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Edited by WILLIAM H. HORTON. 



COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY 

HAMILTON CHILD, 

"author of gazetteers of WAYNE, ONTARIO, SENECA, CAYUGA, TOMPKINS, 
ONONDAGA, MADISON, CORTLAND, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER, STEUBEN, OR- 
LEANS, HERKIMER, CHENANGO, NIAGARA, ONEIDA, MONROE, GENESEE, 
SARATOGA, MONTGOMERY AND FULTON, ALBANY AND SCHENEC- 
TADY, RENSSELAER, WASHINGTON, WYOMING. LEWIS, COLUMBIA, 
SULLIVAN, SCHOHARIE, OTSEGO, ULSTER, CHAUTAUQUA., ST. 
LAWRENCE, BROOME AND TIOGA, CATTARAUGUS, ALLE- 
GANY, AND OTHER COUNTIES IN NEW YORK STATE; 
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FORE) OIL DISTRICT IN PENNSYLVANIA; OF ALL 
THE COUNTIES IN VERMONT; OF BERKSHIRE 
COUNTY, MASS.; AND OF CHESHIRE AND 
GRAFTON COUNTIES, N. H. 



PERMANENT OFFICE. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 



ESTAEI.ISHED 1866. 



" He that hath much to do, will do something wrong, and of that wrong must suffer the 
consequences ; and if it were possible that he should always act rightly, yet when such num- 
bers are to judge of his conduct, the bad u i censure and obstruct him by malevolence, and 
the good sometimes by mistake." — Samuel Johnson. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y.i 

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL COMPANY, PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 

Julv, 1890. 



INTRODUCTION 



In presenting to the public the Gazetteer and Business Directory of 
Jefferson County we desire to return our sincere thanks to all who have 
kindly aided in obtaining the information it contains. Especially are our 
thanks due the editors and managers of the county papers for the uniform 
kindness they have evinced in calling public attention to our efforts, and for 
essential aid in furnishing material for the work and granting us the use of 
their files ; to various members of the Jefferson County Historical Society for 
aid and encouragement ; to the clergy throughout the county; to the follow- 
ing citizens of Watertown : Luther J. Dorwin, Esq., for his paper on the 
" Bench and Bar " ; Daniel S. Marvin for the papers on " Prehistoric Man " 
and " The Ice Age " ; Moses Eames for various contributions ; Hon. Beman 
Brockway for history of the "Press of Jefferson County"; Andrew W. 
Munk and Mrs. John A. Sherman for valuable contributions on cheesemak- 
ing ; John C. Knowlton for his sketch of the papermaking interests; Col. 
Albert D. Shaw for interesting history connected with the provost-marshal's 
office during the civil war ; Dr. J. Mortimer Crawe for history of the Jeffer- 
son County Medical Society ; T. H. Camp for biographical sketches; Fred 
Seymour for history of the schools of Watertown ; and Prof. R. S. Bosworth 
for biographical work ; to F. E. Wilson, of Rutland, for his article on the 
'•Grange " ; to Leonard G. Peck and the late George Gilbert, of Carthage, for 
various historical papers connected with that village ; to Col. W. B. Camp, of 
Sackets Harbor, for interesting sketches connected with the War of i8r2-i5, 
concerning Madison Barracks, and for several biographical sketches ; to Col. 
Richard I. Dodge and the officers of his staff for courtesies at Madison Bar- 
racks ; to J. M. Cleveland, of Adams, for various papers; to D. A. Dwight, 
of Adams, for history of several churches, and other sketches ; and to many 
others who have rendered valuable assistance. We have also consulted the 
following: Spafford's Gazetteers, published in 1813 and 1824; Hough's 
History of J ejferson Coiintv, 1854; L. H. YjVqxIs &i Co s History of Jefferson 
County, 1878; Report of the Si/perinteiit/ent of Public Instruction, 1889; 
The Thousand Islands of the St. Laiurence, hy Hough, 1880; Geographical 
History of the State of New York, hy Mather and Brockett, 1850; The 
Documentary History of the State of New York; the various government 



INTRODUCTION. 



charts of Lake Ontario and the River St. Lawrence ; the several published 
maps of the county ; the diary of James Mix for historical data of Champion ; 
and various pamphlets and reports of societies, institutions, corporations, 
and villages. 

That errors have occurred in so great a number of names, dates, and state- 
ments is probable, and that names have been omitted which should have 
been inserted is quite certain. We can only say that we have exercised 
more than ordinary diligence and care in this difficult and complicated feature 
of bookmaking. Of such as feel aggrieved in consequence of errors or 
omissions we beg pardon, and ask the indulgence of the reader in noting such 
as have been observed in the subsequent reading of the proofs, and which 
are found corrected in the " Errata" at the close of this volume. 

It was designed to give a brief account of all the churches and other 
societies in the county, but owing in some cases to the negligence of those 
who were able to give the necessary information, and in others to the ina- 
bility of any one to do so, we have been obliged to omit special notices of a 
few. 

We would suggest that our patrons observe and become familiar with the ex- 
planations at the commencement of the Directory, on page 3, Part Second. 
The names it embraces, and the information connected therewith, were ob- 
tained by actual canvass, and are as correct and reliable as the judgment of 
those from whom they were solicited renders possible. Each agent is furnished 
with a map of the town he is expected to canvass, and he is required to pass 
over every road and call at every dwelling and place of business in the town 
in order to obtain the facts from the individuals concerned whenever possible. 
The margins have been left broad to enable any one to note changes 
opposite the names. 

The map inside the back cover will be found, in connection with the 
Directory, very valuable. 

We take this occasion to express the hope that the information found in 
the book will not prove devoid of interest and value, though we are fully con- 
scious that the brief description of the county the scope of the work enables 
lis to give is by no means an exhaustive one, and can only hope that it may 
prove an aid to future historians, who will be better able to do full justice to 
the subject. 

While thanking our patrons and friends generally, for the cordiality with 
whirh our efforts have been seconded, we leave the work to secure that favor 
which earnest endeavor ever wins from a discriminating public, hoping they 
will bear in mind, should errors be noted, that "he who expects a perfect 
work to see, expects what ne'er was, is, nor yet shall be." 



GAZETTEER 



JEFFERSON COUNTY 



JEFFERSON COUNTY once formed a part of the original county of 
Albany, the line of evolution from the latter being as follows : Albany 
County, formed November i, 1683; Tryon, formed from Albany, 
March 12, 1772; Montgomery, changed from Tryon, April 2, 1784; Herki- 
mer, formed from Montgomery, January 16, 1791; Oneida, formed from 
Herkimer, March 15, 1798 ; Jefferson,* formed from Oneida, March 28, 1805. 
A part of the act erecting Jefferson County is as follows: — 

•' Be it enacted by the people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and AsseiiMy, 
That all that part of the county of Oneida, contained within the following bounds, to wit: 
Beginning at the sonthwest corner of the town of EUisbiirgh, on the easterly shore of Lake 
Ontario, and running along the southerly line of said town ; thence along the easterly line 
thereof to the southwest corner of the town of Malta [Lorraine]; tlience along the southerly 
line of the said town of Malta, and continuing the same course to the corner of townships 
number two, three, seven, and eight; thence north along the east line of the town of Malta 
aforesaid to the northeast corner thereof; thence in a dii'ect line to the corner of the towns of 
Butland and Champion ; thence along the line between the said town of Champion and the town 
of Harrisburg to Black River; thence in a direct line to the bounds of the county of St. Law- 
rence, to intersect the same at the corner of townships numbers seven and eleven, in Great 
Tract number three, of Macomb's Purchase; thence along the westerly bounds of the said county 
of St. Lawrence to the north bounds of this state; thence westerly and southerly along said 
liounds, including all the islands in the Eiver St. Lawrence, in Lake Ontario, and in front 
thereof, and within this state to the place of beginning, shall be, and hereby is, erected into a 
separate county, and shall be called and known by the name of Jefferson." 

****** 

'' And be it further enacted, That all that part of township number nine, which is com- 
prised within the bounds of the said countj' of Jefferson, shall be annexed to and become a 
part of the town of Harrison [Rodman], in said county, and that all that part of the said 
township number nine, comprised within the bounds of the said county of Lewis, shall be an- 
nexed to and become a part of the town of Harrisburg, in said county.'" 

Hough's History says: " The relative limits of Jefferson and Lewis counties 
have been three times changed. It will be noticed by reference that the 
present town of Pinckney was then divided by a line that was a continuation 

* Lewis County was formed from Oneida by the same act. 
1* 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



of the west lines of towns 8 and 3, of Boylston's tract ; and that from the line 
between Champion and Denmark, on Black River, the division ran straight 
to St. Lawrence County, where the Une of townships 7 and 11, of tract III., 
touched the county Hne. On February 12, 1808, the whole of No. 9 
(Pinckney) was included in Lewis County. On April 5, 1810, the Hne east 
of the river, beginning as before at the east corner of Champion, ran thence 
to the southwest corner of a lot in 11 west and 21 north ranges, subdivisions 
of No. 5; thence east between 20 and 21 northern ranges, to the southwest 
corner of lot in 10 west, 21 north range ; thence north between 10 and 11, 
to south line of lot No. 4; thence east to lots 808 and 809 ; thence along 
808 and 809 to lot 857 ; thence to southeast corner of 857 and 809, to north- 
east corner of 851; thence west, on line of lots 851 and 850, to the south- 
west corner of 850 ; thence northeast along line of lots to St. Lawrence 
County. The present line between the two counties was established April 2, 
1813, by which this county received considerable accessions from Lewis in the 
town of Wilna." 

Jefferson County is situated in the northern part of the state of New 
York, in an angle formed by the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, the 
superficial area, according to the latest statistics, being 733,585 acres, equiv- 
alent to 1,146 square miles. It is bounded on the northwest by the St. 
Lawrence River, on the northeast by St. Lawrence County, on the west by 
Lake Ontario, on the south by Oawego County, and on the east by Lewis 
County. The southwest part is marshy, but at a short distance from the 
lake the land rises in gentle undulations, and, farther inland, by abrupt ter- 
races to the highest point, 1,200 feet above the lake, in the town of Worth.* 
A plateau, about 1,000 feet above the lake, spreads out from the summit, 
and extends into Oswego and Lewis counties. An ancient lake beach, 390 
feet above the present level of the lake, may be traced through Ellisburgh, 
Adams, Watertown, and Rutland. North of Black River the surface is gen- 
erally flat or slightly undulating ; in the extreme northeast corner it is broken 
by low ridges parallel to the St. Lawrence. With the exception of a few 
isolated hills no part of the region is as high as the ancient lake ridge men- 
tioned. An isolated hill in Pamelia formerly bore a crop of red cedar ; and, 
as this timber is now only found upon the islands in the lake and in the St. 
Lawrence, it is supposed that the hill was an island at a time when at least 
three-fourths of the country was covered by water. 

* A recent correspondent in the Watertown Times claims the highest point of land in 
Jefferson County to be in the town of Wilna, on the farm of James Harvej', about one 
mile from Carthage village. This peak (which is but a huge rock) is known as Mount 
McQuillan, and is one corner of the Adirondack survey. On the highest portion of the 
rock is a spot chipped out by the surveying party to locate the place. On one side of the 
rock there is a natural well, as round as a barrel and 12 feet deep, which furnishes pure and 
wholesome water. From this well have been taken, in cleaning it, large quantities of small 
stones, such as are found on the lake shores, that had the appearance of having been 
washed by running water for years. 



LAKES AND WATER COURSES. 



The main water features of the county are Ontario Lake and St. Lawrence 
River. The main indentations of the lake are Black River Bay, Chaumont 
Bay, Henderson Bay, and Guffin's Bay. Black River Bay is accounted the 
finest harbor on Lake Ontario, and is surpassed by none on the upper lakes 
for capacity, depth of water, and safety. It is completely land-locked, and, 
including its various ramifications, covers an area of about 60 square miles, 
with depth of water sufficient to float the heaviest vessels. The largest islands 
attached to"Jeffersoa County are Wells, Grindstone, and Carleton in the St. 
Lawrence, and Grenadier, Galloe, and Stony islands in the lake. Besides 
these there are innumerable smaller ones, including several in the mouth of 
Black River, a number in Black River and Chaumont bays, and a portion of 
the archipelago, known as the " Thousand Islands. " Among the most prom- 
inent headlands and capes are Stony Point and Six Town Point, in the town 
of Henderson ; Pillar Point, in Brownville; Point Peninsula and Point Salu- 
brious, in Lyme; and Tibbets Point, in Cape Vincent. 

There are about 20 small lakes in the county, of which 10 are in Theresa 
and Alexandria, two in Henderson, four in EUisburgh, two in Antwerp, and 
one each in Orleans and Pamelia, Champion and Rutland. The largest of 
these is Butterfield Lake, lying between Theresa and Alexandria, which is 
about four miles in length. The other more important ones are Perch Lake 
lying between Orleans and Pamelia, nearly three miles in length, and Pleas- 
ant Lake, in Champion, about two miles long. 

The most important of the interior streams is Black River, which drains 
about one-fourth of the county, passing through a little south of the center. 
Between Carthage, on the east line of the county, and the lake this stream 
falls 480 feet, and is almost a continuous series of rapids, with several cas- 
cades var}ing from two to 15 feet in perpendicular descent. The other prin- 
cipal streams are Indian River, a branch of the Oswegatchie ; Chaumont 
River, flowing into Chaumont Bay ; Perch River, which drains Perch Lake 
and discharges into Black River Bay ; the two branches of Sandy Creek, in 
the south part of the county ; Stony Creek, in Henderson and Adams ; and 
Mill Creek, in Hounsfield, the last four named flowing into Lake Ontario 
south of Black River. These and minor streams will be described more 
fully in the description of towns through which they flow. 

When the settlement of Jefl"erson County began its territory was embraced 
in two towns of Oneida County. All south of Black River was a part of 
Mexico, and all north of the river belonged to I..eyden. The formation of 
Jeff^erson and Lewis counties from Oneida was made necessary by the rapid 
settlement of the country, and the inability of the courts to meet the de- 
mands of justice when their jurisdiction extended over such a vast territory. 
It was at first intended to erect but one new county. Local interests began 
to operate to secure the advantages expected from the location of the public 
buildings. Each section had its advocates. Nathan Sage in Redfield, 
Walter Martin in Martinsburg, Silas Stow and others in Lowville, Moss 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



Kent, Noadiah Hubbard, and others in Champion, Henry Coffeen in Wat- 
ertown, and Jacob Brown in Brownville were each intent upon the project 
of a county seat. In case but one county was erected Champion had the 
fairest prospects of success, and indeed such had been the chances, in the 
opinion of several prominent citizens, that they located there. To obtain an 
expression of public opinion on this subject three delegates, chosen at town 
meetings, from each town interested in the question, met at the house of 
Freedom Wright, in Harrisburg (Denmark), November 20, 1804. Many 
went with the intention of voting for one new county only, but strong local 
interests led to the attendance of those who so influenced the voice of the 
delegation that, with but one exception, they decided for t7V0 new counties, 
and the convention united upon recommending the names of the executive 
officers of the federal and state governments, then in office, from whence 
came the names of Jefferson and Lewis from Thomas Jefferson and Morgan 
Lewis, both men of national celebrity. Application was accordingly made to 
the legislature, and on March 4, 1805, Mr. Wright, then in the Assembly, 
from the committee to whom was referred petitions and remonstran- 
ces from the inhabitants of the county of Oneida relative to a division 
thereof, reported " that they had examined the facts stated as to population 
and extent of territory, in said county, and the inconvenience of attending 
county concerns, and find the same to be true." A division was deemed 
necessary, and leave was granted to bring in a bill, which was twice read the 
same day, and passed through the legislature without opposition. * 

Section 5 of the act erecting Jefferson and Lewis counties provided for 
the appointment of three commissioners, " who shall not be resident withm 
the western district of this state, or interested in either of the said counties 
of Jefferson or Lewis, for the purpose of designating the sites for the court- 
houses and gaols, of the said counties respectively, and to that end the said 
commissioners shall as soon as may be, previous to the first day of October 
next, repair to the said counties respectively, and after explormg the same, 
ascertain and designate a fit and proper place in each of the said counties for 
erecting the said buildings." 

The commissioners appointed were Matthew Dorr, David Rogers, and 
John Van Bentheusen. The question of location was not settled without 
the most active efforts being made by Brownville to secure the site ; but the 
balance of settlement was then south of Black River, and the level lands in 
the north part of the county were represented to the commissioners as 
swampy and incapable of settlement. Jacob Brown, finding it impossible to 
secure this advantage to his place, next endeavored to retain it, at least, 
north of Black River, and offered an eligible site in the present town of 
Pamelia; but in this he also failed. The influence of Henry Coffeen is said 
to have been especially strong with the commissioners, although he was 

* Hough's History of Jefferson County. 



PREHISTORIC MAN. 



seconded by others of much ability. The location finally decided upon was 
in Watertown, on the site of the present county jail, then quite a distance 
from the business portion of the village. This, it is said, was to conciliate 
those who had been disappointed in its location. A deed of the premises 
wjs presented by Henry and Amos Cofifeen. 

The first meeting of the board of supervisors of Jefferson County was held 
in the old frame school house, which occupied the site of the present Univer- 
salist Church in Watertown city. The date of this meeting was October i, 
1805, and the following persons constituted the first board: Noadiah Hub- 
bard, of Champion ; Cliff French, of Rutland ; Corlis Hinds, of Watertown ; 
John W. Collins, of Brownville ; Nicholas Salisbury, of Adams ; Thomas 
White, of Harrison (now Rodman); Lyman Ellis, of Ellisburgh; and Asa 
Brown, of Malta (now Lorraine). Noadiah Hubbard was chosen president, 
after which they adjourned the meeting until 3 o'clock p. M., at the house of 
Abijah Putnam. They met according to adjournment and proceeded to 
elect, by ballot, Zelotes Harvey, clerk, and Benjamin Skinner, county treas- 
urer. The latter was required to furnish security in the sum of $5,000 for 
the faithful discharge of his duties, which he did, Jacob Brown becoming his 
bondsman. The session lasted seven days, the entire appropriations amount- 
ing to $723.44- 

The first officers of the county, after its organization, who were appointed 
by the governor and council, were as follows: Henry Coffeen, county clerk ; 
Abel Sherman, sheriff; Benjamin Skinner (appointed by board of super- 
visors), county treasurer; Nathan Williams, district attorney ( 1807) ; Am- 
brose Pease, coroner. 

The following is a full list of members of the board of supervisors of Jef- 
ferson County for i8go, and includes 14 Republicans and 12 Democrats: 
Adams, W. D. Arms ; Alexandria, Fred T. Holmes ; Antwerp, Dr. G. H. 
Wood ; Brownville, Walter Zimmerman ; Cape Vincent, D. L. Fitzgerald ; 
Champion, Wesley Briggs ; Clayton, W. H. Consaul ; Ellisburgh, J. M. 
Thompson; Henderson, A. A.Scott; Hounsfield, J. A. McWayne; Le 
Ray, F. E. Croissant ; Lorraine, C. D. Grimshaw ; Lyme, Eli B. Johnson ; 
Orleans, B. J. Slrough ; Pamelia, E. B. Nicholas ; Philadelphia, R. Oatman ; 
Rodman, W. J. Wyman ; Rutland, Carl H. Frink ; Theresa, George E. Yost ; 
Watertown, B. W. Gifford ; City: ist Ward, R. Holden, Jr. ; 2d Ward, J. 
Atwell, Jr. ; 3d Ward, R. E. Smiley ; 4th Ward, Solon Wilder ; Wilna, 
W. H. Delmore ; Worth, Philip Brennan. 

PREHISTORIC MAN. 

For the following account of the occupancy of this territory, before the 
advent of the white settlers, the publisher is indebted to D. S. Marvin, of 
Watertown, who has devoted much time to the study of aboriginal traces, 
etc., and is probably more competent to deal with the subject than any 
other resident of the county : — 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



During the opening scenes of the historic era the territory of Jefferson 
County was unoccupied by Indians, but held by the Oneidas and Onondagas 
as hunting-grounds ; stealthily visited now and then by the St. Regis, Mas- 
sasauga, and other Canadian tribes for like objects. 

Dr. Hough, in his History published in 1854, mentions and describes some 
20 mostly fortified Indian village sites, situated in all parts of the county. 
Dr. Hough's accounts were mostly taken from Aboriginal Moniuneiits of 
New York, by E. G. Squier, Smithsonian contributions. Record is also made 
in the 3d vol. of Documentary History of New York of others visited and 
described in 1802 by an early itinerant missionary. But our most exact 
knowledge comes from explorations since made of the remains that lie buried 
in the soils of the county. These show that the territory had been occupied 
by Indians for considerable but unknown periods of time, anterior to the 
discovery of America. The territory of the county was ceded in 1788 to the 
state, by the Oneidas, excepting some small individual grants. The document 
was called a treaty, but it was really a deed. One fact in this connection, 
bearing much significance as to Indian polity, has heretofore escaped com- 
ment. It is this: there are the signatures of four women attached to the 
instrument with those of the chiefs of the nation. This makes it evident that 
the Oneidas had already emerged from the stage of savageism and advanced 
to the middle stages of barbarism, for in the former or savage stage inheri- 
tance is entirely in the female line. Here we see the chiefs and females are 
associated to convey the title. Rights of hunting and fishing in the ceded 
territory were reserved by the Oneidas, and this right was maintained until 
the county was settled with whites by the Macomb purchase and its grantees, 
Le Ray de Chaumont, and others. 

The descriptions of Indian remains given by the authors referred to, and 
others, like all accounts of early times, are no doubt in the main founded 
upon facts ; but the immense size of some of the skeletons, the rows of double 
teeth of the warriors, the remains of giants that lie buried in the soils of the 
county, seem more or less mythical; no such remains are now found. Some 
years ago Drs. E. W. and F. G, Trowbridge, of Watertown, exhumed some 
15 or more skeletons near Apling postoffice, on the old Talcott farm in 
Adams, one of the places described by Dr. Hough, and a typical forti- 
fied village site, where the lines of entrenchments made by the Indians 
in defending themselves against their enemies may still be clearly traced. 
These skeletons were the remains of men, women, and children, and instead of 
showing the giants of prehistoric times, they were of less robust habit and 
averaged smaller size than those of the Five Nations, and the generally faintly 
traced muscle attachments show inferior muscular development, and the 
whole osteology people of small stature. Their similar manner of entrench- 
ing for defensive purposes evinces that the other sites were constructed and 
occupied by the same tribe, at the same dates, and under like conditions. 
The considerable amounts of burned corn, both upon the sites occupied 



PREHISTORIC MAN. 



and in some of the graves, show them to have been to some extent an agri- 
cultural tribe. For the purposes of easy tillage all these villages were located 
upon sand-covered moraines, and other easily wrought soils. Considering 
the rude stone tools, with which they were constructed, many years of labor 
must have been expended upon these lines of defense ; much strategical 
skill is displayed in locating the entrenchments, the lay of the ground was 
well studied, and advantage taken of the situation wherever natural defen- 
sive objects could be utilized, such as steep slopes, hills, rocks, and shores of 
streams. The shapes are not regular, but the result of local conditions ; 
some have but one side entrenched, others have double lines, and the one on 
Black River Bay, located upon an open plateau, was round, and had double 
lines of entrenchments, with a lunette towards the water. Access to water was 
never left unstudied. 





Their stone hoes and other agricultural implements evince skill and adap- 
tation^to the wants demanded ; stone gouges for tapping maple trees and 
making sugar were common. This seems to have been quite a feature of 
their domestic economies. Their war-like implements seem to have been 
much less considered and elaborate than among the Iroquois, but the two 
have sometimes been so intermingled that we cannot now always be certain 
of which is local and which Iroquian. Many of their domestic utensils were 
made of pottery, and broken pottery is a distinguishing feature of all these 
village sites. A careful examination shows that this pottery was much used 
for cooking utensils, boiling sap, etc., by throwing in heated stones. The 
blackened inner surfaces still show charred food clinging to the broken frag- 
ments. Some of these vessels seem to have been of considerable size. 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



Pipes made of clay, of which figures i, 2, and 3 are typical styles, were a 
distinguishing feature; those of conventionalized animal forms were common. 
A few steatite and slate pipes, of fanciful and massive structure, have been 
found, but their scarcity suggests that they were from other tribes. Tobacco 
v/as much cultivated to fill these numerous pipes. 

The debris accumulating around these ancient encampments has been 
found several feet thick, and there can be distinguished several different 
layers, showing interruptions in their occupation. In the lower layers the 
bones are very rotten ; soon crumbling to pieces upon exposure to the air. 
In the upper layers some of the bone implements, consisting of spear points, 
bodkins, awls, and others of deer's horns, seem as fresh as if made and used 
at the present day. Much more use was made of bone and horn utensils 
and implements than among tribes where chert and flint is more common in 
the rocks. The stone hatchets seem more battered and broken than among 
the Iroquois. 

At Perch Lake, which seems to have been a favorite 
fishing station, there are two kinds of so-called mounds, 
one generally upon the islands, of small size and flat 
top, the other upon the ridges, or lateral moraines of 
the shores, the latter consisting of raised circles with 
dish-shaped centers, from one to two rods across and 
three or four feet high, 
some of the circles over- 
lapping, perhaps hinting 
of the practice of polyg- 
amy; for, beyond a doubt, fig. 3- 

these are the remains of an earlier form of Indian dweUings in use before the 
square house of the Iroquois had been devised. The same form is still in use 
among the Digger Indians of California, and others ofour less advanced tribes. 

The same form and style of houses is hinted by the circles of toad-stools, 
growing from buried organic matter, upon the once strongly fortified mound, 
also spoken of by Squier and Hough, on the Gragg farm near the hamlet of 
Burrville. But it seems probable that this earlier form of dwelling was super- 
seded by the later square house of the Iroquois, built mostly of wood and 
partly above ground, without chimneys, except a hole in the roof for exit of 
smoke, and as many, but partly separated, copartments as there were fam- 
ilies to be accommodated, for there now remains none of the circles around 
the sites of other villages. Chimneys were entirely unknown to the Indians; 
indeed, they did not come into general use in civilized European states until 
the fourteenth century. 

That the square house was a stage of evolutionary progress is made evi- 
dent by a survey of the condition of the Iroquois. Whether the Indians were 
autochthonous or not would carry the discussionjbeyond the scope of the pres- 
ent inquiry. Judging from a careful survey of the facts it is evident that 




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13 



Indians had inhabited the territory under consideration from one to two 
thousand years. There were certainly no so-called mound builders here. 
But the remains show clearly that the tribe inhabiting the county ivas forced 
to defend themselves against some enemy. The local conditions seem to sug- 
gest that the tribe here was the Massasugas, or some contiguous Adirondack 
or Canadian Indians, and were drhen from the county by the more progres- 
sive and powerful Iroquois, who had already advanced so far as to under- 
stand the value of combination and concert of action in war, and this is what 
is termed advancement from savage to barbarian life. Whether the square 
house was used by the tribe probably driven away is a question that cannot 
now be answered; the older round or dirt house, being much more deeply set, 
left a more lasting impression upon the soil. It is a notable fact that Lewis 
and Clark -found the same style of square house in use in 1805 among the 
Oregon Indians, and on the Pacific, showing that the confederated and power- 
ful Iroquois were not the only tribes that had advanced by natural laws from a 
lower to a stage of development before the historic period came in. 

There may have been occasional giants among the Indians, for they ap- 
pear among both ancient and modern nations occasionally, but afe more 
common in modern than ancient times, — a natural result of civilization in 
ameliorating the conditions for development. 

The Oneidas, who sometimes spent their summers here in hunting, were 
perhaps the most friendly to the whites, also the most progressive tribe of 
the Iroquian confederacy. Indeed the whole Six Nations had developed so 
far as to comprehend and adopt the advantages of strong combinations, 
thereby placing themselves upon a higher plane than other tribes outside 
of their confederacy, who showed less capacity for such development and 
combination. This is made evident when we consider the territory and 
tribes they had conquered and made tributary to themselves before the set- 
tlement of the country by white men. Their sway already extended beyond 
the lakes and St. Lawrence, westward to the Mississippi, southward to 
Georgia, eastward to the Hudson and ocean. But unfortunately for the con- 
federation the clash of arms caused by the conquests of the whites resulted 
in arrest of progress, if not in actual revertion, and their tenacious retention 
of the old tribal laws and relations now retards and prevents civilization. 

GEOLOGY. 

Geology is that branch of natural science which treats of the structure of 
the crust of the earth and the mode of formation of its rocks, together with 
the history of physical changes and of life on our planet during the succes- 
sive stages of its history. It depends upon mineralogy for its knowledge of 
the constituent rocks, and upon chemistry and physics for its knowledge of 
the laws of change ; and in its study of fossil remains it is closely connected 
^with the science of zoology and botany. A knowledge of geology lies at the 



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base of physical geography, and is essential to the skillful prosecution of 
mining and other useful arts. 

The geological history of the earth is ascertained by a study of the succes- 
sive beds of rock which have been deposited on its surface, and of the masses- 
which have been forced up in a liquid state from within its crust, together 
with the fossil remains of animals and plants which certain of the beds con- 
tain. As thus established, it is usually divided into four great periods, the 
names of which are taken from the progress of animal life, as this at present 
affords one of the best criteria for geological classification. They are : I., 
the Eozoic, or "period of the dawn of life " ; II., the Paleozoic, or " period 
of ancient life " ; III., the Mesozoic, or " middle period of life " ; and IV., 
the Neozoic, or " recent period of life." 

Each of these admits of subdivisions, which may stand as follows, beginning 
with the oldest: Eozoic — Laurentian and Huronian ; Paleozoic — Cambrian 
or Primodial, Siluro Cambrian, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and Per- 
mian ; Mesozoic — Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous ; Neozoic — Eocene, 
Miocene, Pliocene, Post-pliocene, and Recent. 

In the oldest condition of the earth, shown by the most ancient of the rock 
formations above referred to, its surface was covered with water more gen- 
erally than at present, and sediments were then, as now, being deposited in 
the waters. The earth must, however, have an earlier history than this,, 
though not represented by distinct geological monuments. This primitive 
condition of the earth is a subject of inference and speculation rather than 
of actual knowledge ; still, we may begin with a consideration of a fact bear- 
ing upon questions which has long excited attention. It is the observed in- 
crease of temperature in descending into deep mines and in the water of 
deep artesian wells — an increase which may be stated in round numbers at 
one degree of heat of the centrigrade scale for every loo feet of depth from 
the surface. These observations apply, of course, to a very considerable 
depth, and we have no certainty that this rate continues for any great 
distance toward the center of the earth. If, however, we regard it as indi- 
cating the actual law of increase of temperature it would result that the 
whole crust of the earth is a mere shell covering a molten mass of rocky 
matter. Thus a very slight exercise of imagination would carry us back to 
a time when this slender crust had not yet been formed, and the earth rolled 
through space an incandescent globe, with all its water and other vaporizable 
matters in a gaseous state. Astronomical calculation has, however, shown 
that the earth, in its relation to other heavenly bodies, obeys the laws of a 
riged ball, and not of a fluid globe. Hence it has been inferred that its 
iactual crust is very thick, perhaps not less than 2,500 miles, and that its fluid 
portion must therefore be of smaller dimensions than has been inferred from 
the observed increase of temperature. Further, it seems to have been 
rendered probable, from the density of rock matter in the solid and liquid 
states, that a molten globe would solidify at the center as well as at the sur- 



GEOLOGY. 15 



face, and consequently that the earth must not only have a solid crust of 
great thickness, but also a solid nucleus, and that any liquid portions must 
be a sheet or detached masses intervening between these. Still this would 
merely go to show that the earth has advanced far toward the entire loss of 
its original heat. Other considerations, based on the form of the earth and 
the distribution of variances, lead to similar conclusions. It must be 
observed, however, that there are good reasons for the belief that the products 
of volcanoes arise chiefly from the fusion of portions of the stratified crusts. 
Such considerations, however, lead to the conclusion that the former watery 
condition of our planet was not its first state, and that we must trace it back 
to a previous reign of fire. The reasons which can be adduced in support of 
this are no doubt somewhat vague, and may in their details be variously in- 
terpreted, but at present we have no other interpretation to give of that chaos, 
formless and-void, that state in which " nor aught nor naught existed," which 
the sacred writings and the traditions of ancient nations concur with modern 
science in indicating as the primitive state of the earth. 

In the Eozoic time we have actual monuments to study. The Laurentian 
rocks, more especially, occupy a very wide space in the northern part of 
America. These rocks stretch along the north side of the St. Lawrence 
River from Labrador to Lake Superior, and thence northwardly to an un- 
known distance. In the Old World the rocks of this age do not appear so ex- 
tensively, although they have been recognized in Norway and Sweden, in the 
Hebrides, and in Bohemia. Geologists long looked in vain for evidences of 
life in the Laurentian period, but its probable existence was inferred from 
such considerations as the abundance of carbon, limestone, iron, etc. — mate- 
rials known to be accumulated in the newer formations by the agency of life. 
In addition to the inferential evidence, however, one well- marked animal 
fossil has been found in the Laurentian of Canada — Eozoon Canadense, a 
gigantic representation of one of the lowest forms of animal life, that of the 
Protozoa, and a type still extant in the ocean, and remarkable for its power 
of collecting and secreting calcareous matter. 

The following pertaining to the geological structure of Jefi"erson County is 
condensed from Dr. Hough's excellent chapter on that subject published in 
his History of Jefferson County, in 1854 : — 

Geologists divide rocks into two great cldisses, />rin/ary and sedimentary or 
secondary ; the first, from their crystalline character and mode of occurrence, 
often exhibit evidences of having been subjected to the agency of heat, 
while the latter appear made up of materials derived from the former, broken 
up and deposited in water, and usually contain fossil remains of animals and 
plants, that lived at the period of their formation. Both primary and second- 
ary rocks occur in Jefferson County; the former of which, with the dividing 
line between them, affords only rational prospects of valuable metallic veins 
and deposits, as well as most of the crystalline minerals. Of the latter we are 
not without localities that vie with the most noted, and the primitive region of 



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the county will abundantly repay the labor of nnineral collection. The rock 
constituting the primary is mainly composed of gneiss ; a mixture of quartz, 

feldspar, and mica, which are regarded as elementary or simple minerals, and 
make up by far the largest part of what is known of the earth's surface. In 

_gfieiss these usually occur in irregular strata, often contorted, never horizon- 
tal, and seldom continuing of uniform thickness more than a few feet. It 
forms by far the largest part of the surface rock throughout the great north- 
ern forest of New York, embracing nearly the whole of Hamilton, and a part 
of Lewis, Herkimer, Fulton, Saratoga, Warren, Essex, Clinton, Franklin, and 
St. Lawrence counties, and in Jefferson this rock constitutes the greater part 
of the islands in the St. Lawrence, between French Creek and Morristown, 
and appears in Clayton, Orleans, and Alexandria on the river bank; in the 
latter town it extends back a mile or two from the shore. It forms a strip 
extending up both sides of Indian River to Theresa village, and the shores 
and islands of most of the lakes of that town and Antwerp, and much of the 
country within the node of Indian River, towards the village of Philadel- 
phia, where it forms the surface rock and extends to Antwerp, the greater part 
of which it underlies. From this town it extends along Indian River to the 
village of Natural Bridge, and thence to Carthage, where it forms the islands 
among the rapids of the Long Falls, and thence follows up the river, keeping 
a little west of its channel, through Lewis and Oneida counties. In this area 
there are occasional ledges of white or primary limestone, especially in Ant- 
werp, with limited quantities of serpentine, and superficial patches of sand- 
stone. 

Lying next above the primitive, and forming a considerable amount of sur- 
face rock, in Alexandria, Theresa, Clayton, Orleans, and Antwerp, is the 
Potsdam satidstone, so named from the fine manner in which it is developed 
in that town. It is the oldest of sedimentary rocks, and contains (but rarely) 
the forms of organic bodies that were created at the dawn of the vital prin- 
ciple. Two genera, one a plant, the other a shell, have been found in this 
rock, but so rarely that it may be almost said to be without fossils. Its prin- 
cipal constituent is silex, in the form of sand, firmly consolidated, and form- 
ing, where it can be cleaved into blocks of regular shape and uniform size, 
a most elegant and durable building material. 

In the vicinity of Theresa, Redwood, etc., there occurs in numerous places 
in this rock the cylindrical structure, common at many localities in St. Law- 
rence County, and apparently produced by eddies acting upon the sands at 
the bottom of the shallow water. This formation is generally in thick masses, 
often disturbed by upheavals, almost invariably inclined from the horizontal, 
and seldom in this county so evenly stratified as to admit of that uniformity 
of fracture that gives value to it as a building material at Potsdam, Malone, 
€tc. It is, however, extensively used for this purpose, and forms a cheap and 
durable, but not an elegant, wall. This rock has two applications in the use- 
ful arts, of great importance — the lining of blast furnaces, and the manu- 



GEOLOGY. 1 Y 

facture of glass. The quarry that has been most used for lining stone is in 
Antwerp, where the rock occurs highly inclined, but capable of being divided 
into blocks of uniform texture and any desirable size. The edges of the stone, 
when laid in the furnace, are exposed to the fire, and become slightly fused,^ 
forming a glazing to the surface. For the manufacture of glass the stone is 
calcined in kilns and crushed and sifted, when it affords a sand of much 
whiteness, and eminently suitable for the purpose. 

This rock is generally overlaid by a fertile soil, but this is more due to the 
accidental deposition of drift than the disintegration of the rock itself, for 
such is its permanence that it can scarcely be found to have yielded to the 
destructive agencies that have covered many other rocks with soil. The 
polished and scratched surfaces given by diluvial attrition are almost uni- 
formly preserved, and wherever this formation appears at the surface it pre- 
sents a hardness and sharpness of outline strongly indicative of its capacity 
to resist decay. A very peculiar feature is presented by the margin of this 
rock, which, by the practiced eye, may be detected at a distance, and which 
strongly distinguishes it from all others. The outline is generally an abrupt 
escarpment, sometimes extending with much regularity for miles, occasionally 
broken by broad, ragged ravines, or existing as outstanding insular masses, and 
always presenting, along the foot of the precipice, huge masses of rock that 
have fallen from above. The most remarkable terrace of this kind begins on 
the north shore of Black Lake, in Morristown, and extends through Hammond 
into Alexandria, much of the distance near the line of the Military road, and 
other instances are common throughout the region underlaid by this rock. 

Next in the ascending series is a rock which, in this part of the state, con- 
stitutes a thin but level formation, and from its being a sandy limestone has 
been named a calciferoiis sandstone. This rock appears as the surface rock 
between Antwerp and Carthage; between the Checkered House, in Wilna,. 
and Natural Bridge; between Antwerp and Sterlingville ; and in Theresa,. 
Alexandria, Orleans, and Clayton. In many places it is filled with fossils,, 
and is valueless as a building material. 

Next above this rock is the chazy limestone, that occurs highly developed, 
and abounding in organic remains, but, according to Professor Emmons, does 
not appear in the Black River valley. The next rock there is the Birds-Eye 
limestone, which includes the close-grained, hard, and thick-bedded strata,^ 
in which the layers of water limestone occur in Le Ray, Pamelia, Orleans, 
Brownville, and Clayton. Its color is usually bluish and light gray, weather- 
ing to an ashen gray ; its fracture is more or less flinty, with many crystalline 
points; and its fossils few and seldom obtained except on the weathered sur- 
face. Its characteristic fossil, in the manner in which its verticle stems divide 
and interlace with each other, presents features totally distinct from any 
known analogy, either in marine plants or the zoophiles. These stems are 
filled with crystalline matter and often make up a great part of its 
mass. When polished this rock presents an appearance which has given it 



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the name, and in quarrying it readily breaks into regular masses. This forms 
the surface rock over a considerable extent of Cape Vincent, Lyme, Brown- 
ville, Pamelia, Le Ray, and Wilna. The part that overlies the yellowish 
water lime strata abounds in nodules of flint that everywhere stand in relief 
upon the weathered surface. These are thought to be the fossil remains of 
sponges, or other form of animal life, analogous. These masses of flint often 
contain shells, corals, crinoidea, and obscure traces of other organic bodies. 

The Black Eiver limestofie, in the classification of Professor Hall, (the Isle 
La Motte marble of Prof. Emmons,) is interposed between the rock last 
named and the Trentoti limestone. It is a well defined mass of grayish-blue 
limestone, in this county not exceeding lo feet in thickness, but in its fossils 
clearly distinct from the strata above and below it. Five genera and six 
species of corals, and five genera and lo species of cephalopoda, are de- 
scribed in the State Paleontology, as occurring in this rock. It is this forma- 
tion that contains the caverns of Watertown, Pamelia, and Brownville, 
concerning which many fabulous accounts have been told.* 

It is to be observed of the strata that intervene between the water lime 
and the Trenton limesto?ie that from their soluble nature the natural seams 
have generally been widened into open chasms, and that from this cause 
streams of water often find their way under ground in dry seasons. Although 
generally horizontal the strata are occasionally disturbed by upheavals, as is 
seen at several places along the line of the railroad between Chaumont and 
Cape Vincent. 

The next rock above those described is named the Trenton limestone^ 
which mostly constitutes the rock underlying the soil in Champion, Rutland, 
Watertown, Hounsfield, Henderson, Ellisburgh, Adams, and a part of Rod- 
man and Brownville. In extent, thickness, number of fossil remains, and 
economical importance it far surpasses the others. It underlies extensive 
districts in the Western sta,tes, where it is recognized by its characteristic 
fossils. Its color is usually gray, and its fracture more or less crystalline, 
occurring usually m strata nearly or quite horizontal, and often separated by 
thin layers of shale. Many of its fossils are common with the slates above. 

Fossil plants of the lower orders are somewhat common, but are limited 
to a few species. Of corals the number is greater; 20 diff'erent species 
of zoophiles are found in this rock. Of that singular class of animals called 
trilobites, of which there are at present but few living analogies, the Trenton 
limestone furnishes several species. Of shells this rock affords a very great 
variety. Its stratification is generally nearly horizontal, and disturbances, 
when they occur, are usually quite limited. In some places it contains veins 
of calcite, and of heavy spar, the latter, in Adams, being associated with 
fluor-spar. 



* Yor an excellent description of these caverns see Hough's History of Jefferson 
County, pp. 536-538. 



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Resting upon the Trenton limestone, with which, in the bed of Sandy Creek, 
in Rodman, it is seen in contact, is a soft black slate, readily crumbling to 
■fragments under the action of frost, and divided by verticle parallel seams 
into regular masses. From its appearance in the hills north of Ulica it has 
been called Utica slate. It has not been found applicable to any useful pur- 
pose, although experiments have been made to test its value as a lithic paint. 
Where sulphuret of iron could be procured the manufacture of alum might 
be attempted with prospect of success. Fossils are common, but less nu- 
merous in this rock than in those below it. Several of these are common in 
the rocks above and below this. Only one species of trilobite is found, 
though they occur both above and below it. 

Sulphur springs are of frequent occurrence in this rock, and native sulphur 
is sometimes noticed incrusting the surfaces in ravines, where waters, charged 
with sulphuretted hydrogen, have been exposed to vegetable action. 

Covering this formation, and constituting the superficial rock of Lorraine. 
Worth, and a part of Rodman, is a series consisting of alternating layers of 
shale and slate, some of which are highly fossiliferous and others entirely des- 
titute of organic remains. From the remarkable development of this rock 
in Lorraine it has received the name of Lorraifie shales. For a similar rea- 
son it is known elsewhere as the Hudson River group, from its forming the 
highly inclined shales that occur, of enormous thickness, in the valley of the 
Hudson. This rock is nearly worthless for any useful purpose, although at 
Pulaski and elsewhere layers are found that are adapted for building. The 
mineral springs of Saratoga arise from this rock. Having thus briefly enu- 
merated the leading geological features of the county some generalizations 
of the several rocky formations may be made. 

TOPOGRAPHY AND SOIL. 

To one accustomed to close and careful observation the features of a 
country and the contour of its hills afford a reliable means of opinion on the 
character of the subjacent rock. There pertains to each of these in this 
■county a pecuHarity of profile, when exposed on the brow of hills, that is as 
constant and as unmistakable as any class of phenomena offered to the ob- 
servation of geologists ; and these distinctive features arise from the greater 
or less facility with which the several rocks yield to disintegrating forces. 
The shales and slates being easily decomposed, and offering little resistance 
to the action of running water, present a rounded outline ; running streams 
have here worn deep, winding gulfs, through which the channels meander, 
washing alternately the right bank and the left, affording a succession of 
crumbling precipices, often of romantic beauty, and spreading over the plains, 
where they issue from the hills, the broken materials brought down from the 
ravines. The rock is everywhere covered with soil, derived from its own dis- 
integration, and is inclined to clay, from which cause, when level, there is a 



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tendency to the formation of swamps, from the impermeable character of this 
material. The soil is generally fertile, and especially adapted to grazing. 
Wherever diluvial action has existed it has worn, with little difficulty, broad 
valleys and removed immense quantities of the detritus to other places. 

These shales form a ridge of highlands, extending from this county, through 
Oswego, Lewis, Oneida, and Herkimer counties, being known in Lewis as 
Tug Hill. The margin of this elevated tract is worn into deep ravines, but 
when the head of these is reached the country becomes level and sometimes 
swampy. 

The limestone occurs in terraces, with steep but not precipitous margins, 
the whole of which is covered with a soil derived from its own decorJ> position 
where not protected by drift. The soil is inclined to be thin, and conse- 
quently liable to be affected with drouth, but is extremely fertile, and alike 
adapted to grass and grain. The richest and best portions of Jefferson 
County, if not in the state, are underlaid by this rock. Running streams, 
when small, do not wear ravines, but fall down the slope of the terraces in 
pretty cascades, broken into foam, and noisy from the numerous points of 
resistance which they meet. The Burrville cascades, in the southwest border 
of the town of Rutland, are among the most romantic and picturesque which 
the county affords. 

The calciferous sandstone presents a flat country, with few valleys, and 
those but a few feet below the level of the adjacent plains. The rock is 
covered with a very thin soil, derived from its own decomposition, but one of 
much richness, from the presence of lime. It seldom descends by a gentle 
slope into the valleys, but presents a shelving ledge, very peculiar to this rock, 
in this section of the state. 

The Potsdam sandstone generally presents a level surface, but more liable 
to upheavals, and is covered with soil entirely brought from other formations, 
and varies in quality with sources from which it has been derived. This rock 
never presents a fertile slope into the valleys, but is bordered with abrupt 
precipices, at the foot of which are piled huge masses that have tumbled from 
the face of the ledge. 

The primitive rocks of the county present a constant succession of abrupt, 
rounded edges, scantily covered in a state of nature with timber, and, when 
cleared, with a thin soil, with intervening valleys of considerable fertility, that 
have received their soil from the wash of the hills. The nature and amount 
of soil varies with the rock, and is abundant and fertile where limestone and 
feldspar abound as its constituents, but much less so where the chief element 
is quartz. The fact is observable that the south slope of the hills is more 
abrupt than the north, as if they had been more upheaved. 

Drift deposits occur promiscuously over rocks of every age, and when oc- 
curring in hills present that rounded and conical outline often seen in snow- 
drifts. These deposits may be distinguished from soil underlaid by rock by 
the endless variety of rounded outline which they present, and are invariably 



MINERAL LOCALITIES. 



covered by vegetation. Several remarkable valleys occur in the county 
that must be attributed to causes that have long since ceased to operate. 
That of Rutland Hollow, parallel with Black River, continues across the towns 
of Watertown, Hounsfield, and Henderson, by way of Smithville, to the lake, 
having both its sides covered with Trenton limestone. It is considered by 
some authorities to be one of the abandoned beds of Black River. Evidences 
of the drift period are prominent in this valley, the surface of the rock often 
presenting a polished and grooved appearance, and at no locaHty is this more 
wonderfully shown than at the railroad bridge below Watertown village. The 
grooves are here widened and deepened into troughs, that obliquely cross 
the bed ^f the river, having their surfaces polished and scratched, showing 
that the rock was then as firm and unyielding as now. 

MINERAL LOCALITIES. 

Anthracite has been observed in minute quantities in the Trenton lime- 
stone at Watertown, and also in the Utica slate in the southwestern border 
of the county. Apatite (phosphate of lime) is found in small crystals near 
Ox Bow, in massive form on Butterfield Lake, and near Grass Lake in 
Theresa. Azurite (blue carb. copper) is found on an island in Muskallonge 
Lake, in Theresa. Calcite (carbonate of lime) occurs at Ox Bow and on the 
banks of Vrooman Lake. Tufa is found in a few limestone springs, and 
agaric mineral abounds in the caves on the north side of the river in Water- 
town. Marl occurs in Pleasant Lake, and satin-spar near Ox Bow, not far 
from Pulpit Rock. Celestine (sulphate of strontia) is said to occur in Trenton 
limestone. C/ialcodite, a very rare mineral, is frequently obtained at the 
Sterling iron mine in Antwerp. Chondrodite has also been observed in Ant- 
werp. Chlorite has been detected in bowlders, but is not common. Copper 
pyrites has been found in Antwerp, adjacent to Vrooman Lake and near the 
Ox Bow, and also about three miles from Natural Bridge, in Wilna. Dolo- 
mite occurs in white limestone. Pearl-spar is found at Ox Bow, coating crys- 
tals of calcite. Epidote is of frequent occurrence in bowlders of greenstone. 
It has not been found in its original situation in this county. Feldspar 
(orthoclase), besides forming a common ingredient in gneiss, often occurs 
highly crystallized, in Antwerp and Theresa, near Grass Lake, etc. Fluor spar 
occurs on the east bank of Muskallonge Lake, in Theresa, and is one of the 
most remarkable localities of this mineral in the state. Graphite (black lead) 
occurs in mmute scales, to a small extent, in the white limestone of Ant- 
werp. Heavy -spar IS found on Pillar Point, in Brownville, on the shore facing 
Chaumont Bay and Cherry Island, in a vein of Trenton limestone, and in 
Antwerp, about a mile east from the Ox Box, in a vein of white limestone. 
It also occurs in Theresa, on the banks of Muskallonge Lake, and in Adams. 

Hornblende, of the tremolite variety, is found in bowlders of white lime- 
stone, and occasionally in small quantities in Antwerp and in Wilna, near 

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Natural Bridge. Amphibole (basoltic hornblende) is found in bowlders in 
crystals, firmly imbedded in trap and greenstone. Dillage is rarely found in 
bowlders of chloritic slate. Pargasite, in beautiful green crystals, occurs in 
white limestone at numerous localities near Ox Bow, and in a neighborhood 
known as New Connecticut, in Antwerp. Amianthos and asbestos are 
found in minute quantities in bowlders of serpentine. The latter also occurs 
near Theresa village. Tdocrase, in small brown crystals, occurs occasionally 
on the banks of Vrooman Lake, near Ox Bow. It has been found in larger 
■crystals in bowlders in Antwerp. Iron pyrites (sulphuret of iron) occurs in 
Antwerp, Wilna, Theresa, and Alexandria. Labradorite (opalescent feldspar) 
is occasionally found in bowlders. Limonite, or bog iron, is common in the 
swamps in Wilna. Ochre occurs in Champion and other towns in small 
quantities. Magnetite, or magnetic iron ore, has been found in Alexandria. 
Malachite (green carbonate of copper) is found investing other minerals at 
Muskallonge Lake, Theresa. Millerite (sulphuret of nickel) occurs at the 
Sterling iron mine, in Antwerp, in delicate needle-shaped prisms, in cavities 
of iron ore, associated with spathic iron, chalcodite, and iron pyrites. Mus- 
covite (mica) occurs rarely in bowlders of granite. 

Phlogopite. — This mica occurs frequently in the white limestone, but not 
in sufficient quantity or in plaits of a size that give it value. It is found on 
an island in Mill Seat Lake, in small quantities, and at a few localities near 
Ox Bow. At Vrooman Lake a highly crystallized variety occurs, in which 
sharply-defined prisms and groupes of crystals are found in great abundance. 
Pyroxene is common in our primitive rocks. On Grass Lake, in Theresa, 
it is found white and crystallized, in groupes. Near Ox Bow it has been 
found in small quantities, and near Natural Bridge in large black crystals, 
with sphene, etc. Coccolite occurs in the same vicinity. Quartz, while form- 
ing the greater portion of primary rock, and almost the sole material of 
sandstone, is rarely found crystallized. On Butterfield Lake, and at several 
localities in Antwerp, it is found in crystals. At Natural Bridge chalcedony 
occurs in nodules in white limestone. Flint is a common associate of the 
Black River limestone. Agate in small quantities is found in Wilna, near 
Natural Bridge. Jasper and basanite are very rarely found as pebbles in 
the drift formations. Scapolite in detached crystals is rarely found, imbed- 
ded in white limestone, in Antwerp. Adjacent to, and perhaps within, the 
town of Wilna, near Natural Bridge, the variety Nuttallite, in fused crystals 
of a pearl gray color, occurs with pyroxene and sphene. It is sometimes 
massive and admits of cleavage. Serpentine is of frequent occurrence in 
nodules, in white limestone, in Antwerp, but it is far less abundant than in 
St. Lawrence County. It is various shades of green, and its weathered sur- 
face becomes white. A mmeral allied to this, and named by Prof. Emmons 
Rensselaerite, but by other authors steatitic pseudomorph, occurs in great 
abundance in Antwerp and Theresa, where it assumes various colors varying 
from white, through gray, to black, and a texture from finely granular to 



THE ICE AGE. 



23 



coarsely crystalline and cleavable. An extensive locality of the jet black and 
fine-grained variety occurs on Butterfield Lake. 

Specular Iron. — The red oxide of iron constitutes the principal ore of this 
metal in Antwerp, Philadelphia, and Theresa, and may be said to be the prin- 
cipal ore of Northern New York. It is invariably associated with brittle, va- 
riegated mineral, which has been named dysyntribiie, but which recent anal- 
yses indicate to be a rock of indefinite composition, closely related to agal- 
raatolite, and varying much in its proportions of alumina, magnesia, lime, 
and the alkalies. In some form or other this mineral is associated with the 
ore in every locality where the latter has been noticed in this county, as if it 
were a necessary associate. Beside this nondescript mineral specular ore is 
associated with calcite, spathic iron, chalcodite, quartz, Millerite, and, more 
rarely, heavy-spar. In Theresa this ore was procured during the working of 
the furnace near Redwood, and has been found on an island in Muskallonge 
Lake. In the edge of Philadelphia, adjoining Theresa, there occurs a body 
of specular iron ore between the gneiss and Potsdam sandstone. When 
wrought alone it makes an iron known to founders as cold short, and from its 
mixture with lime is found to be very useful as a flux in assisting in the 
reduction of other ores. The mines which have been wrought with most 
profit in Northern New York are those in the southwest corner of Gouverneur 
and adjacent in Rossie. In this same range, in Antwerp, a deposit of iron 
ore was discovered in 1837, and was developed and wrought by George Par- 
ish. Adjacent to, and forming a part of this, is the Thompson mine. Ster- 
ling mine, in Antwerp, was discovered in 1836, its location being in the same 
range and geological relation as the last. There are seven or eight mines in 
a range, including those in Philadelphia, apparently coeval in age and pro- 
duced by a common cause. About two miles from Ox Bow, in Antwerp, 
occurs the Weeks ore bed, once owned by George Parish. 

Sphene (scilecio-calcareous oxide of titanium) is found in white limestone 
with pargasite, in Antwerp, near Ox Bow, and near Natural Bridge. Spinel, 
of a pale red color, has been observed in crystals at Vrooman Lake, near 
Ox Bow, and four miles from that place towards Theresa. Talc occurs in 
small quantities in bowlders. Tourmaline is occasionally found in gneiss in 
Antwerp and Theresa. Wad (earthy manganese) has been noticed in 
swamps in Watertown and elsewhere. Wollastonite (tabular spar) occurs 
with augite and coccolite at Natural Bridge. Delicate fibrous varieties have 
been found in bowlders in Wilna. 

THE ICE AGE.* 

It will be seen by an examination of the cut of the stratagraphical geology 
on another page that the strata of the rocks of various ages, from the azoic to 
the Hudson River, inclusive, are found in the county; but of course the cut can- 



* Furnished by D. S. Marvin, of Watertown. 



24 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



not show the fact that the various layers above the archean all thin out before 
reaching the northern limits of the county. This fact is one that has much 
significance in a study of the efifects of the ice age upon denudation. There 
are little or no evidences of intense glaciation previous to the tertiary period ; 
it was not until the quartanary was ushered in that glaciation assumed its 
grand proportions here. The fact that gneissoidal and granitic rocks are the 
surface rocks in the northern portions of the county is evidence that the 
territory was among the earliest portions of the globe to rise above the waters 
of the primeval ocean without subsequent prolonged subsidence. There are 
many theories concerning the causes that have produced and ushered in the 
glacial period, among them the most plausible, changes of level of land sur- 
face. Visitors to all mountain lands observe snow and ice upon each con- 
siderable elevation, and perhaps it is sufficient in this connection to cite the 
fact that glaciation seems to have been one of the finishing processes of world 
making ; fitting the surface and soil conditions for their capabilities to mam- 
tain and sustain the higher and more important forms of animal ex^istences. 
The countries that are the most thickly inhabited are the ones that have been 
submitted to the most intense glaciation. The scenery of lake and forest, the 
formation of hills and valleys, have in most instances been sculptured and 
shaped by glaciation. 

Professor Agassiz was the first to study the glaciation of the Alps; that of 
Greenland, Alaska, and other countries has since been studied by others. It 
has been found that exactly a similar wearing away and scoring of the rocks, 
the transportation of detritus, and other forms of ice action may be observed 
all over the north part of the continent, and this is now the accepted explana- 
tion of the same phenomena and conditions here. They can be accounted 
for in no other rational manner. It has been thought that there has been more 
than one period of glaciation, but a study of the local conditions seem to 
reveal but one period here. The section seems have been in the center and 
track of the most intense denudation. The movement of the ice lobe seems 
to have begun upon the shores of the Atlantic, perhaps as far north as Green- 
land, and slowly crept southward year by year, always most intense upon and 
near the ocean, or other large bodies of water, and to have extended as far 
south as Central New Jersey, then following an irregular line northwestward 
to near the east end of Lake Erie, thence southwestward to Cincinnati, Ohio, 
thence northwestward to Central Iowa, and continuing via Bismarck, Dakota, 
to an unknown distance over the Saskatchewan. There was at the same time 
another lobe m.oving from Alaska on the Pacific, extending as far south as 
Northern California, and another extending from North to Central Europe 
upon the Eastern continent. Ice seems a solid and rigid body, but is really a 
solid with some of the characteristics of a liquid. 

These semi-solid movements have been most carefully studied anet 
measured in Greenland. It has been found that ice moves over that conti- 
nent wherever there is a slope of 40 feet to the mile ; and in the Alps over a 



THE ICE AGE. 25 



like slope the distance of 70 feet a day where there was an ice front of not 
more than a half mile. On steeper slopes and wider fronts the movement is 
several hundred feet a day. The power of ice to tear away and transport 
rock masses from one place to another seems to lie in the fact of congeala- 
tion at night, and thawing during the day time. Ice expands in freezing. This 
is the force that loosens and rends the solid mountains. These detached 
masses, falling upon the ice, are carried to lower levels, or frozen fast to the 
bottom ice and carried onward with the mass, scoring and grinding the 
rocks over which they move with prodigous energy. 

THICKNESS OF THE ICE. 

Glacialists estimate that the lobe of ice upon the shores of the Atlantic, in 
New England, was over 11,000 feet thick. There has been no careful esti- 
mate made for the thickness over Northern New York, but it must have been, 
from like territorial conditions, nearly, or quite, as thick here. The local 
circumdenudation that has taken place is quite as marked as that of most 
other localities. There areno high mountains within the region under consid- 
eration by which to measure the thickness. Dry Hill being the main low 
range within the county, this has certainly been covered by ice, for there 
is observed to be an abundance of bowlders and drumlins upon the highest 
summits. Between the cemetery and the hamlet of Burrville may be seen 
drumlins, lateral and medial moraines, also in the town of Rutland, and all 
over the northern, and western, and central portions of the county. 

GLACIAL STREAMS. 

It was not until the closing scenes of the glacial period, when these great 
masses of ice were thawing and wasting away, the slow accumulations of 
many thousands of years, that the system of glacial rivers, seen all over the 
county, were formed. The more prominent ones came down from the direc- 
tion of Carthage, trending southwestward, and emptying into Lake Ontario. 
What is known as Rutland Hollow, and the swamp in the towns of Rutland, 
Watertown, and Hounsfield, was one of these old glacial river beds, dividing 
just east of the city of Watertown. One branch flowed along its bed through 
the cemetery, the other through the fair ground, thus making the site of 
Watertown an island at that time. Where it crosses the present river, near 
the new engine works, deep stride may be seen in the heavy bedded birds-eye 
limestone. Later on, and nearer the close of glaciation, this channel in Rut- 
land was filled or dammed with ice, and a lower one, the same as the one 
now occupied by the present river, formed. The old geologists, before gla- 
ciation was much studied, believed that the present river channel, from Water- 
town to Dexter, is later and denuded by causes now in action ; but the 
better explanation seems to be that the present river bed is the old channel 



26 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



of preglacial erosion, temporarily dammed with ice during the glacial period^ 
and that, upon the ice thawing, the present channel was again reoccupied. 
It is readily observed and apparent that while the ice sheet overlaid the whole 
country all previously existing streams became filled and dammed with ice,, 
and new ones established, flowing southward, or, as in the case here, more 
to the westward. 

The St. Lawrence was turned back upon itself; the waters of Lake On- 
tario forced to find an outlet into the Hudson through the channel of the 
Mohawk; then the channel of the Mohawk was dammed with ice, and the 
whole watershed reversed and turned westward into the Ohio and the Wabash. 
The old shores of Lake Ontario, 200 feet above their present level, may be 
seen in many places and upon different levels as the successive channels 
were closed and opened. The theory of a molten condition of the earth's 
center obtains some confirmation from these old lake shores occupying ele- 
vations. They suggest that the vast masses of ice temporarily depressed the 
portions of the earth that they covered. 

Local conditions to some extent determined the directions of the streams 
and rivers. The Adirondack Mountains, being a center of local glaciation, 
forced all outflows of water and ice in southwesterly direction. The glacial 
scratches, the sculpturing of the hills, and directions of the valleys show this. 

The Potsdam sandstone, the strata of the birds-eye limestone, and that of 
the Hudson River group probably extended further north than at present; 
but over all the northern and western portions of the county the edges have 
been denuded and carried away. An examination of the sands that now lie 
upon the western slopes of the mountains shows them to have been made up 
from the calciferous and Potsdam sandstone mainly. These same red sands 
now fill the bottoms of the channels of the old glacial streams, and they over- 
lie considerable stretches of the surface of the county. The " pine plains " 
above Great Bend, once densely covered with pine forest, is made up of this 
sand, so little intermixed with sediment and glacial clays, common over 
most other portions of the territory, that there is no fertility in the soil, it 
being almost pure sand. 

The southeastern portions of the county seem not to have been so much 
disturbed by glaciation. The streams are usually old channels of erosion, 
and the general face of the country, though deeply scored in places, appears 
more like unglaqjated regions. There was undoubtedly the same covering 
of ice there, but the land being higher, and a little outside of the center of gla- 
cial activities, the ice melted more slowly. There is a fine natural expos- 
ure of the edge of the Utica slate, where it thins out in the bed of Sandy 
Creek, a short distance from Whitesville, perhaps the only natural thinning 
out exposure left in the county readily found. It was this natural thinning 
out of the strata that presented the opportunity for the great displays of local 
dynamic energy ; the ice, following the harder gneiss and granite, easily dis- 
placed the edges of the stratified rocks, until it met the heavy bedded birds- 



THE ICE AGE. 



27 



eye limestone in the central portions of the county. Genuine " hogs backs" 
are seen at Carthage upon the carved and worn beds of gneiss that form 
the county rock there. 



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Gray SanistoJie. 






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S]iale. 



Uiica Slade. 



Trentou Liniesione. 



BlatkliiverLuneslonc. 
BirJi'Cyo -uuttesione. 

Calciferoiis SaiAdsioiie. 



Potsclavi San3.s\me. 



TxAf. 

Talcos«, 
Sicnite, 
Siarnklcnae, 

Caxt'iis, 

6.va»vdfi, 



aV\ oi)tiipuvx'v\\>\v'v!''j^«voiu 




JICAI. SEtTlUN (IK THIC STRATA OF JEFFERSO.N COUNTY. 



Perch Lake and nearly all the other small lakes in the county are what are 
termed by glacialists kettle holes. They were formed by glacial detritus, being 
dropped at the lower ends of depressions, and there has not yet time inter- 
vened for their filling up, or the wearing down of their outlets. It is in these 
respects that the county has been benefitted by glaciation ; but taking the 
county as a whole there may be doubts of any benefits arising out of former 
glaciation. In too many places the fine preglacial soils have either been 
covered up or removed to Central and Southern New York, Pennsylvania,, 
and Ohio, too little time since intervening for the reformation of fertile 



28 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



soils by natural causes. Judging by the data we have in the wearing away of 
streams it is scarcely ten thousand years since glaciers were floating to Lake 
Ontario from the Adirondack region, past the site of the city of Watertown. 

The heavy bedded clays in the central and western part of the county, under- 
laid by gravel and bowlders, are true glacial clays, deposited while the lake 
was at a higher level. In some beds there are intermixtures of blue clay. 
These have been derived from the denuded Utica slate and Lorraine shale. 

Bowlders of gneiss, hornblende, granite, Labradorite, marble, mica schist, and 
other minerals from the Laurentian rocks of Canada, and the highlands of 
the Adirondack, some of them weighing an hundred tons, are common and 
indiscriminately distributed upon and below the surface in nearly all parts of 
the county. 

AMOUNT OF RAIN-FALL FOR 44 YEARS. 

Below is a carefully prepared table, by Moses Fames, of the amount of 
rain-fall in each month of the years from 1846 to and including the year 1889. 
Of the 44 years there have been 22 years below and 22 years above the 
average. The yearly average for the 44 years has been 32.88 inches. The 
total amount for that time was 120.55 feet. Up to 1861 the observations 
were made in Rutland ; after that date in the city of Watertown. The 
amounts are expressed in inches and hundredths of inches: — 



MONTH 

January 

February . . . 

March , 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September. . . 

October 

November. . . 
December. .. 



1846 \ 1847 1848 1849 i 1850 i 1851 I 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 



2.72 


3.13 


1.84 


1.30 


2.18 


.87 


1.80 


1.52 


2.61 


1.58 


2.70 


1.69 


2.94 


.63 


3.01 


4.25 


4.14 


1.33 


4.60 


6.12 


4.49 


2.53 


1.36 


1.87 


3.68 


8.06 


3.18 


6.68 


4.32 


4.20 


5.15 


4.54 


2.55 


1.84 


3.67 


3.57 



2.07 
.70 
3.41 
1.75 
4.30 
1.38 
2.79 
1.88 
4.62 
7.06 
3.44 
2.79 



2.50 
2.96 
1.45 
2.20 
3.65 
1.73 
7.63 
3.51 
4.23 
6.82 
3.88 
3.69 



1.71 
2.94 
2.46 
1.46 
2.91 
2.82 
8.03 
3.46 
2.17 
3.04 
4.90 
3.67 



1.68 
1.42 
2.74 
1.79 
2.62 
2.11 
3.59 
1.13 
3.78 
2.95 
3.88 
5.51 



39.07 I 42.37 i 31.21 36.19 : 44.25 38.57 ■ 33.20 33.12 29.46 33.81 27.51 



1.00 
3.52 
3.45 
2.76 
3.59 
1.18 
1.60 
2.70 
5.50 
3.12 
3.42 
1.28 



2.64 

2.72 
221 
4.07 
2.25 
2.82 
.67 
.92 
2.65 
3.87 
3.40 
1.74 



2.91 
1.62 

.80 
1.93 

.93 
4.82 
3.93 
2.73 
3,57 
5.27 
1.82 
3.49 



1.93 
.76 
.76 
2.02 
4.47 
2.12 
2.80 
3.28 
3.49 
1.45 
2.26 
2.17 



MONTH. 


1857 


1858 


1859 


1860 


1861 


1862 


1863 


1864 


1865 


1866 


1867 


January 


1.00 
3.57 
2.15 
5.16 
2.90 
5.64 
2.46 
4.45 
3.73 
5.78 
4.80 
4.97 

46.61 


1.83 
1.39 
.97 
3.16 
3.54 
2.76 
3.14 
2.91 
4.11 
2.25 
1.90 
2.31 

30.27 


1.68 
1.20 
3.40 
3.87 
1.73 
3.50 
1.43 
5.75 
3.20 
2.16 
4.53 
3.80 


1.87 
.97 
1.31 
1.67 
1.57 
4.45 
4.56 
3.55 
5.21 
5.00 
5.10 
2.24 


2.61 
3.27 
3.27 
3.27 
3.52 
2.09 
8.26 
2.47 
4.12 
7.27 
2.26 
1.59 


2.33 
2.30 
2.83 
1.28 
2.33 
1.39 
3.68 
1.25 
2.58 
3.26 
1.85 
3.21 


2.57 
2.92 
2.35 
2.15 
3.12 
3.35 
3.37 
3.60 
2.99 
5.85 
4.57 
3.03 


2.46 
1.33 
2.23 
3.31 
5.92 
.78 
.80 
5.14 
3.74 
4.29 
5.70 
4.23 


2.64 
.58 
4.16 
3.71 
2.60 
4.81 
2.62 
1.43 
3.27 
6.15 
3.21 
2.65 


2.24 
2.64 
2.70 
2.19 
3.17 
6.25 
1.79 
6.52 
6.86 
3.66 
7.30 
4.96 


1.26 


February 

March 


1.70 
.68 


April 


1.96 


May 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 


5.67 
.71 
2.42 
1.55 
3.21 
1.20 


November 

December 


.90 
.92 




36.25 


37.55 


44.00 


28.29 


39.87 


38.93 


37.83 


50.28 


22.18 



RAIN-FALL FRENCH EXPEDITIONS. 



29 



MONTH. 


1868 


1869 


1870 


1871 


1872 


1873 


1874 


1875 


1876 


1877 


1878 


Januarv 


3.26 


.90 


3.67 


.84 


1.09 


3.29 


6.15 


1.80 


1.71 


2.60 


2.42 


February 


.77 


.94 


2.25 


1.55 


1.15 


.80 


2.14 


1.38 


3.85 


.47 


1.40 




1.52 
.04 


1.85 
.94 


2.11 
.80 


2.74 
2.55 


2.30 
.86 


4.55 
1.90 


2.33 
1.95 


1.60 
1.20 


4.30 
2.12 


2.92 
1.60 


1.82 


April 


1.76 


May 


3.47 


2.96 


1.12 


1.42 


2.35 


1.00 


.82 


2.92 


1.42 


1.86 


1.93 


June 


1.76 
1.93 


2.69 
5.21 


1.73 
1.56 


1.56 

2.74 


2.88 
2,05 


4.03 
2.40 


2.34 
4.37 


1.12 
1.56 


1.91 
2.09 


1.47 
1.64 


1.43 


July 


4.60 


August 


1.16 


.98 


1.46 


6.84 


3.33 


.80 


1.00 


2.29 


.30 


2.27 


8.37 


September 


3.11 


5.17 


4.42 


2.33 


2.74 


1.74 


2.57 


2.46 


2,52 


2.30 


1.53 


October 


2.29 


1.55 


1.66 


1.35 


4.70 


4.50 


4.77 


2.44 


2.41 


.92 


4.15 


November 


5.51 


2.36 


1.26 


2.96 


2.74 


2.58 


2.36 


1.47 


1.22 


2.46 


3.84 


December 


1.19 


2.41 


3.61 


2.22 


2.37 


1.71 


.92 


1.37 


2.09 


1.37 


6.05 




26.61 


27.46 


25.65 


29.10 


28.54 


29.30 


31.72 


21.61 


25.94 


21.88 


39.30 



MONTH. 


1879 


1880 


1881 


1882 


1883 


1884 


1885 


1886 


1887 


1888 


1889 


-January 


1.34 
1.21 


2.64 
2.51 


2.30 
2.52 


1.67 
1.83 


2.95 
3.28 


3.37 
3.06 


4.53 
2.65 


2.96 
2.25 


3.37 
3.66 


1.48 
1.30 


3.87 


February 


2.17 


March 


1.46 

.48 


1.97 
1.78 


2.64 
.40 


2.43 
1.31 


1.70 
1.37 


2.34 
.41 


1.47 
3.58 


4.18 
3.75 


1.51 
1.93 


2.64 
1.14 


1.50 


April 


2.07 


May 


1.67 


2.67 


4.07 


4.13 


5.04 


2.66 


1.77 


2.46 


2.00 


1.23 


1.86 


June 


1.84 


1.88 


2.34 


2.61 


2.22 


.51 


3.70 


2.22 


1.50 


1.69 


5.35 


July 


1.28 


1.70 


1.04 


2.38 


4.57 


3.49 


3.34 


2.49 


1.58 


1.70 


4.20 


August 


1.89 


2.20 


.99 


3.40 


1.95 


4.98 


2.38 


3.05 


.93 


4.81 


1.21 


September 


1.22 


2.71 


1.14 


2.30 


2.70 


3.02 


3.48 


4.91 


1.94 


1.75 


3.93 


October 


.52 


4.27 


2 31 


.62 


2.78 


2.44 


4.15 


1.23 


2.40 


3.14 


3.35 


November 


4.40 


2.39 


2.94 


1.72 


1.84 


3.31 


3.50 


4.34 


2.06 


5.23 


4.89 


December 


2.46 


2.80 


3.88 


2.78 


2.31 


4.50 


4.81 


3.50 


2.78 


3.04 


3 32 




19.77 


29.52 


28.03 


27.20 


32.71 


34.36 


39.40 


37.24 


25.66 


29.05 


37.72 



For the first three months of 1890 the total has been: January, 4.41; Feb- 
ruary, 2.70; March, 2.08. 

FRENCH EXPEDITIONS. 



Although this territory was not actually inhabited at the time it became 
known to Europeans, it is not without incident connected with the wars be- 
tween the French in Canada and Iroquois in New York, who from an early 
period had been under the influence of the English. Within a very few years 
from the time of first occupation the French had penetrated far into the 
interior, explored the great lakes, discovered the Mississippi near its source, 
and established small posts for the double purpose of securing the fur trade 
and converting to their religion the natives. The Dutch had conciliated the 
Iroquois, and their influence had been transferred to the English, who suc- 
ceeded them, which led to a hostile incursion by De Courcelles and De 
Tracy against the Mohawks in 1665-66, resulting in nothing but the murder 
of a few aged warriors, who preferred death to the abandonment of their 
homes, and in exciting to a greater degree of insolence the Indians, who 
sometime after fell upon a party of French hunters, killed several, and car- 
ried others away prisoners. Peace was subsequently gained, during which 
the French got the permission of the natives to erect a fort at Cataroqui 
(Kingston), ostensibly to protect the traders and their merchandise. The 
Jesuits, meanwhile availing themselves of the peace, penetrated the settle- 



30 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



ments of the Five Nations, and acquired to some degree an influence witb 
the Onondagas. The Senecas and Cayugas were still jealous of the French^ 
and continued to annoy their trade, which led to a complaint* from De la 
Barre, governor of Canada, to Governor Dongan, of New York, that these 
savages had plundered seven canoes, and detained 14 French traders; 
to which the principal Seneca sachem returned a spirited reply, and Dongan 
requested the French to keep to their own side of the lake.f This provoked; 
an insolent letter from the French governor, in which he said: — 

* * * " I sent Sieur Bourbon to you to advise you of the vengeance I was about to wreak, 
for the insult inflicted on the Christian name by the Senecas and Cayugas, and you answer me 
about the possessions of lands of which neither you nor I are judges, but our two Kings who 
have sent us, and of which there is no question at present, having no thought of conquering 
countries, but of making the Christian name and the French people to be respected, and in 
which I will spill the last drop of my blood. I have great esteem for your person, and consid- 
erable desire to preserve the honor of his Brittanick Majesty's good graces, as well as those of 
my Lord the Duke of York; and I even believe that they wiU greatly appreciate my chastise- 
ment of those who insult you and capture you every day, as they have done this winter in 
Merilande. But if I was so unfortunate as that you desire to protect robbers, assassins, and 
traitors, I could not distinguish their protector from themselves. I pray you, then, to attacb 
faith to the credit which I give Sieur de Salvaye to explain everything to j'ou; and, if the- 
Senecas and Cayugas wish your services as their intercessor to take security from them, not 
in the Indian, but in the European fashion, without which and the honor of hearing fi-om you, 
I shall attack them towards the 20th of the month of August, New Stile." J 

A plan of operations had been previously arranged under the direction of 
the home government, and a negotiation with the governor of New York 
could have no other object than to keep inactive the English forces by pro- 
fessions of amity, and a declaration that they were only at war with traitors 
and robbers, common enemies of mankind. Preliminaries being settled De 
la Barre, in June, 1684, sent five or six picked soldiers, and as many mechan- 
ics, to Fort Frontenac, to repair that post, and on the 9th of July left Quebec, 
in three divisions, at the head of 300 militia, which was increased to 550 at 
Montreal. The regulars and Indian allies made the entire array about 2,000 
men, a very powerful army for that time. From the difficulty of procuring 
boats and provisions, the obstruction of the rapids, and the prevalence of 
southwest winds the army was delayed till past the middle of August in ar- 
riving at Frontenac. Meanwhile, through the influence of Lamberville, a 
Jesuit, at Onondaga, that village had become anxious that the difficulties 
might be settled by mediation, a course to which De la Barre was the more 
inclined from the shortness of provisions with which he was threatened. He 
had crossed with his army to La Famine, a point favorable for hunting and 
fishing, 24 leagues from Onondaga, to await the result of negotiations. 
Here, exposed to the sultry heats of August, and scantily supplied with pro- 

*noc. Hist, of N. F., Vol. I., p. 99. 

\ Ibid., p. 100. 

X Paris Doc. II.; London Doc. V. (See Doc. Hist, of N. Y.. Vol. i., p. 103.) 



FRENCH EXPEDITIONS. 3 I 



visions, most of his men were attacked with intermittent fevers, which as- 
sumed a malignant type, and destroyed numbers, while it incapacitated the 
remainder from hostile operations. Being thus situated he hastily dispatched 
a Christian savage to La Moine, at Onondaga, to have him hasten the depart- 
ure of those whom the Iroquois had agreed to send to treat with the French 
governor. This was done with promptness, and on the 3d of September 
nine deputies from Onondaga, three from Oneida, and two from Cayuga 
arrived from La Moine, and were courteously received by the governor, who 
deferred the business of the embassy till the morrow. The Senecas, against 
whom the vengeance of the French was to have been directed, did not con- 
descend to send representatives to the treaty, and returned an insolent 
answer to the invitation. They had been privately assured of assistance from 
Dongan, the English governor, in case they were attacked. The inclination 
for peace, which the Onondagas, Oneidas, and Cayugas evinced, may be 
ascribed to the ascendency which the Jesuits residing among them had 
acquired. Upon the convening of the council De la Barre with his 
officers formed a serai-circle on one side, while Garangula, the Onondaga 
orator, with the warriors that accompanied him, completed the circle on the 
other. The French governor made an address to the Indians, in which he 
accused the several tribes of the Five Nations, and especially the Senecas, 
who had no representatives in the council, of interfering with the trade with 
the Illmois and Umamies, and other Indian nations, with whom the French 
were on friendly terms, and demanded satisfaction and a discontinuance of 
hostilities, and warned them that the consequences of a refusal to comply with 
his demand would be a declaration of war. Garangula, in replying to this, 
assured the governor that the Five Nations feared not the result of a war 
with the French, and declared that they had plundered none of the French 
but those that carried guns, powder, and balls to their enemies, the Twigh- 
twies andChictagicks. He also assured De la Barre that he understood the 
object of his journey to the Iroquois country " was to knock them on the 
head, if sickness had not weakened the arms of the French." On the 6th of 
September De la Barre hastily took his departure, having had all the sick 
embarked the day before (so as not to be seen by the Indians), to the num- 
ber of 150 canoes and 12 flat bateaux, and on the evening of the same day 
arrived at Fort Frontenac, where he found that no of the number left there 
had departed, sick, for Montreal, whither the governor followed the next day. 
The Marquis de Denonville succeeded De la Barre the next year, and 
brought from France forces thought sufficient for the reduction of the Sene- 
cas, which was undertaken two years after, with a large force,* but without 
success, further than ravaging their country with fire, and destroying a few 
aged and defenseless men and women. On July 26, 1688, the Iroquois, to 



* Doc. Hist, of N. K, Vol. I., p. 193. 



32 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



the number of 1,200, invaded the island of Montreal without notice, and 
destroyed more than 1,000 French, besides carrying away great numbers of 
prisoners for torture. In these and other expeditions this territory must have 
been the scene of many events of tragic interest, but the history of the de- 
tails has not come down to us. 

During the French and English war, which in 1760 resulted in the com- 
plete subjection of the former, the frontier again became alive with military 
operations, and the principal route between Canada and the Mohawk settle- 
ments passed through this county. On Six Town Point, in the town of 
Henderson, a small stockade was erected during this period. Between the 
bastions, at each angle, the sides were but 48 feet, and the whole affair was 
of slight aad transient character. In a work entitled Memoires sur le Can- 
ada there is mentioned the occupation of a post at the mouth of Sandy 
Creek, of which no trace remains. The most interesting relic of the olden 
time within the county are the ruins of Fort Carleton, on Carleton Island, 
which is described in connection with the sketch of Cape Vincent, page 311. 

LAND TITLES.* 

From time immemorial, down to a few years after the close of the Revo- 
lution, the title of lands in this section of the state was shared in doubtful 
supremacy by savages and other denizens of the forests. At the earliest 
period of authentic history the Iroquois confederacy, and the Oneida nation 
in particular, were acknowledged to be the owners of the greater portion of 
our territory ; which, according to Gautinonty, a chief of the Oswegatchie 
tribe, extended as far north as a line running from the mouth of French 
Creek to Split Rock, on Lake Champlain ; while the Oswegatchies claimed 
the land north, as far down the St. Lawrence as Cat Island (Louisville), where 
a monument had been erected by Sir John Johnson. f The Oneidas, accord- 
ing to a map and survey by Arent Marselis, at the request of John Duncan, 
and by order of the surveyor-general, claimed " from the ' Line of Property ' 
reversed, and continued from the Canada Creek, till it comes to a certain 
mountain called Esoiade, or the Ice mountain, that Canada Creek, opposite 
to the old Fort Hendrick, heads ; from thence running westerly to an old fort 
which stood on the creek, called Wetermghra Gue/itere, and which empties 
into the River St. Lawrence, about 12 miles below Carleton, or Buck Island, 
and which fort the Oneidas took from their enemies a long time ago ; from 
thence running southerly to a rift upon the Onondaga River called Ogoute- 

* Condensed from Hough's History. 

f Special message of Gov. Lewis, Assembly Journal, 1804-05, p. 49. 



LAND TITLES. 



35 



nagea, or Aguegonteneayea (a place remarkable for eels), about five miles from 
where the river empties out of the Oneyda Lake." * 

Marselis was doubtless the first surveyor in the county, and there is pre- 
served a traverse of Hungry Bay made by him, in September, 1789, which 
began "at a monument, or red painted post, setup by the Indians, as a di- 
vision line between the Onendago and Oneida nation " ; from which it would 
seem that the former claimed some right on the eastern shore of Lake On- 
tario. To extinguish these claims a treaty was held at Fort Stanwix, Octo- 
ber 22, 1784, with the Six Nations, by which all the country east of a 
line drawn from Johnson's landing place on Lake Ontario, and keeping four 
miles east of the carrying-path between that lake and Lake Erie, to the 
mouth of Tehoseroron, or Buffalo Creek, and thence south to the north line 
of Pennsylvania, and down the Ohio, was ceded to the United States. The 
Oneidas were represented at this treaty by two chiefs. This tribe, by a defi- 
nite treaty held in September, 1788, conveyed the greater part of their lands 
to the state, by an instrument, the original of which is preserved in the sec- 
retary's office ; it is on a sheet of parchment about two feet square, with 35 
seals of the parties, and appended to it is a string of wampum, made of six 
rows of cylindrical white and blue beads, strung upon deer skin cords. This 
belt is about two inches wide and nearly two feet long. To this treaty, or 
deed, was attached the names of the following Indians, those marked with a * 
being women: Odaghseghte, Kanaghweaga, Peter Utsiquette, Toyohagwe- 
anda, Shonoughlego, alias Anthony, Thaghniyongo, Tekeandyahkon, Olseto- 
gou, Oneyanha, alias Beech Tree, Thaghtaghguisea, Gaghsaweda, Thougwe- 
aghshale, Ojistalale, alias Hanquarry, Thaghneghtolis, alias Hendrick, Kan- 
aghsalilgh, Thaghsweangalolis, alias Paulus, Agwelentongwas, alias Domine 
Peter, Kahiektotan, Teyoughnihalk, Konwagalot*, Jonegh Flishea, alias 
Daniel, Alawistonis, alias Blacksmith, Sagoyontha, Kaskonghguea, Kanaw- 
galet*, Thaniyeandagayon, Keanyoko, alias David, Hannah Sodolk*, Honon- 
wayele*. The commissioners authorized to treat with the Indians, and whose 
names were also attached to the document, in addition to that of Governor 
George Clinton, were Richard Varick, Peter Gansevoort, Jr., William Floyd, 
Samuel Jones, Ezra L. Flommedieu, and Egbert Benson. 

At a treaty held at Kon-on-daigua, N. Y., November 11,1794, the United 
States confirmed this treaty with the Oneidas. 

The office of land commissioners was created in 1786, and they were 
clothed with discretionary powers in selling the unappropriated lands of the 
state. The manner in which they exercised this trust has been made the 
subject of severe censure. June 22, 1791, Alexander Macomb, of New York 
city, acting as land agent of a company said to consist of himself, Daniel 
McCormick, and William Constable, all of New York, applied for the pur- 

* The original survey bill and map are filed in the state engineer's office. 



34 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



chase of a tract of land since known as Macomb's Purchase,* embracing the 
greater part of Franklin, the whole of St. Lawrence, excepting the " ten 
towns " and Massena, the whole of Jefferson (excepting Penet's Square and 
Tibbets's Point), the whole of Lewis, and a part of Oswego counties. This 
proposition included the islands in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence, front- 
ing the tract, and excepted five per cent, for roads, and all lakes of a greater 
area than i,ooo acres. The proposed price was eight pence per acre. One-sixth 
part was payable in one year, and the residue in five equal annual install- 
ments. If one-sixth were secured by satisfactory bonds, and paid, and an- 
other sixth in like manner secured, Macomb was to receive a patent for a 
sixth part, in a square, in one of the corners of the tract, and the same rule 
was to be observed throughout, until the whole was paid. Carleton or Buck 
Island and the Long Sault Island were expressly reserved to the state. This 
proposition was accepted, and the surveyor general was directed to survey the 
tract at the expense of Macomb. January to, 1792, he reported that the 
conditions had been complied with, and on that day a patent f was issued to 
Macomb, for 1,920,000 acres, reserving 800 acres to be located by the surveyor- 
general.} This included the whole of the tract not in the present counties 
of Franklin and St. Lawrence, an uncertaincy existing in relation to the 
islands in the St. Lawrence ; these were patented after the national boun- 
dary had been determined, and to other parties. The reservation stipulated 
to Penet was confirmed by the following proceedings of the land commis- 
sioners: — 

"At a meeting of the commissioners of the land office of the state of New York, held at 
the secretary's office in the city of New York, on Saturday, the 8th day of August, 1789. Pres- 
ent, His Excellency. George Clinton, Esq., governor; Lewis A. Scott, Esq., secretary; Richard 
Varick. Esq., attorney-general; and Gerardus Bancker, treasurer. 

" Resolved, That the surveyor-general be directed to lay out for Peter Penet, at his ex- 
pense, the lands ceded by the Oneida Nation to the people of this state, by their deed of 
cession dated the 22d day of September last, lying to the northward of Oneida Lake, a tract of 
10 miles square, wherever he shall elect the same, and further, that he lay out for John Francis 
Pearche, and at his expense, a tract of land stipulated by the said deed of cession to be granted 
-to him," etc., i-eferring to a tract two miles sqi;ai-e in Oneida County. § 

On the 19th of November, 1789, the following action was taken : — 

'• Tlie surveyor-general, agreeable to an order of this board, of the 8th of August last, hav- 
ing made a return of survey of Peter Penet, of a tract of 10 miles square, as elected by John 
Duncan, his agent, (of the lands ceded by the Oneida Nation of Indians to the people of this 

* Full details of this purchase, with a copy of his applications, may be found in 
Hough's History of Si. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, p. 252, et seq. 

\ Secretary Office Patents, b. 23, p. 160. 

\ This was selected at Tibbets's Point, in Cape Vincent, at the outlet of the lake, which 
was patented to Capt. John Tibbets, of Troy, and never formed a part of Macomb's Pur- 
chase. It embraced but 600 acres, as surveyed by John Campbell in the fall of 1799. 

% Land Office Minutes, Vol. IL, p. 56. 



LAND TITLES. 35 



-state by their deed of cession, dated the 22d day of September, 1788,) lying to the northward 
of Oneida Lake, as by the said return of survey filed in the secretary's office will more fully 
appear. And the said John Duncan, having, as agent aforesaid, made application to the 
•board for letters patent for the same, 

" Resolved. Therefore, that the secretary do prepare letters patent to the said Peter Penet, 
for the said tract of 10 miles square, accordingh', and lay them before the board for their ap- 
probation." * 

Peter Penet, by an instrument dated January 23, 1789,! made John Dun- 
can his attorney, and the latter received, November 19, 1789, a patent J for 
a tract 10 miles square, wliich, on the 13th of July, 1790, he conveyed § for 
the nominal sum of five shillings to James Watson and James Greenleaf, of 
New York. February 26, 1795, Watson released || to Greenleaf his half of 
the tract for ^^1,000, the latter having, September 4, 1797, conveyed by deed 
the 64,000 acres to Simon DesjardinesTI for ;^i 9,400. 

Desjardines conveyed to Nicholas Olive, of New York, January 29, 1796,** 
and the latter to Herman Le Roy, William Bayard, and James McEvers 
.44,000 acres of this tract, f t i" trust as joint tenants for certain heirs, of 
whom Mallet Prevost was entitled to 8,000 acres; John Lewis Grenus to 
12,000 acres; Henry Finguerlin, Jr., 8,000 acres. At the time of this con- 
veyance Olive held these lands in trust, and 16,000 acres in his own right. 
A deed of partition between the proprietors was executed May 17, i8o2,fJ 
according to a division by ballot, as follows : N. Olive, 16,000; J. L. Grenus, 
1,200 ; H. Finguerlin, Jr., 8,000; A. M. Prevost, 8,000 acres, making 44,000 
acres, which, with 8,000 to Louis Le Guen, and 12,000 to John Wilkes pre- 
viously conveyed by Olive, § § made 64,000 on the whole tract. After the 
deed of partition, and on the rith of June, 1802, the proprietors released to 
one another the quantity allotted to each, as follows : John Wilkes and 
Louis Le Guen, to Le Roy, Bayard, and McEvers, of 44,000 acres ; L. B. 
& M. and Louis Le Guen, to John Wilkes, of 12,000; and L. B. & M. 
and J. Wilkes, to L. Le Guen, of 8,000 acres. || || 

Nicholas Olive, in his will, made his wife and Henry Cheriothis executors, 
and his widow afterwards married Simon Louis Pierre, Marquis de Cubieres, 
of Paris, who with his wife did, May 9, 18 18, appoint L. B. & M. to convey 
to Prevost, Grenus, and Finguerlin their several shares. The latter, May 

* Land Office Minutes, Vol. II.. p. 80. 
f Sec. office deeds, 22, p. 277. 
X Sec. office patents, 21, p. 407. 
§ Not recorded. 
II Sec. office deeds, 38, p. 350. 
\Ibid., 38, p. 344. 
** Ibid., 352. 
tf/-^/^., 33, P- 165. 
:};:}: Jeff. Co. deeds, rec. Dec. 14, 1824. 

§§ Olive conveyed, Oct. 15, 1800, 8,000 acres to Henry Cheriot (sec. deeds, 38, p. 347), 
-and Cheriot to John Wilkes the same, Oct. 16, 1800 (ibid., p. 432). 
yjeff. Co. deeds, rec. June 18, 1825. 



36 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



20, 1817,* directed L. B. & M. to convey to Joseph Russell and John La 
Farge. Le Roy and Bayard deeded to John, Henry, and Edmund Wilkes 
16,000 acres, September 23, 1818, and the latter to John La Farge, April 14, 
1823,1 having received May 9, 18 18, from the Marquis de Cubieres and wife 
a power of attorney:}: for the purpose. Le Roy and Bayard conveyed 12,000 
acres, November 23, 1818, and to Russell and La Farge 8,000 acres, Sep- 
tember 23, 18 18. § Joseph Russell released his half of these 8,000 acres 
December 12, 1818. § John Wilkes to Charles Wilkes, January i, i8i8, || 
sold 8,000 acres, and the latter the same to La Farge, June 3, 1 825. || By these 
conveyances Mr. La Farge became the owner of the greater part of Penet's 
Square; buthe allowed the lands to be sold for taxes, and his claims were 
subsequently confirmed by a comptroller's deed from William L. Marcy, May 
13, 1828. 

On November 23, 1819, Francis Depau bought 15 lots (21 to 25, 41 to 45, 
56 to 60) for $12,000, ^r excepting parts sold to Samuel Ruggles. In our 
account of Orleans will be given a detail of the irregularities growing out of 
occupation without title, and the conflicting claims which continued many 
years and produced much difficulty. 

The whole of Macomb's contract was estimated to contain, after deduct- 
ing five per cent., 3,670,715 acres, and was divided into five tracts. Tract 
No. I contained 821,819 acres. No. 2 embraced 553,020 acres, or the present 
towns of Parishville, Colton, Hopkinton, Lawrence, Brasher, and a small 
part of Massena in St. Lawrence County. No. 3 the remainder of St. Law- 
rence County south and west of the "ten towns," or 458,222 acres. No. 4 
contained 450,950 acres in Jefferson County, it being, with the exception of 
Penet's Square and Tibbets's Point, all of that country north of a line drawn 
from the southwest corner of St. Lawrence County, north 87° west to Lake 
Ontario. No. 5 (26,250 acres) and No. 6 (74,400 acres) formed the rest of 
the purchase ; the division line between which numbers was never surveyed. 
Soon after perfectmg his title to a portion of this tract Macomb employed 
William Constable (who is said to have been, with Daniel McCormick, the 
principal proprietor) as his agent to sell the lands in Europe ; and June 6, 
1792, he released, and October 3, 1792, conveyed to him the whole of tracts 
4, 5, and 6, for ^50,000.** Macomb had become involved in speculations, 
by which he lost his property, and was lodged in jail ; f t ^"^ his name does 
not subsequently appear in the transfers of land. He had been a fur trader 

*Jeff. deeds, N., 477. 

\ Ibid, deeds, rec. June 23, 1S21. 

XIbid.,XQC. Oct. 23, 1818. 

%Ibid., rec. Oct. 5, i8ig. 

II Jeff. Co., rec. June 18, 1825. 

^ Jeff. Co. deeds, N., 605. 

* * Secretary's Office Deeds, 24, pp. 300 and 332, August 2, 1792. 

f f See Hough's Hist, of St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties^ p. 242. 



LAND TITLES. 37 



in Detroit, afterwards became a mercliant and capitalist in New York, and 
was the father of General Macomb of the War of 1812. 

The first direct measure taken for the actual settlement of the section of 
the state embraced in Jefferson County was in 1792. August 31 William 
Constable, then in Europe, executed a deed to Peter Chassanis, of Paris, for 
630,000 acres south of great lot No. 4, which now constitutes a part of Jef- 
ferson and Lewis Counties. A tract in Leyden, previously conveyed to 
Patrick Colquhoun and William Inman, was excepted. Chassanis acted as 
the " agent for the associated purchasers of land in Montgomery County," 
and the lands were to be by him held in trust for the use of the said William 
Constable, and disposed of by sections of 100 acres each, at the rate of eight 
livres Tournois * per acre ; in which said conveyance it is declared that the 
said Chassanis should account for the proceeds of the sales to Constable, 
according to the terms of an agreement between them, excepting one-tenth 
thereof. The state reservation for roads, etc., were stipulated. A deed for 
625,000 acres having been made from Constable to Chassanis, and delivered 
as an escrow to Rene Lambot, to take effect on the payment of ;^5 2,000, it 
was agreed that the price for this land should be one shilling per acre. Con- 
stable bound himself to procure a perfect title to be authenticated and 
deposited with the Consul General of France, in Philadelphia ; and Chassa- 
nis agreed that the moneys received by Lambot should be remitted to Ran- 
som, Moreland, and Hammersley, in London, as received, subject to 
Constable's order, on presentmg the certificate of Charles Texier, consul, of 
his having procured a clear title. If the sales shall not have amounted to 
^62,750 the balance should be paid in six, nine, and twelve months, in bills 
upon London. Constable granted, for one month, the right of preemption 
to tract No. 4, at the rate of one shilling sterling, payable in three, six, and 
nine months from the date of the deed, as above. The plan of association 
contemplated by this company is minutely set forth in an extensive docu- 
ment,! the execution of which was probably prevented by the French revo- 
lution which soon followed. 

The agreement of Constable and Chassanis, of August 31, 1792, was can- 
celed, and the tract reconveyed March 25, 1793, in consequence of the 
amount falling short, upon survey, far beyond the expectation of all parties. 
On April 12, 1793, Constable conveyed 210,000 acres, by deed, for ^25,000, 
to Chassanis, | since known as the Chassanis Tract^ Castor/and, or T/ie 
French Company's Land, bounded north by No. 4 of Macomb's Purchase, 
south and west by Black River, and east by a line running north, nine miles, 
from a point near the High Falls, and thence northeasterly on such a course 
as might include 210,000 acres. 

April II, 1797, Chassanis appointed Rodolph Tillier his attorney "to 

* Equal to $1,50. 

f For the full text of this document see Hough's Hist, of Jeff. Co., p. 45. 
X Oneida deeds, 3, 56. 
3* 



38 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



•direct and administer the properties and affairs concerning Castorland," etc., 
and in case of his death Nicholas Olive was to succeed him. February 18, 
1797, a new agreement was made between Constable and Tillier, conveying 
the Castorland tract to Chassanis, after the survey of William Cockburn & 
Son, of Poughkeepsie, in 1799, and giving with greater detail the bounds of 
the tract. The former conveyances made the north and east bank of the 
river the boundary, but in this the center of the channel was agreed upon. On 
March 6, 1800, Constable deeded to Chassanis, for one dollar, a tract of 
30,000 acres in the eastern corner of tract No. 4, which was afterwards sub- 
divided into 27 lots and conveyed to James Le Ray. Cockburn 's survey 
divided the purchase into six very unequal tracts, formed by the intersection 
of the principal lines and the river. The tract was subdivided by Charles C. 
Brodhead and assistants, in 1794. In dividing the tract the line running 
north from High Falls was assumed as the cardinal line, from which ranges 
were counted east and west. An east and west line, crossing the other nine 
miles from the falls, was fixed as a second cardinal, from which ranges were 
reckoned north and south. The ranges extended from 19 east, 51 west, 27 
north, and about 9 south ; and the lots included 450 acres each, except those 
on the margin. These were again subdivided into nine square lots of 50 
acres each, which were numbered from i to 4,828. This system of numbering 
has since been observed in designating the location of lands. 

The south line of tract No. 4 was run by John Campbell and others, in 
August, 1794. At a very early period a settlement was begun by Tillier and 
others near the High Falls, east of the river, and several families were set- 
tled. Several extensive sales were made by Chassanis and Tillier to French- 
men of the better class, who had held property and titles in France before the 
revolution. Desjardines & Co. bought 3,002 acres on Point Peninsula; Odier 
& Bousquet, 1,500 acres on Pillar Point; Nicholas Olive (December 17, 
1807), a tract of 4,050 acres north of Black River and Ba,y; Henry Boutin, 
1,000 acres around the present village of Carthage; C. C. Brodhead, 400 
acres in the present town of Wilna; and others. Among these was a con- 
veyance dated March 31, 1801, of 1,817 half acres in scattered lots to 20 
or 30 French people, many of them widows of persons who had acquired 
an interest in the New York Company. May i, 1798, James Le Ray pur- 
chased 10,000 acres in Castorland, and February 15, 1801, all his lands not 
previously sold. Chassanis, in his early sales, had reserved about 600 acres 
(R. 26, W. 24, and 25 N.), between the present villages of Brownville and 
Dexter, for the city of Basle. 

March 27, 1800, Tillier was succeeded in the agency by Gouverneur Mor- 
ris, who appointed Richard Coxe, November 13, 1801, his attorney. Febru- 
ary 5, 1802, Chassanis executed a trust conveyance for $1 to James D. Le 
Ray of 220,500 acres as surveyed by William Cockburn & Son, and by 
other instruments for nominal sums.* The lands were mostly sold to actual 



* Oneida deeds, 9, 517 to 525. 



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39 



settlers by Mr. Le Ray, as agent or principal. David B. Ogden, G. Morris,* 
and many others were at an early period concerned in these titles. 

Macomb's tract No. 4 was surveyed by C. C. Brodhead, in 1796, as- 
sisted by Jonas Smith, Timothy Wheeler, Joshua Northrop, Elias Marvin, 
John Young, Isaac Le Fever, Jacob Chambers, Elijah Blake, Samuel Tupper, 
Eliakim Hammond, and Abraham B. Smede, each with a few men as as- 
sistants, and the whole having a general camp or rendezvous at Hungry Bay, 
on the north side of Pillar Point, at a place called Peck's Cove, near where 
the CJiassanis line crosses the bay. The early settlers here found huts stand- 
ing, and the remains of an old oven were visible for many years thereafter. 
The journals of these surveyors show that they suffered much from sickness 
Some of their supplies were derived from Canada, but the most from the Mo- 
hawk settlement?. A few troops were stationed on Carleton Island, and 
thither some of their sick were sent. This tract, excepting the east corner 
conveyed to Chassanis, was divided into 1,000 lots of 440 acres each (ex- 
cepting those around the border), which were numbered continuously. Evert 
Van Allen had been employed, in 1795, in surveying the boundaries of tract 
No. 4. 

A proposition was entertained from Lord Poultney, in 1792, for the pur- 
chase of a million of acres of Black River land, at a quarter of a dollar per 
acre, of which ;^5,ooo were to be paid down, ;^2o,ooo in one, and the same 
in two years, and the remainder as soon as the surveys were made. Con- 
stable was to guaranty against claims from the native Indians, and all other 
parties, and to give immediate possession. The location was to be deter- 
mined by Col. William Stephens Smith, of New York. This bargain failed, 
and Poultney afterwards became largely concerned in lands in the Genesee 
country. October 3, 1792, Jane, the wife of A. Macomb, released her right 
to the lands previously conveyed. On April 12, 1793, Constable sold in 
London, with the consent of Chassanis, who had previously held a preemp- 
tion claim, to Charles Michael De Wolf, of the city of Antwerp, tract No. 4, 
for 300,000 florins, money of exchange,t and in June following, of the same 
year, De Wolf succeeded in negotiating his purchase at a great advance, viz., 
for 680,000 florins, to a company of large and small capitalists, of the city of 
Antwerp, who subscribed to the stock in shares of 1,000 florins each, and 
organized under the name of the Antwerp Covipany. The stock was divided 
into 680 shares. Like most other operations of foreigners in a distant coun- 
try this company eventually proved unsuccessful, and a loss to the stock- 
holders. Gouverneur Morris became their first agent in America, and on 
January 2, 1800, a deed of half the tract, or 220,000 acres, J passed to him 
from Constable, on account of the company, for $48,889, and on the day fol- 



*Jefr. R., 253. 

+ Equal to $125,356. 

X Oneida Office Deeds, 7, p. 612. 



40 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



lowing the other half, of equal extent, for $46,315.12 to James Donatien 
Le Ray de Chaumont. Tract No. 4 was found by Van Allen's survey to con- 
tain 450,000 acres, including the state reservations. A fornner deed from 
Constable to De Wolf was canceled upon the new one being made. 

The division line between Morris's and LeRay's conveyances commenced at 
the northeast corner of Penet's Square, and run on a line, parallel with the county 
line, to the south line of No. 4. Morris took all northeast of this, and Le Ray 
the remainder. August 15, 1802, a new division line was agreed upon, com- 
mencing near the southeast corner of Penet's Square, running thence to the 
south corner of lot 512, thence to the west corner of the present corner of 
Antwerp, and along the southwest line of that town to the south corner of 
lot 337, and thence to the south line of No. 4. A tract of 30,000 acres in 
the east corner of No. 4 was not included in these conveyances, having been 
sold to Chassanis. In i8og Morris retired from the business, his expenses 
and commissions absorbing 26,840 acres of land. December 23, 1804, he 
had sold for $62,000, to Lewis R. Morris, 49,280 acres in the present town 
of Antwerp.* Mr. Morris subsequently conveyed 41 lots to Silvius Hoard 
in the western part of Antwerp, f adjoining Theresa, and since known as the 
Cooper tract. Abraham Cooper, from Trenton, N. Y., became interested 
in this tract in 181 7.:}; The remainder of Antwerp, excepting three ranges 
of lots on the southeast side, was purchased of Morris by David Parish, in 
1808. The tract amounted to 29,033 acres, and was settled under agents of 
the Parish estate. Moss Kent succeeded as agent of the Antwerp Company^ 
and June 15, 1809, the remainder of their unsold lands, 143,440 acres, were 
conveyed to him. He was soon succeeded by Mr. Le Ray, and September 
17, 1 8 10, the company sold to him for 145,000 florins, money of exchange, 
all their interests in lands in America. The lands with Moss Kent were 
reconveyed to Le Ray, June 24, 181 7, § except 3,250 acres sold to William 
H. Harrison and T. L, Ogden, in Lewis County, December 16, 181 1. 

Mr. Le Ray is said to have been the owner of 126 shares in the Antwerp 
Company, and G. Morris of 26. The former having acquired a title to No. 4, 
and the Chassanis tract, removed to Le Raysville, where he opened a land 
office and proceeded to sell land to actual settlers, to a very large extent. 
He also effected with several Europeans sales of considerable tracts, among 
which were to Louis Augustin De Caulincourt, due de Vincence, October 8, 
1805, a tract of 4,840 acres near Millen's Bay, being 1 1 lots which were con- 
veyed January 28, 1825, to Peter Francis Real, known as Count Real, chief 
of police under Napoleon ; to Emanuel Count De Grouchy, to General 
Desfurneaux, and to others, considerable tracts. Several citizens of New 
York became afterwards concerned in these tracts, on their own account, or 



* Jefferson deeds, C, p. 63. 
f Jefferson deeds, L, 153. 
Xlbul., L, 68. 
^Jeff. deeds, rec Aug. 13, 1S17. 



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as agents, and extensive conveyances were made; but as many of these were 
trusts not expressed, and referred to considerations not explained in the 
instruments of conveyance, or on record, an intelligent history of them can- 
not be at this time obtained, with sufficient conciseness for publication, 
should they be deemed of sufficient general interest. Among the lands con- 
veyed were the following : — 

To William and Gerardus Tost, June 3, 1825, for $17,000, 11,800 acres (with 3,503 acres 
excepted) in the present towns of Wilna and Diana; 6,500 acres were conveyed by one, and the 
6xecutors of the other of these, to T. S. Hammond, of Carthage, October 2, 1837, by two deeds, 
for $18,000. To Herman Le Roy and William Bayard, for $50,000, February 9, 1820, the interest 
of J. Le Ray in numerous contracts to settlers on great tract No. 4. To Francis Depau for 
f 23,280, and $15,000, by two conveyances, a large tract in Alexandria, adjoining St. Lawrence 
■County. To Cornelia Juhel, October 9, 1821, numerous lots, and to many others. 

In 1 818 Joseph Bonaparte, who in the United States assumed the title of 
Count de Survilliers,* was induced to enter into a bargain with Le Ray, 
by which he agreed to receive in trust, with a warranty, the conveyance of 
150,000 acres of land, including 74,624 acres of the Antwerp Company 
lands, to be taken in the most remote and unsettled portions, and at the same 
time Mr. Le Ray received certain diamonds and real estate, the whole rated 
at $120,000, and to be refunded in 1830, unless he should agree to accept 
before that time the title of a part of these lands. A trust deed, with cove- 
nant and warranty, was accordingly passed, December 21, 18 18, to Peter S. 
Duponceau, the confidential agent of the Count, for 150,260 acres, with the 
exception of such tracts not exceeding 32,260 acres, as might have been con- 
veyed or contracted to actual settlers. This deed included the greater part 
of Diana, two tiers of lots from the southeast side of Antwerp, the whole of 
Wilna and Philadelphia, a small piece south of Black River, where it makes 
a node across the Chassanis line into No. 4, a tract of four lots wide and 
seven long from Le Ray, and nine lots from the easterly range in Theresa. 
It was recorded with a defeasance appended, in which it is declared a secu- 
rity for $120,000 as above stated, and it provided for an auction sale of lands 
to meet this obligation.! Diamonds having fallen to half their former price 
the fact was made the subject of complaint ; and in 1820 the Count agreed 
to accept 26,840 acres for the nominal sum of $40,260. These lands lay in 
the most remote portion of No. 4, and Mr. Le Ray, in a letter to one of the 
Antwerp Company, dated April 9, 182 1, complimented the Count upon his 
taste in selecting a " tract abounding in picturesque landscapes, whose re- 
mote and extensive forests, affording retreat to game, would enable him to es- 
tablish a great hunting ground; qualities of soil and fitness for settlers were 
only secondary considerations. * * * He regrets, notwithstanding, that 

* This personage, who held successively the thrones of Naples and Spain, was born 
in the island of Corsica, in 1768, being the next older brother of Napoleon I. His resi- 
dence in this country was as an exile, and he returned to Europe as soon as political events 
permitted. 

f Lewis County records. 



42 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



thus far he has not been able to find among the 26,000 acres of land a pla- 
teau of 200 acres of land to build his house upon, but he intends keeping up 
his researches this summer." The Count subsequently commenced an estab- 
lishment near the present village of Alpina in Diana, where a small clearing 
was made, but this was soon abandoned. 

October 29, 1823, Le Ray conveyed to William H. Harrison, in trust for 
the Antwerp Company, for $50,000, two ranges of lots in Antwerp, next to 
Lewis County, subject to the mortgage of Duponceau, with a large amount 
of lands in Lewis County. Meanwhile an act was procured, November 27, 
1824, allowing Charles Joseph Xavier Knyfif, Charles Joseph Geelhand Dela- 
faille, Jean Joseph Reinier Osy, Pierre Joseph De Caters, and Jean Joseph 
Pinson, as trustees of the Antwerp Company, to take and hold lands, and to 
them Harrison conveyed the above tracts. Duponceau and Bonaparte sub- 
sequently released a large tract and took a title of 81,180 acres. The his- 
tory of these transactions may be traced in the recorded conveyances. James 
Le Ray, December 31, 1823, conveyed to his son Vincent all his lands in 
Jefferson County, and by a similar conveyance his lands in Lewis County for 
the benefit of his creditors. 

July 16, 1825, Duponceau executed to Joseph Bonaparte (who, by an act 
of March 31, 1825, had been empowered to hold lands) a deed of all the 
rights he had acquired in the above conveyances. Bonaparte, by an instru- 
ment dated July 14, 1832, made Joseph Raphineau his attorney to deed 
lands contracted by Joseph Boyer, his land agent. In June, 1835, he sold 
to John La Farge, for $80,000, all the interest of Count SurviUiers in lands 
in this and Lewis counties. 

In October, 1824, the Antwerp Company appointed J, N. Rottiers their 
agent to receive and convey lands, and he was directed, by parties interested 
in claims, to commence a prosecution against Le Ray, which was done. The 
extreme depression in the price of land and the total stop of sales which fol- 
lowed the completion of the Erie Canal, and the opening of the Western states 
to emigration, operated disastrously to all parties who had based their plans 
upon expectation of receipts from land sales ; and notwithstanding the es- 
tates of Mr. Le Ray were both extensive and valuable, he could not at that 
time encounter the combination of circumstances which bore so heavily upon 
all land-holders throughout the northern counties, and he found himself com- 
pelled to apply for the benefit of the insolvent act, and to surrender his es- 
tates to his son, in trust for his creditors. As a justification of his course he 
published, for distribution among his foreign creditors, a statement in which 
he vindicated in a satisfactory manner the course he had adopted, and set 
forth the kind and quantity of property at his disposal to meet his liabilities. 
He had at that time the following lands in this state : in Franklin County, 
30,758 acres, valued at $22,500; in St. Lawrence County, 73,947 acres, val- 
ued at $106,000; in Jefferson County, 143.500 acres, valued at $574,000; 
in Lewis County, 100,000 acres, valued at $133,000. 



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Of his Jefferson lands one eighth were subject to contracts of settlers, upon 
which were three gristmills, three saw-mills, and various clearings, with; 
buildings. At Le Raysville were a grist-mill, storehouses, etc., valued at 
$26,000, and in Pennsylvania, Otsego County, and in France other proper- 
ties of large amounts. In closing up his business a large amount of land was 
confirmed to Vincent Le Ray, and the settlement of affairs was so managed. 
as to satisfy in full the claims of American creditors, 

A considerable amount of the Antwerp Company's lands, remaining in 
scattered parcels, was sold in 1828 by the agent to John La Farge, but this 
sale was subsequently set aside by the Court of Chancery, and February 15, 
1836, 24,230 acres, being most of the remaining lands of the company, and 
situated in Theresa, Antwerp, Alexandria, and Orleans, were sold to Samuel 
Stocking, of Utica, and Norris M. Woodruff, of Watertown, for $1 per acre. 
William H. Harrison acted in the latter sale as the agent of the company. 

Mr. La Farge, July 28, 1846, sold to Charles L. Faverger, for $48,513, a 
tract embracing the two eastern ranges of lots in Antwerp, and 122 lots in 
Diana, excepting parts previously conveyed, amounting to 48,513 acres. 
William Constable, December 18, 1792, conveyed to Samuel Ward, for 
j^ 100,000, 1,280,000 acres, it being the whole of Macomb's Purchase in Nos. 
5 and 6, out of which was excepted 25,000 acres sold to William Inman. 
Samuel Ward, December 20, 1792, conveyed to Thomas Boylston (of Boston), 
for ;^2o,ooo, a tract commencing at the extreme southern angle of Lewis 
County as now bounded, running thence to the mouth of Salmon River, and 
along the lake to Black River, and up that stream to the north bounds of the 
present town of Leyden, and thence to the place of beginning. The course 
of Black River was then supposed to be nearly direct from the High Falls to 
the lake, and this tract was believed to contain about 400,000 acres, but 
when surveyed around by William Cockburn & Son, in 1794, it was found to 
include 817,155 acres ! Ward also sold 210,000 acres to John Julius Anger- 
stein, a wealthy merchant of London, which the latter afterwards sold to 
Gov. John Brown, of Providence, R. I., and which has been commonly 
called Brown's tract, and is yet mostly a wilderness. He also sold 50,000 
acres and 25,000 acres to William Inman, who afterwards figured largely in 
the titles of Lewis County; with the exception of the 685,000 acres thus 
conveyed to Boylston, Angerstein, and Inman he reconveyed, February 27, 
1793, the remainder to Constable. 

On May 21, 1794, Boylston gave a deed of trust of 11 townships to 
George Lee, George Irving, and Thomas Latham, assignees of Lane, Son & 
Fraser, of London, and they conveyed them to John Johnson Phyn, of that 
place (June 2, 1794), in whom, by sundry conveyances and assurances in the 
law, the title became vested. April to, 1795, Phyn appointed William 
Constable his attorney to sell and convey any or all of the Boylston tract, 
who accordingly sold, July 15, 1795, (at $1 per acre, one-quarter paid down 
and the balance in five installments, with mortgage,) to Nicholas Low, Will- 



44 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



iam Henderson, Richard Harrison, and Josiah Ogden Hoffman, a tract of 
300,000 acres, since known as the Black River tract. This purchase com- 
prised Hounsfield, Watertown, Rutland, Champion, Denmark, Henderson, 
Adams, Rodman, Pinckney, Harrisburg, and Lowville. April i, 1796, 
Phyn confirmed this title. The tract was found by measurement to contain 
290,376 acres, to make up which deficiency Constable, in 1796. conveyed 
town No. 2 (Worth), excepting 948 acres in the southeast corner, which he 
reserved for himself. On the last mentioned date Phyn conveyed to Con- 
stable 401,000 acres, being the remainder of the Boylston tract. The pres- 
ent town of Lorraine is in this conveyance. 

William Constable gave his brother James a power of attorney to sell lands 
March 16, 1798, and, to secure the confidence of the Europeans, and others, 
in the validity of his title, he procured from Alexander Hamilton, Richard 
Harrison, J. O. Hoffman (attorney-general of the state), Daniel McKinnen, 
and other eminent lawyers a certificate that they had examined his convey- 
ances and believed them perfect. 

March 22, 1797, Constable conveyed to Marvel Ellis, of Troy, the town 
of Ellisburgh, in accordance with an agreement dated April 11, 1796, except 
3,000 acres, conveyed March 17, 1797, to Robert Brown and Thomas Eddy, 
in the southwest corner of the town. This town was long without a resident 
agent, and from being settled by squatters it acquired the name of No 
God. In June, 1804, Brown and Eddy sold half of this tract to General 
Scriba, and the latter to William Bell. The remainder was exchanged for a 
farm in New Jersey by Lord Bollingbroke. Ellis's purchase, according to 
Medad Mitchell's survey of August, 1795, ^^^ 5i>840 acres, but by a sub- 
sequent survey of B. Wright it covered 52,834 acres. A part of No. 10 
(Sandy Creek) was conveyed November 16, 1796, to Mrs. H, M. Colden, 
for the Earl of Selkirk. Ellis, on the day of his purchase, mortgaged it for 
the payment, and in 1801 he became insolvent. In January, 1802, Con- 
stable filed a bill in chancery, against Ellis and his creditors, to foreclose to 
equity of redemption. May 22, 1803, William Constable died, and his exec- 
utors, James Constable, John McVickar, and Hezekiah B. Pierrepont, were 
advised that the title was perfected by the answer to the bill in chancery, but, 
to put all questions forever at rest, they deemed it advisable to proceed to 
foreclose. It was accordingly advertised and sold under the direction of 
Thomas Cooper, master in chancery, at the Tontine Coffee House, New 
York, March i, 1804, to Daniel McCormick. On March 2 the executors of 
Constable conveyed the town to McCormick, and on the 3d the latter recon- 
veyed to the executors. On April 26, 18 19, a deed of release from the heirs 
of William Constable was executed to H. B. Pierrepont, from whom the title 
of the unsold portions passed to his son, William C. Pierrepont, who in like 
manner acquired the title of Lorraine from Constable. 

The II towns were divided by ballot between the company, August 5, 
1796, Harrison and Hoffman receiving numbers i, 4, 5, 8, and 10, or Houns- 



LAND TITLES. 45 



field, Champion, Denmark, Rodman, and Harrisburg, and 1,283 acres of 
Constable's, No. 2 (Worth), which had been added to make up the amount 
purchased, and was used in " making change " ; Low received 2, 7, and 11, 
or Watertown, Adams, and Lowville, with 1,576 acres of the present town of 
Worth ; and Henderson 3, 6, and 9, or Rutland, Henderson, and Pinckney, 
with 649 acres in Worth. 

These proprietors disposed of their towns as follows ; No. i was sold, the 
north half to Henry Champion and Lemuel Storrs, June 30, 1797, and the 
south part (15,913 acres) to Peter Kemble and Ezra Hounsfield, for $4,000, 
March 10, 1801, who sold to actual settlers through the agency of Elisha 
Camp. The sales of the north part will be given in our account of that town. 
Nos. 2, 7, and 11 were sold by S. Stow, M. S. Miller, and 1. W. Bostwick, of 
Lowville, agents for Low. No. 3 was first partly conveyed to actual settlers 
by Asher Miller and Abel French, when the remaining interest of Henderson 
was conveyed to Dr. Isaac Bronson, of Greenfield, Conn., who gave its 
agency to his brother, Ethel Bronson, with whom it continued till death, 
when it was transferred to George White, who completed the settlements 
with settlers. No. 4 was sold to Champion and Storrs (with the north half 
of i), and by N. Hubbard and A. Lathrop, agents, it was sold to settlers. 
No. 6 began to settle under the same agent as No. 3. In 1806 Jesse Hop- 
kins was appointed agent, and continued about 15 years. Certain lots, 
amounting to 5,716 acres, were sold to Isaac Bronson, June 10, 1807, for 
$10,003.44, and settled by the agents of the latter. No. 8 was settled for 
the proprietors by I. W. Bostwick, agent at Lowville. Harrison and Hoff- 
man continued tenants in common of 5, 8, and 10, until May i, 1805. In 
July, i8og, an instrument was executed securing certain interests of Hoff- 
man to Thomas L. Ogden and Abijah Hammond, and on January 5, 1810, 
Hoffman conveyed to Harrison his interest in these towns. 

The greater part of township 2 (Worth) fell to the share of Harrison and 
Hoffman. It was laid out by Medad Mitchell in 1795 ; and December 23, 
1797, these proprietors made a partition, and Harrison conveyed the north 
half to Hoffman, who, July 16, 1798, made a conveyance to Daniel McCor- 
mick and Charles Smith, in trust, to sell and convey and to keep the money 
until certain debts were paid. Several subsequent transfers were made, which 
are not deemed of sufficient public interest to trace. The title to the south 
part remained with Harrison many years. 

The boundaries of the Eleven Towns were surveyed by Benjamin Wright, 
in April and May, 1796, and the notes from his field book* formed the first 
accurate data possessed in relation to the country south of Black River. 

The islands in the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario were included in 
the original contract to Macomb, with the state, of June 22, 1791, but from 
the uncertainty about the boundary they were not patented till long after. 



See HoMgh's History of Jefferson Cotutty, p. 64. 



46 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



The claim of Macomb passed to Daniel McCormick, and was recognized by 
the commissioners of the land office January 28, 1814, when they directed 
the surveyor-general to survey such islands as were clearly within the limits 
of the state, at the expense of the owner, and a release of damage was to be 
granted, should the lands so laid out hereafter be included in Canada, upon 
the running of the boundary. McCormick sold his interest to D. A. and T. L. 
Ogden, which was also sanctioned by the commissioners, May 14, 181 7. For 
running the boundary agreed upon by the treaty of Ghent Gen. Peter B. 
Porter was appointed commissioner and Samuel Hawkins agent for the 
United States, and John Ogilvie commissioner on the part of Great Britain, 
who met at St. Regis, and, after carefully ascertaining the line of 45° north 
latitude, by a series of astronomical observations, proceeded thence in two 
parties, one to Lake Champlain and the other up the river. In 1818 the lat- 
ter had reached Ogden's Island, and in 1819 their labors were completed. 
Patents were issued for the islands as follows : — 

All the islands in the state, between a line drawn at right angles to the 
river, from the village of Morristown, and a meridian drawn through the 
western point of Grindstone Island, to Elisha Camp, February 15, 1823. 
These islands contained 15,402.9 acres, of which Grindstone Island contained 
5,291, Wells or Wellesly Island 8,068, and Indian Hut Island 369 acres, 
with several smaller ones without names. Patents were also issued to Camp 
on the same day to Stony Island, 1,536 acres; Calf Island, 34.8 acres; Little 
Galloe Island, 48.8 acres; the most of Galloe Island, 2,216.2 acres; and 
Willow Island, half an acre. A patent to the United States, for 30.75 and 
five acres on Galloe Island, was issued December 11, 18 19, and to Melanch- 
thon T. Woolsey, November 3, 1823, for Gull Island, 6.5 acres, and Snake 
Island, 1.4 acres. Cherry Island, in Chaumont Bay, 108.4 acres > Grenadier 
Island, 1,290 acres; and Fox Island, 257.5 acres, were patented to Hezekiah 
B. Pierrepont and others October i, 1824. Five hundred acres on the west- 
ern part of Carleton Island weie patented to Charles Smyth, October 2, 1828. 
A partition deed was executed between Pierrepont, and Joshua Waddington 
and Thomas L. Ogden, November 10, 1824, by which the former received 
Grenadier and Cherry islands. They were sold February 19, 1825, for 
$7,000, to William and Gerardus Post, of New York. These islands had 
been occupied many years by squatters, who with great reluctance yielded 
possession. The jurisdiction of a part of Galloe Island was ceded by the 
legislature to the United States for a lighthouse, by an act of April 21, 1818;. 
that of Tibbets Point (about three acres), January 25, 1827 ; that of Horse 
Island, April 26, 1831 ; and a part of Carleton Island, June 21, 1853. In 
these cessions the state retains concurrent civil and criminal jurisdiction. 



BENCH AND BAR. 47 



BENCH AND BAR OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. 

BY LUTHER J. DORWIN. 

A review of the bench and bar of the county of Jefferson would be incom- 
plete without a brief history of the courts as existing at the time of its organ- 
ization, their origin, jurisdiction, their officers, and how they were appointed. 

The tracing back the courts to their origin has required much time and 
patient investigation, and in the space limited for this article but little more 
than a brief synopsis of their history can be given. Reference to the source 
of authority will be given so that the reader whose curiosity may desire the 
details, and who may be interested in the judicial history of the state, can 
obtain the desired information. 

The administration of justice in this county at the time of its organization. 
and thereafter was part of the judicial system of the whole state, differing in 
many essentials from that now in force. It may be stated here that the 
source of information from which the writer has derived most of the facts 
here related is the account of the Judicial Organization of the State, and of 
its tribunals, from the time of its settlement by the Dutch in 1623 until the 
adoption of the state constitution of 1846, written by Hon. Charles P. Daly, 
one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the city of New York,, 
and published introductory in the first volume of E. D. Smith's report of 
cases argued and determined in the Court of Common Pleas of the city of 
New York. 

Courts had existed in the colony of New York prior to 1682, but in that 
year Dongan was appointed governor. In Dongan the power to create courts 
was vested, as also the power to convene a general representative assembly, 
and one was convened to whom Dongan left the matter of creating the courts. 

The Assembly met in 1683, and on October 30th of that year passed " The 
Charter of Liberties and Privileges granted by his Eoyal Highness to the in- 
habitants of New York and its dependences," a copy of which is in the 
appendix No. 2, of 2 Rev. Laws of 18 13. 

They also passed an act dividing the provinces of New York into 12 coun- 
ties, a copy of which is also in the foregoing appendix, marked No. 3. This 
was passed and approved November i, 1683. On October 29, 1683, they 
passed an act to settle courts of justice, a copy of which is in the foregoing 
appendix, marked No. 4. The courts thus established were in operation to 
the year 169 1. In 1688 Dongan was recalled and Lieutenant-Governor 
Nicholson acted as governor until the arrival of Governor Stoughton in 
1691. In the same year he convened a representative assembly, and being 
under the impression that none of the acts of the General Assembly of 1683 
and 1684 had been affirmed by James, and were therefore null and void, they 
passed an act for the general judicial organization of the province. By this 



.48 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



I 



act the present Supreme Court was created; also justices of the peace in 
the several towns in place of town courts, and created a Court of Common 
Pleas for each county except New York and Albany ; and Courts of General 
Sessions of the Peace for each of the counties, and made the same provision 
for a Court of Chancery which had been made by the act of 1683. These 
courts thus organized continued down to the Revolution, and the adoption of 
the constitution of 1777, without material change. In a note to Judge Daly's 
article he says: "This act will be found in the first edition of the colonial 
laws printed by Bradford in 1694, the only perfect copy of which now sup- 
posed to exist is in the library of a private gentleman in New York. It has 
also been reprinted in the appendix to 2 Paine & Duer's Practice, 715." It 
is deemed of sufficient importance to reprint it here as an appendix to this 
article, together with the introductory remarks by Paine and Duer. By this 
act it was provided that there should be one judge with three justices in each 
CQunty, appointed and commissioned to hold the same Court of Pleas, three 
whereof to be a quorum, " and that the several and respective courts hereby 
established shall have jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine all actions, or 
causes of actions, and all matters and things and causes tryable at the com- 
mon law of what nature or kind soever." It also provided that there should 
be appointed and commissioned for that purpose one clerk of the court to 
draw, enter, and keep the records, etc.; one marshal, or crier of the court, to 
call the jurors and proclaim the commands and orders of the court. It also 
established a Supreme Court of Judicature, and "that there be five justices 
at least appointed and commissioned to hold the same court, two whereof, 
together with one chief justice, to be a quorum," which Supreme Court " is 
hereby fully empowered and authorized to have cognizance of all Pleas, 
Civil, criminal, and mixt, as fully and amply to all intents and purposes what- 
soever as the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer within 
their Majesties Kingdom of England have or ought to have." 

And it was further provided "that all and every of the justices or judges 
of the several courts thereby established be and thereby were sufficiently 
empowered to make, order, and establish all such rules and orders for the 
more orderly practicing and proceeding in the said courts as fully and amply, 
to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as all or any of the said judges of the 
several courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer in England 
legally do." 

By this act a Court of Chancery was established, and it was provided " that 
the Governor and Council be the said High Court of Chancery, and have and 
keep the said court, and that the governor may depute, nominate, and 
appoint in his stead a Chancellor and be assisted with such other persons of 
the council as shall by him be thought fit and convenient, together with all 
necessary officers, clerks, and registers as to the said High Court of Chancery 
are needful." 

These courts remained practically unchanged and constituted the judicial 



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tribunals of the state down to the adoption of the first constitution of this 
state in 1777. This constitution made no change in the organization or 
jurisdiction of either of these courts. It provided for the appointment of all 
their officers, — that of chancellor, judges of the Supreme Court, and the first 
judge of every County Court by the governor, and to hold their offices during 
good behavior, or until they shall respectively attain the age of 60 years ; 
that sheriffs and coroners be thus annually appointed, but no one person to 
hold either of said offices more than four years successively; that the 
registers and clerks in chancery be appointed by the chancellor, the clerks of 
the Supreme Court by the judges of said court ; all attorneys thereafter to 
be appointed by the court and licensed by the first judge of the court in which 
they shall respectively plead or practice, and be regulated by the rules and 
orders of the said courts. It further provided that new commissions shall be 
issued to judges of the county courts (other than to the first judge) and to 
justices of the peace, one at least in every three years. By this constitution 
a court for the trial of impeachments and the correction of errors was for the 
first time established, — familiarly known as the " Court of Errors," — which 
continued as thus organized until the constitution of 1846. 

The counties of Jefferson and Lewis were organized in one act passed 
March 28, 1805. In this act were the following provisions, viz.: Sec. 4. 
" And be it further enacted, That there shall be held in and for the said 
counties of Jefferson and Lewis, respectively, a Court of Common Pleas and 
General Sessions of the Peace, and that there shall be two terms of the said 
courts in each of the counties respectively in every year, to commence and 
end as follows, that is to say: The first term of the said court in the said 
county of Jefferson shall begin on the second Tuesday of June in every year, 
and may continue to be held until the Saturday following, inclusive, and the 
second term of the said court in the said county of Jefferson shall begin on 
the second Tuesday in December in every year, and may continue to be held 
until the Saturday following, inclusive. Similar provisions as to Lewis 
County. And provided further, That the first of the said courts in each of 
the said counties should be held on the second Tuesday of December next. 
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted. That no Circuit Court, or Court of Oyer 
and Terminer, and General Gaol dehvery shall be held in either of the said 
counties of Jefferson and Lewis until the same shall, in the opinion of the 
justices of the Supreme Court, become necessary." 

The courts as thus organized continued until the adoption of the second 
constitution of this state, which took effect January i, 1823. By this consti- 
tution the Supreme Court consisted of a chief justice and two justices. It 
further provided that the state be divided by law into a convenient number 
of circuits, not less than four nor exceeding eight, subject to alteration by 
the legislature from time to time, as the public good may require ; " for each 
of which a circuit judge shall be appointed in the same manner and hold his 
office by the same tenure as the justices of the Supreme Court, and who shall 



50 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



possess the powers of justices of the Supreme Court at chambers, and in the 
trial of issues joined in the Supreme Court ; and in courts of Oyer and 
Terminer and gaol delivery and such equity powers may be vested in said 
circuit judges, or in the county courts, or in such other subordinant courts 
as the legislature may by law direct, subject to the appellate jurisdiction of 
the chancellor." It further provided that the judges of county courts should 
hold their offices for five years. 

Under this constitution an act was passed by the legislature of this state, 
April 17, 1823, dividing the state into eight circuits, corresponding with the 
then senatorial districts, and providing for the appointment of judges for said 
circuits, and defining their powers and jurisdiction. By this act it was further 
provided that the said circuit judges shall have, within the limits of their re- 
spective circuits, concurrent jurisdictions with the chancellor of this state of 
all matters and causes in equity of every description and character, subject, 
however, in all cases, to the appellate jurisdiction of the chancellor. The 
courts thus organized remained uncharged down to the constitution of 1846. 

On the nth day of December, 1805, the following persons took and filed 
their oaths as attorneys before Henry Coffeen, clerk, viz.: Augustus Sacket, 
Moss Kent, Samuel C. Kannady, Benjamin Skinner, and Egbert Ten Eyck. 
And on the nth day of June, 1806, Elisha Camp took and filed his oath as 
such, and on the loth day of December, 1806, Thomas Y. Howe did the same. 
Augustus Sacket was appointed first judge of the Common Pleas, and on the 
25th day of March, 1807, he qualified as such by taking and filing the follow- 
ing oaths, which, as a specimen of what was required, not only by attorneys, 
but by all office-holders, are given here, viz.: — 

" I, Augustus Sacket, do solemnly and sincerely swear and declai-e that I will support the 
Constitution of the United States. 

"Augustus Sacket. 

"Taken and subscribed this 25 day of March, 1807, before me, Perley Keyes, one of the 
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Jefferson." 

"I, Aiigustus Sacket, do solemnly, without any mental reservation or equivocation what- 
soever, swear and declare that I renounce and abjure all allegiance and subjection to all and 
every foreign king, prince, potentate, and state in all matters, ecclesiastical as well as civil, and 
that I will bear faith and true allegiance to the State of New York as a free and independent 
State. 

" Augustus Sacket. 

"Taken and subscribed this 25 day of March, 1807, before me, Perley Keyes, one of the 
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Jefferson." 

"I, Augustus Sacket, do solemnly swear and declare that I will, to the best of my know- 
ledge and ability, execute the office of First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for 
the County of Jefferson, according to the constitution and laws of the State of New York, in 
defence of the freedom and independence thei-eof, and for the maintenance of liberty and the 
distribution of Justice among the citizens of the said state without any fear, favor, partiality, 
affection, or hope of reward. 

" Augustus Sacket. 

"Taken and subscribed this 25 day of March, 1807, before me, Perley Keyes, one of the 
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Jefferson," 



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The first term of the County Court, of which there is any record, was held 
on the second Tuesday of May, 1807, at the school-house next south of 
Jonathan Cowan's mill, in the town of Watertown. Present, Augustus 
Sacket, first judge; Joshua Bealls, Perley Keyes, judges ; Thomas White, 
assistant justice. 

Samuel Whittlesey was at this time district attorney. The attorneys who 
appeared in court at this time were Isaac W. Bostwick, Samuel C. Kannady, 
Benjamin Skinner, Elisha Camp, Samuel Whittlesey, and John Kirkland. 
As at this time no judgments were entered on default in vacation the record 
was a very good indication of the business and standing of attorneys. 

The next term of the court was held at the same place on the second 
Tuesday of August, 1807, before the same judges. At this term the name 
of Thomas Y. Howe, Amos Benedict, and Moss Kent appeared as attorneys 
on the record. At this term of the court the gaol liberties were estab- 
lished, and also the following order was entered, viz.: — 

"Ordered that the present rules of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New 
York for the admission of attorneys and counsellors be adopted by this court, except the dis- 
tinction between attorneys and counsellors, and excepting that attorneys and counsellors from 
other states shall not be admitted to practice as attorneys or counsellors of this court unless 
such attorney or attorneys, counsellor or counsellors, shall produce a certificate from a regu- 
larly practicing attorney of this court of having served a regular clerkship for the term of 
three years in the office of said attorney." 

The records of the court were often imperfectly kept. At some of the 
terms there is no record of the judges holding the same; and until about the 
year 18 15 there is no record of any order admitting attorneys to practice. 
Their names have been obtained from their oaths as such, found on file, and, 
in some instances, from their appearing upon the records in the trial of cases 
as such attorneys. In the Supreme Court an attorney was required to prac- 
tice three years before he could be admitted to practice as a counselor. The 
admission as attorney did not entitle him to try or argue causes in court. But 
in the Common Pleas the admission as attorney was also an admission to 
practice as counselor. 

The knowledge of the courts, by whom held, both of the Common Pleas 
and of the Supreme Court, now possessed by the community, is derived 
wholly by tradition, and is very indefinite. As much speculation and curi- 
osity is often manifested as to the same it is deemed proper to give here the 
terms of the courts, and when and by whom held, both of the Common 
Pleas and the Supreme Court, from the organization of the county in 1805 
to the time the constitution of 1846 went into operation; the names of the 
attorneys admitted during that time; and the various officers of the court, so 
far as may be gleaned from the records. The acts of the legislature chang- 
ing the time of holding the terms is not noticed, being essential only as ac- 
counting for the variation from the act of organization of the courts. 

First, to continue the history of the Common Pleas and General Sessions. 



52 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



December Term, 1807. — Joshua Bealls, Parley Keyes, judges ; Thomas 
White, Lyman Ellis, William Hunter, assistant justices. 

May Term, 1808. — Augustus Sacket, first judge; Joseph Clark, Thomas 
White, Lyman Ellis, judges. 

August Term, 1808. — Joshua Bealls, Joseph Clark, Thomas White, 
Lyman Ellis, judges. 

December Term, 1808. — Augustus Sacket, first judge; Joseph Clark, 
Joshua Bealls, Lyman Ellis, Thomas White, judges. 

May Term, 1809. — Same as December term, 1808, at school-house south of 
Jonathan Cowan's mill. 

July Term, 1809. — Court-House. Joseph Clark, Thomas White, Lyman 
Ellis, judges ; Curtis Hinds, William Hunter, assistant justices. 

October Term, 1809. — Joshua Bealls, Thomas White, Lyman Ellis, 
judges. 

March Term, 1810. — Joshua Bealls, Thomas White, Joseph Clark, Lyman 
Ellis, judges. 

July Term, 18 10. — Moss Kent, first judge, appeared and took his seat on 
Thursday. Other judges not named. 

October Term, 1810. — Moss Kent, first judge ; Joshua Bealls, Joseph 
Clark, Thomas White, Lyman Ellis, judges. 

March Term, 1811. — Moss Kent, first judge; Joseph Clark, Thomas 
White, judges. 

July Term, i8ii. — Moss Kent, first judge ; Joseph Clark, Thomas White, 
judges. 

October Term, 1811. — Moss Kent, first judge; Joseph Clark, Joshua 
Bealls, Lyman Ellis, judges. 

March Term, 181 2. — Moss Kent, first judge; Joseph Clark, Thomas White, 
Joshua Bealls, Lyman Ellis, judges. 

July Term, 181 2. — Moss Kent, first judge; Joseph Clark, Thomas White, 
Joshua Bealls, Lyman Ellis, judges. 

October Term, 1812. — Moss Kent, first judge; Joseph Clark, Eliphalet 
Edmonds, judges. 

March Term, 18 13. — Moss Kent, first judge ; Joshua Bealls, Lyman Ellis, 
Abel Cole, judges. 

July Term, 1813. — The only caption to the proceedings at this term is 
simply as July Term, 1813, and no date can be found in any of the proceed- 
ings. But in the records of the General Sessions held at the same time the 
following names appear: Ethel Bronson, John Brown, Noadiah Hubbard, 
Jabez Foster, judges. 

October Term, 1813. — Moss Kent, first judge; Ethel Bronson, Jabez 
Foster, judges. 

March Term, 1814. — Jabez Foster, John Brown, Noadiah Hubbard, judges. 

July Term, 181 4. — Moss Kent, first judge; Jabez Foster, Ethel Bronson,. 
judges. 



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October Term, 1814. — Jabez Foster, Noadiah Hubbard, Wolcott Hub- 
bell, William Baker, judges. 

March Term, 1815. — Joshua Bealls, Joseph Clark, Lyman Ellis, Abel 
Cole, judges. 

July Term, 1815, — Present, Joshua Bealls, Joseph Clark, Lyman Ellis,. 
Samuel Whittlesey, judges. 

October Term, 1815. — Present, Moss Kent, first judge; Joshua Bealls, 
Joseph Clark, Lyman Ellis, Abel Cole, judges. 

March Term, 18 16. — Present, Joseph Clark, Joshua Bealls, Lyman Ellis, 
Eliphalet Edmonds, judges. 

First Tuesday in July, 1816. — Joseph Clark, Joshua Bealls, Lyman Ellis, 
judges. The attorneys of record at this term were C. E. Clarke, Amos Hol- 
ton, M. Sterling, H. Emerson, T. C. Chittenden, S. Beardsley, J. Butterfield,^ 
Ten Eyck & Channing (admitted March 12, 1812), Ely & Camp, D. W. 
Bucklin, G. Smith, L. Munson. B. Wright, I. W. Bostwick, Bostwick & TaL 
cott, A. Lathrop, Wardwell & Rossiter, Ela Collins, J. P. Rossiter. 

October Term, 1816. — Joshua Bealls, Joseph Clark, Lyman Ellis, Abel 
Cole, judges; Amasa Trowbridge, assistant justice. 

December Term, 1816. — Same judges. 

March Term, 181 7. — Same judges. 

July Term, 1817. — Joseph Clark, Lyman Ellis, judges ; Amasa Trowbridge, 
assistant justice. 

October Term, 1817. — Joseph Clark, Lyman Ellis, Abel Cole, judges. 

December Term, 181 7. — Joseph Clark, Lyman Ellis, Abel Cole, judges. 

March Term, 1818. — Elijah Fields, Lyman Ellis, William Robinson, 
Amasa Trowbridge, judges. 

July, 181 8. — Amasa Trowbridge, Calvin McKnight, Lyman Ellis, judges. 

December Term, 18 18. — Amasa Trowbridge, William Robinson, Lyman 
Ellis, Abel Cole, judges. 

March Term, 18 19. — Abel Cole, Calvin McKnight, Aaron Palmer, judges. 

July, 1819. — Abel Cole, first judge; Calvin McKnight, Aaron Palmer, 
judges. 

October, 1819. — Same judges. 

December, 1819. — Abel Cole, first judge; William Robinson, Elijah Fields, 
judges. 

March Term, 1820. — Abel Cole, first judge; Hart Massey, Elijah Fields, 
judges. 

July Term, 1820. — Abel Cole, William Robinson, Hart Massey, Elijah 
Fields, judges. 

October Term, 1820. — William Robinson, Elijah Fields, S. C. Kannady, 
Hart Massey, judges. 

December Term, 1820. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Elijah Fields, S. C. 
Kannady, Hart Massey, judges. 
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March Term, 1821. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Joseph Hawkins, 
Hiram Steele, judges. 

July Term, 1821. — E. Ten Eyck, first judge; Hiram Steele, Richard 
Goodell, side judges. 

October Term, 1821. — Richard Goodell, Joseph Hawkins, Eliphalet Ed- 
monds, judges. 

December Term, 182 1. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Richard Goodell, 
Hiram Steele, judges. 

March Term, 1822. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Hiram Steele, Joseph 
Hawkins, judges. 

July Term, 1822. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Richard Goodell, Hiram 
Steele, judges. 

October Term, 1822. — E. Ten Eyck, first judge; Hiram Steele, Richard 
Goodell, Joseph Hawkins, judges. 

December Term, 1822. — E. Ten Eyck, first judge ; Hiram Steele, Joseph 
Hawkins, Eliphalet Edmonds, judges. 

March Term, 1823. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Zeno Allen, Joseph 
Hawkins, judges. 

July Term, 1823. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Joseph Hawkins, Zeno 
Allen, A. S. Greene, judges. 

October Term, 1823. — E. Ten Eyck, first judge; A. S. Greene, Joseph 
Hawkins, Zeno Allen, judges. 

December Term, 1823. — Zeno Allen, Joseph Hawkins, Eliphalet Ed- 
monds, Alpheus S. Greene, judges. 

March Term, 1824. — Zeno Allen, Alpheus S. Greene, Joseph Hawkins, 
judges. 

July Term, 1824. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Alpheus S. Greene, 
Joseph Hawkins, Zeno Allen, judges, 

October Term, 1824. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Zeno Allen, A, S. 
Greene, judges. 

December Term, 1824. — Zeno Allen, Joseph Hawkins, Daniel Wardwell, 
Alpheus S. Greene, judges. 

July Term, 1825. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Alpheus S. Greene, 
Daniel Wardwell, judges. 

October Term, 1825. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Zeno Allen, Danie 
Wardwell, A. S. Greene, judges. 

December Term, 1825. — Joseph Hawkins, Zeno Allen, Alpheus S. Greene, 
judges. 

March Term, 1826. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Zeno Allen, Alpheus 
S. Greene, Joseph Hawkins, judges. 

September Term, 1826. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Zeno Allen, Dan- 
iel Wardwell, Alpheus S. Greene, Joseph Hawkins, judges. 

December Term, 1826. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Daniel Wardwell, 
Alpheus S. Greene, Zeno Allen, judges. 



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February Term, 1827. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Joseph Hawkins, 
Zeno Allen, judges. 

June Term, 1827. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge; Joseph Hawkins, Zeno 
Allen, A. S. Greene, judges. 

September Term, 1827. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Zeno Allen, Dan- 
iel Wardwell, Joseph Hawkins, judges. 

December Term, 1827. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Daniel Wardwell, 
Zeno Allen, judges. 

February Term, 1828. — Egbert Ten Eyck, first judge ; Zeno Allen, Joseph 
Hawkins, judges ; Josiah Bealls, crier. 

June Term, 1828. — Daniel Wardwell, Zeno Allen, Alpheus S. Greene, 
judges. 

February Term, 1829. — Calvin McKnight, first judge ; George Brown, Jr., 
Zeno Allen, John Macumber, judges. 

June Term, 1829. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; Zeno Allen, George 
Brown, Benjamin Wright, judges. 

September Term, 1829. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; George Brown, 
Benjamin Wright, John Macumber, judges. 

December Term, 1829. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; George Brown, 
John Macumber, Zeno Allen, judges. 

February Term, 1830. — No judges recorded. 

June Term, 1830. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; George Brown, John 
Macumber, Zeno Allen, judges. 

September Term, 1830. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; Benjamin Wright, 
John Macumber, George Brown, Zeno Allen, judges. 

December Term, 1830. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; Benjamin Wright, 
George Brown, Zeno Allen, John Macumber, judges. 

February Term, 1831. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; Benjamin Wright, 
John Macumber, George Brown, Zeno Allen, judges. 

June Term, 1831. — Calvin McKnight, first judge; George Brown, Zeno 
Allen, John Macumber, Benjamin Wright, judges. 

September'Term, 183 1. — Same judges. 

December Term, 1831. — Same judges. 

February Term, 1832. — Same except B. Wright. 

June Term, 1832. — All judges as above. 

September Term, 1832. — All judges as above. 

December Term, 1832. — All judges as above. 

February Term, 1833. — All except B. Wright. 

May Term, 1833. — Present, Calvin McKnight, first judge ; George Brown, 
Zeno^ Allen, John Macumber, Benjamin Wright, judges. 

September Term, 1833. — Present, same judges. 

December Term, 1833. — Present, same judges. 

May Term, 1834. — Present, same judges. 

September Term, 1834. — Present, same judges. 



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December Term, 1834. — Present, same judges. 

February Term, 1835. — Present, same judges. 

May Term, 1835. — Present, same judges. 

September Term, 1835. — Present, same judges. 

December Term, 1835. — Present, same judges. 

February Term, 1836. — Present, same judges. 

May Term, 1836. — Present, same judges. 

September Term,* 1836. — Present, Calvin McKnight, first judge; John> 
Macumber, George Brown, judges. 

December Term, 1836. — Present, all the judges. 

February Term, 1837. — Present, all the judges. 

May Term, 1837. — Present, all the judges. 

September Term, 1837. — Present, all the judges. 

December Term, 1837. — Present, all the judges. 

February Term, 1838. — Present, all the judges. 

May Term, 1838. — No record of judges. 

September Term, 1838. — Present, all the judges. 

December Term, 1838. — Present, all the judges. 

February Term, 1839. — Present, all the judges. 

May Term, 1839. — Present, all the judges. 

September Term, 1839. — Present, all the judges. 

December Term, 1839. — Present, all the judges. 

February Term, 1840. — Present, Calvin McKnight, first judge; Zeno Allen,. 
George Brown, judges. 

May Term, 1840. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge; Egbert 
Ten Eyck, Marcellus K. Stowe, Eldridge G. Merrick, judges. 

September Term, 1840. — Present, same judges and Hiram Carpenter, 
judge. 

December Term, 1840. — Present, Egbert Ten Eyck, Marcellus K. Stowe,, 
Eldridge G. Merrick, Hiram Carpenter, judges. 

February Term, 1841. — Present, Egbert Ten Eyck, Hiram Carpenter, 
Marcellus K. Stowe, Eldridge G. Merrick, judges. 

May Term, 1841. — Present, Egbert Ten Eyck, Hiram Carpenter, Hiram 
Dewey, judges. 

September Term, 1841. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge; 
Egbert Ten Eyck, John Thurman, Hiram Dewey, Hiram Carpenter, judges. 

December Term, 1841. — Present, Egbert Ten Eyck, Hiram Carpenter,. 
John Thurman, Hiram Dewey, judges. 

February Term, 1842. — Present, Egbert Ten Eyck, John Thurman, Hiram 
Dewey, judges. 

May Term, 1S42. — Present, Hiram Carpenter, John Thurman, Hiram 
Dewey, judges. 

September Term, 1842. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge;; 
Hiram Carpenter, John Thurman, Hiram Dewey, judges. 



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December Term, 1842. — Present, Hiram Carpenter, Hiram Dewey, John 
Thurman, judges. 

February Term, 1843. — Present, John Thurman, Hiram Carpenter, Hiram 
Dewey, judges. 

May Term, 1843. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge; Hiram 
Carpenter, Hiram Dewey, George C. Sherman, John Thurman, judges. 

September Term, 1843. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge; 
George C. Sherman, John Thurman, Hiram Dewey, judges. 

December Term, 1843. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge ; John 
Thurman, George C. Sherman, Hiram Carpenter, judges. 

February Term, 1844. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge; 
Hiram Dewey, Hiram Carpenter, John Thurman, judges. 

May Term, 1844. — Present, Thomas C Chittenden, first judge ; Hiram 
Dewey, Hiram Carpenter, John Thurman, judges. 

September Term, 1844. — Present, John Thurman, Hiram Dewey, judges, 

December Term, 1844. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge 
Hiram Dewey, John Thurman, judges. 

February Term, 1845. — Present, Thomas C. Chittenden, first judge ; Jason 
Clark, Hiram Dewey, judges. 

May Term, 1845. — Present, Calvin Skinner, first judge; George C. Sher- 
man, Jason Clark, Hiram Dewey, John Thurman, judges. 

September Term, 1845. — Present, Calvin Skinner, first judge; Jason 
Clark, Hiram Dewey, John Thurman, judges. 

December Term, 1845. — Present, George C. Sherman, Jason Clark, 
Hiram Dewey, John Thurman, judges. 

February Term, 1846. — Present, Calvin Skinner, first judge; John Thur- 
man, judge. 

May Term, 1846. — Present, Calvin Skinner, first judge ; George C. Sher- 
man, Jason Clark, Joseph Boyer, judges. 

September Term, 1846. — Present, Calvin Skmner, first judge; George C. 
Sherman, Jason Clark, Joseph Boyer, Thomas Waite, judges. 

December Term, 1846. — Present, Calvin Skinner, first judge; George C. 
Sherman, Jason Clark, Joseph Boyer, Thomas Waite, judges. 

February Term, 1847. — Present, Calvin Skinner, first judge; Jason Clark, 
Joseph Boyer, George C. Sherman, judges. 

May Term, 1847. — Present, Calvin Skinner, first judge ; George C. Sher- 
man, Jason Clark, Joseph Boyer, judges. 

The next term of the court was held under the constitution of 1846, when 
the name was changed from Common Pleas to the Jeff"erson County Court, 
and was held by Robert Lansing, the first judge elected under that constitu- 
tion. 



58 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



SUPREME COURT. 

The first Supreme Court held in Jefferson County was on June 17, 1807, 
at the same place where the Court of Common Pleas was held. Present^ 
Hon. Smith Thompson, justice; ' Augustus Sacket, Joshua Bealls, Perley 
Keyes, judges; Lyman Ellis, assistant justice. 

The second, in June, 1808. — Present, Chief Justice Kent; Joseph Clark,. 
Augustus Sacket, Thomas White, judges; Corhs Hinds, assistant justice. 

The third, in June, 1809. — Present, Hon. Joseph C. Yates, justice ; Joseph 
Clark, Joshua Bealls, Thomas White, judges. 

The fourth, in June, 1810. — Present, Ambrose Spencer, justice; Joseph 
Clark, Joshua Bealls, Lyman Ellis, judges. 

The fifth, in June, 181 1. — Present, William W. Van Ness, justice; Joseph 
Clark, Lyman Ellis, Joshua Bealls, judges. 

The sixth, in June, 181 2. — Present, Smith Thompson, justice. There is 
no record of the attendance of any of the county judges at this term. 

The seventh, in June, 181 3. — Present, Joseph C. Yates, justice; Jabez 
Foster, John Brown, Ethel Bronson, judges. 

The eighth, in June, 1814. — Present, William W. Van Ness, justice; Moss 
Kent, Jabez Foster, judges. 

The ninth, in June, 1815. — Present, Ambrose Spencer, justice; Moss Kent^ 
Joseph Clark, judges. 

The tenth, in June, 1816. — Present, William W. Van Ness, justice; Joseph 
Clark, Moss Kent, judges. 

The eleventh, in June, 1817. — Present, Smith Thompson, justice: Joseph 
Clark, Abel Cole, judges. 

The twelfth, in June, 1818. — Present, Jonas Piatt, justice; Abel Cole, 
Amasa Trowbridge, judges. 

The thirteenth, in June, 18 19. — Present, Joseph C. Yates, justice; Calvin 
McKnight, Aaron Palmer, William Robinson, judges. 

The fourteenth must have been in 1820, but the record is blank; probably 
no record was ever made. 

The fifteenth, in June, 1821. — Present, Jonas Piatt, justice; Egbert Ten 
Eyck, Hiram Steele, judges. 

The sixteenth, in June, 1822. — Present, Ambrose Spencer, chief justice; 
Egbert Ten Eyck, Richard Goodell, Hiram Steele, judges. 

This brings us down to the circuit courts held under the constitution 
which took effect January i, 1823. Under this constitution Nathan Will- 
iams was appointed circuit judge for the fifth judicial district, on April 21, 
1823, and continued to serve as such until the appointment in his place of 
Samuel Beardsley, April 19, 1834. It does not appear from the record that 
he ever officiated as such judge, and is supposed to have resigned or not to 
have accepted the appointment, for, on May 7, 1834, Hiram Denio was ap- 



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59 



pointed such judge in his place. He officiated until April, 1838. Isaac H, 
Bronson was appointed in the place of Hiram Denio, who resigned on ac- 
count of ill health. Bronson was then a member of Congress from this 
district, and whose vote was wanted in Congress to sustain the administration 
of Martin Van Buren as President ; and for this reason he decHned to accept 
the appointment. In the fall of 1838 he was a candidate for reelection, and 
was defeated. He was subsequently appointed by Van Buren as judge of the 
United States Circuit Court of Florida. He left Watertown and thereafter 
resided in Florida during the remainder of his life. On July 17, 1838, Philo 
Gridley was appointed circuit judge for this district, and immediately entered 
upon the duties thereof; and continued to act as such circuit judge and 
vice-chancellor until July, 1847, when the constitution of 1846 went into 
effect. 

Nathan Williams, circuit judge, held the June and December circuits in 
each year, commencing in June, 1823, to the June circuit, 1830. 

In March, 1829, Esek Cowan, circuit judge, held a court here, at which was 
tried an indictment against three Gillinghams for a nuisance in obstructing 
Perch River. They were convicted and the sheriff directed to remove the 
obstruction. 

At the June Term of this circuit, in 1828, Henry Evans was tried and con- 
victed of murder, and was sentenced to be, and was, hanged on the 2 2d 
of August : H. H. Coffeen, sheriff, Robert Lansing, district attorney, and 
Charles E. Clark for the people; Sterling & Bronson and Nathan Rathbun 
for the prisoner. This execution was a great event, not only in the county, 
but for hundreds of miles around it. Crowds from every direction came for 
a day or two before hand. On that day the writer accompanied his father 
with a team to Watertown, sympathizing with the general excitement, to witness 
the execution. The nearest to the village he could get with his team was a 
house occupied by Theodore Tuttle, on State street. Every other barn 
and yard between that and the court-house, as well as the side streets, were 
filled with teams and carriages. The streets were crowded with people. We 
worked our way to a position near the jail. A little after 12 o'clock a mili- 
tary company, with a band of martial music and a hearse, appeared before the 
jail. Soon the jail door opened and Henry H. Coffeen, followed by the 
prisoner between several deputies, came out and marched directly behind the 
hearse, surrounded by the military, the band with muffled drum playing a 
solemn death march, so-called. The prisoner was a tall, athletic looking man, 
dressed in a white robe and a white cap on his head, being his grave clothes. 
It was said he preferred to walk than to ride. The procession, so formed, 
marched to and across the lower bridge to the place of execution, followed 
by the immense crowd. The gallows was erected on a high point of ground 
on the other side of the river. At that time there were no buildings there. 
It was an open field, to be plainly seen from the south bank of the river. We 
found a place on this bank, where the gallows and the immense crowd on the 



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Other side of the river were in full view. As the prisoner ascended the scaf- 
fold my father placed me upon his shoulders, where I had a full view of the 
whole scene until the criminal was pronounced dead and cut down. After 
he was suspended there were a few convulsive movements of the body, the 
right arm and leg, and all was over. During this time and until he was taken 
down there was almost breathless silence throughout this vast multitude, and 
as the scene closed they turned, and the movement of this mass of men, 
women, and children from the field was a sight never to be forgotten. The 
writer was then but eight years of age ; but the history of that day is as vivid 
in his memory as if it had occurred within a year last past. It is well that 
such public executions have been abolished. 

The June circuit, and Oyer and Terminer for 1830, was held by Samuel 
Nelson, judge of the 6th circuit. Until June, 1834, the court was held by 
Nathan Williams, except the December circuit of 1833, at which no judge 
attended, and the court was adjourned si?ie die by the sheriff. The June cir- 
cuit of 1834 was held by Hiram Denio, as also the subsequent circuits in 
each year until June, 1837. The June circuit of 1837 was held by Charles 
H. Ruggles, judge of the 2d circuit. The December Term of the same year 
was held by Hiram Denio, the last term of this court he ever held. The 
June Term of 1838 was held by John P. Cushman, of the 3d circuit, and the 
next circuit and all subsequent circuits to July, 1847, were held by Philo 
Gridley. 

The first court was held in the school-house next south of Jonathan Cow- 
an's mills, in the village of Watertown, until the term in 1809. Subsequent 
to that they were held in the new court-house, built upon a lot conveyed to 
the county by Henry Coff"een, for the purposes of a court-house and jail ; 
and so long as they should be used for that purpose. The lot was the same 
as the one on which the present jail is situated. This court-house was burned 
in 1 82 1, and a new court-house, of stone, was erected on the same site, in 
which courts were held until 1858 or 1859. The old stone building became 
so dilapidated that it was totally unsuitable for court purposes, and courts 
were held in Apollo Hall on Court street, and in Washington Hall, until the 
erection of the present court-house in 1862. This house was dedicated Oc- 
tober 7, 1862, at which John Clarke, Esq., delivered an able and very interest- 
ing address on the reminiscences of the bench and bar of this county, after 
which a supper, with toasts and speeches, was had at the Woodruff House. 
The occasion was the sitting of the General Term of this district ; present, 
the following judges : Joseph Mullin, Henry A. Foster, Leroy Morgan, and 
William J. Bacon. 

The following are the first judges of the Common Pleas, district attorneys, 
sheriffs, surrogates, and county clerks from the organization of the county, 
with the dates of their appointment and election down to the present time, 
as taken from the civil list: — 



BENCH AND BAR. 



6i 



JUDGES. 



Augustus Sacket February 26, 1807 

Moss Kent February 26, 1810 

Abel Cole February 26, 1818 

Egbert Ten Eyck January 24, 1820 

■Calvin McKnight January 24, 1829 

Thomas C. Chittenden February 28, 1840 



Calvin Skinner April 1, 1845 

Robert Lansing June, 1847 

William C. Thompson November, 1851 

Charles D. Wright . . .November, 1859 

Azariah H. Sawyer November, 1867 

Charles H. Walts November, 1877 



DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. 



Nathan Williams until 1808 

Samuel Whittlesey until 1813 

Amos Benedict. ..appointed March 18, 1813 

Ela Collins June, 1815 

David W. Bucklin June 12, 1818 

Horatio Shumway February 26, 1820 

David W. BuckUn February 13, 1821 

Robert Lansing June 19, 1826 

George C. Sherman February, 1833 

Dyer N. Burnham February, 1840 

Joseph Mullin February, 1843 

Robert Lansing February, 1845 



Joshua Moore, Jr February, 1846 

Joshua Moore, Jr June, 1847 

James F. Starbuck November, 1850 

Delano C. Calvin November, 1853 

David M. Bennett November, 1856 

Bradley Winslow November, 1859 

Lafayette C. Bigelow November, 1862 

Bradley Winslow November, 1865 

Pardon C. Williams November. 1868 

Watson M. Rogers November, 1874 

Edgar C. Emerson November, 1880 



SHERIFFS. 



Abel Sherman April 3, 1805 

Hugh Henderson February 24, 1808 

Perley Keyes March 15, 1808 

David I. Andrus March 16, 1812 

John Paddock February 24, 1813 

David L Andrus February 16, 1815 

Joseph Clark February 26, 1818 

Amasa Trowbridge March 6. 1819 

Jason Fairbanks February 12, 1821 

Jason Fairbanks November, 1822 

Henry H. Cofifeen. November, 1825 

John Fay November, 1828 

Heman Millard November, 1831 

Chauncey Baker November, 1834 

Abuer Baker November, 1837 

Albert P. Bray ton November, 1840 

Herman Strong November, 1843 



Walter Collins November, 1846 

Rufus Herriek November, 1849 

Daniel C. Rouse November, 1852 

Wells Benton November, 1855 

Abner Baker October 12, 1857 

Tilly R. Pratt November, 1857 

Francis A. Cross November, 1860 

Nathan Strong November, 1863 

James Johnson November, 1866 

Addison W. Wheelock November, 1869 

George Babbitt November, 1872 

Abner W. Peck November, 1875 

Leonard Seaton November, 1878 

G. Harrison Smith November, 1881 

James M. Felt November, 1884 

Wiliard E. Saxe November, 1887 



SURROGATES. 



Benjamin Skinner April 3, 1805 

Amasa Trowbridge February 12, 1811 

John M. Canfield March 15, 1811 

Ehsha Camp February 26, 1813 

David Perry June 27, 1815 

Lyman Munson April 2, 1816 

Benjamin Wright November 26, 1820 

Lyman Munson February 13, 1821 

Benjamin Wright March 27. 1823 



John Clarke February 28, 1840 

Nathaniel P. Wardwell February 28, 1844 

Ly Sander H. Browu June, 1847 

James R. A. Perkins November, 1851 

Milton H. Merwin November, 1859 

David M. Bennett November, 1863 

William W. Taggart November, 1867 

Ross C. Scott November, 1877 



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JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



CLERKS. 



Henry Cofifeen .April 3, 1805 

Egbert Ten Eyck March 5, 1807 

Benjamin Skinner February 12, 1811 

Richard M. Esselstyn February 26, 1813 

Benjamin Skinner February 16, 1815 

George Andrus June 3, 1820 

Henry H. Sherwood February 13, 1821 

Henry H. Sherwood November, 1822 

Peleg Burchard November, 1828 

Daniel Lee November, 1840 

Charles B. Hoard November, 1843 



James G. Lynda November, 184& 

Isaac Munson November, 18^9 

John L. Marsh November, 1852 

Russell B. Biddlecom November, 185& 

Dexter Wilder November, 1861 

Nelson D. Ferguson November, 1867 

Jacob Stears, Jr November, 1870 

George Cole November, 187& 

Fred Waddingham November, 187* 

O. De Grasse Greene November, 1885' 



The effort has been made to ascertain the names of all the attorneys who 
were admitted to practice in the Court of Common Pleas in this county, from 
its organization to July, 1847. Th's has been attended with great difficulty^ 
and much uncertainty. Prior to 18 15 no order of the court admitting at- 
torneys is found upon the record. The information has been derived from 
the oaths as such attorneys found on file, and from their first appearance 
upon the records of the court, and in some cases solely from tradition. From 
1815, thenceforth, orders were entered, and particularly after 1820. It is- 
not claimed that the list is accurate, but it is as much so as can at this day 
be determined from the data at hand. 



ATTORNEYS, ETC. 

May Term, 1807. — The attorneys admitted up to this time ascertained as 
before stated were as follows: Augustus Sacket, Benjamin Skinner, Moss 
Kent, Egbert Ten Eyck, Samuel C. Kannady, Elisha Camp, Thomas Y. 
Howe, Thomas Skinner, Isaac W. Bostwick, John Kirkland. 

At the August Term, 1807, the following additional attorneys appeared: 
Samuel Whittlesey and Amos Benedict. 

At the December Term, 1807. — Lyman Munson. 

May Term, 1808.— Ela Collins. 

August Term, 1808 — Henry R. Storrs, Boswick & Allen. 

December Term, 1808, — Artemus Stoel. 

May Term, i8og. — Skinner & Sterling. 

March Term, i8ro. — Micah Sterling and William Brown. 

March Term, 181 1. — Alfred Lathrop, David W. Bucklin, Popham & Rad- 
cliff, Wright & Camp, William S. Radcliff, David Perry, Canfield & Brown. 

March Term, 181 2. — Ely & Camp. 

July Term, 1812. — H. W. Channing. 

October Term, 1813. — Justin Butterfield, Samuel A. Talcott, Enoch Ely, 
Thomas C. Chittenden. 

1814. — Barnabas Yale, March Term ; Daniel Wardell, July Term. 



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1815. — Harlow Emerson, Amos Holton, J. Rossiter, March Term; Samuel 
Beardsley, July Term ; George Smith, Charles E. Clarke, October Term. 

18 1 7. — Baron S. Doty, Abel P. Vosburgh, William D. Ford, John Cooke, 
Cornelius Low, July Term ; H. Leavenworth, October Term. 

18 1 8. — David Brooks, Jr. 

18 1 9. — Charles Hayden, E. Smith Lee. 

1820. — Charles Dayan, March Term ; Robert Lansing, July Term ; John 
McCarty, Horatio Shumway, December Term. 

1822. — George P. Bond, March Term ; Dyer Tillinghast, July Term ; 
Benajah B. Phelps, December Term. 

1823. — George C. Sherman, January Term ; Isaac H. Bronson, October 
Term ; John Adams, December Term. 

1824. — Perley G. Keyes, March Term ; Jeduthan Steele. 

1825. — John Clarke, July Term ; Edward Fowler, March Term. 

1826. — Alexander W. Stowe, March Term ; Calvin Skinner, Orson Par- 
ker, Bernard Bagley, June Term. 

1828. — Marenus W. Mathews, June Term, 

1829. — Edwin Dodge, June Term ; Edmund M. Eldridge, Stockwell 
Osgood, February Term. 

1830. — Horace How, William A. Greene, June Term. 

1831. — John W. Tamblin, Alfred D. Rathbun, Edward B. Hawes, William 
Ruger, February Term ; Andrew Z. McCarty, September Term ; William 
H. Shumway, Henderson Spencer, Jason Marsh, Dyer N. Burnhara, Decem- 
ber Term. 

1832. — Albert Richmond, Samuel G. Watson, Sanford M. Green, June 
Term. 

1833. — Peter Yates, February Term; Augustus Ford, September Term ; 
Nathan Rathbun, July Term. 

1834. — John S. Bagg, February Term; Anthony Ten Eyck, George A. 
Benedict, September Term. 

1835. — Ahera G. Eastman, Charles Mason, September Term. 

1836. — Gouverneur M. Bucklin, September Term; Cyrus H. Stone, 
December Term. 

J 837. — Alonzo M. Watson, May Term ; Joseph Mullin, Westel W. Wager, 
December Term. 

1838. — Frederick W. Hubbard, George W. Hungerford, September Term ; 
Wooster Sherman, December Term. 

1839. — George Camp, February Term ; William C. Thompson, Stephen G. 
Dodge, May Term ; Lysander H. Brown, Allen Nims, Randolph Barnes, 
John Henry Dutton, Charles D.Wright, September Terra ; Nathaniel P. Ward- 
well, Joseph Curtis Pattridge, Jasper W. Gilbert, Joshua Moore, John F. 
Hutchinson, December Term. 

1840. — Marcus Bickford, February Term ; William A. Forward, May Term ; 
Lawrence J. Goodale. 



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1842. — Joseph W. Brackett, George R. Fairbanks, May Term ; David J 
Wager, December Term. 

1843. — Gould T. Curtis, February Term ; Eugene C. Leis, Luther J. Dor- 
win, James F. Starbuck, Wellington W. Butterfield, May Term ; Laban H. 
Ainsworth, Charles W. Rogers, William L. Sherman, Albert A. Hawes, 
September Term. 

1844. — Edwin Clark, February Term ; Richafd S. Hunt, James R. A. Per- 
kins, May Term ; John P. Brown, December Term. 

1845. — Augustus D. B. Goodale, Isaac Van Vleck, December Term. 

1846. — Levi H. Brown, WiUiam A.Gilbert, February Term ; Merritt Andrus, 
Stephen J. Hubbard, May Term ; Richard Ely, September Term ; Silas A. 
Webb, Edmund B. Wynn, William A. Ely, December Term. 

1847. — Samuel B. Starr, Samuel Wardwell, Alexander Wilson, Albert B. 
Gilbert, February Term ; Oliver Robbins, May Term. 

Of the life and character of the judges of the early history of this county 
but little is necessarily known. Many of them were laymen, never having 
been members of the bar, and were appointed for political reasons, as well as 
for their prominent standing in the community. So far as can be ascertained, 
without much time and difficulty at this time, a brief statement of each man, 
not a lawyer, who officiated as a judge is here given, those who were at- 
torneys being mentioned with attorneys hereinafter given. 

Augustus Sacket was a very estimable gentleman, from whom Sackets Har- 
bor took its name. He was part proprietor and agent of the lands comprised 
in that village. It does not appear from the record that he officiated in any of 
the courts of this county in any other capacity than that of first judge. 

Perley Keyes resided in Watertown ; an able but uneducated man. He 
had extraordinary judgment upon all matters — a shrewd politician. Events 
of his life have been repeatedly written. In fact by nature he was a man of 
superior intellect and nerve. He was the father of Perley G. Keyes, known 
in his day as Gardner Keyes, and grandfather of Rev. Richard G. Keyes, 
now living in the old homestead in Watertown. He died May 13, 1834. 

Lyman Ellis was a quiet, unostentatious gentleman of EUisburgh, one of the 
pioneers, and a long time agent for the lands there, and who gave name to 
the town. 

Joseph Clark was a resident of Watertown, and a prominent business man, 
owning and carrying on the milling business below the lower bridge on the 
river, and is said to have mingled quite extensively in politics. He was 
father of the late Charles Clark, who died in 1880. 

Eliphalet Edmonds resided in Adams. It is reported that while he held 
the office of judge he was indicted for blasphemy in his own court. He suc- 
cessfully defended himself on the ground that it was simply a theological dis- 
cussion ; and that such discussions were free under the constitution giving 
liberty of speech. 



BENCH AND BAR. 65. 



Ethel Bronson was one of the early settlers of Rutland, was agent of the 
proprietors, and was the father of Isaac H. Bronson hereafter mentioned. 

John Brown resided at Brownville ; was a brother of General Jacob Brown, 
of the army of 1812, from whose father the town took its name. " But in 
the mutations of life it retains now scarcely anything of this family or its 
fortunes but the distinguished name." 

Noadiah Hubbard was one of the very first settlers of the town of Cham- 
pion, and a resident there until a few years since, when he died nearly 100 
years of age. He was the father of Frederick W. Hubbard, one of the jus- 
tices of the Supreme Court from 1852 to 1858, now deceased, and of Mrs. 
George C. Sherman, who is now living, and of Mrs. Robert Lansing now de- 
ceased. 

Jabez Foster was " one of the early and enterprising merchants of Water- 
town, whose name and widely extended business were coincident with the 
early history and prosperity of the town and county, and who always 
mingled with its industry and enterprise." 

Amasa Trowbridge was a surgeon in the army of 1812, under Maj.- Gen- 
eral Jacob Brown. After the war he settled in Watertown, and continued 
the family physician of Gen. Brown until the latter's death by apoplexy. 
He became one of the most eminent surgeons in the country. He was a 
man of great energy and nerve, lived to an old age, and died in Watertown 
a few years since. 

Samuel Whittlesey. — See among the list of lawyers. 

Elijah Fields resided in the town of Watertown, nearly on the line be- 
tween that town and Hounsfield, known as Fields Settlement, and was 
the owner of considerable land in that vicinity, and a hotel, which was kept 
there, and after was well known for years as the Myrick Brown place. 

Calvin McKnight resided in Watertown, was an amiable and upright gen- 
tleman, not so noted for his legal ability or learning as for his integrity. He 
was the judge who gave the opinion on the office of demurrer. 

Aaron Palmer resided in Champion, was a justice of the peace there, and 
in his own opinion was one of the most important men in the county. He 
kept the hotel in Champion village for years. His strict integrity and court- 
esy to all gained the confidence of his townsmen. He drew most of the 
contracts and conveyances in that section, and his want of knowledge of the 
requirements of such business has rendered the tracing of title through his 
deeds, in many instances, an impossibility at this day. 

Hart Massey was born in Salem, N. H., December 5, 1771 ; came to 
Watertown in 1800; purchased a tract of land on which a portion of the 
city of Watertown is now situated ; moved his family here in 180 1 ; and first re- 
sided in a house where the Paddock Arcade now is, then on the lot now 
owned by E. L. Paddock on Washington street. In 18 12 he built the first 
brick house erected in the county, which is now standing on Massey avenue. 
He was appointed a judge in 1820. He was very efficient in the support of 



66 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



the agricultural interests of the county. His numerous descendants are many 
of them among the prominent business men of the county, and useful mem- 
bers of society. 

Thomas White resided in Rodman at the village called Whitesville, from 
whom the village was named. But little can be learned of his history, except 
that he was a prominent leading man in that community. 

Abel Cole, judge and afterwards first judge of the county, also resided in 
Rodman, where his decendants, many of them, now reside. 

Corlis Hinds resided in the town of Watertown ; was a farmer, living in a 
stone house which is now standing south of the city limits. He was called 
captain, having previously held that rank as a seaman. 

William Hunter resided in Adams. His particular history has not been 
ascertained. 

William Baker resided at Sackets Harbor, and is said to have been the 
father of the late Josiah Baker and Thomas Baker, but this information is 
not very well authenticated. 

Wolcott Hubbell resided in Champion; was a resident there with Egbert 
Ten Eyck at an early day. He was the owner of considerable property in 
what is now called West Carthage. 

William Robinson resided in Brownville. His business has not been ascer- 
tained. Some of his descendants now, or did lately, reside in the village of 
Brownville. 

Samuel C. Kannady was a prominent lawyer, surveyor, and the agent of 
Le Ray, in addition to being judge. Many of the deeds of Le Ray are 
signed by Mr. Kannady as attorney. He is represented as having been an 
able lawyer and business man. 

Joseph Hawkins resided in Henderson. There is no record of his acts, 
except in politics. He is represented to have been the first man that over- 
matched Perley Keyes in political management, having defeated him for 
Congress in 1828. — See Hough's History, page 431. 

Richard Goodell resided in Adams. He is remembered as a large and fine 
looking man, and as having ability and influence, and a strong Keyes man. 

Zeno Allen resided at Sackets Harbor. There are many anecdotes related 
of him during his long period on the bench. His perceptions were slow. 
Sometimes, after others had ceased to laugh at some humorous story, he would 
break out laughing all alone, the gist of the story having just come through 
his mind. Yet he was of sound judgment, and had a good standing as judge. 

Alpheus S. Greene was by profession a physician. He lived for some time 
at a place the other side of the bridge, across Perch River, on the road to 
Gunn's Corners. He moved thence to Watertown, and resided on the corner 
of Washington and Clinton streets until his death. He was reputed a good 
physician ; was influential and active in politics ; was postmaster at Water- 
town, and held other important offices from time to time. 

George Brown resided at Brownville ; was one of the most dignified and 



BENCH AND BAR. 67 



venerable men in the county. He was, during the most of his life, a justice 
■of the peace in that town, before whom many important trials were had, and 
the best lawyers of the county did not hesitate to appear before him. It is 
said his court was, at all times, as dignified and orderly as the Supreme Court. 
He was postmaster for years, and had the utmost confidence of the com- 
munity in his ability and integrity. He was a member of the state Assembly 
in 1819, and secured the passage of the law erecting the town of Pamelia 
from Brownville, giving it the name of the wife of General Brown. He was 
paternal uncle of Lysander H.Brown, mentioned in the sketches of members 
of the bar. 

John Macumber resided at Evans Mills ; was a man of even temper and 
■cool judgment. He was the father-in-law of John VV. Tamblin, an attorney 
■of this court, and they occupied the same office together at Evans Mills for 
many years. He died at a very old age, highly respected by all. 

Eldridge G. Merrick resided at Clayton ; was the most extensive lumber- 
man in the state, and the owner of the greatest fleet of vessels on the lake. 
He was the soul of honor and integrity, and of great financial ability. It is 
impossible to conceive of any motive he had in accepting the office of county 
judge. He held the office only a short time and resigned. Subsequently he 
removed to Detroit, and remained there the rest of his Hfe. 

Hiram Dewey lived in Orleans. He held the office during the latter part 
of the existence of the old Court of Common Pleas. He was a farmer until 
he became a large stockholder and an officer of the Jefferson County Agri- 
cultural Insurance Company, when he removed to Watertown, and resided 
there until his death. 

John Thurman resided at the village of Dexter, in the town of Brownville ; 
was a clear headed man in business and on the bench. He discharged the 
duties of the office with remarkable ability for a layman. 

Jason Clark resided at Plessis, in Alexandria. He was the general land 
agent for Woodruff and Stocking ; had been a surveyor for Le Ray for many 
years ; was repeatedly elected supervisor of his town. He was an intelligent 
and influential man, and well known throughout the county. 

Joseph Boyer resided at Evans Mills, in Le Ray ; was a large land owner, 
and a man of considerable wealth. He died many years since, leaving a, 
highly respected family, most of whom still reside in this county. 

Thomas Waite resided in Rodman. He was the last of the judges ap- 
pointed by the governor. He died during the last year, highly respected by 
the community in which he lived. 

This comprises all those who officiated on the bench during the existence 
of the old Common Pleas ; not lawyers by profession, as appears from the 
record. There are very few persons now living who remember these men or 
their history. What has here been written of them has been obtained mostly 
from the records, and in part from tradition, which is very unreliable as to 
accuracy. There are, doubtless, those now living in the county, if they could 



68 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



be found, who could furnish a more detailed history of their lives. But the pub- 
lisher cannot afford the time or expense of searching them out. The location 
of each has been given, so that those seeking this information may readily find 
out such history. The names of the attorneys who sat upon the bench will 
be found in the list of lawyers. 

To give the history and character of the members of this bar, which is re. 
puted to have, during the whole period, ranked second, if not first, in the 
state, may seem an easy task. But much time has been spent in searching 
records, and inquiring of persons in different localities, without ascertaining 
any thing very definite. Those living during the time, and who personally 
knew the facts, have passed away. What information has been gained is 
from the records, newspapers, and scrap books, and much from the very able 
address of John Clarke, in 1862, delivered at the dedication of the court- 
house. Much has been taken verbatim from these sources, indicated only by 
quotation marks. In confirmation of the difiiculties here stated, and that the 
meagreness of the history is no disparagement of the great ability of the mem- 
bers of this bar, the following, from an eminent jurist, is here copied: — 

" Of lawyers whose Hves are devoted exclusively to their profession but 
little is necessarily known. His life is usually devoted to attaining results 
that cease to be of interest when the end is accomplished, and it matters not 
how great may be his talents, how extensive his learning, or unwearied his 
industry. Unless he has had leisure to compose judicial works he can leave 
little behind him that will interest posterity, or which will serve to show of 
what he was able. A forensic argument or the occasional report of a trial 
may survive; but such fragmentary memorials are not of themselves sufficient 
to prove that a man had attained to commanding eminence in a profession 
where general excellence depends upon the possession and thorough cultiva- 
tion of so many qualities. Eminent professional merit, the fruit of strong nat- 
ural ability, coupled with great industry and experiences, has, during the life- 
time of its possessor, but a few select admirers ; and when he has passed 
away from the stage of Hfe there is nothing but their recollections to float 
him down the stream of time, until he is lost in the mist that finally enshrouds- 
all that is traditional." 

Benjamin Skinner was the first surrogate of the county, and held the office 
until February 12, 181 1. He was then appointed county clerk, and held this 
office till February, 1813. He was succeeded by Richard M. Esselstyn, who 
held the office till February 16, 18 15, when Skinner v/as again appointed 
such clerk, and held the office until June 3, 1820, when he finally retired from 
office. He had some considerable practice as an attorney, and was reputed 
an excellent clerk and a substantial man. He must have employed some sub- 
ordinate to keep the records, not very proficient in the business, as they were 
not very well kept, either in order or penmanship. Mr. Skinner lived the 
remainder of his life and died at the residence of his son-in-law, George 
Webb, between Watertown and Evans Mills. 



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Moss Kent was a brother of the Chief Justice and Chancellor James Kent, 
and first located in Champion. Soon after he removed to Le Raysville and 
went into the office of Mr. LeRay as land agent, where he remained for 
many years. In 1810 he was appointed first judge of the county, which 
office he held until February 26, 1818. He was also elected to Congress. 
Mr. Clarke's address says of him: " He was a brother of James Kent, with 
very little share of the talent or learning of that great luminary of law and 
equity. In this is exemplified one of the freaks of nature, or else the influ- 
ence of circumstances over the character and fortunes of men. Here the 
one brother, a star of the first magnitude m the constellation of eminent 
jurists ; the other, though educated to the law, a plodding land agent in the 
new county of Jefferson, and judge of its Common Pleas." 

Egbert Ten Eyck " graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts, 
read law in Albany, and moved to Champion soon after 1800. After 
remaining there a few years, and soon after the organization of the county,, 
he removed to Watertown and opened a law office. In 181 2 he was elected 
to the Assembly, and in 1820 was appointed first judge of the county, and 
held the office for nine years. He ran for Congress in 1822, but was defeated 
by Ela Collins, of Lewis County. He ran in 1824 and was elected. He 
was one of the side judges of the Jefferson Common Pleas in 1840. He 
took an active part in the promotion of religious, agricultural, and other inter- 
ests in this county, and for 40 years was a prominent citizen, and was one of 
the most trustworthy and reliable lawyers. He died in Watertown in 1844, 
at the age of 68 years. He was father-in-law of the late Judge Mullin." 
The above Is taken from a scrap book ; the writer is unknown. 

Elisha Camp resided at Sackets Harbor, and the records show that for a 
number of years he did an extensive law business. He was surrogate from 
February 26, 1813, to June 27, 1815. He was a member of the firms of 
Wright & Camp and Ely & Camp. In a few years he went into other busi- 
ness, and gradually abandoned the practice of law. He became one of the 
most prominent men in the county. His history is elsewhere written. 

Thomas Skinner, one of the first attorneys admitted in this county, is said 
to have resided in Adams. He became a partner for a few years with Micah 
Sterling, under the name of Skinner & Sterling ; but soon his name disap- 
pears from the record, and but little of his character or history is known. 

Isaac W. Bostwick resided at Lowville, Lewis County. The record shows 
that he did a large business in this county, in almost every term of the court, 
for a number of years in his own name, and as Bostwick & Allen and Bost- 
wick & Collins. He was land agent for the original proprietors of a large 
tract of land, and finally gradually left the law, and lived the rest of his Hfe 
in the enjoyment of a large estate, and died full of honors. 

John Kirkland, of whom nothing is positively known, appears upon the 

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record but a very few years, but has been supposed to have gone to Oneida 

County. 

Samuel Whittlesey resided in Watertown ; was the first district attorney 
appointed for the county, which office he held from 1808 until 1813; and 
was one of the judges in 1815. He was an able lawyer with an extensive 
practice, and highly respected until the event elsewhere recorded, when he 
sank into obscurity and disgrace. 

Thomas Y. Howe resided in Brownville. He was educated for and 
officiated as an Episcopal minister. He was a man of great learning, 
of commanding presence, and an eloquent speaker. For some cause he 
left that profession and entered upon that of law; but he lacked that 
practical talent so requisite for success in that profession. He was in 
every way qualified to adorn the office of bishop in his church, for 
which office, it is said, he was a candidate before his fall. It has been said 
that the charges agamst him were false, and the moral and religious life led 
by him ever afterwards tends strongly to confirm that opinion. 

Amos Benedict resided at Watertown. " He graduated at Yale College 
in 1800; studied law with Tapan Reeve, of Connecticut, (the noted lawyer, 
and author of Reeve's Domestic Relations,) and settled in Watertown in 
1807. He was among the very first attorneys who located in Watertown, 
and was appointed district attorney in 18 10. He died in 18 14, and before 
the full development of talents and abilities as a lawyer. Yet from a small 
business at court he had before his death as much as any of the other mem- 
bers. He was profound and briUiant ; and although his career was brief, yet 
he left a record behind him which still remains. He resided in a house which 
stood where the mansion of the late Oscar Paddock now stands, and out of 
which it was constructed. His family occupied that house as late as 1840. 
He was the owner of considerable real estate in rear of it, through which 
Benedict street runs, and after whom the street was named. 

Henry R. Storrs first located in Champion, and was one of the original pro- 
prietors of that township. How long he remained there is not ascertained ; 
but he at some early day removed to Whitesborough, Oneida County. But 
he attended almost every court here till after 1823. Mr. Clarke in his address 
says, that at the first Circuit Court held in the new stone court-house, in 1822, 
he first heard the ponderous eloquence of Henry R. Storrs. He subsequently 
removed to Connecticut, and was for many years the chief judge of the 
Supreme Court of that state, and so continued until his death. 

Lyman Munson resided at Adams, and, judging from the record, was an 
attorney of good standing and had a good practice. He was surrogate from 
April 2, 1816, to November 26, 1820. His name is not in the list of attor- 
neys in the state in 182 1. 

Ela Collins resided in Watertown for some time, and removed to Lowville ; 
was a partner of Isaac W. Bostwick ; was elected to Congress ; was a very 



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71 



able lawyer. He left an impression upon the community in which he lived, 
which is felt to this day. 

Artemus Stoel. — After much inquiry nothing of him is known. He had 
some business as attorney and some as a party litigant for three or four years, 
and then his name disappears from the record. 

Micah Sterling was born in Lyme, Conn., November 5, 1784 ; entered Yale 
College in 1800, and graduated in 1804. He was a classmate and a great per- 
sonal friend of John C. Calhoun during his life, and corresponded with him 
during the whole period, except during the nullification times. He at- 
tended a course of law lectures in Litchfield, Conn., and afterwards studied 
law with Judge Williams, at Utica. He located in Adams about 1 8og j and it is 
here that he formed a partnership with Thomas Skinner, under the firm name 
of Skinner & Sterling. He was admitted to the Common Pleas in 1811, and 
soon thereafter removed to Watertown. He built the stone hotel called the 
Mansion House, located about where the Iron block now stands, kept by 
Luther Gilson. On this lot was his first oftice. He bought a tract of land 
and built thereon the stone mansion, where his son. Rev. John C. SterHng, 
now resides, and surrounded it with a beautiful park, long known as Sterling's 
Park. He was elected to Congress in 1821, and in 1836 to the state Senate. 
Soon after the admisson of Isaac H. Bronson as an attorney, in 1823, he 
formed a copartnership with him under the name of Sterling & Bronson, and 
so continued till 1840. Mr. Sterling from the beginning of his practice took 
one of the most prominent positions at the bar. He was tall, strongly built, 
and dignified in his deportment. He was a fluent speaker and cogent rea- 
soner ; and during the term of their copartnership the firm of Sterhng & 
Bronson was at the head of the profession in this county. He died April 1 1, 
1844, the same day of Judge Ten Eyck's decease. 

Alfred Lathrop resided in Champion village for many years. He was the 
agent of Champion & Storrs, the original proprietors of that township, until the 
lands were all sold. He removed sometime prior to 1840 to West Carthage, 
and engaged in farming, manufacturing linseed oil, etc., and lived to an old 
age, highly respected and esteemed by the community. He left a large fam- 
ily who left in early life for different parts of the county, one. Dr. Lathrop, 
going to the Sandwich Islands. There is not a representative of the family 
now living in this county. 

Of Popham and Radcliff nothing can be learned. The name of William 
S. Radclifif appears in the list of attorneys for the state of New York in 1821, 
as located in the city of New York, and is supposed to be the same person. 

David W. Bucklin was admitted in 18 ii. He soon attained the first rank 
in the profession. He was district attorney for many years. The description 
of Mr. Bucklin is best given in Mr. Clarke's address before referred to, and is 
here quoted. He says, after speaking of Micah Sterling; "The equally tall 
and more robust form of David W. Bucklin, with his powerful enunciation, 
sometimes withering rebuke and sarcasm, bearing down his adversary by the 



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very force of his presence, and frightening the witness out of his falsehood 
or integrity, no matter which, by, so to speak, the momentum of his appear- 
ance. This gentleman became afterwards involved in politics, went to the leg- 
islature, removed to New York, and died ; and his mantle descended upon 
George C. Sherman, Esq., his partner. The last time I heard him speak 
was in the Court of Sessions in defending a prisoner on a charge of theft ; and 
the question of intent was strictly involved ; in the language of the books the 
animus fur andi, literally translated, 'intent to steal.' In suming up to the 
jury Mr. Bucklin, in his impassioned manner, urged this principle, and, if I 
recollect right, successfully : that the legal term animus furandi signified a 
furious mind, ' a most furious mind, gentlemen of the jury ! ' and that his cli- 
ent's conviction or acquittal depended upon ' whether he, this poor, puny, 
half-starved, misbegotten creature, had a furious mind when he took the prop- 
erty. I tell you, gentlemen, the thing is impossible.' " " I could not deter- 
mine," says Mr. Clarke, " at that time, though Mr. Bucklin had himself been 
district attorney, but was not burdened with classical learning, whether he 
was in earnest or jest in his argument ; but from his manner every one 
would be led to believe that he was in dead earnest." 

John M. Canfield was born in Sharon, Conn., December 22, 1775 ; studied 
law in the office of Judge Ambrose Spencer, at Albany, and completed his 
studies, and was admitted as an attorney in 1796. He then went to Catskill, 
and practiced there till 1810, when he came to this county and located in 
Brownville. He soon formed a copartnership with William Brown, under the 
firm name of Canfield & Brown. In 18 13 he was appointed collector of 
direct taxes by James Madison, then President of the United States, and 
about this time he removed to Watertown ; and from the record it would ap- 
pear that the firm for a short time practiced in Watertown. In 1819 he was 
appointed collector of the port of Sackets Harbor by President James Mon- 
roe, and removed to that place. He continued as such collector till 1828, 
during which time he did very little practice as an attorney, and afterwards 
did very little business of any kind. He died July 9, 1849. He married 
Fanny Harvey, of Stamford, Conn., by whom he had 11 children, of whom 
Theodore Canfield, of Sackets Harbor, is the only survivor. 

Harlow Emerson came originally from Norwich, Conn. He studied law in 
the office of Micah Sterling, and was admitted in 1815. Of him the follow- 
ing from Mr. Clarke's address is quoted: " Mr. Emerson, now deceased, was 
one of the old members of the bar of this county, and somewhat distinguished 
as a special pleader. He was arguing a demurrer to a complaint upon a 
promissory note; a complaint, plain, simple, without fault or blemish. I 
believe the demurrer took umbrage at some ancient formality, as charging 
that the defendant fraudulently intending to injure and had not paid, etc. 
The demurrerjwas obviously interposed for delay, and perhaps for fun, as at 
that period it sometimes occurred. Mr. Emerson, quite unnecessarily, but 
casually, stated to the court the office of a demurrer, and the derivation of the 



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term, which is from the Latin demorare, or old French demorieji, to wait, 
stay, delay, etc. The presiding judge (McKnight), after the statement of the 
case, and without hearing the other side, after a few moments' consultation 
with his associates, said, ' we think the demurrer well taken.' Mr. Emerson, 
in utter amazement at the absurdity of the thing, and under the impulse 
of the moment, and the influence of a habit contracted in early life when a 
sailor, thrown off after the gown was assumed, but coming strong upon him 
at the time, replied : * The hell you do!' The judge, without taking the least 
umbrage at this very emphatic interjection, set about to vindicate the decision 
upon the very principle and definition stated by the counsel, which the court 
entirely appreciated : that the demurrer being for delay had performed its 
office agreeable to the defendant, and so why not well taken, in the name of 
common sense. This discussion and decision produced such an irresistible 
impulse of laughter that the whole bar was convulsed, and Mr. Bucklin, in 
the utter exhuberance of mirth, arose, clapped his hands, and hurrahed in 
open court. This was said to have been one of the scenes in the old Court 
of Common Pleas in its early history, when the wild woods were bowing 
beneath the sturdy stroke of the stalwart men of the new settlement, and 
ceremonials yielded to the sterner exigency of life." 

Mr. Emerson was a great student of the sciences and general literature ; a 
thorough scholar. His mind was particularly adapted to the science of the 
law, and he was notorious in the special pleadings of the old practice, which 
was the perfection of logic. He was the father of Fred Emerson, now a 
prominent and influential citizen of the city of Watertosvn. Mr. Emerson 
died June 24, 1846. 

H. W. Channing, of whom but little is known, studied law with Judge 
Ten Eyck ; was admitted to practice in July, 1812, and was for several years 
a partner of Ten Eyck under the name of Ten Eyck & Channing; and in 
1 82 1 his name appears among the list of attorneys in the city of New York. 

Samuel A. Talcott was admitted in 18 13, and is said then to have resided 
in Watertown, but soon removed to Lowville. He was the father of the late 
Judge Talcott, of Buffalo. Samuel A. Talcott became attorney-general of 
the state, and was reputed the greatest forensic orator in the state. He died 
at the early age of 36 years, leaving a reputation belonging to the state at 
large rather than to any particular locality. 

Barnabas Yale resided in Martinsburg in 1814, when he was admitted to 
practice, and resided there in 1821. He had but little practice in this 
county. His descendants, it is said, reside there now, and his history belongs 
more properly to Lewis County. Martinsburg was then the county seat of 
that county. 

Thomas C. Chittenden lived at Adams ; was admitted to the bar in 18 13, 
where he did an extensive law business till 1840, He had a fine dignified 
presence, was a good speaker, and always came into court thoroughly pre- 
pared. He was one of the ablest lawyers at the bar. He was elected to 



74 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



Congress in 1838 and again in 1840 ; was in that year appointed first judge 
of the county, and removed to Watertown, and lived there the remainder of 
his life. He died full of years and honors. He was a perfect verification of 
the old adage, that lawyers work hard, live well, and die poor. 

John Cook. — Of his history or residence nothing has been ascertained. 

H. Leavenworth. — The same is said of him. 

Cornelius Low resided in Lowville. He was the proprietor of a large tract 
of land in Lewis and Jefferson counties, of whom Isaac W. Bostwick was 
agent. His object in being admitted to this court is not so obvious. His 
name as an attorney appears upon the record a very few times, if any. There 
is no record of his attaining any reputation in this state anywhere as a 
lawyer. 

Samuel Beardsley was admitted to practice in 181 5. He then resided at 
Watertown, but remained here only a short time, when he went to Whites- 
borough, Oneida County, and thence to Utica, where he became one of the 
leading lawyers of the state. He was appointed one of the justices of the 
Supreme Court, and was chief justice when the constitution of 1846 went 
into effect. His history is a part of the judicial history of the state. 

J. Rossiter studied law in the office of Daniel Wardwell at Mannsville ; 
was admitted in 18 15, and was a partner of Daniel Wardwell under the firm 
name of Wardwell & Rossiter for several years, when his name disappears 
from the record. His subsequent history is unknown. 

George Smith, who was admitted in 18 15, resided in Watertown, and was 
a resident there in 1821. From the record it appears he did considerable 
business. Beyond this, strange as it may appear, nothing has been learned 
of the man or his history. 

Baron S. Doty, admitted in 181 7, resided in Martinsburg. What is said 
of Barnabas Yale and of his history is all that can be said of him. His his- 
tory belongs to Lewis County. It would seem that some in the adjoining 
counties, and who never resided in this, were admitted to enable them to 
practice in this court. Others after being admitted, or after practicing here 
for a short time, left to make and leave a reputation and history in some 
other locality, 

Enoch Ely was admitted in 1813; was a partner of Elisha Camp, under 
the firm name of Ely & Camp. Nothing definite as to his character or his- 
tory has been ascertained. It cannot be learned that he was in any way 
related to the other Elys residing in Watertown and Brownville. The record 
shows that he resided in Sackets Harbor and was a partner of Elisha Camp 
in the law practice for a short time, and that is all. 

Amos Holton was admitted in 1815 ; resided in Sackets Harbor, and for 
a number of years did quite a large law business, as we learn from the record. 
Quite an extensive inquiry has been made in that village and elsewhere in 
the county to ascertain more of the history and character of this man, but 
without success. 



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75 



Charles Dayan resided in the county of Lewis, and like many other attor- 
neys of that county was admitted to practice as an attorney in the Jefferson 
Common Pleas. He was an able lawyer, and a good and fluent speaker. 
For many years he was known as a member of the firm of Dayan & Parish. 
He for a long time did considerable business in the courts of this county. An 
anecdote is related of him which, as illustrating the character of the man and 
court during those days, is here given: — 

" He was trying a cause in that court, when he anticipated the same degree 
of deference as he was accustomed to from judges of his own county. 
During the progress of the trial he raised some objections to the evidence or 
other questions, which the court seemed inclined to hold against him, despite 
a most earnest argument to the contrary, and at length, as if he thought to 
explode a petard upon them, said : ' May it please your Honors, if it is possi- 
ble, that your Honors shall hold this point against me, I have to say to your 
Honors, with great regret and entire deference to the court, but with a full 
sense of ray own rights and my imperative duty, however disagreeable it may 
be to your Honors, I shall certainly be under the painful necessity of taking 
an exception to your Honors' ruling.' " 

Mr. Dayan was a sociable and very agreeable man, and highly respected by 
all. He died many years since. 

John McCarty resided in Hounsfield ; was admitted in 1820. Thorough 
inquiry in that town has failed to discover anything of his history. The 
records do not show that he did much business in this county. He probably 
soon removed to, and made a history in, some other location. 

Horatio Shumway was admitted in 1820; in February of that year 
was appointed district attorney, and was succeeded by David W. Bucklin in 
February, 1821. Soon thereafter he removed to Buffalo, where he resided 
the remainder of his life. 

George P. Bond was admitted in 1822; is supposed to have resided in 
Adams. Nothing further has been learned of his history. 

Dyer Tillinghast, admitted in 1822, resided at Sackets Harbor. He also 
removed to Buffalo very soon thereafter. 

Benajah B. Phelps, admitted the same year, is also reported to have lived 
in Sackets Harbor. No reliable facts regarding his history have come to 
hand. (In the History of Jeffersoti County, published in 1877, he is recorded 
as living in Rodman.) 

John Adams was admitted in 1823 ; resided in Watertown, and for a time 
was a partner of Harlow Emerson. He then removed to Monroe, Michigan, 
where he died many years since. 

Perley G. Keyes, admitted in 1824, was the only son of Judge Perley 
Keyes, and always resided in Watertown. He was possessed of considerable 
wealth, practiced law but little, was a prominent Abolitionist, and very active 
in that line. He died of apoplexy many years since, leaving Rev. Richard 
G. Keyes, his only heir, surviving him. 



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Edward Fowler, admitted in 1825, resided at Ox Bow, in this county, and 
resided there in 1836. He had a limited practice, but is reputed to have 
been a highly respectable citizen and good counselor. 

Alexander W. Stowe, admitted in 1826, came from Lowville, and located 
for a time in Sackets Harbor. He is reputed as having great brilliancy and 
ability as a lawyer, though somewhat eccentric in his character. He remained 
there only a short time, when he left and located in one of the Western states, 
where he became a judge of one of the highest courts, and attained a repu- 
tation as an able jurist. 

Orson Parker was admitted the same year, and of him nothing can be 
learned : whence he came, where he resided, or whither he went. 

Of Marenus W. Matthews, admitfed in 1828, the same must be said. 

Of Stockwell Osgood, admitted in 1829, the same must be said. It is 
quite probable that soon after their admission they left to practice their 
profession, or at least to engage in some business, in some other locality. 
Hough's History gives the name as one of the trustees of Union Library, 
formed August 14, 1824, in Cape Vincent ; and Everts & Go's History the 
name of S. Osgood as attorney in Adams in 1821. 

Edmund M. Eldridge, admitted in 1829, resided in Belleville ; and resided 
there in 1836, and many years later. He had considerable reputation in his 
immediate vicinity, but less reputation as a lawyer in the county at large. He 
finally removed to La Fargeville, and represented the town of Orleans as super- 
visor in the county board of 1843. 

Edwin Dodge studied law in the office of Sterling & Bronson, and was ad- 
mitted in 1829. Sometime prior to 1836 he located in Gouverneur, St. Law- 
rence Gounty. He became one of the most wealthy and influential men of 
that county; was elected to and held the office of county judge for many 
years. His history belongs rather to the bar of that county than to this. 

William A. Green was admitted in 1830; studied law in the office of Jus- 
tin Butterfield, to whom he was in some way related by marriage, and whose 
office was in Sackets Harbor. After Mr. Butterfield moved to Watertown he 
went to Sackets Harbor and took Mr. Butterfield's business, and after about 
two years he went to New York, and resided in Brooklyn until a few years 
since, when physical inability compelled him to abandon the practice of law, 
when he came to and located in Watertown. He was a clear headed, able, 
and learned lawyer, and very successful, both in getting business and in doing 
it. He now boards with Rev. Richard G. Keyes, is a very sociable and 
agreeable gentleman, and is very interesting in his reminiscences of the bar 
of this county and of the character of its members. 

John W. Tamblin was admitted in 183 i. He resided at Evans Mills, and 
married the daughter of Judge John Macumber. He early engaged in poli- 
tics, and never had a very extensive law business. He had great influence 
and strength in the political party to which he belonged. He was elected 
assemblyman several times, and served one term of four years as senator. 



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Sometime after 1840 he removed to Watertown, and for several years was 
editor of a weekly paper. Mr. Tamblin was a great reader ; but his reading 
was mostly of that kind which stored the mind with scientific facts and theo- 
ries, but added little to his practical knowledge. He died leaving behind him 
no appreciation of his actual knowledge or learning, for the very reason that 
he left no evidence of any application of it of any value or interest what- 
ever. 

Of Alfred D. Rathbun, admitted at the same time, nothing has been 
learned. 

Edward B. Hawes, admitted the same year, resided at Belleville. He was 
for many years engaged almost daily in trying suits in justice's court, at which 
he was an expert. He had good legal ability, but was eccentric in his char- 
acter. No man in the southern portion of the county was better known 
than he. He was generous to a fault. He was alternately very pious and 
very profane ; yet no one had more charity extended to him for his faults 
than he. After a long life of excitement he died, avowedly looking upon the 
grave as a place of rest. 

William Ruger, admitted in 1831, was noted as a great teacher of mathe- 
matics, teaching what was called select schools in various parts of the county, 
and was the author of Ruger s Arithtnetic. About 1836 he formed a copart- 
nership with Charles Mason, who came from Madison County, and who about 
1840 returned there to practice. Ruger then formed a copartnership with 
Joshua Moore, then living in Brownville, under the firm name of Ruger & 
Moore. He was elected state senator about 1838, dying in 1842. He was 
reputed a sound lawyer, but a poor speaker. He was an uncle of the present 
chief justice of the Court of Appeals. 

Andrew Z. McCarty resided in this county when he was admitted in 1831, 
but very soon thereafter moved to Pulaski, where he resided, practicing his 
profession till his death a few years since. His history belongs to Oswego 
County. 

William H. Shumway, admitted this year, was a peculiar character. No 
man was better known throughout the county. He never married, and was 
at times very intemperate, losing all his business, and suddenly reforming 
would regain the confidence of the community and his business. The muta- 
tions often occurred. He finally left Watertown and went to Oswego, into the 
insurance business, where his alternating habits followed him. Thence he 
went to Syracuse, and finally got into the state law library there as assist- 
ant. He died in that capacity. It was said he got nothing for his services, 
except what lawyers paid him for lookmg up books and authorities for them, 
at which, it was universally conceded, he was an expert. 

Of Henderson Spencer, admitted the same year, nothing is known. 

Jason Marsh, admitted this year, lived and practiced the law for several 
years in Adams, where he resided. Nothing has been learned of him except 
what appears upon the record. It appears that for some time he did consid- 



78 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



erable business, and was there in 1836. Probably a more extensive inquiry 
in Adams might discover some one who could give more particulars of his 
life, but they have not been found from the inquires made. 

Of Albert Richmond, admitted in 1832, and of Peter Yates, admitted in 
1833, and Ahera G. Eastman, admitted in 1835, nothing is known. 

Samuel G. Watson studied law in the office of C. E. & J. Clark; was ad- 
mitted in 1832, and located at Sackets Harbor; was there in 1836. He sub- 
sequently located in Pulaski. He was a man of fair ability and industry; 
respected by the community. He was postmaster at Pulaski for a number 
of years. 

Augustus Ford, admitted in 1833, was a son of William D, Ford, and re- 
sided in Sackets Harbor. He was respected for his legal abihty and great 
social qualities. While at Sackets Harbor he was an intimate associate of 
the officers at the garrison there, amone whom was General Grant. For a 
long time many soldiers and officers were stationed at Sackets Harbor, until 
at length nearly all were ordered away; and when this was done the town 
became dull, and the lawyers from time to time left. Mr. Ford went first to 
Buffalo, and, after staying there a short time, he went to New York ; located 
in Brooklyn, where he now resides. 

Nathan Rathbun, admitted in 1833, lived in Brownville ; had a good rep- 
utation and business in his profession. How it happens that he was one of 
the counsel who defended Evans for murder in the Oyer and Terminer, in 
1828, when he was not admitted to the Common Pleas till 1833, five years 
after, can be accounted for only upon the supposition that in 1828 he 
had been admitted to the Supreme Court, and not to the Common Pleas 
till 1833. There is none of his family now remaining in Brownville or in the 
county so far as can be ascertained. 

John S. Bagg resided in Watertown ; was a brother of an eminent physi- 
cian who resided here; and soon after his admission, in 1834, removed to 
Detroit, Michigan. He formed and left behind him no reputation as a 
lawyer. 

Anthony Ten Eyck, admitted this year (1834), was a son of Judge Egbert 
Ten Eyck. He also soon after his admission removed to Detroit, where he 
gained considerable reputation as a lawyer, and died several years ago. 

George A. Benedict, admitted at the same time, was a son of Amos Ben- 
edict, and soon after his admission he removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where 
he?'practiced law for awhile, and at length was part proprietor of a daily^ 
paper in that city, until his death several years since. 

Charles Mason came to this county from Madison County in 1835, and 
was admitted to the Common Pleas. He soon thereafter formed a partner- 
ship with William Ruger, which continued till 1839, when it was dissolved, 
and he returned to Madison County, where he practiced law till he was 
elected judge of the 6th district under the constitution of 1846. He filled 
this office two terms, when he was appointed clerk of the Circuit Court 



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located at Utica, which office he filled till his death. His reputation belongs 
to the state rather than to this county or this district. 

Charles Hayden, admitted in 1819, lived in Richland, Oswego County. 
His history belongs to that county. 

David Brooks, Jr., was admitted in 1819, and all that is known of him is 
that for awhile he was a partner of Justin Butterfield, under the name of But- 
terfield & Brooks, and resided in Sackets Harbor. 

Of Abel P. Vosburgh nothing can be learned. Whence he came, where he 
resided, and whence he went is unknown. 

Nothing of David Perry has been ascertained. Admitted in 181 1, he did 
considerable business, but his name is not found on the list of attorneys of 
1821. 

Daniel Wardwell, admitted in 1814, then resided in Mannsville. J. Ros- 
siter, probably a student in his office, admitted the year after, became his 
partner. The firm of Wardwell & Rossiter appears upon the record for sev- 
eral years. Mr. Wardwell removed to and practiced in Adams. He was 
appointed judge, and first sat on the bench at the December Term, 1824, 
the last time in December, 1826. He was elected congressman three suc- 
cessive terms, representing Jefferson County six years. He is reputed as a 
man of abiUty and integrity, and has left surviving a highly respectable family. 
One of his sons is now living in Adams, and another in Rome. 

William D. Ford, admitted in 181 7, is recorded as living in Sackets Har- 
bor. There is some evidence that at one time he had an office and practiced 
law in the then village of Watertown. For many years he was a prominent 
member of the bar. He was the father of Augustus Ford hereinbefore men- 
tioned. 

Justin Butterfield was admitted to the bar of Jefferson County Common 
Pleas in 181 3, and had an extensive law business until he went to Chicago 
in 1840. There is evidence that he was located in Watertown most of the 
time, and a part of the time in Sackets Harbor. During the time he had 
severel partners, among whom was David Brooks, Jr. In the opinion of 
many of his cotemporaries he was the ablest lawyer in the county. He left 
behind him a brilliant reputation, which still lingers in the memory of the 
older inhabitants, and has been transmitted to and believed by those who 
never saw or heard him. There are many incidents of his professional life, 
of his genius, tact, and mental acuteness, worth recording, which would be 
appropriate in an extended history of his life, but which the limits of this 
article will not permit. He acquired a good reputation in Chicago. He 
defended the prophet Joseph Smith before Judge Pope, and there were sev- 
eral jurymen by the name of Angel. His opening address to the jury on 
this occasion was, " May it please the court, I arise before the Pope in the 
presence of angels to defend the prophet of the Lord." There are many 
versions of this address, but the above is given as the substance of what he 
actually said. 



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Gouverneur M. Bucklin, admitted in 1836, was a son of David W. Bucklin. 
He inherited from his father his physical development, voice, and " volubility 
of tongue," but not his industry or ambition. He lived in Watertown till 
about 1840. He had no business for the reason he would not do it. He 
married a very estimable lady about this time, a Miss Abbey, and removed to 
Carthage, where he remained several years and did very well. He then 
removed to New York and had an appointment in the custom-house, which 
he held through all administrations until his death. He had most extraor- 
dinary conversational powers, commanding attention in whatever social posi- 
tion, high or low, he was placed. With brilliant talents nothing prevented 
his success but want of application. He died several years since at his resi- 
dence in Jersey City. 

Alonzo M. Watson, admitted in 1837, was a resident of Watertown. In 
1840 he formed a copartnership with John F. Hutchinson in the law busi- 
ness. Though he had ability and integrity he was not successful. He or- 
ganized a Fourier association here, located on Cold Creek some two miles 
east of the village, of which he was president, upon several hundred acres of 
land, and carried on the business until not only the association, but about 
€very one of its members, became insolvent. He left the law practice, and 
finally removed to Rochester, and died there soon after, leaving a widow with a 
large family of enterprising boys. They came back to this county after the 
father's decease, and settled in Redwood, and one of the boys, Don M., became 
for a long time a most efficient commissioner of common schools in the third 
commissioner district of the county. 

Westel W. Wager resided in Brownville, flourished as a lawyer, but mostly 
in the lower courts, for a number of years. He died of consumption many 
years since, leaving a son who is a successful practitioner in the city of New 
York. 

Frederick W. Hubbard, admitted in 1838, was a son of Judge Noadiah 
Hubbard, of Champion, and married a daughter of Peleg Burchard. He 
studied law in the office of Lansing & Sherman, his brothers-in-law, and was 
a man of strict integrity and high moral character. He formed a copartner- 
ship with J. H. Dutton, his cousin, under the name of Hubbard & Dutton, 
for several years, and then with his nephew, Stephen J. Hubbard. He was 
elected a justice of the Supreme Court, and took his seat upon the bench Jan- 
uary I, 1852, for eight years. During these eight years the politics of the 
county changed, and he was succeeded by Hon. Joseph Mullin. He then 
resumed the practice of law, doing an extensive business till his death. Some 
year or two before he died he removed his office to the city of New York. 

Hiram Steele was practicing law and resided in Sackets Harbor prior to 
1819. He was one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in this 
■county during the years 1821 and 1822. 

E. Smith Lee was admitted in 18 19, resided in Sackets Harbor, and formed 
a copartnership with Hiram Steele, under the name of Lee & Steele. An amus- 



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ing anecdote is related of this firm, as occurring at one of the circuit courts 
held in this county. At that time a written calendar of cases to be tried was 
made up for the use of the court, on which was one, at least, wherein Lee & 
Steele were the attorneys ; and the clerk, in writing the name of Lee, had neg- 
lected to loop the e in the name of Lee, and some wag, or mischievous mem- 
ber of the bar, found an opportunity to dot the first e and put a loop to the 
second, so as to make the whole list of their causes read " Lie and Steele, attor- 
neys for the," etc. This was not discovered till the judge was calling the calen- 
dar and came upon the names, and, in his embarrassment, the judge, looking 
through the list, called the attention of the clerk to it. This very soon 
caused a breeze of mirth through the bar, and an expression of wrath from 
the attorneys thus libelled, and a continual running fire of interjectional in- 
vective during the term. This firm, however, for a number of years did a 
large business, as appears from the record. Their subsequent history or 
whereabouts is unknown. 

Jeduthan Steele resided in Sackets Harbor. He was admitted in 1824, 
and was a prominent man there as well as in the county. He died in 1838. 
Nothing further of his history could be learned, as none of his relatives are 
now living in the county so far as can be ascertained. 

Horace How came from Vermont to Sackets Harbor about 1830, and was 
admitted that year. He married one of the daughters of John M. Canfield. 
He had good ability, but did not engage extensively in the practice of the law. 
He left there in 1848, and went to Chicago, where he died. 

Lysander H. Brown. — The life, character, and eminent ability of Lysander 
H. Brown, a member of the Jefferson County bar, deserve more than a com- 
monplace tribute. The germ of eloquence seems to have been born in him. 
It is not the eloquence that entertains without instructing, that is lost and 
forgotten as soon as it is uttered ; but the eloquence of manner, thought, and 
diction that leaves a lasting and enobhng impression upon the mind. He is 
the only representative of the bar of this county so largely endowed by nat- 
ure with this great gift, and he has never failed to use it at the call of the 
profession. In \.\\t History of Jefferson County^ published in 1878, by L. H. 
Everts & Co., is a sketch of the principal events of his life; but from that 
sketch but little of the characteristic oratorical ability of Mr. Brown can be 
learned. It will be the effort here to recall the early events of his life, which 
tended to develop his peculiar talent, and the gro^vth and maturity of that 
talent during a long life of exemplary usefulness. He was born in Brown- 
ville, December 20, 1808. The early part of his life was spent upon a farm, 
attending, during the winter, the district school. By this occupation he ob- 
tained vigor of mind and body. In 1828 or 1829 he entered Union Academy 
at Belleville, where he remained two years. It was here that he had the 
opportunity of cultivating his special gift. The late Judge Mullin and 
George F. Comstock, of Syracuse, were students there during the time. The 
Rev. Jedediah Burchard, the eloquent evangelist, was an officiating clergy- 



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man at that place, and taught a class in elocution, of which class Mr. Brown 
was a most attentive and tractable member. Under the most excellent and 
masterly tuition of this celebrated clergyman he laid the foundation of that 
winning and lively oratory for which he was afterwards so distinguished. 
In 1 83 1 he entered Union College, graduating in July, 1834. During this 
time the Rev. Dr. Nott, in the full vigor of his life, was the president, 
and Dr. Alonzo Potter, afterwards bishop of the diocese of Pennsylvania, 
was the vice-president of that institution, with a large faculty possessing as 
high a character, and occupying as high a position in public estimation, as 
any institution of learning in the country. 

The very atmosphere he breathed was full of literature, classical and scien- 
tific; and he was permitted almost daily to listen to the private and public 
talk of two of the highest specimens of oratorical genius. Graduating with 
the highest honors of the college, and with a mind disciplined and exalted 
under these influences, Mr. Brown, in October, 1834, became the principal 
of the Champion Academy. Under his direction that academy at once took 
high standing among the educational institutions of the country. He 
remained in charge of the academy until March, 1838, and during the time 
many of his students received that education and mental discipline which 
afterwards gave them high positions in the business and professional world. 
It was during this period that the public first became acquainted with 
his ability as a captivating public speaker. His able and eloquent addresses 
during this period raised him very high in the estimation of the public. In 
March, 1838, he left the academy and came to Watertown to complete the 
study of the profession, with a reputation unsurpassed by any one in the county. 
It was during this summer that he commenced his political life by public 
speeches in favor of the election of Isaac H. Bronson for Congress. In 
October, 1839, he was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court. In 1840 
he was in the political field in support of Martin Van Buren, but his elo- 
quence made little impression against the senseless excitement of that log- 
cabin campaign. His mind was not adapted and could not bend to the 
details and technicalities of the legal profession ; and yet he has been engaged 
in the courts, and in business connected with the courts, during large portions 
of his time. His familiarity with law and lawyers and judges has been exten- 
sive ifor 50 years ; not only the professional courtesies but the social ameni- 
ties have been cordial between them. In 1842 he was appointed to and 
accepted the office of superintendent of common schools of Jefferson County. 
This employment was more congenial with his tastes. In this avocation he 
excelled. During this time he made to Hon. Samuel Young, state super- 
intendent, the most able report received by him from any of the counties in 
the state. He held this ofiice three years. 

In 1844 occurred the presidential campaign between James K. Polk, the 
Democractic nominee, and Henry Clay, the Whig candidate. During this 
campaign Mr. Brown was nominated for the Assembly. The ablest political 



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■speeches Mr. Brown ever made were during this campaign for the election 
of the Democratic candidate for President. He was thoroughly posted on 
every issue involved in the canvass, and he handled them with great elo- 
quence and power. During this canvass, in the old Agricultural hall, in the 
rear of the county jail, the Hon. John A. Dix and Mr. Brown, on the same 
occasion, addressed a crowded house. Both seemed to do their utmost. It 
was the universal opinion that Mr. Brown, in the clearness of his statements, 
the logic of his reasoning, and purity of diction, far exceeded that of Mr. Dix. 
In after years Mr. Brown was often called to speak in company with such men as 
John Van Buren, Horatio Seymour, Daniel S. Dickinson, and others of equal 
celebrity, invariably acquitting himself with conspicuous credit. Even as 
late as the Cleveland and Blaine campaign he spoke with Lieut. -Gov. 
Dorsheimer to an audience of over 3,000 at the armory in the city of Water- 
town ; and his speech was considered on all hands the feature of the occa- 
sion. Mr. Brown was elected to the Assembly, and took his seat January 
I, 1845. His acts there are a matter of public record. It was universally 
conceded that he was the best speaker in tbe House. In 1846 he was a can- 
didate for the nomination for Congress, and a majority of the delegates to 
the nominating convention were elected pledged for him. But that majority 
was changed by his opponents nominating one of his supporters for sheriff. 
The result was the defeat of the nominee at the election. All the efforts of 
Mr. Brown to the contrary could not prevent it. In 1847 he was elected 
surrogate, the first under the constitution of 1846, and held the office from 
July I, 1847, to January i, 1852. His prominence as a speaker, and his 
activity in the political field, continued down to 1884. 

During the civil war he was frequently called to the forum for the Union 
-cause. At a celebration of the fall of Atlanta, in the city of Watertown, he 
was the principal speaker. His patriotic sentiments were uttered with that 
fervid eloquence of imagery and diction that a certain Hstener, an able critic, 
remarked that the speech would have been a credit to any of the first ora- 
tors of the country. His ability in this direction was not confined to politi- 
cal subjects. It shone forth equally on every subject, and upon every 
occasion when he was called upon to speak. The farewell address to his 
students and the patrons of the Champion Academy, at the close of his 
labors there, will long be remembered by those who heard him. More than 
50 years have passed since that address was deUvered ; and perhaps a large 
majority of his hearers have passed away; yet it is often referred to by those 
who survive. This is characteristic of his public efforts; they are remem- 
bered. His various addresses before educational institutions are universally 
■commended for their ability and their eloquence, both in matter and diction. 

For nearly half a century he has been an active member of the Masonic 
fraternity, and for a number of years was master of the lodge. In this ca- 
pacity he has officiated at scores of Masonic burials. The reading of the 
service of the grave, a service deeply pathetic in itself, was made doubly so 



84 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



by the manner, the emphasis, and depth of feeling with which he deHvered it. 
It was his custom, at the end of the formal ritual, to address his Masonic 
brethren, and the mourning friends and relatives of the deceased, with senti- 
ments appropriate to the occasion. These sentiments, so sympathetic in 
their nature, clothed in chaste and eloquent language, and delivered as 
though coming from the very depths of his heart, left upon his hearers a pro- 
found and lasting impression. These efforts have seldom been surpassed. 
Among the burial services so conducted by him were those of Noadiah Hub- 
bard, an aged and venerable member of the fraternity, at his grave in Cham- 
pion ; of Joseph Curtis Pattridge, a personal friend ; and of Frank Nimmocks, 
of high standing, not only in the lodge, but in the community at large. 

Mr. Brown for many years, and upon almost all occasions, attended the 
meetings of the Jefferson County bar, and especially those called to pay 
tribute to the memory of its deceased members. These occasions have been 
many during the past 25 years. Among the occasions especially to be noted 
are those of the late Judge Lansing and Judge Mullin. The address on the 
occasion of the death of Judge Lansing was delivered without notes, and it 
is unfortunate that no record of it now remains. That upon the death of 
Justice Mullin, his classmate at the academy and roommate in college, 
and a life-long friend and associate, is yet preserved. The writer sincerely 
and heartily hopes that when his time shall come there may be some one to 
pay an equally just tribute to his merits and memory. The limits of this 
article do not permit a record of his family and social connections, or of his 
editorial life. He has written a great deal. It has been valuable and enter- 
taining^ and much of it profound and bright in thought and classical in 
language. But of this it is not intended to speak in this notice. They may 
be found elsewhere. The effort here has been to write of that great and rare 
gift of oratory for which he is so justly celebrated. The engraving accom- 
panying this sketch was made from a photograph taken after he was 80 years 
of age. His most estimable wife died in 1875. He has three married 
daughters living, whose solicitude for his comfort, and veneration for his pa- 
rental affection, are praiseworthy. He is now Hving with one of them, Mrs. 
George Hall, at Ogdensburg, where he says, in a letter to the writer, " I am 
treated like a Prince here." That is as it should be. The veteran orator, 
writer, and scholar deserves to be treated like a prince during what remains 
of a long life, valuable in worth and achievement to his friends and the com- 
munity. 

Cyrus H. Stone came from Ellisburgh to Sackets Harbor in 1835; was ad- 
mitted in 1836. He married a daughter of John M. Canfield, in March, 
1838, and died in October, 1838. He had fine ability, but poor health. A 
few months before his death he left the law and went into mercantile busi- 
ness. 

Jasper W. Gilbert was a son of Marenus W. Gilbert, who for years was one 
of the most prominent and influential men in the county. After his admis- 



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sion he removed to Rochester, and practiced law there for a number of years. 
Then he removed to Brooklyn, where, after a few years, he was elected a 
judge of the Supreme Court, and was continued in that office until disqual- 
ified by the constitution. 

Joshua Moore came from Plattsburgh, or in that vicinity, and after his ad- 
mission located in Brownville. He took Judge Mason's place as partner of 
Ruger, and for sometime kept his office in Brownville and Ruger's in Water- 
town, and alternated between them. Upon the death of Ruger he removed 
to Watertown, into Ruger's office. For several years he was comparatively un- 
known, and had little business ; and when his ability became known, through 
his management of an important litigation, of which he had charge, his 
business and his reputation suddenly and rapidly increased. He was the first 
district attorney elected under the constitution of 1846. He had previously, 
and in February, 1846, been appointed district attorney. He was succeeded 
by James F. Starbuck, January i, 1851. In 1852 he formed a copartner- 
ship with Levi H. Brown, under the name of Moore & Brown. He died in 
1854. It is doubtful whether a more able young lawyei, one of more influ- 
ence, or who commanded more respect for his legal and social qualities, was 
ever located in Jefferson County. The writer was a coiemporary of his, well 
and intimately acquainted with him, and speaks from personal observation. 

Randolph Barnes was born and studied law in Lewis County. He came 
to Watertown and was admitted in 1839. For a time he was a popular and 
successful lawyer, but he was so constituted that he could not do office work. 
He was at home only in the excitement of a trial. After a few years he 
located some where in the West, in farming and cattle business. Failing in 
this he returned to Watertown for awhile, and then went to New York and 
commenced the practice of law under the most favorable circumstances. 
But it was not many years before, his habits being such, that he lost his 
business, and in abject poverty returned to Watertown, where he soon died. 

John Henry Button was a son of Rev. Nathaniel Dutton, of Champion. 
He studied law in the office of Lansing & Sherman, and remained there after 
his admission until he formed a copartnership with F. W. Hubbard. He 
was elected justice of the peace, and held the office for a number of years, 
which, in connection with the insurance business, gave him a competence. 
He never married. He died finally of consumption, with which he suffered 
for a long time. 

Charles D. Wright was a step-son of Bernard Bagley, and immediately 
after his admission they went into partnership, and so continued till Wright 
was elected judge in November, 1859. The business was all done in the 
name of Charles D. Wright, as attorney. They did a very extensive busi- 
ness, having often a majority of the causes on the calendar. Mr. Bagley 
was the trial lawyer, and Wright took charge of the practice. He was prob- 
ably the best office lawyer and practitioner ever in the county. His industry 
and long experience, and mental adaptation to that branch of business, gave 

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him that reputation at the bar. He held the office of county judge two 
terms. Since that he has Hved in comparative retirement, and is now hving 
in good health and holding a high position in society, and has the respect 
of the whole community. 

George W. Butterfield, admitted the same year, was born in Rodman, 
studied law in Watertown, and practiced here a short time, and then removed 
to St. Louis, Mo., subsequently locating in New York, where he died. 

Wooster Sherman resided in Watertown, and for years was a successful, 
banker. He studied law and got admitted, it is said for the sole purpose 
of suing his own notes. He never practiced any otherwise. He is now liv- 
ing in Syracuse. 

William C. Thompson was in Judge Chittenden's office at Adams, in 1840. 
He removed to 'Watertown, and did a fair business ; was elected county judge 
in the fall of 1851, and held the office four years from January i, 1852, and 
was reelected for another term of four years. He became interested in a 
purchase of a tract of land in North Watertown, to be laid out for city lots, 
and was principally engaged in that business during the rest of his life. 

George Camp, admitted in 1839, was a son of Elisha Camp, of Sackets 
Harbor. He practiced the profession very little ; was principally engaged in 
the vast business of his father. He married a daughter of the late Wilham 
Smith, of this village, and died, leaving his widow and an interesting family 
surviving him. 

Stephen G. Dodge was a brother of the late Judge Edwin Dodge, of Gouv- 
erneur. He practiced very Uttle in this county. It is said he now resides 
in Utica. 

Allen Nims was a graduate of Union College; was a great student, of ex- 
tensive reading, but had not the practicable knowledge or tact to succeed in 
the legal profession. 

Of Joseph Brackett, admitted in 1842, nothing is known. 

George R. Fairbanks, admitted in 1843, was a son of Jason Fairbanks, of 
Watertown. He graduated at Union College in 1839; studied in the office 
of Joseph MuUin. Soon after he was admitted. He left this county and 
took up his residence in Florida, where he has resided ever since. 

David J. Wager was admitted the same year ; was a son of Joseph Wager, 
brother of W. W. Wager, of Brownville, and Daniel Wager, of Rome. He 
resided and practiced law in the village of Philadelphia, where he died, leav- 
ing a son to take his place in the profession, who is said to be an intelligent 
and promising young man. 

Of Gould T. Curtis, admitted in 1843, nothing has been learned. 

Eugene C. Leis studied in the office of Bagley & Wright. He was a 
Frenchman, and half brother of Edward Leis, who was employed in Le Ray's 
office. He was a bright, intelligent young man. Soon after his admission 
he left the country, and it was said that he went to some of the Southern 



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States. He remained in this county till after 1845, but did nothing at the 
practice of the law. 

Wellington W. Butterfield was a native of Watertown ; studied law with 
Lansing & Sherman, and after his admission went to Niagara County, where 
he resided the last heard from him. He was accurate and methodical in 
business. George C. Sherman selected him from among his students to take 
charge of his private books and accounts in an office kept separate from his 
law office. 

Tohn F. Hutchinson had, for several years before his admission, taught 
a private school in Watertown. He was a very popular and efficient teacher. 
He was appointed postmaster in 1840, and after the death of Harrison he 
followed the fortunes of John Tyler. He, in fact, was the " John Tyler " of 
this section of country. During the time he formed a copartnership with 
Alonzo M. Watson, which continued three or four years, and until Watson 
became president of a Fourier association, and Hutchinson's term of office ex- 
pired. He was a large, tall, and powerful man physically, and of considera- 
ble ability. But under a terrible domestic calamity he lost his nerve, pined 
away, and died of grief. It is difficult to describe the character of this man. 
He was a great and somewhat boisterous egotist, always talking of himself; 
yet of a kind heart, and charity for all. He will ever be remembered by 
those who knew him. 

Marcus Bickford, admitted in 1840, resided at Carthage. He became a 
partner of Judge Hiram Carpenter, and was an able and successful practi- 
tioner. He continued the practice there until the gold excitement in Cali- 
fornia broke out, when he left, and spent sometime in the gold mines. He 
returned with a full purse, married, and settled down again to the practice. 
He was taken with inflammatory rheumatism, which lasted him through life, 
and interfered with his professional duties. He was justice of the peace for 
many years, and edited a paper for some time. His constitution finally 
yielded to his disease, and after much suffering he died. 

William A. Forward studied in Lansing & Sherman's office, was admitted 
in 1840, and went with Isaac H. Bronson as clerk of his court to Florida, 
and permanently resided there. 

Eleazer W. Lewis studied in the office of F. W. Hubbard, and remained 
there after his admission. He then went to Depauville, or La Fargeville, 
where he had been a merchant, thence to and resided in Sackets Harbor for 
some time, and finally removed to some of the Western states. 

Lawrence J. Goodale, a resident of Watertown, was admitted in 1840. 
In 1847 he became a partner of Hon. Joseph MuUin, under the firm name 
of MuUin & Goodale, and continued five years. On September 20, 1864, he 
became the land agent of Le Ray and removed to Carthage, where he now 
resides. See his history in that of the town of Wilna. 

Lotus Ingalls studied law in the office of Lansing & Sherman, was admit- 
ted in 1846, and practiced law in Watertown until 1850, when he left the 



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profession and went into the newspaper publishing business, which he has 
followed ever since. His history belongs to that of the press. 

Edwin Clark was a nephew of C. E. & John Clarke, and was born in Say- 
brook, Conn. When about seven years of age he came to Watertown, lived 
with his uncle John, and studied in his office. He also attended the law 
school at Albany, and was admitted in 1844. Sometime afterwards he 
removed to Ogdensburg, and opened a law office there. He was bright and 
intelligent, with every prospect of becoming a successful lawyer, but he died 
before arriving at maturity. 

Richard S. Hunt was a native of Watertown, and a printer and editor by 
trade, until rather late in life. He finally studied law in the office of Ran- 
dolph Barnes, and was admitted in 1844. He soon thereafter married and 
removed to Gouverneur, and opened an office there. Not being very success- 
ful he removed to Texas, where he formerly lived. He w::s reported to have 
died many years ago. 

John P. Brown was a native of Brownville, and a cousin of Lysander H. 
Brown, under whom he prepared for college. He graduated at Union Col- 
lege in 1842, studied law in Judge MuUin's office, and after his admission 
became a partner, and remained so till his death. He died of congestive 
fever in February, 1847. He was a young man of more than ordinary ability, 
and possessed those traits to an eminent degree requisite for a successful 
lawyer. 

James R. A. Perkins was a son of Charles Perkins, the well known and 
popular proprietor of Perkins Hotel in Watertown. He was admitted in 
1844, and opened an office at Three Mile Bay, where he practiced law until 
1852. He was elected to the office of surrogate, and removed to Watertown 
and entered upon the duties of that office January i, 1852. He was rte!ected 
in November, 1855, and held the office until January 1, i8f>o. His health 
was poor, and he died of consumption in the summer of 1861. 

Joseph Curtis Pattridge, a resident of Watertown, graduated at Union Col- 
lege, studied law in the office of Sterling & Bronson, was admitted in 1839, 
and practiced law until 1848. He was for several years master in chancery. 
In 1848 he was appointed paymaster in the army that went to Mexico, with 
the rank of major. At tiie close of the war he returned and went into the 
milling business for a few years, during which time he purchased a large tract 
of land in Minnesota, and was about leaving to reside there when he died of 
a fever supposed to have been contracted in Mexico. He was noted for his 
literary attainments and great social qualities. 

Isaac Van Vleek, * admitted in 1845, resided at Sackets Harbor, where, for 
a number of years, he practiced law, and was known throughout the county 
as a prominent Democratic politician, and frequently represented his party 
as a delegate to county conventions. He subsequently left the county, and 
his residence since has not been ascertained. 



* Van Vleek or Van V leek (?). 



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Luther J. Dorwin * has been a member of the Jefferson County bar longer 
than any man living except Judge Wright. He has been in constant active 
practice 46 years; and it is no reflection upon the very able men of that bar, 
to say that he has stood in the front rank of the profession among them. 
He is an industrious student, as well as an alert and successful practitioner. 
He loves the law. His trained brain delights to pry into its depths, to cull 
its golden treasures, and unravel its intricacies. If a question of law pre- 
sents itself he applies it to foundation principles for solution. Nothing is 
sound with him till he finds the base on which it rests. 

Mr. Dorwin has a birth-right residence in this county. In mind and body 
he is a sturdy product of the Champion hills, having been born in that town 
May 13, 1S20. Coming through a line of robust, energetic New England ances- 
try he inherits the powerful physical and intellectual qualities of his progenitors. 
His father, Hubby Dorwin, was a native of Vermont, and his mother, whose 
maiden name was Elizabeth Jones, was born in Champion, her parents hav- 
ing removed to that town not long previously from New Hampshire. Dor- 
win has been a prevalent name in Vermont since the early history of the 
state. Two brothers of that name came from England to the Green Mount- 
ain region away back in colonial times. One settled there, and hence the 
name and the race in this country. The other wandered elsewhere, and, it is 
said, never was heard of afterwards. 

Luther J. Dorwin commenced acquiring the rudiments of education while 
very young at the district school in Champion. In the course of a few 
years he attended a select school in Denmark, and also one in his native 
town, until October, 1834, when he entered the Champion Academy, then 
under charge of Lysander H. Brown as principal. Here his studies were 
principally the languages and mathematics. He pursued them with remark- 
able persistence and earnestness, and mastered them thoroughly. When Mr. 
Brown left the academy, in April, 1838, young Dorwin went to Union Col- 
lege, entering that grand old seat of learning the same month. Here he 
maintamed the highest grade of scholarship throughout. He graduated in 
July, 1840, and immediately entered the law office of Lansing & Sherman, 
in preparation for the practice of the law. In October, however, at the earn- 
est solicitation of the trustees, he became principal of the academy in 
which he prepared for college. He was a comparative youth, and the task 
appeared a severe one; but with that spirit of fearlessness which an un- 
swerving determination to succeed always begets, he took hold of the work, 
and made it an encouraging success — profitable to himself and his patrons. 

In 1842 he returned to his law studies ; and in January, 1844, he was ad- 
mitted to the practice of his profession. He was then ready for his life work; 
and he was not only well read in the law, but he was a most thorough and 

* This sketch of Mr. Dorwin was written by Lysander H. Brown, at the request of 
the publisher. 



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finished scholar in the classical and scientific branches taught in the schools. 
His mental discipUne had been unusually severe ; and mental discipline is 
what makes strong lawyers. In a comparatively short time after his admis- 
sion he was largely occupied in conducting important and complicated 
equity cases. He has also been extensively and successfully engaged 
through all his practice in real estate -contests, being a first-class real estate 
lawyer, a proficient in the settlement of estates, and an expert and skilled 
accountant. For a series of years his principal and most formidable oppo- 
nent in sharp, severe legal contests was the veteran and learned lawyer, John 
Clarke, in his life time. 

Mr. Dorwin's opinions, whether in law or otherwise, are formed after thor- 
ough investigation ; and when formed they are stoutly and courageously 
maintained, apparently without the least regard to popular approval. But 
this notice would not be at all complete without a reference to his peculiar 
forte in preparing causes for argument, and in the argument. His briefs are 
profound expositions of the laws applicable to the cases in hand ; and his 
opponents in the argument are left with no standing in court, unless their po- 
sitions are impregnable to attack. He has had an extensive practice in this 
line in the courts of the state, and he has won many notable and decisive 
triumphs. And in all his work he is a man of dispatch. If he undertakes a 
task it is not allowed to linger after it should be performed. 

Mr. Dorwin is yet industriously engaged in the business of his profession. 
He is in general good health, and in the full vigor of his intellectual faculties. 
Profound learning and ample experience render his legal opinions sound and 
reUable. They are especially so estimated among his professional associates. 

Augustus D. B. Goodale was a native of Watertown, son of Joseph Good- 
ale, a leading druggist of that village, and a brother of Lawrence J. Goodale. 
He was well educated, and was admitted to the Common Pleas in 1845. 
After his admission he left this county, and resided for a number of years in 
some of the Southern states. He finally returned to Watertown, where, with 
the exception of the '' D. B.," he now resides, engaged in his profession, 
advertising as a conveyancer and loaner of money. 

William A. Gilbert resided in Adams; was admitted in 1846. He was 
elected to Congress from Jefferson County in 1854-55, afterwards became a 
banker in the village of Adams, and died some years after. He never prac- 
ticed law to any extent. 

Merritt Andrus studied law in the office of Judge Mullin; was admitted in 
1846, but never opened an office as an attorney. He went into business 
with Walter N. Woodruff, and finally alone, and so continues to this day. 
He is one of the leading merchants and business men of the city of Water- 
town. 

Stephen J. Hubbard, son of Hiram Hubbard, of Champion, studied law 
in the office of Hubbard & Button, and afterwards became a partner of Hon. 
F. W. Hubbard, his uncle, under the firm name of F. W. & S. J. Hubbard. 



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In a few years thereafter he retired from the practice, and has ever since and 
now resides in Champion. 

Richard Ely was admitted during the same year, but of him nothing has been 
ascertained. 

Silas A. Webb is a native of this county, was admitted in 1846. He 
soon after located in Three Mile Bay, practiced there for several years, 
and became well known as a marine lawyer. He knew every part of a ves- 
sel, and was engaged in the trial of many suits relating to vessels on account 
of his ability to examine witnesses on such trials. He removed to Oswego, 
where he now resides. 

William A. Ely was a son of William Ely, a merchant, of Brownville. He 
was well educated, taught private school in Watertown, was admitted in 1846, 
but never practiced law to much extent. He was afterwards ordained as an 
Episcopal clergyman. His health was poor, and he finally died of consump- 
tion. 

Samuel B. Starr was a native of Jefferson County, studied law in the office 
of John Clark, and upon the death of Harlow Emerson was clerk in the 
office of Nathaniel P. Wardwell, as surrogate ; and after his death was clerk 
for Calvin Skinner, county judge, acting as surrogate until the election of 
Lysander H. Brown to that office, with whom he remained about two years, 
after which he left and resided in some of the Western states. His practice 
of the law in this county was very limited. 

Samuel Wardwell was a son of Daniel Wardwell and resided in Adams. 
He was admitted in 1847, but never practiced law to any amount. He went 
to, and now resides in, Rome, Oneida County, and is a banker. 

Alexander Wilson was for a time a merchant here, as a partner of Roderick 
Chittenden, in the boot and shoe business. He studied law with Linsing & 
Sherman, was admitted in 1847, and for several years remained in their office 
in charge of their business. He left and went into the lumber business in 
Canada, where he still resides so far as known. 

Albert B. Gilbert resided in Watertown for several years ; was admitted in 
1847, but never practiced. He went to Rome and engaged in the ready- 
made clothing business, and has never since resided in Jefferson County. 

Laban H. Ainsworth resided in Cape Vincent. After his admission he 
practiced law there for many year^. He finally removed to Watertown, was 
active in getting up the city charter, and was the first recorder of the city, 
and was reelected several times. After he left that office he was elected a 
justice of the peace, which office he held for several years. During the past 
year he has removed to and now resides in the city of Rochester. 

Charles W. Rogers resided at Adams at the time of his admission to the 
bar. He studied law in Utica, in the office of James Watson Williams, reg- 
ister in chancery. He came thence to Adams, and was admitted in 1848. 
He remained in Adams some eight or nine years, then removed to Cape 
Vincent, in the employ of the Rome «& Watertown Railroad ; thence to 



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Toronto, in the same business, and then removed to and now lives in Con- 
necticut. 

William L. Sherman was distantly related to George C. and Wooster Sher- 
man, and a nephew of John A. Sherman. He had some practice, but was 
unpopular with the profession, and an attempt was made to debar him, as 
appears from the record. He finally disappeared from the records of the 
court. 

Albert B. Hawes resided at Belleville. He was a brother of Edward B. 
Hawes, and was an associate justice of the Sessions, but it is not known of 
his practicing law to any extent. He died several years since. 

Lyman E. Boomer was a graduate of Union College, and a resident and 
native of Ellisburgh. He studied law in Judge Mullin's office. He was a 
man of wealth, and it is not now known of his practicing law to any extent 
in this county. He also died several years since. 

George A. Gates was born in Rodman, graduated at Union College in 
1840, studied law in John Cla!ke's office, and was admitted in 1843. Soon 
after he was admitted he was afflicted with a peculiar disease, and he visited 
many eminent physicians for a remedy, but found none. He quietly settled 
down under his paternal roof, and remained there till he died. 

Charles E. Clarke was a native of Saybrook, Conn., was a graduate of Yale 
College, studied law in Greene County, came to Jefferson County, and was ad- 
mitted as an attorney in 1815, and resided in Watertown. He at once took 
a prominent position at the bar. In 1825 his brother, John Clarke, having 
studied in his office, was admitted, and soon thereafter the two brothers 
formed a copartnership under the name of C. E. & J. Clarke, and continued 
until about the year 1848. About 1830, or a little later, he purchased a 
grist-mill, saw-mill, and distillery at the Great Bend, most, if not all, of which 
was formerly owned by Angel Potter. His time thereafter was mostly spent 
there, except during the terms of the courts, when he came to and assisted 
his brother in the preparation and trial of causes. He took the leading part 
until after 1840, and in important cases till 1848. He was elected to the 
Assembly in 1839 and 1840, and in 1848 was elected to Congress. The 
various attainments of Mr. Clarke, his wit, humor, and eloquence, have left 
an impression upon the judicial history of this county which will long remain- 
He was a genius, and taking him all in all he never had his equal in this 
county, if he had in the state. He died in 1863, at the age of 74 years. His 
humor was probably inherited, for, it is said, that he and his brother John 
visited their aged father in Connecticut. The father was then over 80 
years of age. As they were about leaving Charles E., in a very pathetic 
tone, said to his father that they were all growing old, that he and John lived 
a great way off, and that it was probable they should never meet again. The 
father replied that he had read a good many papers and accounts of deaths — 
that he very seldom saw an account of the death of a man of his age. 



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Robert Lansing was a son of Sanders and Catharine Lansing, and was 
born at Albany, February 2, 1799. He was a member of Union College, 
but for some reason did not remain there and graduate. In 18 17 he came 
to Watertown and entered the law office of Egbert Ten Eyck, and was ad- 
mitted in 1820. In June, 1826, he was appointed district attorney for the 
county of Jefferson, which office he held until February, 1833, when he was 
succeeded by George C. Sherman. He was elected to the state Senate in 
November, 1831, and held that office four years from January i, 1832. He 
was then succeeded by Micah Sterling. Mr. Lansing was again elected to the 
state Senate. I don't know the precise year, but he was the immediate 
successor of Ashley Davenport. He said he was nominated by the 
Democratic Union. On December 22, 183 1, he married Maria Hub- 
bard, the eldest daughter of Noadiah Hubbard, of Champion. She died 
in the year 1839, leaving one child surviving, now so well and favor- 
ably known in the profession as John Lansing. On February 2, 1841, he 
married Cornelia Hubbard, the second daughter of Noadiah Hubbard. Soon 
after the expiration of his senatorial term he formed a copartnership with 
George C. Sherman, under the name of Lansing & Sherman. In February, 
1845, he was again appointed district attorney, and held the office for one 
year, when he resigned. In June, 1847, he was elected county judge under 
the constitution of 1846, which office he held until January i, 1852. At the 
expiration of this office he practically retired from the profession, except to 
act as referee, which for many years he was afterwards called upon to do. 
He died October 3, 1878, aged nearly 80 years. He was thoroughly imbued 
with the principles of the law, unostentatious of his great legal learning, and 
of scrupulous integrity. He was a fluent speaker, and logical and clear in his 
arguments. After his partnership with Mr. Sherman he seldom took the 
lead in the trial or argument of causes ; but the writer has heard him on sev- 
eral occasions in important cases, and can confirm the traditional reputation 
of his earlier years. 

George C. Sherman was born in Providence, R. I., December 14, 1799, 
and came to this county at an early day. He worked when a boy for David 
W. Bucklin, and developing at an early age uncommon ability, Mr. Bucklin 
took him into his office as a law student. He was admitteil to practice in 
1823, and formed soon thereafter a partnership with Mr. Bucklin, which con- 
tinued until the latter left for New York. On January 3, 1828, he married 
Mary Ann Hubbard, the third daughter of Noadiah Hubbard, of Champion, 
who now survives him. In 1833 he was appointed district attorney, which 
office he held till February, 1840. In 1843 he was appointed one of the 
judges of the Common Pleas, which office he held until July, 1847, when the 
constitution of 1846 went into effect. He was elected to the state Senate in 
the fall of 1843, and held the office for two years from the first day of Jan- 
uary then next. He early speculated in land, buying a large tract at from 
two to three dollars per acre, and commenced selling immediately at $8. 



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of Thomas C. Chittenden, and was admitted in 1826. He was master in 
chancery, and held divers other small offices. In April, 1845, he was 
appointed first judge of the Common Pleas of this county, and held the office 
till July I, 1847. He continued the practice there until he died several years 
since. Mr. Skinner was a sound and learned lawyer. He was not a promi- 
nent jury advocate. His practice, and where he excelled, was in chancery; 
and was somewhat noted for the ingenuity of his questions before an exam- 
iner, all of which were required to be written. It is not known that he left 
any descendants or relatives now residing in this county. 

Joseph Mulhn was born in Ireland in September, 181 1, and came to this 
country with his parents when very young, and resided in Brownville, where 
he attended the common school for awhile. He worked in a printing office 
a short time, setting type, with the view of becoming a printer; but the desire 
for a higher education prevailed. With the assistance of friends he went to 
the Union Academy at Belleville, where he prepared for college. He entered 
the junior class in 183 1, and graduated in 1833. He then taught the 
academy in Belleville and afterwards in Watertown a few years, and studied 
law in the office of SterUng & Bronson, and was admitted in 1837. At this 
time Sterling was in the state Senate, and Bronson in Congress. The whole 
business of the office fell to the charge of Mr. Mullin, the duties of which he 
discharged with ability. He at once took a prominent position at the bar, 
the peer of the older members. N. P. Wardwell having married the daughter 
of Mr. Sterling, the latter took him into partnership and Mr. Mullin opened 
an office by himself. In 1845 he entered into a partnership with John P. 
Brown, who had been a student in his office, and so continued until the 
death of Brown in 1847. In the fall of 1847 he formed a copartnership with 
Lawrence J. Goodale, which continued five years. After that he entered 
into partnership with the present Justice Merwin, and so continued until he 
was elected a justice of the Supreme Court in the fall of 1859. He was 
reelected in the fall of 1867, and again in the fall of 1875. Having arrived 
at the age of 70 years, his office, by the constitutional limitation, expired 
December 31, 1881. He was district attorney for the county from February, 
1843, to February, 1845. He was elected to the Thirtieth Congress in 
1847 and served to 1849, and held several municipal offices during the time 
he was at the bar. He died in June, 1882, while temporarily at Saratoga, 
and his remains were brought to Watertown and interred in Brookside Cem- 
etery. At a meeting of the bar of Jefferson County, held June 14, 1882, 
resolutions were introduced by Lysander H. Brown, his school-mate at the 
district school, his roommate at the academy and in college, accompanied 
with an address, paying a just and eloquent tribute to his memory. The 
resolutions and the address were published in the Watertoum Times of June 
15th, and were ordered to be entered, and are now on record, in the proceed- 
ings of the court which was then in session. The history of Justice 
MuUin is a matter of record. The eminent position he attained in the 




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judiciary sufficiently appears in the state reports, where it will remain for 
generations to come, a fitting monument to his learning and ability. 

James F. Starbuck was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., September 5, 1815, 
and at an early day removed with his parents to Niagara County. In the 
sprmg of 1839 he came to Watertown and entered the law office of Lansing 
& Sherman, where he remained until he was admitted to the Common Pleas 
in 1843, and to the Supreme Court in 1844. In 1845 he opened an office by 
himself in Watertown. In 1846 he was elected a secretary of the convention 
that formed the constitution of that year, and in November, 1850, was elected 
district attorney, and held the office three years from January i, 185 i. He 
married Sarah Burchard, a daughter of Peleg Burchard, in May, 1855, who 
died in 1857, leaving a daughter surviving her — now the wife of E. S. Goodale, 
a merchant in Watertown. In 1861 he married Mrs. B3yer, the widow of 
Judge Joseph Boyer, who now survives. In i860 he was a candidate for 
Congress, but was defeated. In 1876 he was elected to the state Senate, 
from the district comprising Jefferson and Lewis counties. He died Decem- 
ber 20, tS8o. The political history cf Mr. Starbuck may be found in a his- 
tory of New York with an encyclopedia of biography of prominent men in 
the state, published by W. J. Comley, in 1877, which also contains his litho- 
graph. We are here concerned with his professional histoiy, character, and 
standing only. His election to the office of district attorney enabled him to 
develop his great ability in the trial of causes, especially before juries, and he 
at once took a leading position in jury cases in the countv, his main com- 
petitors being John Clarke during his life, and Levi H. Brown thereafter. 
He was from an early day laborious in his profession. In special cases he 
was probably one of if not the most powerful advocates before a jury ever 
in the county. His eff^orts were not uniform. Only in those special cases 
adapted to his temperament and his methods of thought did he excel his 
cotemporaries. His long habit of, and thorough preparation and study in, 
preparing to argue facts before a jury somewhat disqualified him from excell- 
ing in the argument of questions of law before the court. But he excelled 
in that which was the great object and ambition of his early life. 

Levi H. Brown was born in the town of Lorraine, March 25, 18 18. His 
father, Aaron Brown, was a wealthy farmer and a prominent citizen of that 
town. When 19 years of age Levi H. commenced to obtain an education, 
and prepared for college at the Belleville Academy. He entered Union Col- 
lege in 1841, and graduated in 1843; studied law in the office of Judge 
Jones in Schenectady, and in the office of Calvin Skinner at Adams, and was 
admitted in 1846. He practiced in Adams until June i, 1852, when he re- 
moved to Watertown and formed a partnership with Joshua Moore under the 
name of Moore & Brown. This firm, under the lead of Mr. Moore, did a 
large business. Mr. Moore died in April, 1854, when Mr. Brown formed a 
partnership with Allen C. Beach, under the name of Brown & Beach. Upon 
the death of Mr. Moore the responsibility of a large and important business 



98 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



devolved upon Mr. Brown, and he in all respects proved equal for the occa- 
sion. This firm did a large and increasing business until 1871, when Mr. 
Beach was elected lieutenant-governor, and the firm dissolved. Mr. Brown 
has since and now practices alone, except for a short time, when he was in 
company with Mr. Gipsonnow in Minnesota, and S. S. Trowbridge. He held 
many local offices — supervisor, mayor, etc. Here we are to record princi- 
pally his professional life as a prominent member of the bar of Jefferson 
County for more than 40 years. Of the vast business he has done, and the 
intense and untiring labor he has performed, much might be written. 

His cases were thoroughly prepared, and his arrangement and presenta- 
tion of the facts and evidence to the jury were unexcelled. He entered upon 
the trial of case after case at the circuit with strength and vigor. His pre- 
sentation of his case to the jury was clear and logical. He has a smooth and 
pleasant voice, and is a fiuent speaker, and exercised a great influence over 
juries. Mr. Brown has been, not only a good jury lawyer, but is equally able 
in the argument of cases on appeal in the higher courts. After John Clarke 
the writer has never met a more formidable adversary in the appellate court. 
Mr. Brown is now at work with apparently all the mental and physical vigor 
and strength he had 30 years ago, having apparently many years of labor and 
usefulness still before him. He does little in law business as attorney, but 
still retains his practice as counselor. His private business occupies nearly 
all his time and attention. 

Edmund B. Wynn's first appearance in Watertown was as a student in the 
office of James F. Starbuck. He was admitted in 1846, and soon thereafter 
opened an ofKice at Three Mile Bay, and practiced there till about 1852, when 
he removed to Watertown, and established an office here, where he has 
practiced ever since. He very soon became an attorney for the Rome & 
Watertown Railroad, and has continued and is now such attorney. He was 
for sometime a partner of Denis O'Brien, now a judge of the Court of Ap- 
peals, and also of Wilber F. Porter, but for several years last past has been 
alone. He was a candidate for the office of justice of the Supreme Court in 
the 5th district a few years since. He is now possessed of a vigorous con- 
stitution and good health, and is eminent as a railroad attorney. 

Denis O'Brien was born in Ogdensburg, March 13, 1837. The events of 
his life have become a subject of public history. Though the positions he 
has held, and now holds, entitle him to a prominent place in the official 
records of the state, yet in the history of his adopted county, where the germ 
of his future success was developed, it is proper that a brief sketch of his life, 
character, and ability should be recorded. He was favored by nature with a 
strong physical constitution and equable temperament, which properly di- 
rected impart great intellectual strength. Thus endowed he early entered upon 
the realities of life with a determination to succeed. He studied law in the 
office of Messrs. Meyers & Magone, of Ogdensburg ; was admitted to the 
bar in May, i86r ; and in November of that year removed to Watertown to 



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reside permanently. From that time his business, and reputation in his pro- 
fession, gradually increased. From 1869 he was an alderman in the city for 
some four years, and afterwards was elected mayor. His judicious man- 
agement of these offices won the respect and confidence of the substantial 
portion of the city's population. His success in his profession gave him a 
high local reputation through the county. In 1880 he succeeded the late 
James F. Starbuck as a member of the State Democratic Committee. This 
gave him an opportunity of extending his reputation for ability and fidelity 
beyond the bounds of his county and generally over the state ; and he im- 
proved it. For four years he held this position. In November, 1883, he 
was elected attorney-general and reelected in November, 1885, his term of 
office terminating January i, 1888. His administration as state's attorney 
for this great commonwealth established confidence in his thorough capabil- 
ity and integrity with all parties throughout the state. In 1889 he remained 
at home, during which time it became evident that public opinion was tend- 
ing towards his nomination by the Democratic party for judge of the Court 
of Appeals. This seems to have been conceded on account of his exalted 
though comparatively brief public service. When the state convention met 
he was nominated with remarkable unanimity. The nomination was ratified 
by the people at the election by a large majority; and he has now entered 
upon the discharge of the duties of his dignified and responsible position. 
It is not only heartily desired, but universally believed, that he will discharge 
his high judicial duties with credit to himself and honor to the already 
exalted standing of the Court of Appeals. 

In concluding this sketch of the bench and bar of Jefferson County the 
writer concedes that there may be therein many errors, both of fact and of 
judgment. Bat the facts have been gathered from the best and most reli- 
able sources in his reach. The character of the judges and members of the 
bar, so far as it has been written, has been derived from tradition, and from 
the record, when the individual was not personally known ; and no exemption 
from error is claimed in the delination of character even where personally 
known. 

The sketch properly ends at the adoption of the constitution of 1846. By 
that instrument the whole organization of our judicial system was changed, 
and from that time a new era in the practice and administration of the law 
commenced. Though over 40 years have passed since that time, yet from 
the records now so v/ell kept, and the printed calendars required at every 
term of the Supreme Court, a history of the bench and bar from that time is 
comparatively an easy task. It is a history that should be written and pre- 
served before many more years pass away. 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



THE PRESS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. 

WATERTOWN. 

The pioneer newspaper in Jefferson County bore the high-soaring name of 
American Eagle. It was estabhshed in Watertown in 1809, by Henry Cof- 
feen. It was printed by Abram Taylor, Jr., and was RepubUcan in politics, 
supporting the administration of President Madison. Judge Coffeen was one 
of the first settlers of Watertown, and possessed large influence. Where the 
materials on which the Eagle was printed were obtained is unknown, but it 
is not unlikely that they were the same employed in the publication of the 
Black River Gazette, established at Martinsburg, Lewis County, in 1807. 
The journal last named was a short-lived venture ; its publisher, James B. 
Robbins, removed to Watertown, and it is probably fair to presume that the 
press found its way here. The Martinsburg paper, it is believed, was the 
first one in Northern New York west of the Adirondacks. Of the Eagle and 
its conductors nothing more is known than has been stated. In January, 
181 2, Jarius Rich, who had read law in Massachusetts and been admitted to 
practice, but whose license had been revoked in consequence of his partici- 
pation in a broil in a justice's court, purchased the establishment from Cof- 
feen, changed the name of the paper to the Afnerican Advocate, and con- 
tinued in it until 18 17. He appears to have been a man who had the cour- 
age of his convictions, who freed his mind when he had anything to offer, and 
who did not shrink from the consequences of his utterances. He was in the 
Advocate in 1813, when Com. Perry won his brilliant victory on Lake Erie, 
and naturally indulged in words of exultation. Referring to Perry's achieve- 
ments he suggested that the " old cock," as he termed Com. Chauncey, then 
in command of the small fleet on Lake Ontario, ought to follow Perr'ys ex- 
ample. This enraged the Commodore, and he came straightway to Water- 
town. Entering the oftice of the Advocate he inquired for the editor. Rich 
told him he was the man. The Commodore then said he had come all the 
way from Backets Harbor to obtain satisfaction, and proposed to cane him. 
Thereupon Rich seized the Commodore and pitched him headlong to the 
foot of the stairs. This ended the affair. In the spring of 1817 Seth A. 
and Dorephus Abbey came to Watertown from Albany, and finding the 
Advocate advertised for sale, by the sheriff, bought it, and, in connection with 
John H. Lord, a journeyman printer, s\.2i.x\.e<^\.\\Q Jefferson and Lewis Gazette, 
This paper was continued till April, 1819, when Dorephus Abbey and Mr. 
Lord went to Oswego, and S. A. Abbey started the Independent Republican, 
continuing it till February, 1825, when the house and office of the publisher 
were destroyed by fire, and the publication of the paper suspended. Pre- 
vious to this date (January 27, 1824), and perhaps because the paper was 
not sufficiently subservient to the Democratic leaders, the Watertown Free- 
man was started by W. Woodward, who was backed by Perley Keyes. This 



NEWSPAPERS. 



paper continued till 1833, when its name was changed to the Democratic 
Sfa/idard,undeT which cognomen it was continued till July 19, 1835, when it was 
united with the Watertoivn Eagle, which last paper was started September 11, 
1832, by J. Calhoun.* The new paper was called the Eagle and Standard. 
It was in the Eagle that Alvin Hunt made his debut as editor. When the 
two papers were consolidated Mr. Hunt took the interest of Mr. Calhoun, 
when it was conducted by that gentleman and A. L. Smith. In October, 
1836, Mr. Smith withdrew from the cora:ern, and in November, 1837, the 
name of the paper was changed to \.\\q /eff'ersonian, and under that appella- 
tion, and the ]Vaterto2vn Jeffersonian, the paper continued till united with 
the Democratic Union. 

T\\Q Jeffersonian, under date of March 2, 1841, contained the following 
account of a "talking machine," then being used in England. It tends to 
the opinion that the telephone was in use long before the present instrument 
was perfected: — 

RAILWAY TALKING MACHINE. 

"A late English journal, in referring to the Loudon and Blackwell Kailroad, mentions a. 
' talking machine,' constructed with galvanic wires, by means of which conversation could be 
carried on between London and Blackwell with the greatest ease and precision. By way of 
illustrating the efficiency of this talking machine Mr. Stephenson said that he went to the 
station in London one day to enquire for one of the assistants. He was not there, but the 
attendant said that he could enquire if he was at the other end; he did so; in a few seconds 
the answer was that he was not there. But about Ave minutes afterwards the talking machine 
informed him in London that his assistant had arrived at the Blackwell terminus; upon which 
he instructed the attendant to say by the same agency, ' Tell him to come here directly.' In 
10 minutes he arrived, the distance being seven miles. If the distance were 100 miles the con- 
versation could be carried on just as readily, for the conversation traveled at the rate of 20 
miles a second." 

December 5, 185 1, J. W. Tamblin became the associate of Mr. Hunt. 
March 15, 1853, J. C. Hatch purchased Mr. Tamblin's interest, but resold 
the same in the following September. A daily paper was issued from the 
Jeffersonian office from May 10, 1851, till November, 1853. 

August 29, 1846, the first number of the Democratic Union was issued: 
Thomas Andrews and James Swindells, publishers; Lysander H. Brown, 
editor. Swindells was m the paper only one week. April 15, 1847, Stephen 
Martin became an associate publisher. September 2 John A. Haddock 
succeeded Martin. In June, 1848, Mr. Brown withdrew from the paper, 
J. C. Hatch taking his place, when the politics of the paper were changed from 
the support of Cass to that of Van Buren for the presidency. It subsequently 
passed into the hands of Charles A. Stevens and John A. Haddock. In the 
great fire of May 14, 1849, the office was destroyed, but in two weeks the 
publication of the paper was resumed. Septernber 12 Haddock became the 
proprietor and publisher, and October 15, 185 i, Lysander H. Brown again 

* Mr. Calhoun subsequently removed from Watertown, and about 1836 started the 
first newspaper in Chicago, called The Detnocrat. 
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became connected with the paper, and continued with Haddock till Novem- 
ber, when he became sole publisher. January g, 1853, Messrs. L. H. Brown 
and E. R. Pollard became the publishers. Mr. Brown continued in the con- 
cern till 1854, when Haddock again obtained possession and soon after trans- 
ferred it to Elon Comstock, who consolidated it with the Jeffeisonian, styling 
the combined papers the Jefferson Union. In December, 1855, ^^- Com- 
stock sold i\\e Jefferson Union office to J. W. Tamblin, who, in May, 1856, 
sold two-thirds of the concern to J. A. Haddock and Royal Chamberlain, of 
St. Louis. In the fall of 1856 E. J. Clark purchased this establishment, 
and changed the name \.o Jefferson County Union, associating with him Royal 
Chamberlain. Three years subsequently he purchased Chamberlain's interest 
and was sole proprietor until January i, 1865, when he sold the paper to 
R. A. Oakes. Previous to this time J. M. Sigourney, for a year or more, had 
been employed to edit the paper m Mr. Clark's absence. 

January 16, 186 1, Hall & Bragdon started the Watertown Daily News, 
which was merged in the Daily Reformer, January 20, 1862. At this time 
the Weekly Neivs was purchased and edited by J. W. Tamblin. January 
19, 1865, Stephen Canfield purchased the interest of TambUn in the Neivs, 
and the paper was merged in the Jefferson County Union: S. Canfield & 
Company, publishers; R. A. Oakes, editor. July i, 1865, Mr. Canfield 
bought the interest of Mr. Oakes, who gave place to H. H. Young as editor. 
The name of the paper was changed to The Democrat; and in August 
Henry S. Munson bought the interest of Mr. Canfield and a daily was 
started called the Daily Democrat, with Young and Munson, editors. It 
was issued till February, 1866, when it, with the weekly edition, was 
suspended. This left the Democracy without an organ. In May following, 
however, Anson B. Moore purchased the plant, and, with H. H. Young as 
editor, revived the Democrat. In 1868 A. H. Hall purchased the paper and 
changed the name to the Re- Union, and continued the paper till 1870, when 
he sold to George Moss and Walter A. Boon. In 1872 they started the 
Morning Dispatch (daily), and it was continued by them, C. W. Havens, 

C. J. Hynes, and others until May 7, i88r, when the plant was sold to 

D. Kelley and Charles W. Clare, who run the daily one year, when Kelley 
retired and the daily was discontinued. The Re- Union has since that time 
been under the management of Mr. Clare, who has made it an entire success. 

The Democratic press in this county has received its inspiration from 
Jarius Rich, Alvin Hunt, Lysander H. Brown, E. J. Clark. Royal Chamber- 
lain, and R. A. Oakes. The latter gentleman possesses fine literary talents 
and never writes anything that is not written in the best manner. Mr. Cham- 
berlain was a very fair writer; Mr. Clark is both a ready writer and speaker. 
He has never done much out of the line of purely party politics ; but he has 
labored early and late in the service of the Democratic organization, and I 
judge without much profit to himself. Mr. Hunt was decidedly a strong 
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Brown, in his prime, was ready with his pen, and made an excellent speech 
without preparation ; while Mr. Rich, we judge, was one of the "rough and 
ready " sort of men. Only one of these men, E. J. Clark, was a practical 
printer, and it is a noteworthy fact that not one of them ever accumulated 
any great amount of money out of the business, which is an evidence either 
of unselfishness or want of financial tact. Mr. Clare is the first and only 
individual connected with the Democratic press of this county who has made 
anything out of his calling. I have given precedence to the Democratic press 
because it is the oldest. The party has never been without an organ, except 
for a brief time noted above. To-day that organ rests on a more secure 
basis than at any previous period. 

The aiiii-Masonic Press. 

When the Abbeys came into possession of the American Advocate there 
was very little party feeling. Mr. Monroe had been chosen president the 
previous year, receiving 230 out of the 231 electoral votes cast. There was 
little opposition to the Democratic, then styled Republican, party. That 
little was chiefly local. It was therefore up-hill work for a purely party paper, 
as were those which had been published in Watertown. So their paper 
stopped at the end of two years. Another, however, was soon after started 
by one of the firm, Seth A. Abbey, which was called the Independent Repub- 
lican., probably because there were men of adverse political views. This 
paper, I judge, was the first one in Watertown which ventured to avow 
sentiments antagonistic to the Republican organization, though there was 
one at Sackets Harbor, established in 18 17, which was undisguised in its 
opposition to so-called Republicanism. 

The Independent Republican was kept running till February, 1825, when 
the office was burned, a period of nearly six years. The next year, October 
19, 1826, Theron Parsons & Co. established Thursday s Post* and con- 
tinued it until January 17, 1828, when H. L. Harvey purchased the estab- 
lishment and changed the name of the paper to the Register. May i, 1830, 
he took Benjamin Cory into partnership with him. Two weeks later the 
name of the paper was changed to the \Vaterto7vn Register and General Ad- 
vertiser. In May, 1831, Mr. Cory became sole proprietor. Up to this date 
the paper had been neutral in politics, but soon after became the organ of 
the party opposed to President Jackson. In the meantime — May, 1828 — 
a paper was started which was called the 

* It was in the office of the Post that the late Judge Mullin worked as an apprentice 
several years, commencing in 1826. In 1S28 Parsons started the Censoi\ at Adams, the 
publication of which was continued si.\ months at that place and then removed to Water- 
town and the anti-Masonic paper in existence there, and published by Parsons or Harvey, 
was discontinued. 



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Independent Republican and Anti- Masonic Recorder, which lasted until the 
Censor was removed to Watertown from Adams, January, 1830, and was 
called the 

Waierfown Censor, and was published by Abner Morton, was anti-Dem- 
ocratic in politics. It was succeeded by the 

Anti-Masonic Stm, which was pubHshed by Enoch Ely Camp. It was soon 
changed and published 39 weeks, commencing December 19, 1830, by Dr. 
R. Goodale, as 

The Constellation. Subsequently it passed into the hands of Mr. Morton, 
who called it the 

Jefferson Reporter, and published it from September ir, 1832, till January 
21, 1834, when he removed to Monroe, Michigan, taking his press with h;m. 

September 19, 183 1, Mr. Cory dropped the words General Advertiser 
from the title of his paper, and it appeared as the Watertoum Register till 
March 25, 1835, when it was changed to the North American, with John 
Haxton, editor. Under this cognomen the paper continued until September, 
1839, when H. S. Noble became the publisher, and restored the name of 
Watertown Register. Noble kept in the Register \.\\\ March 12, 1842, v;hen 
he sold to William Hough. On the 9th of April Hough sold to William 
Welch, who conducted the paper until May 20, 1843, when he discontinued 
it and started the Black River Journal. Subsequently Joel Greene purchased 
a half interest in the concern, and the paper was continued two years (until 
1845), when Welch sold out and went West. 

In the spring of 1846 Greene commenced the publication of the Daily 
Journal, ran it a short time, then changed it to the Watertown Tri- Weekly 
Jour7ial, and as such it was continued till August 26, 1846, when A. W. 
Clark became the purchaser, and established the Northern State Journal. 
Two years later George W. Smith and H. S. Noble became the publishers, 
the firm being styled Smith & Noble. John Fayel subsequently bought 
into the concern, and was joined by A. W. Clark, Smith & Noble retiring. 
In 1856 Clark & Fayel sold the paper to the " American party," but after a. 
few months it came back into their hands. 

Clark & Fayel continued in the paper until July, 1863, when the partnership 
was dissolved. Indeed Mr. Clark paid Httle attention to the paper after tak- 
ing his seat in Congress in i86r.* When Mr. Fayel retired from the paper 
he took an office in the Postoffice Department at Washington, but failing 
health compelled him to relinquish the same, and he died at Saratoga, where 
he had gone m the hope of obtaining relief, July 12, 1864, at the age of 39 
years, and after a service of 12 years as associate editor of ih^ JournaL 
The paper then passed into the hands of J. Budlong and Orson L. Haddock. 
After a few months, however. Haddock sold his interest to Budlong, and Bud- 



* Just when Clark & Fayel left the Journal \ia.s not been ascertained. They were im 
the paper (at least their names were) December 2, 1S62. 



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long sold the same to H. H. Smith, September 16, 1865, and under their 
management \.\\q Journal was continued most of the time as a semi-weekly 
until April i, 1867, when it was sold to Solon M. Hazen, and continued by 
him until it was finally disposed of to the proprietors of the Reformer, May 
15, 1868, and the paper discontinued. In August 28, 1850, L. Ingalls, A. H. 
Burdick, and L. M. Stowell started the Neiv York Reforfner, independent in 
politics. Mr. Burdick retired from the paper October 16, 185 1, and Mr. 
Stowell left it March 11, 1858. From this date to August 26, 1858, Mr. In- 
galls had no partner. At that time John A. Haddock was taken into the 
concern. March 22, i860, this notice appeared in the Reformer: — 

"Hon. Beman Brockway, late of Oswego County, will hereafter be associated with the un- 
dersigned in the conduct of this paper Ingalls & Haddock." 

September 27, in the same year, Mr. Haddock retired from the paper, and 
Isaac M. Beebee became interested in the same. He remained in the paper 
until October 10, 1861, when he resigned to go to the war, and Ingalls and 
Brockway became the publishers. December 17, 1863, Lafayette J. Bigelow 
became connected with the paper and continued his interest therein until his 
death, which occurred January 13, 1870. On the ist of June following 
Charles R. Skinner came into the establishment as a partner, the firm name 
being Ingalls, Brockway & Skinner. December j 2, 1873, Mr. Brockway pur- 
chased the interest of Mr, Ingalls at public sale, and at private sale the in- 
terest of Mr. Skinner the ist of August, 1874, since which time he has been 
the editor of the paper, and he and his sons, J. W. and H. A. Brockway, 
the proprietors of the establishment. 

It will be seen that the array of names concerned in bringing into exist- 
ence the Republican press in Watertown, and brmging up what is now the 
Daily Times and Weekly Reformer, is large and respectable, to say the 
least. Benjamin Cory was a solid man, both physically and intellectually. 
H. S. Noble did good work. William Welch, who was the founder of the 
old Black River Journal, is a good deal of a man, and had he remained in 
the paper would without doubt have made his mark here as he has else- 
where. A. W, Clark, though never a strong writer, was a good newspaper 
man, possessing a level head and a good heart. George W. Smith, who is 
still living at his home in Herkimer, m his day excelled both as a speaker 
and writer. John Fayel was one of the cleverest writers and best hearted 
men ever connected with the press in this county. Lotus Ingalls's varied 
talents are too well known to require special mention. Mr. Stowell wrote 
pointedly and well. Mr. Haddock wields a ready pen, and, had he stuck to 
journaHsm, could hardly have failed to achieve credit. Lafayette J. Bigelow 
was the readiest speaker Watertown has ever had, and he wrote well. Charles 
R. Skinner is a rapid and excellent writer, and ought to have continued in 
journalism and let offices alone. But he got into politics, somewhat acci- 
dentally, and does not find it an easy thing to get out. The life-work of the 
writer will be left to speak for itself. 



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Besides the foregoing there have been numerous newspaper ventures in Wa- 
tertown. Among them may be mentioned the Herald of Salvation, aUniver- 
salist semi-monthly magazine, by Rev. Pitt Morse, commenced November 30, 
1822 ; first year printed by S. A. Abbey; second, by W. Woodward. It was 
then united with a magazine in Philadelphia. 

The Genius of P/ii/antk?'opy, temperance, started by H. L. Harvey, who 
bought Thursday s Post, January 17, 1828, and issued a new paper, called 
the IVatertown Register, and united the Genius of Philanthropy with it. 
Just when the last named publication v/as started is not stated. 

The Monitor, quarterly, started January i, 1830, and designed as a record 

of the benevolent societies of the Presbyterian and Congregational churches. 

The Student, by the students of the Black River Institute, and printed by 

B. Cory, commenced August i, 1837. It lasted one year. 

The Pioneer Phalanx a)id Independent Magazine, edited by A. C. S. Bailey, 
and begun in November, 1843, monthly — only one number issued. It was 
to be the organ of the Fourier Association in Watertown. 

Watertown Spectator, for temperance and no license, by Joel Greene, com- 
menced December 22, 1846, lived two years. 

The Sinai and Calvary Reporter, quarterly, by Rev. Joseph A. Livingston, 
begun October, 1852. Only one number issued in Watertown. 

The Phare des Lacs (Beacon of the Lakes), commenced in May, 1858, by 

C. Petit, editor and proprietor, was published several years in Watertown, 
then removed to Buffalo, and from there to Tol5do, where it was discon- 
tinued. 

At a later date several papers have come into being, to wit: The Water- 
town Post, which was started July 16, 1870, by George C. Bragdon & Co., 
G. C. Bragdon, editor. November 2, 1871, Mr. Bragdon retired and the 
firm name was changed to Hanford, Wood & Plumb, W. C. Plumb, editor. 
In 1872 Mr. Plumb retired from the paper and was succeeded as editor by 
J. H. Treadwell. In June, 1874, R. A. Oakes succeeded Mr. Treadwell, 
and the following September the paper was purchased by L. Ingalls, who has 
since edited it. 

In 1883 the Republican was started by Gen. Bradley Winslow, who edited 
and published it until 1884, when it was merged in the Watertown Post. 

The Sunday Miscellany, started in 1878, by Frank M. Redfield as a Sun- 
day paper, at the end of six months was sold to G. Preston Sikes, who 
changed it to a Saturday publication. It lived a year and three weeks. 

The Watertown Advocate, Prohibition, was started in 1884 by George E. 
Satchwell, and is still in existence. 

The Watertown Herald, Independent, was started July 3, 1886, by Jere. 
Coughlin, assisted by F. D. Rogers, and is still published. 

The Silent Worker, an evangelical newspaper, published semi-monthly, 
and edited by Rev. W. D. Stokes, commenced in Watertown, January i, 



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Northern Harvester^ one number issued in the latter part of 1882, then 
changed to the Good Farmer, a quarterly, published by Greaves & Dewey, 
edited by D. S. Marvin, published one year at 25 cents. 

The Poultry Chronicle, only a few numbers issued. 

The Annals of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Catholic monthly) was 
started in June, 1887, and still lives. 

The Liar, a monthly devoted to " wit, humor, sports, and satire," made its 
first appearance in September, 1889. It was discontinued after a few num- 
bers, its editor and proprietor, Frank D. Rogers, having been appointed to a 
government position in Washington. 

Daily Papers. 

There has been a great demand for a daily paper in Watertown, as is evi- 
dent from the repeated efforts made to bring one into existence. The first 
was started by Joel Greene, in the spring of 1846 — a short-lived venture. 

The Daily Jeffersonian, issued from the office of the Weekly Jeffersonian^ 
initial number dated May 10, 1851, was published two and a half years. 

A campaign paper, called the Daily Republican, was issued from the office 
of the Reformer, by Ingalls & Stowell, from the first of May, 1856, to the 
close of election in that year. It was devoted to the interests of Col. Fre- 
mont and the RepubHcan organization. 

The Daily Telegraph was started in 1858, after the successful laying of the 
Atlantic cable, by J. D. Huntington, who then had charge of the telegraph 
office in Watertown. The enterprise was aided by John H. Rice, WiUiam 
Farwell, and other stock speculators. It was succeeded by the 

Daily Ne-ius, started by L. M. Stowell, March 13, 1859, published one 
year. It was from this office that A. H. Hall issued his 

Daily N'ews, which was commenced in January, i86t. Most of the orig- 
inal matter was prepared by L. J. Bigelow, until March 16, when G. C. Brag- 
don assumed charge of the editorial department, and continued with the 
paper until January 20, 1862, when the plant was sold to the proprietors of 
the 

Daily Reformer, the publication of which was commenced April 22, 1861, 
and while Ingalls, Brockway & Beebee were the publishers of the Weekly Re- 
former. The name of the daily paper was changed to the 

Watertoivn Times, January 4, 1870. It was then a small sheet with less 
than 1,000 subscribers, but now ranks among the best dailies of the country, 
and has a circulation aggregating 4,000. The present publishers and pro- 
prietors are Beman Brockway, J. W. Brockway, and H. A. Brockway. It is 
edited by B. Brockway, assisted by W. D. McKinstry, Alpha Child, L. L. 
Pratt, Charles E. Cole, Charles S. Adams, Fred Britton, and A. W. Munk. 

The Daily Republican, also a morning paper, was started in July, 1888, by 
Ingalls, Shepard & Dewey, L. Ingalls, C. R. Skinner, and H. E. Knicker- 
bock, editors. It lived six months. 



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Campaign Papers. 

Campaign papers were issued in the summer and fall of 1828, supporting 
Dewitt Clinton for governor, printed by Harvey & Hewitt, and called the 
Voice of Jefferson ; in 1832, anti-Masonic, called the Veto. 

In 1834, anti-Republican, printed by B. Cory, called the Spirit off yd. 

In 1838, Democratic, supporting Ezekiel Lewis for Congress, and C. Par- 
sons, W. C. George, and S. Robbins for Assembly, printed by Randall D. 
Rice, called the Patriot and Democrat. 

In 1840 a Democratic paper from the office of the /e/fersonian. 

SACKETS HARBOR. 

The first printing office in Sackets Harbor was established by George 
Camp, who, as '' proprietor, publisher, and editor," issued the first number of 
the Sackets Barbor Gazette, March 18, 181 7. The following year the title 
of Advertiser was added, and by that title continued to the close of its third 
volume, 1820. Subsequently Matthew Cole, Elisha Camp, and others became 
owners and changed its name, February 9, 182 1, to Jefferson Republican. 
The Gazette and Advertiser was a 20-column folio sheet, and for the times 
was on a par with the better class of newspapers of the state. 

The firm of Camp, Merrell & Camp, of Utica, had been publishers of 
books of a high order of merit previous to their dissolution in 1816. The 
junior member came to Sackets Harbor in December, 1816. His first issue 
contained 18 columns of solid matter and two of advertisements, and was 
gotten out with the help of one assistant. Before the year expired there 
were eight columns of advertisements and many judicial notices. The 
steamer Ontario appears, with cut, in the first number, announced to sail 
upon the opening of navigation, which was to test the question : " Can boats 
be propelled against waves by steam ? " All the current news, foreign and 
domestic, was carefully collated, bringing the most important events with 
illustrious names in history to the front. The Republican was continued for 
a year or more, when its publication was suspended. In the spring of 1824 
Truman Haskall started the Freeinan s Advocate, which continued to the 
close of 1828. All these papers advocated Federal principles. The last was 
strongly anti-Masonic. 

Between this date and 1837 the Sackets Harbor Courier was conducted 
with considerable credit by James How. 

Edward H. Purdy began the publication of the Jeff'ersoii County Whig in 
September, 1837. This continued only one year, though it is pleasantly re- 
membered by the old inhabitants. In October, 1838, Edmund M. Luff" pub- 
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after which W. Luff conducted the paper, with C. Woodward as printer, to 
the spring of 1841. 

About this latter date, when [General] Grant was stationed here. Lieuten- 
ant Lee gave us that disturbing reflection on Watertown, in his contribution 
to \kit Journal : — 

" South, Adams wears her deacon's face, 
North, Bi"ownville stands with modest pace. 
And Watertown 's a little place, 

Just back of Sackets Harbor." 

On Mr. Luff retiring from the Jourfial Joel Greene became proprietor. 
ThQ /ournal vidiS enlarged under his management. The spirit that had per- 
vaded the previous papers passed away with the new element, and, however 
active, it did not presage success. After his second year as publisher his in- 
terest passed to Calvin Green, who, in the same year, 1843, discontinued 
the paper. Joel Greene now undertook to ride two "mules," by publishing 
the Black River yoiir/ial at Sackets Harbor and Watertown, removing the 
press to Watertown. In 1846 it passed into the hands of A. W. Clark. 

No paper was published in Sackets Harbor thence till O. H. Harris issued 
the first number of the Sackels Harbor Observer, March 20, 1848, and un- 
der that head continued with its Whig proclivities until 1852, when Mr. Har- 
ris and Mr. Huntington then associated in the 'Jefferson Fartner, which was 
published as a neutral sheet. Mr. Harris again restored the former title of 
Sackets Harbor Observer, and with his removal from the village ended the 
newspaper enterprise in this village. 

To the credit of these varied sheets none ever stooped to low partisan or 
vulgar methods, but maintained a high standard as instructors of the people. 
In fact they reflected the sentiment of the citizens and the character of the 
inhabitants, who early gave prominence and a marked individuality to the now 
historic town. 

ADAMS. 

The first paper at Adams was started July i, 1828, by Theron Parsons, 
who had previously lived in Watertown, and as the paper he published, 
which was called the Censor, was removed to Watertown after 26 numbers 
nad been issued perhaps he did not change his residence. The Censor was 
anti-Masonic, and probaby anti-Republican. Abner Morton was the editor. 
A reasonably perfect file of the Censor, from the time it was commenced at 
Adams, July i, 1828, to the time it was sold to Abner Morton, in Watertown, 
January 5, 1830, has been presented to the Jefferson Historical Society, by 
Justus Eddy, of Syracuse, and handsomely bound for its use. The first 
issue of the paper under Mr. Morton's management is " number 70, of vol- 
ume 2," indicating an unusual way of numbering, as in the regular way the 
highest number for a weekly issue would be 52, after which the volume would 
change, and the numbers of the issues would begin at one again. When the 



no JEFFERSON COUNTY, 



Censor was removed to VVatertown the Anti-Masotiic Recorder was discon- 
tinued, the Censor taking its place as the organ of the Anti-Masonic party. 
When Abner Morton announced his connection with the Censor in Water- 
town, January 5, 1830, there were two papers in the village — the Freeman, 
Republican, and the Register, anti-Republican. 

The Censor was published about five months (till June 8, 1830), when 
Enoch Ely Camp was announced as the editor. He is said to have been 
concerned in the paper from the beginning. He changed its name to the 
Anti-Masonic Sun. It was afterwards published 39 weeks by Dr. R.Goodale, 
commencing December 13, 1830, as the Constellation, and subsequently it 
passed into the hands of Mr. Morton, who called it the Jefferson Reporter^ 
and published it from September 11, 1832, till January 21, 1834, when he 
removed to Michigan, taking his press with him. 

There was no other paper at Adams until 1844, when Josephus C. Hatch,, 
a practical printer, and brother-in-law of the late Alvin Hunt, started the 
Jefferson County Democrat, which he continued until 1847, when the paper 
passed into the hands of E. J. Clark. He was with Mr. Hatch about three 
years, or until the first of July, 1847, when he purchased the interest of Hatch, 
and continued the publication of the paper eight years, when he removed 
to Watertown and went into the miUing business with his brother, Samuel 
Clark. The business not being remunerative he quit it, and in the fall of 
1857 purchased the Jefferson County Uniofi, associating with him Royal 
Chamberlain. Three years afterward he purchased Mr. Chamberlain's inter- 
est, and remained sole proprietor until the fall of 1864, when he sold out to 
R. A. Oakes. Since that date, though a writer for various papers, he has had 
no pecuniary interest in any except for a brief term, while a resident of 
Michigan. 

After the removal of Mr. Clark to Watertown the Democrat came into 
the hands of Justus Eddy. Mr. Eddy changed the name of the paper to 
the Jeff'erson County News, and made it independent in politics. It had 
hitherto been Democratic, belonging to the free- soil or barn-burner wing of 
the party. This was in 1855. Mr. Eddy was the publisher of the paper 
about eight years. 

In 1863' D. A. D wight, an Adams bookseller, was associated with Mr. 
Eddy, and the paper was continued by them until April, 1865, when it 
was sold to George C. Bragdon, who changed the name to the Adams 
Visitor, and was burnt out a day or two before his first number was to have 
been printed. He immediately purchased new type and presses, issued 
the following week, thus skipping only one number, and continued to publish 
the paper something over three years, when he sold to Babcock & Delong, 
who conducted it until 1868. 

The next year S. R. Pratt purchased Mr. Babcock's interest, and on the 
15th of April, 1869, the form of the paper was changed to eight pages, and 
the name to N'ortherti Temperance Journal, becoming the organ of the Good 



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Templars. It was continued as such until October 20, 1870, when Pratt & 
Delong changed the name to the Jefferson County Journal, and made it an 
independent sheet. 

In 1871 William J.Allen purchased Pratt'sinterest, and four months later 
S. W. Hatch Delong's interest, the new firm being Hatch & Allen. The 
paper was continued by these gentlemen until the health of Mr. Hatch gave 
out, when he sold his interest to Mr. Allen, who has since been its efficient 
conductor. 

The Adams Herald was founded in March, 1876, by H. W. Gunther & 
Co., with C. W. Jennings as editor, and continued one year, when the ma- 
terials were purchased by the Journal. 

CARTHAGE. 

On December 19, 1839, the first paper appeared in Carthage, the most of 
the funds being furnished by H. McCoUom, then the leading business man 
of the place. It was named the Carthagenian, and David Johnson was the 
editor. It was a weekly Whig paper, but principally devoted to the Black 
River Canal. June 18, 1840, William H. Hough became the editor. It was 
a six-column folio. 

In April, 1843, the paper appeared under the name of the Black River 
Times, reduced in size, with the same editor. It was only continued for a 
short time. 

January i, 1847, Myron F. Wilson began the publication of the People s 
Press, a semi-monthly neutral paper. In the third number W. H. Colston 
became associate editor, and in September L. Jones took charge of it. It 
was soon discontinued. 

In January, 1858, W. R. Merrill and E. R. Cole, who were publishing a 
paper in Constableville, were prevailed upon to bring their press and mate- 
rial to Carthage, and A. W. Allen started the Carthage Standard. W. R. 
Merrill became proprietor soon after the paper was started, and in a few 
months it was published by Merrill & Cole, with Charles T. Hammond as 
associate editor. 

The Stajidard was succeeded in December, 1858, by the Black River 
Budget, which was published by Almont Barnes and Alva Wilson. This 
paper was continued for a little over a year. Mr. Barnes became sole pro- 
prietor after it had run about eight, months. 

In the spring of i860 Marcus Bickford commenced the publication of the 
Republican, with O. T. Atwood, associate editor. In September, 1865, 
James H. Wilbur became proprietor, and Mr. Bickford was retained as editor. 
In September, 1866, M. M. WiUiams became a partner, and in 1872 the sole 
proprietor. It was during his administration that the paper was enlarged to 
its present size, the old hand press discarded, and the power press intro- 
duced. In January, 1873, S. R. Pratt became proprietor. Mr. Pratt started, 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



in connection with the Republican^ the Farme?s Journal^ as an organ of 
the State Grange, and sold it to John O'Donnell, of Lowville, in 1876. 

In April, 1875, Durham & Gillett started the Northern New Yorker, and 
in the fall Wesley Barr became proprietor. In the April following Jere. 
Coughlin became editor, and continued so until the paper was consolidated 
with the Republican. 

In August, 1876, Lloyd G. Chase became proprietor of the Republican^ 
with Jere. Coughhn as associate editor. Mr. Chase is the present proprietor- 

In 1879 E. D. Bates moved his press and material from Copenhagen, and 
started the Carthage Democrat. It lasted about three months. 

In March, 1876, B. G. & C. E. Seamans started the Carthage Leader. 
In June of the same year it was purchased by Jere. Coughlin, who combined 
its list with three other papers in starting the Watertonni Herald. 

In October, 1887, the Carthage Tribune was started by a stock company, 
with William B. Kesler as editor and business manager. G. W. Dickinson 
is now the editor. 

THERESA. 

The Theresa Chronicle was started at Theresa, January 14, 1848, and con- 
tinued 28 weeks, published by Elisha Church Burt, brother of Benjamin Burt, 
of Ox Bow. The press was subsequently removed to Madrid, St. Lawrence 
County, whence it was taken to Canton. The Chronicle was to a large ex- 
tent edited by James L. Bufiford and William Fayel. The latter went from 
Theresa to Lockport and was engaged in the conduct of the Lockport Journal 
something like two years. He then removed to St. Louis and took a" posi- 
tion upon the Republican, which he still holds. Mr. Bufiford went to Boston, 
and from there to California, where, it is said, he was killed in a duel. Vic- 
tor Cooper, who still resides in Theresa, worked in the office of the Chronicle 
during the time of its publication, and afterwards with the late Alvin Hunt, of 
Watertown, but ultimately abandoned printing to engage in trade. Mr. Burt 
went west from Theresa, and turned up a soldier in the late war. 

When Major Durham started his paper in Carthage, in 1875, he proposed 
to print an edition for Theresa, to be called the Theresa Journal, and to con- 
tain the local doings of that thrifty village. The enterprise, however, was 
short-lived, and Theresa again found itself without a newspaper of any kind. 

In 1881, or thereabouts, W. S. Saunderson, a practical printer, went to 
Theresa and started a paper, which he called the Theresa Advertiser, and 
which was continuted somewhere about two years. The materials were finally 
brought to Watertown, and were employed in the newspaper commenced 
by Gen. Bradley Winslow, called the Northern Neiv York Republican, and 
Mr. Saunderson ofiicated as foreman in the office. The paper did not last 
a great while, however, and the materials were sold to the proprietors of the 
Post, and are now in" use in that office. 



NEWSPAPERS. 113,-. 



The next effort to give the Theresa people a newspaper was made by Mr. 
Van Slyke, of the Atitwerp Gazette, who dated some copies of his paper at 
Theresa, caUing it the Sentinel. That arrangement is continued by Mr. Van 
Slyke's successors. Mr. Beamen at one time had charge or the Theresa 
branch office ; at another time Robert Jackson was the Theresa editor. 

CAPE VINCENT. 

The Cape Vincent Gazette was started by Paul T. Leach, and the first 
number was dated May 8, 1858. It was succeeded by the Frontier Patriot, 
May 10, 1865, with P. H. Keenan, editor and proprietor. Mr. Keenan 
entered the army the same year, when the name of Robert Mitchell appeared 
as editor, and P. H. Keenan as proprietor. In the fall of 1862 Mitchell 
absented himself to buy a nev/ stock of paper, and did not return. The Cape 

Vincent Eagle appeared on the loth of April, 1872, established by Ames & 
Hunt. Hunt soon after sold out to his partner, who contmued as publisher 
till the spring of 1877, when Mr. Ames disposed of his paper to Charles B. 
Wood, who subsequently changed the name to the Democratic Eagle, and 
has since conducted it with success. It now bears the name of the Cape 

Vincent Eagle. 

CLAYTON. 

The first paper published in the town of Clayton was started in May, 1873,^ 
when two young men, William D. Clark and George Beden, started the Clay- 
ton Independent. It was a seven-column folio, and was printed on a Wash- 
ington hand press. Mr. Beden retired from the partnership after the first 
issue, and Mr. Clark continued the business for two years and then sold out 
to W. H. Rees, a young lawyer, and a native of that place. Mr. Rees ran- 
the paper for about a year, when he sold the plant to Warren W. Ames, of 
De Ruyter. He soon sold out to George A. Lansing, who did not make a 
financial success of the business. Mr. Ames, again having control of the 
paper, sold a half interest to Frank D. Rogers, then of Chaumont. In about 
a year Frank D. Braun purchased the interest of W. W. Ames, and for two 
years the paper was published by Rogers & Braun. During this time the- 
paper was enlarged to a five-column quarto. E. C. Rogers, a younger 
brother of Frank D , purchased the interest of Mr. Braun and a power press 
was added. For three years the business was successfully carried on and a 
large circulation was secured. In the winter of 1882-83, owing to disagree- 
ment in the management, the publication of the paper was suspended. 

June 26, 1883, the first number of the Clayton Standard was issued, with 
C. E. & F. G. Hocknel as editors and proprietors. In November, 1884, C. E. 
Hocknel purchased the interest of the brother, and two months later changed' 
the name of the paper to On the St. Lawrence. A year later Ratchford,. 
Phillips & Slate purchased the paper. 



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In the spring of 1884 the Clayton Independent was again started by 
Frank D. Rogers, but after six months was again discontinued, owing to a 
lack of patronage. 

In the spring of 1885 E. D. & W. M. Vincent began the publication of a 
seven-column folio, called the Free Press, \iw\L failing to secure a fair share of 
the patronage soon suspended. 

In the fall of 1886 W. H. Rees purchased the plant of Ratchford, Phillips 
& Slate. January i, 1888, Phillips & McCarn purchased the paper from 
W. H. Rees. The name of W. B. Phillips now appears as editor and pro- 
prietor. 

ANTWERP. 

The Antwerp Gazette was commenced by James M. Beaman, September 
I, 1873. He sold to James W. Van Slyke, December 24, 1874, who con- 
ducted it till December 12, 1888. He then sold to M. H. Bent. Mr. Van 
Slyke started the Philadelphia Monitor^ May i, 1883, and the Theresa Sen- 
tinel, November i, 1886. Both papers are still published, and issued from 
the office of the Gazette. 

BLACK RIVER. 

The Black River Herald, weekly, formerly the Croghan Nezvs, was estab- 
lished in Black River in May, 1889; proprietor and editor, P. B. Mereness ; 
independent in politics. It suspended publication in April, 1890. 

THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. 

'• The Thousand Isles! The Thousand Isles! 
Dimpled, the wave around them smiles, 
Kissed by a thousand red-lipped tlowei's, 
Gemmed by a thousand emerald bowers; 
A thousand birds their praises wake, 
By rocky glade and plumy brake; 
A thousand cedars' fragrant shade 
Fails where the Indians' children played; 
And Fancy's dream my heart beguiles 
While singing thee, thou Thousand Isles! " 

The Thousand Islands have been the subject of descriptive writers — poets, 
novelists, historians, tourists — since they were first visited by white men, all 
bearing testimony to the wondrous natural beauty and picturesquenessof this 
incomparable region. Long before the advance of civilization had driven the 
aborigines hence the Indians had recognized the beauty and tranquil grand- 
eur of the place, and had designated it Matiatoana, or Garden of the Great 
Spirit. 

For many years before the locality became famous as a summer resort a 
few persons, some of them men of note, made this their favorite fishing-ground 
and summer outing-place. It was not until 1872, however, that the grand 



THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. II5 

rush to the islands commenced. Since that time hundreds of thousands of 
dollars have been expended in the erection of private homes, hotels, and pub- 
lic parks, and in the improvement of the many beautiful islands, of which 
there are, in this famous archipelago, as stated officially in the Treaty of 
Ghent, 1,692. 

This charming locality attracts people from all parts of the United States 
and Canada, and from Europe, who spend a portion of their summers here, 
hundreds, almost thousands, of whom have built for themselves summer 
houses, some modest but comfortable, while others are more pretentious, and 
in many cases grand and palatial. The scene at night during the height of 
the season is gorgeous mdeed. At that time the cottages on the islands are 
mostly illuminated with colored lanterns, and the steam yachts, with, their 
gay parties, go flitting by, the whole scene, like a kaleidoscope, continually 
changing, but ever beautiful and full of surprises. 

Much of historical interest is associated with this region, which has four 
times been the boundary line between contending nations. The first great 
strife was inaugurated before white men were known here, and was car- 
ried on between the two great savage nations, the Algonquins and Iroquois, 
the former dwelling for the most part to the northward and eastward, while 
the latter had their prmcipal homes along the lakes and rivers of Central and 
Western New York. Champlain found this feud in existence in 1608, and 
formed an alliance with the Algonquins againt the Iroquois, which made the 
latter nation the deadly enemy of the French ever after. Following this 
sanguinary period came one not less bloody — the French and Indian war. 
The next period of strife was the Revolutionary war, which was followed by 
ihe War of 181 2, thoroughly establishing the independence of the United 
States. The hostile events of 1837-40, generally denominated as the 
" Patriot war," in which an abortive attempt was made to revolutionize the 
Canadas, also found in this region the theater of operations. 

An extensive sketch of the Thousand Islands should include a particular 
description of the portion owned by private individuals, with their costly 
improvements. This we will not attempt here, but will simply give some 
account of the public parks and hotels, which receive the patronage of thous- 
ands of visitors during the summer season. 

The Thousand Island Park Association was incorporated as '• The Thous- 
and Island Camp-Meeting Association," in December, 1874, with a cap- 
ital stock of $15,000, in shares of $10. Its present name was assumed by 
special act passed January 18, 1879. It was organized as a religious institu- 
tion, and is under the management of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, 
although many persons not of this denomination have residences upon the 
grounds and participate in the proceedings. The park is located upon 
Wells or Wellesley Island, and occupies the point known upon Capt. Owen's 
British chart of 1818 as " Talavera Head." It was, surveyed by Frank A. 
Hinds, of Watertown, in 1875, and originally embraced a tract of about 983 



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acres, which has since been curtailed by the sale of about 200 acres. The 
capital stock was, about 1883-84, increased to $50,000, and a large hotel, 
facing upon a fine lawn and overlooking the river, was erected. The park 
contains about 400 cottages, and is supplied with a general store, meat 
market, book store, plumber's shop, and other trade conveniences. A post- 
office is located here, and a deputy customs office is stationed here during 
the season of navigation. 

The tabernacle, erected at the head of St. Lawrence avenue, will seat 3,500 
people, and for a period of about a month, in July and August, interesting 
lectures, meetings, concerts, etc., are held almost daily. A system of sewer- 
age has been inaugurated. Water from the river is forced by a steam pump 
to the reservoir tanks on the mountain, from whence it is very generally dis- 
tributed to cottages about the park. The present officers are George P. 
Folts, president; O. P. Hadcock, treasurer; and W. R. Fitch, secretary. 

The West?ninster Park Association of the Thousand Islands was incorpo- 
rated in 1875 with a capital stock of $50,000, divided into shares of $100 
each. In 1877 the capital stock was reduced to $30,000. The association 
purchased 500 acres on the northwest point of Wells Island, known on Owen's 
chart as Point Victoria, having nearly five miles. of water front in the mean- 
ders of the shore. In addition to this purchase there has also been made 
another, of Isle Mary, or Picnic Point, of 25 acres area, separated from the 
park by a narrow channel a few feet in width, connected with the park by a bridge. 
The enterprise, though inaugurated under the auspices of the Presbyterians, 
is not intended to be strictly denominational. Extensive improvements have 
been made, a good hotel (H. F. Inglehart, prop.) and numerous fine cottages 
erected, and withal the park is, with other resorts upon the river, growing in 
patronage. It is connected by steamer with Alexandria Bay. 

Round Island Park 'f^dA\<c\cox^oxdXQ^\n. 1879 with a capital of $50,000, 
in shares of $100. The island contains about 175 acres, and has been laid 
out into 400 lots, besides avenues, ornamental parks, picnic grounds, etc. 
It is one mile long and from 800 to 1,200 feet wide, and lies about a quarter 
of a mile from the mainland, and a mile and a-half from Clayton village. 
This park was originally under the especial patronage of the Baptists, but its 
management is now non-sectarian. A dock 260 feet long and 14 feet m 
depth was built, and in 1880 an hotel 50 by 200 feet, four stories high, was 
erected. In 1889 the hotel was enlarged and greatly improved, and will now 
accommodate between 400 and 500 guests. 

Central Park is located upon the mainland, about midway between Alex- 
andria Bay and Thousand Island Park. This park was incorporated about 
188 1, with a capital stock of $25,000. A commodious hotel, now under the 
management of H. F. Inglehart, and 12 cottages have been erected, with suf- 
ficient dockage and other improvements, making about $40,000 invested. 
The present officers are Byron B. Taggart, president ; O. G. Staples, vice- 
president ; Joseph Atwell, Jr., secretary ; S. T. Woolworth, treasurer. 



INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. II7 

Grand View Park was surveyed and laid out as a public park in 1885. 
It is located on the northwestern point of Wells or Wellesley Island, on 
what was given the name of " Oporto Head " on Captain Owen's chart of 
1818, and contains about 25 acres. It is the enterprise of Hamilton Child, of 
Syracuse, who, in 1886, erected a cottage and commenced the extensive im- 
provements which have greatly enhanced the natural beauty of this pictures- 
que spot. Since then the cottage has been enlarged and used as an hotel, and 
numerous private residences have been erected. For so recent a venture its 
growth has been phenomenal, owing largely, no doubt, to its central location 
and contiguity to the best fishing-grounds in the Thousand Island region. 
This park has 22S building lots. It has almost hourly connection by steamer 
with Thousand Island Park. 

Grennell Island Pa?-k is the property of Samuel B. Grennell, who for more 
than 30 years has resided on a small island near that upon which the park is 
located, and with which it is connected by a bridge. This park was started 
about 1882, and is situated upon what is known on the early charts as Stew- 
art or Jeffcrs Island, which lies south of Wells Island, opposite Thousand 
Island Park. A new hotel has been erected on the small island, which is 
owned by J. I. Sayles, of Rome, and will be ready for occupancy during the 
season of 1890. Several private cottages have been erected on the larger 
island. 

Prospect Park occupies a tract of 50 acres upon Bartlett Point, about a 
mile above the depot at Clayton. It has been laid out into lots and streets, 
and a considerable amount of grading and improvement has been dene ; but 
it has not as yet attracted much attention from island visitors. The point 
commands a fine prospect, and was the scene of an engagement in the War 
of 18x2-15. 

Edgeivood Park is located upon the mainland, near the village of Alexan- 
dria Bay. A fine hotel, or club house, and several cottages have been erected 
here. It contains about 30 acres, and has been incorporated by the Edge- 
wood Park Association, composed mostly of gentlemen from Cleveland, Ohio. 

Murray Hill Park. — Hancock or Murray Island will hereafter be known 
as Murray Hill Park. The island has been purchased of Captain J. A. 
Taylor, the former owner, by a syndicate of capitalists, who are now (May, 
1890) surveying and laying it out in lots and avenues. The island is well 
located, and no doubt will, in due time, become a very popular place of 
summer resort. 

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

The first effort to improve the facilities for travel in this section of the 

state was probably made in 1791, when Arthur Noble and Baron Steuben 

petitioned the legislature of the state of New York for a road " from the 

Little Falls on the Mohawk River to the falls on the Black River which runs 

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Il8 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



into Lake Ontario." The committee in the legislature to whom the petition 
was referred reported in favor of the project, but we have not been able to 
ascertain that anything further was accomplished. The first settlers found 
their way into the country by using the navigable channel of Black River from 
the High Falls to the present village of Carthage., or by the tedious and peril- 
ous navigation of the lake, by way of Oswego. 

The French road. — In anticipation of settlement Rodolph Tillier, agent of 
the French Company, had caused to be opened a route from the High Falls, 
east of Black River, to near the great bend, from which it continued in a line 
nearly direct to the present village of Clayton. A branch from this diverged 
from the head of navigation on Black River Bay, but these roads, though 
cleared and the stumps removed, had no bridges, and consequently were of 
no use to the early settlers. This road fell entirely into disuse, and it is 
doubtful whether a rod of it is now traveled. 

The Osivegatchie road. — The first traveled road in the county north of 
Black River owes its origin to Judge Nathan Ford, of Ogdensburg. The 
road extended from Ogdensburg to Turin, in Lewis County, and thence to 
Albany. It entered Jefferson County at Ox Bow, in the town of Antwerp, 
where it met the Black River road, on the opposite side of the river. Judge 
Ford, in a letter to Samuel Ogden, announced " having finished cutting the 
road, and all the logs turned, excepting about eight miles, and the party goes 
out to-morrow morning to finish that ; after which, I think, the road may be 
said to be passable for sleighs, although there is considerable digging yet to 
be done, as well as crossways," 

The road was first opened by a subscription among the landholders, and its 
continuation through Lewis County was long known as the Oswegatchie road. 
The sums raised by these means proved inadequate to build the road of the 
character which the country demanded, and narrow, sectional, and local jeal- 
ousies were found to embarrass the enterprise. 

It was next attempted, with success, to obtain state patronage for this work; 
and on April 9, 1804, a lottery was created for the purpose of raising the sum 
of $22,000 to construct a road from Troy to Greenwich, and " from or near 
the head of Long Falls, in the county of Oneida, to the mills of Nathan 
Ford, at Oswegatchie, in St. Lawrence County." The latter was to be six 
rods wide, and Nathan Ford, Alexander J. Turner, and Joseph Edsell were 
appointed commissioners for making it. Of the above sum $12,000 was 
appropriated for this road. The summer of 1805 was devoted to the loca- 
tion and opening of the road, and on October 26, 1805, Judge Ford wrote : 
"I have just returned from laying out the State road between Ogdensburg 
and the Long Falls, upon Black River, and I am happy to tell you we have 
made great alterations (from the old road) for the better, also as well as 
shortening the distance." 



INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. II9 

STATE ROADS. 

An act was passed March 26, 1803, for opening and improving certain 
great roads of the state with the proceeds of a lottery, to be drawn under the 
supervision of Philip Ten Eyck, Thomas Storm, William Henderson, Mat- 
thias B. Tallmadge, and Jacobus Van Shoonhoven. The fund so raised was 
intended to be chiefly applied to the opening of roads in the Black River 
country, and was limited to $41,500. Nathan Sage, Henry Huntington, and 
Jacob Brown were appointed commissioners for opening a road from Salina, 
and thence through Redfield to Champion and St. Lawrence County, and 
th^ese were, by an act passed April 9, 1804, authorized and empowered to 
make such deviations on said route as they deemed proper, nothwithstanding 
the provisions of the original act. 

Jacob Brown, Walter Martin, and Peter Schuyler where appointed under 
the act of March 26, 1803, to locate the road through the Black River valley, 
which, for a long time, was known as the State road, and $30,000 were ex- 
pended under that act. Silas Stow acted a short time as one of the com- 
missioners, both on the Black River and the Johnstown section, with Brown, 
Martin, and Schuyler. By an act of April 8, 1808, Augustus Sacket, David 
I. Andrus, and John Meacham were empowered to lay out a public road four 
rods wide, " commencing at such place in Brownville and Hounsfield as 
shall, in the opinion of the commissioners, best unite with the great road 
leading from Rome to the River St. Lawrence at Putnam's ferry, and pursu- 
ing such route as in their opinion shall best accommodate the public in gen- 
eral, to the village of Salina." 

By an act of April 2, 1813, the surveyor-general was "authorized and re- 
quired to sell and dispose of so much of the unappropriated lands of this 
state, on a credit of 12 months, lying in the county of Oneida, called the 
Fish Creek land, as shall raise the sum of $4,000 ; and the same is hereby 
appropriated for improving the road from Sackets Harbor, on Lake Ontario, 
to the village of Rome, in the county of Oneida, being the road heretofore 
laid out by commissioners appointed by the state, and pay the same over to 
Henry Huntington, Clark Allen, and Dan Taft, who are hereby appointed 
superintendents to take charge of the expenditures of said sum, for the ob- 
jects aforesaid." 

An act was passed April i, 18 14, appointing William Smith, George Bray- 
ton, and Benjamin Wright to lay out a road from Salina to Smith's Mills 
(Adams), to intersect at that place the State road from Rome, through Red- 
field and Lorraine, to Brownville. The road was completed to Adams, and 
was long known as the Salt Point road. In 1816 a State road was directed 
to be laid out from Lowville to Henderson Harbor, which was surveyed, but 
the whole of it was not opened. A road from French Creek to Watertown 
was, by an act of April i, 1824, directed to be made under the supervision of 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



A.mos Stebbins, Azariah Doane, and Henry H. Cofifeen. By an act of April' 
19, 1834, Loren Bailey, Azariah Walton, and E. G. Merrick were appointed 
to lay out a road along the St. Lawrence, from near the line of Lyme and 
Clayton, to Chippewa Bay, in Hammond. The cost, not exceeding $100 per 
mile, was to be taxed to adjacent lands ; and in 1836, 1838, and 1839 the 
act was amended and extended. April 4, 1841, a State road was authorized 
to be laid out from Carthage to Lake Champlain, which was subsequently 
surveyed and opened the whole distance. 

The enterprise of individual proprietors led, at an early day, to the open- 
ing of extended lines of roads, among which were the Morris and Hammond 
road, the Alexandria road, etc. The tour of President Monroe in 181 7 proba- 
bly led to the project of uniting the two prominent miUtary stations of Platts- 
burgh and Sackets Harbor by a military road, which was soon after begun. 
A report of John C. Calhoun, then Secretary of War, dated January 7, 18 19,. 
mentions this among other national works then in progress. The labor was 
done by relief parties of soldiers from these garrisons, who received an extra 
allowance of 15 cents and a gill of whisky daily. The western extremity,, 
from Sackets Harbor, through Brownville, Pamelia Four Corners, and Red- 
wood, to Hammond, and from Plattsburgh to the east line of Franklin County, 
only were completed. The care of the general government ended with the 
opening of these roads, and the portion in this county has been maintained 
as a town road. 

TURNPIKES. 

The Oneida and Jefferson Turnpike Company was incorporated April 8, 
1808, for the purpose of making a road from Rome via Redfield and Malta 
(Lorraine) to Putnam's ferry, on the St. Lawrence. The persons named in 
the act were Nathan Sage, Peter Colt, Augustus Sacket, Jacob Brown, David" 
Smith, and Eliphalet Edmonds ; capital, 4,700 shares of $25 each. A 
company with the same name and a capital of $20,000 was chartered May 3,. 
1834, but never got into efficient operation. The commissioners named 
were Elisha Camp, Thomas C. Chittenden, Clark Allen, Ira Seymour, Nelson 
Darley, and Alanson Bennet. 

The St. Lawrence Tnrfipike Company, formed April 5, 1810, of 29 leading 
landholders of Northern New York, headed by J. Le Ray, built, in 1812-13, 
a turnpike from a point five and a half miles north of Carthage to Bangor, 
Frankhn County. They were, in 1813, released from completing the termini, 
which had originally been intended to be the Long Falls and Malone. The 
road was opened under the supervision of Russell Attwater, and built from 
the proceeds of lands subscribed for its construction along the route. Dur- 
ing the war it was a source of great profit, but afterwards fell into disuse, and 
the company was, by an act of April, 1826, allowed to abandon it to the public. 

The Ogdeiisburg Turnpike Company, formed June 8, 181 2. capital $50,000,. 
and mainly sustained by David Parish, soon after built a turnpike from Car- 



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thage to Ogdensburg, by way of Antwerp, Rossie, and Morristown. This 
was also, by act of April, 1826, surrendered to the public. By an act passed 
March 30, 181 1, the governor was to appoint commissioners to lay out two 
turnpikes. One of these was to pass from Lowville, by way of Munger's 
Mills and Watertown, to Brownville; the other from Munger's Mills to Sackets 
Harbor. 

On February 13, 1812,. James Le Ray asked permission of the legislature 
to make a turnpike road from Chaumont, in the town of Brownville, to Cape 
Vincent, and from the Black River, opposite the village of Watertown, to inter- 
sect the St. Lawrence turnpike road at or near where the same crossed the 
Indian River, in the town of Le Ray. The war which soon ensued diverted 
attention for a time from this improvement ; but in March, 1815, an act was 
passed empowering Le Ray to build the Cape Vincent turnpike from that 
place to Perch River. On April 12, 18 16, he was allowed to extend the 
road to Brownville village. By an act of April 21, 1831, this road was 
surrendered to the public, and with it ended the era of turnpikes in the 
•county. 

PLANK ROADS. 

The first plank road in the county was completed in 1848, and extended 
from Watertown to Sackets Harbor. The Lowville and Carthage Plank 
Road was inspected August 4, 1849. The Carthage and Antwerp Plank 
Road was inspected November 13, 1849. Tne Sterling Bush and North 
U'il/ia Plank Road, connecting the last road with the village of Louisburg, 
or Sterling Bush, in Lewis County, was finished about 1854. The Gouverneur, 
Somerville, and Antwerp Plank Road was inspected November 14, 1849. A 
continuous line of plank roads connected this with Ogdensburg, Canton, 
and the depot of Canton and Madrid on the Northern Railroad, and one mile 
from Antwerp village with the Hammond, Rossie, and Antwerp Plank Road, in- 
spected October 24, 1850, 20 miles in length, passing through Rossie valiage, 
and connecting with the village of Morristown. At the village of Ox Bow 
it connected with the Evans Mills and Ox Bow Plank Road, 17 miles long, 
completed in June, 1852. The Patnelia and Evatis Mills Plank Road, con- 
tinuing this route to Watertown, was completed in June, 1850. Antwerp and 
Watertown were connected by the Antwerp, Sterlingrille, and Great Bend 
Plank Road, completed in August, 1849, and the Watertown and Great Bend 
Plank Road, covn'^XQiQiX late in the same year. The latter passed through the 
villages of Black River and Felt's Mills. At the village of Great Bend this 
and the former road connected with the Great Bend and Copenhagen Plank 
Road, completed in November, 1849. This road passed through Champion 
village, and connected with the Rutland and Champion Plank Road, which 
extended from Copenhagen to within three and a half miles of Watertown 
village, and was completed in August, 1849. This line was continued to 



122 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



Watertown village by the Waterfozvn Plank and Turnpike Road, which was 
completed in September, 1849. 

The Watertown Central Plank Road, two miles long, completed in August, 
1849, was at first designed to connect with other roads, forming a line of 
plank roads to Syracuse, but the building of the railroad necessitated the 
abandonment of the plan. The Adams and Ellisburgh Plank Road was 
completed in June, 1849, ^"<^ connected with roads to Syracuse, Oswego, etc. 
The Dexter, B?-07vnville, and Pamelia Plank Road, connecting Pamelia vil- 
lage with Dexter, was completed in October, 1850. It was continued by the 
Dexter and Limerick Plank Road to the town line of Lyme, towards Cape 
Vincent, completed in May, 1850. It also connected with the Dexter and 
Hounsfield P lank Road, which ran from Dexter to the Watertotvn and Sackets 
Harbor Road near the latter place. A line of roads from Alexandria Bay to 
Watertown was projected, and mostly finished, consisting of the Theresa and 
Alexandria Bay Plank Road, 12 miles long, completed in December, 1849, 
and the Theresa Plank Road, towards Evans Mills, of which about four miles 
were completed in July, 1852. The Theresa a?id Clayton Plank Road, 
between these places, was completed in June, 1850. This road passed 
through La Fargeville. 

These roads generally contributed much to the prosperity of the country 
for a time, until the railroads were extended through the county, when the 
system was abandoned and the lines transformed into graveled or ordinary 
turnpikes. Nothing now remains to remind the traveler of their existence, 
save here and there a piece of scantling or broken plank. 

RAILROADS. 

The Watertown and Rotne Railroad was incorporated April 17, 1832. 
The company was empowered to build a railroad from Rome to Watertown, 
and thence to St. Lawrence River or Lake Ontario, or both, with a capital 
of $1,000,000, in shares of $100. The charter, which was repeatedly revived 
and amended, was never allowed to expire, and after years of patient and 
preserving effort the road was opened. Work was commenced at Rome in 
November, 1848, and soon after at other important points, and the road was 
so far completed as to allow the passage of trains to Camden in the fall of 
1849. May 28, 185 1, the road was completed to Pierrepont Manor, and a 
large party from Watertown, Rome, and other sections assembled to cele- 
brate the era of the entrance of the first railroad train into Jefferson County. 
The first engine reached Watertown September 5, at 11 o'clock at night, and 
on the 24th of the same month its completion to that place was again cele- 
brated with festivities. On November 20 it was finished to Chaumont and 
in April, 1852, to Cape Vincent. The first officers were Orville Hungerford, 
president ; Clark Rice, secretary ; and Orville V. Brainard, treasurer. Mr. 
Hungerford died before the road was completed, and on April lo, 1851,. 



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Hon. William C. Pierrepont was elected president. The total length of the 
line was gj^ miles, and its total cost $1,957,992. 

In January, 1852, a company was organized to construct a road from 
Watertown to Potsdam Junction, a point on the Vermont Central Railroad, 
which latter extends from Ogdensburg to Rouse's Point, at the foot of Lake 
Champlain. The Potsdam branch, 76 miles in length, was completed in 
1854, and up to i860 was called the Potsdam and Watertotvn Railroad^ when 
it came into the possession of the Watertown and Rome Railroad Company. 
In 1861-62 the latter company put down a track from De Kalb Junction, a 
point on the Potsdam and Watertown road, to Ogdensburg, a distance of 19 
miles, and the roads were consolidated and the names changed by the legis- 
lature to the Rotne, Waterfoivn, and Ogdensburg Railroad Company. 

In 1866 the Oswego and Rome Railroad, extending from Oswego 29 miles 
to Richland, was put in operation and leased to the R., W. & O. The Syra- 
cuse Northern Railroad, extending from Syracuse to Sandy Creek Junction 
on the R., W. «Sr O. R. R., was completed in 1870, and in 1875 was consoli- 
dated with the latter. The Lake Ontario Shore Railroad., running from 
Oswego west to Charlotte (Rochester's port of entry), and to its western ter- 
minus at Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge, ont he Niagara River, 150 
miles, was also merged in the R., W. & O. in January, 1875. 

The Utica and Black Ri7>er Railway was opened from Utica to Boonville, 
Oneida County, a distance of 35 miles, in 1855. In 1868 the line was put 
in operation to Lowville, Lewis County, a further distance of 24 miles. In 
1872 it reached Carthage, 16 miles farther. The original plan to construct 
a line to Clayton, Morristown, and Ogdensburg, on the St. Lawrence River, 
was not immediately carried out. While the division between Lowville and 
Carthage was in course of construction a company was organized in Water- 
town, under the title of Carthage^ Watertown., and Sachets Harbor Railroad 
Company., and a road constructed in 1872, from Watertown to Carthage, 18 
miles, which was completed about the time the Utica and Black River Com- 
pany reached the same point. Upon the completion of the road from Wa- 
tertown to Carthage it was leased to the Utica and Blacic River Company. 

In 1873 the Clayton and Theresa Railroad via.s completed, mainly through 
the efforts of Alden F. Barker and Russell B. Biddlecom, and in 1885 was 
consolidated with the Utica and Black River system. In 1874 the Carthage, 
Watertown, and Sackets Harbor Company completed a road from Watertown 
to Sackets Harbor, which was the same year leased to the Utica and Black 
River line. 

The Black River and Morristown Raihvay filed articles of incorporation 
with the secretary of state March 22, 1870. The capital stock was fixed at 
$600,000, and Philadelphia, in Jefferson County, and Morristown, in St. 
Lawrence County, were made the termini of the road. The length of the 
proposed line was 37 miles. The railroad was opened from Philadelphia to 
Theresa, a distance of eight miles, in December, 1872, and by October, 1873, 



124 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



the work was nearly completed. On October 29, 1873, the company 
contracted with the Utica and Black River Railway Company to complete 
the road, giving that company the use of the road for eight years, and trans- 
ferring to them the unexpended balance of $500,000 in bonds issued by the 
Black River and Morristown Company. Under this contract the road was 
completed and opened to Redwood in November, 1874, and to Morristown 
in November, 1875. Connection was soon after made to Ogdensburg. It 
remained under the control of the U. & B. R. R. R. until the latter was leased 
to the R. W. & O. 

On April 15, 1886, the Rome, VVatertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad leased 
the lines of the Utica and Black River Railroad, and since that time the 
lines have been under one management, the system being known as the 
Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad Company. The general offices 
of the company are located at Oswego, and the following are its present 
officers : Charles Parsons, president, New York ; Charles Parsons, Jr., 
vice-president. New York ; J. A. Lawyer, secretary and treasurer. New 
York ; R. E. Smiley, assistant secretary, Watertown ; E. S. Bowen, general 
manager, Oswego ; Edwin Parsons, assistant general manager and general 
purchasing agent, New York ; M. B. Sloat, auditor, Oswego ; L. A. Emer- 
son, general traffic manager, New York ; F. W. Parsons, general freight 
agent, Oswego ; Theodore Butterfield, general passenger agent, Oswego ; 
H. T. Frary, paymaster and traveling agent, Oswego; G. H. Haseltine, 
superintendent of motive power and machinery, Oswego; W. W. Curries, 
superintendent transportation, Oswego; W. S. Jones, superintendent middle 
and eastern divisions, Watertown ; H. W. Hammond, assistant superintend- 
ent eastern division, Carthage ; J, H. McEwan, assistant superintendent 
western division, Oswego. 

In 1837 the Trenton and Sackets Harbor Railroad was chartered, but no 
work was ever done. In 1850 the Sackets Harbor and Ellisbnrgh Railroad 
Company was organized, and June 1, 1853, was completed to Pierrepont 
Manor and opened for the regular passage of trains. It was run to connect 
with the R., W. & O. Railroad at the Manor, and with the Ontario and St. 
Lawrence Steamboat Company at the Harbor. The road was abandoned 
in 1862. 

A company called the Sackets Harbor and Saratoga Railroad Company was 
incorporated in April, 1848, for the purpose of building a road from the 
first named point via Watertown, Carthage, and Castorville, and through 
the wilderness, to Saratoga, and eventually to Boston, Mass. No part of the 
road in this county was ever built. 

The Carthage ajid Adirondack Railroad. — The building of this road was 
the consummation of a project conceived by George Gilbert, of Carthage, N.Y. 
as early as 1865. At that time very little lumbering had been done in the 
country now tributary to this road. A tannery had then recently been 
erected at Natural Bridge village, and at Harrisville, Lewis County. The 



INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 



large lumber interest at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, that has now for 
more than 20 years drawn almost entirely from this section for its supply of 
logs, was then in embryo. Little was then known of the large mineral resour- 
ces of this locality ; yet small quantities of very excellent iron ore had been 
mined, and the sanguine predicted its existence in endless quantities. By 
occasional trips through this section Mr. Gilbert had become acquainted with 
the large resources of the locality in its forests, and the great wealth that might 
be derived therefrom if some adequate mode of transportation could be pro- 
vided. The importance of penetrating this country with a railroad, having 
its starting pomt at Carthage, began to be discussed by him, and while every 
one conceded the desirableness of such an enterprise if it could be accom- 
plished, yet the poverty of the country to be directly benefited was so great 
as to lead most people to view it as a quixotic undertaking. Nevertheless 
the project found some friends who thought it worthwhile to try and see how 
much interest could be developed. 

Acting upon this idea Mr. Gilbert prepared a bill and submitted the same 
to the legislature of 1866, providing for the incorporation of a company 
with power to construct a railroad from Carthage, Jefferson County, N. Y., 
to some point on the Oswegatchie River, at or near Harrisville, in Diana 
Lewis County, and to purchase timber lands in unlimited quantities and en- 
gage in the business of lumbering. This bill was amended by the legislature 
by striking out the provision empowering the company to purchase lands, etc., 
and then passed it. It became a law, but without the element that in the 
judgment of its author made it of any particular value. Nevertheless it 
served the purpose of forming a nucleus which was of some service in work- 
ing up the scheme. In the fall of 1866 very thorough preliminary surveys 
were made between Carthage and Harrisville. Statistics were collected, and 
in the following winter a report showing the feasibility of the route and the 
resources of the country was made and published. This report was very 
generally circulated and attracted much attention. Carthage was then a 
village of nearly 2,000 inhabitants, nearly equal to the number of inhabitants 
in all the remaining country along the line of this proposed road. The prop- 
osition was then to build a railroad about 20 miles in length through a sec- 
tion of country containing no men of large means, and where the business 
necessary to its maintenance would have to be created to a very great extent. 
Nevertheless confidence in the scheme began to increase. In the following 
year the Clifton Company began the construction of a railroad from its mines, 
in the town of Clifton, St. Lawrence County, to De Kalb Junction, on the 
Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad, using wood rails instead of iron. 
This was a new idea, and seemed to be a feasible one for a pioneer road in 
a country where timber was abundant. In the fall of this year preliminary 
surveys were made from Harrisville to a point of intersection with the Clif- 
ton road in the town of Russell, St. Lawrence County, and soon after the 
work of securing pledges for a sufficient amount of stock to organize a com- 



126 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



pany under the general law for the incorporation of railroad companies was 
set about in good earnest, and prosecuted with a zeal that seemed to preclude 
all doubt of success. 

In December following the persons pledging subscriptions for stock in the 
company to be organized met at the hotel in Harrisville and selected a 
board of directors ; but the articles of association then adopted were not 
signed, and the lo per cent, was not paid in until the latter part of June, 
1868. It was provided that the company should be known by the name of 
the Black River and St. Lawrence Railway Company. The length of the 
proposed road was to be 38 miles, and was to extend from the Black River 
at Carthage to the point of intersection above named. The amount of 
capital stock as fixed in the articles of association was $380,000. The 
board of directors selected to serve the first year was composed of George 
Gilbert, Hezekiah Dickerman, Richard Gallagher, Jackson Weaver, Samuel H. 
Beach, Joseph Palmer, William Palmer,William Hunt, Silas Bacon, George M. 
Gleason, Henry Rushton, Lucius Carr, and George Smith. Samuel H. Beach 
was made president ; George Gilbert, vice-president and secretary ; and 
Henry Rushton, treasurer. In the winter of 1868 laws were passed author- 
izing the company to use wood rails instead of iron ; also authorizing the sev- 
eral towns along the route of the proposed road to issue bonds, and subscribe 
for and take stock in this company. In pursuance of the provisions of the 
last named law the town of Wilna subscribed for stock to the amount of 
$50,000; the town of Diana, Lewis County, subscribed for alike amount;, 
and both of these towns paid their subscriptions in full. The town of 
Edwards, in St. Lawrence County, subscribed for stock to the amount of 
$35,000, but paid only a small part of its subscription. The work of build- 
ing this road was let to' Row, Fields & Co., of Brockville, Canada, in the 
winter of 1868-69. 

The work of construction was actually commenced on April 29, 1869, and 
prosecuted by the contractors until about the middle of October of the same 
year, when some difficulty arose between the directors of the company and 
the contractors, resulting in the directors assuming the work of construction 
and the discharge of the contractors. Litigation ensued, but was subse- 
quently settled ; work was suspended during the winter, but resumed in the 
spring and prosecuted in a very moderate way until late in the fall, when 
further operations were stopped for the want of funds. The road was oper- 
ated, so far as completed, for a part of one year, when it was practically 
abandoned, and nothing further of any moment was done with it until the or- 
ganization of the Carthage and Adirondack Railway Company in the spring 
of 1883. For sometime previous to tins Byron D. Benson, of Titusville, Pa., 
had been investigating the extent and character of the deposits of iron ore at 
Jayville, Fine, and other points in St. Lawrence County, the title to which 
had been secured by Joseph Palmer, of Harrisville, to be used in aid of the 
completion of this road, Mr. Benson and his associates became satisfied' 



COUNTY CHARITIES. 12/ 



that these ores were of sufficient value to warrant the construction of a rail- 
road from Carthage to Jayville, and a company was organized for that pur- 
pose, as above stated. The property and franchises of the Black River and 
St. Lawrence Railway Company were transferred to the new organization, 
and the work of construction was commenced and prosecuted for a short 
time, and then suspended until 1886, when the road was completed to Jay- 
ville, a distance of about 29 miles. In the summer of 1887 an extension was 
commenced from Jayville to Little River, in the township of Chaumont, St. 
Lawrence County, which was completed in the summer of 1889. 

Although not as much iron ore has been transported over this road as its 
promoters expected, yet in other respects the widsom of its construction has 
been fully demonstrated, and the shipment of ore will undoubtedly be greatly 
augmented at no distant day. The present company is an outgrowth of the 
former one, and it is evident that neither would have been formed and the 
road not constructed but for the untiring efforts of Mr. Gilbert from the first 
conception of the enterprise until the fall of 1869, subsequently reenforced by 
Mr. Palmer's efforts in directing attention to the mineral resources of the 
country penetrated by it. 

The Rotne and Carthage Railroad is a contemplated line, with terminal 
points at the places named. The company has been incorporated, and J. C. 
Smith, of Rome, is president ; Chester Ray, of Martinsburg, vice-president ; 
A. W. Orton, of Rome, secretary and treasurer. 

The Dexter and Ontario Railroad is also a contemplated line to extend 
from Dexter village to connect with the R., W. & O., about two miles from 
Brownville village. James A. Outterson is president of the company. 

COUNTY CHARITIES. 

Those who from age, infirmity, or otherwise become unable to support 
themselves, and are so unfortunate as to be obliged to rely upon public char- 
ity for support, are provided with a comfortable home on the county poor- 
farm, situated in the town of Pamelia, one mile below Watertown city. The 
first county poor-farm was located in the town of Le Ray. The present 
farm was purchased in 1833, and cost, including buildings erected soon after 
the purchase, $6,123.36. In 1855 a lunatic asylum was built of brick, at a 
cost of $4,811.57. In 1870 the poor-house was remodeled and rebuilt at an 
expense of $13,750. In 1887 other improvements and additions were made, 
and it will now accommodate 150 inmates. The present superintendent of 
the poor-farm is John Washburn. 

The Jefferson County Orphan Asylum has served a most useful purpose 
since it was started as the "Watertown Home" in 1859. It is a brick struct- 
ure, and is pleasantly located on Franklin street, surrounded by a beautiful 
grove. The institution is ably managed, and more than maintains itself. 
A. O. Freeman is superintendent ; Mrs. A. O. Freeman^ matron ; G. W. 



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Xnowlton, secretary and treasurer. At the present time about 60 children 
are cared for here. 

STAPLE PRODUCTS, ASSESSED VALUATION, ETC. 

The soil generally of Jefferson County is of average fertility. The districts 
underlaid by limestone and slate are exceedingly fertile, and particularly 
adapted to dairying and the raising of spring grains. The intervales are also 
remarkably fertile, while the ridges are often naked rock. The soil, over a 
part of the sandstone, is too thin for cultivation, but the barren region is 
comparatively limited. Barley, oats, corn, rye, and peas are staple products. 
For many years, from the first settlement of the territory, manufactures have 
received much attention, and employed a large amount of capital. They 
have been principally carried on along the line of Black River, and are quite 
fully described in the sketches of the towns in which they are located. The 
growing of hay for the great markets has become a chief staple, and we are 
told by a New York dealer that Jefferson County grows the best hay that 
comes to that market. Ship-building and lake commerce form prominent 
pursuits at several points along the lake and St. Lawrence River. 

To give the reader an idea of the business of the county in the early days 
we quote the following from Spajford's Gazetteer of 18 13: — 

" Agreeable to the census of 1810, there are in this county 660 looms; 16 tanneries, 16 dis- 
tilleries, two breweries; eight clothiers, five carding machines, and seven or eight large ash- 
eries, which produce large quantities of pot and pearl ashes, and bring much money into the 
county." 

In the same author's Gazetteer, of 1825, the following for 1820-21 is 
quoted: — 

" Statistics. — * * * Postoffices, 20; persons engaged in agriculture, 8,907; in commerce, 134: 
in manufactures, 1,603; slaves, 5; free blacks, 135; school districts, 165, in which schools are kept 
an average of seven months in 12; public money received in 1821, $3,071.77; No. of children 
between five and 15 years of age, 8,000; No. of ijersons taught in the schools, 8,444; electors, 
7,196; taxable property, f2,483,671; acres of improved land, 122,209; neat cattle, 34,896; 
horses, 6,118; sheep, 59,448; j'ards of full cloth made in the household way in 1821, 54,470; 
yards of flannel, 77,082; yards of linen, cotton, and other thin cloths, 144,758=276,310 yards; 
55 grist-mills; 98 saw-mills ; one oil-mill; 27 fulling-mills; 27 carding machines; four cotton and 
woolen manufactories; four forges; one furnace; 10 trip-hammers, 33 distilleries; 139 ash- 
eries; two paper-mills; and two printing offices." 

From the census report of 1880 we find that Jefferson County, in that 
year, had 6,422 farms, representing an area of 594,899 acres of improved 
land, valued at $26,869,176, including fences, buildings, etc. The value of 
farming implements and machinery was $1,009,347 ; value of live stock, 
$3,468,873 ; cost of building and repairing fences (1879), $86,458 ; cost of 
fertihzers purchased in 1879, $9,214; estimated value of all farm produc- 
tions (sold, consumed, or on hand) for 1879, $5,199,352. 

In 1880 the principal vegetable productions of the county were : Barley, 
393,024 bushels ; buckwheat, 33,556 bushels ; Indian corn, 357,964 bushels ; 



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oats, 1,256,468 bushels; rye, 57,312 bushels; wheat, 189,322 bushels; 
orchard products valued at $86,105 ', hay, 236,060 tons ; hops, 135,955 
pounds; Irish potatoes, 460,881 bushels; tobacco, 1,850 pounds. Of live 
stock in the county there were 17,463 horses, ^5 mules and asses, 427 work- 
ing oxen, 61,900 milch cows, 29,280 other cattle, 15,642 swine, and 18,748 
sheep (exclusive of spring lambs), which produced 90,975 pounds of wool. 
Of dairy products there were 13,261,680 gallons of milk, 4,071,740 pounds 
of butter, and 283,990 pounds of cheese. 



ASSESSED VALUATION — 1< 



Real Estate. Personal. 

Adams .f 1,565.905 .*275,799 

AlexaiKlria 1,216,594 51,750 

Antwerp 1,386,240 93,140 

Brownville 1,619.970 177,620 

Cape Vincent 1.787,900 122.260 

Champion 907.120 108,150 

Clayton 1.440,230 77.500 

EUisburgh 2,054,955 163,910 

Henderson 868,100 77,000 

Hounslield 1,038.695 70,400 

LeRay 1,195,220 97,510 

Lorraine 526,580 19,900 

Lyme 1,3.54,875 71,920 

Orjeans 1,239,645 39,270 



Real Estate. Personal. 

Pamelia *754. 169 $22,419 

Philadelphia 895,460 51,810 

Eodman 813,185 122,800 

Rutland 857,260 82,810 

Theresa 945,090 54,630 

Watertown (town) . . 715,474 61,100 

" City, 1st Ward, 1,098,925 90,720 

" " 2d " 1,126,475 187,295 

" " 3d " 1,475,100 602,856 

" " 4th " 1,398,775 200,751 

Wilna 1,072,090 187,080 

Worth . . 238,090 3,500 

Total .f29,592,122 $3,119,900 



CHEESE.MAKING. 



The following account of the first manufacture of cheese for market in Jef- 
ferson County is extracted from an article written by Mrs. John A. Sherman, 
and read before the Historical Society in April, 1887: — 

" My husband and myself were the pioneers in that now vast industry, having commenced 
making clieese for sale in 1834. The causes that led to our starting the business were so in- 
terwoven with the circumstances of Mr. Sherman's family at that date that a brief history of 
his early struggles may not be inappropriate, and may be of interest to the people of the pres- 
ent day. 

" Alfred Sherman, the father of my husband, died in 1827, five years before our marriage, 
leaving a widow and six children to obtain the necessaries of life, on an unproductive farm of 
90 acres. My husband, who was then 17 years of age, and was living with Morris M. Woodrufl', 
of Watertown, was called home to care for the widowed mother and her children, five younger 
than himself. But little change for the better had taken place in the family at the time of 
our marriage, November 17, 1832. It was arranged that we should take the farm and pay 
off the heirs as they became of age. To Mr. Sherman, with all his energy, it looked like an 
endless task, and he was also discouraged by unforeseen and unexpected misfortune. A large 
tlock of sheep had all died, and also a fine colt, and there was a hundred dollars due Adriel 
Ely that he could see no way of paying. At this point in our severe struggles there came a 
ray of light. A young man and his wife from Herkimer County purchased a farm adjoining 
ours, and as soon as convenient I called and made friends of our new neighbors. I found the 
lady in poor health. She said the farmers of Herkimer County had all got rich from cheese- 
making, but it had broken down all the wives and daughters with hard work. Caring little 
for the hardship I immediately resolved that we should have some cows and make cheese. 
Why could not cheese be made in Jefferson as well as in Herkimer County ? I hastened home 



I30 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



with the inspiration of hope, to mature the plan with my husband, which he readily approved, 
and before sleeping that night he had resolved to loan the money of Mr. Woodruff, and go to 
Canada for the cows. 

" As spring was upon us there was no time to lose, and in three days he was in Canada 
buying cows, and one week from that time we were milking many of them. He had driven 
the cows across the St. Lawrence River, with the snow and water nearly knee-deep, and the 
ice dangerously thin in many places. Foot-sore and weary he reached home late in the even- 
ing, to spend a sleepless night of suffering from his blistered feet. We were soon in readiness 
to make our first clieese, and the Herkimer County lady, as she had promised, was ready to 
teach me. As the process was simple I was, in about three days, an independent cheese- 
maker. Our first cheese was a wonderful one, and weighed 40 pounds. We had never seen so 
large a cheese before. Our little hoop would not hold the curd, and the now Kev. Jedediah 
Winslow, who was then a member of our family, a tall, handsome youth of 16 years, was sent 
in great haste to Dr. Kimball's to borrow a hoop. Mr. Sherman told him to run the horse. 
, " Our admiration knew no bounds. This promise of future prosperity — this first cheese — 
was absolutely on the table, and I had made it, and could make any number more. Little did 
I think then that this was the starting point of a great and important business in Jefi'erson 
County. We had improvised rude and inexpensive implements for present use, that would 
look curious to the dairymen in this day of great inventions and labor-saving machinery. I 
distinctly remember the press, a rough plank, and probably a ton or more of stones thereon. 
It was worked by a lever, lifting it off and onto the cheese by main strength. It was a 
terror to me, when I was sometimes left alone, to iise it. But rude as the implements were 
they served our purpose, but Avere not labor-saving. The making of the cheese was but a 
small part of the labor. Order and cleanliness were absolutely necessary, to maintain which 
required plenty of water, which had to be lilted over the top of a cistern and drawn up from 
the well in the old oaken bucket. There was much discussion at the time as to the propriety 
of making cheese on Sunday; but as we must do that, or nearly waste our milk, we continued 
to make it on Sunday with no compunctions of conscience, and we were as early to church as 
our neighbors, riding in the farm wagon. Sometimes, on great occasions. Grandmother Sher- 
man would come and take us in her carriage. 

" We had commenced this new industry in the early spring, and, there being no one to 
purchase the cheese, had continued its manufacture until our temporary rooms and tables 
were full to overflowing. By the advice of Mr. Crosby, our new friend from Herkimer, Mr. 
Sherman sent it to New York to be sold. It took 21 days by lake and canal to reach there. It 
proved to be good, sold readily, and we soon had returns at six cents a pound, sufficient to 
pay for every cow. But this was not all of our product. At the close of the season we had 15 
beautiful calves, one room full of cheese, several tubs of butter, and plenty of everything 
after the summer's product was sold. We cured the late-made cheese with stove-heat, and 
kept it for spring market. 

" There soon joined us on tlie dairy business such men as Isaac Munson, C. P. Kimball, 
Daniel Sherman, Moses Eames, Franklin Hunt, Clift Fames, David Granger, Z. Larned, Henry 
Hopkins, Gardner Town, Jerod Canfield, and a host of others. But these were our immedi- 
ate friends and neighbors. We had manj- visitors to see and many to learn the art of cheese- 
making, and we all had much to learn from experience, and, as in everything in life, we never 
arrived at a state of perfection. Moses Eames, the following year, made a journey to Herki- 
mer County, to learn the best mode of building for the manufacture and cure of cheese, but 
not approving of the Herkimer buildings, he constructed a building after a plan of his own, 
which was eveiy way convenient, with running water and steam. Franklin Hunt's dairy build- 
ings were the first built in the county. Moses Eames's cheese-house, which but recently sur- 
vived the destructive fire which swept away the old home, was one of the finest in this county, 
and recalls recollections of pleasures past. These two buildings were the first, and are stand- 
ing monuments of enterprise in the great business that spread rapidly over the county, re- 
sulting in prosperity to all classes. 

•'The winter was our season of rest and social gatherings, and the few of us who are left 
well remember the joyous festivities of the farmers of that day. There were no factories for 
many years to lighten our labors, but the butter and cheese was all made in our own homes, 
and with our own hands, and the farmers of the present know little of the hardshiiDS of our 



STAPLE PRODUCTS. I3I 

day and perhaps little of our pleasures. The business was new and exciting, and cemented 
us in the bonds of friendship and interest for each other's prosperity. In a very few years 
prosperous results were very perceptible in the farmers of Jefferson County. They could ride 
in tine carriages, dress in rich clothing, furnish their homes pleasantly, send their children to 
the High school, have an instrument of music for their daughters, and good teachers to in- 
struct them. Their daughters were also required to help do the work, and were taught that 
good housekeeping was an accomplishment essential to their educatiou, and we could trust 
them to make good bread and coffee, prepare a farmer's boiled dinner, or anything required 
for the table. The business was very prosperous to us, and Mr. Sherman added farm to farm, 
until we had nearly 400 acres of land, and had also increased the number of cows to, I think, 
about 50—20 being our first number. The large farm and dairy required many laborers, who 
had constant employment, and occupied the different houses belonging to the farm, — three in 
number, besides our own home, — to one of which our dairy was removed, and ever after the 
cheese was made by the laborers, until the dear old home passed into other hands, and we to 
other scenes far less congenial than our quiet rural life." . 

FROM I 86 I TO 1890.* 

The cooperative cheese factory system was first started in Jefferson County 
in 1861. David Hamlin, of Watertown, was the first in this county to 
make the milk of other dairies into cheese. He charged from $1.75 to $2.00 
for every 100 pounds of milk that he manufactured into cheese. They were 
not cheddared as now, and not uniform in size, weighing all the way from 
100 to 300 pounds each. They were sold at anywhere from 20 to 25 cents per 
pound. From 186 1 to 1879 there was a rapid growth in the number of new 
factories erected, and a vast change in the method of its manufacture. At 
present there are 98 factories in Jefferson County, which produce 150,000 
cheese annually, equal to 9,000,000 pounds. Manufacturers do not get on 
an average $1.05 for every 100 pounds of milk manufactured into cheese. 
Most all of these cheese are cheddared, and the average weight is just 60 
pounds each. Three-fourths of the county's cheese is exported to foreign 
countries. The average price for the past 10 years has been just $0.092343, 
nearly 9J cents per pound. 

Since 1888 very little Limburger cheese has been manufactured in Jeffer- 
son County. The cheese factories have taken the place of butter factories 
and creameries, and there are only four in active operation during the sum- 
mer months. 

The cheese of this county are sold principally on the board of trade, which 
was organized in 1874, and known as the " Watertown Board of Trade and 
Jefferson County Dairymen's Association.*' Of the 150,000 cheese manu- 
factured in this county annually, 50,000 of them are sold directly upon this 
board, and the balance at the weekly ruling, average or extreme prices paid 
for the direct purchases. This board holds weekly sales days, beginning the 
first Saturday in May, and continuing until the season's product is all sold, 
when it adjourns to the following May. This organization is sustained by 
the annual dues of factories represented, which was formerly $3 each per 

* Furnished by A. W. Munk, of Watertown. 



132 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



annum, but in 1889 was reduced to $2. Buyers doing business on the board' 
pay the same as is charged the factories. At the annual meeting of the fac- 
tories a patron is chosen to represent the factory at the board, and sell the 
cheese during the season. This board has proved quite a boon to dairymen, 
as it brings buyers together in competition, and often it is the case that prices 
paid in Watertown are relatively higher than those ruling in New York. 

The Jefferson County Butter and Cheese makers' Association was organ- 
ized February 2, 1889. According to article 2 of its constitution the objects 
of this society are to "further promote the interests of the dairymen of Jef- 
ferson County; to advance the standard of their goods; to enforce all laws 
which are now or may hereafter be enacted in their interest ; and by thorough 
organization be prepared by petition or otherwise to further promote the wel- 
fare of this association and the interests of the dairymen at large." 

The officers of the society for 1889 were: E. A. Ayers, of Rice's, presi- 
dent ; D. A. Goodrich, of South Champion, James Purcell, of Sterlingville, 
Anson Miller, of Rodman, vice-presidents ; A. W. Munk, of Watertown, 
secretary; R. H. Bent, of Antwerp, treasurer. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY GRANGE.* 

Previous to 1873 there had been in this county several farmers' clubs, but 
no attempt had ever been made to organize the farmers into one complete 
organization for purposes of protection and cooperation. The town of Ellis- 
burgh had long been noted for the character of its inhabitants. Its early set- 
tlers were mainly from New England, bringing with them habits of thrift and 
frugality. For many years successful township fairs were held in Belleville, 
and a well-attended farmers' club was one of the means whereby the settlers 
were kept posted and in advance of their brethern in other parts of the 
county. It is not strange, then, that when the Patrons of Husbandry, com- 
monly called " The Grange," were beginning to attract attention, that these' 
hardy and wide-awake sons of toil should be the first to investigate its merits. 
At a meeting of the Farmers' Club, held at the residence of H. W. Milliard, 
June 27, 1873, the first Grange in the county, and the fifth in the state, was 
organized, with 30 charter members. Willia?n H. H. Ellsworth was elected 
master, and V. C. Warriner, secretary. A dispensation was granted by the 
National Grange, dated July 22, followed by the charter, dated January 26, 
1874. Thus was set in motion in this county what was destined to be the 
greatest and most complete organization of the farming class the world has 
ever seen. Other towns were quick to begin work in a like manner, and July 
5, at the meeting of the Farmers' Club at Watertown, it was voted to start 
a Grange at the next meeting, which was held July 12, when Watertown 
Grange, No. 7, was started, with 25 charter members, A. H. Hall being its first 
master, and Curtis Terry, secretary. 

* By F. E. Wilson. 



JEFFERSON COUNTY GRANGE. 1 33 

Granges were now rapidly organized in all parts of the county, and it seemed 
as though they would carry everything before them; but with the increased 
membership (and there had not been at this time that close scrutiny as to who 
should be admitted that came with later years) many of the Granges were 
made up of characters something like we used to, in the school days, count 
off buttons on the boys' vests, 

" Rich-man, poor-man, beggar-man, thief, 
Doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief," 

and a few farmers. Many of the broken-down politicians and sore-heads 
were quick to avail themselves of an opportunity to join the Grange, with the 
hope and expectation that in the near future a strong political party would 
grow out of it. This brought into the organization an element that was 
foreign and antagonistic to all its aims and objects ; and as the farmers here- 
tofore had had but limited experience in meetings of this kind, they had but 
little chance to carry cut, compared to the wily politicians, what they would 
like to have accomplished, and what the Grange was originally intended for. 

In the fall of 1874 A. C. Middleton was nominated for state senator 
by the Grangers of Lewis and Jefferson counties, and although the district 
was largely Republican, with the assistance of the Democrats, who made no 
nomination, he was elected by a majority of more than 800. His election so 
elated many of the members that before another election time had come the 
aspirants for office was so numerous that jealousies arose in different locali- 
ties, which caused much dissension in the different Granges. As the discus- 
sion of politics in the meetings was strictly prohibited by the constitution of 
the Grange, those who cared more for the good of the order than the spoils 
of office demanded that all matters of this kind be discontinued in the Grange 
meetings. The politicians, quick to see that only through united strength 
could they achieve success, began to drop out, and in a year or so the mem- 
bership had greatly diminished. Many of the Granges were allowed to die 
out, and others barely existed. 

Not until 1885 did there seem to be much change in the standing of the 
order. The fire insurance, which had been in operation for several years, the 
benefits of which were confined to members in good standing, had so far 
been the means of saving a large amount of money to its patrons. Other 
insurance companies having raised their rates on farm property, and the con- 
tinual depression of farm products, caused many of the leading farmers to look 
around for some way in which they might lessen their expenses. At this time 
the Grange was the only avenue. The public press, instead of ridiculing the 
society as formerly, published extensive articles calling the attention of the 
farmers to the advantages to be derived from a thorough organization. This 
caused a healthy revival in its favor, and many new members were received. 

At the session of Pomona Grange, held in Belleville in June, 1889, a com- 
mittee was appointed to ascertain the advisability of holding a farmers' pic- 

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134 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



nic in August. After quite an animated discussion, as to what the object 
was in calling such a meeting, it was said to be partly for the purpose of get- 
ting together, comparing ideas, and, if thought best, to put in nomination a 
candidate for member of Assembly in the First District, and perhaps a full 
county ticket to be composed of farmers. This was strongly opposed by 
many who favored only making a nomination for member. Before the meet- 
ing closed, however, it was voted to hold the picnic and convention at Hen- 
derson Harbor, August 8 and 9. No vote was taken as to what should be 
done at the picnic, but the impression went forth and gained rapidly that 
nominations would be made, and when the time arrived it was estimated that 
full 3,000 were in attendance. On the second day of this meeting delegates 
were appointed from the different towns in the First Assembly District, and 
called to meet in the village of Adams, August 14, to put in nomination a 
■candidate for member from that district. The delegates met and nominated 
L. D. Olney, of Rutland, and adopted resolutions settmg forth their wants 
and grievances. Later in the canvass Mr. Olney resigned on account of 
business relations, and Floyd C. Overton was nominated in his stead. The 
nomination of the Grangers was indorsed by the Democrats, but the Repub- 
lican majority of i,6co in the district could not be overcome, and Mr. Over- 
ton was defeated by a majority of 172. The result of this so encouraged the 
farmers that in a few weeks five new Granges were started, and the old ones 
nearly doubled in membership. 

The State Grange held its 17th annual session in Watertown, February 4 to 
7, inclusive, the first ever held in the northern part of the state, and was said to 
have been the largest, in point of numbers in attendance, in its history. 

There are now, in the county, about 26 Granges, with a membership of 
more than 1,600. Of these, " Watertown," " Star/' " Indian River," " South 
Rutland," and " Pamelia " Granges own buildings, while the others rent. 

Union Grange, No. 5, of Belleville, has 138 members ; A. A. Scott, W. M.; 
George E. Bull, secretary, 

Watertonui Grange, No. 7, has 365 members; W. H. Vary, W. M. ; 
F. E. Wilson, secretary. 

Star Grange, of Hounsfield, 73 members \ L. F. Allen, W. M.; A. M. Marsh, 
secretary. 

Mannsville Grange, No. 16, A. P. Williams, W. M.; W. A. Schell, secre- 
tary. 

Champion Grange, No. 18, S. Loomis, W. M.; S. J. Hubbard, secretary. 

Indian River Grange, No. 19, of Antwerp, 100 members ; Henry Mason, 
W. M.; Ezra S. Beaman, secretary. 

South Rutland Grange, No. 53, 60 members; C. H. Cramer, W. M.; 
Mrs. Agnes Johnson, secretary. 

Pamelia Grange, No. 68, 130 members; S. N. Gould, W. M.; N. Bur- 
gess, secretary. 



MANUFACTURES. 



135 



Philadelphia Grange, No. 114, 60 members ; William Whiting, W. M.; 
W. G. Mosher, secretary. 

Lorraine Grange, No. 11/, 40 members; L. B. Bishop, W. M.; L. S. Pit- 
kin, secretary. 

Three Mile Bay Grange, No. 126, 75 members ; J. W. Taft, W. M.; Charles 
Kinsley, secretary. 

Adams Grange, No. 391, 16 members ; A. W. Bartlett, W. M.; J. A. Bemis, 
secretary. 

St. Lmurence Grange, No. 390, 40 members ; D. S. Rees, W. M.; W. D. 
Phillips, secretary. 

Natural Bridge Grange, No. 497, 122 members; F. W. Palmer, W. M.; 
B. B. Smith, secretary. 

Depaiiville Grange, No. 59, 60 members ; E. J. Seeber, W. M., Alonzo 
Cheever, secretary. 

Adams Center Grange, No. 590, 60 members ; M. E. Dealing, W. M.; 
A. M. Thomas, secretary. 

Thousand Island Grange, No. 593, on Wells Island. 22 members; Hiram 
Moore, W. M ; O. T. Greene, secretary. 

Cape Vincent Grange, No. 599, 40 members ; John Armstrong, W. M.; 
William S. Armstrong, secretary. 

Flessis Grange, organized January 29, 1890, has 30 members; D. Snell, 
W. M ; William J. Tilley, secretary. 

Texas Grange, No. 532, of Wilna, E. N. Reynolds, W. M.; P. H. Castle, 
secretary. 

Great Bend Grange was organized in March, 1890; A. J. Shew, W. M.; 
A. J. Wadsworth, secretary. 

Kirkland Grange, of Redwood, was organized in May, 1S90, with 41 
charter members ; O. M. Norton, \V. M.; W. H. Marshall, secretary. 

A Grange was organized in Theresa village in March, 1889, with 40 charter 
members; I. C. Cooper, \V. M.; C. B. Still, secretary. 

The future prospects of the Granges are very flittering, and it is thought 
that in a short time they will embrace in their membership 75 per cent, of 
the farmers of the county. 

MANUFACTURES. 

The manufacturing interests of Jefiferson County have been generally writ- 
ten up in the sketches of the towns and Watertown city, in which the many 
important industries of this character are located. In addition to these we 
are fortunate in being able to give the following history of the paper-mills of 
this county, prepared by John C. Knowlton, of Watertown : — 

SKETCH OF PAPER MANUFACTURE. 

The beginnings of the papermaking industry in Jefferson County are to be 
credited to Gurdon Caswell, who was born in Norwich, Conn., in 1783. He 



136 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



was a tailor by trade, and in 1804 came to Westmoreland, Oneida County. 
At Walesville, Oneida County, about nine miles west from Utica, was, and 
still is, a paper-mill on Oriskany Creek, which, in 1804, was owned by Nathan- 
iel Loomis and his son Erastus. Now Nathaniel had not only a son, but 
also a daughter, Mary, and the young tailor from Connecticut forthwith fell 
in love with and married her, and jomed his fortunes with his father in-law in 
the paper-mill. He must have found papermaking more attractive than the 
tailor's bench, for, in 1808, when the Black River country was the Mecca for 
so many pilgrims from the Mohawk region, Gurdon Caswell came to Water- 
town and built the first paper mill on the south bank of the river opposite 
Beebee's Island, above Cowan's grist mill. This site was about where the 
easterly end of Knowlton Brothers' wood pulp-mill now stands, and may have 
been partly in Mill street, for there was no street or bridge there in 1808. 
The building was a two-story frame structure, 35x50 feet, but a considerable 
part of the second floor was used for a wool-carding machine. The machin- 
ery in this mill consisted of a small rag engine, or Hollander, carrying about 
150 pounds of rags ; two or three potash kettles set rn a brick arch, for boil- 
ing the rags and preparing the sizing ; one vat for making the paper, sheet by 
sheet ; and a rude standing press to squeeze the water out of the pac/c, as the 
pile of alternate felts and wet sheets was called. After pressing the sheets 
were taken from the pack and hung on poles to dry, and, if intended for 
writing purposes, were afterward dipped in sizing, a few sheets at a lime, and 
dried again. There was no steam used in any part of this process ; no 
chlorine for bleaching; no calendering, the substitute for the latter being 
pressing between boards. 

Such a mill costing from $3,000 to $5,000 would employ four or five men 
and as many women, and was capable of turning out r5o pounds of paper 
per day; but there was little of the pushing that to-day crowds every ma- 
chine to its utmost capacity. Rags were scarce, the demand for paper limited, 
and the men had an uncomfortable habit of going on prolonged drunken 
sprees, when all work must come to a stop. Caswell called the mill "The 
Pioneer Mill." William Thornton and Gardner White were interested with 
him in building it. 

It continued to make paper till 1833, when Knowlton & Rice, who had 
bought the mill in 1824, sold the lot and moved the building to their new 
premises, a few rods further up stream. The old building, as removed, still 
stands on Factory street, in front of Knowlton Brothers' mill, and is used by 
them for a storehouse. Caswell's family remained in Oneida County till 
1814, when he bought a farm on State street, know later as the Emerson prop- 
erty, and removed them to Watertown. In 18 19 he built his second mill 
on Factory Square, between N. Wiley's machine shop and Fairbanks's tan- 
nery, a part of the property now owned by the H. H. Babcock Co. This 
mill was soon sold to his brother, Henry Caswell, and brother in law, Erastus 
Loomis, and in 1824 was bought by Knowlton & Rice, who co: tinued to use 



MANUFACTURES. 1 37 



it till February 7, 1 833, when it was burned with Fairbanks's tannery and sev- 
eral other buildings. 

In 1823 Caswell, in company with Ralph Clapp and William K. Asherd, built 
his third mill on Sewall's Island, occupying part of the premises now owned 
by the Bagley & Sewall Co. This mill was torn down about 1830. Gurdon 
Caswell lemoved to Clayton, Jefferson County, in 1832, and died there in 
1862, aged 78 years. 

In 1824 George W. Knowlton and Clark Rice, then living at Brattleboro, 
Vt., bought of Joseph Kessenden, of Brattleboro, the first two mills built by 
Caswell for $7,000. For the next 30 years, till 1854, Knowlton & Rice were, 
with unimportant exceptions, the only paper manufacturers in Jefferson 
County. In 1833 they abandoned both the old mills, and built on the site 
now occupied by the easterly half of Knowlton Brothers' mill a new mill, 
with two rag engines and the first machinery for making a continuous sheet 
of paper (36-inch cylinder). At first the wet web of paper was wound on a 
reel, cut open with a knife, and dried on poles as before; but copper dryers, 
calenders, and a cutter were added, and the mill ran successfully until 1848, 
when it was burned on March 21, in a great fire which swept several manu- 
factories from the south shore of Black River, opposite Beebee's Island. It 
was immediately replaced by a brick mill having three rag engines and im- 
proved machinery. The capacity of this mill was 600 pounds to 700 pounds 
per day. This mill continued to run till 1869, when it was practically rebuilt 
by Knowlton Brothers and equipped with modern machinery. 

In 1854 Knowlton & Rice retired from active business and sold the mill 
to Brown & Chamberlin, of Dalton, Mass., though either Mr. Knowlton or 
Mr. Rice retained an interest in the business most of the time till 1861, when 
Mr. Knowlton 's sons, John C. and George \V., Jr., bought the mill, and un- 
der the name of KnoA.lton Brothers still continue the business, having added 
adjacent j^remises and additional buildings as their business increased. 

Up to 1854 most paper-mills had made a great variety of pipers, partly to 
use up all kinds of stock collected and partly to supply the local demand for 
different kinds of paper. Wrapping paptr, news paper, paper for school 
books and blank books, ruled foolscap, and letter papers were all turned out 
of the same mill with the same machinery, the main difference being in the 
quality of the rags used, for all the stock was rags in those days. But after 
the completion of railroads, and the greatly increased facilities for the ex- 
change of goods with remoter parts of the country, it was found to be more 
economical for each mill to have its specialty and confine itself to one line of 
goods. Thus the Brown & Chamberlin mill — subsequently operated by 
Chamberlin. Farwell & Co. and Knowlton Brothers — was about this time 
devoted entirely to the making of writing papers, and so continued till 1873, 
when its product was changed to colored papers. 

In 1854 I. Remington & Sons, then operating a mill at FayetteviUe, N. Y., 
eased the long-idle Juhelville cotton-mill from P. O'Dougherty, and fitted 



138 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



it up for papermaking, with four rag engines and an 84-inch Fourdrinier 
machine. The mill was run entirely on news paper. It had a capacity of 
one ton per day and was, in those days, considered a large mill. The firm 
was composed of Illustrious Remington and his two sons, Hiram and Al- 
fred D. A. D. Remington removed to Watertown, and to his energy, busi- 
ness ability, and mechanical skill much of the development of the paper- 
making industry in this section is due. In 1863 he became sole proprietor 
of the mill, and in 1865 organized the Remington Paper Co., now operating 
one of the most extensive plants in the country. On the expiration of the 
O'Dougherty lease, in 1867, the mill was removed to Sewall's Island, and in 
1869 the first wood pulp machinery was introduced. From that time there 
has been an almost constant increase of facilities and capacity until now the 
Remington Paper Co. operates two large paper mills, three wood pulp-mills, 
and one sulphite fibre-mill, the daily output of paper being 30 tons, all made 
from spruce logs on its own premises, no rags or other fibre being used. 

In 1862 the mill now owned by the Watertown Paper Co. was built by 
A. D. Remington, at the island end of the upper dam, crossing the south 
channel at Sewall's Island. This mill was for many years operated by Hiram 
Remington and Charles R. Remington, a third son of I. Remington. Since 
1881 it has been owned by H. Remington & Son. 

The mill now owned by the Taggart Bros. Co., on the lower dam in Wa- 
tertown, was formerly a distillery and flouring-mill, built by William H. 
Angel. The buildings were purchased by West, Palmer & Taggart in 1866, 
and paper machinery put in the western part of the buildings. Subsequently 
all the buildings were utilized for papermaking, part of the product being 
paper made from manilla rope, which is made into flour sacks on the prem- 
ises. B. B. Taggart and W. W. Taggart have been identified with this en- 
terprise from the first, and are now largely interested in the Taggarts Paper 
Co., owning a fine new mill at Felt's Mills. 

Charles R. Remington sold his interest in the Watertown Paper Co's 
mill in 1881, and in company with his son Charles H. built a mill three 
miles below Watertown, at Wood's Falls. This mill has a magnificent power, 
3.000 to 4,000 h. p., and is equalled only by the Ontario Paper Co's power 
just below it. C. R. Remington & Son use most of this power in their ex- 
tensive wood pulp mills. 

After the completion of the Sackets Harbor Canal a hand mill was built 
there about 1836, by Elisha Camp, and was burned on May 23, 1838. 

The Great Bend Paper Co's mill, built by George Clark in 1868, was 
at first intended for a straw board-mill, but machinery was soon put in for 
making hanging paper. After Mr. Clark's death (1887) the mill was pur- 
chased by F. A. Fletcher, of Watertown (1888), who associated with himself 
E. H. Thompson, also of Watertown, and made extensive additions to it, 
continuing to operate it under the name of Great Bend Paper Co. 



MANUFACTURES. 



139 



The manufacture of straw boards was begun in Brownville in 1880, by 
Haight & Lane Bros. This mill later developed into the paper-mill of the 
Black River Paper Co., now known as Globe Paper Co. 

The development of the paper industry since 1887 has been so rapid that 
the details must be looked for under the accounts of the several towns. The 
table appended gives a full statement of all mills now in operation in the 
county, with the full daily capacity (not average product) of each, and dates 
of commencement of the business, and also date of organization of present 
company or firm. The 13 companies operate 14 mills, with 19 Fourdrinier 
and two cylinder machines, and have a daily capacity of 140 tons. 



Knowlton Brothers 

a Remington Paper Co 

Taggart Bros. Co 

Watertown Paper Co 

h C. E. Piemington & Son 

b Ontario Paper Co 

c Taggarts Paper Co 

Globe Paper Co 

Outterson Paper Co , 

Brownville Box and Paper Co 

Frontenac Paper Co 

St. Lawrence Paper Co 

Great Bend Paper Co , 










S3 






Watertown. 


1808 


" 


1854 


" 


1866 


" 


1862 


" 


1882 


" 


1888 


" 


1889 


Brownville. 


1880 


" 


1887 


>< 


1888 


Dexter. 


1889 


" 


1889 


Great Bend. 


1868 



a Two mills. 

h Mill in town of Brownville. 

e Mill at Felfs Mills. 



o a 

a '=* 



^ ' .s " 



p4 



861 
865 

887 
864 

882 



887 






°i 



10,000 ■■ Colored 

60,000 I News 

12,000 ! News and Manilla 

26,000 : News 

18,000 I News 

40,000 I News 

36,000 News 

14,000 Manilla 
8,000 I News and Colored 

8,000 ! News 

20,000 I News, etc. 

20,000 j News 
8,000 I Hanging 

280,000 



IVood pulp. — When the Voelter process for grinding wood for paper pulp 
was introduced into this country it was at once adopted by the Remington 
Paper Co., who started their first wood pulp-mill in 1869. 

Owing to our abundant water-power, and our proximity to forests of suit- 
able timber, there has been, in recent years, a rapid increase in the produc- 
tion of this pulp, which is now essential for the making of news paper. 

The table below gives the names of the mills now in operation. Most of 
these, it will be seen, belong to the papermakers, and produce pulp for 
their own consumption. A limited part of the product is shipped to mills 
out of the county. The date given is either organization of the company, 
or, in case of some of the older mills, the date when they began to make 
wood pulp. 



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JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



a Remington Paper Co Watertown. 

h C. R. Remington & Son i '" 

c H. Remington & Son Pulp and Paper Co " 

Taggart Bros. Co " 

Knowlton Brothers " 

h Ontai-io Paper Co " 

d Taggarts Paper Co ' " 

Ontterson Paper Co Brownville. 

Globe Paper Co " 

Brownville Box and Paper Co 

St. Lawrence Paper Co 

Leonard, Gilmore & Co 

Everitt, Jones & Hunter 

H. Spicer & Sons 

M. R. Diefendorf 

Great Bend Paper Co 

Black River Wood Pnlp Co 

Empire Wood Pulp Co 

Jefferson Paper Co 



Dexter. 



Carthage. 



Great Bend. 
Black River. 



1869 

1882 
1887 
1872 
1884 
1888 
1889 
1887 
1888 
1888 
1888 



1888 
1888 
1888 



1888 
1887 



50,000 

24.000 

12.000 

6,000 

3,000 

25,000 

24.000 

C.OOO 

4,000 

5.000 

10,000 

5.000 

5,000 

5.000 

5.000 

6,000 

6,000 

9.000 

24.000 



234,000 



a Three mills — the largest one in tow-n of Pamelia, below county house. 
I) Mills in town of Brownville. 
c Mills at Black River. 
d Mills at Felt's Mills. 

Sulphite fibre.— ^■^o large mills for the production of this new and im- 
portant addition to our resources for paper stock have recently been com- 
pleted. This fibre, made from wood, is much more costly than the ground 
wood pulp, but in strength and color can be made to equal the best rag 
stock, and is used by all the mills to take the place of rags. 

Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Co., Dexter, i888, daily capacity, 20 
tons; Remington Paper Co., Watertown, 1889, daily capacity, 15 tons. 

WAR OF 1812. 



For 30 years after the independence of the colonies was acknowledged by 
the mother country peace brooded over all the land, and the free American 
states had rapidly advanced in prosperity. The troubles which preceded the 
declaration of war in 18 12 are familiar to all. England, seeming to forget 
that her American offspring had arrived at maturity and was able to protect 
its own institutions, and looking upon herself as mistress of the ocean, dur- 
ing her wars with Napoleon, utterly disregarded the rights of the United 
States as a neutral nation. Her cruisers would stop and search American 
vessels and seize such able-bodied seamen as were needed, on the pretext 
that they were British subjects. An American frigate, not in condition to 
resist, having been subjected to this indignity almost within sight of an 
American port, after receiving several broadsides for denying the right of 
such search, the President issued a proclamation ordering all British ships of 
war to quit the waters of the United States. Congress also laid an embargo 
on American vio'f.els, detaining them at home, but afterwards substituted a 
non-intercourse act, prohibiting tradf^ with Great Britain. Notwithstanding 
all this, Engl .nd i)ersisted in her offensive course. All hopes of obtaining 



PATRIOT WAR WAR FOR THE UNION. I4I 

concessions on the in)pressment question from her were at length abandoned. 
George III., who was still on the throne, had become insane, and the men 
who managed afifairs were as short-sighted as his advisers had been 40 years 
before, whose folly had provoked the Revolution. Longer submission to 
England's arrogant and tyranical treatment was deemed unworihy of a free 
nation, and war was therefore formally declared June 18, 1812. 

Jefferson County early became the theater of active military and naval 
operations. Sackets Harbor was then the most important point on Lake 
Ontario. It was made the headquarters of the northern division of the 
American fleet, and here were fitted out numerous important expeditions 
against the British in Canada. The main incidents of this war, as connected 
with this territory, are generally given in the " Gazetteer of Towns," follow- 
ing the County Chapter. It was the intention of the publisher of this work 
to give a detailed account, under this heading, of all the military and naval 
operations originating and transpiring on the frontier of Jefferson County • 
but the materials at hand, and not previously published, regarding other 
matters of importance, have taken so much space that we deem it advisable 
to curtail this subject here, and refer the reader, for a full account, to 
Hough's History of Jefferson County, published in 1854, and also to Everts's 
History of 187 8. 

PATRIOT WAR. 

Many of the exciting incidents of the Patriot War, 1837-40, are also given 
in the "Gazetteer of Towns.'' For the reasons mentioned above we will 
omit further mention of the subject here, and respectfully refer the reader to 
the histories previously named, in which will be found detailed and interest- 
ing accounts of this foolish and abortive attempt to revolutionize the 
Canadas. 

WAR FOR THE UNION. 

For nearly half a century after the War of 181 2 the angel Peace gave her 
sweetest smiles to the industrious and patriotic inhabitants of the Empire 
state. No affairs of the nation called them from their peaceful avocations, 
and nothing disturbed the tranquil serenity of their busy lives. The sun 
rose each day and smiled on a happy, prosperous, and contented people ; but 
alas ! on the morning of April 21, 1861, it awakened no answering smile in 
their hearts, which were touched with the fire of patriotism and burned with 
martial ardor. The dreams of peace were forgotten ; naught was remem- 
bered but the insulted flag^ — the flag purchased by the blood of their fathers, 
— to which they owed their liberties, homes, and the plenty that surrounded 
them. 

Side by side with her sister states New York endured the weary marches 
and bore the brunt of battles, and side by side their sons sleep the long 



142 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



sleep — some 'neath the sun-kissed plains of the willful South, and some 
rocked in the bosom of the broad Atlantic, "held in the hollow of His hand." 
Others have been borne to rest among their kindred by sympathizing friends, 
who, year by year, to muffled drum-beat, wend their way to their consecrated 
tombs to deck their graves with beautiful spring flowers — a national tribute 
to the gallant dead. Jefferson County gave liberally of her treasure, and 
quite 5, GOO of her sons went forth to battle for the preservation of the na- 
tion's unity, and to free our country from the curse of slavery, so long a foul 
blot upon her fair fame. From the beginning of the war until the close of 
1864 the county had paid, according to the report of the Bureau for 1865, 
bounties to the amount of $333,475.16. 

Following is a brief account of the regiments in which residents of Jeffer- 
son County served, taken from Everts's History of Jefferson County. In part 
II. of this work, in the general directory, will be found the individual record 
of many t)f the soldiers of the war now living in the county. Space will not 
permit of a complete and separate roster of all:— 

TWENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY, 

" Company K of this regiment was organized at Ellisburgh, by Andrew J. Barney, who- 
became its captain. The regiment was organized and numbered by the State Military Board, 
May 16, 1861, and on .July 2 it was mustered into tlie service of the United States, leaving 
Elmira the same day, fully armed and equipped, and proceeding via Harrisburg and Balti- 
more to Washington, where it arrived July 3, and camped on Meridian Hill till July 21, at 
which date it received long Enfield rifled muskets in exchange for the percussion muskets 
with which it had left New York state. During the winter of 1861-62 the regiment was en- 
camped on Upton's Hill. After being bi'igaded differently several times it was, in March, 
1862, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, and in September, 1862, the brigade 
was known as the ' Iron Brigade,' commanded by General Hatch and Colonel Sullivan. Col. 
Phelps, of the 22d Regiment, took command of the brigade September 14, and continued in 
that position until its dissolution by reason of the expiration of the terms of service of the 
22d, 24th, and 30th regiments. 

" After various minor engagements a sharp skii'mish was had in May. 1862, called the bat- 
tle of Falmouth. August 10 they left Falmouth for Cedar Mountain (sometimes called Slaugh- 
ter Mountain), where they stayed four days under artillery fire, the regiment losing one man 
killed in Company D. On August 28 they were under fire at Groveton, but were not engaged. 
On the 30th thej' were sharply engaged at Bull Eun for about an hour and 20 minutes, 
losing several men. Between four and five o'clock on Sunday evening, September 14, 1862, 
they went into the fight at South Mountain, Md., to which point they had been moved ma 
Washington, Eockville, New Market, and Frederick City. After several times changing posi- 
tion, and constantly skirmishing, they forded Antietam Creek on the morning of the 16th and 
moved to the right, abreast of the celebrated cornfield. On the morning of the 17th they 
became hotly engaged, and lost several men, among them Captain J. D. O'Brien, of Company 
A, and Ensign John S. McNair. The regiment next participated in General Burnside's unfort- 
unate Fredericksburg battle, December 13, 1862. In the battle of ChancellorsviUe they were 
also engaged, and about the middle of May, succeeding that engagement, were ordered home, 
and miistered out at Oswego at the expiration of their term of service — two years." 

THIRTY- FIFTH INFANTRY. 

" This organization, known as the ' Jefferson County Regiment,' was organized at Elmira, 
June 3, 1861. The following companies were raised in Jefferson County: — 

" Company A, recruited at Watertown; Capt. Stephen L. Potter; accepted May 9; mustered 
into service at Elmira, July 9, 1861. 



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" Company C, Theresa: Capt. George W. Flower; accepted May 15; mustered in at Elmira, 
July 9. 

" Oon\pany E, Watertowii; Capt. John Lacy; recruiting commenced April 15, and ended 
June 11; accepted May 9; mustered in at Elmira, July 10. 

'• Company G, Adams; Capt. Sidney J. Mendal; accepted May 7; mustered in at Elmira, 
.July 10. 

" Coi))pnny I, Kedwood; Capt. Edgar B. Spalsbury; accepted May 20; mustered in at 
Elmira. July 9. 

" Co?n/*a?iy it, Brownville; Capt. Newton B. Lord; acceptedMay 9; mustered in at Elmira, 
July 10. 

" At a meeting of the State Military Board, held May 24, it was, on motion of Lieut. -Gov. 
Campbell, 

" 'Resolved, That the companies commanded by the following named captains, viz. : Capts. 
Lacy, Lord, Potter, Mendell, Angle, Flower, Spalsbury, Todd, Nutting ( Co. D ), and Elwell, be 
organized into a regiment, to be numbered No. 35, and an election for Held officers ordered to 
be held therein.' 

'• Jnne 11 the election of William C. Brown as colonel, Stephen L. Potter as lieutenant- 
colonel, and Newton B. Lord as major, was confirmed, and on the 10th of July the field and 
staff were mustei-ed into the sei-vice of the United States for the term of two years from June 
11, 1861. Flags were presented to the companies as follows: Co. A, by citizens of Watertown; 
Co. E, ditto; Co. K, by citizens of Brownville; and Co. C, by citizens of Theresa. The first 
regimental flag was obtained by subscription among the officers. Subsequently the regiment 
was presented with colors by Hon. A. W. Clark. 

" July 11, 1861. the 35th left Elmira for the seat of war, arriving at Washington on the 
13tb, and encamping on Meridian Hill. It was finally brigaded with the 21st, 23d, and 80th 
(20th militia) N. Y. Vols., the brigade being known as the First Brigade, First Division, First 
Ai-my Corps. 

" The regiment was commanded from June 8 until August 2, 1861, by Col. William C. 
Brown; from August, 1861, to February 10, 1863, by Col. Newton B. Lord; and from February 
10 to June 5, 1863, by Col. John G. Todd. 

" Soon after the arrival of the regiment in Virginia it furnished details to work under 
Lieut. -Col. Alexander, U. S. engineers, in forming abattis. Col. Alexander placed the work in 
charge of Col. Lord, and the regiment felled timber from the forests surrounding the camp, 
and formed abattis several miles in length and 400 feet in width. After this it worked on the 
lunette forts near the Arlington Hotise, and built one seven-gun lunette fort. The forts upon 
which the regiment performed most of its labors were afterwards named Forts Tillinghast and 
Craig. For five and a half months after this the regiment was kept on picket duty, losing in 
the entire time but one man wounded and none killed. It captured two lieutenants and 23 
men, and killed three men. 

"In January, 1862, the muskets supplied the regiment by the state were exchanged for 
Austrian rifles, calibre 54. From March until August the 35th participated in a series of weary 
marches and occasional skirmishes, and became greatly depleted by disease. At Rappahan- 
nock Station, August 30, it was a support for Battery L, of the First New York Artillery, 
which was sharply engaged. At the battle of Warrenton Springs it was exposed to a fire of 
artillery and sharpshooters. At Gainesville but two companies were engaged, and they as 
skirmishers, and after the battle the regiment was placed on picket duty, losing five men capt- 
ured by the enemy the next morning. At the memorable second Bull Run fight, August 29, 
1862, the 35th lost nine men killed and 13 wounded. It was also fired into through mistake by 
tlie 23d, with a loss of five killed and eight wounded. On the second day the 35th lay behind 
a stone wall, near the turnpike, where it lost 72 men in killed and wounded, although it did 
not fire a gun during the day, the position being upon the ground iu front of the artillery. 
When the retreat commenced it was withdrawn, and reached Centerville about 7 in the 
evening. During the battle of Chantilly in lay in the rifle pits on the right of the turnpike, 
and was not under fire. After this battle it marched via Fairfax to Falls Church, arriving on 
the 3d of September, and camping near its camp of the previous winter. On its arrival at 
Falls Church it had for its music two drtmis and one bugle, the regimental band of 24 pieces 
having been discharged, and the drum corps having lost its drums while attending the 



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wounded at Bull Run. It was also without linapsacks, coats, or blankets, these having been 
left at Centerville and destroyed on the retreat. 

" At the battle of South Mountain, September 14, the regiment was deployed as skir- 
mishers, one company being left at the foot of the hill with the colors, while three moved on 
the left and six on the right of the turniDike, under strong support. The three companies on 
the left lost, during the day, 19 men in killed and wounded. After the enemy was driven from 
the hill the regiment was relieved, and reached its colors at the foot about 3 a. m. of the 15th. 
On the 15th the regiment passed through Turner's Gap, and on the morning of the Ifith 
reached the bank of the Antietam, where it was exposed for an hour to artillery fire, and lost 
three or four in wounded. During the forenoon it changed position, and in the evening, while 
moving across an open field to take up its position in a belt of woods, received a fire from a 
battery of the enemy, losing three men killed and five wounded. On the 17th it was marched, 
with the 1st Brigade, to the right, across the turnpike and into the woods in the rear of Bun- 
ker's Church, where it remained about one hour. It was then formed parallel to the turn- 
pike, in the rear of a cliff, for the purpose of attacking the flank of a line of the enemy, which 
had advanced against the 2d and 3d Brigades. Here it lay down behind the fence and ditch 
of the turniJike, and opened fire on the enemy's line, which had been reformed and reenforced, 
and kept it up until the line gave way, after which it moved forward its left wing and capt- 
ured the battle-flag of the 7tli Alabama. Just at this time the enemy formed a line on the 
right and rear, and opened a galling fire, fi rcing our line to fallback to the cliff, where it re- 
turned fire. Ammunition was soon exhausted, and the 35th and 23d were marched by the left 
flank towards the rear of the army. On reaching the hill where the batteries were posted the 
two regiments were halted and faced about in the edge of the woods to give General French 
an opportunity to form his division. The fire from the euemy became intensely severe, and 
French's division was again thrown into confusion. The two regiments then moved back for 
cartridges, and on being supplied were placed in support of two batteries, where they remained 
until the morning of the 18th. In this action the 35th lost 32 killed and 43 wounded. 

'• On the 19th the regiment went into camp a mile and a half from Sharpsburg, near the 
bend in the Potomac, where it remained a month, during which time it sutt'ered much for 
want of clothing and shoes, and from disease occasioned by its occupation of a battle-p round 
and the vicinity of the mounds of the dead. Half its officers and men were unfit for duty. 

''At the battle of Fredericksburg, December 12 and 13, the regiment lost heavily, being 
exposed for six hours on the 13th to a fire from the enemy's artillery without an opportunity 
to retaliate. Not a shot was fired by it until subsequent to this on the 13th and during the 
14th, when it was placed on picket, losing, on the night of the 15th, six men prisoners. The 
duty of the 35th after this was comparatively light. The total number of men on the rolls of 
the regiment was 1,250, of which number 593 were mustered out on the 5th of June, 1863, at 
Elniira, N. Y. For the first time in four months the regiment assembled on dress parade on 
the 19th of May previous, and General Patrick shook hands with each man as an earnest of 
the feeling with which he bade them good-by. The next day they took the cars for Aquia 
Oreek, proceeded thence by transport to Washington, where they were received by Capt. Camp, 
of Co. K (then on detatched duty as aide-de-camp to General Martindale), with a full band. 
The regunent reached Elmira May 22. and, as mentioned, was mustered out June 5. It had 
lost 130 men killed in battle, 70 by deaths from disease, BO discharged tor wounds, and 140 for 
disability." 

NINETY- FOURTH INFANTRY. 

" This regiment was organized at Sachets Harbor to serve three years. The companies 
composing it were raised in the county of Jefferson. It was mustered into the United States 
service on the 10th of March, 1862, and in March, 1863, was consolidated with the 105th In- 
fantry. On the expiration of its term of service the original members (except veterans) were 
mustered out, and the regiment, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in service until 
July 18, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with the orders from the War Depart- 
ment. The 94th was actively engaged while in the service, and but little time elapsed between 
the date of its organization and its first engagement. The regiment participated in the battles 
of Cedar Mountain, second Bull Run, Chantilly, Chancellorsville, South Mountain, Antietam, 
Gainesville, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Peters- 



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burg, and Weldon Railroad, besides many skirmishes of more or less importance, and suffered 
to a considerable extent. The record of this regiment is one of valiant deeds, and its scarred 
battle-flags and maimed and dead soldiers are covered with the praises awarded by a grateful 
people to those who have made themselves famous." 

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIXTH INFANTRY. 

"The 186th Regiment was recruited principally in Jeffeison and Lewis counties, and was 
mustered into service September 8, 1864. It went out 980 strong, lost 130 in killed and 
wounded, 120 by disease and discharge, and returned with 730. It was in the battle of South- 
side Railroad, October 27, 1864; formed part of Warren's command in his raid to Notta- 
way, December 10; was in charge of Fcrt Mahone, in front of Petersburg, April 2, 1865; and 
finally joined in the pursuit and capture of General Lee. It was among the first to enter the 
rebel fortifications at Petersbuig, and was highly complimented by its bi-igade and division 
commanders for the gallantry shown in its chaige on Fort Mahone. It was organized at 
Sackets Harbor for the period of one year, and was mustered out, in accordance with orders 
from the War Department, .June 2. 18G5." 

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-THIRD INFANTRY. 

" This regiment v.as raised at .\uburn, N. Y., to serve for one, two, and three years. Jef- 
ferson County furnished a considerable number of men for it, although it was filled up with 
men from the counties of Cayuga, Oswego, Onondaga, Oneida, St. Lawrence, and Franklin 
besides. It was mustered into the service of the United States in the spring of 1865, and 
mustered out of service January 18, 1866, in accordance with orders from the War Depart- 
ment." 

SIXTH CAVALRY — " SECOND IRA HARRIS GUARD," 

" Jefferson County furnished a number of men for this regiment, which was mustered 
into the service of the United States from September 12 to Decamber 19, 1861. The original 
members were mustered out on the expiration of their ter.u of service, and the organization, 
composed of veterans and recruits, retained in service, and on the 17th of June, 1865, consoli- 
dated with the 15th N. Y. Vol. Cavalry, the consolidated force being known as the 2d N. Y. Pro- 
visional Cavalry. Its list of engagements embraces the following: SoTith Mountain, Antietam, 
Fredericksburg, Spottsylvania.Chancellorsville, Bevei'ley Ford, Middleburg, Upperville, Gettys- 
burg, Brandy Station, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Mechanicsville, Wilderness, Todd's 
Tavern, Hawe's Shop, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, Opequon, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Ap- 
pomattox Station, siege of Richmond." 

THIRTEENTH CAVALRY. 

"This regiment was organized in New York city to serve three years, and a detachment 
of men from Jefferson County joined it. It was mustered into the United States service from 
February, 1863, to March, 1864. On the 23d of June, 1865, the regiment was consolidated 
with the 16th N. Y. Cavalry, and the consolidated force known as the 3d N. Y. Provisional 
Cavalry. Its principal engagements were at Aldie, Fairfax Station, Centerville, Culpepper, 
and Piedmont, and its loss was comparatively slight. The men from Jefferson Countv be- 
longed in four companies of the regiment." 

EIGHTEENTH CAVALRY. 

"This regiment was organized in New- York city to serve three years. The companies of 
which it was composed were raised in the counties of New York, Albany, Jefferson Lewis 
Franklin, Herkimer, and Erie. It was mustered into the service of the United States fn m 
July 18, 1863, to February 3, 1864. On June 12, 1865, it was consolidated with the 14th N. Y. 
Cavalry, the consolidated force retaining the name — 18th New York Cavalry. This force re- 
mained in service until 3Iay 31, 1866, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders 
from the War Department." 

TWENTIETH CAVALRY. 

" The 20th Cavaliy was oi-ganized at Sackets Harljor, N. Y'., to serve three years. Its men 
were principally from Jeffeison County, although the counties of Lewis St. Lawience. 



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Oswego, Onondaga, and Albany were also represented. The regiment was mustered into the 
United States service from September 3 to September 30, 1863. and after a varied experience 
was mustered out July 31, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department. It 
was known as the 'McCleUan Cavalry'; went out with 12 companies, and was a line body of 
men." 

TWENTY FOURTH CAVALRY. 

" This regiment was organized at Auburn, N. Y., to serve three years, and contained a 
number of men from Jefferson County. It was mustered into the hervice in January, 1864, 
and on the 17th of Jiine, 1865, was consolidated with the 10th N. Y. Cavalry, the united force 
being called the First New Yoik Provisional Cavalry. Its principal engagements weie the 
battles in the Wilderness. Spottsylvania, Guinea Station, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Bethesda 
Church, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Cemetery Hill, Weldon Kailroad, Eeams's Station, Peeble's 
Farm Vaughan Road, and Bellelield: and in these the regiment lust to a considerable extent. 
A number of its officers were killed in action and others died of wounds, while the loss among 
the men was pioportionace." 

TWENTY-SIXTH (''FRONTIER*') CAVALRY. 

•' This regiment was organized in the states of New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont, 
under special authority from the Secretary of War, to serve on the fmutier for one year. It 
was principallv engaged in protecting the northern frontier, and looking after suspicious 
characters, " bounty jumpers," rebel sympathizers, etc., one detachment being stationed at 
Sackets Harbor. Five companies were organized in this state, composed of mtn fiom the 
counties of St. Lawrence, Jefierson, Lewis, Franklin, Clinton, Essex, and Eric. The regi- 
ment was mustered in from December 29, 1864, to February 22, 1865, and was mustered out 
by companies from June 29. 1865, to July 7, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War 
Department." 

FIRST REGIMENT " VETERAN " CAVALRY. 

"This was organized at Geneva, N. Y., to serve three years, and mustered into the U. S. 
service fi-om July 25 to November 19, 1863. The 17th N. Y. Cavalry was consolidated with 
it September 17, 1863, and the new organization contained a considerable number of men 
from Jefferson County. The regiment was mustered out July 20, 1865, in accordance with 
orders from the War Department." 

FIRST NEW YORK LIGHT ARTILLERY. 

" (Jompany C, Capt. John W. Tamblin, was organized in Jefferson County, and mustered 
in from September 6 to October 24, 1861. It participated in the battles of Fredericksburg. 
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Spottsylvania, North Anna, 
Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad, and was mustered out, in 
accordance with orders from the War Department. June 17, 1835, after nearly four years of 
of active service. 

" Compantj D. Capt. Thomas W. Osborn, was in part from Jefferson County, and was 
mustered in from September 6 to October 25, 1861. Its list of important engagements is a 
long one. and tells a truthful tale of bravery and hard service. It took active part in the bat- 
tles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, battle of June 25, 1862, Peach Orchard, Savage 
Station, White Oak Swamp, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Frederick sbui-g, Chancellorsville, Gettys- 
burg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Ann, Tolopotomy, 
Bethesda Cliurch, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, and Chapel House. The battery was mustered 
out of service June 16, 1865. 

" Company H, Capt. Joseph Spratt, was raised principally in Jefferson County, and 
mustered into the service of the United States from the 10th to the 28th of October, 1861. It 
was engaged at Yorktown, Fair Oaks. White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill. Mine Run, Wilderness, 
Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, 
Peeble's Farm, and Hatcher's Run, and was mustered out of service June 19, 1865." 



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FIRST REGIMENT (GOV. MORGAN's) U. S. LIGHT ARTILLERY. 

" Company H, of this regiment, Capt. Charles L. Smith, was raised at Watertown and 
Carthage, for the term of three years, and mustered in July 24, 186L This organization be- 
came a part of the 2d N. Y. Lt. Art. On the expiration of its term of service the original 
members were mustered out, and the regiment, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in 
service. It was consolidated into eight companies, and four companies of the 9th N. Y. Artil- 
lery transferred to it June 27, 1865. The regiment was mustered out September 29, 1865, in 
accordance with orders from the War Department. Its battles were: second Bull Run, North 
Anna, Spottsylvania, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, 
New Market Road, Charles City Cross-Roads, and Reams's Station. The 2d Regiment lost 841 
men in killed, wounded, and missing ." 

FIFTH ARTILLERY. 

"Tlie third battalion of the 'Black River Artillery,' assigned to this regiment, consisted of 
Several companies raised in the counties of Jefferson and Lewis, mustered into the U. S. service 
in September, 1862. They were attached to the 5th Regiment, forming Batteries I, K, L, and 
M, to serve three years. On the expiration of its term of service the original members of the 
regiment (except veterans) were mustered out, and the organization, composed of veterans 
and recruits, i-etained in service until July 19, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance 
with orders from the War Department. The principal engagements in which the regiment 
participated were at Point of Rocks, Berlin, Sandy Hook, and Harper's Ferry." 

TENTH ARTILLERY. 

"This regiment was composed of the First, Second, and Fourth Battalions of the Black 
River Artillery, raised in the counties of Lewis and Jefferson (Eighteenth Senate District ). 
They were mustered into the service of the United States from September 11 to October 27, 
1862, to serve three years. The original members were mustered out of service June 23, 1865, 
and the recruits consolidated into three companies and transferred to the 6th N. Y. Artillery, 
Jime 27, 1865." 

THIRTEENTH ARTILLERY. 

" Jefferson County furnished a number of men for this regiment, which was organized in 
the city of New York, and composed of men from various parts of the state. It was mustered 
in from August, 1863, to September, 1864. On the 27th of June, 1865, the organization was 
consolidated into a battalion of five companies, and transferred to the 6th N. Y. Artillery." 

FOURTEENTH ARTILLERY. 

"This regiment was organized at Rochester, to serve three years. Jefferson County fur- 
nished a considerable number of men. The regiment was mustered in from August 29 to 
December 17, 1863, and after participating in the battles of Spottsylvania, Petersburg, Weldon 
Railroad, Poplar Spring Church, Cold Harbor, and Hatcher's Run, was mustered out, in 
accordance with orders from the War Department, August 26, 1865." 

SIXTEENTH ARTILLERY. 

" This regiment was mustered into the U. S. service from September 28, 1863, to January 
28, 1864. and contained a small detachment of men from Jefferson County. It was mustered 
out of service August 21, 1865."' 

INDEPENDENT BATTERIES NOS. 20 AND 28. 

"Each contained men from Jefferson County, theiatter having quite a detachment. Tlie 
20th Battery was mustered in December 27, 1862, and mustered out July 31, 1865. The 28th 
Battery was mustered in and out at the same dates as the 20th." 

OTHER REGIMENTS. 

"Aside from those already mentioned the following regiments contained men from Jeft'er- 
8on County:— 



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'' Infantry.— The 3d, 53c1. 57tli, 59th (U. S. Van-Guard), Slst, 93d, 97th, 102d, and 106th. 

" Cavnlry.—lat, 11th (Scott's 900), and 25th. And i^ossiblj' the county was also represented 
in other regiments, of which we find no account. Numerous individuals enlisted and were 
mustered into the service from other states." 

Through the commendable generosity of Mr. and Mrs. George Cook, of 
Watertown, a beautiful memorial is being erected on Public Square, in that 
city, in honor of the soldiers and sailors who fought and the martyrs who fell 
during the late war in the struggle for the freedom of a race and the preser- 
vation of the Union. The corner-stone of this monument was laid on Me- 
morial Day, 1890, with appropriate and impressive ceremonies, participated 
in by veterans of the late war and other citizens. 

The publisher considers himself fortunate in securing the following inter- 
esting paper anent the exciting events connected with the provost-marshal's 
office, from the pen of one of Jefferson County's ablest and most patriotic 
citizens: — 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PROVOST- MARSHAL'S OFFICE OF THE 20TH CON- 
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT, COMPOSED OF THE COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON, 
HERKIMER, AND LEWIS, FROM 1863 TO 1865.* 

It is a matter of regret that no careful diary of events centering in the 
provost-marshal's office in Watertown was kept. The stirring and important 
duties that pressed upon the staff of the office were so engrossing, and the 
work so overwhelming, that little heed was paid to the claims of history. Few 
appreciated how great the responsibilities of the position were, or how much 
of care and toil came to those entrusted with the delicate and trying semi- 
military service. That it was highly important is now generally conceded ; 
and it is fitting that an outline of the details of the office should be given in the 
Gazetteer of the county now about to issue. It has been difficult to collect 
data such as one would like to present in this connection, owing to the fact 
that the records were all sent to Washington at the close of the office, and 
these the writer has not been able to consult. In the main, however, it is 
believed that the facts herein stated, and the descriptions of the various 
phases of the work done, cover the most important details, and will, it is 
hoped, convey a fair picture of an unique chapter in the history of Jefferson 
County. 

At the outbreak of the great Rebellion patriotic sentiment ran high, and 
the flower of our youth flocked to enlist in defence of our Union. The grim 
and terrible sacrifices of war were little known to the masses of our people. 
Wise statesmen predicted that the mad folly of secession would soon give 
way before the uprising of a loyal North, and a short war was anticipated. 
For many months volunteers met every demand for fres'i troops, but as the 
conflict widened, and the sad realities of brutal war came to be fully realized 



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through returning wounded and dead heroes, it became apparent that the 
government could not safely rely for future levies upon volunteers alone. 

To provide recruits for the armies of the Union an enrollment law was 
passed by Congress, and a provost-marshal in each Congressional district in 
the loyal states was appointed. What was done had to be done quickly, 
under the urgent necessity for filling our rapidly organized battalions, and 
making good the waste and ruin of war. The armies at the front were con- 
stantly pressing forward over fields of carnage, and enormous losses through 
wounds, death, and disease resulted. It became vitally necessary to promptly 
fill the vacant places in our ranks, and to this great duty the provost-marshal's 
ofiice in Watertown brought the unselfish and devoted services of competent 
and patriotic citizens. 

The selection of the provost-marshal for the 20th Congressional district, 
composed of the counties of Jefferson, Herkimer, and Lewis, was made by 
the Hon. Ambrose W. Clark, then ably representing the district in Congress. 
His choice of Frederick Emerson, Esq., of Watertown, was specially fort- 
unate. At the time he was appointed few appreciated what a part the 
office would play in the attending incidents of the great war, or how serious 
the service was destined to become. It is only the truth of history to affirm 
that for nearly three years the provost marshal's ofiice was a household word 
in every family in the district. Next to the news from the seat of war the 
provost-marshal's ofiice was a center of deep and solicitous interest. With 
the wild havoc of battlefields spread before the people through the daily 
press the people felt the growing need for fresh troops, and the enrollment 
made record of those who were liable to military duty. At the time the office 
was fully organized in Watertown the stupendous strife had grown to such 
dimensions that it was clear to all how serious the struggle must be before an 
honorable peace could be won. Political excitement naturally ran high, and 
the position of provost-marshal at once became prominent and extremely 
important. 

The appointment of Captain Emerson was most satisfactory from the first. 
He was in the prime of life, of well known ability and integrity, and specially 
fitted by legal and mental attainments for the position. He brought a well 
trained mind and perfect poise of temperament to the discharge of his very 
difficult duties. Few can appreciate how harrassing and wearying and diver- 
sified his responsibilties were. It was one long strain by day and by night, 
in a service where great latitude necessarily had to be exercised, in a round 
of perplexing questions new to all concerned. Few officers at the front had 
greater anxieties, or more delicate duties to perform. In all the wide circle 
of his devoted work as provost-marshal he was a model officer and an honest 
man. In purity of life, in zeal for the efficiency of his official staff, and in 
never failing sweetness of personal intercourse, Captain Emerson was a 
model chief. It was the writer's good fortune to be associated with him for 
over two years, and he owes much to the manly inspirations of these event- 

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ful times. Nothing appeared to worry him, and his self-command was ad- 
mirable. Courteous, dignified, and firm, every subordinate felt his inspiring 
and commanding presence as specially helpful in every personal and official 
relation. 

Captain Emerson was averse to all ornamental flourishes in penmanship, 
-and nothing stirred up his ire sooner than showy and useless ornamentation. 
A young man from Adams — since a judge in our county — called one day 
-and made application for a clerkship. The Captain handed him a sheet of 
•paper, and pointing to a desk requested him to write a letter to show his 
style. This was done. After some httle time the production was handed 
in. It was profusely ornamented with flowing flourishes, showing the worst 
sort of folly in the useless waste of time in needless curves, etc. The Cap- 
tain gave it one glance and said, " Young man, you had better go back 
home and learn to write quickly a plain, even hand, and leave off all these 
worthless flourishes. We have no time here for such nonsense." Years after- 
wards this applicant called the attention of the ex-provost-marshal to this 
characteristic incident. It was a good practical lesson, kindly administered. 
Besides, it was in keeping with the Captain's well known dislike for all pre- 
tentious display in any direction. 

The provost-marshal met with a serious accident in connection with his 
duties in Watertown. Complaints had been made to him about the accom- 
modations at the government quarters for recruits, then situated on the 
northeast side of the river, at the lower bridge, and while inspecting the 
house the back veranda gave way, precipitating the inspecting party some 
feet to the ground below. Captain Emerson was severely injured, his spine 
receiving a hard blow from the falling ddbris. From the effects of this acci- 
dent he was confined to his home for some time, suffering greatly from his 
wounds. He has never recovered from this hurt, and it eventually caused a 
curvature of the spine, seriously deforming him, and making it necessary for 
him to walk in a half-stooping condition, with the aid of a cane. While shut 
up at home by this accident he continued to give attention to the necessary 
work of the office, and as he was the mustering officer the recruits were 
marched up to his residence to be sworn in, he sitting in a chair at a 
window inside, while the volunteers were formed in line outside. In this 
manner there was no interruption to the regular business of the office, 
although the sufferings of the provost-marshal were at times hard to bear. 

A copy of the commission of Captain Emerson is here given as a matter 
of historic record : — 

" War Department, Washington, April 16, 1863. 
''Sir: — You are hereby informed that the President of the United States has appointed 
you Provost-MarHhal of the 20th Congressional District of the State of New York, with the 
rank of Captain of Cavalry in the service of the United States, to rank as such from the 15th 
day of April, 1863. 

" Immediately on the receipt hereof please communicate to this Department, through the 
Provost-Marshal-General of the United States, your acceptance or non-acceptance; and, with 



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your letter of acceptance, return the oath herewith enclosed, properly filled uj), subscribed 
and attested, and report your age, birthplace, and the State of which you are a permanent 
resident. You will immediately report by letter to the Provost-Marshal-General, and will 
proceed to establish your Headquarters at Watertown, N. Y., and enter upon your duties in 
accordance with such special instructions as you may receive from the Provost-Marshal- 
General. (Signed) " Edwin M. Stanton. 

" Secretary of War. 
•■To Captain Fi-ederick Emerson, Provost-Marshal, ) 
20th Dist., New York." )" 

Dr. Edward S. Walker, of Herkimer County, was detailed as examining 
surgeon. His position was one of the utmost delicacy — requiring a wide 
range of medical knowledge, as well as great decision of character. Upon 
his examinations largely depended the decision as to who should be ac- 
cepted as recruits, and who were legally entitled to exemption on account of 
physical disabilities. His position was a laborious and irksome one, for the 
reason that the ills of drafted men, and men seeking exemption, were being 
constantly poured into his ears. Through all his valuable service to the close 
of the office Dr. Walker acquitted himself with conspicuous ability, and won 
the well deserved reputation of being one of the best examining surgeons in 
the service. 

Dr. Charles Goodale was appointed assistant surgeon, and was in every 
way equal to the duties that fell to his share of the trying work. 

Arthur W. Pond, of Lewis County, was appointed commissioner — the three 
above named constituting the "examining board." Pond was a capable 
man, and understood perfectly the details of the office. 

James J. Cook, of Herkimer County, and James B. Phillips, of Lewis 
County, were appointed deputy provost-marshals, and both performed their 
duties with marked ability and integrity. They gave their best services in a 
trying round of responsibilities, being faithful in all things. 

Charles H. Van Brakle was appointed chief clerk by Captain Emerson in 
April, 1863, and very efficiently filled the position until September of the same 
year, when he resigned his clerkship to accept the adjutancy of the 14th 
Heavy Artillery N. Y. Vols. John J. Safford became Van Brakle 's suc- 
cessor, and proved himself a capital official. 

Brayton C. Bailey was made enrollment clerk, and he was a model guard- 
ian of the responsible, position in which Captain Emerson's partiality placed 
him. He served with great credit until the office was abolished at the close 
of the war. 

J. Harvey Simmons was appointed quartermaster, and occupied a store on 
Court street. Here all the recruits, substitutes, and drafted men were clothed 
after being mustered into the service. He was a man well qualified for the 
position, and no truer patriot ever served his country in any age. 

David D. Gates was early appointed assistant enrollment clerk, and re- 
mained in the office until failing health forced him to give up work ; but the 
rest did not bring relief, and he died late in 1863, the only one connected 



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with the office who died during its existence. He was a young man of gentle 
life, and beloved by all who knew him well. 

Edward M. Gates was a clerk in the office for some months, and a most 
competent one. He had the honor of turning the wheel for the last draft, 
and as his own name was among the number it is but fair to believe that he 
was happy when the last man was drawn and he was not chosen. 

Louis C. Greenleaf, .on the resignation of Chief Clerk Safford, was ap- 
pointed to his place in 1864. He had been a sergeant in Co. A, 35th N. Y. 
Vols., serving with distinguished zeal and faithfulness, and he performed his 
responsible duties as chief clerk with equal credit. He was occupying this 
position when the office was closed. 

Lieut. L P. Woddell, a veteran and a capital officer, had charge of the 
Veteran Reserve Corps in Watertown for some months. He was a careful 
guardian of the rights and needs of the position he so admirably filled, and 
was an honored and useful aid at the headquarters. He knew his duty and 
always faithfully performed it. 

First Lieut. George McOmber was appointed special agent upon Captain 
Emerson's recommendation in May, 1863. He had served in the 94th N. Y. 
Vols, with distinguished bravery, and was badly wounded at the second bat- 
tle of Bull Run, on August 30, 1862, from the effects of which he was dis- 
charged for disability. Returning home, and partially regaining his health, 
he accepted the position in question, but resigned the following August to 
accept a first lieutenancy in the Veteran Reserve Corps, and was ordered 
on duty in Kentucky. His parchment commission was signed by Abraham 
Lincoln, and will hereafter be regarded with pride by those who bear hi& 
name. Lieut. McOmber was a fine type of the American citizen-soldier, 
and did his whole duty during the four years of the Rebellion. 

James P. Kirby, a veteran of the 94th N. Y. Vols., was also appointed 
special agent by Captain Emerson. He was wounded in the same battle 
that Lieut. McOmber was in 1862. Two special agents were provided for 
at each provost-marshal's headquarters, and their duties were of an exacting 
character. All deliveries of recruits to the various U. S. rendezvouses at 
Elmira, Albany, or New York were under the command of special agents. 
Special investigations, the arrest of deserters, and a general supervision of the 
outside semi-military duties of the headquarters constituted the wide range, 
of their responsibilities. Special Agent Kirby was a very competent, faithful^ 
and honorable officer, and filled his trying position with great credit and 
acceptability up to the close of the office. 

Albert D. Shaw was appointed special agent to fill the vacancy occasioned 
by the resignation of Special Agent McOmber. He had served two years — 
through his term of enlistment — in Co. A, 35th N. Y. Vols., and was barely 
of age when he accepted the position. He served in the capacity of special 
agent until the office was abolished, and received the thanks of Provost- 



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Marshal Emerson in an order highly commendatory of his record during the 
eventful years passed in this useful public employment. 

The enrollhig officers. — The experiences of the enrolling officers were of a 
varied and interesting character. Often these officials were treated with 
scant courtesy on their rounds, and sometimes they were regarded in the 
light of would-be destroyers of the harmony of households. The visit of an 
enrolling officer was a serious event in many homes. In all it was a severe 
lesson in the line of duty, and taught how powerful a people's government 
really was. The memories of mothers — and fathers as well— were frequently 
at fault as to the date of birth of sons, the tendency sometimes being to rep- 
resent the boys as less than 18 years of age. And there were instances where 
the 45th birthday came swiftly! These two extremes — 18 and 45 years — 
were troublesome to enrolling officers. In these days cosmetics were not used 
to make beards grow on young faces, and hair dyes found few purchasers to 
make people along the 45-year line look younger. It was a happy era when 
slow beards and gray hairs found no tricks played upon them, but were allowed 
to take their growth unvexed with the barbers' art ! 

The enrollment was no joke in any aspect in which the official's visit might 
be regarded. Every name placed upon the rolls was to take its chance in the 
revolving wheel. This fact made the enrollment a serious subject of family 
contemplation. With the terrible havoc of war daily brought home to the 
people through reports of great battles and great losses in killed and wounded, 
in some cases cutting down brave soldiers from localities where the enroll- 
ing officer was going from house to house, it can be realized in part how- 
solemn the questions as to who was liable to the draft really were. To many 
it seemed like a roll-call of death amid the home circle of peace. There was 
brought to the citizen a foretaste of how much the government relied upon 
the whole people for support in the fiery trial of war. Health and age were 
prime factors in the problem of saving the Union through crushing out the 
Rebellion. In this light the enrolling officer was the man who placed on the 
rolls the men v/ho were liable to obey the demands for more soldiers when 
the draft came. It is not strange, under such conditions, that occasionally 
the age of a son was reported less than it really was, or that 46 years were 
reached by some born the same year as a neighbor whose record of life only 
• measured 44 years. Such lapses of memory and faults of family records — 
some on the Bible's record — were found, were even not uncommon. The 
enrolling officers were quick at hunting up facts as to the age of citizens 
where the least question arose about ages, and as the lists were hung up in 
every town few would-be deceivers escaped finally being placed on the rolls. 

The writer had some experience in correcting the enrollment in Water- 
town, and in several instances was met with sharp and angry replies. It was 
quite a common thing to lock the door and pretend that no one was at home 
when the officer called. Curiously enough the enrolling officer was known 
the moment he put in an appearance on a street. The news of his coming 



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was swiftly circulated. Twice in the writer's experience the wife and children 
wailed and wept, as though the husband and father had just been killed in battle, 
when his name was placed on the list as liable to a draft. This period was one 
that tested the " girth and groin " of the whole people, and, all in all, the world 
never witnessed a nobler example of national patriotism and individual heroism 
than was exhibited in this stupendous conflict. It is a matter of sincere re- 
gret that the list of enrolling officers is not at hand for insertion in this con- 
nection. A few only are recalled ; one especially, Sidney Cooper, Esq., of 
Le Ray, was regarded as the model official, as his rolls were so neatly and 
accurately prepared. L. D. Morgan was enrolling officer for Watertown. In 
Le Ray a German pleaded with Enrolling Officer Cooper to be left off, for, 
he said, "Some rats dig into my cistern and die in dare, and I drinks the 
water and got some poisoned." He was sure he should not be enrolled. 
Mr. Cooper suggested that a change of air and scenery, in a trip South, 
would do him good. This idea gave no hope to the alarmed neighbor, for 
he thought the remedy very unlikely to do him any good. However he stood 
his draft and got free. 

Special Agent Kirby, in correcting the enrollment for that then portion of 
Watertown called "The Swamp," made his task effective and easy by pre- 
tending to be engaged in making a new directory of Watertown; but after he 
had finished his work, and the truth leaked out, it was not a healthy section 
of the town for this officer to visit. The consternation of the excitable resi- 
dents was indeed great over the situation. There was a lack of words to 
describe their indignant feelmgs. 

The enrollment. — The enrollment of each town in the district called for 
the name of every male citizen, at the first, between the ages of 21 and 45 
years. This was taken by enrolling officers appointed by Captain Emerson 
in every town, and involved a great deal of labor. Three copies of each en- 
rollment had to be made — one for use at Albany, another at Washington, 
and one for the files of the Watertown office. After this was completed these 
enrollments were carefully revised, and every man with a plam disability, 
such as the loss of an eye, an arm, or a leg, or teeth, or with any serious 
chronic complaint, was, upon medical examination in Watertown in person, 
stricken from the rolls. In this way the lists were cleared of men who were 
unfit for miUtary duty.. Some of the incidents attending these examinations 
were both amusing and ludicrous. Wide notice was given of the nature of 
the examinations preparatory to striking off the clearly exempt citizens, but 
great crowds presented themselves before the board, a large majority of whom 
did not come under the operation of the regulations in question. The exam- 
ining board met for convenience m the supervisors' room at the court-house, 
on Arsenal street, and here for many days was witnessed one of the most 
eager and anxious gathering of the " lame, halt, and bUnd," as well as a very 
large number who felt sick, or imagined they did, that ever visited Water- 
town. The crowd was a motley one. Rich and poor met on the same seri- 



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ous level. The rigorous law knew no favorites. Each pressed to the front 
prepared to prove that he was not burning or able to go to the war to share 
in the hardships of the camp and the battlefield. The disappointment of 
such as were firmly turned away, for the good reason that their cases did not 
come within the scope of the order, was often painful to witness, for some- 
how a sort of panic fell upon many to have their names stricken from the 
rolls. It was customary for applicants for exemption to bring with them affi- 
davits of family physicians to prove their ills, and if the history of some of 
the prominent practitioners in the district could only be faithfully given, bear- 
ing upon this branch of their then extremely perplexing business, it would be 
rich reading for the student of character. The family physician was over- 
whelmed with sick friends during this trying period. He was called upon to 
remember ills long past, and to make clear weaknesses of uncertain serious- 
ness, in many anxious cases. To the tiexible and accommodating trickster, 
who could see weaknesses for a consideration, — and there were a few such in 
our district truth compels me to admit, — the opportunity was a — greenback 
one ! Such affidavits, as a rule, did more harm than good, for Dr. Walker 
had a keen eye for shams. The delight shown in some instances by persons 
who were exempted upon medical examination was strikingly strange. One 
nervous applicant, far gone with lung disease, came out of the examining 
room and excitedly exclaimed to a friend, " Thank the Lord, the Doctor says 
I won't live six months, and so I 'm exempt." Another came for examina- 
tion, whose case was doubtful, owing to his evident efforts to appear nearly 
helpless from " weak and crooked legs," as he termed his trouble. His anxi- 
ety to create an impression of his great physical infirmity was clear. In a 
mirthful moment the board allowed him to appear before the examining 
surgeon. Waddling about the room, with ill-concealed attempts to show how 
weak his legs were, the picture he presented, as he hobbled along with panta- 
loons rolled up above his knees, was ludicrous in the extreme. The Doctor 
took in the situation at a glance, and, looking serious, he sympathetically 
asked, "Where is the greatest pain when you walk? " "All over, if you 
plase, sir; sore as a bile, all along from me feet to me body, sure." "Try 
and walk quickly across the room," said the Doctor, and Patrick began as 
laughable a march as was ever witnessed. At every step his facial expres- 
sions were so comical, and his bow-legged walk was so clearly a make-up, 
that roars of laughter followed his funny performance. The door being 
reached Patrick was ordered out past the guard, and so into the yard, by the 
" left flank." Turning to the guard he asked, " Am I eximpt ? " " No," was 
the reply, " you will make a good soldier." The vigorous and bad language 
used by the disgusted man proved his ability to roundly abuse every one con- 
nected with the office, and, without turning down his pantaloons, he walked 
away as nimbly as possible. His trick had resulted in an absurd failure, and 
no one knew this better than himself. 



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One pathetic incident in the examination of Rev. E. W. Reynolds, the 
eloquent and patriotic Universalist clergyman in Watertown at the time, is 
worthy of record. He attended the examination, and when Dr. Walker 
sounded his lungs he quickly said, " Mr. Reynolds, you are clearly unfit for 
the duties of a soldier." " I know it only too well," replied the clergyman, 
" for I should have been at the front had I been strong enough. My heart 
is with the army, and how I wish I could be at the seat of war in this trying 
hour." The pathos of his touching words drew tears from those present, as 
he passed out, to die not very long afterwards. These examinations " cleared 
the rolls " of those who could not render military service on account of plain 
and permanent physical disabilities, and thus a sound basis for computing the 
quota of each town was provided. 

Substitutes and recruits. — After it became clear to all that extra induce- 
ments and efforts would be necessary to fill the depleted armies of the Union 
a system of bounties was hit upon in the towns, whereby a sum of money 
was raised to pay for volunteers, as an inducement to enlist. Those who 
were fit for military service were liable to the draft, and many enlisted and 
took the local bounties, and a bounty the general government offered in 
addition. 

Many also, being of sound body, patriotically furnished a substitute so as 
to be free from annoyance from the draft, and to be represented at the front 
by a good soldier, m lieu of personal service. The first bounty generally paid 
by towns was $300 for three years' men. The supervisors of the towns were 
active in securing substitutes, and tried hard to fill their quotas without a 
draft. Canadians came over quite freely, and men were ready to get them a 
chance to go as a substitute. Some amusing cases of disappointments took 
place among those seeking a substitute. One instance was well known — that 
of Elmer Everett, a prominent citizen of Watertown, who, though a staunch 
Democrat, was not averse to having a colored man fill his place in the army. 
Through a broker — one who made it a business to bring principal and sub- 
stitute together — Mr. Everett sent to Montreal and had a colored appli- 
cant come to Watertown to go in as his substitute. The man reached the 
city on a Saturday after the ofl^ce had closed, and Everett secured an order 
from the provost-marshal to have his man kept in the guard-house until Mon- 
day morning, at his own expense. Bright and early on Monday Everett 
brought his man up for medical examination, when, lo, and behold ! it was 
found that he was suffermg from compound hernia. The surprise and dis- 
gust of Everett can well be miagined in view of the expenses he had already 
borne in getting the man to Watertown. The colored brother seemed to enjoy 
the situation immensely, "for," said he, "you knows I's ready to go, boss." 
It was not pleasant afterwards for any one to inquire of Everett how his 
colored substitute was getting along. Among the volunteers from Canada 
were quite a number of deserters from the British force stationed at Kings- 
ton. A well-known Canadian became somewhat famous for his prophetic 



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forecast of coming visitors to the provost- marshal's office, who wore the 
scarlet uniform of British soldiers. His horoscope of the stars was so fault- 
less that he frequently foretold to an hour when a squad of deserters would 
make their appearance. There was one thing, at least, to be said in favor of 
this man, and that was his perfect fairness in dealing with the Canadian de- 
serters, who relied upon him for advice. Captain Emerson always made it a 
rule before enlisting a man to explain to him the amount of bounty he was 
entitled to receive, and insisted that the money due him should be paid to the 
recruit in his presence. These deserters made fine soldiers, and as they had 
no sentiment behind their first enlistment in the British army they gladly 
availed themselves of a chance to enlist in our army for better piy. Few or 
none of this class ever deserted from our army and went back to Canada. 
The writer knew one of these men well. His name was Charles Flemming, 
and he was a member of Co. A, 35th N. Y. Vols. At the battle of Fred- 
ericksburg he lost both legs by a cannon shot, and died the next day in hos- 
pital. He had served in India and in the Crimea, and often declared that 
he never had seen hotter fighting than he experienced in our regiment. He 
lies in an unmarked grave within sight of the bloody field on which he re- 
ceived his death wound. How many thousands — foreigners to our soil — died 
like Flemming, on the battlefields of our struggle, in helping tread out the 
heresy of secession amid the horrid havoc of contending armies ! 

Some of the incidents attending the escape of British deserters from the 
47th Regiment of the line at Kingston are worthy of record. The distance 
between the American shore and Kingston is only some 12 miles, but to 
most of the soldiers it was an unknown route. Long Island intervened, and 
guards were thickly stationed on its southern shore to intercept any deserters 
who might be caught making their way to the American side. For many 
months during 1863-64 the 9 o'clock evening gun at Kingston was eagerly 
listened for, as one gun each was fired at that hour for all deserters, in order 
that the guards might keep a keen watch for them. A party of six deserters 
from this regiment seized a boat at Kingston late one evening and rowed 
away around the head of Long Island, intending to land at the light-house 
on Tibbitt's Point, in Cape Vincent. By some mistake, being strangers to 
the route, they kept too far to the westward, and after an exhausting tug at 
the oars, an exercise few of the soldiers were used to, they made land on 
Grenadier Island, near its eastern point. Seeing a light in the early morning 
one of their number cautiously approached it, and this proved to be in the 
house of Abram Cooper, a wealthy farmer, and owner of most of the island. 
The deserter nervously inquired, " What place is this ; is it in Canada or 
the United States?" "The United States, and you are all right," was 
Cooper's cordial greeting, as he took in the situation at a glance. Turning to 
his comrades, who were anxiously awaiting his report, he shouted, " Come 
on, boys, we are all safe ! " Their delight was unbounded, and happier men 
never sat down to an ample breakfast than were these weary and hand-blis- 



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tered deserters. The next day Mr. Cooper accompanied them to Cape Vin- 
cent, where quite an excitement was created by their appearance in bright 
scarlet uniforms. They were splendid fellows, and several ofificers of their 
regihient came over in the afternoon to try and induce them to return to 
their regiment. The citizens made it somewhat uncomfortable for these " 
ofificers, and the soldiers would not go into any private room for consultation, 
making the interview very public, with any amount of advice freely inter- 
spersed by the excited by-standers. The change in the relations between 
these soldiers and the young martinets, who a few hours before were formal 
and indifferent to them, was striking. The deserters appreciated it keenly, 
and curtly refused all the persuasive appeals made to them on the part of the 
ofificers. They all at once enlisted in our army. Another party of 10 de- 
serters crossed over on the ice, following the line of the Long Island Canal. 
Big Bay somehow bewildered them, and two of the party became exhausted 
through the heavy walking in the deep snow, and had to be left behind. The 
others pressed forward, and seeing a light on Carleton Island made for this 
point. The walk was a long and tiresome one, and they soon found that 
they had several miles to tramp before they would reach Cape Vmcent. Few 
can realize how bitter cold a walk in the night on the ice in the River St. 
Lawrence really is, who have had no experience, and when the night is cold, 
and the distance long, the situation is far from being an agreeable one- 
On finally reaching the Cape they struck the shore near the engine house, at 
the railway, and seeing a light, just at the dawn of day, one of them peeped 
in, much to the surprise of the night watchman. " Is this in the United 
States?" was his pathetic query. On being assured that he was on Uncle 
Sam's free soil he called to his half-frozen companions to " Come on," and 
a grateful coal fire never seemed friendlier to these deserters than on this 
occasion. The following day they enlisted at Watertown. 

The case of a Lowville applicant to have his name struck off the enroll- 
ment on account of short sightedness was most amusing. He protested 
stoutly that he could not see 50 yards to distinguish a man from a cow. 
After a severe examination Dr. Walker became satisfied that his eyes were 
good, and that the man was shamming. When told that he must stand his 
chance in the draft he said, " I can't see to fight." '' Oh," said the Doctor, 
"we have had so much running lately in our army that it will be a good 
thing for one like you to be there so as not to see the enemy and hold your 
ground." 

The tricks tried upon the officers to enable men to get " exempt," or to 
secure bounties as substitutes when unfit for mihtary duty, covered a wide 
range of cunning, and it often required the utmost vigilance to detect these 
brazen-faced frauds. A drafted man in our district was exempt on account 
of the total loss of his upper teeth. Months afterwards he presented himself 
as a substitute when the bounties were largest, and, not being recognized in 
the rush of recruits, he was accepted and sent down to Quartermaster Sim- 



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inons, on Court street, to be furnished with a suit of Uncle Sam's clothing. 
By some mischance he took out his new set of teeth while being clothed, and 
the quick eye of Special Agent Kirby detected him in the act. After he had 
put on his uniform he was taken before Captain Emerson — who had been 
made aware of the facts — for a short drill. " Take off your cap," ordered 
the captain in a quick, sharp voice. It was promptly done. " Front face !'' 
and he faced to the front looking every inch a soldier. " Take out your 
teeth," came next, and so unexpectedly that, amid a shout of laughter from 
those present, he instantly took them out. The Captain sent him before 
Dr. Walker, with his teeth in his hand, with the request that he be informed 
how a soldier was to eat hard-tack without his upper teeth ! The Doctor, 
who had been shrewdly deceived by the man, was in a furious rage, and made 
it lively for the would-be deceiver. Dr. Walker did not hear the last of this 
ludicrous incident during his service in Watertown. 

Deserters and " boiaify Jui/ipers.'' — There were two classes of deserters 
who became well known along the northern frontier, bordering on Canada, 
during the war days of 1862-65. First, there was the "bounty jumper,' 
who enlisted with the sole intention of securing a large bounty and then 
making his escape to Canada, only to reappear at some distint point in the 
states to repeat the operation. "Jumping the bounty" and "bounty 
jumpers " described this precious class of rascals in the popular speech of the 
time. Second, there came the much smaller class who deserted from the 
front, or while home on furlough, and made their way to Canada, or, as was 
frequently the case, hired out to farmers on the American side near the bor- 
der, so as to easily cross into the Dominion m case of danger. The first 
class named were, as a rule, a bad lot, without patriotism or character, and 
mere robbers of the bounty paid for the purpose of securing recruits for our 
army, while many of the second class, returning to their homes along the 
northern border on furlough, in a moment of weakness, and weary of the 
dangers and hardships of active service, and not unfrequently suffering from 
wounds and ill-health, were tempted to make their way across the St. Law- 
rence into the Queen's dominions. The records of deserters from various 
New York regiments were sent to the provost-marshal-general at Washington, 
and through his office transmitted to the provost-marshal of the section in 
which the original enlistments were made out. It was found that the usual 
course of a deserter finally led him back to his old home haunts, and there 
traces of him were most likely to be found. 

The record of some of the arrests made in this county will be of interest, 
as a part of the stirring events of this exciting period, and a few will be given. 
It may be said in this connection that Jefferson County and the provost- 
marshal's office in Watertown were regarded as poor places for bounty jump- 
ers and deserters to conceal themselves or ply their game of fraud, owing to 
the excellent organization of Captain Emerson's office, and the zeal displayed 
in bringing all delinquents to justice. 



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Information having reached the provost-marshal that several deserters were 
lurking about in a not distant town. Special Agent Shaw was ordered to 
take a couple of guards and carriages and seek their arrest. It was a beauti- 
ful October morning in 1864, and the drive was delightful. By i o'clock 
p. M. two deserters had been arrested, and a third was known to be in the 
vicinity. The utmost secrecy was necessary, for these men were always on 
the alert, and took to their heels at the first suspicion of any danger. Most 
deserters changed their names, and this deepened the difficulties of finding 
out through inquiries where they were located. In this instance, while a full 
description of a deserter known to be in the immediate vicinity was in the 
officer's possession, no trace of him could be found. At last, well along in 
the afternoon, Officer Shaw sent the guards on to Watertown with the two 
deserters already secured, and set out in a single carriage to make still further 
efiforts to find the person wanted. By diligent inquiries he got trace of his 
man, but failed for some time to find out where he was working. While 
passing a school-house, just as the scholars had been dismissed for the day, 
a bright lad of seven or eight years of age, with ruddy cheeks and neatly 
dressed, was asked by the officer if he would not like to ride. He nimbly 
climbed into the carriage, and was soon on terms of intimacy with the driver. 
The small boy is always one of the detective's best friends, for what he does 
not know about a neighborhood and its current gossip is not worth knowing, 
as a general rule. Under careful questioning the boy was asked if he knew 

a man by the name of , the assumed name of the deserter. " Oh, 

yes," was the prompt reply, " he works for my pa." The officer's horse was 
given a free rein, and the boy was told that he would be driven home. The 
house where he lived was situated off the main road on which he was driving 
about half a mile, and they were soon at the place. Hitching the horse 
the boy led the way, and luckily the farmer was at home. The officer took 
the farmer one side and told him the facts. He knew Captain Emerson 
well, and when assured that his favorite hired man was a deserter his aston- 
ishment was great. "A deserter ! " he repeated, " it cannot be, for he is one 
of the best men I ever have had on my farm. His young wife works for us 
also, and they have been here for some weeks. They are very loving and 
religious people, and there must surely be some mistake about this." He 
was given to understand that there was no doubt about his identity. " Well," 

said he, " is just putting the horses into the stable down under the 

barn there, and you can soon see whether you are right or not." Walking 
quietly down to the stable, under the guidance of the alert small boy, the 

officer had just reached the stable door when stepped out. " How 

are you ? " said the official. The deserter stood bewildered for a moment on 
being called by his real name, but quickly shaking off his embarrassment re- 
plied, "That's not my name." He was told it was one of his names, as he 
edged away in the direction of some straw stacks near at hand. The care- 
less display of a large Colt's revolver by the officer had a magical effect upon 



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him, and he retraced his steps saying, " There is some mistake about all this; 
but what can be done ? " He was informed that he must accompany the 
officer to Watertown, and at this point his face was a picture for an artist. 
The agony of the situation was really painful to witness. " Great Heavens ! " 

he said, " what a mistake you have made. My name is ■, and I know 

nothing about the army. My wife and I work here, and we have been here 
for weeks. What can I do? " It was soon made clear to him that he must 
get ready to go to Watertown, and at once, and placing him in front he was 
marched to the house from the barn. Here a strangely pathetic scene took 
place. The farmer, his wife, and the small boy, with the deserter and his 
wife, met in the dining-room. " What does this mean ? " asked the farmer. 

" Mean ! " bravely answered , " I don't know. This man declares I 

am a deserter, and I am now under arrest and must go with him to Water- 
town. It 's all a big mistake." At this point his really very pretty young wife 
threw her arms about his neck and sobbed as though her heart would break. 
The fanner's family were all in tears, and the officer looked on not unmoved 
by the picture of pain before him. For nearly a minute not a word was 
spoken, and the almost frantic wife clung to her husband as though it was to 
be her last interview with him before he was shot. Finally he was ordered 
to hastily make ready to go to Watertown, when he asked to have an oppor- 
tunity to change his clothes before going away. This request brought its 
embarrassments, for the officer well knew how great the temptation to bolt 
out of a window would be, and frankly told him so. It was arranged that the 
wife should bring his clothing into a closet, with no window, and here, under 
the range of tlje officer's revolver, a fitting change in dress was made. This 
proceedmg called forth angry remonstrances from the deserter, who loudly 
declared that he would " make the officer smart " for such indignities prac- 
ticed upon an innocent man ! 

The farmer and his wife were completely overcome and presented a woe- 
begone appearance. " Why," said the farmer, " has always joined in 

our family prayers, and so has his wife, and nicer Christian people 1 have 
never known, to all appearances." He was told that the man was no doubt 
a deserter, and arrangements were made for the prisoner's wife and their 
eft'ects to come to Watertown the following day, when " all was to be made 
clear," to use the deserter's words. "Dear me," replied the farmer, " how 
unfortunate I am ! This is the second deserter who has worked for me this 
fall." After a leave-taking, mingled with tears and prayers, the officer and 
the deserter drove off. As soon as the carriage was out of hearing the offi- 
cer said to the deserter, " What cheek you have got ! You would make a 
good actor. How could you lie so, looking that good man and his wife 
square in the face ?" " I '11 tell you," was the quick and frank answer ; " the 
truth is that I could not do otherwise after making them believe I was a 
Christian man, and kneeling down every day with them at family prayers. I 
really had not the courage to tell them the truth when you so suddenly 



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brought me before them face to face. No, sir, I couldn't do it. I am the 
man you want, and I 'm glad you have got me, for I have lived in a hell 
within myself for months past. Every man I 've seen coming across the lots, 
or down towards the house, has seemed to me to be an officer coming to ar- 
rest me. Twice when plowing recently I have dropped the lines, ready to 
run for the woods, before I found out there was no cause for alarm. I 'm 
glad it is over, for I 've grown poor under the ever present fear, and now I '11 
go back to ray regiment and manfully serve out my time. I was a great fool to 
desert ; but I got married when I came home on furlough, and when they re- 
fused to grant me a longer furlough I very foolishly took one. It was kind 
of hard to leave her and go back, and so I told her I had been discharged, 

for I had been wounded in battle. I went to 's to work, half resolving 

I would give myself up and go back to my regiment again. I 'm glad I am 
going back now, and if I don't redeem myself, as a good soldier, when I 
take my old place, then I don't know myself." The next morning the wife 
and trunk were brought in, and the farmer — a loyal Republican and a good 
citizen — found out that his " hired man " had a previous engagement to keep 

with Uncle Sam. No amount of persuasion, however, would induce to 

see the farmer. He said he " could not bear to have him see what a sneak he 
had been." This deserter, who was at heart a really good fellow, was sent 
back to his regiment along with some new recruits, and proved as good as 
his word in his soldier record. 

A second adventure of the same officer took place about the same time 
on the St. Lawrence, a few miles below Millen's Bay, at Grennell's Island. 
On the Canadian shore opposite this point quite a little colony of deserters 
had found work at small pay on farms about the section, and several were 
in the habit of crossing over the river to pay visits to relatives and friends 
who met them at the shore. Word having been sent to the provost marshal 
Private Payne and Special Agent Shaw were sent to the river to break up 
the practice, and secure the arrest of some of the deserters if possible. Tak- 
ing up quarters with a family named Carter, Hving just across from Gren- 
nell's Island, the detectives had not long to wait before the wife of a deserter 
came down and waved a signal to her husband to come across. The detec- 
tives were concealed in the chamber, and soon saw a small boat put out 
from the other side. It came over, and just as it struck the beach the offi- 
cer, pistol in hand stepped forward and ordered the deserter to surrender. 
He was sitting in his skiff, talking to his wife, so as to be ready for any sur- 
prise, as was his custom, and the moment he was confronted by the officer 
he sprang up, and with an oar quickly pushed his boat out beyond reach. 
Pointing his pistol at the deserter Shaw commanded him to come ashore or 
he would fire. His wife jumped up and down and shouted " Don't you do 
it ; don't you do it ; let him shoot you first." She was no coward, and her 
ringing words had a strange effect upon the now pale-faced deserter — giving 
him courage, the bhnd courage of despair, and his wife's stirring words, 



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shrieked into his ears, spurred him on in his desperate eftort for freedom. 
Shaw shoved off his boat, and, being a good oarsman, soon gained upon the 
retreating deserter. The wife kept up her encouraging appeals, while the 
lady residents of the house on the shore were eager spectators of the comical 
race taking place before them. The deserter had a small sail to his skiff, 
and this began to aid him as he pulled out from under the shore. Shaw found 
that the race was an uneven one under the conditions of oars and sail, and 
in hastily looking over his shoulder to see how the thing was working, an oar 
slipped up on the thole-pin, and it bent down, and over went the officer on his 
back, in the bottom of the boat, with his heels in the air. A shout from the 
jubilant wife on shore did not add to tlie officer's feelings,and regaining his feet, 
in the tottling boat, he shouted that he would shoot if the deserter did not in- 
stantly surrender. No heed was paid to the summons, and fire was opened upon 
him in brisk fashion, at less than loo yards distance. Bullet after bullet, from a 
heavy Colt's revolver, was sent point-blank at the desperate man, who was row- 
ing for dear Hfe to get across the river. Each shot went close to the mark, as 
could be seen as they splashed into the river just beyond him. Six shots 
were fired, when the chase had to be abandoned, and Shaw returned to the 
shore, a disgusted and beaten man. 

The deserter's wife was on the shore and greeted him with jeers, but a 
threat that her own arrest might follow silenced her abuse — which was, per- 
haps, not unnatural under the circumstances. Later in the day a drum and 
fife was heard across the river, and by the aid of a good glass a gathering of 
men could be seen there. Early in the evenmg a neighbor, who had been on 
the other side, came and told us that an attack was contemplated from the de- 
serters, who had sworn vengeance on us for our attempt to arrest one of their 
number. The officer and guard prepared to give them a warm reception in 
case they should come. Bullets were cut up into slugs so as to make a scat- 
tering charge, doors and windows were barricaded, and all was made ready 
for a stubborn defence. The ladies volunteered to go out on picket, but this 
was not permitted. The drum and fife could be heard plainly for more than 
an hour, and when darkness came on a sharp outlook was kept for the threat- 
ened attack. But none came. The night passed with no alarm, and the next 
day the forces of the United States withdrew. 

The deserter, after the war, said that one bullet passed through his hair, 
and several of them whistled so near to him that he feared he had been hit. 
He declared that he was " too scared to surrender," and that he mechanically 
took to the oars, rowing away in vigorous fashion, in sheer desperation from 
the first impulse that came over him. This adventure had a marked effect, 
however, upon the actions of the deserters living across the river. They 
made a great deal of noise and threatened great things because of this at- 
tempt to arrest one of their clan, but they took good care to keep themselves 
safely on the Canadian side of the river. The officer, on returning to Water- 
town, was unmercifully hectored over this failure to arrest the deserter. Even 



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the good Captain Emerson laughed until his sides must have ached as he was 
told the interesting tale of the adventure. This was an instance where the 
force of the United States was baffled by the escape of the enemy. It was 
the only instance in the history of the office where a failure was met with in 
arresting a deserter ; and in this case there was only reason for gratitude on 
the part of the officer afterwards that some of his shots did not hit the un- 
fortunate deserter. 

A third instance of the arrest of a deserter made a good deal of excite- 
ment. A man brought information to the provost-marshal that his youngest 
brother, who had come home from his regiment on furlough, was intending 
to desert, and that he was being harbored and encouraged in this intention 
by a "copperhead" uncle, and he wished him to be arrested before he had 
time to run away to Canada. A zealous Republican himself, in the days when 
patriotic excitement ran high, he was deeply pained at the course of his young 
brother, and so came to have him secured and sent back to duty. Special 
Agent Shaw was ordered to take the case in hand, and went to the elder 
brother's house early the next morning. Together they drove to the uncle's 
place, and the latter's rage on being charged with concealing the deserter 
knew no bounds. Finally the volley of abuse was cut short by the action of 
the officer in pulling out a pair of " handcuffs," and declaring that he would 
clap them on him unless he instantly ceased his tirade and point out where 
the deserter was in hiding. This had the desired effect, and with a crest- 
fallen look he led the way to the horse barn, in the loft of which young 

had a hiding-place. A more woe-begone young man was never seen than 
this one, with his hair and clothes covered with literal " hay seed," and half 
scared out of his wits. He was really a pitiable sight, and cried like a child. 
Taking him into the two-seated carriage he was driven to the elder brother's 
house, so that the prisoner might see his old mother, who lived with him, a 
sweet woman with white hair, and in feeble health. Arriving there the officer 
went in first to comfort the old mother by explaining that the erring son stood 
in no danger from being shot, but that on being returned to his regiment only 
a nominal punishment, such as loss of pay, was likely to be inflicted upon 
him. The prisoner had been left in the kitchen in charge of two of his 
brothers, and presently a great shout was heard there. Shaw rushed out to 
see the three brothers running for dear life across a field at the rear of the 
house. Taking in the situation at a glance he gave chase also, but found him- 
self a bad fourth, with no hope of coming up with the deserter. Calling on 
him to stop, with no eftect upon the lively retreating foe, Shaw fired at him. 
The bullet cut the wind close to his face, and he at once stopped, throwing 
up his hands. For an instant the officer feared that his shot had taken ef- 
fect, but this^ soon proved not to be the case. The two brothers coming up 
seized him by the collar. " O dear ! O dear ! " he cried, gasping for breath, as 
he stood pale, trembling, and hatless ; "I don't know what made me run 
away. I really could n't help it. My legs started off with me before I knew 



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what I was doing. O dear ! O dear ! what shall I do, what shall I do ! " 
The serious side of this scene having happily passed without injury to the de- 
serter, a reaction took place, and the officer and the two brothers laughed 
until the tears ran down their cheeks. The prisoner was duly brought to 
Watertown without further incident, and honorably served out his term of 
enlistment as a good soldier. He lived to return after the close of the war, 
and married a worthy wife, thus wiping out by manly service the weakness 
induced by ill health and bad counsel. 

Special Agent Kirby got upon the track of a deserter who was engaged 
in Watertown in the bounty broker business. OA^ing to a quarrel with his 
partner he was " given away " to the officer as being a deserter from the 
navy. Kirby found him out, but he said he had a discharge up in Rutland 
at his father's, and suggested that he hire a horse and buggy and accompany 
him up there for it. This was done; and on arriving at the house Kirby 
proceeJed to follow him up to his wife's room, but finding the lady unpre- 
pared for their visit he remained outside in the hall. '• Mary," said the de- 
serter, " where is my discharge ? " " In that lower bureau drawer over there," 
was the instant response of his wife. Kirby remained for a few minutes 
awaiting the advent of his prisoner, when, deeming the time sufficient, he 
opened the door only to see an open window and his prisoner exercisingr 
"leg bail" in a brilliant burst of speed for the woods not far off. A glance 
at the situation showed Kirby that the game was up, and he returned to 
Watertown somewhat crestfallen. However, he said nothing, but concluded 
that his deserter would return soon, and in this view he made no mistake. A 
week later he was caught in his boarding place in town, and sent back to his 
ship, serving faithfully, and came back to the county after the war, dying 
here only a couple of years ago. 

On another occasion Special Agent Kirby and Chief Clerk Greenleaf went to 
Le Ray in a buggy to arrest a deserter. Having found him at work in a field 
some miles distant from his home, he said he was not adeserter, but had his per- 
mit to be absent on leave at his house. This seemed possible, and the man said 
he would harness his horse to the wagon and drive with them to show them the 
order. The horse was a poor looking animal, and as the man's brother was 
with him they were allowed to drive ahead and show the way. All went well 
until a turn in the road was reached, when the whip was applied by the de- 
serter to his old horse, with such result as to completely outpace the officer's 
roadster. Amid a cloud of dust the disappearing fugitive reached his home, 
and bolted for the woods, escaping in the deepening darkness. This escape 
was comically described by an eye-witness, and " the race " was long after- 
wards remembered as a decidedly laughable scene. 

This same excellent officer arrested seven deserters on one trip to Hen- 
derson, the largest capture made in the history of the office. 

When the draft for the town of Salisbury took place Deputy Provost-Mar- 
shal Cook was present, this being his residence. He was requested to try 
1 1* 



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a turn at the wheel, and did so, remarking that " he knew how to shake his 
own name to the bottom." The blindfolded man drew out the card, and a 
shout went up when "James J. Cook" was the name read off. The fre- 
quency of such a coincidence was striking, for it occurred several times during 
the draft in VVatertown. 

One diy a would-be recruit entered a barber shop in Watertown and had 
hair and whiskers neatly dyed. The watchful Kirby spied out his trick and 
advised Dr. Walker of the scheme. When he appeared for the surgeon's 
examination his attempt to appear younger than he was came to grief. He 
acknowledged that he was 55 instead of 45 years of age, but declared he was fit 
to be a soldier. His investment in hair dye was a dead loss on this occasion. 

William Wright, of Watertown, a well known person at the time, was ap- 
pointed janitor at headquarters. Wright was a happy, easy-going man, 
always ready to take it easy when he could. While the officials were all out 
at dinner one day a soldier called to see about securing transportation back to 
his regiment. Wright told him to wait a few minutes until some one who could 
attend to him appeared. A musket of the old pattern, left by one of the 
veterans not then on duty, was in the corner, and the soldier took it up, say- 
ing that he would shoiv him how to handle a gun. Wright was sitting with 
his chair tilted back against the wall of the room, reading a newspaper, and 
the soldier went through the manual of arms with a great deal of vim. Finally 
he shouted, " take aim, fire !" Suiting the action to the word, and to his hor- 
ror, the musket was discharged with a report in the small room like a cannon. 
It was loaded with the old-fashioned " ball and three-buck-shot " cartridge, 
and these crashed through the window, the bullet lodging in the casing of 
the window of the American Hotel opposite, while one of the buck-shot 
swept into the dining-room, where many guests were at dinner, causing no end 
of excitement. Wright, when the gun went off, sprang out of his chair and 
fell sprawling on the floor, half dead with fright, while the soldier ran out and 
down stairs, never appsaring afterwards. This exploit was the talk of the 
town for days, and several persons claimed that the charge just missed them. 
It was the only shot fired at the provost-marshal's office during the war. 
Wright allowed no loaded guns about after this adventure. 

The draft. — After long preparation, calling for severe and continuous hard 
work, the efforts of supervisors failed to furnish men fast enough to fill the 
quotas of the towns, and a draft was ordered, both in 1863 and in 1864, to 
make up the required number of recruits. Great excitement prevailed 
throughout the district. Bitter political opponents of the administration 
uttered dire threats against the provost- marshal and his subordinates, and 
many feared that a riot would take place if the order for a draft was carried 
out. The fact was that the dreaded draft was no joke. The revolving wheel 
knew no law save that of chance. Within its cheerless and capacious circle 
were received the cards copied from the carefully compared rolls containing 
the names of all the men liable in a town to do military duty, and the out- 



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come was left to the chances of a blind draw. The revolving wheel — a cir- 
cular box some three feet in diameter by one foot in width, and mounted 
much as a grindstone usually is — used for the draft was designed by E. B. 
Wynn, Esq., at his special request. He did his work very creditably, but the 
fates brought about a strange reward for his kindness, his being one of the 
earliest names drawn from the cylindrical wheel he had so skillfully con- 
structed. This wheel is now in charge of the sheriff of the county, having 
been bought at the sale of the office effects by Captain Emerson, and by him 
loaned to the sheriff for safekeeping, and to be used in the drawing of jurors. 
Captain Emerson has presented it to the Jefferson County Historical Society, 
and it will be given over into their keeping as soon as a suitable building for 
keeping their records is secured. It is one of the most interesting relics of 
the draft in existence. The draft days were busy ones at the provost-mar- 
shal's headquarters, as well as painfully exciting to the residents of towns 
about to undergo its trying ordeal. A full record of the daily incidents of the 
draft would be of intense interest, for many characteristic scenes of the pe- 
riod would be recalled by the record, now lost forever. It being the object 
of the writer to place a fair and full picture of the work of the provost mar- 
shal's office on record, details are given to this end. 

The basis of a draft was determined at the provost-marshal-general's office 
in Washington, and based upon the population of the various states, as shown 
by the last census. The enrollment under this same data came under Cap- 
tain Emerson's jurisdiction in the three counties embraced in the 20th Congres- 
sional district. When a town was to be "drafted," as the phrase went, the 
roll was brought out, the cards copied from it, carefully compared and checked 
off, and the number of men called for to complete the quota was announced. 
Owing to the nervous and suspicious state of public feeling Captain Emerson 
was anxious to have every one satisfied that strict impartiality was observed 
in all the stages leading up to the draft. He believed that patience and care 
in explaining all the details connected with the important event would do 
much to convince all interested that no favoritism whatever was permitted, 
and that all was open for inspection, everythmg being conducted on the fair 
and square principle. 

At this distance of time, when a new generation has grown up in the in- 
terval, it is hard to form any adequate idea of the bitter and malignant preju- 
dices which were aroused by the draft. Anti-war Democrats — as a class of 
grumblers connected with the Democratic party were then generally called — 
openly declared that there would be some sleight of hand used whereby Re- 
publicans would escape and Democrats would be drafted herein Watertown. 
Absurd and senseless rumors flew thick about, deeply stirring up strife and 
creating bad blood. It was a threatening time about the city, and grave 
fears were entertained by good men as to the result of a draft during this 
heated period. The object of the Democratic tactics was to make the en- 
forcement of the law difficult, and with the masses of the people unpopular 



I 68 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



War had become serious by this time. The cruel and bloody record of many 
months of disease and carnage, and the burial-mounds multiplied amid the 
old home scenes, where gallant soldiers were laid away to rest, surrounded' 
with the hallowed associations of peace and youth, had made war a terrible 
alternative. Besides, those who could go readily early volunteered ; later on, 
others followed as duty made the way clear; but when a great additional 
"300,000 more" was needed the solemnity of the situation became deep 
and impressive. The Union rested on the bayonets of our soldiers, and if 
these were allowed to trail in the dust all would be lost. Every man at home 
who gave the government loyal support even in the humblest way was a hero, 
in full measure, for united patriotism at home and the boys in blue at the front 
struck down a false flag and wiped out the dark shadow that had cursed our 
civilization from the first. The pent-up eagerness of the people in the early 
dajsof June was painful. The public pulse was in aflutter. Many believed 
that the draft would be resisted by blind force. Men who nevtr thought of 
going to the fiont to fight the rebels openly swore that they would fight to 
stop the draft I Somehow, and why it is hard to explain, the people had an 
idea that the government would not dare to enforce the proposed drafting of 
men. The morning before the first draft took place in VVatertown a prom- 
inent Democrat stopped Captain Emerson on his way to his oftice early in 
the day, and calling him aside said, "Captain, you must not have the draft 
to morrow, for if you do there will be bloodshed. You and I are old friends, 

and I tell you this in seriousness. It is a dangerous time. Why, even 

swears he will shoulder a musket and help prevent it." " The draft will pro- 
ceed to-morrow as ordered," replied the Captain coolly, " and if it is lesisted 
I will see that my duty is performed as I understand it," and he walked on 
to his ofiice. All through the day leading citizens of both parties called, and 
most of them came to decry allowing the draft to take place until public 
excitement had time to cool off. The Union League of Watertown held a 
meeting the same evening to consider the situation, and Captain Emerson 
was invited before them and earnestly advised to postpone the draft owing 
to the unrest about it. " Gentlemen," was the Captain's dignified answer, 
" I have been ordered by superior officers at Washington to commence the 
draft to-morrow, and it will take place. It is simply my duty as a military 
officer to obey orders, and this is what I propose to do." A leading Repub- 
lican lawyer, John Clark, Esq , patriotic and honored as few of our citizens 
ever were, said to Captain Emerson on this occasion, "You don't seem to 
realize the danger we are in. You don't know what trouble there is brewing. 
You had better order the draft delayed so as to let this intense excitement 
die out. Why, blood will flow in our streets, most likely, if you persist in 
your determination to go on with this draft." " I cannot answer for what may 
occur," slowly and impressively responded the Captain, "beyond the fact 
that I shall go on with the draft in the morning at the appointed hour. My 
duty is to obey orders, and it is also the duty of all good citizens to respect 



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and obey the laws. If we are to have bloodshed I shall not commence it ; 
and if riotous proceedings take place 1 shall do my best to enforce order, and 
I believe 1 shall be able to do so. At any rate I will do my part, and if any 
disturbance follows those who incite it must answer for the consequences." 
The situation 7cias critical, and no one knew this better than did Captain Emer- 
son. He had a list of the faultfinders and turbulent " anti-drafters," and knew 
what threats had been made and who made them. But, better than all, he 
had a goodly company of invalid soldiers ready at hand, armed and equipped, 
prepared to compel peace at the point of the bayonet. The cool and digni- 
fied bearing of the provost marshal did much to quiet the anxious and awe the 
■would-be disturbers. The facts were that he did not "scare," as one of the 
Democrats phrased it, "worth a cent." The draft took place as ordered, and 
a quieter town could not be found a.nythere. It was even painfully still, as 
though a funeral was taking place. Captain Emerson had inspired both fear 
and confidence by his tact and courage, and the embers of what at one time 
threatened to burst into a blaze of party fury died out utterly. 

For convenience sake the draft took place in the historic old county clerk's 
■oftice on Court street. It was so small that only a few could be admitted, 
but enough of both parties were called in to examine the cards and rolls to 
insure full and unquestioned evidence of the perfect fairness of the opera- 
tion. The manner of conducting the draft was briefly as follows: After a 
satisfactory comparison of the rolls and cards the latter were placed in the 
" wheel" through a little trap door, and then this was closed. The supervi- 
sor of the town being drafted was generally invited to turn the wheel, thus 
shaking up the cards thoroughly. A blindfolded boy was then allowed to 
open the slot, reach in his hand, and take out one card. This was handed 
to the oiTicial in charge, and the name and number on it was read out aloud at 
the door, for the benefit of the deeply anxious crowd outside. This name 
was put down, the card checked and filed, and thus the operation was re- 
peated until a sufficient number of names had been drafted to fill the quota. 

There never was the slightest ground for any complaint, so far as the draft- 
ing process was concerned, in our district. Some curious results, however, 
came out of the "wheel," as the circular box used for drafting was called. 
At Evans Mills a club of young men was formed for mutual protection in 
case one of their number was drafted. When it took place iicarly eve}-y one 
of them 7vas drafted / In one town in our county, having a Democratic 
supervisor, six veterans, who had reeilisted in the field, sent home to have 
their bounty of $300 paid to them from this town. As they had been 
credited already to the town this supervisor thought he had them sure and 
fast, and refused to pay over their bounty. This caused a row, of course, 
and the outcome of it all was that Captain Emerson got an order to credit 
these six men to a town that stood ready to pay the bounty due, and this was 
done quickly and gladly by the supervisor of Watertown. Word was sent to 
that a draft for six men would take p'.ace the next week. A clap of 



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thunder from a clear sky could not have mide more commotion than did this 
order. The town was up in arms against their foolish supervisor. Curses 
long and loud fell upon him. The day of the draft nearly every man liable 
to its claims was on hand. These crowded one of our oflPices in the Safford 
block, and after the examination of the rolls, etc., had been satisfactorily 
made the draft commenced. The supervisor was invited inside the railing, 
as were several prominent citizens of the town, to see that all was properly 
done. After three men had been drafted Captain Emerson, noticing the 
pale face of the supervisor, invited him to turn the wheel. He did so, revers- 
ing it twice or three times, and giving it a good shaking up. " Put in your 
hand and take out a card," said the Captain. The supervisor did so, handing 
it to the officer conducting the operations. When the name was read out it 
was the supervisor's. He had drafted himself! A great, angry shout of ap- 
proval went up from his disgusted neighbors and townspeople, as the poor 
man sank back in his chair, pale as though mortally wounded by a shot from 
the enemy in battle. The comments made by those present were far from 
comforting, and he sat half dazed until the draft was over and many had 
gone out of the room. It cost him $1,500 to get a substitute, the unwilling 
price of pig-headed meanness and folly. 

The " draft " was an efficient way to fill quotas, but in our Congressional dis- 
trict only a small percentage were drafted. The able supervisors of the sev- 
eral towns — each being selected for useful service — succeeded in largely mak- 
ing up their quotas through substitutes and volunteers. The bounties raised 
by the various towns amounted to large sums, but these were paid cheerfully. 
The town of Ellisburgh, in JeiTerson County, wiped off its indebtedness in 
one year, the tax rate being seven per cent.-I 

It can be truthfully and deservedly claimed for the officials in the provost- 
marshal's offi :e in Watertown that they very efficiently did their whole duty 
as honest and patriotic men. They were all intensely in earnest in the work 
committed to their hands. In no district was the discipline better or the rep- 
utation superior, in all that contributed to the public confidence in the pro- 
vost-marshal's office. Many of the subordinates had been tried in battle ; 
several were suffering from serious wounds. Lieut. McOmber,Brayton C.Bailey, 
S. Harvey Simmons, Lieut. I. P. Woddell, Louis C. Greenleaf, James P. Kirby, 
and Albert D. Shaw were all veterans, each having volunteered at the com- 
mencement of the war, and either served two years, the term of enlistment, 
or had been discharged on account of wounds or disability. Bailey carried 
a bullet in his head, having received a severe wound at the second battle of 
Bull Run. 

An honorable and highly valuable public service was rendered by Captain 
Emerson and his subordinates in a very trying period of the nation's history^ 
and in a manner reflecting the greatest credit upon them all. They filled the 
measure of a patriotic duty without fear and without favor, and brought no 
reproach upon the fair name and fame of the 20th Congressional district. It 



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is fitting and altogether proper, therefore, that a brief record of this perilous 
era in the history of JetTerson County should have a place in this Gazetteer, 
for the work performed was in every way well done. 

The following communication from the War Department will show that an 
effort to secure a complete list of the enrolling officers from the files of that 
office was unavailing. The records of the provost-marshal's office in Water- 
town were all turned over to the proper authorities at Washington, and no 
duplicates were retained. This will explain the regretted omission in this 
instance : — 

" War Department, Washinoton City, November 21, 1889. 

"Sir: — In reply to your commimieation of the 19tli instant, requesting to be furnished 
the names of the enroUing offtcera of tlie 20th Congressional District of New York, I am di- 
rected by the Secretary of War to state that the Board of Enrollment for the 20th Congres- 
sional District of New York was organized under the enrollment act of March 3, 1863, on the 
19th day of M&y, 1863, headquarters at Watertown, N. Y., with the following members: — 

"Frederick Emerson, captain and provost-marshal; Arthur Pond, commissioner; Dr. Ed- 
ward S. Walker, surgeon. 

" The district embraced the counties of Jefferson, Lewis, and Herkimer, and was sub- 
divided for enrollment and draft purposes into fifty-eight (58) sub-districts, with an enrolhng 
officer for each. R. H. Huntington was enrolling offtcer for Adams, first sub-district (Jeffer- 
son County), and C. Ackerman for Winfield, 58th sub-district (Herkimer County.) 

"The following subordinate offlcers also appear during April, 1865 (latest returns): — 

"James J. Cook, deputy provost-marshal; James B. Phillips, deputy provost-marshal; 
James P. Ivirby, special agent; Albert D. Shaw, special agent; Dr. Charles Goodale, assistant 
surgeon. 

"Enrolling officers were hnt per diem employees, and constantly being changed during the 
period of the war, making it impossible to furnish a complete list from the ofticial records at 
this time. Very respectfull}', 

"F. E. Aixsworth, 
" Captain and Asst. -Surgeon U. S. Army." 

THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 

A history of the medical profession, with a personal sketch of the physicians who be. 

longed to it, and who are now members of the Jefferson County Medical Society, 

or are in sympathy with its Code of Ethics, in so far as can be ascertained. 

BY DR. J. MORTIMER CRAWE. 

In February, 1806, the legislature of this state passed a law to incorporate 
state and county medical societies, and repealing all former acts relating to 
the practice of medicine and surgery in this state. Three months after its 
passage, and pursuant to its provisions, some 20 societies were organized, and 
within two years scarcely a county in the state vvas without a regularly incor- 
porated medical society. Under this act a meeting of the physicians of the 
county was held at Watertown, December 17, 1806, and the Jefferson County 
Medical Society was organized. At this meeting there were present, and 
united with the society, the following physicians: — 



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Roster of the founders of the original Jefferson County Medical Society, 
1806: Daniel Barney, John Durkee, Eli Eastman, Benjamin Farlie, Hugh 
Henderson, Jabez Kingsbury, Isaiah Massey, Isaac Magoon, David B. Ripley, 
Ozias H. Rawson, James D. Seisco, E'ias Skinner, H. Wilcox. The follow- 
ing ofificers were elected : John Durkee, president ; Daniel Barney, vice- 
president; Hugh Henderson, secretary ; Isaiah Massey, treasurer; Benjamin 
Farlie, Eli Eastman, and Hugh Henderson, censors; Hugh Henderson, del- 
egate to State Society. 

In February, 1807, a State Society was formed at Albany, consisting of 
delegates from the various county societies. 

Hugh Henderson, the fiist representative of the Jefferson County Medical Society to the 
State Society at Albany, is believed to have been a graduate of the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons, of the "Western District of New York, situated at Fairfield, Herkimer County. He 
located at an early day in Rutland Center. His death, within a very few years, cut short a 
life full of promise for the future. He was one of the founders of the old Jefferson County 
Medical Society in 1806, its first secretary, one of the board of censors, and the first delegate 
to the State Society, and must have beeu one of the foiinders of that society, as its first meet- 
ing was in 1807, and it was composed of delegates from the various county societies. He 
probably died soon afterwards, as the records show that, at the meeting of the County Society, 
in 1808, Dr. Henry H. Sherwood was appointed to fill the vacancy of delegate to the State 
Society, caused by his death. He was the first person buried in the Rutland cemetery (on the 
hill opposite the lake), and years afterwards his remains were removed to Brooksi.ie Cemetery, 
of Watertown. Dr. Henderson was supervisor of Rutland in 1808. 

John Durkee, another of the founders and the first president of the Jefferson County 
Medical Society, lived near Champion village, on the road to Great Bend, across the gulf, next 
lot to the cemetery, and nearly opposite the old Baptist Church. Judge Hubbard credits him 
with coming to this town in 1800. Here he resided for a number of years, having a large and 
extensive practice, and was the physician of that country; "and in his day was the oldest and 
best known in the community." That he was much respected by, and stood well in the opin- 
ion of, his fellow citizens, and had their full confidence, is evident from the fact that, in 1811, 
he was appointed, by the governor, judge under the first constitution, and was sent to the 
Assembly in 1812. In November, 1804, he was chosen one of three delegates to discuss the 
site for a county seat, and represented Champion as the possible place. That he had also the 
confidence of his fellow practitioners is apparent from their conferring upon him, at their first 
meeting as a body politic, the honor of being president of the County Medical Society at its 
inauguration. Shortly after the War of 1812-15 he was a partner of Dr. G. P. Spencer, who 
succeeded him. Becoming imbued with the western fever he removed to Terre Haute, Ind., 
where he died. 

Daniel Barney, another founder of the County Society, and its first vice-president, was 
born in Swansea, Bristol County, Mass.. July 2, 1768. He married Abigail Bucklin, of Kent 
County, R. I., and with his wife and son Lowrey came to Little Falls, Herkimer County, N. Y., 
in 1794. He removed to Rutland, this county, in 1802, and from thence moved to Adams vil- 
lage in March, 1803, and finally settled in Henderson, April 7, 1807, where he died May 19, 
1828. He was a prominent man in his day, well remembered and spoken of by the old inhabi- 
tants, and had a large practice. 

Isaiah Massey was a brother of Hart Massey, who was one of the pioneers that settled 
"Watertown in 1800. He was uncle of Solon Massey, the author of A Link in the Chain, which 
gives a description of the early settlement of Jefferson County; also granduncle of Drs. Will- 
iam Penn and Isaiah Massey. He came here from Vermont some time in the fall of 1801. 
Soon after arriving his services were required to dress the ■\\-ounds of a man who had been 
accidently shot; "the first case of surgery and gun-shot wound in his pioneer practice; and 
he was often heard to say that it was the greatest trial his nerves had ever endured";— on horse- 
back and alone, in the night threading his way through the dark and gloomly woods, to see a 
man, whom, from the description given by the messenger, he expected to find dead, but on his 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 1 73 

arrival, to his great relief and joy, be found alive and able to unbolt the door for him, be, 
like many others of tbe profession, learning that in many cases the anticipation was worse 
than the reality. In 1802 be opened an inn, the first one in Watertown. In 1805 be was one 
of nine i^ersons who deeded to the village land now occupied as a public square. In 1806 be 
was secretary of Eastern Light Lodge, No. 136. He was one of the founders of the County 
Society, and its first treasurer. He was born June 2, 1778, and died at Jerseyville, 111.. August 
20, 1820. 

Benjamin Farlie is reported to have come to this county from Lee, Oneida County, and is 
credited by Judge Noadiah Huljbard with being in Champion in the year 1800. We learn, 
also, from Mrs. John A. Sherman, that he came into Rutland about 1803. and was cotemporary 
with Dr. Abel Sherman. He lived in a house then standing near tbe present site of the 
cheese factory, between it and the residence of George Wafi'el. He is also reported to have 
pi-acticed in Sackets Harbor previous to the War of 1812-15; afterwards as practicing in Water- 
town. He joined the County Society in 1806, was censor that year, and was its secretary in 1813. 
Dr. Farlie was a widower, and bad a son, Ichabod, who piacticed with him in Watertown; and 
although his name does not appear on the County Society rolls it is presumed he was a mem- 
ber during the peiiod he remained in this county. There was also a daughter, Arthesa, who 
married Dr. John M. Burton. After his death she married Mr. Mattison, father of Governor 
Mattison, of Illinois. Dr. Farlie and his son were handsome, noble looking men in stature, 
respectively six feet two inches and six feet. They were always neatly and tastily dressed, 
kept fine horses, had a large practice, and were highly respected. When they left Watertown, 
or where they located, is not known. 

Eli Eastman, one of tbe first board of censors, was born in Guilford, Conn., October 3, 
1777. That he received an academic education was very evident, but where, at this late day, 
it is impossible to determine, nor when or where he graduated, or with whom he read medi- 
cine. Mrs. A. P. Sigourney, his daughter, who resides near Watertown, remembers distinctly 
having seen his diploma. He was married at Wetmore, Oneida County, N. Y., September 16, 
1809, and came directly to Adams, where he practiced until liis death, September 16, 1844. It 
is thought he was the first physician pei'manently settled in that town. Tliere is a tradition 
about a Dr. Green, previous to his time, but how long he stayed, where be came from, or went 
to, is not known. Dr. Eastman was highly esteemed, had an extensive practice, and so much 
were his professional services sought after that for the two or three years previous to bis death, 
after he was unable to drive himself, people from the surrounding country having severe 
cases of sickness in their families came in their carriages and took him to their homes, where 
they kept lum until the result was known. He was at the battle of Sackets Harbor in tbe ca- 
pacity of a surgeon. He was again elected censor of the society in 1826. 

Of the seven remaining members, founders of the County Society in 1806, 
no record can be obtained. 

In 1807 there is no record of officers of the society, but that there was a 
meeting is evident from the following, copied from the remnants of the 
journal and roster of members, preserved from the fire of 1849, and in the 
possession of the late Dr. William R. Trowbridge, the last secretary of the 
old society : "Committee appointed to ascertain whether unauthorized per- 
sons were practicing medicine, and if so to prosecute them." Six persons 
were admitted to membership. A notice of each will be found as follows: — 

William Baker, the first physician who settled in Sackets, went there in 1803. He joined 
the County Society in 1807. 

Joshua Beals, Jr., settled in Adams about 1806, and l)ecame a member of the County So- 
ciety in 1807. 

Daniel Brainard, father of O. V. Brainard. came to Watertown from Whitestown, Oneida 
County, about 1805, and married Miss Lorraine Hungerford, sister of Hon. Orville Hunger- 
ford, in 1806. He practiced medicine in Watertown, joined the society in 1807, and died the 
27th dav of Januarv, 1810. 



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Joel Dresser practiced in Ellis village about 1805, and was made a member of the society 
in 1807. 

Joseph Green joined the society in 1807; has no other record. 

Isaac Weston was the first physician to permanently locate in Lorraine, abont the year* 
1806. He joined the County Society in 1807, and was its vice-president in 1825. 

Abel Sherman, born in Brimfield, Mass., came to Clinton, Oneida County, N. Y., where- 
he remained a few years, when he moved to Rutland, Jefferson County, in 1803. Ho was the 
grandfather of John A. Sherman. Mrs. J. A. Sherman has in her possession a dictionary with 
his name and a date — 1782 — and a Bible. An entry, on the page for family record, reads as fol- 
lows: "Abel Sherman and Orinda Bicknal was married June 14, 1784, by Rev. John Willard, 
of Stafford, Connecticut." He settled in Rutland on the north side of the South road, next 
fai-m to where John A. Sherman lived, about three-fourths of a mile above Burrville. He built 
a frame house, which was considered a grand affair at that time, and it still stands there. He- 
bought and cleared 220 acres of timbered land, and was the first sheriff of Jefferson County. 
An active, energetic man, the duties devolving upon him in his official capacity, combined 
with tlie fatigue and hardships of his professional life, broke down a naturally strong consti- 
tution, compelling him, for many years previous to his death, to relinquish active practice. 
He was admitted to membership in the County Society in 1807, and died in the summer of 
1835, aged 72 years. 

Eli West, born in Hampton, Washington County, N. Y., July 26, 1792, came into Car- 
thage, May 15, 1816, and was successful in building up a large practice. He was a man 
greatly respected and had a large influence in the community. A volunteer in the War of 1812- 
15, he did good service, and was present at the battle of Plattsburgh. He was member of 
Assembly in 1834 and 1844, and supervisor in 1823-27, 1830-32, and 1840-41. He held the 
office of justice of the peace for a number of years, being appointed to the first term of office 
by Governor De Witt Clinton. He was school commissioner and town superintendent of com- 
mon schools; was also brigade surgeon in the militia, was a member of the board of village 
trustees eight years, six of these being its president, and was made chairman of the first meet- 
ing held to promote the construction of the Black River Canal, and was one of its incorpora- 
tors, April 17, 1832. In 1822 and '24 he was master of Masonic Lodge, No. 146. At the break- 
ing out of the war of the Rebellion he was made president of the first war meeting held in 
Carthage, May 4, 18G1, and took a very decided stand for the government, giving of his own 
means and successfully urging others to subscribe money to aid in the prosecution of the war, 
by supporting the families of volunteers. He greatly rejoiced that he lived to see the close of 
the war and the government's authority sustained. He died June 28, 1866, after a period of 
compulsory retirement from his labors, made necessary through age and infirmities. His- 
funeral was among the largest ever occurring in Carthage, and bore evid3uce of the high re- 
gard in which he was held in the community. Rev. Mr. Stewart preached the funeral sermon, 
and the Masonic fraternity performed the last service. He joined the society in 1807. 

Horatio Orvis was the first practicing physician who located in Le Ray, about 1807. In 
1816 he was one of the two composing the first graduating class of Fairfield Medical College. 
From 1819 to 1825 he was supervisor of his lown, member of Assembb' in 1818, and was- 
elected delegate to the State Society in 1823, and was president of the society in 1829. 

i8o8. — There are no records for this year of the proceedings of the so- 
ciety, except the following : " New members admitted, Henry H. Sher- 
wood and Elisha Matthews. Henry H. Sherwood was elected delegate to 
State Society, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Hugh Henderson." 

Henry H. Sherwood lived in Rutland, and was, as I am informed by Mrs. Isaac Munson, 
in partnership in mercantile business with her father, Amos Stebbins, and his family physi- 
cian. He was appointed loan commissioner in 1810 and served to 1829; was associate justice 
in 1818; and was appointed, by the governor, county clerk March 5, 1821. He had, no doubt, 
practiced in Rutland previous to 1808, as the first mention of him is in the records of the- 
County Society as being elected delegate to the State Medical Society to fill vacancy caused 
by the death of Dr. Henderson. It is believed that he moved to Watertown about the date of 
his appointment as county clerk, as he served two terms, or six years, in that office. He built 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 1 75 

the brick house, on Washington street, now occupied by Frank Munson. He is reported to 
have been the original inventor of the electric battery now in use by physicians. Moving to 
New York he made a specialty of it. Ho died in that city. He was president of the society in 
1825, and censor in 1826, '27, and '28. Tlie honorary degree of M. D. was conferred upon him 
in 1829 by the Regents of the University. 

Elisha Matthews. — There has been no history of Dr. Matthews obtained. 

1809. — " Committee of six appointed to report the number of quacks and 
unlicensed physicians in the count/ ; admitted Paul Hutchinson." 

Dr. Hutchinson lived on Court street, Watertown, on the site now occupied by the Kirby 
House. In 1813 he represented, as delegate, the County Society at the State Society. In 1815 
he is mentioned in connection with the Whittlesy affair. 

Amasa Trowbridge was born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., May 17, 1779. He worked 
on his father's farm in the summer, attending the common schools in the winter season, until 
14 years old. After that he acquired an academic education. At the age of 17 he commenced 
the study of medicine with Dr. Avery Downer, of Preston City, New London County, Conn. 
When 20 years old he was admitted to practice, receiving a diploma from the State Medical 
Society of Connecticut. He then spent a year with Dr. Thomas Hubbard; then moved to 
Lanesboro, Mass., and practiced in company with Dr. Jarvis. He came into this state and 
settled in Trenton, Oneida County, in 1805, entering into company with Dr. Luther Guiteau. 
In 1809 he came to Watertown and was a partner of Dr. Paul Hutchinson. War breaking out 
in 1812 he was commissioned surgeon in the militia of Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence 
counties. Under orders from Gen. Brown he organized hospitals at Sackets Harbor, Cape 
Vincent, and Ogdensburg. and was stationed at Sackets Harbor during the winters of 1812 
and '13. On returning to civil life he was appointed assistant justice, under the first constitu- 
tion, serving from 1815 to 1818, in which last year he was appointed judge. In 1819 he was 
made sheriff. In 1834 he was appointed professor of surgery and medical jurisprudence in 
the Willoughby University, Ohio, where he gave annual lectures of eight weeks. In 1838, 
giving up his practice to his son Amasa. he moved to Paiuesville, Ohio. In 1841 he returned 
to and again settled in Watertown, where he remained until his death, April 11, 1859. He had 
a large and extensive practice, ai-d was known as a bold and skillful surgeon. 

1810. — "Committee reported 19 names of unlicensed physicians; admitted 
as members Isaac S. Wood, Nathan Cheever, Russell Steele, Joshua Barrett, 
Jr., and John M. Henderson." 

Dr. Wood was born in Wilbraham, Mass., January 15, 1779. He is supposed to have 
graduated from Williams College, Mass. He came to Eodman in 1805, where he remained 
until his death in ihe summer of 1849. No record can be found of the others who joined in 
this year. 

181 1. — "New members admitted, Noah Tubbs, Joseph Clary, John Spaf- 
ford, and John Cowen." 

Noah Tubbs practiced in the town of Henderson, residing in the village of Henderson. 
He was a genial man, successful in his practice, and very popular with the community. 
Many stories are related as having their origin with him, both humoi-ous and pithy- 
John Spaft'ord was born at Weatherstield, Vt., February 22, 1786, married February 7, 
1813, at Adams, Jefferson County, N. Y., read medicine at Woodstock, Vt., and is thought to 
have attended lectures there. He came to Adams and commenced practice about 1810. He 
joined the society in 1811, was its president in 1813, and was elected delegate to the State 
Society in 1819 and censor in 1820. He died June 20, 1828. 

John Cowen lived, practiced, and died at Rice's Corners, N. Y. 
Of Joseph Clary we have no record. 

1812. — Isaac Olney, of Brownville, joined the society. 

William Robinson, born at Bennington, Vt., within one and one-half miles of the battle- 
lield, October 23, 1785, studied with Dr, Swift, of Bennington. Of his early education little 
is known. He came to Brownville in 1810, and practiced there until his death, December 1. 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



1826, aged 41 years. He was a surgeon in the War of 1812-15, was associate judge, and justice 
of the peace. He joined the society in 1812, was its president in 1820, and censor in 1826, and 
was the first physician wlio permanently settled in Brownville. Gen. Jacob Brown gave him 
a deed of three acres of land, on tlie corner above the Episcopal Church, as an inducement for 
him to settle there. Dr. Robinson built a house, at present standing on the lot, in which lie 
lived at the date of his death. He had one older brother and three nephews who were 
physicians. 

i8r3 — "John Spafford, president ; Benjamin Farlie, secretary ; and Paul 
Hutchinson, delegate ; admitted, Reuben Goodale." 

Reuben Goodale Mas born in the town of Temple, N. H., April 9, 1783. He attended Ap- 
pleton's School, in his native place, and Oneida Academy, Clinton, N. Y., and commenced the 
study of medicine in 1807 with Dr. White, of Cherry Valley, N. Y. He practiced over 50 years 
in Watertown. In 1819 he was treasurer of the societv, secretarj' and censor in 1820. and was 
elected delegate to the State Society to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Spaf- 
ford. In 1825 and '26, and from 1840 to 1844, he served again as treasurer, in 1834, '36. '37, 
'39, and '40 he was elected again censor, and in 1840 he was again elected delegate. One of 
his sons, Charles, was a physician. In connection with his practice he, for a time, carried on 
a farm situated on the State road, and was in partnership with Dr. Henry H. Sherwood in the 
drug business. He published the Constellation from December 13, 1830, about nine months. 
This paper, before coming into his possession, was known as the Anti-Masonic Sun. In 
physique Dr. Goodale was tall and spare, active and energetic, pronounced in his opinions, and 
always ready to defend them. He was public spirited, and a friend of education, the standard 
of which he aimed to advance. He died in Watertown, January 26, 1871, 73 years of age. He 
was made a permanent member of the State Society in 1845. 

1814. — Frederick P. Markham (no record) and Crafts P. Kimball ad- 
mitted. 

Crafts P. Kimball, born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., February 14, 1788, attended school at the 
Fairfield Academj', and began the study of medicine in 1802 with Dr. Joseph White. He at- 
tended lectures at Fairfield. He held a license from the Otsego County Medical Society, signed 
by Joseph White, M. D., president, and bearing date January 9, 1810. He came to Rutland in 
1808, and settled on a farm situated on the South road, half a mile above Burr's Mills. He 
built the stone house now occupied by his son, Henry Kimball, where he lived until his death, 
November 7, 1872, aged 84. He was surgeon in Col. Tuttle's regiment and participated in the 
battle of Sackets Harbor. He was president of the society in 1819 and again in 1838. Dr. 
Kimball was of medium height, broad shouldered and portly, high, broad forehead, and deter- 
mination marked his features. He was a good physician, having a sound judgment as evinced 
by his success as a farmer and' jihysician. He was held in high I'espect and looked up to by 
the community, and had a large and extensive practice until within about 10 years of his death, 
when, by reason of taking a severe cold, resulting in chronic bronchitis, he retired from active 
practice. 

1815.—" Admitted E. Dunton." 

Dr. Dunton lived at Plessis, where he practiced for a number of years. He went from 
there to Oswego. He was a very smart and well posted physician and surgeon, and jcJined the 
society in 1815, and was censor in 1819. 

1816. — "Admitted). Marsh and Sydney Houghton; Dr. Amasa Trow- 
bridge elected delegate." There can be found no record of J. Marsh. 

Sidney Houghton moved into Belleville from Marlborough, Vt.. in 1812. He practiced in 
that locality until his death, which occurred in 1840, being about 74 years old. He had a large 
practice, and was greatly respected by those who knew him. 

1817. — "Admitted Samuel Randall and Alpheus S. Green.'' 

Samuel Randall, the first physician in the town and village of Antwerp, came there in 
1808. In 1809 he received the appointment as the first postmastei', which position he held for 
a number of years. 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. I77- 

Alpheus S. Green was a native of Ehode Island, and moved into Perch River in 1812, 
where he practiced 18 years. During this time, in 1826 and '28, he was a member of the As- 
sembly, and in 1823 he was county judge. In 1829 he was appointed postmaster of Watertown, 
and held that olBce 11 years. He was chosen a delegate to the constitutional convention iu 
1846. Dr. Green was elected censor in 1820, '27, and "29, in 1835. '36, "38, and '39, and in 1840, 
and was a delegate to the State Society in 1827 and '36, treasurer in 1829 and '30, and president 
in 1839. He died at Utica in 1851, aged B4. In 1832 the Regents of the University conferred 
upon him the honorary degree of M. D. 

1 8 18. — There were admitted John M. Burton, Alpheus Morse, W. H. Bu- 
chanan, Alfred Ely, Jonathan Sherwood, and Benjamin Cushman. Alpheus 
Morse and Alfred Ely have no record. 

W. H. Buchanan was surgeon in tlie U. S. navy during the War of 1812-15, and was sta- 
tioned duiing this period at tlie naval station at Saekets Harbor. He remained there after the 
close of the war. practicing his profession, and was Ixrgely identified in the improvements being 
made in that village. 

J. B. Burton practiced ia Watertown at an early day. There is no data as to when he 
came here, or where he received his education. He married the daughter of Dr. Benjamin 
Farlie. He built and lived in, until his death, the stenie house No. 134 Main street. Dr. Bur- 
ton was considered a bright man, a gool practitioner, was full of fun, and an inveterate prac- 
tical joker. He was vice-presidmt of the society in 1819. and treasurer in 1820. 

Benjamin Cushman practiced at Rodman, an 1 moved to Fort Wayne. Indiana. 

Jonathan Sherwood was born in Willia nstown, Mass., in 1780. He studied his profession 
under Dr. Willonghby, of Newport, and became the partner of his preceptor, continuing with 
him 11 years at Fairfield. He moved to Champion, where he practiced several years. He then 
went to Turin, where he died April 15, 1829. The following extract is made from Lis obituaiy 
by Dr. Willoughby, president of Fairfield Medical College; — 

" For nearly 30 years Dr. Sherwood pursued the objects of his important calling; priva- 
tions, ordinary ill health or fatigue never kept him from visiting the sick when necessity re- 
quired. Benevolence formed one of the distinguishing tiaits of liis character. His liberality 
was as extensive as his means; his friciidshijis warm and abiding; his piety to God, his useful- 
uess as a citizen and physician, his resitrnatidn to the Divine will, his perfect disinteiestedness, 
and his anient love of truth liave been rarely equalled."' 

1819. — "C. P. Kimball, president; J. B. Burton, vice-president; L. M. 

Davis, secretary ; R. Goodale, treasurer; and H. H. Sherwood, J. B. Burton, 

L. M. Davis, E. Dunton, J. N. Clark, censors, were elected at this meeting. 

Drs. Burton and Davis were directed to address the annual meeting, or be 

fined two dollars. A tax of one dollar was imposed on each member. All 

periodicals, property of the society, directed sold. Semi-annual meeting 

ordered. Admitted Joseph N. Clark, Dr. Nelson, L. M. Davis, and Ambrose 

B. Page." Of Joseph FL Claik and L. M. Davis there is no record, except 

their be'ng elected censors this year. Of Ambrose B. Page we have obtained 

no record, but think he practiced a number of years at the Great Bend. 

David Nelson was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and was a surgeon's mate in the U. S. navy in 
tlie War of 1812-15. He came into Brownville about 1814, and was married to Sophia Patrick,. 
December 16, 1816. He lived there until his death in 1830. In his day he was considered the 
leading physician in that section. 

1820. — " Dr. Spafiford resigned as delegate ; Ira A. Smith, Rufus S. VVaite, 
Ralph Rogers, and Oliver Brewster admitted as members. Dr. J. Spafford 
to give dissertation at a future rneeting, or pay two dollars fine ; this meeting 
to be held at the house of Isaac Lee, Watertown, the last Tuesday in Feb- 
ruary. The following officers were elected : William Robinson, president;. 



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H. H. Sherwood, vice-president; Reuben Goodale, secretary; J. B. Burton, 
treasurer ; J. B. Burton, Reuben Goodale, H. H. Sherwood, John Spafford, 
and A. S. Green, censors ; Reuben Goodale, delegate." Rufus S. Waite has 
no record. 

Ealph Rogers, born at Acwortli, N. H., December 25, 1792, attended lectures at Fairfield, 
and graduated from that college. He practiced 12 years in Antwerp and 38 years in Water- 
town, and died February 21, 1872, aged 79 years. He was a genial, pleasant man, kind and 
benevolent to the poor, and exhibited the spirit of his Master more by deeds than words; a 
good friend and kind neighbor. He was censor from 1839 to 1841, and supervisor of Antwerp 
in 1828. 

Oliver Brewster came into Theresa from Fowler, St. Lawrence County, about 1841, and 
practiced in that village until prostrated with illness, which terminated his life about 1853. 

Ira A. Smith studied medicine with his brother, Calvin L. Smith, at Little Falls, N. Y., at- 
tended lectures at Fairfield, and graduated from Fairfield College. For a time he was engaged 
in mercantile pursuits in connection with his profession. He died at Evans Mills in 1863. He 
was treasurer of the County Society in 1828, and supervisor of Le Eay in 1836, and was one of 
the trustees of the First Associate Congregational Society, organized March 3, 1823. He had 
a son, Sidney A., who studied medicine with him, who was also a merchant and physician, and 
who died January 1, 1864. Dr. Smith was a very cordial, pleasant man, fond of telling stories, 
and full of jokes; never refused a sick call, and was a poor collector, but a man of wonderful 
tact and discrimination. He died of cancer of the stomach. The whole community attended 
his funeral, the greater part of whom were in tears. 

1821. — Fifteen members answered to their names. " Admitted James A. 
Wells," no record. "Joseph H. Bagg " lived at Rodman, and was one of 
the censors in 1828 and '30. 

1822. — Admitted James Brooks, "the first physician in Theresa, who 
came there in 1822, practiced about one year, and died in 1823." 

Ithemer B. Crawe, a native of Connecticut, was born at Enfield, Hartford County, in that 
state, June 11, 1792. In 1802, when he was nine y^ars old, the family moved to Hamilton, 
Madison County, N. Y. He worked on his father's farm siuiimers and went to the district 
school winters until be was 19. In August, 1811, he injured himself by overwork in the wheat- 
field. From this time until 1813 he was under medical treatment. Being able to walk and 
ride about he turned his attention to botanical pursuits, and so great an enthusiast did he be- 
come that he has been known to ride long distances in pursuit of some particular plant. From 
his youth he was noted for the interest he took in anything belonging to the animal or veg- 
etable kingdom. During this time he made a large collection, arranging and classifying them, 
laying the foundation for that acknowledged proficiency in botanical research he afterwards 
attained. His physicians advising him to visit the seashore he went to Block Island, in Rhode 
Island, and returning taught school four months in Earlville, Madison County, N. Y. In 
April, 1815, he went to Augusta, Oneida County, where he taught a district school three terms, 
in all 17 months, and from November, 1816, to April, 1817, he had charge of a school at Clin- 
ton, in the same county. His health again faihng he went to New Bedford, Mass., and sailed 
from there, about the first of May, for the Grand Banks of New Foundland, on a fishing voy- 
age. After making two voyages, his health being restored, in October he started for home, 
and on his way stopped at Albany, where he engaged to teach a select school. Here he stayed 
two terms of 12 weeks each, and returning home in March, 1818, he entered the office of Dr. 
Hastings, where he remained, pursuing his medical studies, about two years. Through the 
kindness of his preceptor he was enabled to indulge in his favorite pursuit, having the use of 
a plot of ground, where he raised many rare plants, among them being a bed of poppies, from 
which he obtained a quantity of opium. He next studied and worked in the laboratory with 
Dr. Noyes, professor of chemistry in Hamilton College. Connected with the college was a 
large cabinet of minerals, to which he had free access, and here, no doubt, his love of research 
in this branch of the natural sciences received additional stimulus, which never abated; for at 
his death his cabinet of minerals attained such size that it weighed eight tons. During the 



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session of 1821 and '22 he continued his studies at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of 
New York city. Coming home in the spring of 1822 he entered into partnership with Dr. 
Bissel, of Clinton, with whom lie remained some six months, when he moved to Watertown, 
N. Y., where he married Charlotte F. Mortimer. After practicing here a number of years he 
■was invited by some of the prominent citizens of Ogdensburg to locate there. Accordingly 
he went there, remaining about three years, and left to take charge of some lead mining op- 
erations at Lubec, Maine. This proved a failure, and he returned home and moved to Poutiac, 
Mich., where he resided some three years. 

Sickness of himself and family obliged him to return to Watertown, where he continued 
to reside until his death. He discovered and described a number of new plants, one of which 
bears his name, Carex Crawei. or Crawe's Sddge. His friend Prof. Grey, of Cambridge, Mass., 
requested him to procure for him some rare plants which are found on the marsh at Perch 
Lake, and are in their greatest perfection about the first of June. Having patients on the 
oppoi<ite side of the lake he went there to see them June 3, 1847. After visiting them he 
crossed the lake in a leaky boat, the only one obtainable at that time, taking a small pan to 
bail with, and accompanied by Enoch Eddy, a large fleshy man, and William C. Gould, a 
young man, the son of one of his patients. They crossed the lake safely, and he made a large 
collection of the desirofl specimens, which he arranged in a large book, with heavy, strapped 
covers. About 5 p. m. they started to return. The wind having freshened since morning the 
waves were rolling, causing the boat to strain and leak badly. When about 20 rods from 
shore it became evident that the boat must sink. The Doctor, rising in the boat, threw his 
book as far towards the shore as possible, and, taking out his watch, said, '"It is just 6 o'clock; 
this boat will sink in a few minutes. Mr. Eddy, you stick to the boat; Gould and I can swim." 
When the boat sunk he caught and held up Mr. Eddy, turned over the boat, and helped him 
onto it, and he soon floated near the shore. With Mr. Gould he started for land. The 
former was ahead and reached the shore with difficulty, and turning to look back he saw the Doc- 
tor's feet sticking out of the water. He was an exceedingly fine, powerful swimmer, and must 
have had cramps in his shoulders caused by the extra exertion he was obliged to make, en- 
cumbered as he was with clothing and long, heavy boots made to wade through wet, marshy 
grounds. When the news reached his home some of his Masonic friends started out that 
night and began dragging the lake early the next morning. His body was found some six 
rods from shore, in about seven feet of water. Thus was he cut down in the vigor of his 
manhood. 

Dr. Crawe was widely known among men of science, both in this country and in Europe, as 
was evinced by his extensive correspondence and exchanges of specimens, by the notices of liis 
death that appeared in scientific journals, and by the resolutions of respect and condolence 
offered and passed by the Count}' and State Medical societies, and by the Masonic order. He 
enjoyed a large practice, was well and favorably known, and his lohs at the time, and in the 
manner it happened, was a great shock to his family, and deeply felt by the community in which 
he lived. He was a prominent Mason, which fraternity attended his funeral in a body, and 
with the rest of his friends and neighbors testified their respect for his memory, sympathizing 
with his family in their great afdiction, and manifested their own sorrow and regret at his 
loss. He became a member of the County Society in 1822; was its secretary in 1825; censor in 
1826, '28, '29, '30, '34, and '41; president in 1827 and 1842; and delegate to the State Society in 
1834 and 1844. In 1846 the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon him 
by the Regents of the University on the recommendation of the State Society. 

1823. — " Horatio Orvis, delegate; Walter Webb and E. Mayhew Adams 
admitted." 

Walter Webb was born in Hoosick, Piensselaer County, N. Y., in 1795. The family moved 
to Lee Center, Oneida County, and thence to Perch River, near the old stone Baptist Church. 
He was educated in the common schools of Brownville, and taught school at Moscolonge. 
While teaching he studied medicine with Dr. Alpheus S. Green, who then resided at Perch 
River, and whose sister Sabina he afterwards married. He later studied with Dr. Amasa 
Trowbridge, of Watertown. Dr. Webb then went to Fairfield and studied in the office of Dr. 
Willoughby, who afterwards became his uncle by mai'iiage. Dr. Willoughby's sister was 
Dr. Green's mother, and Dr. Webb married her daughter. He graduated at Fairfield Medical 



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College in 1823. and settled in Adams, where he ppent nearlj- all his life. lu 1868 he went to 
live with his son Edward 8., and moved with him to Washington. N. J., where he died at the 
age of 93. He always refused all public trusts, saying his own business demanded all his 
attention. In connection with his practice he carried on an extensive drug business. He was 
naturally poetical and composed many pieces; and although fond of jokes and stoaes lie was 
a devout member of the Presbyterian Church, whose pulpit he often supplied. He was a fine 
temperance lecturer and a strong Abolitionist at an early period. Dr. Webb was president 
and censor in 1827. 

E. Mayhew Adams is thought to have come from Massachusetts, and located in Smithville 
about 1825. He joined the County Society in 1828, was elected vice-president in 1834, censor in 
1835 and '36, and moved to Cazenovia, and from there to Chicago, 111., where he died. He was 
a man of fine address, and a religious, cultivated, and educated gentleman. 

1824. — "Admitted William S. Bates. ' 

William S. Bates was born May 22, 1793, a native of Massachusetts, and moved with 
his fathtr's family to Lowville, Lewis County, N. Y., about 1803. Besides the common schools 
he attended the Lowville Academy, studied medicine under the supervision of Drs. S. Miller 
and Perry at that place, and afterwards with Dr. Charles Squires, of Denmark. His license to 
practice was granted by the censors of the Lewis County Medical Society, September 12, 1821. 
After practicing a year or two at Denmark he moved, in 1823, to Pamelia Four Corners, and 
remained there until 1831, when he went to Lowville, where he practiced until April, 1836, 
when he went to Copenhagen, remaining at that place until September 22, 1845, at which time 
he came to South Rutland (Tylerville), Jeff^rson County, where he remained until he died, 
June 19, 1859. He has a son, N. W. Bates, M. D., practicing in Central Square, Oswego 
County. 

1825. — "There were elected H. H. Sherwood, president; I. Weston, 
vice-president ; I. B. Crawe, secretary ; R. Goodale, treasurer. Seven mem- 
bers answered to their names; tax ordered to be collected from each practic- 
ing physician, not members, in six months ; committee appointed to draft 
new by-laws, consisting of Drs. A. Trowbridge, E. Adams, and I. B. Crawe." 

1826. — "There were elected Alfred Ely, president ; A. B. Page, vice-pres- 
ident ; A. Trowbridge, secretary ; R. Goodale, treasurer ; A. Trowbridge, 
H. H. Sherwood, William Robinson, Eli Eastmxn, and I. B. Crawe, censors. 
Fifteen members answered to their names ; collected from members and' 
non-members 25 dollars and 75 cents; William I. Fisk, Charles Orvis, and 
Caleb Woodard admitted." There is no record given of Drs. Orvis and 
Woodard, except that Dr. Orvis was in the Assembly in 1830. Dr. Fisk was 
treasurer in 1835-36. " Hiram Mills and Lowry Barney were also admit- 
ted. Dr. Trowbridge gave a dissertation on remittent fever. A prize of 
$10 for best essay on hemorrhage in all its forms, medically and surgically, 
with the treatment." 

Lowry Birney was born in Rhode Island in 1793. His preceptor was his father, Dr. 
Daniel Barney, with whom he practiced in Henderson, and resided in that village. He was 
graduated in 1820 or '22 from Fairfield Medical College. He was a member of the State Medi- 
cal Societv, and was president of Fairfield Medical College. Dr. Birney was a member of the 
legislature and served as justice of the peace in the town of Henderson. He was vice-presi- 
dent of the County Society in 1842. 

Hiram Mills, born at Ransom, N. Y., July 25, 1797, married September 6, 1825. He was 
educated at the common and select schools, and is supposed to have graduated at Fairfield. He 
first settled at Plessis, in the town of Alexandria, about 1826, where he remained two years, 
when he moved to Brownville, where he stayed some four years, a portion of the time being in 
partnership with Dr. A. VV. Gray. From here he went to Granville, Ohio, and practiced there- 
a number of years, when he went to St. Louis, Mo. He died May 3, 1881, at Montreal, Canada., 



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1827. — "Elected Walter Webb, president; I. B. Crawe, vice-president; 
H. Mills, secretary; Ira A. Smith, treasurer ; A. S. Green, A. Trowbridge, 
I. B. Crawe, H. H. Sherwood, and Walter Webb, censors ; Alpheus S. Green, 
delegate. Dr. I. B. Crawe, A. Trowbridge, and R. Goodale to investigate 
state of finances ; no essay offered on hemorrhage ; same prize offered. Com- 
mittee of award : Drs. Sherwood, Crawe, Trowbridge, R. Goodale, and A. S. 
Green." 

182S. — "There were elected A. Trowbridge, president; Samuel Tucker, 
vice-president ; Hiram Mills, secretary ; Ira A. Smith, treasurer; I. B. Crawe, 
P. Maxwell, J. H. Bagg, H. H. Sherwood, A. W. Gray, censors. Admitted 
G. S. Sackett, Peletiah Dwight, H. W. Bushnell, Philip Maxwell, John D. 
Davison, Almon Pitcher, E. M. Adams, A. W. Gray, William J. Sikes, Isaac 
Jenks, Samuel Wetmore, Foster Dexter, John P. Johnson, Converse J. John- 
son, Caleb Preston, O. W. Cushman, H. H. Hills, Elkanna French, Abner 
Benton, D. S. Kimball, Ira Wright, Samuel Tucker, David Dickison, Caleb 
Corp, Gordon P. Spencer, and Azariah Jones. Total present, 37. The old 
committee on by-laws was discharged, and Drs. Goodale, Trowbridge, and 
Crawe appointed." No records are found of Drs. Corp, Sackett, Maxwell, 
Almon Pitcher, E. M. Adams, Preston, French, and Jenks. 

Samuel Wetmore gracluatecl at Fairfield in 1826, Joined the County Society in 1828, prac- 
ticed at Adams, and moved West in 1875. 

A. W. Gray lived at Brownville, and was a f)artner of Dr. Hiram Mills in 1828. He was 
censor in 1829 and 1830. 

Orlando W. Cushman, who was born in Rutland County, Vt.. September 7, 1794, graduated 
at Castleton, Vt., about 1815, and came into this county in 1816. It is thought that he first 
settled in Rodman, where his Virother Benjamin, a physician, resided. He moved to Log 
Mills, now La Fargeville, where he built the first log house. He practiced there until his death, 
February 5, 1860. 

Gordon P. Spencer was born at Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn. He was educated under 
the supervision of Rev. Joseph Grossman, of his native town, and Ammi L. Robbins, of Nor- 
folk. He entered Williams College in 1807, graduating from that institution with honorB, and 
began the study of medicine with Dr. North, of Goshen, concluding with the celebrated Dr. Lee, 
of New London, and obtaining his diploma from the Medical Society of New London in 1812. 
War with Great Britain having been declared, he sought and obtained a commission as surgeon 
from the Secretary of War, General Armstrong, and was orderedto report for duty to the colonel 
of the 11th Inf. Regt., and served with them until the close of the war. He was actively engaged 
in 1814, during the campaign in Canada, was present at and participated in the bloody battles 
of Lundy's Lane, Chippewa, and the blowing up of Fort Erie. Soon after this latter catastrophe 
the army retired to winter quarters and he was detailed to the hospital at Sackets Harbor. 
Peace having been declared, and his services being no longer required. Dr. Spencer, on his 
way home, passing through Champion, was called in by Dr. Durkee to assist in dressing the leg 
of a man which had been crushed. He arranged with the Doctor for a partnership, and began 
practice with him. He had an iron constitution, indefatigable in the pursuit of his pi'ofes- 
sional duties, and rode on horseback by day and by night, fording streams, with his clothes 
strapped to his horse's head, as I have heard him relate it. In pursuing his extensive and ex- 
tending practice, as long as his health would permit, he was called to visit patients ajid in 
council, in both medical and surgical cases, into Lewis, Oneida, Oswego, and St. Lawrence 
counties, and Canada, riding one horse over 20 years. In 1854 he was attacked bj' a malignant 
congestive fever, and it was about four months before he could resume his practice. Finding 
his health was so much impaired as to prevent his attending upon his numerous professional 
engagements, he concluded to change his residence, and moved into Watertown in ihe summer 
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of 1857, and here he continued to reside until his death, from heart disease, March 25, 1859. 
He was elected vice-president of the society in 1830. I knew him well, and can testify to his 
urbanity, kindness of heart, skill, hoiiesty of purpose, and devotion to his professional duties; 
never halting or faltering until all who suffered and called upon him for aid had received his 
ministering care. 

Converse J. Johnson, born in Ellington, Conn., January 26, 1764, moved from tliat state 
to Enfield, N. H., where lie practiced medicine several years. He then went to Charlestowu, 
N. Y., remaining there about one year, when he moved to Champion in 1807. In 1808, havmg 
purchased 244 acres of land near Champion Peak, he built a log house and moved his family 
into it. Part of this tract is still owned by his son, Orin O. Johnson. Dr. Johnson had a large 
and extensive practice, which he maintained for about 30 years. He was prominent in town 
and county affairs. 

John P. Johnson, son of Dr. Converse J. Johnson, was born at Enfield, N. H.. March 27, 
1794. He studied medicine with his father, and practiced with him a few years, when he 
moved into Champion village, where he resided until his death, March 14, 1857. 

Henry H. Hills formerly practiced at Chauniont. His iiealth failing he went to live in 
Champion with his brother-in-law. Dr. J. P. Johnson, where he died of consumption about 
July, 1854 or '55. 

Peletiah Dwighff was born in Somers, Conn., January 14, 1785. His education was 
acquired in the common schools of Vermont, and in 1814 he began reading medicine with Dr. 
Converse Johnson, of Champion. He received a diploma from the Madison County Medical 
Society, dated at Eaton, March 11, 1821, which is now in the possession of his son, D. A. 
Dwight, of Adams. For 60 years he practiced medicine in Henderson, and died of old age, at 
Adams, December 12, 1882, after an illness of only 17 hours. Well and faithfully had he per- 
formed his alloted task, almost to the last being called on in important cases, at the age of 
over 90. He united with the County Medical Society in 1828, and was commissioner and in- 
spector of common schools over 14 years. 

D. S. Kimball practiced at Sackets Harbor for a number of years, after the war, and was 
for a time examining surgeon for pensions. He embraced homeopathy in his latter days, and 
died at Sackets Harbor some few years ago. 

Azariah Jones came from the Eastern states about 1830, and settled in Ellisburgh, where he 
practiced until about 1860, when he moved to Rochester, where he died. 

Abuer Benton, born May 16, 1786, began the study of medicine under Dr. Anable, of 
Cayuga County, N. Y. He first located at Fabius, Onondaga County, where he practiced 10 
years, when he moved to the Ox Bow, and in 1819 was the first postmaster in that place. 
Some years afterwards he is said to have attended lectures in Philadelphia, Pa. He joined the 
Jefferson County Medical Society in 1828, and was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. 

William J. Sikes was born December 30, 1799, it is thought at Fairfield, Herkimer County, 
N. Y. He attended Fairfield Academy, studied with Dr. Reuben Goodale, and joined tlia 
County Society in 1828. He was secretary in 1834, censor in 1836, and again secretary in 1837, 
'39, and '40. He died September 27, 1872, on Franklin street, Watertown, aged 72 years and i 
nine months. He was much respected as an honest, upright man, a good physician, and 
kind and attentive to his patients. 

Foster Dexter, about 1825, was one of the teachers in the old academy which stood back 
of, and a little to the north of, the First Presbyterian Church. He also gave lectures on chem- 
istry in the hall of the IMansion House, also known as Gilson's tavern. Here, among other 
experiments, he administered nitrus oxide, commonly called laughing gas, to the boys, much 
to the edification of the audience. He was one of the first vestrymen of Trinity Church, 
of Watertown, being elected May 31, 1828, at its legal organization. While here he studied 
medicine with Dr. Amasa Trowbridge, and probably settled at Adams, as he was one of the in- 
corporators of the Adams Libraiy, May 31, 1831. 

John D. Davison, born in one of the central counties of this state in June, 1793, read 
medicine with Dr. Holmes, at Little Falls, N. Y., and was licensed by the Herkimer County 
Society, May 23, 1822. He first practiced in Pamelia, coming to Theresa in 1823, where he con- 
tinued to practice until his death, September 22, 1865, aged 72 years. His death was the re- t 
suit of apoplexy, with which he was stricken while returning from visiting a patient. He was i'| 
supervisor of Theresa in 1829 and in 1836, and belonged to the Masonic order. . I! 



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David B. Dickerson, father of Hannibal S. Dickerson, practiced for some years at Sackets 
Harbor, and moved to Adams Center, wbei-e he was doing a lai'ge business at the time of bis 
death, in 1848, aged 69 years. 

Samuel Tucker practiced medicine and kept the hotel at Rutland Center. He was a good 
and successful physician. 

H. W. Busbnell, born at Fairfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., in 1799, began the study of 
medicine in 1818. and graduated from Fairfield Medical College about 1821. He practiced in 
his native place for some years, and at La Fargeville until 1850, then at Cape Vincent for 15 
years, and died there in 1856. He joined the County Medical Society in 1828, and turned 
homeopathist in 1854. 

Ira Wright, it is thought, came from Waterford, Rensselaer County, N. Y., and settled in 
Watertown about 1834. He lived on Stone street, in the stone house now occupied as an office 
by Dr. llexford. 

1829. — " At this meeting there were elected Horatio Orvis, president ; 
R. Kinney, vice president; Richard Clark, secretary; Alpheus S. Green, treas- 
urer; A. Trowbridge, I. B. Crawe, A. S. Green, C. Burge, and A. W. Gray, 
censors. The Code of Medical Ethics and by-laws reported and adopted. 
Admitted as members Drs. La Mont Bagg, Caleb Burge, Jesse Ayers, James 
K. Bates, Richard Clark, Henry J. Munson, and Alva Murdock." Of La 
Mont Bagg nothing can be learned. 

R. Kinney, elected vice-president this year, appears for the first time in the records of the 
society. He lived and practiced at Mannsville, and died about 1870, some 75 years old. 

Caleb Burge, a physician and clergyman, lived for some years in Rutland, and died at 
"Warsaw, N. Y., in 1838. 

Jesse Ayers, born in Bndgewater, Vt., November 19, 1801. attended the common schools 
at Watertown, N. Y., and began the study of medicine about 1826 or '27 with Drs. Mills and 
Gray, of Brownville. He attended lectures at Fairfield in 1828 and '29, graduating in the lat- 
ter year. Locating in Brownville he practiced there over 29 years, and was supervisor of that 
-town when he died, October 24, 1858. He was elected one of the censors in 1837 and '38, and 
trustee of the village in 1838, '48, and '53. 

James K. Bates. — The following is taken from a sketch of Dr. Bates, written by his brother- 
in-law, Dr. Massey, of Brownville: — 

" The late Dr. James K. Bates was born in Killingly, Conn., on the 24th day of June, 1806, 
and died in Watertown. N. Y., June 30, 1872, in the 66th year of his age. His mother was a 
sister of Jason Fairbanks, Esq., of this city. His earlv life was sjjent on a rough, stony Con- 
necticut farm till he was nearly 18 years old. He bad the advantage of a good common school, 
in the district in which his father resided, and made the most of his opportunities. He de- 
veloped such proficiency in his studies that his father decided to give him a collegiate educa- 
tion; with this in view he was sent to a preparatory academy at Monson, Mass. During his 
first year at Monson his father died. This made it necessary for him to go home. Not long 
after the death of his father his uncle, Jason Fairbanks, of this city, went to Connecticut to 
look after the afl'airs of his family, and while there had some intimations that James would 
like to be a physician. Just as his Uncle Fairbanks was about to start for home again he said 
to James: ' So you want to be a doctor, do you? ' ' I have sometimes thought I would,' he re- 
plied. ' Well, go home with me,' his uncle said, 'and I will see what I can do for you.' Ac- 
cordingly he came to Watertown. and entered his name as a student of medicine in the office 
■of the late Amasa Trowbridge. 

" The next winter he taught school at the center of the town. He soon went to Fairfield, 
Herkimer County, and continued his studies in the office of Dr. Sherwood, paying his way by 
taking charge of the postoffice. In 1830 he attended medical lectures at the Fairfield Medical 
College. He, with three others, took a room, boarding tliemselves, doing their own cooking, 
etc.. at an expense of six shillings a week each, all told. One of this number was Jesse Ayers, 
of Brownville; another Dr. K. Hannahs, of Watertown. His economical mode of living gave 
him obstinate dyspepsia, and before the close of his second course he left, sick, poor, and dis- 
couraged, and came back to Watertown. Regaining his health somewhat he took the village 
school at Brownville, and began practice with Dr. Gray.. He was soon after licensed to practice 
medicine by the County Medical Society, and practiced under this license until 1840, when he 
received an honorary degree of M. D. from the Medical College of Castleton, Vt. In February, 
1831, he married Miss Serena L. Massey, of Watertown, and for 20 years practiced in Brown- 
ville. Early in his business life he took great pains to help young men who wished to study 
medicine. Among his students were William A. Wood, now of Wisconsin; David Hunter, of 



184 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



Sackets Harbor; Levi Jerome, of Wisconsin; George Brown, Jr., of New Jersey: I. B. Massey,. 
of Sandusky, Ohio; Oscar Earl; E. Sill, of Watertown; Dr. Sloat; Dr. Bingham, of Rome; A. M. 
Shew, of the Insane Asylum of Middleton, Mass.; and many others. His house was my home 
from the time I was nine years old until I commenced business for myself, as his junior pai-t- 
ner. He boarded many of his students, doing them many kindnesses. He never took, to my 
knowledge, a dollar for board or tuition, except that while in Brownville he was postmaster, 
and his students would assist in taking charge of the ofdce. He assisted several of his students- 
through their lectures, and helped them to horse and equipage after graduating, taking his. 
pay in small sinns as they could earn it. 

"Dr. Bates was a man of no ordinary mind and faculties, and wherever he sought to make 
his influence felt he was a recognized leader. He was a man of flue presence and good address,, 
quiet and reserved in his manners, but dignified and always the gentleman ; scrupulously neat 
in his person and dress, and as pure in his mind and manners. In 1818 he moved to Water- 
town, where he took a good pos'tion. very soon working intf) a large and lucrative practice. 
To this his best energies were given for 10 or 12 years. He was an active politician, and in 
1861 was elected inspector of state prisons, which position he held for six years. On retiring 
from this office he accepted an appointment as medical director of the Empire State Life 
Insurance Co., and continued in it until his death. He was also for many years a director and 
vice-president of the National Union Bank. Dr, Bates was a good financier and business man,. 
without being hard or exacting to the poor. He was a good collector and accumulated a 
handsome property. He was an active, earnest Christian, and a liberal supporter of every 
enterprise looking to the good of others; was president of the Medical Society in 1837, vice- 
president in 1836, and censor in 1842-44."' 

Henry J. Munson, a brother of Dr. Isaac Munson, practiced some years at Evans Mills, 
when he sold out to his brother and moved to Texas, and died there. 

Richard Clark, born at Mauheim, Herkimer County, N. Y., December 3, 1805, was edu- 
cated at the common schools at Watertown and at Lowville Academy. He graduated at Fair- 
field, February 3, 1829, and settled in Watertown, where he practiced about four years, and 
was a partner of Dr.Amasa Trowbridge, April 1, 1833, he received a commission as assistant 
surgeon in the U. S. ai'my. He died at Tallahassee, Florida, Januaiy 29, 1839. 

Alva Murdock, born at Townshend, Vt., May 21, 1803, began the study of medicine about 
1825. and attended lectures at Pittsfield, Mass., between 1825 and '30, in which latter year he 
graduated. He practiced in Philadelphia, N. Y., for 40 years, at Rensselaer Falls, N. Y., five- 
years, and died at the latter place October 7, 1875. 

1830. — "P. Maxwell, president ; G. P. Spencer, vice-president ; Richard 
Clark, secretary; Alpheus S. Green, treasurer; censors: I. B. Crawe, C. 
Burge, A. VV. Gray, and Ira Wright. New members admitted : George 
Green and Stephen Seymour. A central committee of five, and one from 
each town in the county, was appointed to take a topographical survey of 
the county. Appropriated $5 to the State Society, and $26 for 400 copies 
of the by-laws, etc. The central committee above mentioned to consist of 
Drs. Trowbridge, Crawe, Goodale, Wright, and Green ; committee at large: 
Drs. Maxwell, Bushnell, Gray, Bales, Orvis, Burge, West, Bagg, Kimball,. 
Carrier, Davison, Rogers, Adams, Dexter, Kinney, and Murdock." 

Of James Green there is no record. 

Stephen Seymour was a brother-in-law of Dr. E. M. Adams, and his successor at Smith- 
ville, where he practiced a few years, when he moved to Rome, N. Y., and thence to Chicago, 
111., where he died. 

183 1. — There is no list of officers this year, except Richard Clark, delegate; 
Soranus W. Hunt, Aaron Sumner, Samuel J. Gaines, and Jonathan Ellis, 
admitted. 

Of Drs. Hunt and Sumner we have no record. 

Samuel J. Gaines came to Jefferson County from Connecticut, and first settled at Theresa 

about 1823, where he remained a short time, and some time about 1825 or '26 he moved to I 

Sackets Harbor. He practiced there until 1848, and after that date in the towns of Hendersoik p|j 

and Ellisburgh. i 

Jonathan Ellis, born in Rhode Island in 1806, studied medicine with Dr. Alpheus S. Green. •I 

at Perch River, and practiced some years in Clayton, when he went West. ' 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 185 

1832. — There is no record of a meeting this year. 

1833. — Record of officers wanting. Admitted as member, W. H. Wiser, 
of whom we have no record. "A prize of $io was offered for an essay on 
ophthalmia and gastro enteritis following confinement." 

1834. — "A. Trowbridge, president ; E. M. Adams, vice-president ; William 
J. Sikes, secretary; Ira Wright, treasurer; censors: Ira Wright, A. Trow- 
bridge, R. Goodale, I. B. Crawe, and Eli West ; Ithemer B. Crawe, delegate 
to State Medical Society. Admitted^ Isaac Munson. A committee consist- 
ing of Dr. Crawe, chairman, and Drs. Goodale and Dexter, to memorialize 
the legislature on the subject of conferring degree of M. D. by medical 
colleges." 

"Isaac Munson was liorn in the town of Salisbury, Herkimer Coimty, N. Y., March 4. 1812. 
His youth was spent working on bis father's farm vacations, and in attending the district 
school when in session, until he was 19, when be left home to become a student at Fairfield 
Academy. After completing bis academic course be entered the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons at that place, graduating therefrom in January, 1834. Soon after graduating, hav- 
ing purchased the interest of his brother, Henry J. Munson, he located at Evans Mills as the 
partner of Dr. Ira Smith, where he remained three years. May 24, 1836, be was married to 
Miss Cornelia Stebbins. of Rutland, and in the following year be located in that town. In the 
winter of 1839 be attended another course of lectures at Geneva Medical College, N. Y. He 
continued active practice until November, 1849, when, as the Democratic candidate, he was 
elected county clerk. This making a change of residence necessary he moved to Water- 
town, January 1, 1850. In March, 1853, the organization of the Agricultural Insurance Co. 
was perfected, and be was chosen one of its directors and its vice-president. It was then lo- 
cated at Evans Mills, Ijut was soon moved to Watertown, and Dr. Munson was made its secre- 
tary and manager. For a number of years be continued the practice of his profession in 
connection with bis duties to the company, but in course of time it became evident that his 
whole energies must be engrossed in looking afier the interests of the company, and be re- 
luctantly gave up bis practice. It may be truly said of Dr. Munson that by his genial and 
courteous manners, bis sound common sense, and bis intelligent and ready reasoning powers, 
he commanded the respect and esteem of his cotemporaries. Broad and Catholic in sprit, 
generous and confiding in bis friendships, be will long be remembered by a large circle of 
companions and friends."' 

1835. — "S. Houghton, president ; J. P. Johnson, vice-president; Azariah 
Jones, secretary ; William J. Fisk, treasurer ; censors : A. S. Green, A. B. 
Page, Azariah Jones, E. M. Adams, and Samuel Gaines. Twenty-six mem- 
bers answered to their names. Admitted to membership Charles W. East- 
man, William A. Wood, and Abraham Hawn." 

Charles W. Eastman, a son of Eli Eastman, was born in Adams, April 21, 1811, and re- 
ceived his education at the common schools of that town and at Belleville Academy. He 
studied with his father and graduated at Fairfield in 1835. He then settled at Medina, Ohio, 
and married there. His wife dying in 1837 be came to Belleville and was a partner of Dr. 
Houghton. Here be remained a few years, and in 1843 married Dr. Fisk's daughter, of Ellis 
village. He moved there and practiced in that place a number of years, when he went West, 
and ultimately joined the army. After the war he came to Watertown, where he died Janu- 
ary 9, 1879, aged 68 years. 

William A. Wood, born in Vermont in 1805, was a student of Dr. Bates, at Brown- 
ville, about 1830. In 1835 he settled at Cbaumont, where he stayed about one year, and 
moved to Dexter, where he practiced until 1844. He then moved to Emerald Grove. Eock 
County, Wis., and thence to Sauk Countj', where he now resides. 

Abraham Hawn practiced in Hodman from 1834 to 1840, and moved to Syracuse. He was 
a man much respected. 

1836. — "Foster Dexter, president ; J. K. Bates, vice-president; Azariah 
Jones, secretary ; William J. Fisk, treasurer ; Ira Wright, William J. Sikes, 
E. M. Adams, R. Goodale, and H. S. Dickerson, censors. Twelve members 
answered to their names. Admitted as member Hannibal S. Dickerson." 



1 86 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



Hannibal S., sou of David S. Dickerson, and father of DeEsting, was boi-n in January, 
1808. He was granted a diploma by the Medical Society of the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons at Fairfield, December 25, 1826, and July 26, 182S, he received a license to practice 
medicine and surgery from the Herkimer County Medical Society. He located at Rice's Cor- 
ners, and died there August 19, 1845. His death was the result of an operation performed 
upon himself for the cure of stricture of the urethra, caused by an injury received in the sad- 
dle. By his early death the community was deprived of a bright, conscieutious, and ener- 
getic citizen and physician. The profession lost from its ranks one to whose example and 
career they could point with honest pride. 

1837. — "James K. Bates, president; Azariah Jones, vice-president; William 
J. Sikes, secretary; Kilborn Hannahs, treasurer; Amasa Trowbridge, Jesse 
Ayers, A. S. Green, Reuben G jodale, and H. S. Dickerson, censors. Admitted 
Kilborn Hannahs. Dissertation by the president ; subject. Puerperal Aptha." 

Kilborn Hannahs was born in Richfield, Otsego County, N. Y., in 1808. When a child his 
father moved his family to the town of Columbia, Herkimer County. From his 15th to his 
19th year he was a clerk in a dry goods store. He then began the study of medicine with his 
father, Abel Hannahs, and graduated from Fairfield in 1832. In May, 1832, he married Eliza- 
beth Fuller, and moved to Watertowu in December, 1835. He bought out Joseph Goodale, 
who was in the drug business, and in this he continued until 1840, when he sold out to T. H. 
Camp. He then engaged in the practice of his profession until his health failed, when he re- 
tired from active practice in 1876. He joined the County Medical Society in 1837, and was 
elected its treasurer, which office he held in 1838 and '39; censor from 1838 to 1843; and presi- 
dent in 1840. and in 1875 he joined the reorganized society. He died October 30, 1884, aged 
76 years, three months, and 15 days. He was village trustee in 1842, '51, and '52. He had 
been health officer a number of years, and was at his death one of the vestry of Trinity Church, 
which latter office he had acceptably filled for a number of years. He was a man of firm con- 
victions, a vigorous, terse writer, and fond of appearing in the public press. 

ig^8, — C. P. Kimball, president; H. S. Dickerson, vice-president; Will- 
iam J. Sikes, secretary; Kilborn Hannahs, treasurer; censors: K. Hannahs, 
A. Trowbridge, A. S. Green, F. Dexter, and J. Ayers. Admitted Walter 
Dewey. 

Walter Dewey, born in Boonville, Oneida County, N. Y., in 1812, received his preliminary 
education at Lowville Academy, studied medicine with Dr. Dwight Dewey, of Turin, and 
graduated at Fairfield. He located at Antwerp in 1824, where he practiced until his death, 
December 4, 1845. He was held in high esteem by the people of Antwerp. 

1839. — A. S. Green, president; Foster Dexter, vice-president; William J. 
Sikes, secretary; K. Hannahs, treasurer; Ralph Rogers, A. S. Green, K. 
Hannahs, Foster Dexter, and R. Goodale, censors. Admitted to member- 
ship Drs. Amasa Trowbridge, Jr., and Amos Ellis. 

Amasa Trowbridge. Jr., born August 21, 1813, studied with his father, Amasa Trowbridge, 
of Watertown, and was a graduate of Fairfield Medical College. The following sketch is taken 
from his obituary: — 

"Dr. Amasa Trowbridge, Jr., was accidently killed in the following manner: He was re- 
turning on horseback from a professional visit to the upper part of the village, and when 
directly opposite the Catholic Church, on Factory street, was overtaken by a pair of horses, 
attached to a lumber wagon, on the full run. The pole of the wagon was driven into the 
Doctor's horse, throwing both horse and rider to the ground, crushing the skull of the latter 
in a most frightful manner. On raising the Doctor to a sitting posture the blood gushed from 
his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. He died in about 45 minutes from the time of the acci- 
dentj^ and, as may be supposed, was insensible during the whole time. Dr. Crawe and sev- 
eral other physicians were called, but he was beyond earthly help. He was a bold, skillful, 
and successful operator, and at the time of his death was 28 years and some months old. He 
had attained a high professional reputation. Cut off in the morning of his usefulness, his 
death is regarded as a public calamity, and has diffused a general gloom over our village and 
vicinity." 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 1 87 

Amos Ellis, born at Brownville in 1810, studied medicine with Dr. Walter Webb, of Ad- 
ams. He located at Clayton in 1835, where he practiced all his life, and died May 22, 1879, 
aged 69 years. About 1850 he connected the drug business with his practice. He was post- 
master in 1845, justice of the peace about 1872, and joined the old County Society in 1839, and 
the new or rechganized society in 1871. • 

1840. — Kilborn Hannahs, president; A. Seymour, vice-president ; William 
J. Sikes, secretary ; R. Goodale, treasurer; J. K. Bates, A. Trowbridge, Jr., 
R. Rogers, A. Seymour, and R. Goodale, censors; R. Goodale, delegate to 
the State Society. The thanks of the society were extended to the president 
for his address. 

184 1. — " H. S. Dickerson, president; I. B. Crawe, vice-president; Charles 
Goodale, secretary; R. Goodale, treasurer; William H. H. Davis, K. Han- 
nahs, R. Rogers, I. B. Crawe, and A. Trowbridge, censors. Admitted as 
members Drs. Charles Goodale, William H. H. Davis, and S. N. Soule. 
Passed resolutions of condolence on the death of Dr. A. Trowbridge, Jr.; 
thanks of society extended to Drs. Hannahs, Bates, and Kimball for disser- 
tations." 

Charles Goodale, born in Watertown, May 18, 1817, studied medicine with his father. Dr. 
E. Goodale, and graduated at Fairlield. He afterwards went to Paris, attended lectures, and 
visited the various hospitals in that city. Returning to Watertown he was for some time with 
Dr. Trowbridge, and was elected secretary of the County Society in 18-13. which office lie held 
until 18-17. During the war of the Rebellion he was surgeon of the 94th N. Y. Vol. Inf. He 
died January 2G. 1876. 

William H. H. Davis was born in Paris, Oneida County, N. ¥., April 28, 1813. He gradu- 
ated at Geneva in 1838, and first settled at Cassville, in his native county, whence he removed 
to Camp's Mills, thence to Sackets Harbor, where be practiced a number of years. He then 
moved to Smithville, where he had a large practice. He died at Smithville, July 26, 1846. Dr. 
Davis was one of the best educated physicians in the county, and at the time of his death pos- 
sessed one of the, if not the, best medical libraries in this section. 

1842. — " Ithemer B. Crawe, president ; L. Barney, vice-president ; Charles 
Goodale, secretary; R. Goodale, treasurer; Amasa Trowbridge, A. S.Green, 
K. Hannahs, William H. H. Davis, and J. K. Bates, censors. Received as a 
member Benjamin Tractor. By invitation Dr. A. Trowbridge addressed the 
societv; subject, ' Fevers of this county.' " Of Benjamin Tractor we have no 
record. 

1843 — "Eli West, president; William H. H. Davis, vice-president; 
Charles Goodale, secretary ; R. Goodale, treasurer ; Amasa Trowbridge, 
Benjamin Tractor, James K. Bates, K. Hannahs, and William H. H. Davis, 
censors ; William V. V. Rosa, A. M. Van Ostrand, Leonard Powers, William 
E. Tyler, and William G. Comstock admitted as members. Address by the 
retiring president. Dr. I. B. Crawe ; subject, ' Dysentery.' Thanks of the 
society extended to the Doctor for his very able address ; also to Dr. H. H. 
Davis for his essay on ' Iodide of arsenic' " 

W. V. V. Rosa was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., October 24, 1819. His father moved 
to Adams, October 20, 1824. " He received his preliminary education in the schools of Adams 
village, and was then sent to Union College, Schenectady, where he graduated at an early age 
with high honors." Having embraced the medical profession as his future calling, after grad- 
uating from a medical college at Philadelphia, Penn., (believed to be the University of Penn- 



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sylvania,) he spent two years in Paris, adding to and perfecting his knowledge of medicine 
and snrgery. Returning to Adams he practiced there some time, and moved to Watertown. 
Here he practiced a number of years, when he retired from active practice. His father, a man 
of large means, enfeebled from age and debility, uaable to attend to his affairs, required his 
assistance, necessitating the Doctor's reluctantly taking this step, though he still evinced his 
love for, and interest in, all new developments and discoveries in medicine, and its collateral 
sciences. Modest and retiring, averse to show or display, he was not understood by the masses, 
but by his friends he was fully appreciated. His private charities were large, and some young 
men are indebted to him for the means which enabled them to educate themselves for future 
usefulness. With a mind well stored, to which he was daily adding by constant reading, and 
a deep thinker, he was a pleasant and instructive companion; one who freely and wiUiugly im- 
parted it to the young men who took an interest in and were anxious of adding to their store 
of knowledge in the arts and sciences. 

Alonzo M. Van Ostrand, born in Watertown, April 4, 1818, studied medicine with Drs. 
Smith and Comstock, of Evans Mills, N. Y., and graduated from the Geneva Medical College in 
1842. He first settled in Philadelphia, where he remained two years, when he moved to Evans 
Mills, where he practiced about 20 years. He joined the County Medical Society in 1843> 
and was supervisor of the town of Le Ray in 1842 and '43. He is highly spoken of as a 
physician. 

Leonard Powers, born in Denmark, Lewis County, N. Y., in October, 1816, was educated at 
Brown's Academy, in that village, studied medicine with Dr. French, of Denmark, and 
Dr. Eli West, of Carthage, and attended lectures at Fairfield, where he graduated about 1840. 
He located at Depauville, and practiced with Dr. William Frame about two years, and moved 
to Stone Mills, where he died May 8, 1844. 

William E. Tyler was born in the town of Hounsfield. His early education was acquired 
at the common schools, and at Belleville Academy and the Black River Literary- and Religious 
Institute at Watertown. He attended two courses of lectures at Geneva, and graduated there- 
from in 1843. He settled at Sackets Harbor, where he has continued to reside. Dr. Tyler has 
served as supervisor of the town of Hounsfield from 1873 to 1875. He became a member of the 
County Society in 1843, and joined the reorganized society April 3, 1877. He has enjoyed the 
confidence and respect of the community in which he resided, as a physician, as a man of 
business, and as a good citizen. 

"William G. Comstock was born at Norway, Herkimer County, N. Y., in October, 1809. 
His parents moved to the town of Salisbury, in the same county, where nearly all his early life 
was spent. After leaving the district school he took a course at Fairfield Academy, studied med- 
icine with Dr. Brown, of Salisbury, and Dr. Calvin Smith, of Little Falls, and entered the 
Fairfield Medical College, graduating from there in 1830. He spent a short time at Ox Bow, 
Jefferson County, but located at Auriesville, Montgomery County. He was married the same 
year to Miss Jane Muuson. of Salisbury, cousin of Dr. Isaac Munson, of Watertown. Dr. 
Comstock remained at Auriesville about five years, but becoming impressed with the idea that 
there was a good opening in the South he spent a few months there during the winter of 
1837 and '38. His expectations, however, were not realized. At this time a desirable oppor- 
tunity presented itself of forming a partnership with Dr. Ira A. Smith, of Evans Mills, Jef- 
ferson County. He went to Evans Mills in the- spring of 1838, and the partnership formed 
remained in force a number of years, but was finally dissolved by mutual consent. He was 
faithful and conscientious, both as a physician and as a man, and these qualities soon won for 
him the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. He was very successful, 
but it was a success won by hard work and loss of health. He died at Evans Mills on the 3d 
of June, 1851, from consumption, superinduced by overwork and exposure. His colleagues 
at Evans Mills were Drs. Ira A. Smith and Alonzo M. Van Ostrand." 

1844.— " Isaac Munson, president; J. Ellis, vice-president; Charles 
Goodale, secretary; R. Goodale, treasurer; A. S. Green, A. Trowbridge, 
I. B. Crawe, J. K. Bates, and H. S. Dickerson, censors; I. B. Crawe, dele- ■ 
gate to State Medical Society. Dissertation by the vice-president ; subject, 
• Too frequent use of mercurials in supposed biliary diseases.' " 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 1 89 

1845. — There is no record of the officers of the society for this year. 
■^'President 'Munson delivertd an address; subject, ' Scarlet fever.' Thanks 
of the society extended for the same. A fine for non-attendance of members 
imposed. Dr. I. B. Crawe made a verbal report as delegate of the transac- 
tions of the State Society, and offered a series of resolutions defining the 
probable result to the people of the action of the legislature removing the 
restrictions of the law licensing practitioners of medicine and surgery." 

1846. — The following is the only record of officers: Charles Goodale, sec- 
retary ; admitted as a member, E. S. Maxon. 

E. S. Maxon, born in Petersburg, Rensselaer County, N. Y., received the benefits of the 
schools and academies where he resided. Subsequently he took a college course, and had the 
degrees of A. M. and LL. D. conferred on him in Philadelphia, Pa. He began the study of 
medicine in 18il with Drs. Walter Webb and W. V. V. Kosa.of Adams, and graduated from the 
Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, Pa., in 1845. He practiced at Adams one year, 
Adams Center 10 years, Geneva 10 years, Philadelphia. Pa., three, and Syracuse 17. Dr. 
Maxon is the author of Maxon's Practice of Medicine, published in Philadelphia in 1861, and 
Hospitals: British, French, and American, in 1867. He was a delegate to the International 
"Congress at Paris in 1867. 

1847. — There is no record for this year. 

1848. — The record shows that William R. Trowbridge was secretary, and 
that Simon Goodie and M. J. Hutchins were admitted as members. The 
admission of Dr, Hutchins does not appear on the original record obtained 
by me, but I have added his name to the list. He personally stated that he 
was made a member this year, which statement proves there was a meeting. 
Of Simon Goodie we have no record 

Martin J. Hutchins was born November 7, 1825, at Schuyler, Herkimer County, N. Y. He 
was educated at the common and select schools of the town, and studied medicine and surgery 
•with Drs. Davison and Brewster, of Theresa, with whom he continued three years. He at- 
tended lectures for six months at Castleton Medical College, of Vermont. lu 1845 he com- 
menced the practice of his profession atPlessis, in Alexandria, and remained thereuntil June, 
1853. In May, 1846, he was granted a license to practice from the Jefferson Medical Society, 
and in 1852 he received an honorary diploma from the Burlington (Vt.) Medical College. Be- 
ing a pronounced Democrat, and one of the party leaders, he received the appointment of 
custom-house inspector in June, 1853, and moved to Alexandria Bay, where he assumed the 
responsibilities of that position, the duties of which he continued to exercise with satisfaction 
to the powers that be, as he held the office under both the administrations of Pierce and 
Bachanan, until June, 1861, in all eight years. He then settled at Redwood, and resumed the 
active practice of his profession, where he has continued up to the present time, having prac- 
ticed 44 years in the town of Alexandria. He is still hale and hearty, and we trust he may be 
spared for many years to come: that he may continue his long, active, and successful career, 
an example to the younger members of the profession; of one who has lived and toiled to ele- 
vate the standard of his profession, and on any and every occasion, at all times and in all 
places, opposing quackery and empiricism in all their various forms. He has always been con- 
sidered as one of the active members of the society, and has contributed some eight papers to 
its archives on various medical subjects. He was elected county superintendent of the poor 
and served three years, was twice elected town superintendent of common schools, and was 
the treasurer of the board of pension examiners from November. 1885, to August, 1889. Dr. 
Hutchins joined the reorganized society June 7, 1870, was its president in 1873, and was one 
of the board of censors in 1877 and '79. 

That this was the last regular meeting of the society there can be 
no doubt. One or two of the older members of the profession, Drs. Will- 



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iam R. Trowbridge and Isaac Munson, think a call was issued for a meeting 
at North Adams in 1849, and one in 1850 at Sackets Harbor; but there was 
not the necessary quorum present to transact business. The question 
naturally arises as to the causes which operated to suspend the meetings. 
Members from distant parts of the county, who had to travel long distances 
by stage or in their own conveyances, found it difificult and inconvenient, 
and were offended because the meetings were not held in different parts of 
the county. Many became disheartened and disgusted when the restrictions 
and protection thrown around the practice of medicine were rescinded by the 
legislature, and, as they thought, placed quacks and charlatans on an equal 
footing with the regular practitioner. Not considering that, as they were 
thrown upon their own resources, it became their duty, and would have been 
more praiseworthy in them, as members of an ancient, learned, and honor- 
able profession, to have girded up their loins anew, determining that by 
united, harmonious action, looking towards mutual improvement and greater 
professional attainments, they would gain the confidence of the public and 
out-distance their opponents. Twenty years elapsed without the opera- 
tions of a medical society in this county. 

During this time the fallowing physicians have resided in this county, and 
though some of them practiced medicine during the existence of the old 
society there is no record of their having joined it: — 

Ainsworth, Avery, Cape Vincent, deceased. 

Breed, , Smithville, unknown. 

Buckley, William J., Clayton, (now in Prescott, Canada). 

Carlisle, William, Three Mile Bay. deceased. 

Christie, William, Rodman, died March 29, 1881. 

Conkey, Jonas S., Antwerp, died May 16, 1883. 

Cushman, Darwin, La Fargeville, died in December, (888. 

Dickerson, De Esting, Rice's Corners, (now in Kansas City). 

Fairburn, , Cape Vincent, (now in Canada). 

Frame, William, Depauville, died in September, 1848. 

Goodwin, William W., Brownville, deceased. 

Guthrie, Samuel, Sackets Harbor, died October 19, 1848. 

Hannahs, Lucian, Theresa, died May 8, 1876. 

King, or Koneg, H. W. F., Stone Mills, died August 14, 1855. 

L'Mare, E., Watertown, died November 17, 1875. 

Massey, I. B., Rutland, (now in Sandusky, Ohio). 

Oliver, Vietus, Woodville, died in 1870. 

Parsons, Albert, Black River, died March 24, 1887. 

Robinson, William H., Antwerp, died at Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

Sacket, , Cape Vincent, deceased. 

Sherman, R. R., Antwerp, died May 2, 1880. 

Sloat, , Clayton, went West. 



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Wheeler, T. B., Watertown, (now in Montreal). 

Winslow, M. A., Clayton, went West. 

Woodman, Joseph, Whitesville. 

The following named gentleman, though his name does not appear on the 
rolls of the society, is eminently worthy to be selected from the above list, 
and some notice taken of him, as one who, by his inventions and discover- 
ies, has shed a lustre on the town and county in which he lived: — 

Samuel Guthrie was born in Brimfield, Hampden County, Mass. Here he studied medi- 
cine with his father, Samuel Guthrie, Sr., practiced medicine a few years at Smyrna, Chen- 
ango County, N. Y., and moved to Sackets Harbor. He is known as a chemist, whose reputa- 
tion is world wide, as being one of the three discoverers of chloroform. Soubeiran in France 
and Liebig in Germany were the others, and they appear to have made the discovery inde- 
pendently and simultaneously. He was the first inventor and manufacturer of percussion 
pills. He died at Sackets Harbor, October 9, 1848. 

In 1868 Dr. F. B. A. Lewis called upon Dr. H. G. P. Spencer and intro- 
duced the subject of reorganizing the Medical Society. This interview re- 
sulted in a call dated August 15. 1868, for a meeting of the physicians of the 
county, to be held at the American Hotel in Watertown, September i, 1868. 
This call was headed by Dr. Spencer, and signed by 15 other physicians, 10 
of whom ultimately became members, and which call was duly published in 
the Watertown Daily Reformer. Pursuant to this call the following gentle- 
men assembled: — 

Drs. H. G. P. Spencer, William R. Trowbridge, James K. Bates, J. Mor- 
timer Crawe, and F. B. A. Lewis, of Watertown; H. S. Hendee, James 
T. Peeden, and George N. Hubbard, of Carthage; Truman Tuttle, of Rod- 
man ; and E. G. Derby, of Antwerp. Dr. Peeden was called to the chair 
and F. B. A. Lewis appointed secretary //v tern. After some preliminary busi- 
ness the meeting proceeded to the election of permanent officers, as follows: 
H. G. P. Spencer, president; H. S. Hendee, vice-president; F. B. A. 
Lewis, secretary; William R. Trowbridge, treasurer. A committee was ap- 
pointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, composed of the following gen- 
tlemen: Drs. William R. Trowbridge, James K. Bates, and J. Mortimer Crawe, 
of Watertown. A committee was also appointed to prepare a fee-bill, com- 
posed of Drs. Truman Tuttle, of Rodman ; E. G. Derby, of Antwerp; George 
N. Hubbard, of Carthage ; James K. Bates, WiUiam R. Trowbridge, and 
J. Mortimer Crawe, of Watertown ; L. E. Frame, of Depauville ; William 
P. Massey, of Brownville; W. E. Tyler, of Sackets Harbor, and Dr. Piersons^ 
of Adams. After some other business of minor importance the society ad- 
journed to meet in annual session at the American Hotel in Watertown, 
January 12, 1869. By this action the Jefferson County Medical Society was 
reorganized. 

1869.—" Jefferson County Medical Society, first annual meeting, American 
Hotel, Watertown, January, 12. 1869. Meeting called to order by the 
president [Dr. H. G. P. Spencer], and the minutes of the last meeting 
read by the secretary and approved. The committee on constitution 



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and by-laws presented and read the same. The by-laws, as framed 
by the committee and amended by the members present, were then 
adopted. Drs. H. M. Stevens, of Watertown, Frederick Bott, of La Farge- 
viUe, H. W. Jewett, of Chaumont, E. A. Chapman, of Belleville, and Ira H. ■ 
Abell, of Antwerp, were then duly elected members of the society. On mo- ^ 
tion of Dr. Chapman the time for the semi-annual meeting was fixed for the 
second Tuesday in June, 1869, to be held at Watertown." Drs. H. G. P. 
Spencer, of Watertown, and H. S. Hendee, of Carthage, were appointed 
delegates to the State Medical Society. ^ 

At the semi-annual meeting, June 8, 1869, the ordinary rules of pro-^ 
ceeding were suspended in order to allow the admission of new members, as 
follows: Drs. Charles Parker, of Three Mile Bay; L. E. Frame, of Depau- 
ville ; A. H. Gordinier and L. F. Mason, of Evans Mills; Charles M. John- 
son, of Watertown ; and Robert Clink, of Redwood. 

Henry G. P. Spencer, M. D., son of Gordon P. Spencer, was born in Champion, Jefferson 
County, N. Y., August 23, 1821. His education was acquired at the Champion Academy and 
the Black River Literary and Religious Institute of Watertown. He studied medicine with 
his father and attended lectures at tlie Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., sessions 
of 1844, '45, and '46, receiving the diploma of this institution in March, 1846. Returning to 
Champion he entered into partnership with his father. His health failing him he came to 
Watertown in 1849, where he now resides. He was one of the main founders of the reorgan- 
ized County Medical Society in 1868, was its first president, and was also delegate to the State 
Medical Society and censor in 1872, '73, and '83. He was also vice-president of the State Med- 
ical Society in 1884. Dr. Spencer is conspicuous for his kindness of heart and unwearied 
attention to his brother physicians and their families whenever it has been their misfortune 
to be afflicted with sickness. He has enjoyed a large and lucrative private and consultation 
practice, and devoting himself as he has to general practice he has made surgery a specialty. 
He is a bold and skillful operator, has performed many of the major operations, and it has 
been his aim and ambition to keep pace with the rapid strides and extensive improvements 
made in modern surgery. 

Horatio S. Hendee was born in Greig, Lewis County, N. Y., November 11, 1827. His 
father died when he was six years old, and at the age of 10 years he was compelled to care for 
himself and earn his support. His mother, having only good common sense advice to give 
him, counseled him to get an education. He obtained a fair common school education at the 
Denmark and Lowville academies and Clinton Liberal Institute. In 1847 he commenced the 
study of medicine and surgery in the office of Dr. Amasa Trowbridge, at Watertown, and after 
a year and a half he attended his first course of lectures at Pittsfield (Mass.) Medical College. 
On his return from Pittsfield he obtained a situation in the drug department at the State 
Asylum, Utica, which claimed his attention about one hour morning, noon, and night, the 
compensation being board and $12 a month. The balance of his time he had for study and 
reading from a fine litei-ary and medical library belonging to the asylum. From this institu- 
tion he went to his last course of lectures at Castleton (Vt.) Medical College, where he gradu- 
ated in June, 1851. Soon after he opened an office in Rome, N. Y., and in the spring of 1854 
he removed to Deer River, N. Y. In 1860 he went abroad, spending some time in the hospi- 
tals of London, Edinburgh, and Paris, and in the summer of 1862 he was assistant surgeon 
with Dr. William Trowbridge in examining the 2,500 men enlisted and mustered into the ser- 
vice at Sackets Harbor, N. Y. Soon after he went to the front with 1,500 of these men, and 
was commissioned surgeon of the 153d N. Y. V. August 25, 1862. He served with the regiment 
until February 18, 1864, when he resigned and resumed practice at Deer River. March 1, 1868, 
he removed to Carthage, and in 1872 was nominated for member of Assembly for the second 
district of Jefferson County, and was elected. In 1873 he went to Lo\\-ville, where he has since 
practiced his profession. He was another of the original founders of the County Medical 
Society, was its first vice-president, and was one of the delegates to the State Medical Society. 



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F. B. A. Lewis, M. D., was born in Little Falls, Herkimer County, N. Y., March 12, 1839. 
His literary etlueation was acquired at the Watertown High School, Lawrence Academy, and 
Groton (Mass.) Normal School. He began the study of medicine in 1856, and was afterwards 
in the office of Dr. H. G. P. Spencer, of Watertown. He attended lectures at McGill Univer- 
sity, Montreal, Can., and Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., and graduated from the 
latter institution in 1860. He first located at Adams, Jefferson County, where he was for a 
short time, when he entered the regular navy as assistant surgeon and served until the close 
of the war, when he settled in Watertown for the practice of his profession. Dr. Lewis was 
one of the founders of the reorganized Medical Society, was its first secretary, which office he 
held from 1868 to 1872, and was its delegate to tl.e State Medical Society from 1872 to 1876. 
He was coroner of Jefl'erson County eight or nine years, and health officer of Watertown city 
for some years. He is also a Fellow of the Massachusetts State Medical Society. Dr. Lewis 
decided to enter the ministry, and has been an Episcopal clergyman for the past 13 years. He 
now resides at San Jose, Cai. 

H. M. Stevens, M. D., was born at Pulaski, Oswego County, N. Y., October 25, 1826, and 
was educated at the common schools. He began the study of medicine in 1849 with Dr. H. F. 
Noyes, of that village, and attended lectures at the Albany Medical College and the University 
of New York, graduating from the latter institution in 1852. He practiced at La Fargevillo 18 
years, and in 1870 moved to Watertown, where he was appointed assistant secretary of the Agri- 
cultural Insurance Co., and upon the death of Dr. Isaac Munson he was elected secretary, which 
office he tills at the present time. Dr. Stevens is a pleasant, genial man, much respected and 
esteemed by a large circle of friends, and when he relinquished his practice it was much to 
the regret of his numerous patrons. He became a member of the County Medical Society at 
its first annual meeting, and was elected a member of its first board of censors. 

1870. — 'At the second annual meeting, January ir, 1870, the following 
officers were elected: Dr. Peaden, preside it ; L E. Frame, vice-president ; 
F. B. A. Liwis, pe-maie.it secretiry ; Dr. Trowbridge, treasurer; Drs. 
Crawe, Abell, Hubbard, Massey, and Stevens, censors. Admitted new mem- 
bers: Drs. N. M. Davidson, Theresa; George G. Sabin, Carthage, now of 
Black River ; Parley H. Johnson, Carthage, now of Adams ; Anson S. 
Thompson, Ellis village ; Ezra R. Pratt, Chaumont, afterwards of Brown- 
ville ; Eben S. Carlisle, Plessis; Solomon V. Frame, Clayton; Henry VV. 
Streeter, Watertown, now of Rochester; VVilliam P. Massey, Brownville 
(deceased). 

At the semi-annual meeting, June 7, 1870, Dr. Sabin offered a 
resolution, which was carried, changing the meeting from the second to the 
first Tuesday in January and June. New members: Drs. William C. Bailey, 
Adams Center; Martin J. Hutchins and Charles A. Catlin, Redwood; 
James D. Spencer, Watertown ; and Emmerson SaymDur, Natural Bridge. 
Members present, 23 ; absent, 13. 

James T. Peeden was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1820. He graduated from the Albany 
Medical College, and settled at Martinsburg. Lewis County, N. Y., where he was located a 
number of years, and in 1860 he moved to Carthage, Jefferson County, where he practiced 
until his death in 1882. He was one of the founders of the reorganized Jefferson County 
Medical Society in 1868, was its president in 1870, and at the end of his official year he delivered 
a very able address— subject: "The example set before us by the members of the profession 
who preceded us." He was tendered a vote of thanks and tlie address was published by the 
society. Dr. Peeden was a man of more than ordinary ability, and would attract attention and 
command respect in any society. 

187 1. — The third annual meeting held January 3, 187 1, at the court-house, 
was " called to order by the president, J. T. Peeden. Roll-call by the secre- 



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tary; members present, 17; absent, 19. Officers elected : Drs. Ira H. Abell, 
president ; William C. Bailey, vice-presideat ; F. B. A. Lewis, secretary ; 
William R. Trowbridge, treasurer ; Drs. Satin, Hutchins, Crawe, Clink, and 
Hubbard, censors." 

The semi annual meeting, June 6, 187 1, was called to order by the presi- 
dent, Ira H. Abell. Present at roll-call, 23 ; absent, 13. New members, 
Lewis C. Watson, of Alexandria Bay, and Amos Ellis, of Clayton. 

Ira H. Abell was born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., January 1, 1823. He studied 
medicine with Dr. J. L. Chandler, of St. Albans, and attended lectures at Vermont Medical 
College, Woodstock, during the sessions of 1842, '43, and '44. He went to Buffalo, where he 
practiced about one year, when he moved to East Berkshire, Vt., and December 25, 1853, he 
located in Antwerp, N. Y., where he has continued practice to the present time. Dr. Abell 
joined the County Medical Society January 12, 1869, and was it president in 1871. In 1876 he 
was honored by the society as one of their delegates to the State Society, and served from 1876 
to 1880. He was made a permanent member of the New York State Medical Society in 1881. 
Trouble and dissensions having arisen in the Slate Society, connected with alterations made in 
regard to its Code of Ethics and by-laws. Dr. Abell was one of those who felt it incumbent 
upon him, in connection with others, to withdraw and form a new society, which is now known 
as the New York Medical Association, of which he was one of the founders, and for five years 
a member of the executive committee. Dr. Abell has from the first been an active member of 
of the County Society, expressing his views candidly, openly, and forcibly, on all subjects 
brought before it for consideration, and on all occasions, when called upon to contribute a 
paper on any medical subject, he has responded promptly, 

Robert Clink, a native of Scotland, practiced tor a number of years at Redwood, Jeffer- 
son County, wtiere he died March 5, 1889, aged 72 years. He joined the society June 8, 1869, 
and was elected censor in 1871. 

1872. — The fourth annual meeting was held January 2, 1872, and was 
called to order by the president, Ira H. Abell ; members present at roll-call, 
18; absent, 20. The officers elected were: Drs. H. W. Jewett, president; 
G. N. Hubbard, vice-president; C. M. Johnson, secretary; J. D. Spencer, 
treasurer; Drs. Massey, Thompson, Hendee, H. G. P. Spencer, and Streeter, 
censors. 

The semi-annual meeting, June 4, 1872, was held at Carthage, and was 
called to order by the president, H. W. Jewett ; members present, 14, absent, 
24; members admitted: A. A. Getman, Chaumont, and J. H. Miller, Car- 
thage. 

H. W. Jewett, M. D., was born at Rome, Oneida County, N. Y., March 24, 1823, was 
■educated at the district and private schools of that place, and began to study medicine when 
he was 17 years of age, with Drs. H. H. & G. W. Pope, of Rome. He attended lectures at 
Geneva in 1843, '44, and '45, graduating in the latter year. He located at Depauville, where 
he remained seven years, when he moved to Chaiimont, where he is in practice at the present 
time. Dr. Jewett is well and favorably know in and about the locality where he practices as 
& physician, one who is pronounced in his opinions, and prompt and energetic in carrying out 
his diagnosis. He became a member of the County Society June 12, 1869, and was elected 
president in 1872. 

Anson S. Thompson was born in Harrisburg, Lewis County, N. Y., March 21, 1828. His 
early education was acquired at the district schools of Denmark and at Homer Academy. He 
attended lectures in New York in 1855 and at the Cincinnati Medical College in 1856, graduat- 
ing from the latter institution May 18, 1856. He located in Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, the 
same year, where he has practiced to the present time. Dr. Thompson served as coroner for 
three years, and has been elected to the Assembly twice, from 1886 to 1888. He joined the 
•County Society in 1870, and was elected censor in 1872, '73, '83, and '85. 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 1 95 

1873.— The fifth annual meeting was held January 7, 1873, at the court- 
house ; members present, 13; absent, 25 ; new member, E. G. Howland, of 
Watertown. The officers elected were Drs. M. J. Hutchins, president ; Tru- 
man Tuttle, vice-president; C. M. Johnson, secretary; J. M. Crawe, treas- 
oirer; Drs. Howland, Catlin, Thompson, P. H. Johnson, and Bailey, censors. 
The semi-annual meeting was held June 3, 1873, at the court-house, " the 
president being absent, and the vice-presidency vacant, by the decease of Dr. 
Tuttle. The meeting was called to order by the secretary. Upon motion of 
Dr. Bailey Dr. H. G. P. Spencer was elected chairman pro tern." Membeis 
present, 13; absent, 25; new members, Drs. James Kelsey, Theresa; N. O. 
Bemis, Adams; and George G. Whitaker, Rodman. 

M. J. Hutebins.— See sketch in the old society, page 18i'. 

Trumau Tuttle, M. D., was born at Amboy, Ouondaga County, N. Y., February 20, 1820. 
He studied medicine and surgery for three years with Dr. David V. Jones, of Baldwinsville, 
and attended lectures at Geneva Medical College in 1841, '42, and '43. He practiced in Lor- 
raine one year, and moved to Rodman in 1845. June 9, 1847, he married Marcia Wood, grand- 
daughter of Dr. Isaac S. Wood, of Rodman. He was one of the original founders of the 
reorganized County Medical Society in 1868, and was elected vice-president in 1873. Dr. 
Tuttle died April 19, 1873. aged 53 years. He was a quiet, gentlemanly, and well informed 
man, an honor to his family and the community in which he lived. 

Charles A. Catlin, born in Litchfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., February 29, 1836, was ed- 
ucated at the common schools and the academy of that village. He began the study of medi- 
cine at Rossie, St. Lawrence County, with Drs. D. McFalls and Seth French, and attended 
lectures at Albany in 1858, '59, and "61, graduating December 23, 1861. Dr. Catlin settled at 
Hedwood, Jefferson County, where he has resided to the present time, practicing his profes- 
sion and conducting a drug store, except the time he was in the army. He was assistant sur- 
geon of the 10th N. Y. Cav., and was appainted one of the board of pension examiners Janu- 
ary 15, 1889. June 7, 1870, he joined the County Medical Society, and was elected censor in 
1873. 

1874. — The sixth annual meeting was held January 6, 1874, at the court- 
house. The president being temporarily absent, on motion of Dr. H. G. P. 
Spencer Dr. W. C. Bailey was elected chairman/;-/? tern. Members present, 
20 ; absent, 22 ; new members, J. R. Sturtevant, Theresa ; D. E. Pierce, St. 
Lawrence ; John Grafton, Watertown ; and E. Sill, Dexter, now of Water- 
town. Election of officers: William C. Bailey, president; J. M. Crawe, vice, 
president; C. M. Johnson, secretary; E. B. Pratt, treasurer; Drs. H. G. P. 
Spencer, E. Sill, F. Bott, N. O. Bemis, and J. H. Miller, censors. 

At the semi-annual meeting, held June 2, 1874, at the court-house, the 
society was called to order by the president, W. C. Bailey. Members pres- 
ent, 21 ; absent, 21 ; new members, Drs. J. Aldrich Wood, Plessis; D. A. 
Gleason, Henderson ; George Seymour, Mannsville ; A. B. Stevens, Black 
River ; M. L. Overton, Lorraine ; and J. T. Millard, Pamelia, late of Albion. 

William C. Bailey, son of Dr. Eh S. Bailey, of Brookfield, Madison County, N. Y., was 
born January 3. 1826. His education was obtained in the common schools and at De Ruyter 
Institute, in Madison County. He studied medicine with his father, and in 1845, '46, and '47 
he attended lectures at the University of New York and the Geneva Bledical College, and in 
1848 graduated from the Berkshire Medical College, at Pittsfield, Mass. He first located in 
Genesee, Allegany County, N. Y., in 1849, and moved to Adams Center in 1855, where he is 
now located. In 1863 he was assistant surgeon of the 179th Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., and in 1864 



196 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



received the appointment of surgeon of the 186th Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf. He was elected a- 
member of the County Medical Society June 7, 1870, and was its vice-president in 1871, presi- 
dent in 1874, censor in 1873 and '77, and delegate to the State Medical Society from 1880 to 
1884. In 1889 be received the appointment as one of the board of j^ension surgeons for Jeffer- 
son County, which position he now holds. 

Frederick Bott, M. D..wa8 born in Bruchsal, Baden, Germany, May 11, 1824, and was edu- 
cated at Bruchsal, Heidelberg, and Zurich. He began to study medicine in 1848, and attended 
lectures at the universities of Heidelberg and Zurich, graduating from the latter institutiorr 
in 1855. He settled in Zurich, where he practiced about two and one-half years, when he 
came to the United States and located at Stone Mills, jefiferson County, N. Y., where he re- 
mained until 1861, when he moved to La Fargeville, where he contiiiued to reside until he 
died, June 27, 1878, aged 66 years. He joined the Medical Society January 12, 1869, and was 
elected censor in 1874 and '75. In September, 1862, lie was appointed assistant surgeon of the- 
54th Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., and was mustered out of the service in the fall of 1864. 

1875. — The seventh annual meeting was held January 5, 1875, at the court- 
house in Watertown. "The meeting was called to order by the president^ 
W. C. Bailey.'* Members present, 27 ; absent, 23 ; new members, Drs. C. W. 
Burdick, Watertown ; Z. R. Babcock, Lorraine; L. E. Jones, Evans Mills ; 
and H. S. Lane, Philadelphia. "By Dr. Le(vis, 

'^Resolved, That the Society meet quarterly in the future, on the first Tuesdays in January, 
April, July, and October; the said meetings to be held at Watertown. But upon a two-thirds 
vote the April and October meetings may be held at other places." 

This motion was carried. Officers elected : Drs. J. M. Crawe, president ; 
George Seymour, vice-president; C. M. Johnson, secretary; E. B. Pratt, 
treasurer; Drs. H. G. P. Spencer, E. Sill, F. Bott, J. H. Miller, and H. O. 
Bemis, censors. 

Quarterly session, April 6, 1875: "The society convened at the rooms of 
the Y. M. C. A. pursuant to adjournment. The meeting was called to order 
by the president. Dr. J. M. Crawe " ; members present, 24 ; absent, 30. " Drs. 
Williams, Lemire, Hannahs, and Black were invited to sit with the society." 
New members, Drs. William T. Burdick and K. Hannahs, of Watertown. 

At the seini-annual meeting, held July 6, 1875, the society met at the 
court-house. "The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. J. M. 
Crawe"; present, 24; absent, 31; new member, Dr. A. K. Hale, Adams. 
"Semi-annual address by the vice-president, Dr. George Seymour, of Manns- 
ville." 

Quarterly meeting, October 5, 1875, at the Y. M. C. A. rooms : " Meeting 
called to order by the president, Dr. J. M. Crawe. Dr. F. B. A. Lewis was 
appointed secretary //y? tern. Members admitted, Charles Douglass, of Dex- 
ter, and A. R. Rudd, of Watertown; members present, 28." 

1876. — " Eighth annual meeting, January 6, 1876: Society met in the rooms 
of the Y. M. C. A., at 10:30 a. m., pursuant to adjournment. The meeting 
was called to order by the president, Dr. J. M. Crawe." Members present,. 
31 ; members admitted, S. L. Merrill, Carthage, and John Pearce, Adams. 
" The president read his annual address ; subject, ' History of Jefferson Med- 
ical Society: its Objects and its Aims.' Upon motion the thanks of the 
society were tendered the president for his very able and interesting address, 



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THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 1 97 

and a copy of the same was requested for publication. Committee on pub- 
lication, Drs. Johnson, Streeter, and Lewis. Thanks of the society and do- 
nation of $5 were tendered to the Y. M. C. A. for the use of their rooms. The 
following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Drs. K. Hannahs, 
president; William P. Massey, vice-president; H. W. Streeter, secretary; 

E. B. Pratt, treasurer; Drs. Lewis, Peeden, Hale, Parker, and Clink, censors . 
delegates to the New York State Medical Society^ Drs. Crawe and Abell." 

Quarterly meeting, April 4, 1876: "The society met pursuant to 
adjournment in VVatertown at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A., at 10:30 a. m. 
The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. K.. Hannahs." Mem- 
bers present, 25. "The name of Dr. Goodwin, of Brownville, was proposed 
for membership, and the application placed on file, the candidate not being 
present." The name of Dr. Masson, of Cape Vincent, was proposed by Dr. 
Streeter, was reported favorably upon by the censors, and the candidate was 
admitted to membership. 

At the " semiannual meeting held July 4, 1876, the society met at the court- 
house, in the city of VVatertown, at 10 a. .m."; members present, 7. " The so- 
ciety was called to order by the president. Dr. K. Hannahs, and Dr. C. W. 
Burdick was appointed secretary pro tern. The society then adjourned to 
meet at the Woodruff Huuse the first Tuesday in October. The appoint- 
ments for the present meeting were continued for the next." 

Quarterly meeting, October 3, 1876: ''The society met at the Woodruff 
House. The president, Dr. K. Hannahs, presided"; members present, 27. 
" Drs. S. L. Parmelee, of Watertown, N. D. Furguson, of Carthage, S. W. 
Frame, of Belleville, and N. G. Terrv, of Henderson, were admitted to 
membership." Mrs. Mansfield was proposed and admitted, subject to the 
action of the State Society, as regards her diploma. 
Kilborn Hannahs. — See sketch in the old society, page 197. 

Heni-y W. Streeter, M. D., was born in Watertown, May 31, 184.5, attended seliool at the 
Jetrerson County Institute, and began tlie study of medicine in 18G5, liis preceptor being Dr. 

F. F. Maury, of Philadelphia, Pa. He attended lectures at the Jefferson Medical College, Phil- 
adelphia, Pa., and graduated therefrom in 1868. He commenced the practice of his profession 
in his native city, where he resided 153^ yeai-s, when he moved to Rochester. N. Y., where he 
has been located for the last tix years. Dr. Streeter joined the County Medical Society Janu- 
ary 11, 1870, of which he was secretary in 1876, and censor in 1872. He is also a member of 
the Monroe County Medical Society and Rochester Pathological Society. 

diaries Parker, M. D., Ijorn in the town of Watertown, on the south side of the river, two 
miles from the city, on the road to Brownville, received his early education in the common and 
select schools of Watertown, and began the study of his profession with Dr. Jesse Ayers, of 
Brownville. He attended lectures at Castletoji, Vt., from 18-14 to 1847, graduating from there 
June 16, 1847. He practiced at Little York during the intervals of lectures, and after obtain- 
ing his diploma he located at Tliree Mile Bay, where he now resides. Dr. Parker was school 
commissioner about six years, auri justice of the peace eight or nine years. He joined the 
County Society June 8, 18C9, and was electt d cen.sor in 1876. 

A. Kent Hale, M. D., was born at Adams Center, Jefferson County. N. Y., May 23, 1850, 

and was educated at Falley Seminary, Fairfield Seminary, Union School of Ann Arbor, Mich., 

and Hungerford Collegiate Institute of Adams, N. Y. He began the study of medicine with 

his father, A. P. Hale, of Adams, and attended lectures at the University of Michigan, gradu- 

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ating therefrom March 25, 1874. He then returned to Adams, where he has pi-aeticed for the 
past 16 years. Dr. Hale was elected a member of the County Medical Society July 6, 1875, and 
■was one of the board of censord in 1876. 

1877. — At the ninth annual meeting held January 2, 1877, the " society met 
at the Woodruff House at 11 a. m. The meeting was called to order by the 
president, Dr. K. Hannahs''; present, 21. " President reported withdrawal from 
the society of Drs. Streeter and Lewis." New member. Dr. G. A. Wood, of 
Ox Bow. " Mrs. Mansfield was admitted to full membership. Dr. Binsse was 
cordially invited to meet with the society at all times. The following officers 
were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. P. Massey ; vice president, 
C. M. Johnson; secretary, W. T. Burdick ; treasurer, E. B. Pratt; Drs. 
Hutchins, Sill, Bailey, C. M. Burdick, and S. L. Parmelee, censors." 

Quarterly meeting, Watertown, April 3, 1877: " Meeting called to order by 
the president, William P. Massey, Brownville"; number present, 33; new 
members, Drs. William E: Tyler, Sackets Harbor; J. H. Tamblin, Tjler- 
ville, now of Copenhagen, Lewis County; H. H. Deane, Watertown ; and 
H. M. Mcllmoyl, Clayton. 

Semi-annual meeting July 3, 1877: " Meeting called to order by Dr. Will- 
iam P. Massey, of Brownville, president "; present, 34. " The following phy- 
sicians were admitted to membership in the society: Drs. C. D. Potter, of 
Adams Center; A. J. Benedict, of Sackets Harbor; and Dr. Barney was 
made an honorary member." 

The quarterly meeting of October 2, 1877, was held at the rooms of the 
Y. M. C. A. The "society was called to order at 11 a. m. by Dr. Q. M. 
Johnson, vice-president, who said he had received a line from President 
Massey, saying that continued ill-health would prevent his meeting with the 
society." Members present, 24. Dr. Bemis wished to withdraw, which re- 
quest was granted New members, Drs. Jacob Daab, La Fargeville, and 
Charles Wright, Adams. " Dr. Parmelee offered the following preamble and 
resolution, which was unanimously adopted: — 

" WhebK-VS, This society, having learned of the serious illness atid feeble health of their 
present worthy President, William P. Massey, would present the following resolution to be 
sent to the Doctor by the Secretary, and also to be placed upon the minutes of the meeting: — 

'• Besolved, That in the illness of Dr. William P. Massey, present president of this society, 
bis fellows desire to tender their warmest sympathies and earnest desires for his speedy re- 
covery, and his return to the active duties of his profession." 

1878. — The tenth annual meeting was held January i, 1878, at the Y. M. 
C. A. rooms in Watertown. "Society called to order at 1 1 a. m. by Presi- 
dent William P. Massey "; members present, 31; absent, 38. The following 
officers were elected: President, Dr. L. E. Frame, Depauville ; vice-president, 
E. G. Derby, Antwerp ; secretary, W. T. Burdick, Pamelia Four Corners ; 
treasurer, E. B. Pratt, Brownville ; censors, Drs. William R. Trowbridge, 
J. M. Crawe, E. Sill, S. L. Parmelee, of Watertown, and E. B. Pratt, of 
Brownville. 

The quarterly meeting of April 2, 1878, was held at the rooms of the Jef- 
ferson County Medical Society, Paddock arcade, Watertown. " Meeting called 



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to order by the president, L. E. Frame"; members present, 27 ; absent, 40 ; 
new member, Dr. George M. McCombs, Clayton. The resignation of Dr. 
Charles Wright, of Adams, was accepted. The committee appointed to 
designate the day and place for a medical excursion named the 20th of June; 
headquarters, Crossraon House, Alexandria Bay. 

The semi-annual meeting was held in the rooms of the Jefferson County 
Medical Society, Paddock arcade, Watertown, July 2, 1878. " Society called 
to order by Dr. E. L. Frame, president "; members present, 20. " Dr. Hutch- 
ins, one of the committee of arrangements on excursion, said although there 
were but few excursionists a very pleasant time was experienced." The sec- 
retary, Dr. W. T. Burdick, tendered his resignation. On motion of Dr. 
Hutchins it was accepted, and a vote of thanks was tendered, and he said 
the best wishes of the society would follow him to his new home. Dr. 
H. H. Deane was made secretary to fill vacancy. The president then an- 
nounced the death of Dr. Frederick Bott, of La Fargeville, and appropriate 
resolutions of respect were passed. Dr. Abell announced the death of Mrs. 
Dr. Derby, and resolutions of condolence were passed. 

Quarterly meeting, October i, 1878: "In absence of the president and 
vice-president the society was called to order by the secretary, and on motion 
of Dr. Grafton Dr. J. M. Crawe was elected chairmm//'^ tern." j members 
present, 23. 

Luke E. Frame, M. D., son of Dr. William Frame, was born in Russia, Herkimer County, 
N. Y., and began the study of medicine in 1840 with his father. He attended lectures at 
■Geneva Medical Colle^je, and graduated from there in 184:4. He located at Depauville, N. Y., 
where he died March 20, 1883, aged 71 years. Dr. Frame practiced there 37 years. He was 
supervisor of the town, postmaster at Depauville, and during the Patriot war in 1838 was 
adjutant of the 2'25th Eegt. state militia. He bi came a member of the Jefferson Ctmnty 
Medical Society June 8, 1869, was its vice-president in 1870, and its president in 1878. He has 
two sons, Silas Wright Frame, of Belleville, and Solomou V. Frame, of Clayton, both of whom 
are physicians. 

E. G. Derby formerly practiced at BrownvUle about six months, and later at Pameliai'our 
Corners, wlience he removed to Antwerp, N. Y., and is now in Denver, Col. 

Henry H. Deane, M. D., is a native of Swanton, Vt., and was born in 1850. He was edu- 
cated in Burlington, Vt., and studied medicine with the late Dr. Samuel W. Thayer, professor 
of suigery and anatomy in the University of Vermont. From this institution he graduated 
in 1876. and was immediately elected demonstrator of anatomy for the university. In 1877 he 
came to Watertown, N Y.. and began practice, and here we find him in 1890. Dr. Deane has 
served as secretary of the County Medical Society eight years, and in 1878 was elected delegate 
to the State Medical Society. He held the office of reporter of the national board of health of 
Washington previous to tlie organization of the state board. Dr. Deane is an enthusiast upon 
sanitary laws, and has served as city liealth officer for many years, which office he still con- 
tinues to administer. He has also served as city physician three years, and was secretary of 
the board of pension examiners from 1885 to 1889. Dr. Deane is an advanced Mason, and will 
soon hold all of the degrees in that fraternity. 

1879 — The eleventh annual meeting was held at Watertown, January 7, 

1879. " The roll being called 19 members answered to their names. The 

death of Dr. Binsse being announced resolutions of respect and condolence 

were passed; ordered to be entered on the minutes of the society, and a 

■copy ordered sent to the family." Officers elected: President, William R. 



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Trowbridge; vice-president, E. B. Pratt; secretary, H. H. Deane; treasurer, 
E. Sill; censors, Drs. Grafton, Massey, Hutchins, Parmelee, and C. M. 
Johnson. 

At the quarterly meeting, held April i, 1879, the society was called to 
order by the president, Dr. William R. Trowbridge ; members present, 30 ; 
admitted S. E. Ballard, Natural Bridge, now of Oswego Falls, Oswego County, 
and Edward W. Trowbridge, of VVatertown. 

At the semi-annual meetmg, held July x, 1879, the society met at their 
rooms in Paddock arcade, in Watertown. The meeting was called to 
order by the president, Dr. William R. Trowbridge ; members present, 26 - 
admitted Dr Russell Finney, Rodman. Dr. H. S. Lane was brought before 
the society for manufacturing patent medicines. A committee, consisting of 
Drs. Grafton, Massey, and L. E. Frame, were appointed to investigate the 
matter, and they reported that in their opinion he should be expelled from 
the society. The death of Dr. Amos Ellis being announced resolutions of 
respect were passed, ordered placed on the records of the society, and a copy 
transmitted to the family. 

At the quarterly meeting, held October 7, 1879, the society met at their 
rooms, and was called to order by the president, Dr. William R. Trowbridge. 
Members present, 28 ; new members admitted, Drs. J. B. Ammon, Pamelia 
Four Corners; De Witt C. Rodenhurst, Philadelphia; William H. Forsyth, 
Watertown ; and Mills K. Church, Pierrepont Manor. 

iggo. — The twelfth annual meeting was held at its rooms, in Paddock 
arcade, January 6, 1880. The society was called to order by the president. 
Dr. William R. Trowbridge. At roll-call there were present 3 i members. " The 
retirincr president. Dr. William R. Trowbridge, read a very interesting address 
on the Adirondacks as a resort for consumptives, for which he was tendered 
a vote of thanks. Election of officers being next in order the following 
gentlemen were elected for the ensuing year: President, L. E. Jones, Evans 
Mills • vice-president, P. H.Johnson, Adams; secretary, H. H. Deane, VVater- 
town ; treasurer, J. H. Tamblin, Tylerville ; censors : Drs. S. L. Parmelee 
and E. Sill, of Watertown ; E. B. Pratt, of Brownville ; J. R. Sturtevant, of 
Theresa; and H. A. Mcllmoyl, of Clayton." 

At the quarterly meeting of April 6, 1880, the society met at its rooms in 
Paddock arcade, and was called to order by the president, L. E. Jones. 
Members present, 23. The following new members were admitted: B. C. 
Cheeseman, Depauville; A. H. Allen, Heeneville ; and Allen S. Smith, Water- 
town. " Miscellaneous business being in order Dr. VV. P. Massey offered 
the following preamble and resolutions : — 

" 'Whereas, Death lias entered our ranks since we last met, and has removed two of our 
number, viz.: Dr. C. W. Biirdick and Dr. William H. Forsyth, we would place on record the 
testimony of our appreciation of these brethren when livintr, and of our loss in their death. 
" ' Dr. Burdiclv has long lived within the bounds of the society, and had won the respect 
and contidence of all his brethren of the profession, as well as his acquaintances and friends. 
We tender our sympathy to his family in this their bereavement. 



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" ' Dr. Forsyth was cut off before he fnlly entered upon the practice of his chosen jDrofes- 
sion, but in every position to which he has been called he has given proof of a good mind, a 
kind heart, and the ability to succeed. We tender our sympathy to his family and friends. 

" • Jiesolved, That these expressions of onr appreciation of these brethren be placed on the 
records of this society, and a copy be sent to the families of Dr. Burdick and Dr. Forsyth. 

" ' Watertown, April 6, 1880.' " 

At the semi-annual meeting, July 6, i88o. the society met at its rooms in 
the Paddock arcade, and was called to order by the president, Dr. L. E. 
Jones. Members present, 23. '"The secretary read the new law rcquirirg 
all persons practicing physic and surgery to register his authority for so prac- 
ticing. Society then listened to the semi-annual address by the vice-president, 
Dr. P. H. Johnson." 

At the quarterly meeting of October 5, 1880, the society was called to 
order by the president, Dr. L. E. Jones, at its ro(jms in the Paddock arcade. 
Members present, 30. 'Dr. Sturtevant presented the following preamble 
and resolution: — 

"Whereas, Since our last meeting the messenger of death having entered the family of 
Dr. J. B. .\mmann and removed the beloved companion of his bosom, be it therefore 

'' Resolved, That the sympathy of the society be extended to our brother in his severe 
affliction." 

"Special meeting, October 12, 18S0: Meeting called for the purpose of 
attending the funeral of the late Dr. John Grafton. Meeting called to order 
by the president, Dr. L. E. Jones. On loll-call the following members were 
present: Drs. William R. Trowbridge, J. Mortimer Crawe, George N. Hubbard, 
Ira H. Abell, E. A. Chapman, C. M. Johnson, E. Sill, A. R. Rudd, N. D. 
Furguson, H. H. Deane, J. E. Kelsey, L. E. Jones, S. L. Parmelee, and 
K. Hannahs. Reading of minutes dispensed with. On motion president 
appointed Drs. Abell, Furgusun, and Parmelee a committee on resolutions, 
who reported the following preamble and resolutions: — 

'• Whkkeas, Death has entered the circle of physicians and surgeons of Jefferson County 
and snatched one who has been widely known for many years, not only in this but in adjoin- 
ing counties and in all Northern New York, as a prominent physician and surgeon, whose skill 
has 'been acknowledged by hundreds to whom he has administered; therefore, 

^'Besolved, That in the death of Dr. John Grafton this society and the profession at large 
have lost one who stood in the front ranks for scholarly attainments and practical skill; one 
who was devotedly attached to its progress, both as a scientist and as a benefactor to his race; 
one who, by uniting energy never excelled, did all in his power for its promotion. 

"Eesolved, That our loss is deeply felt, and that we would unitedly in a body in this 
public manner express our sorrow and drop upon his bier our parting tears; also, 

" Resolved, That we desire to express to the family of the deceased our entire sympathies 
in their great bereavement, and they may receive the comforts of Him who wept at the grave 
of the mourners in Galilee. 

'^Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the city papers, also a copy be pre- 
sented to the bereaved family, and a copy be placed upon the files of this society. 

"Iea H. Abell. ) 
" S. L. Parmelee, > Committee." 
'• N. D. FuRCiUsoN, j 

" On motion adjourned till 3 p. m. and proceed in a body to the residence 
of the deceased, where the funeral services are to be held, and also to 
Brownville by special train, where the remains are to be interred." At 3 p. m. 



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the society reassembled and carried out the above program, and then ad- 
journed to next regular meeting, first Tuesday in January, 1881. 

1881. — Thirteenth annual meeting, January 4, 1881 : Meeting called to 
order by the president, Dr. L. R. Jones, at their rooms in Paddock arcade. 
The number of members present were 20. The following officers were 
elected : President, E. B. Pratt ; vice-president, E. G. Howland ; secretary, 
H. H. Deane ; treasurer, J. H. Tamblin ; censors, S. L. Parmelee, J. Mor- 
timer Crawe, J. R. Sturtevant, H. A. Mcllmoyl, and E. Sill. 

At the quarterly meeting, April 5, i88r, the society was called to order by 
the president, E. B. Pratt; present at roll-call, 25 ; new members, Drs. E. E. 
Ward, Pamelia Four Corners, and Charles M. Rcxford, Watertown, " On 
motion the society adjourned to meet at the court-house." " Meeting called 
to order by the secretary, who informed the society that it was necessary, in 
order that the society be legally constituted, to meet in the room where the 
last session of the County Court was held, and elect officers, and for that 
purpose the society has adjourned to this room. On motion Dr. J. Morti- 
mer Crawe was made chairman, and H. H. Deane, secretary, and on roll call 
the following gentlemen were present : K. Hannahs, N. D. Furguson, 
J. Mortimer Crawe, E. B. Pratt, E. E. Ward, J. H. Tamblin, J. D. Spencer, 
J. B. Ammann, and H. H. Deane. N. D. Furguson and J. B. Ammann were 
appointed tellers, and upon ballot E. B. Pratt was elected president ; E. G. 
Howland, vice-president; H. H. Deane, secretary ; J. H Tamblin, treasurer ; 
J, D. Spencer and William C. Bailey, delegates to the State Medical Society. 
Drs. L. S. Parmelee, J. Mortimer Crawe, E. Sill, H. M. Mcllmoyl, and J. R. 
Sturtevant were elected censors. A motion was made and carried that the 
by-laws now governing the society remain in force till revised by the com- 
mittee. On motion adjourned to the rooms of the society at 2 p. m." 

Afternoon session. — " Society met pursuant to adjournment at 2 p. m.. 
President E. B. Pratt in the chair. The society listened to a very interesting 
report on surgery by Dr. N. D. Furguson, of Carthage, for which the Doc- 
tor was tendered a vote of thanks, and requested to continue the subject at 
the next meeting. Dr. Douglass read a very interesting essay on peritonitis, 
for which he was tendered a vote of thanks." 

Special meeting, Tuesday, April 14, 1881 : " Society met pursuant to call 
by the president, to take action in regard to the decease of the late Drs. 
Peeden and Parmelee. Meeting called to order by the president. Dr. E. B. 
Pratt." Members present, t6. "On motion Drs. Hannahs, C. M. John- 
son, and C. M. Rexford were appointed a committee to draft appropriate 
resolutions in the case of Dr. Parmelee, and report at once ; and Drs. H. G. P. 
Spencer, William R. Trowbridge, and E. G. Howland in the case of Dr. 
Peeden, and report at the next meeting. On motion Drs. Hannahs, William 
R. Trowbridge, WilHam P. Massey, Ira H. Abel), E. G. Howland, and C. M. 
Rexford, with the president and secretary, were appointed to accompany the 
remains of Dr. Parmelee to Gouverneur. On motion Dr. H. G. P. Spencer 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 203 

was appointed to write a memoir of Dr. Peeden, deceased, and Dr. Abell to 
write a memoir of Dr. Parmelee, deceased. On motion the secretary was 
authorized to procure a floral tribute to the deceased Dr. Parmelee by the 
society. The "committee in the case of Dr. Parmelee reported the following 
resolutions, which, on motion, were adopted : — 

"Wheuea.s, It has pleased Almighty God, in His Divine Wisdom, to again enter the ranks 
of the Jett'ersou Countj' Medical Society and i-emove by sudden and unexpected death our 
beloved brother. Dr. 8. L. Parmelee, and thus remind us anew of the uncertainty of this life, 
and of the certainty and solemnity of death; but that the solemnity is increased by the prom- 
inence of the individual, and the suddenness of its occurrence. It is seldom that a case 
occurs that enlists the sympathies of a community more than the death of Dr. Parmelee. 
Therefore, be it 

" Resolved, That, in the sudden and unexpected death of Dr. Parmelee, the Jeti'erson 
County Medical Society desires to express its sorrow at the decease of one of its most honor- 
able and distinguished members; its regret at the loss of a Christian physician, of a l)rother 
of sterling integrity, and of urbane manners, whose scholarly attainments have enabled him 
to be of great usefulness in professional and social life; and to record our admiration of these 
ipialities which, united in him, form the Christian gentleman and successful physician. 

" Besolced, That the society feels that not only its members, but that the community at 
large, have lost in the death of Dr. Parmelee th€ fellowship of a Christian gentleman, and one 
of its most liberal members; and it is further 

" Eesiilved, That the sympathies of the society are offered, not only to its individual mem- 
bers, but to the public in general, l)y whom he was so highly esteemed as a Christian and a 
gentleman, and that, above all, the heart-felt sympathies of this society are extended and es- 
pecially expressed to his bereaved widow and family; and it is, lastly, 

" Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the minutes of the society, and a copy, 
signed by the president and secretary, be presented to the widow of the deceased, and that a 
copy be presented to the daily press for publication. 

" On motion society adjourned to the house of the deceasetl in a body to 
escort the remains to the depot." 

Semi-annual meeting, July 5, 1881 : " Society met at its rooms in the Pad- 
dock arcade, and was called to order by the president. Dr. E. B. Pratt." 
Members present, 22; new member. Miss F. C. Willard, of Watertown. 

At the quarterly meeting of October 4, 1881, the society met at its rooms 
in the Paddock arcade, and was called to order by the president, Dr. E. B. 
Pratt. Members present, 23 ; new member, Dr. M. L. Smith, of Watertown. 
E. B. Pratt, M. D., was born in Durham. Greene County, N. Y., October 14, 1846. Edu- 
cated at the district and select schools of that village, he began the study of medicine about 
186.3 with Dr. Elias Whittlesey, of that place. He attended one course of lectures at Geneva 
Bledical College in 1863, and two at the University of New York, medical department, gradu- 
ating from the latter in 1869. Locating in Chaumont, Jefferson County, he remained there 
four years, when he. removed to Browuville, where he practiced about 10 years, and then 
moved to the western part of the State. He joined the County Medical Society January 11. 
1870, was elected president in 1881, vice-president in 1879, treasurer from 1874 to '79, and 
censor in 1878 and 1880. 

E. G. Howland, M. D., was born in the town of Rutland, in June, 1822. He was educated 
at the common schools, and was a teacher a number of years. He studied medicine with Dr. 
Otis Shaw, of Copenhagen, Lewis County, N. Y., and is said to have graduated from a medi- 
cal college in Vermont. Dr. Howland settled at Martinsburg, Lewis County, and later removed 
to Florence, and thence to Knoxboro, Oneida County, where he practiced many years, and 
moved to Watertown in 1871, where he practiced and carried on a drug store to the time of 
his death, May 16, 1882, aged 59 years. He joined the County Medical Society January 7, 
1873, and was elected censor the same year and vice-president in 1881. 



204 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



1882 — Fourteenth annual meeting, January 3, 1882: The society was 
called to order at 10:30 a. m. by the president, Dr. E. B. Pratt, at its rooms 
in the Paddock arcade. Members present, 27 ; new member. Dr. T. E. 
Maine, of Philadelphia. The officers elected were: President, Dr. J. R. 
Sturtevant; vice-president, Dr. A. B. Stevens; secretary, " Dr. H. H. Deane; 
treasurer, J. H. Tambhn ; censors, Drs. J- Mortimer Crawe, William R. 
Trowbridge, L. E. Jones, Robert Clink, and Jacob Daab. 

At the quarterly meeting held April 11, 1882, the society met at the Eagle 
Hotel, Philadelphia, and was called to order by the president. Dr. J. R. Sturte- 
vant. Members present, 20; new. members admitted : Drs. S. Corbin Clark, 
Clayton ; G. A. R. Blake, Watertown ; J. C. Graham, Philadelphia ; C. E. 
Jones, La Fargeville; and Frank G. Clink, Redwood. " On motion a com- 
mittee was appointed to procure a place to hold the next meeting of the 
society, and to give up the rooms of the society in Watertown and dispose 
of the furniture." 

The semi-annual meeting, July 11, 1882, was held at the Kirby House in 
Watertown. The meeting was called to order by the president. Dr. J. R. Stur- 
tevant. Members present, 30; new members admitted, Drs. W. A. Vincent , 
and A. S. Low. "On motion of Dr. K. Hannahs the action taken by the 
State Medical Society in reference to the code of ethics was repudiated, and 
the action of the National Medical Association approved, and the society 
reaffirm its allegiance to the code of ethics adopted in its by-laws. On 
motion Carthage was chosen as the next place of meeting of the society. 
Drs. Hubbard and Miller were appointed a committee of arrangement. Dr. 
H. G. P. Spencer announced the death of Dr. E. G. Howland since our last 
meeting, and on motion Drs. Spencer, Streeter, and Deane were appointed 
to write a proper memoir and resolutions." 

Quarterly meeting, Carthage, October 10, 18S2: The society met at the 
Levis House at 10:30 a. m.. and was called to order by the president, Dr. 
J. R. Sturtevant. Members present, 17; new members admitted, Drs. C. S. 
Drury, of Natural Bridge, and H. D. Ringle, of Carthage. " Dr. H. G. P. 
Spencer announced the sudden death of Dr. A. R. Rudd, of Watertown, and 
on motion the following resolutions were adopted: — 

"Resolved, That in the sudden death of Dr. A. R. Rudd the Jeflferson County Medical 
Society has lost one of its most genial and respected members, the profession an untiring and 
devoted student, and especially the poor a kind hearted and sympathizing friend; and be it 
further 

'•Resolved, That the sympathies of the society be extended, not only to his immediate 
neighbors, but to the public in general for the loss of so valuable a member; but especially to 
his bereaved wife in her great affliction are the heart-felt sympathies of the society tenderly 
entertained and respectfully expressed, for the great loss she has sustained in the death of her 
devoted husband. 

"Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the widow and furnished 
the press for publication, and that the secretary be instructed to incorporate them in the 
minutes of the society." 

J. R. Sturtevant, M. D., was born at Sandy Hill, N. Y., May 1, 1847. He was educated at 
the common schools and at St. Lawrence Academy, and began the study of medicine at Can- 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 205 

ton, N. Y., in 1868, with Dr. J. C, Preston. He afterwards studied with Trof. H. R. Haskins, 
of Albany, and attended lectures at the Albany Medical College in 1870 and 1872, graduating 
from there in December of the latter year. He settled at Theresa, N. Y., February 3, 1872. 
and has continued to practice there to the present time. Dr. Sturtevant has been health 
officer for many years. He was elected a member of the County Society January 6, 1874, was 
president in 1882, and censor in 1880. 

Jacob Daab, a native of Germany, was born at Hopatine, September 19, 1854. He came 
to this country when he was 14, and landed in New York, where for some time he was a clerk 
in a drug store. He then studied medicine and graduated there. Dr. Daab settled at Kod- 
nian and remained there about one and half years, when he moved to La Fargeville, N. Y., 
where he died December 26, 1883, from scarlet fever contracted while in attendance on a case 
of this disease some miles from that village. Sick himself, he was called out in the night to 
visit his patient, who was taken worse. He caught cold, which developed into the disease. He 
never left the house to which he was called — another victim to overzeal in pursuit of his pro- 
fessional duties. Dr. Daab joined the ('ounty Society October 2, 1877, and was elected censor 
in 1882 and '83. 

1883. — Fifteenth annual meeting, January 9, 1883: The society met at 
the Kirby House, and was called to order by the president, Dr. J. R. Stur- 
tevant. Members present, 30 ; member admitted, Dr. F. M. Shepard. Drs. 
Pratt and McCombs each read an essay on the necessity of changing the old 
code of medicil ethics, which was followed by a general discussion and the 
adoption of the following resolution : — 

" lie^olved. That we rescind the action taken at the semi-annual meeting of the society in 
regard to the code of ethics, and that Sec. 1, Article viii., be stricken from the l)y-laws." 

The following officers were elected : President, Dr. C. M. Johnson ; vice- 
president, George M. McCombs ; secretary, Henry H. Deane ; treasurer, J. M. 
Taniblin ; censors, Drs. J. Mortimer Crawe, William R. Trowbridge, L. E. 
Jones, Jacob Daab, and A. S. Thompson. 

At the quarterly meeting held April 10, 1883, the society met at the Kirby 
House, and was called to order by the vice-president, George M. McCombs. 
Members present, 14. Dr. Streeter announced the death of ex-President 
L. E. Frame. Drs. Streeter, Low, and J. D. Spencer were appointed to pre- 
pare a memoir of Dr. L. E. Frame. 

At the semi-annual meet'ng, July 10, 1883, the society met at the Kirby 
House, and was called to order by the president. Dr. Charles M. Johnson. 
Members present, 35; new members, Dr. William N. Rand, Spragueville, 
and Dr. Caroline R. Conkey. " Dr. M. J. Hutchins, by request, read a 
memoir of the late ex-President L. E. Frame, which, upon motion, was re- 
ferred to the secretary for filing amongst the records." 

The quarterly meeting, October 9, 1883, was held at the Kirby House, 
Watertown, and was called to order by the secretary. In the absence of the 
president and vice-president Dr. H. W. Streeter was called to the chair. 
Members present, 23 ; new members admitted: Drs. Hiram A. Stearnes, Ant- 
werp ; E. H. Taft, Sackets Harbor; and R. J. F. Burton, La Fargeville. 

Charles M. Johnson, M. D., was born in Depauville, Jefferson County, June 10, 1839. He 
was educated at the public and private schools, and at the academy at La Fargeville and the 
Jefferson County Institute of Watertown. He began the study of his profession in 1860 with 
Dr. J. W. McDonald, and afterwards with Dr. H. G. P. Spencer, of Watertown. He attended 



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lectures at the Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, Pa., graduating therefrom March 
10, 1863, and began practice at Cape Vincent, N. Y. He remained here five years, and moved 
to Watertown, where he practiced 18 years, and then settled at San Diego, Cal. Dr. Johnson 
was assistant surgeon of the 99th N. Y. Inf. Vols, during the war of the Rebellion, and was- 
U. S. pension siirgeon nine years, during which time he was secretary of the board of pension 
examiners. He joined the Jetterson County Medical Society June 8, 1869, was its secretary 
from 1872 to 1876, vice-president in 1877, president in 1883, delegate to the State Medical 
Society from 1884 to 1888, and was censor in 1879. He is also a member of the New York State 
Medical Association, the San Diego County Medical Society, and the California State Medical 
Society. 

George M. McCombs. born in the town of Lyme, Jefferson County, in December, 1854,. 
received his early education in Fulton and Falley seminaries, and in Ives Seminary, Antwerp, 
N. Y. He began the study of medicine with Dr. Pierce, of St. Lawrence, in 1873. In 1874 he- 
entered Dr. H. G. P. Spencer's office, where he remained until 1877. He attended lectures at 
the Albany Medical College in 1875 and '76, and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New 
York city, in 1876 and "77. Returning he located at St. Lawrence, town of Cape Vincent, 
where he remained until 1879, when he moved to the village of Clayton, and has resided there 
to the present time, except two years he practiced at Auburn, N. Y. He joined the County 
Medical Society April 2, 1878, and was its vice-president in 1883. 

1884. — Sixteenth annual meeting, January 8, 1884: The society met at 
the Kirby House, and was called to order by the secretary at 10:30 a. m. 
Dr. L. E. Jones was elected chairman //(? tern. Members present, 31 ; new 
membpr admitted, Dr. D. L. H ibbard. "' Dr. Sabm announced the death of 
Dr. Jacob Diab, of La Fargeville, and the president appointed Dr. Hutchins, 
of Redwood, to write a memorial and present it at the next regular meeting." 

After)ioon session. — " Meeting called to order by the president. Dr. Charles 
M. Johnson, at 1:30 p. m. He read a very interesting address on Lower 
California as a health resort, for which he received a vote of thanks by the 
society." Officers elected: President, Dr. A. B.Stevens; vice-president, 
George N. Hubbard ; secretary, Dr. H. H. Deane ; treasurer, J. H. Tamblin ; 
censors, Dis. William P. Massey, George G. Sabin, A. S. Thompson, J. Mor- 
timer Crawe, and William R. Trowbridge. 

The quarterly meeting held April 8, 1S84, was called to order by the presi- 
dent, Dr. A B. Stevens, at the Kirby House. Members present, 21. Dr. 
M. J. Hutchins read a memoir of Dr. Jacob Daab. 

The semiannual meeting of July 8, 1884, was called to order by the presi- 
dent, Dr. A. B. Stevens. Members present, 20; new member admitted, Dr. 
F. W. H. Massey, of Brownville. 

The quarterly meeting held October 14, 1884, was called to order by the 

president, Dr. A. B. Stevens, at the Kirby House. Members present, 22. 

Andrew B. Stevens, M. D., was born in Canada, in May, 1841. His early education was 
acquired at the common schools. He commenced the study of medicine in Iowa in 1862, and 
in 1865 entered the office of Dr. A. H. Crosby, of Lowville, Lewis County. He attended lect- 
ures at the University of Buffalo, graduating from there in 1872, and commenced practice at 
Eiack River, where he continued until 1886, when he moved to Watertown, where he is now 
engaged in active practice. He joined the County Society June 2, 1874, was its president in 
1884, and its vice-president in 1882. 

1885. — Seventeenth annual meeting, June 13, 1885 : The society met at the 

Kirby House, and was called to order by the vice-president, Dr. George N. 



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Hubbard. Members present, 13. " Dr. Crawe announced the death of Dr. 
K. Hannahs, and the chair appointed Dr. WilHam R. Trowbridge to write a 
memoir and present it at the next meeting." 

The quarterly meeting of April 14, 1885, was called to order by the presi- 
dent, Dr. George N. Hubbard. Members present, 16. 

At the semi-annual meeting, held July 14, 1885, the society met at the 
Kirby House, and was called to order by the vice president. Dr. George G. 
Sabin. Members present, 18. "The vice-president called the attention of 
the society to the death of Dr. William P. Massey, of Brownville, since the 
last meeting. On motion the vice-president appointed Drs. Crawe, Johnson, 
and Hutchins to draft appropriate resolutions and present them to the meet- 
ing." They presented the following resolutions : — 

'•Whereas, On the 22d of May, 1885. Dr. William P. Massey. late of Brownville, and a 
former president of this society, in the midst of his professional duties, was suddenly called 
from this life, 

" Resolved, That through this mysterious dispensation our association has lost one of its 
brightest and most useful membeis; society a genial and polished gentleman; and the church 
one of its most useful servants — one who, in his daily life, in all ways, followed closely in the 
foot-steps of Him whom he delighted to call master. 

" Resolved, That we extend to his afHicted family our most hearty and sincere sympathy in 
their great bereavement and irreparable loss; can only point to Him for healing and comfort,^ 
'Who doeth all things well and afiiieteth none willingly.' 

' ' J. MoRTiMEE Crawe, 1 

" M. J. Hutchins, y Committee." 

•'Chas. M. Johnson, \ 

The quarterly meeting of October 13, 1885, was called to order by the 

president, Dr. George N. Hubbard. Members present, g. 

George N. Hubbard, M. D., was born near Saratoga Springs, N. Y. He studied medicine 
with Dr. Conkey, of Antwerp, and attended lectures at Burlington, Vt., and at Albany Medi- 
cal College, where he graduated. He settled at Natural Bridge, where he remained 10 years, 
and then moved to Carthage, N. Y., where he practiced 25 years. He was coroner six years. 
Dr. Hubbard became a member of the Jeil'erson County Medical Society September 1, 1868- 
was one of its most earnest supporters, one of its originators, a member of the board of 
censors in 1870-71, vice-president in 1872, and president in 1885. He was a modest, retiring 
man, a well informed, careful, and conscientious physician, and an earnest Christian gentle- 
man, one who was deeply mourned by the church to which he belonged and by the community 
at large. When he died, November 26, 1886, it could justly and truly be said, "Well done, 
good and faithful servant." 

Charles M. Rexford, M. D., A. B., was born in the town of Watertowu, on the road to 
Burr's Mills, near Sawyer's Corners, April 23, 1855. He graduated from the Watertown High 
School, and entered Cornell University and graduated in the department of art, class of 
1878. Previous to graduation he had commenced the study of his profession with Dr. B. O. 
Wilder, of Cornell University. After graduation he returned to Watertown, where he con- 
tinued his studies with Dr. S. L. Parmelee, and attended lectures during 1880 and 1881 at the 
University Medical College of New York city, from which he received his diploma in 1881. 
He located in Watertown, where he has continued in practice to the present time. Dr. Res- 
ford was elected and served as coroner from 1883 to 1889, most acceptably to the community 
at large and honorably to himself. He has been a member of the Jefferson County Medical 
Society since April 5, 1881, and has acted as treasurer of the society to the present time. At 
its last annual meeting, June 11, 1890, he was elected delegate to the State Medical Society. 

1886. — The eighteenth annual meeting was held at the Kirby House^ 
January 12, 1886. "Meeting called to order by the vice-president, Dr. 



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George G. Sabin. In the absence of Dr. H. H. Deane Dr. F. M. Shepard 
was made secretary /;-<? tern." Members present, i6. Officers elected : Presi- 
dent, Dr. George G. Sabin ; vice-president, Dr. H. A. Mcllm^yl ; secre- 
tary, F. M. Shepard ; treasurer. Dr. C. M. Rexford ; censors. Drs. J. Morti- 
mer Crawe, WilHani R. Trowbridge, A. S, Thompson, J. H. Millrr, and D. C. 
Rodenhurst. "A motion was made and carried that the thanks of the society 
be extended to Dr. Deane for his faithful services as secretary." 

The quarterly meeting of April 13, 1886, was called to order by the presi- 
dent, Dr. George G. Sabin, at the Kirb^ House. Members present, 16 ; new 
member admitted, Dr. VV. H. H. Sias. 

Semi-annual meeting. July 13, 1886: "Meeting called to order at 1:30 
p. M. by the president. Dr. George G. Sabin." Members present, 20. 

" Special meeting, August 23, 1886, at the secretary's office : In the absence 
of the president Dr. Abell was made chairman, who appointed, as a committee 
to draft resolutions on the death of Dr. William R. Trowbridge, Drs. M. J. 
Hutchins. L. E. Jones, and Charles Parker. The committee reported the 
following resolution, which was unanimously adopted ; — 

" Whereas, It has pleased an Allwise Providence to remove from life and its cares and com- 
forts our eminently social and fraternal friend, Dr. William R. Trowbridge, and 

"Whereas, The said Dr. Trowbridge, during his more than 40 years of active practice of 
medicine and surgery in Jefferson County, has been an honor to the profession, and to our 
County Medical Society, of which he was a conservative, efficient, and active member; there- 
fore, 

"Resolved, That we attend his funeral in a bodj*, and extend our heart-felt sympathies to 
his afflicted family. 

" M. J. Hutchins. ) 

" L. E. Frame. >• Committee." 

" Charles Parker, ) 

The quarterly meeting of October 12, 1886, "was called to order by the 

president, Dr. George G. Sabin, about 1:30 p. m." Members present, 20. 

George G. Sabin, M. D., born in Ontario, Wayne County, N. Y., November 28, 1838, ob- 
tained his early education at the common and Palmyra Union schools and Macedon Academy. 
He studied medicine with his uncle, S. C. Sabin, of Palmyra, N. Y., attended lectures at the 
University of Michigan, and graduated therefrom March 25, 1868. He located at Denmark, 
Lewis County, where he I'emained one year, when he went to Carthage, where he was two 
years. He spent about four years in Iowa, and returned and settled at Woodville, this county, 
where he continued two years, and went from there to Stone Mills, where he stayed five years. 
He then removed to Black River in April, 1885, where he has practiced to the present time. 
Dr. Sabin joined the Jefferson County Medical Society January 11, 1870, became its vice- 
president in 1885, president in 1886, and was its censor in 1870, '84, '88, and '90. He has been 
health ofScer for the town of Rutland three years, is a Mason, and belongs to the I. O. of O. F. 

Frederick M. Shepard, M. D., born in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, N. Y., March 
3, 1858, attended the district, piivate, and select schools at Tylerville, the Watertown High 
School, and for some time taught in the town of Adams. He commenced the study of medi- 
cine with Dr. A. R. Rudd, of Watertown, in September, 1879, and entered the University 
Medical College of New York city in 1880, graduating in 1882. Since then he practiced in 
Watertown until failing health obliged him to relinquish his practice, and he is now at Den- 
ver, Col. He served two years as city physician, has been a member of the County Society 
since January 9, 1883, and has been its secretary from 1886 until he went West in 1888. 

De Witt C. Rodenhurst, M. D.,was born at Lowell, Oneida County, N. Y., January 26, 1885. 
He was educated at the district schools of Potsdam, the Normal School, and at Whitestown 



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Seminary. His preceptors were Dr. J. R. Sturtevant and James E. Kelsey, of Theresa. He 
attended Ipctures at the University of New York in 1886, '87, and '88, and at the Long Island 
College of Brooklyn, N. Y., from the latter of which he graduated June 24, 1879. His first 
practice was at the Ox Bow, N. Y., where he remained two and one-half years, when he moved 
to Philadelphia, N. Y., where he now resides, engaged in the active practice of his profession. 
Dr. Rodenhurst became a member of the County Medical Society October 7, 1879, and was 
elected censor in 1886, '87, '88, and '90. He has been health officer, and is coroner at the pres- 
ent time. 

1887. — "Nineteenth annual meeting, January 11, 1887, at the Kirby 
House: The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. George G.. 
Sabin, at 1:30 p M." Members present, 14. Ofificers elected: President, 
Dr. H. A. Mcllmoyl ; vice-president, James D. Spencer; secretary, F. M. 
Sliepard ; treasurer, Charles M. Rexford ; censorf, Drs. H. G. P. Spencer,. 
J. Mortimer Crawe, M. L. Smith, D. C. Rodenhurst, and George G. Sabin ; 
delegate to the State Medical Society, A. S. Smith in place of Dr. Charles 
M. Johnson. 

The quarterly meeting held at the Kirby Hcuse, April 12, 1887, "was 
called to order by the pres.dent, Dr. II. A. Mcllmoyl, at 1:30 p. m." Mem- 
bers present at roll-call, 14. 

The semi-annual meeting was held at the Woodruff House, Watertown 
July 13, 1887. The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. H. A. 
Mcllmoyl, at 11 o'clock a. m. Members present, 18; new members ad- 
mitted: Drs. George H. Davis, Black River; J. Mortimer Crawe, Jr., and 
Gordon P. Spencer, Watertown ; L. G. Gifford, Rodman ; and Edward F. 
Johnson, Champion. 

"Quarterly meeting at Woodruff House, October 11, 1887: The meeting 
was called to order by the vice-president, Dr. J. D. Spencer, at about 1:30 
P.M." Members present, 16. "A communication from Dr. George M. 
McCombs, requesting to be restored to membership in this society, was read 
by the secretary. A motion was made by Dr. Vincent, and seconded by Dr. 
Hutchins, that Dr. McCombs be received into the society as a new member 
upon his surrendering his old certificate of membership. Carried. A com- 
munication from the secretary of the State Medical Society, requesting this 
society to hold its annual meetings in May or June instead of January, was 
also read." 

Henry A. Mcllmoyl, M. D., a native of Canada, was born April 5, 18.53, at Cardinal, Pro- 
vince of Ontario. He I'eceived his early education at the Iroquois High School, and entered 
the office of Dr. I. E. Morden, of Brockville, January 1, 1873. He attended lectures atMcGill 
Medical College, Montreal, from 1872 to 1876, and graduated in March, 1876. Dr. Mcllmoyl 
removed to Clayton, Jefferson County, in 1876. wliere he still resides, engaged in the active 
practice of his profession. He became a member of Jefferson County Medical Society April 3, 
1877, and was elected vice-president in 1886, president in 1887, and censor in 1880. 

Mason Lee Smith. M. D., born at Munnsville, Madison County, N. Y., Octobers. 1859, 
came with his parents to this county in 1866. His early education was obtained at the public 
scliools of Watertown, and he graduated from the High School June 20, 1877. He began the 
study of medicine with Dr. A. R. Rudd, in January, 1877, attended lectures in 1877, '78. '80, 
and '81 at tiie University Medical College of New York city, and graduated therefrom March 
8, 1881. Dr. Smith has always practiced in the city of Watertown. He joined the County 



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Medical Society October 4, 1881, and was one of its censors in 1888, '89. and '90. He was 
elected coroner of Jefferson County in November, 1888. '89, and '90, and holds a commission 
as first lieutenant and assistant surgeon in the 39th Separate Co. N. Y. Inf. 

i888. — Annual meeting at Woodruff House, January lo, i888: "The 
meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. H. A. Mcllmoyl, at 1:45 
p. M." Members present, 22. " A communication from Dr. Jesse B. Low, 
making application for membership in the society, was read by the secretary. 
On motion the matter was referred to the board of censors to report at the 
next meeting." The following officers were duly elected ; President, J. D. 
Spencer; vice-president, Charles Douglas; secretary, F. M. Shepard ; 
treasurer, Charles M. Rexford ; censors, Drs. H. G. P. Spencer, J. Morti- 
mer Crawe, M. L. Smith, D. C. Rodenhurst, and George G. Sabm ; delegate 
to State Medical Society, Dr. H. H. Deane. " By request of the secretary 
of the State Medical Society, and upon motion of Dr. Jones, it was decided 
to hold the annual meetings of this society the second Tuesday in July, and 
the semi annual meetings the second Tuesday in January. A motion was 
made and carried that the question of medical ethics be laid on the table 
until the next annual meeting." 

The quarterly meeting was held at the Woodruff House, April 10, 1888, 
and was called to order by the piesident, Dr. J. D. Spencer. Members pres- 
ent, 18; new member admitted. Dr. Jesse B. Low. 

" Annual meeting at the Woodruff House, July 10, 1888: The meeting 
was called to order by the president, Dr. J. D. Spencer, at 10:15 a. m." 
Members present, 41 ; new members admitted. Dr. Kite Parker and Dr. 
O. C. Eastman, of Watertown ; Drs. W. O. Forrester, of Black Rivtr ; Frank 
R. Porter, of Sackets Harbor ; Fred C. Bailey, of Adams Center ; and J. W. 
Thompson, of Fisher's Landing. "The president appointed Drs. Sabin 
and Gifford as tellers, and on motion the secretary was instructed to cast a 
ballot for the present officers for the year ending June, i88g. On invitation 
of Drs. McCombs and Mcllmoyl, and on motion of Dr. Rodenhurst to ac- 
cept the invitation, the society adjourned to meet at Clayton the second 
Tuesday in September." 

" The quarterly meeting, held at the Walton House, Clayton, September 1 1, 
1888, was called to order by the president, Dr. J. D. Spencer, at 1 1 :^o a. m." 
Members present, 19; new member admitted. Dr. F. T. Dale, of La Farge- 
ville. "A motion was made by Dr. Deane that Dr. A. S. Low be rt e acted to 
membership in this society. A vote of thanks was given Drs. McCombs 
and Mcllmoyl as committee on arrangements." The society then adjourned 
for an excursion on the river. 

"Semi-annual meeting, held at the Woodruff House, Watertown, Decem- 
ber II, 1888, was called to order by the president, Dr. J. D. Spencer, at 
10:40 A. M." Members present, 29 ; new member admitted, Dr. T. C. 
Baker, of Watertown. 

"The quarterly meeting held at the Woodruff House, March 12, 1889, was 



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called to order by the president, Dr. J. D. Spencer, at i r a. u." Members 
present, 31. 

James D. Spencer, M. D., son of H. G. P. Spencer and grandson of Gordon P. Spencer, 
was born in Denmark, Lewis County, N. Y., April 14, 18-19. He received his literary education 
at the Jefferson County Institute, Watertown, Eegiopolis College, Kingston, Ont., and Phillips 
Exeter Academy, Exeter, N. H. He studied with his father and attended lectures at Bellevue 
Hospital Medical College of New York city, from which he graduated in February, 1870. Since 
then he has practiced in partnership with his father in Watertown. Dr. Spencer joined the 
County Medical Society July 7, 1870, was its president in 1888, vice-president in 1887, treas- 
urer in 1872, and delegate to the State Medical Society from 1880 to 1884. He was also sur- 
geon witli the rank of major in the 35th Regt. N. Y. state militia. 

1889 — The annual meeting held at the VVoodrufif House, June 11, 1889, 
"was called to order by the president. Dr. J. D. Spencer, at 10:45 ^- ^^•" 
Members present, 31 ; new members admitted: Drs. A. J. Boyd, of Water- 
town, now (1890) at Sackets Harbor; A. K. Hale, of Adams; and George E. 
Sylvester, of Black River. "A motion was made and carried that Dr. Hale 
be reinstated upon his signing the constitution. Dr. McCombs moved that 
the next quarterly meeting of this society be held at Clayton. Carried. Drs. 
McCombs and Mcllmoyl were appointed a committee on arrangements." 
The following officers were elected: President, Dr. Charles Douglas; vice- 
president. Dr. C. G. Stevens; secretary, F. M. Shepard ; treasurer, C. M. 
Rexford ; censors, L. G. Gifford, J. Mortimer Crawe, Sr., M. L. Smith, D. C. 
Rodenhurst, and George G Sabin. "A motion was made and seconded that 
Dr. Low be reinstated and his dues remitted to date." 

"The quarterly meeting held at Clayton, September 10, 1889, was called 
to order by the president, Dr. Charles Douglas, at 11:45 ^- ^i-. O" board of 
the steamer Jessie Bain. Dr. M. L. Smith was made secretary /n? /<?;//.'' 
Members present, 17. " President appointed a committee, consisting of Drs. 
H. G. P. Spencer, I. H. Abell, and H. H. Deane, to draw up resolutions 
expressing the regrets of the society at the loss of our able secretary, Dr. 
F. M. Shepard, who has recently located in Denver, Col. A motion was 
made and carried that all further business be dispensed with, and that the 
society adjourn to meet at Watertown the second Tuesday in December." 

"Semi-annual meeting held at the Woodruff House, Watertown, Decem- 
ber 12, 1889, was called to order by the president, Dr. Charles Douglas." 
Members present, 24; new members admitted: Dr. H. H. Smith and Dr. 
Charles Rice, of Watertown. "The resignation of Dr. J. B. Low was re- 
ceived and accepted." 

The quarterly meeting was held at the Woodruff House, Watertown, Tues- 
day, March 11, 1890, and was called to order at 1:30 p. m. by the vice-pres- 
ident, C. G. Stevens, the president being absent, and he appointed Dr. H. H. 
Smith to act as secretary pro fern, in the absence of the secretary. New 
member admitted. Dr. J. Monroe Smith. 

Charles Douglas was born at Evans Mills, April 2, 1842. He was educated at the common 
and select schools of that village, studied medicine with Dr. L. E. Jones, of that place, and 
attended lectur3s at Ann Arbor (Mich.) University, the University of Buffalo, and Bellevue 



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Hospital Medical College of New York, from which latter institution he graduated in 1875. 
He began his practice at Rodman, Jefferson County, where he remained one and one-half 
years, when he moved to Dexter, where he has since been engaged in active practice. He be- 
came a member of the County Society October 5, 1875, was vice-president in 1888, and presi- 
dent in 1889. 

LaDette G. Gifford was born in the town of Brownville, one mile north from the village. 
His father moved to Watertown in 1863, when he was about five years old. His early educa- 
tion was obtained in the graded schools and in the Watertown High School. From 1875 ta 
1881 he attended school winters and acted as clerk in the hotel kept by his uncle, Charles^ 
Fenton, at No. 4, in the Adirondack region, Lewis County. He began the study of medicine 
in 1881 with Dr. L. M. Smith, of Watertown, with whom he remained a year, and con- 
tinued his studies with Dr. C. M. Johnson, of the same place. He attended lectures at the 
University Medical College during the sessions of 1882, '83, and '84, graduating in the latter 
year. Dr. Gifford began the practice of his profession at Rodman, where he was located five 
and a half years, and in October, 1889, moved to Watertown, where he now resides. He be- 
came a member of the County Society July 12, 1887. 

1890. — The annual meeting held at the Woodruff House, Tuesday, June i r, 
1 890, was called to order by the vice-president, C. G. Stevens. Dr. Charles Rice 
was appointed secretary />r^ /<;'/« New member admitted, Dr. G. H.Wood. 
The secretary was instructed to draw up resolutions i especting the illness of the 
president, Dr. Douglas:. Officers elected : President, C. G. Stevens : vice- 
president, E. A. Chapman ; secretary, Charles O. Rice ; treasurer, C. M. 
Rexford ; censors, L. G. Gifford, P. H. Johnson, M. L. Smith, D. C. Roden- 
hurst, and George G. Sabin. On motion of Dr. Hutchins the next session 
was to be held at the Crossmon House, Alexandria Bay, and the society ad- 
journed to meet there the second Tuesday m September. 

Calvin G. Stevens, M. D , is a native of Onondaga County, N. Y.. and was born at Fair- 
mount, March 31, 1862. He attended the Syracuse High School in 1879, and for two years was^ 
a student at the Syracuse Liberal Art College. In October, 1881, he began the study of his 
profession with Dr. O. D. Totniau, and was also a student of Dr. U. H. Brown. From October, 
1881, to 1884 he was studying and attending lectures at the Syracuse Medical College, wliere 
he graduated in 1884. He then visited England and attended the clinical lectures at St- 
Thomas's Hospital, London. Returning to Syracuse he was appointed house physician to St. 
Joseph's Hospital, and remained in practice in that city until December, 1886, when he moved 
to Watei-town, whei-e he has been located for the past four years, making diseases of the eye 
and ear a specialty. He became a member of the County Medical Society January 11, 1887. 
He is also an active member of the 37th Separate Co. N. Y. Inf. 

Eugene A. Chapman, M. D., was born at Belleville, N. Y., December 9, 1839. While still 
a boy his parents moved to Henderson, where he received a common school fducation. From 
1857 to 1859 he was a student at the Union Acadeii.y of Belleville, and began the study of 
medicine in 1859 with Dr. Daniel Nugent, of Henderson. He attended medical lectures at the 
University of Michigan, sessions of 1860-61, and the University of Buffalo, sessions of 1861- 
62, and graduated at the last named institution in February, 1862. Dr. Chapman com- 
menced the practice of medicine at Clayton in March following, and in June entered the mili- 
tary service as a first lieutenant of artillery. He was mustered into the United States service 
September 11, 1862, and was first lieutenant and adjutant of the 10th N. Y. H. A. until July, 
1863, when he was promoted to captain. In August, 1864, while stationed near Washington, 
D. C, he was examined before an array medical board, and on returning from the Slienaudoah 
Valley campaign found, at Winchester, Va., a commission as assistant surgeon, with orders to 
report to General Butler, at Fortress Monroe. He was assigned to the 127th U. S. C. I. in 
November, 1864. From January 1 to April 2, 1865, he was on duty at Point of Rocks Hospital, 
Virginia, and was with his regiment from Petersburg to Appomattox. After 30 days leave of 
absence, in June, he rejoined his regiment at Brazos Santiago, Texas, of which port he was 



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quarantine officer during the summer, and was mustered out of service in November, 1865. He 
began tlie practice of medicine at Henderson in 1866, and remained there until the sirring of 
1873, when, his health being poor, from overwork, he moved to Salamanca, N. Y., and worked 
for the Erie and Atlantic and Great Western railroads for one j'ear. His health improving he 
resumed the practice of medicine, at Salamanca, in the spring of 1874. In January, 1875, on 
account of the death of his wife, he returned to this county and began practicing at Belleville, 
where he has remained since, except for a short intei'val of three or four months in 1877, 
when he was at Little Falls, N. Y. He has been four times elected coroner of Jefferson 
County, for several years has been health officer of the town of Ellisburgh, and has, for the 
last four or five years, been president of the board of trustees of Union Academy of Belleville. 
He l)ecame a member of the County Society January 12, 1869, and was elected vice-president 
in 1890. 

Charles Orrin Rice, M. D., was born in the town of Cape Vincent, January 8, 1868. He at- 
tended the district schools and Ives Seminary at Antwerp. Jefferson County, and commenced 
the study of medicine with Dr. James D. Spencer, of Watertown, February 6, 1886. He at- 
tended lectui'es at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of New York city, during the ses- 
sions of 1887, '88, and '89. and graduated therefrom June 13, 1889. Dr. Rice has practiced in 
Watertown since the latter date. He is a member of the Jefferson County Bledical Society, and 
belongs to the Masonic fraternity. 

The author deems it necessary, in justice to himself, to append some ex- 
planatory remarks in regard to the plan of his work. It has been my aim, 
and one of the main inducements that prompted me to engage in this work, 
to rescue from the oblivion that was about to surround them the members of 
the medical profession practicing in this county at an early day, belonging to 
the regular school, and especially those who, by their action in joining the 
old County Medical Society, manifested their interest in their work, and their 
desire to elevate the standard of their profession. The reorganized society's 
members are nearly all alive, and, before the public, can, as individuals and 
collectively as a society, by their conduct and their work, speak for them- 
selves. I have merely noted the time and place of their meeting, the number 
present, and enough of their transactions to show when and why the time of 
said meetings were changed ; the names of the new members, and their places 
of residence at the time they were enrolled ; resolutions of respect in cases 
of deceased members, and a short sketch of the officers of the society for 
each year. Thus I have shortened my task, and left a foundation on which 
others with more time and space can build. If any have been omitted it was 
not intentional, nor for want of zeal. This work, to be complete and 
accurate, should have years instead of months devoted to its preparation. 
I have been obliged from the limited space allowed me, for the large amount 
of work to be accomplished, to curtail my original plan as carried out in 
relation to the old society, and instead of giving a sketch of each member, to 
give sketches only of the officers of the society. By this plan, and much to 
my regret, I am obliged to leave out individual notices of many personal and 
highly esteemed friends, and many other very worthy members of the profes- 
sion. By request of the publisher an appendix has been added containing 
sketches of the physicians of the city of Watertown, who, from not having 
been officers of the society, were left out of the main body of the work. The 
publisher thought that the book would require about 8oo pages with about 

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lo devoted to the medical profession. Instead the work has grown until it 
requires about 1,250 pages to complete it and the medical department four or 
five times the origmal estimate. The number of physicians who have and 
are now practicing in the county were so much in excess of all our calcula- 
tions that a longer time and more space were required than was at first 
thought necessary, in order that I might do myself and the profession justice. 
All the members of the old society are dead with the exception of Drs. 
William E. Tyler, of Sackets Harbor, and M. J. Hutchins, of Redwood. 
Appended will be found a hst of the deceased members of the reorganized 
society: — 

N. O. Bemis, Adams. E. G. Rowland, Watertown. 

J. K. Bates, Watertown. G. N. Hubbard, Carthage. 

Charles W. Burdick, Watertown. William P. Massey, Brownville. 

Frederick Bott, La Fargeville. S. L. Parmelee, Watertown. 

Jacob Daab, La Fargeville. J. T. Peeden, Carthage. 

N. M. Davidson, Theresa. A. R. Rudd, Watertown. 

Amos Ellis, Clayton. D. E. Pierce, St. Lawrence, 

William H. Forsyth, Watertown. Truman Tuttle, Rodman. 

L. E. Frame, Depauville. WiUiam R. Trowbridge, Watertown. 

John Grafton, Watertown. Fanny G. Willard, Watertown. 

K. Hannahs, Watertown. 



J. MORTIMER CRAWE, M. D. 



J. Mortimer Crawe, M. D., son of Ithemer B. Crawe, M. D., was born in 
Watertown, May 2^, 1831. He was educated at private schools and the 
Jefferson County Literary and Religious Institute, studied medicine with Dr. 
H. G. P. Spencer, and attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College, Phil- 
adelphia, sessions of 1856, '57, '58, and '59. He first settled in Hamilton, 
Madison County, N. Y., in September, 1859. His health failing it was 
thought a change would benefit him, and he moved to Champion, Jefferson 
County, the following May, and in July, 1 861, he returned to Madison County 
on a visit. There were a number of cases of diphtheria in the village, and 
being solicited by some of his old patients, whose families were afflicted, he 

Note. — I am under many obligations for valuable information to Mrs. Hiram Hubbard, 
of Champion ; Mrs. William P. Massey and Mr. and Mrs. George Plumb, of Brownville; 
Mrs. I. Munson, Mrs. A. P. Sigourney, Mrs. E. A. Mattison, Miss Mary Zimmerman, 
Messrs. George Smith, C. William Clark, H. S. Munson, C. G. Comstock, and O. 
Hungerford, of Watertown; William H. Clark and W. B. Camp, of Sackets Harbor; 
and to Drs. Abell, Hutchins, Sabin, Sill, Ward, Willard, and Merrill. — J. Mortimer 
Crawe, M. D. 

* This and the following sketches were received too late to be printed in the places 
assigned in the respective years in which the several subjects held office in the Jefferson 
County Medical Society. — Editor. 



THE JEFFERSON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 2o8^ 

consented to take charge of them, and finally concluded to remain permanently. 
In September, 1862, he went to the front as assistant surgeon of the 157th 
Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., raised in Cortland and Madison counties. When 
the army advanced that fall on Thoroughfare Gap he was placed in charge 
of one of the reserve hospitals at Fairfax Court House. Here he remained 
until March, when, his health having failed, he was ordered to Washingtgn, 
where he was ordered to report to Dr. Climer, in charge of sick and disabled 
officers, and by him was sent home on sick leave. He remained at home 
two months and rejoined his regiment at Aquia Creek, below Washington, 
on the eve of the march for Chancellorsville. Here with his wounded he was 
made a prisoner, remaining with them on the field for three weeks, when, an 
exchange being eftected, he returned to his regiment. His health having 
been affected by the anxiety and exposure he had endured he was sent home 
on sick leave. After a short time, learning that the army was about to move, 
he rejoined his regiment, and with them participated in the march to and the 
battle at Gettysburg. Having, by order of the medical director, been de- 
tailed both at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg as an operating surgeon he was 
detained here in charge of the sick and as recording officer of the nth Corps 
Hospital for about a month, when he was ordered to report to Gen. Hallack 
at Washington. He found his regiment had been ordered to Charleston, S. C. 
He served in this department until February, 1864, when he was promoted to 
the rank of surgeon and sent to the 128th Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., in Gen. 
Sherman's command at Savannah. Dr. Crawe served with his regiment as 
medical inspector and brigade surgeon until August, 1865, when they were 
mustered out of the sercice at Albany, N. Y. 

He was one of the founders of the reorganized Jefferson County Medical 
Society; was elected in 1868 and served as censor from its organization to 
1872 and from 1880 to 1886; was treasurer in 1873, vice-president in 1874, 
president in 18S5, and was delegate to the State Medical Society from 1886- 
to 1880. Dr. Crawe was made permanent member of the State Medical 
Society in 1879, ^"^d was one of its delegates to the American Medical Asso- 
ciation in 1878, of which he was made a member. In 1884, becoming dis- 
gusted and dissatisfied with the action of the State Society in regard to its 
Code of Ethics, he, with Dr. C. M. Johnson, of Watertown, then delegate 
from Jefferson County, and Dr. Ira H. Abell, of Antwerp, ex-delegate, in 
connection with many others, withdrew from the State Society and founded 
the New York State Medical Association. Dr. Crawe was its first vice-pres- 
ident. He was appointed pension surgeon about i86g, served some years, 
and resigned. When b'^ards for the examination of pensioners were formed,^ 
in 1 88 1, he was solicited, and accepted an appointment on the board for 
Jefferson County, and was its president for four years. He still continues in 
active practice in partnership with his son, Dr. J. M. Crawe, Jr. 

N. O. Bemis, M. D., a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Berkshire Medical Col- 
lege, Mass., practiced many years at Adams, Jefferson County, where he died August 21, 1883,. 



JEFFERSON COUNTY. 



aged 63 years. His death was caused by his horse running away, throwing him out of his 
carriage. He lived only a few days after the accident. Dr. Bemis became a member of the 
County Medical Society June 3, 1873, and was elected censor in 1875. 

J. H. Miller was born in the town of Hammond, St. Lawrence Coiinty, N. Y., February 12, 
1830 or '35. He was educated at the common and High schools of Theresa, and for some 
years he was a teacher. He studied medicine with the elder Dr. Davison, attended lectures at 
Geneva, N. Y., and Castleton, Vt., and was a graduate of the latter institution. Dr. Miller 
practiced at Hermon, St. Lawrence County, and Chaumont, Champion, and Carthage in Jef- 
ferson County. He became a member of the County Medical Society June 4, 1872, and was 
censor in 1875. He now resides at Glendora, Cal, 

William P. Massey was born near Watertown, September 23, 1824. His younger days were 
occupied with his studies and his diities as a clerk to his uncle. Dr. James K. Bates, who car- 
ried on a drug store and was postmaster at Brownville from 1840 to 1848, and he was his chief 
clerk most of that time. His character was the result of hard study and close appUcation at 
the select schools of Brownville, and as a student of the Black River Literary and Religious 
Institute of Watertown. During the winter of 1843-44 he taught school near Cape Vincent. 
He then regularly commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Bates, attended lectures at the 
University of New York during the sessions 1846-47 and 1847-48, and graduated in 1848. Re- 
turning to Brownville he was taken into partnership by Dr. Bates. In a short time Dr. Bates 
decided to move to Watertown, and Dr. Massey bought his business and property. He suc- 
ceeded beyond his expectations in building up a large practice, and in gaining to the utter- 
most the confidence, respect, and esteem of the community in which he lived. In August, 
1855 while returning from Pei'ch River, he was thrown from his carriage. When found he 
was lying in the road unconscious, his shoulder broken, his spine injured, and his limbs 
paralyzed. This so disabled him that he could not attend to his business until the next 
November, and then he had not fully recovered, as any overexertion or anxiety would pros- 
trate him, and on three or four occasions these attacks were of so grave a nature that his life 
was considered in great danger. This accident, by prostrating his nervous system, greatly 
interfered with his usefulness by limiting his powers of endurance, and was the main factor 
in shortening his life. He was naturally an energetic, ambitious man, and in spite of the 
incubus of his bodily ills he led an active life. The winter of 1860-61, with a view of increas- 
ing his medical knowledge, and to acquaint himself with all the new discoveries and additions 
to medical science, he spent in New York attending the lectures and visiting the various hos- 
pitals of that city. Coming home he again entered actively the ranks of the profession. In 
1881 he received the appointment of examining surgeon for pensions, and witli Drs. C. M. 
Johnson and J. Mortimer Crawe constituted the board of pension surgeons for Jefferson 
County, of which he was the treasurer. Dr. Massey was ever conscientious, painstaking, and 
courteous. In him the government found a good, faithful servant, and the pensioner a kind, 
sympathizing friend. May 22, 1885, he died while dressing the foot of a patient who had just 
been injured. He gave a groan, fell over, and lived only a few moments. Thus peacefully 
passed away the good physician, the kind friend; for in him was combined all that goes to 
make up the character of the good citizen and a Christian gentleman. 

William T. Burdick, M. D., son of Dr. Charles W. Burdick, is a graduate of Syi-acuse Uni- 
versity, class of 1875. He came to Watertown and entered into partnership with his father, 
remaining two or three years, when he went to Pamelia Four Corners, and practiced there a 
few years and moved to Fullerville, Lewis County, Ky., where he now resides. He became a 
member of the County Medical Society April 6, 1875, and was elected secretary and served 
from 1877 to 1888. 

S. L. Parmelee, M. D., was born at Stockholm, N. Y., February 21, 1829. He was educated 
at the schools of Jericho, Vt., until he was 18, when he went to Coburg, Ontario, and taught 
school three years. He began the study of his profession in 1850 with Dr. Baxter, of High- 
gate, Vt., and also with Dr. Day, of St. Albans Bay, Vt. He attended lectures in the winter 
of 1851-52 at Castleton, Vt., and was two years at Woodstock, Vt., graduating from the latter 
place in 1853. Dr. Parmelee settled at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, where he practiced 
23 years, and in 1876 moved to Watertown, where he practiced until his death, April 17, 1881, 
aged 52 years. His sudden death was a shock and surprise to the community, and he was 
mourned by a large number of friends and patients, to whom he had endeared himself by his 



GAZETTEER OF TOWNS. 



ADAMS. 



ADAMS is situated in the southern part of the county, and is bounded 
on the north by Hounsfield and Watertovvn, east by Rodman, south 
by Lorraine and EUisburgh, and west by Henderson. It is watered 
by the north branch of Sandy Creek and many tributary brooks in the south, 
and by Stony Creek, with numerous small branches, in the northern part. 
Both streams are fed by springs and afford permanent water-power, which 
has been utilized. The surface of the town is generally level, except in the 
northwestern part, which is somewhat broken by the lake ridge which here 
traverses the town. The territory was originally timbered with maple, beech, 
birch, elm, and butternut, a considerable area of which yet remains. Cedar 
and pine also prevailed, and contributed largely to the early wealth of the 
town. The soil is generally fertile — a black mold, sandy loam, or a loam 
somewhat mixed with clay, underlaid by limestone, with outcroppings of this 
rock on high ground. There is very little waste land in the town, a portion 
of the most elevated being susceptible of cultivation. That which seems 
most sterile affords excellent grazing. 

This town was formed from Mexico, April i, 1802. It received its name 
in honor of President John Adams, and included No. 7, or Aleppo, and No. 
8, or Orpheus, of the " Eleven Towns," or the "Black River Tract." This 
area was maintained until No. 8 became a separate town, with the name of 
Rodman, March 24, 1804. 

Adams, or No. 7, fell to the lot of Nicholas Low, in the subdivision of the 
eleven towns, by ballot, and was surveyed by Benjamin Wright in 1796, into 
fifty-six lots, numbered from west to east and from north to south, commenc- 
ing near Henderson Bay and extending on the line of Lorraine. Mr. Wright 
complained of local attractions, that rendered it impossible to run straight 
lines. The lots varied in contents from 240 acres to 676 acres, and the 
whole made an aggregate of 26,505 acres. The town is nearly square, its 
sides measuring about six miles from east to west, and not quite seven from 

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north to south. This tract of land had been mortgaged to William Constable, 
June 15, 1796, by Henderson, Low, Harrison, and Hoffman. It was assigned 
to the Bank of New York, but Low succeeded in getting a release, June 16, 

1804. 

The first town meeting was held at the house of E'iphalet Edmonds, March 
I, 1803, when the following officers were chosen : Nicholas Salisbury, super- 
visor ; Phineas Keith, clerk; D'Estaing Salisbury, John W. Smith, David 
Grommon, Jr., Thomas White, assessors ; Isaac Biker, collector; Thomas 
White, David Comstock, overseers of the poor; Paul Stickney, Jacob Kel- 
logg, Simeon Hunt, comn;iissioners of highways; Isaac Baker and Anson 
Moody, constables ; Daniel Comstock, David Smith, George H. Thomas, 
George Cooper, fence viewers; Jacob Kellogg, Benjamin Thomas, pound 
keepers ; Abraham Ri[)ley, James Perry, Enan Salisbury. John Cowles, Con- 
sider Law, Solomon Robbins, Hezekiah Tiffany, Thomas White, Daniel 
Mansfield, Asa Davis, Squire Read, Abel Palmer, overseers of highways; 
David Comstock, Simeon Hunt, deer reeves. 

At a special town meeting, held November 10, 1803, a remonstrance was 
voted against taking three ranajes of lots from the north side of the town to 
annex to the contemplated town of Newport ; also to agree to the division 
of the town on the line between towns Nos. 7 and 8. Wolf bounties of $5 
were offered in 1803 ; of $10 from 1804 to 181 5 ; and of $ 1 5 in 18 15. 

In 1880 Adams had a population of 3,302. The town is located in the 
first school distiict of Jefferson Courty, and in 1888 had 14 school districts, 
in which 19 t'=:achers were employed 28 weeks or more. The whole number 
of scholars attending school was 682, while the aggregate days attendance 
during the year was 68,234. The total value of school buildings and sites 
was $13,690, and the assessed valuation of all the districts was $1,870,305. 
The whole amount raiseil during the year for school purposes was $6,817.30, 
$4,352.94 of which was received by local tax. S. Whitford Maxson was 
school commissioner. 

Adams is a large and thriving post village located on the north branch of 
Sandy Creek, and is a station on the R., W. & O. R. R. 13 miles from 
Watertown, 169 miles from Albany, and 31 1 miles from New York. It con- 
tains two national banks, is the seat of Adams Collegiate Institute, has four 
churches (Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Episcopal), two hotels, a 
weekly newspaper, express, telegraph, and telephone accommodations, and 
the requisite number of shops and stores necessary to supply its 1,500 inhab- 
itants and the surrounding country. A daily stage runs to Belleville, Hen- 
derson, and Worth. The village was incorporated under the general act, by 
the Court of Sessions, November 11, 1851, and confirmed by a vote of 79 
to 51 on the 19th of December of the same year. The village plat includes 
812 acres. In 1823 an unsuccessful attempt had been made to obtain 
an act of incorporation, the notice of application being signed by Elihu 
Morton, David Smith, Benjamin Wright, and John Burch. The first trustees 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



■of the village were John H. Whipple, Samuel Bond, Calvin Skinner, Calvin 
R. Totman, and Wells Benton. May 27, 1852, the village was divided into 
five wards, and a code ot by-laws adopted. The Rural Cemetery Associa- 
tion was formed January \j, 1848, of 33 citizens, who 1 lid out a neat and 
•quiet lot for the purpose in the eastern part of the village. Maple Wood 
Cemetery, in the northwestern part of the village, is one of the finest rural 
cemeteries in the county. A fire company was formed in Adams about 
1836, and a small crank engine purchased by voluntary subscriptions. Since 
its organization the village has made ample provision for protection against 
the destructive element. April 23. 1852, an appropriation of $650 was voted 
to purchase a fire engine and its necessary apparatus. May 24, 1853. the 
'•Tempest Fire Company "was formed with 44 men. The new water works 
have added largely to the protection against fire. 

Smithville is a post village on Stony Creek, on the west line of the town, 
lying partly in the town of Henderson. It is t2 miles from Watertown, five 
miles from Adams Center, five from Sackets Harbor, and six from Hender- 
son Harbor. It has telegraph, telephone, and express accommodations, and 
a stage line to Sackets Harbor. It has one church (Baptist), two stores, two 
truss factories, a grist and saw-mill, two blacksmith shoj)s, a cheese factory, 
and about 200 inhabitants. It was named in honor of Jesse Smith, one of 
the early settlers and a prominent business man. Settlement was begun here 
in 1804 by Daniel Hardy, who kept the first hotel here. Brooks Harring- 
ton was the first postmaster. 

Adams Center is a very pleasant post village of about 500 inhabitants, 
located about three and a half miles north of Adams village. It contains 
three churches (Baptist, Seventh-Day Biptist, and Seventh-Day Advents), a 
grocery store, boot and shoe store, drug store, hardware store, four general 
stores, a clothing store, two hotels, three blacksmith shops, three millinery 
shops, a grist-mill, sash and blind factory, a manufacturer of handy package 
dyes, two livery stables, a dealer in sewing machines and musical instruments, 
a lawyer, two physicians, a printing office, and a furniture dealer and under- 
taker. Settlement in this locality was first made in 18 r6, by Luman and 
Hiram Arms, on a farm just north of the village site. The first house where 
the village stands was built by a man named Priest, who sold out to Luman 
Arms before it was entirely completed. Jonathan Davis built the first store 
about 1830. 

Adams ColIe_^iate Institute was incorporated by the Regents, April 22, 
1855, but not tuUy organized when a proposition was received from General 
Solon D. Hungerford, of Adams, for a substantial endowment. The name 
was changed to " Hungerford Collegiate Institute," March 24, 1864. Under 
this name an academic school was opened in the S J. Mendell building, — 
known as the " Bisswood Hotel," located neir the sulphur springs and a few 
rods east of the present railroad depot, — with Rev. J. Dunbar Houghton as 
principal. About this time a very valuable mineralogical cabinet was pre- 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



sented to the institute by Mr. J. G. Webb, which was nearly destroyed by 
the burning of the school building some years later. During the second' 
year Prof. David Holbrook, a former tutor of Hamilton College, became as- 
sociated with Prof. Houghton as vice-principal. During the administration 
of Prof. Houghton the school was noted for its thorough scholarship and ex- 
cellent discipline. Col. E. S. Salisbury and others maintained military drill,, 
materially aiding in the discipline of the school. January 29, 1868, the 
building was consumed by fire, and about $13,400 was paid by the insurance 
companies to the trustees. February 3, five days after the fire, a meeting of 
the trustees was held, when it was resolved to erect another building imme- 




ADA.MS COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. 



diately. At this meeting the question of a change of site was introduced, 
and the site upon which the building now stands was selected. Gen. S. D. 
Hungerford donated the new site, and also made a very liberal cash dona- 
tion. The trustees had at their disposal about $16,000, and they were au-^ 
thorized to expend $20,000 in the erection of a suitable building for an acad- 
emy and boarding hall, that should accommodate at least as many students 
as the former building. About June i work on the new building was begun. 
The plans were by Prof. J. D. Houghton and Mr. White, of Syracuse. The- 
mason work was under the direction of Asa Lyons, of Adams. The carpen- 
ter work was done by William H. Wheeler, with David Gaylord as architect 
in charge. Both these latter gentlemen were of Adams. The building is of 
brick, 97 by 129 feet, four stories high, and is heated by steam and thor- 
oughly ventilated. The building was completed in August, 1870, and on the 
28th of that month school was opened with the following corps of teachers :. 



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213 



Albert B. Watkins, A. M., principal; Orlo B. Rhodes, A. M., vice-principal ; 
Mrs. H. N. Butterworth, preceptress; Mrs. L. B. VVoodwarJ, teacher com- 
inon English; Miss L. Chatfield, oil painting and drawing ; Mr. W. H. H. 
Taylor, natural sciences and commercial ; Mr. Gustave Gunther, music ; 
Mrs. H. B. Watkins, Spanish and English. There are six courses of study : 
I, classical ; 2, English ; 3, college preparatory ; 4, scientific or engineering ; 
5, commercial ; 6, music. There are two literary societies connected with 
the school — Caiisop/iiand.nd Noiisas-Kean. The library contains about 650 
carefully selected volumes. The chemical and philosophical apparatus is 
full and complete, and there is also a first-class mineralogical cabinet, mainly 
the gift of WiUiam Rosa, M. D., of Watertown, and J. G. Webb. 

The building will accommodate sixty boarders and 200 day pupils. The 
school had its home in this building from 1870 to 1882, when the same was 
sold for debt, and the school was removed to a block in the business part of 
the village. The name " Adams Collegiate Institute " was restored by the 
Regents, November 16, 1883. August 28, 1884, the block in whicli the 
school was held was burned. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Dwight, of Adams, in co- 
■operation with the trustees and citizens, purchased the Hungerford Collegiate 
building, $6,500, the insurance from the building burned, being applied 
toward the payment of the same. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight have conveyed this 
building by lease, subject to certain conditions, to the present board of trus- 
tees, one of the provisions of the present charter being that no person or 
persons shall have the power to encumber the institution with a debt of more 
than $100. This makes it impossible to again put out its light with the snuffles 
of the law. Since 1882 the institute has been under the management of 
Principal Orlo B. Rhodes, A. M., an alumnus of Brown University, a fine 
scholar and a cultured gentleman. During the years 1S84-85 119 students 
were in attendance. The grade of scholarship is high, and the faculty com- 
petent and faithful. The following corps of teachers constitute the faculty of 
the institution: Orlo B. Rhodes, A. M., principal, Latin, Greek, English litera- 
ture ; Mrs. A. H. Coughlan, preceptress, French and mathematics ; Mrs. L. B. 
Woodward, English department; Prof Herm Haydn, music; Lincoln 
B. Irvin, commercial, chemistry, and physics ; Mrs. W, D. Arms, painting 
and drawing; Miss Clara M. Cooper, elocution; Prof. R. S. Bjsworth, lec- 
turer on natural science. 

Students who complete the college preparatory course are admitted on the 
certificate of the principal to Hamilton, Williams, Dartmouth, Hobart, and 
Vassar colleges, and the universities of Madison, Rochester, and Vermont. 
The institute has cost the community, of which Adams is the center, more 
than $80,000. The situation of the buiUling is commanding; the prospect 
from its windows is wide and beautiful. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight have in their 
generosity off"ered the building to the Presbyterian denomination of Adams, 
free from debt, upon the condition of their giving it a perpetual endowment, 
the same to be used for school purposes forever. The citizens again contrib- 



214 TOWN OF ADAMS. 



uted to the repairs and the building was entirely refurnished at an expense of 
$5 ooo. The ladies of the town assumed the debt of $800 to put the chapel 
in repair. 

The Farmers National Bank, of Adams village, successor to the Adams 
National Bank, was organized May 29, 1889. with a capital of $65,000. The 
ofificers are: C. D. Potter, president; I. P. VVodell, vice-president; and 
G. W. Hannahs, cashier. The Adams National Bank was organized January 
2, 1883, with a capital of $50,000. VV. A. Waite was president and G. \V". 
Hannahs, cashier. 

The Citizens National Bank of Adams was organized August 7, 1889,. 
under the " National Bank Act," with a paid in capital of $50,000, and with 
the following directors : George Mather, Abel Bickford, Joshua W. Over- 
ton, Newton M. Wardwell, Lafayette Caulkins, William Mather, Talcott H. 
Camp, Willis A. Waite, Lucy J. Bullock, Anson S. Thompson, Charles A. 
Eastman, De Alton Rich, William H. Hathway. The ofificers are : George 
Mather, president; Lafayette Caulkins, vice-president; William H. Hath- 
way, cashier. The bank was opened for business September 9, 1889. 

Elunvood Cemetery is governed by an association bearing its name, formed 
in 1867, with James M. Cleveland as president and superintendent, who has 
had entire charge and control until the present time. The association was 
reorganized April 26, 1876, with the following board of trustees: B. Ran- 
dall, A. Maxon, W. M. Johnson, R. P. White, W. E. Overton, G. W. Will- 
iams, N. Vickery, S. D. Hungerford, J. M. Cleveland, W. A. Gilbert, H. 
Green, G. W. Bond. The cemetery contains about 20 acres of ground finely 
laid out and kept with conscientious care and taste. The title is perfect and 
the association is entirely free of debt. It contains two miles of beautiful 
drives, shaded by trees, through a little valley lymg between two ridges of 
land. In natural and acquired beauty it is a gem, and by common consent 
is regarded as the finest rural cemetery in Northern New York. It is ap- 
proached by Elmwood avenue, a third of a mile in length, shaded by rows of 
stately elms set by Mr. Cleveland personally. They now form a beautiful 
and complete arch over the entire avenue. The cemetery is entered through 
a handsome gateway. At the left as you enter is a fine Doric chapel and 
receiving vault, with excellent pieces of statuary presented by Mr. Cleveland. 
Passing along over a rustic bridge that spans a clear, winding brook you come 
to the family lot of Mr. Cleveland, in the ceriter of the cemetery, where his 
ancestors as far back as 1722 are buried, representing five generations. Some 
of these remains were sought out at great expense from obscure places in 
New England. This lot is adorned by a very fine monument surmounted by 
a life size figure of Memory, beautifully wrought in the attitude of casting a 
wreath of flowers upon the graves below. From this point a!l the beauties of 
Elmwood may be seen at a glance. Lots carefully laid out and made beau- 
tiful with fine monuments in memory of the beloved dead fill the valley and 
cover the ridges. Space forbids special descriptions, but the eye is satisfied 



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with seeing, and the better sentiments of the heart are gratified with the good 
taste and spirit everywhere displayed in this charming httle city of the dead. 
Here, if anywhere, one is reminded of the beauty of hfe and the blessedness 
of death. To have so fair a home to sleep in for ages steals away unawares 
the fears of dissolution, and makes one '" half in love with easeful death." 
The charming drives, the green grass, the shrubbery, the fragrant flowers, the 
bursting buds on hundreds of trees, the gleaming monuments, the air vocal 
with the songs of birds and the babbling of the brook, — all combine to make 
one say, " How lovely is this place !" Elmwood is the just pride of Adams, 
and the pet child of Mr. Cleveland's heart. Everywhere its beauty is his 
handiwork, its charm the product of his skill and faultless taste. It has been 
his care by day and his dream by night to beautify and adorn it. It repre- 
sents 20 years of almost constant labor and superintendence, and a per- 
sonal expenditure of $10,000. What has been the patient, unremitting care 
of his life is still the pride and pleasure of his old age, and the results are 
more than an adequate compensation in the assured prospect that Elmwood 
Cemetery will be to Adams, not only a thing of beauty and a source of joy for 
the present, but " a possession forever." It will be a monument to his devo- 
tion more enduring than the stately shaft which adorns the graves of his an- 
cestors. 

Adams Water Works was organized as a stock company by Muffett, 
Hodgkins & Clarke, now of Syracuse, in 1885, and were built the same year. 
They are located on the north side of Sprmg street, have a 30-horse-power 
engine, with an H. R. Worthington high-pressure pump — capacity 400 to 
600 gallons per minute. The water-tower on Doxtater hill is 15 feet in diam- 
eter and 40 feet high. Height of water above Main street, 120 feet. The 
main pipes are of cast iron, six and eight inches, and will stand a pressure of 
300 pounds to the inch. The village of Adams pays $1,000 yearly for fire 
purposes. Isaac W. Payne is superintendent. 

The Adams Electric Light and Pozver Company {Limited) was organized 
March 28, 1889, with D. A. Dwight, president; C. H. Wardwell, vice-presi- 
dent ; VV. H. Gillman, managing director ; Dr. W. H. Nickelson, secretary ; 
and W. J. Allen, treasurer. 

Maple Grove Place and Stock Farm, located in the southerly part of 
Adams village, on Grove street, was established by the present proprietor, 
R. P. White, in 1859. Among the most celebrated horses raised and owned 
by him the following are particularly worthy of mention : " Capt. Emons," 
with a record of 2:19^, sold for $5,500; " Wizz," 2:23^; "Buzz," 2:28; 
" Rufus," 2:29 ; '' Venus," 2:31, who sold for $3,500 ; four mares — " Floss," 
"Silk," "Satin," and "Velvet," three of whom were valued at more than 
$6,000. " Whitewood," raised by Mr. White, when less than three years old 
trotted a mile in 2:24. Mr. White is one of the most noted horsemen in the 
state. 



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Adams flouring mill was built by Willard Smith, on the site of the old 
David Smith mill, about 1825. In i860 it was purchased by George Frasier, 
and in the spring of 1863 S. H. Pitcher became half owner. In 1879 Mr. 
Pitcher became sole proprietor. The mill has four runs of stones and grinds 
60,000 bushels of grain annually. 

O. De Grasse Greene s sash, door, and blind manufactory is located at 
Adams Center, and is run by water-power furnished by springs situated within 
100 rods of his mills, which give an adequate and unfailing power. Mr. 
Greene manufactures doors, sash, blinds, and house builders' materials, and 
does all kinds of custom planing and matching, furnishing employment to 
from two to 20 men. 

F. L. Webster s canning factory, in Adams village, on Railroad street, was 
established in July, 1889, and has a capacity of turning out 250,000 cans of 
goods annually. Mr. Webster makes a specialty of canning dandelion and 
spinach, and employs 60 hands. 

The Adams foundry and machine shop was first started in 1863 or 1864 by 
T. P. Saunders and D. O. Holman. After several changes in proprietorship 
the property, in 1881, passed into the possession of the first named gentle- 
man, who has since been its sole proprietor. The machine shop is 72 by 24 
feet in size and the foundry 72 by 32. Mr. Saunders employs about five 
hands in general job and repair work. 

The Adams Lumber Company. — Mills were established by Julius Fox 
about i860 for dressing lumber and manufacturing doors, blinds, moldings, 
and builders' supplies. In 1864 the works were purchased by William H. 
Wheeler, who subsequently (in 1865 or 1866) bought the old woolen factory 
by the bridge and converted the building into an addition to his works. Mr. 
Wheeler continued the business until April, 1889, when it was purchased by 
W. H. Proctor, of Ogdensburg, who immediately formed the Adams Lumber 
Company, with W. H. Pioctor, J. G. Idler, Thomas F, Strong, and George 
L. Ryan, of Ogdensburg, and J. A. Cameron and W. L. Pratt, of Adams, as 
partners. The company manufactures and deals at wholesale and retail in 
lumber, and as contractors are prepared to erect buildings of any kind. The 
works are located on Factory street, Adams village. 

Adams Fiirnittire and Manufacturing Company {Limited) was organized 
September 22, 1888; capital, $20,000. D. A, Dwight is president; A. W. 
Ingraham, vice-president ; John St. Clair, secretary ; G. W. Hannahs, treas- 
urer ; Edwin Gregory, superintendent ; and Dr. A. K. Hale and Harrison 
Fuller, with the officers of the company, trustees. The company occupies 
buildings 50 by 100 feet, three stories high, and 50 by 100 feet, two stories. 
In their engine room, 20 by 30 feet, is an 8o-horse power engine. They 
have a dry kiln 17 by 44 feet. 

Handy Package Dye Co., C. D. Potter, proprietor, is located on Church 
street, at Adams Center. The company manufactures handy package dyes, 




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Excelsior bluing fluid, inks, and black walnut, mahogany, and cherry stains, 
and their goods find a market far and near. 

James H. AIoulfo?i s grist-mill, on Stony Creek, was built by Hiram Cook 
about 1807. Mr. James Moulton, Sr., bought the mill about 1835, and it is 
now run by J. H. Moulton. It has three runs of stones. 

SnelVs grist and feed-mill, at Adams Center, was built by W. D. & M. D. 
Snell in 1884. It is operated by steam. 

Muzzy cheese factory, two miles south of Smithville, was established by 
F. M. & J. B. Muzzy in 1864. It has a patronage of 250 cows. 

W. A. &^ E. J. JVaite's malting establis/iment was started by Rufus P. 
White, and was purchased by the present proprietors in 1876. It has a 
capacity of 40,000 bushels of malt annually. 

Although in the fall of 1799 many parties were looking for lands in the 
vicinity of Adams, yet no settlement was made until April 16, 1800, when 
Nicholas Salisbury, from Western New York, found his way into town through 
Lowville, by a tedious journey of 26 days, bringing with him an ox team and 
sled, his family and goods, fording the streams with great peril, and camping 
at night wherever necessity compelled them. Samuel and David Fox and 
Solomon Smith and son accompanied as hired men. John Smith, Francis 
McKee, Consider Law, David Smith, Peter Doxtater, and others, several 
with families, came into town and began small clearings, mostly in the valley 
of Sandy Creek. The terms of purchase were $3 per acre, and an obliga- 
tion to clear two acres and build a house within a certain time. In the spring 
of 1800 David Smith came in, taking up 500 acres of land including the site 
of the present village, where he built and operated a saw-mill. The same 
season witnessed the arrival of numerous settlers, mostly from Oneida County. 
Those on foot came by way of Redfield, but this route was then impassable 
for teams. The first acre of clearing was cut in May and June, 1800, by 
Samuel Fox,* three miles above the village. In 1801 or 1802 David Smith 
got in operation a very small grist-mill that superseded the stump mortars of 
the first season, and relieved the settlers from the long and tedious journeys 
to Cofifeen's mill in Rutland, or voyages in open boats from the mouth of 
Sandy Creek to Kingston. In 1801 Jacob Kellogg, John Cole, and many 
others moved in, and in the second or third following years a flood of immi- 
gration soon filled up the town, which everywhere presented small patches of 
clearing, rude huts, blind paths through the forest, destined to become roads, 
and from every side echoed the woodman's axe, that gradually prepared the 
way for cultivation. 

The first deeds of land to actual settlers were given August 20, 1802, to 
George Houseman, Peter Doxtater, Francis McKee, Robert Myrick, and 
David Smith. The first death in town was that of Alexander Salisbury, who 

* Mr. Fox, with his wife, remained upon this farm about 50 years and reared a family of 
12 children. 



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was drowned March 21, 1801, while attempting to cross the creek above the 
dam in a scow. The first marriage is said to have been his widow to Daniel 
Ellis, June 8, 1802. In 1803 schools were begun at Smith's Mills. The first 
innkeeper in town was Abel Hart ; the first merchant Jesse Hale. Dr. 
Green is said to have been the first physician to settle in town. 
From Spaffoj'd' s Gazetteer (181 2) we quote : — 

" On the N. branch of Sandy Cieek in the S. part of this town is situated a flourishing 
village * * * by the name of Smith s Mills [now Adams village]. * * * Here are 2 
saw-mills, 1 grist-mill, 1 fulling-mill, a small air-furnace, 2 distilleries for grain spirits, a card- 
ing-machine, and a convenient variety of artificers, tradesmen, Ac. In the north part of the 
town are 2 saw-mills, 1 grist-mill, and a distillery." 

From the same author's Gazetteer of 1824 we learn that in 1821-23 ^^e 
village contained the postoftice, 45 dwellings, a church, school-house, several 
stores, and about 400 inhabitants. There were then in the town three grist- 
mills, five saw-mills, two fulling-mills, one carding mach'ne. four distilleries,* 
and 1 3 asheries. Tnere were, according to the census of 1820, 2,314 cattle, 447 
horses, 4,136 sheep, and there were woven, in families, 18,959 yards of cloth. 

CHURCHES. 

The Presbyterian Church of Adams village was organized as the " First Con- 
greguional Church of Adams," by Rev. Ebenezer Lazell, in July, 1804, with 
the following six members : Joshua Beals, Jacob Kellogg, Abram Griswold, 
David Comstock, Betsey Griswold, and Asenath Cooper. Religious meet- 
ings had been held on the Sabbath, in 1801, at the house of Jacob Kellogg, 
and in 1802 the first sermon was preached by Mr. Woodward, a missionary. 
From the time of the organization of the church until 1 82 i the church services 
were conducted according to the ordinances of the Congregational Church. 
January 29, 1821, while the Rev. George W. Gale was pastor, the Presby- 
terian form of government was adopted, and has prevailed ever since. The 
membership increased gradually, and in 1811, while Rev. Chauncy Cook was 
pastor, at a meeting held September 9, it was "voted that a meeting-house,. 
45 '^y 55 f^^^ the body to be painted white and the roof red, be built the 
ensumg season." Jacob Kellogg, Joseph Stirling, and Simeon Whitcomb 
were appointed to serve as a committee to superintend the building. This 
committee was inactive, however, and in 1814 Morris Homan, Joseph Stirling, 
and Jacob Kellogg were appointed to superintend the building of a church 28 
or 34 by 45 feet in size. It appears from the records that this building was 
commenced after some delay, and left m an unfinished state. July 5, 18(7, 
Joseph R. Rossiter, William Benton, and Elijah Wright were appointed a 

* Whiskey in those days was believed by many to be a necessary adjunct to the success- 
ful harvestinaf of the crops, the raising oi buildings, or the satisfactory issue of any " bee"^ 
and so, as the means of transportation was limited, local distilleries seemed to be as nec- 
essary as the blacksmith shop or the school-house. The county contained 33 distilleries. 



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committee to draft plans and ascertain expense and devise means for finishing 
the meeting-house. The committee reported July 14, 18 17, and their plans 
and estimates were adopted. John Cowles, William Doxtater, and Elijah 
Wright were appointed a committee to superintend and receive proposals for 
building. It was also voted the pew ground be sold July 21st. Terms of 
sale, one-fourth cash in two months, one- fourth in four months, one-fourth 
in six months, and one-fourth in eight months. The house contained 42 
pews, and 36 of them sold for $2,300. The building was completed in 1818, 
and at the annual meeting August 25, that year, William Benton was chosen 
sexton. In a few years this church proved to be too small to accommodate 
the fast growing settlement, and in 1824, August 30, it was voted that a new 
meeting-house be built " if a sufficient sum can be raised." Francis McKee, 
M. V. V. Rosa, P. D. Stone, J. H. Whipple, and Rev. G. W. Gale (then 
pastor) were appointed a committee to procure a plan with expense of the 
same, and it was voted that the owners of pews in the old house receive 40 
per cent, on their stock in exchange for stock in the new house. In 1825 
the old church was moved off to make room for a new building. Worship 
was continued in the old church until 1827, when it was sold to William 
Grei ell for $102. November 25, 1825, the building committee (William 
Grenell, P. D. Stone, and Seth Gaylord) reported the house enclosed and 
ready for glazing and painting at an expense of $2,057. January 3, 1826, 
the society met and more than $5,700 was realized from the sale of pews. 
In 1858, at an expense of about $2,000, the church was thoroughly repaired 
and an organ put in. In 1850 the society purchased of R. B. Doxtater and 
S. D. Hungerford the Adams Seminary for a chapel, and it was used for that 
purpose until 1881, when a new chapel was built upon the church lot. In 
1866 the society purchased the parsonage on Park street for $3,300, and held 
it until 1883, when it was sold, and from the avails a new parsonage was 
erected on the church lot. In 1881 extensive repairs were made to the out- 
side of the church. These repairs included a new roof, a new tower, a new 
cut-stone foundation, a new chapel with kitchen attached, and new stained 
glass windows in both church and chapel, a new furnace put in, the total 
expense being $5,940. In 1884 the church was refurnished, carpeted, and 
decorated, and a new window put in the south end, the whole at an expense 
of $1,100, making in all for repairs of the whole church the sum of $7,040. 
The church was dedicated and reconsecrated by the pastor. Rev. James I. 
Root, December i, 1884. In 181 8 this church established the first Sunday- 
school in Adams, which is also said to have been the first Sunday-school in 
Jefferson County. Deacon Stone was its first superintendent. 

Adatns Village Baptist Church —On October 22, 1846, a number of per- 
sons holding membership in several Baptist churches in the neighborhood 
met in the " old school-house " for the purpose of prayer and conference, and 
exchanging views with reference to forming themselves into a Baptist church. 
It was resolved at this meeting that the several persons present should procure 



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letters from the churches of which they were members with this end in view. 
The services of Rev. Charles Clark, of Denmark, who had been laboring in 
the vicinity, were secured, and at a meeting held November 14, 1846, articles 
of Faith and Covenant were adopted and resolutions passed to organize a 
Baptist Church. At a meeting held December 4, 1846, the following Baptist 
churches were invited to send their pastors and one delegate each to sit in 
council to consider the propriety of recognizing the newly-organized church : 
First Adams, Lorraine, Belleville, Henderson, and Smithville. The council 
met at the old '* engine-house," where the meetings were held from this time, 
December 17, 1846, and the church was duly recognized and the hand of 
fellowship was given. The sermon on this occasion was preached by Rev. 
E. Sawyer, the charge to the church was given by Rev. Thomas Bright, and 
the hand of fellowship was given by Rev. A. Webb. 

At a meeting held March i, 1847, a subscription was circulated for "the 
purpose of purchasing a site and building a meeting-house," and the amount 
raised at this time was $1,125. -^^ ^ meeting held March 9 it was resolved 
to build, and the following persons were appointed a building committee: 
Rev. Charles Clark, W. Warriner, Spencer Woodward, Jesse Wright, and 
Hannibal Miller. The house stood on the siteof thepresent church, and was 
built of wood at a cost of $2,000. It was dedicated October 9, 1847. The 
dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. J. Freeman. 

In March, 1849, the church denounced secret societies and put itself on 
record as regarding "connection with such societies as inconsistent and sin- 
ful to all professing godliness." It is difficult to say, after a lapse of so many 
years, whether under all circumstances this was wise or otherwise. But it is 
clear that this movement greatly hindered the church in its work by causing 
dissension, discord, and even bitter enmity among the members for many 
years, and more than once threatened its destruction. The church grew and 
prospered until 1870, when the old building proved too small and inconven- 
ient for the growing congregation, and a movement was commenced for the 
erection of the present church edifice. On January i, 1870, the following 
were appointed a building committee: Rev. S. P. Merrill, Judge A. J. Brown, 
H. O. Kenyon, J. S. Brown, and A. W. Ingraham. The church was built by 
H. A. Wheeler and Asa Lyons, of this village. The total cost of the building 
and furnishing was $30,000, and $12,000 of this amount was paid by the 
Kenyon family. The church has had 13 pastors, their names and terms of 
service being as follows: Rev. Charles Clark, November 14, 1846, to Octo- 
ber 6, 1850; Rev. C. M. Manning, October 12, 1850, to March 26, 1854; 
Rev. A. Cleghorn, July i, 1854, to February 28, 1857 ; Rev. H. C. Beals, 
July II, 1857, to November i, 1858; Rev. William Garnett, January i, 
i860, to January r, 1861; Rev. I. N. Hobart, March i, 1861, to March i, 
1866; Rev. Thomas Cull, September i, 1866, to September i, 1868; Rev. 
S. P. Merrill, December i, 1868, to December i, 1873 ; Rev. William Ost- 
ler, April 1, 1874, to October i, 1875; Rev. W. H. Hawley, January i, 1876, 



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to May 23, 1880 j Rev. A. M. Hopper, D. D., October 24, 1880, to April r. 
1882 ; Rev. G. E. Farr, October i, 1882, to August i, 1885. The present 
pastor, Rev. Thomas Simpkins, commenced his labors January i, 1886. 

The following persons have served the church as deacons, and dates whei't 
they were elected: Jesse Wright, 1847; Samuel Harmon, 1848; James 
Wheeler, 1850; William Wooltvorth, 1855; Horace Brown, 1866; Henry F. 
Overton, 1874; Henry J. Brimmer, 1874; William H. King, 1878; Albert 
Washburn, 1878. The present deacons are Samuel Harmon, William Wool- 
worth, Horace Brown, Albert Washburn, and H. F. Overton. The rest have 
died or moved away. The following have been the Sunday-school superin- 
tendents: Hannibal Miller, Libbeus Andrus, W. D. Cook, E.ev. I. N. Hobart, 
A. J. Brown, J. O. Brown, and H. F. Overton. The present superintendent 
is Prof. O. B. Rhodes. The present membership of the church is 290, and 
that of the Sunday-school 225. 

Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, of Adams, was organized in 1849^ 
with 10 members, the Rev. J. M. Bartlett being rector. October 9, 1849, ^^^ 
corner-stone of a church was laid, and it was completed at a cost of $2,000. 
Henry B. Whipple and William M, Johnson were chosen wardens ; and John 
McCarty, David Gaylord, Hiram Salisbury, Philip R. Ward, John VVright, 
Justus Eddy, Charles W. Rogers, and Thomas Dobson, vestrymen. Rev. T. 
F. Wardwell succeeded the Rev. Mr. Bartlett as rector, and remained a year. 
The other rectors of the church have been the Revs. O. E. Herrick ; William 
Paret, 1861-63 ; J- H. Bowling, 1865 ; L. Weaver, 1866; Jedediah Winslow, 
1866; E. DoUoway, 1867 ; VV. H. Lord, 1867-69; D. E. Leveridge, 1870- 
71; George Hepburn, 1871; A. H. Ormsbee, 1872-76; F. B. A. Lewis, 
1877-7S; George Bowen, Jr., 1879-83; E. Moyses, 1883-86; William 
Cooke, 1886, the present rector. April 28, 1875, a rectory was purchased 
on Main street for $2,300. The present membership of the church is 142,. 
and the church property is valued at $3,500. In connection with the church 
is a flourishing Sabbath-school, of which the rector is superintendent, and 
W. G. Bentley is assistant superintendent. 

Adams Center Baptist Church. — About 50 members having withdrawn 
from the old Adams church, for the purpose of forming themselves into a 
church at the Center, on December 17, 1852, they were organized with the 
above name. Abram Sheldon, J. W. Horton, and L. Allen were elected 
deacons. In March, 1853, the " Adams Center Baptist Society " was formed^ 
with 32 members, and Oliver McKee, Ezra Hull, and Silas Glasier, trustees. 
The following summer a fine frame church, 44 by 60 feet, with a tower in 
front, was erected on the principal street of the village, at a cost of $3,500. 
It will comfortably seat 400 persons. J. F. Nelson is the present pastor. 
Dea. Edward Dillon is superintendent of the Sunday-school, wliich is in a 
flourishing condition. 

Adams First Baptist Church, located at State Road, was organized in. 



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1805.* and Timothy Heath was the first pastor. In 1825 their first church 
builHing, a wood structure, was built, one mile east from Adams Center, on 
the State road, and in 1838 their present house of worship, also of wood, was 
erected at a cost of about $6 000. The present value of church property, 
including buildmgs and grounds, is $8,000. William Gussman is the present 
pastor. The Sunday-school has a membership of iio, with V. W. Heath, 
superintendent. 

The Seventh Day Advent Church, of Adams Center, was organized in 
1863, by J. N. Andrews, with about 17 members. Their first house of wor- 
ship was erected of wood in 1852, at a cost of about $2,000, and will com- 
fortably seat 350 persons. The present number of members is 44. Mrs. 
C. VV. Wright is superintendent of the Sunday-school. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church, of Adams village, was organized 
in 1827, by Rev. Elisha Wheeler. The trustees elected were Laban Ross, 
Philip Younge, Divid Wright, Z^ephaniah Jacker, Chester McKee, Daniel 
Dikeman, and John Adams. Rev. William W. Ninds was the first pastor. 
Their first house of worship, a wooden structure, was erected in 1831. 
Their present edifice, also of wood, was built in 1852, at a cost of $10 oco, 
will comfortably seat 400 persons, and is now valued, including grounds and 
other church property, at $13,000. The present membership is 285, under 
the pastoral charge of Rev. I. D. Peasley. The Sunday-school has a mem- 
bership of 300, with Hon. I. L. Hunt, superintendent. Hon. James G. 
Kellogg is president of the board of trustees. 

JAMES M. CLEVELAND. 

The history of the town of Adams and of Jefferson County would not be 
complete, nor should it be written, without prominent mention of James M. 
Cleveland, an old and nearly life-long resident of Adams. Mr. Cleveland 
was born in 1820, from a family early identified in the history of New Er.g- 
land, and is a direct descendant of Moses Cleveland, who came from Suffolk 
County, England, in 1635, and settled in \Voburn, Mass., as appears by the 
custom house lists and militia rolls at that date ; and from said Moses Cleve- 
land can be directly traced, as descendants, all persons bearing the Cleveland 
name in the Northern states. Mr. Cleveland was educated for and com- 
menced life as a farmer, and up to 1851 was successful in his vocation, and 
by industry and foresight paying for and owning a fine property in the 
town of Adams. He was always a thinking man, not only devising schemes 
for his own advancement, but for the benefit of the agricultural community 
in which he lived. He was a prominent and valuable member of the agri- 
cultural societies of Jeff.irson County, and was always looked up to as a 
man of excellent judgment. In 1851 he conceived the idea and established 

* Mrs. E. J Clark, in Transactions of Jefferson County Historical Society, published in 
1887, gives this date as 1804. 



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at Adims the business of growing peas, beans, and other seeds for seed pur- 
poses for the donnestic and foreign markets. This was the first business of 
the kind ever estabhshed in Northern New York, and proved of incalculable 
value to the farmers of his town and of Jefferson County, whose lands were 
so well adapted to the cultivation of such products, and furnished them a fine 
income from their farms, as hundreds can testify who have paid for homes 
out of this industry alone. Mr. Cleveland conducted this busmt-ss from 1851 
to 1877, when the business was removed to Cape Vincent, and subsequently 
to New York city. As long as Mr. Cleveland was interested in the business 
it was one of the finest enterprises in the state, and from which he retired 
with a competency. The farmers of this county will for years to come grate- 
fully remember Mr. Cleveland for the advantages he furnished them, and the 
fair dealing which characterized his transactions with them. Few men, and 
■certainly no other rnan in this section of the country, have been endowed 
with the love of the beautiful and taste for adornment of nature in an equal 
degree with Mr. Cleveland. His house and grounds where he resides are 
arranged with the finest idea of symmetry, aid a veritable paradise of fl )wers 
greets the eye of the visitor in their season, and his neighbors and friends 
delight in viewing his collections and asking his advice in laying out and 
beautifying their homes. The people of the village of Adams have fully ap- 
preciated this quality on the streets and improvements of different kinds 
affecting the public. 

Mr. Cleveland has always borne an enviable reputation for honesty, integrity, 
and charity. He has been foremost in the advancement of all the interests 
whicli pertain to the best advantage of his village and the community in which 
he lives. All of the religious societies of Adams have in time of need met 
with liberal donations from him, and the cause of education has received sub- 
stantial tokens of his liberality from the competence which he enjoys. The 
poor and needy have cause in every instance to thank him for kindly re- 
membrance in their adversity, and on all occasions sjjeak of him in terms of 
praise. In rounding out a life full of business activity Mr. Cleveland can rest 
assured that he is and will be gratefully remembered by his fellow citizens. 

In politics Mr. Cleveland has always been a Democrat, and though not in 
any sense a politician, has always stood well in the councils of his party. In 
1880 he was nominated for member of Assembly for the First Assembly 
District of Jefferson County ; and though the district was hopel.ssly Repub- 
lican, he made a very successful canvass and lead his ticket throughout the 
district, showing in an etninent degree his personal popularity. Though the 
general public attest to his worth, yet it is in his own village that he is most 
appreciated.. Eight times have the citizens of Adams elected him to the 
presidency of the village, and each time by majorities that have made his 
election almost unanimous ; showing their appreciation of his judgment and 
conservative actions in controlling their municipal affairs. 

Mr. Cleveland is a man of culture and information, which has been acquired 



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by contact with men and affairs, augmented by wide experience in travel and 
research. At various times in his life, on business and pleasure, he has 
visited nearly all the cities of note in his own country, and traveled through 
the South and on the Pacific coast, visiting all the places of interest, thus 
acquiring an inexhaustible store of knowledge upon topics connected with 
his country which it is a pleasure to hear him recount, enjoyed by his neigh- 
bors and friends. 

DE ALTON DWIGHT. 

De Alton Dwight was born in Henderson, Jefferson County, September 25, 
1825. He was the son of Dr. Pelatiah Dwight, who was born in Somers, 
Conn., January 14, 1785, and died in Adams, N, Y., December 12, 1882, 
aged nearly 98 years. His genealogy is traceable directly back through seven 
generations to John Dwight, the -settler who came over from England in 1634 
or 1635 and settled in Dedham, Mass. From him it is believed sprung all 
who bear that honored name in this country, — a name traceable far back in 
English history. His mother, Azubah (Redway) Dwight, daughter of Pre- 
served and Azubah Redway, was born in Galway, N. Y., August 25, 1792, 
was married in Adams, N. Y., July 9, 1822, and died in Henderson, April 6, 
1871, aged 78 years. The family records show his ancestors to have been 
very long-lived ; his father, Pelatiah, attaining the age of 98, his grandfather, 
Alpheus Dwight, 85, his grandmother, Phanna (Prentice) Dwight, 97, and his 
great-grandmother, Dorothy (Sexton) Prentice, 99. 

The subject of this sketch engaged in his first business enterprise in 1847, 
with his brother-in-law, Dea. Horace Brown, in Henderson, where they car- 
ried on a lumbering business successfully together for five years. He then 
purchased a farm in the same town, upon which he lived two years. Having 
sold this he purchased another, in 1857, in Belleville, where he lived four 
years. He then moved to Adams, in 1861, and purchased a book store, just 
five days before the firing upon Fort Sumter. There was also connected with 
the store a news agency, where were sold, during the excitement of the 
war, as many as 200 daily papers to this small village of 1,400 inhabitants, 
and the surrounding country, an evidence that Adams was not behind in 
eagerness for news from the front in those perilous times. Mr. Dwight still 
continues the same business. In 1882 he purchased a part of his grandfather 
Redway's farm, which he still continues to own. In 1887 and 1888 he 
took a deep interest, in common with many others, in the material interests 
of the village of Adams, and gave liberally to various measures for their ad- 
vancement. With others he formed the Adams Furniture and Manufacturing 
Company (limited), and was one of its first directors and president of the 
board. He also, with others, upon its completion, purchased the plant of the 
Adams Electric Light and Power Company (limited), and was the first presi- 
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and one of the directors during its existence, from January i, 1883, until its 
dissolution, in 1889. He was also one of the founders of the Farmers Na- 
tional Bank of Adams, which commenced business July 8, 1889, and is now 
one of its directors. 

Mr. Dwight's connections with the educational interests of the county 
began in 1852, as a teacher of common schools, an occupation which he con- 
tinued for four successive winters, during which time he was elected commis- 
sioner of the common schools of the town of Henderson. During his term 
of office he assisted in establishing the first teachers' institute in the county, 
which was held at Watertown, October 9, 1854. In 1882, when the Hunger- 
ford Collegiate Institute of Adams was discontinued, he, with his devoted 
wife, purchased the Cooper House, and rented it to the newly-incorporated 
Adams Collegiate Institute, which organization afterwards bought the build- 
ing. He was one of its first trustees, and after the removal to Albany of Dr. 
A. B. Watkins, the first president of its board of trustees, Mr. Dwight v/as 
elected to that honorable position, which he has held to the present time 
(1890). 

The institute to which Gen. S. D. Hungerford gave so liberally of his time 
and money, and which, passing through various misfortunes, had finally been 
sold, was bought back m 1884 by Mr. and Mrs. Dwight, m cooperation with 
the trustees and citizens, and was offered to the Presbyterian denomination 
upon their giving it a suitable endowment to insure its becoming a permanent 
Christian school. This noble object has been the desire of their lives, and 
they fondly hope to see it accomplished. 

When the Washingtonian temperance movement first swept over this countv, 
in 1842 and '43, Mr. Dwight became one of its ardent supporters, and has ever 
since been a persistent temperance worker. In Henderson he was secretary c f 
the temperance society during its existence. In the spring of i856 he was a 
charter member of the Good Templars Lodge in Adams, and one of its lead- 
ing officers during its entire existence. He was also one of the founders of 
the Jefferson County Lodge of Good Templars, and held his full share of the 
offices, both as secretary and chief templar. During the " Reform Club '' 
effort he was also fully identified with the cause. In the endeavor to carry 
and enforce the local option law he has been among its best supporters in the 
town, having lectured in nearly every school-house and church in Adams, and 
in many of the adjoining towns, laboring side by side with that devoted 
apostle of temperance. Rev. Silas W. Hatch. 

June 4, 1854, Mr. Dwight was married to Catherine S., daughter of Dea. 
Amasa and Sarah (Hopkins) Brown, (daughter of Judge Jesse Hopkins, 
of Henderson,) who has since been the sharer of his toils and the comfort of 
his life. She united with the Congregational Church at Smithville at the 
early age of 1 1 years. During her married life siie has been connected with 
the same church with her husband, to which it has been her chief delight to 
give her best services and liberal gifts. The devotion and generosity extended 

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to the institute in its time of need saved it and enabled it to maintain its 
high rank, and gave it its present sound financial standing free from debt. 
Mr. and Mrs. D wight's daughter, Ella M., married Charles H. Ward well, an 
estimable young man of Adams, who carries on a successful business in grow- 
ing seeds. They have two little sons, their eldest son, D^-ight, having died 
during the summer of i8Sg. 

Mr. D vight united with the Odd Fellows Lodge in its early history, filling 
all its offices and sharing all its honors. But to the church of God his greatest 
efforts have been put forth. He indulged a hope in the Saviour at the 
early age of 17, and being of Puritan stock naturally gravitated to the 
Presbyterian Church. There being no such church in his native town he 
united with the one in Adams, and has since remained a member thereof 
except during his stay in Belleville, where he united with the Presbyterian 
Church and was elected a ruling elder, which office he has continued to fill in 
the church in Adams since May, 1867. The Sabbath-school has also received 
a large share of his attention, having filled the offices of teacher and super- 
intendent during the most of the time since his connection with the church. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight have always been earnest and active promoters of the 
religious, educational, and social interests of the community, and now in the 
maturity of their lives their woiks do follow them. Their hearts are still 
■warm with sympathy, and their purses open for every good cause. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

William Thomas, one of the early pioneers of Adams, left Halifax, Vt., in March, 1801, 
with his wife, seven sons, and two daughters, traveling with an ox team and sled, to seek a 
home in the then "far west." They came via Baonville and Lowville, the jom'uey, a portion 
of which was thronarh the tracldess wilderness, occupying 25 days. Tlieir children were Ben- 
jamin, who died in Orleans County; Ira A., who died in Adams in 1859; Luciuda (Mrs. Sam- 
uel Hubbard), who died in Clayton; Joel, who died at the age of 90 years; James, Polly (Mrs. 
Elihu Putnam), Ezra, and William, who died in this town. Ira A. Thomas, born in 1779, 
married Lucy Allen, of Vermont, in 1799, and their children were Eimice (Mrs. D. Walker), 
Lois (Mrs. Ezra Putnam), Piuth, Lucy (Mrs. Rev. David Walker), Ira A., Jr., and Capt. 
Lewis N. The latter was born on the homestead in this town in 1818, and was educated at 
Cazenuvia Academy. He married Abbie, daughter of James and Abbie (Thurston) Searles, 
in 1838, by whom he had two sous, Sanford S. and William H. S. Capt. Thomas was acci- 
<Ientally killed by the cross-bar of his barn door being blown against his he«d, August 24, 
1863. William H. S. Thomas, born in 1840, married, tirst, Fanny J., daughter of John M. 
and Philamelia (Stoddard) Seails, in 1868, who died in 1876. In 1880 he married Mary 
A., daughter of James and Ann (Erwin) Gregg, by whom he has two sons and one daughter, 
viz.: Lewis N., Ira A., and Cynthia G. Mr. Tl.omas is a dairyman and farmer, and owns 
and occupies the homestead farm of 425 acres, on road 61, which has never been owned out 
of the Thomas family. 

Sanford S. Thomas, son of L. Newell and Abbie (Searles) Thomas, was born in Adams in 
1838, and was reared upon a farm. He married Pliila M., daughter of Irving and Phila 
(Whetter) Spencer, of Eliisburgh, in 1860, by whom he has had live sons and three daughters, 
viz.: Jennie E., Newel S.. Bernard 8., George C, Frank B., Fannie A. (deceased), James C, 
and Ruth A. Mr. Thomas is a wholesale seed grower and resides on road 62. 

Peter Doxtater, Sr., son of George, was born in 1750. He came from German Flats, Her- 
kimer County, with his wife and six children, about 1802, and located where Howard Brainard 
now lives. He married Elizabeth Cunningham, and their children were George, William, 



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Jdhn, Peter, Betsey, und Elijah. Tliev came up the Moliawk Kiver in a flat-boat, purchased 
supplies ill Utica, then proceeded to Oneida Laue. thence through tlie Os\vej;o Eiver to Lake 
Ontario, along the shore of which they slowly worked their way to Big Sandy Creek. There 
were only a few families in Adams at this time, and Mr. Doxtater's was the tirst deed given in 
the town. In liis youth Mr. Doxtater was captured, with three brothers and sisters, and taken 
to Canada, where he remained three years. He died in Adams in 1842, aged 92 years. Peter, 
Jr., born in 1792, married Lorauy, daughter of Ebenezer and Innocent (Hnlburt) Blackstone, 
of New Hartford, Oneida County, in 1816, and they reared three daughters, viz.: Delia A. 
(Mrs James G. P< ase), Sopluonia (Mrs. R E. Smiley), of Watertown, and Elizabeth C. (Mrs. 
S. N. Bond), of Adams. Mr. Doxtater died in 1875. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pease were married 
in 1841. They had tliree sons and one daughter, viz.: De Alton J., who died in Minnesota in 
1885: Brayton E., who died in Peru, S. A., in 1868, aged 20 years; Enoch, who died in 1853, 
aged two years; and Li/zie E. Mrs. Peter Doxtater, Jr.. at the age of 88 years, resides with 
her daughter, Mrs. Pease, on North Main street. 

George Doxtater, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Cunningham) Doxtater, born in 1780, came 
to Adams in 1802. He married Mary Biodoch, in 1809, by whom he had three sons and hve 
daughters, viz.: Polly, Betsey, Sally, Nancy, Chauncey, Roxiana, George W., and Peter B. 

Westwood, Carmi, Moses, and Jonathan Wright, sons of Joseph, who died at Deerfield. 
Mass., in 1793, came to Adams about 1802. Westwood located where his grandson, Edwin S. 
Wright, now resides; Cainii where Austin Sischo resides; and Moses on tne Barret place, now 
owtied by E. S. Wright. Westwood married Sarah Billings, by whom he had live sons and two 
daughters, of whom Cynthia married Ebenezer Blackstone; Elijah, Henry, and Stephen died 
in Adams; David died in Watertown; Sally married Joseph Woodman and died in Michigan; 
Stephen B.. born in 1789, married Hannah, daughter of Jacob Kt Hogg, in 1814, and tlieir chil- 
di-en were Deborah, who married L. Patrick, of New York; Charles B., who died in Illinois; 
Harriet, who died in x\ilams in 1880; Louise, who married David De Wolf, of Sackets Harbor: 
and Edrt'in S., who was born on the homestead iii 1828. The latter married Louise, daughter 
of J. K. and Mary Pierce Bartlett, in 1865, and they have two children, Ella W. (Mrs. Charles 
F. Lawrence), of Illinois, and Wilbur B. The latter, born in I860, married Lena E., daughter 
■of Loren and Mary (Curtis) Lawrence, December 15, 1886, and is now a dairyman and farmer 
and resides with his father on tlie homestead, which has always been owned bj^ some member 
of the Wright family. The old house, built in 1803, is still standing, and some of the original 
shingles are still upon the roof. 

Lemuel Arms and wife, Mary Anderson, came from Deerfield, Mass., about 1802, with their 
three sons, Richard, Luman, and Hiram, and located at Adams Center, en the place now occu- 
pied by George L. Fox. After locating here tin ir children, John and Sarah (Mrs. James 
Plato), were boi-n. Tlie brothers Luman and Hiram purchased a large tract of land at Adams 
Center and built the first hotel there, and which is still standing and kept as a hotel. They 
also engaged in the manufacture of wagons and sleighs. Hiram married Famzin E. Paddock, 
in 1823, and their children were Foster A., Vvho died in this town in 1853; John Q., who re- 
sides in Adams Center; and Emeline E. (Mrs. S. D. Hunt), who died in 1860. John Q. Arms, 
born in 1828, was educated in the schools of his native town, and was engaged in mercantile 
business here about 14 years. He was also in business in New York city about 10 years. He 
married Hulda A., daughter of Riifiis and Hulda (Kellogg) Sawyer, in 1878, and now resides 
in Adams Cf nter village, on Rodman street. 

Luman Arms, born in 1796, married, first, Caroline, daughter of Eufus Arms, by whom 
he had five children, viz.: Louisa (Mrs. Albert Yandes). who died in Michigan in 1888; Julia 
(Mrs. Merrick Needham), who died in 1843; William D., of Adams; Heiiiy. of Michigan; 
and Caroline (Mrs. H. D. Bartlett), of Collingwood, Ohio. His first wife died in 1834, and in 
1835 he married Elizabeth Pierce, by whom he had three children, viz.: Harrison, of Chicago, 
111.; Foster M., of Adams; and Gertrude (Mrs. Charles M. Heath), of Adams Center. Mr. 
Arms's second wife died in 1882, and in 1883 he married Olive, daughter of Samuel Ward. 
Mrs. Arms died in 1884. William D. Aims, born February 14, 1829, was reared on his father's 
farm. He engaged in mercantile busin:iss with O. R. Davis, at Adams Center, for several 
years, and then removed to New York and was a jobber in woolen goods for some time. In 
1875 he formed a co-partnership with J. M. Hungerford, in the sale of dry goods and carpets, 
at Adams, in which business he still continues. He laariied Amanda C, daughter of J. W. and 



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Candace L. (Fox) Horton, in 1855, by whom he had two daiighte>-s — Minuie L.. who died in 
1885. aged 25 years, and Carrie E., who resides at home. His wife died in 1872, and in 1877 
he married Carrie, daughter of Heman and Caroline (Pierce) Grinnell. Mr. Ai-ms lias been 
supervisor of the town eight terms and chairman of the board five years. He is a generous 
supporter of the Baptist Church, and resides on North Main street. 

Miles Cooper, with his wife, Asenath Cowles, came from Durham, Conn., to this town in 
1803, and located in the village, where he took up 100 hundred acres of land and built a log 
house on the site of S. D. Hungerford's house. Here they resided until 1811, when he built 
the first frame house in the village. They had three sons and six daughters, of whom Lodema 
(Mrs. Chauncey P.edway) died in Ellisbnrgh; Ira died in Adams; Polly (Mrs. Appleton H. 
McKee) died in Sackets Harbor in 1832 ; John C. died in Adams in 1877 ; Sarah (Mrs. George 
Hollister) died in Eochester ; Eliza and Nancy died in childhood ; George resides in Adams : 
Nancy is the widow of Eben Cowles. George Cooper was born in 1811, in the log hoU!>e built 
by his father. He married Koxiana, daughter of George and Polly (Brodock) Doxtater, in 
1835, and they have had three sons and three daughters, viz.: Mariette (Mrs. J. J Stillman) 
and George D., of Adams; Antoinette (Mrs. D. P. Fairbanks), of Oswego; Emmett B., of 
Nebraska; Charles C, of Adams; and Elizabeth, who died in infancy. Mr. Cooper was a 
prosperous farmer and once owned 640 acres of land, 100 cows, and 1,200 sheep. He built the 
Cooper House block. Charles C. Coojjer, born August 12, 1848, lived in this town and kept the 
Cooper House. He married Henriette S., daughter of Nathaniel and Juliette (Schuyler) Louis, 
in 1873, and they have two daughters — Clara E., born December 7, 1874, and Florence E.,. 
boi-n December 2, 1876. Mr. Charles C. Cooper and his father reside in this town on road 64. 

Saunders B. Chapman was born in Westerly, E. T., in 1804. When three months old his 
parents brought him to Northern New York. He married Elizabeth Lanphire in 1834, and 
they had three daughters, viz.: Mary E. (Mrs. John Williams), of Adams ; Susan M., who died 
at the age of 23 years ; and Elvira M., who died at the age of nine years. Mr. Chapman is a 
farmer, and resides on road 26 in this town. 

Titus Bassett was born in New Haven, Conn., in 1781, and in 1804 removed to Adams, where 
he died in 1867. He married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Wairiner, and their children were 
Harvey. Marvin, Marvin, 2d, of Oswego, and Laura, of Adams. Harvey Bassett was born in Adams 
in 1819, and here learned the hatters' trade. He married Jane, daughter of Abram and Leah 
fVan Buskirk) Ouderkirk, in 1843, by whom he had a daughter, Sarah Jane, who was born in 
1842 and died in 1864, and a son, Daniel D., who was born in 1844. He died in 1856. Daniel 
D.,who learned the printers' trade, served in the First N. Y. Yet. Cav. until the close of the war. 
He married Angerase, daughter of John and Mary (McGovern) Foley, of Ellisbnrgh, in 1866,. 
by whom he has had a son and a daughter, viz.: Lena E., who died February 14, 1883, aged 
15 years, and Floyd H., born May 4, 1873. Mr. Bassett is foreman of the Journal printing 
office in Adams village, and resides on Clay street. 

Heman Colton, son of John, was born in Otsego County in 1787. At the age of 19 years 
he came to Adams and worked at clearing land, and soon saved enough from his earnings to 
purchase a farm of 163 acres, which is now a j^art of the present Colton farm in the nortln rn 
part of the town. He married Lucina, daughter of Lsrael and Mary (Calkins) Warriner, by 
whom he had two sons and six daughters, viz.: Emily, Heman, Child, Chauncey, Mary, Julia 
Ann, Marie A , and Emily M. Chauncey Colton was born in this town in 1817, and was reared 
ui^on a farm. He married Angeline E., daughter of Eoger and Lydia (Perry i Eead, in 1838, 
and they had a son and two daughters, viz. : Emily L. (Mrs. Edward Eounds ), Julia E. (Mi's. J.. 
O. Brown), and Willis T. The latter was born January 1, 1855, and was educated at Hunger- 
ford Collegiate Institute. He married Martha, only daughter of Isaac Kellogg, September 18, 
1878, and they have one son, Clifford, born June 30, 1884. Mr. Colton occujiies the old home- 
stead of 500 acres. 

O. De Grasse Greene, the present county clerk, is a native of the town of Adams, where he 
was born in 1831. His parents, Thomas H. and Ann M. (Sweet) Greene, were married in 
Jefferson County and subsequently removed to Oswego County, and finally to Illinois. His 
father was a lawyer, and died in 1876, in Peoria, 111. The subject of this sketch is a contrac- 
tor and builder by trade, and has always resided in the town of Adams. He is a resident of 
Adams Center, where he still continues his business. Mr. Greene has served his town as 
supervisor for nine years. He was elected clei'k of the county in 1885, and is now serving his- 
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Perley D. Stone, son of Jacob, married Harriet Kellogg, and in 1814 came to Adams and 
■engaged in the manufacture of furniture. He also engaged in undertaking, in which business 
he continued for more than 50 years. He had born to him two sons and one daughter, viz.: 
Artimesia (Mrs. S. A. Mariam), of Eochester; Cyrus K., of Adams; and George B., of Win- 
chendon, Mass, Cyrus K. Stone was born in Adams, May 13, 1825. When 14 years of age he 
engaged as clerk in a dry goods store at Oswego, and there remained several years. About 
1850 he removed to Philadelphia and did an extensive business. in publishing county, state, 
and city maps, and atlases. In 1864 he published a geographical atlas of Jefferson County. He 
subsequently returned to Adams and engaged as a dealer in coal, seeds, and produce. He 
married Susan, daughter of Capt. Eichard Phillips, and they had three children, viz.: Eliza- 
beth B. (Mrs. Dr. William H. Nickelson), of Adams ; Mary C. (Mrs. William H. Gillman), also 
of Adams; and George P. Mr. Stone resides on Eailroad street. 

Fayette Stanley, born in 1816, was reared upon his father's farm. He married Caroline 
Sophia, daughter of Michael and Lucy (Beal) Huntington, September 6, 1849. by whom he had 
three daughters, viz.: Lucy Evangeline, born August 18, 1852, married Albert A. Bobbins, 
September 21, 1873; Kate Esther, born August 9, 1854, married Dow B. York, in 1878; and 
Mary Elizabeth, born April 13. 1856, resides with her parents. Mr. Stanley is proprietor of 
the Smithville cheese factory, and resides on Maple street, in Smithville. 

Herman Keep, with his wife, Dorotha Kent, and their children, Mary, Martha, and Henry, 
came to Adams about 1817, and located near the Center. After their removal to this town 
there was born to Mr. and Mrs. Keep one son, Bissell. Their daughter Mary married Wanton 
Kenyon and died in 1883. Martha married William Fuller and died in 1884. Henry married 
Emma A., daughter of Norris M. Woodruff, by whom he had a daughter, Emma G. (Mrs. 
Halsey), of New York city. Henry Keep died in 1869. His widow is Mrs. Judge Sly, of New- 
York city. 

Samuel Bond was born in Watertown, Mass.. in 1793. At the age of 18 years he removed 
to Keene, N. H., and learned the cabinetmakers' trade, and there remained five years. He 
then removed to Whitestown, N. Y., and two years later located in Adams, where he went into 
IDartnership with Perley D. Stone in the cabinetraaking business. Having experienced relig- 
ion in early life he labored faithfully in his Master's vineyard, and was familiarly known as 
"Father Bond." He was for 49 years elder of the Presbyterian Church in Adams, and died in 
February, 1870. He married Rosaline Fisher, of Keene, N. H.. and thej' reared three sons and 
two daughters, viz.: Samuel Newel, of Adams; Geoi-ge W., of Syracuse; Ellen (Mrs. Benjamin 
Eandall), of Chicago ; David, who became a minister of the gospel and settled in Peekskill, 
where he died after one month's service ; and Mary (Mrs. M. C. Potter), of Lyle, Minn. 
Samuel N. Bond was born in Adams in 1820. He became a clerk with J. H. Whii^ple, and 
subsequently engaged in mercantile business. He married Elizabeth C, daughter of Peter 
and Lorany (Blackstone) Doxtater, in 1847, by whom he has one daughter, Lillian D. (Mrs. 
Joseph AtwellJ, of Watertown. Mr. Bond has been an active member of the Presbyterian 
•Church and an elder for 30 years. He is a now a general merchant in Adams and resides on 
■Church street. 

Joseph Eipley, son of Abram and Eoxey Ann (Webb) Eipley, was born in Blassachusetts 
and located in Adams early in the present century, and engaged in farming. Of his seven 
children, Eunice married Eaton North, of Eodman; Onin resides in Adams: Eachel married 
Asa Knight, of Sandy Creek; Laura married David Duncan, of Adams; William and Rufus 
died in this town; Pamclia married Ephraim Kendall and also died here. Eufus Eii^ley was 
born in Adams in 1817, and was reared upon a farm. He was educated at Hungei-ford (now 
Adams) Collegiate Institute, and subsequently was engaged in the grocery and bakery business 
in Michigan, until 1840, when he returned to this town. He married Vermelia E., daughter 
of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gordon) Wells, November 14, 1840, and they had a son and two 
daughters, namely: Adelbert D., of Adams; Alice Jane, who died in infancy; and Ennna E., 
born May 29. 1845, who died April 3, 1882. Mr. Eipley was at different times a farmer, a l)oot 
and shoe dealer, and a furniture dealer. He died June 25, 1883, respected by all. Adelbert 
D. Eipley was born November 25, 1841, and engaged in business with his father. He married 
Clara Amanda, daugliter of William H. and Clarissa (Averil) Gray, July 8, 1867, and they had 
a son and three daughters, namely: Mary E., born December 5, 1870; Nellie G., born Decem- 
ber 23, 1874: Alice M., l)orn November 25, 1876: and Eufus W., born February 5, 1879. His 



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wife died suddenly, of heart disease, June 2, 1887. In 1866 Mr. Ripley engaged in the boot, 
and shoe trade, and in 1884 built the Ripley block. He resides in Adams village on North Main 
street. 

Daniel Stanley, son of Jonathan, was born in Rutland, Vt., in 1775, and about 1804 removed 
to Rutland, in this county. He married, first, Rebecca Taylor, in 1799, and their children 
were Sally (Mrs. Evelyn Williams), who died in Ohio in 1887, and Harriet (Mrs. Russell Phillips), 
who died in 1837. Mrs. Stanley died in 1805, and in 1809 he mairied Esther Scott, by whom he 
had five sons and three daughters, viz.: John M., of Adams; Rebecca A. (Mrs. F. B. Hollet), 
deceased; Fayette, also of Adams; Alexander D., who died in 1885; Orestes M., Viola O. 
(Mrs. Asa Lyon), and RoUin S., also of Adams; and Ellen A., whodied young. Daniel Stanley 
located in this town where Orestes M. now resides. Alexander D. Stanley, born in 1819, mar- 
ried Mary Benjamin, by whom he had three sons, viz.: De Forest, born in 1847; Charles B.,^ 
born in 1852; and Homer D., born in 1859. De Forest, who was reared on a farm, married 
Florence A., daughter of Percival and Catharine (Walrath) BuUard, of Theresa, in 1871, by 
whom he has one son and two daughters, viz.: Frank B., born in 1875; Lillian P., born in 
1879; and Mary C, born in 1886. Charles B. Stanley married Jennie, daughter of H. S. and 
Betsey (Snell) Howard, in 1885, and they have a daughter, Blanche, born in 1886. He is a 
hop grower and proprietor of the Valley Stock Farm, on road 20, where he breeds fine trotting" 
horses. 

Joseph Green, 2d, or " Dry Hill Joseph," as he was designated, was born in Berlin, Rens- 
selaer County, February 26, 1785. He was a farmer by occupation. He married Elizabeth, 
daughter of Rev. Wells Kenyon, a Seventh Day Baptist, in 1803, and aboxit 1806 located in 
Pinckney, Lewis County. His children were Wells K., born in 1807, died in Minnesota in 1887; 
Mary, who died young; Matthew S., who died in Lewis County in 1843; Eliza (Mrs. W. G. 
Quibell), born in 1815, now a resident of Adams Center; and Naomi (widow of James Witter), 
born in 1817, and Leonard R. , who also reside in Adams Center. Joseph Green located in 
Rodman in 1814, and in 1818 came to this town. Leonard R. Green was born July 22, 1820. 
He married, first. Mary B. Potter, and second, Pearlie C, daughter of Albert G. and Euctia Y. 
(Wheeler) Bnrdick, of De Ruyter, N. Y., in 1867, by whom he had children as follows; Mary 
E., born June 16, 1868, died April 3, 1872; Francis L., born August 18, 1869, now a student at 
Alfred University, class of '91; Bessie P., born December 29, 1875; and Sarah L., born 
November 4, 1881. Mr. Green is a farmer and resides on Railroad street, Adams Center. 

Calvin Warriner, with his wife, Abiah, daughter of Roger and Lydia (Perry) Reed, came 
from Massachusetts and located in Adams about 1820. His children were Parley E. and Mary 
E. (Mis. Eber L. Mansfield), of Iowa. Parley E., born on the homestead in 1827, was educated 
in the common schools and Jefferson County Institute. He married Sarah E., daughter of 
Moses L. and Demedicy (Scott) Ward, in 1861, by whom he has had one son and three daugh- 
ters, viz. : Jennie M., Thomas R., Fiances S. (deceased), and Sarah A. Mr. Warriner is a farmer 
and resides on road 8, corner of 9. 

John C. Fox, son of Samiiel and Lucy (Williams) Fox, was born in Adams in 1821, and 
was educated at Adams Academy. He married Annis, daughter of Lorenzo and Virtue 
(Sheldon) Rhodes, September 6, 1846, by whom he had two sons, viz.: John J., who was born 
June 17, 1860, and died January 13, 1867; and William E., born November 29, 1864. The 
latter was educated at Adams Collegiate Institute, graduating with the class of 1882. He 
engaged as a clerk in the drug store of W. H. Withmgton, of Adams, and in January, 1888j 
purchased the business, which he still continues. John C. Fox died February 15, 1872. His 
widow and son William E. reside in Adams, on Factory street. 

Robert Muzzy, son of Captain Robert Muzzj', removed with his father from Dublin, N. •"•^ 
when a boy, first locating in Richland, N. Y., and subsequently in Adams. He married Hen- 
riette Boyden, of Guilford, in 1827, and they had four sons, Alman, born in 1828, now a resident 
of Illinois; Francis BI. and Joseph B., of Adams; and Lester, of Henderson. Joseph B. , 
born in 1832, married, first, Henriette L., daughter of Harry and Luciuda (Close) Coon, in 
1859, by whom he had children as follows: Robert H., of Kansas, Byron J., John B., and 
Henriette L. His first wife died in 1875 and in 1876 he married Sophia E., daughter of 
Ambrose and Eveline Hall, by whom he has two children, Rolla J. and Elvan B. Mr. Muzzy 
is a cheesemaker and farmer, and resides in this town on road 43. 

Henry B. Whipple, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Minnesota, is a native of Adams, M'here- 



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he was born Febrnaiy 15, 1822. The eldest son of John H. Whipple, an early merchant here. 
Henry B. was also in early life a merchant and a politician; but loving the church and believing 
his duty laj' in the ministry, he gave up a business life and began preparation for his life 
work. In 1847 he became a candidate for holy orders, and after pursuing a course of theo- 
logical studies was ordained a deacon on August 17, 1849, in Trinity Church, Geneva, by Rt. 
Rev. W. H. De Lancey, D. D. His tirst chaige was Zion Episcopal Church in Rome, N. Y., in 
1849. On July 15, 1850, Rev. Mr. Whipple was ordained prit st in Sackets Harbor by Bishop 
De Lancey. In 1857 he left Rome to assume the rectorship of the Church of the Holy Com- 
munion in Chicago. He was chosen bishop of Minnesota on June 30, 1859, and was conse- 
crated in St. James's Church, Richmond. Va., October 13, 1859. 

Newton M. Wardwell, son of Daniel and Hetty (Mann) Wardwell, was born in 1821. He 
clerked in his father's store for many years, and for several years was engaged in the hardware 
business in Rome, N. Y. At the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted in the Union army as 
commissary, with the rank of captain, and was subsequently brevetted major, serving two 
years. After his leturn from the war he engaged in the malt business in Adams. He mar- 
ried Elizabeth R., daughter of Frederick W. Jones and granddaughter of David Smith, in 
1843, and they had six children, namely: Julia E. (Mrs. Clark Kellogg), of Adams; Frederick 
W , who died in Utica in 1881; Emma, who married W. H. Kimball, of Canton, N. Y. ; Charles 
H., of Adims; Henry D., who died in 1885; and Robert D., of Chicago. Mrs. Wardwell died 
in 18S7. N. M. Wardwell & Son are now extensively engaged in the malting business in 
Adams. Charles H. Wardwell, born in 1855, married Ella M. Dwight, and they had three sons, 
C. Dwighl, Frederick N., and Arthur K. C. Dwight died June 9. 1889, aged nine years. Mr. 
Wardwell is a wholesale seed grower and maltster, and resides on Spring street in Adams 
village. 

Albert Rice, son of Jason, was born in 1806, and when quite young locatr d in Watcrtown. 
In early manhood he became interested in military affairs, and passed through the different 
ranks to that of g( neral, which office he filled with honor and ability. He was a worthj* citizen, 
a loving husband and father, and a faithful friend. He married, first, Rebecca, daughter of 
Dea. Jonathan Davis, by whom he had two sous, Jason and George. His second wife was 
a sister of his first wife and they had six daughters, namely: May E., Jennette E., Alice A., 
Carrie R., ELa A., and Mary E. The latter married Alton M. Sanford and occupies the old 
homestead on road G, corner 25. 

Samuel Fuller, with his wife, Ann Phillips, came to Adams in 1830and located on the farm 
now occupied by Harrison Fuller. William, son of Samuel, was born in 1813, and died in 
Adams in 1885. He married Martha, daughter of Heman and Dorotha (Kent) Keep, of this 
town. September 10. 1837, who died in 1884. Their children were one sou and three daughters. 
viz.: Mai-y (Mrs. John Snell) and Harrison, of this town; Diana L., who died in 1863. aged 12 
years; and Annettie, who died ni 1862, aged four years. Harrison Fuller, born in 1845, was 
educated at Union Academy. He married Ella, daughter of David F. and Mary A. (Eygabroad) 
Snell, of Watertown, in 1865, and they have one daughter, Mattie Naomi, born February 26, 
1881. Mr. Fuller is an extensive farmer and resides on road 34. 

Jesse Maxsou, son of Paul and Susan (Stillman) Maxson, was born in Westerly, R. I., in 
1791. At the age of 15 years he removed to Berlin, N. Y., whei'e he married Betsey, daughter 
of Christopher and Tabitha (Arnold) Brown, by whom he had two sons and five daughters, 
viz.: Britta L., Esther (Mrs. George Millard), Chiistouher B., Paul S., and Angenette (Mrs. 
Isaac Kellogg), of Adams, and Alma and Louisa (Mrs. L. D. Grem), deceased. Paul S. Maxson 
born in Adams, was reared upon a farm and educated in the common schools. He learned the 
carpenters' trade, at w-hich he worked for 12 years. He married AmyL., daughter of Oraand 
Sophrouia (Le Valley) Gould, in 1854, by whom he has one son, Edgar C. Mr. Maxson is pro- 
prietor of Maxson cheese factory, and is also a farmtr on road 29. His son Edgar C. married 
Nellie White and they have one son, Henry P., born in 1880. 

Calvin C. Totman, son of Thomas and Rachel (Rice) Totman, was born in Massachusetts- 
in 1793, and when quite young removed with his parents to Washington County, N. Y. He 
was active and abitious, and early turned his attention to farming. He married Charlotte,, 
daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Eggleston) Washburn, in 1817, and she died in 1874. Soon after 
his marriage his house was burned and he lost all his household goods. He then removed to 
Lorraine, in 1818, and located on a farm of 300 acres known as the "Totman Gulf." His 



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children were Belief (Mrs. Isaac Washburn); Eliza (Mrs. John Traf ton), of Ontario County, 
N. Y.; Lottie (Mrs. Parley Brovm), of Minnesota; Sarah E. (Mrs. Joseph Heath), of ElUsburgh; 
Calvin Munroe and Laura J. (Mrs. A. B. Gilbert), of this town. Mr. Totman bought the 
hotel in Adams, and his hospitality became known in all the country round about. He con- 
ducted the hotel for more than 20 years, when failing health necessitated his retirement. 
He died September 4, 1864. Ciilvin Munroe, born in 1830, spent his early life in Adams. He 
married L'rsula, daughter of Dea. Clark and Peda (Bobbins) Wilder, in 1854, by whom he 
had a son, Freddie M., who died in 1862, and three daughters, viz.: Ivittie Adelle Hill, Caddie 
Estelle Wilder, and Birdie Belle Roljbins. Isaac Washburn, father of Mrs. Calvin C. Totman, 
born in 1809, was reared upon a farm in Exeter, Otsego County. He married Relief M. 
Totman. widow of Thomas Eurguerson, in 1852, who survives him, and resides on Church 
street, in Adams village. 

Jacob Brimmer, son of Jacob and Sarah Brimmer, was born in Petersburg, N. Y., in 
1804, and was reared Uf)ou a farm. He married Matilda, daughter of Peleg and Hannah 
( Peckham) Saunders, in 1831, and in 1834 located in Adams, in the Thomas settlement. He 
had four sons and four daughters, viz. : Jacob, who resides in Illinois ; Dennis, who died 
young; Nathan, who also resides in Illinois; Electa D., who mai-ried Lewis D. Green, who 
died in Berlin, N. Y., in 1883; Mary (Mrs. George Bull), who resides in Rural Hill, in the town 
of EUisburgh; Matilda (Mrs. Porter J. Green), of Illinois; Ambrose, who resides in Belleville, 
N. Y. ; Sarah E. (Mrs. James E. Packer), who died in Missouri in 1885. Mr. Brimmer died in 
Adams, February 4, 1887. His widow and daughter, Electa D. (Mrs. L. D. Green), reside on 
Prospect Hill, North Main street, in Adams village. 

Giles Parker, son of Cratus and Olive (Fuller) Parkei', was born in Watertown in 1812, 
and about 1835 came to Adams and located on the farm now occupied by Royal Fuller. He 
married Rhoda, daughter of Samuel Fuller, February 7, 1836, by whom he had three sons and 
three danghters, viz.: Maryette, born in 1838, died in 1844; Frances, born in 1843, died in 
1845; Livingstone, born in 1845, who resides in Wisconsin; Newton M., who was born August 
15, 1847; Diana C, born in 1850, died in 1851; and Samuel F., born in 1853, who resides in 
Rodman. 

Isaac Rogers, with his wife, Rhoda Chase, came from Hoosick, N. Y., to Adams, about 1835> 
and located on the farm now occupied by Elisha Rogers. Of his children, Elisha, born in 1797, 
married, first, Eunice Nichols, and second, Hanuah, daughter of Blenerhas'-ett and Nancy 
(Robinson ) Cronk. His children were Elisha and Eunice (Mrs. Fred Hodges), of Adams; Libbie, 
who died at the age of six years; and David, who died in infancy. Elisha Rogers, 1st, died in 
1883. Elisha, Jr., born in 1860, married Cornelia, daughter of William and Amelia (Allen) 
Spink, in 1879, by whom he has four children, viz.: Isaac, Maud, Edward, and Roger. Mr. 
Rogers is a farmer, and resides on the homestead on road 47 in this town. 

Samuel Davis was born in New Haven, Conn., in 1769, and about 1808 located in Redfleld, 
Oswego County, N. Y. He married Eunice Hinman, by whom he had one son and five daugh- 
ters, viz. : Eliza A. (Mrs. Nathan Cook); Sarah A. (Mrs. Archibald Barrett); Eunice (Mrs. 
G. W. Clark), of Wisconsin; Emily D. (Mrs. David Malloy), of Adams; Lucy Ann (Mrs. Rufus 
Petrie), also of Adams; and Samuel. The latter, born in 1821, came to Adams in 1835. He 
married, first, Lucinda Harrington, in 1847, and second, Emma P., daughter of Hamilton and 
Malvina (Richards) Dickinson, by whom he had two children, viz.; Grant W., born in 1868, 
and Viola Aaelia, born in 1870. His wife died in 1875, and for his third wife he married Lucy 
M., daughter of Alva and Olive (Taylor) Stevens, November 18, 1875. Mr. Davis is a farmer 
on road 37, near Adams Center. 

Thomas P. Saunders was born in Petersburg, N. Y., in 1821, and in 1836 came to Adams. 
He was educated at Belleville, N. Y., studied law with Judge William C. Thompson, and was 
admitted to the bar in 1851. He has been extensively engaged in building in Adams, and also 
in lumbering and farming. He married Lorana D., daughter of Andrew and Sally (Crane) 
Blackstone, in 1850, and they have an adopted daughter, Rena L. Mr. Saunders resides on 
Church street, in Adams. 

Charles H. Babcock, son of Russell and Lucinda (Maxon) Babcock, was bom in Scott, 
N. Y., in 1832. At the age of 18 years he was apprenticed to the trade of carpenter and joiner. 
In May, 1861, he enUsted in Co. C, 67th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and subsequently reenlisted in Co. 
H, 13th Vet. Vols, of Wisconsin. He participated in the battle of Fair Oaks and many others, 



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and served to the close of the war. He married Caroline C, daughter of Benjamin T. and 
Polly (Sweet) Lee, in 1865, and soon after engaged in the flouring business in Allegany 
County. In 1870 he located in Adams, where he has since worked at his trade. He has one 
son and one daughter, viz.: Benjamin C, born in 1866, now a resident of Hounsfield, and 
Dora Mabel, born in 1869. Mr. Babcock resides on School street, in Adams Center. 

Henry H. Comins, son of James and Alletta (Munn) Comins, was born in Jefferson 
County in 1814, and was reared upon a farm. He married Nancy, daughter of John and Grata 
(Ashley) Merriam, of Adams, in 1810, by whom he had three son-i and one daughter, viz.: 
Francis M., born in 18il, who resides in Adams; George H., also of Adams; Wright N., of 
Illinois; and Caroline M., who died young. Mr. Comins located in Adams in 1837, and engaged 
in staging and fanning. George H., born in 1843, was reared upon a farm and subsequently 
learned the carpenters' trade. He married Sarah, daughter of L. J. and Sarah (Dudley) Burr, 
of Watertown, in 1881, by whom he has a son, Carltcm B., born in 1885. George H. and his 
father reside in Adams on Cemetery street. 

Sylvanus Lockwood was born in Vermont in 1796, whence he removed to Rural Hill, in 
Ellisburgh, in 1823. He married Martha, daughter of Caleb and Azuba (Cooley) Lyman, of 
Lorraine, in 1823. He was a farmer and died in 1841. They had two sons and one daughter, 
viz.: Abigail (Mrs. Albert Ingalls), who died in Wisconsin in 1878; Daniel B., who resides in 
Adams; and Sylvanus L., of Maine. Daniel B. Lockwood was born September 9, 1828, and 
spent his ea^'ly life upon a faim. He married Annette, daughter of Edmund and Charlotte 
(Dickinson) Ingalls, May 21, 1848, by whom he has two daughters, viz.: Ella L. (Mrs. Orlando 
Wright) and Martha A. (Mrs. Arthur B. Husou), of Adams. Mr. Lockwood is a farmer and 
liveryman, and resides on South Main street. 

Austin Pratt Hale, son of Stephen and Sally (Maynard ) Hale, was born in Coleraiii, Frank- 
lin County, Mass., Api'il 27, 1812. He studied medicine with Dr. Ash, of Frankfort, I^. Y., 
was associated with Dr. Samuel Douglass and jjracticed at Sandy Creek, N. Y., and in 1840 
located at Adams Center. He married Hannah K., daughter of Dea. Amos and Hannah 
(Hinman-Griswold) Kent, of Redtield, Oswego County, December 5, 1843, by whom he had 
one son, Austin K. Dr. Hale practiced his profession at Adams Center until 1863, when he re- 
moved to Adams village. He possessed a genial disposition, and died December 2, 1878, re- 
spected by all who knew- him. His widow resides on Park street, in Adams village. Austin 
K. Hale was born in 1850. He studied medicine with his father and graduated from the uni- 
versity at Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1874. He married Eudora, daughter of Andrew and Angeiine 
(Morrell) De Forest, in 1874, and they have one daughter, Mary L., born in 1875. Dr. Hale 
has an extensive practice, and is located on Park street, in Adams village. 

Isaac Saunders, son of Isaac, married Watie, daughter of William and Penelopie (Gardner) 
Hiscock. Their son Isaac was born in Petersburg, N. Y.. September 9, 1812, and was reared 
upon a farm. He married Martha A., daughter of Ezra S. and Sarah (Maxon) Holmes, of 
Petersburg, in 1835, and soon after removed to Troy, N. Y., and engaged in the grocery 
business. In 1841 he came to this town and built a flax-mill on the creek about two and one- 
half miles below Adams village. In 1850 he went to California, and in 1851 returned and en- 
gaged in tishing on the lake, in which business he continued 28 years. In 1864, after the death 
of his father, he bought the homestead on which he now resides, on road 52. He had born to 
him five sons, viz.: Charles H., of Grand Piapids, Mich.; Isaac, who resides in Adams village; 
Ezra S. H., who lives with his father on the homestead; and Alfred F. and Thomas F. (twins), 
who were born May 4, 1853, and were educated at Hungerford Collegiate Institute. They 
studied law, and were admitted to the bar, Albert F. at Buffalo, June 13, 1879, and Thomas F. 
at Syracuse, in January, 1880. They are partners in the practice of law, and are located on 
Church street, in Adams village. 

William L. Hunt removed from Massachusetts to Westmoreland, N. Y., in 1813. He mar- 
ried Betsey Calkins, and they had ten children, viz.: William, Polly, Betsey, Elijah, Hattie, 
Almira, Isaac L., Jacob (now a physician in Utica), Lather, and Ward W. He was a tanner 
and cuirier and farmer, and died in 1843. His son Ward W., born in 1817, graduated from 
Hamilton College in 1843, taught school several terms, and entered the ministry of the Metho- 
dist Episcojial Church in 1848, in which profession he did efficient service for more than 30 
years, when failing health compelled him to retire. He married, first, Clarissa, daughter of 
David and Betsey (Adams) Smith, of Adams, in 1845, who bore him a son, William, now a 



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Methodist Episcopal clergyman, and a daughter, Clarissa, who died young. Mrs. Hunt died 
in 1848, and for his second wife he married, in 1850, Elizabeth A. Smitli, a sister of his first 
wife, by whom he had four sons and one daughter, of whom Frances A., Frederick, and' 
Arthur died young, and Frances E. and Edward S. reside in this town. Mr. Hunt died iu 
Adams, September 7, 1889. aged 72 years, six months, and 28 days. Edward S., born in 1860, 
attended Hungerford Collegiate Institute in 1876, '77, and '78, and Syracuse University from 
1879 to 1883. He studied law with L. E. Pruyne, of Adams, in 1883, and with C. J). Adams, 
of (Jtica, in 1881-85, was admitted to the bar in November. 1885, and is now practicing his; 
profession iu Adams village. 

Isaac L. Hunt, son of William L. and Betsey (Calkins) Hunt, was born in Hillsdale, 
Columbia Couutj-, N. Y., December 5, 1808. In 1813 he removed to Westmoreland with his 
parents. He was educated at Clinton and Cazenovia academies, and taught in the last men- 
tioned school, including the divinity department, in 1832, '33, and '34, and in the last named 
year entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Lowell, N. Y., in which pro- 
fession he has siiree done faithful work. In 1846 he became presiding elder, which position, 
he filled for eight years. He also held that oftice in 1862, '63. and '64. July 31, 1839, he mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of David and Betsey (Adams) Smith, who bore him one son and two 
daughters, viz.: Mary, born August 2, 1840, Isaac W., and Almira L., who died young. Hig 
wife died in 1843, and in 1844 he married, for his second wife, Judith, daughter of Cornelius 
and Hannah (^ Coons) Lamberson, of Salisbury, Herkimer County, by whom he had two sons 
and three daughters, viz.: Cornelius W., who died in infancy; Harriet K.. who married Eev. 
Wells E. Reynolds; Hon. Isaac L., of Adams; Helen Octavia; and Ida J., who died young. 
Some years ago Mr. Hunt located permanently iu Adams. He possessed a strong physical 
organization and great mental vitjor, which enabled him to perform an immense amount of 
labor in his Master's vineyard. No matter how inclement the weather, he was always at his 
post. There are probably few ministers living who have traveled more miles or preached 
more sermons than "Father" Hunt. 

Abram Green, from Connecticut, married Anna Bass, in 1793, and they had nine children, 
viz.: Stephen, who died in Ohio in 1833; Isaac; Cyrena (Mrs. Asa Copeland). who also died in 
Ohio; Zeruali (Mrs. Samuel Putnam), who died in Clayton; Servalla (Mrs. Able Tucker), who 
died in the town of Orleans; Abram, who died in Piodman; Ej)hraim, who died in Salt Lake 
City, Utah; Winslow, who died in Adams in 1881; and Nancy, who married William Rosa, of 
Watertown. Abram Green, born iu 1804, located in Rodman with his parents when two years 
of age. H ■ married Lucy, daughter of Charles and Cynthia (Pease) Cook, in 1833, by whom 
he had two children, viz.: Alma A. (Mrs. A. R. Cornwell), of Lorraine, and Charles A. The 
latter was born January 22, 1837, was reared upon his father's farm, and was educated at 
Union Academy, at Belleville. He married Matilda Elizabeth, daughter of Lorenzo and 
Aurilla (Jones) Green, January 17, 1866, by whom he has two daughters, viz.: Grace Lucy, 
born March 20, 1869, a student at Adams Collegiate Institute, and Nora H., also a student in 
the same school. Abram Green died August 3, 1876. Charles A. owns the homestead in Rod- 
man, but has retired from farm life and resides on Church street, in Adams village. 

T. V. Maxon, son of Joseph S. and Elizabeth (Vars) Maxon was born in Petersburg, N.Y., 
March 26, 1823, and was reared upon a farm. He married Alma A., daughter of Benjamin 
and Maria (Jones) Hull, in 1849, and soon after moved to this town and located on road 59. 
He had born to him two daiighoers, viz : Maria E. (Mrs. W. S. Tifft), of Baa'alo,and Helen 
H. (Mrs. William W. Hart). Mrs. Maxon died in 1869. Mr. Maxon is a wholesale seed grower 
and breeder of Percheron horses and Jersey cattle. 

Albert G. Thomas, son of John, was born in Vermont in 1819, and about 1850 came to 
Adams and located on the farm now occupied by his son Eli S. He married Nancy Shelding, 
by whom he had four sons and one daughter, of whom Albert M. and Eli S. reside in this town, 
and Eddie P. in Kansas. Eli S., born in 1860, married Anna, daughter of Garret and Josephine 
(Simmons) Palmeter, in 1880, and they have one daughter, Maude Lillian, born in 1883. 

John J. Stillman, son of John and Mary (Enos) Stillman, was born in Unadilla Forks, N.Y., 
in 1836. He became a clerk and subsequently engaged in business for himself in Rome,^ 
N. Y. About 1850 he came to Adams and was employed as clerk in J. H. Whipple's store. He 
married Mariette, daughter of George and Roxiana (Doxtater) Cooper, in 1868, and they have 
two daughters, viz.: Henrietta, a student iu Adams Collegiate Institute, class of 1889, and 
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Martin E. Dealing, son of Benjamin D. and Sarah S. fCireen) Dealing, was born iu 1847, 
and in 1851 came with his parents to Adams. August 15, 1864, when only 17 years of age, he 
enUsted iu Co. C, 186th Eegt. N. Y. Vols., and served to the close of the war. He returned to 
Adams and engaged in the grocery business, and also worked at the carpenters' trade. Iu 1882, 
with his father, he built the mills now occupied as grist, turning, and cider-mills. Mr. 
Dealing married Charlotte E., daughter of Moses and Sarah E. (Munson) Keller, in 1866, by 
whom he has five children, viz.: Lulu, a school teacher, Lillian L., Clinton, Ina E., and Alice 
Belle. 

Alfred H. York, son of Stephen and Artimesia (Fletcher) Y''ork, born in Adams, followed 
the dual occupation of cai'penter and farmer. He married Betsey T., daughter of Elijah and 
Mabel (Thomson) Harrington, by whom he had three sons and two daughters, of whom two 
died in infancy; Stephen H. was born August 24, 1851, graduated from the New York Medical 
University, and now resides in California; Dow B. resides in Smithville; Hattie married, first, 
George Cooley, by whom she had two daughters, Mabel and Alice, and second, John Hock, and 
now resides in Colorado. Dow B. York, born October 17, 1853, was reared upon a farm, and 
was educated in Union Academy, at Belleville. He married Katie S., daughter of La Fayette 
and Caroline (Hunting) Stanley, November 2, 1873, and they have two daughters, Florence 
Stanley, born October 16, 1874, and Marion Fay, born October 20, 1881. Mr. York is postmaster 
at Smithville and resides on Maple street. 

Lemuel Wheeler, who served his country faithfully during the whole of the Eevoluiionary 
war, was born in Concord, Mass., in 1755. He reared a family of 12 children, most of whom 
came to Jefferson Countj^ and located in the town of Lorraine, about 1816. and together took up 
a large tract of land. Eli died at Port Ontario; James died in Adams in 1863; Charlotte died in 
Adams in 1880; David died on the homestead at the age of 32 years; Mary (Mrs. Willard Wilder) 
died in Sandy Creek; Nancy died soon after attaining maturity. Deacon James Wheeler, born 
in 1800, located in Lorraine, and about 1852 removed to Adams, where he was engaged in the boot 
and shoe trade until his death, in 1863. He married Celinda, daughter of Nehemiah and Sarah 
(Henry) Tucker, born in 1822, by whom he had seven children, viz. : Samatha S., deceased; Will- 
iam H., who resides in Adams; Ashley H. and Freeman, who reside in Illinois; Catharine S., who 
died in Minnesota; Daniel, who served in the late war and was killed in the battle of Lookout 
Mountain, in 1863; and Celinda (Mrs. Foster Thomson ), who resides in Adams. Mrs. Wheeler, 
who was a lineal descendant of Patrick Henry, died in 1879. William H. Wheeler, mentioned 
above, was born in Lorraine, August 17, 1824. He was reared upon a farm, and at the age of 
22 years went west and taught school. In 1849 he came to Adams and engaged in the trade of 
carpenter and builder and dealer in lumber. He married, first, Sarah E. Wright in 1849. 
Their two children are deceased, and his wife died in 1853. For his second wife he married, 
in 1856, Innocent, daughter of Manning Blackstone, by whom he had a daughter, Clara Black- 
stone Wheeler, born in 1863. The latter was educated at Hungerford Collegiate Institute and 
in the art school in Syracuse. She was also a student in the Art League, in New York city, 
and became quite proficient in water colors, oil portraits, and crayons. She died September 
9, 1886, just as her hopes were brightest. Mr. Wheeler's second wife died in 1864. and for his 
third wife he married, in 1868, Annie, daughter of Nelson Green. He has been president of 
Adams village, and has been extensively engaged in building m Watertown, Adams, and in other 
villages. Daniel Wheelei', who was born in Lorraine, married Maria Gould, by whom he had 
six children. His son Judson was born in Lorraine, and at the age of 19 years went to 
California, where he amassed a large fortune, and where he now resides, in Placer County. 
Arvilla Wheeler married G. E. Penney and they have one son and two daughters, and reside 
at Ottawa, 111. 

Captain W. A. Collins, son of John and Elizabeth (^Mumery ) Collins, was born in the 
parish of Saltwood, Keut, England, in 1814. In youth he was apprenticed; but not liking 
the situation he ran away when 14 years old and went to sea, and for 20 years followed 
a seafaring life. He then came to America and was a sailor on the great lakes till near the 
close of his life. In 1853 he married Almira W. Wiles, and located in the village of Smith- 
ville. He invented the Collins elastic truss, and also a medical compound, which his widow is 
still engaged in manufacturing, at Smithville. Mr. Collins died January 9, 1886. 

James Hammond, son of Elnathan and Clarissa (Perrigo) Hammond, was born in Ver- 
mont, whence he removed to Adams when a young man, and learned the coopers' trade.. 



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He married Lois, daughter of John Sargent, and six children were born to them, namely; 
Edwin M., of Adams Center; Sarah E. (Mrs. Solomon Sidmore), of Rodman; Clark and Lin- 
coln, who died in infancy; and Willis H. and Lewis G., of Syracuse. Edwin M. Hammond 
was born in Adams Center in 1850, and when 20 years of age engaged in railroading. He 
married Nellie H., daughter of Leonard and Lydia (Dual) Smith, in 1875, by whom he had a 
daughter, Lois Blanche, born September 19, 1878. His wife died in April, 1879. For his 
second wife he married, November IG, 1887, Nettie R., daughter of Stephen and Sarah Jane 
(Grummons) Irons, of Adams. 

Gardner Towle, son of Perlej', was born in Vermont, and when a young man located in 
the town of Ellisburgh and learned the masons' trade. About 1830 he took up a large tract of 
land in Lorraine and there built a saw-mill. He married Desire Spink, of Ellisburgh, and 
they had four children, of whom Ira N. and Gardner, Jr., reside in Lorraine. The latter 
married Electa, daughter of William MoAuley, in 1852, and they reared four sons and four 
daughters, of whom Ernest E., Nathaniel, and Perley reside in this town. Ernest E. Towle 
was born November 2, 1853. November 24, 1886, he married Eda P., daughter of Frank and 
Polly (Turney) Fellows. He learned the marble and granite business in New York city, and 
is now engaged in that business in Adams village. 

Charles H. Andrus, son of Ira and Melinda (^Taft) Andrus, was born in 1830, and was 
reared upon a farm. He married Theresa I., daughter of Archibald and Sarah A. (Davis) 
Barritt, in 1859, and they had one son and thiee daughters, namely: Frances E., who married 
William H. Potter, in 1879, and has three daughters, Cora M., Minnie A., and Frances T.; 
Edelie H., who died young; and Nellie L., who married Jay S. Armstrong and has a son, 
Frank G. Mr. Andrus is proprietor of a livery stable, and owns the Andrus block in Adams 
village. 

George Potter, son of George and Mary (Stillman) Potter, was born in Hopkinton, R. I., 
in 1799. He followed the occupations of carpenter and joiner, carriagemaker, and farmer. 
About 1818 he emigrated to Brookfield, Madison County, N. Y. He married Eliza, daughter 
of Deacon Samuel P. and Polly (Stillman) Burdick, in 1823, by whom he had children as 
follows: Charles, of Plainfield, N. J.; Mary B. (Mrs. L. R. Green), who died in Adams Center; 
Dr. Correll D., who resides in Adams Center; Delia (Mrs. George W. Gardner), also of Adams 
Center; and Emeline (Mrs. N. L. Burdick), who died in West Edmeston, Otsego County. 
Correll D. Potter was born in West Edmeston in 1827. He was educated at Adams and 
Rodman Academy, and in 1849 graduated from the medical department of the University of 
New York. He practiced in the villages of East Rodman, South Rutland, and Adams, and in 
1853 locatad in Adams Centc r, where he still resides. He married Electra, daughter of David 
and Sally (Sedgewick) Ayres, in 1855, and they have adopted three children, viz.: Susie, 
Evahne, and William D. Ajros, children of Daniel and grandchildren of David Ayres. Dr. 
Potter was appointed postmaster in 1861, and continued in office fourteen years He also 
conducted a drug store. In 1871 he originated the idea and commenced the manufacture of 
handy package dyes. In 1882 he became associate editor of Outlook, Sabbath Quarterly, and 
Light of Borne. 

Mark Marriott, son of John, was born in England in 1801. He married Ann Nunn, 
Immigrated to America in 1830, and in 1831 located in Rome, N. Y. Of his seven sons and four 
daughters, one son, Morris, was born in 1830, and at the age of 19 years was apprenticed to 
the blacksmiths' trade. He settled in Adams, and in 1854 married Harriet Grover, who bore 
him four children— Leola, Charles A., Ada G., and Alice I. His wife died in 1862, and for his 
second wife he married, in 1864, Elizabeth Ann, daughter of EUas and Betsey {^ Clark) Jen- 
nings, by whom he has four sons and two daughters, viz.: Eugene A., born in 1867; Brayton 
L., born in 1867; Mary L.. born in 1869; Harriet A., born in 1871; George M., born in 1874; 
and Fred B., born in 1877. 

Matthew White and wife, Elizabeth (Given), emigrated to America from County 
Tyrone, Ireland, in 1801, and their son, John G. White, was born on board the ship Fair 
America, on the passage over. John G. was left an orphan at the age of 13 years, and was 
apprenticed out to learn the printers' trade, at Albany. In 1823 he engaged in mercantile 
business, and became interested in the West India Mercantile Co. In 1825 he engaged in the 
malting business at Albany, in which he continued the remainder of his life. He was a 
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In 1825 lie married Hannah J., daughter of EHsha and Esther (Johnson) Putnam, and they had 
born to them 11 children — seveji sons and four daughters. Kufus P. White, son of John G., 
was born in Albany, December 28, 1827. In his early years he assisted his father in the malt- 
ing business, and with his brother Matthew established a line of trading vessels between 
Albany and Philadelphia. In 1855 he came to Adams and engaged in the malting business, 
and built the malt-house at the depot, where he did an extensive business until 1876. In 1859 
he bought Maple Grove Place, and engaged in breeding fine trotting horses. He married 
Caroline, daughter of Frederick and Mary (Blesick) Van Wormer, of Albany, in 1848, and 
they had two sons and four daughters, namely: John G., who died young; Kate B., who mar- 
ried S. A. Potter in 1877, and has a son, Rufus P.; Carrie, who married A. C. Northrup, and 
has three children; Sybelia L. (Mrs. R. B. Hungerford), of New York; Hannah J. and 
Florence A., who died in infanc.y; and Frank P., born m 1860, who married Lucinda Bennett 
in 1887. Mrs. White died in 1885, and for his second wife he married. May 21, 1889, Anna S., 
daughter of Henry W. North, and widow of Dr. W. C. Tracy, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Jonathan Lamson, with his family of six son? and four daughters, located in the town of 
LoxTaine in 1804, where he died in 1806. Job, son of Jonathan, was l)orn in 1792 and died in 

1868. He was reared upon a farm, became prominent in town affairs, and was a member of 
the legislature in 1843. He married Amanda Steadman, of Lorraine. Of theirseveu children, 
only two, Malvina (Mrs. A. F. Thornton), of Columbus, Ohio, and Daniel W., who was born 
in Lorraine in 1836, are living. The latter was reared upon a farm, and in 1860 married' 
Frances C, daughter of Thomas and Esther (Green) Wood, by whom he has one daughter, 
Jennie L., who married P. D. Aldrich, a professor of music in the University of Boston. Mr. 
Lamson came to Adams in in 1858, and was engaged in the boot and shoe biisiness for 13 years. 
He now conducts a meat market. 

George Frasier and wife, Caroline, of Scotch descent, located in Hounstield about 1815. 
He was a seafaring man, and for many years a captain on the great lakes, where he lost his life. 
Of his children, William V., a ship carpenter, died in Sacramento, Cal. George, born in 
Hounstield, November 16, 1818, was reared upon a fai m, learned the milling business, and in 
1842 purchased a grist-mill in the town of Philadelphia, in this county, and tliere remained 
in the milling and mercantile business about 18 years. He came to Adams in 1860 and purchased 
a grist and saw-mill, which Imsiness he conducted until about 1878. In 1879 he bought the 
flouring-mill at Brownville, and in 1883 purchased the woolen factory property at the same 
place, both of which he has since disposed of. He owns farms aggregating 840 acres. He 
married, firdt, in 1840, Sophia R., daughter of David and Relief (Root) Wilder, who died in 

1869. For his second wife he married Cinderella, daughter of Truman and Eunice (Wittei), 
Root, May 21, 1872. by whom he has a son, George H. H., born December 19, 1873. Mr. Frasic r 
resides on Spring street, Adams village. 

Austin H. Coughlan. son of George L. and Sarah ( Waite) Coughlan, was born in Champion, 
N. Y., in 1817. In 1843 he marricvl Jane Henry, who died in 1849. In 1852 he married Marion 
Sherwin, of Brattleboro, Vt., and soon after engaged in mercantile business in New York city.. 
In 1860 he located in Adams, but continued his business in New York until 1874. His wife 
died in 1875, and the same year he married Helen N., daughter of Thomas A. and Vienna 
(Carr) Rice, and widow of H. H. Biitlerworth, by whom he has a son, George R., born in 1877. 
By his second wife he has a daughter, Mrs. W. R. Brown, of Adams. Mr. Coughlan has been 
an active member, trustee, and elder of the Presyterian Church, and a generous supporter of 
benevolent enterprises. His third wife, Helen, was born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, 
graduated from the academy in 1860, and became preceptress of Pulaski Academy, under the 
principalship of Harvey H. Butterworth, a graduate of Hamilton College, wlioni she married 
August 28, 1864. Mr. Butterworth died October 16th following. Mrs. Butterworth remained 
in Pulaski Academy two years, was preceptress of Hungerford Collegiate Institute in 1866-67, 
was in Fairfield from 1867 to 1870, when she again became preceptress of Hungerford Col- 
legiate Institute, with Prof. Watkins as principal, which position she now occupies with Orlo 
B. Rhodes as i^rincipal. 

Alfred A. Hodges, a native of Rodman, married Betsey Ann Freeman, by whom he had 
children as follows: Joshua F.,who resides in Chicago; A. De Alton, who was drowned in tl e 
lake in 1879; Calvin A., of Adams Center; Mary J., who died at the age of nine years; Ben- 
jamin F., of Frankfort; Willie M., of Florida; Charles E., of Chicago; and Clark A. and 



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Alva A., of Adams. Clark A. Hodges, born iu 1862, married Eunice, daughter of L. H. and 
Hannah (Cronk) Perkins, in 1879, and their children are Libbie May, Amos. De Alton, Don- 
ald F., and Anna JI. Mr. Hodges is a farmer in this town. 

Joseph Bullock, a native of Guilford, Vt., married Abigail Avery, who bore him eight chil- 
dren, of whom Joseph, Jr., who was boin in 1787, died in Ellisburgh, where he located in 1806. 
He married Nanny, daiTgiiter of Francis Furgerson, and they had eight daughters, viz.: Mary C, 
who married, first, Alfred Stearns, second. Darwin Sherwood, and tliid, John Briggs. and is 
now a widow and resides in this town; Eliza Ann, of Ellisburgh; Abbie A., who died in Ohio 
in 1836, aged eighteen years; Emma A. (Mrs. Samuel Stearns), of Medina, N. Y. ; Julia (Mrs. 
H. Twadell). of Indiana ; Lucy J. and Frances E., of Adams; and Sarah M., of Ellisburgh. 
Mr. Bullock was a carpenter and joiner by trade. He served in the War of 1812, participated 
in the battle of Sackets Harbor, and received a tract of land as a bounty. Lucy J. Bullock 
l(;cated in Adams Center in 1862, and engaged in the millinery and fancy goods business. In 
1866 she removed to Adams village and engaged in the same business, which she still con- 
tinues. 

Seymour H. Pitcher, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Rice) Pitcher, was born April 18, 1826. 
He was reared upon a farm, and was educated at Lowvi'le Academy. At the age of seventeen 
vears he engaged as clerk with Baldwin & Wood, and at the age of 23 went to Illinois 
and engaged in farming, which he continued until 1863, when he came to Adams and 
bought a half interest in the Adams tlouring-mill, of which he became sole owner in 1877. He 
married Clarinda, daughter of Levi and Martha (Gleason) Butterfleld, w^ho bore him a dauuhter, 
Carrie A. (Mrs. F. A. Brandt), and died in 1863. For his second wife he married Delia M., 
tlaughter of Whitfield Crane, who died in 1874. He married for his third wife Arvilla M., 
daughter of Truman and Eunice (Witter) Root, in 1875, by whom he has a son, H. Earl, born 
in 1883. Mr. Pitcher has been president of Adams village and trustee of the public schools. 
He is now doing an extensive milling business. 

George D. Sullivan was born in Waddington, St. Lawrence County, in 1841. He learned 
the wagonmakers' trade, and in 1859 came to Adams Center. He enlisted in Co. C, 186th Eegt. 
N. Y. Vols., and was in Hatch's Run, Petersburg, and other battles. He married Diadama 
E., daughter of Frank C. and Mary Ann (Moulton) Wilder, in 1862, and their children were 
Anna G., who died in 1877, aged fourteen years; George A., who died in infancy; Georgia 
A., born in 1875; and Wilhe A., born in 1877. 

Myron D. Bunce, son of Henry and Olivia (Kellogg) Bunce, located upon a farm in Adams 
when a young man, and taught school in the town several terms. He married Snlly, daughter 
of Walter and Miranda (Harrington) Blazier, of Adams, and they had two children, Frank 
H., of Rjdinin, and Walttsr G., of this town. The latter was born in Adams, July 3, 1866, and 
was educated at Adams Collegiate Institute. He engaged as clerk with W. C. & F. C. Bailey, 
and subsequently with H. C & A. J. Greeti, and with C. E. Glazier, when he bought an interest 
in tlie business. He married Emma M., daughter of Chauncey L. and Emeline M. (Bates) 
Reed, November 29, 1888. G. L. Reed's family were Ida M. (Mrs. Charles Stoodly ). George P., 
of Minnesota, Nellie C. (Mrs. B. A. Smith), Bert W., of California, Nellie A., who died in in- 
fancy, and Emma May (Mrs. Walter G. Bunce). 

Gilbert C. Pryoi-, son of Chauncey and Amanda (Bassett) Pryor, was born in Watertown 
in 1829, and was reared upon a farm. He married Margaret C, daughter of LodwicK Salis- 
bury, of Theresa, and located in Adams. Mrs. Pryor died in April, 1885. 

James E. Cook, son of James and Millie (Dickey) Cook, was born in Ellisburgh in 1830. 
He traveled and sold jewelry for three years, and for a like number of years was engaged in 
the grocery trade in Henderson. In 1865 he came to Adams, and with J. 0. Brown engaged in 
the grocery trade, which was continued until 1873, when Mr. Cook withdrew and opened a 
grocery and crockery stoi-e, which business was sold to Babcock & Wright in 1889. In 1863 he 
married Mary Grant, by whom he has one daughter, Florella W. (Mrs. Dr. C. W. Howard), of 
Watertown. 

Hinckley J. Page, son of Luther and Sally (Jones) Page, was born in Fenner, Madison 
County, in 1823. At the age of eight years he removed with his parents to Florence, N. Y., 
and in 1833 located in Ellisburgh. He married Mary Frances Grifling, daughter of Ebenezer 
L. and Emily A. (Kelloug) Grifling, by whom he has a daughter, Fanny Georgiana, and a son, 



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George Carpenter, son of George and Nancy (Dean) Carpenter, was born in SHiidv Creek, 
N. Y., in 1838. He was reared upon a farm and subsequently learned the painters' trade, at 
wliich he worked in Belleville and Theresa, and in 1865 located in Adams. He married Lucia 
C, diughterof Ambrose and Narcissa A. (Burr) Potter, of this town, in 186fi, by whom he has 
a daui^hter, Mary L., b )rn in 1S6S. a studeut of music, and i son, Frank P., born iu 1875. 

Daniel Fawdry was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1810. He married Susannah Fox, in 
1834, and the same year immigrated to America. He had born to him four sons and three 
■daughters, viz.: Henry, of Albany, N. Y.; John, of Houinfield; David, a phvsician, of Barnes 
Corners; Elizabeth (Mrs. Jackson Squires), of Adams; Jamc, of Hounstield; Mary Ann, of 
Adams; and Carrie. The latter married Walter B. Kenyon, in 1874, by whom she has had two 
sons, viz.: Frank H., who was born in 1875 and died May 4, 1883. and David D., born in 18S0. 
Mr. Kenyon was born in 1852, and is a farmer in this town. Daniel Fawdry died in January, 
1880, and his wife in December of the same year. 

William H. Coon, of this town, son of William and Roxana (Wilcox) Coon, was born iu 
the town of Henderson in 1846, and was reared upon a farm. He married Rosetta 0., daugh- 
ter of Paul and Hannah (Jones) Greene, in 1867, and they have a son, Clifford H., boin July 
2, 1872. 

John Waite, a native of England, married Sarah Masters, by whom he had children as fol- 
lows: WiUiam, Charlotte, George W., Sarah (Mrs. Philoren Jennings), Eliza (rieceased), licvi, 
of Belleville, and Joseph, of Adams. George W. Waite, who was born in 1837, learned the 
tinsmiths' trade and engaged in the hardware business in Adams village, where he died in 
1879. He ftiarried Anna, daughter of J. D. and Maria (Keller) Beyerlc, by whom he had a son, 
Fred B., born in 1868, and a daughter. Flora M., born in 1874. Fred B. passed the Regmts' 
examination when 12 years of age, graduated from Adams Collegiate Institute at the age of 15, 
and was a stndent in Hamilton College in the class of '88. January 28, 1888, Frtd B. married 
Dora, daughter of John E. and Hairiet H. (Daniels) Wilson. 

Marquis D. Manville, born m this county in 1833, was educated in the district schools, and 
•commenced the study of dcntistiy in 1860. He enlisted in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., as a musi- 
cian, December 25, 1863, and served to the close of the war. After the war he established a 
dental business in Adams village, which he still contimies. He married, first, Sarah M., 
daughter of Russell M. and Olivia (Smith) Jones, and after her decease Elizabeth M.. daughter 
of J. L. Hall, who bore him two sons and one daughter, of whom George P.. born in 1863, 
graduated from the New York College of Dentistry in 1886, and now lesides in Camden, N. Y. 

William Barney was a native of Guilford, Vt., whence he removed to Eliisburgh about 1806. 
His children wcie William, Osborn, Norman, Jared, Calvin, Gracia, and Ruth Ann. Osborn 
was born in 1810, and was reared upon a faim. He married Lucy, daughter of Samuel Fish, 
who bore him four sons and two daughters, viz.: Bradley 0., who resides in Belleville; Sewell 
A., of Adams; Emory 0. and Lurissa, who died in Sandy Creek; William, who resides in 
Sandy Creek; and Angeline, who married William D. Sanfoid and dii d in 1864. Sewell A. 
Barney was born July 6, 1834. At the age of 10 years he commenced work tV)r Norman Barney, 
at Belleville, finishing cabinet ware, where he remained about four years. Hh worked at 
farming several years, and later with his father at watch repairing. He had special in- 
struction with H. K. Newcomb in watchmaking and engraving, and at the age of 21 years, 
in 1855, engaged in business for himself, in Sackets Harbor. He lield the office of town cleik, 
in 1861, was appointed postmaster and held the oitice until 1866, when he removed to Adams. 
His wife, Harriet C, whom hemariied in 1858, bore him one son and three daughters, viz.: 
Alice Cornelia, who resides with her parents; Jennie Geraldine (Mis J. Herbert Van Slylie), 
who has a daughter. Bertha Marion, and resides in Adams; Louis S. ,born August 20, 1871; 
and Hairiet E , born July 12, 1875. 

Albert G. G'ass, son of Lorenzo and Sophia (Greenley) Glass, was born in Watertown in 
1840. and was reared upon a farm. He married Alzina K., daughter of Samuel and Lucretia 
(Green) Crosby, in 1861, by whom he has had children as follows: Virgil A., boru in 1867, 
died in 1872; Rosa E. ; Henry C, born in 1873; and Rena A., born in 1880. Mr. Glass came to 
this town in the spiing of 1866, and engj^ged in mercantile pursuits at Adams Center in the 
spring of 1884. He enlisted in Co. B, 10th N. Y. Vols., and served to the close of the war. 

Luftus J. Landon, son of Luflus S. and Charlotte (Smith) Landon, was born in Ellisbui'gh. 
He learned the wool-carding and clolh-dressing trades, at which he worked several years. He 



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kept hotel five years, then learned the blacksmiths' trade, and in 1867 removed to Adams and 
engaged in that business, which he continiies. He also kept the institute boarding-house two 
years. He married Hannah, daugliter of William and Eliza Koach, in 1867, by whom he has 
thi-ee children, viz.: Charlotte A., William S., and Bessie A. Mr. Landon is foreman of the 
Star Hose Company. 

Lorenzo Green, son of Ethan and Mary (Chase) Green, was born in Brookfield, Madison 
County, in 1805. He was reared upon a farm, and when young removed to Pinckney, Lewis 
County, and about 1847 located in Adams. He married Ai;rilla, daughter of William and 
Betsey (Randall) Jones, by whom he had nine children, viz.: Coralin (Mrs. Heman White), of 
Adams; Eleanor, of Adams Center; Matilda E. (Mrs. Charles A. Green), of Adams; Homer, 
who died in Adams Center in 1884; Lucy, who married Elijah Crandall, of Nebraska; Philo, 
who resides in Nebraska; Jason, who died young; Celcstine, of Adams Center; and Denio, of 
Watertown . 

Elihu Allen, son of Joseph, was born in Pierrepont Manor, N. Y., in 1806. He was a 
blacksmith by trade. He married Almira, daughter of Geoige and Angehne (Betts) Andrus, 
by whom he had three sons, viz.: George, of Buffalo, N. Y. ; William J., of Adams; and 
Edward B., who was born in 1849 and died in 1884. WiUiam J., born October 16, 1845, 
learned the printers' trade with Dwight & Eddy, publishers of the Jeferson County News, of 
Adams. He worked on the Waiertoion Reformer for a while, and in 1868 in the office of the 
Xorihern Temperance Journal, where he remained about two years. In 1870 he purchased a 
half interest in the business and entered into partnership with A. B. Delong, and subsequently 
with S. W. Hatch. In 1879 he became sole owner and has since i^ublished the Jefferson County 
Journal. He married Alice Dee, daughter of A. D. and Rhoda (Warner) Killy, February 4, 
1874, and they have three daughters, viz.: Dora May, born September 29, 1879; Edna Frances, 
born January 16, 1880; and Mabel Alice, born March 7, 1886. 

Asa B. Prentice, son of Allen and Elvira (Babcock) Prentice, was born in Cattaraugus 
Conntj', N. Y., July 29, 1838. He was reared upon a farm and graduated from Albion (Wis.) 
Academy in 1861. He taught in this academy several yeai-s and served as superintendent of 
schools in Dane County, Wis., in 1862-63. He engaged in ministerial work and was ordained 
as a Seventh Day Baptist clergyman in 1864. He married Marion W., daughter of George S. 
Green, in 1865, and in 1868 became pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church at Adams Center,, 
where he has continued his labors. He has had two sons and two daughteis, viz.: Lucy A. 
(Mrs. A. T. Stillman), of Scott, N. Y.; Mary L., who died in childhood: Henry W., who was 
born in 1873; and Alfred C, born in 1875. Mr. Prentice married for his second wife Mary A., 
daughter of Ira and Nancy (Periy) Green, of Verona, in 1877. 

Abner L. Ramsdell, son of Moses and Maria (Lapham) Ramsdell, was born in Oneida 
County in 1805. He followed the occupation of blacksmith. He married Lucinda, daughter of 
Ezra and Nancy (Ballon) Healy, in 1828. and they had six sons and two daughters, of whom 
Erwin F. was born in Ellisburgh in 1840, and was educated in the schools of this town. He 
studied law with A. Maxon, was admitted to the bar in 1870, and in 1871 entered into partner- 
ship with Paul C. Maxon. He was special county judge from 1878 to 1887, and is now (1889) 
secretary of the local board of health, and resides on Grove stieet in Adams village. Mr. 
Ramsdell married Anna, dau^^hter of Dr. Lyman and Julia (Arthur) Buckley, in 1864, by 
whom he has a daughter, Mary, born August 29, 1866, who graduated from Adams Collegiate 
Institute, and is now a landscape painter and teacher. 

Hiram Taylor, from Galway, N. Y., was one of the early settlers of Ellisburgh, where he 
took up lands at Taylor Settlement and engaged in farming. He married Jerusha Hinman, 
and they had five sons and four daughters, of whom Newton, Albert, and Cyrus are deceased; 
Joseph resides in Adams; Frederick in California; Adaline married F. Ransom, of Colorado 
Springs; Mary A. married William Grout, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Corneha married A. G. Place 
and lives in Oswego County; Fanny married Hiram Allen, of Pierrepont Manor. Cyrus Taylor 
was born in Ellisburgh in 1815. He was an exemplary Christian, a member of the Presbyterian 
Church, and died in Adams in 1875. He was a tanner by trade. He married Amanda, daughter 
of Nathaniel Atridge, and they had five children, namely: Helen M. (widow of M. V. Barney),, 
of Colorado; Don G., of Vermont; Angle Rose (Mrs. Hiram Lanphere), of Valley Falls; De 
Elbert, of Adams; and Emma, who married Albert Frith and died at the age of 21 years. De 
Elbert Taylor was born October 26, 1816, was reared upon a farm, attended Belleville Union 



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Academy, and subsequently taught school. He married Medora A., daughter of Daniel and 
Elvira (Loomis) Boomer, October 13, 1869, and they have a son, Herbert, born September 4, 
1870. Mr. Taylor located in Adams in 1872. 

Alvin Parmlee was born in 1804, and when 'young removed to Springfield. N. Y. He 
studied for the ministry and in 1833 began his labors as a Presbyterian clergyman. In 1851 
he came to Jefferson County, where he died in 1869. He married Violetta, daughter of 
William and Jemsha (Parmlee) Hamilton, in 1826, who bore him three sons and nine daughters, 
of whom there are now living Anna E. (Mrs. L. B. Woodward), of Adams, and Sarah H. 
(Mrs. De Voe), Alviu H., and Alice C. (Mrs. H. Reynolds), of New York. Anna E. was educated 
at Springlield Female Seminary. She engaged in teaching in Middlefield, Otsego County, in 
1842, and there remained 10 years. She was preceptress at Jefferson County Institute, at 
Watertown, four years, and at ATirora four years. She then taught in Mannsville, and in 1870 
became a teacher in Hungerford Collegiate Institute, where she has since been engaged. She 
married L. B. Woodward, in 1859, by whom she had two sons and two daughters, viz.: William 
H., of New Y'ork, and Hattie E., Alice V., and Willard, of whom the last two named reside in 
Adams with their mother. 

Orlo B. Rhodes, son of Schuyler and Amanda M. (^Sherman) Rhodes, was born in Scriba, 
Oswego County, January 14, 1849. He was reared upon a farm, prepared for college in the 
Oswego High school, and graduated from Brown University in the class of 1870, and the same 
year became vice-principal of Hungerfiu-d Collegiate Institute, with Prof. A. B. Watkins. princi- 
pal. He continued in this capacity until 1876, when he became joint principal, which position he 
held until 1878. He then engaged in teaching in Morgan Park, 111., and in the fall of 1882 
returned to Adams and became princij)al of Adams Collegiate Institute, which position he 
now holds. He married iVlice G., daughter of Simeon and Mary O. (Rice) Osborne, in 1873, 
and she died June 5, 1884. He has a daughter, Alice Bertha, born in 1884. Mr. Rhodes 
resides at the institute. 

Christopher Huson, son of John and Sibyl (Weatherbee) Huson, was born in Oriskany 
N. Y., in 1801. He married Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Waldo, by whom he had four sons 
and six daughters, of whom there are now living Isaiah A. , of Jersey City, N. J. ; Arthur B. and 
J. Burt, of Adams; and Emma C. (Mrs. Atwood W. Ecla), of Michigan. Mr. Huson located 
in the town of Lorraine in 182G. Arthur B. Huson was born in 1835, and was reared iipon a 
farm. He married Martha A., daughter of DanielB. and Annette (Ingalls) Lockwood, in 1872. 
Their son Dan B. was born in 1874, and a daughter, Laura A., in 1879. Mi-. Huson purchased 
the Lockwood (formerly Totnian) House, in Adams, in 1872, and kept the same until 1877, 
when he bought the brick hotel, now the Husou House, corner Main and Railroad streets, 
which he now occupies. Mrs. Huson died in 1889. 

Palmer Hodge was born in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1776, and at an early da.y located in 
Denmark, Lewis County. He married Sarah Wilson, by whom he had four sons and six 
daughters, of whom Martin L. Hodge was born in 1841, and in 1875 came to Adams and en- 
gaged in harnessmaking and carriage trimming, which business he still follows. He married 
Josephine, daughter of William and Amelia (Allen) Spink, and they have had two children, 
viz.: Robbie M., born in 1878, and Laura L., who died February 8, 1878, aged five years. 

Sylvester G. Nott, son of Reuben, was born in Somerville, St. Lawrence County, in 1836, 
was reared upon a farm, and was educated in Fairfield Academy. He located in Watertown, 
and with his brother kept the American Hotel for several years. He married Emma P., 
daughter of James M. and Leviiia (Bates) Cleveland, October 11. 1864, by whom he had two 
sons and three daughters, viz.: Carlyle C, born in 1866, now a resident of Columbus, Ohio; 
Carrie Adel, Olive Levina, Bennet C, and Hattie Cornelia. Mr. Nott removed with his family 
to Colorado in 1869, where he conducted a cattle ranch for seven years, when he returned to 
Adams and is now engaged as a commercial traveler. 

Rufus D. Gardner, son of Peleg W. and Julia (Wait) Gardner, was born in Rodman in 
1848, and was reared upon a farm. He married Ophelia J., daughter of Henry and Caroline 
(Dodge) Lewis, in 1871, by whom he has a son, Lewis L., born in 1875. Mr. Gardner came to 
Adams in 1877, and in 1882 built the Gardner block. He is a dealer in musical instruments 
and sewing machines. 

Waterman Horth, son of Francis and Lucy (Dixon) Horth, was born in Washington 
County, N. Y'., in 1795. The elder Horth did service in the Revolutionary war. Waterman 
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learned the saddlery and truDkmaking business. He married Lucy Foster, by whom he bad 
nine children, of whom La Fayette resides in Watertown, and Geoige W. and Charles in Adams. 
George W. Horth was born in Henderson in 1828, and eaily in life learned the shoemakers' 
trade. He married Lucy A., daughter of Archibald and Fanny (Horth) Brown, in 1849, and 
they have a son, Eddie C, born in 1852. Eddie C. married Amelia Jennings, and they have a 
daughter, Nellie G.. born in 1877, and a son, Leon A., born in 1879. August 11, 1862, George 
W. Horth enlisted in Co. B, lOtli N. Y. H. A., participated in the battle before Petersburg, was 
wounded in the left hand by a minie-ball, and served to the close of the war. He came to 
Adams in 1877, and engaged in the boot and shoe business. 

G. W. Hannahs, son of William and Elizabeth (Avery) Hannahs, was born in Watertown 
in 1852. In early manhood he engaged as book-keeper in Woster Sherman's bank, worked in 
Dunkirk for a short time, in 1872 was in the Merchants Bank in Watertown, where he remained 
several years, and subsequently became cashier of Adams National Bank and is now cashier of 
the Farmers National Bank. He married Helen, daughter of John Watt, in 1876, and they 
have two sons, Harry W., born in 1877, and Raymond C. born In April, 1884. 

John Ivory came from Vermont and located in Henderson at an early day. He reared a 
large family of children, of whom Theophilus, born in 1807, was reared upon a farm. The- 
ophilus married Julia, daughter of Henry Knapp, by whom he had six sons and one daughter, 
viz.: Emeline (Mrs. Christopher Wilder), of Henderson; Stratton, who also resides in Hen- 
derson; Frank, of Michigan; John W., of Adams; Theodore, of Hendeison; De Witt C, of 
Adams; and Harrison, of Smithville. John W. Ivory was b(irn June 7, 1842, and was reared 
upon a farm. In Apvil, 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, 24th Regt. N. Y. Inf., and in the fall of 
1863 reenlisted in Co. H. 18th N. Y. Cav. He was promoted to corporal and then to sergeant, 
and served to the close of the war. After the war he continued farming, until 1880, when 
he engaged in mercantile business, in which he still contiiiUes in Adams. Mr. Ivory is also 
engaged in breeding tine road and trotting horses. He married Amy, daughter of Benjamin 
S. and Mabel (Palmer) Gibbs, in 1873, and they have a son, Critt C, born February 14, 1874. 

Simon Wakefield, a native of Vermont, married Miitie Howard, and about 1810 located 
in Jefferson County. He served in the War of 1812 and participated in the battle of Sackets 
Harbor. He had born to him three sons and five daughters, of whom Emory, Ann (Mrs. Lj'- 
man Mills), and Alpheus reside in this town. Alpheus, born September 9, 1828, was reared 
ripon a farm and learned the wagonmakers' trade. In the fall of 1864 he enlisted in Co. M, 
20th N. Y. Cav., and served to the close of the war. He married, first, Ann Eliza, daughter of 
Benjamin Bliss, in 1855, by whom he had a son. Bliss C, born in 1856. For his second wife 
he married Clara Eliza, daughter of George and Adaline (Rogers) Whiting, in 1877. Mr. 
Wakefield is a millwright. 

Jolm J. Gilbert, sou of Moses and Sarah (Perry) Gilbert, was born in Watertown in 1859, 
and was reared upon a farm. He was educated in the schools of his native town. In 1882 he 
married Rose Ann, daughter of Henry and Hannah Lyons, by whom he has two children, 
Willie R. and Lena May. Mr. Gilbert is a farmer in this town. 

Charlns C. Case was born in Ellisburgh in 1831, and at the age of 16 years became a mem- 
Ijer of the Methodist Church. He became a conductor on the Rcmie. Watertown it Ogdens- 
Taurg railroad and removed to Watertown. In I860 he became general freight agent, and in 
1865 assistant superintendent of the road. He married Esther A., daughter of Winslow and 
Marina S. ( Stiiekland) Green, in 1859, by whom he had two sons, William C. and H. Alton. 
AVilliam C. married Mary Eldred and lives in Adams. Charles C. Case died in 1878. His widow 
resides in Adams village. 

John H. Dryden was born in Liverpool, England, whence he immigrated to America when 
a boy, and located in Watertown and engaged in farming. He married Lydia M. Clark, by 
whom he had five sons and two daughters. His son George H.. born in 1846, at the age of 15 
years enlisted in Co. K, 94th N. Y. Vols., in November, 1861, and participated in the battles of 
Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and 
others, and served to the close of the war. He married Salina, daughter of Henry White, in 
1867, and they have had children as follows: Ella L., Burt J., Jennie M. (deceased). Pearly G., 
and Lewis G. Mr. Dryden is a barber and resides in Adams Center village. 

John Williams, son of Joseph and Margaret (Saunders) Williams, born in Verona, Oneida 
County, in 1827, was reared upon a farm and learned the carpenters' trade. He married, first, 



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"Wealthy Clark, by whom he had' two children— Emma (Mrs. W. It. Agaiis) and Jay, of Water- 
town. Mrs. Williams died in 1859, and for liis second wife he married Mary E., daughter oif 
S. B. and Betsey (Lanpliire) Chapman, in 1860, who has borne him children as follows: Sam- 
ual C, born in 1861, who was drowned May 30, 1881 ; Wealthy E. (Mrs. A. Overton ), of Hender- 
son; Susie A.: JessieL.; Chester, born in 1872: and Alice, born in 1875. Mr. Williams located 
in Adams in 1879, and is a farmer. 

Simeon Heath, who was born in Somers, Conn., in 1763, married Elizabeth Harrington in 
1782. Of their 10 children, Morrison was born in Salem, N. Y., in 1789. He married Sally 
Smith, in ISU, an 1 their children were Ellas, Louisa, Lucy, and Levi. Elias was born in 
1811 and died in 1887. He married Ann, daughter of Charles and Amy (Sheldon) Green, in 
1837. and their children were Charles M. and Andrew S., of Adams. Charles M. was born 
September 17, 1838, and was educated in tlie schools of his native town. He married Gertrude 
E., daughter of Luman and Elizabeth (Pierce) Arms, February 2, 1865, by whom he has two 
daughters, Lucy M. and Lena J. August 21, 1862, Mr. Heath enlisted in Co. H, 10th N. Y. 
H. A. Ho is now a dealer in musical instruments. 

David F. Snell, son of Frederick, was born in Manheim, Herkinier County, in 1812, and 
was reared upon a farm. He married Mary Ann, daughter of John audBarbara Eggabroad, in 
1832, by whom he had children as follows: Sylvester, of Watertown; John A. D., of Adams; 
Julia A. (Mrs. A. M. Gillett), of Watertown; Barbara M. (Mrs. Stephen Shaw), of Adams 
Center; Mary C. (Mrs. Ira Fish), of Watertown; Elvira (Mrs. Joshua Sni 11), of Little Falls, 
N. Y.; Ellen (Mrs. Harrison Fuller), of Adams; David M., of Watertown; Emma A., who died 
in 1863, aged 10 years; and Clara M. (Mrs. Seward Hoklen), of Waiertown. John A. D. Snell 
was born in 1835. He married Mary Dorotha, daughter of William and Martha (Keep) Fuller, 
in 1858, who bore him a son and three daughters, of whom Diana Annette died in 1878, aged 
15 years; Martha Keep (Mrs. Rolla B. Heath) resides in Adams Center; and Ella Fuller died 
in infancy. J. A. D. Snell capae to Jefferson County when two years of age and has since 
resided here. Wiiliam D. Snell. born in 1860, married Julia, daughter of George and Eliza 
(Peck) Hawes, of Adams Center, in 1877, and their children are Nettie May, John H., Helen 
Grade, Mattie K., Willie D., and Bertha Eliza. Mr. Snell resides in Adams Center. 

Edward D. Spicer, son of Joseph and Content (Potter) Spicer, was born in Hopkinton, 
R. L, in 1828. His mother was a daughter of George and Mary (Stillman) Potter. Mr. Spicer 
was reared upon a farm, and was educated in De Ruyter, N. Y. He married, first, Eliza W., 
daughter of George and Sophia (Stillman) Wells, in 1853, who Ijore him three sons and three 
daughters, viz.: Ella M. (Mrs. George F. Conant), of Camden, N. Y. ; William D., who died in 
1879, aged 23 years; Charles E., born in 1861, who resides in Adams; Emma and Emeline 
(twins\ who died in infancy; and George T , born in 1868. His wife died in 1878, and for his 
second wife Mr. Spicer married Harriet, daughter of Luman and Esther (Free) Nichols, and 
widow of Jacob Bellinger, in 1879, by whom he has a son, Ealph Harold, born in 1886. Mrs. 
Spicer had a daughter, Nettie, by her fiist husband. Mr. Spicer is a farmer and gardener. 

Newton M. Parker, born in 1847, was reared upon a farm, and taught school several terms. 
He married Sarah E., daughter of Nathan R. and Percy (Fuller) Talcott, bj' whom he has two 
sons, viz.: Giles F., born March 20, 1878, and George F., born January 16, 1887. Mr. Parker 
is a farmer and occupies the homestead in this town. 

Stephen Shaw was born in Canada in 1833, and was reared upon a farm. He removed to 
Watertown and was employed by N. M. Woodrutf, and afterwards became a farmer. He mar- 
ried Barbara M., daughter of David and Mary (Eggabroad) Snell, in 1857, by whom he had 
three sons, viz.: George G., who died at the age of three years; David S.. born in 1861; and 
Fred S., born in 1866. Mr. Shaw died in 1881. 

Clarendon Phillips, son of Silas and Lucretia (Scott) Phillips, was born in Massachusetts 
in 1797, and about 1805 removed with his parents to the town of Rutland, in this county 
where he was reared upon a farm. He married Barbara A., daughter of Peter Wilcox, by 
whom he had three sons and four daughters, viz.: Lucretia, Hiram, Elizabeth, David, Nelson, 
Katie, and Sarah. Nelson Phillips of this town was born in Wilna in 1843, and was reared upon 
a farm in Le Ray. He married Phebe, daughter of Benjamin F. and Polly (Sweet) Lee, widow 
of Homer Green. Clarendon Phillips died in 1856. 

Rev. John F. Nelson, son of Benjamin F. and Emily (Clark) Nelson, was born in Marshall 
County, Virginia, in 1850, and spent his early life upon a farm. His education was com- 



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menced in the common schools, and in 1883 he graduated from Dennison University of Ohio^ 
and the same year became pastor of the Baptist Church at Adams Center, being ordained July 
26. In 1875 he married Carrie A., daughter of Rev. Jordan and Blary S. (Morris) Hall, of 
West Virginia, by whom he had two sons and one daughter, viz.: Herbert H., born in 1870; 
Alma Gertrude, born in 1879; and Howard O., born in 1883. 

Giles A. Hall, son of Calvin and Cynthia S. (Whitney ) Hall, was born in Belleville, in the 
town of EUisburgh, in 1842. At the age of 20 years he enlisted in Co. L, 10th N. Y. H. A., and 
served to the close of the war. He married Maria H., daughter of William C. and Caroline 
(Morgan) Woodhouse, in 1863, and their children are Jennie A. (Mrs. Nelson D. Shaw), of 
Rome, N. Y., Lulu B., and Beula M. Mr. Hall is a painter and resides in Adams Center. 

H. K. Eggleston, son of Hector and Isabell (Lee) Eggleston, was born in Henderson. He 
married Nettie R., daughter of Oren and Maria (Dewey) Read, in 1874, and they have a son, 
Cadvvell R., born February 16, 1877. Mr. Eggleston is a carpenter and farmer, and resides in- 
Adams Center. 

William H. Nickelson, son of Charles and Martha (Smith) Nickelson, was born in Lowville,. 
Lewis County, in 1858. He was educated at Canton Union School, and the degree of A. M. 
was conferred upon him at St. Lawrence University. He studied medicine with Drs. Hoag 
and Cole, of Canton, St. Lawrence County, and graduatetl from the Hahnemann Medical Col- 
lege of Chicago, 111., in 1881, and commenced practice in Adams in the spring of the same 
year. He married Lizzie B., daughter of C. K. and Susan (Phillips) Stone, and tliey have a 
daughter, Mai-y Elizabeth, born August 28, 1884. 

James E. Bentley removed from Johnstown, N. Y., to Antwerp early in the present 
century. He married Prudence Coats, by whom he had four sons and live daughters. David,. 
son of James E., was born in 1828 and was reared upon a farm. He miarried Caroline, 
daughter of Turner E. and Amanda (Cleveland) Howard, who bore him two sons and one 
daughter, viz.: W. Gordon, Mary, who died young, and George A., of Rutland. David Bent- 
ley died in 1883. W. Gordon Bentley, born in 1853, graduated from Adams Collegiate Institute 
in 1883, and has been engaged in teaching in the institute since the fall of 1882. 

Captain Pardon Payne, born in Rhode Island in 1788, was a captain in the War of 1812,, 
and commanded at Sackets Harbor. He was a farmer and about 1806 located in Gouverneur, 
N. Y. He married Betsey, daughter of Kendall and Betsey (Hale) Boutwell, in 1826, who bore 
him eight sons anctfour daughters, of whom Isaac W. Payne was born in 1838. He was reared 
upon a farm, and learned the coopers', carpenters', and plumbers' trades. He married Ethe- 
laide V., daughter of Henry and Maria (Mitchel) Miles, in 1860, by whom he has a daughter. 
Amy M.. and a son, Seymour H. Mr. Payne located in Adams in 1883, and is now superinten- 
dent of Adams water works. 

John Monroe, son of Archibald and Mary (Whitten) Munroe, was born in Whitestown. 
Oneida County, N. Y., August 2. 1829. He worked in the cotton-mills a number of years and 
learned the machinists' trade. He married Cornelia, daughter of Stephen and Fanny (Miller)- 
Renne, of East Durham, N. Y., May 7, 1855, who bore him two sons and two daughters. The 
only one living, Julia Antoinette^ was born July 18, 1863. She graduated from Adams Colle- 
giate Institute in the class of '86. Mr. Monroe located in EUisburgh in 1867, and engaged in 
farming, and in 1883 came to Adams village, where he is a machinist. 

Michael Schrodt, a native of Germany, married Mary Eckert and came to America about 
1835. He had born to him children as follows: John, who resides in Brownville: Philip, who 
died at the age of 18 years; Mary (Mrs. Walter Scott), of Sanford's Corners; Martin, of Brown- 
ville; Michael, Jr., of Adams Center; George, of Rutland;. and Hattie, who died at the age of 
13 years. Michael, Jr., was born in 1854, and at the age of 16 years was apprenticed to the 
blacksmiths' trade. In 1884 he located at Adams Center, where he works at his trade. He 
married Adelaide, daughter of Joseph and Jennie (Cross) Lehan, of Watertown, nnd they have 
a son, Herman H., born August 2, 1886. 

Rev. William Cooke, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Davies) Cooke, was born in Shrews- 
bury, Shropshire, Eng., in 1853, and was educated in the free grammar schools. He came 
to America in 1870. studied theology at St. Andrew's Divinity School, at Syracuse, N. Y., 
and began ministerial work as rector of the Protestant Epi^cof>al Church at Oriskany Fal^s, 
N. Y., in 18!-0, where he lemained till 1886, when he located in Adams and became rector of 
Emauitel Church, which position he still retains. In 1881 he mai-ried Mary Alice, daughter of 



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Charles and Nancy (Dickenson ) Wicks, of Paris, Oneida County, by whom he has a sou and 
two daughters, viz.: William W., Mary Elizabeth, and Bessie Lincoln. 

Rev. Thomas Simpkins was born in Bedfordshire, Eng., March 14, 1843, and was educated 
and entered the ministry in his native country. August 12, 1867, he united in marriage with 
Susan Whitfield, of Bedfordshire, and in 1870 came to this country with his wife and two 
children- George W. and Charles W. In August of the same year he became pastor of the 
Baptist Church at Mount Bethel, N. J., and has held pastorates in Liberty and Great Bend, 
Pa., and Worcester and Johnstown, N. Y., and in January, 1886, became pastor of the church 
in Adams. He has had born to him four children, viz.: George W., at Sandy, Bedfordshire, 
Eng., May 11, 1868: Edith 11., who was born in Worcester, N. Y., July 28, 1878; Henry L., 
born July 19, 1880; and Charles \f., who was drowned in Cayadutta Creek, Johnstown, N. Y., 
July 10, 1882, aged 12 years. Mr. Simpkins is pastor of the Baptist Church in Adams. 

William Gussman, son of Frederick, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1849, and 
in 1853 emigrated to America and located at Britton, Conn. He was educated in New Haven, 
•Conn., at Yale Theological Seminary, and began ministerial work at the age of 19 years. No- 
vember 13, 1873, he was ordained pastor of Essex Baptist Church, where he remained three 
years, and afterwai-ds did missionary work in Michigan. In 1878 he became pastor of North 
Haven Baptist Church, and subsecpiently was located in Ticonderoga, N. Y.. Essex, Vt., and 
Brooklyn, Conn., until 1887, when he became pastor of the First Baj^tist Church in Adams 
■Center. In 1876 he married Florence N., daughter of A. J. and Mary (Frisbie) Hay ward, of 
Essex, N. Y., by whom he has a son and two daughters, viz.: Mary Hayward, born in 1877; E. 
Dryden, born in 1882; and Grace Florence, born in 1885. Mr. Gussman resides on road 36, in 
this town. 

Alfred Lord, son of Truraan and Betsey (Randall) Lord, was born in Hounsfield in 1828, 
and was reared upon a farm. He married Emma Jane, daiighter of Harr.y and Amanda (Ives) 
White, of Watertown, in 1856, and their children are Seth J., born in 1859; Fred H., born in 
1865; Minnie Adel; and Fanny Emma, Mr. Lord is proprietor of the hotel and livery at the 
•depot, in Adams Center, where he located in 1887. 

Rev. Junius J. Cowles, son of Junius A. and Elizabeth (Gardner) Cowles, was born in 
Florence, Oneida County, N. Y., in 1851, and was educated in Rome High school and Whites- 
town Seminary, graduating from the latter school in 1871, and in 1875 from Hamilton College. 
In 1879 he graduated from the Union Theological Seminary, and in the fall of the same year 
located in Huntington Valley, Pa. In 1884 he located in Fair Haven, N. Y'., and in 1886 came 
to Adams, where he is now pastor of the Presbyterian Church. He married Mary Elmina, 
daughter of Almon and Frances E. (Wetmore) Wellman, in 1878, and they have three sons and 
two daughters, viz.: J. Atwood, born July 10, 1880; E. Haviland, born April 21, 1882; Francis 
W., born March 15, 1884; Pansy Elizabeth Gardner, born July 1, 1885; and IMary Marguerite, 
born April 8, 1887. 

John S. Archer, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Snyder) Archer, was born in Ulster County, 
N. Y'., in 1813, and learned the carpenters' trade. He married Harriet E. Baylis, in 1835, 
resided in New Yoik city for a time, and in 1852 located in Jefferson County. Of his five 
children, |John H. and William M. reside in this town. John H. Archer was born September 9, 
1843. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. H, 94th N. Y. Inf., and participated in the battles of second 
Bull Run, Antietam, and others. In 1864 he reenlisted in Co. L, 18th Cav., and served to the 
close of the war. After the war he was employed in mills and as a clerk in stores, kept hotel 
in Delta, Oneida County, and the Frontier House at Sackets Harbor. In the spring of 1888 he 
purchased the hotel at Adams. He married Libbj^ daughter of George W. and Catharine 
{Miller) Neiss, September 6, 1868, by whom he has had four children, viz.: Charles R., who 
died in infancy; George B., born March 27, 1871; Nellie May, born March 31, 1873; and Flora 
I., who died in 1881. Mr. Archer is owner and proi^rietor of the Archer House, at Adams. 

Richard A. Dennis, son of Thomas Z. and Harriet (Phillips) Dennis, was born in Cicero, 
Onondaga County, in 1868. He learned the barbers' trade, and in 1888 located in Adams, where, 
in 1889, lie bought the Horth block, on South Main street, where his business is now located. 
January 29, 1889, he married Mary Lucinda, daughter of George L. and Lucinda (Potter) 
Carpenter, and they reside on Spring street. 

Sylvester J. Taylor, son of Jeremiah and Amanda (Presley) Taylor, was a native of Sandy 
Creek. He married Eliza, daughter of Hiram and Anna (Ouderkirk) Moore, by whom he had 



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one Bou and two daughters, namely: Monford H., of Adams; Ida (Mrs. James Martin), of 
Oswego; andLeona 8 , of Albion. Mr. Taylor served in the late war as second lieutenant of Co- 
E, li7th Regt. Vol. Inf., and was killed in the battle of Gettysburg. Monford H. Taylor was 
born in Sandy Creek, October 8. 1858. He married Nellie, daughter of John and Dora C. 
(Vaughn) Hitter, April 8, 1888, and is now engaged in the marble and granite business with 
Isaac G. Pnft'er, at Adams. 



ALEXANDRIA. 



ALEXANDRIA occupies the northern extremity of Jefiferson County- 
opposite the Thousand Islands, of which a number are included within 
the limits of the town, the principal one being a portion of Wells 
Island. This town is bounded on the northwest by the St. Lawrence River^ 
on the northeast by St. Lawrence County, on the southeast by Theresa, and 
on the south and west by Orleans. The surface of the town is generally 
rough and rocky, but that portion underlaid by sandstone is level, with a thin 
clayey and sandy soil. It may be pertinent here to add that the Potsdam 
sandstone substratum generally prevents a level su'"face, but more liable to 
upheavals, and is covered with soil entirely brought from other formations, 
and various in quality with the sources from which it has been derived. 
Where not covered with drift, as occurs near Plessis, it is a barren rock, which, 
although exposed from time immemorial to the action of the elements, still 
preserves the traces of deluvial abrasion. This rock never presents a fertile 
slope into the valley, but is bordered with abrupt precipices, at the foot of 
which oftentimes are piled huge masses that have tumbled from the face of 
the ledge. 

Besides the grand St. Lawrence River, which forms its northwestern 
boundary, this town is watered by numerous small streams, which have their 
source in the southern part of the town. Butterfield Lake, Mud Lake, and 
Clear Lake are in the southeastern part, and the first two mentioned lie partly 
in the town of Theresa. It is claimed time has changed the appellation of 
these lakes. That now known as Butterfield Lake was once Grand Lake ; 
Clear Lake was Crown's Lake ; and Mud Lake was Edmond's Lake. 

This town was erected from Brownville and Le Ray, April 3, 1821, by the 
same act that formed Philadelphia and Orleans, the first town meeting being 
held at the house of William Merrill. By the first act its limits included 
Theresa. An act of February 6, 1840, restored to the town of Orleans a 
small part that had been annexed to the latter. The town derives its name 
from Alexander, son of J. D. Le Ray, who obtained a colonel's commission 
in the Texan revolution, and was killed in a duel in 1836. The early records 
of the town are lost, and hence it is impossible to give a full account of the 



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early organization. James Shurtleff was the first supervisor ; Nathaniel 
Goodell the first clerk ; Ashley Tanner, assessor ; and Allen Cole and Joel 
Porter, inspectors of election. 

In 1880 Alexandria had a population of 3,135. The town is located in the 
third school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 22 school districts, 
one of which was joint, in which 28 teachers were employed the same number 
of weeks or more. The whole number of scholars attending school was 931, 
while the aggregate days attendance during the year was 78,606. The total 
value of school buildings and sites was $17,400, and the assessed valuation of 
all the districts was $1,275,061. The whole amount raised during the year 
for school purposes was $8,602.05, $5'299.ii of which was received by local 
tax. Charles E. Whitney was school commissioner. 

Alexandria Bay, the most populous and most important village in the 
town, was selected by Cadwallader Child, in 1804, while surveying a road (the 
Alexandria road) from the Friends' settlement to the St. Lawrence, as an 
eligible place for a port, and accordingly a reservation of a mile square was- 
made by Mr. Le Ray for a village, which was surveyed out for that purpose 
by Edmund Tucker about 18 18. Mr. Le Ray erected a tavern and ware- 
house, and for many years a thriving lumber trade was carried on, which con- 
tinued as long as the supply lasted. The port has always been a landing- 
place for the American and more recently for the Canadian steamers. A 
custom house was established here in 1828, subordinate to the Cape Vincent 
district. The first log house was erected by John W. Fuller, in 18 18, and the 
first frame house by Dr. Jerre Carrier, in 1820. The latter occupied the 
present site of the St. Lawrence Hotel, of which, in fact, it forms a part. 
The first store was erected by Messrs. Jerre Carrier and John W. Fuller, and 
stood on the '' Point." Prominent among the business men of the place have 
been Jerre Carrier, Azariah Walton and his sons, John W. Fuller, Andrew 
Cornwall and his sons, Humphrey Sisson, and O. G. Staples. The business 
men of the present time are represented in the directory of the town. The 
first school-house was a primitive log structure, erected in 1821. It stood on 
the lot now occupied by the Reformed Church. The first church was that 
of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Society, erected in 1848, and 
opened for public religious worship in 185 i. 

A fine graded school building was erected in 1884, and in 1885 it was first 
opened for classes. It has five departments under the instruction of compe- 
tent teachers, and John O'Leary is the principal. 

For more than a quarter of a century Alexandria Bay has been visited as 
a summer resort. Its location in the immediate vicinity of the most numer- 
ous cluster of the Thousand Islands, and its beautiful situation on the St. 
Lawrence, constitute the salient characteristics of its popularity. In 1848 Mr. 
C. Crossmon began keeping hotel at the Bay, but it was not until 1872 that the 
rush commenced, although a few persons, some of them men of note, had 
made it their summer vacation place for years. Among these early visitors 



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were Governor Seward, Martin and John Van Buren, Silas Wright, Frank 
Blair, Preston King, General Dick Taylor, and Rev. George Bethune. In 
1872 President Grant and family and a party of their friends accepted an 
invitation from George W. Pullman, of palace-car notoriety, to visit his island 
cottage. In 1872-73 the present magnificent "Thousand Island House'' 
and the equally fine " Crossmon House" were erected and thrown open to 
the public, since which time no watering-place has received a better or more 
elegant patronage. 

Alexandria Bay has never been noted for its manufactories, except perhaps 
for the superior class of small skiffs and steam yachts built here. It con- 
tains two steam saw and lumber-dressmg mills, and a goodly number of stores 
and mechanic shops, including the machine shop of Louis Tassey, where the 
repairing of marine machinery is made a specialty. A. C. Mclntyre's photo- 
graphic studio supplies a great number of Thousand Island views, and the 
variety is constantly increasing. Indian baskets, bead work, and other curios 
here find a ready market during the summer season. The village is provided 
with a steam fire engine and other adequate fire apparatus. 

The Alexandria Bay Sfeamboat Co., organized in 1887, built the steamer 
JVetv Island Wanderer, which took the place of the Island Wanderer, and 
has for two years made the famous route inaugurated by Capt. E. W. Visger, 
under whose management the new boat has been run. A. C. Cornwall, of 
Alexandria Bay, is treasurer of the company. The boat is one of the fastest 
on the river and is very popular with summer visitors. 

Redwood (p. o.), a thriving village near the line of Theresa, owes its ori- 
gin to a glass factory established by John S. Foster, who for several years had 
been engaged in this business, as agent, in various localities. In April, 1833, 
he visited this county, examined several localities, and finally selected this, 
which is on the stream connecting Mud and Butterfield lakes, the former of 
which is about 94 feet above the latter, affording a limited water-power, that 
had several years previous been improved by the erection of a saw and grist- 
mill by David Smith, of Adams. Foster contracted with Francis Depau for 
a tract of 10,000 acres, as agent, borrowed several thousand dollars of Depau, 
and the same summer erected a glass factory, and on September 30, 1833, 
the first glass was made. The village was surveyed by Thomas Clark, and 
named Jamesville, but Mr. Foster gave the place the present name, from its 
similarity to " Redford/' his late residence, in hopes of thus being able to 
compete in the sale of glass with an establishment from which he claimed to 
have been unjustly discharged. The glass factory has at times been con- 
ducted by the following : Schmauss & Co., Gerlach & Son, Ingleson, 
Forbes & Co., and H. S. White, and from 1844 by Dezeng & Co. from the 
Clyde glass factory. In 1853 a joint stock company, with a capital of $12,- 
000, was formed, entitled the " Redwood Glass Manufacturing Companv." 
In 1859 W. W. Butterfield became connected with the concern as its presi- 
dent, and subsequently purchased all the stock. The works are not now in. 



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•operation. A wool-carding and cloth-dressing factory was built here in 1846, 
hy William Page. Cook & Smith manufacture sash, doors, blinds, and 
■moldings, and Daniel Springer has a steam saw-mill at Redwood. 

Plessis (p. o.) is situated midway on the old Alexandria and Theresa 
plank-road, three miles from Redwood. It derived its name from a place 
in France. It is familiarly known as " Flat Rock," from the prevalence of 
the Potsdam sandstone formation in the vicinity, which presents a consider- 
able portion of naked rock. In 1817 Mr. Le Ray erected a grist-mill here on 
Plessis Creek, which was purchased by Jason Clark and William Shurtleff and 
rebuilt in 1830. The first store was opened by Lull & Walton, in 1820. 
The first log house was erected by William Merrill in 181S, and was after- 
wards by him converted into an inn. Here, in 1826, he was murdered by 
one John Powell, who was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the crime. 
The first frame house was erected by William Tanner, and was used by him 
as a dwelling and a store. The first church edifice was the Union building 
erected in 1833. A tannery was erected near the village on Plessis Creek in 
1821, by James Carter. A school-house was built in 1826, after the forma- 
tion of the districts. The chief manufactories in the vicinity of Plessis are 
the grist, saw, and shingle-mills of John H. Cline, and the saw-mill of Horace 
P. Hoyt. 

Spaff'ord vfroie in 1823 of Alexandria in 1821, when it was erected as a 
township : Alexandiia Bay had several houses, a tavern, store, and forward- 
ing house. On Mullet Creek there was a saw-mill, and on Plessis Creek a 
saw-mill and a grist-mill. The population was estimated 2^1 150 families, the 
■census being included in that of Le Ray and Brownville. 

The first improvement in this town was made about i8ri, by Mr. Le Ray, 
who caused a clearing to be made at Alexandria Center, to aff"ord facilities to 
first settlers by supplying them with grain until it could be raised by them- 
selves. He paid %\2 per acre with the ashes, and half the first crop, for 
these jobs, and built a log barn. In 181 1 the proprietors made the Morris 
and Hammond road, extending from Hammond village to the Red Tavern, 
near Theresa, where it intersected another road, from the river to Philadelphia. 
The former was cleared four rods wide, bridged and seeded with grass, but 
had become nearly closed up when it was opened as a part of the Military 
road, in 1820-23. 

Cranberry Creek, about three miles from its mouth, was, during the War 
of 181 2, the scene of an engagement that is detailed in the County Chapter 
under the heading " War of 181 2." Sales of land commenced in this town 
in 1816. The first contracts were made payable in seven years, and required 
the settlers, within one year, to build a house, equal to a log house 18 feet 
square, and to clear one twenty-fifth part of the land contracted in a farmer- 
like manner. Prices began at $3 per acre, and after 1820 mineral reserva- 
tions were inserted in contracts and deeds. James Carnagie, Samuel Youngs, 
William Martin, Moses George, Leicester Hoadley, Root, John W. 



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Fuller, Jerre Carrier were early settlers. The town continued to increase in 
population rapidly until 1828, when a sickly season checked its growth, and 
gave it a reputation for unhealthfulness from which it was slow in recovering. 

CHURCHES. 

The Reformed Church of the Thousand Isles, located at Alexandria Bay, 
was organized August i, 1851, with five male and eight female members. 
Rev. Anson Dubois was ths first pastor. The church building, a stone struc- 
ture, 35 by 55 feet, was begun in 1848, and was opened for worship May 25, 
185 1. It has a seating capacity for 300 persons, cost $2,822, and is now 
valued, includmg grounds and other church property, at $10,000. Tne 
present membership is 1 10, under the pastoral charge of Rev. C. Parks Evans. 
The Sunday-school has 150 scholars and 10 teachers. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Alexandria Bay had, for its 
first pastor, Rev. William M. Holbrook. The church buildmg, a wooden 
structure, cost $6,500, and is now valued, including grounds and other church 
property, at $10,000. It has a seating capacity for 280 persons. The present 
membership is 134, and Rev. Earl H. Kenyon is pastor. It supports a 
Sunday-school of 14 officers and teachers, and 95 scholars. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Redwood was organized July 
8, 1889, by Rev. C. Phelps, the first pastor, who continues in that capacity, 
and at its organization consisted of 10 members. Their house of worship, in 
course of construction, will, when finished, seat about 300 persons. The 
present membership is 20. 

St. Peter s Church (Protestant Episcopal), of Redwood, was organized 
August 12, 1850, and the house of worship was erected in 1851. It will 
comfortably seat 175 persons, and is valued, including grounds and other 
property, at $3,200. The present membership is 75, of whom 25 are com- 
municants. Rev. George G. Perrine, of Theresa, is rector. The Sunday- 
school has a membership of 35 scholars and si.x; teachers. 

The Church of St. Lawrence (Protestant Episcopal), at Alexandria Bay, 
was begun as a mission in 1880, with Rev. F. B. A. Lewis, M. D., as rector, 
and has not yet been organized as a separate parish church. Their house of 
worship, now in process of erection, of Laurentian stone, will comfortably 
seat 250 persons, and has already cost $1,800. The present rector is Rev. 
G. G. Perrine, of St. James's Church, Theresa. 



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ANDREW CORNWALL. 

Andrew Cornwall, the ancestor of Andrew Cornwall, of Alexandria Bay, 
emigrated to this country from England, with his family, some where about 
1 710, and settled in Old Chatham, Conn, (now Portland), where three 
generations of the same name lived and died. The third Andrew Cornwall, 
grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and died 
after the close of that war from a wound received in the battle of Bennington. 

Andrew Cornwall, 4tb, father of our subject, with two brothers, William and 
Ancil, left Connecticut about 1800, and came to what was at that time called 
the far West, or Genesee country. Their first stop was at what is now the city 
of Rochester, then a wilderness, where there was a small settlement; but think- 
ing it was a swamp country, and not a good place to locate, they went to what 
is now Pultneyville, Wayne County, N. Y., where there was another small set- 
tlement with a saw-mill and grist mill. Here they located and married, and 
here our subject was born March 25, 18 14. After attending the district 
school winters, and working on the farm summers, until 13 years old, he 
entered the country store of John Reynolds, and continued in his employ for 
13 years as clerk and book keeper. His health failing him, from close appli- 
cation to business, he purchased a small vessel and went on the lakes as a 
sailor. After three years of this business, his health being fully restored, he 
sold his vessel and left the water. In January, 1843, he was married to Mary 
C. Cathoun, who is still living. In July, 1844, he moved to Redwood, Jef- 
ferson County, N. Y., and entered the employ of De Zang & Burlingame, 
manufacturers of glass. He was in charge of their store for two and a half 
years. In November, 1846, at the solicitation of Azariah Walton, he moved 
to Alexandria Bay, and took an interest in the firm of L. A. Walton & Co., 
then organized, which continued until 1853, when L. A. Walton died. A new 
firm was then organized, under the name of Cornwall & Walton. John F. Wal- 
ton being the junior partner, which partnership contmued until April i, 1877, 
when Cornwall and Walton both retired from business, and the firm of Corn- 
wall Brothers was formed, consisting of the four sons of Andrew Cornwall, 
viz.: Andrew C, Charles W., John I., and Harvey A. This firm is still in 
business. 



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Andrew Cornwall was supervisor of his town from 1852 to 1856, and again 
from 1S61 to 1865. Being what was then called a war Democrat he was 
made a member of the war committee of the county, though the board of 
supervisors was largely Republican. He served the committee faithfully in 
recruiting and filling the quotas of his own town and the county, often to 
the serious detriment of his own private business. In 1867 he was nominated 
by his party for member of Assembly, and, although his competitor was elected 
the year previous by a large majority, Mr. Cornwall was successful. While in 
the Legislature of 1868 he was a member of the Committee of Ways and 
Means, cf the manufacture of salt, and of the sub committee of the 
whole. He was, in the fall of 1868, candidate for Congress against Hon. 
A. H. Lafiin, and as his party was largely in the minority he was defeated by 1 
very small majority. 

In 1845 Azariah Walton bought of Henry Yates the north half of Wells 
Island, and all the small islands in the River St. Lawrence, in American 
waters, from Round Island, in Clayton, to the village of Morristown, St. I 
Lawrence County. At his death the firm of Cornwall & Walton bought 
them from his estate, for the timber, and for many years they cut steamboat 
wood from them, some years getting as high as 12,000 cords. After the wood 
was mostly cut off the larger ones were sold for fatms. About i860 wood 
began to give way to coal, and they determined to sell them at a nominal 
price to induce people to build on them summer homes, thereby making the 
St. Lawrence River a famous watering-place, cf which there can be no doubt 
they have succeeded. 

Mr. Cornwall commenced his business career with very limited means, but 
with a determination to succeed. With close attention to every detail, and a 
constant care that no debt should be made that could not be met when due, 
and no unnecessary expense incurred, he has succeeded in his determination 
to attain to a reasonable competency. 

Mr. Cornwall has never been an ostentatious man, though in business mat- 
ters he has alsvays been energetic and prompt, exacting from others only 
what he would himself do if in their places. The example of such a life as 
Mr. Cornwall's is a benefit in any community. Any young man, if he pur- || 
sue a persistent course towards a desirable and honorable end, may succeed, 
if he will, in this favored land of ours. 



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FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Azariah Walton, born In Chesterfield, N. H., August 20, 178-1, was of English descent. He 
emigrated to Jefterson County previous to the War of 1812, and sn])erintended the construc- 
tion of the cotton-mills at Brownville as an expert mechanic. In 1824 he removed from 
Brownville to Theresa, where he was a merchant until 1828, when he received the appoint- 
ment of deputy collector of customs for the port of Alexandria Bay, which office he held for 
nearly 19 years, and lived here until his death. June 10, 185.5. Mr. Walton became owner of a 
large portion of the American islands in the St. Lawrence Kiver, and through life was a prom- 
inent man of the town and county. 

Andrew Cornwall was born in Pultneyville, N. Y., March 25, 1814. He is of English 
descent, and the name Andrew has desc-nded through seven generations. His grandfather 
Andrew served in the Revolutionary war under General Washington and was wounded in 
action. Mr. Cornwall attended the common schools until he attained the age of 13 years, when 
he engaged as clerk in the general store of a Mr. Reynolds, where lie remained 13 years. His 
health not permitting a continuance of mercantile pursuits, he engaged in sailing on the lakes 
for three and a half years. In 1844 he came to Redwood and was employed by the Redwood 
Glass Company for two years. In 1846 he located in Alexandria Bay and formed a partnership 
^ith L. A. Walton,* which continued until Mr. Walton's death in 1853. He then formed a 
partnership with the Walton Brothers, which was continued until 1877, since which time the 
business has been conducted under the firm name of Cornwall Brothers. In 1842 Mr. Corn- 
wall married Mary Calhoon, of WiUiamson, N. Y., and they have had live sons, four of whom 
survive, namely: Andiew C, Charles W., John I., and Harvey A., who are members of the 
firm of Cornwall Brothers. Mr. Cornwall was a member of the Assembly in 1868. 

Jacob H. Sprinu;er, a native of Herkimer County, came to Alexandria in 1834. Daniel, son 
of Jacob H., was one year old when he came to this town with his parents. He was educated 
in the common schools, and February 25, 1859, married Martha, eldest daughter of Benjamin 
Fox, of this town, and they have a son, George B., who married Mattie Pierce and has two 
sons. Earl and Jay. Martin Springer, son of Jacob H., was born in Alexandria about 1837. 
He received a liberal education, and January 31, 1865, he married Eliza A. Russell, of this, 
town, and they have had four sons, three of whom survive, namely: Neau, Mark, and Fred. 
Mr. Springer is a farmer and town assessor. 

Abel Bigelow, a native of Massachusetts, came to Alexandria about 1834 and settled in 
Redwood, where he engaged in farming. He married Amelia Tilton and they had ten children, 
live of whom are living, three in this county, namely: Juliet (Mrs. Benjamin Whitney), Sarah 
(Mrs. A. L. White), and Alzina L. (Mrs. Alonzo Kring), of Champion. 

Rush R. Cline, a farmer, was born at Three Mile Bay, in the town of Lyme, July 8, 1845. 
He was reared upon a farm and attended the common schools. He has been twice married. 
January 15, 1872, he wedded with Hannah Fenton, of Lyme, who bore him a son, Mark D., 
and died July 30, 1876. January 3, 1877, he married Mrs. Rena (Way) Wells, of Lyme, and 
they have a daughter, Mary W., who was born April C, 1878. By her first marriage Mrs. Cline 
had a daughter, Maud H. Way. 

Joseph Houghton was born in Fairlee, Vt.. January 24, 1820. When he was 11 years old 
his parents removed to Watertown, and two years later located in the town of Orleans. He 
located in Alexandria about 1835, when there were few roads in the town. January 1, 1846, 
he married Jane, daughter of Daniel Clark, a native of Thetford, Vt., and they have had nine 
children, five of whom attained adult age, namely: Almon H., Albert D., Martha, Jennett S., 
and Elvia C. Martha married Allen Russell and died leaving six children. Jennett S mar- 
ried William Kepler, of Wells Island, and died leaving a son. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton occupy 
the homestead where they have resided 43 years. Almon H. was born in Alexandria and wa» 
educated in the common schools. At the age of 23 years he married Candace L., daughter of 
Abram Raught, of Orleans, and they have had four children, three of whom survive, namely: 
Norris A., Lillian J., and Linnie M. 

Ebenezer D. Smith, a native of Dutchess County, N. Y., married Phebe Cough, of Johns- 

* The firm of Cornwall & Walton for many years were heavy contractors in wood for 
steamboats, and by the employment of the citizens in its production and delivery aided 
materially in the development of the town. 



252 TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



town, N. Y., and tliey had three sous and seven daughters, namely: Caroline, Amy E., Har- 
riet M., Margaret A., George H.. William D., Francis M., Stephen A., Joanna A., and Les- 
tina. George H. Smith was born in St. Lawrence Country, whence lie removed to Jeft'erson 
County in 1846. He received a good common school education and followed farming the 
greater part of his life. In 1858, at the age of 27 years, he married Mary Jane, daughter of 
Solomon Makepeace, of Alexandria, and they have two sons and one daughter, namely : Ar- 
thur J., Carrie J., and George E. Arthur J. Smith is a cheesemaker and resides at home with 
his father. Canie J. married John Cook, of Redwood. George E. is an oarsman and guide, 
and resides with his father. 

David Parker was born inVermont in 1809. He married, first, Persis Hill, and they had three 
sons, Edson D., Marijuis W., and Byron. He married, second, Persis Kimball, of Rutland, and 
they had a son. Loren M. In 1837 Mr. Parker located on road 22. in Antwerp, where he re- 
sided until his death, aged 50 years. Loren M. Parker received a common school edu.catiou and 
is now engaged in farming. September 15, 1870, he married Sarah S. Merrill and they have one 
son, Frank L. They reside near the village of Redwood. 

Mosps C. Jewett was born in Windsor. Vt., February 11, 1815. About 1845 hemarriedMary 
A. Wakefield, of Reading, Vt., and in 1846 they removed to this town and located at what is 
now known as Jewett's Corners. They had two sons and four daughters, namely : Laura A., 
Henrietta A., Emma, Marcus J., Marion I., and Charles C. Marcus J. Jewett received a lib- 
eral education. September 10, 1879, he married Libbie M. Marklie, and they have four chil- 
dren, namely : Frank G., Morris H., Ina C, and John C. He now occupies the homestead 
settled by his father 43 years ago. Moses C. Jewett was a member of the Assembly in 1859-60. 

John Rudes was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1815. He removed to the town of Phil- 
adelphia, and when 20 years of age married Pamelia Stevens, of Plessis, by whom he had eight 
children, four of whom are living, namely: EarlS., Lorenzo 0., Rufus S., and Amelia. Rufus 
S. Rudes was born in Alexandria, October 30, 1847. September 16, 1869, when 22 years of age, 
he married Cora C. Duclon, of Antwerp, by whom he has had six children, five of whom sur- 
vive, namely: Warren J., Bertha P., Minnie P., Rufus E., and George E. 

John Moore was born in Kings County, Ireland, about 1819, and in 1840 he emigrated to this 
country and located in Watertown, where he resided about seven years. April 2, 1849, he mar- 
ried Mary, only daughter of Thomas McCartin, of Redwood, and they had ten children, — two 
sons and eight daughters, ^of whom eight survive, namelj' : Ellen, Alice, John H., Catherine 
F., Elizabeth C, Agues L., Emma L., and Emmet J. John H. Aloore was born on the home- 
stead on road 23, November 14, 1857. He received a liberal education, having attended the 
High school in Watertown several terms. He married Elsie Bauder, of this town, and thej- 
have two sons and a daughter, namely : Francis S., Maurice E., and Mary Catherine. 

Erastus Hardy was born in the town of Sandy Creek, Oswego County, October 31, 1815. 
In 1820 his parents located in Pamelia, subsequently removing to Le Ray, and flnallj' locating 
in Alexandria, where his son Charles J. is now engaged in farming. His first wife, Jane Wiley, 
of Hounsfield, whom he married November 15, 1838, bore him two children, Sylvester and 
Susan. His second wife, Catherine (Sheely) Van Brocklin, bore him three children, Jane, 
Valeria, and Charles J. 

David Countryman was born in Herkimer County, December 23, 1815. He married Laviiia 
Shoemaker, and they have had eight children, namely : Joseph, George, Hannah C, Reu- 
ben, Charles H., Orvice, Mary A., and Martha. Joseph Countryman was born in Herkimer 
County, September 30, 1842, and when one year old removed with his parents to Pamelia. He 
located in Alexandria when nine years of age. When 20 years of age he enlisted in the late 
war. October 30, 1866, he married Mary, adopted daughter of John Roof, and they have two 
children, Arthur R. and May E. 

Claudius Duclon, father of Andrew C, was born on the eastern part of Wells Island in 
1807. When 38 years of age he married Sophia Curler, of Chaumont Bay, by whom he had six 
children, of whom Annie died at the age of 10 years, Charles at the age of 19, and four survive, 
namely : William, Mary, Daniel, and Andrew C. The latter was born in Alexandria Bay, No- 
vember 27, 1852. Juno 15, 1872, he married Adelia, daughter of Thomas Comstock, of Alex- 
andria Bay, and they have two sons, Charles E. and Arthur H. 

Daniel Rappole was born January 14, 1802, and came to Jefferson County from Oneida in 
1828. February 11, 1823, he married Blary Billington, by whom he had three sons, namely: 
Benjamin F., John G., and James M. December 13, 1829, he married for his second wife 



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Emily Cole, and they had four children, namely: Mary M.. Harriet E., Emily, and Frank. The 
latter was born in the town of Pamelia, where he attended the common schools until he was 
18 years of age. October 7, 1870, at the a^e of 32 years, he married Addie Nash, of Orleans, and 
they have four children, namely: Kate M., Jessie E., Lewis D., and F. Lcroy. He is a farmer 
in this town, and was a soldier in the lOtli N. Y. H. A. 

Frederick Snell, son of Frederick who served in the War of 1812 at Plattsbnrgh, was born 
in Herkimer County, October 2, 1801. When he was ijuite young his parents located in Low- 
ville, N. Y., where he married, March 11, 1828, Mary A., daughter of Abijah Crabb, by whom 
he had eight children, five of whom survive, namely: Marella, Lucy A., Amelia, Denacious, 
and Emily. Denacious Snell was born iu Theresa, May 15, 1840, and attended the public 
schools until he attained the age of 19 years. March 8, 1862, he married Maria, daughter of 
Joseph Petrie, and they have four children, viz.: Elmer F., Goidence A., Clarence 11., and 
Gertie A. Mr. Snell is a farmer and resides in Alexandria. 

Allen Cole located in this town in 1853. Napoleon B. Cole, son of Allen, was born in 
Theresa, August 12, 1848, and came to Alexandria with his father, where he received a common 
school education and is now engaged in farming. May 21, 1871, he mariied Elizabeth, young-- 
est daughter of Hiram Clark, of Elizabethtown, Canada, and they have three sons and three 
daughters, viz.: Gordon, Carrie M., Allie E., Dexter A., Ethel M., and Linn B. 

Peter Loucks was born near Montreal, Canada, and when about 21 a ears of age located in 
Montgomery County. He married Sarah Kelly, of Fort Plain, N. Y. Of their 14 children, 
Alexander was born at Fort Plain in 1831, and in 1848 he located in St. Lawrence County. In 
1857 he married Augusta Ellsworth, in the village of Redwood, and they have had 10 children, 
eight of whom survive, namely : Ardell, Aniina, Eva, Ida, Addie, Verna, Ernest, and Arthur. 
Ardell married Alfred Woodard and now resides in Chautauqua County. Eva married Horace 
Cole, of Redwood. Mr. and Mrs. Loucks reside iu Redwood. Mr. Loucks served in the late 
war and was honorably dischaiged in 1865. 

George Djbbins came from County Kildare, Ireland, and located in Andover, N. J., in 1807. 
He served in the War of 1812. Andrew C, son of George, was born in Ireland in 1804. He 
was educated in the common schools and for 15 years was a sailor. When 36 years of age he 
married Eliza Warren, in Canada, where he then resided, and they had three sons and seven 
daughters who attained adult age. George B. Dobbins, one of the sons, was born in Le Ray, 
March 4, 1854. When he was live years of age his parents located in this town near Alexan- 
dria Bay. April 23, 1874, he married Phebe A. Hawkins, who was born iu Canada and came to 
Alexandria when she was three years old. They have two sons and three daughters, namely: 
Abbie M., Lswis G., Mary L., George B., and Margaret. Mr. Dobbins resides at Dobbins's 
Point, in this town. 

Jay H. Van Dresar was born in Clayton, March 30, 1832. November 22, 1857, he married 
Maria Dobbins, of Alexandria, by whom he had three children, two of whom, Milton B. and 
William R., survive. Milton B. Van Dresar was born June 8, 1861, and is now a captain and 
pilot on the St. Lawrence River. When IS years old he married Percy A. Helmer, of Redwood, 
December 25, 1879, and they have a daughter, Ula M., and reside in the village of Alexandria 
Bay. 

Henry W. Westcott was born in Onondaga Coirnty in 1832, and when he was a year old his 
parents removed to Jefferson County. In 1853 he married Jane, daughter of Francis Thom- 
son, of Alexandria Bay, and they had four children, only one of whom, William T., survives. 
He married, second, Isabella Thomson, of Canada, by whom he had two children, one of whom, 
Allen F., survives. William T. Westcott was born in Alexandria Bay, Apiil 28, 1859. He at- 
tended the graded scliool until he attained the age of 17 years. September 29, 1887, he mar- 
ried Jane A. Crabb, and they reside in Alexandria Bay. Mr. Westcjtt is owner and captain of 
the steamer Minide. 

Edward Bartram was born in Oakley, England, March 3, 1809. About 50 years ago he 
came to this country and located in the town of Le Ray, whence he subsequently removed to 
Theresa. He married Mary Ford, also a native of England, and they have liad 12 children, 
seven of whom survive, namely: Abraham, Eliza, Rosella, Edward. Henry, George, and Will- 
iam. George Bartram was born in Theresa, where he received a good practical education. He 
was reared upon a farm, and when 20 years of age married Ellen Price, of Theresa, by whom 
he had one child, who died in infancy. His wife died one year after their marriage. For his 
second wife he married Almira Burnham, of Rossie, N. Y., by whom he has two daughters,. 



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Inez E. <aiid Nellie B. He resides with his family on road 55, in this town. Edward D. Bar- 
tram, son of Edward, was born in Theresa in 1849. He married, in 1876, Alice A. Pierce, of 
Alexandria, and they have a son and a daughter, Adrah A. and Frank L. They reside on 
road 2. 

John Bellinger was born in Boonville, N. Y., December 13, 1820. In 1848 he married 
Lydia Anthony, of Shufty Corners, town of Theresa, and about five years later removed with 
his wife to Vicivsbui'g, Miss., where he resided a year and a half, when he returned to New 
York and located in the town of Ohio. Their children were Luther, Sarah J., Mary E., Nancy, 
Jolni H., and Frederick. Lutlier Bellinger was born in Boonville, May 2, 1849. He was edu- 
cated in the district schools and did pioneer work on his father's farm. November 11, 1877, 
when 28 years of age, he married Emily, daughter of Horace Barrows, of Orleans, and they 
have two children, Frank E. and Tcnne C. They were married in tlieir ijresent home on Wall 
street, in Plessis village. 

George Waggoner, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, came to the United States in 1848 
and located in Utica, N. Y. He married Anna Sayer and they had 12 children, namely: John, 
George, William, Alfred, Rosa, Mary, Anna, Helen, Ettie, Lilly, Alice, and Joseph. John 
Waggoner received a common school education. He has been married three times, first, to 
Frances Crockei-, of Orwell, N. Y., by whom he had three childien, Ettie, Edith, and Edwin; 
second, to Mary Avery, also of Orwell; and third, December 6, 1884, to Mrs. Mary Timmer- 
nian, of Plessis. Mrs. Waggoner has also been married three times. Her first husband was 
Joseph Potrie, of Alexandria, and her second, Ezra Timmerman, of Plessis. Mr. and Mrs. 
Waggoner reside on road 52, near Plessis village. 

George Place was born in Rhode Island, where he married Lydia Kenyon, by whom he had 
11 children. In 1828 Geori;e, Jr., when 17 years of age, located with his brother Horace 
in the town of Wilna. At the age of 21 years he married Amanda, daughter of Horace T(joley, 
of Wilna, and they have had 11 children, one of whom died in infancy, and 10 survive, 
namely: Lewis, who married Melissa Walradt, of Plessis; Lorinda, who married Harvey 
Meyers, of Plessis; Abigail, who married Daniel White, of FuUerville; Lydia, who married 
Lemiiel Hubbard, of Wilna; Horace, who married Jennie Foster, of Theresa; Isaiah, who mar- 
ried Ardelle Meyers, of Sterlingville; Mary J., who married Levi Holcomb, of Plessis; Eliza, 
who married Orson Dye, of Hodman; Chester, who married Mina Hosmer, of Pitcairn; and 
Franklin, who married Alice Phillips, of Theresa. Mr. Place served in Co. E, 186tli Regt. 
N. Y. Vols. , until the close of the war. He has been married 56 years and resides with his wife 
•on road 56. 

Aslier Lewis was born in Petersburg, N. Y., February 28, 1792. His education was limited 
to the common schools, and he assisted his father in the pioneer work on the farm. At the 
iige of 25 years he married Nancy M., daughter of Enos Biiggs, of Pownal, Vt., by whom he 
had seven children. He settled in the town of Antwerp. One son, Royal S., died September 
8, 1888. Elias D. Lewis was born in the town of Antwerp, where he received a common school 
education. In 1863 he married Jane, daughter of Francis C. Lawton, of Antwerp. Their 
adopted daughter, Theresa C, a young lady of rare accomplishments and lovable disposition, 
died September 10, 1888. 

Albert McCallops was born September 23, 1850. October 23, 1872, he married Jane Heath, 
who bore him three daughters — Elsie A.. Nellie A., and Emma M. Mr. McCallops died August 
13, 1883. His widow survives and is caring for her fatherless children in a commendable 
manner. 

Anna Bailey, the mother of John Bailey, has been twice married, first, to John Jerad, of 
Theresa, by whom she had two children, John C. and Clark W., and second, to John Bailey, 
of Redwood, April 21, 1866. by whom she also had two sons, George and James. John Bailey 
<lied November 26, 1881. Her son George is a harnessmaker and resides in the village of Red- 
wood. John C. Jerad is an engineer and resides in Syracuse. Clark W. is a marine engineer 
on the St. Lawrence River. Mrs. Bailey resides on Church street in Redwood. 

Daniel Shannon was born in Cnunty Cork, Ireland, in 1827. and in 1847 he emigrated to 
the United States and located in the town of Theresa, subsequently removing to Alexandria. 
October 19, 1848, he married Ruth, daughter of Daniel Simpson, and they have a son, Austin 
W., who resides in the town of Theresa. Mr. Shannon served in the late war in Co. F, 10th 
N. Y. H. A. He is a farmer in this town. 

Alexander C. Pierce, a native of Massachusetts, married Cynthia Frink, of Cortland 



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<]ounty, N. Y., by wliom he had five sons and two daughters, namely: James A., WiUiam C, 
Levi W., Laura A., Mary C, Clark F., and Benjamin F. The latter died while serving his 
country in the late war, as did also his brother Clark F. Levi W. was educated in the common 
schools of his native town. He has been three times married, first, to Josephine Priest, who 
bore liim two childi-en, Cynthia 11. and Oscar L.; second, to Betsey Walts, of Orleans, by 
whom he had three children, Delia A., Candice C, and Clark F. ; and third, to Marj' Boman, 
by whom he lias two children, Clinton L. and Anna E. His second wife died January 17, 1879. 

Amos Wheeler came from Massachusetts and located in the town of liodmau. He was 
twice married. His first wife bore him s^ix children, Angeline, Milton E., Lucy, Philander, 
Maryette, and Amos. His second wife, Abigail Kising, of Worth, bore him five children, three 
■of whom are now living, viz.: Marritta, Matilda, and Gilbert. Members of this family served 
their country in the Revolutionary war. War of 1812, and in the late civil war. Hiram Wheeler, 
son of Amos, was a member of the 35th N. Y. Vols, and died of a fever August 2, 1862. Gilbert 
Wheeler served three years in Co. F, 10th N. Y. H. A. January 19, 1868, he married Jane H., 
daughter of Alonson and Lucy (Makepeace) Cole, of Theresa, by whom he has had three sons 
and one daughter, of whom Jennie M., Earl C, and Alonsou survive. Mrs. Lucy Cole was a 
sister of the late Elliot Makepeace. 

George Hutchinson was born in County Armagh. Ireland, in 1808, and in 1834 he emigrated 
to Canada. He married Jane Henry, also a native of County Armagh, and they had nine chil- 
dren, namely : Mary, Ann, William H., Thomas, George, Jr., Sarah, Eliza, Samuel, and Amanda. 
George Hutchinson, Jr., was born on Wolf Island, near Kingston, Canada, January 9, 1852. 
He was reared upon a farm and educated in the common schools. January 28, 1877, when 24 
years of age. he married, at Cape Vincent, Maggie A., daughter of James C. Kemp, of Wolf 
Island, by whom he has had four children, one of whom died in infancy and three survive, 
namely : Margaret L. M., Jam^s H. S., and George A. A. Mr. Hutchinson resides on Wells 
Island, near Brown's Bay. 

JerredDingmau and his wife, Sarah, had eight children who attained maturity, seven of whom 
are hving, viz.: John H., William, Catherine, Elsie, Jason, Helen, and Robert. John H. Ding- 
man was born in Rome, N. Y., and in 1846, when three years of age. removed with his parents 
to Jetterson County. Wlien 19 years of age Mr. Dingman married Mary J., daughter of 
Charles Porter, of Alexandria Bay, and they have had 14 children, 11 of whom survive, namely : 
Eabert E.,Fred E., Jerred H., El>vin. Hjlen I., Catherine; P., Hatde E.. Georgiaiina, Frank, 
Myrtle, and Mary. Robert E. mirried Dorothy Gladd, of Alexandria Biy. Mr. Dingman re- 
sides on Holland street, in the village of Alexaiidiia Bay. 

Thomas Trickey was born in Mallorytown, Canada, in 1813. When 19 years old he married 
Emeliue Wells, who resided on Wells Island, in this town, and they had five sons and si.x diiu"'li 
ters, eight of whom survive, namely: Liicinda, Miller, Lewis, Alzina, Sophronia, Mary, Shel- 
don, and Peter. Sheldon Trickey was born in the village of Escott, Canada, July 10, 1850. 
When 23 years of age he married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Augustus Landou, of Well-i 
Island, and they have two sous and one daughter, namely : Rosey M., Charles, and Bertie E. 
Mr. Ti ickey resides in Alexandria Bay. 

Merchant Carter, a native of Rhode Island, married Betsey Taylor, of Brownville, and thev 
had nine children who attained maturity, viz.: Clarissa, Taylor, Hiram. Elisha. Emeliue, Bet- 
sey, Ameha, Byron, and John D. John D. Carter was born in Orleans, Fv,bruary 14, 1844. 
December 10, 1878, he married Sarah Peabody, of Fisher's Lauding, and thej- have one son 
Harry. 

Irvin Calkins was born in Montreal, Canada, July 16, 1803. His parents had removed to 
Canada from the United States. In 1812 Irvin return 3d to the United States, and at the a^e 
of 25 years married Mary McCombs, of Paoaelia, and located in Perch River village in the 
town of Brownville. They had born to them niiiB children, five of whom survive, namelv: 
Mary, Walter, John, Edmund, and Taylo ■. Irvin Calkins died in 1888. John Calkins was born 
at Perch River, May 10, 1845. He was educated in the common schools, and attended Gouver- 
neur Seminary one term. March 11, 1863, he married Juliana, youngest daughter of Cyrus 
Allen, of Perch River, and they have one son and two daughters, namely: Lucv A., Jesse 
T. P., and Mary L. Lucy A. married T. H. Nanii, of Orleans, and they have one daughter, 
Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. Cilkius reside on road 41>^, on Wells Island. He is a school teacher 
and f aimer. 



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Jerome B. Estes was born in North Adams, Mass., February 11.1818. In 1836 he located ia- 
Sanford's Corners, in the town of Le Ray, where he married, about 18i3, Rachel Boardman, 
and kept the hotel there for 14 years. He had born to him eight children, six of whom at- 
tained adult age, namely : Mary F., George W., John W., Byron J., Julia E., and AVilliani J. 
John W. Estes. of this town, was born at Sanford's Corners, July 2, 1848, and attended the 
conmion schools until he was 19 years of age. October 24, 1871, he raariued Emeline F. Joyner, 
and they have three children, Byron J., Lewis J., and Jesse G. 

Joseph Lashbrook was born in Gouverneur, N. Y., in 1823. He was reared upon a farm and 
educated in the common schools. In 1853 he married Angeline Warner, of Chaumont. and 
they had six children, five of whom survive, viz.: William E., Elbridge C, Charles L., PittW., 
and Olga G. William E. Lashbrook married Esther L. Plimpton, of Alexandria Baj% Febru- 
ary 15, 1877, and they have four daughters, namely : Amy E., Ida W., Eva L., and Kittle. 
They reside on Anthony street, in the village of Alexandria Bay. 

Charles De Young was born in Montreal, Canada, and when he was 12 years of age his pa- 
rents removed to Brockville. When 21 years of age he married Catherine Jeru, of Brock- 
ville, and they had born to them six sons and four daughters, namely : Jennie P., Charles J., 
William, Clarissa B., Catherine, Lucy, Clarence R., V/alter T., Ernest R., and Albert T. Cath- 
erine married William Getman and they have a son, William G. Charles De Young died Msy 
28, 1883. Mrs. De Young keeps a boarding-house on Church street, Alexandria Bay. 

Edward Herrick, a native of Massachusetts, married Almira Thurston, of Brownville, and 
they had eight children, viz.: Delos, Reuben, Angeline R., Hannah, Mary, Josephine, William, 
and Emogene. Delos Herrick was born in Brownville, April 23, 1838. April 9, 1861, he mar- 
ried Sophronia Curtis, of Theresa, and they have three children, namely : Edward, Cheeseman 
A., and Mina. Mr. Herrick served two years in the late war in Co. K, 14th N. Y. H. A. 

Martin Reester was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. He married Barbara Betz, and 
they had one son and three daughters, namely : Catherine, Victoria, Cornelia, and Matthias, 
The latter was born in his father's native town, October 5, 1835, and when he was 12 years of age 
his parents emigrated to this country and located in the town of Orleans. October 10, 1865, 
Mr. Reester married Elizabeth Gillett, of Alesairdria, by whom he had a son, Charles G. Jan- 
uary 7, 1871, he married for his second wife Elizabeth Salisbury, of Alexandria, and they have 
three i?ons and two daughters, namely : Martin S., Curtis B., Ella G., Marion C, and Herman 
L. Mr. Reester served tliree years in the late war as sergeant in the 10th N. Y. H. A. 

Samuel Miller served in the War of 1812 and was killed in the battle of Plattsburgh. Ben- 
jamin C, soir of Samuel, was born in Connecticut, January 28, 1811, whence he removed to- 
New York state. September 10, 1834, he married Sarah Bogert, of Alexandria, who bore him 
six children, — three sons and three daughters, — four of whom survive, namely: Samuel B., 
Lyman E., William F., and Nancy C. Samuel B. Miller was born in Canton, N. Y., June 22, 
1835. He attended the common schools until 18 years of age, and at the age of 22 married 
Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob King, January 14, 1857, by whom he has had seven children, 
three of whom survive, namely: William E., who is a student in a medical college in New- 
York city; Hattie E., who married Durward B. Arnold, of Watertown, now a merchant in 
Alexandria Bay; and Carrie E., who married Captain Walter L. Visger, of Alexandria Bay. 
Mr. aird Mrs. Miller reside on Walton street, in Alexandria Bay. 

Truman S. Rowell, Sr., was bo)n in Oswego County, May 16, 1811. He was married three 
times, first, to Mary Rusco, March 31, 1833, who bore him seven children, namely: Almerin S., 
Syrena E., Caleb, Adelbert, Roderic B., Hosea F., and Sarah D. He married, second, Sophia 
White, who bore him one child, Herbert T., and died September 26, 1855. His third wife, 
Mrs. Sabra A. (McMullen) Hutchinson, bore him three children, namely: Truman S., Jr., E. 
Eugene, and Arthur H. Truman S. Rowell, Jr., was born in Alexandria. December 23, 1882, 
he married Emma S. Hunneyman, of this town, and they have two sons, Ernest G. and Harry 
Mr. RowcU's grandfather served in the War of 1812. 

William Tilley was born in Bristol, England, in 1825. In 1850 he married Matilda T. 
Dingley. also a native of Bristol, and they had five sons and two daughters. William J., their 
eldest son, was born in Swansea, Wales, September 28, 1851. Previous to his coming to Amer- 
ica he served three years and three months in the British navy under Captain Burgoyne in 
West Indian and Canadian waters. He attended the High school at Theresa, the commercial 
school at Watertown, and the Normal school at Potsdam. November 12, 1878, he married 



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Alvira Wilson, of Theresa, and they have a son, Walter W., and reside in Alexandria on roat? 
49, corner 50. 

James Hosner was born in the town of Theresa, January 24, 1834. November 25, 1861, he 
married Lucy C, daughter of Levi Comstock, of Theresa, and the marriage ceremony wa» 
performed by Rev. Charles W. Treadwell. They have one son, Charles C, who received a 
liberal education and is now a justice of the peace. Charles C. was born in the town of 
Orleans, April 23, 1865. and now resides with his parents in the village of Plessis. He con- 
templates the study of law. 

Willard Williams was bora in Jefferson County in November, 1827. July 4, 1850. he mar- 
ried Caroline Rhines, of Orleaus, and they had three sons and two daughters, namely: Adel- 
bert D., Jeanett, Albert J., Adelaide M., and Emma E. Adelbert D. attended the common 
schools until he attained his majority. November 1, 1875, he married Elida A. Hunneyman, 
of Alexandria, and they have had four children, three of whom survive, viz.: Foster E., 
Adelphia W., and Clark A. 

Edwin D. Spalsbury was born at Sandy Creek, N. Y., December 15, 1829. His parents re- 
moved to Jefferson County, where he was educated in the common schools of Alexandria. He 
served in the late war in Co. B, 94th N. Y. Inf. December 10, 1863. he married Emeline Van 
Brockhn, by whom he had a daughter, Ella L., who married Melvin E. Timmerman, of Orleans, 
October 10, 1888. Mr. Spalsbury died August 26, 1887. His widow survives and resides in the 
village of Plessis. 

Peter D. Putnam was born in Florida. He married Hannah Adams, also a native of 
Florida, and they had 11 children, 10 of whom sitrvive, viz.: David P.. Eliza A., Nancy, Maria,. 
John A., Clarissa, Roxiana, Margaret, Mary M.,and Hannah. John A. removed with his parents- 
to New York. He married, first, Mariett Keecli, January 15, 1840, and they had four children,. 
Minerva C, Lucy M., Squire U., and Esther J. For his second wife he married, in Chicago,. 
111., Pauline Jewett, of Sanfoid's Corners, and they now reside in the village of Plessis, in 
this town. 

William Shannou was born in this town about 1831. He married Ann Dayton, of Vermont, 
and they had a son and a daughter, Derinda and Gilljert. The latter was born April 24, 1851, 
and has been twice married. His first wife, Jennett Williams, of Alexandria, bore him a son 
and a daughter, and the son, William W., survives. October 7, 1884, he married Jennie E. 
Pierce, of Alexandria Bay, and they have a son, Gilbert C, and occupy the homestead on 
road 61. 

Joseph Hind was born in Barnaby, England, in 1808. He married, first, Eunice South- 
worth, by whom he had four children, George, Jane, Nanc}', and Morris. He married, second.. 
Janett Shields, a native of Scotland, by whom he had one son, Norman S. The latter received 
a common school education and is now engaged in farming on road 53. June 19. 1881, he 
married Florence E. Tahash, of this town. 

Hironemus Bicklehaupt was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1806, and died in this 
country July 14, 1875, aged 69 years and five months. He married Margai-et Hartman, also a 
native of Hesse-Darmstadt, and they had two children, only one of whom, Adam, survives. 
Adam Bicklehaupt was born in his father's native town, March 10, 1848, and in 1853 emigrated 
with his parents to this country, where he attended the common schools. July 14, 1874, he 
married Mina, youngest daughter of Seth Olney, by whom he has two sons and one daughter, 
viz.: Miles H., Carl O.. and Calla A. Mr. Bicklehaupt is a general merchant in the village of 
Redwood. 

Asa Arnold, a native of Vermont, married Percy Atwood, also a native of that state, and 
they had seven children, four of whom survive, namely: Daniel, Rhodelia, Philo, and Juliet. 
Daniel Arnold, of this town, was born in the town of Rodman, June 8, 1825. He married Lois 
Halt, of Oswego County, who died February 11, 1887. They had three children, Watson E., 
Wilford, and Emma M. 

Jacob Hatt"ord was born in New Bedford, Mass.. about 1783, whence he removed to this 
county and located in Brownville. whore his son Henry was born November 11, 1824. Febru- 
ary 11, 1854, Henry Haftbrd married Elmerva C. Wakefield, who was born in Windsor, Vt. They 
have had three sons and two daughters, namely : Alice and Nellie, who died young, and Hiram 
W., Edgar W., and Henry J., who survive. Hiram W. is mining in New Mexico; Edgar W. 
is a book-keeper in Utica ; and Henry J. is a farmer and resides with his father in this town. 
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258 TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



John A. Davis was born in Brockvi21e, Canada, March 12, 1848. He attended school nntil he 
attained the a^e of 16, and for many years was an oarsman on the St. Lawrence River. 
November 3, 1871, he married Kattie E. Fox, of Alexandria Bay, and thej' have one daughter, 
Luella M. For the past 14 years Mr. Davis has been in the employ of H. H. Warner, of Roch- 
ester, as captain of his steam yacht and overseer of Warner Island. He resides in Alexandria 
Bay. His father, Alvin H. Davis, who was born July 13, 1813, married Dina I. Butler, a na- 
tive of Vermont, and they had eight children. John A. Davis and his sister Jane were twins. 

Josepli Petrie was born in Herkimer County in 1811, and when five years of age removed 
with his parents to Le Ray. He was married three times. His tirst wife, Pamelia Storing, 
bore him six children, namely: Martin, Betsey, Maria, Benjamin, Amelia, and J. Fianldin, 
His second wife, Elizabeth R. McMullen, of Alexandria, bore him one daughter, Emma V. For 
his tliird wife he married Olive Parsons, of Rodman. Bnjamin Petrif, of this town, was born 
in Le Ray, April 24, 1845, and November 26, 1867, he married Eiiiora F., daughter of Edmund 
Seargent, of Orleans. 

Abram Weller was born in Rutland in 1815. He married Martha A. Stores, of Escott, 
Canada, and they had eight children, five of whom survive, namely : Amos, Thursa A.. Wilson 
W., Maryette, and George W. The latter married Margaret Shepard, of Alexandria Bay, and 
they have two children, Mary M. and Walter. William Wellei-, son of Abram, died December 
22, 1888. Charles F.,soa of William, was born in Alexandria Bay, April 10, 1861. He attended 
the common schools until 18 years of age, and on the 20th of December, 1882, when 21 years 
of age, married Elizabeth Gorman, of New Boyne, Canada, by whom he has two sons, Lewis 
A. and Harold Bootli. Abram Weller resides on Bethune street. 

Henry Knell was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, October 21, 1845. January 8, 1866, 
he immigrated to the United States and fiist located in the town of Theiesa. In 1868 he re- 
moved to Watertown. May 9, 1870, he married Rosan Graham, of Cape Vincent, and they have 
had eight children, seven of whom survive, namely: Hattie J., William H., Dorcas, Mary, 
Rhoda, Bessie, and Minnie. He resides on Church street, Alexandria Bay. 

Calviu Heath, a native of Vermont, removed to Georgeville, Canada, where he married 
Catherine Reddicar, by whom he had 13 children, six of whom died in infancy and seven sur- 
vive, namely: Martha, Ellen, Elizabeth, Climena, Carrie, Lester, and Charles. Cliarles Heath 
was born June 5, 1841, aud in 1851 came to the United States. In 1861 he enlisted in the late 
war. June 15, 1864, he married Olive Demora, of Alexandria, and they have had five children, 
of whom four sons survive, namely: Abnir L., Horatio, De Elton, and Charles. A daughter, 
Martha V., died at the age of 19 years. 

George W. Willix was born in Alexandria, April 27, 1852. At the age of 22 years he mar- 
ried Matilda P., daughter of Isaac and Cynthia Griffin, of Cri'sby, Canada, and they have one 
son and two daughters, namely: Cora M., born August 9, 1875; Lillie M., born March 9, 1879: 
and Gordon W., b irn June 30, 1884. Mr. Willix resides on Anthony street, Alexandria Buy. 

Peter Van Allen was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., where he married Olive Forbes, by 
whom he hal 11 children, six of whom survive, viz.: Jacob, James, Abraham, Benjamin, Eliza, 
and Lucinda. Mr. Van Allen was one of the ^Dioneer settlers of the town of Orleans. Benjamin 
Tan Allen, son of Peter, was educated in the common schools of his native town. He married, 
August 18, 1841, Mary A. Anthony, of Lyme, who bore him eight children, four of whom are 
living, namiily: Cynthia A., Margaret, Jason, and Lovina. Mr.s. Van Allen died in 1866. 
April 19, 1868, he marrie I for his second wife Eilen Brovvn, of Alexandria, and they have three 
children, namely: Ada M., Mary E., and Peter. Mary E. married William F. Duffney, April 
30, 1888. 

Henry Yerden was born in the Mohawk valley, whence he removed to Fowler, St. Law- 
rence County. He married Polly Klauss, and they had 10 children, four of whom survive, 
namf^ly: Miria, Rsbecca, William H., and Alexander D. The latter was born in the town of 
Fowler, October 30, 1839. Februaiy 19, 1866, be married Fidelia, daughter of Thomas Hazel- 
ton, of Hammond, N. Y., who was born March 13, 1850. They have had three sons and three 
daughters, namely: Carrie A., who was born November 12, 1867; Charles D., who was born 
February 23, 1871; Mary M., who was bom September 29, 1873; William H., who was born 
Mirch 30. 1876; Martha E., who was boin September 24, 1878; and Thomas E., who was born 
May 15, 1881. In 1885 Mr. Yerden removed with his family to this county, and now resides in 
Alexandria Bay. He served nearly three years in the late war, was in 15 general engagements, 
and was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 4, 1864. 



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Delos Van Scoy was born in Penn Yan, N. Y., in 1823. When 19 years of age he married 
Mary A. Blann. of Ira, N. Y., who bore him eight children, six of wliom died in infancy and 
two survive, viz.: Simeon A. and Corneiiiis F. In 1882 Cornelius F. Van Scoy located in the 
town of Oilcans, and iii 1887 he removed to Alexandria. July 3, 1879, he mariied Hattie L. 
Page, of Cape Vincent, and they have two sons and one daughter, Charles R., Mary L. and 
Delos A. 

Alansou Cole was born in West Theresa, May 1, 1822. His sister Fanny was the first 
female child born in the town of Theresa. Mr. Cole was educated in the common schools and 
Ijecame an enterprising farmer. He is now retired and resides in Theresa village. About 
1845 he married Lucy Makepeace, of Alexendria, by whom he had 11 children, — seven sons and 
four daughters, — eight of whom survive, namely: Martin V. B., June, Fanny, Lydia, Julia, 
John D., Philista, and Ida A. Dr. John D. Cole was boin in Theresa, March 28, 1857. He 
was educated in the graded schools and when 21 years of age began the study of medicine in 
the office of Dr. Santaway. He attended the Hahneniiinn Medical College, of Chicago, two 
terms, from which he graduated in February, 1882. In March of the same year he located in 
the village of Clayton, and in 1884 removed to Alexandria Bay. May 13, 1885, he mariied 
Adda E. Garrison, of Napanee, Ontario, and they have a daughter, Lottie Grace, who was 
born May 20, 1886. In 1887 Dr. Cole erected a fine residence on Church street, in Alexandria 
Bay, where he now resides. 



ANTY/ERP. 



ANTWERP lies in the northeastern part of the county, in the form of a 
parallelogram, of which the longer lines run about northwest and 
southeast. It is bounded on the northeast by St. Lawrence County, 
on the southeast by Lewis County, on the southwest by VVilna, Philadelphia, 
and Theresa, and on the northwest by Theresa. The surface of the town, 
which cannot properly be termed hilly, is yet rolling and uneven, and in many 
parts rough, broken, and seamed by rocky ridges; notwithstanding which 
blemish the soil is strong and productive. 

Its principal stream is Indian River, which enters from VVilna, and. after 
making a bold sweep towards the northeast, and passing through the princi- 
pal village, fljws back across the southwest line into Philadelphia. There is 
also the Oswegatchie River, which enters the town from the northeast, and, 
making a short and abrupt bend, known as the " Ox Bow," passing the village 
of the same name, turns sharply back into St. Lawrence County, after having 
received Antwerp's tribute, a small stream flowing out from her three lakes, 
which are Sherman's, Vrooman's, and Moon — 'the last named lying on the 
northwestern boundary, and partly in Theresa. 

This town was formed from Le Ray, with its present limits, April 5, 1810. 
A part of Lewis County was annexed to Jefferson by the same act. Its name 
was given in honor of the Antwerp Company, who owned large tracts of land 
in this and in the neighboring townships, and whose seat was in Antwerp, Bel- 
gium. 



26o TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



The organization went into effect January i, 1811, and the first annual 
meeting of the new town was held on the 5th of the following March, " at 
the house of Francis McAUaster, occupied by William Fletcher, inn-keeper 
in said Town." Daniel Sterling was chosen moderator, and the following 
persons were elected to the town offices: Daniel Heald, supervisor; Samuel 
Randall, clerk ; John Jennison, Zopher Holden, and Silas Ward, assessors ; 
Francis McAUaster, Oliver Stowell, and Elkanah Pattridge, commissioners of 
highways; WiUiam Fletcher and John C. Foster, overseers of the poor; 
Daniel Sterling, Jeduthan Kingsbury, Salmon White, Matthew Brooks, and 
Samuel Hendrix, overseers of highways ; Elkanah Pattridge, constable and 
collector. 

In 1880 Antwerp had a population of 3,414- The town is located in the 
second school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 25 school dis- 
tricts, three of which were joint, in which 27 teachers were employed 28 
weeks or more. There were 530 scholars attending school, and the aggre- 
gate days attendance during the year was 57,902. The total value of school 
buildings and sites was $9,500, while the assessed valuation of all the dis- 
tricts was $1,477,525. The whole amount raised for school purposes was 
$5,260.47, of which $2,374.59 was received by local tax. Truman C. Gray 
was school commissioner. 

Antwerp village is situated on Indian River at the point where it is 
crossed by the " old state road," and on the R., W. & O. Railroad, 24 miles 
northeast from the city of Watertown, and 12 miles southeast from the 
village of Gouverneur. The corporate limits, as recently surveyed and 
indicated by stone monuments, is a square of one mile. Its first building 
was a saw-mill built by General Lewis Robert Morris, in 1806, upon the site of 
the one now owned by A. H. Monro, which was erected by Ezra Church in 
1816. In the same year (1806) a small frame hotel (kept by Gershom Ma- 
toon) was erected on the site now occupied by the Proctor House, and the 
settlement thus begun became known as " Indian River." 

In J 808 the first physican ever located in the town made his appearance in 
the person of Dr. Samuel Randall, who erected himself a dwelling upon the 
site of the present Congregational Church, and the following year was ap- 
pointed postmaster and established the first postoffice in the town in a 
room of his house. 

In 1810 a grist-mill, with one run of stones, quarried from a neighboring 
ledge, was erected upon the site of the present structure by Ezra Church. 
This property was owned by David Parish until 1839, when it was sold to 
Isaiah Bailey. It was destroyed by fire in 1841 and rebuilt the following 
year. Is is now a prosperous fluuring-mill of a capacity of six sets of rolls, 
and is owned and managed by Morgan Augsbury and sons. 

In the year 181 2 Mr. Church built a clothing-mill near the site of the 
present J. G. Bethel planing-mill, and the same year Isaac L. Hitchcock- 
built a tannery on the lands now occupied by the store and office of the Jef- 



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ferson Iron Co. Both of these buildings long since disappeared, but the new 
cloth-mill building, built in 1828 by Thompson and Wait, still stands and is 
known locally as the " Red shop," the subject of a hot contest between the 
town and village several years ago, the question being " aye " or " nay" to an 
appropriation of several hundred dollars for the purpose of moving it out of 
the highway to its present location. The villagers carried the day. The 
pioneer merchants of the village were Zebulon H. Cooper, 18 lo; Dr. Ran- 
dall and Orin E. Bush, 1 8 1 2 ; the first distillers were Emmons & Bissell, 1820; 
and the first wagonmaker was Henry Welch about the same year. 

In 1 8 16 David Parish built a church and school-house for the benefit of 
the people at his own expense, with brick made near the spot, which struc- 
tures, as late as 1879, were still standing. In that year the school-house was 
torn down and the present wood structure erected in its place. The church 
was built with its front and rear walls on the line of the meridian, at a cost of 
$10,000, and for many years was free to all denominations, but finally fell 
into the hands of the Roman Catholics, who now own and occupy it. It 
was the second church edifice built in the county of Jefferson. The second 
hotel was built on the west side of Main street, and was first run by Reuben 
Nott. John P. Hind, of eccentric notoriety, was its second landlord, and 
John C. Foster its last. The building was destroyed by fire. The Foster 
House, now owned and conducted by Tilly M. Foster, was built and opened 
by Gen. T. R. Pratt, and the Proctor House, on the corner of Main and 
Van Buren streets, now conducted by H. W. and E. E. Proctor, was opened 
by Smith Copeland. He was succeeded by his son Clewley, and he by a 
line of proprietors, including such well-known names as African Gates, Martin 
Hamlin, Parwin Bates, John N. Green, E. L. Proctor, and Capt. J. B. 
Proctor. 

In 1853 the village was incorporated under the Revised Statute, by a vote 
of 53 to three, and a board of officers elected, consisting of five trustees and 
a clerk, as follows: clerk, Publius D. Foster; trustees, Jonas S. Conkey, 
Solomon J. Childs, Edward L. Proctor, William Carpenter, and George 
Brown. Mr. Conkey was chosen president of the board. The following 
year a bill drawn by Foster and passed by the legislature made the village a 
separate highway district, and somewhat modified the powers and duties of 
the trustees. March 7, 1871, H. W. Moore, G. N. Crosby, H. D. Hatha- 
way, and S. W. Somes being the trustees, and John F. Cook the clerk of 
the village, the people, by a vote of 94 to 22, adopted the general law of 
1870 as their charter, and this with its amendments is the present law of the 
village. The present board is made up as follows : Edward B. Perley, pres- 
ident; Charles W. Mofifett. George H. Lathan, and O. G. Devendorf, trus- 
tees. At the date of its first incorporation the village is said to have con- 
tained about 500 inhabitants; it now has i.ioo.* 

* February i, 1890, by a vote of gi to 15, the citizens of Antwerp village decided to 
adopt electric lights. 



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In 1854 the people, feeling deeply the necessity of enlarged educational 
facilities, an effort was commenced, the purpose of which was the founding of 
an institution of learning in the village, the result of which was the Antwerp 
Liberal Literary Institute. The buildings are two large imposing sandstone 
structures of similar architecture, four stories in height, standing at nearly 
right angles to each other, on an eminence overlooking the village. One of 
these is the boarding hall ; the other contains the chapel, laboratory, library, 
and class rooms, the buildings together having a capacity of about 200 board- 
ing pupils. 

From Spafford's Gazetteer of 18 12 we quote : — 

" This town was first settled about 1807 by people from the Eastern states. The post-road' 
from Utica to St. Lawrence [affording a weekly mail] lies through this town about nine or ten 
miles, along which are the settlements. A saw-mill, a grain-mill, and a ii^hisky-mill, or distil- 
lery, and one store mark the present extent of those improvements." 

From the same author, in 1820, we learn that the town contained 4,784 
acres of improved land, 1.456 cattle, 157 horses, 1,588 sheep; also one grist- 
mill, four saw-mills, one fulling-mill, one carding machine, iron works, one 
trip-hammer, one distillery, two asheries, and a scythe factory. There were 
12 school districts, at which school kept five months in the 12. The public 
money received was $47. 

Ox Bow (p. o.) village, near the northeast line of the town, is pleasantly 
situated on a remarkable bend of the Oswegatchie River, which gives name 
to the place. It contains two churches (Presbyterian and Methodist), one 
hotel, a sash and blind factory, wag )n shop, three blacksmith shops, one har- 
ness shop, five stores, and about 300 inhabitants. 

Gen. G. R. Morris, the first proprietor, sold a tract of about 18,000 acres 
of land, including the site of the village, to Silvius Hoard and others. About 
1817 Abraham Cooper, of Trenton, N. Y., purchased the tract which thence- 
forth took his name, and he may be properly called the founder of the village. 
In the spring of 1818 he moved here and established the first store in this 
part of the town, in the " old yellow store." Dr. Abner Benton, for many years 
a prominent citizen, was the first physician. He came in 18 18. In 18 19 
Abraham Cooper built the stone store, afterwards the Methodist Church. 
The public house at Ox Bow, a part of the present hotel, was built by Abra- 
ham Cooper in i8ig, and Solomon Loomis was the first landlord. The post- 
office at Ox B.jw was established in 181 9, and Dr. Abner Benton was the 
first postmaster. 

Pulpit rock, on the road from Ox Bow to Evans Mills, is an object of 
interest to all who pass that way. By a fracture in the ledge by the roadside 
a huge pot-hole is opened to view, which in its fancied resemblance to a 
pulpit has gained the name it bears, and it is said that a sermon was preached 
from it many years ago. 

Sterlingburg, a mile above Antwerp village, on the southerly bank of 
Indian River, is a hamlet now mainly the property of Alexander Copley. It 



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was named from James Sterling, who was its proprietor for many years, and 
who formerly had located here one of his several furnaces for the manufacture 
of pig iron. At an early day a distillery was operated here by William Mc- 
Allaster, as agent for Mr Parish. A saw-mill and grist-mill, owned by Mr. 
Copley, are now the chief business interests. 

Spragueville (p. o.), St. Lawrence County, is a small village, the main 
street being on the county line. It is a station on the R., VV. & O. Railroad, 
and from here large quantities of iron ore have been shipped from the Keene 
ore beds, which are located just over the line, in St. Lawrence County. The 
business of the place is mostly in that county. 

Bentley's Corners, Steele's Corners, and Nauvoo are hamlets. 

Ives Seminary^ located in Antwerp village, is an outgrowth of two previ- 
ously-existing educational enterprises, — the Antwerp Liberal Literary Institute 
and the Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary. The last named institution was 
incorporated April 5, 1828, and was successfully conducted as a grammar 
school until 1837, when it was placed under the patronage of the Black 
River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and became their con- 
ference seminary, with Rev. Jesse T. Peck as principal. It remained under 
the patronage of this church until 1869, when, as the buildings and facilities 
had become inadequate to the needs of the institution, it was transferred to 
Antwerp. The Antwerp Liberal Literary Institute furnished the beginning 
of the educational facilities, buildings, etc., which are now in use by the Ives 
Seminary. The institute received a provisional charter in 1856, which was 
afterwards extended to February i, i860, and in 1861 it was made absolute. 
The erection of a stone building, three stories in height, 105 feet long and 
50 feet wide, was commenced during the summer of 1857, but was not 
finished until May 9, 1861, at which date it was dedicated. The value of 
buildings, grounds, library, and apparatus at that time was $13,000. Of this 
sum about $7,000 had been raised by subscription and $3,000 by bonding 
the town, having an indebtedness of $3,000, which amount was loaned to the 
institution by the state and subsequently made a free gift. The institute was 
opened May 20, 1861, withj. M. Manning and two assistants in charge. Dur- 
ing the following year three teachers were added and the number of students 
was about 120. In 1863 it was proposed to transfer the property to (he 
state for use as a Normal school, but this was not accomplished. In 1865 
an unsuccessful attempt was made to change the institute to a graded school. 
In 1868 a proposition was made to lease the property to the Protestant Epis- 
copal Society, but the parties interested could not agree on conditions. About 
this time the Black River Conference leased the buildings, and the legisla- 
ture changed the name of the institute to Black River Conference Seminary. 
In 1870 the erection of a boarding and ladies' hall, of stone, 72 by 43 feet and 
four stories high, was commenced. It was finished two years afterwards and 
cost $16,000. In 1873 it was resolved by the trustees to place the mstitu- 
tion forever beyond the possibility of failure by raising a fund of at least 



264 TOWN OF ANTWERP. 

$30,000. Hon. Willard Ives, of Watertown, immediately headed the subscrip- 
tion with $8,000, and two years later the conference had succeeded in rais- 
ing about $26,000. The entire wealth of the institution, including buildings, 
etc., is more than $50,000. April 21, 1874, the name was changed to " Ives 
Seminary," at the suggestion of Dr. E. O. Haven, and at about the same 
time an arrangement was made by which the seminary was adopted as Gym- 
nasium C of Syracuse University, students graduating from it being admit- 
ted there without re-examination. The school is in a prosperous condition, 
sustained by the following faculty : Rev. E. M. Wheeler, A. M., principal, 
mental, moral, and political science; Miss Alice Morris, preceptress, English 
literature, ancient and modern history, French, at^d German ; Miss Lydia F. 
Root, Latin and Greek ; Prof. C. H. Murray, natural science and mathemat- 
ics ; Prof. W. L. Wheeler, commercial and common English, normal course, 
higher English ; Miss Mina Monroe, music; Miss Florence Kinney, drawing 
and painting and elocution ; Miss Jennie Wait, preparatory. 

Iron Mitics. — In the town of Antwerp there is a range of ore deposits 
owned by the Jefferson Iron Company. They are, beginning at the southwest, 
Colbi/m, Ward, Dickson, White, and Old Sterling mines. The Dickson 
mine was first opened in 1858. It is 120 feet deep, and worked wholly as an 
underground mine. The geological relation of the ore is much the same as 
in the Old Sterling mine. The White mine is a small pit on the White farm, 
between the Dickson and Old Sterling. The Old Sterling mine is one mile 
northeast of the Dickson mine, and three miles from Antwerp. First opened 
by George Parish, in 1836, it has been in operation ever since. For years it 
was in the possession of the Sterling family, who used the ore in their furnace, 
and refused to sell any of it. In 1869 it became the property of the Jeffer- 
son Iron Company, which was organized in that year. The open pit at the 
northeast is 115 feet deep, and approximately 500 by 175 feet. The under- 
ground workings are south and southwest of it, and the ore has been followed 
for a distance of goo feet, and to a depth of 185 feet. This deposit lies be- 
tween the gneissic rocks on the southeast, 400 feet distant, and the sandstone 
(Potsdam) on the west side of the mine, but no walls have as yet been reached 
in the mine. A serpentine rock occurs with the ore, apparently without any 
order in its relations to it. The ore varies from a specular ore of metallic 
lustre and steel-gray shade of color to amorphous, compact masses of deep 
red. The crushed powder answers well as a paint, and stains deeply all with 
which it comes in contact. The chemical composition is shown by the follow- 
ing analysis : — 

Sesquioxide of iron 79-52 

Oxide of manganese 0.07 

Alumina 1.12 

Lime 2.49 

Magnesia 1.07 



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Phosphoric acid ... 0.263 

Sulphur 0.08 

Silica 9 80 

Water 0.68 

Metallic iron 55-66 

Phosphorus .... o- 1 1 5 

The ore stands up well, and, by leaving pillars, with arched roof in the gal- 
leries and drifts, no timbering is necessary. There is comparatively little 
water in the mine. The serpentine is not so firm as the ore, and is full of 
slickensides surfaces. Small mine cars are used on the narrow gauge tram- 
ways in the mine drifts. A skip track runs to the bottom of the open pit. 
A branch railroad three miles long connects this mine and the Dickson with 
the main line of the R., W. & O. Railroad near Antwerp, although in a due 
east course the latter is less than a mile away. 

The Dickson and Old Sterling ores are sold to furnaces on the Hudson 
River, and in eastern Pennsylvania, and some in Ohio. The ease with which 
the old Sterling ore is smelted, being almost self-fluxing, creates a demand for 
it in mixtures with other more refractory ores, and even where the freights 
make it expensive. Tha total output of these mines is estimated by Mr. 
E. B. Bulkley, president of the company, at 750,000 tons. 

C. IV. Hall Q^Co^s furniture manufactory, located on Indian River, at Ant- 
werp village, was established in 1870. It employs five men, and does a busi- 
ness amounting to about $5,000 per year. 

William Monro's saia-mill, on Indian River, at Antwerp village, employs 
two men, and cuts 5,000 feet of lumber per day. 

y. G. Bethel's sash, door, and blind factory, located on Indian River, at 
Antwerp village, was established by the present owner, who is also a contractor 
and builder. The factory furnishes employment for 20 men. 

Antwerp foundry was started by Joseph Newton, in 1857 or '58. About 
1873 it was purchased by D. & \V. Hogan, the present proprietors, who em- 
ploy two men in the manufacture of stoves, plows, etc., doing an annual busi- 
ness of $3,000. 

Antiverp roller flouring- mill, located on Indian River, at Antwerp village, 
was built in 1840, by I. Bailey. It has passed through several hands, and in 
1868 was purchased by Morgan Augsbury, who in 1884 changed it to the Hun- 
garian roller process. It is run by water-power, and its capacity is 80 barrels 
per day. 

The honor of having made the first settlement in the territory now com- 
prising the town of Antwerp lies between Captain William Lee and Peter 
Vrooman. It appears evident that both settled the same year, 1803, though 
both were then but squatters on land which they afterwards purchased. Lee 
located on the State road on lot 657, and Vrooman built his log house at 



266 TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



ihe great bend of the Oswegatchie, at a point near the lower end of the pres- 
ent village of Ox Bow. Both these settlers opened their log dwellings as 
public houses for the accommodation of the travelers and explorers who had 
already commenced to journey through that new country. Mention of both 
these establishments as early as 1804 is found in the diary of James Constable, 
who, during the summers of 1803. '04, '05, and '06, made extended tours 
through Jefferson and adjoining counties on business, as executor of the 
estate of his deceased brother William, who had been an extensive land- 
owner in this region. Under date of August 25, 1804, he says: — 

*' Pass on through No. 4 * * * 10 (ten) miles to the Long Falls (Carthage) where we break- 
fasted at a middling good tavern. * * * Proceed on 4 miles from the river to a log hnt, then 
6 miles to another, then 12 to a third, there being but three settlers on the Great Tract No. 4, 
unless there are some on Pennet's Square. * * * This tract belongs to, or is under the man- 
agement of, Mr. Le Ray and Mr. G. Morris, and nothing has yet been done towards settling it. 
The three people now on it have a verbal promise that they shall have the land at a fair price 
as first settlers, but they are veiy anxious in their enquiries after General Lewis R. Morris, 
who, it is understood, has undertaken the selling of 100,000 acres. * * * Sleep at Lee's tavern 
22 miles from the falls, with hard fare and poor lodgings." 

It is apparent from this that Mr. Constable's journey was northward from 
Carthage, through the present towns of Antwerp and Wilna, and that he 
found a cabm at the end of the first four miles, then another six miles fur- 
ther O'l, then nothing but wilderness for a distance of 12 miles, including the 
present site of the village of Antwerp, until he reached Captain Lee's log 
tavern, north of Antwerp village. He then proceeded, according to the con- 
tinuation of his diary, " five miles to the Ox Bow, a remarkable bend in the 
Oswegatchie River," where he breakfasted in a log hut (evidently Vrooman's), 
with another in sight. After a journey through St. Lawrence and Franklin 
counties he returned over the same route, and under date of September 9 
says: — 

" Set off from Lee's after breakfast and stop at Steam's, on No. IV., at twelve miles distance, 
then ten miles more to the Black River at Long Falls." 

In his tour of the next year (1805) he again traversed the same route, and 
thus recorded his journey from Carthage to the Ox Bow under date of 
August 16: — 

" Proceeded through'the Great Tract No. IV., and stopped at Steam's, ten miles, where we 
dined, and arrived at Lee's, twenty miles from the falls, where we passed the night, and, as 
the house was completely full, an uncomfortable one it was. I see no alteration in this part of 
the country since last year; the road at least as bad, and no more settlers. We were told General 
Lewis R. Morris has been through it, and has now gone to Vermont, intending shortly to 
return, perhaps with his family. He has quieted Lee and other squatters, who seem well satis- 
fied. He is expected to build at the Ox Bow." 

The next day (August 17) Mr. Constable left Lee's and journeyed to Ox 
Bow, " five miles of as bad road as we have yet traveled." 

In the spring of 1806 Silas Ward commenced the erection of a saw-mill at 
the present village for Mr. Morris, the proprietor of the town, which was the 
first improvement here, and the place acquired and long maintained the name 



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of " Indian River." It being at the point where the State road crossed the 
river, and affording a good water-power, the place was naturally destined to 
become the center of business for the surrounding country. In the winter 
of 1805 a road was opened from Philadelphia to this place and Ox Bow, and 
the next year to Gouverneur, which began to settle at about this time. 
Gershom Matoon kept the first inn at the village. In January, 1807, John 
Jennison was appointed a local agent, under whose direction a grist-mill was 
built. The land books show the following names of settlers, with the dates 
of their purchase: 1805, William Lee. 1806, John Bethel, John Robinson, 
Peter Vrooman, Edward Foster, Jr., Mary Sterling, Benajah Randall, John 
Jennison, Peter Raven, Hopestill Foster, and John C. Foster. 1807, Zebulon 
Rockwell, Samuel Griswold, David Coffeen, Zopher Holden. 1808, Samuel 
Randall, Zebina Bishop, Mary Bishop, Alfred Walker, Daniel Gill, William 
Fletcher. 1809, Richard McAllaster, Dexter Gibbs, Sherebiah Gibbs, 
Jonathan Marbles, Isaac L. Hitchcock, Timothy Ruggles, Jesse Jackson, 
Danield Heald, John Pease. 1810, Amasa Sartwell, Almond Beecher, 
William Fletcher, Duthan Kingsbury, Harrison Moseley. 181 1, Oliver 
Howell, Lemuel Hubbard, Anson Cummings, John White, Levi Wheelock. 
181 2, William Harris, William McAllaster, Daniel Sterling, Salmon White, 
Warren Streeter, William Randall, Elkanah Pattridge, Ira Ward, Asher Sey- 
mour, Roswell Wilder, Benjamin Goodwin, Elliott Lynde, Daniel Gill, Caleb 
Cheney, Henry C. Baldwin, James Briggs, Silas Brooks, Shailer Beckwilh, 
Silas Ward, Ezra Church. In 1808 David Parish, an eminent banker of 
Hamburg, made extensive purchases in Northern New York, includmg 
29,033 acres in this town. 

Soon after this purchase great alarm was spread throughout the settlement 
by the misrepresentations of a vicious-minded person who had previously 
been employed as a land agent in St. Lawrence County. With no apparent 
motive but a morbid love of mischief, he visited some of the settlers and 
announced t/iat they had noiv changed masters, and would soon know what it 
was to be in the hands of a tyrant ; that their dues would be exacted 7vith 
vigor a.m\forth7vith, or they would be stripped of their property and turned 
off destitute from their homes. This announcement, coming from one of 
supposed knowledge of such affairs, created consternation throughout the 
settlement, and when they were shortly after visited by Mr. Joseph Rosseel, 
agent of the new purchaser, the excitement was intense. He soon succeeded 
in restoring confidence, which was firmly established on the arrival of Mr. 
Parish, wlio visited every family and assured them that they might depend 
upon any indulgence that might be reasonably asked. The sincerity of this 
promise they never had reason to distrust. 

In 1808 a party of militia under Captain Timothy Tamblin was stationed 
near the intersection of the two great roads leading into St. Lawrence County, 
a mile north of Antwerp village, to prevent smuggling under the embargo 
law. During the War of 181 2 a company of regular troops was stationed 



268 TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



near the same place, and also for the purpose of preventing smuggling into 
the country from Canada. Much ingenuity was exercised in evading the 
vigilance of sentinels, and sometimes with great success. 

At a special town meeting held July 2, 181 2, to take measures considered 
necessary in consequence of the war, it was " Resolved, That Samuel Ran- 
dall, town clerk, shall be made moderator. Resolved, That there be built 
a fort 36 by 20, the lower story, and upper 40 by 22, for the security of 
the inhabitants of said town. Resolved, That it be set north of Indian 
River 30 rods, in front of Sylvius Hoard's house." John Howe, Silas Ward, 
and Oliver Hoard were appointed a building committee; 50 cents were 
to be allowed for a day's work, to be paid by tax. July 17 another 
special meeting was held for the purpose of devising " a proper method 
for our defense, through a tragedy of war which is now beginning action be- 
tween the United States and Great Britain," and according to law notice 
was given to the inhabitants for the said meeting, to be held at the house 
of Francis McAllaster, inn-keeper. A similar series of resolutions were 
passed, with the additional clause requiring the laborers on the fort to work 
for 50 cents a day and board themselves. 

In the spring of 1867 a large part of the business portion of the village 
was destroyed by fire, a circumstance which resulted in greatly improving the 
appearance of the place, as the buildings, which had been only an inferior 
class of wood structures, were replaced with brick and stone blocks of good 
style. 

On February 3, 1889, the village was again visited by a disastrous confla- 
gration, which destroyed the business portion of the town, leaving only two 
buildings which could be used for offices and stores. About 1 1 o'clock 
Sunday night, the thermometer registering 22 degrees below zero, fire was 
discovered in the basement of Fred Spears's drug store, and before the 
flames could be got under control over $50,000 worth of property had been 
destroyed. The village had no facilities for fighting fire, as it owned neither 
engine nor hose. The tannery in the village was run by an engine which 
had a force pump attached. There was also about 200 feet of hose belong- 
ing to the tannery which could be used, and this was brought into play, but 
it was not sufficient to reach all the burning buildings. About two hours 
after the fire started word was telephoned to Watertown for help. An engine 
and hose-cart were loaded on a special train and immediately dispatched, 
arriving at the scene about 3:30 a. m. By the breaking of a cog-wheel the 
engine was rendered useless a few minutes after starting. The hose brought 
by the Watertown firemen proved to be a valuable acquisition, for by attach- 
ing it to the tannery pump the burning property was reached and several 
buildings saved that otherwise would have burned. When the fire was dis- 
covered in the basement of Spears's drug store it had made such progress 
that nothing could be done to save either the store or the Antwerp bank. 
From these two buildings the flames communicated to Fuller's restaurant, 



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E. B. Perley's drug store, and Miss A. Beaman'sdry and fancy goods store in 
quick succession. As the fire devoured the latter place the wind changed 
and drove the flames back along their course, which had so far been through 
wooden structures, to the brick block in which John Burtis kept a restaurant, 
William Bentley's dry goods store followed ; then J. Winkler's boot and 
shoe store, the Antwerp Gazette office, W. S. Smith's grocery, and C. B. 
Hall's undertaking rooms. 

Over the stores were the offices of Dr. Abell, Dr. Wood, George H. Lathan, 
dentist, and that of Attorney J. C. Trolan. Mr. Burtis made his home over 
the restaurant, and Mrs. Johnson had a dressmaking establishment on the 
second floor. The office of Dr. W. L. Hartman was situated in the block. 
John C. Trolan 's valuable law library was completely destroyed, and the 
medical works, comprising libraries of the physicians who were located in 
the building, were burned. The Masonic hall, W. R. Smith's block and 
stock of groceries, Miss Pauline Mcintosh's stock of millinery, Hall Broth- 
ers' stock of furniture, and the goods in the store of the Jefi"erson Iron Com- 
pany were more or less damaged by water and smoke and haste in removal. 
The total insurance on the property destroyed was about $31,500. The 
young lady who telephoned the Watertown office for help stuck to the tele- 
phone until her face was scorched by the heat, but she got her message 
through and received an answer before she left her post. 

At this writing (October, 1889) these buildings are all replaced with nearly 
completed and much better stone and brick buildings than those destroyed. 
In addition to those there is also in process of construction a brick block 
93 by 65 feet. It is located on the corner of Main and Van Buren streets, 
and contains four stores and a large public hall. It is the property of Fred 
Y. Spears, Charles L. Dillenbeck, George and Daniel Alton, and William T. 
Bentley, and is known as the Opera House block.* The new block by E, B. 
Perley and Cassius Marsh is of brick, ornamented with Gouverneur marble 
and Potsdam sandstone. It is in three stories, and will contain the Perley 
drug store and the Marsh shoe store, the Odd Fellows hall, the office of Dr. 
I. H. Abell, and the dental office of G. H. Lathan. 

In 1880 the board of town officers, then consisting of H. H. Bent, super- 
visor ; John F. Cook, William N. Johnson, M. M. Gillett, and Daniel W. 
Sprague, justices of the peace ; and James W. Van Slyke, town clerk, de 
cided to build a stone bridge across Indian River on Main street, and 
appropriated $6,000 for that purpose. The bridge was built by Howard 
Sterling, who was then highway commissioner of the town of Antwerp. It is 
a massive double arch of heavy blocks of limestone laid in Rosendale cement. 

Martin L. Willard, the postmaster at Antwerp, possesses an interesting old 
document. It is the commission of an ancestor as captain in the colonial 
troops of King George II., and is highly prized by the family. It reads: — 

* On February 14, 1890, this opera house was formally opened by a grand ball. 



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Pkovince of the I WILLIAM SHIRLEY Efq. Captain-General and GOVEENOUR in 
Massachusetts-Bay, \ Chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of the Maffachufetta-Bay in 
Neio England, &c. 
To Joseph Willard, Gent., Greeting. 

BY virtue of the Power and Aufchoi-ity, in and by His Majefty's Royal Commiffion to me 
granted, to be Captain-General. &c. over this His Majefty's Province of the Mnffachufetts 
Bay, aforefaid; I do (by thefe Prefents) repofing efpecial Truft and Confidence in your 
Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct, conftitute and appoint You the faid Joseph Willard to be 
Captain of the Foot Company in Grafton in the Tiiird Regiment of Militia in the County of 
Worcefter and Middlefex, whereof Nahum Ward, Efq., is Colonel. 

You are therefore carefully and diligently to dif charge the Duty of a Captain in leading, 
ordering and exercifing faid Company in Arms, both inferiour Officers and Soldiers, and to 
keep them in good Order and Discipline; hereby commanding them to obey you as their Cap- 
tain and your felf to oljferve and follow such Orders and Inftructions, as you fhall from time 
to time receive fi'om Me, or the Commander in Chief for the Time being, or other your fupe- 
rior Officers for His Majefty's Service, according to military Rules and Difcipline, purfiiant to 
the Truft repofed in you. 

Given under My Hand & Seal at Arms, at Grafton, the Thirteenth Lay of September, 
In the Seventeenth Year of the Reign of His Majefty King Geokge the Second, 
Annoq; Domini, 1742. 
By His Excellency's 

Command, W. Shirley. 

G. Willard, Sec'y. 

Major Simon Willard was born in the parish of Horsmonden, Kent, Eng- 
land, in 1605. He embarked from England in April, 1634, and arrived in 
Boston about the middle of the month, or May. He first established himself 
in Cambridge, Mass , where were born eight daughters and nine sons. Capt. 
Benjamin Willard, the eighth son of Major Simon, was the ancestor of Post- 
master Willard, whose granddaughter is in the tenth generation in direct 
descent of the family in the United States. The record is as follows : Maj. 
Simon Wdlard, born in England, 1605 ; Capt. Benjamin Willard, born in 
Lancaster, Mass., 1665 ; Maj. Joseph Willard, born in Sudbury, Mass., 
1693; Lieut. Isaac Willard, born in Grafton, Mass., 1716; Solomon Willard, 
born in Worcester, Mass., 1750; Solomon Willard, born in Sterling, Mass., 
1784; Otis Willard, born in Rutland, N. Y., 1807 ; Martin L. Willard, born 
in Antwerp in 1843 ; Charles O. Willard, born in Rives, Mich., 1869; infant 
daughter of Charles O. Willard, born in Antwerp, March 15, 1889. 

CHURCHES. 

Sf. PauVs Church (Protestant Episcopal), located on Mechanic street, in 
Antwerp village, was organized in 1866, by Rev. J. \\ inslow, who was the 
first rector. Their house uf worship, the present wooden structure, was 
built in 1871-72, at a cost of $5,500, will comfortably seat 200 persons, and 
is valued, including grounds and other church property, at $6,800. The 
church now has 35 communicants, and at this writing (February, 1890) is 
without a rect T, the Rev. William Bours Clark, until recently in charge, 
having resigned to accept a call to Cortland, N. Y. The Sunday-school has 
a membership of 45 scholars and six teachers. 



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The Congregational Chwch of Antwerp^ located in Antwerp village, was 
organized in 1819, by Rev. Isaac Clinton, then principal of the academy at 
Lowville. The first house of worship was built of wood in 1833. The pres- 
ent structure, which is one of the finest church buildings in this section of 
the state, was built of stone in 1876, at a cost of $20,000. It will comfort- 
ably seat 400 persons, and is now valued, includmg grounds and other prop- 
erty, at $21,000. The present number of members is 188, under the pas- 
toral charge of Rev. C. M. Westlake. The Sunday school has a member- 
ship of 120, and an average attendance of 90 scholars and teachers. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, located in Antwerp village, was organ- 
ized in July, 1863, by Rev. Darius Simons, the first pastor, with about 20 
members. The first house of worship, a brick structure, was dedicated Feb- 
ruary I, 1872, and was destroyed by fire January 5, 1877. The present 
building, also of brick, was dedicated December 4, 1877. It has a seating 
capacity for 375 persons, cost $12,000, and is now valued, including grounds, 
at $8,000. The present membership is 100, and Rev. Charles W. Brooks is 
their pastor. The Sunday-school has a membership of about 100. 

The Ox Boiv Presbyterian Church, located at Ox Bow village, was organ- 
ized May 15, 1820, wuh Abraham Cooper, Abraham Lewis, Reuben Streeter, 
James Ormiston, James Douglass, Oren Matthews, Percival Hawley, and 
Abner Benton, trustees. At its organization it had about 40 members, and 
Rev. James Sanford was installed pistor September 5, 1820. The people 
worshiped in a brick school-house, on the lot where the present church now 
stands, until 1839, when the present building was erected, of stone, 40 by 50 
feet, and originally cost about $2,200. In 1861 it was enlarged and remod- 
elled, 25 feet being added to the length, the whole costing about $3,000. It 
has a seating capacity of about 400, and is valued, including grounds and 
other property, at about $5,000. The church is now without a pastor, and 
the present membership is 124. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Ox Bow was organized in 1S72, 
by Rev. Samuel Clark, the first pastor, with 12 members. The house of 
worship was formerly an old store, and was remodelled into a church in 1873. 
It is of stone, will comfortably seat 200 persons, and cost $4,100. Tlie pres- 
ent value of the church property, including buildings and grounds, is $6,000. 
The church now has 60 members, and Rev. W. Merrifield is pastor. 

The Rotnan Catholic Church. — The Roman Catholic form of worship was 
commenced in Antwerp in March, 1849, at which time that denomination 
purchased of Mr. Parish the brick church which he had built in 1816 for 
the use of the town. The building, which had cost nearly $i 0,000, was sold 
to them for $600. 

A Baptist Society was organized in Antwerp in 1824, and continued to 
worship here until 1865. Their house of worship was afterwards occupied 
by the Methodist Protestant Society of Antwerp. 



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WILLIAM MCALLASTER. 

William McAllaster was bom in Antrim, N. H., March 6, 1792. His 
father, Richard McAllaster, was an Irishman; his mother, Susan, Scotch. 
They were highly respected in the community, and until William was 13 
years of age in easy circumstances. Then misfortune came and swept away 
the results of years of industry and frugality. The times were hard and the 
exigencies of the case demanded vigorous action on the part of Richard, and 
one of the measures he took to relieve himself and family from the pressure 
of want was to bind William under the apprentice laws, then existing in that 
state, to a neighboring farmer for a term of years. At the age of 18, finding 
himself at liberty and on the world, with only a small amount of money in 
his pocket, William packed his scanty wardrobe in a bundle, and taking it 
upon his back set out upon a long march through the wilderness, hardly 
knowing whither he was going, but carrying in his breast a stout heart and 
in his vigorous frame the health and strength requisite to a successful encoun- 
ter with fate however obstinate she might prove. Of the length of time con- 
sumed or the hardships and privations endured upon this journey we can say 
nothing ; but we know that upon reaching Antwerp he found little or nothing to 
do, and so continued his journey to Ogdensburg. Here he obtained employ- 
ment of Mr. Ford, the builder of the State road, one season. Returning to 
New Hampshire he came again to Antwerp, bringing with him his parents and 
one brother and five sisters. The journey was performed with a yoke of cattle 
and a two-wheeled cart. On arriving at Antwerp village Richard immediately 
set about the erection of a house on a site now within the limits of Hoyt street, 
just in the rear of the new Congregational Church. Richard and Susan died 
in 1813, their graves being among the first dug in the old burying-ground on 
the hill. In the meantime William was laboring hard at small wages on the 
turnpike, which was then being built from Antwerp village to the Ox Bow, 
Subsequently he was elected constable and collector. As collector he com- 
pelled Parish to pay his taxes in Antvrerp instead of Albany, somewhat against 
the gentleman's inclination, but William's energy and promptness in the mat- 
ter pleased the wealthy land-owner and he subsequently made the young man 
his agent. In 1828 he married Nancy Stowell, a lady who came to Antwerp 
in 1809 from New Hampshire, and who was born January 6, 1804. Of this 
marriage were born four children, WiUiam P., George D., Oliver R., and 
Major. Of these only George D. is now living. Major died while young, 
and William P. and Oliver while engaged in the service of the United States 
in the war of 1861-65. The Grand Army Post at Antwerp bears the name of 
Oliver. Hon. George D. McAllaster has served one term in the legislature,, 
and has been several times supervisor of his town. 

WiUiam McAllaster continued as Parish's agent until his land was all sold' 
and he ceased to do business in the town. For many years he managed the 
whole of that gentleman's business in this section with satisfaction to his em- 




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ployer. In 1828 he purchased 550 acres of Parish, and this he kept until 
his death. He was elected to the Assembly in 1840, and for one year was 
supervisor of his town. During the latter part of his life he dealt in real 
estate and personal property. He died May 5, 1870. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

John E. Stcrliiig, son of Daniel, was born in Connecticut, May 20, 1802, and when five 
years of age came witli his parents to Antwerp and located at Sterling Corners, corner of roads 
31 and 41. The land npon which Daniel Steiiing settled has ever since been owned by some 
member of the family. John R. Sterling married Roxana S., daughter of Ezra Church, Janu- 
ary 27, 1828, and they had children as follows: Howard, Bradford, James L., Jennie S., Ella 
T , and Julia A. Bradfoid Sterling is a farmer, owns the old homestead, and is as happy 
as a bachelor can be. Frances E. died at the age of nine years. Mr. Sterling died May 2, 
1867. His wife survives at the age of 79 years and resides with her son Bradford. Jennie S. 
and Ella T. also reside on the homestead. This family are descendants of Governor Bradford 
of colonial fame. 

Watson T. Seaver was born in Moretown, Vt., in 1802, and in 1818 came with his parents 
to Antwerp. December 26, 1822, he married Almira, daughter of Thomas Wait, formerly of 
Waitsfield, Vt., and they have had seven children, four of whom survive, namely: Luana, 
Freeman W., John W., and Maria N. Luana married, lirst, Seott S. Clark, by whom she had 
a daughter, and second, John M. Eggleston, by whom she had a son, Richmond H. Almira 
Seaver, widow of Watson T., is living with her son John W., aged 83 years. Maria N. married 
Victor Kitts. Lovina A. Keith has lived with her grandmother, Mrs. W. T. Seaver, since she 
was foiir years of age. 

Oliver Webster, a native of Vermont, married Sally, daughter of Abel and Lovis Phelps, 
and aUout 1812 they came by wagon to the town of Pinclaiej', Lewis County. They were on 
the road 17 days, and it rained every day of their journey but two. A part of the way they 
followed the ai-my on its m irch to Sackets Harbor. Tliey remained in Lewis County live or 
six years, when they settled in Antwerp and took up 170 acres in the northern part of the 
town, and built a log house. Mr. Webster died hei-e in 1822, aged 43 years, leaving a widow 
and six children. Their daughter Polly died a few days after her father. Sally married Na- 
thaniel Redfield and resides in Lisbon, 111. Gardner occupied the homestead with his mother 
until a few years before his death. He married Miranda Wood, by whom he had eight chil- 
dren, five of whom re^ide in this town. He died in Ox Bow village. Eli married Ann Barstow 
and removed to Illinois. He is now living with his second wife in Eagle Grove, Iowa, and has 
three childien. Lois married Dan Forward, of Le Ray, and they had two children, Byron 
and Euiiitia. Lucy, born December 27. 1821, married Charles, son of Philemon and Lovina 
(Hunt) Wicks, who was born December 27, 1821. March 9, 1846, Mr. and Mrs. Wicks located 
on the old homestead where his grandfather, Benjamin, and father were the first settleis. He 
died in Champion village, August 4. 1865, leaving two daughters, viz.: Emma L. (Jlrs. Amos 
J. Colvin) and A<Ia D. (Mrs. W. V. Graves), both of Champion. For her second husband 
Mrs. Wicks married Nelson Brooks, April 22, 1869, who died January 18, 1875. His widow 
now lives in Champion village. Sally Webster, widow of Oliver, died June 1, 1871, aged 91 
years. 

Joseph and Isaac Hinsdale, brothers, came from England to America as early as 1724. 
Ira Hinsdale, a descendant of one of the brothers, and grandfather of Ira C, was born in 
Pompey, M. Y. George, son of Ira, and father of Tra C, was born in Antwerp, November 11, 
1819. He married Harriet A. Hamhn. of Ox Bow village, and they had three children, namely: 
Ira C, Florence L., and George J. Ira C. was born in Antwerp, Decembi r 26, 1844. When 
be was 13 years of age his father died, and his early life was occupied with w.uk upon the 
farm summers and attendance at the district scliool winters. September 4, 1862, he enlisted 
in the Union army and was discharged as second lieutenant at the close of the war. February 
15, 1870, he married Margaret F. Seymour, of Antwerp, and they have a con, Roy S. Mr. 
Hinsdale is a successful general merchant at Antwerp village. He was formerly located at 
Ox Bow. His sister Florence H. married Alexander B. Clark, of Ox Bow village. 
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Elliott Lynde, grandfather of Arthur L., was born October 28, 1772. Lincoln D., son of 
Elliott, was born in Antwerp, July 14. 1819. He married, first, in 1864, Lydia Marsh, of this 
town, and they had two sons and two daughters, namely: Alice, Ella E. and Eugene A. 
(twins), and Arthur L. For his second wife he married, in 1876, Esther T., widow of Thomas- 
Arlow. He died June 20, 1887. Arthur L. Lynde was born April 14, 1863. He received a 
liberal education and was a student in the agricultural department of Cornell University for 
two years and a half. April 13, 1885, he married Ardell E., eldest daughter of Abram G. 
Schemerhorn, of West Union, Iowa, and they have had two sons, Harold Adolphus and Harry 
E. D. The former was born June 14, 1887, and died September 30, 1888. Harry E. D. was 
born February 4, 1889. 

Benjamin Payne was born in Cranston, R. I., in 1791, and in 1800 his parents removed to 
Herkimer County. April 12, 1816, he married Patty Dickson, of Fairfield, N. Y., and soon 
after removed to Grouverneur, St. Lawrence County. They had seven children, namely: Eos- 
seel, Sally, Edwin, Angeline, Mary, Amy, and Jane. Rosseel Payne was born January 20, 
1817, and was educated in the common schools. December 28, 1843, he married Cynthia Gil- 
lett, of Antwerp, and they have had three children, namely: Charles E., who married Mon- 
telia Hunt, of Theresa; Addison L., who married Alice Henderson, of Gouverneur; and Byron 
E., who died April 15, 1886. 

Alonzo H. Taylor was born ijear Hartford, Conn., January 2, 1816, and came with his 
parents to this town, locating at Ox Bow, when four years old. In 1855 he married Maiy A. 
Laidlow, of this town, and they had five children, namely: Nancy B., Andrew S., David J., 
Elizabeth A., and Jane. David J. received a common school education and is now engaged iu 
farming. December 3, 1885, he married Lizzie M., daughter of George P. Coolidge, of Ant- 
werp, and they have two children, Mable E. and Florence M. 

James Whitmore was born in Connecticut, April 6, 1795, and when two years of age his 
parents removed to Windsor, Vt. He located in Antwerp when about 25 years of age. October 
22, 1829, he married Thankful Gates, of this town, and they had three children, namely: 
James D., Mercy A., and Thankful R. James D. Whitmore was born October 1, 1830. March. 
22, 1855, he married Helen M. Wait, a native of Vermont, then residing in AntweriJ, and they 
have had six children, four of whom survive, namely: Julia, Roque, Arthur J., and Hattie. 

Eoswell Gleason was born in Antwerp in 1831. He married, first, Berthena Lewis, of this 
town, and they had four children, of wiiom Wallace E. and Chai-les W. survive. His second 
wife. Sarah Fleming, of St. Lawrence County, bore him five children. Charles W. Gleason 
was born in Theiesa, April 5, 1863. November 9, 1887, he married Nettie, daughter of the 
late Marcus M. Gillett by his second wife, and they have a son, Claude, and reside on Park 
street, in Ox Bow village. 

Marcus M. Gillett was born in Halifax, Vt., in 1816, and in 1820 he removed with his 
parents to this town and located near the Ox Bow. He married, first, Eliza Colony, of Ox Bow 
village, by whom he had two children, Frank W. and Maria. His second wife, Ohve, a sister 
of his first wife, bore him one daughter, Nettie. Frank W. Gillett, the subject of this sketch, 
was born May 13. 1845. He attended the public schools until he attained the age of 17 years, 
when he enlisted and served in the civil war. January 20, 1868, he married Sarah E., young- 
est daughter of Samuel liidsdale, and they have three children, namely: William M., Sarah E., 
and Ida C. Mr. Gillett's father was a justice of the peace 28 years, His grandfather, Lucius, 
served in the War of 1812. 

Samuel B. Hopper was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Alonzo B., his son, was born 
in Watertown, August 13, 1822. He was married twice, first to Sally, daughter of Peter C. 
Miller, of Herkimer County, who bore him three children, namely: Edgar A., Eugene L., and 
Cornelia A. Eugene L. HojDper was born January 30, 1854. He was educated in the common 
schools and Ives Seminary. September 18, 1879, he married Letta. second daughter of Edward 
Westwood, of Wegatchie, and they have three children, — two sons'and a daughter, — namely: 
Perley A., Harley E., and Adell. 

Ansel Clark, Sr., was born in Rutland, Vt., January 13, 1800, and when quite young came 
with his father to Rutland, N. Y., where he married Ella Pierce, by whom he had seven sons, 
six of whom survive, namely: Ansel, Preserved, Clement, Lansing, Almtr, and VYilber. Ansel 
Clark, Jr., was born in Rutland, January 14, 1822, and when six weeks old came with his 
father to Antwerp. September 5, 1842, he married Hannah Otis, of Antwerp, and they have 



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had live children, two of -whom, Linda A. and Jerome, 2d, are living. The latter married 
Cora I., daughter of Amos Fuller, of Onondaga County, and they have two children, Lindoii 
Logan and Edith May. 

Nathan Lamb was born in Massachusetts, January 18, 1816, and when 12 years of age 
came with his parents to Antwerp. He was married three times, first to Patty Ann Cleghorn, 
of St. Lawrence County, by whom he had five cliildren, viz.: Jarvis C, Celia, Aveline, Lionel, 
and Gilbert. His second wife was Eliza, widow of Thomas Kattigan, and his third wife was 
Abigail Jones, of Gouverneur. Jarvis G. Lamb was born February 5, 1857, and was educated 
in the public schools. February 15, 1882, he married Mary Davis, of Fowler, St. Lawrence 
County, and they have a son, Morrison L.. and reside in this town near the village of Sprague- 
ville. 

Samuel Kidsdale, a native of Yorkshire, Eng., married Sarah Spirit, and in the spring of 
1833 they came to this country and located in Ogdensburg, N. Y. They had six children, 
namely: Mary A., George, James, William, Samuel, and Sarah E. William Kidsdale was born 
in Oswegatchie, N. Y., October 26, 1841. He attended the public schools until 15 years of age, 
and then learned the car]3enters' trade. October 26, 1871, he married Jane, eldest daughter of 
William Camedge, of Sterling Bush. N. Y., and they have five children, namely: Elizabeth J., 
William W., Mary A., Frances F., and George G. 

James Eidsdale was born in St. Lawrence County. He married Sarah J. Aminary, of 
Maitland, Canada, and they have had two children, Berdie A. and Bertha A., both of whom 
are deceased. George Eidsdale was also born in St. Lawrence County. He married Angeline 
Corbett, of Antwerp, and they have live children, namely: George, Jr., Charle.s, Albert, 
Cassius, and Anna. April 5, 1885, George, Jr., married Anna M. Gettenby, and thej' have a 
son, Clinton T. 

John Rogers came to Antwerp from Hebron, Washington County, in May, 1828, locating 
ixpon the farm now owned by his son, A. P. Eogers, where he resided until his death, October 
10. 1870, aged 77 years. He married Mary Eggleston, of Hebron, and their children were 
L. S., Mary J. (Mrs. Dr. E. G. Derby), Emily (Mrs. P. W. Davenport), D. J., and A. P. Mrs. 
Rogers died in 1853, aged 62 years. L. S. Rogers was born September 16, 1819. September 
29, 1846, he married Permelia M., daughter of Darius Burtch, of Antwerp, and they have had 
five children, viz.: Emogene P. (Mrs. E. P. Perley); Maryette T., who died in 1865; Allen L., 
of Pamelia; Wm. J., of this town; and George P., a druggist in Hermon, St. Lawrence County. 
After his marriage Mr. Rogers settled on the farm now occupied by his son William J. In 1876 
he removed to Antwerp village, where he now resides, and has served as assessor 12 years. 
In politics he aftiliates with the Republican party. William J. Rogers was educated in the 
common schools and Ives Seminary. September 4, 1883, he married Maud L., daughter of 
Hiram Mix, of St. Lawi-ence County, and they have had three children, two of whom survive, 
namely: Maud E. and Helen M. Blr. Rogers is a fa-rmer and resides in this town. 

Asa L. Eggleston was born in Champion, September 7, 1823, and at the age of three years 
removed with his parents to Antwerp. December 26, 1844, he married Grace, second daughter 
of John Robinson, of this town, and they had six children, two of whom. Albert E. and Eva 
G., survive. Asa L. Eggleston, Jr., served in the late war and died at Warrington Junction, 
Va. The family reside in this town near the Ox Bow. 

Ira Beaman was born in Westminster, Mass., June 27, 1800. May 17, 1831, he married Ke- 
ziah Coburn, of Hollis, N. H., and in 1832 came to Antwerp. They had three sons and one 
daughter, namely : Francis, Joseph M., Ezra S., and Mary E. Ezra S. Beaman was born Feb- 
ruary 23, 1845. He received an academic education and is a graduate of the Poughkeepsie 
Commercial College. He married, first, December 30, 1867, Maggie Farley, of Wilna, who 
died January 1, 1875. February 23, 1886, he married Elizabeth A., widow of Oliver Mack, 
who had a son, Luther A., by her first husband. 

William Wilson, a native Yorkshire, Eng., came to America about 1831 or '32, and settled 
in the town of Antwerp, at the locality known as Scott settlement, where he built a log house, 
into which he moved with his wife and nine children. He engaged in farming, subsequently- 
removing to Morristown, N. Y., and later to Michigan, where he died. Grace, daughter of 
William, married George W. Smith, of Rossie, St. Lawrence County, where they resided for a 
number of years, finally locating in Antwerp, where Mr. Smith died in 1879. Mrs. Smith re- 
sides with her sou Duaue in Theresa. A daughter, Mary, lives in Watertown. 



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Samuel H. Harris was born in Exeter, N. H., March 2, 1839, and in 1856 located in North- 
ern New York. He was educated in the common schools, and August 9, 1862, enlisted in the 
Union army. He married, first, in October, 1866, Sylvia M. Benson, of Alexandri:i, and they 
had two children. May L. and Jay S. She died in February, 1871, and May 29, 1873, he mar- 
ried Jennie Webster, of Antwerp. He is a farmer. 

James Scott was born in Roxburghsliire, Scotland, about 1800. He married Helen, daugh- 
ter of Henry Johnson, also of Roxburghshire, and in 1833 they emigrated to the United States 
and located in Antwerp. They had four sons and four daughters, namely: John, Henry, Rob- 
ert, Helen, Jeanett, William, Jane, and Betsey. Henry Scott, the subject of this sketch, 
attended the common schools until he attained the age of 19 years. November 19, 1863, he mar- 
ried Hannah, eldest daughter of Dr. Rowland Briggs, of Antwerp, by whom he has had one 
son and two daughters. The daughters, Ivia A. and Helen Olivia, survive. 

Richard Hochiug was born in Cornwall, England. December 4, 1848, he married Mary, 
daughter of Samuel Tuckfield. and in 1867 they emigrated to the United States. They have 
two children, Richard and Mary Ann. Richard, Jr., married Catherine Goldsworthy, of Corn- 
wall, England, and they now reside in Park City, Utah. Mary Ann married Charles Pregema, 
also of Cornwall. 

Joseph P. Lawton was born in Antwerp, May 22, 1833. He received a liberal education 
and taught school several years. October 29, 1856, he married Jane, eldest daughter of James 
Wilson, of Philadelphia, and they have had 11 children. Jay P. Lawton, the eldest son of Jo- 
seph P., was born in the town of Philadelphia, October 17, 1860, and attended the common 
schools until he was 16 years old. June 4, 1882, he married Sarah E., second daughter of Sim- 
eon P. Chapman, of Theresa, and they have two children. Add. E., and Perley W. F. 

Augustus Fairbanks was born in Maine in 1803. Ezra, his only surviving son was born 
in Deerfleld, N. Y., where he attended the common schools until he attained the age of 16 
years. January 1, 1857, he married Emily M. Bacon, of Antwerp, and they have had four 
children. — three sons and a daughter,— of whom the sons survive, namely: Silas A., Arthur 
B., and Earl. Arthur B. Fairbanks married Minnie, daughter of John P. Cranktr, of Ox Bow 
village, where he now resides. His father also resides here. 

John Johnson, born in Moffatt. Dumfrieshire, Scotland, was twice marrif d. His first wife, 
Joanna Tate, resided near Edinburgh, Scotland, where Mr. Johnson located after his marriage, 
and they had four children, three of whom survive, namely: Ann, Edward, and William. Mr. 
Johnson came to this country in 1834 and located in Antwerp. He married, second, Janett 
(Johnson) Tate, and they had one daughter, Mary E. Edward Johnson was born in Scotland 
and was seven years of age when his father removed to this country. March 13, 1851, he 
married Betsey Johnson, also a native of Scotland, and they have had nine children, namely: 
Nettie, Joanna, Nellie, John, and Eddie, who are dead, and James W., Charles C, Julia A., 
and Clark E., who survive. The family occupy the old homestead on road 50, where they have 
resided 34 years. 

Reuben Kelsey was born in Saybrook, Conn.. September 7, 1787. About 1813 he married 
Bebecca Bushnall, also of Saybrook, and they had 12 children, 11 of whom attained maturity, 
namely: Azubah, Daniel B., Frederick VV., Louisa E., Samuel S., Merritt, Rhoda M., Alida A., 
Sally, Harriet A., and Charles. They located in Faiitield, N. Y., about 1814. Merritt, the 
fourth son, was born in Fairfield, April 4, 1823, and in 1835 came to Antwerp, where he married 
March 12, 1856, Mary Weston, by whom he has had four children, two of whom, Delancy M. 
and Jeremy W., survive. 

Levi Chase was born in Portland, Maine, February 22, 1808, and when 14 years of age 
came to this county. In 1838 he married Harriet Shurtleff, of Le Ray, and they had three 
sons and two daughters. Clinton A., the subject of this sketch, is an adopted son, and was 
born March 26, 1863. He received a common school educaticm and is now engaged in farm- 
ing. November 15, 1888, he married May M., only daughter of John G. Miller, of Theresa, 
and now resides in Antwerp. 

George H. Wood was born in Lansdown, County Leeds, Canada, March 12, 1861, and came 
to the United States in 1885. December 15, 1886, he married Lellah S., daughter of Elijah 
and Sophronia Graves, of Antwerp, and they have a son, who was born November 6, 1888. Mr. 
Wood IB a farmer. 

Clark Willard was born in the town of Rutland, December 25, 1809, and was educated in the 



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common schools. October 30, 1838, he married MaryD. Ellis, and soon after located iu Ant- 
werp. They had four children, namely: Lois A., Charles E., Elbert C, and Henry E. Elbert 
C. Willard was born in Antwerp, October 11, 1843. He received a good education, and is now 
engaged in farming and breeding horses. March 11, 1865, he married Anna, daughter of 
George Cornwell, ajid they have two sons and two daughters, namely: Charks H., Minnie A.. 
John C. and Eleanor E. September 25, 1872, Henry E. Willard married Eleanor, fourth daugh- 
ter of George Cornwell. 

Daniel R. Hall was born in Antwerp in 184(5. In 1865 he married Mrs. Miles, of Le Ray, and 
they have three children, George W., Clara L., and Erwin G. The latter was born October 15, 
1866. February 3, 1886, he married Rose V., daughter of Joseph L. Frost, of Philadelphia, 
and they have a son, Egbert K. 

Samuel Markwick, born in Sussex, England, in 1809, married Mary Shadwell, also of Sussex, 
March 25, 1827, and in 183G they came to this country and located in Rossie, St. Lawrence 
County. They have had nine children, eight of whom survive, viz. : Stephen, Matilda, John, 
■WiUiam, Benjamin, Mary, Sarah J., and Henry. October 23, 1879, Sarah J. married Darius 
J. H. Lee. Mis. Markwick died May 15, 1882. Mr. Markwick has resided in Antwerp since 1838. 

Robert Dickson came to this country from Scotland in 1835. He married Ann Wilson, of 
Roxboroughshire, Scotland, and they have two sons and two daughters, namely: Alexander W., 
Nellie, Jennett, and John S. The latter was educated in the public schools and Ives Seminary. 
He married Sophia Lewis, of Wilna, and they have three children, viz.: Sylveuus R., Ora F., 
and Walter E.. Mrs. Dickson's maternal ancestors were French. Mr. Dickson resides on 
road 68. 

Allen Woodward was born in Buckland, Mass., December 4, 1798, and early in life came to 
this town and located near Spragueville. He married, first, Olive Ellis, who bore him a daugh- 
ter, Olive. His second wife, Susan Blodgett, of Antwerp, bore him six sons and two daughters. 
James S. Woodward, sou of Allen, was born in Spragueville, July 15, 1839. He was reared 
upon a farm and attended the common schools until he was 17 years old. In 1861 he enlisted 
and served in the Union army. He married Tinnie L., second daughter of Silas Bacon, and 
they have two children, Anna E. and Claud S. 

Hartwell H. Bent was born in the town of Philadelphia, May 9, 1837, and when four years of 
age removed with his parents to Denmark, Lewis County. When 15 years of age he located 
in Antwerp. Mr. Bent was a prominent citizen and served as supervisor several terms. He 
was prominently identified with the manufacture of cheese in this town, and owned several 
factories. July 12, 1852, he married Fanny, youngest daughter of Henry C. Baldwin, of Ant- 
werp, formerly of Vermont, and they had two sons, viz.: Roy H. and Winn C. Roy H. is a 
cheesemaker, and resides on Main street in the village of Antwerp. Winn C. is attending 
school. Hartwell H. Bent's widow resides on Main street. 

Rufus L. Maxon was born in Hounsfield about 1829, where he married Azelia Warren, who 
bore him five children, three of whom survive, namely: Frank E., Minnie L., and Bennie M. 
Frank E. Maxon was born in Hounsfield, January 20, 1863. He received a common school edu- 
cation with two years at Potsdam Normal School. In March, 1887, he married Anna M., daugh- 
ter of John Graham, of Sackets Harbor, and is now station agent for the R., W. & O. Rail- 
road at Antwerp. 

James Hunt was born in Salisbury, Herkimer County, June 16, 1802, and when 14 years of 
age came to Jeft'erson County with his father. He was reared upon a farm and attended the 
common schools. He married, first, Asa Congdin, and they had three children, two of whom, 
Emeline and Charles, survive. He married, second, Phama C. Blair, of Chenango Coiinty, by 
whom he had two children, namely: Helen A. and James, Jr. The latter was bom March 28, 
1832. Charles Hunt was born in the town of Antwerp, February 1, 1855. He married Clarissa, 
youngest daughter of Solomon Pool, of Theresa, and they have five children, namel}': James C, 
Elbert C, Jennie Z., Burton T., and Harvey, Mr. Hunt served in the late war. 

John Broad came to this town from Washington County about 30 years ago. He had two 
sons and one daughter, viz.: John, William, and Mary. Mary Broad was born in Washington 
County, November 11, 1852, and came to Jeflerson County with her father. She is now keeping 
house for her brother William, on road 57. 

John SncU, a native of Lowville, N. Y., married Blary Pomeroy, of Denmark, and their sons 
were John D. and Charles C. John D. Siiell was born in the town of Antwerp, December 4, 



278 TOWN OF ANTWERP. 

1839. He was reared upon a farm and attended the common schools until he attained the age 
of 18 years. December 31, 1862, he married Amelia Shampine, of La Fargeville, and they 
have four children, namely: Frederick D., Jennie M., Ora D., and John C. Mr. Snell served 
in the Union army until the close of the late war. Charles C. Snell married Leonora Ormsby, 
of Sarauac, N. Y., and they have five children, namely: Geneva M., Edna L., Carrol J., Mary 
J., and Georgianna. 

Jacob W. Cole was born in Otsego County, September 17, 1809. September 11, 1833, he 
married Catherine McFee, of Cherry Valley, and they had four sons and four daughters, namely: 
Elizabeth, Ezra, Margaret, David, Jacob S., Judson, Catherine, and Frances. Jacob S. Cole was 
born in this county, where he attended the common schools until he attained the age of 15 years. 
He married, in 1875, Ellen F., daughter of Peter A. Nellis, of Otsego County, and they have a son, 
Fred S. In 1862 Mr. Cole enlisted in the Union army and served to the close of the war. His 
great-grandfather, Henry Lj'on (or Lines), was a Revolutionary soldier. Andrew McFee, 
father of Mrs. Jacob W. Cole, was captured by the Indians and taken to Canada, was adopted 
by a chief of the tribe and remained two years. 

Eli Stewart, born in Massachusetts, came to Herkimer County as early as 1812. He served 
in the War of 1812 and was in the battle of Sackets Harbor. He married Elsie Fanning and 
they had seven children, three of whom died in infancy, and a son, Gilbert, was killed in the 
ate Rebellion. William, Lucinda, and James survive. The latter was educated in the com- 
mon schools and is a farmer by occupation. March 27, 1856, he married Fanny, eldest daughter 
of Frederick Stype, of Antwerp, and they have had three children, namely: Joseph Lester, 
who died at the age of two years, Frederick Eli and Elsie Elizabeth, who survive. Mr. and 
Mrs. Stewart adopted a son from the Watertown Orphan Home, whose name was Adelbert 
Budlong. 

Hiram Nichols was born in Verona, N. Y., August 15,'1816. January 25, 1843, he married 
Phebe E. Duell. of Palermo, by whom he had six children, threu of whom survive, namely: 
Charles E., Emma J., and George W. Mr. Nichols served in the Union army during the late 
war. He died February 3, 1884. His widow resides in Antwerp. 

Peter Kitts, a native of Herkimer County, located in Lowville, Lewis Coi;nty, in 1839. 
He married, first, a Miss Barnes, of Lowville, by whom he had one son and three daughters, 
namely: Catharine, Polly Ann, Aaron, and Alice. He married, second, Susan Ward, bv whom 
he has had seven children, four of whom survive, namely: Harriet, Sarah, Fanny, and Benja- 
min F. The latter was born in Lowville. October 16, 1860, he married Lucinda Van Hussen, 
of Champion, and they have four children, namely: George Eugene, Hattie A., Merton W,, 
and Earl M. 

David Graham came with his father from England when he was eight years of age. He lo- 
cated in the town of Wilna. In 1836 he married Mary Rice, of Champion, and they had six 
children. John W., son of David, was born in Wilna. June 19, 1852. and attended the common 
schools of that town until he was 14 years of age. Jamiary 1, 1878, he married Nellie, eldest 
daughter of Robert Dickson, of Antwerp, and they have two children, Thomas H. and Ethel B. 
Peter Worney was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, August 1, 1830. In 1857 he emigrated 
to the United States, and located in New Bremen, N. Y., subsequently removing to Antwerp. 
Mr. Worney has been married three times. His first wife was Catherine Snyder, of New 
Bremen. His second wife, Armena Bacon, of Antwerp, bore him two children, both of whom 
are deceased. By his third wife, Mis. H. Porter, of Sterlingville, he has a daughter, Lucy M. 
Mr. Worney served in the Union array in the late war. 

Ira Wiser was born in Deerfield, Oneida County, September 15, 1808, and when 15 years of 
age removed to Frankfort. March 30, 1832, he married Rebecca, fourth daughter of Christo- 
pher Joslin, of Frankfort, Herkimer County. Mr. Wiser died January 7, 1884. Mrs. Wiser 
survives, and resides in the village of Antwerp. 

Richmond Howland was born in the town of Rutland, September 10, 1803. In 1847 he mar- 
ried Harriet M. Eggleston, of Hebron, N. Y., and they now reside in the village of Antwerp, 
on W^ashington street. Alice Gordon, who resides with Mr. and Mrs. Howland. was born in 
Jackson, Mich. 

John Martin came from Ireland and located in Wilna, near Carthage. His wife, Helen Car- 
roll, bore him seven children — three sons and four daughters. James F., son of John, was 
born in Wilna, January 6, 1859. He married Helen Savage, of Rossie, N. Y., and they have 



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five sons and four daugliters, namely: Minnie E., Helen C, Susan J., James F., Jr., John S., 
Albert, Annie, Charles, and Emmit. Mr. Martin has been in the employ of A. & E. Copley for 
18 years. 

Ezra Hicks was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1814, and when a youth came with his 
father to Jefferson County. He married, first, Clarissa Parks, of Evans Mills, who bore him 
five children, and second, Mrs. Canfleld, widow of Warner. He has been chiefly engaged in the 
manufacture of lumber. William Hicks was the second child born to Ezra by his first mar- 
riage. He was educated in the common schools, and when 26 years of age married Hester 
Goodenough, of Wilna, June 12, 1866, and they have five children, viz.: Clarissa M., Clarence 
E., Dennis F., Lucy A., and Fred W. Both Ezra and William Hicks served in the late war. 
William was wounded in the battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862. 

Marcus B. Cheeseman was born in Theresa in 1837. He married Ann Farrell, of Kedwood, 
and they had five children. William E. Cheeseman, son of Marcus B., was born in Theresa, 
September 19, 1861, and attended the public schools until he was 18 years of age. September 
29, 1883, he married Helen R. McDaniel, of Le Ray, and they have a son, Harrison M., and re- 
side in the village of Antwerp. 

Samuel Burtis was born July 4, 1800. He married Polly Oliver, of Orleans, and they had 
four sons and five daughters. William Burtis, son of Samuel, was born in Pamelia, November 
17, 1825, and attended the public schools of that town until he attained the age of 13 years. 
He married, first, Julia Murphy, of Philadelphia, N. Y., by whom he had a son, James E. Mrs. 
Burtis died in May, 1851. In 1857 he married Harriet L. Allen, of Antwerp, by whom he has 
two sons and a daughter, namely: Carrie A., William S., and Charles T. 

Samiiel Martin was born November 25, 1817. He married Mary, daughter of Calvin Rider, 
of Antwerp, and thej' had two children, Helen M. and Henry C. The latter was educated in 
the common schools. November 25, 1869, he married Amanda L., daughter of Daniel Cotton, 
of Edwards, N. Y., and they have four children, namely : Helen E., Willie H., Albert K., and 
Georgia M. He resides in this town on road 68. 

Timothy Bacon, a native of Princetown, N. Y., married Lucy Morton, of Hatfield, N. Y., 
and they had 10 children, of whom Morton T., when 21 years of age, married Lovina Wooley, 
of Le Ray, and they have had nine children, eight of whom survive, namely: Eliza, William, 
Rasselus, 2d, Harley M., Millard, Viola, Leona, and Jessie. Susan, the eldest, died at the age 
of 19 years. Rasselus married Cora Hall, of Philadelphia, this count.y, October 9, 1881, and 
they have a daughter, Bernice, and reside in the town of Wilua. Morton T. Bacon served in 
the late war, and now resides on Washington street, in the village of Antwerp. 

Alexander Hall was born in the Mohawk valley in 1810, and when young removed with his 
parents to Lewis County. In 1835 he married Jane Murphy, of Lowville, by whom he had 
nine children, seven of whom survive, namely: Elisha B., Stephen L., Lewis F., Walton E., 
Mary E.. Florine A., and Theodocia. Stephen L. was born in Lowville, June 30, 1839. April 
26, 1864, he married Louise Kappler, of BiitTalo, and they have six children, namely: Walton 
L., Jennie, George H., Alfred S., Kattie L., and Charles A. 

William Hall was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1815, and when 19 years of age came with 
his parents to the United States and located in the town of Antwerp. December 27, 1858, he 
married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Dickson, of this town. Their son Frederick D. is a 
farmer on road 68. 

John Moak, Sr., grandfather of Di-. Sheldon R., was born in New Scotland, N. Y. John, 
Jr., was also born in New Scotland, in April, 1800, and was educated in the common schools. 
In 1823 he married Nancy Davison, of Minden, N. Y., and they had four children, namely: 
Sheldon R., Charlotte, Jesse D., and Warren H. Sheldon R. Moak was born in Danube, N. Y., 
and received an academic education. He also graduated from the Castleton (Vt.) Medi- 
cal College. September 1, 1852, he married Martha Jane, second daughter of Isaac and 
Belinda Thompson, of Theresa, and they have had three children, all of whom are deceased, 
namely: Frank W., Miriam E., and Edith M. Their adopted daughter, Mattie, died July 4, 
1884. Dr. and Mrs. Moak reside in the village of Ox Bow, in this town. 

Joel Peeler was born in Palestine, N. Y., in 1785, and in 1801 became one of the pioneers 
of Jefferson County. He married Olive Wood, of Broome County, and they had seven 
children, two of whom, Alonzo D. and Syhnis, survive. Sylvus Peeler was born August 25. 
1821, and is a farmer by occupation. In 1844 he married Margaret, daughter of Christopher 



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Closs. of Pamelia, and they have had 14 children. 10 of whom surviye, namely: Mary D., Isaae 
D., Alma J., Frank H., Helen C, Annis I., Hiram E., George S., William, and Lydia. Mr. 
and Mrs. Peeler reside in this town on road 32. 

Eichard Bellinger was born in Little Falls, N. Y., in 1795. He married Elizabeth Sharp, 
a native of that town, and they had 10 children, six of whom are living, namely: John R., 
Lucinda A., Peter J., Eichard A., William, and James. Peter J. Bellinger was born in Ogdeus- 
burg, N. Y., September 20, 1832, and soon afterwards located with his parents in Morristown. 
Decembei- 14, 1854, he married Jennett, eldest daughter of Peter and Eliza (Davis) McLarren, 
of Morristown. They have an adopted son, Lewis, and reside in this town on road 41. 

James Dickson was born in Eoxbnrghshire. Scotland. August 22, 1809. In 1831 he located 
in Brockville, Canada, where he worked at the carpenters' trade for a short time, when he 
removed to Eossie, St. Lawrence County. March 5, 1836, he married Betsey Laidlow, of St. 
Lawrence County, and they had seven children, namely: Euphamia M., John, 2d, Alexander 
L., Eiibert, 2d, James C, Jennie, and Betsey Helena. Eobert, 2d, is a farmer by occupation^ 
November 6, 1867, he married Adelia E., daughter of James C. Lynde, and they have three 
children. James E., Anna E., and Milton L. John Dickson, 2d, is also a farmer, and is located 
on road 32, in this town. March 4, 1879, he married Lucy A., third daughter of George 
Ormistou, of Ox Bow village, and they have two children, John C. and Helen E. 

William Eentler married Hannah Spirit, in Yorkshire, Eng., and in 1833 came to this 
country. He arrived at Ogdensburg with a sick wife, four small children, and one English 
sovereign. They had born to them 14 children, 12 of whom are living, namely: Eobert, George, 
Mary. James, Eichard, Betsey, Wilham I., Jonathan, Joseph, Charles, Maria, and Jane, 
Eobert Eender came with his parents to this country when he was four years old. He rtceived 
a good ^ducation and taught school seven terms. December 31, 1859, he married Annice C, 
only daughter of Tomkins Jenne, and they have had four children, of whom one died in 
infancy. William T. died at the age of 21 years, and George H. and Mary E. survive. George 
H. is engaged in farming with his father, and Mary E. is teaching school and also music and 
painting. 

Setli Sprague was born in Washington County, N. Y., November 26, 1807. He marriedl 
Cynthia Bowen, of that county, and they had nine children, namely: Aurilla, Daniel W.,. 
Cordelia, Chester, Samuel B., Leonora J., Mary J., Phebe L., and Charles D. Daniel W. 
Sprague was born in Pitcairn, N. Y., June 27, 1839. He received a liberal education, is a gen- 
eral merchant, and has served his townsmen as supervisor and justice of the peace. He has 
been married three times. January 1, 1854, he married Mary Clark, of St. Lawrence County, 
who died February 17, 1865. August 4, 1868, he married Maria Chapiu, of Eusseh, N. Y., wha 
died August 4, 1872, October 17, 1873, he married Sarah E. Peneman, of Watertown, and 
they have two sons, Charles S. and Fred A. 

Joseph Scurrah was born in Yorksliire, Eng., in 1797, where he married Hannah Ogden,. 
and they had 12 children, eight of whom survive, namely: Charles, Joseph, Thomas, 
George, Fred W., Hannah, Mary, and Fannie. Thomas Scurrah came to the United States 
with his parents when two years of age, and first located in the city of Eochester. June 17, 
1868, he married Mary S., eldest daughter of Hugh Ormistou, and they have had eight 
children, six of whom survive, namely: Frank H., Gertrude A., Joseph T., Fred O., Charles 
C, and Florence M. Mr. Scurrah resides with his family in the village of Ox Bow. 

Levi Baldwin was born in Goshen, Conn., March 10, 1819. His father, Silas, died in 1824. 
Levi has been twice married. His first wife was Eliza Pooler, of Goshen, Conn., whom he 
married February 27, 1847. They had two children, both of whom are dead. In 1863 he mar- 
ried Frances A., second daughter of E. C. Church, of Antwerp, and they have had six chil- 
dren, five of whom survive, namely: John L., William C, Lyman H., Orvis C, and Francis E. 
Mr. Baldwin is a Ciittle dealer and farmer. His sou William C. is also a farmer, and resides in 
this town on road 6. Mrs. Baldwin's father, E. C. Church, formerly resided in Berkshire 
County, Mass. Her brother is a county official, and resides in Canandaigua, Ontario County. 
Sterhng and Elijah Graves, brothers, of Enghsh descent, at an early day located in Con- 
necticut. About 1825 Elijah settled in Eutland, this county, where he married, in 1825, Sarah 
Wicks, who bore him five children, three of whom, Joseph F., Julia E., and Elijah B., survive. 
He married, second, Marinda Clark, of Eutland, and they had four children. Mr. Graves died 
in 1884. Joseph F. Graves was born in Pamelia, July 26, 1827. In 1851 he married Lydia L.^ 



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second daughter of Thomas W. Bent, of Croghan, Lewis County, and they have live children, 
namely: George D., Erwin R., Adelaide A., Fred E., and Ernest C. Adelaide A. married Sam- 
uel G. Eggleston, of Antwerp, and they have had six cliildren, namely: Joseph F., Marcia L., 
Everett H., Fred S., Herbeit L.. and Bertha A. The latter died at the age of seven years. 
Erwin 11. married Lydia A., daughter of Sylvus Peeler, of Antwerp, and they have three chil- 
dren, Eftie F., Joseph F., and Eugene. Joseph F. Graves, first named in this sketcli, is the 
architect of his own fortune, and wishes to be known as a Jackson Democrat. 

George W. Cornwell was born in Brownville, September 11. 1805. In 1830 he married Polly, 
third daughter of James Shurtlcff, of Theresa, and was one of the pioneers of that town. 
They had five sons and five daughters, namely: Melvin E., Philinda, George, John F., Mary, 
James S., Isaac, Anna, Eleanor, and Sarah L. Isaac died in 1865, while serving in the navy 
during the late war. Mary married James Cassey, of Theresa, and died in 1886. John F. 
Cornwell was born in Theresa, February 22, 1837. He was educated in the common schools 
and an academy, and is now engaged in farming and horse breeding. In 1863 he married Lois 
A., only daughter of Clark Willard, and they have a daughter, Mary E., who married Fiank O. 
Eddy, of Theresa, by whom she has a daughter, Marion Ellis. 

Samuel Barr was born in Salem, Mass., March 1, 1791, and when 12 years of age came with 
his parents to Champion, in this county. He was reared upon a farm, and attended the com- 
mon schools until he attained the age of 15 years. In 1821 be married Polly Cleghorn, of 
Gouverneur. N Y., and four of their children are living, namely: Dexter M., Olivia, Diantha, 
and William Z. The latter was born in the town of Champion, July 31, 1827, and received an 
academic education. In 1851 he married Lydia C, second daughter of Dean Burt, formerly of 
Windsor, Vt., and they have four children, namely: Selecta J., Mary A., Benjamin F., and 
William Z., Jr. In 1888 William Z., Jr., married Nettie M., fourth daughter of Edward West- 
wood, of Antwerp, and they have a son, William Z., 3d, who was born March 16, 1889. 

John R. Rutherford was born in Northumberland, Eng., in 1800. About 1829 he married 
Agnes Scott, a native of Scotland, and about 1831 they emigrated to the United States. They 
had eight children,— seven sons and one daughter, — five of whom survive, namely: James S., 
Thomas T., George, Robert, and Margaret. Thomas T. Rutherford was born in Potsdam, 
N. Y., in 1835, and was educated in the common schools. In 1871 he married Emogene, only 
daughter of William Bishop, and they have a son, William J., and reside in this town on road 
12, where four generations of the family are living. 

John T. Hopper, son of Samuel, was born in Antwerp, February 27, 1841, and attended 
the common schools and an academy until he attained the age of 22 years. In 1866 he mar- 
ried Emeline, only daughter of William Whitfield, and they have had six children, two of 
whom survive, namely: Jeau Paul and Beatrice. Mr. Hopper resides in the village of Ant- 
werp, on Mechanic street. 

Elijah Houghton, Sr., father of William and grandfather of William A., was born in the 
town of Harvard, Mass., June 12, 1800, whence he removed with his parents to the town of 
Le Ray when eight years of age. He married Harriet Dopking, of Oneida County, and they 
had 10 children, of whom William, who resides with his father on the homestead, married 
Harriet C, daughter of Rodney Simmons, of Theresa, and they had eight children. William 
A., son of William, was born on the homestead November 12, 1863. He received a common 
school and academic education, and graduated from Eastman's Commercial College, at Pough- 
keepsie. He taught school several terms, and is now a book-keeper and clerk for Ira C. Hins- 
dale, of Antwerp village. In 1888 he married Alice, eldest daughter of Samuel E. Wicks, of 
this town, and they have a son, Charles W., who was born April 2, 1889. Mr. Houghton re- 
sides on Mechanic street, in Antwerp village. 

Giles Hogan was born in Cumberland County, N. J., in 1804. In 1824 he married Eliza- 
beth Remer, also of Cumberland County, and they had six sons, namely: Thomas P., Harmon, 
John F., David H., William R., and Abraham R. Thomas P. Hogan was born December 13, 
1823. March 10, 1850, he married Eveline L. Kinsman, and they have eight children, namely: 
Elizabeth, Josephine, Annice, Randolph, WiUiani H., George C, Theodore, and Hattie M. 
^Ii-. Hogan resides on Main street, in Antwerp village. 



282 TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



BR0Y7NVILLK 



BROWNVILLE was formed from Leyden, April i, 1802, and was named 
in honor of its founder and first settler, Jacob Brown, who afterwards 
became major-general in the United States army. The town origi- 
nally embraced all that portion north of Black River from a line running from 
the northwest corner of Champion, north 45 degrees east to the southwesterly 
bounds of the county of St. Lawrence. Le Ray was taken off in 1806; Lyme in 
1818; Pamelia in 1819; and Orleans and a part of Alexandria in 1821. It is 
situated on the north side of Black River and Black River Bay, which separate 
it from Hounsfield and Watertown, is bounded on the north by Clayton and 
Orleans, on the east by Pamelia, on the west by Lake Ontario, and on the 
northwest by Guffin's Bay (an arm of Chaumont Bay) and the town of Lyme. 
The present limits of the town include 33,994 acres. Railroad facilities are 
afforded by the R., VV. & O. Railroad, which passes through the town, with 
•stations at Brownville village and Limerick. 

The first town meeting was held at the house of Samuel and Jacob Brown, 
and adjourned to Brownville Hotel, March i, 1803, at which the following 
town officers were elected: Jacob Brown, supervisor ; Isaac Collins, clerk; 
John VV. Collins, Richard Smith, and Peter Pratt, assessors; J. W. Collins, 
Ozias Preston, Samuel Starr, commissioners of highways ; O. Preston, Rich- 
ardson Avery, Henry A. Delamater, Samuel Brown, Benjamin Brown, Will- 
iam Rogers, Abijah Putnam, fence viewers; S. Brown, S. Starr, overseers of 
the poor; S. Brown, Sanford Langworthy, Caleb J. Bates, Sylvanus Fish, 
H. A. Delamater, Frederick Sprague, George Waffle, Ethni Evans, pathmas- 
ters ; J. W. Collins, H. A. Delamater, and S. Brown, poundmasters. 

Prior to 1788 these lands were in the possession of the Oneida Indians of 
the Iroquois Confederacy. In September of that year the Oneidas, by treaty, 
conveyed, for a consideration, the greater part of their lands to the state. 
The United States confirmed this treaty November 11, 1794. In 1791 Alex- 
ander Macomb bargained for a large tract embracing this section, and in 
1792 employed William Constable to sell lands in Europe. April 12, 1793, 
Constable effected a sale of 210,000 acres of this land to Peter Chassanis, of 
Paris ; and Chassanis appointed Rodolph Tillier, of New York, to manage and 
sell this property. 

Macomb's tract No. 4 was surveyed in 1796 by C. C. Broadhead, assisted 
by Jonas Smith, Timothy Wheeler, Joshua Northrup, Elias Marvin, John 
Young, Isaac Le Fevre, Elijah Blake, Samuel Tupper, Eliakim Hammond, 
and Abraham B. Smede, each with a corps of assistants, and the whole hav- 



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ing a general camp or rendezvous at Pillar Point, at a place called Peck's 
Cove, near where the Chassanis line crosses the bay. 

When Chassanis first arranged for this tract of land it was proposed to 
divide it into lots of 50 acres each, giving title and possession of one lot to 
each purchaser, and reserving for each purchaser another lot of 50 acres, 
of which he was not to come into possession until a future period. Provision 
was also made for two cities, one of whicli was to be located between Brown- 
ville and Dexter ; 600 acres were set aside for that purpose, to be called the 
"city of Basle." 

The surface of Brownville is level or gently undulating. The soil is sandy 
or clayey loam. Sulphate of barytes is found on Pillar Point, and the vein 
has been worked to some extent for lithic paint. Upon the west bank of 
Perch River, a few rods below Limerick, is a cave extending 150 yards into 
the bank and 30 feet below the surface. Perch River enters the town in the 
northeast corner, and taking a southwesterly direction empties into Black River 
Bay. It is a dull, sluggish stream, and the lay of the land along its course 
is flat and in many places marshy. A dam was built at Limerick at an 
early day, but it was found to overflow the fiats above and render them un- 
healthful, when it was removed by order of the court, and afterwards built be- 
low. 

Brownville, in 1812, was about 24 miles north and south, and nearly the 
same in breadth. The village contained at that time about 20 houses, sev- 
eral stores, a school-house, a grain and a saw-mill, and a distillery. 

In 1820 the village contained about 60 dwellings, a stone church, school- 
house, two grist-mills, three saw-mills, one fulling-mill, one carding machine, 
a woolen factory, a cotton factory with 1,000 spindles, a rolling and slitting- 
mill, a trip-hammer and nail factory, and a number of stores ; and there were 
besides these in the town five grist-mills, seven saw-mills, one fulling-mill, 
two distilleries, and ^;^ asheries. There were 15 school districts. 

In 1880 Brownville had a population of 2,624. The town is located in the 
first school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 20 school districts, 
in which 24 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 632 
scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the year 
was 57,589. The total value of school buildings and sites was $16,600, 
while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $1,654,733. The whole 
amount raised for school purposes was $5,913.19, $3,194.39 of which was 
received by local tax. S. Whitford Maxson was school commissioner. 

Brownville vilfage, a station on the R., W. & O. Railroad, was incorpo- 
rated April 5, 1828. It is located on Black River, four miles from Watertown, 
has telephone, telegraph, and American Express offices, one hotel, several 
churches, three or four paper and pulp-mills, a foundry and machine shop, 
two blacksmith shops, shoe shops, harnessmaker, livery stable, a general 
store, two groceries, a dry goods store, and a population of about 600. Many 



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of the residences and other buildings are constructed of stone, which give 
the village an ancient appearance. 

Dexter is an incorporated village and postoffice, situated at the mouth of 
Black River, from which it derives a valuable water-power, and one and a half 
miles from the station on the R., W. & O. Railroad at Limerick. It has 
telegraph, telephone, and express offices, four churches, three pulp-mills, two 
paper-mills, a sash, door, and blind factory, two grist-mills, saw mill, wool- 
carding-mill, three general stores, drug store, several groceries, meat markets, 
restaurants, dressmakers, wheelwrights, blacksmiths, etc., and about 700 
inhabitants. The postoffice was established here in 1836, and the village 
was incorporated May 8, 1855, under general law, and amended by special 
act April 15, 1857, and January 28, 1865. It is one of the most enterpris- 
ing villages in the county, and will doubtless grow in importance. Steps 
have been taken towards erecting a large summer hotel here, which the 
healthful and desirable location of the village warrants. 

Limerick is a postoffice and station on the R , W. & O. Railroad, eight 
miles from Watertown. It is located on Perch River, has telephone, tele- 
graph, and American Express offices, a hoi el, store, a few shops, and about 
75 inhabitants. 

Perch River (p. o.) is a small hamlet on the river of the same name, and- 
is located in the northern part of the town. At an early day it was known 
as Mofifattville. It has telephone and express offices, a church, a few shops, 
and about a dozen dwellings. 

Pillar Point (p. o.) is located in the southern part of the town on Black 
River Bay, opposite Sackets Harbor. It owes its name to the appearance 
of certain rocks along the shore in this part of the town, which the action of 
the water has left standing, partly supported. A church, a few shops, and 
about two dozen dwellings are located here. 

Ontario Paper Co., G. W. Knowlton, president ; S. F. Bagg, vice-presi- 
dent ; E. B. Sterling, secretary and treasurer, manufactures news paper 
and wood pulp. Employment is furnished to 100 persons at this mill, which 
is one of the largest and best equipped paper mills in the state. It is situated 
on Black River, three and a half miles from Watertown, in the town of Brown- 
ville. The mill has an excellent water-power, and uses ten six-feet water- 
wheels and two 1,500-lb. and six i,ooo-lb. engines to furnish motive power.' 
The mill has in successful operation one 86-inch and one 96-inch paper machine, 
on which is manufactured 20 tons of news paper every 24 hours ; also eight pulp' 
and six wet machines, which turn out 16 tons of wood pulp in the same time. 

C. R. Remhigton &= Sou's paper and pulp-mill. — This mill is located on 
Black River, three miles below Watertown, in the town of Brownville, and 
gives employment to 75 men. Remington & Son have the whole of Black 
River for a water-power, with a good fall, which furnishes a good head. 
Eight six- foot wheels are used for a motive power, together with one Jordan 
and four' 700-lb. engines. The mill has one 86-inch Fourdrinier paper 



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■machine, which makes eight tons of news paper every 24 hours; also eight 
pulp and four wet machines, from which is manuiactured 15 tons of wood 
pulp every 24 hours. 

The Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Co. — The Ontario woolen-mills 
were built in 1838 at a cost of $150,000. In 1868 the mills were closed, and 
in 1887 were purchased by the Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Co., and 
•converted into a wood-pulp and paper-mill. The officers of the company 
are C. E. Campbell, president ; E. F. Bermingham, secretary and treasurer; 
James A Outterson, superinten lent. 

The Outterson Paper Company is located at Brownville village. J. T. Out- 
terson, president; C. E. Outterson, first vice-president; J. A. Outterson, 
second vice-president ; J. T. Waller, secretary and treasurer. 

The Frontenxc Paper Company is located in the village of Dexter. C. E. 
Cimpbell, president ; J. A. Oatterson, vice-president ; F. W. Spicer, secre- 
tary and treasurer; H. S. Rice, superintendent. 

The St. Laiurence Paper Company is located at Dexter with a capital stock 
of $60,000. The officers are Hon. Henry Binninger, of Dexter, president ; 
Charles M. Otis, of Watertown, vice-president ; Joseph Green, of Water- 
town, secretary and treasurer. 

The Dexter Jlouritic^-j/iill was built of wood in 1875. by Whitney & Fran- 
<;is, at a cost of $t 0,000, and was conducted by them for seven years, when 
it was purchased by Dodge & Osborn, who ran it two years. The present 
proprietors are Osborn & Cook. It has a turbine wheel, and is the only cus- 
tom fl )uring-mill in the town of Brownville. 

Binninger &^ Strainge's planing mill and sash and blind factory, located at 
Dexter village, was built by Henry Binninger, who is now one of the proprie- 
tors. 

Leonard, Gibnore &' Co's sash and blirid factory, located at Dexter, was 
built by Edgar Leonard in 1862. The machinery is run by water-power and 
a prosperous business is done. 

Reeves &> Taylor s cheese factory, located near Pillar Point, was built in 
1885, by James k. Reeves and Andrew Taylor. It has an annual capacity 
■of 50 tons of cheese. 

This town was first explored, with a view of settlement, by Jacob Brown,* 

* Jacob Brown was born in Pennsylvania in May, 1775, of Quaker parentage. He died 
in the city of Wasliineton, in February, 1828. He was first a sctiool teacher, then a land 
surveyor, and finally became a lawyer. While General Hamilton was acting chief com- 
mander of the army intended to fight the French in 1798, Brown was his secretary. He 
■settled upon lands he had purchased upon the Black River, and was the founder of Brown- 
ville. He became a county judge, a militia general, and was placed in command of the 
northern frontier of New York in 1S12. He performed eminent service during the war, 
and received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. He was made general-in-chief of 
the army in 1821. At his death his remains were buried in Congressional burying-ground. 
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afterwards a distinguished citizen, who, while teaching school in New York, 
had met with Rodolph TiUier, the general agent for the Chassanis lands, and 
was induced to purchase a large tract and become the agent for commenc- 
ing a settlement, at a time when the difficulties attending such an enterprise 
were very great. Having engaged in this business he repaired, in 1799, to 
the location of the French company, at the High Falls, and made several 
journeys to Utica, when, having completed his arrangements, and collected 
provisions at the Long Falls, he, in March, 1799, passed down the old French 
roadj in company of three or four hired men, and happening to reach the 
river at the mouth of Philomel Creek, he was charmed at the prospect of a 
water-power, apparently perennial, and at once decided upon stopping here. 
He commenced clearing land, having sent for his father's family, who started 
on the 2 2d of April, from Bucks County, Pa., and after stopping a few days 
at New York and Schenectady, and hiring at Utica an extra boat, at length 
arrived at the location on May 17, 1799, having been nearly three weeks on 
the road. George Brown, a relative, came on in the same company, with a 
part of his family, making, with the boatmen, a parly of nearly 20. The 
boatmen soon returned, leaving one boat that served the means of communi- 
cation with Kingston, whence they derived most of their provisions, the stock 
left at Long Falls having been sold. When this company had arrived the 
first had cleared a small piece and got up the body of a log house, 20 feet 
square, which occupied a site in the village. The same season a log house 
was erected, 25 by 30 feet, and two stories high. This was not completed 
for occupation, however,- till the spring of 180 1. In the fall of 1800 a saw- 
mill was built at the mouth of Philomel Creek, the millwrights being Noah 
Durrin and Ebenezer Hills, and late in the fall a grist-mill was built for Mr. 
Brown by Ethni Evans, afterwards the pioneer of Evans Mills. In 1799 a 
great number came in to look for lands, many of whom selected farms on 
Perch River, and between that place and Brownville. Among these were 
John W. Collins, Richardson Avery, Nathan Parish, Horace Mathers, and 
others. In the summer of 1800 a great number settled, and the clearmgs 
had extended from the bank of the river nearly half a mile. The first settlers 
on Perch River incurred an obligation to clear a certain amount of land and 
erect a cabin. 

About 1800 Jacob Brown brought to his new home a bride. Her maiden 
name was Pamelia Williams, daughter of Captain Judge Williams, of Williams- 
town, a lady who proved herself in every way worthy of her distinguished hus- 
band. During the same year Charles Welch and Otis Britton, from Remsen, 
settled here. They took a job of chopping out a road from a point on the 
river, at Brownville, to the ferry at Chaumont, a distance of 10 miles. They 
began their job in November, but before it was completed a heavy fall of 
snow came; their shoes were worn out. They could get no others, and were 
obliged to finish their work and travel to Herkimer County, a distance of 
more than 80 miles, in their bare feet. Before leaving, however, they assisted. 



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Samuel Britton, an uncle of Otis, to put up the body of a log house. By 
some mishap Otis had his leg broken, and was drawn on an ox sled to Floyd, 
Charles preceding the team with his axe to clear the road. The following 
fall Charles Welch married Eunice, daughter of Moses Cole, of Newport, 
and they settled in this town and commenced house-keeping in the little log 
cabin built by the Browns and used for a smoke-house. Nathan, twin 
brother of Charles, came in with him. and they took up a farm in the Parish 
neighborhood, where a son was born to Charles and Eunice, the first white 
child born in the new town north of Black River, and named Charles. 
Charles Welch afterwards settled on Prospect hill. 

The first bridge at Brcwnville was built by Oliver Bartholomew, at the 
mouth of Philomel Creek, in the summer of 1802, and the price, $1,000, 
was raised by subscription. This bridge was carried off by the great flood in 
the spring of 1806, and was rebuilt by Mr. Bartholomew and his sons in 1807, 
on the site of the present bridge. 

The first public house in Brown ville was built by Jeremiah Phelps, in 1805, 
on the site of the present stone hotel. The latter was built about 1820, by 
Henry Caswell and a Mr. Emerson, who soon afterward sold it to a company 
made up of William Lord, H. Lawrence, W. S. Ely, E. Kirby, I. Shields, 
and John E. Brown. In 1805 John Brown (afterwards Judge Brown) bought 
the lands on the south side of the river and built the mills there; and in 1806 
the first dam was thrown across the river at that place. In 1805 Samuel 
Starr built a log distillery down by the brook near his house, where'was made 
the first whisky in town. Nathaniel Peck married a daughter of Mr. Starr 
and was in company with him in the manufacture of whisky; he afterwards 
removed the distillery to what was known as the Nathaniel Peck farm. 

Alexander Moffatt, or "Conkey," as he was called, was the first settlsr in 
the vicinity of Limerick, about 1805. A Mr. Smith, Samuel Shelley, and 
Isaac Day were also early settlers here. Mr. Shelley once owned a mill at 
Limerick. 

Among the early settlers in the neighborhood of Pillar Point were Horatio 
Sprague, Eleazar Ball, Peter and Solomon Ingalls, Mr. Sherwin, Eliphalet Peck, 
Isaac Luther, Mr. Burlingame, Daniel Ackerman, Jere. Carpenter, Jesse 
Stone, George Rounds, James Douglass, Henry Adams, Samuel Reed, Mr. 
Fulsom, Luther Reed, and Henry Ward. Samuel Knap bought and cleared 
up 150 acres of land on the road to Limerick. Jere. Phelps, David Lyttle, 
and Solomon Stone located at Dexter, and later Mr. Willis and Jere. Wine- 
gar, and still later Kendall Hursley, Joshua Eaton, Jesse Babcock, Sylvanus 
Pool, John T.Wood, James A. Bell, Solomon Moyer, John P. Shelley, and 
others. 

After the erection of Jefferson County a strenuous effort was made by Mr. 
Brown and others to have the county buildings located here ; but a greater 
influence was brought to bear in favor of Watertown, and that village was se- 



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lected as the county seat, greatly to the disappointment of the settlers in 
Brown ville. 

In 1802 there were six frame and four log houses in the village of Brown- 
ville. In 1807 there were in the town 81 legal voters, with proper qualifications. 
The bounties on wolves ranged between $5 and $25 between 1806 and 1821. 
During the same years fox bounties were from 50 cents to $2.50. In 
1806 a bounty of $10, and in 1807 of $5, was offered for panthers. 

The navigation of the mouth of Black River, up as far as Br.^wnville, was a 
subject of much importance in the early days. It was thought that by mak- 
ing the river navigable to Brownville it would be made a port of entry for the 
commerce of the lakes, and a shipping port for the produce of the country. 
In 1810 the legislature passed an act to improve the navigation of the mouth 
of the river up to Brownville. With so good a harbor and port as w as af- 
forded by the bay at Sackets Harbor the project failed. June 5, 1810, the 
Black River Navigation Company was formed. The object of the company 
was the construction of locks at the rapids in the river at Fish Island (now 
Dexter). In 18 [5 wooden locks were built of capacity sufficient to allow 
the passage of Durham boats. About 1828, these wooden locks having de- 
cayed, they were replaced by stone ones. 

April 10, 1810, a post route was established from Utica, by Whitestown, 
Rome, Camden, Adams, and S ickets Harbor, to Brownville; and another 
from Harrisburg, by Champion, VVatertown, and Brownville, to Port Putnam; 
Aoril 30, 1816, from Brownville to Cape Vincent; June 15, 1832, from 
Wdtertown, by Brownville and La Fargeville, to Cornelia, at the mouth of 
the French Creek, thence by Depauville to Brownville. April 12, 1816, an 
act was passed allowing Mr. L-i Ray to extend the Cape Vincent turnpike 
road to Brownville village. By an act of April 21, 1831, this road was sur- 
rendered to the public. In 1817 a military road was projected to unite the 
two prominent stations of Plattsburgh and Sackets Harbor, which was com- 
menced, but only a portion completed. The wt stern extremity from Sack- 
ets Harbor passes through this town to Pamelia Four Corners. After being 
opened by the government it passed into the hands of the town. 

On the announcement of the declaration of war Brownville became the 
seat of much activity and excitement, from its being the headquarters of 
General Brown, who had the personal direction of military operations on this 
frontier during most of the first season. A hospital was established here, 
and troops were stationed in the village and vicinity at various times during 
that period. The greatest alarm prevailed throughout the country upon the 
arrival of the first tidings of war, but this soon wore away. 

The inhabitants living on Perch River on receiving the news were greatly 
alarmed, from their supposed exposure on the frontier, and some of the 
timid ones resolved to leave the country. To dissuade them from this it was 
proposed to build a block-house, which was forthwith done by voluntary 
labor, but when completed only served as a storehouse for the wheat of a 



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neighbor. The apprehensions soon subsided, however, and men resumed 
their customary pursuits, except when occasional drafts, or general alarms, 
called out the militia, or the emergencies of the service required the assem- 
bhng of teams for the transportation of the munitions of war. Prices of 
produce were, of course, extremely high, and from the large amount of gov- 
ernment money expended here the basis of many fortunes in the county 
were laid at that period. 

Samuel Brown, the father of Jacob Brown, resided in Bucks County, Pa., 
on the banks of the Delaware River. He was a man of wealth, and Jacob, 
with an older brother, was being educated at an academy in Trenton when 
his father, through unfortunate speculation, sustained financial reverses, and 
Jacob, at the age of i6, was obliged to leave school and become the teacher 
of his younger brothers and sisters. He afterwards taught a large school at 
Crosswicks, N. J., in the meantime preparing himself for his chosen profes- 
sion of land surveyor. He spent a year as surveyor in the Miami country,. 
Ohio, thus early developing those sterling qualities of energy and self-reliance 
that fitted him for pioneer life, as well as the arduous duties of his brilliant 
military career. 

The Brown family was now casting about to retrieve their fortunes, and 
Jacob, as well as his father, had strong proclivities towards a home in Ohio, 
and, with that in view, had entered into some negotiations for a tract of land 
now the site of the city of Cincinnati. These plans were not matured, and 
Jacob returned to New York in 1798 and took charge of a Quaker school; 
and while thus engaged formed the acquaintance of Tillier, the agent of 
Chassanis, and the prospect of coming into the Black River country was dis- 
cussed. Tillier accompanied him on a visit to his father's house, and a writ- 
ten agreement was entered into by which Tillier agreed to pay all the expense 
of a prospecting trip, whether he purchased or not. In February, 1799, hav- 
ing closed his school in New York, he proceeded to the French settlement 
at the High Falls, finding his way from Utica by marked trees. Here he 
remained to complete his plans, making several journeys to Utica, and return- 
ing with such supplies as would be needed in his projected trip. 

In March he launched his boat upon the swollen waters of Black River 
and floated down to Long Falls (Carthage), and thence, in company with two 
men by the name of Chambers and Samuel Ward, and a few hired men, he 
took the route of the " French road," so-called, which Tillier had caused to 
be opened at the expense of the French company from the High Falls on 
Black River to Great Bend, thence nearly direct to Clayton or French Creek. 
Traveling this road until they thought they had gone far enough, he struck 
off towards the river, which he reached at the Basin, one and a half m.iles be- 
low the present village of Brownville, Here he heard the sound of a waterfall 
and followed the river up till he came to a point where a creek,* swollen by 

* Philomel Creek, so named by Mr. Brown from hearing the song of a bird resembling 
the nightingale, or philomela, among the trees that skirted its banks. 
19* 



ago 



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the spring freshet, poured its torrent of waters into Black River. This creek 
did not then run in its present channel, but at a point near the present rail- 
road bridge it made an angle, and found a channel down through Scrabble 
Hollow into the river. A straight channel was afterwards cut through the 
rocks to the river, as at the present day. 

It was the intention of Jacob Brown to establish himself at the head of 
navigation, and believing this creek would afford water sufficient for mills 
and all manufacturing purposes, and the river below need but little im- 
provement to make it navigable for boats, he determined to locate here, and 
thus began the settlement of Brownvillc. 

He first set about clearing land, and built a log cabin. In the meantime 
he sent for his father's family, who arrived May 27, 1799, having found their 
way by the tedious navigation of the Mohawk, Oneida Lake, and Lake On- 
tario, pitching their tent at night on the shore and resuming their way by 
day. When the family arrived the log house had neither roof nor floor, door 
or window. It was built of pine logs, and a sail cloth taken from the boat 
and stretched across the upper timbers served as a roof. The openings for 
doors and windows were closed as well as possible by quilts and blankets. 
In this rude domicile, 20 feet square, were gathered the 20 persons, male and 
female, old and young, who composed this little colony. 

At this time there were not more than three families within 45 miles, and 
nothing like a settlement for 24 miles, all north of Black River being a dense 
wilderness. The Brown family at this time consisted of Samuel Brown and 
wife, Christopher, Jacob, John (afterwards Judge Brown), Joseph, Mary, Ben- 
jamin, Samuel, Hannah, VVdliam (who was drowned in Lake Erie while act- 
ing as aid to his brother, Major General Brown, during the War of 181 2), 
Abi, and Joseph. With them had come George Brown, a relative, with his 
two sons, Henry and Thomas, aged respectively 14 and eight years. These 
hardy pioneers endured hardships and overcame obstacles which would now 
be considered almost impossible even to those enured to the hardest kind of 
manual labor. Do we who are now enjoying the fruits of their toil ever stop 
to consider how fortunate we are that we were not men and women here 100 
years ago ? 

Thomas Y. How, from Trenton, N. J., a graduate of Princeton College, 
was one of the pioneers in this town, and brought with him his patrimony of 
$10,000. He loaned large sums to the Browns to aid them in carrying on 
their enterprises. He took up 100 acres of land on Perch River flats, 
which Jacob Brown engaged to clear for him. Mr. How was an agreeable 
companion and valuable acquisition to the colony, but as a business man he 
was not successful. 

Edmund Kirby,* son of Ephraim, was an officer in the Revolution, a 
member of the Order of Cincinnati, and afterwards judge of the Supreme 



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291 



*Court of Connecticut. He was born at Litchfield, Conn., April 18, 1794, 
and entered the arinv in 18 12, as lieutenant, and served during the war upon 
the Northern and Western frontiers. From 1815 to 1820 he was stationed at 
Detroit, and in the latter year he j )ined Mijor-Gen. Jacob Brown at B'^o^vn- 
'ville, as an aid decamp. From 1821 to 1823 he discharged the duties of 
adjutant-general at Washington, and in 1824 was appointed to the pay depart- 
ment, and again took post at Brownville. From 1832 to 1840 he was engaged 
in the Black Hawk Creek and Seminole vvars, in which he was actively em- 
ployed, as well in the fulfillment of his duty as the exercise of humanity to 
the sick and wounded, for whom he voluntarily encountered many dangers. 
During the Mexican war he was chief of the pay department, and disbursed 
many millions of dollars. A volunteer aid to General Taylor at the storming 
of Monterey, and in like capacity to General Scott at Vera Cruz, Cerro 
Gordo, Contreras, Cherubusco, Chepultepec, and the Mexican capital, he 
was ever distinguished for courage, bravery, and devotion to his country's 
•cause. He died at Avon Springs, N. Y., August 20, 1849, and was buried 
in Brownville cemetery with military honors, where a granite monument has 
been erected to his memory. Major Kirby married a daughter of General 
Brown, and subsequently purchased his family estate in the village of Brown- 
ville. 

CHURCHES. 

The First Presbyterian Church, located at Brownville village, was organized 
March 18, 1818, with eight members, and Rev. Noah M. VVells wis the first 
pastor. Their church edifice is a wooden building, cost $2,000, and will 
comfortably seat 300 persons. The present value of church property is 
$2,000, including grounds, etc. Tne present membership is 56, and Rev. 
Alfred S. Vail is the pastor. The Sunday-school has a membership of six 
teachers and 60 scholars. 

St. Paul's Episcopal C/////r/; at Brownville was organized October 13, 1826. 
The first rector was William Linn Keese ; the first wardens were Thomas 
Y. How and Thomas Loomis. Asa Whitney, Tracy S. Knapp, Sylvester 
Reed, S. Brown, William S. Ely, Peleg Barchard, Edmund Kirby, and Hoel 
Lawrence were the first vestrymen. We have not the data for giving its 
present condition and officers. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church at Brownville village was organized 
August 3, 1S29, by Jijshua Heminway, H. W. Chapman, S. Knap, Isaac 
Meecham, Daniel Case, and William Lord, trustees, and at its organization 
"had a membership of 20. Rev. B. Phillips was the first settled pastor. Their 
house cf worship, a wooden structure, was built in 183 r, at a cost of $3,000. 
It will comfortably seat 300 persons, and is now valued, including grounds 
and other property, at $3,000. Rev. Charles E. Beebee is the present pas- 
tor. The Sunday-school has a membership of nine teachers and 50 scholars. 



292 TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



The Universalist Church at Brown ville village was organized in 1847, b)r 
Luther Rice, its first pastor. A church building was erected in 1847, costing 
about $2,000, with a seating capacity of 250. It has no present organiza- 
tion. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, located at Dexter village, was organized in 
1847, with 50 members, and Rev. S. F. Danforth was the first pastor. Their 
first house of worship, a wooden structure, was built in 1874, at a cost of 
$2,000. It will seat 200 persons and is valued at $2,500. The present 
number of members is 60, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Mr. Beebee, of 
Brownville. The Sunday-school has six teachers and 50 scholars. 

The First Presbyterian Church of Dexter^ located at Dexter village, was 
organized July 2, 1839, at a public meeting held in a school-house, after a 
sermon by Rev. Marcus Smith, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in 
Watertown. At its organization it consisted of 18 members, and Rev. Dex- 
ter Clary was the first pastor. The house of worship, a brick structure, was 
built in 1S49, ^i^l comfortably seat 300 persons, and is valued, including 
grounds, at $3,000. The society is one of the strongest in the village of 
Dexter, and has 63 members. There are at present no regular services. The 
Sunday-school has a membership of 300. 

All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, at Dexter village, was organized 
with 100 members by Rev. F. Rogers, the first rector, in 1839. The present 
house of worship, a wood structure, was built in 1839, at a cost of $2,000, 
about its present value. It will seat 250 persons. It has a congregation of 
about 400, and Rev. J. Winslow is the rector. 

The First Universalist Society, located at Dexter village, was organized by 
T. Broadbent, J. Maynard, Solon Stone, David Baker, Eleazer Parker, and 
F. W. Winn, the trustees of the society, September 5, 1841, and Rev. H. L. 
Hayward was the first pastor. Rev. Dr. Richard Fisk, of Watertown, now 
holds services on alternate Sundays. Their church edifice, a wooden struc- 
ture, was built in 1841, at an original cost of $1,500. It was repaired and 
painted in 1887, and is now valued at about $2,000. It will comfortably 
seat about 250 persons. The Sunday-school has a membership of 10 teach- 
ers and 40 scholars. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church, of Pillar Point, was organized Jan- 
uary 9, 1836, the first trustees being Isaac Luther, John D. Ingerson, Smith 
Luther, Lyman Ackerman, and Stephen P. Brackett. It has been once or 
twice reorganized. Their house of worship will seat 250 persons and cost 
$2,000, about its present value. The present membership is 95, and Clem- 
ent E. Hoag is pastor. The Sunday-school has a membership of 25 teach- 
ers and 135 scholars. 

The Brownville Baptist Church* (at Perch River) was organized Septem- 
ber 7, 1806, and at an ecclesiastical council, held at the house of John W. 



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Collins, October 10, they were fellowshipped by delegates from Champion, 
Rutland, and Adams. It at first numbered 10 members. Elder Sardis Lit- 
tle was ordained over this church January 10, 1816, and preached many 
years. A society was legally organized April 25, 1825, at which Melvin Mof- 
fatt, Walter Cole, George Brown, Nathaniel Peck, and William Webb were 
chosen trustees. It was reorganized February 11, 1833. I" 1827 they 
erected a stone church at a cost of $2,800. Previous to 1812 they had built 
a log church, and in the war enclosed it with pickets, but the defense was 
never completed. Here the timid ones of the settlement were accustomed, in 
the early days of the war, to spend the night, enhancing each other's fears by 
relating tales of massacre, but these apprehensions were ridiculed by the more 
reflective, and were soon laid aside. A Baptist church was formed on Pillar 
Point in 1838, and the next year reported 30 members. 

A Union church building was built at Perch River in 185 1, at a cost of 
$800. It comfortably seats 400 persons, and is now valued, including grounds 
and other property, at $1,000. Elder Zimmerman was the first pastor. It 
is principally used by the Methodists, who have a society of 25 members un- 
der the pastoral charge of R. F. Whipple. The Sunday-school organization 
consists of six teachers and 40 scholars. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Samuel Plumb, born in 1722, was a native of Stonington, Conn., where he died. He mar- 
ried Grace Babcock, also of Stoninpfton. Of their children, Nathaniel Plumb was born April 
4, 1760, and in 1802 emigrated to Brownville. where he remained until his death, in 1841, aged 
81 j'ears. He married Annie, da^ighter of Sanford and Anna (Babcock) Langworthy, of Con- 
necticut, and their children were 12, of whom George C. Plumb was born in Oneida County, 
whence he removed to this town in 1803, where he now resides, at the advanced age of 85 
years. He married, first, Betsey A. Moffitt, daughter of Melvin; and second, Mary, daughter 
of William and Persis (Moffitt) Robinson, with whom he is still living at Brownville village. 
Charles P. Plumb, son of Nathaniel, was born in Brownville, in 1811. He was married three 
times. His first wife was Levina S., daughter of Fleury Keith, who was at one time a mem- 
ber of the state legislature; his second marriage was with Elmira, daughter of Joel G. 
Stacey; and his third with Sarah, daughter of Waters Allen, of Martinsburg, Lewis County, 
N. Y. He had two children, viz.: Sanford, who served in Co. I, llOth N. ¥. Vols., and died at 
New Orleans in February, 1863, aged 23 years; and Pamelia A. (Mrs. J. P. Trapett), of San 
Francisco, Cal. 

John Cole, a native of Montgomery County, came to Brownville in 1802, among the early 
settlers, and located upon a farm on road 15, near Perch River, now known as the Cole farm. 
In tlie early days the town meetings were held upon this farm. Mr. Cole died here at the age 
of 81 years. He married Polly Waters, and their children were Walter, Samuel, John, Betsey, 
Abigail, Margaret, Clarissa, and Polly. John married Elizabeth, daughter of Seth and Mary 
Cole, of Bennington, Vt., and they had children as follows: Mary, Eliza, Caroline, George, 
Jane, Edward, and Byron. The latter, born in this town, wheie he now resides, married 
Auuie, daughter of Clement and Betsey (Hamilton) Hawley, of P^rch River, and they had 
four children, viz.: Earl B., Josie M., Grace D., and John. Francis Cole, brother of John, 
the early settler here, served in the Revolutionary war and was made prisoner by the Indians 
at Fort Stanwix, when 15 years of age, and was taken to an island in the St. Lawrence liiver, 
and sold or given to a merchant in Lower Canada, where he remained many years. He finally 
removed to this town, and later to Watertown, where he died. 

Jonathan Emerson, a native of Massachusetts, came to Brownville in 1804, among the first 
settlers. He married Tabitha Dunham, also a native of Massachusetts, and they had 12 chil- 



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dren. One son, John, married, first, Mary Freeman, of Herkimer County, in 1839, and they- 
had thi-ee children, viz.: Angeline, Clark, and Eli. His second wife, Lizzie White, of Oswego,., 
bore him one son, Edt<ar J. He is a pi'osperous farmer on road 4, in this town. 

Benjamin Prior, a native of Rhode Island, came to this town iu 1805, and here remained 
until his death. He married Mrs. Julia A. Allen, of Amsterdam, N. Y., and of their seven 
children, John Prior married, first, Louisa Prior, and second, Mrs. Francis Martin, daughter 
of John and Hannah (Welbon) Newton, of this town. Mr. Prior died January 17, 1887, aged 
77 years. He was a successful farmer. His widow survives him. Oscar F. Prior married 
Mariah Lee, of Verona, Oneida County, daughter of Noah and Lucy (Keith) Lee, and their 
children were Benjamin F. and Noah L. Mrs. Prior survives her husband at the age of 68 
years. Noah L. married Blartha J., daughter of Nathan and Emeline (Hamblin) Clark, of 
Lyme, and they had three children, viz.: John N., Jesse E. (deceased), and Charles O. Mrs, 
Prior survives her husband, who died in 1886, aged 41 years. 

Jacob Kilborn, son of John, who was a native of Litchfield, Conn., and a Revolutionary sol- 
dier, came to this town in 1805, finally locating in Clayton, where he died. May 17, 1851, aged 
81 years. He married Catharine Knapp. of Adams, Mass., in 1796, and she died in 1864, aged 
93 years. Their children were Alfred and Alpheus (twins), Joel, Chauncey, Hannah, and Lydia. 
Alfred was born in Adams, Mass., September 23, 1798. He married Eliza C, daughter of 
Samuel and Esther (Hildreth) Cobb, of Orleans, in February, 1838, and they had one child, 
Frances E., who married Charles C. Steele, of Brown ville. 

Josiah Bonney was born near ('ape Cod, Mass., and in 1808 settled on a farm in this town.. 
He served at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, and died in Brownvilie in 1848, aged 61 years. 
He married Betsey Morse, of Vermont. Of their five children, George married Betsey, daugh- 
ter of William and Rhoda (Gould) Knox, of Brownvilie, and they had children as follows: 
Bray ton and Amelia G. (deceased), Emma L., and Madison. Mrs. Bonney survives her hus- 
band at the age of 71 years. Their daughter Emma L. married Oscar C. Wilson, and resides 
on the homestead farm. Madison Bonney, of this town, married Ella E., daughter of Benja- 
min S. and Annie E. (Irwin) Horr, of Stone Mills, and their children are Florence M., Mabel I., 
George S., Raymond H., and Grace G. William Knox, father of Mrs. Betsey Bonney, served 
in the War of 1812. He was born in Tunbridge, Vt., and when 19 years of age removed to 
Sackets Harbor, and cut the first tree where that village now stands. 

William Stow Ely was born March 17, 1789, in Lyme, Conn., whence he removed to the 
village of Brownvilie in 1811. He served as clerk in Stoel Lawrence's store a year and a half. 
In 1813 he formed a partnership with John Paddock, in the mercantile business, which lasted 
till the death of the latter, in 1816, after which he continued the business in his own name, 
with great success. He held many ofiicesof trust: was a stockholder of the Brownvilie Manu- 
facturing Company, organized in 1814 for the purpose of manufacturing cotton and woolen 
goods, and treasurer of the same; major of the militia in 1817, and colonel in 1821; town clerk 
in 1826, and the same year vestryman of St. Paul's Church, and associated with Orville Hun- 
gerford, of Watertown, and others as superintendent of the Jefferson County poor-house; 
president of the village of Brownvilie in 1829; village trustee in 1830 and 1834; notary public 
and pension agent for Revolutionary claims in 1832. Mr. Ely was highly esteemed m social 
and business circles for character, honor, integrity, capacity, and energy, and in his domestic 
relations was most exemplary. He died at Brownvilie, April 3, 1835, after a sudden and pain- 
ful illness of 11 days, at the age of 46 years, honored and lamented. He was a Jackson 
Republican. Papers of January 29 and February 4, 1835, contain a petition in his favor for the 
office of postmaster at Brownvilie, as the successor of George Brown, Esq. He is "recom- 
mended as a straightforward administration man, sound and strong, etc. — as a man of 
moral worth, well located, and well qualified for the office." The Whig opponent was S. M. 
Green, a lawyer who was educated in the office of Isaac H. Bronson, and came to the village 
in 1832. Mr. Ely was part owner of the steamboat Brownvilie, built by Turner & Dodd, at 
Brownvilie, in the summer of 1827, to navigate Black River. 

Cyrus Allen, a sailor, a native of Rhode Island, died in 1799. His wife was Julia A. Taylor, 
and his son Cyrus was born in Rhode Island, and in 1812 removed to this town, where he now 
resides, at the advanced age of 88 years. He married Louisa, daughter of Nathaniel and 
Abigail (Starr) Peck, of Brownvilie, by whom he had children as follows: Abbie P., James W., 
Addis E., and Julia A. His son J. W. married Mrs. Clara Baker, daughter of Jacob March,, 



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and their children are Frank J., Ida May, and Irene- He resides on the home farm with his 
father. 

Jacob Carpenter, a native of England, emigrated to Washington County during the French 
and Indian war. His children were Jacob, Philip, Peter, and Rhoda. PhiliiD Carpenter came 
to this town in 1813, and located at Pillar Point, where he died, aged 72 years. He served in 
the Revolutionary war. He married Mary, datighter of Nathan Rhodes, of Rhode Island, and 
their children were Daniel, Asahel, Nehemiah, Ehoda, Polly, Levi, Rebecca, Daniel, Orson, 
Cynthia, and Permelia. Levi was born in Plattsburgh, N. Y., December 10, 1799, where he 
lived several years, and in 1813 located in this town, at Pillar Point, where he now resides, at 
the age of 89 years. He married Eunice, daughter of Abijali and Sally (Wilder) Ayer, of 
Hounsfield, who bore him children as follows: Lovina, Lucy, Mary, WellingtonL., Rosetta, 
Absalom, Winfield, Orvilla, La Fnyette, and Bruce. His wife is now living, aged 83 years. 
Their sons Wellington, Wintield, Orville, and La Fayette served in the late war. Mr. Carpen- 
ter is the oldest one of the first settlers now living in the town, and he draws a pension. ' 

William Berry, son of William, was born in Massachusetts, and duriny; the War of 1812 
removed to this town, where he remained three years, finally locating in Canada, where he 
died at the age of 60 j'ears. He married Ellen J. Kane, of Canada, and they had nine children, 
viz. : John, Susan, Betsey, Margaret, Gilena. Mary Ann, Alexander, William, and James H. 
The latter married Julia, daughter of Peter and Jane (Ferguson) Cristie, and their children 
are Ellen J., William H., Minnie A., Lucy M., Cleora S., Archie A., George W., Flora A., and 
Zona M. Mr. Berry served in the late war in Co. I, 10th N. Y. Artillery, for three years, was 
honorably discharged, and is now drawing a pension. He resides in the village of Dexter. 

Aquilla Moffatt, a native of Plainfield, N. Y., came to Brownville among the early settlers, 
and here remained until his death. He married a Miss Pattie, w'ho bore him nine children, of 
whom David, born in this town, married Rachel, daughter of Samuel and Atha Knapp, and 
they had children as follows: Frances, Jay, Wells, Ida, John, Austin, Ella, Willis, Kate, Mary, 
and Edwin. The latter married Alice, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Hamblin) Collins, of 
Orleans, and their children are Horace, Sadie, Susie, and David. 

Jonathan Elmer came to Jefferson County about 1819 or '20, at that time being 16 or 17 
years of age. He worked out among the farmers until his marriage with Cynthia Carpenter, 
when he located at Sackets Harbor, a few years later removing to Pillar Point, in the town of 
Brownville, where he engaged in boat building and carpentering. He subsequently engaged 
in farming, and died in this town in January, 1885. His wife died in 1887. They had 13 
children, viz.: Silas M., Manerva, William M., Malissa, Washington R., Wellington H., 
Roxanna, Adelaide, Arvilla, Elvira, Ruth, Alice, and Edward B. Twelve of these attained 
maturity. 

William Penn Massey, son of Solon and Mary Esther (Boalt) Massey, and grandson of Hart 
Massey, was born on his father's farm, two and one-half miles from Watertown, on the Sack- 
ets Harbor road, in 1824. He died at Brownville in 1885, aged 60 years. He was educated at 
the select schools at Brownville and the Black River Institute at Watertown. In 1846-47, and 
in 1847-48, he attended medical lectures at a university in New York city, where he graduated 
in the latter year, after which he practiced his profession in Brownville with remarkable suc- 
cess until his death. Politically he was a staunch Republican. He and his amiable wife were 
prominent members of the Presbyterian Church. He married Adaline A., daughter of 
Charles and Adda (Macumber) Smith, of Utica, N. Y., May 8, 1848, and his wife survives him, 
aged 64 years. They had two children, Charles F. and Francis W. H. The latter attended the 
Michigan University at Ann Arbor, in 1876, and graduated from the medical college at New 
York city in the spring of 1884, and is now practicing his profession at Brownville. He mar- 
ried Nellie Torrey, of Batchellerville, Saratoga County, and they have three children, Mary 
A., Jennie E., and S. Torrey. Charles F. Massey married Lizzie £. Protzman, of Osborn, 
Ohio, and they have three children, William P., Edith, and Carl F. He is a merchant in 
Rochester, Minn. 

Cyrus W. Giles, son of Samuel, was born in Brownville, where he now resides. He mar- 
ried Jane Moffatt, of Limerick, and they have had children as follows: Frank P., Adelia, Eliza- 
beth (deceased), William, and Edwin N. The latter married Viola A., daughter of George and 
Isabelle (Montgomery) Campbell, of this town, and they have one daughter, Minnie M. 
Edwin N. Giles is foreman of the Black River Paper Co's mills. 



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Charles Welch, a native of New Hampshire, came to Brownville iu the early days, when 
there were but two log houses in Watertown. He died here, aged 86 years. He married 
Eunice Cole, and they reared a number of children, one of whom, Nathan, still resides in this 
town, where he was born. Nathan married, first, Susan Anderson, of Clayton, by whom he bad 
seven children, viz.: Lyman M., Eliza, James S., Olive, Anderson C, Oren E., and John H. 
His second marriage was with Jane Belong, of De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, and their chil- 
dren wei'e Susan, Ida, Charles, and Lewis. John H. Welch married Nancy, daughter of John 
and Hannah Gunn, of Herkimer, and their children are Stella, Maggie M., Arthur J., Clark N., 
and Mabel S. He served in the late war in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and was hon- 
orably discharged at the close of the war. 

Frederick Avery, a native of Vermont, came to Brownville at an early day, and was the 
first settler on a farm on road 7, now known as the Avery farm. He served as major in the 
War of 1812, and lived in this town until his death, in 1853, aged 73 years. He married Celia 
Emerson, who died in 1854, aged 62 years, having reared four children, of whom Sterling, 
born in this town, married Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Mary (White) Hari-ison, who sur- 
vives him, he having died in 1886, aged 56 years. Their children were John W., Bray ton E., 
Charles E., and Celia E. Charles E., who lesides on the homestead farm with his mother, 
married Cora, daughter of Edwin and Adelaide Johnson, of Clayton, and they have one 
daughter, Blanche. 

Nathaniel Peck, who served at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, was born at Danbury, 
Conn., in 1782. His father, Eliphalet Peck, also a native of Danbury, served with three 
brothers in the Revohitionary war, and was taken prisoner at New York city by the British. 
Nathaniel married Abigail, daughter of Samuel Starr, of Brownville, and they had eight 
children. Their eldest sou, Samuel Starr Peck, married EUza, daughter of John E. and 
Nancy McCoUum, and they had children as follows: Sarah, Ann Eliza, Spencer S. B., Nancy L., 
Henry C, Myron K. C, and Samuel S. Spencer S. B. Peck married Harriot, daughter of 
Jenks and Eliza (Smith) Gillingham, and they have one son, Henry Roy. Spencer S. B. served 
iu Co. B, 177th N. Y. Vols., from Albany, under General Banks, in the Port Hudson campaign. 
He resides in this town on road 14, on the homestead farm of his great-grandfather, Samuel 
Starr, and adjoining the farm once occupied by his grandfather, Nathaniel Peck. 

Ebenezer Allison, a native of New Hampshire, came to Brownville while young and first 
worked at the carpenters' trade, finally locating upon a farm on road 28, where he died at the 
advanced age of 83 years. He took part in the battle of Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812. 
He married Phebe Plielps, of Brownville, and their children were Sally, Polly, Esther, Julia, 
Henry W., Jane, Hannah, Lovina, Simeon, and Harlow. The latter married Sarah A., daugh- 
ter of William and Catharine (McCormick) Allen, of this town, and they have two children, 
Wayne and Edward. He resides in this town on the homestead farm where he has lived 18 
years. 

Robert Gates was born in Frankfort, Herkimer County, and now resides in Holniesville, 
Chenango County. He married Theresa Parrish, of Pulaski, and their children were Elisha, 
Merrills, Sewel, Betsey, Emma, Julia, Lucia, Sarah, and Robert F. The latter graduated from 
the State Normal School at Brockport, and later from the Cleveland (O.) Homeopathic College. 
He located in this town in 1885, where he is engaged in the practice of his in-ofession. He 
married Ida Beebee, of New Haven, N. Y., daughter of Rev. Charles E. and Clarissa (Vincent) 
Beebee, and they have one son. Carleton. 

Conkey Moffatt was a native of North Adams, Mass., whence he removed to Otsego 
County, N. Y., and in 1818 to Brownville, where he was the first settler on a farm on road 36. 
He died in this town in 1841, aged about 70 years. He married Olive Hinman, who bore him 
nine children, viz.: Aquilla, Persis, Jonathan, Hosea, Olivia, Orlando, Ann, Alexander C, and 
Reuben H. Hosea Moffatt married Julia, daughter of Benjamin and Julia (Taylor) Prior, of 
this town, and they have two children, James S. and Bruce. James S. married Nancy, daugh- 
ter of Richard and Mary (Avery) Buckmiuster, and their children are Charles E. and Gertrude 
C. They have lived on their present farm since 1865. 

Newton B. Lord, son of William, was born in BrownviUe, and by trade is a foundryman 
and machinist. He married Cornelia Stone, of Milwaukee, and they had four children. He 
was colonel of the 35th N. Y. Vols., and is now in Chili, S. A., where he is vice-president and 
manager of the railroads being built in that country. The company is known as the North 
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Richard Buckminster was born in Plattsburgh, N. Y., in 1800. In 1816 he located in Water- 
town, and in 1819 removed to this town, where he remained until his death, in 1884, aged 84 
yeai's. He married Mary, daughter of Frederick Avery, and they had six children, viz.: 
Charles. Nancy, Myron, Frederick, Bruce, and Woodi'uff. The latter married Adelaide, 
daughter of John and Elizabeth (Va^^ghn~) Buckminster, of this town, and they had one son, 
now deceased. Frederick Buckminster married Florence, daughter of John N. and Marj' A. 
(Knox) Cole, of Brownville, and they had one son, Evan. Mr. Buckminster served in Co. I, 
10th N. Y. H. A., in the late war, and died July 13, 1870, aged 29 years. His widow survives 
him and resides on a farm on road 16. 

Ezekiel Conklin, a native of Herkimer County, came to Brownville in 1820, and here re- 
mained until his death. He married Hannah Ackler, and their son Daniel, born in Warren, 
N. Y , in 1804, came here with his parents, where he remained many years, finally removing to 
Hounsfleld, where he died in 1869. Daniel married Lucy, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth 
(Livermore) Benjamin, of Hounsfield, and they had born to them six sons. One son, John T., 
born in Hounsfield, married Sarah, daughter of Othaniel and Mary S. (Wilson) Edwards, of 
Depauville, and they have had two children, viz. : Eddie, who died in 1875, aged one year and 
seven months, and Fred J., who died in 1885, aged 19 years. John T. Conklin resides at 
Brownville village. Theodore C. Conklin, brother of John T., married Lorendine Wallace, of 
Lyme, and they have three children, Mary, Herbert, and Willie, and reside on a farm in 
Hounsfield. Jesse Benjamin, mentioned above, served in the battle of Sackets Harbor in the 
War of 1812. He was the first settler on what is now known as the Conklin farm, on road 31, 
in Hounsfield. ,^ 

Silas F. Spicer was born in Stonington, Conn., in 1792. He removed with his parents to* , 
Oneida County, and finally located in Sackets Harbor, previous to 1812, where he learned the 
tanners' and shoemakers' trades. He married Charlotte Wescott, of Hounsfield, in 1815, and 
they had 14 children, viz.: Charlotte, Silas, Mercy, Henry, Fanny, Maria, Caroline and 
Claiissa (twins), Edward, 1st, Mary, Jane, Edward, 2d, Sarah, and George. Mr. Spicer died 
at Perch River, where he settled in 1821, aged 73 years. Edward Spicer, a native of Pei-ch 
River, was twice married. He wedded, first, with Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer and Phebe 
(Phelps) Allison, in 1860, who bore him one daugliter, Jessie (deceased). By his second wife, 
Frances, daughter of Levi and Nancy (Suell) Loucks, of La Fargeville, he has had two 
children, Howard (deceased) and Irene. Mr. Spicer served in Co. G-, 10th N. Y. H. A., two 
years, and was honorably discharged. He is now serving his third term as supervisor of this 
town, and has served as justice of the peace. Henry Spicer was born in Brownville in 1820, 
where he married Delia E., daughter of Beriah and Diana (Prior) Allen, who died in July, 1879, 
aged 52 years. They had four children, viz.: Fremont W., Carrie E., Henrietta, and George E. 
Mr. Spicer engaged in the mercantile business in 1845, and continued with marked success 
until 1863, since which time he has given his attention to dealing in stock, hay, etc. He re- 
sides in the village of Perch River. His youngest son, George E., served in Co. A, 35th N. Y. 
Vols., and was killed on the eve of the battle of Aiitietam, September 16, 1862. Fremont 
W. Spicer married Minnie A., daughter of Oscar M. and Mary L. (Easterly) Wood, in 1881, and 
they have two children, Mollie and Murill D. He resides in Dexter, and is a dealer in coal, hay, 
and grain. 

Isaac Day, a native of Massachusetts, settled on a farm in this town in 1822, where he re- 
mained until his death in 1850, aged 77 years. He married Annie Hinman, of Plainfield, 
■Otsego Couuty, and they had eight children, viz.: Orville, Reuben, George, Betsey, Otis, 
Russell, Mary, and Rufus. The latter was born in Otsego County, and in 1822 came to this 
town with his parents. He married Eliza A., daughter of Robert and Elvira (Rockwood) 
Bilton, and they have had two children, William H. and Alvira A., the latter deceased. 
William H. married Catharine, daughter of Parmalee and Fanny (Allen) Judd, of this town, 
and they have one daughter, Fanny E. 

Horace Gilmore, son of Robert, of Scotch descent, was born in New Hampshire, whence 
he removed to Watertown, and later to Brownville, where he died at the age of 42 years. He 
had born to him eight children. His son, James E. Gilmore, married, first, Susan Livermore. of 
Hounsheld, daiigliter of Levi Livermore, and by her had four children, viz.: Charles G., 
Frances A., Anna S., and James A. His first wife died in 1858. He married, second, Blary E. 
livermore, a sister of his first wife, and their children are Henry I., Erskiue H., and George E. 



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He died in 1883, aged 57 years. His son James A. married Addie E., daughter of Edgar and' 
Mary A. (Huntington) Leonard, and they have had three childreen, Edith M., Mary E., and 
Leonard J., all deceased. James A. Gilmore resides in the village of Dexter, where he has- 
been engaged in the manufacture of sash, doors, and blinds for the past 10 years. His grand- 
father, Levi Livermore, served in the War of 1812. 

George Bell was a native of County Down, Ireland, where he died. He had five children. 
His son George, born in 1776, married Margaret Buchanan, of the same place, in 1802, and 
she died January 8, 1866, aged 82 years. He came to America in 1812. and was taken prisoner 
by the British and held three years. In 1815 he located in Washington County, this state, 
and in 1826 removed to this town, where he died in 1841, aged 65 years. His children were 
Mary, John, James A., George P., Robert R , and William. The latter was born in Hebron, 
Washington County, in 1819. He came to Brownville with his parents. He married Betsey, 
daughter of Henry W. and Susan (Overocker) Seeber, in 1842, and their children are Eliza S., 
Susan E., Lysander W., Mary J., James H., Emma A., and Alice C. He is a retired farmer, 
and resides in the village of Dexter. 

Ephraim Hoyt, a native of Vermont, did faithful service in the Revoluntionary war. He 
came to Brownville in 1830, and finally removed to the town of Alexandria, where he died at 
the age of 78 years. His wife was a Miss Stephens, also of Vermont, and their children were 
Timothy, Wait S., Daniel, Mettle, Sally, Sarah, and Samuel. The latter, born in Vermont,, 
served in the War of 1812, and in 1820 removed to this town and settled on what is now known 
as the Gale farm. He finally removed to Alexandria, where he died at the age of 77 years. 
He married Nancy Parker, of Alstead, N. H., and their children were Horace, Harriet, Nancy, 
and Samuel. The latter was born in Brownville. He married Eunitia, daughter of Horatio 
and Minerva (Dillon) Norton, of Pamelia, and their children are Mabel and Eunitia. 

William Seeber, a native of Montgomery County, who with six brothers served in the 
Revolutionary war, died in 1845, aged 74 years. His wife, Hannah, died in 1860, aged 93 years. 
Henry W., the eldest son of William and Hannah Seeber, was born in Johnstown, Montgomery 
County, in 1796. He removed with his parents to German Flats, Herkimer County, when 
seven years of age, and there lived until 1825. In 1830 he removed to this town, where he died 
in 1877. He married Susan Overocker in 1816, who died in 1874. They had fourteen children. 
Their son Frank D., a native of this town, married Emogene, daughter of Philester andLydia 
(Wait) Jones, of Dexter, and is now a resident of this town, where he has lived since the day 
of his birth, 47 years ago. From his grandfather to the present generation there have been 
born and married into the family, including great-great-grandchildi-en, 145 souls, 120 of whom 
are now living. Mr. Seeber served three years in the late war in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Chester A. Seeber, another son of Henry W., was born at German Flats in 1821, and came with 
his parents to this town, where he now resides. He married Mary A., daughter of George and 
Mary A. (Sulief) Fredenburg, and their children are Adelaide, Edgar, and George H. William 
Seeber, son of Henry W., was 12 years old when he came to this town. He married Eliza, 
daughter of Henry and Rachel (Mandigole) Groat, and their children are Nelson W., Alouzo 
H., and Sylvester F. The latter married Addie M. Gardner, of Clayton, in 1879, and their 
children are Pearl P., and Berdie and Bertha N., twins. Nelson W. Seeber, mentioned above, 
served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., was honorably discharged, and now resides in Texas. 
Edward Seeber, son of Henry W., married Mary E., daughter of William V. and Laura A. 
(Powers) Morgan, and their children are William H., Albert E., Georgia A., Carrie E., Susan 
v., Annie L., and Mary E. He has lived on the homestead farm of his father since his birth 
in 1841. 

William T. Skinner was born in Westmoreland, N. H., in 1826, and died in 1878. When 
four years of age he came with his father, Alanson, to this town, and here remained until his 
death. His occupation was that of a foundryuian, and he continued in that business, in the 
buildings erected by his father, until his decease. He married Lucy, daughter of Oliver and 
Mary (Ormsby) Horr, of Watertown, who survives him, and resides in this town with her son 
Frederick. They had born to them two children, Frederick W. and Albert A. 

James Cowan, a Scotchman, emigi-ated to Antrim, Ireland, where he died in 1836, aged 80 
years. He was married three times and reared eight children, among whom was John, wha 
emigrated to Amsterdam, N. Y., in 1823, and in 1830 came to this town, where he died in 1872, 
aged 82 years. John married Elizabeth McKinley, and their children were David, James, 



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Elizabeth, and John M. The latter was born in this town, in the house where he now lives, 
and he owns the homestead farm of his maternal grandfather, John McKinley. Mr. McKin- 
ley, also a Scotchman, came to Amsterdam in 1824, and finally located in Brownville, where he 
died in 1836, aged 93 years. 

Francis Williams, from Dutchess County, removed to Le Ray, in this county, where he 
died. Of his four children, Jacob married Catharine Smith, and their children were Eliza, 
Hiram, Henry, Mary A., John, Norman, Grover B., and Morgan. The latter, a native of Fair- 
field, Herkimer County, removed to Pillar Point in 1830, where he now resides. He married 
Calista A., daughter of Samuel and Sally (Sherwin) Reed, and their children are Alambert G., 
Eugene E., Ida, Germain, and Edgar D. The latter married Ida E., daughter of James and 
Margaret (Sills) Drury, of Pillar Point, and they have one son, Harry M,, and reside on road 
80. Alambert G. Williams, now a resident of Chicago, served in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., as 
a private, and was i^romoted to a second lieutenancy in a colored regiment at Vicksburg, Miss. 
Germain Williams married Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Walrath, of Brownville, and they have 
two children, Grace G. and Eddie G. 

Terrance Farmer, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Brownville iu 1832, whence he 
removed to Hounsfield, where he died in 1883, aged 79 years. He married Catharine Corrigan, 
who bore him four children, viz. : James, Ellen, Dennis, and Peter. The latter married Ann 
Hunt, and their children were John, James, Alice, and Frank. Frank Farmer married Annie, 
daughter of Michael Doran, and they have two children, Annie and Charles, and reside in this 
town . 

John Adams was a son of Moses, who served in the French and Indian war. He was born 
in New Hampshire, and about 1815 emigrated to Rodman, where he died. He married Mary 
Rollins, and their children were Hepsibah, Abigail, Mary, John, Henry, James, Moses, Joseph, 
Jesse, and Seth. His son Henry, who served in the War of 1812, was born in New Hampshire, 
and located at Pillar Point, in this town, in 1832, on a farm on road 56, where he remained 
until his death in 1870, aged 88 years. He married Hannah, daughter of Deacon Solomon 
Ingles, of New Hampshire, and their cliildren were Solomon I., John, Doddridge, Mary, 
Philip D., James R., Maria, Charlotte, and Henrv. The latter was born in the town of Ntlson, 
N. H , and in 1834 located at Pillar Point, in this town. He married, first, Eliza Spicer, of 
Hounsfield, by whom he has one child, Alexander S. By his second wife, Mrs. Emily Acker- 
man, daughter of Jonn C Dickinson, he has had children as follows: Jane C. (Mrs. Alfred 
Ackerman), of Kenosha County, Wis., and Edwin R., who married Hattie, daughter of John 
and Mary (Ackerman) Crandall, of Watertown, and their children are Brayton C, Charles R., 
Henry W., and Myrtle. 

John Adams, son of Henry, was born in Rodman, and in 1834 located at Pillar Point, in 
this town, where he now resides. He married Eiinice Farewell, of Denmark, Lewis County, 
who died in 1888, aged 78 years. She was a daughter of Solomon and Sabina (Burlingame) 
Farewell, and their children were Seth O., Cordelia S., Edwin, Laura L., Cynthia H., Ken- 
drick S., Dianthia V., Levi D., and Milo J. The latter married Laverne E,, daiighter of James 
R. and Blargaret (Satchwell) Adams, of Pillar Point, and now resides in this town. James R. 
Adams was born in Rodman, and in 1832 located at Pillar Point with his father, where he still 
resides. He married, first, Margaret, daughter of Josiah and Catharine (Billinger) Satchwell, 
and their children were Mary C, Albert, Charlotte, and Laverne. He married for his second 
wife Mrs. Susan Lepper, daughter of Henry and Mary (Keith) Lepper, and now resides at 
Pillar Point at the age of 71 years. His daughter Mary married Chailes D. Emerson, and 
they have three children, Rollins A., Sterling, and Myra L., and reside at Kearney, Nebraska. 

Hiram Steele, a native of "Vermont, died in Windsor, in that state, aged about 80 years. 
His son Eliakim was born in Windsor, and in 1834 located in this town, where he died in 1853, 
aged 67 years. Eliakim married Betsey, daughter of Col. Cummings, of "West Windsor, Vt., 
and their children were George H., Fanny C, Ellen M., Gracie A., and Charles C. The latter 
married, first, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Mary Guard, of Brownville, in 1859, who 
bore him two children, Charles H. and George C. His second marriage was with Frances E., 
daughter of Alfred and Eliza (Cobb) Kilborn, of this town. Mr, Steele has been a general 
merchant in Brownville for 12 years, deputy postmaster 10 years, and justice of the peace one 
term. He has also been pro2)rietor of a grist and flouring-mill for 10 years. 

Christian Walrath, a native of St. Johnsville, N. Y., came to BrownviUe in 1835, and was 



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the first permaueut settler on a farm on road 16, now known as the Wah-ath farm, where he 
remained until his death, aged 85 years. He married Catharine Hillagas, of St. Johnsville, 
N. Y., and their children were Jonas, Nathaniel, Renben, Magdelaine, Mary, and Margaret. 
Reuben Walrath married Lura A., daughter of Angevine and Phebe (Locke) Lawrence, of 
Le Ray, and their children are David H., Esther J., Mary A., and Ruby A. David H. married 
Jennie, daughter of Simeon Cocagne, of Cape Vincent, by whom he has one daughter, Rosie, 
and resides on the homestead farm. 

William P. Smith, a native of this town, married, first, Clara Lounsbury, of Niagara 
County, who bore him one son and died in 1878, aged 42 years. Tn 1880 he married Mrs. 
Belle Kilborn, of Clayton, daughter of Lewis and Helen (Cramer) Lawton, and is now a farmer 
at Perch River, in this town. He commenced hfe as a poor boy, and for many years lived 
with John Prior. By industry and frugality he has become quite successful in his chosen 
occupation. He served in Co. A, 35th N. Y. Vols., and in Co. G, 6th N. Y. Artillery, in the 
late war, and was honorably discharged. Hezekiah Lawton, grandfather of Mrs. Smith, 
participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812. 

Joseph Underwood, son of Joseph who served in the Revolutionary war, was born in Ver- 
mont, whence he emigrated to Rutland, this county, in 1800, and was one of the first settlers 
of that town, where he lived 35 years, when he removed to this town, and died here in 1843, 
aged 72 years. He married Rebecca Hayes, who bore him seven children, viz.: William, Eliz- 
abeth, Sarah, Clarissa, Joseph, Huldah, and Warren. Joseph, a native of Rutland, came to 
Brownville in 1835, where he now resides, aged 78 years. He married Louisa, daughter of 
Jeremiah and Sally (Bush) Scott, and bis children are Charles, Jlorrell, and William H. The 
latter married Genevieve, daughter of I. Alanson and Susan (Dwelly) Roseboom, and they have 
had two children. May (deceased) and Maude. Mr. Underwood is proprietor of the popular 
Underwood Hotel, in the village of Dexter, of which village he is president. He enlisted in Co. 
I, 10th N. Y. H. A., in 1862. was promoted to corporal in 1863, and served until the close of 
the war, receiving his discharge May 28, 1865. He was in the battles of the Wilderness and 
Petersburg, was at the front in the defense of the National capital, and was present at Lee's 
surrender. Joseph Uuderwood married for his second wife Julia, daughter of Daniel and 
Arvilla (Marsh) Whitney, of Brownville. 

William Mackey, whose father was killed in the Revolutionary war, was of Scotch descent. 
He was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., and died in Lidiana at the advanced age of 99 
years. He served in the War of 1812, and was taken prisoner. He wedded with Catharine 
Sight, of Montgomery County, and their children were Benjamin, John, Abram, Hiram, James, 
Nancy, Mariah, Sally, Lida, and William. The latter married Catharine, daughter of John 
Lent, of Montgomery County, and their children are Nathan, Harvey, William, Jerome, and 
Laura. He has resided in Brownville for 51 years. 

Henry Fuller, a native of Scotland, emigrated to Washington County, N. Y., where he re- 
mained until his death. He was a Revolutionary soldier. His wife bore him eight children, 
of whom Lester came to Brownville in 1837, and here remained imtil his death, July 16, 1875, 
aged 80 years. In 1823 he married Lovina, dairghter of Elijah and Mary Dexter, of Washing- 
ton Comity, and their children were Sherard, Cornelius, Charles, Mary, Emeline, Albert, and 
Maria. Sherard Fuller served 15 years in the regular army before the war, and during the 
war served in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A. He died April 19, 1871, aged 46 years. Albert served 
in Co. A, 94th N. Y. Vols., and died at Sackets Harbor, December 30, 1861. aged 18 years. Maria 
Fuller is now a resident of Brownville, the only one of the family now left m the town. 

Henry Fredenburg, a native of Ulster County, came to Brownville in 1837, where he died 
in 1872, aged 76 years. He served in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., one year. He married, first, 
Annie Shower, of Ulster County, and their children were Albert, Ehas. John. Mary J., David, 
Sylvia, James C, Eliza, George, and Lottie. His second marriage was with Annie Beckwith, 
James C. married Hattie, daughter of Alexander Hayes, of Chaumont, and they have two 
children, Cora and Blanche. He served two enlistments in the late war, first in Co. M, 2d 
Regt. N. Y. Vols., and second in Co. E, 186th Regt., and was honorably discharged. He served 
at the battles of Bull Run and Antietam, and in front of Petersburg. He resides in the village 
of Limerick. 

Peter Christie, a native of Quebec, died on Amherst Island, near Kingston. His wife, 
Rachel, bore him several children, among whom was Peter, Jr., who came to this town in 1838, 



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and located in the village of Dexter, where he now resides. Peter, Jr., was twice married. By 
his first wife, Jane Ferguson, he had five children, viz.: Marj', Joseph, Jnlia, Alexander, and 
Abram, of whom the latter served in Co. I, y4th N. Y. Vols., and was killed in the second battle 
of Bull Kun. His second wife, Lucinda Gardner, of Pillar Point, bore him eight children, 
viz.: Peter, Lydia, Ephraim, William, Eugen<', Edwin, Michael, and Adelia. Michael Christie 
married Alphrenia, daughter of William and Julia A. (Bush 1 Dillenbeck, of Dexter, and their 
children are William, Glennie. Walton, Harrie, and Elsie. He enlisted in Co. B, 186tli llegt. 
N. Y. Vols., participated in the battles of Cedar Creek and Petersburg, and was honorably dis- 
charged. Peter Christie, brother of Michael, enlisted in Co. K, 14th N. Y. Cavalry, was trans- 
ferred to the 18th N. Y. Cavalry, and reenlisted in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A. He married Kate 
Ewiug, of Peru, Ind., and their children are Charles, Fred, and Delia. He resides in the 
village of Dexter. 

John Vandewalker, who served in the War of 1812, was a native of Montgomery County, 
whence he removed to this town in 1839. He married Maria Kider, who bore him 11 children, 
among whom was John, who married Delia, daughter of Richard and Nancy Van Allen, of 
Herkimer, N. Y., by whom he has six children, viz.: Harriet, Martha, Lorenzo, Charlotte, 
Eunice, and Jerome. The latter, of this town, was born in Herkimer County and came to this 
town in 1840. He married Susanna Lawyer, of Brownville, and their children are Lorenzo J., 
Lida D., and Clark C. 

Jeremiah Wilson, a Revolutionary soldier, was a native of Rhode Island, whence he removed 
to Brownville in 1840, and in 1843 located in Watertowu, where he died in 1872, aged 73 years. 
He married Mercy Ann Spicer, and their children were Eliza, Harriet, Gordon, Josiah F.. 
Elmira, Hannah, James, John, and Maria. Josiah F. Wilson married Rachel, daughter of 
Morris and Lucy (Starks)Lee, and their children are Henry, Albert, Estella, Mercy A., Eugene, 
and Ida. He served in the late war in Co.L, 18tli N. Y. Cavalry. His sons Albert and Henry 
also served in the same regiment, in Co. L. 

Richard Van Allen was born in 1773, and his wife. Nancy Timmerman, in 1779. Their sou 
Mindred was born in St. Johnsville, N. Y., in 1781, and came to V^'^atertown aboiit 1830, finally 
locating in Brownville, where he died in 1849, aged 68 years. He married Maria, daughter of 
John and Margaret Vandewalker, of St. Johnsville, and their children were Emily, Jerome, 
Myron, Addison S., Augustus P., Daniel D., John, Charles L., and Ellen C. Jrhn and Augustus 
Van Allen served in Co. K, 35th N. Y. Regt., and Jerome in Co. B, 20ih N. Y. Regt. John 
reenlisted in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Cavalry. Daniel D. served two years in the 35th Regt., 
and one year with the 2d Conn. Artillery. Charles served in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Regt., and 
Myron in Co. M., same regiment. Augustus Van Allen married, first, Mary Benson, of Elmira, 
N. Y., by whom he had four daughters, viz. : Eva, Ida, Jennie, and Hattie. He married, second, 
Mrs. Marian Wait, daughter of Hiram Loomis, of Dexter, and by her has one son, Daniel, and 
resides in the village of Dexter. 

Capt. Francis Winn was born in South Reading, Mass., in 1782, and died in Holden, Mass., 
in 1840. He married Eliza Jackson, of Boston, and of their eight children, Francis W., born 
in Woburn, Mass., came to this town in 1840. He married Harriet, daughter of Sylvanus and 
Lucy (Baker) White, of Charlton, Mass., and their children are Harriet E., William H., 
Frederick, Ann E., and Mary L. William H. served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., was honorably 
discharged at the close of the war, and is now drawing a pension. He was in the engagement 
at Petersburg, April 2, 1865, and was also in Petersburg at the time of Lee's surrender. He 
was in the Shenandoah Valley campaign in 1864. 

William Adams, a native of Bradford-on-Avon, Eng., emigrated to the village of Dexter 
about 1840, where he remained until his death in 1878, aged 62 years. He married Martha 
Keats, also a native of England, and their children were Helen, Mary, and Fred. M. The 
latter married Eva, daughter of Alfred and Margery (Luther) Emerson, in 1878, and now re- 
sides on road 51. John Adams, also of Bradford-on-Avon, located in Dexter in 1840, where he 
married Sarah Hilliker, who bore him children as follows: Julia (deceased), Sarah, Albert, 
who served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., and is now deceased, Mary A. (Mrs. Malcomb Ross), of 
Saginaw, Mich., and Gideon. The latter married Elmina A., daughter of Daniel and Betsey 
(Spenser) Wilson, of Dexter, and their children are Julia E., Melvin D., Ernest E., Lillie B., 
John A., and George A., and he now resides on road 51, where he has lived 22 years. 
He served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, was in the Shenandoah Valley campaign and 
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Henry Reeves, a native of England, emigrated to this country in 1842, and settled on a 
farm at Pillar Point, where he made his home until his death. He married in England, and 
his children were John, James, William, and Henry. The latter was born at Pillar Point, and 
in 1879 removed to Watertown, where he now resides. He married Catharine, daughter of 
Philan Ball, of Dexter, and his children are James E., Blanch, Mary, and FernandH. Fernand 
H. Reeves married Vira, daughter of Hiram and Lucy (Wilder) Patrick, and his children are 
Lucy, Artie, and Harley. He resides on a farm on road 62, in Biownville. 

David Kuapp was born in Maylield. Fulton County, N. Y., where he died at the age of 
about 65 years. Of his four children, Samuel, born in Mayfleld, removed to this town in ISH 
and settled on a farm which he occupied until his death, at the age of 65 years. He married 
Atha Reynolds, of Fulton County, and their children were BL-njamin, David, Jacob, Solomon, 
Hiram, Ann, Sally, Rachel, Hannah, and John L. The latter married Emily, daughter 
of Henry and Betsey (Dilaberne) Perry, of Brownville, in 1850, and they have had three chil- 
dren, viz.: Emma, Amelia, and Delbert, the latter of whom is deceased. 

Joseph Knowlton, a native of Vermont, removed to Ellisburgh among the early settlers, and 
finally located in this town, at Pillar Point, where he remained several years, dying in Houns- 
field in 1869, aged 82 years. He was three times married. His first wife, a Miss Filmore, bore 
him four children, viz.: Monroe, Maria, Perry, and Asa. By his second wife, Jemima 
Holden, of Henderson, his children were Ruth A. and Harry A. His third wife was Sally 
Fi'more. a sister of his first wife. His son Harry A. was born in Henderson. He married, 
first, Vestaline, daughter of John L. and Betsey (Mixer) Alger, who bore him children as fol- 
lows: Frank W., of Copenhagen, N. Y. ; Idella M. (Mrs. George Anderson), of Watertown; 
and Vesta A. He married, second, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary M. Jackson, and 
is now a general merchant at Pillar Point, where he has resided 54 years. 

William Brothers, of Germany, emigrated to America and located in Middlebury, Vt., 
where he died. Of his three children, John, born in Vermont, emigrated to Watertown, where 
he died at the advanced age of 90 years. He married Lucy, daughter of Ira Brant, of Albany, 
who died at the age of 92 years. Their children were Rwchel, Sarah, Robert D., and John J. 
The latter was born at Dutch Hill, near Albany, and in 1845 located in Watertown. In 1852 he 
removed to Brownville, where he now resides. He has been twice married. By his first wife, 
Marga'-et Woodard, daughter of Ebenezer, he had five children, viz.: Alton M., Ebenezer, 
Amy, Mansel, and Morris. He married, second, Sally, daughter of Micah and Maigaret (Veb- 
bar) Willard, of Antwerp, with whom he now lives on road 59, where he has resided for 35 
years. Micah Willard served in the War of 1812, at Sackets Harbor. A certificate, in the pos- 
session of one of his descendants, shows that he served without remitneration, and clothed 
and fed himself. He died at the age of 72 years, and his wife at the age of 67. 

Solomon Gould, of Leverett, Mass.. located in Lorraine in 1806, where he died in 1810, 
aged 85 yeais. His wife bore him 14 children, eight sons and five daughters of whom grew to 
maturity. One son, Nathan, married Betsey Gleason, of Leverett, and his children were Sol- 
omon, Willard, Clarissa, Lavina, Delilah, Fanny, Eliza, Deborah. Jane, Nathan, and Curtis 
P. The latter was born in the town of Lorraine, and in 1857 removed to Brownville, where he 
has resided for 1 1 years, on road 33. He married, first, Catharine McComb, of Lyme, who bore 
him two children, Alice and Jane; and second, Mrs. Elizabeth Brush, of Le Ray, daughter of 
Solomon and Lucinda (Huntj Beebee, and his children by her are Franklin, Etta, Fred, 
Charles, and Herbert. 

Chauncey H. Fay, born on Point Peninsula, in 1861, located in Dexter, where he died 
March 29, 1876, aged 74 years. He married Julia Ann Tracy, of Lyme, and their children were 
Emily, Sherebiah, Almina, Lavina, Hden, and Sullivan D. The latter was born in Lyme, and 
in 1H60 located in Dexter, where he now resides. He married Mary, daughter of Danforth P. 
and Amanda (Hubbard) Clark, in 1860, by whom he had one son, Fred, who died in 1870, aged 
four years. He served in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., and was honoi'ably discharged at the close 
of the war. He was present at the evacuation of Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. 

Col. Solomon Spafford, born in Rutland County, Vt., removed to Canada, where he died 
at the age 80 years. He married Rally Sheldon, a native of Massachusetts, and of their nine 
children Abijah, who was born in Vermont, died in Canada, at the age of 55 years. He mar- 
ried Margaret, daughter of Jonathan and Polly (Young) Fergason, and they had children as 
follows: Harvey, Solomon, William, Abijah, Alvah, Calvin, Parthenia, and Sheldon. The latter 



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'was born in Canada, and in 1863 removed to Brownville. He married Eliza, daughter of 
Alvah and Hannah (Walker) Stevens, of Canada, and now resides in this town. His children 
are Amelia, Aurelia, Evangeline and Emeline (twins), Sophronia, and Horace. 

Daniel Gould, son of Jolin, born in Montgomery County, removed to Pamelia while 
young, and later to Watertown, where lie now resides at the age of 92 years. He married 
■Fanny Denson. who bore him 10 children, viz.: Rasselas, Demster, Daniel, Jr., Horace, Madi- 
son. Nelson, Alexander, Clarissa, Fanny, and John. The latter was boin in Pamelia and came 
to Pillar Point at the close of the late war. He married Adaline, daughter of Joshua and 
Ruth (Freeman) Fredenburg, of Le Ray, and their children are Daniel, Morris, Charles, Or- 
■ville, and Edson J. 

James Bauter lived and died in La Fargeville. in the town of Orleans. His wife, Mary, 
bore him nine children, among whom was James, who was born in Herkimer County, whence 
ihe removed to Brownville, where he lived 15 years, dying in 1881, aged 56 years. He married 
Harriet, daughter of Elijah an 1 Laney (House) Gray, of Orleans Four Corners, who bore him 
five children, viz.: Esther M., Fayette E., Rose E., Frank W., and Ida May. His wiilovv sur- 
vives him at the age of 60 years, and resides on the homestead farm with Frank W. and Ida 
JMay. 

David Kennedy, of Glasgow, Scotland, died in Ireland, in 1857, aged 52 years. He married 
Mary Brown, of Ireland, and their children were William, Sarah. Eliza, Charles, John, David, 
Andrew, Robert, and Hugh. Andrew Kennedy was born in Ireland. He emigrated to 
America and settled in Brownville, where he now resides. He married, first, Sarah Orr, who 
bore him three children, David, Andrew, and Thomas, and second. Mary M. Cave, of Woon- 
«ocket, R. I., by whom he has children as follows: William, Ehza, Sarah, Mary J., and Agnes. 
He served in Co. E, 4th R. I. Vols., three years and two months, and was honoraldy discliarged. 

John Lynch, a native of Ireland, emigrated to America and located m this state, finally 
•eettling in Martinsburg, Fulton County, where he died at the age of 82 years. He married 
Nancy Rice, who bore him six children, viz.: Edward, John, MatDhew, Robert, Mary, and 
Thomas. The latter married Katie, daughter of Timothy and Catharine (Evans) Maiigan, of 
Martinslmrg, by whom he had two children. Mr. Lynch was proprietor of the Brownville 
Hotel. He is now deceased. 

Richard Flansbnrg, Jr., was a native of Maine. He came to Watertown, N. Y., in 1835, 
where he remained until his death, aged 82 years. He married Jane Baucns, of Litchfield, 
N. Y., and their children were Elida J., Esther A., William, John, Mary. Martha, Katie, and 
Harriet L. The latter has been twice married. By her fiist husband, Rufus Owens, of Wilna, 
she had one son, Lewis. Her second husband was Matthew Lynch, of the town of Philadel- 
phia, by whom she had two children, Henry and S iphia. Mr. Lynch died in 1870, aged 61 
years. His widow survives him, and resides in this town at the age of 66 years. 

Anson Potter (Hounsfleld) is an example of untiring industry, a pioneer of Honnsfield, and 
A present citizen of most honorable standing. Anson Potter has demonstrated qualities of 
high order, and to acquire superiority in a chosen calling lias put forih unremitted exertions. 
He was the second child in tlie family of John and Lydia (Holloway) Potti r, and was boin in 
North Brookfleld, Mass.. March 29, 1803. His father was a farmer of limited means, and came 
with his family to Stowell's C )rnn's, in the town of Hounsfield, in 1805; here he remained for 
several years, and maintained his family by working as a day-laliorer. About 1808 he pur- 
■chased .50 acres of land, which is a part of the farm now owned by his grandscjn, Newman H. 
Potter, for which he was to pay $5 per acre; here he struggled with poverty for a number of 
jears, for the maintenance of his family, and the removal of the encumbrance upon his prop- 
erty was a severe task; l>ut, being a man of indomitable will and perseverance, he overcame 
•every obstacle, and to his first purchase added 100 acres, which is at this time one of the finest 
farms in the towiiship. As may be supposed, our subject's advantages were limited in every 
particular, excepting the acquirement of a robust constitution and a strong pair of arms with 
which to fight the battles incident to the settlement of a new country. As soon as able to 
awing an axe he commenced work upon the farm, attending the district school for a few weeks 
in the winter; he, however, acquired a good common school education. When about 19 years 
•of age he commenced business for himself by taking jobs in clearing land, and being desir- 
ous of securing some one to share " his joys and sorrows," he made the acquaintance of Miss 
Abby M. Fall, whom he married September 26, 1826. Her father, Henry T. Fall, was an offi- 



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cer in the Revolutionary army, and served during the war; soon after peace was declared he- 
settled in Litchfield County, where Mrs. Potter was born, April 11, 1802. In 1811, meeting 
with some reverses in business, he emigrated to the town of Rodman; he, however, ended his- 
days in the town of Brownville, at the advanced age of 96 years. 

Soon after Mr. Potter's marriage he i^urchased about 100 acres of wild land on " big lot 
number 36," town of Hounstield, for which he was to pay ^5 per acre. His situation at this 
time was certainly not an enviable one, his resources being his good wife, an axe, a pair of 
fustian breeches, on ox team, good health, and a strong will, while his liabilities were an en- 
cumbrance of $500 upon his farm. And now commenced the struggle for the possession of 
his home ; the land was heavily timbered, and the construction of a farm was no small task ; 
but, by degrees, field after field was added, and industry and frugality were i-ewarded, and to 
the first j)urcha8e he added from time to time until he became the owner of over 1.000 acres of 
fine land, 700 of which was in one body and lay in the town of Hounsfield. This magnificent 
property was acquired, not through speculation or heirship, but by honorable toil, and Mr. 
Potter's success as a farmer shows what can be done by industry, economy, and good execu- 
tive ability. He now owns a beautiful farm of 200 acres, which is a monument to his thrift 
and energy. This farm is probably one of the best in Jeft'erson County. 

Mr. and Mrs. Potter have been blessed with five children, named in the order of their 
ages: Walter W., Newman H., Lorentine C, Lydia M., and Anson A. Walter W. is a farmer 
and a resident of Eaton County, Michigan ; Newman H. is one of Hounsfield's thrifty farmers, 
and did his country good service as sergeant of Co. K, 35th New York Infantry: Anson A. is 
living in Brownville; Lydia M. is the wife of Harrison E. Spalsbury, of Leonidas, Mich.; Lor- 
entine C. is the wife of Chauncey W. Bates, of Polk City, Iowa. No family of children were 
ever blessed with parents more kind or indulgent, and their parents are proud to know that 
they are fully appreciated. Although they have outlived their alloted time, they are still in 
the possession of good health and all their faculties, and are sustained by an implicit religious- 
faith, — that of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a "ruling elder" and a liberal patron, 
and at whose altar they kneel, " humble recipients of its holy symbols." Mr. and Mrs. Potter 
are exemplars of "long lives well spent," and it is the wish of their many friends that many 
years may yet be granted them. 

Herbert VVhittemore, a native of Massachusetts, came to Sackets Harbor among the early 
settlers, where he remained until his death, in 1858, aged 65 years. He served at the battle of 
Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812. He married Abbie Allen, a relative of Ethan Allen, the 
Revolutionary hero, and their children were John, Paul. George, Matthew, and Abbie. Paul 
Whittemore was born at Sackets Harbor, and now resides at CapeVincent. He married Minerva,, 
daughter of Henry and Miranda (Collamer) Breck, and his children are Frank A., Henry B., 
Ira A., Miranda, Florence M., Clara F., Paul T., and George C. The latter, of this town, 
married Minnie A. Whittier, a cousin of John G. Whittier, the poet. 

Augustus Devendorf was born in Minden, N. Y., and died at Harper's Ferry, Va., aged 
35 vears. His father, John, who served in the Revolutionary war, was a German. Augustus 
married Betsey Clock, who bore him four children, of whom Daniel was born in Fairfield and 
died in St. Johnsville, N. Y., at the age of 33 years. He married Margaret Markell, of Stone 
Arabia, Montgomery County, and their children were A. Maria, Henry, Edward, Abraham, 
Jeremiah and Josiah (twins), Adam, and John D. The latter married Mary A., daughter of 
George G. Loucks, of Manheim, N. Y., and resides in this town. He has one adopted son, Irving 
R., the son of his brother. 

MarK Sanford, a native of this state, married Roxey A. Patrick, of Point Peninsula, and 
is now a resident of Sackets Harbor. His children are Phebe J., La Payette, and Oren S. The 
latter married Sarah A., daughter of William and Sarah (White) Barney, of Cape Vincent, by 
whom he has had seven children, viz.: D. A. Dalton, Mary A., Alvah, Norah L., Mark, William 
W., and Charles E. He served in the late war in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and 
. was honorably discharged. He was confined in Libby prison for 15 days previous to Lee's sur- 
render. 

Vann N. Russell, son of Daniel and Mary (Van Ness) Russell, was born in Northville, N. Y. 
He removed to California, and after six years returned to Northville, where he died at the age 
of 49 years. He married Julia A. Webb, of Newport, N. Y., and their children were Marion 
and Helen S. The latter married C. W. Smith, of Lyons, N. Y., son of Howard and Ella- 



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(Ericson) Smith, and tbeir children are Frank H. ,Arvilla I., Van E., Schofield A., and Julia A., 
and they are residents of Browuville. 

James T. Outterson, sou of Andrew, was a native of Connecticut, and is now a resident of 
Watertowu. He served as captain of a company in the 84th N. Y. Vols, until the close of the 
late war. He married Frances E., daughter of C. E. Jones, of Pulaski, and his children are 
Eaukie, Charles E., Mabelle, Carrie, and James A. The latter married Eva S., daughter of 
Horace S. and Mary v^Coburn) Feck, of Ticonderoga, N. Y., and is president while his brother 
Charles E. is first vice-president of the Outterson Paper Company, of Browuville. 

Abel Greigpf, son of Col. Greigg of Eevolutionary fame, was a native of New Hampshire. 
He was one of the first settlers in Watertown, locatinu; in that city when there were but three 
log houses on what is now known as "The Square," where was also erected a mortar with a 
stone pestle hung upon a spring-pole with which the pioneers ground their corn. Mr. Gieigg 
reared four children. His son David was boi'n in Eutland, where he resided many years, 
finally locating in the town of Watertown, where he died in 1883, aged 72 years. He married 
Abigail, daughter of Samuel Ealph, of Rodman, and their children were Amby, Albert, Ruth, 
Victoria, and Charles. The latter was born in the town of Eutland. and in 1884 removed to 
this town, where he now resides. He married Eebecca, daughter of Simon and Eebecca (Davis\ 
Shaver, of Wolf Island, Canada, and their children are David and Demott. 

Andrew Mallett, a German, settled in the town of Le Ray when 10 years of age, whence 
he removed to Theresa, where he was killed by a falling tree, at the age of 55 years. He mar- 
ried Ann Misner, of Le Eay, and their children were David, Charles, Henry, John, Watson, 
Delia A., Emma J. (deceased), Laura, and George. George Mallett, of this town, was twice 
married. By his first wife, Mary J., daughter of Alfred and Filena (Young) Sargent, of 
Orleans, he had three daughters, viz.: Emma A., Fanny A., and Kate L. He married, second. 
Annie, daughter of Alfred and Esther (Adams) Taylor, and they have one daughter. Esther. 

George Kissel, sou of George and grandson of George, was born in Germany, and immi- 
grated to this countrj- with his father, first locating in Clayton in 1837. Li 1878 he came to 
this town, where he now resides. He married Diana, daughter of Alfred and Luciuda (Wait) 
Greenleaf, of Clayton, and they have children as follows: Mary, Ellen D., Peter I., George, 
Henry A., and Charles F. 

Asahel Calkins, a native of this state, died in Oswego County. His wife, Lena Savins, 
bore him 12 children, one of whom was named Selh. Seth Calkins married Nancy Holmes, by 
whom he had 12 children, of whom Ervin married, first, Abigail Wright, who bore him two 
children, Ann Eliza and Jane, ajid second, Mary, daughter of John and Magdalena (Frank) 
McCombs, of Perch River, who bore him children as follows: Harriet, George, who served as 
chaplain in the late war, Henry, Hannah, Mary, Walter, John, Edmond, and Taylor. Henry 
served as corporal iu the late war, and died at Antioch Church, Va. Walter, who also served 
in the late war, in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., married Christina E., daughter of Jacob and Betsey 
(Hancock) Lowe, of Browuville, and their children are George E., Eva M., and Arthur G. He 
is a farmer in this town. 

John Vogt was a native of Baden, Germany, where he died in 1852, aged 42 years. Bj'' 
his wife, Margaret Quenzer, he had two children, Martin and Jacob. The latter immigrated 
to America in 1873, and located in this town, where he now resides. Martin came to Brown- 
ville in 1874, and settled on the farm with Jacob. He married Annie Hartman, of Canada, 
and they have five children, viz.: Caroline, John, Eva, Eosiua, and Edna. 

William Crouch married Christina Belles, of Connecticut, and they had eight children, of 
whom David married Zerviah, daughter of Timothy and Amy (Babcock) Pool, and they had 
nine children, viz.: David, Cornelia, John, Hannah, William, Zerviah, James, Betsey, and 
George. Betsey Crouch married Levi Davis, of Lincoln, Iowa, March 6, 1865, and he died 
September 24, 1870, aged 49 years. Mrs. Davis resides in this town, on the homestead farm of 
her father, on road 32. Hanuah Crouch married George H. Steele, April 25, 1844, a son of 
Eliakim and Betsey Steele, of Browuville, and he died June 30, 1853, aged 37 years. They had 
children as follows: Edson A., Maitland J., Herbert G., and William. Mrs. Steele resides in 
this town with her son Herbert G. 

Zephaniah Hubbs, a native of Saratoga County, i-cmoved to Carthage, where he died. His 
wife, Elizabeth, bore him seven children, viz.: Herman, Janette, Wilham S., Daniel, Amy, 
Bradley S., and Amelia. William S., born in Saratoga County, in 1880 removed to Browuville. 
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■where he died in 1884, aged 58 years. He married, first, Dorcas Carpf nter, of South Eutland, 
by whom he had two children, Ella and ZephaniHh. He married, second, Priscilla, danghter 
of Marcus and Lucy (PhillipK) Johnson, of Copenhagen, by whom he liad two children, George 
W. and Cora B. Mrs. Hul^bs survives her husband at the age of 49 years, and resides on road 
34, in this town. Bradley S. Hubbs served in the late war in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was 
honorably discharged. 

John N. Cook, of Germany, came to America in 1847 and now resides in this town. He 
mariied Elizabeth Geisnaer, of Germany, who bore him children as follows: John, Margaiet, 
Henry, William, 1st, Jacob. Valentine, William, 2d, Elizabeth, Anna, and Mary. William, 1st, 
served in Co. B, 2d N.Y. H. A., and was killed in the late war. Henry Cook married Corntlia, 
daughter of Lawrence and Margaret (Fox) Fetterly, of Clayton, in 1880, and their children are 
Ross E., Frank H., and George E. 

William Jackson, son of William, a native of Yorkshire, Eng., immigrated to America 
when 30 years of age. He married, first, Mary Meriifield, also of Yoiksliire, aiid second, Han- 
nah, daiighter of James Wiiine, of Watertown. By his first wife he had seven children. The 
fruit of his second marriage was three children, viz.: Charles A., Adelia, and Adelaide. 
Charles A. Jackson mariied Mary J., daughter of George and Isabelle (Hagan) Myres, 
and they have one daughter, Edith I., and reside in this town. 

Abenezer Fish, a native of Massachusetts, married Anna Arnold, and removed to Oneida 
County about 1795, and after seven years he removed to this county and was one of the first 
settlers in Watertown. He finally located in Canada, where he died at the age of about 60 
years. His son Furman was born in Oneida County, and came to Cape Vincent in 1839, 
■where he now resides. He represented the Third Assembly district in 1859. He mairied 
Caroline, daughter of Rodger Rose, of Watertown, and their children are Myron, Milton, 
Furman, Albert, Daniel, Manila C, and George W. The latter married Ellen, daughter of 
Jesse and Triphosa (Sptncer) Bander, of Cape Vincent, and their children are George G., 
Sheridan H., Gracie W., and Jesse M., and they reside in the village of Limeiick, in this town. 
He served in Co. E, 186th N. Y. Vols., one year, as corporal, and was fighting before Peters- 
burg, Va., April 2. 1865. 

David Lindley, a native of Yorkshire, Eng., immigrated to America and located in North 
Carolina, where he married Cornelia Andeison. He afterwards located in Watertown, where 
he followed the occnyiation of a woolen weaver, dying here at the age of 44 years. His chil- 
dren were Maria, Sarah, Amanda, Charlotte. David, and Joseph H. The latter married Nancy, 
daughter of Edward and Calista (Davis) James, of tliis town, and they have three children, 
viz.: Nora M., Flora E., and Ernest. Mr. Lindley has been a resident farmer in this town for 
33 years. 

William Elliott, son of Thomas and Sarah (Murphy) Elliott, was born in County Long- 
ford, Ireland. In 1847 he immigiated to Canada, and in 1860 located in the town of 
Lyme, in this county, where he died in 1885, aged 63 years. He married Elizabeth Diamond, 
of Ireland, who is now living in the village of Chaumont, aged 63 years. Tliey liad 10 chil- 
dren, viz.: Sarah, John, Alniedia, Anna, William, Lnella, Elizabeth, Bernian, Mary, and 
Robert D. The latter married Mary M., daughter of Henry and Jane (Rodgers) Di nnie, of 
Brownville, and he now resides in this town near the village of Limerick. He is also employed 
on the railroad. 

Joseph Ryder, son of David and Esther (Joslin^ Ryder, went fi'om New Hampshire to 
Massachusetts, and later to Otsego County, N. Y., finally locating in Chaumont in 1812, where 
he died at the age of 90 yeais. He married Polly Hill, of Massachusetts, and tlieir children 
were David, Clark, Mary, Benjamin, Joseph, Betsey, John, Louisa, and Ellis. Benjanjin Ryder 
was born in Windsor County, Vermont. He mariied Ann C, daughter of James and Martha 
/White) Horton, of Lyme, and their children were Watkins L., Cornelia W., Wallace W., 
Waiter V. (who served in Co. C, 6th N. Y. Cav., and died in Mellen prison, in Georgia), Mary, 
and Biuce W. The latter married Lydia R., daughter of John and Jessie Patrick, of Houns- 
field, and his children are Walter B. and Edna C. Ann C. Ryder survives her husband at the 
age of 81 years. He died in 1872, aged 59 years. 

William O. Case, son of VVarem, married Catharine Countryman, by whom he had chil- 
dren as follows: Lillian, James W., Sidney L., Hundley, William C, Curtis M., and Lynn D. 
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and resides on the homestead farm of his father. Curtis M. Case married Lucy, daughter of 
Eli and Kate (Dorchester) Witt, of Brownville, and now rehides in this town on road 2, corner 
11. His cliihlren are Elmer, Estella, Fred, and Maud. 

Joel Kilborn, son of Jacob and Catharine (Kiiapp) Kilborn, was boi n in Plainfield, N. Y. 
He came to Brownville while young and finally removed to New Jersey, where he died at the 
age of 75 j'ears. He married Alexia Keyes, of Bi-ownville, and they had two children, viz. : 
Oren, who died at the age of twelve years, and Altlums J. Tlie latter married Jane, daughter 
of John N. and Orra (Mdftitt) Gunn, and their children were Charles F. (deceased), James A., 
and May C. Altheus J. Kilborn served in the late war in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, 
and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Melvin Moftitt served in the War of 
1812, and died at Mendota, 111., aged over 80 years. John N. Gunn also served in the War of 
1812, and died at Clayton at the age of 71 years. His widow survives him and resides in tliis 
town at the age of 92 years. 

Duncan Campbell, who served in the Revolutioniiry war, was a native of Scotland. He 
first located in New Jeisey, whence he removed to Washington County, N. Y.. where he died, 
aged about 75 years. His wife, Margaret, bore him two children, Eliza and Nancy. Eliza 
married Daniel McGiven, of Argyle, Washington County, and they had eight cliildren, viz.: 
William, Charles. Benjamin, Robert H., Joseph. Helen, Emily, and Maiy. Robert H. served 
in the late war as saddle-sergeant in the 1st 111. Cav., and participated in the battles of Lex- 
ington, Mo., Pea Ridge, Winchester, Cedar Creek, and Appomattox Court House. He re- 
mained in the service until the close of the war. His father, Daniel McGiven, served in the 
battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812. 

Phineas Osborn, fiom Massachusetts, was one of the early settlers of Depauville, where he 
died. His wife was Elizabeth Thornton, of Massachusetts. His son, I'hineas A Osborn, was 
born at Depauville, where he died in 1881, aged 79 years. He was a successful farmer. He 
married, first, Ann Frame, of Depauville, by whom he had children as follows: Caroline, 
Duane, Clarissa, Eliza, Orlando, Webster, Eleanor, William, Hart, and Phineas A., Jr. His 
second wife was Ann Goddard, of Clayton. Phineas A. Osborn, Jr., married Emorette, daugh- 
ter of Coonrod Lingenfelter, of Clayton, and he has one daughter, Jessie M. He is one of the 
proprietors of the flouring and plaster-mills at Dexter. Duane Osborn served in the late war 
from the state of Michigan. Webster, William, and Hart served in the N. Y. H. A. 

John Ross, born near Glasgow. Scotland, emigrated 10 Canada, where he died. He mar- 
ried a Miss Monroe, and among his children was a s<in, William, who was born in Canada and 
died there. William married Nancy McLeod, of Canada, who bore him children as follows: 
Espy, John, Elizal eth, Thomas, Daniel, Marcolm, Mary, Catharine, Hugh, George, Alexander, 
and William. Tlie latter married Elizabeth, daughter of George Allen, of Dexter, and his 
children are Willie D. and George T. He has resided in the village of Dexter since 1860, but 
has recently removed to Syracuse. 

David Fluno, a Hollander, emigrated to America while young. He married Maria Wright, 
of Brownville, and they had eight children, viz.: Melissa, David, Richard, La Fayette, Maria, 
Geoi-ge B., Hannah, and Leonora. The latter married George B. Babcock, of Dexter, son of 
Jesse and Mariah (Morgan) Babcock. Mr. Babcock served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three 
years, and died in the village of Dexter in 1879, aged 36 yeais. His widow survives him at the 
age of 35 years, and her children are Fred, Charles, and Mary. 

Robert Anderson, whose father served in the War of 1812, was a native of Saratoga County. 
He resided for a long time in Le Ray, then lemoved to Watertown, from there to Michigan, 
and finally located in Oswego, where he died at the age of 73 years. He married Martha 
Johnson, who died in Oswego at the age of 63 years. Their children were Joseph, George, 
Harry, Wesley, Julia, and Amanda M. The latter mariied Alvaro, son of Martin and Cornelia 
Porter, of Fort Ann, Washington County, and tiny had children as follows: Nt-lson, Cornelia, 
George W., Julia A., Martha C, Hattie A., Elizabeth A., Charles G., Ellen S., Lizzie, and 
Nellie. Mrs. Porter survives her husband at the age of 67 years, and resides in the village of 
Dexter. 

David Ryder, a native of Dutiimerston, Vt., came to Chaumont an early settler, where he 
remained until his death at an advanced age. He married Esther Joslin, and their chidren 
were Benjamin. Esther, Deborah, and Joseph. The latter married Mary Hill, of Boston, and 
they had nine children, viz.: David, Clark, Benjamin, Joseph, John, Ellis, Mary, and Louisa M. 



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The latter marriedJohn B. Kimball, of Cape Vincent, son of William S. and Lucy (Bryant) Kim- 
ball, and they had four children, viz. : Seth, Clark, Mary, and Dorr. Mrs. Kimball survives her 
husband, and resides in the village of Dexter, at the age of 73 years. 

Adelbert Pettit, son of Marcus and Cornelia Pettit, was born in the town of Lyme. He 
married Mary Jane, daughter of Peter and Mary Keller, of Ontario, Canada, and they havfe- 
one son. Ward. The family resides in this town. Mr. Pettit served in Co. D, 186th N. Y. Vols., 
was at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. 

Seneca Rogers, son of Isaac, was born in Hoosac, Mass., and now resides in Champion, 
N. Y. He married Marietta, daughter of Henry and Clarissa Williams, of Lyme, and his chil- 
dren are Ann, Ida, Fred, and John W. The latter married Helen C, daughter of Sylvanusand 
Dorothy (Fedderly) Henderson, of this town, and their children are Hattic M. and Frank W. 
Mr. Rogers is a farmer in this town, on road 56. 

Edward Soule, who died at Grand Haven. Mich., was a resident of Sackets Harbor many 
yeai's. His son David was boi-n at Sackets Harbor, and now resides at Pillar Point, in Brown- 
ville. David married Livia, daughter of Horatio and Wealthy (Gardner) Sprague, and his 
children are Judilla, Lodica, and Leander H. The latter married Martha, daughter of Ira and 
Margaret (Clemens) Barber, of Herkimer, and they have three children, Ernie, Gettie, and 
Charles, and now reside on Pillar Point. 

Samuel McTaggart was born on one of the Orkney Islands, oft' the northern coast of Scot- 
land. He emigrated to Canada, where he died at the advanced age of 97 years and 11 months. 
He married Mary Foster, of Canada, and their children were Archibald, Peter, Anson, and 
George. Anson McTaggart, born in Belleville, Canada, died there at the age of 62 years. He 
married Jane Burgess, who died at Belleville at the age of 59 years. Thty had four children, 
viz.: Gilbert, John, Elizabeth, and Elgin. The latter located in Watertown in 1873, and in 
Brownville in 1887. He married Calista, daughter of Anthony and Katie (Avery) Potter, of 
Worth, and is now a cheesemaker on road 55. on Pillar Point. 



CAPE VINCENT. 



GAPE VINCENT was formed from Lyme, April lo, 1849, ^.nd named 
in honor of Vincent Le Ray, son of James D. Le Ray de Chaumont, 
the early proprietor. It is the northwest corner town of the county, 
and embraces Carleton, Grenadier, and Fox islands. It is bounded on the 
west and northwest by the St. Lawrence River, on the northeast by Clayton, 
and on the southwest by Lyme. The surface of the town is level, or slightly 
undulating, and the soil is a clayey loam. Kent's Creek, the principal stream, 
rises in the eastern part of the town and, flowing in a southwesterly direc- 
tion, empties into the St. Lawrence River. There are a number of sulphur 
springs in the tov/n. 

The first town meeting was held at the hotel of Jacob Beringer, May 15, 
1849, at which the following officers were elected: Frederick A. Folger, 
supervisor; John W. Little, town clerk; W. H. Webb, superintendent of 
schools; Jacob Beringer, Augustus Awberton, and Barney W. Payne, justices 
of the peace ; E. Clement, collector ; John H. Lawton and Adam A. Gray^ 



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assessors ; Buel Fuller, commissioner of highways ; Francis A. Cross, over- 
seer of the poor. 

In 1880 Cape Vincent had a population of 3,143. The town is situated 
in the third school district of Jefferson County, and in 1889 had 16 school 
districts, in which 20 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 
726 scholars attending school, while the aggregate days attendance during 
the year was 64,310. The total value of school buildings and sites was $1 1,- 
360, and the assessed valuation of all the districts was $1,816,705. The 
whole amount raised for school purposes was $6,432.27, $3,904.80 of which 
was receved by local tax. Charles E, Whitney was school commissioner. 

Cape Vincent village is pleasantly located on the St. Lawrence River, 
and is the most important village in this town. It is the terminus of the 
Cape branch of the R., W. & O. Railroad, and is connected with the lower 
river towns, and with Kingston, Ont., by steamboat. The village was incor- 
porated April 14, 1853, with a population of 1,218 within the proposed lim- 
its, or 312!^ acres. It now contains a weekly newspaper, four churches 
(Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Roman Catholic), two large seed 
houses, a brewery, planing-mill, grist-mill, a grain elevator, six hotels, one 
large lumber yard, the usual number of stores and business houses, and a 
population of 1,700. It is popular and healthful as a watering-place, and 
many illustrious personages sojourn here during the summer months. The 
custom-house district of Cape Vincent was organized in 18 18. Previous to 
this date Cape Vincent was only a port of entry in charge of a deputy, with 
Sackets Harbor as the headquarters. It is now the point where the chief 
officer is stationed, and comprises the entire coast of Jefferson County, 
Sackets Harbor having been consolidated with the Cape Vincent district 
March 3, 1863. The first collector was John B. Esselstyn ; the present one 
is Henry E. Morse. Before the completion of the railroad the greatest 
amount of business was done in the winter. 

St. Lawrence (p. o.) is a village of considerable local business in the 
midst of a good farming region. It has a hotel, church, and several shops, 
and is located in the extreme eastern part of the town. 

Millen's Bay (River View p. o.) is pleasantly situated on the river about 
six miles below Cape Vincent, and was named after one of the early settlers. 
The postoffice here was discontinued for a time, but has recently been rees- 
tablished. The hamlet containes a union church, hotel, and a few dwellings. 

Rosiere is a postoffice and station on the R., VV. & O. Railroad. It is 
quite a thriving hamlet, and contains a Catholic Church, a store, and a small 
number of dwellings. 

French Settlement is the name given to a locality near the central part 
of the town. It was originally settled by Americans, who gradually disposed 
of their lands to a French colony which was induced to come to this town 
through the influence of Mr. Le Ray. After the French a company of 
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Roman Catholic in faith, and for many years the services were conducted in 
both languages. 

The A B. Cleveland Company {^Limited), \0c2Xtdi in Cape Vincent village, 
was established in 1879 by Artie B. Cleveland. In 1887 a large addition to 
the buildings was erected to accommodate a vegetable canning department, 
and for the preparation of garden and field seeds, and for wholesale and 
retail trade. The establishment has a capacity for handling annually 100,000 
bushels of vegetables, and cans about 1,000,000 cans of peas, beans, corn, 
and tomatoes. The establishment is one of the largest of its kind in the 
United States. It is now under the management of Jordon, Thurber & 
Gallandet, trustees, and Henry T. Hopkins is superintendent. 

Howard &^ Underhill recently established a seed house on Broadway, in 
Cape Vincent village. They do a flourishing business, and their seeds main- 
tain an excellent reputation. 

The St. Lawrence Hotel is a magnificent brick structure occupying a po- 
sition in the center of Cape Vincent village. It was erected in 1884, by 
H. J. Crevalin, at a cost of about $100,000, and was subsequently sold to 
satisfy several mortgages and liens against the property. In 1887 Edwin D. 
Fox purchased the property and is the present proprietor. It will comfort- 
ably accommodate 300 guests, and is one of the most popular of the river 
hotels. 

R. S. Scobell s brewery, at Cape Vincent village, was built by the pres- 
ent proprietor in 1852. It has an annual capacity of 6,000 barrels. 

Louis Cornaire s cheese factory, located on road 24, in the eastern part of 
the town, was built by the present proprietor in 1883 at a cost of $1,500. 
Mr. Cornaire manufactures annually about 60,000 pounds of cheese. 

Peter Frahy's sa7V, shingle, and grist mill, located on road 51, was built 
by the present proprietor in 1886. He does a thriving local business. 

This town is the oldest in settlement in the county, Carleton Island having 
been occupied by a British fort for a long period before the adjacant country 
had been purchased and colonized. The island was reserved by the state in 
their cession to Macomb. A military bounty, or class-right, was issued to 
William Richardson, a sergeant in the New York line of the Revolutionary 
war. Matthew Watson and William Guilland became the purchasers of this 
right, and on the 2d of October, 1786, located the same on Carleton Isl- 
and, generally. The land commissioners sanctioned this location, but in- 
serted the condition that it should be void if the island, in the division, should 
fall to Canada. Guilland sold his right to Watson, who died leaving three 
children, John, Margaret, and Jane, two of whom (John and Jane) died with- 
out issue, leaving their sister Margaret their heir-at-law, who married one 
Jacob Ten Broeck, and these sold their right to Charles Smyth. The mat- 
ter of this sale and title was brought to the notice of the state legislature in 
182 1, when it was found that the title to the land covered by the military 
bounty was not good. The British held the island when Richardson sold 



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his right, and continued to h')ld it till it was surrend.red, at the comtnence- 
ment of the War of i8[2. By special legislation the title was made a legal 
one, and on March 2, 1821, an act was passed directing a patent to be issued 
for the amount of land designated as the (Original military bounty. This was 
500 acres on the west end of the island. In 1823 F. R. Hasler made a sur- 
vey of Carleton Island and reported an area of 1,274 acres. At the time of 
this survey there was about 30 acres of old improved land near the south 
shore, called the " King's garden." 

In 1823 Grenadier Island was surveyed and the area put down as 1,290 
acres. In 1803 Samuel English and Hezekiah Barret petitioned the legisla- 
ture of New York for the grant of Grenadier Island, which they evidently 
supposed belonged to the state, and which they proposed to settle within 12 
months after such grant was made ; but no good title could be given until 
the national boundary line had been agreed upon. This was done in 1819, 
and the islands were patented soon after. John Mitchel was probably the 
first settler here. There is good reason to believe that the island was visited 
by French explorers more than 100 years before the settlement of the county. 
La Salle and Cuunt Frontenac undoubtedly visited this island. In 1813 
General Wilkinson, with several thousand men, started out from Sackets 
Harbor with the ultimate purpose of capturing Montreal. It was the inten- 
tion of this army, fully equipped with heavy and light artillery, to rendezvous 
at Grenadier Island. They started out about dusk, with flags and banners 
waving, all filled with confidence in the success of the expedition — full of 
enthusiasm, it is said, and bad whisky. All went well until a little after mid- 
night, when a storm arose which completely wrecked the fleet of scows, bat- 
teaux, sail-boats, etc., in which the army was en)barked, and it was four days 
before all the survivors reached Basin Harbor, with an immense loss of am- 
munition and supplies. Some of the boats were driven to Wolf Island, some 
to Chaumont Bay, and others stood off for Kingston after working out into 
the lake. On the way to Cape Vincent from Grenadier, General Wilkinson 
encountered similar difficulties. He had a small fight with the British near 
Clayton, and again encountered the enemy below Ogdensburg. And then 
what was left of the flotilla went into winter quarters on the banks of the 
Salmon River. On account of the mismanagement of this expedition Gen- 
eral Wilkinson was court-martialed and removed from command. 

No spot in this vicinity has excited more historical curiosity than the head 
of Carleton Island, where now can be seen the conspicuous ruins of the old 
fort — Fort Haldimand. At the head of the island are two land-locked bays, 
with a deptn of water sufficient to accommodate large vessels, and beyond is 
a low peninsula. On the high bluff overlooking the river is the ancient forti- 
fication, which, at the time of its completion, was a first-class work. Five of 
the massive stone chimneys are still standing, and deep excavations in the 
rock, probably used for magazines or secret storage, are very noticeable. It 
overlooked the little peninsula and the two harbors below, and effectually 



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commanded both the channelsof the St. Lawrence lying south of Wolf Island. 
The gorge, or rear wall, was mostly formed by the high cliff at its base, which, 
for about one-half of its length, hangs nearly perpendicular over the waters 
of the north bay. Excavations at the base of the first shoulder of the cliff 
would seem to indicate magazines or store-rooms, though the main magazine 
was located a little north of the center of the work. The front, looking 
towards the main land of the island, was defended by a somewhat irregular 
line of earth-works, with a solid parapet having three unequal faces, with a 
strong bastion on each face, calculated for four guns, and there were guns 
mounted at intervals between the bastions. The ditch was excavated through 
rock to a depth of six feet. A zigzag wall, built of stone taken from the 
ditch, ran along the front, parallel to and distant from the outer wall of the 
ditch about 30 feet, and the glacis was formed of debris of the ditch filled 
in beyond, making the approach of an enemy exceedingly difficult, the whole 
glacis and ditch being under direct fire from the guns of the parapet. The 
quarters appear to have been built along three sides of a parallelogram, and 
a low wall of loose stone inclosed the space between on the south and east 
sides of the quadrangle. Originally there were about 15 buildings within 
the work, as indicated by the immense chimneys^ five only of which remain 
standing. These chimneys were very solidly constructed of hammered stone, 
and were about six feet square at the base and 20 feet high. Most, if 
not all, of the chimneys were constructed with two fire-places, and in opposite 
faces, with double flues. There were two gatewa5S, one near each extremity, 
on the north and south, connecting with roads leading down to the landings. 
The lime-kiln used in manufacturing the lime with which the chimneys were 
constructed was on the plain near the water's edge, and can be seen yet. 
The fort, including the ditch, probably covered an area of from eight to 10 
acres, and could accommodate a garrison of 500 men. It was accord- 
ing to the system of Vauban^ and must have cost an immense sum. The 
cemetery was on the plain east of the works, but very little remains of 
the headstones at the present day. The relics found in and around the 
works consist of buttons, coins, tomahawks, flints, etc. Pieces of wrecked 
vessels are distinguished, on a still day, at the bottom of the river in the north 
bay. There is a sunken dock on the west side, and some little distance in 
the rear are the broken and almost obliterated graves of the soldiers' ceme- 
tery. When Charles Smyth obtained possession of the island, about 1820, 
many of the burial-places were still marked by carved oaken pieces of wood, 
but when Dr. Hough published his History of Jefferson County, 1854, he 
found only one grave that was indicated by a head -stone, on which was the 
following : " J. Farrar, D. 23 Fy. 1792." The oldest coin ever found was 
dated 1696. 

There has always been considerable doubt whether the French or English 
built the fort, but in the history of Carleton Island and the Old Fort recently 
published by Major J. H. Durham, of Cape Vincent, is a letter written Oc- 



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tober 14, 1778, by Gen. Sir Frederick Haldimand, who succeeded Sir Guy 
Carleton in command of His Majesty's forces in Canada, which proves conclu- 
sively that the fort was built by the English in that year. In his letter to his 
commander in England he says he has sent several officers and their compa- 
nies of soldiers to establish a " post at the entrance of Lake Ontario, to serve 
the purpose of a safe place for the traders to send their goods to, which go 
from Montreal in boats, till the king's vessels, now the only craft allowed to 
navigate the lakes, can be spared from the more urgent services to transport 
them to Niagara, a secure harbor for these vessels, and a defense against the 
enterprises of the rebels upon this province by that great avenue into it." 
He also writes that he has sent an officer to build gunboats, and says: " The 
place pitched upon by these gentlemen, after having been carefully examined, 
is an island about 12 mlies below the entrance of Lake Ontario, having Grand 
Isle (now Wolfe) on one side, from which it is divided by a channel of some- 
thing less than a mile, and the south continent on the other, at a distance of 
one mile and a quarter from it." He also states "the name of Carleton Isl- 
and is now given to this in question. Very favorable ground for foitifying, 
commanding a commodious and safe harbor which the island possesses at the 
upper end of it looking toward the lake, induced the gentlemen sent on this 
service to fix upon this spot, where a fort is begun, and barracks are building 
for the troops, and the place will be in a tolerable state of defense and habita- 
tion by the winter." As will be seen by this letter, there is no longer any 
doubt who built the fort or when it was built. It was named Fort Haldi- 
mand, after the general who ordered it constructed. 

In 1796 Fort Haldimand was defended by a small British guard and six 
pieces of cannon. In 1812. as soon as the news reached Cape Vincent that 
a second war had been declared against Great Britian by the American Con- 
gress, Abner Hubbard, an old Revolutionary soldier living at Milieu's Bay, au- 
thorized himself and several of his neighbors to capture the fort. They 
crossed over the river in the night and demanded its surrender. Two women 
and three invalid men surrendered. The following day the fort was destroyed 
and the prisoners taken to Sackets Harbor. Immediately adjoining the ruins 
of the old fort, and lying clear across the head of the island from shore to 
shore, a plot of ground of more than 100 acres has been surveyed, and a 
park laid out. Messrs. Folger and Hance, the present owners, contemplate 
the erection of a large hotel, and the locality once the scene of warlike prep- 
arations against Fort Stanwix, Cherry Valley, and Fort Edward, and the 
meetings of the mighty Iroquois chiefs who here assembled thier followers 
•and prepared for their sanguinary raids, will give place to the beauties and 
pleasures of a summer resort among the Thousand Islands. 

The earliest settlement on the main land in this town was made by Abijah 
Putnam, from Rome, who, in 1801, located two miles below the present vil- 
lage of Cape Vincent, at a place early known as " Port Putnam," where he 
'established the first ferry to Wolf Island. He was sent there for the purpose 



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by Jacob Brown, the agent of Le Ray. One Samuel Cone settled on the op- 
posite shore of the island at the same time. In 1803 the State road was ex- 
tended from Brownville to this place, and cut out and partly worked m the 
winter of 1803-04. In 1804 John Macombs and Peter Sternberg purchased 
Putnam's interest, laid out the plan of a village, and sold a few lots. In 
Miy, 1803, John B. Esselstyn settled three miles below the present village of 
Cape Vincent. Daniel Spinning came in 1804, and soon after two families^ 

by the name of Smith. Jonathan Cummings, Sheldon, and others located 

near the place. In 1806 Richard M. Esselstyn settled near Putnam's ferry 
with his brother. In the summer of i8og Eber Kelsey came to the present 
village of Cape Vincent, and cleared for Mr. Le Ray, the proprietor, a tract 
of 50 acres, erected a wharf, block, dwelling house and tavern, a frame barn, 
etc., and the same season Richard M. Esselstyn built a house and store, and 
commenced trade with John B., undar the firm name of J. B. & R. M. Es- 
selstyn. Dr. Avery Ainsworth, the first physician to settle in this part of the 
county, came from Vermont in 1809, and the same year built a house and 
store here. Mr. Le Rav, from an early period, designed Cape Vincent, or 
" Gravelly Point," as it was sometimes called by the pioneers, as the site of 
a village, and in 181 1 a mile square was surveyed and lotted by Musgrove 
Evans, one of the surveyors employed by Le Ray. 

In 1809 an extensive lumbering business was commenced in this town, 
which gave employment to many men and brought a transient population to 
the place. A large business was done in importing staves in 18 10, and also 
the building of arks for the Montreal trade, which was continued in i8ri. 
The War of 18 12 necessitated the discontinuance of this business, and the 
lumber on hand was mostly used as fuel by Wilkinson's army. The business- 
was not continued until the close of the war. The news of the war spread 
terror throughout the settlement, and this point being nearest to Kingston 
was considered of much importance by General Brown, upon whom the care 
of the early military operations of this place was laid. Capt. Farrar had been- 
stationed here with a small company of militia to enforce the embargo laic 
in 181 2. 

A few days after war had been declared, but before the news was received,.] 
the Niagara and Ontario, schooners, laden with flour and potash, from-j 
Queenstown to Brockville, were seized by Mr. Elijah Fields, Jr., deputy col- 
lector at Cape Vincent, and taken to Sackets Harbor, where, after an inves- 
tigation, the iV/V/g'^nz was condemned and sold, and the 0/ifariow?is released. 

During the war, this being the most exposed point on the whole frontier,! 
and one of the few places then inhabited on the river, it became the scene of 
adventures that attracted notice at the time. On one occasion, probably in^^ 
the summer of 1813, a man by the name of Draper, who belonged to Capt. 
Getman's company, obtained permission from Col. Dodge, of Sackets Har- 
bor, to raise a party of volunteers from the company, to dislodge a party of 
Indians that had been discovered lurking on Wolf Island. A gunboat, under 



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Capt. Hawkins, having touched at the Cape, agreed to take them over, but not 
to take part in the affair. As the boat approached a gun was fired which put 
the Indians to flight. They were pursued about a mile, when Draper care- 
lessly exposed himself to the shots of the enemy and was killed. Two oth- 
ers were slightly wounded, when the party hastily returned. 

A little before the attack on Sackets Harbor a British gunboat touched at 
Cape Vincent in the night, and a pirt of the crew, having heard of the pres- 
ence of three dragoons, who had put up for the night from Sackets Harbor, 
resolved upon their capture. One of the dragoons, named Moore, who was 
an accomplished fencer, retreated to a corner of the room and kept off his 
assailants so effectually that, finding it impossible to take him alive, they shot 
him, a most cowardly act and one unworthy of a true soldier. His comrades 
escaped. Two weeks later another visit was made, a store plundered, and 
temporary barracks burned. Subsequent visits for plunder followed, and 
many of the inhabitants sought a less exposed situation. 

The Royal George, a British war ship of 24 guns and three masts, once 
stopped at Cape Vincent, but withdrew without making any demonstration. 
Major Esselstyn was taken prisoner near Chaumont, August 23, r8[3, was 
removed to Canada, and two weeks later was exchanged for a British officer 
of equal rank. 

The Patriot movement in 1838, when a number of deluded persons of the 
United States and Canada organized for the purpose of freeing Canada from 
British rule, caused considerable excitement in this locality. Hunter lodges 
were organized, secret meetings were held, and among the initiated a myste- 
rious sign language was used. The robbery of the arsenal at Watertown, 
the burning of the Sir Robert Peel near Wells Island, the memorable trip of 
the United States across the lake and down the river, when the Patriots gath- 
ered at Windmill Point, and the disastrous end of the expedition are mitters 
of historical interest previously mentioned in the County Chapter. Daniel 
George, one of the patriots who suffered the death penalty, was a resident of 
Cape Vmcent village. 

During the civil war Cape Vincent contributed her full quotas. The quota 
under the call of October 17, 1863, was 44 ; under that of February i, 1864, 
it was 70; March 14, 28; July 18, 50; December 19, 40. At a meeting of 
the citizens held August 6, 1862, a permanent war committee was appointed, 
which continued till 1S65. In February, 1865, the committee reported that 
$235.85 still remained in its hands unexpended, of the moneys raised to pay 
bounties, which was used by the committee in providing for the families of vol- 
unteers. At a special town meeting held January 12, 1864, it was voted (263 
for and 5 2 against) to tax the town sufficiently to pay a bounty of $300 to each 
person who should thereafter volunteer into the service of the United States 
and be credited to Cape Vincent. Previous to the appointment of this war 
committee the volunteers received little or no bounty, although small sums 
were given them by individuals as they left home, and they went under the 



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stimulation of a patriotism that no one could lay to the charge of green- 
backs. Through the efforts of the women of the town several hundred dol- 
lars were raised for the purpose of establishing a " Soldiers' Relief Fund." 
Several cows and sheep were donated for the benefit of this relief fund, and 
on the occasion of festivals given by the ladies were sold. 

Previous to 1816 the settlements in the town were limited to a few points 
on the river ; but about this time the country around about began to be 
taken up, new roads were opened, and the country rapidly advanced in pop- 
ulation. About this time several educated and accomplished French fami- 
lies located here, among whom, in 18 18, was Peter Francis Real, known in 
European history as Count Real, the chief of police under Napoleon. The 
political changes in France, in a few years, recalled many celebrated exiles 
who had adhered to the fortunes of Napoleon, and fled from the disasters 
which overtook that dynasty, among whom were Count Real and others who 
had made this country their home. At about the same time Mr. F. R. 
Hasler, the eminent philosopher and engineer, having become interested in 
real estate in this place, came here to reside with his family, and planned the 
establishment of a Normal school, which he never perfected. The village 
was a favorite resort of Mr. Le Ray, and he was often accompanied by emi- 
nent foreigners, who never visited the county without becoming his guests, 
and sharing that refined hospitality which he knew so well how to bestow. 
The first visit of Le Ray to this place was in 1803, and was attended with 
the following incident, the account of which we take from Hough's History 
of Jefferson County : — 

" He was accompanied by Gouverneur Morris, and after visiting Brownville they took an 
open boat to continue their journey, as Mr. Morris had a wooden leg, and could not conven- 
iently travel in the woods by the rude means of communication which the country then 
afforded, and he was moreover very partial to sailing, and claimed to be especially skillful 
in managing water craft. On passing Chei-ry Island Mr. Morris observed that there must be 
fine fishing there, and as he had with him his French cook and culinarj' apparatus, he de- 
clared he would serve his friend a better fish dinner than he had ever tasted. Mr. Le Eay 
objected that it was getting late and cloudy, and they had a great ways to run before reaching 
Putnam's, the first settlement on the shore. Nothing would do: Mr. Morris was as fond of ' 
good cheer as of sailing, and they stopped. They had good fishing, and a capital dinner; but 
it was late before they set sail again and dark before they reached the St. Lawrence, and they 
were obliged to stop at Gravelly Point, two miles above Putnam's, where they pitched their | 
tent and went to bed, for they had all the necessary implements. In the middle of the night 
a fire "built before the tent set it in flames; Mr. Morris, thus unseasonablj' disturbed, felt all 
around for his wooden leg, but was obliged to flee without it. The exposure to wind and rain 
produced in Mr. Le Eay a violent illness, and he with difficulty returned to Brownville. Dr, 
Kirkpatrick was summoned from Rome and attended him thiough a long and dangerous 
fever." 

The first grist-mill in the town was built on Kent's Creek. Previous to 
its erection the early settlers were obliged to have their grain ground at Chau- 
mont, and it was not an uncommon feat for the hardy pioneers to shoulder 
a bushel of corn and carry it to Chaumont, and bring home their meal in the 
same manner. 



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CHURCHES. 

The First Presbyterian Church, located at Cape Vincent village, was or- 
ganized by its first pastor, Rev. Jedediah Burchard, in 1832, with 22 mem- 
bers. Their house of worship, which \vill comfortably seat 300 persons, was 
built in 1840, at a cost of $2,000, and is now valued, including grounds 
and other property, at $5,000. It now has a membership of 80, and Rev. 
James W. Hilman is the pastor. The Sunday-school has 14 teachers and 
100 scholars. 

St. Joh)is Church (Episcopal), located on Market street in the village of 
Cape Vincent, was organized January 25, 1841, by Rev. John Noble, Messrs. 
Otis P. Starkey, Richard Townsend, William Deny, Nelson B. Williams, Rob- 
ert Moore, Robert Bartlett, and Judah T. Ainsworth. Rev. John Noble was 
the first rector. Their house of worship is a wood structure, will comfortably 
seat 194 persons, and was erected in 1841 at a cost of about $3,000. The 
present value of church property, including buildings and grounds, is $6,500. 
The present membership is 69 families, with 103 communicants, and Rev. 
Samuel W. Strowger is the rector. The Sunday-school consists of 65 scholars 
and eight teachers. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, of Cape Vincent village, was organized 
October 14, 185 1, with 55 members, and Rev. William Jones was the first 
pastor. Their house of worship, a wooden building' capable of seating 250 
persons, was built in 1853 at a cost of $2,000. The present value of the 
church property, including grounds and buildings, is about $6,000. The 
present membership is 67, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Harry B. Fritls. 
The Sunday-school has seven teachers and 60 scholars. 

St. Vincent de Paul's Church (Catholic), located at Cape Vincent village 
was organized in 1850, under the direction of a French missionary. Their 
church building was built of stone in 1850, will comfortably seat 500 persons, 
and cost $5,000, about its present value. Rev. William S. Kelley is the pres- 
ent pastor. The Sunday-school has a membership of 10 teachers and go 
scholars. 

The union church at Milieu's Bay was erected for the use of the Protes- 
tant Episcopalians and the Episcopal Methodists. The Episcopalians are 
considered as being members of St. John's Church in Cape Vincent village, 
and the services are held at Milieu's Bay for the accommodation of the mem- 
bers in that part of the town. The Methodists around Millen's Bay are con- 
sidered as members of the M. E. Church at St. Lawrence village. These two 
societies occupy the church on alternate Sundays. Their house of worship, a 
wooden structure, was commenced in 1869 and finished in 187 1, costing 
$2,700. It will seat about 200 persons. The present value of church prop- 
erty, including grounds, etc., is $3,000. Rev. S. W. Strowger conducts the 
Episcopal services, and Rev. A. Thompson the Methodist. 



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The Methodist Episcopal Church at St. Lawrence village was organized by 
David Aylesworth, the first pastor, in 1850. Their first church building, a 
wooden structure, was elected in 1850 at a cost of $2,000, and is now val- 
ued, including grounds and other church property, at $2,500. It will seat 
ab:)ut 250 persons. Tae present membership is 50, and Rev. Arthur 
Thompson is pastor. The Sunday-school has ir teachers and 50 scholars. 

The Roman Catholic Church, located at Rosiere village, was o'gmized by 
Michael Gaith, the first pastor, in 1830, the society at that time consisting of 
20 families. Their first house of worship, a stone structure, was built in 
1830 by James Le Ray, who also presented the society with 100 acres of 
land. The present beautiful church was erected in 1879, of wood. It will 
comfortably seat 800 persons. The present parish consists of 100 families, 
under the pastoral charge of Rev. William S. Kelley. The Sunday-school 
has a membership of 15 teachers and 150 scholars. Rev. Michael Gaith, 
their first missionary priest, for many years labored among those of the Roman 
Catholic faith in this new country, and did much by word and deed to lighten 
the burdens of pioneer life. Rev. Father Kelley was born in Keeseville, 
N. Y., in 1854. He was educated in Montreal, Canada, and was ordained a 
priest in September, 1878. 

• FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Eber Kelsey came to Cape Vincent in 1809, with an ox team and cart, and made the first 
clearin;^ where the village of Cape Vincent now stands, and built the first house near the 
present location of the Rathbun House. He built the first hotel, called the Kelsey House, 
which was subsequently rebuilt and cabed the Carleton House, and later, wich additions and 
repairs, called the Rathbun House, which now stands. Here he resided until his death, aged 
80 years His wife, Sarah, bore him eight children, viz.: Gideon, Lorenzo, Silas, Eli, Lucy, 
Laura, Sarah, and Zilpha. Eli Kelsej' was born in Connecticut, and came to Cape Vincent 
with his father, dying liere in 1874, aged 84 years. He married Eva Van Schaick, daughter of 
Michael and Caroline (Truax) Van Schaick, by whom he had children as follows: Eber L., 
Charles E., Caroline, Mary. Francis, Laura C, and E. Carlos. The latter was born in this 
town. He married Anna, d lughter of Rev. J. B. and darissa (North) Preston, of Byron, 
N. Y., and is now a general insurance agent in Cape Vincent village. Eli Preston served in the 
War of 1812 and helped in the constiuction of the old ship New Orleans, at Sackets Harbor. 

Hylaud Milh n, a native of Scotland, came to America when he was 18 years of age and 
located in this town, and was one of the first settlers at Millen's Bay, where he remained until 
his death, in 1878, aged 8S years. Hd married, first, Caroline, daughter of Abner Hubbard, of 
Millen's Bay, and their children were Abner, John, and Jane. He married Arice Hutchins, of 
Heikimer County, and his children by her were Fred, Hyland, Henry, James, George, Arice, 
William, Decatur, Sylvester, and Ju ia. His first son, Abner, was born ai Millen's Bay. He 
married Ann Duig, of Oswego, and their children are Caroline, John, Abner, Hyland, Will- 
iam, Dora, and Lucy. They now reside at Cape Vincent, he at the age of 66 years and his 
wife at the age of 59. He has been a captain on the lakes for 35 years. Abner Hubbard 
served in the Revolutionary war. 

Thomas Dodge was born at Block Island, R. I., and in 1813 came to Cape Viniient, where 
be resided until his death in 1831, aged about 61 years. His wife was WiUoby King. His son 
David, a native of Block I.-^land, came to this town about 1817, and here remained until his 
death, in January, 1879, aged 84 years. He marric^d Louisa Barrett, of Long Island, daughter 
of Tyler Barrett, and their children were Sophronia A., Benjamin B. , Amelia, Cyrus A., 
H irace F., Melissa M., Alouzo, Duane, Mareza, and Orlando D. The latter, a native of Cape 
Vincent, married Annie E., daughter of Jolin D. and Bersina (Ballard) Augsbury, and their 



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■children are Roy D., Ada S., Winnie E., and Floy E. He occupies the homestead farm, where 
he was born. Frederick H. Dodf^e married Harriet A., dau>ihter of Justice Felt, of Clayton, 
and their children wei'e Justice D., Benjamin D., and Lyghton G. He resides on a farm on 
road 6, in Cape Vincent, where he was born. Benjamin D., his only surviving child, is pro- 
prietor of the Riverside Hotel, at Milieu's Bay. 

Elisha P. Dodge, son of Thomas, was born in Rhode Island. He came to Cape Vincent in 
1817, among the early settlers, and here resided until his death, in February, 1864, aged 63 
years. He married Olive, daughter of John and Eliza (Rathbun) Tunniclilf, of this town, and 
they had children as follows: Edwin T., Eliza R., Mary A., Adelaide D., Lorenzo E., Flora R., 
and Emogene O. Flora R. married Isaac T. Cross, of Cape Vincent, son of Fiancis and 
Louisa (Friuk) Cross, and they have two children, Beula L. and Frank D. Mrs. Olive Dodge 
survives her husband on the homestead farm at the age of 81 years. Eliza R. Dodge married 
Henry L. Fox, son of Henry and Lydia (Tracy) Fox, and they have one son, Edward D. The 
latter, a native of Watertown, married Cornelia, daughter of Joseph and Cornelia (Calvin) 
Crevliii. and they have six children, viz.: Fiederick C, Kate A., Ned R., Maria R., Deluo H., 
and Edwin T. He is proprietor of the St. Lawrence Hotel at Cape Vincent. 

Heniy Ainsworth, a Revolutionary soldier and a native of Vermont, married Hannah 
Troop, and their children were Judah, Henry, Danforth, Avery, Sarah, and Willard. The 
latter was born in St. Albans, Vt., in 1792, whence he lemoved to Cape Vincent soon after his 
mariiage, where he died in 1865. He was a farmer, served in the War of 1812, and was super- 
visor of this town for nine consecutive years. He represented the town of Lyme at the time 
of the division of the town setting otf Cape Vii.cent. He married Sally, daughter of Nathan 
Green, and their children were born as fodows: Cordon D., born in 1833; Fanny M., 1817;Mary 
S., 1819; Sidney W.. 1821; Ehza H., 1823; Henry G., 1825; Judah H., 1827; Willard, Ji;., 
1830; and Sarah G., 1836. Willard Ainsworth, Jr., was bom where he now resides. He mar^ 
ried Maiy C, daughter of Martin and Lucy (Colburn) Herrick, of Clayton, and their children 
were born as follows: Nellie H., 1859; Cordon E., I860: Emma G, 1863; Elton E., 1865; 
Sally G., 1869; and Mary W., 1877. Mr. Ainsworth was deputy collector in the custom-house 
for four years. Judah H., son of Willard, was born in this town, and here married Pliebe E., 
daughter of Azariah and Catharine (McGregor) Baird, by whom he had childrtn as follows: 
Ida M., Gertrude C, Fanny M., and Helen. He was a farmer, mer-jhant, and dealer in live 
stock, and died April 12, 1872, aged 44 years. His widow survives him at the age of 55 years, 
and resides in Cape Vincent village. Their daughter Fanny M. married Henry Marks, lumber 
dealer, of Cape Vincent, and they have one daughter, Fanny E. 

Joseph Cross, son of Joseph, was born in Swanzey, N. H., and in 1819 came to Cape Vin- 
cent, where he followed the occupaiion of tanner, currier, and shoemaker, dving here at the 
age of 50 years. He married Marion, daughter of Jonathan and Betsej- VVhitcomb. of Swanzej^, 
and their children were Emily, Horace, Fiedeiick, Jane, 1st, Jane, 2d, and Francis A. The 
latter was born in Swanzey and came to Cape Vincent with his father, and still resides here. 
He married Louisa, daughter of Eli and Hannah (S.quires) Fiink, January 8. 1840, by whom 
he has four children, viz.: Juliett, Isaac T., Byron F., and Mary L. He has been a resident 
of tliis town for 70 years; is now 73 years of age and his wife is 70. He is cashier of the Bank 
of Cape Vincent, which position he has held four years. 

Henry Rogers was born in 1733 and died at Springfield, Mass., in 1795. He married Abi- 
gail Leonard. Of their four children, Abner, a famous drummer and village blacksmith, 
located where is now Black River village, in this town, where he was the first permanent set- 
tler on the Rogers farm, and there he died in 1824, aged 54 years. He m riied Cynthia 
Flower, of Massachusetts, who died in Illinois at the age of 80 years. Their children were 
Al)ner, John W., Austin, Sarah, Frederick Fordyce. Mary, and Bet.-ey. Austin Rogers, born 
ill West Springfield, came to Cape Vincent in April, 1815. He married, first, Jane Wilson, of 
Cape Vincent, by whom he had four children, viz.: Emily, Charles, and Augustus and Eliza- 
beth (twinsj. He married, second, Catharine, daughter of George and Esther (Elton) Baiid 
and they reside in Cape Vincent village, he at the age of 88 years, and she at the age of 89. 
He came from Massachusetts to this town on foot. His son Augustus married Catharine 
daughter of Peter and Catharine (Chatterson) Hillier, of Ontario, and resides in this town. 

James T. Borland, son of James, was born in Montgomery County, and in 1M15 came to 
Cape Vincent with his father, who was one of the first settlers of the town. He died in this 



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town in 1832, aged 42 years. His wife was Rachel Wagner, of Cape Vincent, and their children, 
were Cordelia, Clarissa, John K., and James T.. Jr. The latter, who was horn in this town, 
married, first, Hannah, daughter of Silas Kelsey, and their children were Nellie E., Dwitjht BI.,, 
and Wilber P. He married, second, Mary, daughter of John and Bridget (Murphy) Niland, 
of Saginaw, Mich., and they have two children, James T., Jr., and John N., and reside at 
Cape Vincent village, where he holds the offlce of justice of the peace. 

Joseph Peo, a native of Paris, France, came to Cape Vincent in 1823, and here remained 
until his death in 1863, aged 63 years. He mai-ried Mary Ann Jaco, also a native of France, 
and their children were Francis, Ramy, Julien, Peter, Adaline, Joseph, and Henry. The 
latter was born in Cape Vincent, as were all his brothers and sisters. He married Matilda J., 
daughter of John and Mary J. (Sutton) Reed, and they have two children, Nettie M. and 
Fanny. He is a wholesale dealer in fish, in which business he has been engaged for 18 years, 
shipping to nearly every town in this state and Boston and New York. Julien, son of Joseph, 
was born in the village of Rosiere, in this town. He married Sarah M., daughter of Samuel H. 
and Ann (Ford) Bridgen, of Canada, and died May 3, 1888, aged 51 years. His widow survives 
him at the age of 50 years. Their children are Alonzo F., Joseph, James A., Julien F., 
Matilda A., Clara E., Mary A., and Sarah H. 

Rufus Nims, from Massachusetts, died at Fort Ann, N. Y., aged about 70 years. Of his- 
eight children, Samuel, born in Washington County, died in Qneensbury, Warren County, in 
1841, aged 53 years. He married Sophia, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Barret) Hubbard, 
who Avas born in 1790 and died in 1821. Their children were Charles, George, and John H. 
He married, second, Hannah Conklin, and they had two children, Albert and Sophia. His 
son John H. was born at Fort Ann, and in 1823 came to Cape Vincent. He married Abigail, 
dauo'hter of William and Sally (Boutwell) Brown, of Orleans, and his children are Frances E., 
Annette L., Sarah S., William A., and Charles W. He has resided at his present location on 
road 54 for 27 years. 

James Bobbins, a native of Kingston, Canada, came to Cape Vincent among the early 
settlers, and here resided until his death, about 1861. His son, Charles R. Robbins, married 
Marian, daughter of George and Mary A. (Tarrant ) Saunders, of this town, and their children 
are Maggie R., Irene S., and'Build K. He now resides in this town, on road 61, where he has 
been located 10 years. 

John Laniger, a native of Germany, came to Cape Vincent among the early settlers, and 
was the first permanent settler on a farm on road 40. He died in 1883, aged 82 years. His 
wife was Margaret Raphols, and their children were Catharine, John, Elizabeth, Mary A., 
Magdalena, Joseph, Katie, Margaret, Mary, Nina, Lucy, Francis, and George. The latter was 
born in Cape Vincent, where he married Jane, daughter of John B. and Margaret ■ Cornaire) 
Brunot, by whom he has two children, George B. and Eva A., and is a farmer on road 14, cor- 
ner 19, in this town. 

James Robbins was a native of England, whence he immigrated to Kingston, Canada, 
where he died, aged 90 years. He married Jane O'Neil, and their children were Henry, Jane, 
and Bedford. Henry Robbins. born in Kingston, was one of the early settlers of Cape Vincent, 
and here died in 1867, aged 76 years. He married Abigail, daughter of Abel and Dencey 
(Hagerman) Gilbert, of Belleville, Canada, and their children were Gilbert, Sarah, Margaret,. 
Dencey, and John. The latter was born in Cape Vincent, where he married Sarahette, 
daughter of James and Elizabeth (Mattis) Shepard, by whom he has three children, viz.: 
Jennie, Harry J., and Frederick. He now occupies a farm on road 70, where he has resided 
for 12 years. Gilbert, son of Henry, was born in this town, and died here in 1880, aged 56 
years. He married Catheriiie E., daughter of James and Margaret (Argersinger) Shepard, of 
Cape Vincent, and they had five children, viz.: Charles R., Caleb G., Maggie A., Addie A., 
and Nellie E. John Robbins married Sarah E. Shepard, and their children are Harry, Jennie, 
and Fred, and he now resides on the homestead farm. 

Jeremiah Carrier, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Connecticut, whence he emigrated 
to Steuben. Oneida County. N. Y., among the early settlers, where he died at the age of 86 
years. He married a Miss Ball, and they had two children, Seymour and Jerry, The latter 
was born in West Springfield, Mass.. in 1789. He studied medicine and graduated at Fairfield, 
N. Y., and located at Alexandria Bay, where he practiced his profession several years. He 
served in the War of 1812 and finally located in Cape Vincent, where he was collector of cus- 



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ioms. He died in Detroit, Mich., while on a visit, in 1878, aged 89 years. He married Abbie 
A. Potter, of Floyd, Oneida County, who died in 1877, at Cape Vincent, aged 87 years. Their 
children were Albert E., Sarah A., Helen, and Augustus. The latter was born in Floyd, 
Oneida County, and came to this town with his parents. He subsequently removed to Detroit, 
where he remained 25 years, but returned to Cape Vincent. He has been a dealer in ship tim- 
ber at the the latter place and Detroit, He married Fanny M., daughter of Willard and Sally 
(Green) Aiusworth, and their children were Albert E., Blary £., and Byron A. 

Terry Connall, who died in Queens County, Ireland, at the age of 86 years, married Cath- 
erine Wyers, and had four children, of whom Richard married Mary Byrne, and they had 
three children, viz.: Daniel. Mary, and Terry. The latter emigrated to Cape Vincent in 
1824. He married Sally, dai;ghter of John and Demarius (Foot) Lasalle, of Montgomery 
County, and their children were Mary, John H., Charles M., Richard T., William, Caroline, 
James E., and Salinda. He now resides on load 20, in this town, where he has been located 
47 years. His son Richard T., a native of Lyme, married Adaline, daughter of Xavier and 
Julia Colon, and their children are Maryette J. and Richard T. He is in the livery business. 
Ter.ry occupies the homestead farm on road 20 in this town. 

Joseph Majo, a native of France, emigrated to Canada before his maiTiage, and died there, 
aged about 80 years. His wife bore him four children, of whom Joseph, born in St. Jacobs, 
Canada, came in 1825 to Cape Vincent, where he died at the age of 57 years. He married Jus- 
tine, daughter of Ferdinand Freezier, of Canada, and their children were Justine and Chloe, 
both accidentally drowned at Clayton, in 1840, Joseph Freeman, Eldof, Francis, Gordiere, 
Gideon, Henry, and William. William Majo was born in St. Jacobs, Canada, and in 1825 came 
to this town, where he now resides. He married Mary Butler, and their children are Bruce, 
Albert C, William M., Natilla L.. and Mary F., and he is a farmer on Carleton Island, where he 
has resided 30 years. Nalilla Majo married Silas H. Ainsworth, son of Henry, of this town, 
and their childi-en are Helen M., Harry A., Mary A., S. Kelsey, Bruce A., and Stanley A. Mrs. 
Ainsworth died October 3, 1884, aged 35 years. Albert C. Majo married Mary E. Parsons, of 
Muskegon, Mich., where he now resides. He has three children, viz.: William P., Nina L., 
and Joseph H. 

Daniel Beedle, a German, came to this country in 1756 and located in New York city. He 
was 10 months old when he arrived, and was sold for his passage over. He subsequently re- 
moved to Allensburgh, Vt. He married Polly, daughter of Coonrod Bright, and their children 
were John, Peter, Garret, Betsey, Elmer, Polly, Mai'garet, and Sally. He died in Canada at 
the age of 80 years. His wife died at the age of 46 years. Garret Beedle, his son, was born in 
Termont, and in 1826 came to Cape Vincent, where he now retides, the oldest man living in 
the town, aged 95 years. He married Julia, daughter of John and Huldah (Gaines) Jay, of 
Herkimer County, and their children are Wallace and Clotilda. His wife died in 1872, aged 70 
years. He occupies a farm on road 6. 

Christopher Irvine was born and died in Ireland, aged about 80 years. His three children 
were James, Jane, and Mary. James died in Ireland at the age of 60 years. His wife ■nas Eliza 
Kithcart, and their children were James, Jane, Mary, and Christopher. The latter married 
Mary, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Stephens, of Broughton, Canada, by whom he had 
children as follows: Christopher. James C, Robert, Henry, Jane, Eliza, and Ann. His wife 
died February 15, 1888, aged 83 years. Mr. Irvine is still living at the age of 89 years. His 
farm on road 6 he has occupied 65 years. His son James C. was born in Broughton, Canada, 
and in 1827 came to Cape Viucent, where he now resides. He married, first, Amelia, daughter 
of Harvey and Maiy (Wilson) Hurlburt, of this town, and they had one daughter, Fanny M. 
He married, second, Mrs. Almira Harris, of Lyme, daughter of Bingham and Permelia (Klock » 
Warner, and they have one daughter, Florence. His wife, Amelia, died in 1873, aged 39 years. 

Alexander Armstrong, of Ireland, came to America and to this town in 1828, subsequently 
removing to Millen's Bay, where he died at the age of 76 years. He married Annie Armstrong, 
also of Ireland, and their children were Mary, Margaret, Sarah, John, William, Christopher, and 
Alexander. His son John, born in this town, married Elizabeth, daughter of William and 
Hannah (Moore) Stowell, by whom he had five children, viz.: William. Annie, Robert, Brayton, 
and Charles. He is now a farmer on road 49, where he has resided 18 years. He has the con- 
fidence of his townsmen, and has held the office of assessor for six years. His son Charles is 
a general merchant at Cape Vincent village, of the firm of Burdick & Armstrong. 
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Alfred Vautrin, son of Sebastian, a native of France, removed to Cape Vincent before his- 
marriage and here resided until liis death, in 1883, aged 59 years. He was one of the early 
settlers of the town. He married Ann, daughter of John B. and Frances (Tettvide) Perney, 
also of France, and they had one son, Claude A., who married Annette, daughter of Francis 
and Frances (Johnly) Aubertine, by whom he has three children, viz.: Edward J., Louis P., 
and Alfred W. Ann Vautrin survives her husband at the age of 63 years. Claude A. is a 
farmer and jn-opnetor of the hotel at Rosiere, in this town. 

John Laird, an Irishman, came to America about 1830, and located at Cajje Vincent, on a 
farm on road 49, where he died in 1861, aged 67 years. He married Mary, daughter of James 
Moore, of Ireland, and their children were George, Isabelle, Elizabeth, James. John, William, 
Jane, Alexander, Catherine, Edward, David, Samuel, Mary, aud Robert. The latter was born in 
Cape Vincent, April 10, 1833. He married Mary, daughter of losepli and Barbara A. (Smith) 
Baker, of-Picton, Canada, and they have two children, Willie D. and George S. He occupies 
the homestead farm of his father, where he has resided since his birth. 

Simeon Cornaire, of Rosiere, France, came to Cape Vincent in 1830, and died here in 1862, 
aged, 71 years. He married Frances Akeau, of France, by whom he had children as follows: Ann, 
Jenette, Frances, Margaret, Eupazie, Fiank, Claude J., and Marcelle. The latter was born in 
France and came to Cape Vincent with his father, and was here engaged in the grocery busi- 
ness for many years. He married Frances, daughter of John B. Simard, of France, and their 
children are Annette, John P., Frank, Mary M., Emily, and Marshall S. They reside in this 
town, he at the age of 74 years aud his wife at the age of 68. Marshall S. Cornair is a mer- 
chant at Cape Vincent. 

Euger Aubertine, a native of Blandfontaiue, France, came to Cape Vincent in 1831, and 
there died, aged 48 years. He married Margaret, daughter of Frank Grevet, of France, by 
whom he had children as follows: Jerome, Augusten, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, Clotilde, 
Anastharie, and Francis. The latter, who came to this town in 1830, was born m France, 
where he married Fanny Jenney, who bore him live children, viz.: Mary, Victor J., Catharine, 
Margaret, and Annette. He has occupied his present farm on road 24 for 52 years. His son 
Victor J. married Harriet, daughter of Xavier and Elizabeth (^Cornaire) Swallia, of Cape 
Vincent, by whom he has one daughter, Mary L., and resides on the homestead farm on road 
24. Augusten Aubertine, son of Euger, came to Cape Vincent with his father. He married 
Mary, daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Dillenbeck) Lawyer, of Brownville, and their children 
are Nicholas L., Euger A., and Clarence. He has occupied his present farm on road 19 for 22 
years. Euger A. married Emelino A. Edus, of this town, and they have two children, Mary 
and Myrtle. 

Jerome Aubertine, son of Euger, a native of France, removed to America in 1830-31 and 
located at Cape Vincent, where he now resides. He married Mary, daughter of John and Mar- 
garet (Jacco) Branch, also a native of France, and their children are John, Theodore, Victor, 
Lewis E., and Amelia. He occupies a farm on road 36, at the age of 76 years. Mrs. Auber- 
tine is aged 69 years. Their son Lewis E., who was born here, married Elizabeth, daughter 
of John and Catherine (^Rhinogle) Constance, aud their children are Cornelia, Lewella, and 
Walter L. 

John Francis Bourcy, of France, came to Cape Vincent in June, 1831, and was the first 
permanent settler on a farm on road 40, where he died in 1850, aged 72 years. He was a black- 
smith by trade. He married Mary Barbery Barbalen, of France, by whom he had four 
children. Francis H., his son, came to Cape Vincent with his father when 19 years of age. He 
married Margaret Edus, daughter of Simon, of this town, and their children are Stephen, 
Mary, John, Peter, Louis, Annette, Eugene, and Joseph H. The latter, who was the eldest 
son, married, first, Mary J., daughter of Jolin B. and Julia (Morro) Bisha, by whom he had 
one daughter, Mary. He married, second, Catherine, daughter of Francis and Frances 
( Jeanlet) Aubertine, of this town, and by her had three children, viz.: Francis V., George S., 
and Kate. Mr. Bourcy is now a general merchant at Rosiere. He was proprietor of the 
Broadwaj' Hotel at Cape Vincent for two and a half years. He has been assessor three years. 
John Branch was born in Rosiere, France, whence the village of Rosiere in this town 
derives its name. He came to Jefferson County in 1829 and first located in the town of 
Le Ray, but after two years he removed to this town and located in Rosiere. In 1858 he re- 
moved to Illinois, where he died at the age of 85 years. He married Margaret Jacko, of 



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France, who bore him six children. Simeon, the eldest son, came to Rosiere with his father 
and still resides here. He married Ann, daughter of John F. and Mary B. (Bai-belin) Bourcy, 
of Cape Vincent, by whom he bad seven children, viz.: Margaret, Mary, Anna, Louis, Geneva. 
John, and Achille. The latter, who was born in the village of Rosiere, married, first, Mar- 
garet, daughter of John and Mary Stumpf, and their children are Louis, Gustavus, Simeon, 
Mary, and William J. He married, second, Harriet, daughter of Francis and Frances (Cor- 
naire) Vautrin, and they have one daughter, Frances, and reside in this town. 

John Cornaire, of Rosiere, France, came to Cape Vincent iu 1831, and now resides here at 
the age of 76 years. He married Margaret, daughter of Euger and Margaret (Grevet) Auber- 
tine, and his children are John N., Harriet, Lestesia A., Frank, James, Julius 8.. and Louis. 
The latter, a native of Cape Vincent, married Belle, daughter of Hiram H. and Chestina 
(Huntley) Herrick, of Lyme, and they have two children, George and Jasper. He is a farmer 
and cheesemaker, and resides on road 25, in this town. John N. Cornaire, eldest son of 
John, married Paulina, daughter of Victor and Julia M. (Valdenaire) Gilbert, a native of 
France, and their children are Julia M. and Ernest J. The first frame barn in this part of 
the town was built by one Van Hooser, on the fai-m now occvipied by Mr. Cornaire, and in 
which the Methodists held their first meetings. 

Simeon Gaugien, of Rosiere, France, came to America in 1770, and served in the Revolu- 
tionary war under General La Fayette. He returned to France, where he died in 1813, aged 
72 years. He married Laurence Udel, by whom he had two children, Nicholas and Simeon, Jr. 
The latter was born in Rosiere, France, and in 1832 came to this town and was the first set- 
tler on a farm on road 26. He married Jane Ann Therat, a native of France, who bore him 
four children, viz.: Antoine, John B., Clarissa A., and Charles A. The latter, born in France 
came to this town with his father. He married Genevieve, daughter of John and Margaret 
(Jacco) Branch, of Fi-ance, by whom he has children as follows: Clarissa A., Margaret, 
Charles S., Antoine E., Mary C, Louis V., Edward A., and Genevieve. He has resided on 
road 37 since 1832. 

Joseph Wiley, of Germany, came to America in 1832 and located in Cape Vincent, where 
he remained until his death, aged 72 years. His wife died in Germany after bearing him four 
children, viz. : Ignatious, John, Catharine, and Delia. Ignatious came to this town with his 
father, and here remained until his death in 1886, aged 77 j'ears. He married Mary Fry, of 
Germany, who bore him 10 children, viz.: John, Joseph, George, Peter, Ignatious, Mary, Cath- 
arine, Elizabeth, Delia, and Frank. The latter, born in Cape Vincent, married, first, Mary, 
daughter of Edward EUenis, who bore him four children, viz. : Josie, May, Gertie, and Ernest. 
By his second wife, Martha, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Lawyer) Shell, he has one 
daughter, Flora, and they reside on the farm where he was born. Peter Wiley, a farmer, mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of Peter and Mary (Aran) Zimmerman, of this town, and their children 
are Frances, Eddie, Fred. ELla, and Albert. 

Felix Mance, of Baden-Baden, Germany, came to this country, locating in Rochester, 
N. Y., subsequently removing to this town, where he died at the age of 80 years. He was mar- 
ried three times, and his children were Afan, Isaac, Lewis, Joseph. Katie, and Francis. The 
latter, born iu Rochester, came to Cape Vincent in 1832. He married Theresa, daughter of 
Joseph and Elizabeth (Powers) SmithHp, and their children are Frank J., Louis C, Elizabeth 
M., Carrie E., Ella J., Albert J., Eva L., and Dennis E. 

James Burnett, of Connecticut, a Revolutionary soldier, died at the age of 84 years. He 
married Chloe Martin, and of their 11 children, David located in Gouverneur, N. Y.. in 1820, 
and 12 years later removed to Cape Vincent, where he died in 1875, aged 77 years. He mar- 
ried Asenath, daughter of Uriel and Sarah (Hammond) Mosley, of Hampton, Conn., by whom 
he had children as follows: James G., Clinton D. C, Elisha G., John P., Theodore W., Corne- 
lia A., and Uriel M. His widow survives him at the age of 89 years, and has 14 great-grand- 
children. Uriel M. Burnett was born in Gouverneur, and in 1839, at the age of 17 years, 
located in this town on road 4, where he now resides. He married Almira, daughter of George 
and Mary (Gordiuier) Simmons, of Fredericksburg, Canada, and they have three children, 
viz.: Anna A., Theodore W., and Clarence E. He served in the late war in Co. M, 10th N. Y. 
H. A., six months, was disabled, and is now drawing a pension. 

Francis Merchant, of France, came to Cape Vincent in 1832, and located on road 26, where 
he now resides. His son Henry was born in this town, where he married Christina, daughter 



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of Philip and Margaret (Cook) Kirchner, and their children are Francis P., Anna M. (Mrs. 
Dwight Borland), George W., Mary E., and John H. George W. Merchant resided on Carleton 
Island 15 years, in Orleans several years, and now lives in this town on road 46. 

John Stewart, who served in the War of 1812, was born in Whitehall, N. Y., and in 1821 
removed to Watertown, and finally to Cape Vincent. He died in Ohio while on a visit. He 
married Lydia Murrey, of Washington County, and their children were 10, of whom Ira was 
born in Adams, and in 1834 came to Cape Vincent, where he was the first settler on the farm he 
now occupies. He married Eliza, daughter of Ralph and Jane Half, of this town, and their 
children are Willard F., Sarah, George M., and Tim I. George M. married Minnie A., daugh- 
ter of Orsemus and Mary C. (Powell) Cornwell, and they have one daughter. Myrtle E., and 
reside on the home farm with his father. 

Zephron Powell, of English descent, was born in Ulster Countj', N. Y., where he died. He 
had three children, William, Jonathan, and Benjamin G. William removed to Montgomery 
County, where he died at the age of 85 years. He married Mary Bettis, and their children 
were James, Nathaniel. Charles, Ephraim, Annis, Sally, Catharine, Eunice. Lucy, and Elias F. 
The latter born in Montgomery County, came, in 1835, to this town, where he now resides at 
the advanced age of 81 years. He married Mary A., daughter of Josiah and Mary (Lake) Pot- 
ter, of Mayfield, Montgomery County, who is also living, aged 78 years. Their children are 
Jason O., William H., Sophronia A., Mary C, Jane A., Frances M., Morris A., George N., Ger- 
trude M., Alice E., Milton C, James D., and Florence E. They occupy a farm on road 14, 
where they have resided 33 years. 

John Stumpf, a German, immigrated to America in 1830, and located in Albany, but after 
five years he removed to Cape Vincent, dying here in 1880, aged 72 years. He married Mary 
A., daughter of Joseph and Eosella Tecker, who bore him seven children, namely: John, 
George. Mary, Barbara, Gustavus, Blichael, and Joseph. The latter, who was bom in this 
town, married Frances, daughter of Eli and Mary A. (Absalent) Bourcy, and their children 
are John C, Genevieve. Peter E., Joseph F., Frances A., and Lewis H. John Stumpf, son of 
John, came to Cape Vincent from Albany, and located in the village of Rosiere, where he 
worked at the carpenters' trade, dying here September 6, 1880, aged 45 years. He married 
Mary, daughter of Michael and Catharine (Bordel) Renogle, of Rochester, N. Y., who bore 
him children as follows: Francis M., Mary M., Catharine G. (who died in 18v9, aged 16 years), 
Margaret A. (Mrs. Archille Branch), Rosa B., Helen E., John V., and George W. His widow 
survives him at the age of 50 years. 

Ramy P. Dezengremel, a native of France, immigrated to America, and in 1835 located in 
Cape Vincent and cleared a farm. In 1858 he returned to France on a visit, and died there at 
the age of 74 years. He married Mary, daughter of Wyzan Felicity, and their children were 
Ramy and Francis P. The latter was born in France, and came to this country with his 
father when 16 years of age. He married Mary S., daughter of Frank and Theresa (Souden) 
Boulon, and they had three children, viz.: Eugene (deceased), Charles, and Frank. Mr. and 
Mrs. Dezengremel reside in this town, aged respectively 69 and 67 years. He has been an in- 
dustrious farmer and now owns five farms in this town. Ramy Dezengremel was born in 
France in 1813, and came to this town with his father, Ramy P., in 1835, and died here Octo- 
ber 19, 1888, aged 76 years. He married, first, Melina Delaplace, of Fiance, in 1844, and they 
had one son, Louis R. He married, second, Mrs. Bettie H. Hassler, of Cape Vincent, daughter 
of Samuel and Eleanor (Bayly) Hanson, of Washington, D. C, who survives him at the age of 
66 years. He was a prosperous farmer and a staunch Democrat, and was an assessor many 
years. Louis R. Dezengremel was born in this town. He married Esther, daughter of John 
B. and Rose (Cocagne) Grapotte, by whom he has three children, viz.: Marion C, Estelle R., 
and Alfred L. He resides on the homestead farm. Frank Dezengremel, son of Francis P., 
married Harriet J., daughter of Joseph and Cornelia (Calvin) Crevolin, and their children are 
Edna M. and Raymond F. He is a grocery merchant at Cape Vincent, where he has been 
located six years. Charles Dezengremel, son of Francis P., married Clarissa A., daughter of 
Charles A. and Genevieve (Branch) Gosier, and their children are Charles E., Sadie G., and 
Walter E. and Wallace F. (twins). He is a farmer. 

Luther Dunning, who was a captain in the Revolutionary war, was a native of Connecticut, 
•where he died, aged 66 years. Of his five children, Eli L., born in Connecticut, served in the 
War of 1812, and in 1835 came to Cape Vincent and located on a farm on road 68, where he 



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died in 1884, at the advanced age of 93 years. He married Hannah McGowan, who survives 
him and resides in Kingston, Canada, at the age of 85 years. Their children were Urania S., 
Olive F.. Eli, Margaret, Mary A., Laura E., Theodotia V., and James L. The latter was bom 
in Amsterdam, .N. Y., May 12, 1834, and came with his parents to Cape Vincent. He married 
Julia B., daughter of William and Margaret (Cough) Cary, in 1857, and their children are 
Claude C. of El Paso, Texas, Maggie E., Nora M., and Inez M. Claude C. married Louie 
Walker, of Colorado Spa, Co). George Cough served in the War of 1812, and was taken captive 
by the Indians. 

Joseph Rousseau was born near Quebec, Canada, whence he removed to Ste. Justine, near 
Montreal, where he died, aged 52 years. He married Catharine Pallagree, by whom he had 
children as follows: Louisa, Cyrille, Marguerite, Mary, Joseph, and John B. The latter was 
born in St. Augustine, Canada, and in 1836 came to Cape Vincent, where he now resides. He 
married, first, Frances Kavanaugh, daughter of Tousen, by whom he had 11 children, viz.: 
Louis, Joseph, George, John, Chloe, Delia, Mary, Louisa, Frances, Harriet, and Jennie. He 
married, second, Mary, daughter of Louis and Kate Chavoustie, of Eosiere . He has been a 
resident of Cape Vincent village for 52 years. Cyrille Eousseau was born in Canada and came 
to Cape Vincent in 1852, where he now resides. He married Selina, daughter of Touseu Field, 
of Canada, and their children are Vittene, Mary, Charles, Jane, Eli, Bessie, William, and 
Emily. 

Jacob Fraley, a German, came to America iu 1836 and settled in this town, where his son 
Peter now lives, and here died in 1880, aged 67 years. He married Catharine, daughter of 
John Slick, by when he had 11 children, five of whom died in Germany and six survive, viz.: 
George W., Mary Ann, John, Jacob, Joseph, and Peter. The latter, born in this town, mar- 
ried Julia, daughter of Christopher and Mary (Barberry) Adams, and their children are George 
J. W., Mahnda C, Frank, Mellford P., Christopher E., Ella N., and Mary B. He is a farmer 
and miller, and has resided on the homestead farm for 22 years. Mrs. Fraley's father, Chris- 
toi^her Adams, a native of Germany, came to this town in 1845. His nine children were Peter 
H., Christopher, Julia (Mrs. Fraley), Mai-y Ann, Margaret, Katie, Mary B., George, and 
Elizabeth. 

John Shuler, son of Lawrence, of German descent, was born in Montgomery County, and 
died in Gasport, Niagara County, aged about 90 years. He married Hannah Buck, of Massa- 
chusetts, and of their 10 children, David C, born in Montgomerj- County, came to Cape 
Vincent in 1836, where he was the first permanent settler on the farm where he still resides. 
He married, first, Pewilla, daughter of John Butler, of Charleston, Montgomery County, who 
bore him nine children, viz.: Ann, Caroline, Jeremiah P., Daniel, Nelson, Hannah. Sarah, 
Lydia, and John. He married, second, Mrs. Elizabeth Loadwick, daughter of John BelleTiger. 
His first wife died in 1840, aged 38 years, and his second in 1888, aged 95 years. He is still 
living at the age of 88 years. His son Jeremiah P. married, first, Helen, daughter of Stephen 
and Ann Klock, who bore him three children, viz.: Stephen C, Milford W., and Annie K. 
By his second wife, Maria, daughter of Thomas and Sally (Houghtaling) Eelyea, he has one 
daughter, Carrie M., and resides on the homestead farm on road 65, 

Andrew Gray, son of Adam, who served in the Eevolutionary war, was born in Palatine, 
Montgomery County, where he died. He married Mary Snell, and of their eight children, 
Adam A. was born in Palatine, N. Y., and in 1836 came to this town and settled on a farm on 
road 72, where he died in 1855, aged 65 years. He married, first, Magdalen Loucks, who bore 
him four children, viz.: Alexander M., Morgan, Edwin, and Andrew C. He married, second, 
Pedee Guile, of Oppenheim, Montgomery County, by whom he had four children, viz.: Eveline, 
Sarah, Harriet, and Walter. His son Edwin married Eleanor, daughter of Gardner and Fanny 
(Cook) Wood, and their children are Adam A., Mary, Magdalen, Eveline A., Fanny, Edwin M., 
McComb B., and Lizzie E. He occupies the homestead farm of his father on road 72, where 
he has resided 48 years. He was a recruiting officer during the late war, and has served as 
justice of the peace 32 years. 

Peter Reft' was a native of France and served under Napoleon. He came to America at 
the age of 40 years, and died in Cape Vincent, aged 86 years. His M'ife, Mary, a native of 
Germany, bore him four children, viz. : Peter, John, Michael, and Barbara. Peter, who was 
born in France, came to America with his father and located in this town, where he died in 
1852, aged 35 years. He married Delia, daughter of Joseph Wiley, of Cape Vincent, who was 



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a native of Germany, and their children were Peter. John, Michael, Mary, Delia, Mary A., 
Eugens, Christopher, Julia, and Margaret. John Keff married Kate, daughter of Peter and 
Mary (Turney) Delmarsh, of Clayton, and their chikh'en are May L., Frances H., Carrie E., 
Lettie L., and Winfred E. He served in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Cav., three years, and was honor- 
ably discharged at the close of the war. He is now a resident of St. Lawrence village. 

Sands Niles, of Massachusetts, removed to Alburg, Vt., where he died about 1826, aged 45 
years. Of his three sons, John was born in Albux-g, and in 1837 came to Cape Vincent, where 
he died in 1880, aged 76 years. He married Sarah Beedle, of Champlain, N. Y.. and they had 
10 children, viz.: Sherman, John, Stephen, Garret, Edgar, William, Catharine, Marj^, Lucy, 
and George. George Niles, who was born in this county, married Nancy McKeever, of Can- 
ada, daughter of James and Esther (Hawley) McKeever, and they have had three children, 
Sarah, William, and Lucy, and leside on the homestead farm of his father. His mother, 
Sarah Niles, survives her husband at the advanced age of 84 years. 

William Gardnei-, who served as major in the Revolutionai-y war and afterwards drew a 
pension, died in Piuckney, Lewis County, at the age of 90 years. Of his seven children, Sam- 
uel, born in Rhode Island, came in 1839 to Cape Vincent and located on road 68. He subse- 
quently removed to road 62, where he died in 1867, aged 67 years. His first wife, Mercy Olin, 
who died in 1837, aged 45 years, bore him 12 children, viz.: Palmer, William, Daniel, Elan, 
Nelson, Henry L., Orlando, Alvira, Abra, Sally A., Fidelia, and Electa. He married, second, 
Mrs. Harriet Goodrich, daughter of H. Converse, of Pamelia, and bj' her had one son, Charles I. 
Henry L. Gardner, son of Samuel, was born in Pinckney, Lewis County, and came to this 
town with his father. He married, first, Maria, daughter of Hiram and Mary (Schoonmaker ) 
Lathi'op, of Wolf Island, Canada, and they had five children, viz. : Mary I. (Mrs. William 
Knowlton), of Three Mile Bay; Laura (Mrs. Charles Dawes), of Pittsfleld, Wis.; Delia (Mrs. 
George Stockwell), of Jamestown, Dakota; Carrie and Nannie. By his second wife, Mary, 
daughter of Joh.u and Clernence (Ethridge) Tarrant, he had one daughter, Sarah M. His 
third marriage was with Mary, daughter of Matthew and Margaret (McConnell) Patterson, of 
De Kalb, and they have one daughter, Allie M., and reside in this town. 

Luther Stedman, son of Timothy and Hannah (Gillman ) Stedman, was born in Hartford. 
Conn., in 1789, and in 1839 came to Cape Vincent, where he died in 1875, aged 85 years. He 
married Susan, daughter of Abner and Lois Baker, of Lorraine, and their children were Ase- 
nath Eunice, Abner B., Theodore, Benjamin H., and Timothy B. Mr. Stedman served at 
the battle of Sackets Harbor in 1812. Timothy B. Stedman, who was born in Lorraine, came 
to Cape Vincent in 1839. He married Harriet M., daughter of Ralph and Jennie (Johnson ) 
Hafl', of this town, and they have two children. Jay T. and Maryette, and have resided in this 
town 20 years. His daughter Mai-yette married Morris A., son of Elias F. and Mary A 
(Potter) Powell, and they have one daughter. Bertha. 

Daniel P.ice, a Vermonter, removed to Lyme, N. Y., where he died at the great age of 90 years. 
He married Phebe Barrett, who bore him 10 children. His son Leauder, who was born in 
Vermont, came to Cape Vincent in 1837, and here remained until his deatli in 1852, aged 47 
years. He married Philura, daughter of Jonas and Betsey (Scoville) Everett, of Orleans, and 
they had five children, viz.: Albert E., Charlotte S., Orrin, Betsey C, and Brainard. His 
widow survives him, aged 83 years. Their son Brainard married Electa A., daughter of Phile- 
tus and Eliza (Holcomb) Judd, and their children are Albert E., Charles 0., and Jessie A. 
They reside on the homestead farm. 

Lawrence Constance was a native of Germany, whence he immigrated to Cape Vincent, 
where he died. His wife, Elizabeth, bore him seven children, viz.: Lawrence, Jr., John, Fred. 
Catharine, Elizabeth, and two who reside in the West. Lawrence, Jr., was born in Germany, and 
in 1840 came to this town with his father and located in the French settlement. He married 
Barbara, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smithling, of Clayton, by whom he had 11 children, 
viz.: Elizabeth, Mary, Theresa, Lav/rence, Helen, Edward, Katie, Joseph. Emma. William, 
and John F. He is a farmer in this town. His son John F. is a merchant in Cape Vincent. 

John Humphrey, of Kent, England, married Elizabeth Barnes, and there resided until 
his death. His children were Mary A., John, Jr., William, Richard, and Thomas. John 
Humphrey, Jr., was born in Kent. He emigrated, and in 1840 settled in this town, on road 
73, on land now known as the Humphrey farm. He died here in 1887, aged 83 years. His wife 
was Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Henrietta (Little) Wenban, also of Kent, England, and 



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flhe died in 1886, aged 82 years. Their children were Elizabeth, Jane S., Charles, Henry T. , 
William, Martha A., Harrison L., Henrietta H., James, Richard, and Alfred J. The latter was 
born in England and came to Cape Vincent with his father. He married, first, Harriet, daugh- 
ter of Adam A. and Pedee (Gnile) Gray, of this town, and his children by her were Adam, Eva J. , 
Ida E., Fred, and Etta. By his second wife, Sophronia, daughter of Elias F. and Blary (Pot- 
ter) Powell, he had two children, Mary B. and Bessie. He has resided at his present location. 
on road 71, for 23 years. His first wife did in 1871, aged 3G years, and his second \yife in 
1879, aged 41 years. Harrison L. Humphrey was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County. 
He married Justina, daughter of Albion and Demah (Butler) Davis, and his children an- 
Ward C, Emma I., Gertrude J., and Charles H. His wife died in 1883, aged 44 years. He 
resides on Grenadier Island, where he has lived 12 years. William Humphrey, son of John, 
was born in England, and came to Cape Vincent with his father, where he married Nancy L., 
daughter of George and Cordelia (Thomas) Saunders, by whom he had seven children, viz.: 
Albert G., Julia M., William G., Cordelia H., Fanny W., Edna L., and Edwin J. He has re- 
sided on road 08 for 21 years. 

Richard Humphrey, son of John, was born in England, and came to Cape Vincent with 
his father. He married, in 1855, Minerva, daughter of Christopher and Margaret (Haff) Van 
Schaick, and they have had three childien, viz.: Martha A. and Jennie M., deceased, and 
Ernest R., who resides on the homestead farm with his father. 

Herraon Shafer was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, where he resided until his death. 
His son Conrad immigrated to Cape Vincent in 1840, and died here at the age of 84 years. He 
married Mary E. Walter, who attained the remarkable age of 90 years. Their children were 
John, Henry, Emeline, George, and William. The latter was born in the city of Nida, Ger- 
many, whence he immigrated to this country in 1831, and located on a farm in this town, where 
he now resides. He married Margaret, daughter of Michael and Mary Agnes (Martz) Hail- 
finger, of Wurteraberg, Germany, in 1833, and his children are John C. William E., Mary E., 
Hannah A., Frederick G., Maria R., Rosella W., and Reuben A., five of whom are living. His 
daughter Rosella W., married Edgar J., son of John and Clara (Hollenbeck) Vincent, of this 
town, in 1868, and their children ai-e George F. and William S. William E. Shafer married 
Christina Vogt, of Niagara County, N. Y., where they now reside, and they have five children. 

Joseph Mason, a native of Saarburg, Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1832, 
and, after residing in New York city and in Lewis County, finally located in the town of Clay- 
ton, on a farm at Spicer's Bay, where he died in 1874, aged about 77 years. His wife, Barbara 
Baur, also of Saarburg, died in 1880, aged 87 years. They had three children, viz.: Dominick, 
Joseph, and Michael. The latter, who was born in Germany, married Mary A., daughter of 
Felix and Felendena (Dale) Solar, of Cape Vincent. He died in Clayton in 1871, aged 41 years. 
His children are Mary E., Michael. Joseph, and John. His widow survives him at the age ol 
49 years, and resides on road 24, in this town. 

Fidelis Beringer, of Baden. Germany, married Catherine Emberry, who bore him seven 
children, of whom Jacob, born in Baden, immigrated to Americain 1828, and located in Albany? 
N. Y., where he engaged in business as a wholesale jeweler. In 1842 he came to Cape Vincent, 
and died here in 1886, aged 80 years. He married Gertrude, daughter of Philip and Gertrude 
Burdux, of Albany, who was a native of Germany, and they had children as follows: Catha- 
rine, Gertrude, Caroline C, Emma, Louisa, Mary, Bertha, and Jacob F. The latter married 
Mary J. Owens, of Picton, Canada, where be now resides. Gertrude married Charles Barling, 
of Napanee, Canada, and they have two children, Mary G. and James R. Jacob Beringer was 
a Royal Arch Mason for 30 years, and was one of the founders of the Masonic lodge in Cape 
Vincent. He was a magistrate, and was postmaster for eight years. As a citizen he deserved 
the exalted reputation universally accorded him for sterling integrity. He was warden of St. 
John's Church for many years. 

Andrew Radley, of Baden-Baden, Germany, came to Cape Vincent in 1843, and here re- 
sided until his death, aged 88 years. His son John came with him and settled on a farm in 
this town, and still resides here. John married Blagdalena Strudle, of Germany, and their 
children are George, Martha, Lucas, Ferdinand, Bernard, Magdalena, and John, Jr. Lucas 
Radley married Mary Chauschia, of Rosiere, and his children are Oscar, Louis, Nellie, Jennie, 
Hattie, and James. The latter was born in Cape Vincent, where he married Christina, daugh- 
ter of Jacob and Christina (Chilinger ) Blum, and they have three children, viz. : Charles, Leo, 



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and Edith. Louis Radley married Estelle, daughter of Ramy and Louisa (Rouso) Peo, of 
Cape Vincent, and is now a farmer in this town on road 31. 

Samuel McWayne was born in Scotland in 1751, and in 1753 he came to this coiintry with 
his parents and first located in New Hampshire. In 1805 he came to this county and located 
in Hounstield, where he died in 1813, aged 62 years. He married Sally Farrell, of New Hamp- 
shire, who bore him three children, viz.: Josiah, Justxis, and Samuel. The latter, born in 
New Hampshire, married Chloe Tracy, of Otsego County, and died October 29, 1838, aged 55 
years. His children were Sally, Andrew F., Betsey M., Esther, Gratia, and Phebe. Andrew 
F. was born in Hounstield in 1820. He married Lovina C, daughter of Daniel T. and Cath- 
arine (Dingman) Patterson, and his children are Ella A., Fred E., Kittle C, and Carrie. He 
has lived 44 years on road 54. His daughter Kittle C. married Clarence E., a son of James 
and Mary Wiggins, of Lyme. 

Jacob Block, of Germany, died there in 1841, aged about 88 years. His son Samuel died 
in Germany in 1833, aged 46 years. Samuel's wife, Judith, died in New York city in 1873, 
aged 81 years. They had nine children, viz.: Rosetta, Herman, Sophia, Rebecca, Morris, 
Sarah Adolph, Henry, and Sigmund. The latter was born in Floss, Germany, in 1812, and in 
1846 came to this town, where he now resides. He married, first, Lucy, daughter of John 
Niles, of Cape Vincent, and second, Mary, daughter of Samuel Lyle, of Watertown. He was 
a merchant for 44 years, and is now retired and resides in Cape Vincent village. His son 
Sidney S., his only child, by his first wife, is a telegraph operator, in which business he has 
been engaged 18 years. 

Casimere De Camp, son of Joseph, a native of France, immigrated to New York city, 
where he resided 14 years. In 1846 he located in Rosiere in this town, and here died in 1880, 
aged 74 years. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Bree, and they had 
three children, viz. : Emeline, John, and Alice. His widow survives him, and resides in this 
town at the age of 71 years. 

Peter Bartholomew, who served in the battle of Waterloo under Napoleon, was a native of 
France, and settled in Watertown. He died in Cape Vincent at the age of 85 years. His wife, 
Marian, bore him one son, Joseph, who was born in France and came to Jefferson County with 
his father, and now resides in Cape Vincent. He married Margaret, daughter of Sirauon and 
Frances Cornaire, by whom he has had seven children, viz.: Peter, Frank, Mary J., Emily, 
Hattie, Louis, and Joseph. His wife died in 1881, aged 52 years. His daughter Emily mar- 
ried Paul Goodfriend, of Cape Vincent. He has resided in this town 40 years. 

John H. Roseboom, of Amsterdam, N. Y., came to Cape Vincent in 1849, and died here in 
1877, aged 68 years. He was a hardware merchant. He married Isabelle Gray, of Albany, 
who bore him five children, viz. : James, Garret, Howard, Louisa, and John G. The latter 
was born in Albany, and in 1851 came to Cape Vincent. He married Harriet Harris, of Bing- 
ham ton, N. Y., and their children are George, Howard, Charles, and Emily. He is now a 
hardware merchant in Cape Vincent. He served in Co. D, 122d N. Y. Vols., three years, par- 
ticipated in the battle of the Wilderness, and was honorably discharged. He was taken 
prisoner and confined in Libby prison six months, and was at City Point, Va., at the time of 
Lee's surrender. 

Peter Reasner, of German descent, was born in Montgomery County, where he died at the 
age of 45 years. He married Sarah Houck, of Montgomery County, and their children were 
James, John, Rachel, Peter, George, Christopher, David (who went to California and has never 
been heard from since), Mary, Betsey, Katie, Sarah, and Jacob. The latter was born in 
Montgomery County and came to Cape Vincent in 1850, where he now resides. He married 
Lucy A., daughter of Geoi-ge and Rayhena (Sprecker) Countryman, and their children are 
Mary, Peter, Sarah, George, David, Norman, Herman, Martha, Catharine, and Jacob. Norman 
Reasner married Delia J. Wright, and their children are Jane and Waller. Herman Reasner 
married Phebe Ross, has one son, and resides on road 25. David Reasner married Jennie M., 
daughter of Jacob and Maria (Moshier) Haff, and his children are Belle A., Earl P., and Jay 
C. He resides on road 1. 

Jacob Woolaver, a native of Holland, immigrated to this country and located in Mont- 
gomery County, whex-e he died in 1850, aged 90 years. Of his four children, Jacob, born in 
Montgomery County, married Nancy Snook, by whom he had children as follows: Susan, 
Jacob, Nicholas, Alrena, Samuel, Rachel, John, Anna, and William H. The latter, born in 
this town, married Sarah, daughter of Robert and Hannah (Hopkins) Williamson, and they 
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John G. Wilson, born in New York city, came to Le Kay when 78 years of age, and died 
here in 1855, aged 88 years. He served in the Eevohitionary war as a drnnimer boy, and 
afterwards drew a pension. He married Sarah Newkirlv, who died in 1848, aged 83 years. Of 
their six cliildren, Jacob was born in Fulton Count , N. Y., whence he removed to Le Kay,, 
where he died in 1864, aged 75 years. He married, first, Vasta Rose, who bore him three 
children, Willard, Charles, and Rhoda. He married, second, Mary, daughter of Henry Becker, 
of Pamelia Four Corners, by whom he had children as follows: Sarah, Henry, Emily, Electa,. 
Nelson, John, Mary, Homer, and Allen. The latter, who was born in Le Ray, came to Cape 
Vincent in 1856, and still resides here. He married Emily L, daughter of Othniel and Louie 
(Hubbard) Spinning, of this town, and is now a retired farmer. 

Haudley Bushnell, an Englishman, died in Saybrook, Conn. He married Zuba Bishop, 
and of their three children, Joshua, born in Saybrook, Conn., removed to Fairlield, Herkimer 
County, N. Y., where he died at the advanced age of 94 years. His wife was Azaba Willard, 
of Saybrook, Conn., and they had children as follows: Abigail, Bishop, George, Betsey, Joseph, 
Nancy, and Dr. Handiey W. The latter was born in Fairfield in 1799. He resided in La Farge- 
ville 25 years, and in 1850 j-emoved to Cape Vincent, where he died in 1867, aged 68 yeai's. 
He was an able allopathic and homeopathic phj'sieian and surgeon, and was a graduate of the 
Fairfield Medical College. He practiced in Cape Vincent with marked success until his death. 
He was a surgeon in the New York state militia. He married Sarah, daughter of Augustus and 
Hetchsa (Wilcox ) Potter, of Steuben, Oueida County, and their children are Sarahette (Mrs. 
G. F. Bartlett ) and Handiey N., a physician of Cape Vincent. Mrs. Bushnell survives at the 
great age of 90 years. 

Absolom Brewster, born in Massachusetts, removed to Cincinnati, O., about 1820, and 
died there. His son Thomas A., born in Massachusetts, at the age of 15 years came to 
Jefferson County and located in Henderson, where after 15 years he removed to Potsdam, N. Y., 
where he died in 1865, aged about 65 years. He married Cordelia, daughter of William and 
Ruth (Fobes) Horr, of Henderson, by whom he had four children, viz. : Almira, Hiram, Amanda, 
and Thomas M. The latter was born in Henderson, and in 1852 came to Cape Vincent, where 
he now resides. He married Ellen M., daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Morgan) Lacy, by whom 
he has had children as follows : Mary E., Wayne B., Alonzo and Alphonso, twins (deceased), 
Winfield H., Olive A., Viola N., and Myra A. Thomas M. Brewoter is a carpenter and ship 
builder. Mary Brewster married Jerry W. Cough, of Cape Vincent, and their children are 
Jennie B., Guy H., Roy M., Floyd, Wayne B., and Eleanor M. They reside in Appleton, Wis. 
Olive A. Brewster married Charles H. Foster, of Cape Vincent, and they have one daughter, 
Nina, who resides in this town. Wayne B. Brewster married Etta R. Stephens, and Winfield 
H. married Genetta A. Smith . The latter has two children. Isaac Lacy, father of Mrs. Thomas 
M. Brewster, served in the War of 1812 and was wounded in the battle of Sackets Harbor. He 
was born in Pennsylvania and died in Rochester, N. Y., at the age of 40 years. His wife died 
in Hendeison at the age of 55 years. 

Elisha Warren, from Massachusetts, came to Hounsfield, where he located on a farm 
among the early settlers of the town, and there i-emained until his death. He married Lydia 
Potter, of Hounsfield, and of his eight children, his son Rensselaer removed to Henderson, 
where he died at the age of 39 years. He married Charlotte, daughter of Dr. David and Han- 
nah (Sherwood) Diekerson. of Oswego, N. Y^, and their children were Glorian C, Marian A., 
La Fayette M., Oscar M., Antonette A., and George W. The latter, who was born in Houns- 
field, came to Cape Vincent in 1852. He was engaged in the lumber business for four years, 
and for 20 years has been a general merchant in tliis town. He married Mary A. Forsyth, of 
Cape Vincent, daughter of John W. and Sarah (Rogers) Forsyth, and their children are Char- 
lotte M., Sarah C, George R., and Jennie A. He has served as town clerk three years, in- 
spector of customs two years, collector of customs eight years, inspector of the binding depart- 
ment two years, and now has an extensive five and ten-cent store in Cape Vincent village. 

Jacob Bechert was born in Germany, and died there in 1848, aged 32 years. He married 
Mary Mattileng, and their children were William Lena, and George. The latter was born in 
Germany, and in 1854 came to Cape Vincent, where he now resides. He married Victoria, daugh- 
ter of Adolph Majo, and his children are Ahce and Emma. He served in the late war in Co. 
B, Ist 111. Lt. Art., three years, was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and is now 



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drawing a pension. He participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Eosicoca, Dalton, Kiunery 
Mountain, Mariette, and Atlanta, and at the time of Lee's surrender was in Jladison hospital, 
in Indiana. 

Loved Eeed, a native of Dighton, Mass., came to Rutland, in this county, at an early date, 
and served in the War of 1812. He married, first, Sally Angel, and second, Puah Ball. By 
his first wife he had four children and by his second wife six, of whom John, born in the 
town of Rutland, in 1855 came to Cape Vincent, where he now resides at the age of 78 years. 
He married Mary J., daughter of William and Esther (Rudd) Sutton, of Rodman, who is also 
living, at the age of 69 years. Their children are Celia S.. Matilda J., Samantha A., Loved W., 
and Nettie L. The latter married Joseph Peo, of Cape Vincent, and their children are Grace 
M., Leon L., and Lena M. 

Edward Weaver, son of Francis, of Scotch descent, was born in Brockville, Canada, whence 
he removed to Watertown in 1811, and subsequently located in Cape Vincent, where he died 
in 1887, aged 86 years. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He married Polly, daughter of 
Roderick Eraser, by whom he had eight children, viz.: Dauford, Barzilla M., Edward, Jr., 
Irena, Elizabeth, Ardilla, Harriet, and John C. The latter was born in the town of Orleans, 
and in 1856 came to Cape Vincent. He married Catharine, daughter of Benjamin and Polly 
(Dillenbeck) Phillips, of Clayton, and his children are Charles W., Lewella M., Hattie E., 
Jay C, and Helen L. He has resided on road 10, in this town, for the past 29 years. 

Jacob Weaver was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, where he died. His wife was 
Appolena Lentz. Their children were William, Jacob, John, Margaret, Elizabeth, Charlotte, 
Catharine, and Anthony. The latter, born in Germany, came to Cape Vincent in 1855 and was 
the first settler on a farm at Rosiere, which he still owns. He is now a retired farmer at Cape 
Vincent village. He married Catharine, daughter of John and Catharine (Liver) Knapp, of 
Germany, and their children are John, Anthony, William, Joseph, Maiy, Magdaleria, Martha, 
Barbary, and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver are now living, each aged 68 years. 

Joseph Garlach was a native of Germany, where he died in 1866. His wife, Catharine, died 
in 1852. Their children were Peter. Jacob, and Mary. Peter Garlach was born in Germany, 
and in 1856 immigrated to this country and located in Cape Vincent, where he now resides at 
the age of 67 years. He married Christina Kiser, who died in 1874, aged 44 years. His chil- 
dren are Christina, Peter, Jr., Katie, Fred, Jacob, Mary, Charles, and Elizabeth. His son, 
Charles Gerlach, married Lillian, daughter of Lj'nus and Dorothea (Hartford) Chapman, and 
they have one son, Herbert 0. Mr. Gerlach is a meat dealer in Cape Vincent village. Peter 
Garlach, Jr., married Nellie, daughter of John and Catharine (McDole) Ewings, of Kemptville, 
Canada, and their children are Harvey A., Edith E., Catharine H., and Robert R. He is a 
dealer in boots and shoes with his father, who has been engaged in the business for 33 years. 

Hondro Chavoustie was a native of France, and died there at the age of 87 years. His chil- 
dren were Julia, John, and Louis. The latter was born in France and died there, aged 76 years. 
His wife, Catharine Sayles, bore him eight children, viz.: Henry, Eugene, Levi, Charles, Mary, 
Julia, Frances, and Louis. The latter, a native of Cape Vincent, married Nora, daughter of 
Patrick Sweney, and their children are Louis E., John A., Henry H., Mary L., Nellie, and 
Caroline, and is now a resident of Cape Vincent, on road 50, where he has resided 30 years. 

Martin Sheley, a native of Holland, emigrated and came to the town of Orleans, in this 
county, and settled on a farm, where he died at the age of 84 years. His wife, Caroline, bore 
him seven children. His son Martin was born in Herkimer County, whence he removed to 
the town of Orleans in 1820, where he died in 1866, aged 76 years. He married Betsey, daugh- 
ter of L'a Weeks, of Herkimer County, and their children were Julia A., Angeline, Selinda, 
Almira, and William W. The latter, who was born in the town of Orleans, June 15, 1827, re- 
moved to this town in 1860 and settled on a farm. In 1880 he removed to the village. He 
married Mary E., daughter of William and Mary (Adams) King, of Orleans, and has had 
children born as follows: Winfield A., in 1858 (deceased); William R., in 1862; Jesse I., in 
1866; CaroUne J., in 1868, died in 1870; Reuben D., in 1871, died in 1888. Mr. Sheley has been 
a lake captain since 1855. Martin Sheley married, second, Catharine Hayes, who bore him 
three children, viz.: George B., Harriet, and Albert. 

Ashbell Burnham, son of James, was born in the town of Northampton, Mass., whence he 
removed to Kingsbury, Washington County, where he died in 1835 or '36, aged 62 years. He 



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married Lyclia A. Agrins, of Stateu Island, N. Y., and they had 13 children, of whom Calvin 
was born in Kingsbury, N. Y., and in 1861 located in Cape Vincent, where he died December 
31, 1873, aged 65 years. He followed the dual occupation of farmer and wagonmaker. He 
married Orenda, daughter of Amos and Anna (Kimball) Lucas, and their children are 
Edwin S., Alfred G., Frances A., Charles H., and Erastus K. The latter was born in Kings- 
bury, and in 1854 came to this town, where he now resides. He is a dealer in gi-ain and owner 
of the elevator at Cape Vincent, where he has been engaged since he located in the town. He 
is president of the Bank of Cape Vincent, which was organized in 1885. 

Peter SwaUia was born in Canada, where he died at the age of 40 years. He married 
Catharine Marcott, of Lower Canada, who bore him children as follows: Peter, Mary, Frances, 
Josephine, Eliza, Zoe, and Xavier. The latter was born in Lower Canada, and in 1854 re- 
moved to Clayton, where he resided 10 years, and then located in Cape Vincent, where he now 
resides on a farm on road 18. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth 
Cornaire, and their children are Harriet. Isaac, Louis, Joseph, John, Julia, Carrie A., Mary, 
and Eliza. 

Frederick Margery, a native of France, immigrated to Oswego County, N. Y., in 1868, where 
he now resides. He married Marian Grooda, of France, and their children are Louie, George, 
Julius, Susan, Melina, Kate, Charles, Eddie, and Peter. The latter was born in France and 
came to Cape Vincent in 1865. where he married Margaret, daughter of Francis and Frances 
(Jonney) Aubertine, by whom he has four children, \nz. : Eva, Ida, Edward, and Frances. He 
has occupied his present farm on road 26 for the last 12 years. 

■ Levi Carey, a native of Massachusetts, served in the Eevolutionary war until its close. He 
was at the battle of Bunker Hill, at New York city at the time of its surrender to the British, 
at the battle of Trenton, and at Valley Forge. He died in Oswego, N. Y., about 1838. aged 90 
years. His wife, Ruth Goodrich, bore him nine children. His son Zenas was a captain in 
the War of 1812. He was born in New Hampshire, in 1790, and soon after 1800 located in 
Brownville, in this county, and finally removed to Lyme, where he died at the age of 73 years. 
He married Olive, daughter of Reuben Brown, of Windham County, Vt., by whom he had 
seven children, viz.: Caroline, Newell, Morris, Eveline, Louisa, Rosalthe, and Charles B. The 
latter, who was born in Richland, N. Y., removed to Lyme in 1847, and in 1866 came to Cape 
Vincent He married Lydia, daughter of Thomas and Harriet (Bunce) Tarbell, of this town, 
and their children are Olivett, Laura M., Lydia T., Emma L., and Florence M. He is a gen- 
eral merchant and postmaster at St. Lawrence village, where he has been four years. He 
served in Co. L, 10th N. V. H. A., three years, and was honorably discharged at the close of 
the war. 

Henry Fox, of English descent, whose father served in the Eevolutionary war, was born 
in Connecticut. He was a captain of the state militia, was a prominent woolen manufacturer, 
and proprietor of coloring mills. He located in Watertown in 1840, and in 1866 died in Cape 
Vincent at the age of 73 years. He married Lydia, daughter of Hon. Uriah and Bethia Tracy, 
of Connecticut, who bore him children as follows: Pruda T., Caroline A., Elizabeth, and 
Henry L. The latter was born in Hardwick, Otsego County, N. Y., and in 1840 located in 
Watertown, where he resided several years. During the late war he furnished 500 horses for 
the government. In 1850 he came to Cape Vincent, where he is now proprietor of a popular 
summer hotel. He married Eliza Rathbun Dodge, daughter of Elisha P. and Olive (Tunni- 
cleff) Dodge, of this town, in 1844, and tliey have one son, Edwin D., who was born in Water- 
town. Edwin D. Fox married Corneha, daughter of Joseph and Cornelia (Calvin) Crevolin, of 
Cape Vincent, by whom he has six children, viz.: Frederick C, Kate A., Ned R., Maria R.. 
Delano H., and Edwin T. Mr. Fox is now owner and proprietor of the St. Lawrence Hotel at 
•Cape Vincent. Uriah Tracy, before mentioned, was a major-general in the United States 
army, and United States Senator from Connecticiit. He died in 1807. 

Emmogene O. Dodge married Capt. P. L. Millen, son of Henry Millen, of Milieu's Bay, 
February 22, 1870, and their children were Leonard, who died in November, 1871, Maud E., 
Flora M., Marian E., and Panzie F. In 1869 they removed to Detroit, Mich., and in 1884 to 
Romeo, in the same state, where they now reside. Mr. Millen is captain of the steamer Iron 
Duke, plying between Duluth, Minn., and Buffalo, N. Y. 

Samuel Lyle, a native of England, moved to County Antrim, Ireland, where he died, aged 
about 84 years. He married Jane Batty, by whom he had five children. His son Robert came 



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to Jefferson County in 1837, and located in North Watertown, finally removing to Cape Vin- 
cent in 1866, locating on a farm on the St. Lawrence River. He married Jane, daughter of 
John and Elizabeth Crawford, who were natives of Scotland, and his children are Robert, 
John, Samuel, and Mary E. (Mrs. Sigmund Block, of this town). Samuel Lyle is still living at 
the age of 79 years. His wife died in 1876, aged 69 years. 

Jeremiah Farr, son of Aaron, was a native of Vermont, and died in the town of Ellis- 
burgh at the age of 50 years. He married Katie Belden, of Painted Post, N. Y., by whom he 
had children as follows: John B., Charles A., Edward R., Alzina, Zimri, Uri, and Jeremiah. 
The latter was born in EUisbiirgh, whence he removed to Cape Vincent in 1867. He married 
Harriet S., daughter of Ira and Hannah (Benton) North, of Redfleld, N. Y., and their children 
are Greenleaf and Ira. The latter married Carrie, daughter of Martin and Catharine Hay, of 
Cape Vincent. 

Joseph Saunders was born and died in England. His son George came to this country, 
with his wife and three children, about 1841, and first located in the town of Lyme. He sub- 
seqiiently located on a farm in Cape Vincent, where he died, aged about 67 years. His wife 
was Cordelia Thomas, a native of Eye, England, who bore him children as follows: Joseph, 
Richard, Charles, William, Nancy, Sarah M., Philadelphia, and George. George Saunders 
came from England to Cape Vincent with his parents. He married, first, Mary A. Tarrant, of 
Wolf Island, Canada, daughter of John Tarrant, and they had three children, William H., 
Marian E., and Oscar. He married, second, Georgie, daughter of James and Adelia (Fuller) 
Polger, of Cape Vincent, by whom he has four children, viz.: Minnie G., Hiram B., Clara C, 
and G. Blake. He is now a farmer in this town, where he has resided 21 years. Joseph 
Saunders was born in England and came to Cape Vincent with his father. He married Hai- 
riet A., daughter of John A. and Clarissa (Hollenbeck) Vincent, of this town, by whom he had 
three children, viz.: William and Cora, deceased, and Josephine. He is a resident of Cape 
Vincent, and has been a lake captain for 17 years. 

Adam Cratsenburg, son of Conrad, was a native of Johnstown, N. Y., where he died. He 
served, with two of his brothers, in the Revolutionary war. He was the father of six children. 
His son John A. was born in 1793. He removed to the town of Wilna, in this county, where 
he died in 1867. He married Mary, daughter of John Grems, of Minden, Montgomery County, 
by whom he had children as follows: Henry, Margaret, Conrad, Anna M., Andrew, Abram M., 
and Adam I. The latter was born in Johnstown, April 6, 1817, and in 1866 came to Cape Vincent 
as lighthouse-keeper at Tibbets Point. He married Ethel A., daughter of Calvin and Char- 
lotte (Niffins) Averill, of Watertown, in 1838, by whom he has children as follows: CassiusH., a 
resident of Chehuahua, Mexico, Charlotte M., Phebe L., John C, Ada A., Ellen E., Charlotte 
A., Wilton A., Amelia M., and May B. and Belle M. (twins). Mr. Cratsenburg served two 
years in Co. I, 35th N. Y. Inf., and reiinlisted for three years, or during the war, in Co. M, 
15th N. Y. H. A., and participated in the battles of Rapjjahannock Station, South Mountain, 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor. June 2, 
1864. he was wounded and lost an arm. He was captured and confined in Libby prison two 
months and 11 days, and was discharged January 20, 1865, and is now a pensioner. 

Joseph Hentzleman was born and died in Prussia. His children were Joseph, Ann, and 
Frank. The latter was born in Germany, where he died at the age of 75 years. His wife was 
Sarah Emely, and their children were Joseph, Adolph, Edward, Amelia, Mary A., Theresa, 
and John B. John B. Hentzleman was born in Prussia and served in the Prussian war in 
1866. In 1869 he came to Cape Vincent, where he now resides. He married, first, Margaret, 
daughter of Alexander and Ann Armstrong, of this town, and second, Lizzie A., daughter of 
Francis and Anna Armstrong. 

Frederick Kesler, a native of Germany, and his wife, Margaret, reared a family of seven 
children, viz.: William, Cornelius, Kate, Margaret, Fanny, George, and Albert. The latter 
was born in Lyme, whence he I'emoved to Cape Vincent, where he was killed by a falling tree 
in 1883, aged 54 years. He married Lucretia Wheeler, of Lyme, who bore him five children, 
viz.: Leila, Wilter, Edgar, Fred, and Frank. The latter married Esther A. Pearsons, of Cape 
Vincent, daughter of William and Almeda (Marsh) Pearsons, and their children are Frederick 
A., Luther J., Maynard F., Richard S., Leon A., and Edith E. They reside in Cape Vincent. 

Benjamin Davis, a native of Wales, immigrated to this country and located in Montgom- 
ery County, N. Y. During the War of 1812 he chartered a vessel and loaded it with " brogans.'^ 



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■which he intended to sell to the British government, hut which was captured and confiscated 
by the American array. He reared a family of 10 children. His son, Henry S. Davis, was 
born in the town of Florida. Montgomery County, and now i-esides at Mt. Pleasant, Mich. He 
married Catharine Osborn, and their children are Alonzo B., John H., Melissa M., Fermelia 
J., and Richard A. Thr latter, who was born in Montgomery Coiinty, came to Cape Vincent 
in 1873. He married Lydia, daughter of Edward and Mary Ann (Brooks) Brook, of Belleville, 
Canada, and their chiklien are Burt A., Edward A., Richard A., Jr., and Allen S. Mr. Davis 
enlisted in Co. H, 11th U. S. Inf.. for three years or during the war, and participated in the 
battles of the Wilderness, Sp'ittsylvania Court House, before Petersburg, and in front of 
Richmond. He is now practicing law in Cape Vincent and is a pensioner. 

George Hilts, a native of Herkimer County, N. Y., came to Jeflerson County in 1842 and 
located in Orleans, where he died in 1864, aged 84 years. He married Lydia, daughter of 
Tyrus Rice, of Salisbury, Herkimer County, and their children were Milo F., Duane, and Ezra D. 
The latter was born in Herkimer County, and came to Cape Vincent in December. 1870. He 
married Mary H., daughtei- of Jesse and Abigail (Schryver) Sevens, of this town, and their 
children are Carrie A. and Abby M. He enlisted in the late war in Battery D, 1st Lt. Art., for 
three years or during the war, and participated in the battles of Williamsburg and Yorktown. 
He was wounded and lost an ai-m, and was discharged September 26, 1862, and is now draw- 
ing a pension. He has been postmaster seven years, justice of the peace four years, and 
justice of Sessions three years. He taught school several years, attended the law school at 
Albany, and was admitted to practice in all the courts in the state. He has been located in 
Cape Vincent four years. Tyrus Rice, before mentioned, served tn the Revolutionary war. 

Sheffield Burdick, son of Adam and Eliza (Moore) Burdick, was born in the town of 
Lyme, and in 1870 located in Cape Vincent, where he now resides. He married Sobrinia, 
daughter of Libbeus and Charlotte (Sanford) Hewitt, and their children are Adah E., Ger- 
aldiue S., Dette M., Ada E.. Byron S., Mary B., Kittle E., and Fred L. The latter, who was 
born in the town of Lyme, is a general merchant in Cape Vincent, of the firm of Burdick & 
Ai-mstroug. Sheffield Burdick has served as deputy ciistom house officer, and as assessor. 

Francis Tuft, a native of Ireland, immigrated to Canada soon after his marriage, and 
there resided until his death, aged 73 years. He married Elizabeth Locke, of Ireland, and 
they had children as follows: William, John, Thomas, Fraifcis, Margaret, Jane, George, Eliza- 
beth, and James H. The latter, who was born in Canada, came to Cape Vincent in 1871. He 
man led Maria T., daughter of Nicliolas and Jane ( Servet) Laillet, of this town, and their children 
are Annie L., Jennie E., L'i Fayette E., and James T. James H. Tuft enlisted in Co. A, 8th 
Ohio Inf., for three years or during the war, was honorably discharged, and is now a farme,. 
in this town. 

James Whebby was a native of Somerset, England, where he died at the age of 62 years. 
His wife, Rebecca, bore him seven children. His son James married Elizabeth Sandford, and 
died in England in 1842, aged 52 years. His children were Thomas, Joseph, John, Betsey, 
Sarali, Marj-, and James W. The latter was born in Somerset, England, and in 1871 immi- 
grated to Cape Vincent, where he mairied Maria, daughter of Revelo and Sarah (Smith) Eley. 
He is now a wagonmaker in Cape Vincent village. Revelo Eley was a gunsmith and black- 
smith. 

Thomas Riley, a native of Ireland, came to Watertown in 1836, and in 1872 removed to 
Cape Vincent, where he died in 1882, aged 76 years. He married Mary Gerard, of Ireland, and 
their children are Philip, James, and Thomas E. The latter was born in Watertown in 1846 
and in 1871 came to this town. He married, first, Harriet, daughter of George and Jane 
(Esselstyn ) McCombs, of Lyme, by whom he had three children, Grace, Bertha, and Roy. He 
married, second, Mary A., daughter of Moses and Mary A. (Case) Lefevier, of this town, and 
their children are Mary L.. Edmund J., Paul W., Jesse P.. and Lawrence S. Mr. Riley served 
in the late war in Co. E., 186tli N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged at the close of the 
war. He participated in the battle of Petersburg, and was in Berksville at the time of Lee's 
surrender. 

Jacob Soule, a native of Rhode Island, died July 18, 1816. His son Job died December 29 
1849. Job's wife, LiUie, bore him 10 children, of whom Thomas A. Soule, born in Rhode 
Island, in 1806 came to Watertown among the early settlers, where he died May 5, 1884. He 
was a farmer and insurance agent. He married Harriet, daughter of Seth and Mary Cole, of 



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Pamelia, by whom he had six children, viz.: Mary L., Louisa M., Frances A., Alphonzo A.^. 
Eobert A., and Lawton W. The latter, who was born in Clayton, came to Cape Vincent in 
1873. He married Caroline J., daughter of H. Joseph and Cornelia R. (Calvin) Crevolin, of 
Cape Vincent, January 21, 1880, and their children are Caroline J., Cornelia H., and Leila G. 
He has been a druggist in Cape Vincent for 15 years. 

Thomas Masson, a native of Scotland, was a captain in the British army and navy. In 
1827 he immigrated to Canada, but subsequently returned to Scotland, where he died. Of 
his eight children, Thomas W. S., who was born in St. Andrews, Scotland, located in Canada 
in 1827, where he now resides. He married Margaret Greig, who bore him seven children, 
viz. : James, Sarah, Ellen, William, Norman, Stewart, and Thomas. The latter, who was born 
in Seymour, Northumberland Coimty, Canada, came to Cape Vincent in 1875, where he has 
since been located as a physician and surgeon. He graduated from Queens University, at 
Kingston, Can., in 1872. He married Mary, daughter of Jeremiah Selter, of Lyme, and they 
have one son, Jeremiah S. 

Michael Fitzgerald, a native of County Tipperrary, Ireland, immigrated to this country 
and located on Staten Island, N. Y., and subsequently removed to Clayton, where he died. His 
wife, Hannah, bore him live children, viz.: John, Barrington, Peter, Margaret, and Daniel. 
The latter was born in Lewis County, and in 1878 removed to Cape Vincent, where he died in 
1885, aged 56 years. He married Alice, daughter of John and Mary (Hayes) Kanaley, who bore 
him seven children, viz. : John, Michael, William, Morris, Mary, Eugene, and Daniel L. The lat- 
ter was born in Clayton, and in 1877 removed to this town, where he now resides. He married 
Sophia, daughter of PatricK and Mary (Furlong) Walsh, of Cape Vincent, and they have two 
children, Henry J. and Edward D. Mr. Fitzgerald is the present supervisor of Cape Vincent. 

Abram Cuppernull, son of Abram, was born in Springfield, Mass., whence he removed to 
Clayton, where he died in 1885, aged 77 years. He married Chloe, daughter of David Gardner, 
of Saclcets Harbor, by whom he had the following children: Edward, Anson, David, Elizabeth, 
Byron, Chloe A., and George. The latter was born in Gouverneur, in October, 1831. He 
married Alvira. daughter of Elilm and Phebe (Huntley") Dean, of Clayton, and they have one 
daughter, Eva E. (Mrs. Wells Moffatt), of Lyme, who has three children— Eva M.. George D., 
and Gracia A. 

Ira Ingerson, a native of Herkimer County, came to the town of Lyme in 1848, where he 
died in 1877, aged 76 years. His wife, Rebecca, bore him six children, viz.: Seneca, William, 
Dorwiu, Philo, Julia A., and Dorcas. Dor win Ingerson married Miranda Gilbert, of Le Ray, 
and his children are Melvin, Almeda, Harriet, Francelia, Harvey, and Horace. The latter 
married Martha, daughter of Silas Mosier, of Clayton, and their children are Carrie, Corey, 
Eugene, and Clarence. He enlisted in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., for three years, or during the 
war, and was honorably discharged tor wounds received in the battle before Petersburg. 

Thomas Emery, a native of Vermont, removed to Canada soon after his marriage, and 
there remained until his death, in 1848, aged 75 years. He married Lucy A. Holt, of Vermont, 
who bore him 10 children. His son Barzillia, born in Canada, in 1809, removed to Clayton 
soon after his marriage, and subsequently located in Brownville, and later in Cape Vincent, 
where he now resides, aged 80 years. He married Julia A., daughter of Zebulon and Sarah A. 
(Smith ) Bass, of Clayton, and their children aie Zelsulon, Julia (Mrs. Amasa Clark), of Arling- 
ton. Dakota, and Thomas. The latter married Frances H., daughter of Daniel and Arvilla 
(Marsh) Whitney, of Dextei-, N. Y., and their children are Marian E., Clara, Brayton W., and 
Maude. Daniel Whitney, mentioned above, was a native of Oneida County, whence he 
removed to the town of Hounsfield. When 18 years of age he served in Ihe War of 1812, in 
the battle of Sackets Harbor. He married Arvilla Marsh, of Oneida County, by whom he had 
children as follows: Clark M., Calvin, Daniel, Alva A., Brayton, Sarah M., Clarissa M., Frances 
H., Julia P., Jane A., and Mary A. 

William Hay, B. A., M. D., C. M., L. R. C. P. S., was born in the city of Stratford, County 
Perth, Province of Ontario. His father, R. M. Hay, was a native of Lanark, Canada, and was 
a retired merchant at Paisley, Canada. His mother was Charlotte Ewart, of Edinburg, Scot- 
land, Dr. Hay married Catharine McDougall, of Stormont County, Ontario, and they have 
one son, Wilham, Jr. Dr. Hay is a graduate of Queens University, Kingston, Canada, and is 
a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed the divinity 
course in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Queens University. In 1887 he located 



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at Kichland Junction, N. Y., where he was examining surgeon for the Travelers' Insurance 
Company. In 1888 he succeeded Dr. Pierce at the village of St. Lawrence, in this town, where 
he has a remunerative practice. 

Robert Donaldson, of Ireland, died in Canada in 1872, aged 42 years. He married Sarah 
J., daughter of Alexander and Ann Armstrong, of Cape Vincent, who bore him seven children, 
viz.: William E., llobert E., John B., Sarah J., Mary A., Katie M., and Alexander. The latter 
was born in Canada and came to Cape Vincent in 1882. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas 
and Catharine (Carey) Brady, and their children are Sarah L.,i3harles A., Robert E., and 
Frederick B. 

Floyd E. Whitney, son of James who was a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Clayton, 
where he now resides. He married Cynthia, daughter of Oliver Barrows, of Clayton, who 
bore him children as follows: Luther F., Lucien I., Buiton G., William 0., Charles E., and 
Martin G. The latter was born in Clayton and came to Cape Vincent m 1885. He married 
Maryette J., daughter of Richard T., Sr., and Adaline (Coleman) Connall, of this town, and is 
now a general merchant. 

Vv'illiam Bates, son of Fairhall and Mary Bates, was born in 1772, and died in 1852. His 
wife. Ruth, was born in 1775, and died in 1828. Of their 13 children, Samuel Bates, son of 
William, of Kent, England, was born in Keni in 1797. He immigrated to this country and 
located in Montgomery County, but after 10 years he came to Cape Vincent in 1841. where he 
died in 1874. He married Sarah M., daughter of William Campbell, of England, who died 
in October, 18G7, aged 67 years. Their children were Salina M., William, Samuel I., Sarah 
M., Nathan R., Margaret R., James J., and Charles H. The latter was born lu Swinethorpe, 
Lincolnshire, Eng., and came to America with his father. He married, first, Christian, 
daughter of Casper and Elizabeth (Bellinger) Loadwick, of Cape Vincent, by whom he had 
children as follows: Sarah M., Joseph H., Casper L., Samuel C, Frederick J.. Wealtha A.. 
Elizabeth L., William F.. and C. Hayden. He mairied, second, Nora, daughter of Martin and 
Mary (Hines) Nugent, of Theresa, who bore him children as follows: Martin A., John E., 
Kate, Christian, and Ilanda. Ten of his children are living. James J. Bates, son of 
Samuel, Sr., was born m this town. He married Altheus, daughter of Christopher and 
Eunice (Johnson) Flander, of Lyme, and their children are James E., John W., Addie M., 
Adelbert R., and Lewis C. They occupy the farm settled by his father, known as the 
Lake View farm, where Mr. Bates was born and has always resided. Samuel Bates was born 
in England and came to Cape Vincent with his father. He married Caroline, daughter 
of Casper and Elizabeth (Bellinger) Loadwick, of Watertown, and their children are^Isabelle, 
Frank L., Emma E., Tunis I., and George G. They reside on road 63, in this town. Joseph 
H. Bates, son of Charles H., married Maggie, daughter of Edwin and Eleanor (Wood) Gray, 
of this town, and they have two children, Zelinia E. aiul McComb. He is a farmer on road 
62, where he has resided 13 years. 

William Ebben, a native of England, came to Sackcts Harbor in 1818, remained there 
several years, and finally removed to Montezuma, N. Y., where he died, aged aliont 70 years. 
His wife is still living, in Redwood, aged 100 years. Their children were Ellis, Harriet, Eliza, 
Lucy, Susan, Maria, Sarah A., and George. The latter, who was born in England, came to 
America with his father and died in Detroit, Mich , in 1884, aged about 70 years. He married 
Ann, daughter of Michael and Bridget (Bluiphy) McKinley, of Sackets Harbor, and they had 
two children, Elizabeth and George. The latter, who was born in Watertown, married Marv 
A., daughter of Charles and Bridget (Mullen) Farrell, of Clayton, December 26, 1875, and they 
reside in this town. 

Henry Shaw, son of Thomas, was born in Saratoga. N. Y., whence he removed to Cape 
Vincent, and later to Chaumont, where he died in 1874, aged 61 years. His father died at the 
French settlement in this town. Henry married Sally A., daughter of Daniel Gardner, by 
whom he had two children, Albert D. and David F. The latter was born in this town, where 
he married Marion, daughter of James and Nancy (Putnam) Herrick, and died in 1880, aged 
36 years. Their children are George E., Charles A., and Frankie H. Mrs. Shaw survives at 
the age of 39 years. Mr. Shaw was inspector for the Isolated Risk and Farmers' Fire Insur- 
ance Company, of Toronto. His brother, Col. Albert D. Shaw, now of Wateito«n. was United 
States Consul to Manchester, England, from the last term of General Grant's administration 
until President Cleveland's election. 



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Peter Manigold, son of John P., was born in France. He immigrated to this country and 
located at Evans Mills, in the town of Le Ray, in 1829, and here resided until his death, in 
1869, aged 78 years. He married Margaret R. Rasayer, of France, and their children were 
14 in number. His daughter Julia, born in Evans Mills, in this county, married, first, 
■Simeon Cocagne, of France, by whom she had three children, Fredeiick, Rosella, and Jane, and 
second, Antoine Steblen, by whom she has had four children, viz.: Eugene, Simeon, Julia, and 
Frank. They reside in this town. Antoine Steblen married, first, Theresa Shamberger, by 
whom he had one daughter, Chlashque, now a resident of Alsace, France. 

John Johnson, son of Herrick, was born in Sweden, where he died at the age of 42 years. 
His wife, Mai-y, bore him nine children, viz.: Charlotte, John, Carl, August, Victor, Otto, Axe], 
Matilda, and Frederick A. The latter, who was born in Sweden, immigiated to this country 
and resided two years in New York city and six years in Dutchess County, and in 1880 came 
to Cape Vincent, where he now resides. He married Adelia, daughter of John and Mary 
(Romain) Rienbeck, of this town, in 1884, and they have one son, Herman A. 

Alfred Mulligan, son of H?nry C, who died in New York city, aged about 60 years, was 
born in New York in 1831. Mr. Mulligan was book-keeper and cashier for the Wells-Fargo 
Express Co. He married Julia (Grant) Prince, who bore him five children, viz.: Mary P., Vir- 
ginia, Frederick W., Eugene L., and Frank E. The latter came to Cape Vincent in 1885, where 
lie is now engaged in the merchant marine service. He married Louisa, daughter of Will- 
iam H. and Harriet (Hadley) Wheelock, of this town. 

Zachariah Wheeler was a native of Herkimer County, whence he removed to Lyme, in this 
county, where he died at the age of 80 years. His wife, Phelie, bore him seven children, of 
whom Erastus, born in Oppenheim, N, Y., came to this county with his fathe)-, and finally went 
west where he died at the age of 50 years. He married Sarah, daughter of David and Lucre- 
•tia Keniston, of Lyme, by whom he had four children, viz.: Miles, Emery F., Gariefelia, and 
Lucretia. The latter married Albert Kesler (now deceased), of Lyme, and theii- children are 
Leila, Wilburn, Frank, Edgar, and Fred. Mrs. Kesler survives at the age of 57 years, and 
resides in Cape Vincent. Their son Wdburn mariied Alice Wnlker, of Wisconsin, in 1875, and 
removed to Minnesota, where he now resides. The other children reside in this town. George 
Kesler served in the late war, and was confined in Libby prison. David Keniston, before men- 
tioned. Hved to the gi-eat age of 115 years. 

Benjamin Stroupe, who was born in this state, died in Watertown, where he had resided 
a number of years. He was a bugler in the War of 1812. His wife, Margaret, bore him three 
children, viz.: William, Joel, and Henry. The litter married, first, Mary, daughter of Elisha P. 
Dodge, of Cape Vincent, who bore him three children, namely: Benjamin £., Edwin E., and 
Alice. He married, sec md, Caroline E., daughter of Terry and Sally(Laselle )Connell. by whom 
he has one daughter, Carrie E., and resides in Cape Vincent. His two brothers, William and 
Joel, and three half brothers, Christopher, John D., and Charles, served in the late war in 
the 10th N. Y. Cav. 

John D. Clark, a native of Schenectady, N. Y., died at Barnes Corners. Lewis County, 
aged 70 years. He married Margaret Nessel, of Steuben County, by whom he had six children, 
viz.: John D., Margaret, Sophia, Rachel, Charles, and Christopher. The latter, who was 
born in Cape Vincent, married Arzellia, daughter of William and Helen (Van Valkenbnrg) 
Brougham, and their children are Willie, Winfleld, Lulu, George, and A'zellia. He enlisted in 
the late war in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., for three years, or during the war, and was honorably 
discharged. He was wounded at Fort Richmond, Staten Island, and at the time of Lee's sur- 
render was a wound-dresser in the hospital at Washington. He now resides in this town and 
is drawing a pension. 

James Wingfield, a tanner by trade, was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, where he died. 
He mari-ied Mary Cowperthwait, by whom he had two children, Mary and James. The latter 
immigrated to Quebec, and thence to Montreal, finally locating in Kingston, Canada, where 
he died in 1883, aged 62 years. He married Caroline, daughter of David and Margaret Col- 
bert, of Montreal, who bore him children as follows: Margaret, Agnes, Carry, Kittie, Minnie, 
John, James, Robert, Harry, and David J. The latter was born in Toronto, Canada, and in 
1886 came to Cape Vincent, where he is now a photographer. He married Lillian C, daughter 
of Jacob C. and Sarah (Hopper) Banta, and they have three children, Harold, David C, and 
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Thomas P. Holland, son of William, was born in Devonshire, England. In 1868 became 
to America and located at Sydenham, Ontario. He married Annie Blackmore, and their chil- 
dren are Mary J., William J., Albert, Sarah, Norman, penneth, Lettie, and Thomas. The 
latter was born in Somersetshire, England. He married Isabella, daughter of James Gum- 
mar, of Canada, by whom he had three children, namely: Ethel 31., Pansy G., and Marian K. 
Mr. Holland came to this town in 1881, and has since followed the occupation of a baker. 



CHAMPION. 



CHAMPION was formed from Mexico, March 14, 1800. A part of 
Harrisburgh was taken off in 1803. It is the central town on the 
southeast border of the county. The surface is broken and hilly. 
The most elevated portions are the hills in the south angle (known as the 
" peak "), which are about 1,700 feet above tide water. From their summits 
the land descends in a series of broken and irregular terraces to Black River. 
The north part is more level. The soil is generally a clay loam, but near 
the river in some places it is sandy. The town was No. 4, or " Howard," of 
the eleven towns. It fell to the share of Harrison and Hoffman, and by them 
was sold to Gen. Henry Champion, of Colchester, Conn., in whose honor it 
was named, and Lemuel Storrs. It is bounded on the north and east by 
Black River, which separates it from the towns of Wilna and Le Ray, south- 
east by Lewis County, and west by Rutland. It is watered by numerous 
small streams, the principal ones being Townsend and Deer Lick creeks, the 
former of which is in the western part of the town and the latter in the cen- 
tral part, both emptying into Black River. In the south part of the town is 
Pleasant Lake, the outlet of which empties into Black River just south of 
West Carthage village. The town was surveyed in 1797 by Moses and Ben- 
jamin Wright, the former subdividing and the latter surveying around it. 

The town was organized and the first town meeting held April i, 1800, at 
which the following officers were elected: Noadiah Hubbard, supervisor; 
Eli Church, clerk; Timothy Pool, David Cofifeen, and William Hadsall, 
assessors; Ephraim Chamberlain, constable and collector ; John Ward and 
Reuben Rockwood, overseers of the poor ; Solomon Ward, Amaziah Parker 
and Elihu Jones, commissioners of highways ; Daniel Coffeen, William 
Crowell, Timothy Pool, and Moses Goodrich, overseers of highways ; Levi 
Barns, fence viewer; Bela Hubbard, poundmaster. 

In 1810 the town had 210 families and 1,471 inhabitants. There were^'53 

framed houses, 157 log houses, 79 framed barns, three stores, two distilleries, 

nine school-houses, one clothier's works, a carding machine, four grist-mills, 

eight saw-mills, and a brewery. A writer of 1813 says : "The inhabitants 

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338 TOWN OF CHAMPION. 



are very industrious and thriving ; * .* * in no country so recently set- 
tled have I ever seen such a spirit of improvement, or more of sober and 
persevering industry, with so good roads — the veins and arteries of public 
and private prosperity." 

Spaford's Gazetteer, published in 1824, says of this town in 1820 : — 

"There is a small village at the head of Long Falls, opposite Carthage, of Wilna, where 
there is a bridge over the Black River ; and near the center of the town is Champion village, 
where are a few dwellings, a chnrch, two stores, a school-house, and the postoftice, 77 miles 
north of Utica. Population, 2,080; taxable property, $146,358; school districts, 11: electors, 
387; 2.442 cattle, 555 horses, 4,562 sheep; 21,179 yards of cloth made in families in 1821; six 
grist-mills, five saw-mills, four fulling-mills, three carding machines, four distilleries, and 
two asheries." 

In 1880 Champion had a population of 2,259. The town is located in 
the second school district of Jefferson County, and in 1889 had 16 school 
districts, of which three were joint, in which i8 teachers were employed 28 
weeks or more. There were 482 scholars attending school, and the aggre- 
gate days attendance during the year was 45,104. The total value of school 
buildings and sites was $9,280, while the assessed valuation of all the dis- 
tricts was $1,197,344. The whole amount received for school purposes was 
$4,867.17, $2,653.55 of which was received by local tax. Truman C. Gray 
was school commissioner. 

We.st Carthage is a village situated in the extreme western part of 
the town, on Black River. This village was incorporated March 18,1889, 
and the following were the first officers elected : Marcus P. Mason, presi- 
ident ; L. W. Babcock, Philip Hull, and S. G. Van Pelt, trustees ; Charles 
A. Beyer, treasurer ; Charles Jones, collector ; W. B. Van Allen, clerk ; 
Pierre De Peyster, street commissioner. The village now contains one pulp- 
mill, a sash and blind factory, two tub and pail factories, one furniture man- 
ufactory, one tannery, grist-mill, saw-mill, wood turning shop and planing- 
niill, one hotel (temperance), one church (Congregational), a district school 
with three departments, a wagon and blacksmith shop, one drug and grocery 
store, a grocery and notion store, a general store, two greenhouses, a meat 
market, photograph gallery, and about 1,000 inhabitants. A knitting fac- 
tory was in operation here until the spring of 1889, when it was discontinued. 
It did a prosperous business with a pay-roll aggregating $1,200 per month. 

Champion (p. o.) village, located in the central part of the town, contains 
one hotel, a general store, three churches (Episcopal, Congregational, and 
Methodist Episcopal), a cheese factory, blacksmith shop, telegraph, telephone, 
and express offices, and a population of about 200. 

Great Bend (p. o.) is a hamlet in the northern part of the town, on Black 
River. It contains a paper-mill where wall paper is manufactured, a gen- 
eral store, two hotels (one being in Le Ray), the usual complement of shops, 
two churches (Methodist Episcopal and Episcopal), telegraph, telephone, and 
express offices, and about 300 inhabitants. 



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South Champion (p. o.) is a small hamlet in the southern part of the 
town. 

The Great Bend Paper and Pulp Company, whose establishment is located 
on the south bank of the Black River at Great Bend, was incorporated in 
1868, with George W. Clark as its president. Its stockholders at the time 
of incorporation were George W. Clark, Heman Burr, and Lewis H. Mills. 
The purpose for which it was organized was the manufacture of straw-board, 
but after a lapse of five years Mr. Clark and Mr. Mills purchased Mr. Burr's 
interest, when they manufactured what is termed " brown hanging paper," 
which was composed largely of straw at first, but subsequently the straw was 
discarded^and rags substituted. In April, 1887, Mr. Clark died and the prop- 
erty passed into the hands of Mr. Mills, who continued the business until 
February, 1888, when the mill was sold to F. A. Fletcher, of VVatertown. Its 
present owners are F. A. Fletcher, Ida A. Fletcher, F. X. Zapf, and E. H. 
Thompson. The capital stock of the company is $50,000. It gives employ- 
ment to 26 hands, and manufactures about four tons of paper and three tons 
of pulp per day. 

The Champion village cheese factory, William E. Bellinger, proprietor, was 
built in 1864 by George C. Freeman. It has the patronage of 450 cows, 
receives about 1,080,000 pounds of milk for the season, from which is made 
108,000 pounds of cheese valued at $9,720. 

The McNitt cheese factory, situated on the Copenhagen and Watertown 
road, in the southern part of the town, two and ahalf miles from Copenha- 
gen, was built by the McNitt Brothers in 1870. It receives the milk from 
300 cows, and makes 80,000 pounds of cheese annually, which is valued at 
about $7,200. 

The G. Searl cheese factory was built by Nathaniel Whitney in 1864, and is 
located at South Champion. It receives the milk from 300 cows and makes 
about 97,750 pounds of cheese annually, valued at $8,793. 

The Hadsall &^ Moore cheese factory, situated three miles west of Cham- 
pion village, on road 23, was built in the spring of 187 1, by its present pro- 
prietors. It has the patronage of 450 cows, receives about 1,259,137 pounds 
of milk annually, and manufactures about 123,153 pounds of cheese valued 
at $11,083. 

The Bahcock cheese factory, situated two miles north of Champion, is one 
of the oldest in the county, being built by William P. Babcock in 1862. It 
has the patronage of 400 cows, receives about 1,320,000 pounds of milk dur- 
ing the season, from which is made 132,000 pounds of cheese valued at 
$11,880. Mrs. E. M. Greenfield has made the cheese ever since the fac- 
tory was built. 

O. K. cheese factory was built in 1889, by E. H. Olrastead and F. A. 
Knapp. It receives the milk from 500 cows, and manufactures from 10 to 
12 cheeses per day. 



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Carthage roller ttiill^ located at West Carthage, was built in 1872, with 
four runs of stones. In 1885 it was changed to a roller mill, with 10 sets of 
rolls, with a capacity of 10 barrels per day. It has two runs of stones for 
feed, gives employment to five men, and does a business of $100,000 per year. 
The present proprietors are William Hutchmson and C. J. Clark. 

Harvey D. Farrar s woodenware manufactory, at West Carthage, was estab- 
lished in 1856 by the present proprietor. It has been destroyed by fire and 
rebuilt three times. About 10 men are employed in the manufacture of but- 
ter tubs, of which 20,000 are turned out each year. 

-5". E. Rice s butter tub manufactory, located at West Carthage, employs 
four men and manufactures from $3,000 to $5,000 worth of tubs per year. 

Meyer, Ross 6^ Co s furniture manufactory, at West Carthage, was estab- 
lished about 1878. It furnishes employment to 12 men and does a business 
of about $18,000 per annum. 

E. C. &= J. G. Lovefoy s carriage manufactory, located at West Carthage, 
was built in 1886. The establishment turns out about $4,000 worth of fine 
carriages annually. 

West Cartilage pulp works, at West Carthage village, were established by 
Defendorf & Plank in 1888. About four men are employed, and from three 
to four tons of pulp are manufactured a day. M. R. Defendorf is the pres- 
ent proprietor. 

Gibbs's door, sash, and blind factory, at West Carthage, gives employment 
to six men and manufactures about $3, 000 worth of goods per annum. 

West Carthage saiv-mill, I. S. Normander, proprietor, has the capacity for 
sawing 5,000 feet of lumber per day, giving employment to four men. Shin- 
gles are also manufactured here. 

^ar/'.y j-<;7£'-w/// was built about i860 by Lewis Earl. It has the capacity 
for sawing 1,500 feet of lumber daily. 

The following regarding the commencement of settlements in the town of 
Champion is an extract from a letter written by Noadiah Hubbard to Dr. 
F. B. Hough, in June, 1853, and published in Hough's History of Jefferson 
County, T^digQ 121 : — 

"Dr. F. B. Hough, Dear Sir : As you requested some raontlis since, I now transmit to 
you a few of my recollections of the early settlement of this county. * * * I have not very 
many records of those early days, * * * yet some I have, and when I give you dates at all 
they are from memoranda made at the time. 

" I first came to this town. Champion, in the year 1797, with Lemuel Storrs, a large land- 
holder, when he came on for the first time to view his purchase. I was then residing 
in Steuben, in what is now Oneida County, but then, or shortly before, Herkimer. Mr. Storrs 
then hired several packmen, whose business it was to carry the necessary provisions for the 
expedition on their backs. This was late in the autumn. We traveled on foot by what was 
called the French road to the High Falls on Black River. This road had been cut for 
the accommodation of the French refugees who had made a settlement at High Falls, and 
had then a log city. Many of these French belonged to the nobility of France, who were 
obliged to abandon their country during the revolution in 1793, bat who were afterwards per- 
mitted to return when the star of empire rose upon the Bonapartes. Their settlement 
was made upon what was called the French tract, on the north and east side of Black River, 
and extending a great distance. From the High Falls we descended the river in a boat to the 



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rapids, called Lons Falls, now known as Carthage. Here we landed, and in two days 
explored the township, then an unbroken wilderness. On our way down Silas Stow, then a 
young man, and afterwards known as Judge Stow, of Lowville, joined us. On the third dav 
we reembarked and proceeded up the river, and it was two days hard rowing to get back again 
to the High Falls. As I believe I before mentioned, it was late in November, and the night 
we were obliged to be out we encotintored a severe snow storm. To protect ourselves in some 
measure we made a shanty by setting np some crotchets, and laying on poles, and covering 
them with hemlock boughs. * * * 

•' In due time we arrived safe and well in Steuben, where I passed the winter. Mr. Storrs 
offered me very liberal inducements to come on here and commence a settlement; so liberal 
that I determined to accept them, though I may say in passing, and then dismiss the subject 
forever, that he failed to fulfill his liberal offers. But in consideration of those offers I left 
my home in Steuben the 1st of June, 1798, and started for this place, accompanied by Salmon 
Ward and David Starr, with 15 head of cattle. We traveled again upon the French road as far 
as it availed us. This township had been surveyed the year before by Benj amin and Moses Wright 
and this year Mr. Storrs had engaged Benjamin Wright to survey Hounsfield, and on his wav 
there he was to mark a road to this place, and to precede me. I met the surveyors agreeably 
to appointment at a Mr. Hoadley's, and from there we came on to what is called Turin Four 
Corners. There was only one log house there then. From there we went west about 30 or 40 
rods to Zaccheus Hii^by's. There we laid down our maps and consulted them, and came to the 
conclusion to take from thence a north course. This led us up on to the top of a hill, now known 
as Tug Hill. We were entirely ignorant of the face of the country, and of the most eligible 
route to pursue, and therefore took the one which seemed the most direct, not knowing the 
obstacles to be encountered. We had before come down by water, and on this route there was 
not even a marked tree. It was the duty of the surveyors to precede us, mark a road and 
chain it. Mr. Wright started in advance of us for this purpose. It was a beautiful, clear 
morning and we followed on, progressing finely until the middle of the afternoon, when we 
came to a great gulf, and an abundance of marked trees. We went over the gulf, but could 
find no more trees marked. We then made a fire and took out the stoppings from our bells and 
suffered our cattle to feed around the fire, while we set ourselves to seai-ch for marked trees, 
over the gulfs and up and down, but could find no place to cross, or marks by which to deter- 
mine what course the surveyors had taken. In this predicament we prepared to construct a 
shelter for the night of hemlock boughs, &c. 

"The next morning the sun came up clear and bright, and I called a council. I told the 
men how much damage it would be to me to return, how great a loss not to proceed, and asked 
them if they were Avilling to come on. David Starr replied that he would go to h — 1 if I would. 
Though no way desirous of going to the latter place, even in good company, I determined to 
come on, if such a thing were possible, without a compass or guide. We then set ourselves to 
work, and felled trees, with which we made an enclosure, into which we drove our cattle, and 
then shoved them down the precipice, one after another; they went up slantingly on the other 
side, and much better than we got them down, so that finally they were all safely over, after 
much toil and trouble. I then agreed to pilot the company down, took oft' the ox-bell andcai-- 
ried it in my hand, leading the way, and steered a north course by the sun and watch. We 
had the advantage of a bright sunshine. We had to cross a number of gulfs and one windfall 
which was the worst of all. We continued to travel upon the summit of the hill, where we 
found much fine table-land. The cattle would travel as fast as I could lead the way. One 
man drove them, and another followed, axe in hand, to mark the trees, and leave traces 
behind us, so that if we could not advance we could retrace our steps. 

" We descended the hill before reacliing Deer River. The latter we struck and crossed 
above the falls, — not far from where the village of Copenhagen now stands,— and, coming on 
Wf succeeded in finding the town line, which was identified by marked trees. * * * We 
then changed our course, following the line to the Black River, at Long Falls, where we ar- 
rived before night. We there found Mr. Wright and his men. They had not arrived more 
than an hour before us. When seeing us Mr. Wright exclaimed, ' How, in the name of God, 
have you got here ? ' I replied, ' You scoundrel ! You ought to be burnt for leaving us so ! ' 
It was a most rascally piece of business, their leaving us as they did. But I suppose the truth 
was, they thought it impossible for us ever to get through with our cattle. * * * 

" My boat, which I had dispatched from High Falls, soon after arrived with my provisions, 



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yokes, cliains, cooking utensils, &c., &c. The next day we left one to watch our effects, while 
the others were searching for a desirable location. In a fewdays I selected the farm upon which 
I now live, principally for the reason that it was the center of the township, rather than for 
any peculiar advantages it possessed over other portions of the town. * * * Not one tree 
had been cut here for the purpose of making a settlement, nor was there a white man settled 
in what is now the county of Jefferson, when I came here. I was the first white settler in the 
county. I remained here through the summer, and until October, engaged in making a clear- 
ing. We then returned to Steuben, where my family was, to spend the winter. 

"Durino; the summer some families had come into Lowville, and Mr. Storrs had caused a 
road to be mai-ked from there to the Long Falls, and by that we returned, driving our cattle home 
again. * * * j found a living spring of pure water, a few rods before where the public 
house in this place now stands, which had its intluence in deciding my location. Near it I 
built my first house, and there I kept ' bachelor's hall ' two summers, being myself ' chief cook.' 
My first habitation was a cabin, erected in a few hours' time, with the aid of my men. It was 
a rude structure, but served our purpose. * * * 

" Early in the spring, 1799. I sent on two men to make sugar, before I came on myself. 
They commenced making sugar, and one day went out hunting, leaving their sugar boiling. 
The consequence was, the house took tire and burned down, witii all of the little it contained. 
During the winter the Indians had stolen all the cooking utensils I had left, and the potatoes 
which I had raised and buried the autumn before. I came on soon after. This spring Esquire 
Mix and family came on; John and Thomas Ward, Ephraim Chamberlain, Samuel and David 
Starr, Jotham Mitchell, Salmon Ward, Bela Hubbard. David Miller, and Boutin, a French- 
man, came to Carthage. The above were all young unmarried men, save Mix. We continued 
our labors through the summer of 1799. but not with that spirit which we should have done, 
had not a rumor reached us of the failure of Mr. Storrs, and the probability that we should 
lose, not only all our labor, but the money which I had advanced for my land. But I will not 
enter into particulars here — let it suffice that I could not afford to lose all I had done and paid, 
and consequently entered into a compromise with him to save a moity of what was justly mine 
— of not only what I had actually paid for, but of what I was to have had, for leading the way 
in this first settlement of a new country, and subjecting myself again to all its discomforts and 
inconveniences. Consequently, in view of making this my permanent home, I moved my 
family here in the autumn of 1799. We had a very unfavorable time to come, '^here had been 
a snow-storm in which about six inches of snow had fallen. We were obliged to travel on 
horseback, the horses' feet balled badly: we had sloughs to go through, and altogether it was 
very iincomfortable traveling in that manner, with children. We arrived at Mr. Hoadley's 
the first night, and our ox-teams and goods the next day. From there we came to the High Falls, 
where I had a boat awaiting us, which I had caused to be built for my own use. Here we em- 
barked with all our goods and chattels, of all kinds, loading the boat to its utmost capacity, so 
that when all were in it was only about four inches out of water. We spent one night at the 
Lowville landing, where a family were living. * * * 

"We arrived at the Long Falls about noon the second day from our embarkation. The 
weather had by this time become warm and pleasant. Our oxen arrived soon after by land, 
we unloaded our boat, put our wagon together, loaded it with some of our effects, set off, and 
before night reached our "wilderness home." My wife said, in view of the difficulties in 
getting here, that, if she had anything as good as a cave to live in, she would not return in 
one year at least. She, of choice, walked from the Falls here, a distance of four miles through 
the forest. We arrived on the 17th of November, 1799. The weather continued pleasant 
until the 27th, when it commenced snowing. * * * j jj^p^ ^5 head of cattle through the winter 
l)y browsing them, and they wintered well. Isolated though we were, yet I never passed a more 
comfortable winter. We had a plenty of provisions; my wheat I had i-aised here, a very fine crop 
from seed sown in the autumn of 1798,and my pork, &c., was fatted in Oneida County, and brought 
here by boat. And, take it altogether, I perhaps settled this country as easy as any one ever settled 
a new country.* * * In the spring of 1800 people began to fiock into the country by hundreds, 
and, as my log house afforded the only accommodation for wayfaring men,* we were obliged 

'* It is not understood that Mr. Hubbard intended to convey the idea that his house was 
then the only accommodation in the town, but the only one where Champion village now 
is. At this time Mr. Mix kept a tavern at Long Falls, on the west side of the river, and 
Mr. Boutin on the east side, in Wilna. — Editor. 



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to keep them, whether we would oi' no. * * * This rush continued two or three years, and 
was full of incident and interest. * * * The town settled rapidly, with an intelligent and 
energetic class of people. Perhaps there was never a more intelligent and interesting people 
congregated together in an obscure little inland town, than in this within a few years from 
its first settlement. * * * We were once honored by having in our midst such men as 
Egbert Ten Eyck, afterwards first judge of the court, who was then a young lawyer, and 
married here to one of our beautiful maidens; Olney Pearce and wife, Hubbel and wife. Judge 
Moss Kent; Henry R. Storrs, who opened an office here, and afterwards became one of the 
most distinguished lawyers of the state; Dr. Baudry, a Frenchman; Drs. Durkee and Farlie, 
and many others, too numerous to mention, as well as many ladies of grace and beauty, whom 
it would be invidious now to particularize. Religious meetings were held on the Sabbath, after 
old Deacon Carter came into the town, and in very few years, I think as early as 1805, the Rev 
Nathaniel Dutton came. He was sent out by some missionary society in the East, to form 
churches in this western world, and coming to this place was invited to remain, which he did, 
and continued here until the close of his valuable life, in September, 1852, and for the greater 
part of that time was the pastor of the Congregational Church, which flourislied under hi» 
ministrations and enjoyed many powerful revivals of religion. 

" A house was built at a very early day, on the hill west of the village, which combined 
the double purpose of a church and school-house. It was an expensive house for the times 
and community. In a few years it was burned to the ground. The next school-house was also 
a large one, located across the gulf, on the road to the Great Bend. This was also used as a 
meeting-house. * * * " Yours, &c., Noadiah Hdbbard." 

The following interesting local history was written many years ago by 
James Mix, son of the pioneer Joel, and is taken from a diary now in the 
possession of one of his descendants. It contains many interesting incidents 
pertaining to the early settlers at West Carthage : — 

"In 1798 Joel Mix, from Connecticut, came to the High Falls and assisted 
in surveying there. He came down Black River, explored Champion, and 
returned to Connecticut in the fall. Encouraged by General Henry Cham- 
pion and Colonel Lemuel Storrs, who then owned the land in Champion, in 
the winter of 1799 he moved to High Falls. Nathaniel Merriam moved him. 
He then had four children. He left the children with Hannah Merriam, his 
wife's sister, and with his wife came down the river (then the only highway) 
with a 'one-horse pung,' to West Long Falls, where Daniel and David Miller, 
two young men who came with him from Connecticut as workmen, and Auer 
Terrel had been building a shanty on the bank of the river. On the 13th 
day of April he went up the river on the ice to High Falls, 42 miles, on foot, 
stayed the 14th, and on the 15th the ice in the river was broken up, and on 
the 1 6th he set out for the Long Falls with a scow loaded with some of his 
household goods, with his wife's sister, Hannah Merriam, and his four chil- 
dren, Sylvester, James, Electa, and Sally, and two hired men. They set out 
in the morning behind the ice (there was no dam, but rapid falls). As night 
was coming on the scow went more rapidly than they were aware of, and 
they soon found the scow changing ends and being drawn rapidly in towards 
the falls. The two hired men were so terrified that their strength deserted 
them and they were of no use to help manage the boat. But Joel Mix was 
not the one to shrink from duty in the hour of danger, and while the boat 



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was darting rapidly down toward the foaming falls he caught the chain of the 
boat in one hand, and as the boat swung around he saw the top of a tree 
which hung over the river some feet from the boat. With a great effort he 
sprang from the boat and caught with one hand the limb of the tree, and 
with the other held fast to the chain, his body dangling between the boat and 
the tree. About the same time that they saw their danger, Hannah Mer- 
riam called at the top of her voice for help, and was heard on the bank by Mrs. 
Mix, who was at the shanty, where were also Daniel and David Miller and 
Auer Terrel, who ran to the river, but could not assist as there was no boat 
on that side of the river. But they had heard the cry on the other side of 
the river, where one or two French families had settled, among whom was 
Joanna Ward and husband and Peter Belmont, and one or two others. All 
except Ward came speedily across the river and rescued Mr. Mix from his 
perilous position, where he had hung partly in the ice and water until he was 
nearly exhausted. They succeeded in landing the boat about nine o'clock 
that night, about 15 rods below Lake Creek, at the head of the falls. 

" After all had safely arrived at^'the shanty, it being dark and the ice running 
in the river, those who came over to the rescue thought it not prudent to re- 
turn that night, and they all stayed in the shanty. 

" Mr. Mix cut down the first trees on a small piece and commenced build- 
ing a house. The boards used in its construction, and all his provisions, 
were brought down the river by boat. After his house was completed he 
commenced the erection of a saw-miU, which was put in operation late in the 
fall in that year. Some few individuals came to Long Falls that summer 
(1799), among them being Elihu Jones, Samuel Starr, and Noadiah Hubbard, 
the last named of whom settled in the center of the town, had built a log 
cabin in 1798, where Champion village now is, and was the principal man 
of that settlement. 

" In 1800 the settlement of the town of Champion was rapidly advancing. 
In 1 80 1 Joel Mix built a grist-mill on the site of the present grist-mill, which 
was afterwards called the Cotfeen mill. The millwright was Ethni Evans, who 
afterwards settled and built mills in the locality known as Evans Mills, in the 
town of Le Ray. Joel Mix was the principal man of business on the west 
side of the river, John Bossant on the east side, and Noadiah Hubbard in 
the center of the town. Stephen Hubbard was also a prominent man in the 
center of the town. He died a few years after settlement here. The first 
town meeting was held at Joel Mix's house in 1801. 

"In 1802, the population increased rapidly. Joel Mix kept a 'settlers' 
house of entertainment,' a few groceries, and the most necessary farming tools, 
such as axes, hoes, and sickles. He also built and put in operation a distill- 
ery. At this time no one thought it a sin to distill and drink moderately, and 
no one was troubled with delirium tremens. 

" The woods were alive with wild animals, and hogs were frequently killed 
by bears. On one occasion a bear killed a sow near the old mill, in open 




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day, and the settlers immediately instituted a bear hunt and soon succeeded 
in dispatching bruin. 

" The Indians were in great numbers and were very expert in their bark 
canoes on the rivers. About this time two were occupying a shanty together 
up the river after the tribe had gone to St. Regis. They had visited the settle- 
ment at the falls and were seen to go up the river in a canoe. One of the 
Indians was subsequently found dead on a flat rock in the river near the fer- 
rying-place, which was afterwards known to the inhabitants as ' Indian Rock.' 
(It was out of water the most part of the year before the dam was built.) 
Mr. Mix was justice of the peace and acted as coroner under the appoint- 
ment of Oneida County. He summoned a jury, and their verdict was that 
' the other Indian was the cause of his death.' Mr. Mix issued a warrant 
which was placed in the hands of Philo Taylor, an athletic and courageous 
man, and he arrested the Indian. Mr. Taylor thought he could take charge 
of the prisoner safely during one night, but the Indian succeeded in making 
his escape and went to St. Regis, where he told the members of his tribe that 
his comrade had been murdered by the white men at Long Falls on the Black 
River, and was found in the river with two bullet holes through his head. 
At this report the Indians were greatly exasperated, and their chief, with 12 
warriors, were preparing to go and massacre the settlers at the Long Falls. 
But a friendly Indian, who had been acquainted at the falls, and had re- 
ceived some special kindness, felt that he could not have it so, and went to 
Judge Ford, at Ford's Settlement (now Ogdensburg), and told him the de- 
sign of the Indians, and expressed such great anxiety that the Judge felt 
that he would be sure to do anything he could to prevent the crime. The 
Judge wrote to Mix, who had visited Ford's Settlement, and told him of the 
contemplated action of the Indians, and advised that they must use their best 
judgment. The Indian took the letter and said he would deliver it before he 
slept. He did so, and immediately disappeared. Mr. Mix consulted with 
Mr. Bossant, and they thought best to go and meet the Indians. Early the 
next morning they set out and met them between the Long Falls and Indian 
River. Most of the Indians were known to Mix and Bossant, and the In- 
dians recognized them. After a friendly interview they told the Indians that 
they were glad to see them, and wanted them to go to the Long Falls 
and find out all they could about one of their tribe who was found dead on 
a rock in the river. They came with them, a part staying with Mix and the 
others with Bossant. The next morning they dug up the murdered Indian 
and found no bullet holes in his head. Mix then told them the decision of 
the jury, and the chief, after the examination, said, ' White man no kill him. 
He kill him,' pointing to the accused Indian, who was one of the party. They 
bound him on the spot, promised the murderer would not live two days, and 
went away satisfied. By the faithfulness of one poor Indian the inhabitants of 
the settlement were saved from an awful death. 

" Jean Baptiste Bossant owned the farm now owned by Philip Hull. He 



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built a potashery on the small creek (then much larger than now) above 
the road opposite where the barn is now located. This was a great con- 
venience to the pioneers, and a source of considerable revenue to the owners. 

" The land cleared, being new and out of the hard winds, yielded an abun- 
dance of all kinds of grain. The corn, growing where the ground had pre- 
viously been burnt over, needed no hoeing, and large crops were raised among 
the logs where the brush had been burnt out. In one instance Johnson Tift, 
residing on the lower side of the farm now owned by Philip Hull, trimmed 
out the brush on the flat, and among the logs raised over 300 bushels of shelled 
corn and more pumpkins than could be disposed of. David Miller raised 16 
bushels of wheat from one bushel hoed in among the logs. 

" Among the first settlers was a colored family from Connecticut, Benjamin 
and Dolly Buck and two children, Larry and Daniel. Benjamin was a butcher, 
and also a very expert performer on the violin. He was often called upon to 
furnish the music at the merry-makings. Dolly, his wife, was an excellent 
nurse, and was often called to attend the sick. 

"About 1806 Joel Mix sold his grist and saw-mills to David Coffeen and 
Wolcott Hubbel. Mr. Hubbel also opened a small general store. These 
mills afterwards went by the name of the " Cotfeen mills." 

" Henry Champion and Lemuel Storrs were the owners of the town of 
Champion. They offered great inducements to Joel Mix and Noadiah Hub- 
bard (the first two settlers) to commence the settlement of the town. Mix 
commenced at the Long Falls, and Hubbard at the center of the town. Both 
were well situated to assist in a speedy settlement, which they did. Mix built 
mills, a potashery, and distillery, and kept tavern. Hubbard also kept a 
tavern, built an ashery, and kept some necessary farming tools, groceries, etc. 
He made early clearings, raised stock, and soon furnished seed grain for new 
comers. The town settled rapidly with a very industrious, intelligent, and 
energetic class of pioneers. 

" It is due to Messrs. Champion and Storrs to say that they did not assist 
nor reward these men for their sacrifice and service. They had to pay for 
land for their roads, lay them out and work them, pay for surveying, one dol- 
lar for a contract, with compound interest if not paid punctually, and if they 
saw fit to renew a contract an additional charge was made. If one were for- 
tunate enough to succeed in paying all these charges, and the principal, he 
then had to pay for a deed, and all the expense connected with it. To give 
every one their due, I have heard it said that Champion gave a piece of land 
for a meeting-house, and in some school districts a few feet for a school house. 
These proprietors came on in June every year, got all the money they could, 
and carried it away with them. They did nothing to assist or encourage the 
inhabitants, and held their land at a high price." 

Among the early settlers at Great Bend was Roswell Gates and Eli Wat- 
son. The latter had a grist-mill, hotel, and distillery. Daniel Potter kept the 



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first store here, Nathan A. Carter was the first blacksmith, and Schamel Reed 
made the first chairs. 

In the Champion Evergreen Cemetery, near where Orson Merrill now 
resides, two Revolutionary soldiers lie buried, one of whom was the grand- 
father of Abel P. Lewis, who resides at Black River. 

Mr. Mosley and Rev. Mr. Button were well-known men of Champion in 
these early days. Champion village was a place of great expectations : it 
aspired to be the county seat of Jefferson County. There were two stores 
in the village, kept by Stephen Hubbard and Judge Hubbard. Judge Hub- 
bard also owned a distillery, which was tended by Levi Tuttle, and the Judge 
was the proprietor of the first tavern. 

The oldest person living in this town is Mrs. Rachel Loomis, widow of Otis 
Loomis, who is now 95 years of age. August 9, 1887, her 93d birthday was 
celebrated, and 62 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were her 
guests, as was also a brother who resides in New York. Mrs. Loomis came 
to this town from Ilion, Herkimer County, in 1802, with her parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Asa Harris, who were originally from Connecticut. [Mrs. Loomis died 
in the autumn of 1889.] The road on which Mr. Harris settled is the one 
leading from Champion to Watertown, about two miles west of the former 
place, where he died in 1834 and his wife in 1848. 

CHURCHES. 

The First Congregational Church of Champion was organized in i8oi, and 
called its first pastor. Rev. Mr. Dutton, in 1805, who was not installed, how- 
ever, until 1807. In 1819 its membership numbered nearly 400. Some two 
or more churches have been organized from this one, and, with removals and 
deaths, in 1876 the membership was only about 14. After being without any 
stated preaching for about seven years, in 1876 an effort was made to revive 
the old church. The services of Rev. I. M. H. Dow were secured, who served 
the church lor about nine Sabbaths, when sickness compelled him to leave 
the field. The church suffered a severe blow by the sudden loss of Mr. Dow, 
as there was no more regular preaching until February 11, 1877, when the 
services of Rev. W. T. Osmun were secured through Rev. J. C. Hol- 
brook, D. D. After preaching two Sabbaths the church and society gave 
Mr. Osmun an unanimous call to become its acting pastor, which position he 
held for one year, when Rev. Charles Fifield became pastor. He remained 
with the church five years, since which time the church has had only occa- 
sional services. 

The First Methodist Church of Champion, located at Great Bend village, 
was organized in 1826 by Nathaniel Salisbury and Gardner Baker. Their 
first house of worship, a wooden structure, was built in 1826, about two miles 
from the present site. This whole territory was then called the " Black River 
Circuit." Nathaniel Salisbury and Gardner Baker were colleagues upon the 



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circuit when the first church was built, which would seat about 300 persons. 
The house stood upon one of the four corners known as " Francis and Bab- 
cock Corners," was built of wood, plain, without steeple or belfrey — no daub 
of paint was ever upon it inside or out, and no cushions were ever upon its 
seats, except one individual one. Jesse Penfield, Isaac Pafifer, F. H. Stanton, 
and many others were among its pastors. As churches were built at Felt's 
Mills and Champion village, the congregation here grew smaller, members 
died, and when it was decided to abandon the " old church " but few mem- 
bers remained. The church was dedicated at a watch-meeting held Decem- 
ber 31, 1826, and the last benediction was pronounced January i, 1887, 
when the new year was but just dawning. The present house of worship, also 
a wooden structure, was built in 1887, at a cost of $2,300, about its present value. 
It will seat about 200 persons, and was dedicated about four months after 
the old church was abandoned. Wilson Pennock, a local preacher, Jason 
Francis, Josiah Townsend, and Elijah Francis were the first trustees of the 
church. About two years after the organization of the church Nathan Fran- 
cis was appointed class-leader, and has since served in that capacity without 
intermission. The present trustees are Emerson Peck, E. J. Pennock, and 
J. D. Pennock. The present church building is modern in style, with a tower 
50 feet high, is nicely furnished and carpeted, and is heated by a furnace. 
It was dedicated free from debt, is in a flourishing condition, with a present 
membership of 54, and Henry Ernest is the present pastor. The Sunday- 
school has about 80 members, with Edwin Sweet, superintendent. 

The First Congregational Church, of West Carthage, was organized by 
Rev. Mr. Button, the first pastor, March 31, 1835, with 12 members. 
Their house of worship, the present wooden structure, was built in 1852, 
will comfortably seat 200 persons, and is now valued, including grounds, at 
$3,000. The present membership is ^2,, with Rev. George B, Rowley, 
pastor The Sunday-school has a membership of more than 100, with an 
average attendance of about 60. 

The Baptist Ecclesiastical Churchy at Great Bend, was organized in 1842, 
of two societies, — one at Champion village and one at Rutland, — -and at its 
organization consisted of 200 members. Rev. John Wilder was the first pas- 
tor. Their first house of worship, the present wooden building, was erected 
in 1844, at a cost of $1,500. It will comfortably seat 220 persons, and is 
valued, including grounds, at $1,200. The present membership is 69, with 
Rev. F. H. Richardson, pastor. The Sunday-school has a membership of 60 
scholars and nine teachers, with O. F. Dodge, superintendent. 

Trhiity Chapel (Protestant Episcopal), located at Great Bend, was started 
as a mission in 1873 by Mrs. Mary Bradford Sterling Clark, acting under 
Rev. L. R. Brewer, now missionary bishop of Montana, who was the first 
rector. It has never been organized as a parish. Their house of worship, 
the present wood structure, was, erected in 1875, ^t a cost of $2,500. It 
will comfortably seat 150 persons, and is now valued, including grounds, at 



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$3,000. The mission has been operated from the first mainly by Mrs. Clark, 
above mentioned, as deaconess, with fortnightly services by the rector of 
Trinity Church, of Watertown. The chapel has ^^ communicants, and Rev. 
Russell A. Olin, of Watertown, is the present rector. 

JAMES MIX. 

James Mix, son of Joel and Eleanor Merriam Mix, was born August 24, 
1797, in Wallingford, Conn. He was one of a family of 10 children. In the 
fall following his first birthday his parents with their family migrated to High 
Falls (now Lyons Falls, Lewis County), and in the following spring came 
down the Black River by boat to Champion (see sketch of Joel Mix), land- 
ing at the place now occupied by the village of West Carthage, where he 
resided with his parents until his father's death, which occurred when he 
was 17 years of age. Soon after his father's death he went to Watertown 
and commenced reading law with Egbert Ten Eyck, afterwards first judge of 
Jefferson County; but soon thereafter his health failed, and acting under the 
advice of his physician he returned to Champion and commenced farming. 

His first business venture was made during the War of 1812, when troops 
were being moved through Champion to Sackets Harbor. A disabled cav- 
alry horse was offered for sale, and young Mix purchased him for $1 and soon 
after sold him for $17. Perhaps this was indicative of the success he after- 
wards achieved in the purchase and sale of horses and cattle, for which he 
became somewhat famous. 

October 13, 1822, he was married to Anna Martin, a granddaughter of 
Capt. Martin, after whom Martin street was named. By this marriage he had 
one child, a daughter, who died at the age of 19. The mother of this chdd 
died October 31, 1825. April 4, 1827, Mr. Mix married Eliza Wilmot, by 
whom he had four children, viz.: Mrs. Le Roy Wood, Mrs. Melvin C. Rice, 
Harrison Mix, and Mrs. Mary E. Smith, all of whom survive except Mrs. Smith. 
The mother of these children died March 4, 1S47, and on A[)ril 24, 1862, 
Mr. Mix married Lovina Birdseye, of Trenton, Oneida County, who died 
November 11, 1881. He was always happy in his domestic relations and 
commanded the respect of all who knew him. 

In June, 1852, Mr. Mix formed a copartnership with Erastus H. Whitney 
and Edgar Darling, under the firm name of Whitney, Mix & Darling, for the 
purpose of carrying on the business of merchandising and tanning in the vil- 
lage of Carthage, just across the river from where his father landed with his 
family when he came to Jefferson County. Mr. Mix then removed from his 
farm in Champion to Carthage, where he resided until December, 1853, 
when the above named copartnership was dissolved. Whitney and Mix 
transferred their interests to James G. Darling. With the exception of the 
brief period of his residence in Carthage and Watertown. as above stated, he 
resided in Champion from the spring of 1799 until his death, which occurred 
August 28, 1887. Until three weeks before his death he always managed his 



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own business, never finding it necessary to call any one to his aid by reason 
of any infiraiity of mind or body. He died of no particular disease, and it is 
safe to say that at the time that event occurred he had resided within the 
territory comprising the county of Jefl^erson longer than any other person 
then living. In 1824 he commenced keeping a diary, in which he entered 
the principal occurrences of each day. He had also written out statements 
of various matters of interest relating to the early history of Champion and 
Carthage occurring previous to thai year. Some of these it is believed never 
found their way into print until the publication of this book. 

Mr. Mix never availed himself of any opportunities for making himself 
prominent, but was always contented with a faithful discharge of the duties 
of life as they came to him from day to day. When a young man he united 
with the Congregational Church at Champion village, but subsequently united 
with others in forming the church at Carthage, and for a long time acted as 
superintendent of the Sabbath school. He was always regular in his at- 
tendance at church and maintained a spotless Christian character. In poli- 
tics he was a Whig until the dissolution of that party, after which he affiliated 
with the Democratic party. He was a man of positive opinions, and one of 
a class necessary to the well being of every community. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Joel Hubbard, with his brothers Noadiah, Fairchild, Bela, and Stephen, came from Middle- 
town, Conn., some time previous to the settlement of the " Black River country," and located 
in Steuben, Oneida County. They left one brother on the old homestead at Middletown, and 
his posterity are numerous there at the present time. There are also two sisters in this family 
of eight children, which, with its numerous descendants, may be worthy of a passing notice as 
noted for the longevity of its members. Joel Hubbard came with the other brothers men- 
tioned from Steuben to Champion in the year 1799. Noadiah Hubbard had previously visited 
the town and made a clearing where Champion village now is. Joel took up a wilderness farm, 
erected a log hut, and with his wife,whose maiden name was Mercy Austin, to whom he was mar- 
ried in Steuben in 1797, bravely commenced the struggle for existence. Joel and Mercy Hubbard 
were the parents of 13 children, four of whom died in infancy. The remaining nine lived to 
an advanced age. Their names wei-e Edward, Clement, Joel A., Charles, Wealthy, Phcebe, 
Julia Ann, Laura, and Cherille, all of whom, with the exception of the latter, married early in 
life, settled in Champion, and raised families. There survive at the present writing (1889 ) 
three of this remarkable family, viz.: Edward S., who resides with a married daughter near 
Champion village; Mrs. Wealthy Knowles, relict of the late R. K. Knowles, of West Carthage, 
to whom we are indebted for many of the facts hei'eiu given; and Miss Cherille, a maiden lady 
residing with a niece near Carthage. Mrs. Knowles is a remarkably preserved woman at the 
advanced age of 86 years, having a memory extending back almost to the beginning of the 
present century. She is quite deaf, but otherwise is in the possession of all her faculties. She 
was the first woman in the town of Champion who signed the pledge of total abstinence, in the 
summer of 1829, and she says : " What is better, I have always kept." She is the mother of 
six children, all of whom are living. Joel Austin Hubbard, mentioned above, who died in 
1888, became the possessor of a farm which was originally deeded, in 1807, from Storrs and 
Champion, the old land-holders, to Joel Hubbard, his father, of whom he purchased it in 1835. 
and upon which he always after lived, and which upon his decease became the property of his 
son, J. Austin Hubbard, Jr., who is thus not only in possession of the old family name, but 
also of an estate which has descended through three generations in the same family. The old 
original deed is shown and is an interesting document. Among many well-known and 



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respected descendants of this family we will mention F. H. and E. H. McNitt, of Copenhagen, 
N. Y. ; Edwin C, Alfred O., and Joel C. Hiibbard, all farmers, of Champion ; Charles L. and 
Samuel Kuowles, of Carthage; besides many others. Five of Joel Hubbard's grandchildren 
are residents of Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, and Missouri. The farm which Joel Hubbard 
cleared, and upon which he lived to the day of his death, is now owned by T. M. Hadsall, near 
Champion village. Upon this farm, and almost as good as new, stands a large stone barn, 
which, according to the legend inscribed upon a large block of granite in the front gable, was 
erected by "Joel Hubbard in 1829." 

Joel Hubbard's descendants are not among those who have aspired to great wealth or high 
position, but to those Inmibler virtues of temperance and honest industr.y which are their own 
best reward. They are almost without excej^tion, even to the third and fourth generation, a 
race of farmers, and are successful in their chosen vocation. 

Ward Hubbard was born in Oneida County, September 26, 1797, and came with his father. 
Xoadiah, to this town in 1799. He was a prominent farmei-, and held several town offices. He 
married Clarissa S. Fish, and thej' had one son and six daughters, of whom two daughters, 
Mary and Clara E., are living and reside in Watertown. 

Eliliu Jones came from Connectiut into Champion in the spring or summer of 1798, and 
purchased 100 acres of land about one and three-fourths miles west of Champion village. He 
made a small clearing and built a log shanty, and returned to Connecticut; in 1799 he returned 
with his wife, accompanied by William Davis, his brother-in-law, and his family. Mr. Jones 
sold to Davis 40 of the 100 acres, retaining the balance. Davis z-aised a lai-gc family of chil- 
dren and lived on this 40 acres till he died, a very old man. Jones had but one child, a 
daughter, born in 1800, who married Hubby Dorwin, and lived on the old place till about 1840, 
when they removed to Champion village. 

Sylvester Mis, son of Joel, was born in 1795, and was four years of age when his parents 
located in Champion. When Sylvester was 13 years of age his father died, and being the eldest 
of seven children the cares of the family devolved ujjon him. His mother also died while he 
was yet young. He married Hannah, daughter of John Eeed, of Lowville, and settled upon 
the farm now occupied by his son Joel. He had five children, namely: Mary, Nahar, George. 
Da\'id, and Joel. Joel Mix was born March 27, 1830. In 1852 he married Abigail D., daughter 
■of George and Lydia (Selleck) Fulton, and located on the homestead, where he has since re- 
aided. He is engaged in farming, and is one of the road commissioners of the town. 

William Eockwood, son of Reuben, came to Champion in 1799, and settled on the farm now 
occupied by his son Charles G. He did not remain long, however, but al)out 1801 or '02 re- 
turned and commenced a clearing. In 1808 he married Polly, daughter of Seth Cutler, and 
they had 12 children, six of whom are now living, namely: Priscilla (Mrs. David Roulston), in 
St. Lawrence County; Sally (Mrs. George Sayre), in Champion; Reuben, in Michigan; Sabrina 
(Mrs. Johnson), in Croghan, Lewis County; John W., in Wisconsin; and Charles G., in Cham- 
pion. Charles G. Rockwood was born March 26, 1816. He married, first, Mary S. Rounds, and 
second, Jane Van Deusen. He has two children, F. L., who resides at Felt's Mills, and Demp- 
ster, who lives with his parents. Dempster Rockwood married Anna, daughter of Joseph 
Wise, of Watertown, and they have one son, Wesley W. Charles G. Rockwood has always 
resided upon the old homestead. Reuben Rockwood came to Champion about 1803, and located 
near his son WilUam. His sons Daniel, Asa, and Roswell also settled on adjoining farms in 
this town. 

Leonard Harris was born in Herkimer County in 1792, and when quite young his father 
settled in school district No. 6, of this town, west of Champion village, on a tract of 200 acres 
which he purchased of the Champion estate. Here Leonard was reared amid the hardships 
■and privations of pioneer life, receiving such education as his surroundings afforded. At the 
age of 20 he married Miss Lueinda Thompson, of this town, and built him a log house 
on his grandfather's farm in the same neighborhood. He lived here for two years, when 
he removed into a new frame building which he built on the same farm. This he occupied till 
1849, when he purchased of the heirs his father's estate on the old State road, between Cham- 
pion and Rutland, where he died January 24, 1873. The children born to him were as fol- 
lows: Roena, who now resides at Natural Bridge, this county; Alfred, who died in 1858; 
Rachel, who resides in Wayne County; Clarissa, who lives in Pulaski, Oswego County; Guilford, 
who resides in town; Lovica, who died in Chicago, 111., in 1874; Erastus, who is a resident of 



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this town; Chester, who resides on his father's homestead; and Jane S., who lives at Copen- 
hagen, Lewis County. Mr. Harris was a soldier of the War of 1812, and was a pensioner of 
that war at the time of his death. Mrs. Harris died in August, 1831, when their youngest 
child, Chester, was but one year old. He was again married in 1833, and his widow now sur- 
vives him. 

Joseph Sanders was born in Halifax, Vt., whence he removed to the town of Champion 
about 1800. About 1804 he married Lucinda Fairman and located near Pleasant Lake, where 
he lived until 1817, when he removed to Wilna and settled on the farm now occupied by Edwin 
Cowan, where he died. He was captain of a company of militia and served in the War of 1812. 
He had 12 children, four of whom are now living, namely: Jared, at Natural Bridge, 'in 
Wilna; Lucinda (Mrs. Daniel Jackson), on Martin street, in Champion; Clarinda (Mrs. 
Abram Poole), in Kansas; aud Grin F., in this town. Orin F. Sanders was born in Champion 
in 1809. In 1836 he married Mary, daughter of William Sarvay, by whom he had four chil- 
dren, namely: Mary (Mrs. Germain Tallman), of Orleans; Annette (Mrs. J. H. Phelps), of 
Champion; Louisa (Mrs. Sidney S. Richards), of Newark, N. Y. ; and Melvina, who died young. 
After the death of his first wife he mari-ied Mrs. Amanda Parker, by whom he had a daughter, 
Cynthia, who married Eugene Graves, of Champion. For his third wife lie married Mrs. 
Merab Lewis. Mr. Sanders is a farmer, and a Republican in politics. 

Edson Sanders, son of Joseph, was born in Champion in 1807, but spent most of his life in 
Wilna. He married Phebe Ivory and located on the farm now owned by Mr. Sarvay. He was 
also engaged lu mercantile pursuits for about 25 years, and served as assessor several years. Of 
his four children, three are living, namely: Alsina (Mrs. William H. White), of Denmark; 
Lucinda (Mrs. Chester B. Hammond), of Low^ville; and Roselle, of West Carthage. Roselle 
Sanders was born in Wilna, April 27, 1810. August 11, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 10th N. Y. 
H. A., and served until February 28, 1865. He was wounded in the right leg by a shell June 
16, 1864, in front of Petersburg, and again July 8, 1864, in the right ankle, from which he has 
since been disabled, and now draws a pension. He married, first, Louisa, daughter of William 
Lamb, of Wilna, by whom he had a sou, William E., who is attending school at Lowville. He 
married, second, Sarah A., daughter of Joseph Hewitt, of Denmark, who died September 12, 
1887. 

William Hadsall came from Washington County to Champion in 1800, and located on the 
farm on road 23 now occupied by his grandson, A. W. Hadsall, where he took up 200 acres of 
wood land. He died in 1813, leaving a family of 10 children. Solomon, son of William, 
bought the homestead farm, and here resided until his death in 1871. He married Ann Muiison, 
and they had six children, five of whom attained maturity and four are living, namely: Thomas, 
in Champion; A. W., in Black River village; Delia A. (Mrs. C. A. Clark), in Carthage, Dakota; 
and Ambrose S., in Wilmington, 111. 

Richard Lewis, a native of Wales, located in Rhode Island, and from him sprung the fam 
ily of that name who settled m Chamiiion. Col. Arnold Lewis located in this town about 1800 
and took up a tract of 700 acres, a portion of which is the N. J. Fuller farm. Nicholas, son of 
Arnold, came here in 1804 and occupied until his death the farm now owned by L. J. Fuller. 
He had two children, Robea and Abel P. The latter was born in Galway, Saratoga County, in 
1800. He married Mary, daughter of Stephen Stoddard, and occupied the liomestead until 
1858. In 1861 he removed to the town of Rutland to reside with his son William I., where he 
died February 12, 1888. His wife died in 1858. They had 13 children, 11 of whom survive, 
namely: Nicholas P., of Canton, N. Y.; John S., of Watertown; Robea B. (Mrs. L. Muzzy); 
Elizabeth (Mrs. B. V. Hinds j; William L, of Black River; Cordelia M. (Mrs. E. J. Pennock); 
Mary A. (Mrs. C. H. Cross), of Philadelphia; Prudence M. (Mrs. R. H. Olley); Emma A., of 
Philadelphia; Henry M., of Watertown; and L. Candace (Mrs. G. C. Wood). Arnold Lewis 
served in the French and Indian war seven years, and in the Revolutionary war the same length 
of time, and held a colonel's commission. He was a surgeon during the war, and after its 
close became a preacher in the Baptist Church. He died in 1824. Easeck, better known as 
"'Squire " Lewis, came to Champion with his father, Arnold, and was one of the prominent 
men of the town in the early days. He was justice of the peace 40 years and supervisor several 
terms. He married Hannah Springer, by whom he had six sons and four daughters, all of 
whom'lived to maturity and were married. Seven of their children are now living, namely: 
Benajah A., in Denmark, N.Y., aged86years; Nicholas J., in Lewis county; Rackey L.(Mrs.Will- 



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iam P. Babcock), on the old homestead; Sabra Ann (Mrs. D. Towusend), in Michigan; R. F.. 
in Croghan, Lewis County; La Fayette D.. in West Carthage; and Mary J. (Mrs. Joel Odell), in 
Champion. 

William Campbell came from New Hampshire to Washington County, and tlience to the 
town of Champion about 1800, locating on a farm, corner of roads 51 and 52, where his grand- 
son, William A. Campbell, now lives. He kept a hotel here several years. He married Easter 
Fletcher, by whom he had seven children. John, son of William, was born in 1801. He mar- 
ried Minerva Campbell, and they resided on the old homestead. He had five children, of whom 
two are living, namely: Myra (Mrs. J. K. Agens), of Denmark, Lewis County, ami William A., 
mentioned above. The latter married Harriet, daughter of William Vrooman, of Denmark, 
and they have three sons and two daughters, namely: Nettie C, Arthur H., Myra S., Berney,. 
and Homer. 

Peter Crowner, the progenitor of those of that name now residing in Jefferson County, 
settled in Champion about 1803 or '04, on the farm now owned by Josiah Phelps. He reared 
a large famil.v, and numerous of his descendants now reside in the county. 

John McNitt came from Salem, Mass., in 1803 or 1804, and settled on what is now known &(■•■ 
Stonewall street. He took up 160 acres, and here resided until his death. He had nine chil- 
dren, all of whom are deceased. Noah, son of John, born in 1794, married Laura, daughter of 
Joel Hubbard, of Champion, and resided on the homestead the greater part of his life. He 
was a great lover of horses, and was a successful breeder of these noble animals. He was a dele- 
gate to the convention at Watertown which organized the Repubhcan party in this county, 
and was until the time of his death a prominent worker in that party. He had eight children, 
seven of whom attained maturity and six are living, namely: Sarah J. (Mrs. C. C. Ingraham. 
of Carthage; Ambrosia (Mrs. Guilford Harris), of Champion; Frances I., who resides in this 
town with her brothers; Julia E. (Mrs. A. O. Babcock), of Brooklyn, N. Y.; E. H. and F. H., 
who reside in this town on road G3, and ai-e engaged in farming and stock raising. E. H. mar- 
ried Sarah C. Knowles, daughter of llussell K., and they have a daughter, Cornelia. P. H. 
married Phebe C, daughter of Simeon Ingraham, and they have two daughters, viz.: Ellen 
A. (Mrs. E. P. Sage), of Champion, and Laura M. (Mrs. W. F. Carpenter), of Antwerp. 

Joseph Peck came iiere from Connecticut about 1803 or '04. He located uj^on the farm 
now occupied by Emerson Peck. He served seven years in the Revolutionary war. Four sons 
and three daughters were born to him, only one of whom, Sirs. Lydia Stevens, survives, and 
resides in Michigan. Joseph Peck, Jr., was born in 1794. He married, first, Sally, daughter 
of Thomas Francis, and located upon the farm now owned by his sou John F. He had born 
to him four sons and one daughter. His second wife was Martha S., daughter of Solomon 
Hopkins, of Champion. Mr. Peck was a soldier of the War of 1812. John F. Peck, son of 
Joseph, Jr., was born September 22, 1824, and in 1855 married Emily A., daughter of Thomas 
Gordon, by whom he has four children, namely: Emily A. (Mrs. W. E. Pennock), J. Floyd 
John G., a teacher in Lowville, and Ernest F. Mr. Peck was supervisor of this town in 1868, 
and in 1875 represented the first Assembly district in Jeflerson County in the state legislature. 
He is now successfully engaged in farming. 

Stoel Warner, son of Matthew, was born in Mansfield, Conn., in 1774, He came to Cham- 
pion in 1803, and received a deed of a tract of land from Henry Champion. In 1805 
he married Anna, daughter of Abel and Elizabeth Crandall, of Champion, and located upon 
the farm now occupied by his gi-andson, Elizur C. Warner. He was a wagonmaker and car- 
penter, and built a great many barns in this town. He was supervisor in 1818-20, and jus- 
tice of the peace several years. He died September 5, 1828. He had one son and two 
daughters, namely: Fanny, who married Joel A. Hubbard in 1829; Edna S., who married 
Elizur Canfield in 1835, and now resides in Copenhagen, N. Y. ; and Matthew S. The latter 
was born in 1814, and in 1837 married Charlotte, daughter of Alvin and Nancy Loomis, and 
settled on the homestead. He had three children, namely: Laura A. (Mis. A. J. Colvin), 
who died in 1873; Matthew S., Jr., also deceased; and Elizur C. The latter was born 
September 15, 1853, and in 1878 married Bessie E., daughter of Allen and Huldah Merrill, and 
settled on the old homestead with his mother, where he now resides. He has a daughte]- 
Minnie, born in 1882. 

Peletiah Hall, who served in the War of 1812, came with his brother Roland to Cham- 
pion about 1803. He worked out for a few years, when he bought the farm on road 53 now 
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owned by his son Porter. Here he resided until 1847, when he removed to Champion village, 
where he died in 1864. He married Abul, daughter of Thomas Crook, by whom he had six chil- 
dren, namely: Chauncey, who died in Philadelphia; Ferdinand, who died in Champion; Onias, 
who resides at Dodge Center, Minn.; William, of Martinsbnrg, N. Y. ; and Porter and L. A., 
of this town. L. A. Hall was born May 16, 1829. He married Achsah L., daughter of George 
Shepard, of Turin, N. Y., in 1857. and in 1863 located upon the farm on road 40, which he 
now occupies. He has one son, Charles B. Politically Mr. Hall has always been a Democrat. 

Asa Harris came to Champion in 1803, and located on the farm now occupied by Chester 
Harris. He was a major of militia and served in the War of 1812. He married Rachel Farr 
and they had 10 children, equally divided as to sex, of whom three are living: Mrs. Eachel 
Loomis, of Champion; Morgan L., of New York city; and Amanda (Mrs. Riley Andrus), of 
Texas. 

Solomon Hopkins was born February 17, 1778. He came from South Kingston, R. I., to 
Champion in 1803, and located on the farm on Martin street now owned by his son Joel R. 
He took up a ti-act of 50 acres, to which he added by purchase, making a farm of 123 acres. 
He was an upright and well-known citizen, was school commissioner several terms, and also 
assessor and highway commissioner. His second wife was Levina, sister of Capt. J. P. Rice, 
by whom he had eight children, five sons and three daughters, three of whom are living, 
namely: Hiram B. and David W., who reside in Rundell's, Pa., and Joel R., of Champion. The 
latter was born April 9, 1819, on the farm where he now resides. He married, first, Harriet 
<3., daughter of Oren Brown, who died in 1851. He married, second, Prudence H., daughter 
of Peter Swinburne, of Denmark, N. Y., by whom he has four children, namely: S. D., 
a lawyer, who is engaged in mining in Colorado; J. S., a physician in New York city; 
J. L., also a physician in New York; and J. Lulu (Mrs. W. S. McCallister), of Carthage. Mr. 
Hopkins was a school teacher in his younger days, but has spent most of his life-time 
in farming. 

Otis Loomis, son of Jonathan, was born in Pittsfield, Mass., March 7, 1791, and in 1804 
came with his father to Champion. In 1811 he married Rachel, daughter of Asa Harris, of 
this town, and in 1815 located upon the farm on road 51 now occupied by his son Sylvester. 
In 1823 he built the stone house here which is still standing. He was a representative man, 
and served as supervisor of the town several terms. He died in 1868, and his widow died in 
1889 at the extreme age of 95 years. They had 10 children, five sons and five daughters, six 
of whom are now living, namely: Leonard, in Rutland; Charles, on Martin street, in this town; 
Harriet (Mrs. WiUiam Clark), in Denmark, N. Y. ; Mariette (Mrs. John Wright), in Lyons, 
Nebraska; Rachel (Mrs. Chester Carter), in Hannibal, Mo. ; and Sylvester, on the old home- 
stead, in Champion. The latter married Amelia, daughter of Erastus Freeman, of Le Ray, in 
1856, and they have [five children, namely: Emma, Francis, Asa H., Rachel, and Florence. 
Mr. Loomis is engaged in farming. 

Horace Loomis, son of Jonathan, came to Champion with his father in 1804. He married 
Phila, daughter of Asa Harris, and located on road 51, on the farm now occupied by his son 
Clark. He had seven children, namely: Eber, Ashley, Lewis H., Foscott H., Ward, Wesley H., 
and Clark. Mr. Loomis died in 1880. His son Clark, who married Helen Freeman, has nine 
children and occupies the homestead. 

Amos Draper, who served in the Revolutionary war and was one of General Washington's 
body-guard, came from Argyle, R. I., to Champion about 1804, and located on a part of the 
Isaac BohaU farm, where he remained a few years, when he removed to Wilna, where he died. 
Samuel Draper, son of Amos, married Rebecca Gilbert and settled in West Carthage, a few 
years later removing to the farm now occupied [by Adelma Taskett, on Draper hill. He mar- 
ried, second, Elizabeth Mosher. He had eight children, seven by his first wife and one by his 
second. Three of his children are living, namely : Chester, Jennie, and Charles. Chaster 
served in Co. B, 35th Regt. N. Y. Vols., two years, and now resides in Baltimore, Md. Gilbert 
served in Co. A, 14th N. Y. H. A., and was killed in front of Petersburg, June 17, 1864. Jen- 
nie married Rev. Solomon Breen and resides in Boston. Charles Draper enhsted in Co. I, 94th 
Regt. N. Y. Vols., November 4, 1861, and was discharged October 7, 1862, by reason of general 
disability. July 7, 1863, he reenlistedin Co. A, 20th N. Y. Cav., and was discharged at Annap- 
olis, Md., June 17, 1865. He was taken prisoner January 13, 1865, while on picket duty. 



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Capt. Jo] in Pardee came from Herkimer County to Champion in 1804, and located on the 
farm now owned by John H. Woolworth, where he took up a large tract of land. After a few 
years' residence here he removed to Antwerp and cleared a large farm, which he occupied until 
his death, after which sad event his familj' again located in Champion. Previous to his set- 
tlement in this town he married Hannah Gage. Alfred Pardee, son of Joliu, resided in Ant- 
werp about 12 years before he located in Champion. He died in Carthage village. Charles 
Pardee, son of Alfred, is the only one of the name residing in this county. 

Daniel Jackson, Sr., came from Vermont to Champion about 1804, and located on the farm, 
on road 29, now owned by W. Bohall, where he resided until his death. Of his 12 children, 
five are living. Daniel Jackson, Jr., was born in Champion, October 13. 1815. He married, 
first, Elizabeth Johnson, and second, Luciuda, daughter of Joseph Sanders, of Wilna. In 1860 
he located on the farm now occupied by his son Byron S. Byron S. Jackson married Clara, 
daughter of Amos and Mary (Child ) Evans, of Le Kay. 

Adam Bohall came from Lowville, Lewis County, to Champion about 1804, and located 
on Martin street, on the farm now owned by Seth Hastings. He married Margaret Van 
Dewalker and they had 12 children, four of whom survive, namely: Elmira (Mrs. Seth Hast- 
ings); Phrebe (Mrs. Henry Hastings), of Portland. Oregon; Isaac A., of this town; and 
Adam, of Worcester, N. Y. Mr. Bohall died on the old homestead. William Bohall served at 
Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812. He died in this town at the age of 90 years, on the farm 
on Martin Street now occupied by his son. 

Eev. Wilson Pennock came to Champion about 1807, when 18 years of age. In 1808. he 
married Sarah, daughter of Capt. John Pardee, of this town, and settled on the farm now 
owned by his son E. J. A few years subsequently he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church 
and was licensed as an exhorter, and afterwards was ordained an elder. He was well known 
throughout the county as " Father" Pennock, and was respected and loved by the people. He 
was recognized by his neighbors as a just man, and was often chosen arbiter of their ditfer- 
€nce8. He reared seven children, six of whom survive, namely: George W., of Chaumont; Rev. 
Ames C, of Glenwood, Iowa; Hiram H., of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Huldah A. (Mrs. Allen 
Merrill), of Champion; Clarissa E. (Mrs. Thomas Crawley), of Ottawa, Canada; and E. J., who 
resides on the homestead in this town. E. J. Pennock was born February 28, 1832. In 1852 
he married Cordelia M., daughter of A. P. Lewis, of this town, and they have had seven 
children, five of whom survive, namely: William E., Lillian C, and Grace M., who reside at 
home; Arthur F., pastor of the M. E. Church at Oneida; and Corra B. (Mrs. Frank Phillips), of 
West Carthage. 

Hiram H. Vebber, son of Darius and Sally ( Ware ) Vebber, was born in this town, April 
20, 1830, on a farm on which his father settled and cleared up, in the west part of the town. 
His father was from Massachusetts and came into the Black River country in 1807. When but 
four years of age Hiram was left an orphan and went to live with his uncle, Daniel Vebber. 
In 1853, at the age of 23, he married Miss Almira Merrill_ of this town, and set up house-keep- 
ing at Champion Huddle. In 1859 he removed to Great Bend, where he resided till the sum- 
mer of 1862, when he enlisted in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., which had its headquarters at 
Sackets Harbor. In the following September the Tenth was called to Washington, but the 
Fourth battalion of the regiment in which Mr. Vebber was put stopped on Staten Island till 
May, 1863, when they were called into active service. They were with the gallant Phil Sheridan 
in the valley of the Shenandoah, and took part in the battle of Petersburg. Here, while the 
Fourth battalion of the 10th Regiment was making a gallant charge on the enemj^ Af)ril 2. 
1865, Mr. Vebber received a gunshot wound midway between the knee and thigh, and, falling 
upon the ground, was left on the field, taken prisoner, and carried to a rebel hospital: but the 
enemy, hastily retreating in the night, left their prisoners which they had taken, and the next 
day they were recovered by our forces. Mr. Vebber, with his wounded comrades, was taken 
to the field hospital, and his limb was amputated close to the body by Dr. Smith Copeland, the 
regimental surgeon. After this he was transferred from one hospital to another till October 
5, 1865, when he was discharged from David's Island Hospital, at New York harbor. He is 
now receiving the pension granted for such disability. After returning from the war he and 
his family went to live with his father-in-law, William Merrill, and at his death succeeded to 
tlie farm, on which he now lives. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Vebber are as follows: 
Frank M., born in 1856, who is a physician and now lives in West Carthage; Marian J. (Mrs. 
J. Austin Hubbard, Jr.), born in 1859; Hubert J., born in 1868; and Nellie A., born in 1871. 



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Frank Merrill Vebber, M. D., was born in Champion, January 11, 1856, on the farm no oc- 
cupied by his parents. He was educated at the common schools until 18 years of age, when 
he taught the school in district No. 15, in Le Ray. He continued teaching during the winters 
for 10 years. In 1882 he discontinued teaching and took up the study of medicine, attending 
two courses of lectures in New York, from which place he graduated, March 3, 1884, standing 
third in his class, which gave him the position of salutatorian. He first located in practice in 
La Fargeville, but soon removed to West Carthage, where he has been in successful practice. 
January 21, 1885, he married Emma, youngest daughter of Adam J. Snell, of La Fargeville, 
and they have had two children, the eldest of which died at the age of one year. Dr. Vebber 
was elected coi-oner of the county by the Republican party in 1885, and reelected in 1888. 

Nathaniel Button was born in Hartford, Vt., September 28, 1779. He was a lineal descend- 
ant of John Button, who came from England in 1630. He graduated at Bartmoiith College 
in 1802, the year following the one in which Daniel Webster received his collegiate honors, and 
with whom Mr. Button was somewhat acquainted. The standard of scholarship was much 
lower at that time than now, the course requiring but three years, with often meagre prepara- 
tion. After finishing the course at Dartmouth he taught a winter school at Hatfield. Mass., 
and two or more terms at Northampton. He studied theology with Br. Lyman, of Hatfield, 
whose church was the one he first joined. He was ordained at Westfleld, Mass., Mai-ch 5, 1805. 
Having been engaged by the Hampshire Missionary Society to make a tour of the Black River 
counti-y, he started out on horseback April 30, 1806, reaching Utica a week later, making 
30 miles a day over l)ad roads. At Lowville he was entertained by Capt. Rogers, who built 
the first frame dwelling in that village. Here he met Rev. Mr. Phelps, of Westfield, Mass., 
who was to be his companion on the journey. After making the tour of the county, and as far 
south as Rome and " Salt Springs " (Salina), they returned by the same route. He was in- 
stalled over the church in Champion, May 21, 1807, where he preached with few intermissions 
until his death, September 9, 1852. He assisted in forming churches in Benmark, Le Ray, 
Alexandria, West Carthage, Philadelphia, and other towns. February 15, 1808, he married 
Sallie Ward, of Middletown, Conn., sister of Mrs. Noadiah Hubbard. Of six children, three 
are living, viz.: E. B. Button, the eldest, a farmer, now of Watertown; Mrs. Sarah Graves, of 
Social Circle, Ga. ; and Mrs. Judge Pace, of Covington, Ga. Three are deceased: Mrs. Eunice 
Baker, of Augusta, Ga., who died in 1888; Miss Warrent Button, who died in 1887; and J. H. 
Button, attorney, of Watertown, who died in 1860. During the first 25 years of his residence 
in Champion there was seldom a time when there were not more or less stiidents under his 
care, for higher schools were not as common then as now. During one winter they numbered 
14, part of whom were boarders in the family. Grammar, Latin, Greek, and the higher branches 
were taught. Among those who afterward became ministers were Mr. Munroe, who preached 
at Lowville and Rodman ; .James Page, Azariah Hall, and Augustus Richards. 

Daniel D. Merriam, son of Marshall, was born in Connecticut in 1783. In 180G he removed 
to Camden, Oneida County, N. Y., and in 1808 located in Champion, where he i-esided until 
his death. He served at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812. In 1810 he married Eunice, 
daughter of Asahel Cady, and they had four sons and two daughters, namely: Royal G., 
John H., Z. D., Maria F. (Mrs. Asa B. Hamlin), of Michigan, Mary P. (Mrs. William Brown), 
of Wisconsin, and Willis G., of Oberlin, Ohio. Zelotes D. Merriam, son of Daniel D., was 
born June 2, 1818, and has always resided in this town. He married, first, Lorinda Fitts, by 
whom he had a daughter, Josephine E. (Mrs. Oscar Hopkins), of Romeo, Mich. He mar- 
ried, second, Adel Guiot, widow of James Patterson, and they have a son, Victor Z. In 1839 
he formed a partnership with his brother Royal G., and carried on carriage manufacturing at 
Champion for 25 years. He has been out of business since 1864. 

Job Cudvvorth, a native of Hampshire County, Mass., married Eoxana, daughter of Ste- 
phen Noyes, and in 1874 located in Carthage village. He entered the employ of Hoyt & Dick- 
erman as foreman of their tannery, and died in West Carthage in 1884. His widow survives, 
and resides with her daughter, Mrs. George J, Britland. 

Miner C. Merrill, son of Moses C, was born May 22, 1813, on a farm on road 14, in this 
town, where he died. He was one of a family of 15 children. He was prominently identified 
with the affairs of the town, was poormaster about 25 years, and overseer of the coiinty poor- 
house and asylum several terms. He was supervisor in 1873 and 1874. He was a carpenter 
by trade, and was an infiuential member of the Baptist Church at Great Bend for 35 years, 



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and had charge of the building of that church. He was an active Eepublican, and was often 
called upon to act as chairman at public meetings. He married, first, Mary W. Merrill, and 
second, Sarah S., daughter of Heman Morgan, of Adams. By his second wife he had two 
■children, M. C. aud Mary S. (Mrs. G. W. Coffeen). He also had an adopted daughter, Mary A. 
Ward, who married G. R. Sayre. He died March 12, 1874. His widow survives and occupies 
the homestead. 

Daniel Grant, a native of Rutland, Vt., located in Denmark, Lewis County, in 1804, and in 
1812 married Mercy Anderson, of that town. After a few years' residence in Lewis County he 
removed to Champiou aud first located on the farm now owned by Thomas Brown. About 
1857 he removed to the farm now occupied by E. E. Phillips, where he resided until his death. 
He was one of the pioneer Methodists in this county, and with his wife joined the church when 
hving in Denmark. He had no children of his own, but brought up Sophroiiia F. Mui-phy, 
who married E. E. Phillips and occupies the homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Pliillips have two chil- 
dren, Sylvester M. and Mabel L. 

Thomas Stewart, son of James, was born in Vermont, and when a boy came to this town 
with his father. He married Lydia Sellick, of Champion, and located on the farm now occu- 
pied by L. G. Prentice. He had a daughter, Mary C, who married D. K. Briggs. He died in 
this town. D. K. Briggs, sou of Elias, was born in Berlin, N. Y. When 13 years old he came 
to this town with his parents and located on Tabor Clark's farm. When 26 years of age he 
mariied Mary C. Stewart, aud in 1880 removed to the farm he now occupies. His wife died in 
1888. He has three children, Adelaide, Ada, and Enos E. 

Ezra Sayre was born in Essex County. N. J., in 1781. He married Elizabeth S. Ball in 
1806, and the same year removed to Le Ray, where four children were born to him, namely: 
Charlotte, in 1807; Eliza, in 1809; George KandoliA, in 1811; and Ehza, 2d, in 1812. In 1813 
he removed to Champiou, locating about one mile west of " ChamiJion Huddle," where two 
children were born to him, Esther B., in 1815, and Nehemiah, in 1816. In 1818 he removed to 
a farm one mile east of the "Huddle," where three more children were born to him, Eliza- 
beth S., in 1818; Ezra M., in 1820; and Elihu E., in 1822. His wife died in 1824. He after- 
wards married Phebe Vanwinlde, of Champion, Rachel Norris, of Elizabeth, N. J., and Catha- 
rine Halsey, also of Elizabeth. In 1835 he removed to Newark, N. J., taking all his children 
except George R., where he died in 1874, aged 66 years. George Randolph Sayre married 
Sarah Jane Rockwood, April 14, 1835, and four children were born to them, namely: Melissa T., 
June 4, 1836, died in 1841; Cordelia A., June 26, 1838, died in 1857; Eleon A., January 27, 1849; 
George Randolph, Jr., September 10, 1853. George R. Sayre, Sr., engaged in farming and the 
manufacture of lime, and also learned the carpenters' trade. He died Aiigust 22, 1888, aged 
77 years, having been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Champion village for 
more than 40 years. Mrs. Sayre survives and resides with her son Eleon A. on the homestead 
farm. George R. Sayre, Jr., married Ida Antoinette Merrill, adopted daughter of Miner C. 
Merrill, in 1874, and they have had three children, namely: Alice Antoinette, born October 15, 
1875; George Merrill, born January 16, 1878; and Ida May, born July 26, 1883. 

Ephraim Brown, with his two sons, Warren and Solomon, were natives of Chittenden 
■County, Vt. They enlisted in the War of 1812, and were with General Scott at Lundy'sLane, 
where the father received his death wound. The sons were both wounded in the battle of 
Chippewa. Warren was struck by a bullet in the right side of the face, which fractured his 
jaw and knocked out three teeth. He was in the hospital atButfalo and rejoined his regiment 
at Sackets Harbor, where he was discharged at the close of the war, and he immediately 
located in the towia of Champion. In 1819 or '20 he married Anna, daughter of Thomas Crook, 
of Champion, and first located upon the farm now owned by S. Loomis. About 1839 he 
bought the farm now owned by his son Albert H., where he resided until his death. He was 
a pensioner. Of his six children, four are living, namely: Thomas, in Leyden, N. Y., and 
AVilliam, Emeline, and Albert H., in this town. William enlisted in Co. M, 5th N. Y. H. A., 
August 13, 1862, and was mustered out July 10, 1865. Albert H . married, first, Emily C. Cols- 
ton, by whom he had two children, one of whom, Warren C, is living and resides in this town. 
He married, second, Mary A., daughter of Harvey Doud, of Champion, by whom he has a 
daughter, Lena A. Mr. Brown has in his possession a letter dated 1835, on which the domes- 
tic postage was 25 cents. 

Jeremiah Babcock, from Rhode Island, located in Hamilton, Madison County, previous to 



358 TOWN OF CHAMPION. 



1800, and about 1820 he removed to Champion and located on the farm, on road 18, now owned 
by Mrs. Rackey L. Babcock He had 12 chikh'en, eight of whom grew up and had families of 
their own, and six resided in tliis town, namely: Christopher, Elias, Jeremiah, Jr., Ambroses., 
William P., and Amy A. Elias Babcock came from Hamilton to Champion in 1820. He mar- 
ried Sarah Angel, and for two years after locating here worked by the month, when he bought 
the farm on road 14 now owned by his son H. D. He was prominent in town affairs, and was 
assessor for several years. Of his three children, Hiram A. died in Amboy, 111.; Eunice A. 
married Joseph M. Gardner, and resides in Lowville, N. Y. ; Horatio D. married Mai-y, daugh- 
ter of William Bedell, of Denmark, Lewis County. He has been assessor for the past eight 
years and is engaged in farming. Ambrose S. Babcock was born in Hamilton, December 2, 
1800. March 9, 1825, h'e married Hulda, daughter of Nathan Babcock, and in May, 1825, he 
located in Champion village, where he engaged in the cabinetmaking and undertaking busi- 
ness, which he continued until 1875. He was justice of the peace and town clerk for about 35 
years, and also served as associate judge and supervisor. In politics he is an active and earn- 
est Republican. He has foiir children, namely: Albert O., of New York city, Adelia R. (Mrs. 
O. L. Cutler), Maria A. (Mrs. M. G. Coughlan), and Althea J. (Mrs. O. W. Pierce), of this 
town. 

Lewis E. Bushnell, son of Lewis, of Le Ray, was born in Clinton County, N. Y., in 1852. 
In 1882 he married Amelia B., daughter of Frank Plumbtree, and located in Great Bend, where 
he now resides. He is a carpenter and is employed by the Great Bend Paper Co. 

Godfrey Shew, Sr., came to this country from Germany previous to 1763, as his first child 
was born here in that year. He first located in Montgomery County. He served in the Rev- 
olutionary war. Godfrey Shew, Jr., was born in Montgomery County, whence he removed to 
Champion about 1822, locating upon the farm now occupied by his grandson Eugene A., where 
he resided until his death. Lyman Shew, son of Godfrey, Jr., was born in Montgomery 
County in 1809, and died in 1859. When about 13 years of age he came to this town. In 1840 
he married Sylvia, daughter of Ebenezer Woodward, of Le Ray, and located upon the home- 
stead' with hio father, where he died. He was a carpenter and farmer, and well known through- 
out the county. He had foiir children, namely: Albion J., born May 27, 1842, who married 
Helen M., daughter of Richard F. and Frances Lewis, of Champion, and now resides on Mar- 
tin street; and Eugene A., Ida A., and Eva E., who reside on the homestead. 

Elisha Greenfield came from Trenton, N. Y., to Champion in 1823, and located upon the 
farm now owned by Merritt Smith, where he carried on the tailors' trade. He had seven chil- 
dren, five of whom are living, namely: Wyatt, of Watertown; Hiram, of Michigan; Abner, of 
Felt's Mills; Ellen (Mrs. Willard Gunn), of Hartford, Mich. ; and Elisha B., who married Esther 
M. Babcock and resides with his mother-in-law, Mrs. R. L. Babcock. 

Frederick C. Carter, son of Asa Barnes and Sheloma (Thompson) Carter, was born in this 
town, December 2, 1839, on afarm situated five miles north of Carthage, on the river road. 
His father settled there iu 1828, soon after his marriage. Here Frederick lived until he was 
10 years old, when his father bought the farm on which Frederick now lives. When Fred- 
erick attained his majority he worked by the month till 1861, when he enlisted in Co. D, 10th 
N. Y. H. A. The regiment was immediately called to Washington, but his battalion, the 
Fourth, stopped on Staten Island. In June of the following year they were also called to 
Washington, where they remained nine months, when they were sent to Petersburg. The 
regiment was under General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley and participated iu the mem" 
orable battle of Petersburg. They were nmstered out of service June 23, 1865, and returned 
to Sackets Harbor, where they received their pay. On the 22d of February, 1866, Mr. Carter 
married Miss Eliza Graves, of this town, and settled on his father's farm, which he had pre- 
viously purchased of the heirs, his father having died iu 1864. To Mr. and Mrs. Carter have 
been born the following children: Asa B., Fred L., Milton G., and Leon T. 

Joseph C. Muzzy was born in Dublin, N. H., where he married Silby Mason, and in 1814 
located in Richland, Oswego County, where he resided until 1828, when he removed to Cham- 
pion and located at Great Bend. He was a shoemaker, which occupation he followed until 
his death, in 1876, aged 86 years. Leander R. Muzzy, son of Josejih C, was born June 26, 
1813. When 16 years of age he went to live with Elias Babcock, where he made his home four 
years, when he worked as a day laborer until he attained the age of 33 years. He married 
Robea B., daughter of Abel P. Lewis, and removed to St. Lawrence County, where he remained 



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nine years, when he again located in Champion on the farm now occupied by J. M. Soults. 
He occupied this farm until 1884, when he removed to Great Bend, where he now resides. He 
has been a member of the Baptist Church for 45 years. 

Isaac Locklin, Sr., came to Champion in 1828 and settled ou road 11, on the farm now 
owned by Sejanour A. Locklin, of Sterlingville. His son Isaac came at the same time and 
located on an adjoining farm. Isaac, Jr., had 11 children, 10 of whom attained maturity and 
seven are now living, namely: Susan E. (Mrs. A. W. Eice), who resides on Martin street, in 
this town; Seymour A., of Sterlingville; George W., of Martinsburg, Lewis County; Albert 
W., of Gloversville, Fulton County; Ellen (Mrs. Egbert Knowles), of Johnstown, Fulton County; 
Mary (Mrs. Rev. C. H. Merrill), also of Johnstown; and Jerome I., of West Carthage. 

George Bossuot, son of John Baptiste Bossuot, was the first white child born in Wilna, 
March 6, 1804, and he died November 7, 1871. He married, first, Margaret Lafave, and located 
in Champion on the farm now owned by Philip Hull. He married, second, Mary Panto, and 
they had five children. He had seven children by his first wife. Leander E. Bossuot, son of 
George, was born March 26, 1843. In 1863 he enlisted in Co. A, 20th N. Y. Cav., and was dis- 
charged in 1865. He married Mary M., daughter of Henry Linstruth, of Croghan, Lewis 
County, and located in West Carthage, where he is now eugaged in mercantile pursuits. He 
has one daughter, Gertie W. 

Jonathan Covey, with his wife and three children, from Washington County, N. Y., located 
in the town of Rutland in March, 1801, on the farm now owned by M. L. Graves. He brought 
with him two yoke of oxen, and from Lowville his only guide through the forest was blazed 
trees. His daughter Polly was the second white female child born in the town of Rutland. 
She was born August 9, 1801. After a few years' residence in Rutland he bought an adjoining 
farm in the town of Champion, where he resided for a time, when he removed to St. Lawrence 
County, from whence, after 12 years' residence, he located in Wilna, where he died. Of his- 
family of four sons and four daughters, three sons are living, namely: Cyrenius, of Felt's Mills, 
aged 86 years: Philip, of Wilna, aged 84 years; and Alfred, of West Carthage, aged 72 years. 
The latter married Mary Lanphear, daughter of Lewis, by whom he has a daughter, Mary L., 
widow of Henry Jones, who has a daughter, Hattie, aged 14 years, and resides with her 
father. 

John Hasting, from Massachusetts, was one of the pioneer settlers of Champion. He 
located on road 29, on the farm now occupied by Duane Potter. He had seven children, one 
of whom, Seth, survives, and resides on road 15 in this town. Seth Hasting married Elmira, 
daughter of Adam Bohall, and they have two children, namely: Emogene M. (Mrs. Morris 
Miller), who resides with her father, and Emenel, who resides in this town. The latter mar- 
ried Charity A., daughter of Tabor Clark, and they have three children, Nelson H., Genie, and 
Myra C. 

Silas H. Chapin came from Tyringham, Mass., to Champion in the fall of 1830, and the 
following spring located on the farm now occupied by his son S. G. He married, first, Cla- 
rinda Knowles, by whom he had one son, S. G. By his second wife, Fanny, daughter of Sam- 
uel Orvis, he had a daughter. Sylvia C, who married Henry Remington. He died in 1866 and 
liis wife in 1869. Sylvester G. Chapin was born in 1831. In 1852 he married Chloe Leonard, 
daughter of Dennis, by whom he had one child, Georgia A., who died in 1884. He married, 
second, Philena, daughter of Daniel Abbey, of Clayton, by whom he has five children, namely: 
Edith C , Mildred C, Allie E., Blanche, and Myrtle, all of whom reside with their parents. 
Mr. Chapin is a prominent farmer in this town. He was commissioner of highways for about 
18 years. 

Reuben H. Potter, son of Henry, was born in Brattleboro, Vt., in 1820, and in 1832 came 
with his father to Champion, locating on the farm where he now resides. He married Aurilla 
Holbi-ook, of Townshend, Vt., who died May 30, 1888. Mr. Potter was a justice of the peace 
16 years, and justice of Sessions several terms. During the war he took an active part in re- 
cruiting soldiers. He was a merchant from 1852 to 1870, and has manufactured hundreds of 
tons of potash. He was also a commission merchant for about 10 years, and ran a line of boats. 
to New York. He is now extensively eugaged in farming. 

William Clark removed from East Hampton, Conn., to Trenton, N. \'., and in 1835 located 
in the town of Champion, on the farm now owned by his son J. Hayden. He married Sophronia 
Post, and they had four children, namely: William H., of Pinckney, Lewis County, Thomas N.„ 



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Mrs. Sophronia M. Stewart, and J. Hayden, of Champion. The latter married, first, Maria, 
daughter of James Fulton, by whom he had a son, Chauncey H., who resides in this town. 
He married, second, Mrs. Susan Gates, and third, Mrs. Lydia M. Southworth, of Rutland, 
daughter of John M. Clark. Chauncey H. Clark was born in this town. He married 
Oertrude, daughter of Theodorus Buck, and they have two children. Jay and Fred. 

Edwin H. Olmsted was born in the town of Watertown, March 31, 1841. In 1874 he mar- 
ried Emeline S., daughter of Sanford Lewis, of Wilna, and they have a son, William S. Mr. 
Olmsted is one of the road commissioners of this town. He located on the farm he now occu- 
pies soon after his marriage. 

Elias Brlggs, son of Enos, was born in I'ownal, Vt. He married Clarissa, daiighter of 
Benjamin Thurber, of Petersburg, N. Y., and subsequently removed to Williamstown, Mass. 
About 1836 he located in Champion, on the farm now owned by Tabor Clark, where he resided 
until his death. Of his eight children, four are living, viz.: Nelson F., in Philadelphia; 
Darius K., in Champion; Bethany A. (Mrs. Wesley-Barr), in West Carthage; and Wesley E., 
on Martin street, in this town. Wesley E. Briggs, youngest child of Elias and Clarissa 
Briggs, was born in Champion, March 16, 1841. When 21 years of age he married Paulina C, 
daughter of Theodorus Buck, and they have a daughter, Lulah, who is 14 years of age. Mr. 
Briggs is prominent in the affairs of the town and is serving his second term as supervisor. 

Nathaniel Pierce, from Halifax, Vt., was one of the early settlers of the town of Rutland. 
He had nine children, — live sons and four daughters, — three of whom are living, namely: 
Nathaniel, Jr., in Rutland; Elsie (Mrs. Ansel (Clark), in Antwerp; and Nancy (Mrs. Eleazer 
Williams), also in Antwerp. Preserved Pierce, son of Nathaniel, married Lena, daughter of 
Russell Randall, of Lorraine, in 1825, and located in Rutland Hollow, where he resided 
until 1839, when he came to Champion. He served in the War of 1812, and his widow now 
draws a pension. He had four children, namely: Benjamin, deceased; Cordelia (Mrs. Hub- 
bard Whitney), of Chicago; and O. W. and Nancy (Mrs. H. J. Case), of ChamiDion. 

W. G. Dealing, son of Samuel A., was born in Moscow, N. Y., March 15, 1829. His 
parents died when he was an infant, and when 18 mouths old he was taken to Oneida County 
to live with his grandfather, Samuel Dealing, who subsequently located in the town of Ellis- 
burgh. August 21, 1862, W. G. Dealing enlisted in Co. M, 5th N. Y. H. A., and was dis- 
charged June 26, 1865. He married Roxy, daughter of Medad McTyre, of Denmark, N. Y., 
and they have five children, namely: W. E., Anna E., Ella N., Charles E., and George A. 
They reside in West Carthage. 

William Britland, a native of Derbyshire, Eng., located in the town of Champion, at Great 
Bend, about 1842, and a few years later removed to Carthage, where he resided about 20 years, 
when he removed to Harrisville, Lewis County, where he died in 1884. He was a miller, and was 
well known in this county. He married Hannah Rumford, and they had four children, three 
of whom are living, namely: Emma (Mrs. Milton Osborn), in Harrisville; William, in Nevada 
City, Cal.; and George J., in this town. George J. Britland was born September 7, 1848. 
Sejitember 11, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 10th Regt. N. Y. H. A., and was discharged July 5, 
1865. In 1878 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Job Cudworth, and they have one son, Will- 
iam Herbert. Mr. Britland has been in the employ of M. P. Mason since 1865. 

John Peck, son of Joseph, located in this town with his father on the farm now occupied 
by his son Emerson. He married Polly Jones, and they had 11 children, nine of whom attained 
maturity and six are now living, namely: Elizabeth S. (Mrs. Charles Austin), of Watertown; 
Martha C. (Mrs. Sidney Hale), of Indiana; Phebe L. (Mrs. Albert Slack), of Felt's Mills; Caro- 
line (Mrs. Alvin Cooper), of Philadelphia; Emily (Mrs. David N. Locklin), of Champion; and 
Emerson, who occui^ies the old homestead. The latter was born April 29, 1843. He mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of Turner E. Howard, of this town, and they have two children, John T. 
and Florence M. 

Chauncey Woolworth, from Massachusetts, located in Lewis County, N. Y., at an early day. 
He had a family of six sons and one daughter. Voluey Woolworth, son of Chauncey, was born in 
1812. He married Betsey, daughter of Levi Moors, of Denmark, Lewis County, and about 1849 
located in Champion on the farm now occupied by the widow of his son John I. He was a 
farmer and dealer in live stock, and was well known throughout the county. He had four 
children, namely: George G. and John I., deceased; Elijah M., who was in Co. H, 186 ih Regt. 
N. Y. v., and now resides in this town; and Seymour A. The latter was born February 22, 1842. 



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October 23, 1867, lie married Martha J., daughter of Col. Elias and Emily O. Sage, of Cham- 
pion, and located on a farm on road 59. He has been extensively engaged in farming, carry- 
ing on, not only his own farm, but that of Col. Sage as well. At one time his dairy consisted of 
100 cows. He has three daughters, Bertha, Emily R., and Gertrude, all of whom reside with 
their parents. 

Harvey Doud, a native of Vermont, came to Champion about 40 j'ears ago. He was a 
cooper and carried on his business at Champion village. He married Mary Ann Alphee, and 
they had eight children, only one of whom, Mrs. A. H. Brown, is living in this county. 

Asa T. Carter, son of Asa B., was born October 23, 1828. In 1850 he married Amanda, 
daughter of Jude Cross, of Champion, and in 18G7 located on the farm where he now resides. 
He is a Republican in politics and is well known m the county. He has been deputy sheriff 20 
years, was justice of the peace 11 years, and was the first station agent at the depot at Great 
Bend, which position he held nine years. He has three children, namely: Imogene M. (Mrs. 
Zuriel Sarvay), of Wilna; A. B., of Carthage; and Cora A., a teacher, who resides at home. 

Jude Cross was one of the early settlers of Jeiferson County, coming here from Berkshire, 
Mass. He taught school in the town of Rutland and there married Sophia, daughter of Silas 
Fairbanks, and located on the farm now occupied by Mr. Larrabee, but after a few years he 
removed to Antwerp, where he resided about 30 years. He then located in Champion, where 
he died. He was a justice of the peace in Antwerp for several years. Of his five children, 
Jude resides in Vineland, N. J.; Sophia (Scram), in Antwerp; Amanda (Mrs. A. T. Carter), in 
this town; Andrew died in Great Bend, and Sophronia in Vineland, N. J. 

Harvey Phelps was a native of Massachusetts, whence he removed to Steuben, N. Y. He 
was killed by falling upon the tines of a pitch-fork while pitching hay, and left his wife, Sally 
Green, with five small children, the eldest of whom was but seven years of age. His wife came 
to Champion in 1850, with her son James H., and died here in 1880. aged 90 years. James H. 
Phelps married, first, Annette, daughter of Oren Sanders, of Champion, in 1867, and they had 
a daughter, Minnie, who married Frank Mould and resides on the homestead. He married, 
second, Sarah, daughter of B. A. Van Valkenburg, of Trenton, Oneida County. 

Le Roy Wood came from Fairfield, Herkimer County, to Champion in 1849. In 1859 he 
married Anna Eliza, daughter of James Mix, and has since been engaged in farming here. 
He has two children, Mai-y E. and William E., both of whom reside in this town. 

Capt. Joel P. Rice was born in Greenfield, Mass., February 11, 1781, and died in Cham- 
IJion, May 7, 1873. In February, 1802, he started from Greenfield with four oxen, and drove 
them to Champion in 20 days, stopping twice on the way to re-shoe his sled. March 17, 1802, 
he drove the first team ever driven on Martin street. In 1807 he married Elizabeth Crowner, 
by whom he had seven sons and four daughters. He served in the War of 1812, was a member 
of the Methodist Church, and held several of the principal town otfices. He was much re- 
spected by all who knew him. 

Harvey D. Farrar was born in Marlboro, N. H., March 2, 1828. He married, first, Carrie 
R. McCallister, and second, Ellen R. McCallister. He came to Champion in 1853, and in 1856 
built a woodenware factory at West Carthage. This factory has been burned and rebuilt 
three times. Mr. Farrar is an active member of the Baptist Church, and contributes liberally 
to its support. 

Amasa F. Allen, sou of Amasa, was born in Otsego County, N. Y., and in 1845, when 18 
years of age, came with his father to Jefferson County and located in the town of Theresa. In 
1848 he married Adaliue, daughter of Jacob Hart, of Le Ray, and iu 1855 located at Champion 
Huddle, where he has since resided. August 23, 1864, he enlisted in Co. H, 186th Regt. N. Y". 
Vols., was wounded at the battle of Petersburg, and was discharged June 2, 1865. He has five 
children, namely: Mary E., E. J., Lydia A., Helen A., and Raymond H., all of whom reside in 
this county. 

Calvin M. demons, son of Henry, was born in the town of Lyme, October 18, 1845. August 
27, 1864, he enlisted in Co. H, 186th Regt. N. Y. Vols., participated in the battle of Peters- 
burg, and was discharged June 2, 1865. In 1872 he married Sarah, daughter of William E. 
Williams, of Watertown, and located on the farm where he now resides. He has four chil- 
dren, namely: Helen A., Evan H., Rachel M., and Wallace. 

Jasper Woolworth, son of Phineas, who was a son of Timothy, was born in Suffield, Conn., 
and when about 14 years of age located with his parents in Lewis County, N. Y. In 1804, at 



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the age of 29 years, he married Ehzabeth Buell, and in 1838 removed to Watertown, whei-e he- 
resided eight years, when he located in Rodman, residing in that town nine years, and the fol- 
lowing six years in Adams, finally locating in Lorraine, where he died. John H. Woolworthr 
son of Jasper, was born in Pinckney, N. Y., in 1821. In 1851 be married, first, Fanny McBrier, 
of Brown ville, and subsequently resided in Rodman nine years, when he located in Champion, 
in 1859, where he now resides. He married, second, Mrs. Elvira Moulton, of Watertown. By 
his first wife he has two sons, viz. : Frank W., who resides in Brooklyn, N. Y., and is at the head 
of the Woolworth syndicate of five and ten-cent goods; and Charles S., who is proprietor of a 
variety store in Scranton, Pa. 

Lewis Weston Mills, son of Col. Philo Mills, was born in Kent, Conn., December 7, 1801. 
He was of the fourth generation from Peter Walter Van Der Meulen, who, in 1668, settled in 
Windsor, Conn., and whose name, at his request, was by legislative action changed to that of 
Mills. September 15, 1825, Lewis W. married Amanda Skift', who was born in 1806 and died 
in 1839. They had two children, Lewis Henry and Ezra Skift" Mills. 

Lewis Henry Mills was born March 25, 1827. When 18 years of age he started out in life 
for himself, and whether driving a market wagon from the Connecticut valley to the Hudson, 
or from South Dover to New York city, he was the same indefatigable worker. May 16, 1851, 
he married Fidelia Pitkin, of Hartford, Conn., and soon after came to Sterliugville, this 
county, and engaged in mercantile business with his uncle, Ezra Skift". He carried on mer- 
cantile business for a while in Harrisville and Lowville, Lewis County. In 1869 he purchased 
the Charles E. Clark estate at Great Bend, where he did a thriving milling and mercantile 
business, infusing new life and energy into the village. About this time he purchased the 
Walton House and store at Sterliugville of James Sterling, Jr. April 25, 1864, his wife died, 
leaving two sons, Henry H. and Ezra F. He carried on the iron business at Sterlingville for 
many years. In 1867 he pui'chased the Shurtleff' iron ore mines, where he emjiloyed 150 men 
and 50 teams. In 1809 he purchased an interest in the Cresent mills, of Oswego. Subse- 
quently he came to Carthage, and with R. N. Gere, of Syracuse, purchased the old furnace 
property and organized the Carthage Iron Co., which he carried on for many years for the 
manufacture of iron. After the iron industry became unprofitable the furnace gave way to 
a new saw and grist-mill. He was extensively engaged in the lumber business at the time of 
his death, in the interest of which he had purchased large tracts of timber land near Jayville, 
N. Y. He was a loser to the amount of $26,000 over and above his insurance in the great fire 
of 1884. In April, 1886, he was appointed postmaster under President Cleveland's administra- 
tion, which oftice he ably filled up to the time of his death. He was also postmaster at Ster- 
lingville during the administration of Pi-anklin Pierce. He was a member of Grace Episcopal 
Church, and for years was one of its vestrymen. In 1865 he married Julia A., daughter of 
James Sterling, who with five sons (two by his first wife) survive. Mr. Mills died suddenly 
in his store on Christmas morning, 1889. 

John M. Soults, son of Ludwig, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, November 16, 1828, 
and in 1851 he immigrated to the United States and located in the town of Le_^Ray, in this 
county. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A., from the town of Antwerp, 
and participated in the battles of Cold Harbor and Petersburg, and also in several minor en- 
gagements. He was discharged from the service July 7, 1865. January 23, 1858, he married 
Rosina, daughter of John Kuppler, and they have seven children, namely: Auna, George, Hel- 
ena, Albert, Louisa P., Franklin, and Josephine. Mr. Soults has resided in Jeft'erson County 
most of the time since coming to this country. He is now a successful farmer and resides in 
Champion. 

David Odell came from Madison Coiinty to Champion about 1864, and settled on a part of 
the farm now owned by David Cott'een, where he resided until his death. Three of his chil- 
dren are now living in town, namely: Mary (Mrs. G. W.Tamblin), Jane, who resides with her 
sister, and Joel, who resides on road 1. 

Oliver Fountaine, son of J. B., was born in St. Remis, Canada, March 13, 1842. In 1858 he 
located in Copenhagen, N. Y., and September 12, 1862, enlisted in Co. M, 5th Regt. N. Y. H. A., 
with which company he served about 15 months, when he was transferred to the Veteran Re- 
serve Corps, and was assigned to Capt. N. S. Hill's company. He was afterwards assigned ta 
Gen. Halleck's headquarters, where he acted as orderly until June 26, 1865, when he was dis- 
charged. In 1859 he married Octavia M. Twombly, of Watertown, and in 1865 located in West 



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Carthage, where he has since resided. He has two children, namely: Octavia C, who mar- 
ried William Da Zo telle, by whom she has a son, William Foiintaine; and Ollie A., who lives at 
home. 

Walter B. Van Allen, son of Warren, was born iu the town of Wilna. He attended Ives 
Seminary, at Antwerp, read law with A. E. Kilby, attended the Albany Law School, and was 
admitted to the bar May 6, 1887. He married Mary E., daughter of William Burnside, and 
resides in West Carthage village. 

O. H. Caswell was born in Theresa, September 17, 1835. He married Lovina M. Tooker, 
daughter of WiUiam, and located in West Carthage about 1865, where he is a well-known car- 
penter and builder. His daughter Ella L. married, first. Dr. George E. Hull, and second, 
Byron G. Seamons, and resides in Eichfleld Springs, N. Y. 

William W. Goldthrite, son of Beuoni, was born in Rutland, October 23, 1842. January 6, 
1862, he enlisted in Co. B, 94th N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain , 
second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg. Weldon Railroad, 
Hatcher's Run, GraveUy Run, Five Forks, Rappahannock Station, Groveton, Thoroughfare 
Gap, Gainsville, Poplar Springs Chiirch, Dabney's Mills, Quaker Road, Royalston, White Oak 
Roads, and Appomattox, besides several minor engagements. He was taken prisoner twice, 
and was discharged July 18, 1865. September 23, 1869, he married Emeline A., daughter of 
A. M. Peterson, of Watertown, and they have three children, Fay W., Edith May, and Ruth T. 
He resides in the village of Great Bend in this town. 

William Clickner, son of Andrew, was born in Hardenberg, Germany, July 1, 1842. At 
the age of 17 years he immigrated to this country and located in Troy, N. Y., where he resided 
lOyears, when he removed to Great Bend, in this town. He married, first, Minnie Schlosser, 
of Troy, who bore him one son, Charles, who resided in Watertown, and died in 1868. He 
married, second, Mary A. Kause, by whom he has four children, Robert T., Matilda A., Mary, 
and William L. Blr. Clickner came to this town in 1869, and is employed by the Great Bend 
Paper Company. 

Philip Hull, son of William, was born in Norfolk County, Eng., in 1829, and in 1837 came 
to this coxmtry with his grandfather, William, who settled in Westmoreland, Oneida County, 
N. Y., in 1848, and there resided until his death. Philip lived with his grandfather until he 
attained his majority. In 1852 he married Lucia L. Crosby, of Swan Creek, Ohio, and in 1866 
located in the town of Rutland, where he resided four years, when he removed to Champion, 
locating on road 29. Here he remained until 1883, when he removed to West Carthage village, 
where he now resides. He has had five children, namely: William P., who resides in West 
Carthage; Ella M., who died young; George E., a i^hysician, who died in this town in 1884 
aged 25 years; Fred R., who died in 1882, aged 20 years ; and Charles J., a pi'acticing physi- 
cian in West Carthage. Charles J. HuU graduated from the Eclectic College in New York 
city, in 1881, locating first in Croghan, Lewis County, remaining one year, when he removed 
to Madison, N. Y., where he remained six years, when he located in West Carthage. 

John A. Brown, son of James, was born in Swanton, Vt., in 1818, and there resided until 
he was 16 years of age, when he located with his father in St. Lawrence County. He was a 
merchant at De Kalb for about 15 years, and was subsequently engaged in the same business in 
Angelica, Cuba, and Wellsville, N. Y. September 6, 1861, he enlisted in the Union army, and 
was captain of Co. H, 85th Regt. N. Y. Vols. He served in seven general engagements and 
nine skirmishes. After his term of three years was ended he reenlisted and served until the 
battle of Fort Gray, where he commanded the Union forces and was taken prisoner. He was 
first taken to Andersonville prison, and was confined in eight different jirisons before he was 
released, a year later, at the close of the war. After his discharge he located in Carthage and 
engaged in the grocery busiuess, but was obliged to discontinue it on account of ill health. 
He served as justice of the peace in Wilna. About 1874 he located in West Carthage, where he 
was a justice of the peace until his death. Mr. Brown married, first, Amelia Thompson, and 
second, Harriet E., daughter of Jeremiah Babcock, who was a native of Champion. By the 
second wife he had two children, namely: Ada A., who married M. Gardiner, and resides iu 
Palmville, N. Y'., and Alice, who died at the early age of four years. Mr. Brown died July 4, 
1882. His widow resides in West Carthage village. 

Thomas Goldthrite, a native of Connecticut, was the first of that name to locate iu Jeffer- 
son County. He first settled in Le Ray, thence removed to Champion, and subsequently to 



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Michigan. He had three sons and three daughters, of whom Sylvester, the eldest, settled in 
Champion and married Elizabeth Peck, by whom he had three sons and three daughters, of 
whom four are living, namely: Phebe (Mrs. M. Randall), Joseph, and Benoni, who reside in 
this town, and William, who resides in Michigan. Benoni Goldthrite married Tamer Clark, 
of Eutland, and located in Champion, where he now resides. He enlisted in Co. B, 193d Regt. 
N. Y. Vols., March 15, 1865, and was discharged January 29, 1866. He has had 10 children, 
five sons and live daughters, all of whom are living, namely: Chester, Mary J., William W., 
Sarah A., Charles, Joseph, George, Elizabeth, Emma, and Ella. Chester and William W. 
served in the late war. 

William H. King enUsted in Co. C, 27th Eegt. Iowa Vols., October 3, 1862. He was 
severely wounded in the battle of Shiloh, and died in hospital a few days after from the effects 
of his wounds. He was also in the service in Minnesota when the Indians were so trouble- 
some there. He married Jerusha Armstrong, of Wilna, by whom he had three children, 
namely: Susan M., of Carthage; Frank E., deceased; and William O., of Champion. Will- 
iam O. married, first, Elva E., daughter of E. J. Pennock, and by her had two children, 
William H. and Elva E., both of whom are deceased. He married, second, Adelia E. Forsythe, 
by whom he has a son, Fi-ank W. 

Timothy Tamblin came from Brattleboro, Vt., and located in the central part of the town 
of Rutland, about 1803, where he engaged in farming. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary 
war. Timothy, Jr., came to this county with his father when a boy. He married Lydia B. 
Gilbert, and siibsequently settled in the town of Philadelphia, where he resided 15 years, when 
he removed to Theresa, thence to St. Lawrence County, and finally located at Great Bend, in 
the town of Champion, where be died. He served in the War of 1812. Of his four children, 
three survive. G. W. Tamblin, of this town, married Mary Odell,al80 of this town. He is prom- 
inent in town affairs and holds the office of justice of the peace. Gilbert W. Tamblin resides 
in Franklin County, N. Y. Harriet A. married A. J. Stewart and resides in Hermon, St. 
Lawrence County. 

Parker Fletcher removed from Johnson, Vt., to Gouverneur, N. Y., about 1829. He died 
at the advanced age of 98 years. He had four sons and two daughters, of whom Orin is the 
only survivor. Orin Fletcher was born in Johnson, Vt., January 1, 1816, from which place he 
removed to Carthage in 1844. In 1846 he married Sophia, daughter of Alson Holcomb, of 
Champion, where he has since resided, engaged in farming. He has had six children, — three 
sons and three daughters, — four of whom are living, Loren A., in Champion village; Gilbert B., 
in Springfield, Mass.; Martha S. (Mrs. W. A. Munger), of Copenhagen, Lewis County; and 
Orin, Jr., who married Clara I., daughter of Samuel A. Loomis, of this town, and resides with 
his father. Loren A. Fletcher was born June 29, 1846. He married Anna Belle, daughter of 
Samuel Patterson, of Carthage, and they have a daughter, Bertha M. 

Norman J. Fuller, son of Jacob, was born July 26, 1830. In 1867 he married Mrs. Jerusha 
A. liing, daughter of William J. Armstrong, of Wilna, and located in this town on the farm of 
300 acres on road 11 now owned by him. Mrs. Fuller had three children by her first husband, 
Willard King, namely: William O., who resides in this town; Susan M., who resides with her 
stepfather; and Frank E., who died in Carthage leaving a widow and one son. Mr. and Mrs. 
Fuller had three children, namely: Alfred N., a clerk for O. S. Levis, of Carthage; and Ella S. 
and Emma J., who reside with their father in Carthage. Mrs. Fuller died February 18, 1872. 

William P. Babcock, son of Jeremiah, married Rackey L. Lewis, by whom he had five 
children, four of whom are living, viz.: W. A., in this town on a part of the old homestead; 
Esther (Mrs. E. Greenfield), with her mother; Lysander W., in West Carthage; and Elizur, in 
Watertown. Mr. Babcock died in 1877. His widow survives and occupies the homestead. 

Dennis Flander, Jr., from Montgomery County, N. Y., located at Pamelia Four Corners 
as a farmer. He married Charity Doxstater, and they had four sons and one daughter, of 
whom three sons survive, namely: William, who resides in Boylston, Oswego County; Jere- 
miah A., of EUisburgh; and Reuben W. The latter was born in Pamelia, November 2, 1841. 
August 20, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 186th Eegt. N. Y. Vols., and was discharged July 19, 1865, 
by reason of the loss of the left arm while on picket duty at Petersburg, Va. He was in the 
engagement at Hatcher's Run, and also at Petersburg. He married Sarah A., daughter of 
Peter Clintsman, of Wilna, and they have had 11 children, five of whom are now living. 



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namely: Nettie, Nellie, Charles H., Fred L., and Harry K. Mr. Flander occupies the O. W. 
Wilmot farm, on road 39, in this town. 

Philip Beyer came fi'om Baden, Germany, in 1852, to Croghan, N. Y. He married Louisa 
Scherer, and they had five sons and five daughters. Charles A. Beyer, the eldest of the sons, 
stayed at home until he attained the age of 16 years, when, in 1876, he removed to Carthage 
and worked for his board for L. F. Bachman while he attended school. After two terms at 
school he engaged as clerk in Mr. Bachman's drug and grocery store, where lie continued 
until 1883, when he entered into copartnership with George E. Hull, M. D., at West Carthage, 
in the drug and grocery trade. In 18Si Dr. Hull's health failed and he sold his interest to 
Mr. Beyei', who continues the business in a new block which he erected in 1885, corner of 
Bridge and Main streets, in West Carthage. June 1, 1884, Mr. Beyer married Almeda Perry. 

Alfred Freeman, from Vermont, located in Wilna about 1808, on the farm now owned by 
Guy Penniman, where he built what was known as the "checkered house." He had six sons 
and five daughters, of whom Charles M., who resides in Montana, is the only one living. 
ErastusB. Freeman married Abi, daughter of John Strickland, Jr., and settled in the northern 
part of the town, on the farm now owned by J. H. Dawley. After 14 years' residence here he 
removed to Great Bend, where he died. He had eight children, all of whom attained ma- 
turity and married, and six are now living, namely: Amelia (Mrs. Sylvester Loomis), of Cham- 
pion: Helen (Mrs. Clark Loomis), also of Champion; Almira C. (Mrs. Charles Roberts), of 
Felt's Mills; Martha A. (JMrs. T. B. Phelps), of Lowville; ami John E. and George E., of Great 
Bend. 

James Glazier, Jr., son of James and Lovisa (Hubbard) Glazier, was born in Lowville, 
N. Y., Septembei- 27, 1844. When 18 years of age he enlisted in Co. M, 5th N. Y. H. A., and 
served three years. He was taken sick the second year of his service, and was in the hospital 
in Baltimore six months, when he returned to his regiment. During six months of his service 
he was on detached duty in Frederick City, Mo. His health was ruined in the service of his. 
country, and for the past year he has been confined to his house. He married Margaret Eabb 
while home on a furlough, and they have one daughter, Emily (Mrs. William Austin). 

Prosper L. Eaton was born in Canada, February 1. 1836. When 20 years of age he removed 
to Illinois, where he resided two years, when he returned to Canada. In 1864 he engaged in 
the sash and door business in Gouverueur, N. Y., where he remamed until 1882, when he 
located in West Carthage and engaged in the same business, which he now continues in com- 
pany with his son Charles E. He married Josephine A. Bead, and they have four children, 
Charles E., George L., Amy, and William, all of whom reside in West Carthage. 

John Failing, Jr., was born in St. Johnsville, N. Y., and in 1835 removed with his parents 
to Pamelia, and located on the farm now owned by Mr. Flander. He had eight children who 
attained maturity, of whom Reuben and Menzodied at home; Benjamin lives in Clayton; Eliz- 
abeth (Mrs. Thomas Mowersou), in Iowa; Nancy (Mrs. John S. Dillenbeck) and James in 
Le Raj'; Kate (Mrs. L. J. Jennings), in AntwerjD; and Isaiah, m West Carthage village. Isaiah 
Failing was born in 1822. In 1849 he married Julia A., daughter of Enoch Swartout. of Pa- 
melia, and resided with his father until 185G, when he removed to the town of Le Ray, locat- 
ing near Evans Mills, where he carried on farming for 27 years. He reared four children, 
namely: Delia J., who died at the age of 20 years; Elwood E., who lives in Sherburne, N. Y. ; 
Eunice E. (Mrs. H. E. Van Brocklin), who lives with her father; and Frank A., who resides in 
West Carthage, and is engaged in business in Carthage village. Mr. Failing located in West 
Carthage in 1884. 

Russell P. Lovejoy, son of David L.,was born in Chatham, N. Y., in 1838. August 18, 
1862, he enhsted in Co. I. 5th N. Y. H. A., and was dischaiged July 3. 1865. In 1887 he located 
in West Carthage, where he now resides. He is a blacksmith by trade, but his health not per- 
mitting such heavy labor he has turned his attention to invention, in which he has been quite 
successful. He has invented the " Lovejoy rope fire escape," and also a horse-power potato 
sprinkler. He is now working on other inventions which he hopes will be successful. 

Jacob Kring removed from Montgomery County to Alexandria in 1836, and took up a farm, 
the most of which was then forest land. He married Mary Ann Eoker, of Montgomery County, 
and their children now living in Jefferson County are Alice (Mrs. Orvis Hardy), Elizabeth 
(Mrs. S. B. Bliller), Nancy (Mrs. Clark Patterson), and Alonzo. Alouzo Kring was born in 
1833. He married, first, Mary Sprague, daughter of Benjamin, and located in Redwood, in 



366 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



the town of Alexandria. He had born to him a daughter, Minnie, who resides at home. In 
1870 he located in Carthage, where his wife died in 1872, and in 1874 he married Alzina L., 
daughter of Abel Bigelow, of Redwood. In 1887 he removed to Champion village, where he 
now resides. 

O. C. Ferguson, son of Franklin, was born in Clayton, August 22, 1846. October 14, 1861, 
he enlisted in Co. D, 94th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and served in the battles of Cedar Mountain, 
Rappahannock, Rapidan, and second Ball Run. He was wounded in the last named battle, 
and was taken prisoner, and in 1862 was discharged from the hospital at Alexandria. In July, 
1863, he reenlisted in Co. E, 20th Regt. N. Y. Cav., and was discharged in August, 1865. He 
married Catharine Hogan, and they have three children and reside at Great Bend. 



CLAYTON. 



CLAYTON was formed from Orleans and Lyme, April 27, 1833, and 
was named in honor of Hon. John M. Clayton, United States Senator 
from Delaware. It embraces two-fifths of Penet's Square, a gore 
west and another north of that tract, and Grindstone and several smaller 
islands in the St. Lawrence. The surface of the town is level or slightly roll- 
ing. The principal streams are Chaumont River, which takes a southwest- 
erly course through the town a little south of its central part, and French 
Creek, which takes a northeasterly and northerly course through the north- 
western part, emptying into the St. Lawrence River. The town is bounded 
on the north by the St. Lawrence River, on the east by Orleans, on the south 
by Broivnville, and on the southwest by Cape Vincent and Lyme. Among 
the smaller islands lying within the limits of this town, and occupied as sum- 
mer homes, are Governor's* and Calumet* islands, opposite Clayton village. 
Round Island, upon which is located the Frontenac Hotel, one of the finest 
hotels in this famous region, Washington Island, Little Round Island, and 
Bluff, Robbins, Hemlock, and Maple islands. The latter has recently been 
purchased by Messrs. Charles H. Pierce and W. Allen Butler, of Syracuse, 
who contemplate the erection of an elegant park here. The topography of 
the island and its location are favorable for such an enterprise. Jefferies 
and Grennell islands, constituting Grennell Island Park, are also in this town. 
At the first town meeting held at the house of Isaac L. Carter, June 4, 
1833, the following town officers were elected: Hubbell Fox, supervisor; 
B. F. Faxton, clerk; Gurdon Caswell and Stephen Martin, justices of the 
peace; Jesse Noyes, Abram Burdick, Bariah Carpenter, Jr., assessors; Caleb 
Closson and James Barney, overseers of the poor; Samuel P. Payne, Lloyd 
B. Farrar (or Traver?), Elkanah Corbin, commissioners of highways; Alfred 

* Governor's and Calumet islands were once known respectively as Shot-bag and Powder- 
horn islands. 



TOWN OF CLAYTON. 367 



Fox, John Consaul, Jr., and Joseph Mason, commissioners of schools ; Josiah 
Farrar, David Baker, and B. F. Faxton, inspectors of common schools ; 
Erastus Warner, collector ; Erastus Monroe, T. Haskell, Sydney Spencer, 
and Eldridge G. Tilton, constables. 

In 1880 Clayton had a population of 4,214. The town is located in 
the third school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 25 school 
districts, in which ;^^ teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. The 
whole number of scholars attending school was 1,063, while the aggregate 
days attendance during the year was 96,909. The total value of the school 
buildings and sites was $21,295, and the assessed valuation of all the dis- 
tricts was $1,141,563. The whole amount raised for school purposes was 
$7,704.21, $3,669.12 of which was received by local tax. Charles E. Whit- 
ney was school commissioner. The town has an area of 49,244 acres. 

Clayton (p. o.) village was incorporated April 17, 1872, by a vote of the 
citizens, as provided in an act passed by the state legislature, April 20, 1870. 
The vote stood 140 for and 51 against, the assumption of corporate honors. 
The first election for village officers was held at the Walton House, May 8, 
1872, at which the following were elected : Elijah McCarn, president; S. G. 
Johnston, William Hawes, and S. D. Johnston, trustees ; Stephen Hill, 
treasurer; Charles M. Marshall, collector; and C H. Ross was appointed 
-clerk. The village is situated on the St. Lawrence River, at the mouth of 
French Creek, and was the scene of a brief conflict during the War of 1812. 
The advance of General Wilkinson's army, under command of General 
Brown, reached French Creek on the afternoon of November i, 1813, where 
it was attacked by a British force of two sloops, two schooners, and a strong 
infantry force in boats. Captain McPherson, with a battery of three 18- 
pounder guns, took position on Bartlett's Point, now Prospect Park, and re- 
turned the fire of the enemy, who were repulsed, but renewed the attack in 
the morning, when they were again defeated and forced to abandon their 
purpose. Three Americans were killed and two wounded, while the loss of 
the British was never fully known, although it was afterwards ascertained to 
have been very severe. The safety of the Americans lay in the fact that the 
British vessels, with their heavy 32-pounders, fired too high, and thus overshot 
their foes. Some of their shots have been plowed up on what is known as 
the Kline farm, now within the corporate limits of the village. 

The village was in 1823 named Corneha. In 1831 the name was changed 
to Clayton, which it has since retained. It was at one time very generally 
known as French Creek. In the primitive patent of Penet the creek and 
bay is named lVefe>-iiig/ira Guentere. 

The village is a terminal station on the Utica & Black River division of 
the R., W. & O. Railroad, and is a popular stopping-place for visitors to the 
Thousand Islands, who pronounce a summer stay at Clayton the height of 
enjoyment and repose. Here within sight are many of the beautiful isles 
forming that most wondrous of all archipelagoes— The Thousand Islands, 



368 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



The village was surveyed by Clark W. Candee, in 1824, and resurveyed in 
1833 by Oliver Child. It now contains five churches, one of the best graded 
schools in Jefferson County, two prosperous banks, several fine hotels, nu- 
merous manufacturing institutions, a weekly newspaper, telegraph, telephone, 
and express offices, electric light plant, and a population of about i^Soo. 

E. G. Merick in his day probably carried on the most extensive business 
of any man who has ever lived in Clayton. He and his associates since 
1828 conducted a very large business here in rafting, lumbering, ship building, 
and merchandising. Mr. Merick came to Clayton soon after the village be- 
gan to develop, and remained until about i860, when he went to Detroit, 
where he died. 

Depauville, named in honor of Francis Depau, an early settler here, is 
situated on Chaumont River, at the head of boat navigation, six miles from 
Chaumont Bay. The place was once known as "Catfish Falls," and above 
the falls the river was known as " Catfish Creek." It has a telephone and 
express from Chaumont, two churches (Methodist Episcopal and Freewill 
Baptist), an hotel, grist-mill, saw-mill, several stores and shops, and a popu- 
lation of about 300. The first improvement here was made by Simon and 
Jared White, who came on as trespassers to get out lumber ; but, being 
warned off by the agent, left a quantity of hewn lumber and removed to- 
Three Mile Point, on Chaumont Bay, from which place they started, in May, 
18 1 7, for the West in an open boat. The party consisted of the brothers,, 
their mother, wives, and children, — eleven in all, — and had arrived in Houns- 
field, a mile or two beyond Sackets Harbor, where they put up for the night. 
After leaving this place they were never seen alive. Their boat was found 
robbed of household goods, several hundred dollars which the men had was 
gone, and their bodies exhibited unmistakable marks of violence. The chil- 
dren were found drowned, but the bodies of the women were never found. 
The first house in this village was erected in 181 8 by John Smith. The first 
store was kept by Peter B. Beadle, agent or clerk for Stephen Johnson. 
The first mills were built in 1824 ; the first tavern was kept by one Winthrop 
in 1820, in which year, and in the same building, was also taught the first 
school. The first church edifice was built about 1825, by the Episcopal 
Methodists. 

Clayton Center is a hamlet situated a little northeast of the central part 
of the town. A postofifice was once established here, but has been discon- 
tinued. 

Corbin's Corners is the local name for a settlement about a mile north- 
west from Depauville. 

Thurso (p. o.) is on the north side of Grindstone Island, near which are 
located extensive granite quarries. 

Bank of Clayton.— T\iQ first bank in this town was organized as a private 
institution in the fall of 1876, by A. F. Barker and R. P. Grant, under the 
title of Bank of Clayton. A. F. Barker was president and Mr. Grant was 



TOWN OF CLAYTON. 369 



cashier. The bank was so continued until the fall of 1882, when it was re- 
organized as a state bank, under the same title, with a capital of $26,000, and 
remained so until July, 1884, when Mr. Grant and others purchased Mr. 
Barker's interest, and it was soon after merged into the Exchange Bank. 

T/ie Exchange Bank of Clay ton was organized in 1884, under the state 
law, with an authorized capital stock of $100,000, and a paid up stock of 
$40,000. The present officers of the institution are those elected at its 
organization, and are as follows: John Johnston, president; Jacob Putnam,, 
vice-president; and R. P. Grant, cashier. The directors are, in addition to 
the officers of the bank, Lucien J. Strough, William H. Lingenfelter, Alfred 
D. Lowe, George H. McKinley, John Faley, and William D. Clark. The 
Bank of Clayton was merged in the Exchange Bank soon after the organi- 
zation of the latter, and the business of the old organization was discon- 
tinued. The Exchange Bank is one of the prominent financial institutions 
of the northern part of Jefferson County, and its officers and directors are 
men of recognized business ability, experience, and integrity. The office of 
the bank is pleasantly located on VVater street, commanding a fine view of 
the famous St. Lawrence River. According to the quarterly report, dated 
September 7, 1889, the surplus of the bank was $10,000. 

T/ie Citizens Ba?ik of Clayton was started in December, 1884, by A. F. 
Barker, as a private bank, with William Rees, president ; A. F. Barker, 
cashier ; and O. L. House, assistant cashier. The bank was thus continued 
until October 4, 1887, when it was reorganized as the 

First National Bank of Clayton, with a paid up capital of $50,000. 
The officers were originally and are now as follows: A. F. Barker, president ; 
William Rees, vice-president ; H. W. Morse, cashier ; A. A. Warner, assist- 
ant cashier. The directors are A. F. Barker, William Rees, George H. Strough, 
Charles A. Ellis, Frank L. Hall, James J. Belden, R. B. Biddlecome, and 
W. F. Ford. The surplus is now $9,000. 

The Security Building, Loan, and Savings Association, of Clayton, was in- 
corporated in 1889, under the building and loan association laws of the state 
of New York, with a capital stock of $1,000,000 with shares at $100 each. 
The officers are Hon. James Johnson, president ; Thomas E. Walt, vice- 
president ; A. E. Wood, secretary ; William D. Clark, treasurer ; Charles E. 
Hocknel, manager. 

Thousand Island Electric Light and Tower Company was organized in 
1887 and reorganized in 1888. The new company went into effect January 
I, 1889. The plant is at Strough & Brooks's mill. Twenty-eight arc lights 
and 100 incandescent lights are now in use. The capital stock of the com- 
pany is $15,000. C. A. Ellis is president ; C. E. Rees, secretary; and Sey- 
mour B. Barker, treasurer. 

^SV. La7vrence Kii'cr Skiff, Canoe, and Steam Launch Co., successors to 
A. Bain & Co., is located in Clayton village, where an extensive business is 
done in the manufacture of all kinds of small water craft. A specialty is 

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370 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



made of skiffs, canoes, and steam launches. The fame of the St. Lawrence 
River skiffs is known, not only throughout the United States and Canada, but 
also in England, Australia, and other foreign countries. The boat building 
industry in Clayton was begun in a desultory way about 20 years ago by Xaviar 
Colon. His means were limited, and his appliances for skillful and economi- 
cal work were crude, yet his genius was in the right direction, and led to 
splendid results. As the island population increased the demand for boats 
grew rapidly, until finally several men were employed in their manufacture. 
Finally Dr. A. Bain conceived the idea of uniting the entire boat building 
business under one head. In 1873 the first shop was built for Xaviar Colon^ 
and the business was prosecuted with much vigor. In 1887 the present com- 
pany was formed under the firm name of A. Bain & Co., backed by capital 
in the hands of wealthy citizens of New York city, which was followed by the 
erection of the present extensive factory, 50 by 100 feet in size, three stories 
high, with a basement, and an extensive garret, or dormer story. One year 
after the formation of the company the present comprehensive name was 
given to it, and the manufacture of steam launches, canoes, and other special 
forms of boats was undertaken. The busmess is still under the management 
of A. Bain, and Mr. Colon, who laid the foundation of the business in 1870, 
is still with the firm. 

The Jefferson Comity fish hatchery^ formerly known as the St. Lawrence 
fish hatchery, and owned by M. B. Hill, was established in 1881, and is 
located at Prospect Heights, near the western part of the town, on road 50. 
It is now a state institution, in the jurisdiction of Superintendent Monroe A. 
Green. M. B. Hill is the local superintendent. 

Clayton Furniture Manufacturing Company, on Theresa street, was or- 
ganized in the spring of 1889, with a capital stock of $12,000. The com- 
pany is at present engaged in the manufacture of chamber suits, the power 
being furnished by the Electric Light and Power Co. Frank L. Hall is presi- 
dent ; William H. Consaul, vice-president; C. A. Shaver, secretary; and 
H. S. Barker, treasurer. 

Gardiner M. Skinner, at Clayton, is engaged in the manufacture of troll- 
ing spoon bait, and his goods have acquired a national reputation for their 
sterling worth. Besides being attractive lures, they are uniformly made in 
such substantial manner as to win the confidence of the angler, and withstand 
the struggles and throes of greedy and powerful fish. 

Strough 6^ Brooks. — The business of retailing lumber in the village of 
Clayton was first entered into by Luther Eddy, who may be considered as 
the pioneer in that line. In April, 1880, he associated with him George H. 
Strough, a school teacher, who purchased the business for his son, Arthur B. 
Strough, having no intention of engaging in the business himself. During 
this copartnership the firm name was Eddy & Strough. The first year's busi- 
ness aggregated but little over $6,000. The third year it was over three times 
that amount. Mr. Strough, who had continued teaching up to this time, 



TOWN OF CLAYTON. 371 



then decided to give his whole attention to the lumber trade, and on Jan- 
uary I, 1883, purchased Mr. Eddy's interest, and for the next four years his 
trade increased to over five times the amount done in 1880. January i, 1887, 
wishing to add manufacturing facilities to his increasing business, Mr. Strough 
entered into partnership with Otis Brooks, a well-known and experienced 
lumberman and manufacturer, formerly a member of the firm of Roberts & 
Brooks, of Philadelphia. January 20, 1887, Strough 8z Brooks bought out 
the lumber and manufacturing business of the firm composed of J. B. Flynn 
and Myres Thompson, who occupied the extensive mill and factory at the 
corner of Mary and Theresa streets, where a rock projects out into the bay, 
forming a natural dockage, surrounded by water from six to 1 2 feet deep. 
Messrs. Strough & Brooks proceeded at once to inaugurate a system of im- 
provements which cost them thousands of dollars, but which added corres- 
pondingly to their facilities. Among the improvements have been the erec- 
tion of a store-house for dressed lumber, etc., a fine office building, in which 
is also a hardware and weighing room below and a large room on the second 
floor for priming and glazing purjjoses ; also docks, a coal-house, an engine- 
house in which the Electric Light and Power Company have an 80-horse- 
power boiler and a 60-horse-power engine which propels the machinery for 
Strough iS: Brooks. The factory is furnished with the latest improved ma- 
chinery for manufacturing sash, doors, and blinds, wood turning, and for the 
manufacture of all kinds of joiner goods, furnishing employment to from 20 
to 30 skilled workmen. The transactions of Strough iV Brooks during their 
first year were about $20,000 more than the aggregate of both concerns be- 
fore the purchase of the property of Flynn ^: Thompson. Arthur B. Strough 
is the efficient foreman of their factory, and John W. Williams is employed 
as architect and supervising foreman on all their job work outside. A large 
part of their contract work is in the erecting of buildings planned and drafted 
by him. 

Syracuse Granite Company, incorporated, has a capital stock of $50,000. 
The quarries of the company are located on Grindstone Island, and the busi- 
ness office is in Syracuse. John H. Tolman is president, and William Van 
Auken, secretary. 

The following relating to the ship buildinginterests of Clayton is a revision 
of the sketch published in the History of Jefferson County (1878). 

Ship building began at Clayton in 1832, by Smith & Merick, and has 
since been continued, sometimes giving employment to as many as 100 men. 
From two to four vessels have been built here annually, making a total of 
from 75 to 100, including most of the splendid steamers of the old Onta- 
rio and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's lines. This business began 
here at about the time the burdensome tonnage duties upon the lakes, 
amounting almost to a prohibition, had been removed in part by Hon. Jo- 
seph Hawkins, of Henderson, who represented this district in Congress. 
Fiom this time there existed no limit to the size of the vessels but that of the 



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locks of the Welland Canal. The first vessels built here were the Jesse Smith 
and Horatio Gates, commencefl by Captain Pickering and completed by 
■George S. Weeks, for Smith & Merick, in 1830. G. S. Weeks contmued 
building for the same firm, and built the steamer Black Hawk, and the 
schooners Franklin, Jefferson, Morgiana IVi/letts, Monroe, Gazelle, Madison, 
Lucinda, Cleopatra, Western, Chesapeake, Robert Wood, E. G. Merick, 
Sylph, and others, besides the steamer S7van. Mr. Weeks subsequently built 
vessels in Oswego, and later in Chicago. 

John Oades commenced buildmg for E. G. Merick c\: Co. and Fowler \: 
Esselstyn in 1841, and built the schooners St. Lawrence, John Oades, D. N. 
Barney, Superior, Invincible, New York, Quebec, America, Flying Cloud, 
Sovereign of the Lakes, Northern Light, White Cloud, Northerner, Sky Lark, 
Republic, Clayton, Amelia, Adriatic, Northern Belle, Dashing Wave, Mon- 
ticello, Adirondack, Radiant, Clayton Belle, M. F. Merrick, Montana, Kear- 
sarge, and others, and the steamers Niagara, Cataract, Ontario, Bay State, 
New York, Jenny Lind, British Empire, British Queen, Midge, and Widgeon. 

Thomas Rees built the schooner Mountaineer, and Harrison Persons the 
schooner Marshfield. In 1863 John Oades built the schooner Portland iov 
A. F. Barker. In 1867 John Cant well built the schooner F. D. Barker, and 
in 1868 Simon G. Johnston built the schooner Hobokcn for A. F. Barker. 
Simon G. Johnston commenced building for Fowler & Esselstyn in 1854, 
and built the schooners Greyhound, Eagle Wing, Watchful, Mediator, Sen- 
ator, Snozv Bird, Brooklyn, Aloutpelier, Montcalm, Mofitgotnery, Afontmorency, 
Mont Blanc, Irene, L. B. Stone, Scud, William Home, Hattie fohnson, Henry 
Falger, and Black Dia?no/ia. He also built the steamers T. S. Faxton, 
H. S. Johnston, and Island Belle. 

Mr. Johnston is the only one now engaged in ship building at Clayton, 
Messrs. John Oades and Fowler & Esselstyn having removed to Detroit, 
Mich. The St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe, and Steam Launch Company 
has recently been organized, and the company will continue the business of 
Dr. Bain in the building of skiffs, and will also include small steamboats 
During the last few years Mr. Johnston has built several steam yachts. 

Hough's Histofy of St. La7vrence County is authority for the statement that 
in 1799 there was a single log hut in this town, probably that of some lum- 
ber thieves, who plundered the frontier without restraint or limit during 
many years before any one appeared to show title. Mr. Nathan Ford, the 
pioneer of Ogdensburg, in a letter to Samuel Ogden on this subject, dated 
December 27, 1799, wrote: — 

"There are several personH now catting timber ixpon the two upper to wushipn. I liaveno 
authority to say anything about the matter; but vast injury will take place upon the town- 
ships, and if there are not measures taken immediately, not less than 30,000 or 40,000 staves, 
over and above the square timber which is now getting, that will be taken off. Mr. Wilkins 
took down the names of several who pretended to settle; their motive was onlj' stealing off 
the timber. The thing is now working as I told him would be the case, and if something is 
not done about this business great destruction will arise. An example ought to be made, and 



374 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



this can not be done without sending an officer from Fort Stanwix. They Lave got the timbor 
so boldly that they say there is no law that can be executed upon them here." 

The first permanent settlement in this town was commenced in 1801 or 
1802, by a Mr. Bartlett, at a place called Bartlett Point, about a mile above 
Clayton village, at the mouth of French Creek. The point has recently 
been surveyed and laid out for summer homes, and is known as Prospect 
Park. Bartlett had been placed here by Smith and Delamater, land agents 
at Chaumont, to keep a ferry to Gananoque, but after staying a year or two 
set fire to his house, as tradition says, and ran away by its light. 

In the winter of 1803-04 Smith and Delamater undertook the erection of 
a saw-mill, near the mouth of Wheeler Creek, upon which it was built. The 
expense attending this measure embarrassed them considerably, and contrib- 
uted to their subsequent failure. 

In 1816 Nathaniel Norton, Jr., who had previously been a merchant at 
Russia, N. Y., came as agent for C. H. and E. Wilkes, owners of 12,000 
acres on Tenet's Square, and adjoining the present village of Depauville.* 
Soon after David and Nathaniel Holbrook came to the falls, and with their 
father, under a contract of Alexander Le Ray, the agent of Depau, erected 
a rude apology for a grist-mill, but upon failure of payment the premises were 
sold in 1824 to Stephen Johnson and Peter Martin, who had located as mer- 
chants and lumbermen. At this time there were but two or three log houses 
and the rude mills where Depauville now is. 

In 181 7 Phineas Osborn, father of Thomas S., Schuyler, and Phineas A. 
Osborn, came in from Herkimer County and settled about three miles north- 
west of Depauville, on what is known as Elm Flat. In 18 18 Jerry Carter 
came in and settled near Clayton Center. He came with his father, who was 
a great hunter, and told marvelous tales connected with his hunting expedi- 
tions. In 1 81 9 James D. Gloyd came in with his father, Amos, from Ver- 
mont, and settled on lot No. 39. In 1820 Adam Fry came from Denmark, 
Lewis County, and settled in this town. Gaylord Enos came in from Her- 
kimer County in 1824, his first purchase of land being 50 acres from Depau. 
The first justice of the peace in the town was Gurdon Caswell. 

Grindstone Island is one of the largest of the Thousand Islands, being 
more than five miles in length and from two to three in width. This island, 
with many others, was claimed by the St. Regis Indians at an early day, and 
leased by their agent to British subjects for a long term of years. Upon 
survey of the boundary in 18 18 they were found to belong to our govern- 
ment, and in 1823, upon these islands being patented by the state, in pursu- 
ance with an agreement with Macomb, difficulties arose that threatened for 
a time to result in serious measures, and which have been known locally as 
the War of Grindstone Island. A quantity of pine timber had been cut 
and prepared for rafting, which was claimed by the patentee, but was refused 

* His power of attorney is dated June 20, 1820. 



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to be given up by those in possession. Finding it probable that any attempt 
to serve legal papers upon the parties alleged to be trespassers would be re- 
sisted, a detachment of militia from Lyme, under Capt. S. Green, was called 
out. The timber had mostly been passed over into British waters, and after 
some firing the party in charge of the timber dispersed. One of the militia men 
was accidentally killed by the discharge of his own gun. The question subse- 
quently became a subject of litigation, and was finally settled by arbitration. 
The first court on Grindstone Island was held April 30, 1889, when S. H. 
Slate, justice of the peace, was called upon to investigate a charge of assault 
and battery between two women, sisters-in-law, whose husbands were em- 
ployed in the quarries at Thurso. The defendant in the case was fined $30, 
which was paid. 

The islands in this vicinity have many associations connected with the 
War of 181 2, and affairs growing out of the Patriot movement, which are de- 
tailed in the County Chapter. During the embargo period of 1808 the old 
French road, that had been cut through from the High Falls to the river at 
this point, became a thoroughfare for teams laden with potash, and this con- 
traband trade continued with comparative impunity till the commercial re- 
striction was removed. 

CHURCHES. 

The FreetvUl Baptist Church, of Depauville, was organized March 20, 
1820, by Amasa Dodge, the first pastor, with 15 members. The primi- 
tive structure in which the society first worshiped was built of logs, in 1820, 
and was the first house of worship in the town of which we have any record. 
In 1835 the present stone structure was built at a cost of $3,000. It will 
comfortably seat 250 persons, and is valued, including grounds and other 
property, at $8,000. The society now has a , membership of 65, under the 
pastoral charge of Rev. Barton G. Blaisdell. The Sunday-school has a mem- 
bership of eight teachers and 80 scholars. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Depauville. — A Methodist class was or- 
ganized at Depauville as early as 1821, and it is mentioned as one of the 
23 appointments in the old Black River district, and within the Genesee 
Annual Conference, in 1822. The society was organized November 25, 
1834, with Martin Spicer, Abel F. Low, Caleb Closson, VVareham P. 
Case, and Timothy O'Connor, trustees. Meetings were at first held in pri- 
vate dvveUings, and in the old frame school-house. The present church edi- 
fice was erected in 1 851, at a cost of about $3,000, and was dedicated by 
Rev. A. J. Phelps. The present value of church property, including build- 
ing and grounds, is $6,500. The present membership is 150, and Rev. 
Leroy Grant is the pastor. The Sunday-school has 25 teachers and 88 
scholars. 

The Second Methodist Episcopal Church of Clayton, located on the corner 
of John and Jane streets, in Clayton village, was organized October 5, 1840, 



376 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



by Rev. Hiram Shepard and seven trustees, with eight members. The first 
pastor was Rev. Benjamin Phillips, who was succeeded by Rev. Hiram Shep- 
ard. The first church edifice, the present wood structure, was built as a 
union church by the Methodists and Baptists in 1840, at an original cost of 
$4,000. In 1846 the present society purchased the Baptists' interest in the 
building, which will comfortably seat 350 persons and is valued, including 
grounds and other church property, at $11,000. The present membership 
is 155, under the pastoral charge of Rev. S. O. Barnes. The Sunday-school 
has a membership of 18 teachers and 175 scholars. 

The First Baptist Church of Clayton, located on John street, in Clayton 
village, was organized October 6, 1840, by five trustees, and at its organiza- 
tion consisted of 17 members. The first pastor was Rev. E. G. Blount. 
The church edifice was erected of wood in 1850, at a cost of $2,000. It will 
comfortably seat 250 persons, and its present value, including grounds and 
other church property, is $3,500. The present membership of the church is 
50, under the pastoral care of Elder Thompson. The Sunday-school has a 
membership of 11 teachers and 75 scholars. 

Christ Protestant Episcopal Churchy located in Clayton village, was organ- 
ized in 1868, by the rector, wardens, and vestry, and at its organization 
consisted of 10 members. The first rector was Rev. H. R. Lockwood (now 
D. D.), present rector of St. Paul's Cathedral, Syracuse. Their house of 
worship was erected in 1869 at a cost of $10,000. It is built with a stone 
basement and brick superstructure, will comfortably seat 250 persons, and is 
valued, including grounds and other church property, at about $12,000. The 
church now has 60 communicants, and Rev. J. E. Walton is the rector. The 
Sunday-school has 13 teachers, and about 60 or 70 scholars. 

The German Methodist Episcopal Churchy located in the eastern part 
of the town, was organized in 1880, with Rev. Samuel Bean as the first 
pastor. Rev. W. J. Merle, of Orleans, is the present pastor. The Sunday- 
school as a membership of five teachers and about 50 scholars. 

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, located on James street in Clayton 
village, was organized in 1838 by Rev. Francis Gouth, the first pastor, and 
at its organization had 15 families in its parish. Occasional services 
were held by missionaries in private dwellings and in the school-house some 
years prior to the regular organization of the church. The first house of 
worship was erected in 1841 or '42. The present elegant stone structure was 
commenced in 1885, was dedicated December 11, 1889, and cost about 
$23,000. The exterior of the church presents a fine appearance, and the 
interior is appropriately furnished and decorated. The aggregate cost of the 
three marble altars was about $1,250. The church will seat 1,200 persons, 
and is valued, including grounds and other property, at $25,000. The 
present number of famiHes in the parish is 300, under the pastoral charge of 
Rev. Edward G. Brice. 





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ALDEN F. BARKER. 

Alden Farnsworth Barker, the subject of this sketch, was born October 21, 
1822, in the town of Walden, Caledonia County, Vermont — a town nestled 
among the Green Mountains. He was the eldest of nine children — five sons 
and four daughters. His parents were descended from English stock, and 
were as rugged and hardy as the hills that witnessed the birth of these children. 
Here young Alden passed his early boyhood, doing chores on the home- 
stead and going to the district school at odd intervals, until 1833, when 
1 1 years of age, he went to the village of Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, 
this state, to work on his father's farm of 60 acres, of that place, and the 
following year he went to the town of Potsdam, same county, to live with 
Aaron Eddy, and in May, 1837, moved with Mr. Eddy to Clayton and was 
clerk in the grocery store of A. & L. Eddy, of that place, until 1842, when, 
with his savings aggregating the modest sum of $100, and the credit 
obtained through strict honesty and sober and industrious habits, he 
purchased the stock of that firm, and thus may be said to have got his first 
start in his business career. 

In August, 1844, he married Laura D. Smith, who was then teaching a 
district school in the town of Clayton, and a daughter of the late Hon. Ben- 
jamin Smith, of Russell, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. Three sons and one 
daughter have been the issue of this marriage, all of whom are now living in 
Clayton. 

Henry S. Barker, the eldest son, is engaged in the mercantile trade at that 
place. Seymour B. Barker, next youngest, is secretary of the Thousand 
Island Steamboat Company, and is engaged also in the vessel business. 
Frank D. Barker, the youngest son, is an alumnus of the Syracuse Univer- 
sity and the Albany Law School, and occupies the position of deputy collec- 
tor of customs at Clayton, to which office he was appointed in October, 1885, 
under President Cleveland's administration. Celinda, the daughter and 
youngest child, is married to Solon H, Johnson, only son of the Hon. James 
Johnson, of Clayton. 

Mr. Barker continued in the grocery trade at the old stand known as the 
" Cataract House," on Water street, until 1845, when he, together with A. & 
L. Eddy, put up the building now known as the " Hayes House," and con- 
ducted the business with them until 1847, when he built a store of his own 
and carried on a general merchandise business in this building until it was 
destroyed by the great fire of August, 1853, but this was replaced by a brick 
structure the following year, and which is still standing. In 1856 he formed 
a partnership with Simeon D. Fobes, then a clerk in the store, and contin- 
ued this relationship up to the year i860, when the partnership was dissolved, 
Mr. Barker continuing the business, together with other and larger inter- 
ests, up to the year 1873, when he was succeeded by his sons, H. S. and 
-S. B. Barker. 



378 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



In 1856 Mr. Barker purchased his first interest in vessels, engaging in the 
grain trade on the chain of lakes between Chicago and Ogdensburg. Dur- 
ing the years 1863, 1867, and 1868, respectively, and vi^hile having an 
interest in other vessels, he built at Clayton the schooners Portland, Frank 
D. Barker, and Hobokcn, and continued in the business up to the year 1887. 

But the enterprise with which Mr. Barker's name is most prominently as- 
sociated, and with which the interests and prosperity of his town have been 
most closely connected, was the building of the Clayton and Theresa Railroad. 
The bonding of the several towns along the line for this project was com- 
menced m 1 87 1, but on account of the strong opposition made by many of 
the taxpayers it was only accomplished after a hard fought and closely con- 
tested struggle. But the organization of the Clayton and Theresa Railroad Co. 
was effected that year with Mr. Barker as president, and Russell B. Biddlecom, 
of the town of Orleans, as secretary and treasurer, which respective offices 
these gentlemen held until the road was merged into that of the Utica and 
Black River Railroad in 1885. The building of the road was commenced 
soon after the towns were bonded and was pushed forward with great vigor, 
and was completed in October, 1873, but only after many formidable obsta- 
cles had been overcome. 

An appeal had been taken from the decision of Judge Sawyer (then county 
judge), that the several towns along the line had taken all the necessary 
steps to qualify them to issue bonds in aid of the construction of this road ; 
and while this appeal was pending the bonds, which nevertheless had been 
issued, had no market value. As it was necessary to realize on these bonds 
to buy the iron and carry the project forward, Mr. Barker bought $25,000 
of them with his own means, and thus enabled the company to carry on the 
work to a successful termination. It is not too much to say that while this 
road, which has been the great source of the prosperity of the towns of 
Clayton and Orleans for the past 17 years, would have ultimately been 
built in the then distant future, its building would have undoubtedly been 
many years postponed had it not been for the indomitable pluck and perse- 
verance, the untiring labors and generous support of Alden F. Barker and 
his able coadjutor, Russell B. Biddlecom. 

In 1873 he, together with S. G. Johnston and L. A. Holt, built the steamer 
T. S. Faxton for the excursion business on the St. Lawrence, and in 1877 they 
built the steamer Island Belle to run between Cape Vincent and Alexandria 
Bay in connection with trains on the R., W. & O. Railroad at Cape Vincent, 
In 1884 Mr. Barker associated himself with the Folger Brothers, of Kings- 
ton, Canada, in building the magnificent steamer St. Latvrence, to take the 
place of the Island Belle, and an organization was effected under the name 
of the " Thousand Island Steamboat Company," which still owns this steamer 
with several others, controlling as it does most of the steamboat traffic on the 
river. Mr. Barker is at present vice-president of this company. Prior to 
1876 Clayton had had no bank, but that year Mr. Barker formed a partner- 



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ship with R. P. Grant and conducted a private bank, styled the Bank of Clay- 
ton, Mr. Barker being the president and Mr. Orant, cashier, and continuing 
the same to January, 1883, when it was organized into a state bank and with 
the same officers. In July of the following year Mr. Barker sold his interest 
in the bank, and in December following organized a private bank known as 
the "Citizens' Bank" and conducted the same to October, 1887, when he 
organized the " First National Bank of Clayton," with over 70 stockholders 
and a capital of $50,000, and with himself as president ; William Rees, 
vice-president; H. W. Morse, cashier; and A. A. Warner, assistant cashier, who 
are the present officers of the bank. It is doing a large and profitable busi- 
ness, and is now counted one of the leading financial institutions of the 
county. Mr. Barker is also a trustee of the Jefferson County Savings Bank. 
Thus this account of Mr. Barker's long and successful business career is 
largely the history of the village of Clayton. 

In politics Mr. Barker has always been an ardent Democrat, casting his 
first vote for James K. Polk for President in 1844. He has uniformly de- 
clined office, and has only accepted a nomination when he knew his party 
was in a hopeless minority. He was nominated for member of Assembly in 
1866, but declined the nomination, although he could have undoubtedly been 
elected. He has always encouraged home enterprise, and has contributed 
largely of his efforts and means to that end. He built the large three story 
brick block on Water street, and his large brick residence on John street, 
recently completed to take the place of the one destroyed by the great fire of 
1887, is one of the handsomest in the county. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Warren Hall, son of Benjamin and grandson of George, was born in West Greenwich, 
N. Y., whence he removed to Jefl'erson Connty and located at Stone Mills, in Februarj', 1815. 
He subsequently located on a farm, on road 6, in this town, whei-e he died in 1879, aged 88 
years. He married Martha, daughter of Joshua Rogers, of Greenwich, and their children 
were Norman, Louisa, Hiram, Benjamin, Phebe M., Warren, Polly M., Hannah, George, 
Joseph W., and Henry. Henry Hall, who was a native of Clayton, married Mina, daughter of 
Christopher and Margaret (Petrie ) West, of Cape Vincent, by whom he has four children — 
Clara E., Delia E., Phebe M., and Henry W. He is a farmer, and occupies the homestead on 
road 6. Joshua Rogers, mentioned before, served in the Revolutionary war and was murdered 
at Brownville, in 1826, aged 50 years. Following is a copy of the marriage certificate of Ben- 
jamin Hall: — 

"I hereby sertify that Benjamin Hall Son to George Hall and Mary Sweet Daughter to 
William Sweet dead both of west Greenwich was Lawfully Joyned together in marriage by me. 
"west greenwich 7th of October 1790 

"Elijah Green Elder." 

John Norton, son of Nathaniel, who was an officer in the Revolutionary war, was born on 
Long Island, and from there removed to Herkimer County. He came to Clayton in 1816, and 
was the first settler on a farm on road 89, known as the Norton farm, where he died in 1844, 
aged 73 years. Hia wife, Hannah lung, died in Herkimer County. Of their three children, 
John, Jr., was born in Herkimer County in 1798, and came to Clayton with his father, from 
Brownville, in 1816, their only guide being "blazed" trees. His wife, Susan Smith, of Nor- 
way, N. Y., daughter of David and SusannaU (Hathaway) Smith, was born in 1800. They were 
married in 1823. and their children were Maryetta. David, 1st, David. 2d. Isaac S.. Lueena, 



380 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Eliza, Irene, and (ireorge A., born July 25, 1841. Lnt'ena, Eliza, and George A. still reside iu 
(i'layton, on the farm settled by their grandfather. 

Anthony Atwood, a native of Vermont, was one of the early settlers of Clayton. Heoame 
here in 1817 and located at Depauville, where he resided until his death. At the time of bis 
settlement here there were no houses where the village of Clayton now is. His wife, Polly, 
bore him six children, viz.: Isaac, Chandler, Olive, Cynthia, Zilla, and Coville. Isaac Atwood 
was born in Vermont and came to Clayton with his father. He married Luthera Stetson, and 
their children are Janette, Charles, James L., and Montreville W. The latter, who was born 
in Clayton, married Emma, daughter of Isaac and Adaline (Hudson) Cleveland, of this town, 
and they have a daughter, Adaline. James L. Atwood married Arvilla, daughter of Francis 
Dodge, and their cliildren are Celia and Isaac. He is a hardware merchant in company with 
his brother Montreville W., and has been in business since 1879. 

Aai'on Kittle, a native of Pennsylvania, was one of the early settlers of Clayton, on Grind- 
stone Island. He died on Sir John's Island, Canada, in 1871, at an advanced age. He married 
Sarah, daughter of Christopher and Sarah (Shepard) Rusho, of Landsdown, Canada, by whom 
he had the following children: David, James, Charles, Mary, Esther, Jane, Maria, and Nancy. 
David Kittle was born on Grindstone Island in 1818. He married Malida, daughter of John 
and Filinda (Crawford ) Stoliker, of Gananoque, Canada, and their children are Lewis, Hat- 
tie, and Sarah. Mr. Kittle has occupied his present farm on road 1. on Grindstone Island, for 
31 years. He was the tirst settler on this farm. 

Elkanah Corbin, a native of Russia, N. Y., came to Clayton in 1818, and died here in 1864, 
aged 75 years. He married Lucy A. Clark, and their children were Simon J., L-a H., Melzer, 
Irvinof, and Alanson C. The latter was born in the town of Russia, and when seven years of 
age came to Clayton with his parents. He married Eliza, daughter of Elijah and Betsey 
(Howe) Bowe, of Troy, N. Y. , who bore him 10 children, viz.: Elizabeth, Lucy A., Caroline, 
Harriet, Ellen, Flora, Emily, Salomia, Sherman, and James H. The latter, who was born in 
Clayton, married Caroline A., daughter of Calvin and Zaire A. (Romain) Guiteau, of Cape 
Vincent, and their children are Carrie I., Harry C, Herman I., and Ernest W. Mr. Corbin is 
a market gardener. 

John Pntnam, a native of Vermont, and a descendant of General Israel Putnam, I'esided 
in Clayton many years. He died in Mexico, Oswego County, aged 80 years. He had three 
children. Parley, Polly, and Asa. Parley Putnam was born in Herkimer County, and in 1818 
located in Clayton, where he died in 1883, aged 84 years. He married Prudence Allen, of 
Herkimer County, and they had 11 children, namely: Harriet, John, Amasa S., Caroline, Ann, 
Albert H., Alvin, Sophronia, Alfred. Alvira, and Amou T. The latter, who was born in Clay- 
ton, married, iirst, Eliza A., daughter of Potter and Nancy (Hai-t) Sheldon, by whom he had a 
daughter, Georgianna, and second, Harriet, adopted daughter of Isaac and Mary (Babcock) 
Carter, by whom he has two children, Nettie A. and Clarence A. He is a farmer on road 51, 
where he has resided 36 years. Albert H. was born in Clayton, where he married Susan, daugh- 
ter of John and Magdalen (Consaul) Lingenfelter, July 29, 1883, and they have three children. 
Gilbert J., Almeda, and Maggie M. He resides in Clayton on the homestead farm, on read 53, 

John Ackert, a native of Germanj% immigrated to America and located at Rhinebeck 
Flats, Dutchess County, N. Y., where he engaged in farming, and died at an advanced age. He 
had four children, of whom Abram A., born in Rhinebeck Flats, was one of the pioneer settlers 
in Clayton, locating here in 1819. He died here in 1868, aged 84 years. His wife, Abigail, daugh- 
ter of James and Lucy (Hamilton) Giffin, of Canada, also died in 1868, aged 73 years. Their 
children were Cyrus H., Mary J., James, Marus, Lucj', 1st, Lucy, 2d, Anna F., and Page. Page 
Ackert was born in Clayton, October 8, 1824. He married Martha E., daughter of Benjamin 
and Florenza (Ellsworth) Pierce, of Cape Vincent, and their children are George P., Charles P., 
Flora G., Cyrus L., and Mina M. He occupies the homestead farm of his father on road 27. 
Benjamin Pierce was a native of Connecticut, and served iu tlie Revolutionary war. His son 
Benjamin served at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, and drew a pension. 

John Spencer, a native of Granville, N. Y., came to Clayton in 1819, and died here in 1847, 
aged 66 years. He married Nancy, daughter of Nathaniel Warner, of Granville, and their 
children were Sidney, Jason, Hannah, Ambrose, John O., Albert, Alonzo, Triphena, Tryphosa, 
Persis, Urban, and Aurilla. John O. Spencer was born in the town of Lorraine, and in 1820, 
when 11 years of age, removed to Clayton. He married, tirst. Elvira, daughter of Jonathan 



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and Hepsibah Hall, of this town, by whom he had live children, Philander A., Flora, Lucena,. 
Emily, and Lestina. He married, second, Mrs. Zillah Lowe, daughter of Anthony and Polly 
(Larkins) Atwood, of Connecticut. He is a retired farmer, and resides in this town at the ad- 
vanced age of 80 years. His wife is 71 years of age. Her first husband was Isaac Lowe, by 
whom she has tln-ee children, Alfred, Marcelia, and Frank. Philander A. Spencer was born in 
Clayton in 1833. He married Sophia D., daughter of Lewis Grace, of Madison County, and 
their children are Charles F. and Eugene O. Mr. Spencer served in Co. G, 186th N. Y. Vols., 
and was honorably discliarged in June, 1865, at the close of the war, and is now drawing a 
pension. He was in Petersburg, Va., at the time of General Lee's snrrendei-. 

Zebulon Bass, of Scotch .lescent. was born in Saratoga County. N. Y., June I'J, 1781. In 
1820 he located in Clayton, on Grindstone Island, where he died of cholera in 1832, aged 51 
j'ears. He married Sally, daughter of Ephraim Smith, of Maytield, N. Y., and their children 
were Alanson, JIajor, Olive, Julia A., Chancey, Charles M., Ephraim (who died in the army), 
William, John ;\1., and Sally A. William Bass was born on Grindstone Island in May, 1824. 
He married Sarah M., daughter of Daniel and Arvilla (Marsh) Whitney, of Brownville, who 
bore him chiklren as follows: Calvin W. (deceased), Ilhoba A., Martha A., and Hattie A. The 
latter married a Mr. Marshall and died April 22, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Bass reside In Clayton, 
aged respectively 65 and 59 years. They occupy a farm on road 48, where they have resided 38 
years. Rhoba Bass married Melvin I. Dodge, and they have four children, viz.: Enmia. Win- 
nie, Ora, and Irwin. Martha Bassmairied Eugene Garnsey, and they have a daughter, Jessie. 

Alanson Bass, son of Zebulon, married Julia Ann, daughter of John and ^Martha (Barkhart) 
Phillips, of Massena, N. Y., and their children are Edward L., Caroline. John, Charles P., and 
Chauneey. Edward L. was born in Clayton,. January 27. 1833. He married Margaret J. Smith, 
of Dixon's Landing, Canada, daughter of Jolin and Catharine (Enipy) Smith, and their chil- 
dren are Alice, Charles, Ida, Lilly, Edward, and Willy. Mr. Bass is a steamboat captain, and' 
resides in Clayton. Charles P. Bass married Frances H., daughter of Merritt and Mary (Grim- 
shaw) Ghee, of Marysville, by whom he has a son, Charles A. Mr. Bass was l)orn in this town 
.and has always resided here. 

John Marshall, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, came to Galloe Island from Lisl)on, N. Y.. 
where he engaged in farming, dying there at the age of 80 years. He married Janette Given, 
of Scotland, who bore him eight children, viz.: John, James, William, Archibald, David, 
Thomas, llobert, and Janette. Arcliibald Marshall removed from Galloe Island to Clayton in 
1820, and died here in 1880, aged 80 years. ;Mr. Marshall was a captain and river pilot. When 
he removed to (Uayton there was but one log house in the village, located where Strough Si 
Brooks's sash and blind factor}' now is. He married Julia A., daughter of William and Ann 
(Whitney) Hawes, of (Cleveland, Ohio, by whom he had three children — Emma J., Charles M.. 
and Willard R. His widow survives, aged 74 years. Willard R. Marshall married, first. Nellie 
M. Estus. by whom he had three children, Aggie M., Jesse T., and Clarence U. He married, 
second, Catharine Mills, of Ogdensburg, by whom he has a son, Archit>akl H. 

Jacob Seeber, a native of Danube, N. Y., came to Clayton in 1821, dynig here in 1879, aged 
79 years. He married Esther, daugliter of Daniel Pettit, of Clayton, and they had children as 
follows: Eli J., Henry H., Charles, Daniel, Nancy, Eva, and Sylvenus H. The latter, who was 
born in Clayton, married Carrie, daughter of Morgan and Susan (Wheeler) Mottitt, of this 
town, by whom he has a daughter. MoUie. He is a cheesemaker. 

William Hayes, a native of Tipperrary, Ireland, resided in Boonville and Orleans, N. Y., 
and died in Clayton in 1870, aged 82 years. He married Ann Kellett, of Carthage, and they 
had two children, viz.: Mary A. (Mrs. John Hunt), of Neenah, Wis., and John W. The lat- 
ter was born in La Fargeville, wlience he removed to Clayton and located upon the homestead 
of his father. He married, first, Jlaigaret, daughter of Michael Milieu, who bore him five 
children, viz.: William T., MoUie F.. Michael G., Annie M.. and John. He married, second, 
Margaret, daughter of Malachi and Mary (Ryan ) Gooley, and they have a daughter, Kittie, and 
an adopted daughter, Ida J. Kanaley. 

Daniel Hill, a native of New Jersey, died in Saratoga County in 1829, aged 75 years. He 
married Mary Van Pelt, of Saratoga, and of their seven children, Daniel, Jr., was born in Sara- 
toga, located in Watertown in 1815, and in 1822 removed to Clayton, where he died in 1866, 
aged 79 years. He married Margaret Stevenson, of Saratoga County, daughter of Peter and 
Elizabeth Stevenson, and tliev had six children, vi/.: Walter G.. Washington. Ijconard. Jetfer- 



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son, Margaret, and Harrison. Blargaret Hill married Alanson P., son of Gideon and Lucy 
( Congdon) Rogers, and their children are Winfleld and Ella. 

John Van Dewalker, a native of Herkimer County, N. Y., died in Pamelia, aged about 88 
years. Of his 10 children, Henry, a native of Herkimer County, came to Clayton in 1823, and 
here resided until his death, in 1883, aged 82 years. He served in the Patriot war. He mar- 
ried Louisa Guyre, of Montgomery County, daughter of John Guyre, who served in the Revo- 
lutionary war, and their children were Olive, Mai-y Ann, Almira, Angeline, Julia, Celestine, 
Jane, Maria, and Melzer W. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married, first, Margaret 
Demster, of Watertown, daughter of John Demster, by whom he had a daughter, Ida M.> 
and second, Mary A. Rees, of Clayton, daughter of Captain David and Masseline (Laban) 
Rees, and their children are George H., Fred M., Earl R,, Ethel M., and Milton. Mr. Van De- 
walker served three years in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was honorably discharged. 

Oren Smith, a native of Litchfield, Conn., removed to Charlotte, Vt., where he married 
Matilda, daughter of Isaac and Lovisa (Butterfleld) Webb, by whom he had a son, Oren W., 
born in Chittenden County in May, 1810. Oren W. came to Clayton in 1828, where he now re- 
sides. He married Selecta E. Everest, of Meriden, N. H., daughter of Joseph and Eleanor 
(Hunt) Everest, who died in 1864, aged 30 years. Mr. Smith has been postmaster at Clayton 20 
years, and served as coroner several years. He served in the Patriot war in 1838, and was taken 
prisoner at Prescott in what was known as the "Wind-Mill Fight," and with 100 others was 
sentenced to death. His sentence, with 80 others, was commuted to banishment for life, and 
he was transported to Van Diemen's Land. Eleven of those taken prisoners at Prescott were 
hung at Kingston. After living five year.s at Van Diemen's Laud he was pardoned by Queen 
Victoria, through the intercession of friends in Canada, and returned to Clayton, where he 
now resides at the age of 79 years. 

Daniel Porter, a native of New Haven, Conn., located in Clayton in 1829, where he died, 
aged 92 years. He married Ruth Ludden, of Massachusetts, and of their five children, Asa E. 
Porter married Lovisa T. Hubbard, of Carleton, Orleans County, daughter of Samuel W. and 
Lucinda (Thomas) Hubbard, and their children are Olivia D., WiUard C, Pitt O., and Hub- 
bard. Mr. Porter died in 1882, aged 72 years. His widow, Lovisa T., survives at the age of 
77 years, and resides in Clayton. Samuel W. Hubbard served in the War of 1812, and died in 
1848, aged 55 years. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, and lived to the advanced age of 
92 years. 

Gideon Lowe was born in New York, and died in Clayton. He was the father of 10 chil- 
dren, of whom Isaac was born in Copenhagen, N. Y., and when 17 years of age removed to 
Clayton, where he died in 1879, aged 67 years. He married Zilla Atwood, by whom he had 
children as follows: Alfred, Celia, Adelaide, Letheria, Frank, and Prank D. The latter, who 
was born in Clayton, married Gertrude, daughter of Sanford and Betsey (Rice ) Plumb, of this 
town, and they have a son, Ross B. Mr. Lowe now occupies the homestead farm upon which 
he was born. 

William Frame, a native of Vermont, was a practicing physician in Herkimer County for 
several years, when he located in Depauville, in this town, where he continued in practice 
until his death in 1847, aged 71 years. He succeeded Dr. Page, who was the first physician in 
this town. He married Clarissa Joy, of Vermont, and their children were Luke E., Solomon 
v., Betsey, and Ann. Luke E. Frame was born in Russia. Herkimer County, and located in 
Depauville with his parents. He became a physician and surgeon, and succeeded to the prac- 
tice established by his father, which he continued until his death in 1883, aged 71 years. He 
married Louisa Humb, by whom he had three children, George B., Silas W., and Solomon V. 
The latter married Avis D., daughter of James and Deborah (Fry ) Johnson, by whom he has 
three children, viz.: Merton E., Hei-bert J., and Vivene B. He graduated from the Buffalo 
Medical College in 1862, and in 1863 enlisted in the late war as surgeon and served till 1865. 
He succeeded his father at Depauville, then was located at Three Mile Bay for two years, and 
is now practicing his profession in Clayton village. His son Merton E., who is a boot and shoe 
merchant in Clayton, married Fanny, daughter of William and Maryette (Johnson) Hills, of 
Chaumont, and they have a daughter, Corinne M. 

James Barney and his wife, Hannah, had six children, James, Lyman, Josiah, Hannah, 
(who married James Littlefield, of Rural Hill, town of Ellisburgh), Harriet, and Lynn. Lynn 
Barney was born in Ellisburgh, and was one of the early settlers of Clayton, where he died in 



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1843, aged 39 years. He followed the dual occupation of farmer and blacksmith. He married 
Lydia C. Case, of Clayton, daughter of Wareuni and Mercy (Clark) Case, of Massachusetts, 
^nd their children were Andrew .J., Chauncey L., Blorris, Syrena, Lucetta E., Lyman, Althea 
L., Lydia C, Eliza, and Almond M. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married Mary J., 
daughter of George W. and Margaret ( Waffle ) Saulsbnry, by whom he has had three children, 
viz.: Addison L., who died young, Cora A., and Frankie A. He is a farmer. Cora A. Barney 
married Preston, son of Halsey and Polly (Merrill) Ellis, of Clayton, in 1874, and they have a 
daughter, Clarence A. Mr. Ellis is a farmer. 

Henry Walt, who served in the War of 1812, was a native of Germany, whence he 
emigrated to America and was one of the early settlers of Watertown. He 8ubse<iuently 
removed to Niagara County, N. Y. His children were Sarah, Elizabeth, Catharine, Christian, 
David, William, and Henry. The latter, who was born in Watertown, was one of the early 
settlers in Clayton, where he located upon a farm, upon which he died in 1881, aged 75 years. 
He married Eliza C, daughter of Thomas and Catharine (Schram) Faulkner, of Clayton, by 
whom he had eight children, viz.: Thomas E., Henry, Emmet, Milo, Mary A., Caroline, Am- 
marett, and Eliza. His widow, Eliza C, survives at the age of 76 years, and with her sons, 
Henry and Emmet, occupies the homestead farm. 

Fred Rogers, son of William, was born in the town of Orleans, where he married Corey, 
daughter of Abner and Clarissa (Carter) Evens, by whom he has a daughter, Bessie. He is- 
proprietor of a bakery on James street in Clayton village. 

James Plundi, a native of Vermont, was one of the pioneer settlers in this town, locating 
-at Depauville when the only habitation there was an Indian hut. Here he cleared a farm and 
built a grist-mill, dying in 1879, aged 86 years. His wife died in 1865, aged 60 years. Sanford 
Plumb, son of James, still owns the farm settled by his father. He married Betsey, daughter 
of Leander Rice, of Cape Vincent, and his children are Sophronia, who resides in Dakota, 
Emma, of Montana, Gertie, Nettie, of Clayton, Beatrice, and Winnie. 

William Murdock, a native of Scotland, emigrated to Canada, and in 1830 located in Clay- 
ton, where he died in 1861, aged 59 years. He married Isabella, daughter of John and 
Margaret Mitchell, of Scotland, and their children were Ellen, John, Ann, William, Belle, 
Peter, Andrew, Sanmel and James (twins). David, and Elva. Peter Murdock was born in 
•Canada and came to Clayton with his father. He married Mary, daughter of John and Mary 
(Hugunin) Marshall, of this town, and their children are Robert, Edgar, Wallace, Jessie, and 
Mina. Mr. Murdock is a farmer on Grindstone Island. William Murdock, previously men- 
tioned, was born in Canada and came to Clayton with his father, locating on Grind- 
stone Island. He married Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Rhoda (Hanion ) Marshall, of 
this town, and tiieir children are William C, Alfred, David. Ora J., and Annie I. Mrs. Isa- 
bella Murdock, widow of William. Sr., is still living, on Grindstone Island, at the advanced 
age of 84 years. 

Abram Dana was frozen to death in Ellisburgh. His wife, Lucinda Smith, bore him eight 
children, viz.: Nicholas, Abram, Charles, Hannah, Susan, Maria, Sobrina, and David Z. The 
tatter was born in Ellisburgh and in 1830 came to Clayton. He married Emily Bovee, 
of Johnstown, N. Y., daughter of John G. and Emeline (Bard) Bovee, and they have three 
children, Almira L., Lovina J., and Hannah M. He enlisted in the late war in Co. B, 60th 
N. Y. Inf., for three years or during the war, and was so severely wounded in the leg that am- 
putation was necessary. He was in the battle of Antietam and with Sherman in his famous 
march to the sea, was honorably discharged, and is now drawing a pension. 

Lewis Consaul, son of Matthew and Hannah (Lewis) Consaul, was l)orn in Amsterdam 
N. Y., whence he removed to Clayton in 1831, dying here in 1874, aged 62 years. He married 
Jane Ann, daughter of John I. and Alida (Winnie) Lingenfelter, and their children 
were Blatthew, Alida, Delia, Catharine, Joseph (who served in the late war on the gunboat 
Mound Citij, and died in the service), Silas W.. John V., Enos, and William H, The latter 
was born in Clayton. He married Julia M., daughter of Francis and Eliza (Webb) Barrett, 
and they have two children, Eliza and Cornelia. Mr. Consaul is a dealer in coal and produce 
in Clayton village. He has served as assessor, deputy collector of customs, commissioner of 
highways six years, and trustee of Clayton village six years. Mrs. Jane A. Consaul survives 
her husband, aged 76 years. Silas W. Consaul was born in Clayton, where he married Viola, 
•daughter of Joshua and Clarissa (Farr) Crosby, and their children are William. Elmer, Julia, 
and Glenni M. He is a farmer on road 50, in this town, where he has resided eight years. 



384 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Charles A. Comins, son of James who served in the War of 1812, was born in Herkimer 
County, whence he removed to Clayton in 1838, where he died in 1885, aged 75 years. He mar- 
ried Sally Ingraham, of Antwerp, and their children were Alletta, Maria, Adaline, George, and 
James H. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married Addie, daughter of Morris Cornwell, 
of Lyme, and their children are Carrie, Hendrick, Jennie, Vinlou P., Charles A., Walton, Ray- 
mond, and Harrison. He is a market gardener on road 49, in this town. His mother, Sally, 
survives at the age of 77 years, and resides on road 71. George Ingraliam served in the Revo- 
lutionary war. 

George Steele, a native of Vermont, and a carpenter by trade, located in Clayton in 1831, 
and died here in 1874. He served in the War of 1812. He married Tamsen Knapp, of Brown- 
ville, by whom he had the following children: Reuben, Elizabeth, Ebenezer,Volney, Sophronia, 
Sally, Selden, Alvin, Mary Jane, George, and William. The latter, who was born in Brown- 
ville, came to Clayton in 1851. where he now resides. He married Louisa E., daughter of Alia 
and Betsey E. ( Schinner) Pettengill, of Wolf Island, and their children are Harriet A., Ed- 
wai-d, Edwin, Alvin D., Charles, William R., Emery U., Sophronia E., Milton, Addie L., aiul 
Byron M. Mary Jane Steele married Reuben Allen, of Clayton, who died in 1867, aged 30 
years. Her children are Bessie, Garry, Sarah, Walter B., Riley M., and Melzer W. Mrs. Allen 
resides in Clayton, at the age of 60 years. Riley Allen married Jennie Williams, of Bay City, 
Mich., daughter of Capt. William Williams, and their children are Gesine, Jesse M.,an(l Ruth- 
Mr. Allen is a steamboat engineer. 

Isaac Barrett, a Revolutionary soldier, was born and died in Vermont. His children were 
Levi, Isaac, Rebecca, and Abigail. Isaac Barrett, Jr., came to Brownville, where he resided 
many j'ears. He was a millwright, and did work in many of the surrounding towns. He died 
in Le Ray in 1868, aged 69 years. He married Patience Hudson (whose father was a Revolu- 
tionary soldier and a member of General Washington's start), of Vermont, who bore him six 
children, viz.: Enos, Hiram, Erastus, Sophia, Jenette, and Francis. The latter was born in 
Dummerston, Vt., and came to Clayton in 1832. He engaged in lumbering for sevei-al years, 
and Anally cleared a farm on road 16, where he resided until 1874, when he removed to the 
village of Clayton, where he now resides, aged 80 years. He married, first, Eliza, daughter of 
Jonathan and Rebecca Webb, of Brownville, who bore him 11 children, viz.: Cornelia, Julia, 
Helen, Kendrick, Mary, Harriet, John, Caroline, Charles N., Nellie, and Francis. He married, 
second, Mrs. Julia i\I. Sumner, of Clayton, daughter of Alpheus and Minerva (Webb) Calvin. 

Eben Rees, a farmer, was born in Caermarthenshire, South Wales, where he died. His son 
Thomas emigrated to this country and located in Philadelphia, subsequently removing to New 
York city, and in 1832 to Clayton, where he died in 1840, aged 68 years. He was a farmer. He 
married Mary Saunders, of Caermarthenshire, daughter of William and Mary Saunders, and 
their children were Mary Ann, David S., William, Evan J., Henry C, and Thomas. The latter 
wasboin in South Wales, in March, 1819, and in 1832 (lame to Clayton. He married, first, 
Alzada, daughter of William and Catharine Hudson, by whom he had six children, viz.: 
Thomas G., William H.. Charles E., Mary C, Adahne D., and Alzada B. He married, second, 
Mrs. Alicia S. Radclift', daughter of Hugh Rothwell, of Birkenhead, Eng. Mr. Rees is a lum- 
berman and ship builder in Clayton, where he has been located 55 years. Charles E. Rees, son 
of Thomas, married Mary, daughter of Richard M. and Margaret (Reed) Esselstyn, by whom 
he has three children, Alzada, Sherman, and Galen. He is a grocer and ship chandler in 
Clayton village. William H. Rees, son of Thomas, was born in Clayton, where he married 
Cnarlotte C, daughter of Perry and Harriet Caswell, by whom he has had the following 
children: Edna A., Thomas P., and Carl R., who survive, and Ethel. Zelica, and Ruby, de- 
ceased. Mr. Rees read law with H. E. Morse, of Clayton, for three years, and in 1878 was ad- 
mitted to the bar and has since practiced in this town He is president of the village, super- 
visor, justice of the peace, and notary public. 

Nelson Deford, son of Ralph, was born near Montreal, Canada, and in 1841 located in 
Clayton. He married Mary A., daughter of Frederick and Margaret Campbell, and their chil- 
dren were Nelson, Margaret, Dennis, John, Ambrose, Alphonso, Mary, and Joseph, 2d. The 
latter, who was born in Clayton, married Jennie, daughter of Richard and Mary (Gillick) 
Bailey, of Orleans, and their children are Mary A., Annie L., and George N. He is a farmer 
on road 12, where he has resided nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Deford are both Uving, on 
road 12. aged respectively 74 and 66 years. Joseph Deford, 1st, son of Ralph, was born m 



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Canada, and came to Clayton in 1832. He married Sophia, daughter of Frederick Campbell, 
who died June 17, 1888, aged 64 years. Their children are Joseph, Sarah, Fred, Margaret, 
Bachel, Frank, Eli, Mary, Eosa, Ellen, Michael, and Ralph. Mr. Deford is 75 years of age, 
and has occupied his present farm on road 12, in Clayton, 48 years. He has 55 grandchildren , 
His son Frank married Katie Bailey, and has three children, Amie, Viva, and Claude. 

Elijah Fox, a native of Connecticut, came from Cortland County, N. Y., to Clayton in 
1832. He died here in 1853, aged 83 years, and his wife also died here, aged 70 years. ' His- 
children were Hubbell, Phila, Emily, and Alfred. Hubbell Fox was the first supervisor of Clay- 
ton. Alfred Fox was prominent in town affairs, was member of Assembly in 1851, customs- 
officer at Cape Vincent four years, supervisor 10 years, and justice of the peace 15 years. He- 
married Lucy Harris, of Cortland County, and they had four children, James H., Mary J., 
George, and Byron. Upon the death of his first wife he married Olive C. Bent, of Watertown, 
by whom he had five children, Charles A., Hattie, Nellie, Frank C, and Alfred, Jr. He was 
born in 1807 and died in 1880, his wife surviving his death only two weeks. Byron Fox, son of 
Alfred, Sr., married Saiah, daughter of Gordon and Sarah (Kogei's) Gloyd, of Clayton, and. 
their children are Mary J., Grace G., Wilbur A., and Harry B. He is a farmer. 

Ira Sylvester, a native of Massachusetts, came to Clayton in 1833, where he died in 1874, 
aged 78 years. He married Lucy Davis, of Vermont, who died here in 1875, aged 79 yeai'S. His 
children were Mary, Delia, Lucy, Marilla, Isaac. Adelaide, and Ira. The latter was born in 
Pittsfield, Vt., in 1826, and came to Clayton with his father. He married Achsa, daughter of 
Hannibal and Lois (Greenleaf) Dixon, of Orleans, and their children are William, Nettie M., 
Charles E., and Dr. George E. Mr. Sylvester occupies the homestead farm on road 18. 
Charles E. Sylvester married Alice, daughter of James and Lucretia (Evens ) Babcock, of Clay- 
ton, and they have a son, Elwin J. He is a farmer in this town. 

Thomas Faire, son of John, was born in Ireland. He removed from Quebec to Clayton in 
1834. He married Margaret Barard, of Canada, and their children are William, Mary, Eliz- 
abeth, Julia Ann, Edwin, Junia, Lucinda, Marcelia, Frank, Francis, Celia, Alice, Ella, and 
Joseph. Mr. Faire was the first settler upon the farm in Clayton which he has occupied for 54 
years. 

Peter Wright, who was a captain in the llevolutionary war, lived in Newport, Jl. L, many 
years, finally locating in Bennington County, Vt., where he died June 7, 1821, aged 80 years. 
His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1819, aged 76 years. Of their six children, Daniel was born in 
Newport, R. I., whence he removed to Bennington County, Vt., and later to Herkimer County, 
N. Y., where he cleared a farm. He died in Knox County, Ohio, in 1835, aged 65 years. Dur- 
ing the War of 1812 he commanded a regiment in Herkimer County, and was at Sackets Har- 
bor. He was married four times. His tliird wife, Lois Cobb, of Vermont, bore him two chil- 
dren. Seamen and Erastus. The latter was born in Russia, Herkimer County, in 1809, and in 
1834 came to Clayton. He married, first, Clarissa Prindle, of Russia, N. Y., by whom he had 
four children. Francis, Daniel, Elizal^eth, and Seamen. He married, second, Elizabeth, daugh- 
ter of Singer and Clarissa (Burr) Nash, of Orleans, by whom he has a son, Adelbert E. From 
1844 to 1848 Mr. Wright was colonel of the state militia, 224th Regt., 4th Brigade, 12th Di- 
vision. He now resides in Depauville. His son Seamen served in Co. L, 18th N. Y. Cav., and 
died in New Orleans in 1864, aged 29 years. 

Stephen Hale, a native of Massachusetts, was one of the early settlers of Brownville, where 
he died in 1818, aged 33 years. He was a cooper by trade, and served iu the War of 1812. He 
married Lucy, daughter of Samuel Macomber, and they had two children, Dennis and Stephen. 
The latter removed from Brownville to Clayton in 1835, and was engaged in mercantile busi- 
ness here until 1873, when he retired. He married Betsey D., daughter of Seabury and Han- 
nah Allen, of Galway, N. Y., and their children are Carrie, Lucy, John, and George. The lat- 
ter is a clerk in the Michigan Central Railroad office at Detroit. 

Samuel Garnsey, who served in the Revolutionary war, was born in Burlington, Vermont, 
whence he removed to Lowville, N. Y., and in 1839 located in Clayton, where he died in 1848, 
aged 84 years. His wife, Jerusha Darling, died in 1840, aged about 75 years. Their children 
were Samuel, John, Levi, Darling, Joseph, Jerusha, Lydia, and Esther. John Garnsey was 
born in Vermont, and in 1836 came to Clayton and located on road 28, on what is known as the 
the Garnsey farm, where he died in 1873, aged 84 years. He served at Sackets Harbor in the 
War of 1812. He married Charlotte, daughter of Moses and Anna (Cooper) Coffin, of Low- 
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•ville, and they had children as follows: Russel, Francello, Othniel, Moses, Hubbard, Zaleyette, 
IVIarisa, and Francis D. The latter, who was born in Low ville, located in Clayton in 1836. 
He married Mai-y, daughter of Dennis and Jerusha (Garnsey) Leonard, of Lowville, and they 
have two children, Charlotte and John L. Mr. Garnsey is a farmer in Clayton, on road 28. 

Moses C. Garnsey, son of John and Chai-lotte Garnsey, was born in Lowville, N. Y., July 28, 
1823, and with his parents removed to Clayton. He married Louisa, daughter of Samuel and 
Lavina (Adams) Mitchell, of this town, and their children were Francello, Merritt A., Emma 
H., Willard, Emmett, Edgar J., Hubbard, Emma J., and George F. He is now a farmer on 
Grindstone Island. George F. Garnsey married Amorette, daughter of John and Iloselle 
.(Howe) Chase, of Clayton, and their children are Carrie E., Celia L., Fred, John, Gladys, 
'George, Eva, and Lulu. He is also engaged in farming on Grindstone Island. Edgar J. Garn- 
sey was born in Clayton, where he married Esther, daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Clark) Cal- 
^hoon, by whom he has four children, Gracie L., Amie B., Benjamin F., and Laura E. He now 
.i-esides on road 4, Grindstone Island, where he is engaged in farming. 

Hubbard Garnsey was born in Lowville, whence he removed to Clayton in 1836, locating 
•on a farm on the St. Lawrence River. He married Phebe J., daughter of Daniel and Malinda 
(McMillan) Livingston, of Canada, and their children are Sarah M., Esther J., Ella M., Ward 
S., Nora R., Emma A., Hubbard L., Jennie E., Frank B., and Jessie. Mr. Garnsey is a farmer 
<m road 2, Grindstone Island. Charles A. and Matthew Livingston, brothers of Mrs. Garnsey, 
served in the late war and were honorably discharged. Emma Garnsey married George Clark, 
a native of Scotland, and they have a son, Floyd B. Mr. Clark is a farmer on Grindstone 
Island. 

Marisa Garnsey married, first, Sherman, son of Peter B. and Catharine (Bersie) Beadle, of 
Clayton, and their children are Hiram, Cora C, Kittle, Willard, Frank, and Charlotte. Upon 
the death of her husband Blrs. Beadle married Philo R. Clark, of Clayton. She built and now 
■owns the new block on James street known as the (Jlark block. Her daughter, Kittie Beadle, 
married Willis Hawes, by whom she has three children, Ruth H., Sherman B., and Neddie. 

Thomas Elliott, son of Abram, was born at Cherry Valley, N. Y., whence he removed with 
liis father to Brockville, Canada, where he died, aged about 45 years. He married Mary Dean, 
of Cherry Valley. Their son Henry was born in Brockville in 1814, and in 1836 located in 
Clayton. He married Catharine Carkej', of Potsdam, N. Y., daughter of Joseph and Catha- 
rine (Dubois) Carkey, who were natives of France. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott reside in this town, 
aged respectively 75 and 73 years. Their children are Lewis, of Detroit, Mich., Chauncey, 
Joseph, Henry J., Hannah, Emeline, Ellanora, Lina, Mary, and William. The latter, who was 
born in Clayton, married Helen, daughter of James and Sally (Lamphear) Carey, of Port 
Huron, Mich., and is now a captain on the lakes, where he has been sailing for 30 years. He 
resides in Clayton village. The Elliott family is of English origin, and came from Dover, 
Eng. Their coat of arms, from William the Conqueror, is a crest, with arm and sword, with 
the motto, " Over rocks, through fires, bravely and honorably." Henry J. Elliott married Ella, 
daughter of Jacob and Jane Hubbard, of Clayton, who bore him three children, Jacob (de- 
ceased), Lawi'ence, and Frederick. He has been a sailor on the lakes since 1868, and mate of 
a vessel since 1871. He resides in Clayton village. James Carey, mentioned above, a native 
of Deerfleld, N. Y., was one of the early settlers of Clayton, and resided here many years. In 
1863 he removed to Port Huron, Mich., where he now resides, aged 75 years. His wife, Sally, 
is 72 years old. 

Peter Fetterly, a Revolutionary soldier, died in Clayton at the advanced age of 87 years. 
His wife, Margaret, bore him three children, Laney S., Hannah, and Lawrence. The latter 
was born in Little Falls, N. Y., and in 1837 removed to Clayton, where he now resides. He 
married Margaret Fox, of Lewis County, and their children are Reuben, Marj', Elizabeth, Mar- 
garet, Prances, Franklin, Martin, and Willard. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married 
Ida R., daughter of Henry L. and Helen (Wesj)) Krebs, of Orleans, by whom he has a son. 
Mr. Fetterly is a farmer. 

Joseph Leyare, or Layare, a native of Canada, died in Clayton in 1888, aged 70 years. His 
children were Stephen, William, George, Selma, Delia, Mary, and Joseph. The latter was born 
in Canada, and located in Clayton, his present residence, with his father. He married Eliza- 
beth Mercier, of Canada, and their children are Nellie, Lizzie, Leona, Henry, Joseph L., and 
Mary. Joseph L. married Maggie, daughter of Thomas and EUza (Williams) Davis, of Here- 



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fordshire, Eng., and their children are Lillie M. and Grace M. Mr. Leyare is a carpenter, 
and resides in Clayton village. 

Michael Lingenfelter was a native of Germany. He came to America before the Revolu- 
tionary war, and located in Montgomery County, N. Y., where he died. He had nine children 
of whom John was born in Montgomery County, and in 1838 located in Clayton, where he died 
the same year, aged 58 years. He married Elida, daughter of Conrad Winnie, of Montgomery 
County, and their chikh-en were John, Jr., Jane A., Conrad, Catharine, Obediah, Daniel H., 
Susan, and William H. William H. Lingenfelter was born in Montgomery County, and in 1837 
located in Clayton and engaged in blacksmithing. He married Mary E., daughter of John 
and Mary (Smith) Wilson, of this town, and their children are Susan E., Jemima M., John W., 
Emma L., Merritt E., Ella A., Jennie E., Minnie M.. Kate E., Nellie C, Elma S., and Maggie M. 
He occupies a farm on road 35, in this town, where he has resided 26 years. Mr. and Mrs. 
Lingenfelter are aged resi)ectively 66 and 61 years. He served as supervisor two years, and 
has been assessor nine years. His daughter Susan E. married Warren T. Sampson, and 
Jemima married Jay Morse and resides in Michigan. His son Merritt E. married Frankie A., 
daughter of Almond and Jane (Saulsbury ) Barney, of Clayton, January 10, 1877, by whom he 
has a son, A. Lee. He is also a farmer. 

Henry Fetterly, of German descent, was born in Montgomery County. He served in the 
Kevolutionarj- war, and was wounded by the Indians at Oriskany. He died August 5, 1777, 
aged 40 years. He married Eve Davis, a native of Blontgomerj- County, and they had seven 
children. His son Peter came to Clayton from Montgomery County in 1838, and died here in 
August, 1856, aged 85 years. He was the first i^ernianent settler on the farm where he died. 
He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Annie Fox, of German Flats, N. Y., and their 
children were John, Annie, David, Elizabeth, Catharine M., Laney, and Lawrence. The lat- 
ter was born in Little Falls, and in 1838 located in Clayton. He married Margaret, daughter 
of Christopher and Margaret (Crimm) Fox, of German Flats, and their children are Reuben, 
Mary, Levi. Melissa, Elizabeth, Margaret, Martha A., Frances, Franklin, Martin, Amelia, and 
Willard. He now occupies the homestead farm on road 10. 

Alexander RoVnnson, an Irishman, emigrated to this country and died in Lisbon, N. Y. 
His wife, Mary, bore him one child, Alexander, Jr., who was born on the ocean. Alexander, 
Jr., located on Grindstone Island in 1838, and was drowned in St. Lawrence River, February, 
15, 1872. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary Benson, who bore him four chil- 
dren, viz. : Willard J., Thomas, Carrie, and Alexander R. The latter married Isabella, daughter 
of Parker and Mary (McCready)McRae, of Clayton, and their children are LeathaB., Henry A., 
Thomas S., and Gordon B. He is captain of the sailing vessel James Couch, in the employ 
of the Mutual Transporting Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, and resides in Clayton village. 

Rufus Parish was born in Washington County, N. Y., where he died at the age of 82 years. 
He had eight children. His son Rufus was born in ^Vashington County, whence he removed 
to Brownville in 1811, and in 1838 located in Clayton, where he died in 1874, aged 79 years. He 
married Pattie, daughter of Earl Carter, of Brownville, and their children were Alzina, John, 
William R., Charles, Gilbert, George, Remos, and Westall. William R. Parish, who was born iu 
Brownville, came to Clayton with his father, and here married Celestine, daughter of Elias W. 
and Almira (Allen) Glass, and their children are Estella M., Elmira C, Martha E., Nellie M., 
and Mertia M. He is a farmer. 

Joseph Pelow, a native of Coteau du Lac, Quebec, came to Clayton in 1839 and died here 
in 1864, aged 65 years. He married Elizabeth King, a native of Ireland, who bore him three 
children— Sipreon, Eliza J., and Edward. The latter was born in Prescott, Canada, and came 
with his parents to Clayton when he was an infant. He^married Philemon Preville, of Gan- 
anoque,daugliter of Joseph and Helen (Marshall) Preville, und their children are Joseph, Fred, 
Nellie, George, Evelene, and Lorena. He is a ship carpenter. 

Jacob Seeber came from Little Falls, N. Y., to Brownville about 1830, where he purchased 
a farm and occupied it till about 1840, when he removed to the town of Clayton and settled 
near Depauville, where he died. His wife was Esther Pettit, by whom he had eight children, 
six now living, viz.: Eli J., Henry, Daniel, Sylvenus, Nancy (Mrs. Edward Weaver), and Eva 
(Mrs. E. Niles). Hon. Eli J. was born January 24, 1838. In 1860 he married Amanda Lewis, 
daughter of John and Mary, and settled at Depauville, where he now resides. He followed 
the business of milling until 10 years ago, when he engaged in farming. He was supervisor of 



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the town in 1878, 1881, '82, and '83, and represented the second aseembly district in the legis- 
lature in 1884 and '85. He has a family of three children, Mary (Mrs. Clarence Wliittier), 
and Clara and Willis E. who live at home. 

Solomon Slate was born in Vermont in 1775. In 1824 he located in Pamelia, where he 
died in 1833, aged 58 years. He married, in 1803, Sylvia, daughter of John Dean, of Galway, 
N. Y., and their children were Chester B., born in Galway, November 22, 1803; Joannah, born 
in Galway, Jnne 29, 1806; Sylvia B., born in Galway, March 28, 1810; Permelia A., born in 
Edinburgh, N. Y., January 3, 1814; Peter E., born in Edinburgh, March 28, 1817; Frances S., 
born in Edinburgh, January 9, 1820; Solomon, born September 27, 1822, who died the same 
year; and Sylvester H., born in Pamelia, .July 22, 18 — . Sylvester H. Slate married Charlotte, 
daughter of George and Arvilla (Nelson) Cronk, of Ontario, Canada, and their children are 
Solomon G., Sylvia A., Susanna T., Savannah H., Seralda A., Sophronia S., Josephine S., 
Stanley H., and Sheridan P. Mr. Slate is a farmer on Grindstone Island, where he has been 
located 46 years. He was the first trustee of the first school on the island, and assisted in 
building the first school-house here. 

Francis Thibault was born in Sorel, Canada, where he died, aged 88 years. His wife, 
Louisa Dusang, bore him eight children, viz.: Joseph, Francis, George, Benjamin, Bruno, 
Louise, Emily, and Caroline. Joseph was born in Sorel, and in May, 1840, located in Clayton, 
where he now resides. He married Harriet, daughter of John and Ellen (Dufault) Bertrand, 
of this town, and their childi'en are Joseph, Anthony, George, Louise, John, Philemon, Anna, 
and Bruno. Mr. Thibault has been a blacksmith in Clayton village for the past 35 years. 

John McCarn, a native of Scotland, emigrated to Wayne County, N. Y., where he died. 
His wife, Catharine, bore him nine children, of whom Jlichael was born in Montgomery 
County, N. Y., where he died in 1812. He married Nancy, daughter of Henry and Catharine 
Failing, and they had two children, Sally and Elijah. The latter was born in Montgomery 
County and came to Clayton in 1842. He was the first permanent settler on the farm on roai 
22 now known as the McCarn farm. He married Susan, daughter of Adolph and Sally (Yates). 
Seeber, of Canajoharie, N. Y., and their children are Michael, Clinton, Anna, Secber, Georgi- 
anna, Yates, Sidney J., and Elizabeth. Mr. McCarn has retired from business and resides in 
Clayton village. Michael, son of Elijah, married Clara, daughter of Nelson McNitt, and they 
have three children, viz.: Nelson E., Florence, and William, of whom Nelson E. has been 
editor of the interesting and ably conducted weekly newspaper On the St. Laiorence, pub- 
lished in Clayton village. Seeber McCarn married Elsie C, daughter of Elias C. and Alzina 
(Parisch) Davis. He was appointed postmaster at Clayton by President Cleveland. Sidney J. 
McCarn married Abigail T., daughter of Selden Steele, of Clayton, and they have an adopted 
son, Bayard W. Mr. McCarn is proprietor of a meat market on James street, Clayton. 

William Hollenbeck, a native of Herkimer County, was one of the early settlers of Cape 
Vincent, where he died at the age of 80 years. Of his five children, Abram was born in Herki- 
mer County and came to Clayton in 1842, where he died in 1887, aged 78 years. He married 
Aurelia Andrus, of Cape Vincent, and the fi-uit of this union was seveu children, viz.: Deloss, 
Albert, Gertrude, Julia, Stephen, Cornelia, and Ezra G. Ezra G. Hollenbeck married Barbaia. 
daughter of George and Agnes (Happ) Baltz, of Orleans, who bore him two children, Edward 
B. and Henry L. (deceased). Mi-. Hollenbeck resides in Clayton village. 

Archibald Gilchrist, a native of Michigan, resided in Clayton several years, and died in 
New Orleans, La., in 1854. He married Ellen, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ternon, of 
Clayton, and their children were George, Helen, and Chancy W. The latter, who was born in 
Clayton, married Julia, daughter of Benjamin and Julia (Sawyer) Cai-penter, of this town, 
where they now reside. 

John Loughlin lived and died in Kilkenny, Ireland. He married Margaret Lynch, also a 
native of Ireland, who died in Iowa in 1878. Their children were Patrick, Kate, John, Mary, 
Thomas, aud James. The latter, who was born in Ireland, came to Clayton in 1842 and set- 
tled on a farm. He married Ellen, daughter of Michael and Bridget (Murphy) McKinley, of 
Clayton, in 1848, and their children are Mary Jane, James J., Andrew, William J., and Frank H. 
The latter is now a resident of Syracuse, and a postal clerk between that city and New York. 
James Loughlin has retired from business and resides in the village of Clayton. 

Michael McKinley was born in Armaugh, Ireland, where he died at the age of 80 years. 
His wife, Rosa, bore him four children, viz. : Mary, Susan, Bernard, and Michael. The latter 



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-was born in Ireland, whence he emigrated to this country, locating in Brownville in 1842, and 
in Clayton in 1845, dying in the latter town in 1857, aged 62 years. He married Bridget, 
daughter of Patrick Murphj', in Ireland, and their children were John, Bridget, Ellen, Mary A,, 
Ann, Arthur, Rosa, Bernard, and Patrick. Patrick McKinley was born in Armaugh, Ireland, 
and came to Clayton with his father. He married, first, Margaret, daughter of Terrence and 
Catharine MoLoughUn, and their children are Willie, Joseph B., John T., Michael C, Nellie, 
and Eugene. He married, second, Mrs. Ellen Kelsey, of Theresa, daughter of Bartholomew 
and Mary (Welch) Kelsey, and they occupy a farm on road 13, where he has resided 28 years. 
He has been a captain on the lakes, and was pilot on the first schooner that ran through from 
Kingston, Canada, to Chicago. His present wife, Ellen, was the wife of Franklin D. Kelsey, 
whodied in Theresa. She had four children by Mr. Kelsey, namely: John F., Mary, Wealthy J., 
and Emma. Margaret McKinley died in 1879, aged 30 years. 

Elias Wright, a native of Vermont, served in the Revolutionary war. He had two children, 
€hloe and Elisl],a. The latter was born in Williamstown, Mass., September 19, 1784, and died 
in Oswego County, N. Y., March 5, 1852, aged 68 years. He served in the War of 1812, and 
was a farmer by occupation. His first wife, Sally Mattison, bore him seven children, who 
were born as follows: Elias, 1807; Elisha, Jr., 1809; Caleb, 1810; Ansil, 1812; Truman, 1813; 
William W., 1816; and Lucy, 1817. His second wife, Sally Brigham, who was born in Rich- 
land, Mass., in 1796, bore him 11 children, viz.: Lucy, 1820; Rachel, 1821; George B., 1823; 
Martin W., 1825; Josiah, 1827; Sarah B., 1828; Levancia, 1830; Sarah L., 1833; Elizabeth L., 
1836; Menzo D., 1837; and Fanny A., 1841. Martin W. Wright was born in Oswego County 
and in 1846 located in Clayton, where he married Mary, daughter of Amasa and Clarissa (Hubl 
bard) Smith, by whom he had five children, viz.: Mary E.. Sarah L., Martin W., Annie V., and 
Beeri E. Mr. Wright is a farmer on road 56, where he has resided since 1870. 

Patrick O'Toole was born in Ireland, where he died in 1848, aged about 65 years. His wife, 
Mary Butterfield, bore him five children, viz. : Peter, Patrick, William, Mary, and Ann. Peter 
•O'Toole located in Lewis County, N. Y., in 1844, and two years later removed to Clayton. He 
died of yellow fever while visiting in the South, in 1864, aged 45 years. He married Sarah, 
daughter of Edward and Mary (Ford) McCue, of Castlebar. Ireland, and they had four chil- 
dren — Mary A., Margaret, Sarah, and William. William O'Toole was born in Constableville, 
N. Y. He married Mary, daughter of Alexander and Eliza (Delany) Manson, of Macomb, N. Y., 
by whom he has three children — Edward W., Anna, and Sarah E. Mr. O'Toole is captain of 
the schooner Hartford. 

Sophronia Dodge, daughter of David and Louisa (Barrett) Dodge, was born at Millen's 
Bay, in the town of Cape Vincent. She married, first, George H. Gould, May 14, 1869, who 
died March 15, 1870, aged 43 years. She married, second, William A. Lee, of Clayton, April 6, 
1881, who died August 24, 1885, aged 67 years. By her first husband she had a daughter, 
Georgeanna H. Mrs. Lee is 63 years of age, and resides at Clayton village. 

Anthony Charlebois, a native of Canada, located in Clayton %illage in 1848, where he died iu 
1865, aged 84 years. He married Angelic Prue, of Bazor Island, Canada, and their children were 
Anthonj', Louisa, Adelaide, Allen, Matthias, Zavia, Blargaret, Matilda, Odeal, Dorcas, Adelle, 
■and Eli. The latter was born in Canada, and came to Clayton in 1848. He married Elizabeth 
Bertrand, of Cape Vincent, daughter of John and Ellen (Defo) Bertrand, and their children 
are Eli E., John, Virginia, Anthony, Alphonzo, Elizabeth, Ellen, Mai-y, Edmond, Eli, Will- 
iam, George, and Joseph. Mr. Charlebois is a farmer in Clayton, on road 10. 

John Henry Geruald, a native of Denmark, emigrated to Quebec, and subsequently to 
Gananoque, Canada, where he died at the age of 90 years. His wife, Annie Fountain, bore 
him eight children, viz.: Peter, Betsey, Polly, William, Phebe J., Lucinda, Esther, and Mary A. 
The latter married, first, David Lashley, of Clayton, who served in the Florida war, and was 
honorably discharged. Mr. Lashley was drowned in 1869, aged 50 years. Their children are 
Peter and Mary. Mrs. Lashley married, second, Michael Derosia, of Clayton, who enlisted in 
Co. G, 135th N. Y. Inf., served in three battles, and died February 10, 1862. His widow sur- 
vives, aged 68 years. Their children are Alexander and Edwin. 

James Manson was born in Parish Halkirk, Scotland, where he died in 1826, at the ex- 
treme age of 103 years. He was a farmer and a sailor, and was taken prisoner by the Ameri- 
cans in the Revolutionary war. He married Janette Crearea, and their children were William 
David, and John. The latter was also born in Halkirk, Scotland, where he died in 1879, at the 



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advanced age of 98 years. He married Ann, daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Swanson) 
Alexander, and their children were Janette, Margaret, Ann, Elizabeth, Johanna, James, Joean, 
Isabella, Willamina, Catharine, Donald, David, and Alexander. Alexander Manson was born 
in Halkirk, Scotland, emigrated to Quebec in 1840, and in 1848 located in Clayton, where he 
married Elizabeth, daughter of Michael and Mary (Fitzpatrick) Delaney. Their children are 
John W., MaryH., Ann, Ellen, James A., Elizabeth, Michael D., William P., Margaret J., and 
Jenette J. Mr. Manson has resided in Clayton village since 1860. He has been a sailor and 
farmer, and is now a merchant tailor. 

Nicholas Staring, who served in the Revolutionary war, was one of the early settlers of 
Clayton. He died in German Flats, N. Y., at an advanced age. His wife, Mary, bore him five 
children, viz.: Nicholas, Jr., Henry, Hannah, Mary, and Gertrude. Nicholas Staring, Jr., was. 
born in German Flats, where he died at the age of 63 years. He married Mary, daughter of 
William and Mary Cunningham, also of German Flats, and their children were William, John, 
EHzabetli, Eve, Laney, Catharine, Delia, Jonas, and Daniel. The latter was born in German 
Flats, and in 1849 he came to Clayton. He married Laney Fetterly, of Little Falls, by whom he 
had nine children, viz.: Mary, Catharine, Matilda, Henry, Delia, Elizabeth, Melissa, Jonas, 
and Daniel W. Mrs. Staring died in 1889, aged 82 years. Jonas Staring enlisted in Co. B, 
N. Y. Lt. Art., and died in the service at Baltimore, aged 21 years. 

Samuel Linnell, a native of Maine, came to Jefferson County when 20 years of age, and 
subsequently located on Grindstone Island, where he died in 1849, aged about 68 years. His wife, 
Eunice, died in Clayton in 1854, aged 71 years. Of theu- nine children, Charles R. mari-ied 
Harriet Dillon, of Watertown, who bore him the following childi-en: Silas H., Emily L.,^ 
Maryette, Ursula J., Betsey, Harriet, Claries A., and George D. George D. Linnell was bornin 
Watertown, whence he removed to Clayton in 1849. He married Elizabeth Gray, of Redwood, 
N. Y., daughter of Richard Gray, and their children are William J., John M., Merton G., and 
EHzabeth. He is a farmer, and has occupied his present farm in Clayton for 22 years. 

Ebenezer Stevens, a native of Massachusetts, removed to PameUa when seven 3'ear8 of age, 
and subsequently located in Evans Mills, where he died in 1864, aged 69 years. He served at 
Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, and his father was a soldier of the Revolution. He mar- 
ried Lana, daughter of James Spaulsbury, of Alexandria, and their children were Maria, Mar- 
garet, Polly, Angeline, Betsey A., Lucy, Norman, and William H. The latter was born in Or- 
leans, and in 1850 located in Clayton, where he married Eliza A., daughter of William C. and 
Catharine (Timmerman) Hudson, who bore him two children, viz. : Geoi-ge E., who died in 1882, 
aged 24 years, and William H., who died in 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens reside in Clayton vil- 
lage, and are aged respectively 57 and 56 years. 

Benjamin E. Failing, son of John, was born in Herkimer County, and in 1850 located in 
Clayton. He married Lucy Ann, daughter of Abram Augsbury, of Pamelia, and their chil- 
dren are Louisa, Spencer, Ida, and Demster. The latter married Almedia, daughter of Joseph 
and Sally (Matice) Tahash, of Clayton, and they have one son, Ernest. He has occupied his 
present residence in Clayton for 22 years. 

Carloss Carter was born in Massachusetts, where he died in 1840, aged 73 years. His 
wife, Pattie, bore him six cliildren. His son Carlos came to Clayton in 1850 and died here in 
1865, aged 69 years. He married Susan Packard, of Orleans, and their children were Delilah, 
Martha, and Judson N. Judson N. Carter married Mary A., daughter of Albert and Susan 
(Deuprey) O'Neal, and their children are Susan M., William C, Judson N., Delbert W., and 
Wanton A. He enlisted in Co. E, J. Harris's Cavalry, for three years, and in 1863 reenlisted 
in the same company, serving in all four j'ears. He was honorably discharged at the close of 
the war. 

Xaviar Colon, a native of France, emigrated to Cape Vincent in 1828, and now resides in 
the town of Clayton, on road 15. He married Julia, daughter of Henry Orey, of Rosiere, who 
bore him children as follows: Marslin, Maryette, Henry, Justice, Julia, Victor, John, Catha- 
rine, Virginia, Mary A., 1st, Mary A., 2d, Desire, Oren, Adaline, Napoleon, and Xaviar, Jr, 
The latter was born in Oswego, N. Y., and came to Clayton in 1850. He married Margaret, 
daughter of Francis and Mary (Bennett) Miron, of this town, by whom he has had children as 
follows: Mary A., Desire, Henry, Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Moses, George L., Helen, Josephine. 
Gertrude, and George. Justice, Oren, and Desire Colon served in the late war. 



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39r 



Michael Fitzg^erald, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Montreal, Canada, and finally lo- 
cated in New York city. He served in the War of 1812, and died in Clayton in 1857, aged 74 
years. He married Hannah Swaim, of Staten Island, and their children were John, Daniel, 
Peter, Margaret, and Barrington. The latter was born on Staten Island and came to Claytom 
with his father. He married Nancy, daughter of Michael and Nora (Ryan) Hayes, of this town, • 
and their children are Michael, Johanna, Nora, Peter, Nancy, Ella, Isabella, and Martha. Mr. 
Fitzgerald is a farmer and resides on State street, in Clayton village. 

Jeremiah Flander, a native of Herkimer Connty, died at Three Mile Bay at the age of 73 
yeai-s. His wife, Margaret, bore him six children, viz.: Mary, Louisa, Nancy, Minerva, Ann, 
and John H. The latter was born in Lyme, where he married Sarah, daughter of Robert 
Baird, by whom he has two children, Willie and Irvin D. Irvin U. is a member of the firm of 
James Hayes & Flander, hardware merchants, of Clayton. 

Isaac Hurd, of Vermont, located in Watertown in 1850, where he died in 1860, aged 90' 
years. He served in the Revolutionary war and drew a pension. He married Sarah Ward, in 
Vermont, and they had nine children. Their son, Benjamin Hurd, was born in Bennington, 
Vt., whence he removed to Champion, N. Y.,in 1810, and in 1820 located in Orleans. He died 
in Clayton in 1863, aged 73 years, and was buried in La Fargeville. His wife, Nancy Oliver, 
died at the age of 70 j'ears. Of their 10 children, Norman Q. was born in Champion, and in: 
1850 came to Clayton. He married Mary Ann, daughter of John H. and Phebe (Morse) Hawn, 
of Orleans, who bore him four children, viz.: M. Elizabeth, G. Malcomb, W. Ellsworth, and 
Minnie R. George Hawn, a native of Poland, served in the Revolutionary war. John H. 
Hawn was born in Johnstown, N. Y., and served in the War of 1812. Norman Q. Hurd served 
in the Patriot war. W. Ellsworth Hurd married Emma C. Hildreth, by whom lie has a daugh- 
ter, Ethel May. 

Charles Farrell was born and died in Westmeath, Ireland. His wife, Ann Quigley, also a 
native of Westmeath, bore him two children, Sarah and Charles. In 1851 the latter emigrated 
to this country and located in Clayton. He married, first, Bridget, daughter of Michael and 
Mary (Ryan) Mullen, of Clayton, who bore him children as follows: Charles, Mary A., Daniel, 
Edward, Sarah, John, Barney, Eugene, Ann, and Michael. He married, second, Mrs. Sarah 
McDouo;al, daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Thompson) McDonald, by whom he has a 
daughter, Bridget A. He is a farmer in this town, where he has been located for 27 years. 
His first wife died in Clayton in 1887, aged 52 years. Daniel Farrell, son of Charles, was born 
in Clayton, where he married Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Finn) Payne, by whom he 
has one son, John. Daniel Farrell is engineer on the steamboat Lotus Seeker, owned by E. R. 
Holden, of New York city. 

Albert E. Potter, son of Augustus and Mary H. Potter, was born on Grindstone Island. 
He married Mary A. McCombs, of Clayton, by whom he has a daughter, Elcena. He is a 
farmer. 

John Mallet was born near Montreal and died at Brockville, Canada, in 1849, aged 35 years. 
He married Melissa Proville, and their children were Julia, Edward, John, Sarah, and Frank. 
The latter was born in Ogdeiisburg, N. Y., and married Mary A., daughter of Edward and Eliza 
(Bolger) Cavana, of Brockville, by whom he has four children, namely: Margaret, John, 
Frank, and Elizabeth. Mr. Mallet served in the late war in Co. F, 10th N. Y. H. A., partici- 
pated in the battles of Cold Harbor and Petersburg, and was honorably discharged in 1865, 
after three years' service. 

Chris. John Garlock was born in Herkimer County, N. Y'., and died at German Flats, in 
that county, in 1856, aged 74 years. His wife, Elizabeth Fetterly, bore him one son, John, 
who married Nancy, daughter of Charles and Charity (Zulle) Garlock, by whom he had nine 
children, viz. : Bernard, Nancy. Charity, John, Mary, Lucinda, Levi, Hezekiah, and Daniel. 
Daniel Garlock was born in Danube, N. Y., and came to Clayton in 1851. He married Almira 
Zoller, of Pamelia, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Rider) Zoller, and their children are Lu- 
cinda, Hattie, Rlioda, Nancy, Ella, Emma, and Alvin. The latter was born in Danube, N. Y., 
and came to Clayton with his father. He married Addie, daughter of Ephraim and Alvirai 
(Osborn) Halleday, of Clayton, and his children are Lester, Hattie, Charles, George, Jay, and 
Addie. His wife died in February, 1885, aged 37 years. He is a farmer on road 6, in this town. 
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Garlock still occupy the farm on road 8, where they have resided 31 years., 
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Richard Hill, a ship builder, was born in Ipswich, England, where he died at the age of 68 
years. He married Sarah Channing, and they had three children, George F., Sarah, and Mary. 
George F. Hill was born in London, England, and in 1852 located in Clayton, where he now 
resides. He married Mrs. Elizabeth Girard, of Clayton, daughter of George Wilson, and his 
children are Hattie, George F,,Jr., Robert, and Sadie. Mrs. Hill died at Clayton in 1889, aged 
66 years. Mr. Hill has served as sailor, mate, and captain on the lakes for 30 years. George 
F., Jr., married Mary, daughter of William N. and Annie C. (McCarn) Martin, of Clayton, by 
whom he has three children, viz.: Clay M., Florence E., and Mary N. He is a manufacturer 
of spoon fish-bait, and resides in Clayton village. 

Wilber Easton, a native of England, emigrated to America, locating in the town of Clay- 
ton, where he married Lois, daughter of Ira W. and Charlotte (Hubbard) Patchin, by whom 
he had seven childi-eu, viz.: Nathan H., James B., Charles, Nelson 0., HoUis G., Ella M., and 
William J. The latter married Lucena H., daughter of John O. and Elvira (Hall) Spencer, 
by whom he had a daughter, Mabel, deceased. He has an adopted son, Frank E. Mr. Easton 
served in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., participated in the battle of Cedar Creek and before Peters- 
burg, and was honorably discharged. 

Philip Heyl was born in Grosszimern, Germany, whence he immigrated to America, first 
locating in the town of Orleans, and subsequently at Evans Mills, where he died, aged about 75 
years. His wife died in Germany. Their children were Henry, Peter, George, Wendle, Mary, 
and Catherine. Henry Heyl was born in Germany, and when 28 years of age located in Or- 
leans, subsequently removing to Clayton, where he died in 1879, aged 74 years. He married 
Catharine Heldt, of Orleans, and their children were Philip, George, Wendle, Catharine, Hen- 
riette, Maria, and Henry. The latter was born in Orleans and now occupies the homestead 
farm on road 77 in this town. He has served the town as justice of the peace and highway 
commissioner. 

Samuel G. Mitchell (whose father was a native of Germany) was born in Alburgh, Vt., and 
served in the War of 1812. He lived in Franklin Count}', N. Y., several years, and subse- 
quently located in Clayton, where he died in 1875. His wife, Lavinia Adams, died in 1861, 
aged 77 years. Their children were Alvira, Lavinia, Louisa, Harriet, Sarah A., Betsey, 
Lucretia, Tira A., and Laura. The latter was born in Chateaugay, N. Y.. and now resides in 
Clayton village. 

William Layare was born in Canada in 1850, and came to Clayton when three years of age. 
He married Mary, daughter of Joseph and Ellen (Bertreau) Charlebois, of this town, and they 
have a son, Andrew. Mr. Layare is a boat builder and resides in Clayton village. 

William F. Lowe, son of Abram, was born in Clayton, and was reared upon a farm. He 
mai-ried Fi-ances, daughter of Erastus Wright, and they had three sons and four daughters, 
viz.: William W., a farmer, who resides in Clayton; Clara (Mrs. Frank W. Wright), who 
resides in Monroe County; Mary (Mrs. Alexander D. Schall). of Clayton; Nellie S., who resides 
at home; George A., born in 1861, who is proprietor of Spring Side cheese factory, in Worth; 
Charles M., a school teacher, who resides at home; and Eflie, (Mrs. Edward Herkimei'), who 
resides in the town of Lyme. 

Adam VYalrath was born at St. Johnsville, N. Y., where he died at the advanced age of 80 
years. His wife, Mary, bore him seven children, of whom Henry, who was born in St. Johns- 
ville, located in Orleans in 1836. He died in Cape Vincent in 1867, aged 75 years. He mar- 
ried Clara, daughter of Joseph Loveless, of St. Johnsville. and their children were Rosina, 
Sylvester, Alonzo, and Leander. Sylvester Walrath was born in St. Johnsville, and in 1855 
located in Clayton. He married, first, Laney Gray, second, Grace Perry, and third, Eliza 
Osborn, and his children were George H., Maryette, Lutheria, Ella, Rose, Merrett S., Fred, 
Ambrose, and Grace. He resides in the village of Depauville. George H. Walrath served in 
the late war, attained the rank of second lieutenant, and died of typhoid fever at Fortress 
Monroe. Rose Walrath married Frank C. Fox, who died in Idaho in 1887, aged 35 years. 
She has two children, Hattie and Winfield H., and resides in Watertown. 

Henry Dorr was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, where he died at the age of 52 years. 
His wife, Elizabeth, bore him five children, viz.: Valentine, Henry, George, Elizabeth, and 
Mary. Valentine Dorr was born in Germany in 1806, and in 1855 came to Clayton, where he 
died January 22, 1888, aged 81 years. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Lutz, of 
Germany, by whom he had five children, viz.: Elizabeth, Mary, Charles, Janette, and Irene. 



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"Charles Dorr married Mar.v, daughter of John and Lucy Dewire, of Clayton, and they have a 
son, Fred. Mr. Dorr is a farmer in this town on road 86. Elizabeth Dorr survives her hus- 
band at the age of 65 years. 

Arthur Sholett, son of Joseph, was born in St. Andrews, Canada, and in 1855 located in 
Clayton. He married Louisa, daughter of Joseph and Louisa Eusshell, of Canada, and their 
children are Catharine, Julia, Augustus, and John. The latter was born in Clayton, where he 
married, first. Bertha, daughter of Edward Bertrand, who bore him four children — John, 
Clarence, Napoleon, and Louisa. He married, second, Mrs. Susan Thibault, of Clayton, widow 
of Anthony, and daughter of Israel and Mary A. Hazelett. Mrs. Sholett had by her first hus- 
band three children, viz. : Eleanor, Clara, and Philip. Anthony Thibault died June 27, 1884, 
aged 32 years. 

Peter Bouchard was born near Quebec, Canada, where he died, aged 82 years. His son Peter 
married Estelle Langlois, of Canada, and their children are Louise, Adelle, Fred, Deniege, Fil- 
man, Remi, and John. John Bouchard was born in Canada, whence he removed to Clayton 
in 1865, where he now resides. He married Selma, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Lalonge) 
Layare, of Clayton, and their children are Emma, Georgianna and Georgia (twins), Grover C, 
and Paul W. 

James Wood, a Eevolutionary soldier, was a native of Massachusetts. He resided in Leo- 
minster many years, and died there, aged aliout 70 years. Of his seven children, Philip F. was 
born in Leominster, Mass., and in August, 1810, located in Watertown, whence he subsequently 
removed to Brownville, and was one of the pioneers of that town. He served in the War of 
1812, and afterwai-ds removed to Poland, Herkimer County, where he died in 1822, aged about 
36 years. He married Lucy, daughter of Jonathan Nelson, of Newport, > . Y., who bore him 
children as follows: James, Burton, Isabella, Arrabella, Sarah, and Philip F. The latter was 
born in Fitchburg, Mass., and in 1856 removed to Clayton, where he now resides. He married 
Mary A. Hubbard, of Brownville, daughter of Thomas J. and Nancy (Brown) Hubbard, and 
their children are Eliza M., Lucy E., and Alonzo E. Thomas J. Hubbard died in 1868, aged 
78 years, and his widow, Nancy, in 1878, aged 71 years. 

James Swart, a blacksmith, and a native of Montgomery County, located in the town of 
Lyme about 1845. He died in Montgomery County, aged about 60 years. He married Ger- 
trude Mount, of Florida, N. Y., a daughter of James Mount, and they had four children — 
Elizabeth, Louis, Julia, and John. The latter was born in the town of Florida and came to 
Clayton in 1856, where he now resides. He married Emily, daughter of Benjamin and Emily 
(Stephens) Kent, of Clayton, by whom he has two daughters, Gertrude and Mamie. Gertrude 
married Edgar A. Burlingame, who is one of the firm of J. Swart & Co., merchants, of Clay- 
ton village. 

Alphonzo Francis, a native of Depauville. married Jennie, daughter of Anthony and Ida 
(La Fay) Bellville, of Clayton, and they have a son, Anthouj% who resides on Alexander street. 
Edmond Francis married Cornelia Steele, of Clayton, daughter of Sell Steel, and now resides 
in this town. Harvey Cole, a half-brother of Alphonzo Francis, served in the late war. 
Anthony Bellville's children are Leander, Archer, Charles, Anthony, Aiigustus, Joseph, Mary, 
Matilda, Ida, and Jennie (Mrs. Alphonzo Francis). 

Jacob Shire, a native of County Limerick, Ireland, emigrated to Canada when 28 .years of 
age, and died there in 1880, aged 76 years. He married Mary Wheeler, of Canada, daughter of 
Calvin and Elizabeth (Carscallen) Wheeler, by whom he had children as follows, viz.: Luke, 
Alicia, George, Matilda, Henrietta, William R., Caroline, and John C. John C. Shire was born 
in Sheffield, Canada, and in 1857 located in Clayton, where he now resides. He married Al- 
mira, daughter of Alonzo and Caroline (Neely) Wheeler, of Kingston, Canada, by whom he has 
a daughter, Ida M., who married Horace G. Gould, of Clayton. 

John Henry Green, son of Charles, was a native of Canada, whence be removed to Clay- 
ton early in life, where he died in 1888, aged 63 years. He served in the late war in Co. E, 
35th N. Y. H. A., reenlisted, was wounded in the leg, and received a pension. He married 
Margaret E., daughter of Jacob and Margaret Saulsman, of Somerville, N. Y., and their chil- 
dren were Ellen O., Melissa A., Stephen A., EUza A., Mary A., John M., James W., and Will- 
iam H. The latter was born in Somerville, N. Y., and came to Clayton in 1882. He mar- 
ried Mary A., daughter of Charles H. and Jane M. (Cavewell) Delano, of Hammond, N. Y., 
and now occupies the homestead in Clayton. 



394 TOWN OF CLAVTON. 



John Ferguson, a native of Ireland, died in Montreal. His children were John, Marga-t 
ret, Thomas, and Sandy. John was born in Montreal and died in London, Canada, in 1858, 
aged 48 years. He married Henrietta Cook, of La Fargeville, and their children were Caroline,. 
Almira, Sarah, and John H. The latter was born at Niagara Falls, Canada, in 1850, and in 

1858 he came to Clayton, where he now resides. He is a farmer. He married Candace L., 
daughter of William C. and Mary (Cole) Fierce, of Orleans, and their childi-en are Nellie M.,, 
William J., Clayton J., Candace E., and Pierce. 

John Allen served in the Ilevolutionary war and was twice wounded, first iu New Jersey, 
and the second time when the British took possession of New York city. He died in Stephen- 
town, N. Y., in 1829, aged 76 years. His wife, Sarah Kendall, was born in 1757, and died in 
Stephentown in 1812. Their children were Daniel, John, Jr.,Zuba, and Polly. John Allen, Jr., 
was born in Stephentown, where he died in 1829, aged 40 years. He was a Freewill Baptist min- 
ister. He married, first, a Miss Sheldon, who bore him two children, Joseph and Sally A., and 
second, Judith, daughter of Joshua Palmer (who lived to the great age of 94 years), by whom 
he had the following children: Daniel, of Schenectady, N. Y. ; Hannah L. (Mrs. Carr) and Su- 
san A. (Mrs. McDowell) of Santa Rosa, (M. ; and John J. John Henry, son of Mrs. Susan 
McDowell, is a teacher in Cornell University. John J. Allen was born in Stephentown, and in, 

1859 came to Clayton. He married Alma J. Wheeler, of Clinton, N. Y., daughter of Arnold 
and Hannah (Dilley) Wheeler, and their children are Sarah J. Smith, of Le Kaysville, Ida May, 
and John J., Jr. John J. Allen served in the late war in the Christian and Sanitary commis- 
sion, is a Freewill Baptist clergyman, and resides in Depauville, where he has preached several 
years. He was located in Philadelphia four years; Byron, N. Y., two years; Three Mile Bay, 
four years; Scnba, N. Y., four years; Addison, N. Y., two years; German Flats, N. Y., three 
years; Middleville, N. Y., one year; and Newville, two years. 

John J. Rattray was born near Aberdeen, Scotland, whence he removed to Lower Canada, 
and subsequently to Oswego, finally locating in Clayton, where he is now engaged in farming. 
He married Elizabeth, daughter of James and Mary A. (Pearson) Lackerbie, of Spencerville, 
Ont., and their children are Elton T., George S., Wallace W., Elizabeth, Annie A., and 
James W. The latter was born in Oswego, N. Y., and when young came to this town with his 
parents. In 1873 he married Ella M. Garnsey, of Clayton, and their children are Elizabeth, 
Nettie E., and Bertha. Mr. Rattray is owner and captain of the steamer Junita, plying on the 
St. Lawrence River. He resides on Grindstone Island. Wallace W. Rattray married Albertie, 
daughter of Albert and Mary A. (Livingston) De Lancette, of Marine City, Mich., in 1882, and 
their children are Roy, Georgianna, and Gordon H. He occupies the home farm on Grind- 
stone Island. 

John G. Tilton emigrated from England to Massachusetts, and finally located in New 
Hampshire, where he died in 1827. His wife, Elizabeth, born in 1794, died in 1869. Their 
children were James, Henrietta, and John G. The latter was born in Charlestown, Mass., 
December 22, 1816, and in 1860 located in Clayton. He married Hattie, daughter of Samuel 
and Catherine (Markle) Markle, of Hamilton, Canada, and their children are Warren G., 
George N., Nettie B., Frank J., Henry O., Will M., and Ruby. Mr. Tilton resides in Clayton 
village. 

Samuel Calhoon, a native of Massachusetts, located on Grindstone Island in 1860, where 
he died in 1880, aged 63 years. He married Nancy Clark, who bore him 15 children, viz. ; 
Mary E., Sarah A., Joshua, Rosina and Benjamin (twins), John C, Esther, Elmer, Melvin, 
Martha, Emmett, and four who died young. Elmer, son of Samuel, married Emma J., daugh- 
ter of Moses and Louisa (Mitchell) Garnsey, of Clayton, and their children are Wellington E., 
Moses L., Edgar L., and Evelena. He is mate on the sailing vessel Montana, and resides on 
Grindstone Island. 

John Herse, a native of Ireland, and son of Lewis, died in Canada in 1867, aged 73 years. 
His wife, Mary Delap, bore him six children, viz. : Frank, Eliza, Belle, Moses, William, and 
Robert. Moses Herse was born in Ireland, and in 1877 located in Clayton. He married Ann E.,, 
daughter of Samuel and Annie (Foi'd) Bridgen, and their children are William, Samuel, 
Robert, George, Mary, Adaline, Emma, and Minnie. Hr. Herse is a farmer on Grindstone 
Island . 

Augustus Potter, son of Samupl, was born in Coventry, near Providence, R. I., and diedj 
in Floyd, N. Y., aged 84 years. He married Achsah Wilcox, who also died in Floyd in 1849-, 



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Of their 10 children, William E. was born in Floj'd, N. Y., whence he removed to Canada in 
1829, and in 1860 located in Clayton, where he died in 1888, aged 84 years. He married Eliza- 
beth Bushnell, of Fairfield, N. Y., daughter of Joshua and Azuba ( Willard) Bushnell, who bore 
him children as follows: William, Augiistns, Jnlia, Handley B., Albert C, and Orlando L. 
The latter was born in Gananoqne, Canada, in 1830, and at the age of 25 years removed to 
Clayton. He married Mary E., daughter of Martin and Elizabeth (Burke) Miller, of Conse- 
con, Canada, and their children are Elizabeth A., Sarah J., and William. They reside on 
Grindstone Island. Albert C. Potter was born in Gananoqne, Canada, and in 18G5 came to 
Clayton, where he now resides. He married, first, Amie Stotler, of Theresa, and they had two 
children, Frank and Mabel. He married, second, Hattie, daughter of David and Charlotte 
Kittle, by whom he has two children, Walter E. and Charlotte H. They occupy a farm off road 
2, Grindstone Island. 

James Markwick, a native of England, died in Rossie, N. Y., aged 90 years. He was a 
farmer. His wife, Mary, who also died in Rossie, bore him six children, viz.: Samuel, William, 
James, John, Elizabeth, and Hannah. Samuel Markwick was born in England, and came to 
America with his father. He finally located in the town of Antwerp, where he now resides^ 
He married Mary Shadwell, of England, and their children are James, William, Benjamin, 
Henry, Matilda, Mary, Sarah, and John. John Markwick was born in England, and came to- 
day ton in 1861. He married Henrietta, daughter of Charles Overholdt, of German parent- 
age, and is now a farmer in Clayton, where he has resided 19 years. 

Joseph Donner, a native of France, died in Canada. His son Joseph was born in Canada, 
whence he removed to Clayton, and was drowned at Dexter. He married Mar}', daughter of 
Lewis and Mary Taylor, of Canada, and their children were Rosetta, George, Charles, Albert, 
Lewis, Marguretta, and Mary. The latter married George F., son of Louson and Mary (Rich- 
ardson) Patchin, of Clayton, in 1861, and their children are George, Emma, Clara, Alice, Lon- 
son K., Willie B., and Alvaretta. Mr. Patchin is a farmer. 

James Whitney, a Revolutionary soldier, was a native of Vermont. His wife, Abigail, bore 
him two children, Floyd and Ursula. Floyd Whitney was born in Clayton, where he married 
Catharine, daughter of Oliver Barrows, who bore him seven children, viz.: Luther, Lu- 
cian, William, Charles, Martin, Gilbert, and Burton G. The latter was also born in Clayton, 
where he married Helen, daughter of Joseph and Helen (Bertrand) Charlebois, by whom he 
has a son. Miles S. He is a farmer. 

John Matthus was a native of Germany, where he died at the age of 74 years. He served 
in the Franco-German war. His wife, Catharine, bore him three children, Elizabeth, Catha- 
rine, and Conrad. The latter was born in Germany, whence he emigrated to the United 
States in 1861, locating in Cape Vincent, and the same year removing to Clayton, where he 
now resides. He married Julia, daughter of Conrad Matthus, of Germany, and they have 
five children, viz.: Margaret, John, Conrad, Eliza, and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Matthus are 
aged respectively 70 and 58 years. 

John McRae, a native of Inverness, Scotland, emigrated to America and located on Wolf 
Island, Canada, soon after his marriage, and here remained until his death. His wife. Belle 
McRae, died in Scotland at the age of 30 years. Their children were Margaret, Mary, Alex- 
ander, and Faquher. The latter was born in Inverness, whence he emigrated to Clayton in 
1864, dying here December 21, 1888, aged 72 years. He was a farmer by occupation. He 
married, first. Belle McCloud, of Glengara, Canada, who bore him three children, Margaret, 
Flora, and John; and second, Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Hudson) McCurdey, of Wolf 
Island, by whom he had four children, Belle, Thomas, Mary, and Alexander. His widow, 
Mary, survives at the age of 58 years, and resides on a farm on Grindstone Island. 

Richard Gray, a native of Edinburg, Scotland, came to Clyde, N. Y'., in 1835, and in 1839 
located in Clayton, where he died in 1881, aged 81 years. His occupation was farming. He 
married Elizabeth Ludsley, of Scotland, and their children were Margaret, Elizabeth, Will- 
iam, David, Jennie, and John. The latter was born in Clyde, N. Y., and in 1866 came to Clay- 
ton. He married Nancy, daughter of Lodowick and Julia (Suits) Dillon, of Alexandria, and 
their children are Frederick, Nettie, George, Richard, Edith, and Burton. Mr. Gray is a 
farmer, on road 39, in Clayton, where he has resided 14 years. He served in the civil war in 
Co. K, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. 



396 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Amos Reynolds married Laura Kellogg, and they had 12 children, viz. : George, Lucette, 
■ Franklin, Chancy, Sarah Ann,Waitey, Horace, Maurice, Amanda F.. Mary, Esther, and John M. 
The latter was born in Rodman, whence he removed to Clayton, where he died in 1888, aged 75 
years. His second wife, Sarah Benedict, survives, aged 67 years. He married, first, Catha- 
rine Tobias, and their children were George W., Jesse T., Amos, Laura A., and John. The 
children by his second wife were Philo, Horace G., George W»., Sarah C, and Elmer E. 
George W. Reynolds married Maiy, daughter of Alex, and Deneise (Lavar) Lavack, of Gouv- 
•erneur, and now resides on the homestead farm with his mother. I'hilo Reynolds, who died 
in 1882, married Estelle, daughter of Loren and Margaret (Saulsbury) Fox, of Brownville, and 
they had two children, Elmer D. and Clarence P. 

Gordon Gloyd died in Clayton at the age of 65 years. He married Sarah, daughter of 
Gideon Rogers, and their children were Milton, Charles, Chester, Marian, Sarah, Helen, and 
Avadna. Charles Gloyd was born in Clayton. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad and 
Elizabeth (Snell) Jeffers, of Orleans, by whom he had three children, Ellen, Lettie, and Nel- 
son E. The latter, who was born in Orleans, married Esther J., daughter of Capt. Augustus 
and Jane (Pettit) Tracey, of Clayton, and they have two children, Charles A. and Perley. In 
1888 Nelson E. Gloyd built the Riverside Hotel in Depauville, of which lie is now proprietor. 
Charles Gloyd served in the 20th N. Y. Cavalry, and was honorably discharged at the close of 
the war. 

David CuppernuU was a native of Herkimer County, where he died at the age of 80 years. 
His son John located in Theresa, and died there in 1871, aged 64 years. John served in the 
late war in Co. C, 35th N. Y. Vols., was wounded in the battle of Antietam, and was honorably 
discharged. He married Elmira Gardner, and their children were Morris, Marcellus, Merritt, 
and Lewis. The latter married Lydia A., daughter of Oliver and Eunice (Marble) Cole, of 
Alexandria, and their children are Lucian, John, and Lizzie. Mr. CuppernuU served in Co. C, 
35th N. Y. Vols., two years, and participated in the battles of Antietam, Bull Run, 'White Sul- 
phur Springs, Warrington Junction, Chantilly, Manassas Junction, and Fredericksburg, and 
was honorably discharged in 1863. He now resides in Clayton with his three children. His 
wife died September 10, 1888, aged 47 years. 

Garret Marcellus was born in Johnstown, N. N., whence he removed to Harrisburg, Lewis 
County, where he died at the extreme age of 92 years. He served in the Revolutionary war 
and subsequentl}' drew a pension. His wife, Charlotte, bore him seven children, of whom 
Philip was a native of Johnstown (where all the children were born), whence he removed to 
Montague, Lewis County, where he remained until 1888, when he located in Sugar Grove, Ma- 
son County, Mich., where he now resides. He married Lucretia Lamberton, and their chil- 
dren are Mary, Permelia, Louisa, Melissa, Sj'lvester, Melzer, Ferdinand, Curtis, Chester, and 
Lorenzo. Lorenzo Marcellus married, first, Eveline Lamphere, of Montague, N. Y., who bore 
him four children, Carrie E. A., Lucretia A., Ernest J., and Ethridge M. He married, sec- 
ond, Bessie, daughter of Rial and Mary (O'Connor) Brown, of Clayton, by whom he has a son, 
Curtis L. Mr. Marcellus enlisted in Co. K, 94th N. Y. Inf., which was consolidated with Co. 
B, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war in 1865. He participated in the bat- 
tles of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfare Gap, second Bull Run, Chan- 
tilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Mine Run, 
and was incarcerated in Libby, Belle Isle, and Salisbury prisons. He lost a leg in the service 
of his country. 

Johahn Schall, a native of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, located in Albany in 1770, and 
subsequently removed to Schenectady, where he died in 1806, aged 86 years. His wife, Katie 
•Countryman, bore him eight children, of whom William Schall married Eva Klock, of Danube, 
N. Y., daughter of Johnhost and Sally (Snyder) Klock, by whom he has four children, viz.: 
Alida, Kate, Alzina, and Alexander D. Mr. Schall was a tailor. He located in Chaumont in 
1838, and there resided until 1883, when he removed to Watertown, where he now resides. 
He is 87 years of age. His wife died September 19, 1887, aged 80 years. Alexander D. is a 
teacher and conductor of musical conventions. He graduated from the Central New York Con- 
servatory of Music in 1875. and is now located in Clayton village. 

James Brooker, a native of Albany, N. Y., died near Brockville, Canada. He married Su- 
sanna Church, and their children were Joel, Levi, David, Sally, Annie, and Samuel. The latter 
was born in Albany, whence he removed to Oswego County, where he died at the early age of 26 



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years. He married Susanna Church, and their chUdren were Nathan. Manley, Albert, and 
Polly. Albert Brooker married Margaret, daughter of John Edwards, of Oswego, and their 
children are Louisa, Harriet, William, Ella, Ida, and Albert. William married Ida, daughter 
of Michael and Margaret (Siscoe) Sweetman, of Cape Vincent, and they have two children, 
Leora and Hattie. They reside in Clayton. 

Josiah Torrey served in the Revolutionary war and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He 
was a native of New Hampshire, and died in New York state. Of his six children. Joel was 
born in Chesterfield, N. H., and in 1809 located in the town of Lorraine. He subsequently re- 
moved to Nicollet. Minn., where he died, aged 90 years. He served in the War of 1812, and 
was wounded at the battle of Sackets Harbor. He married Peddey, daughter of Zadoc How- 
ard, of Massachusetts, and their children are John S., Levi F., William J., Frederick O.. 
George R.. Lansing Z., Maria L., Dulceua M., Rebecca, Corneha P., and Emily. The latter 
was born in Lorraine, January 16, 1817. She married Othniel, son of John Garnsej', of Low- 
ville, N. Y., and their children are Amelia M., Clarinda E., William, and George. Othniel 
Garnsey died August 12, 1886, aged 69 years. His widow survives at the age of 72 years, and 
occupies the homestead farm of John Garnsey, in Clayton. 

James Babcock, a native of Vermont, located in Steuben, N. Y. He was married three 
times and had nine children. His son Rhodes was born in Steuben, N. Y., in 1805, and in 
1824 he located in Alexandria, where he died in 1886, aged 81 years. He was a farmer by occu- 
pation. He married Melissa, daughter of Richard and Melissa Thorn, of Alexandria, and their 
children were Nancy, John, Betsey, William, Joseph, Daniel, Lillie, Hiram, and James R. The 
latter married Lucretia, daughter of Columbus and Friendley (Fisher) Evens, of Alexandria, 
and their children are De Alton E., AUis S., Juha M., Sarah P., and Jennie M. Mr. Babcock 
is a farmer on road 39. In 1875 he built the Clayton cheese factory, near the village, which he 
still owns and conducts. Ebenezer Fisher served in the Revolutionary war. Daniel Babcock 
served in the War of 1812 and drew a pension. 

George Orman, a native of Germany, located in the village of Stone Mills, in the town of 
Orleans, about 1840. He subsequently removed to Watertown, Wis., where he died in 1869, 
aged 80 years. His wife, Elizabeth, bore him eight children, namely: Harriet, Emily, Mary, 
Lucy, Laney, John, Levi, and George. The latter was born in Germany and came to America 
with his parents. He married Miranda, daughter of Rev. Ansel Mather, of Orleans, and thev 
have a daughter, Vannic. Mr. Orman served in the late war in Co. H, 61st N. Y. Vols., and 
participated in the battles of Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, White Oak Swamp, and Antietam. He 
was taken prisoner at Malvern Hill, and was confined in Libby prison four months. He was 
honorably discharged in 1862, and now receives a pension from the government he so faith- 
fully served. Mr. Orman is a farmer, and resides on road 43, in this town. 

Anthony Potter was born, and died, near Paris, France. He had two children, Caroline 
and Anthony. The latter emigrated to America and first located in Cape Vincent, subse- 
quently removing to Clayton, where he died in 1873, aged 82 years. He married Annie 
Roywa, of France, and their children were Anthony, Leutise, Alexander. Virginia, and Au- 
gustus. The latter was born in Paris, France, and came to Clayton with his father. He mar- 
ried Calista, daughter of Darius Rose, of St. Lawrence County, by whom he had a daughter, 
Caroline, deceased. Mr. Potter has occupied his present farm, on road 15, in this town for 48 
years. His father was the first permanent settler on this farm, and died here. He served in 
the French array under Napoleon Bonaparte. 

Daniel Roof was born in Frey's Bush, Montgomery County, where he now resides, a retired 
farmer, aged 87 years. His wife bore him 15 children, of whom the following are living : 
Levi, David, Nancy, Helen, Katie M., Abraham, John, Moses, and Hamilton. Levi Roof now 
resides at Three Mile Bay, in the town of Lyme. He married Dolly, daughter of Peter Bel- 
hnger, of Montgomery County, and their children are Irvin, Julia A., Clara L., Frances A. 
Ellsworth, and Hamilton. The latter was born in Minden, Montgomery County, and when he 
was four years of age his parents settled on a farm at Point Peninsula, in the town of Lyme. 
In 1870 he located in Clayton, where he now resides. He married Myra. daughter of James 
and Annie ( Flanderl Hayes, of Clayton, and their children are Floyd H.. Claude L. and 
Leon C. Mr. Roof is proprietor of a general store in company with two of his sons. 

John Grabber was a native of Austria, where he resided until his death. His wife Jlarv. 
bore him one son, Anthony D., who came to Clayton in 1870. Anthony D. Grabber married 



398 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Ellen, daughter of Sullivan Smith, of Clayton, and they have one daughter, Arniinda. Mr. 
Grabber is proprietor of the Central Hotel at Depauville. 

Howell Howells, son of David and Mary, a native of South Wales, emigrated to Pittsburg, 
Pa., in 1817, and there resided until his death in 1826, aged 32 years. He married Ann, daugh- 
ter of Henry and Catharine Morgan, of Wales, and their children were Mary Ann, Catharine, 
and Henry. Mary Ann Howells was born in Georgetown, D. C. She married, first, Samuel 
H. Blanchard, a carpenter, of New York city, who died at New Orleans, aged about 34 years. 
Their children were Lucy, Charles, and Mary. By her second husband, David M. F. David, 
of Canada, she had one son, David. Mary Blanchard married Martin Kanney, of Cape Vin- 
cent, June 25, ISBT. who died August 24, 1885. Mr. Ranney was customs officer at Clayton 
nine years, and a merchant at Depauville seven years. He liad born to him a daughter, Grace, 
who is attending a commercial college in St. Paul, Minn. He also had an adopted daughter, 
Emma. His widow survives him at the age of 43 years, and resides in Clayton. 

John D. Augsbury, a farmer and wood mechanic, and a native of Pamelia, N. Y., died on 
Simcoe Island, Canada, in 1874, aged 65 years. He married Bersina Ballard, of Pamelia, who 
bore him children as follows: Alvira, Sarah A., Samantha, Jackson, Elizabeth, Phebe, Martha, 
Byron, and Hiram. Elizabeth Augsbury married Abram J. Maedonald, of Gananoque, son of 
Charles and Charlotte (Backus") Maedonald, by whom she had five children — Bersina, Charlotte, 
Anna, Isabella, and Charles. In 1882 Mr. Maedonald and his son Charles were drowned in a 
■wreck on Samniond Reef, in Lake Ontario. His widow survives at the age of 50 years, and 
resides in Clayton village. 

Tenney Bellville was born near Montreal, Canada, and in 1870 located in Clayton, where 
he died in 1872, aged 56 years. He married Ida Lafaye, who died in Canada in 1856, aged 42 
years. Their children were Larey, Ai'cher, Tenney, Jennie, Mary, Addie, Kate, Augustus, 
Joseph and Charles, The latter was born in Montreal, and in 1870 located in Clayton. He 
married Delia, daughter of Joseph Pelow, and they have an adopted daughter, Maude. 

Libbius Dailey, of Trenton, Oneida County, married Mary A. Gray, who bore him three 
children. Charles, Emma J., and Irving R. The latter was born in Trenton and came to 
Clayton in 1873. He married Ellen T., daughter of Charles and Jane (Carr) Clark, and their 
children are Frederick I. and Stella T. Mr. Dailey has been a railroad engineer 18 years. 
He resides in Claj'ton village. 

Edward Tiffant, a ship carpenter, son of Edward, was born at Three Rivers, Canada, 
where he now resides at the advanced age of 79 years. He married Louisa, daughter of Joseph 
Pacha, by whom he had three children, Philemon, Adelle, and David. The latter was born in 
Massachusetts, and in 1874 located in Clayton, where he now resides. He married Mary, 
daughter of Jacob Visgar, of Clayton. Mr. Tiffant has been a sailor on the lakes since 1856, 
and is now captain of the barge Wayne, of the Whitney line, Detroit. 

John Hayes, a native of Tiperrary, Ireland, emigrated to the United States and located in 
Fulton, Oswego County, where he is engaged in farming and dairying. He married Catharine, 
daughter of Patrick Doyle, of Canada, and their children ai'e Michael, James, Dennis, Mary, 
Catharine, Sarah, Margaret, Agnes, Elizabeth, Susan, Julia, and Patrick K. Patrick K. Hayes 
was born in Oswego County, and in 1875 located in Clayton, where he married Mary, daughter 
of William and Sarah ( McCue) O'Toole, by whom he has two children, Maryette and Sarah E. 
Mr. Hayes has been proprietor of the Hayes House, at Clayton, for 10 years. 

Dr. Henry A. Mcllmoyl, a native of Cardinal, Ontario, Canada, came to Clayton in 1876, 
and has since been in the successful practice of his profession in this town. He graduated 
from McGill College, Montreal, in March, 1876. He married Sophie, daughter of Gordon and 
Sophie (Robinson) Wert, of Iroquois, Canada. His father, John Mcllmoyl (son of Thomas 
and Mary), was a farmer, and died in Cardinal in 1853, aged 44 years. His mother, Eliza 
(Shaver), died in 1855, aged 34 years. Dr. Mcllmoyl has a brother John and a sister Eliza- 
beth. 

Robert P. Grant, son of William, of Scotch parentage, was born in Stonington, Conn. He 
was a cousin of General Grant's father, and was a captain of militia. He died in Liberty, N.Y. 
His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Major Benjamin Crumb, bore him three children — Lucy, Ben- 
jamin, and Isaac. The latter was born in Liberty and died in Neversink, N. Y., in 1865, aged 
43 years. He was a general merchant and a prominent man in the town. He married Han- 
nah, daughter of Peter Leroy, of Neversink, and they had eight children. Robert P Grant, 



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"eldest son of Isaac, married Lettie C, daughter of Daniel and Isabella (Love) Hayes, of 
Boonville, and they have a son, Robert D. In 1874 Mr. Grant went to Fort Madison, Iowa, 
and engaged in the banliing business with Senator W. G. Kent, and in 1876 he located in Clay- 
ton, where he now resides. He is cashier of the Exchange Bank. 

Daniel Strough, a native of Herkimer County, was one of the early settlers of Theresa, 
where he engaged in farming and hotel-keeping. In 1876 he removed from Orleans to Clayton, 
dying here in 1877, aged 81 years. His wife, Anna Wiswell, bore him 10 children, namely: 
Samuel, Daniel, Eli, Joseph, Nancy, Catharine. Jane, George H., and two who died young. 
George H. Strough married Bersina Ballard, and their children are Arthur B., Anna B., and 
Metta V. He is a lumljer dealer and manufacturer of sash, doors, and blinds, and also deals 
in coal, brick, lime, etc. He has been engaged in this Inisiness here since 1881. Arthur B. 
Strough, son of George H., married Mary, daughter of William and Agnes (Findley) Nicol, of 
•Clayton, and is engaged in the sash and blind Ijusiuess with his father. George H. Strough 
is senior partner of the present firm of Strough & Brooks. 

Thomas Foley was a native of Ireland, whence he emigrated to Quebec, where he died in 
1832, aged about 50 years. He was married and had six children, viz.: Patrick, Margaret, 
Ann, and John, and two who died young. John Foley married Mary A., daughter of John 
-McCarty, and they had children as follows: Thomas, James, William, Francis, Joseph, Ber- 
nard, and John, Jr. Mr. Foley died in Oxford, Canada, aged 74 years. John Foley, Jr., was 
born in Elizabethtown, Canada, and came to Clayton from Lewis County, N. Y., in 1879. He 
married Margaret, daughter of Michael and Margaret (Brown) O'Horo, of Lowville, N. Y., 
and his children are Eugene J., James F., Margaret A., Francis E., and Gertrude M. Mr. 
Foley is a boot and shoe merchant at Clayton. 

John Gordon was born in Scotland, where he died at the extreme age of 98 years. His 
•children were Henry, William, David, Alexander, Arthur, and Annie. In 1855 Arthur Gordon 
removed from Scotland to Atwood, Canada, where he now resides. He married Jane, daugh- 
ter of Alexander Jackson, of Scotland, who bore him a son, David, who was born in Scotland 
in 1850. David Gordon came to Clayton in 1878. He married Nora A., daughter of Hubbard 
and Jane Garnsey, of this town, and their children are Jessie M., Elsie J., Robert D., and 
Merton G. Mr. Gordon owns with Josei)li Turcotte the stone qiiarry on Grindstone Island. 

Sylvester Skinner was a native of New Britain, Conn., whence he removed to Chenango 
'County, N. Y., and subsequently located in Ganaaoque, Canada, where he died in January, 
1875, aged 74 years. He was a manufacturer of hames, scythe snathes, and grain cradles. 
He married Mrs. Amanda Stickney, of Lowville, N. Y., by whom he had a son, Gardiner M., 
•who was born in Brockville, Canada, and came to Clayton in 1880, where he now resides. 
•Sylvester Skinner was arrested at the time of the Patriot war, suspected of being in possession 
of correspondence of the patriots, and was wounded in his attempt to escape arrest. Gardiner 
M. Skinner married Mariana, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Wilson) Girard, of Clayton, 
and their children are Glennie M., Ettie M., Eva L., and Mabel F. Mr. Skinner is a manu- 
facturer of trolling spoon-baits, in the village of Clayton. 

John McCombs was born in Herkimer, N. Y., and was one of the pioneer settlers of Lyme, 
where he was the first settler upon a farm in the McComb neighborhood in that town. He 
resided here until his death in 1849, aged 73 years. He married Madelena Frank, of Herkimer 
■County, and their children were Andrew, Betsey, Mary, Sally, William, Catharine, Abigail, 
Hannah, John, and Geoi-ge. The latter was born in Pamelia, March 6, 1812, and died Ajiril 
16, 1868, aged 56 j'ears. He married, first, Lucinda Farr, who bore him two children, Cynthia 
and Madison, and second, Jane C, daughter of John B. and Clarissa (Stanley) Esselstyn, by 
whom he had four children, Harriet. William J., Mary, and George M. His widow survives, 
aged 75 years. Dr. George M, McCombs married Annette, daughter of Danford and Lucy J. 
(Rodgers) Weaver, of Clayton, and their children are Ray G., Ross, Car] E., and Alice C. 
Dr. McCombs studied medicine with Dr. H. G. P. Spencer, of Watertown, and gi-aduated from 
the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1877. In 1880 he located in Clayton, where he has 
since practiced with marked success. William J. McCombs married, first, Martha, daughter 
•of Robert Ellsworth, of Canada, who bore him two children, Esther and George, and second, 
Alzada, daughter of Thomas and Alzada (Hudson) Rees, of Clayton, He has been engaged in 
the drug business in Clayton village for the past eight years, and has served the town as clerk. 



400 TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Luther M. Hill, a native of South Dorset. Vt., located in Watertown about 1840, and sub- 
sequently removed to Alexandria, where he resided until his death in 1869, aged 62 years. He 
married Jane, daughter of Abram Smith, also a native of Vermont, who died in Alexandria in 
1887, aged 72 years. Their children were Cordelia, Harmon D., Major W., Edson B., Marvin 
A., Martha, Sylvia, and Malcolm B. The latter was born in Alexandria, and in 1880 removed 
to Clayton. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Adam and Annie E. Hartman, of Alexandria, 
and they have had children as follows: Laura C. (who died in 1889, aged 19 years), William 
A., Norman B., Libbie, Alice, Watson D., Emma, Livonia, Maude, and Mary. Mr. Hill is 
proprietor of Silver Spring Hotel, in this town. 

Anthony Herbrecht, son of Anthony, was born in France, where he died in 1860, aged 83 
years. His wife, Katie Keiffer, bore him four children, Joseph A., Frances, Mary, and Anthony. 
The latter was born in France, and in 1880 emigrated to this country and located in Clayton. 
He married Ellen, daughter of Patrick Hughes, of Orleans, and their children are Joseph A., 
John, and Mary. He is a farmer in this town. Joseph A. married Susan, daughterof Stephen 
Pelow. 

John Palen, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Palen, was born in Greene County, N. Y., 
whence he removed to Greig, Lewis County, where he is now engaged in the business of tan- 
ning. He married Josephine C, daughter of Augustus and Theresa Guigon, of Pine Hill, 
N. Y., by whom ho has had three children, viz.: Theresa, Augustus, and Jonathan. Jonathan 
was born in Delaware County, N. Y., and located in Clayton in 1882. He married Minnie A., 
daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Chatham, of Lock Haven, who, with her son George I., re- 
sides in Clayton. Mr. Palen was station agent for the R. W. & O. Raih-oad at Clayton village 
until 1889, when he went to Canastota, N. Y., in the employ of a railroad, where he died in 
January, 1890. Augustus Guigon served under General Napoleon Bonaparte, and died at 
Pine Hill, N. Y., aged 77 years. He built the first tannery in Shandaken valley, Ulster County. 

David Dewey, a native of Washington County, served in the Revolutionary war, and died 
at an advanced age. His children were Aaron, Jesse, Sylvia, Freelove, and David. David 
Dewey located in Adams, where he died in 1861, aged 54 yearo. He married Polly, daughter of 
David Cole, of Hartford, Washington County, and their children were Eleazer, Joel, Maria, 
Hiram, Rebecca, Polly, David J., and Benjamin W. The latter was born in Hartford and 
came to Clayton in 1882, where he now resides. He married EJlen D., daughterof Frederick and 
Rebecca Hallett, of Smithville, and their children are Alwin H., Holland B., Hartley F., and 
Clinton M. Mr. Dewey is propx-ietor of the Dewey House in Clayton village. His son Hol- 
land B. is an undertaker and dealer in furniture in Clayton village, and is a graduate of the 
United Slates College of Embalming, New York city. Benjamin Cole served in the Revolu- 
tionary war, and was one of General Washington's staff. 

James Spaiilsbury was born in this county and died in Clayton in 1881. aged 71 years. He 
married Phebe, daughter of John and Phebe Sheeley, of Alexandria, who died in 1879, aged 69 
years. Their children were Emeline (Mrs. Hubbard), Louisa'(Mr8. Visgar), L. Dow, Esther 
(Mrs. Ballz), Phebe (Mrs. McCarn), Albert J., Adaline, Zeri, and Amanda. The latter married, 
first, William Wheelock, son of Artemas, by whom she had four children, viz. : Annette, Jennie, 
Jay A., and Alfred. She married, second, George L. Butterfield, of Watertown, by whom she 
has a daughter, Emehne, and resides in the village of Clayton. 

Colies Turcotte was born in Canada, where he now resides. He married Bridget O'Lock- 
lin, a native of Ireland, and they have three children, James. John, and Joseph. The latter 
was born in County Leeds, Canada, and in 1882 he located in Clayton. He married Clara, 
daughter of Chauncey Fowler, of Canada, and they have two children, Lethea and Clara. Mr. 
Turcotte is in company with David Gordon, proprietor of a Granite quarry on Grindstone 
Island. 

David Fratcher, son of David, was born in New York city and now resides in Alma, Mich. 
He served in Co. M, 6tli U. S. Cav., until the close of the war. He married Mary, daughter of 
Jacob Weidlea, of Utica, and their children are David W., William F., Charles H., H. Irwin, 
and Laura D. William F. Fratcher was born in Deerfield, N. Y., and in 1883 located in Clay- 
ton village, where he is proprietor of a general variety store. In 1889 he married Luella M., 
daughter of Johiel and Elizabeth (Van Sickle) Jackson. 

George Tracy, a native of New London, Conn., was one of the early settlers of Houns- 
field, whence he removed to Lyme, where he died at the age of 40 years. His wife, Sibyl 



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(Fish) Tracy, bore him seven children, namely: Eleanor, Lavinia, Barnard, Herbert, Guerdon, 
George, and James M. The latter was born in Hotinsfield and now resides in Sackets Harbor. 
He was a lake captain for 43 years, and is now retired from active business. He married El- 
mina, daughter of Aaron Wheat, and their children are Elizabeth H., James M., Howard N.. 
and John R. John 11. Tracy married, first. Dovey Morgan, and second, Jennie, adopted 
daughter of Hiram Lanphere, of Wilua, and now resides in Clayton village, where he has been 
engaged in the marble business four years. 

Benjamin Sheldon died at Three Mile Bay in 1880. His wife. Charity, bore him eight chil- 
dren, viz.: Frederick, George, Mary A., Ward, Frank, Mittie B., Bertha A., and Lester. The 
latter was born at Three Mile Bay, in the town of Lyme, and in 1887 located in Clayton. He 
married Mary E., daughter of George and Mary (^ Wiley) Eadley, of Cape Vincent. George 
Radley died in Cape Vincent in 1887, aged 59 years. His widow survives at the age of 5a 
years, and resides in Cape Vincent. 



ELLISBURGH. 



ELLISBURGH was formed from Mexico, February 22, 1803, and 
named in honor of Marvel Ellis, an early proprietor, and Lyman Ellis, 
the first settler. It was originally "Minos " of the "Eleven Towns." 
Henderson was set off February 17, 1806. It is situated in the southwest- 
ern corner of the county, and is bounded on the north by Henderson and 
Adams, on the east by Lorraine and Boylston in Oswego County, on the 
south by Sandy Creek in Oswego County, and on the west by Lake Ontario. 
Its area is about nine miles square. The surface is roUing and inclined to- 
ward the lake. A range of low sand hills extends along the shore, and these 
are succeeded by a wild, marshy region. North and South Sandy creeks, 
which take a general southwesterly course through the town, are the princi- 
pal streams. Skinner Creek, in the southern part, is quite a considerable 
stream. North, South, Little Cranbury, and Little Sandy ponds are located 
along the western border of the town, the latter lying partly in the town of 
Sandy Creek, in Oswego County. The soil is sandy in the west, clayey 
through the center, and a slaty loam in the east. It is one of the wealthiest 
agricultural towns in the county, and is surpassed by but few in the state. 

The first town meeting was held at the residence of Lyman Ellis, at which 
the following town officers were elected: Edward Boomer, supervisor ; Lyman 
Ellis, clerk; Caleb Ellis and Amos B. Noyes, overseers of the poor; Jere- 
miah Mason, Samuel Rhodes, and Benjamin Boomer, commssioners of high- 
ways ; Matthew Boomer, constable and collector ; Abiah Jenkins, constable ; 
John Thomas, Christopher Edmonds, and Dyer McCumber, fence viewers ; 
C. Ellis, Jeremiah Mason, Timothy Harris, Benjamin Boomer, D. McCum- 
ber, Joseph Holley, overseers of highways. 

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402 TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



April II, 1796, Marvel Ellis, of Troy, N. Y., contracted with William Con- 
stable for the purchase of this town, excepting a marshy tract each side of 
Sandy Creek, near the lake, which was afterwards included, and a tract of 
3,000 acres in the southwest corner, sold to Brown & Eddy. The sum of 
$22,111.50 was paid, and a deed given, March 22, 1797, upon which a mort- 
gage was given back upon the balance, amounting to $98,943.45. This 
mortgage embarrassed the early sales, and confidence was not restored until 
the property had reverted to the Constable estate, some years afterwards. 

The greater part of the town was surveyed by Calvin Guiteau, in 1796, 
•except the eastern part, which was surveyed by Nelson DooHttle, and the 3,000- 
acre tract in 1800, by Benjamin Wright, of Rome; the latter, in 1808, sur- 
veyed the whole town. 

The first school commissioners and mspectors for the town were elected at 
a special meeting held July 24, 1813, and were as follows: commissioners, 
Oliver Scott, Elijah Woodworth, and William Case ; inspectors, George An- 
<3rus, Lyman Ellis, and George Jenkins. Asa Averill was subsequently ap- 
pointed school commissioner in place of Oliver Scott, resigned. In 1813-14 
the town was divided into 17 school districts, and public school buildings 
were first erected during those years. Previous to this school-houses were built 
and schools maintained by subscription. 

The following account is taken from Stafford's Gazetteer of 18 13 : — 

"In 1810 there were four grist-mills, six saw-mills, two fulling-mills, one trip-hammer, 
a distillerj^ and a convenient number of common mechanics. There were six school-houses, 
which also served for worshiping assemblies. Ellis village, or EUisburgh (?), contained a grist 
and a saw-mill, a fulling-mill, distillery, school-house, and about 14 or 15 houses and stores." 

From the same author's Gazetteer of 1824 we quote : — 

"In 1820 the taxable property was $242,465. There were 13,454 acres of improved land, 
4,386 cattle, 682 horses, and 8,729 sheep. There were made in families 51,576 yards of cloth in 
1821. There were in town five grist-mills, 14 saw-mills, one oil-mill, five fulling-mills, four 
carding machines, three trip-hammers, two distilleries, and 13 asheries. The school districts 
numbered 23, where were taught 1,039 children. The schools were kept eight of the 12 
months." 

In 1880 EUisburgh had a population of 4,810. The town is located in the 
first school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 31 school districts, 
five of which were joint, in which 34 teachers were employed 28 weeks or 
more. There were 939 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days 
attendance during the year was 85,067. The total value of school buildings 
and sites was $27,020, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was 
$2,130,815. The whole amount raised for school purposes was $9,071.06, 
$5,175.33 of which was received by local tax. S. Whitford Maxson was 
school commissioner. 

Ellisburgh (p. o.) village is located on the south branch of Sandy Creek, 
about four miles from its mouth, and is the oldest village in the town. A 
postoffice was established here in 1806, and Lyman Ellis was the first post- 
master. Among the early industries here was a clothing works, by Joseph 



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403 



Bullock, Hiram Warren's tannery, Lyman Ellis's grist and saw-mill, above 
^' Stone Mills," and a grist-mill owned by Andrew Scott and Thomas Davis, 
and located where the Hudson furniture factory now is. The village is 23 
miles from Watertown, 163 from Albany, and 305 from New York city. It 
contains three or four general stores, two drug stores, a hardware store, whole- 
sale seed store, two hotels, two grist-mills, a saw-mill, sash, door, blind, 
and furniture manufactory, a number of shops, a cheese factory, telephone 
and American express offices, a daily stage to Pierrepont Manor, and a pop- 
ulation of about 400. 

Belleville (p. o.) village is situated on the north branch of vSandy Creek, 
20 miles from Watertown, and 175 miles from Albany. Settlements were 
commenced here by Metcalf Lee, Bradley Freeman, Joshua Freeman, Martin 
Barney, James, Benjamin, and Jedediah McCumber, and others who engaged 
in farming, about 1802. The place being favorably situated for mills it grad- 
ually grew to a village. Its name is said to have been suggested by Calvin 
Clark, an early merchant here, and taken from Belleville, Canada. It had 
first been known as Hall's Mills, from Giles Hall, who, in 1806, purchased of 
J. McCumber a hydraulic privilege here. The first merchant was Laban 
Brown, and John Hawn kept the first tavern. The Sackets Harbor and Ellis- 
burgh Railroad, completed in 1853, passed through this village and gave it a 
healthy impulse for a time. The road was discontinued in 1862. The first 
school was taught here in 1805, in a blacksmith shop, and in 1807 a log 
school-house was erected. This building was without floors, and its roof was 
made of elm bark. The EUisburgh Agricultural Society's fair is held here. 
Belleville village was incorporated in i860, and at an election held on May 
29, of that year, the following officers were elected : De Alton Dwight, Al- 
cander Dickinson, Daniel Hall, Abner M. Durfee, Calvin Littlefield, trustees; 
Arthur J. Brown, clerk ; William R. Pennell, Collins F. Armsbury, Henry F. 
Overton, assessors ; James E. Green, treasurer; Cyrus N. Rowe, collector; 
Patterson W. Stevens, poundmaster. At this election 52 votes were cast. 
Although Belleville is located principally on the north bank of the north 
branch of Big Sandy Creek, the corporation includes a considerable territory 
on the south side of the stream. The village now contains the Union Acad- 
emy, two grist and flouring-mills, a woolen-mill, a cheese factory, four gen- 
eral stores, one jewelry store, one millinery and fancy goods store, two cloth- 
ing stores, a hardware store, drug store, a dealer in agricultural implements, 
a furniture dealer, two wholesale seed dealers, two meat markets, two black- 
smith shops, a shoe shop, two dentists, two physicians, an hotel, and about 
500 inhabitants. 

Pierrepont Manor is a post village and station on the R., W. & O. Rail- 
road, and is located in the eastern part of the town, 19 miles from Water- 
town, 164 from Albany, and 306 from New York city. Stages run daily to 
EUisburgh, Woodvilie, and Rural Hill villages. The first settlement was 
commenced here in 1805 by Joseph Allen, Pardon Earl, and Arnold Earl, 



404 TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



who came in from Galway, N. Y., by way of Redfield to Adams, and thence 
worked their way through the forest to Bear Creek. William Tabor, William 
Case, and several others soon after settled here and engaged in farming. 
Mr. Allen opened the first inn, and Oliver Snow the first store. Mr. Allen 
also kept the first blacksmith shop. Pardon Earl became a local land agent 
and a man of extensive business, residing here until his death in 1844, aged 
62 years. The first school-house here was built on the north side of Bear 
Creek, in 181 1, and served the purpose of school-house, church, and place 
for public meetings. The first school teacher was Orson TuUer. Thomas 
E. Williamson was the first postmaster. The village now contains one hotel, 
two general stores, one millinery and fancy goods store, two blacksmith shops, 
harness shop, meat market, a fruit evaporating establishment, a livery stable, 
two churches (Episcopal and Union), about 60 dwellings, and 300 inhabi- 
tants. It has telegraph, telephone, and express offices. 

Mannsville (p. o.) is located in the southeastern part of the town, on 
Skinner Creek, 21 miles from Watertown, 161 from Albany, and 303 from 
New York city, and is a station on the R.,W. & O. Railroad. David I. An- 
drus, as agent for Samuel Wardwell, of Rhode Island, was the first settler 
here previous to i8ri. In 1822 Daniel Wardwell, son of Samuel, came on 
and took charge of the purchase made several years previously by his father, 
and in 1823 commenced the erection of a cotton factory, which stood a short 
distance below the present village, and was fitted for 600 spindles. Major 
H. B. Mann soon after purchased an interest in the factory, which was burned 
February 16, 1827. Upon the establishment of a postoffice here the 
present name was given to the village in honor of Newton Mann, one of the 
early settlers. David I. Andrus erected the first saw-mill here, and after- 
wards the first dwelling, which was subsequently used as a tavern. The vil- 
lage now contains two general stores, two drug and grocery stores, a grocery, 
flour, and feed store, a grocery, bake stuffs and confectionery store, a 
hardware and agricultural implement store, a furniture and undertaking es- 
tablishment, three blacksmith shops, a millinery and fancy goods store, shoe 
shop, a cider and vinegar manufactory, gnst-miU, saw-mill, tannery, two meat 
markets, an hotel, photograph gallery, a lawyer, three physicians, several 
churches, and about 500 inhabitants. 

WooDViLLE (p. o.) village is located on the north branch of Sandy Creek, 
about three miles from its mouth, 22 miles from Watertown, 170 from 
Albany, and 312 from New York city. The settlement was begun here by 
Ebenezer, Ephraim, and Jacob Wood, sons of Rev. Nathaniel Wood, of 
Middletown, Vt., who came in to look for lands with Orimal Brewster, Simeon 
Titus, Ephraim Wood, Jr., and Hezekiah Leffingwell, in the fall of 1803. 
May 26, 1804, Ebenezer and Ephraim Wood purchased a tract of 754 acres, 
for which they paid $2,294.80, and, in March, Ephraim camein with a daughter 
and three sons. Nathaniel Wood, father of Ephraim, came on in June, 1804. 
Obediah Kingsbury, Oliver Scott, and others came the same year. A small 



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405 



saw- mill was built and in 1805 got in operation. In 1805 Ebenezer Wood, 
Nathaniel Wood, Jr., Mosely Wood, Samuel Truesdale, and families, and 
sev^eral young men, came in. Oliver Bxtcheller opened the first blacksmith 
shop in the village about 18 ro. The first store and the first hotel were kept 
by Ebenezer Wood, in his dwelling. The postoffice was established here be- 
tween 1820 and 1830. The village now contains one general store, an hotel, 
grist-mill, door, sash, and blind factory, wagon shop, blacksmith shop, paper- 
mill, saw-mill, cheese factory, a drug and grocery store, telegraph, telephone, 
and express offices, and about 100 inhabitants. J. F. Converse's Riverside 
stock farm is also located here. 

Rural Hill (p. o.) is a small hamlet in the northwestern part of the town. 
The postoffice was established here in 1849, and Philo Hungerford was 
appointed postmaster. The first settlement was commenced here in the 
spring of 18 15 by Jedediah Hill. The locality was once known as " Buck 
Hill." Edwin Burnham opened a store here before the establishment of 
the postoffice, calling it " Rural Hill store," hence the present name. It has 
had at different times several stores and shops and a hotel, but at present 
has very little business. 

■Wardwell is a settlement in the northeastern part of the town on the 
south branch of Sandy Creek, and was once considered of enough importance 
to have a postoffice, which has been discontinued. 

Union Academy of Bellciiille. — Some time previous to 1824 Rev. Joshua 
Bradley, an eminent Baptist divine, made a persistent effort to interest the 
people in the vicinity of Belleville on the subject of education. He canvassed 
the towns of Ellisburgh and Henderson, here and there, and everywhere, 
again and again, to influence the people to give from their limited means for 
the purpose of schools. Before the building was determined upon he opened 
a school of higher grade at Mather's Mills, in the upper part of the house 
belonging to John R. Hawes, and employed Mr. H. H. Haff as teacher. 
This school was opened in the fall of 1824, and its prosperity awakened 
a greater interest, so that the people were anxious to establish an academic 
institution in Belleville. After a long trial Mr. Bradley presented a plan for 
a manual labor school, and stock was subscribed sufficient to erect a build- 
ing. A lot of about six acres was given by Giles Hall to be forever after 
used for school purposes. April 13, 1826, an act of incorporation was ob- 
tained by which Jotham Bigelow, Orin Howard, James W. Kennedy, John 
Hagedorn, Amos Heald, Peter N. Cushman, Wesson Thomas, Pardon Earl, 
Samuel S. Haws, Edward Boomer, Sidney Houghton, Benjamin Barney, 
Samuel Boyden, Ebenezer Webster, Israel Kellogg, Jr., Jesse Hubbard, 
Hiram Taylor, Henry Green, Rufus Hatch, Charles B. Pond, Calvin Clark, 
John Barney, ist, Samuel Pierce, and Godfrey W. Barney were constituted, 
with such as might associate with them, a body corporate, under the name of 
" Union Literary Society,'' to have perpetual succession, and limited in their 
powers to the support of an academic school ; the yearly income of their 



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TOWN OF ELLISBURGH, 407 



estate might not exceed $5,000 ; the number of their trustees, from 24 tO' 
30, to be elected annually, or until others were chosen. Elections were held 
on the first Wednesday of November, and the payment of $5 entitled 
to membership and one vote. The school was moved into the upper part 
of the stone church in the village. The stone school building was erected in 
1828, and dedicated January i, 1829, and on the 5th day of January, 1830, 
it was received under the visitation of the Regents, upon the application of 
the trustees and Benjamin Durfee, Nahum Houghton, James McCumber,. 
Henry Shaver, Jesse Brewster, Matthew Green, Thomas Clark, Amos Pratt, 
Daniel Wait, Culver Clark, Jotham Littlefield, Wadsworth Mayhew, and 
Charles Avery, who had contributed to its erection. Charles Avery was 
appointed principal in 1829, and he served two years, being assisted the first 
year by Isaac Slater and the second year by W. D. Waterman. The academy 
flourished to a degree that justified the highest expectation of its friends, and 
attracted great numbers of students from distant parts of the county. A 
building was erected for a shop, partially furnished with tools, and a few stu- 
dents engaged on the manual labor plan. This was soon abandoned, how- 
ever, and the building sold and converted into a dwelling. The second 
principal was George W. Eaton, a graduate of Union College, who was suc- 
ceeded by La Rue Ferine Thompson, who served two years, when Joseph 
Mullin (late Judge MuUin), a graduate of Union College, became principal, 
remaining one year, he being succeeded by Hiram H. Barney, also a Union 
graduate, who remained about two years. Lyman E. Boomer became prin- 
cipal in 1836, and was followed by Truman C. Hill in 1837. Both were 
graduates from Union College. During this time the debt on the building 
had been accumulating by reason of the unpaid interest on a mortgage, and 
in the fall of 1837 the academy was closed by the mortgagee. The trustees 
engaged with much zeal to raise the required amount, and were greatly 
assisted by Rev. Jedediah Burchard, the noted evangelist. Their efforts were 
attended with success, and in 1840, after needed repairs had been made, the 
academy was reopened under the principalship of Rev. George I. King, who 
was assisted by his wife, Betsey Sprague, as preceptress, and David Hunter. 
The school was well attended at once, and great joy was manifest among 
students and citizens that " Old Union " was again free. 

In the fall of 1841 Mr. King associated with him Richard ElHs, a graduate 
of Hamilton College, as joint principal. Mr. Ellis had, during the acad- 
emy vacation, been teaching a mathematical and classical school in the vil- 
lage. In 1843 Mr. King resigned and Mr. Ellis became principal, who the 
same year was succeeded by Orsemus Cole, a Union College graduate. In 
1845 Calvin Littlefield became principal, and he was followed by G. S, 
Ramsey, in 1847, with Mr. Ellis as assistant ; in 1848, Mr. Ellis ; 1850, Johni 
P. Houghton, Miss Porter, preceptress. In the fall of 185 1 J. Dunbar 
Houghton, a young man who had prepared for college at Union Academy 
and graduated from Union College, became principal, with Miss Porter as 



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preceptress the first year, who was followed successively by Miss A. E. Bar- 
ret, Miss Charlotte M. King, and Mrs. E. A. Ellis (formerly Miss Barret). 
The old building being entirely inadequate to the comfort and convenience 
of the increasing patronage, the trustees erected the present commodious 
structure in front of the stone building, at a cost of about $4,000, and had 
it ready for occupancy in October, 1856. The principal and family moved 
into rooms arranged for them in the fall of 1857. The following is a list of 
teachers employed in 1856: Rev. J. Dunbar Houghton, A. M., principal; 
Rev. J. VV. Whitfield, teacher of painting and drawing ; N. W. Buel, M. D., 
physiology and anatomy ; Miss Lois M. Searles, preceptress ; Mrs. E. A. 
Houghton, music ; Miss Amelia Brigham, ornamental. In the winter of 
1858 A. J. Brown and wife were added to the corps of teachers. In 1859 
J. P. Buckley and George Fox became teachers. In 1861 Buckley and Fox 
enlisted in the civil war; the latter was killed while on picket duty in 1861, 
and the former in the second battle of Bull Run. At the close of the aca- 
demic year ending July, 1864, Prof. Houghton, who had been in charge of 
the school for 13 years, resigned his position. During his administration 
grounds for a beautiful park had been laid out, and valuable books and ap- 
paratus had been purchased for the institution. The attendance was large, 
being, in 1852, 188 ; 1855, 287 ; 1858, 205 ; i860, 227 ; 1862, 236 ; 1864, 
219. In 1864 Rev. Benjamin D. Gifford became principal, and he was suc- 
ceeded in 1865 by Rev. Buel A. Smith. The whole number of pupils in 
1866 was 342. In 1868 R. L. Thatcher was principal; in 1869, '70, '71, 
'72, '73, VV. W. Grant; in 1874, Henry Carver; from 1875 to 1881, George 
F. Sawyer. The next principal was William C. Joslin, who served until the 
fall of 1884, when Henry A. Gaylord, A. B., an alumnus of Amherst Col- 
lege, became principal, and is now serving in that capacity. Under Prof. 
Gaylord's administration the school has been greatly prospered. His assis- 
tants are James G. Riggs, A. B., mathematics and natural sciences ; Charles B. 
Durfee, book-keeping and penmanship; Miss Nora Blanchard, lady prin- 
cipal, Enghsh, French, and German ; Mrs. H. A. Gaylord, vocal and instru- 
mental music. The academy is delightfully situated in the midst of a rich 
farming community in the village of Belleville. It has an endowment fund 
of more than $34,000, and also the Frederick Williams scholarship fund of 
$3,000, and a scholarship fund of $2,000, the bequest of the late Eunice E. 
Shepardson. The library consists of about 1,675 well-selected volumes, of 
which histories and books of reference form an important part, though 
works of standard fiction are well represented. 

Belleville wooleti-mills, located on the north branch of Sandy Creek, 
have been in operation about 50 years. T. L. Peters is the proprietor, and 
here are manufactured woolen yarns, flannel cloth, etc., etc. 

Stone tnills, at Ellisburgh village, are located on the south branch of Sandy 
Creek, and were built by John Shaw for a cotton factory, but were not used 
for that purpose. The buildings subsequently became the property of Sam- 



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uel Cook, who ran a grist-mill here a few years, when he sold to Henry 
Millard, who continued the business with his brothers George W. and Henry, 
they selling to a Mr. Gilbert, who in turn sold to the present proprietor, 
H. A. Hoj)kinson. The mills have three runs of stones, with an aimual 
capacity of 25,000 bushels of grain. 

Banner grist-mi/l, located at Mannsville village, on Skinner Creek, was 
built about 1869 by J. D. Finster. In 1886 Messrs. M. W. Bates and T. M. 
Rounds leased it of Winchester & Curtis. It is run by water and steam- 
power, and does custom grinding. 

/o/in Grotvs grist-tnill, leased by James N. Smith, is located on the south 
branch of Sandy Creek. It has two runs of stones and does a small amount 
of business. 

William H. Phillips s gf-ist and floiiring-mill (formerly Hall's mill) is lo- 
cated on the north branch of Sandy Creek and is run by water-power. It 
has a thriving custom patronage. 

Belleville grist and Jiouring'Viill, William Mott, proprietor, is run by water- 
power, has two runs of stones, and does an extensive business. 

Woodville flouring, grist, and cider-mill, owned by G. T. Converse, and 
operated by George Wood and J. F. Converse, is run by water-power, and 
has a capacity for grinding 8,000 bushels of grain annually. 

E. L. Stone's cheese factory, located at Mannsville village, was built in 
1861-62 by Shepherd & Grinnell. It had various owners until 1874, when 
it was purchased by the present proprietor, who has since conducted it. The 
size of the building is no by 35 feet, and the factory has the capacity for 
handling the milk from 1,000 cows, manufacturing about 300,000 pounds of 
cheese annually. 

C. H. Graves's cheese factory, at Wardvvell settlement, receives the milk 
from about 400 cows. 

Silver Spring cheese factory, owned by C. J. Curtis, has the patronage of 
about 300 cows. 

A. J. Smith's cheese factory, located in the Goodenough neighborhood, was 
built in 1886. It receives the milk from about 350 cows. 

Mannsville tannery was built by Daniel Goddard about 50 years ago. In 
■1874 it was purchased by J, H. & H. E. Root, who have since conducted it. 
It has the capacity of 50 sides of leather per day, giving employment to 10 
men, the value of the product being about $60,000 annually. 

Charles Con'dens sash, door, and blind factory is located on Mill street in 
Ellisburgh village. It does a thriving business. 

Mrs. G. W. Green's saw and cider-mill was built by Daniel Goodenough. 
It is located on Lindsey Creek and does custom work. 

Hopkinson 6^ Dennison s cider and vinegar uwrks, at Ellisburgh village, 
were established in 1875. Capacity, 10,000 bushels of apples annually. 

Hawley &' Bemiss cider and vinegar works were established in 1859. 



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They are located on State road, two miles north of Pierrepont Manor; ca- 
pacity, 10,000 bushels of apples per year. 

Harvey C. Staceys saw-7nill, at Belleville village, was built by Giles Hall 
in 1806. It does custom work only. 

Barnes 6^ Freeman's saw-inill, located on Deer Creek, is operated by 
water-power, with a capacity for cutting 175,000 feet of lumber per year. 

John Q. Johtisons saw-mill, on Lindsey Creek, is operated by water-power, 
and does custom work. 

H. C. &= E. I. Caster's mills, at Wardwell settlement, on the south branch 
of Sandy Creek, are engaged in the manufacture and planing of lumber. 
About TO, 000 cheese boxes are also annually manufactured here. 

C. F. Calkin s saw-mill, located near Pierrepont Manor, does custom 
work. 

Mannsville steam sa7v-mill wdiS built by Finster & Woodward about 1872. 
The present proprietors are Curtis & Winchester. The mill has the capacity 
for sawing 10,000 feet of lumber per day. 

George S. Hudson's saiu-inill and furniture mam/factory, located in the 
north part of Ellisburgh village, were formerly known as Wild's mills. Fifteen 
men are employed, and about $15,000 worth of furniture and sash and bUnds 
are manufactured annually. 

The first settlement in the town of Ellisburgh was made by Lyman Ellis, 
in the spring of 1-797, and was the first settlement in the territory now em- 
braced within the limits of Jefferson County*. In the spring of 1797 Marvel 
and Lyman Ellis, brothers, both of whom were interested in the purchase of 
the town from Constable, previously noted, came to the town, Lyman with 
a view of permanent settlement. In the fall of the same year Caleb Ellis, 
having met with Lyman Ellis at Rome, was casually introduced with the 
expectation that a relationship existed, but none was found ; yet the interview 
resulted in an invitation to settle in the new town. Caleb Ellis accordingly 
visited the town and selected a farm on the south branch of Sandy Creek, at a 
place where one Waldo had the year previous erected a hunter's shanty. 

At the close of the same season Lyman Ellis had built a dam and saw- 
mill, three-fourths of a mile below the present site of Ellisburgh village, and 
the mill was got in operation the same fall, but was partly swept away the 
next spring by a flood. In the winter of 1797-98 William Hicks, with 

Butler and B. Pierce, remained in the town, and in the spring of 

1798 Caleb Ellis and family, Robert Fulton, Elijah Richardson, Hczekiah 
Pierce, Chauncey Smith, William Root, Vial Salisbury, Isaac Waddle, 
Abram Wilcox, two men by the name of Thornton, and others came into 
town with Lyman Ellis to rebuild the mill and erect a grist-mill ; but nearly 
all were taken sick, and the pioneers were reduced to great suffering from 
want of provisions and necessary medical attendance. 



* Excepting :i militarv settlement which was made on Carleton Island about 1778. 



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Mary Ellis, a young daughter of Caleb, was the first person to die in the 
town, and the first death of an adult was that of Samantha Howard. The 
first birth is said to have occurred in the summer of 1798 — a son, who was 
given the name Ontario, to Hezekiah Pierce. The first female born in the 
town was Harriet Howard. 

On September 11, 1798, Marvel EUis wrote to Constable as follows : — 

"We have a good dam across the creek, which has been expensive; a good saw-mill well 
finished, and running, and have done considerable towards a grist-mill. We have on the same 
lot a large and handsome improvement, have had a fine crop of wheat, and have vei-y fine 
corn. The people that are on the land have good improvements for the time and are 
industrious. I inclose you an account of the small sales to the settlers, the price sold for, and 
what has been received, which is a small sum in proportion to what has been laid out on the 
land; if people would have been satisfied of having a release from the mortgage, by paying 
you, we should have had sufficient to have made the present payment now due. The remainder 
of the money due from these settlers is due within a year. We wish you to give us some fur- 
ther indulgence, and something to convince the people that you will release from the mortgage 
on receiving payment, which will enable us to make payments for the land, and make a large 
settlement soon." 

Inclosed in the foregoing was the following list, with the number of acres 
taken up by each : Joseph Caldwell, 60 ; William Hicks, 51 ; John G. Hay- 
ward, 150; Caleb Ellis, 126; Neal Salisbury, 100; Elijah Pettibone, 100; 
John Paddock, 50; Isaac Southerland, 130; Asahel Humphrey, 419; Elisha 
Phillips, 100; Levi Root, 140; Hezekiah Pierce, 149. 

The first corn and potatoes raised in the county by the present race of 
settlers was by Lyman Ellis in 1797, who also, in 1798, was probably the 
first to raise winter wheat. 

During the severe winter of 1798-99, when the snow lasted from the 29th 
of October until April 20th, the pioneers suftered severely, and one Gideon 
Howard, who was overtaken by a storm near Little Sandy Creek, while 
returning from Rome, was detained in the woods three days and nearly per- 
ished from fatigue and hunger. 

In the spring of 1799 Mr. Ellis's dam was again swept away and the mill 
partly destroyed, when this and the frame of a grist-mil! were removed to the 
present village above, and the grist-mill was got in operation about 1803. 

James Constable, brother of William, made tours through these northern 
counties in the summer months of 1803-06, on business connected with the 
estate of his deceased brother, of which he was one of the executors. In his 
diary, under date of September 7, 1803. he wrote : — 

* * * "Mr. Ellis has lived here nearly six years, and all he has received from our 
testator has been $221 for commission on land sold. A lot was promised him upon condition 
of his coming to reside, but he never got a deed for it, though his mills were first erected 
there, from whence they have since been removed to where they now are. He now asks the 
ex'rs for a conveyance for the lot promised, being No. 94, and for time to pay the above bal- 
ance, the security for which is ample, as his buildings are valued at $2,000, and the title of 
the lot they are on is still with the executors. 

"There ai-e about 40 famiUes in the town, most of them poor, but of that description of 
people fit to settle a new country; few comforts about them, and they seem to have few 
wants: no liquor is to be had, and they have not yet begun to distill, nor ai-e there any apples 



412 TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



to make cider, so that their only drink is water, with which they seem content. They do not 
hesitate about the price of $3, but paying one-quarter down is very difficult for most of them. 
There are good horned cattle amongst them; the horses indifferent, but the only ones fit for a 
new country. They do not seem to regard distance, and go nine or 10 miles backward and 
forwai'd daily, over roads that are nearly imjiassable." * * * 

At this time the town was not honored by the presence of a clergyman, and 
the nearest physician was 20 miles away. 

Regarding his visit to Ellisburgh the following year, under date of August 
21, 1804, Mr, Constable's diary says : — 

"Proceeded on to Ellisburgh, and found the road from Ellisburgh so extremely bad and 
so seldom traveled, and another route, shorter and better, presents itself, so that I have, by 
the advice of Mr. Wright, judged it advisable to alter the latter. * * * The road will be 
nearly direct from Kome to Ellisburgh, and about 43 miles. 

" August 23. Went down Sandy Creek to the lake, and found the marsh covered with 
hay-stacks, the contents of which had grown spontaneously, and there are many horses and 
cattle at pasture, which proves that this place is of consequence. Some of it is indeed very 
fine and the people are very desirous of buying, but no judgment can be formed of the quan- 
tity of good and bad, and L. Ellis is therefore to send me an estimate before the price is fixed. 
Went to Christopher Edmonds' on the north side of the creek. He has a fine farm and has 
produced the best corn in the town. He expects this year a yield of about 90 bushels per 
acre. This article is very fine throughout the place, but the wheat has been affected by the 
fly and rust. The establishment has flourished generally; many settlers have come in since 
last year, and more are expected. There are now 60 families, and though cases of fever and 
ague happen near the lake, and sometimes the lake fever, yet the country is a healthy one, 
and the soil so good that it will settle fast." 

The remainder of this year's journal, and the first of the following year, 
relates to other sections than the town of Ellisburgh, and are omitted. In 
1805 his visit was made in August. His diary continues : — 

* * * " On the way to Ellisburgh found many settlers since last year, and the im- 
provement considerable; the crops of wheat excellent, and the corn good, as they have suf- 
fered little from drought. Arrived at Ellis' at noon to remain two or three days. The mills 
are in tolerably good order, but the water so low they can grind only part of the day. Grrists 
are brought from a great distance, and in boats from Oswego, and lower. Ellis has built a 
small house for himself, and a good barn. * * * 

"August 9. * * * A school-house is now'building near Ellis' Mills, on the same lot, to 
be two stories high, the upper of which is to be devoted to divine service, when any minister 
travels that way. The town have also subscribed towards building a bridge across the creek, 
at the same place, and we agreed to contribute $20, as they could not raise sufficient, but they 
have engaged to imi^rove the road from the bi'idge to the north line of No. 10. Dr. Dresser 
has but two patients, and there is less sickness than at any previovis year in this season." 

The proprietors had adopted the practice of giving certificates, allowing 

people a certain time after exploring to go for their families before taking 

contracts, but it was found that in many cases these had been transferred, 

and this having grown into a system of speculation, was discontinued as they 

were given to assist the first real settlers, and their transfer operated against 

the interest of both land owners and settlers. Mr. Constable's journal of 

August, 1806, speaking of the settlements in Ellisburgh, says: — 

"From Asa Brown's passed on to Andrews' settlement, or Ellisburgh, through a very good 
road, four miles. He has made considerable improvement here. The saw-mill has been long 
in use, and has enabled them to erect frame houses, some good barns, and a large grist-mill, 
which is, however, not yet finished. ♦ * * Ellis rents the mills for $400 per annimi, and 



TOWN OF ELLISBUROH. 413 

his affairs will soon be in good order. * * * There have been some cases of sickness dur- 
ing the season, but none fatal. Dr. Draper * is still on the town, and has considerable practice. 
He will continue here, and hopes to build a liouse next year, when lie will require a deed for 
the 50 acres of land to which he is entitled. I should have remarked that 180 militiamen 
trained here yesterday (September 2), and it is said by some that one-third were absent. If 
so, the population has greatly increased." 

January 22, 1803, George Tibbets and James Dole, of Troy, were ap- 
pointed agents for EUisburgh, and in 1807 were paid for tlieir services in 
land. In the same year Benjamin Wright, of Rome, succeeded as general 
agent for the estate, and fixed his residence at Pulaski, where he continued 
in the capacity of surveyor and agent until employed on the canal surveys. 

The embargo act of 1808 received much opposition from the Federal party 
in this part of the county. In September, 1808, an event occurred in this 
town that caused great excitement at the time. A party from Oswego, under 
Lieut. Asa Wells, entered Sandy Creek, and after seizing a quantity of pot- 
ash, under the embargo laws, proceeded to the house of Capt. Fairfield, sur- 
rounded it, and seized and carried away a swivel. Capt. Fairfield being ab- 
sent, his wife made complaint to a justice, who issued a warrant. The con- 
stable was intimidated and called upon his fellow citizens to aid him, when 
about 30 men took arms and went with him, but Wells's men presented bay- 
onets, when they desisted, and 20 of the men went off. Lieut. Wells ordered 
the remainder to be disarmed and bound, when they were taken, with the 
swivel, to Oswego. On the evening of the 25th of September the same party 
returned for the purpose of taking the magistrate and constable who had 
issued the papers. A warrant against Wells, and two others, for felony, in 
breaking open a house, was issued at Sackets Harbor, and given to xA.mbrose 
Pease, a constable, to execute, who, after examining the law, raised the hue 
and cry, and assembled about 200 persons in Ellisburgli, where a consulta- 
tion of several magistrates was held, and the next day at sunrise about 70 or 
80 men, armed and equipped, volunteered to aid in the arrest, but the magis- 
trates durst not issue the order for their march, being apprehensive that some 
excess or injury might be done; and the question having been raised whether 
a constable had a right to demand aid before he had been resisted, the armed 
men were advised to disperse, and the civil officer requested to proceed to ap- 
prehend Wells and the others, without the force of the county. This proceed- 
ing was charged, by one of the political parties, as an attempt of the other to 
resist, by force of arms, the execution of the laws, and mutual criminations 
were exchanged with much bitterness. To justify themselves and secure pub- 
lic opinion in their favor the civil officers who had taken an interest in the 
matter prepared the following statement, which was published in the newspa- 
pers of the day, at Utica, Albany, and elsewhere : — 

" At a meeting of the inhabitants of the county of Jefferson, in the state of New York, 
suddenly convened (oy command of the civil authority) in the town of EUisburgh, to take 



* In his diary under date of Aujjust 9, 1805, — see above, — Mr. Constable mentions 
" Dr. Dresser." We are not informeii which name is correct. 



414 TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



into consideration the proper and legal mode to apprehend certain felons and robbers, who, in 
the town of Ellisburgh, in said county, being armed, and under the pretense of being in the 
service of the United States, to enforce the embargo laws, did there violently and forcibly 
enter into the dwelling house of Captain Fairfield, broke open the locks, forced open the doors, 
and robbed the said Captain Fairfield of his property, contrary to the laws: that they refused 
to submit to the civil authority of the country, and did then and there, by force and arms, 
seize, bind, and carry away to Oswego 10 of our fellow citizens, who were commanded to attend 
a civil officer in the execution of process on the said oft'enders; which citizens have been kept 
since, in close confinement, in want of every comfort and couvenience of life, without lawful 
authority, and constantly subject to insult of soldiery, who seem insensible of the rights, 
privileges, and liberties of Americans. Feeling the spirit of freemen, and viewing this and 
many other late acts of violence as rapid strides towards despotism and martial law among UB, 
the establishment of which must occasion a total deprivation of rights for which our fathers 
and many of us have fought and bled; therefore, 

" Resolved, That we consider it a duty incumbent on us, for our peisonal safety, for the 
secuiuty of our lives and property, and for the support of our civil law and autliority, to write 
in all lawful measures to apprehend the said felons. 

" Resolved, That such of our fellow citizens who have assembled in arms to aid our magis- 
trates and civil officers in the execution of lawful process against Lieut. Asa Wells, and others, 
who stand charged under oath of felony, be requested to disperse, until another trial be made 
by them to apprehend the said Asa Wells. 

"Resolved, That the magistrates and civil authorities of the neighboring counties be 
requested to aid us in apprehending and bringing to justice the said Lieut. Wells, and divers 
other persons concerned in said felony. 

" Resolved, That we will support the laws and magistrates of the country, and our civil 
officers in the execution of lawful process. 

"Resolved, Thut Augustus Sacket, Jesse Hopkins, and John Cowles, Esq., magistrates of 
the county, be appointed a committee to cause these resohitions to be published, for the infor- 
mation of our fellow citizens. 

" Augustus Sacket, ) 

Jesse Hopkins, r Committee. 

John Cowles. ) 

" miisburgh, Sept. 27, 1808." 

In the spring of 1814 a detachment of troops under Lieut. Woolsey, 
guarding a quantity of military stores from Oswego, were attacked by a 
detachment from the British fleet near the mouth of Sandy Creek. The 
Americans were completely victorious, as will be seen by the details of this 
event given under the heading " War of 181 2." 

In 1828 the town was visited by a sickness remarkable for its fatality, 
especially in the vicinity of the lake, where the water was extremely high 
and overflowed the marshes. The disease assumed the type of a malignant 
typhoid fever, and was very general, extending along the entire frontier. 

Many shipwrecks have occurred on the shore of the lake in this town since 
the country was first settled. The first of which we find record was in the 
fall of 1800, when a small schooner under command of Capt. Gammon was 
lost off Little Stony Creek and all on board perished. A boat with eight 
men, that was sent in search of the vessel, was also swamped and all on board 
drowned. About 180/ a family was located at the mouth of Sandy Creek to 
afford aid to shipwrecked persons, and this lonely dwelling sheltered many a 
suffering sailor who might otherwise have perished. 

In the autumn of 1876 a life-saving station was established at the mouth 



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415 



of Big Sandy Creek. The building is of wood, 45 by 20 feet, and the station 
is provided with the necessary apparatus. The eastern coast of Lake Onta- 
rio is a dangerous locaUty in time of storms, and this station is a wise 
provision for the protection of the Hves of the sailors on the lake. 

A survey of the mouth of Sandy Creek was made in 1829, by order of the 
general government, with the view of improving it for a harbor. The cost 
of the work was estimated at $36,000, and was commenced and ended with 
the survey. 

The journal of Rev. John Taylor's missionary tour through the Mohawk 
and Black River countries, in 1802, mentions and describes several ancient 
forts in this town. They have been fully described in the County Chapter in 
connection with the subject of pre-historic fortifications. 

The town records contain descriptions of several of the early roads. The 
first one, laid out October 7, 1803, is described as follows: — 

"Beginning near tlie end of a road cut out on the sixth town from Levi Schotield's to 
Hungry Bay, and where said road intersects a division-hne of Great Lot 54 on said town ; 
thence (by courses given in description) to the south line of the town of Adams, meeting 
a road laid out by the commissioners of said town to the said line." 

Another road, laid out December 20, 1803, extended from " the road near 
the house of Lyman Ellis, on the north line of lot No. 76, thence north 81" 
west along said line 164 chains and 66 links, until it intersects the road laid 
out from Christopher Edmonds's to the town of Adams." 

A road was laid out May 12, 1804, surveyed by Lyman Ellis, "Beginning 
on the east line of lot No. 25 in said town, where the road that is laid out 
running from Jeremiah Mason's to Joseph HoUey's intersects said line; 
thence north along said line 154 chains and 75 links, until it intersects the 
road leading from Asahel Hoisington's up to the south side of north branch 
of the Great Sandy Creek, to the town of Adams, laid out by actual surveys." 
The same year roads were laid out from the south line of the town of Adams 
to intersect the road laid out by the commissioners in 1803; and from the 
mouth of Bear Creek to the west line of township No. i, 5^ miles and 15 
chains. Another road is recorded as " Beginning on the Ridge, so-called, 
where the road leading from the mouth of Bear Creek, so-called, to the 
west line of township No. i, crosses said Ridge; thence (by bearings given) 
to the south branch of Big Sandy Creek, and to the road by Mr. Isaac 
Burr's." 

CHURCHES. 

The Baptist Chicrch was the first to effect an organization in this town. 
Elders Colwell and Littlefield, Baptists, at an early date adopted a Covenant 
and Articles of Faith, and held meetings at Belleville. The Articles of Faith 
•were decided by a council of brethren to be contrary to the faith of the 
Baptist Church, and the meetings were accordingly discontmued, and for 
some time there was no ministry of this order. About 1807 Joshua Freeman 



41 6 TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 

and Amos Noyes, two young men, commenced holding meetings at Belleville. 
They were joined by Deacon Edward Barney,. and others, and in August of 
that year a regular Baptist church was organized. They enjoyed only occa- 
sional preaching until 1810, when Martin E. Cook, a licentiate, was called 
to the care of the church. He was afterwards ordained and (with an interval 
of two years in which Elder Bradley was employed) continued to labor in the 
ministry successfully for 24 years. The following have since served as pastors : 
Daniel D. Reed, Abner Webb, Joel H. Green, A. Webb (2d time), John F. 
Bishop, David McFarland, J. M. Shotwell, A. Cleghorn, G. W. Divoll, F. E. 
Osborne, G. A. Ames, L. E. Spafiford, P. D. Root, C. E. Becker, and Milton 
B. Comfort, the last named of whom assumed charge in the fall of 1881 and 
is the present pastor. At its organization the society consisted of 12 mem- 
bers. Their house of worship is a wooden building, will seat 400 persons, 
and was erected in 1836 at a cost of $5,000. The present value of church 
property is $6,000. The present membership is 171. W. B. Doane is 
superintendent of the Sunday-school, which has a membership of (co. 

In 1819 a union meeting-house was erected at Belleville, costing about 
$3,300, but the society never perfected its organization, which led to litiga- 
tion. In March, 1829, the building was burned. A Baptist society had 
been formed December 4, 1821, with Matthew Green, Benjamin Barney, and 
John Barney, 2d, trustees. In 1831 the present Baptist Church was built at 
a cost of about $2,400. 

The Baptist Society at Woodville was formed January 27, 1825, with 
Ebenezer Wood, Oliver Scott, Amaziah Filmore, Pedro Scott, William Ells- 
worth, and Abijah Jenkins, trustees. The church was formed by Rev. 
Asa Averill. 

The Baptist Church of Mannsville was formed about 1831, by the union 
of one in Lorraine and one in the west part of the town. The latter, 
styled the Second Baptist Church of Ellisburgh, was formed October 8, 1817, 
under Timothy Brewster, assisted by Elders Emery Osgood, of Henderson ; 
Matthew Wilkie, of VVilna ; Martin E. Cook, of Ellisburgh ; and EHsha Mor- 
gan, of Rutland. In 1833 this sect, with the Congregationalists, erected a 
place of worship at a cost of $1,600. 

The First Congregational Church of Ellisburgh was formed by David M. 
Dixon and Oliver Leavitt, January i, 181 7, of six members. The Rev. J. A. 
Clayton was employed soon after and was settled as pastor. November 11, 
1823, a society was formed, of which the trustees were Amos Hudson, Hiram 
Taylor, Daniel Wardwell, John Otis, William T. Fisk, and WiUiam Cole. 
The organization was given up in 1844. 

The Congregational Church of Woodville was formed November 22, and a 
society December 14, 1836, of which Ebenezer Wood, Oliver Batcheller, and 
William Gray were trustees. A union house had been erected and partly 
finished previously; in 1837 it was taken down and a brick church erected 
at a cost of $1,100. Rev. Charles B. Pond became the first pastor, and was 




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installed January 23, 1840. In four years Elisha P. Cook succeeded, since 
whom David Powell, J. Burchard, Frederick Hebard, and others have been 
employed. At its organization the church consisted of 18 members, and the 
present membership is 80, with Rev. J. K. Griffith, pastor. In 1868 the 
church edifice was rebuilt, and is now valued, including grounds, at $3,500. 
J. H. Wood is superintendent of the Sunday-school, which has a membership 
of 120. 

The Second Congregatiotial Church of Ellisburgh was reorganized at 
Mannsville, August 18, 1834, with Roswell Keeney, Benjamin G. Grenell, and 
Daniel VVardwell, trustees. The early records of this church were destroyed 
by fire. For a long time the society owned an interest in the only meeting- 
house in the place (the Baptist), but in 1856 they erected their present frame 
church edifice, at a cost of about $3,000. It will seat about 250 persons, is 
surmounted by a spire, and stands in the eastern part of the village. 

The First Presbyterian Society in the town of Ellisburgh was formed 
August 28, 1820, and elected Nathan Barden, Isaac Burr, William T. Fisk, 
Amos Hudson, Liberty Bates, and Royce March, trustees. In 1830 it was 
reorganized, and the same year erected in Belleville a meeting-house at a cost 
of about $500. A church organization was formed at the house of Nathan 
Barden, December 18, 1829, by the Rev. Jedediah Burchard, of five males 
and six females, and on the nth of February, 1830, it united with the Water- 
town Presbytery. 

The Universalist Church of Ellisburgh was formed August 26, 1821, with 
19 members. The persons chiefly instrumental in forming it were Isaac 
Mendall, Silas Emerson, John Clark, and Rev. Cornelius G. Persons. The 
society was formed September 2, 1833, with J. Mendall, Edmund M. 
Eldridge, Daniel Stearns, Edmund Palmer, and Richard Cheever, trustees. 
A house of worship was erected by Benjamin Berais, at Ellis village, in 1843, 
at a cost of $1,500. 

The Methodist Episcopal Society, in Ellisburgh village, was formed March 
5, 1832, with Oliver N. Snow, Benjamin Chamberlin, Lyman Ellis, Jeremiah 
Lewis, and Hiram Mosley, trustees. In 1833 they built a church, which in 
1850 was removed, repaired, and a steeple added. In 1836 a parsonage was 
built. The church is a neat frame building, surmounted by a bell-tower and 
spire, in the former of which is a splendid bell. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church and Society in Belleville was formed 
May 5, 1841, having Edward Boomer, Elias Dickmson, Thomas Ellis, Edward 
B. Hawes, Jesse Hubbard, Riley Chamberlain, Hall W. Baxter, Nelson 
Boomer, and John R. Hawes, trustees. A church was built near the Ward- 
well settlement, and afterwards removed to Belleville. This building has since 
been sold to the Catholics, and the Methodists purchased the church built 
by the Presbyterians. The parsonage belonging to the society was taken in 
trade for the old church. 

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St. John's Church (Roman Catholic), located at Belleville, was organized 
in 1875 by Rev. James Hogan, with 60 members. Their house of worship 
was purchased from the Methodists in 1875, will comfortably seat 250 persons, 
and is valued, including grounds and other church property, at $2,000. The 
present membership is 60, under the pastoral charge of Rev. James Haggerty. 

Christ Church (Protestant Episcopal), located in EUisburgh village, was 
organized September 3, 1879, by Rev. J. Muir, John P. Houghton, Alva J. 
Smith, John J. Brown, and others, with 10 members. Rev. John Muir, LL. B., 
M. D., being the first rector, which position he has since retained. Their 
first house of worship, a wood building, was erected in 1879, and cost about 
$3,000. It will comfortably seat 200 persons, and is valued, including 
grounds, etc., at about $4,000. The present membership is 25. 

Zio>i Church (Protestant Episcopal), at Pierrepont Manor, was organized 
with four members January 4, 1836, the building being erected and services 
maintained by Hon. William C. Pierrepont. Rev. A. Treadway was the first 
rector. Their first house of worship, a wood structure, was erected in 1835. 
This building was repaired and greatly improved in 1887, and cost about 
$4,500. It will comfortably seat 300 persons, and is valued, including 
grounds and other church property, at about $7,000. The present number 
of communicants is 60, and Rev. John Muir, LL. B., M. D., is rector. The 
Sunday-school has four teachers and 60 pupils. The church, in first instance, 
was planted here through the generous liberality of the Pierrepont family, 
and gradually drew to it a portion of the people of the neighborhood. Hon. 
William C. Pierrepont subsequently endowed the church, so that the services 
might not lapse at any time. In reference to the present rector of Zion 
Church the Dominion (Canada) Register (in its " Data respecting Cana- 
dian Public Men ") has the following : — 

" Rev. John Muir, born and educated at Glasgow, Scotland. Date of birth 5 May, 1829. 
For many years connected with Canadian newspaper press; LL. B., 1863; Mem. Coll. Phys. 
and Surg., Ontario, 1869; M. D., 1872; vice-prest. Ont. Medical Council, 1873; provincial exam- 
iner in toxicology and sanitary science, 1873; minister of Grace Episcopal Church, Carthage, 
N. Y., 1875; rector of Zion Church, Piei-repont Manor, N. Y., for nearly 14 years." 

JAMES F. CONVERSE. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Bridgewater, N. Y., October 2, 1825. 
His father and grandfather were natives of Belchertown, Mass. His father, 
Thomas Converse, came to Bridgewater at an early age and married Lydia 
A. Stratton. In 1835 the family moved into EUisburgh, this county, and 
bought the farm upon which Mr. Converse now lives. It is beautifully 
located on the west bank of Big Sandy Creek, in the village of Woodville, and 
contains 255 acres. 

Mr. Converse prepared for college at Union Academy of Belleville, N. Y. 
He graduated from Hamilton College at the age of 23 years. Owing to fail- 
ing health he purchased the old homestead in 1848, and since that time has 



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been actively engaged in a high order of farming. Mr. Converse is a pioneer 
in stock circles in New York state. His herd of thoroughbred Ayrshires is 
second to none in the United States, having won prizes in several exhibitions 
from St. Louis to Boston. In his early career he made several importations 
from Scotland, which were the foundation of several noted families, repre- 
sentatives of which may still be seen in his stables. Eight Shetland ponies 
■came with the last importation of cattle, which formed a nucleus of small 
horses from which have been rasied some of the finest specimens of " little 
horses " found in the East. He has held the office of president of the 
Ayrshire Breeders' Association of the United States and Canada for a num- 
ber of years. 

In 1874 Mr. Converse built a mammoth barn, which accommodates loo 
head of cattle and 60 horses, with room for fodder for the entire number, 
together with all the modern improvements for caring for fancy stock. He 
has always been an advocate of advanced farming. His farm is in a high 
state of cultivation, and is run on the high pressure principle. In 1876 he 
built a large and commodious house on a gentle eminence overlooking the 
village, and ail things considered "Riverside" is a farmstead worthy of the 
labor, time, and money the proprietor has so judiciously expended. 

He has always taken an active part in agricultural organizations, both local 
and state, having held ofifices in town, county, and state agricultural societies 
for many years. Being a ready speaker, in 1889 he was chosen conductor of 
of the State Farmers' institutes, thus doing all in his power to elevate his 
chosen profession to the desired standard. Mr. Converse early affiliated his 
poHtical faith with the Republican party, and has been a staunch adherent 
to its principles ever since. He has been a member of the Congregational 
Church in his chosen village over 50 years. 

November 12, 1857, Mr. Converse married Marietta Bull, daughter of 
Alvah and Louise Bull, of Rural Hill, N. Y. This union was blessed with 
two children, viz.: Frank Alvah, born May 12, 1862, and Marietta May, 
born October 18, 1865. After a brief illness of typhoid fever Mrs. Converse 
died November 18, 1865. He married for his second wife Adelia C. 
Hopper, daughter of Samuel and Betsey Hopper, of Antwerp, N. Y. Two 
children were the issue of this marriage, namely : George Henry, born June 
26, 1870, and Clara Jerusha, born July 27, 1874. 

Mr. Converse is a public spirited, warm hearted man, and enjoys an envia- 
ble reputation among a large circle of friends and acquaintances. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Lyman Ellis, with bis brother Marvel, came from Troy, N. Y., in the spring of 1797, the 
former with the view of permanent settlement — the first settlement in the town. Lj'man con- 
strufted a rude cabin, and made a small clearing on the place now owned by IMarshall J. Bemis, 
just below Ellis village. He married Sylvia, daughter of Nathan Burnham. No ehildi-en were 
born to them, but they adopted a son, Mahalon Ellis, who died in Utica, and a daughter, Caro- 
line Willard, who married Daniel Fish, by whom she had two sons, Daniel, now in Florence, 



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Italy, with his mother, and Wilham Orville. who resides in Syracuse. Lyman Ellis died in 
1847. Marvel Ellis died in Utica in 1806. 

Isaac Wodell was born in Hoosick, N. Y., in 1776, and came to Ellisburgh in 1797 or '98, 
and worked a few years for Lyman Ellis, receiving for his services 340 acres of land located 
where C. I. Holley now lives. He married Phebe Pierce, who bore him live sons and four 
daughters, viz.: Aaron, William, Phebe, Emily, Eunice, Ithamer, Isaac, Jr., Christopher, and 
Olive M., of whom Emily, who married S. B. Holley, and resides in this town, is the only one 
now living. William Wodell was born in 1803, and died in Ellisburgh in 1884. He married 
Sarah, daughter of William Wood, in 1827. by whom he had thi-ee sons and two daughters, viz. . 
Aaron B., born in 1829; Mary E., born in 1830, who married Dr. Henry Saunders, and died in 
Michigan in 1878; Phebe, who died young; Isaac P., born in 1837; and Warren W., born in 
1839. Aaron B. Wodell was reared upon a farm. He man-ied Minerva Aurora, daughter of 
Solomon and Mary P. (Garnsey) Curtis, in 1853, and they have a daughter, Ada Isadore (Mrs. 
W. A. Dennison), of Ellisburgh, and a son, Herbert C, born in 1870, now a student in Adams 
Collegiate Institute, class of "89. Mr. Wodell resides on his farm, on road 100, where he 
located in 1854. 

Isaac P. Wodell was also reared upon a farm, and was educated at the Polytechnic; Insti- 
tute in Troy, N. Y. October 30, 1861, he enlisted in Co. K, 94th Eegt. N. Y. Inf.; in March, 
1862, was i^romoted to second lieutenant, and in October of the same j'ear to first lieutenant. 
He participated in the battles of Cedar Creek, second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antie- 
tam, was wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg, and discharged on account of disability. 
September 30, 1863, he ret-nlisted and was appointed first lieutenant of the Invalid Corps, and 
afterwards in the Veteran Reserve Corps, serving until 1867. He married, first, Helen S. 
Hotchkiu, in 1862, who died in 1867, and second, Mary B. Brown, in 1868, who died in 1870. 
By his second wife he had a daughter, Anna, who died young. Mr. Wodell married for hie 
third wife Sarah J., daughter of Hiram and Ann (Wood) Mitchell, and widow of Charles G. 
Mixer, in 1872, by whom he has a sou, William H., born June 14, 1877. Mr. Wodell has been 
supervisor of Ellisburgh nine terms. He is commander of Calvin Burch Post, G. A. R., No. 
345, is a prosperous farmer, and owns the homestead settled by his father, which has never 
been owned out of the Wodell family. 

Warren W. Wodell, mentioned above, was reared upon a farm. He married Isadore M., 
daughter of Eugene and Huldah A. (Williams) Stearns, in 1863, and the.y have a son, Frank 
Eugene, born in September, 1865. In April, 1861, Mr. Wodell enlisted in Co. K, 24th Regt. 
N. Y. Vols. He received an injury to his spine which compelled him to retire from the army 
in 1862, and he is still incapacitated for labor. 

Hon. William C. Pierrepont, eldest son of Hezekiah U. Pierrepont and Anna M. Con- 
stable, was born October 3, 1803, at Chelsea, now the Ninth Ward of the city of New York, to- 
which place his parents removed, from their residence, 62 Greenwich street, during the prev- 
alence of the yellow fever that year. The next year lie was taken by his parents to Brooklyn 
Heights, where they afterward continued to reside. 

His vacations were spent traveling with his father, visiting the agencies of his extensive 
tracts of land, in the northern part of the state, known as Macomb's purchase, which had been 
purchased from the state in the year 1737, the half of which had been owned by his maternal 
grandfather, William Constable, the partner of Alexander Macomb. The purchase, which 
was made in the name of Macomb, comprised the present counties of Franklin, St. Lawrence, 
Lewis, and part of Oswego. 

Mr. Pierrepont opened a land office in 1820 in Jotterson County, and subsequently built 
hi.s residence near his office, the postoffice of which was called Pierrepont Manor. There he 
continued to superintend and direct his father's land agents in the settlement and manage- 
ment of landed property embracing about 1,000,000 of acres. On the death of his father, 
in 1838, he was under his will put in charge of the lands of the estate in Jefl'erson and Oswego 
counties. The lands in the other counties and in Brooklyn were put in the charge of his co- 
i'xecutor and only brother, Henry E. Pierrepont. 

He married, in 1830, Cornelia A., daughter of Dr. Benjamin Butler, of New York, who liad 
removed in 1823 to his landed estate in Oxford, Chenango County. 

He had two sons, both of whom died early. Of his five daughters, one is the widww of 
W. H. Hill, of Pulaski. A second daughter is the widow of Dr. Samuel G. Wolcott. of Utica. 



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A third married G. H. Van Wagenen, of Brooklyn. A fourth married William M. White, 
of Liviugstoii County and Utica. Both of these daughters died. The unmariied daughter. 
Miss Mary Devereux, continued to reside with her father until his death, in December, 1885. 
After the partition of his father's estate Mr. Pierrepont devoted himself to the improve- 
ment of the large tract he inherited. His accuracy in laying out and conveying land was fully 
recognized; his maps, even at the age of 76, were marvels of accuracy and exquisite finish; 
his proticiency in mathematics was ilhistrated by his study of the Great Pyramid; and the 
value of his calculations was acknowledged by Prof. Piazzi Smyth, the Astronomer Royal, 
•with whom he corresponded. 

Gideon Howard located in Ellisburgli, al)oat half a mile south of Ellisburgh village, iu 
1797. He married Paith Austin, and their children were Chauncey, Daniel, Harriet, Hemau, 
and Ehnus. Daniel was born in 1795, and was reared upon a farm. He married Asenath, 
daughter of James and Asenath (Booth) Sherman, by whom he had two sons, Chester and 
Ohauncey. His wife died in 1824, and for his second wife he married Phebe, daughter of 
Harmon and Mary (Cooke) Winters, in 1837, who bore him children as follows: Asenath A. 
(Mrs. John Saxe), Ella O. (Mrs. Byron Parson), William M., Amanda J. (Mrs. Nathaniel 
Coon), Ruth (Mrs. Hiram Corn well), Winfield S., Mary (Mrs. Gay lord Clark), Emma A., 
and Ida M. (Mrs. J. R, Elliott). Mrs. Howard is a widow and resides in Ellisburgh. 

Elias Dickinson, sou of Paul who came to Ellisburgh from Vermont, was born in this 
town in 1801, and was reared upon a farm. At the age of 18 years he commenced peddling, in 
which business he continued nine years, when he engaged in farming, on road 67, where he 
bought the Ransom farm of 114 acres. He married, first, Anna Ethage, who bore him three 
sons and four daughters, and second, Clarissa, daughter of Jesse and Sally (Wood) Hubbard, 
in 1850, by whom he had four sons and one daughter, of whom Albert F., born in 1851, was 
reared upon a farm. Albert F. married Tinnie S., daughter of Westley W. and Cynthia 
(Cleveland) Streeter, in 1872, by whom he has two daughters, viz.: Myrtie Clara, born in 1876, 
and Lena Adelia, born in 1879. Mr. Dickinson located in Pierrepont Manor in the fall of 1887. 

Ebeuezer Wood, son of Nathaniel, was born in Norwich, Conn., in 1777, and at the age of 
16 years removed to Middletown, Vt. He married Abigail, daughter of Philemon Wood, in 
1795, and their children were Victor, born in 1795; Polly, born in 1797; Jacob, born in 1799; 
Abigail, born iu 1802; Ebeuezer, Jr., born in Ellisburgh in 1811; Harrison, born in 1814; and 
Nathaniel, born June 22, 1816. Ebeuezer Wood located in this town, at Woodville, about 1804 
or '05, and built a log house where he resided for a few years, when he built a large frame 
house and kept hotel for a number of years. He also kept a general store. His wife died 
in 1842, and the same year he married for his second wife Sarah Lyon, who died May 20, 1858. 
Mr. Wood died August 20, 1858. Nathaniel Wood was reared upon his father's farm, and was 
twice married. His first wife, Phebe, whom he wedded in 1837, died in 1842. He married, 
second. Flora J., daughter of Milton and Amelia (Willard) Clark, of Woodville, June 12, 1842, 
by whom ho had two sons, George Milton and Nathaniel J. Geoi-ge M. was born in 1843. He 
married Frankie, daughter of Cyrus and Pamelia (Goodenough) Littlefleld, in 1867, by whom 
he has a son, George Milton, Jr., born November 24. 1880, and a daughter, Fannie, born in 
1869. George M. Wood was educated at Union Academy, and in Syracuse. Nathaniel J. 
Wood was born in 1846, and was also educated at Union Academy and in Syracuse. He mar- 
ried, first, Almira M., daughter of Samuel J. and Anna (Williamson) Williamson, in 1872, who 
tiled in 1876. For his second wife he wedded Mary E., daughter of Samuel and Laura (Owen) 
Eaton, in 1885, by whom he has a son, Nathaniel Eaton, born in 1887. N. Wood .t Sons 
own a large landed estate, are extensively engaged in manufacturing, and do a large mercan- 
tile business at Woodville. 

Mosley Wood, son of Philemon, was born in 1772, and died in 1837. He married Patty 
Franklin, and came with their two children, Lydia and Philemon, to this town, and located in 
Woodville in 1804, on the farm uow owned and occupied by Moses W. Wood. Their children 
born in Ellisburgh were Franklin; Betsey (Mrs. Amos Colvin); Marliu S,, born in 1811, who 
died in 1883; Amanda (Mrs. John R. Palmer), born in 1803, who now resides with Moses W. ; 
Hannah (Mrs. A. Spaulding), who was born in 1815 and died in 1876; and Julia, who was born 
in 1817 and died in 1843. Marliu S. Wood married, first, Jane, daughter of David and Jane 
(Tagget) Fulton, in 1837, who bore him one son, Moses W., and died in 1844. For his second 
wife he married Phebe Fulton, sister of his first wife, in 1845. Moses W. Wood, boin June 26, 



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1841, mari'ied Emily E., daughter of Hermon and Maria (Brayton) Streeter, in 1867, by whom 
hehasalson and two daughters, viz.: Franklin M., born in 1871; Millie Inez, born May 23, 1873;^ 
and Myrtic Jane, born in 1875. Mr. Wood is a farmer and breeder of Holstein cattle. He 
owns the Hillside stock farm, on road 79, at Woodville, where he was boin. 

James Wood was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1779, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married Barbara Ireland, and in 1805 located at Woodville, in this town. He had born to 
him six sons and seven daughters, viz. : Epinetus B., born in 1806; Mary (Mrs. David Wheeler), 
born in 1808; John, born in 1811; Dorothy (Mrs. E. Alexander), born in 1812; Martha (Blrs. 
Orson Whitney), born in 1815; Timothy, of Illinois, born in 1817; Stephen, of Ellisburgh, born 
in 1821; Hepsey (Mrs. Charles Shaver), born in 1819; Horace, born in 1825, who resides on the 
old homestead; James, who died in infancy; Julia (Mrs. H. Boomer), of Illinois, who was born 
in 1828; Emily (Mrs. L. Thayer), of Illinois, who was born in 1832; and Betsey (Mrs. H. Smith), 
also of Illinois. Stephen Wood, mentioned above, married Brittana, daughter of Apolus and 
Sally (Boyden) Smith, in 1844, who bore him three sons and two daughters, viz.: George, born 
in 1846; Ella F. (Mrs. Brayton Whipple), born in 1849; Alva E., bovn in 1852; Alice E. (Mrs. 
J. H. Lovelee), of Henderson, born in 1855; and James R., born in 1858. The latter was reared 
upon a farm, and in 1876 married Alice, daughter of Sylvester and Mary (Kibling) Tyler, by 
whom he has a son, James A., born in 1878. Stephen Ellis and son James R. are farmers and 
reside on road 81. 

Elder Joshua Freeman, son of Jedediah and Amy (Wilson) Freeman, was born in Rhode 
Island in 1782, and about 1801 located in the town of Ellisburgh. He married Jane, daughter 
of Edward Boomer, in 1801, by whom he had children as follows, namely: John, Alvali D., Jed- 
ediah, Orriu, Michael, Bradley, Eliza J., Charles H., Mary, Emory, Calvin, Betsey Ann, Benja- 
min F., and John. The latter was born in Ellisburgh, and was reared upon a farm. He mar- 
ried Lucy, daughter of Nathaniel and Huldah (Westonl Curtis, in 1823, and their children 
were Charles, who died in 1845, aged 21 years; Jennie L., who died in 1881; Celestine E. (Mrs. 
Malcolm G. Cook), of Belleville; Theresa E., who married, first, Glenn E. Cleveland, and sec- 
ond. Rev. G. B. Cleveland, and resides in Ellisburgh; Mary A., who died in 1863; John J. and 
Adeline M., who reside in Belleville; Herbert E., of Iowa, Ellen B. (Mrs. J. S. Rowley), who died 
in 1871, leaving two daughters, Marion L. and Florence Ellen, the latter born in 1869, a student 
in Union Academy, and the adopted daughter of her aunt, Celestine E, Cook; and Emma F. 
(Mrs. Joseph L. Empey), of Orlando, Florida. Mr. Freeman was a deacon in the Baptist 
Church for more than 40 years. He died in Belleville in 1883. 

Ezra Stearns, with his wife and two daughters, Lucinda and Mary, and his household 
goods packed on a sled, drawn by an ox-team, left his home in Brattleboro, Vt., in February, 
1804, and after a tedious journey of 21 days arrived in Ellisburgh, where he made a "pitcli" 
on the Melvin Stearns farm, where he resided about 20 years, when he sold out and purchased 
the homestead where B. Franklin Stearns now resides. He reared a large family of childreu, 
of whom Lucinda (Mrs. Dr. William Fish), Adaline (Mrs. L. F. Hudson), and B. Franklin 
Stearns are the only survivors. He served the town as supervisor, was a man of sterling in- 
tegrity, and died in 1871. 

Matthew Boomer, son of Matthew, was born in Rhode Island, and in 1804 came to Ellis- 
burgh. Of his children, Stephen died in infancy; Oliver died in Belleville village; Betsey mar- 
ried John Hagadorn, of Belleville; Huldah married Jacob Hoisington, and died in Geneseo; 
Matthew died in Ellisburgh; Judith married Alexander Stillwell, of Pennsylvania; Sally mar- 
ried Michael Matthews, of Ellisburgh; Lydia married Oliver Smith, of Iowa; Manley died in 
Chautauqua County, N. Y.; Leonard resides in Ellisburgh; John is deceased; Almeda mar- 
ried Zebidee Sherman, of Michigan; and Penelope married Michael Matthews. Leonard 
Boomer was born in 1808, and was reared upon a farm. He married Nancy, daughter of Ben- 
jamin and Lucretia (Boyden) Chamberlain, in 1828, by whom he had one son and three daugh- 
ters, viz.: Mary Jane, who died in infancy; Sarah Ann, who married Charles Wood, of Ellis- 
burgh; Stewart B., who resides in Ellisburgh; and Myra D., who married H. W. Clark, in 1865, 
by whom she has the following children, namely : Frances Ann (Mrs. Charles E, Weed), 
George B., Dennison H., Helen Jennette, and Leonard B. Mr. Boomer resides on road 124. 

Edward Barney, son of General Benjamin Barney, a Revolutionary soldier, was a native 
of Vermont. He married Mabel Brown, and they reared a large family, all of whom settled 
in Ellisburgh, He came to this town in the winter of 1804, with an ox-team and sled, the jour- 



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ney occupying three weeks, and bought 160 acres of land, where Herbert H. Barney now resides 
for which he paid $1.25 per acre, and upon which he erected a log house. John Barney was born- 
in Guilford, Vt., in 1778. He married Cynthia Potter, in 1801, and they had four sons and five- 
daughters, viz.: Hiram, David, Samuel G., John, Aurilla, Julia, Laura, Harriet, and Electa. 
Samuel G., born in 1815. married Maria J., daughter of John Clark, in 1846, by whom he had 
a son, Herbert H., born in 1848. Herbert H. was educated in Union Academy, Hungerford 
Collegiate Institute, and Geneva High School. He married Eliza A., daughter of William and 
Hannah (Griswold) Phillips, in 1888, is a farmer, and owns the homestead where he was born,, 
and which has never been owned out of the Barney family. He also owns the Sheardson 
farm. 

Joseph McKee, son of Joseph and lluth (Webster) McKee, of Scotch descent, was boin in 
Hartford, Conn., in 1758, and v;as a farmer by occupation. He married Irene Marsh, who 
bore him one son and six daiighters. About 1806 he located at McKee's Landing, in Ellisburgh, 
on the place now occupied by his daughter, Betsey Woodworth. He was possessed of a large 
share of ambition and persevering industry, and pushed back the surrounding wilderness far 
away from their rude dwelling, until the broad acres of productive soil yielded them a plenti- 
ful maintenance. Of his familj', Horace died in this town in 1828; Laura married, first, Avery 
Brown, and second, John Otis, and died at Sandy Creek; Mary married Abiah Jenkins, and 
died in this town in 1875; Betsey, born in 1792, married, first, WiUiam Woodward, who died in 
1828, and second, Tyler Woodworth; Almira married Zera Todd, and resides in Oswego;. 
Nancy married, first, Daniel Frazier, and second, George Brooks, and died in 1866; Harriet I, 
married Abram Ward, in 1827, by whom she had thi'ee sons — John, Joseph, and Horace. 
Joseph McKee, first mentioned, died in this town in 1829. His daughter Betsej' mari-ied 
William Woodward, in 1813, by whom she had one son and three daughters, viz.: Almira (Mrs. 
Mason Rounds), of Mannsville; Abbie (Mrs. Daniel Barker), also of Mannsville; Mary A., of 
Ellisburgh; and Henry W. 

William Harris, son of Guy, was born in Ellisbiirgh in 1806, and was reared upon a farm, 
and when a young man drove stage between Watertown and Rome for a number of years. 
He married Elizabeth Smith, and their children were Adelia, wlio married George Howard; 
Elijah, who died in infancy; Martha M., who married J. A. Cretteuton, of Henderson; Daniel 
S., who died in the late war; Elizabeth, who married Leroy Fox; Louise D., who married 
Freeman Orton; and Guy W., who resides in Mannsville. Mr. Harris also resides in the vil- 
lage of Mannsville. 

Samuel Bemis, son of David, with his wife, Elizabeth, came from Arlington, Mass., and 
located in the Wardwell settlement about 1806. He had born to him three sons and three 
daughters, viz.: Alvin, Chauncey, Samuel, Jr., Lydia, Clara, and Betsey. The latter died at 
the age of 19 years. Samuel, Jr., was born in Ellisburgh in 1811, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married, first, Nancy, daughter of Joseph Mellen, who bore him three sons, viz.: Joseph 
A., of Ellisburgh; Schuyler H.. who died in Adams in 1875; and Samuel M. His wife died in 
1845, and for his second wife he jnarried, in 1846, Angeline, daughter of Thomas B. Kenyon, 
who died in 1878. Mr. Bemis died in 1883. Joseph A. Bemis was born in 1833, and was reared 
upon a farm. He married Ophelia L., daughter of David and Betsey (Randall) Holley, in 

1857, by whom he has had one son and three daughters, viz.: Henry H., who died in 1882, 
("ornelia, Elizabeth, and Mary. Mr. Bemis located upon the David Holley farm, on road 90, in 

1858, and there resides at the present time. 

Benjamin Bemis, who was born in Brattleboro, Vt., came to Ellisburgh with his 
wife and a large family of children about 1806. Of his children, Benjamin, Jr., 
born in 1798, learned the clothiers' trade and established a business on Bear Creek, 
about one mile east of Ellisburgh village. He afterwards, about 1838, built mills just 
above the site of the stone mills. In 1843 he built the Universalist Church at the village. 
He was a prominent man in the town, and served as town clerk and collector several 
years. In 1820 he married Mai-illa Spink, by whom he had two children, Freelove L. 
and Marshall J. Freelove L., born in 1824, married, first, Chester Stearns, by whom 
she bad a son, Henry, and second. Daniel T. Hopkinson. She died in 1861. Marshall J. was 
born in EUisburgh in 1830, and was reared upon a farm. He married, first, Cornelia E.,. 
daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Swartfigeur) Christman, in 1849, who died in 1857, and 
second. Eliza Ann. daughter of Horace and Louisa (Tracy) McKee, in 1861. By his first wife 



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he had a daughter, CorneUa E., born in 1857. who married T. H. Willard, by whom she had a 
.son, Fred H., and a daughter, Alma C. By his second wife Mr. Bemis has had a daughter and 
two sons, viz. : Bertie Isabell, born in 1865, wlio married Cliarles H. Nobles and new resides 
in Little Falls, N. Y.; Winfred M., born November 21, 1867; and Pardon M., born October 16, 
1869. In 1849 Mr. Bemis purchased the old Houck farm, on road 110, which he now occupies. 

Stephen Lindsey, a native of Scotland, immigrated to America previous to the Revolu- 
tionary war, in which he participated. He located in Ellisburgh early in the present century, 
and reared a large family, of whom William S., born in Ellisburgh in 1806, married Nancy, 
daughter of Daniel and Nancy (Miller) Goodenough, by whom he had two sons and two daugh- 
ters, viz. : Hannah (Mrs. S3'lvester Potter), Daniel, who died in 1856, Charles, who died in 
Utica iu 1879, and Lestina, who was born in 1838. The latter married Harry Dailey, Decem- 
ber 31, 1860, by whom she had a daughter, Effie H.. born in 1866. Effie H. married J. C. F. 
Sheldon, in 1883, and they have a son, Claud K. Mr. Dailey died in 1866. His widow married 
George W. Greene, July 4, 1873, and they have a son, Lindsey G., born in 1879. Mrs. Greene 
owns the Lindsey homestead, on road 138. 

Chester McLean, son of Chester and Nancy (Wadsworth) McLean, of Scotch descent, 
was born in Steuben, Oneida County, N. Y., in 1798. When Chester was nine years old his 
father died, and he came to Ellisburgh to live with Joseph McKee. He became a sailor, and 
was on the lakes for many years. He married Lucinda, daughter of Ezra and Polly (Frazier ) 
Stearns, in 1824, by whom he had five sons and one daughter, viz.: William C, of Ellisburgh; 
Electa (Blrs. George Stearns), deceased; Charles H., who died in 18G3; Ezra E., of Illinois; 
Alonzo, who died in 1873; and Franklin, who also died in 1873. William C. McLean was born in 
1825, and was reared upon a farm. He married Sarah E., daughter of Ira and Betsey (Marshal ) 
Kemp, in 1874, and they have had two sons and three daughters, viz.: Charles W., who died 
in infancy; Nellie E., who married Walter S. Martin; George C, born in 1871; Addie S., born 
in 1872; and Flossie E., born in 1878. Mr. McLean was a sailor on the lakes for five years and 
jipent 10 years in California. He is a farmer and owns the homestead on road 108, where his 
father settled in 1827. 

David Holley, son of Jonathan, was born in 1751. He married Sarah Southard, and they 
had seven sons and four daughters, viz.: Laura, Almira, John M., Silphina, Luther, Benjamin 
F.. Don A., Clarinda, Florence D., George W., and David. Mr. Holley located in Ellisburgh 
in 1807, on the farm now occupied by Joseph A. Bemis, where he built a log house. David, 
Jr.. born in 1802, was educated in the home schools, and was reared upon a farm. He married 
Betsey S., daughter of Jared and Blehitable (Rogers) Randall, of Massachusetts, in 1827. and 
they had three sous and one daughter, viz.: Henry W., of Minnesota; Ophelia (Mrs. Joseph 
A. Bemis), of this town; and Hilan and Harlan (twins), who died in infancy. Mr. Holley died 
March 4, 1888. 

John Kibling, with his wife, Hannah Field, and sons Stillman and Jerry, came to Ellis- 
burgh in 1808. They reared a large family of children, of whom Stillman, born May 2, 1802, 
married Eliza, daughter of Christian and Catharine (Weaser) Bort, in 1834, by whom he had 
two sons and three daughters, viz. : Emily S. (Mrs. Dr. Anson S. Thompson), of Ellisburgh: 
Fisher N., also of Ellisburgh; Lodema E. (Mrs. Isaac W. Decker); Helen M., who married 
Philip Millard, of this town; and Stewart I., of Richland. Mr. Kibling resides on road 108. 

Avery Downer was borii in Brattleboro, Vt., in 1783, and in 1810 located on the Allen farm 
in Ellisburgh, now owned by Elon R. Downer. He married, first, Patty Allen, and theii' chil- 
dren were Truman, Hiram, and Mary, the latter now living in Tennessee. His wife died in 
1813, and for his second wife he married Mrs. Electa (Mitchel) Foot, by whom he had two sons 
and one daughter, viz.: Elon R., Julia Ann (deceased), and Emory, of Missouri. For his third 
wife he married Elizabeth Mitchel, a sister of his second wife, in 1825, by whom he had a 
daughter, Celestine, who died in 1840. Elon R. Downer was born upon the homestead in 1817. 
He married, first, Harriet Main, in 1839, who bore him two sons — Andrew J., of Nebraska, and 
Avery, who died in childhood. He married, second, Maria Hill, in 1846, who bore him a daugh- 
ter, Mary E. (Mrs. John Q. Lee), of Ellisburgh. Upon the death of his second wife he mar- 
ried Mary Ann, daughter of William and Olive (Mj'res) Daily, in 1851, and they have a son, 
William Rawson, Viorn in 1854, and two daughters. Electa Ann, a graduate of Huugerford Col- 
legiate Institute, class of 1879, and Hattie Adelia, who resides at home. William R. married 
Emma, daughter of James Paige, in 1874, and they have two sons, Jei-vie E., born in 1877, and 



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Harlie J., born in 1886. Avery Downer died in 1862. His wife, Eliiiabeth. resides on the 
homestead farm, at the age of 92 years. Elon R. Downer and son William 11. occnpy a farm 
one mile north of Ellisburgh village. 

Trimian Steele, who served in the War of 1812, was born in Connecticut in 1786, and 
about 1810 removed to Elhsburgh. He married Eliza, daughter of Lemuel and Sarah (Brig- 
ham~) Tabor, and reared children as follows: Sally (Mrs. A. Pierce), who died in 1885; Truman, 
who died in infancy: Huldah (Mrs. Aaron Butler), who died in this town; James I., who died 
in 1865; and Eoswell M. The latter was l)orn August 4, 1823, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married Polly A., daughter of Alvah and Asenath (Pool) Tubbs, in 1850, and their children 
were Alice, who died in childhood; James K., who resides in Ellisburgh; Fred W., of Pierre- 
pout Manor; Nettie, who married iMadisou Cobb; Lillian, who died in infancj'; and Mark K. 
and Burt M., who i-eside at home. In 1862 Mr. Steele enlisted in Co. L, 10th N. Y. H. A., and 
was discharged on account of injuries received at Foj-t Schuyler in 1863. He is a farmer and 
■owns and occupies the Tabor homestead, on road 92. Lemuel Tabor was of Galway, N. Y., 
and settled in Ellisburgh in 1810. 

Clement Tubbs came from Vermont and located with his family in Jefterson County early 
in the pi'esent century. Of his family of 13 children, Alvah, who was born in 1802 and died 
in 1850, married Asenath Pool, in 1826, by whom he had children as follows: William R., of 
Iowa; Polly A., who married R. M. Steele; Eliza A., who married Hosea Clemens, and died in 
Redfield, Oswego County; Lora J., who married Jeremiah Y'eardon; Orris B. and Orissa (twins), 
who died in childhood; and Ormus B., who died in infancy. 

Paul Dickerson, a cooper by trade, was born in Lancaster, N. H., whence he removed to 
Dummerston, Vt.. when a young man. He mari-ied Sally Bemis, by whom he had five sons and 
one daughter, of whom Sally married Barney Pool, and died in Watertown; Asa died young; 
Elias died in Ellisburgh in 1855; George resides in this town; Benjamin died in Missouri; and 
Alcander died in Ellisburgh. Jlr. Dickerson located in this town about 1810, and died here in 
1830. His wife died in 1811. George Dickerson was born in Vermont in 1803, and came to 
this town with his parents. He followed the dual occupation of farmer and peddler. In 1827 
he married Priscilla, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Hadley) Bemis, and in 1828 located on 
the Robert Ransom farm. He reared children as follows: George, Jr., now of Wisconsin; 
William B., now of Iowa; Joseph, who died in Ellisburgh; Edward, who married Lorena 
Crasstield, by whom he has one son and two daughters — Jennie, Claudius, and Mercy; Abi- 
gail, who died in EUisburgh; Wesley, now of Minnesota; Austin, who married Carrie Miller, 
and has two sons — Arthur and Freddie: William, who died in 1863, aged 16 years; ancl Ro- 
silla, who died in 1856, aged five years. Mr. Dickerson is a prosperous farmer. 

Benjamin Martin, son of Benjamin and Betsey (Bosworth) Martin, married Rachel Hicks, 
and removed from Swansea, Mass., to Ellisburgh about 1805, and located in the village of 
BeUeville. His children were Lemira, Benjamin, Jr., Rachel, Nancy, Chloe M., Stephen, Eli- 
slia B., Sylvestei', and Mary A. Benjamin, Jr., was born in 1803, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married Almira, daughter of Lodowick and Polly (Mott, nee Williams) Edwards, in 1830, 
by whom he had four sons and two daughters, viz.: Lodowick B., born in 1831; Wellington, 
born in 1833; George H., born in 1836; Frances, who died in 1839; Mason, born in 1841, who 
died in infancy; and Mary J. (Mrs. Charles Coburn ). Lodowick B. was born in a log house 
and reared upon a farm. He married Julia E., daughter of William Bell, October 1, 1860, 
who died December 12, 1861. For his second wife he married Lucy C, daughter of Chauncey 
and Ursula (Tremain ) Perkins, April 27, 1870, who died August 20 of the same year. For his 
third wife he married Clarinda Josephine, daughter of Henry C. and Clarinda (Sweet) Raven, 
of lUon, N. Y'., in 1873, and they have two children, Warren Benton and Myra Josephine. 

Elisha B. Martin, mentioned in the preceding biography, was born in this town in 1817. 
He married, first, Phlaua, daughter of Noah and Nancy (Grott) Lamon, in 1841, who died in 
1850. He married, second, Julia, daughter of Milo and Ruth (Cushman) Beman, in 1853, by 
whom he has had two sons and one daughter, viz.: Mary A., born in 1855; Herbert E., born in 
1859, died in 1863; and Walter S., born in 1801. The latter, who was reared upon the farm, 
married Nellie E., daughter of William C. and Sarah E. (Kemp) McLean, in 1886, and they 
liave a daughter, Julia, born in 1887. Mr. Martin is a farmer. 

William Ellsworth, son of William H. and Sarah (Grimes) Ellsworth, was born in 1784. 
He married Hannah, daughter of Abel and Margaret (Green ) Pottei-, in 1810, and located in a 



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log house on the farm where Nathan G. Ellsworth now resides. They had three sous and three 
daughters, viz.: Gardner P., Emily, William Henry Harrison, M. Lucretia, Nathaniel Green, 
and Betsey. Gardner P. died in EUisburgh in 1886. Emily married Emerson Burnham and 
had two sons, Loren B. and Ellsworth B. M. Lucretia (Mrs. Eastman Scott) had one daugh- 
ter, Julia, who died in 1861, aged 17 years. Nathan Green Ellsworth was born on the home- 
stead in 1824. At an early age he manifested an aptness for music, in which he afterwards 
received a thorough training, and became a proficient teacher, which profession he now fol- 
lows. He occupies the Ellsworth homestead, on road 80, with his sister, Mrs. Scott. William 
Henry Hairison Ellsworth, born in 1817, married Elvira, daughter of Hial and Olive (Holmes) 
Richards, in 1846, by whom he had a son, William Dwight, and a daughter, Martha E. The 
latter married Alexander Brodie, in 1873, and they have three children, viz.: Julia M. , 
Mary G., and Alexander. William D., born in 1849, was reared upon a farm. He married 
Alice Adel, daughter of Charles and Sar^h (Prouty) Wood, of Pulaski, N. Y., in 1881. 

Sanford B. Holley. son of Theron and Anna (Spencer, nee Towsley) Holley, was born in 
EUisburgh in 1810. He was a tanner and currier, which occupation he followed for many years. 
He married Emily, daughter of Isaac and Phebe (Pierce) Wodell, by whom he had five sons- 
and four daughters, viz. : Leonora E. (^Mrs. Alvah Smith); Phebe A. (Mrs. Jonathan Ayer), who 
died in EUisburgh; William H., who was killed in the second battle of Bull Run; S. Lamort, 
of Iowa; Charles L, of EUisburgh; Eliza M. (^Mrs. Frank E. Metcalf), of EUisburgh; Berney, 
who died young; Elihu B., of Kansas City, Mo.; and Mary who died in infancy. Mr. Holley 
died in 1870. Charles I. Holley was born in 1841, and was reai-ed upon a farm. In 1862 he en- 
listed in Co. K, 94th N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancel- 
lorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Wilderness, and several others. He married, first, Malvina 
Louise, daughter of B. F. and Sophronia (McKee) Wilds, in 1865, by whom he had a son, William H., 
born in 1865. His wife died the same year, and in 1867 he married Antoinette C, daughter of 
Stephen and Sally Ann (McKee) Martin, by whom he has had a son and two daughters, viz. : 
Ardella V., a graduate of Adams Collegiate Institute, class of 1887, now teaching; Phebe A., 
who was born in 1873 and died in infancy; and Floyd M., born in 1874. Mr. Holley is a farmer 
and owns the Holley homestead on road 100. 

Thomas W. Kennedy, son of Thomas, with his wife, Catharine Lewis, came to EUisburgh 
in 1811 and located on the farm now occupied ijy E. T. Kennedy. He had two sons and two 
daughters, viz.: Leonard L., Hiram, Louisa (Mrs. Alvin Hurd), and Laura A., who resides 
with Leonard L. Leonard L. Kennedy was born in 1809, and was reared upon a farm. He 
married Caroline P., daughter of Edwin and Nancy (Earl) Potter, by whom he has had two 
sons and two daughters, viz.: Edwin T. and Charles B., of EUisburgh; Louisa E., who died in 
1879; and Hattie (Mrs. J. P. Cooper). Edwin T., born in 1839, was reared upon a farm.. 
In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., and participated in the battles of Pe- 
tersburg, Cold Harbor, Cedar Creek, and others, and served to the close of the war. He mar- 
ried Betsey A., daughter of Daniel L. and Nancy (Martin) C!ook, in 1873, and they have a son, 
Irving E. Charles B. Kennedy, born in 1852, married Genevieve, daughter of Mills and Sa- 
rah W. (Stacy) Hackley, in 1886, and now resides with his father. Edwin T. Kennedy owns 
and occupies the homestead farm. 

Horace K. McKee was born in EUisburgh in 1811. He married Louisa, daughter of Joseph 
and Polly (Havens) Tracy, and they had two sons and three daughters, viz.: Frank H., who 
died young; EUza A. (Mrs. M. J. Beniis), of EUisburgh; Emily (Mrs. Norman Myers); Will- 
iam H., of EUisburgh; and Frances, who died in 1866, aged 21 years. William H. McKee was 
born in 1842, and was reared upon his father's farm. September 9, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 
76th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, 
Gettysburg, and many others, serving three years. He learned the blacksmiths' trade, which 
business he still continues. He married Addie, daughter of Nicholas and Lydia (Kiblin) 
Christman, in 18G6, and they have a son, Frank H., born in 1869, who is associated in busi- 
ness with his father. Mr. McKee resides on School street, in EUisburgh village. 

Enos Eastman, son of Enoch, was born in Rupert, Vt., in 1786, whence he removed to this 
town and located where (Iharles B. Eastman now lives. He married, first, Vashti Green, and 
their children were Austin, Cyrus, Lamira, Aurilla, Lafayette, and Enos E., Jr. His wife died 
in 1823, and for his second wife he married Charity, daughter of Thomas and Lizzie (Fair- 
banks) \Voodward, in 1824. who bore him three sons and three daughters, viz.: Enoch R., 



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Charles B., William H., Vashti, Lois L., and Charity E. Charles B. was born in 1828, and was 
reared npon the farm. He married Julia A., daughter of John and Maria (Brewster) Meacham, 
in 1858, and they have two sons and one daughter, viz. : Enos E., John M., a student at Amherst 
College, class of 1889, and Angle B., who resides at home. Enos E. Eastman was born in 1860. 
He married Alice, daughter of George and Sarah A. ( Le Grange) Van Patten, in 1886, and they 
have a son, Everett. Mr. Eastman and son Enos E. are prosperous farmers. Austin Eastman, 
mentioned above, was born in 1809, and came with his parents to this town about 1814. He 
married Sally, daughter of Wilham and Sally (Mixer ) Williams, in 1836, and they have two sons — 
Charles A., born in 1836. and John H., born in 1838. The sons are prosperous farmers and 
reside with their parents at Belleville. 

John Tifft at an early day located in Ellisburgh, on the place now occupied Ijy J. W. Hagan, 
whei-e he kept hotel for many years. He married Betsey HoUenback. and, having no children, 
adopted a son, J. W. Hagan, who was born in New York city in 1825. Mr. Hagan married Julia, 
davighter of John and Julia (Crowley) Finn, in 1862. One son and live daughters were born 
to them, viz.: John D., Franc J., Nellie, Cora Elizabeth, Anna L., and Lottie May. John D., 
Avlio was born in 1862, was reared upon a farm, and was educated in the schools of this town, 
and graduated from Hungerford Collegiate Institute in the class of 1883. He married Mary 
E,, daughter of Samuel and Huldah (Burke) Burke, of Bloomington, 111., in 1885. Franc J. 
married Chester E. Latham, and resides in Bloomington, 111. J. W. Hagan is extensively 
engaged in farming, and resides on the Tii3"t homestead. His son John D. owns and occupies 
the Wright farm on road 149. 

Ephraim Wood, one of the early settlers of Ellisburgh, son of Rev. Nathaniel Wood, was 
born in 1755, and in 1779 married Esther Eastman, who bore him three sons and eight daugh- 
ters. Of these children, Amos E., born in 1787, married Hannah, daughter of Samuel and 
Rachel (Chamberlain) Dean, in 1819, who bore him two sons and four daughters, viz. : Elvira O., 
who married Edwin R. Finn; Simeon T., who resides in the village of Woodville; Amos F., of 
Michigan; Rachel M., who married George A. Jenkins; Marion M., born in 1829, who married 
C. F. Eastman: and Mary E., who married Merett F. Wood. Hannah Wood survives her hus- 
band and resides with her daiighter, Mrs, C. F. Eastman, at Woodville, aged 99 years. 

Ozias Lee was born in Connecticut in 1777 and died in Ellisburgh in 1833, where he had 
located, on road 77, about 1812. He married Lucy Lee, and their children were Philetus, 
Philander, and Alonzo. The latter was born in Ellisburgh in 1814. He married Susan Sarah, 
daughter of John and Sally (Cook) Hildreth, of Ellisburgh, in 1840, who bore him the follow- 
ing children, viz.: Julia A., William H., Sarah, Daniel W., John Q., Alden S., Chester L., 
Frank L., A. Eugene, and Minnie A. Daniel W. Lee, who was born in 1845, married MaryM., 
daughter of William and Hannah (Kibling) Stillwell, in 1868, and they have an adopted son, 
Eugene S., born in 1867. Mr. Lee owns the James Rogers farm on road 85. John Q. Lee was 
born in 1847. He married Mary E., daughter of Elon R. and Maria (Hill) Downer, in 1870, 
and their children are Arthur E., Alma N., Alonzo J., and Manford C. Alden S. Lee wasborn 
in 1849. He married Frank J., daughter of William Sheldon, in 1874, by whom he has a son, 
Floyd. Chester L. was born in 1855, was reared upon a farm, and educated at the Union 
Academy, in Belleville. He taught school several terms. In 1886 he married Addie E., 
daughter of James K. and Mary (Garside) Johnston, and now occupies the old homestead of 
100 acres on road 87. Frank L. was born in 1858. He married Alta Julia, daughter of Martin 
E. and Amelia A. (Hall) Wood, in 1883, by whom he has a son, Ralph M. A. Eugene was born 
in 1860, and now owns and occupies a farm on road 96. 

Benjamin Grenell, son of Ezra and Olive (Parker) Grenell, came from Montgomery 
County, N. Y., to Ellisburgh in 1812, and located on the farm now occupied liy E. 0. Grenell, 
where he died in 1865. He married Keziah, daughter of Moody Freeman, and their children 
were Ezra O., Moody O., David H., Caroline R. (Mrs. A. Allen), of Lorraine, Abigail C. (Mrs. 
W. Wardwell), Julia, and Keziah (Mrs. Benjamin Robbins). Ezra 0. was born in 1815, and 
was reared upon a farm. He married Abbie M., daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Carey ) 
Wardwell, in 1841, and they have two sons, William H. and Benjamin P. WiUiam H. Grenell, 
born in 1846, was educated at Union Academy at Belleville. In 1867 he married Adelaide 
E., daughter of Jerome B. and Olive A. (Castor) Allen, by whom he has a daughter, Anna W., 
born in 1873. Benjamin P. Grenell, born in 1853, married Mary E., daughter of John F. 
Robinson, in 1876, and now resides with his father, Ezra O., on the homestead near Pierrepont 
Manor. 



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James W. Piivdev, a millwright by trade, was born iu Connecticut in 1803. He married, 
first, PhilotUelia Standish, by whom he had four sons, viz. : William, Oscar, Gilbert, and Warren. 
After the death of his first wife he married Armenia Kelsey, widow of Amos Coon, in 1835, 
who bore him two sons and one daughter, viz.: Philothelia (Mrs. Joseph Baird ), Melvin, and 
M. C. The latter was born in 1848, and was reared upon a farm. He married Ida May, 
daughter of Percival D. and Catharine ( Walradt) Bullard, in 1875, and they have two sons, 
Willis K. C, l)orn in 1877, and Percival D. M.. b(irn in 1880. Mr. Purdey is a commercial 
traveler and resides on road 38. 

Amaziah Fillmore, son of Luther, was born iu Middletown, Vt., in 1790, and was reared 
upon a farm. In 1812 he mari-ied Sally Richardson and the same year located in Ellisburgh 
on the farm where his son Dyer L. now lives. He had born to him four sons and two daugh- 
ters, viz.: Lucy, who married Chauncey Smith and resides in Ellisburgh; Ferry, who was born 
in 1814 and died in this town in 1878; Clark, who was born in 1819 and died in 1863; Orson B., 
who died in 1862: Zerviah B., who married Joseph Van Wormer and died in 1856; and Dyer 
L., who was born June 7, 1827. The latter married Margeline, daughter of Seth and Sophia 
(Maine) Worthington, in 1847, by whom lie has a daughter, Fanny Sophia, who married 
Frank H. Millard in 1884, and has a son. Dyer F. Millard, who was born in 1887. Mr. Fillmore's 
wife died in 1875, and in 1876 he married Sophia L., daughter of Franklin and Rachel (Martin) 
Wood. He is a farmer and dairyman, and owns tlio homestead where he was born. 

Etlini Fillmore, son of Luther, removed from Middletown, Vt., to Ellisburgh, in 1816, and 
located on the farm now occupied by Millard M. Fillmore, where he built a log house on the west 
bank of Trout Brook. His cabin was a rude affair, and more ri^dely funished. In contained no 
floor save "Motlier Earth," and in lieu of tables and chairs stumps were used, while the occu- 
pants took their nightly repose upon boughs gathered from the forest trees. Mr. Fillmore 
married Eunice Colgrave, who bore him a son and eight daughters, of whom Levias was born 
in 1811, and was reared upon a farm. He married Marrietta, daughter of James and Fanny 
(Maine) Thayer, in 1836, bj' whom he had six children, namely: Henrj' H., of Ellisburgh, born 
in 1837; Orson B., born in 1839, who died in 1841; Lucy H., who died young; Ferry De Forest, 
born in 1846, who died in 1855; Millard M., of Ellisburgh, born October 18, 1848; and Emma 
Marrietta, who died in infancy iu 1853. Henry H. Fillmore married Mary M., daughter of 
Ira and Betsey (Marshall) Kemp, in 1866, and they have a son, Menzo E., born in 1868, and a 
daughter, Emma Marrietta, born in 1870. Henry H. is a farmer and resides near Woodville. 
Millard M. Fillmore married Jennie, daughter of Horace and Delilah (Brimmer) Chamberlain, 
in 1872, and they have a son, Arthur M., born in 1876. Levias Fillmore, by unremitting 
industry and frugality, accumulated a large landed estate. He was noted for his honesty and 
integrity in all business transactions. His first wife died in 1878. His second wife, Catharine 
Hopper, whoiu he married in 1879, died in 1885. He died August 5, 1885. His son Millard 
M. owns the Trout Brook stock farm, which is the homestead where his grandfather first 
settled. 

Josiah Littlefield was born in Vermont in 1761 and died in 1833. He married Mehitable 
Elliott, by whom he had five sons and four daughters, of whom Joel, born in 1788, married 
Hannah Faulkner, by whom he had six sons and two daughters. His son, Lyman Littlefield, 
was born in this town in 1814, and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. He married 
Persis, daughter of Oliver and Dorcas (Pryor) Scott, in 1836, by whom he had seven sons and 
a daughter, of whom Milon P. Littlefield, of this town, was born in 1831. He was reared upon 
a farm, and early in life taught school for about seven years. He married Carrie, daughter 
of G. Henry and Lodema (Allen) Dorr, in 1865, by whom he had two sous and four daughters, 
viz.: Miles, born in 1867; Cora Melissa and Grace Dorr, who are students in Union Academy; 
Carrie and Mena, who died in infancj'; and Edwin D., who was born in 1880. Mr. Littlefield 
has been in the insurance business for many j'ears, and is also a farmer and resides at Rural 
Hill. Jotham Littlefield, son of Josiah, came to Ellisburgh when nine years of age and here 
learned the carpenters' trade. He married, first. Gratia Barney, in 1823, who bore him three 
children, and died in 1846. For his second wife he married Mary A., daughter of William and 
Abigail (Danks) Rogers, by whom he had a daughter, Mary Josephine, who married James 
K. P. Bigelow and has a son, Herbert J. Bigelow, of Henderson. Mr. Littlefield died in 
Henderson in 1868. 



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John Miner, son of John and Catharine (Colon) 3Iiner, was born in Sharon, N. Y., Feb- 
ruary 15, 1811, and at the age of two years came with his parents to Elhsbnrgh. At the age of 
16 years he shipped as cook on board a lake schooner, and afterwards attained the position of 
captain. He sailed on the lakes for more than 40 years, and was master of several vessels. 
He married Mary 11., daughter of H. J. H. and Elizabeth ( Hollister) Myres, and widow of 
A. T. Fish, in 1865, with whom he is now living in the pleasant village of Mannsville. 

Benjamin Waterman, of Schenectady, N. Y., married llebecca White, and about 1815 
located in Ellisburgh, on the farm now occupied by Byron F. Waterman. He had born to him 
four sons and tive daughters. Ismond Waterman, son of Benjamin, married Sophronia, daugh- 
ter of Daniel and Sophrouia (Shaver) Calkins, in 1848, by whom he had a son, Byron F., born 
in 1853. Byron F. married, first, Carrie R., daughter of Aaron and Caroline (Grenell) Allen, in 
1876, who bore him a daughter, Lillian C, born in 1877. His wife died in 1880, and in 1886 
he married Christie Ann, daughter of .James and IjUcv Ann Quinn. He is a farmer and dairy- 
man, and owns the homestead . 

Ira.Goodenough, son of Lilierty and Susannah (Barney) Goodenough, was born in Guil- 
ford, Vt., in 1798, and was reared upon a farm. He came to Ellisburgh about 1815, and was 
engaged in clearing laud for several years. Ho married Polina, daughter of Oliver and Dor- 
cas (Pryor^l Scott, of Ellisburgh, in 1823, and located on a farm on road 19, about one mile 
north of Belleville. They had two sons and six daughters, viz.: Malvina, who died in Ellis- 
burgh; Myion M., born in 1828; Muiilla M., of Ellisburgh; Gilbert C, a Baptist clergyman, of 
Farmington, Iowa; Mila P., who married Frank Deitz. of Pierce City, Mo.; Mary D., of Ellis- 
burgh; Matilda P., who married D. L. Angle, and resides in Ellisburgh; and Miranda A., who 
died at the age of three years. Mr. Goodenough was of genial disposition and stei-ling integ- 
rity, and became a prosperous farmer. He died in 1882, and his wife in 1881. His daugliters 
Murilla M., Mary D., and Matilda P. ( Mrs. Angle) reside on the old homestead. Myron M. 
Goodenough graduated from Madison University, in the class of 1849, and has since been en- 
gaged in teaching. He is now a teacher in the Ladies' Seminary in Hamilton. Madison County. 
He married Mary Brighara, and they have had two children, ^Nlary A., who died young, and 
Louis A. The latter graduated from Madison University with the class of 1886. and is now 
teaching in Plaintield, N. J. 

Henry Washburn, son of Samuel and Hannah ( Howard) Washburn, was born in Williams- 
town, Mass., in 1780. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Baxter) Brooks, 
in 1802, by whom he had three sons and four daughters, of whom Henry, J'r., born in Lee, 
Oneida County, in 1808. came with his father to Ellisburgh in 1816, and located where George A. 
Washburn iiow lives. Henry, Jr., married Juline, daughter of Abner and Esther (Clark ) Brooks, 
in 1834, by whom he had three sons and two daughters, namely: George A. and J. Stewart, of 
Ellisburgh; (Caroline (Mrs. Cyrus Wood), of Sandy Creek; Betsey, who died in 1862, aged 17 
years; and Henry C. George A. Washbiu-u was born in 1835, and was reared upon a farm. He 
married Louisa F., daughter of Peter and Eliza (Skelton) Gill^ert, in 1860, and they have had 
three sons and one daughter, viz.: Ferdinand, who died in infancy; Edward, who was born in 
1862: Kittle; and Byron A. The children all reside with their parents. Mr. Washburn is a 
dairyman and farmer, and occupies the homestead. 

.James Converse, from Rupert, Vt., located in Ellisliurgb, near the Wardwell settlement, 
about 1818. He married Poll}' Love, by whom he had two sons and 10 daughters, of whom 
Electa (Mrs. Simeon Jlartin ), Louisa (Mrs. David Warieu', and W. Foster reside in Ellisburgh. 
The latter was born in 1839. and was reared upon a farm. He married Mary E., daughter of 
Michael and Elizabeth (Bovee) Decker, and they have had children as follows: Anna Elveretta 
(Mrs. Fred R. Lee). Emily Esther, Willie A (deceased). Eva L. (Mrs. Benjamin R. Woodruff). 
Lena Elizabeth, Endora (deceased), and Racine H. Mr. Converse is a farmer. 

Benjamin Jackman, son of Samuel and Sarah (^Meirill) Jackman, was born in Massachu- 
setts in 1802, and in 1818 came to Jefferson County and engaged m farming. He married 
Sarah, daughter of Stephen and Patience (Buel) Post, in 1823, by whom he had four sons and 
two daughters. Daniel L., son of Benjamin, was born in 1843, and grew up upon a farm. In 
1861 he enlisted in the late war and served in Co. H, 34th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and in Co. D, 
13th N. Y. Cav., and participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Malvern Hill, Antietam, 
South Mountain, and others, and was taken prisoner at Fisher's Hill. In 1863 he married 
Kate, daughter of Patrick and IVIary ( Crotty ) Colliuan. and they have on<' son and two daugli- 



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ters, viz.: Abi Sibjl, born in 1869; Timothy, born in 1873; and Eva May, born in 1882. Abi 
S. was educated at Adams Collegiate Institute, and early in life evinced ability in literary 
work. In 1885, at the. age of 16 years, she published her first work, A Hilver Hay, a book 
of nearly 300 pages. This volume was well received by the public, as was also her second 
effort, entitled A Golden Sunset, published in 1888. 

Wilham Rury was born in Otsego County, N. Y., in 1793, and in 1819 came to Ellisburgh 
and located where Frederick Rury now resides. He married Lavina, daughter of Daniel Cook, 
by whcni he had four sons and five daughters, of whom three sons, Jolm, Daniel L., and Fred- 
erick H., reside in this town. Mr. Rury died in 1880. His son John, born in 1823, was reared 
Tipon a farm and learned the coopers' trade. He married Miriam, daughterof Samuel F. and 
Zerah (Barney) McNitt, of Clayton, September 8, 1847, by whom he had three sons and one 
daughter, viz.: Madison, who died in 1862. aged 12 years; Emma A. (Mrs. John M. Millard), of 
Ellisburgh; Ernest N., who died in 1871, aged seven years; and Frank. Mrs. Rury died in 1889. 
Mr. Rury resides in the village of EUisburgh. 

William Ward well was born in England in 1604, and immigrated to America with the early 
Pilgrims, as we learn that he was a member of the First Congregational Church in Boston, 
organized in 1633. His son Urial, who settled in Bristol, R. I., in 1681, married Grace Gid- 
clings. Among their children was Joseph, the father of John Wardwell, who married Phebe, 
daughter of Samuel Howland, who was the son of Jabez, who was the son of John and Eliza- 
beth, daughter of Gov. John Carver, who came over in the Mayflower in 1620. The children 
of John and Phebe Wardwell were John, Nathaniel, Joseph, Phebe, Susanna, Mary and Eliza- 
beth (twins), Samuel (a sea captain), Tabitha, Daniel, Allen, and Allen, 2d. Samuel, born in 
1755, married Lydia Wardwell (his second cousin) in 1777, and of their 12 children, Daniel was 
born in Bristol, R. I., in 1791; graduated from Brown University in 1811; in 1812 located in 
Rome, N. Y., where he studied law with Judge Hathaway, and with Gould & Sill, of Whites- 
boro; was admitted to the bar at Jefferson County Common Pleas in 1814; practiced in Rome 
until about 1820, when he removed to Jefferson County; was appointed side judge by Gover- 
nor Yates; elected member of Assembly in 1825, '26, and '27: elected member of Congress three 
successive terms, commencing in 1830; and was again chosen member of the legislature in 
1837. He married Hetty, daughter of Newton and Abigail (Moxey) Mann, in 1815, and their 
children were Abby, who married Robert B. Doxtater, in 1836, and died in Rome, N. Y., in 
1881; Henry, who was born in July, 1819: Newton M., of Adams; JuHa D., who died in 1831; 
Samuel and William W., who reside in Rome; Charles H., who died in Mannsville, in 1859; 
John H., of Michigan: and Edward H., of New York city. Mrs. Wardwell died in 1858, and 
for liis second wife Judge Wardwell married Lactitia W., daughter of Willard and Hannah 
(Wager) Smith, of Adams, in 1859. who now resides with W. W. Wardwell, of Rome. In poli- 
tics Judge Wardwell was a Jacksonian Democrat, and in all his political and business 
transactions was no*-ed for his integrity. He became a resident of R(mie about 1860, where 
he closed his long and well-spent life, at the home of his son, William W., in March, 1878, 
aged 87 years. 

Samuel Wardwell, born in Ellisburgh in 1823, was educated at Union and Mexico acade- 
mies; studied law with A. Z. McCarty and Judge Calvin Skinner; was admitted to the bar in 
1847; was engaged in practice at Pulaski for a number of years; about 1850 became cashier of 
the Hungerford National Bank of Adams; and in 1853 became cashier of the Fort Stanwix 
Bank, at Rome. In 1875 he organized the Bank of Rome, which in 1879 was j-eorganized as 
the Farmers National Bank of Rome, Mr. Wardwell serving as its cashier to the present time. 
He married Mary A., daughter of John B. and Mary (Euos) Stillman, in 1848, and they had 
five children, namely: Hetty M., Minnie E.. Daniel W., John S., and Charles E. 

William W. Wardwell was born in Mannsville in 1834; clerked in his brother's store several 
years; in 1854 removed to Rome and engaged in the grocery business with H. L. Stillman, with 
whom he continued until about 1800, when he engaged in the hardware business with his 
brother Samuel, in which business he is now engaged. He married Elizabeth W., daughter of 
Willard and Hannah (Wager) Smith, in 1860. He is a thorough business man, and is identified 
with many of tlie manufacturing interests of Rome. 

S-imuel Wardwell, Jr., son of Samuel and grandson of John, was born in Rhode Island in 
1788. and located in Ellisburgh about 1828. He married Hannah C. Monroe, in 1810, and they 
had four sons and three daughters, viz.: WiUiam M., who died in Manns^ille in 1881; Han- 



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nah C, who married Albert Taylor and died in 1838; Abbie M.. who married E. O. Grenell, 
of Ellisburgh: Lydia, who married J. I. Steele and died in 1874; Samuel, of Ellisbnrgh; and 
Charles H. and Allen M., of Mannsville. Samuel Wardwell, sou of Samuel, Jr., was born in 
Bristol, 11. I., in 1819. and came to Mannsville with his father. He learned the tanners' and 
curriers' trade, at which he worked about 12 years, when he engaged in farming. He mar- 
ried, first, Betsey Wright, and their children were Charlotte, Mabel, Bertha, and Reuben S. 
After the death of his first wife, in 1847, he married Cordelia N., daughter of Allen and Pal- 
myra (Smith) Kemington, in 1849, by whom he has a daughter, Gertrude (Mrs. J. Saxe), of 
Mexico, and a son, Charles A. The latter married Lena E., daughter of Deloss and Harriet 
(Hudson) Bettinger, in 1875, and they have a daughter, Abbie M. Mr. Wardwell was ap- 
pointed postmaster at Mannsville in 1885, where he now resides. He is engaged in farming 
with his sou Charles A. 

David Smith, one of the pioneers of Ellisburgh, married, first, Charlotte Salisburj-, and 
their children were Willard, Charlotte (Mrs. William Jones), Harriet (Mrs. Henry Wager), 
Priscilla, and Olivia (Mrs. Russell Jones ). For his second wife Mr. Smith married Mrs. Eliz- 
abeth Salisbury, and their children were Mary (Mrs. Rev. Isaac Hunt), of Adams, and Clarissa 
{Mrs. Rev. Ward Hunt), also of Adams. Willard Smith married Hannah, daughter of Henry 
Wager, and their children were Henry, who died j-oung: Lactitia, who married Daniel Ward- 
well in 1859; Charlotte W., who married O. E. Herrick; David, who died in Michigan in 1889; 
and Elizabeth, who married William W. Wardwell, of Rome, in 1860. 

Charles HoUister came to Ellisburgh at au early day. He served as captain in the War of 
1812, participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor, and was subsequently promoted to colonel. 
He married Pliny Lewis and reared a large family, most of whom settled in the West. The 
youngest son, Lewis E., born in 1845, went on the lakes at the early age of 14 years, and at the 
age of 25 was master of a merchant vessel. He married Ida F., daughter of Albert and Bet- 
sey (Snow) Fuller, iu 1865, and they have two daughters, Alice A. and Edna L. Alice A. mar- 
ried Byron Bossinger, October 4, 1888. Mr. HoUister resides at Belleville. 

Miss Marietta Holley, wliose well-known 710m de plume is " Josiah Alleifs Wife," was born 
in the town of Ellisburgh, and still has her country home here, in the same place, although a 
flue new residence has taken the place of the little cottage into which her father and mother 
moved the day they were married. Miss Holley's home is in the midst of a beautiful country, 
between the two villages of Pierrepont Manor and Adams, and from the windows of her study 
and the pleasant verandas a fine view of Lake Ontario is obtained. Six generations of the 
Holley family have lived and died in this place — quite an unusual occurrence in an American 
family. Miss Holley's first book. Mi/ Opinions and Betsey Bohhefs, was published in 1873. 
Since then she has published seven books, in order as follows: Sarnantha at the Centennial, 
My Wayward Pardner, Miss Bichards's Boy, The Monnon Wife, an illustrated poem. Sweet 
Cicily, Sarnantha at Sa7-atoga, and a book of poems. She is a very busy writer, and has sev- 
eral books now unfinished upon which she is at work. It is said that her work commands 
about the lai-gest price of auy American writer. The genius of this gifted writer, while it 
deals with all phases of life with a freedom and wise insight of sympathy that seems born of 
familiarity and experience, sprang and developed to its broad proportions remote from the re- 
alities her masterly pen so graphically delineates. And what a wonderful, all-embracing pen 
it is! instinct with strong sense, pregnant with kindly satire and tearful pathos, combined 
with a subtle, whimsical humor. It was in the peaceful, uneventful retirement of a country 
home, by the side of an invalid mother, that Marietta Holley, while yet a child, began her life 
work. 

Benjamin Durfee, a native of Rhode Island, came to Ellisburgh about 1820, and engaged 
in farming. He married Sarah A., daughter of Abner and Phebe (Estes) McCumber, by 
whom he had four sons and a daughter. One son, Abner M., born in 1824, spent his early life 
upon a farm, and at the age of 16 years commenced to learn the blacksmiths' trade. He mar- 
ried Fidelia, daughter of Charles and Susan Scott Baker, in 1847, the result of this union 
being two sons and two daughters, viz. : Emma, who died at the age of two years; Catherine J. ; 
Abner M., Jr., of Syracuse; and Charles, who resides with his father. Mr. Durfee's wife died 
iu 1870, and for his second wife he married, in 1874, Alice B., daughter of John and Mary 
(Thomson) Spicer, and widow of Bradford K. Hawes. His daughter Catharine J. married 
Nathan C. Shaver, who died in 1889. She has two children, Florence B. and Clarence B. 



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Mr. Durfee has been trustee of Union Academy for more than 20 years. He is a blacksmith 
and dealer in agricultural implements, and resides in Mannsville. 

Amos Hudson, son of William and Ruth (Shumway ) Hudson, was born in Oxford, Mass., 
in 1786, and in 1820 came to Ellisburgh and located on the place now occupied by Lucien F. 
Hudson. He had born to him live sons and two daughters, viz.: Lucien F., of EUisbiirgli; 
Judge Sanford A., of Fargo, Dak.; Louisa, who died in 1845; Bijah and Elisha (twins), prac- 
ticing physicians, of Stockton, Cal. ; Celia (deceased), who married Rev. Oscar F. Park; and 
Daniel F., who died in New York at the age of 20 years. Mr. Hudson engaged in the manu- 
facture of axes, scythes, and other edged tools, and died in 1830. His wife died in 1856. Lu- 
cien F. Hudson was born in 1810, and at the age of 12 years commenced work in the shop 
with his father. He soon became an expert scj-the and axemaker. aud after the death of his 
father was entirely competent to conduct the business. He married Adeline, daughter of Ezra 
and Polly (Frazier ) Stearns, in 1835, who bore him four sons and three daughters, viz. : George 
S., Mary A., Ezra H., Alice (Mrs. H. E. Root), Louisa (Mrs. Fred Jaycox), and Fred E. Mr. 
Hudson was a member of a militia company for 20 years, and attained the rank of captain. 
He was called with his company to French Creek during the Patriot war. Though advanced 
in years, he retains to a remarkable degree the vigor of youth, and from " early moi-n till 
dewy eve" the hammer of industry repeats the •' anvil chorus" of 60 years ago. While his 
family has grown up in prosperity, he occupies the cheerful home of his youth, on Hudson 
street. George S. Hudson was born in 1835, and learned the cabinetmakers' trade. He is 
now engaged in the manufacture of furniture at Ellisburgh. In 1862 he married AliceJ. , daugh- 
ter of Alfred Matteson, and they have two sons, William L., born in 1863, and Louis E., born 
in 1865, and an adojited daughter, Mary G., aged 19 years. Mary A. Hudson married James 
Colon, of Ellisburgh, in 1865, and their children are Celia A. and F. Lyell. Ezra H. Hudson, 
born in 1840, married Mary E., daughter of Benjamin F. and Sophronia C. (McKee) Wilds, 
in 1866, by whom he has had a son, Herbert H., who was born in 1869, and died May 1, 1888, 
and a daughter. Isadore Malvina, born in 1871. He is a blacksmith with his father. Lucien 
F. Hudson, Jr., born in 1846, is a painter by trade. He married Addie, daughter of John and 
Polly (Galley) Bassinger, in 1876, and they have a daughter, Ruby Louisa, born in 1877. 
Fred E. Hudson was born in 1853, and is a wagonmaker by trade. He married Maria, daugh- 
ter of James and Cynthia (Snow) Ramsdell. in 1871, and they have two sons, Sanford R., born 
in 1872, and Charles A., born in 1875. 

Calvin Harrington, a native of Berlin, Rensselaer County, N. Y., located in Ellisburgh 
about 1820. He married ' ancy Arnold, by whom he had four sons and five daughters, viz. : 
Harvey, Adolphus, Deloss, Edwin, Julia A. (Mrs. Levi Goodenoiigh), Louisa (Mrs. Alonzo 
Brown), of Lorraine, Alma (Mrs. Alvin Cook), of Port Ontario, Diana (Mrs. Milo McCuue), of 
Ellisburgh, and Betsey (Mrs. Harmon). Calvin Hai-riugton was drowned in the mouth of 
Sandy Creek. Deloss Harrington married Roxia, daughter of Joseph and Pearly Howard, by 
whom he had three sons and one daughter, viz.: Jerome J., Cordelia (Mrs. Cyrus Gardner), of 
Sandy Creek, Henry C, of Ellisburgh, and J. Franklin, of Port Ontario. .Jerome J. Harring- 
ton was born in 1836, was reared upon a farm, and for 22 years ran a threshing machine. He- 
married Betsey E., daughter of Simeon B. and Electa (Converse) Martin, in 1860, by whom he 
had a daughter, who died in 1872. He resides with his father on the homestead farm on road 93. 

Demetrus Davis, son of John, was born in 1807, and when a young man came to EUisburgh. . 
He married Caroline, daughter of John aud Abigail (Paul) Clark, in 1829, aud they had nine 
sons and two daughters. Demetrus died in 1883, and his wife in 1870. William U. Davis, his 
son, was born in 1830. He married Sarah S., daughter of Joseph and Mary (Wiles) McKee, in 
1851, by whom he has two sons and a daughter, viz.: Foster L., born in 1852; Frank P., born 
in 1857; and Mary L. The latter married Fenn Bishop, in 1884, and they have a daughter, 
Leah Pearl, born in 1888. Frank P. married Julia, daughter of Gustavus H. and Clara 
Noble Johnson, in 1878. William U. has served his town as assessor. He is a cattle drover 
and farmer, and resides on road 120. 

Aaron R. Eastman, son of Enoch and Sarah (Rising) Eastman, was born in Rupert, Vt., 
in 1799, and died in 1868. He married Eunice, daughter of Asa Woolson, in 1822, and about 
the same time located in EUisburgh. Cyrenius F. Eastman, sou of Aaron R., was born in 1824. 
When seven years of age his parents removed to Hannibal, Oswego County, where he was 
reared upon a farm, and learned the coopers' trade. He married Ann E., daughter of Milton 



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and Margaret (Nelson) Wilson, in 1847, and they bad a son, Legrand De Forest, born in 1853, 
who is now married and resides in Fulton, N. Y. His wife died in 1870, and the same 3-ear be 
married Marion M., daughter of Amos and Hannah (Dean) Wood. Mr. Eastman returned to 
Ellisburgh in 1882. and now occupies the A. E. Wood farm, at Woodville. 

Samuel J. Andrus was born in Ellisl>urgb, August 5, 1823, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married, first, Elizabeth, daughter of Eli Farr, in 1850, and she died in 1858. For his sec- 
ond v.'ife he married Laverna Stillman, of Union Square; and for his third wife Marion B.. 
daughter of Eben and Sally (Bronson) Abbott, in 1861. Mr. Andrus has kept hotel in Cam- 
den, N. Y., and Saginaw, Mich., and is now proprietor of the hotel at Pierrepont Manor. 

Oren W. Graves, son of Joseph and Cynthia (Tousley) Graves, was born in Adams in 1811, 
where he was reared upon a farm. He came to Ellisburgh in 1823, and in 1840 married Irene, 
daughter of John and Catharine (^Shaft) (/ook, who bore him five sons and five daughters, viz.: 
Clark J.; De Etta E. (.Mrs. Harris T. Perkins), of Ellisburgh; Ameha C. (Mrs. D. W. White), 
of Cape Vincent; Jennie E. (Mrs. William O. Lyman), who had five children — Minnie, Arthur, 
Claude, Oscar E., and Jessie — and died in 1886; Oren W., Jr.; Emeline O. (Mrs. Edgar Fish), 
of Ellisburgh; Eveline (Mrs. Elias Spicer); Charles H., who married Carrie E., daughter of 
I. P. and Helen E. (Farr) Towsley, in 1883; Walter E., of Ellisburgh; and Fred A., of Adams 
Center. Walter E. Graves was born in 1858. He married, in 1880, Eva C, daughter of Abrani 
and Elizabeth (Pitcher) Jewett, by whom he has a daughter, Irene Elizabeth, born in 1881. 
Mr. Graves is a farmer. 

Ira Caster, with his wife, Chloe Loomis, came from Redtield, Oswego County, and located 
in Ellisburgh about 1823, on the farm on road 40 now occupied by G. Tousle.y. Of his four 
sons and five daughters, Charles H. was born February 19, 1816, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married Abbie H., daughter of Timothy and Anna (Chamberlain) Cornwell, in 1842, the 
uniim being blessed with two sons, Charles H., Jr., and Edwin I. Charles H., Jr., born in 
1845, married Emeline A., daughter of Hiram and Ursula (Tremain) Buell, in 1867, by whom 
he had a daughter, Minnie, born in 1875. His wife died in 1881, and for his second wife he 
married Marion E., daughter of Jacob and Maria (^Osborn) Ackley, in 1882. Edwin I. Caster 
was born in 1849. He married Sarah Jane Bemis, in 1870, and they have an adopted daughter. 
Charles H. Caster, Sr., died April 19, 1886. The Caster brothers own a saw and grist-mill 
and box factory, and are also farmers and reside at Wardwell. 

John Decker located in Ellisburgh about 1823. He married Phebe Sturdevaut, by whom 
he had four sons, viz.: William H., of Syracuse; Isaac W., of Ellisburgh; James, who died in 
Infancy; and John D., who was a soldier, and died in the service. Mr. Decker died in 1861. 
Isaac W. Decker was born January 8, 1838, and spent his early life upon a farm. He enlisted 
in Co. K, 24th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and at the close of his term of service returned to Ellisburgh. 
He married Lodema, daughter af Stillman and Eliza (Boyt) Kibling, in 1865, and they have a 
son, Edward J., born in 1870. Fi-om 1866 to 1872 Mr. Decker was proprietor of a meat mar- 
ket, and from 1872 to 1881 was a produce dealer. He is now connnissioner of highways, is 
engaged in farming, and occupies the Kibling farm on road 108. 

Koswell Kinney, son of Henry and Sarah (Gale) Kinney, was born in Rensselaer County in 
1802, and was reared upon a farm. He chose the medical profession as his life work, grad- 
uated from Castleton (Vt. ) Medical College in 1823, and in the spring of 1824 located in 
Mannsville. He married Abigail M., daughter of Newton and Abigail (Moxey) Mann, in 1827, 
and three sons and three daughters were born to tliem, namely: Sidney R., who died in Rome, 
in 1861; Julia, who married George W. Bond, of Syracuse; H. Herbert, who married Sarah B. 
Shepard, and died in Mannsville in 1869: Sarah, who married E. R. King, of Troy ; George W'. G., 
who resides in Rome; and Blaiy, who died in infancy. George W. G. Kinney was born m 
Mannsville in 1836, was educated at the Jefferson County Institute, and located in Rome in 1856, 
where he engaged as clerk in Fort Stanwix Bank, remaining there several years. In 1867 he 
entered the firm of Lewis, Searles & Kinney, in the insurance, real estate, and Ijanking business, 
but subsequently left that firm and engaged in the same business alone. In 1867 he married 
Jennie V. Barnard, widow of Charles Stokes, andthey have had three children, namely: George, 
who died in infancy; S. Wardwell, born in 1873: and Lottie M., born in 1879. Mi-s. Kinney 
has one daughter. Lizzie Barnard Stokes, by her first husband. Dr. Roswell Ivinney was one 
of the first members and an active worker in the Congregational Church at Mannsville. He 
was kind and sympathetic in his nature, and lived an exemplary Christian life, dying at the 
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liome of his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Bond, May 2, 1874. Edward Herbert Kinney is engaged in 
mercantile pursuits in New York city. 

Dr. Bezaleel Mann, an eminent physician of Attleboro, Mass., was a Kevolutionary soldier. 
He had four sons, three of whom adopted their father's profession, and one, Dr. Herbert Mann, 
was a surgeon on board the privateer General Arnold, which was wrecked near Plymouth 
Harbor on Christmas day, 1778, when 100 men, among whom was Dr. Mann, perished by 
the cold, 66 of whom were buried in one grave, at Old Town, Mass. Dr. Mann was interred in 
the family burying-ground, and iipon his tombstone was insci'ibed the following: " And now. 
Lord, God Almighty, just and true are all thy ways; but who can stand before thy cold ? " On- 
•of the brothers, Newton Mann, located in Whitesboro in 1806, and engaged in mercantile pure 
fluits, and was also interested in the manufacture of cotton goods with the late S. Newton Dex- 
ter. Ill 1825 Mr. Mann located in Mannsville and became the first postmaster of that village, 
which was named in his honor. He married Abigail Moxcey, in 1792, by whom he had a son 
and two daughters, viz.: H. B., born in 1793, who died in 1830; Hetty, who married Daniel 
Wardwell; and Abby, who married Dr. Koswell Kinney, a leading physician of Mannsville. 
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Mann enjoyed 60 years of wedded life, and are now " sleeping the centu- 
ries away." An elegant granite monument marks the resting place of the Wardwells, the 
Manns, and the Kinneys, at Mannsville. H. B. Mann married Julia Doolittle, of Whitesboro, 
who died at the home of her son. Dr. J. P. Mann, of New York city, in 1872, aged 80 years. 
Their children were Mehetable W. (Mrs. Littlejohn), Josiah M., John P., and Geor2;e D. John 
P. Mann studied medicine with Dr. Roswell Kinney, and after graduating practiced with Dr. 
Kinney in this town and Adams for a few years, when he located in New York city as a spe- 
cialist in the treatment of deformities. He married Ann Furnian, of Syracuse, and they have 
one daughter, Prestonia, who is a highly accomplished young lady. Dr. Maun has an exten- 
sive practice. 

John Wilds, son of John and Sarah (Babbitt) Wilds, was born in Norton, Mass. He mar- 
ried Lydia, daughter of John and Lydia (Bassett) Newcomb, who bore him three sons and 
four daughters. Mr. Wilds located in Ellisburgh in 1824. His son Benjamin F., who was 
born in 1803, was a shoemaker by trade. He married Sophronia C, daughter of Horace and 
Clarissa (King) McKee, in 1828, who bore him a son and four daughters, viz. : Horace M., Harriet 
(Mrs. Charles Hill), Pamelia (Mrs. T. G. Brewster), Mary E. (Mrs. E. H. Hudson), and Melvina 
(Mrs. Charles Hawley). Horace M. Wilds was educated at Union Academy and at the State 
Normal School, and subsequently taught school a number of years. He has served as justice of 
Sessions, justice of the peace, and town clerk. In 1868 he married Frances L., daughter on 
George and Tabetby (Martin) Chamberlain. He is now engaged in mercantile business if 
Ellisburgh. 

Horatio N. Bigelow, son of William aud Mary (Bigelow) Bigelow, was born in Guilford, 
Vt., in 1805, and died in 1885. He came to Ellisburgh when a young man, and worked out 
among the farmers for a number of years. In 1831 he married Watie Ann, daughter of Daniel 
Arnold, by whom he had two sons and three daughters, viz.: Emily F., who married Daniel 
Reynolds, of Michigan; George W., of Ellisburgh; Almena E. (Mrs. Frank Webb), of Adams; 
James K. P., of Ellisburgh: and Fanny A., who married William Farmer and resides in Belle- 
ville. James K. Polk Bigelow was born in 1846, and was reared upon a farm. He married 
Mary Josephine, daughter of Jotham aud Mary (Rogers) Littlefield, in 1872, and now occupies 
the homestead where he was born. 

Horace Benton, son of John, was born in Florence, Oswego County, in 1814. When he 
was 11 years of age his mother, a widow, came to Ellisburgh with six children, and located in 
the southern part of the town. When 22 years of age Mr. Benton married Polly, daughter of 
Luther Nutting, by whom he had six children. He died May 2, 1889. His wife survives. A. L. 
Benton, son of Horace, was born June 2, 1840. He married Martha E. Whipple, of Ellis- 
burgh, and settled upon the farm he now occupies. He is a farmer and breeder of blooded 
stock, and was the originator of the famous Benton family of horses, of which " General Ben- 
ton," who was sold to ex-Governor Leland Stanford, of California, for §25,000, was one. Mr. 
A. L. Benton has a family of two sons and one daughter. 

Robert Beebe was born in Vermont in 1791, and located in Ellisburgh about 1825. He 
married Achic Cronkite, in 1806, and of their four children, Ithamer was born in 1827, and after 
attaining manhood worked in a foundry for many years. He married Mary C, daughter of 



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Jesse and Mary (Wells) Wood, in 1850, and they have two sons and one daughter, of whom 
Ida M., born in 1851, married George L. Hunt, in 1871, and has a daughter, Cora Adele; 
Charles I. married Maggie Z., daughter of William H. and Eleanor (Dean) Ruplee, in 1882, 
and they have a son, Glenn M., born September 17, 1886. Mr. Beebe was elected town clerk 
in 1888. He is a blacksmith and is associated in business with George Remington, and 
resides in Ellisburgh village. 

John Fish, son of Nathan and Esther (Green) Fish, was born in Bennington County, Vt., 
in 1806, and was reared upon a farm. At the age of 20 years he came to Ellisburgh and located 
at Rural Hill, where he bought the John Harrison farm. He married Betsey, daughter of 
Reuben and Elizabeth (Chittenden) Warriner, in 1832, and they had three sons and one 
daughter, viz.: Thomas A., who died in Belleville in 1888; Augustus C, who was born March 
5, 1836; Edward W., who was born in 1838 and died in 1860; and Frances (Mrs. A. W. Kilby), 
of Adams. Augustus C. Fish married Sophia C, daughter of Charles and Maria (Kemp) Cush- 
man, in 1859, and they have had two sons and one daughter, viz.: Nathan W., born November 
25, 1861; Lillian, who died in infancy; and Arthur J., born May 2, 1867. Nathan W. married 
Nora 0., daughter of Enoch R. and Julia M. (Bennet) Cushman, November 4, 1886, and they 
have a son. Glenn E., born January 21. 1888. Nathan W. and Arthur J. Fish are farmers and 
reside at Woodville. 

Daniel Arnold, Jr., of English descent, was born in Providence, R. I., in 1770. He mar- 
ried, tirst, Waite Taft, in 1791, and they had three sons and three daughters. He married, 
second, Mary Barker, and they had three children. His son. Welcome Arnold, was born in 
1799, and became a Methodist clergyman. He married Eoxia, daughter of Jabez and Hannah 
(Mason) Rounds, in 1821, who bore him two sons and six daughters, viz.: Celestia, Cj'nthia M., 
Adeline A., Jane A., John W., Daniel S., Harriet O., and Eliza. Jane A. Arnold married 
Thomas B. Hunting, in 1852, their union being blessed with three sons and two daughters, 
viz.: Alfred A., of Salem, Mass.; Lettie F., who married T. B. Hooker and died in 1882; Nettie 
•C, who married F. C. Lister, of Lynn, Mass.; Arthur J., of California; and Fay H., who 
resides at home. Thomas B. Hunting, son of Jabez and Abigail (Kimball) Huuting, was born 
in Ellisburgh in 1828. He is a farmer and resides in Belleville. 

Dr. John W. Sargent, only son of John and Mary J. (McMaster) Sargent, was born in Lynde- 
boro, N. H., in 1814, and in 1828 came to Belleville with his father, his mother having died 
in 1820. He was educated at Union Academy, studied medicine with Dr. Lyman Stanton, of 
Copenhagen, N. Y., and commenced practice in Camden, Oneida Clounty, in 1849. He subse- 
quently practiced in Chaumont and Stone Mills, finally locating in Woodville, where he now 
resides. Dr. Sargent married, first, Phynanda Hollenbeck, in 1836, and their children were 
Emma (Mrs. .Jacob S. Gates); Roswell K., of California: and Melvin B., born in 1843, who 
died in the army in 1863, aged 20 years. Mrs. Sargent died in 1853, and for his second wife he 
married Sarah Satchwell, in 1854. For his third wife he married Mary A., daughter of Dea. 
Samuel and Anna (Cole ) Hinman, of Ellisburgh, in 1879, by whom he has a son. John L., born 
in 1880. 

John Q. Johnson, son of John and Mary ( Odekirk) Johnson, was born in Ellisburgh in 
1828. He was reared upon a farm, subsequently learned the carpenters' trade, and engaged 
in lumbering. He purchased the Noah Hubbard saw-mill on Lindsey Creek in 1866, where he 
IS still engaged in the manufacture of lumber. He married Sarah Mehitable, daughter of 
Myron and Abigail (Tyler) Hawley, August 13, 1852, and the fruit of this union was three sons 
and four daughters, viz.: Ada Alice, who married Jay Elmer, in 1876, by whom she has a 
ddughter, Maude, and resides in Oneida, N. Y. ; Henry N., who married Hattie Powers, in 1879, 
and resides in Woodville; Emogene Alvaretta, who married De Forest S. Dingman. in 1880, by 
whom she has a daughter, Mabel, and resides in Woodville; William, born in 1864, who mar- 
ried Libbie S., daughter of Michael and Rosetta (Greenwood) Palmer, in 1885, and now resides 
in EUisburgh; Mary Abigail, who married William Davis, and also resides in Ellisburgh; 
Freddie, born in 1870, who was drowned in the mill pond, March 9, 1874; and Satie M., born 
in 1872. who resides with her parents. 

Thomas Shepard was a native of Bennington County, Vt., whence he removed with his 
family, locating in Troy and Whitestown, N. Y., subsequently settling in Mannsville, on the 
farm now occupied by Henry W. Shepard. At this time his children were Thomas B. and 
Roxana, Thomas B. came to Mannsville when about 16 years of age and worked ou his father's 



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farm. He married Hannah, daughter of Captain Nathaniel Wardwell. of Ellisburgh, and 
they had two sons and a daughter, viz.: Thomas E., Hen rj' Wardwell, and Sarah. Sarah mar- 
ried Herbert Kinney, by whom she had a son, Edward H. Mr. Kinney died in 1869, and his 
widow married Dr. George Seymour, of Utica. Henry Wardwell Shepard was born on the 
liomestead in 1840, was reared upon the farm, and at the age of 18 years removed to Oawega 
and engaged as clerk in a store. He subsequently returned to Mannsville and engaged in mer- 
cantile business with his brother Thomas E,, who died in 1863, after which time Henry W. 
continued the business alone for several years. He then purchased of George A. Huggins, the 
inventor, the right to manufacture and use " iron-clad bottoms" for cans, etc., and entered 
into a partnership with Robert Seaman, of New York city, for the manufacture of iron-clad 
goods, and has since done a large business. He married Lottie, daughter of Henry Green, and 
they have two children, Thomas G. and Jennie G. Mr. Shepard was in the terrible Ashtabula 
disaster, in which he was bo badly injured that the amputation of one foot was necessary, 
which has greatly incapacitated him for active business. He spends much of his time at 
his country seat, the Shepard homestead at Mannsville, which was remodelled in 1889, making 
it one of the finest mansions in the county. Before his injury Mr. Shepard was a man 
of great energy and indomitable will. Although physically disabled his mind works with 
great vigor, which has led him to complete success in the plans of his life. 

Henry N. Huggins, son of Albert and Nancy (Kellogg) Huggins, was born in 1816, and 
was reared upon a farm. Jn 1837 he married Jedidah Cody, and they had three children, 
George A., Jennie A., and Andrew P. His wife died in 1869,and in 1871 he married Mary E. Spear, 
widow of W. T. Clark. He located in Mannsville in 1853, and engaged in the insurance busi- 
ness. George A. Huggins was reared upon a farm and learned the tinsmiths' trade. He 
married Mary E., daughter of Edwin A. and Arminta (Myres) Kirkland, in 1863, and they have 
had four children, viz.: Mary M. (Mrs. C. L. Beebe), who died June 24, 1888; Charlotte A., 
who died in 1885, aged 18 years; George A., Jr., who died in infancy; and Matthew J., who 
was born in 1874. Mr. Huggins has been engaged in the hardware and stove trade for many 
years. He invented the "iron-clad can bottom," and a few years ago built the Huggins block. 
He resides in Mannsville, where he served as postmaster from 1881 to 1885 inclusive. 

Merrett F. Wood, sou of Franklin and Rachel (Martin) Wood, was born in Ellisburgh in 
1829, and was reared upon a farm. He married Mary E.. daughter of Amos E. and Hannah 
(Dean) Wood, in 1857, and they had born to them two daughters, viz.: Hannah J., born in 
1861. who graduated from the State Normal School at Oswego, married Stephen C. Mead, 
September 30, 1886, and resides at Fort Howard, Wisconsin; and Julia O., also a graduate of 
the State Normal School, class of 1884, now a teacher, and resides with her parents. Mr. 
Wood is a farmer. 

Cyrus Cook and his wife. Gratia, had born to them eight sons, viz.: Elon G.. Norman G., 
W. La Fayette, Martin E., Malcolm G., Forrester L., Eugene K., and Cyrus. The latter was 
killed at the battle of Bull Run. IMalcolm G. was born in 1829, and was educated at Union 
Academj'. He was engaged in farming for several years, when, in 1856, he purchased the Hovey 
grist-mill, which he afterwards conducted until his death in 1876. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. 
E, 10th N. Y. H. A., was promoted to first lieutenant in the fall of 1863, and served to the close 
of the war. He married Celestine E., daughter of John and Lucy (Curtis) Freeman, in 1851. 
who survives him and resides on Washington street, in Belleville. Lucy Curtis was a daugh- 
ter of Captain Nathaniel and Huldah (Weston) Curtis. 

Peter Bettinger, son of Leonard and Lana (Lower) Bettinger, was born in Madison County 
in 1803, and in 1832. located in Ellisburgh. He married Eva, daughter of Lawrence and 
Maria (Campbell) Harter, and they had two sons and two daughters, viz. : Deloss, Harriet 
( Mrs. Calvin Lumm), Lana, who died young, and Philetus L., of Ellisburgh. Deloss Bettin- 
ger was born in 1828, and was reared upon a farm. He married Harriet, daughter of William 
and Sally (Smith) Hudson, in 1856, and their children were Lena, who married Charles A. 
Wardwell, of Mannsville; Eugene, of St. Lawrence County; Alice, who married Abuer Sprague, 
(if Sandy Creek; and Arthur, who resides in Sandy Creek. Mr. Bettinger's wife died in 1883, 
and for his second ^wife he married Harriet, daughter of Horace and Eunice (Harter) Parsons, 
and widow of John W. Cook, in 1886, and is now a farmer on road 137. Philetus L. Bettinger 
was born in 1840. In 1861 he married Celia M. Elile, who bore him two sons, Garry S. and Jay 
H., dying in 1878. For his second wife he married Sarah Eva Stearns, in 1878. 



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David Audnis, son of Ira and Melinda (Taft) Andrus, was born in EUisburgh in 1833. He 
■was reared upon a farm, and at the age of 23 years commenced work on a railroad, where he 
•continued abont five years. He subsequently became a commercial traveler, in which business 
he is now engaged. He married Alzina H., daughter of John F. and Rhoda (Bailey) Robinson, 
January 28, 1880, and they have two sous and one daughter, viz.: William I., born December 
11, 1880; John R., born July 13, 1882; and Edua Louise, born May 19, 1887. Mr. Andrus re- 
sides on Lorraine street, at Pierrepont Manor. 

Abijah Gillette, whose father came from France, was Ijorn in that countrj', and at an early 
day located in Litchfield, N. Y., where he died. Elihu Gillette, his son, died in the town of 
Lorraine. Amos, son of Abijah, settled in the town of Clayton and died there. None of his 
family survive. Eli, son of Abijah, settled in the town of Clayton. Of his children, Alberts, 
was a resident of Worth about 60 years ago, and died there, leaving no descendants; Lorenzo 1*. 
also settled in Worth abont 57 years ago. and died there in 1887, leaving two daughters, one 
of whom has since died; Charles D., Lyman C, Mary M., and Samuel N., all deceased; Sophia A. 
married a Mr. Ross, and now lives in Illinois; Olive A. married a Mr. Ellsworth, and lives 
in Wisconsin; and Sheldon P. resides in this town. 

Sheldon P. Gillette, son of Eli, was born February 21, 1822, in Litchfield, N. Y. He first 
settled in Clayton and engaged in farming, whence he removed to the town of Adams and 
continued the same occupation. He is well known as a dairyman, and is now living in Belle- 
ville. His first wife was Miss Phebe Gillette, daughter of Amos Gillette, of Clayton. For his 
second wife he married Miss Lany Nellis, of Orleans. He has had six children, one of whom, 
Miss Nellie Kinsey, of Utica, daughter of his second wife, is living. 

John Saxe, son of Elias W., was born in Greenfield, N. Y., in 1823. At the age of 11 years 
he located in this town, where he learned the wagonmakers' trade. He married a daughter of 
Hosea and Hannah (Martin) Parsons, in 1845, and they had two sons, Elias W. and John B. 
,\fter tlie death of his first wife he married Asenath A., daughter of Daniel and Phebe (Win- 
ters) Howard, March 16, 187G. Mr. Saxe located on the Jesse Martin farm about 1848. He is 
now a farmer. 

John Waite was born in Northamptonshire, England, in 1803. In 1833 he married Sarah 
Masters, and two years later immigrated to America, locating at Wardwell, in this town, and 
later removing to Adams, where he died in 1888. His children were Charlotte, Fred, William . 
George, Sarah, Eliza, and Levi J. The latter was born in 1845, and was educated at Hunger- 
ford Collegiate Institute. He enlisted in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served three years, till 
the close of the war. He married Etta M., daughter of Horace and Etta (Hunting) Clark, in 
1869, and they have two sons and two daughters, viz.: Lottie E., Leon M., Willie C, and Gen- 
evieve. Mr. Waite is a merchant. 

Thomas Converse, son of David and Rachel (Elliott) Converse, was born in Belchertown , 
Mass., in 1782, and early in the present century located in Bridgewater, Oneida County, N. Y., 
whence he removed to EUisbargh in 1835. He married Lydia Stratton, and they had eight 
sons and four daiighters, viz.: Theodore D., Almanzer, Cyrenus and Cyrena (twins), John W., 
Samantha, Rufus H. (deceased), George E., Hiram D., Cornelia Lucy, James F., and Mai-y J. 
Of the 11 surviving children of Thomas, the oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest 59. 

Almanzer Converse, son of Thomas, was born in 1808. He married Cornelia H., daughter 
of Gurdon and Laura (Waldo) Turner, in 1831, by whom he had one son and three daughters, 
viz.: Sarah J., born in 1833, who married Cyrel C. Clark, of Wadington, St. Lawrence County; 
Julia A., who married Orin Hicks, of EUisburgh; Gurdon T., of Woodville; and Laura, who 
died in 1848, aged four years. Gurdon T. Converse was born in 1841, and was reared upon n 
farm. He married Ellen E., daiighter of Apollas and Jnlietta (Doane) Smith, of EUisburgh, 
in 1867, and they have a daughter, Sarah Blanche, born in 1872, and a son, Clifford L.. born 
in 1882. Mr. Converse now owns the Simeon Wood farm, and is also proprietor of a grist and 
cider-mill. In 1863 he enlisted in the Union army, and served to the close of the war. He 
resides in Woodville, on ]Main street. 

George J. Dack, son of John and Harriet (Savage) Dack, was born in London, England, 
March 27, 1836, and when a few weeks old his parents immigrated to America and located 
Tipon a farm, where George J. was reared. He married Helen Augusta, daughter of Riley and 
Lucy (Baker) Thayer, of EUisburgh, in 1872, and they have a son, Charles N., born in 1874, 
and a daughter, Nellie Augusta, born in 1878. Mr. Dack enlisted in Co. L. 10th N. Y. H. A., 



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August 31, 1862, and served to the close of the war. His wife owns and occupies the Ferry 
Fillmoi'e farm, on road 56, in this town. 

Abel Ward, an Englishman, married for his second wife Jane, daughter of John and Han- 
nah (Hopkins) Frasier, and about 1830 immigrated to this country and located at Sangerfield, 
Oneida County, where he remained about six years, when he settled in Ellisliurgh, on the 
farm now occupied by E. J. Ward. He had three sons, namely: Robert A. and Erastus J., of 
Ellisburgh, and Owen S., who died in 1863, while serving in the Union army. Erastus J. 
Ward was born on the homestead in this town in 1838. He married Fidelia J., daughter of 
Madison and Jane (Irving) Welden, in 1873, and they have a son anddaughtei- — Earl J., born 
in 1874, and Ella Jennie, born in 1877. 

Alvah Bull, son of Elijah, Jr., and Eunice (Bumpus) Bull, of English descent, was born 
in 1803 and died in 1880. He married Louisa, daughter of James and Mary (Green) Packer, 
in 1832, and they had three sons and three daughters, viz.: James A., a farmer in Minnesota; 
Marietta (Mrs. James F. Converse), who died in 1865; Eunice (Mrs. William Mather), of Hen- 
derson; George E., of Ellisburgh: Frances L. (Mrs. Martin D. Swan); and Heni-y C, a loan 
agent in Cokato, Miim. George E. Bull was born in 1840, and was educated at Union Academy. 
He married Mary A., daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Saunders) Brimmer, in 1866, who bore 
him four sons and one daughter, viz.: Alvah, deceased; Anna Louise, a student in Union 
Academy; Henry C, also a student in Union Academy: George A.; and Roy J., deceased. Mr. 
Bull has served his town as assessor seven years. He is a farmer, and owns and occupies the 
homestead farm at Rural Hill, on road 5, where he was born. 

Rev. Leander Cowles, son of John, was born in Springfield (V) in 1780, studied for the 
ministry, and became a Methodist clergyman. He married Dorcas Tifift in 1805, and their 
children were Amy, Fanny, Susanna, Eber, John A., Melissa P., Caleb G., of Adams, and 
Augeline Jenette. The latter, born in 1823, married Charles C. Nutting, of Henderson. Mr. 
Cowles was an earnest laborer in his Master's vineyard, lived in Ellisburgh several years, and 
died in Rodman in 1841. 

Hiram G. Walrath, son of Jacob A. and Mary (Klock) Walrath, was born in Montgomery 
County, N. Y., in 1821. He worked at tailoring until 1844, when he had the misfortune to 
lose his left arm at the shoulder, by the bursting of a cannon, on the 4th of July. He after- 
wards engaged in teaching. In 1846 he located in Belleville and purchased the block of stores 
he now occupies, and engaged in the drug business, while his wife carried on a millinery and 
fancy goods business. He married Philena M., daughter of Henry and Caroline (Polly) Sha- 
ver, in 1848, and they had two sons and two daughters, viz.: Gertrude E. (Mi'S. Dennis Young)^ 
of Henderson; Lucella F., who died in 1881, aged 28 years; Byron H., of Syracuse; and W. K. 
The latter was born in 1859, was educated at Union Academy, and graduated in dental surgery 
at the University of Michigan, in June, 1886. He married Elizabeth C, daughter of James 
and Martha (Harris) Crittenden, in 1887, by whom he has a daughter, Florence C, born in 
1888. He is now practicing his profession in the Walrath block. Byron H. married Maria T. 
Johnson, in 1886, who died at childbirth. He has a son, Cady B. J. 

Frank E. Metcalf, son of Robert and Jane (Gray) Metcalf, was born in Woodville in 1842. 
He was educated at Union Academj', and his early life was spent upon the farm. Since 1862 
he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits at Ellisburgh. He married Eliza M., daughter of 
Sanford B. and Emily (Wodell) Holley, in 1865, and the result of this union was two sons and 
one daughter, viz.: Arthur L., born in 1867, graduated from Adams Collegiate Institute, and 
died December 2, 1888; Grace Adelia, who graduated from Adams Collegiate Institute in 1887; 
and Willie, who died young. 

Emily (Wodell) Holley, mentioned in the preceding sketch, is a daughter of Isaac and 
Phebe (Pierce) Holley. She married Sanford Holley in 1833, and they had five sons and four 
daughters, namely: Leonora, who married Alva Smith, of Ellisburgh; Phebe, who married 
Jonathan Aver and died in 1864; William, who was killed at the second battle of Bull Run; 
La Mort, of Iowa; Charles I., of Ellisburgh; Eliza M. (Mrs. Frank E. Metcalf), also of Ellis- 
burgh; Birney P., deceased; Elisha B., of Kansas; and Mary J., deceased. Sanford Holley 
died in 1870. His widow resides with her daughter, Mrs. Metcalf. 

Hosea Reed, a native of Salem, Mass., located on a farm at Henderson Harbor about 1822. 
He married Betsey Whittaker, and tliey had seven childi-en, namely: Martha, Samuel, Priscilla, 
Nancy, David, Susan, and Chester. The latter was born in Henderson in 1831, and was reared 



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upon a farm. At the age of 17 years he commenced to learn the shoemakers' trade, and iu 
1854 located in Ellisburgh and became a dealer in horses and cattle. In 1862 he married Mary 
A., daughter of Curtis and Martha (^Jenks) Snow, bj' whom he had a daughter, M. Blanche, 
born in 1869, who graduated from the Adams Collegiate Institute with the class of 1886, and 
attended the Couservatory of Music in Boston in 1886-87. Mr. Reed's wife died in 1873, and 
for his second wife he married Ella S., daughter of L. D. and Samantha (Beebe) Palmer, in 
1876, and they have two sons. Frank C. and Floyd H. Mr. Reed owns and occupied "Wood- 
side stock farm " at Ellisburgh village. 

Eli H. Salisbury was born in Richland, Oswego County, in 1815. He was a tanner and 
currier Ijy trade. In 1848 he married Louisa, daughter of Jonathan Sneider, and soon after 
commenced business in Mannsville, where he remained several years, when he returned to 
Oswego County and located in Holmesville. He had three sons and two daughters, viz. : James 
E.; Llewellyn A., now of Bay City, Mich.; Emma M. (Mrs. O. N. Combs), of Pulaski; and 
Edwai-d D. and Kittle L., also of Pulaski. Mrs. E. H. Salisbury died iu 1871. James E. Sal- 
isbury learned harnessmaking and carriage trimming and worked at this business about 10 
years, and was also a commercial traveler for the same length of time. He was located in 
Antwerp and Pulaski several years. In 1878 he married Alice A., daughter of James and Eliza 
(Wait) Welch, and is now proj)rietor of the tirst-class hotel in Belleville. 

De Forest 8. Dingman, son of Henry and Mary (Smith) Dingman, was born in Orwell. 
Oswego County, in 1858, and was reared upon a farm. He married Emogene Alvaretta, 
daughter of John Q. and Sarah M. (Hawley) Johnson, in 1880, and they have a daughter, Mabel 
Ella, born December 19, 1884. Mr. Dingman is proprietor of a hotel and livery at Woodville. 

Gilbert L. Wheelock, sou of Lewis and Eliza (Barney) Wheelock, was born in Mannsville 
in 1849. He married Betsey Maria, daughter of Daniel and Lucy (Gault) West, in 1870, wha 
bore him five sons and three daughters, viz. : Lewis, deceased, Albertus, deceased, Ora Loretta, 
Abbie Carrie, John W., Grove L., deceased, Bessie, and Joseph H., the latter born November 
11, 1886. Mr. Wheelock is a carpenter on the N. Y. C. <t H. R. Railroad, and resides on road 
35, in this town. 

Anson S. Thompson was born in Harrisburg, Lewis County, in 1828. and was reared upou 
a farm. He was educated in the district schools, aud Denmark (N.Y.) and Homer (N. Y. > 
academies, studied medicine with Drs. Stanton and Allen, of Copenhagen, graduated from the 
Cincinnati (Ohio) Medical College in 1856, and has since been in practice in Ellisbui'gh. He 
has served as coroner three years, was deputy collector of customs at Sandy Creek from 1866 
to 1868. and was supervisor in 1882, '83, '84, and '85. He married Emily S. , daughter of Stillman 
and Eliza (Bort) Kibling, in 1858, andthey have an adopted daughter, Maude ( Haight ) Thomi)- 
8on, born in 1879. 

Henry Powell, son of Joseph and Sarah (Rockett ) Powell, was born in Dorsetshire, Eng- 
land, in 1833, and was reared upon a farm. He immigrated to this country in 1857 and lo- 
cated in Henderson, where he worked upou a farm until 1858, when he removed to Ellisburgh, 
and three years later returned to England and married Joanna P., daughter of James and Ase- 
nath (Copp) Rockett, of Dorsetshire. Upon his return to Ellisburgh he purchased the 
Wheeler farm, on road 51, which he now owns and occupies. 

Harris T. Perkins, a native of Ohio, came to Ellisburgh and married De EttaEmil}-, daugh- 
ter of Oren and Irene (Cook) Graves, in 1860, and they have an adopted son, Oren E. Graves, 
born in 1881. Mr. Perkins is a marine engineer. 

John Marsh came from Mayfield, N. Y., with his wife and family, and located in Lorraine 
about 1818. Of his six children, William located upou the farm now owned by his son Will- 
iam L., where he built and occupied a log house until he was able to own a better one. He mar- 
ried Hannah, daughter of Ezekiel M. and Ruth ( Tanner) Gardner, who bore him two sons 
and four daughters, viz.: Gardner J., of Blannsville, Polly (Mrs. Ed. James), William L., Jen- 
nette (Mrs. David Wheeler), Rosetta (Mrs. N. B. Fish), and Ruth J. (Mrs. Wilham Beebe). 
William L. Marsh was born in 1827, and in 1849 married Eliza Jane, daughter of James and 
Sally (Sheldon) Allen, by whom he has a son, Allen J., born in 1854. Allen J. was educated at 
Hungerford Collegiate Institute, and in 1876 married Jennie 0., daugliter of John and Sarah 
(Rotherwick) Kelly, by whom he has a son, William L., 2d, and a daughter, Sarah Eliza. Mr.. 
Marsh located in Ellisburgh a few years ago, but still retains the ownership of the homestead 
in Lorraine. Gardner J. Marsh, pi eviously mentioned, was born in Lorraine in 1821, and was. 



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reared upon the fanii. He married Emeline, daughter of Benjamin and Lucretia (Howe) 
Allen, in 1845, by whom lie has had two sons, William G. and John G., deceased. William G. mar- 
riedLibbie E., daughter of John W. and Leonora C. (Brown) Merrill, in 1876, and they have a 
daughter, Jane Leonora, born in 1878. Mr. Marsh built and owns Marsh Opera House block, 
and is a farmer. 

Peter Hutt'stater was born m Herkimer County in 1806, and in 1837 removed to Boyls- 
ton. Oswego County, and married Catharine Myres, who bore him children as follows: 
James H., Catharine, Sarah M., Mary J., Nancy E., Horace, and Peter P. James H. Huft- 
stater was born in 1831. and was reared upon a farm. He married Dorcas Ann, daughter 
•of Almon and Eliza (Ethridge) Allard, in 1855, by whom he had a son and six daughters, of 
whom Ida M. (Mrs. C. W. Chadwick), Ellen (Mrs. George Mannville), of Camden, N. Y., 
and L. D., l)orn in 1871, now a student in the deaf mute school in Home, N. Y., are the only 
ones living. Mr. Huftstater located in Ellisburgh in 1859, and is now proprietor of the Empire 
House. 

James Lester, of English ancestry, was born in Columl)ia County in 1732. In 1826, at 
the age of. 94 years, he removed with his son James, Jr., to Sandy Creek, Oswego County, and 
located near Getty's saw-mill, on the Ridge road, about two miles south of Lacona. He met 
a fearful death by being burned with his cabin in December, 1827. His son James, Jr., mar- 
ried Rebecca Kline, and they had six sons and four daughters, of whom Henry, born in 1787, 
learned the carpenters' trade. He mai-ried Sally M., daughter of Calvin Moulton, in 1810, by 
whom he had seven sons and three daughters. Of these children, Amanda (Mi's. A. J. Jones), 
of Florida, Edwin, of Ellisburgh, and Charles, of Dakota, are living. Edwin Lester was born 
October 15, 1817, and was about four months old when his parents located in Sandy Creek. 
He learned ihe millwrights' trade, and in 1850 removed to North Carolina, and there remained 
eight years. In 1859 he settled in Mannsville and engaged in the furniture and undertaking 
business. He married Laura, daughter of Arnold and Polly (Brown ) Owen, and widow of 
Samuel Eaton, in 1858, and their children are Sarah M., a school teacher in Rhode Island; 
Anna L., who married Dr. H. H. Hitchcock, of Highland Falls, N. Y. ; and Cora B., who is a 
school teacher and resides at home. By her first husband Mrs. Lester had a daughter, Mary A. 
< Mrs. Nathaniel Wood), of Woodville. 

Stephen Robinson, son of James, son of Samuel, son of Ebenezer, son of John, Jr.. son of 
John who came over in the Mayjlawerj was born in Dorchester, Mass., in 1777. He was an 
enterprising business man, and was several times elected to the General Court. In 1805 he mar- 
ried Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer Withingtou, by whom he had three sons and two daughters, 
viz.: Stephen A., Hannah W., John F., Mary W., and Edward B. John F. Roliinson was born 
in 1817, and was educated at Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass. He taught school severa 
terms, and in 1838 located inLeyden, Lewis County, where he continued teaching and farming. 
In 1839 he married Rhoda M., daughter of Edminster and Roxana (Miller) Bailey, who bore 
him four sons and four daughters, viz.: Ellen M. (Mrs. D. B. Wise), of Lorraine; Edward J., 
of Ellisburgh; Stephen, deceased; Alzina (Mrs. David Andrus), of Pierrepont Manor; John 
A., of Troy; Mary E. (Mrs. Benjamin P. Grenell), of Ellisburgh; Charles M., deceased; and 
Julia Adelaide, who resides at home. His wife died in 1887. Mr. Robinson was a farmer in 
Lorraine from 1850 to 1863, when he removed to this town and purchased the Waite farm near 
Pierrepont Manor. He also occupied the William C. Pierrepont farm for about 13 years, and 
was an extensive dealer in cattle. He now resides in Pierrepont Manor. 

Edward J. Robinson, mentioned in the preceding sketch, was born in Leyden, N. Y., in 
1843, and when four years of age his parents removed to Lorraine. He was employed at the 
railroad station at Pierrepont Manor for several years, and in 1874 engaged in mercantile pur- 
suits, in which basiness he still continues. In May, 1877, he was appointed postmaster at 
Pierrepont Manor, which position he held until December, 1885. His store was burned June 
16, 1887, and the same year he built the Robinson block, where he is now located. In 1870 he 
married Elizabeth, an adopted daughter of Ahi Warren, and they have a son, Charles W., born 
in 1871. 

Newton Barrett, son of Enoch, married Abigail, daughter of Grove Taylor, by whom he had 
one son and two daughters, viz.: Georgie Anna (widow of Joseph Alderson), a school teacher; 
Flora Adel, who married Fred Colton and has two children, Newton and Myra; and Fred M. 
The latter was l>orn in Ellisbuigh. June 21. 1863. He married Ida Myra, daughter of Edwin 



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and Jermett (Rogers) Fiiiiie)-. of Henderson, January 1, 1889. and is now engaged in farming 
in this town. 

Sanmel Blanden, of Scotch ancestry, was born in Brookline, Vt., in 1794. He married 
Eunice E., daughter of Jonathan and. Nancy (Wyman) Burt, in 1820, who was born in Town- 
shend, Vt., in 1792. Their children were Lyman, born in Putney, Vt., in 1821, now a farmer 
in Gouverneur, N. Y.; Burton, born in Putney, Vt., in 1823, a fanner in Hermon, N. Y.; James 
N., born in St. Lawrence County, now a resident of Hermon, N. Y.-. Boyden D. C. born in 
1827, who died in 1871; Levi F., born in 1829, now a fai-mer in Kansas; John S., born in 1841, 
pastor of the Fourth Baptist Church of Syracuse, N. Y. ; Wallace O., born in 1835, of Gouv- 
erneur, N. Y.; Otis H., born in 1835, also a resident of Gouverneur; and Volney E., 
born Novemljer 28, 1837. The latter was educated at Gouverneur and Fort Cov- 
ington academies. He studied dentistry with J. B. Nichols and George W. Melott, 
and began the practice of his profession at Belleville in the fall of 1867, where he is now located, 
on South \Vashington street. He married Lemoine Josephine, daughter of John W. and 
Livonia (Brown) Merrill, of Mannsville, in 1867, and they have a son, Merrill J., born in 1871, 
who was a student in Union Academy, class of 1889. Mi'. Blanden served in the war for the 
Union, in Co. L, 10th N. Y. H. A. He is a prominent citizen, and a deacon of the Baptist 
Church. 

Alfred Webb, son of David, was born in Litchfield, Conn., in 1788, and when 14 years of 
age located in Lorraine and worked at farming. He married Nancy GiUman, and they had 
five sons and five daughters, of whom two are living, viz.: Amelia (Mrs. G. A. Fox), of Lor- 
raine, and Albert. The latter was born in Lorraine in 1819, and was reared upon a farm. He 
married Cordelia, daughter of John and Nancy ( Chase) Boyden, in 1846, and they have two 
children, viz.: Fred B., who resides in EUisburgh, and Hattie B. (Mrs. Brayton Clark), of Dex- 
ter. Mr. Webb located in EUisburgh in 1867. Fred B. married Fanny E., daughter of Thomas 
and Almira (Webster) Lucas, in 1871, and they have a son, Albert L., born in 1877. Mr. Webb 
and son Fred B. are farmers, and reside on Railroad street, Pierrepont Manor. 

Henry M. Williams, son of Moses and Amy (Bawdwich ) Williams, was born in Dorset- 
shire, Eug., in 1846, and when about eight years of age came with his parents to America. He 
married Ella M., daughter of Jonas and Mary (Elsey) Fox. in 1868, who bore him a daughter, 
Jennie Adel, and died in 1874. For his second wife he married Lucretia, daughter of Harvey 
and Sarah (Spencer) Powers, in 1874, who bore him two daughters. Helen M. and Inez F., and 
died in 1886. For his third wife he married Mary M. Powers, a sister of his second wife, De- 
cember 29, 1886. In 1868 Mr. Williams purchased the E. T. Boomer farm, on road 44, one mile 
from Belleville, where he now resides. 

Timothy Balch and wife, Hannah Damons, from Vermont, located in Orwell, N. Y., early 
in the present century, and reared a large family of children, of whom John, born in 1792, 
lived to the advanced age of 90 years. John Balch married Eunice Stowell, and they had five 
sons and five daughters, viz.: Lucinda. Walstien, Susanna, William H., Orrin H., Harriet, 
Ira, Loretta, Laura A., and John. Orrin H. Balch was born in Orwell, N. Y., in 1835, and was 
reared upon a farm. At the age of 18 he removed to Oswego, and learned the blacksmiths' 
trade, where he remained until 1861. In August, 1862. he enUsted in Co. G, 147th Regt. N. Y. 
Vols., and in February, 1863, was transferred to the ambulance corps. He participated in the 
battle of Chancellorsville, was taken prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg, and was incarcer- 
ated in a rebel prison at Richmond for several months, when he was paroled and returned home. 
He married Catharine Elizabeth, daughter of Amos G. and Phebe (Steinberg) Curry, in 1856, 
and they had two sons and three daughters, viz.: Carrie E., born in 1857, who married Theo- 
dore Rounds, by whom he has two children, Edith and La Fayette; Fred O., born in 1861, 
who married Annie Wilson and resides in Oswego; Horace E., born in 1865, who married Anna 
Amistrong and resides in Pierrepont Manor; Ida Estelle, who resides at home; and Rosa May, 
a school teacher. His wife died in 1876, and in 1877 he married Clare E., daughter of Willard 
and Lydia A. (Lucas.) Vernon, and widow of De Alton Brown, by whom he has a daughter, 
Sarah Eugenie, born in 1884. After the war Mr Balch located in Orwell, and worked at his 
trade. In 1871 he settled in Mannsville, where he is now in business. 

George Remington, son of Alexander and Minnie Remington, was born in Lorraine in 
l!560, and was reared upon a farm. At the age of 14 years he went to EUisburgh to learn the 
ijlacksmiths" trade, and there commenced business for himself in 1882. and in 1883 became asso- 



442 TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



ciated witli Charles I. Beebee in the wagoiimaking and blacksmithing business. He marriedl 
Lettie, daughter of Sylvester and Mary (Kibling) Tyler, in 1880, and they have a daughter,, 
Lena Belle, born in 1884. 

William L. Thompson was born in Indiana in 1820, and died in 1885. He was reared upon- 
a farm, and learned the cai'penters' trade. In 1844 he married Mary, daughter of Rev. James 
and Margaret (Turner) McAuley, and came to St. Lawrence County, where he worked at his 
trade. Of his children, two died in infancy; Amy E. married William J. Knox, and died in 
Ogdensburg in 1887; and James M. resides in this town. The latter was born in St. Lawrence 
County in 1851, and was educated at Eastman's Business College. At the age of 13 years he 
became a clerk in a bookstore at Ogdensburg, and subsequently worked in a grocery store, 
and also in a drug store. In the spring of 1871 he removed to Mannsville, and was employed 
in the store of D. E. Hurd. In the fall of 1885 he engaged in the drug and grocery business. 
He was elected supervisor of the town in 1889, and reelected in 1890. In 1873 he married 
Frank A., daughter of George R. and Pamelia A. (Wells) Lucas, by whom he has had four 
sons, Wyen W., Brant (deceased), Carroll L., and George G. 

Virgil C. Warriner was born in the town of Brownville. He married Ruth Ann Packer, 
who bore him three sons and one daughter, viz.: Jerry V., of Smithville; M. E., of Belleville; 
Ruth Ann (Mrs. James M. Freeman, Jr.), of Adams; and William W., also of Adams. M. E. 
Warriner was born in 1852. He married Dell F., daughter of James M. and Mahala (Randall) 
Freeman, in 1880, and they have a daughter, Blanche M., born in 1885. Mr. Warriner has car- 
ried the mail between Belleville and Adams, and resides on Main street, in Belleville. 

G. Osman Jones, son of Rev. Reuben and Mary (Shaw) Jones, was born November 24, 
1847. He was educated at the district schools and worked out for the farmers for a number 
of years. He married Rebecca B., daughter of John and Eliza J, (McDonald) Mills, in 18G8, 
who bore him two sons and one daughter, viz.: Mabel, born in 1870; Frank, who died in 
infancy; and John B., born in 1879. Mr. Jones occupies the L. T. Wood farm at Woodville. 

Jonathan Matteson, a Revolutionai-y soldier, was born in Rhode Island in 1762. He mar- 
ried Martha Hill, and of their eight children, Samuel married Lucretia, daughter of Caleb and 
Susannah (Colvin) Tracy, and they had three sons and two daughters. William Matteson, 
son of Samuel, was born in 1832, and was reared upon a farm. He married Amanda M., 
daughter of Hiram and Susan C. (Graves) Tousley, in 1855, and they have two sons, William 
E. and Floyd W. William E. Matteson, born in 1855, married Ella E., daughter of Emory and 
Lucy (^ Montague) Fales, in 1876, and they have two children — a son, Joel S., born in 1877, and 
a daughter, Lucy May, born in 1884. Floyd W. Matteson, born in 1857, married Martha E., 
daughter of Sherman and Esther (Washburn) Caster, in 1878, and they have a son, Lynn L., 
born in 1884, and a daughter, Emma Rosetta, born in 1877. William Matteson and sons 
William E. and Floyd W. are extensively engaged in farming on i-oad 72, where they own 400 
acres and have a dairy of 75 cows. 

T. Lewis Peters, son of Andrew and Rachel (Babcock) Peters, was born in Ernestowu,_ 
Ontario, Canada, June 23, 1859. At the age of 16 years he came to Belleville, attended school 
for a time, and finally commenced work in the , woolen-mill, where he continued several sea- 
sons. In 1884 he bought the mill, and now conducts the business. He has been a faithful 
member of the Methodist Church since he was 15 years of age. 

Jedediah Gaylord, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Harpersfield, Delaware County, 
N. Y. He married Lydia Stewart, and they had six sons and four daughters. His son, Harry 
N. Gaylord, was born in 1814. He married Phebe E., daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Dur- 
kee) Smith, January 8, 1839, and they had two sons, Charles H., of St. Joseph, Mo., and 
Henry A., of Belleville. Henry A. Gaylord was born in 1845, and was educated at Coopers- 
town Academy and Amherst College, graduating from the latter institution in 1872. He chose 
the profession of teaching as his life work, and in 1874 came to Belleville and engaged as as- 
sistant teacher under Principal George F. Sawyer, in which capacity he served several years. 
He then engaged in farming, and in the fall of 1884 became principal of Union Academy. He 
married Hattie L., daughter of Frank and Lestina L. (Williams) Trear, in 1881, and they have 
a son, Joseph K., born in 1882, and a daiighter, Phebe Leonora, born in 1888. 

William Babcock was born in New Hartford, Oneida County, in 1806. He was a wool- 
carder and cloth-dresser by occupation, and when a young man worked at his trade in Adams. 
He married Alvira. daughter of Seth and Electa (Cook) Gaylord, who bore him eight children.. 



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equally divided as to sex. His son, Gayloi-d W. Babcock, was born in 1840, and was reared 
upon a farm. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. K, 24th N. Y. Infantrj', was discharged for disabil- 
ity, and in 1863 reenlisted in Co. M, 14th Ilegt. N. Y. H. A. He participated in the battles of the 
Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, was 
wounded at Fort Steadman, and was discharged from the hospital in July, 1865. He attained 
by promotion the rank of lirst lieutenant. In 18G3 he married Martha M., daughter of 
George W. and Mary ( Chafln) Williams, by whom he has had four sons and one daughter, of 
whom are living Minnie L., a graduate of Union Academy, class of 1886, now teaching school: 
and Clifltord A., born in 1873. Mr. Babcock is a shoemaker at Belleville. 

Dewey Swan, son of Joseph and Mary (Barber) Swan, was born in 1805. He married Polly, 
daughter of Jabez Hounds, and of their four sons and thi'ee daughters, Daniel M. was born in 
1843, graduated at Union Academy and Union College in 1866, studied law, was admitted to the 
bar, and took the degree of A. M. at Union College. In 1869 he married Lemira Ford, and 
their children are Charles M., Mary, and Daniel M., Jr. Martin D. Swan, son of Dewey, was 
born in 1838, and was educated at Union Academy. He married Frank Louisa, daughter of 
Alva and Louisa (Packer) Bull, in 1866, and they have a daughter. Marietta Belle, born in 1867t 
who is taking a musical course at Syracuse University, and a son, Mason M.. born in 1873. Mr. 
Swan enlisted in Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., in August, 1862, and was promoted to second lieu- 
tenant, Co. I, m the same regiment. He participatetl in the battles of Cold Harbor and Peters- 
burg, was with Sheridau in the Shenandoah Valley, and served to the close of the war. Mr. 
Swan is a prospei'ous farmer and seed grower, and resides on road 3. 

Joseph W. Barnes was born in Camden, Oneida County, N. Y., in 1812, was reared upon a 
farm, and learned the carpenters' and joiners' trade. He married Louisa Alexander and 
reared one son and three daughters, viz.: Curtis J., Ellen V., Jennette, and ^Sarah J. (Mrs. 
M. D. Bois). Curtis J. Barnes was born in 1842, and was reared upon a farm. He married 
Sarah A., daughter of Pliny and Amanda (Dewey) Dean, in 1866, and they have had two sons 
and two daughters, viz.: Mary A., born in 1869; Dee C, born in 1872; Albert B., who died in 
infancy; and Mabel L., born in 1871. Mr. Barnes is a farmer and resides on road 71. 

Levi Chapman was born in the town of Lyme, N. H., where he reared a large family of 
children. John, son of Levi, was born in 1814, and came with his parents to St. Lawrence 
County in 1817. He learned the blacksmiths" trade, and located at lloberts's Cornei'S, in the 
town of Henderson, about 1835. He married Miranda N., daughter of Tanner and Almira 
(Bidwell) Congdon, in 1836, and they had three sons and two daughters, viz.: Julian B., who 
died young; Eugene A., born in 1839; Engelia A., born in 1843, who married W. W. Gleason, 
by whom she has two children — Mae (Mrs. George Smith) and Ealph; Florence I., born in 
1846, who died in 1865; and Washington I., born in 1849, who married Emma, daughter of 
Daniel and Harriet (Whitney) Snow, by whom he has a daughter, Grace, and resides in Hen- 
derson Harbor. Eugene A. Chapman was educated in Union Academy, the medical depart- 
ment of the University of Michigan, and graduated from the medical department of the Uni- 
vei'sity of Buffalo in the class of 1862. He commenced practice in Clayton, and in June, 
1862, enUsted in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A. He served one year as adjutant, and in June, 1863, 
was promoted to captain. In November, 1864, he became assistant surgeon U. S. A., and was 
assigned to Point of Rocks (Va.) Hospital, where he I'emained during the winter of 1864-65. 
During the summer of 1865 he was quarantine officer and post surgeon at Brazos Santiago, 
Texas, and in November of that year his term of service expired. Returning to Henderson he 
practiced medicine until 1873, when, his health failing, he accepted a position in the railroad 
office at Salamanca, N. Y., where he'remained one year, locating in Ellisburgh in 1875. He 
married Philinda M., daughter of Philo and Caroline (Davis) Hungerford, in 1865, and they 
had one son and two daughters, viz.: Clara M., a graduate of Cook Academy, class of 1885; 
Florence L., a graduate of Union Academy, class of 1887; and Walter E., a student in Union 
Academy. Dr. Chapman's wife died in 1874, and for his second wife he married Agnes G.,. 
daughter of Hiram W. and Caroline (Burlingame) McClure, in 1877, by whom he has two sons 
and one daughter, viz. : Ross McC, born in 1881; John H., born in 1885; and Margery C, born 
in 1888. Dr. Chapman was postmaster at Henderson in 1872 and '73, was elected coroner in 
1870, and again in 1880, and is ]n-esident of the board of trustees of Union Academy, at Belle- 
ville, where he now resides iu the practice of his profession. 



444 TOWN OK ELLISBURGH. 



Edwin H. Minot, son of Tliomas F. and Marvia (Farrington) Minot, was born in Frank- 
fort, N. Y., in 1827, and was reared upon a farm. He married Amelia Hazelton, of Frankfort, 
and removed to South Albion, Oswego County, and engaged in farming. He bad one son and 
two daughters. The son, Thomas F. Minot, was born Jnly 29, 1856, was reared upon a farm, 
and was educated at Pulaski Academy. He married Jennie M., daughter of Emri A. and 
Eliza M. ( Orr) Frary, in 1877, and in the fall of 1883 came to Pierrepont Manor and engaged 
in market gardening. He has two sons and a daughter, viz.: Edwin H., Beula Jessie, and 
Thomas F. Mr. Minot resides at Pierrepont Manor, on road 105. 

Elijah R. Fox. son of Elijah and Sally (Burnham) Fox, was born in Lorraine in 180G. He 
married Eliza, daughter of Solomon Farewell, by whom he had seven sons and one daughter, 
Tiz.: William D., James M., Leroy R., Leander P., Sabina J. (Mrs. H. E. Sherman), Wintield 
M., Montrose L., and Ward W. Mr. Fox died in 1874. James Monroe Fox was born in 1834, 
and was reared upon a farm. He married Phebe O., daughter of Thomas and Waitie (Hall) 
Hall, in 1858, and they have two sons, William H., born in 1859, and Fred T., born in 1861. 
William H. married Inez E., daughter of Luke and Lydia (Terry ) Fulton, September 22, 1885, 
by whom he had a daughter, Muriel L., born September 5, 1886, who died February 10, 1888. 
Fred T. married Edith A., daughter of Floretta and Mary (Eastman) Clark, in 1883, who died 
in 1888. J. M. Fox located in Mannsville in 1881, and engaged in mercantile business with 
his son Will H. He resides on Lorraine street. 

Felix D. Harwick, son of Jacob and Jane ( Vorhees ) Harwick, was born in German Flats, 
N. Y., in 1835, and when six years of age located with his parents in the town of Le Ray. His 
parents are now living in the town of Hermon, St. Lawrence County. Mr. Harwick learned 
the trade of tanner and currier, and engaged in business with his father under the firm 
name of F. D. Harwick & Co. In 1857 he removed to Kansas, where he remained but a short 
time, when he returned to St. Lawrence County and again engaged in the tanning business. 
In 1863 he enlisted in Co. A, 14th N, Y^. H. A., and served to the close of the war. He partici- 
pated in many battles, was wounded at the battle of Petersburg, and was taken prisoner, but soon 
made his escape. After the close of the war he returned to Hermon and again engaged in tan- 
ning. In 1870 he again removed to Kansas, but returned after a few years to Herman. In 1 881 he 
purchased the W. H. Brewster farm in Ellisburgh. He married Caroline Z., daughter of Solo- 
mon and Sarah (Davis) Sayles, in 1870, and they have two children, Jane Leah, born in 1872. 
and Sarah Pearl, born in 1874. Mr. Harwick is a prosperous farmer and dairyman. 

George F. Gardner, son of Joseph and M. Celestine (Potts) Gardner, was born in Williams- 
town, Oswego County, August 4, 1857. He studied medicine with his father and graduated 
from the Albany Medical College in 1878. He commenced practice in Williamstown and there 
remained four years, locating in Pierrepont Manor in the spring of 1882, where he has since 
been in practice. Dr. Gardner was appointed postmaster December 7, 1885. He married 
Rebecca, daughter of Edward B. and Mary A. (Cowarden^) Dixon, of Williamstown, November 
10, 1880, by whom he has a daughter, Mary Addie. 

Albert A. Stetson was born in Hounstield in 1860, was reared upon a farm, and was 
educated in the Water town High School. He murried Franc H., daughter of David and 
Melissa (Kibling) Armstrong, of Ellisburgh, in 1885, and in 1886 removed to this town, where 
he now resides, on Mill street. He is a carpenter and builder by trade. 

Fred D. Fox, son of Ashby D. and Jennette (Dodge) Fox, was born in Adams in 1861. At 
the age of 15 years he commenced to learn the jewelers' trade, and in 1883 became a member 
■of the firm of Williams & Fox, of Adams, where he remained two .years. In 1885 he located in 
Ellisburgh, where he is now engaged in business, with his store on Main street. In 1886 he 
married Carrie Josephine, daughter of Othniel and Emily A. (Beech) Williams, and they have 
a son, Kenneth W., born in 1887. 

Dr. Wilham A. Washburn, son of Jay T. and Sarah A. (Spencer) Washburn, was born in 
■Oxford, N. Y., in 1862. He was educated at Oxford Academy and Syracuse University, 
attending the latter institution during the years 1883, '84, and '85. He graduated from the 
Medical University of New York, in 1886, and the same year commenced practice in Mannsville. 
He married Mate C, daughter of Peter and Eliza (Van Buskirk) Carl, in 1886, and they have 
a son, J. Carl, born in 1887. 

Dr. Cyrus J. Severance, son of Anthony P. and Frances (Rathbone) Severance, was born 
in the town of Parish, Oswego County, N. Y., in 1862. He was educated at Mexico Academy, 



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8tudied medicine with Dr. J. W. Huntington, graduated from the medical deimrtment of the 
University of New York class of '87-'88, and the same year commenced pi-actice in Manns- 
ville. where he is now located. He married Hattie E.. daughter of Charles E. and Sarah J. 
(Davis) Davis, of Palermo, Oswego County, in 1883. 



HENDERSON. 



HENDERSON was formed from EUisburgh, February 17, 1806, and 
was named in honor of William Henderson, to whose share this town 
fell in the division of the " Eleven Towns," of which this was No. 6. 
It is bounded on the north and west by Lake Ontario and a small part of 
Hounsfield, east by Adams, and south by EUisburgh and the lake, and is the 
most westerly town in the county, if we except Galloe and Stony islands, 
which belong to the town of Hounsfield. Its form is irregular, being largely 
indented by Henderson Bay, which extends about five miles from northeast 
to southwest, forming an excellent harbor. The soil is either a light loam, or 
sand, or an admixture of each, easy of tillage, and productive. The princi- 
pal streams are Stony and Little Stony creeks, which take a southwesterly 
course through the town and empty into Lake Ontario. 

The surface of the town is much diversified. In the southwestern portion 
the land is low, but little elevated above the surface ol the lake, and very 
fertile. Forming a ridge in its rear, and extending around to Henderson 
Bay, is the ancient lake-beach, rocky, and for some distance covered by a 
very thin soil. At Henderson Bay the shores are higher and more abrupt, 
the basin being nearly occupied by the water. A rolling territory stretches 
oft' to the south and east until the blufifs of Big Stony Creek are reached. 
This stream has cut a deep channel through the limestone rock, and aside 
from its interest to the geologists it presents many picturesque and attractive 
features to the seeker after the beauties of nature. East of Henderson vil- 
lage is a deep hollow, wherein a pond (Henderson Pond) has been formed by 
an ancient beaver dam, the creek here spreading out and covering an extent 
of JDerhaps 300 acres. Passing a ridge between Big and Little Stony creeks, 
we reach the latter, which is but a small stream, yet has furnished power for 
several mills in the past. In the southeast part of the town the stream passes 
through Six Town Pond. In other portions of the town are found traces of 
ponds which formerly existed, and the remains of dams built long since by 
the beaver, which at an early day inhabited this region in vast numbers. 

The area of Henderson is 23,501 acres. The town was surveyed into lots 
in 1801, by Benjamin Wright, of Rome. In 1805 lot No. 20, near Hender- 



446 TOWN OF HENDERSON. 



son Harbor, was surveyed into 20 lots, or four ranges, of 10 lots each, for 
the purpose of a village. 

The first town meeting was held at the house of Reuben Putnam, March 
II, 1806, at which Jesse Hopkins was chosen supervisor; Mark Hopkins, 
clerk ; Lodowick Salisbury, Daniel Spencer, and Emory Osgood, assessors ; 
Elijah Williams, constable and collector; John B. Carpenter and Samuel Hub- 
bard, poormasters ; Marvel Danley, Asa Smith, and Anthony Sprague, com- 
missioners of highways ; George W. Clark, VVilles Fellows, and Jedediah 
McCumber, fence viewers ; Reuben Putnam, poundmaster ; Israel Thomas, 
James Barney, Levi Scofield, Thomas Drury, Calvin Bishop, Robert Farrel, 
Benjamin Barney, John B. Carpenter, William White, and Simeon Porter, 
pathmasters. 

Spafford's Gazetteer of 1813 says of Henderson : — 

" Settlement commenced in 1803, by four or tive families, increased in 1804 to 10, in 1805 to 
70, and in 1810 to 180 families. There was a grist and a saw-mill near the center of the town, 
and a saw-mill near the lake, and a grain and fulling-mill was built there aboiit 1812." 

The same author's Gazetteer of 1824 says of the town in 1820 : — 

" The taxable property was valued at $99,244. There were 12 school districts; 7,504 acres 
of improved land; 2,526 cattle, 333 horses, and 5,093 sheep; 18,274 yards of cloth were made. 
There were two grist-mills, five saw-mills, one fulling-mill, two carding machines, one distil- 
lery, and nine asheries." 

In 1880 Henderson had a population of 1,842. The town is located in 
the first school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 13 school dis- 
tricts, in which 14 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 
345 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the 
year was 29,205. The total value of school buildings was $9,480, while the 
assessed valuation of all the districts was $945,010. The whole amount 
raised for school purposes was $3,122.75, $1,485.11 of which was received 
by local tax. S. Whitford Maxson was school commissioner. 

Henderson (p. o.) is an incorporated village located in the central part 
of the town, on Stony Creek, principally on the north side of that stream. 
It is 18 miles from Watertown, 178 from Albany, and 320 from New York 
city, has telephone and American express offices, three churches (Baptist, 
Methodist, and Universalist), three dry goods stores, two drug stores, two 
hotels, two blacksmith shops, two millinery shops, a grist-mill, wagon shop, 
sash, door, and blind manufactory, a cheese factory, meat market, stove and 
tin shop, a furniture and undertaking establishment, a saw-mill, a jewelry 
store, and about 400 inhabitants. This village was started about 1807 by 
the erection here of a grist and saw-mill, by Deacon Fellows, on Big Stony 
Creek. The first store here was started in 181 1, by Lodowick Salisbury. The 
second store in the town of Henderson was opened in 1809 or '10, about 
three miles southeast from Henderson village, by Williams & McCumber. 
Dr. Lowrey Barney was engaged as clerk in both of these stores. About 
1808-09 Deacon Fellows built his house and opened a tavern, the first in 



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Tthe village. About 1810-11 the first distillery was built here, by a man 
7named Calkins. Another was subsequently started by William Henderson, 
about 1815, who took corn in payment for land and manufactured it into 
whisky, which brought a fair price in cash. Previous to 1812 a postoffice 
was established at Henderson Harbor, with Mark Hopkins as postmaster. 
The office was shortly after removed to Henderson village and Rev. Holland 
Weeks, a Swedenborgian preacher, was installed as the first postmaster. 
Dr. Daniel Barney was the first physician in this village and the second in 
the town. 

Henderson Harbor is a post village situated on Henderson Bay, 19 miles 
from Watertown, 179 from Albany, and 321 from New York city. It has a 
telephone and American express office, is an important shipping port on the 
lake, and its business is increasing each year. It is quite noted as a summer 
resort, and numerous fine cottages dot the pleasant shores of the bay. Its 
hotels and cottages for summer boarders are the Brooklyn House, Edgewater 
Cottage, Frontier House, Gill House, Lakeside Hotel, Paradise Park Ho- 
tel. Snow-Shoe Hotel, and Bay View House. It has two commercial ware- 
houses, one store, and a boat livery. A postoffice was established here about 
1812, but it was soon after transferred to Henderson village, and the Harbor 
was without a postofiice until the establishment of one, with Charles Eggles- 
ton as postmaster, January i, 1890. This village first bore the appellation 
of Naples, and when first laid out a lot of four acres was reserved for a pub- 
lic square and donated to the village by Mr. Henderson. On this lot a frame 
school-house was built. 

Smithville is a post village i 2 miles from Watertown (on the line between 
the towns of Adams and Henderson), 178 from Albany, and 320 from New 
York city. It has telephone and express offices, a daily stage from Sackets 
Harbor, two stores, one church (Baptist), one hotel, two truss manufactories, 
a grist-mill, saw-mill, carriage shop, two blacksmith shops, a cheese factory, 
furniture manufactory, and about 200 inhabitants. 

Bishop Street (p. o.) is a small hamlet in the eastern part of the town. 
It has one church (Methodist Episcopal), saw-mill, wagon shop, wood turning 
works, a telephone office, and about 100 inhabitants. 

Henderson grist and ftouring-niill, Frank Hadcock, proprietor, is located on 
Big Stony Creek, at Henderson village. It is operated by water-power, and 
has the capacity for doing an extensive business. 

John Chapmaii s sa7u and shingle-mill^ on Stony Creek, has the capacity 
for cutting 200,000 feet of lumber and 700,000 shingles annually. 

Rock Bottom creamery and cheese factory was established in 1886 by Ben- 
jamin Worthingham, Epenetus Alexander, Fred Whitney, and Lewis M. 
Truesdale. It has the patronage of 300 cows. 

Highland Park, located on Henderson Bay, was established in 1880 by 
W. D. Arms, R. M. Jones, and Dr. M, D. Manville, of Adams. It is pleas- 
antly situated, and is beautifully laid out with shady avenues and drives, mak- 



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ing it an attractive summer resort. During the season steam yachts ply 
between Sackets Harbor and the bay, stopping at this place and others, mak- 
ing several trips each day to connect with trains. Many fine cottages have 
been erected here, and the summer brings many visitors to this charming 
place. 

Paradise Park, beautifully situated on Henderson Bay, opposite Henderson 
Harbor, has an elevation of about 40 feet above the water. It afifords a fine 
view of Sackets Harbor, and also of the picturesque scenery surrounding 
this beautiful bay. A large hotel and numerous cottages have been erected 
here, and withal the place is very attractive to those seeking a pleasant resort 
during the heated term. This park was originated by H. W. Millard, in 1880, 
and is now the property of Charles H. Sprague. It is supplied with good 
dockage and boats, has numerous shady walks and drives, and is well patron- 
ized by pleasure seekers. 

The town of Henderson began to settle under the agency of Asher Miller, 
of Rutland, about 1802, the land books showing that Thomas Clark, Samuel 
Stewart, PhiUp Crumett, John Stafford, and Peter Cramer had taken up lands 
in this town, to the extent of 1,195 acres, on October 26 previous. Moses 
Barrett, William Petty, Daniel Spencer, Captain John Bishop and sons Cal- 
vin, Luther, Asa, and Sylvester, Jedediah and James McCumber, Samuel 
Hubbard, Elijah Williams, Levi Scofield, William Johnson, David Bronson, 
John and Marvel Danley, Andrew Dalrymple, Luman Peck, Jonathan Crapo, 
George W. Clark, Thomas Drury, Anthony Sprague, Daniel Forbes, Emory 
Osgood, and many others settled within two or three years from the opening 
of settlement, being mostly emigrants from New England. 

The first actual settlement in the town, however, was made in 1799 or 1800, 
by David Bronson, a trapper, who built a small house on the bank of Big 
Stony Creek, on lands afterwards occupied by Reuben Putnam, later by 
George Collins, and now owned by William P. Davis. During the winter of 
1800 and 1 80 1, and spring following, he cleared some 20 rods more than an 
acre, seeded it to timothy and red-top clover, and sowed a quantity of turnip 
seed. In August he fenced the lot with black ash rails, and it is said the 
same fence still remains on the west side of the lot. Mr. Bronson subse- 
quently located on the farm now owned by L. Seaton, where he set out the 
first apple orchard in the town, the second being planted by Christian Salis- 
bury. Levi Scofield is said to have been the second settler, and his daughter 
Rhoda was the first white child born in the town. 

On Henderson Bay, three miles east of Henderson village, a Scotch set- 
tlement was formed in 1803 by John and Duncan Drummond, Charles and 
Peter Barrie, Duncan Campbell, Thomas Bell, James Crawe, Daniel Scott,, 
and James McCraull, from Perthshire, in Scotland. A store was opened by 
C. Barrie in this same settlement in 1823, and was continued several years. 

In 1803-04 but 10 families wintered in the town. In May, 1806, there - 
were 70 families, generally middle-aged and young people, with small prop- 



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erty, but industrious and contented, although many were quite poor, who had 
exhausted their means in getting into the town, and were destitute of provis- 
ions. A contract was made soon after for clearing 25 acres of land at the 
harbor, which the proprietor had hoped to establish as a commercial port, 
and caused to be surveyed into a village plot, to which he gave the name of 
Naples. Elias Skinner was the first physician to settle in the town, and 
Daniel Barney was the second, the latter having settled in 1807. Alfred 
Forbes is said to have taught the first school in the town, in the winter of 
1808-09. The school-house was built of logs, and stood one and a fourth 
miles south of Henderson village. Before the school-house was built at the 
Harbor Dr. Skinner taught school in one end of his dwelling. It is said the 
Doctor was a " brisk wielder of the birch and rule." 

A paper showing the balance due from settlers in this town, January 1, 
1809, contains the following names of those who were living in the town at 
that time: A. Jones, R. Favel, Jeremiah Harris, Horace Heath, Samuel Mc- 
Nitt, Amos Hart, Daniel Hardy, Benjamin Hammond, Samuel Jones, Daniel 
McNeil, Martin T. Morseman, Appleton Skinner. Asa and Ira Smith, Sam- 
uel Foster, William Waring, William White, Daniel Pierce, John B. 
Carpenter, Luther S. Kullinger, Lodowick Salisbury, T. Hundsen, W. White, 
and Thomas Bull, who owed an aggregate of $17,734.87 for lands. Dr. Isaac 
Bronson became an owner of a large tract in 1807, which was sold and set- 
tled by a separate agency. Abel French succeeded Miller a (tw months in 
the agency, and April 8, 1805, an agreement was made between William 
Henderson and Jesse Hopkins, by which the latter became the agent of this 
town and Pinckney, and continued in the employment of Mr. Henderson 
many years. Some difficulty, growing out of the agency, led to the publica- 
tion of a pamphlet by Mr. Hopkins in 1823, which affords some interesting 
data relative to the early history of the town. Mr. Hopkins built a house and 
opened a land office near the town of Naples, which he had laid out, the pro- 
visions used for his laborers being brought from Kingston and the lumber 
from Ellisburgh and Sackets Harbor. In 1807 a small store was opened, 
and several unccessful attempts were made to bring business to the place. 
Among other measures Mr. Henderson procured the passage of a law for 
the opening of a state road from Lowville to Henderson Harbor, which was 
laid out from Lowville into Pinckney, but never completed. He also, in 1809, 
caused a dam and saw-mill to be built on Stony Creek, near the head of 
navigation, but the former gave way and the enterprise resulted in total loss. 
In the next season the dam was rebuilt and a mill erected at great expense. 
In 181 1 a negotiation was held with General Matoon, of Massachusetts, for 
the sale of the township, but failed on account of the prospects of war. In 
1812 Mr. Hopkins erected a large-sized school-house, at the Harbor, which 
was to serve also as a place for religious meetings. He also commenced the 
building of vessels at this place, tiie first of which was a vessel of 20 tons. 
In 1813 the Harbor contained two stores, two taverns, a tannery, and a shoe 
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shop. In 1814 a second vessel of 40 tons and soon after two others were 
built, and the place began to present the appearance of considerable busi- 
ness. Mr. Hopkins continued in the agency until 1822, when, having fallen 
considerably in arrears, caused by unfortunate speculation, he was super- 
seded in the agency, and his improvements taken to apply on his liabilities. 

There was an ancient portage from the head of Henderson Bay to Stony 
Creek across this town, by which the exposure of passing Stony Point, which 
forms a cape difficult to navigate with small boats, was avoided. At the head 
of the bay there is said to be a trace, thought to be the remams of a kind of 
wharf or landing. The evidences of aboriginal occupation were noticed in 
•one or two places in this town, and near an ancient trench enclosure there is 
said to have been found a golden cross, about two inches long, and furnished 
with a ring to be worn on the neck. 

The remains of an old stockade, supposed to have been built by the 
French, was found on Six Town Point. It was square, with bastions at the 
angles, and its location was peculiarly adapted for defense. Six Town Point 
is a narrow neck, or peninsula, extending into the lake on the west side of 
Henderson Bay, and in high water becomes an island. Its continuance 
forms several islands, to the west of which lie the group including Galloe and 
Stony islands. 

On Stony Point, the extreme western projection of Henderson, is a light- 
house, built in 1837, an appropriation of $3,000 having been made March 3 
of that year. The lake shore, from the mouth of Stony Creek northward 
and eastward, is rocky, and free from bays of any kind between there and 
Henderson Bay. In the other direction from Stony Creek the shore consists 
of almost barren hills of sand, in the rear of which lie in many places exten- 
sive marshes. The beauty of Henderson Harbor is probably unsurpassed on 
the shores of Lake Ontario ; and for extent, safety, and facility of access it 
has no superior on the lake. 

On Friday, September 5, 1879, a sad casualty occurred, which resulted in 
the death by drowning of seven persons. Captain Byron M. and Nelson L. 
Wescott, owners of the sailboat IVesf Wind, left Campbell's Point with a 
crew of seven men, intending to go to Henderson Harbor to participate in a 
yacht race. Soon after starting their boat sprung a leak and was almost 
immediately capsized by a sudden puff of wind. The boat was heavily bal- 
lasted, and at once sank in 18 feet of water. Two of the men, Morgan 
Weeks and Charles Washburn, clung to the mast of the boat and were saved. 
The others attempted to swim to the shore, about 60 rods distant, and were 
drowned. The names of the unfortunate ones were Byron M. and Nelson 
L. Wescott, Allen Ramsey, Drake Lewis, Shuler Howard, Edgar York, and 
Edward Benjamin. 

CHURCHES. 

Henderson Baptist Church, located on Main street, in Henderson village, 
was organized in 1822 by J. Cole, A. Brown, S. Atherton, and others, and at 



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its organization consisted of 50 members, with Rev. Emory Osgood as first 
pastor. The first house of worship was built in 1826. The present wooden 
building was erected in 1853, at a cost of $2,400. It will comfortably seat 
300 persons, and is now valued, including grounds and other church property, 
at about $2,000. The present membership is 28, under the pastoral charge 
of Rev. V. G. Shaffer. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, located on Main street, in Henderson 
village, was organized February 26, 1844, with 40 members, with Rev. S. 
Slater as pastor. Their house of worship is a wooden structure, will com- 
fortably seat 300 persons, was erected at a cost of $2,500, and is now valued, 
including grounds, etc., at $4,200. The church now has 71 members, and 
Rev. M. M. Rice is the present pastor. The Sunday-school has a member- 
ship of about 130. 

The Smithville Congregational Church was formed January 3, 1824, by the 
Rev. Abiel L. Crandall, and at its organization consisted of 10 male and 22 
female members. They united with the Baptists in erecting a church. 

The First Universalist Society of Henderson, in Henderson village, was 
formed December 25, 1839, by Rev. Pitt Morse, the first pastor, and at its 
organization consisted of 150 members. Their house of worship, a wood 
structure, was erected in 1839, at a cost of $2,200, and is now valued, includ- 
ing grounds, etc., at about $6,000. The church has 40 members, and no 
regular pastor. The Sunday-school has a membership of 25. 

The First Baptist Society of Sinithville was organized in 1823 by Deacons 
Roswell, Mills, and John Gibbs, with Rev. Emory Osgood, pastor. Their house 
of worship, a stone structure, was built by the Baptists and Congregational- 
ists in union, in 1832. and was occupied by each society on alternate Sab- 
baths until 1878, when the Baptist Society made arrangements with the 
Congregationalists to repair the house to the amount of $2,600, and they to 
give the Baptist Church full control of the building. The church was re- 
dedicated in 1878 as a Baptist church. The original cost of the structure, 
with the improvements, was $4,000. It will comfortably seat 400 persons, 
and is valued, including grounds, etc., at $3,000. The present membership 
is 78, with Rev. V. G. Shaffer, pastor. The Sunday-school has 14 officers 
and teachers and 85 scholars. 

The First Congregational Church in Henderson (in Hough's History erro- 
neously called a Presbyterian Church) was organized July 17, 1810, at the 
dwelling of Thomas Drury, by Rev. Azariah Clark, mission pastor of the 
Congregational Church in New Canaan. It consisted of the following mem- 
bers: Willes Fellows, Sarah Fellows, Jonathan S. Alexander, Bathsheba Alex- 
ander, Ohvia Bates, Rebekah Bates, Samuel Parker (father of Rev. Orson 
Parker, the evangelist), Thomas Drury, Rebekah Drury, Zoriah Hawkins, 
Sarah Fletcher, Thankful Allen, and Rachel Skinner. The father and mother 
of the great revivalist. Rev. Charles G. Finney, were members of this church. 
Although the records are very meagre, yet two things appear prominent: dis- 



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cipline was carefully administered according to the custom of that early day, 
and also infant baptism was very generally practiced. Among the pastors of 
the church appears the name of Rev. David Spear, August 31, 1828, \yho 
was for 50 years a revered pastor of the Congregational Church at Rodman. 
The records show that the meeting-house was built previous to June, 1819, 
yet it is impossible to ascertain the exact date. This house continued to be 
occupied by the church until sometime previous to August i, 1835, when it 
was sold and the meetings were afterwards held in the school-house of dis- 
trict No. 2 (the Whitney district). Here they continued to worship until 
August 23, 1836, when, their number having been reduced to 20 members, by 
unanimous consent of both churches, they became a branch of the Congre- 
gational Church of Smithville, N. Y., and afterwards worshiped with that 
body. 

A societv 0/ the New Jerusalem was formed m this town and EUisburgh in 
1825. Rev. Holland Weeks, formerly a Congregational minister, was the 
promulgator of the Swedenborgian doctrines in this vicinity, and the church 
was kept up by him until his death, in 1845. 

St. Michaels Catholic Church, at Henderson Harbor, was dedicated Sep- 
tember 5, 1889. The parish is in a flourishing condition, and the Catholics 
of this locality now have a very pretty little church. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Kobert Alexander, son of Jonathan, was born in Hinsdale, N. H., in 1778, whence he 
immigrated, in 1802, to Henderson, locating on the farm now occnpied by Channcey Barrett, 
on road 63, where he built a log house and died in 1829. ' He married Abigail, daiighter of 
Moses Barret, who bore him four sons and two daughters, viz.: Emory, who married Dolly 
Carter and lives in EUisburgh; Harry, who married Phebe Bullock; Eaton, of this town; 

Amanda (Mrs. Bates); Eliza (Mrs. J. Beech), and Robert, who died m EUisburgh. 

Harry Alexander has six children, viz.: Emily, Clarinda, Lydia A., Alice, Ossian, and Harry. 
Eaton Alexander was born in Henderson in 1811, and was reared upon a farm. He married 
Dolly, daughter of James and Barbara (Ireland) Wood, in 1835, and they have two sons, viz.: 
Epenetns, born in 1836, and La Fayette, born in 1841. Epenetus married Helen S., daughter 
of Lucius and Lucy Ann (Babcock) Barrett, March 3, 1858, and ihey have a son, Eaton T., 
born in 1864. Mr. Alexander and son are prosperous farmers. 

Roswell Davis was born in 1785. and about 1804 came to Henderson from New England 
and located where William Pitt Davis resides, at Bishop Street, where he took up a large tract 
of land, and built and kept the first tavern in the town. He sei'ved in the War of 1812, helped 
carry the cable to Sackets Harbor, and afterwards drew a pension. He married Clarissa 
Bishop, and their children were Caroline (^Mrs. Philo Huugerford), who died at Rural Hill; 
Albert, a lawyer, who died in Cleveland, O., in 1888; Nelson, who resides in St. Paul, Minn.; 
Almeda (Mrs. Darwin Ainsworth), who died in Wisconsin; Louisa (Mrs. A. W. Cole), who 
resides in Iowa; Alfred, who died in 1861; Laura, who died at the age of 17 years; William P., 
of Henderson; and George, who died at the age of 18 years. Roswell Davis was a liberal 
supporter of the Universalist Church, and one of the first trustees of the church at Henderson. 
He died in 1848, aged 63 years. William Pitt Davis was born in Henderson in 1826, and was 
educated in the schools of his native town. In 1849 he went to California, via the isthmus, 
and there remained in the gold mines a little more than a year, when he returned to Hender- 
son, and subsequently engaged in mercantile business at Smithville. He married Ermina 
Eliza, daughter of Harvey and Sarah (Bell) Smith, in 1856. and she died September. 12, 1881. 



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Ebenezer Smith was born in Galway, Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1739. He married Khoda 
Beebe in 1763, and their son Ahira, born in 1764, married Sarah Gates, in 1783, who bore him 
three children — Rhoda, Beebe, and Ansel. Ahira married, second, Rebecca Cahoon, in 1796, 
and their children were Ebenezer, Sally G., Lyman, and Sabrina. Lyman Smith, born July 
12. 180i, married Charlotte, daughter of Moses and Cynthia (Thomas) Barrett, February 15, 
1833, and they had children as follows: Cynthia A., born in 1835, who married Elmon Tyler, 
l)y whom she had four children — Bert, Etta L., George E., and Lottie; Newton, of Hender- 
son, born in 1837, who married Mrs. White, a widow, who bore him two sons— George, who was 
killed at the second battle of Bull Run, and Charles; and Asa, born in 1810, who married Mary 
J. Barrett and lives in Henderson. Lyman Smith was accidentally drowned while attempting 
to cross Six Town Pond, December 2, 1857. His widow, Charlotte Smith, resides with her 
daughter, Mrs. Elmon Tyler, in Hillside cottage at Henderson Harbor. 

Luman Peck married Eunice Bell and located in Henderson about 1805. Their children 
were Elisha, Sally, Royal, Daniel, Chester, David, Alanson, Diadama, and Harriet. David 
married Alzina Joslin, and their son George is the well-known editor of Peck's Sun and 
author of Peek's Bad Boy. 

Harvey Smith, son of Asa, was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1797, and in February, 
1805, came to Henderson with, his parents. He married Sarah Bell, February 2, 1824, and they 
had three sons and six daughters, viz. : Whitman, who married Lucinda Scott and was drowned 
by the sinking of the steamer Lac La Belle, in Lake Michigan; Cornelia E., who married 
George A. Barney and lives in Michigan; Adelia, who married A. K. Davis and also lives in 
Michigan; Ermina E. and Eliza E. (twins), the former of whom married William Pitt Davis, 
in 1856, and died in 1881, and the latter married Lester Muzzy and lives in Henderson; E. 
Kinsley, who married Annetta Bull and resides in Denver, Col.; Lucinda B., who married 
M. M. Rice, a Methodist clergyman; Ellen A., who married Col. L. K. Bishop, of Grand Rapids, 
Mich.; and All>ert O., born in 1847, who married Lucy Ann, daughter of Jacob and Lucy A. 
(Wakefield) Van Winkle, in 1871, by whom he has two daughters. Lulu Edna, born in 1876, 
and Myrtle lone, born in 1880. Harvey Smith was a liberal supporter of the Methodist Church, 
and died in 1883. His first wife having died in 1868, he married Mrs. Nancy Clark, who died 
in 1880. Albert O. Smith is postmaster and a farmer at Bishop Street. 

Anthony Sprague, son of Harvey, came from Walbridge. Conn., to Henderson about 1805. 
He married Esther Jones, and they had four sons and three daughters. Emory, son of 
Anthony, was born in 1794, served in the War of 1812, and assisted in carrying the cable to 
■Sackets Harbor. He married Marcia R., daughter of William and Eleanor (Green) Johnson, 
by whom he had 11 children, viz.: Morrison E., Lewis G., William, Marion J. (Mrs. Leonard 
Seaton), Alphonzo, Fardon A., Daniel J., Frances A., Charles H., Maria H., and Ahnont A. 
Charles H. Sprague was born June 28, 1841, and was reared upon a farm. He sailed on the 
lakes for two years, and clerked in a store at Belleville for a time. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. 
K, 94th Regt., was promoted to corporal in 1862, and to sergeant in 1863; reenlisted in the 
same company, was commissioned second lieutenant, in the August following became first 
lieutenant, and in the winter of 1865 became adjutant. He was in the battles of Cedar Mount- 
ain, second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, 
Wilderness, and others, and was brevetted captain for meritorious conduct in the battle of Five 
Forks, April 1, 1865. He was also at Appomattox at the time of Lee's surrender. After he 
returned from the war he engaged in the grocery business, was postmaster from 1866 to 1869, 
and again from 1874 to 1885. He has been a justice of the peace about 10 years. In 1873 he 
bought the Seaton store, and in 1877 built the block he now owns. February 17, 1884, he mar- 
ried Martha A., daughter of James and Sophia ( Oatman) Green, and now resides at Hei:derson. 
His father, Emory Sprague, died in 1869. 

Stephen Whitney, son of Samuel and Mary (St. John) Whitney, was born in New York in 
1778, and became a farmer. He married Sally, daughter of Sylvester and Rebecca (Rice) 
Finney, and sister of Charles G. Finney, the evangelist, in 1806, and located in Henderson. 
Their children were Sabra, Emeline, William, Nancy M., Warner, Marcus, George G., Harriet A., 
and Helen M. Mr, Whitney was a prosperous farmer, and after spending nearly half a century 
in Henderson died in 1854, respected by all. His wife, Sallj-, died in 1852. 

George Gale Whitney, mentioned in the preceding sketch, was born October 23, 1817, and 
was reared upon a farm. He married Sally M., daughter of Josepli and Pamelia (Penney) 



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Hawkins, in 1845, and they had seven sons and four daughters, viz. : Cassius, born in 1846, who 
married Adelia Gleason in 1873; Franklin A., born in 1847, who married Hattie Itobbins, and 
resides in Wisconsin; Ella V., born in 1849, who married C. J. Jenks, of Michigan; Worthlejv 
born in 1851, who married Catharine Barney, of Henderson; Lucy, born in 1853, who married 
Q. M. Searle and died in Lowville in 1886; Fred, who was born in 1855; Gilbert W., born in 

1856, who married Mary Ross, of Wisconsin; Harley, born in 1858, who died in 1860; Minnie,, 
born in 1862, who is a teacher; Nettie, born in 1864, who married Arthur Snow and lives in 
Henderson; and Harley O., born in 1866, who married Bessie A., daughter of Abel and Mary J. 
(Miller) Dare, in 1888. George G. Whitney and sons Fred and Harley O. reside on the 
homestead, which has. never been owned out of the Whitney family. 

George Penney, a farmer, was born in Connecticut, and also died there. Of his family of 
11 children, Amial, born in 1787, came with his mother and brothers and sisters to Hen- 
derson in 1806. Amial married Polly, daughter of William White, and their children were 
Temperance (Mrs. William Hawkins), deceased; James, who died while serving in the navy 
during the late war; Foster J.; Noah T. ; Lucelia, who mai'ried John Simson; Burton, of Hen- 
derson; Cornelia, who married Washington Kelby; and Amial, Jr. Amial, Sr., died in 1851, 
and his wife, Polly, in 1854. Capt. Burton Penney was born March 28, 1828. At the age of 
15 years he shipped as cook on board the schooner Bexter, with his brother F. J. He worked 
on sailing vessels until 1851, and from that time until 1861 was engaged on steam craft. In 
1861 he became master of the passenger steamer Buffalo, and later was captain of the passen- 
ger boat Idaho for 15 years. He continued on the lakes until 1883, during which time he ran 
passenger steamers, about 22 years, without loss or damage to the company. He married 
Mary F., daughter of Captain Clark and Emeline (Youngs) Stevens, in 1854. Mr. Penney is 
now engaged in farming in Henderson. 

Amos Lawrence, son of Amos, was born in Vermont in 1786, and was a mason bj' trade. 
He came to Henderson about 1807. He married Harrespa Harris, and their children were 
Minerva A., Betsey R., Almira B., Amasa F., Laura L., Amanda R., Angeline, Clarissa, 
John D., Newcomb, and Albert G. The latter was born in Henderson in 1832, learned the car- 
penters' trade, taught school many terms, and has been a justice of the peace and census mar- 
shal. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served to the close of the war. 
He married Sarah, daughter of Clark and Emeline (Youngs) Stevens, December 30, 1855, and 
they have had four children, viz.: Milton C, born in 1858; Mary Louisa, born in 1862, who 
married Wallace G. Rogers in 1887, and has a daughter, M. Bessie, born in 1888; Clifton, born 
in 1873, who died in infancy; and Carl A. R., born in 1878. Mr. Lawrence resides in Hender- 
son village. 

Dr. Daniel Barney, who was born in Swansea, Mass., in 1768, came to Henderson about 
1807 and began the jDractice of medicine. He married Sarah Bucklin in 1792, and they had 
four sons and two daughters. His son, Lowrey Barney, was born in 1793. He studied medi- 
cine with his father, graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Western New 
York in 1820, and at Fairfield Medical School in 1823. He married Almira Spencer, and they 
had three sons and one daughter, viz.: Fromandus, La Mort M., Daniel P., and Maria L. 
(Mrs. Dr. Houghton). For his second wife he married Pamelia, widow of Wallace Farrell, 
and their children were George M. D., who died in 1879, and Elva P., who occupies the home- 
stead. La Mort M., who was born in 1825, married Laura, daughter of Heman L. Reed, in 

1857, and their children are Heman L., born in 1858; Myron R., born in 1860, now of Dakota; 
Eugene, who married Carrie, daughter of A, L. and Pamelia (Nutting) Nutting, in 1883, and 
resides in this town; and Clara L., Almira, and Grace S., who reside with their jiarents. 
Heman L. Barney resides with his father on Water street. 

Jason Crittenton, of Welsh ancestry, came to Henderson about 1808. He married a Miss 
Brown, and they had seven sons and two daughters, of whom Stephen, born in 1799, came to 
Henderson with his parents. He married Charlotte Dunham, and they had two sons and one 
daughter, viz.: Isaac D., born in 1823, married Nancy Gridley, who bore him a son and two 
daughters; James A., of Henderson; and Orcelia M., who married Austin Babcock, of Ogdens- 
burg. Stephen Crittenton died in 1870 and his wife, Charlotte, in 1871. James A. Critten- 
ton was born November 25, 1825. He was reared upon a farm, educated at Union Academy, 
and was a sailor on the lakes for six years. He married Martha M., daughter of William and 
Elizabeth (Smith) Harris, in 1856, and located on the farm he now owns, where he is engaged 



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in bleeding fine road and trotting horses. Of his children, William J. died in 1865, aged six 
years; Harley J. died in 1865, aged two years; Elizabeth Charlotte, born in 1866, married Dr. 
W. K. Walrath, in 1886, and they have a daughter, Florence C, born December 23, 1888; and 
Gertrude Alice, born in 1870, is a student in Adams Collegiate Institute. 

Harvey Crittenton, son of Jason mentioned in the preceding sketch, married Phebe 
Matteson, and they had seven children — Levi, William M., Charles N.. Almond, Mariah, Calista. 
and Oleda. Levi, born in 1823, was reared upon the farm and became a prominent man in 
the town, having been justice of the peace and held other offices of trust. In 1843 he mar- 
ried Charlotte A., daughter of J. H. and Lois (Whittier; Farman, and they had three children, 
viz.: John and Manfred L., who died young, and William B. The latter was born in 1852, and 
was reared upon a farm. He married Henrietta, daughter of Jacob and Harriet (Sill) Marsh, 
in December, 1880, and they have had three children as follows: Fred L., born in 1881, who 
died in 1884; Lottie H., born in 1883; and Charles N., born in 1886. W. B. Crittenton was 
educated at Union Academy, was a clerk for several years, and subsequently learned and 
engaged in the jewelry business. He resides in Henderson village. His father, Levi, died in 
1888, and his mother, Charlotte, resides on the homestead. 

Elisha Brown, son of John, was born in Madison County, and at an early day came to 
Henderson, where he reared a large family of children. His son Wallace was born in Hender- 
son and learned the wagonmakers' trade. Wallace married Harriet, daughter of Jonathan 
Stevens, and they had a son, Henry, born in 1854. Henry, now of Henderson Harbor, at the 
early age of 14 engaged as a sailor on the lakes, and served in this capacity until he attained his 
majority, when he learned the carpenters' trade. He married, first, Addie C, daughter of 
Lester and Elizabeth (Spieer) Rickerson, in 1875, and they had a son, Reuben W., born in 
1876. Mrs. Brown died, and for his second wife Mr. Brown married, in 1886, Matie, daughter 
of Ephraim and Eliza (Spencer) Ramsey, by whom he has a daughter, Ethel, born in 1888. 

Adonijah Montague, son of Samuel, was born in Sunderland, Mass., in 1757. He re- 
moved with his parents to Bennington, Vt. In 1776 he enlisted in the Revolutionary ai'my, 
and participated in the battle of Bennington. He married Mary Simonds, and they had three 
sons and two daughters, viz.: Mary, Joel, Hannah, Joseph A., and David (born in Pawlet.Vt., in 
1795). The latter came with his parents to Henderson when quite young, was reared upon a 
farm, and afterwards became a successful school teacher, in which laudable profession he was 
engaged during the winters of 40 years. He located upon the farm now occupied by Justus A. 
Montague. He was a man of affairs, served as supervisor, superintendent of schools, and su- 
perintendent of the poor, and was a member of the legislature in 1861. In 1866 he located in 
Henderson village and purchased the place now occupied by Murray Scott, where he passed 
the remainder of his long and well-spent life, dying in 1880. He married Elizabeth Hunger- 
ford in 1821, and the following children were born to them, viz.: Joel S., born in 1823, who 
died in 1878; Justus A., born in 1825; Benjamin H., born in 1827, who died in California in 
1863; and Lucy M., who married Emory Fales. Upon the death of his first wife David 3Ion- 
tague married Mary Phelps, in 1835, who bore him two children, Harrison and David. His 
second wife died in 1847, and in 1848 he married Jane, daughter of Noah and Emily (Sechtner) 
Damon, in 1848, and their children were Adonijah, of Henderson, born in 1849; Laura M., 
born June 22, 1856, wlio married Murray B. Scott; Lydia, who married Robert HoUis, and died 
in 1879, aged 21 years; and Fred M., who died in 1883, aged 18 years. The mother, Jane, mar- 
ried David J. Hunter and resides in Henderson. 

Murray B. Scott, son of Eastman J. and Lydia (Howe) Scott, was born in EUisbuigli in 
1840, and was reared upon a farm. He was subsequently engaged as clerk in a general store for 
several years. In 1873 he married Laura M. Montague, and they have a son, Harley M., born 
in 1876. Mr. Scott resides on Main street, in Henderson village. 

James S. White, son of Bernard, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1792, and was educated 
for the priesthood at the University of Dublin. He became a sailor, and about 1812 came to 
.America and enlisted in the American navy, serving to the close of the war in 1815. He was 
employed as a clerk in a general store in Henderson for several years, when he engaged in 
sailing on the lakes in the employ of Jesse Hopkins. He married Phebe, daughter of Israel 
and Mehitable (Johnson) Everden, and they had five children, viz.: James M., Julia (Mrs. 
Washington Hungerford), and Edward, who reside in Henderson, and Augeline (Mrs. Schuy- 
ler P. Boyce) and Jane, who are deceased. James M. White was born April 17, 1819, and at 



456 TOWN OF HENDERSON. 



the age of 11 years commenced sailing on the lakes. In 1842 he became captain of the boat Sir 
William M'allace. He 8ul)sequently sailed the Neptune, 0. V, Brainard. Daniel Wehster, Lucy 
Auchard, Volunteer, 8. D. Hungerford, C. G. Mixer, Bashing Wave, Alagan, Trade Wind, 
Jennie White, and Mohegan. Mr. White began ship building in 1853, and subsequently built 
the boats Trade Wind, Lucy Auchard, Volunteer, S. D. Hungerford, C. G. Mixer, Phmnix, 
Seaton, James M^ade, and the Jennie White. In 1851 he bought the farm where he now 
resides, to which he has since added other lands, until he now owns 222 acres. He married 
Hannah, daughter of Seele and Dorcas (Mallory) Hungerford, March 12, 1843, who bore him 
six children, viz.: Julia A. (Mrs. Almont Spi'ague), Phebe (Mrs. Charles Patridge), Albert E. , 
Elwin (deceased), Adelaide (deceased), and Everett E. The latter was born in 1859, and was 
reared upon the farm. He married Annis P., daughter of Peter and Pauline ( Boyce) Howard, 
in 1882, and they have a son, Rossie E., born September 7, 1885. James M. White has served 
his town as justice of the peace. 

Leonard Nutting, son of Simeon, married Betsey Stevens, and they were among the early 
settlers of Henderson, locating on the farm now occupied by the widow of William R. Nutting. 
Their children were Clara, Russell, Olive, Polly P., William R., George, Royal, Artimissa, 
Pamelia, Merilda, Jane, Fenton, and Orville, the latter of whom served in the late war and 
died in 1865 

William Nutting, son of Simeon, was born in Columbus, Chenango County, in 1789, and 
died in Henderson in 1865. He maiTied Mary, daughter of Jonathan Matteson, and their 
children were Sally, who married Lyman Hungerford; Eliza, v,'ho married Elisba Brown; 
Phebe, who was the second wife of Elisha Brown; Samuel H., who was born in 1821. married 
Betsey A. Stevens, and their children were Sally, Simeon C., Mary, Alvero C, and William E. ; 
Ne'son, who resides in Michigan; Charles C, who resides in Henderson on the homestead on 
Nutting street; Harvey, who died while serving in the late war; and Martha, who married 
Munroe Molyneux and died in Michigan. Charles C. Nutting was born in 1828, and was reared 
upon a farm. He married Angeline Jennette, daughter of the late Rev. Leander and Dorcas 
(Tifft) Cowles, December 31, 1845. 

John Ivory, son of John, Avas born in Massachusetts. His children were Sally, born in 
1803, Jonas, Horace, Theophilus, John, Norman, who died during the late war, Maria, who 
resides in the West, William, who resides in Michigan, and Louisa, who married Amasa Clark, 
of Michigan. Theophilus Ivory married Julia, daughter of Henry and Tamson (Rogers) 
Kapp, in 1834, and they had seven children, viz.: Emeline (Mrs. Christopher C. Wilder); Strat- 
ton, now a resident of Sraithville; Franklin H., of Michigan, whose daughter Ella is the wife 
of Miles Van Alstine, of Sackets Harbor; John W., of Smithville; Theodore H. ; De Witt C; 
and Harrison H., born in 1849. John Ivory, the progenitor of those of that name in Hender- 
son, was one of the earliest settlers in Henderson. He located on the farm now occupied by 
Mrs. C. C. Wilder, and was a blacksmith. His son Theophilus spent most of his life on this 
farm, dying here in 1863. 

Ebenezer Sawyer, a native of Wales, came to America and located at Methuen, Mass., and 
afterwards served in the Revo]utionar_y war. He married Hannah Whittier, and of their seven 
children, Charles was born in 1791, and came to Henderson previous to 1811, locating about half 
a mile west of the village. He served in the War of 1812, and after the war removed to Ver- 
mont. He married Sarah, daughter of James and Sarah (Richards) Shepard, of Danville, Vt., 
in 1821, and they had seven children, of whom Frederick and Sophia died young; Harriet N. 
married George A. Thompson, in 1850, and has a daughter, Kate E., who married George Ful- 
ford, of Dakota; James died in Wisconsin in 1880; Asa died in Henderson in 1886; Katie mar- 
ried Adelbert Kilby, of Henderson, in 1859, and has had three children — Harriet T., Charles A., 
and James G. ; and Charles F. was born in October, 1837. Charles F. Sawyer learned the 
carpenters' trade, and at his country's call enlisted in the Union army, in the 35th N. Y. Regt. 
He married Christie A., daughter of Sylvester and Augusta (Bates) Kilby, November 27, 1860, 
who bore him a daughter, Flora Augusta, who died April 23, 1885, aged 21 years. Mr. Saw- 
yer's wife died September 29, 1887, and for his second wife he married Mrs. Fanny Eliza Kilby, 
widow of Edwin B. Kilby, and daughter of Nathaniel and Fanny (Smith) Gleason, June 10, 
1888. Mr. Sawyer resides in Henderson village. 

John Bobbins, a native of England, located in Wethersfield, Conn.^r in 1638, where he died 
in 1660. Joshua, his youngest son, was born in 1651. .Jonathan, son of Joshua, was born in 



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1694. Solomon, son of Jonathan, was born in 1743. Austin, son of Solomon, was born in 
1786. Willis, son of Austin, was bora in 1814. Austin Bobbins located in the town of Houns- 
field about 1807, and took up land in the southern part of the town, where he built a log house. 
He was a wheelwright by trade. He married Eunice Morton, and their children were Apple- 
ton W., of Henderson, Willis, Austin, Camille, Albert C, and Elizabeth J. Austin Robbing 
bought the Seymour farm, and added other lands until he owned 250 acres of choice farming 
lands, where he died in 1868. Appleton W. Bobbins was boi-n on the homestead in 1812- 
He married Melissa S., daughter of Elijah and Nancy (Green) Gove, in 1846, who bore him 
two children, viz.: Alice N., born in 1847. who died in 1873, and Albert A., born April 26, 1849. 
The latter was reared upon a farm, and was educated at Union Academy. He married Lucy 
Evangeline, daughter of Fayette and Caroline (Hunting) Stanley, in 1872, and their children 
are Glenn S., Lawrence J., May Alice, and Lena Melissa. Mr. Robbins and son Albert A. are 
extensively engaged in farming, and occupy the homestead one mile south of Smithville. 

Tiiomas Dobson, sou of Thomas and Jane (Pierce) Dobson, was born in Abergavenny, 
Monmouthshire. England, in 1776, and when young emigrated to America. He married 
Fanny Whittier, a cousin of the famous poet, and soon after located in Redfield, Oswego 
County, where his son John was born in 1812. About 1813 Mr. Dobson removed to Hender- 
son, locating on the State road about one mile west of Henderson village, where he built a log 
house, which he occupied for a time. His children born in Henderson were William, Fanny 
(Mrs. Urbane Spencer), Eleanor (Mrs. Cephas Montague), Thomas, and Elizabeth. William 
Dobson was born in 1815, and was reared upon the farm. He taught school several terms, and 
served his town as supervisor, school superintendent, and loan commissioner. He was pos- 
sessed of a kindly disposition, and died April 2, 1884. He married Mary Jane, daughter of 
Eanzo Moody, in 1849, and they had a daughter, Frances A., born in 1850, who married Pay- 
son F. Thompson, in 1869. John Dobson, son of Thomas, married llhoda, daughter of Charles 
and Susanna (^Montague) Potter, in 1842, and resides in Henderson. Thomas Dobson, Jr., 
married Julia Ann, daughter of Briggs and Maria (King) Alden, in 1856, who bore him a 
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, who married Melvin G. Weaver in 1882. Mr. Dobson"s wife died 
in 1860, and for his second wife he married Mary M., daughter of George W. and Arinda 
(McNitt) McCamber, and widow of George W. Enos, in 1873. Mr. Dobson now occupies the 
old homestead on the State road. George W. Enos died in 1864. His children were Ger- 
trude A. (Mrs. Russell Ellis) and William B. 

David Fales, who was born in Holden, Mass., in 1791, came to Henderson about 1815. He 
was a cooper by trade. He married Rachel Wheeler, and the^- had a son and two daughters, 
viz.: Emory, who resides in this town; Sarah. A., born in 1823, who married John Wood and 
lives in Michigan; and Clarissa, born in 1827, who married a Mr. Chickering, and died in 
Michigan in 1883. Emory Fales was born April 7, 1825, and was brought up a farmer. He 
married Lucy M., daughter of David and Elizabeth (Hungerford) Montague, in 1851, and 
they have two children, viz.: Willis G., born in 1855, who is a farmer and resides at home. 
and Ella E., born in 1859, who married William E. Matteson in 1876. 

Samuel Griggs, son of Daniel and Lydia (Naramore) Griggs, of Scotch descent, was born 
in Albany County, in 1796, and with his parents located in Salisbury, Herkimer County, in 
1802, whence he removed to Jefferson County when 19 years of age, locating in this town, 
where he purchased the land now occupied by Newell N. Griggs. He was of kindly disposi- 
tion and generous hospitality, and was known by the old and young as " Uncle Sam." By 
industry and integrity he accumulated a competency, and at the time of his death owned more 
than 400 acres of land. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. W. Abbott, in 1885, in 
his 90th year. He married Hephzibah, daughter of Culver and Hephzibah (Dagget) Vezey, 
in 1837, who died in 1873. They had two sons and two daughters, viz.: William S., of Hen- 
derson; Bosetta Adelia (Mrs. Lewis W. Abbott), who also resides in Henderson; Emily Ever- 
«tte (Mrs. David Donee), who now resides in Toledo; and Newell N., born July 19, 1848. 
Newell N. Griggs married Ella May, adopted daughter of William H. and Mila (Leffingwell) 
Bice, August 22, 1877, and they have three sons and one daughter, viz.: N. Willis, Daniel F., 
Seward A., and Mila Grace. Mr. Griggs is a farmer, and owns and occupies the homestead 
where he was born, and which has never been owned out of the Griggs family. William S. 
Griggs, previously mentioned, was born February 13, 1838. He married Eunice Imogene, 
<laughter of Job and Electa (Halladay) Bathbone, October 19, 1870. and they have three sons 



458 TOWN OF HENDERSON. 



and two daughters, viz.: Rosetta Alice, a student in Adams Collegiate Institute, class of 1890- 
Samuel J., a student in Union Academy; and David D., Mabel Lillian, and Jesse R. Mr. 
Griggs is a farmer in this town. 

Orrin Hungerford was born in Pownal, Vt., in 1790, and when six years of age came to 
Jefferson County, locating in the town of Adams, where he learned the blacksmiths' trade. 
He married Abigail, daughter of Benjamin Morgan, in 1811, located in Paris, Oneida County ,- 
and about 1818 removed to Henderson and located at Hungerford Corners. There were born 
to him the following children : Lyman, now of Michigan ; Maria, deceased ; Harvey C, of Hender- 
son; Lois E., who married and died in 1841: Polly J., deceased; Orrin, Jr., now of Michigan; Or- 
ville, who was drowned in 1844; William, deceased; and Henry C, now of Sackets Harbor. Har- 
vey C. Hungerford was born January 12, 1817, and was reared upon a farm. He married Maria, 
daughter of William and Rhoda (Sawyer) Wilkinson, in 1841, and they had five children, of 
whom Albert W., born in 1848, married Marian, daughter of Putnam and Angeline (White) 
Boyce, in 1869, by whom he has two children, Angeline M. and Earl H.; Leland O., born in 
1857, married Rose, daughter of Rose and Mary A. (Nelson) Streeter, by whom he has a son^ 
Ethebert A., and is a merchant in Henderson; and De Witt, born in 1860, married Sadie E., 
daughter of Daniel N. and Mary M. (Seaton) Butts, of Henderson, by whom he has a daugh- 
ter, Beulah Nadine. Mr. Hungerford is a prosperous farmer at Hungerford Corners. 

John H. Farman, son of Benjamin, was born in Bath, N. H., in 1799, and in 1819 came to 
Henderson. He married Lois Whittier, a second cousin of the famous poet, in 1821, and they 
had three sons and three daughters. The sons, Edson, David, and Benjamin, died in youth ^ 
Samantha married Simeon Danley, in 1849, and has a daughter, Lois H., a music teacher; 
Louise M. lives with her father; and Charlotte A. married Levi Critten ton, of Henderson. Mr. 
Farman is a prominent man, and has served as justice of the peace several years. He is a 
farmer and resides at Henderson village. 

Joel Overton, a native of Long Island, married Naomi Wells and reared a large family, 
most of whom located in Henderson about 1820. Elisha Overton, son of Joel, born in 1800, mar- 
ried Ruth Carter, by whom he had children as follows: Henry T., of Adams; William C, of 
Michigan; Joshua W., of Henderson; Lorinda A. (Mrs. Jasper Green), of Hounsfield; Helen E. 
(Mrs. Frank Kellogg), of Adams; Ameha (Mrs. John Carter), of Long Island; Lucinda (Mrs. 
Robert Albin); Betsey (Mrs. Willard Wright), of Adams; Dr. Martin L., of Lorraine; and Hat- 
tie (Mrs. Willis Babcock), of Adams. Joshua W. Overton was born in Henderson m 1827, and 
was reared upon a farm. He married, first, Maria, daughter of Samuel and Polly (Edwards) 
Spencer, in 1851, and they had five sons and one daughter, viz.: Charles M., of Ellisburgh; 
Frank W., of Henderson; Floyd C, also of Henderson; Nellie F., deceased; Binis E., deceased; 
and Willie S., also deceased. His wife died in 1871, and for his second wife Mr. Overton mar- 
ried, in 1875, Mrs. Julia (Holcomb) Hawkins. He has an adopted daughter, Mamie. Charles M. 
Overton was born in 1854, and in 1882 he married Minnie E., daughter of Horatio and Eliza- 
beth (Mayo) Evans, by whom he has a son. Brent E. He is a farmer. Floyd Overton, born 
in 1858, was educated at Belleville Academy and Cornell University. He married Anna S., 
daughter of Aaron and CaroUne (Grinnell) Allen, in 1884, and they have a son, Floyd E. 

Salmon Aspinwall was born in 1784, and in 1804 he married Mary Montague, of Benning- 
ton. Vt. Their children were Mary C. (Mrs. Philo Hungerford), who died in Ellisburgh; 
Datus M.,who died in Iowa in 1888; Rev. Joseph, who died in Livingston County, N. Y.: Han- 
nah, who was twice married, and died in Henderson; David M., born in 1817, who died in 
1858; and Joel A., born in Henderson in 1821. now a resident of Wisconsni. David M. Aspin- 
wall was a blacksmith by trade. He married Harriet M., daughter of Briggs and Maria (King) 
Alden, in 1843. who survives him and occupies, with her son Truman M., the homestead. They 
had children as follows: Mary E., who married Smith T. Taggart, by whom she has three 
children, Mary C, Willie, and Pansy; Jasper A., who died in 1864, while serving in the late, 
war; David M., Jr., who died in infancy; William M., now of Columbus, Ohio; Truman M.; 
Hattie Merle, now a clerk in the postoiiflce department at Washington; and Clara Lilhan, who 
married, first, WilHam D. Barnes, and second. Rev. D. L. Fish, of Hinsdale, N. H. 

John H. Lovelee, son of John and CaroUne (Webb) Lovelee, was born in Lorraine in 1851, 
and was reared upon a farm. He married Alice, daughter of Stephen and Brittan (Smith) 
Wood, in 1876, and they have a daughter, Jessie Ann, born in 1880. Mr. Lovelee resided at 
Rural Hill and Belleville, in the town of Elhsburgh, for several years, and later came to Hen- 



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derson and kept the New York House, which he sold in 1885 and bought the Exchange Hotel. 
This he rebuilt and refurnished, giving it the name of Windsor House, of which he is now 
proprietor. 

George Moody, sou of Eansawand PolJy (Butterfield) Moody, was born in Rodman in 1826, 
and when seven years of age came with his parents to Henderson. He married Sophia,^ 
daughter of William and Rhoda (Sawyer) Wilkinson, in 1849, and they have a daughter and a 
son, viz.: Eva St. Clair, who married Adeibert White, in 1873, and has two sons, Leon and 
James: and Melvin, who married Nellie J., daughter of John and JuUa (Clark) Britton, of 
Watertown, in 1879, and has a son, Alden A., born in 1882. George Moodj' located in the 
western part of the town as proprietor of the Cedar Brush horse and stock farm, upon which 
is located a fine half-mile race-track. The fine road and trotting horses which have been bred 
iipon this farm rank with the best in this county. Melvin Moody has conducted the farm 
since his father's death, and has successfully maintained the high standard of the stock. 

Russell M. Jones, son of Elias and Sarah (Morgan) Jones, was born in Bridgwater, Oneida 
County, in 1811, and was reared upon a farm. He located in Henderson about 1833, and in 
1834 married Olive, daughter of David Smith, of Adams, who died in 1878. Their children 
were five sons and three daughters, viz.: Sarah M., born in 1835, who married Dr. M. D. Man- 
ville, of Adams; Russell M., of Michigan; David W. (deceased); Harriet W., who married 
Stephen Collins, of Henderson; Henry W., who resides in this town; William and Albert W.. 
who died j'oung; and Emma C, who married Harrison Ivory and died in 1886. Henry W. 
Jones was born in 1843. He was reared upon a farm, and was educated at Union Academy 
and a commercial school in Poughkeepsie. He married Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Henry T. 
and Elizabeth (Snell) Howard, in 1879, by whom he has had four sons, viz.: Howard W., who 
died in infancy, Shuler M., Hany R., and Starr C. Russell Jones and son Henry W. are 
farmers on road 14, in Henderson. 

Captain Henry R. Warner, son of William, was born in 1807. When 12 j'ears of age he 
engaged to work for a Mr. Johnson, at $i a month, and in 1820 shipped on board the schooner 
Richard M., at $6 a month. His wages were contrilrated to the support of his mother and 
younger brothers and sisters. In the spring of 1821 he shipped as cook with Captain Haw- 
kins, with the additional duty of standing watch two hours every night. He sailed with Capt. 
Hawkins the next year, receiving $12 a month, and was soon after promoted to master of the 
Richard M., and on his first voyage saved the cook on his vessel from a "watery grave." 
Captain Warner spent many j-ears upon the lakes. He married Theda L., daughter of Allen 
and Theda (Derrin) Kilby, and they had two sons and two daughters, viz. : George H., Allen K., 
Theda A., and Mary C. Captain Warner died in 1886, and his wife in 1888. George H. War- 
ner was born November 28, 1828, and was educated in the schools of his native town. He mar- 
ried Sibelia A., daughter of John and Jane (Cook) Carpenter, of Henderson, in 1850, and they 
have an adopted son, Sidney A., boi'n in 1873. When 15 years of age Mr. Warner located with 
his father on the farm he now owns and occupies. He is proprietor of " Edgewater " sum- 
mer resort, on road 7, one mile north of Henderson Harbor. 

Seeley Hungerford was born in Pownal, Vt., in 1783, and in 1804 located on a farm in 
Paris, Oneida County, N. Y. He served in the War of 1812, participated in the battle of 
Sackets Harbor, and drew "bounty land." He married Dorcas Mallory in 1804, and their 
children were William, Orrin, John, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, George W. M., Fayette, Charles, 
Hannah, and Dorcas. Orrin Hungerford was born in Westmoreland, > . Y., in 1808. At the 
age of 14 years he went to live with a Mr. HoUister, and at the age of 20 years learned the car- 
penters' trade. In 1831 he was employed in the construction of the Albany & Schenectady 
Railroad, and in the fall of 1832 was employed on the Schenectady & Saratoga Railroad. He 
was afterwards employed on the Utica & Schenectady road, and also on the Utica and Syracuse 
division of the N. Y. C. & H. R. road, having charge of a large number of men. Mr. Hun- 
gerford located in Henderson about 1833. He married, first, Harriet Sears, of Rome, who 
bore him a son, Charles H., now of Colorado. By his second wife, Sophia A. Vail, he had a 
son and a daughter — Christopher C, who died young, and Helen, who married Myron Har- 
rington and had five children, and died in 1887. Upon the death of his second wife Mr. Hun- 
gerford married Susan Segar, in 1854, who died in 1882, and for his fourth wife he married 
Charity, daughter of Gideon and Lucy (Rich) Potter, in 1883. He resides in Henderson 
village. 



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Fi'isby Abbott was born in Sullivan County, N. H., in 1800, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married Eliza, daughter of Calvin Ackley, of East Hamilton, Madison County, N. Y., in 
1832, and in 1836 removed to Henderson and located on a farm, on road 33. He died at the 
home of his son George A. in 1886, his wife having died in 1878. Their children were 
Lewis W., born in 1834; Sarah, who married, first, John Ackley, and second, Judson Camp- 
bell; and George A., of this town. Lewis W. Abbott married Rosetta A. Griggs, in 1863, and 
is a farmer in this town. George A. Abbott was born March 18. 1840. He married Emily D., 
daughter of Wesley and Charlotte (Fuller) Collins, of Watertown, in 1864, and they have had 
two daughters, viz. : Nellie De Etta, who was educated at Adams Collegiate Institute, grad- 
uated in music in 1886, and now resides with her parents; and Emma D., who died in infancy. 
Mr. Abbott is a prosperous farmer, and owns and occupies the homestead. 

Asa Seaton was a native of Virginia, whence he removed to Connecticut, where he married 
Rebecca Barns, and subsequently located in Washington County, N. Y. He had six sons and 
four daughters. He came to Henderson about 1817, soon after removing to EUisburgh, where 
he took up 600 acres of land. Leonard Seaton, his son, born in 1794, at the age of 13 years 
was apprenticed to Rnfus Barns, of Rome, to learn the tanners' and curriers' trade. He sub- 
sequently located in Ellisburgh, where he engaged in shoemaking and farming, and in 1837 
removed to Henderson. He married Polly, daughter of Andrew Pennell, in 1822, and their 
children were Andrew P., Boynton C, Leonard, Jr., Francis P., and Samuel G. His wife 
died in 1834, and for his second wife he married Sarah S., daughter of Levi and Betsey (Mason) 
Chapman, in 1834, and their children were Mary M. ; Cornelia, who died in infancy; Arminda: 
Chauncey, of Chicago; Ambrose B., of Dakota; George L., who was lost with the steamer Man- 
istee in 1884; Louise; and Herbert J. Mr. Seaton died in 1872, and his wife in 1887. Leonard 
Seaton, Jr., was born in 1827, and learned the trade of tanner and currier. In August, 1862. 
he enlisted in Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., was made lieutenant in 1863, and served to the close of 
the war. In 1866 he engaged in mercantile business, in 1873 in ship building, and in 1877 
again engaged in mercantile pursuits. Mr. Seaton is a Democrat, but has been elected to town 
and county offices in a largely Republican district. He was supervisor from 1872 to 1875 in- 
clusive, was deputy sheriff three years, and was sheriff of the coiinty in 1878. In 1850 he mar- 
ried Harriet A., daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Bennett) Bates, who died in 1859, and in 
1866 he married Maria, daughter of Emory and Marcia (Johnson) Sprague, by whom he has a 
daughter, Mabel Rebecca, born in 1883. He is now a farmer. 

Truman Rich located in Henderson in 1837. He married Julia Coon, by whom he had a 
son, De Alton, born January 8, 1840. De Alton was educated at Union Academy, and taught 
school many terms. He married Frances Amelia, daughter of James and Emeline (Waite) 
Dodge, in 1865, and they have had three children, viz.: Ralph W., who died in 1871; Lena Julia, 
now a student in Adams Collegiate Institute; and Ross C. Mr. Rich is a prosperous farmer, 
and now occupies the homestead where he was born. He is a liberal supporter of the M. E. 
Church, and was formerly superintendent of its Sabbath-school. 

James Dodge, father of Mrs. Frances A. Rich, mentioned in the preceding sketch, was born 
in West Winfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., in 1799, and came to Henderson about 1829. He 
married Emeline, daughter of John and Ruth (Hudson) Waite, in 1831, and they had four 
children, viz. : Mary Helen, Frances Amelia and Franklin A. (twins), and Carrie E. James 
Dodge was a life-long member of the M. E. Church. He died at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. D. A. Rich, September 5, 1870. 

Benjamin Van Winckel, son of Benjamin and Margaret (Lawson)Van Winckel, was born on 
Long Island in 1784, and was a tanner and currier by trade. He married Sally Peek, and in 
1806 located in the town of Lorraine. They had three children. His first wife died, and in 
1811 he married Eunice Hartinan, who bore him 11 children, of whom Jacob H. was born in 
1817, and in 1838 located in Henderson and engaged in wagonmaking. In 1845 he bought the 
Pearl Dean mill, which was burned in 1851 and rebuilt by Mr. Van Winckel in the spring of 
1852, and again burned in 1885, and rebuilt in the fall of the same year and turning works 
added. He mai-ried Lucy Ann, daughter of Simon and Submit (Howard) Wakefield, in 1840, 
and they had born to them the following children: Edward, who died in infancy; Viola, who 
married F. A. Collins; Naomi, who married, first, H, E. Stevens, and second, J. M. Hazelwood; 
Lucy Ann, who married A. O. Smith; Emeline, who married E. D. McLean; and Willis J. The 
latter was born April 18, 1864, and learned the carriagemaking business, and is with his 



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father. He married Ifla Esther, daughter of Z. R. and Esther J. (Desmore) Merriam, of Dex- 
ter, in 1886. and they have a daughter, Flossie. 

Hiram Hill, son of Henry and Rhoda (Knight") Hill, was born in Washington County in 
1803. He was reared upon a farm, and when 13 years of age removed to the town of Rutland. 
He married Jerusha, daughter of John and Ruth (Willsey) Ayres, of Rodman, in 1834, engaged 
in farming in Champion for a few years, and then located in Smithville, in this town, where 
he bought the Jesse Smith homestead, which he occupied at the time of his death in 1888. His 
widow survives him and resides with her son John A. They had born to them live sons and 
two daughters, of whom Nathaniel P., born in 1838; Avis A., born in 1844, who married John Pope, 
of Smithville; and John A., born in 1846, are the only ones living. The latter married Harriet, 
daughter of Alexander and 3Ielinda (Fuller) Leonard, and they have had children as follow-s: 
Leonard J., Eugene, deceased, Hiram, deceased. John A., Jr., Arthur D., Freddie M.. and 
Marion M. John A. Hill is a farmer. 

Samuel A. Church, son of John and Eunice (Abbey) Church, was born in Newport, N. H.. 
in 1815, and died in Henderson in 1879. He married Jane 31., daughter of Bester S. Saftord, 
and they had four sons, viz.: John B., of Illinois; RoUin C, of Hendersim; Coleman, of Kansas; 
and William H. S.. of EUisburgh . Mr. Church came to Hender.son about 1843 and located in the 
hamlet of Bishop Street. He was a prominent member of the M. E. Church, which he served as 
trustee, steward, and class-leader. He was a justice of the peace in this town for a number of 
years. RoUin C. Church was born June 29, 1840, and was reared upon his father's farm. August 
5, 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served to the close of the war. He married 
Frances F., daughter of William and Maria (Wilcox) Ripley, of Henderson, in 1866. and they 
have a son, Charles A., born in 1868. Mr. Church owns the homestead at Bishop Street, form- 
erly occupied by his grandfather and father. 

Thomas Lane, son of Thomas, was born in Dorsetshire, Eng., in 1801. He married Char- 
lotte Williams in 1825. and their children who were born in England were Ann, who married 
William Crannage, and died in EUisburgh in 1863; William and George, of Henderson; and 
Sarah, who married Daniel Deming, of Lewis County. Mr. Lane came to America in 1832, and 
located in Hounstield. His children born in Jeli'erson County were Marion, ivho died in in- 
fancy; Maria, who married Alexander Mathews, of EUisburgh; Charles, who resides in Min- 
nesota; Thomas N., of Henderson; Henry, deceased; Amos, who resides in Henderson- and 
Harriet, who married John Mathews, of EUisburgh. George Lane was born in 1830 and 
located in Henderson in 1847. He married Clarinda, daughter of Hairy and Phebe (Bullock) 
Alexander. January 1, 1863. and is now a farmer. Amos Lane, son of Tiiomas, born in 1844. 
was reared upon a farm. He married Ehen M., daughter of Fales and Linda (Harris) John- 
son, in 1865, and they have two sons, Arthur F. r.nd Philip 8. Mr. Lane enlisted in Co. E 
10th N. Y. H. A., and served to the close of the war. Thomas N. Lane was born in 1839. He- 
married Jane, daughter of Chestei- Barrett in 1862, and their children are Fred, Burt, Frank, 
and Kate. William Lane, born in 1828, married Sarah A. Stoodly in 1858. and they have a 
son, Charles A. Peter Lane, born in 1844, married Alta A. Eggleston in 1869, and they have 
a son, Anson P. Thomas Lane, the father of tliese children, died in 1887. and his wife in 
1876. 

Arthur 'SI. Kilby, son of George and Ann M. ( Hitchcock) Kilby, was born in 1847. He 
clerked in a store for a number of years, and in 1882 was appointed examiner in the Pension 
Bureau at Washington, which position he retained until the spring of 1888. He is now en- 
gaged with Dr. Olin F, Bull as a pension attorney at Heuderfon. In 1874 he married Anna, 
daughter of Dr. Daniel B. Nugent, and their children are Pauline E., born in 1875; Ruth £.. 
Itorn in 1877; Daniel N., l)orn in 1879; and Allen E., born in 1882. 

Daniel B Nugent, son of John and Margaret (Carson) Nugent, was born in Marysburg. 
Prince Edward's District, Canada, in 1820. His father was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary 
war. Mr. Nugent studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Moore, of Picton, Ont., attended college 
at Castleton, Vt., graduated before the medical board of Oswego in 1849, and commenced 
practice in Pulaski, Oswego County. In the spring of 1860 lie located in Henderson. He 
married Mary Jane, daughter of Richard and Fanny (Southard) Fletcher, in 1845. who died 
in 1887, aged 60 years. They had four children, viz.: Elizabeth, Anna, and Sibyl, deceased, 
and Anna, 2d (Mrs. Arthur Kilby), born April 22. 1851. Dr. Nugent has been in the success- 
ful practice of his profe.ssion for 40 years. He resides in Henderson village. 



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William Mathei-, son of Timothy and Hannah (Church) Mather, was born in Marlboro, 
Windham County, Vt., in 1789, and in 1810 came to Jefferson County, where he worked out 
among the farmers. He married Polly, daughter of Josiah and Betsey (Smith) Dudley, Feb- 
ruary 20, 1820, by whom he had four sons and three daughters, viz.: Milo S., Simeon, George, 
Betsey, Eliza, Malvina, and William. Milo S. was born in Adams, January 28, 1821. He mar- 
ried Adelia S., daughter of Jabez and Abigail (Kimball) Hunting, of Henderson, in 1849. Their 
children: Frances E. married Henry Collins in 1872, and they have three children— Frank M., 
Fred J., and Ross S. ; Jean J., born in 1856, graduated from Union Academy at Belleville, and 
is now a teacher; Ida May; and Sedgwick, born in 1864, educated at Union Academy and Madi- 
son University, now a teacher. Milo S. Mather located on the farm he now occupies in 1850. 
He is a liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been trustee. 
Simeon Mather was born in 1822. He married Mary E., daughter of Henry and Hannah 
(Packer) Green, in 1847, and they have two sons and one daughter, viz. : Adelbert G., Foster D., 
and Lida E., the latter a graduate of Hamilton Female Seminary. Mr. Mather is a prosperous 
farmer in this town. WilUam Mather, son of William, was born August 20, 1834, and was 
educated at Union Academy. He married Eunice S., daughter of Alvah and Louise (Packer) 
Bull, in 1876, and they have a son, William A., born in 1879. Mr. Mather taught school for 
many years. He is a wholesale seed grower and dealer, and has a landed estate of more than 
550 acres. 

John C. Pope, son of John and Barbara (Shubert) Pope, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 
1833. and was left an orphan at the age of 4 years. He learned the weavers' trade, and worked 
at that business several years. In 1854 he emigrated to America, and after a tempestuous 
voyage of 40 days landed at New York, soon after finding his way to Smithville, his worldly 
possessions at this time consisting of one silver dollar. He worked on a farm for O. H. Knapp 
until 1861. He married Avis Alice, daughter of Hiram and Jerusha ( Ayres) Hill. Their chil- 
dren: Wilbur, born in 1861, who married Martha Martm, and has a son, William W.; Eva 
Evangeline, who married Dr. S. C. Clark, and has a son, Hubert J.; Hiram S. ; Silas W. ; and 
Frank J. In 1861 Mr. Pope bought the farm at Smithville, which he now occupies. 

Samuel Parsons, son of Samuel and Mary (Buck) Parsons, was born in Connecticut, and at 
the age of 16 years located in Rodman, in this county, and engaged in farming. He married 
Phebe, daughter of John Case, and they had four sons and three daughters, viz. : Samantha, 
Almanza, Lorrilla, Asaph, John, Chauncey G., and Earskine D. The latter was born in 1843, 
and was reared upon a farm. He taught school 19 terms. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. 
E, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served to the close of the war. In 1868 he married Emma, 
daughter of Elias and Anna (Atridge) Dickinson, by whom he has a son and four daughters, 
viz.: Flora E., Florence A., Effie L., Clarence E., and Eva R. In 1858 Mr. Parsons located on 
the farm on road 48, which he now occupies. 

Gamaliel Simmons was born in Dighton, Mass., in 1779. He located in Bristol, Ontario 
County, and engaged in farming, dying in 1828. He married Abigail, daughter of Bishop Still- 
well, of Livingston County, N. Y., in 1804, and they had live sons and three daughters. His 
son, Loren B. Simmons, was born in Ontario County. He early removed with his mother to 
Michigan, and was reared upon a farm and taught school winters for several years. He en- 
gaged in mercantile pursuits in Battle Creek, Mich., in 1851, and in 1859 he came to Hender- 
son and opened a general store in company with Sylvester Smith, with whom he remained 
seven years, afterwards conducting the store alone and with his son as partner iintil 1880, when 
he engaged in farming. He married Mary, daughter of Sylvester and Nancy (^Kniffen) Smith, of 
Henderson, in 1850, and they had a son, Charles L. Charles L. Simmons was born in 1851. 
He graduated at Canton University and taught school several terms. In 1876 he shipped as 
purser on the Jay Gould, plying between Buftalo and Toledo, and in 1878 served on the pas- 
senger steamer Toledo, been Buffalo and Green Bay. In 1883 he shipped on board the Nyick, 
plying between Buffalo and Duluth, on which vessel he is now employed. In 1874 Mr. Sim- 
mons married Ellen L., daughter of E. O. and Caroline (Osgood) Kilby, and they have a daugh- 
ter, L. Maude. 

Horace Wilder, a native of New England, married Dulcina Howe, and settled in Rodman 
about 1825. Of his cliildren. George H. and Solon are proprietors of the Crowner House, in 
Watertown; Nathaniel C. died in 1844, aged four years; Christopher C. was born in 1833, was 
a painter by trade, and died in 1872. The latter married Emeline, daughter of Theophilus and 



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-Julia (Knapp) Ivory, of Henderson, in 1859, and they had two sons and two daughters, viz.: 
Herbert A., Arthur T., andDora Edith and Flora Eva (twins). Dora E. was educated at Union 
Academy and is a school teacher, and Flora E. is a dressmaker. Mr. Wilder enlisted in the 
Union army and served as a musician in the 24th (Oswego) Regt. After his return from the 
war he sailed on tlie lakes for several years. Arthur T. Wilder inherited the genial manners 
and kindly disposition of his father. After leaving home he engaged with his uncles as clerk 
in the Crowner House, Watertown. la 1888 he married Claire Belle, daughter of V. W. and 
Harriet (Everett) Smilley, and died in 1889, his funeral taking place just seven weeks after his 
wedding-day. Mrs. C. C. Wilder and her surviving children reside on the homestead in this 
town. 

Captain George Wescott was born in 1813, and died in the town of Henderson in 1863. 
He married Catharine, daughter of Thomas Bell, and they had four sons and one daughter, 
viz.: Flora A., who died in 1859, aged 20 years; Wellington, of Adams; Edwin, of Winona, 
Minn. ; Byron M. ; and Nelson L. Byron M. Wescott married Hattie M., daughter of Henry and 
Laura (Fuller) Murphy, of Dexter, in 1869, who bore him two children, Belle M. and George 
H. Nelson L. Wescott married Sarah E. JIurphy in 1878, who bore him a son, Frank N. By- 
ron M. and Nelson L. Wescott were drowned by the upsetting of a boat September 5, 1879, an 
accouiit of which calamity see in preceding pages. Their widows and children reside on the 
homestead on road 2. 

Orson K. Estes, son of Joseph and Asenath (McArthur) Estes, was born in Essex County 
in 1814. At the age of about 15 years he was apprenticed to the blacksmiths' trade, and when 
20 years old united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and fitted for the ministry 
4it the Conference School at Gouverneur. He was licensed to exhort in 1837, w'as or- 
dained as deacon in 1842, and as elder in 1848. His zeal in the Master's work was greater than 
his physical endurance, and at times he was obliged to suspend his labors temporarily. In 
1836 he married Delina F. Austin, who died iu 1850. Their children were Helen A., Persis S., 
Warren F., and Flora D. He married, second, Elizabeth C, daughter of Jedediah and Betsey 
(Bell) McCumber, in 1850, who boi-e him four sons and two daughters, viz.: Orson J. J., W^. 
Eddy R. (deceased), Libbie Evelyn, Orvis K. (deceased), Jessie E., and Orvis K. Mr. Estes 
located in Henderson in 1868, where he died in 1884. His widow and surviving children oc- 
■(••upy the homestead. 

Otis Thompson, a native of New Hampshire, married Jane, daughter of Parley Mason, 
and soon after engaged in farming and himbering in Derby, Vt. They had two sons — Perley 
M., now of Minneapolis, Minn., and Payson F. The latter w-as born in 1844, and was reared 
upon a farm. He enlisted in Co. B, 8th Vt. Vols., and served to the close of the war, after 
which he resided in Kansas for a time. In 1867 he came to Henderson and engaged as clerk 
in the store of George Thompson, and in 1872 opened a store on his own account. In 1876 he 
built the Thompson block, where he is now engaged in mercantile business. Mr. Thompson 
married Frances A., only daughter of William and Mary Jane (Moody) Dobson, of Henderson, 
in 1869. He resides in his block on Park street. 

Seth Rice, a native of Guilford, Vt., married, first, Abigail Chase, and located in Ellis- 
burgh about 1812. They had five children, all deceased. He married, second, Abigail Cole, 
and they had two children. For his third wife he married Judith Linton, and they had four 
■children: Samantha, Cynthia, Almira, and Lucy. Henry Rice, son of Seth and Abigail, was born 
in Vermont in 1804, and came to this county with his parents when eight years of age, locating in 
the town of Ellisburgh. He learned the carpenters' trade, and worked with Jesse Smith, at 
Suiithville. In 1829 he married Lucy, daughter of Thomas and Luc-y (Kellogg) Sanford, by 
whom he had five sons and two daughtei's, viz.: William H., of Smithville; Sanford, of Michi- 
i,'an; Abah, of Chicago; Frances (Mrs. Emory Clark), of Henderson; Walter E., of Michigan; 
Abigail A. (Mrs. O. D. Perry), of Dexter; and Alberto, of Henderson. William H. Rice was 
born in 1830, received a good education, and engaged in teaching for more than 22 years. He 
was a justice of the peace for 20 years, postmaster at Smithville for 11 years, and is now en- 
gaged in the general insurance business. He married Mila E., daughter of Reuben and Sarah 
(Carpenter) Leftingwell, iu 1857, who bore him three sons, viz.: Arthur L., born in 1860, who 
married Carrie Englehart, and has a daughter, Florence E. ; William S., born July 4, 1865; and 
Roscoe C, who died in infancy. Mr. Rice located in Smithville in 1870, and engaged in mer- 
<-antile pursuits. William S. Rice engaged with Capt. W. A. Collins in the manufacture of 



464 TOWN OK HENDERSON. 



elastic trusses, with whom he continued in business several years. He is now proprietor anil 
manufacturer of Rice's adjustable elastic truss and " rupture cure ointment," and resides oit 
Main utreet. 

William Bnell was born in Huntingdonshire, Eng., in 1610, and in 1630 emigrated to- 
America, 1( eating at Dorchester, Mass. He was the progenitor of those of that name now 
residing m Henderson. The direct line of descent was as follows: WiUiam 1, Samuel^, Sam- 
uels, SamuuH. JedediahS, Jonathan «, George'', George S.8, and Olin F. '•». George S. Bnell 
was born in Fairfield, N. Y., in 1817. In 1844 he married Sarah, da^ighter of Amos and 
Aurelia ( Minott) Farrington (who was born in 1822 and died in 1878). His son Olin F. was 
born in Fairfield, N. Y., May 5, 1847, and came to Sandy Creek with his parents when about 
two years old. He was educated at Falley Seminary, at Fulton, N. Y., studied medicine with 
Dr. J. L. Buckley, of Sandy Creek, and graduated from the medical department of the Uni- 
versity of New York with the class of 1874. He began practice in Belleville in 1875, taught 
anatomy, physiology, and hygiene in the academy, and in the fall of the same year removed 
to Henderson village, whei-e he is now located in the practice of his profession, and as a pen- 
sion agent with A. M. Kilby. He married Olive C, daughter of Ariel 0. Harris, in 1869. 
Their daughter Helen S. married Merton M. Stevens. 

Elias Babcock was bom in Massachusetts, and was a stone mason by trade. His son 
Joshua, born in Adams, married Vina, daughter of George Lee, and they had two sons, Fred 
R., of Smithville, and Frank M., of Wisconsin. Fred R. was born in Adams, December 15, 
1850, was reared upon a farm, and learned the blacksmiths' trade. He married Martha, 
daughter of Stephen and Betsey (Peck) Bishop, of Woodville, in 1875, and they have two sons, 
Edwin R. and Frank J. Mr. Babcock located in Smithville in 1876, and engaged in the black- 
smithing business. He bought the Hammond saw-mill in 1880, and the next year added a 
«ider-mill. In 1884-85 he kept the Smithville Hotel. He is now engaged in blacksmithing and 
lumbering. 

Nathaniel Gleasou, son of Nathaniel, was born in Bennington, Vt., in 1804, whence he re- 
moved to Madison County, N. Y. He married a daughter of John Smith, aud they had seven 
children, viz.: Laura A., Cordelia E., George W., W. Wallace, N. Miles, Fanny E., and AdeUa 
S. W. Wallace Gleason, born in 1840, enlisted in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Inf., asHeutenant, in 1861. 
and served to the close of the war. He married Engelia A., daughter of John and Miranda 
(Congdon) Chapman, in 1863. and they have a son and a daughter, Mae F. (Mrs. George 
Smith) and Ralph W. Mr. Gleason has followed the lakes for many years. He resides in 
Hendei son village. 

Samuel Ault, who served in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., was a native of Clayton, whence he 
removed to Henderson, where he died, aged 47 years. He married Elizabeth Myers,of Clayton, 
and their children weieCary C, Hiram G., David E. and Josephine S. (twins), Ella, George S., 
Hannah M., William N., Clara, and James O. The latter was born in Clayton, and in 1882 re- 
moved to Sackets Harbor, but he now resides at Bishop Street in this town. He married 
Augusta, daughter of Seymour and Harriet (Thomas) Putnam, of Ellisburg, by whom he had 
two children, Nora M. and Rena C. He served in Co. B and Co. I, 20th N. Y. Cav.. and re- 
(•nlisted in Co. G, 4tli U. S. Inf., and was honorably discharged. Hiram G. Ault served in Co. 
K, 35th N. Y. Vols., and in Co. I, 20th N. Y. Cav. David E. served in Co. K, 35th N. Y. Vols.. 
Co. B, 20th N. Y. Cav., and Co. G, 4th N. Y. Inf. William F. H. Ault, father of Samuel, was 
a captain in the Revolutit)nary war. His wife was Miranda Raymond, and they were married 
at Plattsburgh. 

William Ripley, a native of Adams, married Lydia J. Mead, who bore him two sons, Lester 
M., who died in Adams, Rnd Charles, who died while in service in the late war. Upon the 
death of his first wife Mr. Ripley married Maria, daughter of Stephen and Orma (Richards) 
Wilcox, and they had two daughters, one of whom, Lydia, married Thomas Webb, and has 
three children, Leila M., Jennie F., and Frances. The latter was born in 1847, and married 
RoUin C. Church. Mr. Ripley was an active member of the Methodist Church. He died Jan- 
uary 26, 1882, aged 70 years, respected by all who knew him. 

Calvin Bishop, son of Captain John Bishop, a Revolutionary soldier, came with his parents 
and located at Bishop Street when quite young. He mariied, first, Sally Armstrong, who bore 
him six children, and second, Sally Peck, who bore him 12 children, many of whom settled in 
Henderson. Mr. Bishop died in 1850. His widow, aged more than 92 years,and their daughter, . 
Elizabeth, reside at Bishop Street. 



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Robert Brodie, son of James and Margaret Brodie, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1820, 
and spent his early years upon a farm. He emigrated to America in 1844, locating in Belle- 
ville, where he worked out among the farmers. He married Lucretia, daughter of Lyman 
Barney, in 1853, and they had two sons, James L., of Forest City, Iowa, and Hugh H., of Kansas 
City, Mo. His wife died in 1856, and for his second wife he wedded Christia A., daughter of 
William and Tabatha (Drummond) Davison. Their children were two who died in infancy, 
Mary Louise, Robert W., and Marion Alice. Robert W. was born in 1862. Marion Alice was 
educated in the State Normal School, and is now engaged in teaching. Their father, Robert, 
went to CaUfornia in 1850, and remained there three years. He now resides with his children 
on road 5. 

Hugh Jlclntosh, son of Samuel, from the north of Ireland, came to Canada with his 
parents when 13 years of age. He married Phebe, daughter of Uriah and Rebecca (Sherwood) 
Beeman, who bore him iive sons and four daughters. His son, Samuel Mcintosh, was born in 
1839. He married Almira, daughter of Rice and Polly (Scott) Honeywell, in 1862, and they 
had three sons and two daughters, viz.: Emily Melissa, Frank F., J. Willard, Carrie W., Adel- 
bert R., and Ray A. Mr. Mcintosh located in St. Lawrence County in the spring of 1867. In 
the fall of 1880 he bought the Williams farm on road 4, in this town, where he now resided. 
He is an earnest worker in the ^Methodist Episcopal Church, and a prosperous farmer. 

Peter Gilbert, son of William, was bom on Long Island in 1794, and orphaned at an early 
age. He came to Ellisburgh a young man, locating near the mouth of Sandy Creek. He 
learned the ship carpenters' trade. He married Polly, daughter of William Skelton, who boi'e 
him a son. Nelson, and died in 1820. For his second wife he married Elizabeth Ann, sister of 
his first wife, and they had eight children, viz.: Peter, of ElUsburgh; William, of Henderson; 
Grant (deceased); Polly, of Minnesota: Alvis (deceased); Louisa (Mrs. George Washbui-n), of 
Ellisburgh; Thomas, of Ellisburgh; and Jane (deceased). William Gilbert was born in 1827- 
At the age of 13 years he shipped on board the schooner M'iUinm L. Marcey, as cook, and 
sailed on the lakes until 1848. He built a schooner, and was captain of the same for live j'ears; 
was pilot on the steam barge Thomas Jefferson for one season, and owned and run the schooner 
Trial four years. In 1863, with William McLean, he built the schooner Billow, 140 tons, 
which he run for a while, and in 1865, with Mr. McLean, bought the sloop McLellan, which 
he run for four years. In 1872 he bought the schooner Union and run her for four years, 
and in 1879 built the schooner Gilbert. He came to Henderson Harbor in 1883, engaged in 
trade, and built a dock and warehouse. In 1888 he remodelled the schooner, made her a steam 
barge, and named her William Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert followed the lakes more than 45 years, 
and never lost a man or had a wreck. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Esquire and Phena 
(Washburn) Ellis, in 1853. and they have two sons and one daughter, viz.: Phena E., who 
married Erwin Sanford; John W., who married Myra Freeman, of Ellisburgh; and Grant A., 
who married Lottie M,, daughter of C. D. and Addie (Norton) Eggleston. Mr. Gilbert resides 
at Henderson Harbor. 

James M. Rice married Martha Durham and located in Ellisburgh about 1852. He had 
six sons — Nathan, James M., Silas N. and Noah E. (twins), and George W. Silas N. Rice was 
born in 1858, and was reared upon a farm. He worked at lumbering in Michigan for several 
years, and at farming in Depauville three years. In 1883 he mai-ried Sarah S., daughter of 
Peter and Susan (Durham) Lane, of Depauville, and they have a son, Perley A., born in 1884. 
Mr. Rice came to Henderson in the spring of 1887. He carries on a farm of 350 acres, at 
Bishop Street, for P. M. Davis. 



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466 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



HOUNSFIELD. 



HOUNSFIELD was formed from Watertown, February 17, 1806. It 
embraces No. i, or " Hesiod," of the " Eleven Towns," and was 
named in honor of Ezra Hounsfield, who, with Peter Kemble, 
purchased the south part of the town (15,913 acres) from the pro- 
prietors, March 10, 180 1, It is situated on Black River Bay, on the west 
border of the county, has an area of 27,790! acres, and is bounded on the 
north by Black River and the bay of that name, which separate it from 
Brovvnville, east by Watertown, south by Henderson and Adams, and west by 
Henderson Bay and Black River Bay. Galloe, Little Galloe, Stony, and Calf 
islands, which lie in Lake Ontario, also belong to the town of Hounsfield. 
The surface of the town is somewhat diversified, though in the main it is 
level, and the soil is a clayey and sandy loam. Through nearly the center 
of the town flows Mill Creek, which rises in the town of Watertown and dis- 
charges into Black River Bay. A branch of this stream from the north rises 
in a long strip of low land, originally a swamp, filled with tamarack, black 
ash, cedar, and elm, and other varieties of timber peculiar to such a locality. 
Much of this land has been reclaimed and cleared, and the stream, during 
the summer, becomes nearly dry. 

The waters of Black River Bay were early regarded as an eligible place for 
a commercial point, and in a work published in Paris in i8or * the following 
description of it is given under the name Niahoure : — 

" ' At the bottom of this gulf Black Eiver empties, forming a harbor sheltered from the 
wind and siirges of the lake, which, during the prevalence of the southwest winds, roll like 
those of the ocean. The land on the right or south of this bay is extremely fertile, and is a 
fjrove more fresh than can elsewhere be seen. That on the left, i. e., the country that extends 
to the north of the Bay of Niahoure, as far as the St. Lawrence, and east to the Oswegatchie, 
is not less fertile, and the colonists begin to vie in settling it.' " f 

Much discussion has obtained regarding the location of La Famine, or 
Hungry Bay, and the question of its exact location has never been definitely 
settled to the satisfaction of all. On Charles C. Brodhead's map of Macomb's 
Purchase, made about 1791, and published in Documentary History of New 
York, vol. III., the name of Hungry Bay is given to the waters comprised 
within Six Town Point, in the town of Henderson, and Point Peninsula, in 
Lyme. Guy Johnson's map of the country of the Six Nations, including 
part of the adjacent colonies, made in 1771, and published in Doc. 

* Voyage dans la haute Pennsylvania, et dans 1' etat de New York, par un membra 
adoptif de la Nation Oneida, vol. III., p. 408. 
f Hough's History of Jefferson County. 



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History of New York, vol. IV., gave the name " Niourne Bay" to the 
above waters, and located " Famine Bay " near the mouth of 
Sandy Creek, in the present town of EUisburgh. Famine Ba}'^ probably 
received its name from the want of provisions and sickness which decimated 
De la Barre's expedition in the latter part of August, 1684. The commissary 
of that expedition, De Meneles, in a letter to the minister {Paris Doc, II.), 
says that the camp at La Famine was made " in places never inhabited, entirely 
surrounded by swamps." EUisburgh is the only town in this county, having 
a lake shore, which can furnish extensive marshes. Such marshes exist at 
the mouth of Big Sandy Creek. 

This town is a part of the original Boylston Tract, and in common with 
10 other towns in Jefferson and Lewis counties, comprising an area of nearly 
300,000 acres, became the property of Nicholas Low, William Henderson, 
Richard Harrison, and Josiah Ogden Hoffman, on July 15, 1795. These 
eleven towns form what has since been known as the Black River Tract. On 
the division of this tract Hounsfield fell to the share of Hoffman and Har- 
rison, who, on July 13, 1797, conveyed to Champion and Storrs 11,134^ 
acres in the northern part of this town, with the town of Champion (25,708 
acres), for $58,333.33. "On the 14th of November, 1798, Champion and 
Storrs sold a portion of the above to Loomis and Tillinghast, receiving two 
notes of $6,000 each, which, with a mortgage upon the premises, not being 
paid, the tract was sold by a decree of chancery, at the Tontine Coffee House 
in New York, June 20, 1801, and bid off by Augustus Sacket, of that city, 
who received a conveyance from Champion and the assignees of Loomis and 
Tillinghast. While the sale was pending Mr. Sacket, having heard of the 
location, and inclining to engage in its purchase, made a journey in 1801 to 
the place, and was so struck with the great natural advantages for a port 
which the place presented that he hastened back, and having secured the 
purchase returned with a fe.v men to commence improvements. In the 
second and third years he erected an ample and convenient dwelling, and the 
little colony received the accessions of mechanics and others." * 

At the first town meeting convened at the house of Ambrose Pease, and 
from thence adjourned to the house of Joseph Landon, March 4, 1806, Au- 
gustus Sacket was chosen supervisor ; William VVaring, clerk ; Amasa Fox, 
WiUiam Baker, Samuel Bates, Jr., Theron Hinman, assessors; Ambrose 
Pease, Robert Robbins, commissioners of highways ; Jotham Wilder, John 
Patrick, overseers of the poor ; Jeremiah Goodrich, collector ; J. Goodrich, 
William Galloway, and John Root, constables. At the same meeting it was 

" Resolved, That the inhabitants of this town, who shall hunt any wolf or panther in this 
town (though be should kill such wolf or panther in any other town), shall be entitled to flO 
bount}'." 

The meetmg also appointed Theron Hinman, Augustus Sacket, and Am- 
asa Fox " delegates to a general meeting of the county to nominate a suita- 



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468 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



ble candidate for the legislature, at their own expense." This first town 
meeting was warned by Amasa Fox, Esq. At subsequent early meetings the 
usual rewards for the killing of ferocious beasts, and fines for the neglect to 
mow down or destroy Canada thistles before they went to seed, were voted ; 
the fines thus obtained to be given to the inhabitant of the town who would 
discover the most practical method of destroying said thistles. 
From Spajford's Gazetteer of 1813 we quote : — 
" We were unable to determine the number of mills, etc., that were in town about 1810-11. 
Sackets Harbor was a port of entry and delivery; had a collector of revenTies and a post- 
office; and contained about 40 families." 

The same author in 1824 says of Hounsfield in 1820 : — 

«' The taxable property was $230,34:8. There were 5,813 acres of improved land, 2,158 cat- 
tle, 383 horses, 3.235 sheep; 10,472 yards of cloth were made that year in families. The town 
contained one grist-mill, six saw-mills, two fulling-mills, three carding machines, one distillery, 
and four asheries. The school districts were nine in number, where 547 children received ed- 
ucation; the schools were in session eight months in the year. 

" Sackets Harbor had become a prominent village, and contained two churches, three 
school-houses, one printing office, 10 stores, and several mechanic shops. For the times the 
commerce of the place was quite extensive. There were 10 schooners owned there, engaged in 
the lake trade, aggregating about 700 tons tonnage. There were also two steamboats on 
the lake, which made regular stops here. There was at that time laid up at the port of Sackets 
Harbor a frigate of 68 guns, three ships of 28 guns each, four brigs, and a number of gun- 
boate. The village then contained 2,020 inhabitants, including about 600 United States troops 
stationed at Madison Barracks." 

In 1880 Hounsfield had a population of 2,770. The town is located in 
the first school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 17 school dis- 
tricts, in which 14 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 
667 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the 
year was 65,316. The total value of school buildings and sites was $12,105^ 
while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $1,101,059. The whole 
amount raised for school purposes was $4,753.40, $2,279.15 of which was 
received by local tax. S. Whitford Maxson was school commissioner. 

Sackets Harbor (post village) was incorporated April 15, 1814. It is a port 
of entry and a military post situated on Black River Bay, and is the terminus 
of the Watertown branch of the U.-and B. R. division of the R.,W. & O. Rail- 
road, II miles from Watertown, 193 from Albany, and 335 from New York. 
It has telegraph, telephone, and express oftices, a daily stage to Smithville, 
four churches (Presbyterian, Methodist Esplscopal, Protestant Episcopal, 
and French Roman CathoHc), two hotels, a foundry and machine shop, saw 
and planing-mill, grist-mill, two general stores, four groceries, one hardware 
store, two drug stores, a merchant tailor, and about 1,200 inhabitants. The 
postoffice at Sackets Harbor was established just previous to the War of 
1812, and Ambrose Pease was appointed first postmaster. 

East Hounsfield (p. o.) is a small hamlet in the eastern part of the town^ 
near the Watertown line. It contains a church (Christian), cheese factory,, 
school-house, and a small number of dwellings. 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 469 



The villages of Brownville and Dexter, on Black River, lie partly in 
Hounsfield. In addition to these there are the hamlets of Stowell's Cor- 
ners, Field's Settlement, Camp's Mills, Jewettsville, and Robbins 
Settlement, which are simply clusters of dwellings around localities where 
early settlements in the town were made. 

The McKee foundry, at Sackcts Harbor, was built in 1840 by McKee &: 
Hammond, and first engaged in the manufacture of stoves and mowing ma- 
chines. It is a stone building and cost $1,000, about its present value. The 
present proprietors are McKee & Son, who manufacture machinery for ves- 
sels and do a general repairing business. 

Bacon s cheese factory at East Hounsfield, on road 33, was built by Cas- 
per L. Bacon, the present proprietor, in 1885, and cost about $4,000. It 
manufactures about 82,000 pounds of cheese per year. 

The Emfire Jiouring-tnilis, located in the northeast part of the town, were 

built by Munson in 1850. The mills are run by water-power, and 

have the capacity for grinding 75 barrels of flour per day. 

E. Drake's grist-miil, located in the northern part of the town, near the 
village of Dexter, was built by Henry Payne in 1867. The machinery is pro- 
pelled by water-power, and the mill at present is run by WiUiam H. Youngs. 

Hoover's saia and planing-inill, located in the northern part of the town, 
near Dexter village, was built in 1 880 by George Hoover. It is run by water- 
power, is fitted with circular saws, and cuts annually about 300,000 feet of 
lumber. 

early settlers, etc. 

The first settlement in the town of Hounsfield was commenced in i8oo, by 
Amasa Fox, who located on great lot 36, in the northern part of the town, 
near the cemetery, on road 18. His name appears frequently on the town 
records, and it was he who gave notice fur the first town meeting, held in 
1806, The settlement of the territory progressed rapidly, and in 1802 a 
traveler reported 30 families living in township No. i. Five brothers, Solo- 
mon, Robert, Asher, Austin, and Joshua Robbins, from Berkshire County, 
Mass., located in the southwestern part of the town previous to the War of 
181 2, in the neighborhood since known as the Robbins Settlement. They 
were the first settlers in that locahty, and made the first improvements. In 
the eastern part of the town, near the Watertown line, at what is known as 
Field's Settlement, located several of the sons of Elijah Field, who came with 
their father from Woodstock, Vt.,in 1805 or '06. Mr. Field had no less than 
nine sons, most of whom were of mature age, and located in Hounsfield, 
while the father's location was in Watertown. Following the Fields in this 
locality came Palmer Westcott, who became an extensive manufacturer of 
potash. 

In March, 1808, Ebenezer Allen, from Windsor, Vt.,came with his family, 
consisting of his wife and 10 children, and located on great lot 38, where he 



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made a clearing and erected a log house. The eldest of his children was 
20 years and the youngest 11 months of age. During a service of five years 
in the Revolutionary army Mr. Allen attained the rank of major, which title 
clung to him through Hfe. His son Leonard served in the War of 181 2 and 
participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor. In 18 15 Ira Ingleheart, a 
native of Canada, who had served in the American army during the War of 
18 1 2, removed from Watertown and located in Hounsfield, in school district 
No. 6. His son, C. W. Ingleheart, for some time an influential resident of 
Sackets Harbor village, came with him. In the neighborhood of Stowell's 
Corners settlements were made quite early. Previous to 1807 Nathan Baker 
located near the south line of the town. 

Stephen Blanchard, from Vermont, located at East Hounsfield about the 
beginning of the War of 181 2. He kept an hotel there, and the place 
acquired the name of Blanchard's Corners. A postoffice was established 
there in 1850, with Nelson Jones as postmaster. 

Augustus Sacket began the first settlement at Sackets Harbor village. He 
built a saw-mill, wherein was sawed the lumber used in the construction of 
the first permanent house and other buildings put up at that time. The saw- 
mill was on Mill Creek, where were also erected a grist-mill by Samuel Luff, 
the first one in the neighborhood, and a cotton factory by Solon Stone. In 
1804 came Mr. Elisha Camp, a brother-in-law of Mr. Sacket, who settled at 
the village, and was appointed resident agent, under whom the estate was 
sold, the last of the business being closed up about 1848 or '49. 

" In 1805 several English famiUes settled at Sackets Harbor, among whom 
were Samuel Luff and sons Edward, Samuel, Jr., Joseph, and Jesse, David 
Merritt, William Ashby, John Root, Henry Metcalf, and George Slowman. 
Besides these John and William Evans, Squire Reed, Amasa HoUibut, 
Charles Barrie [or Berry], Uriah Roulison [or Rowlson], Azariah P. Sher- 
win, and others. Dr. William Baker settled in 1803, and was the first physi- 
cian in the town. Ambrose Pease and Stephen Simmons were early inn- 
keepers, and Loren Buss and Hezekiah Doolittle, merchants." * 

William Rowlson was the first white male child born in the town of Houns- 
field. His birth occurred at Sackets Harbor, September 18, 1804, and he 
still survives (1889). His father. Rial Rowlson, was one of the first settlers 
at the village, having located there about 1802, from Connecticut. Squire 
Reed, a native of Rhode Island, also came from Connecticut to this county 
in 1802, first locating in the town of Adams, whence he removed to Sackets 
Harbor in 1806 or '07, and became prominently identified with the attairs of 
that village. He served in the Revolutionary war. After the breaking out 
of the War of 1812 he removed to Brownville, where he died. His son 
Daniel, who came to this county with his father, was a captain on the lakes 
for many years. Daniel De Wolf was a blacksmith in the navy yard at 



* Hough's History of Jefferson County. 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 471 



Sackets Harbor from 1812 to 1815, in the employ of the government. After 
the war he moved away, but returned with his family in 1822 and located 
permanently. The first school in the town was opened in Sackets Harbor 
in 1807 or 1808, by a man named Mitchell. Outside the village the first 
school was opened in the " Muskalonge " neighborhood, in 1808, by Amasa 
Fox. The next year a frame school-house was built there. No school-house 
was built at Sackets Harbor until after the War of 181 2-1 5, when a one- 
story frame building was erected on the site of the present union school 
building. About 18 16 a log school-house was built at Blanchard's Corners 
(now East Hounsfield), which gave place to a frame house which was burned. 
A stone house was next erected, which was finally torn down and a frame 
building erected instead. 

The first hotel at Sackets Harbor, a small story and a half frame building, 
located on Main street, was built by Ambrose Pease before 1805, and was 
conducted by him until the beginning of the War of 1812, when it was pur- 
chased by a Mr. Kelsey, who came here from Cape Vincent. The building 
was afterwards burned. In 1806 a Mr. Lanning commenced the erection of 
an hotel on the site of the present Eveleigh House, which became the prop- 
erty of Stephen Simmons before it was completed. Mr. Simmons finished it 
and conducted the hotel a number of years. Ambrose Dodge built the 
Eveleigh House in 1843-44, and it was opened by him in 1844. Judge 
Elijah Field built the Earl House in 18 17, and it was opened by him in 
December of that year. It has been remodelled, and greatly enlarged and 
improved to accommodate an increasing patronage. The present proprietor 
is Richard M. Earl. 

A stone hotel, which is still standing, although not used for the purpose 
for which it was built, was commenced by Frederick White in 181 7, and 
opened by him the following year, with the name of "Union Hotel." The 
Masonic fraternity occupied a room on the top floor, and subsequently 
removed to the floor below. It has been said that Morgan, who pubhshed 
an expose of Masonry, was brought to this lodge room very soon after his 
mysterious disappearance. Mr. White, the first proprietor of the hotel, was 
a man of dissolute habits, and dissipated his large fortune of $150,000, finally 
dying a pauper. He was at one time president of the Jefferson County Bank, 
when that institution was located in Adams. 

In March, 181 7, George Camp established a printing office at the village, 
and became "proprietor, publisher, and editor" of the Sackets Harbor 
Gazette. A copy of the Gazette of October 8, 18 18, contains an editorial 
which fails to substantiate the report so often heard that, although liquor was 
freely used, drunkenness was unknown among the pioneers 50 or 75 years 
ago. We are sure no such condition of affairs as is described in the following 
extract from this editorial would be allowed to exist in Sackets Harbor at the 
present time: — 



472 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



" The intemperate use of ardent and intoxicating liquors is the crying sin of these times. 
Nor is our own neighborhood free from this foul offense — ' It smells to heaven.'— Evei-y night 
may be seen more than one miserable wretch reeling from the grog-shops (if not so beastly 
•drunk as to be incapable of motion), and carrying to his broken-hearted wife and famishing 
children, not bread, nor meat, but R TIM ! And in this execrable way, week after week, he 
squanders the little that he earns, while his perishing, starving family are supported by the 
■charity of his neighbors. Their clamors for bread he silences with rum, and the obvious 
effects of this conduct in the parent on the children is, that they are drunkards from the 
<jradle." 

The following description of the above mentioned copy of the Gazette, 
printed in the Watertown Daily Titties, July 6, 1888, contains so much of 
historic value, and illustrates so well the commercial importance of Sackets 
Harbor at that time, that we give it space here : — 

"It is a four-page sheet about half the size of the Times, • printed and published ' by 
Oeorge Camp, (father of T. H. Camp, Esq., of this city, and Col. W. B. Camp, of Sackets Har- 
bor, ) at $2 per year in advance to mail subscribers, and $2 to village subscribers payable half 
yearly in advance. The first page contains miscellany and advertisements. The second page 
has editorial and advertisements. The third page has also editorial and advertisements. 
The fourth page has a report of the first fair of the Jefterson County Agricultural Society at 
Watertown, and advertisements. Among the advertisements, which are interesting reminis- 
cences in themselves, is that of the ' steamboat Ontario,'' which made weekly trips between 
Ogdensburg and Niagara, leaving the first named place every Saturday at 9 a. m,, Sackets 
Harbor on Sunday at 3 p, M., Hanford's Landing (Genesee River) on Monday at 3 p. m., and 
'■ arriving at Niagara with all possible expediency.' Returning, the Ontario left Lewiston at 4 
p. M. on Tuesday, Hanford's Landing at 4 p. m, on Wednesday, Sackets Harbor at 4 p, m, on 
Thursday, and 'arrive at Ogdensburg the next day.' The rate of passage was $5 'from port 
to port.' For the convenience of people at Oswego, Sodus, and Pultneyville ' the fast sailing 
-schooner Kingston Packet is provided as a tender to the steamboat, and after touching at those 
places' will make connection at Genesee River on Monday and Sackets Harbor on Thursday. 

" The ' Marine List ' shows there were many other steam and sail crafts plying at that time. 
On October 1 the arrivals were the steamboats Oniario from Ogdensburg, Sophia from Kings- 
ton, packet Swalloic from Henderson, brig Maggie Graha^n from Oswego, and schooner Lizzie 
from Cape Vincent; on the 2d, packetboat Jane from Oswego, steamboat S^op/iia from Kings- 
ton, schooner Sea Foam from Rochester, and steamboat Maria from Ogdensburg; on the 3d, 
schooner Rambler from Kingston, packet Alvira from Port Hope, and brig Seneca from Buf- 
falo; on the 4th, schooner Genesee Panket from Ogdensburg, schooner packet Swallow, brig 
T. Rogers from Charlotte; on the 5th, steamboat SopJda from Kingston, and the sloop George 
N. from Belleville, Ont. ; on the 6th, steamboat Ontario from Niagara, schooner Loi-en P. 
from Chicago, brig Rochester from Port Colbourne, yacht Jya from Ogdensburg, and schooner 
John Poioell from Wilwaukee. The departures were: On October 1st, schooner Rambler for 
Kingston, schooners Sachem, Lady Washington, and Farmer's Daughter for Niagara, and 
schooner Triumph for Boston; on the 2d, the Ontario for Oswego, Genesee, and Niagara, 
schooner Templetonior Milwaukee, and brig B. Williams for Ogdensburg; on the 3d, packet 
SioaUoxc, sloops Arcadia and Ontario for Niagara, and brig Susie for Rochester; on the 4th, 
steamboat Sophia for Kingston, schooner Genesee Packet for Sodus and Niagara, brig George 
Vane for Detroit, and sloop Mary B. for Ogdensburg; on the 5th, the Ontario for Ogdens- 
burg, brig Sea Bird for Chicago, steamboat Maria for Ogdensburg, packetboat Jane for 
Oswego, and schooner Olcott for Detroit; on the 6th, steamboat So2}hia for Kingston, brig T. 
Rogers for Charlotte, schooner Sea Foam for Rochester, and schooner Appelona for Cape 
Vincent. The steamboat Sophia, it appears, made semi-weekly trips between Sackets and 
Kingston. Tlie schooner Woolsey made regular trips for the season between Sackets and 
Niagara. 

"The editorials are on the subject of the ' White Man's Government,' ' Military ' (giving an 
account of the annual public parade of the Sackets Harbor Light Infantry company), and 
• The Newspaper.' Among the local items is a ' report that in the vicinity of Ellisbnrg on the 



TOWN OK HOUNSFIELD. 473 



■30th ult. was seen by a gentleman of unquestionable veracity, an animal resembling '■ Ya-ho, 
or Wild Man of the Woods." Hundreds of men were in pursuit for several days, but nothing 
further is heard or seen of him.' The conviction at the Circuit Court at Watertown, James 
Hany, of manslaughter, for killing of Malachi P. Varian, soldier of Sackets Harbor, is noted. 
The sentence was 10 years in state prison. Judge Piatt presided at the court. 

"The advei-tisements are various. Among the principal ones are those of J. G. Parker, 
who sold all kinds of spirits, rums, brandies, and whiskies, and all kinds of groceries; F. Clark, 
who sold • Jamaica spirits ' by the puncheon, Boston ' rum.' and brandies, gin, wines, groceries 
generally, dry goods, crockery, hardware, etc. One man advertises against trusting his wife. 
The sheriff of Montgomery County ofl'ers a reward of $175 for the i-eturn of four jjrisoners who 
' broke goal.' ' A New Line of Stages ' from Utica to Sackets Harbor through Rome and Adams 
is advertised. ' A reward of if 30 and all reasonable charges will be paid for any deserter from 
the U. S. army' is the burden of an advertisement dated ' Madison Barracks.' The Lowville 
Academy has a conspicuous advertisement. Among other things it says that board, including 
lodging and washing, is afforded to students at #2 per week. ' Six Cents Reward ' is offered 
for the return of a runaway indented apprentice boy, by a Rodman man. The ' Jefferson 
County Bank,' then located at Adams, through James Wood, its cashier, announces a dividend 
of 33^ per cent, payable to its stockholders. The loathsome disease of ' itch ' must have been 
•more or less prevalent then generally, for there are two conspicuous advertisements of 'oint- 
ment ' therefor. 

" Perhaps the most interesting feature of the paper is the full report of the first fair of the 
County Agricultural Society, which was held at Watertown on the 28th and 29th days of Sep- 
-tember. The first day was devoted to the exhibition of stock and domestic manufactures, 
award of premiums, and in discussions. There were i^resent as guests Gov. De Witt Clinton, 
General Stephen Van Rensselaer, (/olonel Jeidvins, Mr. Parish, and other distinguished 
strangers from different parts of the country. The exhibition of stock was large and fine, and 
Roswell Woodruff exhibited 17 yoke of oxen and steers drawing a cart. They were of his own 
raising. Judge Noadiah Hubbard and Colonel Harris, of Champion, also exhibited a cart 
drawn by 15 pair of working oxen, very large and fine. The next day began with a plowing 
match. After that was finished a procession, the largest which was ever seen in the county 
up to that time, marched to the court-house, where, after a prayer, addresses were made by 
the president of the society and Governor Clinton. The procession then re-formed and 
marched to the house of Mr. Isaac Lee and partook of a sumptuous dinner, and tlien succeeded 
a list of ]1> toasts, including several appropriate to the agricultural and manufacturing inter- 
ests, and complimentary notice of Washington. President Madison, farmers' wives and 
daughters. Governor Clinton, and others. Doubtless the entertainments during these two 
days were anions the most edifying and delightful that have ever been given at the annual 
fair." 

The first regular pliysician in Sackets Harbor was Dr. William Baker, who 
located here in 1803. Other early physicians were Dr. Benjamin Farley, 
who came in before, and Dr. James Starkweather, who came soon after, the 
War of 1812. The first number of the Sackets Harbor Gazette (1817) con- 
tained the advertisement of Dr. R. B. Hayes, who avowed the intention of 
making " medicine and surgery his only pursuit." Dr. Samuel Guthrie, sub- 
sequently world-renowned, located in Sackets Harbor, on Mill Creek, soon 
after the War of 181 2, and here prosecuted his scientific investigations which 
resulted in the discovery of chloroform (at about the same time with Sou- 
beiran, in France, and Liebig, in Germany), and of the percussion compound 
for firearms, which superseded the old flint locks. Dr. Guthrie died in this 
village October 19, 1848. A more extensive account of his discoveries, etc., 
has been printed in this work in the medical chapter, by Dr. Crawe. 

In 1806 Charles Barrie (or Berry), a Scotchman, opened a small store on 
the lot adjoining the one now occupied by the Eveleigh House, and he was 



474 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



the first merchant in the village. Barrie sold out to Loren Buss, who con- 
tinued the business. 

" The first mercantile operation at Sackets Harbor on au extensive scale was by Samuel F,. 
Hooker, who, in 1808, commenced with a stock of $20,000 worth of goods, and in 50 days had 
sold $17,500 worth. The business that then opened with the brightest prospects was the trade 
of potash to Montreal, where Astor and other heavy capitalists had placed money in the hands 
of agents for its purchase. The embargo of 1808, by withholding those along our fi-ontier 
from a career in which they were highly prosperous, naturally led to a spirit of evasion of the 
laws, and the difficulty of exporting this great staple of commerce directly from the Atlantic 
ports to Europe led to extensive and systematic measures for forwarding to the lake and i-iver, 
from the interior and southern counties of the state, and even from New York, large quan- 
tities of potash. This sometimes vanished in the night, or was shipped with due formality to 
Ogdensburg, where it disappeared, and sometimes an open course of defiance of law was 
attempted. In whatever way it may have escaped it was sure of reaj^pearing in Montreal, 
where it commanded the euormovis sum of $200 to $320 per ton, and from whence there was 
no obstruction to its export to England." * 

"Previous to the war a flourishing commerce had sprung up on Lake Ontario, and the fol- 
lowing vessels were engaged in trade, all of them having more or less business at Sackets Har- 
bor: Genesee Fackei, Capt. Obed Mayo, of Ogdensburg: Diana, Capt. A. Montgomery; Fair 
American, Capt. Augustus Ford; Collector, Capt. Samuel Dixon; Experiment, Capt. C. Holmes: 
Charles and A^m, Capt. Pease; Dolphin, Capt. William Vaughan; and a few others whose 
names were not obtained. The Fair Am€7-ican is said to have been the first vessel built under 
the present government on this lake. She was launched at Oswego for the North Western Fur 
Company. Soon after the war the schooners Woolsey, Ranihler, Farmer's Daughter, Tri- 
umph, Commodore Perry, Dolphin, &c., were advertised as runningon regular lines as packets 
from this port.f" * * * 

It is said the Ariadne, which sailed from Sackets Harbor with a cargo of 
pork and flour, under Captain Pickering, was the first merchant vessel that ever 
entered the river at Chicago. 

"On the 2d of March, 1799, Congress first enacted a law applying to the collection of 
duties on Lake Ontario, by establishing two districts, of which all east of Genesee River was 
included in Osioego, and all west in Niagara District. * * * In pursuance of the act of 
March 3, 1803, Sackets Harbor District was soon after established, and has been since main- 
tained, having been reduced in extent by the formation of Oswegatchie District, including St. 
Lawrence County, March 2, 1811, and Cape Vincent District, April 18, 1818, comprising all 
lielow Point Peninsula, inclusive." J 

March 3, 1863, Sackets Harbor was consolidated with the Cape Vincent 
district, and since that time it has been only a port of entry in charge of a 
deputy. Cape Vincent district comprises the entire coast of Jefferson 
County. 

Previous to the completion of the railroad to Watertown, in 1851, Sackets 
Harbor was a place of considerable commercial importance. The greater 
portion of the freight for Watertown and the surrounding towns, and for 
adjoining counties, came by boat to Sackets Harbor, whence it was carted to 
its destination, and in return the products of this rich territory found way to 
the markets through the same channels. Although enterprising citizens of 
the village put forth every effort to maintain its commercial relations, its com- 

* Hough's History of Jefferson County, 
\ Ibid., p. 184. 
t Ibid. 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 475 



merce has been mostly diverted to other channels. In 1846 the declared 
value of exports and imports was $2,735,091; as early as 1859 it had fallen 
to the comparatively insignificant sum of $13,016. The enrolled and licensed 
tonnage of the district in 1852 was 7,083 tons, and in 1859 it had been re- 
duced to 1,375 tons. 

About 1823 a measure was proposed to supply a water-power to Sackets 
Harbor by diverting the surplus waters of Black River from the lower pond 
in Watertown through Pleasant and Mill creeks. Through the opposition of 
influential persons, through whose lands the water would pass, the project 
failed. In 1825 the effort was renewed, and an act was passed by the legis- 
lature authorizing Joseph Kimball, Amos Catlin, and Daniel Hall, Jr., to divert 
the surplus waters of the river into Pleasant and Stony creeks, for hydraulic 
purposes. The act provided that waters should not be taken from any dam 
then existing without the zvritten consent of the owners, virtually defeating the 
project, for this was next to impossible. In 1826 the act was amended 
by removing the obnoxious restriction, but still the plan was not considered 
feasible. It was next proposed to make the canal navigable from Carthage 
to Sackets Harbor, and an act was accordingly passed in April, 1828, incor- 
porating the Jefferson County Canal Co., with a capital of $300,000, but 
nothing was done under this act. In 1830 a canal 20 feet wide at the top and 
12 feet wide at the bottom, four feet deep, was made from Huntington's 
Mills, two miles above the village of Watertown, to the " Big Swamp,'* 
and in 1833 it was finished, supplying to the village of Sackets Harbor a 
valuable water-power, upon which were erected a grist-mill, two saw-mills, a 
plaster-mill, a paper-mill, and a furnace, principally the property of Elisha 
Camp, to which person is due, more perhaps than to any other man, the credit 
of making the village a place of consequence. Great difficulty was en- 
countered in maintaining the first half-mile of the ditch, which was con- 
structed along Black River, where it was liable to be washed away on one 
side and filled by slides of sand and clay on the other. These difficulties 
finally led the work to be abandoned, after having been in use 10 years, to the 
pecuniary loss of all. 

FIRES IN SACKETS HARBOR. 

Soon after the War of 1812 a small fire company, a " bucket brigade," was 
organized at the village, and unsuccessful efforts were made to procure an 
engine. The fire wardens of the village passed an ordinance requiring owners of 
buildings to provide a certain number of buckets to be placed conveniently 
about their buildings for the use of the brigade. Hough's History contains 
the following account of early fires : — 

"On May 2.3, 1838, a i^aper-mill of Col. Camp, at the Harbor, was burned, with a loss of 
from $7,000 to $10,000. It had been in operation about a year, 

"A destructive fire occurred at Sackets Harbor on the morning of August 21, 1843, origi- 
nating in a warehouse on the wharf, as was supposed from the cinders of the steamer St. 



47 6 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Lawrence, and spreading rapidly, consumed nine buildings on the north side of Main street, 
and eiglit upon the south side. Passing iip Bayard street, it consumed several barns and 
dwellings, and from the violence of the wind the flakes of burning materials were wafted to 
the cupola of the Presbyterian Church, which was burned. Upon the ally or street in the 
rear of Main street a number of buildings and much property was burned. The whole num- 
ber of buildings consumed was about forty; the loss over $35,000. Had this fire occurred in 
the night time, from its rapidity and violence, a loss of life could have scarcely been avoided. 
An ineffectual suit was instituted against the steamboat company. On several other occasions 
the village has sutt'ered severely by fires." 

Col. Walter B. Camp has kindly furnished the following regarding the fires 
of more recent occurrence. 

Sackets Harbor has been singularly unfortunate with its fires, commenc- 
ing in particular with that of August 21, 1843, to which reference has been 
made — many of them so serious and unaccountable in their origin as to 
bring at last a degree of discouragement to its inhabitants, who question how 
far they can be justified in restoring the present burnt district. After that 
destructive one of 1843 better and more modern buildings rapidly took the 
place of those destroyed. The same conditions do not now exist. Then an 
extensive commerce was carried on, being a port of export and import for 
several counties, and from which sailed a fine fleet of vessels, owned by en- 
terprising merchants. This source of accumulative wealth has disappeared 
from the lakes. 

In the fall of 185 1 the Ontario House barns, on Broad street, took fire from 
some unknown cause. The fire extended to Main street, and five stores and 
dwelling houses were soon in flames. Before the sixth was reached a very 
heavy-timbered two-story building (and one in which printing presses of va- 
ried newspapers had been established for years) was torn down by the heroic 
eff"orts of the foresighted and resolute inhabitants. Hook and axes de- 
molished it in a few minutes. The feat was heralded as something almost 
incredible. 

Six weeks afterwards Buck & Burt's dry goods and hardware estabUsh- 
ment, on Main street, took fire in like manner, and was consumed with nearly 
half the square. Each one of these conflagrations brought clouds filled with 
snow, by the vacuum produced, from distant hills that held the currents run- 
ning eastward from the lakes. About 1854 a dwelling house of Captain 
Tuttle, on Main street, nearly opposite the navy yard, burned down ; the 
only point of mterest remembered is, that buildings each side, one only four 
or five feet away, had ice formed upon the exposed sides from the intense 
cold prevailing. 

Lane's dry goods stock was badly damaged by some cause unknown — 
supposed by the bursting of a lamp. Being in a block, and adjoining Eve- 
leigh's Hotel, much solicitude was felt for the result. 

" Gladwin's brick " a little later was occupied by some Hebrew clothing 
merchants. They were compelled to escape from their sleeping quarters 
from the heat among their goods. A gallant fight with this no doubt in- 
-cendiary fire confined it to the store apartment. 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 477 



June II, 1883, Clark & Robbins's grain warehouse,, filled with grain, was 
discovered on fire at 3 o'clock a. m. This valuable and useful storehouse 
was fired by the fiend, no doubt, who delights in flames and destruction. Can 
it be that in quiet villages that a nihilistic spirit has found growth with mal- 
ice and hatred toward enterprising neighbors, such as is exhibited in popu- 
lous cities ? 

January 3, 1886, a disastrous fire was well under way in the unoccupied 
annex to Gladwin's brick building, on Main street, when discovered. For- 
merly it faced on Main street, and here Mr. George Camp started the Sach- 
ets Harbor Gazette, in March, 181 7. Stokes's hardware store and dwelling 
and Robbins's block, corner of Ogden and Main streets, with Lane's dry 
goods below, offices and Ontario Hall above were burned, with Gladwin's^ 
northerly, Dennison's malt-house, and McEvoy's grocery and provision store. 
With the aid of the 12th Regiment command at Madison Barracks working 
the brake engine a wood two-story building was saved intact, though only 
18 inches from the malt-house, and exposed to six window openings in its 
walls, from which came an intense heat. 

May 29, 1886, the historic warehouse built by the United States navy dur- 
ing the War of 181 2, as a storehouse for its fleet, was burned. It had served 
many purposes in civil life — a bethel house for seamen, 1828; " Knicker- 
bocker bowling alley" and sail loft; Hooker & Hopkins, forwarding mer- 
chants; steam flouring-mill ; again, warehouse and sail loft, which last was. 
converted into a skating rink. At the date mentioned Mr. Eveleigh per- 
mitted an embryo band to practice in it evenings. During the night it 
burned, no doubt by carelessness on the part of the band. In March, 1888, 
Mr. Horace Payne's store and fine dwelling house on Main street were de- 
stroyed. Fire started in the store part, occupied by Mr. Jones, soon after 
closing business at night. Here was another well contested battle with the 
fiery element, this time aided by the i ith United States Infantry at the brakes. 
A two-story dwelling, only two feet away, was saved with no damage to it 
whatever. 

The last and most severe fire since 1843 occurred August 11, 1889, begin- 
ning in the Boulton store adjoining the malt-house walls, where the fire of Jan- 
uary, 1886, was stopped. The building was unoccupied, and its burning is 
plainly considered by the inhabitants of incendiary origin. That and McEvoy's 
grocery and provision store north of Railroad street, north, Conlin's grocery 
and provision store, Hastmg's saloon, Clark & Bowe's fish-house and office, 
railroad passenger and ticket office, telegraph and telephone offices on Main 
street, Ira Rowlson's clothing store and dwelling, M. Jeff"rey's store, dwelling, 
and boat-house, A. J. Drake's feed store and dwelling, Maddigan's saloon 
and dwelling, Hemans's (McGuire block) saloon and dwelling, Eveleigh 's 
stone stores, — hardware and meat market, — with extensive warehouse con- 
taining grain and deposited valuables ; crossing Ray street slip : Hooker & 
Crane's store and warehouse of 181 2, custom-house, market house, and town 



478 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



hall — all were burned. Mr, Eveleigh had been in possession of the navy 
warehouse, custom-house, and Hooker & Crane's building sonne years. They 
faced the market and Town Hall square. About these historic buildings ate 
clustered associations that have found echo in many a wanderer from the 
parent hearth. Scenes of civic and national character enacted about them 
have stirred their manly hearts to deeds of devotion and love for country, in 
whatever chme they have taken up their abode. 

An incendiary effort was made to burn Mr. Eveleigh 's hotel some years 
since. Had it been accomplished the village would have been annihilated. 
Fire was seen by the Masons, on leaving their lodge, breaking out from the 
attic. By their activity in getting the hose into the building, and a stream 
directly upon the fire, the calamity was averted. The wind was blowing a 
gale in a direction to have soon made any efforts perfectly futile. Some one 
had saturated the rafters with kerosene, leaving a partly-filled bottle unused, 
which remained to "point a moral and adorn a tale." 

The recent purchase of a steam engine may give a feeling of more security, 
but the fiend who delights in flames and destruction can find opportunities 
enough to gratify his hellish propensities. 

MILITARY. 

The first record we find of any " materials of war " being necessary at 
Sackets Harbor was in 1808-09, when Capt. William P. Bennett, with a part 
of a company of artillery, and Lieutenant Cross, with a few infantry, were 
stationed here to enforce the embargo of 1808. On the ist of June, 181 2, 
President Madison sent a message to Congress on the subject of the aggres- 
sions of Great Britain, which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Re- 
lations in the House of Representatives, who, on June 3, reported a mani- 
festo as the basis of a declaration of war. The House adopted the measure 
by a vote of 79 to 49, and the Senate by a vote of 19 to 13 ; and on June 18, 
181 2, the President signed the act declaring war. 

At this time the United States possessed almost no means of defense on 
the frontier. Sackets Harbor was the most important point on Lake Onta- 
rio. It was the headquarters of the northern division of the American fleet, 
and here were fitted out the expeditions against Toronto (then York), Fort 
George, etc., and the unfortunate enterprise under General Wilkinson in the 
fall of 1813. It was twice attacked by the British, who were repulsed, the 
last time (known to history as the battle of Sackets Harbor) with a loss of 
150 men. The first attack on this village, which was also the first battle of 
the war, was on a Sunday morning on the 19th of July, 181 2. Captain Wool- 
sey, who had command of the brig Oneida, which was stationed heie, sighted 
from his mast-head a British fleet of five vessels (carrying an aggregate of 80 
guns) bearing towards the Harbor. Col. Christopher P. Bellinger was sta- 
tioned here with a body of drafted three-months' raihtia to enforce the em- 



TOWN or HOUNSFIELD. 479 



bargo. Captain Elisha Camp, the then principal personage here, foreseeing 
the danger of invasion from the British in Canada, had formed an artillery 
company and offered their services to General Brown. A thirty-tvvo-pounder 
gun, which had been intended for the armament of the Oneida, but which 
proved too large for that vessel, and which had long been lying in the mud 
near by and was named the Old Som* had been placed in Fort Tompkins. 
Guns of less degree, taken from the brig, were planted here and there, and 
with the Oneida, stationed in the harbor with her broadside of nine guns to 
the approaching fleet, constituted all the organized force in readiness for the 
proper reception of the hostile Sunday morning callers. The British ex- 
pected little or no resistance, and threatened to burn the town if a shot were 
fired. The first shot from the thirty-two-pounder called forth shouts of 
derision from the British marines. William Vaughan worked the gun on this 
occasion, and as the government failed to provide thirty-two-pound balls, he 
paid his compliments with twenty-four-pound balls wrapped in strips of car- 
pet torn from the floors of their homes by the patriotic women of the village- 
Lossing's Empire State relates the following incident of this battle: — 

"The flag-ship of the attacking squadron was the Eoyal George [26 guns, 260 men]. 
When the vessels were near enough for action, the battle was begun by a shot from the big 
iron cannon on shore. It was harmless, and drew peals of laughter from the crew of the flag- 
ship, followed by two shots. Firing was kept up for about two hours, the squadron standing 
-off and on, out of range of the smaller guns. Most of the enemy's shot had fallen against the 
rocks below the battery. At length a thirty-two-pound ball came over the bluff, struck the 
earth, and plowed a deep furrow. It was picked up by a sergeant, who ran with it to Captain 
Vaughan, who was in command of the Old Sow, exclaiming: 

'"I've been playing ball with the red-coats, and have caiight them out. See if the British 
can catch back again ! ' 

"The ball exactly fitted the old cannon, while those which had been sent did not. At 
that moment the Royal George was uearing to give a broadside, when the big gun sent back 
the captive ball with such force and precision that it struck the flag-ship's stern, raked her 
completely, sent splinters high on her mizzen top-sail, killed fourteen men, and wounded 
eighteen. 

" The flag-ship had already received a shot that went through her side, and another 
between wind and water. Two other vessels had been severely crippled, and a signal for re- 
treat was speedily given. The squadron sailed out on the lake while the band on the shore 
played 'Yankee Doodle' in the liveliest manner, and the soldiers and citizens cheered the 
retreating enemy in their departure." 

And thus ended the first regular battle of the War of 1812, in which, it has 

been facetiously said, the British "broke nothing but the Sabbath." 

[Note. — The commander of the defeated squadron was Sir James Lucas Yeo, who had the 
reputation of boasting and pi'omising more than he could perform; and his actions on more 
than one occasion tended to the belief that he was not as brave as he should have been. He 
4ied in England in 1819. — Editoe.] 

* About 1851 the Old Soic was sold, w-ith other government stores, to G. Lord, of 
Watertown. Rosselle Bingham, of New Bremen, bought it of Mr. Lord to celebrate the 
breaking of ground for the Sackets Harbor and Saratoga Railroad. Afterwards Bingham 
sold it to W. Ij. Babcock, of Low villa, and from that place it was taken to Turin, Lewis 
County, where it is now used for Fourth of July celebrations and other holidays, also by the 
different political parties to celebrate their victories. 



480 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Soon after the successful descent upon York, described in the County 
Chapter of this work, in which the commander of the expedition, General 
Pike, was killed by the explosion of a magazine, the enemy, knowing that 
Sackets Harbor had been weakened by the withdrawal of a large portion of 
Chauncey's squadron with the land troops to Niagara, resolved to attempt 
the capture of the post. May 27, 1813, the commander of the British squad- 
ron, Sir James Yeo, sailed from Kingston with six armed vessels and 
batteaux, carrying more than a thousand land troops, the whole armam^ it 
under the command of Sir George Prevost, the governor-general. At this 
time Fort Tompkins was manned by about 200 dismounted dragoons, under 
Col. Backus, a detachment of 40 or 50 artillerists, under Lieutenant Ketchu.n, 
and a few infantry invaHds and recruits. Brigadier- General Brown, who was 
at his home in Brownville, had been ordered by General Dearborn to assume 
command of the post, but out of consideration for Col. Backus he had not yet 
done so. 

On Friday, May 28, in the morning, the schooner Lady of the Lake^ that 
had been cruising in the vicinity, came in and reported that the enemy was 
approaching with a formidable fleet. Col. Backus at once dispatched an 
express to General Brown, who immediately repaired to the place and 
assumed command. Signal guns were fired and messengers sent in all direc- 
tions to rally the neighboring militia, and especially to hasten the arrival of 
Col. Tuttle, who was advancing with several hundred regulars. The militia 
on their arrival were sent to Horse Island, about a mile distant from the vil- 
lage, where it was supposed the invaders would first attempt to land. No 
landing was attempted on the 28th, Sir George, who was a timid man, being 
alarmed by the appearance of a fleet of barges from Oswego, bearing part 
of a regiment of infantry under Col. Aspinwall to reinforce the garrison at 
the Harbor. Seven of these barges got safely into port, and 12 were 
taken by the enemy after their crews had deserted them and fled to the 
woods, arriving at their destination about nine o'clock that evening. 

After Sir George had slept and infused courage from the capture of the 
barges, on the morning of the 29th he landed a considerable force, with 
artillery, upon Horse Island. During the night about 40 Indians, under 
Lieut. Anderson, had landed on the main land in Henderson Bay, with a 
view of attacking the rear of the mihtia. The American militia were called 
from the island and placed behind a gravel-ridge on the main land. They 
were " about 600 in number, fresh from their homes, and without discipline, 
experience, or organization, and although not wanting in courage or patriot- 
ism, yet lacked that assurance which an acquaintance with military aff"airs 
alone can confer. These, with about 300 regulars and 100 of Aspinwall's 
party, comprised the force by which the enemy were to be opposed." * 

"The night was spent by General Brown in making disposition for the 



Hough. 




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attack. Colonel Mills, with about 400 militia, was stationed with a six- 
pounder near the shore opposite the island, with orders to reserve their fire 
until the enemy should approach within pistol shot. Colonel Greshom Tut- 
tle, with the remainder of the militia, was posted in the edge of the woods 
back of the clearing, and Colonel Backus, with his dismounted dragoons, was 
stationed in the skirt of the woods near the village, with orders to advance 
through the woods to Horse Island the moment it was known that the enemy 
had landed. Colonel Aspinwall, with his men, was posted to the left of 
Backus ; and the artillerists, under Lieutenant Ketchum, were stationed in Fort 
Tompkins with no other armament than a thirty-two-pounder mounted on a 
pivot. The militia on the shore were directed that, m case of being driven from 
their position, they should fall back into the woods and annoy the right flank 
of the enemy as he advanced towards the village. Col. Tuttle was directed, 
in the same event, to attack their rear and destroy their boats. 

" The morning of the 2gth dawned beautifully clear and calm. Not a 
breath of air ruffled the placid surface of the lake. * * * "Yhe calm pre- 
vented the enemy from bringing their vessels to cooperate in the attack, and 
was one of the causes that influenced their subsequent retreat. As soon as 
it was light the enemy were seen approaching in ^^ large boats, under cover 
of gun-boats, directing their course to the outside of the island, where they 
landed and formed without opposition ; but in crossing the bar that connected 
it with the main land they encountered a galling fire, and lost several in killed 
and wounded, which they subsequently carried oft'. As the landing was being 
effected the heavy gun in Fort Tompkins was brought to bear with consider- 
able eff"ect upon the enemy's column. 

" The fire of the militia was at first well directed and deadly, and was 
answered by discharges of musketry, and by two small cannon loaded with 
grape shot ; but Colonel Mills, who was stationed a short distance towards 
the village, with his cannon, fell early in the engagement, and his death, with 
the unaccustomed whistling of balls that cut down the branches of trees 
around them, struck with terror the inexperienced militia, and without wait- 
ing to return the fire or recover from the panic they turned and fled towards 
the town in the greatest confusion. This retreat was not entirely general. 
Capl. Samuel McNitt, who had been stationed with his company on the 
extreme left of the flanking party of the militia, not noticing the movements 
of his comrades, continued his firing after some moments longer, and before 
he was aware he found himself and his party alone, and in danger of being 
cut off by the enemy. General Brown, finding himself nearly alone, with no 
support but his company, retired toward the village, directing those that 
could be rallied to annoy the advancing column of the enemy as much as 
possible. The enemy, having gained the beach and dispersed the militia, 
formed in good order and marched toward the town. 

" They were soon met by the troops of Colonel Backus, who had advanced 
to dispute their progress, and who gallantly encountered and returned their 

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482 TOWN OF HOUNSFIEI.D. 



fire, retiring slowly before them through the half-cleared woods. Generaf 
Brown had succeeded in rallying about a hundred militia, with the aid of 
Caleb Westcott, a citizen, and others, and had joined the detachment of 
Backus ; but at this juncture, happening to look towards the ship yard, he was 
surprised to see huge volumes of smoke issuing from the storehouses that con- 
tained the spoils of York. Not knowing but that the enemy might have 
gained his rear, he hastened to the spot and ascertained that the disastrous 
panic of the militia had been communicated to those in charge, and a report 
had reached Lieutenant Chauncey, of the navy, that all was lost, and upon 
the faith of this rumor he had given orders to fire the buildings, an act which 
the most extreme and desperate issue of affairs alone could justify. Learn- 
ing the cause of the conflagration, and somewhat relieved by the knowledge 
that the enemy were still on but one side, he returned, giving directions to 
Lieut. Ketchum, in Fort Tompkins, to maintain that post as long as the 
heat of the flames would permit. The regulars of Col. Backus felt their 
courage renewed upon learning the nature of the accident that had given a 
natural alarm, and continued steadily to oppose the advance of the enemy, 
who had now gained the clearing next the village. Very soon after, Col. 
Backus fell, mortally wounded, and was borne off the field ; his troops taking 
possession of some log barracks, and continuing their resistance. 

" The enemy had throughout evinced great courage and coolness, and were 
under the immediate command of Captain Gray, of the quartermaster-gen- 
eral's department, who was advancing in front of the ranks, and walking 
backwards, waving his sword for his troops to follow, and shouting, ' Come on, 
boys; the day is ours I Remember York ! ' when he suddenly fell, wounded, 
and immediately expired. 

" At this moment the signal for retreat was given from the fleet, and the 
enemy hastily retreated to their boats. This retreat is said to have been in 
part caused by hearing a report of small arms on the right, from the rallied 
militia, but which the enemy mistook for a reinforcement of 450 regulars^ 
which they had learned was advancing under Colonel Tuttle, and was then 
within a mile of the place. Their arrival would at once put an end to the 
contest by giving us the advantage of numbers. The enemy on their retreat 
removed a part of their wounded, and, having reembarked, they, at about 10 
o'clock, sent a flag demanding a surrender of the place which they had been 
unable to capture, and were of course refused. They, however, were prom- 
ised that decent attention should be paid to the dead and humane treatment 
to the wounded. They shortly after sent another flag requesting to send 
surgeons to their wounded, which was denied, as they seemed not to have 
abandoned the attack, and were laying by in their barges; but shortly after 
they put off" to the fleet, which lay about five miles from the town, and made 
sail for Kingston. Both Sir George Prevost and Sir James Yeo are said to 
have landed during the engagement. 

'• The loss of the British was 150 killed and wounded ; 25 of their privates. 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 483 



were found dead, two captains and 20 privates were wounded, and, including 
the wounded, two captains, one ensign, and 32 privates were taken prisoners. 
Our loss was 150 killed, wounded, and missing. The enemy took a few 
prisoners, and one man was found in the woods killed and scalped by the 
Indians. 

" The flames of the burning stores were subdued as quickly as possible, 
but not till they had consumed half a million of dollars' worth of property. 
The ship Pike, then on the stocks, was saved. The prize schooner, the 
Duke of Gloucester, was saved by Lieutenant Talman, of the army, who 
boarded it, extinguishing the fire, and brought her from under the flames of 
the storehouses. This heroic conduct will be appreciated when it is known 
that a large quantity of gunpowder was on board. The schooners Fair 
America and Pert cut their cables and retreated up the river, and several of 
the guns on Navy Point were spiked. Had it not been for this disastrous 
mistake our success would have been complete. Colonel Backus survived 
eight days, and hopes of his recovery were entertained, but mortification 
supervened." — Hough's History of Jefferson County. 

During the exciting times of the war about a dozen military executions 
took place here for repeated desertion, with the effect of increasing the evil 
and gaining for the malefactors the sympathy of their comrades and of civil- 
ians. Many of the cases were of young men from New England, who left 
sisters, mothers, and sweethearts, and enlisted in the heat of political excite- 
ment and found themselves, after the romance of war had faded, subjected 
to severe hardships and severer discipline, even cruelty, ill clad, ill fed, and 
sometimes without shelter. Perhaps some should have suffered the penalty; 
but the majority of them should have been forgiven and treated with con- 
sideration and charity. These executions generally took place in the rear of 
the village, where the graves were dug. "The brutality of officers was in 
some cases excessive ; the most extreme cases of corporeal punishment being 
inflicted from the slightest causes, or from mere caprice ; and such was some- 
times the bitterness of men towards officers that in one case it is said a capt- 
ain durst not lead his company in an action for fear of being shot by his 
own men." 

The shedding of blood was not all done in battle. Public opinion was not 
then so pronounced against dueling as now, and the several duels that were 
fought here attracted little attention. On June 13, 1818, one was fought with 
muskets, near Madison Barracks, by two corporals of the 2d Regt. U. S. 
Inf., which resulted in the instant death of one of the participants. 

Soon after the battle of May, 1813, a breast-work of logs and earth was 
built along the water-front of the village, one end touching the bay about 
half way between the harbor and Horse Island, and the other at the site of 
Madison Barracks ; but no opportunity was ever afforded for testing these 
defenses, as Sackets Harbor was never again attacked. 



484 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Madison Barracks. — After " grim visag'd war had smooth'd his wrinkled 
front" the government, recognizing the importance of Sackets Harbor as a 
military post, in 1816-19 erected Madison Barracks at a cost of about 
$85,000.* Regarding the history of this interesting military reservation no 
better authority is desired than the Medical History of the Post, a finely exe- 
cuted document in the possession of the surgeon in charge (to whom the 
writer is indebted for favors), from which we quote : — 

" Excepting a short distance in front of the parade, the land overlooks the 
water by a perpendicular bluff of limestone. Originally a deep valley filled 
with cedars occupied a portion of the parade. This was filled, and the 
rough place in front was sloped off, and the boundary of the parade towards 
the water was secured by a stone wall, brought up as high as the plane of the 
parade, the surface of which was allowed to slope gently from the officers, 
quarters towards the water. The reservation contains 39J acres, purchased 
in parcels at different dates as required, from July i, 1813, to March 28, 1817. 
The reservation is in the form of an irregular four-sided figure, with gates for 
footmen and vehicles on the southern and southwestern sides. About a third 
of the water-front is occupied by Fort Pike, an ordinary earth breast-work 
and water-battery, erected in 181 2." 

The principal buildings on the reservation are the officers' and men's 
quarters, guard-house, hospital, the quartermaster's and commissary's store- 
houses, which are constructed of stone, and the administraton building, ice- 
house, etc., which are of wood. The officers' quarters consist of two rows 
of buildings (one part being now in course of construction), each 217 by 33 
feet. The men's quarters are also two rows of buildings, one on each side 
of the parade, running northwest, at right angles to the officers' quarters. 
Each row is 452 feet long, 23 feet wide, and two stories high. The hospital 
is at the northwestern limit of the reservation, about 50 feet from the water. 
This building, which is nearly square, with wings on the north and south, has 
recently been subjected to a thorough renovation and extensive repairs. The 
cemetery, which comprises about three acres, will be mentioned later. Con- 
tinuing to quote from the Medical History : — 

" The plan of the buildings was drawn by William Smith. Great irregu- 
larity seems to have been practiced in the expenditure of public funds dur- 
ing the construction of this place, by the issue of due-bills for labor, which 
for a long time had but little value, and in consequence great fraud was put 
upon some of the contractors,! which was in some measure remedied by an 
act of Congress, passed in 1836, 'for the relief of Jesse Smith and others.' 
* * * In the fall of 1816 the men's quarters were so far completed 

*The Medical History of the Post gives total cost of buildings, grading, etc., at 
i|i 50,000. 

\ The masonry work was done under contract by Orrin Ives, and the carpenter work by 
Joseph Kimball, Philo Johnson, and Chauncey Calhoun. The grading of the site was 
done by the 2d U. S. Inf. 



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that five companies of the 2d Infantry moved into them from Navy Point, 
though as yet some of the floors and porticoes were unfinished. Near the 
top of the side of the officers' quarters, facing the sally-port, on each side are 
tablets of stone, inscribed on the eastern side with ' Commenced August i, 
1816; completed October, 1819'; on the western side, 'Erected by the 
2d Infantry.' 

" The 2d U. S. Infantry,* whose history for 23 years after the close of the 
war with Great Britain is inseparable from that of Madison Barracks, was re- 
organized and filled up in 1815 at this place from volunteers, citizens, quar- 
termaster's employees, etc., that were mustered out of service at the cessation 
of hostilities. The addition of these new elements to the regiment required 
the utmost rigor of discipline on the part of the officers to prevent outbreaks 
of intemperance, violence, and the dissolute habits that had been learned in 
the camps hereabout during the war. The moral tone of all classes along the 
northern frontier appears to have been much shaken by the war about this 
time, and among the officers difficulties often arose from slight causes, and 
quite a number of duels are reported as having been fought among them at 
this place, during the war and soon afterwards. The first one that comes 
within the scope of this narrative was fought between Dr. Burr, U. S. A., 
and a Lieutenant Smith, 2d Infantry. Both parties were slightly wounded, 
and Smith was afterwards hung in Philadelphia for killing Carson, captain of 
an East Indian vessel. While the malign effects of the war upon the habits 
and morals of both soldiers and citizens were seen in the prevalence of intem- 
perance and other irregularities, a counter influence soon sprung into action 
among the officers of the 2d Infantry, for about this period they took the first 
steps toward reestablishing religious services and for restoring public order, 
then so much needed in this community. This regiment afterwards, in the 
western country, was familiarly known as the ' praying regiment.' 

"The first commanding officer of Madison Barracks was Colonel Hugh 
Brady, 2d U. S. Infantry, who, as mentioned above, moved into this place, 
with five companies of his regiment, in the fall of 1816. From this date to 
1833 no records concerning the place can be found. There is a report, how- 
ever, that from 1816 to 1821 an artillery company, of which Capt. Hilerman 
and Lieut. Leggett were officers, occupied Fort Pike. 

" From 1816 to April, 1828, the garrison was occupied uninterruptedly by 
the Second Infantry, and the commanding officers were, as far as can be 
learned, as follows: — 

•' Lieut.-Col. William Lawrence, from January to December, 1824. 

Col. Hugh Brady, December, 1824, to February, 1826. 

Capt. F. Staniford, February to March, 1826. 

Col. Hugh Brady, March to May, 1826. 

Brevet Capt. James Young, May to June, 1826. 

Capt. J. D. Willdns, June to August, 1826. 

Brevet Major N. S. Clark, August, 1826, to April, 1828. 

* Organized by Col. Hugh Brady, who was subsequently transferred to the post at 
Sault de Ste. Marie, and died in Detroit about 1851. 



486 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



" On the departure of the troops under Major Clark the belief was enter- 
tained that there was but a remote chance that the barracks would be needed 
again as a military post, whereupon Capt. Alden Partridge, a teacher of 
some note in a military school at Middletown, Connecticut, obtained the 
consent of Hon. Peter B. Porter, then Secretary of War, for the use of the 
place for a term of years as a military and scientific school, which was 
approved by the President and afterwards confirmed by a joint resolution of 
Congress, May 24, 1828; but nothing further was done towards carrying 
out the project beyond announcing the object to the citizens in the vicinity. 

" November 21, 1828, the barracks were again occupied by two companies 
of the Second Infantry, under Capt. William Hoffman, who remained till 
April I, 1829, when he was succeeded by 

" Col. Hugh Brady, 2d Infty., April 1 to May 12, 1829. 

Lieut.-Col. A. Cummings, 2d Infty., May 12, 1829, to May 29, 1831. 

Capt. O. Eansom, 2d Infty., May 29, 1831, to August 16, 1831. 

Capt. William Hoffman, 2d Infty., August 16 to September 17, 1831. 

Lieut.-Col. A. Cummings, 2d Infty., September 17, 1831, to May 20, 1832. 

" The troops in the barracks being required to take part in the Black 
Hawk war, the place was again left unoccupied, and under the charge of 
Ordnance-Sergeant Gaines till May 19, 1834. 

" On May 9, 1834, Lieut.-Col. A. Cummings, with his adjutant, Gallagher, 
returned and established the headquarters of the Second Infantry at the bar- 
racks, where it remained undisturbed till June, 1837, when the troubles on 
the northern frontier, familiarly known at the Patriot War, caused the with- 
drawal of the troops, and the place again was left in charge of Ordnance-Ser- 
geant Gaines till June, 1838, when it was reoccupied by a detachment of the 
Second Infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Col. A. Cummings. August 
28, 1838, Col. W. J. Worth, Eighth U. S. Infantry, assumed command of the 
barracks, and commenced the organization of the Eighth Infantry, authorized 
by act of Congress, July 5, 1838, and the detachment under Lieut.-Col. 
A. Cummings took its departure for the West. This closed the service of the 
Second Infantry at this place." 

During the occupancy of this post by Colonel Brady the remains of most 
of the officers who had fallen in the field, or died of sickness on the frontier, 
were collected and buried together, within the pickets of Madison Barracks. 
Over these sacred and honored ashes a temporary wooden monument of pine 
boards was erected, from the defaced and broken panels of which Historian 
Hough deciphered and preserved the following inscriptions : — 

NorUi Side.—" Brigadier-General L. Covington, killed, Chrysler's Field, U. C, November 
11, 1813." " Lieutenant-Colonel E. Backus, Dragoons, killed at Sackets Harbor, 29 May, 1813." 

East Side.— " Colouel Tuttle," "Lieutenant-Colonel Dix," " Major Johnson," " Lieutenant 
Vandeventer." 

South (Side.— " Lieutenant-Colonel Mills, Volunteer, killed at Sackets Harbor, 29 May, 
1813." "Captain A. Spencer, 29th Infantry, aid-de-camp to Major-General Brown, killed at 
Lundy's Lane, July 25, 1814." 

West Side.—" Brigadier-General Z. M. Pike, killed at York, U. C, 27 April, 1813." " Cap- 
tain Joseph Nicholson, Idth Infantry, aid-de-camp to General Pike, killed at York, U. C, 27 
' April, 1813." 



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TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 487 



In 1839 Colonel Mills's remains were removed to Albany, being escorted 
to the steamer for Oswego by the 8th Regiment, Colonel Worth in command. 

During the Patriot war the steamer Telegraph was fitted out at the bar- 
racks and manned with one compiny of the 8th Infantry, and was kept 
cruising about the Thousand Islands, in concert with a force of British, in 
search of Bill Johnston, who led the party which burned the Sir Robert Peel 
at Wells Island, on the night of May 29, 1838. In the fall the steamer 
Oneida joined the Telegrapli with another company of the 8th Infantry 
on board, all under Colonel Worth, who laid off Wind- Mill Point, during the 
battle at that place, November 13, 1838. The same day Colonel Worth 
•captured several boats, loaded with supplies for the patriots, which were taken 
to Sackets Harbor and, with their cargoes, sold by the United States marshal. 

" About the time Col. Worth took command of the barracks there was 
some prospect of trouble with Great Britain, and in consequence of authority 
invested in him he added the buildings necessary to complete the garrison, 
and put all the others in good repair. The building put up at this time were 
the commissary and quartermaster's store-house, and the hospital, guard- 
house, and ordnance buildings. The total outlay was about $150,000." * 

"The organization of the 8th Infantry was completed in 1840, and nine 
companies and the band occupied the barracks. Owing to excessive 
•crowding much sickness resulted, and in the fall of 1839 there were reported 
by Dr. Thomas Henderson, U. S. A., 90 cases of death by remittent fever. 
Col. Worth was followed in command of the barracks by the following named 
■officers of his (8th) regiment : — 

" Capt. G. Wriglit, August 28, 183G, to April 14, 1839. 
Captain F. Staniford, April 14 to June 26, 1839. 
Lieut.-Colonel N. S. Clark, June 26 to October, 1839. 
Col. W. J. Worth, October to December, 1839. 
Lieut.-Colonel N. S. Clark, December, 1839, to January 20, 1840. 
Captain G. Wright, January 20 to February 2, 1840. 
Lieut.-Colonel N. S. Clark, February 2 to April 22, 1840. 
Colonel W. J. Worth, April 22 to May 2, 1840. 
Lieut. J. K. Smith, May 2 to September 22, 1840. 

" The 8th Infantry soon after this last date was ordered to Florida, and 

Lieut. Smith was reheved by Major M. M. Payne, of the 2d Artillery, with 

two companies of his regiment. He remained in command at the barracks 

from September 22 to October 4, and was succeeded by 

" Leiut.-Colonel J. B. Crane, 2d Artillery, October 4 to November 12, 1840. 
Major M. M. Payne, 2d Artillery, November 12, 1840, to August 13, 1841. 
Major F. S. Belton, 4th Artillery, August 13, 1841, to June 24, 1842. 

"The artillery was relieved by Major J. Plymton, 2d Infantry, with three 
companies of his regiment. Major Plymton assumed command June 24, 
1842, and was relieved December 4, 1844, by Captain J. J. B. Kingsbury, of 
the same regiment. Major Plymton again took command January 30, 1845, 



* Medical History of Post. 



488 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



and stayed till August 13, 1846, when the troops were sent to the Mexican 
border, and the barracks left in charge of Ordnance-Sergeant Gaines from 
that time until November 13, 1848. November 13, 1848, the barracks were 
occupied by Major T. Lee, of the 4th Infantry, with two companies of his in- 
fantry. He was followed September 7, 1849, by Lieut.-Col. B. L. E. Boonville, 
of the same regiment. After him the post commander was the colonel of this 
regiment, Col. William Whistler, in charge from June 27, 1851, to June 18, 
1852, at which latter date the post was left in charge of Ordnance-Sergeant 
Gaines, and was so occupied for nearly nine years, or until the breaking out 
of the Rebellion in 1861. The buildings and fendfes became badly dilapi- 
dated, and certain parties living in the neighborhood plundered more or less 
of value from the premises. While the 94th Regt. Vol. Inf. was quartered 
here, with Col. W. B. Camp in command of the barracks by virtue of his rank 
on the governor's staff, First Lieut. George Ryan, 7th U. S. Infantry, with 
Co. B, of his regiment, paroled prisoners from the Indian country, joined the 
barracks December 22, 1861. Lieut. Ryan, on his arrival with his small 
company of paroled, dispirited men, found themselves quite swallowed up 
by the new regiment of young, eager, undisciplined, raw recruits under Colo- 
nel Camp, whose position as a nominal officer on the governor's staff in- 
vited controversy and trouble, and it was not long before it came, in the shape 
of a dispute for the command of the post. Lieut. Byan put the question 
to the test by arresting Colonel Camp's guard, and by .substituting his own 
instead. The difficulty was settled by the War Department confining 
Lieut. Ryan's authority to the limits of the quartermaster's and commissary's 
storehouse till the 94th left. 

" The 94th and Lieut. Ryan's Co. (B) of the 7th were crowded into the men's 
quarters, and as there were nearly a thousand of them, and the ventilation 
was either bad or totally wanting, these causes, combined with a wrong mode 
of living, produced many cases of fever among the men, attended with con- 
siderable mortality. Lieut. Ryan was relieved April 29, 1862, by Capt. R. M. 
Stevenson, of the 7th Infantry, also a paroled prisoner from the Indian 
country. Stevenson died while in command, October 8, 1862. In 1864, 
after the i86thN. Y. Vols, (which was organized at Sackets Harbor for the 
period of one year) had left, the barracks had become sadly out of repair by 
general misuse, and Capt. EHsha Camp, A. Q. M., U. S. A., was ordered on 
from Washington, with a force of skilled carpenters, to put it in a good state 
of repair. He expended some $13,000, and placed everything once more in 
good shape. 

"From November 8, 1864, to February, 1865, ist Lieut. Walter Clifford 
occupied the barracks with a detachment of the i6th U. S. Inf. From 
March 5, 1865, to May 10, 1S65, Capt. Pliny Moore, with one company of 
frontier cavalry, occupied the place with the above detachment of the i6th 
Infantry, and Capt. H. F. Turner, with the same command, held the place 
from May 10 to June 25, 1865. This frontier cavalry was employed in 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 489 



protecting the northern frontier from such raiding parties as that which plun- 
dered St. Albans, Vt., in 1864, and for watching the suspicious sympathizers 
of the rebels going to and from Canada. The company of this organization 
stationed at this place guarded the line from Cape Vincent to Henderson Bay. 

"From June 20, 1865, to March 29, 1866, Col. C. C. Sibley, of the i6th 
Infantry, commanded the barracks, then occupied by portions of the 1st and 
2d batallions of his regiment and one company of the 4th Infantry. Lieut. - 
Col. A. J. Slemmer, of the latter regiment, and during the war in command 
of Fort Pickens, on Santa Rosa Island, near Pensacola, Florida, had charge 
of the post from March 29 to September 29, 1866, being relieved at the latter 
date by Capt. William H. Powell, also of the 4th Infantry, who remained 
in command till March 25, 1867. From June 20, 1865, to April 30, 1867, 
the headquarters of the 16th Infantry was established here. March 25, 1867, 
the detachments of the 4th and i6th Infantry were relieved by 2d Lieut. A. C. 
Bayne, 42d U. S. Infantry (Veteran Reserve Corps). Brevet Major Tully 
McCrea, captain of Co. C of this regiment, commanded the post from April 
15 to April 29, 1867, and was succeeded by Brevet Major-General J. B. 
Mcintosh, who transferred the headquarters of the regiment from Plattsburgh 
Barracks to this place, where it remained till April 13, 1869, when the regi- 
ment took its departure for Fort Gibson, C. T., to be consolidated with the 
6th U. S. Infantry. While General Mcintosh was in command about $25,000 
worth of repairs and painting was put upon the barracks. 

" The foUowmg of the 42d Regt., V. R. C, had command of the bar- 
racks, succeeding General Mcintosh : — 

" Maj. T. F. Robeiiboiigh, from December 12, 1867, to May 26, 1868. 

Bvt. Major C. T. Greene, from May 26 to June 3, 1868. 

Maj. T. F. Robenbough, from June 7 to August 20, 1868. 

Bvt. Major C. T. Greene, from August 30 to October 5, 1868. 

Maj. T. F. Robenbough, from October 5, 1868, to February 16, 1869. 

Bvt. Major C. T. Greene, from February 16 to March 5, 1869. 

Bvt. Brig.-Gen. T. F. Robenbough, from March 5 to April 13, 1869. 

" On the latter date ist Lieut. A. Miltemore, ist U. S. Artillery, with a 
small detachment of Battery F, arrived at the post, and on the 14th Bvt. 
Lieut. -Col. R. C. Duryea arrived with the remainder of the battery, and assumed 
command, which he held until May 26, 1870, when the troops were removed 
to Ogdensburg. The next person to command was Major C. L. Best, of the 
ist Artillery. The troops in garrison during October, 1870, were those of 
Battery F, ist Artillery, and Co. B, ist U. S. Infantry. 

" November r, 1872, Major Best left with Battery F, and turned over the 
command to ist Lieut. John L. Worden, Jr., of Co. B, ist Infantry. Decem- 
ber 7 Battery D, 3d Artillery, arrived, and its captain, John G. Trumbull, 
assumed command of the post by virtue of his rank." 

Lieut. -Col, Bvt. Brig.-Gen. R. B. Ayres, of the 3d Artillery, assumed 
command December 10, 1872. He is often mentioned for gallant 
services in the Army of the Potomac. November 6, 1876, eight sets of 



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TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



officers' quarters were destroyed by fire, leaving only the colonel's quarters 
to the eart of sally-port. Lieut. Abbott remained when Ayres left, in 
1876, to be relieved by Bvt. Brig.-Gen. James Robertson, 3d Artillery, who 
retired from the service in 1879. Bvt. Maj. James R. Kelly was now in 
command, and during his administration the officers' quarters were rebuilt 
in 1879-80. Hon. George Bagley, M. C, was instrumental in procuring an 
appropriation of $25,000 for that purpose, assisted by friends of the project. 
Maj. and Bvt. Brig.-Gen. W. M. Graham relieved Maj. Kelly, occupying the 
post till September 12, 1882, when Bvt. Maj. -Gen. Orlando B. Willcox 
arrived with six companies of the 12th U. S. Inf., making it headquarters. 
Previous to their arrival Surgeon Edwards, 1872-74, and Surgeon H. S. Turrill, 
U. S. A., 1879-83, had insisted upon an entire change in respect to sanitary 
regulations. The latter, in 1879, found 20 per cent, of organic matter in the 
earth surrounding the quarters; after partial sewerage only three per cent, 
in three months. Diphtheria and scarlet fever prevailed in the neighboring 
village and villages, without a case entering the reservation. Gen. Willcox, 
with his efficient officers, continued the improvement by adding Holly's sys- 
tem of water-works to more sewerage, and heating the barracks with furnaces. 
Gen. Sherman had, since 1872, been opposed to making any improvements, 
looking to abandonment of the post entirely. Influences had been brought 
to bear so as to change his opposition. When the 12th arrived he visited 
the post and became convinced as to the desirability of the location strate- 
gically, and for a post of rest for troops long upon the plains or in climes 
where discomforts wear both mind and body. Sheridan ordered the sol- 
diers' quarters raised a story, and on the arrival of the nth Inf., Col. Rich- 
ard Irvin Dodge, rapid and substantial improvements went on. An adminis- 
tration building, 104x42, had its foundation laid in November, to be enclosed 
the following month, mid severe and tempestuous weather. All the executive 
offices, with library, school-room, and printing office, are below. Above, 
Dodge hall extends the whole length. Two stone buildings, a quarter- 
master's and commissary's storehouses have been built. Steam heating has 
been introduced throughout the entire barracks with complete success. Broad 
piazzas, facing the soldiers' quarters, replace the old ones. The hospital has 
gone through changes to make it a complete one, as present requirements 
demand; also a house for the hospital steward as annex. The most con- 
spicuous and marked change has been the erection of officers' quarters to 
the west of sally-port, in place of the old set erected so indifferently in 
1816-19. Coal and ice houses, with capacity sufficient for all needs, walks 
and enclosures, and new driveways — all objectionable out-houses removed. 
The cemetery, so long neglected, remained a reproach until Gen. Willcox 
gave his Christian care to renovating the ground of briars, disclosing some 
historic names that were called to his attention by an interested citizen. Col. 
Dodge has made it the most attractive spot in the reservation — an iron fence, 
formerly around Lafayette Park, Washington, was secured by him, and now 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 49 1 



encloses the grounds. Monuments have been restored, and the reflection of 
Historian Hough, " that some day a suitable monument ought to be erected 
over the resting place of such illustrious heroes as Gen. Pike, Dix, Backus, 
Mills, and others," has been accomplished. A sarcophagus of granite has 
been erected to the memory of the ten officers whose names were copied by 
Mr. Hough in time to save the fading record, and "to the unknown dead " 
to the number of 1,700 who perished and were buried in the locality. Im- 
posing ceremonies on Decoration day, the 30th of May, 1888, were insti- 
tuted by Col. Dodge. By invitation the G. A. R. organizations of this and 
neighboring posts dedicated the monument after the forms of their order, 
with the whole U. S. command and 2,000 citizens to assist. Col. W. B. 
Camp gave the address. 

Col. Dodge has expended $61,000, with promise of more extended outlay, 
hoping to make a full regimental post of unexceptional importance. Fol- 
lowing is a roster of the iith Regiment : — 



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the roster. 

Madison Barracks, 
Headquarters 11th U. S. Infantry. 

Field: — Col. Richard I. Dodge, fommanding regiment and post. Lieutenant-Colonel 
Edwin C. Bush, post. Major John H. Page, commanding, Fort Niagara. 

Staff: — Adjutant Robert J. C. Irvine, post. Quartermaster George Lei'oy Brown, post. 

Captains: — George K. Sanderson, commanding. Fort Ontario, Co. C; Erasmus C. Gil- 
breath, post, Co. H; Ogden B. Read, commanding, Plattsburgh, Co. F; William N. Sage, 
post, Co. I; Ira Quinby, post, Co. A; William Hoffman, Fort Niagara, Co. K; Charles F. Roe, 
post, Co. B; George G. Lott, post, Co. D; Leon A. Matile, post, Co. G; Albert S. Myer, Fort 
Niagara, Co. E. 

First Lieutenants: — Francis W. Mausiield, commanding Co. I; Ralph W. Hoyt, with Co. 
F; John J. Dougherty, Co. K; William H. Wheeler, commanding Co. B; James E. Macklin, 
with Co. E; John P. Philbrick, with Co. A: H. O. S. Heistand, with Co. C; P. M. B. Travis, 
commanding Co. D; Jonas A. Emery, with Co. G; R. M. Blatchford, with Co. H. 

Second Lieutenants: — Charles W. Penrose, with Co. H; Lorenzo P. Davison, Co. C; Robert 
L. Hirst, Co. G; Edward M. Lewis,' with Co. B; Arthur Johnson, with Co. F; Odon Gurovits, 
with Co. D; William Weigel. with Co. A; Eugene L. Loveridge, with "Co. K; Watkins Russ, 
with Co. I. 

The senior officers of the regiment are all veterans, some having passed 
through the entire campaign that was opened by the memorable shot at 
Sumter, and finished when the last conflict established the fact that they who 
had sown to the wind reaped the whirlwind in painful defeat and disaster. 
Col. R. 1. Dodge made his acquaintance with the circumstances of war at 
Bull Run. His executive abilities were early recognized by our government, 
and made available by appointments to such important commands as provost 
marshal-general of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York city. As an 
author Col. Dodge has the distinguished reputation of having produced the 
most complete and popular works on life and habits of the Indians, and the 
country they inhabit. His last work has already reached 65,000 copies from 
the press. Lieut. -Col. Bush, Major Page, and the ten captains are all 
"veterans. Their individual histories cannot be given here. Some would 



492 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



mark a page of heroic deeds, of intense interest, and excite our admiration 
and gratitude. 

Naval Station. — After the close of the War of 1812 a naval station was 
permanently established at Sackets Harbor, and Lieut. Thomas Brownell,. 
who had sailed under Commodore Perry, was appointed to its command- 
Following Lieutenant Brownell in command came Capt. Charles T. Platt^ 
Capt. George Sawyer, Capt. James Mcintosh, Capt. Josiah Tatnali, after- 
wards a commodore in the Confederate navy during the Rebellion, and Capt. 
George N. HoUins, also a rebel commodore afterwards. Previous to i860 
Capt. Tatnali had been to China, and on returning, having been promoted' 
to commodore, relieved Captain Hollins. Captain Hollins went from 
Sackets Harbor to the Mediterranean, in command of the U. S. frigate 
Susquehamia, and on the breaking out of the Rebellion resigned his command 
and joined the southern navy. After Tatnali was here the second time the 
command was given to Commodore E. A. F. Lavelette, who stayed until 
1862, in the fall of which year he was relieved by Commodore Theodorus 
Bailey, afterwards retired at the rank of rear-admiral. He stayed until some 
time in 1863, and was succeeded by Henry Metcalf, of Sackets Harbor, who,, 
in connection with his duties as ship-keeper, had charge of the station until 
July, 1866. Commodore J. B. Montgomery was stationed in charge succeed- 
ing Metcalf, and stayed three years, being succeeded by Rear- Admiral J. B. 
Montgomery. Commodore Francis B. Ellison was next here, and stayed 
two years, or until 1S71, and was relieved by Commodore J. P. McKinstry. 
The latter stayed but about three weeks, and was in turn relieved by Capt.. 
Alexander C. Rhind, who was here only two weeks, after which the station 
was placed in charge of Ship-Keeper Albert H. Metcalf. 

During the war the ship building department was directed by Henry 
Eckford, who accumulated a fortune, which he afterwards lost in unfortunate 
speculation, and gained a world-wide fame by the rapidity with which he con- 
structed large vessels. The Mohawk, a frigate of 44 guns, launched at 
Sackets Harbor, occupied him but 34 days in building. The line-of-battle- 
ship New Orleans, built in 1 815, as a countermatch to the St. Lawrence, a 
three-deck man-of war set afloat by the British, was carried to the point of 
completion in even less time. The New Orleans had a keel of 187 feet, 
breadth of beam 56 feet, and 30 feet depth of hold, with a measurement of 
3,200 tons. She was pierced for no guns, but could have carried 120. The 
vessel was never launched, owing to the peace measures adopted by the two 
countries ; and to preserve her the government erected a house over her at 
considerable expense. For many years the New Orleans was the greatest 
object of interest to tourists on the American shore of Lake Ontario. She 
was bought by Alfred Wilkinson, of Syracuse, for $400, and torn down and 
carried away. While tearing it down on February 9, 1884, the old ship fell,. 
kilHng two men and severely injuring several others. 



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The Chippewa, a vessel of the same class, was being built at Starr's Har- 
bor, farther up the bay, but the news of peace put a stop to the work uport- 
her also, which had not advanced as far as on the New Orleans. A house 
was built over her and preserved for a number of years, but the vessel was 
finally taken down for the iron it contained and the house removed. 

The Old Battle-Gi-oHiid. — On July 6, 1886, on the occasion of the cele- 
bration of the anniversary of American Independence, there was assembled 
at Sackets Harbor a notable gathering of military and civic personages to 
assist in and witness the presentation of the old battle-ground of the War of 
1812-15 jointly to the village of Sackets Harbor and the Jefferson County 
Historical Society. The day was as beautiful as so worthy an undertaking 
deserved. The military organizations present were the 39th Separate Com- 
pany of Watertown, under command of Captain James S. Miller; the 12th 
Infantry band and five companies of regulars from Madison Barracks, under 
command of General O. B. Willcox ; and the Q. M. Camp and J. K. Barnes 
Posts, G. A. R., with bands and drum corps. A platform was erected on the 
old battle-ground overlooking the harbor and lake. The stand was occupied 
by members of the historical society, among whom were H. M. Allen, 
mayor of Watertown, Rev. Dr. Randolph, T. »H. Camp, Jason M. Fair- 
banks, W. B. Camp, Lewis J. Hooker, Lotus Ingalls, B. Brockway, Albert 
D. Shaw, Sidney Cooper, L. J. Dorwin, Moses Eames, D. S. Marvin, Justus 
Eddy, R. A. Oakes, Judge A. H. Sawyer, Rev. Dr. R. Fisk, E. M. Gates, 
Hiram Converse, C. M. Clark, Rev. J. Winslow, E. Q. Sewall, Richard M. 
Earl, Jr., president of the village of Sackets Harbor, and the trustees of 
Sackets Harbor, and many other prominent citizens of Jefferson County;, 
also Judge Turner and William McCulloch, of Lowville, the latter a veteran 
of the War of i8[2; the Hon. John F. Seymour, Dr. M. M. Bagg, and R. D. 
Williams, of the Oneida Historical Society of Utica. C. M. Clark, Esq., was 
president of the day. Speeches were made by Rev. Richmond Fisk, D. D., 
General O. B. Willcox, Hon. J. F. Seymour, and Col. Albert D. Shaw. Let- 
ters and telegrams of regret were received from Generals Sheridan, Schofield, 
and Robenbough, Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, of Utica, Hon. Charles R. Skin- 
ner, and others. At the conclusion of Col. Shaw's address Col. Walter B. 
Camp, sole surviving executor of Col. Elisha Camp, in behalf of the heirs of 
the estate presented to Mr. B. Brockway, president of the Historical Society, 
and to Richard M. Earl, the president, and trustees of the village of Sackets 
Harbor, the papers, duly executed, conveying to said society and village the 
old battle-ground. In presenting the papers Col. Camp said: — 

"It is easy to picture to our imagination, gathered round about us, the veteran host who 
once bivouacked upon these grounds. Could our eyes be opened as were the prophets of old, 
chariots and horsemen might be seen attending the fair Goddess of Liberty, and viewing with 
approving smile the offerings of their loyal children to-day. How cheering the thought that 
the same infinite source that endows mortals with the faculty of retaining past events can 
extend that god-like quality to those who pass into the bourne of his infinity! How natural to 
suppose tlie invisible army are marshaled here: shades of Scott, Harrison, Brown, Pike,. 



TOWN or HOUNSFIELD. . 495 



Dearborn, Backus, Mills, and Wilkinson, with thousands of associates once in arms. The navy 
meet Woolsey, Chauncey, Montgomery, Ford, Vaugban, Mallory, and their equals, with their 
gallant crews manning their phantom ships on the waters of our beautiful bay. We will sup- 
pose them all here, charged with a benediction for the same spirit to abide with us that actu- 
ated them in establishing a country, a nation, and a home. Here is the sacred camping of the 
immortals, and for those living who are not lost to a sense of obligation and veneration for 
the labors and sufferings of their patriot fathers. Our eftorts to preserve this historic locality 
have awakened a lively interest throughout our county. Those afar send congratulations Ijy 
telegraph. The press have but one voice of encouragement and approval for our timely action. 
With these gifts of benediction and encouragement, with this outpouring of loyal citizens and 
soldiers of the professions with honorable representation, we assemble to commemorate the 
deeds of our ancestors, and dedicate these memorable acres. 

" J/r. President and Oentleinen, Members of the Historical Society of the County of Jeffer- 
son; Mr. President and Trustees of the Village of Sackets Harbor: As sole surviving executor 
of the estate of the late Col. Elisha Camp, with the hearty approval and consent of his heirs, 
I hereby convey to your corporate bodies, by papers duly signed and delivered this day: All 
that certain piece or parcel of land designated as the battle and camping-ground of 1812, lying 
in the village of Sackets, to have and hold by deed and trust according to the provisions of 
said papers, and to be known as Fort Tompkins Park." 

President Brockway, for the historical society, acknowledged the gift as 
follows : — 

■' Col. Camp and Fellow- Citizens : 

" On behalf of the Jefferson County Historical Society I gratefully accept the historic trust 
which you have so eloquently presented, jointly, to our society, and to the trustees of this vil- 
lage. It is a gift of great value, and one that should be — and will be — highly prized by all our 
people. Such generous solicitude for the preservation of historic battle-fields is worthy of all 
praise, and the ceremonies of this day will long be remembered as among the most interesting 
in the annals of our county. I trust that these grounds may be made beautiful in years to 
come — and that some suitable monument maybe erected here to mark the deeds of heroes who 
gave their lives to the cause of their country."' 

President Earl, for the village of Sackets Harbor, acknowledged the ^ift 

as follows : — 

" Col. Camp, Ladies, and Gentlemen : 

"I accept, on behalf of the trustees of the village of Sackets Harbor, the valuable gift, 
jointly, conveyed this day to the Jefferson County Historical Society, and to our village. We 
shall take pride in doing what we can to carry out the wishes of the donors, and will heartily 
join in such improvements as may be possible within our means to make this battle-field at- 
tractive as a historic park." 

The Rev. J. Winslow, then amidst the firing of guns, read the following 

sentences : — 

" In the name and by the authority of the Historical Society of Jefferson County and the- 
corporation of the village of Sackets Harbor, and in the presence of the military of the United 
States of America and the posts of the G. A. K., and in the presence of the citizens of this and 
adjoining counties, we now dedicate this battle-field to the memory of those who in the navy 
guarded our inland seas and lakes and ocean coasts. We dedicate it to the memory of those 
who in the army fought for our hillsides, villages, and plains. We dedicate it to the memory 
of those who on land and sea fought for the defense of the Union and the American fiag." 

After a prayer by Rev, Mr, Winslow a salute of 38 guns was fired by the 
U. S. Battery, commanded by Lieut. Abbott. The military then re-formed 
and marched back to the barracks, where the members of the 39th Separate 
Company from Watertown were entertained at lunch by the officers of the 
garrison. 



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The gentlemen of the historical society, with guests and orators of the day, 
by invitation of Col. W. B. Camp, proceeded to his spacious residence, once 
that of General Woolsey. Here, under the trees, at three p. m., 35 guests 
sat down to a most bountiful dinner. After dinner several inpromptu 
speeches were made and many pleasing reminiscences indulged in. Col. 
Camp related how it came about that the old battle-ground was given away. 
It was to carry out the wishes of Col. Elisha Camp, that the battle-ground be 
kept as a park. He had often long before his death expressed the wish that 
the village would buy the ground and beautify it. Mr. Camp closed by ex- 
pressing the hope that the historical society and the village would be able to 
beautify the place and render it an attractive park. Its situation on a bluff, 
overlooking the large harbor and the lake, is unsurpassed for beauty of view. 

It is to be regretted that no appropriate monument has been erected by 
the national government to mark this historic spot, where was fought the first 
battle of the important war, the success of which for the American forces 
firmly established our independence. Not long since an effort was inaugu- 
rated by an enterprising and patriotic citizen of the village, assisted by friends 
in Washington, to interest our legislators in securing for this ancient battle- 
ground proper recognition in the form of an appropriation to be expended in 
the erection of a suitable memorial. This laudable project v/as probably 
defeated because there was not enough of political jobbery in it to inspire 
our patriotic (before election) senators and representatives. 

The following copy of an ancient document, the original of which is in the 
possession of Col. W. B. Camp, will show the expense attending, and manner 
of celebrating, the anniversary of our national mdependence in the early 
days : — 

STATEMENT 

Of the Expenditures of the Committee of Arrangements for the Fourth of July, A. D. 1807, 
at Sackets Harbor: 

;kl July. 25 lbs. Powder at 6—3 ..... 

Cartridge Paper for Rockets ..... 

1 lb. of Salt Petre for Do. . 

}?i lb. of Brimstone for Do. ..... 

1 Qr. paper 2—6 & }i lb. Powder for Do. 

% lb. Powder for Do. . . 

Cannon Powder to the amt. of Ashby Merritt's subscription 



1 lb. of priming powder from L. Buss 
W. Evans bill for Iron work to Cannon 
J. Evans Do for wood work for Do. 

Total Expenditures .... 

J. Laudon's charge for 2 half dinners for musicians, f 1. 

To defray which there have been the following subscriptions: 

Messrs. Sacket, Buss, Camp, Seamens, Merritt & Co.. each $2 





s. d. 


£7 


16 3 


— 


2 8 


— 


•1 6 


— 


— 5 


__ 


7 6 


— 


16 — 


£9 


12 4 


— 


10 — 


1 


4 — 

8 — 


£11 


14 4 


Or $29.29. 



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Messrs. Landon, Luflf, Pease, Green, Evans, Waring, Worden, Brant, Baker, and Cooke, 
■each $1. 

Paid Bendy, which Messrs. Sloman & Luff subscribed, $2, which was worked out in 
rockets. 

Capt. Gardner pd on his own acct $4.10. 

A further amount of $4, subscribed by four persons, was indorsed on the 
back of the statement, and as one man (Mr. Brant) failed to pay his subscrip- 
tion of $1 a balance of $3.19 was left unpaid. Elisha Camp drew up the state- 
ment of account, and had charge of the collecting of the several amounts. 

CHURCHES. 

Sackets Harbor Presbyterian C//wr/^ was organized February 12, 18 16, and 
Melanchthon T. Woolsey, Samuel Bosworth, Samuel F. Hooker, Elisha Camp, 
and Enoch Ely were the first trustees. Meetings were held in the school- 
house until their first church edifice was erected in 1820, at which time the 
trustees were Josiah Bacon, Amos Catlin, George Camp, L. Dennison, J. V. 
Bacon, J. G. Parker, and S. Johnson. In the great fire of August 23, 1843, 
their church building was destroyed, and in 1843 the present brick structure 
was erected by the following trustees : W. R. Stow, R. S. Robbins, Jason 
Phelps, H. Cook, S. A. Hudson, Walter Kimball, and George Camp. The 
original cost of this structure was $6,000. It will comfortably seat 400 per- 
sons, and is valued, including grounds and other church property, at about 
$8,000. The chapel adjoining the church was erected in 1879 by Walter B. 
Camp, and dedicated on Christmas, at which time it was presented as a clear 
gift to the church society by the generous builder. Since its organization the 
pastors of the church have been as follows, with their terms of service : Sam- 
uel Snowden, March, 18 17, to March 1826; Jedediah Burchard, December, 
1826, to September, 1827 ; James R. Boyd, November, 1827, to September, 
1830; E. Spencer, September, 1830, to September, 1831 ; James W. Irwin, 
November, 1831, to November, 1835; James R. Boyd (supplied), April, 1835, 
to April, 1836 ; George Wilson, July, 1836, to July, 1839 ; S. Sturges, Novem- 
ber, 1839, to July, 1841 ; F. G. Townsend, October, 1841, to September, 
1849; L. A. Sawyer, January, 1849, to October, 1854; G. S. Brownson, 
January, 1855, to October, 1857; W. W. Warner, January, 1857, to Jan- 
uary, 1859; A. T. Young, July, i860, to July, 1864; Henry Hickock, Jan- 
uary, 1866, to May 28, 1882. A. B. Allen and L. R. Webber succeeded 
Mr. Hickock, and the latter is the present pastor. The present membership 
of the society is about 85. Since the organization of the Sunday-school, in 
18 1 7, it has had but three superintendents — George Camp, Jason Phelps, and 
Walter B. Camp. The latter has held the position for the past 30 years. 

Christ's Episcopal CJmrch at Sackets Harbor was organized August 6, 

1 82 1, and the first vestry consisted of Zeno Allen and Elisha Camp, wardens ; 

Robert M. Harrison, Samuel O. Auchmuty, William Kendall, John McCarty, 

Hiram Steele, Thomas J. Angel, Hiram Merrill, and Thomas Y. Howe, ves- 

32* 



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trymen. The first who officiated and preached here was Bishop Hobart^ 
who, in his reports records having visited Sackets Harbor, Thursday after- 
noon, September 14, 182 1. At a meeting of the vestry, September 29, 
182 1, it was voted to give Henry Moore Shaw $600 per year, which he ac- 
cepted, and served as first rector of the church. The church edifice of this 
society was commenced in 1823, but was not completed until 1832. It is 
of stone, cost $500, about its present value, and will comfortably seat 300- 
persons. The present rector is Rev. J. Winslow, of Watertown. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Sackets Harbor was organized May 9,. 
183 1, with Asahel Smith, Alvah Kinney, Hiram Steele, John H. McKee, 
William Francis, Elijah Field, Daniel Griffin, Samuel Whitty, and Samuel C. 
De Camp, trustees, with 15 members. In 1835 it was reorganized, and in 
1841 they erected a church at a cost of $3,000. This building, which is lo- 
cated on Main street, was repaired in 1881, and is now valued, including 
grounds and other church property, at $4,100. It will comfortably seat 400 
persons. The present membership of the church is 115, and the Sunday-school 
has 180 scholars and 25 teachers. The first pastor of the church was Rev. 
J. L. Hunt, and the present one is Rev. Harvey L. Holmes. 

The Roman Catholic Clmrch at Sackets Harbor was organized in 1886 by 
Rev. Eugene I. V. Huiginn, the first pastor, with 40 members, and the same 
year a house of worship was erected at a cost of $500. 

The Christian Church at East Hounsfield was organized in 1844 by Rev. 
Libbius Field, the first pastor. Their house of worship, a wooden structure, 
was built in 1844 and cost $1,000. It will seat 150 persons, and is valued,, 
including grounds, etc., at about $2,000. The present membership is 40, 
under the pastoral charge of Rev. Berrass Fanton. 

The Catholic Church, located in the northeastern part of Hounsfield, was 
organized by Father Mahoy, in 1870, with 100 members. Their house of 
worship, which will comfortably seat 200 persons, was built in 1870 at a cost 
of $500, about its present value. The parish is under the supervision of a 
priest who resides in Watertown. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, located at Sulphur Springs, in Hounsfield, 
was organized in 1877, with a small number of members, and Rev. S. M. 
Fisk was the first pastor. Their house of worship was built by the Seventh- 
Day Baptist Society, at a cost of about $500. It will seat 150 persons, and 
is valued, including grounds, etc., at $1,200. The present membership is 
30, and Rev. Harvey L. Holmes is pastor. The Sunday-school has seven 
teachers and 60 scholars. 

AUGUSTUS SACKET. 

" Augustus Sacket,* the pioneer of Sackets Harbor, was born in the city 
of New York, November 10, 1769, where he received his education and 
acquired the profession of law. In 1801, having purchased a tract in Houns- 

* Hough. 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD, 499 



field, he came on and began the first settlement at that place, and commenced 
its improvement with much energy. Upon the formation of a collection dis- 
trict he was appointed the first collector, and at the organization of the 
County Court was made first judge. In 1809, having sold his property in 
this county, he removed to Jamaica, L. I., from whence, in 181 2, he went to 
Meadville, Pa., having there purchased 300,000 acres of land. He soon 
returned to New York city, and in 1820 he went to Rutherford County, N. C, 
having become interested in a large tract of land in that state. By a subse- 
quent transaction he became interested in the islands of the St. Lawrence, 
and returned to Sackets Harbor, and in 1827 removed to Newburg. In 
these varied changes and transactions in land speculations he was ultimately 
very unfortunate. He died at Albany, April 29, 1827, of a sudden sickness, 
while on his way to this county." 

COLONEL ELISHA CAMP. 

One of the prominent and deservedly recognized leaders among the early 
settlers in Jefferson County was Elisha Camp, born in Catskill, N. Y., in 
1786, and in what he playfully claimed a Stone Jug. A spendthrift, renegade 
Englishman squandered a fortune there during the war of 1776. His stone 
mansion (in which Mr. Camp was born) and elegant grounds went into his- 
tory as the Stone Jug and dies folly. 

The mother of Elisha appears to have been one of that resolute and 
superior class who could make any sacrifice to advance the welfare of a 
dependent family. Especially marked was her desire to favor the ambition 
of this son, who, at the early age of 14, entered Columbia College, graduating 
one year in advance of his class. 

The distinguishing traits of character there exhibited fathered the man, 
possessing as he did a masterly determination to meet any responsibility, 
trust, or condition of circumstances. About 1802 he entered the law office 
of Judge Storrs, Whitestown, N. Y., where he attracted the attention of 
Bishop Hobart, who pressed upon the young aspirant to the law the import- 
ance of giving his talents to the church, and to enter the ministry. Mr. Camp 
did not discover in himself qualifications to assume the responsibilities of so 
sacred a calling, for the office of which he held profound respect. 

Judge Augustus Sacket, of New York, and brother-in-law of Elisha 
Camp, made extensive purchases of land in the " Black River country " in 
1801, comprising the present village of Sackets Harbor and part of town- 
ship. We find Mr. Camp here in 1804, at 18 years of age, as attorney, act- 
ively entering upon his profession. In 1807 he was appointed surveyor of 
the town. Mr. Sacket sold his interest in lands in this locality in 1809 to a 
syndicate in New York city, who appointed Mr. Camp their resident agent. 
This brought him in contact with that influential class of distinguished 
names who figured so prominently in the affairs of our state and country. 
In every enterprise that engaged their attention he was more or less asso- 



300 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



dated. Their enlarged views and the times stimulated the young, ardent, 
and patriotic agent to untiring devotion to the wants of the new comers to this 
region, who were seeking homes and citizenship. Whatever demands were 
made upon his splendid physical endowments, matched by his mental vigor 
and powers, were met without stint or tire. Mr. Camp was supervisor in 
1809-19. In 18 1 1 he organized an artillery company, and as captain offered 
their services to Gov. Tompkins on the declaration of war in 1812, to have 
a taste of battle in July following. As a speaker and leader among men 
he commanded an acknowledged position. He delighted in holding up the 
Roman as one proud of his citizenship, the Spartan for exalted patriotism, 
and Washington and associates as examples possessing like, and all the 
added, qualities desirable for emulation. On civic and national celebrations 
he exalted these deeds and virtues. As a result, some one facetiously 
remarked upon a grand fete day, " Make way for Greece, Rome, and 1776 
— three guns ! " 

The establishment of schools in our own and neighboring counties gave 
him great satisfaction. Lowville Academy, Belleville Union Academy, and 
Watertown Institute received their stimulus from his encouraging patronage 
and princely gifts for those days. 

Commercially Mr. Camp engaged with associates in building the steamer 
Ontario in 181 6, which was the first built upon any lake, to "test the possi- 
bility of a boat being propelled against waves." Success led to the building 
of steam and other craft, which secured an active commerce,^that made 
Sackets Harbor for many years a place of note. 

The want of water-power for manufacturing purposes was taken into 
serious consideration by the citizens of Sackets Harbor in 1828. Mr. Camp 
undertook the direction of constructing a canal from Black River, above 
Watertown, which was completed in 1832. He gave his untiring energies to 
this work, proving his faith in the enterprise by creating saw-mills, a paper, 
plaster, and fiouring-mill, and also a furnace and machine shop. About this 
time the surplus waters of Black River were diverted at Boonville as a feeder 
to the Erie Canal, causing all the outlay, individually and collectively, a fail- 
ure. His extensive purchases of land here and abroad were sacrificed with 
their largely increased value, to a considerable degree, in his endeavors to 
advance the importance of this and neighboring localities. 

The Presbyterian and Episcopal churches were built in the early stirring 
times, in which Mr. Camp took a decided interest, accompanying his mate- 
rial aid with official membership in each. His family were among the first 
and prominent members of the Presbyterian Church ; Mr. Camp later on. 
Nelson's work on infidelity established his belief in Christianity : to promul- 
gate its views he purchased a complete edition and sent them out by the 
hands of young men studying for the ministry, supplying horses and convey- 
ance to expedite the work. 

His marriage to Sophia Hale, of Catskill, was a most happy event. She 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 50 r 



was as lovely in character as in person. A large family blessed the union — 
six sons and four daughters, two sons dying in infancy. Elizabeth, lately de- 
ceased, married Rev. Dr. J. R. Boyd, Geneva ; Sophia, Edgar Day, Catskill, 
N. Y.; Mary, Hamilton Spencer, Utica ; Harriette, F. F. Folger, Esq., Hud- 
son, N. Y.; George, Elisha, Edgar, and Erskine married most estimable 
ladies, who, with their families, survive them. Mr. Camp's military spirit was 
infused into his sons as a ruling force. George was educated to the law, 
taking part in the war of the Rebellion. Elisha E. and Erskine M. reached 
to captaincies in the U. S. A. Edgar entered into commercial and banking 
enterprises before finding a home in the West. 

PoHtically Mr. Camp sympathized with the early founders of the govern- 
ment, of the Washington and Hamilton school. .A.s a Whig he was foremost 
in pressing the claims of his party, once running for Congress when the state 
was too strongly Democratic to secure a seat. When the border war of 
1838 disturbed our relations with Canada his influence was felt in quelling 
the excitement on the frontier. Age and infirmities had stolen upon him 
when the South began the war to dissolve the Union to which he had been 
so devotedly attached. This aroused his indignation and old-time patriotism,^ 
but the " old set," with whom he had celebrated our victories and national 
achievements in the past, were all gone. He felt keenly the want of their 
sympathizing presence, to fight their battles over again in* words if not 
in deeds. 

At the time Vicksburg was besieged the writer, unseen, recognized his 
stalwart figure as it was disclosed at momentary intervals by flashes of light- 
ning, as he stood partially hidden by the foliage about his mansion. His 
manner was as impressive and dignified as if standing to review the armies of 
heaven. The storm beat upon us with blaze and report of fearful intensity, 
to which a saddened yet commanding voice replied, " Yes, God's artillery is- 
warring grandly with the elements, grandeur and sublimity attest His power, 
but just now give me Grant's artillery to sweep this cursed rebellion and its. 
flag to perdition." 

Colonel Ehsha Camp, by which title he was familiarly known, survived 
Mrs. Camp only 12 days: September 13, 1866, aged 77 years; September 
25, 1866, aged 80 years. 

COLONEL WALTER B. CAMP. 

George Camp, father of the subject of this sketch, came to Sackets Har- 
bor in the winter of 1816-17, and established the first printing office in 
Sackets Harbor, issuing the first number of the Sackets Harbor Gazette in 
March, 181 7. At this time his family consisted of Talcott Hale Camp, now 
president of the Jefferson County National Bank, and George Hull Camp, an 
extensive manufacturer, now a resident of Marietta, Ga. George Camp married 
Elizabeth Hitchcock, a native of New Haven, Conn., who at the time of 
their union was a resident of Utica. 



S02 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Walter Bicker Camp, the subject of this biography, was born in Sackets 
Harbor, October i, 1822, and has remained a resident, through its changes and 
vicissitudes, to the present time. Mr. Camp has always been loyal to the 
" manor born," and it has been his ruling passion that the place of his nativity 
might advance into importance, as its natural location and surroundings 
seemed to justify, and in accordance with the spirit that inspired the founders 
of the place. The commercial and military spirit in this locality was so 
happily combined, and each of foremost importance, that Mr. Camp imbibed 
its influence with the younger generation that stamped the earlier history of the 
village, and he has not ceased in his endeavors to save, as far as possible, the 
prestige of this historic locality. To that end all the enterprises that were 
calculated to retain this place in its commercial and mihtary consequence 
obtained a large share of his time, means, and services. The building of the 
first railroad here, which extended from Sackets Harbor to Pierrepont Manor, 
enlisted his earnest endeavors, hoping for the successful accompUshment of 
an enterprise that would retain the commercial importance hitherto enjoyed 
at the port of Sackets Harbor. About $400,000 was spent in the construc- 
tion of this road by the enterprising citizens of this town, Henderson, and 
EUisburgh, to which Mr. Camp was no mean contributor, and acted as cus- 
todian and local director for two years, before the abolishment of the road, 
effected largely by the unfriendly influences of the road with which it made 
connection. That portion of his available means realized from the sale of the 
road was donated by Mr. Camp to the Presbyterian Church Society, as a per- 
petual fund for the purchase of books for the Sunday-school, and for repairs 
of the church. 

When the war of the Rebellion broke out Mr. Camp was chosen by Gov. 
Morgan as the only one to whom he would intrust the management, direction, 
and occupancy of the military depot, to be opened at Madison Barracks, 
Sackets Harbor, and accordingly appointed him to that command, with the 
rank of colonel, October 17, 1861. Mr. Camp considered the appointment, 
though unsolicited, not only complimentary, but almost obligatory, and entered 
upon his duties immediately, and in 24 hours one company had been 
enrolled into the service, and in 18 days the g4th Regiment had per- 
fected its organization. Gov. Morgan was very reluctant to open any more 
depots, saying that it was a state of chaos as far as other organizations were 
concerned, and feared serious results from the want of proper direction and 
control of the improvised depots about the state. When the 94th moved 
from camp, March 14, 1862, and reached Albany the following day. Gov, 
Morgan called upon Col. Camp, who had accompanied the regiment thus far, 
and complimented him by saying " he was proud of the 94th ; that it had given 
them little or no trouble during its organization ; was composed of splendid 
material ; was in magnificent form and discipHne ; had been recruited and 
maintained at $20,000 less expense than any like regiment in the state; and 
instead of losing 20 or 30 men, it had gained two on leaving camp." 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 503 



The depot now being established, it became the active center for enlistments 
and organization of regiments during the war. The loth N. Y. H. A. was 
immediately after organized, and Col. Camp was appointed the town war 
committee, and with Senator Bell, of Brownville, took the quotas of that 
town and Hounsfield, and formed the company commanded by Capt. O. H. 
Gilmore and Lieut. Flowers. 

After the war General Sherman was disposed to break up the military post 
here, there being no railroad for the effective transportation of troops. To meet 
this objection measures were immediately taken to extend the Utica & Black 
River Railroad to Sackets Harbor. Col. Camp was untiring in his efforts to 
prevent the removal of the post, and to secure the completion of the road to 
this village. Meetings were held on the line of the contemplated road, and 
the towns along the route, with the hearty cooperation of their enterprising 
citizens, secured the campletion of the road in 1873. 

During the occupancy of the barracks by Gen. Ayres the officers' quarters, 
to the east of the commander's dwelling, were burned. General Sherman 
was opposed to any outlay; but with the hearty cooperation of Congressman 
Bagley Mr. Camp succeeded in getting an appropriation of $25,000 to re- 
build. Unfavorable influences continued for years, until Gen. Grant was 
seen by Col. Camp, with whom for a long time he had retained a most friendly 
and intimate acquaintance. With his proffered and valuable services in pre- 
senting to Gen. Sherman the desirability of retaining the military post there 
came a marked change, and from that time Madison Barracks have received 
the attention from the government the importance that its position demands. 
On General Sherman arriving here with the 12th Regiment, under General 
Willcox, he expressed himself captivated with the location. Since then Madi- 
son Barracks have been progressing under command of General Willcox, of 
the 1 2th U. S. Infantry, and more particularly since 1887, under the accom- 
plished and gallant Col. Richard I. Dodge, nth U. S. Inf., to be one of the 
finest and most complete military reservations in the service. In this matter 
Col. Camp has been an interested mover and actor, and considers himself for- 
tunate in having an acquaintance in the army and the navy, among many of 
its most illustrious characters that have figured in the former and more recent 
history of our wars, being related to Admiral Foote and Commodore Hitch- 
cock on his mother's side, and upon the paternal side looks back to the first 
and most conspicuous member of the Hale family, the descendants of whom 
have marked the vvay by deeds of patriotism and valor, at which he has rea- 
son to look upon with a degree of satisfaction. In May, 1885, he was unani- 
mously elected, with title, associate member of the Military Service Institu- 
tion on Governor's Island, of which Gen. Hancock was president. 

Col. Camp followed the business established by his father after the latter 
had disposed of his printing establishment in 182 1, continuing it after the 
•demise of his father, Mr. George Camp, in 1850, to 1884. In the mean time 



504 TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Col. Camp traveled extensively upon the continent of Europe, and far and wide 
over our territory bounded by the dififerent oceans. 

In 1844 the family came into possession of the mansion and grounds for- 
merly owned and occupied by Commodore Melancton Woolsey; and although 
never married Col. Camp has, for the last 30 years, entertained with a re- 
fined and generous hospitality. In 1879 he completed the erection of a 
chapel, which was presented as a Christmas gift to the Presbyterian Society of 
Sackets Harbor, with which he has been connected since his infancy, and for 
which he had retained a most affectionate attachment. 

He also was deeply interested in the organization of the Jefferson County 
Historical Society, of which he is the first vice-president. In 1885 he suc- 
ceeded in securing the old battle-ground, as executor of the estate of Elisha 
Camp, from the heirs, as a gift to the Jefi"erson County Historical Society 
and the village of Sackets Harbor, which was dedicated with imposing cere- 
monies, under the auspices of the 12th Regiment U. S. Infantry, G. A. R. 
organizations, village authorities, and representatives of the historical socie- 
ties of Jefferson and Oneida counties, and distinguished gentlemen of this and 
neighboring counties of the state and Canada. 

Col. Camp has given much time and attention to the study of the aborigi- 
nal history of the county of Jefferson, upon which subject he has written 
some valuable papers, and has secured a choice collection of relics that char- 
acterize the race that so fully occupied this locality and were extinct at the 
time of the advent of the white race to these shores ; and which, too, has 
brought him in correspondence and friendly relationship with the Smith- 
sonian Institute, and as correspondent of Oneida County Historical Society 
is brought in contact with many distinguished men of like taste. Col. Camp 
has an inherent and decided talent for music. In visiting his delightful home 
we find it supplied with accessories to give it expression. With one favorite 
instrument, however, he is better known in the refined circles, where he finds 
enjoyment with them in the " concord of sweet sounds." He is a lover of 
fine animals, and has his farm stocked with cattle of good pedigree. He has 
been an ardent devotee of Nimrod and Isaak Walton, and finds pleasant 
companionship in good horses, and with his friends he is happy to say :. 
" Whatever we possess is doubly valuable when we are so happy to share it 
with others." 

THEODORE CANFIELD. 

John M. Canfield,* son of John, was born in Sharon, Conn., December 
22, 1775, and came to Jefferson County in 1810. He wedded with Fanny- 
Harvey, of Stamford, Conn., and they had 11 children, namely: Jane H., 
John, William F., Richard M., Laura, Fanny C, Frederick W., Annis A., 
Harriet, Sarah D., and Theodore. 

* A further sketch of John M. Canfield will be found in the Bench and Bar chapter. 




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Theodore Canfield was born in the historic village of Sackets Harbor, March 
6, 1823, and here commenced a business career in the hardware trade, which 
was continued with enviable success until his retirement in 1868. Mr. Can- 
field was also prominent in municipal affairs, and for his known integrity and 
fitness for the position was chosen the town's representative in the board of 
supervisors in 1859, ^"^ again in i86g, '70, '71, and '72, holding the honor- 
able position of chairman of that board for two years. In 1866 he was the 
successful candidate of his party for member of Assembly. For 18 years 
he was an influential director of the Carthage, Watertown & Sackets Har- 
bor Railroad, and for eight years served as vice-president of that corporation. 
On the 1 2th of September, 1848, Mr. Canfield wedded with Annie, daugh- 
ter of John Little, a lady of refined and domestic tastes. Mr. Canfield is 
a man of decided character, but not vain, and still retains, in a marked degree, 
his strong intellectuality. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Dauiel Reed was a native of Connecticut. He came to Sackets Harbor in 1800, when 
three years of age, and served on a gunboat in the War of 1812. He died here in 1880, aged 
83 years. He married Jane Sterritt, who was born in Sackets Harbor, and they reared four 
children, George M., Robert C, Susan, and Charles C. The latter married Amanda M., daugh- 
ter of James and Catharine (Frazier) Thum, of Sackets Harbor, and he is now captain of a 
sailing vessel, in which business he has been engaged 45 years. John Thum, father of James, 
served in the War of 1812, and lost all his property by the depreciation of the Continental 
money. Charles Reed served in the late war in Co. G, 116th N. Y. Vols., three years. 

Josiah McWayne came to Hounsfield from Massachusetts before 1800, among the first set- 
tlers, and here remained until his death in 1868, aged 88 years. He married Phebe Abbott, 
who died in 1859, aged 75 years. Their children were Delonzo, Delos A., Samuel, Uranius, 
Justus, Alexandei", and Kimball D. The latter was born in this town, and here remained until 
his death in 18'44, aged 36 years. He married Betsey Wallace, of this town, and their children 
were Phebe A., Charlotte, Justus W., Elizabeth, and Jay D. Jay D. McWayne married Sarah, 
daughter of Lewis and Lucinda (Baker) Wallsworth, and they had three children — Eva and 
Ai-thur (deceased), and Ella. He served as first lieutenant iu the late war in Co. K, 35th N. Y. 
Vols. He also organized Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., of which he was captain, and served as 
recruiting officer. Justus W. McWayne married Helen L., daughter of Archibald and Sarah 
(Holden) Campbell, and they had one son, Archie Campbell. Mr. McWayne died iu March, 
1889. His mother, Elizabeth, siirvives at the age of 74 years. 

Delos A. McWayne, son of Josiah, was born in this town, where he died at the age of 73 
years. He married Angeliue Johnson, of Hounsfield, daughter of Perley and Priscilla 
(Dexter) Johnson, and their children were Josiah A., Johnson P., Edwin G., and Delos. The 
latter was born in this town, where he now resides. He married Eliza S., daughter of William 
and Betsey (Seeber) Bell, and their children are Edwin P., Cora A., and Merle B. 

Delonzo McWayne, son of Josiah, married Minerva Stoddard, of Sackets Harbor, who bore 
him four children, viz.: Lorenzo, Maria, Minerva, and Degrass. The last mentioned married 
Mrs. Carrie Northrup, of Canastota, Madison County, daughter of Ashley Northrup, and their 
children are Charles, Minerva, and Alice M. Mr. McWayne served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. Vols. 
He participated in the battle of Petersburg, Va., and was honorably discharged. He resides 
on road 62. 

Rial Rawlson, a native of Canaan, Conn., came to Sackets Harbor in 1801, and built one 
of the first five houses in the village. He was engaged in the lumber business, and ran the 
first raft of lumber down the St. Lawrence from Sackets Harbor to Montreal. He married 
Ehzabeth, daughter of William Lawrence, of Canaan, Conn., and their children were Wealthy, 
Wilham, Wolcott, Elizabeth, and Ira L. The latter was born at Sackets Harbor, where he now 



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resides. He married, first, Marcia Carpenter, of Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, and their 
-children were Mary, Amelia, and Malcolm. For his second wife he married Annie, daughter 
of Alexander and Annie (McDermot) McBain, and their children are Annie Elizabeth, 
Robert B., and Janette J. Mr. Rawlson is now a clothing merchant at Sackets Harbor. 

Samuel Bates, from Massachusetts, became a resident of Hounsfield in 1802, and made 
the first clearing upon the farm in this town since owned by some member of the Bates family. 
His son Samuel, Jr., who came with him, participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor, and 
died in 1813. Merrick M., son of Samuel, Sr., was born in 1802, and came to this town with 
his father. He married Abigail Stowell, of Hounsfield, and they had 10 children. Mrs. Bates 
died in 1845, and Mr. Bates in 1881. Their daughter Sarah, widow of John "Wiuslow, resides 
in the city of Watei'town. 

John W. Phelps, a native of Vermont, came to Hounsfield in 1807, and was the first settler 
on what is now known as the Phelps farm, on road 63, and here remained most of the time 
until his death, about 18G3, aged 75 years. He married Hannah Jones, of Vermont, and they 
had 13 children, 10 of whom grew to maturity. One son, John W., a native of this town, 
where he now resides at the age of 67 years, married Betsey, daughter of John and Hannah 
(Fields) Kibling, of EUisburgh, and they had nine children, viz.: Silas R., Amelia A., Fanny 
E., Catharine J., Henry B., Fisher K., Anna M., Carrie E., and Austin A. The latter was 
born at Sandy Creek. He married Frances, daughter of James E. and Susan (Livermore) 
Gilmore, of Dexter village, and they have one son, Charles A. Mr. Phelps is captain of the 
steamer New York, plying between Buffalo and Chicago, in which capacity he has been 
engaged for the past six years. Silas R. Phelps was born in this town, where he now resides on 
a farm on road 64, which he has occupied for the past 11 years. He married Nancy, daughter 
of John and Jessie (Nichols) Patrick, of Dexter, and they have two children, Jolui and NorrisK. 

Timothy Holden, a native of Rutland, Vt., came to Hounsfield about 1810, and here 
remained until his death in 1862, aged 80 yeai-s. He married Elizabeth Ellis, of Hadley, 
N. Y., and of their seven children, Aaron was the oldest son, and was born in Hadley. He came 
to this town with his father and finally settled on the homestead farm, on road 65, where he 
died in 1870, aged 57 yeai's. He married Orrilla, daughter of Israel and Lydia (Conroe) Root, 
of Mechanicsville, and they had children as follows: Clay, Trelinghuysen, Winfield, Theodore, 
Seward, Myron, Emmett, Walter, Talcott, and Jesse. Winfield Holden married Lucy, daugh- 
ter of Daniel and Lydia (Willey) Ai-nold, of Henderson, in 1869, and his children are Charles L,, 
Minnie L., Hubert T., and Arthur W. He resides in this town on a farm on road 65. Clay 
Holden married Eliza, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Bowering) Stokes, of Hounsfield, in 
1870, and his children are Jesse E., Erwin C, Marian, and Annie E., and he resides on road 
63. Israel Root, grandfather of Orrilla, served in the Revolutionary war. 

Mj'ron Holden, son of Timothy, was born in Hounsfield, where he now resides. He mar- 
ried Julia A., daughter of Benjamin and Armenia (Barnes) Orchard, and their children are 
Flora M., Aurilla A., and Benjamin M. Enoch Barnes, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. 
Julia A. Holden, served in the War of 1812, and drew a pension. 

Russell Spicer was born in Hounsfield, where he still resides, at the age of 77 years. He 
married Aurilla, daughter of Eli and Polly Spicer, who died in 1863, aged 54 years. Their 
children were Hannibal, Dianna, Gilbert, Rosaltha, Edwin, Emma, Estella, and Ivan L. The 
latter, born in this town, married Mrs. Elizabeth Spicer, daughter of Barton and Rachel (Mis- 
ner) White, and they have one daughter, Luella G., and reside on a farm on road 60. Mr. 
Spicer served in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and was honorably discharged at the 
close of the war. David Spicer, father of Russell, married Betsey Rockwell. He served in the 
battle of Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, and was one of the first settlers of this town, 
where his home was until his death. 

Joseph McKee was born and died in Hartford, Conn. He married Ruth Webster, and 
among their children was Eleazer, who came to Sackets Harbor in 1830, and here remained 
until his death in 1851, aged 84 years. He was a carpenter, and built the first tannery at 
Sackets Harbor. He mariied Flora Hollister, a native of Connecticut, and their children were 
Hiram, Flora A., and David. The latter married Mary A. Lawrence, of West Chazy, Chntou 
County, and their children are Mary H., Frank E., and Wilbur L. Wilbur L. married Ara- 
bella G. Coventry, of Utica, and they have one daughter, Julia G., and reside at Sackets 
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Joseph Knowltou was born in Rutland County, Vt., whence he removed to Jefferson 
County in 1811, finally locating in Hounsfield, where he died. Among his children was Monroe, 
who came here with his father, dying in this town at the age of 63 j'ears. Monroe Knowlton 
was a farmer and mechanic. He married Susan Breezee, of Brownville, who survives him at 
the age of 67 years. They had two children, Ruth M. and Edwin C. The latter was born in 
Brownville, and was twice married. His first wife, Mary S. McQuain, of Sackets Harbor, bore 
him two children, Hattie and Corry M. His second marriage was with Mrs. Fidelia R. (Man- 
chester) Colburn, of Otsego County. He resides at Sackets Harbor, where he is engaged as 
engineer at the United States barracks, and is also a practical and consulting engineer for 
steamboats and railroads. Jacob J. Breezee served in the battle of Sackets Harbor in 1814- 

Elisha Ladd was born in Coventry, Conn., in 1766, and in 1812 located in Hounsfield, 
where he died at the age of 94 years. He married Susan Dormau, of Connecticut, and their 
children were Nathan„Eliphalet, Seymour, Cynthia, Susan, Patty, and Esther. Nathan Ladd 
came to this town in 1811, and was the first settler on a farm on road 76, where he remained 
until his death, in 1877, aged 90 years. He married Betsey, daughter of Marcus and Betsey 
Edick, and they had four children, viz.: Brayton I., Matilda C, Mary E,, and Eliphalet. The 
latter married Charlotte W., daughter of James and Nancy (Marshall) Spaulding, of Camillus, 
Onondaga Countj', and he has one son, Marshall J., and resides on a farm on road 76, which was 
settled by his grandfather, and where he has resided since his birth. Marshall J. Ladd mar- 
ried Lydia A., daughter of Solomon and Julia Hall, of this town, and they have one son, 
Brayton E. 

William C. Pease, son of William, was born in Connecticut, and was one of the early set- 
tlers of Hounsfield. He served in the battle of Sackets Harbor in 1814, and died in Lewis 
County at the age of 76 years. His wife, Fanny Post, bore him five children, viz.: Celestia, 
Betsey, George, Jane, and Orson V. The latter was born in this town, where he died in 1886, 
aged 65 yeai's. He married Alvira S., daughter of Ephraim and Salina (Luff) Wilder, who 
died March 2, 1887, aged 52 yeai-s. They had one daughter, Maria F., who has been twice mar- 
ried. Her first husband, Edwin Austin, was accidentally shot and killed April 22, 1875. Her 
second husband, De Forest Shead, lives with her on the homestead farm of her father. 

Thomas Wright was a native of Seven Towns, Ireland, whence he immigrated to Houns- 
field in 1812, remaining here until his death, April 27, 1884, aged 84 years. He married 
Hannah Wood, also a native of Ireland, and they had six children, viz.: Joseph, John, Anna, 
Elizabeth, Sarah, and James. The latter, born in this town, married Gertrude, daughter of 
Administer and Amanda (Rust) Hammond, and they have an adopted son, Bennie F. Mr. 
Wright is a resident of Brownville, to which town he removed in 1889. Mr. Wright served in 
Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. 
He parti.upated in the battles of Bermuda Front and Petersburg, and was taken prisoner at 
the latter place and confined in Libby prison. 

Daniel Holloway. an Englishman, served under General Burgoyne and was taken prisoner, 
and afterwards joined the American army. After the war he engaged in business as a clothier 
&t Stowell's Corners, in this town, and died in the town of Lyme at the advanced age of 85 
years. He married Mariah Bates, and they had five children, of whom Charles was a native 
■of Connecticut and came here among the early settlers, locating in the eastern part of the 
town, where he died February 21, 1853, aged 58 years. He served at the battle of Sackets 
Harbor. He married Chloe Woodruff, of Watertown, and of their 10 children, Charles B. was 
born at Sackets Harbor, and married Elizabeth H., daughter of William and Emeline (Taylor) 
Metcalf, and they had two children, Charles W. (deceased) and Fred N. He served in Co. H, 
10th N. Y. H. A., until the close of the war. His son Fred N. married Estella C, daughter of 
Daniel and Laura A. (Cooper) Losee, of Watertown, and they have one daughter, Grace, and 
reside at Sackets Harbor. Horace G. Holloway also served in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A. 

Henry Metcalf was a native of England, whence he emigrated to Boston in 1801, finally 
locating in Hounsfield, where he died in 1869, aged 92 years. He served in the battle of 
Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812. He married Sarah Ashby, of England, and of their 11 
children, Francis was born in Hounsfield, and has resided on the farm he now occupies for the 
past 53 years. He married Sarah M., daughter of Ashbel and Polly (^Oxford) Case, and their 
children are Walter, Lucy A., Sarah J., Edwin, and Ella M. and Elva M., twins. Mrs. Metcalf 
■died August 10, 1855, aged 43 years. Their son Walter served three years in Co. I, 10th 
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Sauford Earl, a native of Ehode Island, came to Sackets Harbor in 1815, and here re- 
mained until Lis death, March 27, 1880, at the extreme age of 94 years. He man-ied Deborah 
Sheldon, who died December 24, 1851, aged 45 years. Their children were Margaret, James, 
Stephen, Henry, Sarah, George, Charles, Mary, Lyman, and Richard M. The latter, a native- 
of Sackets Harbor, where he now resides, married Lucy, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth 
(Jackson) Boulton, and his children are Richard H. and Charles S. Mr. Earl sei'ved as captain 
of a lake vessel, whicli plied between Oswego and Chicago, for many years. He is now pro- 
pi-ietor of the Earl House at Sackets Harbor. 

Robert McLaughlin was born in Sackets Harbor, where he died at the age of 32 years. He 
married Catharine Wright, also of Sackets Harbor, and they had four children, viz. : Mary, 
Thomas, Margaret, and William. The latter married Sarah A. Lewis, and his children are 
William J., Anna B., and Kate P. He served in the late war in Co. B, 35th N. Y. Vols., and 
participated in the battles of second Bull Run, Slaughter Mountain, Culpepper, Warrington^ 
and White Sulphur Springs. 

Ezra Tyler, son of Col. Tyler, of Revolutionary fame, was born in East Haddam, Conn.r 
and was one of the early settlers of this town, where he died at the age of 55 years. He mar- 
ried Rebecca Wright, of Paris, Oneida County, and their children were Rebecca, Rufus, 
Sylvenus and Sylvester (twins), Alanson, Prudence, Polly, and Dr. William E. The latter, a 
native of this town, married, first, Phebe Hunter, of Saratoga County, who bore him two 
children, William W. and John C. He married, second, Mary D., daughter of David and 
Orinda (Hill) Metcalf, of Sackets Harbor, where he has been engaged as a physician and sur- 
geon for the past 43 years. He served as assistant surgeon of the garrison here during the 
late war, and also at other times. He has been supervisor of the town five years, and school 
commissioner two years. His son William W. enlisted in the 94th N. Y. Vols., and served until 
the close of the war. 

Cornelius W. Liglehart, of German descent, was born]at Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County, 
May 11, 1811. In 1814 his parents located in Watertown, and the year following in Houns- 
fleld. He was married four times, as follows: first, to Nancy Phelps, September 4, 1856, by 
whom he had two children, Washington I. and Lucy; second, to Lorinda M. Spicer, who bore 
him one son, Byron; third, toEmeline F. Hall, who bore him three children, Hiram P., Sophia, 
and Rufus; and fourth, to Emma L. Little, of Watertown, in June, 1862, by whom he had two 
children, Sophie and Emma C, and who survives him at the age of 61 years, a resident of 
Sackets Harbor. Mr. Inglehart took an early interest in public affairs, and served in many 
official positions, with credit to himself and his constituents. He was a prominent abolition- 
ist, and his voice was always raised in favor of temperance and all reform measures. He was 
a delegate to the first Republican convention held in this county, and continued a strong 
advocate of reform until his death. At the breaking out of the late civil war he aided matei-i- 
ally in procuring volunteers, and contributed liberally financially to encourage enlistments. 
He was at one time a director in the National Union Bank, and was one of the organizers of the 
Agricultural Insurance Company. He was an instructive writer, and a public spirited citizen 
whose influence was felt throughout the county. 

Elijah Harris was a native of Connecticut, whence he removed to the town of Adams in 
1802, where he died at the age of 80 years. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, and served in 
the battle of Sackets Harbor. His wife, Lydia, bore him six children, among whom was Elisha, 
who married Polly Wilson, who bore him nine children, viz. : Lydia, Franklin, Annis, Lovisa, 
Charlotte, Jane, John, Henry, and William W. Henry served in Co. A, 94th N. Y. Vols., and 
died in Baltimore at the age of 24 years. William W. Harris married, first, Susan, daughter 
of John Baldwin, of Brownville, by whom he had two children, Ellie and Mary, and second,. 
Mrs. Amelia Johnson, daughter of John Parker. He served in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., and 
was honorably discharged. He was wounded and lost a leg at Peterburg, Va., and is now 
drawing a pension. Mrs. Amelia Harris's first husband, Alexander Johnson, entered the 
United States service in 1843 and served continuously 39 years, participating in the Florida 
war, Mexican war, Cahfornia Indian war, and the late civil war. He died in 1884, aged 74 
years. 

Seth Penney (formerly Penn) was a native of Plainfield, Mass., whence he emigrated to 
Henderson, of which town he was one of the early settlers. His wife, Amelia, bore him five 
children, viz.: George, Grove, Samuel S., Olivia, and Amelia. Samuel S. was born in Maasa- 



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chiisetts in 1804, and died in this town in 1880, aged 76 years. He married Sally, daughter of 
Oliver and Lucinda (Pomeroy) Wilcox, and they had 10 children, viz.: Louisa, Harriet, Orville, 
Marvin, Grove, Lodenia, Greenleaf E., Walter, Almina, and George W. Mrs. Penney survives 
her husband and resides in this town, at the age of 82 years. George W. Penney enlisted in 
the 18th N. Y. Cavalry, was transferred to the navy and stationed at Hart's Island, New York 
harbor, and served during the war. Walter Penney also served in the 18th N. Y. Cav. 
George W. has been a captain on the lakes for 30 j-ears, on five different vessels and steamers. 

Thomas Hall, of English descent, came to Sackets Harbor in 1819, at the age of 21 years, 
and here remained until his death, in 1872, aged 75 years. He was a prominent man of the 
tovm, and was collector of the port under President Pierce. His first wife was Dorotha 
Church, of Brattleboro, Vt., who died at Sackets Harbor at the age of 38 years. Their chil- 
dren were Anna, Mary, Thomas, and Henry. His second wife was Peronne C. Church, a sister 
of his first wife, and their children were George, Robert, Claire, and Charles. The latter 
married, first, Charlotte McWayne, of Sackets Harbor, who bore him one son, Charles, and 
second, Hattie A., daughter of Thomas and Laura (Case) Parsons. He resides in the village 
of Sackets Harbor, where he was born. Thomas Hall's widow, Peronne C, survives her hus- 
band at the age of 73 years. Her father, Daniel W. Church, was a prominent man in St. 
Lawrence County, where he died, in Morristown, at the advanced age of 85 years. He was a 
volunteer in the War of 1812, and his father, Jonathan Church, served in the Revolution- 
ary war. 

Nathan Stetson, a native of Vermont, served as a sea captain in the War of 1812. He 
came to Hounsfleld in 1820, which was his place of residence until his death. Among his 
eight children was a son, Barker, born in Vermont, who became a resident of this town when 
20 years of age, and remained here 15 years, finally locating in Ontario County, where he died 
at the age of 66 years. He married Ann Wiley, of Watertown, and their children were 
Louisa R., Alonzo, Ashael A., Lucy A., and George W. The latter was born in this town, 
where he married Laura M. , daughter of John and Sarah (Pilmore) Sargent, by whom he has 
four children, viz.: Althea, Charles B., Albert A., and S. Anna, the latter the wife of George H, 
Kelly, of Boston. Mr. Stetson enlisted in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served till the close of 
the war. Alonzo Stetson served in the 112th 111, and Ashael in the 128th N. Y. Vols. 

Bernard Eveleigh was born January 17, 1813, in Dorsetshire, England, and was baptised 
by Rev. William Buckland, in the parish of White Church. His father was a dairyman of 
some means for those times, but dying ere the children had reached maturitj', and their 
mother marrying again, they were somewhat left upon their own resources, upon which the 
above named, at the age of 21, sailed for America, landing at Sackets Harbor Mith onlj' two 
sovereigns in his pocket. He immediately apprenticed himself to Hanson Rann for three years 
to learn the carpenters' trade. This business he pursued for years. In 1840 he married Miss 
Lydia Champion; to them one child was born (Mrs. A. M. Marsh, of Hounsfield). In 1861, 
owing to ill health, his trade was given up, when he went into the hotel business, but only re- 
maining there four years, whereupon he resumed his old business, adding to it lumber trading 
with Canada. Through this ship building was started, which he carried to quite an extent, 
building boats of various dimensions. Other things M'ere added during the succeeding years, 
among which were farming, hardware, meat market, coal yard, and filling contracts with Mad- 
ison Barracks for numei'ous things. In 1882 he married Mrs. Amos Membery, of Adolphus- 
town, Lenox County, Ontario, his first wife having died in 1880. Though having lost much 
at diflerent times by fire and shipwreck, he still retains a hotel, store, dwelling house, 1,000 
acres of land, and one boat. Aside from farm help he employs seven men and four girls, 

Joel Knight was born in Vermont and came to this county, locating in Watertown in 1821, 
later removing to this town, where he i-emained many years, finally settling in the town of Al- 
exandria, where he died in 1847, aged 75 years. He married Hannah Ayres, of Vermont, 
and of their 10 children, RandaU Knight was born in Vermont and came to Hounsfield in 
1822. He has been twice married. By his first wife, Arvilla Galloway, he had three chil- 
dren, Hiram, Edward, and Emma. His second marriage was with Rosetta Olmstead. He has 
occupied his farm on road 77 for the past 47 years. His son Edward married Lutheria, daughter 
of John and Sarah (Pilmore) Sargent, and he is also on a farm which he has occupied for 28 
vears. They have two children, Elma M. and Mary E. 

William Porter was born in the village of Sackets Harbor, April 12, 1822. He married 



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Caroline A., daughter of Ashby and Dolly S. (Robbius) Smith, of Hounsfield, and their chil- 
dren are William H., now a resident of Walula,\V. T.; George A., a grocer of Osage, Iowa; Ed- 
ward F., of Portland, Oregon; FredB., Ida A., Albert S., and Mary A. He served as night 
watchman in the custom-house at Sackets Harbor, and was appointed inspector of construc- 
tion at Madison Barracks in 1880. He is a carpenter, and still resides at Sackets Harbor. 

Stephen Washburn lived and died in Schoharie County. His wife, Salinda,bore him seven 
children, among whom was Eobert, who settled on a farm in this town about 1825, where he 
remained until his death in 1876, aged 70 years. He married Emeline, daughter of Asa Man- 
ley, of this town, and they had eight children, viz.: Hiram, Stephen, Silas R., Newton, George, 
Wallace, Lydia, and Theodore. The latter married Janette, daughter of Albert and Mary 
(Davis) Rice, of Adams, and he has two children, Albert and Arthur, and resides in this town 
on the farm wh^re he was born. Silas R. Washburn was born and reared in this town, where 
he married Esther, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Lane) Stoodley, by whom he has two 
children, William W. and Homer T. He has resided on his present farm 11 years. 

John Matteson came from Vermont to Jefferson County about 1827. His son Alfred 
located in Hounstield, where he died at the age of 76 years. Alfred's wife was Sally Palmer, 
and their children were Daniel D., Franklin, E.sie J., Clarissa, Lorinda, George, Josephine, 
and Orrie Daniel D. was born in this town, and died here in 1869, aged 41 years. He mar- 
ried Cornelia M., daughter of Truman and Eunice (Witter) Root, and their children were Jay 
D. and Nettie M. His widow survives him at the age of 52 years, and resides on a farm on road 
58 corner 59. Franklin Matteson, mentioned above, was born in Watertown. He married 
Hannah, daughter of Eliakim and Mahaley (Worden) Morse, of Hounsfield, June 24, 1854, and 
has occupied his present residence for 32 years. 

Harry Fields was a native of Greenock, Renfrew County, Scotland, and died in Tyrone, 
Ireland, aged about 70 years. He married Martha Martin, and they had four children. His 
son Joseph was born in Tyrone, Ireland, whence he emigrated to America, locating in Houns- 
field in 1829, where he remained until his death, aged 78 years. He married Sarah, daughter 
of James and Jane (Hall) Wright, of Ireland, and their children were Maggie, Xiuoinda, 
Martha, Joseph, Janette, Jane, James, and John W. The latter, born at Sackets Harbor, 
married Amelia, daughter of Chester C. and Laura (Luff) Symons, and his children are Carrie, 
George, Harry, and Jessie May. He resides in this town on the farm first settled by his 
father. Joseph Fields served in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., and was killed at the battle of Five 
Forks, Va., April 2, 1865, aged 24 years. 

Joseph Slater, of Ira, Vermont, emigrated to Lewis County, N. Y., when 15 years of age, 
and in 1837 located in Hounsfield, where he died at the age of 71 years. He followed the dual 
occupation of farmer and blacksmith. He married, first, Zilphia Morgan, and their children 
were Vincent, Hiram, Stephen, Candace, and Angeline. By his second wife, Sarah, daughter of 
Peter and Mary (Reed) Smith, of Hounsfield, he had one daughter, Harriet (Mrs. Albert Skin- 
ner), of Watertown. who has four children, viz.: Herbert, Edward, James, and Charles. Mrs. 
Sarah Slater survives her husband at the age of 75 years, and resides on the homestead farm 
in Hounsfield. 

James M. Hazlewood was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1799, and in 1829 immigrated 
to this coiiutry and located in Sackets Harbor. He was a Methodist clergyman, and died in 
Henderson in April, 1861, aged 62 years. He married Ruth A. Jillaver, of Warwickshire, and 
their children were Joseph, Elizabeth, Stephen, and Charles, who were born in England, and 
Martha, Sarah, Mary, Hannah, Delana, and James M., who were born in this country. James 
M. Hazlewood married, first, Julia, daughter of Perry and Camelia (Weller) Knowlton, of 
Hounsfield, by whom he had two children, Lewis and Burt. He married for his second wife 
Mrs. Naoma Stephens, daughter of Jacob Van Wiuckel, and they reside in this town . 

John Alverson, a native of Vermont, came to Hounsfield in April, 1829, where he died the 
following June, aged 49 years. He married Sarah Frink, of Vermont, in 1806, and their 
children were Almanson, Polly, Lydia, and Samuel. The latter was born in Halifax, Vt., and 
came to this town with his father, where he married Mary, daughter of William Wiley, by 
wliom he has had children as follows: William, John, Walter, Albert, Samuel, Jr., and Sarah. 
He is a successful farmer in this town. 

Henry Boulton was a native of Norfolk, Eiig., where he lived and died. He married a 
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Sackets Harbor in 1830. He was a stone mason, and built most of the stone sidewalks in the 
village of Sackets Harbor. He married Elizabeth Jackson, of England, who died in 1877, 
aged 83 years. His death oecnrred in 1869, at the age of 65 years. Their children were James, 
Charles, Robert, Lucy, Samuel, Mary, and Henry. The latter, a farmer, was born in Houns- 
tield, where he still resides. He married Jennie, daughter of Elbridge and Betsey (Coburn) 
Warren, and they have one son, Warren. 

Robert Lonsdale, a native of Yorkshire, England, immigrated to America in 1830 and set- 
tled on a farm in Brownville, where he died in 1873, aged 71 years. He married Elizabeth, 
daughter of George Hazlewood, of Yorkshire, Eng., and their children were Mary A., Harriet, 
William H., Augusta, and John H. The latter married Henrietta, daughter of Henry and 
Flavia (Lampher) Bowe, of Brownville, by whom he has had five children, viz. : Hattie (ilre. 
William Elmer), Lewis H., Herbert S., James R., and Charles E. Mr. Lonsdale served in Co. 
B, 20th N. Y. Cav., and was honorably discharged. He is a farmer in this town. 

John Orchard was born in Devonshire, England, where he died, aged about 80 years. His 
wife, Sai-ah, bore him 16 children, among whom was Abraham, who died in Devonshire at the 
advanced age of 86 years. He mariied Prudence Bering, of Devonshire, and their children 
were Mary, Martlia, Ruth, and Benjamin. In 1832 Benjamin located in this town on a farm 
on road 47 corner 59, where he now resides. He married Armenia, daughter of Enoch and 
Auor (Hazen) Barnes, of Hounsfield, and his children are Matilda, Sarah, Elsie J., Richard, 
Benjamin, Julia A., Martha A., Effie E., Darius, Ada R., and Ida M. Mr. and Mrs. Orchard 
are still living, aged respectively 82 and 65 yeais. 

Piam Thompson was Ijorn in Massachusetts in 1781. and died June 25, 1868, aged 87 years. 
When 19 years of age he married Eunice Washburn, of Connecticut. In 1810 he removed to 
the town of Rodman, and in 1814 participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor. Among his 10 
children was John, who came to Rodman with his father, and in 1831 located in this town, 
where he remained until his death, in 1869, aged 65 years. He married Charlotte, daughter 
of Bradford Lisk, of Adams, and his children now living are Pembroke, Ornaldo, and Monroe 
P. The last named married Harriet E., daughter of Matthew and Hannah (Davis) Wright, 
and his children are John W., Burt D., Lottie M., and Earl M. He has occupied his present 
farm for the past 54 years. 

William Stevenson was a native of Derbyshire. Eng., where he died at the age of 80 years. 
He married Ann, daughter of Moses Hall, and among their children was William, who came 
to Sackets Harbor in 1833, and here remained until his death, aged 72 years. He was the first 
permanent settler on the Worden farm, road 47 corner 48. His first wife was Ann Tilly, of 
England, and their children were Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Moses, and William. His second wife 
was Ann Stetson, and his third wife was a widow Perry. William Stevenson married Elizabeth, 
daughter of James and Margaret (Wilkinson) Simpson, by whom he has two cliildren, Mar- 
garet M. and Mary E., and now resides on the homestead farm of his father, where he has 
lived 52 years. 

John Harris was born in England, where he died at the age of 60 years. His wife was 
Jane Faudry, who died at the age of 55 years. They had eight children, of whom George im- 
migrated to this country and located in Hounsfield in 1833, where he died, aged 72 years. He 
married Charity Lee, of England, and they had one son, James, who mariied Annie V., 
daughter of Dyer and Annie (Lyon ) Washburn, of Hounsfield, where he now resides on road 
46. Their children are Brayton, Byron, John, Wallace, Dyer, Adelbert, and Alice. 

Thomas Lane, of Devonshire, Eng., came to Sackets Harbor in May, 1834, where he 
engaged in farming until his death, aged 93 years. He married Anna Stamp, also of Devon- 
shire, and they had 10 children, among whom was Charles, who came to this town from Eng- 
land in 1835. Charles Lane married Frances Hallyard, before coming to this country, and 
they had four children, viz.: Anna, Albert, Charles E., and Henry J. He has resided in this 
town 52 years, and is now 75 years of age. His wife died in April, 1878. Charles E. Lane, 
mentioned above, married Clara E. Holbrook, of Copenhagen, Lewis County, daughter of 
William M. and Helen (Watkins ) Holbrook, and still resides at Sackets Harbor in the house 
where he was born. Henry J. Lane was born in Sackets Harbor, February 14, 1841. He mar- 
ried Rosaltha S., daughter of Worden and Rhoda (Warren) Payne, by whom he has had six 
children, viz.: Worden, Mark, and Mabel, deceased, and Hubert H., Rose F., and Arthur G. 
Mr. Lane has been engaged in the dry goods trade at Sackets Harbor for 24 years, and is a 



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prominent man in town affairs. He was elected supervisor the second time in 1887, is the 
present member of Assembly from this district, has served as town clerk thi-ee years, assessor 
three years, and justice of the peace one term, and has been president of Sackets Harbor vil- 
lage four years. He is W. M. of Sackets Harbor Lodge, No. 135, F. and A. M. 

Matthew Eveleigh was a native of Dorchester, Eng., where he died at the age of 28 years. 
He married Fanny Roberts, and among their children was a son, Thomas, who married Jane, 
daughter of Itussell and Catharine (Brown) Armstrong, of Lyme, l\y whom he has eight chil- 
dren, VIZ.: Maryette, Angenette, William, George, James, John, Jennie, and Thomas. He 
resides in this town on a farm on road 27. 

Stephen Clark was a native of Rhode Island, whence he removed to Madison County 
among the early settlers, and in 1836 located in this town on v.-hat is known as the " Merrell 
premium farm," on road 46, which he occupied until his death. He married, first, Judith 
Maxon, by whom he had nine children, and second, Mrs. Judith Maxon, a widow, of De Ruy- 
ter. His daughter Lodema married W. Morris Clark, of Sackets Harbor. Mr. Clark came 
to Sackets Harbor in 1838, and remained until his death in 1853, aged 41 years. His widow- 
survives him at the age of 77 years. They had one daughter, Cornelia S., who married Ezra 
J., son of Ezra D. and Amanda M. (Jones) Whitaker, of North Adams, Mass., and have one 
son, M. Morris M., and i-eside in the viUage of Sackets Harbor. 

Asa Chafa was born in New Hampshire, and died in Rodman at the extreme age of 93 
years. His father served in the Revolutionary war and died io New Hampshire. Asa mar- 
ried Nancy Worden, of New Hampshire, and among their 11 children was Jane, who married 
William H. Crouch, of Hounsfield, and they had three children, Samuel, Henry A., and Wilber. 
Samuel served in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was poisoned by a rebel woman in the fall of 
1864, at Winchester, Va., and died at the age of 18 years. Mrs. Jane Crouch is still a resident 
of this town. Ashbel Chafa, son of Asa, was born in Vermont, whence he emigrated to 
Hounsfield in 1837, where he remained until his death in 1877, aged 73 years. He married 
•Celia Gifl'ord, Feburary 7, 1832, and they had two children, Sarah G., now a resident of Bos- 
ton, and Victoria. The latter married Edwin Davenport, and they have two children, Clarence 
and Cosette, and reside on the homestead home of her father. 

George Plumb, Sr., of Connecticut, removed to Halifax, Vt., where he died, aged 77 years. 
His wife, Pattie Whiting, died at the age of 98 years. Of their 11 children, George, Jr., was 
born in Guilford, Vt., and about 1812 removed to Brownville. He served in the War of 1812, 
and finally located in Dodge County, Wis., where he died at the age of 75 years. He married, 
first, Polly, daughter of Nathaniel Plumb, who died in Pamelia, in October, 1831. Their 
children were James W., Lauretta, Ervin, Safford, Harriet, Marcia, and Mary. His second 
wife was Betsey Classon, who bore him eight children. His son Safford married Ann, daugh- 
ter of James and Ellen (Lattimore) Carl, of Brownville, and they have one daughter, Mary 
Ann, who married Moses J. Knapp and has two children. William and Frank. 

Henry J. Graham, son of James F., was born in this town. He married Mrs. Martha 
Gififord, of Three Mile Bay, daughter of Asa Chapman, and they have had three children. 
Grant G. (deceased), Nellie, and Maggie, and reside on a farm in this town. Mr. Graham 
served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., nearly three years, and was honorably discharged. He partic- 
ipated in the battles of Cold Harbor and Petersburg, was M'ith Sheridan in the campaign of 
1864, and was at the front at the time of Lee's surrender. 

Thomas Fuller was a native of Halifax, N. S., whence he emigrated to Lanesboro, Mass., 
where he remained until his death. His wife, Elsie, also died in Lanesboro at an advanced 
age. Among their seven children, Noah was born in Lanesboro, where he died in 1867, aged 
77 years. He married Louis Goodrich, of his native town, who bore him children as follows: 
Eliza H., Lucy (Mrs. Nicholas Onealia), Thomas, Ruth (Mrs. Charles Ryons), Ada (Mrs. Rev. 
Henry Hicks), Hildah, Charlotte (Mrs. Pardon Belcher), Hiram, and Laura (Mrs. Henry 
Murphy). The latter was married in 1838. Her husband was the first settler on what is now 
known as the Murphy farm, where he died June 4, 1887, aged 76 years. His widow survives 
him, on the homestead farm, aged 72 years. Their children are Nathaniel, Johanna, Hattie, 
William, Frank, and Sarah. Nathaniel served m the 10th N. Y. H. A. three years, and is now 
chief of police at Bay City, Mich. 

Amos Membery came from Devonshire, Eng., to Sackets Harbor in the early days of this 
town, and later removed to Canada, where he died. Of his eight children, George was born 



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in England, and in 1831 immigrated to America and located on a farm in the town of Adams, 
finally removing to Hounsfield, where he died in 1852, aged 49 years. He married Martha, 
daughter of Abram Orchard, of England, and they had one son, George O. George O. Mem- 
bery was born in Adams, where he lived many years, when he located in this town on the farm 
which he now occupies. He married Melia I., daughter of Daniel G. and Almira (Ralph) Bab- 
bit, of Pinckney, N. Y., and they have had two children, George (deceased) and Carrie M. 

William C. Crandall. a native of Madison County, came to this town in 1840, and here 
remained until his death, aged 60 years. He married Maria Moore, and their children were 
Henry C, Emily, and Deloss W. The latter was born in Madison County, and was 10 years of 
age when he removed with his parents to this town, where he died in 1877, aged 48 years. He 
married Fanny A., daughter of Elias and Almira (Moxson) Frink, of Cortland County, and 
they had two children, viz.: Chester D., of Kansas City, Mo., and Perrin A. The latter mar- 
ried Carrie E., daughter of John and Mary (Boulton) Graham, of Hounsfield, and they have 
one son, Chester G., and reside on the homestead farm of his father, with his widowed motlier. 
Oramel Frink married Harvey C. Barton, and they liave one daughter, Mida, and occupy the 
<;randall farm. 

Daniel Yerington, son of David who served in the battle of Sackets Harbor in the War of 
1812, was born in this state and came to Sackets Harbor about 1840, where he died at the age 
■of 42 years. He married Sylvia Dutcher, of Stowell's Corners, by whom he had nine children. 
One son, Fernando D., married Sarali, daughter of Selah and Sally (Bell) Burdick, of Adams 
and they have one daughter, Helen. Mr. Yerington recently removed from Sackets Harbor 
to BrownviOe. 

Appleton McKee, a native of Hartford, Conn., located in the town of Adams in 1803, 
where he engaged in farming, in which he continued until his death, in 1831, aged 74 years. 
His wife was Mercy Hill, and of their nine children, Alvin was born in Connecticut and re- 
moved to Adams with his father. In 1841 he located in Hounsfield, where he died at the age 
of 77 years. He married Mary, daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth (Edwards) Allen, of Johns- 
town, Fulton County, and they had six children, viz.: Corrilla, Levi, Elisha, Phila, Harrison, 
and Oscar. The latter was born in Hounsfield, where he married Frank E., daughter of 
Ephraim P. and Elizabeth (Dimick) Morseman, and their children are Appleton G., Nellie E., 
and Teall. He resides on the homestead farm with his widowed mother, who is 77 years of age. 
Oscar McKee served in Co. C, 186th N. Y. Vols., until the close of the war. 

Ebenezer Smith was born in Barnstable, Mass., in 1739. He served in the Revolutionary 
war and died in Gahvay, Saratoga County, in 1832, at the extreme age of 93 years. In 1763 he 
married Rhoda Beebe, who bore him 10 children. His son, Asa Smith, was born in 1774, and 
died in 1834. He resided in Henderson, from which place he removed to Ellisburgh, where he 
■died. He married Betsey Hinman, who was born in 1773, and died in 1844. Their children 
were Harvey, Philena, Cornelia, Sidney, Ambrose, Lucinda, Julian, Ashby, Maria, and 
Pamilla. Ashby Smith married Dolly, daughter of Harmon and Debora (Coon) Robbins, of 
Adams, and their children were Caroline, Martin, Sidney, Elizabeth, Mary A., George, Henry, 
William, Charles, and Almira. He has resided in this town since 1841. His daughter Almira 
married Clark F.. son of Daniel and Lydia (Wells) Arnold, and their children are Otis D., 
Charles B., and Eugene C. Clark F. Arnold's father, Daniel, was born in Massachusetts and 
came to Hounsfield in 1830. He died in Henderson in 1882. aged 73 years. 

John Scroxton, son of Holland, was born in England, and in 1842 immigrated to this 
country and located at Sackets Harlwr, where he remained until his death in 1866, aged 54 
years. He married Eliza Dillon, of England, who bore him 10 children, among whom was 
John, Jr., who was t^NO years of age when he came to this town with his parents, where he 
still resides. He has been engaged in the hardware trade at Sackets Harbor since 1863. His 
mother is stiU living at the age of 64 years. 

Thomas Gamble was born in Scotland, where he died. His son Robert immigrated to this 
country and located iu Vermont in 1832, whence he removed to Sackets Harbor, where he died 
in 1860, aged 72 years. He served in the War of 1812 and participated in the battle of Sackets 
Harbor. He was married, and his children were Alexander, Francis, Franklin, William, and 
.James. The latter married Anna McGregg, of Kingston, Canada, and they had children as 
follows: Edward. James, Charles, Josiah, and William. He has resided in Sackets Harbor 45 



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James Marks, a Revolutionary soldier, was born and died in Connecticut. His children 
were Robert, Lathrop, and Joseph. The latter removed from Connecticut, his native state, to- 
Hounsfleld, in 1843, and here resided until his death, in 1849, aged 39 years. His principal 
occupation was that of a sailor. He married Hannah, daughter of Charles Fall, of Lyme^ 
and their children were Hiildah E., Reuben, Mary J., James, Cordeha, Frank, Aruna, and 
Joseph. Joseph Marks married Maria, daughter of Henry and Jane Turpin, of Dexter. His^ 
children are Josie H., Irene H., Fanny B., and Frank M. He served in Co. K, 35th N. Y., and 
Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., until the close of the war, nearly four years in all, and participated 
in the battle of Petersburg. Reuben Marks served in Co. A, 8Ist N. Y. Inf., participated in 
the battles of Malvern Hill and Wilderness, and died in Yorktown. Frank Marks served in 
Co. E, 35th N. Y. Vols., and Co. B, 2d N. Y. Cav., and participated in the battles of Antietam,^ 
Bull Run, and Fredericksburg, and remained in the service until the close of the war. 

John PeiTigo, a native of Montreal, came to Sackets Harbor in 1845, where he has since 
resided. He married Jane French, and they had eight children, among whom was Charles H., 
who married Mary, daughter of Richard and Mary Boyd, and had four children, viz. : Nellier 
Charles, Eugene, and Percy. Mrs. Perrigo survives her husband, who died March 25. 1881. 
aged 36 years. He served in the late war in Co. I, 18th N. Y. Cavalry. 

Benjamin Tracy, a native of Groton, Conn., located in the town of Lyme when young, 
and here died at the age of 43 years. He was a minute-man, and served in the battle of 
Sackets Harbor in 1814. He married Sibyl Fish, of Plainfleld, N. Y., and their children were 
Elsy, Julia A., Hubert H., Eleanor, George, Gurdon, Bernard, Laura, and Capt. James M. 
The latter was born in this town, where he married Elmina, daughter of Aaron and Susan 
(Perkins) Wheat, by whom he has four children, viz.: Elizabeth H., James M., Howard N., 
and John R. He was a captain on the lake for 35 years, and is now retired at the age of 68- 
years. 

George Reader was born near Bridport, Dorsetshire, England, whence he immigrated to- 
this country and located at Sackets Harbor in 1851, where he died in 1871, aged 70 years. He 
married Mary Huxford, of Uplyme, Devon, England, who survives him. Their children were 
John and George (twins), who were born in Lyme-Regis, Eng., in 1832, and John H., who- 
came from England to Sackets Harbor in 1852. John H. Reader married Matilda, daughter 
of Robert and Jane (Lane) Jeffrey, of Sackets Harbor, and they have had two children, Laura 
(deceased) and Henry H. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was honorably 
discharged at the close of the war, and now receives a pension. He has served as town clerk 
of Hounsiield four years. 

William Lindsey was a native of Tyrone, Ireland, where he died, aged 70 years. His wife,, 
Catharine, bore him six children, viz.: Catharine, Jane, Thomas, John, James, and William. 
Thomas immigrated to America in 1851, and located in Sackets Harbor, where he died in 1871,^ 
aged 64 years. He married Sarah Wright, of Ireland, and their children were Mary, William, 
Thomas, John, Lewis, Jennie, Katie, and James. The latter resides in the village of Sackets 
Harbor. 

John Graham, of Scotch descent, was a native of C!ounty Cavan, Ireland, and died at the 
age of 70 years. He married Maiy Riddle and reared a family of eight children, among whom 
was John, who married Mary Fieldie and reared 11 children, of whom James F. emigrated to- 
Canada in 1843. and there remained two years, when he removed to the town of Adams, and 
finally located in Hounsfield, where he now resides. He married Jane, daughter of John and 
Mary (Moore) Moore, of County Moneghan, Ireland, and his children are John H., James H., 
Robert M., William F., and Mary J. He has occupied his present farm for 32 years. 

James Drake, of Connecticut, located in Redtield, Oswego County, about 1800, where he 
remained until his death, aged 87 years. He had four children, of whom Andrew was born in 
Oswego County, where he died at the age of 23 years. He married Eunice Davis, of Redfleld, 
and their children were Andrew J. and Louisa. Andrew J. Drake came to this town in 1856,. 
and still resides here. In 1860 he married Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah (Pilmore) Sar- 
gent, and they have one daughter, Eva E. (Mrs. Olin H. Lepper). Mr. Di-ake served in Co. I, 
10th N. Y. H. A., three years. 

Daniel Fox, who served in the battle of Sackets Harbor, was born in Connecticut, whence 
he emigrated to this county and located in the town of Adams about 1800, where he died about 
1876, having attained the extreme age of 101 years and six months. He married Hannali 



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Hewitt, and of their six children, Hiram was born in Connecticut and came to Hounsfield ii> 
1838, where he remained until his death in 1859, aged 59 years. He married Eliza, daughter 
of Laban Boss, of Adams, by whom he had two children, Maria A. and Milo L. Milo L. wa» 
born in Adams. He married Mrs. Ellen Harlow, of Sackets Harbor, daughter of John Wright. 
Hie wife has one son, Charles Harlow, by her first husband. JIi-. Fox has occupied his present 
farm for 29 years. 

Baptist Gilmore removed from Acworth, N. H., to near Augusta, Me., and thence to West 
Virginia, where he died at Point Pleasant. His wife, Annie, bore him eight children, of 
whom Frank came to Hounsfield about 1857, and here remained until his death in 1883, aged 
70 years. He married Martha J., daughter of Horace and Permelia (Cook) Gilmore, of Water- 
town, and his children were Alice and Edwin A. His widow survives him at the age of 59 
years. Edwin A. married Elsie M., daughter of James and Adaline (Sperry) Griswold, of 
Hounsfield, and their children are Frank H. and James. He resides with his mother on 
road 4. 

John Butterfield, son of Jonathan, removed from the East to Wisconsin, and thence to 
Iowa, where he died, aged 76 years. He married Jane, daughter of Zelotes and Lovisa Wilson,, 
of Adams, and his children were Augusta, Schuyler, and George E. The latter located in 
Sackets Harbor in December, 1858. He married Kate, daughter of John and Mary Shean, of 
Little Falls, who bore him three^children, viz.: Frank W., Carrie A. (deceased), and Nora E> 
August 18, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war, 
attaining the rank of first sergeant. He served as town clerk two years, and has been secretary 
of Sackets Harbor Lodge, F. & A. M., for 12 years. He is now deputy collector of United 
States customs. 

Stephen Hamilton was a native of Ireland, his wife was Sarah Long, and his children were 
Esther, Sarah, and John. The latter married Eliza Harris, and they both lived and died in 
Ireland. Their children were Stephen, Ellen, Margaret, and John. The latter went to New 
Orleans when 10 years of age and served as drummer boy in the Florida war. He served in 
the Mexican war, and in the late civil war in Co. L. 10th N. Y. H. A., being in the service in 
all 13 years. He married Jane, daughter of Plenney S. and Margaret (Patterson) Storey, of 
Sackets Harbor, and their children are Mary A., William, George, James, John, and Mary J. 
He has resided in Sackets Harbor for the past 30 years. 

Isaiah Brundige resided in Pinckney, Lewis County, where he died. He married Mary 
Jeffreys, and among their children was Daniel I., who was born in Saratoga County. Daniel I. 
served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., in the late civil war. He married Lucy Green, who bore 
him children as follows: Almanson, Oliver A,, Orletta, Lorenzo C, James M., Walter H., 
Loverna J., Amelia D., Frank M., and Edgar H. The latter married Margaret J., daughter of 
Robert and Elizabeth (Irwin) Irwin, of Prince Edward, Ontario, and they have two children, 
Dell Pi. and Emma E. He served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and was honorably 
discharged. 

J. Wright Norton was a native of Vermont, where he resided at the time of his death. His 
wife, Namah, bore him five children. His son Horatio removed from Vermont to Pamelia when 
19 years of age. In 1863 he located in Hounsfield, where he died in 1868, aged 66 years. He 
married Minerva Dillon, of Brownvillc, who was the first white child born in this county north 
of Black River. Their children were Silas, John, William. Charles, James, Mary, Eunetia, and 
Leander W. The latter was born in Hounsfield, and married Vashti A. Randall, of Brownville, 
daughter of Oluey and Lydia (Fuller) Randall, and nor; resides in this town. William W. 
Norton served in Co. C, 186th N. Y. Vols., and Charles Norton in Co. E, 94th N. Y. Vols. 

Isaac Cleveland, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Connecticut, whence he removed to 
Rutland, in this county, finally locating in Hounsfield, where he died, aged 80 years. His son 
Harvey was born in Connecticut and served in the War of 1812. He came to Jefi'erson County 
among the early settlers, and finally located in this town, where he died in 1867, aged 80 years. 
He married Relief Cross, of Lockport, and tiieir children were Flora, Philander V., Decastro, 
Christiana, Jane, Betsey, and Isaac H. The latter was born in the town of Rutland. He mar- 
ried Adaline, daiighter of William and Catharine Hudson, of Clayton, and their children ai-e 
Milo D., Emogene, Alzada, and Philander. He is a farmer in this town. 

James Jackson, son of William, was born in Ireland, and in 1863 immigrated to this 
country and located in Sackets Harbor, where he now resides. He married Margaret Higgen, 



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•of Ireland, and his children were William, James, James, 2d, John, Jane, Thomas, Mary, and 
Maggie. He resides off road 25. 

Richard Boyd, a native of Ireland, came to Sackets Harbor in 1865, where he died in 1870, 
aged 63 years. He was a blacksmith. He married Mary Crow, of Ireland, and their children 
were Ellen, Martha, Mary, John, and James. The latter removed with his parents to Canada 
when he was two years of age, and in 1865 came to Sackets Harbor. He married Mary, daugh- 
ter of Thomas and Sarah (Wright) Lindsey, and they have two children, Eva and Hattie. Mr. 
Boyd is a blacksmith. 

William Hicks, son of John, removed from Canada to Hounsfield in 1865, where he died 
in 1878, aged 44 years. He married Sarah Sekor, and his children were Charles, Armina, Lilly, 
and Adam N. The latter married Cristianna, daughter of George and Mary Kahili, of Canada, 
and they have had two children. Arthur A. (deceased) and William G., and reside in the vil- 
lage of Sackets Harbor. Mrs. Sarah Hicks survives her husband at the age of 58 years. 

Richard Meeks, who served in the Revolutionary war three years, was born in Albany 
County, where he died. He married Jemima Nelson, and among their children was a son 
named Edward, who settled on a farm in the town of Henderson in 1835. He died in Canada, 
aged 66 years. He married Harriet Cook, and they had nine children, viz.: Dennison, Mar- 
tha, Joel, Champlin, Lewis, Amelia, Moses, Hannah, and Nelson. The latter married 
Geraldine, daughter of Matthew D. and Hannah (Davis) Wright, and their children were 
Jesse, Glenna, and Pearl. Mr. Meeks served in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., until the close of the 
war. He is a farmer in this town. 

Francis Metcalf located in North Adams in 1829, and tliere remained iintil his death. He 
married Sarah Carter, a native of England, and they had eight children, of whom Henry 
married Mary, daughter of Michael and Lydia (Dunlavey) Colwell, of Sackets Harbor, and 
died in 1879, aged 68 years. Their children were Albert H., Thomas, Bailey, Mary, Charlotte 
Joseph P., and Robert F. Mrs. Metcalf survives her husband at the age of 59 years. Albert 
H. Metcalf married Frank, daughter of David and Fanny (Livermore) Palmer, and their chil- 
dren are Winette E., Anna L., Gertrude W., Kittie V., and Harry. Henry Metcalf served in 
the U. S. navy 20 years, and was superintendent of the navy yard at Sackets Harbor 22 years. 
Albert entered the naval service m 1866, as custodian of the naval property at Sackets Harbor, 
and still retains that position. He served in Co. B, 142d N. Y. Vols., in the late war. 

Joel Waterbury died in Cuba, N. Y., aged about 90 years. He married Hannah Earing, 
and they had 10 children, of whom John M. married, first, Hannah Chapman, who bore him 
-one son, Isaac, and second, Huldah Downs, of Rodman, by whom he had children as follows: 
Estella H.. Albert M., Ahce H., Nettie F., John O., George S., Minnie, Willard H., Clara M., 
and Everett D. The latter removed from Watertown to Sackets Harbor in 1868, and here 
.married Elizabeth H., daughter of Capt. James M. and Elmina (Wheat) Tracy, by whom he 
lias three children, Nettie E., Jesse L., and Nellie Maude. 

George H. Russell was born at St. Mary's Church, Devonshire, England, where he now 
resides. He married S. Jane, daughter of Matthew and Fanny Eveleigh, and his children are 
Arthur, John, Jane, and George H., Jr. The latter came to Sackets Harbor in 1869, where he 
married Emma C, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Eveleigh) Baker, by whom he had two 
■children, Arthur W. and Clinton J., deceased. He resides in the village of Sackets Harbor. 

William Galloway, a native of Massachusetts, came to Watertown in 1800, among the first 
settlers, and was an active I'eal estate dealer. He died in Hounsfield on road 24, aged 68 years. 
He married Hannah Wescott, and of their 10 children, Charles married, first, Rebecca, daugh- 
ter of Archibald Fassett, of Hounsfield, and his children are William, Truman, George, 
Martha, Alvali, Charles, and Edgar. He married, second, Mrs. Eveline Mott, daughter of 
Abel Gregg, of Rutland, and now occupies the homestead farm, where he has resided 40 years. 
William Galloway, son of Charles, married Mariette, daughter of William and Laura (Law- 
rence) Bell, and their children are Walter, Frank, Albert, Myron, Flora, Talcott, Ernest, and 
Eva. He lives with his father, who is 81 years of age. 

Reuben Tremain, of French parentage, was born in Paris, Oneida County, where he died 
in 1810, aged 87 years. He married Lucy Winchell, of the same town, and had nine children, 
of whom Solomon was born in Paris, N. Y., and in 1815 removed to Rodman and settled on a 
farm which he occupied until his death in 1869, aged 84 years. He married Lucy, daughter of 
Alvah Brainard, and his children were Daniel, Emeline, Ursula, Abner, Adaline and Aveline 



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(twins), Warren, and Giles W. The latter was born in Rodman and came to Hounsfleld in 
1870. He married, first, Laura, daughter of James ('hapraan, of Ohio, who bore him one son, 
Ansel S. ; and second, Mrs. Jane A. Stokes, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Ashby) Metcalf, and 
they reside in this town on road 63. He enlisted in 1862 in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was 
honorably discharged at the close of the war. 

Allen Parker, a native of Vermont, located in Clayton in 1817, and thence removed to 
Sedalia, Mo., where he died, aged 74 years. He married Mary Budlong, of Rodman, and they 
had seven children, viz.: Lavilla, Elizabeth, Abigail, Esther, James, Nelson, and Francis L. 
The latter married Frances S., daughter of Loren and Mary A. (Whitney) Hurd, of Houusfiekl, 
and they have one son, Fred J., and an adopted daughter, Cora B. He is a farmer. Mr. 
Parker enlisted in Co. H, lOtli N. Y. H. A., in the late war, was transferred to the navy and 
assigned to the gunboat Lahurnliam, and served during the war. 

Robert Washburn, son of Dyer, was born in Hounslield, and now resides in the town of 
Adams. He married Lucy Warren, of Lyme, and their children were Lottie, Helen, Warren, 
and Layton. The latter married Angle, daughter of Roswell and Amelia (Green) Clark, by 
whom he has two children, Linna and lua. He is a farmer. 

Lewis Morris, a native of Morritania, now a part of New York city, was one of the signers 
of the Declaration of Independence, and served in the Revolutionary war. Among his chil- 
dren was Jacob, who removed to Otsego County, town of Morris, which town took its name 
from him, and where he died, aged 82 years. He was aide to General Hurd, of New Jersey,, 
and brigadier-general under Genei-al Washington in the Revolutionary war, and served as- 
state senator four years. He married, first, Mary C. Morris, of Philadelphia, Pa., and their 
children wore Mary, Sarah, Catharine, Lewis Lee, Richard, John Cox, Jacob W., William A., 
James V., and Charles V. He married, second, Mrs. Sophia Pringle, and by her had one son, 
William A. P., now of Madison, Wis. Charles Valentine Morris was born in the town of Mor- 
I'is, Otsego County, May 4, 1802. On January 1, 1818, he entered the U. S. navy as a midship- 
man, and after serving three cruises, one in the Franklin, 7i guns, one in the Guiriere, and 
the other in the schooner Shook, resigned in 1826, in consequence of having yellow fever on 
board the Skookin the West Indies while doing lieutenant's duty. In 1841 his old shipmates- 
induced him to return to the navy, and he entered it as master-mate. In six months after he 
was examined by Commodore M. C. Perry, president of the board, and promoted as master, 
and ordered to duty in the navy yard. In 1855 his grade was placed on the reserved list by an 
act of Congress, out of the line of promotion. January 1, 1861, he came on to Washington 
from Michigan, and offered his services, which offer was refused by the Hon. M. Towcey, then 
Secretary of the Navy. He came on again April 15, 1861, and his services were accepted, and 
he was immediately ordered to duty in this yard by the Hon. Gideon Wells, Secretary of the 
Navy. He was ordered to the command of the steamer Mi. Vernon, by Admiral Dahlgren. 
May 24, 1861, he took the late Col. Ellsworth and six companies of his command down to Al- 
exandria; afterwards was sent down to the Rappahannock and other jilaces. He was ordered 
by Admiral Dahlgren down the Potomac, with a marine guard, totake possession of the steamer 
Forbes, which he accomplished, placing the sea officers in irons and bringing her up to the 
yai"d. One of the large steamers, the Baltimore, while moored in Baltimore, was taken pos- 
session of by Gen. Morris, commandant of Fort McHenry. Mr. Morris was sent on there and 
brought her to the yard. He was also in command of the tug Pusey, which towed the XJ. S. 
brig Perry, passing the Rebel batteries each time without injtiry. He was also executive 
officer of the yard uuder Rear-Admiral Montgomery for some time during the war. Mr. Mor- 
ris married Eliza, daughter of Dr. Elizur and Caroline (Harrison) Moseley, of Oneida County, 
by whom hehad children as follows: Moseley (deceased), Caroline E., Joshua S., Thomas B., and 
Virginia, the last named of whom resides in the village of Sackets Harbor. 

William Eveleigh, a native of Dorsetshire, England, married Elizabeth Grinter, by whom 
he had four childi'en, viz. : Susan, Robert, Thomas, and John G. The latter came to this town 
and located iu Sackets Harbor in 1874. He was three times married. His first wife was Mar- 
tha Boyd, his second one was Elizabeth A. Brass, and his third, Ida, daughter of CJharles 
Boulton, with whom he now lives. His second wife bore him two children, Ernest J. and 
Percy W. 

John Wilson died in Scotland, aged 42 years. His wife was Jane Brass, and she bore him 
seven children, among whom was James A., who emigrated to America in 1866, at the age of 



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•24 years. In 1875 he removed from Oswego to Sackets Harbor, where he now resides. He 
married Mary, daughter of Archibald Preston, of Oswego, and they have had five children, 
viz.: Mary J., Robert B., Lizzie M.. Jessie (deceased), and James. He was employed by the 
Hudson Bay Company, of London, five years, engaged in the manufacture of lumber. His 
mother, Jane Wilson, is still living in Scotland, aged 70 years. 

George Stern was a native of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, where lie died. His wife, Eliza, bore 
him two children, George and Emil. The latter, who died in Germany, aged 32 years, mar- 
ried Caroline Kneper, by whom he had two children, Emil and Theodore. Theodore Stern 
came to America in 1853, and in 1875 located in Sackets Harbor. He married Frances A. Ross, 
daughter of Harvey and Mary (Cabel). He enlisted in the U. S. regular army February 1, 
1864. and was discharged August 5, 1886. 

Antoine Desmore came fi-om France to Canada, where he remained until his death. Of 
his five children, Isaac was born in Canada, and came to Brownville in 1837, where he died in 
1877, aged 72 years. He married Martha, daughter of Francis Amel, of Canada, and his chil- 
dren were John D., Isaac, Martha, Ursula, Mary, Melissa, Hester, Helen, and Franklin D. The 
latter came to BrownviUe with his father, where he married Mary, daughter of Morris Fitz- 
gerald, by whom he had 10 children, viz.: Adda (deceased), Isaac M., Kate, Ida M. (Mrs. 
James M. Wilder), Franklin D., Martha W., Henrietta, Jay M., John W., and Eliza. Frank- 
lin D. Desmore has resided in the village of Dexter, in Brownville, since his marriage. James 
M. Wilder had born to him five children, and died November 13, 1887. 

Oscar F. Gotham, son of Enoch, was born in Pamelia, whence he removed to Hoiinsfield, 
and here resided until his death, in 1884, aged 66 years. He married Adaline, daughter of 
Ephraim and Terzey (Stiles) Wilder, of Dexter, and his children were Charles, Melvina, Oscar, 
Ephraim, Jennie, Albert, James, Mary, and William H. The latter married Mary, daughter of 
Stephen and Lovila (Evans) Wilder, and his children are Adaline L., Eva M., and Willie E. 
Ho served in Co. E, 94th N. Y. Vols., three years, and participated in the battles of Cedar 
Mountain, Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfai-e Gap, second Bull Run, South Mountain, and 
Antietam, and was honorably discharged. He now resides in Hounsfield. 

Levi G. Potter was a native of Oneida County, where he died at the age of 45 j'ears. He 
married Roena Rising, of Litchfield, Herkimer County, and their children were Levi G., 
Peter C, and Henry L. The latter was born in Paris, Oneida County, and in 1879 located in 
Sackets Harbor, where he is now in business. He married Charlotte M. Worden, of Trenton, 
Oneida County, daughter of Thomas T. and Alvira (Bacon) Worden. 

James M. Jones, a native of Pennsylvania, died in San Francisco, Cal., at the age of 35 
years. His wife, Sarah J. Herold, who bore him one son, died in Stockton, Cal., aged 25 years. 
Their son, James R. Jones, was born in San Francisco, and in 1882 came to Sackets Harbor as 
a soldier, and was discharged February 28, 1884. He married, first, Frances E. Welch, of 
Dexter, who bore him one daughter, Frances J., and second, Minnie J. Felt, of Felt's Mills, 
N. Y. He is now a merchant at Sackets Harbor. 

Solomon Hastings, son of David, was born near Whitehall, N. Y., whence he removed to 
Warren County, Pa., where he remained many years. About 1836 he removed to Busti, 
Chautauqua County, N. Y., where he now resides. He married Minerva Bostwick, and of his 
nine children, Alexander B., born in Chautauqua County, came to Sackets Harbor in 1882. He 
married Katie M. Hayes, and they have one daughter, Argetta. 

Lawrence Van Epps, a native of Holland, came to Schenectady about 1790, where he died 
in 1833. Of his five children, James L. was born in Schenectady, and in 1848 located in the 
town of Lyme. He married Rosina Michael, of Duanesburg, Schenectady County, and their 
•children were Nelson L., Ellen E., Andrew J., Peter L. (deceased), Ruth A., Rosina F., Mariali 
H., Catharine A., Peter L., 2d, Sarah F., and James C. The latter was born in Glenville. 
Schenectad}^ County. He married Mai-y J. Thompson, of Lyme, and they had four children, 
viz.: Byron P., Mortimer N., James G., and Jennie E. Upon the death of his first wife he 
married Sarah A., daughter of Dennis and Rachel (Arnold) Lagraves, of Orleans. He has an 
Adopted daughtei-, Maude. He served three years in the late war in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., 
And has served as deputy sheriif four years. 

Seth Clark was born in Connecticut, and in 1824 located in Watertown, where he died in 
1850, aged 76 years. He married Asenath Corbin, of Root, Montgomeiy County, and their 
<3hildren were Betsey, Susan, Lucy, Abigail, Dorcas, Chandler, and Rev. Lemuel. The latter 



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•was boru in the town of Root. He married, first, Harriet Putnam, of Clayton, and by her had 
fonr children, viz.: Philo, Amasa, Prudence, and Lucy. He married, second, Diana, daughter 
of Ruel and Margaret (Middleton) Randall, of Rutland, and they have two children, S. Corbin, 
who is corresponding secretary of Warner's 8afe Cure Co., and Florence N. Rev. Lemuel 
Clark commenced preaching in 1853, with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which 
denomination he has since continued. He is now pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at 
Sandy Ci-eek, Oswego County, having gone there from Sackets Harbor. His maternal grand- 
father, Elkanah Corbin. served in the Revolutionary war, and was one of General Washington's 
life-guards. Seth Clark, who was one of the early settlers of Clayton, served at the battle of 
Plattsburgh in the War of 1812. 

Chai-les E. Knapp, son of Er, a native of Pinckney, Lewis County, came to Hounsheld in 
1881, where he resided until his recent removal to Watertown, engaged in farming. He 
•married Julia E., daughter of James and Adaline (Sperry) Griswold, of this town, and their 
children are Fred, James, and Ada. His grandfather, Jared T. Knapp, a native of Lewis 
■County, reared five children, viz. : Talcott, Homer, Er, Sally, and Betsey. Er Knapp married 
Lucinda Forward, of Copenhagen, and reared three children, Charles E., Jared, and Emily, 
•dying in Brownville, aged 47 years. 

Robert Gilmore, a native of New Hampshire, removed thence to Vermont, where he died. 
He married a Miss Houston, a relative of General Sam Houston, of Texas, and they had seven 
■children. His son Horace was born in New Hampshire and came to Watertown in 1826, where 
he engaged in the grocery trade, dying in that town at the age of 42 years. He married 
Pamelia, daughter of Ebenezer Cook, of Vermont, and their children were George, James E., 
Robert A., William W., Harris O., Martha, Sarah A., and Horace O. The last named married, 
first, Jane E., daughter of Levi and Anna (Van Schaick) Livermore, and second, Lucy M., a 
sister of his first wife, and his children, all by his second wife, are OrviUe H., Lucy Ann 
Erskine J., and Bert Q. Mr. Gilmore served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and was 
honorably dischai'ged. He enlisted as captain and served in the defense of Washington one 
year and a half, then served in the battles of Cold Harbor and Petersburg, then again in the 
defense of Washington, then with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, and was at Bermuda 
Front at the time of Lee's surrender. He was mustered out June 27, 1865. 

Andrew Ferguson, an architect and builder, was a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, where 
he died. Of his four children, Andrew married Martha Pollock and died at the age of 75 years. 
Of their eight children, William immigrated to New York city in 1857, and in 1883 came to 
Sackets Harbor, where he is now located. He married Elizabeth Murphy, of Brooklyn, daugh- 
ter of Timothy and Margai-et (Doyle) Murpliy, and his children are Louisa E., Emma A., Ida 
A. A., Jennie, and William P. Mr. Ferguson has served in Cos. C, F, K, and I, 6tli U. S. 
Infantry, continuously from August 20, 1858, and i^articipated with his regiment in the fol- 
lowing battles and skirmishes during the late war: Siege of Yorktown, Va. ; Gaines Mills, Va., 
where he was wounded and taken prisoner; second Bull Run, Antietam, South Mountain, 
skirmish near Shepardstown, Va., and at Snicker's Gap, first battle of Fredericksburg, Chan- 
ceUorsviJle, and Gettysburg. He purchased the Redfield homestead in Sackets Harbor, where 
he IS now stationed as ordnance sergeant, U. S. A., at Madison Barracks. 

Henry Metcalf, a native of England, married Mary Colwell, and his children were Albert, 
Bailey, Minnie, Lottie, and Thomas. The latter was born in Sackets Harbor. He married 
Abbie Little, of Syracuse, by whom he had two children, Gracie (deceased) and Julia. He 
died March 25, 1889. 

William W. Hadley, son of Samuel G. and Sarah (Anthony) Hadley, was born at Cape 
Vincent, September 2, 1860. He studied medicine with Dr. A. B Stevens, of Black River, and 
graduated from the medical department of the University of Buffalo in 1886, commencing 
practice at Henderson in the spring of the same j'ear. Dr. Hadley recentl}' removed to Sackets 
Harbor, where he is now located in the practice of his jirofession. He married Stella Belle, 
daughter of Stephen and Mandana (Clark) Merriman, of Black River, September 23, 1845. 



520 TOWN OK 1,E RAY. 



LE RAY. 



LE RAY received its name from James Le Ray de Chaumont, the pro- 
prietor, and was formed trom Brownville, February 17, 1806. Ant- 
werp was taken off in 1810, a part of Wilna in 1813, and Philadelphia 
and a part of Alexandria in 1821. It is an interior town, east of the center 
of the county, and lies nearly in the form of an equilateral triangle, of which 
the western boundary is a north and south line, against the towns of Orleans 
and Pamelia, the northeast side joining Theresa and Philadelphia, and the 
southeast border being formed partially by Wilna, but principally by the 
Black River, which is its main water course. The next stream in size is 
Indian River, which enters from Philadelphia, fiows in a southwesterly course 
to within one mile of Evans Mills, then turns sharply towards the north and 
returns to Philadelphia, after a meander of nearly five miles in Le Ray. 
Pleasant Creek, rising in the southeast, turns the mill-wheels at Le Raysville, 
Slocumville, Churchill's, Henry's, and Evans Mills, then, having received 
the waters of West Creek, passes on towards Indian River, which it joins 
at the point where the latter turns its course northward. Gardner's Creek 
falls into the Indian River from the eastward, above the bend. Several very 
small streams take their rise in the northwest, and flow thence through Pa- 
melia into Perch Lake. The surface of the town is level or gently rolling, 
and the soil is principally a clayey loam. A strip of barren sand, known as 
the "pine plains," once covered with pine, extends along Black River into 
Wilna. 

A small part of Le Ray was included in the Chassanis tract, its north line 
running from Great Bend, north 87° west, and being also the south line of 
Le Ray's purchase, which embraced four-fifths of the present town. 

The first town meeting was held March 3, 1807, at the house of Abiel 
Shurtleff, and at this meeting the following were elected to manage the 
municipal affairs of the town : James Shurtleff, supervisor; Thomas Ward, 
town clerk ; Ruel Kimball, John B. Bossuot, and Richardson Avery, asses- 
sors ; Daniel Child, Daniel Sterling, and Lyman Holbrook, commissioners 
of highways ; and Thomas Thurston, constable and collector. 

In 1807, at the town meeting, it was voted $5 bounty for all wolves caught 
or killed in town. In 1808 this bounty was reduced to $2.50, and in 1809 
raised to $5, and to $10 in i8io, and in this year a bounty of 50 cents ahead 
was voted on foxes and one cent a head on squirrels. In 181 1 the bounty 
on squirrels was raised to three cents. 

The first action taken by the town for educational purposes was at a 
special town meeting, June 6, 1813, held for the " choice of one school com- 



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miltee and one school inspector." Ruel Kimball had one vote for commit- 
tee, and Thomas Ward three votes and was elected. Ralph Huntington was 
chosen inspector. 

The first 13 roads surveyed after the town was set off from Brown ville were 
surveyed by Cadwallader Child, who had already surveyed roads in Brown - 
ville, which comprised all north of Black River. The fourteenth and seven- 
teenth roads were surveyed by Musgrove Evans. " Road No. i, surveyed by 
Cadwallader Child, April 15-16, 1806, from Ethni Evans's to the road lead- 
ing from Benjamin Brown's to the bridge at the bend of Black River, * * * 
three miles, 309 rods." "Road No. 2, surveyed May 5, 1806, from the 
bridge of the bend of Black River to Elizabethtown [Philadelphia], * * * 
eight miles, five furlongs, and 24 rods." 

From Spafford's Gazetteer of 1813 we quote: — 

"In 1811-12 there were in this town, in the vicinity of Evans Mills and Le Raysville, 
several saw-mills, a grain-mill, carding machine, two store-houses, and two school-houses." 

The same author in 1824 says: — 

"In 1821 there were two small villages, or hamlets, Le Haysville, where is the postoffice, 
containing 20 houses, a store, tavern, school-house, grist-iuill, and saw-mill, and that called 
Evans Mills, containing 25 houses, two stores, two taverns, a grist-mill and saw -mill, a tannery, 
a clothier's works, distillery, and school-house." 

In 1880 Le Ray had a population of 2,660. The town is located in the 
second school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 18 school dis- 
tricts, in which 20 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 
476 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the 
year was 41,651. The total value of school buildings and sites was $6,640, 
while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $1,468,588.. The whole 
amount raised for school purposes was $4,186.78 of which $2,165.16 was 
received by local tax. Truman C. Gray was school commissioner. 

Evans Mills is a pleasant post village situated near the center of the town, 
at the confluence of West and Pleasant creeks, one mile south of the point 
where their united waters fall into Indian River. It is also a station on the 
R., W. «&: O. Railroad, distant from Watertown 11 miles, 192 from Albany, 
and 334 from New York. The village now contains telegraph, telephone, 
and American express offices, seven general stores, two hotels, a tin store, 
two hardware stores, drug sture, shoe shop, four blacksmith shops, a cheese 
factory, one grist and saw-mill, a printing office, harness shop, several dress- 
making establishments, a millinery store, a restaurant, and about 500 inhabi- 
tants. The village received its name from Ethni Evans, who came to Jeffer- 
son County in 1802, from Hinsdale, N. H., first locating in Brownville, 
where he was employed by Jacob Brown. He became acquainted with the 
water-power on Pleasant Creek at this point, and, being himself a millwright, 
he purchased a tract of land on both sides of the stream for the purpose of 
erecting mills upon it. The tract contained 192 acres, and embraced the 
present site of the village. The price paid was $3 per acre, and the date of 



522 TOWN OF LE RAY. 



purchase July 9, 1804. Mr. Evans at once made a clearing, built a log 
house, and commenced the construction of a dam. The mills were built and 
completed during the years 1805 and 1806. About 1808 a store and public 
house were opened by Jenison Clark, in a frame building which stood on the 
corner of Main and Noble streets, where the Brick Hotel now is. The latter 
was opened in 1827, and is now occupied by Peter Farmer. The letters 
"J. H." on the front of the block signify that it was erected by Capt. John 
Hoover. In June, 18 12, the inhabitants of this village commenced the erec- 
tion of a block-house to serve as a general shelter and defense against the 
attacks from the Indians, which they thought probable. It was located across 
the road from the present Railroad House. The alarm subsided before the 
body of the house was finished, and it was never used. The first cemetery 
here was given to the public by Ethni Evans. The present Main street, 
when it was laid out, cut the old graveyard in two. The remains of the south- 
eastern part were removed to the opposite side. Subsequently they were 
transferred to the present old cemetery. A few years ago a number of prom- 
inent citizens purchased another tract of land adjoining the old burying- 
ground, have laid it out into lots, and have given it the name of Maple Grove 
Cemetery. 

Evans Mills became an incorporated village in 1874, the incorporation be- 
ing ratified by a vote of 54 to 49, at a legal meeting held September 7 in 
that year. The territory embraced in the corporation was 720.44 acres. A. M. 
Cook was elected president of the corporation, and George Ivers, B. M. 
Strong, and Bowen Root, trustees. The last named declined to serve and 
William M. Reese was appointed in his place. But notwithstanding that the 
incorporation was legally accomplished, and the officers properly elected and 
qualified, the organization never went into effect. An adverse feeling sprung 
up, a new meeting was called at which the vote of ratification was rescinded, 
and the village was shorn of the dignity of incorporation, in which condition 
it has since remained. The advent of the railroad, in 1854, increased the 
commercial importance of the village by furnishing means of transportation 
for the products of the agricultural district surrounding. The postoftice was 
established here in 1824. The first postmaster was William Palmer, who 
kept the office at his store in the old tavern building of Jenison Clark. In 
1846 the name of the office was changed to Evansville, but five years later 
the original name of Evans Mills was restored. The first physician in the 
village was Dr. Ira Smith, who continued in practice here many years after 
1822. Since the commencement of Evans Mills there have been located here 
a fulling-mill, clothiery, tannery, one or two potasheries, about the same num- 
ber of distilleries, a spinning-wheel manufactory, and several other enterprises 
which have been discontinued. It is accounted one of the enterprising vil- 
lages of Jefferson County. 

Le Raysville (p. o.) is a small hamlet in the southeastern part of the 
town. It contains a store, blacksmith shop, shoe shop, a Friends meeting- 



TOWN OF LE RAY. 523 



house, and about 20 or 30 dwellings. The first settlement was made here in 
1801 by Benjamin Brown, a brother of Gen. Jacob Brown. Mr. Brown 
■erected mills on Pleasant Creek, across which he constructed a dam. He 
spent the winter of 1801-02 in Brownville with his brother, and \n the spring 
returned to his purchase, where he erected a log cabin, in which, in the July 
•following, he established his newly-made bride, the first white woman to set 
foot in the present town of Le Ray. Four years after Brown settled here 
Dr. Baudry, a Frenchman, who had been sent by James Le Ray, the pro- 
prietor, to choose a location for his residence and land office, arrived here, 
and, after visiting several localities, decided upon this as the most desirable 
one for the grand manor-house, for the erection of which he immediately com- 
menced preparations. The lumber was sawed at Brown's mill, and early 
in 1807 the frame was made ready and raised under the superintendence of 
Ethni Evans. Mr. Le Ray came in 1808 and took possession of the house, 
although it was not yet finished. The site of the mansion was half a mile 
southwest from Brown's, on an eminence overlooking the village. In 1825 
this structure was demolished to make room for a more elegant and luxuri- 
ous one. It was built of stone and smoothly plastered upon the outside. 
The main building was built with about 60 feet front, and nearly or quite the 
same depth. Attached to this was a wing, large enough for a mansion in 
itself. A lofty portico on the southerly front was supported by four massive 
columns. Internally the finish was of the best. The mansion was completed 
in 1827, and at that time was said to be the most splendid establishment 
west of the Hudson. In this mansion Le Ray lived and dispensed a refined 
hospitality for a period of five years before his return to France in 1832. In 
1836 he again visited America and spent a few months in Le Raysville, finally 
reluming to France, where he died in 1840, aged 80 years. 

In 1840 the mansion was purchased by Jules Rene Payen, who came to 
this country from Paris, where he had been a student in the Polytechnic 
School. Becoming interested in chemistry, and having discovered a process 
by which gunpowder could be manufactured in a less expensive than the 
ordinary way, he came to this country, and finding the former home of Mr. 
Le Ray a suitable place for such a manufactory, purchased it with that intent, 
but soon abandoned his experiments for a less hazardous occupation. The 
place is now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Julia Phelps, and is occupied by 
herself and family. The interior is in perfect order and preservation, having 
had many thousand dollars expended upon it by Mrs. Phelps. The only 
sign of decay upon the exterior is where the plaster has become detached. 
The mansion contains many beautiful pieces of furniture, once the property 
of Mr. Le Ray, among them an old music box the size of a large trunk, very 
ancient and curious ; two beautiful clocks, with mantle ornaments ; a hand- 
some and unique table ; a writing desk of brass and mahogany; several bed- 
steads and dressing cases, and many other articles. No pleasanter time could 
.be passed than in a visit to this historic place and attractive home of Mrs. 



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Phelps. One can enjoy a sail upon the beautiful, artificial lake, upon whose 
sunny surface float several St. Lawrence River boats. The land office, chapel,, 
and greenhouses are in ruins ; the extensive parks, wild and beautiful, are 
filled with roses and other flowers, which were planted during the occupancy 
of James Le Ray de Chaumont. 

The first public house in Le Raysville was opened in 18 10. The first 
store was opened by Mr. Le Ray, and was conducted for the proprietor by 
Mr. Devereaux. The first physician of the village, and also the first to locate- 
in the town, was Dr. Horatio Orvis, who settled here in 1808, and continued 
in practice a great many years. The postoffice was established in the spring; 
of 1818, upon the first opening of the mail route from Denmark to Wilna,, 
via this village. Samuel C. Kanady was the first postmaster, and held the 
office until his death in 1835. 

One mile north of Le Raysville, on Pleasant Creek, is a locality known as 
Slocumville. Settlement was commenced here in 1819 by one Desjardines,. 
whom Le Ray had sent from France for the purpose of erecting a powder- 
mill. This enterprise was short-lived, as the powder produced was of an 
inferior quality. A grist-mill was also built here about the same time, and 
was said to have contained the first burr-stones brought to Le Ray, they 
having been sent from France for this especial purpose. The first miller 
was a Frenchman named Bidrot. A brick house was erected here, one of 
the first dwellings of that material in Jefferson County. The powder-mill was 
subsequently converted into a potato -starch manufactory. 

Black River is a post village located in the towns of Le Ray and Rut- 
land, being divided by Black River, which is spanned at this point by a fine 
iron bridge, built in 1875. The Le Ray portion of this village was embraced 
in a tract of 150 acres purchased about '1828 by Christopher Poor, from Alex- 
ander Le Ray, as agent for the Chassanis tract; this purchase covering all the 
water-power of the north side, which was Mr. Poor's chief inducement in 
making the selection of this spot. He had been an early settler in Rutland, 
whence he removed to his new purchase in Le Ray on Christmas day, 1829. 
During the preceding summer he had, with some assistance from other resi- 
dents of the place, built the first bridge across the river at the point where it is- 
crossed by the present iron bridge. The first grist-mill was built about 1836 
by A. Horton, a little distance above the bridge. It became the property of 
Christopher and Peter Poor, and was destroyed by fire about 1842-43. The 
first saw-mill was built at the time of the construction of the dam in 183 1, 
and was destroyed by fire at the time the grist-mill was burned. A second 
mill was built a short distance below the first, and was also destroyed with 
the grist-mill. It was rebuilt, and was carried away by the flood which de- 
stroyed the first iron bridge. In 1848 a planing-mill and wood-working shop 
was erected, which was afterwards converted into a chair factory, and still 
later into a box factory. A machine shop, located upon the lower side of 
the iron bridge, was carried on for several years by Isaac and Joseph Howe^, 



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who sold to Thomas Mathews, who used the building as a joiner's shop. It 
was subsequently used as a store-house. The first merchant on the Le Ray 
side of the village was Robert H. Van Shoick, who opened a store on the 
western side of the main street about 1832.* The building afterwards became 
the property of P. Thurston, who converted it into a hotel, about 1848. the 
first public house in the village. S. L. Mott opened a store here in 1852, 
which became the property of Matthew Poor in 1866. The village is a 
station on the Utica division of the R., W. & O. Railroad, which follows the 
course of Black River through the town of Rutland. It has telephone, tele- 
graph, and express offices, one church, a newspaper, three general stores, one 
hardware store, a flour and feed store, two hotels, a pulp-mill, two chair man- 
ufactories, a steam planing-mill, several shops, about 80 dwellings, and a 
population of 400. It is a thriving village and is growing rapidly. 

January 20, 1890, it was decided by a vote of 44 to 27 to incorporate the 
village. Since then those opposed to the scheme have not been idle in their 
efforts to defeat the project, and the incorporation is not yet completed. 
Judge McCartin has recently decided that the meeting of January 20 was 
illegal and void. On February 20, 1890, the village was visited by a most 
disastrous fire, in which $50,000 worth of property was destroyed, including 
the following buildings: Poor's opera house and block, Parkinson's store, 
Whipple & Hadsell's store, postofiice, Arthur House, F. H. Dillenbeck's 
block, two dwellings, D. H. Scott & Son's block, A. W. McDowell's store, 
John Burke's dwelling, and George Graham's barbershop. John Hall, N. L. 
Martin, Charles Lyon, George Lyon, C. H. Burke, G. E. Sheldon, and John 
Burke lost their household goods. Odd Fellows hall was also destroyed. 
The fire was stopped by the use of the pulp-mill pump and hose, which saved 
the Black River Bending Company's factory. The Jefferson House was 
saved with difficulty. Watertown was appealed to for aid, but before the 
firemen started word was sent that the flames had been checked. 

Sanford's Corners is a postofiice and station on the R.,W. & O. Railroad, 
in the southwestern part of the town, about five miles from Watertown. It 
contains a church, store, large cheese factory, several shops, and about 50 
inhabitants. The first settlement was commenced here in 1804, by Roswell 
Woodruff. The hamlet has been known as '' Jewett's Corners," " Jewett's 
School- House," and " Capt. Jewett's," from Ezekiel Jewett, who purchased 
the farm of Mr. Woodruff, and became, in that particular, his successor. Mr. 
Sanford, in whose honor the place was named, erected here a stone building, 
with the intention of opening a store, but this was never done. The post- 
office was established in 1828, and was kept in a brick tavern, which was 
afterwards used as a Limburger cheese factory. This hamlet claims the honor 
•of having the first school-house in the town of Le Ray. 

F. X. Bau?nert's cheese factory, at Sanford's Corners, was established in 
1853. Previous to this date there had been several unsuccessful attempts to 
manufacture Limburger cheese here. In this year Mr. Baumert did a small 



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experimental business, which proved unsatisfactory. In 1854 he continued) 
the work with better results. At this time, it is said, this was the only Lim- 
burger cheese factory in the United States. His business gradually increased, 
until during the late war he had fhree factories in operation in this vicinity. 
In 1882 F. X. Baumert died, leaving his vast business interests in the hands- 
of his widow, at the time of his death having 10 factories in successful opera- 
tion in various localities. After her husband's death Mrs. Baumert, with the 
assistance of her sons, extended the business. She sent her son Charles to 
Europe, in 1883, to be instructed in the various methods of manufacturing 
European cheese, and he is now master of the art of making 22 kinds of 
cheese. A large brick factory, 105 by 34 feet, three stories high, has recently 
been erected at Sanford's Corners, where the greater part of this extensive 
business is now located. They now manufacture here various kinds of cheese, 
among which are Limburger, Munster, Fromage de Brie, Fromage D'Isigny, 
Camembert, Livarot, and double Creme de Suisse. An office for the sale of 
their cheese is in New York city, where the principal portion of the products 
of their factories is disposed of, some kinds at the extravagant price of 45 
cents per pound. Mrs. Baumert has six sons, all of whom have an interest 
in the business, which is conducted under the name of F. X. Baumert, the 
founder of the first Limburger cheese factory in Jefferson County, and per- 
haps the first in America. 

Black River Betiding Company, located at Black River village, was started' 
in i860 as a manufactory of bent chair stock, which in 1885 was merged irt 
the present concern. In 1889 the works were enlarged by the addition of a 
building 130 by 30 feet, four stories high, in which a large business is con- 
ducted, giving employment to from 50 to 60 men. 

The Wolcott Company (mcorporated), at Black River village, was organ- 
ized in 1889, with E. R. Wolcott, president; A. E. Cory, secretary and 
treasurer ; and G. H. Wolcott, supenntendent. They do a general business 
in building, and are dealers in lumber, sash, doors, blinds, etc. They employ 
10 men and do a busines of $16,000 annually. 

As has been previously stated the first permanent settler in the wilderness 
now comprised within the limits of the town of Le Ray was Benjamin Brown, 
who first visited the town in the autumn of 1801. In 1803 and 1804 several 
other hardy pioneers arrived. Among those in 1803 were Joseph Child, with 
his three sons, Daniel, Samuel, and Moses, from Pennsylvania, Thomas Ward, 
Daniel Coffeen, John Petty, and Robert Sixbury. The Childs settled in the 
southwestern part of the town, in the neighborhood which still bears their 
name, and Ward located between Le Raysville and Evans Mills. Coffeen 
settled a mile southeast of Evans Mills, but the next year removed to near 
Sterlingville. Sixbury was one of the surveying party who, in 1804, accom- 
panied Cadwallader Child to Alexandria Bay, and thence back to Great 
Bend. In the same year he, with John Hoover, of Herkimer County, pur- 
chased the improvement of D. Coffeen, when the latter moved to Philadel- 



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phia. Sixbury afterwards settled on a farm two miles north of Evans Mills, 
where he spent a good portion of his long life. He became widely known 
and famed as a skilled hunter, for which his iron constitution and great powers 
of indurance eminently fitted him. He died in Le Ray in the fall of 1875, 
having passed the extreme age of 112 years. John Petty removed to Phila- 
delphia in 1804-05, being one of the first settlers in that town. 

Guillaume Coupart, better known in Le Ray as William Cooper, or 
"French Cooper," was one of the comers in 1803. He was born in Nor- 
mandy, France, June 24, 1773, and about 20 years later fled from his native 
country to escape conscription. He went to Newfoundland, was there taken 
prisoner, and carried to Halifax, whence he escaped, and went to Connecticut, 
where he remained for some time. In 1798 or '99 he located in Pamelia, 
and in 1803 settled in Le Ray, west of the village of Le Raysville. He be- 
came a large land-owner, and died here January 19, 1851. In 1804 Roswell 
Woodruff settled at Sanford's Corners. He afterwards sold his property there 
and removed to New Hartford, Oneida County, where he died. Benjamin 
Kirkbride also settled in 1804, about a mile southeast from Evans Mills. 

The first general agent from abroad, sent by Mr. Le Ray to look after his 
lands, was M. Pierre Joulin, the cure of Chaumont, in France, who was one 
of the faithful few would not take the constitutional oath, and was sent to 
America by Mr. Le Ray to save him from the guillotine, and to have a fair 
prospect for providing the means for a comfortable subsistence. After the 
troubles in France had subsided he returned. Moss Kent was early ap- 
pointed to the agency of lands, and continued in that capacity several years, 
living in Mr. Le Ray's family until the departure of that gentleman for 
Europe in 1810, when he remained with his son Vincent. When Joulin first 
met Kent they would have been unable to communicate had it not been that 
both being classical scholars, they were enabled to converse in Latin. 

CHURCHES. 

The First Baptist Church of Le Ray, located at Evans Mills, was organized 
in i8ro by John McCumber, A. Robinson, C. Wilkie, and others, and at 
the time of its organization consisted or 20 members. Their first pastor was 
John Blodget. Their house of worship is a stone building, and was erected 
in 1828 at a cost of $2,000. It will comfortably seat 300 persons, and is 
valued, including grounds and other church property, at $3,000. The churcb 
now has 26 members, and A. B. Sears is the present pastor. The Sunday- 
school has a membership of about 30. 

The Free Methodist Church, located at Black River village, was organized 
December 11, 1870, by R. C. H. Southworth, with five members. Charles 
Southworth was the first pastor. Their house of worship, a wooden struct- 
ure, was built in 1873, at a cost of $1,500. It will comfortably seat about 
300 persons, and is valued, including grounds and other church property, at 



528 TOWN OF LE RAY. 



$3,000. The present membership of the church is about 35, under the pas- 
toral charge of Rev. Orville Frink. The Sunday-school has a membership 
of 25 scholars and teachers. Before the church was fairly established it lost 
by death two of its members who contributed largely to its support. It is 
not in a flourishing condition financially, and is struggling hard for existence. 

Black River Baptist Church, located at Black River village, in the town 
of Le Ray, was organized as a branch of the Watertown Baptist Church, 
March 26, 1878, and as an independent church May 11, 1880. Its organiza- 
tion was effected by Rev. James W. Putnam, the first pastor. In 1878 it had 
15 members, and in 1880, 18, its present membership being 22. The present 
pastor is F. H. Richardson, of Great Bend. The society has no house of 
worship, but rents one with a capacity for seating 150 persons. 

The Friends Society, at Le Raysville, was organized in 1805 by David 
Howland, Elihu Anthony, David Gardner, and others, and Joseph Child was 
the first minister. The first house of worship was erected at Philadelphia 
village, then a part of Le Ray, in 18 11, of wood. In 1816 a stone meeting- 
house was erected on road 57, and the present structure, of wood, in 1876, 
at Le Raysville, at a cost of about $2,000. It will comfortably seat 175 per- 
sons, and is valued, including grounds and other church property, at $1,200. 
Joseph Child, the first acknowledged minister of the Le Ray monthly meet- 
ing, was a half-brother of Cadwallader, the grandfather of the publisher of 
this work. The meeting was reorganized in 1876 by Stephen Roberts, 
Jonathan Powell, Thomas Anthony, and others, and in 1885 the Le Ray 
monthly meeting became a component part of the Canada yearly meeting, 
having previous to that time been a part of the New York yearly meeting. 
The present membership is about 30, and Sarah A. Wood is the minister. 

Evans Mills ?nonthly meeting of Friends had the same organization as the 
Le Ray monthly meeting, about 1805, of which it was originally a part. 
Their present meeting-house was erected in 18 16, of stone, at a cost of about 
$500. It will comfortably seat 200 persons, and is now valued at about 
$1,000. The present membership is about 45, and Warren Gardner and 
Margaret Wilbur are ministers. Madison S. Gardner is superintendent of 
the Sunday-school, which has a membership of 25. 

St Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church, located in the village of Evans 
Mills, was organized in April, 1872, by Revs. Dr. Babcock, J. Winslow, and 
H. V. Gardner, and at the time of its organization consisted of three com- 
municants, the first rector being Rev. H. V. Gardner. Their house of 
worship, a gothic structure of native blue and gray limestone, was built in 
1880, at a cost of $4,000. It will comfortably seat 150 persons, and is 
valued, including grounds, etc., at $5,000. This beautiful structure, with its 
ivy-covered tower and beautiful interior, is the pride of the people, and a fit- 
ting place in which to hold the impressive services of the church. The 
parish numbers 34 communicants, and at present is without a rector, but one 
will doubtless soon be engaged. The Sunday-school connected with the 
church has six teachers and 30 scholars. 



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The Methodist Episcopal Church at Evans Mills was organized Novem- 
ber 20, 1824, the first trustees being Henry Churchill, Parker Chase, John 
Y. Stewart, Daniel Smith, P. S. Stuart, James Ward, Wilson Pennock, Eli- 
jah Smith, and William Taggart. Their first house of worship, a stone build- 
ing, was located on the Le Raysville road, about two miles from Evans Mills. 
This was sold, and in 1833 the present edifice was completed at a cost of 
$3,000, on a lot in the village donated by Judge Evans. The present pastor 
is Rev. Fred W. Thompson. 

The Le Ray Presbyterian Church, at Evans Mills, was organized January 
13, 1814, by Rev. Nathaniel Button, of Champion, with 12 members. Up 
to 1820 there had been no stated minister, services being conducted by Dea. 
Ruel Kimball, who afterwards studied for the ministry and became the first 
regular pastor of the church. The first place of worship was at Ingerson's 
Corners, subsequently in the frame school-house at Evans Mills, and still 
later in the stone school-house at Evans Mills, located where the present 
school-house now stands. In 1826 a stone church was erected, which gave 
place to the present structure in 1869, which cost $2,600. The present pas- 
tor is Rev. John J. Jones. 

LORENZO SAWYER. 

Among the oldest and most respected members of the judiciary, in the 
state of California, is Hon. Lorenzo Sawyer, United States circuit judge for 
the ninth circuit. For the last 40 years he has occupied a prominent place 
either at the bar or on the bench of his adopted state. He belongs to a 
family of pioneers. Descended from English ancestors, who emigrated to 
New England about 1636, each generation of whose descendants became 
pioneers in the settlement of some new state further west, and himself 
trained amid the hardships of pioneer life, he has developed a character as 
firm and inflexible as the granites which environ his boyhood's home. Three 
of his ancestors, Thomas Sawyer, John Prescott,* and Ralph Houghton, 
were three of the first six successful and permanent settlers of the town of 
Lancaster, Mass., in 1647 ; and three of the first five Prudential Men of the 
town on its organization, in 1653. They and their descendants took an 
active part in all the Indian wars that followed ; in the French war, the war 
of the Revolution (during the latter of which ig Sawyers of the Lancaster 
family are known to have been in active service), and in the War of 1812. 

Lorenzo Sawyer was born on road in, in Le Ray, this county, May 23, 1820. 
His father and grandfather were among the earliest of the pioneers, who, in 
the first year of the present century, occupied the wilderness in that portion 
of Northern New York then known as the Black River country, and scarcely 

* John Prescott, father of Mary, wife of Thomas Sawyer, was the ancestor of Colonel 
Prescott, who commanded the Americans at Bunker Hill, Judge William Prescott.'and 
William H. Prescott, the historian. 
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more accessible at that day than was California at the time of its settlement. 
His father, Jesse Sawyer, on February ii, 1819, married Elizabeth Goodell, 
also of a pioneer family, and cousin of the celebrated missionaries, William 
Goodell, of Constantinople, and Lucy Goodell Thurston, one of the first mis- 
sionaries to the Sandwich Islands ; and they celebrated their golden wedding 
at Belvidere, 111., February 11, 1869. Lorenzo, the eldest of a family of six 
children, was born and reared on a farm till 16 years of age, attending the 
district school during winter, and working on the farm in summer. At an 
early age he enjoyed the advantage of a well-selected public library, of which 
he availed himself to the fullest extent compatible with his arduous daily 
labors — his evenings, Sundays, and spare moments being largely devoted to 
books. To this library, doubtless, is due the formation of those tastes which 
ultimately determined his choice of a profession. At 15 he attended for a short 
time a High school at Watertown, N. Y., called the Black River Institute. 
The next year he removed with his father to Pennsylvania, where he assisted 
in clearing up a new farm. 

Having years before, while accidentally present at an important trial at 
Watertown, formed a determination to adopt the profession of law, which was 
never afterwards abandoned, with the consent of his father, but without any 
pecuniary aid, he at the age of 17 left home, and relying on his own resources 
for support entered upon a more thorough course of education, preparatory 
to commencing the study of law. The next eight years were devoted to 
preparation for the bar, at first in New York, and afterwards in Ohio. During 
this period he earned the means for defraying his expenses by teaching, at first 
in district schools, and afterwards in academies and as tutor in college. 
In 1840 he emigrated to Ohio, and pursued his studies, first at Western Re- 
serve College, and afterwards at and near Columbus. Having completed his 
preparatory studies he entered the law office of Hon. Gustavus Swan, the 
ablest land lawyer of his day in Ohio. Judge Swan retiring soon after from 
practice, he entered the office of Judge Noah H. Swayne, then one of Ohio's 
most prominent lawyers, and now a distinguished justice of the Supreme 
Court of the United States, under whose instruction he remained till he was 
admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Ohio, in May, 1846. He after- 
wards went to Chicago, III, where he passed a year in the office of the late 
Senator McDougall, of California. Soon after this he entered into a law part- 
nership with the late Lieutenant-Governor Holmes, at Jefferson, Wis., where 
he was rapidly acquiring a lucrative practice for that region. 

In the spring of 1850 Mr. Sawyer went to California, overland, with a com- 
pany of energetic young men from Wisconsin", and arrived in California about 
the middle of July, after an unprecedentedly shorfc trip of 72 days. He 
wrote some very interesting sketches of the journey across the plains, which 
were published in the Ohio Observer, and copied from it into several other 
Western papers. They were used as a guide by many emigrants of the next 
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he entered upon the practice of law in Sacramento, but in consequence of ill 
health he was compelled to go to the mountains to recuperate. Accordingly 
he opened a law office at Nevada City, in October of that year, his law library 
consisting of 1 1 volumes, which he had brought across the plains. With the 
exception of a few months, from February to August, 185 1, passed in San 
Francisco, during which time his office was twice burnt, he remained in 
Nevada City till the autumn of 1853. All this time he enjoyed a lucrative 
and successful practice, being employed on one side of every important case. 
In the autumn of 1853 he returned to San Francisco, where he has ever since 
resided, with the exception of a short absence in Illinois. In 1854 he was 
elected city attorney for the city of San Francisco, and served one term with 
marked success, at a time when the interests of the city involved in litigation 
were immense. In 1855 he was a cmdidate before the state convention of 
his party for justice of the Supreme Court, against the chief justice whose 
term was about to expire, and was defeated by only six votes. In the spring 
of i86r he entered into a law partnership with the late General C. H. S. 
Williams, and in the winter of 1861-62 they determined to open a branch 
office in Virginia, Nev. 

Mr. Sawyer went to Virginia about the first of January, to open the office 
and establish the business. While at Virginia, managing the affairs of the 
firm at that office. Governor Stanford, of California, tendered him the ap- 
pointment of city and county attorney of San Francisco. The appointment 
having been declined. Governor Edward Stanley was afterwards appointed. 
Soon after this Judge Alexander Campbell resigned his position as judge of 
the twelfth judicial district, embracmg the city and county of San Francisco 
and county of San Mateo, whereupon the governor, by telegraph, tendered 
the appointment to fill the vacancy to Mr. Sawyer, who was still at Virginia. 
After consulting his family and friends by telegraph the appointment was 
accepted, and Judge Sawyer on the next morning left for San Francisco, 
crossing the mountains on horseback, the roads through the deep snows of 
that winter not having yet been opened for vehicles. He arrived home on 
Saturday night, and opened court in San Mateo County on the next Monday 
morning, June 2, 1862. After holding the office several months the satisfac- 
tion given was such that at the next election by the people he was unani- 
mously chosen to the position for a full term of six years — both political 
parties supportmg him. Upon the reorganization of the state courts, under 
the amended constitution. Judge Sawyer was, in 1863, elected a justice of 
the Supreme Court; and upon casting lots, as required by the constitution, 
he drew the six years' term, during the last two years of which he was chief 
justice. 

While he was a member of the Supreme Court, all of whose justices are 
justly noted for their ability, industry, and unremitting attention to business, 
no one of them wrote more opinions or gave more attention to the details of 
the business than Chief Justice Sawyer; and it may be added that the judg- 



532 TOWN OF LE RAY. 



ments of none of the judges are characterized by greater abihty or more 
thoroughness and elaborateness of discussion than his. No other court in 
the United States, or elsewhere, was ever called upon to deal with so many- 
novel, intricate, and difficult questions of law as the Supreme Court of Cali- 
fornia; and none more promptly, ably, and satisfactorily adjudicated the ques- 
tions presented. The decisions of the Supreme Court of California, rendered 
while Judge Sawyer occupied a seat on the bench, stand as high in the older 
states as those of any other state during the same period. They are often 
cited with the highest terms of commendation by approved law writers, and by 
the judges of other courts, state and national. A writer in the American Law 
Review, published at Boston, in noticing vol. XXXIII California Reports, in 
1868, says: " The history of California is a history of marvelous phenomena 
and not the least is its jurisprudence. Less than 20 years ago the common 
law was unknown on the Pacific coast ; and to-day we find the Supreme Court 
of California holding it with a comprehensive grasp, and administering it with 
an ability decidedly superior to that shown by the tribunals of many much 
older communities." 

It is not too much to say that Chief Justice Sawyer, by his industry, re- 
search, learning, and ability, contributed his full share towards placing the 
court in the elevated and enviable position which it occupied while he was a 
member of that tribunal. In 1869 Congress passed an act to amend the 
judicial system of the United States, by which the United States circuit 
courts were reorganized — the appointment of a circuit judge for each of the 
nine circuits being provided for. In December of that year, as the term of 
Chief Justice Sawyer was about to expire, President Grant nominated him 
under said act to the position of United States circuit judge for the ninth 
circuit, embracing all the Pacific states. The nomination having been con- 
firmed by the Senate, Judge Sawyer, early in 1870, entered upon his duties as 
circuit judge; and he has ever since, now more than 20 years, discharged the 
highly important and arduous duties of that exalted position with energy, 
fidelity, and marked abiUty, as well as acceptably to the people of the entire 
circuit. The judgments of Judge Sawyer as United States circuit judge, 
selected from his numerous decisions, and reported in the 14 volumes of 
Sawyer's United States Courts Reports, and his decisions as a member of the 
state Supreme Court, reported in the 15 volumes of California Reports, ixoxa. 
volumes XXIV to XXXVIII inclusive, it is confidently believed will be 
found, upon critical examination, to compare not unfavorably with an equal 
number of reported decisions rendered by any contemporary judge, state or 
national. His reputation as an able and conscientious jurist has long since 
ceased to be local, and become national. Recognizing and appreciating his 
attainments and public services, Hamilton College, in 1877, co?iferred upon 
Judge Sawyer the honorary degree of LL. D. 

In politics Mr. Sawyer was from boyhood, till it ceased to exist, an ear- 
nest member of the Whig party, and an ardent admirer and supporter of 



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Henry Clay, and of the other great statesmen of that party. Upon the dis- 
solution of the Whig party he became one of the organizers of the RepubU- 
can party in California, to which he has ever since steadfastly adhered. He 
attended the Chicago convention of i860, though not as a delegate, and 
from the first did all in his power to secure the nommation of Mr. Lincoln 
for President. The character of Judge Sawyer is strongly marked. Stern 
and inflexible in his public acts and relations, he is devoted to all that duty, 
honor, and patriotism enjoin. He is, however, in private life, of the utmost 
gentleness, kindness, and simplicity. With strong original powers, early de- 
veloped by the stirring events of the pioneer life in which he was cast, he had 
acquired a habit of self-reliance which well fitted him for the great struggle 
in which the highest honors of his profession were destined to be achieved. 
He aimed at the right always and at all events, according to his best con- 
victions ; and if any questioned his judgment none could impeach his hon- 
esty or sincerity. Of a long-lived family, and always temperate, regular, and 
rigidly correct in all his habits. Judge Sawyer is still in robust health. His 
mental faculties are at their best, and he bids fair to adorn the bench for 
years to come. 

In 1887 Senator Leland Stanford formed the noble design of devoting the 
greater part of his immense wealth to the establishing of a great university 
open to both sexes, and designed to promote in the best and most thorough 
manner the cause of liberal, moral, and practical education. To effect this 
he devoted an enormous estate, or several estates aggregating some 85,000 
acres of the best and most improved land in California, worth millions of 
dollars, to founding and endowing the '■'■Leland Stanford Junior University,'' 
so named for his only son, who first suggested such a disposition of the im- 
mense wealth to which he was heir. Senator Stanford selected 24 of the em- 
inent men of the state to act as trustees. Justice Field, of the United States 
Supreme Court, is one of these, as is also the sqjDJect of this sketch. At 
their first meeting they conferred on Judge Sawyer the high honor of presi- 
dent of the board, and at the laying of the corner-stone, May 14, 1887, he 
made the address. From the vast resources at its command, and from the 
broad, liberal, and enlightened views of its founders and trustees, it is confi- 
dently expected that the Leland Stanford Junior University will eventually 
become second to no institution in the land, or perhaps in the world. Judge 
Sawyer's legal decisions are so carefully and intelligently made that they 
almost invariably meet the approval of the higher court. His decision in 
the famous Neagle-Terry affair of 1889 is still fresh in all minds. He has the 
enviable reputation of unspotted integrity and great legal intelligence. In 
Oscar T. Schuck's Bench and Bar of California 2,xg given many anecdotes 
of the Judge's legal practice, which the limited space here allotted forbids us 
to relate. 



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FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Thomas Ward, of English descent, removed from New York city to Le Ray in 1803. His- 
son James, who was two years of age when his parents located here, married Lavina Barber, 
of Champion, and they had 11 children, all of whom are now living. James died September 
5, 1880, and his wife December 22, 1883. The old homestead, which has been owned in the 
family since 1803, is now the property of Buel F. Ward. 

Joseph Child came from Bucks County, Pa., to Le Bay in 1806, and located on road 79, 
where he took up a tract of 800 acres. He had four sons, Daniel, Samuel, Joseph, and Moses. 
Daniel settled on the homestead, and of his family a son, Louis, resides in the town. Samuel 
settled upon, and occupied until his death, the farm now owned by his son Thomas, where he 
reared nine children, four of whom are living, Thomas, Eunice, Mary, in this town, and Will- 
iam, in Minnesota. Joseph, Jr., settled in Le Ray, and his daughter Hannah still resides 
here. Moses also settled on road 79 and reared live children, none of whom now live in town^ 
Joseph Cory came from Keene, N. H., and settled in Jefferson County in 1809 when he 
was 22 years old. He served in the War of 1812, and participated in the battle of Ogdens. 
burg. About 1816 he married Jane McMuUen, of Rodman, by whom he had seven sons and 
two daughters, namely: George C, Curtis W., Sarah W., Mary, Charles B., JosiahC, Henry S., 
Albert P., and Daniel M. The latter was born January 7, 1828, and has been mari-ied three 
times. His first wife, Angeline C. Kennedy, bore him three children, viz.: Angle C. (Mrs. 
Holland Whitney), of Le Ray; Fred D., who married Ella L. Phelps, of Rackets Harbor; and 
Charles Lincoln, who married Carrie B. Clark, and now resides in Pinckney, Lewis County. 
For his second wife Daniel M. married Cornelia Deaker, of EUisburgh, in 1867, and she bore 
him one son. Grin P. In 1872 he married Mrs. Lydia A. Sharp, of Black River, who died 
May 11, 1878. His son Orin P. lives at home with his father. Curtis W. Cory was born in 
Jefferson County, and for many years resided on the " Limekiln" farm, on road 111, in this 
town, wliere he died. He married Charlotte Waters, and they had three sons and three 
daughters, two of whom died in infancy, and four attained mature years, viz.: Caroline, 
Oscar E., George F., and Emma S. Oscar E. was reared upon a farm, and was educated at the 
common schools. At the age of 27 years he married Anna A., daiighter of Henry Sharp, of 
Antwerp, and they have one son and two daughters, viz.: Edith C, Frank C, and Maud E. 
They reside on road 111, in this town. 

The first of the name of Burhans in this country, so far as can be ascertained, was Jacob 
Burhans, who appears March 28, 1660, as a soldier in the Netherland service in the company 
of his Noble Honor the Director General. December 7, 1660, he was one of the first organizers 
of the Dutch Reform Church at Wiltwyck, now Kingston, N. Y. November 21, 1661, he was 
appointed collector of church rates and excise tax. In June, 1663, he had two houses burned 
in the second Esopus war. April 28, 1660, he was elected schepen (judge) of the court at 
Wiltwyck. He was a prominent man in all public duties until his death about 1676. 

April 16, 1663, Jan Burhans and Barent Burhans arrived in this country in the ship Bon- 
tekor (spotted cow). No farther trace can be found of Barent, but Jan married, in 1675, 
Helena Traphagen and reared a large family. He was also a magistrate, and was prominent 
in public life. He was a member of the church and one of its principal supporters, acting as 
elder for a number of years. He died in 1708. 

Barent Burhans was born April 24, 1681; Johannes Burhans was born August 26, 1711; 
Petrus Burhans was born May 26, 1712; David Burhans, born November 16, 1775, was the 
grandfather of the present generation of Burhans in Jefferson County. He married Elizabeth 
Flagler, July 8, 1798, at Saugerties, Ulster County, N. Y., and died March 31, 1834. Their 
children are all dead. David settled in the town of Le Ray, December 5, 1809. James D. 
Le Ray executed a deed of 115 acres in this town to David Burhans, and there are many of 
the latter's grandchildren in Jefferson County, viz. : James H. Burhans, son of James Madi- 
son Burhans; Mrs. Lester Carter, of Champion, danghter of Gilbert Burhans; Wesley RuUison, 
son of Eliza (Burhans) RuUison; Mrs. Welles Taylor and Fred Burhans, of Le Ray, children 
of Peter Burhans; Carlos Burhans, of Antwerp; John S. Burhans, at Chateaugay, Frankhn 
County; and many great-grandchildren who reside in Philadelphia, Champion, and Le Ray. 



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William Stewart was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1768, and when four years of age- 
immigrated with his parents to America. In 1792 he married Caroline Billson, of Albany, N. Y., 
and for many years lived in Cherry Valley, Otsego County. They had four sons and four 
daughters, viz. : Nelly, David, William, Jr., Agnes, Matilda, Hannah, John, and Stephen 
Van Eeusselaer. In 1811 they located in this county, in the town of Le Ray. William, Jr., 
attended school winters and in the summer assisted in subduing the wilderness. He learned 
the carpenters' trade and built several houses in the vicinity of Pamelia Pour Corners. He 
was twice married, tirst, to Susan Jenkii^, who survived one year and eight months. For his 
second wife he married Sarah E. Van Epps, in 1850, and by her had one son, Clarence J. He 
died in 1862. Clarence J. was educated in the common schools, with the addition of a course 
in an academy. When he attained his majority he took charge of the farm. At the age of 30 
years he married Lillian, daughter of Royal R. Crook, of Champion, and they now occupy the 
old homestead near Pamelia Four Corners. 

Elijah Corey was born in New Hampshire in 1795. In 1815, at the age of 20 years, he 
came to tliis state and settled in the town of Le Ray, at Sanford's Corners, where he followed 
his trade of blacksmith and horseshoer. At the age of 26 years he married Maria, daughter 
of Hezekiah Clark, by whom he had nine children, all of whom attained mature years. Their 
names were Sally C, Mary, Lydia, Nancy, Hannah, Netty C, Elijah, William, and James. 
The latter was born on a farm on road 103, where he now resides. He acquired a good com- 
mon school education, and worked on the farm with his father until he attained his majority. 
He carried on the farm for his father until the latter's death in 1880. He married, in 1860, 
Lizzie, daughter of John Layng, and they have had three sons, viz.: Sidney, Charles, and 
Peleg, all of whom reside with their parents in this town. 

James Murphy was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., where he married Mary Kizer, of 
Little Falls, by whom he liad 10 children, all boys, namely: Thomas, James, Levi, Barney, 
Ephraim, Henry, Alexander and Lysander (twins), Benjamin, and Adam. About the year 
1817 he moved his family to the town of Le Ray, and located about four miles from Evans 
Mills. At this time the surrounding country was in its primitive state. Adam Murphy at- 
tended school winters until he was 17 years of age. After this he worked on a farm by the 
month until he attained the age of 23 years. He then married Pamelia J., daughter of Alfred 
Vebber, of this town, by whom he has had eight children, namely: Augustus D., Alfreda V., 
Alzada L., Bennett E., Sarah A., Eiwin S., Frank J., and Lewis P. Of these children only 
three are living — Augustus D., Frank J., and Lewis P. Mr. Murphy is a carpenter and resides 
at Evans Mills. 

The death of Mrs. Cyrus T. Huntington, at Pamelia Four Corners, recalled many inci- 
dents of the first settlement of Jefferson County. Mrs. Huntington was a daughter of Elijah 
Graves, of East Haddam, Conn., where she was born July 8, 1805, the youngest of a family of 
nine children, among whom were Hon. Joseph Graves, late of Rutland, and Sterling Graves, 
late of Antwerp, early settlers of this county from Westmoreland, Oneida County, to which 
place their father had moved with his family in 1809. At the age of 15 years Miss Graves vis- 
ited lier sister, Mrs. Ambrose W. Huntington, at Huntingtonville, and during her stay taught 
three terms of school in the Bronson (now Fames) district, in Rutland. At this visitation she 
formed an acquaintance with Cyrus T. Huntington, which resulted in their marriage, July 7, 
1824. Mr. Huntington was born in New Grantham, Cheshire County, N.H., March 15, 1801. His 
father, William Huntington, sold his New England farm and moved his family— composed of 
wife and seven children, of whom Cyrus T. was the youngest — to "Black River country," and 
located upon 200 acres of land, contracted by him the previous fall, on the 6th day of Jan- 
uary, 1804. Mr. D. D. Taylor now owns and occupies a portion of the same farm, located in 
the eastern part of Watertown, then known as " Woodrulf Settlement,'" upon which he erected 
the first frame dwelling in the •' Settlement " in 1809, having built a barn in 1805. Here he 
remained with his family until 1817, when he sold his farm to the late Colonel John Gotham, 
for $3,000, and purchased 300 acres at the present village of Huntingtonville. Here he built 
the dam across Black River, erected a saw-mill andscy the factory, and did an extensive lum- 
ber business the remainder of his active life. That he was a man of enterprise, liberality, and 
public spirit will be inferred from the fact that he served as magistrate, first by virtue of ap- 
pointment by Gov. Clinton, and subsequently by election, and as commissioner of highways 
for a long series of years. In 1810 he subscribed and paid §50 for the erection of a school-house 



536 TOWN OF LE RAY. 



in his district, douating tlie land upon which it was erected, and one acre of land nearly adjoin- 
ing as a cemeterJ^ In 1814 he paid $500 towards the erection of the first cotton factory built 
in Watertown. It was burned in 1869. He was an elder in what is now the First Presby- 
terian Church, lived after the strictest sect of his religion, and paid $200 towards the erection 
of the first church edifice, built in the present city of Watertown, occupying grounds covered 
by '•■ The First Church " in 1820. He died May 11, 1842. It is worthy of mention that Mr.Hunt- 
ington enlisted in the Army of the Revolution, in April, 1777, having served therein eight months 
the ijrevious year. He served three years, spending .his last winter at Valley Forge, and re- 
ceived his discharge in April, 1780. It would be inadvertent to omit the record of the fact 
that Elijah Graves, father of Mrs. Cyrus T. Huntington, performed a like service to his coun- 
try, and was discharged at the same date, although to each other entire strangers. Mrs. Hunt- 
ington was of religious parentage, and was early taught to have a high regard for religious 
observances. At an early stage in their married life Mr. and Mrs. Huntington united with 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which they were active and devoted members for nearly 
50 years. Mr. Huntington served as class-leader and superintendent of the Sunday-school at 
Black River, the place of their residence, for more than 30 years, which office he held at the 
time of his death, October 16, 1885. A mechanic by intuition, his first effort to meet a 
needed demand for separating clover seed from the hull or chaff, he erected a mill, in which 
he inserted machinery for that purpose, of his own construction, also a turning lathe and tools 
for the manufacture of grain cradles, to supersede the use of the sickle, upon the bank of 
Fall Creek, upon land now owned by Nathan Staples, on the north side of State street, 
where he prosecuted a lucrative business for a series of years. He next purchased the farm 
now owned by T. C. Beecher, built the house now thereon, and continued to meet the de- 
mand for his cradles in this, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties. Unable to accomplish his 
object without increased motive power, he sold his farm, and in 1814 established his business 
at Blacli River, owning a farm on the north side of the river. Mr. and Mrs. Huntington spent 
€1 years, three months, and nine days of happy mari-ied life, celebrating their golden wedding 
July 7, 1874, 57 children, relatives, and friends being present. They had five children, all of 
whom reached maturity, and four survive them, viz. : Henry G., a farmer near Black River in 
this town; Dr. John W., of Mexico, Oswego County; Dr. Charles S., of Liverpool, Onondaga 
County; and Eliza, wife of Madison Goulding, of Pamelia Four Corners. Hiram C. was a vol- 
unteer in the 94th Regiment at the commencement of the civil war, and fell at Fredericksbui-g, 
December 13, 1862. 

George Ten Eyck, from the Mohawk vallej', was one of the early settlers of the town of 
Philadelphia. He was a miller by trade, and when the grist-mill was built at Felt's Mills, in 
1822. he removed to that place and took charge of the mill, and subsequently located at Black 
River village, on the north side of the river, where his grandson, Charles Ten Ej^ck, now 
resides. At this place he, with his son John L., had charge of Coburn & Hubbard's saw-mill. 
He removed to Madison County, where he died. John L. Ten Eyck married Sally Stebbins, 
and resided at Black River until his death in 1843. Of his two children, John M., born in 
1842, enlisted in Co. E, 14th Regt. N. Y. H. A., was taken prisoner June 17, 1864, in front of 
Petersburg, was taken to Andcrsonvillc, and died there September 17, 1864. Charles, born in 
1834, married Emily, daughter of Osborn Baker, of Le Ray, in 1861, and located at Black 
River, where he has since resided. He has one son, John H. 

Isaac H. Keller came to Evans Mills from Little Falls in 1824. He married Elizabeth 
easier, and they had two daughters, Margaret and Barbara. Margaret married Elias A. Wood, 
of Lowville, and Barbara married Samuel T. Potter, and now resides in Omaha, Neb. 

Isaac A. Wood, son of Elias, was born March 16, 1848. He married Eliza Llewellyn, by 
whom he has two children, and is now a resident of Watertown. He is a dealer in Western 
mortgages, and also a breeder and dealer in thoroughbred Ayrshire cattle. 

Riley Whitney, who was born in Westminster, Vt., in 1805, came to Le Ray in 1838. He 
joined a companj' commanded by Caj)t. Daniel D. Heustis, took part in the Patriot war, and 
was taken prisoner and sent to Van Diemen's Land in September, 1839. He suffered severe 
privations and was awiiy from home 10 years. His son, Holland Whitnej', now occupies the 
old homestead in this town. 

Henry Wilson was born in Williamstown, N. Y., January 29, 1813. When he was quite 
young his parents removed to this town, where Henry learned the millwright and carpenters' 



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trade. He was twice married, first, to Mary Ann Bassett, of Le Raysville, by whom he had 
five children, three of whom died young, and two survive, viz.: Julia C. and James E. August 
11, 1853, his first wife died, and in 1854 he married Mary J., daughter of Daniel Smith, and 
they have three daughters and one son, viz.: Mary A. and Sarah A. (twins), Jennie E., and 
George A. The latter was born on road 49, in this town, in the house in wliich he now resides, 
and whei'e he has always lived. He received a good common school education, and at the age 
•of 22 years married Estella L., daughter of David Honeywell, of Seneca Falls, and they have 
two sons, Heni-y Grant and Edward Everett. 

Jeremiah Bacon was born in Herkimer C'ount}', and in 1823, at the age of 22 years, came 
to this town and bought what is now known as the Bonny farm. About the same time he 
married Chloe Pickett, of Spaft'ord, by whom he had three sons and four daughters, of whom 
Willard attended the common schools and worked on his father's farm until he was 21 years 
old. He then leased the farm for a term of years. He has been twice married, first, to Nancy 
Watts, of Orleans, by whom he had one son. Clinton. For his second wife he married Mrs. 
Jane Watts, of Herkimer County, who liad one son, Wellington, by her first husband. They 
have d, daughter, Ida C, and reside near the old homestead. 

Otis Town was born in Watertown, December 8, 1801, and liad the distinction of being 
the first male child, and the third child, born in the hamlet, now the flourishing city of Water- 
town, where he spent his boyhood days. He married, first, Pamelia Eussell, of Watertown, by 
whom he had five sons and one daughter, viz.: Edwin, Lorenzo, Adeline, Orrin, John, and 
Hiram. Orrin was killed by a runaway team when 14 years of age. Mrs. Otis Town died in 
1842, and in 1844 he married Mai-y Ann, daughter of William Hart, of Le Eay, and they had 
a son and a daughter, viz.: Martha Jane and Jerome. The latter is now conducting the farm, 
and Martha J. i-esides at home with her mother. Otis Town died July 18, 1876, having resided 
for 5U years in the vicinity of Black liiver, on road 114. His second wife survives him at the 
age of 74 years. 

Asahel Horton came from Rhode Island, and located in the town of Watertown, on Fell 
Creek, where he built a grist-mill, i-esiding here imtil 1831 or '32, when he removed to Black 
River and built the first grist-mill at that place, which he conducted for 10 years, when he 
sold out to Christoijher Poor and removed to Ohio, where he died. Albert, the only survivor 
■of this family now living in Jefferson County, resides in the the town of Rutland, on road 6. 
He married Eunice, daughter of Jay Worden, and is a chaii-maker bj' trade. 

John B. Bichet and Julia Moureaux came to this coiintry from France, the former in 1828, 
and the latter a few years previously. They were married in 1836, and the same year bought 
a farm on road 34, in Le Ray. He subsequently added to his wealth by purchasing two other 
farms, one on road 33, and the other on road 34. They had born to them five sons and three 
daughters, namelj': Louis V., Joseph J., Francis F., John, Mary J., Julia, Celia, and Peter. 
Mr. Bichet died February 18, 1886, and Mrs. Bichet January 29, 1866. Peter Bichet worked at 
home on the farm until he was 18 years of age, alternating his labors with attendance at the 
common schools winters, with one term at Kingston College. He removed to Croghan, Lewis 
County, where he conducted a custom boot and shoe store. The confinement in the store was 
not conducive to his health, and he sold out. He married Ellen, daughter of Michael Kelly, 
of Belfort, Lewis County, and returned with his bride to his old home in Le Ray. He soon 
after purchased of Noel Conway the old Lewis farm on road 35. Mr. Bichet has had born to 
him three sons, viz.: Ralph E., who died in infancy, and Lawrence J. and Adrien J., who 
survive. 

Frederick L. Jabas came from Switzerland in 1825, and located in New York city, where 
he remained five years. In 1830 he came to Sanford's Corners, in this town, and bought the 
farm now owned by Phineas Hardy, on road 86. He married Lovina, daughter of Louis Rosse, 
by whom he had two sons and four daughtei-s. Those who survive are Emelia L., Anna M., 
George F., and Philip A. George F. remained on the home farm until he was 18, when he 
went west, and enlisted in the regular army, serving 13 years. He married Carrie Stephens, 
of Worthington, Mass.. in 1880, and their four children are Philip C, Franklin F., George W., 
and Jennie L. Philip A. remained at home until he attained the age of 28 years, when he 
married Mary A., daughter of John Smith, of Watertown, in 1879, and they have two children, 
Agnes L. and Edith E. Mrs. Philip A. Jabas's father was born in Halifax, N. S., in 1810, and 
her mother in Coldingham, Scotland, in 1811. They were married in New York city in 1836, 
And had lived together 50 years. 



538 TOWN OF LE RAY. 



Peter Slack was born in Windsor, Vt., in 1797, and in 1804 came to Watertown. His wife- 
was born in Salem, Mass., and she was a direct descendant of one of the pilgrims who 
came over in the Mayflower. They had two sons and one daughter, namely: Anna, Mar- 
shal B., and Peter W. The latter was born March 19, 1830. He received a good common^ 
school education, and at the age of 22 years married Adelia E., only daughter of Daniel Har- 
ter, of this town. He located in Pamelia, where he remained three years, when he bought a 
farm on the Military road, in this town, where he has since resided. He was elected justice of 
the peace in 1858, and held that position for eight years. 

Daniel Harter was born in Herkimer County, November 30, 1808. When he arrived at 
maturity he removed to this town. September 15, 1831, he married Adelia Bowman, by whom 
he had one daiighter, who married Peter W. Slack. Mrs. Harter died July 25, 1868. For his 
second wife he married Adeline, youngest daughter of Ambrose Bolt, of Le Kay, by whom he 
had o:ie daughter, Sarah Louise, born in 1872, now residing at home with her mother. Daniel 
Harter died in 1884. His widow resides in this town at the age of 76 years. 

Augustus Grappotte was born in France, and at the age of six years immigrated with his 
parents to America, and located in this town on road 9. He married Lena Benway, by whom 
he has had two sons and three daughters, viz.: Mary (Mrs. Ephraim Lawrence), of this town; 
Rose L. (Mrs. Edward Payne), of Orleans; Florence A., who died in 1880, aged 19 years; 
George A., who married Sarah Leonard, and resides in Watertown; and Moses, who married 
Abba Getman, of Le Ray, by whom he has two daughters, Mabel and Viola. Moses occupies 
the old homestead on road 9, which was settled by his grandfather in 1834. 

Samuel S. Porter was born in this town on road 103. He was educated in the common 
schools, and at the age of 19 years married Eliza Baker, by whom he had six children, four of 
whom attained mature years, viz.: Martha, Jeremiah, Stephen, and Benjamin S. The latter, 
at the age of 18 years, married Harriet, daughter of Aaron Poor, of Black River village, and 
they had one son and two daughters, namely: Fi-ancis, Carrie, and Jennie. Mrs. Porter died 
in 1868, and in 1872 Benjamin S. married his second wife, Angeline, daughter of Joseph Ford. 
They are living on the homestead on road 103, which Mr. Porter purchased when he was 19 
years old. 

John Kennedy, son of John, was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., and in 1830 located 
in the town of Philadelphia, where he engaged in farming for about five years, when he 
removed to Black River village, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a millwright 
by trade. He married Hannah Thatcher, and they had eight children, three of whom are 
living, viz.: John C, of Oneida, N. Y.; Jenette (Mrs. J. D. RandaU), »f Rutland; and Mary- 
ette E. (Mrs. James Gibbs), of Black River. 

John Allen was born in Montgomery County, where he married Rhoda, daughter of Ben- 
jamin Sawdy, of Charleston, and soon after moved to Clinton County. They had six sons and 
four daughters, namely: Salina, Esther, Cook T., Prince, Bethuel, Mary, John, Benjamin, 
Philip, and Rhoda. In 1835 Mr. Allen removed to this county and located in Le Ray. In 1853; 
Philip Allen married Eliza, daughter of S. G. Matthews, and they had three sons and one 
daiighter, viz.: Mary A., Byron J., Samuel C, and Frank M. They resided in this town on 
road 2 for the past 20 years. Mr. AUen died during the past year. 

Henry Helmer immigrated from Germany to this country previous to the Revolutionary 
war, and located in Herkimer County, where Philip Helmer, his son, was born, August 21, 
1825. In 1844 Philip married Betsey C, daughter of Peter Hoover, and their union was blessed 
with one son, Albert E., born December 18, 1860, near Evans Mills, in this town, to which vil- 
lage he removed with his parents when he was 11 years old, and where he has since resided. 
He attended the public schools of his native town until he arrived at the age of 16 years. He 
then engaged as clerk for Wesley Rulison, and subsequently with J. P. Steinhiller, with whom 
he remained four years, when he bought the entire stock of general merchandise from his 
employer and engaged in business on his own account. In 1883 he was elected town clerk, 
which office he has since held. March 1, 1885, he engaged in the drug and grocery business at 
his old stand on Le Ray street. Mr. Helmer's maternal great-grandfather was a native of 
Switzerland. Mr. Helmer has never married. 

John M. Haap immigrated from Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1831, and located in this town, 
on road 31. In 1832 he married Dorothy Haap, who came with him from Germany in 1831. 
In 1836 they bought the farm on road 34 now owned by their son Frederick. They had born 



TOWN OF LE RAY. 539- 



to them four sons and two daughters, of whom Ezekiel died January 12, 1844, and the others 
attained mature years, viz.: Barbara, John G., Margaret M., Charles, and Frederick. The 
latter remained at home and worked on the farm until he was 21 years of age. He then went 
to Rochester, N. Y., and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. After two years' I'esidence 
there he returned to Le Ray and married Bai-bara Witterhahn, of Watertown. With the ex- 
ception of six j^ears in Watertown he has resided in this town, occupying the homestead. Mr. 
and Mrs. Frederick Haap have had born to them four sons and one daughter, viz.: George V., 
who died at the age of three years; Theodore M., who died at the age of 10 years; and Rose A., 
Gustave, and Albert, who are living at home with their parents. 

James Gibbs, son of Jesse, was born in Worcester, Mass. He came to Black River about 
1845, entered the employ of David Dexter, in the chair shop, and died in 1858. He married 
Maryette E., daughter of John and Hannah Kennedy, by whom he had three sons, viz.: 
Callie F., of Syracuse; Frank D., manager of the Empire wood pulp-mill at Black River; and 
Romaine D., a carpenter and millwright, who resides with his mother at Black River village. 

Martin Reese was born in Herkimer County, July 20, 1813. He attended the common 
schools and worked on his father's farm until he was 22 years of age, when he married Amy S. 
Paul, of Wilmurt, Herkimer County. In 1840 they removed to this town and located in the 
village of Evans Mills. They had born to them nine sons and four daughters, viz.: Welling- 
ton W., Ezra G., Elizabeth C, Evlyn P^, William H., James E., Emogene, Lucius E., Martha 
E., Martin H., Milton C, John A., and Elva E. Mr. Reese died October 21, 1859, and Mrs. 
Reese March 27, 1879. Their sons Wellington W., Lucius E., Martin H., and John A. reside 
in Watertown, where they are extensively engaged in butchering and conducting a meat 
market. Evlyn P. is a farmer in Pamelia; Emogene married Henry Cable and resides in 
Watertown; Martha E. married Taylor Carpenter, and also resides in Watertown; Elva E. 
married Webster Murphy, of Philadelphia, N. Y. William H. Reese lived at home until he 
was 14 j'ears of age, when he engaged to work for nine dollars a month, attending school 
winters, which he did for three years, giving all his earnings to his parents. Soon after this 
occurred the death of his father, when he was obliged to return home and take charge of the 
farm, assisting his mother in the care of the family. He was much given to traffic, and his 
mother's chief anxiety was lest he would trade off everything she had. But he was a success- 
ful trader, and succeeded in securing for his mother a good home. In 1864, at the age of 20 
years, he married Maria, daughter of Lawrence L. Timmerman, of Pamelia, and they com- 
menced their wedded life with the extensive capital of 20 cents. With this he started out in 
his speculative career, and for three years was a farmer and dealer in cattle, sheep, and horses. 
At the end of this time he leased his farms and removed to Evans Mills, where he became a 
general dealer, and in 1888, at the age of 45 years, owned 540 acres of land, with a beautiful 
new residence in the village. Mr. and Mrs. Reese have one daughter, Eva M., who was born 
May 14, 1866, and has been educated in the schools of her native town, and at the Ives Semi- 
nary at Antwerp. 

David Lawrence was born in the town of Le Ray, June 19, 1841. He was reared upon a 
farm, and his educational advantages were those aft'orded by the common schools, which he 
attended winters. At the age of 21 years he married Emogene Baum, of this town, by whom 
he had five children, namely: Nelson J., George D., William J., Edson H., and Kate E. Mr. 
Lawrence died at the age of 45 years. His widow and five children survive. 

Joseph V. Bisha came from France to his country in 1828, at that time being 13 years of 
age. In 1841 he married Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, and followed the occupation 
of farming on road 8, where they remained 16 years. They then removed to Pleasant Valley, 
in the town of Cape Vincent, remaining there five years, when they returned to this town and 
purchased a farm on road 35. During the next 19 years they resided in several different 
places, finally returning to the farm on road 35, where Mr. Bisha died November 24, 1883. 
Their children were Mary V., Sarah J., Malinda, Louis J., Charles E., Ferdinand A., Julia A., 
Peter J., George A., and William M. The latter resides with his mother on the old homestead. 

Thomas Gillespie, a native of Ireland, emigrated to America at an early day and located 
in this county. He married Hannah, daughter of John Gardner, of Bro'miville, and they had 
seven chddren, three of whom are living, two in Black River village, viz.: John W., who is 
employed in Dexter's chair factory, and George G. The latter was born September 10, 1837, 
and in 1859 he married Amelia, daughter of William Wolf, and settled at Black River, where 



540 TOWN OF LE RAY, 



he has since resided, in the employ of D. Dexter & Sons. In August, 1861, he enhsted in Bat- 
tery C, 1st N. Y. Lt. Art., and was discharged May 24, 1862, on account of sickness. In 
August, 1863, he enlisted in Co. E, 14th N. Y. H. A., and participated in the battles of the 
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Tolopatomy Creek, Bethseda Church, Cold Har- 
bor, Petersburg, Weldon Rrailroad, Blicks's Station, Poplar Grove Church, Pegram Farm, 
Hatcher's Run, Forts Haskell and Stedman, and at the taking of Petersburg. He was dis- 
charged in September, 1865. He had one son, George W., deceased. He has an adopted 
daughter, Fanny. 

Lawrence Scott was born at Little Falls, Herkimer County, in 1811, where he married, in 
1835, Betsee Frank, who was born in France. They located in this county in 1842. Of their 
six children. Nelson R. was born in Herkimer County in 1840. In 1862 he enlisted with the 
Union army and served three years. In 1866 he married Helen Lyon, by whom he has one 
son, Melvin L., who lives at home with his parents. Mr. Scott is a farmer on road 39. , 

Jacob Doxtater was born in Herkimer, N. Y., in 1816. After the death of his mother, 
which occurred when he was nine years old, he went to live with his uncle, Frederick Doxta- 
ter, a banker and farmer in Hei-kimer village, and here resided until he attained his majority. 
Jacob worked upon his uncle's farm, attended the district school, with a few terms in the High 
school in the village. At the age of 25 years he married Catharine, daughter of Christian 
Davies, of Herkimer County. In March, 1843, they removed to the town of Pamelia, and in 
1848 boiight the farm in Le Ray where they now reside. They have had seven children, five of 
whom survive, viz.: Alexander, Mary C, Milton W.. Emma E., and Charles G. Emma E. has 
been twice married, first, to Myron S. Stollar, of Theresa, by whom she had one daughter, 
Rosabel. Upon the death of Mr. Stollar his widow married James D. F. Shead. of Brownville, 
and they occupy the farm owned by Mrs. Doxtater. 

George G. Gardner, a native of Nantucket, Mass., married Maria, daughter of Uriah 
Coon, by whom he had two children, Eliza M. and Alexander P. For some years they resided 
in Columbia County, subsequently removing to Albany, N. Y., where Mr. Gardner successfully 
conducted a meat market and grocery for about 10 years. In 1864 he jourchased a farm on 
road 49, in this town, where he now resides, aged 84 years. Alexander P. was born in 1832, 
and now resides in this town on road 30. He was educated in the common schools, and at the 
academy at Evans Mills. In 1864 he married Fanny A. Stone, of Lewis County, by whom he 
has one daughter, Lila M., who is now attending the Friends School at Union Springs, N. Y. 
Mrs. Gardner died in 1887. 

John St. Louis was born in Plattsburgh in 1823, and died July 15, 1885. His boyhood 
days were spent in Canada and in Plattsburgh. At the age of 19 he married Catharine, daugh- 
ter of Joseph Lamay, of Canada, and soon after located in Water town. They had 10 chil- 
dren, viz.: Delia, Mary, James, Henry, Celia, Jane, Ann Eliza, Harriet, Anthony, and Joseph, 
Anthony, Henry, Celia, and Ann Eliza are dead. Joseph attended school and did farm work 
until he was 15 years of age, when he enhsted in the 10th N. Y. H. A., served three years, and 
was discharged at the close of the war. In December, 1865, he married Josephine, daughter 
of Joseph Legacy, of Le Ray, by whom he has had four sons and one daughter, viz.: John, 
Anthony, Wallace, Maud (deceased), and William (deceased). They reside at Black River 
village. 

George A. Fisk was born in Randolph. Vt., in 1841, and was a resident of that state until 
1861, when he removed to Albany, and enlisted in Co. G, 22d N. Y. Vols., in thj first call for 
75,000 men, and served two years. He reenlisted in Co. A, 2d N. Y. Veteran Cav., at Saratoga 
Springs. He was in 12 general engagements during his first term of service, and escaped with- 
out a wound. During his cavalry service he was wounded twice, first with a rifle-ball through 
his ear, and second, he was cut on the neck with a sabre. He also had two horses shot under 
him. At the close of the war he visited his old home in Vermont, and shortly after removed 
to this county, finally locating in Le Ray. In 1870 he married Caroline, daughter of Curtis W. 
Cory, of this town, and they have two children, George M. and Lottie C. 

Sylvester Gould was born at Gould's Corners, in the town of Pamelia, in 1819. He mar- 
ried Lucy Gale, of Le Ray, and they had seven children, viz. : Harriet, who died at the age of 
six years; Maria, who married Anthony F. Shefi'ner, of Pameha Four Corners, and died at the 
age of 41 years; Lodema S., who died at the age of 35 years; and Edith L., Mary R., EmmaD. 
<Mrs. Harrison K. Cole), and Stephen N,, who survive. Stephen N. remained at home until he 



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was 20 years old. He then attended the business college at Watertown for tliree years, and 
graduated from that institution, following which he worked on the farm for four years, and 
taught school winters. At the age of 27 years he married Viola, daughter of William Watts,. 
then of Paniolia, now of Watertown, by whom he has two children, Lula L., born in 187-1, and 
William S., born in 1884. They have resided on their farm on road 40 for the past 15 years. 

A. W. Hadsell, son of Solomon, was born in the town of Champion, January 14, 1835. He 
married Louisa, daughter of Asahel and Caroline Sheldon, and located on the old homestead, 
which he occupied until 1880, wlien he moved to Alexandria Bay and run the St. Lawrence 
Hotel for two years, when he located in Black River village, in the town of Le Ray, where he 
is now engaged in mercantile business. He attended the district schools until he was 20 years 
of age, and subsequently attended the High school at Watertown one term. He was supervisor 
of the town (;f Champion in 1870-71, has been one of the board of trade since the organization 
of that body, was railroad commissioner for Champion from 1871 till 1880, and lias been asses- 
sor of LeRay since 188G. He is said to have been the first person in the county to make fac- 
tory cheese, about 1857 or '58. He has a daughter, Carrie A. 

Spencer Failing attended school at Clayton until he was 19 years of age, and from this 
time until he was 22 lie worked on his father's fai-m by the month. He then married Patience, 
daughter of Augustus Coon, of Leeds County, Ont. He worked his father's farm seven 
years on shaves, and soon after removed to this town and purchased of his uncle, Josiah 
Failing, the farm where he has resided for six years, and by frugality and industry has greatly 
improved the place. Mr. and Mrs. Failing have three sons and two daughters, viz. : Emmo- 
ratta, Willie E., Burton E., Roy A., and Gertie B. 

Samuel O. Barnes was born in the town of Pamelia in 1821. He worked on his father's 
farm and attended school until he arrived at the age of 18 yeais. At the age of 25- 
years he married Gracie Eddy, of Pamelia, and for six years worked, on shares, the farm which 
he afterward purchased. He died September 6, 1867, aged 46 years. He had one son, Oscar 
W., born February 20, 1852- Oscar W. attended the Clinton Liberal Institute, Oneida County, 
for three years, and shortly after his return home took charge of the farm which he has since 
conducted. December 22, 1875, he married Eva J., daughter of J. i;. Ball, of Watertown. and 
they have one son, Roy 0., aged 10 years. 

Richard Smith, father of Richard, Jr., was born in Montgomery County in 1791. He mar- 
ried Catharine Beach, of Brockville, Canada, and they had three sons and seven daughters, 
four of whom died young and six survive, viz.: Maria, Christina, Julia, Amanda, Sarah Jane, 
and Richard, Jr. About 1847 Mr. Smith removed with his family to South Rutland, in this 
count}'. His health failing, much of the care of the family devolved upon his son Richard, 
Jr., then only 15 years of age. Richard, Jr., remained at home until he was 28 years old, when 
he married Mary A., daughter of Henry Piuckney, of Lewis County. They remained in Rut- 
land seven years, and then removed to Rodman, thence to Hounsfield, then located in Le Ray, 
from whence they returned to Rutland, and are now living at Felt's Mills. They have one 
son and two daughters, viz.: Flora A., William H., and Minnie Ola. 

Samuel Martin was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1834. At the age of 23 years he 
married Alice Carl, of County Monaghan, by whom he had four sons and five daughters, viz.: 
Mary Ellen, Wilson, James, Jane, Margaret, Samuel, William Henry, Alice, and Annie. Mar- 
garet and James immigrated to America in May, 1885. Wilson followed in April, 1886, and they 
first located in the village of Dexter, in the town of Brownville, subsequently settling near 
Evans Mills, in this town. They purchased a house and one acre of land on road 43, with the 
laudaVile purpose of furnishing a home for their parents, and to which tliey came, September 
22, 1887, with two boys. 

Justice Wolcott came from Old Hartford, Conn., and located in the town of Wilna about 
1812. where he took up a lot of land and cleared it. He reared a family of eight children, only 
one of whom, Henry, is now living. Heniy Wolcott resides at Black River village with his- 
sons George H. and Eugene R., who are contractors and builders. 



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TOWN OF LORRAINE. 



LORRAINE, 



LORRAINE was formed from Mexico, March 24, 1804, as Malta, which 
was changed to the present name, April 6, 1808, on account of there 
being another Malta in the state, in Saratoga County. When first 
erected it included, besides its present limits, the town of Worth, which was 
set off in 1848. It is the central town in the southern border of the county, 
and is bounded on the north by Adams and Rodman, east by Worth, south 
by Oswego County, and west by EUisburgh. The surface or the town is ele- 
vated, and very much broken by hills and gorges. The soil is underlaid by 
shales so finely developed that the term Lorraine shales has been applied to 
the formation. The layers of this rock are alternately soft and hard, so that 
they yield with great facility to the disintegrating agencies of frost, atmospheric 
action, and running water of the streams which traverse the town. Deep and 
immense gulfs or channels have been worn wherever these means of natural 
drainage exist. These chasms are in most places impassable, and have 
caused the town much inconvenience and great expense in the location of 
roads, and the building of bridges, while some of them are invested with 
tragic interest. Numerous accidents have happened to persons who have 
attempted to cross some of the deeper ones, and the loss of animals from 
falling over the steep and treacherous banks is frequently reported. Yet the 
gulfs aff'ord attractions, in their ever changing beauty and quiet grandeur, 
that will repay the labor of a visit. 

All the streams of the town have romantic gorges, but the gulf on the 
south branch of Sandy Creek is particularly impressive, and will convey a 
fair idea of the nature and proportions of the many others in the town. "Its 
depth varies from one to two hundred feet, and its breadth from four to ten 
rods. The bottoms, and in many cases the sides, are overgrown with timber, 
and the stream wanders alternately from right to left, affording, wherever it 
washes the base, a cliff nearly vertical and of imposing grandeur. As the vis- 
itor follows the sinuous channel, which the stream through a long lapse of ages 
has quietly wrought deep into the earth, the scenery constantly changes, af- 
fording an endless succession of beauties." 

The south branch of Big Sandy Creek traverses the northern part of the 
town, having a western course, and with its tributaries affords good drainage 
and some water-power, although the steepness of their banks generally pre- 
vents this from being fully utilized. In the central and southern portions of 
the town are Hull and Deer creeks, streams of moderate size, and flowing in 
a northwesterly direction; while farther south are large brooks whose water- 
power has been more or less improved. The soil generally is fertile, but is 



TOWN OF LORRAINE. 543 



tetter adapted to grazing than the culture of the cereals. In the northwest 
corner of the town the surface is nearly level, and here and along Sandy 
Creek are some productive farms. 

The first town meeting was held at the house of John Alger, March 5, 
1805, at which the following town officers were elected: Asa Brown, super- 
visor; William Hosford, clerk ; Clark Allen, Ormond Butler, Warner Flowers, 
assessors; O. Butler, constable and collector; William Hunter, C. Allen, 
poormasters ; William Hosford, Michael Frost, Asa Sweet, commissioners 
of highways ; William Lanfear, Joseph Case, Elijah Fox, fence viewers ; 
James McKee, John Griswold, poundmasters. 

From Spaffortls Gazetteer of 181 3 we quote: — 

" In 1810 the town contained three religious societies (Congregational, Baptist, and Metho- 
dist), six school-houses, two grist-mills, and four saw-mills. The houses were mostly of logs, 
only about 30 being framed." 

The same author in 1824 says: — 

"In 1820 the town included Worth, and there were of improved land 3,156 acres, 1,288 
cattle, 243 horses, and 2,355 sheep. There were two grist-mills, six saw-mills, one fulling-mill, 
one carding machine, one distillery, and one ashery." 

In 1880 Lorraine had a population of 1,435. The town is situated in the 
first school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 13 school districts, 
two of which were joint, in which 13 teachers were employed 28 weeks or 
tnore. There were 366 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days at- 
tendance during the year was 26,396. The total value of school buildings 
and sites was $6,920, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was 
$594,722. The whole amount raised for school purposes was $2,631.97, of 
which $1,142.80 was received by local tax. S. Whitford Maxson was school 
commissioner. 

Lorraine (p. o.) is a small village located at the confluence of Deer and 
Hull creeks, near the center of the town, 18 miles from Watertown, 174 from 
Albany, and 316 from New York. It has tele^^hone and express offices, two 
churches (Baptist and Congregational), three stores, a hotel, three blacksmith 
shops, two saw-mills, a grist-mill, three cheese-box factories, a wagon shop, 
harness shop, and cheese factory. Caulkins& Grow do an extensive business in 
packing eggs, and have handled as many as 170,000 dozens in a year. The vil- 
lage has a population of about 200. Its location is romantic, amidst picturesque 
scenery, which, with the medicinal springs near by, render the place a pleas- 
ant resort for summer tourists in quest of health and quietude. The first 
house in Lorraine village was erected in 1803, by John Alger. Others were 
built a few years later, and the settlement acquired the name of " Lorraine 
Huddle," or " The Huddle," which appellation attached to it to some extent 
for many years. It has always been the principal point in the town, and is 
the only postoffice within its limits. The first store in the village was opened 
by Aaron Brown about 1809, who afterwards associated with him Joel Brown. 
About six years later John Caulkins and Alanson Russell opened a store, 



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TOWN OF LORRAINE. 



which was consumed by fire in 1825. John Alger was the first to open a 
house of entertainment in the village, in 1803, and this was the first regular 
hotel in the town, although McKee and Fox accommodated travelers as 
early as 1802, at their humble log cabin south of the present village, on the 
State road. In 1807 Aaron Brown built a saw-mill at Lorraine village, and 
in 1808 a grist-mill with two runs of stones. Ward Fox was the first black- 
smith here, and a man named Curry was the first wheelwright. A fulling- 
mill was erected by John Boyden in the gulf below the old Fox blacksmith 
shop. It did such an extensive business that a new and larger shop was 
erected on Hull Creek. Boyden was succeeded by Sardis Abbey. About 
1808 Aaron Brown built a distillery on Deer Creek, which was continued 
about six or seven years. The postoffice was established here in 1806, and 
Benjamin Gates was the first postmaster. Simeon Parkhurst was the mail 
carrier from Rome to points north. William Corruth was also one of the 
early postmasters. The first physician to locate in the village was Dr. Isaac 
Weston. It is said he once prescribed blood-letting and calomel to a man 
who had accidentally cut himself while chopping wood. 

Waterville, in the eastern part of the town, on Hull Creek, is a small 
hamlet of a dozen houses. A chair factory was formerly carried on here by 
L. Warner. At present its manufacturing interests are limited to a saw-mill. 

Allendale is a small hamlet in the western part of the town, on Sandy 
Creek, about two miles south of Adams village. It received its name in 
honor of Gen. Clark Allen. A postoffice was estabhshed here in 187 1, under 
the name of Caulkins's Mills, with Lorenzo Reed as postmaster. I has since 
been discontinued. About 1830 Martin Rice built a small factory here for 
the spinning and weaving of flax. It proved unprofitable, and was discon- 
tinued after about seven years. The proximity of Adams detracts from the 
business importance of this place. 

George A. Fox's cheese factory, located on the State road, south of Lor- 
raine village, was established in 1870. It has the patronage of 275 cows. 

Gro7u Brothers' cheese factory, located at Lorraine village, was established 
in 1882, and has the patronage of about 300 cows. 

Eritiin Pitkin's cheese factory, about three and one-half miles south of Lor- 
raine village, has been in operation several years, and is doing a business 
quite satisfactory to its numerous patrons. 

Maple Grove cheese factory, about one and a half miles northeast of Lor- 
raine village, owned and operated by E. M. Brown, receives a Hberal 
patronage. 

Mr. Stone's cheese factory, near the southwest corner of the town, does 
quite an extensive business. 

John Bridgeman s saw-mill, in the southwest part of the town, does a small 
custom business. 

H. D. Bartlett's saw-mill, located on road 37, on Deer Creek, does cus- 
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William N. Stattdish's lumber and shingle-mill^ on Deer Creek, manufact- 
ures about 300,000 feet of lumber and 200,000 shingles annually. 

Abeel Wagotier's saw-inill and cheese-box factory is operated by both steam 
and water-power. About 11,000 cheese-boxes are manufactured annually. 

Caiilkins &= Grotu's egg-pickling establishment, at Lorraine village, has 
been in operation several years. About 170,000 dozens eggs are handled 
annually. 

The Rural Cemetery Association of the village of Lorraine was formed 
January 8, 1852, by John Boyden, Aaron Brown, John Bentley, Eben Brown, 
Knapp Macumber, Joseph Grimshaw, Allen Pitkin, Lorenzo Reed, John 
Hancock, Moses Brown, Elihu Gillet, Augustus L. Baker, Sardis Abbey, 
Peter Hanson, Leonard A. Parker, Joel Buel, Luther Lanfear, and Parley 
Brown. 'Tis here 

" 'Neath yonder spreading elm, the yew tree's shade, 

Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap. 
Each in his narrow o.ell foi-ever laid, 

The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep." 

The town of Lorraine was settled under the agency of Benjamin Wright, 
and others; for a long time the unsettled interests being owned by Hon. 
William C. Pierrepont. On September i, 1806, there were 128 settlers in 
the town who had either acquired titles to their lands or long terms in which 
to pay for them. The practice of issuing certificates led to speculation in 
these papers, which was strongly condemned by the original owners, who de- 
sired actual settlers. In a journal kept by James Constable, under date of 
August 10, 1805, appears the following : — 

" Town No. 1 is settling very fast, and, indeed, all that part watered by Sandy Creek has 
a name that brings settlers in great numbers. The practice of giving certiticates to the people, 
and allowing them a certain time after exploring to go for their families before they take con- 
tracts for their lots, has been productive of speculation, and must not be continued. A Mr. 
Salisbury, who had formerly taken a contract, sold it to another, and bought, or procured, 
one of these certificates, came to us, apparently to ask indulgence as to time of payment, but 
really with a view to ascertain what our intentions were in respect to such instruments; when 
we explained to him that they were given to assist the first real settlers, and by no means to be 
transferable to second or tliird parties, as that led to speculation upon the persons who ought 
to have indulgence, not to the speculators, who profited to the disadvantage of both the pro- 
prietors and the actual settlei-s. We, of course, would oppose all such attempts, and as 
he lias seen fit to change his situation from holding a contract under us to speculating in cer- 
tificates, which he must know were intended only as an accommodation to the first parties, 
we could not treat with him, since the indulgence intended for them could not be transferred. 
Upon conversation with Mr. Wright we found tliat the certificates had already occasioned 
some mischief, and we discovered from the others that some of the holders of them had caused 
it to be believed that all the best part of the town was taken up, so that new comers were 
obliged to apply to them or go to some other town. Mr. Wright had no books or accounts 
here, but supposed that one-half of the town was sold, either by contract or by conditional 
agreement, and would average $3, though the sales were begun, and a good deal sold, at ift . 
The lowest price was now $3, and it might at once be raised to $4 for the whole, from the great 
immigration to this quarter. He gave it as his opinion that it would not be for our interest 
to hurry sales, as this town would speedily settle, and the price might be raised." 

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James McKee and Elijah Fox, brothers-in-law, the latter unmarried, were 
the first permanent settlers in this town. They came on in November, 1802, 
and took up a lot of 50 acres on the State road south of the present village of 
Lorraine. Here they erected a log cabin, in which they passed the winter, 
Fox subsequently disposing of his interest in the lot to McKee. In this rude 
cabin the early land-hunter found entertainment until the regular inn of John 
Alger was opened at the present village. Mr. Fox returned to Oneida 
Countv and married, and in the spring came back and purchased the tract of 
land now occupied by his son George A., where he soon after erected a house. 
During the winter and spring of 1803 a number of families from Herkimer 
County settled along the State road from Rome to Brownville, in the neigh- 
borhood of McKee and Fox. Among the best known of these were Com- 
fort Stanclifif, Seth Cutler, Benjamin Gates, and John Alger. The latter, as 
has been previously mentioned, built the first house on the site of Lorraine 
village. Several months later, the same year, 1803, Clark Allen, a native of 
■Connecticut, took up his abode in the northwestern part of the town, on 
Sandy Creek, on land still occupied by his descendants. Mr. .-VUen, from his 
service in the War of 181 2, was known as General Allen. He was a man of 
more than ordinary ability, and served this town as supervisor for nearly 20 
years. 

Isaac and William Lanfear, from Columbia County, and Asa and Aaron 
Brown, the last two named not being related to each other, came in about 
the same time, in 1804. Asa Brown was the first supervisor of Lorraine, but 
removed from the town several years after. Aaron Brown married Betsey 
Burbee, who had come to the town as a school teacher, and many of their 
descendants still reside here. Miss Burbee taught the first school in town, in 
1807, in a log house erected for this purpose near where the Baptist Church 
now stands in Lorraine village. The principal settlers of the town prior to 
1810, in addition to those already mentioned, were William Hosford, Ormond 
Butler, William Hunter, Asa Sweet, John Griswold, Calvin Chfford, James 
Perry, Elnathan Doane, Ebenezer Brown, Ozias Barton, Allen Pitkin, 
Michael Risley, Thomas Stancliff, Allen Hills, Oliver Miller, Henry Voners, 
David Steadman, Nathan Gould, Charles Thompson, Hubbard Randall, John 
Cowles, Isaac Weston, Abner Baker, Timothy Heath, George Sampson, John 
Brewer, Joseph Studly, and William Adams. Most of these cleared their 
farms and made permanent improvements. Michael Risley and Allen Pitkin, 
brothers-in-law, started a tavern on the old State road. This was the second 
regular inn in the town. It was only conducted for a few years. Dr. Isaac 
Weston erected a hotel in 1807, in Lorraine village. It was a large structure 
for those times, being two stories high, and became a popular place in which 
to hold dances, and many a rustic's heart has quickened with the thought of 
taking his " best girl " to a New Year's ball, held in this favorite hostelry. 
The building was demolished in 1850, the Doctor having several years pre- 
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south of the village, on the State road, was opened about 1816, by David 
Webb. Elisha Allen, Sr., kept an hotel in the western part of the town for 
about 40 years. 

The first saw-mill in the town of Lorraine was built in 1804, on Sandy 
Creek, in the western part of the town, by a Mr. Frost, but a freshet swept 
both mill and dam away before the builder had realized anything from his 
labors. In 1810 Mabb and Aldrich erected a mill on the same site, which 
subsequently became the property of Clark Allen. This was burned, but was 
rebuilt by Mr. Allen and operated by him until 1820, when he sold to Jared 
and Asa Gleason, who erected a grist-mill here. The first gristmill in town 
was built in 1805, on Hull Creek, a short distance from the village, by Seth 
Cutler. It had an existence of about 10 years. Thomas Stancliff also built 
a saw-mill on the same stream, and at about the same time. John Alger 
erected a saw-mill on Deer Creek, on lot 31, at an early day. It became the 
property of C. P. Totman, and was carried away by a freshet. On lower 
Deer Creek, about three miles southwest from Lorraine village, were 
located small grist and saw-mills, known as Gillams, which have passed 
away. Several mills are still located on this stream, near the site of the old 
mills. In the southern part of the town, on a small brook, a cheese-box fac- 
tory was once in operation, the property of Henry Brigham, who came to his 
death by falling upon the saw in his mill. Just below this factory a small 
grist and saw-mill was operated at an early day. David Smith built a saw- 
mill on Abijah Brook, in the northern part of the town, which was operated 
by Eli Moore for many years. Farther to the west, on Sandy Creek, and the 
stream flowing into it from the north, Sylvanus Lockwood built a saw-mill. 
Daniel Wheeler and a Mr. Chafin also built saw-mills in the northern part of 
the town at an early day. As the timber supply decreased these mills were 
mostly discontinued, and very few are now in operation in the town. 

CHURCHES. 

T//e Methodist Episcopal Church of Lorraine, located in Lorraine village, 
was organized in 1853, and Rev. Whitmore was the first pastor. The first 
house of worship of the society, which is still in use, was built in 1857, and 
cost $2,500. It is a wooden structure, will seat 260 persons, and is valued, 
including grounds, etc., at $3,200. The present membership is 70, with Rev. 
George Ernst, pastor. The Sunday-school has 13 officers and teachers, and 
74 scholars. 

The Baptist Church of Lorraine "v^zs formed in 1806, with 13 members. 
Rev. Amos Lamson, who was ordained October 7, 1806, was the first pastor. 
He was succeeded in 1815 by Solomon Johnson, and 1819 Rev. Benjamin 
W. Capron was employed. He was succeeded in 1830 by Rev. John F. 
Bishop, who served one year. Subsequent pastors were Charles B. Taylor, 
three years ; Henry Ward, three years ; Elisha Robbins, one year ; Luther 



548 TOWN OF LORRAINE. 



Humphrey, three years ; O. L. Crittenden, one year. The church was with- 
out a pastor until 1850, when J. F. Bishop was called. Following him came 
Philander Persons, who continued several years. From 1859 L. P. Day was 
pastor for two or three years, and in 1864 L. G. Brown came and remained 
three years. In 1870 W. H. Taylor became pastor, and in 1871 he was fol- 
lowed by E. G. Blount, who remained 15 months. The next pastor, E. H. 
Lovett, came in 1875, and remained two years. Since 1877 the pastors 
have been N. Wright, E. H. Lovett, and William Warner. In 1854 the 
society was reorganized and incorporated under the laws of the state 
as " The First Baptist Church and Society of Lorraine." Their house 
of worship, a wooden building, was erected in 1830, at a cost of $1,200. 
It was repaired in 1878, at a cost of $1,500, will comfortably seat 260 per- 
sons, and is valued at $3,500. The present membership of the church is 66, 
and Rev. Charles Coon is pastor. The Sunday-school has about 50 scholars. 
T/ie Congregational Church of Lorraine was formed December 3, 1829. 
As early as 1807 services were occasionally held by Elder Bliss, who had 
settled in the town, and also by Elder Spear, of Rodman. The trustees of 
the society were Silas Lyman, William Corruth, and Alfred Webb. A small 
church was erected in 1830, which was used by the society as long as it had 
an existence, when it was sold to the Methodists. Services v/ere discontinued 
about 1850. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Elijah Fox was born in Vermont in 1758. In 1778 lie married Sabra Ettleton, by whom 
he had 10 children. His son Elijah, Jr., born in 1780, came to Lorraine with James McKeeJ 
(who married his sister Sabra) in November, 1802, and they were the fir.st permanent settlers-i 
in the town. Mr. Fox built a log house on the farm now owned and occupied by his son 
George A. The following winter he married Sally Burnham, of Whitestown, Oneida County, 
and soon after moved his bride to their pioneer home, with- an ox-team and sled, and they J 
were several days on their journey through the trackless forest. Their union was blessed] 
with 10 children, viz.: Sally, Elijah It., Sophia, George, who died young, William, George A.,.] 
Marenus G., Louisa, Juliette, and Adeline, who was accideutly lulled in 1828 at the age of fivej 
years. George A. Fox was born in 1814, and was reared upon his father's farm. He marriedl 
Amelia, daughter of Alfred and Nancy (^Gillman) Webb, in 1838, and they had seven children,] 
viz.: Celestine S., who died in 1861, aged 22 j-ears; Jerome, who died in 1843, aged two years J 
Lovisa A., who died in 1843, aged one year; Helen J., who died in 1847, aged one year and six! 
months; Nancy, who died in 1866, aged 22 years; Sophia A., born November 21, 1848, marriedl 
Charles S. Bartlett, of this town; and Myron 11., who resides with his father on the homesteadj 
two miles south of the village. 

Allen Pitkin, son of Jonathan, was l)oru in East Hartford, Conn., in 1778, and died \a\ 
Lorraine in 1847. He was a young man of limited means and great perseverance when he lo- 
cated in this town in 1803, on the farm now occupied by Fred Lanfear, on theJState road, aboutj 
two miles south of Lorraine village. Here he at one time kept an hotel. He served in the War 
of 1812. He married Persis Stedman, by whom he had five sons and four daughters, as fol- 
lows: Selah was born, and died, in this town; Persis married Jude Lamson, and died in 1836 J 
Julia died at the age of nine years; Timothy died in Oswego; Erwin and Allen, Jr., reside ial 
this town; Lucy Ann married D. H. Frink, of Mannsville; Emily (Mrs. Haskell Atwood) died] 
in Wisconsin; and Levi resides in California. Erwin Pitkin was born in 1814, and was reared) 
upon a farm. He man led Maria, daughter of Joseph and Betsey (Jewett) White, by whom hej 
had three sons and two daughters, viz.: Charles H., born in 1841: Amorah, born in 1843. re- 



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sides with her parents; Newell D.. who died in 1847; Liitlmr S., born in 1849; and Emma A., 
born in 1857, died in 1866. Charles H. married Abbie, daughter of Samuel and Clarinda (Ken- 
field) Corey, in 1868, and they had two children — Bertie, who died in infancy, and Lulu Marcia, 
born in 1875. Luther S. Pitkin married Belle Sophia, daughter of Elisha and Eunice (Barret) 
Steele, in 1871, and they have had two sons and one daughter, born as follows: Frank E., in 
1875: Edgar S., in 1878; and Edna Nina, in 1884. In 1842 Erwin Pitkin located on the farm 
he now occupies. He has served his town as supervisor and assessor, and has been justice of 
the peace 28 years. He is a farmer on the State road two and one-half miles south of Lorraine 
village. 

Jonathan Remington, a native of Rhode Island, married Diana Hall, and about 1804 
located in Lorraine, on the farm now occupied by Lucius Beeman, on road 50, where he took 
up a large tract of land and built a log house. He had born to him five sons and two daugh- 
ters, viz.: Clark H. (deceased), Edmund (deceased), Rachel (Mrs. William Waterman) 
(deceased), Diadama (Mrs. Hial Hall) (deceased), Orsamus (deceased), and Allen and Thomas, 
who reside in Ellisburgh. Clark H. Remington was born in this tow-n in 1805, and was reared 
upon his father's farm. He married Huldah, daughter of Daniel Hall, and thej' had two sons 
and four daughters, viz.: Ann E. (Mrs. T. B. Hitchcock), of Mannsville; Helen £. (Mrs. 
Philip Brigham), of Chicago, 111.; Daniel J., of this town; A. J. Dyonisius, of Big Spring, 
Neb.; Phebe L. (Mrs. William B. Hitchcock), of this town; and Caroline (Mrs. Willard Petrie), 
also of this town. Daniel J. Remington was born in Lorraine in 1832, and was educated in 
the common schools of this town. He married Mary M., daughter of David and Catherine 
(Rice) Young, January 3, 1857. and they have one son and two daughters, viz.: Cecil H., 
Clarence A., and Minnie K. Cecil H. married Edward L. Manigold, in 1875, and they have 
two children, M. Ernest and May Pearl. Clarejice A. was born in 1859, is an engineer, and is 
extensively engaged in the lumber business at Waconia, Minn. He married Lena Kohler. 
Minnie K., youngest daughter of Daniel J., married S. Dean, a merchant in Michigan. In 
1857 Mr. Remington located on the place he now occupies. He studied law and has a large 
practice in Justice Court. He makes a specialty of collecting and conveyancing, and is exten- 
sively engaged in farming on road 59. 

Joel Caulkins was born in Litchfield, Conn. He married Bethia Barrass, in 1805 
removed to this town, and the children of this union was as follows, viz.: Polly, Joel, 
Isaac. John, Daniel, Catharine, Nancy, Sally, Rebecca, Abram, Lydia, and Amos. Abram 
was born February 5, 1803, and at the age of two j'ears came with his parents to this town, 
then known as Malta. He married Marj' A., daughter of Mark and Mercy (Brown) Adams, in 
1828, and they had three sons, viz.: Edwin R. and Bradley A., who reside in this town, and 
Henry, who died in infancy. Abram's wife died in 1863, and for his second wife he married 
Sarah A. Adams, a sister of his first wufe, by whom he has a daughter, Minnie A., who married 
Fred Y. Lanfear, in 1884, and they have one son, Elwin D., born August 26, 1887. Bradley A. 
Caulkins was born in 1832, and was reared upon a farm. He married Mary, daughter of Nel- 
son and Eliza (Hull) Cox, in 1853, by whom he had two sons and two daughters, viz.: Eva L., 
George A., Oliu B., and Ina May. Eva L. married Stephen Lowery, and has a son, Byron B., 
born in 1880, and a daughter, Jessie Julia, born in 1882. Mr. Lowery died in 1888. George 
A., born in 1860, married, first, Ida Bellinger, by whom he had two children, Gracie L. and 
Bradley E. His wife died in 1885, and he married, second, Clara, daughter of Charles and 
Lorena (Helmer) Wilcox, and they have a daughter, Mabel Eva, born in 1888. Olin B. died in 
1880, at the age of 15 years. Ina May resides at home with her father. Bradley A. Caulkins 
has been supervisor, assessor, and commissioner of highways. 

Daniel Caulkins, son of Joel and Bethia (Barrass) Caulkins, w-as born in 1792, and came with 
his parents to Lorraine in 1805. He served in the War of 1812 and participated in the battle 
of Sackets Harbor. His children were William, of Rodman; La Fayette, of Lorraine; Jessie, 
of Syracuse; Nancy Y., who died young; and Irene, who married Dr. Martin Overton, of Lor- 
raine. Iia Fayette Caulkins was born in 1832. He married Julia M., daughter of Norman and 
Laura (Pierce) Wilkinson, of Lorraine, in 1856, and they had children as follows: Everett M., 
born in 1869, married Martha A. Moore in 1883, and has one son. Ross W., born in 1886; 
Francis, born in 186G, died young; and Hattie Irene, born in 1868. Mr. Caulkins remained 
with his father a few years, and then located in the town of Worth on the Caulkins homestead 
farm of 320 acres. Here he remained for several years, when he returned to Lorraine and 



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engaged in the business of pickling and dealing in eggs with William E. Grow. Mr. Caulkins 
is an influential member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Elijah R, Fox was born in this town in 1806, and died here in 1870. He was a farmer, and 
married Eliza, daughter of Solomon and Saloma (Burlingame) Farewell, of Denmark, Lewis 
County, in 1831, who bore him children as follows: William D., who died in Michigan in 1879; 
Leroy K. and James M., of Ellisburgh; Leander P., of Lorraine; Sabina J. (Mrs. Hyme Sher- 
man), of Sandy Creek; Lamont P., who died in 1849; Ward B., who died in 1850; and Win- 
field M., who resides in Taberg, Oneida County. Mrs. E. K. Fox resides m this town. 

James Wiles, a native of New England, served as a musician in the Revolutionary war, 
and died in hospital. He married Catharine Mills, by whom he had two sons and one daugh- 
ter, namely: John, who died in Massachusetts; Terza (deceased), who married a Mr. Martin; 
and James. The latter was born in 1773, and was reared upon a farm. He married Mary, 
daughter of Alexander Thompson, in 1794, and in 1808 located in Lorraine. They had four 
sons and six daughters, viz. : Catharine, who married James Gifford, and died in Lon-aine in 
1833, aged 33 years; John, who died in Lorraine in 1852; Ann, who married David Smith, and 
died in Smithville in 1887; James, Jr., who died in Sandy Creek in 1859; Samuel, who was ac- 
cidentally killed in 1813, aged three years; Paulina, who married Sardis Abbey, and died in 
Michigan; Wilkes, who died in Smithville in 1887; Sarah, of Smithville; Mary M., widow of 
R. J. Green, of Smithville; and Almira, widow of Captain W. A. ColUngs, also of Smithville. 
James Wiles died in Lorraine in 1846, and his wife, Mary, September 6, 1853. 

Samuel Allen, a native of Rhode Island, married Lucinda Crandall, and reared a large 
family of children, one of whom, Ezra, was a clergyman. Another son, James, was born in 
1784, and died in 1835. He married Sally, daughter of Augustus Sheldon, and they had two 
sons and four daughters. In 1809 he removed to Lorraine and located in a log house on the 
farm now occupied by Aaron B. Allen. Of his children, Sarah died in this town; Alzina mar- 
ried Asa Bailey, and died in Mannsville; Aaron B. resides in this town; Sardius died at the 
age of 14 years; Eliza (Mrs. William L. Marsh) resides in Mannsville; and Jennettc died in 
childhood. Aaron B. Allen was born May 19, 1820, and was reared upon a farm. He married 
Caroline R., daughter of Benjamin and Kesiah (Freeman) Gennell, in .1846, by whom he has 
had five daughters, viz.: Nettie E., who married Franklin Hulslander; Carrie R., who married 
Byron F. Waterman, and died in EUisburgh; Emma J., who married S. H. Brimmer, of Adams 
Center; Anna S., who married Floyd Overton, of Henderson; and Mary Lottie, who married 
Orin H. Lowrey, in 1886, and has one daughter, Lottie Carrie, born in 1887. Mr. Allen has 
held many of the offices in the gift of his townsmen, including that of justice of the peace, 
assessor, and collector. He is a prosperous farmer, and owns and occupies the homestead 
where he was born. 

James Lowrey, a native of Rhode Island, located in Galway, N. Y., about 1800, and there 
engaged in farming. He married Lucy Harris, and of their seven children, Daniel was born 
in Galway in 1788, and died in Lorraine in 1835. He married Anna Griunell, and in 1810 
located in Lorraine, on the farm now occupied by Lorenzo Lowrey. He had children as fol- 
lows: Eliza, Silas, Philo, and Orange, deceased, and Lorenzo, Daniel H., Louisa (Mrs. J. Wells), 
Hannah, and Lucy (Mrs. William Beebe), who are living. Daniel H. Lowrey was born in this 
town in 1819, and was reared iipon a farm. He married, first, Elsie Wells, in 1846, and she 
died in 1848. For his second wife he married Pliebe, daughter of Andrew and Sally (Powell) 
Coulter, in 1851, and they had two sons, Bray ton D. and Orin H. His second wife died in 
1865, and in 1866 he married Betsey E., daughter of George T. and Sarah (Breed) Harding, of 
Sandy Creek. Bray ton D. Lowrey was born in 1854. He married Carrie Estelle, daughter of 
Allen and Julia (Wittmgton) Brown, in 1878, and they have a daughter, Anna Sally, born in 
1886. Mr. Lowrey is a farmer on road 47, where he located in 1851. 

Lorenzo Lowrey, son of Daniel, was born in Lorraine in 1815, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married Jane M., daughter of Jonathan and Harriet (Hall) Fish, in 1841, who bore him 
one son and three daughters, viz. : Harriet, who married John Casler, in 1865, and has had a 
son, Berney, born in 1877, and a daughter, NeUie I., who died in 1874 ; Ellen M. (Mrs. George 
Gardner), a school teacher; Silas, who died in early manhood; and Jennie I., who resides at 
home. Mr. Lowrey occupies the farm upon which he was born. 

George Hitchcock, a native of Connecticut, located in this town early in the present cen- 
tury, on 100 acres of land on the State road, about two miles south of the present village of 



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Lorraine. He married Betsey Eisley, who bore him four sons and two daughters, namely .: 
George, Allen. William R., Mariette, Eliza, and Truman B. Allen, who resides in this town, 
was born in 1815. He married Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Baker) Mumery, in 
1833, by whom he had three sons, viz.: William B., born in 1835; George A., born in 1838; and 
Montrose, born in 18-15, died in 1874. George A. married Julia A., daughter of N. K. and Eliza 
(Hall) Cox, in 1859, and is now engaged in farming with his father on road 54. 

Byron D. Hitchcock, son of Truman B. and Ann E. (Remington) Hitchcock, was born in 
1853, and was reared upon his father's farm. He married Carrie E., daughter of WilUam B. and 
Sarah (Whittle) Williams, in 1876, and they have two daughters, viz. : Nina E., born in 1878, and 
Gladys S., born in 1880. Mr. Hitchcock is a breeder and dealer in Percheron horses, and 
resides in this town on road 59. Clark R. Hitchcock, born in 1850, married Mary A., daughter 
of Edwin and Fanny (Stillman) Caulkins, in 1870, and resides on road 53, in this town. 

Aaron Brown, son of Ebenezer and Molly (Readway) Brown, was born in Connecticut in 
1785. In 1806 he removed to the town of Adams, and soon after came to this town and bought 
the land now occupied by the village of Lorraine. Here with his brother Ebenezer he built a 
grist and saw-mill and distillery, and kept a store. He also built a house where Elijah Bellin- 
ger now lives. He married Betsey, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Weston) Burpee, in 
1810, by whom he had four sons and two daughters, of whom Allena B. married Rev. John F. 
Bishop, of Lorraine; Moses died in 1853; Pamelia and Aaron, Jr., died in infancy; Levi H., 
a prominent lawyer in Watertown; and H. Martin in Lorraine. H. Martin Brown was born in 
1836, and was reared upon a farm. He married Ella F., daughter of Edwin and Fanny (Still- 
man) Caulkins, of this town, in 1883, by whom he had two sons and two daughters, viz.: 
Bessie May, born in 1884; Henry N., born in 1885; Clarence A. and Clara F. (twins), born in 
1886. Clara F. died in 1888. Mr. Brown is a farmer and resides on Main street, in Lorraine 
village. He owns about 2,000 acres of land. 

Benjamin Wise, a native of Vermont, located in this town about 1815, on a farm on road 
34. He had a family of 10 children, of whom Daniel was born in 1798, and in 1822 married 
Clarissa Waugh, who bore him two sons and one daughter, viz.: D. Bishop, Sidney A., and 
Gertrude Irene (Mrs. Henry Fassett). D. Bishop was born in 1836, and was reared upon a 
farm. He married Ellen M., daughter of John F. and Rhoda M. (Bailey) Robinson, in 1862, 
and their children were Emogene, who died in infancy; Flora L., who died in 1874, aged nine 
years: Lottie Eoxiana, born in 1865; Edward J., born in 1871; and Daniel E., born in 1879. 
Mr. Wise is a farmer in this town. Sidney A. Wise was born October 14, 1838, was reared 
upon a farm, and was educated at Adams and Pulaski academies. He married Almira Pris- 
cilla, daughter of Chester and Priscilla (Fletcher) Gillam, January 1, 1861, by whom he had 
three sons and two daughters, namely: Carrie Clarissa, born in 1862, married Frank A. Moore, 
of Lorraine; Gertrude Adaline, born in 1866, married Charles D. Moore, and has three chil- 
dren — Harry A., Mabel W., and Grover C; Charles D., now of Worth; Lewis E., born in 1873; 
and Benjamin F., born in 1875. Mrs. Wise died April 27, 1888. Mr. Wise has held the office 
of town clerk, was enrolling officer during the war, and is now a farmer. 

Sylvester Smith, son of Samuel, was the father of the following children: Susan, Samuel, 
Sylvester, Jr., Nancy, John, Phebe, Mary (Mrs. L. B. Timmons), Daniel, who died in infancy, 
and Daniel, 2d. The latter was born in 1829, and was reared upon a farm. He married Celes- 
tine, daughter of Daniel and Harriet (Wescott) Parker, of Henderson, in July, 1855, and they 
have one son and two daughters, viz.: Maj' Eliza, who married John Fitzgerald in 1887; Orson 
S., born in 1862; and Lillian S., who resides with her parents. Mr. Smith is a farmer, and 
resides on the State road. 

John F. Bishop, son of Luther and Anna (Carter) Bishop, was born in Watertown in 1809, 
and in 1830 located in Lorraine. He studied for the ministry, and was ordained by the Bap- 
list Church in 1831. He afterwards labored in Evans Mills, Newport, Herkimer County, New 
Woodstock, Madison County, Fredonia, Chautauqua County, Belleville. Lorraine, and Hender- 
son, in this county, Kingston, Canada, and Adams State Road, and for some time was engaged 
in evangelical work. He died in Lorraine in 1859. He married Allena B., daughter of Aaron 
and Betsey (Burpee) Brown, of this town, in 1830, and they had five sons and five daughters,, 
viz.: Judson W., now president of the St. Paul (Minn.) Trust Co.; Luther H., a farmer in 
Sheldon County, Iowa: Anna E. (Mrs. Dr. A. W. Chamblis), of Montgomery City, Mo.; Aaron 
B., a farmer in Lorraine; Allena B. (Mrs. Ovid D. Rolfe), of Temescal, Cal.; John F., a farmer 



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in Sheldon, Iowa; Cynthia (Mrs. George H. Gai-dner), of Sheldon, Iowa; Frances V., who mar- 
ried Judge Thomas Bidwell, of Arizona, by whom she had two children, Allena N. and Rolfe B., 
and died November 18. 1876; Mary L., who married A. L. Cumminss, editor of the Galena (111. ) 
Press; and Levi P. The latter was born in 1854, and was brought up a farmer. He married 
Louisa, daughter of Luman and Esther (Fee) Nichols, in 1873, by whom he has a son and a 
slaughter, namely: Myrtie Viola, born in 1873, and Olin S., born in 1879. 

Augustus W. Hart, son of David, who came to Lorraine from Connecticut at an early day, 
was born in 1806. He married Joanna Horr, and they had nine children, of whom Vincent L. 
is a merchant in Watertown; Volney W. is a farmer in Watertowu; Virgil C. is a Methodist min- 
ister, and has been missionary to China since 1865; Harriet (Mrs. Smith) lives in Cleveland, 
Minn. ; all the other children are dead. In 1846 Augustus W. removed to Lewis County, and 
there resided eight years. He then settled in Watertown. dying in 1883. His wife died in 1881. 

Joseph Grimshaw was born in Yorkshire, Eng., in 1764, and in 1807 immigrated to Amer- 
ica and located in Poughkeepsie, where he was employed in a woolen-mill for a few years, and 
later removed to Steuben, Oneida County, where he engaged in farming. He was aceidently 
killed on the canal in 1841. He reared a large family of children, of whom Joseph was born 
in Ponghkeepsie in 1809, and was reared upon a farm. He located in Lorraine about 1835 and 
engaged in farming. He married Mary A., daughter of Stephen and Abigail (Washburn) 
Adzit, of Steuben, who bore him eight sons, viz.: George W., of Minnesota; Heni-y L.. of 
Lorraine; Benjamin I., of St. Paul, Minn.; Stephen A., Joseph, and Clinton M., of Lorraine; 
Adelbert, who died young; and Charles D., also of Lorraine. Henry M. Grimshaw was born 
in Lorraine in 1834, and was reared upon a farm. He married Emily L., daughter of Leonard 
and Martha (Gillett) Bullock, of Worth, in. 1858, and bought the farm now occupied by 
Stephen Grimshaw, to whom he sold the farm. He then removed to the town of Worth, where 
he purchased 170 acres, and there remained about 15 years, returning to Lorraine in 1884. He 
has had two sons and two daughters, viz.: Sevilla M., who married Eugene Greenly and died 
in 1888: Libbie J., who married Eben M. Eamsey, of Lorraine; Levi H., born in 1866, now a 
resident of this town; and George B., born in 1868, a student in Adams Collegiate Institute. 
Mr. Grimshaw has held various town offices, including those of assessor and commissioner of 
highways. 

Charles D. Grimshaw, sou of Joseph and Mary A. (Adzit) Grimshaw, was born in Lorraine, 
April 8, 1850. He was educated in Union and Cazenovia academies and Hungerford Collegi- 
ate Institute. In 1871 he engaged as salesman with Carleton C. Moore, of Lorraine, and the 
following year bought a half interest in the store, in which business he remained several years. 
He then taught school several terms. In the spring of 1877 he engaged in mercantile business, 
and in 1885 was appointed postmaster at Lorraine, In 1872 he married Fanny K., daughter 
of Elijah and Harriet (Moore) Oatman, and they have had one son and two daughters, viz.: 
Hattie May, born in 1877; Edna Fannie, born in 1882, died in 1883; and Allen, born in 1884. 

Robert Piddock, son of Thomas, was born in Canterbury, Kent, England, in 1799, and 
died in Lorraine in 1885. He married Alice Mumery, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Baker) 
Mumery, in 1820, and about 1828 immigrated to America. His children were Sarah C, (Mrs. 
Jedediah McConnel) and Charles, of Lorraine; Thomas, who died in infancy; Robert; Eliza- 
beth (Mrs. W. Stewart), deceased; Charlotte (Mrs. A. D. Waters), who died in 1888; James, and 
William. The latter was born in 1837. He married Catherine, daughter of Patrick and Mary 
(McAuley) Groves, in 1867, by whom he has had one son and five daughters, viz.: William W., 
born in 1869, now resides at home: Ina Eudia, born in 1872; Ellen Eva, born in 1874; Dora 
Mary, born in 1875; Frances Fidelia, born in 1877; and Mabel Maude, born in 1879. Mr. Pid- 
dock served in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A. He now occupies the homestead farm where he was 

born. 

Benjamin Shelmidine, a native of Schoharie County, married Polly Judd, by whom he had 
children as follows: William, who died in Lorraine in 1860; Sally, who married W. Goodrich; 
Ehiel- Huldah, who married John Cunningham; Almira, who married George Bui-ton ; Eosinai 
who died in Pennsylvania; Datus, who resides in Iowa; and Olive, who died young. William 
Shelmidine was born in 1806 and reared upon a farm. He married Anna, daughter of Ara and 
Rosauna (Lown) Lanfear, in 1830, and they had five sons and six daughters, viz.: Rosina, who 
died at the age of 23 years; Nancy, who married Samuel McCumber; Jerome, who died at the 
age of three years; John, who died in the army in 1862; Huldah, who died in infancy; Lester. 



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who died at the age of six years; Huldah, who married A. Wagener; Benjamin B., of Lorraine; 
AlNira, who resides with her mother; Mary E., who married Eli Caulkins and has one son, 
WiUie, born April 30, 1885; and Jerome L., born May 9, 1838. The latter was reared upon a 
farm, and was educated in the common schools. He married Betsey II., daughter of Andrew 
and Eoxiana (Scott) Middleton, in 1861, by whom he has two sons — Ora L. and John D. 
Ora L. Shelmidine was born in 1863, graduated from the Adams Collegiate Institute, class of 
1884. is a school teacher, and is in business with his father. John D. was born in 1869, and 
resides at home with his father. Mr. Shelmidine is a prosperous farmer, and is extensively 
engaged in buying sheep, wool, shingles, and wood.. 

John Lyman was born in England, in 1693, and about 1716 immigrated to America, and 
located in Connecticut. He married Abigail Strong and reared a family of 12 children. His 
son Caleb, born in 1740, married, and reared three children-i— Isaac, Martha, and Caleb, Jr. 
The latter, born in 1775, married Azubah Cooley, and of their children, Elam, who was born 
in 1803, married Susan Wis well, who bore him children as follows: John M. (deceased); Adelia, 
who married James Lloyd, of Lorraine; Martha M., who married M. Jewell, of Sandy Creek; 
Samuel (deceased); Lois, who married Thomas Bateman, and is now deceased; Mary, who 
married Gilbert Purdy; Elam S., who resides in this town; Alsimenia; William (deceased); 
and Joseph M. (deceased). Elam S. Lyman was born on the homestead August 5, 1838, aud 
was reared upon the farm. He married Mary Caroline, daughter of Cyrus and Harriet 
(Thayer) Weatherbee, in 1859, who bore him two sons and three daughters, viz.: Hattie B., 
who married George Olney, in 1880, and has one daughter, Mary S. ; Freddie and Lois, who 
died in infancy; Frank C, born in 1869; and Eva Belle, born in 1872. Mr. Lyman enlisted in 
Co. M, 14th N. Y. H. A., was engaged in the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, and 
was slightly wounded; was wounded in the left hand in the battle of Cold Harbor, and was se- 
verely wounded by a shell near Petersburg, Ya., and for several months was confined to the 
hospital, receiving his discharge on account of disability in the spring of 1865. Mr. Lyman 
has for many years been engaged in breeding fine road and trotting horses of the Hambleto- 
uian stock. He owns and occupies the homestead on road 15, known as Maple Lane stock 
farm, wJiere he was born. 

Chauncey L. Bartlett was born in 180G, and in 1831 married Martha T. Pierce, who bore 
him children as follows: Henry De Witt, of Ohio; Homer A., of Watertown; Martha J., who 
married Kev. M. T. Hill; Julia Ann, who married A. A. Johnson, and resides in Watertown; 
and Charles S. and Wilhs P., who reside in this town. Charles S. Bartlett was born November 
16, 1848, and was educated a farmer. He married Sophia A., daughter of George A. and Amelia 
(Webb) Fox, in 1872, and they had two sons and one daughter, viz.: Myron H., who died in 
infancy; Homer F., born in 1877; and Mabel Molly, born in 1882. Willis P. Bartlett w'as born 
in 1850. He married Nettie M., daughter of George H. and Fannie (Miles) Hall, October 20, 
1875, bj' whom he has had two sons and one daughter, viz.: Mattie Ethel, born in 1878; Glen- 
nie, who died in childhood; and George C, born in 1885. 

Lorenzo D. Reed, sun of John and Esther Keed, born in 1817, came to Lorraine about 
1850. He married Eiiza, daughter of Stephen and Abigail (Washburn) Adzit, by whom he 
had four sons and two daughters, viz.: Erastus, of Lorraine; Esther (Mrs. L. M. Tabor), of 
Worth; Albert C, of Lorraine; George W., of Worth; Herbert D., of Lorraine; and Ella, v.ho 
married B. D. Swan, and died in 1881. Albert C. Keed was born in Eodman in 1848. He was 
reared upon a farm, and tor several terms attended Hungerford Collegiate Institute at Adams. 
In 1866 he married Hannah A., daughter of L. C. and Adeline (Davison) Tabor, and their 
children are Addie E., born in 1872; Fred B., born in 1877; and Olin B., born in 1880. Mr. 
Eeed's wife died iu 1877. For his second wife he married Abigail, daughter of Abeel and Tri- 
phenia (Lyon) Adzit. and widow of Luman Heath. He resides on School street, in Lorraine 
village. 

Luther L. Bateman, son of George aud Mary (Cyijher) Bateman, was born in the town of 
Le Eay in 1837, and was reared upon a farm. At the age of 16 j'ears he learned the trade of 
carpenter and joiner, and in 1855 came to Lorraine and worked at his trade. In 1868 he 
bought the Boydeii saw-mill at the village, where he does planing, matching, and molding, 
and manufactures cheese-boxes. He married Olive, daughter of Elihu and Sophia (Allen) 
Gillette, in 1858. and they have a daughter, Jennie Lutheria, born in 1869. Mr. Bateman was 
a soldier in the late war and served until its close. 



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Carleton C. Moore, son of Eichard and Keziah (Phelps) Moore, was born in 1826, and 
when a young man located in the town of Worth, where he engaged in farming. In 1868 he 
engaged in mercantile pursuits at Lorraine. Mr. Moore served as supervisor of the town of 
Worth for 11 years, and of Lorraine six years. He was justice of the Court of Sessions three 
years, and loan commissioner three years. He married Triphenia A., daughter of A. W. and 
Triphenia (Lyon) Adzit, in 1850, by whom he has had 12 children, viz.: Martha A., born in 
1854; Frank A., born in 1860; Minnie A., born in 1863; Eddie H., born in 1866; Stephen, born 
in 1868; and De Alton E., Richard E., Ormsby D., Carleton C, James M., and Clara M., who 
died in childhood. Mr. Moore and son Frank A. are merchants. 

Martin P. Thomas, son of Isaac, was born in Schoharie County, and about 1833 located in 
Orwell, Oswego County, where he kept an hotel. He married Ann Ostram, and their children 
were Caroline (Mrs. A. D. Peake); Martin H., of Sandy Creek; Jane A. (Mrs. La Fayette Tifft), 
also of Sandy Creek; James, who died in Orwell; Maryette, who married G. S. Thompson, now 
of Washington, D. C. ; Charles E., of this town; Hannah M. (Mrs. D. C. Walch), deceased; 
and George D., who resides in Orwell. Charles E. Thomas was born in 1837. He learned the 
carpenters' trade, and when 20 years of age located at Sandy Creek. He married Phebe A., 
daughter of Hon. Amaziah and Almira (Ormsby) Wort, in 1859, by whom he had two sons, 
viz.: Charles A., born in 1861, resides at Sandy Creek, and George M., of Western, N. Y. In 
1861 Mr. Thomas enlisted in Co. G, 24th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war. He 
is proprietor of the hotel at Lorraine village. 

Jeremiah Crandall, son of William, was born in Watertown, and was reai-ed upon a farm. 
He married Malvina, daughter of Backus Babcock, by whom he had children as follows: 
Octavia M. (Mrs. Olney Staplin), of Iowa; Eunice L. (Mrs. Milton Allen), of Seneca Falls; 
Content S. (Mrs. Chauncey Bull), of Iowa; Emogene (Mrs. Samuel Wetmore) ; and Jeremiah W. 
The latter was born in Watertown in 1845. He married Ida Jane, daughter of Franklin and 
Albina (Staplin) Kellogg, in 1875. Mr. Crandall owns and occupies the beaver meadow dairy 
farm one mile south of Adams village. 

George Bovee was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., in 1806. He was a blacksmith, and 
about 1858 located in Tylerville, in the town of Rutland. He married Maria Yeardon, by whom 
he had five sons and one daughter, viz. : Eliza, Franklin, Daniel, Erwin, Melvin, who was killed 
at the battle of Gettysburg, and Abraham. The latter was born in 1843, learned the carpen- 
ters' trade, married Addie E., daughter of Joel and Olive (Bailey) Brooks, of Rodman, in 1870, 
and they have one son and one daughter, viz.: Joel B., born March 11, 1871, and Edith Maria, 
born April 14, 1873. Mr. Bovee came to Lorraine in 1880, and has been engaged in farming. 

Orvis B. Cornwell, son of John and Louisa (Bentley) Cornwell, was born in Lyme in 
1855. He remained with his father until he was 18 years old, after which time he worked for 
George Penfield one year. He then engaged in business in New Haven, Oswego County, re- 
maining there about one year, when he removed to Rodman, remaining there a few years. He 
married Ada M., daughter of Cyrenus and Riza (Stanford) Flint, of Rodman, in 1876, and they 
have a son, Earl F., born in 1879, and a daughter, Zilplia R., born in 1882. Mr. Cornwell is 
now engaged in the manufacture of furniture and sleighs. 

Eugene Coi-nwell, son of Egbert and Theda J. (Cole) Cornwell, was born in Redfield, 
Oswego County, August 18, 1846, and was reared upon a farm. He married Flora M., daugh- 
ter of Christopher and Hannah (Boss) Harris, in 1879, and they have had five sons, viz. : 
George E., born in 1879; Willis, born in 1881; Ora C, born in 1882; Floyd Grover, born iu 
1885; and Jesse W., born in 1887. Mr. Cornwell is a farmer on road 52. 



TOWN OF LYME. 555 



LYME, 



LYME was formed from Brownville, by an act of Marcli 6, 1818, em- 
bracing the present tov/ns of Lyme and Cape Vincent, adjacent 
islands, and that part of Clayton lying west of Penet's Square. A 
part of Clayton was taken off in 1833, and Cape Vincent in 1849. The town 
lies in the western part of the county, upon Chaumont Bay, which, with its 
tributaries, deeply indent its western border. It is bounded on the north- 
west by Cape Vincent, on the northeast by Clayton, on the southeast by 
Brownville, and on the southwest by Lake Ontario, and contains an area of 
28,912 acres. It received its name from Lyme, in Connecticut. The town 
includes Grenadier and Fox islands, in Lake Ontario, and Cherry Island, in 
Chaumont Bay. The surface of the town is level, and the soil is principally 
clay. The most important stream is Chaumont River, which empties into 
the bay of that name. Several smaller streams discharge into Three Mile 
Bay, an arm of Chaumont Bay. 

At the first town meeting held at the house of Luther Britton, March 3, 
1818, Richard M. Esselstyn was chosen supervisor; John Dayan, clerk; 
John B. Esselstyn, Luther Britton, and Benjamin Estes, assessors; R. M. Es- 
selstyn, James M. Craw, and Benjamin T. Bliss, commissioners of schools; 
J, B. Esselstyn, L. Britton, overseers of the poor ; John M. Tremper, Eber 
Kelsey, and Thaddeus Smith, fence viewers and poundmasters ; Elnathan 
Judd, John Dayan, and Joseph Rider, commissioners of highways ; Alexan- 
der Gage and Daniel Robbins, constables. 

At this meeting it was voted to divide the town into eight road districts, to 
give $100 to the poor, and to forbid hogs to run at large without yokes about 
their necks and rings in their noses, the penalty for the violation of this last 
regulation being a fine of 50 cents. Regulations were also made regarding 
horses and horned cattle ; and the second year (18 19) $40 was voteil to build 
two pounds, one at Cape Vincent and the other at Chaumont. It would 
appear from the records that the hog law was frequently evaded, for, in 182 1, 
it was voted that all the porkers running at large should have " a sufficient 
yoke around his or her neck "; and that the fines collected should be paid 
over to the commissioners of schools. The usual bounties for wolves, etc., 
were offered. 

From SpaJFord's Gazetteer of 1824 we quote: — 

"In 1821 the town included Cape Vincent and part of Clayton, and contained three post- 
offices, one at Chaumont, where was a growing trade, one at Cape Vincent, where were several 
stores, boats, and considerable business, and one on Carleton Island, where was also a store 
and wooding station. The fisheries of Chaumont Bay had at that time assumed considerable 



55 6 TOWN OF LYME. 



proportions, as upwards of 3,000 barrels of white fish and siscoes were the yearly catch in this 
town, and were sold at an average of $3 a barrel. In the whole of that large town there was 
$124,994 of taxable property, 3,629 acres of improved land; 1,034 cattle, 129 horses, 1,082 sheep; 
two grist-mills, three saw-mills, 22 asheries, and six school districts." 

In i88o Lyme had a population of 2,277. The town is located in the third 
school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 16 school districts, in 
which 21 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 563 scholars 
attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the year was 
58,070. The total value of school buildings and sites was $12,983, while the 
assessed valuation of all the districts was $1,379,2x0. The whole amount 
raised for school purposes was $5,546.73, $3,176.99 of which was received 
by local tax. Charles E. Whitney was school commissioner. 

In 1805, four years after the settlement of the town, Nancy Smith opened 
a school on the south side of the bay, which was the first school in the town. 

Chaumont is an incorporated village and postoftice and station on the R., 
W. & O. Railroad, 14 miles from Watertown, 196 from Albany, and 338 from 
New York. It has telegraph, telephone, and express offices, two hotels, two 
churches (M. E. and Presbyterian), three general stores, several dealers 
in hay, grain, and produce, a hardware store, two or three groceries, a drug 
store, bendmg works, several cheese factories, limekiln, stone quarries, a 
number of blacksmith and shoe shops, harness shops, numerous dressmaking 
establishments, an extensive seed growing establishment, several coal dealers, 
a jewelry store, meat market, a number of livery stables, and about 700 in- 
habitants. 

Three Mile Bay is a post village and station on the R., W. & O. Railroad, 
18 miles from Watertown, 200 miles from Albany, and 342 from New York. 
The village is about one mile south from the station, with which it is con- 
nected by stage. It has telegraph, telephone, and express offices, two 
churches (M. E. and Baptist), one hotel, three general stores, two gro- 
ceries, two hardware and stove stores, a drug store, two furniture stores, a 
merchant tailor, marble works, coal dealers, several blacksmith shops and 
carriagemakers, meat market, restaurant, billiard saloon, dressmakers, shoe- 
makers, a saw, shingle, and planing-mill, grist-mill, several manufacturing es- 
tablishments, and a population of about 500. This village suffered from a 
disastrous fire in 1877. 

WiLCOxviLLE (Point Peninsula postoffice) is a small hamlet about 12 
miles from Three Mile Bay, with which it is connected by stage semi-weekly. 
It has a telephone office, one church (Methodist Episcopal), two stores, 
one hotel, blacksmith and millinery shops, and a population of about 100. 

The Union School 2X Chaumont village was built in 1880 by Ira Inman, 
and cost $6,000. Three teachers are employed, and 125 scholars attend 
school. This school is under the able principalship of Prof. John T. Delany. 

Copley s saw-mill, at Chaumont village, was built in 1880, and in 1885 be- 
came the property of Hiram Copley. It is run by steam-power, and has the 



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capacity for cutting 2,000,000 feet of lumber annually. It also has a shingle- 
mill attached. 

The sajv-mill zX. Three Mile Bay was built in 1820, by Peter and Richard 
Estus, who ran it many years. It was rebuilt in i860 by Menzo Wheeler, the 
present proprietor. It is run by water-power, and has the capacity for cut- 
ting 500,000 feet of lumber annually. 

The grist and fiouring-)nill dX Three-Mile Bay was built in 1862, by Lewis 
P. Phelps, the present owner. It is run by water-power, has three turbine 
wheels, and three runs of stones. 

The first settlement in the town of Lyme was commenced in 1801, on the 
north shore of Chaumont River, about two miles above the village. These- 
pioneers came by the way of Oswego and the lake, and among them were 
Jonas Smith, Henry A. Delamater, from Ulster County, Richard M. Essel- 
styn, from Clavarack, then in Albany County, David Soper, T. Wheeler, James 
Soper, Peter Pratt, and Timothy Soper. The first site chosen for a village 
proved to be an unfortunate one, on account of the unhealthful character of 
the locality, and the next spring it was abandoned. The winter of 1801 and 
1802 was spent by the settlers m the respective homes from which they had 
emigrated, having returned there in the fall, after their summer's clearing and 
building. In 1802 Mr. Delamater cleared the first land on Point Salubrious. 
The sickness resulting at an early period from the noxious miasma of Chau- 
mont River did not extend to this place, which suggested its present name, 
first applied by Mr. Le Ray. In 1803 a part of the colony settled on the 
site of the present village of Chaumont, built a saw-mill and warehouse, and 
put in operation a log tavern. Their number was increased by several other 
families from Ulster County, among whom were a few unmarried men, and 
an occasional immigrant from Canada. 

In 1805 James Horton moved the families of Daniel and John Tremper 
to the Chaumont settlement, and the next year came with his own family 
from Colchester, Delaware County, and located on Point Salubrious, where 
he was the first permanent settler. The Trempers were tanners, in which 
business they engaged soon after locating here. A Mr. Mills was probably 
the second settler on Point Salubrious. After him came Joseph Rider, Silas. 
Taft, Stephen Fisher, and David Rider, who settled about 1807. Harry 
Horton and many others were here in 18 10, but no village was established, 
and Chaumont continued to retain its position in that respect. 

In 1806 Smith and Delamater, who were the agents of Le Ray, failed, 
which fact, with the discouraging sickness from malarial fever, from which 
several had died, greatly disheartened the aftlicted settlers, and several 
returned to their old homes. A majority of the people, however, remained,, 
and decided to start once more anew. 

Chaumont village has been visited by two quite insalubrious seasons. In. 
1828 malignant fevers prevailed very fatally, and in 1875 50 deaths occurred* 



558 TOWN OF LYME. 



within the limits of the corporation from typhoid pneumonia and diphtheria. 
With these exceptions the region has been considered healthy. 

When the War of 181 2 was declared the settlements at Chaumont village 
and Point Salubrious contained about 15 families. The country north and 
west, to near the St. Lawrence River, was an almost unbroken wilderness. 
In June, 1812, with the advice of General Brown, the mhabitants begun 
to build a block-house on the north shore of the bay, in front of the stone 
house of F. Coffeen, which had been commenced in 1806, but was unfinished. 
During the summer the place was visited by the British, and their fort was 
demolished by the inhabitants, under an assurance that in this case their prop- 
erty should be respected. An iron cannon had been found on the isthmus 
of Point Peninsula, which Jonas Smith had purchased for two gallons of 
rum. Mr. Camp, of Sackets Harbor, subsequently purchased it for $8, and 
it was afterwards taken to Ogdensburg, where it was finally captured by the 
British. 

The first celebration of the Fourth of July in Jeff'erson County was held 
at Chaumont in 1802. The settlers came from miles around, and some of 
them were most hilarious in their manner of demonstrating their patriotism. 
The exercises, which consisted of athletic sports, songs, shooting at a mark, 
chasing the lubricated swine, and climbing the greased pole, were interspersed 
with martial music of the most inspiring nature. The veterans of the war 
rehearsed tales of strife, and fought over again the battles of their youth, for 
the entertainment of their patriotic sons. 

In I Si 2 an unsuccessful attempt was made to settle Point Peninsula. The 
war interfered, and the project was abandoned. In 1818 Sebra Howard, 
William Wilcox, Oliver Wilcox, and John Wilcox, with their families, made 
a permanent settlement. They were soon after followed by Brittle Minor, 
Asahel Hoisington, Asa Collins, John Combs, and others. In 1823 but one 
man was living at Three Mile Bay, in a log shanty east of the village, where 
was also a toll-gate. Point Peninsula was nearly all taken up before the Bay 
was permanently occupied. John Reed, Charles Leonard, and Benjamin 
Esteswere the only settlers there in 1835. Daniel Borden lived about half a 
mile to the west of the village site, and within a distance of two miles eight 
families by the name of Wells subsequently located. Daniel J. Schuyler set- 
tled at Three Mile Bay in 1835, and was the first merchant. About this time 
Asa Wilcox located here, and engaged extensively in building lake vessels 
and smaller sailing craft. 

In 1818 Musgrove Evans, a surveyor, and an agent of Mr. Le Ray in this 
region, brought a colony of Quakers from Philadelphia, Pa., and located them 
at Chaumont. The sickness already referred to discouraged them, and they 
soon after moved away. Mr. Evans removed to Michigan, where he founded 
the town of Tecumseh in 1823. 

William Dewey and his father, Timothy Dewey, purchased 1,000 acres of 
land from Vincent Le Ray, in 1833, located near Three Mile Bay. This 



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559 



same year Alexander Copley came to Lyme. Mr. Copley was for many years 
the largest land-owner in all this region of country. On June 7, 1833, he 
purchased 2,562 acres of Vincent Le Ray de Chaumont, and on October 5, 
1836, the large tract of 16,961 acres from Gouverneur Morris. These lands 
were in the towns of Clayton, Brownville, and Lyme. He afterwards added 
to his estate 10,000 acres situated in Antwerp. Mr. Copley did much to 
advance the interests of this locality. He made his home at Chaumont, 
although business often called him elsewhere. The mantle of his business 
in this section has fallen upon the shoulders of his son, Hiram Copley, who is 
now the largest land-owner in the town, and probably possesses more farming 
lands in this county than any other man residing in it. 

The fisheries in the waters adjacent to the town of Lyme have afforded, 
from an early period, a leading pursuit for many persons hving in the vicinity, 
and have proved of much commercial importance to the locality. It has 
been estimated that, for 30 years from 1815 or 1816, 10,000 barrels of ciscoes 
and white fish were annually obtained. The business is not now so extensive 
as formerly. In 1875 the shipment from Chaumont station was about 5,000 
barrels, of which number 2,000 barrels were fresh fish. For some years the 
ciscoes have been conspicuous by their absence from these waters, but indi- 
cations now are that they may return to their old haunts. 

Near the village of Chaumont are extensive lime-stone quarries, which were 
opened as early as 1825. About 1875 a quarry was opened at Three Mile 
Bay. The industry is an important one in the town, the value of the prod- 
uct reaching as high as $45,000 in a single year. The principal firms in 
Chaumont are Adams Brothers and F. Duford & Son, and H. Copley, man- 
ufacturer of quick-lime. There are 10 quarries here, four of which are owned 
by H. Copley, two by Adams Brothers, and one each by Adams & Enos, 
Silas Davis, A. J. Dewey, and T. Gale. Mr. Copley's quarries are princi- 
pally worked by F. Duford & Son. The combined quarries in Chaumont 
have a working face two miles in extent. The quality of the stone is first- 
class, as is also that at Three Mile Bay. The only dealer in the latter place 
is John Barron, who does a business of about $2,000 a year. The insufficient 
shipping faciHties at Three Mile Bay prevent the quarries there from coming 
into strong competition with those in Chaumont. Adams Brothers also 
manufacture about $3,500 worth of quick-lime annually. For building pur- 
poses the stone is noted for its firm texture, freedom from seams and other 
imperfections, and its ability to withstand exposure to the weather without 
cracking. 

Ship building was at one time an important industry at Chaumont and 
Three Mile Bay, especially at the latter place, where the largest proportion of 
the vessels were built by Asa Wilcox, who in his life-time was an extensive 
builder. The aggregate tonnage of the vessels constructed by Mr. Wilcox, 
between 1835 and 1852, amounted to 6,410 tons, the largest having a meas- 
urement of 395 tons. From 1832 to 1837 several vessels were built on Point 



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Peninsula. Among the vessels launched from the Chaumont ship yard have- 
been the Stephen Girard, 60 tons, built in 1832 by William Clark; Alleghan, 
100 tons, built in 1835 by Robert Masters; R. C. Smead, 75 tons, built in 
1839 by S. and A. Davis ; Copley & Main built, in 1847, Rip Van Winkle^. 
235 tons; in 1848, Oxford, 244 tons ; and the Palmyra, 180 tons; in 1851, 
A. L. Hazelton, 230 tons; in September, 1873, Mary Copley, 275 tons, 
owned by Hiram Copley, A. Wilcox, and J. Gilmore; in June, 1874, Water- 
toivn, 309 tons, owned by H. Copley, Folger Brothers, and W. W. Enos; in 
October, 1874, A. J. Dewey, 270 tons, owned by H. Copley, A. J, Dewey, 
and W. W. Enos; in 1879, ^'^^ scow Pinafore. There is this year (i8go) 
building at Chaumont a small steamboat for Westminster Park Association.. 
In 1874 Pluche Brothers launched a small steamer, the Edith Sewell. 

From the Three Mile Bay ship yard have been launched the following: ini 
1835, the Florida and Eton Branson; in 1836, Pennsylvania and Kentucky; 
1837, Missouri; 1838, Patriot; 1841, Asa Wilcox and Havana; 1842, 
D. D. Calvin and Rocky Mountains ; 1843, Cambridge (brig). Empire, din& 
Neptune ; 1844, Cuba, Oregon, and (brig) Ontario ; in 1845, Milan and'' 
(brig) Hampton; 1846, (propeller) Clifton, Champion [h\\^, Iroquois, and 
Rio Grande ; 1847, Palmetto, Seminole, Portland, Acadia, and (brig) H R.- 
Seymour; 1848, (brigs) Saxton and Ocean; \?,\q, D. J. Schuyler ; 1852,- 
Melrose; iS^^, {three-msLSter) Hungarian. In 1836 Asa Wilcox built the 
Cono-ress on Pillar Point. In 1843 Schuyler & Powers launched the CoL 
Powers, and William Combs the Bogart, both of 80 tons, at Three Mile Bay. 
In 1845 E. Cline completed the Rush, 52 tons, and Peter Estes the Breeze^ 
100 tons. In 1832 S. Howard built the New York, 80 tons, on Point Penin- 
sula. In 1834 G. C. Rand built the William Buckley, 112 tons, in 1836 
the Bancroft, and in 1837 the G. C. Rand, each of the same tonnage and at 
the same place. This important industry has gradually been attracted to- 
western localities where the facilities are greater and lumber cheaper. 

CHURCHES. 

The first Sunday-school in town was opened on Point Salubrious at an- 
early date, but given up after a short experience. The first church in town 
was formed on Point Salubrious, by Elder Joseph Maltby, of the Baptist 
order, September 25, 18 16. Delegates from churches in Brownville, Rut- 
land, Rodman, Le Ray, Lorraine, Henderson, and Watertown were present^ 
and 26 persons united. In 1835 there was no regular Sabbath worship at 
Chaumont. This year Solon Massey settled in the place and soon after 
started a Sunday-school, which gave an impulse to religious matters and re- 
sulted in the subsequent estabhshment of Presbyterian and Methodist 
churches. 

The First Presbyterian Church, of Chaumont, was organized in 1838, with 
12 members, by Rev. Joseph A. Canfield, the first pastor, now retired from 



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active duties as a clergyman and residing in Antwerp. Their house of wor- 
ship, a wooden structure, was built in 1844 at a cost of $3,000. It will com- 
fortably seat 400 persons, and is now valued, including grounds and other 
church property, at $7,000. The present membership is 78, under the pas- 
toral charge of Rev. F. W. Johnson. The Sunday-school has 130 scholars 
and 15 teachers. 

77ie Methodist Episcopal Church at Chaumont was organized by Rev. 
D. W. Aylesworth, the first pastor, in 1877, and at its organization consisted of 
20 members. Their church edifice was erected in 1877 at a cost of $5,000. 
It will comfortably seat 400 persons, and is valued, including grounds, etc., at 
$6,500. The present pastor is Rev. Mr. Joy, and the membership is 80. 
The Sunday-school has a membership of 80 scholars and 10 teachers. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, at Three Mile Bay, was organized in 
1838, with five members, by Benjamin Dyten. The first pastor was Rev. 
William Tripp, and the first class-leader David McComber. Their house of 
worship, a wooden building, was erected in 1845 at a cost of about $5,000. 
It will seat 300 persons, and is valued, including grounds, etc., at $6,000, 
The present membership is 70, under the pastoral charge of Rev. W. P. 
Hall. The Sunday-school has a membership of 81 scholars and nine 
teachers. 

The Baptist Church at Three Mile Bay was organized October 4, 1834, 
with 32 members, by Elder Matthew VVilkie ; Rev. John S. Whitman was 
the first pastor. Their first house of worship, a wooden structure, was 
erected in 1840 at a cost of about $3,000. The present building will com- 
fortably seat 300 persons, and is valued, including grounds, etc., at $4,000. 
The present membership of the church is 154, under the pastoral charge of 
Rev. William H. Merriman. The Sunday-school has a membership of lo 
teachers and 100 scholars. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, located on Point Peninsula, was organized 
in 1834 by Hiram Shepherd and Freeman FI. Stanton. The society had no 
meeting-house until 1880, when it was reorganized, and a building erected at 
a cost of $2,100. It will comfortably seat 250 persons, and is now valued, 
including grounds, etc., at $2,800. The present membership is 37, under- 
the pastoral charge of Rev. Waley P. Hall. The Sunday-school has a mem- 
bership of five teachers and about 40 scholars. 

ALEXANDER COPLEY. 

Alexander Copley, the son of a respectable farmer, was born in Denmark, 
Lewis County, N, Y., September 10, 1805. His boyhood was spent upon 
his father's farm, with the exception of four years at the home of his maternal 
grandfather in New Lebanon, N. Y. He gained his education chiefly from 
the common schools of the day. Seated on the flat side of a pine slab, sup- 
ported by the unbarked limbs of a tree driven into a two-inch auger hole, he 

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Studied reading, writing, and arithmetic. Beyond this he spent one year at 
Lowville Academy, paying his own way as janitor of the buildings. At an. 
early age he became a clerk in the store of William K. Butterfield, at Felt's 
Mills, but soon changed to the store of Jason Francis, and shortly became a 
partner with Mr. Francis ; then bought him out, and finally sold again to Fran- 
cis and Butterfield. He also became a partner with John Felt and William 
Coburn in the lumber trade. After about three years his attention was. 
called to a tract of over 400 acres of wood land for sale in the town of Lyme, 
owned by parties in New York city. He had just collected funds to renew 
his stock of goods, but went to the city and bought the land instead of the 
goods, came home, closed up his aftairs at Felt's Mills, and on October 30, 
1833, was married to Miss Lucy Kelsey, daughter of Charles Kelsey, of Cham- 
pion, N. Y. For a wedding trip they moved at once into the then dense for- 
ests of Lyme, where they found a small house and barn with four acres of 
cleared land, and began a warfare upon the tall pines, some old stumps of 
which to this day remain as a monument of their toils. At the head of a 
half dozen choppers Mr. Copley himself led the attack, while the young wife^ 
alone, and with her own hands, did the indoor labors for the whole family. 
She started life with the idea of being a " helpmeet " as well as a helpeat ; — 
helping to accumulate and economize, as well as to spend ; even though to 
this age of progress it might seem a little old fashioned. 

Before spring came Mr. Copley had 30 acres of his pine forest cleared, 
burned over, and ready to grow bread for his family. But while swinging the 
axe on those dreary winter days his sharp foresight discerned a fortune in 
those wild lands stretching out on every side of him, and ere the next sum- 
mer went by he had purchased 2,562 acres of the Vincent Le Ray lands. 
He then moved to Chaumont, bought a house, store, saw, and grist-mill of 
William Clark, making that his future home. 

Three years later he purchased the large tract of 16,961 acres of Gouv- 
erneur Morris. These lands lay in the three towns of Clayton, Brownville,. 
and Lyme. Later in life he added to his purchases 10,000 acres in the town, 
of Antwerp, making nearly 30,000 in all. Thus he became the largest land- 
holder of lands lying in the bounds of the county. This large property was 
shrewdly managed, — greatly increasing in value as the county became settled, 
— thus making him one of the wealthiest men of the county at the time of 
his death. 

In addition to the management of his extensive land property Mr. Copley 
dealt in lumber, grain, stone from his quarries, run a store, engaged in vessel 
building, and was a bank director. He served his town as supervisor in 
1843, '48, and '51, but was always averse to political life, or official positioii ; 
yet he was a true patriot and ardent supporter of the government in its days 
of peril. 

By his indomitable energy and perseverance, by remarkable industry and 
economy, coupled with correct habits of life, he filled a conspicuous place ia 



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business circles, and accumulated a large estate. Like all land-holders he 
was brought in contact in his deals with every variety of character, and it 
would be strange if there were none to censure and condemn ; but candor 
must admit that, though not faultless, there are few in like circumstances less 
worthy of censure. With men of good habits, honest and industrious, yet 
unable to meet contracts, he was always lenient. And not a few have beer^ 
lifted over the hard places in life's struggle by his helping hand. He avoided, 
not merely those vicious habits which prove the ruin of so many young men, 
but those places of resort, and those little useless expenditures that levy a 
constant tax on daily earnings and prevent multitudes from rising above an 
absolute state of poverty. If the young men of this day would heed his ex- 
ample in these respects it would greatly enhance their usefulness, happiness, 
and prosperity in life. He was abstemious in his habits, and a warm friend 
of the cause of temperance, especially in his late years. He was not without 
interest in the cause of education and religion, and made some generous ben- 
efactions for their support. He was a frequent reader of the Bible, and a 
believer in its precepts. Though he made no public profession of his faith 
in Christ, yet to the ear of his confidential friends he spoke of his dependence 
upon His grace, and his love for His person and character. 

Mr. Copley died in the maturity of his powers, at the age of 65 years, 
leaving a widow, who is still living at the advanced age of nearly 75 years, 
and four sons : Hiram, of Chaumont, Dewitt, Alexander, and Eugene, of 
Antwerp, all living except the youngest (Eugene), and well known as among 
the active, enterprising business men of the county. 

The National Union Bank of Watertown, of which Mr. Copley was a 
director, passed the following resolution on February 6, 1871: — 

"Whereas, Alexander Copley, one of the directors of this bank, and one of the foremost 
<^itizens of onr county, lias, in the maturity of liiK manhood and the midst of his usefulness, 
been suddenly removed by death, therefore, 

" Resolved, That in the death of Alexander Copley we have lost a valued associate and 
friend, — this institution has lost one of its ablest and safest oflficers and advisers, and the com- 
munity in whicli he lived a useful, high-minded, and honorable man, whose place in society 
sind Inisiness will not be readily tilled." 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Michael Tremper was a native of New York city, where he died in 1788. He married Leah 
Van Duzer, and their children were Daniel, Jacob, Michael, John M.. Harmon, Marj', and 
Catharine. John M. was born at Fishkill, N. Y., removed to Lyme in 1805, and here remained 
until his death in 1873, aged 90 years. Mr. Tremper served in the War of 1812. He married 
Blandena, daughter of John Hermance, of Kingston, Ulster County, by whom he liad children 
as follows: Nancy, Leah, Arietta, Michael, Mary, and John. The latter was l)orn in this town, 
where he now resides, in Chaumont, with his sisters Arietta and Mary. 

Henry O. Horton, a native of Delaware County, came to this town in 1807 and located at 
Point Salubrious, whei-e he was the tirst settler, and where he remained until his death, at the 
age of 84 yeais. He did honorable service in the War of 1812. He wedded with Abigail Cook, 
of Delaware County, and their children were Eliza, Phebe, William, Leray, Jacol), John T., 
McRea, Stephen, Henry, Susan, and Samuel M. The latter married Leah Tremper, and their 
children are Henry, Abigail, and John ^IcRea. The latter married Mary Jane Shelley, and 



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they have one son, Willie P, Henry Horton, son of Henry O., married Sarah Dunham, of this 
town, and their children are Caroline, Edward B., and George B. The latter married Nettie, 
daughter of Lathroi:) and Eleanor (Tracy) Marks, of this town, and their children are Jay T. 
and Bayton E. Mr. Horton resides in the village of Chaumont. 

William Blodgett, a native of Vermont, came to Watertown among the early settlers and 
located on a farm of 15 acres, where the "Arcade" now stands, and where he died at the age 
of 85 years. He, with seven of his brothers, served in the Revolutionary war. He reared a 
family of nine children. His son William J. was born in Watertown, and at the age of 10 
years removed to this town with his father, where he died in 1880, aged 75 years. He was a 
boat captain on the St. Lawrence Kiver for many years. He married Sally Ann, daughter of 
Hazel Henderson, by whom he had seven children. His son, W. Scott Blodgett, born in this 
town, married Diana Parish, of Pamclia, daughter of John L. and Eliza A. (Randall) Parish, 
and their children have been F. Maud and Henrietta. His widow resides in this town on 
road 31, on the homestead settled by his father. Bruce G. Blodgett, another son of William J., 
was born in Chaumont. He married Mary, daughter of Abram and Polly Ann (Carpenter) 
Horning, also of Chaumont, and they have one daughter, Laura. He is a farmer on road 31. 

Zimri Danley, who served in the Revolutionary war, was a native of Henderson, and earlj' 
in life removed to Lyme, where he died in 1861, aged 72 years. He married Terzy Thomas, 
and of their seven children, Franklin was born in Henderson. He wedded with Liicelia, 
daughter of Daniel and Sarah (White) Holbjook, of Lyme, and died in 1869, at the age of 55 
years. His widow survives him at the age of 57 years, and is now the wife of George Rutau, 
of this town. Franklin Danley had born to him one son, Lewis D., who married Ella, 
daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Gallaway) Smith, of Hounsfield, and he is now proprietor 
of the Central House, at Three Mile Bay. His grandfather, Daniel Holbrook, who participated 
in the battle of Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, came to Lyme from New Hampshire 
among the early settlers, and died here at the age of 86 years. 

Joseph Ryder was an early settler at Point Salubrious, where he died at the extreme age 
of 90 years. He married Mary Hill, and their children were Clark, John, David, Benjamin, 
Joseph, Ellis, Louisa, Betsey, and Mary. David was a prominent man of the town, and served 
as supervisor two years, dying in 1857 at the age of 55 years. He married Hannah A. Jack- 
son, of Onondaga County, and their children were Celestia, Van Buren, Dewayne, Lucina, 
James, Emily, Ellis, and Dallas. The latter married Annette, daughter of Orey and Janette 
Wilson, of this town, by whom he has had children as follows: Willie D., deceased, and Archie 
and Myrtle Ann. Dallas Ryder served for 22 months in Co. B, 35th N. Y. Vols., and partici- 
pated in the battles of Manassus Junction, Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, White 
Sulphur Springs, second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancel- 
lorsville. He reenlisted in the 26th N. Y. Cav., was promoted to second lieutenant, and was 
honorably discharged. He now resides at Three Mile Bay, and has been a boat captain on the 
lakes for five years. 

Joseph Stebbins, a native of Vermont, located in Felt's Mills among the early settlers, and 
there remained most of his life, tinally locating in Carthage with his daughter, where he died, 
aged about 80 years. He served his country in the War of 1812. He married Jemima Toppin, 
of Fabius, Onondaga County, and tlieir children were Charles, Henry, William, Sally, Philena,* 
Mary, Elsie, and James. The latter was anative of Fabius and came to Lyme before his marriage, 
here remaining until his death in 1855, aged 55 years. He married Marietta, daughter of 
Daniel and Phebe (Horton) Bobbins, of this town, and their children were Mary, Carrie, and 
Charles. Mary married Wells, son of Chapin Taft, and resides in Lyme. Mrs. Stebbins, at 
the age of 68 years, survives her husband, and resides in the village of Chaumont. 

Clark Northrop, a native of Johnstown, N. Y., came to this town among the early settlers, 
and here remained until his death, at the age of about 92 years. His children were John, Lu- 
cinda, Lewis, Sheldon, David, Lucy, Betsey, Delia, Henry, and Annie. Henry Northrop mar- 
ried Sally A., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Wait) Combs, of New Durham, N. Y., and 
their children were Alonzo,Helen, Frederick,, Alice, and Oscar S. The latter married Emma M.. 
daughter of Orange R. and Caroline (Hill) Harris, of this town, by whom he has children as 
follows: Eugene C, Frederick A., Benjamin F., Henry H., Etta H., and Alton. 

George Breadsell was a native of Cheddington, England, whei-e he died at the age of 51 
years. He reared a family of 11 children, of whom William came to Lyme at the age of 19, 



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and here married, first, Maria Whitney, who bore him two childi-en, Nancy and Mary E., and 
second, Lncena Ross, of Saratoga, who bore him children as follows: Sarah J., Chloe E., Jen- 
nie L., Lottie M., and Emma. Mr. Breadsell served in the late war in Co. I, 186th N. Y. Vols., 
and was killed at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. His widow resides at Three Mile Bay at the 
age of 74 years, and receives a pension from the government. Daniel Ross, father of Mrs. 
Lucena Breadsell, served in the War of 1812, and drew a pension. He was a native of Sara- 
toga, and was one of the early settlers in Lyme. 

Hezekiah Wells was a native of Concord, N. H. His father, a native of Wales, served in 
the Revolutionary war, and was one of the early settlers of Concord, where he died. Hezekiah 
died at the age of 52 years, while en route with his family to Jefferson County. He married 
Sarah Edwards, of Concord, N. H., and among their nine children was Isaac, who located at 
Sackets Harbor in 1813, later removing to Lyme, where he died April 8, 18.56, aged 62 years. 
He was prominent in the administration of town and county affairs, and served as supervisor, 
justice of the peace, and town clerk for many years, his death occurring while he was serving 
as a member of the Assembly at Albany. He married Maria Whitney, of Newpoi-t, daughter 
of Mason and Maria (Rawsou) Whitney,-of Massachusetts, and by her had children as follows: 
Gilbert, Marcus, Remos, Pamelia, Calista, and Ellen. Remos Wells was born at Three Mile 
Bay, on the homestead farm. He wedded with Mary A., daughter of Hiram S. and Esther 
(Ryder) Pomeroy, and their children are Vespasian, of Ashton, Dakota, Jessica, Harriet M,, 
and Esther. Mr. Wells has served as supervisor of Lyme four years. He is an influential 
farmer and live stock breeder. 

Volkert Getman, a native of St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, came to Lyme among the 
early settlers, and here remained until his death, in 1884, aged 80 years. He married Margaret 
Flanders, and their children were Abner, Martin, Mary, Elizabeth and Catharine, deceased, 
and Christopher. The latter was born in St. Johnsville, and at the age of 10 j'ears removed 
to Lyme with his parents, where he now resides. He married Mercy Ann, daughter of Will- 
iam and Sarah A. (Henderson) Blodgett, and their children are William B., Marcelotte, and 
Adelbert A. The latter, born in this town, wedded with Emma, daughter of Ellis and Julia 
(Weaver) Ryder, and they have one daughter, Minnie. Adelbert A. Getman graduated from 
the medical college at Albany, in 1871, and at the age of 19 commenced the practice of medi- 
cine and of surgery in the village of Chaumont. In 1872 and 1874 he was one of the corps of 
physicians and surgeons in charge of the Park Hospital, New York city, serving in all about 
one year. He later returned to Chaumont, where he has since conducted a successful practice. 
He 18 prominent in town affairs, and served as supervisor two years, in 1877 and '78. 

Abner Reed, a native of Connecticut, spent most of his life in Herkimer County, N. Y., 
finally locating at Three Mile Bay, in this town, where he died at the age of 75 years. He 
married a Miss Bellinger, who bore him seven children, of whom John removed from Herki- 
mer County to Three Mile Bay with his parents, and here remained until his death in 1858, 
aged 62 years. He was a farmer and hotel-keeper, and served in the War of 1812, at Sackets 
Harbor. He wedded with Catherine Pickert, of Herkimer County, who bore him children as 
follows: Catherine, Nancy, Charlotte, Sally, Cai-los D., John L., Sarah M., and Delos D. The 
last named was born at Three Mile Bay, in this town. He married Mary W., daughter of 
Ephanitus and Betsey (Estus) Cline, and their children are Fanny F. (Mrs. Allen E. Copley), 
John B., and Kittie. Mr. Reed is now proprietor of the Wilcox Hotel at Chaumont. 

John Knapp, a native of Connecticut, was one of the early settlers of Brownville, later 
locating in this town, where he died in 1844, aged 64 years. He was a patriotic citizen, and 
served as captain of a company from Brownville in the War of 1812. He married Harriet 
Whitney, a native of Herkimer County, and their children wei-e Maria, Pauline, Morris, Emily, 
Jane, George, William, and Capt. Jolm Jason. The latter was born in Brownville in 1828, and 
in 1842 located in this town, where he still resides. He married Mary E., daughter of James 
and Polly (Shaw) Reed, and their children are Charles R. and Hattie L. Mr. Knapp has been 
a steamboat captain for the last 30 years, plying between Chicago and Ogdensburg, in the em- 
ploy of the Northern Ti-ansjiortation Company. _ 

Frederick C!ossleman became a resident of Lyme early in life, and here remained until his 
death, which occurred on the Cossleman farm on road 34, at the advanced age of 88 years. He 
sei-ved his country in the Revolutionary war. He reared four children, viz.: Richard, Joseph, 
Annie, and Frederick. Jr. The latter married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Laney Get- 



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man, and their children were Fred, Christopher, Rensselaer, James, Catharine, Margaret, Mary. 
Sarah, Emeline, Caroline, Eleanor, Delia, Betsey, and Daniel. Frederick Cossleman, Jr., died 
in 1870, aged 85 years, and his wife in 1863, aged 65 years. Their son Daniel, born in Jeffer- 
son County, married, first, Leonora, daughter of James and Lydia (Arnold) Houghton, of 
Lyme, and their children were Mercy A., Harrison, Alvin, Charles, Adelbert, Marietta, Bert, 
and Ferdinand. By his second wife, Adaline, daughter of Fred and Matilda Levanchard, of 
Carthage, he has one son, George J. He has resided upon his present farm for 20 years. 

Samuel Fish, a native of New York, located at Point Peninsula, in this town, among the 
early settlers, where he died at the age of 75 years. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, and 
served at Sackets Harbor. He married Betsey, daughter of John Londro, who bore him 10 
children, of whom Samuel M. now resides at Three Mile Bay. He married Abigail, daughter of 
Isaac and Sarah (Morgan) Lacey, and their children are Oren, of Cleveland, Ohio, who married 
Althea Schuyler, of this lown, by whom he has three children, Ella, Delia, and Pearl; and 
Orville, who married Nancy, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Fox) Schuyler, of Lyme, by 
whom he has had children as follows: Edward, Wayne B. (deceased), Maude M., and Viola. 
Orville Fish served in the late war in Co. M, 20th N. Y. Cav., three years, and was honorably 
discharged at the close of the war. He was one of two men from the town of Lyme who vol- 
unteereel without receiving a bounty from the town. He now resides at Three Mile Bay and 
is drawing a pension. His uncle, Henry Fish, also served in the late war, and was killed in 
the first day's fight in the battle of the Wilderness. 

John Wilcox was born in Stoirington, Conn., in 1778, and in 1812 removed to this town, 
■where he remained many years, finally locating in Ohio, where he died at the advanced age of 
90 years. His first wife was Deborah Foster, and his second was Zilla Sweet. His son, Asa 
Wilcox, located at Point Peninsula among the early settlers, and there died at the age of 70 
years. He married Cynthia Hill, of Lyme, for his first wife, and by her had children as fol- 
lows: Clarissa, Green R., Henry, Augusta, Marian A., Adelaide R., and Byron A. By his 
second wife, Julia A. Burke, his children were Edwin D., Cynthia, and Browning A, He fol- 
lowed the dual occupation of ship builder and farmer. His son Green R. married Mary 
Antoinette, daughter of Joseph and Betsey (Corey) Fellows, and their children are Minnie C, 
who married Dr. A. J. Benedich, of Buffalo, and now resides in London, Eng.; and Mary F- 
(Mrs. Dr. Edwin G. Parker), of Goshen, N. Y. Green R. Wilcox has been a general merchant at 
Three Mile Bay for 30 years. In 1887 he sustained a heavy loss by fire, his store and stock 
being completely destroyed; but he immediately rebuilt and is now doing a prosperous busi- 
ness, the oldest merchant in Lyme. Oliver Wilcox, father of John, was a native of Chedford, 
Eng. He emigrated to this country and located in Otsego County, N. Y., where he died. 

Nathan Persons, a native of Vermont, came to Lyme before the War of 1812, and served 
in that war at Sackets Harbor, finally removing to New York city, where he died in 1854, aged 
70 years. He married Betsey Hardy, and of their six children, Edward was born at Point Pen- 
insula, and married, first, Mary, daughter of Richard and Eliza (Cline) Guile, of this town, 
and removed to Ogdensburg, where he now resides. His second marriage was with Mary 
Burdett, of St. Lawrence County, and their children are George, Fanny, Charley, and Kirk. 
Byron G. Persons, the only child of Edward by his first wife, married Pewilla C, daughter of 
John and Ann (Sclmler) Becker, of this town, and their children are Geoi-ge E., Mary, Anna M., 
Charley B., and Eliza B. Mr. Pei'sons is a farmer in this town. He enlisted in Co. M, 10th 
N. Y. Lt. Art., which company was afterwards consolidated with the 10th N. Y. H. A,, and 
served till the close of the war, particii:)ating in the battle of Cold Harbor, in front of Peters- 
burg, and in the Shenandoah Valley campaign, and was honorably discharged. 

Nathaniel Warner, a native of Connecticut, and a soldier of the War of 1812, located in 
Lyme about 1814. He married Editha Bartlett, who bore him nine children, viz.: Adolphus, 
Philo, Aaron, Ambrose, Chapin, Liicius, Betsey, Diana, and Nathaniel, Jr. The latter married 
Ruth A. Eddy, and their children were Eli, Albert, Bartlett N., Alvah, Julia A., Eveline L., 
Lovina, and Edwin. Edwin Warner, a native of this town, married Anna J., daughter of 
Ralph H. and Eliza (Horton) Rogers, also of this town. Ralph Rogers served in the War of 
1812. His widow survives, at the advanced age of 89 .years, and is drawing a pension. Alvah 
Warner married Marietta, daughter of Chauncey Smith, of Hounsfield, and they have one son, 
William, who resides on the homestead farm on road 48, where he keeps a summer boarding- 
house. Bartlett N. Warner, son of Nathaniel, Jr., married Ann E., daughter of Josiah and 



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Louisa (Countryman) Shaver, bj' whom he has one son, Bert. He resides in the village of 
■Chaumont, where he is proprietor of a livery stable. 

Almond Blodgett, a Revolutionary soldier, was one of the early settlers of Lyme, and here 
remained until his death. He reared a family of seven children. His son James married 
Alvira Sherwin, of this town, and their children are Harrison J., Niles, Celia, Sarah, Frank, 
and Marshall H. The latter, a native of Lyme, married Nancy C. daughter of John L. and 
Catharine (Fry) Horning, and their children are Edwin H., Levant L., William C, and 
Claudia. Mr. Blodgett served in the late war in Co. I, 94th N. Y. Infantry, and was trans- 
ferred to the Maine Independent Battery. He reenlisted in Battery L, Ist N. Y. Lt. Art., and 
participated in the battles of second Bull Run, South Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellors- 
ville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Ann, Bethseda Church, Polot- 
oma, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Peebles's Farm, Hatcher's Run, Cold Harbor, Dabney's Mills, 
Chantilly, and Rappahannock Station, and the fall of Petersburg. He was wounded three 
times, and was honorably discharged after becoming a sergeant and serving continuously for 
three years, six months, and 18 days. He now resides in the village of Chaumont, and is draw- 
ing a pension. 

George H. Barnes, son of Jesse, was born in Cooperstown, Otsego County. He came to 
Lyme before his marriage and located on i-oad 62, the first settler on what is known as the 
Getman farm, whence he removed to a farm on i-oad 63. where he died in 1876, aged 76 years. 
He married Almira M., daughter of George and Rhobe (Payne) Angel, who died at the advanced 
age of 80 years. The fruit of this union was 10 children, viz.: Harriet M., Paulina L., George 
A., Eunice L., Emery and Emily, twins, Rhobe A., David W., of Manitowac, Wis., Riley, and 
Daniel H. The latter, born at Point Peninsula, married Isabella G., daughter of Theophilus 
and Mary M. (Bassett) Stephens, of Lyme, and is now a farmer on road 63, where he has 
resided for iO years. George A. Barnes married Sophia, daughter of William and Nancy 
(Light) Enders, and their children are Alma E., Lansing, Myron A., and Mary E. He resides 
at Point Peninsula, on road 62, and for eight years has l)een a sailor on the lakes. 

Clark Northrop, a native of Connecticut, came to Lyme in 1819, among the early settlers, 
and was the first settler on the farm on road 35 now occupied by Frank Empie. Here he 
resided until his death, at the extreme age of 92 years. He married Polly, daughter of William 
Shaw, of Chase's Patent, Montgomery County, and their children were Sheldeu, Annie, John, 
David, Henr}', Betsey, Lucy, William, Lewis, Lucinda, and Adelia. Lewis Northrop married 
Fidelia Holbrook, of Lyme, and they have an adopted son, Sherman Holbrook, who married 
Sarah Wilcox. 

Barnes Cooley was a native Massachusetts, and died in Otsego County, N. Y., aged 96 
years. Of his seven children, James, a native of Connecticut, came to Lyme soon after his 
marriage, and here remained until his death in 1869, aged 84 j'ears. He united in marriage 
with Sally, daughter of Job Clark, of Cayuga County, and by her had children as follows: 
Eunice, Mary, Arvilla, Almira, Loi-enzo D., Asahel J., Leroy C, Rufus B., and Cloanthus G. 
The latter was born in Lyme and married Mary E. Hinman, daughter of John M. and Lydia 
(Jones) Hinman, of Cape Vincent, and their children are Cora B. (Mrs. Stanton Mather), of 
Clayton, and Earl G. Mr. Cooley resides at Point Peninsula, on the homestead farm. His 
wife died January 12, 1888, aged 57 years. Rufus Cooley served in the 10th N. Y. H. A., and 
is now a resident of Wood Lake, Minn. 

Daniel Pettit, a native of Brownville, removed to Clayton, where he died, aged about 87 
years. He was married and reared a family of seven children, of whom Marcus Pettit married 
Amelia Wright, of Brownville, by whom he had children as follows: Adelbert, Marcus, George, 
Byron, Margaret, Cornelia, Marian, Sarah, Judilla, Mary, and John. The latter, a native of 
Clayton, but now of this town, married Ida, daughter of Hamilton and Maria (Arnold) Hough- 
ton, and their children are Nellie, Charles, Linnie, and Laura. He is a farmer. 

William H. Main, son of Joshua, was born in this town. He married, first, Elizabeth A., 
daughter of Joseph and Betsey (Corey) Fellows, by whom his children were Adell, Artihu J., 
Jessie A., Lillian, and Joseph F. His second marriage was with Jennie R., daughter of Ellis 
and Julia (Weaver) Ryder, of Lyme. He resides in the village of Chaumont, where he is a 
general agent for the Homteopathic Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York citj'. Joseph 
Ryder, grandfather of Mrs. William H. Main, was a native of Boston, and was the second 
settler at Point Peninsula on road 48. He served at the battle of Sackets Harbor in the War 



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of 1812, aud died in this town in 1871, aged 90 years. His father, David Ryder, was a Revolu- 
tionary soldier. 

Seba Inman was born in Middlesex, Vt., February 22, 1787, and about the time of liis mar- 
riage removed to Rush, N. Y., where he remained several years, finally locaiing at Pillar Point, 
in Brownville, where he died December 23, 1823, aged 36 years. He was twice married. By 
his first wife, Rachel Keeler, his children were Sail}' M., Polly A., Moses, Andrew, and Ira. 
His second wife was Phebe Eastman, and their children were Nelson and Rachel. Ira Inman 
came to Lyme in 1830, and in 1848 located in the village of Chaumont and engaged in mercan- 
tile pursuits, in which he continued until 1885, when he retired from active business. He 
married, first, Eveline O., daughter of Wilham and Polly (Smith) Horton, and their children 
were Henry E., Reyten, and Desdemoua E. By his second wife, Harriet Coffeen, daughter of 
Frederick aijd Elsena (Hubbard) Coflfeen, he has had three children, viz.: Frank S., Rejten I., 
and Fi-ank H. Mr. Inman has been prominent in town att'airs, has served as justice of tha 
peace four years, and postmaster 16 years. He was one of the first radical Abolitionists in Jef- 
ferson County, and has since been a thorough Republican. 

Thomas Getman, a native of Montgomery County, served in the Revolutionary war, and 
died at the age of 80 years. He married Elizabeth Shull, of Oppeuheim. N. Y., by whom he 
had seven children, of whom Volkert located in Lyme in 1835, on a farm on road 31. He died 
in 1883, aged 86 years. He married Margaret, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Flanders, of 
Oppenheim, who died in 1878, aged 82 years. Their children are Abner, Martin, William, 
Catharine, Mary, Elizabeth, and Christopher. The latter married Mercy A. Blodgett, of this 
town, daughter of William J. and Sally A. (Henderson) Blodgett, by whom he has had children 
as follows : Adelbert A., William B., and Lottie M., and Lucinda and Nettie, deceased. He now 
resides on the Blodgett homestead farm on road 31. William J. Blodgett, when a boy, was the 
first to sell papers on the streets of Watertown. He was a boat captain on the St. Lawrence River 
for many years. His father, William, and mother, Lovica Blodgett, were among the early set- 
tlers of Lyme. William B. Getman married Laura, daughter of Charles and Mary A. (Mills) 
Winch, in 1883. 

John Mount, a native of New Jersey, served as first lieutenant in the Revolutionary war. 
His son Lewis, who lived and died in Charleston, Montgomery County, married Rachel Hyde, 
and of their nine children, Wilson was born in Charleston, removed to this town in 1835, and 
still resides here. He married Harriet, daughter of John and Sarah (Mclnstry) Calhoon, by 
whom he had children as follows: David M., Eliza (deceased), Wilham (also deceased), who 
served in Co. M, 10th N. Y. Art., Dudley, who also served in the above company and regi- 
ment, Clara, Byron W., Jerome C, and John S. Wilson Mount served in Co. B, 35th N. Y. 
Vols., and reiJnlisted in the 20th N. Y. Cav. He was honorably discharged and died in 1889. 
David M. Mount was born in Charleston, Montgomery County, and early in life removed to 
this town. He married Mary, daughter of Harvey and Harriet (Youran) Klock, by whom he 
had children as follows: George D., Fred B., Charles L., Frank (deceased), Addie H., and 
Mary E. He served in Co. B, 35th N. Y. Vols., in the late war, for 22 months, and participated 
in the battles of second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, 
South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and White Sulphur Springs, and was promoted to 
sergeant. He was so sevei-ely wounded in the leg, at Fredericksburg, that amputation became 
necessary, when he was honorablj- discharged, and is now drawing a pension. He has been 
collector of the town of Lyme one year, town clerk three years, and supervisor two years. 
His residence is at Three Mile Bay. Jerome C. Mount, son of Wilson, married, first, Annie, 
daughter of Luke and Catharine Smith, of Syracuse, who bore him one son, Bertie, and second, 
Mrs. Mary J. demons, of this town, daughter of Hugh and Johanna Dick, by whom he has 
one daughter. Agues. His home is at Three Mile Bay, in this town. 

Roe Minor, a native of Stonington, Conn., married Lucy, daughter of Claudius Britell, of 
Addison, Vt., and removed to Madiid, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., in 1813, and later to Lor- 
raine, Jefferson County. From this iDlace he removed to Henderson, and in 1822 located at 
Point Peninsula, where he died in 1835, aged 60 years. His children were Polly, Clement, 
George, Nancj', Samuel, Lucetta, Martin, Giles, and Britell. The latter was born in Addison, 
Vt., and in 1822 located in this town. He married Rachel, daughter of Abel Huckins, of 
Lyme, and their children were Nathaniel, Phebe Ann, Nancy, Charles, Clement, and Elmina. 
Mi-s. Minor died in 1865, aged 59 years. Mr. Minor has been a lake captain for 15 years. His 



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son Clement served in the late war in the 18th Coining, N. Y., Cav., and was drowned when 
19 years of age, on the steamer North America, which was lost in a storm while en route be- 
tween New Orleans and New Yorlt city. Claudius Britell, mentioned above, was captured and 
taken to Quebec by the Indians, and there remained until the close of the Revolutionary war. 

Eleazer Fentou, a native of Herkimer, N. Y., came to Lyme about 1825, where he died in 
1880, aged 83 years. He married Lorainey Townsend, of Herkimer County, and their children 
were L. Janette, Charles, Buel, Lucinda, Merrett, Arvilia, Lucy, Ann, Frank, and Sarah. The 
latter married Lewis Patterson, of Orleans, who died in 1859, at the age of 39 years. Their chil- 
dren were Tinnie (Mrs. W. G. Peters), of Northcote, Minn. ; Ida L., who died in 1859,aged three 
years; and Maud, who died in 1861. Mrs. Patterson survives her husband at the age of 63 
years, and resides at Three Mile Bay. 

Peter Mayhew, a native of France, emigrated to Plymouth, N. H., wliile young, and there 
remained until his death, aged nearly 100 years. He married a Miss Thompson, and their 
children were William, Peter, and Sally. William Mayhew, a native of New Hampshire, 
removed to this town in 1822, and with others, as squatters, were among the first settlers at 
Point Peninsula, where he remained about 20 years, finally removing to Indiana, where he 
died in 1860, aged 88 years. He married Hannah Harriman, of Plymouth, N. H., and their 
children were Orphie, William, Franklin, St. Valier, Julia, Jane, Harriet, and Thompson. The 
latter was born in New Hampshire, thence removed to Saratoga, N. Y., and in 1827 located 
in this town, on a farm on road 61, where he was the first settler, and which he still occupies. 
He married Cornelia, daughter of Daniel Hardy, of Henderson, and their children are Peter V., 
Augustus, Aurissa, Theodore V.. Almina, Edward V., Harriet, Henrietta, Mary, Augusta, Ai-a- 
thusia, and Emogene. Mrs. Mayhew died in 1884, aged 78 years. 

John Phillips, a native of Johnstown, N. Y., came to Brownville in 1831, and there remained 
until his death, at the age of 75 years. His wife, Sophrouia, bore him four children, of whom 
Lewis settled in this town in 1832, and died here at the age of 75 years. He married Elizabeth, 
daughter of John and Madalena (^Frank) McCombs, of Utica, who bore him 11 children. His 
son John L. married Jane, daughter of Ira and Lydia (Hutchins) Dodge, of Cape Vincent, 
and their children are Elizabeth, Jane, Minnie, WilberD., Adelaide, Fremont, and Orville D, 
He occupies the homestead farm on road 1, in this town, where he iias resided 56 years. He 
has served as constable of the town of Lyme for five years. His son Wilber D. married Inez, 
daughter of John Cornwell, of Cape Vincent, and they have one son, Hay. Thomas J. Phillips, 
also a son of Lewis, was boi-n in this town, and married Jennie Garland, of Cape Vincent, 
daughter of William and Aurelia (Cross) Garland, and their children are Dora, Celia M., 
Edward J., Moiitie C, and Edith. He is a farmer. 

Christopher Fox, a native of Oppenheim, Fulton County, N. Y., married Nancy Crouse. 
Their son Christopher, also a native of Oppenheim, came to Lyme in 1837, and located on a 
farm on road 38, the first permanent settler on this farm, where he died in 1870, aged 70 years. 
He married Nancy, daughter of John J. and Mary (Empie) Suell, of Oppenheim, and their 
children were Chauncey, Mary A., David, Simeon, Elizabeth, Christopher, Jr., John, Lanah, 
Nancy, and Jacob. Mrs. Fox survives at the age of 84 years, and resides at Three Mile Baj-. 
Jacob Fox, son of Christopher, married Adaline Schuyler, of this town, daughter of Peter and 
Ehzabeth (Becker) Schuyler, and their children are AUie E. (Mrs. E. E. Chuseman ), of Phila- 
delphia, Chauncey D., Libbie M., and Jay S. He occupies the homestead farm settled by his 
father, at Three Mile Bay. 

Kichard Barron, a native of Wexford, Ireland, came to this town in 1858, and settled in 
the village of Chaumont, where he now resides. He married Anastasia White, of Wexford, 
and their children are John J.. Lawrence, William D., of New York city, Walter, and Minnie, 
now living, and Anna, Richard P., Thomas, George, and James, deceased. His son John J., 
born in Kingston, Out., came to Lyme when two years of age. He married Mary E. Barber, 
of this town, daughter of Mark and Mary A. (Fox) Barber, and they have one son, William E. 
Mr. Barron resides at Three Mile Bay, where he is engaged in the marble and granite busi- 
ness, and also serves as justice of the peace. 

Philip Empie, a native of Germany, came to America before the Revolutionary war, and 
settled in Fulton County, this state, where he died at the age of 60 years. His wife, Katie, 
bore him three children, Jacob P., Daniel, and Margaret. Jacob P. was born in Montgomery 
County, and in 1835 came to this town and located on a farm on road 35, where he died in 



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1840, aged 5i years. He married Hannah, daiighter of James Estus, of Fnlton County, and 
their children are Angehne, CaroUne, Margaret, Betsey, Catharine, Charlotte, James, William 
A., and Charles. The latter, born in Fulton County, came lo this town with his father, and 
now resides on the homestead farm. He married Abigail, daughter of Joseph and Mary 
(Demick) Laselle, and his children are Joseph L., Frances E., Charles M., Augustus G., 
Frank B., and Dewitt C. His wife, Abigail, died in 1873, aged 61 years. His son Frank B. 
married Etta, daughter of Orange and Caroline Harris, of this town, who bore him children 
as follows: Carrie, Emma, Maude, and Myrtle. Joseph L. Empie served in Co. M, 10th 
N. Y. H. A., and was honorably discharged. He now resides in Florida. Charles M. Empie 
married Amelia Etta Wells, of this town, daughter of Nathaniel and Amelia (Ousterhout) 
Wells, and they reside on the homestead farm settled by his grandfather. Their children are 
Gertrude L. and Dewitt C. 

James Kinslej% a native of Ireland, came to America while young, and was killed in the 
Revolutionary war, March 22, 1782. He was married, and his children were John, Nancy, and 
David. The latter, born in New Jersey, came to Lyme in 1837, and located on a farm on road 
85, where he died in 1869, aged 88 years. He married Lovina Brower, and their children were 
Harriet, Julia A., Mariah, John, Charles, Nancy, James, and Eliza, of whom Charles and 
Harriet still reside in this town, upon the homestead farm. James Kinsley served in the late 
war in the 35th N. Y. Vols., and reenlisted in the cavahy service. 

General Sylvanus Wilcox, a native of Connecticut, served in the War of 1812, and died at 
Charleston, Montgomei-y Countj', at the age of 87 years. His wife, Betsey, bore him seven 
children, viz.: Elijah and Elisha (twins), Calvin, Charles, Oliver, Betsey, and Aseneth. 
Charles came to this town in the spring of 1834, and here remained until his death, in 1851, 
aged 56 years. He married Julia A. Merrill, of Montgomery Coimty, daughter of John and 
Nancy Merrill, and she died May 12, 1882, aged 78 years. Their children are Sarah E., 
Nancy E., Theodosia V., and John M. The latter married Amanda Grant, of Cape Vincent, 
daughter of William and Christine (Mcintosh) Grant, and their children are Charles G., 
John T., and George W. John M. Wilcox served in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and 
was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He was at Cold Harbor, in front of Peters- 
burg, and with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. He was mustered in as second lieutenant, 
and was promoted to iirst lieutenant, in which capacity he was sei-ving at the time of his dis- 
charge. Ten of Mr. Wilcox's cousins served in the war, and all returned home but one, who 
lost his life in the service. 

Henry Klock was a native of Montgomery Coi;nty, whence he removed to this town, where 
he died. He married Betsey, daughter of Major Klock, and their children were Jeremiah, 
John, Hezekiah, Lany A., Barbara, Nancy, Josiah, Elizabeth, and Theron H. The latter died 
in Lyme, his native town, in 1879, aged 46 years. He married Sarah, daughter of David 
Shuler, of Lyme, who bore him children as follows: Belle, Emma, Jane, Katie, Shuyler, and 
Jay C. The latter married Julia A., daughter of Eleazer and Harriet A. (Danley) Watkins, 
of Lyme, and they have one daiTghter, Hattie A. Mr. lOock is a farmer. 

Martinus Becker, a native of Holland, located in Charleston, Montgomery County, before 
the Revolutionary war, in which war he was in active service. He died in Charleston in 1843, 
aged over 90 years. His wife, Sarah Ann, bore him six children, of whom Cornelius came to 
this town in the spring of 1835, and was the first permanent settler on a farm on road 50, now 
known as the Becker farm. He married Mary McDuflfee, of Charleston, by whom he had 
children as follows: Sarah Ann, Milton, W^illiam, Hiram, Frederick F., Calvin H., Daniel, 
Martin, and John. The latter mai-ried Ann, daughter of David C. and Pewilla (Butler) 
Shuler, of Cape Vincent, and their children are Pewilla, Marcus C, Almenzo F., David C, 
and F. Seigel. Marcus C. served in the late war in the Frontier Cavalry, and was located at 
Sackets Harbor. 

Henry Selter, a native of Germany, and a tailor by trade, came to America at the time of 
the Revolutionary war, and engaged in making clothes for the soldiers. He first located in 
Westfield, Mass., where he remained many years, finally removing to St. Johnsville, N. Y., 
where he died, aged over 80 years. He had three children, Jonathan, Henry, and Zeviah. 
Jonathan was born in Westfield, Mass., and in 1833 came to this town on the north shore of 
Chaumont Bay, on a farm on road 50, where he remained until his death in 1858, aged 78 years. 
He married Nancy Bellinger, and their children were Josiah. Zeviah, Mary A., Elizabeth, and 



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. Jeremiah. The latter married Sarah A., daughter of Philip and Lucretia ( Nobles) Putnam, of 
Oppcuheim, N. Y., and their children were Zeviah, Jonathan, Aaron, Josiah, Henry M., and 
Elizabeth. His wife died Dec-ember 8, 1886, aged 78 years. He resides on the homestead farm 
on road 50, and is 77 years of age. Jonathan Selter married Mary J., daughter of Peter C. 
and Clarissa (Steel) Bennett, and they have one son, Austin, and reside in this town on the 
homestead farm. Aaron Selter married Ellen, daughter of Bingham and Permilla (Klock) 
Warner, and their ehildren are Leon D., L. Gertrude, and Beulah M. They reside in this town 
on road 50. 

William Baird, a native of New Jersey, served as major in the Revolutionary war. He 
resided in Montgomery County, N. Y., where he died, aged over 80 years. His children were 
seven in number, of whom Christopher was born in New Jersey, and removed to Montgomery 
County, where he died at the age of 78 years. He married Caroline, daughter of William Van 
Doren, of New Jersey, by whom he had children as follows : William, Isaac, Abram, Blai-iah, 
Sally, and Jacob, all of whom are deceased, and Catherine, Ann, and Robert C. The latter 
eaoie to this town in February, 1838, and is still a resident here. He married Eunice J., 
daughter of William and Jane (Middlesworth) McDufl'ee, and they had five children, viz.: 
Hannah, Catherine, Sarah, Ann Eliza, and Christopher. The latter enlisted in the late war 
and died in the service at the age of 17 years. Ann Eliza married Lester C. Angel, of Lyme, 
son of David and Mary (Collins) Angel, and their children are Lettie, Lillie M., Mary E., 
Robert D., Helen W., and Pearl. Lester C. Angel served as a private in Co. C, 4th Bat. Lt. 
Art., later consolidated with the 10th N. Y. H. A., was promoted to sergeant, was honorably 
discharged at the close of the war, and now receives a pension. He participated in the battles 
of Cold Harbor and in front of Petersburg, and was with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. 

Henry Watkins, a native of South Wales, emigrated to Massachusetts about the time of 
the Revolutionarj- war, where he married Hannah Lummis, finall.y removing to Scipio, Cayuga 
County, N. 1'., where he died at the age of 81 years and nine months. His wife lived to be 82 
years of age. Of their four children, Samuel was born in Massachusetts, and came with his father 
to Cayuga County in 1780, and died there in 1855, aged 76 years. He married Mary, daughter 
of Amaziah and Bethiah (Parks) Griswold, of Scipio, and they had children as follows: Jared 
E., Jane S., Roswell B., George L., Hannah C, Leddra W., Amaziah Q., Napoleon B., and Ran- 
som D. The latter was born in Cayuga Countj-, March 7, 1815, and removed to this town in 
1835, locating upon a farm on road 60, at Point Peninsula, where he now resides at the age of 
75 years. He married Clara, daughter of James and Cynthia (Mosier ) Smith, of Ledyard, Cay- 
uga County. There children are Helen M., Eiizur A., Ledyard A., and Julia A. Elizur 
married Harriet, daughter of Ingles and Electa (Angel) Danlej', and their children are Jared 
E., Julia A., Mary E., Dora A., Mabel L., Luella H., Allie B., and Celia P. Jared E. married 
Carrie, daughter of Andrew and Lavina (Patterson) McWRyne, of Cape Vincent, and they have 
one eon, Glen R., and reside at Three Mile Bay, in this town. 

Frederick Getman, a German, emigrated to Montgomery County in the early days, and 
did active service in the Revolutionary war. His sou Daniel, who served in the War of 1812, 
was born in Mont.;umery County, and in 1858 removed to this town, where he died, in Decem- 
ber. 1882, aged 'Jl years. He married Delilah Timerman, of Herkimer County, and their 
•children were Elijah, Jeremiah, Henry, Ann Eliza, Margaret, Catharine, Annie, Delia, and 
Frederick. The latter was born in Herkimer County, and in 1839 located in this town at Point 
Peninsula, on a farm on road 62, where he now resides. He married Paulina, daughter of 
George and Almira (Angel) Barnes, and they have one daughter, Kate, who married Almenzo 
F., sou of John and Ann (Shuler) Becker, and they have three children, Flossie P., John G., 
and Laura A., and reside with her father at Point Peninsula. Henry Getman married Eunice 
L., daughter of George Barnes. He has two children, Fred B. and Mira, and resides on a farm 
at Point Peninsula, where he has lived 38 years. 

Joseph Pennock, a native of Vermont, lived manj' years at Athens, N.Y., where he died, aged 
about 80 years. Of his six children, Wilson Pennock, born in Vermont, removed with his 
parents to Lewis County, N. Y., when five years of age, and at the age of 19 located in Cham- 
pion, where he died, aged 78 years. He served his country in the War of 1812. He married 
Sarah, daughter of John and Hannah Pardee, of Champion, by whom he had children as fol- 
lows: John W., Amos, Hiram, Emery, Huldah A., Clarissa, and George W. The latter 
married, first, Louisa Kelsey, of Champion, who bore him two children, Emily and Alexander 



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C, and second, Almira Newton, of this town, by whom he had three children, Jane, Alice M.^ 
and Lucy A. Upon the death of his second wife lie wedded with Christina A., daughter of 
William and Harriet (Dickey) McCombs, and now resides in this town on a farm on road 41^ 
where he has lived 40 years. His son Alexander C. served in the 10th N. Y. H. A. through the 
late war, and was honorably discharged. 

Jacob Snell, of German descent, was one of seven bi'others who wei-e killed at Oriskany,, 
N. Y., by the Indians, during the Eevolutionary war. His son Peter married Mary Timmer- 
man, who bore him six children, viz.: Benjamin, Leonard, Lewis, Margaret, Delia, and Jacob. 
The latter, born in Herkimer County, came to this town in 1842, and here remained until his 
death, January 22, 1888, aged 74 years . He was a shoemaker by trade,and a prominent man in the 
town, having served as justice of Special Sessions four years, side judge several years, and as 
justice of the peace 34 successive years. He married Margaret, daughter of Jacob and Leah 
(Shall) Hose, of Manheim, N. Y., by whom he had children as follows: Charlotte E., Norman 
S., Byron W., Silas J., Martha E. (Mrs. H. C. Hall), of Watertown, and Myron L. Mrs. Snell 
survives her husband at the age of 75 years, and resides at Three Mile Bay. Norman S. Snell 
served in the late war in the 35th N. Y. Vols., and Silas J. in the 10th N. Y, H. A. They were 
both honorably discharged, and are now drawing pensions. Martha Snell's husband, Harley, 
served in the 10th N. Y". H. A., and is also drawing a pension. 

Benjamin Snell, son of Peter, was born in Herkimer County, and in 1835 settled in- 
Le Ray, where he died in 1870, aged 68 years. He married Kate, daughter of Peter and Nancy 
(Broadt) Keiser, of Utica, and they have two children, Edward and Mary. Mary Snell mar- 
ried William, son of Horace and Ellen Plimton, of Alexandria, and they have had two children, 
Claude W. and Maud H. They reside in the village of Depauville. By a sad accident while 
on the ice with a young friend, in February, 1890, Claude Plimton lost his life by drowning. 
He had fought bravely to save his friend, and having accomplished this was himself lost by 
the breaking of the ice. 

WiUiam Buchanan, a native of Amsterdam, N. Y., came to Lyme in 1845, and here re- 
mained until his death at the age of 70 years. He married Mary, daughter of Roswell and 
Mary (Estus) Herrick, of Duanesburg, N. Y., by whom he had children as follows: Harriet,^ 
Susan, John, Hiram, Alexander, and James. The latter was born in Amsterdam, and removed 
to this town with his father. He married Augusta Harris, of Lyme, daughter of Samuel and 
Mary Harris, and their children are Byron, Myron, Hattie, Charles, Wellington, Jesse, and 
Fred. He served in Co. B, 35th N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles of Manassas 
Junction, Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, White Sulphur Springs, second Bull Run, 
South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, and was honorably dis- 
charged at the expiration of his term of service. He is now drawing a i^ension, and resides in 
this town. • 

Peter Hayes, a native of Montgomery County, located in Lyme about 1836, and died here 
at the age of 73 years. He was a farmer, and did faithful service for his country in the War 
of 1812. By his wife, Polly (Daniels) Hayes, he had four children, viz. : Abner, Mary, Gilbert, 
and Peter, Jr. The latter came to this town in 1841 and located on a farm on road 52, where 
he remained until his death in May, 1883, aged 73 years. He married Betsey Doran, and their 
children are John P., Louisa, Martin, James S., Solomon E., Chauncey D., Alouzo, Horatio, 
William, Orlando, Edwin, Jennie, Sjdvester, Alvin C, and A. Menzo. The latter was born at 
Three Mile Bay. He married Louisa C, daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Detrick) Hamil- 
ton, of this town, and they have two children, Martin and Jessie. He served in Co. H, 1st 
Frontier Cavalry N. Y. Vols., one year, was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and 
is now drawing a pension. He has been a hardware merchant at Three Mile Bay for four 
years, has served as sheriff' three years, and as constable and collector seven years. Solomon 
E. Hayes also served in Co. H, 1st Frontier Cav. N. Y. Vols., and died July 6, 1880, aged 42: 
years. 

James S. Hayes located in this town in 1849, where he married Mary M., daughter of 
Jeremiah and Margaret (Hart) Flanders. Their children are Franklin B., Haddock L., 
Cora L., and Anna M. Alvin C. Hayes married Katie Constance, of Cape Vincent, daughter 
of John and Catharine Rienegle, and they reside in this town on a farm on road 37. Thejr 
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Dr. Charles Parker, son of Alexander and Betsej' (Bartholomew) Parker, a native of 
"Watertown, was graduated fi-om the Castieton (Vt.) Medical College, and in 1848 commenced 
practice in this town, where he has since continued with marked success. He married Ann 
Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. William and Lydia (Shuler) Carlisle, by whom he has had two 
children, Lydia (deceased) and William A. The latter married Katie, daughter of Solomon 
and Kate (Klock) Hayes, and their children are Mahel L., and Charles S. and Ann K., twins. 
He is a medical student with his father at Three Mile Bay. 

George Crouse, Jr., a native of St. Johns ville, N. Y., came to this town with his father 
when nine years of age, and here married Alice M. Butts, daughter of Edward and Martha 
Butts, of Lowville, N. Y. They have one daughter, Maude M., and reside at Three Mile Bay. 

William Barber, a native of England, emigrated to Canada in 1832, and in 18-14 located in 
this town, finally removing to Watertown, where he died at the advanced age of 86 years. He 
married Mary A. Stanforth, of England, by whom he had children as follows: John, Joseph, 
Matthew, William, Thomas, Caroline, Ann, Henry, and Mark. The latter was born in Eng- 
land, and in 1844 came to this town, where he now resides. He married Mary A., daughter of 
Christopher and Nancy (Snell) Fox, of this town, and their children were John C. Emily A., 
Nancy A., William M., Frederick H., Mary E., now living, and Edward J. and JosepJi E., 
deceased. Mr. Barber resides in this town at Three Mile Bay. His son John C. married Mrs. 
Sarah A. Colyer, of this town, daughter of John and Christina (Grimshaw) Egnar, and their 
children are Eddie C, Addie M., Annie L., and Mary A. Mrs. Barber has one son by her first 
husband, Henry C. Colyer. 

John I. Lansing, a native of Cohoes, removed to Glen, Montgomery County, where he 
■engaged in the dual occupation of farmer and blacksmith, dying there in 1849, aged 83 years. 
He married Hannah, daughter of Francis and Mary Marshall, of Niskayuna, N. Y., who died 
in 1849, aged 77 years. Of their nine children, Henry was born in Glen, N. Y., and in 1848 set- 
tled in this town on a farm on road 49, where he lived 26 years, dying at Three Mile Bay in 
1880, at the age of 70 years. He married Maria G. Guile, of Lyme, daughter of Daniel and 
Betsey (Lathrop) Guile, who survives him at the age of 67 years, and is the mother of one 
<^hild, Bessie A., who is the wife of Dr. Waterman A. Vincent, of Three Mile Bay, son of 
Leonard Vincent. Dr. Vincent has one son, Henry L. Daniel Guile, mentioned above, was 
born in Saratoga County. In 1835 he removed to this town and was the first settler on a farm 
on i-oad 49. He served in the War of 1812, at Sackets Harbor, and was one of the early Aboli- 
tionists. 

Henry Hubbard, a native of Vermont, resided several years in Chanmont, and then 
removed to Fort Ann, Washington County, where he died at the advanced age of 90 years. 
He married Piuby Snow, of Massachusetts, and they had three children, viz.: Sarah (Mrs. 
Frank Baker), of Fort Ann; Martha (deceased); and John S. The latter was born in Cheshire, 
Mass., and in 1847 located in this town, where he married Janette, daughter of Peter and 
Kcbecca (Campbell) Lott, and they have had thi-ee children, viz.: Glenn (deceased), and 
Deforest and Jennie. Mr. Hubbard resides in the village of Chanmont. 

Kev. Samuel WatrouSj a Methodist clergyman and a native of Connecticut, emigrated to 
Fulton County, N. Y., where he remained until his death, aged about 80 years. Of his 
children, Hezekiah B., a Lutheran clergyman, was born in Connecticut, came to Lyme in 1851, 
and located on what is now known as the Combs farm on Three Mile Point, and here remained 
until his death in 1863, aged 68 years. He married Margaret, daughter of John Fical, and 
their children were Adaline E., Caroline H., Harriet C, John M., Hepsey A., Olive, Julia Ann, 
and Samuel. The latter married, first, Phebe J., daughter of John and Phebe J. (Mathers) 
Tollman, who bore him one daughter, Minnie E., and second, Mrs. Amelia J. Jaquay, daughter 
of Isaac H. and Almina (Danly) Collins. He resides in the village of Chaumont. Mrs. Wat- 
VTOUs has one daitghter, Nettie A. (Mrs. E. H. Kenyon), by her first husband. 

Jv, John Bovee, a native of Holland, emigrated to America before the Kevolutionary war and 

settled in Herkimer County, where he died. His children were Matthew, Nicholas, a Metho- 
dist clergyman, Jane, Catharine, and John G. The latter was born at sea and died in Eedfield, 
Oswego County, at the advanced age of 82 years. He married Emeline Bard, of Bleecker. 
N. Y., by whom he had nine children, viz.: William, Emily, Almira, Mary, Harriet, Catharine, 
Martha, John, and George. The latter, who resides in the village of Chaumont, married Mar\' 
A., daughter of Judson and Naomi (Smith) Brooks, of Boonville, and they have an adopted 



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son, Ellsworth. George Smith, grandfather of Mrs. Mary Bovee, served as captain in the Rev- 
olutionary war under General Washington, and died in the town of Steuben, Oneida County. 
Judson Brooks served in the War of 1812. Mrs. Bovee had six brothers who served in the war 
for the Union, viz. : George, Robert P., John W., Livingstone C, Joseph, and William. Joseph 
was killed July 4, 1863, before Petersburg, at the age of 27 years. -— V— -^ 

Isaac T. Atwood, a native of Vermont, located in Lyme in 1857, and still resides here. He 
married Luthera, daughter of Nathan Stetson, of Clayton, and their children are James L., 
Montraville, Jaiiette, and Charles W. The latter, born in Clayton, married Emeline, daughter 
of Alonzo and Mary (Frazey) Herkimer, of Clayton, and their children are William J. and 
Adelbert M., and they reside in the village of Chaumont. 

Peter Walrad was a native of Montgomery County, where he died at the age of 70 years. 
He had eight children, of whom Warner was born in Montgomery County, and in 1853 settled 
in this town on a farm on road 37, where he died in March, 1871, at the age of 77 years. He 
married Mary Adams, of Sharon, N. Y., daughter of Hezekiah Adams, who bore him five 
children, viz.: Tiffany H., Mary A., Margaret E., Peter, and Alonzo W. The latter, born in 
Sharon, came to this town about 1853, and was the first permanent settler on the farm on road 
37, where he now resides. He married Eliza, daughter of John and Margaret (Beakley) Loiicks, 
of Sharon, and their children are Caleb B., Julia, Emma, Charles, and Anna. Warner Walrad 
served in the War of 1812 at Sackets Harbor. 

Daniel Roof was born in Herkimer County, where he now resides. He married Mary 
Patent, and their children are Levi, Katie M., Moses, David, Betse.y A., Nancy, Helen, Christina, 
John, Hamilton, and Abram. The latter located in this town in 1858, on road 61. He wedded 
with Arminda, daughter of Timothy and Sally (Goodell) Fox, by whom he has two children, 
Alice and Charles. He served in the 10th N. Y. H. A. two years and eight months, and was 
honorably discharged at the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Petersbui-g, 
Cold Harbor, Shenandoah Valley, and Cedar Creek. Daniel Roof's father served in the War 
of 1812. 

Martin Salsbeary, a native of this state, died in Canada. His wife, Eva, bore him Sfven 
children. His son Luke married Sally, daughter of William Lee, of Canada, and tliey had 
seven children, viz.: Delilah, Hannah, Betsey, Benjamin, John, William, and Martin. The 
latter was born in Canada, and in 1858 settled in this town at I'oint Peninsula, on the fai-ni he 
still occupies. He married Eliza, daughter of Adam and Ellen (.Jennison) Freebura. of 
Canada, and their children are Schuyler, Seymour, John, Andi-ew, Fred, and James. 

John Diamond was a native of Ireland, where he died at the age of 80 years. His wife, 
Elizabeth, bore him eight children, of whom Robert was twice married. By his first wife, 
Sarah, he had six children, and by his second wife, Eliza Lemon, h(^ had seven children. His 
daughter Elizabeth, by his first wife, married William Elliott, of Ireland, with whom she emi- 
grated to Canada in 1846, and in 1861 located in this town, where Mr. Elliott died in 1886, aged 
63 years. Mrs. Elliott survives her husband and resides in the village of Chaumont. Her 
children are Sarah, Robert. John, Berman, William J., Lowella, Elizabeth, Anna, and Minna. 
William Elliott served as constable three years. His son William J. married Elmiua, daughter 
of Rasselas Johnson, and they have two children, Maude and William, and reside in the village 
of Chaumont. 

John Sykes, a native of England, came to America soon after the Revolutionary war. He 
was one of the early settlers of Orleans, where he died, aged about 75 years. His wife also ■ 
died in Orleans. Among their children was John, Jr., who married Lorinda Thompson, of 
Orleans. Their children were Mary, Thomas I., George W., Caroline, Arminta, Ellen, 
Florence, John J., and Lewis. The latter married Mary V. Timerman, of Le Ray, daughter of 
Ezra and Elizabeth (Turpening) Timerman, and their children are Jennie E. and Lillian C. 
Mr. Sykes served in Co. F, lOtli N. Y. H. A., was promoted to commissary sergeant, and was- 
honorably discharged at the close of the war. He has been engaged in farming in this town, 
but now lives in Alexandria. 

George Haas was born in Germany, near Frankfort, and in 1830 emigrated to this country, 
locating in Clayton, where he died at the extreme age of 92 years. He married Anna M. 
Battoof, of Frankfort, and their children were Henry and Peter, both deceased. Henry after 
his marriage emigrated to this country with his father. He died in 1877, aged 75 years. He 
married Regina Wetterhahn, who now resides at Depauville, at the age of 83 years. Tliey 



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had nine children, viz.: Peter, Mariah, George, Nancy, William, Fred, Charles, Elizabeth, and 
Henry. The latter was born in Clayton, and in 1861 removed to this town, where he now 
resides. In 1861 he married Celia A., daughter of James and Elvira S. (Sherwin) Blodgett, 
and their children are George, Sarah E., Frank C, Jennie E., Frieda M., and Niles H. He 
resides on Point Salubrious, in this town. Almond Blodgett was one of the tirst settlers at 
Point Salubrious, and died on the farm upon which lie first located, now known as tlie Blod- 
gett farm. His son James, mentioned aV)ove, I'eared children as follows: Harrison, Marshall H., 
Niles G., Celia A., Sarah E., and Frank. 

John McJIullen, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Ogdensburg in 1850, and finally located 
in Canada, where he died, aged 65 years. He married Sarah Hammel, of Scotch descent, and 
their children were Annie, Daniel, Ellen, Sarah, Alexander, and John. The latter was born 
in Bellamada, Count}' Antrim, Ireland, and in May, 1862, located in this town. He married 
Catharine J. McMillen, of Lisbon, St. Lawrence County, in 1864, and their children are 
Samuel F., John W., Mary A., George, and Alexander. Mr. McMullen is a merchant tailor at 
Three Mile Bay, where he has been in l)nsiness 25 years. 

John Miller was a native of Washington County, N. Y., where he died. He married Jane 
Hoglc, and they had six children, viz.: James, Sally, Martha A., John, Harriet J., and Isaac H. 
The latter was born in Hebron, Washington County, and in 1860 came to this town, where he 
now resides. He married Jane Grant, of Portland, Canada, daughter of James and Eliza 
(Williams) Grant, and their children are William J., Eliza J., J. Grant, Hogle I., Martha A., 
Frances I., Stanley J., Ulysses S., and Marcus, the latter deceased. Mr. Miller now resides at 
Tliree Mile Bay. His wife died in 1882, aged 57 years. Hogle I. Miller was born in Portland, 
Canada. He married Ettie, daughter of David and Lavina (Hunt) Besseguie, of East Houns- 
tield, and they have one son, David G. Grant, and reside at Three Mile Bay. 

Harry Wells, a native of Herkimer County, came to Lyme before his marriage and settled 
on a farm on i-oad 23, where he died, aged 49 years. He married Pamelia, daughter of Peter 
and Elizabeth (Johnson) Ousterhoiit, of Truxton, N. Y., and they had three children, viz.: 
Jane (deceased), Josephine, and Jerry. The latter, born in this town, married Augusta, daugh- 
ter of Farnham and Catharine (Reed) Coiy, and their children are Florence, Harry, Fannie B., 
Brayton, and May. Mr. Wells resides at Three Mile Bay. 

Samuel Phelps, a native of Somers, Tolland County, Conn., emigrated to Troy, N. Y., 
where he died about 1860, aged 84 years. He married a Miss Skinner, who died in 1855, aged 
80 years. Their children were Charlotte, Samuel, Jr., Olive, Clarissa, Jonas, and Catharine. 
Samuel, Jr., born in C )nnecticat, removed to Rutland, N. Y., in 1837, and thence to East 
Watertown, in 1867, where he died, in February, 1877, aged 81 years. He married Sophia 
Barrows, a native of Massachusetts, daughter of John and Dabora Barrows, who died in 
January, 1885, aged 86 years. They had six children, viz.: George M., Lewis P., Charlotte A., 
Clarissa A., Catharine, and William P. Lewis P. was born in Watervleit, N. Y., and in 1862 
located in this town, where he now resides. He married Mary, daughter of Jacob and Mar- 
garet (Helmer) Harter, of Watertown. His two children, George M. and Hattie M., died in 
1871. Lewis P. Phelps was elected justice of the peace in this town in the spring of 1888. 
Lawrence Harter served in the War of 1812, and died at Herkimer. N. Y., at the age of 75 years. 
George M. Phelps, of Brooklyn, is the inventor of the combination printing telegraph, and is 
now receiving a royalty on his invention. 

Tlionias Dick,of Ayrshire, Scotland, died there at the age of 55 years. He married Elizabeth, 
daughter of Hugh and Jane (Seniple) Reed, of Scotland, and they had six children, viz.: Jane, 
Andrew, James, William. David, and Hugh. The latter was born in Scotland, and in 1849 
emigrated to C.inada, where he remained two years, thence removinij- to Cape Vincent, where 
he remained 13 years, finally locating in this town at Three Mile Bay, where he now resides. 
He married Johanna, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Lawton) McCarth}', of Kingston, Canada, 
and their children are Mary J., Ellen, Hugh, Charles, William, Agnes, Andrew, David, John, 
and Hannah. His 8(ni Charles married Ida Main, of this town, and they have two children, 
Lucy and Homer. Hugh married Hester Bard, of Sheridan, Ind., where he now resides, and 
they have three children, Josephus, Hugh, and Hannah. William Dick married Cora, daugh- 
ter of George Hyatt, of Cape Vincent, and they have one daughter, Goldie. Daniel McCarthy 
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John Sponable, a German, emigrated to America in 1770, served in the Revolutionary 
war, was captured by the Indians, succeeded in making his escape, and finally returned to his 
family in Fulton County, N. Y., where he died. He reared eight children, of whom Henry 
was born in Fulton County, whei-e he died. He married Catharine, daughter of Philip Cool, 
who bore him children as follows: Elizabeth, Nancy, Catharine, Henry, John, Mary, Harmon. 
Lena, and Philip. The latter married Jane, daughter of William and Christina (Smith; Fi-ed- 
ericli, of Johnstown, N. Y., and in 1864 removed to this county. Their children are Whitmore, 
Nancy, Henry, William, Hepsey, Celia, Josiah, and Dorothy. Mr. and Mrs. Sponable now 
reside in Browuville, aged respectively 68 and 66 years. John, son of Henry, also a native of 
Fulton County, came to Lyme soon after his marriage, and here remained until his death, at 
the age of 49 years. He married Mary Ann, daughter of John Smith, of Fulton County, by 
whom he had children as follows: John H., Aseneth, Mary A., and Alonzo. The latter died 
in this town December 15, 1887, aged 50 years. He married Sarah, daughter of George Crouse, 
of Lyme, who bore him children as follows: Lizzie, Sena, Estella, Marian, John, Hattie, and 
Bertha. Mrs. Sponable survives her husband, and resides in this town on road 34. 

Thomas Hoxie, an Englishman, emigrated to Rhode Island about the time of the Revolu- 
tionary war, and died there. He reared 10 children, of whom Colson Hoxie was born in Rhode 
Island whence he removed to Alburg, Vt., where he died at the age of 78 years. He married 
Elleanor, daughter of John and Margaret McGregor, of Alburg, Vt., and they had children as 
follows: John, Nancy, Wanton, Catharine, William, Oliver, Collins, Firmon, and Himon. 
The latter was born in Alburg, Vt., and is a Methodist clergyman, and now resides in 
Chaumont village. He married Julia A., daughter of Thomas and Waity (Wing) Bracy, of 
New Haven, Oswego County, and their children are Elleanor, Egbert, Adaliza, Oren, Gertrude, 
Emily and Martha. He was ordained in 1848, and has since been very active in the work of 
the church. Elleanor Hoxie married George Dillenbeck, and their children are Jessie, Alvah, 
and Robert G., and they reside in New York city. 

David Peck, a native of England, was a Revolutionary soldier, and died in Herkimer 
Countv. He reared four children, viz.: David, Joseph, Samuel, and Orange. The latter, born 
in Herkimer County, removed to Brownville in 1825. where he died at the age of 84 years. He 
was twice married, first, to Rachel Trumble, and, second, to Sally Fundy. By his first wife his 
children were Mary L., Elizabeth, Arvilla, and Thaddeus O., and by his second wife David, 
Wilber, and Alice. His son Thaddeus O. married Mary C, daughter of Jacob and Phebe 
(York) Ostcrhout, and their children are Jason J., Newton E., Peter, and Minnie M. He is 
proprietor of Peck's Hotel; at Chaumont village. 

John M. Reed, son of John, was born in Connecticut, and is now a farmer in the town of 
Cape Vincent. He married Carrie, daughter of John Prendle. of Poland, N. Y., and they had 
four children, viz.: Frank, Carrie, Mary, and Owen P. The latter married Hattie, daughter 
of G. M. Phelps, of Chaumont, who bore him one child, Howard, and died December 13, 1873, 
aged 26 years. Mr. Phelps is now a resident of Chaumont, and is engaged in the patent roof- 
ing business. 

John Dillenback, a native of Herkimer County, removed to the town of Orleans, where he 
died. He reared nine children, of whom William was born in Herkimer County, thence re- 
moved to Pamelia, married Peggy Ann, daughter of Jacob Jenkins, and finally located in Or- 
leans as one of the early settlers of that town. He died April 3, 1884, aged 76 years, and his 
wife in November, 1886, also aged 76 years. Their children were Andrew J., Ann Ehza (de- 
ceased), and Jacob J. The latter was born in 1840, and in 1862 married Caroline L., daughter 
of Francis Forbes, of Clayton, and their children are William J., a student at Washington, 
D. C. ; Frank, a jeweler at Chaumont; and Nellie, who resides at home with her father. Mr. 
Dillenback is a retired farmer, and resides in the village of Chaumont. Andrew J. Dillenback 
was born in the town of Orleans in 1835, and in 1858 removed to this town, and is now one of 
the trustees of the village of Chaumont. He married Kate, daughter of Morris and Jane 
(Tucker) Cornwell, of Brownville, and their children are Fred, Jay, Luther, Addie, Gertie, 
and George W. 

Alonzo Herkimer, a native of Otsego County, spent the most of his life in Exeter, in that 
county, where he died, aged about 37 years. He married Mary Frazey, and their children 
were Harriet, Harlow, Warner, Russel, Emeline, and Dorus C. The latter, born in Exeter, 
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in this town in 1882, in the village of Chaumont, where he now resides. In 1862 he married 
Celia, daughter of Isaac and Zillah (Atwood) Lowe, of Clayton, and they liad two children, 
Frank W. and Nora L., the latter of whom died in 1880. Mr. Herkimer served in Co. K, 10th 
N. Y. H. A., and was a prisoner of war at Libhy prison at the time of Lee's surrender, when 
he was released. Warner Herkimer was also born in Exeter, and in 1877 removed to this 
town. He married Adela, daughter of Edward and Calista (Davis) James, of Brownville, and 
their children are Edward, Ina, Harlow, and Ada C. He is a farmer and resides at Chaumont 
village. 

Jacob Arnold, a Hollander, removed with his wife to the town of Bethlehem, near Albany, 
where he died, aged 80 years. He reared four children, viz.: Betsey, Catharine. Barbara, and 
Jacob. The latter was born in Albany County, where lie now resides. He married Mary 
Irving, of Bethlehem, and their children are William, Susan, Elizabeth, and Jacob. Jacob 
Arnold located in this town in 1882, where he now resides, in the village of Chaumont. He 
married Ellen, daughter of Joseph and Amelia Gero, and they have five children, viz.: Will- 
iam, Edith, Charles, Jennie, and Ina. He served in Co. D, 20th N. Y. Cav., three years, and 
was honorablj' discharged at the close of the war. 

Gilbert Hogeboom, son of John, of German extraction, was born in Schenectady, N. Y., 
and finally removed to Canada, where lie died at the age of 80 years. In 1879 he married 
Polly Sylver, of Canada, and they had six children, of whom George, born in Ernestown, Can- 
ada, married Emily, daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Hartman) Stoves, and their children are 
Calista, Celia, Edward R.. and Peter. Peter Hogeboom located in this town in 1884, and now 
resides in the village of Chaumont. He married Martha, daughter of George and Martha 
(Tough) Clark, of Storrington, Canada, and they have one daughter, Marion. 

Samuel Rose, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Clinton, Oneida County, and finally to 
Clayton, where he died at the age of 48 years. Of his seven children, Nicholas was born in 
Ireland, and emigrated to America with his parents when five years of age, dying in Clayton 
at the age of 68 years. He married Liona A., daughter of Jesse Thayer, and they had 13 chil- 
dren, viz.: Jesse, Rose, Vannchountze, Nicholas, Jr., Helen M., Rhoda A., Lydia A., Helen, 
Louisa A.. Lovica. James B., Charles G., and Electa A. The latter married Henry W., son 
of Grannis and Mary Bray, and their children are Henry G. and Ernest D., and they reside 
in the village of Chaumont. Nicholas Rose served in the late war, and was shot in the 
battle of Bull Run. Henry W. Bray seived in Co. I, 35th Regt., and Co. K, 18th Regt., N. Y. 
Cav., and was honoi-ably discharged. 

Daniel Hayes, of Ayrshire, Scotland, emigrated to America in 1847, and finally located in 
Syracuse, N. Y''., whev^ he died at the age of 43 years. He married Mary Lockie, of Scotland, 
and their children were Elizabeth, Finley, Archie, Robert, Daniel, Mary, and Alexander. 
The latter married Mrs. Susan Coller, daughter of William and Hannah (Wilson) Early, and 
they have had children as follows: Daniel, James, Harriet, Finley, Emily J., Mary E., Edgar A., 
Arthur W., and Cora. Mrs. Hayes survives her husband at the age of 67 years. She has a 
son, Alfred, bj' her first husband. Alexander Hayes served in the 28lh N. Y. Vol. Bat. three 
years, and died at the age of 41 years. His son Daniel served in the same battery, and died in 
1885, aged 38 years. William Early served in the War of 1812. 

David Wallace, a native of Onondaga County, removed to Brownville in 1832, where he 
remained until his deatli, in 1871, aged 75 years. He was a farmei- by occupation. He mar- 
ried Asenath Chase, of EUisburgh, daughter of Henry Chase, and they had 10 children, viz.: 
Sally, Harriet. Mary Ann, Marcus, Mahala, William, Laurentine, Priscilla. Delia, and Hiram. 
The latter, a native of Brownville, married Maria, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Grinnell) 
Clark, and they have one son, Sherman D. Hiram Wallace enlisted in Co. K, 94th N. Y. Regt., 
and reenlisted in Co. A, Ist Veteran Reserve Corps of Massachusetts, served four years and 
10 months, and received an honorable discharge. He participated in the battles of Rappahan- 
nock, Cedar Mountain, and second Bull Run, and is now drawing a pension. He resides at 
Chaumont village. 

John Lingenfelter was a native of Herkimer County, whence he removed to the town of Or- 
leans, among the early settlers, finally locating in Clayton, where he died. He reared a fam- 
ily of seven children, of whom Conrad was born in Herkimer County, and removed to Clay- 
ton with his father, where he followed the dual occupation of farmer and railroad contractor. 
He married Elizabeth, daughter of James Payed, of Oxford, Chenango County, and they had 
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eight children, viz.: Elida, James, Charles, Amorette, John, Myron, Elizabeth, and Nelson. 
The latter married Lois, daughter of John L. and Jane (Dodge) Phillips, and their children 
are Perlie J., Bernie D., and Lulu M. He is a farmer in this town. 

Amos Reed, who served in the War of 1812. was a native of Connecticut, whence he 
removed to Clayton, where he died at the advanced age of 86 years. He reared seven children, 
viz.: Archie, John, Slade, Betsey, Thankful, Emeline, and Eolan. The latter married Elvira 
Case, of Hartford, Conn., and their children were Alvin, Newell, Emeline, Lovina, Elvira, 
Martin, Marian, and Rolan A. The latter married Minerva A., daughter of Hamilton and 
Maria (Arnold) Houghton, and their children are Martin J., Frank A., Hamilton C, and Mabel 
C. He enlisted in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., for three years or during the war, was honorably 
discharged, and is now drawing a pension. He participated in the battles of Cold Harbor, 
Petersburg, and Bermuda Front. He has recently removed from the county. 

Edmond Foster was a native of Yorkshire, England, where he died. His son Thomas 
emigrated to Canada when 28 years of years, and in 1870 located in Lyme, where he died in 
1887, aged 61 years. He married Mrs. Margaret Brennan, daughter of William and Martha 
Stewart, of Kingston, Canada, and widow of Felix Brennan, and they had two children, Will- 
iam T., a farmer in this town, and Ellen. Mrs. Foster had three children by her first hus- 
band, viz.: Mary, Annie, and Martlia. 

Caleb Hall was a native of New Kochelle, N. Y., where he followed the occupation of a 
farmer. His wife, Eunice, bore him two children, Eunice and Samuel. The latter, born in 
New York city, where he was in early life, married Frances, daughter of Samuel Cromwell, of 
New Kochelle, in which town he resided several years, dying in West Bloomfield, N. Y., in 
1838, aged 75 years. He reared a large family of children, of whom Waley P., a native of 
New York city, is a Methodist clergyman, and has officiated in that capacity in a large num- 
ber of villages in Nertliern New York, and is now located at Three Mile Bay, in this town. He 
married, first, Phebe, daughter of Floyd Tucker, of Westchester County, by whom he had four 
children, viz.: Martha J., Mary A., Elizabeth, and Ida. After the death of his first wife he 
wedded with Mrs. Sarah F. Howard, of Burke, Franklin County, daughter of Nelson Johnson. 

Nathan Lake, a native of Rhode Island, removed to Cape Vincent early in life, finally lo- 
cating in this town, where he died. His wife, Mary, bore him five children, viz.: Geoi-ge, 
Daniel, William, Mary, and Willis M. The latter was born at Cape Vincent, and came to this 
town with his father, where he married Lucretia, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Putnam) 
Klock, who bore him three children, viz.: Theodore, Thomas H., and Nellis. Mrs. Lake is still 
living, at the age of 63 years. Theodore Lake married Margaret, daughter of Josiah and Lena 
(Gregg) Ward, and their children are Flora, Cora, Lena, Henry J., and Josiah. He served in 
Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, was in the Shenandoah Valley campaign, and participated 
in the battles of Cold Harbor and Petersburg. He was honorably discharged, and now resides 
at Three Mile Bay. George Klock served in the Revolutionary war, and Christopher Klock at 
Backets Harbor in the War of 1812. 

Arad L. Terrill, a native of Vermont, removed to Lewis County, N. Y., where he died in 
1874, aged 66 years. He taught school several years at Three Mile Bay, in this town. He mar- 
ried, first, Panielia, daughter of Isaac Hamilton, and their children were Alexander D., Milda, 
Ellen, Josephine, and Addle. His second marriage was with Martha Hamilton, a sister of his 
first wife, and their children were Newe 1 D. and Freeman W. The latter married Ida M., 
daugliter of William and Clarissa (Whiting) Ross, of this town, and their children are 
Charles A. and Clara M. They reside in this town at Three Mile Bay. 

Barney Smit!-., a nitiv.e of Ireland, with his wife. Abigail, reared a family of seven chil- 
dren, of whom Lyman, a native of Vermont, removed to Plainfield, Waushara County, Wiscon- 
sin, where he died in 1887. aged 86 years. He was a farmer, and was a Christian clergyman 60 
years. He married Paulina, daughter of Gardner Wright, of Orleans, and she also died in 
Wisconsin, in August, 1887, aged 84 years. Their children are Oren J., Leonard, Barzilla, 
George, Byron, NewtOn, Benjamin, Cyrenus, Amarilla, Matilda, Sylvia, and Gardner. The 
latter, born in the town of Orleans, removed to this town in 1876, where he now resides. He 
married, first, Julia, daughter of Elijah and Snsan (Brown) Wright, and second, Emma, daugh- 
ter oc Alansoii and Betsey (Rogers) Gould, by whom he has one daughter, Jennie M., and re- 
sides at Three Mile Bay. He^served in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, was honorably 
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John Johnson, son of David, who served in the Revolutionary war, was born in Mont- 
gomery Coiinty, and came to this town before his marriage. His fiirst wife was Jane Dense, 
and his second Mrs. Harriet Moore, daughter of Joseph and Maria (Van Dusen) Cramer, by 
whom he had two children, Hattie, deceased, and William IM. The latter married Addie M., 
daughter of Grove and Sarah A. (Snell) Penney, of this town, and they have one daughter. 
Lora E., and occupy a farm on road 35. John Johnson, mentioned above, died in 1865, aged 
45 years, and his widow survives him at the age of 57 years, and resides at Three Jlile Bay. 
Joseph Johnson served in the War of 1812. 

John Flanders, a soldier of the War of 1812, was a native of St. Johnsville, Montgomery- 
County, where he died. Of his live children, Christopher was born in St. Johnsville, came to 
this town wlicn 21 years of age. and died at Cape Vincent at the age of 69 years. He married, 
first, Eunice Johnson, and they had seven children, viz. : Altheiis, Norman, Ellen, Stephen, Mary, 
Clai-a, and Nancy. By his second wife, Keziah, daughter of Moses and Polly (Ward) Johnson, 
and a sister of his first wife, he had one child, Amelia. Mrs. Flanders survives her husband, 
and is aged 50 years. Stephen Flanders married Addie, daughter of William and Caroline 
(Shuler) Becker, of Granby, Oswego County, and they have two children, Eunice C. and 
William C. They reside at Three Mile Bay. 

Sebastian Vautrim, a native of France, came to this country in 1832, and located at Cape' 
Vincent, where he died in 1861, aged 85 years. He married Charlotte Potter, and their chil- 
dren were Caroline, Stephen, Francis, Alfred, Claude, and Victor M. The latter was born in 
France and came to this country with his father. He married Mary, daughter of John B. 
Rousau, of Canada, and their children are Isabelle, Loiiisa, Carrie, Jennie, Eugene, Mary, and 
Mabel. He has been a I'esident of Three Mile Bay for the past 18 years. 

Andrew Basinger, a native of New York, came to Watertown before the War of 1812, and 
served in the battle of Sackets Harbor under Gen. Brown. He died in Watertown in 1828, 
aged 54 years. He married Roby, daughter of Major Allen, of Watertown, who served in the 
War of 1812. and their children were Saphireims, Submit, William, Mary, Ira, Allen. Henry, 
Electa, and Jacob B. The latter, born in Watertown, married, first, Sophronia A., daughter 
of Ehiathan and Zerua (Dye) Lucas, by whom he had four children, viz. : Mary, James, George, 
and William. He married for his second wife Mary A., daughter of Alexander and Malinda 
(Alcombrac) McPherson, and now resides at Three Mile Bay. William Basinger served in the 
35th N. Y. Vols., and died in Washington at tlie close of the war. George McPherson died in 
1886, at the age of 53 years. He had four children — William, Angus, Emma, and John. 

Abram Vincent, a native of New York, located in Clayton, and there remained until his 
death in 1886, aged 86 years. He married Eleanor O'Connor, of Clayton, and their children 
were Leonard, Marcellus, Chai-les, Edgar, Birney, Marshall, Cordelia, Louisa, and Elcene. 
Leonard mai-ried, first, Mary, daughter of Waterman and Mary (Myers) Johnson, and they 
had two children, Waterman A. and Ida. By his second w-ife, Clara, daughter of William and 
Clarissa (Whiting) Ross, of this town, he has seven cliildren, viz.: Blanche, Ella L., Seatou, 
Berne, Arthur, Grover C, and Valentine. Waterman A. Vincent married Bessie A., daughter 
of Henry and Maria (Guile) Lansing, of Lyme, and they have one son, Henry. Mr. Vincent 
is an allopath physician and surgeon at Three Mile Bay, where he has practiced six years. In 
1882 he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, Md. 

Charles McKinstry lived and died in Montgomery County. He had four children. His 
son William P. was born in Charleston, N. Y., in 1799. He located in Rodman before his mar- 
riage, where he carried on the business of a general merchant and distiller, dying theie in 
1829, aged 30 years. He married Caroline Hanford, of Walton, Delaware County, and their 
children were Charles H., who died young; Sophia A., who died in 1883, aged 57 years; and 
Charles W. The latter, a native of Rodman, came to this town in 1858. February 8, 1855, he 
married Clara S., daughter of Daniel and Samantha (Calhoun) Schuyler, and they have had 
two children, Carrie S. and Annie (deceased). Mr. McKinstry is a general merchant at 
Three Mile Bay, where he has been in business 30 years. In 1887 his store and residence were 
burned, and have been replaced by the present fine structures. He has been town clerk one 
year, and postmaster 14 years. Carrie McKinstry married I. Cady Wells, son of Marcus L., 
and they have one son, Schuyler McKinstry. 

John Schuyler, son of Jacob, was a native of Charleston, Montgomery County, where he 
died at the age of 94 years. He married Ann (Schuyler) Schuyler, and their children were 



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Xiansing, Samuel, Daniel J., Peter P., Eva, and Philip. Daniel J. was one of the pioneers and 
leading merchants of Jefferson County. He was born in Charleston, Montgomery County, in 
1806, of a family distinguished for their services and devotion to tlie cause of the states in the 
Revolutionary war. In 1827 he married Samantha Calhoon, removed to this county in 1834, 
and iu 1835 engaged in the mercantile business with Dr. William Carlisle, being the first mer- 
chants at Three Mile Bay, where he continued as senior member of the various firms successors 
of Carlisle & Schuyler, on the same lot where he commenced trade, until his retirement from 
business in 1878. His wife, with whom he had lived for nearly half a century, died in 1877. 
Their children were Annie D., Sarah E., Clara S., Samantha A., and John L. The latter mar- 
ried Lizzie A., daughter of William H. and Elizabeth (Fellows) Main, of Lyme, and their 
■children are Kate S., Daniel B., William S., Lizzie S., and Annie L. He is a general mejchant 
at Three Mile Bay, whei'e he has been engaged in business for 30 years. In 1887 his residence 
and store were entirely destroyed by fire, and he immediately erected fine new buildings on 
Main street. His new store is part of the store built by his father on the lake shore in 1836. 

Lewis H. Briant, a native of Switzerland, emigrated to Le Ray when about 22 years of 
age, where he married Mary Trevalee, a native of Herkimer County. He died in Le Ray iu 
1859, and his wife died iu 1860. Their children were Henry, David, Charles, Melvin, and John 
J. The latter married Lovina, daughter of Hiram and Margaret (Wooley) Wilber, of Le Ray, 
and now resides in this town on a farm, where he has lived six years. 

William Van Doren, with two brothers, emigrated to America from Holland before the 
Hevolutionary war. His son William was born in Somerset County, N. J., where he died at 
the age of 64 years. His wife, Leah Sutphen, of New York, died at the age of 72 years. Their 
•children were John, Maria, James, Jacob, Cornelius, Isaac, William, Cornelius, 2d, Peter S., 
Abraham, Garret, and Joseph. The latter was born in New Jersey, and came to this town in 
1836, being the first permanent settler on the farm on road 34, which he now occupies at the 
age of 88 years. He married Hester Becker, of Charleston, Montgomery County, daughter of 
Abraham and Mary (Booran) Becker, and their children are Alida, Abraham, 1st, Abraham, 
2d, Cornelius I.. William, 1st, William, 2d, Leah, Mary, Isaac, and Peter. Mrs. Van Doren died 
September 13, 1877, aged 76 years. Their daughter Alida married John M. Diugman, now of 
Aiiburu, N. Y., by whom she had one daughter, Mary E., and died in 1879, aged 55 years. 
Abraham Van Doren, 2d, married, first, Elizabeth A. Horton, by whom he had two children, 
Isaac and George, and second, Mary, daughter of Elijah and Mary (Fox) Nellis, of Montgom- 
ery County, and their children are Walter M., Mary E., Joseph C, and George B. They reside 
on a farm on road 34, in this town, where Mr. Van Doren has lived since he was eight years old. 

Hinckley Stevens, whose father served in the Revolutionary war, was a native of Mont- 
pelier, Vt., whence he removed to Henderson among the early settlers, before the War of 1812, 
in which war he served as a minute-man. He died at Henderson about 1855, aged 80 years. 
He married Priscilla Lumbard, of Montpelier, and their children were Noble, Shubael, 
■Charles, Prince, Clark, Augustus, Jerusha, Sally, Abigail, and Theophilus. The latter, who 
lias been a lake captain for many years, was born in Montpelier, Vt., and in 1872 removed to 
this town, where he now resides. He married, first, Hannah Pettingill, of Henderson Harbor, 
who bore him two children, Juliette and Oren, and second, Mary M., daughter of Eli and 
Phebe (Cook) Bassett, of Montpelier, by whom he also has two children — Augusta A. and Isa- 
bella G. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens now reside at Point Peninsula, aged resioectively 81 and 80 
years. 

Gilbert Seeley, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Canada West, where he died. His son, 
David Seeley, was born in Sterling, Canada, and when 19 years of age removed to Cape Vin- 
cent, where he remained 17 years, when he returned to Sterling, where he now resides. He 
married Melissa Dodge, of Cape Vincent, daughter of David and Louisa (Barrett) Dodge, and 
their children are Frances, Addison, Emma, Dewayne, Nettie, Maria, Albert, and Addison H. 
The latter was born at Cape Vincent, and in 1879 removed to this town and located on road 54, 
at Point Peninsula, where he now resides. He married Marian, daughter of Thomas and 
Frances (Whitney) Emery, of Cape Vincent, and they have one daughter, Edith M. 

Gilbert Merrell was born in Herkimer, N. Y., in 1799, whence he removed to Cape Vincent, 
finally locating at Point Peninsula, in this town, where he died at the advanced age of 83 years. 
He married Nancy Pickert, of Herkimer County, who died in 1885, aged 82 years. Their chil- 
dren were Eleanor, Josephine, Maria, Steward, Charles, and Eugene. Steward Merrell mar- 



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ried Maryett, daughter of Thomas and Jaue (Armstrong) Eveleigh, of Hounsfiekl, by whom 
he had one daughter, Jennie. Mrs. Merrell survives her husband, who died in 1877, at tlie age 
of 43 years. Jennie Merrell married Leonard, son of Peter and Gertrude (Warner) Lance, of 
this town, and they have one daughter, Lottie, and reside on a farm on road 58. 

Francis E. Valley, a native of Canada, came to Cape Vincent in 1881, where he now resides. 
His wife, Sophronia, also a native of Canada, bore him eight children, viz.: Peter, John, Fred, 
Eliza, Amelia, Pamelia, Mary, and Jerry. The latter, of this town, born near Montreal, Canada, 
came to this town in 1880. He married Nettie, daughter of John and Sarah (Wenban) 
Humphrey, of Cape Vincent, and their children are Charles, Etson, and Leon. He is a- 
farmer. 

David Southwell, who served in the War of 1812, lived to be about 70 j^ears old. He mar- 
ried Polly Carey, and of their six children, Alvin, born in Williamstown, N. Y., was one of 
the early settlers in Philadelphia, whence he removed to Theresa, where he died, aged 76 years. 
He married Harriet Eeynolds, and their children were Melvlna, Sophronia, David, Amelia, 
Helen, and Lyman W. The latter married, first, Lucy, daughter of Philip and Mary (Coun- 
tryman) Cole, of Le Ray, by whom he had two chidren, Minnie and Maude, and second, Elsie 
Cole, a sister of his first wife, by whom he has three children, viz.: Lowell, Fred, and Burton. 
Mr. Southwell served in Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, participated in the battles of 
Petersburg and Bermuda Hundred, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. 
He is a farmer in this town. 

Thomas Gibbons, son of Samuel, and a native of New York, removed to Ellisburgh in 1878, 
where he now resides. He married Martha, daughter of Archibald Myers, of Clayton, and 
their children are William, John, Frederick, Cornelia, Mary A., Theodore, Emily, George, 
and Edward C. The latter married Flora, daughter of Levi and Charity (Potter) Halliday, of 
Henderson, and resides in this town on road 25. 

Ephraim Lindsley, a native of Connecticut, located in Bleecker, Fulton County, where he 
died, aged 80 years. His wife, Polly, bore him six children. His son, Elijah Lindsley, married 
Harriet, daughter of Obcdiah Webster, of Connecticut, and their children were Lucius, Clark, 
Miles, George, Charles, Polly M., Hannah, Jane, Caroline, Elizabeth, and Daniel H. The lat- 
ter was born in Bleecker, Fiilton County, and in 1835 came to this town with his father. He 
married, first, Caroline M., daughter of Zenas and Olive (Brown) Carey, of this town, by whom 
he had children as follows: Frances A., Alice M., Charles A., Edward, Newell, and George. 
His second wife was Esther, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Brown) Resseguie, of Houns- 
field, who died in 1888, aged 62 years. His first wife died January 23, 1863, aged 42 years. 
His son Charles A. married Mary, daughter of Belden and Terzey Resseguie, of Hounefield, 
and their children are Alice M. and Mabel. Daniel H. Lindsley enlisted in Co. L, 10th N. Y. 
H. A., for one year, or during the war, and served until its close. He has occupied his pres- 
ent farm for 25 years. 



ORLEANS. 



ORLEANS was formed from Brownville, April 3, 182 i, embracmg Penet's 
Square, and all north of this and west of a continuation of the line be- 
tween lots No. 6 and 7, of Penet's Square, to the St. Lawrence. Much 
difficulty and strife had existed for several years, with regard to the location of 
the town meetings in Brownville, which led to the erection of Orleans, The 
towns of Alexandria and Philadelphia were formed by the same act. April 
r, 1829, a portion of this town was annexed to Pamelia, and in 1833 a part 



582 TOWN OF ORLEANS. 



of its territory was taken to form the town of Clayton. By a act of February 
6, 1840, all that part of Clayton north of Orleans and east of the north and 
south division line between Clayton and Orleans, extending from the north- 
west corner of Orleans to ihe St. Lawrence, was attached to the latter town, 
together with a part of Wells Island, and all the smaller islands which would 
be embraced by a line running from the termination of the aforesaid division 
line, between Clayton and Orleans ; thence through Eel Bay, around the 
head of Wells Island, to the Canada line. All that part of Alexandria west of a 
line running N. 42° W. from the corner of Orleans was also annexed to the 
latter town. This last was restored to Alexandria, April 12, 1842. 

The surface of the town is level, or slightly rolling ; the soil is clay and 
loam. Outcroppings of stone are found in some parts of the town ; in spots 
the barren rock is exposed to view, although in most places covered with 
soil, which is generally fertile and productive. The principal streams in the 
town are Perch River, Catfish Creek (or Chaumont River), and Mullet Creek. 
Perch Lake lies upon the southeastern boundary. The town has an area 
of 28,922^^ acres. 

The first town meeting was directed to be held at the house of Harvey 
Boutwell. The early records of the town having been destroyed, we are 
unable to give the first town officers. Amos Reed was the first supervisor 
of the town, and held the office two years. Peter Rhines was the first town 
clerk. The present supervisor is Byron J. Strough. 

Spafford's Gazetteer of 1824 says of Orleans in 1820: — 

" The population is unknown, as it was included in that of Bl•own^'ille at the time of 
taking the last census. It is computed at 300. It being a new tract of country, with few 
inhabitants, there is nothing to demand detail." 

In 1880 Orleans had a population of 2,318. The town is located in the 
third school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 18 school districts, 
in which 19 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 495 
scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the year 
was 39,893. The total value of school buildings and sites was $10,750, 
while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $1,122,022. The whole 
amount raised for school purposes was $4,272.72, $2,151.08 of which was 
received by local tax. Charles E. Whitney was school commissioner. 

La Fargeville (p. o.), named from John La Farge, the proprietor, was 
formerly known as " Log Mills." It is situated near the central part of the 
town, on Chaumont River, 18 miles from Watertown. 197 from Albany, and 
339 from New York. It is a station on the U. and B. R. division of the R., VV. 
& O. Railroad, and has telegraph, telephone, and express offices, five 
churches (Methodist Protestant, Methodist Episcopal, Protestant Episcopal, 
Roman Catholic, and Baptist, the last named not occupied), a fine graded 
school, three general stores, a drug and grocery store, one hardware store, 
two furniture stores, one flour and feed store, a grocery, three physicians, 
three blacksmith shops, two meat markets, two custom boot and shoe shops, 



TOWN OF ORLEANS. 583 



one harness shop, a photograph gallery, barber shop, art studio, carriage shop, 
grist mill, a good hotel, livery stable, billiard and pool room, millinery store, 
several dressmakers, and a number of wholesale dealers in produce, thus 
aftbrding a first-class market for the farmers in this locality. 

Stone Mills (p. o.) village is located in the southwestern corner of the 
county, 12 miles from Watertown, 194 from Albany, and 336 from New York. 
It has telegraph and telephone offices, two churches, two stores, a cheese fac- 
tory, saw-mill, and a blacksmith shop.. 

Omar (p. o. ) village is located about two and a half miles south from Fish- 
er's Landing, on Mullet Creek, 23 miles from Watertown, 202 from Albany, and 
344 from New York. It contains one church, one hotel, a cheese factory^ 
two general stores, two blacksmith shops, one shoe shop, one harness shop, 
and about 100 inhabitants. 

Fisher's Landing (p. o.) is situated on the south bank of the St. Lawrence 
River, six miles below Clayton, and contains one hotel, one general store, a 
grocery, blacksmith shop, several boat builders, a few summer cottages, and 
about 150 inhabitants. 

Orleans Four Corners is a small post village and station on the U. and 
B. R. division of the R., VV. & O. Railroad, in the eastern part of the town, 
16 miles from Watertown, 194 fro.nfi Albany, and 336 from New York. It 
has telegraph, telephone, and express offices, one church, a grocery, cheese 
factory, and about 50 inhabitants. 

Thousand Island Park (p. o.) is a summer resort on Wells Island, where 
is located a large hotel, store, meat market, boat livery, and four or five hun- 
dred cottages. 

Grand View Park, one of the newest of the Thousand Island summer 
resorts, is located in this town, on the northwestern point of Wells Island. A 
fuller description of these beautiful summer homes has been given in the 
County Chapter. 

Dr. Hough's History of Jefferson Coiuity says that improvements com- 
menced in this town in 1806, by persons who came on without acquiring title, 
and took up lands ; there being no resident agent, and a partial and imper- 
fect history of the title having gained currency, the belief became general 
that there was no legal owner of the tract, which for several years after the 
war had great numbers, chiefly of the poorer classes, to select land and make 
locations. In this they were governed by nothing but their own choice, select- 
ing some spring or stream of water for the vicinity of their dwellings, and ap- 
propriating such lands to their own use as they might choose to claim. These 
squatters, who had adopted a kind of regulation among themselves in rela- 
tion to lands, were accustomed to make " possession lines " by lopping down 
bushes, and bought and sold "claims," giving quitclaim deeds for the same. 
Few permanent improvements were made, the settlers mostly living in huts, 
and engaged in getting out oak staves and square timber, makmg potash, or 
in cultivating the soil in a most slovenly and careless manner. As a natural 



584 TOWN OF ORLEANS. 



consequence this unprincipled course invited thither crowds of adventurers 
from various quarters — many from the Mohawk country; rough, hardy, and 
enterprising, with nothing to lose and everything to gain, accustomed to rough 
fare and rude accommodations, yet in many respects just the class to reduce 
a wilderness. Schools were established and religious societies organized a 
few years after settlement. 

In 1807 John Wilkes, one of the proprietors, visited the tract, and is 
believed to have been the first of the owners who traversed it. Being unac- 
customed to the fatigue of traveling in the forest he returned home disgusted 
with it, and for several years there was no legalized agent in the county. In 
1817 (October 17) the following settlers took contracts on lots number 66, 75, 
86, 87, and 95, near Stone Mills, in which vicinity A. M. Prevost held lands, 
and had appbinted Elisha Camp, of Sackets Harbor, as his agent: Asa Hall, 
Richard Taylor, Frederick Avery, Benjamin and John Taylor, William Collins, 
Samuel Linnel, Solomon Stowell, Lester White, Roderick C. Frazier, William 
Collins, Jr., Leonard and Blake Baldwin, Isaac Mitchell, John B. Collins, 
John Smith, Ebenezer Eddy, Shepherd Lee, Thomas Lee, Thomas Lee, Jr., 
Ebenezer Scoville, William Guile, William Larrabe, Warren Hall, Henry 
Arnold, Ambrose Adams, and John Page. The contracts ran for seven years, 
and the lands were rated at $5 per acre. 

In 1821 certain of the settlers, not being sure of the validity of Penet's 
title, petitioned the legislature to authorize the attorney-general to examine 
the title. Following is the attorney-general's report: — 

" The Attorney-General, to whom was referred the petition of a number of the inhabitants 
of that part of the town of Brownville, in the County of Jeiferson, called Penet's Square, re- 
spectfiilly represents: 

"That the petitioners state that the tract of land called Penet's Square is situate in great 
lot No. IV., of Macomb's Purchase, and contains 64,000 acres. That the title to these lands is 
'to the public generally, and to the petitioners in particular, altogether uncertain,' and that 
there are on the said tract about 320 families, or those ' who have been induced to take contracts 
of the pretended agents of pretended proprietors' ; and that great improvements have been 
made on the same tract of land, and that the inhabitants of the same tract are very solicitous 
to ascertain the real title to the same. The petitioners therefore pray, first, that some resolu- 
tion or law may be passed that shall force those who lay claim to said tract of land to put the 
evidence of their title on the records of the County of Jefferson, and, second, that the Surveyor- 
General, or the Commissioners of the Land Office, may be directed to report 'such infor- 
mation as they may possess relative to the title of the said lands.' As to the first request of the 
petitioners, it is presumed that it is not expected of the Attorney-General that he should give 
any opinion as to the propriety or expediency of granting it; but, as to the second, the At- 
torney-General has no means of ascertaining the true title of the lands in question, any fur- 
ther than what may be derived from an examination of all records in the office of the Secretary 
of State. The Attorney-General finds in such examination that the said tract, called Penet's 
Square, is not, as the petitioners express, a part of Macomb's Purchase, but a separate tract, 
granted by the State to Peter Penet by letters patent, dated the 19th of November, 1789, and 
the whole of said tract, except 21,000 acres, appears to have been conveyed by the said Penet 
to one John Duncan, formerly of Schenectady. How the title to the above lands have been 
subsequently conveyed, or whether the same remains with the said Duncan, or his heirs, the 
Attorney-General has no means of ascertaining. 

" All of which is respectfully submitted. 

" Thomas C. Oakley, Attorney-General." 



TOWN OF ORLEANS. 585 

A considerable portion of Penet's Square had become the property of John 
LaFarge, who had been engaged in the firm of Russell & La Farge, as a 
merchant in Havre, and in the course of his business had purchased a por- 
tion of these lands. He subsequently resided several years in New Orleans^ 
and about 1824 came on to assert his title to this tract, but the settlers had, 
from the previous confusion of claims, at first but little confidence in his title. 
In 1824 a meeting was held at Stone Mills, at which a committee was ap- 
pointed to investigate the question, in order to decide what reliance might 
be placed in his claims, which resulted in little good. In 1826 two other 
persons claiming title under Hyppolite Penet, brother of Peter Penet, the 
original patentee, appeared at La Fargeville, called a meeting of citizens, and 
stated their claims, but with no further efifect than to impair the confidence 
of some in the pretensions of others. After considerable more litigation the 
lands again reverted to La Farge, who finally removed to New York, ap- 
pointing Dr. John Binsse, of VVatertown, his agent. 

The first settler in the town of Orleans was Roderick C. Frazier, who came 
on in 1806 and built a log house, about two miles north of Stone Mills, in 
the garden of the farm now occupied by Roswell W. Gates. The second 
settler was Peter Pratt, who was born in Saybrook, Conn., in 1775. Mr. 
Pratt married Mary Scoville, of Hartford, Conn., at Perch River village in this 
county, in 1805, and in 1807 located a little south of Stone Mills. Soon 
after this several others came in, among whom were the Collins brothers, the 
Mitchells, and the Dorrs. North of Stone Mills, at Moulton's Corners, the 
early settlers were Daniel Niles, Semon Shead, Shep. Lee, OUver Wright, 
Peter Rhines, Coleman Dickinson, Charles McGiven, and Seth Warner. 
Later on came 'Squire McNitt, Daniel Gardner, Archibald Fisher, Robert 
Jerome, and Col. Martin. All these located in the vicinity of the Corners. 
The town business was transacted here from 182 1 until the records were 
burned with Moulton's store in 1828. 

The first settlement of La Fargeville began in 18 16, when Dr. Reuben 
Andrus, with Benjamin Page, came from Vermont and located here in that 
year. Dr. Andrus built a log house upon the site of the present Orleans 
House, and Mr. Page erected a like habitation where Wayland Ford now 
lives. In the fall of that year (18 16) a log mill was built at the upper dam 
by Dr. Andrus. A few weeks later Moses Darby came on with his family, 
and built a log house near the site of Byron J. Strough's residence on Clay- 
ton street. Eli Bergin, then a boy of 16 years, came with him. Mr. Darby was a 
mighty hunter, and often furnished the pioneers with venison, and not infre- 
quently with bear's meat. In 181 7 Peter Cook came on with his family and 
built the first frame house in the village. He had four sons, Horace, Hiram, 
Rial, and Harvey. Major Earl, who acquired his title in the War of 181 2, 
also settled here in 1817, and built a house near the Clayton line, on the 
Capt. Snell farm, now occupied by Seth Mathers. The Major had a son, Ly- 
man, who came with him. Soon after Major Earl, the same year, Charles 



586 TOWN OF ORLEANS. 



Cummins came in and built the Cusliman House, v/hich he opened as a 
hotel. Dr. Cushman also came in 1817, and was the first practicing physi- 
cian in the village. The Doctor subsequently bought the hotel, which has 
since borne his name. It is now the property of Mr. Henry. In 1820 Fred 
Tyler, of Rutland, opened the first grocery store here. W. C. George, who 
was employed by Mr. Tyler in the capacity of clerk, subsequently succeeded 
him in business, and served the town as supervisor and justice of the peace. 

As has been previously stated the early settlers had nothing but "brush 
titles " to the land. After the territory became the property of John La Farge, 
by purchase from the comptroller for taxes, about 1823, Mr. La Farge came 
on and compelled the settlers to pay for the improvements made on the 
lands which they supposed to be their own. This was a severe blow to the 
pioneers, and many of them, not being able to pay for their claims, left town. 
Mr. La Farge immediately commenced the erection of a land office, which 
building is now used as a hotel (theGetman House). He also built a school- 
house, the La Farge mansion, the stone house opposite the mansion, and the 
Biddlecom residence at the village. Up to this time (1823) the village had 
retained the appellation of "Log Mills." At a Fourth of July celebration 
held in the woods, where the school-house now stands, a vote was taken 
which resulted in adopting the present name. 

On the night between May 29 and 30, 1838, the British steamship Sir 
Robert Peel was plundered and burned while taking on wood at Moore's 
Landing, Wells Island, by. a party of 22 self styled " patriots," led by one 
Bill Johnson. Large rewards were offered for the apprehension of any of 
those engaged in the nefarious undertaking, and although several were 
arrested none were convicted at the time. One man was subsequently 
executed in Kingston for the incendiarism. The Rock Island hght-house, 
which shines near the spot where \\\t Peel was burned, was built in 1853, and 
Bill Johnson was appointed the first keeper. 

CHURCHES. 

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at La Fargeville, was organized in January, 
1868, by Rev. H. R. Lockwood, although services had been held irregularly 
before that time. At its organization it consisted of 10 members, and Rev. 
H. R. Lockwood was the first rector. The society first worshiped in the 
building now held by the Protestant Methodist Society, of which they were 
then half owners. They subsequently erected their present frame building at 
a cost of $3,000. It will comfortably seat 200 persons, and is valued, includ- 
ing grounds and other property, at $3,500. The present membership is 35, 
and Rev. J. E. Walton, of Clayton, is the rector. The following interesting 
note is taken from the parish register: " The first Episcopal services known 
to beheld in the Township of Orleans took place November 13, 1856, in 
the Lutheran Meeting- House at Orleans Corners, the Rev. Robert Harwood, 



TOWN OF ORLEANS. 587 



a clergyman of the Church of England, officiating. At that visitation he 
administered the Holy Communion to Margaret P. Hines, and buried her at 
the above mentioned date." 

The Methodist Episcopal Church, located at the village of La Fargeville, 
was organized before 1832. The exact date of its organization cannot now 
be ascertained, as the records of the church previous to 1852 have been lost. 
The pastor of the church in 1S52 was Rev. G. W. El wood, and in that year 
the society rented the academy building, which it subsequently purchased, 
and still uses as a church and parsonage. The size of the main building is 
50 by 70 feet, to which has been added a prayer room 12 by 30 feet. The 
original cost of the structure was $3,500. It will comfortably seat 250 per- 
sons, and is now valued, including grounds, etc., at $5,000. There are at 
present 81 members, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Webster Ingersoll. 
The Sunday-school has a membership of 120. 

The Methodist Protestant Church, located in La Fargeville, was organized 
in 1869, with 25 members, by Rev. Philip Swift, the first pastor. Their 
church building was erected as a union church in 1838, and was purchased 
by the society in 1872. It will comfortably seat 275 persons, cost originally 
$4,300, and is now valued, including grounds, etc., at $3,500. The church 
is out of debt and is in a generally flourishing condition. The present num- 
ber of members is 40, and Rev. W. H. Bentley is the pastor. The Sunday- 
school has five teachers and 30 scholars. 

The Methodist Protestant Church, at Stone Mills, was organized December 
25, 1866, by Rev. Philip Swift, the first pastor, and at its organization con- 
sisted of 21 members. Their first house of worship, the present wooden 
structure, was erected in 1870 at a cost of $2,000, about its present value. 
It will comfortably seat 250 persons. The present membership of the church 
is 43, under the pastoral charge of Rev. W. H. Bentley. Jason D. Timmer- 
man is superintendent of the Sunday-school, which has a membership of 12 
teachers and 48 scholars. 

The Evaugelical Lutheran Church, located at Orleans Four Corners, was 
organized May 15, 1840, by Rev. Henry L. Dox, the first pastor, and at its 
organization consisted uf 12 members. The original cost of their house of 
worship, which will comfortably seat 250 persons, was about $1,250. It is 
now valued, including grounds, etc., at $3,000. The present membership of 
the church is 69, under the pastoral care of Rev. Eugene L. Wade. Joseph 
Rasbach is superintendent of the Sunday-school, which consists of five teach- 
ers and 60 scholars. 

St. Johns German Evangelical Lutheran Church, located on lot No. 45 
of Penet's Square, was organized in 1841, by Henry Haas, V. Balltuff, and 
-N. Lehr, with Rev. Mr. Schmidt as first pastor. Their house of worship, a 
livooden structure, was erected in 1841, at a cost of $1,500. It will seat 200 
persons, and is valued at $1,600. The present membership is 46, under the 
■pastoral charge of Rev. George F. Hartwig. 



588 TOWN OF ORLEANS. 



6"/. Johns Roman Catholic Church, at La Fargeville, is a pretty frame 
structure 30 by 40 feet, and will comfortably seat about 100 people. The 
church was recently dedicated, and is a credit to the Catholics of the town,^ 
who, though few in numbers, are devout and earnest in their worship. 

RUSSELL B. BIDDLECOM. 

Hon. Russell B. Biddlecom, son of Charles and Rhoda Biddlecom, was 
born in Deerfield, Oneida County, March 19, 1822. Upon the death of his 
father, in 1829, he went to live with an elder brother, and in 1835 he immi- 
grated to this town, where he has since resided, with the exception of during 
the years 1857-60, when he held the office of county clerk and resided in 
Watertown. He received a good common school education, with the addi- 
tion of three months at Belleville Academy. His school days were alter- 
nated with work on his brother's farm. Commencing at the age of 1 8 he taught 
school for about 12 years. In 1844, in recognition of his qualifications as a 
teacher, he was elected town superintendent of common schools, which posi- 
tion he filled acceptably for eight years. In 1849 he was elected justice of 
the peace and served until 1857. He was appointed colonel by Governor 
Morgan, and assisted in organizing artillery companies in Lewis and Jefferson 
counties, and during the term of his service nearly 2,400 men were enlisted 
and sent to the front, comprising 16 companies, which were formed into 
heavy artillery regiments. He served at the front one year, and was dis- 
charged for disability. In 1865 he represented the Third Assembly district 
in the state legislature, and the Second Assembly district in the same body 
in 1866. In 1865 he was elected supervisor, and continued in office five 
years. In politics Mr. Biddlecom was a Whig until 1855, when he became a 
Republican and assisted in organizing the Republican party in Jefferson 
County, for the success of which party he has since given his best efforts. 
In 1870 Mr. Biddlecom became interested in a company for building the 
Theresa & Clayton Railroad, of which he was elected a director, and was ap- 
pointed superintendent, secretary, and treasurer, which positions he held until 
the road was consolidated with the Utica & Black River Railroad Co. The 
towns of Orleans and Clayton were bonded to build the road, the former for 
$80,000 and the latter for $100,000. 

Mr. Biddlecom obtained the consent of the taxpayers of the town of Or- 
leans to its bonding, although violently opposed by Cornelius Burt, Albion A. 
Hughes, William B. Irwin, and many others, who afterwards appeared in the 
County Court and contested the appointment of railroad commissioners. After 
a hearing before Judge Sawyer he appointed commissioners to issue the bonds. 
The case was brought by certiorari to the Supreme Court of the state, in 
which the judgment of the County Court was sustained. On appeal to the 
Court of Appeals the judgment of the County Court appointing commis- 
sioners was reversed. 



TOWN OF ORLEANS. 589 



Intermediate the decision of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals 
Mr. Biddlecom, as treasurer of the railroad company, sold $10,000 worth of 
the bonds of the town of Orleans, which had been issued by the commission- 
ers, and soon after the decision of the Court of Appeals he sold the remain- 
der of the bonds, amounting to $70,000. After the sale of the bonds Isaac 
Mitchell, as supervisor of the town of Orleans, commenced proceedings in 
the Supreme Court against Mr. Biddlecom and others to recover damages on 
account of the sale of the bonds, alleging that he, in bonding the town, 
building the railroad, and selling the bonds, had conspired with others to de- 
fraud the town. In 1884, after many years of expensive litigation, the suit 
was finally decided against the town, and Mr. Biddlecom fully exonerated 
from all charges of fraud and conspiracy, and his official acts in behalf of the 
railroad declared valid. The railroad, in its value and usefulness, having 
surpassed the expectations of its most sanguine friends, all opposition has 
ceased, and Mr. Biddlecom is now universally acknowledged one of the ben- 
efactors of the town. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Peter Pratt was born in Saybrook, Conn., in 1776. In 1805 he was married to Lucy 
Scovel, of Hartford, Conn., the ceremony being performed at Perch Eiver village, in the town 
of Brownville. He removed from Brownville to Orleans and was the second settler in the 
town, on a farm on road 67, now occupied by his grandson, Frank Graham. His children 
were Almira, Asa, Anna, Daniel, Hiram, Lewis, George S., and Lucy. The latter married 
Calvin D. Graham, by whom she has one son, Frank P. Mr. Graham had been previously 
married to Mary Munson, of Potsdam, by whom he had two children — James E., who died at 
the age of 19 years, and Ella, who married Moses Petrie. Frank P. Graham married Alice, 
daughter of Jacob Lehr, of this town. In 1856 Calvin D. Graham bought out the heirs of 
Peter, first settler on the homestead, and occupied the farm until 1887, when he removed to 
Watertown, where he erected a fine residence on State street. 

Charles Sexton came from Lowville in 1818, and settled at Stone Mills. He married Abbey 
Butler, a relative of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, and they had four sons and four daughters. 
Charles, Jr., was a prominent Inisiness man at Stone Mills, whei'e he was a farmer and had a 
store and saw-mill. He subsequently removed to Janesville, Wis., and engaged in manufact- 
uring. He married Nancy Boon, of Watertown, and their only son, Hanley, is in partnership 
with his father. 

John N. Beardsley, youngest son of E. P. Beardsley, was born in Kent, Litchfield County, 
Conn., in 1807, and was one of seven children. When he was four years of age his parents 
removed to Winfield, Herkimer County, where the family remained about 10 years. In June, 
1822, they located in this towii, where the present village of Omar now is. On their way to 
their new home they stopped one night at La Fargeville, at the log hotel then owned by Dr. 
Andrews. The present Getman House at La Farge\ille occupies the site of the old log hostelry. 
Dr. Andrews also owned a grist-mill of piimitive style. It was said by a Watertown lawyer 
that he called at the mill, which was runuins^ at full speed, but he saw no meal coming from 
the spout. He very solemnly averred that upon examining he found a mouse in the spout eat- 
ing the meal as fast as it was ground. John N. Beardsley helped to build the first saw-mill 
and dam on Mullet Creek, about two miles from Fisher's Landing. He remained with his 
father eight years, after which he lived successively at Little Falls and Frankfort, Herkimer 
County, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, and Philadelphia, in this county, and May 17, 1842, he 
-came to La Fargeville and engaged in the hardware business for two years. For seven seasons 
he sold lightning rods for H. H. Babcock & Co., of Watertown. He was also agent for the 
Agricultural Insurance Co., of Watertown, for 13 years. He married Lucy Bucklin, of Little 



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Falls, and they have had seven children, viz.: Martha (Mrs. W. W. Tiicker), of Watertown;^ 
Sarah, wife of H. W. Bennett, a dental suigeon, of Nantes, France; Sophia J., wife of Dr. 
C. M. Wilkie, of Paris, France; Mary E., David W., and Homer W., deceased; and Andrew B. 
The latter married Grace Richard, of Chicago, formerly of Richfield Springs, Otsego County, 
and is one of the prosperous merchants of La Fargeville. The wife of Jolin N. Beardsley is- 
deceased, and he resides with his son Andrew B., in this town, aged 81 years. 

Wilham R. Larabee was born in Virgil, Cortland County, February 24, 1812, and when 12 
years of age removed with his parents to this town and located in the village of La Fargeville, 
where he attended the public schools for a time. His father was a stone mason, which trade 
the son also learned early in life, and assisted in the building of the La Farge mansion and 
the stone house opposite, and also the Biddlecom residence in the village. When Mr. Larabee 
was 18 years old his father died, and the family was dependent upon the young man for sup- 
port. In 1839 he married Caroline, daughter of Stephen Priest, and they have had 10 children, 
two of whom died in infancy, and eight survive, namely: Celestia A., Washington W., Sarah E., 
Lansing T., Daniel R., Almira C, Arvilla E., and Adda L. Sarah E. married John Schultz, 
of Plessis. Washington W. married Dolly Gillett, of Alexandria. Mr. Larabee resided on 
road 25 and in that vicinity for 56 years. He died in 1889. 

Dennis La Graves was born near Paris, France, August 15, 1807. When about 15 years of 
age he immigrated with his father to Canada, locating near Montreal, where he remained but 
a short time, finally locating in this town. When 35 years of age he married Rachei, daughter 
of Killip Arnold, by whom he had six children equally divided as to sex, namely: Mary J., 
Sarah A., George W., Charles J., Caroline D., and Moses D. George W. attended the common 
schools until he arrived at the age of 16 years, when he enlisted in the Union army and 
served three years, until the close of the war. In 1870 he married Catharine Murphy, of this, 
town, and they have had five children, viz.: Judson C, deceased, Carrie A., George W., May, 
and Grace M. Mr. La Graves resides in this town on road 51. 

Samuel J. Ellis was born in Washington County, where he married Miss Durkee, by whom 
he had five children, only two of whom are living, viz. : Halsey and Harriet. Halsey came 
with his father to this town in 1825, and located in La-Fargeville when he was seven years old. 
He attended school winters and worked at the carpenters' trade summers, until he was 18 
years old. At the age of 22 years he married Sylvia, daughter of David Graves, of Orleans, 
and they have had nine children, eight of whom survive, viz.: Helen F., James M., Al- 
phonzo D., Edwin A., Byron H., Herbert F., Harriet S., and Charles H. Harriet S. married 
Brayton E. Avery, and resides at Stone Mills, in this town. 

Valentine Brightweaser, who was born in 1825, immigrated from Hesse, Germany, to 
America, about 1832, with his grandparents and mother, his father having died previously. 
They first located in this town on road 40, remaining here about a .year and a half, when they 
removed to road 54, near Orleans Four Corners, where Mr. Brightweaser and his mother 
owned 83 acres. The opportunities for education in these early days were very limited, there 
being but one small log school-house in this vicinity. In 1856 Mr. Brightweaser, at the age of ' 
31 years, married Catharine Otis, of Hesse, Germany, six weeks after her arrival in this 
country. They had four children, namely: Christina (Mrs. W. B. Fransburg), of La Farge- 
ville; Mary A. (Mrs. O. E. Tallman), of Philadelphia; Geoi-ge J. and Libbie, who reside on the 
homestead. Mrs. Brightweaser died in 1881, aged 48 years. He married, second, Mrs. E. 
Timmerman (Fults). He now occupies a new residence near the old homestead. 

Dr. .John Hill came from England to the United States about 1833. He studied medicine 
and finished his course in New York city. He came to Jefferson County about 1835 or '36, re- 
siding for a time in Antwerp, and subsequently in Watertown. He then located in La Farge- 
ville, where he was in practice 12 years, and was well known as a physician of high standing. 
He died in 1856. He married Sally, daughter of Joel Mix, of Champion. His widow survives, 
and is now Mrs. Sally Cutler, and resides in the town of Champion. 

Philip Baltz immigrated from Hesse-Darmstadt, German}', with liis father, in 1832, and 
lo -ated in the town of Orleans. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Valentine Daro, of Clay- 
ton, and they have had six children, viz.: Andrew P., Elizabeth, George F., August F., and 
Mary, the latter deceased, and one who died in infancy. George F. attended school and 
worked on the farm until he was 18 years old. March 30, 1871, at the age of 28 years, he mar- • 
ried Mary Haas, of Clayton, and they have three children — Ida E., Albert G., and Chester A. . 



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J. Michael Lelir immigrated from Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, to the United States, ir» 
1832, and located in the town of Orleans, where he married Catharine Warner, by whom he 
had six children, viz. : George, Henry, Jacob, Nicholas, Jolui, and Mary. Jacob Lehr was born 
near Stone Mills, in this town, in 1856. At the age of 24 years he married Catharine, daugh- 
ter of William Petrie, of this town, and they have two children, Alice and John. The latter 
married Nettie Beadell, of Watertown, and they have one son, Allen J. 

Byron Carter was l)orn in this town, near De La Farge Corners, one mile south, of La 
FargeviJle. He married Clarissa Button, of Omar village, and they have had seven children, 
tive of whom are living, namely: Charles M., Minnie B., Eva M., Eftie C, and Floyd L. 
Charles M. received a common school education, and worked upon the farm until he was 16 
years of age, when he became a sailor on the lakes. At the age of 22 years lie married Rita 
M., daugliter of Ralph Gurnee, of Omar village, aud they have one son, Fred C. Ralph Gur- 
uee was born in Watertown, where he married Henrietta, daughter of Frederick Coffeen, and 
granddaughter of H. Coft'een, one of the first settlers in Watertown. 

William Sargent was born in Newtield, Sussex County, England, in 1779. In 1821 he im- 
migrated to the United States and located in the town of Hounstield, in this county. He 
married Mary Foster, and in 1833 they removed to this town. They liad born to them 14 
children, seven of whom survive, viz.: William, Edmund, Eli T., Mary, Sarah, Dr. Edward L., 
and Benjamin F. Eli T. was born in Hounstield in 1831. He attended the common schools 
until he was 16 years of age, and received a practical education. At the age of 21 years he 
married Maria L., daughter of Peter I. and Elizabeth Casler, of this town, in 1850, aud they 
now reside at Orleans Four Corners. Benjamin F. is not married, and resides on road 31, 
corner 35. William Sargent married Elizabeth Walts, and they have seven children, viz. : 
Clark W., Mary M., Simeon W., Catliarine M , John W., Viola N., and Ida E. Edmund Sar- 
gent, at the age of 21 years, in 1841, married Louisa, daughter of David Young, of Pamelia, 
and they have had six children, tive of whom survive, viz.: William H., George L., Byron A., 
Eleanor T., and Orville. William H. niarried Emogene Marble, and resides in Michigan;- 
George L. niarried Cornelia Smith, of Orleans; Byron A. niarried Eveline L. Tanner, also of 
Orleans; Eleanor P. married Benjamin Petrie, of Alexandria. 

Albion A. Hughes "was born in Oneida County in 182G. When seven years of age his- 
parents removed to this town and located on road 64, where his descendants of the third and 
fourth generation now reside. He attended school winters and worked on the farm summeis, 
until he was 18 years old, after which he worked for his father by the month until he attained, 
the age of 25. January 26, 1851, he married Pamelia A. Moody, of Stone Mills, by whom he 
had four children, viz.: Estella I. (Mrs. Irvm W. Swift), of Herkimer County; Adelene (Mrs. 
Frank D. Marshall), of Dawes County, Neb.; Albion A.; and John D. Tlie latter married Car- 
rie A , daughter of Adolphus Dickinson, of La Fargevilie, in 1884, and tliey have one son, Fred 
A. Mr. Hughes is a justice of tiie peace. 

Heni-y Heyl was born near Frankfort-on-the-Main. Germany, in 1805. At the age of 26 
years he immigiated to America and located near Le Raysville, in this county, subsequently 
removing to La Fargevilie, where he married Kate M. Heldt, a native of Germany. They 
have had seven children, viz.: Philip, George, Kate IM., Henry, VVendel J., Maria R., and H. 
Ettie. Maria R. died at the age of 15 years. George Heyl worked on the farm summers and 
attended school winters until he was 18 years of age. He then removed to Clayton and re- 
sided there six years. In 1864, at the age of 26 years, he niarried Ruah H., daughter of John A. 
Snell, of La Fargevilie, and they have two sons, William H. and Frank A., and reside on the 
homestead of John A. Snell. 

Henry F. Timmerman was born in Manheim, Hei-kimer County, March 8, 1811, whence he 
removed to this town in 1834. He married Elizalieth, daughter of Peter Miller, and they had 
10 children, viz.: Charlotte, Fidelia, Mary M., Anson and Byause (twins), George H., Grandi- 
8011 C. Cornelius and Cornelia (twins), and one who died in infancj-. Grandison C. received 
a common school education, and worked on the farm until he attained his majority. He also 
engaged in cheeseniaking for about two years. In 1869 he married Maria A., daughter of 
William Hilliker, of Dexter village, in Brownville. November 10, 1885, Mr. Timmerman was 
appointed postmaster of Orleans Fcrar Corners. The father of Mrs. Timmerman came to this 
country from Wiltsliire, England, in 1837. Mr. Timmerman is of German descent. 



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Joseph Easbach was born in Herkimer County in 1791, where he married Lena Stemler, 
-who bore him six children, viz. : Catharine. Mary, John, Lena, Joseph, and Anna. Joseph, Jr., 
was born in the town of Manheim, Herkimer County, in 1827, and when he was eight years 
old his parents located in this town at Orleans Four Corners. He attended the common 
schools and worked on his father's farm until he was 18, and at the age of 21 years married 
Sally, daughter of John Van Bracklin. in March, 1849. This union was blessed with three 
«ons and four daughters, viz.: Esther, Aaron, Emma, Hermon F., Jenna, Minna, and Joseph. 
Mr. Kasbach is a progressive farmer, and also an oidained minister of the Evangelical Lu- 
theran Church, and a member of Frankein Evangelical Lutheran Synod. His son Hermon 
married a Miss Cuppernall, of Theresa, and his daughter Jenna married John Haskell, and 
now resides in Theresa. The grandfather of Josej^h Easbach served in the Eevolutionary 
war, and was wounded in the face while fighting his country's battles. His grandmother was 
captured by the Indians and Tories, and detained at Montreal for a year and three months. 

George Tucker was born in Eodman iu 1824. When he was 12 years of age his father re- 
moved to this town and located about one and a half miles north of La Fargeville, on road 27. 
George attended school winters and worked on the farm summers until he attained his ma- 
jority. At the age of 24 years he married Betsey E., daughter of Felton Smith, and tliey had 
two daughters (twins) and two sons, one daughter and two sons of whom survive, namely: 
Elwin G., Ettie, and Orrin W. Ettie married Albert M. Putnam, of Clayton, and now resides 
in the village of La Fargeville. Elwin G., at the age of 29 years, married Anna M., daughter 
of George Dorr. He resides in the village of La Fargeville, and owns a farm on road 26. 
O. W. is a teacher of instrumental music and lives with his father, George. 

John Moore was born in Lower Canada, near Elizabethtown. He was twice married, first, 
to Mary Tiickey, who bore him one son, Hiram P., and second, to Angeline Turnery, by whom 
he had 14 children. Hiram P. Moore came to this town with his grandmother in 1837, and 
located on Wells Island, where he assisted in clearing 1,000 acres of land, before he was 19 
years of age. He married Esther E., daughter of Ebenezer Eddy, one of the earJy settlers in 
this town, and thej' had born to them 15 children, three of whom died in infancy, and 12 sur- 
vive, namely: Horace W., Thomas T., William W., Hiram N.. Charles M., Sylvester T., Mar- 
ian M., Willard R., Clarence W., Elizabeth L., Minnie E., and Mertie. Mr. Moore has resided 
upon Wells Island longer than any other person now living here. 

John Gray, born in Herkimer County, in 1807, married, first, Jemima Clock, by whom he 
had three sons, viz.: Nelson, Adam, and Chauncey. For his second wife he married Margaret 
Jeffers, and they had four children, one who died in infancy, and three survive, viz.: George, 
Mary E., and Julia. Adam Gray, mentioned above, was educated at the common schools, and 
worked upon his father's farm until he attained liis majority. He married Sally, daughter of 
Jacob Fults, of Theresa, and they have had two children, viz.: Alice, who died at the age of 
16 years, and Justin. The latter, a farmer, married Carrie, daughter of George H. Tiinmer- 
man, of this town, in 1886, and now occupies the old homestead farm, part of which has been 
in possession of the family for 65 years. 

John Ford, at an early day, came from Connecticut and located in Eaton, Madison County, 
N. Y. He married Lucy Eich, and they had seven children — five sons and tv/o daughters. One 
son. Rev. Lewis T. Ford, was Ijorn m Eaton, Madison County, in 1809, and was educated at 
Madison University. He married, in 1835, Arminda, daughter of Deacon Jesse Stetson, of 
Cooperstown, and they had six children, two of whom died in infancy, and four survive, viz.: 
Wayland F., Marie E., William G., and Charles H. Blarie E. married Byron J. Strough, of La 
Fargeville. Wayland F. was born in La Fargeville, June 26, 1838. He was educated at Orleans 
Academy and Madison University, and in the fall of 1859 began the study of the law with 
E. R. Keeue, of Theresa. In 1861 he was admitted to the bar, and began practice at La Farge- 
ville in April, of that year, continuing until October, when he enlisted in Co. B, 94th N. Y. Vol. 
Inf. In March, 1863, his regiment was consolidated with the 105th N. Y. Inf. March 16, 1862, 
he was promoted second lieutenant, Co. E, of the former regiment, and was discharged by 
reason of consolidation. May 1, 1863, he reenlisted in Co. M, 20th N Y. Cav., was promoted 
to first lieiitenant, Co. D, September 4, 1863; captain Co. D, October 13, 1863; discharged with 
the regiment, July 31, 1865, having served three years and nine months. After the close of the 
war he resumed practice of the law at La Fargeville. In 1866 he married Maria, daughter of 
Leonard Cline, of Three Mile Bay, and they have three children, viz. : Edith C, Lewis H., and 



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W. Frederick. Mr. Ford has, by working assiduously for the interests of bis clients, built up 
an extensive and remunerative law practice in this vicinity. 

William H. Timmerman was born in Manheim, Herkimer County, in 1823. In 1837 his- 
parents removed to this county, iirst locating in tlie town of Pamelia, and subsequently in the 
town of Orleans, on road 45. In 1852 he man-ied Rosina, daughter of Michael Fults. of this 
town, and they had three children, viz.: Morton W., Eose E., and Michael F. The latter was 
born November 2, 1860. His school days were alternated with work on his father's farm until 
he attained the age of 19 years. He married AUie, daughter of Andrew Shumaker. of 
Young, Onondaga County, and they have one daughter, Rosina E., born May 15. 1887. Will- 
iam H. Timmerman died in 1877, aged 54 years. He occiipied the farm now owned by 
Michael F. about 40 years. 

George Baltz was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1802, and about 1840 immigrated 
to this country, subseqiiently locating in the town of Orleans. He was married three times. 
His first wife was Mary Hawes, by whom he had six children, viz.: George, Andrew, Maria, 
Margaret, Louisa, and Elizabeth. By his second wife, a Miss Keetfer, he had one son, Luther. 
For his third wife he married Agnes Happ, of Le Ray, by whom he has had eight children, two 
of whom are deceased and six are living, viz.: George, Fred W., Barbara, Laura, Henry, and 
John B. Fred W. Baltz attended the public schools until he was 12 years old. At the age of 
15 years he enlisted in the Union army and served until the close of the war. For 16 years he 
was a sailor on the lakes. In 1870 he married Esther, daughter of James Spalsbury, of Alex- 
andria, and they have had two children, a son, George H., and a daughter, Nellie A. The son 
died at the age of four years. Mr. Baltz is an enterprising farmer in this town. John B. Baltz, 
youngest son of George, attended school until he was 16 years of age. He worked at farming, 
learned the carpenters' trade, and sailed on the lakes. At the age of 22 years he married 
Ida E., daughter of William Sargent, of Orleans Four Corners, in 1888, and they have one son, 
George W. He resides on road 16. 

Jacob A. Klock, a native of Herkimer County, removed to this town in 1846 and located 
near Orleans Four Corners. He reared a family of 10 children, viz.: Levi, Katie, Samuel, 
Adam, George, Harvey, Martha A., Elizabeth, Elijah, and Nancy. Adam worked on his 
father's farm until he attained his majority. He married Martha A. Clock, of Theresa, and 
they have two sons, viz. : Henry D. and Jacob W. Henry D. Klock attended the public schools 
until he was 17 years old. At the age of 21 years he married Maggie Hagan. of Alexandria, 
and they have one sou, Elmer Edsou. He resides on the homestead farm settled by his grand- 
father over 50 years ago. 

George Eckert immigrated from Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and located in New York 
city, subsequently removing to this town, where he married, in 1851, Eunice Goodrich, by 
whom he had one son, Elwiii G. Elwin G. Eckert was educated in the common schools and at 
Adams Collegiate Institute. At the age of 32 years he married Martha Schollenburg, and they 
have three children — George B., E. Harold, and a daughter. 

Ludwig Schaber was born in Langen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1809. In 1847 he 
immigrated to the United States and settled in the village of Redwood, in the town of Alexan- 
di"ia, and one year later located in this town and purchased his present home, where he 
has since resided. He married Anna M. Fink, in Hesse-Darmstadt, and they had seven chil- 
di"en, four of whom are living, viz.: Valentine, Philip, George H., and Margaret E. The latter 
married William Spies, Jr., of Redwood. George H. attended the common schools, and 
worked on his father's farm until he attained his majority, and then worked by the month for 
his father for about 14 years. He married Celia A., adopted daughter of Lot Miller, of 
Theresa, and they have had four children, viz.: Katie A. and Gertaude L., who died in 
infancy, and Anna Maria Laura and Ernest L., who survive. Mr. Schaber is a farmer. 

George Lamson married Luciuda, daughter of Ephralm Potter, who served seven j-ears in 
the Revolutionary war. Luther Lamson, son of George, was born in 1810. His father died 
when he was quite young, and as a consequence his early advantages were limited. He was 
educated in the common schools with a short time at Belleville Academy. In 1832 he married 
Sally Bushnell, who was born in 1807. They had four children, viz.: Zerviah A., Mary M., 
Sarah, and George L. The latter married Alice A. Snyder in 1868, by whom he had two 
daughters, Sarah A. and May A. Mrs. Lamson died in 1887. Luther Lamson sjDent most of 
his life in the mercantile business in Lorraine and La Fargeville. He located in the latter 
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place in 18-19, and was iu active business here for 26 years. He was supervisor of the town of 
Orleans for three years, in 1856, '57, and '58, and faithfully discharged his official duties. He 
died August 4, 1875, loved and respected by all who knew him. His children Mary and George, 
and grandchildren Sarah A. and May A., are his only surviving descendants. 

Solomon Pickard came from the Mohawk valley at an early day and settled with his father 
in the town of Le Bay, subsequently locating in this town in 1852. He married Phebe Shim- 
mel, of this town, and they had 10 children, viz.: Willard W., Merick, Lyman, Asa, Amos A., 
Margai-et S., Mary J., Delilah, Phebe A., and one who died iu iufancy. Lyman Pickard's 
school days were alternated with work on his father's farm until he was 19 years of age, when 
he enlisted in the Union ai-my and served until the close of the war. His principal occupation 
since the war has been farming. January 1, 1871, he married Abbie A., daughter of G. W. 
Hill, of Clayton, and they have one son, Orriu S. He now lives on a farm in Pamelia. 

Samuel Holloway, who served in the War of 1812, was born near Plattsburgh, N. Y., in 1786. 
He married Lucy Baker, who was born July 17, 1793. They had born to them 15 children, 14 
of whom survive, namely: Marinda, William, Chloe, Nathan, Fanny, Phebe, Samuel, Lucy, 
Caroline, Lyda, Martha aud Blary (twins), Daniel, and Stephen. Nathan Holloway was born 
in Hounsfleld, December 20, 1817. He attended the common schools and worked on his father's 
farm until he attained his majority. He has been thrice married. By his first wife, Cynthia, 
daughter of Angell Lee, of Adams, he had one daughter, Malissa (Mrs. Alphonzo D. Case). 
His second wife was Hannah, daughter of Gideon Gift'ord, of Adams, and they had a son, 
Hermon M., who married Martha Reed, of this town, by whom he has two children. Glen C. 
and Grace H. For his third wife he married Mrs. (Steemburg) Spauldiug, of Theresa, with 
whom he now lives on the homestead, where he has resided since 1860. Mr. HoUoway's second 
•wife was drowned iu the St. Lawrence River. 

Martin Nugent and his wife, Mary (Hinds) Nugent, immigrated to the United States in 
1851. They had three sons and three daughters, viz.: Nora, Edmund, Kate, Andrew, Maria, 
and John. Edmund was born iu Cahar, County Clare, Ireland, in 1836. He also immigrated 
to the United States, in 1855. October 7, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 1st Lt. Art. N. Y. Vols., 
and was promoted from the ranks to sergeant. He participated in the following battles: 
Williamsburg, Bottom Bridge, Savage Station, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, 
Mine Run, Laurel Hill. South Anua River, Spottsylvania Court House, Jericho Ford, Bethsada 
Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Grove Church, aud Peebles's Farm. At the lat- 
ter battle four of his caunoners were sliot and his gunner severally wounded, which threw the 
greater portion of the work upon Mr. Nugent. He suffered severely from exhaustion in this 
battle, and uear Alexandria, Va., was severely hurt about the back and shoulders by his horse 
falling upon him. He was discharged near Petersburg, Va., October 16, 1864. In the fall of 
1883 he became a charter member of the Grand Army of the Republic. George W. Flower Post, 
No. 306, of Theresa, and is now a member in good standing. In 1867 he married Eleanor, 
daughter of the late John S. Graham, of Orleans Four Corners. In 1877 Mr. Nugent bought 
the Graham homestead, and in 1884 build a fine residence thereon. 

George Meyers was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1836, and in 1859 immigrated 
to this country aud located iu this town. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. B, 94th N. Y. Vols., served 
four years, and was principal musician in the regiment. In 1860 he married Isabel Hagen, of 
this town, and they have five children, viz.: Mary Jane, Belle, Loui, Ebar M., and William H. 

Oliver Rouse married Rachel Leam. of Browuville, by whom he had three children, viz.: 
Merick, Joseph, aud Hannah. Mrs. Rouse died when her children were quite young, and 
Merick went from home aud lived in various places until he arrived at the age of 10 years, 
when he made his home with his cousin, Alonzo Rouse, for two years, and afterwards with his 
uncle, William, for six years. At the age of about 25 years he married Jeaunette S., daughter 
of David and Mary Zeran, of this town, and they have had five children, viz.: Elmer E., 
George C, Nina M., Cora M. (who died at the age of 16 years), and Francis E. (who died at 
the age of nearly seven years). Mr. Rouse resides in this town. 

William Kickley was born in Portland, Canada, whei-e he married Clara Simons, by whom 
he had three sons and two daughters, viz.: Henry, Shirley, Joseph, Sophia, and Clara. Upon 
the death of his first wife he married Jane Ralph, by whom he had no children. Shirley 
Ivickley enlisted in Co. B, 6th N. Y. Cavalry, December 30, 1864, and served until the close of 



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the war. lu 1870 he married Josephine Fultz, of this town, and they have two children, 
Maud E. and Melvin S. Mr. Kieklev is a farmer on road 45, in this town. 

Charles Wilder was born in the town of Houusfiekl, where he married Harriet Marsh, by 
whom he had seven children, namely: George D., James E., Charles B., Phinanda, Edwin, 
Harriet (who died in infancy), and Maryett. George D. worked upon the farm and attended 
school until he was 18 years of age, when he enlisted in the army for the defense of the Union, 
and served till the close of the war. In 1865 he married Mary A., daughter of George P. 
Marsh, of Orleans, by whom he has had six children, five of whom survive, viz.: Sarah H., 
Frank C, Moses H., Viola M., and Elmer B. 

Thomas Joles removed from Herkimer County to Point Peninsula, in the town of Lyme, 
and subsequently to Blind Bay, on the St. Lawrence. He married Livonia Collins, and they 
have had 13 children, five of whom survive, namely: Alvah, Julius, Marion, William A., and 
Levi. William A. was educated in the common schools. He worked at farming and lumber- 
lug until he attained the age of 26 years, when he enlisted in the Union army and served 
nearly three years. In 186S he married Laura, daughter of George Baltz, of this town, and 
they have one son and four daughters, viz.: Agnes M. (Mrs. James W. Sargent), Lauraett, 
Leela M.. Lennie N., and Clarence W. The family now resides at Stone Mills. 

William Payne was born at Deerfield Corners, near Utica. His father died when he was 
two years old, and he lived with his grandfather until he was 16, attending the common 
■schools winters and working upon the farm summers. At the age of 17 years he removed to 
the town of Pamelia. When 22 years of age he married Emily, daughter of Alvin Herrick, of 
LeRaj', by whom he has had 11 children, namely: Saryette, Spencer, Almira, Edward, Adel- 
bert, Frank, Fidelia, Lucina, Adeline, Alvin, and Josephine. The last five named ai-e deceased. 
Spencer Payne lived at home and attended school until he arrived at the age of 17, At the 
age of 20 he married Fidelia, daughter of Abram Shimmel, of Le Ray, and they had two sons, 
Herman and Clarence. For his second wife he married Mary Garner, of Orleans, in 1868, and 
they have one son, Elmer, and reside near the old homestead on road 55. 

Daniel Ladd, a native of Caintown. Canada, married Maria, daughter of Lyman Stearns, 
about 1848, and they have had four children, three of whom survive, namely: Almeda, Dud_ 
ley M., and Lyman D. The latter was born in Theresa, September 15, 1861. When 19 years 
old he married Mary, daughter of Raphael Shorlett, of Alexandria, by whom he has had four 
children, two of whom died in infancy, and two, Fred E. and Eva B., sui'vive. They have re. 
sided in the village of La Fargeville until their removal to Theresa in 1889. 

Bailey Goodrich was born in Weathersfield, Conn., whence his parents removed with him 
to Sandisfield, Mass., when he was quite young. He was educated in the common schools, 
and at the age of 22 years married Eunice Smith, of Sandisfield, by whom he had four sons 
and four daughters, viz.: Theodotia, Ruel, Columbus, Lydia, Clarence, Eunice, Polly, and 
Nelson. He removed from Massachusetts, first, to Turin, Lewis County, then to Denmark, in the 
same county, and in 1819 located in Orleans. Nelson Goodrich was born in Denmark in 1816. 
He was educated in the common schools, with three terms in High schools in difl'erent 
places. In 1838, at the age of 22 years, he married Catharine Snell, of Theresa, and they have 
six sons and two daughters, viz. : Orville, George, Elizabeth, Cass, Worth, Loi-enzo and Alonzo 
(twins), and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich have completed nearly 50 years of wedded life 
together. 

William Snyder was born in Newburg, Orange County, N. Y., in 1811. In 1833 he removed 
to Onondaga County, and in 1835 he married Rachel A. Tremper, by whom he had three sons 
and three daughters, of whom one son died in infancy, and those who attained maturity were 
John H., Mary E., William A., Margaret, and Alice A. The latter married George L. Lamson, 
and died in 1887. John H. Snyder attended the common schools until he was about 20 years 
old. He then learned the tinsmith trade, which he has since followed. In 1859, at the age of 
24 years, he married Cathai'ine E. Yan Camp, of this town, by whom he has had three chil- 
^Iren, only one of whom, William H., survives. Mr. Snyder is engaged at his trade in La 
Fargeville. 

Lawrence Fetterly, a farmer, was born in Herkimer County. He was of Dutch descent, 
and his ancestors were well represented in the Revolutionary war and War of 1812. He mar- 
ried Margaret Fox, of Herkimer County, and they had 12 children, eight of whom sur%-ive, two 
of whom, Frankhn and Martin V., reside in the town of Orleans, where, they are engaged in 



596 TOWN OF ORLEANS. 



farming. Franklin was born in Clayton, and was educated in the common schools. At the- 
age of 26 years he married Mary, daughter of John Cook, of this town, on February 9, 1875, 
and they have three sons and one daughter, viz.: Frank H., Ralph E., Gracie I., and Glen C. 
Martin V. Fetterly was also born in Clayton. January 1, 1887, when 26 years of age, he mar- 
ried Emma, daughter of James Clyde, of Alexandria. Mr. Clyde served in the War of 1812. 
F. & M. V. Fetterly are in company on a farm on road 11, near Fisher's Landing. 

Jacob Jenkins, Jr., was born in the Mohawk valley in 1821, whence he removed to this 
county and first located at Jenkins Corners, in the town of Pamelia. In 1843 he married Eva 
Eoof, of Pamelia, by whom he has had three sons and one daughter, viz. : Betsey Ann, Will- 
ard, Walter, and Hermon C. Willard Jenkins attended the district schools and obtained a good 
practical education. He married, at the age of 20 years, Lenora, daughter of Francis Freeman, 
of Orleans, and they have had three children, viz. : Charley and Eva, who died young, and 
Ella, who survives. The latter is a teacher, and resides in this town with her parents. 

Archibald Hasner, by occupation a farmer, was born in the town of Alexahdria. At the 
age of 28 years he married Minerva Sweet, of Alexandria, and they had two sons and two 
daughters, viz. : Mary, George, Dolly, and Edward C. The latter was educated in the com- 
mon schools, and worked on his father's farm until he attained his majority. He married 
May Dillon, of Gauanoque, Canada, and thej' now reside on road 50, in this town. 

Milton Harman was born in Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, in 1798, whence he re- 
moved, in 1816, to Oswego. In politics he was a Whig, and his religious principles were rep- 
resented by the Episcopal Church. He held a commission from Governor Clinton in the War 
of 1812. He died February 16, 1885, aged 87 years. When about 20 years old he married Lu- 
cretia Wales, and they had four sons and four daughters, three sons of whom survive, namely: 
Herbert M., George W., and Henry A. The latter received a good practical education, and in 
1862, at the age of 18 years, he enlisted in Co. A, 12th N. Y. Cav., was captured at Plymouth, 
N. C, April 20, 1864, and sent to Andei'sonville prison, thence to Millen, Savannah, Blackshire, 
and Thomasville, in Georgia, and thence to Charleston, S. C, Selma, Ala., and Meridan, Miss., 
and was paroled near Big Black River, near Vicksburg. March 31, 1865. After the war closed 
he lived in Michigan four years. In 1867 he married Elizabeth W. Rottiers, of La Fargeville, 
only daughter of John Rottiers, and they have two children, John N. and Eugene P. Mr. Har- 
man recently removed to Watertowu city. 

Arthur McNickle, of Scotch descent, immigrated to Canada in 1830. In 184:5 he married 
Catharine Langstaff, and they have had 11 children, seven of whom sui-vive, viz.: Anne, Mary, 
Catharine, Arthur, William, Minnie, and George. The latter came to the United States in 
April, 1880, and in that month he married Dell, daughter of Cornelius Boi-tnow, of Watertown, 
and they have four sons, viz.: Cornelius B., Ernest, George A., and Roy E. 

Thomas H. Anthony was born in the town of Le Ray, and in 1837 located with his father 
in Pamelia. In 1873 he married Alice H., daughter of George Brady, of Canada, by whom he 
had two children, Anna M. and Thomas G. Mr. Anthony suffered reverses in business and 
removed to the West. Mrs. Anthony remained here, and for several years has successfully 
fought life's battles alone. She studied medicine and attended the Eclectic College of Phy- 
sicians in New York city, and is now a practicing physician in the town of Orleans. 

Lyman N. Waugh was born in Oneida County in 1814. He married, tirst, Esther B. Sayers, 
by whom he had one daughter, Phebe M. Mrs. W^augh died in 1840, and in 1845 he married 
Miss Emily Stevens, of Philipsville, Canada, and they had eight children, six of whom survive, 
namely: Julia A., Emily A., Henrietta M., Lyman G., Amy L., and Leonard A. Henrietta M. 
married Andrew Fort, of Stone Mills, and they have had two children — a daughter who died 
in infancy, and a son who survives, viz.: Chester G. Leonard A. Waugh resides in Stone 
Mills with his sister, Mrs. Fort. 

Philip Sourwine was boi-n in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1802, and in 1830 immigrated 
to this country and located in New York city, where he married Mary Baldtuff, who bore him 
five children, three of whom survive, viz.: Mary E., George H., and Philip. After the death 
of Mr. Sourwine his widow removed with her children to the town of Clayton. George H. 
Sourwine, when about nine years of age, went to live with his uncle, with whom he remained 
until he was 18. He worked at farming for seven years thereafter, and at the age of 25 mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of Andrew Baltz, of Orleans, by whom he has had six children, one of 
whom died in infancy, Clira R, at the age of eight years, and four survive, viz.: Anna M.^ 



TOWN OF ORLEANS. 597 



■<vho resides iu Chicago, 111., Stella L., Charles A., and Eva M. The family resides on road 61, 
in this town. 

Samuel W. Gates was born in the town of Champion in 1816. In 1828 he removed with 
his father to Pamelia, where he attended the common schools and worked upon his father's 
farm until he attained his majority. In 1838 he removed to this town. He married Lavina, 
daughter of Jacob Zoller. and they have two sons and one daughter, viz. : Jacob S., Roswell W., 
and Ella E. Mrs. Gates was born in 1817. Roswell W. Gates attended the district schools 
until he attained the age of 16 years. He then entered the Brownville High School, remaining 
two terms, and afterwards the Hungerford Collegiate Institute, of Adams, also remaining here 
•two terms, when he returned to the farm on road 51, in this town. In 1868 he married Eliza 
A., daughter of David Zerau, of Orleans, and they have four daughters and one son. namely: 
Carrie E.. Bertha L. , Editha L., Samuel J., and Ella F. 

Alexander Wilson was born in County Armagh, Ireland, January 1, 1835. At the age of 
13 years he immigrated with his mother to this country and located in the village of Clayton. 
When 16 years of age he taught school, and at the age of 17 married Rachel Cuppernall, of 
this town, who died in 1868. They had three sons and two daughters, viz. : Charles, Fraucelia, 
Jane, James G., and Alexander. Charles F. was drowned iu Eel Bay, aged 25 years. In 1869 
he married for his second wife Mrs. (Cuppernall) Egleston, and they had two sons. John and 
Harvey. She died, and in 1882 Mr. Wilson married Mrs. Mary Jane (Stolliker) Kuk, daughter 
of James Stolliker, of Pittsburg. Canada, and they have two sons, Parkhurst and George. 

William Kernehau was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1833. He immigrated to the United 
States, where he remained four years, subsequently removing to Canada. At the age of 20 
years he married Eliza Rainy, of Prescott, Canada, and they have had four sons and six 
daughters, of whom John J., at the age of 17 years, located in the village of La Fargeville, in 
this town. When 22 years old he married Ella C, daughter of Oliver Bergen, and they have 
two sons, William G. and Charles O., and reside on road 47. 

George L. Gnrnee was born in the town of Watertown, and is now residing in the city of 
that name. In 1853 he married Lydia Bartholomew, of Brownville, and they have had six 
sons and one daughtei', namely: Warren B., Herbert W., Geoi'ge A., Charles K., Frank D., 
Ida C, and Eugene R. George A. died at the age of 23 years. Frank D. attended High 
school in Watertown until he attained the age of 16 years. He then attended select school for 
two winters, after which he did farm work. February 4, 1886, he married Minnie L., daugh- 
ter of Marcus W. Nellis of Orleans, and they reside in this town on road 64. 

James Barton was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where he married Mary Ann 
Coventry. In 1855 he immigrated to this country and located in the town of Alexandria, his 
wife and children following in 1860. His cliildren were Alexander, John, William, Edward, 
Thomas, and Mary. Edward, two years after his arrival here, enlisted in the war for the 
defense of the Union, and served three years, when he returned to Alexandria and resumed 
the occupation of farming. In 1865 he married Martha E., daughter of William Caris, of 
Alexandria, and they have had five children, viz. : William E., Charles R., James C, Freddie W., 
and Blanch M. William E., their eldest son, died in 1888. 

William Caris was born in Yorkshire, England, whence he immigrated to this country 
about 1833, and located in the city of Syracuse, where he followed the occupation of butcher. 
About 1835 he was married to Harriet Hodaker, formerly of Somersetshire, England, and they 
have had children as follows: Jane A., John W., William, and Martha. W^illiam served iu the 
94th N. Y. Inf., and was killed in the second battle of Bull Run. John W. was born near Syracuse, 
April 20, 1839, and was educated in the common schools of Ogden, Monroe County. In Jan- 
uary, 1861, he removed to the town of Alexandria, iu this county, where he was engaged in 
farming until the breaking out of the Rebellion. August 18, 1861, he enlisted in Co. K, 10th 
N. Y. H. A., and served until the close of the war. In 1867 he married Helen A., daughter of 
Elias Coon, of this town, and they have had two sons and two daughters, viz.: Hattie M., Fred 
E., Ferd De E., and Altha Y., all of whom survive except Fred E., who died in infancy. 

Alby P. Houghton was born in Yermout in 1809, and came to this county, locating in 
Alexandria, when he was a young man. He married Fidelia Arnold, of Lyme, by whom he has 
had five children, one son and one daughter who are deceased, and a son and two daughters 
survive, viz.: Caroline, Rosell, and Malinda. Rosell attended the public schools until he M-as 
16 years of age, after which he worked at the carpenters' trade. In 1865 he nnrried E'iza. 



598 TOWN OF ORLEANS. 



daughter of Joseph Russell, of Alexandria, and they have had four children, viz.: Fidelia, 
George A., Fredie N., and Edson J. Fidelia died at the age of eight years. Mr. Houghton 
served three years in the late war and was honorably discharged. He resides with his family 
in this town on road 12, near the village of Omar. 

Nathaniel R. Reed was born in the town of Salem, Mass., in 1791. He married Elitha 
Sperry, of New Haven, Conn., and they had 13 children, nine of whom grew to adult age. Mr,- 
Reed died in 1851. His son Lewis E. had the advantages of good schools in Watertown and- 
other places, and remained at home with his father until he attained liis majority, after which 
he was apprenticed to the trade of carpenter and joiner, in the village of La Fargeville. After 
five years' residence here he married Alzina L., daughter of Benjamin B. Sheldon, and they 
have had five children, one of whom died in infancy, and four survive, viz.: Myra M., Fred S., 
Julia E., and Sarah R. Mrs. Sheldon, mother of Mrs. Reed, resides with her daughter at the 
advanced age of 86 years. Mrs. Reed's sister, Miss C. A. Sheldon, also resides here. 

John Cook was born in Massachusetts in 1791:. When 12 years of age he came with his 
parents to this county, and located in Ellisburgh. He married Abigail Littlefield, of Massa- 
chusetts, and they had 10 children, eight of whom attained adult age, viz.: Asiibel, Lovira, 
Willard L., John W., Cyrus L., Horace S., Malcom G., and Btariette. Mrs. Cook died in 1870, 
and her husband m 1877. Their son "Willard L. was born July 30, 1823, in Ellisburgh, and at- 
tended the common schools until he was 17 years old, siibsequently graduating from the com- 
mercial college at Syracuse. In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in the Union army and lost his 
I'iglit arm in the second battle of Bull Run. He has been assistant door-keeper in the Assem- 
bly at Albany. He has been twice married. By his first wife, Charlotte Fox, of Clayton, he 
had seven children, — three sons and four daughters, — four of whom survive, viz.: Oren M., 
BjTon C, E. Clarence, and Nettie L. Mrs. Cook died in 1876, and he married for his second 
wife Mrs. Jane Taj'lor, widow of Benjamin B. Taylor, and they reside at Fisher's Landing. 
Benjamin B. Taylor served in the civil war, and was shot by a sharpshooter just before the 
close of the last battle before Petersburg, Va. 

George Coon came from Otsego County to Jefferson County at an early date, and finally 
located on road 17, in the town of Orleans. Ellas Coon, son of George, married Mary Ann, 
daughter of George Hawn, and they have had five children, one of whom died in infancy, 
and four survive, viz.: Ellen A., Edgar A., Nantie A., and Elton E. The latter, at the age of 
21 years, graduated from Hungerford Collegiate Institute, of Adams, and was a cadet at 
West Point Military Academy for one year. He is well fitted for his chosen profession of 
teaching. 

Samuel R. Hunter married Jane Bradshaw, of Thurlow, Canada West, and now resides in 
the town of Henderson, in this county. The fruit of this union was five sons, viz.: Ai'thur, 
Henry, Dwight, Noah, and George A., the last named of whom is the only survivor. George 
A. Hunter received a common school education in his youth, and in 1878 came to this town 
and located at Fisher's Landing, where he still resides. Mr. Hunter ia a reliable guide and 
oarsman, and oamiJ cook. He married, first, Celia A. Murphy, January 29, 1879, by whom he 
had two children, one of whom died in infancy, and a son. Hartley A., survives. Mrs. Hunter 
died in 188i. In 1885 Mr. Hunter married Lydia A., daughter of Capt. Edmund M. Bobbins, 
of Fisher's Landing, by whom he has one son, Orvis H. 

Hiram Dunn was born near Rossie, St. Lawrence County. He was a carpenter by trade, 
and received a common school education. He married Huldah Bishop, of Antwerp, by whom 
he had eight children, as follows: Michael, Zophia, Alonson, William H., Buell, Hiram, Adelia, 
and Charles. Michael Dunn attended the common schools, and did pioneer work until he 
arrived at the age of 18 years. He worked at farming for about nine years, when he enlisted 
in the late war and served three years, until its close. Soon after his return he married Mary 
Higgins, by whom he has one child, Voluta M. 

Henry Eager was born in BrattLeboro, Vt., in 1799, and at the age of 27 years located in 
Gouverneur. In 1828 he married Melissa, daughter of John Ajers, of Johnstown, Fulton 
County, and they had five sons and three daughters, born as follows, viz.: Zina, in 1829; 
Dianthia, in 1830; Sophronia, in 1832; Mary A., in 1838; George, March 13, 1839; James H., 
in 18il; William H., in 1818; and Emerson, in 1847. Dianthia and Sophronia are deceased. 
George worked on the farm and attended the common schools and Gouverneur Academy until 
he was 22 years old. In 1863, at the age of 25 years, he married Hattie, daughter of Jeremiah 



TOWN OF ORLEANS. 599 



Van Ness, of Spragueville, St. Lawrence County, and they have had live children, viz. : Clinton 
G. (died in 1884), Sophronia M., Emory F., Guy L., and Don W. Mr. Eager is a farmer and 
resides on Wells Island, near Thousand Island Park. 

John Robbins located in the town of Clayton about 1835. He was twice married, first, ta 
a Miss Avery, by whom he had eight children, and second, to Mary Earl, by whom he had 
nine children, viz.: Henry, Diana E., Margaret, John, Eldridge G., Hiran), Sarah, Charles, 
and Mary. Charles Robbins, when 24 years of age, married Caioline, daughter of William 
Kenison, of Clayton, and they have three sons, viz.: Robert W., George L., and Albert. Mr. 
Robbins resides on road 5}^, Thousand Island Park. 

Peter Emmett, grandfather of Gordon Emmett, participated in the battle near Rouse's 
Point, on Lake Champlain. Richard Lombard, the maternal grandfather of Gordon Emmett, 
served in the War of 1812, and was in Portland, Me., during the engagement of the American 
bri^ Ente)yrise with the English brig Boxer, in which both captains were killed, and the 
British vessel surrendered to the American. In 1844 Peter Emmett married Catharine Lom- 
bard, and they have had five children, two of whom died in infancy, and three survive, namely: 
Arriette E., Gordon, and Henry. Gordon attended the common schools until 16 years of age. 
He then enlisted in the Union army, and while en route with his regiment from Norfolk, Va., 
to Newburn, N. C, was wounded in the wrist, captured, and sent to Columbia State Prison, 
from which place he was removed to Florence, S. C, and when Sherman was in the vicinity 
on his famous march to the sea he was paroled. August 8, 1867, when 19 years of age, he 
married Helen, daughterof Chester Morrey, of Euphrata, Fulton County, and they have had 
five children, four of whom survive, namely: Reita, Willie, Claude, and Carl. Reita married 
John Nunn, of Wells Island, and now resides at Great Bend. 

Henry Laflur, at the age of seven years, removed with his father from Canada to this 
county, and located in the town of Clayton, in 1840. In 1853 he married Diana Robbins, of 
Clayton, and they had two sons and two daughters, one of whom, Lucy, died at the age of 18 
years, and three survive, viz.: Henry W., Mary E., and Charles. Henry W. married Esther 
Coleman, of Lowville, Lewis County, and they have had two children, one of whom died in 
infancy. Mr. Laflur is a steamboat engineer, which business he has followed for nearly 10 
years. Henry Laflur, Sr., Henry W., and Charles have their homes on Wells Island, below 
Thousand Island Park. 

William Nunn was born in the county of Norfolk, England, and at the age of 16 years 
immigrated to Canada. At the age of 21 years he married Minerva McDonald, and Janu- 
ary 25, 1856, they came to the United States and located in this town, on Wells Island. They 
had born to them six sons and three daughters, five of whom survive, namely: Charles T., 
William U., Henry T., Joshua M., and Sirah A. William U. Nunn received a common school 
education and worked on the farm until he was 20 years of age. In 1864 he married Martha 
J., daughter of John Tyler, and they have had four children, a daughter who died in infancy, 
and three survive, viz.: Tracy H., Orlie G., and Mary A. Tracy H. married Lucy A. Calkins, 
by whom he has had two children, viz.: Leslie O., who died in infancy, and NelUe. John 
Tyler, father of Mrs. W. U. Nunn, was born in Connecticut in 1812. His parents removed to 
this town when he was in his infancy, and located at Stone Mills. In 1842 he married Martha 
Cobb, of Collins Landing. He died December 3, 1881. Charles T. Nunn, at the age of 22 
years, married Mary C, daughter of John Tyler, and they have a son and a daughter, namely: 
John W. and Cora I. The latter married Leonard Idling, and they have one daughter, Ethel. 
John W. married Reita Emmett, of Wells Island. 

Henry D. Van Camp was born in Dutchtown, Montgomery County. October 3, 1794. May 
25, 1816, he married Katie Abeel, of Fort Plain, Montgomery County, by whom he had five 
sons and five daughters, the survivors being as follows: Belinda (Mrs. Eli Gillett). of Clayton; 
Jacob, who married Mary Howell, of Clayton; Maria plrs. Jacob Wagoner), of Alexandria; 
William, who married Harriet Winnie, of Fort Plain; and Htury- The latter was born in the 
town of Clayton, where he attended the public schools until he arrived at the age of 17 years, 
at which time his father died, and he assisted his mother in running the farm. At the age of 
21 years he married JIary E. Snyder, of Orleans, in 1860, and they have had five sons and four 
daughters, of whom Nellie A. died in infancy, and eight survive, as follows: George, born in 
1861; Ella M., 1862; Ida C, 1864; Cornelius H., 1868: Fred W., 1870; Mary E., 1873; Eugene 
J., 1876; and Hugh W., 1879. Mr, Van Camp is a prosperous farmer on Wells Island, near the 
head of the Lake of the Isles. 



6oO TOWN OF PAMELIA. 



John Wateison was born in Ireland, in 1816, where, at the age of 21 years, he married 
Susanna Carr, by whom he had six sons and two daughters, of whom William was drowned 
near Clayton. Isaac died at the age of 23 years, and four survive, viz.: John, Jr., James, Jane, 
and William. Mr. Waterson located in Canada in 1841, whence, in 1844, he removed to Wells 
Island, where he now resides. 

Alfred Beckwith was born near New London, Conn., in 1811. He married Armina Wood, 
of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, and they had seven children, four of whom survive, viz.: 
Ann, Hiram, Harriet, and Orlo. Hiram received a good common school education and taught 
school about 10 terms. At the age of 23 yeais he married Dora L., daughter of Almarin Bus- 
kirk, of Clayton, and they have three children, viz.: Earl H., Edith M., and Grace J. Mr. 
Beckwith has resided on road 27, in this town, for 16 years. He now owns the D. D. Calvin 
farm, about one mile north of La FargeviUe. 



PAMELIA. 



PAMELIA was formed from Brownville, April 12, iStq, and was named 
in honor of the wife of Gen. Jacob Brown, whose maiden name was 
Pamelia Williams. In 1824 its name was changed to " Leander," but 
soon after the former name was restored. By an act of April i, 1824, a 
small part of Penet's Square, southeast of Perch Lake, was annexed from 
Orleans, which gave the town its present limits, with the addition of the por- 
tion subsequently incorporated in the city of Watertown. It is the central 
town of the county, and is bounded on the north by Orleans, on the east by 
Le Ray, on the south by Black River, which separates it from the town of 
Watertown, and on the west by Brownville. The surface of the town is level, 
or gently undulating, and the soil is clay or sand. It is entirely underlaid 
with limestone, which frequently crops out at the top of the ground. A few 
evidences of the drift period, in the form of large granite bowlders, are found 
in the town. Upon the northeastern border of the town, lying partly in 
Orleans, is Perch Lake, a beautiful little body of water nearly three miles 
long and three-fourths of a mile in width at the widest place. The teiritory 
of Pamelia is drained by several small streams, of which Perch River (the 
outlet of Perch Lake), Philomel Creek, and Cowen's Creek are the principal, 
all three running in a southwesterly direction, and all, prev ous to the clear- 
ing off of the forest, containing a considerable quantity of water. 

The first town meeting was directed to be held '* at the school-house near 
Elias Wager," in the spring of 1820, when the following town ofificers were 
elected: John Stewart, supervisor; Henry Gotham, clerk ; Russel Weaver, 
Benjamin Still, and Simeon Woodruff, assessors ; S. Woodruff, B. Still, over- 
seers of the poor ; Alfred Comins, S. Woodruff, B. Still, commissioners of 
highways; Horace Mather, collector; Osman Banister, Nehemiah Van Nest 



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Joseph Mayo, commissioners of common schools ; Amos Eames, William 
Usher, R. Weaver, John R. Gunn, Baker Massey, Charles Brown, inspectors 
of schools ; Jacob J. Greene, Benjamin Pease, Horace Mather, constables, 
Spafford's Gazetteer of 1824 says of this town in 1820: — 

" The hamlet of Williamsmlle. or Williamstown, is pleasantly situated on the river, directly 
opposite the court-house in Watertown, a half-mile distant, and contains 25 houses, a grist- 
mill, saw-miU, clothier's works, an oil-mill, two taverns, and several different kinds of me- 
chanics. The Pamelia postoffice is in this place. 

"The population of the town is 1,342; taxable property, $72,248; acres of improved land, 
•6,323; 1,339 cattle, 318 horses, 2,644 sheep; 8,206 yards of cloth were made in families. There 
are also five grist-mills, one saw-mill, one fulling-mill, one carding machine, and twoasheries." 

In 1880 Pamelia had a population of 1,143. The town is located in the 
third school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 10 school districts, 
in which the same number of teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. 
There were 191 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance 
during the year was 18,389. The total value of school buildings and sites 
was $4,550, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $722,107. 
The whole amount raised for school purposes was $1,941.18, $876.77 of which 
was received by local tax. Charles E. Whitney was school commissioner. 

Pamelta Four Corners is a small post village in the northeastern part of 
the town, nine miles from Watertown, 181 from Albany, and 333 from New 
York. It has telephone, telegraph, and express offices, a general store, church, 
dealer in farm implements, two blacksmith shops, and about 75 inhabitants. 

Seldon L. Scoviir s Limburger cheese factory^ on road 30, manufactures 
about 50,000 pounds of cheese annually. 

John L. PaiisJis Limburger cheese factory, on road 10, has the capacity for 
manufacturing 40,000 pounds of cheese annually. It is not now in operation. 

Deep Rock Limburger cheese factory, on road 10, has the capacity for man- 
ufacturing about 46,000 pounds annually. 

The Limburger cheese factory owned by C. E. Makepeace, Ward M. 
Nichols, and William Mills, on road 21, manufactures about 35,000 pounds 
annually. 

George IV. Otis' s Limburger cheese factory, on road 54, has the capacity 
for manufacturing 45,000 pounds annually. It is not now in operation. 

Charles G. Wagoner s Limburger cheese factory, on road 5, manufactures 
about 85,000 pounds of cheese annually. 

Reuben Timmermans cheese factory, on road i, has the capacity for manu- 
facturing 75,000 pounds per year. 

Charles Fox's Limburger cheese factory, on road 11, has the capacity for 
manufacturing 40,000 pounds annually. 

The American cheese factory, on road 13, owned by a stock company, has 
the capacity for manufacturing 200,000 pounds annually. 

Andrew P. Baltzs cheese factory, on road 40, has the capacity for manufact- 
uring 40,000 pounds annually. Mr. Baltz also has a factory on road 38, with 
the capacity of 35,000 pounds. 



6o2 TOWN OF PAMELIA. 



The first settlement in the town of Pamelia was made in 1799, by two men 
named Boshart and Kitts, who located with their families about three miles 
northeast from Watertown, near where Le Ray street now runs, erected log 
houses, and began clearings. They became dissatisfied, however, and on the 
approach of winter removed to the territory now called Lewis County (then 
a part of Oneida County, as was also Jefferson County), where they became 
permanent settlers. 

In 1799 the south part of the territory afterwards called Pamelia was owned 
by Pierre Chassanis, a French gentleman, it being a portion of what was 
known as " Castorland," " the Chassanis tract," or "The French Company's 
land." The central and northern portions were a part of " Great Tract 
No. 4," of Macomb's purchase, except the territory east and northeast of 
Perch Lake, which was embraced in Penet's Square. Tract No. 4 was then 
actually owned by the Antwerp Company, an association of Holland gentle- 
men residing in the city of Antwerp, though, being foreigners, the title was 
held by others for them. In 1800 the southwest half of tract No. 4 (which 
included the Pamelia portion) was conveyed in trust for the Antwerp Com- 
pany to James Le Ray de Chaumont. He was made the agent of the com- 
panv for the sale of the territory thus conveyed, and 10 years later he pur- 
chased all the unsold land in tract No. 4. Le Ray soon acquired an interest 
in the Chassanis tract also, and made all the sales after i8or, either as prin- 
cipal or agent. Thus it will be seen that all land titles in Pamelia (except 
in the small tract embraced in Penet's Square) may be traced back to Le Ray 
de Chaumont, acting for himself or others. 

After Boshart and Kitts one of the earliest settlers was Mr. Makepeace, 
grandfather of Elliott Makepeace, who settled in the north part of the town 
and built the first frame house within the present limits of Pamelia. As 
early as 1804 a few settlers located on the north shore of Black River, in 
what is no V Watertown. The following year Mr. Haven settled a mile from 
the river, just inside the city Umits, and it is fair to presume that as early as 
that year some immigrants located in the present Pamelia. Previous to 1812 
some 20 or 30 families came into town, among whom were John Gould and 
J. M, Parish, who both settled in the northwest part. Elijah Ains worth, 
Philip Ainsworth, Mr. Brintnall, Caleb J. Bates, Isaac and Jacob Meacham^ 
William Morse, and Jacob Lowell all settled in the northwest part of the 
town before 1812. Benjamin Cole, Obadiah Rhodes, and Stephen Farr set- 
tled during the same period, near Pamelia Four Corners, while Aaron Dres- 
ser, Curtis Goulding, Henry Becker, and Alvin Twing were the founders of 
that village itself. 

About 18 1 2 John Folts settled in the southwestern part of the town. He 
was soon after followed by Simeon Woodruff, Peter Acker, and David and 
Belshazzar Tillipaugh. Two families, named Baker and Cooper, were among 
the earliest settlers in the southeastern part of the town. Smith Scoville 
located here before 181 1, and afterwards opened a hotel. John Brown came 



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from Brownville in 1812 and built the first frame house in the southeast part 
of the town. David Augsbury, with his family, settled in the northwest part 
of the town in 181 1, and in 181 2 he was followed by his father, John Augs- 
bury, with his three younger sons, Benjamin, Nicholas, and Daniel. After 
the War of 1S12 two other sons, John and Abraham, came in with their fam- 
ilies. John Augsbury, Sr., purchased Mr. Makepeace's farm, and the latter 
located upon another in the same neighborhood. In 1814-15 Theron Con- 
verse put up a log house on what is now Le Ray street, just north of the 
present city line. At this tmie the country was all a dense wilderness east- 
ward, almost to Carthage. William McGinnis settled in the southwest part 
of the town in 1815, and at this time, it has been said, there were between 
30 and 40 families in the town. 

Among those who came in before 1819 were Elijah Wright, William Waf- 
ful, John Wafful, Russel Weaver, Benjamin Still, John Stewart, Capt. Joseph 

Mayo, Nichols, John Stewart, Joel N'ms, James Wright, Isaac C. Pettit, 

Daniel Pettit, Osman Banister, Nehemiah Van Nest, John N. Gunn, 

Gardner, Conrad Wafful, Benjamin Pease, William Sixbury, John Sixbury, 
Isaac Sixbury. Elias Wager, Combs, Charles Brown, Thomas Good- 
rich, and Abram Spalsbury. Joel Nims settled in the Thomas Brown neigh- 
borhood m 18 18, where he bought the farm upon which William Wafful had 
made improvements. 

The first tavern in town was opened by Aaron Dresser, at Pamelia Four 
Corners, soon after the War of 181 2. The first store was kept by John N. 
Gunn in the western part of the town, and was opened about 1816. The 
first saw-mill was built on Philomel Creek, at the crossing of the Clayton 
road, by Mr. Abbey. 

Log houses were almost universal in 1S18, but at this time a number of 
frame barns were built, giving the country quite a civilized appearance. 
Stone was so abundant that a building of that material was almost as cheap 
as one of wood. Between stone and frame the log houses were rapidly su- 
perseded, and by 1830 they had mostly disappeared. 

Postofifices were established at Pamelia, then Williamsinlle village and 
later North Watertown (in the present city district), previous to 1824, and at 
Pamelia Four Corners as early as 1830. In 183 1 the postmaster at the 
latter place was S. Comstock, and in 1S37 it was Abram M. Harger. In 1854 
the Potsdam & Watertown Railroad was finished, running through the south- 
eastern corner of the town. It afterwards became a part of the R., W. & O. 
system. In 1852 the Cape Vincent branch of the latter road was completed, 
a small portion of which runs through the southwestern corner of the town. 
Upon the incorporation of the city of Watertown, May 8, 1869, about 700- 
acres of the territory of Pamelia, comprising the villages of North Water- 
town and Juhelville, containing over 1,200 of its inhabitants and its princi- 
pal business establishments, were absorbed by the city. The town is espe- 



6o4 TOWN OF PAMELIA. 



daily adapted to dairying, which is the principal occupation of its thrifty in- 
habitants. 

CHURCHES. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pamelia, located at Pamelia 
Four Corners, was organized February 28, 1847, by James Jones, Orvis 
Goulding, and others, with seven members, Rev. O. C. Cole being the first 
pastor. Their house of worship, the present wooden structure, was erected 
in 1840, at a cost of about $1,600. It will comfortably seat 300 persons, and 
is valued, including grounds, etc., at $3,000. The present membership is 
22. No regular pastor is employed. 

The Protestant Methodist Church, located two miles and a half north of 
Pamelia Four Corners, was organized about 1845, by Peter Busier, Warner 
Nellis, and Jacob Wagoner, with 30 members, Rev. Philip Swift being the 
first pastor. Their house of worship, the present wooden structure, was 
erected in 1867, at a cost of $1,800. It will comfortably seat 250 persons, 
and is valued, including grounds, etc., at $2,375. The society has 22 mem- ! 
bers, under the pastoral charge of Rev. S. P. Watson. The Sunday school 
has a membership of 45, under the superintendency of Peter Busier. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Thomas Makepeace was born in Massachnsetts in 1779. At the of 24 years he removed 
■with his father's family to Bi idgewater, Oneida County, remaining there one year, ■when he 
located in Pamelia. He married Anna Plumb, a native of Connecticut, and they had nine 
children, viz.: Emily, Blaria, Anna, Amy, Betsey. Lucy, Thomas, Julia, and Ellicott. In 1848 
Eilicott married Angeline Plumb, by whom he had two children, viz.: Merville U. and Charles 
E. Ellicott Makepeace was a popular school teacher for many years, and also served his 
townsmen in positions of trust and honor, among which was that of supervisor. His son 
Merville D. is a civil engineer and surveyor. Charles E. was supervisor of Pamelia in 1889, 
and resides with his aged mother on the homestead on road 21. Ellicott Makepease died June 
30, 1882. 

Walter Cole was born in the town of Mendon, Herkimer County, and when 16 years ojd 
came to the Black River country, and taught the first school in the then village of Watertown. 
At the age of 19 he married Charlotte, daughter of John M. Gunn, of Brown ville, and they 
had seven children, viz.: John N., Andrew J., Walter, Harrison, Zeruah, Aliigail, and Harri- 
son. The first Harrison died in infancy. Walter Cole served in the War of 1812, and partici- 
pated in the battle of Sackets Harbor. He served as a member of the state legislature two 
terms. Harrison Cole, at the age of 22 years, married Mary, daughter of Hon. Fleury Keith, 
of Brownville, and first located on a farm near Perch River. In 1872 he removed to Wells 
Island, where he remained 14 years. He now i-esides with his son in Le Ray. Harrison R. 
Cole, of Le Ray, son of Harrison, married Emma Gould, in 1875, and they have one son. As- 
well B. 

Ansel Mills, a native of Connecticut, came to Watertown in 1806, and subsequently, about 
1824, purchased a tract of land in this town, on road 21. In 1816 he married Betsey Ripley, by 
whom he had six children, viz.: Amanda, Hiram, Mary Ann, Louisa, David, and William. His 
sou Hiram now owns the greater part of the homestead farm. Hiram married Malinda See- 
ber. of Brownville, by whom he had 13 children — eight sons and five daughters. One son, 
Milton P., married Jennie Fikes, of Le Ray, and they have one son, Roy E. William Mills 
married Catharine Nellis, and they have three children — Ansel, Dexter, and Water B. The 
latter works the farm which his father has occupied for so many years. He married Ella Gi'ay, 
and by her has had seven children, one of whom died in infancy, and four sons and two 
daughters survive, viz.: Ethel, William, Frank, Clark, Daisy, and Roy. 



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Richard Phillips was born in England, June 1, 1775, and served an apprenticeship of seven' 
vears at the carpenters' trade. He served as captain in the War of 1812, having become a citi- 
zen of the United States before that war. In 1817 he married Mercy, daughter of Captain 
William Harris, and settled in Watertown. Mr. Phillips built and owned the first house that 
stood where the Crowner House now is. He had 13 children, 10 of whom survive. He died 
January 28, 1859, and his wife April 27, 1868. 

Henry Countryman was born in the town of Danube, Herkimer County, and was the third 
child and first son of George and Kohana Countryman. Henry remained at home, contribu- 
ting largely to the support of the family, until 1823, when he removed to Panielia, where be 
succeeded in accumulating a large fortune, being the owner at the time of his death of 600 
acres of land. He died June 16, 1875. He married a Mies Walrath, of Danube, Herkimer 
County, by whom he had nine children, five sons and four daughters. Alexander, the oldest, 
was born in Herkimer County, but from boyhood always resided at Pamelia Four Corners. 
Wilson H. Countryman was born in 1840. In 1862 he married Betsey Ann, daughter of Enoch 
Eddy, by whom he has had three childi'en, viz.: Belle D., Charles 0., and Ora E. Belle D. 
died in 1880, aged 15 years. The sons survive and reside on the farm with their parents. 

Capt. Ebenezer Williams was a descendant of those of that name who immigrated to this 
country from Whales ia 1607. He married Sarah Stedman, and they had five children, viz.: 
Jonathan, Susan. Merrill, Ebenezer, and Oloflf H. Captain Williams distinguished himself in 
the Indian border wars. On one occasion he was selected as one of 11 pi'isoners to be killed in 
retaliation of the death of a like number of Indians killed in regular warfare. The Captain 
gave the Masonic sign to Brant, the Indian chief, who saved his life and gave him 
the talismanic belt of wampum to protect him from other tribes. Ebenezer was born in Man- 
hus, Onondaga County. At the age of 32 years he purchased the present homestead. In 1817 
he married Jane Osterhout, by whom he had two sons and two daughters, namely: Sarah S., 
Peter 0., Jane A., and Ebenezer. The latter married Fabius Lawton, of Watertown, by whom 
he had four children, viz.: Eben F., who died at the age of six years; Stedman E., George O., 
and Hattie C, who survive. 

Enoch Eddy came from Rutland, Vt., in 1802, and located on a farm on Rutland Hill, in 
the town of Rutland, in this county. In 1831 he removed to the town of Pamelia, where he 
died in 18i0, aged 80 years. He reared a family of 10 children, all of whom grew to maturity, 
viz.: Enoch and James (twins), Hannah, Rhoda, Phebe. Betsey, Renew, Louisa, Horatio N., 
and Willard. Enoch D., at the age of 23 years, married Hulda, daughter of Jonathan Aldrich, 
and they had three sons and four daughters, namely: Enoch, Gratia, Cynthia, Hannah, 
Seth, Betsey A., and De Witt Clinton. The latter was born on the farm he now owns. 
When 26 years of age he married Caroline, daughter of Joel A. Otis, of Rutland, by whom he 
has one daughter, Cora M., who married Edward Colligan, September 21, 1887, and now resides 
in Rutland. 

Elijah Timerman came to this town with his father in 1832, from Herkimer County, at 
this time being 14 years of age. He remained at home and attended school winters, working 
upon the farm summers, until he attained his majority. He then married Anna, daughter of 
Hiram Ballard, and after working farms on shares for several years finally purchased a farm 
at the head of Perch Lake, on road 1, and there resided until his death, in 1870. He had 
born to him three sons and one daughter, viz. : Hiram, John E., Celestia J., and Wilson. The 
latter, at the age of 21 years, enlisted in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served three years, until 
the close of the war, when he returned home and married Arabella, daughter of Elijah Gove, 
of Le Ray. Soon after this he pui'chased the John C. Timerman farm, where he now resides 
with his aged mother. 

John C. Timerman came from Herkimer County to this town in 1832 and married Ger- 
trude Timerman. They reared a family of six sons and three daughters, viz.: David, Elijah, 
Margaret, Jane, Joel, John, Jessie, Mary M., and Reuben. Mr. Timerman located at the head 
of Perch Lake, where he purchased a farm. He served in the War of 1812, and participated 
in the battle of Sackets Harbor. He died October 15. 1846. His son Reuben, in 1857, married 
Anna E., daughter of Warner Nellis, of Pamelia, by whom he had four children, viz.: Simeon 
E., George W., Frank B., and Willie J. Their first born died at the age of one year and eight 
months. Mrs. Timerman died in 1874. For his second wife he married Mrs. Philena Babcock, 
widow of Anson. George W. Timerman, second son of Reuben, married Jessie M., daughter 



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of Joseph Ta]lnian, of Orleans, and they have one son, Eaymond, and reside in this town, on 
the Shimmel farm, on road 1. 

Daniel Cornwellwas born in Vermont, and in 1806 settled in Le Ray. He married Betsey 
Farr, by whom he had 12]children, — eight sons and four daughters, — all of whom grew to adult 
age except two daughters, who died in infancy. Adolphus Cornwell married Sarah Ann Van 
Ness, and for a short time resided in Le Ray. He subsequently removed to Pamelia, and later 
to Watertown, where Mrs. Cornwell died. He married, second, Jane Jackson, of St. Lawrence 
County, by whom he had two daughters, Jennie B. and Gertie May. Upon the death of his 
second wife he married, in 1877, Mrs. Oaks, widow of Simeon Oaks, and daughter of Jeremiah 
Crosby, of Martinsburg, Lewis County. He now resides in this town on road 52. 

Richard Bellinger was born in Montgomery County in 1810. At the age of seven years he 
went to live with Christopher Bellinger, and here remained imtil he attained his majority. He 
was apprenticed to Lewis Averill to learn the trade of tanner and currier, and served five years. 
He was then employed by the year by Mr. Averill, but on account of continued ill health was 
obliged to abandon his chosen profession and engage in farming. At the age of 25 years he 
married Catherine, daughter of Joseph Fink, by whom he had four sons and six daughters, 
namelv: Catherine, Orinda, Elizabeth, Joseph, William, Dempster, Nancy, Mary, Martha, and 
Frederick F. After the two eldest children were born Mr. Belhnger removed to Pamelia. 
Frederick F., at the age of 16 years, left the paternal roof, and worked by the month until he 
attained his majority. He then married Fanny A., daughter of Caleb Arnold, of Watertown, 
and they have one daughter. In July, 1862, he enlisted in the 10th N. Y. H. A., and served 
till the close of the war. 

Israel Brown came with his family from Vermont about 1819. Luther, the second son of 
Israel, received a good common school education, and soon after attaining his majority mar- 
ried Sophronia, daughter of Daniel Sortwell. He subsequently purchased a tract of land in 
the town of Clayton. This he sold, and soon after purchased a farm on Horse Creek, where he 
built a house and established a model home. He had two sons and three daughters, viz.: 
Amanda, Melinda, Luther S., Harriet, and Bray ton. The latter remained at home until he at- 
tained his majority. He married Laura E., daughter of William Kimball, of Pameha, and 
goon after enlisted in Co. A, 14th N. I. H. A., for three years, or during the war. He took active 
part in 18 general engagements without being wounded. Soon after his return from the war he 
purchased a farm in Clayton, and there remained eight years. He then bought the farm in 
this town wLich he now occupies, and where he has built a fine residence. His children are 
a son and a daughter, William B. and Meda S. 

John Goutermont immigrated from Germany to this country in 1792, and located in Low- 
ville. Lewis County, where he bought a farm. He married a Miss Frederick, of Montgomeiy 
County, and they had nine children, namely: Jacob, Peggy, Catherine, John, William, Caro- 
line Martin, Lawrence, and Nicholas. The latter was educated in the common schools, and at 
the age of 21 years married, first, Sally Wemple, who bore him three sons and one daughter, 
viz.: Dolly, Archibald, John, and William. He married, second, Sally Clock, by whom he had 
15 children. Archibald Goutermont, at the age of 21 years, removed to lOinois, and thei-e re- 
mained 10 years. He then, for two years, traveled in several states and territories in the 
West, finally returning to Illinois, where he enlisted in the 3d 111. Cav., serving more than 
three years under Gen. Carr and others in the Department of the Gulf. After his discharge 
he returned to Lowville, where he married Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham Bradt, by whom 
he has four sons and two daughters, viz. : Jennie L., Carl W., Legget H., Dolhe A., George H., 
and Charles A. After his marriage he bought a farm in Martinsburg, and there remained 10 
years, when he removed to a farm on Perch Lake, in this town. He subsequently removed to 
Lewis County, where he now resides. 

Daniel Augsbury came from the Mohawk valley in 1812, and located in the town of Pa- 
melia, on his father's farm. He received a good practical education in the public schools, and 
upon the death of his father became owner of the farm. When about 20 years old he married 
Mary, daughter of Conrad Shimmel, and they had three sons and four daughters, viz. : Ange- 
line, John B. L., Susan, Mary Ann, Frances, Edmond K., and Irene E. O. In 1863 the latter 
married James K. Miller. They located in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, and shortly 
afterwards removed to Kansas, where they remained seven years, when Mrs. Miller returned 
with her children to the town of Pamelia. She has two sons and four daughters, ^az. : Addela, 



TOWN OF PAMELIA. 607 



Alice. Mary. Ahnira, James, and Koval. Addela is married and lives with her mother at Pa- 
nielia Four Corners. 

John Tingue came from Gilderland, Albany County, N. Y., where he married a daughter 
of George S. Scrafford. lu early life he followed the occupation of a hatter, and subsequently 
engaged in farming. He reared a family of three sons and three daughters, viz.: Eliza, Mar- 
garet, Rasy, James, Alexander, and George. The latter was born in the town of Palatine 
Church, Montgomery County, in 1812. Soon after his birth his parents removed to Stark, 
Herkimer County. George remained at home until 21 years of age. He then married Mar- 
garet, daughter of Michael Waltz, who bore him two children, Alexander and Margaret Anna. 
After the death of his first wife Mr. Tingue married the widow of H. N. Goss, a daughter of 
Jacob Acker, Viy whom he had two children, Henry N. and Henrietta. Mr. Tingue died No- 
vember 25, 1889. His widow is a direct descendant of General Herkimer. 

William McGinnis was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, N. Y. He married Eachel 
Harper, who bore him six sons and five daughters, namely: Alexander, Henry, James, Robert, 
Catherine, Maria, William, Jr.. Eliza, Ann Phebe, Sarah Jane, and Isaac. The latter, when 
18 years of age, began to teach school and continued in this profession for 20 years. At the 
age of 25 he married Lasiza B., daughter of Lyman White, of Pamelia, and engaged in farm- 
ing. They have two children, Ida M. and Ella M. The latter married George A. Fenner, and 
Ida M. married George M. Haven. In 1850 Mr. McGinnis was elected superintendent of pub- 
he schools. From 1852 to 1857 he served as supervisor, and was general traveling agent for 
the Agricultural Insurance Company, of Watertown, and appointed agents in 16 states and 
also in Canada. He resigned the position in 1882, and since then has been elected as justice of 
the peace. 

Smith Scovill removed to this town from Connecticut when he was 20 years old. He mar- 
ried Hannah Foltz, by whom he had 11 children, namely: Wells, Ezra, Smith, Jr., George, 
Franklin, Albert, Margaret, Mary, Hannah, Fanny, and John. The latter married Harriet 
Gale, of Brownville, who bore him two children, Seldon L. and Sarah Jane. The latter mar- 
ried George Briggs, of Canada. Mr. Scovill died in 1879, aged 68 years. Seldon L. resides on 
the homestead with his aged mother. 

Bruce Dempster was born in Si^otland in 1791, and in 1812 immigrated to Sackets Harbor. 
He married Mrs. Betsey Cleveland, widow of James Greene, who bore him five children,, — four 
sous and one daughter, — viz.: Andrew J., Adelbert B., Eugene M., Jane, and Wallace W. Mr. 
Dempster died in 1870. Wallace W., soon after he attained his majority, married Ida, daugh- 
ter of Martin V. Shaw, by whom he has three children, — two daughters and a son, — namely: 
Cora J., Lulu L., and Earl A. He resides on a farm. 

Martin Reese came from Herkimer County in 1839 and located in the town of Le Ray. He 
married Amy Paul, of Herkimer, by whom he had 13 children, three of whom died in infancy, 
and six sons and three daughters survive, viz.: Wellington W., William H., Emogene, 
Lucius E., Martha E., Martin H., John A., Elva E., and Evlyn P. James E. served in the 
late war, was wounded in front of Petersburg, and died on the battlefield at the age of 22 
years. Evlyn P. Reese, at the age of 20 years, was thrown upon his own resources. After three 
years' service in the Union army he returned home, and two years later married Jane A., 
daughter of L. L. Timerman, now of Le Ray. He subsequently bought the Timerman 
farm where he now resides. He has four sons and two daughters, namely: Milton P., Will- 
iam E., Herman L., Edna M., Ina M., and Arthur D. 

John Johnson came from Middlesex, N. Y., with his family of 10 sons and nine daughters, 
aU of whom attained mature years and were married. One son, John, married Eveline Her- 
ring, of Mohawk, and located in the town of Clayton. He had born to him 10 children, seven 
of whom attained mature years, viz.: Catherine, Francis, Jacob, John, Elijah, Silas, and 
James. The latter, at the age of 15 years, left home and went to work by the month, for 
several years engaged in the lumber business in St. Lawrence County. In 1871 he married 
Lydia, daughter of Lyman Bowker, of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, by whom he has three 
sons and two daughters, viz.: James H., Silas L., Berton L., Dora B., and Vina A., all of whom 
reside on road 57. 

John C. Relyea enlisted in the 10th N. Y. H. A., and was first assigned to garrison duty at 
New York city. He was then transferred to Washington, and subsequently went to the front, 
where he was promoted to third sergeant for brave and meritorious conduct. He participated 



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in numerous battles, and was mustered out at the close of the war, June 23, 1865. His brother 
Levi T. enlisted in Go. A, 94th N. Y. Vol. Inf., October 25, 1861, was wounded in a charge in 
front of Petersburg, June 18. 1864, dying July 2, of the same year, and was buried in the 
National Cemetery at Arlington, Va. 

Wesley Ellsworth was born in Orleans County, and at the age of nine years came with his 
brother to the Black River country. He married Susan, daughter of Coonrod Waltz, of Pamelia, 
by whom he had three sons and three daughters, namely: Cortland, Nelson, Margaret, Isabel, 
Lucinda, and William. The latter, at the age of 22 years, married Clarissa, daughter of 
Thomas Liscomb, of Brownville. In 1873 he purchased the farm upon which he now resides. 
He has two sons and one daughter, viz. : Frank, Fred, and Susan. 

Amos Gillette came with his five brothers from Vermont about 1800, his brothers locating 
in the town of Lorraine and Amos in Clayton, where he purchased a farm of 300 acres, upon 
which he built a residence. He sei-ved in the War of 1812, in the battle of Sackets Harbor, 
and was commissioned captain. He married a Miss Arnold, by whom he had three sons and 
three daughters, namely: Sophronia, Alonzo P., Eli, Deliah, Phceba, and Solon. The latter 
was for many years a commercial traveler for Stephen Kelburn, of Adams, and sold wooden 
chairs in the United States and Canada. In 1839 he married Rebecca, daughter of Stephen 
Kelburn, and afterwards located in Clayton. His father gave him a farm of 40 acres, upon 
which he erected a fine residence. He had three children, namely: Mary E., Levi K., and 
Stephen L. The latter was educated in the schools of his native town, and in the High School 
at New London, Ohio. He returned home and engaged in farming, and subsequently became 
a sailor on the lakes, serving three years and attaining the position of second mate. At the 
at^e of 26 years he married Libbie M., daughter of Henry Brant, of Brownville, and they have- 
two sons, Ernest S. and Solon H. 

Christopher Fox came with his family from St. Johnsville, N. Y., in 1826, and purchased 
a farm near Three Mile Bay, in the town of Lyme. He married Nancy Snell, and they had 
four sons and three daughters, namely: Christopher, Jacob, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Laura, 
John and Simeon. When the latter attained his majority he married Ruth, daughter of 
James Cole, and located near Three Mile Bay. They had one son and two daughters, viz. r 
Isabel, Emmeha, and Christopher S. When the latter was nine years old he moved to Perch 
River village, in Brownville, and there remained until he was 21, attending the public schools. 
Soon after attaining his majority he married Belle, daughter of Franklin Mitchell, now of 
Pamelia, by whom he has one daughter, Rutha. 

Richard Haven immigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1617, and located in Lynn. 
He had a son, Nathaniel, and since then every generation has furnished a son bearing that name. 
Nathaniel Haven, grandfather of Dexter W., of this town, was born in 1779, and m 1800 mar- 
ried Mary Coolidge, by whom he had five sons and four daughters, namely: Dexter, Hepsibah, 
Mahala Newel, Isaac E., Mary, Asenath, Charles W., and Nathaniel. The latter resided with 
his parents until he was 21 years old. In 1831 he bought 45 acres adjoining his father's farm, 
and in 1832 married Ehzabeth, daughter of Nathan Wightman, of Rodman, by whom he had 
two children, Charles G. and Dexter W. The latter remained at home until he attained hi* 
majority, and in 1854 married, first, Jane Wait, of Rodman, who bore him two children, Lans- 
ing W. and Coolidge D. His wife died in 1860, aged 28 years. In 1862 he married Harriet 
A. Wait, a sister of his first wife, and they have had three children, namely: Chfton E., Lib- 
bie O.. and John N. T. Clifton E. died in 1877, at the age of 13 years, and Libbie July 16, 
1886. For many years Dexter W. Haven has held various positions of trust in the town. He 
was assessor three years, and supervisor seven years. He now resides on the homestead farm, 
to which he has added other lands by purchase. 

Lerov S. Rogers, at the age of 12 years, came with his father from Vermont, in 1831, and 
settled in the town of Antwerp. He purchased a small farm, and by industry and economy 
added to it until he accumulated 300 acres. He married Pamelia, daughter of Darius Burtch, 
who was one of the first settlers of Antwerp. They had three sons and two daughters, viz.: 
Jennie, Wilham, George P., Marriett, and Allen L. The latter, at the age of 20 years, married 
Mattie L., daughter of Giles Bannister, and they have one daughter, Bertha. In 1883 Mr. 
Ro^-ers purchased a farm in this town, a few miles distant from the city of Watertown, where 
he now resides. 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 609 



PHILADELPHIA. 



PHILADELPHIA waserected from Le Ray,April 3,1821, with its present 
limits, the territory originally forming a part of Brownville, from which 
Le Ray was erected in 1806. The name of EHzabethtown* had been 
chosen, but there being one already in the state, the present name was selected 
by citizens who had lived in or near the city of Philadelphia. Some proposed 
to name the town Benezet, after the benevolent Quaker of that name. The 
town is rectangular in form, its length, lying nearly northwest and southeast, 
being about one-quarter greater than its breadth. It is bounded on the 
northwest by Theresa, on the northeast by Antwerp, on the southeast by 
Wilna, and on the southwest by Le Ray. It comprehends 54 "great lots" 
of tract No. 4 of the Macomb purchase, being six ranges of nine lots each. 
In the southern and western portions of the town the surface is rolling, and 
in the opposite parts, towards Antwerp and Theresa, it becomes rough and 
hilly. Its waters are the Indian River, entering from Antwerp and flowing 
nearly west across the town into Le Ray ; Black Creek, entering near the 
southern corner from Wilna, flowing in a general northern course, and join- 
ing the river above the village of Philadelphia ; several small streams 
which fall into these from the east ; and Otter Creek, which passes westwardly 
through the northern corner of the town into Theresa. 

The first town meeting was held at the house of Harvey Hamblin, in 
Philadelphia village, March 5, 1822, at which the following officers were 
chosen: Alden Bucklin, supervisor; John Strickland, Jr., clerk; Thomas 
Bones, Alden Bucklin, and Abial Shurtleff, assessors ; William Bones, collec- 
tor; Cadwallader Child, John Townsend, and Abial Shurtleff", commissioners 
of highways ; John Strickland, Jr., David Mosher, and James Bones, com- 
missioners of schools; James Bones, Cadwallader Child, and J. R. Taylor, 
inspectors of schools ; and William Bones, constable. 

At the first general election held "November 4, 1822, and the two suc- 
ceeding days inclusive," Joseph C. Yates, for governor, received 48 votes, 
Erastus Root, for lieutenant-governor, 31, and Henry Huntington, for same 
office, 16. 

Since the organization of the town the supervisors have been Alden Buck- 

* In the early survey bills of roads surveyed in the town of Le Ray, when the location 
of the present village was mentioned, li'^diS caWed Elizabetklown, until, in survey bill No. 35, 
under date of February 20, 1810, for the first time, it is spoken of as Friends Settleinent, 
by which name, and as corrupted, Quaker Settleme7tt, the village was for many years 
very commonly designated, and by old citizens of the county is even now sometimes called 
by those names, or, for short. The Settlement. 
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lin, 1822; Harvey Hamblin, 1823-26; John R.Taylor, 1827; Benjamin 
Jackman, 1829-31 ; Hiram Hinman, 1832 ; Henry W. Marshall, 1833 ; Jesse 
Smith, 1834-36, and 1841 ; Miles Strickland, 1837, 1839, and 1842 ; WiUiam 
Skinner, 1838 and 1851 ; George Walton, 1840; John F. Latimer, 1843; 
Azel W. Danforth, 1844-46 ; Lyman Wilson, 1847 ; Smith Bockus, 1848-49 ; 
'George Frazier, 1850; Alden Adams, 1852-53; Seth Strickland, 1854-58, 
and 1866; John AUis, 1859-61 ; Lansing Becker, 1862-63; John S. Peck, 
1864-65 ; Loren Fuller, 1867-72 ; George E. Tucker, 1873-79 j A- C. Com- 
stock, 1880; Silas Monroe, 1881; G. E. Comstock, 1882; Charles O. 
Roberts, 1883-89; Albert W. Oatman, 1890. 
■Spafford's Gazetteer of 1 8 1 3 says : — 

■" In 1811-12, at ' The Settlement,' there was a grain and a Baw-mill, and a Quaker meet- 
ing-house." 

The same author in 1824 says of Philadelphia in 1821: — 

" The Indian River and its branches supply mill sites, only two of which are yet occupied, 
with one grist-mill and one saw-mill. The population is included in that of Le Ray in the last 
census, and is computed at 55 families. There is a small society of Friends, or Quakers, who 
have a meeting-house for worship, the only one in this town." 

After the erection of the town in 1822 the school moneys, of which one- 
half was collected by the town collector and one-half paid by the county treas- 
urer, were apportioned among the three school districts as follows : District 
No. I had 40 children and received $10.20; district No. 2 had 25 children 
and received $7.42; and district No. 3 had 41 children and received $9.50. 
In 1830 eight school districts reported, from which it appears there were 367 
children taught that year, for which there was paid of the public moneys 
$99.48, and from local taxes $385.75. Cadwallader Child, Amos Fames, 
and George Morgan were commissioners. 

In 1880 Philadelphia had a population of 1,750. The town is located in 
the second school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 10 school dis- 
tricts, in which 13 teachers were employed 28 weeks more. There were 360 
scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the year 
was 35,356. The total value of school buildings and sites was $6,850, while 
the assessed valuation of all the districts was $814,537. The whole amount 
raised for school purposes was $3,533-57, of which $2,122.16 was received 
by local tax. Truman C. Gray was school commissioner. 

Philadelphia (p. o.) village was incorporated in 1872, the boundaries 
being described as follows: " Beginning at a point in line between great lots 
Nos. 610 and 644, 15 chains from corner of great lots Nos. 609, 610, 643, and 
644; thence N. 39" E,, along said great lot line, 80 chains, to a point one 
chain beyond corner of great lots Nos. 611,612, 645, and 646 ; thence N. 51° 
W., parallel with great lot line, 80 chains; thence S. 39° W., 80 chains, to 
stake near bank of Indian River ; thence S. 5 1 ° E., 80 chains, to place of be- 
ginning ; containing 640 acres of land. Surveyed by Martin E. Aldrich, 
Dec. 4, 1871." The first meeting was held at the office of Bennett F. 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 6ll 

Brown on the evening of March 4, 1872, for the purpose of completing the 
•organization of the incorporation. D. H. Scofield was the first president; 
Seth Strickland, Orrin A. Cross, and George E. Tucker, trustees ; Asa E. 
Macomber, clerk ; and James Barr, street commissioner. At the second 
meeting, March 22, 1872, the by-laws v/ere adopted and approved. The vil- 
lage is situated on Indian River, and is a station on the R,, VV. & O. and Utica 
& Black River railroads, 18 miles from Watertovvn, 182 from Albany, and 
224 from New York. It has telephone, telegraph, and American Express 
offices, a state bank, a weekly newspaper, three churches (Baptist, Congre- 
gational, and Methodist), a graded school, two hotels, two general stores, one 
music store, a drug store, dry goods and clothing store, variety store, jewelry 
store, two boot and shoe stores, hardware store, a general and drug store, two 
furniture stores, three stove and tinware stores, two grist-mills, one tannery, 
two groceries, a drug and grocery store, a bakery and restaurant, two black- 
smith shops, a sash, door, and blind factory, a meat market, marble dealer, 
livery stable, harnessmaker, two millinery shops, two barber shops, two shoe- 
makers, and about 1,000 inhabitants. The postofifice was established at 
Philadelphia in 1822, with Edmund Tucker as postmaster, under whom the 
office was located in his brick house at the north end of the settlement, the 
present residence of George E. Tucker. 

Sterlingville is a post village and station on the R., W. & Q. Railroad, 
in the southern part of the town, on Black Creek. It is 22 miles from 
Watertown, 179 from Albany, and 321 from New York. It contains an 
American Express office, two stores, one grocery, two blacksmith shops, one 
saw-mill, one hotel, two churches (Roman Catholic and union), and about 
40 dwellings. The postoffice at Sterlingville was established in 1839, George 
Walton being the first postmaster. 

In 1850 a postoffice was established at Whitney's Corners, on the Evans 
Mills and 0.x Bow plank road, in the west part of the town. The first post- 
master was Carey Z. Eddy, who served one year, when he was succeeded by 
W. M. Whitney. This office was discontinued soon after the opening of the 
railroad. 

Pogeland, on the Antwerp and Sterlingville plank road, was established as 
a postoffice in 1852, with Daniel Smith, postmaster. Mr. Smith soon after 
died, and the office was discontinued for a short time, when it was reestab- 
lished, with Theodore Cane as postmaster. The office was finally abolished 
about 1855. 

The Bank of Philadelphia was organized under the general banking law, 
March 12, 1888, with a capital of $25,000. The present officers of the bank 
are Daniel H. Scofield, president ; William Roberts, vice-president ; H. O. 
Gardner, cashier; W. A. Markwick, assistant cashier and book-keeper. 

William Roberts' s lutnber mills, at Philadelphia village, were established by 
the present proprietor in 1882. They consist of two saw-mills, a planing and 
shingle-mill, and lath-mill. They are run by water-power and two 60-horse- 



6l2 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



power steam engines, give employment to 70 men, and manufacture about 
10,000,000 feet of lumber annually. 

Joseph Essington's smv-miil, at Sterlingville, was bought by the present 
proprietor in 1880. It is operated by water-power furnished by Black Creek, 
and has the capacity of cutting about 800,000 feet of lumber annually. 

The Philadelphia cheese factory, on road 19, corner of Sand street, near 
the bridge at Black River, is owned by William S. Keyes. It has a patron- 
age of about 450 cows. 

The lands composing the present town of Philadelphia were included in 
Le Ray's purchase of January 4, 1800. On February 16, 1804, Le Ray 
"entered into an agreement with a company composed of Abraham Stock- 
ton and Charles Ellis, of Burlington, N. J. (then Le Ray's place of residence), 
and Mordecai Taylor, Thomas Townsend, John Townsend, Robert Comfort, 
Cadwallader Child, Moses Comfort, Israel Knight, Benjamin Rowland, David 
Evans, John Jones, and Jason Merrick, of the counties of Philadelphia, Mont- 
gomery, and Bucks, in Pennsylvania, — all of whom, save the last named, 
were Quakers, — to sell them 16 lots (7,040 acres) at the rate of $3 per acre, 
payable in five installments, with six per cent, annual interest, and 10 per 
cent, was to be discounted for cash. In consideration of the sale they were 
also to receive, as a gift from Le Ray, a central lot (440 acres) ' for the pro- 
motion of religion and learning ; that is to say, for the purpose of erecting 
thereon and supporting a meeting-house for the society of people called 
Quakers, and a school or schools for the education of children in useful learn- 
ing, to be under the care and direction of said society, and of a monthly 
meeting of said people, when such meeting shall be there established.' It was 
stipulated that these lands should be of a quality equal to the four lots Nos. 
629, 630, 631, and 632, near Le Raysville, which had been purchased the pre- 
vious year by Joseph Child, Sr., and Moses Comfort, whose favorable 
accounts of the advantages of the section in soil and climate had brought 
about the present purchase. In case these lands should not, in the opin- 
ion of Richard Coxe, Jacob Brown, and Jonas Smith, prove equal to those 
named an additional quantity should be given to make good the deficiency. 
The seller also agreed to make a wagon road from the St. Lawrence River, 
running through the conveyed tract to the post- road at Champion, before 
the first of the following December. The purchasers were required to agree 
on a division of the lots among themselves before the 25th of the next April. 
This being done the lands were conveyed to them by deed from Le Ray in 
May, 1804. 

•' The central lot, donated for religious and educational purposes, was No. 
611, embracing the present village of Philadelphia, and all the water-power 
of the river at that point. The lots sold were Nos. 539, 540, 542, 543, 575, 
576, 578, 579, 643, 644, 646, 647, 674, 675, 677, and 678. Eight lots 
were reserved by the proprietor, viz.: Nos. 541, 577, 609, 610, 612, 613, 
645, and 676. All the above named lots, 25 in number, together formed a 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 613 



rectangular tract five lots in length, and the same number in width, of which 
tract lot 611 was the exact territorial center; the conveyed lots lying in 
four blocks of four lots each, one in each of the four corners of the tract, 
while the reserved lots lay between these in the form of a cross. 

*'A11 that is now the town of Philadelphia was at that time a wilderness, in 
which no blow of white man's axe had been struck, except by the surveying 
parties of Brodhead ; and it was to explore this and to examine their pur- 
chase that Cadwallader Child and Mordecai Taylor started northward in 
May, 1804. In their company came Samuel Evans, who had visited Le 
Raysville and vicinity in 1803. On leaving Albany they traveled on horse- 
back to Brownville for a conference with Jacob Brown in reference to pro- 
jected roads, after which, early in June, Mr. Child, with Michael Coffeen, 
Solomon Parker, Robert Sixbury, the hunter, and another assistant, but with- 
out Mr. Taylor and Mr. Evans, who remained at Brownville, set out for Le 
Raysville to follow Brodhead's marked lot-lines towards his objective point, 
lot 611. He struck it at the south corner, then followed down Black Creek 
to its junction with Indian River, and down the latter to the falls, where his 
party made a halt and built a rude cabin as a base of operations, near the 
spot where the Philadelphia flour-mill now stands. From here he soon pro- 
ceeded to explore and survey a route for a road to the St. Lawrence, which 
he reached at a point above Alexandria Bay, and, passing down the river, 
noted the advantages of that place as an eligible site for a settlement, and for 
the river terminus of the proposed road." Returning to lot 611 he pro- 
ceeded thence to continue his road survey to the great bend of Black River, 
after which he began a clearing on his lot No. 644, described in his biographi- 
cal sketch further on. 

Towards the end of the same year John Petty, wlio had settled in 1802 or 
1803, in the present town of Le Ray, removed thence with his family to lot 
^72 in Philadelphia, he thus being the first actual settler in the town, and the 
only one who remained through the winter of 1804-05. The land had been 
purchased by him in 1803, and was afterwards embraced in the farm of John 
T. Strickland, at Strickland's Corners, near Sterlingville. Daniel Cofifeen 
commenced improvements on a tract adjoining or near Petty's during the 
same fall, removing upon it early the following year. 

" On the first of February, 1805, a meeting of the persons who had been 
named as trustees of the central lot was held at the house of Israel Knight, 
in Pennsylvania, at which meeting it was agreed and directed ' that a part of 
the said tract be laid out in lots of 10 acres each, and that any person, or 
persons, on condition of settling or clearing the same, and building a log or 
frame house of 18 feet square on each of the lots within the term of four 
years, shall be entitled to the said lot for the term of lo years as a 
compensation for their improvements; and it is likewise agreed that 
the whole transaction of the business relative to the aforementioned tract 
be intrusted with Robert Comfort, Cadwallader Child, Thomas Town- 



6 14 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



send, John Townsend, and Jason Merrick, who are to act for arid on behalf 
of the whole.' And it was especially agreed that Thomas and John Town- 
send should have the use for 20 years, rent free, of a tract of 15 or 20 acres, 
sufficient to cover the falls of the Indian River, and for the erection of the 
necessary buildings, upon the condition that they should erect thereon a mill 
for the general benefit of the prospective village and surrounding country. 

" In the spring of 1805 the Townsends arrived upon the lot, prepared to 
commence operations. With them came Robert Comfort, Josiah Walton, 
Thomas Coxe, Benjamin Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, and Daniel Roberts. 
Walton and the two Gilberts were in the employ of the Townsends, as were 
also Warren Foster and his brother Andrew, who had arrived about the same 
time. With this force they set to work, made a clearing at the site of the 
proposed mill, built a dwelling house on this clearing, commenced work on 
the dam, and built a bridge across the river, some 20 rods below where it is 
now spanned by the iron bridges. During the summer and fall they com- 
pleted the saw-mill and grist- mill, — both being under the same roof, — and 
also built a log house for John Townsend, nearly where the Eagle Hotel now 
stands. The millwright' employed in the construction of the mills was James 
Parker. The grist-mill had one run of stones, manufactured from stone 
quarried in the vicinity. 

" Robert Comfort built a log house on the bank of Indian River near the 
easterly end of Townsend's bridge, and this he opened as a house of enter- 
tainment, — the first public house in the town, — which he kept until 1807. 
Josiah Walton purchased on the reserved lot No. 645, upon which he em- 
ployed John Hover and John Coffeen. of Le Ray, to make a clearing at a 
point near the north corner of the Curtis farm, and upon this clearing Cad- 
wallader Child sowed wheat the same fall (1805). Another piece of wheat 
was put in by John Townsend, and it is not known which of these two were 
first sown, but Mr. Child's was the first harvested m town (July, 1806). Mr. 
Child, in addition to his 440, took eight acres in the center lot, upon the rise 
of ground embracing the spot where the postoftice now stands. Upon this 
he caused a clearing to be made and a house of hewed logs to be erected in 
the spring and summer of 1805, intending to make this his residence; but 
his plans were soon after changed, and he sold the improvement to Silas 
Walton. The block-house which he (Child) had built was sold to Thomas 
Townsend, who removed and reerected it upon a spot now directly in front 
of the residence of George E. Tucker. To this he moved his family early in 
the following year. Upon the improvement purchased from Mr. Child by 
Silas Walton the latter erected a small building from lumber cut by the 
Townsend mill. It was the first frame building in town, and stood near the 
spot now occupied by the store of Martin E. Aldrich & Son. John Town- 
send moved his family in the same autumn, and these, with the family of 
Robert Comfort, Walton, Roberts, and the men in the employ of the Town- 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 611;; 



send brothers, were the only inhabitants of the center lot during the winter 
of 1805-06. 

"Jason Merrick came in i8c6, and located on his lot, No, 675, at the 
westerly end, directly opposite the place to which Cadwallader Child re- 
moved, upon the easterly end of 644; this removal from his first clearing be- 
ing on account of the laying out of the road running on lot-lines northeast 
from Strickland's Corners into Antwerp. The famihes of Benjamin Gilbert 
and Stephen Roberts also came in the spring of 1806. John Strickland, Jr., 
came in 1807, but did not bring his family until the next year. Robert Com- 
fort removed from his inn on the center lot to his farm in 1807, and in the 
summer of that year lost two young daughters by death from a prevailing 
fever. John, a son of Jason Merrick, died from the same cause, and these 
were the first deaths which occurred among the settlers of the town. 

" The first births were those of John, son of John and Asenath Townsend,. 
February 14, 1807, and on the i6th of the same month Oliver, a son of 
Cadwallader and Elizabeth Child. 

"Joseph Bolton came with his family in the fall of 1807, took the house 
which had been built by Robert Comfort, and continued it as a place of pub- 
lic entertainment. In the spring of 1809 Ezra Comley settled on reserved 
lot 645, his farm being that afterwards owned by Seth Strickland. John 
Strickland, Sr., one of the wealthiest of the settlers, arrived and purchased 
the property of the Townsends at the Settlement, John Townsend removing 
thence to his farm, and Thomas purchasing lands a short distance south of the 
village, now the farm of Joshua Roberts. Mr. Strickland took possession of 
the mills, and made his residence in the block-house built by Thomas Town- 
send, to which, however, he was soon obliged to build an addition larger than 
the original house. This was the first frame dweUing house in the settlement 
and town, though there were other buildings of that construction built earlier. 
Mr. Strickland had a family of 1 1 children, 10 of whom reached maturity. He 
was early a very large land-owner, first exchanging with Le Ray his farm of 
300 acres in Bucks County, Pa., for a much larger tract here, to which he 
added by purchase until he became the possessor of fully 5,000 acres, most of 
which he lost, owing to the great depreciation of business values at the close 
of the War of 181 2. 

" The settlements on the center lot were not rapid under the system of 
leasing in sub-divisions, and during the first 10 years an average of less than 
10 acres per year were taken up. The trustees became weary and dis- 
heartened, and on the formation of the Le Ray monthly meeting, in 181 5, 
they requested that body to relieve them of their trust, which could not,, 
however, be effected without an act of incorporation, and for this the meet- 
ing would not petition. On April 11, 1816, a committee, consisting of 
Daniel Child, Richard Hallock, William Barber, Joseph Child, Jr., John 
Strickland, Jr., and Joseph Hayworth, were appointed by the meeting to con- 
fer with and assist the trustees in the management of the lot, which was,, in. 



6l6 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 

reality, an assumption of the direction of its affairs by the meeting. Four 
trustees were reappointed, and the fifth, Jason Merrick, who was not a mem- 
ber of the Friends Society, continued to exercise the functions without re- 
appointment. Energetic efforts were made to lease the remaining portions 
of the central lot, and the system of leases in perpetuity was adopted ; but, 
notwithstanding this, very little was accomplished, and it was fully 30 years 
from the adoption of the short lease system before the last of these sub-divi- 
sions was disposed of. The lands outside the central lot, however, being 
open to absolute purchase, were settled with reasonable rapidity, and gen- 
erally with a very excellent class of immigrants, who, at the end of 17 years 
from the time of the first arrivals, had become ready, and sufficiently numer- 
ous, to assume the responsibiHties of separate township organization."* 

Sometimes abstracts of accounts furnish historical data, and so, from the 
books of Cadwallader Child, the following is given: 

In 1805 Mr. Child had opened accountsf with Thomas Townsend and John 
Petrie, who paid principally in work. In 1807 he first charged Robert Com- 
fort, and February i, i8ro, to a discount on a Vermont bank bill, 25 cents, 
and credited him by one dozen pigeons, 25 cents. Under date of February 
10, 1809, he charges Thomas Mosher " to 7 meals victuals and 3 nights' 
lodging, 84 cents," and in December of the same year, 

'* To 9 daj's' board while cutting the road . . . . . . $1 93 

" use of horse going to mill, &c., 3 days ..... 75 " 

He credits the same man, " June 27, 18 11, by about three days' work with 
horse at 25 cts., 75 cts." 

In 1809 hehadopenedaccounts with Benjamin Kirkbride, John Strickland, 
Sr., and Samuel Tucker, and to the latter he charged, among other things, 
under date of April 16, 1810, " to a Vermont State Bank bill returned, $2.00," 
and Henry Tucker, to whom he charged 

'• 4tli Month 30, 1810. To IJ^ day with both yoke of cattle, moving, at 56 cts. for each 

yoke per day, being found keeping . . . . . f 1 68 " 

With Daniel Hunter, Henry Cooper, Joshua Winner, Nathan Goodale, 
Jonas Allen, Gardner Hall, and John Bowdry he also opened accounts in 
1809; in 1810 with Stephen Roberts, Solomon Parker, Thomas Ward, John 
Jenison, Asher Seamen, Henry Cooper, and Sela Cooper; and in 181 2 with 
Warren Foster, Ebenezer Page, and Nathan Dyke ; and against nearly all 
accounts were one or more items charged for surveying. 

Only a few items appear in this book as charged against Mr. Le Ray. 
Among them, in 1809, are: — 

* His to7y of Jefferson County, 1878. 

f Probably Mr. Child had other books not known to the writer, for in the book re- 
ferred to the earliest charge against Mr. Le Ray is in 1809, while it is well known his 
services began in 1S04. 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 617 



7th mo. 30. To 2 days inspecting and measuring Crooks * Dnrky's job of cross- 
way on the Montreal road, at $2.50, . . . . . $5 00 

10 mo. 4th. To 4 days going to, inspecting of, and returning from the jobs next 

the St. Lawrence, . . . . . . . . . g OO 

6th. To making returns of these jobs, and running a line from Le Kay's house 
down to the bridge across a creek below saw-mill, IJ^ days, ... 2 50 

" 21. To 6 days maping my last survey, ascertaining the contents of every 

separate division — being 40 — and making a survey bill for 32 divisions, . 12 00 

1810, June 9. To 2)^ days marking out the places for causways on the Alexandria 

road from Theresa Mill to Alexandria, . . . . . . 5 OO 

To 1 day going to Le Raysville paying off my hands, . , 2 00 

In 1813, second month, 24th, is the following entry : — 

"Richard Hallock and I bought a barrel of salt marked 300 lbs. and weighed 266 lbs. 

We paid for the same, . . . . . . . f 5 33 

The following are quotations of prices current from Mr. Child's books ; — 

1808. Beef, 5c. ; 3^ paper pins, 10c. ; potatoes, 45c.; day's work, 62>^c. 

1809. P'd hired man, Nathan Hudrix, for one month's labor, $12.50. 
1813. ^Mieat, $2.00; shingle nails, 18c. 

1818. Wlieat, $1.50; potatoes, 3 shillings; load hemlock bark, 50c. 
1820. Barlej', 72c. ; tallow, 12i^c. ; corn, 373^c. 

The assessments for road tax in 1811, in district No. 13, of Le Ray (now 
Philadelphia), were as follows: — 

. 2 days 

2 " 
. 12 " 



John Strickland (overseer), . . 25 days 


Reuben Pownell, 


Benjamin Gilbert, . 2 " 


Daniel Hunter, 


Stephen Roberts, . . 1 " 


Thomas Townsend 


Daniel Roberts, . 2 " 




In district No. 14 the assessments w 


'ere: — 


Jason Merrick (overseer). . . 10 days 


Warren Foster, . 


Cad. Child, .... 10 " 


Andrew Foster, 


John Strickland, Jr., . . 10 " 


James Chase, 


Robert Comfort, . . . 4 " 


John Wilkinson, 


Richard Hallock, . . . 8 " 





2 day, 
5 " 
. 8 " 
2 '• 

Among the earlier officers of the town the following appear for the first 
time : — 

Jeremiah Cooper, as commissioner of schools, 1823; Jonathan Mosher and David Mosher. 
as pathmasters and fence viewers, 1823; Gardner Clark, a commissioner of highways. Richard 
Hallock, commissioner of schools, Samuel Rogers, school inspector, Elias Roberts and Mahlon 
Strickland, overseers of highways, 1824; Benjamin Jackman, commissioner of schools, 1825; 
Edmund Tucker, town clerk, Jason Merrick and Samuel D. Whiting, assessors, John Whiting, 
commissioner of highways, Henry York, poundmaster, 1826; Weden Mosher, inspector of elec- 
tions, 1828; Chai-les Coolidge and David Merrick, pathmasters, 1829; Alfred Coolidge, assessor, 
Alvah Murdock and Robert Townsend, inspectors of schools, Henry Baxter and James Cooper, 
pathmasters, 1830; John Cross and William Allen, justices of the peace, Henry Danforth and 
Theodore Cross, constables, 1831; Asel W. Danforth, justice of the peace, Lyman Wilson, as- 
sessor, William Chadwick, pathmaster, 1832; Smith Bockus, justice of the peace, 1833; Jesse 
Smith, supervisor, William K. Buttei'fleld, justice of the peace, David Isdell, commissioner of 
highways, Cyrus Mosher, pathmaster, 1834; Seth Strickland, Allen Cooper, Seth Aldnch, and 
Joseph A. Child, pathmasters, 1835; Miles Strickland, town clerk, John F. Latimer, justice of 
.the peace, Daniel Rogers, collector and constable, 1836. 



6l8 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



It was voted at the town meeting of that year, " That there should be $io 
raised to purchase a book-case to keep the tov/n books and papers in." 
William Strong was town clerk in 1838. 

All of the foregoing were officers of the town more than half a century ago, 
but many of them have lived within the remembrance of the young men of 
to day, and several of them continued to hold office for many years. 

Early roads. — While yet a portion of Le Ray several of the most important 
roads had been opened, but after the town was erected the first road surveyed 
was the following : — 

" Survey of a road fi-om that leading by Jonathan Mosher's, viz. : Beginning in the center 
of said road on the division line of lots No. 640 and 641, on a course N. 54° W. 14)^ rods. 
Thence S. 54° E. 84)^ rods on the division line of lots No. 640 and 641, to the corner of lots No. 
640, 641, 671, 672, and continuing on the line between 671, 672, to the center of the Bend road. 
Surveyed .3 mo. 31, 1823, by Cad. Child, surveyor. 



" ^^^^ BucKLiN, ) Corn's of Highways." 
" James Ceofoot, \ 



The second road was also surveyed by Cadwallader Child. The following 
seven roads were surveyed by Aaron Child in the years 1824 and 1825. The 
first road surveyed by Edmund Tucker was in 1825, May iSth, "from the 
most westerly corner of lot N6. 710 * * * to the most westerly corner of lot 
No. 709." Following this, in 1825, two other roads were "laid" by the 
commissioners, Samuel C. Frey and Samuel D. Whiting. The first road to 
be surveyed by Oliver Child in this town was on November 10, 1826, and 
running as follows:^ — 

"Beginning at the most S. E'ly corner of lot No. 673, thence N.36''E. on the line between 
lots No. 674, 705, 675, 706, 707, one mile 247 rods." 

From 1827 to 1840 the roads were surveyed by Edmund Tucker, Cad- 
wallader Child, OHver Child, Daniel Child, Miles Strickland (the first by him 
on December 18, 1830), Nathan Ingerson (the first by him February 18, 
1831), Aaron Child, Levi Miller (the first by him June i, 1833), David Miller 
(the first by him Septeir.ber 27, 1834), Joel Hayworth (the first by him Febru- 
ary 16, 1835), Gorham Cross (the first by him April 5, 1838), and William 
Rowland (the first by him September 5, 1840). Many of the surveys were for 
changes, and in many cases the roads were "laid by us the commissioners." 

Ear marks. — After the erection of the town the following were some of 
the ear- marks for stock recorded in 1822: — 

John Strickland's mark is a hole in each ear. John Strickland, Jr.'s, mark is a crop off 
the right ear. Alden Bucklin's, a crop off the right ear and two slits in the same. Jonathan 
Mosher's, a crop oft' the right ear and a half crop off the underside of the left ear. David 
Mosher's, a crop off the left ear and a slit in the right ear. Cadwallader Child's (1823), a crop 
off the left ear and a slit in the same. WiUiam Allen's (1823), a half crop in the foreside of 
the right ear and a sHt in the end of the left ear. Stephen Mosher's (1825), a double swallow 
fork in the right ear. Samuel Rogers's (1826), a half crop in the upper side of the left ear. 

The last ear-mark appearing upon the record is that of George W. Town- 
send, November 19, 1852, and was "a slit in the under side of the 
right ear." 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



6l9» 



At the town meeting in 1840 it was voted "to raise $75, by tax, for the 
purpose of levelling, fencing, etc., the burying-ground, deeded to the inhabi- 
tants of the town for that purpose, by the Society of Friends, and that said 
society should be exempt from said tax.'' 

Early assessments and faxes * — In 1827 the following were among those 
taxed: — 

VALUE. 

$ 330 00 
148 00 
•275 00 
88 00 
69 00 
609 00 
263 00 
333 00 
9 00 
114 00 
153 00 
56 00 
239 00 
597 00 
341 00 
670 00 
720 00 
204 00 
162 00 
573 00 
1,058 00 
300 00 
616 00 
110 00 
104 00 
221 00 
129 00 

The residcLit valuation was, . . ..... 

The non-resident valuation was, ...... 

Total, .......... 

Resident tax, ......... 

Non-resident tax. ......... 

Total, .......... $288 73 

A writer in a number of the Ahvthern Neiv York Journal, in 1863, speak- 
ing of 1827, of which time he well remembers Philadelphia, says in substance: 
Over two-thirds of the area of the town was then a wilderness. There were 
but six frame farm houses, none of them painted, and but two houses were 

* The assessment rolls previous to 1S27 appear to have been mislaid; they could not 
be found in November, 1889. 

fOf the 156 tax-payers in that year the only one now living is believed to be Alfred 
Coolidge, whose erect but venerable form is yet an object of interest to his many friends in 
Watertown. He lives in easy and quiet retirement with his daughter, and it is hoped he 
may be spared for many more years. 



NAME. 


ACRES. 


William Allen, 


. 114 


Stephen Baker, 


50 


Alfied Coolidge,! . 


. 100 


James Cooper, 


50 


Allen Cooper, 


. 30 


Cadwalladev Child. 


227 


Aaron Child, 


. 110 


Gardner Clark, 


110 


John Edwards, 


3 


Harvey Hamblin, 


6 


Nehemiah Howland. 


59 


David Holden, 


25 


Jonathan Mosher, 


86 


Samuel Rogers, 


270 


Stephen Eoberts, 


. 115 


Mahlon Stricldand, 


220 


John Strickland, Jr.. 


. 217 


John Strickland, 


952 


Ai Shattuck, 


. 75 


Abial Shurtleff, 


265 


John Townsend, 


. 330 


Edmund Tucker, 


120 


" " (a center loij. 


17 


'• " &Juo. Strickland, Jr. 


(saw-mill). 


John Whiting, 


. 50 


Erastus Whitney. 


100 


WMlliam York, 


. 60 



TAX. 


* 1 98 


89 


1 65 


53 


41 


3 65 


1 58 


2 00 


05 


68 


92 


34 


1 43 


3 58 


2 05 


4 02 


4 32 


12 24 


97 


3 44 


6 35 


1 80 


3 69 


66 


62 


1 33 


77 


$30,609 00 


17,519 00 


f 48, 128 00 


$183 62 


105 11 



620 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 

painted in the village. The same writer, speaking of some of the early hard 
laborers and jobbers who felled the forests, — without date, — mentions Andrew 
Warren, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Gilbert, Samuel and Harvey Copley, and 
Thomas Mosher; and later came Alfred Coolidge, Duty G. Mosher, and 
Gardner Clark. 

The population at Quaker Settlement, as Philadelphia village was then 
known, increased very slowly, and in 1828 the heads of families located there 
were Edmund Tucker and Miles Strickland, proprietors of the flouring-mill ; 
Piatt Homan, their miller ; Samuel C. Frey and Cyrus C. Dodge, both inn- 
keepers ; Harvey Hamblin, John Cross, W. Mosher, shoemakers; James 
Cromwell, cabinetmaker; Stephen Roberts, Orrin Cloyse, Elijah Comstock, 
John Roat, Justin Gibbs, Edmund Hall, Robert Gray, merchant, and suc- 
cessor of Samuel Case who opened the first store in Philadelphia, corner of 
Main and Antwerp streets, Seth Otis, also a store-keeper. Dr. Almon 
Pitcher, and Horace Ball. The latter built the first fulling-mill and cloth- 
iery, afterwards successively owned by William Comstock, Miles Shattuck, 
and HoUis S. Houghton. Robert Gray built the first and only distillery in 
Philadelphia, on the west side of the river, at the Settlement. 

In 1828 a number of the Quakers in this town, headed by Edmund Tucker 
and the Stricklands, became converts to the Hicksite doctrine ; but the Or- 
thodox wing, supported by the meeting, retained control of the center lot 
until the final settlement by quit-claim. 

About 1835 symptoms of rebellion against the payment of rents began to 
be manifest, caused by complications arising from the system of sub-leasing. 
In 1838 a public meeting was called at the village for the consideration of 
measures tending to the abolishment of the system of leases. But little was 
accomplished at this time ; the interest in the project continuing, however, 
other meetings of similar character following, nearly every tenant participat- 
ing, they being represented by a committee composed of John F. Latimer, 
Samuel Rogers, and Jesse Smith. They having boldly declared their inten- 
tion to pay no more rents, suits were brought against several of them ; but 
these were afterwards withdrawn, probably on account of the firmness of the 
defendants, and the prevaiUng sentiment among the friends in favor of the 
anti-renters and against litigation. In March, 1844, the society petitioned for 
a law authorizing the trustees to sell the center lot, which was referred by the 
Senate to the attorney-general for an opinion, who decided " that it is not 
competent for any court, or even the legislature itself, to add to or diminish 
from the estate thereby created, or to change the ?iature of the trust, or to 
confer authority upon the trustees to convey the legal estate discharged of 
this trust thus annexed to it." In consequence of this opinion the legislature 
declined acting, and so informed the petitioners. This, however, did not pre- 
vent a settlement of the difficulty. The lessees were wiUing to pay certain 
amounts, which were agreed on, and to accept quit- claim from the meeting, 
-which that body, on January 9, 1845, directed the trustees to execute. About 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 62 1 

25 of these deeds were given, the tenants receiving them, paying all arrears of 
rent up to April i, 1844. Two or three, who were members of the meeting, 
declined to receive the quit-claims, preferring rather to hold their perpetuity- 
leases at the extremely low figure of $1 per acre, or less, annual rent. And 
thus ended this long and vexatious controversy. 

About the time of the opening of the Sterling mines in Antwerp, in 1836, 
iron ore was discovered in this town, in the northern part, on the line of 
Theresa, in lots 343 and 344. It was worked to some extent in the furnaces 
at Sterlingville, Carthage, Antwerp, and Redwood, a royalty of 50 cents per 
ton being paid to Almon Fuller and Abial Shurtleff, who owned the land from 
which the ore was taken. It was a lean ore, and was used mostly as a flux in 
the reduction of the Sterling and other rich ores. The requirements for this 
purpose were comparatively small, and for many years the beds were not ex- 
tensively worked ; but upon reaching greater depth the quality of the ore 
was found to be improving, until it was ranked among the best ores of the 
region. In 1867 the mines were purchased by the Sterling Iron Ore Com- 
pany, of Syracuse, to which place, as well as to other points west, the ore was 
shipped for reduction. The mine is not now in operation. 

In 1836 James Sterling commenced the erection of a furnace on Black 
Creek, in this town, for the purpose of working the ores from the mines in 
Antwerp. This furnace was completed in 1837, and put in blast in June of 
that year, the production for the first three months being 155 tons. In the 
fall of that year Mr. Sterling associated with him Messrs. Orville Hungerford, 
George Walton, Caleb Essington, and George C. Sherman, and with them 
organized the "Sterling Iron Company," which continued until 1840, when it 
went out of existence, and the "Philadelphia Iron Company" was formed, 
composed of Ephraim Taylor, Fred Van Ostrand, George Dickerson, Will- 
iam Skinner, and John Gates. The date of their incorporation under the gen- 
eral law was May 19, 1840. The company rebuilt the furnace, and, having 
operated it for some time without much success, ceased to exist, when Samuel 
G. Sterling, a brother of James Sterling, became interested in the business 
until 1859. From 1859 to 1869 it was carried on by A. P. Sterling, of 
Antwerp, assisted by his brother, James. Jr., and then sold to the Jefferson 
Iron Company, of Antwerp village, but until his death, in 1863, James Ster- 
ling was the master spirit and prime mover in the iron manufacture here, and 
at Antwerp and vicinity. All that now remains of this once important enter- 
prise is the picturesque ruin of the old furnace. 

Caleb Essington erected a forge at Sterlingville in 1839, where for a num- 
ber of years he manufactured refined iron. The forge long since went into 
disuse. 

About 1815 Samuel Case opened a tavern in the Friends settlement upon 
the site of the present Eagle Hotel. Mr. Case was the first landlord, and 
was succeeded by Harvey Hamblin, and he by Samuel C. Frey. Among 
other proprietors have been W. K. Butterfield, James Kirkbride, and Rus- 



62 2 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 

sell Washburn and his sons George and Henry. The building was destroyed 
by fire a number of years ago, when C. W. Hall erected the present elegant 
Eagle Hotel, at a cost of about $20,000. The present proprietor is Earl L. 
■Comstock. 

About 1825 a Mr. Crofoot opened a hotel on Main street, near the canal 
bridge, in Philadelphia village. One of its first proprietors was Cyrus Dodge, 
who was instantly killed by the bursting of a cannon, July 4, 1829. John 
Cross, Charles G. Bunnell, and William Mosher were successively proprietors 
until 1834, when Daniel Rogers took possession. The latter continued as 
landlord until after the civil war. The building has not been used as a hotel 
for several years. At the station of the R., W. & O. Railroad is the Comstock 
House, erected about 10 years ago, and now owned and conducted by Wil- 
son & Brown. 

Rufus Hatch opened a hotel at Sterlingville previous to 1840, and there 
kept a public house for many years. In 1841 Frederick Van Ostrand opened 
the Sterlingville House, now kept by Henry Ritter. Hotels were formerly 
kept at Barber's Corners, two and one-half miles east of Philadelphia village, 
and at Pogeland, near Antwerp line. 

The first school in town was taught by Anna Comstock. It was opened 
in 1 810, in a frame building which John Strickland had added to the block- 
house purchased by him from Thomas Townsend. The Quaker meeting- 
house, built in 1810, was also used as a school-house. Miss Comstock 
opened the first school in this building. 

In 1831 the " Philadelphia library" was formed, the first trustees being 
Edmund Tucker, Alvah Murdock, Henry W. Marshall, Joel Hayworth, John 
F. Latimer, Samuel Rogers, Azel Danfortli, Weden Mosher, and John R. 
Taylor. It is not now in existence as an organization. 

CHURCHES. 

The Friends organized meetings here soon after their settlement, and in 
1809 built on the center lot a small frame house, which, in 1827^ was set 
apart for a school and a second house erected, 30 by 50 feet, at a cost of 
$800, under the direction of Edmund Tucker, J. Strickland, Jr., J. Town- 
send, and C. Child. In 1828 there occurred a division in the Friends Soci- 
ety, a part becoming converted to the Hicksite doctrine, and after that the 
orthodox and the Hicksite members usually held meetings at different stated 
periods, the orthodox wing controlling the affairs of the center lot until their ij 
final settlement by quit-claim. The meeting-house was sold to the village 
for a public school in 1869. 

Philadelphia Congregational Church was organized as a Christian union 
•church in 1859, with James Gregg as pastor. In 1868 it was reorganized 
as a Congregational Church, with Josiah Newton as pastor. Their church 
building, a wooden structure, was built in 1859, and cost $2,000. In 1841 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 623 



they united with the Baptists in the erection of a church, in which each so- 
ciety owned an equal share. It cost $i,6oo, and is now occupied by the Bap- 
tists. A Congregational society was formed in 1841, with 13 members, by 
Rev. N. Dutton, the first pastor, who continued as their minister for several 
years. The trustees were Nelson Ackert, Milo Shattuck, Abijah Ford, Peter 
Bethel, and Alvah Murdock. Before i860 the church was changed to Pres- 
byterian, and so remained until 1868, when it was merged in the Congrega- 
tional Church. In 1889 their house of worship was extensively repaired at a 
cost of $2,000. It will seat about 250 persons. Rev. VV. T. Stokes is the 
present pastor. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia was formed March 9, 
1839, with William Powell, George Sim, Theodore Cross, Charles R. Sweet, 
and Stephen Post, trustees. Soon after the society was formed they built a 
<hurch at Pogeland, owned by William Powell. The organization continued 
until 1867, when it was merged in the society at Philadelphia village. This 
latter society was organized in 1843, with Sterling Graves, Richard Crabb, 
Benjamin Allen, and Nelson Chadwick, trustees. Their house of worship 
was erected the same year, at the southerly end of the village, on land pur- 
chased of Elizabeth Mosher. In 1858 a larger lot was purchased of Jesse 
Roberts, on the opposite side of the street, to which the church was removed, 
and afterwards enlarged and greatly improved. It will seat 250 persons, and 
is valued, including parsonage (erected in 1859) and other church property, 
at $4,000. 

The Baptist Church of Philadelphia was formed by 10 members, Novem- 
ber 5, 1840. The organization was approved by a council from the churches 
of Watertown, Le Ray, Antwerp, and Fowler. E. D. Woodward, Elias 
Roberts, Walter Colton, Jesse Smith, and Henry York were trustees of the 
society, which was incorporated December 14, 1840. They first met for 
worship in a barn, then for a few months in the school-house, and in 1841 
joined with the Congregationalists in the erection of a union house, before 
mentioned, located on Main street, which they became sole owners of by 
purchase, about 186S, and now occupy. The first pastor of this church was 
Rev. Ashbel Stevens. Rev. Hugh Hughs, who served as pastor during the 
years 1888 and 1889, has recently resigned and removed to Great Bend, Pa. 
The present membership of the church is about 70. 

A Freewill Baptist societv was organized at Whitney's Corners, July 25, 
1852, by a council of which Elder Samuel Hart, their first pastor, was moder- 
ator, and Elder M. H. Abbey, clerk. For many years their meetings were 
held in the Whitney school-house, but they subsequently purchased a half 
interest in the building owned by the Baptists. Since Elder Samuel Hart 
their pastors have been William Whitfield, J. W. Hills, William Johnson, 
J. J. Allen, B. F. Jefferson, William G. Willis, J. B. Collins, Henry Ward, 
Joel Baker, and Mr. Dearing. 



624 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



A union church edifice was built at Sterlingville in 1856, by an associa- 
tion of citizens under the management of George Clark, Caleb Essington^. 
and Thomas Delancy, trustees. It has been occupied by the Episcopalians^ 
Universalists, Baptists, Methodists, Disciples, and others. The original cost 
of the building was $1,800. At the present time the Episcopal Methodists- 
and Protestant Methodists hold services on alternate Sabbaths. 

The Disciples Church inaugurated meetings in this town soon after 1850, 
their first preachers being Revs. Benedict, Oliphant, Bush, and others. In 
1864 the church was organized with 22 members, under charge of Rev. Mr. 
Parker, who remained in their service one year. Succeeding Mr. Parker 
were Rev. Mr. Olin, Rev. John Hamilton, Rev. Mr. Goodrich, and Rev. 
John Bogg, the latter taking charge in 1877. Their meetings were held in 
Sterlingville. The Disciples still retain their organization, but they have no 
pastor. 

St. Marys Roman Catholic Church at Sterlingville was organized in 1838, 
under charge of Rev. Michael Gilbride. A house of worship was erected at 
a cost of $500, on a lot donated by James Sterling, and was occupied for 
about 10 years, when it was burned. In 1854, when Rev. Michael Clark 
was in charge, a new building was erected on the old site, and in 1885 it was 
removed to the present site. Rev. Father O'Niel then being in charge. It 
will seat 150 persons, and cost $1,000. Rev. F. M. Ambrose is the present 
priest in charge. 

St. Luke' s Protestant Episcopal Mission, at Philadelphia village, has been 
recently organized, and from the summer of 1889 until January, 1890, Rev. 
William Bours Clarke, of Antwerp, held weekly meetings in Scofield hall. 
The communicants number about a dozen, and the interest in the services 
by the people warrant the behef that the mission will grow in influence and 
number of church members. 

OLIVER CHILD. 

Oliver Child, who was born February 16, 1807, (the second birth in that 
part of Le Ray which later became the town of Philadelphia,) died February 
28, 1878, at his home on a portion of the old farm whereon he was born. 
His paternal ancestor, who immigrated from England to America in 1681, 
bringing with him his young son Cephas, was Henry Child, a member of the 
Society of Friends who settled under William Penn. As a copy of the deed 
executed by William Penn to Henry Child is extant, the words of the text 
in that old conveyance may not be uninteresting. It is as follows: — 

" KNOW all men by these presents, that I, William Penn, of Worming- 
hurst, in the county of Sussox, Eg'd, have had and received of and from 
Henry Child, of Coleshill, of the parish of Rindisham, in the county of Hert- 
ford, yoeman, ' a ' the sum of tenn pounds of lawfuU money of England, being 
for the purchase of five hundred acres of land in Pensylvania, and the con- 




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TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 625 



siderat'on money ment'oned to be paid in and by one paire of Indentures 
of Release and Confirmation bearing even date herewith, and made between 
me, the said William Penn, of the one part, and the said Henry Child, of the 
other part, ' «» ' according to the purport of the said Indentures. Of and 
from which said sume of tenn pounds, ' •«•■' ' I, the said William Penn, doe' 
hereby, for my selfe, my heires, Executo""^: Administrato'"'*: and Assignes, 
release, quitclaime and forever discharge the said Henry Child, his heires, 
Executo""*, Administrato'"*, and Assignes, and every of them by these p''°sents. 
" Witness my hand and seale this five and twentieth day of January, Anno 
Dni^ni i68t, Annog., RRs Cad scdiiinnc Anglice zt. 

" Wm. Penn [seal.] 
" Sealed and delivered 

in presentes of 

Tho. Coxe, 

Ben. Griffith, 

Harbt. Springett." 

In 1715 Henry Child, who was at that time "of the province of Maryland," 
conveyed by deed of gift, " for the Love and affection he beareth to his son, 
Cephas Child," all the land originally conveyed to him by William Penn, in 
Pennsylvania, " and also i6 acres of Liberty land and two Lotts lying in Phila- 
delphia which he, the said Henry Child, purchased of the said William Penn." 

Cephas Child ' was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1747-49 
a member of the House of Representatives (provincial). He removed from 
Philadelphia to Plumstead, Bucks County, Pa., in March, 17 15, and was 
married, in February, 1716, to Mary Atkinson. About 1723 they had the 
great misfortune to lose their first four children, who were burned in the 
accidental conflagration of the homestead. They subsequently had five other 
children, of whom Cephas Child, Jr.,^ was born in 1727. He married, first, 
about February 16, 1751, Priscilla Naylor, and had eight children, of whom 
Joseph Child ■* was born in Plumstead, Pa., October 29, 1753, and married, 
in 1780, Hannah Burgess, of Bucks County. He came to Jefferson County 
in 1803, purchased about 1,200 acres of land, and in 1804 settled on " Child's 
Hill," in Le Ray (road 79), where he died in 1829. From Joseph Child and 
his wife, Hannah, sprang all the branches of the family who for many years 
made their home in Le Ray, and some are there now. For his second wife 
Cephas, Jr., married Mary Cadwallader, and their only son and child was 
Cadwallader,* the head of the families of the name in Philadelphia, this 
county. 

Cadwallader Child* was born August 18, 1776, in Plumstead, Bucks 
County, Pa., and died in Philadelphia, N. Y., in 1851. He received a good 
education for the time, and became a teacher, which vocation he followed 
several years, in the meantime mastering the principles of land surveying, in 
which he became expert. In 1800 he was married to Elizabeth Rea, daugh- 

40* 



626 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



ter of John and Jane (Forman) Rea, of Philadelphia, Pa. She died at the 
homestead in 1862, in the 90th year of her age. John Rea was the son of 
an Irish gentleman, a member of the old Irish Parliament. He had been 
educated at the University of Oxford, and upon his father's losing, through 
unfortunate speculations, the bulk of his property John emigrated to America 
and became a teacher. After marriage he became a soldier in the Revolu- 
tion and fought in the battle of Brandywine, and later, during the war, 
•engaged as a privateersman, his vessel going to sea and was never heard of 
;more. 

Cadwallader Child came to Brownville in 1804, by direction of James Le 
Ray de Chaumont, to confer with his agent, Jacob Brown, relative to pro- 
jected roads Mr. Child was to survey. He spent the summer months in 
surveying roads from lot 611 (Philadelphia) to the St. Lawrence at Alexan- 
dria, and selected the site of Alexandria Bay for a port ; and by his recom- 
mendation a mile square was set apart by Mr. Le Ray for that purpose. On 
his way down he had passed to the southwest of the High Falls of Indian 
River, but on his return he passed these falls, crossing the river where is 
now the lower bridge in Theresa village. Here he examined the immense 
water-power, marked it as a favorable site for the establishment of mills and 
the building of a village, and so reported to Le Ray. He then proceeded to 
survey a road from lot 6rt (Philadelphia) to the great bend of Black River. 
When this was completed the season was far advanced, and he entered upon 
lot 644, which had been drawn by him in the assignment of tracts,* and here, 
with the assistance of Samuel Child (his nephew) and Thomas Ward, he 
made the first clearing and erected the first dwelling within the bounds of 
Philadelphia. It was a log cabin, and the clearing was about four acres on 
the small creek now in the southern part of the farm of his grandson, Lewis 
John Child. Mr. Child returned to Pennsylvania, and came again with his 
family (wife and sons Aaron and Joseph) the next season (1805) to settle for 
life, and in July, 1806, he harvested the first crop of wheat grown in the 
town. 

Cadwallader Child held, frequently, the offices of highway and school com- 
missioner, and for many years was a chief surveyor for Mr. Le Ray. His 
children were Aaron^ born in 1801, who died at the age of 85 years, in Phil- 
adelphia; Joseph A.", born in 1803, who died at the age of 78, in Manches- 
ter, Iowa, at the home of his son Wattson, a prosperous farmer there ; 
Oliver" ; Mary ^, born in 1809, who became the wife of Amos Evans, and died 
at the age of 76, in Le Ray; Gainor\ born in 181 2, who never married, and 
died in 1847, in Philadelphia; and Naylor'*, who was born December 25, 
1815, lived with his father on the farm until nearly 30 years of age, when he 
went to Morley, St. Lawrence County, and for several years was engaged in 

* Mr. Child, in company with 12 others, had purchased of Mr. Le Ray 16 lots of 440 
acres each, which were divided by the persons themselves, by ballots drawn at random from 
3. hat. 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 627 

trade, and in rafting timber to Quebec, in company with his brother Oliver. 
About 1848 he returned to Philadelphia, where he was married, in 1864, to 
Julia R., daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Strickland) Rogers. He now re- 
sides on a fine farm in Masonville, Iowa, where he has lived for nearly a 
quarter of a century, and is the only child of Cadwallader now living. Nay- 
lor's children are William Stanley, now of Syracuse, N. Y., Frank Henry, 
Mary Annella (deceased), and Irving Howard. 

Oliver Child \ third son of Cadwallader and Elizabeth (Rea) Child, was 
born in Philadelphia, N. Y., February 16, 1807. In early life he was not 
robust, and gave his attention to his studies more than to the hard work of a 
pioneer's life. He taught school, and soon after attaining his majority 
entered the employ of Mr. Le Ray. He was for a time English tutor of 
James Le Ray de Chaumont, Marquis de St. Paul, the son of Vincent Le 
Ray, and later became a well-known surveyor for Mr. Le Ray, doing duty 
for many years in all portions of the lands, in this county and in Lewis 
County, belonging to that extensive land-holder. He also purchased a tract 
in Le Ray and Orleans, which he sold, in parcels, on his own account. 

Mr. Child married, July 27, 1830, Edith, daughter of John and Elizabeth 
Shaw, then of Bucks County, Pa., but a native of Philadelphia city, and their 
children were Elizabeth and Lewis John, both of whom died in childhood, 
about 1837; Hamilton", born in Le Raysville, March 17, 1836, now a pub- 
lisher, of Syracuse, N. Y.; Mary Jane" (Mrs. Edward J. Stannard), born at 
Carthage, August 6, 1838, now living near Philadelphia city; and Lewis 
John", born (where he now lives) August 12, 1840, who enlisted in Co. C, 
loth N. Y. H. A., in 1862, and served until his regiment was discharged, 
several months after the close of the war, in 1865. He married, in 1867, 
Lydia M., daughter of John Wait, of Philadelphia, and now owns and occu- 
pies the homestead farm, being a part of that purchased by his grandfather, 
Cadwallader, in 1804, and on which the first clearing in town was made. 

After his marriage Oliver Child settled in Le Raysville, where he remained 
until the land office was removed to Carthage, whither he went and lived till 
about 1 84 1, when he removed to his farm in Philadelphia, where his son 
Lewis John now resides. His wife, Edith, died while on a visit to her friends 
in Pennsylvania in 1842, and was buried in Doylestown. About this time 
Mr. Child was engaged by William H. Harrison, of New York city, to take 
the agency of his lands in St. Lawrence County, a position which he occupied, 
with his headquarters and home at Morley. He married for his second wife 
Eliza Shepard, of Norfolk, N. Y., a native of Vermont, September 12, 1844. 
There was no issue from this marriage. Mr. Child resigned the agency for 
Mr. Harrison and removed from Morley to Oswego, in 1850, to engage in 
the forwarding business in company with his brother-in-law, Charles Shepard, 
who was located at Ogdensburg ; but the business venture not proving profit- 
able, it was abandoned, and the same year he removed again to his farm in 



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Philadelphia, where he ever after resided, until his death, as before mentioned. 
His widow survived till July 2, 1888, when she died, aged nearly 90 years. 

Oliver Child was never a seeker after office — for one term only (1838) 
being supervisor of Wilna. In politics a Whig, and later a Republican, he 
was content to aid with his vote the success of his party. In religious faith 
he was, until middle life, a member of the Society of Friends. He later 
became an Episcopalian, his children also becoming members of the Church. 
Always kind and gentle in his family, he had a pleasant word for everybody, 
and though in latter life delicate health prevented his taking an active part in 
affairs he died possessed of the respect and esteem of a large circle of ac- 
quaintances. 

JA!\IES STERLING. 

Few men in Jefferson County have acquired a reputation for pluck and 
business energy, that led to remarkable success, beyond that accorded to 
James Sterling in the days when he was known as " the iron king of North- 
ern New York," He was born in Norwich, Conn., January 25, 1800. His 
father, Daniel Sterling, married Mary Bradford, a lineal descendant of Gov- 
ernor William Bradford, of puritanic stock, and in 1802 he moved with his 
family to the town of Antwerp, then a part of Brownville. The first, or one 
of the earUest, deed^ recorded in Antwerp was to Mary Bradford, and is a 
part of the John R. Sterling property, situated north of Antwerp, about one 
mile on the Gouverneur road. The early years of James Sterhng were spent 
upon the farm, and at clearing land in the vicinity of Antwerp. Without the 
advantages even of a good common school education his mind expanded 
and demanded a larger field of operations. In 1836 he purchased the Hope- 
stil Foster land, which contained the afterwards, and now, famous Sterling 
iron ore mines, from which very many thousand tons of ore have been mined. 
In 1840 he organized the Philadelphia Iron Company, and located a blast 
furnace at Sterlingville, which place was named after him. Here the famous 
cold blast charcoal pig-iron was made, which for years was known in the 
markets as the " Sterling iron." In 1844 Mr. Sterling established the second 
blast furnace at Sterling Burg, about one mile easterly from Antwerp village,. 
and he soon after purchased the furnace property at Wegatchie, in St. Law- 
rence County. In 1852 he purchased of Isaac K. Lippencott the entire vil- 
lage, and 4.500 acres of land ia Lewis County, nearly 11 miles north of Car- 
thage, known as Sterling Bush. His business had grown to be very extensive, 
his pay roll at his different works embracing the names of as many as r,ooo 
men. 

Mr. Sterling's physical stature was in propoition to his great intellect. 
Standing six feet three inches in height, his weight was, at his best, 396 
pounds. Of his 11 children seven are still living, namely: Mary B. (Ster- 
ling) Clark, so well known in this county as a zealous Christian woman. 



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whose efforts have, among other things, resulted in the establishment of 
Trinity Chapel at Great Bend, and of the Mission Chapel of the Redeemer 
at Watertown ; A. P. Sterling, James Sterling, Julia Sterling, Mills, Anto- 
nette (Sterling) McKinly, who with her husband and children are living hap- 
pily at their home in London, England ; Rochester H. Sterling, and Joseph 
Sterling. After many years of active life in this county, where the money he 
had paid out for labor had helped hundreds of farmers to pay for their lands, 
James Sterling died, at his residence in Sterlingville, July 23, 1863, at the 
age of 63 years. As a fit ending of this brief sketch of Mr. Sterling's life we 
quote from a writer in the New York Reformer, January 22, 1857, who dis- 
courses of the prominent business men of the county: — 

" He is truly one of the most iiselul great men of the Empire State, and one of whom the 
Empire State may well be proud. It is snch men as Mr. Sterling that raises the state to its 
proud position among the sovereign states of the Union. He takes from the earth that which 
is worthless in its primitive state, and converts it into the most useful of metalic substances." 

The engraving we present of Mr. Sterling will be recognized by those who 
■knew him as a very faithful likeness. It was copied from an India ink 
portrait. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Jason Merrick, a native of Holland, came to America when young and located in Penn- 
sylvania. In 1805 lie removed to this county and located in Philadelphia, and settled on lot 675, 
containing 440 acres, upon which he built a log house. His children were Jason, David, Mary 
Ann (Mrs. Eev. James Cooper), Jean, and Robert. David Merrick was boru in 1803 and came 
to Philadelphia with his parents. He married Nancy, daughter of Tilton Pierce, in 1822, and 
they had two sons and one daughter, viz. : Mary Ann, born in 1827, who married James Sharon 
and had four children — David, Charles, Alvin, and Carrie; Charles F., born in 1831, who mar- 
ried Polly Putney; and John 11. The latter was born in 1835, and was reared upon a fai'm. 
He married AugeJine E., daughter of Leonard and Betsey (Cleghorn) Higgins, of Antwerp, 
January 1, 1858, and they have three sons and two daughters, viz.: Jason E., who lives in Low- 
ville, has been married twice and has one daughter. Myrtle C; Erwin L,, who married May 
Anable in 1889; George E.; Annie Eugenie; and Bertha May, the youngest, boru in 1875. Mr. 
Merrick lives on the homestead on road 37, where his father first settled. 

John Strickland was born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1757. In 1806 he immigrated to Jef- 
ferson County and located in Philadelphia, then a part of Le Kay. He was a member of the 
Society of Friends, and was possessed of a genial and kindly disposition. He brought with 
him a sum exceeding ^25,000, with which he puichased 5,000 acres of land in this town. Dur- 
ing the War of 1812 he bought supplies for the American army, and at the termination of the 
war had a large quantitj' of supplies on hand, for which he received less than half their orig- 
inal cost. He was obliged to dispose of a large portion of his land to pay his indebtedness, 
after the accomplishment of which he had left of his vast estate only 220 acres. He died Sep- 
tember 15, 1849, aged 92 years. At the age of 25 years he married Margaret Stout, of German 
descent, with whom he resided 60 years. She died in 1853. Of their children, Elizabeth 
married Thomas Townsend, and died in 1864; John, Jr., married Rachel Towusend and 
died in 1859'; Sarah married Ezra Comley and died in Pennsylvania in 1855; Deborah died in 
infancy; Ann married Edmund Tucker and died in 1863; Mahlon married Mary, daughter of 
James Rogers, and died in 1871; Margaret married Samuel Case and died in Chicago in 1888, 
aged 91 years; Rachel mai-ried Samuel Rogers and died in this town in 1863; Miles married 
Harriet A. Bronson (deceased); Martha married Robert Gray and died in Wisconsin in 1875; 
Seth, who was born in 1808, married Jane, daughter of Thomas Bones, January 25, 1835. Of 
their children, Ellen (Mrs. Isaac Mosher") and William reside in this town, and John E. in Car- 



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thage. William Strickland was born October 15, 1839, and was reared upon the homestead 
farm, which he inherited. He married Betsey J., daughter of Truman and Fanny (Allis) Oat- 
man, of Philadelphia, December 29, 1862, by whom he has had two children, Seth T., born 
March 12, 1866, who died May 7, 1871, and Anna Jane, born April 2, 1874. Mr. Strickland is 
a farmer and resides in the village. 

Stephen Roberts was born in Bucks County, Pa., and in the spring of 1806 came to Phila- 
delphia and took up 440 acres just south of the present village. He was one of the original 
proprietors of the town. His wife, Jane, bore him five children, namely: Daniel, Elias, Hugh, 
Grace, and Elizabeth. Daniel Roberts was born in 1784, learned the carpenters' trade, and 
died in 1866. He married Sarah Winner, in 1811, and their children were Jane, who died in 
1833; Stephen, of LeRaysville; Sarah, who married Brainard Tooker and died in 1888; Thomas, 
who died in Virginia in 1856; Hiigh, who lives in Indiana; Eliza, who died at the age of 15 
years; Mary and Daniel, who died young; Charles, of Rutland; Mary Jane, of Oswego County; 
and Joshua. The latter was born January 30, 1832, and learned the wagonmakers' trade. He 
married, first, Mary Jane, daughter of Jason and Marilda (Paddock) Francis, in 1849, and they 
had two children — Alice Eliza (Mrs. Slade) and Albert J., who died in infancy. Mrs. Roberts 
died in 1852, and for his second wife he married Mary W., daughter of William and Betsey 
(Barber) Allis, in 1858. Mr. Roberts is a farmer and occupies the Allis homestead. 

Jonathan Miles, a native of Newport, R. I., came to Philadelphia when a young man. In 
1812 he married Polly Elmore and located in Lorraine. Of his 10 children, Andrew B., born 
in 1818, was reared upon a farm, and at the age of 17 years located in Philadelphia and worked 
out among the farmers. He married Eliza A., daughter of Henry and Jane (Purvee) Stillson, 
in 1838, and their children were Henry, who was born in 1840 and lives in Le Ray; Sally J., 
who married William Nevils and has five children — Eddie W., Frank S., Sarah, Georgia, and 
Andrew W. ; Eliza Ann, who married Milton Stewart and died in Missouri; Andrew B., Jr., 
Duane, and Baker, of this town; Deborah B., who married George W. Clark and has four 
children — Horace, Libbie, Eliza, and George. Andrew B. Miles, Jr., married Mary Emogene, 
daughter of F. H. and Clarissa (Harris) Dorwin, November 3, 1863, and they have a daughter, 
Alta Florence, who was born March 25, 1885. Mr. Miles owns nearly 500 acres, and is a gen- 
eral dealer. 

Mason Whitney was born in 1765. He married Dolly Ransom and they had five children. 
Erastus Whitney, son of Mason, was born in Herkimer County in 1797. At the age of 18 years 
he bought his time from his father and came to this county, and engaged in clearing land in 
Theresa and Philadelphia. He married Mary, daughter of Moses Chadwick, of Philadelphia, 
in 1826, who died in 1872. He died in 1854, on the farm which he had settled. He had five 
sons and three daughters, namely: William M., Seymour M., Marion H. (deceased). Mason 
(deceased), Harriet M., Ann E. (Mrs. Aldrich), George E., and Duane L. (deceased). 

Matthias Ritter, a native of Herkimer County, located in Le Ray and engaged in farming 
early in the present century. He married Ann Klock and reared a large family of children. 
Henry, son of Matthias, married Nancy Rickert, and they had two sons and a daughter, viz.: 
Hiram, who died in 1880; Absolom, of Philadelphia; and Margaret (Mrs. Jeremiah Shell), of 
Le Ray. Absolom Ritter was born in 1826, was reared upon a farm, and subsequently learned 
the carpenters' trade. He married Fanny, daughter of Henry and Mary (Foster) Klock, in 
1853, and they have a son, Obed E., born February 19, 1857. Obed E. is a farmer and station 
agent at Sterlingville, where he resides, on Main street. 

William York was born in Galway, N. Y., in 1799, and was reared upon a farm. In 1815 
he married Prudencia Danforth, and they had six children, namely: Stephen V., who died at 
the age of 17 years; Frances D., who died in 1883; Mary, who married Harlow Frink, of this 
town; William, who resides in Philadelphia; Eliza Ann, who was born in 1836 and is now the 
wife of Daniel H. Scofield, of this town; and Eunice, who married Dexter Bennett, of this 
town. About 1815 William York located on Galway street (road 42), where he died at the age 
of 45 years. His wife died in 1883, aged 83 years. 

Daniel Rogers, who was born in 1793, served in the War of 1812, at the battle of Sackets 
Harbor, and drew a pension and bounty land. He located in Watertown, and in 1816 married 
Fanny Taylor and reared a large family, of whom Charles, born in 1817, died in 1849; Lydia 
died in infancy; Anson died in 1887; Joel died in 1888; Daniel in I860; Urana in infancy; 
Edith married William Clark and has three children, Brayton, George, and Frankie; Urana, 



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2d, married H. H. Cross; James resides in Wisconsin; and Fanny Elizabeth married Samuel B. 
Scofleld and resides in this town. Daniel Rogers was for many years a hotel-keeper here. 

Edmund Tucker, whose parents were Quakers, was born in Granville, Washington County, 
in 1793. He was left an orphan at an early age and went to live with his iincle, Isaiah Dean. 
He was educated in the common schools, learned book-keeping and surveying, and contributed 
largely to the support of his mother and sisters Abigail and Hannah. In 1816 he removed to 
Le Kay and was employed in the land office of James de Le Eay as surveyor and book-keeper. 
He married Ann, daughter of Margaret and John Strickland, in 1819, and soon after located 
in the town of Philadelphia. They had six children, namely: Joseph, Hannah, John, Marga- 
ret, George E., and Matilda. John was drowned in Indian River in 1827, and Joseph and 
Hannah died the same year. Margaret married Elijah Coon, of Watertown, and Matilda mar- 
ried H. B. Mosher, of Watertown. George E. resides in Philadelphia. Mr. Tucker was the 
first postmaster in the town. He belonged to the Society of Friends, and was quiet and unas- 
suming in his manners. He died January 6, 1836, aged 42 years, greatly respected by all who 
knew him. His devoted widow, who died in 1863, kept the anniversary of his death with 
funeral solemnity as long as she lived. George E. Tucker was born October 13, 1832. He 
married Mary G., daughter of Israel and Elizabeth (Beckwith) Lamb, of Ogdensburg, October 
1, 1863, and they had three children, namely: Anna E., born October 28, 1864, who was edu- 
cated in the State Normal School at Albany; Edmund G., born May 28, 1867, who was educated 
in Poughkeepsie Business College, and is now a clerk in the Watertown National Bank; and 
Margaret, born February 28, 1871, who is a student in Syracuse University. Mr. Tucker was- 
supervisor of this town from 1873 to 1879, inclusive, and was a justice of the j)eace many 
terms. He was engaged in mercantile business from 186G to 1872, and is now a prosperous 
farmer and resides on the homestead where he was born. 

David Coolidge located in Antwerp at an early day, where he reared a large family of 
children. Alfred, son of David, was born in 1800, and at the age of 19 years located in Philadel- 
phia, on road 13, where he built a log hoixse and cleared up a large farm. He married Mary, 
daughter of John and Asenath (Carver) Townsend, in 1825, and they had five sons and one 
daughter, namely: John, of Iowa; Seth, who died in Evansville, Ind., in 1874; Asenath C, 
who lives with her father in Watertown ; Thomas J. and Charles E., of Philadelphia ; and 
Evan, a banker in Wisconsin. Charles E. Coolidge was born on the homestead June 19, 1830. 
and was educated in the common schools. November 13, 1860, he married Cornelia, daughter 
of Gardner and Hannah (Whiting) Clark. Of their children, Cora Estelle, born September 9, 
1861, resides at home; Nellie Asenath, born December 9, 1868, married George Allen, by whom 
she has a son, Clinton P., born December 12, 1875. Mr. Coolidge is a dairyman and farmer 
on road 10, where he located in 1860. Thomas J. Coolidge was born August 8, 1833. He mar- 
ried Joanna A., daughter of Adam and Augusta (Boiling) Ackert, May 28, 1863, and they have 
had two sons and two daughters, namely: Alfred F., born February 28, 1864, now of Colorado 
Springs; Mary, who died at the age of four years; Thomas J., Jr., born August 6, 1878; and 
Eva Irene, born March 26, 1883. In 1877 Mr. Coohdge bought the farm on road 13, which he 
now occupies. Alfred Coolidge is still living in Watertown. 

Gardner Clark, son of James and Submit (Hazleton) Clark, was born in Milton, Vermont, 
in 1797, and when four years of age removed with his parents to Nelson, Madison County. 
When 18 years of age he removed to Le Ray, and worked out among the farmers, clearing 
land. He married Hannah Whitney, and they had seven children, namely: Hiram and Emily, 
deceased; James, Betsey (Mrs. David Chidster), and Cornelia (Mrs. Charles E. Coolidge), of 
Philadelphia; William, of Carthage; and Cornelius, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Clark 
located in this town in 1820, and died here in 1877. His wife died in 1873. James Clark was 
born November 12, 1827, and was reared upon his father's farm. He married Marcia Eme- 
line, daughter of Isaac and Laura (Wilson) Warriner, March 25, 1855, and they had three 
children, namely: Carrie Estelle, born April 5, 1859, who married James Christie in 1885, and 
hves in LeRay; Gardner W., born February 12, 1868; and Fred I., born April 30, 1869. Mr. 
Clai'k is a farmer, and owns and occupies the Isaac Warriner homestead on road 22. 

James Rogers was a lineal descendant of John Rogers, the martyr, and was born in Marsh- 
field, Mass., April 16, 1756. He married Deborah Smith, and they had three sons and four 
daughters, namely: Deborah. James, Rhoda, Hannah, Mary, Samuel, and Thomas. Samuel 
Rogers was born in 1797, and was a surveyor by occupation. In the fall of 1821 he came to- 



632 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 

Philadelphia and bought a farm at Strickland Corners, where he owned 350 acres. About 
1838 he bought the mills in Philadelphia village, and there erected the homestead in 1840. In 
1824 he married Rachel, daughter of John and Margaret Strickland, and thej' had two sous 
and seven daughters, namely: Eliza, born in 1825, who married Hiram Sprague, and lives in 
Orand Rapids, Mich.; Deborah, who died in 1831; James, who died in 1829; Cornelia, who 
died in 1831; Cordelia, born in 1833, who married Henry D. Brown, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 
Julia, born in 1835, who married Naylor Child, by whom she has three children living, W. 
Stanley, Frank H., and Irving H., and resides in Iowa ; Amelia A., who married Royal J. 
Whitney, of Illinois; George H., born May 27, 1840; Helena M., born in 1845, who married 
James C. Post, and lives in Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Rogers died in 1863, aged 63 years. For 
his second wife Mr. Rogers married Eliza S., daughter of Benjamin Smith, and widow of 
Thomas Townsend, in 1866, and she died in 1867. Mr. Rogers belonged to the Society of 
Friends, and was respected by all who knew him. He died March 9, 1884, in his 88th year. 
George H. Rogers was reared upon the farm, and was educated in the Friends' schools and 
Poughkeepsie Business College. January 14, 1875, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Roswell 
and Philinda (Davis) Miller, of Leyden, Lewis County. He is a farmer, and resides in his 
pleasant cottage on Sand street, in Philadelphia village. 

Patrick Sharon was born in Ireland in 1783. He married Rosanna, daughter of Thomas 
and Mary (Kennedy) Martin, in 1814, and their children were born as follows: Mary, in 1815; 
Thomas, 1816; Daniel, 1818; Joseph, 1820; James, 1822; William, 1824; Henry, 1829; and Luke, 
1830. Mr. Shai'on emigrated to America in 1821, landed at Quebec, whence he removed to 
Carthage village, in Wilna, where he woi-ked at blacksmithing many years, subsequently locat- 
ing upon a farm, where he died in 1835. His wife died in 1876. Of their children, Thomas 
married Mary Keon, had 10 children, located in this town in 1830, and died in Sterlingville in 
1871. James married Mary Ann Merrick, had four children, and died in 1882. John resides 
in Philadelphia and William in Wilna. Henry married Bridget Rowland and died in 1878. 
Luke married, first, Eliza Swift, and second, Mary Strong, and died December 23, 1888. Mary 
married Nathaniel Savage in 1837, and they had six children, namely: Elizabeth B., who mar- 
ried John Main; John A., a lawyer and real estate dealer in Montana; Thomas H., who is em- 
ployed by the government as Indian agent; Amelia and Charlotte (deceased); and Sarah J., 
who married John A. Bristol, and has three children, John, Perley, and Louis. John Sharon 
was a farmer in Sterlingville for several years, was in mercantile business with Luke and 
James Sharon for about eight years, and in the firm of Sharon & Swift for 10 years. He and 
his sister, Mrs. Savage, reside in Sterlingville, on Main street. 

Robert H. W. Miles, son of Jonathan and Polly (Elmore) Miles, was born in Lorraine, Feb- 
ruary 4, 1830, and when six years of age came to Philadelphia with his parents. He was edu- 
cated at Gouverneur and taught school many terms. He married Sarah, daughter of Elias 
and Leafy (Wilcox) Clark, April 4, 1858, and their children were William C, born in 1860; 
MaryE., born in 1861, who married, first, George W. Smith, by whom she had a daughter, 
Grace P., and second, Wendell Chrj'sler, by whom she has a son and resides in Theresa; Byron 
J., born in 1863, who resides in Philadelphia; Annie A., born in 1868, who married Walton 
Blackmer, by whom she has a daughter, Minnie Maude, and resides in Clifton, N. Y.; and 
William C, who married Rosie A. Blackmer. Mrs. Miles died April 10, 1886. Mi'. Miles occu- 
pies the homestead on road 4. 

James Wilson, son of George, was born in Windham, N. H., in 1776, and in 1804 he mar- 
ried and settled in Rutland, N. Y., where he engaged in farming. He had five sons, namely: 
James, Jr., of Philadelphia; Simson, who died in this town in 1878; John, who died in Rutland; 
Clark, who was lost at sea in 1868; and George A., of Fairport, N. Y. James Wilson, Jr., was 
born in 1805, and was reared upon a farm. He married Wealthj', daughter of Thomas and Lois 
(Wilson) Wilson, in 1834, and their children were Jane (Mrs. Joseph P. Lawton) and Sarah 
(Mrs. Edwin Wilson), both of this town. James Wilson resides on road 6. His wife died 
in 1880. Heniy Wilson, son of Samuel, who was a sou of George and grandson of Alexander, 
was born in 1810, and was reared upon a farm. He married Nancy, daughter of Samuel Clark, 
in 1836, and their children were Cornelia (Mrs. Sidney S. Keyes), Charles P., Edwin, and 
Francis, all of this town, and Irving, of Atlanta, Ga. Edwin Wilson was born December 17, 
1842, and was reared upon a farm. July 4, 1867, he married Sarah, daughter of James and 
Wealthy (Wilson) Wilson. Henry Wilson located in Philadelphia in 1836. His wife, Nancy, 




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died in 1862, and for Lis second wife he married Sarah Ann Clark, a sister of his first wife. 
Edwin Wilson is a farmer and occupies the homestead on road 6. 

William Allis, Jr., was born in Halifax, Mass., in 1785, and died in 1875. When young he 
located in Lowville, N. Y., and in 1809 married Betsej', daughter of Aaron and Jemima (Wood) 
Barber, by whom he had cliildien, namely: Sophia, who married William Bennett and died in 
1886; William, who died in 1843; Charles, of Philadelphia; Fanny, born in 1819, who married 
Truman Oatman in 1840; Betsey, who married A. Demorest; Dexter, who married Catharme 
Stickles in 1855; John, for many years agent of the R., W. & O. R. R. at Philadelphia, but now 
of Lowville; and Mary W. (Mrs. Joshua Roberts), of this town. Upon the death of his first 
wife Mr. Allis married Lucy Williston, in 1857. He located in Philadelphia in 1840, on the old 
Bones homestead. His daughter, Mrs. Joshua Roberts, resides on the old homestead. 

Thaddeus Scofield, sou of Henry, was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1795. He mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of Daniel Wood, and they had four sons and four daughters, namely: 
Sally M., born in 1820, who died in 1831; Earl L.. born in 1824, who was drowned in Indian 
River in 1841; Fanny J., born in 1822, who married J. H. Comstock; Serepta W., born in 1829, 
who married William Holmes, of Philadelphia; Willet, born in 1831, now a resident of the state 
of Washington; Daniel H., born February 17, 1834, and Samuel B., born June 22, 1837, who 
reside in this town; and Eliza A., born in 1840, who married Jonathan Wood, of Washington 
County, N. Y. Daniel H. Scofield came with his parents to Philadelphia in 1841. He was 
educated in the district and select schools, and at the age of 16 years engaged as salesman in 
E. D. Woodward's store, where he i-emained four years, when he i-emoved to Evans Mills and 
clerked for A. M. Cooke. He was in business with W. G. Holmes & Bro. 18 years, and with 
W. G. Holmes several years, when his son William T. became associated with him. He built 
the Scofield block in 1886. January 4, 1858, he married Eliza A., daughter of William and 
Prudence (Danforth) Y'ork, of Philadelphia, and they have one son and two daughters, 
namely: Mary Eliza, born in 1860, who married Frank H. Brooks, by whom she has four 
children, Idella, Edith, William O., and Daniel H.; William T., born April 18, 1862, who mar- 
ried Grace S., daughter of Otis and Celestine (BallardJ Brooks, September 12, 1882; and Mar- 
tha Adell, born August 22, 1865, who married Harlan U. McAfee, November 16, 1887, and 
resides in Gouverneur. Mr. Scofield is a liberal supporter of the Congregational Church and 
resides on Antwerp street, in Philadelphia village. Samuel B. Scofield married Fanny Eliz- 
abeth, daughter of Daniel and Fanny (Taylor) Rogers, January 10, 1860, and their children 
were Nettie E., who was accidentally burned to death September 19, 1886, aged five years; 
Lewis W.. who died November 13, 1881; Jennie E., who married Fred H. Smith, October 24, 
1883, and has two children, Fanny E., born February 12. 1887, and Ruth Mayford, born July 
17, 1884; Thaddeus, born May 4, 1872. Mr. Scofield is a carpenter and builder, and resides 
HI Mill street, in Philadelphia village. 

John H. Comstock, son of Andrew and Sarah (Phelps) Comstock, was born in Albany, 
N. Y., February 25, 1819. His early life was spent in Galway, Saratoga County, and about 
1841 he located in Philadelphia. He married Fanny J., daughter of Thaddeus and Mary (Wood) 
Scofield, April 6, 1841, and their union was blessed with two sons and two daughters, viz.: 
Mary Frances, who was born on the homestead, in March, 1844, married William B. Mart, 
September 23, 1874, and resides at Saratoga Springs; Andrew C. and Earl L., of this town; and 
Nellie, who married S. C. Kirkbride and resides in Claire, Mich. Andrew C. Comstock was 
born May 16, 1847, was educated at the common schools, and at the age of 17 years engaged 
as salesman in the store of Holmes & Scofield. He was also a clerk for Mosher & Tucker, and 
was subsequently engaged in mercantile business with G. Rouse. He was proprietor of a grist 
and saw-mill for two years, and in 1876 engaged in the hardware business. Mr. Comstock 
was postmaster from 1877 to 1884, was supervisor from 1880 until 1888, with the exception of 
1881-82, was elected member of Assembly in 1887, and reelected by a plurality of 810 in 1888. 
He married Mary M., daughter of Robert and Mary (Scott) Melrose, March 29, 1871, and they 
have iiad children as follows: Eddie M., who died in 1875, aged two years; Hany M., born 
December 23, 1878; Grace M., born July 8, 1883; and John N., born September 8, 1885. Mr. 
Comstock is now engaged in the hardware trade, and resides in his block on Main street, which 
he built in 1886. Earl L. Comstock was born August 8, 1854. He married Jennie A., daughter 
of John L. and Ann J. (Terkinton) Thomson, December 27, 1878, and they have three children, 
namely: Fanny Florence, born February 8, 1880: Anna May, born December 30, 1882; 



634 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 

and Lewis E., born December 26, 1887. Mr. Comstock bought the Comstock House at the 
depot in 1881, and occupied the same until 1887, when he engaged in the hardware business 
with his brother Andrew C. In 1889 he bought the Eagle Hotel, which he now occupies. 

Joseph Essington, son of Joseph and Catherine (Kephart) Essington, was born in Penn- 
sylvania, October li, 1816. He married Mary, daughter of Eobert and Mary A. (Hughs) Allen, 
in 1842. Their children were Bobert A., who married Annis Sterling and resides in Brown- 
ville; Addison M., who was born December 18, 1845; Catherine, who married Rochester H. 
Sterling, by whom she has two children, Daniel R. and Mary Annis; Mary Ann, who married 
Frank P. Richardson and has two children, Harry J. and Fred A.; Henry C, who married 
Hattie Seamen and has an adopted daughter, Ruth M., and resides in Theresa; Addison, who 
married Elsie Berdew and has had four children, Frank, Ninna (deceased), Gertie, and 
Ruth M. Mrs. Elsie Essington died October 12, 1888. Joseph Essington located in Sterling- 
ville in 1849, where he now resides. He is engaged in lumbering, and is an earnest member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Conrad Werner was born in Wachenheim, Germany, in 1831, and about 1860 emigrated to 
America, first locating in Buflalo, where he remained about a year, when he located in this 
town and engaged in the manufacture of Limburger cheese. December 20, 1863, he married 
Sarah Munroe, of this town, who died September 18, 1876. They had three children, namely: 
Mary Jessie and Hattie Marinda, who were educated in the Potsdam Normal School and are 
now engaged in teaching, and George P., born January 7, 1871, wlio is also a teacher. March 

9, 1880, Mr. Werner married Annie, daughter of Richard and Delia (Noonan) Maloney, of 
Carthage, and they had a daiighter, Ruth M., born March 5, 1882. Mr. Werner died February 

10, 1887. He was a successful business man, pleasant and courteous in disposition, was a 
deacon of the Congi-egational Church, and at the time of his death owned a landed estate of 
300 acres. Mrs. Werner and family occupy the pleasant homestead in Philadelphia. 

Isaac Ford was born in 1752 and died in 1813. His first wife, Martha, born in 1754, died 
in 1797. Their children were Mary, John, Elijah, Isaac, James, Naomi, Abel, Silas, Betsey, 
Lydia, Daniel, Sylvia, Warren, Amos, and Patty. His second wife was Abigail Merry and they 
had four children — Major, Merry, Rlioda, and Sj'lvia. Isaac Ford, Jr., was born in Albany 
County, N. Y., in 1788, and was a carpenter by trade. He married Sally, daughter of Adin 
Hand, and they had three sons and six daughters, namely: William, who died in Michigan in 
1876; Betsey, who married Richard Wiggins and died in Michigan in 1840; Sarah, who mar- 
ried Pliny Corbin and died in Michigan in 1865; Margaret, who married Samuel Wright, is a 
widow, and resides in Antwerp; Jane and Clara, who died in infancy; Silas, who resides in 
Philadelphia; Jane, 2d, who married William Lanfier and died in Michigan; and Daniel, who 
died in Detroit in 1849. Silas Ford was born in Duanesburgh, N. Y., October 4, 1815, and 
when 10 years of age located in Antwerp. He married Achsah R., daughter of Quartus and 
Julia (Gibbs) Brown, in 1842, and they have had three sons and three daughters, namely: 
Orville, born June 4, 1843, who enlisted in Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A., and died in the service 
April 21, 1865, of disease; Henry D., who resides in Philadelphia; Sarah J., born in 1847, who 
married George Alton, in 1868, and has three children, Jane, George, and Silas; Mai-tha, born 
in 1849, who married Cyrus Mason, in 1874, and died in 1888; Eliza Ann, born in 1852, who 
married Frederick Howland, in 1883, and resides in Philadelphia; and Frank, born in 1859, 
who married Almira H. Conway, in 1878, and has two children, Orville B. and Idell B., and 
resides in Antwerp. Henry D. Ford was born August 4, 1845, and was reared upon a farm. 
He married Mary J., daughter of William and Nancy (Carpenter) Kellogg, of Antwerp, in 1867, 
and they have a daughter, Mattie May, born in 1871. Mr. Ford was a farmer in Antwerp until 
1878, when he bought a half interest in the Philadelphia grist and flouring-mill, his succes- 
sive partners being William McNiel, William J. York, and Solomon Howe, the latter of whom 
died in 1888. Mrs. Howe and son, with Mr. Ford, now conduct the business. Mr, Ford resides 
on Mill street. 

Richard Swift was born in Ireland in 1807, was reared upon a farm, and at the age of 16 
years emigrated to America, landing at Quebec, where he remained one year, when he located 
in Watertown. In 1837 he married Margaret, daughter of James Kinney, and in the spring of 
1838 located in Philadelphia, on a farm near Sterlingville, at the place known as Cattail Cor- 
ners. His children were Mary Ann, who married Henry Gibbs, by whom she has eight chil- 
dren, and resides in Dakota; Richard, of this town; John A., who served three years in Co. C, 



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10th N. Y. H. A., and now lives in Dakota; James A., who man-ied Essie Moore, of Plessis, and 
has four children, Bardie, Alice, Lizzie, and Essie; James H., of Wisconsin; Eliza Jane (Mrs. 
Luke Sharon), who died in 1869; and Margaret (BIrs. Christopher Cain), who has seven chil- 
dren and resides in Wilna. Richard Swift died in 1880, and his wife in 1870. Richard Swift, 
Jr., was born December 1, 1839, and spent his early life upon a farm. He learned the carpen- 
ters' trade, and for many years run a threshing machine. He bought a tract of land in Crog- 
han, Lewis County, and manufactured large ([uantities of maple sugar. In 1874 he engaged 
in mercantile business in Sterlingville, in the firm of Sharon, Swift & Co., and continued 
about 10 years. He was also extensively engaged in lumbering and building. He owns several 
farms. 

Seeley B. Mather, son of Joshua and Peggy (Gusten) Mather, was born in Schuyler, Herki- 
mer County, in 1802, and was reared upon a farm. He married Maria, daughter of George 
and Margaret (Wauful) Salisbury, and their children were SethM., born in 1838, now of Clay- 
ton; George S., born in 1843, now of Utica; and DeVillo J., born November 18, 1856. Mr. 
Mather died in Wilna in 1867. De Villo J. Mather lived with his grandfather in Wilna, where 
he learned the carpenters' trade, subsequently residing in Utica. September 1, 1880, he mar- 
ried Delia Lydia, daughter of William and Sarah (Smith) Fortune, of Newport, N. Y., and they 
have two children, Leslie M., born February 2, 1882, and Grace Adaline, born June 17, 1883. 
Mr. Mather bought the Henry Brown farm of 206 acres, on road 19, in Philadelphia, where he 
now resides. 

Leonard Aldrich, a native of Vermont, married Achsah Tanilin, and was one of the early 
settlers of Rutland, in this county. He reared three sons and live daughters, most of whom 
settled in this county. Lewis Aldrich, son of Leonard, was born in 1812, and died m 1875. 
He married Mary, daughter of John Ellis, and they had five children, namely: Lewis D., who 
died in infancy; Julia A., who married John H. Overacker, and died in Alexandria in 1888; 
Martin E., who resides in Philadelphia; Eunice A., who married Lewis C. Dunn; Ellis A., of Rut- 
land; and Marcus D., who died in 1868, aged 24 years. Martin E. Aldrich was born in Rutland, 
March 23, 1837, and was educated in Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary and Eastman's Commer- 
cial College at Rochester. December 29, 1863, he married Ann E., daughter of Erastus and 
Betsey (Chadwick) Whitney, and they have had six sons and four daughters, namely: Ivie 
Estelle, born in 1864, who graduated from Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, class of 1886; 
Llewellyn M., born in 1867, who also graduated from Wesleyan Seminary, class of 1886, and is 
now engaged in mercantile business with his father; Duane L., who died in infancy in 1869; 
May Ella, l)orn in 1872; Burton W., born in 1874; Millie A., born in 1875; Henry M,, born in 
1877; De Witt C, born in 1878; Effie Anna, born m 1882; and Arthur E.,born in 1874. Mr. 
Aldrich began teaching school in St. Lawrence County, and afterwards taught in the towns of 
Rutland, Watertown, Philadelphia, and Theresa, this county. He settled and began business 
in Philadelphia village in March, 1866. He is a merchant and resides on Aldrich street. 

Chauncey Hall, son of Peletiah and Abiilah (Crook) Hall, was born in Champion in 1815, 
and died in the village of Philadelphia in 1885. He married Cornelia, daughter of Peter and 
Abigail (Robinson) Kelner, of Champion, in 1840, and located in Antwerp and engaged in 
farming. They had five sons and three daughters, namely: Merritt A., born in 1841, who 
man-ied Jennette Jones, and died in 1884; Clara M., born in 1844, who married William Plato,. 
November 22, 1885; Alvinza F., born in 1845, who married Hannah Corbet and died in Ant- 
werp in 1873; Amelia C, born in 1847, who married James Nevel, of Antwerp; Charles W., 
born in 1849, now a resident of Watertown; Lewis C, born in 1851, who died in Antwerp in 
1870; Rosell, born in 1853, who married Ella House and resides on the homestead in Ant- 
werp; and Frances, who died in infancy. Charles W. Hall married Frances A., daughter of 
George and Abigail (Soper) Webster, December 17, 1876, and is clerk of the Kirby House, in 
Watertown. Mrs. Cornelia Hall resides with her daughter, Mrs. Plato, on Antwerp street, 
in Philadelphia village. 

Russell Washburn, son on Nehemiah and Betsey (Edwards) Washburn, was born in Ley- 
den, Mass., in 1807. When 18 years of age he came to Antwerp and learned the shoemakers' 
trade. In 1830 he married Amy, daughter of Thomas Weeks, and they had four sons, namely: 
Hiram, who died at the age of 21 years; Horace, who married Mary A. Carpenter and resides in 
Gouverneur; George, who resides in this town; and Henry, who was twice married, had three 
children, and died in Antwerp in 1879. George Washburn was born in Antwerp in 1837, and 



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was reared upon a farm. He married Mary J., daughter of Adam and Harriet (Sonthworth) 
Hoverman, November 9. 1867, and they have had two sons and four daughters, namely: Jen- 
nie May, born in December, 1869, who is a milliner and resides at home; G. Herbert, born- 
March 9, 1873; Lena H., born April 6, 1876; Pearly Blanche, born June 9, 1879; Fanny, who 
died in 1885, aged two .years; and Grover Cleveland, born October 16, 1884. Mr. Washburn 
was engaged in mining in California, Idaho, and Nevada for about six years, when he re- 
turned to this town, where, and in Antwerp, ho has been engaged in hotel-keeping and farm- 
ing. He resides on Mill street, in Philadelphia village. 

Christopher Bigarel was a native of France, and came to America with his parents when 
three years of age, locating in Fowler, St. Lawrence County. He served in the late war and 
died in 1865 from wounds received in the battle of the Wilderness. He married Samantha 
Pike, and they had six children, namely: Wheeler C, of Minnesota; Duane, who died in 1874; 
Oeorge, who died in 1888; Ella (Mrs. Orrin Thayer), of Minnesota; Frank D., who died in in- 
fancy; and Frank D., 2d. The latter was born in Fowler, August 16, 1860. When 15 years 
of age he started on a tour through the western country, where he remained two years, when 
he returned and attended school in St. Lawrence County, where he prepared himself for 
teaching, which profession he followed several years, at one time being principal of the High 
School in Philadelphia. December 24, 1884, he married Almeda L. Read. He is now engaged 
in mercantile pursuits, with his residence and store on Main street, Sterlingville. 

Azel W. Danforth, son of Francis and Eunice (Warren) Danforth, was born in Albany 
County, where he married Mary Stickles, by whom he had three children, namely: Mary (Mrs. 
H, L. Curtis), of Watertown; Eunice W. (Mrs. Reuben Curtis), also of Watertown; and War- 
ren, of Iowa. Mr. Danforth married, second, Sarah Stickles, and theu- children were Marga- 
ret, of Iowa, and James H., deceased. His third wife, Eliza Ann, daughter of Josiah Phillips, 
bore him three children, viz.: James H., of this town; Julia (Mrs. Edwin Bush\ of Water- 
town ; and Merrill, who died at the age of six years. Mr. Danforth served as supervisor, and 
was a member of the Assembly in 1844-46. He died in 1864, on the farm now occupied by his 
son James H. James H. ; Danforth was born in 1840. He married Julia E., daughter of 
Jotham and Samantha (Shull) Marshall, in 1865, and they have a son, Warren, born in 1867. 
Their daughter Grace Matilda was born in 1873, and died in 1888. Mr. Danforth is a farmer 
and occupies the homestead on road 29. 

Richard Estes was born in 1725 and died in 1782. He married Mary Pierce and they had 
11 children, of whom James, who was born in 1776 and died in 1828, married Catharine 
Thorne, by whom he had 11 children, of whom Peter, who came to Jefferson County from the 
Mohawk valley, among the early settlers, was a ship builder. Peter married Sarah Leonard 
and they had two children, Delia (Mrs. S. C. Wilmot), of Auburn, and John P. W. The latter 
was born in 1825, and learned the carpenters' trade. He married Nancy, daughter of Henry 
and Elizabeth (Klock) lOock, and they had two sons and one daughter, namely: Geoi'ge W. 
and Mary M., deceased, and Grenville K., of this town. The latter was born March 16, 1848, 
and spent his early life upon a farm, subsequently sailing upon the lakes for several years. 
He married Ann E., daughter of Luke and Lena Ann (Klock) Chamberlain, in 1876, and they 
have four sons, namely: Ward S., Harold G., Clare W., and Dorr C. Mr. Estes spent many 
years in the West. He is now employed as superintendent in the planing-mill in Philadelphia 
village. 

Richard Rodenhurst, son of Richard and Mary (Ashton) Rodenhurst, was boin in Whit- 
church, Shropshire, England, January 11, 1828, and when seven years of age came with his 
parents to America and located in Westmoreland, Oneida County, N. Y. He married Sarah 
Ann, daughter of Hiram and Sophia (Toiisley) Knickerbocker, of Eaton, Madison County, in 
1853, and their children were DeWitt C, of Philadelphia, and Fred S., of Theresa. His wife 
■died March 12, 1867, and in 1868 he married Emma J. Fisk, by whom he had a daughter, 
Belle I. Mr. Rodenhurst has been in trade in Theresa for more than 20 years. De Witt C. 
Rodenhurst was born January 26, 1855, was educated at Whitestown Seminary, studied medi- 
cine with Drs. Sturtevant and Kelsey at Theresa, graduated at Long Island College Hospital 
in 1879, and commenced practice at Ox Bow. January 10, 1884, he married Mattie H., daugh- 
ter of Zalmon and Cyrena (Swan) Pool, of Theresa, In the fall of 1882 he located in Phila- 
delphia village, where he continues in practice. 



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William Roberts, son of Owen and Mary (Roberts) Roberts, was born in Remsen, Oneida 
County, December 29, 1834, and was reared upon a farm. He located in Martinsburg, and 
for a time was engaged in farming and furnishing supplies for the Black River Railroad. In 
1877 he located in Lowville and engaged in lumbering. He built mills in PhiladeliDliia in 1882 
and formed a partnership with Otis Brooks, witli whom he continued four years. He married 
Serepta, daughter of Leonard S. and Sophia (Smith) Wilder, and they have two sons, 
George W. and Charles O. George W. Roberts was born May 4, 1861, and was educated at 
Lowville Academy. February 5, 1884, he married Jessie Nettie, daughter of Edwin L. and 
Charlotte (Manchester) Parsons, of Leydeu, Lewis County. He is a salesman with his father. 
Charles O. Roberts was born August 22, 1864, was educated at Lowville Academy, and January 
6, 1885, married Maria L., daughter of James B. Harris, of Antwerp, and they have two 
children, Ethel Mary, born December 2, 1885, and William, born December 21, 1886. He is a 
book-keeper for his father, and is supervisor of the town. Mr. Roberts is doing an extensive 
business and resides on Sand street. 

Joseph P. Lawton, son of Benjamin and Betsey (Chase) Lawton, was born in Antwerp, 
May 23, 1833, and was reared upon a farm. October 28, 1855, he married Jane, daughter of 
James and Wealthy (Wilson) Wilson. He taught school several terms, and occupied the Jamea 
Wilson farm several years, when he bought a farm of 147 acres on road 5. They have had six 
sons and four daughters, born as follows, namely: James W., 1858, wlio has been twice mar- 
ried and has three children, Eddie, Joseph P., and John B. ; Jay P., 1860, who is married and 
resides in Antwerp; Clark W., 1863, who married Jennie Hyde and has a daughter. Myrtle M. ; 
Wilhe B. and Wealthy B. (twins), 1866; Fred E., 1868; Sarah Jane, 1871; Annis M., 1873; 
Charles E., 1875; and Ada Helen, 1877. In 1884 Mr. Lawton bought the Potter block in Phil- 
adelphia village, and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. He was later a 
groceryman and is now a farmer. 

Benjamin F. Kent, son of Benjamin and Emily (Stevens) Kent, was born in Clayton, Jan- 
uary 17, 1852. He was reared upon a farm and was educated in the district schools. He 
learned the jewelers' trade, and in 1876 engaged in business at Three Mile Bay, in the town of 
Lyme, where he continued until 1884, when he located in Philadelphia, and in 1886 built the 
block where he now resides, and in which his jewelry and boot and shoe store is located. 
October 14, 1855, he married Jennie L., daughter of Jacob and Louisa (Guun) Putnam. 

Isaac Warriner, son of Jacob, was born in Lee, Oneida County, in 1803, and when young 
located in Rodman. He married Laura Wilson in 1827, and they liad four daughters, namelyr 
Marcia Emeline (Mrs. James Clark), of this town; Mary E. (Mrs. Milton Wiggins), who died 
in 1887; Laura A. (Mrs. Benjamin Allen), of Philadelphia; and Helen M. (Mrs. Melvin Bryant), 
of Le Ray. Mr. Warriner married, second, Sally Klock, in 1868. He was a prominent mem- 
ber of the Free Baptist Church and died in 1888. His widow resides in Philadelphia village, 
on Main street. Her daughter, Mrs. James Clark, occupies the homestead on road 22. 

James C. Graham, son of John and Mary J. (Carlisle) Graham, was born in Edinburg, 
Scotland, in 1855, and at the age of 10 years was left an orj^han. In 1865 he came to this 
country, landing in New York, where he lived with V/illiam B. Ogden and worked for his 
board several years. He removed to Antwerp in 1871. attended Ives Seminary, and taught 
school winters, graduating in 1877. He studied medicine at the Oberlin (Ohio) College, 
graduated from Long Island College Hospital in 1881, and commenced practice in Sprague- 
ville, where he remained until 1884, when he located in Philadelphia, in which village he has 
since had a successful practice. September 3, 1884, he married Althea A., daughter of Will- 
iam and Ann (Campbell) Malterner, by whom he had a daughter, Eva A., in 1885. Mrs. 
Graham died July 14, 1885. Dr. Graham's office and residence are on Main street. 

Anthony Wayne Wood, son of Joshua, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Jaft'rey, N. H.. 
in 1802. In 1822 he located in Marcy, Oneida County, and in 1827 married Laura S., daughter 
of Abel and Lucinda (Miller) Sweet, by whom he had six children, namely: Mary E., who 
married James Sweet, and died in Buffalo; Henry C, who died at the age of 19; Laura L., 
who died at the age of 17; Rev. Abel S., now of Sidney, N. Y. ; John W., who occupies the 
homestead; and Matilda R., who married Edward Wagner, of Whitesboro. Rev. Abel S. Wood 
was born in 1836, attended Whitestown and Wintield academies, graduated from Hamilton 
College in 1861, and from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1865. He began his labors in the 
Congregational Church in Verona, and was subsequently located at Niagara FaUs, Kokoma 



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Ind., St. Joseph, Mich., and Rensselaer Falls, N. Y., removing to Philadelphia in May, 1886, 
and in 1889 to Sidney, N. Y. He married Sarah, daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Sarah 
(Frasiei-) Weeks, in 1867, and they have a son, Gardner W., born November 8, 1872. 

Elon G. Gardner, son of Samuel, was born in Pinckney, N. Y., in 1819. He married Caro- 
line, daughter of Chauncey and Asenath (White) Doane, and they had three sons and three 
daughters, namely: Henry O,, of Theresa; Delia (Mrs. J. P. Grosvenor), of Worcester, Mass.; 
Lucia A., of Eichville; Carrie A. (Mrs. C. O. Gardner), of Watertown; FredE., who married 
Josie St. Dennis, August 18, 1886, who died in 1887; and Delbert N., a book-keeper in Theresa. 
Henry O. Gardner spent his early life in Richville, and was reared upon a farm. He took a 
three years' course in Oberlin (Ohio) College, and for three years was engaged in trade 
with C. D. Gardner, at Richville. August 25, 1880, he married Abbie V., daughter of Joseph 
E. and Margaret (Borland) Smith, and they have three sons, namely : A. Dow, born June 3, 
1881; Joseph E., who died in infancy in 1882; and Earl E.,born March 17, 1886. Mr. Gardner 
taught school in Iiidiana for a time, when he returned to Belleville and again engaged in trade. 
March 15, 1888, he came to Philadelphia and organized the bank. In June, 1888, he bought 
A. N. Britton & Son's chair factory in Theresa, and organized a stock company, "A. N. Britton 
Manufacturing Co., Limited." He has a furniture and undertaking business in Philadelphia, 
in which his brother Fred E. is associated with him. H. O. Gardner resides in Theresa. 

Lansing Becker, son of Hiram and Angelia (Cooper) Becker, was born in 1830. and was 
reai-ed upon a farm. He was educated in Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, and taught school 
several terms. In 1853 he married Harriet Beeman, and their children were Lucy J., who died 
in 1875, aged 21 years; Annis M. and Leman C, of Wilna ; Charton L., who graduated from 
Cornell University in 1888 and now resides in Sioux City, Iowa: Hiram, of Wilna; and Alice of 
Antwerp. Mr. Becker's wife died in 1869, and in 1876 he married Mary M., daughter of Perley 
and Diana (Visgar) Miles, and they have a son, Claudius L., born December 6, 1876. Mr. 
Becker located on his present farm in 1853. He has been a justice of the peace several years, 
and was a member of the Assembly in 1876. He resides on road 35. in this town. Mrs. Becker 



has been a successful music teacher. 



RODMAN. 



RODMAN embraces No. 8, or " Orpheus," of the " eleven towns." It 
was formed from Adams, March 24, 1804, under the name of " Har- 
rison," and named in honor of Richard Harrison, one of the proprie- 
tors. Its present name, which it received April 6, 1808, was derived from 
Daniel Rodman, of Hudson, who served as clerk of the Assembly in 1808-09. 
By an act of February i2, 1808, township No. g was erected into a separate 
town under the name of Pinckney, and the county line so changed as to 
pass around that town instead of across it, throwing the town into Lewis 
County. The town is nearly square, measures a little more than six miles in 
length, and contains an area of 22,597 acres. It is bounded on the north by 
Watertown, on the east by Lewis County, on the south by Lorraine and 
Worth, and on the west by Adams. 

The surface of the town is somewhat elevated, and more or less broken by 
hills along the water-courses, which run in deep gorges or channels. There 



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are, also, several gulfs of great depth, and considerable width, and these aid 
in giving the town excellent drainage. The principal stream is the north 
branch of Sandy Creek, which enters the town near the northeast corner, and 
flows through it in a southwesterly direction, passing out near the center of 
its western line. Its principal tributary is the Gulf stream, which empties 
into it near the village of Rodman. In the southern part of the town is Fish 
Creek, and its tributaries, having a general westerly course. Some of these 
streams afford excellent water-power, and their distribution is so general that 
nearly every part of the town is thoroughly watered. Numerous springs also 
abound, which, together with the favorable condition of the soil, makes this 
an excellent grazing region. The principal industry is dairying, although the 
cultivation of grains is not unprofitable. The soil is loam, or sandy and 
clayey loam, and was originally covered with a fine growth of maple, beech, 
and other varieties of timber, groves of which have been preserved on the 
higher lands, while along the streams are belts of hemlock. Before the land 
was cleared the timber products were the principal sources of revenue, sup- 
plying many saw-mills, asheries, and tanneries. Dry Hill, in the northwestern 
part of the town, having an elevation of several hundred feet above the gen- 
eral level, contains indications of the existence of a series of fortifications, 
similar to those found in other portions of the county, evidences of the occu- 
pancy of the territory by a prehistoric people. 

At the first town meeting held in Rodman (then Harrison), at the house of 
Simeon Hunt, on March 5, 1805, the following officers were chosen: Thomas 
White, supervisor; George H. Thomas, clerk; Ozias H. Rawson, Cyrus H. 
Stone, William Rice, assessors ; Jonathan Davis, Robert Stuart, poormasters ; 
David Nickles, S. Hunt, Calvin Clifford, commissioners of highways; Peter 
Yandes, constable and collector; George H. Thomas, John Fassett, fence 
viewers ; S. Hunt, poundmaster. 

The following account is taken from Spa ford's Gazetteer of 18 13: — 

" In 1810 there were 214 families and 1,281 souls. There were four grain-mills, six saw- 
mills, one fulling-mill, a carding machine, and three distilleries. There were no houses of 
worship, but meetings were held in four school-houses, and a minister of the Congregational 
-order was settled in 1809." 

From the same author's Gazetteer oi 1824 we quote: — 

"In 1821 the population was 1,735; taxable property, .5^117,428; 7,890 acres of improved 
land; 2,308 cattle, 490 horses, 4,312 sheep; 17,976 yards of cloth made in families. There were 
seven grist-mills, eight saw-mills, three fuUiug-raills, two carding machines, five distilleries, 
and six asheries." 

In 1880 Rodman had a population of 1,517. The town is located in the 
first school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 13 school districts, of 
which one was joint, in which 24 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. 
There were 317 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance 
during the year was 27,582. The total value of school buildings and sites 
was $6,920, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $594,722. 



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The whole amount raised for school purposes was $2,978.32, $1,445,03 of 
which was received by local tax. S. Whitford Maxson was school commis- 
sioner. 

Rodman (p.o.) contains a Congregational and a Methodist Episcopal Church, 
seven stores, grist-mill, tannery, two blacksmith shops, wagon shop, a creamery, 
a neatly kept hotel, and about 35 dwellings. It is situated on Sandy Creek,., 
in the east part of the town, and was once a thriving and busy center of trade 
for farmers. A large and flourishing academic school was once located here 
in quite an imposing building, the dome of which is now toppling to the 
ground. 

ZoAR, or Unionville, as it is sometimes called, contains about a dozen 
dwelhngs and a cabinet shop. It was once the principal village in the town,, 
and contained two stores and a hotel. 

West Rodman, on Sandy Creek, consists of a grist-mill, cheese factory, and 
several dwellings. At this place was once located a distillery, but it was long 
ago discontinued, and M. Slaughter's grist-mill now occupies one end of the 
building. 

Tremaine's Corners (p. o.) is located in the southern part of the town. 
It contains no business places but a postoffice and a cheese factory. 

Whitesville (East Rodman p. o.) is a little hamlet situated in the north- 
east part of the township on Sandy Creek, and contains a Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, store, hotel, cheese factory, blacksmith shop, and wagon shop. 

The Rodman grist-»iill, located on Sandy Creek, in the village of Rod- 
man, was first built by Nathan Strong about the year 18 10, a few feet west 
of the present site. In 1850 the mill was purchased by M. Slaughter, thor- 
oughly repaired and operated by him until i86r, at which time O. M. Cooley, 
now of Rochester, bought out Mr. Slaughter. The business was continued 
by Mr. Cooley until 1879, when he sold a one-half interest to his cousin, 
Egbert Cooley. They remained in partnership for one year and 10 months, 
when the property was destroyed by fire. The Rodman Milling Co., the 
present owners, then purchased the site and erected the present mill, which 
has three runs of stones, and is capable of grinding 250 bushels of grain daily. 
O. R. Porter, who has been employed in the mill for over 20 years, still 
has charge. 

L. Washburn's tannery, situated on Sandy Creek, in the village of Rod- 
man, was built in 1840, by Joseph Brown. Three years thereafter Mr. Brown 
sold the property to Hiram Herring, who continued the business until his 
death, which occurred in 1881, when it passed into the hands of the Hiram 
Herring Tanning Company. This company had but a brief existence, for at 
the end of two years from the time the company was organized the present 
proprietor took possession of the property. The tannery at present turns 
out about 4,000 hides annually, and employs four hands. 

C. C. Vroman's creamery, located a little north of Rodman village, is fitted 
up with the De Laval centrifugal cream separators. The cylinders are cap- 



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able of churning 300 pounds of butter at one time. During the season the 
number of pounds of milk averages about 1,840,000, and the number of 
pounds of butter made therefrom about 80,000, valued at $16,800. 

The West Rodman cheese factory was built by A. R. Heath in 1870. It 
has the milk of 450 cows, aggregating about 1,200,000 pounds annually. 
From this milk is made 120,000 pounds of cheese and 15,000 pounds of but- 
ter, the united value of which is about $13,000. 

Mr. Oatmans sazv, shingle, and phining-mi/l is situated on Fish Creek, 
about a mile southwest of Rodman village, and was built by M. P. Wait in 
1866. It has a capacity for turning out 5,000 feet of lumber daily, and 600,- 
000 shingles annually. 

E. L. Todd's saw-mill, located on Sandy Creek, between Zoar and Whites- 
ville, was built by Reuben Smith about 1840. At the present time it is but 
little used. 

M. A. Fassett^s creamery, located on Sandy Creek, midway between Rod- 
man and Whitesville, has the patronage of 400 cows, and receives about 
1,066,000 pounds of milk annually, from which is manufactured about 47,000 
pounds of butter, valued at $8,500. 

Dunaway &> Dickitisons cheese factory, situated at East Rodman, re- 
ceives the milk of 350 cows, aggregating about 900,000 pounds annually, 
from which is made 90,000 pounds of cheese, valued at $8, too. 

The So7/th Rodman cheese factory, located at Tremaine's Corners, is owned 
by C. D. Hitchcock, and has a patronage of 296 cows, receives about 750,000 
pounds of milk annually, and makes about 75,000 pounds of cheese, valued 

at $5,525- 

Henry C. Spencer s creamery, in the south part of the town, on road 55, 
has the patronage of 100 cows, receives about 216,000 pounds of milk an- 
nually, from which is manufactured 15,000 pounds of butter, valued at 
$3,150. 

C. H. Vroman's creamery, in the north part of the town, on road i, 
is fitted up with approved apparatus, being built in 1886. It has the Blanch- 
ard butterworker and the De Laval separators. The patronage of the fac- 
tory is 450 cows, receives about 1,250,000 pounds of milk annually, from 
which is made 56,250 pounds of butter, valued at $11,812. 

A. Miller's cheese factory was built by O. G. Heaton in 1864. It has the 
patronage of 375 cows, receives about 810,000 pounds of milk annually, 
from which is made 81,000 pounds of cheese, valued at $6,075. 

£. A. North's saw-mill was built in 1869 by Marcus Inman. It is situ- 
ated on the Gulf stream east of Rodman village, and is capable of sawing 
200,000 feet of lumber annually. 

M. G. Wilson's cheese factory, located at Rodman village, was started in 
1890. It has the capacity for handling the milk from 400 to 500 cows. 

Benjamin Wright made the first survey of this town in 1798, and in 1800 
Joseph Crary made surveys. The town was divided into 56 lots of irregular 

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size, which were generally subdivided into quarters, the original division being 
known as a great lot. Silas Stow, of Lowviile, as the agent of Harrison & 
Hoffman, opened the town for settlement in 1801, the land being generally- 
sold at $3.50 per acre. Anson and Ebenezer Moody, Jonathan, Noah, and 
Aaron Davis, Simeon Hunt, Benjamin Thomas, and William Rice came in 
in the spring and summer of 1801, built log houses, and made small clearings. 
Mrs. E. Moody joined her husband here in September of that year, and was 
the first white woman to settle in the town. A few months later she gave 
birth to a son, which was the first white child born in Rodman. The child 
was named Walter Harrison Moody, for one of the proprietors of the town, 
who promised 100 acres to the first-born child. The child died at the age of 
•three years, which was the first death in the town, before having received the 
land; but Mr. Moody subsequently received a title to 50 acres. 

In September, 1802, Timothy Greenly, from Litchfield, N. Y., purchased a 
large tract, aggregating 2,669^ acres, in the southeastern part of the town, 
and soon after located upon a portion of it, where he resided until his death, 
February 19, 1852. Thomas White, also from Litchfield, came in 1802, and 
settled on Sandy Creek, at what is now Whitesville. He moved west in 1810. 
Daniel Todd, from Connecticut, settled near White's the same year. Will- 
iam Dodge came in in 1803, and settled on lot 13. Reuben Smith also set- 
tled on lot 13 the same year. He was an active man and built several mills. 
In 1804 WiUiam Rice erected a saw-miU at Rodman village, and in 1806 a 
grist-mill. 

The books of the land-holders show the following additional names of those 
who contracted for land under date of December i, 1804: Jesse Smith, Aaron 
Moody, Horace Townsend, Thomas White, Joseph Nickles, Arnold Stone, 
Nathan Whitman, Avery Wallsworth, Joseph Dana, Titus King, Noah Davis, 
Thadrick Case, Leonard Farewell, Joshua Finney, John Vaughan, and Leon- 
ard Barker. In 1805 Buell and Westcott, Nathan Freeman, Hawks and 
French, Pierce and Lampson, Wright, Mead, and others made purchases. 
Asa Cooley came in in 1807, and the same year Abner Fuller settled on lot 
No. I. From 1804 to 1810 the town settled very rapidly. In the western 
part of the town the Gateses were among the most prominent. Other well 
known settlers were Ziba Buell, Stephen Cook, Jesse Wright, John Butter- 
field, John Burton, Jacob Heath, Nathaniel Harrington, and Solomon, Joseph, 
and Job Priest. The town books show the following, besides those already 
mentioned, to have been active citizens of Rodman previous to 181 1: Bazaleel 
Gleason, Roswell Blanchard, Luther Eastman, Peter Yandes, Beloved Rhodes, 
Cyrus H. Stone, Isaiah Post, Calvin Clifford, George H. Thomas, Elijah Rus- 
sell, Enoch Murray, Caleb Woodward, Zachariah Wallsworth, Epaphras Moody, 
Abel Loveland, Timothy Underwood, Abijah Kellogg, Stoddart Eastman, 
Nathaniel Tremaine, Greene Kellogg, Amariah Babbitt, Heman Swift, Titus 
King, Luther Woodworth, Barnard M. Warren, Aaron M. Loomis, Reuben 
Tremaine, Ebenezer Blackstone, John Hacket, James Wright, Lyman Law- 



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rence, Thomas Harrington, Nathan Whitman, Winslow G. Tracy, William. A. 
Flint, Daniel Field, Daniel Kinney, Harry Wagoner, John Burr, Samuel 
Ralph, Joseph Pratt, Alanson Cummings, Charles Parmeter, Alvin Buck, 
Ansel Brainard, Benoni Edwards, Samuel Kelsey, Return Russell, Philo 
Booth, James Glass, Asa Hill. In i8fi Willard M. Winslow settled in the 
town; in 1813, William Sill; and about the same time Abel Cole and Nathan 
Strong, all becoming prominent in the history of Rodman, the latter two hav- 
ing served as members of the legislature — Cole in 1818, and Strong in 1832. 
Cole was also a judge in 18 15. 

The first inn-keeper in the town was Simeon Hunt, who located his tavern 
at the mouth of Gulf stream, which was a promment point along the Sandy 
Creek road, between Zoar and Whitesville. About a mile below Whitesville 
Benjamin Sill kept a large frame hotel at an early day. This building was 
yet standing a few years ago, though not in use. Dry Hill at one time was 
considered of enough importance to have a store, which was conducted by 
Michael Heustis and John Priest. The building they occupied was after- 
wards utilized as a wood house by one of the thrifty residents. 

The first school in town was taught in the summer of 1803, in Anson 
Moody's barn, by Miss M. Nobles. A number of log school-houses were 
erected the next year, which were used until they gave place to a better class 
of buildings. In 1840 the citizens of Rodman, at a cost of $1,200, which was 
raised by subscriptions, built a seminary, which was given the name of Rod- 
man Union Seminary. After a number of years of prosperity the seminary ran 
into a decline and was finally discontinued, the building being occupied by 
the public school for a time, when the property finally reverted to the heirs of 
Nathan Strong. 

CHURCHES. 

The first religious services in the town, it is said, were conducted in the 
summer of 1802, by Rev. Mr. Woodward, a missionary, who on a week day 
preached to a small audience at the cabin of Anson Moody. 

Rodman Congregational Church, located at Rodman village, was organized 
September 22, 1805, by Rev. William Lazelle, a missionary, and at its organ- 
ization consisted of the following members : Nathaniel Nichols, Reuben 
Tremaine, Aaron Loomis, Nathaniel Crook, David Coy, Laura Tremaine, Sally 
Loomis, and David Bishop. In July, 1806, Mr. Lazelle received into mem- 
bership of the church Jesse Wright, Lydia Wright, William Dodge, Lydia 
Dodge, Martin Standlif, and Olive Standlif, the whole number of members at 
this time being 14. This was really the pioneer church in all this region. 
The church in Adams was formed in 1804, but no minister was permanently 
settled there until 181 1, and in Watertown no minister was located until 
1814, when the people of that town united with those of Rutland in the sup- 
port of a clergyman. The first regular pastor of this church was Rev. David 



644 TOWN OH" RODMAN. 



Spear, who preached his first sermon in Rodman on the second Sunday of 
August, 1808, was installed as pastor September 13, 1809, and continued in 
the pastorate of the church, with the exception of two years in Smithville, two 
in Rutland, and two in Denmark, for more than 55 years. Previous to Mr. 
Spear's ministry Rev. Mr. Priddle and Rev. Mr. Vale labored here, but the 
exact time of their services cannot now be ascertained. For 10 years after 
its organization the church was without an edifice, and its meetings were held 
in school-houses in winter and in barns in warm weather. The first church 
building, a wooden structure, was erected in 1815. It was 38 feet wide and 
50 feet long, and its spire was about 85 feet high. For a number of years it 
was used without any means of warming, except as individuals brought their 
own foot-stoves. The church was repaired in 1830, and again in 1843, ^^^ 
in 1849 it was finally abandoned. In 185 1 the present house of worship was 
erected, and in 1877 received extensive repairs, the whole cost aggregating 
about $7,000. It will comfortably seat 350 persons, and is now valued, in- 
cluding grounds and other church property, at $8,000. In 1854 a chapel 
was erected in the rear of the church at a cost of several hundred dollars. 
The church now has a membership of 115, under the pastoral charge of Rev. 
Charles A. Redgrave. The Sunday-school has a membership of 120, with an 
average attendance of 85. 

T/ie First Methodist Episcopal CJiurch of Rodman and VVhitesville villages 
has a house of worship in each village. A class was organized in 1804, the 
members being Anson and Epaphras Moody, John Fassett, Richard Dye, 
Alpheus Nichols, Thomas White, Peter Yandes, and Ebenezer Blackstone. 
Rev. Isaac Puff"er, George Gary, Elisha Wheeler, Lewis Whitcomb, and 
Giles and John Dempster preached in a log school-house, ai\d being driven 
out held services in John Fassett's kitchen, midway between Rodman and 
Whitesville. In 1829 the several classes in town were organized into a cir- 
cuit. The first Methodist meeting in Rodman village was held in 1847, by 
Rev. Elisha Wheeler, in an old red school-house which stood on the site of 
the present school building. The same year a subscription was raised, 
ground purchased of W. D. AUport, and the frame of a church erected. This 
church was completed in 1849 ^"^ dedicated by Bishop Jones. The first 
class consisted of John P. Billings, Alanson Kinney and wife, C. D. Moffitt 
and wife, James Brown and wife, and Mrs. Thomas Field, the first named of 
whom is still living. The first Sunday-school was organized in 1847, with 
John P. Billings as superintendent. The first regular pastor of the church in 
this town, of which we have record, was Rev. Alexander Erwin, who was 
located here in 1821. The first house of worship was erected in 1829, of 
wood, without steeple or paint. The present church building in Whitesville 
was erected in 1858, at a cost of $2,500. It will comfortably seat t8o per- 
sons, and is now valued, including grounds, etc., at about $3,000. The Sun- 
day-school in Whitesville was organized in 1857, and O. D. Hill was the first 
superintendent. The present house of worship in Rodman will comfortably 



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seat 270 persons, cost about $3,500, and is valued, including grounds, etc., at 
about $4,000. In 1876-77 this church received extensive repairs, and was 
rededicated by Bishop Peck. The present membership of the two churches 
is 160, under the pastoral charge of Rev. C. E. Miller. The Sunday-school 
has 157 members and 28 officers and teachers, with J. P. Billings, of Rod- 
man, and John B. Edwards, of VVhitesville, superintendents. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Simeon Hunt was one of llie lirst settlers in the town of Rodman, having moved here 
from Vermont, with an ox-team, in 1801. He built a log cabin on the site now occupied by 
G. F. Isham's house, and here kept a tavern for a number of years. It is related of his wife 
that for six months after coming liere she saw no other female. At this time, and for some 
years after, the nearest grist-mill was at Brownville, a distance of 12 miles, to which the early 
settlers carried their grain on their backs, their only guide through the unbroken forest being 
" blazed " trees. Mr. Hunt was a very religious man, and was a member of the first church in 
town, organized in 180.5. 

Ariel Edwards was born September 7, 1781, in the town of Haddam. Conn., where his life 
was spent until the spring of 1802, when he migrated to what is now Rodman and took up a 
farm on the north side of Sandy Creek, on great lot No. 14, where he spent the summer clear, 
ing land. In the fall he sold his betterments and returned to Connecticut. Returning the 
following spring, he located on great lot No. 18, where he resided a number of years. In the 
.summer of 1805 he was united in marriage with Lydia, daughter of William Dodge, a promi- 
nent citizen of the town, by whom he had four sons, Daniel, Rufus, Nelson, and William A. 
His wife died in 1813. In 1814 he was married to Mrs. Jemima Hurlbut, by whom he had four 
children, Lydia, Ariel, Paul S., and Charles L. He continued to reside in this town until 1835, 
when he removed to Piuckney, Lewis County, where he died in May, 1853. Daniel Edwards 
M'as born in Rodman, May 10, 1806, and is believed to have been the first child born in the 
town who attained maturity. He was educated in the common schools of the town, and spent 
the most of his time on his father's farm until he was 21 years of age, when he engaged in 
business on his own account. In 1833 he married Elizabeth, daughter of the late Michael 
Heustis, of this town, by whom he had eight children, Lydia A., Martha J., Maryette, Elizabeth, 
Innocent, Orrin F., John S., and Alice M. He removed to Piuckney, Lewis County, near East 
Rodman, in 1868, where he died February 6, 1874, at the residence of his sons, who are ]n-omi- 
nent citizens of that town, having held various offices of trust and responsibility in the town 
and county. 

Reuben Smith, from Nelson, N. H., came to Rodman in 1802, locating upon the farm now 
occupied by George C. Bibbins, where he cleared land and engaged in farming. He married 
Pamelia, daughter of Jesse Wright, by whom he had 10 children, namely: Eunice, Ezra, 
James, Esther, George W., Ruth, Mary, Jennette, Oren, and Andrew J. He was well known in 
the comraiiuity and served the town as supervisor one term. James Smith, son of Reuben, 
was born in Rodman in 1808, and in 1831 married Harriet E., daughter of Miles and Mary 
Ralph, who died in 1884. He has been a farmer, and now i-esides at Unionville. He has a 
daughter, Adelia W., who married Laban F. Spink, who is a farmer and resides on road 13. 
Mr. and Mrs. Spink have five children, viz.: Rozaltha E. (Mrs. W. D. Hickox), Albert L., Jan- 
nette M., Mary H., and Harriet B. The latter married C. P. Dodge, of Adams, and died in 
1881, leaving two daughters, Bessie L. and Ina P., who reside with their grandparents. 

George W. Smith, son of Reuben, was born in this town in 1812, on the farm now owned 
by George C. Bibbins. In 1840 he married Fanny, daughter of ,lesse Merwin, of Rodman, 
and resided on the homestead until 1850, when he removed to Unionville, where he 
died in 1871. He had four children, namely: Zelia (Mrs. Giles W. Gardner), Reuben Z., Em- 
ma R. (Mrs. La Mort S. Holley), of, Iowa, and Ora T., who died in 1879. Reuben Z. Smith 
married Mary G., daughter of Almanson Tibbitts, of Rodman, in 1866, and has three children, 
Fannie E., G. Raymond, and Milton E. Mrs. Smith died in 1876. 



646 TOWN OF RODMAN. 



William Dodge, who served in the Revolutionary war, came to the town of Rodman with 
his family in 1893, and settled on a tract of wild land on road 11. He brought with him a 
horse a yoke of oxen, and two cows. At the time of his settlement here fish and game pre- 
vailed in abundance, and trout and salmon were caught in large numbers from the brook run- 
ning close by his house. Mr. Dodge assisted in organizing the first Congregational society in 
Rodman, of which church he was an active member. He and wife both died in Richland, 
Oswego County. They had eight children, namely: Abigail, John, Lydia, Chester, Sylvester, 
Clarissa, Fanny, and Polly, all of whom are dead. Sylvester Dodge, son of William, was born 
in 1788. He married, in 1810, Margaret, daughter of John and Abigail McChesney, of Rupert, 
Vt.. and settled on the old homestead. He always resided in this town, and was a deacon in 
the Congregational Church and a much respected citizen. He was accidentally killed in 1851 
by being thrown from his carriage. His wife died in 1865. _ Their children were Abigail, 
Lydia P., John D., William S., James S., Gilbert S., and Frankhn L. William S. Dodge, who 
was born June 25, 1820, married Cynthia, daughter of Samuel Ballard, of Watertown, in 1854, 
and settled on the farm where he now resides. His children are Charles P., of Adams, Ward S. , 
Minnie G., and Melvin Gilbert, the latter a student in Hamilton College. Mr. Dodge has been 
a justice of the peace for eight years. 

John Fassett, Jr., was born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., in 1767. He married Sally Nichols, who 
was born January 1, 1775, and they located in Whi^estown, Oneida County, whence they 
removed to Rodman in 1803, bringing with them four children, Sally, Poliy, Austin, and John, 
Jr. Mr. Fassett came in in the winter, with an ox-team, and took up a lot of wild land now 
owned by his grandson, Milan A. Fassett. After locating here five more children were born to 
them, nam.ely: Benjamin, Martha, Harriet, Laura, and Benjamin. Dr. John Fassett, Jr., was 
born in 1801. He married Electa M. Toby, of Brownville, and took up his residence on the 
old homestead. He studied medicine with Dr. Hale, of Adams, and practiced his profession 
in this town for 25 years. He was a kind and charitable man, and was always ready to assist 
the unfortimate. He had three children, Oren, Laurette, and Milan A. The latter was born 
December 25, 1839. He married Nettie, daughter of Washington Holley, of Adams, in 1868. 
by whom he has a son, John T. Mr. Fassett occupies the old homestead, and is also proprietor 
of a creamery. 

Caleb Woodward, son of Caleb, a Scotchman, one of the early settlers of Dutchess County, 
N. Y., settled in Rodman from Warren, Herkimer County, in 1803, purchasing 300 acres of land 
on Dry Hill, where he engaged for a number of years in the manufacture of potash. His 
family consisted of two sons and nine daughters. The eldest son, Jesse, was born in 1783, in the 
town of Oblong, Dutchess County, and the youngest son,Milton, in the same place, in 1789. The 
daughters were all married and settled near Rodman. Caleb Woodward was a captain in the Rev- 
olution. He and his sons, with others, cut the first road through from Toad Hollow to Na- 
thaniel Harrington's. He died in Canada, aged 91 years. Milton Woodward, in 1816, married 
Hannah Webb, and settled in the town of Adams, one and one-half miles north of Adams 
Center, the Sand street road being then but a mere path in the woods. He served in the War 
of 1812, and was one of the 140 men who carried the '• big cable " from Sandy Creek to Sackets 
Harbor. They had children as follows: Marquis, Oliva (Mrs Charles Hall), Constant (Mrs. 
Mary Stickney), Egiva (Mrs. Eleazer Williams), Minerva (Mrs. Henry Gordinere), Juliett (Mrs. 
J. Weaber), Ovilla, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Rush, Amelia Maria (Mrs. Louis Sluman), 
Jenet (Mrs. Isaac Parker), and William Jasper. In 1834 he moved into the town of Rodman, 
to the farm now owned by B. F, Woodward, where he lived for nearly 30 years, dying in his 
85th year. He was twice married, the second time, in 1844, to Mrs. Electa Stickney, who sur- 
vived him three years. Marquis Woodward, in 1845, emigrated to Van Buren County, Mich,, 
where, in 1847, he married Eliza A., daughter of Daniel Taylor, of Litchfield, Conn. In 1865 
he and his family returned to Jeft'erson County, locating in Henderson, afterwards removing 
to Rodman, where he now resides. They had two sons and two daughters, Leonora A.) 
Oren M., Fremont M., and Carrie A. (Mrs. Samuel Parker). Oren M. Woodward married, in 
1871, Mellie E., daughter of C. S. and Mary (Smith) Gage, who settled in Rodman in 1833, 
from Monkton, Vt. Mr. Woodward has two sons, Charles G., born in 1874, and Rollin O., 
born in 1879. He resides in Rodman, on the farm of C. S. Gage. 

Daniel Todd, son of Daniel, a native of Connecticut, removed with his wife, Betsey Peck, 
to Rodman, in 1804, locating at Wliitesville. where he built a tannery in 1806, and engaged in 



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shoemaking, continuing in the latter business nearly up to the time of his death. He was also 
a farmer during the last years of his life. He had 13 children, 12 of whom attained maturity. 
They were Mary, Lyman, William, John, Eliza, Betsey, Enoch L., Daniel, Jr., David M., Ma- 
rietta, Julia E , Joseph, and Melissa. Mr. Todd was a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church for 70 years, and was an influential citizen of the town. His son, David M. Todd, 
was born December 18, 1820. In 1848 he married Phebe S. Babbitt and continued his resi- 
dence on the homestead, where he now resides. He has been a farmer and a school teacher, 
and served the town as justice of the peace 12 years. He has had five children, namely: Emma 
L., who died at the age of 23 years; Edward M., of Burr's Mills; Arthur C. ; Eunice A. 
(Mrs. Frank J. Clements), of Tylerville ; and Herman S. 

Ziba Buell, Sr., was a native of Vermont, whence he removed to Jefferson County in 1803, 
and in 1804 or '05 located in Eodman on the farm now owned by Simeon H. Gates. In 1832 
he removed to Zoar, where he resided until his death. He reared eight children, namely: Ver- 
ona (Mrs. Kellogg Greenly), Horace, Oren, Ordelia (Mrs. Elias Burton), Silas, Mary (Mrs. 
0. C. Wyman), and Hiram. The latter resides in EUisburgh. 

Jesse Wright came from Nelson, N. H., to this town, in 1804 or 1805, and settled on the 
farm now occupied by his grandson Nathan A. He cleared land and engaged in farming, 
which occupation he followed until his death. Nathan, son of Jesse, married, first, 
Sophia Beals, of Nelson, N. H., and second, Almira Hunt, of Vermont. By his first wife 
he had four children, Lucy A., Nathan A., Elford F., and George B., and by his second wife 
a son, Charles E. Mr. Wright continued on the old homestead until his death, and always 
retained the respect and confidence of his neighbors. 

Jonathan Wyman, son of Samuel, was born in old Concord, Mass., and in 1805 came to 
Eodman, from Nelson, N. H. He married Abigail, daughter of John Adams, of Nelson, and 
they had three children, Abigail, Mary, and Henry, who came to Rodman with their j)arents. 
Mr. Wyman brought his family with a one-horse sleigh, in the month of February, locating 
upon what is now a part of C. S. Gage's farm. He subseqiiently removed to the farm now 
occupied by J. M. Brown, where he died in 1823. After locating here he had born to him four 
children, Elsie M., Nancy J., Oliver C, and Caroline E. Mrs. Wyman died in 1864. Oliver C. 
Wyman, son of Jonathan, was born in this town April 1, 1812. He attended the common 
schools until he attained the age of 15 years, after which he went to the Paiger High School at 
Watertown. He taught school several terms, and served the town as school superintendent. 
He was supervisor in 1858-59 and in 1866-67, and in 1871-72 was a member of Assembly from 
the first district. In 1838 he married Mary R., daughter of Ziba Buell, by whom he had five 
children, viz.: Henry S„ a physician in Morenci, Mich.; Manfred C, Willy J., and George W., 
who reside in this town; and Mary E., who died young. Mrs. Wyman died in 1878, and for 
his second wife he married Mrs. Marcia S. Sanford. W. J. Wyman was born in this town in 
1849, and has been engaged in mercantile business here since he attained maturity. He has 
been justice of the peace since 1880, and has been supervisor for the past three years. 

Darius Wood, sou of Dr. Isaac S. Wood, was born in Wilbraham, Mass., in 1804, and was 
one year old when his parents located in Rodman. May 1, 1826, he married Sally, daughter 
of Richard Boynton, by whom he had seven children — Marcia S., Alonzo D., Isaac S., Mary J., 
Ellen E., Eliza J., and Morris. Mr. Wood died in 1849, and his wife in 1872. Their son Isaac 
S. resides in Rodman village 

Miles Ralph came from Delhi, Delaware County, to Rodman, about 1805, and settled on 
the farm now owned by Ward Bibbins, where he purchased and cleared 225 acres of wild land. 
He served as justice of the peace several years, was a director in the Jefferson County National 
Ban'.c, and at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest men in the town. He married 
Mary Cornwell and they had 14 children, 11 of whom attained maturity, and two are now liv- 
ing, viz.: Leonard D., of Neshkoro, Wis., and Marcus D., of Rodman. The latter married 
Fanny Edwai-ds, of Philadelphia, by whom he has two children, Fred and Elena. 

Asa Cooley, a native of Connecticut, came from Wliitingham, Vt., to Rodman, about 1807, 
locating upon the farm now occupied by his grandson, Oscar F. Cooley. He married Sarah 
Pratt, by whom he had three sons and two daughters, viz.: Ora, Lura (Mrs. E. Palmer),. 
Laura (Mrs. James Ingalls), of Wilna, Loring, and Elam. Mr. Cooley was an extensive 
farmer and was well known in the town. Three of his brothers, John, Stephen, and David,, 
settled in this town and reared families. Ora Cooley, son of Asa, was born in 1770. In 1821 



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he married Amanda, daughter of Timothy Greenly, of Rodman, and located on the farm now 
occupied hy his son Julian V. He married, second, Chloe Kellogg, by whom he had three 
children, Julian V., Augustus C, and Rodoski. By his first wife he had four children, Alfred, 
Deloss, Emily, and Charlotte. Mr. Cooley was prominent in town affairs, was supervisor from 
1833 to 1836, and in 1841, '53, and '57: was town clerk several years, and served as school com- 
missioner. He died in 1858. 

Loring Cooley, son of Asa, was born in Whitingham, Vt., and came to this town with 
his father when about three years of age. He married Charlotte Bullock, of Lorraine, and 
settled on the farm now owned by Eri Cooley, where he died. His first wife died about two 
years after their marriage, and for his second wife he married Mary Bullock, a sister of* his 
first wife, and they had four children, Egbert, Esther, Eri, and Elvira (Mrs. H. S. Porter). 

Elam Cooley, son of Asa, was born in Rodman, July 24, 1809. About 1831 he married 
Julia F. Bullock, of Worth, and located upon the old homestead, where he resided a few years, 
when he removed to Rodman village, where he died. He did an extensive business in huying 
produce from the farmers. He had four sons, namely: Orson M., a druggist, who resides in 
Rochester; Leander W., a produce dealer, also of Rochester; Oscar F., who occupies the home- 
stead; and Nelson G., who resides in Rodmau village, and is engaged in the produce business. 

Nelson G. Cooley, sou of Elam and Julia P. (Bullock) Cooley, was born January 3, 1841. 
In 1858-59 he served as clerk for Strong & Cooley, and in 1860 formed a partnership with his 
older brother, L. W. Cooley, in th& general merchandise business, under the firm name of 
Cooley Brothers, successors to Strong & Cooley, in which business he continued four years. 
He then engaged in farming for four years, when he again formed a partnership with his 
brother under the firm name of L. W. & N. G. Cooley, which continued until January 1, 1876. 
December 21, 1874, he was appointed postmaster at Rodmau, which office he held four and a 
half years. He was elected commissioner of highways in 1877-78 and 1881, and town clerk in 
1885-86-87. 

Jonathan Boynton was born in Milford, Mass., in 1795, and when a few weeks old his 
parents removed to Rockingham, Vt., where they resided 13 years, thence removing to 
Rodman, in 1808, where they made a settlement upon the farm now owned by John Gregg. 
At the age of 20 years, without means, Mr. Boynton commenced the battle of life for himself, 
with a hopeful heart and willing hands, and three years thereafter had saved $700, with which, 
in company with his brother Richard, he purchased the farm near Sandy Creek, and about 
two miles east of Rodman, where he resided for many years. In 1819 Mr. Boynton wedded 
with Maria Kinney, a most worthy helpmate, who shared his joys and sorrows until her death, 
22 years after her marriage, leaving to his care their family of nine children, whom he lived 
to see grow up and become useful and honorable members of society. Their names are as fol- 
lows: Lester S., Harriet A. (Mrs. Israel Adams), of Watertown, Harrison, who resides in the 
village of Copenhagen, Lewis County, Elonzo D., of Adams, Martha M. (the late Mrs. O. D. 
Hill), Emma A. (Mrs. O. D. Hill), Jeannette E. (Mrs. R. D. Kenfield), and Austin, of Chicago. 
In 1829 Mr. Boynton was elected trustee of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, in this town, 
and aided largely in building and sustaining the same. By his industry, integrity, and 
frugality he acquired a competency, and gave freely for charitable and religious purposes. 
At his death he left a name of which his descendants may well feel proud, and his life was 
an example worthy of emulation. 

Adam Flint, a British soldier, was the first of that name to locate in this country, but in 
what year he came is not known. His son, Adam Flint, Jr., served in the French and English 
war, and in the Revolution, and became a resident of Montgomery County. William A. Flint, 
son of Adam, Jr., was born in Montgomery County in 1776. He married Malinda Russell, and 
in 1808 came to Rodman, and located on the farm now occupied by his son Cyrus C. He was 
a member of the M. E. Church, and one of the first members of the Masonic lodge in Rodmau. 
He had 11 children, namely: Mary E., Martha, Russell, Malinda, Adam R., William R., Marj' A., 
Maria, Alanson R., Cyrus C, and Cyrenus C. Russell Flint was born in the town of Rodman, 
where he married Elizabeth Belcher, and settled on the farm now occupied by his son George 
W., where he died in 1846, and his wife in 1889. 

Rev. David Spear was boi-n in Rupert, Vt., in June, 1781. He was converted to Christ at 
the age of 14 years, and at once commenced a course of study preparatory for the ministry, 
being licensed to preach the gospel May 27, 1807. The studies of Mr. Spear were pursued 



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under the supervision of Rev. John B. Preston, and at his house, July 13, 1808, in West Rupert, 
Vt., a committee of consociation assembled for the purpose of examining and ordaining him for 
his life work. He immediately commenced a missionary tour to Jeiferson County, and on the 
second Sabbath in August, 1808, his labors commenced, and were equally divided between 
Rodman and Adams. In September, 1809, Mr. Spear was installed as permanent pastor of the 
Rodman Congregational Church, in which capacity he continued for more than 50 years. 
During his pastorate here about 53 were added to the church, and it is estimated that he 
preached not less than 1,500 funeral sermons. Mr. Spear was greatly beloved by his people, 
whom he served so faithfully and long. In February, 1810, he married Mary Roberts, who was 
born in Stillwater, N. Y., in 1787. They celebrated their " golden wedding" at their home in 
Rodman, Februarj' 1, 1860, on which occasion they were presented with a bountiful donation. 
Mrs. Spear died January 23, 1865, aged 78 years. Her venerable husband survived until No- 
vember 13, 1868, in his 88th year. His last days were spent with an only and widowed daugh- 
ter at Mannsville, in the town of Ellisburgh. 

Jesse and Noah Merwin came from Connecticut about the year 1808, and first settled in 
Lewis County, where they resided for 22 years, when Jesse removed to this town and purchased 
the farm formerly occupied by Deacon Dodge, about three miles east of the village of Rod- 
man. About five years later Noah followed and bought a farm of Daniel Staplin, located near 
his brother. In 185-1 Jesse purchased a place two miles nearer the village of Rodman, near the 
little hamlet of Zoar, and here resided until his death, in June, 1862, at the age of 78 years. 
Mr. Merwin married Rebecca Morris, of Wilbraham, Mass., in 1811, and they had children as 
follows: Sylenda Talcott, died young. Betsey, died young, Talcott, Mary, Fanny, Miles, and 
Harriet R. Mrs. Merwin died in 1862, aged 77 j"ears. Noah Merwin occupied the farm pur- 
chased of Mr. Staplin until his death, January 2, 1866. He was twice married, first, to Sylenda 
Morris, of Wilbraham, Mass., who bore him one child, Nancy, and second, to Mary Carpenter, 
of Coventry, Conn., by whom he had six daughters, viz.: Mary, Ruth, and Eliza, who died in 
infancy; Candace, who died March 8, 1819: Mary M. (Mrs. Moody), who resides in the village 
of Rodman; and Cordelia, who resides with her sister Mary M. 

Hon. Nathan Strong, son of Thomas and Phebe (Seward) Strong, and a descendant of 
Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass., came from Whitestown, N. Y., to Rodman, in 1810, 
and purchased a large farm and grist-mill, which he conducted until his death, in 1841. He 
served as justice of the peace from 1811 until 1824, was postmaster from 1816 until 1841, su- 
pervisor from 1815 until 1830, and again in 1838, and was a member of Assembly in 1832. He 
was for many years the principal man in the town, and to him was referred many controversies 
among his neighbors, which he amicably settled. He was married and had six children. 
Herman Sti-ong, son of Nathan, was born in 1802. He married, first, Mary S. McKinstry, and 
they had four children. He married, second, Sarah Ann Millard. His first wife died in 1851. 
Mr. Strong was engaged in farming from 1823 till 1861. He was supervisor in 1843, sheriff of 
the county from 1844 to 1847, and superintendent of the poor from 1861 till 1876. In 1861 he 
removed to Watertown, where he died in 1876. His son George B., who i-esides in Rodman, 
married Ordella M., daughter of Oren Buell, and they have a daughter, Mary E. 

Alvin Eastman came from Rutland, Vt., to Rodman in 1810, and settled in the southern 
part of the town, where he engaged in farming and kept a hotel in the early days. Of his six 
children, Herman was born in Rutland, Vt., and was 11 years old when he came with his par- 
ents to this town. When 29 years of age he married Laura, daughter of Joseph Parsons, and 
settled on the farm now owned by his son H. L., where he died in 1886. Of his six children, five 
are living, namely: Herman L. ; Laura L. (Mrs. Thomas Remington), of Ellisburgh; Mary A. 
(Mrs. Florello Clark), also of Ellisburgh; Helen M. (Mrs. William Hitchcock), of Rodman; and 
Louis P., of Ottumwa Junction, Iowa. 

Asa Hill I'emoved from Massachusetts to Oneida County, and thence to Rodman, with his 
wife, Katherine Davis, and three children, and took up a tract of wild land, upon which he 
erected a log house. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the town, and resided here the most 
of his life. He had three sons and eight daughters, of whom four daughters are living, viz. : 
Electa (Mrs. B. Yandes), of Adams; Arodyne (Mrs. William P. Ball), of Rutland; and Jean- 
nette, who lives with her sister, Mrs. Sophronia Merwin, in Rutland. 

Calvin P. Hill, son of Asa, was born in Biidgewater, Oneida County, in 1801, and came to 
Rodman with his parents in 1810. He married Miss Lois Wait, of Rensselaer County, in 1824, 



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and soon after located in Watertown. In 1829 Mr. Hill was appointed in the 14th Eegt. Cav- 
alry of the state of New York, with rank from August 8, 1828, his commission being signed by- 
Martin Van Buren and N. F. Beck as adjutant-general. In 1859 he located in East Rodman. 
Mr. Hill was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and one of its officers 
for many years. About the year 1870 he took up his residence in Watertown, where he died 
in 1880. The death of his wife occurred in 1875. 

Orrin D. Hill, son of Calvin P. and Lois (Wait) Hill, was born in Watertown in 1827, and 
came to this town when 19 years old. In 1852 he married Martha M. Boynton, and settled on 
the farm on which he now lives. Mrs. Hill died October 4, 1884, and January 27, 1886, he 
married Emma A. Boynton, a sister of his first wife. Mr. Hill was assessor of this town for 
four years, at the end of which time, in 1873, he was elected eiipervisor, and again in 1874. 
Mr. Hill, though considerably past the meridian of life, is still very active in business. In early 
life he was a school teacher. 

Mrs. Ruth Brown, widow of Samuel, came to this town with her parents, Daniel and Ruth 
Canfield, from Massachusetts, in June, 1812, the same month the war of that year was declared, 
since which time she has resided here. She was married in 1814 and has had six children,, 
only two of whom are living, namely: James C, with whom she now resides, and Eunice R. 
(Mrs. Solomon Kellogg), of Worthville. Mrs. Brown, who is a pensioner of the War of 1812, is. 
89 years of age, and still possesses much activity. 

Michael Heustis removed from Warren, N. Y., to Rodman in 1810, and settled in the- 
northern part of the town, where he engaged in farming. He married Margaret Gardner, 
and their children were Hannah, John, Valariah, Ann, Annis, Michael, Jr., David, Elizabeth, 
Ruth, and Hugh. Mr. Heustis served as justice of the peace for many years, and was engaged 
in the mercantile business. He died in Rodman in 1849. David, son of Michael, was born 
June 10, 1812, and at the early age of 14 years was apprenticed to the blacksmiths' trade. He 
was employed by Behm Palmer for six years, and in 1833 bought the shop of Mr. Palmer and' 
continued the business nearly 50 years. He also, during a portion of this time, conducted a^ 
carriage shop. He married Anna M. Hills, and their children were Helen M., who died at the- 
age of 10 years; Emerette A., who died at the age of four years; and Benjamin F., who served 
in Co. B, 10th Regt. N. Y. H. A., was with the regiment during its entire service, and now 
resides in Lj'ons, N. Y. 

Joseph Woodman, M. D., was born in the village of Salisburj', N. H., March 5, 1785. His 
father, Benjamin Woodman, was a farmer of limited means who found it difficult to rear and 
maintain his large and growing family upon the rugged hills of the Granite state. In 1808 he 
moved to Irasburg, Vt., where he continued in the occupation of farming. Joseph Woodman 
was then a young man of 22 years. He was educated in the common schools, and taught 
several terms before he was 24 years old. He also taught singing school. Soon after 
attaining his majority he commenced the study of medicine, and attended the medical school 
at Fairfield, N. Y. Graduating from that institution, he returned to Irasburg and prac- 
ticed until August, 1812, when war was declared and he turned his attention to military- 
service. Leaving home he journeyed via Walden, Barre, and Stockbridge to Rutland, Vt., 
thence via Fort Ann and Saratoga to Johnstown, N. Y., and thence to Albany, where he was 
appointed surgeon's mate in the Scoharie regiment, commanded by Col. Rich. The regiment 
embarked at Schenectady and proceeded up the Mohawk as far as Utica, then marched by land 
to Sackets Harbor. The Doctor continued with the regiment six months, and was discharged 
February 22, 1813, but continued with them imtil March 17th, when he was appointed surgeon 
of the first regiment of the United States volunteers. He remained at Sackets Harbor as sur- 
geon until the War of 1812 closed. During the battle of Sackets Harbor he left his tent, 
musket in hand, and fought in the ranks until his services were required to attend the 
wounded . Wliile stationed here he made several trips to Oswego and Buffalo, and one to Detroit, 
the latter being then little more than a French trading post. After receiving his discharge- 
paper, signed by Gen. Macomb, he, in company with an old army friend, Richard Goodell, 
went to the latter's home in Adams, where they remained some time resting from the cam- 
paign just closed. They then went to Whitesville, now East Rodman, on Sandy Creek. 
Whitesville was at that time a little hamlet of scarce a dozen houses. Among the principal men 
of the place was Elias Slocum, a merchant, who later became noted as the man who captured 
John Van Allstiue, at Buffalo, the miirderer of William Huddleston. Daniel Todd was another 



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representative man, a shoemaker; Peter Yandes, a merchant and farmer. In this village Dr. 
Woodman bought a hoiise and lot and commenced the practice of his profession, being the 
first doctor to locate in Whitesville. His cotemporaries were Dr. Wood, five miles west of the 
village, and Dr. Converse Johnson, who lived six miles east. Dr. Woodman being a Ijachelor 
lie boarded for a time with Ebenezer Blackstoue. January 16, ISlfi, Dr. Woodman was united in 
marriage to Sally Wright, sister of Mrs. Blackstone, by Rev. David Spear. The Doctor and wife 
began house-keeping, he continuing his medical practice some time, teaching district school in 
the village or in Tylerville. Many and varied were the trying experiences of those pioneer 
people in that community. Pages might be filled with interesting incidents— some humorous, 
but often pathetic and painful. At this period (^1816-17) occurred that memorable year known 
as the cold season. During these years heavy frosts occurred in midsummer, with flying snow 
and cold winds. Scarcely enough of the farmers' crops matured for their own subsistence, 
suft'ering and want prevailing where plenty and cheerfulness had heretofore obtained. 

It chanced one morning in June, 1818, Dr. Woodman was told by his wife that nothing 
remained in the house to eat but a few dry beans. Hearing this he quickly mounted his horse, 
and with his pill bags under him started to make the rounds of his patients. After visiting 
several he called at the house of Daniel Kinney, where he made known the condition of his 
family. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney were deeply touched at his story, and although they had neigh- 
bors in the sameplight Mrs. Kinney gave the Doctor a "rye 'n' injun " loaf^of bread just drawn 
from the oven, a pillow case full of flour, and a small roll of butter, they having no meat of 
any kind in the house. After leaving Kinney's the Doctor visited a patient at Mr. Stillman's. 
Here he saw hanging in a plum tree the carcass of a sheep just slaughtered. Mr. Stillman 
told the Doctor he had promised a half dozen neighbors a piece of that sheep, but that he 
should surely have a part of it. Concluding his visit here Dr. Woodman mounted his horse 
for home, carrying in his arms bread, butter, mutton, sack of fiour, and a small bag of salt, 
which his wife prepared, and their hunger was soon appeased. In 1827 Dr. Woodman sold his 
property in Whitesville and removetl with his family to Pinckney, Lewis County, where he 
bought a small farm, his sons then being old enough to assist him in working it, while he still 
followed his profession. In 1837 he sold his farm, and with his wife and six children emigrated 
to Oakland County, Mich., being 19 days on their journey from Sackets Harbor to 
Detroit. Arriving at Novi, Oakland County, he rented a log cabin, where he spent the sum- 
mer, following his profession, his sons working out by the day or month. In September he 
bought an 80-acre farm in Novi, to which he moved his family. He now commenced life 
again in a home of his own, on a partly cleared farm in a rich and fertile country. He resumed 
practice, bvit soon fell a victim to malarial fever, and died August 15, 1838. 

Joseph Woodman was a man of strict and unswerving integrity, a kind husband and 
father, a regular attendant of the house of God, where for many years he led the singing. As 
a physician he was very successful and very popular, having a pleasing address, and a never- 
failing fund of humor, which brought cheer and encouragement to the sick-room. In politics 
he was a Democrat of the Jefferson-Jackson school, and voted for every Democratic President 
from the time he cast his first vote to his last for Martin Van Buren. Though in no sense an 
office-seeker, he acceptably filled various oftices of honor and trust, both in townshijD and 
county. Dr. Woodman left a widow and six children, five sons and one daughter. The four 
eldest sons are living: the eldest, E. S. Woodman, is a lawyer in Northvillo, Mich.; the second, 
William W., is a lawyer in Johnston Creek, Wis.; the next two brothers are farmers in Ionia 
County, Mich. ; and are all well situated and honoredcitizens in their respective localities. 

Jesse SjDencer came from Steuben, Oneida County, to Kodman, about 1815, and settled on the 
farm now owned by Myron Babbitt, where he resided until his death. He had eight children. 
Hadley, son of Jesse, came here with his father. He married Sarah Clark, and resided upon 
the old homestead until his death. He had tlu-ee children, Mary E. (Mrs. Myron Babbitt), 
Henry C, and Julia E. (Mrs. Oscar Eastman). Henry C. Spencer was born February 6, 1842. 
He enlisted in Co. F, 91th N. Y. Vols., was wounded in the leg in the second battle of Bull 
llun, and was discharged in February, 1863, by reason of his wound. In September, 1864, he 
reenlisted in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was with the regiment until it was mustered out in 
1865. In the last named year he married Caroline, daughter of Gardner Turner, of Worth, 
and has since i-esided in this town. 



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William Sill came from Lyme, Conn., to Jefferson County during the War of 1812. In 
1815 he married Sophia Hopkins, of EutJand, and settled in Hodman village, where he carried 
on a general store until 1825, when he removed to Henderson and engaged in farming until 
1836, in the latter year returning to Rodman, where he purchased a farm of E. Fuller, now 
owned by his son John S. Here he resided until his death in 1869. He had four children, 
namely: Mary M., John S., Edward, and Elizabeth. Mr. Sill served the town of Rodman as 
supervisor one term. John 8., son of William, was born in Hodman, October 27, 1820. He 
married Arietta V. Winslow, daughter of William M., and settled on the homestead, where he 
I has since resided. He has two sons, J. Sterling and William E. 

Simeon Heath came from Hartford, N. Y., to Rodman among the early settlers, locating 
upon a farm in the southern part of the town. He had born to him eight children. Jacob 
Heath, son of Simeon, was born in Washington County, N. Y., and in 1809 came with his wife, 
Dorcas Rathbun, and two children to this town, locating upon the farm now occupied by his 
son A. C, where he engaged in farming and carried on a cloth-dressing-mill and a saw-mill. 
He reared 10 children, all of whom survived their father, and six are now living in this town, 
namely: Lyman, Albert C, Amos, Charlotte (Mrs. Nathan Whitford), Celestine (Mrs. William 
Cleveland), and Mary A. (Mrs. William Glazier). One son, Oren, lives in Medina, N. Y. Mrs. 
Heath died in October, 1889, having attained the extreme age of 97 years. 

Edward WhitfoiMil was born in 1778, and his wife, Polly Maxon, in 1781. They were married 
in 1799, and had born to them 12 children. All except three attained maturity and reared 
families. Mr. and Mrs Whitford came from Rensselaer County to Jefferson County in the 
spring of 1836, and occupied the same farm until their death. Both died in 1862. The only 
survivor of this large family is Edward W., who resides in Illinois. Albert S. Whitford, son 
of Edward, was born in 1818, and came to this county with his parents. He married Charlotte 
Heath, October 29, 1840, and they had one son, Albert 0. H. Albert S. died January 29, 1844- 
Aged 25 years. Albert O. H. was born December 17, 1842. He married Roseline S. Green, De- 
cember 18, 1865, by whom he has three children, Mary B., Edward A., and Bertha E. 

Nathan, John, Job, Benjamin, William, and Bowen Wait, brothers, came from Vermont 
to this town among the early settlers. Bowen Wait married Polly Putnam, of Whitingham, 
Vt., and about 1816 settled near Unionville, where he followed the dual occupation of carpen- 
ter and millwright until his death. He had 11 children, 10 of whom attained maturity, 
namely: Adaline E., Martha J., Sabra R., Elon G., Almeron B., Mary M., Phebe J., Lydia C, 
Martin P., and Adelia A. Martin P. Wait was born in Rodman, September 11, 1831. In 1850 
he married Mary E., daughter of Joseph Clark, of Lyme, and settled on road 42, where he 
built a saw-mill, which he conducted for about 30 years, when he sold out and removed to the 
farm where he now resides. Mr. Wait ^as road commissioner for eight years, and has built 
many of the bridges in the town. He has three children Hving, namely: Viola B., Nora A., 
and Burt P. 

Syril Harrington, who served in the battle of Backets Harbor in the War of 1812, was one 
of the early settlers of Rodman, where he resided until his death, in 1855, aged 72 years. His 
son Caleb married Hannah Whitney, of Three Mile Bay, and his children were Gustavus A. 
and Alvaro. The latter located in Sackets Habor in 1875. He married, first, Joanna Carley, 
of Parish, Oswego County, and they had four children, viz.: Adora, Adelbert. Minnie, and 
Hattie. By his second wife, Alice Merrill, of Dexter, he had four children, viz. : Leda and 
Sada, deceased, and Manly and Shelley, now living. Mr. Harrington served in Co. H, 121st 
N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged. 

Dennis M. Wait, son of Benjamin, came to Rodman about 1817, when 18 years of age, and 
was apprenticed to learn the carpenter and joiners' trade, which was his occupation during 
the remainder of his life. He married Eunice, daughter of Reuben Smith, of Rodman, and 
settled on road 23, where the widow of Harlow B. Wait now lives, where he worked at his trade 
and was the principar carpenter in that locality. He had eight children, namely: Milo S., 
Ruth E. (Mrs. Miles Barrows), Mariette (Mrs. Franklin Toby), Charles M., Ermina E. (Mrs. 
G. E. Dean), Favoriat P. (Mrs. Eri Cooley), Wilfred D., and Harlow B. The latter married 
Nettie O., daughter of Gaius Oatman, of Adams, by whom he had a son, Harvey R. Har- 
low B. Wait was a prominent man in the town, and served as supervisor and road com- 
missioner. 



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Alraanson Tibbitts was born in Monkton, Vfc., and when a small boy came with a family 
named Thompson to Jelierson County, locating in the town of Lorraine about 1807. He 
located in Rodman about 1818. He married, first, Mary Moody, and second. Martha G., 
daughter of Timothy G. Seward. He had one daughter. Mary E., who married Reuben 
Z. Smith. 

Roger Washburn came from Connecticut to Rodman about 1820, and settled in the south- 
ern part of the town, where he resided until his death. He married Betsey Ross, and they had 
nine children, of whom Alanson served as sergeant in Co. E, 18th N. Y. Cav. Levi, son of 
Roger, was born April 20, 18-10. In October, 1861, he enlisted in Co. F, 94th N. Y. Vols., and 
was with that gallant regiment until March, 1864, when he was discharged. In 1863 he was 
commissioned second lieutenant. He participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain, second 
Bull Run, Antietam, South Mountain, Fredericksburg, and other minor engagements. In 
1881 he married Ella L., daughter of Hiram Herring, and now resides in Rodman village, 
where he holds the office of postmaster and carries on a tannery. 

John Shearer, son of William, was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, whence he emi- 
grated v.'ith his father to America in June, 1849, and in July following located in the town of 
Wilna. In 1853 he married Ellen S. Dean, and in 1858 located in Rodman village, where he 
now resides. He is a farmer, and a member of the Congregational Church. 

Daniel Smith, from Columbia County, N. Y., located in Hounsfield about 1804 or "05, at the 
locality known as Camp's Mills, where he erected a saw-mill, which he conducted for about 13 
years, when he sold to Elisha Camp and removed to Rutland, a few years later locating in 
Rodman, where he resided until his death. He served in the battle of Sackets Harbor, was a 
justice of the peace in Rutland several years, and an influential member of the Baptist 
Church. He had three sons and 10 daugh.ters, all of whom attained maturity, and all but one 
reared families. Daniel Smith, Jr., was born in Hounsfield in 1815. In 1844 he married Eliza- 
beth Roijbins, of Copenhagen, and has since resided in Rodman, engaged in farming and deal- 
ing in cattle. Upon the death of his first wife tie mai-ried Mercy A. Brown, of this town. His 
first wife bore him one son, Stephen R. 

James Hill came from Lenox, Madison County, to Rodman, in 1826, locating on the farm 
now occupied by his grandson, H. E. Hill. Jared A. Hill, son of James, was born in Lenox. 
Madison County, in 1822. In 1853 he mari-ied Ruby M., daughter of Azariah Eastman, of 
Rodman, and settled on the homestead, where he remained until his death, August 30. 1883. 
His children were Dagan A., Herman E., and Cora A. (Mrs. W. D. Kenfield), all of whom re- 
side in this town. His widow survives him. 

Major William Gardner, who was an officer in the Revolutionary war, removed from 
Rhode Island to Pinckney, N. Y., in 1808, where he resided until his death. Job, son of Will- 
iam, was born in 1800, and in 1822 married Laura Chase, of Elbridge, Onondaga County, and 
subse(iuently located in Lewis County, whence he removed, in 1832, to Rodman, locating upon 
the farm now owned by his son Giles W. He had born to him eight children, six of whom are 
living, namely: Sarah (Mrs. Anthony Scidmore), Mary J. (Mrs. J. D. Adams), Maranda (Mrs. 
MiloWaite), of Tylerville. Esther (Mrs. A. Waite ). of Pinckney, CorneHa M. (Mrs. George 
Bibbins), and Giles W. 

Lyman Miller, son of Archibald and Lucinda (Bissell) Miller, was born in Melbourne, Lower 
Canada, in 1811, and at the age of 16 years located in Washington County, N. Y., thence 
removing to this town with his father in 1834. He married Lois Cooley in 1838, and located 
m the Cook neighborhood, where he bought the John Cooley farm, where he now resides. 
Mr. Miller has three children, as follows: J. Francis, Polly Ann (Mrs. George Smith), who re- 
sides in Pinckney, Lewis County, N. Y., and Lois T. Mr. Miller's father was a native of Ver- 
mont, and his mother a native of Massachusetts. They removed to Canada in 1804. Both his 
grandfathers did honorable service in the Revolutionary war. 

Mrs. Louisa Cole, daughter of Barrett and Ellen (Boyce) Phelps, was born in Watertown, 
July 19, 1818. She wedded with Daniel Cole in 1839, and they removed to this town, Mr. 
Cole having previously purchased a faim of Timothy Greenly, where he died in 1883. Mrs. 
Cole, at the age of 70 years, still occupies the farm with her son Andrew J. She has had chil- 
dren as follows: Barret A., who resides in this town; Adelaide J. (Mrs. A.W. Smith), of Copen- 
hagen, Lewis County; Andrew J., mentioned above; Ellen L. (Mrs. J. F. Miller): and Frank 
J. and Herbert D., both of whom reside in this town. 



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TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



Ebenezer S. Porter settled in the town of Rutland about 1805, locating near Tylerville, 
where he cleared a farm, and where he resided until his death. He had a family of one son 
and four daughters. Richardson Porter, son of Ebenezer S., was born in Rutland, where he 
married Sarah, daughter of John Scidmore. In 1840 he removed to Rodman village, where 
he carried on blacksmithing until his death in 1843. He had three children, namely: Horatio 
S., a farmer. Oliver R., a miller, and EUzabeth S. (Mrs. N. G. Cooley), all of whom reside in 
this town. 

George L. Butterfield, son of Jehiel and Elsie M. (Wyman) Butterfield, was born in Wat- 
ertown in 1834, came to Rodman in 1859, and bought the Ora Cooley farm, on which he now 
resides. He married Anna R. North, June 17, 1874- Mr. Butterfield has been justice of the 
peace, and a member of the town board, for 20 years; was reelected for .another term, but de- 
clined to serve. He was one of the drafted men in the late war, but owing to circumstances 
could not go, and paid $300 to the government. His grandfather, Zachariah Butterfield, was one 
of the first settlers of Watertown, and took up 100 acres of land where Washington hall now stands. 
He was also a captain of militia. Mr. Butterfield's mother was one of the earliest white chil- 
dren born in town, her birth occurring December 22, 1805. She is now 83 years of age> 
and has had six children, five of whom lived to maturity. The eldest, Robert Wyman Butterfield, 
prepared for college, but in 1851, two years after gold was discovered in California, he re- 
moved to that state. He took an active part in the political canvass for John C. Fremont in 
1856, and was the choice of the Republican leaders in his district for member of Congress, 
but died before the election. 

John Scidmore, Sr., located in Saratoga County, N. Y., at an early day. John Scidmore, 
Jr., located in Pinckney, N.Y., before the War of 1812, and participated in the battle of Sackets 
Harbor. He married Abigail Colomore, and in 1823 located in this county, dying in Rutland. 
Anthony Scidmore, son of John, Jr., was born in 1816. In 1844 he married Sarah Wilcox, of 
Rutland, and located in the southeastern part of that town. He had three childi-en, namely: 
Franklin, who served in the 10th N. Y. H. A., and died on Staten Island; Solomon, who lives 
at Whitesville village, in this town; and James H., of Brownville. Upon the death of his wife, 
in 1859, he married Sarah Gardner, of Rodman, in 1860, and in 1871 removed to Whitesville, 
where he now resides. 

George W. Smith, a resident of South Rutland, married Jennette A., daughter of William 
Oakes. Their son, Herbert L. Smith, born in Rutland, in 1863, was educated at Antwerp 
Academy. He studied medicine with Dr. J. H. Tamblin, of Copenhagen, attended the Medi- 
cal University at New York, and graduated from the Medical University of Buffalo, in the class 
of 1883. He married Florence Isabel, daughter of Nathaniel and JuUette (Schuyler) Lewis, 
April 14, 1886, and practiced his profession in Lorraine until he removed to Rodman, where 
he now lives. 



RUTLAND. 



RUTLAND, embracing its present limits, or township No. 3 (" Milan ") 
of the "eleven towns," was taken from Watertown, April i, 1802. 
The name of the town was selected at a meeting held for that pur- 
pose and suggested by settlers from Rutland in Vermont. It lies upon the 



Note.— In 1876 Elijah Graves, Luman D. Olney, and Henry T. Hopkins prepared an 
excellent historical sketch of the town of Rutland, which has since remained in manuscript 
in 1794, and came to this town in 1817, where he purchased of Elder Johnson a farm in the 
form. That sketch has been freely used in preparation of this article.— Editor. 



TOWN OF RUTLAND. 655 



south bank of Black River, east of the center of the county, and is bounded 
on the north by Le Ray, east by Champion, south by Lewis County and a 
part of Rodrnan, and west by Watertown. The surface of the town consists 
of a narrow river valley on the north, a terraced plateau in the center, and a 
hilly region in the south. The central plateau, embracing the greater part 
of the town, is 300 or 400 feet above the flat country farther north, and it 
descends by a succession of steep declivities to the level of the river It is 
underlaid by Trenton limestone. Upon the south the surface gradually rises 
to the summits of the slate hills which occupy the south part of the county. 
A remarkable valley, known as " Rutland Hollow/' extends through the town 
upon the lower terrace of the plateau, parallel to the river. It is deeply 
excavated in the limestone, and appears like the bed of an ancient river. 
Another smaller and deeper valley extends in the same direction across the 
summit of the plateau, and forms the bed of a deep, narrow lake. Pleasant 
Lake, Champion, is situated in thecontmuation of this valley. These valleys 
and terraces seem the result of abrasion rather than upheaval. Upon the 
edge of the terrace, 100 feet below the summit, may be seen the ancient lake 
ridge before mentioned. The soil is a very fertile loam upon the plateau, 
and a sandy loam upon the river. The town has an area of 27,238^ acres. 

The first town meeting held within the limits of Jefferson County was 
organized at the house of Asher Miller, near Rutland Center, March 14, 
1800. The records of the town of Watertown previous to 1805 having been 
burned, we have no list of the officers elected at that meeting. The first 
town meeting for Rutland was organized at the house of David Coffeen and 
adjourned to the house of Levi Butterfield, on Tuesday, March 7, 1803. 
The following officers were chosen, viz.: Henry Coffeen, supervisor; Jacob 
A. Williams, town clerk; Levi Heath, Solomon Thompson, and Gershom 
Tuttle, assessors; Benjamin Edde, constable and collector: Levi Butterfield 
and Daniel Evans, poundmasters; Clift French, Doctor Phillips, and Peter 
Cook, fence viewers; Levi Heath, Thomas Duntin, Frederick Tyler, Stephen 
Commins, John E. Howard, Stephen Ellice, Richmond Howland, Isaiah Bab- 
cock, Nathaniel Welch, Wolcott Hubbel, Thomas Lee, and Chandler Maltby, 
pathmasters; Joseph Underwood, Mathias Howk, and Thomas Lee, deer 
reeves; John Smith, Ciift French, David Coffeen, Perley Keyes, Chauncey 
Rawson, Zelotus Harvey, and Asher Ward, hog reeves. 

Previous to 1830 justices of the peace were appointed by the Governor and 
Council. We have not been able to ascertain who first received appoint- 
ments, but among those who served as justices were Zelotus Harvey, Daniel 
Eames, Perley Keyes, Ethel Bronson, Archibald Clark, Joseph Graves, Levi 
Hale, and Merril Coburn. At a special town meeting held for the purpose 
at the house of Jonathan Porter, July 5, 1813, William Brown, Jonathan 
Smiley, and Abel Doolittle were elected commissioners of common schools 
in place of Ethel Bronson, Amos Stebbins, and Judah Williams; and Josiah 
Massey, Timothy Tamblin, Obed Weeks, Ethel Bronson, and Robert Mid- 



656 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



dleton, inspectors of common schools. In 1806, at the annual town meeting, 
Ethel Bronson was elected supervisor, but at his request was excused, and 
Perley Keyes was elected to fill his place. In Hough's History of Jefferson 
County Mr. Keyes's name does not appear as a supervisor of Rutland. 

From Spafford's Gazetteer of 18 13 we quote : — 

"In 1810 the population was 1,712. There were four saw-milLs, two grist-mills, a distil- 
lery, and several mills, etc. There are about 60 framed dwelling houses, 85 framed barns, 
four framed school-houses, and four merchants." 

The same author's Gazetteer of 1824 says of this town in 1821 : — 

" There are three houses of worship, and 10 school-houses in which schools are kept eight 
months in 12. The population is 1,946; taxable property, f 153,296; acres of improved land. 
10,003; 2,9i6 cattle, 551 horses, 6,461 sheep; yards of cloth made in families, 23,895. There 
were three grist-mills, six saw-mills, three fulling-mills, two carding machines, Ave distilleries, 
and four asheries." 

In 1880 Rutland had a population of 1,796. The town is located in the 
second school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 13 school dis- 
tricts, in which the same number of teachers were employed 28 weeks or 
more. There were 329 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days 
attendance during the year was 26,989. The total value of school buildings 
and sites was $6,425, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was 
$811,755. The whole amount raised for school purposes was $2,857.67, of 
which $1,389.10 was received by local tax. Truman C. Gray was school 
commissioner. 

Black River (p. o.) is situated on the river from which it derives its name, 
and is a thriving little village, containing about 40 dwellings on the Rutland 
side and a larger number in the town of Le Ray. It has quite extensive 
manufacturing interests already, with a prospect of more being added. The 
Dexter chair manufacturing establishments are located here, whose reputation 
is not confined to this country, but extends to Europe and countries of the 
East. The Watertown Paper Company has erected a large paper and pulp- 
mill on the south bank of the river, and another firm is contemplating put- 
ting up similar works on the " island." It also contains a grist-mill, cabinet 
shop, bending shops, planing-mill, blacksmith shop, three stores, and two 
churches. It is a station on the Utica division of the R., VV. & O., six miles 
from Watertown, 18 r from Albany, and 323 from New York, has express, tel- 
ephone and telegraph offices, and a population, on both sides of the river, of 
about 700. 

Rutland Center (Rutland p. o.), situated on the old State road in the 
central part of the town, is a little hamlet of a half dozen houses, and con- 
tains a blacksmith shop, blacksmith and wagon shop combined, and a hotel, 
the latter of which was the first built in the town. 

Tylerville (South Rutland p. o.), situated in the south part of the town^ 
contains one hotel, two stores, two churches, two wagun shops, two black- 
smith shops, and about 25 dwellings. The first woolen-mill north of the city 



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of Utica was erected here in 1814, by a stock company, of which Daniel 
Eames was president and Eber Ingalsby, secretary. The building now stands 
unoccupied, and is in a dilapidated condition. The first frame building built 
in the village is now the kitchen of Mr. Scott's hotel. 

Felt's Mills (p. o.), so named from a grist-mill owned by Mr. Felt in 
early times, is a small village containing about 15 dwellings, one church, one 
hotel, three stores, one blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, grist-mill, saw-mill, 
and cheese-box factory. The building occupied as a pump and axehelve 
factory was built by Jason Francis in 1845, and is used by two companies, 
Roberts & Slack, who manufacture axehelves, and Hiram Rowland, who manu- 
factures pumps. 

On October 24, 1889, the village of Felt's Mills was visited by a disastrous- 
fire which destroyed the business part of the village. The buildings burned 
were : the glove factory, axehelve factory and pump shop, grist-mill, furniture 
and repair shop. Good Templars hall, Mary Lamark's dwelling, W. S. 
Cooper's store, Charles Tifft's dwelling and confectionery store, Hiram 
Allen's grocery, M. M. Parker's general store, in which was kept the post- 
office, S. W. Foster's general store, and a blacksmith shop. The loss was 
about $10,000. Since the fire several new houses have been erected, E. M. 
Marshall has built a new store, and Henry Marshall & Son a glove factory 
building. The Felt's Mills Paper Co. is now engaged in the erection of 
buildings for its extensive business. The buildings already up and inclosed 
are the engine house, dimensions 43x163 feet ; two machine rooms, each 
36x152 feet; boiler house, 34x45 feet; pump house, 31x59 feet; finishing 
room, 33x102 feet; storehouse, 40x97 feet; rag room, 40x73 feet; and 
chloride room, 20x23 feet. The buildings are all of brick, one story high, and 
cover considerable ground. During the past season over 150 men have 
found employment and 50 are now at work. A huge pulp-mill, 65x200 feet, 
will be erected this spring. The new paper company practically controls all 
the water privileges on the river at Felt's Mills. 

Dexter &= Co. — In 1880 Christopher Poor and D. E. Dexter, who were 
engaged in the manufacture of bent chair stock, with works located on the 
" island," in the village of Black River, in the building now occupied by 
Wolcott Brothers, asaplaning-mill, commenced in a small way the manufacture 
of the " Dexter rocker," under the firm name of Poor & Dexter. Their 
operations began in the spring, and in the following fall D. E. Dexter dis- 
posed of his interest in the concern to Charles Woulf and Charles P. Dexter, 
and the business was continued under the firm name of Poor, Dexter & Co. 
With them the business began rapidly to increase, and their chairs found a 
ready market it all parts of the United States and Canada. In the spring of 
1884, on account of the failing health of Charles P. Dexter, his brother, 
Henry C. Dexter, was admitted into the firm, the name of which remained 
the same, and in the spring of 1885 Poor and Woulf retired from the com- 
pany and were immediately succeeded by D, H. and R. Byron Scott, when 

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the firm was known as Dexter & Scott. February 10, 1886, the Scotts 
retired b)' selling their interests to Charles P. and Henry C. Dexter, since 
which time the firm name has been Dexter & Co. 

In the summer of 1884 Charles P. Dexter's health failing, he went to 
Dansville, N. Y., and thence to Texas, where he remained for about a year, 
but experiencing no beneficial results from that climate he went to Southern 
California in the hopes that there might be found a panacea for his weakened 
constitution. Here, also, he was disappointed, and on May 3, 1886, nearly 
two years after leaving home, at San Gorgonia, the highest point on the 
Southern Pacific Railroad, he died. As a member of the firm he developed 
a tact for doing business very rarely found in one of his age, and the firm's 
•success is largely due to his management of the office work and general de- 
tails of the business. Since the death of Charles P. the business has been 
conducted by Henry C. Dexter, retaining the same name. Soon after the 
business was started the company occupied the ball-room of the old McOm- 
ber hotel, at the four corners south of the river, for finishing, upholstering, 
and packing, and as it increased the whole building was appropriated for 
their use. In 1884 the main building was doubled and the barns were taken 
in, making a floor space of 14,000 square feet. The whole buildings as they 
now stand, including the woodworking shop on the north side of the river, 
occupy a floor space of about 25,000 square feet. The main building of the 
finishing shop is 30x120 feet, and that of the woodworking shop 30x110, 
both of which are three stories high. The company gives employment to 
about 50 men, and turns out nearly 30,000 chairs annually. Their goods 
find a market in all parts of the world, and their business is still rapidly on 
the increase. 

Z>. Dexter s Sons. — David Dexter, a carpenter and joiner by trade, came 
to the village of Black River in the year 1837, from Athol, Mass., and per- 
fected arrangements for the erection of a building in which to manufacture 
chairs, on a site very near the present location of D. Dexter's Sons. He 
then returned to Massachusetts and, with his family, in July, 1839, came again, 
bringing with him A. N. Brittan, a practical chairmaker. He found his shop 
in readiness on his arrival, and he immediately set about preparing stock, 
kilning, and drying, but not until the spring of 1840 did articles of his handi- 
work appear upon the market. At this time about six hands were employed, 
with Mr. Brittan as foreman, and only a limited number of chairs were made, 
principally of wood seat. In 1842 Mr. Brittan sought other employment, and 
the care and management of the business devolved solely on Mr. Dexter. 
The demand for his goods began to increase, and in 1847 he took into part- 
nership his brother, Simeon Dexter, and the firm was known as D. & S. Dex- 
ter. By them the business was continued till 1856, when David again assumed 
control, his brother retiring from the business to engage in farming. A year 
or two later Mr. Dexter's business had grown to such proportions that he 
found it necessary to enlarge his buildings and add new facihties in order to 



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659 



supply the demand of his increasing patronage. Thus he continued till 1864, 
when he took in his son, E. A. Dexter, and the partnership was known as 
D. Dexter & Son. In December of the following year, 1865, the entire prop- 
erty, the accumulation of 25 }ears of toil, was destroyed by fire, the origin of 
which was incendiary and said to be caused by Southern sympathizers. The 
buildings were immediately rebuilt, the size of which being very nearly double 
the original dimensions, and in the summer of 1866 the business again as- 
sumed its former proportions. In 1880 the death of David Dexter occurred, 
when the partnership which now exists was formed, the individual members 
of which are E. A. and D. E. Dexter. Their works, located on the south 
bank of the river, are at the present time equipped for the performance of 
all parts of the business, and the chair is started from the log and passed 
through all of its varied changes till it comes from the upholstering depart- 
ment completed and perfect in all its parts. Their woodworking shop is 
40x80 feet and four stories high ; their paint shop and storeroom 40x72 feet, 
three stories high; and their lumber sheds are 230 feet long. They manufact- 
ure all kinds of chairs, and give employment to from 35 to 50 men. Their 
reputation is second to none in the country for good work, and their chairs 
find a market in all parts of the United States and Canada, and in Europe. 

Black River Pulp Co s mill, located on road 6, on Black River, was built 
in 1888 by H. Remington & Son, of VVatertown. The size of the building is 
J 50 by 51 feet, and has the capacity for grinding eight tons of dry pulp per 
day, giving employment to 11 h'nds. It is the intention of the proprietors 
to greatly enlarge the building. 

Empire Wood Pulp Co s mill, located at Black River village, in the town 
of Rutland, was started in 1888. It furnishes employment to seven men, and 
manufactures from three to four tons of dry pulp per day. 

The Jefferson Paper Co., located at B'ack River village, in this town, was 
incorporated in 1887 by Frank H. Munson and William P. Herring, and their 
mill was erected in 1888. It has the rapacity for manufacturing six tons of 
dry pulp per day and employs 13 men. Frank H. Munson is president of 
the company, and F. W. Herring, secretary and treasurer. 

The Benefit Glove and Mitten Co , located at Felt's Mills, was organized 
as a stock company in March, 1888. The concern employs 13 hands, and 
does a business of about $10,000 annually. 

P. M. Paige 6^ Co's machine shop, at Black River village, gives employ- 
ment to four men and does a general business in repairing machinery. The 
company also does blacksmithirg. 

Pelt's sa-iv mill and cheese-box factory, located at Felt's Mills, employ seven 
men in the manufacture of 5,000 feet of lumber per day and 30,000 cheese 
boxes annually. 

Henry Marsha If s sazv-mill and cheese-box factory, located on Black River 
at Felt's Mills, was built by George C. Kidder in 1866, and purchased by 



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Mr. Marshall in 1872. He manufactures about 500,000 feet of lumber and 
50,000 cheese boxes annually, employing about 10 hands. 

Rutlafid Valley creameiy, Azro T. Frink, proprietor, was built by him in 
the spring of 1887, and is supplied with the Danish Western separators. It 
has the patronage of 300 cows, receives about 850,000 pounds of milk 
annually, from which is manufactured 36,956 pounds of butter, valued at 
$8,130. 

Tylerville cheese factory^ Byron Dickinson, proprietor, was built by his 
grandfather, T. Bailey, in 187 1. It has the patronage of 275 cows, receives 
about 825,000 pounds of milk annually, from which is manufactured 82,500 
pounds ot Cheddar cheese, valued at $7,425. 

South Champion creamery^ owned by Jay W. Waldo, is situated two miles 
east of South Rutland. It has the patronage of about 500 cows, and receives 
nearly 1,500,000 pounds of milk through the season, from which is manufact- 
ured 63,000 pounds of butter, the estimated value of which is $15,120 
The creamery was built in 1S78, is fitted up with the Danish Western sepa- 
rators, and has all modern improvements for the manufacture of first-class 
butter. 

Edward J. Willia)ns's cheese factory^ located about a mile east of Rutland 
Center, was built in 1877 by C. C. Hardy. It has the patronage of 400 cows, 
receives about 1,500,000 pounds of milk annually, and makes 157,000 pounds 
of cheese, valued at $18,750. 

B. P. Sjuith cheese factory, G. B. Scott, proprietor, was built in 1875 by 
B. P. Smith. It has the patronage of 300 cows, receives about 800,000 
pounds of milk during the season, from which is made 80,000 pounds of 
cheese, valued at $8,000. 

The Cascade cheese factory, Bailey R. Mearns, proprietor, located on the 
west end of the South road, was built about the year i860, by J. C. Hardy. 
It receives the milk of 600 cows, taking in 2,100,000 pounds of milk during 
the season, making therefrom 210,000 pounds of cheese, valued at $18, goo. 

Henry L. Barnes's cheese factory, located in the east part of the town, has 
the patronage of 200 cows, receives 600,000 pounds of milk through the 
season, from which is made 60,000 pounds of cheese, valued at $5,400. 

Parkinson Brothers' cheese factory, located on the Hollow road, was built by 
Asa Parkinson in 1870. It has the patronage of 300 cows, receives about 
900,000 pounds of milk during the season, and makes about 90,000 pounds 
of cheese, valued at $9,000. 

Hon. Moses Eames furnishes the following, which was read before the 
Jefferson Historical Society. In the early days of Rutland the keeping of 
sheep and raising of wool was one of the most important of home industries, 
as nearly every family manufactured the clothing used in the household. So 
important had this home industry become that the legislature of the state 
passed a law the 2 2d day of March, 181 1, entitled an act relative to incorpo- 



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ration for manufacturing purposes, under which law the following company 
was formed : — 

'•We whose names are hereunto subscribed being desirous of forming a company for the 
purpose of manufacturing Woolen goods in conformity to a law passed the 22d day of March, 
1811, entitled ' An act relative to incorporations for manufacturing purposes,' Do hereby 
Certify that we have associated ourselves together by the name and style of the ' Eutland 
Woolen Manufacturing Company ' for the purpose of manufacturing woolen goods in the 
Town of Rutland, county of Jefferson and State of New York with a capital stock of twenty- 
five thousand dollars consisting of two hundred shares of one hundred and twenty-five dollars 
each, and that there are three Trustees viz, Ethel Brouson, Daniel Eames, and Josiah Tyler, 
who are to manage the concerns of the said company for the first year. In witness whereof 
we have hereunto set our hands and seals at Rutland, September 25th. 1811. Thomas Hill (l.s.), 
Abel Doolittle (l.s.), Eber Ingalsbe (l.s.), John Oaks (l.s.), Ethel Bronson (l.s.), Josiah Tyler 
(L.8.), Daniel Eames (l.s.). 

"SS. Jefferson County— ss. Be it remembered that on the eighth October, 1811, before 
me came Ethel Bronson, Josiah Tyler, Daniel Eames, Thomas Hill, Abel Doolittle, Eber lu- 
galsby, and John Oaks, known to me to be the persons herein described and who severally 
acknowledged they executed this instrument in writing I allow it to be recorded. 

'•Joseph Clark, Judge State." 

Two of the stockholders, Ethel Bronson and Daniel Eames, took each one- 
fourth of the stock, which was $25,000. Of this stock only about $17,000 
was ever paid in. As I now look back I am surprised at the spirit and energy 
these men put forth and the difficulties they had to encounter. The country 
was not only new, but not one of them was acquainted with the manufact- 
ure of cloths. The company in the fall of 181 1 made preparations for 
building, and in 1812 put up most of the buildings and commenced work. 
This was a very busy year. War with England was declared June 18, 1812, 
and the price of things went up, as well as the cost of labor. Common wool 
was 50 cents and fine wool 75 cents per pound, and ail dye-woods and cot- 
ton, which was used in the satinets, were high. Log-wood and all other 
dye-woods in the log were cut by hand, and the machinery was not of the 
improved kind. This was the first and only factory of the kind in all North- 
ern or Western New York, and the company was doing a very fair amount of 
work in the years 1813-14-15, but at the close of he war, there being no duty on 
woolen goods, the importation of British cloths soon put an end to this as well 
as many other factories in the states. In the years 18 16-17 this company had 
accumulated manufactured goods beyond the sale, and there were some debts 
against the company for dye-stuffs, machinery, and other things, and it was 
thought best to sell and close out the company. In September, 1817, it was 
sold to Daniel Eames for $400, he making the only bid. The debts of the 
company were to be paid by those that bought the company. All the stock- 
holders in the company lost about all they had paid in. After the sale of the 
company's interest in the property the buildings and machinery were rented 
for some years and used for cloth-dressing and wool-carding for customers 
till about 1844. 

Previous to this date, however, it had been used as a cloth-dressing estab- 
lishment by Calvm Blackstone, for a tannery by Firman Fish, and a tannery by 



662 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



Orrin Roberts,which was followed by L. A. Walker as a cooper shop. In 1844 
it was left to fall into ruins, and some years since the high water carried off the 
dam and the buildings attached to the water-power, but the main building, 
which was erected in 1812, is yet standing, which is up from the creek on the 
margin of the highway. Since its disuse as a factory building it has been 
devoted to various uses, and for a time was used as a creamery or butter 
factory. On the 15th day of July, 1814, the Rutland Woolen Manufacturing 
Company made an agreement with Gershom Tuttle and Daniel Eames to 
dig a well for the use of the company. 

I have thought it due to those who were most directly interested in the enter- 
prise of the Rutland Woolen Manufacturing Company that their names 
should be presented, as some of their descendants may call to mind the events 
of the past. In the settlement of any new country many very interesting 
events take place that are of great niterest to those that come after them. Most 
of those who came and settled in Rutland were from the New England states, 
and were men and women who could endure toil and suffer privation from 
the luxuries of life. Only one decade had passed when this enterprise of the 
Rutland Woolen Manufacturing Company was organized, and the following 
persons were more or less interested in it until 1817 or 1818: Ethel Bronson, 
Daniel Eames, Eber Ingalsby, Thomas Hill, Abel Doolittle, John Oaks, Josiah 
Tyler, Gershom Tuttle, David Canfield, Joseph Hopkins, Nathaniel Kellogg, 
John Beecher, Benham Webb, Nathaniel Frink, Jacob Miller, Ira Phillips, 
Sydney Ball, Erastus Lathrop, David Thomas, Amandah Tucker, Thomas 
Rickerson, David Hicox, Ephraim Towne, Elisha Parks, Joseph Commins, 
Owen Riley, and Alvin Hunt. There are many other things of interest to 
our historical society connected not only with the town of Rutland, but of 
other towns of the county, which should be preserved, and I hope an interest 
will be manifested that will make the Jefferson County Historical Society one 
of the most interesting in this state. 

In relation to the first library in Rutland I will read this document: — 

" I hereby certify that more than 20 persons belonging to the town of Rutland, in the 
County of Jefiferson and State of New York, have by writing under their hands signified their 
desire to associate themselves together for the purpose of procuring and erecting a Library, 
in the said town of Rutland, agreeable to law, and have subscribed for that purpose more 
than f 100, and that more than two-thirds of said subscribers did assemble at the dwelling 
house of Amariah Tucker, in said Rutland (it being the time and place previously agreed on and 
appointed), and being so assembled did proceed to elect a chairman by ballot from among 
themselves to preside at said meeting, and did also elect by a plurality of votes Ethel Bronson, 
Hugh Henderson, Abel Sherman, Daniel Eames, and Curtiss Mallery to serve as trustees for 
said Library for the year ensuing, and did also agree that the style name or title by which the 
said Coi'poration shall be distinguished or known shall be the 'Rutland Farmers' Library.' 
Signed and sealed at Rutland the 11 day of November, A. D. 1806. 

" Ethel Bronson, Chairman of S'd Meeting." 

" SS. Jefferson County — ss. Be it remembered that on the twenty second day of Novem- 
ber, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and six, before me came Ethel Bronson, the subscriber 
of the within certificate, whome I am personally acquainted, an on oath declared that he did 
execute the within certificate and that the facts therein stated are true, and I finding no ma- 



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terial erasure or entei'lineations therein do allow the same to be recorded. Perley Keyes, one 
of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas within and for the County of Jefferson." 

The last librarian was John D. Randall, who was elected in 1843. Soon 
after his election he took the books to his house and the library ceased to ex- 
ist. Speaking of schools Mr. Eames said: The first settlers of Rutland, as 
soon as enough log houses were made to make them comfortable, gave their 
attention to schools, and in 1804 a subscription was raised to build a school- 
house by the following persons: Abel Sherman, Nathaniel Welch, Nathan 
Green, James Brainard, Thomas M. Converse, Daniel Eames, John M. Dole, 
Gardner Cleveland, Solomon Thompson, Artemus W. White, Orange Eno, 
David Y. Fitch, Francis Commins, Stephen Commins, Benjamin Commins, 
Samuel Brainard, Daniel Smith, Raphael Porter, Gershom Tuttle, Levi Hale, 
John Stanley, Jedediah Stanley, John Winslow. The subscription amounted 
to $250. A library was formed at Jonathan Graves's, called the Young Men's 
Library, about 1812, by the boys in the vicinity. It prospered until its boy 
patrons, coming of age, left the neighborhood. John Grannis was librarian. 

At the time the county of Jefferson began to settle its territory was em- 
braced in two towns of Oneida County. All south of Black River was a 
part of Mexico, and all north of the river belonged to Leyden. The organiza- 
tion of Jefferson County^ etc., has been noted in the County Chapter. 

In a division of the 11 towns among the proprietors No. 3, or Rutland, 
fell to Henderson, who appointed Asher Miller, of Middletown, Conn., as his 
agent, June 6, 1799. As a consideration for removing to the town and com- 
mencing improvements he was allowed the choice of 500 acres wherever he 
might select at a very reduced price. Accordingly, in July, he opened a road 
from the river to near the center of the town, and fixed his residence and lo- 
cation about one-half a mile east of Rutland Center. During the year the 
following sales were made, viz.: September 21, 172 acres to Levi Butterfield; 
October 3, 343 acres to Perley Keyes, WiUiam Keyes, and Amos Stebbins ; 
November i, 391 acres to David Coffeen ; November 6: Goldsmith Coffeen, 
312; Raphael Porter, 213; Israel Wright, 98 ; Jonathan and Clark Ross, 161; 
James Kilham, 141; Charles Kelsey, 116; Jephtha King, 137 ; John Dole, 
154; Gardner Cleveland, 242; Warren Foster, 140; John Cotes, 134. 

Among those that purchased in 1800 and 1801 were Danford and John 
Earl, Solomon Tuttle, Abel Sherman, Jacob A. Williams, Ezekiel Andrus, 
George White, Clift French, William Coffeen, Alexander Warner, Samuel 
Treadway, and Stanley Weeks. The total amount of sales during the three 
years was 17,549 acres, for $50,738.14. In June, 1803, Abel French suc- 
ceeded as agent, and the same year sold 2,313 acres for $7,112.60. The 
town was thus rapidly settled, the unsold parts being along the north and 
south bounds. 

Early in 1804 Henderson assigned to Dr. Bronson his interest in the town. 
Dr. Bronson appointed his brother Ethel as agent, who served in that capac- 
ity until his death m 1825, when he was succeeded by George White, an ac- 



664 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



tive and prominent citizen and among the first settlers of the town, who con- 
tinued agent until the lands were sold and the accounts settled with the 
proprietor. The last of the lands sold was an island near Black River vil- 
lage, which was disposed of April 13, 1846. Dr. Bronson was a very gen- 
erous landlord, and treated his debtors with much lenity. On a visit to the 
town he found that a number holding contracts were unable to meet their 
payments. These he gave new contracts at a reduced rate. Ethel Bronson 
served the town as supervisor nine years. 

The most reliable authority names Asher Miller, Henderson's agent, as the 
first settler in Rutland, he having located here in July, 1799. Most of those 
who purchased lands in that year came on early in the next spring, while 
many who purchased in 1800 settled the same year. 

The first grist-mill built in the county was erected by David Coffeen, in 
1800, on Mill Creek, at Felt's Mills, just above the lower bridge. It was put 
in operation in 1801, and the first grist ground was for William Hadsall, of 
Champion. This was a great improvement on the "stump mortars," and 
was resorted to from great distances. After being in operation about two 
years the mill was burned. In 1804 Wolcott Hubbel bought out Coffeen 
and rebuilt the mill, which he subsequently sold to Barnabas Eldridge. 
From Eldridge the property passed to Barnabas La Grange, and in 1813 to 
John Felt. 

The first saw-mill in town was erected at Felt's Mills in 1801, and about 
the same time the first framed house in town was erected on the lot known 
as the Jacob Tooker lot, situated nearly opposite Felt's Mills school-house. 
This ancient building was still standing a few years ago and was used as 
a barn. 

Joseph Warden, Sr., formerly settled in Rutland, from Halifax, Vt., in the 
fall of 1803. He bought the farm known as the Lewis Clark farm (or a por- 
tion of it), of Morgan Starks, who was the original purchaser, and lived there 
until his death in 181 7. In 1807 he opened a public house, and continued 
that business until he sold his farm to Elisha Clark in the year of his death. 
Mr. Clark discontinued keeping the hotel. According to the recollections of 
Ezekiel Andrus and Ezra Worden* Dr. Hugh Henderson opened the first 
tavern in town, at Rutland Center, but Hough's History names Levi Butter- 
field as the first inn-keeper, and the town records seem to confirm the latter 
statement. As the town meetings for the years 1803, '05, and '06 were held at 
the dwelling house of Levi Butterfield the insertion of the word " dwelling " 
before "house" would rather imply that it was not a tavern. The first physi- 
cian in town was Dr. Hugh Henderson. 

In 1803 there were but nine farms occupied on or near the Rutland Hollow 
road. The occupants were William Newton, John Cotes, John Eddy, Morgan 
Starks, Robert Adams, Stanley Weeks, and three men by the name of 



* Written in 1876. 




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Maltby. There were but two families'settled between the Hollow and what is 
now Felt's Mills, viz.; those of Elihu Veber and Jacob Fuller. At the latter 
place a very few settlers had located. Among those who had located in the 
north part of the town about this time were Richmond Howland and his 
brothers Rufus and David, Jonathan Graves, Asa, Elisha, Elias, and Archi- 
bald Clark, Asaph Chase, Reuben Scott, David Wilcox, Enoch Eddy and 
family, and David Veber. Zelotus Harvey, who had previously settled, was 
for many years a very prominent and useful citizen of the town, as a teacher, 
magistrate, supervisor, and inspector of common schools. 

Among the incidents that retarded the prosperity of many of the settlers 
of the north part of the town was the following: A man by the name of John 
Harris, having a contract to deliver spars at either Montreal or Quebec, bought 
all the Norway pine on the Le Ray plains. Many of the settlers, thinking it 
a favorable opportunity to get a little ready money (an article very scarce in 
those days), contracted to deliver the spars on the banks of the river at $5 
each. All except Enoch Eddy and Asa Ness, who delivered loo, after de- 
livering a part failed to fulfill their contracts, as it cost much more to deliver 
them than they were to receive. In floating the spars down Black River 11 
men were drowned, and those who failed in their contracts were sued by 
Harris for damages. This reduced many of them to poverty. 

An event in the early history of the town, and one which caused much 
sympathy, was the death of Avery Worden. On the afternoon of the 26th 
of February, 18 10, the first school exhibition held in the town of Rutland 
was given at Heath's tavern, at Rutland Center. The school was taught by 
Charles Dayon, afterwards a prominent citizen of Lewis County, member of 
■Congress, Senator, etc. It being something new the house was crowded with 
spectators. Ezra Worden, and his brother Avery, aged 12, started for home 
afoot about 6 o'clock p. u., the snow being fully five feet deep. The road 
between the turn west of O. Phillips's and theHoUow road had not been opened 
that winter. In passing over that part of the road at the top of the hill 
Avery became so overcome with cold and weariness that he could go no 
farther. Ezra attempted to draw him through the snow, and succeeded in 
drawing him about 100 rods, when, his strength failing, he was obliged to 
leave him in order to obtain assistance. He proceeded to Benjamin Weeks's 
house, near the Hollow road, where he arrived between 11 and 12 o'clock. 
Benjamin Weeks and Robert Sword put on their snow-shoes and went after 
Avery, whom they found ahve, but he died before he could be got to a house. 
Ezra became unconscious soon after arriving at Mr. Weeks's, and remained 
so about 12 hours. He was frozen even worse than his brother, and only by 
superior endurance was his life saved. 

Francis Towne, the father of Gardner and Luther H. Towne, came with 
his family to Rutland in January, 1804. His wife. Relief Towne, was killed 
by lightning August 16, 1804. She was found dead near the corner of the 
house, where she appears to have been engaged in fixing a tub to catch rain 



666 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



water. This was undoubtedly the first death in the town. The first child 
born in Rutland was Harriet Kelsey, daughter of Charles and Lois Kelsey. 
She became the wife of Alfred Pardee, who eventually settled in the bend of 
the river in Champion. The first twin children born in town were Robert and 
William Middleton, sons of John Middleton. Robert died at Felt's Mills. 

The father of Ezekiel Andrus migrated from Utica to this town, and 
brought his family, consisting of himself and nine children (his wife having, 
died several years before). His conveyance was a two-wheel cart, one yoke 
of oxen, and a horse — the horse carrying a part of the time two and often 
three of the girls of the family on their way to the " Black River wilderness." 
One of the girls afterwards became the wife of Danford Earl, another of War- 
ren Spaulding. A bark shanty sheltered the large family until a more com- 
modious dwelling could be provided. 

The State road was laid out where it is now located, about 1805, previous 
to which date the road diverged from its present line from Samuel Frink's 
farm southwesterly, and came out at J. F. Treadway's present residence. 

One of the oldest landmarks in town (in 1876) was a framed house, un- 
doubtedly the second erected in town, built by Solomon Tuttle about 1803. 
It was still standing a few years since on the farm of Mason Spaulding. 

The pioneers of Rutland were mostly from the New England states, and 
were generally intelligent, robust, and industrious. They were distinguished 
for their sound common sense, their love of justice, and the early interest 
they took in education. Most of them came here with scarcely enough of 
the world's goods to make them comfortable. Their peculiarities might be 
illustrated by many an anecdote, but we will let the following suffice: 

A curious phase how justice was administered in the early settlements was 
one of an anomalous character held before Daniel Eames, Esq., as follows : 
A suit arose on account of 20 bushels of wheat. The plaintiff to the suit 
could not prove his account except by the defendant's acknowledgment. 
The plaintiff called upon the defendant to be sworn ; he refused. The 
plaintiff then offered himself, but the defendant barred that out. Then the 
justice said to the defendant, " wont you be sworn nor allow the plaintiff? " 
" No sir ! " replied the defendant. Then said the sedate justice of the peace, 
" I shall give judgment against you for the amount of 20 bushels of wheat ; 
the judgment is $20." His explanation why he took so arbitrary judg- 
ment was, that on an appeal, the v/hole facts now concealed would came out. 

The town of Rutland took an early interest in the subject of education. 
It was the practice, when a sufficient number settled in a neighborhood, to 
sustain the school, to erect a log house, and engage a teacher. The first of 
these houses in town was built in 1800 or 1801. Dr. Hough names Miss 
A. Porter as the first teacher. Soon after this a school-house was built on 
the Hollow road, a short distance west of the four corners. Miss Naomi 
Blackmer was the first, or one of the first, teachers here. This house was 
Msed but a short time, as many of the settlers lived at too great a distance 



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from it. In its place a house was erected farther west in the Hollow, and 
another near the site of the late M. L. Graves's residence, on road 20. In 
these rude structures the children of the pioneers of Rutland received the 
rudiments of education. Among the early teachers were Curtis Mallery, 
Jocob Fuller, Zelotus Harvey, Charles Dayon, and Jason Clark ; at a later 
date Horatio Sherman, Gardner Towne, A. P. Sigourney, John M. Dunlap^ 
John Felt, the Misses Cornelia Johnson and Adeline M. Brown, and Elijah 
Graves. The latter commenced teaching in 1833 and continued for many 
years, when the citizens of Felt's Mills presented him with a testimonial that 
" age has not dimmed his zeal or made him rusty." 

In December, 1807, Enoch Eddy and George White took each 35 bushels 
of wheat to Albany, which they sold for 80 cents a bushel. 

CHURCHES. 

The first record we have in relation to religious matters is of a visit to the 
settlements in Jefferson County by the Rev. James W. Woodward, in 1802. 
He collected $1 in Adams, 50 cents in Watertown, $3.47 in Rutland, $1.50 
in Champion, and 25 cents in Brownville — Rutland contributing more than 
all the other settlements combined. 

The records of religious societies in this town are very imperfect. The Bap- 
tists appear to have been the pioneers in organization. As early at least as 
1806 the Rev. Mr. Maltby held services in both North and South Rutland, 
and a great revival was the result of his labors. It is presumed that societies, 
if not organized before, were then organized. Meetings continued to be held 
in both parts of the town. They were held for North Rutland in Charles 
Fuller's barn, about 80 rods west of Elisha Clark's, Rutland Hollow. A 
church was built near Deacon Fuller's, on David Veber's land, in 182 1. 
Martin E. Cook was the first preacher in the new church. Some of those 
who preceded him in town were Elders Wilkie, Morgan, and Card. Elder 
Palmer Cross preached in the church several years. In 1837 the North Rut- 
land Church was reorganized. By a vote of the society in 1842 the church 
was removed to the great bend ^in Champion. The successors of Elder Cross 
were Elders Gardis Lyttle, A. D. Freeman, and John Wilder. The society 
at Tylerville reorganized in 1833 ; James Brown, Stephen Brainard, and Milo 
Maltby, trustees. We have not succeeded in obtaining a list of clergymen 
officiating there. 

The First Congregational ChiircJi was organized by the Rev. William 
Lathrop, a missionary from Vermont, January 26, 1808, consisting of 10 
members, viz.: David Tyler, Amos Mallery, Thomas Converse and wife, 
Timothy Tamblin and wife, Samuel Porter and wife, William Parkinson and 
wife. Amos Mallery and David Tyler were afterwards chosen deacons. It 
may be mentioned as indicative of the strict Puritanism of the early fathers 
of the church that Amos Mallery was objected to for the office of deacon on 



668 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



account of not having a wife, a deficiency which is contrary to the letter of 
the law. It is not now known whether the fathers of the church or the maiden 
ladies of the congregation raised the objection. The first religious society of 
Rutland was formed February 8, 1808, and Ethel Bronson, Timothy Tam- 
blin, John Reed, Thomas Converse, and Ebenezer Hayward were elected 
trustees. The successors of the Rev. Mr. Lathrop were Enos BHss, Leaven- 
worth and Daniel Banks, who became pastors over this church and Water- 
town in 1815. On January 20, 1824, the church united with the 
Presbytery; number of members, 87. Since then among the pastors have 
been Revs. David Spear, J. H. Rice, Hiram Doane, Henry Budge, and 
James Douglas. 

The first church south of the State road was erected opposite the residence 
of the late Henry T. Hopkins, in 18 19. It was removed and rebuilt some 
years since on the four corners about one half mile west of its former site. 
The brother of Dr. Isaac Bronson, then residing in New York city, gave the 
site, and also the site for a parsonage. His interest in the ownership of the 
land of the town was considered the motive that promoted him to the act. 

At what time the first Methodist Episcopal organization took place is un- 
certain. Itinerant preachers were in the town at a very early date. From 
1804 to 1815 the whole county was included in the Black River circuit. 
Among the early preachers were Datus Ensign, Luther Bishop, Joseph 
Willis, Isaac Puffer, and Goodwin Stoddard. Many new circuits have been 
formed from Black River circuit. The first class organized in Rutland was 
in Rutland Hollow. Another, at the Cotes school-house on the farm of E. 
Crain, was organized about 1824 or 1826. The dates of the organization at 
Felt's Mills and South Rutland are not found. The first M. E. church in 
Rutland was built in Rutland Hollow about 1820. 

Universalist societies have been organized at Tylerville, Felt's Mills, and 
Black River. The dates of these organizations are not known. Revs. C. G. 
Parsons, Pitt Morse, H. L. Haywood, J. P. Averell, O. Wilcox, J. H. Stew- 
art, and others officiating. The society at Tylerville is the only one that re- 
tains its organization. 

The Church of Christ, or Disciples, first held meetings at Felt's Mills 
in 1857, Rev. Mr. Benedict officiating. A society was formed, includ- 
ing Black River, and at the latter place a small chapel was erected in 187 1. 

Rutland Congregational Church, located on Rutland middle road, was or- 
ganized January 26, 1808, by Rev. William Lathrop, and at its organization 
consisted of 10 members. Their house of worship, a wooden building, was 
erected in 1841. It will seat 300 persons, and is valued, including grounds, 
etc., at $3,000. The present membership is 50, under the pastoral charge 
of Rev. William H. Way. The Sunday-school has a membership of about 75. 

Black River Methodist Episcopal Clmrch, at Black River village, was or- 
ganized in 1833 by Revs. S. Orvis and I. S. Bingham, and Rev. Lewis Whit- 
comb was the first pastor. Their first house of worship was erected in 1848, 



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of wood. Their present church edifice, also a wooden structure, was built 
in 1884, at a cost of about $3,000. It will comfortably seat 500 persons, and 
is now valued, including grounds, at $11,200. The present membership of 
the church is 198, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Robert FHnt. The 
Sunday-school has a membership of 22 officers and teachers, and 175 schol- 
ars, with C. S. Mellen, superintendent. 

The Christian Church at Felt's Mills was organized in 1871 by J. S. 
Hughes, the first pastor, and at its organization consisted of 30 members. 
Their house of worship, a wooden building, was erected in 1844, and occu- 
pied as a union church. It will comfortably seat 150 persons, and is valued, 
including grounds, etc., at $1,500. The present membership is 35, with no 
regular pastor. The Sunday-school has 35 members, with J. Cotton, super- 
intendent. 

The union church at South Rutland, occupied by the Methodists and 
Universalists, was organized July 2, 1872, by Rev. Mr. Tomlinson, the first 
pastor, with 34 members. Their house of worship was erected of wood in 
1872, will comfortably seat 200 persons, and cost about $1,400. The pres- 
ent membership is 34, and Rev. Mr. Danforth is pastor. 

.MOSES E.\MES. 

The Earaes family, of Massachusetts, were early settlers, the emigrant 
Thomas Eames coming from England in 1630. In 1640 he married and 
settled in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. By his wife, Margaret, he had 
three children. In 1662 he removed to Sherburne, now a part of Framing- 
ham, with his second wife, Mary Paddlefjrd. Of their si.x children, two 
were killed with their mother by the Indians, February i, 1676, in King 
Phillips's war. The four others were taken prisoners. Thomas Eames died 
January 25, 1680. He was a man well-to-do for the times. 

The line of descent to Moses is Thomas ', Nathaniel ", Daniel ', Daniel \ 
Daniel ^, Moses ^ Daniel ^ was one of the pioneers of Jefferson County and 
a prominent factor in its growth. He vvas born March 11, 1767, in Hopkin- 
ton, Middlesex County, Mass. In April, 1794, he left Massachusetts with 
his wife, three children, household furniture, and an ox- team, and May 16 
they occupied a log-camp, which Mr. Eames hastily put up, about eight miles 
from Rome, and five miles out in the wilderness. In the spring of iSoi he 
went to No. 3, now Rutland, and ''took up " 160 acres. Here he cleared 
land, built a log house, and, in the spring of 1802, he moved his family 
hither. This house was on the site of the old homestead destroyed by fire 
February 18, 1887. Mr. Eames passed a long and useful life on this place, 
and died at the age of 88 years, September 15, 1855. His wife, Mollie K. 
Wight, died February 4, 1842, aged nearly 74. They had a family of 13 
children, of whom Moses was the ninth son and twelfth child. 

Moses Eames was born in Rutland, March 19, 1808. In that period of 



670 



TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



this county's history the pioneers were obliged to educate their children 
largely in the school of labor, and it was well for them, for early to learn to 
work is often the foundation stone of a life of usefulness and future compe- 
tence. Mr. Eames had private school instruction in the summers of 18 12 and 
1813 ; then he attended the district school, where one teacher had charge of 
from 80 to 90 children, and he took the few crumbs of knowledge of reading, 
spelling, writing, and arithmetic, which fell to his share, gladly. He also had 
the advantages of two winter terms at Lowville Academy, and of the Rutland 
Farmers' Library, which was organized and established in 1806. Many of 
the books were historical and biographical works,and these he read thoroughly; 
he took several newspapers and spent his time profitably in perusing 
their contents. During his minority he was occupied in the farm work, and 
at his majority he hired out to his father for $12.50 per month and continued 
with him until the spring of 1833, when an arrangement was made whereby 
he should make his home with his parents, and help to provide for their com- 
fort and happiness during the remainder of their lives. 

Mr. Eames married, June 7, 1837, Delia Ann Howk, of Rutland. Their 
children were Delia Jane, who married Lafayette Beach, of Rochester, and 
died March 29, 1870: her daughter is Mrs. Daniel B. Ryan, of Albion, who 
has one child; and Mary Alice (Mrs. James Phelan), of Baltimore, who died 
October 9, 1876 : she had one son, Arthur B., born June 30, 1870. Mrs. 
Eames died February 18, 1865. 

Mr. Eames early showed a marked aptitude for agriculture and gardening, 
and was not content to go on in the same manner as past generations. He 
was quick to see, and had mechanical skill to carry out his ideas. He twice 
received premiums for the best farmer's garden in the county. He was early 
a member of the County Agricultural Society, was a director, and aided in 
securing the purchase of its grounds, and in erecting the buildings. In 1849 
he was president of the society, and his addresses evinced his great knowledge 
of practical agriculture, and his happy faculty of formulating his ideas in 
words. His suggestions and advice have been freely given, and the society 
has to-day no more active or useful member than he. From 1837 he engaged 
largely in cheese dairying, and for 24 years continued to follow and develop 
this mdustry. He made many experiments to secure labor saving, and with 
marked results. In 1848 he discovered and applied the heating of the milk 
and the scalding of the curd by means of steam introduced into the water 
under the milk, and in so doing developed the portable steam engine, having 
the tirst one ever made built for him in that year. In 1851 he received the 
State Agricultural Society's first premium of $25 for a model building for a 
cheese house and apparatus for making cheese by steam. Among other 
records he has from 1830 made a daily statement of the weather, and the pre 
cipitation of moisture. Mr. Eames has been the pioneer in Jefferson County 
of every improvement in agriculture since he attained man's estate. He in- 
troduced the first drain tile in 1857 ; the first mowing machine in 1852 ; and 



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has given much time and money in experiments for the good of the public. 
He has set examples worthy of emulation in these and other ways, and proven 
himself fully entitled to the appellation of " public benefactor." The fine 
watering-trough erected by him on one of the principal roads of the county 
is a token of his interest m the welfare of dumb animals, and should be du- 
plicated at proper distances on every highway. 

Mr. Eames has always been on the side of the poor and oppressed, a 
strong anti-slavery man, and, in 1833, he was an active conductor on the 
"Underground Railroad," a name applied to the movements of an organiza- 
tion to assist fugitive slaves to escape to Canada. In 1838 he joined the 
Hunter Lodge, an historic band of the "Patriot war" of Canada. From 
1846, when he united with the " Sons of Temperance," he has been actively 
engaged in temperance work. In 1846 he also joined the "Odd Fellows." 
In 1854 he became a " Know-Nothing," and was elected to represent the 
county in the legislature in 1855, and, as chairman of the committee on agri- 
culture, drafted the bill, passed in April of that year, forming the law under 
which county agricultural societies are organized. This session was a mem- 
orable and exciting one from the movements of the up to that time unknown 
secret political party, — the " Know-Nothing," or Native American, — which 
destroyed the plans of the regular political leaders. From his freedom of 
action Mr. Eames was called to explain his course before the slate conven- 
tion of his party held at Syracuse in 1855, and caused a great excitemen 
there by his maintenance of his action, and his refusal to be bound to pursue 
a course contrary to his conscience, and from that time he has been a Repub- 
lican. From Horace Greeley's endorsement, the same year (1855), he 
identified himself for a time with Fourierism. In 1857 he joined the Con- 
gregational Church at Rutland, and transferred his connection to the First 
Presbyterian Church of Watertown when he removed thither in 1861. Since 
that time he has been active in many and widely-varying enterprises. It has 
been ever his desire to help anything tending to betterment and progress by 
personal exertion, and to the extent of his pecuniary resources. He has been 
a vice-president of the Jefferson County Historical Society since its organi- 
zation . 

Mr. Eames possesses a quick, vivacious, and impulsive, but a well balanced, 
temperament, with great mental and physical vigor ; and now, at the age of 
82 years, is pleasant, cheerful, lively, and industrious as ever. He never 
wastes a moment. He is constantly at work, and whatever he does is done 
with his whole heart and soul. He is noted for integrity, unswerving adher- 
ence to principle, and promptitude in fulfilling engagements. The generous 
and sympathetic side of his nature is largely developed, and he is liberal to a 
fault. He is a great admirer of nature and enjoys her solitude and com- 
munion with his own thoughts, and is very tenacious in his attachments and 
friendships. His fund of general knowledge is both comprehensive and use- 
ful. He is one of Watertown's most valuable citizens ; enlisting in every 



672 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



good work, and laboring with a zeal which does not tire, and an energy rarely 
surpassed ; and it is to such men as Moses Eames that the rise and prosperity 
of many towns is largely due, 

MARTIN LISK GRAVES. 

It is valuable to preserve for coming generations, in connection with the 
history of events, something of the personality of those who have been rep- 
resentative men, and have taken part in those occurrences which, when re- 
corded, become to future generations the history of the past. The perpetuity 
of American institutions and a repubUcan form of government depends not 
upon the strength of armies, mighty corporations, or the wealth of million- 
aires, but upon the steady persistency and industrious labor of those who, by 
perseverance, economy, long years of toil, both of brain and hands, temperate 
habits, and a devotion to law and order, have acquired a competency and an 
honorable position in the community. 

Martin Lisk Graves, son of Jonathan and Nancy (Cotes) Graves, was born 
in Rutland^ on the place where he always resided, August 14, 181 1. His 
grandfather, Jonathan Graves, was a native of Massachusetts ; his grand- 
mother was Elizabeth Lisk, and at the time of Jonathan's birth. May 7, 1777, 
their home was in Shelburne, Mass. They moved to Oneida County, N. Y., 
at an early period in its settlement, located 'in the town of Vienna, and there 
developed a farm. Many children were born to them, and here, after long 
Uves, they passed on to the hereafter. About 1 80 1 Jonathan, Jr., came to Rut- 
land in company with John Cotes, and March 24th married Mrs. Nancy 
(Cotes) Grannis, widow of John Grannis, and sister of Mr. Cotes. Mr. 
Graves located on great lot number 15, the late home of Martin L. 
Graves. With no capital but their energy and wiUing hands they made a 
home ; the forests were cleared ; the land brought into a state of cultivation;, 
and from its products the purchase money was paid, their family fed, clothed, 
and educated. Mr. Graves was a strong, vigorous man in early life, but his 
hard labors, accompanied by exposure, brought on rheumatism, which made 
him a cripple in his later years. He was a Democrat in politics; a Univer- 
salist in his religious views: however he liberally supported the Baptist Church, 
of which Mrs. Graves was a member. He was interested in progress and 
improvement. The famous library of the Young Men's Literary Association 
was estabUshed and kept at his house, and an early district school was located 
near his residence. Mrs. Graves's parents were also among the first settlers 
of Oneida County, where they died: Mr. Cotes aged about 70 years, and 
Mrs. Cotes aged 88 years. Mr. and Mrs. Graves were a good type of the 
best order of pioneers, doing good and not evil all their days, giving to their 
children examples worthy of emulation. Mr. Graves died April 13, 1849. His 
wife died October 2, 1866. Their children were Nancy M., Martin L., Elijah, 
and Hannah T., all deceased. 



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Martin Lisk Graves received his education at common schools, but supple- 
mented it largely by extensive and thoughtful reading, and was, for a few 
winter terms, a successful teacher. He became a ''tiller of the soil," and 
although from his childhood days he had earnestly desired to " go west," the 
failure of his father's health prevented, and upon him, as the oldest son, 
rested the care of the home place, and he has ever pursued that oldest and 
most honorable calling among men, farming, on the paternal acres. On the 
19th of March, 1840, Mr. Graves married Matilda E., daughter of Nathan 
and Polly (Jones) Wood. She was born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., 
March i, 1821. Her people were pioneer settlers of that county, coming 
thither from Massachusetts, where they were colonized early, emigrating 
from England when the Plymouth colony was in its infancy. Both the Jones 
and Wood families were of the best English and colonial stock, and Mrs. 
Graves is a true descendant. Their children are M. Adaline (married Ed- 
ward F. Johnson, M. D., has two children, Martin G. and John Prentice) 
and Louisa E. 

Mr. Graves was identified prominently with public matters. He was a true 
believer in the Jeffersonian doctrines of politics, and as a Democrat cast his 
first presidential vote for Andrew Jackson in 1832. On attaining his major- 
ity he was chosen inspector of common schools, and held that office and 
commissioner of common schools for a long term of years. He creditably 
and satisfactorily filled the principal town offices, and was supervisor three years. 
In 1845 h^ w^s chosen loan commissioner of the county, and continued in 
office until the fund was consolidated with the United States Deposit Fund 
in 1850. In 1883 he was appointed by Gov. Grover Cleveland a commissioner 
of the United States Deposit Fund, which position he held until his death. 
He was an active participant in politics ; a frequent delegate to town, county, 
and district conventions ; and one of the valued counselors and advisors of 
his party. He was often offered the nomination by his party for various po- 
sitions, but very rarely accepted, his private affairs demanding his attention. 
In 1874 he was named by the Farmers Alliance as their candidate for member 
of Congress. This nomination was endorsed by the Democrats. The dis- 
trict comprised Jefferson, Lewis, and Herkimer counties, — strongly Repub- 
hcan, — but he largely reduced the majority against him, a proof of his 
personal popularity. The official returns were: — 

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT. 

Jefferson . ........ 

Lewis, ........ 

Herkimer, ....... 

Total, ........ 

1872, ........ 

Majority for George A. Bagley over Martin L. Graves, l,13fi. 
1872, 4,117. 

43* 



Dem. 


IJep. 


5,608 


6,873 


3,240 


2,744 


4,407 


4,774 


13,255 


14,391 


. 13,220 


17,337 


ISepnblican 


majority in 



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TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



He was a member of the Jefiferson County Agricultural Society (of which 
his father was an original member) for many years, and, since 1845, had been 
connected with Odd Fellowship. He was an UniversaHst in religion. In 1857 
the Jefferson Leather Manufacturing Co. was organized at Felt's Mills. 
M. L. Graves was one of its stockholders and directors. After a few years 
the company became financially embarrassed, and he was made its president 
for the purpose of closing up its affairs, which was done to the satisfaction of 
all creditors. The business of tanning was successfully carried on for a few 
years by the firm of M. L. Graves & Co., when the property was sold to 
other parties. Since that time he gave his exclusive attention to his farm. 
He also dealt extensively in live stock, and from his youth to nearly three-score 
years and 10 he was a worker, a producer, and not a mere consumer. Under 
the old miUtary system of the state, when every citizen was a soldier, Mr_ 
Graves filled every station in the crack independent company, to which he 
belonged, from private to captain with noted excellence. A wise, conserva- 
tive administrator and counselor in affairs of business or state, an unassum- 
ing and expemplary citizen, he has done his life's work well, and has gone to 
his final reward loved and honored by a large circle. He died at his home 
in Rutland, March 22, 1890, three days after the 50th anniversary of his 
wedding day. 

Elijah Graves, brother of Martin L. Graves, was born in the town of Rut- 
land, July 16, 1813. His education was mostly acquired in common schools. 
In the fall of 1827 he attended a course of lectures on grammar and arith- 
metic given by WiUiam Ruger, in an adjoining district, where he was one of 
the pupils who made the greatest progress in grammar, and he ranked the 
first in arithmetic, although he was the youngest member of the class. He 
afterwards attended the academy at Holland Patent, Oneida County, one term. 
He commenced teaching in November, 1833, and from that time taught a 
portion of each year until his death, which occurred December 18, 1882. 
He probably passed more years in that occupation than any other person in 
Jefferson County, and always in district and select schools. His labors were 
confined to this county, and many of its prominent business men and success- 
ful teachers refer to him as their early instructor. In several instances, dur- 
ing his later years, he had under his tuition children ^nd grandchildren of 
•some of his earliest pupils. He taught in the villages of Chaumont, Three 
Mile Bay, Smithville, Evans Mills, Black River, Felt's Mills, Great Bend, 
West Carthage, Champion, and Rodman, and in many country districts. He 
had served as town superintendent of common schools, in the towns of Lyme 
and Rutland, previous to his appointment as school commissioner for the 
second district of Jefferson County, in June, 1856. In 1858 he failed of an 
election for a second term, though running far a head of his ticket. Early in 
Hfe he was cleik in a store for a short time ; afterwards he went into the mer- 
cantile business, but not for long. His proper sphere was the school-room. 
The last year of his life he taught in the district where he was born, and where 



TOWN OF RUTLAND. 675 



his own school days were spent. He was in the midst of a winter term, when 
he went to stay over Sunday at the old homestead with his brother's family. 
On Monday morning he was ready to start for the school-house, when he was 
stricken by death from heart disease. It was truly said of him that " he died 
in the harness.'' He was married July 4, 1840. His wife died some years 
before him. He left one child, a daughter. 

JOHN A. SHERMAN. 

John A. Sherman was born in the town of Rutland, June 13, 1809, and 
died in Watertown, March 25, 1882. He was the oldest son of Alfred Sher- 
man, and a grandson of Dr. Abel Sherman, a native of Massachusetts, whose 
ancestors were among the early settlers of New England states, and of Eng- 
lish descent. Susan Hull, his mother, was an adopted daughter of Roswald 
Woodruff, who was one of the pioneers of Jefferson County. His grand- 
father, Dr. Abel Sherman, was a physician, and came from Massachusetts to 
Oneida County, in this state. His residence in Oneida County was brief, and 
in 1803 he removed to this county, settling in Rutland, upon 220 acres of 
timber land, which in time he cleared and made tillable. He was the first 
sheriff of the county. Alfred Sherman, father of John A., after his father's 
death, having inherited the farm, actively engaged in agricultural pursuits, 
and attained a comfortable fortune. During the War of 1812, however, as 
contractor of the army, he lost the larger portion of his property, and, crip- 
pled for want of means, he was prevented from giving his children any bet- 
ter educational advantages than those afforded by the common schools. He 
died in 1827, leaving John A., then only 17 years of age, to take charge 
of the farm and support the family, which consisted of his mother, two sisters 
and three brothers, and himself. Five years after his father's death he wed- 
ded with Miss Julia Ann Earned, of Rutland, who survives him, at the ad- 
vanced age of 8;^ years. Two years later, in 1834, he purchased a dairy of 
about 20 cows, and thus opened the cheese business for the county. At the 
dose of that year he sent his cheese to New York, packed in salt barrels, the 
shipment of which, by canal, occupied 21 days. He received six cents per 
pound for the cheese, and considered it a very good price at that time. His 
was the first dairy of cheese manufactured in this county, and had much to do 
in hastening the growth of the dairy interests. 

As soon as this interest grew to sufficient proportion to warrant it he 
engaged in the purchase of butter and cheese for the New York market, con- 
tinuing in this trade for many years. In 1839, in partnership with Henry 
Hopkins, of Rutland, he bought largely of cheese during the early fall of that 
year. With the then facilities for transportation in Jefferson County cheese 
could not well be shipped until late in the fall, when the weather was cool. 
At the proper time he visited the city for the purpose of making sale of 
his cheese, but found the market so depressed that it was impossible to make 



676 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



any sales except at a great sacrifice, which resulted in the financial ruin of 
many dealers. Mr. Sherman asked his creditors for a little time to make 
sale of his cheese, assuring them that he would carry them through safely. 
They, having confidence in his wisdom and honesty, granted him the leniency 
he asked, and he at once shipped his cheese on a vessel to New Orleans, 
taking passage thereon himself. After a stormy voyage he arrived at his 
destination with his cargo in good order, which he disposed of to advantage, 
receiving payment in silver. This he packed in kegs, and on his return 
voyage deposited it in his stateroom, where he was obliged to closely guard 
it, with the assistance of a trusted friend, as the conduct of the captain and 
crew was not such as to inspire confidence. He arrived in New York during the 
financial troubles of 1839-40, when the banks had suspended specie payment, 
sold his silver for a large premium, and was enabled to pay his creditors hon- 
orably, dollar for dollar, and had quite a little profit for himself and partner. 
We mention this little episode as characteristic of his whole life, and as 
demonstrating his indomitable industry and perseverance. Always cautious, 
full of resources, never getting into business enterprises or entanglements from 
which he could not see his way out. He continued his produce business in New 
York, purchasing mostly from dairies and factories in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, 
and Lewis counties, in connection with his farming interests at home.until about 
1851, pa> ing for his paternal estate, which was left him badly encumbered, and 
adding farm to farm until 1856, when he retired from farming and removed to 
Watertown city. He was a progressive farmer, with practical ideas, and often 
introduced new farm implements, which tended to speed on the enlighten- 
ment and prosperity of his neighbors and the section in which he lived. His 
popularity among the farmers was such that he was almost unanimously 
elected to the presidency of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society about 

1853- 

Mr. Sherman was a great but unostentatious philanthropist. He was always 

opposed to having any of his beneficent gifts made known to the public, and 
endeavored to make such gifts appear like business transactions, of which he 
was to reap a pecuniary benefit. His liberality to the Young Men's Chris- 
tian Association, which has occupied the greater portion of the second floor 
of Washington Hall block since the society was formed in 1869, at a nominal 
and sometimes free rental, is a fair example of his munificence. A short 
time before his death Mr. Sherman donated to the association this valuable 
property, with the provision that they pay a rent to Mrs. Sherman during her 
life, and to his daughter, should she survive her mother, during her life. 

At the time of his death Mr. Sherman owned valuable real estate in Jef- 
ferson County, and was president of the Agricultural and Insurance Com- 
pany, one of the largest and most successful business corporations in the 
county, the success of which was largely promoted by his wise counsels and 
sound advice. He was a director in two banks and two insurance compa- 
nies in Watertown, and always a sound, practical adviser. 



TOWN OF RUTLAND. 677 



Mr. Sherman had four brothers, namely : Eli, who died in early childhood, 
and Hampton, William, and Eli, 2d, who died in early manhood. A sister, 
Sylvia Orinda, died young. His nearest relatives now living are his wife, his 
daughter, Mrs. D. S. Marvin, and his two sisters, Mary Sherman and Mrs. 
Orinda Lewis, of Adrian, Mich. 

Having acted a prominent part in the business affairs of the county and 
city, he will long be remembered by his associates as a genial, pleasant, 
reliable business companion and courteous gentleman. At the time of his 
death the many business institutions in which he was interested offered ap- 
propriate resolutions of respect. His memory is perpetuated by the hun- 
dreds of kindly actions and noble deeds of his life. 

f.JlMily sketches. 

Ezekiel Andriis, father of Ezekiel Andrus, Jr., and grandfather of Stillman Andrus, im- 
migrated to this town from Utica, in the year 1800, bringing with him his family, which con- 
sisted of nine children, his wife having died several years before. He also brought with him 
a two-wheel cart, a yoke of oxen, and a horse. A bark shanty was built on a tract of 140 acres, 
lying between the " State " and " middle " roads, and west of the road leading from the "mid- 
dle" road to the Center. Here the family resided until a more commodious dwelling could be 
provided. In Joseph Hadcock's pasture, and about half a mile north from his residence, may 
be seen the stone which served as a jamb to the fireplace in Mr. Andrus's log house, which 
took the place of the one built of bark. Mr. Andrus was one of the very first settlers in Jef- 
ferson County, and at the time of his death was the oldest resident in the town, having resided 
here 77 consecutive years. Of this family, Benjamin, Ezekiel, Jr., and Elisha settled either 
in Entland or towns adjoining in this county, Elisha taking the homestead of his father, and 
Ezekiel, Jr., buying a place on the " south " road in this town. The latter always remained a 
resident of this town, retaining at the time of his death the farm on which he settled two years 
iifter his marriage, and on which liis grandson Elon O. now resides. Stillman Andrus, son 
of Ezekiel, Jr., upon the death of his father, took possession of the farm and here resided 
until 1883, when he removed to a farm on the " middle " road, which he had purchased in 1879. 
Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Andrus, Jr., had children as follows: Lodema, who died in 1840; Dia- 
dama (Mrs. Nelson Clark), of Champion; David, who died in 1887; Alcesta (Mrs. Jason John- 
son), of Champion; Phebe (Mrs. Philo Scott), who died in 1878; and Stillman, of this town. 

Henrj- Andrews, son of William and Mary (Woodruff) Andrews, was born on the farm now 
owned by Stillman Andrus, March 17, 1819. He attended the district schools of his neigh- 
borhood until he was 18 years of age, and then the Watertown Institute for several successive 
terms. After completing his education here he engaged in teaching winters, and worked 
at the carpenters' trade summers, a vocation which he had selected for his life work, but which, 
in after years, he relinquished for that of milling, owning and operating the grist-mill at 
Tylerville for a period of 25 years. In 1854 he married Lauraette A. Payne and settled in 
Tylerville, having bought the Chapin place previous to his marriage. Mrs. Andrews died 
January 4, 1862, and in the August following he enlisted in the 10th N. Y. H. A., and went to 
Sackets Harbor, leaving September 18tli with his regiment for Washington, being called in 
the defense of that city. Leaving Washington in June, 1864, he went into camp near Peters- 
burg, Va., where he entered the hospital on account of a partial sunstroke which he had sus- 
tained. In 1864 he retiirned to duty, and in the following December was again disabled and 
Bent to Campbell Hospital at Washington, from which he received his tinal discharge May 13, 
1865. Three months previous to his discharge from the service he visited his home in Rutland, 
on a furlough, and was married to Miss Caroline E. Adams, of Hodman. Mrs. Andrews died 
in January, 1873. March 2, 1874, he married, third. Miss Cecelia M. Payne, a sister of his first 
wife, by whom he had three children, as follows: Henry M., Grace L., and M. Juliette Payne. 
Mr. Andrews is now 68 years of age, and is drawing a pension of $30 a month on account 



678 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



of disease contracted Avhile in the service. He is now quite feeble in health, having received" 
a partial stroke of paralysis about 13 years ago. In the prime of life he took great interest in 
town affairs, and was elected justice of the peaue several terms. 

John Beecher came from Connecticut to Kutland about 1800, and settled on road 27, on 
the farm now owned by his son John W., where he purchased 80 aci-es, made a clearing, and 
built a log cabin. He was a shoemaker by trade, and was one of the company who built the 
woolen-mill at Tylerville. He was a religious man and an influential member of the Presby- 
terian Chiirch. He married Margaret Richardson and they had four sons and six daughters,, 
of whom three sons are living: Washington and John W. in this town, and Thomas E. in 
East Watertown. John W. Beecher was born in 1820. In 1842 he married Elizabeth Wilson 
and settled on the old homestead. He has had two sons and two daughters, of whom 
the daughters, Mrs. H. B. Churchill, of East Watertown, and Mrs. J. C. Eiordan, survive. Mr. 
Beecher has served the town as justice of the peace and notary public, and now resides in 
the village of Tylerville. 

Enoch Eddy came to this town from Rutland, Vt., in June, 1800, with George White, who 
was known as " Major " White, and located on the farm now owned by his grandson, E. H. 
Eddy. He moved his family here in 1801, his son James at that time being 10 years of age. 
James Eddy married Cynthia Philbrooks, and settled on the homestead where his son E. H. 
now resides. 

John Southworth, a native of Montpelier, Vt., located in Rutland in 1801. About 1802 or 
1803 he married Bashaba, daughter of William Howland, and settled on road 27, where he took 
up a tract of land, which he cleared, and worked at the carpenters' ti-ade. He lived iu this 
town the greater part of his life, dying at the residence of his son William. He had born to 
him one son and eight daughters. William Southworth, son of John, was born October 23, 
1816. He married Ortance Devois, of Wilna, April 4, 1854, and settled on the farm he now 
occupies. He served the town as supervisor three years, was assessor nine years, and road 
commissioner three years. He worked at the cai-penters' trade 20 years, and is now a farmer. 

David Hickox was born in Connecticut in 1777, and in 1802 came to this town, bringing 
with him his wife and two sons, Horace and Homer, and took up 200 acres of land in the 
southeast corner of the town. He built a log house and went to work with a zeal character- 
ibtic of the pioneers, subduing the forests and laying the foundation for a future home. He 
was a natural mechanic, a wheelwright by trade, and furnished the then sparsely settled coun- 
try with spinning-wheels and reels, many of which may be found in the town to-day. Six 
children were born to him after coming to this town, viz.: Abiah, Addison, Virgil, Betsey, 
Manlius, and Frank, all of whom are deceased save Abiah (Mrs. Elisha Parks), of Elkhart^ 
111., Frank, who lives in Springfield, 111., and Betsey, in Colorado. Mrs. Hickox having died 
in 1825, he married, in 1827, Mrs. Betsey Phelps, widow of Albert Phelps, of Rutland. Mr. 
Hickox died April 2, 1850, in Springfield, 111. Several of his grandchildren are now living iu 
this town, among whom are George F. Hickox, who resides on the farm with his fathei'-in- 
law, William P. Ball, and Charles A. Hickox, who lives with his brother Geoi-ge F. 

Samuel Frink, son of Trustrim and Betsey (Clark) Frink, M'as born in this town in 1819. 
His father came here from Vermont in 1806, and located in the north part of the town, on 
what is known as Clark Hill, and died here in 1865. On this farm Samuel Frink was born 
and reared, receiving liis education in the Rutland Hollow district school, receiving about two 
months schooling a year. At the age of 28 years he married Lucy Ann, daughter of Robert 
Hardy, of this town, and the same year purchased a farm at the "Center," where he resided 
for 20 years. In 1869 he sold this place, and in 1871 purchased the farm on which he now re- 
sides, located about half a mile west of the " Center." Mr. a)id Mrs. Frink have three children, 
viz.: Carl H. and Asa B., who reside with their parents, and Lucy M. (Mrs. Frank J. Staplin), 
who resides on a farm one mile north of Rutland. Their oldest child died at the age of 19 
years. Mr. Frink was supervisor in 1869, and has been town clerk two years. He has been 
justice of the peace for seven years, and is the f)resent incumbent of that office. He was a 
Whig in politics until the formation of the Republican party, to which he has since strictly 
adhered. During the war of the Rebellion he was very active in assisting to raise the town 
quotas from time to time, and to lighten the burdens of the government. Mr. Frink is now 
67 years of age, and is still very active in business. His father died at the age of 85 years, and 
his mother at the age of 80. 



TOWN OF RUTLAND. 679 



Jacob Fuller came to Eutland about 1802 or '03, from Shelburne Falls, Mass., and located 
in the northern part of the town. He returned to Massachusetts the next year and married 
Dilla Thayre, by whom he had five children, viz.: Soj^hronia, Daphne, Gratia, Lucretia, and 
Norman J., the latter of whom resides in Carthage. Mr. Fuller was a farmer, and a deacon of 
the Baptist Church for more than 40 years. He was captain of a company of militia in the 
War of 1812, and participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor. Both he and his wife died on 
the old homestead in this town. 

John Eddy came from Grafton, Mass., to Rutland, in 1803, and settled on the farm, on road 
27, now occupied by his granddaughter, Mrs. Horace Wilcox. He took up 80 acres, which he 
occupied until his death. He had three sons, all born in Massachusetts. John Eddy, Jr., mar- 
ried Amy Kelsey, of Brattleboro, Vt., and settled upon the old homestead, where he resided 
until his death. He served in the War of 1812. His only child, a daughter, Mary, married 
Horace Wilcox. Horace Wilcox, son of Smith, was born in Herkimer County, whence he re- 
moved to Eutland in 1848. In 1857 he married IMary Eddy and settled on the Eddy home- 
stead, where he has since resided. He has two children, Amy (Mrs. A. T. Friuk) and Her- 
bert J., who lives with his parents. 

Reuben Scott removed from Massachusetts to Rutland, and located m Rutland Hollow, on 
the farm now owned by Peter Pohl, where he died about 1803. He had born to him 14 chil- 
dren. Sewell Scott, sou of Reuben, was born in this town. He married Olive Carpenter and 
settled on a farm adjoining the old homestead. He afterwards bought the homestead 
where he resided until his death. He had born to him seven children. R. B. Scott, son of 
Sewell, enUsted in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served with the regiment until it was mustered 
out, and was wounded in battle. He married Libbie Crowner, and now resides in the village 
of Tylerville. 

Elihu Ball was born in Elizabethtown, N. J., in 1784, whence he removed to Oneida 
County, with his parents, when about 12 j'ears of age. Here he resided until he attained his 
majority, when he married Miss Anna Pelton, of Saybrook, Conn., and the following year re- 
moved to Rutland and located on a tract of land in the southwest corner of the town. He 
built a log house and commenced clearing the land in anticipation of the comforts of a future 
home. Utica was their nearest market; and when their first child was but a year old Mr. and 
Mrs. Ball went thither on an ox-sled with a barrel of potash, a distance of about 75 miles. 
They had born to them six children, viz. : Maria, Samantha (deceased), Juliette (deceased), 
William P., Henry M., and Lucippa Ann (deceased). Mr. Ball once held the office of school 
superintendent, and in the War of 1812 was first lieutenant of a company of cavalry. He 
<hed in 1871, aged 86 years. 

William P. Ball, sou of Elihu and Anna (Pelton) Ball, was born November 24, 1810, in a 
log house built by his father on entering this town. He resided with his parents until 24 years 
of age, when he married Adelia A., daughter of Asa Hill, of Rodman. In the spring of 1825 
he bought a farm adjoining his father's homestead on the north, known as the Johnson farm, 
where he reared a family of three children, viz.: John, an adopted son, born in 1835, died in 
1875; Antonette (Mrs. George F. Hickox), born in 1838; Agnes 0. (Mrs. O. A. Johnson), born in 
1847. Mrs. Hickox resides with her husband on her father's farm, and Mrs. Johnson and her 
husband live in the town of Champion. In 1851 Mr. Ball built a new house on his farm, around 
which he set a row of maple trees, which now add much to the beauty of the place. He is one 
of the oldest men living who was born in this town. He has been repeatedly honored by his 
townsmen, by being chosen to the offices of assessor and highway commissioner, having held 
the latter office 12 years. Of his son, John Ball, too much cannot be said in his praise. In 
the spring of 1855 he settled in Minnesota, and when the war broke out he enlisted in Co. K, 
Ist Regt. Minn. Vols., as a private, and was rapidly promoted to first lieutenant and then to 
captain of his company. His regiment was incorporated in the Army of the Potomac, and he 
particiiaated in the first battle at Bull Run, where he displayed much sagacity and courage. 
From this time his regiment seemed destined to be foremost in all the battles of the Army of 
the Potomac. He was at Yorktown and Williamsburg, and in the memorable six days' fight 
on the banks and in the swamps of the Chickahominy. He returned with the army fi'om the 
Peninsula and participated in the second Bull Run battle, and at Antietam. He was also in 
the battle at Fredericksburg under General Burnside, and in the hottest of the fight at Chan- 
cellorsville under Hooker, and at Gettysburg. In the latter engagement all the superior officei'R 



68o TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



of his brigade were killed or wounded, and the formation of the brigade devolved upon him. 
The part he took on that bloody field will never be erased from the pages of history. After 
the disbandment of his regiment he was appointed colonel of the 11th Minnesota, with 
which he remained until the close of the war. Col. Ball was wounded at Bristow Station by a 
ball passing through his thigh. He had fired every charge of his ammunition, and being 
almost hand to hand with the enemy, he threw his pistol at them, and the next moment re- 
ceived a disabling wound. He returned to Minnesota after the close of the war, where he mar- 
ried Emma C. Lewton, of Winona, Minn. He died of consumption, at the home of his parents, 
in this town, September 26, 1875. 

Kichmond Howland came to Rutland in 1806. William Rowland, son of Richmond, was 
born in this town April 22, 1809. In 1841 he married Eunice P., daughter of James Eddy, and 
settled on road 14. He has always lived in Rutland, with the exception of four years' resi- 
dence in Pamelia. In 1868 he bought the farm he now occupies. He has had three sons, 
namely: Cyrus, who died at the age of 37 years, Walter, of Le Ray, and Fred, who resides with 
his parents. In politics Mr. Howland is a Republican. 

John Stebbins, a native of Massachusetts, removed from Bridgewater, Oneida County, to 
Rutland, about 1806. He brought his family here with an ox-team, and settled on the farm 
now owned by his grandson, John Stebbins, where he resided until his death. He had fom- 
children, Samuel, Harley, Clymena, and Lyman. Lyman married Elizabeth Murray, and set- 
tled on the farm now occupied by his son Harley, where he died in 1886. He also had four 
children, Ella, Anna E., Harley A., and John. 

Asa Clark and wife, Betsey Dalrymple, immigrated from Halifax, Vt., to this town in 1806, 
and settled on the farm now occupied by their grandson, C. P. Clark, where the pioneer Asa 
made a clearing and built a log cabin in 1804. Elisha and Elias Clark, brothers of Asa, set- 
tled on farms adjoining, and the locality is now known as Clark's Hill. Asa had eight chil- 
dren, six of whom attained maturity, namely: Asa, Jr., Prudence (Mrs. Peter Poor), Almanda, 
Lucena (Mrs. Aaron Poor), Nancy (Mrs. Thomas Matthews), and Chandler. Asa, Jr., married 
Betsey Poor, daughter of Christopher Poor, and settled on the Elias Clark farm, but later oc- 
cupied the large stone house erected by his father in 1835, and resided on the homestead until 
his sudden death in 1882. Asa, Jr.'s, children were Christopher P., who now resides on the 
homestead; Lucy J. (the late Mrs. John Youngs); Clement, who died young; Asa D.,who died 
in 1869; Mandaua (Mrs. Stephen A. Merwillog), of Black River; and Chandler C, of Le Ray. 
Mr. Clark was actively interested in town aflairs, was supervisor three terms, and was assessor 
a number of years. He was a Whig and later a Republican, and was a strict partisan. He 
was greatly respected by his towns people, and was often chosen as mediator for the settle- 
ment of difficulties arising between neighbors. 

Arunah Otis, a descendant of the Otis family, of Halifax, Vt., came to Rutland about 1807, 
and settled on the farm, on road 25, now occupied by his grandson, George Otis. Here he car- 
ried on farming and blacksmithing, and it is said made the first cheese in town. His son 
Joel A. married Malina Wood, of Champion, and settled on the old homestead farm. He died 
in 1887, aged 83 years, and his wife in 1862. He had three children, namely: Elizabeth (Mrs. 
Otis Willard), of Antwerp; Caroline (Mrs. D. C. Eddy), of Pamelia; and George. The latter 
was born February 26, 1829. He married Cynthia A., daughter of Enoch Eddy, of Pamelia, 
and engaged in farming on the old homestead. He has three children, viz. : Ada E. (Mrs. J. C. 
Woodruff), of Water town; Frankie H. (Mrs. John Dempster Randall), of Frankfort, Dakota; 
and John D., of this town. 

John Gould, son of John, was born in Herkimer County, whence, at the age of six years, 
he removed to the town of Pamelia about 1807. He married Nancy Augsbury, of Pamelia, and 
settled on the farm now owned by Fred Gould. He afterwards bought the old homestead 
where his father lived and died. He reared a family of three sons and five daughters, one of 
whom. Rice, resides in this town. Rice Gould was born in Pamelia, January 26, 1840. No- 
vember 26, 1866, he married Phebe, daughter of Willard Eddy, of Pamelia, and settled in Rut ■ 
land, on the farm where he has since resided. He has two children, Mary E. and Pitt A., who 
reside with their father. Mrs. Rice Gould died December 23, 1886. 

David Conkling, son of James, came from South Salem, N. Y., to Rutland, in 1808, and 
bought a tract of 80 acres, upon which he located with his family in 1809. In 1810 he built a 
frame house, which is still standing. He married Joanna Gilbert and they had 17 children, 





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Tour of whom survive, and one, Alvin, resides in this town on the old homestead. Alvin C!onk- 
ling married Helen A., daughter of Ruggles Goodale, of Antwerp, by whom he has had three 
children, all now deceased. Mr. Conkling adopted two daughters, Eula Dell (Mrs. Arthur G. 
Beals), of Carthage, and Sarah. The latter was murdered November 30, 1875, at the age of 10 
years, by Frank Eutan, who is now serving a life sentence in Auburn prison. 

Edward Phillips came from Lyme, Conn., to this town, about 1808, and located upon 50 
acres where his son Orin A. now resides. He married Mary, daughter of Ichabod Pierce, and 
they had 10 children, of whom Henry resides in Liberty, 111. ; Edward in Lowville, N. Y. ; Will- 
dam R. in Nashua, Iowa; John W. in Natural Bridge, in the town of Wilna; and Orin A. upon 
the homestead in this town, where he is engaged in farming. Orin A. Phillips served the 
town as assessor for nine years. 

Jabez Crouch, son of William, was a native of Guilford, Vt., whence he removed to this 
town about 1810 and located on the farm now occupied by his grandson, Charles E. Crouch, 
where he died. He had three children, Harriet, Sophia, and Everett. The latter married 
Emma J. Fuller and settled on the old homestead, where he resided until his death. They had 
one son, Charles E., who married, first, Jane Newkirk, and second, Sarah I. Flint, and now 
occupies the old homestead. 

Noah Seaman came with his mother from Otsego County and located in Rodman, in 1807. 
He came to Rutland in 1813, when about 20 years of age, and located on the place now owned 
by Henry Walker, where he resided until 1862, when he removed to road 83, and resided with 
his son S. G. until his death, in 1882. He married Dorcas Jeffers in 1819, and they had six 
children, of whom S. G. is the only one now living in this town. S. G. Seaman married Juli- 
ette, daughter of John Armstrong, by whom he has six sons and one daughter. 

Marcus Bronson, son of Deacon Jonas and Melinda (Baldwin) Bronson, was born on a 
farm located on the middle road, in the east part of this town May 2, 1823. His father 
settled here in 1811, coming from Middlebury, Conn., with his wife and two children, George 
and Cleora. After coming here the following children were born to them, viz. : Mary, Eliza- 
beth, Asa. Sophia, Anna, Alonzo, Marcus, and Jonas, Jr. Of their 10 children, Marcus is the 
only one now living, and he occupies the old homestead on which he was reared. In 1849, at 
the age of 26 years, he married Sarah A. Church, by whom he has had children as follows: 
Louisa, who died in 1869, Emily, Melinda, Fanny C. (Mrs. Elbert J. Fuller), and Hiram I., 
who resides with his parents on the homestead. Mr. Bronson has been trustee of the school 
district in which he lives for 18 years, and is deacon of the Congregational Church, of which 
he is the oldest male member. He has always taken an active part in church matters. 

Daniel H. Scott was born in Black River village, in this town, September 23, 1828. In 1849 
he married Lodema, daugliter of Levi Snow, of the town of Philadelphia. They commenced 
house-keeping in Watertown, where they remained about a year, when they removed to this 
town. September 28, 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 35th N. Y. Vols., which was organized in this 
county and afterwards stationed at Falls Church, Va., where he joined them after enlistment. 
While on picket duty near Warrington, Va., June 20, 1862, he was wounded in the left hand 
by a spent ball, which resulted in the loss of three fingers, on account of which he now receives 
a. pension. Mr. Scott has two children, viz.: Byron N., who is engaged with his father in the 
mercantile business in the village of Black River, and Nellie E., who resides with her parents. 

Hon. Joseph Graves was born in East Haddam, Conn., October 3, 1787, and in 1804 he re- 
moved to Westmoreland, Oneida County, where he resided until 1812, when he located in 
Sackets Harbor, remaining there during the War of 1812-15. He married Anna Graves, of 
Copenhagen, in 1815, and settled in this town, on the farm on road 22 now owned by Horace 
Wilcox. He was a prominent man, and served the town as supervisor 10 years. In 1842 he 
was elected member of Assembly by a large majority, and in 1848 was one of the electors who 
supported Gen. Lewis Cass for the presidency. He also served as justice of the peace several 
years. In 1811 he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he continued a member 
58 years. He died in December, 1875, aged 89 years, and his wife November 1, 1882. They 
had six children, two of whom are Uving, Hubert, in Black River village, and Delia J. (Mrs. 
E. D. Allen), in Rutland. Hubert Graves was born June 29, 1820. In 1840 he married Ade- 
laide De Lafieur, daughter of John B., and settled on the old homestead, where he engaged in 
farming until 1881, when he removed to Black River village. The}' have had five children, 
Anna J. and Allen D., deceased, Joseph S., of Black River, and Eugene E. and Frank P., of 
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Lathrop Way, son of Azariah and Grace (Douglass) Way, was born in New London, Mass., 
in 1794, and came to this town in 1817, where he purchased of Elder Johnson a farm in the 
southwest part of the town, on which little, if any, improvements had been made. At the age 
of 29 Mr. Way married Deborah Randall, of Rutland. He worked at the carpenters' trade for 
several years, when he went to live with his father for the purpose of carrying on the farm. 
After his father's death, which occurred in the fall of 1851, he purchased the homestead of the 
heirs, and here resided until his death, in 1875. Mr. Way had three children, viz.: Clark, 
))orn 1827, died 1860; Jane M., born 1829, died 1848; and Daniel W., born May 18, 1834, who 
now owns and occupies the old homestead. Azariah Way was a pioneer preacher of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, and did much toward building up that denomination in the early 
days. He also worked at the coopers' trade and did shoemaking for the early settlers. La- 
throp Way belonged to the Masonic fraternity, and was a member of the Watertown lodge at 
the time of his death. 

Emerson H. Scott, son of Thomas H. and Betsey (Middleton) Scott, was born in this town 
May 29, 1837. His father came here from Massachusetts with his parents in 1819, and two 
years later purchased the farm where Emerson H. was born and reared. Mr. Scott was edu- 
cated at the district schools. In August, 1862, at the age of 25 years, he euhsted in Co. I, 
35th N. Y. Vols., and on the discharge of that regiment from the service the following April 
he was transferred to the 20th N. Y. S. M., and on the 12th of September, 1864, was discharged 
from the service on account of disability caused by chronic disease. He participated in the 
battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Mine Run, and Gettysburg, in the latter of which he 
was wounded in the right fore-arm, and receives a pension. After his return from the war he 
married Celia, daughter of Francis Plant, of Michigan, and they have one child, Francis E. 
Mr. Scott's father, at the age of 79 years, resides with him on the homestead. 

Eli Kellogg came into the county of Jefferson in 1822, coming from Lowville, where he 
had settled in 1805 with a colony of Massachusetts families. About 1806 he married Grace, 
daughter of Captain Jonathan Rogers, and removed to Martinsburg, then the county seat of 
Lewis County, at which place he remained till 1822, when he removed with his family to the 
south part of the town of Rutland. There he reared the large family which had been born to 
him. His children were Mary, who married Charles Friuk, a prominent maltster of Utica and 
Albany: Sylvester, a farmer, who remained in Rutland and reared a large family; Sophy, who 
married Silas Doud; Roland, a farmer, who died about 1850; Cornelia, who married Norman 
Wood who now resides in Adams^ Alonzo, who died at Adams in 1888; Pamelia, who married 
Thurman M. Patrick, and who resides in Adams; Betsey, M'ho married Oliver Stone, and who 
died in 1869; Rebecca, who married Lucius Oaks and died about 1853; Janette, who married 
Gathoris A. Scovil and now resides in Durango, Colorado. Eli Kellogg died at Adams about 
1855. Sylvester Kellogg, born January 21, 1808, married Irene, daughter of Rev. Walter Harris 
Terry, March 19, 1840. He continvied to reside in the town of Rutland until 1885, when he 
removed to Adams Center, at which place he died in April, 1888. His children were Charles S.. 
born 1841, now an agricultural implement dealer in Watertown: George B., born 1843, a 
clothier at Lansing, Mich.; Eli, born 1847, now a farmer at Adams Center; Iloaa, boi-n 1850, 
married to Alfred H. Bristol, a farmer, of South Rutland; Kate, born 1853, married Charles H. 
Visscher, of South Rutland; Virgil Kenyon, born March 17, 1858, an attorney in Carthage. 

Peter Poor, son of Christopher, was born in Schoharie County, whence he removed to this 
town with bis parents. He married Prudence, daughter of Asa Clark, and located in Black 
River village in 1827. He with his father built a saw-mill where D. Dexter & Son's chair shop 
now is. In 1836 he sold out and moved across the river, where, in company with his father, 
he bought a grist-mill of Mr. Horton, which was burned in 1888. Mr. Poor died in 1859. His 
widow survives and is a resident of this town. 

Joel Woodworth came from Connecticut and located in Watertown about 1810, and settled 
on the farm now owned by Elizabeth Woodworth. He also engaged in the manufacture of 
fanning-mills, and did surveying for the early settlers. He served as supervisor and assessor, 
and was defeated as a candidate for membei" of Assembly on the Democratic ticket. He mar- 
ried Catharine Dennie and they had seven children, of whom Henry, the only survivor, resides 
on a farm in this town, on road 23. 

Charles W. Fuller was a descendant of Thomas Fuller, who was born on the Mayfloicer. 
He came from Massachusetts to Rutland among the early settlers, locating in Rutland Hollow, 



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whence he afterwards removed to Antwerp, where he died. He had one son and three daugh- 
ters, namely: Lura T. (Mrs. William Smith), Emma (Mrs. Lewis Jliller), Adelia (Mrs. Charles 
Loomis), and Charles A. The latter was born in 1823, and at the age of 12 years was bound 
out to Daniel Vebber, with whom he lived until he attained his majoiity. At the age of 22 
years he married Mary A., daughter of Charles Castle, and for five years thereafter resided in 
Champion. He theu returned to Rutland, and for the past 20 years has occupied his present 
farm. He has five children, viz.: Eliazbeth A. (Mrs. A. D. Vebber); Daniel V., of Trenton, 
Oneida County; Gilson C, of Flockville, St. Lawrence County; and William S. and Elbert J., 
of this town. 

Asa Brown was one of the pioneers of Lorraine, and was the first supervisor of that town. 
He died in 1813. Ira, son of Asa, was born January 25, 1812. After the death of his father 
his mother married Milo Maltby, of Eutland, and they located in this town. In 1831 Ira mar- 
ried Alzina Stanley, daughter of Asa, by whom he had seven children, only one of whom, 
Stanley W., resides in this town. Stanley W. Brown was born March 12, 1836. In 1858 he 
married Rebecca, daughter of Stephen Adsit, by whom he has had two children, Willie D. and 
Flora B., both deceased. In August, 1862, Mr. Brown enlisted in Co. I, 5th N. Y. H. A., was 
at Washington and Harper's Ferry, and was mustered out in June, 1865. After the close of 
the war he i-eturned to this town, where he has since resided, with the exception of two years' 
residence in Lewis County. His home is in Tylerville village. 

Isaac Youngs came from Canada to Jeli'erson County about 1831, and located in Rodman, 
where he engaged in farming. He reared a family of 14 children. His son Wilham H. was a 
member of the 14th Eegt. N. Y. H. A., and was killed at Petersburg by a sharpshooter. 
Richard Youngs, sou of Isaac, was born in 1838. November 10, 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 94th 
Eegt. N. Y. Vols., and was with the regiment in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock 
Station, Groveton, Thoroughfare Gap, Gainsville, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, 
Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, White Oak Swamp, Mine Run, Weldon Railroad, Six 
Mile Run, Poplar Springs Church, Hutcher's Run, Dabney's Mills, Quaker Road, BillfleldRaid, 
and Gravelly Run. After his discharge, July 26, 1865, he returned to Tylerville, where he now 
resides. December 24, 1861, he married Lydia A., daughter of Edmund Wright, of Rodman, 
by whom he has six children, Amanda A., William V., Charles E., Allie E., Franklin I., and 
Katie L. 

Hezekiah Smith, son of Abraham, came to Eutland from Salisbury, Herkimer County, in 
1834. In 1829 he married Nancy Bidleman, by whom he had three sons — William O., of 
Watertown, H. L., who died at the age of 22 years, and George W. The latter, who was born 
in 1840, married Janette A., daughter of WiUiam Oakes, of Brownville, in 1862, and settled on 
the old homestead farm, where he has since resided. He is a prominent man in the town, and 
served as supervisor from 1876 to 1879. He has two sons. Herbert L., a physician in Rodman, 
and Lyle 0., who resides with his parents. 

John Armstrong was born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, in 1801, and died at South Eut- 
land in 1887. He was the oldest S(m of James Armstrong, who located in Pinckney, Lewis 
County, in 1806. Although but a child of five years when he went to that town, yet the impres- 
sions made at that time, of the hardships of pioneer life, were never forgotten. He was edu- 
cated in an old log school-house and his father was the teacher. In 1829 he married Maria 
Porter, of South Eutland, and in 1835 removed to South Eutland, where he resided until his 
death. He had born to him five sons and two daughters. He was a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, and an influential citizen. 

Charles H. Cramer was boin in the town of Harrisburg, Lewis County, and in 1835 came 
to this town with his parents. His father, Henry Cramer, purchased 90 acres of land of 
Alvin Dodge, a little north of the village of Tylerville, to which he subsequently added 65 acres. 
On this farm Charles H. was i-eared, receiving his education at the village school. At the age 
of 22 years he married Olive Jane, daughter of Timothy Bailey, of this town, and they had 
seven children, as follows: Ida Louise (Mrs. Dr. 0. H. Merrill), of Corinna, Me.; William H., 
a physician, of Copenhagen, Lewis County; Lansing J., a i^hysician, of Newark, Wayne County; 
Charles W., who resides with his father; Lucinda S. (Mrs. W. H. Atwater), of Adams, this 
county; Charlotte M. (Mrs. George Twining), of Champion; and Nellie R., a school teacher in 
this town. Mrs. Cramer died in 1867, and in 1869 he married Mary Jane, widow of John 
Hazel, by whom he had two children, Linea B. and Robert B., both of whom reside in this 



684 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



town. In 1848 Mr. Cramer was appointed captain of a company of light infantry organized 
under the old state militia law. He has lately had the office of assessor in this town, and also 
master of the grange. 

James Fulton, Jr., was born in Colerain, Mass., whence he removed to this county, locat- 
ing in Champion in 1806, on the farm now owned by LeRoy Wood, where he took up 120 
acres and built a log cabin. He married Sarah Choate, of Massachusetts, and they had nine 
children, two of whom, Jesse and Eleanor, survive. In 1838 he located in this town, at Rut- 
land Hollow, on the farm now occupied by his daughter Eleanor, where he died in 1838. Jesse 
Fulton was born in 1812. He married Maiy, daughter of Reuben Scott, in 1847, and settled 
on the farm where he now resides. Mrs. Fulton died January 20, 1889. They had a daugh- 
ter, Ida E., who married George Hadcock and resides with her father. 

Ephraim J. Pierce, son of Allen, was born in Halifax, Vt., July 24, 1821. When 18 years 
of age he came to Rutland and located at Black River village, where he learned the carpen- 
ters' trade, wJiich has since been his principal occupation. He married Euphenia O., daughter 
of Elias and Wealthy Woodward, and they have had three children, Ella R., who died in 1865; 
Mary D. (Mrs. D. E. Dexter); and Carrie A. (Mrs. Willard A. Gray). In 1862 Mr. Pierce 
enlisted in Co. K, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was discharged in 1864 on account of disability. 

Chester C. Goldthrite, sou of Beuoni, was born in Rutland, June 28, 1839. In November, 
1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 97th N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles of South Mountain, 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Gettys- 
burg (where he was taken prisoner), Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Five Forks, and Appomattox, 
and several minor engagements. He was discharged in July, 1865. In 1868 he married Mar- 
garet, daughter of George Olley, by whom he has had seven children, namely: Eva, George, 
Fredie (deceased), Walter C, Chester A. (deceased), James G., and Hubert (deceased). In 
1883 Mr. Goldthrite located in Felt's Mills. He has been employed by the Utica & Black River 
and the R.. W. & O. railroads for 15 years. 

Willard Oakes, son of Nathaniel, was born in Athens, Vt. He married Sally Bartlett, of 
Massachusetts, and iu 1842 or '43 located in this town on the farm now occupied by his son 
Henry D., where he died in 1875. His wife died in 1874. They had eight children, three of 
whom survive, viz.: Edwin, of Springfield, Vt., Sarah (Mrs. Albert Cory), of Pinckney, N. Y., 
and Henry D., of this town. Henry D. Oakes was born May 3, 1841. In 1864 he married 
Emily A., daughter of Elizur Shephard, of Potsdam, and settled on the homestead, where he 
has since been engaged in farming. He is also a teacher of instrumental music. He has six 
children. Dorr B., Ida M. (Mrs. George L. Canfield), Carrie L., Fred W., Grace J., and Lester 
D., all of whom reside in this town. 

William Smith, son of Eli, of Old Hadley, Mass., located in Copenhagen, Lewis County, 
in 1840, and in 1844 married Lura T., daughter of Charles and Abigail Fuller, of Rutland, 
and located at Felt's Mills, where he engaged in shoemaking. He died in 1871. His widow 
survives and resides at Felt's Mills. 

C. B. Gipson, son of John C, was born in Concord, Me., June 8, 1823. In 1843 he located 
at Felt's Mills, where he has since resided. In 1845 he married Lucy, daughter of Leonard 
Aldrich, of Rutland, by whom he has two children, Josephine S. (Mrs. George Woods) and 
Henry S., a lawyer of Faribault, Minn. Mr. Gipson is a carpenter and builder by occupation. 
December 22, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 11th N. Y. Cav., at Canton, N. Y., as a private, and 
by gradual promotion attained the rank of captain, receiving the latter commission March 21, 
1865. He was discharged at Memphis, Tenn., March 25, 1865, when he returned to Felt's Mills. 
In 1872 he was elected justice of the peace, and has held that office four terms. He has also 
filled acceptably other town offices. 

William Y.Isham came from Massachusetts to Rutland about 1846, and settled on the farm, 
on road 60, now owned by Mrs. Jane E. Isham. He subsequently removed to Rodman, where he 
died. William L. Isham, son of William Y., was born in Massachusetts. He married JaneE., 
daughter of Russell Wright, of Pinckney, Lewis County, and settled on the farm now occu- 
pied by his widow. He died July 26, 1883. He had three children, Ella J. (Mrs. Harley Steb- 
bins), William R., and Carrie M., all of whom reside in this town. 

Charles Pool, a native of Boston, removed fromStowe, Mass., to Champion, in this county, 
about 1840, and engaged with his brother Sylvanus in conducting a tannery at Champion 
^' Huddle." There he continued about seven years, when he removed to Rutland and engaged 



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in the same business until 1872 or '73. He has been blind for about 30 years. He married 
Ruth Chase, of Wilna, and they have three children, Anna H., Carrie F., and E. S. The latter 
is a farmer on road 44, in this town. 

Thomas Mooney, a native of County Derry, Ireland, came to America in 1846, and in 1849 
came to this town and located at Rutland Center, where lie has since resided, engaged in farm- 
ing and blacksmithing. He married Jane Coakly, and they have eight children, of whom 
Sarah (Mrs. Nicholas Schmid) resides in Carthage, and Eliza and Samuel J. with their 
parents. Samuel J. Mooney is one of the highway commissioners of the town. 

William H. Coon, son of David and Susannah Coon, was born in the town of Antwerp 
in 1845, the youngest of five children. His father died and his mother married, the second 
time, William Bedell, a widower having 12 sons. Soon after this marriage Mr. and Mrs. 
Bedell removed to this town, where they remained until his death, in 1865. At the breaking 
out of the Rebellion nine of Mr. Bedell's sons enlisted, as did also Orlando W. and Almar G. 
Coon. November 2, 1861, at the age of 16 years and five months, William H. Coon enlisted, 
without the knowledge of his parents, at Copenhagen, Lewis County, under Lieutenant B. F. 
Smith, and was mustered into service at Albany in November, 1861. in Co. B, 35th N. Y. Vols. 
At Fort Skedadle, near Falls Church, Va., in 1862, Mr. Coon contracted the measles, which 
nearly caused his death. He was sent to Bellevue Hospital, New York city, where he was dis- 
charged, in November, 1862. on a surgeon's certificate of disability, and returned home. In 
1863 he went to New Hampshire, and the same year to Sharon, Vt., where he reenlisted, in 
Co. D, 17th Vt. Vols., as corporal. On April 19, 1864, he was promoted to 3d sergeant, and on 
May 9 to orderly sergeant. He was discharged July 23, 18G5, in the field near Petersburg, Va. 
He participated in the following battles: Falmouth, Va., Fredericksburg, Wilderness, Spottsyl- 
vania. North Anna River. Petersburg, Va., and Appomattox Court House. He was mustered 
in as a charter member and elected quartermaster-sergeant of C. R. Glass Post, No. 409, 
G. A. R. In 1867 he married Elmina, youngest daughter of Warren and Amanda Allen, and 
now resides in the village of Black River, in this town. 

Alexander Brown, son of Francis and Betsey (Huntley) Brown, was born in the town of 
Philadelphia, July 23, 1825, where his father, a native of Saratoga County, settled in 1820, but 
Bubseijuently removed to Watertown. At the age of 25 years Alexander married Mary E., 
daughter of Henry Lawrence, of Canton, St. Lawrence County, by whom he had three children : 
Francis A., a fireman on the R., W. & 0. R. R.; Ida H. (Mrs. William S. Fuller), who resides 
on the "middle" road, in this town: and Charles J., who lives with his parents. In July, 
1861, Mr. Brown enlisted in the 1st N. Y. Lt. Art. Three months later they were called to 
Washington, where they remained until 1862, when batteries A, D, and H were called to New- 
port News, where they joined McClellan's army and took part in the battles of Williamsburg 
and Seven Pines. In July, 1862, these batteries were engaged in the "Seven Days Fight," in 
which Mr. Brown was injured by the recoil of a cannon and was sent to David's Island Hos- 
pital. Here he remained three weeks. Being still unable to do active service he was detailed 
to take charge of the sick at East Capitol Hill, but was soon after transferred to Battery H 
and sent to Camp Convalescent, and after about two months he was discharged from the 
service for injuries received at the battle of Seven Pines. After about eight months he reen- 
listed in the 10th N. Y. H. A., and served until the close of the war, being mustered out of 
service June 29, 1865. Mr. Brown is able to labor but very little, and receives a pension. Hi» 
father was a pensioner of the War of 1812, which pension his mother is still receiving. She 
resides in the village of Sterlingville at the advanced age of 88 years. Mr. Brown now lives at 
Burr's Mills. 

Jennery T. Gotham was born in the town of Watertown. March 10, 1813, where his father. 
Col. John Gotham, when a young man, came from New Hampshire and located about 1803, 
traveling on foot the entire distance and carrying an axe on his shoulder. He bought a tract 
of land about two miles southeasterly from the city of Watertown, paying three dollars per 
a<;re. On this he remained three years, built a log house, and made other improvements, when 
he returned to his native state and was married, and brought his wife to his new home, where 
he reared a family of four children, viz.: Deborah, Jennery T., Relative P., and John E., all 
of whom are deceased. Here Jennery T. was educated in the common schools, with a few 
months at the academy. In 1839, when 26 years of age, he married Caroline Hutchinson, by 
whom he had three children, viz.: John H., who resides near the old homestead settled by his. 



686 TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



■grandfather; Zernah C. (widow of Merrit A. Fish), who lives about a mile north of Rutland 
Center; and Darwin B., who resides in Watertown. Jennery T. resided in Watertown until 
he died in 1883. 

Almond Drake, son of Ziba, married, first, Hattie Gamble, of Brownville, and resided in 
that town five years, when he removed to Rutland and located on road 5. He married, second, 
Esther Hare, and removed to Wilna, where he died. Andrew Z. Drake, son of Almond, was 
born in Brownville, December 4, 1836. March 7, 1858, he married Mary, daughter of Benja- 
min Crossett, of Rutland, and settled at Felt's Mills, where he has since resided. August 17, 
1862, he enlisted in Co. A, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was discharged June 27, 1865. Since 1851 he 
has been engaged in the manufacture of carriages at Felt's Mills, with the exception of two 
years spent in Clayton. He has had four children, M. Viola, who died in 1887, Nellie E., Carrie 
L., and George A., who survive. Mrs. Drake died in 1888. 

Hiram B. Churchill, son of Archibald M., was born in Le Ray, July 25, 1837. In 1859 he 
was employed by Daniel Hamlin in this town, and May 6, 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 35th 
Regt. N. Y. Vols., and served with the regiment until September 7, when he was sent to the 
hospital at Washington, and afterwards transferred to Annapolis, Md., being discharged from 
the hosnital there November 11. He was discharged from the i-egiment December 30, 1861. 
He returned to Rutland, and in 1862 married Mary S. Beecher, daughter of John W., and has 
since been engaged in farming. He has three children, Willie B., Frank A., and Nellie M. 
Mr. Churchill was one of six brothers who served in the late civil war. He now resides in 
Watertown. 

William T. Lewis, son of Abel P., was born in Champion, June 5, 1831. In 1854 he mar- 
ried Elmanza M., daughter of Jeremiah Smith, and in 1859 settled in the town of Rutland. 
Since 1868 he has resided in Black River village. August 20, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 10th 
N. Y. H. A., and was discharged for disability May 15, 1864. He has had four children, three 
of whom, William M., Lillian C, and Wallace A., are deceased, and Byron L. lives at home. 
Upon the death of his first wife Mr. Lewis married her sister, Abbie E. Mr. Lewis has in liis 
possession a belt of wampum which was worn by Col. Andrew Lewis during the French and 
Indian and Revolutionary wars. 

Amos Carpenter, a native of Vermont, married Pamelia Chaffee, of Westminster, Vt., in 
1813, and in 1844 settled in the town of Le Ray, on the farm now owned by Reuben Scott, 
where he resided several years, dying in that town in 1871. His first wife, who died in 1839, 
bore him 11 children, five of whom now reside in this county. By his second wife, Delana 
Farnsworth, of Vermont, he had four children. Charles A. Carpenter, son of Amos and 
Pamelia, was born November 30, 1836, and is a resident of this town. In 1860 he married 
Amelia J., daughter of William Roberts, and settled at Felt's Mills, where he has since resided. 
August 6, 1862, he enhsted in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., was wounded at Petersburg, June .30, 
1864, and was discharged fi-om hospital at West Philadelphia, Pa., May 18, 1865. He has three 
sous. Charles H., William G., and Fred W. 

Gideon Trembley came from Canada to Watertown, and thence to Rutland about 1860, 
locating where he now resides. He married Matilda Wood, and they have seven children, 
namely: Joe, Orvis, Solomon, Mary, Levi, George, and Fred. He is a blacksmith, and resides 
in the village of Tylerville. 

Foster Carey was born in Antwerp, August 2, 1828, and with the exception of a short res- 
idence in Canada and St. Lawrence County has always resided in this county. May 20. 1857, 
he married Samantha L. Prever, of St. Lawrence County. November 18, 1861, he enlisted in 
Co. I, 92d N. Y. Vols. In February, 1862, his regiment was called to Washington, and April 
following was sent to Fortress Monroe to join McClellan's forces at Yorktown. Here, while 
unloading commissaries from a wagon, Mr. Carey received injuries to his spine and was sent to 
the hospital, from which he was discharged from the service December 28, 1862. January 14, 
1863, he removed with his family to Black River village, and, after fully regaining his health, 
in December of the same year he reiinlisted in Co. A, 14th N. Y. H. A. He participated in the 
battles of the Wilderness, Fort Anna, Spottsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor. At the 
latter place he was taken sick and was sent to the hospital at Point of Rocks, June 16, 1864, 
where he remained until June 3, 1865, when he received his final discharge. He now receives 
a pension. The children born to him are as follows: John, 1858; William W., 1861; Charles D., 
1863; Lepha E., 1866; and Ulysses S. Grant, 1872. Charles D. died June 25, 1880. 



TOWN OF RUTLAND. 687 



William Gloss, son of Christopher, was born in Cohimbia, Herkimer County, whence, at 
the age of 14 years, he removed with his father to Pamelia, where he resided until he attained 
his majority, when he located in this town. He married Lovina, daughter of Richard Phillips, 
of Pamelia, and removed to Le Ray. In 1862, when a resident of Rutland, he enlisted in Co. 
K, 10th N. Y. H. A., and while in the engagement in front of Petersburg, April 2, 1865, was 
severely wonnded in the leg by a minie-ball. His leg was amputated April 4, and he was dis- 
charged August 11, 1865. He has since resided in Felt's Mills. His children are William W., 
Jerome B., Arline, and Caroline. 

W. J. Lasher, son of William I. and Lydia (Stoddard) Lasher, was born in Harrisburg 
Lewis County, August 4, 1837. In 1864 he married Matilda, daughter of James Ganes of 
Harrisburg, and in 1867 purchased the Tuttle Hotel at Rutland Center and located in that 
village, where he now resides. He has three children, Frank C, Hattie M., and Fred J. all 
of whom reside at home. 

John B. Visscher, son of William B., and grandson of Col. Frederick Visscher, of Revo- 
lutionary fame, who was afterwards judge in Montgomery County, was born in Fairfield, Herk- 
imer County, in 1826. In 1851 he married Lydia, daughter of Jerry Rowley, of Fort Plain 
and located in Lowville, where ho resided until 1863, when he removed to Tylerville, and was 
engaged in mercantile pursuits there for 15 years. He was postmaster at Tylerville (South 
Rutland p. o.) for 14 years, was also notary public, and is now a justice of the peace. In 1886 
he removed to the farm he now occupies. His children are Charles H., who married Kate I., 
daughter of Sylvester Kellogg, and resides in tliis town; E. B., of Watertown; and Carrie A. 
(Mrs. Oscar L. Cakes), also of Watertown. 

James W. Lawton, sou of Joseph P., of the town of Philadelphia, was born in 1858. In 
1879 he married Frankie, daughter of Blilo A. Shurtletf, who died in 1881. He married, 
second, Alice E., daughter of John Varley. He has one child, Edwin C, by his first wife, and 
two, Joseph P. and John D., by his second. Mr. Lawton has been engaged in carpentering 
since he attained the age of 18. 

Cyrus Cory was one of the early settlers of Watertown, and taught scliool in several towns 
In this county. James W. Cory, son of Cyrus, served in Co. H, 2d N. Y. H. A., and now re- 
sides in West Carthage. He married, first, Elizabeth, daughter of William Bohall, of Cham- 
pion, by whom he had two sons, one of whom, Fayette F., survives. The latter was born in 
1853. In 1877 he married Hattie A., daughter of Jesse Hapgood, of Rutland, by whom he has 
had two children, a son, Fred F., w^ho survives, and a daughter, May A., who died in infancy. 
He is a blacksmith and resides at Tylerville. 

F. Lansing Rockwood, son of Charles G., was born in Champion, June 3, 1847. August 24 
1863, he enlisted in Co. A, 20th N. Y. Cav., and was discharged August 11, 1865. He married, 
fiirst, Mary M. Patteison, of Pamelia, by whom he had two children, M. Lillian and Charles G. , 
Jr., and second, Sarah J. Christie, of Le Ray. He is a carpenter, and resides at Felt's Mills. 
He was elected a justice of the peace in 1889. 

John H. Putney, son of Abrani, and a native of Canada, removed with his parents to Pamelia 
when young. He married Clarissa, daughter of Alvah Stevens, of Pameha, in 1850, and en- 
gaged in blacksmithing in that town. In August, 1864, he enlisted in Co. 1, 186th Regt. N. Y. 
Vols. He was taken sick in camp and came home June 8, 1865, where he died July 24, 1865. 
He had one son, CUnton M., who married Emma, daughter of Edwin Burlingame, and resides 
in Black River village. 

George G. Sabin was born in the town of Ontario, Wayne County, November 28, 1838. He 
was reared upon a farm, and at an early age commenced teaching school winters and attend- 
ing the academy at Macedon in the summer, until he acquired a good academic education. In 
the spring of 1861 he went West, and in June of that year enlisted in the 6th Ohio Vols., at 
Cincinnati, serving three years. When mustered out he located in Wayne County, N. Y., 
where he reenlisted in the 9th N. Y. H. A., serving one year. At the close of his term of serv- 
ice he commenced the study of medicine in the office of his uncle. Dr. S. A. Sabin, in Sep- 
tember, 1865, and graduated from the University of Michigan in March, 1868, and the same 
year commenced the practice of his profession in the village of Denmark, Lewis County, where 
he remained one j'ear. He married Cornelia M., daughter of Leonard H. Loomis, and removed 
to this county, where he has since practiced, with the exception of three years' residence in 
Iowa. He now resides in the village of Black River. 



688 TOWN OF THERESA. 



Thomas C. Francis, son of Thomas, a native of Connecticut, removed with his father and 
located in the town of Champion. He married, first, Amanda, daughter of Thomas Paddock: 
second, Mercy K. Kneeland; and third, Mrs. Sally Shew. After his first marriage he located 
on the farm now occupied by his son G. P., where he died. He had two children, G. P. and 
Diana, by his first wife, and one, Gilbert E., by his second wife. Gilbert E. Francis was born< 
in Champion in 1827. He married, first, Sophronia H., daughter of George L. Coughlan, in< 
1858, and in 1860 removed to Carthage. September 20, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 10th N, Y. 
H. A., and at the battle of Bermuda Front was wounded in the left cheek by a minie-ball. 
June 6, 1865, he was discharged from the hospital at Fortress Monroe. By his first wife, who 
died in 1870, lie had one daughter, Nellie A. (Mrs. W. W. Sweet), of Carthage. He married, 
second, Celestia S., daughter of Andrew G. Middleton, of Kutland, in 1872, and in 1877 located 
at Felt's Mills, where he has since resided. His son Ernest M. died in 1881. 

George Gregory, son of Abram, was born in the town of Adams, near Adams Center, in 
1840. When five years of age he removed with his parents to Pillar Point, where his mother 
died, and he was adopted by Deacon Elias Babcock, of Adams, where he lived until he was 22 
years of age. He married Sibyl J., daughter of Thomas 11. Greene, of Rodman, and in 1875 
located in this town on the farm where he now resides. 

Albert A. Fi'ench, son of David, was born in Rossie, St. Lawrence County, in 1863. He 
was educated in the common schools, and In early life worked out iipon farms. In 1882 he 
located in Rutland, bought four colonies of bees, and started an apiary, in which business he 
has since been engaged. In 1884 he lost all but two of his colonies. In the spring he pur- 
chased 16 colonies, which in 1888 had increased to 160. Mr. French is a careful student of 
modern apiculture, and well informed upon various points pertaining to the history and 
management of bees. He has contributed several valuable articles on the subject to various 
publications. He is considered good authority on the subject of bee-keeping. 

Robert Butts was born in Dutchess County in 1786, and in 1803 located in the town of 
Turin, then in Oneida County. In 1812 he located in Champion. In 1816 he married Sally 
Campbell, of Champion, formerly of Massachusetts, and settled in Watertown, but later located 
on a small farm. Six children were born to him, viz.: Sardis, Melissa, Perry, Fowler N.. 
Rominda, and Francis, all of whom are living. Fowler N., who owns his father's homestead, 
has retired fi-ora farming and now lives in the village of Tylerville, in this town. Francis is a 
blacksmith at Zoar, in Rodman. Mrs. Butts died in 1865, aged 77 years, and his death, 
occurred in 1876, at the advanced age of 89 years. In 1849 liis son Fowler N. married Julia 
Ann, daughter of Timothy Woolworth, of Pinckney, Lewis County. In 1883 he left the home- 
stead in the possession of his son Silas W., who now occupies it. He has served as road com- 
missioner for one term. 

F. B. Lindsell, son of William, was born in England in 1846, and in 1869 came to the 
United States. In 1871 he enlisted in Co. F, 1st Regt. U. S. Inf., and served until 1874, when 
he was discharged. In 1875 he enlisted in the U. S. nav}% and continued in that branch of 
the service 19 months. In 1880 he came to Jefferson County, ar.d in 1889 located in Rutland 
Center village, where he holds the office of postmaster. 



THERESA. 



THERESA was formed from Alexandria by an act of April 15, 1841, 
and was named in honor of the daughter of James Le Ray de Chau- 
mont, who married the Marquis de Gouvello, of France. It is nearly 
in the form of a parallelogram, with its longer lines stretching northeast and 
southwest. St. Lawrence County is its northeastern boundary, Le Ray 



TOWN OF THERESA. 689 



township its southwestern, Orleans joins it on the west, Alexandria on the 
northwest, and Antwerp and Philadelphia on the southeast. Indian River 
traverses the entire length of the town, entering at its southern corner and 
leaving it in the extreme northeast, whence it passes into St. Lawrence 
County. The town contains a number of beautiful lakes,* lying principally 
in the northern part. Of these Butterfield and Mud lakes lie on the Alex- 
andria line, and partly in that town, Grass Lake is partly in St. Lawrence 
County, Moon extends into Antwerp, while Hyde, Crystal, Sixbury, Millsite, 
Red, and Muskallonge lakes, and the Lake of the Woods, lie wholly in 
Theresa. The margins of these lakes are nearly everywhere bound in by high, 
rocky shores. The surface along Indian River is broken and traversed by 
ridges of gneiss rock, with fertile intervals. The ledge known as Blufif Rock, 
four miles below Theresa village, on the river, is from 130 to 150 feet in 
height, and nearly a half mile in length ; in a great part of this distance 
descending sheer from the summit to the water's edge. Just below Theresa 
village, deeply indented and shut in by the hills, is a place on the river known 
as the " Indian landing," because the red men paddled their canoes up to 
this spot, at the very foot of the falls, disembarked, and, carrying them over 
the rugged portage, placed them again in the still waters above the rapids, to 
continue their journey towards the southeast. This was their great water- 
way and trail. From the falls to the St. Lawrence County line the surface 
of the country along the river is level. It is also comparatively free from 
inequalities in the south and southwest portions. In other parts, particularly 
in the lake section, it is broken by abrupt hills and ribbed by barren and for- 
bidding ledges. Nearly all the township was comprised in the 220,000-acre 
purchase of Le Ray from the Antwerp Company, January 4, 1800. It has 
an area of 25,604 acres. 

The first town meeting was held at the public house of Marcius B. Ashley, 
in Theresa village, April 11, 1841, and resulted in the election of the follow- 
ing officers, viz. : Percival D. Bullard, town clerk ; Abraham Morrow, Michael 
Servis, and Osmyn Caswell, justices of the peace; Richard Hoover, assessor; 
Barney N. Hanson and Jonathan Hakes, commissioners of highways ; Stephen 
Scott, commissioner of common schools ; Samuel W. Strough and Ichabod 
Cronkite, inspectors of common schools ; Samuel T. Brooks, overseer of the 
poor; Isaac L. Huntmgton, Jeremiah R. Hungerford, and Albert W. Coven- 
hoven, constables. Alexander Salisbury, elected supervisor of Alexandria 
for that year prior to the partition, held over as supervisor of the new town, 
under a clause of the act of erection, which provided that all persons elected 
to town offices in Alexandria at the last previous annual meeting should con- 
tinue to hold those offices, until the expiration of their term, in the towns in 

* It is said that some of these lakes do not now bear their original appellations, But- 
terfield being once known as Grand Lake ; Mud as Edmond's Lake ; Crystal as Lake 
Madam de Ferriet : and Millsite as Pleasant Lake. 
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which their residence fell. Some other officers than the supervisor also held 
over in Theresa under that provision, 

Spafford's Gazetteer of 1824 says of Theresa in 1821 : — 

"Theresa, a small village recently founded at the falls on Indian River, has a grist-mill, 
saw-mill, ashery, a store, and a tavern." 

In 1880 Theresa had a population of 2,389. The town is situated in the 
third school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 15 school districts, 
one of which was joint, in which 18 teachers were employed 28 weeks or 
more. There were 672 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days 
attendance during the year was 53,700. The total value of school buildings and 
sites was $9,150, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $996,570. 
The whole amount raised for school purposes was $4,281.03, $2,046.67 of 
which was received by local tax. Charles E. Whitney was school com- 
missioner. 

Theresa (p. o.) village was incorporated June 29, 1871, under the general 
act of April 20, 1870, for incorporation of villages. The first election, held 
July 29, resulted in the choice of George E. Yost, president ; John Parker, 
Ambrose VValradt, and Gideon Snell, Sr., trustees ; Hiram P. Salisbury, 
treasurer ; Charles Fairbanks, collector. The trustees appointed Melvin E. 
Cornwell, clerk. George Rockwell made a survey and map of the corpora- 
tion, which embraces about 1,200 acres. The village is a station on the U. 
& B. R. division of the R., W. & O. Railroad, 17 miles from Watertown, 190 
from Albany, and 332 from New York. It has telegraph, telephone, and ex- 
press offices, and a population of about 1,100. The principal manufactur- 
ing establishments of the village are Pool & Cheeseman's grist and saw-mill, 
C. Wakefield & Son's iron foundry, Reamer, Pool & House's planing-mill, 
Snell & Makepeace's flouring and feed-mill, E. D. Sheley & Son's lumber- 
mill and sash and blind factory, A. N. Brittan & Son Manufacturing Com- 
pany (chairs), and William D. Chapman, Son & Co., manufacturers of fishing 
tackle. The village also contains two hotels, a weekly newspaper, a banking 
house, three churches (Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Methodist Episcopal), 
four general stores, several groceries, hardware stores, jewelry store, two drug 
stores, shoe stores, several clothiers and merchant tailors, millinery and dress- 
making establishments, blacksmith shops, wagon shops, harness shops, shoe 
shops, meat markets, photograph gallery, a furniture dealer and undertaker, 
a marble shop, and a number of professional men. It is one of the prmcipal 
villages of the county, and is pleasantly situated at the High Falls on Indian 
River, which furnishes an excellent water-power. May 12, 1859, the village 
was visited by a most disastrous fire, which spread devastation on both sides 
of the river, distroying one barn and two dwellings,* two or three saw-mills, a 
woodworking shop, machine shop, a foundry, grist-mill, and a cloth factory. 

*The " mill-house " built by Le Ray in 18 11, the first house in Theresa, was destroyed 
in this fire. 



TOWN OF THERESA. 69 1 



The bridge was also totally destroyed. In 1863 a flood did great damage here, 
carrying away the upper dam, the covered bridge, and other property. 

Soon after midnight, on the morning of April 5, 1890, a most disastrous 
fire visited the village of Theresa, destroying more than $r 00,000 worth of 
property, including every business place in the village with the exception of 
the American Hotel and one saloon. Forty-iwo buildings were burned, and 
1 7 families were made homeless. The following list of losses, taken from 
the press reports, is as authentic as can be procured at this time, and is be- 
lieved to be nearly correct : Getman Brothers, block and store, $8,000; T- C. 
Bidleman, building, $2,500 ; A. F. Richardson, postoffice building, and 
J. Kissel, store, $2,500 ; George Lehr & Son, building, $2,000 ; F. M. Peck, 
building, $3,500, merchandise, $9,000, house, $2,500 ; VV. L. Roth, building, 
$2,500, stock, $3,000; Caroline Dresser, block, $3,000; E. S. Stockwell, 
building, $1,500; George Kelsey, building, $2000; George E. Yost, bank 
building, $1,500; Mrs. L. Hannahs, block, $3,500; R. Rodenhurst, brick 
block, $4,coo, stock hardware, $8,500 ; W. M. Lambie, block, $3,500, stock, 
$9,000 ; F. L. Santway, block, $3,000 ; Masonic hall, $3,000, jewels and 
records saved ; G. W. Henry, building, $2,000; George E.Yost, building, 
$2,500; Mrs. William Peck, block, $2,500; J. Courts, building, $2,500; 
M. L. Statter, block, $3,000, carriagemaking machinery, $1,500; M. L. 
Cook, building, $300 ; Chipman & Son, block, $3,000; Frank Parker, res- 
idence, $2,500; W. C. Porter, residence, $2,500; L. W. Tyler, tenement, 
$3,000 ; Victor Cooper, residence, $2,500 ; J. C. Morrow, residence, $2,000 ; 
Mrs. E. Parkhurst, residence, $1,500, millinery stock, $r,ooo; Mrs. H. A. 
Coe, residence, $2,500. Other losses not separately estimated will make a 
total of something considerably over $100,000. The fire originated in the store 
■of F. M. Peck, which was closed by the sheriff the previous evening. There 
was no furnace in the building, and it is understood that there had been no 
fire in the stove for some time. There are many who believe the beginning 
of the fire to be the work of an incendiary. The insurance on the property 
destroyed was about $50,000. 

West Theresa is a small Iiamlet in the western part of the town. It was 
once considered of enough importance to have a postoffice, which was estab- 
lished in 1848, but has long since been discontinued. Warren Parrish was 
the first postmaster. A postofiice, known as Military Road, was established 
in the southeastern part of the town, near the line of Le Ray, about 1840. 
It was in existence but a few years. 

E. D. Sheleys sash, door, and blind factory, located in the village of The- 
resa, was established in 1866. The factory is equipped with improved 
machinery, run by water-power, and furnishes employment to from 30 to 35 
hands. Mr. Sheley is also an architect, contractor, and builder, and dealer 
in lumber and hardware. 

Stockwell 6^ Parker employ about 20 men in the manufacture of lumber, 
shingles, Yankee cheese-boxes and Limburg boxes, clothes bars, snow shov- 



692 TOWN OF THERESA. 



els, and barley forks. They manufacture about 40,000 Yankee cheese-boxes 
annually. 

A. M. Brittaft &> Son Manufacturing Co. {Limited), established in T843, 
incorporated in 1888, were extensively engaged in the manufacture of chairs 
until June, 1889, when their factory was destroyed by fire. They have not 
rebuilt it, and are closing out their business. 

Mr. Le Ray early recognized the natural advantages at the High Falls of 
Indian River (as the locality, now Theresa village, was then designated), and 
in i8ro-ii erected a saw mill here and produced large quantities of lumber, 
which, in the absence of home demand, was rafted down the river to market 
at Rossie or Ogdensburg. This traffic was interrupted by the War of 181 2, 
and a great deal of lumber was left to decay at the mill yard. 

It was the purpose of Mr. Le Ray to sell and settle his lands as rapidly as 
possible, and by clearing and sowing grain he would be able to furnish the 
means of subsistence to pioneers until they could produce for themselves. 
Accordingly he caused several clearings to be made in the town, one of 100 
acres about a mile above the falls, on the left bank of the river, and another 
of 40 acres a short distance below the first. Upon this last named clearing 
the land office was afterwards established, where a stone house was built by 
Rottiers, the proprietor's agent. In 1813 these clearings, having previously 
been seeded to grass, were occupied by about 500 sheep, 60 horned cattle, 
and 20 horses, the property of Mr. Le Ray, who had employed Capt. John 
Hoover, afterwards a tavern-keeper at Evans Mills, to guard them. Capt. 
Hoover's only companions were his wife and John A. Evans ; but it is said 
he had ammunition and firearms enough to supply a company of militia. He 
succeeded at one time in capturing, single handed, two of a party of five of 
the enemy, who came to reconnoiter his position. These he took as prison- 
ers of war to the camp at Sackets Harbor. 

In 1 81 7 the sale of lands was commenced in Theresa by Mr. Le Ray, the 
usual terms being three dollars per acre, and seven years' time given for pay- 
ment. The contracts required the purchaser to build upon the premises, 
within one year, a house 18 feet square or larger, and to clear, within the 
same time, four acres of every 100 purchased, the work to be performed in a 
thorough and proper manner. At first no mineral rights were reserved to 
the proprietor, but after a few years these were required to be made. In 
1818 the proprietor, with a view to the building of a village at the falls, 
caused to be surveyed by Mr. Evans a reservation containing 1,000 acres^ 
lying south and west of the river. This locality was first known as High 
Falls, but was subsequently named Theresa, by Mr. Le Ray, in honor of his 
daughter. 

Colonel Sinesa Ball and James ShurtlefF, both of whom came in 1817, were 
the first settlers in Theresa, but it is not known which arrived earliest in the 
year. Mr. Shurtleff settled where Le Ray's larger clearing had been made, 
and there opened his house as an inn, the first in the town. Col. Ball settled 



TOWN OF THERESA. 693 



■on the Military road, two miles west of the falls. He had served as an officer 
at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, and became colonel of militia. He 
died near Hyde Lake, in this town, July 1, 1877, aged 86 years. 

In 1819, at the beginning of the year, there were, within the present 
limits of the town, in addition to the two already named, the following set- 
tlers : Anson Cheeseman, at that time a sawyer in Le Ray's mill at the falls, 
afterwards located on a farm between the falls and the Military road; Jere- 
miah Cheeseman, brother of Anson, who occupied a farm, on the south side of 
the Alexandria road ; a Mr. Moyer, who settled near Shurtlefif' s ; Joseph Miller, 
on the west side of the Alexandria road ; James Lake, on the east side of 
Hyde Lake ; Eiiphalet Emery, adjoining Mr. Lake ; and Zalmon Pool, Jr., who 
had purchased in the fall of 181 7, and moved here with his family in March, 
1818, settling on the Antwerp town line, on lot No. 138, on the southerly 
side of Moon Lake. These were the only inhabitants, excepting perhaps a 
few persons in the employ of Le Ray, who were in no sense settlers. 

In 18 1 9 came Jesse Doolittle from Watertown (where he had located as a 
blacksmith in 1806). He settled on the east side of the river, at the village, 
on lot 134, and was the first blacksmith in Theresa, the second being Carley 
Smith, who came from New Hampshire, Mr. Doolittle took up a farm, which 
he occupied until his death in 1836. The second blacksmith at the falls was 
Col. Artemas Baker, who came in 1820, and in 1821 borrowed the tools 
of Jesse Doolittle and opened a shop where BuUard's store afterwards 
stood. During the year 181 9 Nathaniel Parker, Ebenezer Lull, Mrs. 
Keeler (a widow), Allen Cole, Henry R. Morey, Austin Bates, Augus- 
tus Soper, Michael V. D. Cook, Benjamin Allen, Daniel Allen, and 
others located in the town. Henry Morey was the first carpenter and joiner, 
and built the earliest houses at the falls. He subsequently removed to Evans 
Mills and died there. About 1820 Lodowick Salisbury located on the Mili- 
tary road, on lot 97, where he built a log house and opened it as a place of 
public entertainment, the first of the several inns which sprung up on that 
road in the town of Theresa. Sylvester Bodman, Nathaniel W. Lull, and 
Dudley Chapman also settled in the town in 1820. The first shoemaker in 
Theresa was Seymour Murray, who came from Lowville in 1821. Samuel 
Hall, also a shoemaker, came about 1822. The first tailor. Deacon Abra- 
ham Morrow, located about 1821. Archibald Fisher came from New Hamp- 
shire about 1820, and purchased lands near the Orleans line. He afterwards 
removed to the village, became a general of militia, and a prominent citizen. 
In 1822 or '23 Azariah Walton located at the falls. He afterwards removed 
to Alexandria, and was for more than 18 years deputy collector at the Bay. 

The first white child born within the present limits of Theresa was Ursula, 
daughter of Allen Cole, born May 26, 1819. The next birth, which occurred 
at nearly the same time, was a daughter of Anson Cheeseman. The first 
marriage was that of Erastus Clark to Kate Underwood, in 1820. Andrew 
5tone and Hannah, daughter of James Shurtlefif, was the next couple mar- 



694 TOWN OF THERESA. 



ried, the ceremony being performed by the father of the bride. The first 
death was that of Thompson Doolittle, son of Jesse, November 18, 1820. The 
first physician was Dr. James Brooks, who came in 1822, and died here in 
1823. His successor was Dr. Samuel J. Gains, who in turn was succeeded 
by Dr. John P. Davison, who came from Pameha to the falls in 1824. The 
latter died here September 22, 1865, aged 72 years. His two sons, James 
and Nathan M., also practiced here. 

The first grist-mill at the falls was built by Samuel Case, for Le Ray, and 
completed in 1821. Its site was about the same as that of the present grist- 
mill at the lower dam. Noah Ashley was the first miller employed. In 1823 
it became the property of Percival Bullard, and in 1830 passed to the owner- 
ship of Marcius B. and Stephen Ashley. In 1852, while the property of 
George Wilson, it was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt, and again burned 
in 1859. 

In 1819 the first public house at the falls was built, on the site now occu- 
pied by the Getman House. It was owned by Le Ray and kept by a Mr. 
Stephenson. In 1821 it was destroyed by fire, through the carelessness of a 
colored girl who lost her life in the flames. A new public house, being the 
main part of the present Getman House, was built on the same spot, in 1824, 
by Gen. Archibald Fisher. It was known as the " brick tavern," and was 
the first building of that material erected in Theresa. Benjamin Barnes both 
manufactured and laid the bricks. In the early days the Military road was a 
great route of travel, and several taverns were opened upon it within the 
limits of Theresa. 

Jonathan Thompson started the first tannery in the town, on Barnes Creek, 
northeast of the falls settlement, in 1822. Nathaniel W. Lull also started one 
the same year, near the present railway station. Thompson afterwards re- 
moved his vats, etc., to a building at the south end of the lower bridge, where 
he also had a shop for the finishing of his leather. A third tannery was 
erected by Almond Thwing, in the ravine in the rear of the present American 
Hotel, and in i860 another was built on the river above the falls and below 
Seeber's saw-mill. A fulling-mill and clothiery works were put in operation 
in 1822 by Nathan M. Flower. 

The first merchant in Theresa was Ebenezer Lull, who opened a small 
store at the falls in 1820. He employed Alexander Salisbury as clerk. 
Soon afterwards Lull, in partnership with Azariah Walton, entered quite ex- 
tensively into the lumber trade, shipping staves and square timber to Mon- 
treal by the St. Lawrence River. Their point of shipment was Alexandria 
Bay, and they also opened another store at Plessis. In 1825 Mr. Lull sold 
the store to Olney Pierce, of Watertown, for Anson Ranney. Mr. Ranney, 
about 1832, built the stone store at the southeast corner of Main and Com- 
mercial streets, where he continued business many years, having partners at 
different times. John J. Gilbert opened the second store in town, about 
1830, in a brick building which he erected near the south end of the lower 



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bri(]ge. The building was occupied by several different ones, and finally 
changed to a dwelling and currier shop. The store on the southwest corner 
of Main and Conimercial streets was built in 1837, by A. Salisbury and 
Ichabod Thompson. 

Along the margin of Indian River, below Theresa Falls, are bottom lands, 
aggregating more than 3,300 acres, which, when the white man first saw them,, 
were covered with soft maple and elm, and at times of high water were sub- 
merged. The additional flowage, caused by the erection of the dam of the 
old Rossie smelting works, partially submerged these lands and converted 
them into soft morasses, covered with coarse grass and button-bushes, and 
caused them to be generally known as "the drowned lands." The project 
of draining this tract was agitated, and in 1850, and again in 1865, acts were 
passed by the legislature conferring the desired power upon commissioners 
appointed, the expense of the work and damages resulting to be assessed on 
the lands drained. The commissioners appointed under the act of 1865 
performed some work, but the desired effect was not produced, although the 
river was lowered to some extent. Soon afterwards the legislature granted a 
state appropriation of $10,000, "for the improvement of the navigation of 
Indian River " at this point, to be expended by Jason C. Morrow, Wilbur F. 
Porter, of Watertown, and Rodney I. Simonds, of Theresa. At the expira- 
tion of the term for which these gentlemen were chosen they had expended 
only a portion of the funds, and the balance remaining in their hands was 
deposited with the state treasurer. This balance could not be redrawn by 
new commissioners except under authority of further legislation. Accordingly 
a new act was procured, investing George E. Yost, L. W. Tyler, and R. I. 
Simonds with authority, as commissioners, to draw the balance and complete 
the work, which they did in a manner and with a result satisfactory to the 
projectors. 

The first steam navigation on Indian River in the town of Theresa was by 
the Indian Chief, a side-wheel steamer 70 feet in length and 1 1 feet beam. 
The hull was launched at Indian landing, below the mills at Theresa, and 
she received her machinery and commenced running in May following. 
She was run for about five years, and finally ended her career on the St. 
Lawrence River, as a ferry boat between Morristown and Brockville. The 
second steamer on Indian River was a small side-wheeler purchased by 
VV. D. Chapmin, upon the Erie Canal, about i860. It was brought by land 
transportation to Theresa, was run here for a short time, and finally sold and 
taken to Alexandria Bay. After this came the Lady of the Lake and 
Sir John Keach, both built by Mr. Chapman, and the Eldorado, built by 
David Bearup, Esq. The latter was the largest of the five boats named. 

The first school in Theresa (then a part of Le Ray) was taught by a Mrs. 
Castleman, in the summer of 1820, in a log house on the westerly corner of 
the 40-acre clearing: which Capt. John Hoover had garrisoned as a cattle- 
guard seven years before. She taught only the children of two or three 



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neighboring settlers, and it was not, of course, a public school. The next 
school was taught by Miss Almira Barnes, at the house of Mrs. Keeler, at the 
falls settlement. Miss Abigail Salisbury (afterwards Mrs. Percival BuUard), 
opened a school at about the same time at the house of Carley Smith, on the 
north side of the river, at the falls. The first building erected expressly for 
school purposes (probably in 182 1) was a frame structure, located in the pres- 
ent village of Theresa. 

CHURCHES. 

The First Presbyterian Church of Theresa, located at Theresa village, was 
organized May 8, 1825, by the Presbytery of Watertown, William B. Stowe 
acting as moderator. Eleven persons were present, but only nine were enrolled 
as members — four males and five females. William B. Stowe was the first 
pastor. Abraham Morrow and Sylvester Bodman were chosen elders and 
deacons. Their first house of worship, a wooden structure, was erected in 
1838. The present building, a brick structure, was erected in 1S79, at a 
cost of $16,000. It will comfortably seat 250 persons, and is valued, includ- 
ing grounds, etc., at $18,000. The present membership is 94, under the pas- 
toral charge of Rev. George W. S. Wenrick. The Sunday-school has 121 
members. 

The First Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Theresa was organ- 
ized in March, 1836, by Rev. Squire Chase, the first pastor, and at its 
organization consisted of about 15 or 20 members. In 1836 the Presbyte- 
rians and Methodists built a union church, of wood. In 1850 the Methodists 
built a church which was burned in i860, and in 1862 the present wooden 
structure was dedicated. It will comfortably seat 450 persons, cost $7,000, 
and is now valued, including grounds and other church property, at $10,000. 
The present membership is about 150, under the pastoral charge of Rev. 
Edward S. Cheeseman. The Sunday-school has a membership of 200. 

St. James's Church (Episcopal), located on Commercial street, in Theresa 
village, was organized in 1848, by Rev. Mr. Hills, with four members, Rev. 
W. Allen Fiske being the first rector. Their house of worship, the present 
structure, was built in 1851. It will comfortably seat 250 persons, and is 
valued, including grounds and other church property, at $6,000. The pres- 
ent membership of the church is 100, of whom 38 are communicants; Rev. 
George Gustavus Perrine is the present rector. The Sunday-school has six 
teachers and 40 scholars. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Zalmon Pool was born in Kussia, Herkimer County, in 1793. He married Harriet Prindle 
in 1815, by whom he had 11 children, four of whom died in infancy and seven attained 
maturity, viz.: Freeman J. (deceased), Charles, Betsey E., Zalmon, 3d, Harriet, Zerviah 
^deceased), and Clarissa. Mr. Pool, about two years after his marriage, in 1817, moved from 
Trenton, Oneida County, to this town, and built a log cabin on a farm on road 22, near Moon 
Lake, which farm is now in the possession of his descendants. Charles Pool married Mary 



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Ann Timerman, of Le Ray, and they have had two daughters, Ada L., who died al the age of 
13 years, and Blary. 

Sinesa Ball was born in 1791. He removed from Connecticut to this county and located 
in the town of Rutland. He married Charlotte Town, and they had born to them 10 children, 
two of whom died in infancy and eight grew to adult age, viz.: Warren, Edward, Egbert, 
Willis, Charles, Emeline, Chauncy, and Wilson F. Mr. Ball removed with his family to this 
town in 1817, and purchased a farm on road 33, near Irving Cooper's cheese factory, the price 
paid being about $2.50 per acre. He built a log house in this wilderness, and subsequently 
erected one on road 34, known as the Military road. His son Egbert was educated in the 
common schools and worked on his father's farm until he was 19 3'ears of age. In 1845 he 
married Caroline, daughter of William Howell, who was born in the town of Champion. At 
the time of his marriage Mr. Ball resided in Rutland, as did also his wife; but the same year 
they removed to this town and located on road 16, where they have since resided. They have 
had one son and three daughters, viz.: Harriet A., who married, first, William Whitaker, by 
whom she had two children, and second, Oren Barnes; Mary F., who died in 1876, aged 25 
years; George H., who died in 1885, in his 24th year; and Ellen M., who married De Elton 
Bauter, of Alexandria, by whom she has a daughter, Grace M. They reside on the homestead. 

Dudley Chapman came from Deerheld, Mass., in 1818, and located in this town on I'oad 
42, near A, R. Bodman's farm. He married Sophronia Peck, and they had five children, one 
of whom died in infancy, and four survive, namely: Mary, Martha, Simeon, and William D. 
The latter received a good common school education, and at the age of 17 years was dependent 
upon his own exertions for support. He had a natural aptitude for mechanical pursuits, and 
has been successful as a jeweler and manufacturer of fishing tackle. He married Mary Ryan, 
of Theresa, by whom he has had six children, of whom the eldest, Mai-y J., died at the age of 
15 years, and George B. at the age of three years. Four survive, namely: Ada A., Ellen (Mrs. 
E. R. Stockwell), Byron W., and Lottie A. (Mrs. E. D. Perrine). Byron W. married Belle 
Simons, of Medina, N. Y., and they have a son and a daughter, Jesse and Mary A. Ada A. 
married Jason C. Morrow, and' they also have a son and a daughter — William D. and Florence. 

Jesse S. Doolittle was born in Watertown in 1805, and in 1819 removed to this town (then 
Alexandria) and located on road 24. He married Maria Cummings, of Rutland, and thej- had 
four sons and one daughter, of whom one son, Jesse, died February 19, 1864, aged 19 years 
and seven months, and four survive, viz.: Mary M. and Charles T., who reside on road 42, in 
this town; Liberty C, of Watertown; and Edwin A., of Clayton. In the summer Mary M. 
and Charles T. occupy their summer hotel on road 20J<j . Their mother died in 1860, aged 47 
years, and their father in 1885, aged 80 j'ears. 

Sylvester Bodman was born in Williamsburg, Mass., about 1781. February 10, 1810, he 
married Relief, daughter of Martin Burt, and they had born to them while in Williamsburg 
five children, namely: Miranda, Martin Luther, Martin B., Sophronia, and Sylvester. In 1820 
they removed to this town, where their youngest son, Atwood R., was born, near where is now 
the village of Theresa, then a wilderness country. Atwood R. tells of frequently seeing herds 
of wild deer, while on his way to school through the woods, near the present residences of 
Edward Cook, Curtis Thwing, and Byron Worsley. Mrs. Bodman, Atwood R.'s mother, 
attained the extreme age of 104 years, and died in this town on road 43. In 1858 Atwood R. 
married Fanny, daughter of Jacob Chrysler, of Theresa, and the same year built a new resi- 
dence on the old homestead farm, where they have since resided. Five sons and four daugh- 
ters have been born to them, viz.: Sylvester B., Atwood R., Jr., Hannah (deceased), William 
(deceased), Sophronia, Hattie, Henry M., Fanny, and one who died in infancy. In 1882 Syl- 
vester B. married Mary C, daughter of Nelson E. Simons, of Theresa, and they have two sons, 
Edwin D. and Harry B. Atwood R., Jr., married Hattie G., daughter of Allen Ostrander, in 
1887. Atwood R., Sr., has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for 47 years, and ruling 
elder for 28 years. 

Samuel Hinman was born in 1758, and in 1786 married Hannah Seeley, with whom he re- 
moved from Connecticut and located in Milton, Saratoga County, N. Y. Alvab, son of Samuel, 
was born in 1789. He served in the War of 1812, and participated in the battles of Sackets 
Harbor and Lake Champlain. He married Lydia Johnson, of Milton, Saratoga County, in 
1824, and soon after located in the town of Philadelphia, where they resided six years, when 
they removed to Theresa and purchased a farm on road 57. Four sons and three daughters 



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have been born to them, viz. : Hannah, Mary, Samuel, William E., Joseph, Rebecca, and James. 
Joseph served in the late war and was killed at Culpepper Court House, Va. James M. died' 
at the age of 18 years, and Margaret in infancy. William R. resides in this town and care& 
for his aged mother, who, at the age of 92 years, retains all her mental facilities to a remark- 
able degree. 

Osmyn Caswell, son of Jonathan, came from Exeter, Otsego County, to Theresa, about 
1832, and settled on the line of Le Ray. He married, first, Lydia House, by whom he had six 
children, four of whom, Mrs. J. P. Brownell, Maria, Osmyn, and Austin, are living, two sons, 
Osmyn H. and Austin, in Carthage. By his second wife, Saloma Soutbworth, he had three 
children. He was a well-known resident of the county, served as justice of the peace, and was 
a member of the M. E. Church for many years. 

John Sheley was born in Montgomery County in 1805. In 1828 he married Angelica 
Hanson, and they had six children, one of whom died in infancy and five survive, namely: 
Abraham, Barney H., Mary, John H., and Sarah. In 1836 Mr. Sheley came to Jefferson 
County and located in Theresa, in which town his youngest two children were born. Barney 
Hanson, grandfather of Mrs. John Sheley, served in the Revolutionary war, and was taken 
prisoner and suflered many privations. Mrs. Sheley resides on East Mill street in Theresa, 
with her son Abraham, at the advanced age of 86 years. 

Franklin Parker was born in Watertown in 1816, and in 1838 located in this town. July 
1. 1841, he married Clariuda Wells, of Theresa. Mr. Parker worked in a saw-mill and subse- 
quently taught the village school. March 7, 1842, he engaged in mercantile persuits, and did 
a successful business for about 28 years, when he sold out to Jason Morrow and a few years 
later removed to his farm, where he remained 10 years. He then returned to the village and re- 
tired from active business. He has held all the offices in the gift of his townsmen, and has 
also been a member of the Assembly. When the town of Theresa was bonded for the railroad 
Mr. Parker was selected to visit the property owners and obtain their consent to the project. 

Henry Zeller was born in Montgomery County. He married Laura Freer, of Ulster County,, 
and in 1838 they removed with their five children to this town. They had eight children 
(three of whom were born in Theresa), namely: David, Peggy Ann, Nancy, Daniel, John J., 
Rachel, Benjamin, and Elizabeth. The latter mari-ied Andrew Peck, and occupies the old 
homestead on road 49; Daniel married Margaret Maybee; Peggy Ann married Levi Klock, of 
Orleans; Benjamin married Charlotte Thornton, of Brockville, Canada; David died in 1887; 
Nancy, Rachel, and John J. occupy the old homestead. 

Albert Howland was born in Delhi, Delaware County. His mother died when he was 12 
days old, and he subsequently lived with Samuel Ralph, who moved to the town of Rodman. 
In 1830. at the age of 26 years, he married Lucy Herrick and removed to Rutland, where he 
boiight a fai-m. His children were George, Avis, Albert, and Joseph, the last named of whom is 
the only survivor. In 1846 Mr. Howland removed with his family to Theresa. Joseph How- 
land attended school winters and worked on the farm summers until he attained the age of 18 
years. He married Edith S., daughter of Linal Pierce, of this town. Of his children, Mary 
died at the age of five years, and six survive, viz.: Ella A. (Mrs. Fred Cheeseman), Joseph E., 
May E., Albert L., Fred A., aud Arthur D. In 1862 Mr. Howland enlisted in Co. F, 10th 
N. Y. H. A., as a private, was promoted to corporal, and served imtilthe close of the war, receiv- 
ing his discharge July 1, 1865. 

Henry Hubbard married Alvira Lockwood, in 1833, and their children were Orsimus, 
Amelia, Elisha, Marvin. Julia, Henry, Jr., and John. Mr. Hubbard died in 1850, and in 1852 
Mrs. Hubbard married Amos Benson, by whom she had one son and three daughters, viz. : 
Annette and Josette (twins), Charles, and Rachel. Henry Hubbard, Jr., was born in this town 
October 3, 1848. He lived in the town of Alexandria and attended the public schools of 
Theresa until he arrived at the age of 16 years. He worked on the home farm until he 
attained his majority, after which time he worked out by the month, following the same occu- 
pation. He married Maria, daughter of Nathan Plato, of Plessis, by whom he has three sons 
and three daughters, namely: Fred, Jesse, Cora, John, Mason, and Maggie, the last two named 
being twins. 

Peter Schwarz was born in Germany in 1822, aud in 1853 immigrated to America, aud 
soon after engaged in the manufacture of Limburger cheese in the town of Rodman, subse- 
quently removing to New York city, where he remained until 1854. In this year he located in. 



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Theresa and again commenced the manufacture of Limburger cheese. In 1856 lie married 
Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer Avery, of Ontario, Canada, and removed to the town 
of Antwerp. In 1857 he again located in Theresa, where he now resides. Of his children, 
Sylvester D. and Mary Ann died in December, 1861; and George P., Charles A., Emma J., and 
Lena E. reside at home with their parents. Mr. Schwarz has retired from active biisiness. 

John Phillips, Jr., was born in Herkimer County in 1806, and when quite young removed 
with his father to this county and located in the town of Lyme. In 1826 he married Sarah 
McCombs, of Lyme, by whom he has had 12 children, of whom Cordelia (Mrs. Leroy Gray) 
died in 1875, and 11 survive, namely: George W., John C, Edward, Egbert. Gustavus C, 
William D., Lewis F., Tyler D., Phiueas F., Jasper W., and Sarah C. William D. Phillips was 
educated in the common schools and helped his father on the farm until he attained his 
majority. He then worked three years for David Foster, of Theresa, and January 6, 1862, 
married Emmoretta V., daughter of David Foster, and they have had five children, one of 
whom, Ada, died in infancy, and four survive, viz.: David F., Weston D., Ethel G., and 
John H. August 12, 1862, Mr. PhiUips enlisted in Co. F, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served until 
October 17, 1865. 

Richard Rodenhurst immigrated from Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, and first located 
in Utica, subsequently removing to Westmoreland, Oneida County. Before coming to this 
country he married Mary Ashton, by whom he had seven children, six of whom were born in 
England, and a daughter in Oneida County. Their names are EHza, Emma, James, Richard, 
Jr. ,Lavina, Mary Ann, and Margaret. Richard, Jr., attended the public schools and finished 
his education at De Lancey Institute, in the town of Westmoreland. For three years he worked 
at cabinetmaking, when for many years he worked on the canal, occupying the various posi- 
tions from driver to captain. Mr. Rodenhurst was twice married, first, to Sarah Ann Knick- 
erbocker, of Eaton, Madison County, who bore him two sons, Dewitt C. and Fred S., and 
second, Emma Fish, of Evans Mills, by whom he has one daughter, Belle Ives, who was named 
by Belle, a daughter of George and Emma Ives, of Marlboro, Mass., who was run over and 
killed by the steamer Rothsai/, at Point Vivian, on the St. Lawrence River, a few years since. 
Dewitt C. Rodenhurst married Mattie Pool, of Theresa, and is a prominent physician in the 
town of Philadelphia. Fred S. and Belle I. reside at home with their father, who is a successful 
hardware merchant in Theresa village. 

Eliza Rodenhurst came with her father, Richard, from Shropshire, England, in 1834, and 
first located near Utica, and subsequently in Westmoreland, Oneida County. January 1, 1848, 
Miss Rodenhurst married Philemon S. McAlister, and they had three children — a son who died 
in infancy, a daughter, Lavina, who died at the age of six years, and a son, James R. In 1862 
Mrs. McAlister married, for her second husband, Joseph Sadler, who came from England in 
1875, and died leaving no issue. Her son James R. married Nellie D., daughter of William 
and Jane Kesson, of Theresa, in 1879, and they have two sons and two daughters, namely: 
Cora E., Gertrude, Edgar, and Wade H. They reside with his mother, oft' road 21. 

William W. Folts came to this town from Herkimer County in 1862. He married Marga- 
ret Albertson, and they have five sons and two daughters, namely: Mat S., William J,, Geor- 
gianna, Agnes, Adaon H. and Albert (twins), and Edward H. When Mr. Folts located in this 
town, in 1862, the place where his residence now stands was an unbroken forest of pine trees. 
He now has 75 acres of cleared land. 

Chauncey Fults was born in the town of Orleans, where he attended school, at Orleans 
Four Corners, and worked on his father's farm until he attained his majority. In 1857 he 
married Sylvia M., daughter of Roswell Holdridge, of Sackets Harbor, by whom he had six 
children. One son died in infancy, and five survive, namely: Frank W., Estella M., Nellie M., 
Perley A., and Freedie W. Mr. Fults died April 6, 1882, aged 56 years. Frank W. is clerk for 
John Reed & Co., oft" road 52, in the Reed settlement. 

Eden Phillips came from Massachusetts and located in the town of Pamelia in 1822. He 
married Sally Dresser, also a native of Massachusetts, and they had five sons and two daugh- 
ters, namely: Orrel, Obed, Marian, John N., Jason, Sarah, and Freeman. The latter enlisted 
in the late war when 20 years of age, and served three years and 11 months. While home on 
a furlough, in 1864, he married Emily J., daughter of Lauren L. Soper, of Theresa, by whom 
he has had two sons and four daughters, viz.: Frank L., Abbie L., Jennie P., Maud L., Fay L., 
and Freddie, who died in infancy. Frank L. married Emogene House. Abigail Soper, widow 
of Lauren L., at the age of 88 years, resides with her daughter, Mrs. Truman Phillips. 



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John Seymour was born in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, in 1845. He was educated in the 
common schools, and learned the trade of stone mason and plasterer, at which he worked untU 
the breaking out of the Rebellion. August 2, 1862. he enlisted in Co. A, 10th N. Y. H. A., and 
was discharged June 23, 1865, at Petersburg, Va. He again located in Theresa, and commenced 
working at his trade. He married Eliza, daughter of George P. Fox, of this town, in 1865, 
and they have three children, namely: Albert, Adelaide, and Maggie. Adelaide married Clar- 
ence A. Payne, of Orleans, in 1883, and they have a son and daughter, Jesse and Frank. 

Agar Jarvis was born near London, Eng., in 1816, and when 17 years of age immigrated 
to the United States, and first located near Watertown, on what is known as "Dry Hill," and 
there worked on a farm for Chaiies Simmons. In 1842 he married Ehoda Clark, of Pillar 
Point, by whom he has had four children, two sons and two daughters, of whom a daughter 
died in infancy, and Annis M., Agar J., and George D. survive. In 1852 they removed to 
Brown ville. Agar J. attended the common schools until he was 16 years old. He then worked 
at the machinists' trade in Syracuse until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Co. 
F, 18th N. Y. Cav., served two years and six months, and was discharged May 31, 1866. He 
then returned to Brownville and learned the molders' trade, at which he worked iintil the fall 
of 1871, when he removed to this town. He married Nancy Finucan, of Brownville, by whom 
he has two sons, John F. and Bertie E. 

Alfred Lafave was born in Constantine, Canada, and when quite young came to this county 
and located in Rutland. He was married, in Watertown, to Locada Benway, of Canada, and 
they resided in Rutland. Of their six children, one died in infancy and five survive, namely: 
Alonzo S., Joseph B., Amelia, Nettie, and Fred C Alonzo S. received a practical education, 
worked on the farm, and subsequently learned cheesemaking. In 1875 he married Fanny, 
daughter of Alauson Cole, of Theresa, by whom he has three sons and one daughter, viz.: Lo- 
cada B., Jesse A. and Jasper A. (twins), and Raymond. 

James Pearce was a native of Rhode Island, whence he removed to this state and located 
in Schoharie County. He married Thankful Woodruff, and soon after located in Jefferson 
County. Their children were seven sons and one daughter. The sons were Benjamin, Ed- 
ward, James B., William H., Barton, George, and Charles. The latter was born in Pamelia. 
He married Mary Merrill, of Sandy Creek, Oswego Coiinty. He enlisted in the late war, reen- 
listed as a veteran, served nearly four years, and was discharged at the close oft he war. He 
is now a resident of Theresa. 

Alanson West was born in Lee, Mass., in 1787. When he was young his parents removed 
to Oneida County, N. Y., and in 1810 he located in Jefferson County. He served in the War 
of 1812, and participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor, He married Harriet, daughter of 
Amos Barnes, in 1815, and they had two sons and three daughters, of whom two daughters 
died in infancy; Adaline C. died at the age of 57 years; and Edwin S. and William L. survive. 
The latter received a good common school education, and taught school four winters. In 1854 
he married Angeline E., daughter of Frederick Bauter, of Orleans, and they have had five 
children — a son and a daughter deceased, and Alanson, Arthur, and Mary A., who reside with 
their parents in this town. 

Sylvester Van Tassell was born in the village of Rossie, St. Lawrence County, in 1820. He 
received a good common school education, and at the age of 21 years married Sally A. Gerad, 
of Brownville, and they have had six sons and three daughters, viz.: George, Byron, William, 
Jerome, Eugene, Charlotte A., Hattie, Alice, and Henry. Byron died in 1862, Jerome in 1869, 
and Eugene in 1871. Mr. Van Tassell died in 1876. His widow resides near the village of Red- 
wood. 

Francis C. Lawton, a native of Herkimer County, married Esther Gage, granddaughter of 
General Gage, and a sister of Judge Gage, of Wayne County, N. Y. They had four sons and 
five daughters, of whom Edward, Manilus, and Diantha are deceased, and six survive, viz.: 
Maryvellette, Julia, Lucina, Jane, Alonzo, and Edward C, Mr. Lawton died in Theresa in 
1883. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and in politics a staunch Democrat. His wife 
was born in Herkimer County, was also a member of the Baptist Church, and died at the res- 
idence of her son Edward C, in 1884. Edward C. Lawton attended school and worked upon 
the farm until he arrived at his majority. At the age of 26 years he married Esther D., daugh- 
ter of Samuel S. Kelsey, of Galesburg, 111., and they have four daughters, viz.: Minnie E., 
Bertha V,, Frances J,, and Ettie E. They reside in this town. 



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George F. Timennan was born in the town of Mauheim, Herkimer County, in 1813. In 
1834 he removed to Jeft'erson County and located in the town of Orleans, where he married 
Rosina, daughter of Heury Walrath, by whom he has had six sons and four daughters, of 
whom two sons died in infancy. Alice J. married Thomas Lee, Jr., of Stone Mills, and died 
at the age of 31 years. Six survive, namely: Clarinda E., Mary J., Martha A., Fayette A., 
George H., and Frederick D. George H. attended the public schools and worked on his fa- 
ther's farm until he was 23 years of age. He then married Mida R., daughter of Philip Heyl, 
of Adams, and in 1882 they removed to this town and purchased a farm on road 33, where 
they now reside. 

James Lawton, a native of Vermont, served in the War of 1812 from the beginning to the 
close, and was a member of the Pioneer corps. He married Polly Kennedy, of Brookfield, N. Y., 
by whom he had three sons and six daughters, viz.: Mary Esther, Ann P., James P., Warren 
R., Marion, George W., Margaret, Martha A., and Pliebe S. Of this numerous family two sons 
and two daughters survive. George W. received a good common school education, worked 
at lumbering, and subsequently learned the carpenters' trade. At the age of 22 years he mar- 
ried Mercy H., daughter of Amos Story, of Brier Hill, St. Lawrence County. They had four 
sons and five daughters, namely: Florence A. (Mrs. Frank Burnham), Elizabeth A., George W., 
James A., Martha A., Ruth A., Polly G., Amos C, and William W. Mr. Lawton served three 
years in the late war, and now resides in Watertown. 

Conrad Giltz married Dorothy Rapp, of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and in 1853 they 
immigrated to this country and located in Redwood, in the town of Alexandria. Two sons 
and two daughters were born to them, namelj*: Christopher, Leonard, Christina, and Eliza- 
beth. Christopher learned the trade of mason and plasterer. He married Susan, daughter of 
John Eckert, of La Fargeville, by whom he has had eight children, three of whom died young, 
and five survive, viz.: Libbie, George, Edward, Eva D., and Charles H. In 1886 Libbie Giltz 
was married to Jacob Rodewick, of Theresa, and they have a daughter, Bertha. 

Godfrey Walradt was born ni Allegany County, in 1816, whence he removed to Cherry 
Valley, Otsego County, where he married Maria Walradt, by whom he had two sons and one 
daughter, namely: Dorman, William, and Helen M. (Mrs. Loren F. Shurtleft), of Theresa. 
William married Emma Parkhurst, and Dorman married Nancy Bhurtleff , both of this town. 
Dorman has two sons, George D. and James H. George D. married Ida L., daughter of Frank 
M. Peck, of Theresa. 

William K. Butterfield, a native of the town of Rutland, married Mary Thomas, by whom 
he had two children, Mary E. and Julius F. The latter, at the age of 15 years, enlisted in 
Co; D, 35th N. Y. Vols. After the war he removed to Ottawa, La Salle County, 111., where be 
learned the tinsmiths' trade and worked in the same shop for 15 years. He married Amelia 
M., daughter of Lewis Barrett, of Theresa, and they again located in the West and remained 
nine years. Three sons is tlie result of this union, namely: Lewis W., Charles H., and Allen 
C. Mr. Butterfield now resides in this town on road 58. 

William D. Frizzell was born in the 'village of Dexter, in the town of Hounsfield, Septem- 
ber 11, 1842. When 10 years old his parents removed to Antwerp, where he worked in the 
saw-mills on Indian River for four years. They tlien removed to Alexandria and bought the 
farm near Plessis now occupied by his mother. In 1876 he married Hattie Cummings, of 
Pamelia, by whom he has a son, Eugene, aged 11 years. He now resides in Watertown. 

John Miller, a native of Quebec, was a scliool teacher by profession, and was subsequently 
employed by the Canadian government. He married Louisa Thibodeau, who bore him four 
children, viz. : Louisa, who died at the age of 24 years, Caroline, who died at the age of 10 
years, and Georgiana and John B., who survive. The latter attended school in Canada until 
he was 16 years of age. He married Mrs. Rosetta (Cheney) Snell, of this town, where they 
now reside. By her first husband Mrs. Miller had one daughter, Hattie. who married Charles 
M. Walter and has two childen, Eva S. and Willis. 

Rodney Simons, who served in the War of 1812, was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1794. He 
was twice married, first, to a Miss Smith, by whom he had two children, William and Mary 
Ann. In 1828 he married Polly P., daughter of Rev. William Bogart, who was born in Canada 
in 1808. At the time of their marriage they lived in the town of Alexandria, and their first 
home was established at Brown's Corners. Five sons and two daughters were born to them, 
namely: Rodney I., Sarah J., Nelson E., John H., Henry C, Demane E., and Hattie C. They 



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moved several times, first locating in Alexandria Bay, then in Proctor Bay, and again in 
Alexandria Bay. Nelson E. was born in Proctor Bay, August 11, 1831. Soon after this the 
family removed to this town and located near Red Lake, in the then wilderness country. Nel- 
son E. now owns the old homestead on the island in Red Lake, and occupies with his family the 
log house built by his father. In those early days the settlers depended a great deal upon their 
hunting, and fur bearing animals and wild game were successfully trapped and hunted. Nel- 
son E. Simons married Ann, daughter of Thomas and Mary Pittson, by whom he has had six 
daughters and one son, namely: Mary C, Cora A.. Helen E., Sarah J., Tacie M., Clara E., 
and Mark E. The latter died at the age of seven years. Mary C. married Sylvester Bodman. 
Helen E. married Arthur A. Nash, and resides near the home of her father, at Red Lake. 



\^^ATERTO"WN. 



WATERTOWN, No. 2, or "Leghorn," of the "eleven towns," was 
formed from Mexico, March 14, 1800. Rutland was taken off in 
1802, and Hounsfield in 1806. It is situated upon the south bank 
of Black River, southwest of the center of the county, and its present boun- 
daries are as follows : — 

"Beginning in the middle of Black River, on the line between the old survey townships 
Nos. 2 and 3, of the 'Eleven Towns'; thence south to the southeast corner of township No. 2, 
six and a third miles; thence west to the southwest corner of No. 2, six and a half miles; 
thence north to the middle of Black River, seven miles; thence easterly along the center of 
said river, two and a half miles, to the city boundary; thence southerly, westerly, and north- 
erly along that boundary, at various angles, but in a general semicircular direction, for six 
and a half miles, to the center of Black River, striking two and three-fourths miles from the 
point of deflection; and thence easterly along the center of the river, two miles and a quarter, 
to the place of beginning." 

The surface of the town is moderately broken in the central and western 
parts, rising into hills of considerable height in the southern and eastern por- 
tions. Black River, which, as just shown, runs along the north side of the 
northeastern and northwestern sections of the present town, is a rapid stream, 
affording abundant water-power, which is now being generally utilized. Be- 
sides this the principal stream is a branch of Sandy Creek, which rises in 
Rutland, enters Watertown about two miles south from its northeastern cor- 
ner, runs southwesterly about four miles, and then passes across its southern 
line into Rodman. Another stream called Mill Creek rises near the center 
of the town, whence it takes a southeasterly course, finally discharging into 
Black River Bay, near Sackets Harbor. A narrow marsh, known as " Long 
Swamp," extends from the western line of the city across the northwestern 
part of the town. The soil of the west part of the town is a dark loam inter- 
spersed with gravelly ridges, while in the eastern portion the gravel becomes 
largely predominant, and small bowlders are abundant. The original 



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growth of timber in the east was largely sugar maple, with smaller quantities 
of beech, basswood, and elm, and some pine near the river. In the west the 
maple became less abundant, and considerable birch was found on the low 
ground. 

The following is from Spafford' s Gazetteer of 1813: — 

"There are about 200 dwelling houses, eight school-houses, eight grist and saw-mills, one 
paper-mill, one wool-carding machine, five distilleries, two breweries, a printing office and a 
weekly paper, and a large number of common mechanics; population, bj^ the census of 1810, 
1,849." 

The same author in 1824 says : — 

" Watertown is a very prosperous and opulent township, having good roads and all the 
conveniences of social life. Population, in 1821, 2,766, of which number 604 are employed in 
agriculture and 314 in manufactures; taxable propert.v, $270,428; acres of improved land, 13,012; 
3,554 cattle, 758 horses, 5,8S0 sheep; 27,901 yards of cloth were made in families. There are 
four saw-mills, 10 grist-mills, three fulling-mills, four carding machines, two cotton and 
-woolen factories, two paper-mills, one furnace, one iron works, three trip-hammers, four dis- 
tilleries, and three asheries.'" 

In 1880 Watertown had a population of 1,264. The town is located in 
the second school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 14 school 
districts, in which 17 teachers were employed 28 weeks or more. There were 
269 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days attendance during the 
year was 15,372. The total value of school buildings and sites was $5,400, 
while the assessed valuation of all the districts was $7,790.84. The whole 
amount raised for school purposes was $2,434.08, of which $1,169.56 was 
received by local tax. Truman C. Gray was school commissioner. 

BuRRViLLE (Burr's Mills p. o.) is a small village six miles from Watertown, 
near the Rutland line, and contains one church (Congregational), a grist and 
and saw-mill, a blacksmith shop, an axehelve, whiffletree, and neck-yoke fac- 
tory, one hotel, and about 30 dwellings. 

East Watertown (p. o.) is a small hamlet in the northeastern part of the 
town, near the Rutland line. The postoffice was established hereabout 1870, 
and Benjamin Andrews was the first postmaster. The village is composed of 
a school-house, one hotel, a blacksmith shop, meat market, and eight or 10 
dwellings. 

Watertown Center is a small hamlet about two miles south of the city 
limits. 

Field's Settlement is a small hamlet in the western part of the town, 
near Hounsfield line. 

HuNTiNGTONViLLE is a Small hamlet on Black River, east of the city 
limits. 

Rice's is a postoffice and station on the R., W. & O. Railroad, in the south- 
western part of the town. 

East Watertown cheese factory was established about 1868, by Samuel Wil- 
son, who operated it six years, when it was burned. It was rebuilt in 1876, 



704 TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 



and was purchased by John G. Parker, who has operated it the greater part of 
the time since. It receives the milk from about 400 cows. 

Watertown Valley cheese factory, located in the southeastern part of the 
town, was erected in i88r by Henry Neighbergall, who operated it one year, 
when it was taken by C. B. Wilson, who operated it four years. It receives 
the patronage of about 400 cows, and is owned and conducted by Devendorf 
& Babcock. 

Brookside buffer arid cheese facfory, located in the southern part of the- 
town, was founded about 1877, by H. W. Freeman. It contains all the 
latest improvements, and receives the milk from about 500 cows. 

Ayerss cheese facfory, located at Rice's Corners, one-half mile west of 
Rice's station, was erected in 1865 by E. A. Ayers, and is still operated by 
him in the manufacture of American Cheddar cheese. Capacity, 650 pounds 
daily. 

Wescoff cheese facfory, the first ever established in Jefferson County, was. 
built by Edgar Wescott, at the head of Coal Creek. It has a capacity of 
400 cows. Except about two years A. P. Sigourney has been secretary and 
treasurer of the concern without intermission up to 1888. 

Burrs Mills axehelve, 7uhifflefree, and neck-yoke factory was established 
in 1866, by Alexander St. John, who bought the building at this time. The 
building had been erected by Joseph Todd in 1859, for a sash and blind fac- 
tory, but was never used for that purpose. It is now owned by Brown & Son. 

Deacon Oliver Bartholomew, a native of Connecticut and a Revolutionary 
soldier, made the first settlement in the present town of Watertown, in 1800, 
in its northwestern corner. He was 42 years of age at this time, and resided' 
in the town until his death in June, 1850, aged 92 years. Almost simulta- 
neously with the advent of Mr. Bartholomew Watertown was formed by an 
act of the legislature. It comprised townships Nos. i, 2, and 3 of the 
" eleven towns," now knovyn as Hounsfield, Watertown, and Rutland, and 
the main part of the city of Watertown. The first town meeting was held in 
Rutland. Owing to the burning of the early records the names of the first 
town officers cannot be given ; but they doubtless lived in Rutland. 

Deacon Bartholomew had purchased his land in this town in October, 
1799, and at the same time purchases were also made by Simeon and Ben- 
jamin Woodruff, E. Allen, James Rogers, and Thomas Delano. During the 
year 1800 the two Woodruffs, Jotham Ives, and perhaps others came on 
and built cabins preparatory to settlement, but Deacon Bartholomew was the 
only one who remained during the winter. In 1801 Simeon and Benjamin 
Woodruff came on with their families, being accompanied by their father, 
Jonah, and their younger brother, Frederick. Their location was a short 
distance northeast of Burr's Mills. Jotham Ives also made a permanent 
location this year, in the district now called Field's Settlement, being accom- 
panied by his two brothers, Joel and Dr. Titus Ives. It is said that Jotham- 
Ives raised the first wheat in the present town of Watertown. He was one 



TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 705 



of the prominent men of the county. Numerous other settlers came in 
during 1801 and '02, among whom were WilHam Sampson, Rev. Ebenezer 
Lazelle, Thomas and Job Sawyer, John Blevan, Abram Fisk, Lewis Drury, 
Sherebiah Fay, Aaron Bacon, Jonathan E. Miles, Jacob Stears, Seth Peck, 
Henderson Howk, Silas Howk, Job Whitney, and Caleb and Nathaniel 
Burnham. These settled in the eastern part of the town. In the central 
part were Eli Rogers, Aaron Brown, Elijah Allen, James Rogers, and others ; 
while in the west were Joseph Wadleigh, Bennett Rice, Thomas H. Biddle- 
com, John and Zebediah Buell, Friend Dayton, and others. The following 
also purchased land here in 1800, and it is known that some of them, though 
not all, settled in the town during the next two years : Heman Pellet, Silas 
Alden, David Bent, Luther Demming, Ira Brown, Calvin Brown, Abram 
Jewett, James Glass, N. Jewett, Benjamin Allen, Henry Jewett, Ephraim 
Edwards, and John Patrick. All these purchases were made by contract, 
and it was not until August 20, 1802, that the first deeds in the township 
were given to Jotham Ives, Elijah Allen, David Bent, Ezra Parker, William 
Parker, Joseph Tuttle, and Joseph Moors. 

Meanwhile Mr. Stow, as agent for the proprietor, anticipating the wants 
of the pioneers, who were rapidly coming into the new town, contracted with 
Hart Massey for the erection of a saw-mill and rude grist-mill for grinding 
corn, to be built that season. Massey was to furnish three acres of land and 
erect the mills, while Stow was to contribute provisions, mill-stones, irons, 
and, in short, whatever cost money. The expenses were to be equalized 
when the work was done, and the mills to be owned in partnership by Stow 
and Massey. The site chosen for these mills was on the branch of Sandy 
Creek, before mentioned, a few rods below the cascades, Just within the present 
town of Watertown, on its eastern edge. The saw-mill was built according 
to contract, and the grist-mill was completed about 1802. These were the 
first mills in Jefferson County south of the river. In 1802 they were sold to 
Capt. John Burr, who, vvith several sons, located there at that time, and 
remained for many years. From this family the place received the name of 
Burrville, which it has since retained. 

Immigration was very rapid, and in 1802 there were about 60 families in 
the present town. The first minister in the town, and one of the first in the 
county, was Rev. Ebenezer Lazelle, who came in 1801 or 1802, and, oddly 
enough as it sounds to modern ears, owned the first distillery in town, situa- 
ted at Burrville. He is supposed to have built it. In 1803 he sold it to 
Thomas M. Converse, who soon after opened a store at Burrville (the first 
in the present town of Watertown) in company with Hon. Jabez Foster, the 
firm name being Foster & Converse. After Mr. Foster's removal to Water- 
town village, about 1807, Mr. Converse continued the business alone, also 
managing his distillery and an ashery, and being the leading man in the vil- 
lage until his deatji in 181 1. 

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The first birth in town was that of a son of Adam Bacon, of Watertown 
Center. He was given the name of the proprietor of the town, and the pro- 
prietor, to reciprocate this favor, gave the child the munificent sum of 50 
cents. Sally Rogers, daughter of Eli, was the first female child born in town. 
Her parents resided near the Center. The first death, it is believed, was 
that of John Arnold, who resided on the creek below Burrville. 

In 1805 Jefferson County was erected, and the county seat was fixed at 
the little village of Watertown, the growth of which rapidly increased, and 
the surrounding town, of course, had a considerable access of immigrants, 
who desired to be near such a promising market. Among those who located 
in the eastern part of the town from 1803 to 181 2 were Capt. Tilley Rich- 
ardson, Timothy and Anson Hungerford, Jonathan Baker, William Hunting- 
ton, John Gotham, Seth Bailey, Doris Doty, • Cyrus Butterfield, Cyrenius 
Woodworth, Levi Cole, Samuel Thurston, Capt. Job Whitney, Anthony and 
Andrew Sigourney, William Fellows, and Samuel Thurston. In the center 
were Corlis Hinds, Reuben Scott, Benjamin Green, and many others. In 
the west was Elijah Field, of Woodstock, Vt., who gave the name of Field's 
Settlement to the neighborhood where he located in 1805, Adam Blodgett, 

Samuel Bates, Bates, Spencer, and Asaph Butterfield. In the 

northwest was Capt. James Parker and others. In the south, on '' Dry Hill," 
was Joseph Sheldon, who came on with Capt. Richardson in March, 1803. 

Burrville, in the early days, was an important rival of Watertown. An axe 
factory and trip hammer, run by water-power, was built by William Lamson, 
the pioneer blacksmith, who engaged in the manufacture of edge tools. James 
Mann built a tannery there in 1806, which passed into the hands of Deacon 
Theophilus Redfield, who also conducted a shoe shop. A carding-mill was 
started about 1809, and soon after this, before the War of 181 2, a cloth dress- 
ing-mill. Septimus S. Adams was one of the earliest tavern-keepers. These 
establishments, together with the store, ashery, and distillery of Mr. Converse, 
made quite a lively little village. The first church in town, and perhaps the 
second in the county, was organized in Burrville by Rev. Ebenezer Lazelle 
in 1803. Meetings were held in Caleb Burnham's barn, and were attended 
by the settlers from Watertown village for a number of years. Hart Massey 
made the journey quite regularly, he and his sons walking, and his wife riding 
on horseback, with her daughter behind her on a pillion. In i8ri the set- 
tlers in other parts of the town becoming tired of traveling so far to church, 
it was proposed to build a house of worship at Watertown Center, by an or- 
ganization styled " The Religious Society of Watertown." This project 
was interrupted by the War of 18 12. Dr. Craft P. Kimball, who located in 
Burrville before the War of 181 2, was the principal physician in town, and 
continued in practice there until his death in 1872. 

The manufacture of potash was an important industry during the settle- 
ment of the town (as was the case in all heavily wooded sections of the 
country), and was about the only production of the settlements that would 



TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 707 



pay the expense of transportation to market and leave a fair margin in favor 
of the producer. When the embargo was declared in 1808, stopping inter- 
course with Canada, and thus preventing the exportation of potash by the 
only available route, which was down the St. Lawrence River, the people of 
Jefferson County felt as if they were ruined, and many of them did not hesi- 
tate to evade the law by every means in their power. Not only was an 
immense amount of potash illegally exported to Canada, but large quantities 
of manufactured goods were imported in the same way. Hart Massey was 
collector of the district, and had many exciting skirmishes with the smugglers. 
A Dutch farmer named Folts, who resided on Folts Hill, is said to have been 
one of the most successful evaders of the law, and on several occasions nar- 
rowly escaped detection. 

By the time of the War of 1812 Watertown looked very much like an old 
settled country. On the principal roads more than half the houses were of 
frame, the trough-covered log school houses were replaced by frame ones, 
and the whole town was pretty well cleared up, except on some of the hills 
and along the river in the northeastern part. The tract between the State 
road and the river, in the northeastern part of the town, was the latest con- 
siderable section to be settled. A man named White moved there in 1820 
and in 1821 William Huntington settled at the point now called Huntington- 
ville, where he built a dam across to Huntington Island and erected a large 
«aw-mill. Shortly afterwards a scythe factory was built at the same point, 
which was soon followed by a shingle machine and clover-mill. These build- 
ings were carried away by the floods of Black River, between 1840 and 1850. 
The dam soon after shared the same fate, and Huntingtonville, as a manu- 
facturing place, ceased to exist, although at one time it bid fair to be of con- 
siderable importance in that line. 

The first uniformed military company in Jefferson County was the Water- 
town Rifles, formed principally in the eastern part of the town in the spring 
of 1813. William Sampson, of Burrville, was the first captain; Jonathan 
Miles was the first lieutenant; and John Gotham (afterwards Colonel 
Gotham) was orderly- sergeant. Most of the young and middle aged men of 
the locality were members. When Sackets Harbor was attacked in May, 
1813, this company responded promptly and participated in the battle. The 
company organization was kept up until 1846, when it was disbanded on the 
repeal of the old militia law. 

In March, 1803, a State road was laid out from Rome to Brownville, run- 
ning through the western part of this town, and another running down Black 
River through the northeastern part. Both were speedily constructed, and 
each has since been called the State road. The building of other roads ad- 
vanced proportionately with the settlement of the town. In 1S48 the Wat- 
ertown and Sacket's Harbor plank road was laid. It was soon followed by 
plank roads radiating in almost every direction from Watertown village. 
The Watertown Central plank road, which extended from the pavements of 



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the village to Watertown Center, was designed to connect with a line of 
roads to Syracuse, but the early completion of the railroad prevented the 
consummation of the enterprise. In September, 1851, the Watertown & 
Rome Railroad was completed to the former village, running for about five 
and a half miles through the present town. In 1873 the Carthage, Watertown 
& Sackets Harbor Railroad was completed to Watertown, and in 1874 
extended to Sackets Harbor, which gave this town five miles more of rail- 
road. Both roads are now under the management of the R., W. & O. 

CHURCHES. 

The First Co?igregatioiial Church of Watertoivn, organized at Burrville, 
June 3, 1803, was the first church in town and probably the second in the 
county. The organization was accomplished by Rev. Ebenezer Lazelle, with 
15 members. The meetings were held in barns, school-houses, and private 
residences. No regular pastor was employed, the preaching being done 
by missionaries until October, 1815, when Rev. Daniel Banks was ordained 
and installed pastor of this church, and remained until 1S21. In January, 
1821, the form of government was changed to Presbyterian. Three churches 
have sprung from this — a Congregational one in 1830, since extinct; the 
Second Presbyterian, of Watertown village, in 1831 ; and a Congregational 
Church at Burrville in 1834 or '36. 

In 1833 the "Burrville Society" was organized by persons of the Con- 
gregationalist, Methodist, and Universalist denominations for the purpose of 
erecting a union church edifice. Dr. Craft P. Kimball, George M. Jenks, 
and Elnathan Lucas were the first trustees. The next year a small house of 
worship was erected by this society at Burrville, at an estimated cost of 
$1,550. This, it will be understood, was a secular society, merely having 
charge of the house. For many years this edifice was used by the three de- 
nominations before mentioned, the Congregationalists being the last to 
occupy it. 

The Burrville Congregational Society, at Burrville village, was organized in 
1834 or '36, by Rev. David Spear, the first pastor, and at its organization 
consisted of 20 members. Services are held in the union house of worship 
erected in 1834. It will comfortably seat 250 persons and cost about $1,500. 
The present membership is 10, and Rev. William T. Stokes, of Watertown, is 
the pastor. The church is in a prosperous condition and is partially sup- 
ported by a legacy of $2,800. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Benjamin Woodriiff, son of Jonah, was born in Connecticut. He with two brothers came- 
to Jefferson County in 1800, and located on adjoining farms three miles east of Watertown 
(5ity. Jonah Woodruff reared three sons and three daughters, namely: Simeon, Benjamin, 
Fred, Eunice, Ursula, and Polly. He died in Jefferson County. Benjamin Woochuff married 
Sarah Cleveland and tliey had two sons, Orlin R. and Clark S., and four daughters, all of 



TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 709 



whom are dead and vest in Brookside Cemetery. Clark S. Woodruff was born in 1814, on a 
farm three miles east of Watertown city, where he resided until his death. He mairied Julia 
Drummond and they reared four children, namely: Benjamin B., Ellen E., Julia D., and Car- 
rie W. He died in August, 1880. Mrs. Woodruff was a daughter of Bernard and Dolly 
(Graves) Drummond. Mr. Drummond built the first gallows ever made in Jefferson County, 
He was a son of Moses Drummond. Benjamin B. Woodruff was born Blarch 21, 1850, on the 
farm settled by his grandfather. In 1875 he married Sarah, daughter of John and Amelia 
(Octhout) Scidmore, and they have two children, Walter C. and George B. In 1886 Mr. Wood- 
ruff' removed to his present location, where he has 100 aci-es in a high state of cultivation. 

William P. Crandall, son of Jared, was born in Stonington, Conn., in 1773. He married 
Content Barstow, who was born in Leyden, Mass., in 1776, and of their eight children, John 
was born in Watertown in 1808; Isaac N. was born in Watertown in 1811, and died in 1839; 
Jeremiah, born in 1815; and Reuben, born in 1818. Mr. Crandall came to Jefferson County 
with his brother Naboth, in 1800, and took up 320 acres three and one-half miles south of 
Burr's Mills, where Reuben Crandall lately resided. He removed his family here in 1801. He 
died in 1843, and his wife in 1867. Mrs. Crandall was a daughter of Alpheus Barstow, who 
married a Miss Carter, bj' whom he had two sons, Alpheus and John, and four daughters. 
The Barstow family is a prominent one in Massachusetts. Reuben Crandall, who occupied 
the old homestead until his death, was a wealthy and influential farmer. He received a com- 
mon school education, and by industry and careful management accumulated a competency. 
He was an industrious and generous man, and died September 7, 1889, respected by all his 
neighbors. 

Laurentius T. Sawyer was born in 1824, and was a son of Joseph and Mary (Pepper) Saw- 
yer, natives respectively of Plymouth, Vt., and Otsego County, N. Y. Joseph Sawyer came to 
Watertown in 1800, making the trip on horseback, and settled three miles southeast of 
Watertown city. He served in the War of 1812. He reared one son and five daughters, 
namely: Elvira, Melissa, Laurentius T., Marietta, Charlotte, and Fannie. He was born in 
1794, and died in 1874, and was a son of Dea. Thomas Sawyer, who was born in 1757. Dea. 
Thomas married Susannah Wilder, who was born in 1756, and they had 10 children. He was 
a descendant of the sixth generation from Thomas Sawyer who came from Lincolnshire, Eng,, 
in 1636, and settled in Rowley, Mass. Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, Judge Lorenzo Sawyer, 
of California, and Governor Sawyer, of New Hampshire, are also descendants of Samuel. 
Laurentius T. Sawyer, whose name introduces this sketch, married Cornelia, daughter of Will- 
iam Tolman, December 13, 1855, and they had two children, William H., a graduate of Cornell 
University, and Fred L. Mr. Sawyer died December 4, 1886, He was a prominent farmer, 
held many of the town offices, was a director of the Merchants Bank of Watertown, and also 
of the Fire Relief Association. He was an earnest and consistent member of the Congi-ega- 
tional Church, and lived an exemplary life. 

Jacob Stears, Sr., was born in Johnstown, N. Y., and in 1801, when 11 years of age, came 
to Jefferson County with his uncle, John Blivcn, locating in the southern part of Watertown. 
During the War of 1812 he furnished two substitutes. He was twice married, first, to Sally 
Pratt, a native of Massachusetts, by whom he had three children, and second, to Mrs. Bethiah 
(Mantle) Barlow, by whom there was no issue. Jacob Stears, Jr., a prominent and active 
politician and citizen of Jefferson County, was born in the town of Watertown, December 8, 
1828. He was reared upon a farm and received an academic education. He served his town 
as assessor for 12 years, and in 1863 was elected clerk of the board of supervisors. In 1886 he 
was elected supervisor, and still retains the position of clerk of the board. In the fall of 1870 
he was elected clerk of Jefferson County, which position he filled with honor and credit. In 
1887 he was. appointed deputy clerk of the Assembly, which position he has successfully filled 
since. Mr. Stears married Lorinda Fitch, of Fayetteville, N. Y. Since 1877 he has operated a 
creamery upon his farm. 

Marcus Rice was born in this town near Rice's station, on the farm now occupied by his 
son Harvey C. He married Jane Collins, also a native of this county, and they reared five 
sons and one daughter, namely: Devillo M., Oscar L., Homer H., Harvey C, Willis W., and 
Nettie C. He died in 1872, aged 62 years, and his wife in 1866. He was a captain and also a 
general of militia. Jason Rice, son of Jason, and father of Marcus, was a native of Hartford, 
Oonn. He married EUzabeth Wood, of Herkimer County, and in 1801 took up 400 acres near 



7IO TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 



Rice's station, where he located with his wife in 1802. He served in the War of 1812, and died 
in July, 1863, aged 84 years. His wife died in February of the same year, aged 83. They had 
three sons and one daughter. Harvey C. Rice was born January 31, 1852, on the farm where 
he now resides. He received a common school education. He married Emma, daughter of 
John M. Herrick, of Wapello, Iowa, in June, 1873, and they have three children, Marcus H., 
Gracie L., and May E. For the past six years Mr. Rice has given his attention to breeding 
ti-otting horses. He also deals in cattle. 

Ira Fisk was born August 26, 1828, near where he now resides. He married Mary C. 
Snell and they have no children. Ira Fisk, the father of Ira above named, was born in 
Whitestown, Oneida County, in 1800, and in 1802 came to Jefferson County with his parents, 
who located on a farm three miles south of Watertown city. He married Joanna Hollnook, a 
native of Windham County, Vt., and they had five sons and four daughters. Abraham Fisk,. 
father of Ira, Sr., was born in Massachusetts, near Rhode Island, and his ancestors came from 
England and were among the early settlers in New England. He served in the war for inde- 
pendence, and three of his sons served in the War of 1812. He subsequently took iip 500 acres 
in this county, where he resided until his death. He married Elizabeth Arnold, a near rela- 
tive of Benedict Arnold, and they had eight sons and three daughters. John H. Fisk, son of 
Ira, Sr., and grandson of Abraham, was born in 1824, on the farm he now occupies. In 1852 
he married Calista, daughter of Asahel Heath, who died in 1875, without issue. Abraham 
Fisk's father married a descendant of Roger Williams. The mother of John H. Fisk was a 
descendant of a Holbi-ook who came over in the Mayflon^er. 

Chai-les Richardson was born March 1, 1817, about five miles south of the city of Water- 
town. He was reared npon a farm, received a good common school education, and in his 
younger days taught school. He has resided in Jeft'erson County all his life except three years 
spent in Onondaga County and one year in Illinois. He has been an active participant in 
town affairs, and is at present town clerk. He has reared a family of two sous and one daugh- 
ter. Joseph Richardson, father of Charles, was born in Sterling, Mass., in 1784, subsequently 
removed to Herkimer County, and in 1803 settled in Watertown, where he spent the remainder 
of his life. He served as lieutenant in the War of 1812. His children were two sons and eight 
daughters. Tilley Richardson, father of Joseph, was born in Sterling, Mass., in 1759, and 
died in this county in 1852. He reared a family of two sons and six daughters. He was a 
Revolutionary soldier, and served his town as supervisor in 1808-09. The father of Tilley 
Richardson was a native of Massachusetts, and was a prominent man in that state, holding a 
civil office there many years. 

Abraham Graves came from Vermont in 1805, and settled in this town on 177 acres where 
his grandson, Byron W. Graves, now resides. He married a Miss How, and they had two sons, 
Orrin A. and Abner, and five daughters. He was a captain in the War of 1812, was captured 
at Sackets Harbor, and was sent to Nova Scotia. He died in 1854, aged 81 years. He was of 
English descent and his ancestors settled in Massachusetts. Orrin A. Graves, son of Abraham, 
was born in 1818, on the farm now occupied by his son Byron W. He married Julia Ann 
Stewart, and besides Byron W. they had one daughter, Lydia A. He served as justice of the 
peace several years, and died in 1882. Byron W. Graves was born February 15, 1845, on the 
farm he now occupies, two miles west of the city of Watertown. ^ He was educated in the 
Watertown High School and Cazenovia Academy, and in 18G5 married Cornelia, daughter 
of George Hall, of Adams Center, and they have had two sons and four daughters, namely: 
Willard J., George O., Celia A., Lena J., Mabel L., and Clara L. Mr. Graves was elected 
assessor of his town in February, 1889. 

Garret Ives, a prominent citizen and wealthy farmer, was born January 8, 1806, on the 
farm in this town where he resided until his death. His parents were Jonathan and Amy 
(Scott) Ives, and they had one son and two daughters. Jonathan served in the War of 1812, 
and died in 1839, aged 64 years. Garret Ives married, first, Lorinda Lamon, who bore him 
one son; second, Louisa Reed, who bore him three sons; and third, Eliza, daughter of John 
Stewart, of Pamelia, who bore him one son, Fred S. 

Joel Ives, son of Erastus and Mary (Payne) Ives, was born in Connecticut, October 20, 
1806. He married, first, Mary Ingalls, September 9, 1830, and they had five children, of whom 
two, Louisa (Blrs. Hoar), of Wisconsin, and Julia (Mrs. Hall), of Jefferson County, survive. 
He married, second, Sarah, daughter of Asa Dodge, in December, 1843, and they had four 



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children, viz. : Lucy (deceased), Mary, James, and Edward (deceased). Mr. Ives was an active 
business man all his life. He died February 22, 1871. Asa Dodge, father of Sarah Ives, was 
born near Watertown. He married Anna Collins, and reared three sons and six daughters. 
His father, Jesse Dodge, married a Miss Waters. The Dodge family came to Jefferson County 
about 1800. 

John Ayers, a native of Vermont, married Hannah Winslow, and they reared two sons, 
Jesse and Charles. Mr. Ayers was a farmer and shoemaker. He served in the War of 1812, 
was taken prisoner, and died in a prison in Halifax. Charles Ayers, sou of John, was born in 
Bridgewater, Vt., in 1798, and came to Jefferson County with his parents about 1806. He 
married Eliza Allen, a native of Hartland, Vt., and they had two sons and three daughters, 
namely: John W., E. A., Rucia, Eliza M., and Mary I. Ebenezer A. Ayers was born in the 
town of Watertown, January 29, 1827, was reared upon a farm, and received a common school 
education. He married, first, Lucy, daughter of Jerome Ives, who bore him a son, Charles 
E., and second, Jane, daughter of Thomas W. Warren, of Hounsfield. by whom he has five 
children, namely: Lucy A., Jesse W., Edward A., Henry L., and Mary E. Since his marriage 
he has been engaged in farming in Watertown, with the exception of nine years in Hounsfield. 
May 20, 1884, he was appointed postmaster at Rice's, in which capacity he has since served. 
Mr. Aj'ers was one of the organizers of the Jefferson County Butter and Cheesemakers' Asso- 
ciation, February 2, 1889, of which he is president. He is also one of the charter members of 
the Watertown Dairymen's Board of Trade, and is a leading member of the F. & A. M. Thomas 
W. Warren, father of Mrs. Ayers, came to this county from New Brunswick. He was a farmer 
and shoemaker, and had four sons and four daughters. 

Nathan Staples, son of George and Ruth (Joy) Staples, was born in Deerfield, Oneida 
County, in 1797. When four years of age he removed with his parents to near Rochester, 
where he received his first instruction in a Quaker school. He lived in Bataviatwo years, and 
in 1807 came with his parents to Jefferson County and settled on Burrville Hill, where his 
father died in 1820, aged 70 years, and his mother in 18'12, aged 82 years. In 1843 Nathan 
located where he now resides. He has been extensively engaged in the shipment of meat and 
poultry to New York city, and in connection with farming has been engaged in butchering for 
more than 50 years. In 1822 Mr. Staples married Amanda Curtis, by whom he had eight 
children, namely: Emma, Sophronia, Charles F., Orin G., of Washington, D. C. ; Ruth (Mrs. 
Joseph Reid), of Oil City, Pa.; Mary (Mrs. I. W. Near); Gertrude and Aubrey (deceased). 
George Staples, father of Nathan, served two years on a whaling vessel and two years as- 
lieutenant in the war for independence. He was one of a party of four who crossed over from 
New York and burned Brooklyn during that war. He was twice married. By his first wife, 
Miss Satchwell, he had one son and three daughters, and by his second wife he had one son, 
Nathan. He was a native of Rhode Island, and his second wife was a native of Connecticut. 

Alanson P. Sigourney is descended from Andrew Sigourney, a French Huguenot, who 
landed in Boston in the winter of 1686, and died in 1727, aged 89 years. The line of descent 
is Andrew (1); Andrew (2), who came to America with his father; Anthony (3), who was born 
in Boston in 1702; Anthony (4); Anthony (5), who was born in Massachusetts, served in the 
war for independence, married Ruth Chase, reared nine children, and died iu Watertown; 
Anthony (6); and Alanson P. (7). Anthony Sigourney, the father of Alanson P., was born in 
Vermont, and in 1804 settled in Lewis County, where he married Elizabeth Gloyd, a native of 
Connecticut, and in 1809 located in this town, where his son Alanson P. now resides. They 
had three sons and three daughters, viz.: Mary A., Polly P., Betsey, Alanson P.. James M,, 
and William H. He served in the War of 1812, participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor, 
and died April 24, 1847, aged 75 years. Alanson P. Sigourney was born where he now resides, 
December 27, 1809. He was reared principally upon the farm and finished his education in 
Denmark (Lewis County) Academy. He is an active and leading Democrat, and has been 
superintendent of Watertown schools for 14 years. He has been the candidate of his party 
for member of Assembly and supervisor, each time running largely ahead of his ticket, which 
is evidence of his popularity throughout the county. In 1848 he married Wiley J., daughter 
of Harvey Finney, of EUisburgh, and a niece of Charles G. Finney, the eminent revivalist and 
former president of OberHn College. Mrs. Sigourney was an accomphshed woman, and 
a graduate of OberHn College. She died of cholera at Sackets Harbor when returning^ 
from a visit to Toledo, Ohio. In 1856 Mr. Sigourney married Jiily C, daughter of Dr. Eli 
Estman, of Adams, and they have had five children, three of whom are living, namely: 



712 TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 



Alanson P., Jr., Harrison, and July C. Mr. Sigourney has for many years been a member of 
the Masonic fraternity. 

Jeremy Rogers, son of EU, a Revohitionary soklier, and a native of Connecticut, was born 
in New Haven, Conn., and served in the War of 1812. He married Carohne Porter, and they 
had six sons and six dangliters. Jeremy W. Rogers, son of Jeremy, was born in Harrisburg, 
Lewis County, in 1814, and came to Jeft'erson County about 1824. He married Jane Ann, 
daughter of James and Rachel (Odell) Estes, and they reared five sons and two daughters. 
Fremont J. Rogers, son of Jeremy W., was boi-n in the town of Pamelia, February 15, 1856. 
He was educated in the common schools, and in 1887 married Martha S., daughter of Norton 
and Sarah J. (Tousley) Snider. Norton Snider was a native of Canada and his wife of Con- 
necticut. He came to Jefferson County soon after the late civil war. 

Asaph Chase was born in Guilford, Vt., in 1777. He married Tamar Clark, who was born 
in Halifax, Vt., in 1777. He died in 1844, and his wife in 1870. They had seven children, four 
of whom attained maturity, namely: C. C, Relief, Betsey, and Nancy. They came in 1807 
and settled on 100 acres in the town of Rutland. Asaph Chase served as lieutenant in the 
War of 1812 and commanded a company at the battle of Sackets Harbor. Soon after his dis- 
charged from the army he located in the town of Hartland, Niagara County, where he resided 
10 years, when he returned and settled in Lorraine. He filled various responsible positions in 
the town with honor and credit. C. C. Chase, the only son of Asaph, was born in Rutland, 
July 22, 1810. He received a common school education, and is a respected citizen and pros- 
perous farmer. In 1829 he married Louisa, daughter of James Kent, of Brattleboro, Vt., and 
they have four children, viz.: Christopher H., Mary E., Louanna L., and Chandler C. About 
1825 Mr. Chase located in Oswego County, and in March, 1837, settled with his father on 150 
acres where he now resides. He has served his town as commissioner and assessor. Mrs. 
Chase died in February, 1878. 

David F. and Mary Ann (Eygabroad) Sne;l were both natives of Herkimer County. Li 
1837 they located in Theresa, and in 1840 in this town, where their son Sylvester now resides. 
They reared a family of three sons and seven daughters. David F. was a son of Frederick F. 
Snell, who came from Germany and located at Snell's Bush, Herkimer County. Frederick 
Snell, Sr., grandfather of David F., was killed in battle during the war for independence, in 
which war he served with the American forces. Sylvester Snell, son of David F., was born in 
Manheim Center. Herkimer County, Februai'j^ 11, 1834. He married, first, Maria Hines, who 
bore him two children, a son and a daughter. By his second wife, Apollonia H. (Laninger) 
Mack, widow of John C. Mack, he has one daughter. Mrs. Snell had one daughter by her first 
husband. Mr. Snell is extensively engaged in market gardening, and is a member of the F. 
& A. M., I. O. O. F., and the Grange. 

Samuel Collins, Sr., was born in Schenectadj^ N. Y., in 1776. He was twice married, 
first to Mary Kinyon, who bore him six sons and seven daughters, and second to Elizabeth 
Kitts, W'ho bore him four children, namely: Lucy, Samuel, Harriet, and Emma. He died in 
1841. Samuel Collins, son of Samuel, was born near West Martinsburg, Lewis County, June 
16, 1831. He attended the common schools until he arrived at the age of 15 years, when he 
commenced working out at farming by the month, giving his earnings to his mother. At the 
age of 26 years he purchased his first farm, south of Burr's Mills. He located in Jefferson 
County about 1843, when 12 years of age. Mr. Collins has been married three times. In 
1857 he married Ruth, daughter of David Gragg, who died in 1863. By his second wife, Sarah 
Wright, of Denmark, who died in April, 1880, he had a son. Jay W., who died in October, 1882, 
aged 18 years. His present wife is Rachel, daughter of Charles Richardson, of Canada, and 
they have one child, Ray S. Mr. Collins removed to his present location in Burrville village 
in August, 1887. Having by industry accumulated a competency he has retired from active 
farm life. 

Jonathan Ball, son of Jonathan, was born in Connecticut, and was one of a family of six 
children. He married Lucinda Bullard, a native of Massachusetts, and they had four sons 
and two daughters. They were early settlers in Lowville, Lewis County. Jonathan, Jr., served 
in the War of 1812, and died in Lewis County. John B. Ball, son of Jonathan, Jr., was born 
in Lewis County, September 6, 1811. In 1838 he located in this county, about six miles down 
the river from Cape Vincent, and seven years later settled in Watertown, where lie now re- 
sides. He married Malinda, daughter of Capt. Seth Bailey, and they have had four sons and 
three daughters. 



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Levi Lawton was boru near Troy, N. Y., in 1800. When be was two years old his father 
died, and he was talien to live with a Mr. Rhodes, who came to Jetferson County about 1818 or 
'20. Mr. Lawton married, first, Yalley Hustis, by whom he had two sons, Chauncey and 
Oram. The latter went to the Mexican war and never returned. By his second wife, Abigail 
Budlong, he had one son, Albert J., and two daughters. Albert J. Lawton was born in the 
town of Rodman, and at the age of 14 years was thrown upon his own resources. At the age 
of 18 he commenced to learn the carpenter and joiners' trade, which he followed until he mar- 
ried Emma, daughter of Hiram Priest. In 1865 he settled at his present location. By indus- 
try and perseverance he has accumulated a competency. 

John Donahue, son of Patrick, was born in Adair, County Limerick, Ireland, January 1, 
1834. His father died in Ireland, and his mother married again, and soon after, in 1846, im- 
migrated to America, locating in Canada. She died in Oswego, in 1854. John Donahue came 
from Canada, and located in Watertown in 1846. In 1853 he began work in Brookside Ceme- 
tery, where he dug the first grave in the fall of 1854. For the past 15 years he has been super- 
intendent of this cemetery. In 1853 he married Catharine Rice, by whom he has had 15 chil- 
dren, — seven sons and eight daughters, — three of whom died in infancy. 

Patrick Hanlon, a native of Cork, Ireland, married Ellen Heneberry, of Kilkenny, Ireland, 
and in 1854 immigrated to this county and located in the town of Antwerp, where he began 
work in the iron ore mines of that section. About 1872 he removed to Pamelia, where he has 
since resided. Mrs. Hanlon came to this country about two years previous to her husband, 
and, in 1852, located on a fai'm at Evans Mills. They had two sons and one daughter. John 
Hanlon, father of Patrick, died in Waterford, Ireland, in 1889, aged 105 years. He had three 
sons and three daughters, all of whom, except one daughter, located in the United States. 
Philip F. Hanlon, son of Patrick, was born in Le Ray, September 2, 1864. In 1887 he married 
Maggie, daughter of John Donahue, and they have one son. 

Joseph B. Bass, son of Joel N. and Jerusha (Shippee) Bass, was born in Colerain, Frank- 
lin County, Mass., April 15, 1837. He came to Jefferson County about 1859, worked at his 
trade of carpenter and joiner, and taught school during the winter in Saratoga County, where 
his parents had located about 1848. In 1862 he purchased the farm on Dry Hill, where he now 
resides. He married Hannah, daughter of George Simmons, in 1864, and they had one son. 
After the death of his wife, in 1878, he married Elvira, daughter of Chancey Shippee, of St. 
Lawrence County. Anon Bass, grandfather of Joseph B., was a native of Massachusetts, and 
reared a family of four sons. Anon's father was a native of England, and when sent away 
from home to be educated was held by the captain of the vessel on which he embarked. 

Horace W. Freeman, son of Freedom, was born in Somerville, St. Lawrence County, in 
1843. He was educated at Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, and at the age of 18 years enlisted in 
the 1st N. Y. Lt. Art. and served three years in the war for the Union. He participated in many 
engagements, was promoted to a lieutenancy, and was in charge of a battery. After the war 
closed he purchased a farm in Watertown, where, and at Thousand Island Park, he has since 
resided. He married, ni 1868, Augusta E. Gilbert, of Rodman, and they have three children, 
Leonora, Burt W., and Mildred May. 

John E. and Margaret (Morris) Jones came to this country from Wales in 1828, first locat- 
ing in Albany and subsequently in Utica. In 1834 Mr. Jones bought 50 acres in Lewis County, 
upon which he settled in June of the same year, and in the fall of that year was killed by a 
falling tree. His widow resided in Lewis County during the remainder of her life. They had 
five sons and two daughters. Hugh E. Jones, son of John E., was born in Utica, N. Y., in 1830. 
He married Abigail P. Lyman, and they had one son, Calvin H., and one daughter. August 
11, 1862, he enlisted in Co. L, 5th N. Y. Art., and was discharged on account of disability in 
December, 1862. In the spring of 1880 Mr. Jones removed to the town of Rutland, and in 
1885 located in this town, where he now resides. 

A. D. Wiley, son of Ezra ancl Cassie (Gardiner) Wiley, was one of a family of 11 children> 
— eight sons and three daughters,— and was born where he now resides, on Dry Hill, in this 
town, April 10, 1846. His parents were both natives of Jefferson County. Mr. Wiley was 
reared unon the farm and was educated in the common schools. He married Mary Martin, 
in 1873, and they have one son. 

Col. David F. Barbour was a native of Jefferson County, and his father was one of the 
first settlers in Le Ray. He was a colonel of miUtia, and was also a music teacher and farmer. 



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He married a sister of Col. A. D. Shaw's fatbfer, and they had five sons and five daughters, 
Henry S. Barbour, son of Col. David F., was born July 22, 1832, and is a contractor and 
builder. He married Mary Edwards, a native of Jefferson County, and they had five children. 
George W. Barbour, son of Henry S., was born in October, 1861. He was reared upon a farm, 
received a liberal education, and for five or six years was a school teacher. In the spring of 
1885 he located where he has since carried on a successful gardening business, in which he 
is quite extensively engaged. September 1, 1885, he married Stella J., daughter of John Lehr, 
of Dexter, and they have one daughter, Marjorie B. Mr. Barbour is an active member of the 
F. & A. M. 

Milo L. Cleveland, son of Philander B. and Mercy (Richardson) Cleveland, natives of this 
county, and grandson of Harvey Cleveland, an early settler here, was born in Hounsfield, July 
4, 1852. He was reared upon a farm, was educated in the schools of Watertown, and at the 
age of 18 years began work by the month as a carpenter, teaching school winters. At the age 
of 21 years he engaged as roadman on the Kingston & Pembroke Railroad, and after a brief 
experience took charge of an engineer corps. Later he was given a contract and was engaged 
here about four ye^rs. He also had large contracts on the Rome & Watertown and Grand 
Trunk railroads, and built 80 miles of the Pittsburg, Cleveland & Toledo road. He has for 
a number of years been extensively engaged in stone work. He built R. C. Remington & Son's 
paper-mill, the Ontario paper-mill, and the 'Watertown waterworks. He also constriicts abut- 
ments and piers, and has built many arch bridges in St. Lawrence County. 

Charles W. Bartlett, son of Joseph and Sarah (Williamson) Bartlett, was born in Oneida 
County, May 2, 1861. He was reared upon a farm and received a common school education. 
December 18, 1884, he married Minnie E., daughter of Douglass Munson, and they have one 
daughter, Helen. For a time after their marriage they lived in Lorraine, and in March, 1887, 
located in this town, where they now reside. Joseph Bartlett, father of Charles W., was born 
in Oneida County, and his wife, Sarah Williamson, was a native of England. They had three 
sons and four daughter, namely: Joseph A., Mary E., Ellen, Matilda, Charles W., Emma, and 
John W. 

Franklin E. Ives, son of Jerome and Chloe (Holloway) Ives, was born in Hounsfield, Sep- 
tember 26, 1845. Jerome Ives, son of Jonathan, was a captain of militia, and was a director 
of the Merchants Bank for many years. He had three children: Lucy (Mrs. E. A. Ayers), 
Adelia (Mrs. Francis Ives), and Franklin E. The latter was reared upon a farm and received 
a common school education. October 13, 1869, he married Emma E., daughter of Hiram 
Coon, of Diana, and they have two sons, Burt J. and Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. Ives are member?, 
of the Christian Church. 



CITY OF WATERTO^ATN. 



THE CITY OF WATERTOWN is the metropolis and county seat of 
Jefferson County, and is most advantageously located for the utiHza- 
tion of the almost unlimited and inexhaustible water-power furnished 
by Black River. The river divides the city into two unequal parts, the larger 
portion being on the south side of the stream. Two large islands, Beebee's 
and Sewall's, beside several smaller ones, are encompassed by the various 
channels within the city limits. Of these Beebee's contains about five and 
Sewall's 15 acres. The total area occupied by the city approximates 6,500 
acres, nearly three-fourths of which is upon the south side of the river. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 715 



Since its organization the original bounds of the city have not been 
changed, and are given in section 2 of the charter as follows : — 

"The territory within the following boundaries shall constitute the city of Watertown : 
Beginning at a stone monument marked ' City B,' on the left bank of Black River, 75 links 
from the water's edge, and in the prolongation of the center of the Cold Creek cross-road, and 
running thence along the center line of said road, south 13 degrees 22 minutes west, by 
the true meridian ; variation of the needle 8)^ degrees west, 12 chains and 29 links, to a 
point on the stone bridge over Cold Creek; thence south 11 degrees 16 minutes, four chains 
and 29 links to a point at an angle in the above mentioned road ; thence south 14 degrees 22 
minutes west, 28 chains and 94 links to the intersection of the center line of State street, by 
the center of the Cold Creek cross-road; thence along the center line of State street, south 68' 
degrees and 45 minutes east, one chain and 81 links to the point intersected by the center of 
the Gilford road; thence along the center of Gifford road, south five degrees west, variation 
of needle seven and a half degrees west, 17 chains and 61 links to an angle in said road; thence 
south three degrees and 45 minutes east, six chains and 47 links to a point in the center of the 
Gifford road, where it is intersected by the prolongation of the southerly line of George W. 
Lawrence's land; thence south 65 degrees 46 minutes west, 167 chains and 55 links to a stone 
monument four links north 45 degrees west from a soft maple tree foiir inches in diameter on 
the westerly side of Washington street; thence north 56 degrees and 10 minutes west, variation 
12 degrees west. 160 chains and 84 links, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter standing in the 
swamp on the land owned by Orrin Graves; thence north four degrees and 35 minutes east, 
variation seven degrees west, 59 chains and 76 hnks to a stone monument marked ' City B' in 
the southerly line of the Sackets Harbor road; thence north 30 degrees and 31 minutes east, 
variation eight and a half degrees west, 71 chains and 77 links to a stone monument marked 
'City B ' in the southerly line of the Brownville road; thence north 69 degrees and six minutes 
east, 114 chains and 11 links to a stone monument marked ' City B ' in the westerly line of the 
road to G. C. Bradley's, in Pamelia; thence south 67 degrees and 15 minutes east, 189 chains 
and 60 links to a stone monument marked ' City B ' on the northwesterly side of the R., W. & 
0. Railroad, near W. Ishams; thence south six degrees and 30 minutes west, 48 chains and 27 
links to the place of beginning." 

Section 3 of the charter gives the bounds of the four wards as follows : — 

"The city shall be divided into four wards, as follows, to wit: All that part of the city 
lying witliin the angle formed by the center line of State street and the center line of Mill 
street, and the prolongation thereof known as North street, shall be the first ward. All that 
part of the said city lying within the angle formed by the center line of State street and the 
center line of Washington street shall be the second ward. All that part of the said city lying 
within the angle formed by the center line of Washington street and the center line of Arsenal 
street shall be the third ward. All that part of the city lying within the angle formed by the 
center line of Arsenal street and the center line of Mill street, and the prolongation thereof 
known as North street, shall be the fourth ward." 

Watertown was incorporated as a city under an act passed May 8, 1869. 
Since its incorporation the following have served as city officers: — 

Mayors. — G. W. Flower, 1869-71 ; Gilderoy Lord, 1872 ; W. F. Porter, 
1873-74; Bradley Winslow, 1875; Levi H. Brown, 1876; W. F.Porter, 
1877; John C. Streeter, 1878; Denis O'Brien, 1879; Byron B. Taggart, 
1880-81 ; Nelson Burdick, 1882-83 ; De Witt C. Middleton, 1884-85 ; Henry 
M.Allen, 1886; William E. Hart, 1887-88; John Nill, 1889; Wilbur F. 
Porter, 1890. 

Recorders. — Laban H. Ainsworth, 1869-81 ; Henry Purcell, 1882-85, 
Joseph A. McConnell, 1886-90, present incumbent. 

Ciiy Clerks. — Edward M. Gates, 1869-70; A. D. Seaver, 1871. 

Treasurers. — Louis C. Greenleaf, 1869-70 ; J. A. Quencer, 187 1. 



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C/ia?nberlains* — George Smith, 1872; Byron D. Adsit, 1873-75 • Charles 
A. Settle, 1876; John L. Phelps, 1877-78; William J. Shepard, 1879, '80, 
'81 '82, '^2,; William D. Hanchette, 1884, '85, '86, '87, '88; John C. Lewis. 
1889, present incumbent. 

Overseers of the Poor. — Clark Weatherby, 1869-71; Solon B. Hart, 1872- 
75 ; Daniel McCormick, 1876 ; James H. Wood, 1877, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82 ; 
Solon B. Hart, 1883-84; James H. Wood, 1885-86; Patrick Redmond, 
1887-90, present incumbent. 

Justices of the Peace. — Lysander H.Brown, 1869-72, 1875-76; Thomas 
Baker, 1873-74; H. H. Wilbur, 1877; William H. Hotchkin, 1879, 
'82; Charles M. Paris, 1883-86; Laban H. Ainsworth, 1883, '84, '85, 
'86, '87, '88; Charles M. Paris, 1887-90; Brayton A. Field, 1889, for four 
years. 

The present officers of the city are as follows: — 

Mayor. — Wilbur F. Porter. 

Chamberlain. — John C. Lewis. 

City Attorney. — Charles L. Adams. 

Recorder. — Joseph A. McConnell. 

City Surveyor. — Francis S. Hubbard. 

Street Commissioner. — Richard B. Adams. 

Overseer of the Poor. — Patrick Redmond. 

Sealer of Weights and Measures. — Joseph T. Lynch. 

Poundmaster. — Walter D. Tyler. 

Aldermen. — First Ward, L. M. Babcock, Philip Riley ; Second Ward, 
James B. Wise, W. H. Mould ; Third Ward, H. F. Inglehart, F. D. Roth ; 
Fourth Ward, D. J. Hewitt, H. L. Stimson. 

Police Cofnmissioners. — Wilbur F. Porter, chairman; J. M. Carpenter, 
James A. Ward, Richard Marcy, E. C. Van Namee, J. C. Lewis, clerk. 

Police Department. — Charles G. Champlin, chief; WiUiam McCutchin, 
assistant chief; Miles Guest, J. O. Van Wormer, Charles G.Witt, policemen. 

Assessors. — George Castle, M. Horton, D. W. Baldwin. 

Justices of the Peace. — Charles M. Paris, Brayton A. Field. 

Board of Excise. — A. M. Farwell, Frank Goulding, T. C. Chittenden, 
clerk. 

Board of Education. — Henry Purcell, S. F. Bagg, George Adams, L. C. 
Greenleaf, George S. Hooker, Sidney Cooper, T. C. Chittenden, F. R. Far- 
well, S. T. Woolworth, John Lansing, A. H. Sawyer, president ; Fred Sey- 
mour, superintendent and clerk. 

Board of Health. — Mayor W. F. Porter, chairman; Dr. E. S, Sill, George 
H. Mowe, H. M. Ball, J. E. Bergevin, B. A. Field, George Castle, Dr. H. H. 
Deane, health officer; C. S. Adams, clerk. 

Fire Departtnent. — Charles E. McClare, chief engineer: J. E. Gray, first 
assistant ; B. C. Bauter, second assistant. 

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Supervisors. — R. Holden, Jr., First Ward ; J. Atwell, Jr., Second Ward ;. 
R. E. Smiley, Third Ward ; Solon Wilder, Fourth Ward. 

Water Commissioners. — J. C. Knowlton, Fred Emerson, E. B. Sterling, 
Patrick Phillips, F. A. Hinds, A. Salisbury, superintendent; N. P. Wardwell,- 
clerk. 

What has made and maintains the city of Watertown as a place of com- 
mercial importance is principally the excellent water-power furnished by 
Black River. This stream has its source almost in the very heart of the Adi- 
rondack wilderness — a region abounding in forests and containing hundreds of 
lakes. The actual source of the river is a small lake in Hamilton County, 
situated in a direct line about loo miles from Watertown. In its 
winding course the river must traverse a much greater distance. Within its 
first 25 miles it receives the out-flow of numerous lakes of various sizes, 
most prominent of which are the South Branch, North Branch, Chubb, Bisby, 
and Gull lakes. The latter is 2,018.88 feet above tidewater. These lakes, 
with their out-letting streams, drain a large portion of Herkimer County and 
the northeastern portions of Oneida County. About 30 miles from its source 
Black River receives the contents of Moose River, a formidable rival which 
has its source in Lake Fonda, in the northwestern part of Hamilton County. 
It flows across Hamilton County and unites with Black River at Port Ley- 
den, Lewis County. Moose River is about 50 miles in length, and among 
a score of others receives the contents of Moose Lake (2,239.21 feet above 
tide water), Lime Kiln Lake, the Fulton chain, comprising the 4th, 7th, and 
8th lakes, so-called. Shallow Lake, etc. A few miles farther on Black River 
receives Fish Creek, which latter is the outlet of Brantingham Lake. Be- 
sides other smaller inlets near the last mentioned, its next contribution is re- 
ceived within a few miles, when Independence River empties into it, the con- 
tents of a lake of the same name situated near the eastern boundary of Her- 
kimer County. Ten miles farther on, at Croghan, Lewis County, Black 
River receives the contents of Beaver River, which has its source in Smith's 
Lake, in the extreme northern part of Herkimer County. This river is the 
outlet of almost innumerable smaller lakes, among the more prominent be- 
ing Albany, Rock, Burnt, and Salmon lakes, and the Red River chain. Deer 
River enters from the south. There are other considerable branches enter- 
ing Black River from the south, and it is estimated that this stream, with its 
numerous tributaries, drains a territory of 2,000 square miles, or 1,280,000 
square acres. It will thus be seen that Black River gives abundant assur- 
ance of never ending water-power. For miles above and below the city the 
river flows rapidly over a solid bed of Trenton and Birds-Eye limestone ; but 
coming as it does from a granite region it is almost as soft as the purest rain 
water. The rocky nature of the bed and banks of the stream in the vicinity 
of Watertown is the fullest guarantee against all disasters arising from the 
washing away of banks or the undermining of dams. An almost natural 
water-power is furnished here, with a full and rapid flow, requiring little out- 



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lay in any artificial direction. Just above the suspension bridge on Mill 
street the Black River Falls are to be found, which in times of high water 
furnish one of the most picturesque scenes imaginable. A beautiful and use- 
ful stream is Black River, and not one-quarter of its power in Jefferson County 
has been utilized. The city is situated in the midst of a rich agricultural dis- 
trict, which fact has also contributed largely to its growth and present pros- 
perity. 

The erection and organization of the towns of Watertown and Pamelia, 
from which the city was formed, have been recorded in preceding chapters. 
Our province under this heading will be the compilation of materials pertain- 
ing to the territory comprised within the present limits of Watertown city. 
The first to acquire lands and establish homes here, and whose rude habita- 
tions formed the nucleus of the present beautiful and prosperous city, were 
Henry Coffeen and Zachariah Butterfield, who arrived in March, 1800, both 
coming from Schuyler, Oneida County. Coffeen arrived a little in advance 
of Butterfield, coming via Lowville, with his family and household goods 
upon an ox-sled. The same year, and soon after Coffeen and Butterfield, 
came Hart Massey, who purchased 90 acres fronting on Washington street, 
to which he soon after added 100 acres adjoining and including the site of the 
present railroad station. Mr. Massey removed his family to his new home 
in March, 1801. In describing the locations of these and other pioneers, 
and the early structures erected by them, we quote from an article published 
in the Watertown Daily Times, April 14, 1887, from the pen of Marcellus 
Massey, a son of the early settler. It will be seen that their lands cornered 
upon what is now Public Square: — 

" Mr. Cofifeen's first cabin was built almost exactly upon the site where the 
National Bank of Watertown now stands. His land extended westerly from 
that point along the road leading on the south side of the river to Brownville, 

including all between the street subsequently bearing his name, and Black 

River, to where later he built a dam and mills; thence to and beyond the 

present fair grounds, to the farm at the top of Foltz hili, where his son, 
Henry Hale Coffeen, afterwards lived and died. Mr. Butterfield placed his 
house on the spot where the building known as Washington hall now stands. 
The location or extent of his lands are not known. Mr. Massey built upon 
his land near where the front entrance to Paddock's arcade now is, his land 
commencing at the corner of Arsenal street, then called Columbia, and ex- 
tending along Washington as far as the present Presbyterian Church ; thence 
westward a mile or more beyond the present crossing of the tracks of the 
Rome Railroad. 

" Mr. Coffeen presently sold lots on the front for dwellings and business pur- 
poses. Among other buyers were Judge Egbert Ten Eyck and Chauncey 
Calhoun, both of whom built houses well back from the street. Fronting 
this street, further north, was laid out the first burial-place in the village, 
where the evidences denoting former use may still be seen on the fenced 



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plot in the rear of the Episcopal Church. As opportunity offered, Mr. Mas- 
sey made sales from his land fronting Washington and Arsenal streets, com- 
pelling him, not many years later, to vacate the cabin and move into a new 
and larger house built on his ground further up the street. The first consid- 
erable section of land sold by him consisted of many acres extending west- 
ward as far as the present Massey avenue. The purchaser of this was a 
lawyer of some eminence from the East, named Amos Benedict. The land 
was for the most part cleared, and the rear portion used by Deacon Jesse 
Stone, the father in-law of Mr. Benedict, for tillage and pasturage. Mr. 
Stone subsequently acquired other land, west of Massey street, on both sides 
of the Sackets Harbor road. The street opened later bearing his name — 
which was exceedingly appropriate — had for many years previously been 
used by him as a lane or driveway in passing from his barn to the farm be- 
yond. His house on Washington street, of wood, occupied nearly the site 
upon which the brick house of Pearson Munday was built not many years 
ago. Orin Stone, his son, was a merchant here for many years. His store, 
of brick, stood one or two doors east of the National Bank of Watertown. 
with narrow steps leadmg up to the door as for a dwelling, for which it had 
perhaps previously been built. 

"There are still in existence printed copies of a map, or sketch, drawn by 
the late Dyer Huntington in 1S04, showing the streets in use, the buildings 
of every kind in the village, by whom and for what purpose occupied. There 
appears upon it, among others, a frame dwelling built and occupied by Hart 
Massey, on the plot on Washington street on which stands the present man- 
sion of Edwin Paddock. The frame dwelling referred to is believed to have 
been the first of that character built in Watertown. It was not very long af- 
ter the land was sold to Mr. Benedict before a similar plot adjoining, of 
about the same dimensions, was sold to Judge Jabez Foster, including that 
on which Mr. Massey's house had been built. The latter was not included 
in the sale, and before long it was removed by its owner and rebuilt at a dis- 
tant and more central location upon his farm. 

" The buyers of the plots named each set about building the most spacious 
and elegant residence by far yet undertaken, in the village, if not in the county. 
Quite a considerable portion of that built by Mr. Benedict forms, at the pres- 
ent time, a conspicuous part of the mansion occupied for many years by the 
late Oscar Paddock, and now by his family. The one built by Judge Foster 
was occupied by him till after the death of his wife, when it was sold to, and 
occupied by, Levi Beebee. After his removal it became the property and 
the residence of the late Loveland Paddock till his death, when it succeeded 
to his son Edwin. It was torn down by the latter and replaced by the ele- 
gant residence now occupied by himself and his family. The well dug on the 
place, and used during the occupancy of Mr. Massey, is still in use. 

" No better evidence can be adduced of the abounding faith and confi- 
dence of those big-headed and sagacious men, in the future and ultimate 



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growth and importance of the section where they had planted their homes, 
than the exceedingly Hberal release of land fronting the Square, by the own- 
ers, for the free use of the public forever as a grand p/aza, or common park. 
In all the years of the past, and, if possible, more now than ever, it is re- 
garded with pride by the citizens, and is the admiration of visitors. The 
same spirit is alike manifest in the appropriation of land for Washington 
street, as far as it then extended in the village. All beyond was known only 
as the road to Adams. The allowance of width in the laying out of Wash- 
ington street extended only as far as the jog yet seen opposite the Presbyte- 
rian Church, which also marks the bounds of the original purchase of land 
by Judge Massey in this direction. 

" South of the fine houses of William Benedict and Judge Foster, the next 
was a frame dwelhng, every way neat, with piazza on front and side, built by 
Orville Hungerford, a prominent merchant and business man, near the pres- 
ent corner of Clinton street, quite a number of years before that street was 
opened. It was occupied by Mr. Hungerford till the larger and more elegant 
stone house, still occupied by his family, was built farther south upon the 
same street. After the removal thereto the former was occupied for several 
years by Dr. Henry H. Sherwood and Dr. Alpheus S. Greene respectively, 
both of whom were in the practice of their profession, and each for one or 
more terms received the appointment of postmaster at Watertown. The 
house was afterwards purchased and occupied by Edwin Paddock, by whom 
it was materially changed and improved. 

" First a gateway, and afterwards a lane, used in common by Mr. Hunger- 
ford and his next neighbor south, were the incipient steps leading to the open- 
ing of Clinton street. The first building erected on the street for any pur- 
pose besides barns, sheds, etc., was one of brick, used for a dwelling. The 
materials used for this purpose were the same made use of in building the 
first academy, in 1811, removed in 1820 to give place to the church about 
to be erected on the same ground. The new building was erected under the 
charge or direction of Mr. Hungerford, intended for a young ladies* school, 
and when completed was used as such by the Misses Hooker, who afterwards 
became Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Wood. It was some years later before 
other buildings were built upon Clinton street, or it was known by that 
name. 

" The next house was built for, and occupied by. Rev. George S. Board- 
man, the second Presbyterian minister settled in Watertown. This house is 
of stone, but clapboarded, giving it the appearance of being of wood. Olney 
Pearce, a merchant, owning the adjoining lot fronting Washington street, 
built upon it a fine house, which was subsequently destroyed by fire, and very 
soon after replaced by him with a larger and more expensive one of stone. 
The latter, after the death of Mr. Pearce, was purchased and occupied by 
Gen. W. H. Angell, and later sold to George Paddock, who modernized and 



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enlarged it, and it has since been looked upon as among the finest and most 
picturesque residences on the street. 

" A few years later Gardner Keyes erected a stone house on Washington 
street, a short distance below Clinton, the same now occupied by the family 
of the late Robert Lansing. About the same time the family of the late 
Adriel Ely built a similar dwelling on an adjoining lot, where he dwelt till the 
end of his life, and his family for many more years. It is now owned by 
E. Q. Sewall, Esq., whose wife is a niece of Mrs. Adriel Ely. It has been 
changed by Mr. Sewall to the Swiss chatelet style, to the extent that those 
formerly knowing it best would scarcely recognize it as the same. 

" Before the Presbyterian Society had completed their house of worship 
they had also erected, nearly opposite their church, a plain brick dwelling, 
intended for a parsonage, and so occupied for a time by the Rev. Daniel 
Banks. His successor. Rev. George S. Boardman, was without family, hence 
there was no further present use for the parsonage. It was then rented for 
a number of years to a Mr. Seward, a bookbinder, who with several members 
of his family were in the employ of Knowlton & Rice. It was later sold to and 
occupied by the family of Judge Egbert Ten Eyck, whose death there oc- 
curred in 1844. It then became the property and home of his son-in-law, 
the late Hon. Joseph MuUin. It was then enlarged to almost or quite 
double its former proportions. It remains the property of the family, and is 
occupied by such of them as are yet unmarried. 

" There were not, at the early period of which we speak, very many other 
notable dwellings, and the few others were widely scattered throughout the 
village. The two erected by the Honorable Micah Sterling, one on the 
street and the other in the park bearing his name, were both at different 
times occupied Mr. Sterling. The former is now the residence of the family 
of the late John Clarke, and the latter is occupied by those who yet remain of 
the Sterling family. 

" The residence of the Whittleseys on Court street was large and preten- 
tious, but never home-like in appearance. After their removal the family of 
Esquire Calvin McKnight lived it] it till after his death, when it was torn 
down, and the high ground on which it stood leveled to a grade with the 
other buildings upon the street. The elder Amasa Trowbridge, distinguished 
as a physician and surgeon throughout this section of the state, erected on 
Arsenal street a large, fanciful building for a residence and office combined, 
in which he lived till bis acceptance of a professorship in the medical col- 
lege at Willoughby, Ohio, v/hither he removed with his family. 

" Last, not least, we shall be excused for mentioning one other residence, 
and perhaps as well worthy of note as others which have been mentioned. 
The house referred to is the one built of brick by Hart Massey, in 1812, on 
his farm, at a considerable distance from the center of the village. For the 
time it was looked upon as large, and in every way exceedingly fine and expen- 
sive. On many accounts it was thought well worth a visit from those visit- 

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ing the town. The glass for it, procured in Albany, was the best English 
Crown brand, size 12x18, which had rarely if ever before been seen so far 
away in the country. Moreover, it is believed to have been the first brick 
dwelling in the town, if not in the county of Jefferson. The arsenal, acad- 
emy, and several stores had been built previously, but none intended solely for 
a dwelling. If this be as stated it is certainly no trifling cause for distinc- 
tion on the part of the builder to have been, as is claimed in this instance, 
the builder, owner, and occupant of one of the first three log-houses, the first 
frame and the first brick house at the commencement of an humble settle- 
ment, smce become one of the most beautiful interior cities in the state. 

" At this time there were no streets, as such, or even roads leading to this 
dwelling in the fields, except by following Arsenal to and thence along the 
Fields Settlement road to a lane leading 30 or 40 rods to the house. It was 
by many thought singular, at least, that so practical a person as Judge 
Massey should build so find and expensive a house so far away away from 
the village, and withal placing the main door of entrance (with its brass 
knocker) upon the back side of the house. His reply, when spoken to on the 
subject, was characteristic, and to the effect that in the course of time the 
house would be found to face in the right direction and the front door appear 
on the right side. It is still standing, no longer alone and unabashed by any 
of its present surroundings in the modern and model city of Watertown. It 
is still, as it has ever been, owned by the family. 

" There was not at that time, nor for many years afterwards, anything more 
like streets than the common roads, designated only by the places to which 
they led, as to Brownville, to Sackets Harbor, to Adams, and to other well 
known localities in the county. 

" Mr. Coffeen, with most of his interests in land and property at the north 
end of the village, seemed to have become aware of the fact that the spacious 
public square at the center was of considerable consequence, as a matter of 
pride and convenience to those having already or were seeking to locate in 
that section. He thereupon set about securing a similar advantage to the 
business and property nearer to the location in which he was more largely in- 
terested. This was sought to be and was finally accomplished by procuring 
for that purpose a large space, commencing at the north near the original 
court-house, extending in the other direction as far as the crossing of the 
Sackets Harbor road of the same width as it now appears. Inasmuch as the 
great name of Washington had been appropriated to the former, it was 
thought that the name of ' Madison ' would be quite suitable for the street 
and square of the west end. Aside from the evidence given of the liberality 
of its donors it is not believed to have conferred the material benefits ex- 
pected, or proved to any perceptible extent attractive to those who were seek- 
ing locations, either for business purposes or residences. On the contrary, it 
is not certain that the location of the court-house, and especially the jail, was 
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to that section of the village. It did, however, provide for the citizens 
in general a capital base-ball field, and also a convenient place for military 
parades. 

" As soon as the question of the site of the county buildings had been set- 
tled there was commenced the erection of three taverns on either side of the 
river, six in all, in order to be ready in time to secure business and patron- 
age from those who might visit the courts at a distance. About the same 
time, or a little later, Mr. Coffeen proceeded to erect near by an immense 
structure of wood, afterwards known as the old sugar-house. There was not, 
as far as known, any design in regard to its use, unless as a make-show of 
growth and business in that vicinity. It was later at one period used as a 
refinery, and for casting into molds sugar for table use in place of that of 
English make obtained through Canada. This having proved a failure the 
lower part was next used as a grocery store and afterwards as a bakery, con- 
ducted by a man named Ingraham. It was finally destroyed by fire. 

" Besides the attempted diversion from the center referred to a singular 
movement was made in favor of the Factory Square, or village at a later pe- 
riod. This was after the cotton factory was completed and in motion ; also 
the woolen-mills of Lovell Kimball, the foundry and machine shops of 
George Goulding and N. M. Wiley, the removal hither of the immense tan- 
nery of Jasan Fairbanks, and various accessions of mechanical and other en- 
terprises about that time, together gave much encouragement, inclining those 
most earnest in the movement to be both confident and aggressive. In the 
early and later growth of Watertown it is interesting, especially to those who 
have ever made it their home, to note the fact that in selecting names for 
streets, old and new, after a few in honor of distinguished statesmen, and as 
many more indicated by local considerations, the rest have been chosen from 
among the foremost citizens of the different decades, first of the village, and 
afterwards of the city. However that may be it is entirely within the bounds 
of truth to say that whenever and by whomsoever the choice was made they 
are good names, all of them." 

The autumn previous to their location here Henry Coffeen and Zachariah 
Butterfield had visited the country and purchased farms. Oliver Bartholo- 
mew arrived in March, 1800, and settled one and a half miles from the 
present village of Brownville, and his family, with those of Coffeen and Butter- 
fierd, were the only ones to spend the winter of i8oo-ot in the town. Dur- 
ing the following season many others who had previously purchased farms 
came on, and the settlement on Black River rapidly became a place of im- 
portance. 

During the first summer of the settlement, in lieu of mills, the most ac- 
cessible being in Canada, a huge samp mortar, with a spring pole and pestle 
attached, was erected on the Public Square, by hollowing out a large stump. 
This served the purpose of a grain-mill to the settlement. In 1802 Jonathan 
Cowan began the erection of a grist-mill at the bridge that crosses to Bee- 



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bee's Island, which he got in operation the following year. In 1802 Dr. 
Isaiah Massey opened an inn, probably near the site of Paddock's arcade. 
Hough's If is forj says: "During two or three succeeding years John Pad- 
dock, Chauncey Calhoun, Philo Johnson, Jesse Doolittle, William Smith, 
Medad Canfield, Aaron Keyes, William Huntington, John Hathaway, Seth 
Bailey, Gershom Tuttle, and others, several of whom were mechanics, joined 
the settlement, and at a very early day a school-house was built on the site of 
the Universalist Church, which served also as a place of religious meetings. 
In 1805 John Paddock and William Smith opened the first store in the place, 
their goods being brought from Utica in wagons. An idea may be had of 
the hardships of that period, compared with modern facilities, from the fact 
that in March, 1807, 17 sleighs, laden with goods for Smith & Paddock, 
were 23 days in getting from Oneida County to Watertown, by way of 
Redfield. The snows were in some places seven feet deep, and the valleys 
almost impassable from wild torrents resulting from the melting of snows. 
The winter had been remarkable for its severity and the destructive spring 
floods." 

In 1803 a bridge was built below the village, near the first court- house, by 
Henry Coffeen and Andrew Edmonds, over which the State road afterwards 
passed, and in 1805 the dam was built below the bridge, at which, the same 
year, a saw-mill was built on the north side, and in 1806 a grist-mill by Seth 
Bailey and Gershom Tuttle. A saw-mill was built on the Watertown side 
by R. & T. Potter a little below, and a saw and grist-mill soon after by 
H. H. Coffeen. 

The first brick building in the county was erected by William Smith in the 
summer of 1806. It was two stories in height, with a stone basement, Mr. 
Smith working upon it with his own hands. The bricks were manufactured 
by Eli Rogers, on the point of land between Public Square and Franklin 
street. The site of this building is now occupied by Washington hall. 

In 1805 Henry Coffeen, Zachariah Butterfield, Hart Massey, Isaiah Mas- 
sey, Jesse Doolittle, Medad Canfield, Aaron Keyes, and Jonathan Cowan, 
who owned the land now comprising Public Square, and believing this loca- 
tion would in time become an important village, held an informal meeting, at 
which they agreed to give forever to the public, for a park or place, aTpiece 
of land 12 rods wide and 28 long, and another running south at right angles 
to this, nine rods wide and about 32 long. A map of the premises was made 
by John Simons, a surveyor, and deposited in the town clerk's office, but this 
was afterwards lost. Mr. Cowan subsequently attempted to resume title to 
a portion of the land, but his mercenary actions were without effect, Judge 
Nathan Williams deciding in court that, although the claimant had never 
deeded land on the Public Square, yet he had acknowledged its existence by 
bounding certain conveyances upon it. 

The business of the place early centered around Public Square, especially 
at its west end, and on Court and Washington streets; and in 1815 John 



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Paddock erected a three-story block, which was the first edifice of its size in 
the village. The corner of Arsenal and Washington streets became, at an 
early day, the site of a two-story wooden tavern, and was occupied until 1827, 
when an association of citizens, desiring to have a hotel in the place that 
should compare with those of the first-class in cities, was formed under the 
name of the Watertown Hotel Company, having a capital of $20,000. In 
the same year they erected the American Hotel, and this establishment con- 
tinued to be owned by the company until it burned, in 1849, when the site 
was sold for $10,000, and another building of the same name was erected on 
its site by individual enterprise. 

The Public Square of to-day is surrounded by the principal commercial in- 
stitutions of the city. It is laid out into two large oval parks, shaded with 
large trees, and sodded as lawns, with a smaller one between the two, con- 
taining an elegant fountain. Spacious driveways pass completely around the 
three ovals, the larger ones being provided with neat stands where, on pleas- 
ant summer evenings, the music of the city band lifts the weight of business 
from the minds of the weary workers and fills their hearts with melody. 

The following sketch relative to the old New York state arsenal was pre- 
pared by Andrew J. Fairbanks and read before the Jefferson County Histor- 
ical Society in 1887 : — 

" Prioi- to the construction of the Watertown arsenal the nearest depot available was at 
Utica. In 1808 Gov. Daniel D. Tompkins notified by letter Captain Noadiah Hubbard, of 
Champion, that 500 stands of arms, 350 sets of accoutrements, and 7,500 roiinds of ammuni- 
tion, etc., had been for sometime stored at Utica awaiting some place of deposit, which was 
not, however, provided, and their destination was, by an act of March 27, 1809, changed to 
Watertown. The selection and purchase of the site and the supervision of the building of the 
Watertown arsenal were entrusted to Mr. Hart Massey, a prominent citizen of Jefferson 
County, who, at that time, held the position of collector of customs for the district of Sackets 
Harbor. A site was selected on tlie south side of Columbia street (now Arsenal street), near 
its intersection with Madison street (now Massey street), in the i:)resent 3d ward. This portion 
of the town at that time was but recently cleared of the forest, and there were but few dwell- 
ings in the vicinity. Tlie west linte of Madison street bordered ou a dense forest, extending to 
Black Kiver Bay, with but few clearings or roads. During the year 1809 the arsenal was 
erected and completed. The structure was of brick, with cut stone trimmings ; size, 40x60 
feet, two stories in height, with high attic. On the eastern slope of the roof was a platform, 
on which was surmounted two six-pounders, unlimbered, standing muzzle to muzzle. These 
guns (quakers) were very real and artistic. Strong iron bars protected the lower windows, 
and two tall masts supported lightning rods. In the rear was a one-story guard-house of 
wood. The whole premises were enclosed by a strong stockade constructed of cedar posts set 
into the ground, with tw'O sides hewed, to make the joints somewhat perfect, and the tops cut 
off about 12 feet from the ground and sharpened. A gateway through the stockade on Co- 
lumbia street led to the rear and guard-house. A sentry box stood just within the gateway. 
The cost of the arsenel was $1,940.99. Ou the completion of the arsenal the arms and ammu- 
nition, etc., heretofore stored at Utica, were brought from there, and additional supplies 
from Albany were added, together with a large quantity of cannon balls and shells from a 
foundry at Taberg, Oneida County. From this time forward, and during the War of 1812-14, 
the supply was continually added to and drawn from according to the necessity of the times. 

" The general ap^^earance and arrangement of the arsenal up to its sale and final abandon- 
ment may be described as follows: The ground floor of one room was heavily planked for the 
storage of a complete battery of artillery and appendages. Along the eastern and southern 
sides on the floor were piled pyramids of cannon balls and shells. The walls above these were 



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filled with hundreds of knapsacks and canteens, the former made of canvas, painted lead 
color; on the outer flap was painted in white letters the legend in monogram S. N. Y.; the can- 
teens wei-e of wood, cylindrical in form, composed of hoops and staves, with leather support 
straps. On the western wall were suspended some 400 or 500 pairs of snow-shoes; these were 
discarded, and left here by General Pike's brigade after the long and tedious march overland 
through the northern wilderness to join Dearborn's army at Sackets Harbor prior to the de- 
scent on Little York (now Toronto) in winter of 1812-13. The ravages of time and mice soon 
despoiled the snow-shoes of the netting and thong so that they became worthless, and so re- 
mained untouched or undisturbed for 37 years, or until 1850. On the second floor were stored 
the muskets on the four walls, and on racks extending from floor to ceiling on double hooks, 
two by two, with bayonets fixed, were ranged many hundreds of muskets, all of one pattern 
smooth-bore, flintlocks of calibre 16 to 18 to the poiind. Prominent in the assortment were' 
many old brass- mounted relics and trophies of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane; also a few old 
continentals. On the rafters in the attic were hung many sets of cross-belts, cartridge boxes, 
and bayonet scabbards; above these were a number of drums, the heads and strainers long 
since departed by age and neglect. On the drums were painted the state coat of arms and- 
the number of regiment. 

"By act of legislature, April 9, 1850, the old arsenals of the state were ordered to be sold,, 
the sites by private sale and the material by auction, except the artillery, which was sent to 
headquarters at Albany. Accordingly sales by auction were advertised and took place soon 
after. The arms were quickly sold, and were mostly carried off by farmei's and boys; the belts, 
etc., were sold in lump to a shoe dealer, who utilized the material in his line of business, 
but disposed of the old brass breast-plates to a brass foundry. The site and building were 
purchased by Messrs. O. and E. L. Paddock, who soon leased the premises for a tobacco fac- 
tory, for which purpose it was used for several years. Later it was sold to C. A. Holden, 
who made use of it for storage. Finally the structure alone was disposed of to W. G. Williams, 
who demolished it for the excellent material it contained, and which now forms a portion of a 
fine brick cottage on Ten Eyck street, owned by C. W. Simons. To-day not a stick or stone 
marks the old site. To those interested we would say that the lawn on the western side of 
the premises of Mrs. C. A. Holden, No. 49 Arsenal street, marks the site, and the fine stable 
in the rear occupies the site of the old guard-house." 

The present state armory on Arsenal street was built in 1879, by George 
W. Flower, contractor, and cost about $30,000. The county furnished the 
site and appropriated $5,000 for that purpose. It is a imposing brick struct- 
ure, amply sufficient for the requirements of the excellent National Guard 
company which now occupies it. The size of the drill room is 155 by 77 
feet. 

The history of the National Guard in Watertown started with the 35th Reg- 
iment Infantry, which was organized before the civil war, about 1850 or '55. 
March 17, 1874, companies A, C_, D, E, G, and K were mustered out, 
leaving companies B, H, I, and F, which were designated as the 35th Bat- 
talion. On April 21, 1875, Co. C was organized with the followmg 
officers : James R. Miller, captain ; Lewis F. Phillips, first lieutenant ; and 
Thome J. Corwin, second lieutenant. The battalion was at this time com- 
posed of companies A, B, C, and D, the latter of which was located in 
Theresa village. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles B. Fowler at this time com- 
manded the battalion. He was succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred J. 
Cass, who was succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel James R. Miller. In 
June, 1 88 1, companies A, B, and D were mustered out, Co. C being re- 
tained as a separate company and designated as the 39th. After Colonel 
Miller's promotion Charles A, Settle was elected captain of the company, and 



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continued in command until the battalion was mustered out in 1881, and 
of the 39th Separate Company until his death in December, 18S4. On the 
24th of February, 1885, James R. Miller again took command and served 
until March 28, 1888. The present officers are William R. Zimmerman, 
captain, elected April 13, 1888; James S. Boyer, first lieutenant, elected at 
the same time ; Charles R. Murray, second lieutenant, elected December 2, 
1888; and Mason L. Smith, first lieutenant and assistant surgeon, appointed 
October 23, 1883. The muster roll of the company contains the names of 
four officers and 87 men, many of whom are representative and interprising 
citizens. 

During the War of 181 2 bodies of troops were stationed at Watertown for 
short periods, and the sick were often sent here for that attendance which 
could not be procured at Sackets Harbor. The old brick academy building, 
erected in 181 1, which stood just m the rear of the present residence of B. B. 
Taggart, on the corner of Academy and Washington streets, was used as a 
hospital for a considerable time. 

Soon after this war there occurred in the village an event which excited 
extraordinary interest throughout the country, and one which well-nigh 
wrought the financial ruin of two of the most honorable and respected resi- 
dents of the county. The affair referred to is that in which Samuel Whittlesey, 
a prominent lawyer, who, in collusion with his wife, a most vicious and de- 
signing woman, attempted to retain for his own use, by declaring it had been 
stolen by others, a large sum of money which had come to him in his official 
capacity as brigade paymaster of the militia, thereby making his sureties* 
Jasan Fairbanks and Perley Keyes, responsible for the amount. Not having 
space here to give the details of this deplorable affair, we refer the reader to 
the accounts published in. previous histories of Jefferson County. 

It is to be regretted that lack of space will not allow the publication of 
many interesting incidents connected with the earliest settlements in Water- 
town, especially those preserved to history by Solon Massey, than which 
none others could be more authentic. 

Before making our acquaintance with Watertown, after she had assumed 
the dignity of an incorporated village, we will reproduce from Spafford's 
Gazetteer oi 1813 a description of the village as it then existed. In a news- 
paper article published in 1887 Marcellus Massey said that "Watertown" 
was the only name by which the village had ever been known. It will be 
seen by the following that it also claimed, at this early day, the appellation of 
" Jefferson Village ": — 

"Watertown, or Jefferson Village, is a flourishing post-village of Watertown, Jefferson 
County, on the south bank of Black Eiver, four miles from Brownville, and the same distance 
from navigable water communicating with Lake Ontario. Here are the county buildings, 
consisting of a handsome court-house and jail, and a State arsenal now building, within the 
village, beside a Mark Lodge, a paper-mill, two grist-mills, three saw-mills, one or two card- 
ing machines and fulling-mills, and an air-furnace now building. The village contains about 
50 dwelling houses, some quite elegant, handsomely finished, and painted, six stores, two brew 



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eries, three tanners' works, a printing press which issues a weeklj' paper, and a great variety of 
mechanics. Nearly opposite the village the Black Eiver falls about 20 to 24 feet pei'pendicularly, 
and continues very rapid for three or four miles, and is thence smooth to the lake. Jefferson, 
therefore, enjoys great advantages for water-machinery, is within four miles of boatable 
water to the lake, and but 10 from good navigation on the lake. A quarry of good building 
limestone, and clay, and sand abound in the vicinity of the village. Pine and other timber 
plenty. In short, it is a busy, thriving place, and the public improvements, tlie state of the 
roads, bridges, etc., of this and the surrounding towns, together with the improved state of 
the farms, and every field for enterprise and industry, do very great credit to the inhabitants." 

VILLAGE INCORPORATION.* 

The village of Watertown was incorporated April 5, 1816. The act pro- 
vided for the election of five trustees, who were to possess the powers and 
immunities usually vested in similar corporations. These extended to the 
formation of a fire department, the construction of water works, regulation of 
markets, streets, etc.; the building of hay scales, supervision of weights and 
measures, and whatever related to the preservation of health, or the suppres- 
sion of nuisances. Three assessors, a treasurer, collector, and five fire 
wardens were to be elected. Fines not exceeding $25 might be imposed. 
The annual election was to occur on the first Monday of May, and the trustees 
were to choose one of their number for president. The president, with the 
advice of the trustees, was to appoint a company, not exceeding 20, of fire- 
men, and to enforce, in the name of the trustees, the ordinances and regula- 
tions which they might establish. The village of Watertown was constituted 
one district, and exempted from the jurisdiction of the town commissioners. 

On April 7, 1820, an act was passed altering the bounds of the village, 
and amending the charter; and on April 17, 1826, and April 26, 183 1, the 
charter was still further amended. March 22, 1832, the trustees were em- 
powered by an act to borrow a sum, not exceeding $2,000, to improve the 
fire department of the village, and supply it with water to be used in fires, 
and April 21, 1832, the doings at an election were confirmed. An act was 
passed April 23, 1835, granting additional powers to the trustees, repealing 
former provisions of the charter, and authorizing the erection of a market. 
The village charter was amended by an act of April 16, 1852, by which its 
bounds were increased, the district included being directed to be divided into 
from five to seven wards. A president, three assessors, a clerk, treasurer, 
collector, and two police constables were to be elected annually, and one 
trustee to each ward, of which there were five. Elections were held on the 
first Monday of March, and the powers and duties of the trustees were much 
extended. 

The first village election was held at the house of Isaac Lee, in May, 1816, 
David Bucklin, Esq., presiding, and the following officers were chosen: Tim- 
othy Burr, Egbert Ten Eyck, Olney Pearce, Marianus W. Gilbert, and Norris 
M. Woodruff, trustees; Reuben Goodale, William Smith, Orville Hungerford, 

* Hough. 



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assessors ; Micah Sterling, treasurer ; Seth Otis, collector ; Jabez Foster, 
Samuel Watson, Jr., Rufus Backus, William Fletcher, Joseph Henry, fire 
wardens. 

During the existence of the village corporation the following served as pres- 
idents: 1816, Timothy Burr; 1817, Isaac Lee; 1S18, Orin Stone; 1819, 
Wilham Smith; 1820, Egbert Ten Eyck; 1821, Olney Pearce ; 1822, David 
W. Bucklin ; 1823-24, Orville Hungerford; 1825-26, Olney Pearce; 1827-31, 
Norris M. Woodruff; 1832, Jasan Fairbanks; 1833-35, Orville Hunger- 
ford; 1836, Jasan Fairbanks; 1837-38, Dyer Huntington; 1839, David D. 
Otis; 1840, George C. Sherman ; 1841, William Wood; 1842-43, William 
H. Robinson; 1844, Benjamin Cory; 1845, Dyer Huntington ; 1846, Orville 
V. Brainard; 1847, Stephen Boon; 1848, Peter S. Howk ; 1849-50, David 
D. Otis; 1851, Joshua Moore, Jr.; 1852, Kilborn Hannahs; 1853-54, 
Joseph Mullin ; 1855, Randolph Barnes ; 1856-58, Henry H. Babcock ; 1859, 
Ambrose W. Clark; 1860-63, Henry H. Babcock; 1864-65, John M. Car- 
penter; 1866, George A. Bagley; 1867, Wilbur F. Porter; 1868, Lysander 
H. Brown ; 1869, Edmund B. Wynn. 

The trustees at their first meeting divided the village into five wards, to 
each of which a fire warden was to be assigned, and each was to be supplied 
with four ladders. A series of regulations providing against fires and mak- 
ing provision for the several objects named in the charter was also adopted. 
A fire company was organized May 28, 18 17, and at a meeting of freeholders 
called for the purpose, June 10, the sum of $200 was voted for a fire en- 
gine. February 6, 1818, $500 was voted to assist in building a bridge near 
Newel's brewery. May 4, 181 8, a committee of three was appointed to con- 
fer with the supervisors concering the purchase of a bell for the court-house. 
October 27, 1823, a plan for a cemetery, previously purchased of Hart Mas- 
sey, was accepted, and on December 6, 1825, the lots, one rod square each, 
were balloted for, each taxable resident being entitled to one share. To non- 
residents lots might be sold, the proceeds to be applied to the building of a 
tomb. Four lots were drawn, one for each of the clergy of the village. June 
14, 1828, $150 was voted for the improvement of the Public Square. A hook 
and ladder company was voted to be formed in May, 1826. 

At a meeting held November 24, 1831, the inhabitants advised the trus- 
tees to purchase a new fire engine, and the sum of $50 was directed to be 
drawn out of the village treasury, and presented to Messrs. Barrett and Par- 
ker for their prompt and efficient exertions with their new engine at the late 
fire in the village. A fire company, to be attached to the engine belonging 
to the Jefferson Cotton Mills, was formed August 6, 1832. Dyer Hunting- 
ton was at the same time appointed chief engineer, and Adriel Ely assistant 
engineer, of the fire department. 

June 19, 1832, a special meeting of trustees was held to adopt measures to 
prevent the spread of the Asiatic cholera, which at that time was spreading 
terror throughout the country. One trustee, one fire warden, one physician, 



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and three citizens were appointed in each ward to take efficient measures for 
enforcing sanitary regulations. A special meeting of citizens convened at 
Parsons's hotel on the next day, and after the reading of several papers from 
Albany, Ogdensburg, and Prescott, a " committee of health," consisting of iz 
persons, was appointed, and Drs. Crawe, Trowbridge, Wright, Green, Good- 
ale, Sykes, Bagg, and Safford were named as a committee to consult with the 
health committee. The state and national legislatures were petitioned for a 
law preventing the landing of foreigners, and for powers similar to those given- 
to cities. The surrounding towns and villages were invited to cooperate 
in the adoption of sanitary measures. Three days after the passage of the 
act of June 22, for the preservation of the pubUc health, the following per- 
sons were appointed a board of health : Marianus W. Gilbert, Levi Beebee, 
John Sigourney, Orville Hungerford, William Smith, Norris M. Woodruff, 
and Peleg Burchard. Dr. I, B. Crawe was elected health officer. May 3, 
1833, William Smith, Levi Beebee, P. Burchard, N. M. Woodruff, and John 
Sigourney were appointed the board of health, with Dr. I. B. Crawe, health 
officer. In compliance with the act of 1832, and in pursuance of the proc- 
lamation of the governor, on June 19, 1849, the trustees of Watertown or- 
ganized a board of health, to adopt sanitary regulations as preventives of the 
Asiatic cholera, then ravaging some sections of the Union. 

A census of Watertown taken in April, 1827, gave 1,098 males and 941 
females — a gain of 500 in two years. There were 321 buildings, of which. 
224 were dwellings; three stone churches (Methodist, Universalist, and Pres- 
byterian), court-house, jail, and clerk's office; arsenal, a cotton factory with 
1,300 spindles, another (Beebee's) then building ; one woolen factory, three 
paper-mills, three large tanneries, three flouring-mills, one furnace, a nail 
factory, two machine shops, two fuUing-mills, three carding machines, two 
distilleries, one ashery, two pail factories, one sash factory, two chair factories, 
one hat factory, four wagon shops, two paint shops, four cabinet and joiner 
shops, eight blacksmith shops, four tailor shops, seven shoe shops, three sad- 
dle and harness shops, eight taverns, 15 dry goods stores, two hardware 
stores, two hat stores, two book stores, two leather stores, one paint store,, 
two druggists, two jewelers, two weekly papers, seven public schools, six phy- 
sicians, and 10 lawyers. 

In 1829 an association was formed for boring for water on Factory Square, 
and a hole two and a half inches in diameter was drilled to the depth of 127 
feet, when water was obtained that rose to the surface, and having been 
tubed discharged a copious volume of water slightly charged with sulphur 
and iron. On Sewall's Island a similar well was bored, which at 80 feet dis- 
charged water and inflammable gas ; but on being sunk further these were 
both lost. 

Among the early enterprises of Watertown was the Black River Cotton 
and Woolen Manufacturing Company. This company was organized De- 
cember 28, 1813, with a capital of $100,000, in 1,000 shares, the stockhold- 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 731 

ers being William Smith, Jabez Foster, Marianus W. Gilbert, John Paddock, 
Egbert Ten Eyck, Amos Benedict, VViUiam Tanner, Jasan Fairbanks, and 
Perley Keyes. The company purchased the right of way for a road to Fac- 
tory Village, and of Ezekiel Jewett, for $10,000, a tract of 400 acres, with the 
adjacent water-power, and here, during the summer of 1S14, they erected a 
dam and a stone building for a cotton factory, and commenced spinning in 
November. The cost of the factory was $72,000. It was erected and put 
in operation under the supervision of William Smith, and continued three 
years. It was afterwards hired and run three years longer, and was subse- 
quently sold for $7,000. 

The erection of the Jefferson cotton-mills, by Levi Beebee, in 1827, gave 
a strong impulse to the growth of Watertown. Mr. Beebee effected the pur- 
chase of the small properties which comprised most of Cowan's Island (since 
called Beebee's Island), and from Mr. Le Ray 120 acres on the north bank 
of the river opposite for the nominal price of $1,500. Early in the spring 
he commenced the erection of a large and substantial stone building, which 
was completed, and the water-wheels and shafting inserted under the super- 
intendence of William Smith, The building was 250 by 65 feet, three 
stories high, besides a high basement with a projection before and behind, 
and connected with this were several offices and stores rooms, and in the 
vicinity two large stone buildings for boarding-houses. Under the main 
building two wheel pits, each 24 by 32 feet, and 24 feet deep, were blasted 
in the rock, and a canal, 10 feet wide, 6 feet deep, and 250 feet long, was made, 
which furnished water from the smaller or south branch of the river. It was 
intended for 10,000 spindles, of which 3,000 were got in operation. A legal 
company was formed April 14, 1829, under the style of the "Jefferson Cot- 
ton-Mills," having for its nominal trustees Levi Beebee, W. T. Beebee, L. S. 
Beebee, E. Faunda, and Horace Hunt. To secure the exemptions from tax- 
ation, which the statutes afforded in certain cases, Mr. Beebee obtained^ 
April 7, 1830, an act of incorporation, in which himself and sons Levi S. and 
Washington T. were constituted a company, with a capital of $250,000, in 
shares of $50, and under the management of three trustees. On Sunday, 
July 7, 1833, the premises were discovered on fire, and such progress had 
been made before discovered that no effort was attempted further than to 
protect surrounding buildings. The fire was probably of incendiary origin. 
The loss was estimated at $200,000; insurance, $25,000. 

The VVatertown Cotton-Mills Company, capital $100,000, was formed in 
1834, with Isaac H. Bronson, Jasan Fairbanks, Samuel F. Bates, John 
Sigourney, and Joseph Kimball, trustees. This continued several years and 
was replaced by the Watertown Cotton Company, capital $12,000, formed 
in 1846, with E. T. Throop Martin, Daniel Lee, S. Newton Dexter, Hiram 
Holcomb, and John Collins, trustees. Their plant contained 50 looms, and 
occupied the buildings erected for a cotton factory in 181 4, at Factory Vil- 
lage. 



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In 1835 the Hamilton Woolen-Mills, capital $50,000, was formed by Henry 
D. Sewall, George Goulding, John C. Lasher, Simeon Boynton, and John 
Gouldmg. March 10, of the same year, this was reorganized under the name 
of Hamilton Manufacturing Company, capital $100,000. A factory was 
built the same year and put in operation in 1836. In May, 1842, it was 
bought by the Black River Woolen Company, which was formed in 1836, 
with a capital of $50,000, by Isaac H. Bronson, S. N. Dexter, O. Hunger- 
ford, John WiUiams, Hiram Holcomb, and Daniel Lee. These erected a 
factory, which was burned in 1841, loss $36,000, insurance about $12,000. 

The Watertown Woolen Company, capital $roo,ooo, was formed in 1834, 
with I. H. Bronson, John A. Rodgers, John WiUiams, S. Newton Dexter, and 
Hiram Holcomb, trustees. The Watertown Woolen Manufacturing Com- 
pany was formed in 1835, capital $25,000, the trustees being J. Williams, 
I. H. Bronson, H. Holcomb, D. Lee, and Silas Clark. This soon ceased 
to exist. In 1836 the Williams Woolen Company was formed, capital 
$10,000, by I. H. Bronson, S. N. Dexter, J. Williams, H. Holcomb, and 
Charles Weber. The company was engaged for a short time in manufactur- 
ing coarse goods, the premises subsequently being occupied by a tannery. 

Other early manufacturing enterprises will be describedin different portions 
of this work. (See " Paper-Mills " in County Chapter, and "Present Manu- 
factures " in connection with the sketch of Watertown city, a few pages sub- 
sequent.) 

SCHOOLS.* 

In 1802, two years after Henry Cofifeen built his hut upon, or near, the 
spot where the Watertown National Bank now stands, the first school was es- 
tablished in a barn where is now the brick block next to the Times and Re- 
j^r;//^r building on Arcade street. Henry Coffee n had been soon followed 
by Zachariah Butterfield, Hart Massey, Asaph Mather, Thomas Butterfield, 
and others, and this pioneer school, attended by the few children of the set- 
tlement, had for its teacher Sally Cofifeen, the daughter of the first settler. 
She was succeeded by her sister, Heiress Cofifeen, who obtained more com- 
fortable quarters in a log house built directly in front of what is now known 
as the Philo Johnson house, which is on the corner of Washington and Ster- 
ling streets. This school was maintamed until 1804, when the first school 
district of Jefferson County was organized, embracing the whole town of 
Watertown. 

Very soon thereafter there was erected a small frame building on the crest 
of what was then quite a steep hill, and where now stands the Universalist 
Church. This house was elevated about four feet from the ground on the 
west side, " underpinned " at each corner, and in the middle by three pieces 

* We are indebted to Mr. Fred Seymour, clerk of the board of education, and super- 
intendent of schools, for this excellent sketch of the schools of Watertown. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 733 



of logs set on end. The furniture of the school room was of the most prim- 
itive kind. Pine boards on three sides, running the whole length, were the 
best that could be done for the accommodation of the scholars, while the 
central, and by far the most comfortable, part of the room was reserved for 
the teacher. 

The first court of Jefferson County was held in this building in 1807, at 
which were present Smith Thompson, as presidmg jastice, Augustus Sacket, 
Joshua Bealls, and Perley Keyes, judges, and Lyman Ellis, assistant justice. 
The statement, as per the court records, that this court was held in a school- 
house "next south of Cotvan's mill," does not conflict with the foregoing ac- 
count, as it probably means that the school-house was situated next south of 
Cowan's vd\\i property, which was true ; in fact the early maps show no build- 
ing lying directly between the mill and school-house. It is said that after 
the formal adjournment of the first court a muck tribunal was organized, and 
the scene of fun and frolic that ensued has seldom been equalled. 

The first teacher employed in the new school-house was a Mr. McGregor, 
a Scotchman, of whom little is remembered, as he remained but a short time. 
After him a missionary, by the the name of Leavenworth, attended to both 
the spiritual and secular education of the community, but after a couple of 
years, finding that his increasing clerical duties demanded the greater part of 
his time, he was obliged to resign the ferule to Roswell Bibbitt, an uncle of 
the former sheriff of this county. Mr. Babbitt was soon succeeded by a Mr. 
Laidlow, and he m turn by Jeremiah Bishop, who was commonly known as 
"long-legged Bishop." The latter's expenses seem to have far exceeded his 
small income, and he soon found himself plunged in hopeless debt. Although 
his creditors did not entirely distrust his honesty, it was thought advisable to 
place him upon the jail limits. His plan of ridding the Common — what is 
now Public Square — of thistles, by sprinkling them with salt so as to make 
them more palatable to the cows and sheep, gives some idea of his eccen- 
tricity. 

After Mr. Bishop resigned a Mr. Cowan was employed for a short time, 
who was succeeded by Joel Everett, to whom tradition ascribes great effi- 
ciency and rigid discipline. Mr. Everett remained until 1816, when he left 
to take charge of a school at Sackets Harbor, under the patronage of the 
army officers stationed at that post. Soon after this the old school-house 
fell into disuse, and was removed to the corner of Arsenal and Arcade streets, 
where it was burned in the fire of 1849. 

The founding and growth of woolen and other industries had tended to in- 
crease the population to such an extent that, at the time of the incorporation 
as a village in 18 16, a division into two school districts, with Washington 
street for the dividing line, was found necessary. The following year the lots 
now occupied by the Arsenal street school and the Methodist parsonage 
were bought of Hart Massey for $214, and a plain one-story brick building. 



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was erected thereon at a cost of $696. This, for a number of years, was the 
only school in the western district of the village. 

To get a better idea of what was done in the eastern district it will be nec- 
essary to go back to 18 10. At this time the first effort was made to estab- 
lish a public seminary in Jefferson County. A subscription paper was drawn 
up, $2,500 subscribed, a lot bought of Judge Keyes for the site of an acad- 
emy, and the following year a plain two-story brick building, about 32x40, 
was erected for academical purposes. This building did not stand, as some 
suppose, on the present site of the First Presbyterian Church, but rather di- 
rectly in the rear of the present residence of B. B. Taggart, on the corner of 
Washington and Academy streets. Soon after the completion of this build- 
ing came the war with Great Britain, and it was turned over to the United 
States forces and occupied by them as a hospital until 181 4, the sum of $400 
being allowed Mr. Keyes for its use. 

Soon after the close of the war the Rev. Mr. Banks opened a select school 
in the lower story, which was maintained for several years, while a little later 
an effort was made to establish a " Lancasterian " school, something on the 
plan of the present " Kindergarten " system, in one portion of the building, 
but it was soon abandoned. 

In 1817, when the new building heretofore mentionedhad been erected in 
the western district, the building on Academy street was taken by the east- 
ern district for its school, and the Hon. Avery Skinner, then but a youth of 
20 years, was employed as the teacher. He taught from 181 7 to 1823, and 
was no less distinguished as an efficient teacher than he was in later years as 
an upright and worthy legislator. 

A large debt having accrued on this school property, it was appraised at 
$1,000, and sold on foreclosure of mortgage to the trustees of the First Pres- 
byterian Church in 1820, although the building was used for school purposes 
until 1823. Soon afterwards it was taken down, and the material used in 
building what was then known as the Watertown Female Academy, on Clinton 
street, and at present the residence of Elias Hagar. This academy was 
maintained until 1837; it had a high reputation, and did much toward en- 
couraging similar. enterprises throughout the county. 

The sale of the academy building to the Presbyterian Church in 1820 
rendered necessary the erection of a new school-house for the eastern dis- 
trict. But as there was considerable difference of opinion as to the proper 
location it was decided to divide the district. State street being the dividing 
line. That portion lying north of said street purchased a wooden building 
on Factory street, and fitted it up for school purposes, but in a few years this 
was replaced by a brick building in front of what is known as the Acker car- 
riage shop, on the corner of Factory and Mechanic streets. In 1823 the por- 
tion of the district lying south of State street purchased the lot now occu- 
pied by Grace Church, on the corner of Jay and Sterling streets, and erected 
a stone school-house thereon. 



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This must have been the state of affairs in 1840, when the first Village 
Directory speaks of three school districts : the school on the corner of Ar- 
senal street and *' Madison Square," J. W. Weeks, principal, with 95 pupils; 
that on Factory street, C. H, Wright, principal, with 140 pupils; and that on 
Sterling street, Samuel Myrick, principal, with 50 pupils. These districts 
were under control of trustees the same as any country district is managed. 

The progress of the schools from 1840 to 1864 did not satisfy those par- 
ticularly interested in their welfare. Their supervision by the town superin- 
tendents, and afterwards by the county school commissioner, was necessarily 
imperfect. There being no uniformity of text books, people moving from one 
district to another were subjected to continual and useless expense. Private 
schools had become quite numerous, and did much to hinder the growth and 
lower the standard of the public schools. 

The Arsenal street school building, by occasional repairing and enlarge- 
ment, continued to accommodate all the children from that district which is 
now known as the 3d and 4th wards, until 1856, when it was replaced by 
another building, to which an addition was built in 187 1 at a cost of 
$2,584.23, which again in 1883 was entirely remodeled and a new addition 
built thereto, at a total cost of $10,976.76. 

The Factory street school building continued to accommodate the children 
from that portion of the village lying between "State street and the river until 
1852, when it was sold, and the original Lamon street building was erected 
to supply its place. The latter was thoroughly repaired in 1872, and a new 
addition built thereto, at a cost of over $6,000. 

The children from the district south of State street, now known as the 2d 
Ward, were accommodated in the little stone building on Sterling street until 
1 846, when this was replaced by another building which was used for school pur- 
poses until 1868, when it was sold to Grace Church for $2,000, and the stone 
academy on Academy street bought to supply its place. For a correct 
knowledge of this Academy street building one must go back a number of 
years. 

As has been stated there was a successful female seminary from 1828 to 
1837, but up to 1832 no institution had been founded for the education of 
young men higher than that to be obtained in the ordinary district school. 
In that year the " Watertown Academy " was incorporated, with Micah Ster- 
ling, Henry D. Sewall, Thomas Baker, Reuben Goodale, Orville Hungerford, 
Alpheus S. Greene, Egbert Ten Eyck, Justin Butterfield, William Smith, 
Jasan Fairbanks, Joseph Goodale, Loveland Paddock, Joseph Kimball, 
George S. Boardman, and John Safiford as trustees. A two-story stone build- 
ing, with basement, was erected on Academy street, and first opened for the 
reception of students September 19, 1832. 

La Rue P. Thompson was the first principal, who was succeeded by Sam- 
uel Belding, and he by Joseph MuUin. From 1832 to 1838 the school seems 
to have enjoyed a fair degree of prosperity, although never received under 



736 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



the visitation of the Regents. After the incorporation of the "Black River 
Literary and Religious Institute," which will be described later, the useful- 
ness of this school was impaired, or at least transferred to the stronger insti- 
stution, and in 1841 the property was formally deeded to its trustees. By 
them, in 1842, it was deeded to Micah Sterling. Finally, after various pe- 
riods when it was occupied for school and other purposes, and longer periods 
when it was entirely abandoned, it came into the possession of the First Wes- 
leyan Methodist Church, and was deeded by its trustees to the village of Wa- 
tertown, July ii, 1866, consideration $2,000, although the old Sterling street 
property was not sold to Grace Church, and the school was not transferred 
to Academy street until t868. This building, although rather dilapidated, 
and in some respects unfit for school purposes, was all the 2d Ward had until 
1886, when the present elegant and commodious building was erected, 
directly in the rear of the old structure, at a cost of over $20,000, and the 
following school year, when the new building was ready for occupancy, the 
old landmark was taken down. 

On March 21, 1836, a meeting of committees appointed by the Water- 
town Presbytery and the Black River Association was held in the Second 
Presbyterian Church, on Factory street, to consider the subject of " estab- 
lishing a literary and religious institution for the young," which, while it 
should avoid a sectarian discipline, would be surrounded by a salutary re- 
ligious and moral influence. Application was made which procured the 
passage of an act (May 25, 1836) for the incorporation of the "Black River 
Literary and ReHgious Institute." Its first trustees were Marcus Smith, 
James H. Monroe, Eli Farwell, Jason Clark, George S. Boardman, Hart 
Massey, Roswell Kinney, Crafts P. Kimball, Elisha Camp, Lewis A. Wickes, 
Henry Jones, George W. Knowlton, E. H. Snowdon, John Covert, E. M. 
Adams, Elisha P. Cook, David Spear, Charles B. Pond, Artemus Crittenden, 
John A. Cathcart, David Granger, Abel L. Crandall, Roswell Pettibone, and 
William Chittenden. 

These trustees, authorized to establish a seminary of learning in Water- 
town, whose annual income should not exceed $4,000, and who were to elect 
the faculty and supply vacancies in their board, met on the 4th of June. A 
constitution was then adopted that provides, among other rules, that the 
board of trustees shall consist of six clergymen and six laymen of each de- 
nomination in charge of the institution, and in supplying vacancies a person 
of the same class or sect should be elected. 

The following persons were elected as the first faculty: Rev. James R. 
Boyd, principal; Rev. John Covert, vice-principal ; Mrs. Covert, preceptress. 
The lot on the corner of State and Mechanic streets was purchased for 
$4,500, a wooden building was fitted up for temporary use, and in the spring 
of 1837 was commenced the erection of a building, of stone and brick, 40 by 
75, two stories high, with basement, at a cost of $6,500. The corner-stone 
of this edifice was laid with religious ceremonies, and in presence of a large- 



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audience, June 5, 1838, Governor Marcy being present. The inauguration 
of the faculty occurred on the 13th of September, 1836 ; the institution was 
received under the visitation of the Regents, January 30, 1838, and it has 
since shared in the distribution of the " Literature Fund." 

At a meeting of the trustees February 23, 1846, it was voted to make an 
application for a change of name, which was granted by the legislature on 
the 12th of May following, and the name was changed to the "Jefferson 
County Institute." In January, 1847, a portion of the real estate was sold 
to liquidate the debts of the institution. This is the part now occupied by 
the State Street Methodist Church. 

In June, 1848, Mr. Boyd, who had filled the office of principal since the 
beginning, resigned, and D. M. Linsley was appointed. He taught until 
May, 1852, when he resigned and was succeeded by Rev. Alvin Parmelee,, 
who taught until June, 1856. Mr. Parmelee was succeeded by Rev. J. Ses- 
sions, who was principal until July, 1859, to be succeeded in turn by M. P. 
Covert, who served until 1861. Rev. George Kerr was principal from i86i 
until 1865. The school during all this period, from 1836 to 1865, had en- 
joyed considerable prosperity, and may be said to have been, in an educa- 
tional sense, a successful institution. 

in April, 1865, the special act relating to the public schools of Watertown 
was passed, and in this act the trustees of the Jefferson County Institute were 
authorized to lease, or transfer by deed, their property to the village for a 
High school. It was also provided that, while they did so lease their property, 
they would be entitled to be represented by two members on the board of 
education. 

In June, 1865, a lease for three years of all the property hitherto belong- 
ing to the trustees of the Jefferson County Institute, including apparatus, 
library, and all appurtenances, to the village of Watertown, was executed, and 
Milton H. Merwin and John C. Sterling were appointed to represent said 
trustees on the board. 

The " Watertown High School " was opened in September, 1865, as part 
of the graded system of the public schools of the village, with William Reed, 
Jr., as temporary principal, and Miss A. M. Allen, preceptress. Mr. Reed 
was succeeded in the spring of 1866 by N. M. Merrill. In March, 1868, 
Miss Cornelia M. Johnson was appointed as assistant to Miss Allen, whom 
she succeeded as preceptress at the end of that school year. Edward P. 
Nichols succeeded Mr. Merrill as principal in the fall of 1868, and remained 
only until the following year, when he resigned to accept a more lucrative 
position, and G. B. Manley took his place. Watertown had now become 
a city, and the schools of North Watertown were brought into the system, as 
will be spoken of later. The old lease having expired a new one was exe- 
cuted for 10 years to the city of Watertown. Mr. Manley resigned in Janu- 
ary, 1870, and Hannibal Smith was employed in his place, and taught 

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until the close of the school year 1873-74, when he resigned and was suc- 
ceeded by W. K. Wickes. 

In 1878, the 10 years' lease having expired, the board of education de- 
cided that it would be unwise to renew the lease unless the property should 
be improved, and the board was unwilling to make these necessary improve- 
ments and changes unless the lease should be executed for a long enough 
term to warrant the expense. The trustees of the Jefferson County Institute 
consented to the proposition, and a lease was drawn for 20 years. The old 
building was entirely overhauled, repaired, and refitted at an expense of $5,- 
034.09, and a new addition built on the north side at a cost of $4,200. 

Mr. Wickes resigned at the close of the school year 1887-88, after 14 
years of very efficient service. He was succeeded by H. M. Hill, who had 
been teacher of the sciences and higher mathematics since 188 1. Much to 
the regret of all concerned Mr. Hill resigned after one year's service as prin. 
cipal. He was succeeded by F. D. Shaver, the present incumbent. Miss 
C. M. Johnson is still the preceptress, having served in that position for 22 
years. The Watertown High School has been a remarkably prosperous and 
successful institution. It has had 408 graduates, and has taken a very high 
rank among the institutions under the jurisdiction of the board of Regents. 

There are at this writing (March, 1890) nine public schools in Watertown. 
The High School, Academy street, Arsenal street, and Lamon street schools 
have already been mentioned. The old MuUin street school was built in 
1867 at a cost of about $6,000, but as the ventilation was very bad, and the 
building in other respects so unfit for school purposes that people in the 3d 
Ward would not send their children there, the board decided to replace it 
with a suitable building. Accordingly early in 1889 additional land was 
bought, and a new and elegant building was erected directly in the rear of the 
old building, which will be ready for occupancy at the beginning of the school 
year 1890-91, and which, when completed, will have cost about $20,000. 
The old building will be taken down at the end of the present school year. 

In 1870 the board purchased a lot on Coffeen street for $700, with a view 
to erecting thereon a school-house for the better accommodation of pupils 
living west of the R., W. & O. Railroad tracks. But it was found that this 
location would be too far from the little old wooden school-house on Boon 
street, which, although entirely inadequate, has been used since 1865, and 
the lot was exchanged in 1873 for one on Boon street, a few rods north of 
the old building, and on the other side of the street. During the following 
winter a contract was let for building a new school-house on this lot for the 
sum of $9,590, but owing to unexpected difficulties arising in the attempt to 
find a secure foundation for the building the original plan was materially 
altered, and additional expense incurred. The consequence was that the lot, 
building, fences, outbuildings, furniture, walks, and grading cost not far from 
$15,500. Up to 1886, when the new Academy street school-house was 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 739 



erected, the Boon street building was the best in the city, and even now it is 
not excelled in some respects. 

When in 1869 Watertown became a city the three schools formerly in 
North Watertown and Juhelville became part of the city system of pubhc 
schools. The little stone building on Bradley street, erected in 1824, has 
been repaired and still serves as a primary school, although, judging from 
the growth of that part of the city, a larger school building will be demanded 
for that section before a great while. In 1887 a new addition to Cooper 
■street school was built at a cost of $9,509.49, it being in reality half of a pro- 
posed building, capable of receiving scholars from the two smaller schools, 
Bradley street and Pearl street, and thus providing for all the children on the 
north side of the river until they shall be ready to enter the High School. 
The stone school-house on Factory street, erected in 1823, although totally 
unfit for school purposes, was used as a primary school until 1888-89, when 
a new building was erected on the corner of Pearl and Vincent streets, at a 
cost of $6,368.37, the old school abandoned, and the property sold. 

The board of education was first organized m June, 1865. Following is 
the list of those who have served as presidents of the board: — 

Theodore Babcock 1865 to 1868 , William W. Taggart 1881-82 

Allen C. Beach 1868-69 I Edmuna Q. Sewall 1882 to 1881 

Theodore Babcock 1869-70 | Hannibal Smith 1884 to 1886 

Beman Brockway 1870 to 1876 [ John Lansing 1886 to 1888 

William W. Taggart 1876 to 1878 , Azariab H. Sawyer 1888 to 

John Lansing 1878 to 1881 , 

J. Felt, Jr., was the first clerk of the board, acting also as superintendent 
of the schools. He served but one year, 1865-66, when he was succeeded 
by H. H. Smith, who served for three years. In 1869 W. G. Williams was 
elected clerk. He resigned in February, 1870, and Hannibal Smith, at that 
time principal of the High School, acted as temporary clerk until March, 
when Mr. Smith was appointed superintendent of the schools, and Edwin 
Baylies, assistant superintendent and clerk. This arrangement continued 
until December, 1870, when Mr. Baylies resigned, to be succeeded by Dan- 
iel G. Griffin. Messrs. Smith and Griffin served until 1872, when the two 
ofiices were again united, and Mr. Griffin became full superintendent and 
•clerk, serving until 1875, when he resigned, to be succeeded by A. R. Beal. 
In 1877 the two offices were again divided, with William K. Wickes, then 
principal of the High School, as superintendent, and Fred Seymour, assistant 
superintendent and clerk. In 1879 Mr. Seymour was appointed full super- 
intendent and clerk, which position he has held up to the present writing. 

The writer, in closing this sketch of the schools of Watertown, wishes to 
acknowledge valuable aid from the records of the Jefferson County Institute, 
kindly furnished by T. H. Camp, and from the excellent report of the former 
superintendent, D. G. Griffin, for the year 1872-73. He is also indebted to 
Messrs. John C. Sterling, Beman Brockway, and Lotus Ingalls, all of whom 
have served on the board of education. 



740 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



EARLY FIRES. 

Watertown has been repeatedly devastated by fires, some of which pro- 
duced a decided check to its prosperity, while others acted beneficially, by 
removing rubbish that would otherwise have disfigured the village for time 
indefinite, and from -which the place recovered with an elastic energy charac- 
teristic of a progressive age and people. On February 7, 1833, a fire oc- 
curred which burned the extensive tannery and oil-mill of J. Fairbanks, the 
paper-mill and printing office of Knowlton & Rice, and a morocco factory 
and dwelling of Kitts & Carpenter ; loss $30,000. The destruction of 
Beebee's factory, July 7, 1833, and the Black River woolen-mills, December 
22, 1841, have been mentioned elsewhere. March 21, 1848, at 3 o'clock in 
the morning, a fire occurred in an old stone shop, in the rear of the Union 
mills, and a little above, which spread rapidly to the buildings on the island 
opposite, and to others above, which, with the bridge, were rapidly consumed ; 
and two men, Leonard Wright and Levi Palmer, perished in the flames, hav- 
ing entered a woolen-mill for the purpose of rescuing property. Among the 
buildings burned were the paper-mill of Knowlton & Rice, the satinet fac- 
tory of Mr. Patridge, occupied by W. Conkey, a row of mechanic shops on 
the island, etc. This fire threw many mechanics out of employment, and 
was seriously felt by the public. Contributions for the sufferers were raised 
in the village, and nearly $1,100 were distributed among them. 

On Sunday, May 13, 1849,* occurred the "great fire " in Watertown. The 
driver of the late stage from Utica, who had left two of his passengers on 
Clinton street, was the first to discover the fire about 2 a. m., on his return to 
the stage barn on Arsenal street. By this fire the fairest portion of the 
business part of the town was consumed. The fire broke out in a storage in 
the rear of where the First National Bank now stands. When the writer, on 
proceeding to the fire soon after the alarm had sounded, had reached the 
point where the Stone street church now stands he witnessed an explosion that 
sent the burning tim.bers, fire brands, and cinders into the air, and covered 
the sliingle roofs of the American Hotel and Paddock buildings with sparks 
and coals. Almost in an instant the wood work of the buildings was in a fierce 
blaze. The rooms of the hotel were fully occupied by boarders, and the 
situation was perilous in the extreme. It was an hour when all had retired 
and were in slumber. The landlord, a Mr. Mallery, was aroused from his 
sleep, and with his clerk, George Higbee, gave the alarm to the boarders by 
passing through the halls, staving in the doors of the rooms and awakening 
the sleepers. All were saved, but none too quickly, as the flames were 

* This account of the most disastrous fire that ever occurred in Watertown, and also- 
that of December, 1851, which destroyed Perkins's Hotel and other property, were written 
by John L. Hotchkin, and puljjished in 1S85, in a pamphlet containing- a history of the 
tire department, etc. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 741 



coming in through the rear windows, and the inmates had to escape in their 
night dresses in many instances, some of them having to fight fire in the pas- 
sage and stairways to save themselves, and it was supposed for some davs 
that one or more persons had been lost in the hotel. 

The fire crossing Court street like a flash, the Wooster Sherman Bank was 
soon in flames, and a brisk wind starting up drove the flames down the street, 
firing the Safl'ord, Hayes, and Peck blocks in an instant. The fire, in the 
meantime, had commenced on the Fairbanks stone block on the west side 
of Court and was coming down on that side of the street. The flames 
crossed the narrow street, causing a complete arch of fire and smoke, grand 
to look at, but "fearful to contemplate." Norris M. Woodruflf was at this 
time chief of the fire department, and upon duty that night, mounted upon 
his horse, he seemed " everywhere at once," giving imperative orders to 
every one to go to work, "man the brakes," save property, and he asked no 
one to go where he would not lead. When Court street was a lane of fire, and 
the goods of the merchants were piled in the street only to burn where they 
lay, the chief galloped his horse through the street and over the obstructions, 
with fire and smoke to the right and left of him and flames overhead. 

The new Woodruff block, similar to the present Iron block, and standing 
upon the same spot, had only been erected in the summer of 1848, and, of a 
more modern style of architecture, was the finest building in the town. Cov- 
ered with a tin roof it was the opinion of many, and hope of all, that the 
new building would resist the flames, but one fatal defect was in the wooden 
cornice. The fire from the Sherman Bank roof licked around the corner 
tower of the fine cornice and set it in a blaze, working under the roof, and 
soon for want of sufficient water the fire was not only rapidly consuming that 
fine building, but extending down the Public Square. An expression of 
dismay went through the great crowd when the new block ignited, but the 
owner, the chief, seemed to be more energetic than ever, and never did men 
and ivomen work to save property harder than on that eventful night. 

Fanned by the wind the fire spread in diff"erent directions, burning every 
structure on Court street to the old county clerk's office, yet standing and now 
used as a grocery. That building was arched with stone with a wooden roof, 
which was thrown off" by some of the residents of the neighborhood, leaving 
no " food for fire," and by the veering of the wind towards the river the con- 
flagration was stayed, — at the corner of Jackson street, — burning, however, 
both sides of the streets to that point. The Trinity Church that stood upon 
the site of the present one was burned. The town clock, located in the tower, 
struck the hour of four while the spire was enveloped in flames, and within 
30 minutes thereafter the steeple fell. The fire also worked up Arsenal 
street, burning both sides to the point where the Watertown Post printing 
office now stands, consuming another hotel, the Columbia House, standing 
upon the site of the present Globe. The intermediate space between Arsenal 
and Court streets was burned over, not a structure escaping. The buildings 



742 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



but one west of Anthony street, and where the Woodruff House stands, were 
burned. Towards the south the flames did not make such headway, being 
against the wind. A building had been torn away a few days before on the 
spot where stands Messrs. Sterling & Mosher's store. The course of the fire 
was arrested at that point, but the territory now covered by the arcade, Ar- 
cade street, American barns, Delong's livery barns, and reaching to the resi- 
dence of Mr. Woodruff was burned over. The only business blocks that 
stood in the village after the fire were the block comprising the building 
owned by O. Hungerford, John Clarke, Watertown Bank, and Lansing & 
Sherman, and, on the opposite side of Washington street and Pubhc Square, 
Perkins's Hotel block and Franklin building, with the building on the north 
side of the Square, now occupied by Van Namee Brothers, and the furniture 
stores, Streeter's block, and White's block. Four banks, nearly every dry 
goods store, and all the printing offices but one were burned. 

The " water supply " of the village consisted of a cistern sunk upon the 
spot where stands the drinking fountain at the head of the park, which was 
supphed by a lead pipe from a living spring at the corner of Washington and 
Sterhng streets, but the suction pipes of the engines soon drained the " reser- 
voir " dry, the private wells and cisterns near the burning district gave out, 
and upon Court street houses would take fire and burn down with scarcely 
a pailful of water to apply during the fire ; and before daylight people in the 
Square, in ''looking aloft," saw what appeared to be sparks of fire flying 
southward and against the wind ; they proved to be great flocks of wild pig- 
eons attracted by the fire, their breasts reflecting the Hght as they passed 
over. For several days afterward the adjacent " woods were full of them."" 
The ground upon the Square was covered with all descriptions of goods and 
merchandise piled in promiscuous heaps. Soon after daylight a rain set in, 
and the owners, to prevent damage by another element, had to cover their 
goods with oil-cloths, etc., and also to station a guard of constables to pro- 
tect their property from thieves. 

No services were held in any of the churches upon that Sabbath. The 
fire raged until nearly noon ; the clergy were all at work saving property. All 
classes, both men and women, used their efforts to save their neighbors' 
property, and the event was one long to be remembered in the annals of 
Watertown. 

The fire department of the village in 1848 and on duty at the fire con- 
sisted of Norris M. Woodruff, chief engineer; Benjamin F. Hotchkin,' first 
assistant; E. C. Lewis, second assistant. Neptune Engine Company No. i, 
William A. Loomis, foreman; Rough and Ready Company No. 2, Nathaniel 
Farnham, foreman ; Jefferson Company No. 3, WiUiam Y. Buck, foreman ; 
Hook and Ladder Company No. i, Samuel Fairbanks, foreman. The engines 
were of the side-break pattern, and required much strength of muscle to work 
them. But they were " worked with a will," and only stopped when all avail- 
able supply of water was exhausted. 



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On September 24, 1850, a fire occurred on Sterling street, from which the 
burning shingles were wafted to the steeple of the Universalist Church, and 
when first noticed had kindled a flame not larger than that of a candle ; but 
before the place could be reached it had enveloped the spire in flames, be- 
yond hope of arresting it, and the building was consumed. With the utmost 
exertions of the firemen and citizens of the village the fire was prevented 
from extending further. 

In December, 185 1, occurred a great conflagration destroying the build- 
ings then upon the site of the present Washington Hall block, comprising 
Perkins's Hotel, a large three-story frame building, with the book store and 
bindery of the old stationery firm of Knowlton & Rice, and stores of other 
dealers. The fire was first discovered at 12 o'clock, noon, just at the hour 
that people were leaving their work, consequently the members of the fire 
department were out in full force to combat with the fire, that looked at one 
time as if it would seize the barns and shops in the rear and sweep Franklin 
street in its course. The proprietor of the hotel was Charles Perkins, an 
elderly man lying upon a sick bed. He was taken from the burning building 
upon a mattress to a place of safety, but he did not long survive this exposure, 
dying soon after. 

The department then consisted of Hook and Ladder Co. No. i, Samuel 
Fairbanks, foreman ; Neptune Engine Co. No. i, William A. Loomis, fore- 
man; Rough and Ready Engine Co. No. 2, Nathaniel Farnham, foreman ; 
Jefferson Engine and Hose Co. No. 3, Thomas Dory, foreman. The engines 
were of the old brake pattern, and did excellent service on that occasion. 
The water supply was from the cistern at the head of the present park in 
Public Square. 

The day was extremely cold, and it was with difficulty that the machines 
were kept from freezing. The buildings were of wood with shingle roofs, old 
and very inflammable, and it required hard and unremitting work to keep the 
fire within the boundaries of the present Washington Hall building. But it 
was mastered after several hours' work. The difficult feat of the day, how- 
ever, and one that has hardly been excelled since, was the "cutting out" of 
the fire at the east end of the hotel, where the Franklin building, owned by 
J. B. & B. F. Hotchkin, and yet standing, and now owned by Gates & Spratt, 
in which there were no brick partition walls, and stored with combustible 
goods, was saved by the efforts mainly of Nathaniel Farnham. foreman of 
No. 2, and Austin Skinner, a veteran fireman of No. i. The two men, clinging 
to the slippery shingles, cut, with axes, holes in the steep roof for the nozzels; 
then holding the pipes from the engines extinguished the fire effectually at 
that point. The loss was estimated at about $25,000. 

October 16, 1S52, a fire occurred on the west side of Washington street, 
which consumed all the buildings south of Paddock's block, viz. : Hunger- 
ford's block, Citizens' Bank, and Sherman's block; loss about $14,000. Me- 
chanics Row, below the Union mills, was burned November 5, 1852, loss 



744 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



about $20,000. Hudson Haddock, aged 19 years, perished in the flames 
while endeavoring to rescue property. July 23, 1853, the car factory and ma- 
chine shop of Horace W. Woodruff", on the north bank of the river, opposite 
Beebee's Island, was destroyed by fire, with its contents. On the night of 
December 11, 1853, a fire consumed the building erected for a tannery, but 
used as a sash and butter-tub factory, on the south side of Beebee's Island, 
adjoining the bridge, and owned by Messrs. Farnham & Button. 

The destruction by fire of the Black River woolen-mills, in which confla- 
gration several lost their lives, and many others were severely injured by 
jumping from the burning building, was one of the saddest calamities ever 
experienced by this community. The following is condensed from an ac- 
count published at the time in the New York Refortner : About half past 
5 o'clock Friday afternoon, May 6, 1859, the befls of Factory Square 
sounded the dreaded alarm, and in 30 minutes the well-known woolen fac- 
tory in the east end of the village was a mass of ruins. At the factory the 
most heart-rending scenes were being enacted. The fire originated in the 
"picking room," and an ineff"ectual eff'ort was made to extinguish it with 
buckets of water. This vi^as soon desisted from, and Mr. King at once gave 
the order to start the flooding pump. This was done, and the wheel and 
pump worked well — but all was ineffectual. Mr. King then started to alarm 
the operatives, of whom there were 130, scattered through the five stories, the 
only means of egress from all above the second being down a winding stair. 
Many of the operatives heard the alarm and rushed down the stairway, and 
the ladders outside the building, in comparative safety. Over a dozen, 
owing to the great confusion and want of time, were not so fortunate, and 
found themselves completely shut off from egress. Some of these were very 
badly burned in getting down the ladder after the fire had become a mass of 
flame in all but the fourth story; but the greater number of them threw them- 
selves from the windows to the hard and stony ground below. We append 
their names and the injuries received by each: Miss Angeline Stone, aged 
about 21, jumped from the fourth story, was picked up insensible, and died in 
about half an hour. John Shepherd was an object of excruciating suffering. 
He was deeply burned on the face, arms, breast, and neck, and died on Sun- 
day afternoon about 3 o'clock. Mrs. Vincent White jumped from the fourth 
story and sustained serious injuries to her spine. Miss Maria Greenwood, 
aged about t8, jumped from the fourth story and was badly injured. Miss 
Celia Blodgett jumped from the fourth story, and her escape from any other 
injury than the mere shock was really wonderful. She arose from the spot 
without help, and walked one-fourth of a mile to her home. James M. 
Griffin escaped from the weavers' room down a ladder, with his little girl, 
seven years of age, between his legs. He was deeply burned on his left arm. 
His child was burned slightly on her right leg. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall were 
both badly burned on the face, breast, and neck, but not fatally. Thomas 
Farrar was badly burned on the left arm. Mrs. Elizabeth Franch, aged about 



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26, jumped from the fourth story. Her ribs were broken, and she was badly 
burned. Mary Harris jumped from the third story and sustained a broken 
ankle. Mary A. Huntley and Mrs. Hannah Rogers were severely burned. 
Thomas Osburn was deeply burned in the face, neck, and arms. Miss Simms 
was injured by jumping from the third story, and was also badly burned. 
This completes the list of injured. The most probable conjecture as to the 
origin of the fire is that it originated by a piece of iron or stone passing 
through the picker, and igniting the linty combustible. Once started it spread 
too rapidly for human efforts to extinguish. The water works at this time 
did not extend farther east than High street, and the hose carts were conse- 
quently useless. The building was the property of the old Black River 
Woolen Company, and was rented to Messrs. Elting, King &: Co., at $1,650 
per year. The building and machinery were worth at least $35,000. 

FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

The original charter incorporating the village of Watertown provided for 
the election of five fire wardens, each of whom was supplied with four ladders. 
Each owner or occupant of any building was obliged to furnish one or two 
buckets, according to the size of the structure, and to have them properly 
marked, and kept in a convenient place for use. It was also "ordained" 
that, on an alarm or cry of fire, every male inhabitant of 15 years and upward 
should repair to the place of the fire " forthwith " and put himself under the 
direction of the fire wardens. A fine of $1 was imposed for "disobeying 
orders." Each warden was furnished with a white staff seven feet long by 
which to "distinguish" himself 

The first fire company was organized May 28, 181 7, and on September 27 
following, at a meeting of the "freeholders," the sum of $200 was voted 
toward the purchase of a first-class fire engine. The " Cataract " was pur- 
chased soon afterward. The same meeting authorized the formation of a 
Hook and Ladder Company, and William Smith was its first captain. 
August 6, 1832, the second engine company was formed and attached to the 
fire engine belonging to the Jefferson cotton-mills. This company was No. 
I, and the one previously organized. Cataract Co. No. 2 ; Dyer Huntington 
was chosen chief engineer, and Adriel Ely, assistant. In April, 1835, Nep- 
tune Engine Co. No. 3 was formed, with the first brake engine used in town. 
In 1837 this company became No. i. In 1842 a company was organized to 
take charge of the engine formerly belonging to No. i. This company dis- 
banded in 1845, and the same year, a new engine having been purchased, a 
new company was formed and called Jefferson Hose No. 3. Cataract Co. No- 
2 was disbanded about this time, its engine having been damaged. In June, 
1848, a new engine was purchased for No. 1, and in July of the same year 
Central Hose Co. No. 2 was organized, taking the old " machine " of No. i, 
which was called " Rough and Ready," and which was stored in barns or 



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sheds as place could be found. These companies exist to-day, with slight 
variation in names, and are doing excellent service. On April 10, 1850, the 
fire department was chartered by act of the legislature, and the status of the 
active branch of the department, January i, 1890, was as follows: — 

Name of Company. Organized. Pres't Memb. 

Neptune Hose anrl Steamer Co. No. 1. April. 1835. 39 

Central Hose and Steamer Co. No. 2. Julyj 1848. 39 . 

Jefferson Hose Co. No. 3. , 1845. 36 

John Hancock H. and L. Co. No. 1. June 10, 1817. 40 

In addition to the above Star Hose Co. No. 4 was organized January 2a,. 
1890, for the better protection of that portion of the city lying north of the 
river. It has 12 members and occupies a building on Curtis street owned by 
the city. There are at present five companies of " exempt firemen," with a 
total membership of 266. 

Neptune Company occupies a substantial brick building on Factory street, 
and Central Company a similar building on Goodale street, both owned by 
the department. The last two occupy Firemen's hall on Stone street, built 
by the village in 1854. The city pays the regular expenses of the organiza- 
tion, including rent, etc. January 11, 185 1, the department was in debt 56 
cents. It has now an ample fund on hand, received chiefly from taxes on 
insurance companies outside the state, doing business here, for the support 
of disabled firemen. It has also erected two engine-houses, and February 8, 
1^75) by resolution of its directors, decided to purchase a first-class steam- 
engine for especial use along the river, at important manufacturing points 
not easily reached by fire hydrants. A Silsby rotary engine, one of the best 
in the world, was purchased for $4,000. It has already done effective serv- 
ice, and demonstrated its superiority. The city, the same summer, placed 
in the court-house tower a fire alarm bell weighing 4,000 pounds. In 1880 
a new steamer, costing $4,100, was purchased of the Silsby Mfg. Co., and 
named " Roswell P. Flower," in honor of a former member of the depart- 
ment, the city and the department being joint owners. No further facts are 
needed to demonstrate that VVatertown is well protected against large or 
dangerous fires, especially when it is remembered that the reservoirs described 
elsewhere furnish at all times a plentiful supply of water for fire purposes, by 
means of 100 fire hydrants placed at convenient points about the city. 

Following is a list of chief engineers of the department since its formation : 
1832 to '37, Dyer Huntington; 1838, Asher N. Cross; 1839, W. H. Robin- 
son ; 1839 to '48, records destroyed ; 1848 to '51, N. M. Woodruff; 1852 to 
'53, N. Farnham ; 1854 to '65, Fred Emerson; 1866-67, S. B. Hart; 
1868-69, T. C. Chittenden; 1870-71, G. L. Davis; 1872-73, J. M. Car- 
penter; 1874-75, W. S. Carlisle; 1876, R. L. Utley ; 1877-78, Henry A. 
Smith;* 1879, John E. Bergevin ; 1880-81, Eugene C. Van Namee ; 

* March 25, 1S7S, Mr. Smith resigned, and J. E. Bergevin was elected to fill the 
vacancy. 



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1882-83, Egbert W. Knapp ; 1884, William H.Cole; 1885-86, Silas L. 
George; 1887-88, John L. McCarty; 1889, William Clark; i8go, Charles 
K. McClare. 

Following are the officers of the department for 1890: Chief engineer, 
Charles E. McClare ; ist assistant, John E. Gray ; 2d assistant, Bradley C. 
Bauter ; secretary, Ross C. Scott; treasurer, Edgar C. Emerson. The 
present efficient secretary of the department has held that office for 25 con- 
secutive years. 

WATER WORKS. 

As early as May 22, 1821, a plan for supplying the village with water was 
discussed, and action was taken towards the erection of reservoirs ; but the 
measures were not carried out. June 14, 1828, the sum of $50 was appro- 
priated by the trustees for the purpose of boring for water on Factory Square. 
At the annual meeting in 1829 the proceeds of licenses in the First Ward 
were applied towards procuring water for the village. May 21, 1829, the 
sum of $200 was voted for the purpose of boring for water, and in 
pursuance of this object an artesian well was commenced on Public Square. 
After it had been sunk many feet a steel drill was maliciously dropped into 
it, thereby stopping the work. 

In 1829 an association was formed for boring for water on Factory Square. 
A hole 2^ inches in diameter was drilled to the depth of 127 feet, when 
water was obtained, and, having been tubed, discharged for many years, until 
about i860, a copious volume of water slightly charged with sulphur and iron. 
On Sewall's Island a similar well was bored into the rock, which at 80 feet 
discharged water and an inflammable gas, but being drilletl deeper these both 
were lost. 

April 10, 1826, the Watertown Water Company was incorporated, but 
nothing definite resulted, and a similar result followed the incorporation of 
the Watertown water works, April 11, 1845. But in 1853 (March 22) L. 
Paddock, G. C. Sherman, I. H. Fisk, and H. Cooper were incorporated as 
the water commissioners of the village of Watertown. These citizens gave 
a joint bond of $60,000, and were empowered to borrow on the credit of the 
village $50,000 for a term of 30 years. Soon after their appointment the 
commissioners contracted with J. C. Wells for the construction of a pump- 
house and reservoir, the latter to be 150x250 feet at the water line and 12 
feet deep, properly made with two center walls for filtering. The reservoir 
was located about a mile southeast of the village, on a lot of six acres, upon 
the brow of the limestone ridge, 180 feet above the village, and was given a 
capacity of 2,000,000 gallons. On November 23, 1853, the water works 
were completed and water for the first time was pumped into the reservoir, 
and let into pipes communicating with residences and fire hydrants. An ex- 
periment then made showed that water could be thrown 120 feet perpen- 
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No serious fires have devastated the city since the completion of the res- 
ervoir, but the growth of the city, and the increasing demands of its people, 
led the water commissioners, in 1871,10 construct still another reservoir. 
This was located by the side of the former, and was completed in 1873. Its 
dimensions are 250x200 feet, and its capacity 4,500,000 gallons. 

In 1882 another pump-house was built, on the south side of Black River, 
at the Delano Falls, and just within the city limits, at a cost, including main 
pipe to the reservoir, of about $60,000. The whole river falls about 18 feet, 
over a natural dam of limestone, and furnishes an abundant power for driving 
the pumping machinery which supplies the city with water. The building is of 
stone, 48 by 80 feet, and contains two duplex, double acting pumps, with 18 
by 36 inch plungers. Each pump is driven by two 72-inch turbine wheels. 
The raceway is blasted from the solid rock, and the pumps and machinery 
stand upon rock foundations. Water was introduced on the north side of 
the river in 1887, and there are now nearly five miles of mains on that side. 
Within the city limits are located 203 hydrants, and 189 gate valves for 
conducting the flow of water through. There are at present about 1,500 
taps and 23^^ miles of pipes in the city. The entire amount of water bonds 
of the city, issued at different times, aggregate $235,000. 

CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 

The Henry Keep Hotne '^z.% incorporated March 11, 1879, by Emma A. 
Keep-Schley, Roswell P. Flower, Allen C. Beach, Pearson Munday, George 
W. Flower, Anson R. Flower, and their associates. The object of this 
corporation is to provide a home and support for destitute and homeless 
men, women, and children. It is located on Washington street, a short dis- 
tance from the business center of the city, and is sutrounded by 35 acres of 
excellent tillable land, which is the property of the institution. The building 
is a handsome brick structure of gothic style of architecture, and is three 
stories high in front and rear gable. Its dimensions on the ground floor are 
114 by 55 feet. A veranda extends entirely around the Home. Inside, the 
arrangements for comfort and living are complete. It is heated by steam 
from both direct and indirect radiators, and ventilation is obtained in every 
room by direct communication with the towers. The building contains 40 
rooms for inmates, besides a dining room, kitchen, pantry, laundry, recep- 
tion room, reading room, and parlor. There are gas fixtures and steam 
radiators in every room, while bath rooms and closets are distributed through- 
out the building, with hot and cold water on every floor. A complete system 
of sewerage makes the sanitary arrangements of the institution complete. 
This worthy charity was established through the munificence of Mrs. Emma 
Keep-Schley, in memory of her husband, Henry Keep, who was a native of 
Jefferson County, and long a resident of Watertown. It has about 30 
inmates, and the rents from the property have paid all expenses, a surplus of 



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about $10,000 now being it the treasury. The present officers of the insti- 
tution are Mrs. Emma Keep-Schley, president ; Allen C. Beech, vice-pres- 
ident and treasurer ; Silas L. George, secretary ; Mrs. Emma Keep-Schley, 
Mrs. Emma Keep-Halsey, Roswell P. Flower, Allen C. Beach, Anson 
R. Flower, Wilbur F. Porter, Byron B. Taggart, S. T. Bordwell, and Silas 
L. George, trustees. 

City Hospital — House of the Good Samaritan, located at No. 35 Ten Eyck 
street, was established in 1880. The object of this institution is the care of 
all persons with diseases not contagious or incurable ; care free when unable 
to pay. The present officers are H. M. Stevens, M. D., president; H. H. 
Babcock, vice-president; Rev. John Nichols, secretary; Rev. R. A. Olin, 
treasurer ; Mrs. Caroline Fitch, matron. 

CHURCHES. 

Religious services were held in Watertown almost as soon as the town be- 
gan to settle. In 1801, the first Sunday after Hart Massey had removed his 
family here, his neighbors met in his rude log cabin and held the first relig- 
ious services ever enjoyed within the present limits of the city. The first 
society in the town was formed at Burrville, July 3, 1803, as a Congregi- 
tional Church, by Rev. Ebenezer Lazelle, and meetings were held in the barn 
of Caleb Barnham. The church was supplied with preaching by missionaries 
until October 5, 1815, when Rev. Daniel Banks was installed as first pas- 
tor, remaining until 1821, when the form of its government was changed to 
Presbyterian, and its location fixed at Watertown. This was the formation 
of the First Presbyterian Church. The first deacons were Hart Massey and 
T. Redfield. 

The First Presbyterian Church (incorporated as the Watertown Ecclesi- 
astical Society) was formed in 1803, as mentioned above, and at its organ- 
ization consisted of 15 members. Their first house of worship, a stone build- 
ing, was completed in 1821. In 1851 the present brick building, corner of 
Washington and Academy streets, was erected, costing about $20,000. 
It will comfortably seat 1,100 persons, and is now valued, including grounds 
and other church property, at $50,000. It now has a membership of 388, 
under the pastoral charge of Rev. Allen Macy Dalles. The Sunday-school 
has 340 members. 

First Methodist Episcopal Church \\2S organized in 1804. The first serv- 
ices were held by Griffin Sweet and Asa Cummings. The present house of 
worship, a brick structure, located on Arsenal street, was built in 1880. It 
will seat 500 persons, and is valued, including grounds and other church prop 
erty, at $22,000. The present membership is 580, under the pastoral charge 
of Rev. J. B. Kenyon. The Sunday-school has a membership of 435. 

The First Utiiversalist Church was organized in 1820 by Rev. Pitt Morse, 
the first pastor. Their first house of worship, a stone building, was erected 
about 1824, and was burned in 1850. In 1852 the present brick structure 



750 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



was erected on Public Square. It will comfortable seat 350 persons, and is 
valued, including grounds, etc., at $30,000. The church has 184 mem- 
bers, and Rev. Richmond Fisk, D. D., is the pastor. The Sunday-school 
has a membership of 175. 

S/. Patrick' s Roman CatJiolic Chin-ch, located on Massey street, was or- 
ganized in 183 1 by Rev. Father O'Reilly, and at its organization consisted 
of about 50 persons. The first pastor was Rev. Father Salmon. Their first 
house of worship, a wooden building, was purchased from the Baptist Society 
in 1838, was located on Factory street, and cost $1,250. Their present house 
of worship, a brick structure, located on Massey street, was build in 1854, by 
Rev. Father McNulty, then pastor, and cost about $25,000. It will com- 
fortably seat about 800 persons, and is valued, including grounds and 
other church property, at about $30,000. The present number of members 
in the parish is about 1,500, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Father T. 
Glenn. The Sunday-school has an average attendance of about 300 children. 

St. Patrick's Parochial School, located at 31 Massey street, was organized 
in September, 1885. It is in charge of the Sisters of Mercy, employs six 
teachers, and has an average attendance of 180 pupils. 

The Waiertotvn Baptist Chu7-ch was organized May 29, 1823, with 17 
members, by a council representing the Black River Association, and Elder 
Norm in Gaiteau was the first pistor. Their first hDuse of worship, a wooden 
structure, was built in 1828. This gave place, in 1837, to another wooden 
building, which was burned in 1846, and the same year the present brick 
structure, corner of State street and Public Square, was erected at a cost of 
about $io,ooo. It will comfortably seat 400 persons, and is valued, includ- 
ing grounds and other church property, at $16,000. The present pastor is 
Rev. C. E. Maxfield. The Sunday-school has a membership of 250. 

Trinity Chutch (Protestant Episcopal) was organized in May, 1828, by 
Rev. Joshua M. Rogers, who was the first rector. The first house of wor- 
ship of the society, located on Court street, was built of wood in 1833, and 
was destroyed by fire in the great conflagration of May 13, 1849. ^"^ ^^S^ 
another wooden church, also on Court street, was completed, and was used 
until the erection of Trinity House, of stone, on Trinity Place, in 1888. The 
large church now being constructed, adjoining Trinity House, was com- 
menced in 1889, and will probably be finished the present year (1890). It 
will seat 1,000 persons, and will cost, when completed, about $100,000. 
This beautiful church and the adjoining chapel were presented to the par- 
ish principally by Hon. Roswell P. and Anson R. Flower. The present 
value of church property, including grounds, etc., is about $160,000. The 
church has 675 communicants, and the present rector is Rev. Russell A. Olin, 
who is assisted by Rev. Frederick P. Winne. The Sunday-school has a mem- 
bership of 547 offices and scholars. 

Stone Street Presbyterian Church was organized October 10, 1831, as the 
Second Presbyterian Church, by Revs. Abel L. Crandall and George S. 



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Boardman, under the direction of the Watertown Presbytery, with J. W. 
Baker, H. Kitts, and G. W. Knowlton, trustees. It sprang from the First 
Presbyterian Society, and its organization numbered 21 members. Rev. 
James R. Boyd was the first pastor. Their first house of worship, a wooden 
structure, was erected in 1831. The present brick building, which was 
erected in 1864, cost about $20,000. It will seat 500 persons, and is valued, 
including grounds, etc., at $25,000. The present membership of the church 
is 380, under the pastoral charge of Rev. S. A. Hayt, D. D. The Sunday- 
school has 225 members. 

State Street Methodist Episcopal Church was organized January 29, 1849, 
by Bishop E. S. Janes, D. D., and at its organization consisted of 138 mem- 
bers. The first pastor was Rev. James Ervvin. In 1850 the society erected 
a church, of wood, which will seat 500 persons, and is valued, including 
grounds, etc., at $20,000. The present membership of the church is 315, 
under the pastoral charge of Rev. Charles W. McCormick. The Sunday- 
school has about 300 members. 

Grace Church (Protestant Episcopal) was organized in August, 1867, by 
Hon. F. W. Hubbard and 19 others of Trinity Church, Watertown. The 
first service was held at the court-house, Rev. Dr. Edwin M. Van Dusen offi- 
■ciating. The first rector was Rev. John A. Staunton, who began his minis- 
trations October 4, 1868. In 186S the brick school-house on Sterling street, 
corner of Jay, was purchased and transformed into a house of worship, at a 
■cost of about $6,000, and has since been occupied by the society. A new 
church, which will cost about $40,000, is now in process of erection on the 
same site, and will probably be finished this year (1890). The present rec- 
tor is Rev. John F. Nichols. The Sunday-school has a membership of 14 
teachers and 118 scholars. 

The Free Methodist Church was organized in 187S by Rev. T. Wiftin, 
the first pastor. The house of worship of the society, a wooden structure, 
was built about 1878, and cost $1,000. It will seat 150 persons, and 
is valued, including grounds, etc., at $1,500. The present membership is 
about 12, and Rev. L. H. Robinson is pastor. 

Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Roman CathoHc), located on 
Thompson street, was built in 1878 by Rev. Father J. F. Durin, M. S. H., 
■who was the first priest in charge. The number of parishoners at that time 
was about 600. The church is of wood, will seat about 250 persons, and 
cost originally about $6,000. In connection with the church are St. Joseph's 
Apostolic School, in which young men are educated for the priesthood, and 
the Institute of the Sacred Heart, which teaches a commercial course. The 
school has accommodations for about 60 scholars, and 30 boarders are in 
attendance. The entire property is incorporated under the name of St. Jo- 
seph's School of the Sacred Heart, and is valued at about $30,000. The 
parish consists of about 600 persons, and Rev. Father C. Ramot, M. S. H., 
is present pastor. 



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A. M. E. Zion Church, corner of River and Court streets, was organized 
by Rev. H. R. Phoenix. Their house of worship, a wood structure, was built 
in 1878, and cost about $900. It will comfortably seat 225 persons, and i& 
now valued, including grounds, etc., at $750. Rev. John E. Allen is the 
present pastor. 

The Emmanuel Congregational Church of Watertowti was organized July 
5, 1887, with 37 members, which have more than doubled in number in three 
years. The organization of the church, and the building of the chapel and 
vestry on Rutland street, which the congregation occupies, were the result of 
the efforts of Rev. William Taverner Stokes, who commenced his labors in 
VVatertown under the auspices of the American Home Missionary Society. 
The chapel and vestry are frame buildings, and are worth, with grounds, etc., 
about $5,000. The Sunday-school has a membership of 190, and an aver- 
age attendance of no. A newspaper states that Rev. W. T. Stokes, who 
has been pastor since the organization of the church, has recently resigned. 

Watertown Seventh-Day Adi'entist Society was organized June i, 1887, by 
Elder M. H. Brown, of Adams Center, and at its organization consisted of 
14 members. The first pastor was Elder J. E. Swift. Their house of wor- 
ship, located on Mundy street, a wooden structure, was built in 1887, at a 
cost of $1,900. It will comfortably seat about 200 persons, and is now 
valued, including grounds, etc., at about $1,800. 

The Ge?-man Lutheran Society, recently organized, has been holding 
meetings on Factory street. The society contemplates building a new 
church, on Emerson street, with a seating capacity of about 200. 

Convent of the Immaculate Heart, located at 114 Main street, was estab- 
lished in 1 88 1 by Sister Margaret Mary, who has since been superintendent 
of the institution. The building it now occupies was erected in 1883. From 
75 to 80 pupils attend the school daily. A branch convent is located at 
Carthage, St. James's Church, and one also at Cape Vincent, St. Joseph's 
Church, all under the supervision of Sister Margaret Mary. The convent is 
in St. Joseph's Society. 

The Young Men's Christian Association was organized in 1870. The first, 
permanent officers were elected January 18, 1870, and were as follows: C. C. 
Case, president ; F. R. Farwell, vice-president ; H. W. Congdon, second vice- 
president ; Orrin C. Frost, secretary ; George L. Davis, treasurer. In Janu- 
ary, 1877, the association joined the State Association, and in February of the 
same year became incorporated under the laws of the state of New York, 
allowing it to hold real and personal estate, receive bequests, etc. The first 
general secretary, who received a salary, was C. D. Choate, who was chosen 
in January, 1877. Since the organization of the association the following 
have served as presidents: C. C. Case, 1870; J. F. Moffett, 187 1 ; H. W. 
Congdon, 1872; C. O. Maltby, 1873 ; G. B. Massey, 1874; I. L. Hunt, Jr., 
1875; J. M. Adams, 1875; Dr. C. M. Johnson, 1876; J. D. Huntington, 
1877; Phi Norton, 1878; G. R. Hanford, 1879; I. A. Graves, 1880; W. H. 





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Porter, 1881 ; E. W. Herrick, 1882; H. J. Brimmer, 1883 ; S. F. Bagg, 1884; 
J. M. Adams, 1885 ; L. C. Greenleaf, 1886-89 > W. H. Stevens, 1889. The 
present officers are William H. Stevens, president ; William A. Teele, vice- 
president ; Frank M. Bosworth, recording secretary ; George B. Massey, 
trsasurer ; Ben M. Lewis, general secretary ; Charles G. Lang, physical 
director. The association occupies rooms in Washington Hall block, which 
block was the gift of J. A. Sherman to the association. 

T/u' First Progressive Spiritualistic Society of lVaterto7vn was incorporated 
in November, 1889, with the following officers : President, John Gifford ; 
vice-president, Frederick Mattison ; treasurer, Mrs. M. L. Gifford ; secretary, 
Mrs. F. Mattison ; trustees, Mrs. Abel Davis, Mrs. S. F. Graves, John 
Gifford, Mrs. M. L. Gifford, F. Mattison, Mrs. F. Mattison, and A. Burr. 
The temple of the society, located on Davis street, was erected largely at the 
expense of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Davis, and was dedicated January i, 1890. It 
will seat 400 persons, and is probably the first temple erected in the state of 
New York for the uses to which it will be put. 

HON. WILLARD IVES. 

Hon. Willard Ives, whose connections with the religious, educational, po- 
litical, and philanthropical institutions of Jefferson County have made his 
name familiar throughout Northern New York, was born in the town of Water- 
town in 1806. His ancestry came from New England; his father, Dr. Titus, 
and his mother, Mary (Phelps) Ives, were both natives of Connecticut, and 
came to Jefferson County in 180 r. A brother, Jotham Ives, had previously, 
in the fall, located here, and a few years subsequently the two brothers were 
joined by a third, Erastus. They located large tracts of land in the western 
part of Watertown and, adjoining, in Hounsfield, where they resided until 
their deaths. Dr. Titus Ives was a graduate of medicine, but did not con- 
tinue the practice to any extent after coming to Jefferson County. He was 
quite prominent in local town affairs, and represented his district in the state 
legislature in 1829-30. 

Willard Ives, our subject, was an only child, receiving a good education for 
pioneer days, and has always taken a deep interest in religious and educa- 
tional affairs. He has always followed the avocation of a farmer, and has 
done much to elevate the standard of agricultural pursuits. Mr. Ives has re- 
sided upon his farm (now in the city Hmits) since 1850, and has witnessed the 
change of his neighborhood from pioneer days to its present advanced po- 
sition in the progress of the age. In 1840 he became a director of the Bank 
of Watertown, and subsequently became its president. He has also been con- 
nected with other banks, and served as president of the Merchants' Bank. 
In religious affairs he has always been an earnest and efficient member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1846 was appointed by his conference 
to represent them at the World's Convention in London, after which he passed 

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some months in observation on the continent. In 1848 he was a candidate 
for Congress, and, notwithstanding the demoralization of his party during that 
eventful year, came within 300 votes of an election. In 1852 he was elected 
and served one term. 

Mr. Ives is still hearty and vigorous, and enjoying the evening of his life 
from the results of his own industry and sagacity. He owns 300 acres of su- 
perior farming land, all of which now lies within the city limits of Watertown. 
Although over 80 years of age he still conducts his many business and be- 
nevolent affairs. He is the president of the Ives Seminary at Antwerp, which 
he endowed, and has always contributed largely to its support. He is also 
president of the Jefferson County Orphan Asylum, of which institution he 
was one of the instigators and most earnest advocates. He has always been 
a prominent and earnest worker in the Arsenal street Methodist Episcopal 
Church and Sunday-school, and was one of the organizers of the Syracuse 
University, and was also one of the incorporators of the Thousand Island 
Camp-Meeting Association. He is also a director of the Davis Sewing Ma- 
chine Co. and the Agricultural Insurance Co. 

Mr. Ives has been twice married. His first wife, whose maiden name was 
Charlotte Winslow^ died in 1861. His second wife is a native of Oswego 
County, and her maiden name was Lucina M. Eddy. Her parents were old 
residents of the town of Philadelphia. 

HENRY D. SEWALL. 

Henry Devereux Sewall, who was for a number of years identified with the 
best interests of the village of Watertown, came to that place in 1828, and 
resided there until his decease, in 1846. He was the son of Samuel Sewall, 
judge and chief on the bench of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. 
He was born at Marblehead, Mass., in 1786, and at the age of 18 
entered as a clerk in the counting house, in Boston, of his uncle, 
Joseph Sewall, the head of the house of Sewall, Salisbury & Co., then 
the principal dry goods importing and jobbing firm in New England. 
The ancestry of- Mr. Sewall were among the more notable of the old fam- 
ilies of New England. His descent was direct from Henry Sewall, a 
merchant of Coventry, in England, in the i6th century, the most important 
city in the kingdom, next to London. This ancestor was, in the latter part 
of the 1 6th century and the beginning of the 17th, for several years mayor 
of Coventry, which honor had been likewise borne by his father in the earher 
years of Elizabeth's reign. Coventry, from having been the last stronghold 
of the Catholic party, became, during Elizabeth's, and more notably in James's, 
reign, the headquarters of those Republicans of the Establishment, the Puri- 
tans, to which sect the late mayor transferred his allegiance ; and weary of the 
persecution he thereby incurred he determined to emigrate to America, first 
sending his son of the same name, in 1634, to the colony, and soon after 



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coming over himself. His son, Henry Sewall, was the father of a numerous 
family, the most distinguished of his children being Samuel, long a member 
of the council and judge in the colony of Massachusetts Bay, known to 
history from his connection with the Salem witch trials in 1692, but less rec- 
ognized by posterity as having been the first to proclaim that the statutes 
against witchcraft were based upon human superstition ; the first to pubHsh 
a printed book denouncmg slavery and the slave trade as an abridgement of 
human rights. Of this Samuel Sewall's two surviving sons, the second, 
Joseph, was for 56 years pastor of the Old South Church, in Boston. By his 
wife, a daughter of Governor Dudley, he had but one child, a son, Samuel, 
a merchant in Boston, who left a considerable family of daughters who inter- 
married with the Quincys, Salisburys, Higginstons, Mays, — noted Boston 
people, — and two sons, Joseph, the merchant, heretofore mentioned, and the 
judge, Samuel, father of Henry Devereux, now under notice. 

In 1807 Sewall, Salisbury & Co. detailed their clerks, Henry Devereux 
Sewall and Arthur Tappan, the latter a brother of the junior partner in the 
firm, to go to Portland, in the district of Maine, and open a branch store 
under the firm name of Tappan & Sewall; but after doing business in Port- 
land for two years they became discouraged by the ill effects produced by 
Jefferson's embargo, and in 1809 transferred the mercantile establishment to 
Montreal. There they were quite successful. Merchants and traders in 
Central and Northern New York were at that time among the principal cus- 
tomers of the Canadian capital city. It was there that Mr. Sevvall formed 
acquaintanceships with Watertown merchants that shaped his course later in 
his career. The War of 181 2 coming on, all Americans residing in Canada 
were required either to swear allegiance to the British Crown or to quit the 
country. Being patriots, and the descendants of patriots, our young traders 
chose the latter alternative, although to the ruin of their business, and in 18 13 
broke up their establishment. Mr. Tappan went directly to New York, be- 
coming afterwards the leading dry goods merchant in that city, and a dis- 
tinguished philanthropist. Mr. Sewall devoted his attention to the settling of 
masters of the late firm, and the collection of their outstanding debts. . 

Mr. Sewall's father dying in 18 14 he spent a considerable part of that 
year in settling the estate, and early in 1815 established himself in New York 
in the foreign shipping and commission business, in partnership with John R. 
Hurd. This business proving but moderately remunerative, Mr. Hurd ac- 
cepted an offer in 1S23 to take the presidency of a marine insurance com- 
pany in New York, and Mr. Sewall, under the advice of his uncle Joseph, the 
merchant in Boston, undertook a commission agency in New York in part- 
nership with Edmund Q. Sewall, a son of Joseph, for the sale of domestic goods 
in connection with the foreign commission business. Joseph Sewall at that 
time had the agency in Boston of most of the few manufactories of cotton and 
woolen goods in New England, and through his intervention the firm of 
H. D. & E. Q. Sewall became the first in New York to undertake a similar 



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agency in the latter market. It was thus that Mr. Sewall established an inter- 
course with Gilbert & Sigourney, the managers of the cotton factory at 
VVatertown, and the latter concern becoming largely indebted to the New 
York house, the larger part of this indebtedness was finally transferred to 
property in and about Watertown. 

In the financial crash of 1827 Mr. Sewall's firm in Boston, being com- 
pelled to succumb, carried down with them the house in New York of H. D. 
& E. Q. Sewall ; and the junior partner, in the latter, dying, and the outlook for 
future business in New York seeming discouraging, Mr. Sewall coucluded to 
remove with his family to Watertown, and managed the property there 
acquired through the intercourse with Gilbert & Sigourney, which firm also 
had been compelled by the extreme financial pressure of the time to with- 
draw from active business. He had likewise a view to the further extension 
of manufacturing at VVatertown, and had always nourished a preference for a 
country life. Mr. Sewall, with the valuable assistance of those excellent 
men, well known to old citizens of Watertown, John Sigourney and Josiah 
W. Baker, carried on the old cotton factory and store from 1829 to 1834, 
when, the charter expiring, the factory and appurtenances were sold. In 
1828-29 he constructed the dam on the Black River at the upper end of his 
island, built his residence on the island, then a beautiful spot, constructed 
or bought and afterwards sold a saw-mill and a tannery on the north side of 
the north branch, opposite the island, a paper mill and a machine shop on 
the lower point of the island on the north branch, a flouring- mill on the main 
branch, south side, just below the island, an extensive saw- mill at Dexter — 
all between 1829 and 1833 ; and in 1834, with the assistance of New York 
and Boston capital, he erected an extensive woolen factory on the south side of 
the river opposite the island, and in 1834, '35, and '36 built several brick stores 
on the east side of Factory Square, as well as a number of dwelling houses on 
Factory street, and in the neighborhood of the woolen-mills; and during the 
same period contributed largely to the erection of the first academy in the 
village (of which the late Judge Mullin was the first principal), and in 
1832-33 furnished the greater part of the means for and himself attended to the 
construction and fitting up of the first Episcopal Church in the village, the pred- 
ecessor of the present church on Court street Later he built another flouring- 
mill, below the woolen factory. Mr. Sewall, in connection with Merrill Coburn, 
held, in 1833, the contract for furnishing the ties and sleepers for the Utica 
& Schenectady Railroad, the first railroad in the state of any length (the only 
previous ones being the short Mohawk & Hudson, and the Harlem, not 
going north of Harlem at that time); and, to carry out the contract, put up the 
extensive saw-mills at Dexter, and, as the sleepers were required to be of yellow 
pine, the contractors secured all there was of that timber along the Black 
River. The flood of 1833 swept all the logs into the lake at heavy loss to 
the contractors. From 1835 to 1843 ^^- Sewall was chiefly occupied with 
the business of the woolen factory, which, partly from want of sufficient skill 



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in the manufacture of the fine goods for which the works were designed, 
partly from insufficiency of funds, and partly from the reduction of the tariff, 
did not prove ultimately profitable. 

In the early spring of 1843 Mr. Sewall was badly injured by the upsetting 
of the Utica stage coach while on a journey to the eastward, from which 
time his health failed, and his business career practically closed, his death in 
June, 1846, being caused by the paralysis resulting from the injury. 

Mr. Sewall married, in January, 1S16. Mary Catharine, daughter of Birdsey 
Norton, of Goshen, Connecticut. They had nine children, of whom the first 
seven were born in New York and the youngest two in VVatertown. Among 
them are Mrs. Mary Goodale, widow of Dr. Charles Goodale, and Edmund 
Quincy Sewall, both residing in Watertown. The late Mrs. Ann Elizabeth 
Camp, wife of T. H. Camp, of Watertovn, was his second daughter. Of the 
two other survivors at the present time (1889), one son, Henry, resides in 
New York, and another, Walter, in Springfield, Mass. Mr. Sewall was a 
man of fine intellectual culture and moral worth, who is remembered with 
high regard by the older inhabitants of the county. 

HON. BEMAN BROCKWAY. 

Hon. Beman Brockway, son of Gideon and Nancy (Williams) Brockway, 
was born in Southampton, Mass., April 15, 1815. He descends from Wols- 
ton Brockway, who, December 3, 1659, " bought housing and land of John 
Reynolds," in Lyme, Connecticut, and became a permanent settler, and a 
man of consideration and substance. The line of descent is Wolston', 
William^ William'-', Gideon\ Isaiah', Gideon", Beman'. He also has kinship 
with the Bridges, Pratt, Comstock, Beman, and Williams families, all conspic- 
uous in New England history. 

Coming thus of sturdy New England stock, and of parents who inherited 
honesty, industry, and self-reliance, and transmitted it unweakened to their 
children, his home surroundings were most admirably calculated to give a 
good " fitting-out " for a life of respectability and usefulness. Gideon Brock- 
way was a farmer in an obscure part of an isolated town ; a man of rigid in- 
tegrity, unyielding will, advanced and liberal ideas ; hard-working, and, after 
the New England manner, a great reader and independent thinker ; a Dem- 
ocrat and an Universalist. He was athletic and vigorous. Mrs. Brockway, 
a woman of loving heart and Christian principle, "lived solely to make her 
friends happy." 

In the home circle, and not from school education, did Beman Brockway 
acquire the character and habits which have been the foundation of his suc- 
cess; and in the rough, hard labor of the farm was formed that strong physique 
which has sustained him in his long life's able work. Three summers 
and three winters in the '' back-woods " district school was all the " educa- 
tion " he received. A natural student, however, he seized every opportunity 



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of adding to his store of knowledge. From a very early age his aspiration was 
to be a " printer "; and, in 1830, he answered an advertisement for an appren- 
tice to the printing trade, and from that time to the present this has been 
his vocation, and every grade and position has been thoroughly mastered and 
successfully occupied. In 1833 he came to this state, and, in the spring of 
1834, became a journeyman in the Fredonia Censor office. The next fall, 
while on a visit to New York city, he formed the acquaintance of Horace 
Greeley, then conducting the New Yorker. 

The Democratic leaders of Chautauqua, about this time, established the 
Mayville Sentinel, and Mr. Brockway, whose sympathies were strongly Dem- 
ocratic, secured a position in the office and aided in getting out the first num- 
ber. In a short time he became publisher. He was then 19 years old. 
Much of the editorial work devolved on him, but Judge Osborne, an able 
writer, wrote the political articles. This arrangement continued two years, 
when the owners of the paper, to reward the diligence with which Mr. Brock- 
way had appHed himself to their interests, proposed that he become the pro- 
prietor. He accepted the offer. He now had to be his own editor, 
and it was a great responsibility to the young man, as he considered himself 
indifferently qualified in education, experience, or culture. But his practical 
common sense came to his aid. He " wrote only what he felt compelled to 
write, said what necessity seemed to require in the fewest possible words, and 
stopped when he was through." His articles were approved, and his conduct 
of the Sentinel met with success. He remained 10 years in Mayville, then 
sold the office and shortly after purchased the Oswego Palladium, taking 
possession in June, 1845. In 1852 he established the Daily Palladium. In 
the spring of 1853 he sold the paper, removed to Pulaski, and took charge of 
the Democrat until October, when he was offered and accepted an editorial 
position on the New York Tribune. This paper then presented a rare array 
of talent, and was in its palmiest days. The " chief " was Horace Greeley; 
the managing editor Charles A. Dana; associates, James S. Pike, William H. 
Fry, George Ripley, George M. Snow, Bayard Taylor, F. J. Ottarson, Will- 
iam Newman, Beman Brockway, Solon Robinson, and Donald C. Hender- 
son. With this brainy corps of associates, and in this congenial society, Mr. 
Brockway passed two years as day editor and general writer for the Tribune. 
His terse, rugged style was in harmony with the strength displayed in its col- 
umns, and had circumstances favored his longer stay he would doubtless have 
become one of the leading editorial writers of the nation. 

His wife dying, Mr. Brockway, in 1855, returned to Pulaski, where he 
could better oversee the education of his children. Here he purchased flour- 
ing-mills, which he conducted for three years. In 1859 he represented his 
district in the legislature, there introducing and becoming the father of the 
first registry law of the state. During these years he made valuable contri- 
butions to the Tribune, Troy Times, Albany Journal, etc. One article pub- 
lished in August, 1859, in Hunt's Magazine, on " Our Canals and Railroads," 



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attracted much attention from the leading men, was copied extensively by 
the press, and demonstrated that he was not only an able financier, but a far- 
seeing statesman. In the spring of i860 he purchased an interest in the 
Watertown Reformer. From this time he has been connected with this, 
journal and the Daily Times, which was established in 1861. 

The anti slavery sentiments of Mr. Brockway had brought him into com- 
munion and fellowship with the Republican party at its formation, and he 
gave his ablest utterances in its service. Strong personal friendship for Reu- 
ben E. Fenton did not tend to relax his efiforts for the party in the campaign 
which made that gentleman governor, and his great knowledge of political 
affairs and men of the state caused Governor Fenton to select him for his 
private secretary and confidential adviser. In April, 1865, he was appointed 
canal appraiser and continued in office until January, 1870. 

Mr. Brockway 's loyalty to his old friend Greeley attached him to the Liberal 
Republicans during the campaign of 1872, and he accepted the nomination 
for member of Congress tendered him by that party, although it was evident 
that a "Greeley man " stood no chance of an election. He received 12,899 
votes, and was much gratified by such an endorsement, and he considers that 
in supporting Mr. Greeley he did not deviate from true Republicanism. 

In May, 1870, the firm of Ingalls, Brockway & Skinner was formed to 
conduct the Times and Reformer, and for general printing. In 1873 the 
interest of Mr. Ingalls passed to Mr. Brockway, and the next year he became 
sole proprietor. In j88o his sons were associated with him, and the firm 
became as now — Brockway & Sons. In its new building, with its model 
equipment and arrangement, the Times office has no superior. 

Mr. Brockway is one of the oldest and ablest editors in the state ; he has 
had more than half a century's experience, and enjoys the esteem and vener- 
ation of the fraternity. He has ever been very careful in his statements ; has 
always clothed his ideas in words intelligible to any ordinary mind ; and has 
never been charged with ambiguit}', nor could his readers ever be in doubt 
concerning his positions. He has spoken his thoughts in an original, simple, 
and concise manner; going directly to the pith of the subject in a way pe- 
culiarly his own. His writings have been filled vvith thought, and impressed 
with their power both friend and foe. He has always been industrious, eco- 
nomical, energetic, and, although tenacious of his rights, carefully respects 
those of others. As a mere boy, in a strong opposition county and a small 
country village, he made the Mayville Sentinel the acknowledged leading 
paper of the county. In Oswego he found the Palladium weak and declining^ 
mfused into it vigor and life, and soon made it a " paying " sheet and an oracle 
in the section. It is not too much to say that but for his energy, common 
sense, and business principles the Times would have long since ended its 
career, and that his sagacity, push, and practical ability have made it the power 
in journalism it is to-day. His business has been the object of his efforts, 
and he has proven himself a successful "newspaper man " in every sense of 



760 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



the word. Honors have come to him, but always unsought, and their accom- 
panying duties have been conscientiously discharged. He is interested in all 
matters tending to elevate and improve humanity, and liberally contributes 
to their advancement ; he has done good service in the causes of education 
and historical research, and has been president of the Jefferson County His- 
torical Society from its organization. His connection with Odd Fellowship 
began in 1846, and from that time he has been an active member. He was 
district deputy of Oswego County for several years, and has been frequently, 
and now is, a member of the Grand Lodge. Mr. Brockway is a forceful and 
effective speaker. His lectures are original, spicy, and valuable. On the 
platform he attracts attention by the vigor of his presentation and logical 
reasoning. His love of fun and dry jokes comes out to relieve both his spoken 
and written arguments. 

Mr. Brockwiy has been twice married, first. May 23, 1837, to Elizabeth 
Allen Warner, who died September 10, 1854. Their children are Jefferson 
Warner, Elizabeth Gertrude (Mrs. H. L. Lamb), of Lansingburgh, and Henry 
Allen. October 2.?, 1855, he married Sarah Warner Wright, a cousin of his 
first wife, and, like her, a niece of the celebrated Professor Warner, of Am- 
herst College, Mass. 

Mr. Brockway possesses a strong personality. A man of the people, he 
resembles Abraham Lincoln in many parts of his make-up ; and, like him, 
has a way of his own for whatever he does, great persistency, untiring energy, 
a rare insight into character and motives, and is quick in drawing inferences. 
He is straightforward, not serpentine, in his methods, and tells the truth as 
he sees it, let it hit where it may. His standard of honor and truthfulness is 
high, and duplicity and deceit are abhorrent to him. His nature, sometimes 
apparently brusque, is kindly and sympathetic, and he makes friends with 
congenial natures readily, and does not relinquish them easily. His life has 
done credit to the family name, and we trust his vigorous pen may push its 
pungent truths home to his readers for long years to come. 

FREDERICK W. EAMES. 

Frederick W. Eames was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., in November, 1843. 
His father, Lorett Eames, was descended from hardy New England stock, 
and, like his son, was one of those inventive geniuses who have done so much 
to benciit the world. His mother, Miss Lucy C. Morgan, was the daughter 
of Rev. Elisha Morgan, a man of marked ability, unusual balance of judg- 
ment, strong convictions, and conscientious devotion. His daughter inherited 
these characteristics, and intensified them by an increased mental activity. 
Miss Morgan was married to Lorett Eames about 1835, and removed to 
Kalamazoo, where her husband had already taken up his residence. There 
Frederick W. was born, passing his early years in an intelligent Christian 
home, and enjoying the superior educational advantages of his native village. 




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He had scarcely entered upon his college course when the Rebellion began, 
and President Lincoln called for volunteers to protect the threatened life of 
the nation. The subject of this sketch, then scarcely i8 years of age, was 
the second man to enlist in the first company raised in his own town for 
defence of the old flag. Captain Charles S. May, who commanded this com- 
pany, thus writes of him: " He was one of the gallant and patriotic band of 
young students in Kalamazoo College who enlisted in my company, at the 
very first call to arms in 1861 ; and during the time I served as his captain 
I remember him as a good and brave soldier, bearing himself gallantly and 
unflinchingly in the early battles in which we were engaged ; and though but 
-a mere boy in years, always showing that native energy and shrewdness for 
which he was afterward distinguished." He was subsequently mustered out 
of the Second Michigan Infantry to accept a lieutenancy in another Michigan 
regiment. In 1863 he was honorably discharged by General Grant from this 
regiment, and appointed aide in the revenue service and served on the Mis- 
sissippi until the close of the war. He was subsequently appointed govern- 
ment detective, and was instrumental in unearthing and destroying a danger- 
ous gang of counterfeiters in Michigan. In 1870 he was married to Miss 
Mattie Shilling, of his native state. Two children were born to them ; only 
the elder, named for his grandfather Lorett, survives. Mr. Eames seems to 
have inherited from his father a passion and genius for invention. His 
insight of possible mechanism, and his resources in mechanical devices, was 
phenomena], and the difficulties in the way but stimulated his enthusiasm and 
augmented his energy. Like an eagle which soars upward on the very 
breast of the storm that beats down all feebler birds, he was always at his best 
when obstacles were thickest and greatest. His conceptions of the desired 
end of an invention were clear and strong ; his knowledge of all the condi- 
tions, comprehensive and balanced ; the mutual relations of these conditions 
clearly seen, all possible complications stripped off, and the end sought with a 
persistent grappling with obstacles, and an opulence of resources which soon 
made him master of any problem. I know of no man who, in his peculiar 
field, was a better illustration of the truth that the shortest distance between 
two points is a straight line — simplicity and efficiency were the two objective 
points in all his devices. Beside all the inventions which enter into his power 
brakes for railroad trains, plain, automatic, and duplex, he invented an auto- 
matic governor and cut-off for engines of ocean steamers, a steam pump, and 
a multitude of other mechanical devices. 

In perfecting and securing patents for all these inventions in the United 
States and foreign countries, and in seeking their application to the indus- 
trial arts, he repeatedly crossed the ocean, spent months and years in Eng- 
land and on the continent, and did it all handicapped by inadequate capi- 
tal, financial embarrassment, and costly litigations with powerful antagonists, 
backed by millions of money, with whom his inventions came into compe- 
tition. As a man he was loved most by those who knew him best. His 



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friends were ardent, while his enemies feared, sometimes hated, but never de- 
spised by him. His whole life was an intense struggle, and therefore the 
rugged side of his nature was toward the world, but those who shared his 
confidence knew that no man ever had a more ready appreciation of kindness,^ 
a more open hand, or a more open heart than Mr. Eames. It is deeply to be 
regretted that while defending his rights, and securing his property from 
those who sought to wrest it from his grasp, his useful life was suddenly ter- 
minated by a bullet from a pistol in the hand of a man whom he had be- 
friended. He was thus killed, in the spring of 1883, at the early age of 
39 years. What he might have done, if life had been spared, it is impos- 
sible to say ; but certainly his great genius and indomitable energy gave 
promise of the largest results. h. c. t. 

BANKS. 

The earliest movement towards the establishment of a bank in Jefferson 
County was made in 1807. A petition was sent to the legislature praying 
for a loan to the county of $150,000, on good landed security, in bills of 
credit to be made a legal tender. This was not granted, upon the ground 
that the constitution of the United States prohibited state governments from 
making anything but gold and silver coin a legal tender. 

The Jefferson County National Bank was organized in 18 16, with a cap- 
ital stock of $50,000. The bank commenced business at Adams, but in 
1821 was removed to Watertown. The building now occupied by the insti- 
tution was erected about 1840. The changes made in the capital stock are 
thus noted : In 1816, $50,000; 1821, $80,000; 1836, $200,000; 1844, 
$148,800. Since the latter date the capital has remained the same. The 
surplus and profits are (1890) $318,500. In 1865 the bank was reorganized 
and made a national bank. Its presidents have been Frederick White, 1816 
and '17 ; Jabez Foster, 1817 to 1820 ; Ethel Bronson, 1820 to 1824; Jabez 
Foster, 1825; Perley Keyes, 1826 to 1832; Micah Sterling, 1832 to 
1834; O. Hungerford, 1834 to 1845; N. M. Woodruff, 1845 to 1855; 
Robert Lansing, 1855 to 1856; and Talcott H. Camp, elected in 1856, 
who continues in that position at the present time, and is the chief 
financial officer. The cashiers have been James Wood, 1816 to 1820; 
O. Hungerford, 1824 to 1833; O. N. Brainard, 1833 to 1866; Myers 
Thompson, 1866 to 1871 ; and S. T. Woolworth since the latter date. 
During the long period while Mr. Hungerford and Mr. Brainard were con- 
tinued as cashiers, they were the chief financial officers. Since the death of 
Mr. Brainard, in 1865, T. H. Camp has uninterruptedly held the office of 
president, and has been the chief financial officer during all those years. 

The history of this venerable institution has been marked by a career of 
usefulness to the public and to the growing prosperity of Jefferson County. It 
has pursued a wise policy of helpfulness and encouragement to its customers. 



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By its able and conservative management it has won the confidence of the 
pubhc, who are well assured of its ability to fulfill its obligations. 

Talcott Hale Camp. — This genial and well-known gentleman, now at the 
age of 73 years, may regularly be found at his desk at the Jefferson County 
National Bank of Watertown, attending to his duties as president of that in- 
stitution, which responsible position he has held for 34 years, for 25 years 
having had the entire management of its financial operations, under advice 
of an able body of directors. He has discharged his trust with conspicuous 
ability and success, and may well derive satisfaction from the knowledge 
that during these years the policy of the bank has been helpful, by its finan- 
cial aid and personal encouragement, in developing the resources of Jeffer- 
son County ; the stock-holders, meanwhile, having received regular and 
liberal dividends. 

Mr. Camp was born in Utica, N. Y., and soon after his father, George 
Camp, removed with his family to Sackets Harbor, a place of activity and 
prosperity, where, in 181 7, he printed the first newspaper of that village, called 
the Sackets Harbor Gazette. Sackets Harbor, however, failed to fulfill 
the prophecy of its friends in regard to its growth and prosperity, and this led 
many young men of that place to seek homes and occupation elsewhere. 
Mr. Camp was offered important positions elsewhere, but selected Water- 
town as a place of advancing growth and influence, and located there in the 
spring of 1840. He opened a drug and paint store in Loveland Paddock's 
block, on Washington Place, and this prosperous business established by 
him has continued in the same locality for 50 consecutive years, for the last 
25 years being conducted by George B. Massey and Mr. Camp's son, Walter 
Hale. 

Mr. Camp has been identified with numerous enterprises and corporations 
which have been inflential in advancing the material, educational, and moral 
growth of his chosen residence. At an early day he advocated and assisted 
in the arduous attempt to build the railroad from Rome to Cape Vincent, 
and in 1863 was chosen one of the directors of the road, which office he held 
about 25 years, during seven of which he was its vice-.president. The office 
of the treasurer of the corporation was located in Watertown, and its finan- 
cial transactions were largely under the care and direction of Mr. Camp, and 
were so well supervised by him as to meet the hearty approval of the direc- 
tors and stockholders. He has been connected with several manufacturing 
enterprises, but more intimately associated with the Watertown Steam Engine 
Company, continuing as one of its trustees for many years, and has aided in 
its growth until it has now become a large and flourishing concern, with one 
of the most extensive plants in the United States. 

The Jefferson County Institute, an academy founded in 1837 by the Pres- 
byterians and Congregationalists of the county, and for many years affording 
advanced educational advantages to the youth of both sexes, found in Mr. 
Camp a friend and supporter. For 40 years he has been one of its trustees, 



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and is now its president ; but the building, library, apparatus, etc., are leased 
to the city, and used by the High School, in the system of graded schools 
under the direction of the board of education. Mr. Camp is one of the trus- 
tees and officers of the Jefferson County Savings Bank, an institution emi- 
nently useful in encouraging persons of moderate income to deposit a portion 
of their earnings to accumulate and become a sure source of supply for future 
wants. This bank has paid no salaries to its trustees, their only compensa- 
tion being the satisfaction they enjoy from the knowledge that the institution 
has become strong, popular, and helpful. 

Mr. Camp has not been desirous of political preferment. As a patriotic 
citizen he has always sustained the laws and institutions of his native land ; 
but in no sense has he been a narrow-minded partisan. Although emi- 
nently qualified, by business and executive ability and unimpeachable integ- 
rity, to fill positions of trust and responsibility in the gift of the people, he 
has left the race for office to be run by others. From tbe time of his coming 
to Watertown he has been a member of the First Presbyterian Church, a 
Christian institution recognized for its beneficient influence and generous 
charities, to which Mr. Camp has been a liberal contributor. On June 3, 
1847, Mr. Camp was married to Ann Elizabeth Sewall, daughter of Henry 
D. Sewall, a man noted for his public spirit and mental ability. Her mortal 
life ended June 3, 1888, just 41 years from the day of her marriage, and her 
memory is cherished by three worthy sons, namely: Fred Sewall, who resides 
in Norwich, Conn., and is interested in a large cotton-mill there; Walter 
Hale, who resides in Watertown, and is of the firm of Camp & Massey ; and 
George Van Santvoord, who also resides in Watertown, and is connected 
with the Jefferson County National Bank. 

Mr. Camp is still not only active and engaged in many business pursuits, 
but is also prominent in social and literary circles. He is a charitable and 
kind-hearted Christian gentleman, and is ever ready to offer counsel and sub- 
stantial aid to the numerous deserving ones who seek his advice. His physi- 
cal and mental activity warrant the belief and hope that he has many more 
years of usefulness yet before him. 

Smith T. Woolworth, cashier of the Jefferson County National Bank, is a 
native of Lewis County, and was born in 1849. His parents, Gilbert E. and 
Elizabeth (Smith) Woolworth, were representatives of old families of this sec- 
tion of the state. Mr. Woolworth began his banking experience as clerk in 
the Exchange Bank of Carthage, and in 1865 came to Watertown, where 
he has since resided. He was connected with several firms, as book-keeper 
and teller, and in 1870 entered the Jefferson County Bank, and since 187 1 
has served as cashier and teller. Mr. Woolworth is treasurer of the Central 
Park Association on the St. Lawrence, and a director of the Electric Light 
Company of Watertown. 

The National Bank and Loan Company was organized as the Watertown 
Bank and Loan Company, in September, 1849, with a capital stock of $75,- 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 765 



000, and in 1865 it was reorganized and converted into a national bank. 
The present capital is $75,000, with a surplus fund of $25,000. The officers 
of this institution have been as follows : Presidents, George C Sherman 
and George H. Sherman; vice presidents, G. H. Sherman, R. L. Sherman, 
and C. A. Sherman ; cashiers, P. V. Rogers, Charles Strong, C. A. Sherman, 
N. P. VVardwell, and C. L. Parmalee. 

George H. Sherman is a native of Watertown, and son of George C. and 
Mary A. (Hubbard) Sherman. George C. Sherman came from Rhode Island 
to Jefterson County and was admitted to the bar. (A sketch of his life ap- 
pears in the chapter devoted to the Bench and Bar.) George H. is also an 
attorney. He studied law with his father, and was admitted to practice in 
1855. He was for several years in practice with John Lansing, but since 
1863 has devoted his attention to his banking interests. He is a trustee 
of the Davis Sewing Machine Co., the Orphans Home, and the City Hospital. 

The Jefferson County Savings Bank was chartered in 1859, its first presi- 
dent being James I. Steele. During its long business career it has main- 
tained an untarnished record, and has served all its depositors faithfully and 
honestly. The building is substantially built of stone, is two Hoors in height^ 
and occupies an area of about 30x70 feet in dimensions. The assets of 
the bank amount to $1,504,864.86, of which $152,064.15 is surplus, the 
amount due to depositors being $1,352,800.17. This sum is chiefl/ invested 
in real estate, mortgages, government, state, and city bonds, and in the se- 
lection of which absolute security has been the first consideration. The pres- 
ent officers are Frederick Emerson, president; Talcott H. Camp, first vice- 
president ; S. B. Upham, second vice-president; G. H. Sherman, secretary; 
and George Smith, treasurer. The first four gentlemen named, in conjunction 
with Messrs. George B. Phelps, A. M. Farwell, E. Q. Sewall, D. VV. Bald- 
win, Alden F. Barker, J. A. Sawyer, Ross C. Scott, H. M. Stevens, George 
W . Wiggins, and N. P. Wardwell, form the board of trustees. They are all 
gentlemen of prominence in the commercial and professional circles of the 
city, and the scrupulous care with which they have guarded the funds placed 
at their disposal, and the success which has attended their management, in- 
dicate not only their ability, but that they duly appreciate the responsibilities 
of the trust which has been reposed in them, and that they enjoy the reward 
of knowing that the Jefferson County Savings Bank is regarded as one of the 
most reliable savings institutions in the state. 

The National Union Bank was organized as the Union B ink, June 10, 
1852, with a capital stock of $100,000, and the following board of directors; 
Henry Keep, W. K. Hawks, C. F. Symonds, Abner Baker, Washington Gen- 
net, Merrill Coburn, Luther G. Hoyt, John Bradley, John Sigourney, Alex- 
ander Copley, W. H. Mofifett, Anson Ranney, and W. N. Woodruff. In 
1865 the bank was reorganized and became a national ins.itute, and since 
1854 has conducted its business at No. 14 Washington street. The capital 
stock (1889) was $147,440, with a surplus fund of $36,860, and undi- 



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vided profits to the amount of $22,300. The directors for 1890 are W. W. 
Taggart, A. H. Sawyer, Ross C. Scott, S. B. Upham, I. P. Powers, A. C. 
Middleton, W. W. Conde, A. D. Remington, Henry Spicer, O. P. Hadcock, 
O. B. Cadwell, H. F. Inglehart, and Albert Fish. The presidents have 
been : Henry Keep, 1852; W. K. Hawks, 1854; Abner Biker, 1856; Mer- 
rill Coburn, 1865; Alanson Skinner, 1874; Gilderoy Lord, 1877 ; A. H. 
Sawyer, 1889; W. W. Taggart, 1890. The vice-presidents have been: 
W. K. Hawks, 1852; Abner Baker, 1854; John White, 1856; James K. 
Bates, 1865 ; G. Lord, 1874; John A. Sherman, 1877 ; VV. W. Taggart, 1882; 
A. H. Sawyer, 1890. The cashiers have been : George S. Goodale, 1852; 
Samuel B. Upham, 1856; and Addison L. Upham, 1890, assistant cashier, 

Samuel B. Upham, who has been identified with the National Union Bank 
over 30 years, is a native of Massachusetts, where he was born in 1819. At 
the age of 10 years he became a resident of Jefferson County, and at the 
age of 18 he left the farm and began his business life as a clerk in a store at 
Rodman, where he remained until 1841, when he came to Watertown. He 
commenced as an assistant with O. C. Utley, and after two years of service 
was admitted as a partner, Mr, Utley sold out his interest, in 1848, to J. A. 
Sawyer, and this firm continued until 1854. In 1856 Mr. Upham became 
cashier of the bank, where he devoted his entire attention until 1890. He 
is a director and vice-president of the Jefferson County Savings Bank, and 
is a director of the Watertown Steam Engine Co , the Thermometer Co., the 
Orphans Home, Brookside Cemetery, and of the Carthage, Watertown & 
Sackets Harbor Railroad Company. 

The Watertown National Ba?ik was organized in 1882, and has a capital 
stock of $100,000, with a surplus and undivided profits (March, 1889) of 
$70,000. George W. Knowlton is president; Sidney Cooper, vice-president; 
and N. P. Wardwell, cashier. The directors are G. W. Knowlton, S. 
Cooper, J. Mullin, G. B. Phelps, A. Bushnell, E. D. Bibcock, H. Fuller, 
S, F. Bagg, G. W. Wiggins, A. D. Remington, and B. B. Taggart. 

The City National Bank of Watertoivn, with a capital stock of $100,000, 
was organized March 17, 1890, and the following board of directors was 
elected by the stockholders: Gilderoy Lord, John E. Kemp, R. E. Hunger- 
ford, John Prouty, Robert Lansing, Beman Brockway, R. E. Smiley, P. V. 
Poor, Samuel W, Reynolds. The directors, at a subsequent meeting, elected 
the following officers: President, Gilderoy Lord; vice-president, John E. 
Kemp; cashier, R. H. Huntmgton. It is expected that the new bank will 
open for business about the first of May, in the place now occupied by 
M. N. Van Epps as a shoe store. 

Other banks, which were prominent and useful in their day, have existed 
in Watertown. Some of them were discontinued after successful careers, and 
failure or removal to other places was the fate of others. Among these in- 
stitutions we will mention the following: Black River Ba>ik, opened May 
25, 1844, capital $100,000, Loveland Paddock, president; Oscar V. Pad- 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 767 



<iock, vice-president; Edwin L. Paddock, cashier. The Fu'st National Bank 
was one of the first in the state to organize under the national banking law. 
Its founders were Loveland Paddock and his sons Oscar and Edwin L., the 
•senior Paddock being its first president. The Second National Bank of 
Watertoivn was in operation previous to 1866, Edwin L. P.addock, president ; 
■George F. Paddock, cashier. The Merchants' Bank was opened in 1865 by 
Hon. Norris Winslow, as an individual bank, and five years later was organized 
as a banking institution under the state laws, with the same title, with Norris 
Winslow, president; Willard Ives, vice-president; and John F. Moffett, cashier. 
In 1866 C. G. Harger &^ Son conducted a bank at No. 5 Court street. O. Pad- 
dock &= Go's Bank, at No. 4 Paddock building, was in operation at the same 
time. IVooster Shermans Bank, opened January 8, 1842, discontinued. 
Henry Keep's Bank, opened September 28, 1847, discontinued. Mechanics' 
Bank, by Henry Keep, begun September 17, 1851, had no ofiice for dis- 
count and deposit, also discontinued. Citizens' Bank, established by Mr. 
Keep, August i, 1850, afterwards removed to Ogdensburg, and in August, 
1852, to Fulton, Oswego County. Frontier Bank, established in Watertown 
by Mr. Keep, removed to Potsdam in the spring of 185 1. 

The Watertoivn Savings, Loan, and Biiihiing Association was organized 
December 19, 1887, and incorporated January 7, 1888. The first president 
was S. F. Bagg ; vice-president, D. C. Middleton ; secretary, George Adams ; 
treasurer, George F. Clark ; trustees, E. Q. Sewall, L. A. Johnson, R. H. 
Hall, George H. Babcock, and Fred Waddingham ; J. At well, Jr., attorney. 
George Adams resigned after a short service ; was succeeded by W. W. Richey, 
who was succeeded by Fred H. Waddingham in April, 1889. The present 
officers are : D. C. Middleton, president ; Fred Waddingham, vice-president ; 
F. H. Waddingham, secretary ; George F. Clark, treasurer ; R. H. Hall, 
L. A. Johnson, George H. Babcock, S. F. Bagg, James B. Wise, trustees ; 
J. Atwell, Jr., attorney. The first year this company paid 14 per cent, over 
all expenses, and the dividend for the first quarter of 1889 was 4 per cent. 
Since December 31, 1888, the association has received an increase of more 
than 100 members. In April there were about 500 members, owning about 
2,700 shares of a par value of $250 each. 

INSURANCE. 

Agricultural Insurance Company of IVatertoivn. — What is now one of the 
most substantial and successful of the insurance companies of America com- 
pleted its organization March 12, 1853 Its first officers were : Alden Adams, 
president; Isaac Munson, vice-president; L. Paddock, treasurer; Thomas 
Ward, secretary ; and Earl B. Fowler, general agent. The name of the 
company was the Agricultural Mutual Insurance Company, and the follow- 
ing named gentlemen comprised the members of the organization : Alden 
Adams, T. A. Smith, H. Blodgett, J. C. Cooper, G. S. Sackett, E. F. Carter, 



768 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Isaac Munson, Joseph Fayel, L. Paddock, Wolcott Steele, William P. Bab- 
cock, A. Davenport, Ira Beaman, Hiram Dewey, and L. Miller. The or- 
ganization was effected at Evans Mills, and the company continued its main 
office there until 1855, when it was removed to Watertown and established 
upon the site now occupied by Washington hall. In 1863 the company was 
reorganized and made a joint stock association, and has since made a won- 
derful reputation as the Agricultural Insurance Company of Watertown, 
N. Y. The capital stock was made $50,000. In July, 1866, the capital 
stock was increased to $100,000; in July, 1872, to $200,000 ; in October, 
1880, to $300,000; in December, 1883, to $500,000, and it so stands at 
this time. 

STATEMENT, JANUARY 1, 1890. 

U. S. and municipal bonds and other stocks $ 342,614 00 

Loans on bonds and mortgages (first lien) 1,288,148 96 

Ileal estate owned by the company 171,718 80 

Loans on collaterals 64,258 97 

Cash in company's office and banks and premiums in due course of collection . 292,804 52 



Total assets $2,159,545 25 

LIABILITIES. 

Losses adjusted, but not duo # 19,482 10 

Losses unadjusted 46,783 00 

Unpaid dividends 40 

66,305 10 



Net assets for protection of policy holders $2,093,240 15 

Capital stock •* 500,000 00 

Re-ins. reserve (full N. Y. standard) 1.231,961 78 

.fl, 731,961 78 



Net surplus (over capital, reserve, and all liabilities) $ 361,278 37 

This company has paid for losses since its organization, f6, 343, 677. 24. 

The present officers of the company are J. R. Stebbins, president ; E. F. 
Carter, vice-president; A. E. Dewey, general agent ; H. M. Stevens, secretary; 
S. Cooper, treasurer; W. H. Stevens, assistant secretary; H. A. House, 
cashier. The following constitute the present board of directors : O. R. 
Earl, R. S. Whitman, Titus Sheard, S. Cooper, J. O. Wheeler, W. Ives, A. E. 
Dewey, J. R. Stebbins, C. Patterson, E. F. Carter, G. B. Phelps, H. A. 
House, F. H. Munson, A. H. Sawyer. In July, 1887, the company erected 
a three-story brick building adjoining Washington hall, and removed their 
offices to more commodious quarters. The business of the company increased 
so rapidly that, in 1873, they erected what is known as the Marble block, on 
Washington street, where the general offices have elegant and commodious 
quarters. It is une of the finest blocks in the city. The company also has 
a printing office where numerous compositors are kept busy supplying the 
company with stationery, etc. The presidents of the company have been 
Alden Adams, until 1862 ; John C. Cooper, until 1882; Isaac Munson, until 
1886; and J. R. Stebbins, now serving. The vice-presidents have been 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 769 



Isaac Munson, John Winslow, John A. Sherman, and Evelyn F. Carter, the 
present incumbent. The secretaries have been Thomas Ward, U. A. Wright, 
Isaac Munson, and Dr. H. M. Stevens, who still fills that position. The 
treasurers have been L. Paddock, Isaac Munson, H. M. Stevens, and Sidney 
Cooper, the latter serving in that capacity. The general agents have been 
E. B. Fowler, Hiram Dewey, and A. E. Dewey, who is still in office. W. H. 
Stevens is now serving as assistant secretary, and H. A. House as cashier. 
The general counsel of the company is Hon. A. H. Sawyer, whose biography 
may be found on another page of this history. The following brief biograph- 
ical sketches of the present officers and employees are appended: — 

Jean R. Stebbins, president, was born in Oneida County, August 24, 1836. but removed, in 
infancy, to Herkimer County, where he resided till his removal to Watertown, in January, 
1890. He was the oldest son of William B. Stebbins, M. D. He graduated from Fairfield 
Academy, spent several years in teaching, read law in the office of Judge Hardin at Little 
Falls, and was admitted to practice at the bar in 1860. In January, 1861, he purchased the 
Herkimer County Journal at Little Falls, and a few years later the Mohawk Courier, consol- 
idating the two papers under the name of the Journal and Courier. He retained his inter- 
est in that journal until October, 1888, when he sold the same to his partners, Messrs. G. G. 
Stebbins and I. T. Burney. In 1869 President Grant appointed Mr. Stebbins collector of in- 
ternal revenue for the district comprising Jefferson, Lewis, and Herkimer counties. Subse- 
quently the counties of St. Lawrence and Franklin were added to the district, the term of Mr. 
Stebbins continuing about seven years. He was elected president of the company in Mar'ch, 
1886, but has not i^articipated in its active management until the present year. Mr. Stebbins 
was married in July, 1864, to Adelaide C. Cooper, youngest daughter of the late John C. 
Cooper, who, for 20 years (from 1862 to 1882), was president of the Agricultural Insurance 
Company. 

Henry M. Stevens, M. D., secretary, is a native of Oswego County. He commenced the 
study of medicine in Pulaski, and graduated, in 1852, from the Foiirteenth Street School of 
Medicine of New York University. Locating in La Fargeville, Dr. Stevens entered upon 
his professional duties, and pursued them for 18 years. He was then appointed assist- 
ant secretary of the Agricultural Insurance Company, and removed to Watertown, where he 
has since resided and served as an officer in the company. Dr. Stevens was at one time treas- 
urer of the companj', and is now secretary. His management is able and efficient. 

Sidney Cooper, treasurer, is a native of Le Ray, and was born in 1835. His parents were 
William and Elvira (Dighton) Cooper, both natives of this county. The grandfather of our 
subject, William Cooper, settled near Watertown in 1800. He served in the War of 1812, and 
at the time of his death was a farmer in Le Ray. His father, also a farmer, was a resident of 
that town until his death in 1871. Sidney Cooper was reared and educated in this county, and 
became a teacher. His business career began as a clei'k in a store at Evans Mills, where he 
was subsequently admitted as a partner. In 1871 he was appointed collector of the post at 
(jape Vincent, by General Grant, and served in that capacity eight years. In 1879 he removed 
to Watertown, and soon after became a director in the company of which he is now treasurer. 
He has served in the latter capacity since 1884. 

Evelyn F. Carter, vice-president, was born in Connecticut in 1811, and early in life was 
'iigaged in manufacturing in his native state. He came to Jefferson County in 1840. and engaged 
in farming in Le Ray, residing in that town about 13 years. Since that period he has resided 
in Watertown. Mr. Carter was one of the incorporators of the Insurance Companj-, and has 
been closely identified with its management. He has also been a leading sjjirit of the Jeffer- 
son County Agricultural Society, of which body he has served as president. He is still tlie 
owner of a farm in Le Ray. 

Addice E. Dewey, general agent, is a native of Jefferson County, Avhere he was born in 

1833. His parents, Hiram and Sylvia (Marl)lc) Dewey, were natives of New England. Hiram 

De*ey came to Jefferson County when a boy, with his parents, abaut 1820, settling in Adams. 

ivhere his father took up land and followed farming until liis death. He married there, about 

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770 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



1832, and subsequently engaged in the lumber business. About 1838 he purchased a farm in 
Orleans, and resided upon it for manj^ years, during which time he served as justice of the 
peace. He continiied farming and general speculating until about 1865, when he removed to 
Watertown and resided until his death, which occured in 1883. He was one of the incorpora- 
tors of the Agricultural Insurance Company, and served as an executive officer up to his death. 
He was appointed general agent of the company about 1863, and served 20 years in that capac- 
ity. Addice E. began his business life at Omar, conducting a saw and flouring-mill. He be- 
came a resident of Watertown in 1871, since which time he has been indentified with the In- 
surance Company. He served as adjuster and general business manager until he succeeded to 
the position made vacant by the death of his father. Mr. Dewey is president of the Eureka 
Chemical Company and largely interested in farming lands. He also is interested in the mil- 
ling business of Omar. 

William H. Stevens, assistant secretary, was born in May, 1859; graduated from the Syra- 
cuse University in 1880; i-ead law in the office of Starbuck .t Sawyer for more than a year; and 
entered the service of the company in 1881. He was appointed assistant secretary in January, 
1887. 

Henry A. House was born in Lewis County, N. Y., January 30, 1832. In 1862 he located 
in Cape Vincent, and was clerk for the R., W. & O. Railroad two years. In 1864 he engaged 
as clerk in L. S. Hammond's bank, which position he retained until February, 1874, when he 
came to Watertown and entered the office of the Agricultural Insurance Company, as cashier, 
which position he now holds. While in Cape Vincent he served as supervisor of that town for 
two years. He married, first, Mary E. Goff, who bore him four children, and died in March, 
1866. He married, second. Miss M. D. Starkweather, of Cape Vincent. Of his children, 
Frank E. is roadmaster of the C, M. & St. P. Raikoad, and resides at Chillicothe, Mo.; Ar- 
thur L. is clerk in the Pacific Bank, San Francisco; Clifford H. is book-keeper in the Evening 
Post office, San Fi-ancisco; and Clarence A. died June 18. 1888. 

L. F. Phillij)8, son of John, was born in the town of Lyme, July 22, 1839. He came to 
Watertown in 1864, and for three years was employed as clerk and book-keeper for Will- 
iam G. Gardner. In 1867 he opened a general dry goods store, which he continued until 1874, 
when he accepted a position as book-keeper with the Agricultural lusurance Company, and 
now has charge of the general accounts of that company. He enlisted in the National Guards 
as first lieutenant, and one year later was promoted to adjutant of the 35th Battalion, in which 
position he also served one year, when he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel and inspector of 
rifle practice of the 4th Division, National Guards, which position he still holds as supernu- 
merary. In 1873-74 he was supervisor, and was coroner of the county two terms (six years). 
He married Hattie O. Richardson, of this city, and they have one son, Lewis Lynn. 

Col. Charles H. Van Brakle was born in Troy, N. Y., and in 1858 located in Watertown. 
He enlisted in the 14th N. Y. H. A., was first lieutenant of Co. B, was promoted to adjutant, 
and served until December 28, 1864. In January, 1866, he accepted a position as book-keeper 
with the Agricultural Insurance Company, which jjosition he now occupies. He has been a 
notary public since 1867. He has been a member of the National Guard since Feburary 7, 
1860. and was gradually promoted from first lieutenant to colonel. In 1878 he retired from 
active service as colonel and assistant adjutant-general of the 4th Division. He was city clerk 
for two years and a member of the board of directors of the fire department several years. 
He mairied Georgiana Neilson, of Flushing, L. I. 

Besides those already named the following have positions at present in the 
Agricultural office, viz.: John Quincy Adams, Prentiss P. Cook, L. Hollister 
Prentiss, James S. Boyer, Jefiferson T. Raplee, and William C. Stebbins. 

Jefferson County Patrons' Fire Relief Association. — On the 2d day of May, 
1877, the following named gentlemen, members of the different granges of 
Jefferson County, met at the Kirby House in the city of Watertown and 
organized the " Jefferson County Patrons' Fire Relief Association," for the 
purpose of insuring at actual cost the property of patrons: Elliott Makepeace, 
L. D. Olney, O. W. Baker, L. H. Bishop, George W. Rickett, E. S. Wright 



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O. S. Potter, G. H. Countryman, G. H. Hall, S. O. Adams, and Frank Had- 
cock. At a subsequent meeting the following directors were elected and 
authorized to solicit applications for insurance: William A. Eistman, O. S. 
Potter, G. H. Countryman, O. W. Baker, G. H. Hall, L. H. Bishop, G. W. 
Rickett, S. O. Adams, S. G. Wiggins, L. D. Olney, William Southworth, and 
Everett Clements. The officers chosen were Elliott Makepeace, president ; 
Frank Hadcock, secretary ; and E. S. Wright, treasurer. 

The first policies were issued August 21, 1877, to the amount of $roi,- 
150. At the first annual meeting, held June 4, 1878, William Mathers was 
elected treasurer in the place of E. S. Wright. At the annual meeting 
held June 7, i8Sr, the following officers were elected: L. D, Olney, presi- 
dent ; Frank Hadcock, secrectary ; and George E. Bull, treasurer. Octo- 
ber II, 1881, O. W. Baker was elected secretary in place of Frank Had- 
cock, resigned. At the annual meeting held June 6, 1882, by laws were 
adopted for the reorganization of the association under the law of 1880 
and 188 r. At this meeting the secretary reported the amount of risks 
carried to be $502,885. The jurisdiction of the association embraces 
the counties of Jefferson and Lewis. During the years 1887 and 1888 
there were many new granges organized in Lewis County, which greatly 
augmented the business of the association. At the present time (March 
31, 1889) the directors of the company, ^^ in number, are as follows : 
L. D. Olney, Watertown ; George E. Bull, Rural Hill ; O. W. Baker, Water- 
town ; J. W. Overton, Bishop Street ; O. S. Potter, Mannsville ; L. F. Allen, 
East Hounsfield ; A. F. Sheffner, Pamelia Four Corners ; S. A. Grimshaw, 
Lorraine ; Charles Kinsley, Three Mile Bay ; R. M. Flaherty, Antwerp ; 
H. S. Wilson, Watertown ; George W. Smith, South Rutland ; J. A. Bemis, 
Pierrepont Manor ; W. H. Walrath, La Fargeville ; William Whiting, Phila- 
delphia ; Sylvester Loomis, Champion ; C. J. Dutton, Natural Bridge ; 
R. C. Otis, Denmark ; Ira Sharp, Lowville ; J. B. Zehr, Indian River ; F. W. 
Palmer, Natural Bridge ; R. C. Hills, Turin ; H. G. Wood, Harrisburg ; 
P. G. Reynolds, Carthage ; J. B. Frost, Belfort ; Augustus Pachond, Beaver 
Falls ; Alvin Burrington, Naumburgh ; Charles Matty, Montague ; C. C. 
Wakefield, New Bremen ; S. F. Woolworth, Pickney ; Charles Johnson, 
Harrisburg; Edwin E. Alger, Glendale ; Duayne Miller, Leyden. The 
officers for 1889 were L. D. Olney, president; Ira Sharp, vice-president; 
George E. Bull, treasurer ; O. W. Baker, secretary. The number of policies 
now in force — March, '89 — is 589. The amount of insurance in force to date 
is $1,223,965. 

Otis & Goodale, fire, life, accident, and plate-glass insurance, is one of the largest and 
strongest agencies in the county. The business of this firm was established bj' D.JI. Bennett, 
and is one of the oldest offices in the city. Charles M. Otis, the senior member of the firm, is 
a native of Watertown and son of David D. Otis, an old hardware merchant, who became a 
resident here about 1825. He served as president of the village and died here in 1881. 
Charles M. was engaged in varioi;s lines of business in New York city. The firm of Otis A 
Goodale was instituted in 1885. They represent 12 leading companies in fire insurance, and 
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772 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Henry D. Goodale is a son of Dr. Charles and Mary (Sewall) Goodale, and was born in 
Watertown in 1852. He entered the office of the National Bank and Loan Co. in 1869, as office 
boy, and worked his way up to the position of teller and cashier. He remained with that in- 
stitution until he formed his present affiliation. Mr. Goodale is also the district agent of the 
old Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, and a Inoker and dealer in real estate. 

Henry S. Munson is a son of Dr. Isaac and Cornelia (Stebbins) Munson. Dr. Isaac Mun- 
son was born in Herkimer County in 1812, and came to Jefferson County in 1835. He settled 
in Evans Mills, where he was associated with Dr. Ira Smith. He subsequently removed to Rut- 
laud, where he practiced medicine until the fall of 1849, when he was elected clerk of the 
county, and removed to Watertown, serving three years. A short time after resuming his pro- 
fession he was elected secretary of the Agricultural Insurance Company, which position he 
tilled until elected president of the company. He remained at the head of the company until 
his death, in 1886. The maternal grandfather of Henry S. Munson was Amos Stebbins, who 
came to what is now Itutland, and located a farm, in 1799. He served in the War of 1812, and 
represented his district in the state legislature in 1820. He continued a farmer of Rutland until 
his death. Henry S. Munson, born in Rutland, early in life went to Iowa, where he became a 
law student in the office of Hon. William B. Allison. He was admitted to the bar in that 
state, and subsequently became a partner with Hon. Emory Storrs, of Chicago. His law prac- 
tice extended over a period of seven years. Returning to Watertown he has since been en- 
gaged in the insurance business. He was secretary of the Homestead Fire Insurance Com- 
pany three years, and with the Agricultural Insurance Company for two years. He then 
entered the field of life insurance, and since 1875 has been connected with thePhrenix Blutual 
Life, of Hartford, Conn., of which company he is now manager for Western New York 
and a portion of Pennsylvania. Mr. Munson is president of the Gifford Manufacturing Com- 
pany. 

Alanson D. Seaver, county treasurer (1889), was born in Watertown in 1845. His parents, 
William and Eliza (French) Seaver, are natives of Vermont, and early settlers and residents 
of Watertown. Mr. Seaver, early in life, learned the trade of a machinist, and for many years 
was employed by the Davis Sewing Machine Company as a toolmaker. He was elected treasurer 
of the county in 1884, and is now serving upon a second term. He has also served the city as 
clerk one year. Mr. Seaver is associated with Frank H. Munson, under firm name of Munson 
& Seaver, having the city agency for the Agricultural Insurance Co. 

Frank H. Munson, son of Dr. Isaac Munson, is also a native of Rutland, and has also 
been active in insurance circles. He became connected with the Watertown Fire Insurance 
Company about 1868, acting as cashier. He continued with the Sun Company after it suc- 
ceeded to the business of the old company, and remained with the Sun Company until they 
removed their office to New York in 1887. Since the latter period Mr. Munson has been active 
in the organization of the Jefferson Paper Company, and is serving as his first president. He 
is also the head of the firm of Munson & Seaver. city agents for the Agricultural Insurance 
Company, of which company he is a director. 

John R. Pawling, fire insurance, real estate, and loan agent, representing nine of the 
leading fire insurance companies doing business in this country, has a large real estate busi- 
ness, both in the city of Watertown and county of Jefferson. He was born in Rodman in 1851, 
and is a son of Rev. John and Eveline (Smith) Pawling. His father was a graduate of Hamil- 
ton College of the class of 1843, was admitted to the Jefferson County bar in 1847, and prac- 
ticed law for some time in Watertown. He afterward entered the Congregational ministry, 
and finally became a Baptist clergyman. After preaching for some years he went on to a farm 
in the town of Rodman, where he stayed until 1869, when he died. Mr. Pawling lived upon, 
the homestead in Rodman until his 20th year, when he came to Watertown and entered the 
Merchants' Bank, and remained in said bank for some 10 years, occupying the various posi- 
tions of clerk, book-keeper, and teller. He subse(iuently engaged in the business of insurance. 
He has filled various important positions, having been city assessor, secretary and treasurer of 
the board of trade of Watertown, and other e(iually important positions, 

William Quinn was born in Ireland, and when a youth came to America with his parents, 
in 1847. His father, John Quinn. settled in Antwerp and followed farming. William was 
reared upon a farm, and engaged in husbandry until he came to Watertown in 1888. He still 
owns 200 acres of land in Lo Ray. Mr. Quinn was a soldier of the late war, enlisting in 1862 



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in Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A., in which company he served until the clowe of the war. His com- 
pany participated in the battles of Cold Harbor, Bermuda Hundred, and the engagements in 
front of Petersburg, besides other minor engagements. He now devotes his time looking 
after the iuterests of several well known and reliable life insurance companies. 

Joseph Atwell, Sr., general fire insurance and loan agent, was born in Chenango in 1822. 
He came to Jefferson County in 1848, and began general merchandising at Theresa, forming 
the firm of Atwell & Remington, which was succeeded by Atwell & Hoyl, the latter firm con- 
tinuing until 1862, in which year he was appointed commissioner of public accounts for the state 
of New York, by Governor E. D. Morgan. Since 1866 he has been engaged in the insurance 
business, aud since 1869 his home has been in Watertown. He represents eight leading fire 
insurance companies, and the Western Farm Mortgage Trust Co., of Lawrence, Kansas. Mr. 
Atwell served as supervisor of Theresa in 1860, and deputy collector of customs of Cape Vin- 
cent district from 1879 until 1887. 

O. S. Wilcox was born at Point Peninsula, Jefferson County, in 1834. His parents were 
William and Mary E. (Burdick) Wilcox, both natives of Connecticut. WiUiam Wilcox came 
to this county prior to the War of 1812, and followed farming here until his death, at the ripe 
age of 90 years. The business life of Oren S. Wilcox has been pursued in Three Mile Bay, 
Point Peninsula, Chaumont, and Watertown. He became a resident of Watertown in 1880. 
and in 1883 engaged in the insurance business. He represents the Northwestern Mutual Life, 
of Milwaukee, for the counties of Jeft'erson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Franklin, and Chnton, and 
has other companies of merit. Mr. Wilcox served three years as deputy revenue collector at 
Chaumont. His family consisted of seven boys and four girls. 

HOTELS. 

T/ie Woodruff House is the principal hotel in Watertown. It is a brick 
building located on Public Square, with a frontage of about 300 feet, is five 
stories high, and contains 150 rooms. These apartments are elegantly fitted 
up and furnished, and the whole house is heated by steam. Electric bells 
connect the rooms with the office, and there are bath rooms for the conven- 
ience of guests. The proprietor, F. W. Hayden, is a well-known and deserv- 
edly popular young man. 

The Crowiier House ^ located at 72, 74, and 76 Court street, was built by 
John D. Crowner in 1853, and was bought by the present proprietors, Solon 
and George Wilder, in 1867. It is a three-story brick building, and will ac- 
commodate ICO guests. The extensive barns connected with the hotel will 
accommodate 400 horses. Wilder Brothers are breeders of Hambletonian 
and dealers in gentlemen's road horses. 

The Kirby House, built prior to 1850, on Court street, is a three-story 
brick building, with excellent accommodations for its numerous patronage. 
The present proprietor is A. D. Williams. 

City Hotel, 82 and 84 Court street, has recently been thoroughly renovated 
and refurnished. It is a properly conducted hotel, and Joseph B. McKinley 
is the present proprietor. 

The Dillon House, at 78 Factory street, was built in 187 1 by Thomas Dil- 
lon, who has since been its proprietor. It is a three-story brick structure, 
and will accommodate about 40 guests. 

The Globe Hotel, located on Court and Arsenal streets, was built soon 
after the fire of 1849. ^^ is conveniently located near the central part of the 



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city, and is ably conducted by Erwin L. Harris, the present genial proprie- 
tor. 

The Harris House, on Public Square, is one of the oldest hotels in the 
city. 

ILLUMINATING COMPANIES. 

The Watertown Gas Light Company was organized March 3, 1852, by 
Frederick T. Story, with a capital stock of $20,000, which has since been 
increased to $100,000. The first officers were James O- Morse, president ; 
Albert M. Utley, vice-president; George A. Bagley, treasurer; Frederick T. 
Story, secretary. The present ofificers are F. T. Story, president and treas- 
urer ; E. Q. Sewall, vice-president ; H. C. Whitney, secretary. The plant 
of the company is located at 19 Anthony street. 

Watertoiiui Electric Light Company (Limited) was organized in 1885, with 
a capital stock of $15,000. The first officers were John C. McCartin, presi- 
dent; Charles Tubbs, treasurer; and E. S. Goodale, secretary. The com- 
pany first located in what is known as "the old stone shop," on Beebee's 
Island, remaining there one year, when they removed to their present loca- 
tion on Moulton street. The systems in use are the Excelsior, American, 
and Thomson-Houston. The present officers are D. C. Middleton, presi- 
dent ; Frank L. Baker, treasurer ; and W. H. Moore, secretary. 

PRESENT MANUFACTURES. 

As a manufacturing city Watertown has many and superior advantages. 
Black River, at this point, furnishes a permanent and inexhaustible water- 
power, unsurpassed by any in the state and by few in the United States. Its 
shipping facilities are also excellent, three branches of the R., W. & O. Rail- 
road extending to important shipping points in Jefferson County, on Lake 
Ontario, and that great commercial highway, the St. Lawrence River. Ex- 
tending south are several lines connecting with the New York Central, West 
Shore, D., *L. & W., and other important railroads. Few cities are more 
favorably situated for commercial operations than Watertown. A short 
sketch of many of the manufacturing establishments here we trust will be of 
interest to our readers. 

The Bagley &> Sewall Co. was established in 1823, by George Goulding, 
and after a number of changes of title and proprietorship was finally organ- 
ized as a stock company, under the present title, in 1882. The plant is most 
extensive in character, and covers an area of about two acres. The main 
structure is of a V shape, the base being 40 feet wide, and extending on 
one side 325 feet in length. This contains the machine shop, and on the 
other side the buildii>g is about no feet long, and is utilized as an erecting 
shop. The blacksmith shop is at the end of the building, and there are two 
foundries, each respectively 120x40 and 80x40 feet in dimensions. Between 



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these is a space of 25 feet which is partly taken up by the ovens used for 
making and baking cores and molds. In addition to the above there are 
other buildings on the land, includmg the offices, the pattern shops, etc. The 
motive force for operating the works is derived from the water-power of the 
Black River, the company utilizing this to the extent of about 150 horse- 
power, requiring the aid of four powerful water-wheels, and in the various 
departments a force of about 130 mechanics and work people are given em- 
ployment. It is one of the oldest enterprises of Watertown and has been 
operated upon the same site for more than 60 years. The products of this 
industry consist of printing presses, wood pulp machines, weighing jacks, ro- 
tary pumps, patent vices, paper-mill machinery, etc. 

Hon, George A. Bagley, president of the Bagley & Sewall Co., a native of Watertown, 
was born in 1826. His parents were Bernard and Zurviah (Gates) Bagley. His father was a 
prominent lawj-er of Jefferson County, and a sketch of his life appears in the chapter devoted 
to the Bench and Bar, in another portion of this work. George A. Bagley was a law student 
in the office of his father, and was admitted to practice in 1846. He devoted a few years to 
his profession, associated with his father, and in 1853 entered upon his business careei-, which 
has been eminently successful. The original business had been inaugurated by Mr. Goulding, 
and in 1853 the tirm of Goulding, Sewail & Bagley was established. In 1862 Mr. Goiilding re- 
tired, and the present company was established, with a capital stock of ;J100,000. Mr. Bagley 
is president; Edward Q. Sewail, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Bagley has also been prominent 
in political affairs, having served as supervisor of his town for a number of years, during 
which time he was chairman of the board. He also served as president of the village. From 
1863 to 1870 he was collector of internal revenue, and in 1874 was elected to represent the 22d 
district in Congress, serving two terms. He is president of the Davis Sewing Machine Co., and 
a director of the Eames Vacuum Brake Co. Mr. Bagley is also prominent in the management 
of Brookside Cemetery, the City Hospital, Grace Church, and is active in all works of charity 
and benevolence. 

Eames Brake Company. — Lorett Eames, the youngest of the family of 
Daniel Eames, went West in 1831, and settled in Jackson, Mich., building 
there the second frame house in the town, which was then called Jacksonville. 
From there he went to Kalamazoo, then called Bronson, and engaged in farm- 
ing on Grand Prairie, where, he said, he was " free from the stones and Canada 
thistles of Jefferson County." He later went into mechanical business, 
building portable saw-mills. In 1861 he put in the pump for the city of 
Watertown, and then bought Beebee's Island, in company with his brother, 
Moses Eames, and located his shop there. They changed the old boarding- 
houses into shops, putting power and shafting into them, and here some of 
the important industries of Watertown had birth, notably the Taggart 
Brothers' paper-bag factory, the Davis Sewing Machine Co., and the Eames 
Vacuum Brake Co., who still occupy the shops. He died suddenly, of paralysis, 
September 6, 1863. He married Lucy Morgan, and had seven children. 

In 1874 Fred W. Eames came into Watertown with the nucleus of his in- 
vention of the vacuum brake. He made some experiments on the R., W. & O. 
Railroad, and in 1876 organized the Eames Vacuum Brake Co., with a capi- 
tal of $500,000, which was all paid for his patents of 1874 and 1875. The 
officers were Fred W. Eames, president ; Judge F. W. Hubbard, vice-presi- 
dent ; F. W. Spicer, secretary ; S. T. Woolworth, treasurer. 



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In 1876 E. D. Eames, his brother, came here from Michigan, and went to 
Perm, S. A., with a brake equipment for the Ayora Railroad, over the Andes, 
which attains an altitude of nearly three miles. The brake worked very suc- 
cessfully there, and Mr. Eames brought back the first money ever received for 
the Eames brake. Meantime F. W. Eames had made a display at the Ex- 
position at Philadelphia, which resulted in a number of orders from home 
and abroad. A shop for the manufacture of the brakes was started on Bee- 
bee's Island, and other patents obtained on improvements by both Fred W. 
and E. D. Eames. A long and expensive litigation with the Westinghouse 
Brake Co. resulted ultimately in victory for the infant company, and the 
business increased rapidly. The elevated roads in New York were all fitted 
with the Eames brakes, and they were sent to Australia, Cuba, South and 
Central America, Sweden, Russia, and England. 

In 1878 F. VV. Eames went to England to introduce his brake there 
and in France, and while he was away complication arose here which resulted 
in the entire business and franchises of the company being sold to New York 
men. Mr. Eames, who was president and principal stockholder in the com- 
pany, immediately returned from England and began a suit for recovery of 
his property, and at the earliest moment replaced the old directors by new 
ones, and elected the following officers: F. VV. Eames, president ; E. D. Eames, 
vice-president; H. C. Townly, secretary and treasurer. The suit resulted 
in his favor, but on taking possession of the shops he was shot and killed 
April 20, 1883. The management of the company then fell upon E. D. 
Eames, president ; A. D. Remington, vice-president ; and H. C. Townly, 
secretary and treasurer. George A. Bagley was also a director. The 
company continued to prosper under this administration until, in October, 
1884, Mrs. F. W. Eames sold the controlling interest in the stock to Boston 
parties, who reorganized the company, elected an entire new board of 
directors, and moved the office to Boston, and increased the board of directors 
from five to 15. The present officers are J. C. Thompson, president, Boston ; 
R. C. Vilas, vice-president, New York ; G. B. Massey, treasurer, Watertown. 
They have added to the buildings and machinery, and are employing about 
75 men. 

Knowlton Brothet's, paper maiiufactiirers. — The business now conducted 
by this firm had its inception in 1808, when a paper mill was built by Gurdon, 
Caswell & Co., which firm was succeeded by Holbrook & Fessenden in 
1816. In 1824 Knowlton & Rice became the owners of the plant, enlarged 
the works, and in 1832 introduced the first machinery for making paper in 
Jefferson County. This firm was composed of George W. Knowlton and 
Clarke Rice. They were also largely interested in real estate and in water- 
power privileges, and for a long time were engaged in publishing school 
books and common school libraries, conducting in connection a book store. 
These branches were continued until 1854, since which period the manufact- 
ure of paper has been the exclusive business of the firm and their succes- 



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sors. Mr. Rice retained an interest in the business till 1856. In 1861 Mr. 
Knowlton disposed of his interest to his sons, George W. and John C, and 
the firm of Knowlton Brothers was thus established. This firm has in- 
creased the business twelvefold, and their trade extends throughout the 
United States. They manufacture exclusively colored cover paper, employ- 
ing about 50 hands, and their product is about 9,000 pounds daily. Their 
mills are furnished with the latest improved machinery, and are located at 
14-16 Mill street, upon a portion of which ground the origmal mill was 
erected in 1808. The plant covers an area of about two acres, three build- 
ings, and several minor conveniencies. The main building is 130x60 feet, 
and is three stories high besides basement and attic. Connected with it by 
a bridge is a wooden structure of three floors, 50x100 feet in dimensions. 
On the other side of Mill street, opposite the main building, the firm owns a 
pulp-mill, 40x90 feet in area and five stories in height, which is also joined by 
a bridge to the rest of the plant. The mills were formerly occupied in manu- 
facturing writing paper exclusively, and later in the production of book and 
colored papers, but at the present time only colored and tinted papers are 
made at this establishment. 

John C. Knowlton was born in Watertown in 1837, and has been a resident of Jefferson 
Connty since his 'birth, and prominent in business and manufacturing circles. His father, 
Oeorge W. Knowlton, was a native of Vermont, and his mother, Elizabeth (Carroll) Knowl- 
ton, a native of Boston. The former died in Watertown in 1886, aged 91 years, after a life of 
active business enterprises, during which period he maintained a reputation of the highest 
character as an unsullied, honorable business man. The mother still survives. John C. 
Knowlton, since 1861, has devoted his attention to the interest of the firm, of which he is a 
member. He has been a director of the Jefferson County Bank since 1877, and is president 
-of the Steam Engine Co. For nearly a score of years he has been one of the water commis- 
sioners of Watertown, and is now president of the board. George Willard Knowlton is also a 
native of Watertown, born in 1839, and educated in the schools of his native city. He is 
thoroughly conversant with the manufacture of paper, having commenced to master the 
■details at the age of 16, and has devoted his business life to the advancement of this impor- 
tant industry. He is jiresident of the Ontario Paper Company, and of the Watertown Na- 
tional Bank; progressive in all of his ideas, and ranks as one of the leaders of the business 
men of Jefferson County. 

Watertotan Steam Engine Co. — The inception of this business dates back 
to the year 1850, at which period the enterprise was known as Hoard «S: 
Bradford. In i860 the firm title became Hoard & Son. In 1866 the Port- 
able Steam Engine Manufacturing Co. was organized, and finally, in 1872, 
the Watertown Steam Engine Co. was constituted. The capital stock of the 
company is $200,000. The plant, which has recently been built, is one of 
the most extensive of its character in the United States, and is located on 
Main street. From 150 to 175 men are employed in the manufacture of 
stationary and portable steam engines, boilers, steam pumps, circular saw- 
mills, etc. The officers of the company are John C. Knowlton, president ; 
G. C. Sherman, vice-president ; and S. F. Bagg, secretary and treasurer. In 
connection with this sketch we append the following sketch relative to the 
origin of the portable steam engine, by Hon. Moses' Eames: — 



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"In 1848 I resided in Rutland, where I was engaged in manufacturing 
cheese. It was in my cheese work, in which I had been experimenting with 
steam, that I got the idea of a portable steam engine. The experiments in 
the use of steam in the manufacture of cheese were begun by me as early as 
1842. The work for making the apparatus necessary for experiments had 
been done for me at George Goulding's machine shop. The method of 
heating milk for cheesemaking was then very crude. The milk was turned 
into a kettle, heated over a fire, and then poured into the milk vats, thus 
heating the milk. The kettle, which was used as the boiler, was covered at 
first with wood. This, as well as the under vat, had to be caulked all around 
to prevent the steam from escaping. There was no safety valve to let the 
steam out. The packing blew out at one time, and filled the entire room 
with steam. The cover of the kettle was blown off", and when I entered, a 
few minutes afterwards, there was not a spot in that room but what was wet. 
If I had been there at the time the accident occurred I would certainly have 
been scalded. But I still had to work it as it was till the season was over. 
I put on two or three props to make the cover to the kettle fast. At the 
close of the season I brought the kettle to Goulding and had him put on an 
iron cover with a safety valve. I also manufactured the same thing for Dr, 
Munson and William Howell, of Tylerville. In the State Agricultural Society's 
report for 1851 you will see a diagram of all the cheese works. They gave 
me a premium of $25 for the best plans. That led me to think of getting, 
steam works for power. I came down to Goulding's shop, where Gilbert 
Bradford was foreman, — that, I think, was when Hoard was county clerk, — and 
urged him to get me up a steam-power to use in sawing wood, etc., instead 
of horse-power. Goulding said: ' Don't you do anything of that kind. You 
will kill every farmer there is around here !' He would not take any interest 
in it. Bradford got to work in the course of that year — 1848 — so that in the 
fall he showed me a power something like a drum heater on wheels, that had 
a pully on it, and could run a small lathe, being about one and one-half 
horse-power. You could put it up in the corner of the room. The same 
thing was afterwards brought to the building back of the jail, and was used 
to drive a lathe. That was as near as I ever came to the steam power, and 
it was really the origin to the portable steam engine. About that time Hoard 
came in with Bradford for the express purpose of starting the portable steam 
engine works, and located a shop. 

" Twenty years after, or in 1867, I think, the first patent was taken out, by a 
man in Syracuse, for heating milk by the process which was originated by 
myself. That patent was transferred to another party, who went about the 
state collecting a royalty from dairymen using the process. The dairymen 
from Oneida County were hunting up testimony to go against the patent, and 
desired to show that the process was in use previous to the patent being 
issued. I wrote to the association in Utica and received no answer. I then 
wrote Burrell, of Little Falls, a great cheese buyer. Burrell corresponded 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 779 

with me and wanted me to make a diagram of the fixtures I had for heating. 
I did so. The result was that the man in Syracuse did not push the thing 
any further. He was going to push the matter of the payment of a royalty 
throughout the state, but I proved that I had used the patent about 17 years 
previous to his securing it." 

Gikleroy Lord, who for half a century has been prominently identified with the manufact- 
uring advancement of Jefferson County, was born in Brownville in 1816. His father, Will- 
iam Lord, was a native of Windsor, Vt., and his mother, whose maiden name was Charlotte 
Thomas, was a native of Ellisburgh, Jefferson County. 

William Loi-d was a farmer, and prior to the War of 1812 came to Jefferson County. He 
taught school one year, and then started the manufacture of wagons and fanning-mills at 
Brownville. He subsequently added a pocket furnace and maniifactured different kinds of 
agricultural implements. His first partner was Alanson Skinner, an influential and prominent 
business man. Mr. Lord continued in business there until 1855, when he retired, leaving his 
business to his sons. He resided in Brownville until his death, which occurred in 1874. He 
was colonel of the first rifle regiment formed in the county, one of the first directors of the 
Rome & Watertown Railroad, and a man of marked business abilities. Seven children attained 
maturity: Gikleroy; Newton B., of New York; Mrs. Parmela Bosworth, of Watertown; Mrs. 
Fayetta Morrison, of Chicago; William, who died in Aurora, 111. ; and Nathan, who died in 
Brownville. Hiram and Elisha were drowned at Brownville. Gikleroy Lord was reared and 
educated in the county schools, and passed one year at the Lowville Academy. He had pre- 
viously served a two years' apprenticeship in his father's shop, learning the trade of molder. 
Upon leaving school his father admitted him as a partner, and the firm of William Lord & 
Son was established. This association continued until 1854, when Gikleroy withdrew from 
the firm and came to Watertown, and, in 1855, with his uncle, Judah Lord, and his brother-in- 
law, F. H. Grej^ory, formed a copartnership under the firm name of J. & G. Lord & Co., lo- 
cating their works upon Beebee's Island. They there commenced the manufacturing of plows, 
mowing machines, and general agricultural implements, becoming the successors of four dif- 
ferent plow firms. In 1865 Mr. Gregory died, and his interest was purchased by Mr. Lord. 
Five years subseiiuently he bought out his uncle's interest, and has since conducted his busi- 
ness operations alone. In 1869 his property was damaged to the extent of $25,000 by the great 
flood of 1869, all of which was a total loss to him. Mr. Lord has improved and enlarged his 
works from time to time, and is now doing a large business in general foundry and machine 
shop work, employing about 20 men. He has also been prominent in banking circles, and 
was one of the organizers of the National Union Bank, and served that institution as director, 
vice-president, and president until January, 1889, when he resigned. Mr. Loi"d has never had 
political aspirations, but was elected the second mayor of Watertown upon a union ticket. 
Conservative in business, and generous in all good works, he is a noble type among the suc- 
cessful business men of Jefferson County. Mr. Lord married Miss Mucina Hoyt, daughter of 
Luther G. Hoyt, an old resident merchant and jiistice of the peace, of Watertown. Two chil- 
dren have been born to them. 

Nil I &^ /ess. — This well known firm is composed of John Nill and Henry 
Jess. Mr. Nill is a native of Germany and came to America in 1853. He 
located in Utica, where he learned the confectioners' trade, remaining in that 
city seven years. In i860 he came to Watertown and was employed for 
three years by J. S. Cadwell. He then began business for himself, opening 
up a confectionery and ice cream saloon, soon after admitting as a partner 
Mr. Jess. From a small beginning, in 1863, they have established one of the 
most complete establishments in the state. Their business place is located at 
9 Court and 10 Arsenal streets, and their factory at Factory Square. This 
business embraces that of manufacturing crackers and other bake stuffs, and 
confectionery, cigars, and carbonated waters. They have an extensive retail 



780 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



trade in the city, and a traveling salesman is employed in extending their 
wholesale trade over Northern New York. They commenced the manufact- 
uring of cigars in 1867, and have now in their employ about 20 men in this 
department, making only the better grades of goods. Their factory, on Fac- 
tory Square, has recently been enlarged, and is fitted with all the modem 
machinery and improvements. Mr. Nill was elected mayor of the city in 
1889. He has also served his ward six years as supervisor. 

Henry Jess, also a native of Germany, has been a resident of America 
since 1853. He is a cabinetmaker by trade, and came to Watertown from 
Utica. Since the formation of the firm Mr. Jess has devoted his attention 
to the financial and business supervision of the establishment, and in this 
most important position has contributed largely to the phenomenal success 
that has attended this deserving enterprise. 

The Davis Seiaing Machine Company, organized in 1872, was for many 
years one of the most important industries in Watertown, and one of the 
largest manufactories of sewing machines in the world, about 500 workmen 
being employed. This immense industry was recently removed to Dayton, 
Ohio. 

Taggart Bros. Co. — The firm of West, Palmer & Taggarts was organized 
in 1866, by George West, of Saratoga, Lewis Palmer, of Evans Mills, and 
Byron B. and William W. Taggart. This copartnership continued one 
year, when Mr. West bought Palmer's interest, and the firm of West & Tag- 
garts was estabhshed. In 1871 the Taggart Brothers purchased the interest 
of Mr. West and took in Orrin R. Davis, forming the firm of Taggarts & 
Davis. This firm continued until the death of Mr. Davis, his estate retain- 
ing an interest in the concern until 1881, when Taggart Bros, became sole 
proprietors. The firm of Taggart Bros, continued until 1887, when a stock 
company was formed under the title Taggart Bros. Co., Harry W. Taggart 
and George C. Sherman becoming members of the company. The present 
officers are B. B. Taggart, president ; W. W. Taggart, vice-president ; H. W. 
Taggart, treasurer ; and George C. Sherman, secretary. The capital stock 
and surplus of the corporation is now $202,000. 

The plant is extensive and covers about two acres. The main building is 
four stories high, 200x80 feet in dimensions, attached to which is a wing 
having two floors, and 75x50 feet in area. This structure was erected by 
W. H. Angel in 1844, and was first used as a flouring-mill and distillery. 
Afterwards it was utilized as a cotton and woolen-mill. To the left of the 
main building is a pulp-mill 46x30 feet, and a storehouse on the right is 
120x30 feet in extent. Eighteen water-wheels are used to drive the 
machinery, their united horse-power capacity being 1,500. The daily capac- 
ity of the mills is six tons of print and manilla paper, and three tons of wood 
pulp, the various departments affording employment for about 50 workmen. 
The firm of Taggart Bros. Co. also manufactures about 5,000,000 flour 
sacks annually. 





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HON. BYRON BENJAMIN TAGGART.* 

The subject of this brief biographical sketch was born in the town of 
Le Ray, Jefferson County, N. Y., on the 28th of April, 1831. The Taggart 
family from whom he descended ranks among the old settlers of this section 
of the state. His father, Henry Taggart, was born in Le Ray, and his 
mother, Julia Deighton, in Panielia. They lived and died in their native 
county, and the old homestead is still owned by their descendants. His 
great-grandfather, Joseph Taggart, resided in Newport, R. I., where he 
carried on a shipping trade, frequently crossing to Europe in sailmg vessels 
in the line of his business. He emigrated to the United States from the 
Isle of Man. His immediate family consisted of six brothers and two sis- 
ters, viz.: Dempster, who died in childhood, Joseph B., William W., Watson 
Henry, Dempster D. (named after his deceased brother), and the sisters, 
Mary and Orea. Of the brothers, Watson H. died in Terra Haute, Ind., 
in 1853, and Dempster D. in Watertown, in October, 1889. The sister 
Mary died in 187 i. With the single exception of the eldest child the whole 
family grew up to manhood and womanhood, and married. Theirs was a 
family possessing unusual force of character, and if their individual history 
could be fully written out it would furnish a valuable picture of the trials, 
successes, and perseverance of a large family of children bcrn in humble life, 
and who largely had to make their own way in the world. 

The products of a farm m this region 50 years ago were barely sufficient 
to provide for the necessities of a large family of children, and to do this 
even called for a self sacrificing toil on the part of parents and elder children, 
at once noble and beautiful. That the members of this family came of good 
and thrifty stock is abundantly proved by the useful and successful career of 
each. In the battle of life they all won honorable positions in the circle in 
which their lot was cast. 

Byron B. worked on the home farm until he was 18 years of age — working 
summers and latterly teaching school during the winter term. The experi- 
ences gained while " boarding round," and in the management of country 
schools, gave him an excellent insight into character, which greatly aided 
him in later years. He attended the State Normal School at Albany for one 
year, and afterwards went West, where he spent three years. In the spring 
of 1856 he returned to his native county, and, on the 28th day of May of 
that year, he married Miss Frances L. Brown, of Watertown, daughter of 
Jabez and Lefa Brown. This choice of a wife proved a very happy one, 
and two daughters and a son blessed the union. Mrs. Taggart has been a 
loving wife and devoted mother, and still lives to grace and bless a home 
her presence and help have done so much to brighten and secure. 

The patriotic fervor of the period of the great Rebellion in 1861 found 
full recognition in the heart of Mr. Taggart. In 1862, after the conflict had 

* Bv Col. Albeit D. Shaw. 



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deepened into a gigantic civil war, he raised a company of volunteers for the 
loth N. Y. Artillery, and was commissioned a captain in the 2gth, in No- 
vember, 1862. He had command of Fort Ricketts, comprising a part of the 
important defences of Washington, where he remained up to November 23, 
1863, when family responsibilities and ill health led him to resign his com- 
mission. He was a capable and efticient officer, and merited and received 
the full confidence of his men and of his superior officers. The service he 
rendered in the array made a heavy dram upon his health, and ever since he 
has at times been a great sufferer from disabilities contracted while in the 
lineof duty On the r4th of May, 1878, Gov. Robinson appointed him a trustee 
for the '' completion, management, and control of the Soldiers Home "at Bath, 
N.Y., and he was reappointed tothis trust by Gnv. Cornell on the 4th of May, 
1881. In 1879 he was elected mayor of Watertown, and ^reelected in the 
following year. His administration of the affairs of the city was marked by 
a careful discharge of the delicate and somewhat onerous duties pertaining to 
the trying position. He brought a business man's experience to the service 
of" the city, and left the position with an excellent record. 

He was one of the originators and is president of the " Taggart Bros. 
Company," of Watertown, and the " Taggart Paper Company," of Felt's 
Mills. He is vice-president and one cf the promoters of the " Watertown 
thermometer works," a company providing employment to between 40 and 
50 workers. He was also one of the organizers of the " Watertown National 
Bank," and is a director in this institution. He is a stockholder in the " Wa- 
tertown Spring Wagon Company " and in the " Watertown Carriage and 
Gear Company." He is president of the " Central Park Association," which 
occupies one of the finest sites on the St. Lawrence River, and he is vice- 
president of the "Alexandria Steamboat Company." He is also interested 
in the Hotel Eastman, at Hot Springs, Ark., built to accommodate 850 
guests. This record of industrial interests which his enterprise and means 
have helped to develop will amply prove that he is a citizen who fully meets 
the ben requirements for the development of ways and means for furnishing 
employment to the people, and adding to that circulation that creates wealth 
in his own home section of the state. As a business man Mr. Taggart is well 
and widely known, and respected for his sterling integrity, thrift, enterprise 
and public spirit. His career has been a successful one, — both in the days 
of war and in times of peace, — and he is yet in the prime of life. 

As a type of a farmer's son, winning his own way to a position of great in- 
fluence and usefulness among the business men of his day, and acquiring a 
competency through his own efforts, besides commanding the confidence of 
both political parties, — as his official trusts continued through two adminis- 
trations abundantly prove, — he is one of our self-made men, worthy as few 
are, and whose achievements are a valuable part of the history of our country. 
His life is proof of how grandly the American volunteer — transformed into 
an American business man — adapted himself to every duty, and so stands 
forth as one of the best products of our cosmopolitan civilization. 



CITY OK WATERTOWN. 781 



Watertorvti Thermometer Company (successors to the Oswego Thermom- 
eter Company) was incorporated in 1886, with a capital stock of $30,000, the 
first oi^cers being I. P. Powers, president ; W. W. Taggart, vice-president ; 
O. W. Wilmot, secretary and treasurer. The company's plant is embraced 
in a four-story brick structure, 50 by 80 feet in dimensions, located at 24 
Newell street. The machinery is operated by a water privilege of about 40 
horse-power, and employment is furnished to 50 skilled workmen in the man- 
ufacture of all kinds of thermometers and barometers. The present officers 
of the company are I. P. Powers, president; B. B. Taggart, vice-president; 
W. J. Shepard, secretary and treasurer. 

\Vatert07vn Paper Company was organized in 1867. The mills have a 
capacity for the production of about three tons of news paper and two tons 
of wood pulp daily, giving employment to about 40 workmen. The plant is 
located on Sewall's Island, the main building being of brick, two stories hi^-h 
52 by 108 feet. Attached to this is a wing, of wood, 25 by 80 feet. A pulp- 
mill and stock houses are adjacent. The present officers of the company are 
H. Remington, president, and E. VV. Remington, secretary and treasurer. 

The Hi/chcock Lamp Company was organized in 1873, and is engaged in 
the manufacture of the celebrated " Hitchcock " lamps and chandeliers for 
burning mineral oils. The capital stock of the company is $150,000, and 
the present officers are Roswell P. Flower, president ; Robert Hitchcock, 
vice-president; and J. VV. Moak, secretary and treasurer. 

The Remington Paper Co. was established in 1854, by I. Remington & 
Sons, the present company, however, being incorporated in 1865. The Rem- 
ington Paper Co. operates one of the most complete papermaking plants in 
the United States. There are two paper-mills and three pulp-mills in Water- 
town belonging to the concern, all of which are located along the banks of 
the Black River, but are separate some little distance each from another. 
They are very extensive, are built of brick, and vary from one to three floors 
in height. Some of these mills have been recently erected to meet the 
demands of the constantly increasing manufacturing operations. The rail- 
road track is contiguous to all of them, and furnishes unrivalled shipping 
facilities. Altogether the conveniences here available are such as exercise a 
marked influence in decreasing the cost of operations. The mechanical 
equipment of the plant is fully equal to that of any paper manufacturing 
establishment on the continent, and the capacity of the mills allow of the 
production of about 30 tons of news paper and 25 tons of wood pulp daily. 
About 150 men are employed in the various departments of the works, and 
the motive force for operating the machinery of the five mills is supplied from 
the Black River, and combined is of about 3,500 horse-power capacity. In 
addition to the mills in this city the company owns and operates another 
paper-mill in California, which turns out from three to four tons daily. The 
news paper manufactured by the company is largely in demand throughout the 
Tnited States, and is supplied to some of the largest newspaper publishers in 



782 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



the country. The executive officers are A. D. Remington, president ; 
George P. Folts and C. R. Renaington, vice-presidents; C. H. Remington, 
treasurer; and Fred Emerson, secretary. 

Moffett, Hodgkins &■ Clarke, engineers and contractors for the construc- 
tion of water works, gas works, sewerage, electric h'ght plants, railroads, etc., 
commenced business in 1882, and in a short time took front rank among 
similar undertakings throughout the country. The firm has, during the 
space of its eight years of existence, met with almost phenomenal success, 
and often employs thousands of workmen at one time at various points in the 
United States. It has constructed, and now owns and operates, water works 
in the following places : Watertown, Greenbush, West Troy, White Plains, 
Green Island, Adams, Bath-on-the-Hudson, Fulton, Oswego Falls, Newark, 
Homer, Cortland, Canandaigua, and Waterford, in New York state ; Newark, 
O.; Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, Portage City, Beaver Dam, and Baraboo, 
Wis.; Escanaba, Mich.; Kankakee and Lincoln, 111.; Duluth and Rochester, 
Minn.; Salisbury, N. C; Cornwall and Belleville, Ont.; and have recently 
constructed water works at Manitowoc, Wis.; Cobourg, Kingston, and Berlin, 
Ont.; Washington, Ind.; Monroe, Wis.: Jackson, Miss.; Spartanburg, S. C. 
Altogether they have made maps, plans, and estimates for water works 
and sewerage in over 150 cities, towns, and villages on this continent This 
firm also owns and operates combined arc and incandescent electric light 
plants in Kankakee, 111., and Rochester, Minn., and has a number of others 
under construction. Moffett, Hodgkins & Clarke recently removed their 
miin offices to Syracuse, locating in the new Everson building. 

Fartvell 6^ R/iines, proprietors of Crescent Hungarian roller flouring- 
mills, became owners of this important industry in 1878, and they also lease 
the Kimball mill. The Crescent mills are comprised in a three-story brick 
building, 50 by 65 feet in dimensions, with warehouses, storehouses, and office 
adjoining. The equipment embraces 10 sets of rolls and two runs of stones, 
and a full complement of improved roller process machinery, the capacity 
being about 100 barrels per day. The flour is made by the latest improved, 
gradual reduction, Hungarian roller process, a system which of late years has 
completely revolutionized the whole art of milling. The firm makes a spe- 
cialty of " Health Flour," " Gluten Flour," " Diabetic Food," "Barley Crys- 
tals," and " Pearl Barley," — all patent or trade mark brands. The products 
of these mills are shipped to all parts of the United States and Canada, and 
to several countries of the Old World. 

Union Jfoi/ri/ig-mills, located on the corner of Mill and River streets, 
were built in 1835, by Moulton & Sheldon. They were originally suppHed 
with six runs of stones, but are now furnished with the modern roller process, 
with the capacity for grinding 150 barrels per day. In 1869 I. A. Graves 
purchased a one-half interest in the concern, and since that time the firm title 
has been I. A. Graves & Co. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 783 



City flouriug-mills, located at 20 Newell street, on Black River, were 
built about 1876, and were for a number of years operated under the old 
system of milling, but in 18S7 they were entirely remodeled, and a complete 
Hungarian roller-mill system was introduced under the existing management. 
The building is three floors in height and covers an area 40 by 70 feet in 
dimensions. There are five water-wheels, which combined have a capacity 
of 200 horse power. The mills are equipped with three runs of stones and 
seven sets of rolls, with the capacity for grinding 80 barrels of flour per day. 
The establishment is owned by Dr. H. H. Dean, and is under the manage- 
ment of S. H. Bolton. 

Excelsior fioiiring-mills, A. H. Herrick & Son, proprietors, were built by 
A. H. Herrick in 1882. The building is 44 by 100 feet in dimensions, con- 
tains seven runs of stones and 11 sets of rolls, grinding about 800 bushels 
of grain per day. It is one of the largest flouring-mills in Northern New 
York, and is furnished with all the modern conveniences. 

A. H. Herrick was born in Windsor, Vt., Deceml)er 14, 1828, and when 11 years of age 
came to Jefferson County with his parents and located in Brownville. Mr. Herrick has been 
engaged in the milling business 45 years. He married Ellen West, and they have had three 
cliildreu, of whom Eli W. and Hattie M. are living. 

Cataract mills, Davidson & Paddock, proprietors, located on the corner of 
Mill and Moulton streets, were built in 1835 by Philo C. Moulton. They 
have four runs of stones and do custom grinding ; capacity about 50,000 
bushels per year. 

City cider-mill, located on Newell street, was built by the present pro- 
prietor, A. I. Wilson, in 1882. It has the capacity for producing about 2c 
barrels of cider per day. 

Harmon Brothers, located at 19 Factory street, was instituted in 1876 as 
Tyler, Harmon & Co., manufacturers of plows and general machine jobbers, 
the firm continuing until 1880, when it was changed to A. J. Harmon & Co. 
In 1881 A. J. Harmon died, when his son, H. E. Harmon, bought his father's 
interest and the firm of Harmons & Lee was started. This continued until 
1886, when, N. H. Lee withdrawing, the present firm of Harmon Brothers 
(D. C. and H. E. Harmon) was formed. In December, 1888, D. C. Har- 
mon died, but the firm title has since remained the same. The company 
employs seven men in the manufacture of plows and a general jobbing busi- 
ness. 

J. Wise 6^ Son, manufacturers of sewing machine and organ locks, etc., 
located at 43 Huntington street, was started by Joseph Wise about 1872, 
who manufactured locks, etc., for local trade. In 1877 he received into 
partnership with him his son James B. The business was conducted under 
the firm name of J. Wise & Son up to October 14, 1886, when, at the death 
of the senior member of the firm, his interest was purchased by James B. 
"Wise, who now conducts the same. He employs about 20 men and annually 
produces about 300,000 organ and sewing machine locks, 1,000,000 ring 



784 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



pulls, etc., besides large quantities of other articles used by organ and sewing 
machine manufacturers. 

James C. Wilson s ornamental iron works are located at 29 Arsenal 
street ; established in 1S57 by W. D. Wilson ; employ from four to six men. 

Joshua J. Bragger in 1859 started a brass foundry on Hoard street, doing 
a small business. In 1866 he took in company with him his son Joseph J., 
and engaged in the plumbing business on Anthony street, where they em- 
ploy four workmen. 

York 6^ Starkiveather s shops are located on Black River, at No. 37 Mill 
street. This enterprise was instituted in 1870 by Anson E. York and E. 
Dwight Moore, the firm name being York & Moore, which continued until 
1 88 1, when Mr. Moore retired and the present firm of York & Starkweather was 
formed. They are extensive contractors and builders, and manufacturers of 
doors, sash, blinds, etc. They also deal in lumber, shingles, and lath, and 
all kinds of house builders' materials. This industry gives employment to an 
average force of 20 men. 

C. I. Van Doren s sash and blind factory is located on Mill street, Beebee's 
Island. The present proprietor commenced business here in 1875, as a 
member of the firm of Graves & Van Doren. Mr. Graves withdrew in 1880, 
and Mr. Van Poren has since conducted the business alone. He employs 
from eight to 10 men. 

E. IV. Knapp's sash and blind factory was established in 1867 by L. 
Case, who continued until 1869, when the firm became L. Case «&: Son. 
This firm continued until 1876, and from that time until 1877 the factory 
was employed in getting out wood work for sewing machines. In 1877 Roblin 
Brothers bought the shop and ran it one year as a sash and blind factory. 
Then Moore, Parkinson & Keith bought the plant and continued in posses- 
sion two years. In 1884 E. W. Knapp bought an interest, and with Joseph 
Parkinson continued the business four months, when Mr. Parkinson retired. 
Norris Winslow recently bought an interest in the business, and the firm of 
Knapp & Winslow was formed. The works were removed to the building 
formerly occupied by the Engine Co. They give employment to 30 work- 
men. 

Valmer R. Harvey's sash and blind factory, No. 8 Mechanic street, was 
established by Mr. Harvey in i86r. He employs from two to four men in 
the manufacture of sash, doors, and blinds, and all kinds of carpenter work. 

SI oat d^ Greenleaf's sash and blind factory is located on Front street. 
The building, which is 45 by 80 feet in dimensions was erected in 1888. 
The firm employs from 20 to 30 hands. 

Edward E. Cases planing and molding-mill, located at 12 and 14 River 
street, was estabUshed by L. Case & Son, in 1872. 

Beggs Brothers^ manufacturers of bedroom suits and other furniture, are 
located at No. 18 River street. The company was formed October 16. 1888. 
and now employs from 12 to 15 workmen. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 785 



Union Carriage and Gear Company, located on Newell street, was organ- 
ized as the Maud S. Gear Company in 1885, and in 1888 the present name 
was assumed, with a capital of $50,000. The building occupied by this 
company was built in 1888. It is of brick, 150 by 53 feet, and four stories 
high. The present officers are W. W. Conde, president ; J. B. Wise, vice- 
president ; W. O. Ball, secretary and treasurer. The company manufacture 
finished carriages and cutters, and carriage gears in white. 

The H. H. Babcock Buggy Company was founded in 1845, by H. H. 
Babcock, the president of the present company. For a number of years the 
energies of the concern were devoted to the manufacture of different articles, 
but in 1880 the making of fine carriages became its principal mission. The 
present company was organized in 1881. The manufacturing plant and of- 
fices are located on Factory Square. The main building is L shaped, and is 
five floors in height. The frontage on the Square is only 50 feet, but it ex- 
tends back for over 300, and at the rear is 153 long. In addition there is a 
five-story blacksmith shop, 175x135 feet in dimensions, a four-story wood 
working shop of similar proportions, a machine shop of two floors, 75x40 feet, 
and any amount of sheds and other conveniences for the storage of lumber, 
etc. Water-power is used for operating the appliances, except under excep- 
tional circumstances, and then a 150 horse-power steam engine is available. 
The present officers of the company are H. H. Babcock, president; R. P. 
Flower, vice-president; G. H. Babcock, treasurer; and F. W. Babcock, 
secretary. The company has extensive salesrooms on Broome street, in 
New York city. 

W. \V. Burdick &^ Co s carriage works, located at 18 Franklin street, 
were established in 1832, by Harlow Scoville. In 1870 Nelson Burdick, in 
company with M. Horton, bought the shop, and the business was conducted 
by them, under the firm name of Horton & Burdick, for four years. Mr. 
Burdick then bought Mr. Horton's interest, and in 1878 W. W. Burdick, son 
of Nelson, became a member of the firm, the title being W. W. Burdick & 
Co. Six or seven men are employed in the manufacture of carriages, etc. 

H. K. Doolittle's carriage shop, located in the rear of 132 Main street, was 
built by the present proprietor in 1883. Mr. Doolittle came to this county 
from Saratoga County in 1857. He enlisted in Co. D, loth N. Y. H. A. 
Vols., and served one year. 

Horton &= Adzifs v/d^gon shop, located at 16 Coffeen street, was built by 
M. Horton in 1874. The first firm was Horton & Dodge, which continued 
five years, after which Mr. Horton carried on the business alone until 1883. 
George Adzit then became a partner in the business, and the present 
firm was formed. Three men are employed. 

The Gifford Manufacturing Company was incorporated November 20, 1888, 
with a capital stock of $20,000. The officers are H. S. Munson, president ; 
H. D. Waite, vice-president; J. Gifford, superintendent; and G. C. Martin, 
secretary and treasurer. The premises occupied for the business consist of 

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786 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



a three-Story building, 50 by 80 feet in dimensions, three stories high, which is 
supplied with a full equipment of modern and improved machinery and appli- 
ances, some of which have been especially designed and constructed for the 
needs of this establishment. The water-power of Black River has been util- 
ized to the extent of 50 horse-power capacity to operate the works, and em- 
ployment is given to from eight to 14 skilled mechanics. The company 
manufactures churns, shovels, forks, etc. 

Waterhnvn ivooleii-^nill, George A. Lance, proprietor, commenced the 
manufacture of woolen yarns in March, 1882. The mill is located at 40, 42, 
and 44 Moulton street, gives employment to from six to eight persons, and 
uses about 40,000 pounds of wool annually. 

Thomas D. Bradt, in 1868, commenced the tanning of furs and skins for 
rugs, etc. The business was small at its inception, but has gradually in- 
creased until he now tans several hundred skins annually. This industry is 
located at 41 Meadow street. 

Watertoivn tile 7vorks, located at 9 Front street, were established in 1877. 
William Sampson, the present proprietor, manufactures about 1,000 dozens 
tiles every year, employing from three to five men. 

Davis (Sn Cook, in 1886, formed a copartnership for the manufacture of 
Cook's patent levels. Their factory is located at 13 High street, and they 
employ about 20 men and manufacture from 300 to 400 levels per day. 

Jokn J. Gonriley's nickel plating works, at 26 Newell street, were started 
in 1885. Mr. Gormley was with the American Nickel Plating Company 
from 186S to 1876. In 1878 he came to Watertown and was employed by 
the Eames Vacuum Brake Company for five years. 

IVaite Brothers (E. J. and W. A.) are proprietors of the old Mundy malt- 
house, at no Court street, which was built in 1875. The building was 
leased by the present proprietors in 1885, and they now manufacture here 
40,000 bushels of malt annually. The same company also runs a malt-house 
at Adams, with a capacity of 100,000 bushels. E. J. Waite has charge of the 
Watertown house, and W. A. that at Adams. 

Watertoivn Boat and Canoe Co., D. J. Freeman, proprietor, was estab- 
lished in January, 1887, and was purchased by the present proprietor in 
January, 1888. Mr. Freeman manufactures all kinds of pleasure boats from 
a lo-pound canoe to a steam yacht. The factory has recently been removed 
from High street to Factory street. 

W. R. Baker Majuifactnring Co. — These works were established about 
1884 by W. R. Baker. In 1886 his son, Pitt J. Baker, became associated 
with him, the firm title being W. R. Baker & Son. In March, 1889, the 
company was reorganized and the W. R. Baker Manufacturing Co. formed. 
The company manufactures hardware specialties of every kind, at 26, 28, and 
30 Newell street. 

Watertoivn city tnarble ivorks, located at 68 Court street, were estab- 
lished by George Van Vleck in 1872. Two workmen are employed. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 787 



Jatnes G. Van Epps established a wood turning shop at 23 Mill street in 
1887. He does all kinds of wood turning, making a specialty of stair and 
porch work. 

H. F. Ferrins marble shop, at 37 and 39 Court street, was established in 
1840. Two or three workmen are employed. 

Woodruff &- Leivis's brick yard, located at 224 Main street, was established 
in 1888. About 50 men are employed, and 5,000,000 pressed and repressed 
brick are manufactured annually. 

D. B. Smith commenced the manufacture of birch beer and soda in 1879. 
He is located at 13 Anthony street, and employs from three to four workmen. 
He manufactures a large variety of soft drinks. 

City bottling works, at 108 Court street, were started in 1884 by J. F. 
Allen. Allen & Kepler, the present proprietors, do a business aggregating 
$15,000 annually. 

Zimmerman 6^ Hardiman's furniture factory, on Front street, was started 
in 1879. They occupy a building 40 by 80 feet in dimensions, and employ 
25 workmen in the manufacture of all kinds of furniture. 

J. G. 6^ C. E. EmmericJis cigar factory is located at 66| Public Square. 
It was established in 1887 and produces about 75,000 cigars annually. 

The Lupuline Bitters Manufacturing Co. was started in Rome, N. Y., in 
1855. C. F. Greene, the present proprietor, located in Watertown in 1885, 
and in 1887 removed the business here. The leading medicine now being 
manufactured by this company is Greene's balsam, which is sold in all parts 
of the United States. 

Watertown Lubricating Co., located at 29 Newell street, was organized 
January i, 1890. The company is composed of John J. Stock and James 
W. Wood. Mr. Stock is the originator and patentee of the celebrated 
lubricating grease and oil manufactured by this company. Eight work- 
men are employed, and about 4,000 pounds of lubricants are manufactured 
daily. 

MEDICAL. 

The Farrington Medical Club of Watertorvn was organized in November, 
1887, comprised of homeopathic physicians of Watertown and Brownville. 
Meetings are held on the second Wednesdays of each month, at which one 
member is appointed to read a paper, and that is discussed. Each member 
has the privilege of bringing a case before the club for advice and consulta- 
tion. In 1889 each member was required to report at each meeting three 
chemical verifications. The first officers were: President, S. C. Knicker- 
bocker ; vice-president, W. J. Laird ; secretary and treasurer, M. M. Adams. 
The officers for i888-8g were: W. J. Laird, president; G. S. Farmer, vice- 
president; M. M. Adams, secretary and treasurer. Officers for 1889-90: 
G. S. Farmer, president ; G. A. Gifford, vice-president ; M. M. Adams, 
secretary and treasurer. 



788 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Simeon C. Knickerbocker, M. D., was, at the time of his death, the oldest practitioner, of 
the homeopathic school, in Jefferson County. He was born in Pavilion, Genesee County, in 
1826. He received a good preparatory education, and in 1849 entered Union College, in 
Schenectady, and graduated with his class in 1852. He then became a teacher, and for four 
years had charge of the public schools at South Araboy, N. J. In 1856 he became a medical 
student, having for his tutor and instructor Dr. H. L. Eddy, of Geneva, N. Y., remaining in 
his oftice three years. He then entered the Geneva Medical College and continued his atiidies; 
subsequently attended the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, graduating in 1861. For 
a short time he was located in Oswego, and in August, 1861, became a resident of Watertown, 
where he was in successful joractice until his death, which occurred February 10, 1890, aged 
65 years. Dr. Knickerbocker was the leading spirit of his school of medicine in Jefferson 
County. He was one of the organizers of the Farrington Club, and served as its first i^resi- 
dent. He was also elected the first president of the Jefferson County Homeopathic Medical 
Society, which was organized in 1888, and was also a member of the State Homeopathic Medi- 
cal Society. Dr. Knickerbocker was a member of the board of ediication for 12 years, during 
which time he served as chairman of the visiting committee. His son, Hubert De L., is a 
medical student of the Homeopathic Medical College of New York. 

G. A. Gilford, M. D., is a native of the town of Watertown, where he was born in 1844. 
His parents, John and Deborah F. (Gotham) Gifford, were natives of MassachiTsetts and Water- 
town, respectively. His grandfather Gotham came from Vermont at an early day, and settled 
about two miles from the present city of Watertown. He served in the War of 1812, with the 
rank of colonel. The father of Dr. Gifford was a farmer until his death in 1880. Our sub- 
ject was educated in the district and city schools, and in 1862 became a student in the office 
of Dr. Knickerbocker. He entered the Cleveland (Ohio) Homeopathic Medical College, grad- 
Tiating in 1867. After a year's practice in Watertown he removed to Oneida County, whei'e 
he resided and practiced about 15 years. Since 1882 Dr. Gifford has been an active practitioner 
in his native city, and is a member of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Jefferson County. 
He owns a farm of 200 acres in the town. 

William T. Laird, M. D., was born in Floyd, Oneida County, in 1846, son to William O. 
and Saiah (Townsend) Laird. His preliminary education was continiied, from the public 
schools, in Whitestown Seminary. In 1864 he entered Hamilton College, graduating with the 
class of 1868. Entering the office of Dr. M. M. Gardner, of Utica, he entered upon his med- 
ical studies, continuing them in the New York Homeopathic Medical College, from which he 
received a diploma in 1872. The same year he entered upon the practical duties of his chosen 
profession in Watertown. Dr. Laird was associated with Dr. Daggett a short ^Jeriod, and 
later, from January, 1873, until June, 1880, in partnership with Dr. Knickerbocker. He then 
removed to Augusta, Me., and for two years practiced in that city. Eeturning to Watertown, 
he has located permanently and established a good practice. Dr. Laird is president of the 
Farrington Medical Club, a member of the American Institute of Homeopathists, permanent 
member of the New York State HomeoiDathic Society, and member of the Jefferson County 
Homeopathic Society. 

G. S. Farmer, A.M., M. D., was born in Fowler, St. La^vrence County, in 1850, son to 
Francis and Louisa (Homer) Farmer, who were of English and German descent,. Dr. Farmer 
is a graduate of the St. Lawrence University, class of 1871. He commenced the study of medi- 
cine with Dr. M. M. Gardner, of Utica, and subsequently entered the New York Homeopathic 
Medical College, graduating therefrom in 1874. He commenced practice in Gouverneur, where 
he continued six years, when he removed to Watertown. Dr. Farmer is vice-president of the 
Farrington Medical Club, and a member of the County Homeopathic Medical Society. He is 
also vice-pi'esident of the Eureka Chemical Comiiany, of Syracuse, and a director of the Singer 
Fire Alarm Company, of Buffalo. 

Dr. Murray M. Adams graduated from the New York Homeopathic Medical College, April 
16, 1885. He commenced practice in the dispensary of that institution, remaining nearly one 
year, then locating in St. Albans, Yt., and seven months later in Watertown, his native city, 
where he is now in successful practice. He is, by appointment of the trustees, attending phy- 
sician of the Orphans Home. 



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DENTISTS. 

S. M. Eobinson, senior member of the firm of Robinson & Armstrong, is the oldest dentist 
in point of practice in Jeft'erson County. He was born in Vermont in 1818, and was reared 
upon a farm. He liad the advantage of a course of instruction at the Castleton (Vt.) Semi- 
nary and Medical College, at which latter place he attended a course of lectures on chemistry. 
In 1843 he began the study of dentistry in Buti'alo, in the oftice of Dr. Reynolds, and in 1844 
commenced practice in Livingston County. In 1846 he removed to Watertown, and since 1850 
lias practiced in the office now occupied by his firm, 21 Paddock arcade. Dr. Robinson is an 
active member of the First Presbyterian Church, having been a member of the choir for 43 
consecutive years, and only lately relinquishing the position. In February, 1890, he admitted 
as a partner Dr. DeLancy Armstrong, who was born in Brookfield, Mo., in 1869. Dr. Arm- 
strong is a graduate of Watertown High School. In 1887 he began the study of dentistry in 
the office of Dr. Robinson. He matriculated at the New York College of Dentistry in 1889, 
and attended a course of lectures at the medical department of the University of New York 
and received the degree of D. D. S. in March, 1890. 

John D. Huntington was born in Watertown in 1827, and is a son of William and Zina D. 
(Baker) Huntington. His grandfather, William Huntington, came from Tolland, Conn., in 
1804, and settled in Jefferson County, and the hamlet of Huntingtonville was named in his 
honor. The Baker family also came from Connecticut and were among the earlier pioneers. 
John D. has had an eventful career. Early in life he learned the trade of wood engraver, in 
New York city, and the " art preservative " in Quincy, 111. In 1848 he returned to Jefferson 
County and was a publisher for several years. He started the first daily paper in Watertown, 
and also published the Jefferson Farmer, at Sackets Harbor, in 1852-54. Returning to Water- 
town he made the first directory of the village, numbering the houses for that purpose. The 
issues of his directories embraced the years from 1854 to 1860, and contained a map of his own 
engraving. In 1861 he began the study of dentistry in the office of Holbrook A Butler, subse- 
quently becoming a member of the firm and later succeeding to the business, which he has 
conducted in his present location since 1862. His son, J. Fred Huntington, a graduate of the 
Philadelphia Dental College, is associated with him, aud he also employs two other assistants. 

Edwin A. Holbrook was born in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, in 1817, a son of David and 
Minerva (Bartholomew) Holbrook. The Holbrook family is of English extraction and branches 
of it came to America in 1626. They first located in Massachusetts, and their descendants 
became pioneers of Connecticut and New York. The Bartholomew family also settled in the 
New England states. The father of Edwin A. was a farmer of St. Lawrence County, and 
reai'ed a family of seven sons and five daughters, of whom Edwin A. was the second son. His 
earlier years were occupied upon the farm, and his education was obtained by teaching, 
attending an academy in the meantime. He also attended the Clinton Liberal Institute, and 
graduated at the Potsdam Academy. He then began the study of medicine, but did not grad- 
uate on account of ill health. The following 13 yeai-s of his life were passed as a preacher in 
the Universalist Church, and in the practice of dentistry. He has continued to practice the 
latter profession since. Dr. Holbrook became a resident of Watertown in 1852. He is a fluent 
and eloquent speaker, and as au author has published- several volumes of poetry of merit, the 
most noted being Life Thoug?its and The Light of Prophesy, or the Religion of the Future. 
He has always been a prolific newspaper writer and correspondent, and contributes articles 
upon the leading questions of the day to several papers and magazines. He has four children: 
Arthur, a prominent dentist in Milwaukee, Wis. ; William H., a commercial traveler: Charles E., 
a job printer, and a member of the Watertown common council; and David M., a practical 
chemist, now in New York. 

Henry D. Payne is a native of the town of Lyme, where he was born in 1837. His parents 
were Samuel P. and Juliette (Ball) Payne, the former a native of Madison and the latter of 
Jefferson County. They were engaged in agricultural pursuits until their deaths, the father 
dying in 1883 and the mother in 1881. Henry D. learned the trade of a builder, and in 1862 
enlisted in Co. A, 10th N. Y, Art., in which he served until the close of the war, being pro- 
moted from private to second lieutenant. After the war he resumed his trade until 1875, when 
he commenced the study of dentistry with Dr. J. D. Huntington. Since 1877 he has been in 
active practice. His son Winthrop B. is a student in his father's office. 



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Ernest E. Harrington is a native of Jefifersou County, and a son of H. H. and Mary 
(Cooper) Harrington, who are also natives of the county and represent old families. His 
father is a farmer of the town of Watertown. Ernest E. graduated at the Pennsylvania 
Dental College of Dental Surgery, of Philadelphia, in 1881, and after one year's practice in the 
Quaker city came to Watertown, where he is recognized as an expert and reliable operator. 
His brother Miles C. graduated at the same college, class of '88, and is now associated with 
him at 2&}4 Public Square, the firm name being E. E. & M. C. Harrington. 

Charles William Howard, D. D. S., is a native of Watertown and was born in 18P3. He is 
a son of William Howard, a well known business man and merchant of Watertown. Charles W. 
was educated in the schools of his native city, and graduated at the High School in 1882. He 
began the study of his profession at Ann Arbor (Mich.) Dental College, where he continued 
nine months. He subsequently entered the New York College of Dentistry, graduating with 
the class of 1885, with first honorable mention for first prize. He immediately began his prac- 
tice at No. 10 Commercial arcade, in this city, and has secured a flattering and promising 
patronage. 

Dr. F. P. Denney was born in this state in 1863. Dr. Denney became a student of den- 
tistry in 1884 in the office of Dr. L. E. Nearing & Son, Syracuse, and in 1885 entered the New 
York College of Dentistry, from which institution he graduated in 1887, and immediately com- 
menced his practice in Watertown. His office is at 22 Paddock arcade. 

LAWYERS. 

Augustus Goodale was born in Watertown in 1823, and is a son of Joseph and Agnes 
(Bush) Goodale, the former a native of New Hampshire, and the latter of Connecticut. 
Joseph Goodale was a merchant in the early days of Watertown; he died in this city in 1859, 
aged 80 years, and his wife in 1876, aged 93 years. Two children survive: Lawrence J., a well 
known lawyer and land agent, of Carthage, and Augustus. The latter was a student in the 
offices of Sterling & Bronson and Sterling & Goodale, and was admitted to practice in 1846. 
In 1849 he removed to New York, where he was engaged in various business enterprises until 
1870, when he removed to the South. In 1875 Mr. Goodale returned to Watertown, and has 
been engaged as a conveyancer and negotiator of landed securities. His office and home is 
No. 35 Court street. 

John Lansing, son of Robert Lansing, was born at Watertown, November 18, 1832. He was 
educated in schools at Poughkeepsie and Watertown, studied law in the offices of George C. Shei'- 
nian and Alexander Wilson, and was admitted to the bar at the January Term, 1854, held at Utica. 
From 1855 to 1863 he was a member of the firm of Lansing & Sherman, his partner being George 
H. Sherman, now president of the National Bank and Loan Company. In 1860 Charles 
A. Sherman was admitted to the firm, and he and Mr. Lansing remained as partners under the 
same firm name until 1878, when the partnership was dissolved, and from that year until 1889 
he practiced alone. He married the only daiighter of Judge Edwin Dodge, of St. Lawrence 
County, in 1864, and has a son and two daiighters living, the former now a partner of his 
father, the firm being known as Lansing & Lansing. 

Bradley Winslow was born in Watertown in 1831. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Col- 
lins) Winslow, were natives of Vermont and Jefferson County, respectively. Bradley com- 
menced the study of Jaw in the office of Hon. James F. Starbuck, of Watertown, in 1852, and 
subsequently continued his studies at the law school at Poughkeepsie, and with H. & 
M. Hale of the same city. He was admitted to practice in 1855, and has since commanded 
a leading position in the bar of Jefferson County. He has a brilliant war record, entering the 
service in 1861, and remaining until its close. He was fii'st elected lieutenant of Co. A, 35th 
N. Y. Inf.. and in a few months was promoted to captain. He subsequently became lieuten- 
ant-colonel of his regiment, and in 1864 accepted the command of the 186th Kegiment, and at 
the close of the war ranked as brevet brigadier-general of volunteers. Gen. Winslow was se- 
verely wounded April 2, 1865, in the assault upon the works in front of Petersburg, being 
shot through the body. He was elected district attorney in 1859, serving until he entered the 
service, and upon his return in 1865 was reelected and served three years. He served as mayor 
of the city in 1875, and in the fall of 1879 was elected state senator, serving one term. He is a 
leading member of the G. A. K. 



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A. H. Sawyer was born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, in 1834. His father. George 
was a Methodist Episcopal clergyman and an early preacher upon the Black River circuit. 
He was located at various places in Jefferson County, and during his ministry at Sacketb Har- 
bor the present Methodist Episcopal Church was built. For eightyears he was presiding elder. 
He died in 1880, and his wife, Mary Richardson, in 1885. Two children survive them: George 
C. Sawyer, an attorney of Syracuse, and A. H. The latter's education was academic, being 
prevented from a college course by ill health. His law studies were superintended by Amos G. 
Hill, of Oswego County. In 1857 Mr. Sawyer was admitted to practice and immediately be- 
came associated with Hon. James F. Starbuck, a noted politician and lawyer. These relations 
concinued from July 1, 1857, until the death of Mr. Starbuck in 1880, during which period the 
firm was recognized as one of the best in the state. Since the death of his partner Judge Saw- 
yer has practiced alone. During the war he was a prominent and active worker for the Union 
cause. He was chairman of the Union and Republican Committee during most of this period, 
also president of the Union League, of Watertowu. In 1867 he was nominated for county 
judge by acclamation, and elected, serving four years. He was renominated by acclamation, 
and reelected for a second term of six years. After the close of his judicial career he resumed 
assiduously his professional duties. In 1885 he was elected a member of the board of education, 
of which he is now serving as president. Upon retirement from the bench he was elected 
general counsel for the Agricultural Insurance Co., for the United States and Canada, and in 
that connection has become widely known, and has acted as counsel for other companies. He 
is a director of the Agricultural Insurance Co., the Eames Vacuum Brake Co. (for which he is 
counsel), the Union National Bank (of which he is now serving as president), and the Carth- 
age, Watertown & Sackets Harbor Railroad. Judge Sawyer has served as one of the railroad 
commissioners for the town since 1880. For 20 years he has served as warden of Trinity 
Episcopal Church. 

Wilbur F. Porter is a native of Herkimer County, where he was born in 1832. His parents, 
Andrew and Sally (Parkhurst) Porter, came to Jefferson County from Herkimer about 1842, 
and located in the town of Theresa, where they resided until the close of their lives. Wilbur 
F. Porter received an academic education, and commenced the study of law while teaching at 
Cape Vincent. His studies were continued in the office of Bagley & Wright, of Watertown, 
and in 1857 he was admitted to practice. In 1860 he located in Watertown, where he estab- 
lished and has since retained a leading position as a young lawj'er. Mr. Porter was in the office 
of Bagley & Wright for a number of years, and for 10 years was a partner with E. B. Wynn. 
jn 1877 he formed his present copartnership by admitting Charles H. Walts, ex-county judge. 
Mr. Porter is a popular citizen, and has been elected mayor of the city four times, and is hold- 
ing that office now, by the unanimous selection of both political parties. 

Hon. Frederick Lansing was born in Herkimer County in 1838. He received an academic 
education, and when 18 years of age came to Watertown and entered the office of Judge F. W. 
Hubbard. He remained under the instruction of Judge Hubbard until 1859. when he was ad- 
mitted to practice and to a partnership with his friend and preceptor. In 1862 he enlisted in 
Co. K, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was chosen tirst lieutenant of his company. In June, 1863, 
he was promoted to adjutant of the 8th N. Y. Cav. At Bristow Station in October, 1863, he 
was dangerously wounded by a musket-ball, which passed through his body and disabled him 
from further service. He was in active and continuous service from the date of his enlist- 
ment until disabled, serving with the Army of the Potomac. After the close of the war he 
resumed the practice of his profession, and in 1873 became associated with Watson M. Rogers, 
which copartnership continued until Mr. Lansing was elected to the 51st Congress in the fall 
of 1888. from the 22d District. From 1881 to 1885 he served as state senator. He is emi- 
nently qualified for the high position to which he has been called. 

John C. McCartin was born in the town of Alexandria in 1840. He received a common 
school and academic education; worked on the farm till 1859, when he entered upon the study 
of the law, and two years later was admitted to practice. After being admitted for two years 
he was managing clerk in the office of the then celebrated law firm of Brown & Beach. He en- 
listed in the 14th N. Y. H. A., in 1863, and was promoted to tirst lieutenant of his company. 
He was discharged in the summer of 1864, on account of physical disability, and soon there- 
after resumed the practice of law at Watertowu. He subsequently became associated with 
Hon. P. C. Williams, under the firm name of McCartin & Williams. This firm continued till 



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Mr. Williams was elected justice of the Supreme Court, in 1883, since which time Mr. Mc- 
Cartin has 'practiced aloue. In the fall of 1889 he reluctantly consented to run for the office 
of county judge against Elon R. Brown, the Republican candidate, and although the Repub- 
lican majority in the county is large, he was elected. 

Charles H. Walts was born in the town of Pamelia in 1839. His parents, William and 
Louisa (Allen) Walts, came from Otsego County, at an early day, to Jefferson County, where 
they still reside. Charles H. was educated in the schools of the county, having the advantage 
of attending the Jefferson County Institute. He commenced the study of law in the office of 
Clark & Colvin, and subsequently entered the Albany Law School, receiving his diploma in 
1861, with the degree of B. A. He commenced practice in Theresa, but soon removed to 
Watertown, where he has since resided. He formed a partnership with Judge F. W.Hubbard, 
with whom he was associated until February, 1877, when he joined with Wilbur F. Porter, 
forming the firm of Porter & Walts, which still continues. He was elected to the bench in 1877, 
and reelected in 1883. Judge Walts served three years as city attoi-ney and is prominent in 
political circles. He is succeeded as county judge since January, 1890, by John C. McCartin. 

Francis N. Fitch was born in Fulton County in 1839. He commenced the study of law in 
Johnstown, N. Y., and was admitted to practice in 1863, immediately locating in Cape Vincent, 
whei-e he remained nearly 10 years, and has since resided in Watertown. For a number of 
years he was managing clerk for Hon. F. W. Hubbard. He has devoted considerable atten- 
tion to the specialty of government claims, and has secured a large clientage. Mr. Fitch is 
also attorney for the Merchants' Protective Union. 

Ross C. Scott, surrogate of Jefferson County, was born in Rutland in 1838, and is a sou of 
Henry and Margaret (Pierce) Scott. His father was a native of Massachusetts and his mother 
of Jefferson County. He was editcated in the schools of the countj-, Gouverneur Wesleyan 
Seminary, and Genesee College at Lima, Livingston County, graduating in 1860. He studied 
law with Bagley & Wright, in 1863 was admitted to the bar, and has been in practice since, ex- 
cept when in office. He has served as justice of the peace, town clerk, and in the common 
council of the city; was elected surrogate in 1877, commenced his duties in January, 1878, 
has been successively reelected, and is now serving his third term. 

Watson M. Rogers was born in Cape Vincent, December 3, 1846, and is a son of Fordyce M. 
and Eleanor (Van Nostrand) Rogers, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of 
Jefferson County. Watson M. was a student in the High School of Watertown, and also at- 
tended the Jefferson County Institute. In 1867 he commenced the study of law, and the same 
year entered the Albany Law School, graduating therefrom in 1868. He subsequently studied 
in the office of Hammond & Winslow. of Watertown. In 1873 he became associated with 
Frederick Langsing, which partnership was dissolved upon the election of Mr. Lansing to Con- 
gress in 1888. Mr. Rogers is now continuing his jiractice alone, and has already achieved a 
high position among his colleagues. He served as district attorney for two terms, from 1874 to 
1880. 

Hannibal Smith, a leading educator and lawyer, was born in Oswego County, November 29, 
1839. He prepared for college in the seminary and acj,demy, and in 1860 entered Hamilton 
College, remaining one year. For two years following he was incapacitated for study on account 
of ill health, but in the fall of 1863 he reentered college and graduated third in his class in 
1866. He received the first prize for oration, his subject being " Hamilton on the Constitu- 
tion." In the fall of 1866 he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, where 
he continued his studies one year. In 1867 he was elected principal of the Little Falls Acad- 
emy, where he remained until 1868, when he entered the law department of Hamilton, and in 
1870 graduated and was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court. The same year he was 
elected principal of the High School of Watertown and superintendent of the public schools of 
the city. He continued as principal of the High School until July, 1874, when he resigned. 
Mr. Smith then formed a partnership with Gen. Bradley Winslow, which continued until 
1877, and since that time has conducted his business alone. He has always taken a deep inter- 
est in educational affairs, and has been a member of the board of education since 1874, for two 
years serving as president. He is a director of the Watertown Thermometer Company. 

Joseph Mullin was born in Watertown in 1848, and is a son of Judge Joseph Mullin, whose 
sketch appears in tlie chapter devoted to the Bench and Bar. He was educated in the schools 
of Watertown and in the Polytechnic Institute of Troy. N. Y. His preliminary studies of the law 



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■commenced in the office of his father, and were continned in Judge M. H. Merwin's office. He 
was admitted in 1871, and for a time was associated in practice with Judge Merwin. In 1876 he 
formed a partnership with Daniel G. Griffin, under the firm name of Mullin & Griffin, which 
is still maintained and largely interested in real estate operations. 

Daniel G. Griffin, son of Maurice and Margaret (Flynn) Griffin, was born in Wilna in 
18i8. He was educated in the district schools, the High School of Watertown, and the Antwerp 
Academy. His study of the law was commenced in the office of Hubbard & Walts, and in 1876 
he was admitted to practice. Since 1876 he has been associated with Joseph Mullin. 

Thomas F. Kearns was educated in the schools of Philadelphia, N. Y., supplemented by a 
three years course at the Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary and one year at the Fort Edward 
Collegiate Institute. During his preliminary studies he was a teacher for five terms in various 
places. Deciding upon the legal profession, he entered the office of Wynn & Porter in 1871, 
and in 1872 was admitted to practice. Mr. Kearns continued in the office of his preceptors for 
several years as an assistant, and subsequently was for three years in the office of the late Ber- 
nard Bagley. Since 1876 he has been in constant practice. Mr. Kearns has served as a mem- 
ber of the board of health and as an excise commissioner, and has just served his tenth year 
as supervisor from his ward. 

Breen Brothers (Thomas H. and Isaac E.) are attorneys in Watertown. Thomas H. was 
born in Lewis County, and commenced the study of law in the law office of Starbuck & Sawyer, 
and was aduiitted to practice in 1876. Isaac R. was a student in his brother's office and was 
admitted in November, 1888. 

Henry Purcell, son of Michael and Susan (Keen) Purcell, was born in Wilna in 1848. He 
was reared and educated in the county, having the advantages of the Watertown High School 
and a two years' course in Antwerp Academy. He then became a teacher, and in 1872 entered 
the law office of J. C. McCartin. In the fall of 1872 he was elected school commissioner of the 
second district of the county, and served in that capacity three years, continuing his law studies 
in the meantime. In 1876 he was admitted to the bar, and was for three years with the firm 
of McCartin & Williams as assistant. He then became a partner with the late Charles A. Sher- 
man, which association continued until the death of Mr. Sherman. In the fall of 1881 he was 
elected city recorder and served the four succeeding years. He has also served the city for 
two years as attorney, and has been a member of the school board for the past five years. 

Stanton S. Trowbridge, son of Dr. William K. and Louisa M. (Smith) Trowbridge, was 
born in Watei'town in 1854. His father was an old and esteemed practitioner of medicine. 
Stanton S. was educated in the schools of his native city, and in 1874 entered the office of Levi 
H. Brown, where he pursued the study of law. He was admitted to practice in 1877, but con- 
tinued in the office of Mr. Brown for many years. He is now in practice for himself and has 
fine prospects. Mr. Trowbridge has served as supervisor and for a number of years has been 
a member of the Democratic County Committee, and was its chairman in 1884. 

William A. Nims, son of John H. and Abigail (Brown) Nims, was born in Cape Vincent in 
1851. After attaining maturity he first engaged in farming, and in 1874 commenced the study 
of law in the office of Winslow & Smith in Watertown, continuing there one year. For two 
years subsequently he was with Hubbard & Walts, and was admitted to practice in 1877. 

Hiram M. Wilbur, son of Hiram and Mai-garct (Wooley) Wilbur, was born in Le Ray in 
1851. He was educated in the district schools, the Antwerp Academy, and the State Normal 
School at Oswego, and for several years was a teacher in various parts of the country. In 1875 
he commenced the study of law in the office of Wynn & Porter, and was admitted in 1878, 
since which time he has been in practice. Mr. Wilbur served as justice of the peace in the 
city of Watertown four years. 

Joseph Atwell, Jr., was born in Theresa in 1858. He was educated in the schools of Water- 
town, and was a law student in the law office of Mullin & Griffin. He was admitted to prac- 
tice in January, 1881, and for some time was managing clerk in the law office of McCartin & 
WiUiams. He has served as city attorney two years (1885 and 1886), and for three years (1888, 
'89, and "90) has represented his ward in the county board of supervisors. 

Elon R. Brown was born at Stone Mills, in the town of Orleans, October 9, 1857. His 
father, Elon Galusha Brown, for many years a store-keeper at Stone Mills, and now deceased, 
was the eldest son of Rev. Parley Brown, a prominent local Baptist preacher for many years 
in this coiiuty. and the grandson of Ebenezer Brown, who came from Kilhngsly, Conn., and 



794 CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



settled in the town of Lorraine about the beginning of this centiiiy. His mother, Lucretia E. 
Brown, is the daughter of Daniel C. Rouse, sheriff of this county in 1852, commissioned as 
brigadier-general of the state militia in the Patriot war, and for many years a leading Demo- 
cratic politican, and the granddaughter of William Rouse, who came from Stonington, Conn., 
and earlier from Rhode Island, and settled in the town of Clayton among the first settlers. 
Elan R. moved with his parents to Watertown in 1868; graduated from the Watertown High 
School in 1874, Brown University in 1878, and was admitted to the bar in 1880. Soon after his 
admission he formed a copartnership with L. J. Dorwin, which continued iintil recently, 
and is now in partnership with C. L. Adams. He has been actively engaged in his profession, 
and, with the exception of minor local offices, has never held office. He married Ettella B. 
Green, daughter of Monroe and Frances M. Green, of Adams Center, in 1882, and three chil- 
dren were born to them. 

Frank H. Peck, son of Abner "W. and Laura (Pearsons) Peck, who are natives of Jefferson 
County, was born in this county in 1856. He was educated in the county schools and the St. 
Lawrence University, and in 1876 entered the Military Academy at West Point, from which insti- 
stution he was graduated in 1880. For two years following he was a civil engineer in the 
Western states and territories, and subsequently was appointed teacher of mathematics in St. 
Lawrence University. He was a law student in the offices of McCartin & Williams, of Water- 
town, and Russell & Post, of St. Lawrence County, and was admitted to the bar in 1884, since 
which time he has been a resident of Watertown and in practice here. He was elected dis- 
trict attorney, assuming his duties in January, 1887, and was reelected in the fall of 1889, 
which office he still holds. 

Joseph A. McConnell, son of James A. and Jane (Thompson) McConnell, was born in 
Watertown, January 14, 1856. He was educated in the High School of Watertown and in 
Hamilton College, graduating from the latter institution with the class of '78. He commenced 
the study of law with Charles A. Sherman, continued with Sherman & Purcell, and was ad- 
mitted to practice in 1881. He soon after commenced practice in his native city, and from 
1887 till November, 1889, was associated with F. H. Peck in the practice of the law. In 1885 Mr. 
McConnell was elected city recorder for a term of four years. He is now serving his second 
term as recorder, having been reelected to that office in the year 1889. 

Charles L. Adams is a native of Wisconsin, where he was born in 1852. He is a graduate 
of Hamilton College, and for several years was a teacher. He came to Watertown in 1878, 
and entered the office of John Lansing, under whose tutelage he remained until he was ad- 
mitted to the bar in 1882, and has since been in active practice. Mr. Adams was appointed 
city attorney in 1884, and again in 1889. 

Edward P. Webb, son of Hiram and Hannah Webb, was born at Brownville in 1834. His 
paternal grandfather. Deacon Jonathan Webb, a prominent and early settler at Perch River, 
was a native of the county. His maternal grandfather, John McCombs, a native of Herkimer 
County, early settled in Pamelia, subsequently removing to the then unbroken wilderness in 
the town of Lyme, locating at what is still known as McCombs settlement. The subject of 
this sketch received the advantages of the excellent select and district schools then maintained 
at Perch River, when, at the age of 15 years, he attended the Ogdensburg Academy two terms. 
At the age of 16 he commenced teaching at Millen's Bay, teaching there several successive 
terms. In 1858 he attended the Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary one term, taking the graduating 
course. In 1859 he commenced the study of law with Thompson & Sternberg, remaining till 
the breaking out of the war, when, with the late Col. Spratt, he enlisted a company of light artil- 
lery, and subsequently organized another company, both of which were in the summer of 1861, 
attached to the 1st Regt. N.Y.Art. . He soon thereafter was promoted to be lieutenant of artil- 
lery, and assigned to Co. C, same regiment, with which he served until July, 1862, when he 
was again ordered on the recruiting service in connection with what was afterwards known as 
10th N. Y. Art., being promoted captain of artillery. He commanded a battalion of this regi- 
ment until 1863, when he was ordered on duty at the war department. In 1880 he )-esumed 
the law, and has since been a practitioner, and since 1883 has been located at Watertown. 

George H. Walker, son of Joseph T. and Dorcas (Bailey) Walker, was born in Brownville 
in 1859. His parents, who were natives of England, first located in Massachusetts, and sub- 
sequently in Jefferson County. George H. was educated in Watertown High School and Wes- 
leyan University of Middletown, Conn., where he graduated in 1881. He studied law with 



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Mnllin & Griffin, was admitted in 1884, and in practice until his appointment as deputy county 
clerk in November, 1887. 

Brayton A. Field, son of Safford E. and Phebe (Allen) Field, was born in 1853 in Houns- 
field, his parents' native town. His grandparents were natives of Vermont, and his father's 
father located at Field's Settlement in 1806. On his mother's side his ancestors were descend- 
ants from the old Ethan Allen stock; on his father's they were a branch of that family of 
which David Dudley and Stephen Field are members. Brayton A. graduated from the Water- 
town High School in 1873, and from Dartmouth College in 1878. He then became principal 
of Proctor Academy, Andover, N. H. In 1883 he began the study of law with O'Brien & Emer- 
son; was admitted April 20, 1886, and has since been in practice in this city. 

Harvey W. Steele is a native of Jefferson County, and a son of Lafayette and Lois (Nash) 
Steele, also natives of the county. He was educated in the district school and Hungerford Col- 
legiate Institute, and was a teacher for five years. In the spring of 1883 he entered the office 
of Judge A. H. Sawyer, and was admitted to practice in 1886. 

Edgar C. Emerson was born in Brownville in 1850, and is descended from one of the 
oldest families in the county. He commenced the study of law in 1870, was admitted in 1871, 
and since 1874 has been in practice in VVatertown. He has served aa city attorney, and also two 
terms as district attorney. 

James A. Ward was born in Watertown in 1854. He commenced the study of law in 1876 
in the office of Hon. Denis O'Brien, was admitted in 1879, and has since been in practice, for 
a time a member of the firm of O'Brien, Emerson A- Ward. 

George S. Hooker, a native of Jefi'erson County, was born in 1848, and comes from old 
and influential families. He commenced the study of law with Starbuck & Sawyer, was ad- 
mitted to practice in 1877, and has since been in practice, serving as city attorney for three 
terms. 

Samiiel Child was born in Le Eay in 1857, and is a son of Joseph Child, also a native of 
the county, and whose ancestors were among the earliest settlers here. Samuel was educated 
in the schools of Watertown, commenced the study of law in the office of John Lansing, and 
subsequently continued with Dorwin & Brown. He was admitted to practice in 1883. 

BUSINESS SKETCHES. 

Streeter, Brimmer & Olean are jjroprietors of the Grand Central clothing house. In 1823 
Nelson W. Streeter, grandfather of the senior member of the above firm, began business in 
Watertown. He continued until 1866, and had associated with him for many years his son 
John C, the firm name being N. W. Streeter & Son. D. A. Smith was the next member of 
this firm, the name changing to Smith & Streeter, which continued for six years. About 1872 
Henry A. Hanford purchased the interest of Mr. Smith, the firm becoming, by this change, 
Streeter & Hanford. Mr. Smith subsequently repurchased an interest, which he soon sold to 
D. B. Dewey, establishing the firm of J. Streeter & Co., which continued as such for a number 
of years. Upon the retirement of Mr. Dewey the firm became J. C. Streeter & Son, by the 
admission of F. W. Streeter, who had been connected with the house for years. Upon the re- 
tirement of John C. Streeter his son, F. W. Streeter, organized the present house in 1881. The 
firm consists of F. W. Streeter, H. J. Brimmer, and F. W. Olean. Mr. Streeter possesses supe- 
rior business attributes, and is a worthy descendant of a line of honorable business men. 
Heury J. Brimmer has been a business man of Jefi'erson County since 1857. He was for sev- 
eral years in business in Adams Center and Adams, and established an excellent reputation. 
F. W. Olean is a native of Watertown, and since the age of 15 years has been connected with 
the house of which he is now a partner. It will thus be seen that this firm succeeded to the 
oldest established clothing house in Jefi'erson County. Their place of business, No. 16 Public 
Square, is one of the most spacious and attractive in the city, and their trade extends over 
Northern New York. 

Edmund S. Goodale, now the sole proprietor of the " Great Wardrobe " clothing store, is 
a native of Jefi'erson County, and a descendant of distinguished families who were early set- 
tlers. His parents were Dr. Charles and Mary (Sewall) Goodale, who were both natives of the 
county. The paternal grandfather of Edmund S. was Dr. Reuben Goodale, who came from 



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Oneida County at an early day, and was among the fii'st physicians in the city of Watertown. 
He practiced until his death, which occurred about 1873. 

Dr. Charles Goodale was a medical graduate and a student in the hospitals of Paris. He 
served as surgeon of the 94th N. Y. Inf., and was a member of the medical profession of Jef- 
ferson County until his death in January, 1876. Henry D. Sewall, maternal grandfather of 
Edmund S. Goodale, was one of the leaders to inaugurate manufacturing in Jefferson County. 
A sketch descriptive of his life and efforts appears in another portion of this work. 
Edmund S. Goodale is a young man of rare executive abilities. He was educated in the 
schools of Watertown, and in 1870 became a clerk in the hardware store of Robert Ten Ej'ck. 
In 1873 he entered the employ of George W. Wiggins & Co. The original firm, Wiggins 
& Johnson, began business in 1857, and this firm name continued until 1870, when the name 
became G. W. Wiggins & Co. Mr. Goodale became a partner in 1877, the firm changing to 
Wiggins & Goodale. In 1889 he became sole proprietor. His salesrooms are among the 
most attractive in the city, and embrace not only a complete stock of custom and ready-made 
clothing, but all goods necessary for gentlemen's wear. 

John C. Sterling is a son of Micah Sterling, who was a native of Connecticut and came to 
Jefferson County at an early day. He settled in Watertown in 1809, and was a practicing law- 
yer from that time until his death in 1844. He was a congressman in 1821, and a state sena- 
tor in 1836. John C. Sterling was born in 1820; was educated at Yale and New York Univer- 
sity. In 1848 he engaged in the book trade, and in 1849 began business where the store of 
Sterling & Mosher is still conducted. H. B. Mosher has been a partner since 1862. 

Dwight B. Dewey, the well known merchant tailor and clothier, is a native of Lewis 
County, where he was born in 1837. His business life began in 1867, and for a number of 
years he was a partner in the old established house of J. C. Streeter & Co. In 1879 he jDur- 
chased the interest of Mr. Bristol, of the firm of Bristol & Mantle, the firm changing to Dewey & 
Mantle. Upon the death of the latter Mr. Dewey admitted C. M. Fairbanks as a partner, 
which association continued for five .years, since which time Mr. Dewey has conducted the 
business alone. His location is at No. 10 Woodruff' House block, where he has established a far 
reaching trade. Mr. Dewey employs an artistic cutter and carries a full line of cloths in con- 
nection with his ready-made and gents' furnishing department. 

The Utica clothing house is a new aspirant for public favors from the people of Jeft'erson 
County. It is a branch of a Utica manufacturing establishment, and the business was com- 
menced September 10, 1887. Messrs. F. H. Bilyea and W. G. Kingsley are the managers, and 
are both gentlemen of extended business experiences and familiar with all of the details which 
enter into a first-class clothing and gents' furnishing house. Their establishment is located at 
10 Washington street, where a complete stock of read-made and custom clothing, together 
with gents' furnishing goods, hats, caps, etc., can be seen disf)layed. The firm employs a 
number of well known and competent salesmen, and have already, by this progressive method, 
secured a wide acquaintance and trade in the county. 

Gates & Spratt are plumbers and gas fitters and dealers in house furnishing goods. 
This well known firm is composed of Edward M. Gates and J. W. Spratt. Edward M. Gates 
is a native of Lewis County, and is a son of Silas Gates, who entered the hotel building now 
known as the Harris House and conducted it about 20 years. Edward M. has been prominent 
in public and business life. He served four years as postmaster, receiving his appointment 
from President Garfield, and from 1872 to 1881 as collector of internal revenues. He is also 
manager and part owner of the City Opera House; one of the organizers and a director in the 
Watertown Spring Wagon Co. ; a director in the Carthage, Watertown & Sackets Harbor Kail- 
road Co.; and is interested in the Singer Fire Alarm Co. 

Mr. Spratt is a native of Watertown, where he learned his trade. He had been associated in 
business with several other gentlemen prior to forming the present firm in 1873. He devotes 
his practical knowledge to the interests of the firm, which is prosperous and does an extensive 
business. The above firm dissolved partnership February 8, 1890, Mr. Spratt continuing the 
business at the old stand. 

William E. Hart, photograper, is a Canadian by birth, but has been a resident of Water- 
town since 1862. He learned his business in the studio of his brother, Charles S. Hart, one 
of the oldest photographers in Jefferson County, and was an assistant to him until 1884, 
when he engaged in business for himself. Mr. Hart has attractive rooms, in what is known as 



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the Marble block, over the Agricultural Insurance Co., and has facilities for the execution of all 
classes of work. He does crayon and India ink portrait work, and has ah-cady established an 
extended reputation. Mr. Hart served the city as alderman from the Third Ward two years, 
and in 1886 was elected mayor, serving two terms. 

Henry Butterworth, manufacturing furrier, and dealer in hats and caps, at No. 3 Arsenal 
street, is a native of the Empire state, and commenced business in Watertown when 22 years 
of age. He is a thorough, practical furrier, and an enterprising business man, and has built 
up an extended trade in his line. His specialty consists in manufacturing fur garments of all 
descriptions, his establishment being the only one of its kind north of Utica, in the state. Mr. 
Butterworth is the agent for the justly celebrated brand of hats manufactured by Youmans. 
He employs about 10 assistants, and is constantly extending his business. 

William Howard, of the firm of Howard & Arthur, is one of the oldest business men in 
his line in Watertown. He was born in Springfield, Mass., and came to Watertown in 1846. 
He was employed by John G. Harbottle for li years, and for over 20 years was the junior mem- 
ber of the firm of Harbottle & Howard. In 1887 he formed the present firm by admitting 
Hiram A. Ai-thur. Mr. Arthur is a native of Jefferson County, and an experienced business 
man. The business of the firm consists of manufacturing galvanized iron cornice work and 
tinned goods, and dealing in stoves and house-furnishing hardware, etc. IMr. Howard is a 
stockholder in the Watertown Spring Wagon Co., and also in the Union Carriage and Gear 
Company. 

C. W. Austin was born in Jefferson County in 1836. His father, Libbeus Austin, was a 
distiller and farmer, and his mother, whose maiden name was Roxanna Palmer, was a descend- 
ant of an old family who came to Jefferson County from Vermont. Mr. Austin learned his 
trade in Watertown, and was employed a number of years for B. F. Hotchkins. He subse- 
quently engaged in business with Hai-t & Bacon, and finally bought out his partners and 
conducted the business alone. Mr. Austin devotes his time exclusively to tlie care and manage- 
ment of his business, and, being a practical workman himself, is a thorough judge of the qual- 
ity of his goods. He has succeeded in establishing a large trade, and is one of the successful 
business men of Watertown. Mr. Austin is also intimate in real estate at Point Vivian, on the 
St. Lawrence, where he has assisted in establishing a summer resort. 

Johnson & Budlong's photographic studio is justly recognized as one of the leading estab- 
lishments in Northern New York. Arthur A, Johnson, the senior partner and manager, is a 
native of Erie County, Pa., and learned his trade at Girai-d, in his native county. He com- 
menced business at Cazenovia, N, Y., where he was successfully located for 16 years. In 1883- 
he removed his business to Watertown, where he has since been located. Februarv 1 1890 
he admitted Gideon M. Budlong into parnership. 

C. Klump, dealer in boots and shoes, at 24 Court street, was born in Germany. He is a 
practical workman, and was engaged at his trade until 1875. He then formed a partnership- 
with Frank Waltz, and later with James E. Reeves. For the past 11 years he conducted his 
business alone, and has achieved good success. 

Cooke, Cadwell & Co. is one of the leading dry goods firms of Jefferson County. The firm 
was established in 1860, by the late Henry P. Cooke, a native of Oneida County. Mr. Cook was 
associated at different periods with George B. Phelps, J. C. Lepper, and O. B. Cadwell, and 
died in 1878. Oliver P. Cadwell, the present head of the firm, is a native of Lewis Count}'. He 
came to Watertown in 1860, and entered the employ of Mr. Cooke. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. 
M, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served in all of the engagements of his regiment until the close of 
the war. He entered the service as a private, and subsequently received a commission as sec- 
ond lieutenant, and again as first lieutenant. Upon his return to Watertown Mr. Cadwell re- 
sumed his business relations with Mr. Cooke, and in 1874 was admitted as a partner. Since 
that time he has had charge of the business, and has secured for his house a wide and ex- 
tended trade. In 1884 Mr. Cadwell was appointed a trustee of the New York State Soldiers' 
and Sailors' Home. He is a member of the G. A. R. and a director of the National Union 
Bank. 

Sponenberg & Waddingham (H. M. Sponenberg and Fred Waddingham) are hardware 
dealers at No. 12 Washington street. Mr. Sponenberg came to Watertown in 1872, from 
Oswego County, where he had been engaged in business. He became associated with R. W. 
Walker in the hardware trade, and subsequently E, B. Sterling became a partner, Mr, Walker 



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finally withdrew from the firm and Sponenberg & Sterling continued the business. In Janu- 
ary, 1888, the jjresent firm was established. They carry a full line of shelf and heavy hard- 
ware, and make a specialty of dairying and factorj' outfits. Fi-ed Waddingham, the junior 
partner, became a resident of Jefferson County in 1855. He served as clerk of the town of 
Le Ray from 1859 until 1867, and as supervisor for nine years. He was elected clerk of the 
county in 1879, and served two terms. 

John Prouty is among the older class of business men, having been engaged in the boot 
and shoe trade in Watertown for over 35 years. He was born in Spencer, Mass., in 1829, and 
was engaged in manufacturing in his native state prior to coming to Watertown, in 1855. 
Mr. Prouty commenced business on the south side of Public Square, and then removed to No. 
5 Public Square, where he continued business 30 years. Since leaving there his place of bus- 
iness has been No. 7, where he carries a large stock of goods pertaining to his line. For 12 
years Mr. Prouty was associated in partnership with S. E. Marshall. He is a large stockholder 
in the Watertown Spring Wagon and Thei-mometer companies, and also in the National Union 
Bank and City National Bank. 

George B. Massey is a descendant of one of the oldest and most respected pioneer families 
of Jefferson County. His grandfather, Hart Massey, came to Watertown, from Vermont, in 
1800, being the third settler at that date. He brought his family to the county the following 
year (1801), and was a resident of the county until his death. He was a prominent farmer, 
and at one time was collector of the port at Sackets Harbor. Edward S. Massey, son of Hart, 
married Esther Bragg. He was a farmer, and the first coal merchant of Watertown . He died 
in 1876. George B., son of Edward S., entered the employ of T. H. Camp & Co. in 1850, and 
in 1858 became a partner. This association continued until 1889, when Mr. Massey became 
the sole owner, but retains the old firm name of Camp & Massey. This firm is one of the old- 
est di-ug houses in the city, and so weU and favorably known as to need no comment. Mr, 
Massey has devoted his attention exclusively to his business, and has achieved a high position, 
both as a moral man and an honorable citizen. He is treasurer of the Eames Vacuum Brake Co. 

A. R. Wilson's fine art rooms are located at No. 13 Washington street. This business was 
purchased by the present proprietor in 1883. from J. H. Treadwell. Mr. Wilson is a native 
of Scotland, and came with his parents to America, when a youth, locating at Watertown. He 
early learned the trade of patternmaker, millwright, etc., and the mechanical construction 
of mills. He subsequently operated a photograph gallery, and then entered the employ of the 
well-known firm of Sterling & Mosher, where he was employed 13 years and gained large ex- 
perience in his present line of business. He has enlarged his business greatly and added 
many new features, a prominent one being the decorating and furnishing of houses. He also 
manufactures -bamboo furniture and new designs in picture frames, etc. His stock includes 
photographic suppUes and all classes of electric goods, while his hue of engravings, etchings, 
photographs, artists' materials, etc., is extensive. 

Beffrey & Mowe (A. Beffrey and George H. Mowe), sanitary plumbers, steam and gas 
fitters, and tin and copper workers, ai-e located at 18 Franklin street, and also have a branch 
establishment at Thousand Island Park, where they do an extensive business. They are also 
patentees of the " Regina sanitary fixtures," which are meeting with universal approval where 
used. Mr. Beffrey came to Watertown about 1880, and has been engaged in bvisiness with 
different persons. He is an experienced plumber, and in 1884 assisted in forming the present 
partneship. Mr. Mowe has fine business abilities, and since its organization the firm has been 
prosperous. 

George R. Bean & Co. is composed of George R. Bean and Charles D. Robbins, who are 
both natives of Jefferson County and young men of push and promise. They commenced 
business April 1, 1887, and have established a fine trade in flour, feed, baled hay, and straw, 
at No. 8 Arsenal street. Their trade is growing rapidly and extends to a large country ai-ea. 

Adams & Ehrlicher are druggists at No. 13 Public Square. This firm is composed of Jesse 
M. Adams and Charles Ehrlicher, and was established in November, 1886, succeeding to the 
business at the old Kelley & Conger stand. This place has been devoted to the drug trade since 
the Woodruff' House was built, over 40 years ago. Messrs. Adams & Ehrlicher have a full 
stock of drugs, medicines, paints, oils, etc., the prescription department being under the 
supervision of Mr. Ehrlicher, a skilled pharmacist. 



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Jesse M. Adams, the senior partner, is a native of Watertown, and son to John and Electa 
(Fox) Adams, both being natives of this county. His grandfather, Charles Ehrlicher. is also 
a native of Watertown and son to David Ehrlicher. He achieved a thorough knowledge of 
the drug business in the store of Camp & Massey, serving them five years, and is a graduate 
of pharmacy. He received additional experience by having charge of the laboratory for Dr. 
Spencer for two years. Mr. Adams is competent to execute all kinds of chemical, microscopical, 
and analytical work, and brings to the new firm the practical knowledge necessary for this 
important branch of trade. John Adams came from New England to Jefi'erson County. He 
served in the War of 1812, and was a farmer and miller, residing in the county until his death. 
His mother's father, Daniel Fox, also came from New England, and died in Adams, aged 102 
years. Jesse M. Adams was a teacher early in life, and was fitted for college when the war 
broke out. He enlisted, in 1862, in the 2d Veteran Cavalry, and served until the close of the 
war. He then engaged in the insurance business, in which he was employed for 20 years. 
He served for a time as secretary of the Watertown Fire Insurance Co. He brings to the firm 
financial abilities of a high order. 

Delevan S. Miller, of D. S. Miller & Co., is a native of Champion, where he was born in 
1849. His grandfather, Samuel Miller, came from New England at an early day and located 
in the town of Champion. The parents of Delevan S., L. and Cornelia (Lewis) Miller, were 
farmers and residents of Champion until their deaths, which occurred in 1884 and 1860, re- 
spectively. His father served four years in Co. H, 2d N. Y. H. A. Delevan S. commenced 
business as a clerk in Carthage. He was a private in the same company and regiment as his 
father, having enlisted in March, 1862. and serving until the close of the war. He became a 
resident of Watertown in 1880, and was book-keeper and clerk in the stores of Hanford & Co. 
and Sterling & Mosher. In August, 1887, he established his present business, at No. 9 Wood- 
ruff House block. Their stock comprises a full line of books, stationery, wall paper, window 
shades, etc. I. P. Powers is associated with him, but the management devolves upon Mr. 
Miller. 

Isaac P. Powers, son of Lorenzo and Diadem.a (Caldwell) Powers, was born in Fowler, St. 
Lawrence County, in 1826. His father died in Gouverneur, in June, 1886, his mother having 
died in 1844. Isaac P. was reared upon a farm, and after attaining his majority engaged in 
mercantile pursuits in Denmark, Lewis County. In 1852 became to Watertown, where he has 
since resided. For 10 years he was clerk in a diy goods store. In 1868 he became secretary 
and treasurer of the Watertown Steam Engine Co., serving about six years, since which time 
he has not been in actice business. He is a director in the Watertown Steam Engine Co., 
Watertown Spring Wagon Co., and Watertown Thermometer Co., of which he is also presi- 
dent; has been a director of the National Union Bank for many years, and is a member of the 
firm of D. S. Miller & Co. Mr. Powers owns a farm of more than 200 acres in Pamelia and 
300 in Alexandria. 

David Ehrlicher, born in Germany in 1831, came to America in 1850. In 1856 he became a 
resident of Watertown, where he has since resided. In 1873 he embarked in the restaurant 
business, at No. 8 Arcade street, and has established a large and flourishing trade. He is 
agent for the celebrated Joseph Schlitz Milwaukee lager beer. Mr. Ehrlicher is prominent in 
political circles and popular as a business man. Frederick Ehrlicher, son of David, was a 
graduate of Watertown High School and Cornell University. He was a law student with Porter 
& Walts and E. B. Wynn, and had been admitted to practice. He was drowned while bathing, 
thus prematurely closing what promised to be a brilliant life. 

W. W. Conde commenced the hardware business in Watertown in 1878, and for five and 
a half years was located at No. 80 Washington street. In 1883 he bought the Belknap & Lewis 
store, 26 by 90 feet, at No. 3 Public S(iuare, where he has since been located. He has two 
warerooms and employs nine men. 

John M. Tilden was born in Randolph, Vt., August 8, 1837. In 1857 he came to Water- 
town, and was employed by Goodnow, Holden & Co., in peddling tinware, on the meager 
salary of $14 a month. He continued in this capacity 12]^ years, at the end of which time, 
in recognition of his faithful service and business ability, he was admitted as a partner, his 
salary then being $100 per month. After the death of Mr. Goodnow, which occurred in April, 
1872, Mr. Tilden purchased a half interest in the business, and the firm was known as Holden 
& Tilden until the withdrawal of Mr. Holden a few years since, when Mr. Tilden became sole 



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proprietor. In 1884 Mr. Tilden formed a partnership with David M. Anderson, which con- 
tinued until July 1, 1888, when he again became sole owner of the establishment. Mr. Tilden'a 
eminent success is due to exemplary habits and strictly business principles, which are worthy 
of emulation. He married Harriet A. Kelsey, and they have three daughters. 

Mortimer N. Van Epps was born in Lyme, December 1, 1856. In 1874 he located in Water- 
town, and was employed in Graves & Van Doren's sash and blind factory for one year. He 
then M'as employed for 12 years in John Prouty's boot and shoe store, and September 1, 1887, 
he opened the shoe store at No. 2 Public Sc^uare, where he is now doing business. He married 
Alice E. Victory, and they have one son, Le Eoy E. 

Thomas C. Chittenden, general railroad and steamboat ticket agent, is a native of the 
town of Adams and is a son of Hon. Thomas C. aaid Nancy (Benton) Chittenden, who were 
natives of Connecticut. Hon. Thomas C. Chittenden came to Watertown in 1844, and was a 
resident from that period until his death in 1866. He was a lawyer by profession, and was 
elevated to the county judgeship. He also served his district in Congress two terms. 
Thomas C, Jr., was a student of law in his father's office, and was admitted to the bar in 1847^ 
but was compelled to give up practice on account of poor health. In 1855 he returned to 
Watertown and established his present business at No. 5 Paddock arcade, where he has since 
remained. Mr. Chittenden, besides his ticket agency, issues exchange on all foreign countries, 
and conducts a general insurance business. He has also in connection a depot for tobacco, 
cigars, and sporting goods generally. 

Frank A. Hinds, civil engineer, is a native of Watertown, where he was born and reared. 
His parents. Earl B. and Almira (Allen) Hinds, were natives of Northern New York. His father 
is a farmer of Pamelia, and has been a resident of the county since a youth. He was a nephew 
of Corlis Hinds, the first supervisor of the town of Watertown. Frank A. is the oldest of two 
sons, the only children. Oscar E., the younger brother, lives in Pamelia with his father. 
Frank A. began the study of engineering in Jefferson County, and at the age of 21 went to 
Portland, Oregon, where he continued his studies under the county and city surveyor of that 
plice for two years. He then passed a year in the engineering department of Yale College. 
He next spent a year with an engineer of New York city, whose specialty was landscape work 
and drainage. Returning to Jefferson County he was married, on Christmas, 1867, to Miss 
Mary R. Thomson, of Watertown, who with her father's family (William Thomson) moved to 
Watertown from Houseville, Lewis County, about 10 years before. During th« season of 1868 
he was engaged in the early surveys of the Black River & St. Lawrence Railroad, under the 
direction of Octave Blanc. After completing the preliminary surveys of this road Frank 
A. was made chief engineer of the Carthage, Watertown & Sackets Harbor Railroad, 
which position he held to the completion of the road. Later he laid out and mapped the 
Thousand Island Park, of the St. Lawrence River, and the numerous other great summer re- 
sorts of that locality, and also for a time had charge, as engineer, of the construction of the 
Ivingston & Pembroke Railway of Canada. After this he was placed in charge of the survey* 
of the New York & Boston Inland Railway, and served this corporation for two years. He 
has served as city engineer of Watertown for a number of terms, and made the survey for the 
city boundary when it was first incorporated. His next operations were in the line of build- 
ing, operating, and controlling water works for supplying cities and towns. He formed an 
association with J. F. Moffett, H. C. Hodgkins, and J. V. Clarke, and under the firm name of 
Hinds, Moffett & Co. established water works in a number of cities and villages m the United 
States. In 1886 he sold out his interests to his partners, and the firm then became Moffett, 
Hodgkins & Clarke. In 1887 and '88 the organization and erection of the Ontario paper- 
mills, near Browuville in this county, occupied his time and energies, and he is at present a 
director in that company. He is also vice-i^resident of the board of water commissioners of 
the city of Watertown, in which position he has served for a number of years. In 1889 he 
formed a copartneriihip with E. A. Bond, formerly superintendent of the Carthage & 
Adirondack Railroad, and the firm of Hinds & Bond is now engaged in constructing water 
woiivs and general engineering. Mr. Hinds has resided for some time on a suburban farm, 
located on State street in Watertown, about one and a half miles from the center of the city, 
where he enjoys the quiet of country life. 

De Witt C. Middleton, son of Andrew C, was born in the town of Rutland, April 11, 1850, 
and was educated in the High School in Watertown. For four years he was a clerk in the 



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store of J. A A. Bushnell, and has since been engaged in the shoe business in this city. He 
was mayor of Watertown in 1884-85, and was a member of the board of education two years. 
In 1885 he organized the Watertown Electric Light Co., of which he is now the president. 

Elisha Andrus came from Kinderhook, N. Y., to Rutland, about 1803. He married Mary 
Fish, and they had three children, only one of whom, Merrit, is living. Mr. Andrus was born 
in Rutland, December 9, 1823. In 1842 he came to Watertown and studied law with Josepli 
MulJin, and m 1846 was admitted to the bar, although he never engaged in the practice of his 
profession. In 1848 he opened a grocery, with W. N. Woodruff as partner, under the firm 
name of Woodruff & Andrus, which continued until 1851, when the firm was dissolved. Mr. 
Audrusthen took as partner Francis R. Lammon, and for three years continued the business at 
No. 8 Woodruff House block, under the firm name of I.ammon & Andrus. Since 1854 Mr. 
Andrus has carried on the business alone. He married Ella F. Dickinson, and their children 
are Ella, Grace, Sherwood, Seward, and Maud. 

C. L. Schuyler was born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, in 1849. In 1866 he entered the 
employ of R. S. Rhodes, photographer, in Gouverneur, and in 1868 engaged in that business 
in Parish, Oswego County, where he remained until 1879, when he entered the employ of the 
Davis Sewing Machine Co., in this city. In 1889, with his brother, G. D., under the firm name 
of Schuyler Brothers, he engaged in the sale of musical instruments and as agent for Davis 
Sewing Machine Co. In January, 1890, his brother withdrew, and he has since continued the 
business alone. His store is at No. 1 Paddock arcade. 

Joseph A. Hinds came to Watertown in 1880, and since that time has been engaged in the 
upholstering business. In February, 1889, he opened a shop at No. 3 Cooper block, where he 
is now located. 

Simeon P. Hutt'stater came to Jefferson County, from Oswego, in 1839. He taught school 
eight years, and was proprietor of the Jefferson House 25 years. He is now engaged in the 
wholesale and retail liquor trade. He married Mary A. Moulton, of Sackets Harbor, and they 
have five children. 

Andrew P. Baltz (son of Philip, who emigrated from Germany about 1829, and located in 
Orleans) was born in the town of Orleans, December 7, 1837. In 1858 he commenced, in a 
small way, the manufacture of Limburger cheese, and was one of the first in this part of the 
state to engage in that business. He has since, in one year, sold $130,000 worth of cheese, the 
most of which was of his own manufacture. In 1869 he located in Watertown, where he now 
has a grocery store at No. 70 Court street. He married, first, Elizabeth Haas, of Orleans, by 
whom he had six children, and second, Mary Collis, by whom he has one child. 

Touiliuson & Allen started a lumber yard at 54 Court street, and continued it one year, 
when it was purchased by Starbuck & McCarty, Henry M. Allen acting as agent for one year. 
March 1, 1876, the present company of Starbuck X, Allen was formed, and has since continued. 
Mr. Starbuck resides in Gouverneur, and Mr. Allen is a resident of this city. They handle 
about 2,000,000 feet of lumber, 1,500,000 shingles, and 1,500,000 lath annually. 

A. H. Horton, agent of the American Express Company, was appointed February 18, 
1889. He was clerk in the office for nearly five years previous to that time. 

S. W. Reynolds came to Watertown in 1869, and for several years thereafter was a clerk. 
For about 12 years he was in business in company with others, and in 1885 started his present 
business at 32 Public Square, where he carries on an extensive wholesale and retail trade in 
groceries and provisions, giving employment to four clerks. 

P. K. Farr started the grocery business at 15 Cofl'een street in March, 1889, and he has 
since been carrying a full line of groceries and provisions, fruits, etc. 

Northam & Empey, undertakers, are located at 25 Court street. The business was estab- 
lished in 1840 by S. W. Ballard, and was carried on by him until 1877. He then formed a 
partnership with Thomas R. Rollinson, under the firm name of Ballard & Rollinson. In 1883 
W. G. Northam bought Rolliuson's interest, and the firm was Ballard & Northam until 1885, 
when Mr. Ballard sold his interest to Mr. Northam, the firm name remaining the same until 
July, 1888, when Mr. Ballard's name was dropped. March 1, 1889, J. W. Empey bought a one- 
half interest, and the firm was changed to Northam & Empey. 

Charles Chase, of Chase & Co., funeral director and undertaker, is located at 38 Arsenal 
street. This business was started in April, 1888. Mr. Chase was with Ballard & Northam 



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three and a half years previous to opening his present place of business. He was also mail 
agent one and a half years, and mailing clerk in the Watertown postoftice six years. 

Selah S. Bradway's grocery and provision store is located at 42)4 State street. January?, 
1889, he formed a partnership with William Stonebiii ner, under the firm name of Stone- 
burner & Bradway. Api'il 10, 1889, Stoneburner retired, and Mr. Bradway continues the busi- 
ness alone. 

Hattie A. Pluche A Co., manufacturers and dealers in human hair goods, are located at No. 
16 Commercial block. The firm was established in 1872. 

Baker A- Henderson's livery stable is located in the rear of the Kirby House. The business 
was established in December, 1888. They have from six to 10 horses. 

Alexander Montgomery, merchant tailor, is located at 83^ Court street. He was a cutter 
at the " Great Wardrobe " for 12 years, and in 1886 began business for himself. 

Ernest H. Adams, son of George, established his merchant tailoring business, at 25J^ Court 
street, in September, 1888. Mr. Adams is the youngest man in the business in this city. He 
does good work and employs five or six hands. 

John Hose, of Hose & Kieff, architects, is a native of Herkimer County, where he was 
born in 1821. His parents, Jacob and Leah (Schall) Hose, came to Jefferson County in 1840, 
and settled upon a farm in Lyme, where his father resided until his death, in 1860. His 
mother removed to Watertown in 1860, and remained a resident of this city until her death, 
in 1875. Mr. Hose early in life learned the carpenters' trade, and subsequently began the study 
of architecture, for which art he has natural abilities of high order. For many years he was 
■also a contractor, during which time he built the court-house, the Stone Street Presbj'terian 
Church, the Agricultural Insurance Company's building, and other public structures in Jeffer- 
son County, besides many of the best private residences. During the years 1867, "68, and '69 
he was superintendent of construction of the Hospital for the Insane at Middletown, Conn., 
and previously, in 1865, had served as prison architect for Auburn State Prison. He has also 
Vjeen superintendent of various other public enterprises outside of Jett'erson County. Mr. 
Hose has been a resident of Watertown since 1841. In May, 1887, he admitted as a partner 
David D. Kieft'. Mr. Kieft' is a native of Franklin County, and since 1881 has been a resident 
of Watertown. 

Patrick Phillips was born in Ireland in 1837, and in 1849 he located in Watertown. He is 
a contractor and builder, and previous to the death of George Flower was his partner in busi- 
ness from 1875 to 1881. Mr. Phillips built, the armory in this city, the barracks in Sackets Har- 
bor, and also the Church and School of the Sacred Heart, and other buildings. He also built 
the Danbury & Norwdlk Ratlroad extension from South Norwalk to Wilson's Point, in Con- 
necticut. Mr. Phillips married Julia Casey, and they have five children. 

John Hardiman was born in Ireland in 1843, and in 1866 he located in Watertown. In 1881 
he engaged in the business of contracting and building. He built the county clerk's office, 
the Cooper street and the Academy street school-houses, and several other prominent build- 
ings. He is this year (1889) engaged in erecting, for the Watertown Steam Engine Company, 
a building in which he will use 4,000 perches of stone and 1,500,000 brick, furnishing employ- 
men to from 20 to 30 men. 

Almon Parker, son of John, was born in the town of Lyme, N. H. April 22, 1832. and 
when two years of age removed with his parents to Lewis County, N. Y. At the age of 
10 years he came to Watertown, and his father died here in 1844. Almon learned the car- 
penters' trade in Beloit, Wis.; in 1861 returned to Watertown; and in 1864 enlisted in Co. E, 
10th N. Y. H. A. After the close of the war he engaged in contracting and building, and has 
since erected the Utica & Black River depot, the county house. Union Carriage and Gear Co'a 
shops, and it is said a larger number of dwelling houses than any other contractor in the city. 
In 1889 he built a large paper-mill for A D. Remington, furnishing employment for 50 men. 
He married Margaret Johnson, of this city. 

Daniel Kieft' was born in Franklin County, N. Y., in 1847, and in 1859 came to Watertown, 
and here leai ned the carpenters' trade. He has been a contractor and builder for several years, 
and employs about 100 men. He built the Times building, Smith bk)ck, Dillon block, Tubbs 
block, Opera House block, thermometer works, Nill & Jess's bakery, Babcock buggy works, 
Watertown spring wagon works. Remington Paper Co' s mill, and is now (1889) engaged in 
erecting the extensive buildings of the Watertown Steam Engine Co. He was, for three years, 
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A. N. Wilson was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1813, and in 1851 located in Watertown. 
He was a mason and laid the tirst brick in the Woodruflt" House. About 1861 he engaged in 
the ice business, buying out John Chaniplain, who was one of the tirst to engage in that busi- 
ness in this city. Mr. Wilson married, tirst, Maria Prichard. who l)ore him seven children. 
She died September 13. 1865. Only two of their children are Hving. He married, second, 
Lucy Bell, by whom he had six children, three of whom survive. Mr. Wilson built the tirst 
large chimney for the Remington paper-mill, and also for Knowlton Bios, and A. B. Taggart 
& Co., the largest of which was more than 113 feet high. He also set up the tirst monument 
in Biookside Cemetery. 

David Witherby came to Watertown from Vermont about 1825. He was a carpenter and 
joiner. He married Eliza Sinclare, and they had four sons and three daughters, of whom two 
sons reside in Watertown, Clark and James L. James L., the youngest of the familv. was 
born September 15, 1839. He enlisted in Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was mustered out in 
1865. He married Mary C. Van Schaick. He is a contractor and builder. 

James Putnam, son of John, was born in Adams, October 27, 1844. He married Rosa 
Shadow, of this city, and they have five children. Mr. Putnam has been a mason and contrac- 
tor and builder for 21 years, and has been employed upon most of the public buildings in Wa- 
tertown. His son Frank, who is a tirst-class brick and plaster mason, works with his father. 

William Clarke came from England to America in 1852. He married, first, Nellie Bionette, 
and second, Jennie Wliitcomb. He was elected chief engineer of the Watertown fire depart- 
ment and assumed the duties of that office January ], 1889. He is a contractor and builder, 
and has erected some of the finest residences in this city, furnishing employment for a large 
force of workmen. 

Patrick Plunkett was born Deeemljer 2, 1855. He married Mary Lyman and they have 
three children. In 1884 he engaged in the business of contracting and building, and since 
that time has erected the City Opera House, bai'onieter factory. Pearl street school-house, Wo- 
tertoirn Re- I'nion block, Fairbanks block, and other biuldings. He employs about 80 men and 
is located at No. 18 arcade. He is also an extensive dealer in lime and cement. 

John Lorraine came to W'atertown about 1859, and has since resided here. He is a carpen- 
ter and cooper, and in 1881 he built the shop on Gill stieet which he now occuijies. He man- 
ufactures about 3,000 barrels per year. He married Barbara Dettmble and they have six 
children. 

Walter Ward was born in London. Eng., in November, 1852. In 1873 he emigrated to 
America and located in Richmond, Va., whence he removed to Watertown in 1882. Mr. Ward 
is an arcliitect and surveyor, and makes a specialty of patent office drawings and mechanical 
draughting. His office is No. 8 Arcade street. 

Myron D. Austin was born in Harrisburg, N. Y., December 26, 1852. He married Sarah 
Hubbard, of Wilna, and in 1882 located in this city. He is a contractor and builder. 

E. H. Greene was born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 25, 1848, and in 1850 removed with his 
father, Harry, to Copenhagen, N. Y. In 1883 he settled in Watertown, where he is a contrac- 
tor and builder. He married Anna Babcock, of Watertown, and they have two children, 
Mabel and Harry. 

John W. Jones, contractor and builder, was born in Wales in 1847. His parents were both 
natives of that country; his father is still living there; his mother died there in 1852. John W. 
obtained his early education in his native country. He emigrated to the United States in 1869 
and located at Ilion, Herkimer County. He married Miss Alice Robinson, of that place, at 
Cleveland, Ohio, in 1872, where he was at that time engaged in a lucrative business. He re- 
moved to Watertown in 1876, and at once began contiacting and building and has gained a 
very enviable reputation in that line. He is an active member of tJie Knights of Pythias, 
Knights of Labor, and Good Templars, holding high and important offices in each. 

In 1852 W. W. Greene engaged in the nursery and gardening business with Hiram H. 
Becker. He remained with Mr. Becker two years, when he withdrew from the firm and started 
a nursery and garden on Elm street. In 1860 he was burned out, and rebuilt the same 
year, and was again burned out in 1868. He then located at 81 Washington street, and in 1875 
his son J. F. and Gustavus Schoer.fildt joined him, forming the firm of Greene & Schoenfildt. 
In 1877 Mr. Schoenfildt withdrew, and the firm became Greene & Son. In 1879 G. N. Sayles 
joined the firm, and the name was changed to its present title of W. W. Greene, Son A Sayles. 



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They utilize five acres for nursery and gardening, have 15 greenhouses, and employ seven 
workmen during the summer season. 

F. A. Bennett's greenhouses, at 83 Massey street, were established in 1879 by the present 
proprietor. In 1882 his brother Thomas E. became associated with him, the firm title being 
Bennett Brothers, which continued five years, when Thomas E. withdrew. Since 1887 F. A. 
has conducted the biisiness alone. He makes a specialty of cut flowers and floral designs and 
decorations. His greenhouses cover more than 3,000 square feet of land. 

City Steam Laundry, corner of Mill and Factory streets, was the first of its kind estab- 
lished in Watertown. It was started by Mrs. E. Haley, the present proprietress, in January, 
1887, and occupies the old Utica & Black River Railroad depot. From eight to 10 hands are 
employed. 

Star Laundry, at 49 Court street, was started by the present proprietor, A. D. Demarse, 
in October, 1886. It furnishes employment to five or six hands. 

Kline's Steam Dye Works, at 35 Factory street, were started in 1864 by Fred Kline, the 
present proprietor, who has honestly earned the good reputation for work he enjoys. 

Jefferson County Milk Association was organized in 1888, by A. P. Baltz, president. The 
milk is bottled before delivering, and about 800 quarts are sold daily. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

Stillman Massey was born in Vermont, April 10, 1800, and came to Watertown with his 
father. Hart Massey, in 1801. He was a farmer. He married Almira Ingalls and they had 
two children, one of whom, Sarah A. (Mrs. Timothy Smith), survives, and resides in this city 
at 221 Arsenal street. Mr. Massey died June 10, 1882. His widow, who was born February 19, 
1806, is still living, and resides at the old home. No. 6 Massey avenue. 

Joseph Kimball came to Watertown from Massachusetts about 1806. After a few years' 
residence here he removed to Sackets Harbor and served as an officer in the War of 1812. He 
was a contractor and builder, had a distillerj', and kept a store, and after the close of the war 
received the contract for building the barracks at Sackets Harbor, where he remained a few 
years, finally returning to Watertown. ' He married Prusenda Huntington, of this city. Their 
son Joseph C. resides here, and has been a directory ijublisher since 1864. 

Samuel Winslow came to Watertown about 1807 and settled in the south part of the town, 
on the farm now owned by Mrs. John Winslow. John Winslow, son of Samuel, was born in 
Woodstock, Vt., December 19, 1802, and came to Watertown with his parents. He was asses- 
sor several years, was supervisor of the town three years, a member of the state legislature in 
1849, was excise commissioner 10 years, and in 1853 was president of the Watertown Agricult- 
ural Society. At the time of his death, which occiirred July 7, 1874, he was president of the 
Agricultural Insurance Company and a member of its executive committee. By his first wife, 
Betsey Collins, he had five children, namely: Lucy, Bradley, Norris, Janette C, and Betsey. 
His second wife, Sarah Bates, of Hounsfield, who survives him, bore him one son, John, who 
resides with his mother in this city. The Winslow farm of 194 acres has been owned by the 
family since 1807, and is now the property of Mrs. Winslow. 

Horace S. Hunt was born in Coventry, Conn., March 13, 1807, and when a boy he located 
in Watertown, his parents having died when he was quite young. In 1832 he married Harriet 
Bailey, of Sangerfield, Oneida County, and second, Esther Van Hooser. He had 10 children 
by his first wife and three by his second. He was a merchant tailor in this city several years, 
and for a time was engaged in the same business in Rodman. In 1862 he went West and now 
resides in St. Paul. Two of his sons, Horace S. and Theodore L., reside in this city, and one, 
Sanford D., in Alexandria Baj-. 

Luther Graves Hoy t was born in New Hampshire in 1798, and in 1816 settled in Watertown. 
He married, fiist, Susan Mather, by whom he had two children, and second, Alice Wilson. He 
was a merchant here for many yeai's, and a justice of the peace 24 years. He died February 
9, 1879. His widow and one daughter, Lucina (Mrs. Gilderoy Lord), reside in Watertown. 

Stephen Boon was born in Manchester, Vt., in 1804, and in 1819 he settled in Watertown 
He married Mary A. Wilcox and they had three sons and one daughter. Mr. Boon is largely 
interested in real estate and owns about 40 houses in this city. In 1836 he leased the Newell 



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brewery, and for four years was engaged in the manufacture of beer. He built the City Hotel 
and for 10 years was a director of the old Union Bank. In 1856, in company with other per- 
sons, he organized the Quincy Bank, of Quincy, 111., and was president of that institution in 

1860 and 1861, since which time he has been engaged in building houses and looking after his 
real estate interests. He owns more houses in this city than any other one person. 

Samuel Adams was born in Jafi'rey, N. H. After the close of the War of 1812. in which 
he did faithful service for his country, he bought a farm in Watertowu, and here resided 
several years, dying December 18. 1854. He married, first, Sallie Wright, and second, Eliza 
Larned. By his tirst wife he had five children, two of whom survive, Artemas. who occupies 
the homestead farm, and Israel. Israel Adams was born upon the old farm, November 12. 
1818. He married Harriet Boynton and they have a daughter, Hattie M. (Mrs. Warren B. 
Wheeler). A son, George S., was born to them, and died at the age of two years and five 
months. 

Eli Farwell was one of the early settlers of Watertown, coming here from Oneida County 
about 1820. The house now owned and occupied by his sen F. R., at No. 3 Clinton street was 
built by Mr. Farwell about 1830. He was a prosperous merchant for many years. He mar- 
ried Margaret Broughtou and they had six children, four of whom died in infancy. He died 
May 27, 1866, and his wife May 19, 1871. Their son William B. died in 1860." Frederick 
R. Farwell is their only surviving child. He is a member of the firm of Farwell A Rhines, 
millers, and has been a member of the board of education several years. 

Elisba Harvey came to Watertown from Connecticut about 1826, and here followed the 
occupation of carpenter and joiner. He married Esther Rogers, of this city, and they had two 
sons and two daughters. In 1832 he located at No. 8 Mechanic street, in the house now owned 
by his son Valmer R. He died March 12, 1874, and his wife March 22, 1880. Valmer R. 
Harvey, the only surviving son of Elisha, was born March 18, 1834. in the house where he now 
lives. He married Amarella Harvey, widow of his brother Ervin P. They have no children. 
Mr. Harvey is a sash and blind manufacturer. 

Benjamin Jackman, a native of New Hampshire, located in the town of Philadelphia in 
1818, and was a hotel-keeper there and elsewhere in Jefi'erson County 55 years. He had four 
sons and two daughters, two of whom are living, namely: Abi S. (Mrs. Seth Strickland), in 
Mendon, Mich., and Daniel in Watertown. Abi S. Jackman, daugliter of Daniel, was born in 
Champion, May 29, 1868, and when 16 years of age showed a decided talent for literature, and 
wrote her first book, A Silver Bay. She has since written Evening Star, A Golden Sunset, 
Fatima, a book of essays, and Dreams and Fancies of a Twilight Hour. Benjamin Jackman 
died in Watertown, September 4, 1889, aged 87 years. 

Chauncey D. Morgan came to Watertown about 1825, and settled upon a large farm in the 
southern part of the town. He was subsequently employed by the R., W. & O. Railroad sev- 
eral years. He was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was deacon a 
number of years. He had two sons. Homer Bartlett and Lothario Donaldson. He died April 
24, 1872, and his wife, Almena Bartlett, August 10, 1877. Homer B. was born Blay 31, 1827 
was a missionary to Turkey, and died at Smyrna, Aiigust 25, 1865. His only son, H. H. re- 
sides in Chicago. Lothario D. Morgan was born October 15, 1829. He married Evaline 
M. Manning, and they had two children, only one of whom. Harriet Denora, is living. In 

1861 Mr. Morgan enlisted as second lieutenant in the 35th N. Y. Vols. After the war he en- 
gaged in the insurance business with Frederick Emerson. He died February 13, 1884. His 
widow and daughter, Harriet D., reside in this city, at 27 Ten Ej'ck street. 

John Dean, a native of Saratoga County, came to Watertown about 1824. He married 
Polly Wood, of Vermont, and they had six children, only one of whom, Mrs. Clarissa 
H. Ryther, is now living. Mr. Dean died December 24, 1853, and his wife about 1822. 

Harry Mann, son of Curtiss, was born in Saratoga, N. Y., in 1798. In 1802 he removed 
with his parents to Rutland, and in 1827 located in Watertown, where he built the first house 
on the north side of the river that is still standing. He was quite extensively engaged 
in the manufacture of lumber, and owned a saw-mill. April 21, 1831, he married Mary S. 
daughter of John Stores, who was born June 25, 1810, and now resides in this city. Mr. Mann 
died October 18, 1882. They had six children, namely: Sarah A., William H., John C, and 
Mary A., of Nebraska; Charles S., of Milwaukee, Wis.; and Addie jM., of Watertown. 



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James Cavanaugh, a native of Ireland, came to America when about 25 years of age, and 
first located in Montreal, where he worked at his trade of hatter. In 1828 or "29 he located in 
Watertown. He married Mary Rhukins and they had six children, three of whom survive, 
namely: Olymphia, of this city; Eliza (Mrs. James Short), of Sterlingville; and Mary Ann, of 
New York city. Miss Olj'mphia Cavanaugh claims to have the finest collection of fossils in 
Jefferson County. 

James H. Eyther was born in Whitestown, N. Y., December 8, 1803. He learned the black- 
smith and machinist trades and in 1830 settled in Watertown, where he married Clarissa H.Dean, 
who survives him and occupies the house at 77 Factory street, which her husband erected in 
1839. Mrs. Ryther has occupied this house for 50 years. Mr. Eyther died October 30, 1870. 

Eli Hamlin was born in New Castle, Canada, in 1809, and when 18 years of age removed 
to Rochester, N. Y., subsequently locating in Skaneateles. In 1830 he came to this city, and 
since 1865 or '66 has been engaged in carriage manufacturing at 53 Factory street, where he 
gives employment to from five to seven men. He married Minerva Putnam, of Ellisburgh, 
and they have had three children, Mary A., James Monroe, and Pe Witt C. The latter was 
killed at the battle of Gettysburg. Mary A. and James M. reside with their parents in this 
city. 

Peter Haas was born in the city of Hobilgheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, whence he 
emigrated to this country, and in 1830 settled in Watertown. He was a brewer and carried on 
that business here for 38 years. He married Nancy Failing and they had six sons and six 
daughters. He died in 1868. His widow and four children are now residents of this city. 

Augustus J. Peck, son of Rev. Phineas, was born in Lyndon, Vt., September 29, 1805. He 
came to Watertown in 1831 and opened a store on Public Square. In 1839 he built two stores, 
which were burned in 1849. After the fire he built three stores on Court street and there car- 
ried on business about four years. He married Mary Eliza Utley, of Wilbraham, Mass., and 
they have had four children, three of whom are living and reside in this city, namely: 
Phineas, Augustus C, and Sarah N., the latter the widow of Edwin Brown. 

William Richey came to Watertown from Franklin County, about 1832. He was a wagon- 
maker and for two years w^orked for Eoswell Bingham, at Watertown Center. He then bought 
out Mr. Bingham and engaged in business for himself. He married Eunice, daughter of 
Abraham Graves, and they had one daughter, Jane E., now the wife of J. G. McClenathan, of 
Ogden, Mich. Mr. Richey died January 29, 1888. His widow survives and resides at 22 Ives 
street. She was born on the old Graves farm Jiily 20, 1813. 

Warner Failing came to Watertown from Canajoharie in 1832. He kept an hotel (the 
Failing House) on the north side of the river until 1861. By his first wife, Elizabeth Dunkle, 
he had six children, and by his second wife, Elizabeth Stansel, nine children. He died Octo- 
ber 6, 1864, and his wife May 17, 1863. 

George J. Grennell, son of Heman, was born in Adams, June 12, 1828. He married 
Flavilla Phillips, by whom he had two children, William R. and Charlotte A. He was a book- 
keeper, and died Febi;rary 6, 1884. His widow and children reside in Watertown. 

Frank Denuo, a native of France, emigi-ated to Canada when a young man, and about 
1820 married Susan Gessmis. About 1835 he located in Watertown, where he died in 1862. 
His wife died in 1889. They had 14 children, 10 of whom are living. Frank Denno, Jr., was 
born in this city June 4, 1837. In 1858 he enlisted in the U. S. navy, under Commo- 
dore Holland, and was discharged in 1861. He enlisted in Co. K, 10th N. Y. H. A., served 
one year, and was discharged from the hospital at Arlington Heights. He was a clerk in the 
Woodruff House for 23 years. July 13, 1863, he married Louisa King, by whom he has four 
children, viz.: William, a clerk in the dry goods store of Bush, Bull & Roth, Emma, Fred, and 
Grace. 

Charles Webber was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1799. His parents died before he was 
six years old, at which age he removed with his grandmother to Clinton, Oneida County, 
where he made his home with Judge McNeal. When 12 years of age he was apprenticed to a 
woolen manufacturer for seven years. He married Polly Holcomb, of Litchfield, Herkimer 
County, who was born in 1799, and they had one daughter, Anna M., who resides in the city 
of Watertown, and is the widow of Dr. E. G. Howland. Charles Webber located in Watertown 
about 1835, and commenced work in a woolen-mill. About 1840 he engaged in business for 
himself, and was one of the Williams Company. He owned several farms and also a saw-mill. 
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Simeon Gale was one of the pioneer settlers of Brownville. to which town he removed 
from Vermont. He followed the honorable oocupation of farming. He had six children, — two 
ROUS an<l four daughters,— three of whom are living. His daughter, Lydia J., is the widow of 
W. H. Fowler, and resides in Watertown. W. H. Fowler was born in Brownville, December 1, 
1819, and was a farmer. He enlisted in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., served one and one-half 
years, and was honorably discharged. He died October 10, 1886. Of liis four children, Ed- 
ward W. and Ada M. are living. 

Timothy ifungerford settled at Burrville, in the town of Watertown. Orville, son of Tim- 
othy, was born in Farmington, Conn. He married Betsey P. Stanley, and they had three sons 
and three daughters. He died April 6, 1851, and his wife September 17, 1861. He was a 
member of Congress two terms, president and cashier of the Jefferson County Baidv, presi- 
dent of the R., W. & O. Railroad, and was a prospei'ous merchant here many years. He was 
a member of the Presbyterian Church, and prominently identified with the business interests 
of the city. 

Dr. John Binsse, of French parentage, was born in New York city, November 14, 1808. 
He was educated at the Bancel Lyceum, in New York, and graduated from the College of Phy- 
sicians and Surgeons in that city, with high honors. He i^racticed his profession in his na- 
tive city until 1837, and in 1838 located in Watertown, where lie had charge of the Laforge es- 
tate. He died January 7, 1879. In 1844 he married Anna il. Balligere, and they had four 
sons and two daughters. Dr. Binsse was a very highly educated man. His widow survives, 
and resides in this city. 

Lewis B. Sterling, son of Micah, was born in Watertown, August 18, 1836. He enlisted in 
Co. A, 94tli Regt. U. S. Vols., served two years, and was promoted to color sergeant. He mar- 
ried Isabella Lane, of this city, and they have a daughter, Mary B. 

Solomon Kuapp came to Watertown from Mohawk, about 1842, and died here in 1887. Ho 
followed the dual occupation of farmer and blacksmith. E. W. Knapp, son of Solomon, was 
born in this city in 1847. He married Lois Almy and they have four children, Roy. Henry, 
Pitt, and Alice. Mr. Knapp is extensively engaged in the manufacture of sash and blinds, in 
company with Norris Winslow. 

Steplien A. Tyler came to Watertown at an early day, and located on the corner of Factory 
and Mill streets. He was a contractor and builder, and died March 4. 1878. He marred Anna 
Hosmer, who survives him, and they had three sons, Horace E. and Walter D., of this city, 
and Wallace, of Huron, Dakota. 

William Hannahs was l)orn in Ireland in 1819. His jjarents were Protestants and they 
came to America when William was a child. He settled in Watertown about 1842. He mar- 
ried Elizabeth Avery and they had eight children, four of whom are now living. IVIr. Han- 
nalis was a farmer, and died December 9, 1871. His widow and three daughters, Sarah, Anna 
M.. and Sasie S., reside in Watertown, and a son, George, resides in Adams and is cashier of 
of the Adams National Bank. 

Rev. Luther Rice was born in Weatherstield. Vt., November 2, 1820. In 1844 he graduated 
from Lebanon (N. H.) Academy, and the same year was stationed at Chester, Vt., and built 
the Uuiversalist Church at North Chester. He married Mary Skinner, of Brownville, in 1845. 
He preached in ELlisburgh seven years, in Springfield, Vt.. four years, and in Quincy. Mass., 
four years. He then returned to EUisburgh and Henderson, and preached six or seven years. 
In 1861 he purchased the farm where he has since resided, with the exception of three years 
spent in Fulton. He has also preached at Natural Bridge and Dexter several years, and in all 
has been engaged in his holy calling 45 years. He has seven sons and one daughter, and four 
of his sons are ministers. 

G. H. Tallett was born in Taberg, neida County, October 31, 1822. In 1852 he located in 
Clayton, where he was a photographer until the breaking out of the war. In 1861 he enlisted 
in Battery D, 1st N. Y. Lt. Art., as a private, was promoted to sergeant, in 1863 was made 2d 
lieutenant of Battery B. and at the close of the war was mustered out as 1st lieutenant. He 
married Kate C, daughter of Rev. Gardner Baker, of Rodman, and they have two children, 
William and Helen B. 

Rev. Gardner Baker was born in Minden. N. Y., September 11, 1802. He was a Methodist 
clergyman and preached for 50 years, and was presiding elder for 35 years. He married Esther 
Scott, of Lowville, and they had five children. He died at Thousand Island Park in 1877. and 



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the Black River Conference has endowed a chair in Syracuse University known as the Gar- 
dener Baker professorsliip. His widow survives and resides with her daughter, Mrs. G. H. 
Tallett. She was born October 8, 1807, and June 10, 1877, with her Inisband, celebrated their 
golden wedding. Mr. Baker's was the first death to occur at tliat place after the organization 
of Thousand Island Park. 

A. Palmer Smith was born in Oneida County, N. Y., in 1824. He married Mary A. Smith, 
also of Oneida County, and in 1848 settled in Watertown, on the farm where he now resides. 
He served as alderman of the Tliird Ward two years, and as assessor five years, and has been 
an extensive dealer in real estate. He is a farmer, and raises about 10,000 pounds of hops per 
year. He has two sons and two daughters. Timothy A. Smith, brother of A. P., settled on 
the farm he now occupies in 1846. He married Lucy A. Massey, of this city, and they have 
one son and two daughters. Mr. Smith owns two orange groves in Florida. 

William Rouse, from Utica, located in Clayton in 1815. He was a member of the legisla- 
ture three years, and a justice of the peace about 20 years. He helped to organize the Jeffer- 
son County Agricultural Society, and at some time was its president. He was a deacon of the 
Freewill Baptist Church, and superintendent of its Sunday school for more than 40 years. He 
died in 1886, aged 93 years. Collins Rouse, brother of William, came on in 1818, and settled 
on an adjoining farm. He married Dolly Sexton, and they had nine children. He was a suc- 
cessful farmer, and was one of the first six men in Orleans who voted the Abolition ticket. He 
was a man of influence and ability in the community in which he lived, and was a member of 
the Freewill Baptist Church. Four of his sons are now successful business men in California. 
His son George was brigade inspector under General Rosencrans, and was killed by a shell. 
Abner enlisted at the age of 17 years, was captured in the battle of the Wilderness, and starved 
to death in Libby prison. Daniel Rouse, brother of William and Collins, was sheriff of Jeffer- 
son County, general of state militia, and a justice of the peace for many years. The Rouse 
family was a much respected one in this county. 

Frederick T. Story was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, November 30, 1824, and in 
1844 he located in Watertown and established a wholesale and retail crockery store, and was 
quite extensively engaged in importing crockery. Here he continued until 1852, when he 
organized the Watertown Gas Light Co., in which business he has since continued. He mar- 
ried Harriet F. Smith, of Monroe, Mich., daughter of Major Henry Smith, of the U. S. army, 
by whom he has had a son, Harry, who died at the early age of 22 months. 

Michael Dory was born in Screen, County Meath, Ireland, in 1798, and after attaining 
maturity worked with his father at blacksmithing until 1828, when he married Bridget, third 
daughter of Thomas Carbery, of Navan, Ireland. In June of the same year he emigrated to 
America and settled in Le Raysville, in this county, where he carried on blacksmithing and 
wagonmaking for many years. In 1846 he removed to Watertown and located on the south 
side of Public Square, where the Commercial block now stands. He died August 5, 1860, leav- 
ing two sons and two daughters, namely: James J., Thomas T., Mary A., and Julia C. Thomas 
succeeded to his father's business. The daughters are the only survivors of this family, and 
they reside at No. 33 Factory street. Eugene A. Dory, son of James, also resides on Factory 
street. 

Hiram Becker came to Watertown from Rochester, N. Y., about 1849. Previous to that 
time he had sold nursery stock for Ellwanger & Barry, thus obtaining a thorough knowledge 
of the business. He established the Jefferson County nurseries, the only extensive ones ever 
in this county. He was superintendent of the laying out of Brookside cemetery, and put out 
most of the shrubbery and ornamental trees in this city. He also did an extensive business in 
that line outside of this county. He died in 1865. Six of his children reside in this city. 
Henry J. Becker, son of Hiram, was born in Rochester, February 22, 1843. He married Ella 
Lawrence, of Weedsport, N. Y., and they have two children, Charles A. and Leo H. He is a 
decorative artist in fresco and paper, and ornamental designer of ceilings. He leai'ned his 
trade in New York city, and does an extensive business in Northern New York. Specimens of 
his work may be seen in manj' of the finest residences in Watertown. 

Samuel North was born in Leeds, England, August 24, 1820, and has been a resident of 
Watertown since 1849, and during the greater part of that time has been foreman of the works 
of Bagley & Sewall. He owns five houses in this city, and is an industrious and enterprising 
man. He man-ied Sarah Hope, who was born in Camden, Canada. They have no children. 



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William Loan, of Scotch parentage, was born in the north of Ireland in 1839, and in 1849 
he settled in Watertown. In December, 1861, he enlisted in Co. E, 94th N. Y. Vols., and was 
in the service three years, four months, and 12 days. He was for seven months incarcerated 
in Libby, Belle Isle, and Salisbury prisons, and participated in 19 battles. He is a farrier by 
occupation, is chairman of the relief committee of Joseph Spratt Post. G. A. R., and in 1888 
was elected alderman of the Fourth Ward. He married Frances Gibbs and they have six 
children. 

Frederick Lepper, from Herkimer County, located in Pamelia about 1805, on the farm 
now owned by Mrs. John T. Allen. He died June 11, 1843. He had nine children. Jacob C. 
Lepper, son of Frederick, was born August 19, 1814. He married Maria Styon and they had 
three children, all of whom are deceased. He learned the millers' trade when a young man, 
-and has always been engaged in that business. From 1850 to 1861 he was proprietor of the 
Eagle mills in company with Curtis Partridge. In company with Ira Curtis he bought and re- 
built the Moulton mills and gave them the name of Excelsior mills, disposing of his interest 
one year later. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1840, and was 
a trustee of that church several years. He was a trustee of the village of Watertown, and 
since its incorporation as a city has served one term as alderman. John F. Lepper, brother of 
Jacob, also resides in this city. 

Addison M. Farwell has for over 30 years been identified with the manufacturing, banking, 
and commercial interests of Watertown. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1819, and is a 
son of Lyman and Theodosia (Abbott) Farwell, both of New England. Mr. Farwell began his 
active business career as foreman of construction on the famous Croton water works of New 
York city. He was subsequently a contractor in the construction of the Great Western Kail- 
way of Canada, completing over 60 miles of the road bed. He was next a contractor in the 
construction of the water works of Brooklyn, N. Y., and subsequently upon other public 
enterprises. In 1859 Mr. Farwell came to Watertown, and in association with Frederick 
Baker established a tannery under the firm name of Farwell & Baker, and this firm continued 
for 20 years. Their tannery was on Newell street. The firm also was largely engaged in the 
sale of leather and findings on Pablic Square. Mr. Farwell conducted the business after the 
retirement of Mr. Baker until 1888, when he retired from active affairs. He was for 25 years 
president of the Jefferson Count}' Savings Bank, and is still active in its management, serving on 
the board of directors. Mr. Farwell has also been a director of the Jefferson County National 
Bank since 1872, and is serving in the same capacity for the Ontario Paper Co. Mr. Farwell 
has taken an active interest in all affairs of charity, education, and public improvement, etc. 
He was united in marriage in 1842 with Miss Mary I. Wright, a native of Lewis County. Two 
of their children are living, namely: Ella F., wife of N. P. Wardwell, cashier of Watertown 
^National Bank, and Maria F., wife of Edward B. Sterling, secretary and treasurer of the On- 
tario Paper Co. 

Parsons T. Hines was born in Evans Mills, September 7, 1833. He married Alice Cary, of 
Watertown, and they had two children, Lewis W. and Hattie L., the former of whom died 
at the age of two years. Mr. Hines was an engineer on the K., W. & O. R. R. for about 14 
years, and was superintendent of the city water works 13 years, which position he held at the 
time of his death, October 15, 1879. His widow and only surviving child, Hattie L., reside at 
32 Massey street, in this city. 

Alfred Coolidge was born in Nelson, Madison County, March 7, 1800. February 27, 1819, 
lie removed to Philadelphia, and for two years worked upon a farm. In the fall of 1820 he 
bought his time of his father, for which he paid $100, and took up 50 acres of wilderness 
land, upon which he cut the first tree, and made a clearing the same year, and the next year 
built a log house, in which he lived alone for three years, during that time working out among 
the farmers clearing land. He bought a farm of Joseph Bonaparte, and drove to Bordentown, 
N. J., with a pair of horses, which he sold tn obtain money to pay for the farm. He owned 
at one time 500 acres of choice land. He served as assessor and overseer of the poor in Phila- 
delphia, and in 1853 located in Watertown, where he now resides, at 38 Clinton street. His 
sons, Thomas J. and Charles E., carry on the old farm. In 1825 he married Mary, daughter of 
John Townsend, a Quaker, and they had five sons and one daughter. His wife died March 
11, 1889. His daughter, Asenith Carver Coolidge, resides with her father. She has written 
interesting articles for the newspapers, and in 1888, while in California, contributefi to the 
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Peter Bergevin, son of Charles and Emmilie (Premeau) Bergevin, was born in St. Martin, 
Canada, December 9, 1842. At the age of eight years he came to Jefferson County, and when 
12 years old commenced work for his own support. Previous to 1871 he was a farmer and 
cheesemaker. In December, 1871, he opened a livery stable on Arcade street, which he con- 
tinued two and one-half years. In 1879 he again opened a livery stable here, which he now 
continues. November 27. 1871, Mr. Bei-gevin married Sarah J. Becker, of Natural Bridge, and 
they have four children . 

William Seaver. from Cavendish, Vt., located in Lowville, Lewis County, in 1829. and in 
1835 settled in Sackets Harbor. He had a family of five children, three of whom are living: 
Richard F. and Alanson D., in Watertown, and Charles in New York City. W. H. Seaver, son 
of Richard F.. was born in Watertown, Octobej- 18, 1855. He married Mary J. Parker, and 
they have one daughter, Bessie May. Mr. Seaver is a machinist by trade. He was elected 
alderman of the First Ward in 1888. 

Thomas M. Kenyon, son of Lodrick, was born in Galway, Saratoga County, December 29, 
1842. His father died when Thomas was eight years old, and in 1855 he located in Watertown. 
In 1862 he enlisted in Co. G, 35th N. Y. Vols., and served two years, and then rei-nlisted in the 
Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav., and served to the close of the war. He was the tirst superintendent of the 
Henry Keep Home, where he has been since that institution was opened. He married Matilda 
Cooney, of Oswego County. 

John W. Lee was born in Kingston, Canada, April 28, 1837. October 5, 1857, he located 
in this city and was employed at his trade of blacksmith by E. G. Terry. He has been in bus- 
iness for himself for the past 15 years, and for 12 years has been located at 34 Mill street. He 
married Eliza J. Fisher and they have no children. 

Henry C. Baldwin settled in Antwerp about 1808, on a farm one-half mile south of Ant- 
werp village, where he followed the dual occupation of carpenter and farmer. He had six 
children, four of whom are living. David W. Baldwin, son of Henry C, was born September 
2, 1816, and when 13 years of age entered a store in Antwerp, where he clerked three years, 
and the next three years were spent in the land office of George Parish, in that village. He 
then removed to Rossie, St. Lawrence County, where he resided 27 years. About 1858 he came 
to Watertown, where he was employed in a machine shop until the close of the war. He was 
then for several years secretary and treasurer of the Portable Steam Engine Co., of which 
company he has been a director since its organization. At one time Mr. Baldwin owned five 
cheese factories, and now owns two in Antwerp. He served two years as supervisor, and is 
now assistant superintendent of public instruction. He married Laura Merriman and they 
have two children living, Henry L., of Chicago, and Elizabeth (Mrs. Ciiarles R. Skinner), of 
Albany. 

Samuel J. Clark was born in Prince Edward, Canada, April 4, 1840, and in 1858 he settled 
in Watertown. He was a fireman for two years on the R., W. & O. R. R., and was engineer 
and conductor for 18 years. He was street commissioner in 1885 and '86, and was superin- 
tendent of Thousand Island Park in 1888. He married Margaret Fisher and has four sons and 
one daughter. 

Abner W. Baker, son of Artemas, was born in Theresa. He married Mary A. Cronkhite 
and they had one son, George I. Mr. Baker was elected sheriff of Jefferson County in 1858, 
and held that office three years. He then was employed as general baggagemaster for tlie 
R.. W. & O. R. R. nntil 1882, when he removed to Gary, Dakota, bought a large farm, and en- 
gaged in stock growing. He died May 11, 1888. His widow and only son, George I., reside in 
Watertown. 

Sylvester Smith was one of the first settlers in Rutland. He had a family of eight children. 
Samuel, son of Sj'lvester, was born in Rutland, and when six months old his parents removed 
to Henderson. He married Phebe Spalding, and in 1859 settled in Watertown, where he died 
in September, 1865. His wife died in November, 1883. They had six sons and three daugh- 
ters. G. Harrison Smith, son of Samuel, was born May 23, 1837, and has been a resident of 
Watertown since 1861. He married, first, Ellen M. Bannister and they had a daughter) 
Blanche E., and second, Malissa Wager. Mr. Smith was elected sheriff of Jefferson County, 
and held the office three years. He was a cattle dealer for 20 years, and also a farmer and 
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Stephen Klock. from Montgomery County, located in the town of Lyme in 1835, and there 
resided until 1859, when he located on Washington street, in this eity. He married Anna Bell- 
inger, and they had six children. He died May 30. 1878. His widow and two sons, Morgan 
and Milton K., reside in Watertown. Morgan Klock was born in Montgomery County, April 
13, 1834. He married Catharine J., daughter of liobert C. Baird, and they have three chil- 
dren. He is a farmer and milk dealer, and has resided in Watertown since 1867. 

H. M. Lewis, son of Abel P., was born in Champion in 18'42. He was for 20 years leader 
of the Watertown brass band. He married Maggie Norton, and they liave three children, 
Edith, Harry, and Claude. He has a family orchestra, consisting of himself and three chil- 
dren, and they play each year at Thousand Island Park. 

Elijah and Sterling Graves removed from East Haddam, Conn., and took up a farm in the 
then wilderness of Antwerp, in 1820, where tliey built a log house. Sterling married Euby 
Otis, of Rutland, and they had foui children, three of whom are living. Inl861 he came to Wa- 
tertown, where he died September 16, 1881. His wife died May 3. 1859. Otis S. Graves, sou 
of Sterling, was born in Antwerp. He married, first, Hattie Mauley, by whom he had two 
children, and second, Martha P. Dewey, by whom he has one child. Mr. Graves was in Mid- 
dletown (^Conn.) University two years, studying for the ministry, but on account of poor 
health was obliged to abandon his studies. He was for three years a teacher in Gouverneur 
Seminary, and is now a farmer. 

John D. Greenleaf, son of Dr. Christopher Greeuleaf, was born in Vermont in 1803, and 
when quite young removed with his father to Smith ville, N. Y., and a few years later settled 
in La Fargeville. When 20 years of age Mr. Greenleaf removed to Clayton (then French 
Creek), and for a short time was a clerk in the store of W. H. Angel. He then engaged with 
Merick A; Smith, as clerk, and had charge of their lumber business in Quebec, being employed 
by them for nearly 20 years. He then returned to La Fargeville, and there remained until 
1857, when he located in Seneca. Ontario County, where he still resides. He married Julia 
Trnesdell, of Quebec, and they had seven children, only one of whom, Louis C, resides in this 
county. Louis C. Greenleaf was born in La Fargeville, November 23, 1840, whence he removed 
to Ontario County, and in 1860 located in Watertown, where he was engaged in the county 
clerk's office for one year. He enlisted in Co. A, 35th N. Y. Vols., and was with the first com- 
pany that left Watertown for the battlefields in the sunny South. He served two years, and 
then entered the provost-marshal's office in this city, where he remained until the close of the 
war. He married Lon-a Cornelia Shaffer, and they have two children, Josephine A. and 
Lydia C. After the discontinuance of the office of provost-marshal Mr. Greenleaf was dis- 
count clerk in the Jefferson County Bank for two years, when he entered the Merchants' Bank 
as teller and assistant cashier, which position he ably filled for four years. In March, 1872, in 
company with C.W. Sioat, under the firm name of Sloat & Greenleaf, he engaged in the lumber 
business, and the firm is now one of the most extensive in this city. Mr. Greenleaf has always 
been prominently identified with the interests of Watertown. He was the first city treasurer, 
which office he held two years, was county treasurer two terms, supervisor of the Second Wai'd 
several years, and is now a member of the board of education. He was captain of the state 
militia, and was mustered ovit as major. 

Lewis C. Pluche came to Jefferson (/Ounty from France in 1833, first locating in the vil- 
lage of Carthage, where he was employed in Guyofs grist-mill. He subsequently engaged 
in farming, and in 1849 located on Carleton Island. He married Betsey Ingalls, and they had 
five children, three of whom are living, J. F. and Hattie A. in this city, and Helen M. (Mrs. 
H. S. Wallace) in Syracuse. Mr. Pluche invented the first loose-jointed fingar-bar for mow- 
ing machines. He died in 1879. His widow survives. J. F. Pluche was born in Ca])e Vincent, 
October 6. 1843. In 1863 he removed to Watertown and engaged in house painting, subse- 
quently accepting a position in a machine shop, where he remained four years. In 1883 he 
commenced business for himself as a pattern and modelmaker, locating at No. 3 Mechanic 
street. He has invented many useful articles, among which are the adjustable handle crutch, 
independent hammock supporter, artist's easel, and others. He married Ella Harris, of 
Bi'ownville. 

Vincent L. Hart, son of A. W., was born in Lorraine in 1838. He came to Watertown in 
1866, and for five years was employed as clerk for Kowe & Sons. Since 1871 he has been pro- 
prietor of a grocery. In the fall of 1888 he built a new store at 47>^ Stone street, where he 
carries a full line of groceries, provisions, drugs, and medicines. 



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Alexander C.impbell emigrated from Scotland and located in New York city about 1825, 
subsequently locating near Amsterdam, N. Y. Peter Campbell, son of Alexander, was born in 
Montgomery County in 1834, and when nine years of age located with his mother in Pamelia. 
He married Philena C. Watson and they have Ave children living. James B. Campbell, brother 
of Peter, enlisted as captain in the 10th N. Y. H. A., was promoted to major, and was nms- 
tered out as lieutenant-colonel. Alexander, another brother, was a merchant in Watertown 
for many years, and another, Ebenezer, resides in Alexandria Bay. 

Desrah J. Hewitt was born in Denmark, N. Y., in 1843. August 17, 1863, he enlisted in 
Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav., and was mustered out July 20, 1865. In 1866 lie located in Watertown 
and married Cornelia J. Rice, by whom he has a son, Dwight D. Mr. Hewitt is a machinist 
and millwright, and assisted in putting the machinery in nearly all the mills in Watertown, 
besides putting up large mills in other localities. Mr. Hewitt was elected alderman of the 
second district of the Fourth Ward, in 1888, for a term of two years. His wife died March 7, 
1889. 

John T. Koss was born in New Haven, Conn., June 22, 1833, and in 1866 came to Water- 
town and was emplf)yed as clerk in the oyster and fruit store of H. M. Rowe & Co. He served 
in this capacity until 1879, when he bought the establishment, which he has since carried on 
in the same location, in Washington Hall block. Mr. Ross married Mary, daughter of Thomas 
Broadway, of Lewis County, and they have two children. May and Florence S. He has served 
as alderman one term. 

John Grunison was born in Switzerland in 1846. He came to America in 1855, and has 
since been a resident of Watertown. For 28 years he was employed by F. X. Baumert, of New 
York city, in making cheese. He married Jennie Richardson, and they have three children. 
Nelson, Byron, and Burt. 

Nelson Burdick, son of Adam, was born in Lyme, December 28, 1820. In 1867 he came to 
Watertown and engaged in manufacturing, and in 1870, with M. Horton, he commenced the 
manufacture of carriages and wagons at his present location. In 1874 Mr. Horton retired from 
the firm, and Mr. Burdick continued the business alone until 1877, when he took his son, W. W. 
Burdick, as partner. Mi'. Burdick was mayor of this city in 1882-83. He married, lirst, Cath- 
arine Getman, and second, Delia Getman, and has five children living, namely: W. W., Jesse D., 
Alfred M., Dora B., and Rose A. 

Philip Baron emigrated from Berne, Switzerland, June 19, 1847, and settled in Alpine, 
Lewis County, N. Y. In 1849 he went to California, and was afterwards lost at sea on the sail- 
ing vessel Sea Serpent, en route for Australia. A. E. Baron, son of Philip, was ])orn in Berne, 
Switzerland, October 2, 1843, and came to America with his parents in 1847. During the late 
war he was with the army as photographer for one year. In 1866 he came to Watertown, was 
clerk in a dry goods store here for eight years, and in New York city one year. In the spring 
of 1879 he located at 122, 124, 126, 128, and 130 Court street, where he conducted a shoe store, 
a grocery, meat market, flour and feed store, and woodyard. He continued the business until 
August 20, 1888. He built the Baron block, where his business was located. In 1875 he mar- 
ried Josephine Rivet, and they have three children. 

John C. Rhinescame to Jefferson County, from Schenectady, about 1800, and located in the 
town of Orleans, where he engaged in farming. He married Betsey Paddock, of Vermont, and 
they had seven children. Mr. Rhiues died in 1867, and his wife in 1863. Their son, Foster P., 
resides in this city, and is of the firm of Farwell & Rhines, millers, in which business he has 
been engaged 30 years. He was alderman of the First Ward in 1887, and is now serving his 
second term as supervisor. 

Henry C. Normander is a large land owner, and for many years was proprietor of the 
Harris House, of Watertown. He was born in Rutland, and is a son of Charles and Lucy 
(Robertson) Normander. His father came from Canada about 1809, and settled upon a farm 
in Rutland, where he resided until his death. Henry C. followed agricultural pursuits until he 
came to Watertown, in 1867. He became proprietor of the Harris House, and conducted it 
until 1889. He is largely interested in farming interests. 

Nicholas Lawyer, from Herkimer County, located in Brownville in 1833, where he bought 
600 acres of land near Perch River. He was a member of the legislature from Herkimer 
€ounty in 1831, and previous to that time was sherifl" of the county. He married Mary Dillen- 
toeck and they had 11 children, two of whom, Rebecca (Mrs. Judge C. H. Walls) and Luther, 



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reside in this city. Mr. Lawyer died in 1874, and his wife in 18i6. Luther Lawyer was born 
June 13, 1833. He married EHzabeth Cowen, of Brownville, and they have six children. He 
was postmaster at Perch River during the administration of James Buchanan. Jefferson 
Lawyer, son of Nicholas, is a farmer in Hounslield. 

David Satchwell was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., July 13, 1828. When David was 
nine years old his father, Josiah, settled in Brownville. David married Caroline, daughter of 
Collins Rouse, and in 1869 located in Watertown and engaged in market gardening and the 
growing of small fruits. Mr. Satchwell has received a prize each year he has exhibited vege- 
tables at the county fair. He is the inventor of Satchwell's seed and phosphate garden drill. 

Oscar A. Freeman, son of Jedediah, was born in Adams in 1840. He married Betsey G. 
Millard and they have two children. In 1870 he located in Watertown and was foreman of the 
inspecting room of the Davis Sewing Machine Co. for 18 years. In April, 1888, he took charge 
of the Jefl'erson County Orphan Asylum. Jedediah, son of Rev. Joshua Freeman, was born in 
the town of EUisburgh in 1809. He married, first, Fanny Oatman, by whom he had five 
children, and second, Mary Carley, by whom he had three children. He was station agent in 
Adams 12 years, and was also a produce dealer. He died in 1873. His father, Joshua, was a 
Baptist clergyman, and preached for 20 years in Adams and in Belleville 12 years. 

Dr. E. G. Howlaud was born in the town of Rutland, June 1, 1822. In 1847 he graduated 
from the Medical College of Woodstock, Vt., and first commenced practice in Martinsburg. 
N. Y. He was subsequently located in Florence and Knoxboro, remaining m the latter place 
20 years. In 1872 he opened a drug store in Watertown, and in 1880 was elected alderman of 
the First Ward. He married Anna M. Webber and they had two children, Charles W. and 
Cava M. The latter is the wife of David M. Fairchild and resides in Augusta, Oneida 
County. Dr. Rowland died May 16, 1882. 

Morgan L. Harris was born in Champion in 1804. He married Jane Ann Rolf, of Scho- 
harie County, who was born in 1814, and died in 1852. They had eight children, seven of 
whom survive. Mr. Harris was proprietor of a stage line from Albany to Schenectady, kept 
hotel in Schenectady, and also a hotel and livery stable in Canajoharie. He served as mem- 
ber of Assembly from Montgomery County. In 1854 he removed to New York city, where he 
kept the Chaumont House, and in 1856 was elected alderman, serving four years. He was 
United States weigher and assessor several years, collector of internal revenue in the 8th 
N. 1. district in 1865, was a prominent Democratic politician, and still resides in New York 
city. Frank W. Harris, son of Moigan L., was born December 13, 1835. He married Eliza T. 
White. In 1861 he was assistant superintendent of the street cleaning department of New 
York city, was special deputy sheriff of that city in 1863, was clerk in the surrogate's office a 
number of years, and in 1865 was deputy collector of internal revenue. He kept an hotel at 
Greenwood Lake one year. In company with I. E. White he built the Wallabout docks in 
Brooklyn, and they were the first to cut piles under water with a steam saw. They did the 
blasting on the Brooklyn side for the Brooklyn bridge. He was a contractor and builder until 
1873, when he came to Watertown and bought the Fred Scliram livery stables, which were 
established in 1844. Mr. Harris keeps from 12 to 14 horses. 

Frank A. Fletcher, son of Lewis A., was born in the town of Bennington, N. H., February 
23, 1838. At the age of 13 years he was apprenticed to the papermakers' trade at Newburg, 
N. Y. In May, 1861, he enlisted in Co. G, 2d Regt. N. H. Vols., from Antrim, N. H., partici- 
pated in 18 general engagements, and was discharged in June, 1864. In 1868 he located in 
Newark, Delaware, where he had charge of a paper-mill until 1873. In 1874 he came to Water- 
town and entered the employ of Knowlton Brothers, as superintendent, and continued with 
this firm until 1885. In 1888, in company with Ida A. Fletcher, F. X. Zapf, andE. H. Thomp- 
son, he purchased the Great Bend paper-mills of L. H. Mills & Co., and is now president of 
that company. In 1863 Mr. Fletcher married Ida La Due, of Newburg, N. Y., and they have 
four children. Flora J., Nettie F., Frank H., and Bessie M. 

Charles A. Lindner was born in Erfurt, Germany, September 26, 1857, and was educated 
in the Royal School of Erfurt. After graduating in that school he studied pharmacy, and is 
now a practical druggist. He came to America in August, 1874. He married Abbey M. Whe- 
ley and resides in Watertown. 

Horace Whitney came to Jefferson County from Vermont about 1830, and settled in the 
town of Le Ray. He died about 1846. After his death his widow, Mary, married his brother 



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Eiley, who died about 1880. George K. Whitney, son of Horace, was born in LeKay, March 
12, 1844, and until he was 18 years old he resided upon a farm in that town. He was engaged 
in farming until 1875. when he located in this cily and opened a grocery store at 36 Moulton 
street, where he has since done business. He married Maria C. Young, of Oneida County, and 
they have two children, Leland and Irene L. 

Ira Inglehart settled in Ogdensburg before 1812, served in the American navy, and in 
1815 removed to Hounsfleld. Cornelius \V., son of Ira, married Emeline Foote and they had 
six children. He was a Republican, took an active part in politics, and in 1861 was appointed 
collector at Sackets Harbor. He was also railroad commissioner for the Sackets Harbor & Car- 
thage R. R. Hiram F. Inglehart, son of C. W., was born in Hounstield, Marcli 28, 1846. He has 
been a merchant in Watertown several years, was one of the original stockholders of the West- 
minster Park, is treasurer of that association, and has been proprietor of the hotel there 
since 1884. In 1888 he was elected alderman of the Fovirth Ward. He married Nettie Blodgett 
and they have six children. 

Curtis Goulding was born In Holliston, Mass., August 10, 1776. In 1805 he removed to 
Eaton, N. Y., and in 1808 settled on a farm at Pamelia Four Corners, where he died Juh' 11, 
1857. He had seven children, of whom four are living, two in this county, Madison upon the 
old homestead, and Amos in tliis city. Amos Goulding was born May 28. 1816. He married 
Mary Stuart, of Le Ray, September 19, 1843, was a farmer in that town for 33 years, and served 
as highway commissioner two years. He has been a resident of Watertown since 1876, and is a 
member of Arsenal Street M. E. Church, of which he has been a trustee seven years and a class 
leader 13 years. He is also a member of the auditing board of the church. His son William 
C. wasboru April 29. 1845, and di^d March 29, 1846. 

William Stuart, Jr., located in Le Ray about 1810. He married Lucy Cole and they had 
two children, Mary and Sanford. He was a farmer, and died August 9, 1853. His widow sur- 
vives and resides with her daughter Mary (Mrs. Amos Goulding), in Watertown. Sanford 
Stuart died May 13, 1844. 

Charles M. Paris was born in Lewis County. He began life as a farmer, and was also early 
engaged as a tanner in Copenhagan. In 1874 he removed to Jefferson County and engaged 
in farming in Rutland. In 1875 he removed to Watertown, where he engaged in the grocery 
trade, and subsequently embarked again in the tannery business. His works were located on 
Fairbanks street, and were carried on by him for a period of over four years. In 1882 Mr. Paris 
was elected justice of the peace and is still in office. 

Fiank C. Fox wae born in Cape Vincent, June 29, 1853. In April, 1878, he came to Water- 
town and clerked for two or thiee years, and in 1881 opened a clothing store at 14 Court 
street, which lie continued about five years, when he bought an interest in a ranch in Idaho. 
September 17, 1887, he was thrown from his hoise and killed. He married Rose Walrath and 
they had two children, Hattie and Wintield. His widow and children survive him and reside 
in this city. 

Stephen Gould, from Oneida County, located in Pamelia about 1810. He had 10 children, 
five sons and tivo daughters. William C. Gould, son of Stfphen, was born Dectmber 7, 1826. 
He married Lodemia Walrath, who bore him two children, and Mary L. Leavit, who bore him 
four children. Mr. Gould now owns the farm upon which his father settled, and for 25 yeais, 
resided there. In 1871 he commenced dealing in agricultural implements in a small way, and 
in 1878 he located in Watertown and opened a warehouse at No. 1 Anthony street, where he 
has since carried on the business. He deals extensively in all kinds of agricultural imple- 
ments, wind-mills, and boilers for heating dwellings and greenhouses. In 1886 Mr. Gould 
took his son Will L. into partnership with him. under the firm name of W. C. Gould & Son. 

Pliny Monroe was born in Dellii, Delaware County, in 1804, and when a boy locatetl in 
South Rutland, where he bought a farm. He married SamathaBall, and they had fourcliildren, 
thi-ee of whom are living. He died in July. 1834, and his wife in May, 1887. Of their children, 
Marcellus resides in Glenwood Springs, Col., and Francelia and M. Clark in Watertown. 
The latter was born in Rutland, May 6, 1831. He married, tirst, Janette Miller, who bore him 
three children, and second. Sarah, widow of H. H. Hungert'ord. His only surviving child, 
Helen E.. is the wife of B. R. Mearns, and resides in Rutland. Mr. Monroe located in Water- 
town in 1879. He is a farmer. 



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William J. Kells was born in Sunbuiy, Ontario, Canada. June 23, 1855. In 1878 he located 
in Watertowii, and entered the employ of the Hitchcock Jlantifacturing Company, and since 
1885 has been foreman of their extensive wcnks. He married Alta E. Aver, and they have a 
daughter, Ettie May. 

Jean Franvois Gegonx, a native of Baccaret. France, came to America about 1820. He was 
a college graduate, and for a few years taught French in New York city, subsequently locating 
in Montreal. Theodore Gegonx, son of Jear. Franyois, was born in Beauharnois, Canada, in 
1850. In 1874 he commenced portrait painting, never having had the advantages of a teachei-, 
and after four years" work alone, witli the money he had accumulated, he was able to take 
a trip abroad, with the laudable purpose of studying the works of the old masters. He spent 
several months in Paris, and in 1879 returned to this country, and located in Watertown, 
where he is considered one of the best oil. pastel, and crayon portrait artists in the citv. His 
studio is at No. 20.1.2 Public Square. 

James Vallat, a native of Paris, France, came to America \vhen about 20 years of age and 
located in Cape Vincent. While crossing the ocean he became acquainted with Catharine 
Mooiiey, whom he married soon after his settlement in this county. He subsequently located in 
Watertown, where he resided until his death, in August, 1853. His widow survives him. 
They had six sons, three of whom are living, Julius and T. W. in this city. T. W. Vallat is a 
merchant tailor, in which business he has been engaged since he was 18 years of age. He 
married Alice Turcott, and they have had eight children, four of whom are living, namelv: 
■Cbra, Evaline, Thaddeus, and Grace. 

John Mooney, a native of Alsace, emigrated to America and settled in Cape Vincent, 
where he bought a farm, which is still known as the Mooney farm. He was oue of the first 
settlers of the town, and it is said the only one who had money enough to pay cash for his 
farm. He had five children, viz.: John, Mary, and Angott, deceased, James, of Galena 111., 
and Mrs. Catherine Vallat, of this city. 

Eev. W. T. Stokes was born in England, and educated at the Barnsbuiy Academy. Lon- 
don, Wesleyan College, Taunton, and King's College, London, England. He was ordained in 
the ministry of the General Synod Branch of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United 
States, and entered the Congregational ministry in 1883. 

Israel Lewis came to Watertown from lUiode Island when a young man. He located upon 
a farm in the eastern part of the town and built a cooper shop there, and carried on that Itusi- 
ness for several years. He married Tammy Wilson, of Watertown, and they had 10 children. 
He died October 4, 1885, and his wife in May, 1887. Eloii G. Lewis, son of Israel, is a brick 
manufacturer and resides in this city. Emily, Jennette C. (Mrs. N. M. Olean), and Melora 
(widow of Oscar Andrus) are children of Israel Lewis and reside in this city. 

Horace Wilder was born in Worcester, Mass., in January, 1804, and about 1830 located in 
the town of Rodman, in this county. He married Dulcena Howe, of Massachusetts, who died 
in March, 1879. They had four children, two of whom, Solon and George H., survive and 
are proprietors of the Crowner House in this city. Mr. Wilder died April 10, 1890, at the 
Crowner House, where he had resided for the past 12 j'ears. 

John A. Bell was born in Ontario, Canada, August 24, 1856. In 1880 he graduated from 
the Ontario Veterinary College of Toronto, and the same year located in Watertown. In 1885 
he was appointed state veterinarian, which position he now holds. 

Roswell Bosworth, from Massachusetts, settled near Smithville, in the town of Adams, 
about 1811. He was farmer, and a deacon of the Congregational church. He had eight 
children. Reuben S., son of Roswell, was born in 1819, and was educated in the Black River 
Literary and Religious Institute. Mr. Bosworth has been a lecturer on natural science, was 
a teacher in the Farmers College near Cincinnati 10 years, in the Normal School in Terre 
Haute, Ind., one year, in the Watertown High School and in the Adams Collegiate Institute 
several years. President Harrison was one of his pupils of Terre Haute. Prof. Bosworth 
married Pamelia B. Lord, of Brownville. He is now a manufactui-er of telescopes. 

Oscar P. Hadcock was born in Harrisburg, Lewis County, in 1838. He was a school 
teacher for 10 years and also a farmer. In 1870 he bought a hardware store in Copenhagen, 
which he carried on for six years, and then engaged in banking for one year. He was clerk 
in the Assembly in 1880. He then located in Watertown, where he has since resided. He was 
secretary of Jefferson County Agricultural Society three years, was alderman of the Second 



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Ward in 1888, and has been treasurer of Thousand Island Park Association three years. He- 
married Martha, daughter of Benjamin Fassett, of Rodman, and they liave a son, Wayne H. 

Rev. Russell A. Olin was born in Potsdam, St. Lawrene County, January 22, 1839. When 
only 15 years of age he taught a school of 84 pupils, and at the age of 19 entered Brown Uni- 
versity, of Rhode Island, and there remained two years. He then taught mathematics in Bur- 
lington (N. J.) College for two years, and in 1862 enlisted as a private in the 15th Regiment 
Pennsylvania Cavalry, receiving his discharge in 1863 on account of poor health. He entered 
Hobart College in 1863, graduated in 1865, and was valedictorian of his class. He was head 
master at Davereaux College, Saspensioa Bridge, two years, was ordained deacon of the 
Episcopal Church in 1867, and took priest's orders in 1869. He was adjunct professor of Latin, 
and mathematics in Hobart College for one year. July 1, 1868, he assumed charge of St. 
James's Church in Clinton, Oneida County, in 1871 took charge of St. John's school at Manlius, 
Ouondaga County, and in 1873 became rector of the Church of the Messiah at Glens Falls, N. Y. 
Since February 1881, he has been rector of Trinity church, Watertown, and has been presi- 
dent of the first missionary district of Central New York. He married Lucy Pond Gilbert, 
daughter of General John S. Gilbert, of Louisiana, havey and the five children. 

Osee Wilmot removed from Groton, Vt., and settled in Champion in 1837, on a farm near 
Champion village. He reared a family of nine children, and died in 1861. Two of 
his childern, Osee W. and Russell I., reside in this city. Osee W. married Cornelia E. Buell, 
of Watertown, and they have three children, Nellie B., Minnie M., and Grace. Mr. Wilmot 
was engaged in mercantile business in New York city from 1859 to 1878. He has been a resi- 
dent of Watertown since 1883. Russell I. married Carrie Kimball, of Carthage, and they have 
two children. He was a merchant in Carthage several years. 

William M. Dunlap, son of William, was born in Schoharie County, N. Y., in 1805. and in 
1815 or '16 removed with his parents to Rutland. He married Edeny, daughter of Reuben 
Scott, and they had five children, three of whom are living. He was a farmer, and died June 
15, 1886. Harlan P., son of William M., was born in Rutland, January 30, 1838. He married, 
first, Martha Hopkins, by whom he had a daughter, Mary E., and second, Mary Button, by 
whom he has two children, Charles J. and Fannie. Mr. Dunlap was supervisor of Rutland 
in 1873 and '74. He came to Watertown in 1883, and is a farmer and milk dealer. Martha J., 
daughter of William M., married Robert M. Francis, and resides in Salida, Col. 

WiUard E. Saxe, son of John, was born in Ellisburgh, August 10, 1849. He was a farmer 
for several years, and a merchant at Mannsville about nine years. He was a deputy sheriff in 
Ellisburgh from 1882 until January, 1885, when he was reappointed and removed to Water- 
town, serving in that capacity until January 1, 1888, when, having been elected sherift" of the 
county, he removed with his family to the jail, where he now resides. He married Jennie 
Fulton, of Ellisburgh. 

Sanford Babcock came from Oneida County, and located in Adams about 1820, settling on 
a farm near Adams village. He married, first, Hannah Davis, by whom he had three children, 
and second, Lovina Penny, who bore him seven children. Elias, son of Sanford, was born in 
Adams, June 17, 1825. He married Malissa Wood, and they had two children, Lamont M., 
and Eugene H. Lamont M. married Amelia Harrington, and they have five children. He has 
resided in Watertown since 1885. In 1888 he was a elected alderman of the second district of 
the First Ward, for two years. 



TOWN OF WILNA. 817 



^ATILNA. 



WILNA was erected from Le Ray and Leyden (Lewis County), April 
2, 1813, by an act which altered the line of the two counties, and 
annexed a part of Lewis to Jefferson. It is an irregularly outlined 
town, and is situated upon Black River, in the extreme eastern part of the 
county, containing an area of 37,768^ acres. The surface of the town is 
broken, and is chiefly underlaid by the primary rock, which rises into low, 
naked ridges, and by calciferous sandstone. It is bounded on the northwest 
by Le Ray and Philadelphia, on the northeast by Antwerp and a part of Lewis 
County, the latter also forming its eastern, southeastern, and southern bound- 
aries, and on the southwest by Champion, from which it is separated by Black 
River. Upon Black River are a series of rapids, forming an abundance of 
water power at several places. Indian River, in the western and north- 
ern parts of the town, also furnishes several good mill seats. Black Creek and 
its tributaries extend througii the town in a general northwesterly direction. 
Upon the south branch are one or two mill seats. The soil is a light, sandy 
loam, and is moderately fertile. A large portion of the town is still unculti- 
vated, and is covered with forest trees indigenous to this locality. 

The first town meeting was held at the house of Thomas Brayton, Jr., and 
the first town officers elected were Thomas Brayton, supervisor ; Elihu Stew- 
art, clerk; John B. Bossuot, Caleb Fulton, and Enoch Griffin, assessors ; 
Robert C. Hastings, collector; Henry Lewis and Alfred Freeman, overseers 
of the poor ; Henry Lewis, Freedom Gates, and Thomas Brayton, commis- 
sioners of highways. 

In 1880 VVilna had a population of 4,393. The town is located in the 
second school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had 20 school dis- 
tricts, of which four were joint, in which 28 teachers were employed 28 weeks 
or more. There were 888 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days 
attendance during the year was 82,561. The total value of school buildings 
and sites was $34,400, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was 
$1,208,312. The whole amount raised for school purposes was $12, 441. 36, 
$8,654.27 of which was received by local tax. Truman C. Gray was school 
commissioner. 

CARTHAGE. 

(BY LEONARD G. PECK.) 

Carthage is without doubt the leading village in size and importance in 
the county at the present time. The Black River, after having afforded 42 

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TOWN OF VVILNA. 



miles of navigable waters, here expands into a broad and noble stream. A 
fine bridge, 500 feet in length, erected by the state, spans the river at this 
point and unites the two towns, Wilna and Champion, also bringing the sister 
villager, Carthage and West Carthage, into intimate and friendly connection. 
The R., W. & O. Railroad bridge crosses the river in a diagonal direction at 
a short distance above. Both these structures are built of iron and present 
a fine appearance. 

The village is situated on the east side, at the head of Long Falls, a 
lengthy series of rapids which in early times gave name to the place until 
changed to its present designation. The location is pleasant and healthy. 
Natural drainage is afforded over a large portion of the place, and the soil is 
quite free from malarial exhalations. 

Just at the beginning of the falls the state dam has been placed across the 
stream and reaches from shore to shore, a distance of 500 feet. The falls 
descend 55 feet in a distance of 5,090 from their head, the river's entire fall 
from here until it reaches the lake being 480 feet. The channel in the 
vicinity of the falls is studded with islands, about 50 in number, presenting 
in the summer time a very picturesque and pleasant appearance. The 
hydraulic power afforded by means of the splendid dam (mentioned above) 
is enormous, and the regular descent of the river bed renders these facilities 
continuous for a long distance on either side. The state bridge was built in 
1854, and the dam was completed in 1855. 

The scenery, as viewed from different parts of the village, affords a pleas- 
ing sight, especially during the season when the foliage is green and nature 
has donned her summer garb. The hills on the western side of the river rise 
one above the other, and oft'er to the view a rich panorama of pleasant homes, 
broad acres of waving grain, and groves of stately trees. There are many 
pleasant drives and walks in and around the village, and the lover of nature 
need not fail here of fulfillment of the promise, very much less than in many 
more widely advertised and more pretentious places, that " he who seeks 
shall find." 

Carthage village was incorporated May 26, 1841. The charter provides 
for the election of five trustees, one of whom is styled the president, which 
officer is voted for separately. The village also has a police justice, elected 
by the people, a chief of police and assistants appointed by the board of trus- 
tees, a corporation assessor and street commissioner, who also hold their 
offices under the same tenure. A fire company was organized in July, 1841, 
consisting of 20 members, and another in 1842, under the title of the Wash- 
ington Fire Company. A hand engine was purchased, of rather insign fi- 
cant appearance, but containing very powerful cylinders, capable of throw- 
ing at any time more water than could be furnished by the regulation apparatus 
of pails and buckets "passed in line." This engine, with a few feet of hose, 
comprised the entire machinery for putting out fires up to the time that the 
present fine apparatus, consisting of a No. 3 Silsby steamer, two hose carts, 



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and I, coo feet of hose, were bought from the manufacturers at Seneca Falls, 
N. Y. A system of reservoirs, situated at regular intervals in different parts 
of the village, supply water when too far for access to the river. Strong 
efforts have been and are at present being made towards a system of water 
works, and also for a proper sewerage; but owing to alleged technicalities 
nothing has yet been accomplished. A special election was held and a vote 
of the taxpayers taken Tuesday, September 10, 1889, which resulted in a 
majority for the measure. There is little doubt but that some system of 
abundant water supply for the whole village is a matter sure of accomplish- 
ment in the near future. 

The present organization of the fire department consists of Steamer Com- 
pany No. I, 20 men; Tiger Hose, 20 men; Rescue Hose No. 2, 20 men. 
The companies are uniformed, and are a fine appearing body of men. The 
department also maintains a full band, which gives open air concerts in the 
village on pleasant Saturday evenings during the warmer months. 

Consistently with her claim to the possession of a progressive spirit, Car- 
thage was among the foremost villages in this section of the state to abandon 
" ways of darkness " and declare in favor of lighted streets. In common 
with the general custom (at the time considered well regulated) this was 
accomplished by the use of oil lamps set upon posts at proper distances apart. 
The advent of electricity has relegated kerosene to private uses, and the 
streets of the village are now made brilliant by the subtle fluid, as are also 
many stores, hotels, and numerous private dwellings. The lights are furnished 
by the American Illuminating Company. 

EARLY SETTLKRS. 

There are two names which are invariably to be found m every sketch of 
the village of Carthage, having any pretentions whatever to a historical char- 
acter. The first is Henry Boutin; the second, Jean Baptiste Bossuot. Bou- 
tin was the first settler. He purchased of Rodolph Tillier, agent of a French 
company, 1,000 acres of land situated on the east side of the river, and on 
the site of the present village. He made a considerable clearing, and then, 
according to one account, in about two years from the time of his location 
here, started for France to settle his affairs there, with the intention of re- 
turning and making his home at Long Falls. The account then states that 
the vessel on which he took passage was lost at sea, and he never returned. 
The other account, given by Dr. F. B. Hough, in his History of Jefferson 
County (p. 299), states that he was drowned below the village a few years 
after his first settlement here. Which is the true account we may not avouch ; 
we may, however, reasonably and confidently settle upon one theory, namely, 
he 7C'as dro'itnied. 

After the death of Boutin the title of the land passed to Vincent Le Ray, he 
having purchased the property at auction sale of James Le Ray, who was 



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appointed administrator of the estate July 17, 18 15. The original titles to all 
the lands in Carthage have therefore been derived from Mr. Le Ray. Upon 
the establishment of a postoffice the name of the place was changed from 
Long Falls to that by which it has ever since been designated — Carthage. 
The mails up to this time had been carried by post riders. 

After the departure of Boutin, Jean Baptiste Bossuot (familiarly known as 
Battice), a native of Noyes, France, who had come to America with Baron 
Steuben, remained for many years the only settler at Long Falls. Bossuot 
kept a ferry and inn for travelers. The ferry was kept up until a bridge was 
built. The claim has been made that Bassuot also opened the first store in 
the place. He might have kept a few supplies for hunters, etc., but the first 
actual store was undoubtedly opened by Claudius Quilliard, on the site now 
occupied by the R., W. & O. Railroad station. Bossuot died in Champion, 
July 26, 1874, at the advanced age of 93 years. A eulogy was pronounced 
at his grave by Hon. D. W. C. West, commemorative of the life and virtues 
of the old pioneer. Mr. Bossuot was the father of five sons — Louis, August, 
Peter (who was drowned), John B., and George ; also a daughter who died 
young. The writer has often, when a boy, been in the home of the genial 
old gentleman, which is still standing at the corner of Cinal and Dock streets, 
and remembers him well. He was at that time past active participation in 
business affairs. In stature he was of medium height, and very erect, ex- 
tremely polite in manners, and withal grown very deaf. Numerous anecdotes 
have passed current at different times, some of them finding their way into 
print, illustrative of the old gentleman's peculiarities. He was not, however, 
so extraordinarily eccentric as those highly colored reminiscences would make 
him appear. His name will ever remain historic in matters pertaining to 
the early settlement of Carthage. 

Within 10 years from the first improvement of the town settlements had 
begun along the main road north, and inns had been opened by Alfred Free- 
man, at the " Chickered House," and Henry Lewis, nine miles from the river. 
Few farms were located before the war. The first bridge across the river at 
Carthage (Long Falls) was erected in 18 12 and maintained until 1829. The 
toll-gate was kept from 1817 until 1827 by Seth Hooker. Mr. Hooker was 
also postmaster; the revenues of the postoffice amounting, during the first 
few years, to $17 annually, but gradually increased, until in 1840, when Mr. 
Hooker resigned the office, being succeeded by William Blodget, they had 
become as high as $300. Since 1839 no tolls have been taken for crossing 
the bridge at this point. 

In June, 1804, Cadwallader Child, who, for many years, acted as surveyor 
for Mr. Le Ray, and who was aLo a partner in extensive purchases of lands 
in the town of Philadelphia, started with a party, consisting of four assistants, 
and striking the St. Lawrence River they examined the shore and selected 
the site of the present village of Alexandria Bay. Oi their return they located 
what has since been known as the Alexandria road. A road was also con- 



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tinueJ to the Black River at the great bend. The State road to the Oswe- 
gatchie, opened in i8o2-o5, afforded the principal avenue to St. Lawrence 
County, and made Long Falls a point of much importance, as through it 
must pass all the travel to the central and southern parts of the state. The 
St. Lawrence turnpike, built in 1812-13, added another avenue to the north- 
ern settlements. This led to the erection of the bridge across the river, 
superseding the ferry, of which mention has already been made. 

There can be no question but that the iron business, together with the sev- 
eral branches of industry which it fostered, led to the first real growth of the 
village. The vicinity of an early settled district on the opposite side of the river, 
together with the advantages afforded by a valuable water-power, also helped 
greatly ; but that which engendered the highest hopes, and called wide atten- 
tion to this point, was the prospective advantages promised by the Black 
River Canal. Of this last we have treated sufficiently in the article devoted 
to the C, L. & N. Y. Line. 

About 1835 Mr. Le Ray established his land office in Carthage, adding 
new importance to the place. A steady, assured growth had now obtained, 
and we can, perhaps, give the reader no better idea of the village as it was 
in a few years succeeding, than to lay before him a short synopsis of an arti- 
cle published in the Carthageiiian, entitled "Our Village," dated December 
19, 1839. After having given a description of the geographical position 
of the village, plainly showing its eligible and central position, and 
dwelling, with clearness and force, upon the advantages directly possessed in 
the water-power ; giving due prominence to the enormous importance at- 
tached to the construction of the Black River Canal, and further demonstrat- 
ing that the iron interests were surely destined to make Carthage the great 
mart for this industry in the Black River country, and dwelling upon other 
points of commercial importance, the writer, in i)roof that the pretensions of 
the place were not without foundation, gives the following enumeration of 
the buildings in the village : 80 dwelling houses of wood, stone, and brick ; 
eight stores well filled with different kinds of merchandise, comprised within 
a spacious three-story brick block 100 by 40 feet; five framed stores, also 
well filled with merchandise ; three taverns, two groceries, two large and ele- 
gant churches, one oil-mill, one flax-mill, two blast furnaces, warehouses, etc.; 
one stone school-house, one frame school-house, two blacksmith shops, one 
stone nail factory and rolling-mill, one large stone machine shop, one large 
stone axe factory, one large stone tannery, one large stone flouring-mill, three 
saw-mills, three cabinet and chair shops, two land offices, two physicians and 
apothecary shops, two lawyers' offices, one cupola furnace, two forges, two 
carpenter shops, etc. A pretty fair showing for the village as it stood a little 
more than half a century ago. The channels through which future growth 
and prosperity were to come have not been strictly followed, to be sure, but 
we know that every reason existed then for a strong belief in an early con- 
summation of these hopes and expectations. But the machinations of poli- 



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ticians brought about the "stop policy." Enough has been said elsewhere 
about the efifects of this paralyzing stroke to the hopes of all those interested 
in a speedy completion of the Black River Canal to make any repetition here 
unnecessary. 

The present population of the village is variously estimated at from 2,500 
to 3,000, and on both sides of the river, including East and West Carthage, 
at about 4,000. No definite knowledge will be had upon the subject, prob- 
ably, until the forthcoming census has been taken. There were 800 school 
children enrolled as living m this district at the last annual report (1889). 
EoUowing the estimate usually made upon this basis would give Carthage a 
population of about 3,400. 

Before entering upon an enumeration of the industries at present located 
in the village, we will devote some space to an equally important subject, 
namely : 

THE SCHOOLS. 

Carthage takes a just pride in her educational facilities. There are two 
large and flourishing institutions for the promulgation of learning, one under 
charge of St. James's (Catholic) Church, and the other the public Union Free 
School. The St. James School building is a fine, large, two-story brick 
structure, situated on the corner of West and Mechanic streets. The con- 
ductors report an attendance of 225 students. 

The official order which changed the title of the old district to that of 
" Union Free School, District No. i, Wilna," was made by Joseph Beaman, 
school commissioner, August 15, 1886. The school is organized under the 
general law, is thoroughly graded, and has an academic department under 
the visitation of the Regents of the University. The board of education 
consists of five members, composed at the present time as follows : John L. 
Norton, president; Leonard G. Peck, clerk; Allen E. Kilby, S. S. Hoyt, 
George Kapfer. The board employs nine teachers. The present principal 
(who has served for the last six years) is George F. Sawyer, A. M.; Miss C. E. 
Benton, preceptress. The school is divided into four departments, — High 
school, senior, junior, and primary, — and has the zealous support of its pat- 
rons and the community generally. The attendance of non-resident pupils 
is such as speaks strongly in evidence of its popularity; and as it has in the 
past, so also does it at the present time, easily take rank with the best pub- 
lic institutions of the kind in the county. 

The school building is a brick structure, entirely new, with slate roof and 
metal cornice, two stories high, with a massive, splendid basement, in which 
are placed the six large furnaces connected with the celebrated Ruttan- 
Smead system of warming and ventilation and their unsurpassed dry-closet 
apparatus. The building is large, and is provided with very wide, high, and 
airy halls, in which is placed the grand central stairway, which, with the three 



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wide main entrances, make danger from any sudden emergency an impossi- 
bility. The roams are also large, high, perfectly ventilated, and supplied 
with furniture of the most approved patterns. The location is healthy, 
and commands a view of most beautiful scenery. Educated experts from 
many parts pronounce the building unsurpassed for the purpose in any part 
of Northern New York. The building, with its furnishing, was completed 
at a cost of aboi:t $29,000. 

The school is well supplied with map?, charts, globes, etc., for the several 
grades. The library, containing many valuable works, was almost ail saved 
from the tire, and is always accessible to the pupils. Many additions to it 
have recently been made, and will continue to be from time to time, as 
money may be secured for the purpose, special care being taken to select 
such books as will be most serviceable to the pupils and teachers in their 
daily work. The chemical laboratory has been fitted up with work desks 
where each pupil will perform his own experiments, and thus more fully 
learn by actual contact and manipulation what has before been only seen at 
at a distance. It is possible by this means to give the pupils an intimate 
and practical acquaintance with the principles of chemistry that underlie so 
many of the industries of life. In physics the same plan will be followed as 
far as practicable. The apparatus has been selected with particular refer- 
ence to our wants, and is sufficient to illustrate the subject as taught by the 
most recent and approved methods in the best High schools. Cases have 
been prepared for minerals and fossils, good typical collections of which, it 
is hoped, will soon be secured. A beginning in this direction has already 
been made. 

BANKS, ETC. 

The first bank established in this village was the Bank of Carthage, which 
was opened July 17, 1852, with a capital of $18,600. It was a private bank, 
and was owned by Hiram McCoUom. 

The First National Bank of Carthage was organized January i, 1880, with 
a capital of $50,000. It now has a capital of $100,000 and a surplus of 
$20,000, and has paid regular dividends. In 18S6 the directors of the bank 
purchased a lot, corner of State and Mechanic streets, where they erected and 
now occupy one of the finest and most complete banking buildings in North- 
ern New York, with all the modern improvements, including a fine vault and 
one of the strongest and best made burglar-proof safes, with time lock, etc. 
The present officers are E. H. Myers, president ; A. E. Kilby, vice-president ; 
A. G. Peck, cashier. 

The Carthage N^ational Bank was organized March 30, 1887, and com- 
menced business May 2, of that year, with a capital stock of $50,000. It 
is located in the Walsh building, on State street. The present officers are 
G. B. Johnson, president ; James Pringle, vice-president ; M. S. Wilder, 
cashier. 



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The Carthage Savings Bank is located in the First National Bank build- 
ing, corner of State and Mechanic streets. Its officers are L. J . Goodale, pres- 
ident; J. L. Norton, Alson Cook, vice-presidents ; Allen G. Peck, treasurer ; 
A. A. Collins, secretary. 

The Carthage Permanent Savings, Loan, and Building Association was 
organized December 3, 1888, and incorporated January 7, 1889. The pres- 
ent officers are H. M. Mosher, president ; John C. Reed, vice-president ; 
H. B. Edmonds, secretary ; Mark S. Wilder, treasurer. 

The Carthage Agricultural Society held its first fair in the fall of 1875. 
The society's grounds contain about 40 acres, and one of the best half-mile 
tracks in the county. A large grand stand and other needed buildings have 
been erected, and fairs are held annually with good success. 

INDUSTRIES. 

Tannery Island. — Perhaps no spot within the limits of the village has been 
the scene of more active operations, and which, beginning at a very early 
period, have been fraught with more importance to the interests of the place, 
than this. In 1830 Walter Nimocks and Allen Peck, the first a shoemaker 
and the latter a shoemaker and tanner and currier, built a tannery on this 
island. The building, which was of stone, with some additions remains to the 
present day just as then first constructed. A part of the lower end was built 
by Calvin Auburn for a work shop, in which he did various kinds of work, 
such as wooding plows, making wagons, etc., etc. 

About 1 83 1 James P. Hodgkins and Mr. Auburn had built a small foundry 
on State street, near the rear end of the lot upon which the Miller block now 
stands. The machiney for producing the blast to this foundry was operated 
by horse-power, and as may well be supposed nothing but very light castings 
could be made. This firm soon began to look about for a more efficient 
mode of conducting business, and in about a year (probably in 1832, for it 
could not have been much later) they changed their location to Tannery 
Island and erected a foundry a short distance below the tannery, but draw- 
ing water from the same flume. Between this foundry and Auburn's part of 
the tannery building Samuel J. Davis had a small shop, in which he made 
axes and other edge tools. 

Hodgkins & Auburn purchased of Le Ray the site upon which their 
foundry was built, and the first payment of $1,000 was made and endorsed 
on the contract for the lot and water-power upon their erecting for Le Ray 
the historic institution now remembered by few, but which served a most 
important lole in the affairs of that and subsequent days — the old octagon 
stone school-house. The first cash payment ($50) endorsed on the mortgage 
was dated April 6, 1833. After carrying on the industry about a year they 
sold the property to Joseph Crowner, who greatly enlarged the business, 
manufacturing all kinds of mill machinery, sleigh shoes, etc., and also com- 



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menced the manufacture of plows. In this litter branch of the business he 
was for a time connected in partnership with Walter Nimocks. The plows 
were of the Jethro Wood pattern, and were made under the patents of that 
grant. They were considered strictly first-class, and long held supremacy in 
the march of improvements connected with this useful implement. Crowner 
subsequently bought out Davis and carried on active business until 1851, 
when he was obliged lo retire through physical disability. 

A foundry and machine shop was erected near the same site in 1849, by 
William Hodgkins, who continued in business for two or three years, and 
then, with his family, removed to the state of Minnesota, where he became a 
successful and wealthy farmer. 

It may be well to anticipate and say here that, on the purchase of the island 
by H. Dickerman, these enterprises all ceased, or had ceased, to exist, and 
the tannery became the all embracing concern. But to resume the thread 
of operations, and trace the vicissitudes and consequent changes in owner- 
ship in the history of the tannery, we will return to the inception of the enter- 
prise — the work done by Nimocks & Pecic. 

Before building on Tannery Island, Mr. Peck had a small concern on the 
bank of the river, in the vicinity of the toll-gate, in which the grinding of the 
bark, etc., was done by horse-power. Nimocks & Peck continued in partner- 
ship five years. They then sold to Ellis & Farrington. Auburn, who owned 
the lower part, sold to a firm named Dunlap & Barney. In 1841 Olin Hol- 
comb, of Champion, purchased the interest of Ellis &: Farrington, he being 
already in possession of the lower part of the tannery, tlirough the failure of 
Dunlap & Barney. A partnership was soon after formed, and business car- 
ried on under the title of Holcomb & Spencer. They built a dwelling house, 
stocked a store with general merchandise, carried on the ashery business also, 
and occupied a very prominent place in the material interests of the village 
until 1844, when disaster overtook their enterprises, and the whole came to 
an abrupt stop. Dr. Spencer, the father of one of the partners, bought the 
property at sherifi"s sale, and disposed of it to Whitney, Mix & Darling. This 
firm made considerable improvement, put in new vats, repaired the machinery, 
and enlarged the business to much greater proportions than had ever been 
known previously. They also had a store on Main street, and, in so far as 
the writer has knowledge of their affairs, did a prosperous business. But the 
man who was to overshadow them all, and who was destined to dwarf into 
insignificance all former enterprises on the island with the magnitude and 
extent of his operations, and who was to be the first to elevate this important 
industry into a great and expansive business, had not as yet appeared, but was 
nevertheless to come. 

On August 2, 1854, the tannery property passed into the hands of Heze- 
kiah Dickerman, of Blenheim, N. Y., his son RoUin acting as his superin- 
tendent or foreman. Mr. Dickerman removed here with his family May 29, 
1862. The life and character of Major Dickerman (the title by which he was 



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generally known) deserves more than a passing notice at this time, not only 
on account of the exceedingly important and prominent part which his busi- 
ness operations held in the material interests and prosperity of the village 
during the nearly 20 years which they were carried on, but also for his per- 
sonal worth as an upright man, whose life was filled with usefulness — charit- 
able even to generosity, and whose honor was without stain. Major Dicker- 
man was born in Hamden, Conn., in 1801. At the age of 14 he was bound 
out to Ezra Pratt, of Lexington, Greene County, N. Y., to learn the tanners' 
trade. His capital upon starting out for himself, after attaining his majority, 
consisted of five dollars in money. After working for a year and a half on a 
farm an ofifer was made to him and Col. Zidoc Pratt, by Gideon Lee, of New 
York, to build a tannery m Prattsville, N. Y., for which Lee would furnish 
the money. The ofifer was accepted, and the tannery was built and run for 
four years successfully. He then sold his interest there to Col. J. Watson, and 
engaged in manufacturing and farming in that place. Three years later, in 
connection with Archie Grossman, he built a tannery in Gilboa, Schoharie 
County. This was run about five years, Mr. Dickerman continuing the farm 
and mill during the meantime. About 1840 he sold his interest in the Gilboa 
tannery and went to Blenheim, and in company with Henry Sanford built a 
tannery that for those days was very large. In 1846 he bought Sanford's- 
interest, and the same year removed from Prattsville, which had during all 
this time continued to be his place of residence, to North Blenheim. At this 
time he sold the mill at Prattsville, and took stock (about one-third of the 
whole amount) in the Prattsville Woolen Manufacturing Company. June 
15, 1861, the tannery burned, and in May of the following year, as previously 
stated, he moved with his family to Carthage, where he resided until his 
death, March 4, 1873. 

In April, i86i,a terrible disaster overtook the business on Tannery Island, 
caused by the memorable flood and high water in the river, augmented by 
the breaking away of the great reservoir in the canal reservation at the 
head of the river. This flood did great damage at and near Watertown, and 
will long be remembered by many who suffered from its destructive power. 
The damage to stock and property on the island amounted to $50,000. From- 
this severe blow Mr. Dickerman never recovered. 

About this time, and continuing for a series of years, great depression ex- 
isted in the tanning business, and indeed in business of all kinds throughout 
the country. This, coupled with the overwhelming loss from the flood, had 
a serious effect upon the resources of- Mr. Dickerman ; but he continued in 
business until his death. Work did not stop, however, until May, 1876, 
when the tannery was idle until September or October, when John F. McCoy^ 
of New York, came into possession, and, taking up his residence here, he, 
with Rollin Dickerman as superintendent and foreman, conducted the busi- 
ness until May i, 1880, when he sold out to Rollin Dickerman and John C. 
Reed. Mr. Reed came here from Syracuse. They began business June i^ 



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1880, and continued until July, 1888. The tannery is now owned by John 
C. Reed, and is carried on by Thomas Ruell, of West Carthage, who leases 
the plant and is engaged in the manufacture of upper leather, which he sends 
to market in what is termed " the rough." 

The tannery business has also been carried on extensively within the cor- 
poration by Simuel Branaugli, who came here in June, 1870, and, pur- 
chasing the privilege and buildings near the brickyard, rebuilt and greatly en- 
larged them, and has continued the manufacture of sole leather up to the 
present time. Mr. Branaugh's operations have been very large and impor- 
tant. He also conducts a large tannery in Belfast, Lewis County, but is now 
about closing out his business here, bark having become too scarce and dear 
to make a continuation profitable at this point. 

. Guyot Island. — Bazille Guyot, from whom this island takes its name, came 
to this town from Troy, France, in 18 16, a year long remembered on account 
of the unprecedentedly cold summer which attended that period. No corn 
was raised that year, and snow fell to the depth of a foot in the month of 
June. Mr. Guyot and Louis Bryant built the machinery, bellows, etc., for 
the forge erected that year, in what would now be nearly the center of the 
mill stream, just about opposite the Illuminating Company's building. (This 
may be explained by the fact that the old dam was differently situated from 
its present location.) Guyot also built a saw-mill for James Le Ray, on the 
island, near the present grist-mill. Having bought the island he built the 
grist-mill in 1833. He married Mary La Rue, who came to this country 
from Brest when 10 years of age. Mr. Guyot died in Carthage in May, 1865, 
aged 79 years. The property remains in the possession of his sons, J. Victor 
and Frederick. 

The nail works, spoken of in another place, built in 1828, were located on 
this island. This spot has been the scene of active operations since the very 
beginning of settlement of the village. Forge, rolling-mill, nail works, 
grist-mill, axe factory, carding-mill, broom handle factory, furniture factory, 
custom and repair shops for machinery, turning, and in fact almost every 
branch of manufacturing industry known to the history of the place have 
been carried on here. Connected with the island, although not situated ex- 
actly upon it, stands the historic site of the old "blast furnace." The 
building of the forges and nail works, and subsequent erection of the furnace, 
were beyond doubt the operating causes of the first settlement and early 
growth of the village. The forge erected above the furnace site was burnt 
the same year in which it was built, and soon thereafter James Barney, 
Francis Lloyd, and Nathan Brown, from Fort Ann, N. Y., leased for 10 years 
the water-power, with privileges of ore„coal, etc., and erected a forge in the lower 
part of the village, the principal business of which was making mill irons and 
anchors. The site of this forge is the one which afterwards became conspicu- 
ous as the theater of extensive operations in the business career of Hiram 



528 TOWN OF WILNA. 



McCoUom. On the death of Mr. Barney the property reverted to Mr. 
Le Ray. 

In 1819 the furnace was built by Mr. Le Ray and got into operation in 
the fall of 1820. A refining forge, with two additional fires, was also built, the 
whole being under the supervision of Claudius S. Quilliard. The house in 
which Mr. Quilliard lived occupied the site now covered by the tracks of the 
railroad in the immediated vicinity of the station. It was a fine dwelling, 
with a broad piazza in front, and, as was customary in those days, contained 
the large chimney, with ample open fire-places, now seldom if ever seen, but 
always spoken of in sketches of the olden tmies. The furnace was run for a 
time by Le Ray and then passed into the control of Joseph C. Budd and 
William Bones. Budd & Bones made pig-iron, and also had a molding 
floor, where they made various kinds of castings, such as potash kettles, stoves, 
etc. They also conducted a store, which was situated on the site of the 
present village hall and engine-house, and was familiarly known throughout 
the vicinity as the " Company Store." The proprietors kept a general stock, 
comprising almost everything which could possibly be needed by the people 
in their employ. 

The furnace and the old " Company Store " with its surroundings are 
among the most vivid of the remembrances of the writer's boyhood days. 
The one or the other must needs be passed on the way to the " old academy " 
school, and the attractions of each made getting by an equally difficult mat- 
ter, unless, perchance, one took it into his mischievous pate to " sass " some 
one of the burly Celts who labored around the furnace yard, when all such 
attractions would be held as naught, and an exit from the environment would 
be made with "neatness and dispatch." 

Budd & Bones carried on the business until 1846, when operations ceased 
and the furnace was allowed to fall into decay. It remained in this condi- 
tion until 1863, when Cole & Allen, who came from Pennsylvania, took pos- 
session, rebuilt it pretty much throughout, and finally got it in operation in 
1865. The works again remained idle from May, 1866, up to 1870, 
when they were purchased by the Carthage Iron Company, a stock company 
with a capital of $60,000. The company consisted of R. N. Gere, of Syra- 
cuse, president; L. H. Mills, of West Carthage, vice-president; and Charles 
T. Bissell, of Rome, secretary. This company rebuilt the works on a scale 
immensely larger than was ever before even dreamed of by the most sanguine 
operator. They not only entered into large contracts with the owners of 
timbered lands for charcoal, but purchased lands and timber and manufact- 
ured the fuel on their own account. Where in olden times the ore had been 
hauled slowly and laboriously to the works it was delivered to thera on their 
own side-track in front of the furnace, on cars which were subject to their 
control. A store was opened on the premises and run in connection with 
the business by Mr. Mills. Numerous men with teams were employed around 
the works in the various labors belonging to the carrying on of the works, 



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and many families drew their support from the employment given by means 
of the enterprise. 

Owing to some defect in the manner of raising in height and repairing the 
stack, or perhaps by reason of the enormous weight of the oven for heating 
the air blast which stood on the top, or probably from both causes, one side 
of the stack suddenly gave way and fell in ruins to the bottom, but most for- 
tunately without causing any loss of life, or even injury to the workmen. 
The business up to this time had been one of great activity and profit to the 
manufacturers. To repair this accident and again get into active operation 
necessarily took some time, during which the price of iron of all kinds, espe- 
cially pig-iron, feil to a much lower figure. This state of things continued 
after the works were again started, until finally it became impossible to realize 
a profit commensurate with the outlay. 

The quality of iron made was very fine and was largely used in the manu- 
facture of car wheels, and also for malleable iron products and every kind of 
machinery castings. The ore used was mostly from the Shurtleff bed in the 
town of Philadelphia, although other ores were used in connection to some 
extent. 

The business was continued by tlie company with varying fortune until 
the manufacture of iron from the ore ceased, in all probability so far as Car- 
thage is concerned, for ever. It is, we think, safe to say that no person will 
ever see the manufacture of charcoal iron again carried on in Carthage. 
The buildmgs were unoccupied for a time, until a part of the plant was 
utilized by Mr. Mills for a saw- mill. The conflagration of 1884 swept all 
away, and an old land-mark, around which cluster mmy associations and 
memories of the native Carthagenian, passed away forever.* 

Furnace Island. — The first inception of opening up of business upon this 
little spot grew out of one of the numerous necessities of that indefatigable 
man who, in his day, might well be styled the Napoleon of Carthage. When 
Hiram McCollom began to build his rolling-mill and nail works in 1845, and the 
draughts for the necessary machinery were being made, it became apparent that 
no foundry at that time in operation in Carthage was of sufficient capacity to 
produce the immensely heavy castings which would be required for the works. 
He therefore entered into an agreement with James P. Hodgkins, who im- 
mediately went to work, and the same year, 1845, erected a foundry on what 
has since been known as Furnace Island. The main purpose for which this 
foundry was bu'lt was to mold and cast this michinery. Some of these cast- 
ings were immensely heavy, weighing tons. The fly-wheel was a huge affair, 
put together in segments, and contained an enormous amount of iron. Mr. 
Hodgkins carried on the business until 1852. For about eight months Seth 
R. King was a partner in the concern. Mr. King was the mechanical en- 

* Mr. Mills rebuilt the saw mill and carried on an extensive business in the manufact- 
ure of lumber until his death, December 25, 1SS9. 



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gineer of the nail works and rolling-mill. In 1849 o^ ^^5° Ezra Hodg- 
kins became a partner, and in 1852 the connection of James P. Hodgkins 
with the foundry ceased, and the firm became Hodgkins & Fuller. About a 
year after this partnership was formed Levi Wood bought Fuller out, and the 
firm became Hodgkins & Wood. This partnership lasted about two years. 
They put in a lathe and planer, and thus inaugurated that part which has 
since grown to such large proportions — the machine shop. The islaml and 
all its belongings were now purchased by George M. and Alexander Brown, 
who conducted the business until i860, when the firm changed its name to 
that of Brown, Winch & Bliss, William Winch and Jacob A. Bliss corning 
from Watertown and taking up their residence here. Mr. Winch sold his in- 
terest to the remaining partners and returned to Watertown in 1865, where 
he died a few years later. He was an expert founder, and an upright and 
respected citizen. 

Upon the formation of the firm of Brown, Winch & Bliss the business 
became more extensive than ever before. Mr. Winc'i had charge of the foun- 
dry, while Mr. Bliss, who was an experienced machinist, assumed the man- 
agement of that part of the business. G. M. Brown managed the finan- 
ces of the concern. Mr. Brown was an exemplary man, and won and retained 
the highest regard of those with whom he was most intimately associated. 
He died in February, 1868. Mr. Bliss then sold his interest to Mrs. Alex- 
ander Brown. In 1868 C. P. Ryther bought a half interest, and the firm 
continued with the name of Brown & Ryther until 187 1, when James Prin- 
gle became associated with Mr. Ryther, under the firm name of Ryther & 
Pringle, who are the present owners and managers of this large and prosper- 
ous business. On the destruction of the shops and foundry in October, 1884, 
they rebuilt the works on a much larger scale and with greatly improved fa- 
cilities, putting in a large amount of the best machinery, sparing no expense 
necessary to make the plant what it now is— one of the largest and best con- 
ducted works in Northern New York. The Ryther Manufacturing Company 
also carry on their business here. The machine shop is two stories high, and 
covers an area 140 by 50 feet. The foundry is 40 by 80 feet, and the black- 
smith shop 40 by 44 feet. The firm employs from 20 to 30 men. 

The remaining industries on this (the east) side of the river are at present 
as follows : — 

The Carthage Company, organized in April, 1883, purchased about 50 
acres of land and a valuable water-power a short distance above Branaugh's 
tannery, and erected extensive works for the manufacture of wood pulp and 
heavy board. These works have been lying idle for some time, owing, it is 
said, to litigation. They vvere recently sold at auction to Harvey B. Rich, 
of New York city, for $5,000. The power is an excellent one, and the com- 
pany has expended a large amount of money upon the plant, first and last. 

The E7npire Sfeavi Putnp Company, next above, manufactures a pump for 
either hot or cold water, invented by E. G. Shortt. Mr. Shortt is a resident of 



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Carthage, and served his apprenticeship at the machinist trade with Brown 
•& Bhss. His most recent invention is a highspeed, duplex steam engine, 
which, in its construction and manner of working, especially the novel way 
in which an instant reversal, while running at extremely high speed, is ac- 
complished, no eccentrics or complicated affairs of any kind being attached, 
is the admiration of all who see it. The engme wins the highest praise from 
experienced engineers in the navy department, and elsewhere, and is rapidly 
coming into use for the propulsion of dynamos, screw wheel boats, etc , and 
for many other purposes for which it is peculiarly adapted. 

Spicer <sr' Sons' pulp-jiiill o(ZQ.wy^\Q% the site upon which McCollom's cotton 
factory stood. The firm began operations here in the summer of 1889, and 
expended a considerable sum in repairs to the dam, in building flumes, and 
clearing the channel. The improvements are of a substantial nature, and 
the business is a valuable addition to the manufacturing interests of the place. 
About five men are employed, and two and a half tons of pulp are manufact- 
ured daily. 

P. L. &^ C. E. Eaton bought the business of William P. Hull, at West 
Carthage, in 1882, and continued it until 1884, when they were burned out. 
They immediately rebuilt their factory and continued there until December, 
1888, when they removed to a factory on the Carthage side of the river, 
which they had con tructed. The building occupies the site once covered 
by C. W. Manning's planing mill. It is two stories high, and covers an area 
40 by 91 feet. The firm manufactures sash, doors, and blinds, and does a large 
contract business in house furnishings, cornice, brackets, etc. They employ 
from 10 to 15 workmen. 

M. J. Ganin's roller-mill, used principally for feed and custom grinding, 
in connection with his flour and feed store on State street, is located next 
adjoining Eaton's factory. 

L. H. Mills's saw-mill, on Guyot Island, was built by Mr. Mills (whose 
decease has occurred since these articles were begun). The mill has been 
leased and is now carried on by Augustus Kesler. 

Brace 6^ Balcom's ve/ieeriiig mill is situated between Guyot's grist-mill 
and Mills's sawmill. The firm manufactures cherry, maple, birch, and ash 
veneers, and piano sounding-board lumber. They also deal in hard wood 
lumber of various kinds. The products of this mill find market principally 
in Boston and New York. About 10 skilled workmen are employed. 

J. V. Guyot's grist-mill now occupies the site of the old grist and saw- 
mill erected in 1815. Adjoining is the planing-mill and custom shop of Fred 
Guyot, while overhead is the wool-carding establishment of Miner Guyot. 
The stone shops and factories enumerated in the article in the Carthegenian, 
of December, 1839, — the nail factory and rolling-mill, axe factory and 
machine shop, — which stood on this little island, have long since vanished. 
The site of the nail factory and rolling-mill is now occupied by Smith & 



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O'Keefe's factory and the works of the Illuminating Company, This latter 
company was organized in 1887. 

Smith & 0' Keefe s furniture manufactory was started in 1887 by the pres- 
ent proprietors. They manufacture chairs of superior finish, principally up- 
holstered, and also do a large business in the manufacture of school and office 
desks, bank, church, and hall furniture. About 10 men are employed, the 
manufactured product amounting to about $25,000 annually. 

C. H. Wing 6^ Son, machinists, are located on River street, just above 
the railroad bridge, do general work, and employ from three to five men. 
The works were established in 1888; both the proprietors are experienced 
workmen, and do an increasing business. The machinery is run by steam- 
power. 

The Carthage marble works, organized in the spring of 1854, by G. G. & 
H. J. Kellogg, are at present carried on by F. A. Hewitt. First-class monu- 
mental wotk is done. 

The Carthage Lumber and Wooden Ware Co. {Limited) was incorporated 
in April, 1889 ; capital stock $30,000. The works are located upon the site 
of the storehouse formerly occupied by the C., L. & N. Y. Line. The main 
building is three stories high, and the plant has 4,000 feet of floor space. 
The company manufactures hard wood flooring, ceilings, moldings, and wain- 
scoting, and all kinds of hard wood interior finish, clothes pins, chair stock, etc. 
The works are operated by steam-power, the plant for this purpose consist- 
ing of a very fine high speed engine of 160 horse-power, and two steel boilers 
of 100 horse-power each. Adjjining and belonging to the works is a first- 
class circular saw-mill. About 50 men are employed and 2,500,000 feet of 
lumber is used per annum. 

There was a time when carriage and wagonmaking Vv'as a flourishing and 
profitable industry in the village. It has here, as well as elsewhere, sutfered 
comparative extinction through the changes wrought in the business by the 
large wholesale factories. Manly Loomis and Charles Gregory each con- 
tinued business at their old stands, making mostly " lumber work," and doing 
repairing, horseshoeing, etc. James H. Davis, John McGowan, and Isaac 
Trombly each carry on horseshoeing and general custom shops. 

Carthage boasts a goodly number of skilled workmen in the diff"erent 
branches of the building trade. The introduction of machinery has rendered 
the old-fashioned carpenter shops obsolete. In this respect they have fol- 
lowed the fate of the carriage shop ; but as the art of erecting buildings 
entirely by machinery has not yet been perfected, the work of the carpenter* 
mason, bricklayer, and painter is occasionally in demand. 

C. E. Dodge's glove and mitten factory was started in Carthage in 1889. 
About three workmen are employed. 

There are five tin shops in the village, generally carried on in connection 
with other business; in fact wholly so with the exception of that of H. H^ 
Frink. The names of those thus engaged are J. Rogers & Co. and J. E. 



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Strickland, both extensive dealers in hardware, stoves, etc.; F. D. Hubbard, 
a practical tinner, who also deals in hardware, stoves, etc.; and L. Vinier, 
who also deals largely in stoves. 

HOTELS. 

The traveler will find no village in Northern New York better supplied 
with hotel facilities than Carthage. There are at present on the east side of 
the river at this point six of these places for the accommodation of the public. 
On State street are the Elmhirst, Mrs. S. E. Hatch, proprietress; Levis 
House, J. C. Carney, proprietor; Hatch House, Mrs. J. H. Murray, proprie- 
tress. On School and Mechanic streets is the Gill House, Robert Gill,manager. 
On Alexandria and Francis streets is the Brunswick, Patrick H. Brown, 
proprietor. And on Church street is the Dougherty House, lately under the 
management of C. W. Hall. It would be invidious to draw comparisons 
between these places, as all are well kept and of good repute. Heman Grin- 
nell keeps a first-class restaurant on State street, where a limited number of 
guests are also accommodated. 

In addition to the manufacturing industries, etc., enumerated in the fore- 
going, this thriving village contains five churches (Methodist, Baptist, Pres- 
byterian, Episcopal, and Catholic), two weekly newspapers, a new and com- 
modious opera house, two banks, nine general stores, three variety stores, 
eight groceries, four clothing stores, one merchant tailor, three boot and shoe 
stores, two harness shops, four hardware stores, two furniture stores, two un- 
dertaking establishments, five meat markets, two photograph and art galleries, 
five barber shops, four drug stores, three liquor stores, two furniture stores, 
two flour and feed stores, four watch and jewelry shops, two insurance offices, 
two livery stables, two bakeries, and a dealer in tobacco and cigars. 



Although fires have probably been of no more frequent occurrence in this 
than in villages generally throughout the country, the ravages of this destruc- 
tive element have, in one memorable instance, attained proportions that to 
the sufferers were appalling, and which, in extent and the amount of destruc- 
tion to homes and property involved, would be difficult to parallel in the his- 
tory of any place of similar size anywhere. 

The first notable incident of this character occurring in the annals of the 
village took place July 15, 1861. The alarm was given about i o'clock in 
the morning, and it was found that the fire was in the store occupied by 
J. T. Walsh, on State street, between Brown's Hotel and the Baptist Church. 
The fiames soon extended to the hotel, and in spite of all efforts the church 
also was soon enveloped. The fire had now attained such headway that it was 
beyond the control of the very limited means at hand, and by sunrise the 
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greater part of the business portion of the village was in ashes. About 20 
buildings were burned in all, including four dwellings, two hotels, nine occu- 
pied stores, and the fine large church owned and occupied by the Baptists. 
The fire extended from Dr. West's store (now H. Grinnell's Hotel and res- 
taurant), on the southeast side, to Hooker & Gallagher's block, and from 
O. Leary's block to Mechanic street, on the opposite side. The loss, including 
buildings, damage to goods, etc., was estimated at more than $60,000, with 
an amount of insurance which would reduce it to about $34 000. It was 
considered at the time as a most crushing blow, but, as often happens in such 
cases, turned out in the end to be an actual benefit to the place. The old 
wooden structures were replaced by neat and durable brick blocks, the street 
was widened (an improvement which was greatly needed), the unwise pol- 
icy of erecting wooden buildings for business purposes upon our principal 
thoroughfare was fully demonstrated, and the better condition of things in- 
augurated at that time has continued fairly to the present day. Without 
doubt the most severe loss which the village has sustained in the burning of 
any single structure was that of the cotton factory erected by Hiram McCol- 
lom in 1849-50. This extensive and valuable building was utterly destroyed 
on the night of January 6, 1856. It had been recently fitted up with ma- 
chinery and stock for the manufacture of cotton goods, and was in active 
operation. The loss was entire, and that which bid fair to become a very 
important industry m this locality was thus brought to a stop, which has so 
far been permanent. 

The next fire of importance following that of July 15, 1861, occurring (the 
writer thinks) sometime in the fall succeeding (the exact date we have not 
been able to ascertain), took place in the immediate vicinity of the state 
bridge, and consumed two dwelling houses, one of them familiarly known 
as the " Rice House," standing directly on the river bank ; also the old store 
of Hiram McCollom, on the corner of Main and River streets, and the three- 
story building erected by Reuben Rice, also on River street, in the upper 
story of which the Masonic lodge was situated, the lower stories being occu- 
pied by Mr. Rice as a dwelling and grocery store. 

In May, 1872, a fire broke out in, and destroyed, a building known as 
"Beers Hotel," situated on the northwest side of State street, some dis- 
tance below the Levis House. T. S. Roberts's store, Abel Nutting's shoe 
shop, L. Guyot's harness shop, Hopkins & Roberts's store, D. D. Whittaker's 
block, a meat market with dwelling overhead, Hubbard's tin shop, and a 
blacksmith shop, occupied by R. Commins, were also destroyed. The 
cause of this fire must, in all probability, ever remain a mystery, although the 
view is strongly held by some of those suffering loss thereby that it was of 
incendiary origin. 

On Saturday night, December 12, 1874, a fire broke out in the large livery 
barn of Volney Warren, on Canal street, just in the rear of McCollom's 
block, which was attended with most distressing consequences. The rear 



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€nd of the second story was occupied by the family as a dwelling. Among 
those who were sleeping when the alarm was gived was Volney's father, Levi 
Warren. Whether he was at any time conscious of his danger cannot be 
certainly known. His charred remains were found in the morning, under 
conditions that led to the supposition that he was not. Although somewhat 
advanced in years he was still active and useful. He was a man respected 
and esteemed in the community, and his sad end caused a general feeling of 
sympathy throughout the village. Volney Warren was terribly burned at the 
same time, and had an extremely narrow escape from the fate which over- 
took his unfortunate father. 

We are obliged from lack of space to omit relation of numerous instances 
which, at the time, were severe misfortunes to occupants and owners, and 
will now enter upon an account, which must of necessity be brief, of the most 
stupendous event of the kind that has ever befell any village of its size, and 
which, by comparison, dwarfs into insignificance all preceding visitations of 
a like nature in the history of the place. Nothing more than a general ac- 
count can be here attempted, as the particulars, if all given, would more than 
fill the entire space allotted for the sketch of the village. 

The morning of October 20, 1884, was bright and pleasant, a rather brisk 
wind blowing from the southwest, which, as the forenoon advanced, in- 
creased in force. Almost directly across the river from the Union Free 
School building, perhaps a little to the west and about one-third of a mile 
away, in West Carthage, a row of manufacturing establishments then stood 
(and now stand, having been rebuilt), deriving their power from a long flume 
extending from the state dam. At 11:10 a. m. an alarm of fire proceeded 
from one of these buildings, which proved to be the sash and blind factory of 
P. L. & C. E. Eaton. The building burned rapidly, and the tub factory next 
north, owned by Harvey Farrer, was soon in flames. Meyer, Ross & Go's 
furniture factory came next in order, after which the fire was confined in the 
large pile of hemlock bark owned by Revell tannery. Not dreaming of dan- 
ger to the village on the east side from this source, the Carthage fire depart- 
ment had turned out at the first alarm and gone over to the assistance of 
their western neighbors. It was not long, however, before they were called 
back \n a much greater hurry than when they first set out across the water. 
The wind had increased in force, and was now blowing strongly. Rains had 
not been of frequent occurrence ; the ground was thickly strewn with leaves ; 
and it would seem, everything considered, as if a more favorable condition of 
things for the spread of a great confligration could hardly be found, and so 
it proved. The river is broad at the spot where the fire first occurred in 
West Carthage, and much broken up as it runs down its rocky channel; but 
as if directed by some malign power, a storm of fire from the burned and 
burning buildings swept across the chasm, springing at once into vigorous 
action, wherever finding lodgment in the fated territory on the eastern side. 



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It soon came to pass that to assist one's friend or neighbor might not be 
done, none having house or home but was summoned to defend his own. 

There has been some controversy as to where the first lodgment of the 
flames and destruction of buildings took place on the east or Carthage side. 
The account given by the reporter of the JVatertoivn Times places it at 
Guyot and Furnace islands, which were then covered with mills and manu- 
factories, together with vast quantities of lumber and other inflammable ma- 
terials. These were all swept away as clean as if they had never had exist- 
ence, but the fact is, as the writer saw it, the fire did not start at any otie 
place,, but at ftia/iy places, and those both near and wide apart. 

The single steamer and fire department of the village were now powerless 
to stay the hurricane of flames, and word was telegraphed to VVatertown for 
help. A few minutes after i p. m. Chief Cole arrived on a special train with 
30 trained men in charge of steamer No. 2, and with 1,000 feet of hose. 
They had made the run (18 miles) in 25 minutes. Shortly after the incom- 
ing of the Watertown firemen the LowviUe department, with its excellent 
La France steamer, also arrived. The scene was now one the like of which 
few of them had ever beheld. The flames were spreading with incredible 
rapidity. School-houses and homes, churches, work shops, and manufact- 
ories were all alike being licked up by the devouring element, and broken- 
hearted families were compelled to look on, and helplessly witness the 
annihilation of the results of years of patient toil and endeavor. To add 
to the alarm and distress the wind suddenly veered toward the north, and for 
awhile it seemed as though no earthly power could save from destruction the 
brick blocks and other buildings comprising the business portion of the vil- 
lage on State street. The flames had now broken out on West street, in the 
upper part of the village. The steamers were wide apart, the water supply 
had given out, and they were apparently powerless. For the space of about 
half an hour, which seemed to the horror-stricken populace to be an age, 
nothing was done toward stiying the onward march of the flames. All ef- 
forts seemed paralyzed. But a great change in the aspect of affairs soon 
became apparent. Chief Cole had assumed control, and a brave, cool, ex- 
perienced man at the head, directing and guiding, was not long in devising 
a way to deliverance from what only a short time before had seemed certain 
doom to the entire village. He placed the Carthage steamer at the foot of 
State street, taking water from the river ; the Watertown engine, in the 
center of State street, received the water from the Carthage steamer, and 
soon two powerful streams were engaged in suppressing the flames which- 
were threatening destruction to the business part of State street. In the 
meantime the LowviUe department was busily and successfully engaged in 
staying the spread of the flames in the northeasterly part of the village. 
Under this excellent management affairs soon began to assume a more hope- 
ful aspect, and at 5 o'clock the fire was under control. The Boonville de- 
partment arrived at 6:45, with their handsome steamer, and relieved ther 



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Watertown firemen, remaining through the night, and rendering extremely 
valuable and much needed assistance to the tired and nearly exhausted men 
of the Carthage brigade. 

The scene presented as night closed in was desolate beyond description. 
Hundreds of families, utterly destitute of food or shelter, and with no cloth- 
ing except that which they had on at the time, having, many of them, lost in 
an hour the products of long years of labor and economy, were wandering 
about not knowing where to go or what to do. Many had become separated 
from their friends and families, and were searching distractedly after them. 
Household goods were strewn around in the utmost confusion. People 
who had no other recourse were making up beds in barns and in the stores, 
on floors, or wherever a place could be obtained for the purpose. The smoke 
of a hundred blackened ruins filled the air, every now and then breaking out 
into tongues of flame. The wind howled and moaned with dismal force, and 
it was a sad and weary night for all concerned. 

City Surveyor Hodgkins, of Watertown, surveyed the ruins and gave as a 
result that they covered just 70 acres. The boundaries were as follows : North 
by Fulton street ; on the south by State and West streets ; on the east by 
Clinton street and tb.e cemetery ; and on the west by the east side of Me- 
chanic and River streets. 

There were 157 structures of all descriptions burned, about 100 of which 
were homes. The aggregate loss has been variously estimated, and perhaps 
correctly, at from $500,000 to $750,000; but it is difficult to estimate with 
any degree of certainty. Many had no insurance, while a large number of 
•others were only partly insured. 

No fatal accidents occurred, although numerous injuries were received of 
more or less severity, while narrow escapes were frequent. Had the fire oc- 
curred in the night instead of the day time the results in severe accidents and 
loss of life must have been terrible. The school buildings were all burned, also 
the Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Baptist churches, together with the parsonages 
belonging to each. The Disciples Church also burned, the society owning 
no parsonage. These buildings, together with the new opera house and vil- 
lage hall, were valued at $82,000, with an insurance in all of $9,500. The 
loss on the west side where the fire originated, consisted of Eaton's sash and 
blind shop, Meyer, Ross & Co's furniture factory, H. D. Farrer & Son's tub 
factory, I. S. Normander's saw-mill, and 90 cords of hemlock bark belonging 
to Revell & Buck's tannery — agregate loss $17,000. 

The heaviest losses to manufactories on the Carthage side were L. H. Mills, 
saw-mill, grist-mill, store, and furnace, $25,000, insurance $3,600; Ryther 
& Pringle, foundry, machine shop, patterns, office, etc., $50,000, insurance 
$17,000; J. V. Guyot, grist-mill, saw-mill, and other buildings, $12,000, no 
insurance; Charles Reuter, mills, lumber, and machinery, $10,000 ; Fred 
Guyot, large brick shop, with machinery for planing wood work, etc., $8,000, 



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no insurance ; C. Gregory, wagon shop, stock, and home, $4,000 ; no insur- 
ance. 

On the following day the president of the village, Henry J. Welch, issued 
a special proclamation expressive of the condition of things; thanking the 
fire departments of Watertown, Lowville, and Boonville, for their prompt 
and efficient aid; the Utica & Black River R. R. Co. for their kindness in 
givmg the use of their road; and calling for policemen to aid in the protec- 
tion of property in the streets. The proclamation also called for a special 
meeting of the village trustees to convene at the office of the clerk at 2 p. m., 
for the purpose of providing speedy aid to the suffering poor, who had neither 
food, raiment, or shelter. 

A citizens' meeting to arrange for the relief of sufferers was held at 
Mechanic hall on Tuesday evening. A. E. Kilby was made chairman, and 
E. H. Myers, secretary. A committee, composed of C. P. Ryther, A. E. 
Kiiby, James Galvin, Zelotes Wood, James P. Kinney, M. P. Mason, and 
C. C. Ingraham, was appointed for the purpose. This committee was re- 
quested to report weekly. C. P. Ryther was made treasurer of the commit- 
tee, and A. E. Kilby, secretary. 

At the meeting held by the trustees pursuant to the president's call figures 
were presented to them which showed that 106 houses had been destroyed, 
the number of buildings of all kinds burned aggregating nearly 200. They 
decided that $1,000 was neededatonce to relieve the sufferers in the village, 
and $500 was at once pledged. 

With one exception (Mr. Kapfer, and his loss was heavy, being a member 
of the firm of Meyer, Ross & Co.) the members of the board were sharers 
with the many in the loss of their homes ; but they, nevertheless, lost no 
time in setting about the reorganization of the school. Rooms were secured 
in the M. E. Church, and also in one of the blocks in the business part of 
the village, and within a fortnight the scattered children were gathered to- 
gether and work was again resumed. 

It is not sought here to draw a parallel between the awful visitation which 
befell the devoted city of Johnstown, outranking in the sum of its horrible 
details any calamity known in the history of our country, but in a few par- 
ticulars a similarity may be traced. In each case families were left homeless 
and utterly destitute. In each case no sooner had the news gone abroad 
than aid began to pour in from every quarter. The appeal issued in behalf 
of the homeless and impoverished people of the ruined village met with a 
swift response, as is, and ever will be, the case whenever the sympathies of 
our common humanity are rightly evoked. Money, clothing, provisions, in 
fact almost every conceivable article that could be of use in such a case came 
and kept on pouring in. The committee appointed by the citizens took charge 
of these matters, and established a depot in McCollom's block, from which 
they made distribution to those in need. The amount of money received from 
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839 



$28,000. Of goods of all kinds, provisions, etc., a fair estimate would not 
place the value below $5,000. 

The blow was a terrible one, and for a time it seemed as if recovery was 
impossible of achievement, at least during the life of the present generation. 
But with the passing away of the first great shock courage began to revive. 
Sympathy and substantial aid had not been lacking, and life-long habits of 
persevering industry began to assert their power. The work of reconstruc- 
tion was commenced. 

Whoever may have occasion to visit the village of Carthage to-day will see 
a busy people, dwelling in pleasant homes, churches restored, and ample school- 
houses; neither will the sound of machinery be found wanting. The amount 
of insurance, as given in the account of the fire soon after, aggregated $166,- 
050. The agents of the various companies came on at once and settled their 
losses promptly, and without any protest so far as is known. The largest 
single loss fell upon the Hanover, $40,000 ; the second largest upon the 
Liverpool, London & Globe, $20,000. The whole amount was divided 
among 15 separate companies. 

CARTHAGE, LOWVILLE, AND NEW YORK LINE. 

In 1858 George Sweet, Nicholas Wagner, and Christopher Rhiner incor- 
porated and placed in active operation the Carthage, Lowville, and New York 
Line. The opening of this line made access to New York and intermediate 
points during the season direct, cheap, and convenient. The incorporators 
maintained six boats. Their ofliice and storehouse, with dock attached, was 
a large building, very eligibly situated on the river, just at the corner of Canal 
and West streets. For the first year or two the boats were towed up the river, 
a distance of about 44 miles, by the steamer Z. /?. Ljo/i. The Ljv/i was an 
immense boat, built after the pattern of the Mississippi steamers. She was 
propelled by an immense wheel, situated at the stern, and was altogether too 
large and unwieldy to render practical service upon the Black River — a very 
crooked stream, and in places quite narrow as the ascent approaches the 
falls. She burned to the water's edge August 10, 1878. The event was pe- 
culiarly distressing, inasmuch as it involved the death of George Roberts, 
only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Roberts, who still are residents of Carthage. 
George was sleeping in the boat, having been acting as engineer. 

Captain Sweet, a practical and experienced river man, in i860 placed in 
the service of the line a new steamer, which he named after R. Gallagher, 
one of the principal citizens of the village. This was in fact the first steam- 
boat ever placed upon the river that was really adapted to practical use. 
This boat ran successfully until 1873, when it was disabled by being stove in 
by the ice at Carthage. Upon the arrival of the railroad at Lyons Falls Cap- 
tain Sweet was in readiness with another new and handsome craft, built in 
1864, which ran between Carthage and that station, carrying passengers and 



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freight. The name of this boat was the F. G. Conncll. Captain Sweet 
placed another steamboat on the river in 1868, which he named after another 
highly respected citizen of Carthage, John L. Norton. The Connell was 
very popular with the traveling public, and was skillfully and carefully handled, 
so that in its entire career no accident resulting in injury to passengers oc- 
curred. In 1869 she was totally destroyed by fire. The completion of the 
railroad to Carthage put an end to travel upon the river. Captain Sweet put 
another boat upon the river in 1S74, which is still running as a tow-boat 
during the season. 

Captain Sweet also opened and commenced running the first daily line for 
passengers between Cape Vincent and the Thousand Islands. This boat, 
the Jatnes H. Kelley (afterwards the John Thorne, and now, as improved, the 
Islander), ran in connection with the R., W. & O. Railroad. Captain Sweet 
is still engaged in the running of a passenger boat. The Ontario, an ex- 
tremely fine boat, advertises regular trips between Oswego and Alexandria 
Bay. 

Carthage being the terminal point of the canal and river navigation the 
scene at the docks and in their vicmity, during the season, was one of con- 
siderable activity. The river was alive with boats passing up and down, laden 
with merchandise of every description. The products of the forest furnished 
load after load for shipment, at numerous points, while the tanneries received 
cargoes of hides, numbering high in the thousands, which they in due time 
returned to the market enhanced in value through the labor which they had 
furnished to half a hundred heads of families. Millers not being forced into 
competition with the great wholesale dealers, now so easily accessible by 
means of the railroads, received large consignments of wheat, corn, and other 
grains, which, in the handling, grinding, and distribution to customers at nu- 
merous points, gave occupation to others, and added to the general industry. 
Merchants, mechanics, and dealers could not help but flourish if prudent and 
attentive to business. The farmers of the surrounding country were not 
among the least of those realizing the benefits of this opening up of a cheap 
access to the large markets. Potatoes, which had formerly been of no ac- 
count aside from the limited supply needed for home use, now found ready 
sale by the boatload at fair prices. Butter and cheese had formerly to be 
hauled long distances, on wagons, to Watertown, or some other point. Ship- 
ment could now be made direct, and at rates which, in the aggregate, 
amounted to a large saving and profit to makers. Wheelwrights, blacksmiths, 
and mechanics generally found ready employment at good wages, or, if am- 
bitiously inclined, entered into business on their own account, with the cer- 
tain prospect of fair success if industrious and capable.* The lumber busi- 

* The centralization of capital, and attendent destruction of many of those industries 
which provided means of livelihood and competency to thousands, has been made possible 
by the advent of railroads. Discussion of this or other phases of the labor question would 
be out of place here, and we will drop the subject content with stating the fact. 





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ness, comparatively insignificant before now, sprang into great activity, and 
has, if anything, kept increasing in its proportions up to the present time. 
This also furnished employment to an aimy of laborers, even as it does now, 
and will, in all probability, continue to do until the forests are annihilated. 

Carthage, having become the shipping point for a goodly portion of the sur- 
rounding country, naturally became, also, the depot from which a correspond- 
ing amount of supplies were drawn. Many obstacles have, first and last, 
stood in the way calculated to retard if not to prevent the growth and pros- 
perity of the place. These have all in their turn been surmounted, and a 
steady, solid advancement has been made. With all her present advantages, 
natural and acquired, it seems impossible that the future career of the village 
can be otherwise than one of honorable, progressive, and upward movement. 
Whatever advantages can accrue to the place by means of the canal (and they 
are not to be overlooked) belong there still. The enormous hydraulic power 
afforded by the river remains unimpaired. The geographical situation of the 
village, as considered in connection with the existing railroads, is not only 
important, but may be said to be unique. To the south it had uninterrupted 
connection with the metropolis and seaboard; to the west is a branch con- 
necting with the great lakes ; north and northwest, the Thousand Islands, 
Ogdensburg, and the Grand Trunk ; while not by any means of the last impor- 
tance to this growing town, the Carthage & Adirondack Railroad has afforded 
access in the east to the inexhaustible mines of the great iron sections and 
the vast wealth of the forests, while for the tourist there remains recreation 
at lake or stream, or, as shall suit his humor, he may find rest and peace in 
the contemplation of nature in her wildest as well as her most grandly beau- 
tiful forms. The building and completion of the contemplated railroad 
from Rome and Carthage (a thing which at present seems almost certain of 
accomplishment) will place this village in many important respects without a 
peer among mland towns m any section of Northern New York. 

The C, L. & N. Y. Line, after a very successful and prosperous career, 
finally ceased operations in 1870, being unable to profitably compete with 
the railroads. There is still, however, a considerable amount of business 
done in heavy freights, such as lumber, etc., at points along the upper parts 
of the river, and some coal is brought here by boat ; but the railroad may be 
said here, as elsewhere, to have things pretty much its own way, fur the prin- 
cipal reason that it is available in winter as well as in summer, and vastly 
quicker in the transportation of goods. 

A candid survey of the probabilities forces the conclusion that, had the 
Black River Canal been brought to completion at the time first expected and 
designed, Carthage must then have rapidly become a large and important 
village, ranking by the present time with the largest in Northern New York. 
The prospective advantages at this point were very great, and would, as surely 



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as cause will lead to efifect, have brought all necessary capital and enterprise 
to have adequately insured the benefits to be derived therefrom.* 

The history of the Black River Canal need not be told here. When it 
did at last reach to this point it had lost nearly all of that importance which it 
had at first obtained for this section. The energy, enterprise, and sagacious 
foresight of leading citizens in Watertown had secured to themselves the in- 
estimable advantages of a railroad, and that busy, enterprising village 
marched steadily and swiftly on its upward path until, from being the most 
thriving village in the state, it is now one of the brightest of cities. We do 
not undertake to say that Carthage would have attained to the dignity of a 
city, but we do say that nothing could have prevented the immediate growth 
of a large and important manufacturing town, and to-day have become at 
least double its present size. We trust, however, that we have been able to 
give the reader some idea in the course of this article of the facilities which 
are at our command at the present time for this immensely important item in 
business affairs, namely: adequate advantages for the transportation of com- 
modities, and our eligibility, not only in this, but in some other almost equally 
important respects. 

Natural Bridge is a post village located in the eastern corner of the town, 
upon Indian River. It contains two churches, one tannery, a grist-mill, saw- 
mill, planing-mill, four general stores, two groceries, two blacksmith shops, a 
hardware store, two cabinet stores, two hotels, an opera house, and a fancy 
goods store. Improvements commenced here in 1818. In 1819 and 1820 
mills were erected. The early settlers were Zebina Chaffee, Arnold Burr, 
Abel Bingham, Teunis Allen, Stephen Nutting, Charles R. Knight, and others. 
Bingham opened the first store in 1820, and Knight the first inn in 1821 or 
'22. After the purchase of a large tract in this vicinity by Joseph Bonaparte 
(Count Survilliers), he caused a large framed house to be built here, for his 
summer residence, and on one or two summers he made a short sojourn 

* That great hopes and expectations were entertained in that day may be shown by 
the fact that Mr. Le Ray sold to persons, the most of whom did not live in the village, 
50 acres of land, bounded on West street, and taking in what is now known as the "slip- 
lot," for f 12,000, reserving a large share to himself, so that he realized $8,000 in cash for 
an amount equal to about one undivided two-thirds interest. The same land would prob- 
ably sell to-day for $2,000. About the same time Dr. Eli West sold a house and a quar- 
ter of an acre of land on the corner of West and Canal streets for .$5,000. The house 
has since been taken down and replaced by other buildings. The bare lot to-day would 
probably sell for $800. All this happened in 1836-37, and has been know in local history 
as the great land excitement. This was, of course, pure speculation on the part of the 
purchaser, involving what for these days was a large sum of money, and like many other 
transactions of a similar nature resulted in loss to the investors. It is given a place here 
to show the view taken by clear-headed business men (for they were such) of the value 
which investments would attain here, upon the opening up of intercourse with the cuter 
world. It must be borne in mind that those were not the days of railroads, that time not 
yet having arrived. 



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here. This house is still standing in a good state of preservation. The vil- 
lage derives its name from the fact that, in dry seasons, the water of the river 
finds its way by a subterranean pissage, under a mass of white limestone, 
that here constitutes the rock at the suface. In floods the excess flows in 
an open channel on the surface, over which a bridge passes. From the solu- 
ble character of this rock it has been worn into grottoes of some interest, 
which, in low water, may be entered a short distance, and here, as elsewhere 
along the junction of the white or primary limestone and the gneiss rock, 
there occurs a great variety of minerals, which afford an inviting field of re- 
search. 

Wood's Mills, a hamlet located in the northern part of the town, contains 
one church, one grist-mill, one saw-mill, two butter tub factories, a blacksmith 
shop, and about i6 dwellings. 

WiLNA is a postoftice in the central part of the town. 

North Wilna (p. o.) is located a little northwest of the center of the 
town, and contains a hotel, church (M. P.), a school-house, and a small num- 
ber of dwellings. 

Natural Bridge farmery was started by P. E. Johnson. About 1861 
Thomas E. Proctor became a partner in the business, and in 1866 bought 
Mr. Johnson's interest, since that time continuing the business alone. 

Natural Bridge lime 7vorks, located on road 22, were started by Luther 
Hall. In 1887 John Shoemaker bought the quarry, put in the perpetual 
kiln, with the capacity for manufacturing 100 bushels of white marble lime 
per day. 

Hall's white marble lime manufactory, located at Natural Bridge, was 
started by Luther P. Hall about 1863. He manufactures from 3,000 to 4,000 
bushels of lime annually. 

Lake's planing-mi/l, located at Natural Bridge, on Indian River, was for- 
merly occupied as a carding and cloth dressing factory. In 1874 it was con- 
verted into a planing-mill by C. C. Lake, and was also used for a shingle- 
mill. In 1886 the mill was struck by lightning and was burned, but was 
rebuilt the same year. Mr. Lake employs from three to four men, doing a 
business of from $4,000 to $6,000 annually. 

C. V. Graves's sawjnill, at Natural Bridge, is run by water-power, gives 
employment to four men, and manufactures 1,500,000 feet of lumber and 
2,000,000 shingles annually. 

Cline's grist-mill, located at Wood's Mills, on Indian River, was built by 
Jonathan Wood in 1848. It is now owned by B. E. CHne, has three runs of 
stones, and does custom grinding. A turning lathe is also connected with 
the mill. 

Carter ^ Randall's butter tub manufactory is located at Wood's Mills, on 
Indian River. It employs from two to five workmen, and manufactures from 
10,000 to 15,000 tubs per annum. 



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Hendrickson Brothers' steam saw-mill, located on road 47, was built in 
1882. It employs six men and cuts 8,000 feet of lumber daily. 

Carthage brick yard "fidA started in 187 1 by Charles Rugg, and was run 
by him until his death. In 1884 it was bought by Hiram Houghton, the 
present proprietor. In 1888 a steam machine was put in, which doubles the 
former capacity, making from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 brick annually, furnish- 
ing employment to 20 men. 

Cofnvay's Black River brick yard, located on road 89, near Carthage vil- 
lage, was started in 1885 by George W. Conway, the present proprietor, who 
employs from 20 to 30 men, and manufactures from 500,000 to 1,000,000 
brick annually. 

Cold Spring Brook cheese factory was built in 1878 by Frank Sanders, and 
in 1884 it was purchased by Charles D. Chase, the present owner. It receives 
the milk from about 300 cows, and in 1889 manufactured about 75,000 pounds 
of cheese. 

Indian River cheese factory was built in 1866, by B. P. Smith. In 1880 it 
became the property of L. B. Gibbs, who has since run it, with the patronage 
of about 350 cows. It is located on road 11, in the north part of the town. 

Eureka cheese factory, located on road 5, in the north part of the town, 
was built by Madison Tooley in 1887. It receives the milk from 300 cows 
and manufactures about six cheeses per day. 

Central cheese factory, located near the center of the town, was built in 
1888 by Marion Hull. It receives the milk from 300 cows and manufactures 
about nine cheeses per day. 

CHURCHES. 

Grace Church (Protestant Episcopal), located on State street, in Carthage 
village, was organized in i860, with three members, by Rev. J. Winslow, the 
first rector. Their first house of worship, a wooden structure, was erected in 
1866, and was burned in the great fire of 1884. In 1885 the present brick 
structure was erected at a cost of $8,000. It will comfortably seat 200 per- 
sons, and is valued, including rectory, grounds, etc., at $12,500. The pres- 
ent number of members is 120, and they are without a rector. The Sunday- 
school has a membership of 45 scholars and 12 teachers. 

The First Baptist Church of Carthage was organized in 1833, by a council 
of which Elder Little was moderator, and A. P. Lewis, clerk, and at its 
organization consisted of 2 1 members. The first pastor was Elder Warner. 
Their first house of worship was of wood. In 1869 a brick structure was 
erected, which was destroyed in the great fire of 1884, and in 1885 the pres- 
ent building, also of brick, was erected at a cost of about $12,000. Its full 
seating capacity is 550, and it is valued, including grounds, etc., at $16,000. 
The present membership is 250, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Frank P. 



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Stoddard. The Sunday-school during the past year had an average attend- 
ance of 131. 

The First Presbyterian Church and Society of Carthage vi&s organized as a 
Congregational Church, March 3, 1835, by the Revs. Nathan Dutton and 
James H. Monroe. It then consisted of 12 members. On October 26, 1851, 
the church unanimously voted to become Presbyterian, and on February 10, 
1852, the then Watertown Presbytery received it under its care. Its first 
pastor was Hiram Doane. Its first house of worship was erected of wood in 
1 85 1, and was followed by a second wooden structure erected in 1864. The 
present fine brick edifice was erected in 1886 at a cost of $ro,ooo. It will 
seat 300 persons, and is valued, including grounds and other church property,, 
at $14,000. The present membership is 132, under the pastoral charge of 
Rev. Jacob V. Shurtz. The Sunday-school has six officers, 13 teachers, and 
144 scholars, and an average attendance of 90. 

The First Methodist Episcopal Church. — As early as 1820 the Methodist 
intinerants visited this locality and laid the foundation of the present pros- 
perous church. Their first house of worship, a frame building, was erected 
in 1840. The present brick edifice was erected in 1 873 at a cost of $40,000 
including parsonage. It will comfortably seat 800 persons, and is now valued, 
including grounds, etc., at $25,000. The present membership is 335, and 
Rev. J. C. Darling is the present pastor. 

St. James's Church (Roman Catholic), located on State street, Carthage 
village, was organized in 18 19, by Count James Vincent Le Ray, Rev. Father 
Salmon, Patrick Walsh, and Edwin Galvin, and at its organization consisted 
of 100 members. The first pastor was Rev. Father Salmon. Their first 
house of worship, a wooden structure, was built in 182 1, and was followed by 
a second edifice in 1864. The present edifice was erected in 1875, will com- 
fortably seat 1,100, and is valued, including grounds and all other church 
property, at $75,000. The parish consists of 1,600 souls, under the pastoral 
charge of Rev. P. J. O'Connell, of the religious order called " Hermits of 
St. Augustine." In the parish are 500 children being taught the principles 
of the Catholic religion. The parish school was built by means of a fund 
given by William Clark, who resided in the parish. The building is of brick, 
two stories in height. The school, which was opened in it March 15, 1886, is 
conducted by six Sisters of St. Joseph, under the supervision of the pastor of 
the church, and it is maintained by the laudable charity of the Catholic con- 
gregation. 

The Church ^C/zr/V/ (Disciples of Christ), located in Carthage village, was 
organized September 29, 1855, by J. D. Bennedict, the first pastor, with 17 
members. Their first house of worship, a wooden structure, was erected in 
1862. The society at present has no pastor and no stated place of public 
worship. A lot has been purchased on State street, but we are informed 
that " there is no immediate prospect of their building a church." 



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The Universalist Church, located at Natural Bridge, was organized in 1872, 
by Rev. J. H. Stewart, the first pastor, and at its organization consisted of 20 
members. Their house of worship, a wooden structure, was erected in 1872, 
will comfortably seat 250 persons, and cost $1,500, about its present value. 
The present membership of the church is 52. The Sunday school has about 
50 members. 

The Methodist Episcopal Chiaxh, located at Wood's Mills, was organized 
in 1839, with 12 members, by Rev. G. W. Barney, the first pastor. Their 
house of worship, a wooden building, was erected in 1849 at a cost of $500. 
It will comfortably seat 200 persons, and is now valued, including grounds 
and other church property, at $800. The present membership is 40. Rev. 
C. W. Brooks is pastor. About 25 scholars attend the Sunday-school. 

The North Wilna Methodist Protestant Church was organized about 1835, 
by Rev. James Smith, the first pastor. The first house of worship, a wooden 
structure, was erected in 1851, and the present building, also of wood, in 
1884, by G. P. York, at a cost of about $1,200. It will comfortably seat 
250 persons and is valued, including grounds and other church property, at 
$2,000. The present membership is 72, and G. P. York is pastor. 

PATRICK SOMERVILLE STEWART. 

Patrick Somerville Stewart, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, was born in 
1790. When 14 years of age he shipped as a sailor and came to America. 
In 18 1 5 he entered the employ of the Le Ray family, and here he continued 
for half a century. His natural sagacity, good judgment, and sterUng quali- 
ties were such that he gained the confidence of his employers, and in 1835 
he had full power as their attorney and care of their vast estates. He had 
eight children. His wife died in February, 1876, aged 86. Mr. Stewart was 
a Methodist in his religious affiUations and a generous contributor ; a 
Whig and Republican in his politics. Possessed of an indomitable will, 
independent, energetic and positive in the maintenance of his principles, he 
was yet a man of more than ordinary tenderness, and would often sacrifice 
himself to serve a friend. He died in November, 1874, aged 84 years, leaving 
a reputation in no wise tainted or fused with anything unjust. 

LAWRENCE JOSEPH GOODALE. 

The Goodale, Goodell, and Goodall families are from a common ancestry. 
At what time, or why, the orthography of the name was changed is not known; 
but there is a tradition that three brothers, living in the same town, agreed to 
adopt a separate spelling for their mutual convenience. Robert Goodell, 
the first American ancestor, a great-great-grandson of Robert of England, 
was born in 1604, and sailed from Ipswich, England, August 30, 1634, in 
the ship Elizabeth, with his wife and three children. They settled in Salem, 



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Mass., and had numerous descendants, many of whom removed to New 
Hampshire. 

When the town of Temple, N. H., was incorporated, August 26, 1768, in 
accordance with a petition presented in June, the name of Ezekiel Goodale 
was among the petitioners, and as one of the embattled farmers of the Revo- 
lution his name is recorded in history. From Hammond's (New Hampshire) 
Toivn Papers we extract: — 

"Lieut. Goodale'is Petition, 1780. The Humble Tetitidu of Ezekiel Goodale of Temple 
sheweth that your Petitioner was apj^ointed a Lieutenant in Capt Frys Compt in Col'o Scam- 
mels Eidg't the 11th of Feb'r 1777 that he marched with the first Devision the first of April to 
Ticondaroga— & Discharged the duty of a Lieut to acceptance: was in the several disputes 
with Gen'r Burgoyne and then marched to Penselvana: & continued there until Apr 30, 1778 
when by reason of the Continued applycations from my Family of their Distressed Circum- 
etances I procured a Discharge & Come home — your petitioner Lost at the vacuation of Tvcon- 
tlroga as by the account £28-4-0. That your petitioner Never received a farthing for it Nor 
for Depreshasion of money for his waiges — therefore your petetioner prays that your Honours 
will take his Case into your wise serious and Marcyful Consideration and make him such re- 
ward for s'd loss and waiges as your Hon'rs think Just and your petitioner as in Duty Shall 
Ever pray — 

'■ Temple Feb'r 14-1780 Ezekiel Good.vle Lent." 

This petition was granted. 

The wife of Lieut. Goodale, whose maiden name was Gill, was one of the 
gentlest of women and looked well to the ways of her household, and her 
children were tenderly and lovingly cared for. She died in Watertown about 
1 82 2, at the residence of her son. Dr. Reuben Goodale. Lieut. Goodale 
emigrated from Temple, N. H., to Litchfield, Herkimer County, in 1792, and 
engaged in agriculture. Here he remained until 1820, when he removed to 
EUisburgh, where his daughter, Mrs. John French, was a resident, and died 
there in 1824, at the age of 84 years. He was a man of positive character, 
and openly expressed his views on any matter. " He served his day and 
generation well." His son Joseph, born in Temple, N. H., August 29, 
1780, was brought up as a farmer in Herkimer County. He came to Water- 
town in 1815, and established himself in trade, conducting a large drug store 
for nearly 20 years, when he retired from merchandising, and for some years 
his principal business was carrying on his farm in Pamelia (now embraced 
in the limits of the city of Watertown). He erected the brick building next 
below the Kirby House in 1828, and there he died June 29, 1859. Joseph 
Goodale was a man who had fixed opinions in politics, religion, and other 
matters. He was a Federalist, Whig, and Republican, never an aspirant for 
office, but a zealous worker in the ranks ; a thorough anti-slavery and tem- 
perance man, and a denouncer of any in opposition to these sentiments. 
Strong and reliable in h's friendships, he had the respect and esteem of good 
men. He was a great reader of historical works, political economy, etc., 
and kept himself informed on the topics of the day. His wife, Agnes Bush, 
born November ^24, 1784, in Enfield, Co.in., was a descendant of Plymouth 
colonists of early settlement. She was a strong Presbyterian in her religious 



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views, and a woman of great moral worth. Her death occurred July 3, 1876. 
Their two children are Lawrence J. and Augustus. 

Lawrence Joseph Goodale was born in Watertown, February 20, 18 16, in 
the " Edmonston house," so-called, on the north side of the Public Square,. 
which stood where the lower end of the present "Iron block," just above the 
Woodruff House, is located. Mr. Goodale received a liberal education ; he 
prepared for college at Watertown and Fishkill Landing; he entered Union 
College, Schenectady, in 1835, in the Sophomore year, and was graduated in 
1838. He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and has ever re- 
tained an interest in it. He taught school for a year and a half from May i, 
1838, and then entered the office of Sterling & Bronson, Watertown, as a 
law student. In October, 1840, he was admitted to the bar at Albany, and 
commenced the practice of his profession at once in Carthage. September 
1, 1841, he married Isabella, daughter of Patrick Somerville Stewart. March, 
1842, Mr. Goodale removed to Watertown, and formed a partnership with 
Micah Sterling as "Sterling & Goodale." This continued until the death 
of Mr. Sterling in April, 1844. From that time until 1847 Mr. Goodale 
practiced alone, when, with Joseph Mullin as a partner, he conducted legal 
business until 1852. July 4, 1853, Mr. Goodale estaWished himself afe a 
lumber dealer in New York city, and in 1856 opened a law office at the corner 
of Fulton street and Broadway. He was in constant practice of his profes- 
sion here for eight years, when, September 20, 1864, he returned to Carthage, 
where he has since resided and devoted himself to real estate business, hav- 
ing been an agent of the Le Ray de Chaumont estate, which has been sold 
and settled under Mr. Goodale's careful and judicious administration. He 
has also acted as counselor, drafted papers, and as executor and adminis- 
trator settled many estates involving a large amount of property. Since the 
organization of the Carthage Savings Bank he has been its president and a 
director. 

Mr. Goodale is one of Nature's noblemen; he has a great heart, and his 
whole life has been devoted to acts of benevolence. Happy himself, 
he beheves in making others happy as far as he is able. His religion 
consists in doing good according to his means. Of him it may be truly said, 
the world is better for his living. He teaches by precept and example, and 
the two go hand in hand. The most tolerant of men, he has his own opin- 
ions, and they are rigidly adhered to until he is satisfied that they are errone- 
ous. In his business operations he is method itself, and so has a logical 
mind. His impulses are all of a noble character, and being animated by 
lofty principles he has become the best type of a man as naturally as water 
finds its level. 

REV. GEN. DAVID BOUTWELL WHITE. 

The subject of this sketch was born in the town of Tully, Onondaga 
County, N. Y., April 6, 1831. His early Ufe was spent on a farm with his 




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parents, Francis V. and Phebe White. In the summers he assisted his father 
on the farm, and winters attended the pubhc school ; at all times when not 
employed he would be poring over his books. At the age of 20 he was 
converted under the labors of Rev. Charles Blakesley, and united with the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, He soon engaged in teaching the district 
school near his home, and in which he had acquired his own education. He 
always opened school with a short scripture lesson and prayer. His trustee 
sent him word that he must discontinue this practice. He replied, " I can 
leave the school if you wish, but cannot continue it without prayer." The 
trustee said to neighbors, " To-morrow I will go there, and unless he will stop 
praying I '11 pitch him out of doors." The next day he started for school to 
put his threat into execution, met with an accident, and was taken home a 
corpse. Before the school term closed, in addition to unprecedented ad- 
vancement of the pupils in book lore, nearly every member of the school had 
made a public profession of religion. In the spring of 1S52 he went to 
Falley Seminary, Fulton, N. Y. He paid his expenses by teaching winters 
and working vacations, and graduated from that institution June 28, 1855, 
with the honor of valedictorian of his class. During his school life he 
" boarded himself " with a " chum " of like spirit, who relates that at times 
for days together their fare would consist of potatoes and salt ; rising at 5 
A. M., and working till 10 at night. At the beginning of the fall term, 1853, 
one of the professors was taken sick, and soon after died. Mr. White took 
one-half of bis classes for nearly the rest of the year, in addition to his own 
studies. About the middle of the spring term following he was compelled to 
leave school on account of failing health. 

May 7, 1856, he was married to Sarah H. Van Allen, of Pillar Point, N. Y. 
who graduated from the same school at the same time he did. In June of 
the same year he was received into the Black River (now Northern New York) 
Conference. When the war broke out he had just entered upon his second 
year at llion, N. Y. The defeats and disasters of the few terrible months 
which followed moved his patriotic soul, insomuch that he enlisted as a 
private October 9, 1861. He took out recruiting papers, and went to raising 
a company under Col. O. B. Pierce, with headquarters at Rome, N. Y. In 
December, 186 1, they were ordered to Albany, where they were consolidated 
with Oswego recruits, and constituted the 8ist N. Y. V. Inf , and Mr. White 
was commissioned captain of Co. I. In February they were ordered to 
Washington, and soon after to the field, and under Gen. McClellan engaged 
in the Peninsula campaign of 1862, in the battles of Williamsburg, White 
Oak Swamp, Gaines Mills, Fair Oaks, White House, and Malvern Hill. For 
valiant services he was promoted to major in October, 1862. Soon after he 
went South with his regiment, and was engaged in the bombardment of 
Charleston, S. C. In May, 1863, the regiment was sent to guard Beaufort 
Harbor, N. C, and was quartered at Fort Macon, Morehead, and Beaufort. 
Here they remained till October. Meanwhile he frequently led the effective 

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men of his regiment in scouting expeditions in Eastern North Carolina. In 
October, 1863, they were ordered to Newport News, and afterwards to Ber- 
muda Hundred, under Gen. Butler. They were engaged in the spring and sum- 
mer campaigns of 1864 before Petersburg, Cold Harbor, Weldon Road, 
Drury's Bluff, Chapin's Farm, and the second battle at Fair Oaks, or Seven 
Pines. This regiment went into battle at Cold Harbor with nine captains, 
and came out with two. Five were killed, and two so severely wounded they 
never returned to service. At the next battle in which they were engaged the 
remaining two were killed. August 10, 1864, he was detailed to the com- 
mand of the 5th Maryland Regt., better known in those days as the Balti- 
more " Plug Uglies," on account of the insubordination of the soldiers and 
the discord among the officers, which rendered the regiment almost unservice- 
able. On assuming command his first words gained the respect of the men, 
and inspired them with confidence. Military discipline was enforced without 
difficulty. Self-respect was aroused, and soon the 5th Maryland was pro- 
nounced one of the best disciplined regiments in the service. The colonel 
of the regiment, who had been detailed to brigade duty, wrote Major White 
a long and most complimentary letter of thanks, saying, " You have done 
yourself and the service great credit." Soon after the colonel, rather than 
return to his regiment, tendered his resignation, whereupon the officers peti- 
tioned Gov. Bradford to promote Major White to fill the vacancy. From this 
petition we extract the following: " In the darkest days of the regiment, 
when discord reigned supreme, among officers high in rank, when discipline 
seemed almost at an end, and destruction threatened the regiment, Major 
White was placed in command. Under his sway order, confidence, and dis- 
cipUne were restored, the discordant material eliminated, and the reputation 
of the regiment redeemed." This was signed by every commissioned officer 
with the regiment. Gov. Bradford could not promote the Major, as he was 
a citizen and soldier from another state. 

February 17, 1865, Gov. Fenton, of New York, commissioned him lieu- 
tenant-colonel 8ist N. Y. V. v., and July 12th of the same year commis- 
sioned him colonel of the same regiment. On this latter he was not mustered, 
as hostilities had ceased, and no more musters were made. The regiment 
was mustered out of the U. S. service August 31, 1865, and out of state service 
September 20, Lieut.-Col. White being the only commissioned officer in the 
regiment who held a commission when first ordered to the front. In his four 
years' service he was never wounded, never so sick as to spend a day in hos- 
pital, never a prisoner, was never detailed to staff" office, and was in every battle 
and skirmish in which his regiment was engaged ; even when he led the 5th 
Maryland they fought in the same division in which his own regiment was 
engaged. But that no soldier ever excelled him in promptness or unflinching 
bravery is fully attested, even his enemies and rivals themselves being judges. 

For meritorious services President Johnson, the U. S. Senate concurring, 
conferred on him the title of brevet colonel and brevet brigadier-general, 



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July 23, 1867. Immediately after being mustered out of service he returned 
to Hampton, Va., and in partnership with Hon. George Chahoon established 
a paper called True Southerner, which was outspoken in the principles for 
which he fought, and was one of the first in the nation to advocate suffrage 
for the freedmen. The first issue appeared early in November, 1865, pros- 
pered for awhile, but in time it failed, the last issue being in June, 1866. 
Just at this time the Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Society sent 
agents South to organize churches. When they met Mr. White, and learned 
that he had been a minister in the same church, they impressed him into 
their service, and when the Virginia and North Carolina Conference was 
organized he became a charter member, and was made presiding elder of 
Richmond district, embracing all Eastern Virginia from Richmond to Wash- 
ington. Such was the prejudice against everything Northern, and especially 
agamst the Methodist Episcopal Church, that it was with great difficulty he 
could secure a place for religious service. This, together with the political 
influence acquired by his connection with the paper, being constantly urged 
to make political speeches, of necessity drew him into politics. He was 
elected delegate to the constitutional convention which assembled in Rich- 
mond the first week in January, 1868. The conference of which he was a 
member held its second session also at the same time, in the same city. 
After consultation with the bishop and presiding elders it was unanimously 
thought he could better serve the church and the cause of reconstruction by 
remaining in the convention. A location was granted him with most flatter- 
ing resolutions of esteem and regret, and cordially inviting him to return to 
his connection with them whenever he thought best to do so. His record in 
the convention was gratifying, being an acknowledged leader on the side of 
the Union. He was temporary chairman when the convention was organized, 
and was often called to the chair in the absence of the speaker. The conven- 
tion continued in session till May, 1868. In August he was appointed assistant 
sub assistant commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau, with headquarters in 
Eastville and Johnston, on the eastern shore of Virginia, which appointment 
he retained till it was revoked in consequence of the discontinuance of the 
bureau, December 31, 1868. The following extract from a letter from 
Gen. S. C. Armstrong, !iis superior in office, who was then and still is at 
the head of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, speaks for 
itself: — 

" My Dear General: — At the close of your labors in the bureau I take great pleasure in 
assuring you that you have done the best school work of any officer ever on duty in my dis- 
trict. You have in a few months done a great work, and are entitled to a credit beyond my 
power to fully render. * * * 

" S. C. Aemstrong, Sub-Assistant Commissioner.'" 

In May, 1869, he was appointed by G. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treas- 
ury, assistant assessor of internal revenue in the Fourth District of Virginia, 
and resigned October 27 to accept the office of assessor of the same district, 
to which he was appomted and commissioned by President Grant, and con- 



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firmed by the United States Senate, which place he held till March 4, 187 1. 
Meanwhile, Congress having accepted the constitution as framed by the con- 
vention, submitted it to a vote of the people of Virginia, and ordered the 
election of state officers provided for by said constitution and the members 
of Congress. The election was held July 6, 1869. Gen. White was elected 
member of the House of delegates, the lower House of the legislature, to rep- 
resent the Third District of Virginia, embracing Warwick and Elizabeth City 
counties, in which district he had his home, and where his family resided. 
The legislature convened October 5, 1869, seated delegates, adopted rules 
for the government of the House and General Assembly, ratified the various 
amendments to the constitution of the United States, elected United Slates 
senators, submitted their acts to Congress, and adjourned October 20, to await 
Congress's approval of the action of the people of Virginia ; convened Feb- 
ruary 8, 1870, adjourned July 11, reassembled October i, and adjourned 
sine die November 10, 1870. 

April 27, 1870, a few minutes before 11 a. m., the bell was tolling the hour 
for assembling the legislature, and the Supreme Court of Appeals had just 
gathered in the court room above the House of delegites, to hear the de- 
cision of the judge in a case involving great interests. An immense con- 
course of people of all stations in life, and of all shades of politics, had 
assembled. The clerk had entered, judges were in their seats, the counsel 
ready for business, and the reporters of the four city papers were in their 
chairs, when a sudden crash brought the gallery over into the court room, 
which gave way, and the whole went crashing down into the room of the 
House of delegates, carrying it along in the general ruin. Fifty-eight bodies 
were taken out dead, and 172 injured, several of whom soon died. Just 
before the crash Gen. White Ind been writing at his desk in the House of 
delegates. Interested in the decision about to be given he put away his 
writing and went out to the rotunda to go to the court room. He stopped and 
deliberated a moment should he go up stairs or back to his desk, or go to see 
a friend on business. He decided upon the latter, and scarcely was he seated 
in his friend's parlor when the alarm was given. All thought the building was 
on fire. He calmly arose and said he would go and save the papers in his desk. 
Reaching the capitol he saw the trouble, sprang through a window, the door 
being blockaded; he took off his coat into which he put his watch, and put 
both where he could find them when wanted. ' He. then went to work, de- 
liberately giving directions as to the rescuing of the injured and the dead. 
He was joined by the rebel general Imboden, and, as by common consent, 
these two worked together and directed others, who seemed to abide the 
judgment and do the bidding of these, who never ceased their labors for 
a moment till the last man living or dead was brought out from the debris. 
Each of the four Richmond papers paid him very high compliments for his 
bravery and efficiency, where till now they had only bitter denunciations for 
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His record in the legislature was all that his friends could desire ; never 
wavering from his principles, yet magnanimous toward his political foes, and 
only those who were in those Southern states, just after the war, can fuUy 
comprehend the meaningof the term ''political foes." Often his life had been 
threatened and ambush had been laid for him. Once some men in a barroom 
were discussing him, when one said, " Why don't somebody kill him ?" One 
fellow, with maudling speech, answered: "Cause there don't anybody get 
drunk enough to be such fools as to undertake it." Col. Mallory, whose call 
on Gen. Butler for tlie return of his slaves drew from the General that im- 
mortal epithet " contraband," went with others, after the legislature adjourned, 
to Gen. White, and told him if he would run for the next legislature from 
that district they would not bring forward any other candidate. His health 
was now very much broken, and he was not able to consider the proposition. 
March 4, 187 i, he resigned his position as assessor of internal revenue, and 
returned home for a season of rest. He was soon after appointed by the 
Secretary of the Treasury inspector of customs for the port of Hampton, 
which place he held till the office was abolished, December 31, 1872. During 
all these years he had frequently occupied pulpits in Richmond, Ports- 
mouth, Norfolk, and Chesapeeke, near Fort Monroe, with which latter place 
he held his church membership. There they entreated him, not willing to be 
denied, that he should become their pastor. His health was now so poor 
that his only hope of recovery was in returning to his native state. 

February, 1873, he was readmitted to the Virginia conference and urgently 
entreated to take work with them, but the state of his health warned him that 
he must leave that climate. He was transferred in April to Northern New 
York Conference by Bishop Harris, and appointed to Madrid. He subse- 
quently served Louisville, Canton, Ogdensburg, and came to Carthage, this 
county, in April, 1883. Here disease laid him low. He was recovering 
from a severe illness when the great fire of October 20, 1884, broke out. He, 
by persistent effort, directing, encouraging, and betimes commanding, when 
to others the effort seemed vain, succeeded in saving the Methodist Church 
and parsonage from the flames, these being the only things left standing at 
the close of that dreadful day in the midst of 70 acres of desolation and ruin. 
The effort and excitement brought on complete prostration. After a day or 
two he rallied by his will, sent for his own official board and the pastors of 
the other churches whose edifices had gone down in the general ruin, and 
made arrangements to have the pastors occupy in turn the M. E. Church. 
His own labors were now ended, but not his sufferings, which often were in- 
describable. In February, 1885, he went to St. Luke's Hospital, Utica, for 
treatment, without avail. He was brought home June 18, helpless but suf- 
fering most excruciatingly, requiring three or four persons to move him in 
bed. He subsequently became less sensitive to pain, but lingered a perfect 
physical wreck till July 21, 1886, when death came to his relief His mind 
was clear as ever in health till the unconsciousness of death settled upon him. 



854 TOWN OF WILNA. 

A large concourse of sympathizing friends accompanied his remains to Fair- 
view Cemetery, and did all that humanity could do to lift the shadows from 
his bereaved family. 

This sketch would be incomplete without a mention of the orders to which 
he belonged. He became a Mason in September, 1861; joined the G. A. R. 
with the Theodore Winthrop Post, No. 5, Department of Virginia, February 
21, 1870 ; became an Odd Fellow during his pastorate in Ogdensburg ; and 
was transferred from Winthrop Post, G. A. R., to E. B. Steele Post, Car- 
thage. During all his afflictions these orders were more than brothers ; not 
only supplying nurses and watchers for the terrible 13 months, but for a part 
of the time the entire necessities of life till December, 1885, when tardy 
justice, yet always sure, from the government relieved financial wants. 

Cornelius Van Allen, son of Cornelius and Catharine (Martin) Van Allen, 
was born in Herkimer County in 1803. In his boyhood, with his mother 
and step-father, Adam See, he removed to Pillar Point, in the town of Brown- 
ville. He was educated in the common schools and early entered actively 
into the duties of business life. He was often employed by neighbors to draw 
legal papers, and in the settlement of estates. He bought several farms and 
cleared them up. He married Lora Ackerman, daughter of Robert and 
Roxalana (Child) Ackerman, of Pillar Point, in July, 1829. While having 
no ambition for office, he served his town in an acceptable manner on several 
occasions. His chief pride was in advancing the educational interests of the 
locality by giving all of his nine children an academic education at Falley 
Seminary, an example that in a measure was followed by several of his neigh- 
bors. He assisted several young men in gaining an education by advancing 
the funds necessary. He bore one-third of the expenses of building the first 
Methodist Episcopal Church on Pillar Point, and through life was a liberal 
contributor towards the support of the gospel. He died December 13, 1866. 
His daughter Sarah H., born in May, 1834, became the wife of Rev. Gen. 
D. B. White. 

FAMILY SKETCHES. 

David Hewitt came to Wilua about the year 1800, and built a log bouse where Charles 
Horr's grocery now stands, and where his son John was born, in 1805, the second white child 
born in the village of Carthage. John Hewitt married Hepsey S. Bassett, daughter of Heze- 
kiah, and two of their children are living, viz.: Wheeler B., in Denver, Col., and Clark G., in 
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. Mr. Hewitt was a carpenter and machinist, and was well known 
throughout the county. He died November 20, 1878. 

Ephraim Lewis came to Wilna about 1808 and located in the north part of the town, where 
he took up a large tract of land, including the farm now occupied by his grandson, Sauford 
Lewis. He built a log hotel, where he entertained travelers for a number of years, when he 
traded with his son Stephen for the farm now occupied by W. B. Carter. He afterwards re- 
moved to Ohio, where he died. His son, Capt. Stephen Lewis, kept the hotel several years, 
and about 1843 Sanford, son of Stephen, became proprietor, and has i-emained there to the 
present time. 

John James Devois immigrated from Paris, France, with his wife and one son, Francis, 
about 1797, and located at Beaver River, Lewis County, N. Y., where he died about 1803w 



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About 1808 Francis Devois came to this town with his mother and located upon the farm now 
occupied by his son Charles. He married Margaret Daley, by whom he had eight children, 
five of whom are living, viz.: Ortens (Mrs. William Sonthworth), of Butland; Eosscna (Mrs. 
Luman Osmer), of Watertowu; Simeon, who resides in California; and Charles and Mary, who 
live with their mother on the old homestead. 

John I. Passenger came from Albany County, N. Y., to Wilna among the early settlers, 
and resided for a time near the Fulton neighborhood. He subsequently removed from this 
county, but iu a few years returned. He was well known throughout the county, and was 
said to have been the first who laid out the frame of a barn by square rule. He had born to 
him 12 children, eight of whom grew to maturity, and seven are now living, namely: Electa, 
John A., Catharine, James, Peter, Charles, and Diantha. James Passenger married Louisa, 
daughter of David Winuey, and located on the farm where he now resides. He has two chil- 
dren, viz.: Nettie C. (Mrs. James J. Wilson), and Sherman W. Peter Passenger, son of 
John I., served in the late war in the 4th Michigan Cavalry, and was one of the company 
which captured Jeff. Davis at the close of the war. He now resides in Michigan. Diantha 
Passenger married Charles Ward, who enHsted in Co. F, 193d Regt. N. Y. Vols., March 6, 1865, 
and was discharged January 18, 1866. Mr. Ward was a pensioner, and died February 3, 1887. 

Lewis Lanphear came to the town of Wilna at an early day and settled on the farm now 
owned by L. G. Stanard. Jeremiah Lanphear, son of Lewis, married Fannie, daughter of 
Caleb Fulton, and settled on the farm where his son Nelson W. now lives, and here resided 
until his death. Of his family of eight children three are living, viz.: Nelson W. and Hiram K. 
in this town, and Simeon F. in Crystal Spring, Yates County. 

John Farr, son of John, came from Pennsylvania to the town of Wilna at an early day, 
located in Carthage village, and engaged in making iron for Mr. Le Ray. He married Susan 
McClain, by whom he had six sons and six daughters, nine of whom are living, two in this 
town, viz.: John, who resides on a farm near Bochanan's steam mill, and V. L., who resides in 
the village of Carthage, where he was born. The latter married Abby J. Allen and they have 
five children living, viz.: Fi-ed, an engineer on the C. & A. E. R., who married Charlotte 
Catlin and lives in Carthage; James, a mason, who resides with his parents; Lydia A. (Mrs. 
James Scott), who lives in this town; and Eddie and LiUie, who reside with their parents. Mr. 
Farr enlisted in Co. B, 35th Regt. N. Y. Vols., in 1861, was wounded, and discharged the same 
year. He reenlisted in Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav., in 1863. and was discharged iu August, 1865. 

Amos Draper, who came from Rhode Island, was one of the early settlers of the town of 
Wilna. He came when a young man with his father and located on the farm now occupied by 
his son Philorus. He married Sibyl Tift, daughter of Johnson, and they had 13 children, 10 
of whom were living at the time of his death. Samuel Draper, son of Amos, was born in 1825. 
He married Harriet, daughter of Epliraim Smith. In January, 1862, he enlisted in Co. I, 94th 
N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Wilderness, and Petersburg, and 
was discharged in 1865. 

Benjamin G. Hall came from Deerfield, Oneida County, to Wiina, about 1810, and settled 
on a farm on i-oad 44. He reared a family of eight children, four of whom are living, namely: 
Sylvester In Minnesota; Hiram on road 38, iu this town, where he was born m 1812; Lydia 
resides in Wisconsin; and Luther P., who was born in this town in 1815, and now resides on 
'road 22. William, son of Luther, enlisted in Co. K, 20th N.Y. Cav., in 1863, and was mustered 
out in 1865. 

Caleb Fulton, son of James, was born in 1777. He came from Coleraine, Mass., to Wilna, 
in 1810, and took up 50 acres of land and built a log house on road 62, where his son's wife, 
Mrs. Angeline Fulton, now lives. He had born to him nine children, viz.: Fanny, Simeon, 
Mary, Sally, James, Lydia, Filura, William, and Elisha, only two of whom, Simeon and Sally, 
are living. Simeon was born April 4, 1809. He married Larrissa, daughter of John Smith, of 
Wilna, and located on road 62, where he now resides. He was supervisor of this town in 184?, 
'48, and '49, and was also notary public and school commissioner for several years. He has 
one adopted daughter, Julia A., who married Myron Lewis, Jr., and has two children. Eon F. 
and Roy E. Mr. Fulton was a captain of militia. He owns the second oldest house in 
this town that is occupied. 

Elisha Fulton, son of Caleb, was born in 1823. He married Angelica Clearwater and settled 
on the old homestead. He had five children, of whom four are living, viz.: Maria L., Sedate 
H., Joseph E., and Clark A. He was a farmer and died in November, 1886. 



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Isaac Blanchard removed from Rhode Island to Deerfield, Oneida County, and thence to 
Wihia in 1811, where he located on road 44;, on the farm now owned by Silas Smith. He mai'- 
ried Patience Hall, by. whom he had eight children, only one of whom, Isaac, Jr., is living. 
Isaac, Jr., married Eleanor Allen, daughter of Tunis, and they had four children, only one of 
whom. Patience, is living. Patience married James W. Burns and resides at Natural Bridge. 

Orlo Stanard came from Saybrook, Conn., to Oneida County, and thence to Wilna in 
1812, locating near what was known as the " Checkered House," where he built a shop and 
engaged in carpentering. He also built and run several saw-mills, and bought and occupied 
the farms now owned by his sons George and La Fayette. He married Lurena Griffin, whose 
father, Enoch, was one of the first settlers in the town. Of their five children, four ai-e living 
in Wilna, namely : Eliza (Mrs. John Chadwick), Lorinda (Mrs. S. Crowner), George and La 
Fayette. The latter married Emily Thompson and they have three children, Jennie A. (Mrs. 
John Purcell), Mary E. (Mrs. B. Ford), of Plana, Lewis County, and Grace, who lives with 
her parents, 

John D. Hammond was born in New Lebanon, N. Y., in 1780. He was the son of Rev. 
John Hammond, a noted divine in the Baptist Church, and also a celebrated surveyor, who 
did much service in this northern country, and whose father and grandfather came from 
England and settled at Providence, R. I. Rev. John died at Albany in 1821, aged 84 years. 
John D. Hammond accompanied his father in his explorations and surveying trips, as did his 
two brothers, Werden and Calvin. They surveyed routes from Utica to Sackets Harbor, 
Long Falls, and Ogdensburg. These pioneer roads were surveyed about the beginning 
of the present century. John D. Hammond, in 1808, married Hellanah Settle, daughter of 
Peter and Katie (Yost) Settle, of Johnstown, N. Y. When the war broke out he joined the 
army at Sackets Harbor, and remained there a year and a half, acting as quartermaster. At 
the close of the war he returned to the biisiness of survejing, at which, with others, he was 
engaged in Lewis and several other counties, until, in 1820, he removed his family to Le Rays- 
ville, and entered the service of Mr. James LeRay, by whom he was employed several years, 
and afterwards by his son Vincent. In 1821 he surveyed and plotted the village of Carthage, 
where he removed in 1822, and built him a home on the site of the present Baptist Church, 
the house being destroyed by the fire of 1884. Mr. Hammond subsequently surveyed much of 
the lands belonging to Joseph Bonai)arte (Count de Survelliers), laying out the roads and lo- 
cating the principal division lines. He died after a brief illness, August 7, 1836, aged 56 years. 
His family consisted of seven sons and five daughters. He had been greatly assisted in his 
surveys by his sons, and the eldest, Theodore S., soon became an adept at the business, but 
he eventually gave his attention chiefly to the law. 

Theodore S. Hammond, son of John D., attended the schools in Carthage village until 19 
years of age. He was then, for a short time, employed by Jasan Fairbanks, of Watertown, and 
afterwards in the county clerk's office. At the age of 21 he married Mary A., daughter of 
E. Wilkins, of Watertown, and shortly after removed to Canton, St. Lawrence County, where 
he was engaged in surveying for two years. He then returned to Carthage, opened a land 
office on Water sti-eet, and commenced the study of law with Marcus Bickford. He became 
one of the leading lawyers in this locality, and at the time of his death was an extensive land 
owner. He built the residence now occupied by his son Henry W. Of his three sons, 
Charles T., Frederick, and Henry W., the latter is the only survivor. Charles T. was a prom- 
inent lawyer and Mason, and was master of the lodge in Carthage at the time of his death. 
Henry VV. is superintendent of the eastern division of the R., W. & O. Railroad, in whose 
employ he has been several years. He married Alvira, daughter of Henry and Alvira Rich. 

Thomas Hastings came from Massachusetts and located in the town of Champion in 1808. 
In 1816 he located on the farm on road 45, in this town, where his son Joseph now lives. He 
had born to him 10 children, — five sous and five daughters, — only one of whom, Joseph, is liv- 
ing. Joseph married Rachel Van Antwerp, by whom he had eight children, seven of whom 
are living. 

Seth Hooker came from New Britain, Conn., and located in Carthage about 1817, where he 
opened a general store and kept the post office, the revenue from the office then beiiig less 
than §25 a jear. He was postmaster more than 20 years. After 15 years of active business 
life failing health compelled him to retire. He married Calista Nimocks, and their children 
were Horace, Ralph, and Sarah L. He died in 1882 and his wife in 1888. Horace Hooker has 
been in the clothing business in Carthage since 1849. 



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Zebiua Chaffee, son of Clifford, was born in Westminster, Vt., and about 1818 or "19 came 
to Wilna and located at Natural Bridge. He was a carpenter by trade, and assisted in build- 
ng the Bonaparte house. He died in 1850. He married Lucy Nutting, of Westminster, Vt., 
land they had six children, viz.: Marab, Eliza Ann, Lucy J., Lucia A., Ira Y., and Zebiua 0.. 
of whom Mrs. Oren Saunders and Ira V. are the only survivors. Ira V. was born in Natural 
Bridge, June 25, 1821. He married Eliza, daughter of Stiles Brown, of Diana, Lewis County, 
in 1850, and first located on road 26. In 1863 he removed to the farm he now occupies. He 
has four children, viz.: Charles C, of Bryant, Dakota; Mary A. (Mrs. William Sly) and Lewis 
R., of Diana, Lewis County; and Ira S., who resides with his parents. 

William Dawley came from Newport, Herkimer County, to Wilna, in 1819, and took up 50 
acres of land on road 38. He was a mason and worked at his trade in Watertown for several 
seasons. He had eight children, six of whom are living, viz.: Darius H., James H., Nathan. 
William, Caroline (Mrs. Colvin Carow, Jr.), and Evehne. Darius H. married Lucinda William- 
son, daughter of John, and they have five children, viz.: Edgar, Elisha, George, De Witt, and 
Josephine A. (Mrs. John Connell). 

Paul Keyes came from Montgomery County, N. Y., to this town, about 1820. and located 
on road 58, where Mrs. Lovina Carter now resides, where he built a log house and engaged in 
farming. He had a family of eight children, namely: Sally, Armiua, Mariette, Samuel, Adelia, 
Harrison, Caroline, and Celia. Samuel, the only one now living in this town, married Mary, 
daughter of Caleb Fulton, and located upon the farm he now occupies. He has three sons 
and one daughter living, viz.: George, Samuel, Jr., Caleb, and Albreda (^Mrs. R. Palmer). Mr. 
Keyes has been supervisor of this town, and has held several other offices of trust. 

John Pool came from Johnstown, Fulton County, N. Y., to Jefi'erson County, about 1818, 
and settled at Great Bend, in the town of Champion, where he resided until 1822, when 
he removed to Natural Bridge, in Wilna, where he located upon the farm, on road 39, now oc- 
cupied by his son David. He was a farmer, and died December 23, 1861. Of his seven chil- 
dren, three sons and one daughter are living, viz.: John, in Darlington, Wis.: Abram, in 
White Rock, Kansas; Jemima (Mrs. Stephen Cowen), in Luverne, Minnesota; and David on 
the old homestead in this town. David married Almira, daughter of P. R. Nichols, and they 
have three daughters and one son, viz.: Jay, Esther (Mrs. Frank Dimock), Alice (Mrs. 
A. J. Spencer), and Abbie (Mrs. Alvin Hart). 

John Smith came from New Jersey, and located in the town of Wilna about 1823, on a 
farm, on road 62, where his son Alonzo now resides, and the old stone house he biiilt is still 
standing. He was a farmer, and died in the old house, aged 84 years. He married Susanna 
Eyneer, and they had eight children, viz.: Larrisa, Eveline, Julia, Madeline, Susanna, John, 
Jr., Alonzo, and Joseph. Madeline and John, Jr., a,re deceased. 

Benjamin Derby came from Huntington, Vt., to Wilna in 1826. and settled on the farm 
now occupied by his son Harley, where he took up 100 acres of land. He served in the War 
of 1812, and his father, also named Benjamin, served seven years in the Revolutionary war. 
Of his 10 children, only four are livins, viz.: Dr. E. G., Maria (Mrs. E. Smith), Cyrena (Mrs, 
C. Furnian), and Harley, who resides on the old homestead. The latter married Lydia, daugh- 
ter of William Heaton, and they have had nine children, three of whom are living, viz. : Reu- 
ben A., who resides with his parents; James M., of Morrison, 111.; and ^Villiam H., of Rico, 
Colorado. George W. Derby, son of Harley, enlisted in Co. L, 9th N. Y. Cav., and died in 
hospital, at Washington, D. C, June 9, 1862. Fernando H., another son, enlisted in Co. L, 
9th N. Y. Cav., in August, 1862, and died at Fairfax Court House, Va., November 14, 1862. 
Luther B. died at home January 25, 1884. 

Calvin Cowan, son of Isaac, was born in Lanesborough, Mass., and when young located in 
Lewis County, N. Y., where he married Abi Weed, of Lowville. About 1819 he settled in De- 
pauville, and nine years later located near the center of the town of Wilna, where he remained 
but a few years. After the death of his wife he resided with his son Herman until his de- 
cease. He had eight children, viz.: Calvin, Herman, Esther, Eliza, Clarinda, Augusta, Edwin, 
and William. Herman Cowan was born in Depauville, April 1. 1819. In 1846 lie married Al- 
mira M. Frasier. of Wilna, and settled on the farm now owned by Warren Crowner, and a few 
years later removed to the farm he now occupies. His wife died in 1888. They had eight 
children, three of whom survive, namely: Edgar F., Emma (Mrs. John Hastings), and Char- 
ley E., all residents of this town. Mr. Cowan married, second, Mrs. Margaretta H. Townsend. 



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Cranson Gates came from the East and located in the town of Wilna abont 1830. setthng oa 
a fai-m on road 68, where he remained a few years, when he removed to the farm now owned bjr 
W. J. Scott, and here resided until his death. He owned the saw-mill known as the Gates 
mill. He reared a family of seven children, viz.: Vinton, Frederick H., Linus M., Julius K., 
Lucia M., Susan C, and Cranson O. Julius K. was born January 11, 1836. He was the first 
to enlist from the town of Wilna, in April, 1861, and served in Co. B, 35th N. Y. Vols. 

Truman Crowner, son of Peter, was born in Washington County, N. Y. He married Polly 
Clintsman and located in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, where he reared a family of 
10 sons and three daughters, all of whom attained mature years, viz.: Alson, Alpheus, Joel, 
Peter, Johnson, Nathaniel, States, Louisa, Warren, Elizabeth, John, Li;cinda, and Silas. 
About 1830 he removed to Wilna and located near the center of the town, where he remained 
until his death. States Crowner married Lorinda M., daughter of Orlo Stanard, in 1852, 
and located on the farm he now occupies. 

Jonathan Wood came from Oneida County and, in 1833, located in the northern part of 
Wilna, at what is called Wood's Mills, where he built a grist and saw-mill, which he conducted 
several years. He was supervisor of the town one term, was also assessor and justice of the 
peace, and died here in 1879. His son Franklin, who now resides at Wood's Mills, was born 
in 1832, and in 1853 married Angelica D., daughter of Peter and Anna Hanson, by whom he 
has l^d five childi-en, four of whom are living, viz.: Harlan G., Chailes J.,B. F., and AnnaE. 
Mr. Wood is now one of the oldest residents in this town. 

Hu'am McCollom, of whom frequent mention has been made in connection with the in- 
dustries of Carthage village, came to Carthage, as near as can be ascertained, about 1831 or 
'32. Previous to this he kept a small store in the village of Denmark. Concluding that Car- 
thage offered a wider field for the exercise of that indomitable energy of which he was pos- 
sessed, he came here and made the beginning of his long and remarkable business career. His 
prominent characteristics were energy, industry, and perseverance. To enter upon a descrip- 
tion of the numerous enterprises conceived and put into operation by him would be to give 
the history of his life, and a great part of the history of the village where he resided. In con- 
nection with his principal business, that of a merchant, Mr. McCollom carried on the tin 
business and manufacture of boots and shoes, employing a large number of men. According 
to an article in the Carthagenian his fine brick block, three stories in height and covering an 
area of 100 by 40 feet, was completed and occupied in 1839. In 1846 he put in operation the 
extensive nail factory and rolling-mill, of which previous mention has been made, and in 1852 
started the Bank of Carthage. From the starting of the Carthagenian in 1839, up to its re- 
moval to Gouverneur in 1819, he was the principal owner of the printing press in Carthage. 
The cotton factory, burnt in 1856, was a splendid building for that purpose, or might have 
been utilized for other manufacturing purposes if required. Mr. McCollom was an able and 
strenuous advocate of the Black River Canal in the early days, when its completion seemed so 
important to the interests of the village. He carried into all his relations with his fellowmen, 
for whatever seemed to him for the general good, the same untiring zeal which characterized 
his other actions. He died in Carthage, October 2, 1876. 

Joseph Mick, son of Michael, came to Wilna, from New Jersey, about 1829. He was a 
molder, and worked in the foundry, and also purchased and worked the farm now occupied by 
George Hosford. He married Alice, daughter of Thomas Gustin, and they had three children: 
George W., of Forestport, N. Y. ; Norris J., of Chicago.; and Emogene E., who married John 
Murphy, and has a son, Charles J., who is a newsboy on the C. & A. Railroad. 

Thomas Burns, from Ireland, located in Carthage in 1829. About 1831 he i*emoved to 
Lewis County, and two years later returned to Wilna, where he died in 1880. He followed the 
occupation of farming. His wife, Catharine Gormley, bore him 12 children, 10 of whom sur- 
vive. His son James W. was born November 16, 1837. In 1864 he enlisted in Co. A, 186th 
Regt. N. Y. Vols., and was discharged June 2, 1865. He participated in the battles of Hatch- 
er's Run and Petei'sburg, and in the last named battle was wounded in the head by a piece 
of shell. In 1866 he married Patience, daughter of Isaac Blanchard, by whom he has three 
children, John, Mabel, and Guy. Mr. Burns has always resided in this town, and for many 
years has been engaged in the lumber business. 

Peter Hanson came from LowviUe, Lewis County, to this town, in 1838, and settled on the 
farm now owned by John Kelley. He served in the War of 1812, and participated in the bat- 



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tie of Sackets Harbor. He reared a family of nine children, four sons and five daughters, all 
of whom are living. Mr. Hanson died in 1871. 

John Vinier, Jr., was born in St. Johnp, Canada, and in 1833 located in the village of Car- 
thage, where he has since resided. He married Alice "> arto, in 1838, by whom he had 10 chil- 
dren, four of whom are living, viz. : Eleazer, who is engaged in the stove and tinware business; 
Frederick, who resides in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County; George, who married Josephine, 
daughter of Patrick Collins; and Mary (Mrs. Victor Guyot),who resides in Carthage village. 

Jacob Clearwater, son of Daniel, was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, and about 1836 
came to the town of Wilna. About 1842 he located upon the farm, on road 79, now occupied 
by his son Daniel. He married Hester Sheley, of Johnstown, N. Y., by whom he had five sons 
and two daughters. His son Daniel was born in Johnstown. He married Helen, daughter of 
V. P. Hanson, of Theresa, and they have one son. Victor H., who lives with his parents. 

Adam Ormiston, a pioneer of Wilna, was born July 31, 1807, in Scotland, near Abbottsford, 
and in sight of the mansion and joining the estate of Sir Walter Scott. His ancestry were of 
Highland Scotch extraction. At the age of 12 years he came with his father's family to Amer- 
ica and settled in Rossie, St. Lawrence County, arriving there in April, 1819. (His father's fam- 
ily consisted of seven sons and two daughters.) At the age of 24 years he married Margaret 
Robison, who had lately come from Scotland with her father's family, and they began married 
life on a farm near Antwerp village. During the summer of 1832 he bought a farm of lOQ 
acres in the central part of Wilna, and in December, with one of his brothers, he went from 
Antwerp with an ox-team to this farm to build a log cabin, in the construction of which he 
did not use a nail, and did not pay oiit a cent for anything except for one window containing 
sis 7 by 9 lights, which cost him 75 cents. For floor they split straight-grained basswood as 
thin as they could, and hewed it smooth, the same material being used for doors; and for roof 
basswood troughs were laid, the first ones bark side down, and the upper ones, to break jdints, 
bark side up. For a fire-place and chimney a rough stone was found in the woods and used 
with mud for mortar, which made a comfortable and warm house, in which they lived until 
1840, when a frame house was built, and the old house used for a stable. In February, 1833, 
he loaded his household goods and wife on an ox-sled, and, with a cow, started for their future 
home in Wilna. His cabin was about a quarter of a mile from the public road. He could not 
reach it by the road made in December, and was compelled to make a new road, cutting brush 
and stamping the snow before the oxen as they proceeded. He was soon established in his 
new home, and then commenced a life of toil; but he was often heard to remark in after years 
that the few years they lived in the log cabin, rearing their family and clearing up the farm, 
were the happiest of his life, his wife being perfectly contented and happy, and both having 
good health. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ormiston reared a family of two sons, James and William H.. and four 
daughters, Maiy, Jane, Betsey, and Margaret. His wife died of heart disease, November 1, 
1875, aged G7 years. He died of pneumonia, October 2, 1888, aged 81 years. His sons both 
served in the civil war. William H. enlisted as a private in Co. H, 2d Regt. N. Y. H. A., 
October 14, 1861, and was mustered out of service a duty sergeant October 29, 1864. He par- 
ticipated in the battles of Bull Run, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, 
Petersburg (1864), before Petersburg, Five Forks, South Side Railroad. Amelia Springs, 
Round Fort, and surrender of Lee. In the battle of Petersburg (1864) he was wounded three 
times, and since 1880 has been obliged to go with crutches, his disability resulting from in- 
juries to the spine, caused by a wound in the back. James Ormiston enlisted as private in 
the 186th Regt. N. Y. Inf., in November, 1864, and served until the war closed. 

Daniel Branagan came from County Meath, Ireland, and located in Lewis County, N. Y., 
about 1816. He married Sarah Ilhngsworth, of New Breman, about 1820, and removed to the 
town of EUisburgh, whence he removed to Watertown in 1821, and located on the south side 
of the river. He erected a building, in which he conducted a grocery, where the R., W. & 0* 
and U. & B. R. railroads cross, and which was aftei wards converted into a hotel, known as 
the Center House. In 1836 he removed to Wilna, and located on the farm now owned by 
Peter McQuillen. He resided in Wilna until 1849, when he removed to the town of Croghan, 
Lewis County, locating on the farm now occupied by his son Samuel, where he died in 1864. 
His wife died in 1884. Of their family of six sons and three daughters, five are living, viz. : 
Mary A. (Mrs. R. W. Eddy), of Cordova, Minn. ; Agnes (Mrs. G. A. Kilborn), of Minneapolis, 



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Minn.; Sarah (Mrs. William Graham), of Carthage; and Daniel and Samuel, who reside in 
Croghan. Daniel served nearly three years in Battery D, Ist N. Y. Lt. Art. Samuel Brana- 
gan was born February 22, 1837, and in August, 1863, enlisted in Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav., and 
was mustered out August 31, 1865. He married, first, Maryette Yule, who born him three 
children,- -Hattie L., Gertie, and George H., — and second, Elizabeth Kesler, by whom he has 
four children, Frederick G., Charles, Maggie, and Samuel. 

Milton H. Carter, son of Zeboaim, was born in Lewis County in 1807. In 1837, with his 
wife, Sarah, he came to W^ilna. He located on the farm on road 6 now owned by Joseph Brew- 
ster, and here resided until 1848, when he removed to the farm now owned by his soa, W. B. 
Carter, on road 12. Here he resided until 1866, when he removed to Denmark, Lewis County, 
where he died in 1874. He was supervisor of Wilna in 1845, and also held other town oftices. 
He had a family of eight children, six of whom are living, viz.: Norris M. is a physician in 
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Maria T. (Mrs. James Seaman) resides in the town of Philadelphia ; Ellen 
O. (Mrs. Merritt Fargo) resides in this town; Hannibal Z. and Frank L. reside in Stamford, 
Conn.; and W. B. occupies the homestead farm on road 12, in this town. The latter married 
Louise, daughter of Jonathan Aldrich, and they have two children, Eiigene W. and Josephine 
L., who reside at home. Mr. Carter enlisted in Co. E, 20th N. Y'. Cav., in 1863, served as 
quartermaster-sergeant, and was discharged in the fall of 1861. 

John Johnson removed from Clayville, Oneida County, and located in Carthage village, 
where he resided about 16 years, where he removed to Fullersville, St. Lawrence County, 
where he died. He was a molder and iron worker by trade. Of his seven children, John B. 
was a merchant in Carthage for a long time and now resides in Gouverneur; Julia A. married 
J. P. Hodgkins, of Carthage, and now lives in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Epaphi'oditus now resides in 
Carthage. The latter was born April 3, 1814, and in 1838 married Martha L. Gates and settled 
in Sterlingville, where he worked at the molding and iron working trade. Upon the death of 
his wife, about 11 months after their marriage, he removed to Wilna, where he married Cor- 
nelia, daughter of Rev. Harvey De Wolf, and was located upon a farm for five years. He then 
resided in Turin, Lewis County, Wilna, Brownville, Theresa, and in Pennsylvania, and in 1874 
returned to Carthage, where he now resides. He has had eight children, viz. : Martha S. (Mrs. 
Volney Marsh) and John H., of Carthage; Charles E. (deceased), who was station agent on the 
Emelton & Shepingville Eailroad, at Turkey City, Pa.; James F., of Eochester, Ind. ; Bruce 
G., of Findley's Lake, N. Y.: Anna A. (Mrs. K. S. Perrine). of Chicago, 111.; Mary F. (Mrs. 
Barr), of Chicago, 111. ; and Estella H. (Mrs. R. C. Robertson), of Bay City, Mich. Mr. John- 
son enlisted in Co. E, 16th Penn. Cav., January 4, 1863, and was discharged November 28, 1865. 

Oliver Dodge came from Litchfield County, Conn., to Wilna in 1839, and located on the 
farm now owned by Henry Swind, on road 29, where he took up 200 acres. He married Tem- 
perance Gallup, and they reared a family of 10 children, five of whom are living, namely: Ann 
E., Abby J., Louisa E., Joseph F., and L. G. 

Joseph Loomis, one of the first settlers of Windsor, Conn., came from Braintree, Eng., in 
1638. Jonathan Loomis, a descendant of Joseph, removed with his wife, six sons, and two 
daughters, from Pittsfield, Mass., and located in the town of Champion in 1808, on the farm 
now occupied by Henry Ingraham. He did faithful service for his country in the Revolution- 
ary war. His children all settled in Champion, and at one time his was the most numerous 
family in the town. Alvin, one of the sons, married Nancy Waite, of Bennington, Vt., and 
located near the foot of Pleasant Lake, on the farm now owned by William Smith. Here he 
reared a family of eight sons and four daughters, six of whom are now living. He served in 
the War of 1812, and participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor. He died April 19, 1858, 
aged 74 years, and his widow November 22, 1871, aged 83 years. 

Manly Loomis, son of Alvin, was born September 7, 1817. He married Rachel Baldwin, of 
Albany, N. Y., in 1839, and in 1841 removed to the village of Carthage and engaged in black- 
smithing on Water street, near his present location. In 1857 he commenced the manufacture of 
carriages, in which business he has been engaged longer than any other person in town. Mr. 
Loomis was the second man in town to vote the Abolitionist ticket, and his house was the 
refuge of the colored man. He was at one time the candidate of the Abolitionist party for 
member of Assembly. He has always been a strong temperance man, and is now, at an ad- 
vanced age, an active business man. His family consists of three sons and two daughters, 
viz.: George, Stoel W., Jay A., Laura, and Lucelia M. The latter married Frank G. Willis 



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and resides in Rochester. George served three years in 2d N. Y. H. A., and resides in this 
town. Stoel W. also served in the 2d N. Y. H. A., and held the offices of corporal and ser- 
geant. He is now engaged in business with his father. Jay A. also carries on an extensive 
business on Water street in Carthage. 

Nelson W. Lanphear, son of Jeremiah and Fanny (^Fulton) Lanphear, was born in the 
town of Wilna, June 16, 1841. In August. 1863, he enlisted in Co. A. 20th N. Y. Cav., and 
was discharged in May, 1865, from Balfour Hospital. In November, 1870, he married Sarah M., 
daughter of Abram and Samantha (Loomis) Smith, and settled on the homestead, where he 
resided until 1881), when he removed to Carthage village. He has three children, Bert S., 
Fanny S., and Fred. 

Guy E. Penniman, son of Zurial, was born in the town of lUitland, January 4, 1828. In 
1850 he married Madeline M., daughter of John Smith, of Wilna, and located in this town, on 
road 75, where he now resides. He has two children, Guy, who resides iu Carthage, and Car- 
rie (Mrs. Dexter Crowner). Zurial Penniman came from Keene. N. H., in 1815. 

Solomon Ashcraf t came from Guilford, Vt., to the town of Wilna, about 1850, and located 
at Natural Bridge, where he engaged in the manufacture of broom handles where Graves's 
saw-mill now stands. He also owned the farm now occupied by Thomas Burgin, and there re- 
sided until liis death, in 1879, aged 71 years. His son Eugene S. married Amelia Ann. daugh- 
ter of Philip Covey, and they have four children, viz.: Jesse S., Lorenzo E., Jennie A., and 
Charles H. Mr. Ashcraft resides on road 25, and is a carpenter by trade. When 19 years of 
age. while hunting in the town of Vernon, Vt., he sustained an accident to his foot, which 
necessitated its amputation. 

Charles T. Hammond died in Carthage, March 24, 1865, aged 28 years, 10 months, and 15 
days. His versatile talents commanded the respect of all, while his warm heart and social 
nature won for him the love of a wide and extended circle of friends. Although a young man. 
his ability as a lawyer had already given him a good position among the members of the Jeffer- 
son County bar, while in political circles he had been honored by his party (Democratic) 
as their candidate for member of Assembly in this district. His musical talents were of a 
high order, anl his oratorical powers were the occasion of frequent calls from his constituents 
at home and abroad, for their exercise at public and political meetings. His death was deeply 
deplored in tlie community and among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, a feeling of 
regret and sadness being generally experienced that a life which gave such brilliant piomise 
should end so early and suddenlv. 

Joseph P. Brownell, son of C. B., was born in the town of Duanesburg, N. Y., January 
29, 1827. In 1849 he came to Carthage and entered the land office of Le Ray de Chaumont, as 
an assistant of his uncle. Nelson Rulison, who was a surveyor, and under whose direction 
Jose[)h P. learned surveying. In 1856 he married Parthenia S., daughter of Osmon Caswell,, 
of Tlieresa, and settled in West Carthage. In 1862 he removed to Croghan, Lewis County; in 
1866 was elected justice of the peace; and in 1870-71 served as supervisor of that town. In 1873 
he returned to Carthage, where he has since resided. In 1876-77 he served as justice of the 
peace, and is n')w one of the assessors of the town. He is well known in the county as a sur- 
veyor, and has been connected with the Le Ray land ofhce since 1849. Ho has three sons liv- 
ing, Hiram M., James P., and Charles M. 

Dr. P. E. Johnson came from Cooperstown, Otsego County, where he had practiced medi- 
cine for 20 years, and located in Natural Bridge about 1853. In 1854 he purchased a tract of tim- 
ber land and engaged in lumbering, and subsequently, for a few years, engaged in tanning. 
He also practiced his profession from 1870 to 1882, when he retired. He is now living, 
aged 77 years. 

Levi Wood, son of Joshua A., was born in Le Ray, September 2, 1826. He learned the 
molders' trade in Watertown, and in 1851 married Lucinda M. Hotchkius, and located in Car- 
thage, where he lias since been working at his trade. He served one year in Vo. D, 10th N. Y''. 
II. A. He married, second, Catharine Tripp. His first wife bore him two children. 

Remsen R. Brown, son of Peter, was born in Sharon, Schoharie County, N. Y., August 4, 
1810. His father, Peter Brown, located in the town of Antwerp, July 5, 1821, where he took up 
a tract of land, and here remained until his death. Of his nine children, three are living. 
Remsen R., wlien 18 years of age, removed to Albany, N. Y., and worked in the Albany Cof- 
fee House winters, and on the Erie Canal summers. From 1831 till 1835 he run a packet boat 



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on the canal from Albany to Schenectady. In 1836 he located in Felt's Mills, in the town of 
Rutland, where he married Philena, daiighter of Joseph and Jemima Stebbins, in 1836, and in 
May of the same year bought the hotel of his wife's father, and conducted it until 1854, when 
he sold out and located in Carthage. Here he bought the Henry's Hotel, which he rebuilt and 
enlai'ged, and named Brown's Hotel, which was burned July 6, 1861. August 24, of the same 
year, he commenced the erection of the hotel now known as the Levis House, into which he 
moved in November of that year. He kept this hotel until 1864, when he leased it, and in 
1869 sold it to 0. S. Levis and opened a general store, which he conducted until 1886, when 
he leased his store to Frank Failing and retired from active business. Mr. Brown had born 
to him two children, Jerome K., now a banker and real estate dealer in Parsons, Kansas, and 
Mary E. (Mrs. O. S. Levis), who died June 7, 1887. 

George Gilbert, son of Berzilla and Asenath Gilbert, was born December 18, 1828, in the 
town of Northampton, in what* is now the county of Fulton (then Montgomery County). His an- 
cestors were of French and English descent, and his grandparents were natives of Connec- 
ticut, where his mother was also born, his father being a native of this state. Both of his 
grandfathers served in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Gilbert was educated in the select and com- 
mon schools of his native town, and in Kingsboro Academy in the town of Johnstown. He 
commenced the study of law in the spring of 1851, with Wesley W. Gleason. in tlie village of 
Fish House, in his native town, was admitted to the bar of this state at a General Tenn held 
in the town of Salem, in June, 1853, and was admitted to practice in the district courts of the 
United States in 1862. June 30, 1854, Mr. Gilbert located in Carthage village, where he subse- 
quently resided, with a large clientage and a successful practice. The fall preceding his com- 
ing to Carthage he was a candidate for the ofiice of district attorney, in the county of Fulton, 
on the Democratic ticket, but suffered defeat with the rest of the ticket. He served as town 
clerk and justice of the peace each one term. From 1861 his influence was with the Repub- 
lican party. July 7, 1875, Mr. Gilbert was married to Hattie C. McAllister, daughter of Harvel 
McAllister, of Stowe, Vt., by whom he had f<mr children, viz.: George McA., Bruce B., Laura 
E., and Ernest H. Mr. Gilbert was a prominent citizen of the town, and was identified with 
the principal enterprises for its commercial advancement. It was through his efforts that the 
requisite legislation was secured in favor of the construction of the last lock and dam upon 
what is known as the "Black River improvement," which was really the completion of the 
Black River Canal. He was vice-president, secretary, director, and general manager of the 
Black River & St. Lawrence Railway Company, whose interests were afterwards merged in the 
Carthage & Adirondack Railway Company, and was a member of the first board of directors in 
the latter organization. He died at bis home in Carthage, after a brief illness, March 19, 
1890. 

John W. Owen, son of William and Sarah Owen, was born in Felt's Mills, October 28, 1830. 
He attended the common schools until about 13 years of age, and then entered the academy at 
Canandaigua, where he remained four years. He was for two terms a student in the Central 
Medical College, Rochester, for two years practiced medicine in Avon, N. Y., and subsequently 
traveled and lectured on hygiene. In 1852 he located in Carthage, where he is now in prac- 
tice. He married, first, Elvira Monroe, and second, Ellen Burke. 

Arthur J. Simmons, son of James, was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, May 5, 1829, and 
in 1849 immigrated to this country and located in the town of Le Ray, where he married 
Lydia A., daughter of Elisha Belcher. He located in the town of Wilna in 1856. August 4, 
1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 10th N. Y. Art., and participated in the battles of Cold Harbor, 
Petersburg, and Cedar Creek, and in several skirmishes. He was discharged July 7, 1865, and 
is now a pensioner. He resides on South James street, in Carthage village, and has four chil- 
dren, viz.: Edgar A., Ellen M., Lovina A., and Henry E. 

Thomas R. Hall came from New York city to Wilna in 1858, and located in the north part 
of the town, on tlie farm now owned by his son Norman, where he died in 1871. Of his 
children, tour are living, namely: Norman, Marion, Emma (Mrs. W. W. Thurston), and Thad- 
deus. The latter lives in the town of Philadelphia. 

Eber Mayne came from Canada to this town in 1858, and located on the farm on road 16 
now occupied by his widow. He followed the dual occupation of blacksmith and farmer. He 
married Susannah, daughter of John Smith, by whom he had a daughter, Florence O., who 
married Dan Sterling and has two children, Julia and Heber, and resides on road 16. 



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David Reynolds, sou of John, was born in Sligo, Ireland, and about 1830 immigrated with 
his parents to this country and located in the town of Alexandria. He married Lois B., daugh- 
ter of William Holmes, of Alexandria, in 1848, and located at Barnes settlement, and here re- 
mained until 18G0, when he removed to Wilna and bought the farm on road 70 once occupied 
by Madam de Ferriet, and here resided until his death in 1881. His widow survives him and 
occupies the farm. They had 12 cliildren, eight of whom are living, viz.: Sarah A., Mary J., 
John W.. Ritta M., Emma J., Francis B. H.. George A., and Charles E. E. 

Jacob Bliss was born in Hartwick, Otsego County. N. Y., June 15, 1818, and in 1827 came 
with his parents to Watertown. He was married three times, first to Permelia Tallman, who 
bore him two children and died in 1852; second to Almira Derby, who bore him one child and 
<lied in 1856; and third to Margaret Killmer, who bore him one child. He has been a machin- 
ist since 1844, and has worl<ed in Carthage since I860. He carried on a machine shop in Belle- 
T'ille, Canada, six years, and in Watertown eight years. Mary, his only surviving child, resides 
with her parents. Orlando T. Bliss, son of Jacob, served in the lOih N. Y. H. A., and was pro- 
moted to captain. 

C. C. Lake, son of Jesse, was born in Genesee County, N. Y., May 8, 1838. In 1862 he 
removed with his wife to this town and located at Natural Bridge, where he engaged in car- 
pentering. August 17, 1864, he enlisted in Co. A, 186th N. Y. Vols., and was discharged June 
13, 1865. He participated in the battle of Petersburg. He has been justice of the peace 
several years and is now in the manufacturing business. He has two children. Fred and 
Laura, both of whom reside in this town. 

Henry J. Welch, son of Benjamin and Electa (Hopkins) Welch, both natives of Connecticut, 
was born in Norwich, Chenango County, in 1834. He was reared upon his father's farm and 
received an academic education; commenced reading law in 1858. in the office of Col. John 
Wait, of Norwich, and was admitted in 1861. He clerked for Col. Wait nearly two years, locating 
in Carthage in 1863, and commenced practice with Cliarles T. Hammond, continuing until 1864. 
In August, 1864, by special permit of Governor Seymour, he raised a company (Co. A) for the 
186th N. Y. Infantry. The regiment organization was perfected with Bradley Winslow, colonel, 
in September of that year. Mr. Welch became captain of his company, and the same fall was 
elected major of the regiment by unanimous vote of line officers, at Sackets Harbor, but was 
defeated by Governor Seymour on account of politics. He then entered service as captain of 
his company, and served four months, taking part in the battle of Hatcher's Run. He returned 
home and resumed practice at Carthage, where he has since resided and followed the practice 
of his profession. For three years he was associated with A'. H. Francis. Since then he has 
been alone. In August, 1867, he was admitted to Supreme Court practice. He has been pres- 
ident of the village four years. He organized the tire department, and was chief engineer 12 
years. He wrote the history of Carthage in 1875, and has been foremost in all the improve- 
ments of the village. He also wrote the charter of the village. He is a member of E B. Steele 
Post, 269, G. A. R., and was j^ost commander in 1888. Mr. Welch is recognized as one of the 
best trial and criminal attorneys in Northern New York. In 1864 he married Zeolade Warren, 
of Champion, a daughter of an early settler. 

Frank T. Evans was born in Trenton, Oneida County, May 14, 1852; came to Carthage 
with his parents, John and Louisa Evans, in 1865; went to school and worked in his father's 
tin shop; graduated from the academic department of the Carthage Union Free School in 
1873; taught district schools and studied law; was admitted to the bar at a General Term of the 
Supreme Court held at Rochester, April 7, 1876; located at Clayton, in May. 1876, where he prac- 
ticed until 1881, when he returned to Carthage. He was elected special surrogate of Jefi'erson 
County in November, 1882, reelected in November, 1885, and again in November, 1888. 

Milo B. Fisher, son of Mdes, was born in the town of Antwerp in 1839. In 1864 he en- 
listed in Co. I, 2d Mass. Cav.. and was mustered out in 1865. He married, first. Mary Lee, of 
Alexandria; second, Emily Gordon; and third, Mary Jane Curran. He is now engaged in 
manufacturing the Fisher truss, on road 38. 

Moses C. Merrill, son of Moses, was born in Connecticut, and about 1806 removed to the 
town of Champion, where he married Philena, daugliter of Abel and Elizabeth Crandall, and 
settled on the farm now owned by his granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Cofteen. He was a deacon in 
the Baptist Church for many years, and died in 1838. His wife died about 1855. He had a fam- 
ily of 15 children, 13 of whom attained mature years. Their names were Elizabeth, Waitstill, 



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Eliza, Moses L., Samuel, Lucretia, Sybial, John H., Harriet, Athelea, Mary S., Eveline, and' 
Miner C. Moses L. Merrill was born in Champion in 1811. He married Lovina, daughter of 
Moses Miller, and removed to the town of Antwerp, where he remained about three years, 
when he returned to •Champion. He had two sons, Erwin M., born October 16, 1836, and 
Samuel L., born May 29, 1838. In October, 1861, Erwin M. enlisted as second lieutenant in Co. 
I, 94th N. Y. Vols., and resigned September 13, 1862. In 1864 he was commissioned captain of 
Co. K, 17th Kegt. U. S. Col. Inf., and was mustered out April 25, 1866. Dr. Samuel L. Mer- 
rill was educated in the common schools, and in 1861 commenced the study of medicine with 
Dr. G. N. Hubbard. In 1864 he entered the army as a contract surgeon, and was located at 
Nashville, Tenn. He graduated from the medical college at Nashville in 1865, and in May, of 
the same year, entered the 17th Regt. U. S. Col. Inf. as assistant surgeon, and was with the 
regiment until 1866, when he was mustered out. He then came to Carthage and engaged in 
the drug buoiness with his brother E. M. In 1875 he sold his interest to his brother, and 
commenced the practice of his profession. In 1877 he removed to the village of Mannsville, 
in the town of EUisburgh, and there remained 10 years, when he returned to Carthage, where 
he now resides. He married, first, Mary E. Osborn, by whom he had three children, one of 
whom, Anna A., is living. He married for his second wife Ellen E. Brown, of Mannsville. 
Erwin M. Merrill married Ellen M. Gates, daughter of Isaac Gates, of Gouverneur, by whom 
he had seven children, three of whom are living, viz.: Ray W., Maud A., and Ethel. His wife 
died in 1888. He is engaged in the drug business in Carthage. 

George W. Parmeter, son of Snell, was born in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, April 
14, 1844, and in 1860 removed to the town of Denmark, Lewis County. August 11, 1862, he 
enlisted in Co. M, 5th N. Y. H. A., was in the battle of Boliver Heights, July 4, 1864, and was 
discharged as corporal, June 26, 1865, and the same year located in Carthage, where he has 
since resided, and is one of the leading citizens of the town. January 1, 1868, he married 
Hattie A., daughter of Oren Dunham, of Denmark, Lewis County. Three other sons of SnelL 
Parmeter served in the late war, namely: James C, who enlisted in Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav., 
and died in Norfolk, Va., October 11, 1864: Francis M., also of Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav., who 
died in Carthage, July 24, 1864, while on a sick furlough; and John B., who enlisted in Co. M, 
5th N. Y. H. A., in 1862, discharged in December, 1862, reenlisted in Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav.,. 
and served to the close of the war. He now resides in San Jose, Cal. 

Harry Davis removed from Saratoga County, N. Y., to the town of Pamelia, with his 
mother, about 1812, and there lived until about 1838, when he removed to the town of Phila- 
delphia, and settled at Sterlingville. He drove stage from Watertown to Sterlingville and 
Antwerp, and was well known in that locality. He married Martha C. Foster, by whom he 
had four children, three of whom are living, viz.: George N., of Carthage, and James H. and 
Martha F. (Mrs. Martin De Tamble), of West Carthage village. James H. married Ida A. 
Van Amber, and they have had three children, one of whom, Hattie I., is living. 

George OUey was born in England, in 1802, and in 1832 immigrated to this country. In 
1834 he married Ann Hunter, who was born in Ireland in 1801. About 1838 he removed to 
the town of Champion, and there remained until 1865, when he located in Wilna, on road 70, 
where he now resides with his son James. He had born to him eight children, of whom 
William served in Co. C, 94th N. Y. Vols., came home on a furlough, and died November 25, 
1864. Robert enlisted in Co. H, 186th N. Y. Vols., in 1864, and was taken prisoner at the bat- 
tle of Petersburg, in 1865. James enlisted October 16, 1861, in Co. I, 94th N. Y. Vols., was in 
the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862, in the battles of Rappahannock, Thoroughfare 
Gap, second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; was taken prisoner and paroled; was 
discharged February 28, 1864, at Camp Parole, by reason of retinlistment as veteran volun- 
teer- was in the battle of Weldon Railroad, and was again taken prisoner, August 19, 1864, 
and was confined in Libby Prison, and subsequently transferred to Buel Island and Salisbury, 
N. C. He was paroled February 28, 1865, and mustered out June 11, 1865. He married 
Sarah Ann, daughter of Benona Goldthrite, by whom he has had six children, viz.: Minnie B., 
Cora T., who died April 29, 1870, Adah E., J. Herbert, Cora E., who died March 22, 1886, and 
George B. George OUey, Jr., enlisted in Co. I, 94th N. Y. Vols., and was drum-major of the 
reo-iment. He died in 1870. Samuel D., another son of George, Sr., died young. Mary Ann 
died at the age of 19 years. Margaret J. married Chester Goldthrite, and resides at Felt's - 
Mills. 



TOWN OF WILNA. 865 



William O'Horo, son of Thomas, was born in Canada, March 4, 1863. At the age of 14 
years he enlisted in Co. D, 44th N. Y. Regt., " Ellsworth Avengers," and participated in the 
battles of the Wilderness, Petersburg, Weldon Eailroad, Five Forks, Hatcher's Run, Pegram 
Farm, Laurel Hill, and Appomattox Court House. In the battle of the Wilderness he was 
struck on the head with a piece of shell, and was sent to Douglass Hospital, at Washington. He 
was transferred from the 44th to the 146th Regt., and was discharged in August, 1865. He 
married Ellen Coughlin, and they have two children, John T. and George P. A. 

Charles P. Ryther, son of Peter H., was born atEvans Mills, July 13, 1833. His father being: 
a manufacturer of edged tools, etc., he learned that trade, and when 17 years old went tO' 
Oswego to learn the machinists' trade. He was South two years engineering on the Wilming- 
ton & Manchester and Nashville & Chattanooga railroads. He married Mary M. Degrout, of 
Oswego, who bore him four children, and died March 5, 1889. He carried on a machine shop iui 
Theresa about 10 years, and in 1863 moved to Carthage, where he has since been in foundry 
and machine business. He has been president of the village four years. 

Edward Spencer came from Massachusetts to Jeft'erson County at aii early date, and en- 
gaged in farming. Dariiis H. Spencer, son of Edward, was born in this county. He married 
Cornelia Ann. daughter of James Duley. and settled on what is known as the Townsend farm,, 
in Philadelphia. He cleared his land and engaged extensively in the manufacture of char- 
coal. He was struck by a falling tree and killed during a severe storm, in the town of Wilna, 
July 5, 1874. He had six children, viz.: Andrew J., who served in the late war, in Co. H, 185th 
N. Y. Vols , from September 8, 1864, to June, 1865, participated in several engagements, was 
wounded at Appomattox Court House at the time of Lee's surrender, and now resides at Nat- 
ural Bridge, in this town; Winfield S., who resides on road 48; Dewitt C. of Port Leyden, 
Lewis County; Mary L. (Mrs. Andrew Tripp), of Denmark, Lewis County; Nettie M. (Mrs. 
Dr. G. D. Hewett), of West Carthage; and Ira D., a medical student in New York. 

J. T. Atwood was born in Morristowu, St. L iwrence County, in 1832, whence he removed 
to the town of Champion, in 18G0, and in 1887 located in Carthage village, in this town, where 
he keeps a hotel and feed stable, on Church street. He married Elizabeth Starling, by whom 
he has one daughter, Clara L., who married George B. Haas, and resides in this town. 

John Hathway was one of the early settlers of Antwerp, where he was engaged in the 
business of wagonmaUing. He married for his second wife Mary Andrews, by whom he had 
six children, five of whom siirvive. One son, William, resides in the village of Natural Bridge, 
and is a blacksmith. He married Florence M. Tyler, daughter of Reuben, of Diana, Lewis 
County, and they have three children, viz.: Elbert J., Fred E., and Lillies J. 

Sanford Saft'ord was born in Connecticut, February 9, 1773. He was a son of Major Sam- 
uel Safford, who, with three brothers, served in the Revolutionary war. He married Amy 
Brumley in 1796, and in 1804 removed to LeM'is County, and located at Scott's Corners, He 
died in 1826, and his wife in 1835. His son, Bester B., born in 1796, married Patty Stockwell 
in 1817, and with his father served in the War of 1812. He died in 1852, and his wife in 1834. 
They had 10 children, of whom his son B. S. now lives in Carthage, and was born June 1, 
1834. B. S. Sattord served in Co. G, 3d N. Y. Cav., and in Co. H, 26th N. Y. Cav., four years, 
and was a first lieutenant when discharged. He married Anna S., daughter of Charles E. and 
Lydia Peebles, in 1865, by whom he has had four children, viz.: Edith L., who died in 1871; 
Anna 3Iay and Edna Hope, who reside with their parents; and Leon B., who died in infancy. 

Calvin J. Ripley, son of John, was born July 24. 1842. In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in 
Co. I, 35th N. Y. Vols., and served two years. He reenlisted in 1863 in Co.F, 20ih N. Y. Cav.. 
and served until the close of the war in 1865. He was in nine general engagements. In 1867 
he married Lydia M., daughter of Edward Cooper, and in 1875 located on road l,in this town, 
where he now resides. He has two sons, C. J. and S. O., who reside at home. 

William Cooper came from France about 1800 and located in the town of Le Ray, where 
he engaged in farming. Of his family of five sons and two daughters there are now living a 
son and a daughter, viz.: Alexander, who resides in the town of Theresa, and Mrs. Angelica 
Becker, who resides on road 14, in this town, at the advanced age of 84 years. 

Joel B. Hurlburt, son of Josiah, was born in Diana, Lewis County, October 20, 1840. He 

married, first, Lucena, daughter of Nicholas Mealous, of Antwerp, in 1860, by whom he had 

three children, viz.: Lawson U., Bliss A., and Lulionia (Mrs. George Schultz), of Harrisville, 

Lewis County. For his second wife he married Cora, daughter of Wesley B:ancl ard, of 

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Diana, and they have two children, Mateland and Cora P. In August, 1862, Mr. Hurlburt 
«nlisted in Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A., and in 1863 was discharged for disability. In 1870 he 
•came to this town and entei'ed the employ of Tliomas Proctor, at Natural Bridge. In 1875 he 
erected a small building and opened a grocery and meat niarliet. In 1877 he built the store 
lie now occupies, and in 1878 built the Hurlburt House. In 1888 he erected the opera house, 
and has also put up several dwellings. In j)olitics he has always been a Democrat. 

William H. Dehnore. son of Thomas, was born in Croghan, Lewis County, June 8, 1858. 
He worked upon a farm and attended district school until 1872, when he came to Carthage 
and opened a meat market in company with John Pittock, with whom he continued for a short 
time. In 1880 he opened a grocery and meat market, which he continued abr>ut five years. In 
1885 he bought the Cold Spring Brewery, which was burned in 1888. In 1887-88-89 he served 
-as supervisor of the town, was reelected for the term of 1890, and in 1889 was elected presi- 
dent of the village of Carthage. October 17, 1876, he married Ellen O'Connor, and they have 
two children. In 1887 he built the Delmore block, one of the finest buildings in Carthage 
village. He is largely interested in real estate and in the prosperity of the village. 

H. D. Bingle, M. D., a native of Germany, came to America with his parents when a youth 
and located in Naumburg, Lewis County. He was educated in the district school and Low- 
ville Academy, and in 1877, when 21 years of age, came to Carthage and commenced the study 
of medicine with Dr. N. D. Ferguson, with whom he continued until 1881. He attended a 
course of Itctures in Baltimore, Md., in 1879, the Veimont University in 1880. and graduated 
from Dartmouth College in 1881. In 1882 he located in Denmark, in 1883 in Deer River, and 
in 1886 in Carthage, where he is now in iiractice. In 1889 he married Minnie C. daughter of 
W. R. Thompson, of Carthage. 

Charles S. Drury, son of Charles H., was born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, in 1856. 
He graduated from the medical department of the University of V^ermont, at Burlington, in 
1880, and the same year commenced the practice of his pi-ofession at Great Bend, in the town 
of Champion. In April, 1883, he located at Natural Bridge, where he now resides. He mar- 
ried Addie M., daughter of Sidney Morrison, of Winooski, Vt., and they have one daughter. 
Vera A., born September 29, 1884. 

John W. Nichols, son of Piatt R., of Denmark, Lewis County, was born November 25, 
1834. He mairied Laura A., daughter of Joseph Hastings, of Wilna, and they have two sons 
and two daughters, viz : Leon J., George A., Dora E., and Jettie M. In September, 1864, he 
enlisted in Co. A, 186th N. Y. Vols., served in the battles of Hatcher's Run and Petersburg, and 
■was discharged in June, 1865. He is a carpenter by trade and resides in this town. 

Grauson Lewis married Merab N. Chaffee, daui^hter of Zebina Chaffee, who came from 
Vermont. Mr. Lewis located on the farm now occupied by Mrs. Caroline Lewis, widow of 
^'elson, and here kept a hotel. He had five children, viz.: Nelson, Emeline, Hendrickson, 
■Columbus, and Lucia A., of whom two are living, Columbus, in Oakland, Cal., and Lucia A. 
(Mrs. John R. Washburn). 

James McQuillen married Mary McMannis, daughter of Paul, who was an early settler 
liere. He had four children, viz.: Dennis, Paul, Peter, and James, and was killed by a falling 
tree, June 19, 1846. His son Peter married Catharine Riley, daughter of William, and located 
on road 89. in this town, where he took up 442 acres of wild land in 1871, which he has since 
■cleared. In 1864 he enlisted in Co. A, 186th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles 
■of Hatcher's Run and Petersburg. 

H. K. Lamphear, son of Jeremiah, was born August 1, 1838. In 1860 he married Achsah C. 
Loomis, daughter of Wilson, of Champion. In August, 1864, he enlisted in Co. A, 186th N. Y. 
Vols., and was discharged in June, 1865. He has resided at his present location since 1868. 
He lias two children. Wilson L. and Lillian A. 

John I. Van Antwerp came from Johnstown to Wilna and located at Natural Bridge, where 
lie lived a few years, when he removed to the farm now occuj)ied by George Van Antwerp, and 
here remained until his death. Peter, his eldest son, married Esther A., daughter of Calvin 
Cowan, and died on the farm. His widow married Joseph Hastings. 

Peter Crowner, son of Truman, married Susan, daughter of William Adams, of Antwerp, 
and located on the farm now occupied by his son Marion. He had born to him seven children, 
viz.: Amyr, who enlisted in Co. I, 14th N. Y. H. A., and was killed in battle at Petersburg, 
Va., June 17, 1864, Mucious, Truman A., Hubert B., Marion, Louisa E., and Byron (deceased). 
Peter Crowner died January 13, 1865. His widow married Joel Crowner. 



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867 



Joel Crowner, son of Truman, married, first. Antice Lamb, daughter of Isaac, by whom 
he had eight children, viz.: Lucy, Emerancy, Ambrose, Mary, States, Ada, Dora, and Will- 
iam B. For his second wife he married Susan Crowner, widow of Peter. 

Dr. H. E. Brown, son of James, was bom in Malone, Franklin County, December 25, 1864. 
He remained in Malone until 14 years of age, going thence to Montreal, where he entered St. 
Maiy's College, in 1878, and there remained four years, graduating in 1882. He began rfadin" 
medicine with Dr. C. McConnell in the fall of 1882, in Hoganburg, Franklin County, in the 
spiing of 1883 went to the University of the city of New York and received the title of M. D. 
March 12. 1887, afterwards spending nearly two years in Bellevue and other hospitals. He 
•came to Carthage, December 14, 1888, where he is now in practice. 



AATORTH. 



WORTH, named in honor of Gen. William J. Worth, was formed 
from Lorraine, April 12, 1848. It is located in the southeastern 
corner of the county, and is bounded on the north by Rodman 
and Pinckney in Lewis County, on the east by Montague in Lewis County, 
on the south by Redfield in Oswego County, and on the west by the town 
Lorraine. It has an area of 25,816^ acres. It is designated in the old 
records as town No. 2, of the Boylston tract. Upon the division of the 
Black River tract the eastern portion of this town was divided up among the 
proprietors to make their proportions equal. Reckoning from north to south 
these tracts were Harrison and Hoffman, 1,283 acres ; Henderson, 649 ; 
Low, 1,576 ; William Constable, 947 ; the remainder to Harrison and Hoff- 
man. In the northwestern part of the town Daniel McCormick and Charles 
Smith made purchases, which afterwards became the center of the first set- 
tlement. Abel French, the agent of McCormick and Smith, employed 
Joseph Crary to make the first surveys in November, 1801, and May, 1802. 
The town was only partly surveyed, and subsequently was lotted in such a 
way that several duplicate numbers occurred, which occasioned much trouble. 
Mr. French, while journeying through Herkimer County, from his home in 
Denmark, induced a company of citizens of Litchfield to purchase a large tract 
here. This company appointed Timothy Greely, Joseph Wilcox, and Elihu 
Gillet a committee to visit this tract and report upon the advisability of making 
a purchase upon the proper basis. Their report being favorable a contract 
was concluded by which they agreed to pay $7,622 for the northwest quarter, 
of the town. Afterwards a deed was executed to them, in trust, for them- 
selves and their associates, and a mortgage given. The tract was divided 
into lots (it comprised the nine great lots in the northwestern corner), and 
was drawn by ballot ly the company, who paid over money as they inight be 



868 TOWN OF WORTH. 



able to their committee, and received bonds for the delivery of deeds when 
the purchase money should have enabled them to produce a clear title. 
Besides the committee mentioned the company consisted of Asaph Case, 
Leonard Bullock, VV. Flower, Eli Gillet, Lodwick EdwarJs, John Griswold, 
Ezekiel Chever, Phineas Rose, Joel Caulk ins, Abram Ford, Nathan Matson, 
Asa Sweet, John Pinear, Phineas Stevens, Elijah and David Rirhmo.id, John 
and William Sagas, John Houghtaling, and perhaps a few others, all from 
Herkimer County. 

The general surface of the town is undulating and very elevated, the alti- 
tude of its territory being probably greater than any other part of the county. 
In the eastern part of the town is the height of land between Black River 
and Sandy Creek, in this county, and Salmon River in Lewis County. The 
south branch of Sandy Creek flows through the town in a general westerly 
direction. It has numerous tributaries, the principal ones being Chloe and 
Abijah creeks. These streams afford water-power at certain seasons of the 
year, and drain the town thoroughly. The soil, being underlaid by a shale 
rock, is less liable to drouth than the lower portion of the county, and is 
finely adapted to grazing. The surface was originally covered with a fine 
growth of timber, chiefly beech, maple, hemlock, and pine, and large forests 
are yet found in the southern and eastern parts of the town. These forests 
have been the source of considerable revenue, furnishing the material for 
numerous miUs and tanneries. Gathering these products and dairying are 
the principal industries of the town. 

Since the organization of the town the supervisors have been A. S. Gillet> 
1848-49; R. W. Green, 1850 ; J. M. Ackley, 1851 ; R. VV. Green, 1852 ; 
J. M. Ackley, 1853-54; D. Gillet, 1855-56; L. P. Gillet, 1857; C. C. 
Moore, 1858-62 ; S. P. Stearns, 1863 ; C. C. Moore. 1864-69 ; S. W. Kel- 
logg, 1870 ; H. V. Jenks, 1871-72 ; J. M. Ackley, 1873-74; H. V. Jenks, 
1875-76 ; H. L. Grimshaw, S. B. Kellogg, 1877-78; O. D. Moore. 1879-82 ; 
Oren Greenly, 1883-S6; S. B. Kellogg, 1887-89 ; Philip Brennan, 1890. 

In 1880 Worth had a population of 95 t. The town is located in the first 
school district of Jefferson County, and in 1888 had eight school districts, of 
which one was joint, in which seven teachers were employed 28 weeks or 
more. There were 254 scholars attending school, and the aggregate days at- 
tendance during the year was 17,754. The total value of school buildings 
and sites was $3,795, while the assessed valuation of all the districts was 
$206,177. The whole amount raised for school purposes was $1,417.17,^ 
$552.38 of which was received by local tax, S. Whitford Maxson was school 
commissioner. 

WoRTHViLLE (p. o.) Village, formerly known as Wilcox's Corners, is pleaS' 
antlv located on both banks of the south branch of Sandy Creek, near the 
northwest corner of the town. It was the center of early settlements, Joseph 
Wilcox having made the beginning at this place. It has a church (Meth- 
odist Episcopal), hotel, two stores, two blacksmith shops, a wagon shop, one 



TOWN OF WORTH. 8^9 



furniture factory, two saw-mills, a steam shingle-mili, grist-mill, a restaurant, 
cheese factory, cooper shop, and about 30 dwellings. 

Worth Center (p. o.) is a hamlet near the center of the town on Abijah 
Creek. It has a saw mill, blacksmith shop, store, and about 20 dwellings. 
This place owes its existence to Edward Cornell, who made the first settle- 
ment here in 1850, and is now extensively engaged in lumbering. The place 
is supplied with a telephone. 

Worthville furniture factory, built by W. A. Cornwell in 1880, is located 
on Mill street in Worthville village. It is engaged in the manufacture of 
chamber suits, etc., and also sleighs, coasters, and matched and dressed lum- 
ber and moldings, making a specialty of prepared supplies for contractors 
and builders. 

Cornell's tnilis, at Worth Center, on Abijah Creek, were built by Edward 
Cornell in 185 i, as saw and shingle-mills, and rebuilt and enlarged by him 
in 1866. The size of the building is 60 by 60 feet, and the mills turn out 
600,000 feet of lumber annually, one-half of which is planed and matched. 

S. B. Kellogg s saw and lumber-mills, at Worthville, built in 1861, do a 
profitable business in planing and matched lumber and moldings. 

William H. Froutys saw and shingle tnills, on the south branch of Sandy 
Creek, about two and a half miles east of Worthville, were built by H. A. 
Prouty in 1868. They have the capacity for turning out about 350,000 feet 
of lumber and 300,000 shingles annually. 

WiUlani Spies' s satv-niill, located about three miles east of Worthville, on 
the south branch of Sandy Creek, does a profitable business. 

Samuel B. Kellogg s grist-mill, at Worthville, built in 1861, does a thriv- 
ing custom business. 

Asaph Case and Leonard Bullock, from Herkimer County, came to this 
town in the fall of 1802, settling on lots 7 and 8, and were among the first 
to locate in the territory now comprised within the limits of Worth. They 
were both members of the company's committee, as was also Eli Gillet, who 
came in with his family soon after. Mr. Bullock's first house was built en- 
tirely cf logs, without lioor, door, or windows. The roof was made of hollow 
basswood logs, split, and so laid that every alternate one formed a trough to 
carry away the water. A blanket hung up served as a door, and the earth, 
smoothed down and covered with leaves, served for a floor. In March of the 
following year Joseph Wilcox came in with an ox-team hitched to a sled. 
There were no roads nor bridges, and their only guides were blazed trees. Mr. 
Wilcox erected a log house, which had a puncheon floor, bark roof, and for a 
window a sheet of paper oiled so as to admit the light. It had a chamber 
floor, too, but, as it was made of elm bark, the utmost caution was required 
in the movements of the occupants. The wintry winds, too, would some- 
times take away a portion of the roof, admitting the snow to the depth of 
several inches, so that it was not uncommon to be obliged to shovel away 
the snow before those in bed could descend to the room below. 



870 ^ TOWN OF WORTH. 



Nearly all the others of the Litchfield company came in 1803, and were 
subjected to the mmy hardships incident to pioneer life. The settlements 
had attained but mediocre proportions when the \Var of 1812 was declared. 
This so alarmed and frightened the settlers that many of them deserted their 
homes and returned to their native places. The cold seasons which followed 
caused others to forsake their possessions here, which nearly depopulated 
the settlements. Then the mortgages were foreclosed, bringing extra hard- 
ships upon those who remained ; for all had, by the terms of the contract, 
made themselves liable for the failure of one, and much of the land reverted 
to the proprietors. 

After these discouragements the settlement of the town progressed very 
slowly, and in 1830 the list of residents of Worth was as follows : Joseph 
Wilcox and son Sterling, Daniel Wilcox, Asaph, Able, and John Case, E. 
West, John Russell, Chester Bushnell, Andre^v W. Craig, John Wilson, 
Paul Pryor, Peter Wakefield, Joseph H. and Venus C. Rising, Joseph Tot- 
ten, James Potter, Zadoc Hale, Henry, Erastus, and Richard Lyon, Leon- 
ard and Alanson Bullock, Joel Overton, Boomer K., Charles, and Lyman 
Jenks, William, Simeon, and James Houghtaling, Eli, Elihu, David, and 
George Gillet, Leonard Parker, Daniel and Joseph Caulkins, and Nathan 
Mattoon. Albert S. Gillet came in this year and became a prominent man 
in the town, as did also his brother Lorenzo P. 

In. 1808 Leonard Bullock commenced the erection of a saw-mill on Sandy 
Creek, on lot 7, but it was never completed. In 1810 Joshua Miles built a 
saw and grist-mill under one roof, on Sandy Creek, east of the Corners. He 
operated the m.ills five or six years, then sold to Timothy Greenly, who, in 
turn, sold to Abner Rising. These were the first mills in the town, and for 
a long time the grist-mill was the only one of the kind. Previous to its erec- 
tion the settlers carried their grain to Adams or Whitesville. In 1816 a sec- 
ond saw-mill was built, by Joseph Wilcox and Green Kellogg, near the 
Corners, on the site of the present grist-mill. To erect the latter a company 
was formed in 1856, composed of A. S. Gillet, L. P. Gillet, Abel Case, Ster- 
ling Wilcox, Leonard Parker, Horace R. Chafin, and Boomer K. Jenks, who 
bought the mill site of John Henderson, and gave it, together with a cash 
bounty, to Pealer and Fox, who erected the mill in 186 1, now the property 
of Samuel B. Kellogg. In 1857 Abel Case built a sawmill just below the 
first mill, which afterwards became the property of A. S. Gillet. 

The first district school in Worth was taught in Asaph Case's barn by a 
Mrs. Nobles, about 1807. Ten or twelve pupils attended. In 1808 Ruel 
Canfield taught a school in a part of Timothy Greenly 's house, in Rodman^ 
near the "Corners." Miss Betsey Bugbee taught a school in a log house, a 
few years latter, in what is known as district No. 2. About this time a log 
school-house was erected at the " Corners," which, in 1830, gave place to 
other small log and frame houses, in which A. S. Gillet taught for a number 
of years. 



TOWN OF WORTH 87 r 



CHURCHES. 

The Union Church at Worthville, a neat and commodious wooden build- 
ing, was erected in 1875, at a cost of about $2,600. Although the church is 
free to other denominations it has been occupied principally by the Metho- 
dists, who have held regular services for several years. The pulpit has been 
occupied by Revs. Fulford, Le Clair, Crofut, and Earnest. The trustees of 
the church are L. D. Monroe, L. D. Spalsbury, Levi Wilcox, Oren Greenly, 
George Kellogg, and W. P. Ackley. 

St. Pain's Episcopal Church, at Frederick's Corners, was erected in 1888, 
under charge of Rev. Mr. Daily. It is a neat structure, valued at $1,000^ 
and will comfortably seat 150 persons. 

FA^^LY SKETCHES. 

John Houghtaling, one of the first settlei-s of Worth, moved his familj' here with an ox- 
team in 1802, and located on the farm now occupied by his grandson, Charles Houghtaling. 
He reared a large family, of whom Peter. Simeon, and William died in Worth. Peter married 
Lavinia, daughter of Oliver and Rebecca Smith, by whom he bad nine children, viz.: Oliver, 
who died in Michigai\; Rebecca (Mrs. G. W. Flint), of Rodman: David, W. Tyler, and Charles, 
of Worth; Nancy (Mrs. C. V. Hallidayl, of Ellisburgh; Susie (Mrs. Jerry Marvin), of Worth: 
and Geoige, also of Worth. David was born in 1839, and was reared upon a farm In 1860 
he married Betsey K., daughter of Hiram and Deborah (Carpenter) Coon, by whom he had 
four sons, viz.: William R., born iu 1861, resides m Ellisburgh; Mel vin V., born in 1864, resides- 
in East Saginaw, Mich.; Frank P , born October 8, 1869, resides with his parents; and Earl J., 
born in 1883. Mr. Houghtaling is a farmer on road 21. in this town. W. Tyler Houghtaling, 
born in 1841, married Louisa D., daughter of Hiram and Deborah (Carpenter) Coon, Febru- 
ary 13, 1864, by whom he has had children as follows: James E.. born in 1865; Lillian L., born 
April 9, 1867: Belle, who died in infancy; Minnie Belle, born June 28, 1872; Ernest B., born 
March 29. 1875; and William R., born April 30, 1881. W. T. Houghtahng is eugaged in farm- 
ing near Worth Center, on road 21. 

Nathan Mattoon, with his wife, Hannah Case, and family, located in the west part of this 
town about 1802. Rufus, son of Nathan, was born here in 1822, and spent his early life upon 
the farm. He married Catharine Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer and Azuba (Shippee) Gibbs, 
in 1856, by whom he had one son, Courtlaud G., born in 1857. Nathan Mattoon died in 1883 
His widow and son occupy the homestead on road 18. 

Elihu Gillet, one of the pioneers of Worth, located in the west part of tlie town, on road 
23, in 1802. He reared a family of four sons and one daughter, viz.: George, who died in 
Lorraine; David, who died in Worth in 1882; Alanson, who resides in Lorraine; Elihu, 2d, who 
died in Lorraine; and Martha (Mrs. Leonard Bullock), who died in this town in September, 
1888. David Gillet was born in 1809, and followed the occupation of farming. He married 
Ursula, daughter of Deacon Gladyn and Sarah (Judd) Bumpus, in 1832, by whom he had two 
sons and one daughter, namely: Emily, who married, first, Joseph Hanson, and second, Joliu 
Allen; Bishop E. and Andrew B., of this town. Bishop E. Gillett was boin August 10, 1836- 
He married Martha, daughter of Erastus and Ann (Shirley) Bumpus, November 14, 1867, and 
they have four children, viz.: Minnie Adell. born in 1869: Arthur L., born in 1872; Pearl Er- 
dine, born in 1875; and Adah May, born in 1879, died in infancy. Mr. Gillett owns and occu- 
pies the homestead where he was born, on road 18. 

Leonard Bullock located in Worth (then Malta) in 1802 or "03. He had previously mar- 
ried Bathsheba Hancock, whom he brought, with two children, with him. Ten more children 
were born to them after their settlement here, making in all 12 children,— four sons and eight 
daughters,— all of whom grew to maturity except one who died in infancy. Mr. Bullock wa& 



8/2 TOWN OF WORTH. 



accidentally killed by falling from a scaffold in his barn in 1828. His wife died in I860, aged 
82 years. Leonard Bullock, Jr.. born in 1817, was reared upon a farm, and became owner of 
the homestead, where he died in 1888. He married Martha, daughter of Elihu Gillet, who 
died in 1888. Three children were born to them, namely: Emily (Mrs. Henry L. Grim- 
shaw), of Lorraine; Levi S., who died at the age of 10 j'ears; and Leonard C, born in 1842. 
The latter, who is a farmer, married Eliza R., daughter of John and Eliza (Grimshaw) Cogs- 
well, in 1862, and she died in 1883. Four children were born to tliem, viz.: Mary E^telle, born 
in 1866, married Fied Moore; Lizzie Priscilla, born in 1868, married Charles Barnard; Juliette, 
born in 1871; and Lottie Eliza, l)orn in 1878. Mr. Bullock resides in Worth, on road 2, corner 
5, on the farm settled by his grandfather. 

Timothy Greenly was of English ancestry. His father, whose name was Stone, was a 
mechanic, and desiring to immigrate to America (mechanics were prohibited from coming 
here in those days) assumed the name of Gasslee, and afterwards Greenlee. He came to 
America about 1760, and located in Litchfield, Conn. He had two sons, Timothy and Thomas. 
Timothy came to Litchfield, Herkimer County, N. Y. He married Polly Kellogg, by whom he 
had seven sons and two daughters, or whom Solomon K. and Robert settled in Rodman, in 
this county. Timothy came to Worth, then a part of Lorraine, in 1803, where he afterwards 
became possessed of a large landed estate, at one time amounting to 1,800 acres. Solomon E. 
Greenly was born in Litchfield, Herkimer County. He was a farmer, and married Verona, 
daughter of Zeba and Zerviah (Silver) Buel, by whom he had four sons and four daughters, 
viz.: Orsamus, Celestine, Zerviah, Albert M., Oren, Hiram. Amanda, and Orcelia. Oren 
Greenly was born June 29, 1833, and was reared upon a farm. He married Esther, daughter 
of John and Sarah (Maynard) Quinnell, February 11. 1854, who bore him four sons and one 
daughter, viz.: Albert M., born March 20, 1856, died January 17, 1868; Eugene E., born July 3, 
1859; Oren D., born October 3, 1864; Nellie A., born December 10, 1870; and George L., born 
August 20, 1874. Mr. Greenly located in W"orth in 1859. He has been extensively engaged as 
a stock drover and dairyman, and resides about one mile east of Worthville. 

Joseph Wilcox, a native of Connecticut, died in 1839. He married Haunah Banning, by 
whom he had four sons and three daughters, viz.: Samuel, Chloe, Luman, Sterling, Daniel, 
Lucy, and Clarissa. Col. Sterling Wilcox was born in Litchfield, Herkimer County, in 1791, and 
died m Worth in 1885. He located on land now within the limits of the town of Woi-th, about 
1803. He married Sally, daughter of Levi and Betsey (Allen) Smith, in 1817, and they had 
three sons and three daughters, namely : Lydia M., who married Horace B. Chapiu and re- 
sides in Wayne County ; Philura, who married Henry Hitchcock, of Worthville ; CJiarles D., 
who died in infancy; Caroline, who married Dewitt Green and resides in Kansas; Gilbeit, who 
<lied at the age 13 years; and Levi. Joseph Wilcox, with Timothy Greenly and Eiihu Gillet, 
purchased the northwest quarter of the town of Worth, and there located with their associates. 
Mr. Wilcox was a captain in the War of 1812, and a man of untiring energy and sterling 
qualities. Sterling Wilcox also served in the War of 1812, was taken prisoner, and pressed into 
the Bristish service, remaing several weeks. He afterwards drew a pension. Levi Wilcox, 
born in 1825, married Mary, daughter of Daniel W. and Elizabeth (Overocker) Fox, in 1847, 
by whom he had two children, viz.: Emma, born in 1849, died January 1, 1864, and Gilbert H., 
born August 4, 1853. The latter was educated at Hungerford Collegiate Institute. He mar- 
ried Eva M., daughter of Austin and Mary Ann (Quinnell) Brown, in 1876, who born him two 
sons and two daugliters, viz.: Eugene L., who died in infancy; Gertrude Allena, born in 1878; 
Emma G., born iu 1881; and Ora S., born in 1885. Gilbert H. has been supervisor and post- 
master, and is now with his father, Levi, extensivelj- engaged in farming and dairying. They 
own 280 acres, including the hpmestead on Rodman street, which has never been ov/ned out 
of the Wilcox famih'. 

Danitl Wilcox, son of Joseph, was born in 1793, and located in this town at an early day. 
He was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1811 he married Phebe Arnold, who bore him eight 
■sons and four daughters, of whom Nancy married Erastus Overton and died in 1841; Joseph 
resides in Kansas, Amos died young; Charles G. was born iu Worth in 1829, and was reared 
upon a farm. He married Betsey Ann, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Overocker) Fox, in 
1849, and they had one daughter, Nancy C. (^Mrs. Samuel B. Kellogg), born in 1850. Mr. Wil- 
cox is a farmer and resides on Mill street. 



TOWN OF WORTH. 873 



Erastus Overton, son of Joel, was born in Herkimer County. He was a shoemaker, and 
located in Jeft'erson County in 1836. He married Nancy, daughter of Daniel and Phebe 
(Arnold) Wilcox, by whom he had one son, L. W., born in 184]. L. W. was reared upon his 
father's farm, and iu 1861 married Delia A., daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hill) Harrington, 
and they have three sous and four daughters, viz.: Eva Nancy (Mrs. Harlow M. Ramsey), born 
in 1861; Frank D., born in 1864; Charles E., born in 1866; Mary Harriet (Mrs. John A. Sny- 
der), born in 1868; Albert H., born in 1870; Phebe Estelle, born iu 1872; and Nora L., born in 
1879. Mr. Overton resides on Mill street, in Worthville. 

Jonathan M. Ackley, son of Amisa and Mehitable (Mofi'att) Ackley, was born in Winlield, 
Herkimer County, in 1810. He spent his early years on a farm, and was educated at Cazenovia 
and Homer academies. After leaving the academy he taught school several terms. He mar- 
ried Anna, daughter of Giles and Abigail (Doane) Kilborn, in 1834, and iu 1838 removed 
from Winfield, Herkimer County, to Henderson, and engaged in farming. He resided in 
BeDeville and Brownville for a short time, and in 1844 located in Worth. Mr. Ackley held the 
office of justice of the peace several years, was supervisor for five terms, and iu 1862 was a 
member of Assenibl}% where he distinguished himself as one of the leading advocates of tem- 
perance and prohibition. Four children were born to him, viz.: Julia (Mrs. Charles Jenks): 
■Charles K., who served in the late war and now resides in Wisconsin; Ann Ehzabeth (Mrs. 
George Kilborn), of Sandy Creek; and William P., born in 1830. The latter married Helen, 
daughter of Solomon Kellogg, who bore him one son, Charles K., and died in 1870. He mar- 
ried, second, 3Iary HoUs, in 1871, by whom he has had four sous and one daughter, of whom 
Merwin is the only one living. Mr. Ackley ret^ides on road 7, in this towu. 

Edward Cornell, sou of George and Elizabeth (Crouch) Cornell, was born in Lynn, Can- 
ada, in 1827, hud at the age of 10 years was obliged to support himself by working on farms 
and in miUs. In 1845 he was emloyed ou a farm in Orleans County, N. Y. In 1849 he mar- 
ried Maria M., daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Shaver) Dayton, and in the fall of the same 
year came to this town. He purchased 200 acres of land at Worth Center, for which he paid 
$4.00 down, leaving a cash capital iu his pocket of 25 cents with which to build and furnish 
a house. At this time there was no road and no clearing within a mile of his log hut. In 1851 
he built a saw and shingle-mill and did quite an extensive business. In 1866 he rebuilt and 
enlarged his mill, adding planing, matching, and molding machinery. His children were 
Flora E., who married Jerry Remington; Sidney E., born in 1856, who married Ida M., 
daughter of Rev. Ezra D. and Hannah (Boynton) Richardson. 111 1878; William M., born in 
1859, who married, iirst, Emma Pettis, in 1880, and second, Emma J., daughter of Amos and 
Addie (Cole) Smith, July 4. 1882; Gilbert E., a lawyer in Ortouville, Minnesota, who married 
Claudia V. Halliday, in 1885; Leon L., born in 1865, who is a school teacher and lives with his 
parents; and Guy D. and Pearl, who died in iufancy. Mr. Cornell is now postmaster at Worth 
Center, where he is extensively engaged in lumbering and farming. 

Henry A. Prouty, son of Galen, was born in Massachusetts in 1830. and was reared upon a 
farm. He subsequently came to Jefferson County and engaged in millwright work and lumber- 
ing, locating in the town of Worth. He married Tamson, daughter of Henry Allard, who bore 
him four sons and two daughters, namely: Francis N., of Hamlin County, Dakota: William 
H., of Worth: Edgar K., also of Worth; Effie G. (Mrs. W. W. Reed), of Pinckney, Lewis 
County; Teddie E., of Wisconsin; and Grace E. (Mrs. William West), also of Wisconsin. 
WiUiam H. Prouty was born in Worth, May 18, 1858. He married Ettie E., daughter of Philip 
R. and Julia J. (Brown) Wright, in 1883, by whom he has a son, Glenn W., born in 1885. In 
1877 Mr. Prouty purchased his father's mill, Avhere he is extensively engaged iu manufactur- 
ing lumber. Edgar K. Prouty. born in 1861, married Mary Galloway in 1880, by whom he 
has a son. Earl, born in 1885. 

Hezekiah Monroe was born in Delaware County, N. Y., in 1802, and died in 1846. His 
early years were spent upon a farm. He married, in 1823, Betsey, daughter of James Cum- 
mings, by whom he had three sons and four daughters, namely: Phebe (deceased); James, of 
this town; Norman (deceased); Lorenzo D., of this town; Sarah (Mrs. Conrad Werner) (de- 
•ceased I; Alvira (Mrs. Dr. J. W. Owen); and Harriet (deceased). James Monroe was born in 
Hermon, St. Lawrence County, October 23, 1826. He was reared upon a farm, and subse- 
quently learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. He was a traveling salesman for R. G. 
Chase & Co., of Geneva, for about three years, and in 1856 came to Worth and engaged in 



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farming. He has been justice of the peace and. commissioner of highways. In 1851 he mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of Andrew and Roxiana (Scott) Middleton, and they have a daughter, 
Emma Estelle, horn in 1858, and an adopted daughter, Addie M., born in 1874. Mr. Monroe 
is a farmer, and resides on road 12, in this town. 

Hervey Kellogg, a native of Paris, Oneida County, early in life located in Rodman. He 
married Polly Bntterfield, by whom he had hve sons and seven daughters, viz.: Orlando, born 
in 1807, died in Iowa; Martha, boin in 1803, married Leonard Parker, and resides in Michi. 
gan; Henry died young: Henry, 2d, born in 1812, also died young; Ruth, who married Morgan 
HoUey, and is now deceased; Mary, born in 1815, married Halsey Monroe, and resides in Wis- 
consin; Sally M., born in 1818, married Samuel Jones, of Cduada; Solomon W., born in 1819; 
James G., of Adams, born in 1821; Nancy C, born in 1824, married Levi Woolson, of Massa- 
chusetts; Ann E., boi-n in 1825, died in 1817; and Sylvia, who married James Rrown, and died 
in 1876. Solomon W. Kellogg was reared upon a farm. He married Ruth L., daughter of 
Samuel and Ruth (Canfield; Brown, in 1841, and their children were H. A., of Rodman, born 
in 1842; Helen L.. born in 1845, married William P. Ackley, and died in 1870; and Samuel B., 
born April 7, 1847. The latter, in the fall of 1864, enlisted in Co. C, 186th N. Y. Vols., and 
served to the close of the war. Returning to this town he purchased the grist and saw-mill 
of his father, and engaged in milling and lumbering. In 1866 he married Nancy C, daughter 
of Charles G. and Betsey A. (Fox) Wilcox, by whom he has a daughter, Helen Louisa, born 
in September, 1869, and educated at Union Academy and Huiigerford Collegiate Institute. Mr. 
Kellogg has been town clerk, justice of the peace, and supervisor four years. He resides on 
Mill street, in Worthville village. 

Abel Raskins, son of Abel and Huldah (Main) Haskins, was born at Sackets Harboiv 
November 11, 1837. Wlun 11 years of age he went upon the lakes and learned to be a sailor. 
He married Celestia, daughter of Nathaniel and May (Lake) Bartlett, in 1855, by whom he had 
two sons and three daughters, viz.: Ida May, born in ]856, died in 1876; Uberto, born in 1860, 
died young; George B.. born in 1864, married Josephine, daughter of Edward and Lovisa 
(Done) Freeman, in 1885; Mary Louise, bom in 1871; and Jennie Adel, born in 1878. In 
1864 Mr. Haskins enlisted in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Cav., and served to the close of the war. In 
1871 he located in Worth. He has been a lake captain for many years. 

John Scott, son of Reuben, was born in the town of Rutland in 1820. He reared a family 
of three children, — two daughters and a son, — namely: Aurea M., who married Hoyt Dexter and 
resides in Colerain, Ma?s. ; Nancy Belle, also of Colerain; and Dexter B. The latter was 
born in Rutland, January 10, 1845, and was reared upon a farm. He married Catharine A., 
daughter of Rev. Allen and Maria Robinson (Seaboro) Miller, in 1871, and they have three 
sons, viz.: Ross C, born in 1873; Herbert D., born in 1875; and Egbert Willis, born in 1881. 
Mr. Scott located in Worth in 1873. 

James Spalsbury, son of Jacob and Margaret (Walrath) Spalsbury, was born in Herkimer 
County, N. Y., in- 1801, and when a j'oung lad came to Jeffersi)n County and located in Alexan- 
dria. He married Phebe, daughter of John and Catharine (Teachout) Sheley, who bore him 
four sons and six daughters, viz.: Emeline, Lorenzo D., Louisa, Zeri, Amanda, Adaline, 
Albert J., Zeraldine, Phebe A., and Esther M. Lorenzo D. was born August 23, 1833. In 
August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., and participated in the battles of Peters- 
burg, Cold Harbor, Fisher's Hill, and Winchester, and served to the close of the war. He 
married Mary J., daughter of Joel and Prisr^cilla (Parker) Dayton, who bore him a son, Adel- 
bert E., and died December 8, 1875. For his second wife he married Emma, daughter of 
Isaac and Samatha (Nichols) Wilson, in 1877, by whom he has a daughter, Jennie M., born in 
1879. Mr. Spalsbury located in this town in 1875. He is i^roprietor of a wagon shop at Worth- 
ville village. 

Adam Doneburgh, son cf Adam, was born in Schoharie in 1802, and was reared upon a 
farm. In 1840 he located in Boylstou, Oswego County, and in 1844 married Polly A., daugh- 
ter of John Dingman, by whom he had three sons and four daughters, viz.: John, George, 
Mary, Ehza J., Julia A., Harriet, and James. John Doneburgh was born in 1845, and at the 
age of 18 years was apprenticed to the trade of tanner and currier. He married Sarah J., 
daughter of Charles and Mary (Homer) Tanner, in 1870, by whom he has had one son and two 
daughters, viz.: Hattie Adaline, born in 1871; Matie Emeline, boru in 1874; and Edward J.,, 
born in 1877. Mr. Doneburgh purchased a hotel and farm and located in Worthville in 1876. 
He was burned out in 1887, and now keeps a hotel on Mill street. 



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Washington A. Coinwell. son of John and Louisa (Bentley) Cornwell, was born in Clay- 
ton, December 7, 1848. He learned the wagonmakers' trade from his father, and subse- 
quently worked in New Haven, Oswego County, and Barnes Corners, Lewis County. He mar- 
ried Frances A., daughter of Cyrus C. and.Mary L. (Kickland) Flynt, in 1867, and removed to 
Barnes Corners, where he remained about eight years. He also resided in Kodraan and Wa- 
tertown, and in 1879 came to Worthville, built a factory, and established a furniture and 
dressed lumber business. Mr. Cornwell is an earnest worker in the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and resides in Worthville. 

George Spies, born in Germany in 1827, immigrated to America when 18 years of age, and 
soon after located in Watertown, where he engaged in the coopering business. He married 
Elizabeth Wetterhahm, a native of Germany, and they had seven sons and four daughters, 
VIZ.: Belle, George V., Elizabeth, William, Louis H., Frederick O., August, John, Mollie A., 
Julia, and Nellie. Mr. Spies resides in Watertown and is extensively engaged in the lumber 
business with his son William. Their mill is located on road 14, in this town. 

Adam Fralick, son of Jacob and Catharine ( Vroman ) Fralick, was born in Herkimer County 
in 1804, and was reared upon a farm. He married Maria, daughter of Garret and Mary (Gar- 
berl House, by whom he had two sons, — Peter, of this town, and Nicholas, who aied young. 
Peter was born in 1827, and in 1847 married Catharine, daughter of Albert Vandewalker, who 
bore him two sons, — Adam N., of this town, and Abram, of Brownville. His wife died in 1852, 
and in 1854 he married Catharine Bellinger, who bore him seven children, viz.: Ida, Maria, 
Mary, Leroy, Carrie, Lettie, and Melvin. Adam N. Fralick was born May 7, 1849, and eai ly 
in life chose farming as his means of a livelihood. He married Mary Adelaide, daughter of 
Moses C. and Caroline (Burton) Washburn, of Rodman, in 1869, and they have four children, 
viz.: Levi A., born in 1870; De Gratia, born in 1872; Orlando C, born in 1875; and Nora Anna, 
born in 1877. Mr. Fralick is a farmer on road 7, corner of 17. 

Patrick Groves, son of Thomas and Mai-y (BIcGreggor) Groves, married Mary, daughter 
of William and Catharine (McBride) McAuley, and they had seven sons and two daughteis, 
viz.: William, Thomas, Catharine (Mrs. William Piddock), of Lorraine, Royal, also of Lor- 
raine, George, Charles, Mary, of this town, and Daniel, also of this town. 

William Hannahs, a native of Ireland, immigrated to America when a young man and 
located in Jefferson County. He married Jane Maxwell, and their children are William, 
John, James, David, Robert, Sarah, and Matthew. The latter was born in Brownville in 1826. 
He learned the molders' trade, at which he woiked several years. In 1856 he married Abigail 
Ann Beebe, daughter of Alderson and Rebecca (Hudson) Beebe, who bore him four sons 
and three daughters, viz.: Emmet A., born iu 1857; Sophronia R., born November 24, 1859; 
Dora A., born in 1861, died in 1884; Ida A., born in 1863, died in 1885; George and Horatio, 
twins, born in 1865 (Horatio died in infancy); and Cyril E., born in 1867. Mr. Hannahs 
located in this town in 1881, and here his wife died in 1882. He and his sons are farmers 
and own 240 acres on road 12. 



APPENDIX. 



COLONIAL JUDICIARY ACT. 

TH E following act, which was passed in the first 3'ear of the regular govern- 
ment of the province of NewYork, is not only historically curious, but 
more important than any other of the acts of the colonial legislature ; for 
its provisions have not, like most of theirs, ceased to be seen or felt in our 
present institutions, but are obviously the foundation and frame of our judicial 
system as it now exists, and may be distinctly traced in the constitution of 
almost all our courts. This act is not now to be found, except in a copy of 
an edition of the Colonial Session Laws published by Bradford in 1694, and 
preserved in the society library of the city of New York. It appears to have 
been unknown to all the revisers and compilers of the statutes down to this 
time, by whom it has been supposed to be lost. It was passed originally in 
April or May, 1691, to continue for two years ; and on the nth of Novem- 
ber, 1692, was reeiacted for two years more, without alteration, except 
directing that the Supreme Court should be held in the other counties be- 
sides New York, and that one of the judges should go the circuit into 
those counties. It was again continued for two years more, and finally, m 
1697, it appears to have been permanently continued, without any limitation 
of its duration, and never to have been repealed. Livingston and Smith, and 
Van Schaack, speak of it as lost, and could not have known of a copy of 
Bradford's edition of 1694. Van Ness and VVoodworth could not have 
known of it, as they mention Bradford's edition of 1710 as the earliest edi- 
tion extant; while neither that nor Bradford's editions of 17 13 or 1726 con- 
tain the act, but merely give its title. Van Ness and Woodworth mention 
this and the acts continuing it, but consider the Supreme Court as regulated 
and fixed by certain ordinances of the governor and council, which (as well 
as the act of 1683, conferring civil jurisdiction upon courts of Sessions and 
Oyer and Terminer) they give in the appendix to their edition. 

It is to be inferred from these ordinances that the legislative act was for 
some reason considered as having ceased to operate, although there is no 
evidence of its having expired ; and the court was undoubtedly held by vir- 
tue of the ordinances, and not of the law ; but this does not diminish the 



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importance of the act itself, as the ordinances are mere transcripts of it, and 
intended only to continue its provisions ; and as the ordinances were not 
considered as of the same force as legislative acts, but rather as temporary 
and provisional regulations, and could not, therefore, have conferred that 
character of strength and perpetuity upon the constitution of the courts, 
which from their duration it. is evident that they must have originally 
received. Smith, who published his history in 1756, alludes to the inade- 
quacy of these ordinances for the establishment of courts of justice. He 
says: " As this act of 1691 was a temporary law it may hereafter be disputed, 
as it has been already, whether the present establishment of our courts, for 
general jurisdiction, by an ordinance, can consist even with the preceding 
act, or the general rules of law." 

" An Act for Establishing Courts of Judicature, for the Ease and Bsnefit of each respec- 
tive City, Town, and County, within this Province. 

" Whereas, the orderly liefculation, and the establisliment of Courts of Justice throughout 
this Province, as well in the respect of Time as Place, doth tend very much to the Honour and 
Dignity of the Crown, as well as to the Ease and Benefit of the Subject, Be it Enacted by the 
Governour and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly, and it is herebv 
Enacted and Ordained by the Authority of the same, That every Justice of the Peace that re- 
sides within any Town or County within this Province, are hereby fully impowered and au- 
thorized to have Cognizance of all Causes, Cases of Debt, and Trespass to the value of Forty 
Shillings or under: which Causes and Cases shall be heard, tried, and finally determined with- 
out a jury, by cveiy Justice of the Peace that resides within any Town or County, within this 
Province; he taking to his Assistance, at the time of his hearing and determining such Cause 
or Cases of Debt and Trespass to the value of Forty Shillings and under, one of the Free- 
holders of the Town and place where the cause of Action doth arise. The Process of warning 
shall be a summons under the hand of the Justice, directed to the Constable of the Town or 
Precinct, or any deputed by him. where the Party complained against doth live. Which Sum- 
mons being Personally served, or left at the Defendant's House two days befoi-e the Day of 
Hearing of the Plaint, shall be sufficient Authority to and for the said Justice, assisted with 
one of the Free-holders, as aforesaid, to proceed on such Cause and Causes, and determine 
the same in the Defendant's absence; and to grant execution thereon against the Defendant's 
Person, or for want thereof, his Estate, which the Constable of the Town or Precinct, or his 
Deputy, shall or may serve. 

"Always provided, and be it further Enacted, by the Authority afoi-esaid. That if the Plain- 
tiff or Defendant shall desire a Jury, it shall be allowed, but at the projjer cost and charges of 
the Person desiring the same. 

"And for the Increase of Virtue, and Discouraging of Evil-doers throughout this Province, 
Be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, that there shall be held and kept in every 
respective City and Couuty within this Province, (at the Times and Places hereafter named 
and expressed,) a Court of Sessions of the Peace, that is to say, 

" For the City and County of New York, at the 'City Hall of the said City, four times every 
year, viz. The first Tuesday in May, the first Tuesday in August, the first Tuesday in Novem- 
ber, and the first Tuesday in February. 

" For the City and County of Albany, at the City Hall of the said City, the first Tuesday 
in June, the first Tuesday in October, and the first Tuesday in Februaiy. 

"For Westchester, at Westchester, the first Tuesday in June, and the first Tuesday in 
December. 

"For Ulster, at Kingston, the first Tuesday in September, and the first Tuesday in March. 

" For the County of Richmond, at tlie Court House, the first Tuesday in September, and 
the first Tuesday in March. 

" For Kings County, at Flatbush (alia^ Midwout), the second Tuesday in Maj', and the 
second Tuesdav in November. 



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"For Queens County, at Jamaica, the third Tuesday in May, and the third Tuesday in 
September. 

"For Suffolk County, at Southold, the last Tuesday in September. 

" And the last Tuesday in IMarch at Southampton. Orange County to be annexed to the 
County of New York, and Dutchess County to the County of Ulster. 

"Which Sessions of the Peace shall only hold and continue for the space and time of two 
Dayes, and no longer. 

"And for the more regular and beneficial Distribution of Justice to the Inhabitants of 
each respective City and County within this Province, Be it further Enacted by the Author- 
ity aforesaid. That there be kept and held a Court of Common Pleas in each i-espective City 
and County within this Province, at the Times and Places hereafter named and Expressed: 
That is to say. At such Places in each respective County as the said Court of Sessions are to be 
kept; and to begin the next day after the Sessions terminates, and only to hold and continue 
for the Space and time of two days, and no longer; And that there be one Judge, with three 
Justices, in each County, Appointed and Commissionated to hold the same Court of Pleas; 
Three whereof to be a Quorum. And that the several and respective Courts, hereby estab- 
lished, shall have Jurisdiction to Hear, Try, and finally to Determine all Actions or Cause of 
Actions, and all Mattei-s, and Things, and Causes Tryable at the Common Law, of what Nature 
or Kind soever. 

" Provided alwayes, and it is hereby Enacted, that there shall not be any Appeal, or Re- 
moval by Habeas Corpus, of any person, or of any Action or Suit, or of any Judgment or Ex- 
ecution, that shtdl be determined in this Court to the value of Twenty Pounds or under, any 
thing contained herein to the contrary in any ways notwithstanding. 

"Provided alwayes, and it is hereby Enacted, That the Courts of Mayor and Aldermen of 
the respective Cities of New York and Albany, shall have in each of their respective Cities the 
Power and Aiithority to Hear, Try, and finallj' to Determine all such Actions and Suits as is 
commonly cognizable before them, from wliich final Determination, there shall not be any 
Appeal or Removal by Habeas Corpus, of any Person, or of any Action or Suit, or of any 
Judgment or Execution, to the value of Twenty Pounds, or under, any thing contained herein 
to the contrary in any ways notwithstanding. 

"To which respective Courts of Common Pleas there shall l)elong. and be appoined, and 
Commissionated for that purpose, one Clark of the Court, to draw, enter, and keep the Records, 
Declarations, Pleas, and Judgments, then to be had and made — And one Marshal or Cryer of 
the Court, to call the Jurors, and proclaim the Commands and Orders of the Court. 

"And for the more i-egular Proceedings in the said Court, all Processes and "Wiits, of 
■what nature soever, for the command of Persons to appear, and to execute the Judgmi nts and 
Executions of the respective Courts aforesaid, sliall be directed to the respective Sheriffs of 
each City and County within this Province, and executed by them, their Under-Slieiiffs, or 
Deputy or Deputies. And all Processes and Writs for Actions betwixt Party and Part}' m the 
said Court shall issue out of the Office of the Clark of the Court in each City and County re- 
spectively, signed Per Curiam. 

"And that their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within this Province, may have all the 
good, proper, and just waves and means, for the securing and recovering their just Rights, 
and Demands, within the same, Beit further Enacted, and it is hereby Enacted and Ord dncd, 
by Authority aforesaid, That there shall be held and kept, a Supreani Court of Judicature, 
which shall be duly and constantly kept, at the city of New York, and not elsewhei e, at the 
several and respective times hereafter mentioned. And that there be five Justices at least, 
appointed and commissionated to hold the same Court. Two whereof, together with one Chief 
Justice, to be a Quorum. Which Suj^ream Coitrt is hereby fully Imi^owered and Authorized 
to have Cognizance of all Pleas, Civil, Criminal, and Mist, as fully and amply to all intents 
and purposes wliatsoever, as the Courts of Kings Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, 
within Their Majesties Kingdom of England, have or ought to have. In and to \\hich 
Supream Court all and every Person and Peisons whatsoever, shall or may. if they shall so see 
meet, commence or remove any Action or Suit, the Debt or Damages laid in such Action or 
Suit being upwards of Twenty Pounds, and not otherwise; or shall or may by Warrant, Writ 
of Error, or Certiorari, remove out of any of the respective Courts of Mayor and Aldermen, 
Sessions and Common Pleas, any Judgment, Information, or Indictment there had or depend- 



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ing; and may Correct Errors in Judgment, or Revise the same, if there be just cause. Pro- 
vided alwayes, Tliat the Judgment i-emoved, shall be upwards the value of Twenty Pounds. 

" Always provided, and be further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That this Suprcam 
Court shall be duely and constantly Kept once eveiy six Moneths, and no oftener; That is to 
say. On the first Tuesday of October and on the first Tuesday of April annually, and every 
i ear, at the City Hall of the said City of New York; provided they shall not sit longer than 
eight dayes. 

" And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That it shall not be lawful for any 
Person or Persons whatsoever, appointed, or elected, or commissionated to be a Justice or 
Judge of the aforesaid Courts, to execute or officiate his or their said place or Office until such 
Time, as he or they shall respectively take the Oathes appointed by Act of Parliament, to be 
taken instead of the Oathes of Allegiance and Supremacy, and Subscribe the Test in open 
Court. 

'• And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every of the Justices 
or Judges of the several Courts before mentioned, be and are hereby sufficiently impowed to 
make, order, and establish all such Rules and Orders, for the more orderly practicing and 
proceeding in their said Courts, as fully and amply to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as 
all or any of the said Judges of the several Courts of the Kings Bench, Common Pleas, and 
Exchequer in England legally do. 

"Provided alwayes, and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Per- 
son's Right or Property shall be by any of the aforesaid Courts determined, except where 
matters of Fact are either acknowledged, or passeth by the Defendants Fault for want of Plea 
or Answer, Unless the Fact be found by the Verdict of Twelve Men of the Neighborhood, as it 
ought of Right to be done bj' the Law. * 

" tie it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That there shall be a Court of Chan- 
cery within this Province, which said Court shall have Power to Hear and Determine all 
Matters of Equity, and shall be esteemed and accounted The High Court of Chancery of this 
Province. 

"And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That the Governour and Council 
be the said High Court of Chancery, and hold and keep the said Court; and that the Gover- 
nour may depute, nominate, and appoint, in his stead, a Chancellor, and be assisted with such 
other Persons of the Council as shall by him be thought tit and convenient, together with all 
necessary Officers, Clerks, and Registers, as to the said High Court of Chancery are needful. 

" Provided alwaj-es, and it is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That 
any Free-holder, Planter, Inhabitant, or Sojourner within this Piovince, may have Liberty, 
if he or they see meet, to make his or their Appeal or Appeals, from any Judgment obtained 
against him or them, in case of Erroi-, in the several Courts aforesaid, in such manner and 
form as is hereafter expressed, that is to say. From the Court of Mayor and Aldermen, and 
Courts of Common Pleas. To the Supream Court, for any Judgment above the value of Twenty 
Pounds; And from the Supream Court at New York, to the Governour and Council, for any 
Judgment above the value of One Hundred Pounds; And from the Governour and Council, To 
Tlieir Majesties Council, for any Decree or Judgment above the value of Three Hundred 
Pounds, as in their Majesties Letters Patent to his Excyllency doth and may more fully appear. 
Alwayes provided, That the Party or Parties so Appealing shall first pay all Costs of such 
Judgment or Decree from which the Appeal ariseth, and enter into Recognizeance, with two 
sufficient surities, for double the value of the Debt, Matter, or Thing recovered, or obtained by 
Judgment or Decree against him or them, to the said Court from which they Apj^eal, That 
they will prosecute the said Appeal or Api^eals with Effect and make Return thereof within 
twelve months after the said Appeal or Appeals here made. And if default happen thereon 
then Execution to issue out upon the Judgment, against the Party, or their Sureties, in 
course, without any Scire facias. Provided alwayes. That the Establishing of these Courts 
«hall not be or remain longer in force, than for the time and space of two Years, and until 
the End of the sitting of the next Assembly, after the expiration of the said two Years." 



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The following matter reached us too late to be inserted under the respective 
towns: — 

ALEXANDRIA. 

William M. ThoDison, of Scotch parentage, was born in Canada, July 24, 1834. His. ■ 
father, being a rebel, emigrated to the United States and settled in Alexandria Bay immedi- 
ately after the Battle of the Windmill in 1838, which i-esulted so disastrously to the Patriots. 
Receiving a district school education Mr. Thomson, at the age of 15 years, entered the store 
of John W. Fuller, as clerk, with whom he remained six years. He married Mr. Fuller's 
daughter in January, 1861. and has always resided in Alexandria Bay. He has been twice 
elected to the office of town clerk, has served three years as supervisor, 12 years as justice of 
the peace, and was elected a member of Assembly in 1877 and in 1882, having been defeated 
for that office in 1878 and again in 1883. He has been deputy collector of customs of the port 
of Alexandria Bay for the past four years, and is now engaged in mercantile business. Mr. 
Thomson has two sons, both of whom are graduates of Cornell University. In 1856 he was- 
made a Master Mason: in 1864 he became a member of Theresa Royal Arch Chapter; and in 
1866 he was made a Knight Templar. He is a member of the Jeffersonian Club, a political 
orjjanization of Watertown, and a trustee of the Alexandria Bay Young Men's Library Associa- 
tion. 

CHAMPION. 

Charles H. Wilcox, son of Heman, was born in Ogdensburg, October 28, 1833. In 1860 he 
married Savilla, daughter of N. F. Hunt, of Edwards, St. Lawrence County, and in 1870 
located in West Carthage, whei'e he has since resided. He is an artist and scenic painter, and 
evidences'of his ability may be found in many cities and towns of the United States. He has- 
four children, namely: Orra A., Jennie E. (Mrs.W. M. Vincent), J. Foster, and Don H. J. Fos- 
ter Wilcox is a clerk in the clothing store of H. J. Radin, in Carthage, and is also chief temp- 
lar of Jefferson County of the order of Good Templars. 

CLAYTON. 

On November 6, 1887, occurred the most disastrous conflagration that 
ever visited the village of Clayton. The fire originated about 4 p. m. in the 
Porter block, on James street, and spread rapidly on that street and on John 
street. The principal sufferers were D. C. Porter & Son, W. A. Webster, 
George H. McKinley, M. E. Frame, J. T. Hubbard, Whitney & Walt. Wil- 
cox & McCarn, W. D. Clark, G. M. McCombs, Dewey Brothers, C. P. Bass, 
James Boyd, S. M. Shimberg, Philo Clark, W. P. Hawes, Dr. Mcllmoyl, 
John Johnston, A. F. Barker, James Hayes &c Co., James Hayes, Charles 
A. Shaver. United Lines Telegraph Co., S. D. Johnston, George Hill, Sr., 
Henry Webber, Sr., W. J. Vincent, George H. Hubbard, A. Bain, Robert 
Robinson, A. Reed, and John Tilton. The loss aggregated nearly $100,000, 
upon which there was less than $50,000 insurance. Since the fire better 
buildings have been erected and the village is much improved. 

In addition to what has been said regarding ship building in Clayton we 
add that S. G. Johnston built the steamer SL Lawrence for the Thousand 
Island Steamboat Co.; the steam yacht Sirius for Johnston & Son ; the steam 
yacht Edith May for Robbins & Peabody, which is now owned by Hamilton 
Child, of Syracuse ; and the yacht Mabel for James Stebbens, of New York. 
His son built the yacht Aleri. Mr. Johnston lias also rebuilt a number of 
boats in the past 12 years. He is now constructing a steamer for himself, 



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the dimensions of which are 75 feet over all, 13I feet beam, and six feet 
hold, and it will be capable of carrying from 125 to 140 passengers. 

The First Congregational Church of Clayton "^12^% organized March 17, 1890, 
with 35 members, by Rev. J. S. Ainslie, of Ogdensburg, who extended the 
right hand of fellowship, and Rev. E. Curtis, of Syracuse, who acted as 
moderator of the first meeting. The officers are as follows : deacons for 
one, two, and three years are S. G. Johnston, A. J. Spalsbury, and James L. 
Atwood; Mrs. Nettie Phillips, treasurer ; George M. McCombs, clerk. The 
society now numbers about 60 members, and they hold their meetings over 
the postoffice. The Sunday-school has a membership of over 50 scholars 
and teachers, with George McCombs, superintendent. 

Rev. B. G. Blaisdell, a descendant of the Blaisdells who settled Western Maine, and of 
Dr. G. W. Munsey, one of New Hampshire's pioneers, was born in Gilford Village, N. H., April 
17, 1850. At the age of 13 he commenced to learn the blacksmiths' trade, attending the 
district schools as opportunity was afforded. At the age of 18 he entered New Hampton 
(N. H.) Institution, where he fitted for college, graduating in June, 1871. In September of the 
same year he married Miss C. M. Smith, of Laconia, N. H. He assumed the pastorate of a 
Free Baptist Church in Belmont, N. H., in 1872, and during his labors there he was superin- 
tendent of the public schools for two years. In 1875 he entered Cobb Divinity School, of Lew- 
iston. Me., graduating therefi-om in 1877. He supplied the Free Baptist Church in the city of 
Gardiner until his graduation, when he assumed its pastorate, continuing his labors until 
August, 1878, when he accepted a call from Spring Vale, Me., church.' Closing his labors here 
in 1882 he became the pastor of the Free Baptist Church in Dickinson Center, N. Y., where 
large additions were made to the church membership. He located in Depauville, this county, 
in 1886, where he still (1890) resides, as pastor of a flourishing church, whose membership has 
more than doubled under his labors. The church edifice has been remodeled, and a parsonage 
built at an expense of $6,000. Rev. Mr. Blaisdellhas been one of the trustees of the Central 
Association of Free Baptists, was county C. T. of the I. O. G. T. in 1886-87, and was chosen 
president of the Northern New York Christian Union in 1887. He holds an eminent position 
among his associates. 

PHILADELPHIA. 

The graded school. — The school grounds, consisting of several acres, and 
upon which the Friends meeting-house was located, were purchased in 
December, 1869, of the Friends Society, and fitted up for school purposes. 
The building soon proved inadequate for the use to which it was put, and in 
1880 the present handsome and commodious building was erected at a cost 
of over $4,000. S. B. Scofield was the builder. It is two stories high, with 
a mansard roof and tower. There are four teachers and a registration of 
about 170 pupils. 

RUTLAND. 

Charles Cummings located on Rutland Hill in 1800 and built a log house, covering it with 
bark. In 1820 he erected the stone house still standing there. He had 11 children, of whom 
only one, Perly Ann, widow of William K. Butterfield. is living. Rawson M. Cummings, son of 
Charles, was born in Rutland in 1802, and married Minerva, daughter of Deacon Jacob Bliss, 
by whom he had four children. He was a contractor and builder, and built some of the first 
buildings in Watertown. He died in 1871. Two of his children are living, namely: Harriet V. 
(Mrs. Dr. J. M. Spencer), of Gouverneur, and Albert R. The latter was born December 12, 
1832, and enlisted first in Co. K, 7th N. Y. city militia, and afterwards in Co. H, 18th N. Y. 
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Yol. Cav., remaining till the close of the war. Mr. Cummings married Alice Smith, of Water- 
town, and they have two children. He is a farmer. 

WATERTOWN. 

The following sketch of the Rev. J. Winslow was prepared by Dr. J. Mor- 
timer Crawe, who was a student in the Jefferson County Institute while 
Mr. Winslow was one of the faculty of that institution. Rev. Mr. Winslow 
has been an active working clergyman in the Protestant Episcopal Church 
for more than 30 years, is now rector of Christ Church, Sackets Harbor, and 
will no doubt be an active worker as long as he can stand firmly and squarely 
on his feet. He belongs to that class of Christians who believe cheerfulness 
is not an unpardonable sin. He is full of anecdote and tells a good story 
well, whether in social life or on the public platform. He is probably the 
only clergyman born and still residing in the county now actively engaged in 
church work. Mr. Winslow is an active and zealous member of the G. A. R., 
and at all their reunions is markedly the right man in the right place, — a 
popular, persuasive, and amusing speaker: — 

Rev. Jedediah Winslow, A. M., was born March 20, 1819, in Rutland. Jefferson Connty, 
N. Y. He pursued his collegiate studies in Watertown and Canton academies and under 
private teachers, and was ordained deacon by Bishop De Lancey in Trinity Church. Geneva, 
N. Y., December 20, 1857, and priest in Trinity Church, Butt'alo, August 19, 1862. He was 
school commissioner from 1859 to 1864 in Jeft'erson County; principal of Antwerp Academy 
from September, 1866, to September, 1868; and received the degree of A. M. from Hobart 
College in 1867. He was a missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Jefferson County 
from 1857 to 1864, and organized the parishes at Carthage, Champion, and Antwerp, in this 
county, and Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County; was chaplain of the 20th N. Y. Cav. from 
April, 1864, to September, 1865; rector of St. Paul's Church, Brownville, and Christ Church, 
Sackets Harbor, from 1875 to 1871; rector of Trinity Church, Camden, from April, 1871, till 
July, 1875; and from July, 1875, till 1880 was rector of St. Stephen's Church, New Hartford, 
N. Y., and has since been and is now a resident of the city of Watertown, during which time, 
to 1883, he lost the use of his voice, which incapacitated him from active ministerial duties. 
Recovering he resumed work and took charge of St. Paul's Church, Antwerp, in which work 
he was engaged three years, when he was elected rector of Christ Church, Sackets Harbor, in 
which charge he has continued to the present time. He was married by the Rev. Hiram 
Uoane, in Rutland, N. Y., Sunday, August 27, 1847, to Jane Minerva, daughter of Horace and 
Pamela (Welch) Tyler, of that town. She died March 26, 1870, at Watertown, and is buried 
with then- only son, Byron Tyler, in the family lot in Brookside Cemetery. 

Edward E. Trowbridge, M. D., son of Wilham Trowbridge, and grandson of Amasa, was 
born in Watertown city, July 16, 1849, and was educated at the common schools, the Lowville 
Academy, and the Watertown High School. He began the study of medicine with his father 
in 1866, and attended lectures at Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1869 and '70, and the 
University of Buffalo in 1878 and '79, graduating from the latter institution in 1869. He 
practiced at Philadelphia, N. Y., from 1876 to 1879, and at Watertown from 1879 to the present 
time. Dr. Trowbridge became a member of the County Society April 1, 1879. 

George Hubert Ives, M. D , born in the town of Watertown, January 19, 1866, was edu- 
cated at the common, select, and Watertown High schools. He began the study of medicine 
with Dr. De Eating Dickerson, of Kansas City, Mo., in the spring of 1886, and attended two 
sessions at Kansas City Medical College and one at the University of New York city, graduat- 
ing from the latter institution in March, 1889. Dr. Ives located in Watertown, where he has 
practiced for the last four months. He is a member of the County Medical Society. 

Gordon P. Spencer, Jr., son of H. G. P. Spencer, grandson of Gordon P. Spencer, and 
brother of James D. Spencer, was born in the city of Watertown in 1861. His preliminary 



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studies were pursued at the Watertown High School and the Trinity Military Institute, situ- 
ated on the banks of the Hudson River. His medical education commenced in the oilice of 
his father and continued at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New York city, from which 
he graduated in 1887. Since then he has been in practice in his native city. He is also a 
graduate in pharmacy, and has been a member of the Coiinty Medical Society since July 12, 
1887. 

Herbert H. Smith, M. D., born at East Hounsfield, December 13, 1860, was educated at 
Ives Seminary, Antwerp, in 1882 and '83, and the Rochester Business College, from which he 
graduated November 1, 1880. He began the study of medicine in October, 1886, with Dr. 
W. A. Vincent, of Three Mile Bay, and attended lectures at the College of Physicians and Sur- 
geons, Baltimore, Md., in the winter and spring of 1887 and '88, and at the University of New 
York in 1888 and '89, and received his diploma from the latter institution March 14, 1889. 
Since then he has been practicing in Watertown. He is a member of the Jefferson County 
Medical Society. 

Orlando C. Eastman, M. D., was born in Rodman, January 10, 1854. He was educated in 
the schools of his native county, and had the advantages of the Watertown High School and 
the Adams Collegiate Institute. He engaged in teaching, and in 1884 entered the office of Dr. 
J. R. Sturtevant, of Theresa. One year later he came to Watertown and studied with Dr. C. M. 
Johnson, with whom he continued until Dr. Johnson's removal to California, when he con- 
tir>ued his studies under Dr. A. B. Stevens, who succeeded Dr. Johnson. He graduated from 
the University Medical College of New York city in March, 1888. He commenced practice in 
Watertown in 1888, where he is now located. Dr. Eastman joined the County Medical 
Society July 10, 1888, and acted as county physician for the year 1889. 

James M. Smith, M. D., brother of Mason L. Smith, was born at Munnsville, Madison 
County, June 18, 1863. He was educated at the Watertown graded and High schools, began 
the study of medicine in his brother's office, and attended lectures at the University of New 
York, sessions of 1886 and '87, and again in 1888 and '89, graduating therefrom March 12, 1889. 
Dr. Smith has been in practice with his brother for the past year, is city physician, and is a 
member of the County Society. 

George A. R. Blake, M. D.. born in Watertown in 1853, removed to Wilna in 1865. He at- 
tended the district schools of Wilna and Carthage and the Eastman Commercial College, and 
studied medicine with Dr. George N. Hubbard, of Carthage. He attended lectures at the 
Albany Medical College, graduating therefrom in the class of 1881. Dr. Blake practiced two 
years in Harrisville, Lewis County, one year in Burr's Mills, and in Watertown for the past 
seven years. Since coming to Watertown he has been engaged for a time in the drug busi- 
ness. He joined the County Medical Society April 11, 1882. Dr. Blake is also a member of 
the I. 0. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. 

Kate Parker, M. D., was born in Newark, N. J. She was a student for some years with 
Dr. Arthur Ward, of Newark, N. J., and graduated from the Woman's Medical CoUege of the 
New York Infirmary, class of 1876. She commenced practice in her native city, but soon after 
went to New York, and was upon the stafif of the New York Infant Asylum until the spring of 
1888, when she came to Watertown, where slie has since been engaged in the active practice of 
her profession. She joined the County Medical Society July 10, 1888. 

Lois F. Mansfield, M. D., was born in Onondaga County, N. Y. She began the study of 
medicine in 1871, with Dr. Jennie Brown, resident physician to the Woman's Medical College 
of Chicago. From this institution she graduated in 1876. She came to Watertown that year, 
and has been engaged in active practice to the present time. She joined the Jefferson County 
Medical Society October 3, 1876. 

Fanny G. Willard, M. D., was born in the town of Pamelia, October 16, 1858, and was 
educated at the Watertown public schools. She studied medicine with Mrs. Dr. L. F. Mans- 
field, and attended lectures at the Woman's Medical College Infirmary of New York city, 
graduating from there in 1881. She died in December of that year, aged 24 years, two 
months, and five days, a victim of that fell destroyer, consumption. 

Alden R. Rudd was born in Champion, Jefferson County, November 26, 1841. His early 
education was obtained at the district schools of that town and at Watertown High School. 
He taught school at Dexter for some time, and during this period he read medicine under the 
instruction of Dr. E. Sill. Coming to Watertown he entered the ofiice of Dr. WiUiam R. 



884 APPENDIX. 



Trowbridge. He then attended one course of lectures at Belle vue Hospital Medical College, 
and on returning entered Dr. J. Mortimer Crawe's olfice, where he remained until the fall. 
when he again went to New York and attended another course of lectures, and graduated in the 
spring of 1869. Dr. Eudd settled in Watertown, where he practiced until his death, September 
22, 1882. He was made a member of the County Medical Societj- October 5, 1875, and was one 
of the founders of the City Medical Society. 

Charles W. Burdick, M. D., practiced for many years at Pamelia Four Corners, whence he 
moved to Lowville, Lewis County, where he remained two or three years, and tinally settled in 
Watertown, where he died February 5, 1880, aged 63 years. That he was much esteemed and 
respected in the town of Pamelia is evident from their electing him supervisor in 1861-62, 
and in 1865-66. He became a member of the County Medical Society January 5, 1875. Dr. 
Burdick was a genial, open-hearted, jolly companion, a good physician, and a correct citizen. 

William H. Foi-syth, M. D., was born in Watertown, in July, 1853. His family moved to 
Brownville when he was iive or six years old, aud here nearly all his early life was spent. He 
attended the district schools until he was 14, and at that age was an assistant teacher. He 
next clerked for John Parker, and then for A. E. Lord in his drug store, where he remained 
about two years. During his clerkship, in his spare time, he was studying medicine with Dr. 
William P. Massey, and afterwards with Dr. William W. Goodwin. He then came to Water- 
town, and was book-keeper for Campbell, Farewell & Co., and continued his medical studies 
with Dr. Charles W. Burdick, of that city. Mr. Forsyth attended lectures at the medical de- 
partment of Syracuse University, and graduated from there in October, 1878. He died in 
February, 1879, aged 26 years. Thus, at this early age, died one who had manfully struggled 
against ill-health and limited means to obtain an education. 

J. Mortimer Crawe, Jr., was born in the town of Sherburne, Chenango County, N. Y.. 
Febi'uary 18, 1863. He was educated at the graded schools and Watertown High School, from 
which latter he graduated in the class of 1882. He then began the study of medicine with his 
father, and attended a three years' course of lectures at the College of Physicians and Sur- 
geons of New York city, from 1884 to 1887, graduating in the spring of 1887. He was elected 
a member of the County Medical Society July 12, 1887, and is at the present time in partner- 
ship with his father in Watertown. 

A. S. Smith, M. D., a native of Canada, was born in the town of Fredericksburg, Out., 
October 31, 1838. He was educated at the district schools and Newburg Academy, and taught 
school a number of years. In 1861 be commenced the study of medicine with Dr. John A. 
Row, of Frankford, with whom he continued three years. He attended lectures at McGill 
College, Montreal, from 1868 to 1872, and the University of Bufifalo, Buffalo, N. Y., in 1880. 
He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in 1872, and from the 
University of Buffalo in 1880. Dr. Smith was for some time a partner of his old preceptor, 
and after practicing in various places in Hastings County, Ont., in all about 10 years, in 1875 
he moved to Cape Vincent, N. Y., where he remained until 1886, when he moved to Watertown, 
where he is in practice at the present time. He joined the County Medical Society April 
6, 1880. 

Frederick B. Smith, M. D., son of Dr. A. S. Smith, was born at BelleviUc, Out., in 1866. 
He was educated at Kingston Collegiate Institute, began the study of medicine with his 
father in 1882, and attended lectures at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons from 
1882 to 1886, inclusive, graduating from Queens University, Kingston, Ont., in 1886. He has 
been in partnership with his father for the past four years, and joined the County Medical 
Society October 12, 1886. 

Addison S. Low, M. D., is a native of Oswego County, N. Y., and a son of Dr. Frank S. 
Low, of Pulaski, of that county. He was educated at Pulaski Academy, and at Fairfield Semi- 
nary, Herkimer County. His medical studies commenced in his father's office, and were con- 
tinued with Dr. Van De Vere, of Albany. He attended three courses of lectures at Albany 
Medical College, and in 1874 graduated from the University of New York. Dr. Low was asso- 
ciated with his fatlier for three years, and subsequently practiced four years in Iowa. In 1881 
he became a resident of Watertown, where he is at the present time. Dr. Low joined the 
Jefferson County Medical Society September 11, 1888, and is also a member of the Oswego 
County and the Hardin County (Iowa) Medical societies, and one of the original members 
of the Watertown City Medical Society. 



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J. Barney Low, M. D., a native of Oswego Count}-, was born in 1857, and is a son of Dr. 
Frank S. Low, of Pulaski. He was educated in the Pulaski Academy, and in the Smithsonian 
Institution at Washington, D. C, pursuing in the latter a special course of study upon electri- 
city. He subsequently received an appointment from President Grant as electrician upon 
government work, during which period he graduated from Howard Medical College, of Wash- 
ington, class of 1881. In 1883 he pursued a course of study under Dr. Knapp, of New York, 
the well-known specialist for diseases of the eye and ear. Upon leaving Washington he was 
appointed assistant in charge of the out-door department of the Long Island College Hospital. 
He then settled at Oswego, N. Y., where he engaged in gjeneral practice for sometime, and 
moved to Watertown, N. Y., in 1884, and for a few years was a partner of his brother, 
A. S. Low. He then opened an ofdce by himself for the treatment of diseases of the eye, ear, 
.and throat, and was surgeon in his sjaecialty to the City Hospital and County Aims-House. 

T. C. Baker, M. D. C. M., a native of Canada, was born near Kingston, Ont., April 18, 
1857. He received his earlier education at the schools of his native province, graduating 
from Queens University, Kingston, wi^li the class of 1888, and the same year received the 
■ degree of M. D. C. M. from Trinity College, Toronto. He located in Watertown, for the prac- 
tice of his profession, July i, 1888, where he resided until 1889. He was made a member of 
the County Medical Society December 11, 1888. 

Frederick G. Trowbridge was born in Watertown, October 30, 1857. His early education 
was obtained at the graded and High schools of the city. He commenced the study of medi- 
cine with his father, Dr. William Pi. Trowbridge, in 1878, and attended lectures at the 
University of Buffalo, sessions of 1880-81 and 1882-83, graduating from there in 1883. Since 
then he has practiced in his native city. 

Edward S. Lansing, M. D., was born at Manheim, Herkimer County, about 1831. He 
graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city in 1853, and settled 
in Watertown, where he practiced a number of years. He was supervisor of the town and the 
first surgeon appointed under the present pension law. Dr. Lansing held the ofiice from the 
fall of 1862 to 1866. He moved from here, and is now practicing at Burlington, N. J. 

Eustes Le Mare, a native of Canada, was born in La Prairie, Province of Quebec, about 
1838. He graduated from McGill College, Montreal, about 1859, and went to Paris and 
•entered a hospital, where he served two years, l>etween 1860 and '62. Returning to Montreal 
he began the practice of his profession, and remained there until 1870, when he moved to 
Watertown, where he died November 17, 1875, at the early age of 38 years. 

P. O. Williams was born May 18, 1821, in the town of Manlius, Onondaga County. He 
•came with his father's family to Pamelia in March, 1831. He was educated at the district 
schools of that town, and was a student at the old stone academy on Academy street. Water- 
town, from 1837 to 1840. When 20 years old he entered the office of Dr. Amasa Trowbridge. 
He attended lectures at Oberlin and Willoughby Medical colleges, Ohio, and graduated from 
there in 1843. He was also an honoi-ary graduate of Cleveland Medical College. Dr. Williams 
practiced at Plessis four years, at Gouverneur 15 years, and then came to Watertown, where 
he practiced some years, and then moved to Coxsackie, Greene County, where he died March 
19, 1887, aged 65 years and 10 months. 

Edward S. WiUard, born at Fairtield, Herkimer County, N. Y., September 3, 1853, was ed- 
ucated at the Fairtield Academy and Dansville Seminary, and began the study of medicine in 
1876, his preceptor being his brother, Dr. Isaac N. Willard. He was in attendance on the lec- 
tures at Albany Medical College during 1878, '79, and '80, graduating from there March 3, 1880. 
He practiced for two years and three months in Adams, six years and a half at Fairtield, Her- 
kimer County, and for the past year has been located at Watertown. Previous to and during 
lectures he was engaged in teaching school. He held the office of coroner three years in Her- 
kimer County, and served as health officer while in Fairfield and Adams. Dr. Willard is 
a member of the Herkimer Medical Society. He comes from a family of physicians, having 
three uncles, two cousins, and a brother who have been or are engaged in the practice of 
medicine. 

Addison W. Goodale, born in the town of Fowler, St. Lawrence County, January 17, 1831, 
obtained his education at the district schools and Gouverneur Seminary. He began the study 
of medicine in 1855 with Dr. Ira H. Abell, of Antwerp, and attended lectures at Albany Medi- 
.cal College from 1856 to 1858, graduating January 9, 1858. He practiced in South Rutland 



886 APPENDIX. 



(Tylerville) eiglit years, from 1858 to 1867, and at Waterto-wn during a portion of this time for 
one year. He then moved to Hartford, Conn., and from April 13, 1863, to July 9, 1865, was 
assistant surgeon of the 10th Regt. N. Y. H. A. For 18 years he was connected with the medi- 
cal department of the Phrenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Hartford, as adjuster and medical 
examiner. He now resides in Watertown. Having acquired a competence he is enabled to 
rest on his oars with the exception of acting as examiner for three or four insurance com- 
panies. He is also a member of the Masonic order. Dr. Goodale is not a member of any med- 
ical society, for while he was actively engaged in practice there was none in tlie county. 

WILNA. 

The following is from SpaffonTs Gazetteer of 1824, speaking of Wilna in 
1820: — 

" The town contained $66,778 of taxable property; 1,268 acres of improved land; 383 cat- 
tle, 79 horses, 386 sheep; three grist-mills, seven saw-mills, one blast furnace, and two forges. 
Of these at Carthage were the furnace, two bloomeries for making refined iron, a grist-mill, 
two saw-mills, and about 40 dwellings, a church and school-house, two stores, and a tavern." 

On the night of June 7, 1890, the tannery owned by Samuel Branaugh 
was destroyed by fire, entaiHng a loss of $18,100, upon which was an insur- 
ance of $10,000. 



APPENDIX. 887 



ROME, WATERTOWN, AND OGDENSBURG RAILROAD. 

The illustrated book, Routes ajid Rates for Summer Tours, is pronounced 
by the press and public to be the handsomest and most complete book of its 
character published. It contains 200 pages, large octavo size, 11 valuable 
maps, and over 100 fine illustrations. It gives cost of tours, list of hotels, 
and routes and rates for more than 500 combination summer excursion 
tickets via Trenton Falls, Clayton, and Alexandria Bay, Thousand Islands 
and rapids of the St. Lawrence River, Massena Springs, Ottawa River, 
Saguenay River, Ha-Ha Bay, Hudson River, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Cape 
Breton Island, Chateaugay Chasm, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lake 
Memphremagog, White Mountains, Green Mountains, Adirondack Mount- 
ains, cities of Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, and Halifax, to Portland, Old 
Orchard Beach, Kennebunkport, and other seacoast resorts of Maine, St. 
John, N. B., St. Andrews, N. B., and the maritime provinces, Boston, New 
York, and all mountain, lake, river, and seashore resorts in Canada, New 
York, and all New England. This book furnishes a full and complete de- 
scription of the attractions of the many summer resorts along the line of the 
Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad, the St. Lawrence River, North- 
ern New York, and Canada. It also contains a guide to the hunting and 
fishing resorts of the Adirondack region, with complete and reliable maps of 
the same. The maps are of great value to the tourist, especially the colored 
map of the Thousand Islands, the map of the rapids of the River St. Law- 
rence, the map of the River Saguenay, the map of the White Mountains, and 
the general map showing all transportation lines and resorts in the East, 
The extensive system of combination summer excursion tickets issued by the 
Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad, and described in this book, em- 
braces every first-class transportation line in the North and East, and includes 
all the principal resorts and places of interest. It is the best book of tours 
given away. We would advise our readers to send for a copy before decid- 
ing upon their summer trip. It will be mailed to any address upon receipt 
of II cents postage on application to Theodore Butterfield, general passen- 
ger agent, Oswego, N. Y. 

We are fortunate in being able to present a map of the entire R., W. & O. 
R. R. system opposite page 312, part 2, and also a list of the various con- 
nections with other railroad and steamer lines on page 319. 



PART SECOND. 



Business Directory 



OF 



Jefferson County, N. Y 

1890. 



CO.Mni.EI) AND I'UrU.TSHEI) BV 

HAMILTON CHILD, 

AUTHOR OF WAYNE, ONIARIO, SENECA, CAYUGA, TOMPKINS, ONONDAGA, MADI- 
SON, CORTLAND, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER, STEUBEN, ORLEANS, HERKIMER, CHE- 
NANGO, NIAGARA, ONEIDA, MONROE, GENESEE, SARATOGA, MON TGOM- 
ERY AND FULTON, ALBANY AND SCHENECTADY, RENSSELAER, WASH- 
INGTON, WYOMING. LEWIS, COLUMBIA, SULLIVAN, SCHOHARIE, 
OTSEGO, ULSTER, CHAUTAUQUA, ST. LAWRENCE, BROOME AND 
TIOGA, CATTARAUGUS, ALLEGANY, AND OTHER COUNTY 
DIRECTORIES IN NEW YORK STATE, AND ERIE AND CRAW- 
FORD COUNTIES, THE BRADFORD OIL DISTRICT IN 
PENNSYLVANIA, BENNINGTON, RUTLAND, ADDISON, 
CHITTENDEN, FRANKLIN AND GRAND ISLE, 
L\MOILIE AND ORLEANS, WINDSOR, WIND- 
HAM, CALEDONIA AND ESSEX. ORANGE, 
AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN VER- 
MONT, BERKSHIRE COUNTY, 
MASS., AND CHESHIRE AND GRAF- 
TON C(^UNTIES, N. H. 



PERMANENT OFFICE, - - - SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

ESTABLISHED 1866. 



" He tliat hath much to do, will do something wrong, and of that wrong niu-St suffer the 
consequences ; and if it were possible that he should always act rightly, yet when such num- 
bers are to judge of his conduct, the bad will censure and obstruct him by malevolence, and 
the good somerimes by mistake." — Samuel Johnson. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y.: 

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL COMPANY, PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 



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or less than half a mile. 

The following small Villages, not mentioned in the Table, are situated as follows : — 

Burrs Mills, four miles from Watertown, towards South Rutland. East Rod.man, five miles from 
Rodman, towards Tylerville. Fisher's Landing, on the St. Lawrence River, two miles from Omar and 
si.x miles below Clayton. Henderson Harisor, on Henderson liay, one mile from Henderson village. 
Limerick, on R., W. & (). R. R., four miles from Brownville, towards Cape Vincent. Millen's Bay, on 
the St. Lawrence River, five miles below Depauville. Omar, five miles from La Kargeville, towards the St. 
Lawrence River. Orleans Four Corners, three miles from La Fargeville, towards Theresa. Perch 
RivEK five miles from Brownville, towards Depauville. Point Peminsula, on Point Peninsula, eleven 
miles from Three Mile Bay. Rosier, on R., W. & O. R. R., five miles from Cape Vincent. Rural Hill, 
three miles from WoodviUe, towards Henderson. Rutland, si.x miles from Watertown, towards Champion. 
Saneord s Corners, on R., W> & O. R. R., four-and-a-half miles from Watertown. Sterlingville, four 
miles from Philadelphia, towards Carthage 



BUSINESS DIRECTORY 



1? 



FFERSON COUNTY J. Y. 



Directory is arranged as follows : — 

I — Name of individual or firm. 

2 — Postoffice address in parenthesis if different from the name of the town. 

3 — The figures following the letter r indicate the number of the road on which the party resides, and will 
be found by reference to the map in the b:ick part of this work. Where no road number is given the party 
s supposed to reside in the village, 

4 — Business or occupation. 

5 — A star(*) placed before a name indicates an advertiser in this work. 

6— Figures placed after the occupation of a farmer indicate the number of acres owned or leased. 

7 — Names in C.\PITALS are those who have kindly given their patronage to the work, and without 
whcse aid its publication would have been impossible. 

t^~ For additional names, changes, and corrections, see Errata. 

Abbrevi.^tio.ns. — Ab., above; ave., avenue; bds., boards; bet., between; cor., corner; E., east; emp., 
■employee; fac. op., factory operative; h., house; manuf., manufacturer; Mfg., manufacturing; N., north; 
n., near; opp., opposite; prop., proprietor; nsj'., registered as applied to live stock; regt., regiment; com., 
■commercial; ms., insurance; H. A., heavy artillery; S., south; supt., superintendent; W., west. 

The word street is implied. 

A — 



ADAMS. 



(Postoftice is .\dains, unless otherwise designated in parei. thesis.) 



Adams C(illep;iato Institute, D. A. Dwight, 
pros.; James G. Kellogg, viee-preti.; A. K. 
Hale, M. D.. sec'y; T. T. Carter, treas.; 
Orlo B llhodes, pVin. ; Mrs. Helen Butter- 
worth Conghlan. prec. 

Adams Laundiy, Hodge & Potter, props., 
Church. 

Adams Liunber Co., John A. Cameron, man- 
ager, manufs. of and dealers in lumber, 
sash, doors, blinds, moldings, builders' 
hardware, paints, oils, and glass, con- 
tractors and builders. 

Allen Herbert A., (Smithville) r 22, farmer 100. 



ALLEN W. J., editor and publisher Jc_ferson 
County Journal, job i)rinler. ' 

Alport CliarJes C, resident, li N. Main. 

Aiidrus Charles H., prop, livery and sale stable, 
breeder and dealer in trotting horses, 
prop, stock horse "David B. Hill,"' one- 
half brother to "Whitewood" and sired 
by ''Teak Blackwood," owns Andrua 
block. Main cor. Church. 

Angell Alfred, carpenter and joiner, h Church. 

AKCHEE GEORGE B., prop, livery and sale 
stable, Archer House. 



TOWN OF AUAMS. 



ARCHER HOUSE, J. H. Archer, prop., newly 
refitted and refurnislied, livery stable con- 
nected, S. Main. 

ARCHER JOHN H., prop. Archer Honse, 
served in Co. H. 91th N. Y. Inf., and in Co. 
L, 18th N. Y. Cav. 

Archibald A., com. traveler, h Church. 

Arms Foster M., com. traveler for Telf't Weller, 
of New York citv, h 10 N. Main. 

ARMS JOHN Q., (Adams Center) retired, h 
and lot Rodman st. 

Arms Olive, widow of Luman, h Church. 

Arms W. D. Mrs., teacher jjaintin;,' and draw- 
ing Adams Ct)lleKe Institute, h N. Main. 

Arms William D., (ArmsA Huugerford ) super- 
visor, h N. Main. 

Arms & Hungerford, (Wm. D. A. and James 
M. H.) dealers in dvy goods and carpets, 
Waite block. S. Main. 

A.rmsbury Sarah D., (Mrs. Joseph S.) h N. 
jNIain. 

Armsbury Stiles P., photographer, Liberty. 

Atwater Wellington, (Thompson & Atwater) 
h Spring. 

Averill-Charles H., (Adams Center) resident, 
h Sand. 

Averill Edgar E., merchant tailor and dealer 
in leady-made clothing, Huson block, h 
Railroad. 

Averill George, (Adams Center) r 18, farmer, 
son of Henry C. 

Averill Henry C, (Adams Center) r 18, breeder 
of Stride way horses, farmer 61. 

Ayres William D., (Adams Center) emi^. C. D. 
Potter, Ciiurch. 

Babbitt Augusta H.. (Smithville) widow of 
George, owns farm in Hendeison 200. 

Babeock Albert R., (Adams Center) painter, h 
Sand. 

BABCOCK CHARLES H,, (Adams Center) 
c&vpenter and builder, h School. 

Babeock Eugene, (Adams Center) r 51, laborer 
and farmer 7. 

BABCOCK FRED R., (Smithville) prop, saw 
and Older-mills, blacksmith, h Mam st., 
Henderson. 

Babeock Irving, (Adams Center) r 26, gardener 
and farmei- 20. 

Babeock L. Wayne, (Adams Center) r 36, 
poultry grower, farmer 51. 

Bal)cock \Villiam, r 62. farmer 120. 

Babeock Willis a!, (Babeock & Wright ) h Rail- 
road. 

Babeock .fe Wright, (Willis A. B. and W. E.W. ) 
dealers in groceries, glassware, and crock- 
ery. Main. 

Bader Hiram R., laborer, h Elmwood ave. 

Bailey Fred C, (Adams Center) (W. C. & F. C. 
Bailey) physician, h Church. 

Bailey Harvey, formerly harnessmaker, h N. 
Main. 

Bailey W. C. & F. C, (Adams Center) drug- 
gists, Churcli. 

Bailey William C, (Adams Center) (W. C. & 
F. C. Bailey) physician, h Church. 

Ball Fred A.. (Adams Center) r 49, 19 cows, 
farmer 113. 

Banister Gsjorgc, (Adams Center) r 46. farmer 
20. ■ I 

Banister Lewis W., (Adams Center) laborer, h 
Teeple. I 

Bannister Clark, (Adams Center) laborer, 
son of George. 

Barney (Charles S., (Smithville) resident. 



Barney John B., formerly farmer and carpen- 
ter, 20 cows, owns farm in Lorraine 
300. 

BARNEY SEWELL A., (Barney & VanSlyke) 
h Churcli. 

BARNEY & VAN SLYKE, (Sewcll A. B. and 
J. Herbert Van S.) jewelers and opticians, 
dealers m musical instruments, etc., 
Dwight block. 

Barrett Archibald, (Adams Center) r 36, h 
and lot. 

Bartlett Leverett T., constable and horse 
trainer, h Clav. 

BASSETT DANIEL D., foreman Journal 
office, h Clay. 

Bassett Laura, daughter of Titus, h Church. 

Bateman Henry A., barber, emp. D. Mc- 
Dougall, N."Maiu. 

Bateman I. Melvin, dealer in flour, feed, seed, 
and grain, Main. 

Bateman Isaiah M., farmer 8, and in Ellis- 
burgh 130, h Grove. 

Bates Cinderella, (Adams Center) widow of 
Samuel A., dressmaker, h Church. 

Bedford Duane, laborer, h Lil)ertj'. 

Beedle Charlotte C, widow (jf Jolin, farm 26. 

Belcher Albert, (Smithville) r 6. farmer 13. 

Bemis Maggie, widow of Dr. Nathaniel O., h 
Churcli. 

Bemis S. M., stcwaril Adams Collegiate Insti- 
tute. 

Bentlev Charles W., salesman for J. O. Brown. 

BENTLEY W. GORDON, late teacher commer- 
cial forms, chemistry, and physics in Adams 
Collegiate Institute, resides do. 

Bersie Edward C, resident, h S. Main. 

Blackstone Herbert E., emp. D. W. Lamson, 
bds. Railroad. 

Blair Nancy, h Clay. 

Blasier Frank M., (Ingraham & Blasier) h 
Liijerty. 

Blount Elijah G.. (Adams Center) retired 
Baptist clergyman, h Rodman st. 

Bond Samuel N., dealer in dry and fancy 
goods, Dwight block, E. Main, h Churcli. 

Boomer Arthur D.. (Adams Center) r 49, 10' 
cows, farmer 45. 

Boomer Eugene H., h W. Main. 

Bosworth Caroline E., (Smithville) r 22, widow 
of Martin, 20 cows, farm 150. 

Boudiette Sophia, widow of Joseph, h. Main. 

Boudiette Edward, shoemaker, dealer in boots 
and shoes, S. Main, h Mendall ave. 

Bovee William, (Adams Center) r 29, shoe- 
makf r. 

Bowen Willie, resident, h Park. 

Boynton Eloiizo D., retired farmer, h Spring. 

Bradbury George, (Adams Center) farm 
laboi-er. 

Bradley Edwin IL, veterinary surgeon and 
physician. Fox's drug store, bds. Huson 
House. 

Brainard Howard, r 56. milk dealer, 18 cows, 
farmer on the old Doxfater farm 104. 

Briggs Lewis N., farm laborer. 

BRIMMER MATILDA, widow of Jacob, h N. 
Main. 

Brimmer Sherman, (Adams Center) gentle- 
man, h Sand. 

Bristol Jerusha, (Adams Center) widow of 
William W.. h School. 

-Brooks Alfred P., Court block, Allendale. 

Broom George, (Adams Center) r 9, 8 cows,, 
farmer, leases of Thomas Everleigh 65. 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



Brown Augiistus, (Adams Center) r 39, farmer 

33. 
Brown' Charles H., clerk for J. O., h Park. 
Brown Fnlton R., (Adams Center) r 47. breeder 

of and dealer in horses, farmer 53. 
Brown George M., (Adams Center) r 47, stu- 
dent Adams Collegiate Institute, son of 

Martin H. 
Brown Horace Dea., retired farmer, h Church. 
Brown J. Orville. dealer in groceries and crock- 
ery, Huson block, S. Main, h Park. 
Brown James S., retired furniture dealer and 

undertaker, h Church. 
Brown Martin H., (Adams Center) r 47, pastor 

Seventh Day Advent Church, h Sand. 
Brown Orville C, formerly merchant, h 

Church. 
Brown William K., (The W. rt. Brown Furni- 
ture Co.) undertaker, S. Main, h Church. 
Brown W. 11. Furniture Co., The, manufs. of 

furniture and the Hartford flexible steel 

door mat. 
Brownell Eli, (Adams Center) r 31, laborer, h 

and lot. 
Brownell Jefferson L., (Adams Center) r 29 

cor 30. emp. on railroad, farmer 5. 
Brownell Perry A.. (Adams Centei') r 29, 

farmer 8. 
Bruudidge Almanson A., (Adams Center) r 

37, farmer 47. 
Brundidge Blyron, (Adams Center) fai-mer, 

son of Almanson A. 
Brundidge Willis, (Adams Center) agent. 
Bryan Morgan S., com. traveler for Comstock 

Bros., h Hungerford ave. 
Bullard Irving, r 63, 10 cows, farmer 48. 
BULLOCK LUCY G. Mme., dealer in dry 

good?', millinerv, fancy goods, etc., Dwight 

block. 
Bunce Clark W., (Adams Center) r 36, 100 

apple trees, farmer 30. 
Bunce Jesse. (Adams Center) r 17, farmer 50. 
Bunce Levi, r 48, farmer 37. 
Bunce Sarah, (Adams Center) r 37, (Mrs. 

Lerov) )i and lot. 
BUNCE WALTER G.. (Adams Center) (Gla- 
zier & Bunce) h Sand. 
Bunce Zeba B., (Adams Center) r 32, laborer 

and farmer 8. 
Bundy Clinton, emp. S. H. Pitcher, h Spring. 
Bundy Joshua, miller, emp. S. H. Pitcher. 
Burlingame Demster T., r 57, farmer, leases on 

shares of A. B. Watkins 10. 
Burlingame Seward, laborer, h Church. 
Burns Michael H., tii-e, life, and accident ins. 

agent, h 2 Spring. 
Butler Harry, track hand, h Liberty. 
Cagwiu Samuel, (Adams Center) r 48, farmer, 

leases on shares of L. R. Green. 
Cameron John A., manager Adams Lumber 

Co., h Factorv. 
Campbell Judson 'a., (Smithville) r 213^, 200 

apple trees, 15 grade Durham cows, 

breeder of Hambletonian horses, prop. 

stock horse "General Benton, Jr.." farmer 

180. 
Carley Abel, r 56, laborer, farmer 2. 
Carley Edwin, (Adams Center) r 50, farm 

laborer, h and lot. 
Carley Egbert, r 56, farm laborer, son of Abel. 
Carley William, r 56, gardener and farmer 

14. 
Carpenter Florence M., (Adams Center) widow 

of William W., h Railroad. 



produce dealer, h Main. 
Chloe. (Adams Center) r 36, 



Carpenter Frank, laborer. 

CARPENTER GEORGE L., carriage, sign, 

and ornamental painter, Spring, h do. 
Carroll James, laborer, bds. River. 
Carter Therou T., general ins. and real estate 

agent, Cleveland block, h Church. 
Case Esther A., r 63, widow of C. Charles. 
CASE WILLIAM C, gentleman, h Church. 
Casler J(ihn, horse trainer and prop, sale 

stable, h Grove. 
Castler Lorenzo, (Adams Center) r 34. farmer, 

leases of H. Fuller 210. 
Cemmerman Martin, cabinetmaker, h Fifth 

ave. 
Chafin V. W., 
Chamberlain 

farm 8. 

Chiimbeilain David, (Adams Center) farmer. 
Chamberlain Silas, (Adams Center) carpenter 

and joiner, farmer 18, h Sand. 
Chandler Sheldon, dealer in boots, shoes, 

gloves, and mittens, Bond block, h Rail- 
road. . 
Chapman Savinders B., (Adams Center) r 26, 

20 cows, farmer 203. 
Chapman Will, (Adams Center) laljorer. 
Chase Henry, (Adams Center) r 39, carpenter 

and joiner, h and 2 acres. 
Churchill Jay E., emp. in furniture factory, 

Main. 
Cummings George, emp. in furniture factory, 

N. Main. 
Citizens National Bank of Adams, George 

Mather, pres. ; L. Caulkius, vice-pres. ; 

W. H. Hathway, cashier. 
Clark Charles V., com. traveler for Kenyon, 

Potter & Co., of Syracuse, h N. Main. 
Clark Edwin, (Adams Center) r 46, farmer 50. 
Clark Ira, resident, h Park. 
Clark John, r 53, laborer. 
Clark Lyman, resident. 
Ciark Merrick, laborer, li Railroad. 
Clark Saraphine. (Adams Center) widow of 

Eugene D., h Railroad. 
Clark Welcome A., (Adams Center) r 26, 10 

cows, farmer 86. 
Clements Charles, clerk. 
CLEVELAND JAMES M.. prop. Cleveland 

block, farmer 282, h High. 
Clifton William, farm laborer. 
Cobb A. C, laborer, h Colibtown. 
Cobb {'harles, laborer, h Cobbtown. 
Cobb Henry, laborer, h Cobbtown. 
Cobl) Will, laborer, h Cobbtown. 
Coit James E., dealer in groceries, provisions, 

and seeds, prop. Coit block. Main cor. 

Spring, bds Chxirch. 
Colfax Oiiando, farmer, h Sand. 
Colfax Horace, 12 cows, farmer 96. 
CODLINGS ALMIRA, (Smithville) widow of 

William A., prop., truss manufactory, 

established in 1874, h and lot Main. 
COLTON CHANCEY, r 57, retired farmer 22, 
COLTON WILLIS T., (Adams Center) 40 

cows, 500 sugar trees, farmer for his father 

.500. 
COMINS GEORGE H., carpenter and joiner, 

h Cemetery. 
COMINS HENRY H.. retired farmer, h Cem- 
etery. [Died 1888.] 
Converse Cyrenus, (Adams Center) farmer 28, 

h Church. 
Cook James, (Adams Center) r 36, laborer. 
Cook James E., farmer 13, resident, h Park. 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



Cooke William, rector Emanuel Church, h 

Park. 
Cool Daniel, r G4, cheeseniaker. 
Cooley A. E., (A'lams Center) counselor at 

law, farmer 48, h Church. 
Cooley Duane. (Smithville) cooper. 
Cooley Frank I., (Smithville) i^ainter and car- 
penter, Main. 
Coon Joseph S.. farmer 75, h N. Main. [Died 

1888.] 
Coon Lucy, (Adams Center) widow of John, h 

School. 
COON W. H., (Adams Center) r 46, distiller 

of essential oils and farmer 9. 
COOPERCHAELESC.,r67, 20 grade Holstein 

cows, breeder of and dealer in Hamble- 

tonian horses, 150 grade Cotswold sheep, 

600 sugar trees, farmer 275. 
Cooper Clara M. Miss, teacher elocution Adams 

'Collegiate Institute. 
Cooper Elvira, widow of John C, h Church. 
COOPER GEORGE, r 67, farmer with his 

son Charles C. 
Cooper George D., r 69, farmer 80. 
Copeland Sjirague D., emp. in furniture fac- 
tory, h Factoi'y. 
Copland Charles E., emp. in furniture fac- 
tory, h River. 
Copland Edwin M., emp. in furniture factory, 

h River. 
Corey Benjamin, cartman, h Spring. 
Corey Daniel, laborer and sexton, h Spring. 
Corey Jonas D., mason, h Spiing. 
Corey Nelson, laborer, h Grove. 
Corey Philo, prop, boarding-house, 17 Spring. 
Corey Simeon, laborer, h Grove. 
Cosner Ella, dressmaker, S. Main. 
COUGHLAN AUSTIN H., retired merchant, 

h 3 Park. 
COUGHLAN HELEN BUTTERW0RTH,(Mr8. 

A. H.) preceptress Adams Collegiate Insti- 
tute. 
Cowles Caleb, owns farm in Hendersoxi, h 

Church. 
Cowles Frank, carpenter and joiner, farmer 5. 

h Church. 
COWLES JUNIUS J., pastor Presbyterian 

Church, parsonage Church. 
Cowles Leander, carpenter and builder, h 

Spring. 
Crandall Levi, (Adams Center) r 54, laborer. 
Crosby E. Curtis, (Adams Center) salesman 

for A. G. Glass, h School 
Crosby Henry, (Adams Center) stone mason, 

h School. 
Crosby Juliette, (Adams Center) widow of 

Henry H.. farm 150, h Sand. 
Crosby Samuel N., (Adams Center) carpenter 

and joiner, h School. 
Crowner Johnson, (Adams Center) r 12, mason, 

farmer 7. 
Cummings Francis M., r 67, carpenter, h and 

lot. 
Cummings George H., carpenter. 
Curry Charles, (Adams Center) agent, h Teeple. 
Daily Fred S., (VV. W. Daily & Son) bds. with 

W. W. 
Daily W. W. & Son, (Fred S.) dealers in 

drugs, medicines, etc.. Main. 
Daily William W., (W. W. Daily & Son) h 

Church. 
Damon Andrew, prop, saw and shingle-mill, 

built in 1843, Railroad. 
Damon Andrew J., r 26, prop, saw-mill. 



David Isaac, (Adams Center) laborer, h School' 

David Samuel, (Adams Center) laborer, h 
Mechanic. 

Davis A. F., laborei-. 

Davis Fred, (Smithville") sailor. 

Davis Grant, (Adams Center) r 37. teacher, 
son of Samuel A. 

Davis Henry W., (Adams Center) r 26, 11 
cows, farmer 105. 

David Oscar, r 61, laborer. 

Davis Samuel A.. (Adams Center) r 37, farmer 
100. 

Davis Samuel H., (Smithville) agent Lake 
Superior Transit Co., h Maple. 

Dawley Martin W., (Gero & Dawley) physician 
and surgeon, h Institute. 

DEALING B. D. & SON, (Adams Center) 
(Martin E.) props, custom grist-mill, 
cider-mill, and wood turning shop, manufs. 
of sausage. Dealing axe helves, and spoke 
lathes, job printing, dealers in small fruit 
trees, agents Jones's scales. Railroad. 

DEALINiG BENJAMIN D., (Adams Center) 
(B. D. Dealing & Son) farmer 55, h Rail- 
road. 

DEALING MARTIN E., (Adams Center) (B. 
D. Dealing & Son) h Railroad. 

Dekin Sylvestei", (Adams Center) r 39, farmer 
25. 

Delano John L., laborer, h Doxtater. 

Deling Foster M., (Adams Center) r 39, dis- 
tiller of cedar, hemlock, and peppermint 
oils, farmer 96. 

Delmater Joseph, (Adams Center) r 32, laborer, 
h and lot. 

DENNIS RICHARD A., barber and hair- 
dresser. Union block, h Spring. 

Denny Philip, r 57, 11 cows, farmer 59. 

Devendorf Henry M., (Adams Center) r 32, 
farmer 62)^. 

Dewev Henry, r 67, 20 cows, farmer on the old 
David Wright farm 107. 

DEYDEN GEORGE H., (Adams Center) bar- 
ber and hair-dresser. Railroad, h Sand. 
Served in Co. K, 94th N. Y. Vols., 3 years, 
participated in battles of Cedar Mountain, 
Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, 
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys- 
burg, and others. 

Dixon William, prop, machine shop, gun- 
smith, and farmer 10, h Main cor. Giove. 

Dodge Charles P., salesman for D. E. Taylor 
& Co., bds. Grove. 

Dodson Thomas, r 64, laborer. 

Doren Daniel, (Adams Center) r 32, laborer 
and farmer 7. 

Douglas David, farmer 10, h Sand. 

Downie Eliott, (Smithville) butcher and 
laborer, h Main. 

Downie John, (Smithvile) farm laborer, h 
Main. 

Doxtater Loranj% widow of Peter, aged 88. 

Dryden John H., (Adams Center)r 31, farmer 12 

Duncan Laura, widow of David, h Clay. 

Duncan Reuben, r 44, 18 grade Durham cows, 
farmer 140. 

DWIGHT De ALTON, (Dwight & Eddy) pres. 
Adams C(5llegiate Institute, owns Dwight 
Ijlock and brick store, farm in Eliisburgh 
86, h Park. 

DWIGHT & EDDY, (De Alton D. and Justus 
E.) dealers in books, stationery, wall 
paper, pictuie frames, and artists' mate- 
rials, Cleveland block. Main. 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



Dyer Charles T., (Adams Center) r 33, tele- 
graph operator, and farmer 8. 

Dyer Fred, (Adams Center) r 33, laborer, sou 
of Peter W. 

Dyer Peter W., (Adams Center) farmer 12, li 
Church. 

Edgar James S., (Smithville) r 41, 18 cows, 
farmer, leases (jf \V. B. BIcComlier 118. 

Edmonds Lewis, (.\dams Center) farm in Rod- 
man 120, h Raih'oad. 

EGGLESTON HENRY K., (Adams Center) 
carpenter and joiner, h Church. 

Ellinwood Philo, (Adams Center) r 12, farmer 
70. 

Ellinwood Philo, Jr., (Adams Center) r 12, 
farmer 80. 

Elmer Elvira I\I., (Adams Center) widow of 
Alfred, h Railroad. 

Emerson Gilbert, (Adams Center) r 37, fish 
and fruit peddler. 

Empey Thomas, laborer, bds. Liberty. 

Enos Adelbert, r 67, farmer .52. 

Fairbanks Sarah, widow of William, h Rail- 
road. 

Fairbanks Will, laborer, h Park. 

Farmers National Bank of Adams, C. D. 
Potter, pres. ; L P. Wodell, vice-pres.; 
G. W. Hannahs, cashier. 

Farr De Esting, r 45, 8 cows, farmer 120. 

Fassett Be^njamin, r 56, farmer 9. [Died 1888.] 

Fassett Merrill, (Adams Center) r 34, farmer. 

Fassett Susan, (.\dams Center) r 32, (Mrs. 
Mott) h and lot. 

Fawdrey ftlary A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 2, 10 
cows, farmer 102. 

Ferrin Nina, (Adams Center) widow, h Sand. 

Fish Daniel, station agent, h N. Main. 

Fish Lester, blacksmith. Main, h Clay. 

Fisher Austin H.. com. traveler, h Church. 

Fisher Charles W., laborer, li Elmwood ave. 

Fitzgearald John, (Smithville) r 20 cor. 21, 
farmer 10. 

Fitzgearald John, Jr., (Smithville) r 27, farm 
laborer. 

Foley Julia, h Railroad. 

Foley Patrick, laborer, h Railroad. 

Fox Ashley D., resident, h Church. 

Fox Clarence L., telegraph operator, son of 
Miletus H. 

Fox Edith C, dressmaker, daughter of Miletus 
H.. bds Prospect. 

FOX EDWARD W.. druggist and pharmacist, 
dealer in toilet articles, paints, oils, gro- 
ceries, wall papers, etc., S. Main, li Fac- 
tory. 

Fox George L., (Adams Center) dental sur- 
geon. Church, h do. 

Fox Gilbert C, clerk for D wight & Eddy, h 
Prospect. 

Fox Henry E., formerly clothing dealer, h 
Church. 

Fox Miletus H., blacksmith and repairer, 
Spring, h Prospect. 

Fox Sylvia, (Adams Center) widow of Matthew, 
h Railroad. 

Fox Wilbur, (Adams Center) laborer, Rail- 
road. 

Franklin James, r 53, 23 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of D. M. Green 200. 

FRASIER GEORGE, 100 grade Swiss, Durham, 
and Holstein cows, farmer 50, and four 
farms in Hounsfield 800. 

Freeman Ansel, (Adams Center) farmer, 
leases on shares of A. J. Green, h Sand. 



Freeman James M., com. traveler, h Hunger- 
foj-d ave. 

Fuller Burt, (Adams Center) r 15, farmer with 
his father, Daniel, and owns with Fred 
103. 

Fuller Cliarles A., (Adams Center) r 32, farmer 
with his fatlier. Waller. 

Fuller Daniel, (Adams Center) r 34, 28 cows. 
farmer 182>^. 

Fuller Fi-ed. (Adams Center) r 15, son of 
Daniel, farmer, ow-ns with Burt 103. 

Fuller Glorian, (.^dams Center) widow of 
Henry S.. farm 89, and in Pamelia 115, 
h School. 

FULLER HARRISON, (Adams Center) r 34, 
600 sugar trees, 200 apple trees. 145 grade 
Holstein cows, farmer 650, and in Water- 
town 475. 

Fuller Merritt P., house painter, h Church. 

Fuller Millard F.,{ Adams Center) r 34, farmer 
with his father, Royal, 32. 

Fuller Nancy D., (Adams Center) widow of 
William, h Church. 

Fuller Royal, (Adams Center) r 34, 250 apple 
trees, 50 cows, farmer 111, and in Rod- 
man 230. 

Fuller Walter, (Adams Center) r 33, carpenter, 
25 cows, farmer 42!.^, and in Pinckuev. 
Lewis Co., 200. 

Gabriel Emily N., resident, h Railroad. 

Galway Charles, (Smithvilie) laborer. 

Gal way George W., (Adams Center) carpenter 
and builder, h Church. 

Gardiner Henry, (Adams Center) farmer in 
Rodman, h Sand. 

Gardner George W., (Adams Center) r 53, 20 
grade Durham cows, 25 head young stock, 
farmer 130, woodland 10. 

Gardner Peleg W., retired farmer, h Park. 

GARDNER RUFUS D., dealer in sewing 
machines and needles, pianos, organs, 
music, and all kinds of small musical in- 
struments, sewing machines repaired. 
Gardner block. Main cor. Church, h 6 
Park. 

Garlock Jason, (Smithville) r 44, farmer with 
H. R. 

Garvin Frank J., dealer in groceries and pro- 
visions. Main cor. Church, bds. Park. 

Gaylord Charles, carpenter, emp. W. H. 
Wheeler, bds. Factory. 

Gaylord David, contractor and builder, h 
Church. 

Gero Charles C, (Gero & Dawley) h Insti- 
tute. 

Geio & Dawley, (Charles C. G. and Martin W. 
D. ) dealers in drugs and groceries. Main. 

Gibbs Henry A., carpenter and painter, h 
Factory. 

Gilbert John H., dealer in ready-made cloth- 
ing, trunks, traveling bags, etc., Gilbert 
l)lock. h Factory. 

GILBERT JOHN J., r 62, 22 cows, 500 sugar 

trees, farmer, leases on shares of 

Armsbury 195. 

Gillman Martin D., h Park. 

Gillman Mary, (Mrs. Martin D.) music teacher, 
h P.aik. ' 

Gillman W. H.. prop, livery stable. 

GLASS ALBERT G., (Adams Center) dealer 
in groceries, provisions, hardware, crock- 
ery. Hour, feed, salt, water lime, confec- 
tionery, jewelry, paints, oils, etc., served 
in Co."B, lOtb N. Y. Art., h Sand. 



8 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



OLAZIER CHARLES E., (Adams Center) 

(Glazier & Bunce) h Sand. 
Olaziur William. (Adams Center) r 51, farmer. 
GLAZIER & BUNCE. (Adams Center) (Charles 

E. G. and Walter G. B.) dealers in gro- 
ceries, provisions, hardware, furnaces, 
stoves, agricultural implements, wall 
paper, stationery, etc., Sand cor. Railroad. 

Godfrey George, r 63, laborer. 

Goodenough Luther, (Smithville) r 26, farm 

laborer. 
Goss Alfred, physician and surgeon, Cleveland 

block, h Railroad. 
Goss Sophronia C, (Adams Center) widow of 

Oliver, h Church. 
Grant George W., prop, boarding-house. 

Church. 
Graves Martha S., (Adams Center) widow of 

F. A., postmaster, resides Heath block. 
Gray Maiy, dressmaker. S. Main. 

Gray Rowell, clerk Huson House. 

Green Andrew J.. (Adams Center) 30 cows, 

farmer 250. 
Green Arthur, (Adams Center) farmer with 

his father. Frank. 
Green Arthur J., (Adams Center) farmer, 

leases on shares of F. Green. 
Green Bert. (Adams Center) r 4, farmer with 

R. J. 
GREEN CHARLES A., (Adams Center) r 63, 

farmer in Rodman, h Church. 
Green Charles N., (Adams Center) salesman 

for W. D. & M. D. Snell, town clerk, h 

Railroad. 
Green Deioss, (Smithville) farm laborer, h and 

lot. 
Green Dexter, (Smithville) carpenter, h and 

lot. 
Greeii Ed., (Smithville) laborer, h and lot 

Main. 
Green Edward, (Adams Center) (George Green 

& Son) h Railroad. 
Green Edward W., (Adams Center) constable 

26 years, carpenter and joiner, h and lot 

Railroad. 
GREEN ELECTA D., widow of Lewis D., 

resides N. Main. 
Green Franklin J., (Adams Center) r 39, 

farmer 90. 
Green Fred D.. (Adams Center) brakeman, 

son of Edward W. 
Green George, (Adams Center) (George Green 

& Son) farmer 50, h Railioad. 
Green George & Son, (Adams Center) (Ed- 
ward) dealers in boots and shoes, props. 

meat market, Glass block. 
Green Horace C, (Adams Center) farmer 14, 

h Sand. 
Green James G., (Adams Center) r 39, farmer 

90. 
Green Jasper L., (Adams Center) r 10, laborer. 
Green John R., (Adams Center) r 46, 10 cows, 

farmer 71. 
Green Leander R., (Adams Center) prop. 

hotel and livery stable, Sand cor. Rod- 
man st. 
GREEN I;EONARD R., (Adams Center) 

farmer 118, and in De Ruyter, Madison 
Co., 100, h Railroad. 
Green Lewis, (Adams Center) r 28, laborer. 
Green Lncina, (Adams Center) widow of Alvah, 

h Railroad. 
Green Mariva S., r 63, widow of Winslow, 
farm 10. 



Green Morrison E ., (Adams Center) widow of 

De Choice M.. h School. 
Green Mary M , (Smithville) widow of Rinaldo 

J., farm 12. 
Green Orville D., (Adams Center) com. trav- 
eler, and farmer 83. 
Green Palmer, (Adams Center) farmer 200, h 

Railroad. [Died 1889.] 
Green Porter, farmer. 
Green Roland Q., (Adams Center) cai'penter 

and joiner, h Sand. 
Green Thomas E., (Adams Center) r 49, stone 

mason, and farmer 10. 
Green W. De France, (Adams Center) r 37, 150 

apple trees, 8 cows, farmer 51. 
Green William M., (Adams Center) farm 

laborer, h and lot. 
Green William P., (Adams Center) farmer in 

Rodman 203, bds. Railroad. 
Greene Asa M., (Adams Center) 30 cows, and 

farmer, leases on shares 255, h School. 
Greene D. Alton, (Adams Center) emp. W. D. 

& M. D. Snell, bds. School. 
Greene Daniel S., (Adams Center) r 26, 10 

cows, farmer 8iy^. 
Greene De Forest, (Adams Center) sash, door, 

and blind maker, li Railroad. 
Greene Delia C, (Adams Center) widow of 

Thomas R., farmer 6. h Railroad. 
Greene Eleanor, (Adams Center) resident, h 

School. 
Greene Eugene D., (Adams Center) r 46, 

farmer for his father, Paul, 40. 
Greene Fay D., (Adams Center) carpenter and 

builder, son of De Forest, h Sand. 
GREENE O. De GRASSE, (Adams Center) 

county clerk, manuf. of sash, doors, and 

blinds, and farmer 65. 
Greene O. De Grasse, Jr., (Adams Center) grad- 
uate Adams Collegiate Institute, son of 

O. De Grasse. 
Greene Paul, (Adams Center) r 46, 10 cows, 

prop. Adams Center cheese factory, farmer 

115. 
Greene Selinda, (Adams Center) widow of 

Gideon, h Rodman st. 
Greene Tina F., (Adams Center) tailoress and 

prop, boarding-house. School. 
Gregory Edwin, supt. furniture factory, h 

Church. 
Griffiths Evan, (Adams Center) r 26, farmer 25. 
Griswold Adelia, resident, h Railroad. 
Groff John, laborer, bds. Prospect. 
Groff Martin, resident, h River. 
Grummon Archibald, (Adams Center) r 36, 

farmer 8. 
Grummon Truman C, (Adams Center) r 36, 

carpenter and joiner, h and lot. 
Guess John, r 67, farm laborer. 
GurleyD., (Adams Center) farmer and labor- 
er. 
Gurley Harrison D., (Adams Center) dealer in 

hoi-ses, farmer 90, h Rodman st. 
GUSSMAN WILLIAM, (Adams Center) r 36, 

pastor First Baptist Church, farm 6, State 

road. 
Haight James E., r 57, farmer 68. 
Hakes William J., r 61, 20 cows, farmer. 
Hale Alma C, (Adams Center; r 47, 10 grade 
Ayrshire cows, apiarist 75 colonies, farmer 
100. 
HALE AUSTIN K., physician and surgeon, 

owns Valley Park farm 179, h Park. 
Hall A. , cooper. 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



Hall Galon H., (Adams Center) dealer in Flor- 
ence oil Ktoves. carpenter, li Suliool. 

HALL GILES A., (Adams Center) house and 
ornamental painter, paper hanger and 
frescoer, h Chnrch. 

Hall Hiram D., prop, saloon and restaurant, 
S. Main, h Spring. 

Hall Milton D., laborer, h Spring. 

Hall Pardon, (Adams Center) r 26, 15 cows, 
farmer 110. 

Hallett Fred K., (Smith ville) prop. Smith ville 
custom grist-mill, manuf. of door.s, sash, 
and blinds. Main, h do. 

Hallev Washington, farmer. 

HAMMOND EDWIN M., (Adams Center) car- 
penter, h Railroad. 

Hammond Mvion, cooper. Spring. 

Hammond William, (Adams Center) r 18, 
farmer 40. 

Hammond Wyatt A., prop. Adams billiard 
and pool parlors, Huson block, S. Main, 
h do. 

HANDY PACKAGE DYE CO., (Adams Cen- 
ter) C. D. Potter, prop., manuf. of handy 
package dyes. Excelsior bluing fluid, inks, 
black walnut, mahogany, and cherry stains, 
Chnrch. 

Hannahs G. W., cashier Farniers National 
Baidv of Adams. 

Harrington Ellaro F., (Adams Center) r 53, 14 
cows, breeder of Hambletonian horses, 
farmer 80. 

Harrington Henry, r 57, farmer. 

Harris Elijah, (Adams Center) r 49, laborer 
and farmer 10. 

Harris Ellis, (Adams Center) r 8, farm laVjorer. 

Harris Susan. (Adams Center) r 36, widow of 
William, h and 6 acres. 

Hart Brothers, r 59, (William D. and George) 
35 grade Durham cows, 30 head other 
stock, 100 Leicester sheep, farmers 450. 

Hart George, r 59, (Hart Brothers), 

Hart William D wight, r 59, (Hart Brothers). 

Hart William W . r 59, dealer in horses, farmer 
with T. V. Maxon. 

Hathwav William H.. cashier Citizens National 
Ban1c, h Park 

Haven Harvev, r 62, 10 cows, fanner, leases of 
Biibcock 120. 

Hawes B. F., retired farmer, h Iviilroad. 

Hawes Frank, farmer, h Railroad. 

Hawes L. A., music teacher and piano tuner, 
leader Adams cornet band, h Railroad. 

Hawley Frank, (Smithville) r 44, farm laborer. 

Hiwlev Washington, (Smithville) r 43, farmer 
14'. 

Haydn Herm. teacher vocal and instrumental 
music Adams Collegiate Institute, h Hun- 
gerford ave. 

Hazel James J., r 59, 28 Durham cows, farmer, 
leases on shares of Richard 230. 

Hazel Richard, r 59, farmer 230. 

Heath Andrew S., (Adams Center) painter and 
paper hanger, h Railroad. 

HEATH CHARLES M., (Adams Center) dealer 
in pianos, organs, and musical merchan- 
dise, sewing machines and Ustures, pianos 
and organs tuned and repaired. Rail- 
road. 

Heath George W., (Adams Center) r 31, 
apiarist, dealer in cattle, h and lot. 

Heath James C, (Adams Center) dealer in dry 
goods, groceries, crockery, and Hour, prop. 
Heath block, h Sand. 



Heath James C. Mrs., (Adams Center) milliner. 
Heath block, h Sand. 

Heath Morrison, (Adams Center) formerly 
merchant, farmer 9, h Rodman st. 

Heath Peter, (Adams Center) r 31, farmer 40, 
[Died 1888.] 

Heath Rolla B., (Adams Center) dealer in 
ready-made clothing and gents' furnish- 
ing goods, Heath block, h Depot. 

Heath Simeon J., (Adams Center) salesman 
for W. D. & M. D, Snell. 

Heidenfelder Amil, emp. in furniture fac- 
tory, Railroad. 

Hicks Sylvester J., tinsmith, emp. S. T. Thom- 
son, h Clay. 

Hill Reese J., r 34, farmer 35. 

Hinds Cai'los, (Adams Center) r 16, farmer, h 
Railroad. 

Hodge James M., (Adams Center) r 31, team- 
ster and farmer 4. 

Hodge Jav N.. (Hodge A Potter) h N. Main. 

HODGE MARTIN L., liarnessmaker and car- 
i-iage trimmer, Lockwood block, h Spring. 

Hodge Rodney, (Adams Center) r 17, 10 cows, 
farmer 80. 

Hodge & Potter, (Jay N. H. and Dennis B. P.) 
props. Adams laundry. Church. 

Hodges Alfred A., (Adams Center; farmer 7. 

Hodges Alva, laborer, h Liberty. 

Hodges C. Almando, (Adams Center) laborer, 
li Sand. 

HODGES FRED, (Adams Center) r 47, farmer 
95. 

Hogan Jennie E., dressmaker, h Church. 

HoUoway Eddie, (Adams Center) r 10, prop. 
cheese factory. 

Holman Samuel, painter, h Railroad. 

Horth Charles R., (Adams Center) boot and 
shoemaker. Glass l)lock. 

HORTH GEORGE W., shoemaker, served in 
Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., as Qr. M. ser- 
geant, h Church. 

Hovey Frank, (Adams Center) laborer and 
farmer. 

Howe De Alton J., (Adams Center) r 36, horse 
trainer, son of Horace S. 

Howe Horace S., (Adams Center) r 36, horse 
trainer and dealer, farmer 9. 

Hixestis Edgar B., r 63, 10 cows, farmer 60. 

Hull Frank, (Adams Center) farmer 134. 

Hull Joseph, (Adams Center) laborer, h 
Cliurch. 

Huugcrford James M., (Arms & Hungerford) 
h Main. 

Hungerford Sarah P., widow of S. D., h 
Church cor. Park. 

Hunniwell William, (Smithville) r 22, laborer, 
h and lot Main. 

Hunt Benjamin. (Adams Center) r 34, farmer 
60. 

Hunt Collins B., (Adams Center) r 50, 8 grade 
Holstein cows, farmer 52. 

HUNT EDWARD S., att'y and counselor at 
law, loan agent for J. B. & \Y. B. McKin- 
ley, of Champaign, 111., collections prompt- 
ly attended to, Cleveland block, h S. Main. 

Hunt Frank B., r 53, farmer 75. 

Hunt Homer, (Adams Center) r 34. farmer for 
Benjamin. 

HUNT ISAAC L., retired M. E. clergyman, 
farmer 32 h Spring. 

Hunt Isaac L., Jr., atfy and counselor at 
law, Ripley block, h Church. 

Hunt Timothy, r 53, 16 cows, farmer 54. 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



HUNT WARD W., retired M. E. clergyman, 
fainif^r 3. h S. Main. [Died Sept. 7. 1889, 
ased 72.] 

Hunt Willis, (Adams Center) laborer. 

Huntington F.K.. bank clerk, h Church. 

Huntington Richard H.,book-keeper,h Church. 

HUSON ARTHUK B., prop. Hnson House, 
Railroad cor. Main, h and 3 acres. 

Huson Burt, (Lockwood & Huson) bds. Lock- 
wood block. 

HUSON HOUSE, A. B. Huson, prop., livery 
stable connected, Railroad cor. Main. 

nUSON MARTHA A., (Mrs. A. B.) owns Hu- 
son block, S. Main. [Died July, 1889.] 

Hustis William, blacksmith, h Grove. 

Ingraliam Austin W., (Ingi-aham & Blasier) 
dealer in country produce, h Park. 

Ingraham Hulbert, (Adams Center) r 30, 14 
cows, farmer 89. 

Ingraham & Blasier, (Austin W I. and Frank 
M. B. ) props. Adams cheese factory. 

Irons Stephen, (Adams Center) r 36, farmer 60. 

Irvin Lincoln B., teacher commercial forms, 
chemistry, and physics A.dams Collegiate 
Institute. 

Isham H. F., laborer, h Main. 

IVORY AMY, (Smith ville) (Mrs. J. W.) dress- 
maker. 

Ivory De Witt, (Smith ville) r 10, carpenter and 
farmer, h Main. 

Ivory Harrison, (Smithville)prop. billiard par- 
ioi-, restauiant. and saloon. Main, h do. 

IVORY JOHN W.,(Smithville) general mer- 
chant, breeder and dealer in fine trotting 
and road horses. Main, h do. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY JOURNAL, W. J. 
Allen, editor and publisher, job print- 
ing. 

Jeffrey Silvanus, (Adams Center) r 6, farm- 
erg. 

Jemieson James, laborer, h and k)t. 

.]emmieson Will, laborer, h Elm ave. 

Jenkins George, (Adams Center) r 39, 10 cows, 
farmer 96. 

Jenkins Mahew (Adams Center) r 39, farmer 
with George. 

Jimerson Minor, laborer, h Elmwood ave. 

Jimerson William M., emp. N. M. Wardwell, h 
Elmwood ave. 

JOHNSON ADELAIDE.photographer, h Park. 

Johnson Frank E., lake captain, h Grove. 

Johnson I'arley H., physician and surgeon, 
Cleveland block, li N. Main. 

Jones Fanny J., widow of H. C. 

Jones Henry C, house and carriage painter 
and paper hangei', h and lot Spring. 

Jones Mason, laborer, Spring. 

Jones Thomas P., (Adams Center) r 39, farmer 
70. 

Jones Willie, (Adams Center) farmer with 
Philander. 

Judd Geoige, (^ Adams Center) prop, restaurant 
and dealer in sjjectacles, h Teeple. 

Kane James M., cabinetmaker, h Clay. 

Kane Joanna, widow of .James, h Cla'y. 

Kearns Ellen, (Adams Center) r 30, widow of 
James, h and lot. 

Keller Allen, (Smitliville) farmer, leases on 
shares of D. A. Rich 88. 

Kelley John, blacksmith, h and lot. 

Kelley Mary, widow of Michael, h and lot. 

Kelley William, laborer. 

Kellogg Alexander H , r 63, farmer 30. 

Kellogg Clark, agent, h Spring. 



Kellogg EH, (Adams Center) laborer, h Rail- 
road. 

Kellogg Frank S., (Adams Center) r 32 cor. 33, 
sewing machine agent, and farmer 45. 

Kellogg George G., (Adams Center) r 32, 7 
cows, farmer 60. 

Kellogg Herman, r 57, carpenter and joiner. 

Kellogg Jam(s G., agent Agricultural Ins. 
Society of Watertown and other companies. 
Park, "h do. 

Kellogg Sylvester, 2d, (Adams Center) r 28, 
farmer 74. 

Kelly George, laborer. 

Kelly John, (Adams Center) farmer. 

Kelly John, laborer, h River. 

Kelly Margaret, (Mrs. John) h River. 

Kenyon Addison B., carpenter, h 4 Prospect. 

Kenvon Edgar A., r 57, dealer in horses, farmer 
206, h and lot. 

Kenvon Henry K., r 57. farmer for his father, 
Edgar A , 40. 

Kenyon Henry O., (Kenyon & Thomas) h 
Church. 

Kenyon .John, laborer, bds. Lockwood block. 

KENYON W. B. Mrs., (Adams Center) r 10, 
resident. 

KENYON WALTER B., (Adams Center) r 10, 
farmer 70. 

Kenyon & Thomas, (Henry O. K. and Bayard 
T.T. ) manufs. and props. De Hale's house- 
hold ointment, laboratory River. 

Ketchum Smith H., com. traveler, h Park. 

Kirkland Ralph T., dentist, h N. Main. 

LAMSON DANIEL W., prop, meat market, 
and dealer in oysters and vegetables. 
Cook block, h North cor. Prospect. 

Landon ,T. S., agent, bds. Clay. 

LANDON LUFTUS J., blacksmith, horse- 
shoeing a specialty. Mechanic, h Clay. 

Lane James, butcher, h Liberty. 

Lane James, teamster, Railroad. 

Langworthy Caleb B., (Adams Center) r 37, 
farmer on the Spicer Green estate 60. 

Langworthy John, (Adams Center) cheese- 
maker. 

Langworthy Margaret, (Adams Center) r 37 
cor. 39, widow of Morris, fai-m 20. 

Langworthy Russel C, (Adams Center) i;nder- 
tak^' and dealer in furniture. Church 
cor. State, h Railroad. 

La Rock Gilbert, blacksmith, h Spring. 

Larkin Daniel, track hand. 

Larkin Edward, laborer. 

Laikins Jim, laborer. 

Larkins Mike, baggage master. 

Larkins Ornaldo D., r 64, farmer, leases on 
shares of M. Strickland. 

Larkins Patrick, laborer, h and lot. 

Larkins Vincent E., (Smitliville) carriage and 
sign painter and graiiier, h Main. 

Larkins William, emp. W. Wheeler, bds. River. 

Lawrence Adelbert, dealer m horses. 

Lawrence Leander, r 66, 20 cows, farmer 145. 

Lawrence Loren B., r 66, farm laborer. 

Lawrence Willis D., r 66 farm laborer. 

Leavitt Justus B., (Smitliville) r 21, 10 cows, 
farmer 98. 

Leavitt Justus B., Jr., (Smitliville) r 21, farmer 
with his father, Justus B. 

Lee Edward, laborer, bds. Fifth ave. 

Lee Edwin, (Adams Center) r 32, news agent^ 
h and lot. 

Lee F. A. & Co., dealers in groceries and 
pi-ops. restaurant, S. Main. 



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Lee Fred A., (F. A. Lee & Co.) h River. 

Lee Fred It., h River. 

Lee George, (Adams Center laborer, h Railroad. 

Lee Silas, (Adams Center) laborer. 

Leonard Joe J., laborer. 

Lewis Edward, manager of variety store, li 

Main. 
Lewis Friend, resident. 
Lewis Geo; ge, (Smithville) shoemaker, h and 

lot Main. 
Lewis George B., mechanieal engineer, h 8 

Spring. 
Lewis John S.. prop, npper andliarness leather 

tannery. Spring. 
Lewis Juliette D., widow of Nathaniel B.. h 

N. Main. 
Lewis Lorenzo D., prop, bakery and dealer in 

groceries. Union bloek, li N. Main. 
Lewis Selinda L., (Mrs. Edward) prop, variety 

store, Cleveland l)lock, h Main. 
Little William H., com. traveler for Riissell 

Wheeler A Co., Utica. N. Y.. h Park. 
LITTLEFIELD E. T. & SON, (Grant E.) 

wagonmakers, repairers, and painters, 

Liberty. 
LITTLEFIELD ELISHA T., (E. T. Little- 

tield &Son) h 10 Clay. 
LITTLEFIELD GRANT E,, (E. T, Little- 

tield & Son) bds. Clay, 
Ijivermore Frank, teamster, bds. Church. 
Linsey Charles, (Adams Center) r 37, prop, 

saw-mill, farmer 10. 
Lockwood Daniel B., (Lockwood & Huson) 

prop. Lockwood bluck, farmer 30. 
Lockwood & Huson, (Daniel B. L. and Bart H.) 

props, livery stable. S. Main. 
Loomis Hub, farm laborer, h Sand. 
LORD ALFRED, (Adams Center) prop. Rail- 
road Exchange Hotel and livery stable, 

Depot. 
Lord Fred, (Adams Center) painter, son of 

Alfred. 
Lord Mort, (Smithville) medical student. 
Lord Seth, (Adams Center) carpenter, bds. 

Railroad E.Kchange Hotel. 
Lord Sheldon D., (Smithville) physician and 

surgeon, general merchant, farmer 18, 

h Main. 
Lord Walter. (Adams Center) r 50, farmer. 
Loveland Adelbert,r 64:,farmer, leases on shares 

of Linus 175 
Loveland Herbert, (Adams Center) farm 

laborer. 
Loveland Linus, r 64, 30 cows, farmer 175. 
Loveland Robert D., (Adams Center) r 50, 

carpenter and joiner, farmer 10. 
Lovelle Albert J., manager and agent for J, 

H,, h Church. 
Lyman David, farmer, h Spring. 
Lyman David L., 21 cows, farmer in Lorraine 

247. 
Lyon Asa, r 27, mason, contractor, and builder, 

22 cows, 17 horses, farmer 190. 
Lyons Abram, laborer, Spring. 
Lyons John, (Adams Center) r 8, farmer 60. 
Magill William H., (Adams Center) retired 

canvasser for historical works. 
Main D, C, & H. D., (Adams Center) r 36, 

poultry I'aisers and dealers, 500 hens, 

farmers 43. 
Main Daniel C. (Adams Center) r 36, (D. C. 

& H. D. Main). 
Main Horner D., (Adams Center) r 36, (D. C. 

<fc H. D. Main). 



Mainard Hubert, r 57, farmer, leases on shares 
of Sinclair 133. 

Maldoon Maria N., widow of Mark, h and lot. 

Maloney Geoige F., dealer in stoves, tin, sheet- 
iron, and copperware, plumbing and gas 
titting. Dixon block, h Park. 

MANVILLE MARQUIS D., D. D. S., dentist, 
rooms CU^vtland lilock. Church cor. 
Main, h North, served in Co. I, 10th N. 
Y. H. A., about 2 vears. 

MARRIOTT BRAYTON M., blacksmith with 
his father. Morris. 

MARRIOTT EUGENE A., blacksmith with his 
father, Morris. 

MARRIOTT MORRIS, blacksmith, carriage- 
maker, and general rejjairer, h Spring, 

Martin Ezra, laborer, h Railroad. 

Martin Fred, emp. R. D. Gardner. 

Martin Josepli, r 45, farmer 10. 

Martin William H , proji. billiard room, S. 
Main, h Railroad. 

Mather George, (Belleville) pres. Citizens 
National Bank of Adams, 15 cows, 500 
sugar trees, farmer 120. 

Mather Leonard, resident. 

Maxon Christopher, (Adams Center) r 39, 
laborer, farmer 2. 

Maxon Daniel, (Adams Center) painter. Rail- 
road. 

Maxon Edgar C, (Adams Center) resident, h 
School. 

Maxon Paul C, (Maxon & Ramsdell) notary 
public, h Church. 

Maxon Samuel, (Adams Center) r 39, labor- 
er. 

MAXON THOMAS V., r 59, wholesale seed 
grower, breeder of Percheron horees and 
Jersey cattle, farmer 36. 

Maxon & Ramsdell, (Paul C. M. and Erwin F. 
R,) attorneys and counselors at law, Gil- 
bert block. 

Maxson Britta, (Adams Center) r 37, resident, 

MAXSON PAUL S., (Adams Center) r 26, 200 
sugar trees, prop. Maxson cheese factory, 
breeder of and dealer in horses, 20 cows, 
farmer 93. 

Maxson S. Whitford. (Adams Center) school 
commissioner first district, school teacher, 
farm in Rodman 100. 

Maxson William S., (Adams Center) teacher. 

McAulev Mary E., (Smithville) (Mrs. Daniel) 
h Main. 

McCady Pat, laborer. Railroad. 

McCalley Dewitt C. manuf. of Mix's double 
lock spiral spring bed. Railroad. 

McCarty George, laborer, h Church. 

McComber EUis J., tinner, emp. S. T. Thom- 
son, bds. N. Main. 

McComber William B., (Smithville) r 41, 
farmer 118. 

McCormick Charles, resident, h Hungerford 
ave. 

McCormick Charles E., retired fai-mer, h 
Hungerford ave. 

McDougall Daniel, barber and hair-dresser. S. 
Main, h Factory, 

McDowel George, carpenter, h Church. 

McGill William, (Adams Center) resident, h 
Sand. 

BIcGill William, (Adams Center) book agent, 
Church. 

Mclntyre William H., (Adams Center) station 
agent, h Rodman st. 

McKee Dwight, laborer, Elmwood ave. 



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TOWN OF ADAMS. 



McNeil Helen, milliner anJ dressmaker, 

Churcli. 
Medcalf John, (Adams Center) r 12, prop. 

Excelsior creamery, 15 cows, farmer 137. 
Merrick Philander, (Smitliville) hand lot Main. 
Middleton Warren C, teamster and farmer, h 

S. Main. 
Miller C. C, photographer, D wight block, h 

Eailroad. 
Mills Andrew, honse painter, h Church. 
Mills Charles A , carpenter and joiner, h 

Church. 
Mills Lyman R., (Smitliville) retired farmer, h 

Maple ave. 
Mills Sally, (Smith ville) r 21}^, widow of John, 

farmer 49. 
Mills Willet, (Smithville) agent. 
Miner Charles, (Adams Center) r 7, farmer. 
Miner William. (Adams Center) r 7, laborer. 
Mitchell Mary M., principal public school, h 

School. 
MONROE JOHN, machinist, farm in Ellis- 

bnrgh 65. h Prospect. 
Moody Henry, dealer in horses, bds. Huson 

House. 
Moore Frank G., (D. E. Taylor * Co.) h Main. 
Morgan Heman, deputy sheriff 15 years, prop. 

Adams boarding-house. Railroad cor. 

Fifth ave. 
Moulton James H., (Adams Center) r 19, prop. 

grist-mill, farmer 35. 
Munderbach Henry, (Adams Center) farm 

laborer, prop, boarding-house, School. 
Munson James S., emp. Adams Lumber Co., h 

Factory. 
MUZZY F.'M. & J. B., (Smithville) r 44, props. 

Muzzv cheese facte rv. 22 cows, farmers 158. 
MUZZY FRANCES M.. (Smithville) r 44. (F. M. 

& J. B. Muzzv). 
MUZZY JOSEPH B., (Smithville) r 44, (F. M. 

& J. B. Muzzy). 
Muzzy Myron J., (Smithville) r 43, farmer, 

son of Joseph B. 
Narrom Abraham, marble cutter, bds. River. 
Nellis Calvin, (Smithville) farmer. 
NELSON JOHN F.. (Adams Center) pastor 

Adams Center Baptist Church, parsonage 

Church. 
Newton Mary J., widow of Luther Gr., h Park. 
Newton Wendell P., r 64, farmer with his 

brother Willard. 
Newton Willard, r 64, farmer with his brother 

Wendell P., and leases of J. B. Chapman 

125. 
Niblock Samuel, retired carriagemaker, h Rail- 
road. 
Nichols Albert P., (Adams Center) r 53, school 

teacher, son of Preston. 
Nichols Alfred M., (Adams Center) r 53, son of 

Preston. 
Nichols Preston, (Adams Center) off r 53, 8 

cows, farmer 60. 
Nichols William D., (Adams Center) r 12, 

NICKELSON WILLIAM H., M. D., homeo. 

physician and surgeon, Ripley block, h 

Railroad. 
Norton Horace H., prop, meat market, Union 

block, h Grove, 
Norton William, (Adams Center) section boss, 

farmer 39. 
NOTT SYLVESTER G., com. traveler for the 

A. B. Cleveland Co., breeder of fancy 

fowls, leases to James Haight farm 60. 



Oatman Adelbert M., (Adams Center) r 54, 

farmer, son of Leonard. 
Oatman Austin, (Adams Center) laborer and 

farmer 12, h Church. 
Oatman Bradford, (Adams Center) r 54, 14 

cows, farmer 74. 
Oatman Cbarles, (Adams Center) r 50, laborer. 
Oatman Clark, (Adams Center) r 35, farmer, h 

and lot. 
Oatman Dauford, (Adams Center) r46, farmer 

60. 
Oatman Darius, (Adams Center) r 48, farmer 

16. 
Oatman Eliza, (Adams Center) r 50, widow of 

Elias, farm 28. 
Oatman Gains E., (Adams Center) r 54, farm- 
er, son of Leonard. 
Oatman Halsev, (Adams Center) r 18, farmer 

25. 
Oatman Henry, (Adams Center) r 35, owns 

farm, h and lot. 
Oatman Inez D., (Adams Center) r 39, dress- 
maker, daughter of Walter. 
Oatman Leonard, (Adams Center) r 54, 26 

cows, farmer. 
Oatman Lewis, (Adams Center) farm laborer. 
Oatman Loren, (Adams Center) sexton and 

laborer, h Sand. 
Oatman Mauford, (Adams Center) r 35, la- 
borer, son of Henry. 
Oatman Martha A., (Adams Center) r 36, 

widow of Walter, h and lot. 
Oatman Richard. (Adams Center) r 18, for- 
merly carpenter and joiner, farmer 8, 

aged 82 ; wife aged 84. 
Oitman William, laborer, li Park. 
Oatman W^illiam, (Adams Center) r 50, laborer. 
Oderkirk John W., (Adams Center) cooper 

and farmer 5, h Church. 
O'Neil Thomas, emp. C. K. Stone, bds. River. 
Overton Alberto, (Smithville) aborer, h and 

lot. 
Overton Henry F., undertaker, emp. W. R, 

Brown, h Factory. 
Owens Anna V., (Adams Center) r 8, school 

teacher, daugnter of William. 
Owens John, dealer in horses, h Spring cor. 

Factory. 
Owens John R., (Adams Center) r 8, farmer, 

son of William. 
Owens William, (Adams Center) r 8, 20 cows, 

farmer 150. 
Page Charles H., salesman, son of Hinckley. 
Palmer Oramel, mason, h Spring. 
Parham Burt. (Adams Center) laborer and 

teamster, h Sand. 
Parker Edward, (Adams Center) r 18, farm 

laborer. 
Parker George, (Adams Center) r 18, son of 

Richard C. 
PARKER GILES, (Adams Center) r 26, 

farmer 123. 
Parker Isaac, (Smithville) laborer. 
PARKER NEWTON M., (Adams Center) r 33, 

200 sugar trees, 200 apple trees, 12 grade 

Ayrshire cows, farmer 97. 
Parker Richard C, (Adams Center) formerly 

farnier 60, h Church. 
Parker William, (Smithville) r 2, laborer. 
Parsons Archibald, r 63, farmer 32. 
Parsons Erastus, farmer, h Church. 
Patrick Byron, (Sacket's Harbor) r 2, farm 

laborer and carpenter. 
Patrick Sherman, farmer. 



TOWN OF ADAMS. 



15. 



Patten Chan, laborer, h Lane. 

Patterson Frank, (Adams Center) r 38, car- 
penter. 

Patterson John. (Adams (Center) r 39, laborer. 

PAYNE ISAAC \V., stationary engineer and 
plumber for village water works, h Lib- 
erty. 

Pease Josephine L. Mrs., dressmaker, Waitc 
block, h Railroad. 

Peasley Isaac D.. M. E. clergyman, h Church. 

Pelo Frank, (Smithville) r 25, teacher. 

Pelsue Newel C, resident, h S. Main. 

Penny Dean 8.. harnessmaker, h Church. 

Penny James W., ins. agent, h Church. 

Perkins Elisha, (Adams Center) r 47, farm 
laborer. 

Perkins Erastus, (Adams Center) r 30, cattle 
dealer. 

Perkins Lett H., (Adams Center) r 47, farmer 
with Elisha Rogers. 

Petrie Charles H., (Adams Center) r 31, track- 
man, h and lot. 

Petrie Rufus, (Adams Center) r 31. farmer 79. 

Petrie Thomas. (Adams Center) r 16, farmer 
31. 

Pettit Tiiomas, (Adams Center) r 36, laborer. 

Pharm Herbert. (Adams Center) thresher and 
laborer, h (Sand. 

Phelps Riley H., (Adams Center) r 36, breeder 
of fancy poultry, farmer 80. 

Phillips Aloiizo, laborer, h N. Main. 

Phillips Henry.stieet commissioner and wagon- 
maker, h Churcli. 

Phillips Hinrv R., wagonmaker, h Church. 

PHILLIPS NELSON, (Adams Center) writing 
teacher and fanner 13, owns 2 houses 
Railroad. 

Pierce Henry C, traveling salesman, bds. Rail- 
roatl. 

Pierce Irving L., telegrapher, bds. Clay. 

Pierce John, physician and surgeon, Railroad, 
h do. 

Pierce Stephen C, (Adams Center) r 47, farm- 
er 90. 

Pitcher Fred, law student, son of S. H. 

Pitcher John B , student at Adams Collegiate 
Institute. 

Pitcher Oliver P., M. E. clergyman, farmer 74, 
and in Watertown 294. 

PITCHER SEYMOL'R H.. prop. Adams giist- 
mill, dealer in lumber, building limber, 
and wood, h S. Main. 

Plumb Ida L.. widow of Moses B., h Park. 

P<Hil Jane, h Church. 

Pool Maria L., widow if Lafavette. farm in 
EUishnrgh 75. 

Poole Addle M.. student atStatc Normal School, 
class of 1878, bds. Liberty. 

Poole Jane, widow of Noble, h Liberty. 

Porter Alonzo, tinsmith, erap. S. T. Thomson, 
h N. Main. 

Porter A., tinsmith, emp. S. T. Thomson, h 
Main. 

Post (reoigo, (Adams Center) farmer 9. 

POTTER CORRELL D., (Adams Center) phv- 
sician and surgeon, pres. Farmers National 
Bank, prop. Handy Package Dye Co., grow- 
er of small fruits and vegetables, associate 
editor Light of Howe, Outlook, and 
S:ihl)ath Quarterlij, farmer 18, li Church. 

Potter Darius B., (Hodge & Potter) h Clay. 

Potter Laura A., (Adams Center) r 26, widow 
of Samuel, farm 10. 

Powers Adam H., r 56, 10 cows, farmer 65. 



Powers La Mont. (Adams Center) telegraph' 

operator, bds. Railroad Excdiaiige Hotel. 
Powers Lainont H., r 53, farmer with Adam 

H. 
Powers Perry F.. (Adams (Jenter) r 51), farmer 

with D. L. Lovelxnd. 
Pratt Walter L., (Adams Lumber Co.) h Fac- 

torv. 
PRENTICE ASA B, (Adams Center) pastor 

Seventh Daj' Baptist Church, parsonage 

Sand. 
Presley Enos R., formeily farmer, h Raihoad. 
Pruyne Lafayette C, att'y and counselor at 

law, owns 3 farms in EUisljurgh and one 

in Rodman. 
PRYOR GILBERT C, (Adams Center) retired 

farmer, h Church. 
Puffer Isaac G., prop, marble and granite 

woiks, CI inch, h Factoiy. 
RAILROAD EXCHANGE HOTEL. (Adams 

Center) Alfred Lord, jiiop., newly refitted 

and fill nislied, liverv stable connected. 
RAMSDELL ERWIN F., (Maxon & Ramsdell) 

attorney. 
Randall Adelbert, r 59. farm laborer. 
Randall David, (Adams Center) r 33, laborer 

and farmer 2. 
Randall George A , telegraph operator, Ixls. 

Spring- 
Randall Jared, resident, h Spring. 
Ranney JIahala ^V., (Smithville) widow of 

Lester, farm 432. 
Read Orrin, (Adams Center) retired farmer, 

born in Adams in 1807. h Church. 
Reed Merrick H., (Adams Center; r 9. 20 cows, 

farmer 204. 
Reed Emeliiie M.. (Adams Center) widow of 

Chauncey L.. h Sand. 
Remington James, emp. C. 31. Totman, h S. 

Main. 
Rhoads Anna F., dealer in milliner}' and fancy 

goods. Church, h do. 
RHODES ORLO B., principal Adams Collegi- 
ate Instituie. resides do. 
Rice Alice E., (Adams Center) r 5 cor. 0. 

daughter of Gen. A., farm 60. 
Rice Franiilin, r Gl, laborer. 
Rich Jeiinette, widow of James R., h N. JIain. 
Rich Truman, (Adams Center) retired farmer, 

owns ill Henderson 120, h School. 
Richard.-oi! Oscar, laborer, h Church. 
Richmond Ed-Mond, r 59. farmer, leases on 

shares of F. Harris 172. 
Richardson Maria. (Sackct's Harbor) r 6. 

widow of Thomas, h and lot. 
RIPLEY ADELBERT D., dealer in boots, 

sliots. hats, caps, etc., Ripley block, h 

Church. 
Ripley Charles E., harnessmaker, salesman for 

his father, Loreii. 
Ripley Edward, laborer, Spring. 
Ripley Loren, harnessmalcer, dealer in hai-- 

nesseg. ti links, satcliel-*, traveling bags, and 

hoise furnishings, S. Main, h Clay. 
Ripley Orrin, r 62. 13 cows, tamer 100. 
Roacii William, laborer, h ChiU'ch. 
Robbii's E. M.& Co., props. Mrs. L. B. Webb's 

faniilv ointment. 
Robbins Eugene M., (E. M. Robbins A Co.) 

h 13 Park. 
Roberts David, (Adams Center) trackman, h 

Teeple. 
Roberts L. J., farmer. 
Roberts Oscar, farmer with L. J. 



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TOWN OF ADAMS. 



Eoberts William, (Smithville) r 25, 30 cows, 
farmer, leases of Mahala W. Kanney 
35. 

Bodpers Hannah, (Aflams Center) widow of 
Elisba, farmer 66, h Sand. 

Eogers Charles, (Adams Center) thresher and 
farmer 81-^. 

EOGERS ELISHA, (Adams Center) r 47, 
farmer, leases 66. 

Eogers George W., r 64, 24 cows, farmer 156. 

Ilogers William J., emp. Journal office, bds. 
Prospect. 

Kose M. M., farmer. 

Eose Merritt M., (Smithville) r 44, 15 cows, 
farmer 101. 

Eiiff Valentine, (Adams Center) r 36, for- 
merly weaver, farmer 25. 

Eundall Almira, (Smithville) widow of O. H.. 
h and lot. 

Evder Ellis. (Adams Center) r 34, farmer, leases 
of H. Fuller. 

Safl'ord Lott A.. (Adams Center) bntcher and 
prop, meat market. Sand, h do. 

Salisbury Maria, widow of Edward S., h N. 
Maiii. 

Salter Thomas, (Smithville) r 6, farmer 59. 

Sanford Alton M., (Adams Center) r 6, 10 
cows, farmer 120. 

SAUNDEES A. F. *. T. F., atty's and coun- 
selors at law, Cleveland block. 

SAUNDEES ALBEET F., (A. F. & T. F. 
Saunders) bds. Church. 

Saunders Edward, (Adams Center) r 39, car- 
penter and joiner, farmer 40. 

Saunders Ezra S. H., r 62, fai-mer, leases of 
his father. Isaac, Sr., 100. 

Saunders Fred, (Adams Center) r 39, farmer. 

Saunders Isaac, paiuter. h Church. 

Saunders Isaac, Sr.. r 62, 17 grade Holstein 
cows, farmer 100, woodland 15. 

Saunders Joel, (Adams Center) r 50, farmer 50. 

Saunders Lyman, (Adams Center) r 50, son of 
Joel. 

SAUNDEES THOMAS F.. (A. F. & T. F. Saun- 
ders) surveyor, bds. Huson House. 

Saunders Thomas P., att'y and counselor at 
law, prop, foundry and machine shop, 
owns in Eedfield, Oswego Co., saw -mill 
and timber land 900. and farm in Lor- 
raine 230. 

Saunders Thomson W., r 62, 10 cows, farmer 95. 

Schram Eobert D., tiiismitii, h Clay. 

Schram Sarah V., milliner, Chuich. h Clay. 

SCHEODT MICHAEL, (Adams Center) black- 
smith, horseshoer, and genei-al repairer. 
Sand, h do. 

Scidmore Ashley, (Adams Center) r 48, prop. 
steam saw-mill and thresher. 

Scriven Daniel C, (Adams Center) farmer, 
aged 89. 

Scriven Zebulon J., (Adams Center) carpenter 
and joiner, farmer 15. 

Seacor David, (Smithville ) r 21, farmer, leases 
on shares of D. McAboy 60. 

Scarles Lucinda B., widow of William T., h 
Park. 

Seeley Alfred, (Smitliville) laborer. 

Seeley Charles, (Smithville) sailor, h and lot. 

Seely Eli A., (Adams Center) general ins. 
agent, h Sand. 

Shannon Lawrence, (Adams Center) r 6 cor. 
7. farmer 31. 

Shannon Lawrence, Jr.,(Adams Center) farmer 
37. 



Sharpies James W., tailor, emp. E. E. Averilj, 
h N. Main. 

SHAW DAVID S., (Adams Center) butcher, 
owns with his brother Fred S. h and 4 
acres. 

SHAW FEED S.. (Adams Center) farm laborer, 
owns with his brother David S. h and -4 
acres. 

Shaw Barbara M.. fAdams Center) widow of 
Stephen, h Sand. 

Shepard De Witt C, prop, bakery. S. Main, h 
Prospect. 

Shepard Frank C, salesman. 

Shepard Fred B.. son of De Witt C. 

SIMPKINS THOMAS, pastor Baptist Church, 
parsonage Prospect. 

Sinclair John, r 57, 15 cows, farmer 133. 

Sischo Austin, r 56, apiarist 50 colonies, farm- 
er 28. 

Sischo Irvin, r 56, farmer, leases of Jerome B. 
49. 

Sischo Jerome B., r 56, carpenter, and farmer 
49. 

Smith Amanda, h S. Main. 

Smith Charles B., emp. iu foundrj', h Elm wood 
ave 

Smith Henry, (Smithville) r 21, farmer. 

Smith Jnmes S., r 62, 20 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of Crosby 160. 

Smith John, (Adams Center) r 34, farmer, 
leases of H. Fuller. 

Smith Orren N., farmer 24. 

Smith Walter C, r 63. farm laborer. 

SNELL JOHN A. D., (A< lams Center) 50grade 
Holstein cows, breeder of and dealer in 
Hambletonian horses, prop, stock horse 
"Hamblttonian Clay." farmer 60, in Water- 
town 165, and in Eodman 120, h Depot. 

SNELL MAEY D., (Adams Center) (W. D. & 
M. D. Snell). 

SNELL W. D. & M. D., (Adams Center) props, 
grist-mill, dealers in Hour, feed, seeds, salt, 
water lime and lime, fertilizers, coal, fac- 
toiv and dairv sup] dies, lumber and brick. 

SNELL WILLIAM I)., (Adams Center) (W.D. 
& M. D. Snell) h Eailroad. 

Snow Anna, dressmaker, h Fifth ave. 

Snyder George, laborer, h Cemetery. 

Snyder Jason J., carpenter and builder, h 
Sprins. 

Spencer George, (Smithville) farmer. 

Spencer George W., (Smithville) r 24, truss- 
maker, emp. Mrs. A. Collins, farmer 7. 

Spencer Mary, r 62, resident. 

Spicer , (Smithville) r 28, farmer, leases 

(jn shares of S. Potter. 

Spicer Charles E., sage grower with his father, 
Edward D. 

SPICEE EDWAED D., prop, soap and candle 
factory and nursery, gardener and dealer 
in small fruits, faimer 23, h Prospect. 

Spicer George T., compositor Journal office, 
son of Edward D. 

Spicer Lotus, (Adams Center) r 47, farmer. 

Spicer Thomas, (Adams Center) r 30, labor- 
er. 

Squire Ernest B., (Adams Center) r 7, farmer, 
son of Jackson. 

Squire Fred L.; (Adams Center) r 7, farmer 
with Jackson. 

Squire Jackson, (Adams Center) r 7, 10 cows, 
farmer 117. 

Squire Ward, (Adams Center) r 7, son of 
Jackson. 



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STANLEY CHARLES B.. (Smithville) r 21 1<, 
15 Kiade Shorthorn Durham cows, breeder 
of and dealer Hambletonian horses and 
Enghsh mastitt' dogs, prop, stock horse 
"Birkis," sired by '• Rysdyk," Hamble- 
tonian, dam by Wads worth's "Henry 
Clay," recorded in Vol. 3 Wallace's 
American Begiater, 60 Southdown sheep, 
hop grower 1.5 acres, prop. Valley Stock 
Farm 240. 

STANLEY De FOREST, (Smithville) r 213^, 
10 grade Durham cows, breeder of and 
dealer in Hambletonian horses, hop 
grower 8 acres, farmer 135. 

Stanley Fayette, (Smithville) prop. Stanley 
cheese factory, farmer 15. 

Stanley Homer D., (Smithville) r 21>^, farmer, 
emp. De Forest. 

Stanley Orestes M., (Smithville) r 27, 18 cows, 
breeder of horses, farmer 180. 

Stanley Rollin, ( Smithville) r 22, farmer, leases 
of Caroline E. Busworth 150. 

Steele Hiram B., r 71, carpenter and joiner. 

Steele Reuben F., r 59, com. traveler for A. B. 
Cleveland Co., farmer 104. 

Stevens Henry, mail carrier to depot, h Spring. 

Steward William, laborer, bds. S. Main. 

Stewart C, (Adams Center) r 52, farmer 5. 

STILLMAN .JOHN J., r 69, com. traveler for 
H. R. Parrott, of Bridgeport, Conn., 
farmer 95. 

Stitt Thomas, carpenter and farmer 10, h 
Fifth ave. 

Stokes George, (Adams Center) farmer 110. 

Stokes John L., (Smithville) r 20, gardener, 
leases the Field place 58. 

STONE CYRUS K., seed grower, h Railroad. 

Stone Edwin, (Adams Center) farmer 2. 

Stone Fred A., farmer with his mother, Mrs. 
Charlotte C. Beedle. 

Stone George D., (Adams Center) blacksmith 
and horseshoer, Teeple cor. Railroad, h 
School. 

Stone Oliver, retired farmer, aged 73. 

Stoodley Amos, (Adams Center) r 26, farmer, 
leases on shares of Asa Gieen. 

Strickland DeWitt, r 53, 20 cows, 100 sheep, 25 
head young stock, 7 horses, farmer 162, and 
in Rodman 154. 

Strickland Morgan, r 61. 18 cows, farmer 125. 

Strickland Willie R., r53, farmer with DeWitt. 

Stuart Cassius, (Adams Center) farmer with 
E. Harrington. 

SULLIVAN GEORGE D., (Adams Center) 
wagoumaker and general lepairer, Teeple 
cor. Railroad, h do. 

Swan Frank, clerk. 

Tabor Eri, (Smithville) r 44, farmer, leases on 
shares of D. A. Rich 137. 

Tabor Joseph, r 44, farmer 18. 

Tabor M. M., farmer. 

Talcott FuUer A., (Adams Center) gentleman, 
h Church. 

Talcott Nathan R., (Adams Center) farmer 12, 
h Chui ch. 

Tai-bell William, mason, li River. 

TAYLOR D. E. & CO., (D. G, Moore) dealers 
in dry goods, caipets, wallpaper, etc., Rip- 
lev Mock, Main. 

TAYLOR De ELBERT, (D. E. Taylor & Co.) 
h Railroad. 

Tavlor Joseph, r 61, 7 cows, farmer 70. 

TAYLOR MONFORD H., (Towle & Taylor) h 
Church. 



Tavlor William H. H., atfv and counselor at 

■ law, Ripley block, h 17"Park. 
Tedam Alfred E., (Smithville) r 20, gardener 

and farmer 48. 
Thomas All>ert M., r -46. 12 cows, breeder of 
and dealer iu Hambletonian horses, farm- 
er 136. 
Thomas Arthur W., r 45, farmer with his 

father, Woolsey. 
Thomas Bavaixl T., (Kenvon A Thomas) h 

Clay. 
Thomas Bernard S., r 62, farmer, son of San- 
ford S. 
Thomas Burney, farmer, sou of Sanford S. 
Thomas Charles W., (Adams Center) r 25, 

farmer 30. 
Thomas E. N.. r 45. 

THOMAS ELI S., (Adams Center) r 28, breeder 
of and dealer in Cheshire and Yorkshire 
swine, 8 cows, 30 sheep, farmer 101. 
Thomas Gamaliel, (Adams Ceut3r) r 45 cor. 40, 

10 cows, farmer 90. 
Thomas George C, r 62, farmer and student, 

son of Sanford S. 
Thomas Gilbert E., (Adams Center) r 40 cor. 

45, farm laborer, h and lot. 
Thomas Nancv, (Adams Center) widow of 

Albert B , f arm 114. 
Thomas Newell S., (Belleville) r 60. farmer, 

leases on shares of S. P. Gillett 255. 
Thomas Newlon, (Adams Center) 40 cows, 

farmer 30U. 
THOMAS SANFORD S., r 62, wholesale seed 
grower, 4:00 sugar trees, 100 apple trees, 30 
grade Jersey cows, 15 head other stock, 20 
sheep, breeder of Hambletonian horses, 
agent for I. X. L. wind-mills, farmer 200. 
Thomas Vick F., salesman for D. E. Taylor & 

Co., bds. Main. 
THOMAS WILLIAM H. S., r 61, 400 sugar 
trees, 150 apple trees, 50 grade Jersej- 
cows, breeder of and dealer in Hamble- 
tonian, English, Eclipsc,andTyppo horses, 
32 lead, prop, stock horses "Kansas 
Boy." " Typpo Saib," and "Young Jeli'er- 
sou Prince," farmer 425. 
Thomas Woolsey, r 45, 18 cows, farmer 200. 
Thompson Isham L., r 67, (Thompson & At- 

water) farmer 46)-^. 
Thompson & Atwater, (Isham L. T. and Well- 
ington A.) wagonmakers and blacksmiths, 
Spring. 
Thomson Foster P., emp. W. H. Wheeler, bds. 

Factory. 
Thomson Sherman T., dealer in stoves, hard- 
ware, and tinware, Jennings block, h 
Prospect. 

Tifft Herman, farmer, leases on shares of 

Saunders. Sands. 
Tifft Hiram C., (Adams Center) r 47, (J. H. i 

H. C. Tifl't). 
Tifft J. H. & H. C, (Adams Center) r 47, 30 
cows, farmers, leases of A. J. Green 
250. 
Tifft James H., (Adams Center) r 47. ( J. H. & 

H. C. Tifft). 
Tifft Jennie, telephone operator, bds. Fifth 

ave. 
Tifft Philanda, widow of Samuel, dressmaker, 

h Fifth ave. 
Timmerman Henry R., (Smithville) r 44, 26 

grade Jersey cows, farmer 145. 
Titsworth Jacob, (Adams Center) retired 
merchant, h Sand. 



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TOWN OF ADAMS. 



Titsworth Josephine A., (Adams Center) 
milliner, Sand, h do. 

Titsworth Martin D., CAdams Center) general 
merchant, Titsworth block, h Sand. 

Tolls Nate, laborer, h Clay. 

Tomhnson Amanda P., (Adams Center) widow 
of Rev. George E., h Sand. 

Tomlinson Cora, (Adams Center) teacher, 
danghter of llev. George E. 

Tomlinson Lena, (Adams Center) teacher, 
dangliter of llev. George E. 

Totman C. Mnnro, prop, livery and sale stable, 
farmer 70, in Eilisburgh 130, and in Lor- 
raine 342, h Church. 

TOWLE ERNEST E., (Towle & Taylor) h 
Church. 

TOWLE & TAYLOR, ( Ernest E.T. andMonford 
H. T.) props. Adams monumental works, 
dealers in granite, foreign and American 
maible. mantles, etc., S. Main. 

Towles Nathan, laborer, h Liberty. 

Towsley Charles C, (Smithville) sailoi-, h and 
lot. 

Trowbiidge Frank, (Adams Center) r 37, 
cheesemaker. 

Trowbridge Gilbert, r 56, laborer. 

Trowbridge Gould, (Adams Center) r 46, 
farmer 35. 

Trowbridge Oren A., (Adams Center) r 46, 
farmer 27. 

Trowbridge Philander, (Adams Center) r 46, 
son of Oren A. 

Twiss Charles, carpenter and joiner, h Riv- 
er. 

Underwood William, laborer, bds. Clmrch. 

Utter Ann C, (Adams Center) widow of John, 
own^ farm. 

VALLEY STOCK FARM, (Smithville) r 213^;, 
C. B. Stanley, prop., 240 acn s. 

Van Auken Peter J., (Adams Center) r 11, 100 
apple trees, 10 cows, farmer 100. 

Van Auken William, (Adams Center) r 11, 
farmer for his fatliei', P< ter J. 

Van Schaick Dc Loss, (Adams Center) fai-mer, 
son of Henry. 

Van Schaick Henrv. (Adams Center) r 39. 

VAN SLYKE J. HERBERT, (Barnev & Van 
Slyke) h N. Mam. 

Van Waldick Henry D., (Adams Center) la- 
borer, h Raiiroad. 

Van Waldick Jane, (Adams Center) widow of 
William, h Railroad. 

Van Wormer Rufus, blacksmith, and farmer 
20, h Spring. 

Visscher Edward B.. tailor, h N. Main. 

Waggoner Archibald R., r 62, farmer in Lor- 
raine 34 and leases on shares of In- 

grahani 100. 

Waite Anna, widow of George W., h Main. 

Waite Edward J.. (W. A. .t E. J. Waite). 

WAITE FRED B., resident, graduate Hamil- 
ton College, class of 188-i. 

Waite Herl)ert H., son of Willis A., student at 
Yale College. 

Waite Irene, widow of Franklin, li Church. 

Waite J. Hart^ salesman for A. D. Ripley, bds. 
Church. • 

Waite James, carpenter, h Liberty. 

Waite W. A. it E. J., maltsters, houses at 
Adams and Watertown. 

Waite Willis A.. (W. A. & E. J. Waite)farm in 
Eilisburgh I'JO, h Chuich. 

WAKEFIELD ALPHEUS, (Smithville) mill- 
wright, wagonmaker, and rejjairer. Main. 



Wakefield Emery, (Adams Center) gardener 

15, h Church. 
Waldick George, (Adams Center) r 10, laborer, 

son of WUliam. 
Walker Mark, carpenter and joiner, h River. 
Wall John, track hand, h Railroad. 
Walsworth Esther B., widow of Eldridge, h 

Chuich. 
Walsworth Levi, (Adams Center) r 8, farmer 70. 
Walsworth Warren W., (Adams Center) r 8, 

farmer 79J^. 
Ward Hattie, widow of Sanford, h Gi'ove. 
Wardwell Alcanzar R., (Adams Center) laborer. 
WARDWELL CHARLES H., (Wardwell & Co.) 

wholesale seed grower and dealer, handles- 

15.000 bushels annuallv. 
WARDWELL N. M., (Wardwell & Co.) h 

Spring. 
WARDWELL & CO., (N. M. and Charles H. 

Wardwell) maltsters, established in 1880, 

capacity 50,000 bushels per yeai-, store- 

hou,SP Railroad. 
Warner AV. W., teller in bank. 
WARRINER PARLEY E., (Adams Center) r 8, 

20 cows, 10 head voung stock, farmer 278. 
WARRINER THOMAS R , (Adams Center) 

teacher, graduate Watertown High School, 

class of 1887. 
Warriner Virgil C, (Smithville) laborer. Main. 
Warriner Virgil J., (Smithville) mail carrier 

from Smithville to Sacket's Harbor. 
Washbuin Albert, fruit grower and farmer, h 

Sand. 
Washburn Devier H., 12 cows, farmer 973^. 
Washburn Freeman, (Adams Center) r 39, 

farmer 50. 
Washburn John, r 57. fruit and vegetable 

gardener, farm 8. 
Washburn Laytos, (Adams Center) r 5, farm 

laborer. 
Washburn Lizzio, widow of Isaac B., h Grove. 
WASHBURN RELIEF M, widow of Isaac, 

owns block of stores and residences 

Church, also block of stores Main. 
Washbuin R .berr, (Adams Centei) r 0, 10- 

cows, farmer 168. 
Washburn William, salesman for R. D. Gard- 
ner, bds. Railroad. 
Waterbury John H., laborer, li Park. 
Weaver Gecn'ge, (Adams Center; r 53. farmer, 

leases on shares of — ' Shelmidine 140. 

Webb Francis C, upholsterer and dealer in 

furniture, Dixon block, cor. Mai.n and Lib- 
erty, h do. 
Webb J. D., (Adams Center) r 39, farmer, 

leases of G. W. Green 140. 
Webb Reuben, (Adams Center) r 37, laborer. 
WebsterF. L., prop. I'anning factory, h Church. 
Webster Llewt llyii D.. formerly merchant, ins. 

agent and school tax collector, h Church. ,; 
Weller Edward, r 61, laborer. 
Wescott Wellington G., (Smithville) r 2. 

breed'-r of Hambletonian horses, and 

farmer 218. 
Wetniore Emogene, (Mrs. Samuel) h S. Main. 
Wheeler Albert, (Adams Center) emp. W. D. & 

M. D. Snell, h Rodman st. 
Wheeler James, butcher, emp. D. W. Lamson. 
WHEELER WILLIAM H.,contractoi-, builder, 

and architect, dealer in building material, 

etc. 
White Augustus S., book-keeper, emp. W. H. 

Wheeler, bds. Huson House. 
White Frank P., farmer, son of Rufus P. 



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White HarmoD, (Adams Center) r 39, laborer, 
farm i. 

White Harrison, (Adams Center) farm laborer. 

White Herbert, (Adams Center) farmer with 
Hannon. 

White Hub, laborer. 

WHITE RUFUS P., breeder and dealer in 
fine trottiiif? horses, prop. White's Maple 
Grove Place and Trotting Park, 30 horses, 
farmer 100, h Railroad. 

White Willet, (Adams Center) carpenter and 
joiner, h Teeple. 

Wliitford Albertus, r 62, carpenter and farm- 
er 50. 

Whitford Aldro, (Adams Center) r 28, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases on shares of Potter 170. 

Whitford Irving, (Adams Center) r 37, 20 cows, 
farmer. 

Whitford Leland, (Adams Center) farmer, son 
of Irving. 

Whittam Amanda, (Adams Center) r 37, widow, 
h and lot. 

Wilbur George, (Adams Center) carpenter, h 
School. 

Wilbur Phebe C. dressmaker, daughter of 
Smith, Wright. 

Wilbur Smith, r 56, farm laborer, h and lot. 

Wilbur W. J., (.\dams Center) cai-peuter, h 
School. 

Wilcox D. Frank, blacksmith and horseshoer, 
h Liberty. 

Wilcox George G., carpenter and joiner, farm- 
er 6. 

Wilcox Rolla M., emp. in furniture factory, h 
Liberty. 

Wilder David, (Adams Center) r 31, farm la- 
borer, farm 2^2- 

Williams Daniel, formerly farmer, h Spring. 

WiUiams Dexter, (Adams Center) resident. 

Williams George W., civil engineer, h Railroad. 

Williams George W., dealer in jewelry, Church 
cor. Main, h Spring. 

WILLIAMS JOHN, (Adams Center) r 26, 20 
cows, farmer 124. 

WiUiams Joseph J., (Adams Center) r 39, car- 
penter and joiner, 10 cows, farmer 90. 

WiUiams Leland K., (Adams Center) r 28, 15 
cows, farmer 114. 

WiUiams Mary A., (Adams Center) widow of 
Timothv, h Mechanic. 

WILLIAMS MARY E., (Adams Center) r 26, 
(Mrs. John). 

Williams Nettie M., (Adams Center) school 
teacher, daughter of Timothy. 

WUliams Phebe, (Adams Center) r 39, widow of 
Amos, farm 9. 

Williams Susie A., (Adams Center) r 26, school 
teacher, daughter of John. 

Williamson Juditli A., (Adams Centei") widow 
of George, h Bailey. 

WilliamBon Mariette, (Adams Center) dress- 
maker, daughter of Judith A. 

Williamson Susan J., (Adams Center) dress- 
maker, daughter of Judith A., bds. Bailey. 



Wilson Harriet H., resident, h N. Main. 

Wilson Hiram, cartman, bds. N. Main. 

Wilson James, (.\dams Center) h Church. 

Wilson James G., (Adams Center) r 33,farm- 
er 18. 

Wiswell Adelbert L., (.\dams Center) jeweler 
and barber, owns Wiswell block. 

Witliington Fred, (Adams Center) tinner, emp. 
Glazier & Bunce, h School. 

Witter Naomi, (Adams Center) widow of James 
J., h Sand. 

Wolcott Ariel R., (Adams Center) r 30, carpen- 
ter and joiner, farmer 70. 

Wood Cornelia, widow of Norman, h Grove. 

Woodard Henry, laborer, bds. Church. 

Woodard Jasper, (Adams Center) farm 30, h 
Rodman st. 

WOODWARD ANNA E., (Mrs. L. B.) teacher 
of English in Adams Collegiate Institute,, 
resides do. 

Woodward Constance J., r 56, farmer 30. 

Woodward Marcus, (Adams Center) h Church. 

Woolworth William, retired farmer, h RaU- 
road. 

Worden Charles E., (Adams Center) farmer, 
leases on shares of A. R. Wolcott. 

Worden Jarvis, (Adams Center) r 37, farmer 50. 

Worden WiUiam A., (Adams Center) black- 
smith, Sand, h do. 

Wright Betsey L., (Adams Center) r 39, widow 
of Isaac, farm 15. 

WRIGHT EDWIN S., r 56, 500 sugar trees, 
200 apple trees, 20 cows, 10 head young 
stock, farmer 190. 

Wright Elford F., carpenter and joiner, farm 
2, h Doxtater. 

Wright Ellen H., (Adams Center) dressmaker. 
Railroad. 

Wright George I., r62, farmer 10. 

Wright Hiram, carpenter, h Railroad. 

Wright John, (Adams Center) r 36, farmer 32. 

Wright Lewis, (Adams Center) r 39, farm 
laborer. 

Wright Lewis B., (Adams Center) r 39, farm- 
er 33. 

Wright Looniis, (Adams Center) r 39, carpen- 
ter and j(nner. 

Wright Mary V., widow of Warren T., h Pros- 
pect. 

Wright Orlando, prop, saloon, h Liberty. 

Wright Williird, (Adams Center) carpenter and 
joiner, h Sand. 

WRIGHT WILLIAM B., r 56, farmer with 
Edwin S. 

Wright William E., (Babcock & Wrightl h 
Main. 

Wylie Morris, carpenter, h Main. 

York Adelbert M., (Smithville) laborer, farm 8. 

York Marvin C, dealer in spectacles, h N. 
Main. 

York Nithaniel, (Adams Center) r 12, farmer. 

York Philander E., shoemaker, S. Main, h. 
Liberty. 

Young Warren, resident, h Park. 



TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



ALEXANDRIA. 



(For explanations, etc., see page 3, part second ) 



(I'ostoffice address in parenthesis.) 



A.clams Elijah, (Redwood) retired farmer, wood 

lot in Tlieresa 45, h and 2 lots Main. 
Adams Josiah, ("Redwood) r 4, 10 cows, farmer 

116. 
Adkins Elislia G., (Alexandria Bay) carpen- 
ter and oarsman, h and lot Anthony. 
Ador Benedict, (Plessis) r 58, cheesemaker. 
Ahles Christian, (Redwood) general merchant, 

Main, h do. 
Ahles Frederick, (Plessis) dealer in and manuf. 

of boots and shoes, dealer in flour, feed, 

tobacco, and cigars. Mechanic cor. Main, 

h and lot Wall 
Ahles George H., (Redwood) clerk, bds. Main. 
Ahles Libbie Miss, (Redwood) milliner, Ahles 

block, bds. Main. 
Alexandria Bay American Cheese Factory, pro- 
duct for 1888, 80,000 lbs., D. F. Babcock, 

cheesemaker. 
Allen Henry. (Redwood) emp. on railroad, h 

and lot Mill. 
Allen Richard, (Redwood) retired farmer, h 

Church. 
Allen William J., (Redwood) emp. on railroad, 

bds. Mill. 
Allen & Kepler, (Alexandria Bay) (John F. A., 

of Watertown, and John K.) manufs. of 

birch beer, ginger ale, and soda, James ; 

also 108 Court st,, Watertown. 
Amei'ican House, (Redwood) Julius Young, 

prop., livery stable and boat livery at- 

taclied, Main. 
Apple Emma A., (Alexandria Bay) (Mrs. 

Henry) laundress, h Fuller. 
Apple Henry, (Mexandria Bay) boat builder 

and oarsman, h Fuller. 
Arnold Allen, (Omar) r 60, 7 cows, farmer 85. 
ARNOLD DANIEL, (Plessis) r 69, (Arnold 

& Pierce). 
Arnold Dnrward B., (Alexandria Bay) (Sisson 

& Arnold) h and lot Holland. 
Arnold Henry, (Omar)r 67, laborer. 
Arnold it Pierce, (Pessis) r 09, (Daniel A. and 

Byron E. P.) 20 cows, farmers, lease of 

Agricultural Ins. Co., of Watertown, 206. 
Augsbury George D., (Omar) r 67, farmer 72. 
Augsbury George W., (Plessis) r 53, (Augsbury 

& Wilcox) owns farm 350, h and lot 

Main. 
Augsbury & Wilcox, (Plessis) (George W. A. 

and Mark R. W.) general merchants, Wall 

cor. Main. 
Avery Lydia, (Plessis) r 37, widow of Alfred A. 
Avery William W.. (Plessis) r 37, farmer, leases 

of Lydia 99. 
Babcock Daniel F., (Alexandria Bay) off r 2, 

3 cows, cheesemaker, and farmer 85. 
Babcock Joseph H., (Alexandria Bay) r 12, 20 

cows, farmer 105. 
Bachman Albert F., (Alexandria Bay) con- 
tractor and builder, Walton. 
Bachman George A., (Alexandria Bay) student 

Normal School, Cortland. N.' Y., bds. 

Walton. 



BACON JOSEPH E., (Plessis) r 57, farmer, 
leases of his brother Andrew 60. 

Bailey Anna, (Redwood) widow of John, h 
and lot Church. 

Bailey Clark W., (Redwood) engineer, bds. 
Church . 

Bailey Erastus D., (Alexandria Bay) off r 39, 
farmer 125. 

BAILEY GEORGE, (Redwood) harnessmaker, 
Main. bds. Church. 

Bailey John C, (Redwood) engineer, bds. 
Church. 

Bailey Juliet Miss,(Plessis) house-keeper, hand 
lot Mechanic. 

Baker Eber, (Plessis) off r 563^. farmer 26. 

Baker George W., (Plessis) r 56>^, laborer, h 
and 5 acres. 

Baker Gilbert, (Plessis) off r 56)^, retired la- 
borer, h and 26 acres. 

Baker Joseph. (Plessis) engineer. 

Baker Noah M., (Plessis) r 50, farmer 73. 

Baldock Charles. (Redwood) r 4, farmer 90. 

BALDOCK JOHN, (Redwood) r \y^, 11 cows, 
farmer 115. 

Baldwin James S., (Alexandria Bay) r 39, farm- 
er, h and 4 acres. 

Baldwin Sally, (Plessis) r 37, widow of .Jonas, 
a^^ed 85 

BARKER E. ADELBERT, (Alexandria Bay) 
engineer, h Holland. 

Barker Frank W., (Alexandria Bay) barber and 
postmaster, manuf. and dealer in harnesses 
and harness goods, prop, branch custom 
harness shop at La Fargeville, Church, 
hdo. 

Barrows Horace H., (Alexandria Bay) carpen- 
ter, bds. Walton. 

Barrows Lewis, (Alexandria Bay) laborer, h 
and lot Walton. 

Bartlett Joseph, (Alexandria Bay) off r 42, 
farmer 9. 

Bartram Edward, (Redwood) r 2, retired farm- 
er, aged 80. 

BARTRAM EDWARD D., (Redwood) r 2, 30 
cows, farmer, leases of Daniel Springer 
250. 

BARTRAM GEORGE F., (Plessis) r 55, 30 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer, leases of W. W. Buttertield 248. 

Bascom Ira G. Capt., (Alexandria Bay) clerk 
for William T., h and lot Walton. " 

BASCOM WILLIAM T., (Alexandria Bay) 
prop. Thousand Island pharmacy, James, 
h and lot Market. 

Bates Charles W., (Plessis) r 49, farmer, leases 
of Jane Baker 80. 

Bates Emily, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 
Simeon S., h and lot Walton. 

Bauder John M., (Redwood) r 36, 11 cows, 
farmer 120. 

Bauder Stephen, r 36, refused to give any in- 
formation, makes his own clothes-pins. 

Bay View House, (Alexandria Bay) William T. 
McCue, prop., Walton. 



TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



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Beckwith Alfred W., (Plessis) off r 51, 7 cows, 

tanner 52. 
Beebee Burt E., (Plessis) lioix.se painter, b and 

lot Main. 
Beebee Fred E.. (Plessis) waiter and j^eddler, 

bds. Academy. 
Beebee George D., (Plessis) general merchant, 

li and lot Academy. 
Beebee Mnrton S., (Plessis) general merchant, 

bds. Academy. 
Bell George, (Alexandria Bay) clerk Hartman 

House. 
BELLINGER LUTHER, (Plessis) freight, 

express, and mail carrier from Plessis to 

Redwood, h and 57 acres Wall. 
Benson Alvira, (Alexandria Bay) r 40, widow 

of Amos, resides with P. F. Lackey. 
Benson Canaan G., (Plessis) retired farmer, h 

and lot Mechanic. 
Benson Charles A., (Alexandria Bay) r 39, 10 

cows, farmer 90. 
Benson Gifford W., (Alexandria Bay) steam 

yacht pilot, h and lot High. 
Benson Lenora. (Alexandria Bay) (Mrs. G. W.) 

dressmaker, High, h do. 
Berry Fred, (Alexandria Bay) laborer, h and 

lot Churcli. 
Bert Maggie Miss, (Redwood) dressmaker, bds. 

Main. 
Bert Peter, (Redwood) iindertaker and furni- 
ture dealer, Bert block, Main, h do. 
Bertrand Edward, Jr., (Alexandria Bay) boat 

builder, and master of sailing and steam 

yachts, James. 
Betz Catherine, (Redwood) r 4, widow of 

George, aged 77. 
Betz George H., (Redwood) r 4, 30 cows, farm- 
er 300. 
Betz Hen IV. (Redwood) r 6, farmer 58. 
BETZ JOHN H., (Alexandria Bay) emp. J. F. 

Walton, h and lot Fuller. 
BICKELHAUPT ADAM, (Redwood) general 

merchant. Main, h do. 
Bickelhaupt Gecn-ge, (Redwood) r 20, 35 cows. 

farmer, leases of Fred Rebscher 293. 
Bickelhaupt George B., (Redwood) r 3, 18 

cows, farmer, leases of his father, Leon- 
ard, 200. 
Bickelhaupt Leonard, (Redwood) r 16, 25 

cows, prop. Limburger cheese factory, 

farmer 190. 
Bickelhaupt Limburger Cheese Factory, r 16, 

L. Bickelhaupt, prop. ; Adam Bickelhaupt, 

purchaser. 
Bickelhaupt Peter, (Redwood) r 35, 25 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire and Holstein 

cattle, farmer 150. 
Blatz William, (Plessis) r 38, 20 cows, farmer. 

leases of Leonard Giltz 175. 
Blevins George, (Alexandria Bay) butcher, 

emp. S. B. Miller, h and lot Holland. 
Blevins William. (Plessis) r 64. 20 cows, farm- 
er, leases of the Misses Budlong, of La 
Fargeville, 230. 
Bogert Arza, (Redwood) r 18, 16 cows, farmer 

164. 
Bogert George W., (Redwood) r 18, medical 

student in University of New York city. 
Bogert Jennett, (Redwood) r 25, widow of 

Henrv. 
Bogert John H., (Redwood) r 25, speculator, 
20 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cat- 
tle, farmer 314. 



Boles Hiram G., (Plessis) r 46, 10 cows, farm- 
er 98. 

Bolton George W., (Alexandi-ia Bay) r 27, car- 
penter and joiner, h and 23;^,4 acres. 

Bolton James S., (Plessis) r 45 cor 46, 10 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 115. 

Bolton John, (Alexandria Bay) retired con- 
tractor, h and 25 acres Church. 

Bolton John N., (Alexandria Bay) captain 
steam yacht and boat builder, h and lot off 
Church. 

Bolton Lester, (Alexandria Bay) r 24, farmer, 
leases of Daniel Cosgrove. 

Bowles Ann, (Plessis) r 56, widow of John, 
farm 18. 

Bowles John G., (Plessis) r 56, laborer, h and 
lot. 

BOYER SILAS W., (Plessis) prop. Central Ho- 
tel, Main. 

Branaugh Barbara A. Mrs., (Redwood) retired 
farmer 160 and in Theresa 115, h Cedar. 

Branaugh George H., (Redwood) farmer, 
ows farm in Theresa, h Main. 

Branaugh John W., Sr., (Redwood) retired 
farmer, h and lot Cedar. 

Bretsch Brayton, (Omar) r 69, farmer with 
his father, Henry. 

Bretsch David, (Plessis) r 45, 9 cows, farmer, 
leases on shares of Philip 114. 

Bretsch Frederick W., (Alexandria Bay) off r 
40, 33 Southdown sheep, 10 cows, farmer, 
leases of Louis Kepler 123. 

Bretsch Henry, (Omar) r 67, 12 cows, farraei- 
120. 

Bretsch Henry W., (Omar) r 67, 10 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Lawrence 110. 

Bretsch .Jacob W., (Omar) r 74, 20 cows, farm- 
er 45, and leases of A. Dewev, of Water- 
town. 270. 

Bretsch Lawrence, (Omar) r 67, retired farm- 
er, blind, aged 79. 

Bretsch Philip, (Plessis) r 45, retired farmer. 

Bretsch Philip R., (Omar) r 74, invalid. 

Briggs Clintha Miss, (Plessis) r 56, tailoress, 
h and lot. 

Briggs Jackson, (Plessis) stone mason, h and 
lot Main. 

Briggs Sarah, (Plessis) widow of David, bds. 
Academy. 

Britton Samitel C, (Alexandria Bay) r 28, 
farmer 108. 

Broso Louis, (Redwood) blacksmith and re- 
pairer. Main, h do. 

Brown John, (Redwood) retired shoemaker, 
h and lot. 

Bruce George, (Alexandria Bay ) carpenter and 
joiner, h Holland. 

Burdick Poppie H. Miss, (Alexandria Bay) 
dealer in millinery and ladies' furnishing 
goods. Church, h do. 

Burnham Francis E , (Alexandria Bay) cart- 
man, h and lot High. 

Burns Arthur J., (Alexandria Bay) painter and 
paper hanger, h Walton. 

Burtch Alfred, (Alexandria Bay ) r 30, laborer. 

Burtch George H. W.. (Alexandria Bay) oars- 
man and painter, h and lot Walton. 
Butteriield William W., (Redwood) re tired glass 

manuf.. h lEain. 
CALKINS JOHN, (Alexandria Bay) r 41^, 15 
cows, breeder of grade Jersey cattle, farm- 
er 155. 



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TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



Campbell Charles H. , (Alexandria Bay) painter, 
h and lot Bethnne. 

CAMPBELL EBENEZER, (Alexandria Bay) 
ex-customs officer, bds. Bethune. 

CAMPBELL EDWIN E., M. D., (Alexandria 
Bay) physician, graduate Chicago Homeo- 
pathic Medical College, James cor. Church, 
h do. 

Campbell EHzabeth, (Alexandria Bay) widow 
of Alexander E., h and lot Bethune. 

Campbell Elizabeth Miss, (Alexandria Bay) 
invalid, bds. Bethune. 

CAMPBELL ELMEll E., (Alexandria Bay) 
emp. C. D. Proctor, bds. Fuller. 

Campbell George M., (Alexandria Bay) oars- 
man and painter, bds. Bethune. 

Caple Walter, (Redwood) r 18, carpenter and 
farmer, leases of Herman 15. 

Capron Avis Mrs., (Alexandria Bay) tailoress, 
h Fuller. 

Carlils William, (Omar ) r 69, farmer, leases of 
Mrs. S. Newton 80. 

Carmon Fred D., (Redwood) dealer in gro- 
ceries, provisions, confectionery, tobacco, 
and cigars, Main, h Lake. 

Carmon Mary Ann, (Redwood) widow of David 
A., lives with her son Fred D. 

CARTER JOHN D., (Alexandria Bay) marine 
engineer, h and lot Walton. 

Case James W., (Alexandria Bay) boat builder, 
prop, boat livery and steam yacht Ram- 
hler, h and lot Walton. 

Case .Terome B., (Omar) r 68, aged 79, farmer 
85. 

Cassidy Michael, (Redwood) r 19, laborer, h 
and 3 acres. 

Cassidy Patrick, (Redwood) r 14, 9 cows, farmer 
60, and leases of the C. Simons estate 131. 

Caswell Horace D., (Alexandria Bay) r 39, 
fai'mer, leases of Ervin Whitaker 50. 

Catlin Chai-les A., (Redwood) physician and 
druggist, graduate Albany Medical Col- 
lege, Catlin Block, h Main. 

Cavanaugh Brothers, (Plessis) r 71, (Edward 
E. and Michael J.) farmers 116. 

Cavanaugh Edward E., (Plessis) r 71, (Cava- 
naugh Brothers) carpenter. 

Cavanaugh Michael J., (Plessis) r 71, (Cava- 
naugh Brothers). 

Center American Cheese Factory, (Plessis) 
Mary Fall, prop.; Walter J. Fall, cheese- 
maker. 

Central Hotel, (Plessis) Silas W. Boyer. prop., 
Main. 

Chaine James, (Alexandria Bay ) carpenter, h 
and lot off Walton. 

Chisamore Nelson, (Alexandria Bay) gardener, 
emp. Elizabeth Holland, h and lot Hol- 
land. 

CHISAMORE ROBERT H., ( Alexandria Bay ) 

oarsman, h Fuller. 
Clark Lottie M. Miss, ( Redwood ) school teacher, 
student Potsdam Normal School, bds. Main. 
Clark Sabra, (Redwood) widow of Charles W., 

owns 33 acres in village, h and lot Main. 
Cline James, ( Alexandria Bay ) painter, paper 
hanger, and decorator, h and lot Walton. 
Cliae John H., (Plessis) prop, grist-mill, 
manuf. of lumber, shingles, etc., off Main, 
h Main. 
CLINE RUSH R., (Omar) off r 48, 20 cows, 
bleeder of grade Holstein and Ayrshire 
cattle and Hambletonian horses, farmer, 
leases of Copley & Powers 293. 



CLINK ROBERT, C. M., M. D., (Redwood) 
physician and surgeon, graduated in Glas- 
gow, Scotland, as C. M., and in Edin- 
burgh as M. D. 
Clink Robert M., (Redwood) prop, bilhard 

rooms and saloon. Main, h do. 
Clyde Charles J., (Plessis) r 56}-^, laborer, h 

and 10 acres. 
Clvde George, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 42Ki farmer 

"62. 
Clyde James M., (Plessis) r 56, laborer. 
Cold Brook American Cheese Factory, (Omar) 
r 73, L. E. Watts prop, and cheesemaker ; 
Julius Tanner, salesman. 
Cold Spring American Cheese Factory, (Red- 
wood) r 13, John Northrup, cheesemaker. 
Cole Allen, (Redwood) retired farmer, b and 

16 acres Elm. 
Cole Charles, ( Redwood ) r 1, 12 cows, farmer 

150. 
Cole Edwin F., (Alexandria Bay) r 39, carpen- 
ter and joiner, h and 18 acres. 
Cole Elisha, ( Alexandria Bay ) manuf. of fire 
and waterproof paint, mills in Granville, 
Washington Co., h and lot Rock. 
Cole Eunice, (Plessis) widow of Oliver, Jr., 

aged 75, bds. Mechanic. 
Cole Grandison, (Plessis) retired farmer, h and 

lot Wall. 
Cole Horace, (Redwood) r 1, 10 cows, farmer 

about 170. 
COLE JOHN D. Dr., ( Alexandria Bay) homeo. 
lihysician and surgeon, graduate Hahne- 
mann Medical Collejre, Chicago, Church, 
h do. 
COLE NAPOLEON B., (Redwood) r 6. 9 cows, 
breeder of grade Jersey cattle, farmer 68. 
COMSTOOK De ESTON, "(Alexandria Bay) 
watches, clocks, and jewelry repaired. 
Barker building. Church, h and lot Wal- 
ton. 
Comstock Fred, (Alexandria Bay) oft' r 40, 

engineer, h Edgewood Park. 
Comstock George E., (Alexandria Bay) off r 

40, laborer. 
COMSTOCK GEORGE W., (Alexandria Bay) 
oarsman and boat builder, h and lot Hol- 
land 
Comstock John M., (Alexandria Bay) pilot and 

captain steam yacht, h and lot Walton. 
Comstock Lodowick, (Alexandria Bay) oars- 
man, bds. Second. 
Comstock Lucy, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 
Joseph, laundress, h Market cor. Walton. 
Comstock Philioda, (Plessis) widow of Charles, 

bds. Wall. 
Comstock Thomas, (Alexandria Bay) boat 
builder and pumpmaker, h and lot Hol- 
land. 
Conant Harvey B., (Alexandria Bay) oft' r 42, 
17 cows, farmer, leases on shares of Joseph 
H'uiKfiton 130. 
Conant Mary A., (Redwood) r 22, widow of 

George W. 
Connoly Matthew, (Redwood) r 2, farmer with 

his brother Peter. 
Connolv Peter, (Redwood) r 2>^. 9 cows, farm- 
er 57. 
Cook Benton D., (Redwood) emp. Cook & 

Smith, bds. Lake 
Cook Clarence N., (Redwood) clerk for A. 

Bickelhaupt, bds. Lake. 
Cook John M., (Redwood) foreman in saw-mill, 
h Ryan ave. cor. Lake. 



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Cook Nelson R.. (Redwood) (Cook & Smith) 

prop, saw-mill, off Lake, h Lake. 
Cook Nicholas, (Plessis) i- 45, 12 cows, farmer 

119. 
Cook & Smith (Redwood) (Nelson R, C. and 
Alonzo D. S.) maniifs. of sash, doors, 
blinds, and moldings, off Main. 
Corliss Frank E., (Plessis) r 52, photographei". 
Corliss Lj'man, (Plessis) 52,20 cows, farmer 
225. 

CORNWALL ANDREW, (Alexandria Bay) re- 
tired merchant, h Market. 

Cornwal Andrew C, (Alexandria Bay) (Corn- 
wall Uiothers) li Market cor. James. 

Cornwall Brothers, (Alexandria Bay") (Andrew 
C, Chailes W., John I., and Harvey A.) 
general forwarding and commission mer- 
chants, ticket agents for all parts of the 
world, custom tailors, 300 acres wild land 
on Wells Island, Market. 

Cornwall Charles H., (Alexandria Bay) carpen- 
penter and joiner, li and lot Walton. 

Cornwall Charles W., ( Alexandria Bay) (Corn- 
wall Brothers ) h Market. 

Cornwall Harvey A., ( Alexandria Bay) (Corn- 
wall Brothers ) h Bethune 

Cornwall James H., (Alexandria Bay) under- 
taker, carpenter, and builder. Market cor. 
Walton. 

Cornwall John I.. (Alexandria Bay ) (Cornwall 
Brothers ) h Bethune. 

Corn well Seymour M., (Redwood) emp. A. H. 
Wood, bds. do 

Cornwell Susan D., (Alexandria Bay) r 28, 
widow of Ezra, farmer 98. 

Cosgrove Emogene S., (Redwood) widow of 
George H.. h and lot off' Main. 

Cosgrove William M., (Redwood) (Rebscher & 
Cosgrove ) h and lot Pine. 

Cosselman Frank M., ( Alexandi-ia Bay ) r llj^, 
farmer and gardener, leases of Mrs. Ellen 
Stowell 60. 

Countryman Arthur P., (Plessis) r 71, farmer 
with his father, Joseph. 

•Countryman Charles H.. (Plessis) r 46, prop. 
stocK horse "' Prince,"' breeder of Hinsdale 
and Morgan horses, farmer 164. 

COUNTRYMAN JOSEPH, ( Plessis ) r 71, 12 
cows, farmer, leases of John C. Roof 
135. 

Courtenay William H., (Redwood) general 
merchant, h Mill. 

Coy Zera, ( Alexandria Bay ) engineer, h and 
lot Walton cor. Second. 

Crandall Westley, (Plessis) retired farmer, h 
and 5 acres. 

Craiiker .James, (Omar) r 59, farmer with his 
mother, refused to give information. 

Cranker Jane, (Omar ) r 59, widow of Chris- 
tian, farmer 130, refused to give informa- 
tion. 

Crossmon Charles, (Alexandi-ia Bay) (Cross- 
mon & Son ) h and lot James. 

Crossmon Charles W., (Alexandria Bay) (Cross- 
mon tfe Son ). 

Crossmon House, (Alexandria Bay) Crossmon 
& Son, props., summer hotel, James. 

Crossmon & Son. (Alexandria Bay) (Charles 
and Charles W. ) props. Crossmon House, 
summer hotel, James. 

CUDWORTH HENRY, (Plessis) off r 71, aged 
76, farmer 56. 

Cummings Peter, ( Alexandria Bay ) black- 
smith, James, h do. 



Curran Patrick H., (Redwood) house painter, 

h and lot Main. 
Curran William J., (Omar) r 66, 12 cows, 

farmer, leases of George Swanton 160. 
Curtis Cheeseman A., (Plessis) retired fanner, 

h and lot Wall. 
Curtis Daniel H., (Redwood) r 24, 10 cows, 

farmer 110. 
Curtis IMary, ( Alexandria Bay) widow of Amos, 

h and lot Anthony. 
Dalano Charles H., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 

h and 3 acres Wintergreen Island. 
Dana Theodore F., (Redwood) tire ins. and 

real estate agent. Main, h and lot Lake. 
Davis Charles \V., (Alexandria Bay) marine 

engineer, h and lot Bethune. 
Davis Deloss, (Alexandria Bay) r 28, retired 

farmer 48. 
Davis Hannah, (Alexandria Bay) r 28, widow 

of Jesse. 
Davis Hiram P., (Alexandria Bay) r 28, 20 

cows, farmer, leases of Deloss 175. 
DAVIS JOHN A., (Alexandria Bay) captain 

H. H. Warner's steam yacht, h and lot 

Walton. 
Davis Mary Jane, ( Redwood) widow of War- 
ner, house-keeper for A. D. Smith, Main. 
Deans George L., (Alexandria Bay) r 42, sailor 

and farmer. 
Deans Robert. (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 10 cows, 

breeder of grade Avrshire cattle, farmer 

120. 
Delano Silas, (Redwood) r 3, laborer. 
Derian Lewis N., (Alexandria Bay) captain 

steam yacht, h and lot Church. 
Derian Mary C, (Alexandria Bay) (Mrs. Lewis 

N.) dressmaker. Church, h do. 
Derian Henry, (Alexandria Bay ) captain and 

prop, steam yacht, h and lot oft' Holland. 
De YOUNG CATHERINE, (Alexandria Bay) 

widow of Charles, h and lot Chui'ch. 
DICKHAUT J. VALENTINE, (Redwood) la- 
borer, served in Co. D, 32d Inf. N.Y.Vols., 

transferred to Co. A, 121st Inf. N. Y. Vols., 

h and lot Elm cor. Main. [Removed to 

Theresa.] 
Diehl Michael. (Redwood) r 20 cor. 22, laborer. 
Dietrich Henrv, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 48. farmer 

40. 
Dilhn Harvey, (Redwood) retired farmer, h 

and lot First. 
Dillin Jason C, (Redwood) r 53, 10 cows, 

farmer 85. 
Dilhnbeck Jacob H., (Omar) r 59, farmer 29. 
Diugman Jared, (Alexandria Bay) r 10, 10 

cows, farmer 111. 
DING5IANJ0HN H., (Alexandria Bay) capt- 
ain steam vacht, h and lot Holland. 
DINGMAN ROBERT E., (Alexandria Bay) 

oarsman, h and lot Holland. 
Dobbins Eliza, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

Andrew, bds. Church. 
DOBBINS GEORGE B., (Alexandria Bay) off 

r 11, oarsman and guide, h and 20 acres 

Dobbins Point. 
Dockham Alzina, ( Redwood ) r 7, widow of 

Henry, h and 24 acres. 
Dollinsier Andrew J., ( Redwood) house painter, 

paper hanger, and decorator, h and lot 

Main. 
Dollinger Charles W., (Redwood) clerk for A. 

Bickelhaupt, bds. Main. 
Dollinger Fred, (Redwood) section hand R., 

W. & O. R. R., h Second. 



TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



Dollinger House, (Kedwood) C. C. Gates, 
prop., livery stable connected, Main. 

Dollinger John, (Redwood ) ( Dollinger & Hart- 
man) boat builder, li and lot Main. 

Dollinger Lewis, (Redwood) r 12, 12 cows, 
farmer 116. 

Dollinger Mary. (Redwood) widow of John, 
Sr., bds. Main. 

Dollinger & Hartman, (Redwood) (John D. and 
George H. H.^ boat builders. Main. 

Donald Thomas H., (Redwood) general ins. 
agent, general eastern agent Walton Loan 
Company, of Harper, Kan., owns iu The- 
resa farm 124 and in Dakota 320, h Main. 

Donovan Ann, ( Redwood ) widow of Peter, 
resident, h and lot Church. 

Dowen Henry J., (Alexandria Bay) marine 
engineer, bds. Church. 

Draper Franklin, (Alexandria Bay) teamster 
and farmer 37. 

Draper Joseph, (Plessis) r 563^, mason, h 
and 4 acres. 

Diummond John, (Redwood) h and lot Pine. 

DuBois Robert H., (Alexandria Bay) prop, 
livery stable. Church, h and lot do. 

DUCLON ANDREW C. Capt., (Alexandria 
Bay) steain-boat builder and prop, boat 
livery, Holland, h Milton cor. Holland. 

Duclon Daniel, ( Alexandria Bay ) carpenter 
and joiner, h and lot Holland. 

Dumas Henry A., (Redwood) r 6, 8 cows, 
breeder of graded Ayrshire and Holstein 
cattle, farmer, leases of Allen Cole 119. 

EAG ANS PETER A., (Alexandria Bay ) labor- 
er, h Walton. 

Eblie James M., (Redwood) r 19, 14 cows, 
farmer, leases of Mrs. G. H. Cosgrove 1.12. 

Eckart Peter, (Redwood) off r 4, farmer, 
leases of Philip 48. 

Eckart Philip, (Redwood) oft' r 4, retired 
farmer. 

Edgerly Lodowick, (Alexandria Bay) r 113^, 
farmer 107. 

Edgley Charles A., (Alexandria Bay) sailor. 

Edgley Frederick, (^Alexandria Bay) r 40, 
farmer. 

EDGLEY GEORGE A., (Alexandria Bay) r 40, 
sailor. 

Eichhorn Gustavus, (Alexandria Bay) car- 
penter and joiner, h and lot Rock. 

Elliott Thomas, (Omar) r G7, farmer 40. 

Ellis Amaziah P., (Plessis) retired hotel keeper, 
owns 10 acres on r 63, h and lot Wall. 

ELLIS JAMES M., (Alexandria Bay) (Proctor 
& Ellis) carpenter and joiner, served in 
Co. G, 10th H. A. N. Y. Vols., h and lot 
Church. 

ELMORE ALONZO, (Alexandria Bay) steam 
yacht engineer, 2 houses and lots Walton. 

Ely Amanda M., (Redwood) widow of Alva, h 
and lot Lake. 

Emrich Frederick, (Redwood) retired farmer, 
aged 72. h Main. 

Engesser Felix, (Redwood) r 31, 8 cow?, farm- 
er 150. 

Estes Charles. J., (Alexandria Bay) carpenter 
and joiner, bds. with his fathei-, Jerome 
B. 

Estes Jerome B., (Alexandria Bay) carpenter 
and joiner, h and lot Anthonv. 

ESTES JOHN W., (Alexandria Bay) painter 
and oarsman, h and lot High. 

Estes Mina A., (AJexandria Bay) (Mrs. William 
J.) laundress, h Fuller. 



Estes William J., (Alexandria Bay) boat build- 
er and guide, h and lot Fuller. 
Evans C. Parks Rev., (Alexandria Bay) pastor 

Reformed Church, parsonage Bethniie. 
Evans Edward, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 24, farmer, 

■ leases of William F. 27. 
Evans Herbert, (Alexandria Bay) carpenter 

and Ijuilder, h and lot Anthony. 
Evans Urial, ( Alexandria Bav ) laborer, h and 

lot Walton. 
Evans William F., (Alexandria Bay) r 24, 15 

cows, farmer 104. 
Everson Charles A , (^Alexandria Bay) house 

painter, h James cor. Market. 
Everson John L, (Alexandria Bay) dealer in 

groceries, provisions, cigars, and tobacco, 

Market cor. James, h and lot Church. 
Failing Walstein A., (Redwood) produce dealer, 

h and lot Pine. 
Fall Lucy, (Plessis) r 35 cor. 56, widow of Nel- 
son, h and lot. 
Fall Tilden, (Alexandria Bay) furniture dealer,. 

Market, bds. Church. 
Fanning Nellie Miss, (Redwood) prop, live and 

ten-cent store. Mam, h do. 
Farrell Ann, (Redwood) r 14, widow of Michael^ 

farmer 66. 
Farrell Francis P., (Redwood) r 14, farmer with 

his mother, Ann. 
Farrell Frank W., (Redwood) r 22, laborer. 
Farrell John M., (Redwood) r 14, farmer with 

his mother, Ann. 
Farrell Mary Miss, (Redwood) r 14, school 

teacher. 
Felder Joseph, (Redwood) harnessmaker. Main,. 

h do. 
Filow Elmer, (Alexandria Bay) r 11, stone 

mason, h and lot. 
Filow Linza, (Alexandria Bay) mason, liHigh. 
Filow William, (^Alexandria Bay) mason, h 

High. 
Flat Rock American Cheese Factoiy, (Plessis) 

Clark S. Walts, prop, and cheesemaker. 
Flath George, (^Redwood) r 4, 16 cows, farmer 

146. 
Flath Philip, (Redwood) r 4, farmer with his; 

father, George. 
Forbes Francis, (Plessis) retired farmer, h and 

lot Mechanic. 
Forbes William H., (Plessis) road commis- 
sioner, retired hotel keeper, owns farm 65, 

h and 12 acres Main. 
Fortune James H., (Redwood) r 14, farmer 

with his father, Thomas. 
Fortune Thomas, (Redwood) r 14, 16 cows, 

farmer 140. 
Fox John B., (Alexandria Bay) (Fox & Thom- 
son) h Walton. 
Fox Margaret A., (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

Benjamin, h and lot Walton. 
Fox Walter, (Alexandria Bay) general merchant, 

Church cor. James, h Church cor. Ful 

ler. 
Fox & Thomson, (Alexandria Bay) (John B. F, 

and William M. T. ) general merchants, 

Hartman block. 
Fradet Napoleon, (Alexandria Bay) carpenter 

and joiner, h and lot Rock. 
Francis Clarence M., (Alexandria Bay) carpen- 
ter and joiner, h Fuller. 
Fredrick George, ( Redwood ) carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot Main. 
Fredrick Michael W., (Redwood) laborer, h 

and lot Main. 



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Freeman Friend S., (Alexandria Bay) local 
prpacher, farmer 80. 

Freeman John. (Plessis) off r 71, farmer 7. 

Freeman Nathaniel W , ( Alexandria Bay) 
school teacher, jnsticp of the peace, farm- 
er with his father, Friend S. 

French Henry, ( Alexandria Bay) oarsman, h 
and lot Anthony. 

Frizell James, ( Piessis) r 51, laborer, li and 
lot. 

Frizzell Charles O., ( Plessis ) laborer, bds. Me- 
chanic. 

Frost Albert P., (Plessis) r 37 coi-. 52, retired 
farmer. 

Frost Charles J., (Plessis) off r 71, farmer with 
his father, Delos. 

Frost David D., (Plessis) r 70 cov. 71, farmer 
43. 

Frost Delos, (Plessis) oil' )■ 71, 15 cows, farmer 
188. 

Frost Edson, ( Plessis ) r 37 cor. 52, 14 cows, 
farmer, leases of Albert P. 137. 

Fnrbnsh George \V., (Alexandria Bay) carpen- 
ter, h and lot Second. 

Fnruess Anthony E , (Alexandria Bay) r 27 
cor. 273^, cai'penter and boat builder, h 
and lot. 

Gates Augnstus L., (Redwood) miller, emp. 
A. A. Holmes & Son, h Mill. 

Gates Calvin C, (Redwood) j^rop. Dollinger 
House, Main. 

Gandett Fred A., (Redwood) dentist and sur- 
geon. Main, h do. 

Gavlord William T.. (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 
' h High. 

George Hariison H., (Alexandria Bay) retired 
farmei', h Walton. 

George John B., (Redwood) r 32. 11 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
173, and wood lot in Theresa 20. 

Geru Jerry, ( Plessis ) r 36 cor. 37, 10 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Homer Whiting 1 13. 

Getman Jacob, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 30, cheese- 
maker. 

Getman Philip, ( Plessis ) r 45, laborer. 

Giegerich John F., (Plessis) r 58, farmer, 
leases of .John 92. 

Giftin Frank, (Alexandria Bav) painter, h 
Walton. 

Gilman George R. , ( Alexandria Bay ) carpen- 
ter, li Church. 

Gilmore Margaret, (Alexandria Bay) r 26, 
widow of George A., farm 47. 

Gilts Conrad, (Plessis) r 45, farmer 60. 

Gilts Jennie C. Miss, (Plessis) r 45, dress- 
maker. 

Glitz Adam J., (Redwood) r 53, 25 cows, 
farmer 261. 

Giltz Leonard, (Plessis) r 37, retired farmer. 

Girard Amelia, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 
Eugene P., Sr., h and lot Bethune. 

Girard Eugene P., Jr., (Alexandria Bay) 
sailor, bds. Bethune. 

Gladd John, Sr., (Alexandria Bay) oarsman, 
h and lot Anthony. 

Gladd John, Jr., (Alexandria Bay) engineer, 
h and lot, 

Gladd John A., (Alexandria Bay) engineer, 
bds. Bethune, lot Anthony. 

Gladd Julius P., (Alexandria Bay) oarsman 
and hunter, hand lot High. 

Gould Alfred, (Alexandi-ia Bay) r 40, flsh rod 
and tackle maker, h and lot. 



Gould Jane, (Redwood) widow of Alfred, bds. 

Pine. 
Grapotte John E., (Omar) r 59, 10 cows, prop. 

Harabletonian stock horse "Jefferson 

Star," farmer 150. 
Graves John D., (Alexandria Bay) r 27, musi- 
cian and farmer 27. 
Green Alonson J., (Omar) r67, retired farmer. 
Green Collins B., ( Omar) r 67, 11 cows, farmer, 

leases on shares of Alonson J, 147. 
Green Wa viand E., (Redwood) civil engineer, 

h Main. 
Grittin Alexander, (Alexandria Bay) r40, oars- 
man, h and lot. 
Giiftin Charles C, (Alexandria Bay) boat- 
builder and pilot, h and lot Second. 
Griftin Henry H. Capt., (Alexandria Bay) 

steam-boat captain, h and lot Second. 
GRIFFIN STEPHEN, (Alexandria Bay ) hunter 

and guide, h and lot Holland. 
Grinnell De Witt C, (Alexandria Bay) house 

and sign painter, bds. Bay View House. 
Griswold John R., (Redwood) r 22, farmer 85. 
Griswold Winfred S., (Redwood) r 22, farmer 

with his father, John R. 
Groub George, (A-lexandria Bay) (John C. 

Groub & Son) bds. Bethune. 
Groub< John C, (Alexandria Bay) (John C. 

Groub & Son) h and lot Bethune. 
Groub John C. & Son, (Alexandria Bay) 

(George) merchant tailors, dealers in 

clothing and gents' furnishing goods, 

James. 
Gurnee Fred R., ( Omar) r 68. 10 cows, farmer 

129. 
Haas Catherine, (Plessis) r 45, widow of Lewis. 
Haas Charles N., (Alexandria Bay) (Hartman 

& Haas) bds. Marsden House. 
Haas George, 2d, (Plessis) r 45, 16 cows, 

farmer 187, and wood lot 27. 
Haas Henry, (Redwood) r 1, 19 cows, farmer 

200. 
Haas Lewis, (.Plessis) r 37, 12 cows, farmer 150. 
Haas Peter, (Redwood) r 1, retired farmer. 
HAFFORD HENRY, (Redwood) r 16, 6 cows, 

farmer 109, and leases of the Misses 

Wakefleld 41. 
Hafford Henry J., (Redwood) r 16, farmer with 

his father, Henry. 
Hagan Frank, (Redwood) r 8. 10 cows, farmer 

98. 
Hagan James, (Plessis) r 69, retired farmer, 

lives with his son John W. 
Hagan John W., ( Plessis ) r 69, 35 cows, farmer, 

leases of James 700. 
Hagan Limburger Cheese Factory, Adam 

Bickelhaupt, purchaser. 
Hall Merrick, (Omar) r 59, farmer with his 

father, Stephen. 
Hall Stephen, ( Omar ) r 59, 7 cows, farmer 137. 
Hamilton Frank H., (Alexandria Bay)cai'pen- 

ter and joiner, h Walton. 
Handschuh John. ( Redwood ) off r 7, laborer. 
Harder Anson, (Redwood) att'y at law, Main, 

h do. 
Harder -James, (Alexandria Bay) policeman, 

h and lot Holland. 
Harder James H., (Alexandria Bay) chief of 

police, h and lot Walton. 
HARDER JAMES H., Ju., (Alexandria Bay) 

oarsman, l)ds. Walton. 
HARDER WILLIAM M., (Alexandria Bay) 

oarsman, bds. Walton. 



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TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



Harder Eoland »., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 

h and lot Anthonv. 
HARDY CHARLES J.",( Plessis^r 63, farmer 190 
HARDY FANNIE, (Plessis) widow of Gilbert, 

h and lot Mechanic. 
Hardy James M.. (Alexandria Bay) butcher, 

h and lot Walton. 
Hardy Sylvester, (Plessis) r 69. 20 cows, farm- 
er 187. 
Harland John, (Redwood) off r 34, 12 cows, 

farmer, leases of Joseph Theobold 100. 
Harris Burvin D., (Alexandria Bay) r 40, 

teamster. 
Harris Charles R., ( Plessis ) r 35 cor. 36, car- 
penter and builder, h and lot. 
HART ADDISON J., (Plessis) hay presser, 

h Academy. 
Hart Albert, ( Plessis ) laborer, house and lot 

Main. 
Hart George H., (Plessis) waiter Crossmon 

House at Alexandria Bay, bds. Main. 
Hart Hilon, (Plessis) r 52, laborer. 
Hart Hiram, (Plessis) retired farmer, bds. 

Main. 
Hartman George, (Redwood) boot and shoe- 
maker, h and lot Pine. 
Hartman George A.. (Redwood) merchant 

tailor, Hartman block, h Main. 
Hartman George H., (Redwood) (Bollinger & 

Hartman ) boat builder, h Church. 
Hartman George P., (Redwood ) off r4, laborer. 
Hartman Henry, (Alexandria Bay) (Hartman 

& Haas ) h James cor. Church. 
HARTMAN HOUSE, (Alexandria Bay) Peter 

B. Hartman, prop., James. 
Hartman John, (Redwood) r 4, 7 cows, farmer. 

leases of Henry Rapp 78. 
Hartman John, Sr., (Alexandria Bay) retired 

farmer, prop. Limburger cheese factory. 
Hartman John, Jr., ( Alexandria Bay) 30 cows, 

farmer 236, and leases of John, Sr., 193. 
Hartman Mary, ( Redwood ) oft' r 4, widow of 

Henry, h and lot. 
HARTMAN PETER B., (Alexandria Bay) 

prop. Hartman House, James. 
Hartman's Limburger Cheese Factory. ( Alex- 
andria Bay) r 38, John Hartman, Sr., 
prop.; Jacob Getman, cheesemaker. 
Hartman c% Haas, (Alexandria Bay ) ( Henry H. 
and Charles N. H. ) dealers in hardware, 
plumbing, steam and gas fittings and fixt- 
ures, stoyes, and furnaces, tin roofers 
and repairers. Church. 
Haskin Ezra L., (Alexandria Bay) oft' r 10, 

laborer. 
Hawkins George, (Alexandria Bay) laborer, h 

and lot High. 
Hawkins Hiram A., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 

h and lot Anthony. 
Heath Calvin, (Alexandria Bay ) retired black- 
smith. 
HEATH CHARLES, (Alexandria Bay) oft'r 40, 
2 cows, farmer 36, served in Co. C, Ist Lt. 
Art. N. Y. Vols. 
Heath Jeremiah F., (Alexandria Bay) carpen- 
ter, h and lot High. 
Heath Lorenzo D., (Alexandria Bay) i-etired 

fanner, h and lot oft' High. 
Helmer Daniel M., (Redwood) r 23, farmer 

with his father, Marvin A. 
HELMER GEORGE H., (Redwood) r 23 cor. 
24, 20 cows, 125 sugar trees, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 99, and 
leases of Margaret 125. 



Helmer Margaret, (Redwood) r 23 cor. 24, 
widow of Aaron, farmer 125. 

Helmer Marvin A., (Redwood) r 23, 24 cows, 
farmer 260. 

Hemenway Nelson, ( Alexandria Bay) r 27, car- 
penter and builder, farmer 23. 

Hemenway Samuel. ( Alexandria Bay ) r 27, car- 
penter with his father. Nelson. 

Hemenway William D., (Alexandria Bay) engi- 
neer and carpenter, h and 2 lots Church. 

Henderson James C, (Omar) oft' r 67, farmer 
for George S. Britton 53. 

HERRICK DELOS, (Redwood) r 2. 5 cows, 
breeder of grade Jersey cattle, farmer 61, 
served in Co. K, 14th H. A. N. Y. Vols., 
wounded on picket line in thigh July 25, 
1864. 

Herrick Edward D., (Redwood) r 2, 6 cows, 
farmer 61. 

Herrick Mina Miss, (Redwood) r 2, school 
teacher. 

Herron Samuel. (Alexandria Bay) gardener, 
emp. C. I. Hudson. High. 

Hibbard Leander P., ( Redwood ) r 2, farmer 64. 

Hibbard Richard H., (Redwood) r 2, 12 cows, 
breeder of grade Jersey and Ayrshire 
cattle, farmer, leases of Henrj' ZoUer 140. 

Hiel John, (Redwood) r 35, cheesemaker. 

Hill Edson B., ( Alexandria Bay) retired farm- 
er 60, h and lot Walton. 

Hill Harmon D., ( Plessis) r 63, farmer and mar- 
ket gardener 50. 

Hind Morris, (Plessis) r 53, 20 cows, farmer 
200. 

HIND NORMANS., (Plessis) r 53, farmer 143, 
and wood lot 40. 

Hinman Allen D., ( Omar ) r 69, farmer with 
his father, Joel J. 

Hinman Joel J., (Omar) r 69, farmer 99, and 
leases of Eugene Fox 76. 

Hoadley Edgar, (Alexandria Bay) oft' r 41}^, 
farmer with his father, Henry. 

Hoadley Franklin. (Alexandria Bay) oarsman, 
hand lot Holland. 

HOADLEY HENRY. (Alexandria Bay) off r 
41}.2, Lake of the Isles. 5 cows, farmer 100. 

Hoadley John, (Alexandria Bay) pilot and 
sailor, h and lot off' Bethune. 

Hoadley John H., (Alexandria Bay) hunter 
and trapper, h and lot Westminster 
Park. 

Hoadley Thomas, (Alexandria Bay) oarsman 
and pilot, h and lot Edgewood Park. 

Hodge Napoleon, (Alexandria Bay) r 26, 33 
cows, farmer, leases of H. H. George 300. 

Hodge Thomas H., (Alexandria Bay ) r 12)^, 
carriagemaker and ironer, h and 40 acres. 

Hodge Welburn, (Redwood) r 2, farmer, leases 
of the Skinner estate 65. 

Hoff'erberth George, (Redwood) r 4, farmer 
with his father, Michael. 

Hofferberth John, (Redwood) r 22. 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Stephen Smith 116, and 
of his brother Philip 30. 

Hoff'erberth Michael. ( Redwood) r 8, farmer 59. 

Hofferberth Philip, (Alexandria Bay ) carpen- 
ter, h and lot High. 

Hofferberth Philip, (Redwood) r 35, 15 cows, 
farmer 133, and leases of Peter Bick- 
elhaupt. 

Hofl'man Alton A., (Redwood) r 17, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Robert 97. 

Hoffman Robert N., (Redwood) r 19, 18 cows, 
glass blower and farmer 175. 



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25 



Hoffmann Franz, (Redwood) pastor of St. 

Paul's Evanp;elifal Lutlieran Church, par- 
sonage Church. 
Holcomb Alvira, (Plessis) widow of Amos, 

aged 80, li and lot Academy. 
Holcomb Levi B., ( Plessis) market gardener, 

leases of Herman Hill 5, bds. Academy. 
HoUoway Alvaro D., (Omar) r 68, 9 cows, 

farmer 80. 
HoUoway Burt E., (Omar ) r 68, farmer with 

his father, Alvaro D. 
Holmes A. A. & Son, (Redwood) (Fred T. ) 

general merchants. Main. 
Holmes Alfred A., (Redwood) (A. A. Holmes 

& Son) prop, grist-mill, Blill, h Main. 
Holmes Fred T., (Redwood ) (A. A. Holmes ,&, 

Son ) h Pine cor. Second. 
Hosner Arnold, (Plessis) r 57, farmer, leases 

of E. Hunneyman 74. 
Hosner Byron, (Plessis) r 54, 20 cows, farmer, 

leases of Canaan Benson 176. 
HOSNER CHARLES C, (Plessis ) school teach- 
er and student, and justice of the peace, 

bds. Wall. 
Hosner James, (Plessis) laborer, h and lot 

Wall. 
Hosner Lorenzo D., (Plessis) r 57}2! grocery 

peddler, h and 40 acres. 
Hosner Nelson C, ( Plessis ) painter, h aud 4 

acres Main. 
Hotel Westminster, (Alexandria Bay) H. F. 

Englehart, prop.. Westminster Park. 
Hotis George, Sr., (Redwood) b and )^ acre 

Main. Refused to tiive information. 
Hotis George. (Redwood) r 4, farmer 52. 
Hottis John, ( Omar ) r 68, 13 caws, farmer 169. 
Hottis Johnson, (Redwood) r 22, 12 cows, 

farmer 142. 
Hough Asahel, (Plessis) off r 37, farmer 49. 
Houghton Albert D., (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 

engineer. 
HOUGHTON ALMON H., (Alexandria Bay) 

dealer in groceries, notions, sporting 

goods, and crockei-y, agent for Domestic 

sewing machine, James, h and lot Church. 
Houghton Charles E., ( Alexandria Bay ) r413^, 

19 cows, farmer, leases of Hiram 165. 
Houghton Elvia C. Miss, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 

42, school teacher. 
Houghton Hiram H., (Alexandria Bay) r 41)^, 

oarsman, owns 7 acres land. 
Houghton Jennie L., (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 

( Mrs. Albert D ) dressmaker. 
HOUGHTON JOSEPH, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 42, 

retired farmer, h and 3 acres. 
House Amenzo, ( Plessis ) farmer, h and 3 acres 

Main. 
House Charles, ( Plessis) r 51, farmer, leases on 

shares of John Sohnltz 150. 
House David, (Plessis )r 57 1-2, retired farmer, 

h and 4 acres. 
House Jacob, ( Plessis ) laborer. 
House Mariette Miss, ( Alexandria Bay ) dress- 
maker, bds. Holland. 
House Nelson, (Alexandria Bay) r 25, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of the J. Burdic estate 172. 
Howard Samuel H., ( Plessis) baiber. Central 

Hotel, h and lot Mechanic. 
Howe Clinton T.. (Alexandria Bay) teacher 

and farmer, h Walton. 
Howe Henrv, (Alexandria Bay) farmer, bds. 

Walton.' 
HOWELL FRED D., (Alexandria Bay) prop. 

St. Lawi-ence Hotel, James. 



Hoyt Edgar S., (Plessis) carpenter and con- 
tractor, h and lot Mechanic. 
Hoyt Frank N., (Plessis) carpenter and school 

teacher, bds. ]\Iain. 
Hoyt Horace P., ( Plessis ) carpenter, joiner, and 

undertaker, prop, saw-mill, owns 13 acres 

land off Mechanic, h Mechanic cor. Main. 
Hoyt Mary A., (Plessis ) ( Mrs. Horace P. ) dealer 

in millinery and fancy goods, Mechanics 

cor. Main, h do. 
HUBBARD WIIBUR V., (Alexandria Bay) 

tiorist, bds. High. [Remove to Watertown.j 
Hinne Arthur E., (Alexandria Bay) prop. 

opera house, farm 180, James, bds. Walton. 
Humzeker Emil, (Plessis) r 63, cheesemaker, 

h and lot. 
Hunneyman Edward, (Plessis) r 49, farmer. 

leases of the McCallister estate. 
Hunneyman George A., ( Plessis) r 53, 25 cows, 

farmer, leases of G. W. Augsbury 350. 
Hunt Cornelius H., (Alexandria Bay) off' r 

40, carpenter and joiner, h and lot Wal- 
ton. 
Hunt Fitz Morris, (Alexandria Bay ) off r 40, 

oarsman, h and lot Edgewood Park. 
Hunt S. D. Mrs. & Co., (Alexandria Bay) milli- 
ners. Market. 
Hunt Sanford D. Mrs.. (Alexandria Bay) (Mi-s. 

S. D. Hunt & Co. ) li Blarket. 
Hunt Sanford D., ( Alexandria Bay ) tailor, 

emp. Cornwall Brothers, h Market. 
Hunter Alvaro J., (Plessis) r 61, 20 cows. 

breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer, 

leases of Thomas 250. 
Hunter Eunice, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

Philander, bds. Anthony. 
Hunter Thomas, ( Plessis ) farm 250, h and 

5 acres Wall. 
Hutchins Martin J., (Redwood) physician, 

graduate Burlington ( Vt. ) Medical College, 

Main, h do. 
HUTCHINSON GEORGE, ( Alexandria Bay ) 

r 41 1<, 20 cows, farmer 231. 
Hutchinson Harlow, (Plessis) retired tailor, Ji 

and lot Mechanic. 
Hutchinson Sheldon Y., (Alexandria Bay) 

( Pierce & Hutchinson ) h Church. 
Hyle George C, ( Redwood ) blacksmith, horse- 

shoer, and repairer. Mill, h Main. 
HYLE HENRY A., (Redwood) carriagemak- 

er and repairer. Mill, h and lot Church. 
Inglehart H. F., (Alexandria Bay) prop. Hotel 

Westminster, Westminster Park, residence 

Watertown. 
Inman Charles L., (Plessis) off r 7, laborer. 
Jar vis John, (Alexandria Bay) 35 cows, farm- 
er 437. 
Jarvis Joseph W., (Alexandria Bay) farmer 

with his father, John. 
Jennings Delos, (Omar) r 73 cor. 74, laborer. 
Jennings Jolm, ( Alexandria Bay ) cartman, h 

and lot Walton. 
Jerome Maxim, (Redwood) laborer, b and lot 

Lake. 
JEWETT MARCUS J.. ( Redwood ) r 20 cor. 22, 

25 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshii-e cattle, 

175 sugar trees, dealer in furs, skins, and 

agricultural implements, farmer 213. 
Jewett Mary A., (Redwood) r 20 cor. 22, widow 

of Moses C. 
Joles Edward, (Redwood ) laborer, h and lot off 

Church. 
Joles Ellen E. Miss, ( Alexandria Bay ) school 

teacher. 



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TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



Joles Thomas, (Alexandria Bay ) r 48, retired 
farmer. 

JOLES WILLIAM H., (Alexandria Bay) r 48, 
farmer. 

Joles William T., (Omar) r 59. laborer, li and 
lot. 

JONES WATSON. (Alexandria Bay) farmer. 

JONES WILLIAM W.. (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 
4 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
swamp land 25, and farmer 130. 

Joyner Corey D., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, h 
and lot Anthony. 

Joyner John, ( Alexandria Bay ) carpenter and 
joiner, h and lot Anthony. 

Julia Theodore, (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 20 
cows, breeder of grade Ayi'shire cattle, 
farmer, leases of A. H. Houghton 250. 

July Loui, (Alexandria Bay) bds. Walton. 

July Peter, Sr.. (Alexandria Bay) retired farm- 
er, aged 84. bds. Bethune. 

July Sophia, (Alexandria Bay ) widow of Peter, 
h and lot Walton. 

June Charles H., (Plessis) r 71, farmer 45. 

June Eli G.. (Alexandria Bay) r 25, farmer 
62. 

Kabel Brother j, (Redwood) (William and 
George H. ) manufs. of Kabel carriages, 
buggies, and wagons. Main. 

Kabel George H., (Redwood) (Kabel Brothers) 
h and lot Main. 

Kabel John, (Redwood) retired farmer, bds. 
Main. 

Kabel William, (Redwood) (Kabel Brothers) h 
Main. 

KEELEK EDWIN S., (Alexandria Bay) steam 
vacht engineer and captain, h and lot 
Holland 

Kenyon Earl H., (Alexandria Bay) pastor 
M. £. Church, parsonage Rock. 

Kepler John, (Alexandria Bay) (Allen & Kep- 
ler ) h James cor. Church. 

Kepler Louis, (Alexandria Bay) 10 cows, farm- 
er 128. 

Kepler William, (Alexandria Bay) r 41)^, 12 
cows, farmer 115. 

Kepler William F., (Alexandria Bay) prop, 
restaurant and saloon, James. 

Kiml)all Charles, (Alexandria Bay ) clerk, h 
Church. 

Kimball Nathaniel, (Redwood ) retired farmer, 
h and lot Main. 

Kimball Will N., (Redwood ) blacksmith, horse- 
shoer, and repairer. Main, bds. do. 

KINCAID JOHN B., (Alexandria Bav) laborer, 
h and lot High. 

King Lewis, ( Redwood) r 4, 13 cows, farmer, 
leases on shares of Philip 155. 

King Philip, ( Redwood ) r 4, retired farmer. 

Kirkland Robert R., (Redwood) r 53^, cheese- 
maker. 

Klaus Henry, (Redwood) retired, aged 84, bds. 
Cedar. 

KNELL HENRY, (Alexandria Bay) mason and 
builder, h and lot Church. 

Knight Mary A., ( Alexandria Bay) widow of 
Justice M., bds. High. 

Knight William F., (Alexandria Bay) r 41>^, 
30 cows, farmer 300. 

Knox Jane M., (Alexandria Bay)h Anthony. 

Kring Andrew, ( Redwood) r 22, laborer. 

Kring George, ( Alexandria Bay ) off r 2, farm- 
er 182. 

Kring Ira, (Alexandria Bay) r 12i^, 10 cows, 
farmer 75. 



Lackey Moses H , ( Alexandria Bay) off r 40,. 
farmer, leases of the Lackey estate 60. 

LACKEY ORRIN M., (Alexandria Bay) r 40, 
oarsman, h and lot. 

Lackey Philander F., (Alexandria Bay) r 40, 
farmer 20. 

Lacky Lucius, (Alexandria Bay) oarsman, li 
Fuller. 

Ladue Charles, (Redwood ) glass blower, h and 
lot Main. 

La Favour Claviece, (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 
h and lot Fuller. 

Laird Adam, (Redwood) r 5, 20 cows, farmer, 
leases of A. A. Holmes 155. 

Laird George, ( Redwood ) clerk for E. H. 
Smith, bds. I,ake. 

LANDON AUGUSTUS, (Alexandria Bay) off 
r il^, near Lake of the Isles, 12 cows, 
farmer, leases of B. W. Walton 103, and of 
Cornwall Brothers woodland 309. 

Landon Hiram A., (Alexandria Bay) r 413^, 
carpenter and joiner, h and lot. 

LANDON JEROME B., ( Alexandria Bay) oft' 
r 413^, fanner with his father, Augustus. 

La Point Virginia, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 
Charles, h and lot High. 

LARABEE DANIEL W., (Plessis) r 63, laborer, 
h and lot. 

La Rue Christiana, (Alexandria Bay) widowof 
James R., prop, summer-boarding house, 
Bethune. 

LASHBROOK WILLIAM E., (Alexandria Bay) 
carpenter and joiner, h and lot Anthony. 

Lathrop Elizabeth N., (Alexandria Bay) 
widow of Civilian E., bds. with Clinton 
T. Howe. 

Lavier George, (Redwood) r 3, laborer, h and 
7 acres. 

Layng Beri P., (Redwood) retired harness- 
maker. 

LAYNG ROBERT, (Redwood) dealer in agri- 
cultural implements, h and lot. 

Lee Peter, (Alexandria Bay) laborer, h Wal- 
ton. 

Leidermann George P., (Redwood) r 22, la- 
borer. 

Leiterman Peter, (Redwood) r 32, laborer. 

Leiterman Philip, (Redwood) r 16, cheese- 
maker. 

Lenoard James A., (Alexandria Bay) r 26, 19 
cows, farmer, leases of Raphael Shoulette 
200. 

Lenoard Phineas A., (Alexandria Bay) farmer 
with his father, James A. 

LEONAi;i) ANSON A., (Alexandria Bay) U. 
S. light-bouse keeper, h and lot Church. 

Leonard Daniel W., (Alexandria Bay) carpen- 
ter and joiner, h and lot Walton. 

Leonard John W., (Alexandria Bay), foreman 
railroad contracts, h Church cor. Cross- 
nion. 

Leonard May J. Miss, (Alexandria Bay) school 
teacher, bds. Church cor. Crossmon. 

LEWIS ELIAS D., (Redwood) sewing machine 
agent, h off' Lake. 

Lively John, (Redwood) carpenter and joiner, 
h and lot First. 

LOUCKS ALEXANDER, ( Redwood) laborer, 
h and lot off Pine, served in Co. F, 20th 
N. Y. Cav. Vols 

Lyman L. Frank, (Alexandria Bay) clerk for 
Cornwall Brothers, bds. Bethune. 

Lynch John, (Alexandria Bay) mason, h and 
lot Walton cor. High. 



TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



27 



Mahana William, (Plessis) retired farmer, h 
and lot Wall. 

Makepeano Elbert E., (Plessis) clerk at Alex- 
andiia Bay, bds. Mecliaiiic. 

Makepeace Frank S., (Plessis) clerk, bds. Me- 
chanic. 

Makepeace Solomon, (Plessis) general mer- 
chant, Mechanic, h do. 

Manning George, ( Alexandria Bay ) tnickman, 
h and lot High. 

Manning Robert, ( Alexandria Bay ) sailor, bds. 
High. 

Marckel Jacob, (Redwood) r ;5;l, farmer 54. 

Marklie Elizabeth. (Redwood) r 7, widow of 
Frank H. 

Marklie George H., (Redwood) r 7, 7 cows, 
farmer 178. 

MARSDEN GASTON A., (Alexandria Bay) 
prop. Marsden Honse, Market. 

MARSDEN HOUSE. (Alexandria Bay) G. A. 
Marsden, prop.. Market. 

Marshall Lucy Miss, (Redwood) resident, b 
and lot Main. 

Marshall Sarah J., (Redwood) r 6, widow of 
Thomas B., 20 cows, breeder of grade 
Holstein cattle, farmer 190. 

Marshall Tompkins D. D.. (Redwood) r 6. 
farmer with his mother, Sarah .J. 

Marshall Willby H., (Redwood) r 6, farmer 
with liis mother, Sarah J. 

Martin Thomas J. , ( Redwood ) loading cars at 
depot, h and lot Pine. 

Massey George, (Redwood ) r 2, lal)orer, h and 
h.t. 

Mathias John, (Plessis) r 36, well driller and 
farmer, leases of Jacob 36. 

Matthews Samuel T., (Redwood) r 55, 12 cows, 
cattle denier and farmer 100, and wood 
lot in Theresa 10. 

McAllister Arthur E., (Alexandria Bay) book- 
keeper, bds. Bethune. 

McAllister Helen, (Plessis) widow of James, h 
Mechanic. 

McCALLOPS JANE, (Alexandria Bay ) widow 
of Albert, h and lot High. 

McCue Charles, (Alexandria Bay) overseer 
Central Park, cottage and lot. 

McCue Sidney, (Plessis) r 58, farmer 58. 

McCue William T., (Alexandria Bay) prop. 
Bay View Honse, Walton. 

McDonald Alexander, (Redwood) r 16, 10 cows, 
faimer 103. 

McDonald George A.. (Redwood) express and 
station agent R., W. & O. R. R.. and tele- 
graph operator, bds. Dollinger House. 

McDonell William, (Alexandria Bay) clerk for 
Sisson 1% Arnold, bds. Churcli. 

McDougal Mary, ( Redwood ) widow of John, 
bds. Main. 

McHugh Alexander J.,(Redwood) stone mason, 
h Second. 

McHugh Bridget Miss, (Redwood) tailoress, 
bds. Pine. 

McHugh Michael, (Redwood) carpenter and 
mason, h and lot Pine. 

Mclntyre Alexander C, (Alexandria Bay) 
photographer. Thousand Island views. 
Market, h Walton. 

Mclntyre Alexander G., (Alexandria Bay) 
photographer with his father, Alexan- 
der C. 

McLear Robert, ( Redwood ) r 6, 15 cows, farm- 
er 100. 



McNeil Henry, (Alexandria Bay) laborer and 

watchman at Edgewood Pai'k, owns h 

Second. 
McWILLIAMS LORENZO D.. (Alexandria 

Bay) engineer and electrician, emp. L. M. 

Pullman, ("astle Rest, Pullman Island, h 

and lot Wells It-land. 
McWillianis Marv. (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

David, l)ds. Walton. 
MEEKER WILLIAM, (Alexandria Bay ) r 40, 

oarsman. 
Menue Mary, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

Alexander, h and lot off Walton. 
Merrill Sophia, (Alexandria Bay) r 27, widow 

of James, resides with her son William .1. 
Meirill William J., (Alexandria Bay) r 27, 20 

cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire and 

Holstein cattle, farmer 200. 
Meyer Valentine, (Redwood) r 27, cooper and 

farmer 100. 
Micheau Esther, (Redwood) widow of Frank, 

bds. Second. 
Micheau Francis, ( Redwood ) retired laborer, 

h and lot Second. 
Micheau Leon, (Redwood) clerk American 

Hotel. 
Millot George L., (Redwood) laborer, h Lake. 
MILLER SAMUEL B., (Alexandria Bay) 

butcher and mail carrier, served in Co. F, 

10th H. A. N. Y, Vols., Market, h and lot 

Walton. 
Minor Cleavis, (Alexandria Bav) r 42, farmer 

60. 
Mitchel Alexander, (Redwood) civil engineer, 

h and lot Main. 
MOORE JOHN H, (Redwood) r 23, 6 cows, 

faimer on the John Moore estate 250. 
Moore Mary, (Redwood ) r 23, widow of John. 
Morse Joseph S., ( Alexandria Bay ) laborer, h 

and lot otf Church. 
Nash Charles, (Plessis) boot and shoemaker. 

Mechanic, h do. 
Nash Jay, (Plessis) r 63,12 cows, breeder of 

grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 110. 
Nash Valeria, (Plessis) resident, h and lot 

Wall. 
New Richard, (Alexandria Bay) market gar- 
dener, h and 8 acres Church. 
Newman Aaron D. Col., (Redwood) r 21, re- 
tired farmer. 
Newman Clarence, ( Redwood ) r 21, 10 cows, 

breeder of grade Holstein cattle, farmer, 

leases of A. D. 140. 
Nicholas Elizabeth, ( Redwood) widow of Peter, 

dealer in groceries and provisions. Main, 

h do. 
Northup Andrew J., (Alexandria Bay) nursery 

agent, h and lot Anthony. 
Northup Frank, (Alexandria Bay) r 25. 10 

cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

farmer, leases of John 127. 
Northup John, (Redwood) r 13, cheesemaker, 

h and 1 acre. 
Northup Joseph, (Redwood ) r 31, cheesemaker. 
Northup Taylor C, (Alexandria Bay ) r 25, 8 

cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

farmer 108. 
Norton Ann L., (Alexandria Bay) r 40, widow 

of Stephen, farmer 89. 
Norton Cora Miss, (Plessis) dressmaker, bds. 

Mechanic. 
Norton Horatio N., (Plessis) carriagemaker„ 

bds. Mechanic. 



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Norton James W., ( Pleseis) (Norton & Tassay) 
li and lot Mechanic. 

Norton Jolin, Sr., ( Redwood ) r 6, retired farm- 
er, aged 101. 

Norton Oscar M., (Redwood) r 6, 8 cows, farm- 
er, leases of John, Sr., 863^. 

Norton Stephen S.. (Alexandria Bay) r 40, 
farmer, leases of Mrs. Ann L. 89. 

Norton William, (Alexandria Bay) r 40, re- 
tired farmer. 

Norton & Tassay, ( Plessis ) ( James W. N. and 
Joseph A. T. ) mannfs. of and dealers in 
Avagona, carriages, and cutters, horseshoe- 
ers and repairers. Main. 

Nuun Chester H., (Redwood) r 25, laborer. 

O'Brien John, (Alexandria Bay) off r 40, 
carpenter and joiner, h Edgewood Park. 

Olsson Per A., (Alexandria Bay) night watch- 
man Crossmon Honse. hds. James. 

OSBORN DEWITT C, ( Redwood) miller, emp. 
A. 8. Gates, bds. Lake. [Removed to 
Brownville.] 

Ostrander Byron, (Plessis) r 53, retired farm- 
er. 

Otis Valentine. (Redwood) farmer 150, h Main. 

Overacker Charles A., (Redwood) r 13 cor. 14, 
eheesemaker. 

Overacker John, (Redwood) r 13 cor. 14, 8 
cows, farmer 90. 

Overacker William, (Redwood) r 13, 16 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
150. 

Oviatt Philip, (Plessis) r 49, laborer, h and 
lot. 

Oviatt Syrenns, (Plessis) r 61, laborer. 

Padget Alonzo, (Redwood) farmer 42, h off 
Main. 

Page Erastus, (Alexandria Bay) ofi" r 413^, 
butcher and farmer 28. 

PAGE NEWELL D., (Alexandria Bay) r 413^, 
carpenter and joiner, h and lot. 

Parker Don A., (Plessis) photographer, Main, 
bds. do. 

Parker James A., (Alexandria . Bay ) r 42, en- 
gineer. 

PARKER LOREN M., (Redwood) r 22, 16 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 155, and wood lot in" Theresa 40. 

Parker Mark W., (Plessis) dealer in hardware, 
tinware, stoves, farming implements, to- 
bacco, cigars, confectionery, jewelry, no- 
tions, flour, ar.d feed. Main, h do. 

PASSET PETER, (Redwood) mason and la- 
borer, h and lot Second. 

Patterson Emily, ( Alexandria Bay ) widow of 
Stephen, aged 76, bds. Holland. 

Patterson J. Clark, (Alexandria Bay) stone 
mason and plasterer, h Holland. 

Patterson Sarah, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 
Henry, h and lot High. 

Patterson William S., (Alexandria Bay) oars- 
man, h and lot Edgewood Park. 

Pattison William. ( Alexandria Bay ) oarsman, 
h and lot Antlionj'. 

PAYNE JOHN W., (Alexandria Bay) jeweler 
and job printer, 3 Howell ave., li Church. 

Pearse Edward W., (Alexajidria Bay) r 40. 
carriage and ornamental painter, h and 
lot. 

Pearse George F., (Alexandria Bay) r 40, 
painter, h and lot. 

Peck Horace G., (Plessis) r 49, farmer 68 

PECK JAMES, ( Redwood ) retired farmer, h 
and lot Elm. 



Peck Noah, (Alexandria Bay) prop, pool room, 

restaurant, and saloon. Church cor. Wal- 
ton, h do. 
Peck William H., (Plessis) r 49, farmer with 

his father, Horace. 
PERRY OLIVER H., ( Alexandria Bav) mason. 

served in Co. D, 153d Inf. N.'Y. Vols., 

h and lot Second. 
Petrie Ann, (Plessis) r 63, widow of Eli. 
PETRIE BENJAMIN, ( Plessis ) r 37, dealer in 

baled hay and straw, farmer 80, and wood 

land 5, served in Co. E, 186th Inf. N. Y. 

Vols. 
Petrie Joseph F., (Plessis) r 58, farmer 118. 
Petrie Martin, ( Redwood ) laborer, h and lot 

Main. 
Phelps Chamberlayne, ( Plessis ) pastor M. E. 

Church, parsonage Main. 
Phillips D. Foster, (Alexandria Bay) book- 
keeper, emp. W. H. Thompson & Son, bds. 

Bethune. 
PHILLIPS JOHN N., (Alexandria Bay) en- 
gineer steamer I). C. Whitney, h and 

lot Market. 
Phillips Lawrence, (Alexandria Bay)r39, 11 

cows, farmer, leases of W. Robinson 111. 
Pickert Joseph, (Redwood) carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot off Main. 
Pierce Angeline, ( Redwood ) r 4, widow of 

Lambert. 
PIERCE BYRON, (Alexandria Bay) (Pierce & 

Hutchinson) hand lot. 
Pierce Byron E., (Plessis) r 69, (Arnold & 

Pierce) hay presser. 
Pierce Frank L., (Redwood) r 4, farmer, leases 

of Angeline 67. 
Pierce George A., (Redwood) laborer, h Main. 
Pierce George W., (Alexandria Bay) r 115^, 12 

cows, breeder of grade Durham cattle, 

farmer 100. 
Pierce Hai-rison W., (Alexandria Bay) r 11}^, 

farmer with his father, George W. 
Pierce Joseph, ( Plessis) r 49, farmer 50. 
PIERCE LEVI W.. (Redwood) r 34, 9 cows, 

farmer, leases of Michael Bates 190. 
Pierce Raymond, ( Redwood ) r 5, 16 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Pierce Samuel E., (Redwood) r 5, 18 cows, 

farmer 135. 
Pierce ct Hutchinson, (Alexandria Bay ) (Byron 

P. and S. H.) butchers and props, meat 

market, James. 
Pilger George, (Redwood) (George Pilger & 

Son ) h Second. 
Pilger George. Jr.. (Redwood) (George Pilger 

& Son) h Second. 
Pilger George tfe Son, (Redwood) (George, Jr. ) 

grocers and custom boot and shoemakers 

and dealers. Main. 
PLACE GEORGE, (Plessis) r 56, farmer, h 

and 3 acres. 
Plantz Eugene Myron, (Alexandria Bay) 

carpenter and joiner. 
Plato Elnathan M., (Plessis) r 56, 11 cows, 

breeder of grade Durham and Ayrshire 

cattle, farmer 100. 
Plato James M., (Plessis) r 56, farmer and 

school teacher. 
Plato Rachel L., (Redwood) widow of James 

D., bds. Lake. 
Plimton Edwin B., (Alexandria Bay) oarsman 

and mason, h and lot Anthony. 
Plimton Ellen, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

Horace, h and lot Walton. 



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Plimton Horace W., ( Alpxaiuliia Bay) en- 
gineer, li anil lot oft' Walton. 

Podweisky Oharles H., (^Alexandria Bay) dealer 
in clothing, dry goods, boots and shoes, 
and notions, James, bds. St. Lawrence 
Hotel. 

Pool William S., (Alexandria Bay) clerk, bds. 
Walton. 

Pope Seth G., (Alexandria Bay) contractor and 
builder, li and lot Bethune: also h and lot 
at Ogdensburg. 

Porter David C, (Alexandria Bay) horseshoer 
and veterinary surgeon. Second cor. Wal- 
ton, h do. 

Porter John, (Alexandria Bay ) r 423^, oars- 
man, h and lot. 

PORTER WILLIAM. ( Alexandria Bay ) r 423^, 
farmer 100. 

Poth Barbara M., ( Redwood )r 19, widow of 
Conrad, bds. with George Flath, Jr. 

Proctor Charles D., (Alexandria Bay) (Proctor 
& Ellis) h Sisson. 

Proctor & Ellis, (Alexandria Bay) (Charles D. 
P. and James M. E. ) dealers in lumber, 
sash, doors, and blinds, props, steam saw- 
mill, Sisson. 

PUTMAN JOHN A. , { Plessis ) retired farmer, 
h and lot Main. 

Putman Sijuire U., (Plesfis) r 52, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of John A. 130. 

Qiiincer Catherine, ( Redwood ) widow of Philip, 
h and lot Pine. 

Quincer Jacob, ( Redwood ) carpenter and 
builder, bds. Pine. 

Quincer Philip, ( Redwood ) carpenter and 
builder, bds. Pine. 

Quinn William E., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, h 
Walton. 

Rand Newton, ( Redwood ) postmaster, Ahles 
block, bds. Lake. 

Rapp Henrv, (Redwood) r 4, retired farmer, 
aged 72' 

RAPPOLE FRANK, (Alexandria Bay) r 39, 
10 cows, breeder of grade Avrshu'e cattle, 
served in Co. H, 10th H. A. N. Y. Vols., 
farmer 144. 

Rawley William F., (Alexandria Bay) oft' r 
413-^, laborer, h and lot. 

Read Cabot S., (Redwood) tinsmith and dealer 
in hardware. Main, h and lot Second. 

Rebscher Elizabeth, (Redwood) widow of 
George, h and lot Cedar. 

Rebscher Frederick W., (Redwood) (Rebscher 
& Cosgrove) h and lot Main. 

Rebscher & Cosgrove, (Redwood) (Frederick 
W. R. and Wilham M. C. ) live stock dealers. 

Reed Charles, ( Reclwood ) laborer. 

REED GEORGE. (Redwood) laborer and 
oarsman, h and lot Elm. 

REED GERMEIN, ( Redwood) laborer, served 
in Co. I, 35th Inf. N. Y. Vols., h Lake. 

Reed Truman, ( Redwood ) r 7, farmer, h and 
4t}4 acres. 

Reed "Will B., (Alexandria Bav) r 48, 6 cows, 
farmer, leases of G. W. White 289. 

REESTER MATTHIAS, (Alexandria Bay) r 
11!^, milkman, 20 cows, served as duty ser- 
geant of Co. G, 10th H. A. N. Y. Vols., 
farmer 217. 

Reynolds Edward H., (Alexandria Bay) la- 
borer, h and lot oft' Walton. 

Reynolds John. (Redwood) r 15, farmer 30. 

Ritter Wilson, (Plessis) r 56>^, leases of David 
Bearup 40 acres and pasture land 530. 



Robertson Jerome, (Plessis) r 50, farmer,. 
leases of Orson Godfrey 137. 

Rogers E. Delos, (Omar) r 47, owns farm 140,. 
and with his father, Capt. Eli. — . 

Rogers Edgar A., (Alexandria Bay) house 
painter, h High. 

Rogers Eli Capt., i Omar ) r 42, 12 cows, farm- 
er 154. 

Rogers Ida E., ( Alexandria Bay )( Mrs. Edgar 
A. ) dressmaker. Market, li do. 

Rogers William H.. (Alexandria Bay) boat 
captain, h and lot High. 

Roof's Limburger Cheese Factory, (Plessis) 
r 71, Irving A. Wilcox, salesman; Charles 
J. Hardy, sec'y; Lois Orbtlief, cheese- 
maker. 

Rowell Arthur, (Plessis) r 51, 11 cows, farmer, 
leases on shares of F. Wilson 80. 

Rowell E. Eugene, (Omar) r 69, 10 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Julius Tanner 167. 

Rowell Sahra. ( Plessis ) r 69, widow of Tru- 
man S., Sr, 

ROWELL TRU3IANS., (Plessis) off r 46, 10 
cows, breeder of grade Holstein and Ayr- 
shire cattle, farmer 9L 

Roy Alice, (Redwood) school teacher, bds. oft' 
Church. 

Roy George A., (Redwood) butcher and prop, 
meat market. Mill, h and lot Church. 

Rov J ne, ( Redwood ) widow of Fi'ed, h and 
■ lot oft' Church. 

RULES RUFUS S., (Alexandria Bay ) r41K. 
13 cows, leases Westminster Park farm 
1.50. 

Rundlet Joseph W.. (Alexandria Bay) r 43, 10 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 126. 

Russel Thomas, (Alexandria Bay) laboi-er, h 
and lot Church. 

Russell Allen. ( Alexandria Bay ) r 42, 12 cows, 
farmer 247. 

Russell Elias, (Redwood) dealer in agricult- 
ural implements, h and lot oft' Main. 

Russell George, (Redwood) r 2, retired farm- 
er, aged 85. 

Russell Joseph A., (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 
farmer with his father, Allen. 

Russell Minerva, ( Redwood ) widow of George, 
h and lot Main. 

Ryan Charles, (Redwood) gatherer in glass 
factory, h and lot oft' Main. 

Rj'an Edward C, ( Redwood) school teacher, 
bds. Church. 

Ryan James E.. (Redwood ) physician and sur- 
geon, graduate of Chicago Homeopathic 
Medical College, Church, h do. 

Ryan Matthew, ( Redwood ) school teacher, bds. 
Church. 

Ryan Michael, (Redwood) horse trainer, 
prop. Hambletonian stock horses '• Ryan 
Star " and " Oscar Wilde," bds. Church. 

SANBORN PA UTHENIA, (Redwood) widow 
of Benjamin, pensioner, aged 85, h and 
lot. [Deceased.] 

Sandt rson IMattie E. Miss, ( Redwood ) school 
teacher, bds. Main. 

Sanderson May A. Miss, (Redwood) school 
teacher, bds. Main. 

Schad Adam, (Redwood) retired farmer, h and 
lot oft' Main. 

Schnauber George, ( Redwoofl ) r 6, 12 cows, 
farmer about 125. 

Schnauber William, ( Redwood ) r 6, 10 cows,, 
farmer about 165, refused to give the facts. 



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TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



■Schriver Luther, (Alexandria Bay) second 

mate, bds Anthony. 
Schultz John, (Plessis) retired farmer, h and 

lot Wall. 
Schultz Limburger Cheese Factory, r 51, 

Adam Bickelhaupt, pxirchaser. 
bchwappachor Philipp, (Redwood) r 4, leases 

ofPeier Hawes h and 4 acres. 
Scott Henry L., (Plessis) retired civil engineer 

and surveyor, aged 71, Mechanic,h and lot 

Main. 
Scott John H., (Plessis) dealer in groceries, 

provisions, hardware, books, and station- 
ery. Mechanic, bds. Main. 
Sebry William, (Plessis) r 56, laborer. 
Senecal Isaac, (Alexandria Bay) oarsman, h 

off Walton. 
Senecal Joseph, (Alexandria Bay) fireman, 

bds. High. 
tSenecal Blary, ( Redwood ) widow of William, 

h and lot Second . 
Senecal Stephen, (Redwood) stone mason, h 

and lot Second. 
Service Robert H., (Alexandria Bay) prop. 

Banedict billiard parlor, Howell ave., h do. 
Shannon Andrew J., (Plessis) r 57, 10 cows, 

farmer. 
Shannon Chancv, (Plessis) laborer, h Wali. 
SHANNON DANIEL. (Redwood) r 21, farmer, 

serv.d in Co. F, 10th H. A. N. Y. Vols., h 

and 23 acres. 
SHANNON GILBERT, (Plessis) r 67, 16 cows, 

1 brood mare, fj' Clydesdale and }£ English 

coach, farmer 186. 
Shaver Almeda C. Miss, (Plessis) dressmaker, 

bds. Wall. 
Shaver Mary, (Plessis) widow of John, aged 

87, h and lot Wall. 
SHAVER WILLIAM G., (Alexandria Bay) 

clerk, h and lot Bethune. 
Sheley Horace P., (Omar) r 66, farmer 50. 
Sheley John. (Omar) r 66, aged 90, lives with 

his son Horace P. 
Sheppard William J., (Alexandria Bay) barber, 

James, h and lot Walton. 
Sherman Daniel, (Alexandria Bay) laborer, h 

and 2 acres. 
Sherman Elmer F., (Alexandria Bay) off r 42, 

laboicr. 
Sherman William J., (Omar) r 47, laborer. 
Shields Alton, (Alexandria Bay) r 42, farmer 

on the Shields estate 61. 
Shields Hiram, ( Alexandria Bay) r 42, breeder 

of Hinsdale horses, farmer 25. 
Shields Sally A., (Alexandria Bay ) r 52, widow 

of John. 
Shindler Byron M., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 

bds. Anthony. 
Shindler Francis P., (Alexandria Bay) r 40, 

oarsman, h and lor. 
Shindler James C, (Alexandria Bay) off r 40, 

farmer, leases of the Woodworth estate 60, 

h and lot. 
Shindler William A., (Alexandria Bay)r40, 

sailor. 
Shoiilette Raphael, (Redwood) retired farmer, 

h and lot First. 
Simpson Edwin, (Alexandria Bay) farmer, 

leases of Wilham Norton 87. 
Simpson Sarah M., (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

Liberty S.. h and lot Rock. 
Sisson & Arnold, ( Alexan iria Bay ) ( Humphrey 

S., of Watertown, and Diirward B. A.") 

general merchants, James. 



Skinner Alonzo E., (Redwood) r 13, 13 cows, 

farmer 152. 
Slate Chester D., (Alexandria Bay) captain 

steam yacht, h and lot High. 
Slate Nathaniel, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 3, laborer. 
Smith Alonzo D., (Redwood) (Cook & Sjnith) 

h Main. 
SMITH ARTHUR J., (Redwood) cheesemaker, 

bds. Cliuich. 
Smith Christiana, (Redwood) r 22, widow of 

Josiah. 
Smith Edward H., (Redwood) dealer in hard- 
ware. Main, h do. 
Smith George E., (Redwood) oarsman and 

guide, bds. Church. 
Smith George H.. (Redwood) farmer 159, h 

and lot Church. 
Smith Gilbert, (Alexandria Bay) r 42, farmer 

with his brother Giles. 
Smith Giles, (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 10 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 

125. 
Smith Gilson O., (Omar) r 66, farmer 75. 
Smith James O., (Alexandria Bay) off r 413^. 

laborer, h and lot. 
Smith John, (Redwood) r 1. laborer. 
Smith Martha, (Redwood) widow of Benja- 
min, h and 2 acres Church. 
Smith Matthew, (Redwood) retired miller and 

farmer, owns in Theresa 80, h and lot JMain. 
Smith Rufus C, (Plessis) r 57>^, 12 cows, 

farmer 42. 
Smith Stephen, (Redwood) r 22, 12 cows, 

farmer 172. 
SNELL DENACIOUS. (Plessis ) r 51. 15 cows, 

100 sugar trees, farmer 123. 
Snell Fiederick, (Plessis) r62. farmer 90, leases 

on shares of Adam Gray 111, and of John 

Walrad 50. 
Snell Lansing Capt., (Plessis) r 50, retired 

farmer, h and lot. 
Snell Oscar. (Plessis) r 62, farmer with his 

father, Frederick. 
Snider Charles, (Alexander Bay) r 40, laborer. 
Snow Norman L., (Omar) r 48, farmer 100. 
SNYDER BENJAMIN, (Plessis) r 56. farmer, 

served in Co. C, 1st Lt. Art. N. Y. Vols., 

h and 2 aci es. 
Souerwine Philip, (Alexandria Bay) r 38, 13 

cows, farmer 175. 
Spalsbuiy Allen W., (Plessis) r 57, teamster 

and farmer 17. 
Spalsbury Catharine, (Plessis) widow of Fran- 
cis, h and lot Wall. 
Spalsbury Ella Miss, (Plessis) r 52, dress- 
maker. 
SPALSBURY EMELINE, ( Plessis) r 52, widow 

of Edwin D., farmer 40. 
Spies William, Sr., (Redwood) off r 7, retired 

farmer. 
Spies William, Jr., (Redwood) oft' r 7, 25 cows, 

farmer, leases of William, Sr., 800. 
Sprague John M., (Plessis) r 58, farmer 129. 
Si^ringer American Cheese Factory, (Redwood) 

r 5'/^. Robert R. Kirkland, cheesemaker. 
SPRINGER DANIEL, ( Redwood ) r 3 and 8, 

16 cows, 1,200 sugar trees, prop, steam 

saw-mill, farm and wood land 593. 
Springer George B.. (Redwood) r 3, engineer 

witli his father, Daniel, li and lot. 
SPRINGElt :MA1;TIN, (lit-dwood) r2, 20cows, 

breedei' of grade and pure blood Holstein 

cattle and thoroughbred Hambletonian 

horses, farmer 213. 



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"Staring Chauiicy, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 28, farm- 
er 100, and leases of Susan D. Corn well 100. 
:Staring Daniel W., (Alexandria Bay) state 

game protector, h and lot off Anthony. 
.Steele Oliver W., ( Plessis) r 63, retired farmer, 

aged 83, h and 10 acres. 
Steele Wolcott, (Plessis) r 09. 9 cows, farmer 

50, leases of Elvin Wiley 50, and of the 

Spalsbnry estate 50. 
Stephens Abram, (Alexandria Bay) r 30, labor- 
er, h and 3 acres. 
Stevens Horace M., (Plessis) r 57, farmer 52. 
.Stevens Jeremiah, (Alexandria Bay ) r 48, 

laborer. 
Stevens William H., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 

h and lot Anthony. 
Stilwell Mary A., (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

George S., h Church cor. Walton. 
Stine Adam. (Kedwood) r 18, 11 cows, farmer 

98. 
ST. LA.WRENCE HOTEL, (Alexandria Bay) 

Fred D. Howell, prop., James. 
Storm Alice E., (Plei^sis) r 53, dressmaker, 

bds. with her mother, Jane M. 
Storm Jane M., (Plessis) r 53, widow of Me- 

laucthon J., tailoress and farmer 30. 
Stowell Jesse H., (Alexandria Bay) cai^tain 

steam vacht, h and lot Walton. 
SUIT NELSON H., (Redwood) carpenter and 

joiner, h and loc Cedar cor. Main. 
Suits John, (Redwood) retired farmer, h and 

lot Cedar. 
Swan Abner, ( Alexandria Bay ) stone cutter, 

h and lot olf Walton. 
Swan Alfred, (Alexandria Bay) r 27, farmer 63. 
Swanton George, (Omar) r 66, retired farm- 
er. 
Swart Charles H., ( Omar ) off r 48, farmer 40. 
Swart Lewis M., ( Omar) r 48, farmer 90. 
Swartout Isaac R., ( Plessis ) retired boot and 

shoemaker, h and 6 acres. 
Sweet John, (Alexandria Bay ) r 27, hay presser 

and farmer 10. 
Sweet Samuel R., (Omar) r 73 cor. 74, farmer 

and market gardener 25. 
SWEET WILLIAM D.. ( Plessis ) carpenter and 

joiner, served in Co. F, 10th H. A. N. Y. 

Vols., h and lot Wall 
Sykes Lewis, (Plessis) off r 69, Scows, farmer 

76. 
Takash Malissa, (Plessis) r 53, widow of John. 
Tanner George C, (Redwood) dealer in drugs, 

propietary medicines, paints, oils, toilet 

articles, and groceries, bds. Dollinger 

Hoitse. 
Tanner Julius, (Omar) r 69, retired farmer 

and dealer in agricultnral implements, 

owns cottage and 2 lots Thousand Island 

Park. 
Tamblin Chester, (Alexandria Bav) r 11, farm- 
er 60. 
Tassay Joseph A., (Plessis) (Norton & Tassav) 

h and lot Wall. 
Tassay Louis, (Alexandria Bay) blacksmith 

and machinist, James, h do. 
Taylor David H., (Alexandria Bay) r 10, 15 

cows, farmer 124. 
Taylor Cxeorge, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 29, 14 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
225. 
Taylor George H., (Alexandria Bay) r 10, 

farmer with his brother David H. 
Taylor John, (Alexandria Bay) r 29, farmer 
with his father, George. 



Taylor William G., (Alexandria Bay) r 26. 26 

cows, 200 Leicester and Southdown sheep, 

farmer 200. 
Theobald Joseph, (Redwood) off r 34, retii'ed 

farmer. 
Thompson Arthur J., (Alexandria Bay) (W. 

H. Thompson & Son ) h Bethune. 
Thompson W. H. & Son, (Alexandria Bay) 

( Arthur J. ) phimbers, steam and gas 

fitters, dealers in hardware, stoves, fishing 

tackle, and boatmen's supplies, props, boat 

livery. Market. 
Thompson William H., (Alexandria Bay) (W. 

H. Thompson & Son) h Church cor. 

Bethune. 
Thomson Agnes Miss, ( Alexandria Bay ) school 

teacher, h and lot Church. 
Thomson Christiana, (Alexandria Bay) widow 

of Francis, bds. Church. 
Thomson Ellen, (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

Andrew, h ami lot Walton. 
Thomson James, (Alexandria Bay) 17 cow-i, 

prop, stock hoise, milkman, farmer 180. 
Thomson James P.. (Alexandria Bay) post- 
master and retired merchant, h and lot 

Bethune. 
Thomson William M., (Alexandria Bay) (Fox 

& Thomson ) deputy inspector and col- 
lector of customs, h Market cor. James. 
Thousand Island House, (Alexandria Bay) R. 

H. Southgate, pres. and prop. 
Tibbies John, (Plessis) r 56}^. laborer, h and 

lot. 
Tidd John. (Alexandria Bav) r 413^, farmer. 
TILLEY WILLIAM J., (Plessis) r 50 cor. 49, 

13 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire and 

Holsiein cattle, farmer 9732- 
Tooha Mary, ( Redwood ) widow of John, li and 

lot Pine. 
Townsend George W., (Plessis) r 52, farmer 10. 
Trembley John, (Plessis) blacksmith, emp. 

Norton & Tassay, bds. Mechanic. 
Trickey Peter A., (Alexandria Bay) captain 

and ]jilot, James cor. Church. 
TRICKEY SHELDON, (Alexandria Bay) labor- 
er, h and lot oft' Walton. 
Truvalley John A., (Redwood) barber. Holmes 

block, h Pine. 
Tueslar James, (Alexandria Bay) liveryman 

and teamster, li and lot Market. 
Turner Lorenzo D., ( Plessis )r 31, farmer 53, 

and leases of Sylvester Hardy 57. 
Tuttle Charles. ( Oiiiar ) r 68. farmer 75. 
VANALLEN BENJAMIN, ( Plessis ) off r 71, 7 

cows, farmer 100. 
Vanamber William W., ( Plessis) r 52, manuf. of 

robes, gloves, and mittens, h and 534 acres. 
Van Brocklin Calvm. (Alexandria Bay) r 42, 

12 cows, farmer, leases of Asa Timmerman 

225. 
Van Brocklin Clark A., (Alexandria Bay) clerk 

for Walter Fox, h Walton. 
Vanbrocklin James M., (I'lessis) r 52, 8 cows, 

farmer, leases of John 76. 
Vanbrocklin John, (Plessis) r 52, retired 

farmer. 
Vanbrocklin Morgan, (Plessis) r 63, 23 cows, 

farmer, leases of Charles J. Hardy 150. 
Van Dresar Alexander D., (Alexandria Bay) r 

11, carpenter and joiner, h and 4 acres. 
Van Dresar George B., (Alexandria Bay) r 11, 

laborer. 
Van Dresar Jay IL. (Alexandria Bay) oars- 
man, h and lot Walton. 



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TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



Van Dresar Jay J., (Alexandria Bay) r 11, 
laborer. 

Van Dresar John B., (Alexandria Bay) r 11, 
farmer 12. 

Van Dresar Jlartha A., ( Alexandria Bay) (Mrs. 
William R.) dressmaker, Walton, bds. do. 

VAN DRESAK MILTON B., ( Alexandria Bay ) 
steam yacht captain and pilot, h and lot 
Walton cor. High. 

Van Dresar Morgan W., (Alexandria Bay) 
farmer with his father, Richard B., h 
Walton. 

Van Dresar Richard B., (Alexandria Bay) 
farmer 20, h and lot off Walton. 

Van Dresar Vanrenselaer S., (Alexandria Bay) 
r 11, retired farmer. 

Van Dresar William R., (Alexandria Bay) oars- 
man, h Walton. 

VANSCOY CORNELIUS F., (Alexandria Bay) 
off r 40, carpenter, leases h and 3 acres of 
M. H. Lackey. 

Visger Elisha W., (Alexandria Bay) captain 
steamer Neia Island Wanderer, h and lot 
Bcthnne. 

Visger Harmonicus W., (Alexandria Bay) 
captain steam yacht, h and lot Bethune. 

Visger Walter L.. (Alexandria Bay) steam 
boat captain, resides with S. B. Miller. 

Waggoner Henry J., (Alexandria Bay) team- 
ster, h Walton. 

WAGGONER JOHN, (Plessis) r 52, farmer 17, 
served in Co. G, 2'lth Inf. N. Y. Vols. 

Wagoner David, (Alexandria Bay) off r 413>^, 
captain steam yacht, h and lot. 

Wagoner Delton A., (Alexandria Bay) resi- 
dent. 

Wagoner Edgar G., (Alexandria Bay) off r 
41K, pilot and boat builder, h and lot. 

Wagoner George S,, (Alexandria Bay) oars- 
man and painter, h and lot off' Church. 

Wagoner Jacob A., (Alexandria Bay) r 10, 
farmer 94. 

Wagoner Jacob P., ( Alexandria Ba.y) off r 41)^, 
oarsman and carpenter, Wells Island. 

WAGONER SIMEON, ( Alexandria Bay ) off r 
41}^, near Lake of the Isles, 19 cows, 
farmei- 180. 

Wagoner Walter E., ( Alexandria Bay ) r 41}^, 
engineer and carpenter. 

Wakefield Lorintha Miss. (Redwood) r 16, 
owns with Saluda farm 41. 

Wakefield Saluda Miss, (Redwood) r IG, owns 
with Lorintha farm 41. 

Walrath Ida Mrs., (Alexandria Bay) dress- 
maker, h Holland. 

Walton Charles,( Alexandria Bay) retired mer- 
chant, hand lot Market. 

Walton John F., (Alexandria Bay) retired 
merchant, h Ohui'ch cor. Market. 

Walton Wright B., (Alexandria Bay ) retired 
merchant, h Market cor. James.' 

Walts Clark S., (Plessis) prop. Flat Rock 
American cheese factory, h oft' Main. 

Walts Daniel, (Alexandria Bay) r 3, laborer. 

Walts Lester E., (Omar) r 73 cor. 74. cheese- 
maker, prop. Cold Brook cheese facto- 
ry 

Ward Amos C, (Alexandria Bay) clerk for 
Fox & Thomson, h Church. 

Ward AsaB., (Plessis) laborer, h and lot Wall. 

Ward Elizabeth B., (Alexandria Bay) widow 
of Sberinan S., Ji and lot Church. 

Ward Lucinda E. Miss, (Alexandria Bay) 
tailoress, Ijds. Church. 



Ward Margaret C, (Alexander Bay)(Mrs. S. E.y. 

tailoress, Walton, h do. 
Ward Sherman S, (Alexandria Bay) painter and 

paper hanger, h and lot Walton. 
Wagner George, ( Redwood) r 34!^, 16 cows, 

prop. Hambletonian and Black Hawk 

stock horse " Harry Star," farmer 166. 
Warner James A., (Plessis) off" r 56)^, laborer, 

h and 2 acres. 
Warner Stephen A., (Plessis) r 56^. painter. 
Watier Peter, (Alexandria Bay) carpenter, h 

and lot Anthony. 
Watson Don A., (Redwood) att'y at law and 

justice of the peace. Main, h Pine, 
WATSON LEWIS C, M. D., (Alexandria Bay) 

alio, physician, graduate Geneva Medical 

College, served in 20th Cav. N. Y. Vols.. 

as hospital steward and acting asst. sur- 
geon, James, h do. 
Webster Sidney, (Redwood) r 19, 12 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire and Jersey 

cattle and Clydesdale and Jackson horses, 

farmer 62. 
Weller Wilson, (Alexandria Bay) laborer, b 

and lot off' Anthony. 
Weller Abram, ( Alexandria Bay) retired farm- 
er, h and lot Bethune. 
Weller Amelia M., (Alexandria Bay) widow of 

William S., h and lot Bethune. 
WELLER CHARLES F., (Alexandria Bay) 

captain, h and lot off Bethune. 
WELLER GEORGE W., (Alexandria Bay) 

captain, h and lot Bethune. 
West Ai-thur, ( Redwood) r 20, 17 cows, farmer 

155. 
West Edwin S., (Redwood) carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot off' Mill. 
West John G., (Pessis) off' r 71. laborer. 
WESTCOTT WILLIAM T., ( Alexandria Bay ) 

captain and pilot steam yacht, li and lot 

Walton. 
Westcott Wilson H., ( Alexandria Bay ) pilot and 

captain, h and lot Church. 
Westminster Park Association, (Alexandria 

Bay) Wells Island, Andi-ew Cornwall, pres.: 

H. F. Inglehart, prop. Hotel Westmnister. 
Wetterhahn Henry, (Omar) r 67, 13 cows, 

farmer 168. 
Wheeler Chauncy, ( Alexandria Bay ) oarsman 

and guide, h and lot Holland. 
WHEELER GILBERT, (Redwood) retired 

farmer, served in Co. F, 10th H. A. N. Y. 

Vols., h and lot Main. 
Whitakar Philow J., (Alexandria Bay) r 39, 

farmer 90. 
White Albert L. , ( Redwood) retired farmer 30, 

merchant, justice of the peace 14 years, 

h and lot Church. 
White Charles, (Alexandria Bay) engineer, 

h and lot off Walton. 
White George I.. ( Redwood) retired, bds. Pine. 
White George L., (Redwood) blind 23 years, 

bds. Church. 
White George W., (Alexandria Bay) oarsman, 

h and lot Second. 
White Henry K., ( Redwood ) mail agent from 

Syracuse to New York city, h and lot 

Pine. 
Whitford Jane, ( Alexandria Bay ) r 40, widow 

of Sidney A., h and lot. 
Whitney Homer, ( Plessis ) r 36, retired farmer, 

h and lot. 
Wickwire Maria Miss, ( Alexandria Bay) dress- 
maker, bds. Church cor. Walton. 



TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. 



35 



Wickwire Timothy, (Alexandria Bay) teamster 
and dealer in stove wood, h Koek. 

Wilber Byron. (Alexandria Bay) r 27, carpen- 
ter, h and 10 acres. 

Wilcox Alfred C, (Plespis) r 71, farmer with 
his father, Irving A. 

Wilcox Irving A., (Ple8si8)r 71, 9 cows, farmer 
180. 

Wilcox Mark K.. (Plessis) (Augsbury A Wil- 
cox) farm 181. h and Jot Wall. 

WILEY ELVIN, (^Omar) r 72, retired farmer, 
h and lot. 

Wilkie Miles S., f Alexandria Bay) r 43, farmer, 
h and 2 acres. 

Wilkie William. (Plessis) r 56, laborer. 

WILLAX GEORGE, Sr , (Alexandria Bay) 
carpenter and joiner, served in Co. L, 10th 
H. A. N. Y Vols., h and lot Walton. 

WILLIAMS ADELBERT D., (Plessis) r 65, 
11 cows, breeder of Clydesdale and Ham- 
■ bletonian hors( s, farmer 156. 

Williams Albert J., (Plessis) r 65, 25 cows, 
farmer, leases of the Williams estate 306. 

Williams Caroline, (Plessis) r 65, widow of 
Willard. 

Williams George, (Omar) r 60, 22 cows, bj-eed- 
er of Ham])letonian horses, farmer 220. 

Williams Hanley. (Omar) r 60, farmer with his 
father, George. 

Williamson Asa B., (Alexandria Bay) laborer, 
h Second. 

WILLIX GEORGE W.. (Alexandria Bay) en- 
gineer, h and lot Anthonv. 

WILLIX LORENZO, (Alexandria Bay) engi- 
neer, h High 

Willix Wellington. (Alexandria Bay) engineer, 
h and lot High. 

Wilson Calvin, (.Alexandria Bay) dealer in 
groceries and provisions, tobacco, cigars, 
and canned goods, Walton, h do. 

Wilson Fernando, (Plessis) r 51, retired farmer. 

WISWELL JAMES A., (Plessis) deal, r in 
drugs and groceries, postmaster, Mechanic, 
h do. 

Wood Adolphns H., (Redwood) prop, livery 
stable and fur coat and boat livery, Main, 
h do. 

Wood Charles A., (Alexandria Bay) engineer, 
h and lot High. 

Wood J. Aldrich. M. D., (Plessis) alio. physician, 
graduate Albany Medical College, Main, h 
do. 

Wood William, (Alexandria Bay) r 27, retired 
farmer. ■ 

Wood William H., (Alexandria Bay) carpenter 
and joiner, h and 2 lots High. 

Woodworth David, (Alexandria Bay) shoe re- 
pairer, James, h Belhune. 



Woodworth Eveline F., (Alexandria Baj') 
widow of Charles, h James. 

Woodworth Frank L., (Redwood) painter, h 
Main. 

Vyoodworth Irving W., (Alexandria Bay) house 
painter. 

Woodworth William J., (.\lexandriaBay) notary 
public, retired merchant, prop, boarding- 
house, h and lot Bethune. 

Worthen Elmer E. ( Alexandria Bay) (E. E. 
Worthen <t Co.) h and lot Bethune. 

Worthen E. E. <% Co., (Alexandria Bay) (Corn- 
wall Brotliers) dealers in coal and provis- 
ions. James. 

Wright Charles, (Alexandria Bay) captain 
steam vacht. h and lot Anthonv. 

WRIGHT "^ CHARLES H., (Alexandria Bay) 
caipenter and joiner, bds. with E. G. 
Wagoner. 

YERDEN ALEXANDER D., (Alexandria Bay) 
mason, served as corporal of Co. A, 142d 
Inf. N. Y. Vols., h High. 

YOUNG JULIUS, (Redwood) prop. American 
House, Main, served in Co. I, 35th Inf. N. 
Y. Vols., and in Co F, 26th Cav. N. Y. 
Vols. 

Young William D., (Alexandria Bay) carpenter. 

Youngs Fanney, (Redwood) widow of Peter, h 
and lot Main. 

Zellar Regina, (Redwood) off r 34, widow of 
Christian. 

Zimmer Anna M. Miss, (Plessis) r 58, house- 
keeper for her brother Henry, farm 
170. 

Zimmer George W., (Alexandria Bay) r 43, 
farmer, leases of E. D. Bailey 50. 

Zimmer Henrv, (Plessis) r 58, 18 cow.s, farm- 
er 147. 

Zimmer John, (Plessis) r 58, retired wagon- 
maker, aged 78. 

Zimmer John A.. (Plessis) r 46, 14 cows, breeder 
of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 150. 

Zimmer Limbnrger Cheese Factory, (Plessis) r 
58, Benedict Adar, cheesemaker. 

Zimmer Margaret A., (Plessis) r 46, widow of 
George. 

Zoller Charles, (Redwood) r 16, 19 cows, breed- 
er of grade Holstein cattle, farmer 150, 
and wood lot 11. 

Zoller Harrison H., (Redwood) r 12, 15 cows, 
farmer, leases of Silas Norton 147. 

Zoller Henry, (RedwoofI) r 2, retired farmer. 

Zoller John M., (Redwood) r 16, farmer with 
his father, Charles. 

Zoller Reuben, (Redwood) r 16, farmer with 
his father, Chai les. 

Zoller Lucy, ( Redwood) widow of Henry, h 
and lot Main. 



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TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



ANT'WERR 

(For explanations, etc., see page 3, part second.) 
(Postoffice address is Antwerp, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Abell Ira H., physician, Chapin block, Main, h 

Willow ave. 
Adams Francis, (Somerville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 12, 10 cows, breeder of grade Ayr- 
shire cattle, farmer 80. 
Adams Henry H.. (Somerville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) I- 12. farmer with his father, Franc-is. 
Adderly Charlen E., r 54, graduate Eastman 

Business College. 
Addeiiy Thomas P., r 54, farmer with his 

father, William. 
Addt rly William, r 54, 20 cows, farmer 150. 
Agiird Hetbtrt, painter, paper hanger, and 

calcimiiier, h and lot Van Bureu. 
Ainsworth Charles, butcher and grocer. Main, 

h and lot Van Buren. 
Allen Alfred A , r 83, farmer 25. 
Alton Brothers, (George and Daniel) dealers 
in meat, groceries, crockery, and fiuits, 

( 'oolidge block. 
Alton Daniel, (Alton Brothers) h and lot Van 

Bnren. 
Alton George, (Alton Brothers) h and lot Van 

Buren. 
Andrews Houghton K , painter, paper hanger, 

and calciminer, Washington cor. Willow 

ave. 
Anthony Charles, (Philadelphia) r 61, 18 cows, 

farmer, leases of Harvey 144. 
ANTWERP GAZETTE, Myron H.Bent, prop.. 

Main. 
Apple Hiram, r 20, miner and farmer, b and 

10 acres. 
Arniild Itliamar, r 78, carpenter. 
Augsbury Frank A., miller for his father, 

Morgan, bds. do. 
Augsbuiy John C, miller for his father, Mor- 
gan, bds. do. 
Augsbury Morgan, oeneral merchant and 

pr. ip. grist-mill. Main, h Willow ave. 
Augsbniy VVilhird S.. book-keeper for his 

father, Morgan, bds. do. 
Austin James, r 42, farmer with his mother, 

Jeanett. 
Austin Jean 'tt. r 42, widow of .Tames, 14 

cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

faimer 180. 
Babcoek Marvin W., off r 43, 19 cows, breeder 

of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer, leases of 

Mrs. Jeanett Austin 163. 
Backus Allen, r 57, 11 cows, farmer, leases of 

D. 8. Bethel 152, 
Backus Davis 8., laborer, h Fulton ave. ■ 
Backus George W., r 58, laborer, prop, board- 
ing-house. 
Bac, u Charles F., r 40, cheesemaker, runs his 

father's cheese factory, bds. do. 
Bacon Geoige C, r 82, laborer. 
Bacon Harley M., saw filer, emp. A. & E. Cop- 
ley, bds. Washington. 
Bacon Joel J., r 79, laborer. 



Bacon John I , r 55, invalid. 

Bacon Joseph, student Ives Seminary, bds. 

Fulton ave. 
Bacon Leonard A., r 40, town supervisor, 70 

cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire and 

Holstein cattle, prop, cheese factory, farm- 

ei- 650. 
Bacon Millard, r 40, laborer. 
BACON MORTON T., disabled soldier, served 

in Bat. D, 1st Lt. Art. N. Y. Vols., h and 

lot Washington. 
Bacon Ruth E., (Ox Bow) widow of Sylvanus, 

h and lot off Main. 
Bacon Williiiin A., carpenter and builder, h 

and lot Hoyt ave. 
Bacon William E., (Gouverneur, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 37, 20 cows, faimer 225, winter resi- 

denee in Gouverneur. 
Bacon's American Cheese Factoi-y, r 40, L. A. 

Bacon, prop.; Charles F. Bacon, cheese- 
maker. 
Bailey Catherine E., widow of Luther H., h 

Main. 
Bailey Frederick J., real estate dealer, bds. 

Main. 
Baker Jay S., r 40, 9 cows, farmer 145. 
Baker Olive C, widow of Ephiaim, bds. Ful- 
ton ave. 
BALDWIN LEVI, (Ox Bow) r 6, cattle dealer, 

resides witli his son William C. 
Baldwin Lvman H., (Ox Bow) r 22, laborer. 
Baldwin William C, (Ox Bow) r 6. 25 cows, 

faimei-, leases of Caroline Bellinger 300, 
BALLARD THOMAS T., ( Radigan & Ballard) 

h Van Buren. 
Banfoi-d Sanderson, blacksmith, emp. J. M. 

Moore, bds. do. 
Bank of Antwerp, established in 1872, capital 

and suiplus •'5150,000, John D. Ellis, pies.; 

Albert Hoyt, cashier; A. E. Hoyt, asst. 

cashier. 
Barker George E., cartman, h Washington. 
Barnum Saiiuel, off' r 83, fanner 45. 
Barnum William, r 83, farmer 115. 
Baroue Dominick A., meicliant tailor, dealer 

in gents' furnishings, Postoffice block, 

Main, h Hoyt ave. 
BARR BENJAMIN F., r 49, 20 cows, breeder 

of grade Jersey cattle, farmer, leases of 

Elbert C. Willard 136. 
Barr William Z., Sr., (Theresa) r 26, 25 cows, 

farmer 240. 
BARR WILLIAM Z., jR.,(ThereBa) r 26, farm- 
er with his father, William Z , Sr. 
Bates Geoige W., road commissioner, horse 

dealt r and teamster, h Main. 
Bates Joseph, r 58. laborer. 
Bates William, r 58, teamster. 
Baxter John, (Somervide, St. Lawrence Co.) 

r 12, 30 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire 

and Holstein cattle, farmer 214. 



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35 



Beaman Alice Miss, dealer in rlress and fancy 
g<io<ls, ladies' fiirniHhiugs, Udtinns, etc., 
White bloL-k. Main, bds. Mechanic. 
BEAMAN EZRA S , r 7S. 28 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 156, and 
leases of his wife and the J. M. Beaman 

estate 159. 
Beaman Ira M., associate editor Antwerp Ga- 
zette, bds. Madisiin ave. 
Beaman Sally A , widow of David, h Mechanic. 
Beentield Peter, ( Ox Bow) thresher and team- 
ster, h Main. 
Beentield Thomas. (Ox Bow) r 8. 32 cows, 

breeder of grade Holstem cattle, farmer, 

leases of Genrice Wasld)nrn 240. 
Becnficld William F., ( Ox Bow ) r 8, prop. Black 

Hawk stock horse '•Billie," farmer with 

liis father. Thomas. 
Beernian .Tames. (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 35, laborer. 
Beers Levi, i- 19, laboi-er. 
Bellinger Caroline C, (Ox Bow) widow of 

Smith L.. li and lot Park. 
Bellinger Jnmes D., (Ox Bow) r 22, 30 cows, 

farmer 350. 
BELLINGEK PETER J., otf r 41, miner and 

prop, boarding-house, owns h and lot in 

St. Lawrence C;o. 
Bennett Henry, (Somerville, St. Lawrence Co.) 

r 12. 21 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire 

cattle, farmer 112, and in St. Lawrence Co. 

87. 
Bennett John H., (Somerville, St. LawTence 

Co ) r 12. farmer with his father. Henry. 
Bent Frank W., r 66, farmer with his father, 

Hartwell F. 
Bent Hartwell F., r 66, 22 cows, farmer 173. 
Bent Jane F., widow of Hartwell H., owns the 

Bent estate, h Main. 
BENT MYRON H., editor and prop. Antirerp 

Gazette. Main, h Madison ave. 
BENT ROY H., cheese manuf., bds. Main. 
Benfs American Cheese Factory, (estate of H. 

H. Bent) Roy H. Bent, cheesemaiier. 
Bentlev Laton. prop, biarding-house. h Main. 
Bentley W. Brayton, (William T. B^ntley & 

Son) bds. Mechanic. 
Bentley William T., (William T. Bentley & 

Son) h and lot M'-chaoic. 
Bentley William T. .t Son, (W. Brayton) dealers 

in" dry goods, groceries, fancy goods, and 

gents' furnishings. Main ctr. Van 

Buren. 
Benton Erasmus D., (Ox Bow) retired mer- 
chant, h and lot Main. 
Benway Nancy, widow of Joseph, h and lot 

Washington. 
Best William G., r 27. 20 cows, farmer, leases 

of John D. Ellis 188. 
BETHEL DANIEL S., retired farmer, h and 

lot Mechanic. 
Bethel Ji>hn G.. mantif. and dealer in sash, 

doors, blinds, and moldings, French and, 

American glass, etc., contractor and 

builder, h and lot Van Bur. n. 
Bethel Weils D., r 32. 12 cows, breeder of 

grade Jeisey and Ayrshire cattle, farmer, 

leases of Daniel S. 70. 
Bishop Orvis J., real estate dealer in Denver, 

Colorado, h and lot Willow ave. 
Blodgett Darwin, r 58, farmer, leases of Jared 

117. 
Blodgett Jared, r 58. retired farmer, h and 

lot 



Booth Ann Mrs., nurse, h and lot Madison 

ave. 
Bowliall Charles, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co )blacksmitli, horseshoer, and repairer, 

Main, h and lot do. 
Bowles Hiram E, (Theresa) off r 25, farmer 

with his father, John. 
Bowles Jt)lin. (^Theresa) ofi' r 25, 20 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 

160. 
Bowman Lawson E., r 34, 34 cows, farmer, 

leases on shares of James Gill 300, 
Boyce Edwin S., (Ox Bow) r 6, formerly farm- 

or. invalid, h and 1 acre. 
B >yce EiUKr E., (Ox Bow) r 6. laborer. 
Brainaid Martin V., (Ox B'lW) r 8, lawyer and 

notary public, dealer in drugs andgroceries, 

14 cows. l)reeder of grade Holsttin cattle, 

farmi r 157, m St. Lawrence Co. 140, Main, 

h and lot do, also h and lot in Wegatchie, 

St. Lawrence Co. 
BROAD WILLIAM, r 57. 8 cows, farmer, 

leases of the John Broad estate 150. 
Brown Alexander, clerk for I. 0. Hinsdale, h 

and lot Willow ave. 
Brown Brothers, r 34. (Charles W. and Fran- 
cis H.) farmers 144. 
Brown Charles B.. (Ox Bow) r 7,24; cows, 

farmer, leases of W. T. Bentlev 204. 
BROWN CHARLES H., prop, bakery, dealer 

in groc( ries and confectionery, farmer 74, 

Jlain, h do. 
Brown Charles W., r 34, (Brown Brothers). 
Brown Edmund, Sr., r 67. retired farmer. 
Brown Edmund, Jr., r 57, (John & Edmund 

Brown. Jr.). 
Brown Francis H.. r 34. (Brown Brothers) 

carpenter and joiner, lives with his father, 

Joliu. 
Brown Ira, retired wheelwright, aged 94, lives 

with his son C. H. 
Brown John, r 34. 12 cows, farmer 160. 
Brown John, r 57, (^John & Edmund Brown, 

Jr.). 
Brown John H., (Ox Bow) r 8, laborer. 
Brown John S., (Ox Bow) r 2, farmer with his 

father, William. 2d. 
Brown John & Edmund, Jr., r 57, 25 cows, 

farmers 157. 
Brown Joseph, laborer, h Main. 
Brown Rob' rC S., (Ox Bow) r 25. lal)0rer. 
BROWN WILLIAM, r 78, 9 cows, breeder of 

Ji rscy cattle, half owner of Percheron Nor- 
man stallion ''Grey Hawk," farmer 175, 

and leases of the Lee estate 124. 
Brown William, 2d, (Ox B)\v) r 2, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of A. Copley 235. 
Brown William S., (Philadelphia) r 28, car- 
penter and farmer 60. 
BRUNDIGE MARGARET, widow of Edward, 

h Keikeiiny. 
Bulkley Charles E., treas. .Tefferson Iron Co., 

resides in New York citv. 
BULKLEY EDWARD B. Hon., pies. Jefferson 

lion Co., pioii. Riveri'ide stock farm at 
Ox Bow 194, ])rop. stock horj-es "Dei-pot"; 
" Standard " No. 4221, was sired by '• Dic- 
tator," full brother to " Dexter,"" 1' ■.17)1', 
sire of "Jay Eve See," 2:10 ; "Phallas," 
2:13%; "Director," 2:17; George Sims, 
foreman. 
Bnllis De Forest C, tinsmith, emp. McAUaster 
Brothers, h and lot Mechanic. 



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TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



BUKCHELL ELDRIDGE J., dealer in gro- 
ceries, provisions, and crockery, Chapin 
block, Main, li and lot S. Main. 

Burge Andrew M., (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co.) r 55)^, farmer with his father, 
Milon W. 

Burge Milon W., (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 55H', farmer 50. 

Burge Perley M., (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 55>^, farmer with his father, Mi- 
lon W. 

Burge Warren, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) carriagemaker and repairer, Church, 
hdo. 

Burhans Carloss L., cheesemaker, h and lot 
Washington. 

Burns Miles, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co.) 
r 18. 22 cows, farmer, leases of H. B. 
Keene 196. 

Burt B( njamin T., (Ox Bow) r 8, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire and Durham cattle, farm- 
er 120. ' 

Burtis Cliarles, emp. W. Monro, h Kilkenny. 

Burtis Elmer G., barber. Main, h Willow 
ave. 

Burtin George L., r 57, farmer with his father, 
Lorenzo. 

Burtis John D., prop, billiard parlors and res- 
tHurant, Main, hdo. 

Burtis Lorenzo, r 57, farmer 51. 

BURTIS WILLIAM, cattle dealer, pasture 
land 35 h and lot Kilkenny. 

Butcher Hiram, carpf nter and joiner, h and 
lot Main cor. McAUaster. 

Butcher William 0., r 69, 25 cows, farmer 378. 

Butler John ai., (Ox Bow) r 3, laborer. 

Butts Philip E.. cartman, bds. Mechanic. 

Caldwell Huldah S., widow of Albert W., h 
Kilkenny. 

Call Arthur L., barber, emp. Richard Hennessy, 
bds. Proctor House. 

Call Mary Miss, teacher French and German 
Ives Seminary, bds. do. 

Cantield James W., r 79, 25 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 148. 

CanUeld Joseph A., retired Presbyteiian cler- 
gyman, h Madison ave. 

Cannon Ednmiid, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 15, miner and prop, boarding- 
house. 

Carman Charles, carpenter and builder, farm 
124, h Madison ave. 

Carman James, r 57, laborer. 

CARMAN WILLIAM, r 58, painter, served in 
Co. C, 35th Inf. N. Y. Vols., h and 10 acres. 

Carpenter Charles C, r 66, 29 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer, leases of 
Edmuiid A. 181, owns pasture land 34. 

Carpenter Edmund A. , r 66, 8 cows, farmer 96. 

Carpenter George F., (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co.) grocer, Main, h do. 

Carpenter Henry 0., r 66, farmer with his 
father, Thomas S. 

Carpenter J. P. & Son, (Ox Bow) (Watson F.) 
prop. Ox Bow Cheddar American cheese 
factory. 

Carpenter Jeremiah P., (Ox Bow) (J. P. Car- 
penter & Son) h and lot Main. 

Carpenter Jonathan A., (Spragueville. St. 
Lawrence ('o.) retired farmer, owns in St. 
Lawrence Co. 177, resides Main. 

Carpenter Thomas S., r 66, 10 cows, breeder 
of grade Jersey and Durham cattle, farm- 
er 77. 



Carpenter Watson P., (Ox Bow) (J. P. Carpen- 
ter & Son) h and lot Main. 

Carpenter William E., tanner and currier, h 
and lot Fulton ave. 

Carr Charles, r 35, 35 cows, farmer, leases of 
J. S. 257K. 

Carr John S., r 35, 32 cows, farmer 2573^. 

Carr Joseph, (Ox Bow) r 3, laborer, h and 
lot. 

Carr William A., r 54. 18 cows, farmer 129. 

Cairoll Ji'hn, tanner and currier, emp. assign- 
ees of J. N. Colby & Co., h and lot Depot. 

Carter Charles .L, laborer, h Madison ave. 

Case Catherine, widow of Cornelius E., h and 
lot Van Buren. 

Cassey John, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co.) 
off r 15, miner. 

Champine George, r 55, 7 cows, farmer, leases 
of Fred Porter 50. 

CHAPIN ALONZO, dealer in clothing, hats, 
caps, and gents' furnishing goods, owns 
farm 72, Chapin block, 43 Mam, hand lot 
Mechanic. 

Chapin Luther, retired tinsmith, h and lot 
Van Buren. 

Chapin Sylvester, inventor and manuf. pillow- 
sham holder, h Railroad ave. 

CHASE CLINTON A., (Theresa) r 61, 30 cows, 
600 sugar trees, farmer, leases of the 
Chase estate 297. 

Chase Delavin L., (Theresa) r 62, 35 cows, 
farmer, leases of the Chase estate 280. 

Chase James, farmer, blind invalid, bds. Wil- 
low ave. 

CHEESEMAN WILLIAM E., r 68, laborer and 
sawyer. 

Cheney Charles, r 58, classities lumber, h and 
lot. 

Clark Alexander B., (Ox Bow) general mer- 
chant. Main, li do. 

Clark Aimer, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co.) 
r 33, farmer with his brother Lansing. 

Clark Aiisil, r 34, retired farmer 230, h and 
lot. 

Clark Brayton F., (Ox Bow) r 3, farmer 19. 

Clark Clement, house, sign, and carriage 
painter and paper hanger, h and lot Me- 
chanic. 

Clark James M., retired farmer, h and lot 
Willow ave. 

CLARK JEROME, 2d, (Antwerp) r 19, 30 cows, 
breeder of grade Jersey cattle, farmer, 
leases of his brother, Ansil, 230. 

Clark Lansing, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 35, 22 cows, farmer 200. 

Clark Wilber, r 35, 12 cows, hop grower 5 
acres, farmer 140. 

Clark Wilham B. Rev., rector St. Paul's Epis- 
copal Church, bds. Proctor House. 

Cleveland Orville M., r 55, laborer. 

Cochran Robert, horseshoer, emp. O. G. Deven- 
dorf. 

COLE JACOB S., r 73, 15 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire and Durham cattle, served 
in Co. C, Ist Lt. Art. N. Y. Vols., farmer 115. 

Cole Jacob W., r 73, retired farmer, aged 80, 
resides with his son Jacob S. 

Collins William E., (Ox Bow) laborer and 
farmer, owns farm in Rossie, St. Law- 
rence Co., h and lot Main. 

Coloney Clarence, (Ox Bow) off r 23, 8 cows, 
farmer 85. 

Coloney Samuel T., (Ox Bow) r 23, retired 
farmer, resides with his son William H. 



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Coloney William H., (Ox Bow) r 23, 17 cows, 
farmer 75, and leases of Samuel T. 75. 

Conklin Maria W., widow of John, h Main. 

Conklin Stephen, retired cnrrier and boot and 
shoe dealer, h and lot Main. 

Conkling Calvin S., clerk. VhIs. Main. 

Connell V Patrick, ( Stirling Bush, Lewis Co. ) off r 
84, farmer 50. 

Conners James, (Ox Bow) carpenter andfarmer 
in St. Lawrence Co. 121, h and lot Jlain. 

Conway Eloise M. Miss, ( Philadelphia) off r 
40, school teacher. 

CONYNE NANCY, widow of Martin, h and lot 
Kilkenny. 

Cook Creek .\nierican Cheese Factory, r 31, (es- 
tate of H. H. Bent, prop.) Judson Evans, 
chcesemaker. 

Cook James C, r 75, 11 cows, farmer 300. 

COOK JOHN F., attorney and counselor 
at law, and land surveyor, Chapin block, 
h Willow ave. 

Cook Lydia. r 75, widow of Henrj', farmer 
with h( r son James C. 80. 

Cook Matilda, widow of William, h Kilkenny. 

Cook Mnnsiin, 2d, r 75, 27 cows, farmer, leases 
of Munson, 1st, 240. 

Coolid^e Alviu, real estate dealer, owns farm 
in Philadelphia 400, and in Wilna 100, bds. 
Willow ave. 

Coolidge Brayton. r 72, 22 cows, farmer 65, 
and leases of Alvin 140. 

Coolidge George P., driver and trainer trot- 
ting hor.ses, prop, boarding stables, pat- 
antee Coolidge quart( r boots, and mauuf. 
of boots for trotters. Main, h do. 

Coolidge Jay H., foreman for his father, 
George P., h Madison ave. 

Coolidge Susan A., widow of Charles, dress- 
maker and tailoress, h and lot Washing- 
ton. 

Cooper Nicoll J., (Ox Bow) retired merchant 
and farmer 466, and in St. Lawience C >. 
230. owns 2 houses in village, h and lot 
Main. 

Copeland Fannie, widow of C. Copelaud, h 
and lot Van Buren. 

Copley A. & E.. (Eugene Copley, deceased) 
p"ro( s. saw-mill and grist-mill, owns 1,000 
acres of land. 

COPLEY ALEXANDER, (A. & E. Copley) h 
Madison ave. cor. Main. 

Copley Dewitt, farmer and capitalist, h Madi- 
son ave. 

Copley Harriet, widow of Eugene, h Madison 
ave. 

Corcoran John, foreman on branch railroad 
ft)r Hon. E. B. Bulkley, h Willow ave.; 
also owns h and lot in Philadelphia. 

Corcoran S. Anna Miss, dressmalier, bds. Wil- 
low ave. 

Cornell Charles, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

; Co.) r 15, miner. 

Cornwell Charles N., r 62, 11 cows, farmer, 
leases of the Chase estate 140. 

Cornwell Edwin H., r 62, laborer. 

COBNWELL JOHN F., r 24, 25 cows, 600 
sugar trees, breeder of horses, prop, stock 
horse '• Black Prince," sired by " Jeft'erson 
Prince"; his dam was " Autocrat," Ham- 
bletonian stock ; also prop, stock horse 
" Robin Hood," Clvdesdale stock, weight 
1,600 lbs.; farmer 199. 

Cornwell Monroe, (Theresa) r 47, 13 cows, 
farmer, leases of M. H. Bent 188. 



Countryman George E., (Philadelnhia) r 64, 
10 cows, farmer, leases of C. N. Cornwell 
140. 

Countryman Reuben, r 60, 30 cows, farmer 
20(). 

Cox Thomas A , (Philadelphia) r 65. 15 cows, 
farnier, leases of Jeremiah Scram 120. 

Crabb Henry A., (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 37, 16 cows, farmer 150. 

Cranker Jolm P., (Ox Bow) blacksmith and 
wheelwright, Main, h do. 

Crook Erastus, r 57, retired farmer, h and lot. 

Crook Frederick N., r 51, 21 cows, breeder of 
grade Jersey cows, farmer 91, and leases 
on shares of Erastus 140. 

Crook Herman S., r 51, farmer with his 
brother Frederick N. 

Crook John, r 51, carpenter, h and 3J'.< acres. 

Cross Alva B.. (Spragueville, St. Lawn nee 
Co.) retired f rmer, owns in St. Lawrence 
Co. 175, h and 9 acres Main. 

Cross Brainard. (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 17, farmer, leases of Bravton Ab- 
bott 60. 

Cross Jonas, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co.) 
off r 38, laborer. 

Cross Sherman S., r 49 cor. 60, farmer with 
his father, Spencer F. 

Cross Spencer F.. r 49 cor. 60, 21 cows, breeder 
of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 151. and 
leases of the Nelson J. Cross estate 109. 

Crossmon Orson, (Ox Bow) r 6. farmer 7. 

Crum Jessie, r 31, widow of Robert F., carpet 
weaver, h and lot. 

Culbertson Andrew, r 50, 30 cows, farmer, 
leases of James JI. Clark 300. 

Culbertson Charles H., (Ox Bow) general mer- 
chant, Main, bds. Hyde House. 

Culbertson CUiarles H. Mrs., ( Ox Bow) milliner, 
bds, Hvde House. 

Cunningham Catherine, widow of James, h 
Kilkenny. 

Curry Peter, r 58, miller, emp. A. & E. Cop- 
ley. 

Davis Sarah A., widow of Joseph, house-keeper 
for P. A. Nellis. 

Davis William B.. (Ox Bow) postmaster and 
Bhoeinaker. dealer in groceries, drugs, and 
crockery. Main, h do. 

Deans Charles J.. (Ox Bow) r 10, 12 cows, 
farmer, leases of the Deans estate 267. 

Deans Mary J., (Ox Bow) r 6, widow of George 
C, faiiner 151. 

Deans William A., (Ox Bow) traveling sales- 
man and justice of the peace, h and lot 
Main. 

Dennis Albert, (Philadelphia) r 61, 15 cows, 
farmer, leases of the Cliase esjate 108. 

Devendorf Orvis G., blacksmith and horse- 
shoer, Main, h do. 

Dickson Alexander A., (Ox Bow) retired farm- 
er, owns in St. Lawrence Co. 300, h Main. 

Dicks<pn Alexander L., r 12 cor. 20, 45 cows, 
faiiner 320, in Rossie, St Lawrence Co., 
180, and woodland 45. 

Dickson Alexander W., off r 40, 18 cows, farm- 
er, leases of T. L. Rider 200. 

Dickson American Cheese Factory, r20, William 
S. Hi'dge, cheesemaker. 

Dickson Andrew, r 79, 20 cows, farmer 183. 

Dickson James C, r 32, 30 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle and Clydesdale 
horses, farmer 240. 

Dickson John, Sr., retired farmer, h Main. 



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TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



DICKSON JOHN, 2d, r 32, 25 cows, 200 sugar 

trees, farmer 165, and wood lot 45. 
DICKSON JOHN S., r 6S, 26 cows, breeder of 
giitde Ayrsliire and Jersey cattle, farmer 
175. 
Ei3kKon Mary A., r 79, widow of John, 21 

cows, farmer 192. 
DICKSON ROBERT, 2d, r 32, 50 cows, breeder 
of grade Ayrshire catile and Hamble- 
toniaii and Norman hoises, farmer 340, 
and in Rossie.St. Lawrence Co..woodlot25. 
Dickson Robert, Si-., r 79, i-etired farmer, h 

and 20 acres, and wild land 150. 
Dickson William A., r 20, 30 cows, farmer, 

leases of A. L. 200. 
Dillenbeck Charles L., traveling salesman, h 

and 10 acres Fulton a\ e. 
Dob^on Lestina, r 55, widow of Henry, 10 

cows, farmer 100. 
Donnelly .Mary Miss, r 58. farmer and prop. 

boa ding-honse, h and 6 acres. 
Dorifv MitmeA. Miss, (0.\ Bow) milliner, emp. 

Mrs. C. H. Cnlbertson, bds. Main. 
Dorwav William H.. r 56. laborer. 
Diake Frank C. r 68, 18 cows, farmer 107. 
Draper Amos, r 40. laborer. 
Duegaw Abrani M., carpenter and joiner, h 

Van Bnr( n 
Dniac Htnry G.. r 22, 23 cows, farmei- 200. 
Dnlae Miehael. r 22, laborer. 
Dulack Joseph, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co. ) r 19, boss miner, h and 1}^ acres. 
Dulaclc William, r 19 cor. 20, miner, h and 7 

acres. 
Dunlop Edward, laborer, h and lot Main. 
Dwyre James S., contractor and builder, h 

and lot Van Buren. 
Dye Ernest B . r 49 cor. 45, farmer with his 

father, Warri n A. 
Dye Warren A., r 49 cor. 45. 6 cows, breeder 
of grade Holstein and Jersey cattle, farm- 
er 180. 
East Antwerp American Cheese Factory, r 55, 

James Stewart, sec'y and salesman. 
EGAN KATE, widow of James, h Main. 
Eggleston Ambrose D., r 22, 20 cows, breeder 

of grade A>rshire cattle, farmer 164. 
Efigleston Asa L., (Ox Bow) r 65, blacksmith, 
6 cows, farmer 46, and wood lot in St. 
Lawrence Co. 625. 
Eggleston David H., r 22, retired farmer, lives 

with his son Ambrose D. 
EGGI ESTON EVA G , (Ox Bow) r 5. dress- 
maker and carpet weavei-, btls. with her 
father, Asa L. 
EggL ston Gilbert, (Ox Bow) r 11, 35 cows, 

farmer 293. 
Eggleston Periy D., r 28, 13 cows, farmer 116. 
Egglevtoii Richmond H., r 21, faim(r 2(i0. 
EGGLESTON SAMUEL G.. (Ox Bow) r 24 
cor. 7, 20 cows, 150 sugar trees, breeder 
of grade Holstein cattle, farmer 114. 
Eichhorn Conrad, (Theresa) r 25. 23 cows, 
farmer, leases in Theresa of Zolomon 
Pool .SOO. 
Eldridge Ethan A , r 34, laborer, h and lot. 
Ellis Ard( n E. r 46 cor. 45. retired farmer, 

rcNides with hissistei-, Marv D. Willaid. 
ELLIS JOHN D.. pres. Bank of Antwerp and 

state assessor, h Main. 
Exford Mary. (Spragueville. St. Lawrence Co.) 

widow of William, h and lot Main. 
Faichiiey George L., traveling salesman, h 
and lot Van Buren. 



Faichney Joseph A., portrait artist and pho- 

tugrapher, 2 Wilbams block, Mechanic. 
FAIRBANKS ARTHUR B., (Ox Bow) painter 

and paper hanger, bds. Maiji. 
Fairbanks Ezra, (Ox Bow) horseshoer and 

repairei-, ftlain, h do. 
Fairbanks I'hebe. (Ox Bow) widow of Augus- 
tus, aged 81, h Main. 
Fairbanks Silas A., (Ox Bow) r 3, stationary 

engineer 
Fanning Eliza, widow of Broughton, h and 

lot Railroad ave. 
FARRELL OGLE, general merchant, Main, 

h Kilkeiinj'. 
Fell Hiram A., (Ox Bow) (h-uggist and watch 

rejjairer, emp. M. V. Brainard, bds. Main. 
Fenufr Almira, ( Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co ) widow of Daniel, h and la Main. 
Fenner Charles W.,(Spiagueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) cheesemaker, h and lot Main. 
Finley Lester G., (Ox Bow) barbtr, Hyde 

House, h Main. 
Fisher Emily, widow of Myron B., h Main. 
Flaherty Muniie E. Mis's. off r 40, school 

teacher, bds. with her father, Robert M. 
Flaherty Robert M.. off r 40, 12 cows, breeder 

of grade Ayrshire cattle, faimer 120. 
Flaherty Sherman G.. off r 40, farmer with 

his "father, Robert M. 
Fleming Freeman C, (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co. )r 18, 20 cows, farmer, leases of 

H. B. Keene 238. 
Fletcher Wintield S., (Ox Bow) r 3. carriage 

and sh i^h manuf., < ff Main, h do. 
Flitcroft William H., (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co.) r 18, stone mason. 
Foote Handley J., prop, steam saw-mill, Van 

Bnren, h Madison ave. 
Ford Franklin, (Philadelphia) r 65, 14 cows, 

farmer, leases of Sdas 99. 
Forton Lewis, r 23, 12 cows, farmer, leases 

99. 
Fosgate Ezekiel, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) retired school teacher, h Church. 
Foster Charles, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.") off' r 15. miner. 
Foster Hi use, Tilly M. Foster, prop., 37 Main. 
Foster Tilly M., prop. Foster House,' 37 Maia. 
Frawley William, r 40, laborer. 
Frazier George, r 33, engineer at Sterling ore 

mines, bds. with his brother John. 
Frazier John, r 33. engineer at Sterling ore 

mines. 
Frazier William H., off r 41, stationary en- 
gineer. 
French Maik D., r 78, 22 cows, farmer, leases 

of Keziah Tatt and Mary B. Joralemon 175. 
Fuller Benjamin G., retired farmer, aged 85, 

h Willow ave. 
Fuller Cliarles W., (Spragueville, St. La\^rence 

Co.) r 37, 31 cows, farmer, leases of Smith 

300. 
Fuller Eugene, off r 57, 27 cows, farmer, 

leases of A. & E. Coplev 300. 
Fuller Gilbert M., r 40, 25 cows, farmer 166, 

and wood lot 32. 
Fuller Tilley. r 40. laborer. 
Fuller William, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 37, labor ( r. li and 1 acre. 
Fulton Elijah, retired manuf., aged 78, h Main. 
Garner John, r 69, 28 cows, farmtr, leases of 

A. .t E. Copley 300. 
Garnham Chailes W., jyrinter Anhverp Ga- 
zette, bds. Mechanic. 



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39 



Garnham Mary, r 68, widow of Robert, aged 
89, lives with ber son Thoma". 

Gariiliani Thomas, r 68, retired farmer, h and 
20 acres. 

Garnhaiu William, r 68, farmer, lives with his 
brotlier Thomas. 

Garvin Thomas, retired farmer, h and lot 
Willow ave. 

Gatenby Thomas, (Ox Bow) r 27, 16 cows, 
farmer 121. 

Gates Africa, r 84, farmer 25. 

Gates Harry B., teamster, li Depot. 

Gates Mary A., widow of Henry, dressmaker, 
h Main'. 

Gill James, r 34. retired farmer, h and Int. 

Gill Jnlins. r 34, 8 cows, breeder of {?iade 
Ayrshire and Jersey cattle, farmer 170. 

Gillett Cvrenns E.. r 05, checsemaker. 

GILLETT FRANK W.. (Ox Bow) r 6. 16 cows, 
served in Co. C, 20th Cav. N. Y. Vols., 
farmer 210. 

GILLETT GEORGE. (Spragireville. St. Law- 
rence Co.) off r 15, miner, served in Co. C, 
20th Cav. N. Y. Vols. 

Gillette Olive C, (Ox Bow) widow of Mai-cns 
M., h and lot Park. 

Gilman Paul, r 24, laborer. 

Gilaiore Newman D.. (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co. ) r 17, laborer. 

GLEASON CHARLES W., (Ox Bow) sawyer 
and carpenter, emp. R. Payne, h and lot 
Park. 

Gleason John, (Ox Bow) r 2, farmer with his 
mother, Saraii J. 

Gleason John C, (Ox Bow) r 2, 30 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
374. 

Gleason Patrick, 50 cows, farmer, leases on 
shares of George D. McAllaster 500. Re- 
fused to give any information. 

Gleason Sarah J., (Ox Bow) r 2, 27 cows, farm- 
er 243. and in St. Lawrence Co. 25. 

Going William. (Spiagneville. St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 37, 30 cows, farmer, leases of Smith 
Fuller 300. 

Goodenongb Wilber, r 84, farmer 156. 

GRAHAM JOHN W., r 68, 15 cows, farmer 166. 

Grant Byron B., r 48, 20 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 140. 

Graves Daniel. (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 35, farmer 71. 

Graves Dempster, (Theresa) r 48, 20 cows, 
breeder of giade Ayrshire and Holstein 
cattle, served as 2d Lieut, of Co. D, 1st Lt 
Art. N. Y. Vols., farmer 170. 

Graves Edith M. Miss, milline,-, Chapin block, 
bds. Mechanic. 

GRAVES ERWTN R., (Ox Bow) r 7, 11 cows, 
400 sugar trees, farmer 105. 

Graves George D., (Ox Bow) r 7, butcher, 20 
cow,-i. farmer, leases of Joseph F. 171. 

Graves Isabel C, (Antwerp) widow of Gilbert 
O.. li Mechanic. 

GRAVES JOSEPH F., (Ox Bow) r 24, 25 cows, 
breeder of grade Shorthorn and Ayrshiie 
cattle. 700 sugar trees, farmer 225. 

GRAY FREEMAN C, school comaiissioner, 
owns 50 acres land, h Mechanic cor. Wash- 
ington. 

Green Earl B., (Ox Bow) dealer in tinware, 
copper boilers, bird cages, etc., Main, h 
do." 

Green Henrietta, (Ox Bow) widow of Wilham 
H., h Main. 



Green Rozell. (Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co.) 
r 55^. farmer, leases of E. Williams 100. 

Greene Roxana, widow of Wales H., h Main. 

Greenle: f George D., horsi stioer and veter- 
inary surgeon, h and lot Depot. 

Hale Eleanor A., (Tlieresa) r 47. widowof Otis, 
resides with her daughter Lydia A. 

Hale Eugene, (Theresa) r 47, 15 cows, farmer 
with his brother Otis, and owns farm 
103. 

Hale Lydia A. JMiss, (TheiTsa) r 47, dress- 
maker with her mothei-. Eleanor A. 

Hale Otis. (Theresa) r 47. 15 cows, farmer 154, 
and leases of liis sister Lv(Ha A. 100. 

Hall C. W. & Co., (G. W. Hall) undertakers 
and manufs. of furniture. Main. 

Hall Caleb G.. (Ox Bow) r 8. farmer 224. 

Hall Chailes W., (C. W. Hall & Co.) prop, 
boarding-house. Willow ave. 

Hall Daniel R.. dealer in asrricultural imple- 
ments, farmer 100, h Mechanic. 

Hall Elizabeth, r 68, widow of Wihiam, resides 
witii her son Fiedric D. 

HALL ERWiN G., r 83, 15 grade Jersey and 
Holstein cows, farmer, leases of Daniel 
R. 100. 

HALL FREDRIC D., r 68, 20 cows, breeder of 
grade Avrbhire cattle, farmer 133. 

Hall Gaylor<l W., (C. W. Hall & Co. ) h and lot 
Blechanic. 

Hall George H., harncssmaker, emp. C. W. 
Mottett & Co , bds. Main. 

Hall Jesse R., (Ox Bow) r 7, farmer with John 
La id law. 

Hall John B . r 56, 21 cows, breeder of grade 
Jersey cattle, farmer 450. 

Hall Robert, r 32, blacksmith at Stei ling iron 
ore mines. 

Hall Rodolpho C, (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co.) r 14, 21 cows, breeder of grade 
Jersey and Ayrwhire cattle, farmer 148. 

Hall Roselle. (Philadelphia) r 49, 15 cows, 
fatmer 140. 

HALL STEPHEN L., served in Co. H, Ist Lt. 
Art. N. Y. Vols., laborer, hand lot Main. 

Hall William A., retired farmer, h and lot 
Mechanic. 

Hall Wilson A., r 56, farmer with his father. 
John B. 1 

Hall's Corners American Cheese Factory, r 64: 
C01-. 65, D. W. Baldwin, of Water town, 
prop.; Cyreuus E. Gillett, cheesemaker 
atid lessee. 

Hamlin David, (Ox Bow) carpenter and joiner, 
h and 10 acres. 

Hamlin Nancy, (Ox Bow) widow of Horace, 
aged 87, h and 13 acres Main. 

Hanst)n Henry. (Theresa) r 63. 25 cows, farm- 
ei', leases of Levi Chase 174. 

Hanson Nichols, (Antwerp) laborer, h Wash- 
ington. 

Harris James B., (Antwerp) instructor in 
Cheddar cheesemaking and author 
'• Cheese and Batter Hand book," h and lot 
Willow ave. 

HARRIS SAMUEL H., (Theresa) r 62, 23 
cows, served in Co. M, N. Y. H. A. Vols.,^ 
farmei', leases of Mrs. Marv Cook 158. 

HARTMAN WILLIAM L.. physiciuu, graduate 
Hahnfunann iMedical College, Chicago, 
Chapin l)lock. Main, bds Van Bureu. [Re- 
moved to Rochester.] 

Hauverman Alonzo W., r 66. 13 cows, farmer 
95. 



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TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



HazeKon Lyman G., (Fowler, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 55, 35 cows, breeder of grade Hol- 

stein cattle, farmer, leases of James H. 

350. 
Heniiessy Richard, barber and hairrdresser, 

Coolidge bloclj, h Main. 
Herron Robert S.,r 43, 11 cows, farmer, leases 

of Arthur L. Lynde 162. 
Hewitt Emerv. r 8t, 10 cows, farmer, leases of 

George Ellis 100. owns h and 26 acres. 
Hewitt Roselle, r 8-4, laborer, h and 1 acre. 
Hewitt William H., cartman and expres-man. 

and messenger for A. L. Hilton, h and lot 

Washington. 
Hicks Eliza, (Ox Bowl r 6. widow of Alexan- 
der, resides with Miranda Webster. 
Hicks Ezra, r 84, pensioner, aged 74, h and 

8 aci'es. 
Hicks Frank E., (Ox Bow) r 2, farmer with 

his mother, Jane. 
Hicks Jane, (Ox Bow) r 2, widow of George, 

34 cows, farmer 410. 
Hicks Robert, (Ox Bow) r 3, retired farmer, 

bds. with his daughter, Mrs. Brayton 

Clark. 
HICKS WILLIAM, r 84, pensioner, served in 

Co. C, 35th Inf., and in Co. C, 20tli Cav. 

N. Y. Vols., wounded Sept. 14, 1862, in the 

battle of South Mountain, resides with bis 

father, Ezra. 
Hillside Cheddar American Cheese Factory, r 

61, Cornelius O'Brien, cheesemaker. 
Hilton Archibald L., dealer in coal, lumber, and 

building material. Depot, h Willow ave. 
HINSDALLIRA C, general merchant, served 

as sergeant of Co. C, 142d Inf. N. Y. Vols., 

44 Main, h Mechanic. 
Hoard Fred C, clerk for Alonzo Chapin, bds. 

Main. 
HOCHING RICHARD, boss miner, h and lot 

liexington ave. 
HODGE RICHARD S., sunt, ore beds for Jef- 
ferson Iron Co., h Main. 
Hodge William S., cheesemaker Dickson fac- 
tory, bds Main. 
Hoffertiert Philip, (Ox Bow) r 8, 20 cows, 

farmer, leases of Maria Rebsher 184J^. 
Hogan D. <t W., prnps. iron foundrv. Main. 
Hogan David, (D. & W. Hogan) h Main. 
Hogan George, cabinetmaker, emp. C. W. 

Hall it Co , bds. Main. 
Hogan Theodore, clerk for A. M. King, bds. 

with his father, Thomas P. 
HOGAN THOMaS P., molder, h and lot 

Main. 
Hogan William, (D. & W. Logan) h and lot 

Lexington ave. 
Holbrook Allieit, laborer, h Kilkenny. 
Holden Hariiet, r 72. widow of Hiram, with 

her 8<ni8 William H. and Harris D. 20 

cows, farmer 180. 
Holden Harris D., r 72, farmer with his moth- 
er, Harriet. 
Holden William H., r 72, farmer with his 

mother, Harriet. 
Holkins Stanton F., (Philadelphia) r 64. 8 

cows, farmer 116, and in Philadelphia 28. 
Hopkins Eliztheth Mrs., h Depot. 
HOPPER EUGENE L., r 34, 25 cows, breeder 

of grade Avrshire cattle, farmer 175. 
HOPPER JOHN T., prop, boarding-house, 

Mechanic. 
Hopper Lovina, r 34, widow of Alonzo B., h 

and lot. 



HOPPER SAMUEL, supt. Hillsdale cemetery, 

owns in Philadelphia farm 115, h and lot 

Main. 
Houghton Elijah, Sr., (Theresa) r 26, retired 

farmer, aged 89, resides with his son 

William. 
HOUGHTON ELIJAH, Jr., (Ox Bow) r 27, re- 
tired farmer. 
Houglitoii James H., (Theresa) r 26, farmer 

with his father, William. 
Houghton William, (Thi resa) r 26, 28 cows, 

breeder of grade Avrshire cattle, farmer 

2.50. 
HOUGHTON WILLIAM A., clerk for I. C. 

Hinsdale, h and lot 23 Mechanic. 
House Addison C, r 66, 20 cows, breeder of 

grade Holstein cattle, farmer 148. 
Howard Harris( n, (Spragueville, St. La^^Tence 

Co.) r 55 i^, farmer 201. 
Howard Henry N., r 19, life and accident ins. 

agent, farmer 35. 
Howard Nathaniel, r 34, retired farmer, h and 

lot. 
Howe Ransom, (Ox Bow) retired farmer, owns 

wood lot in St. Lawrence Co. 128. h and 

lutPark. 
HOWLAND RICHMOND, retired farmer, L 

and 6 acres Wasliington. 
Hoyt Albert, cashier Bank of Antwerji, h Main. 
Hoyt Albert E., asst. cashier Bank of Ant- 
werp, bds. Main. 
Hubliaid Orlando W., r 68, 14 grade Ayrshire 

cows, farmer 130. 
Hubbard Thei<'n B.. r 59. tanner, h and lot, 
Hull William (Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co.) 

retired faiiner. owns m St. Lawrence Co. 

370. h and 9 acri s Church. 
Hungertord Charles L., (Ox Bow) r 25, 12 

cows, breeder of trotting horses, farmer 

78. 
HUNT CHARLES, r 46, 25 cows, 250 sugar 

trees, served in Co. K, 13th Iowa Vols., 

farmer 2'^3}4. 
Hunt Ellen M., widow of Harry, h and lot Van 

Burt n. 
Hunt Julia E.. (Ox Bow) r 8, widow of Joseph 

D., 12 cows, farmer 105. 
Hunt Willinm H., (Ox Bow) r 25, speculator, 

farmer 88. 
Hyde House, (Ox Bow) Nathaniel Hyde, prop., 

Main. 
Hyde Naihaniel. (Ox Bow) prop. Hyde House, 

Main. 
Ireland Catherine, r 35, widow of William, 8 

cows, farmer 90, wood lot 40. 
Ireland Charles P.. r 79, laborer and farmer 

for Mary A. Dickson. 
Irelwnd George A., r 35, farmer with his 

moiher, Catherine. 
Ireland William E., r 35, farmer with his 

mother, Catherine. 
Ives Seminary. E. M. Wheeler, A. M., prin. 
Jacobs William, off r 34, 29 cows, farmer, 

leases of Nathaniel Howard 180. 
JEFFERSON IRON CO., E. B. Bulkley, pres.; 

C. E. Bulkley, of New York city, treas.; 

F. S. Salisbury, of New York city, sec'y, 

general merchants, and miners and ship- 
pers of iron ore. Blain. 
Jeniie Joseph E., (Sin'agueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) laborer, h Church. 
Jennings Lewis J., r 57, 31 cows, breeder of 

grade Jersev cattle, farmer, leases of A. & 

E. Copley 400. 



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41 



Johns Frederick J., r 35, foreman for W. 
Lviide, 3" cows, farmer 266. 

Johiisdii Charles C, r 50, farmer with his 
father. Edwaid. 

JOHNSON EDWARD, r 50, 22 cows, breeder of 
pure blood and grade Ayrshire cattle, 600 
sugar trees, farmer I'JO. 

Johnson James W., off r 50, 22 cows, breeder 
of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer, leases of 
E. I ward 200. 

Johnson Silas, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co. ) r 15, boss miner, h and lot. 

Johnson Wallace, r 42, farmer with liis father, 
William T. 

Johnson William M., book-keeper for Jefferson 
Iron Co., bds. Willow. 

Johnson William N., life and lire ins. agent, 
44 Main, h Dejjot. 

Johnson William T., r 42, 30 cows, breeder of 
gra<le Avrshire cattle, farmer 241. 

Jolly William, (Theresa) r 633^, 35 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
314. 

JONES COLIN E., emp. in saw-mill, poultry 
faiK'ier, breeder of ])iiie blood Wyandotte 
fowls, h and lot Washington. 

KANE HARVEY A., printer. [Removed to 
Malone.] 

Kellogg John T., r 66, 14 cows, farmer, leases 
of his father, William, 117. 

Kellogg Lewis, r 40, 10 cows, breeder of grade 
Ayrshire cattle, farmer 95. 

Kellogg Tamer, r 66, widow of Elijah, aged 88, 
lives with her sou William. 

Kellogg Walter, r 73, laboivr. 

Kellogg William, r 66, retired farmer, resides 
wiili his son John T. 

Kelsey Abby, r 60, widow of Handly B., farm- 
er 54. 

Kelsey Clara H. Miss, r 60, scliool teacher, bds. 
with her mother, Abby. 

Kelsey Daniel B., (Ox Bow) r 7, 10 cows, farm- 
er 116. 

KELSEY JERAMEY W.. (Ox Bow) r 24, farm- 
er with his father, Merritt. 

Kelsey Merritt, (Ox Bow) r 24, 12 cows, breed- 
er of grade Jersey cattle, apiarist 15 colo- 
nies, farmer 120. 

King All)ert M., general and commission mer- 
chant, Main, h and lot do. 

King Alonzo, r 84. farmer 50. 

King Ellen M., r 6S, (Mrs. Albert M.) farmer 
115. 

King Frank, r 84, 15 cows, farmer 150. 

Kiiine Andrew, r 12. 24 cows, farmer 190. 

Kinne Andrew J.. (Ox Bow) r 2, 11 cows, 
farmer 132)^. 

Kinne Bray ton T., r 12, 9 cows, farmer 75. 

Kinne Geoi-ge B., (Ox Bow) r 2, laborer. 

Kinne Morris C, r 31, 24 cows, farmer, leases 
of Alien P. Rogers 175. 

Kinney Florence, teacher primary department 
Ives Seminary. 

KITTS BENJAMIN F., (Spragneville, St. Law- 
rence Co. ) r 37, 30 cows, 610 sugar trees, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
260. 

Kitts Merton W., (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 37, farmer with his father, Benja- 
min F. 

KITTS VICTORY, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 36, 20 cows, breedtr of grade Hol- 
stein and Ayrshire cattle, farmer 53, and 
in St. Lawi'ence Co. 78. 



Klock Harvev, r 24, 27 cows, farmer, leases of 
W. F. Bentley 175. 

Klock Lester J., r 24, farmer with his father, 
Harvey. 

Klock Webster, r 59, laborer, h and lot. 

Knapp Barnabus, blacksmith, emp. O. G. De- 
vendorf, bds. do. 

La Fave Horace, r 28, farmer with his father, 
John. 

La Fave John, r 28, 16 cows, farmer 213. 

Laidlaw Alexander. (Ox Bow) r 7, 35 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
345. 

Laidlaw Alexander T., (Ox Bow") r 7, 22 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
173. 

Laidlaw Andrew, (Ox Bow) r 3. 24 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Robert Hicks 2iV4. 

Laidlaw Ann, (^Ox Bow) r 7, widow of Alex- 
ander, Sr.. resides with her son Alexan- 
der. 

Laidlaw Elizabeth, (Ox Bow) r 11, (Elizabeth 
& Jane Laidlaw). 

Laidlaw Elizabeth ,t Jane, (Ox Bow) r 11, 12 
cows, fanners 198, and own in village 13. 

Laidlaw Jane. (Ox Bow) r 11, (Elizabeth & 
Jane Laidlaw). 

Laidlaw John, (Ox Bow) r 7. :"0 cows, farmer, 
leases of Benjamin Bent 200. 

Laidlaw Margaret, (Ox Bow) widow of Wilham, 
h and lot Park. 

LAMB JARVIS G., (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co.) r 17, farmer 110, and wood lot 
partly cleared 100. h and 2>^ acres. 

LangdonRobert W.,(SterhngBush, Le\yi8 Co.) 
r 85, fai-mer 5(1. 

Lathan George H., dentist, Main, h and lot 
'Willow ave. 

Lavine Anna Miss, (Ox Bow) r 7, school 
teacher. 

Lawton Clark, laborer, h Main. 

LAWTON JAY P., (Philadelphia) r 27, 26 
cows, 61 sugar trees, farmer, leases of 
Elijali Houghton, Jr., 129, and owns wood- 
land 22. 

Lee Darius J. H., r 69, laliorev. 

Lee Mary, r 68. farmer 124. 

Lewis Aloiison R., (Ox Bow) r 2, farmer 233. 

Lewis Isaac A., (Theresa) r 2, farmer with his 
father, Alonson R. 

Loud Harriet VV., widow of Charles, bds. Rail- 
road ave. 

Lynde Aaron B., retired farmer, h Main cor. 
Willow ave. 

Lvnde Arthur L., r 52, 25 cows, breeder of 
grade Holstein cattle, dealer in agricult- 
ural implements, farmer '230. 

Mack Daniel, r 57, 6 cows, farmer 50. 

Mack Eugme B., miller, emp. Morgan Augs- 
bury, bds. Fulton ave. 

Mack Mary, widow of Carinus, pensioner of 
the War of 1812, h and 3 acres off Willow 
ave. 

Main Maria, widow of Roswell P., dressmaker, 
h Main. 

Mallett John, r 34, 15 cows, farmer, leases of 
Miss Elta S. Lynde 250. 

Malonev John D., r 66. miner, h and lot. 

Malteriier WiUiam, (Somerville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 12, farmer 45. 

Mantle Jesse A., off r 78, laborer. 

Mantle William H., off r 78, laborer. 

Markwick James, (Ox Bow) r 4, retired farm- 
er, h and 13 acres. 



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TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



MARKWICK SAMUEL, r 69, 8 cows, farmer 

14(1. 
Marsh Cassins, custom shoemaker, dealer in 

boots, shoes, and sewing machines. Maiu, 

h do. 
Marsh Ira, retired carpenter and joiner, bds. 

Jlain. 
Marsh John, optician, dealer in watches, 

clocks, jewelry, silverware, musical goods, 

and spectrtcli's. engraver and repairer, 46 

INlain, h and lot Van Buren. 
Marsh LiTlie, r 68, laborer and butcher, h and 

lot. 
MARTIN HENRY C, r 68, 10 cows, farmer 

lO'i. 
M.VRTIN JAMES F., r 58, foreman on A. Cop- 
ley's farm 100. 
Martin. Jolin S.. r 58, cheesemaker. 
Martin S imnel, retired farmer, lids. Main. 
Mason BionE., r 40, 22 cows, breeder of grade 

H Istein cattle, farmer, leases on shares 

of Cyrus 190. and owns wood lot 50. 
Mason Cyrus, retired farmer, h and lot Hoyt 

ave. 
Mason Cyrus C, r 66, 20 cows, farmer 140. 
Mason Hen.-y W., r 40, 25 cows, l)reeder of 

grade Holstein and Ayrshire cattle, farm- 
er, leases on shares of Cyrus 189, and owns 

wood lot 50. 
Mason Lucina. r 5G, widow of Asa, resides with 

her son Cyrus C. 
Masters Charlotte, r 52, widow of Samuel, 

aged 92, lives with her daughter, Mrs. 

diaries Robinson. 
Maxiner Charles ,T., (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co. ) r 40, 40 cows, farmer, leases of 

James S. Woodward 303. 
MAXOM FRANK E., station agent R , W. & O. 

R. R., h Mechanic. 
McAUaster A. Piatt, (McAlIaster Brothers) bds. 

with his brother C. Pitt. 
McAllister Biothers, (C. Pitt and A. Piatt) 

wholesale and retail dealers in hardware 

and iron. Main cor. Blechanic. 
McAUaster C. Pitt, (McAUaster Brothers) h 

Madison ave. 
MCALLA.STER GEORGE D., retired farmer, 

h Main cor. Lexington ave. 
McBride J<iel, ( Theresa) r 62. 10 cows, farmer, 

leases of Otis Hale 154. 
McClair George, (Ox Bow) r 27, farmer with 

Thomas Gatenby. 
McDonald Thomas E., r 57, 13 cows, farmer, 

leases of Cliarles Donnely 164. 
McDowell Li wis H., carpenter and joiner, h 

and lot Kilkennv. 
McDowell Susan, widow of Samuel, aged 73, 

h and lot, Kilkennv. 
McDowell William A., carpenter and joiner, h 

and lot Kilkenny. 
Mcintosh Edward, salesman for Jeft'erson Iron 

Co., hand lot Willow. 
Mcintosh Pauline C. Miss, dealer in millinery 

and fancy goods, Fairbanks block. Main", 

bds. Willow av(!. 
McNeil Seth, (Pliiladelphia) r 64, 12 cows, 

farmer, leases of Harvey Anthony 100. 
McRobbie Roliert H., peddler, h Dt pot. 
McRobbie Thomas, (Ox Bow) laborer, aged 72, 

h Park. 
Mellon Elizibeth A , (Theresa) r 26, widow of 

Hugh, resides with her son Robert W. 
Mellon Robert W., (Theresa) r 26, 30 oows, 

farmer, leases of the Chase estate 237. 



Merrifleld William, (Ox Bow) pastor M. E, 

Church, parsonage Main. 
Merrifield Willis F.. (Ox Bow) laborer, h Main. 
Merriman William A., (Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co ) boot andslioemaker, Main.h do. 
Metcalf Edwin F., carpenter and joiner, hand 

1 acre Main. 
Miller Albert G., book-keeper for A. L. Hilton, 

bds. Academy. 
Miller Charles, tanner, h Fulton ave. 
Miller Eugene, off r 78, 20 cows, farmer 140, 

and in Philadelphia 35. 
Miller Josis, tanner and currier, h and. lot 

Academy. 
Miller Theodore, printer and foreman Gazette 

office, bds. Academy. 
Mitchell Daniel H., (Ox Bow) r 6, retired 

farmer, h and lot, also h and lot in Gouv- 

erneur, St. Lawrence Co. 
Mix George, r 52, 30 cows, farmer, leases of 

JohnD. Enis2G0. 
Mix Henry O., retired farmer, h and lot Me- 
chanic. 
MOAK SHELDOX R., (Ox Bow) physician, 

graduate Medical College, Burlington, Vt., 

Main, h do. 
MOFFETT C. W. & CO., (David H. Rogers) 

dealers in boots, shoes, rubbers, tiunks, 

traveling bags, custom harness, whips, and 

robes, 41 Chapin block, Main. 
Moffett Charles W., (C. W. Mofiett & Co.) h 

and lot Van Buren. 
Monro Alexander H., retired sawyei-, bds. off 

Main. 
Monro Mina Miss, teacher of music and art 

Ives Seminary, bds. Academy. 
Monro William, prop, saw-mill, h and lot off 

Main. 
Montgomery Gabriel, r 58, laborer. 
Jlontgoiiiery Robert, r 84. farmer 55. 
Montgomery William, r 69, laborer. 
Moore Henry W., (Wait & Moore) h and lot 

Mechanic. 
Morris Alice A., teacher of languages Ives 

Seminary. 
Mosher A. & E., r 08, 16 cows, farmers 116. 
Mosher Alie, r (!8. (A. & E. Mosher). 
Mosher Eli, r 68, (A. & E. Mosher). 
Mosher George F., r 56U, farmer 140. 
Mosher Mary A., r 68, widow of James. 
Mosher Thomas J., r 58, 18 cows, breeder of 

grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 179. 
Murray William H., teacher higher English 

and elocution Ives Seminary. 
Myers Amelia N., widow of Ferdinard, school 

teacher, h Mechanic. 
Myres Fred H.. (Ox Bow) teamster, bds. Park. 
Myi-es Nellie L. Miss, (Ox Bow) dressmaker,. 

bds. Park. 
Myres Sarah, (Ox Bow) widow of Henry, h 

and lot Park. 
Nellis Peter A., retired farmer, h Willow ave. 
Neville James C, (Philadelphia) r 28, 12 cows, 

farmer 110. 
NICHOLS PHEBE E., widow of William U., 

h Mechanic. 
Noliin Daniel, laborer, h and 7 acres Mechanic. 
North Levi, r 55, 13 cows, farmer, leases of 

A. & E. Copley 172. 
Nutting Hiram T., r 66. 18 cows, farmer 124. 
Nutiing Maria, widow of Henry, h Kilken- 
ny. 
Odbert Fletcher N., wagonmaker and deputy 

sheriff, h and lot Van Buren. 



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43 



Ollwicli Herman, (Ox Bow) r 7, blacksmith, 10 j 

cows, farmer !)5. j 

OUwick Mary M. Miss, (Ox Bow^ r 7, school 

teacher, daughter of HerniHn. 1 

O'Neil Theodore, oli' r 41, foreman in Jefferson j 

iron ore mines. 
Ormistfn Abner G., (Ox Bow) (George Ormis- ! 

ton & Son) bds. with his father, GeorKe. ! 
Ormiston Alice A., (Ox Bow) widow of James 

N., general mei'chant, Main, h Park. 
Ormiston George, (Ox B(nv) (Geoige Ormiston 

it Son) h and lot Park. 
Ormiston George it Son, (Ox Bow) (Abner G.) 

carpenters and builders, maniild. of sash, 

dooi s, and blinds. Main. 
Ostrander Lovina, r 8i, widow of Alexander. 

resides with Frank King. 
Overton Ciiailes T., (Ox Buw) r 2, carpenter 

and joiner. 
Overton Sarah L., (Ox Bow) r 2, widow of 

Clark. 
Ox Bow Cheddar American Clieese Factory, 

(Ox Bow) J. P. Carpenter & Son, props. 
Paddock Frank S., (A.ntweip and \v'atertown) 

r 53, mannf. of excelsior, kindling, and 

horse bedding, resides in Watertown. 
Patten IMunv, (Sterling Bush, Lewis Co.) off r 

84. farmer 50. 
Payne Chailes E.. (Ox Bow) foreman in his 

father's saw-mill, h and lot Main. 
Payne Edwin. (Ox Bow) retired carpenter and 

bull ler, patentee double elevator and-rail- 

road snow-))low, h and lot Main. 
PAYNE ROSSEEL, (Ox Bow) off r 8, prop. 

8team saw-mill, 9 cows, breeder of grade 

Jersey cattle, farmer 100, wood lot 1,700, 

h Main. 
Payne Addison L., (O'x. Bow) farmer with his 

fa' her, Bosseel, Main, 
Peacock Edgar L.. (Spiagueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 15. 30 cows, farmer, leases of H. B. 

Keene 220. 
Peacock Fannie, (Spragueville. St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 14 cor. 13, widow of William, resides 

with her son Fred E. 
Peacock Fred E., (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 14 cor. 13, 24 cows, farmer, leases of 

H. B. Keene 226. 
Peacock Nelson, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 14, 1m borer. 
PEELER SYLVUS, r 32, farmer, h and 7 

acres. 
Perigo Sanford B., r 73, 20 cows, farmer 198. 
Perley Edward B., diuggist, 38 Main, bds. 

Depot. 
Petty George F., r 78, 32 cows, farmer, leases 

of the David Beamau estate 250. 
Pierce Ephiaim, cheese minnf., h Washington. 
Pike Howell F.. (Ox Bow) r 6, farmer 35. 
Pike Will L , (Ox Bow)r 6, prop. Norman stock 

horse ''Detiauce," farmer with his father, 

Howell F. 
Porter Albert A., carpenter and joiner, h Kil- 

kennv. 
Powell Charles W., (Philadelphia) r 64, 9 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 

in Pliiiadelphia 25."leases of Alzina Hall 

60, and owns woodland 24. 
Price Alexander, (Ox Bow) r 11, 35 cows, 

breeder of gi'ade Ayishire cattle, farmer, 

Itast'S of Hem V Robinson 335. 
Proctor Brothers, (Edward E. and Henry W.) 

props. Proctor House, Main cor. Van 

Bureu. 



Proctor Edward E., (Proctor Brothers) Proctor 

House. 
Proct<ir Henry W., (Proctor Brothers) Proctor 

House. 
Proctor House, Proctor Brothers, props., Main 

cor. Van Buren. 
Proctor Pauline, widow of Jerome B., h and 

lot Van Buren. 
Quackeiibiish Janus, journeyman shoemaker, 

h and lot Mechanic. 
Quinn John, (Fowler, St. Lawrence Co.) r 55, 

10 cows, farmer 100. 

Quinn Maigaiet, r 55, widow of John, owns 

life interest in 100 acres land in Lewis 

Co. 

Quinn Thomas, tmner, h and lot McAUastcr. 

RADIGAN JOHN D., (Kadigau & Ballard) h 

Meclianic. 
RADIGAN & BALLARD, (John D. R. and 
Thomas T. B.) ]>rops. livery and sale 
stible, opp. Proctor House. Main. 
Randall William M., retired farmei , h and lot 

Depot. 
Rattigan George E., (Ox Bow) cheesemaker, h 

Main. 
Reece Davis E., photographer, Postoffice block. 
Reed Jamefi.W.. (Reed A Willard) h Mechanic. 
Reed & Willard, (James W. 11. and Erwin W.) 

blacksmiths and wagonmakers. Main. 
Render Charles, r 74, 24 cows, fai-mer 185. 
Render Geoige H., r 60, farmer with his 

father, Robert. 
Rendi r Jamt s, r 60. (J. A J. Render). 
Render J. & J., r 60, 32 cows, farmers 340. 
j Render Jonatlian. r 60, (J. & J. Render). 
Render Joseph, r 50, 30 cows, breeder of grade 

Ayrshire cattle, farmer 212. 
I Render Mary E. Miss, r 60, painting, music, 
i and Kcliool teacher, daughter of Robert. 

Render Richard, r 69. 25 cows, farmer, leases 

of .John D. Ellis 240. 
RENDER ROBERT, r 60, 32 cows, 400 sugar 
I trees, farmer 233. 

i Reynolds Li wis, r 32, laborer, h and 43.2 acres. 
Reynolds Michael, laborer, bds. Depot. 
Reynolds Wallace E., r 83. 30 cows, farmer, 

leases of John D. Ellis 300 
Reynolds William, r 32, hiborer. 
; RICE GILBEUT W., (Fowler, St. Lawrence 
Co. ) r 55, 8 cows, farmer 69. 
Rider Franklin, r 35, 33 cows, farmer 162, and 
j leases of William Gai vin 100. 

' Rider Pitt M., r 35, 25 cows, breeder of grade 
I Ayishire cattle, farmer 197. 

Rider PrisciUa, r 40, widow of Jared. 
I Rider St Iden, r 58, farmer and teamster, h and 
1 acre. 
Rider Thomas, r 67, 30 cows, farmer 200. 
I Rider Thomas L., r 40, farmer and carpenter, 
I lives with his mother, Priscilla. 

RIDSDALE GEORGE, Sr., r 30, 25 cows, 
I 200 sugar trees, farmer 230. 
I Ridsdiile Giorge. Jr., r 9, laborer. 
RIDSDALE JAMES, (Ox Buw and Antwerp) r 

9, 18 cows, 300 sugar trees, farmer 176. 
Ridsdale Samuel, (Ox Bow) r 9, carpenter, 25 

cows, fariiii r 3()0. 
RIDSDALE WILLIAM, ( Ox Bow) postmaster, 
carpentei, and builder. Main, h and 2>^ 
acres off Main. 
Riley Helen, widow of Thomas, h and lot Van 

Buren. 
Riley John, prop, saloon and restaurant, Main, 
h do. 



44 



TOWN OF ANTWERP. 



EIVERSIDE STOCK FARM, Hon. E. B. Bulk- 
ley, prop.; George Sims, foreman. 194 
acres. 

Robinson Charles, r 52, farmer and dealer in 
live stock. 

Ribin-^on Charles W., (Ox Bow) r 9. laborer. 

Robin snn Geoige B., r 42, farmer with his 
father, Jasper. 

Robinson Henry, r 31, 25 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 176, and 
wood lot 55. 

Robinson Jasper, r 42, 33 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire and Durham cattle, farm- 
er 257. 

Robinson John, carpenter and joiner, bds. Fos- 
ter House. 

Robinson John J., (Ox B^w) r 7, laborer. 

Robinson Rowland B., (Ox IjOw) r 7, 15 cows, 
farmer, leases of H.Bent 150. 

Rogers Allen P., retired farmer, h and lot 13 
Willow ave. 

Rogers David H.. (C. W. Moffett & Co.) bds. 
13 Willow ave. 

Rogers Lernv- S., assessor and farmer 100. h 
and lot Depot. 

ROGliRS WILLrA.M J., r 32. runs the O. K. 
creamery, 17 cows, breeder of g^ade Jersey 
and Holsteiu cattle, farmer, leases of his 
father, Leroy S., 100, and owns wood lot 
50. 

Root George W., retired harnessmaker, h Wil- 
low ave. 

Rosenbarker Sioion, (Ox Bow) laborer, h and 
lot Main. 

Rowlt'V Ein^ry W., (Spragneville, St. Lawrence 
Co. ) r 34, 20 cows, farmer, leases of H. B. 
King 20S. 

Rowley Lewis, (Spragneville, St. Lawrence Co.) 
r 31, retired farmer, aged 77, lives with his 
son Emery W. 

Rudes Edwin, r 35, laborer. 

Euthnrford Euphemia M.. (Ox Bow) widow of 
Thomas E., resides with Margaret Laid- 
law. 

RUTHERFORD THOMAS T., (Somerville, St. 
Lawrence Co.) r 12, 12 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrsliire and Jersey cattle, 600 
•sugar trees, farmer 92, wood lot 8, and 
owns the A. Streeter place 112. 

Salisbury Frederick S., sec'y Jefferson Iron 
Co., resides in New York city. 

Schouten Simeon, r 69. 22 cows, farmer, leases 
of John D. Elli^ 180. 

Schnll George T., traveling salesman, bds. 
Pnictor House. 

Scott Albert W., r 59 cor. 60, farmer with his 
father. William.!. 

SCOTT HENRY, r 73, 9 cows, breeder of grade 
Avrshire cattle, farmer 70. 

Scott Janett. (Ox Bow) r 2, widow of David, 
aged 83, 22 cows, farmer 338. 

Scott Robert, r 60, 18 cows, breeder of grade 
Ayishire and Jersev cattle, farmer 150. 

Scott Robert, (Ox Bow) r 2, farmer for his 
motlipr, Janett. 

Scott William J., r 59 cor. 60, 20 cows, farmer 
160. 

Scram Sophia C, widow of Jeremiah, h Me- 
chanic. 

SCUJHIAH THOMAS. fOx Bow) custom har- 
ness and collar maker, served in 30th un- 
attached Mass. H. A. Vols., Main, h do. 

Seabury Orvilla, (Philadelphia) r 77, widow of 
Ezra S., farmer 75. 



Seabury Willis J., (Philadelphia) r 77, farmer 

with his mother. Orvilla. 
Seaman Edward, clerk Foster House. 
Seaver Ahnira, off r 31, widow of Watson F., 

lives with her son John W. 
Seaver Freeman W., off r 31, farmer with his 

brother John W. 
SEAVER JOHN W., off r 31, 15 cows, farmer 

140. 
See!e,y Almon W., r 58, laborer. 
Seely Ziniri A., printer, h and lot Willow ave. 
Seymour Isaac, retired farmer, h Mechanic. 
Shampine Avery, r 55, farmer with his father, 

Peter. 
SHAMPINE CHARLES, r 15, farm laborer, 

bds. with his father, Peter. 
Shampine Piter, r 55. 10 cows, breeder of 

Hambletonian horses, farmer 104. 
Sharon Edward, bill poster and manager EUis 

hall. 
Shiell Andrew, (Ox Bow) r 8. retired farmer, 

aged 89, lives with his son Henry W. 
Shiell Henry W., (Ox Bow; r 8, 22 cows, breed- 
er of grade Holstein cattle, fanner 130. 
Simmonds James N., cartman and ice dealer, 

h and lot Main. 
Sims George, (Ox Bow) foreman Riverside 

stock farm, h Main. 
Slack Lizzie Miss, h Kilkenny. 
Slack Vincent, mason, contractor, and builder, 

h and lot Main. 
Smith Charles, (Ox Bow) laborer, h Main. 
Smith Dewitt C, (Ox Bow) r 8, laborer. 
Smith James, (Ox Bow) laborer, h Main. 
Smith Lewis W., mason, h and lot Depot. 
Smith William R.. dealer in groceiics, pro- 
visions, and meats, Main, h and lot Depot. 
Smith William W., (Ox Bow) r 2, 18 cows, 

farmer, leases of Sarah L. Overton 199. 
SNELL CHARLES C, r 40. 30 cows, breeder 

of grade Ayrshire and Holstein cattle, 

farmer 380. 
Snell Emma R.. (Mrs. George) dealer in mil- 

Tnei-v and fancv goods. Main. 
SNELL FREDERICK D.. r 55. carpenter and 

farmer with his father, John D. 
SNELL GEORGE, prop, city hverv and stock 

horse "Frank Sims," Proctor House, bds. 

Main. 
Snell John D., r 55, 10 cows, breeder of grade 

Jersey cattle, farmer 64 
Somes Salmon W., cattle dealer, h and lot Van 

Buren. 
SPEARS FRED Y., dealer in drugs, medicines, 
, groceries, and fancy and toilet articles, 36 

Main, h do. 
Spencer Betsey L.. widow of Harvey L., lives 

with Cyrus Mason. 
SPRAGUE DANIEL W., (Spragneville. St. 

Lawrence Co.) justice of the peace and 

merchant in St. Lawrence Co., h and lot 

Main. 
Sprague Irwin D., r 57, 8 cows, engineer and 

farmer, leases of Mrs. Lucy P. 50. 
Sprague Lucy P., r 57, widow of Dexter. 
Sprague Orson, (Spragneville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 37, laborer. 
Sprague William, r 55, 18 cows, farmer 150. 
Star American Cheese Factory, r 71, Abner 

Carter, cheesemaker; Andrew Dickson, 

salesman. 
Sterling American Cheese Factory, r 31 cor. 

41, C. L. Burhaus, sec'y, cheesemaker, 

and salesman. 



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45 



STERIJNG BRADFORD, r 31 cor. 41, retired 
farincr, h and 1 acre. 

Sterling Howard, r 34, 30 cows, farmer 307. 

Steiliiig James L., r 60, 30 cows, breeder of 
grade Avrshire and Holstein cattle, farm- 
er '243. 

STEWART JAMES, r 57. 13 cows, breeder of 
grade Jersey cattle, farmer 130. 

Stil«s Harriet N., widow of Andrew, bds. 
Main. 

Stone Norris, (Theresa) r 63 j^, 16 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Loren 200. 

STYPE FREDERICK, retired farmer, h and 
25 acres Madison ave. 

Stj-pe Jolni H., carpenter and joiner, b and 
lot Hoyt ave. 

Sutton John, erap. on railroad, h and lot De- 
pot. 

Sweeney Mary, widow of Michael, h off Depot. 

Swam Charles W., (Spragueville, St. Lawrence | 
Co.) r 55 V^, 17 cows, farmer, leases of 
Alfonzo Bell 84. 

Swem Edniond P., r 55, 25 cows, breeder of 
Ciray Eat^le and Humbletonian horses, 
farmer 245. 

Swem Eugene W.. r 55. 10 cows, farmer, 
leases of L. J. Jennings 100. 

Sykes John J.. Sr., (Ox Bow) r2, farmer, leases 
of William Jolly 320. 

Tait James W., retired farmer, h Washington. 

Tait William, retired farmer, resides with his 
son James W. 

Taylor Alonzo H.. r 78, 20 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire and Durham cattle, farm- 
er 175. 

Taylor Andrew L., r 78, farmer with his father, 
Alonzo H. 

Taylo)' Carter B., teamster, emp Jefferson 
Iron Co., h and lot Depot. 

Taylor Charles Pitt, book-keeper, h and lot 
Willow ave. 

TAYLOR DAVID J., (Ox Bow) r 6, 21 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
240. 

Teall Charles E.. (Somerville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) r 12, 25 cows, breeder of grade Hol- 
stein cattle, farmer, leases of Philander 
200. 

Teall Elmer, teamster, h Depot. 

Teall Philander.( Somerville, St. Lawu-ence Co.) 
r 12, retired farmer. 

Thomas Franklin, section hand, h Depot. 

Thompson Alfred, (Ox Bow) r 25, 25 cows, 
farmer 200. 

THOMSON EMMA Miss, tailorcss and dress- 
maker, emp. Snsau A. Coolidge, Washing- 
ton. 

Tooley Eliel, r 84, sawyer. 

Tooley Hiram. (^Stirling Bush, Lewis Co.) r84, 
farmer 100. 

Tooley Horace L., off r 83. laborer, h and lot. 

Townsend Henry, (Theresa) r 25, 10 cows, 

farmer 85. 
Townsend Lt onard E., (Theresa) r 25, farmer 

with his father. Henrv. 
TOWNSEND LUCY C, widow of Thomas E., 

resident, h Madison ave. 
Trainor Mary, widow of George, li Depot. 
TROLAN JOHN C, aft'y and counselor at law, 

Fail-banks block. Main, h Mechanic. 
Tully William, r 42. laborer. 
TurnbuU Andrew F., (Ox Bow) r 11, assessor, 
35 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 287. 



TURNER CHARLES M.. (Ox Bow) r 2, 38 

cows, 1.000 sugar trees, l)reeder of grade 

Ayrshire and Jersey cattle, served in Co. 

C, 10th H. A. N. Y. Vols., farmer, leases of 

Gt orge E. Yost 576. 
Tuttle Hannah, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) widow of Luzerne, h and lot Church. 
Tuttle Henry W., (Spragueville, St. Lawieuce 

Co.) carpenter and joiner, bds. Church. 
Tuttle Luzeine W., (.Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co. ) laborer, h Cliurch. 
Vail Simeon C, (Spragueville, St. Lawrtnce 

Co.) off r 38, sawyer, h and lot. 
Van Slyke James W., journalist, h and lot Van 

Bnren. 
Wait AUtn G., (Wait & Moore) h and lot Main, 

also owns h and lot Kilkenny. 
Wait Ann M. Miss, r 51, house-keeper for her 

brother Cordice V. 
Wait Cordice V., r 51. farmer, leases of D. C. 

83. 
Wait Dean C, retired farmer, h and lot Depot. 
Wait Ethan A., r 31 cor. 41. 47 cows, breedtr of 

grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer, leasts on 

shares of Bradford Sterling 450. 
Wait Jennie, asst. teacher English department 

Ives Seminary. 
Wait Jennie A. Miss, r 31 cor. 41, teacher of 

common English. 
Wait & Moore, ( Allen G. W. and Henry W. M.) 

dealers in hardware, stoves, and tin and 

copperware, jobbers and repaireis. Main. 
Waldroff James, (Philadelphia) r 65, 21 cows. 

farmer, leases of Silas Fold 152. 
Wallace Francis H., (Ox Bow) r 28. 25 cows, 

farmer, leases of Mrs. Nancy Benway 200. 
Ward Frank S., (Philadelphia) r 26, farmer, 

leases of Lydia Cook 100. 
Waiters William, (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 

Co.) r 15, mintr. 
Webster Charles, r 49 cor. 60, farmer. 
Webster George W., (Ox Bow) r 6, traveling 

agent. 
Webster Harvey D., (Theresa) r 25, 25 cows, 

f aimer 175. 
Webster John, r 83, invalid, refcides with Will- 
iam Barnum. 
Webster Miranda. (Ox Bow) r 6, widow of 

Gardntr, farm 200, h and lot. 
Weir Michael, laborer, h and lot Depot. 
Welch Henry, retired, h Main. 
Welch John R., carriagemaker and repairer, 

Main, h do. 
Wenzel Jacob, Sr., r 55, 15 cows, farmer, leases 

335. 
Wenzel Jacob, Jr., r 55, farmer with his father, 

Jacob, Sr. 
Werner Charles R., tinsmith and plumber, 

emp. Wait it Moore, h Fulton. 
Wesley James, r 34, laborer. 
Westcott Debba, widow of Isaac, h and lot Van 

Buren. 
Weston Clark. (Ox Bow) r 27, 23 cows, breeder 
of grade Jersey cattle, apiarist 23 colonies, 
farmer 175. 
Weston John. (Ox Bow) r 27, farmer with his 

father, Clark. 
Westwood Anna, widow of Edward, h and lot 

Fulton ave. 

Westwood John H., laborer, bds. Fnlton ave. 

Wheeler Ephraim M., A. M., professor of 

matheuiatics and sciences, and principal 

Ives Seminary, h Academy. 

White Ann, widow of Charles, h Washington. 



46 



TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



White Charlps, horse trainer, h Wishington. 

Wliite Emeliiie. r 79. widow of Joseph H., 
farmer on tlie J. H. White estate. 

Whit(! J sepli H.. (Restate ) r 79. 18 cows, farm 
138. ill Wiliia pasture land 62. 

Wliife Lewis A., stonf^ masnn. h McAUaster. 

Wliite Mary, r 58, wid'nv of George. 

Wliite Mary L. Miss, r 79. farmer on the J. H. 
White estate. 

WHITMORE ARTHUR J., r 22 cor. 10, farmer 
with his father, James D. 

Whitniore James D., r 22 cor. 10, 32 cows. 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
279. 

Wicks Samuel E., (Theresa) off r 25, 20 cows, 
bieed-^r of p;rade .Jersey ca'tle, prop, stock 
horse "Ir». H," No. 8570, farmer v^OO. 

Wici%8 William H., (Ox Bow) r 23, 15 cows, 
farmer, lipases of George L Faichney 179. 

WIGGINS SULLIVAN G , retired farmer, h 
and lilt Main cor. Willow ave. 

Wiggins Walton G. J., general supt. excelsior- 
mills, bds. M:iin cor. Willow ave. 

Wight Clarence D., furniture linisher, emp. G. 
W. Hall cfc Co., h and lot Kilkenny. 

Wilbur John H., r 31. K? cows, farmer 150. 

Wilcox Charl s A., (Ox Bow) laborer, h Park. 

Willard Charles H.,r24, farmer with his father, 
Elhprt C. 

WILLARD ELBERT C. r 24. 25 cows, breeder 
of grade Jersey cattle ani troitiug horses, 
500 sugar trees, farmer 203. 

Willard Erwin, (Reed & Willard) h Mechan- 
ic. 

WILLARD HENRY E.. r 45, 15 cows, breeder 
of grade Jersey catth', farmer 200. 

Willard Martin L., poHtniHster, Main, h do. 

Willard Mary D., r 4G cor. 45, widow of Clark, 
farm 50. 

Willard Otis, retired farmer, h and lot De- 
pot 

Williams Eleazer. ( Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co.) farmer 34, h Main. 

Williams Ransalaer, dealer in carriages and 
sewing machines, Mechanic, h do. 

Wilson Fred B., carpenter, h Kilkenny. 

Wilson William S. house, carriage, and sign 
p inter, h and lot Fulton. 

Winkler Jacob, boot and shon dealer, and cus- 
tom shoemaker, BI liii, h(\<. Foster House. 

Winters Brewer, laborer, h Depot. 

Winters Frank, laborer, h and lot Kilkenny. 



Winters George W., laborer, h and lot Kil- 
kenny. 

WISER REBECCA M., widow of Ira, h Me- 
chanic. 

Wood Gary H., physician, graduate Long 
Island College Hospital, class of 1877, Main 
cor. Mechanic, h and lot Mechanic. 

WOOD GKORGE H.. (Ox Bow) r 24 cor. 7, 20 
cows, 200 sugar trees, farmer, leases of the 
Chase estate 155. 

Woodward Allen. (Spragueville, St. Lawrence 
Co. ) r 40, 30 cows, breeder of grade Jersey 
and Holstein c:ittlp, farmer 220. 

WOODWARD ANDREW J., r 34, 25 cows, 
breeder of grade Holsteiu cattle, 400 sugar 
trees, farmer 170. 

Woodward Francina, (Snragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co.) widow of Amasa C, h and lot 
Church. 

Woodward Henry A., r 72, 17 cows, farmer, 
leases of Mrs" L. L. 140. 

WOODWARD JAMES 8., (Spragueville, St. 
Lawience Co.) r 37, breeder Percheron 
horses, farmer 71. 

Woodward Maiy A. Miss, (Spragueville, St. 
Lawrence Co.) music teacher, bds. Church. 

Woodward Spencer E., r 34, carpenter and 
farmer with his father, Andrew J. 

WORNEY PETER, oft' r 57. 5 cows, breeder of 
grade Holstein and Ayrshire cattle, farm- 
er 50. served in Co. B."94th Inf. N. Y. Vols. 

Wright Chailes E., (Ox Bow)r 8, prop. Lim- 
burger cheese factory, 27 cows, hreeder of 
grade Holstein cattle, farmer 227. 

Wright Margaret, r 34. widow of Samuel, resides 
with her daughter Mrs. John Brown. 

Wright Reuben C., teamster, h Depot. 

Wright's Limburger Cheese Factoy, (Ox Bow) 
r 8, Cliailes E. Wright, proj). ; John 
Romang, cheeseraaker. 

Wring Milton, r 84, sawyer, h and lot. 

Wyetli Mattie A. Miss, prop, variety store, 
Main. bds. Carpenter. 

Wyeth Wdliam H., laborer, h and lot Car- 
penter. 

Yerden Charles A., mason, bds. Washington. 

YERDEN WILLIAM H.. mason, served in Co. 
K, 14t-h H. A. N. Y. Vols., h and lot Wash- 
ington. 

Yost's American Cheese Factory. (Theresa) r 
2 cor. 8, W. Z. Barr, Sr., sec'y; James 
Seaman, cheesemaker. 



BRO^A^NVILLK 

(I^or explanaiions, efc, see page t^, part second.) 
(Postoffice address is Brownville, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Ackerman Lyman, (Pillar Point) r 78, farmer 

160. 
Adams Adelbert, (Dexter) r 67, farmer 113. 
Adams Bravton C, (Dexter) r 56, farmer with 

his father. 



Adams Edwin R., (Dexter) r 50, 16 cows, farmer 

210. 
ADAMS FEED M., (Dexter) r 51, farmer 

100. 



TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



47 



ADAMS GIDEON, (Dexter) r 51, farmer, 

leases (if John 81, served in Cv*. I, 10th 

N. Y. H. A.. 3 years. 
Arlams Heiirv. (Dexter) r 56, retired farmer. 
ADAMS JA.MES R.. (Dexter) r 56 cor. 66, re- 
tired farmer 124. 
Adams Joliii. (Dexter) r 56, retired farmer. 
AD\MS MILO J., (Dexter) r 56, farmer, 

leases of James R. 1'21. 
Adams Sjth O., (Dexter) r 56, 6 cows, farmer 

106. 
Adams William, (Pillar Point) r 66, farmer 25. 
Allen Addis E.. (Perch River) pnrser steamer 

St. Law'-ence. 
Allen Albert G., r 20, farmer 61. 
Allen Albert J., r 20, farmer, owns with his 

mother. AlzaM., 120. 
Allen AlzaM., r 20, widow of Willard. 11 cows, 

farmer l.'O. 
Allen Betsey, (Limeiick) r 12, widow of Spen- 
cer. 
Allen Caleb. ( Limerick) r 13, farmei- 160. 
ALLEN CYRUS, (Perch River) r 8, farmer 

134. 
Allen Cvrns, 3d, { Limerick) r 10, 8 cows, farm- 
er i 15. 
Allen Denton. (Limerick) r 10 cor. 12, farmer, 

leases of his father, Levi, 160. 
Allen Jay M., (Limerick) rlO, farmer with his 

father, Cyrus, 3d. 
Allen Levi, (Dexter) retired farmer 160. 
Allen Perry, (Lime ick) r 23, farmer 75. 
Allen Watson, (Perch River) r 9, 10 cows, 

farmer, leases of Cvrus 134. 
ALLISON HARLOW, "(Limerick) off r 22, 

farmer 65. 
Allison Wayne, (Perch River) r 14, 20 cows. 

farmer, leases of A. Hasen 150. 
Amans Edward G., (Pillar Point) r 78, farmer, 

leases of L. Ackerman 160. 
Anderson Edward, (Dexter) r 59, laborer. 
Anderson George, (Dexter) r 59, farmer 95. 
Anderson W irren, (Dexter) i)rop. I)illiard 

rooms, h Water. 
Anthony George W., (Ohaumont) r 2, 9 cows, 

fanner, leases oif Dr. Jewett 168. 
Autis Delia, (Pillar Point) r 78, widow of De- 

los-^, resident. 
Arnold Francis, ( Perch River) r21. farmer 50, 

and h^ases of A. Van Dewalker 112. 
Austin Joseph, mason, h Basin. 
Austin Joseph F., U Basin. 
AVERY CHARLES E., (Dexter) r 63, farmer, 

leases of W. M. Elmer. 
Averv John, (Perch Rivtr) r 21, farmer, leases 

of Barbery Oaks 100. 
Avery Sarah, (Perch River) r 7, widow of 

Sterling, 40 cows, farmer 240. 
Babcock John, (Dexter) laborer, h Grove. 
BABCOCK LEONORA, (Dextir) widow of 

George B., who served in 10th N. Y. H. 

A., owns 3 houses and lots. 
Babcock Sxrah A., (Dexter) widow of Jesse, 

h and 10 acres. 
Bailey Eugene, (Dexter) carpenter, h William. 
Bailey John, (Pillar Point) blacksmith. 
Baker Andrew S., (Dexter) laborer, h Bradley 

cor. Sterling. 
Baker David, (Pillar Point) r 63, laborer. 
Baker Nathan, (Pillar Point) r 80, farmer with 

M. Williams 58. 
Baldwin Washington, (Pillar Point) r 84, farm- 
er 52. 
Baldwin William, (Dexter) carpenter, h Brown. 



Ball Farlin. (Dexter) r 56, farmer, leases of 

the estate of Paul Amans 160. 
Banister O.-imoud R., papermaher, h Sand. 
Banks Carlton H., (Limerick) r 10, 8 cows, 

farmer, leases of Ira O. 140. 
Banter Fayette, panermnker, h off Basin. 
BANTER FRANK "VV., (Dexter) r 31, farmer 

for liis mother, Han let. 
Banter Harriet. (Dexter; r 34, widow of James, 

farmer 30. 
Barney Herman, teamster, h St. Lawrence st. 
Barrett Almira B., (Dexter) r 58, widow of 

Lucius. 
Barrett Rilev E., (Dexter) r 58, farmer 90. 
BASS DEXTER, (Dexter) prop, meat market. 

Water. 
Bass .Jacob L., (Dexter) dealer in groceries. 

Water. 
Bites Benjamin, shoemaker, Main, li do. 
Bavis Edward, r 45. carpenter and farmer 29. 
Bayley Winfield. (Dexter) carpenter, h Kirliy, 
Beattie William, r 62, teamster. 
B'ckwith Bradley, carpentei-, h Washington. 
Beckwitli Bradley, pajiermakir, h Church cor. 

Pdve. 
BELL WILLIAM, 'Dexter) r 12, farmer 127, 

owns 2 houses and 4 vacant lots, h Water. 
BENNETT GEORGE W., (Limerick) r 55, 

farmer 47. 
BERRY JAMES H.. (Dexter) carpenter, h 

Kirby. 
Bidwell Garrett, r 34, laborer. 
Bigwood John, r 3, farmer 20. 
Bigwood John. (Dexter) r 34. farmer 19. 
Binninger Henry Hon., (Dexter) (Binninger 

A Strainge) pres. St. Lawrence Paper Co., 

h William cor. Orehaid. 
Binninger & Stiiiinge, (Dexter) (Henry B. and 

Thomas J. S.) manufs. of sash, dom-s, 

blinds, shingles, lumber, moldings, build- 
ers' liardware, undertakers' supplies, etc. 
Bloom Charles A., (Dexti r) dealer in groceries 

and provi-ions, Water, h Brown cor. Brad- 
ley. 
Bonker James. (Limerick) r 55. farmer 100. 
BONNEY BETSEY, r 20, widow of George, 

farmer 100. 
BONNEY MADISON, r 20. 20 cows, 1 brood 

mare, 2 Handjletonian and Phil. Sheridan 

horses, farm* r 260. 
Booth Charles O. F., (Limerick) r 42, prop. 

Limerick Hotel, owns 40 acies of land. 
Border Frank, r 34, farmer with his mother, 

Harriet. 
Border Harriet, r 34, widow of James, farmer 

30. 
Bowker Philander, r 62, mason and farmer 19. 
Bowles Levi, (Pillar Point) r 83, farmer, leases 

of W. N. Reeves 130. 
Bowman John C, (Pillar Point) r 63, farmer 

25. 
Bowman Peter, (Pillar Point) r 63, resides 

with his son John C. 
Brawt Henry, (Dexter) r 53, farmer 30. 
Biennan John, laborei', h Sand. 
Brimmer Sidney R., (Dexter) constable and 

collector, h Factoiy. 
Biinnen IMartin, ( Limerick) r 42, farmer 125. 
BROTHERS JOHN J., (Dexter) r 59, farmer 

48. 
Brown Henry T., farmer with his mother, 

Sarah, h St. Lawrence st. 
Brown Laehus D., (Dexter) weaver, h Kir- 
by. 



TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



Brown Sarah, r 49, widow of Alexander, farm- 
er 360, h St. Lawrence 8t. 

Brownell Mary, (Dexter) widow of Jesse D., 
resident, aged 72, h Orcliard. 

Brownville Hotel, Mi-s. Sarah Johnson, prop., 
Main cor. Basin. 

Brownville Box and Paper Co., William N. 
Cornell, maniiger, nianufs. of wood pulp 
and fancy boxes, Sand. [Box factory 
burned.] 

Bruce Jacob, (Dexter) carpenter, h Kirby. 

Bruce Kobert, (Dexter) stage driver Under- 
wood House. 

Bruce Robert, (Dexter) porter Underwood 
House. 

Buchanan William, laborer, h Franklin. 

BUCKMINaTER FLORENCE, r 16, widow of 
Frederick, who served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. 
Art. Vols., farmer 68. 

Buckminster Myron, (Perch River) r 15 cor. 
21, 42 cows, farmer 2.50. 
■ BUCKMINSTER WOODRUFF, r 16, 30 cows, 
1 brood mare, prop, cheese factory, farm- 
er 270. 

Bunker Eleanor, (Pillar Point) r 74, widow of 
Marvin G., farm 49. 

Bunker James, ( Pillar Point) r 74, farmer for 
his mother, Eleanor. 

Burlingame Albert A., r 80, (Burlingame 
Brothers). 

Burlingame Alonzo, (Pillar Point) r 80, re- 
tired farmer. 

Burlingame Brothers, (Albert A. and Frank 
M.) r 80, 7 head cattle, farmers 135. 

Burlingame Frank M., r 80, (Burlingame 
Brothers) . 

Butler Lucy. (Watertown) r 47, widow of 
Thomas, farm 100. 

Cahill Daniel, papermaker. 

CALKINS ERVIN, (Perch River) r 9, retired 
farmer 15. [Died 1888.] 

Calkins Frank, (Perch River) r 13, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Nelson 130. 

Calkins George E., (Perch River) r 4, farmer 
and school teacher. 

Calkins Marcellus, (Perch River) r 14, farm- 
er 70. 

Calkins Nelson, (Dexter) farmer 133, h Will- 
iam. 

Calkins Sarah S., (Perch River) r 9, widow of 
Rev. George W. 

Calkins Walter, (Perch River) r 4, 12 cows, 
farmer 240. 

Calkins William, (Perch River) r 10, farmer 
111. 

Campell Franklin J., (Limerick) r 10 cor. 22. 
farmer with his father, James. 

Campell James, (Limerick) r 10 cor. 22, 
farmer 104. 

Campbell John, r 29, laborer, h and lot. 
^Carpenter Daniel, (Pillar Point) r 65, retired, 
farmer 13. 

Carpenter Edwin P., (Dexter) served in Co. 
B, 186th Regt. Inf. 

Carpenter James A., (Dexter) carpenter and 
joiner, h Bronson. 

Carpenter Jeremiah, (Pillar Point) r 65, farm- 
er 27. 

CARPENTER LEVI, (Pillar Point) r 74, 
served in the War of 1812, farmer 25. 

Carpenter Philip, (Dexter) carpenter and 
sailor, h William. 

Carpenter Sylvester A., (Dexter) r 63, farmer 
200. 



Carr Adolphus. (Dexter) r 56, 20 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Caroline Ball 167. 
Carroll William, (Dexter) (Lindsley & Carroll) 

h Kirby. 
Case Campbell, (Dexter) laborer, h Factory. 
CASE CURTIS M., (Limerick) r 2 cor. 11, 

thresher and farmer 65. 
Case Hanley, (Duxtei) teamster. 
Case Lyman S., (Limerick) r — , 12 cows, 

farmer, leases of William 154. 
Case Melzer, (Limerick) r — . farmer 63. 
Case William, (Limerick) r 11, farmer 152. 
Case William C, (Dexter) resident. 
Casler Betsey, (Linieiick) r 36, widow of 

Nicholas, resident, aged 77. 
Casler G. S. & Co., (Dexter) (M. E. Casler) 

dealers in stoves, tinware, and raw furs. 

Water cor. Canal. 
Casler Gay S., (Dexter) (G. S. Casler & Co.) 

postmaster, h William cor. Kirby. 
Casler Melza, (Dexter) r 54, farmer 60. 
Casler Melza E., (Dexter) (G. S. Casler & Co.) 

h Grove. 
Cawkins William, (Limerick) r 10, farmer 120. 
Chamberlain Henry, (Dexter) r 63, farmer 30, 
Cheesenian Anson Rev., pastor M. E. Church, 

h St. Lawrence st. 
Christie Edwin. (Dexter) carpenter, h Kirby. 
Christie Eugene, (Dexter) labcrer, h Kirby. 
Christie Joseph, (Dexter) sailor, h Bradley. 
CHRISTIE MICHAEL, (Dexter) watchman in 

paper-mill, served in Co. B, 186th N. Y. 

Vols. 
Chrisiie Peter, (Dexter) retired, h Kirby. 
Christie Peter, (Dexter) laborer, h Bradley. 
Christie Peter, Jr., (Dexter) mason, h Bronson 

cor. Brown. 
Christy Charles, (Dexter) r 53, farmer 100. 
Clark Bray ton, (Dexter) with his father, Ed- 
win S. 
Clark Edwin S , (Dexter) general merchant, 

dealer in country produce. 
Clark Herbert V., (Dexter) with his father, 

Edwin S. 
Clark Rilev, laborer, h Main. 
CLARKE "a. AUGUSTA, widow of George, 

owns 10 acres, h Main. 
CLARKE MARIA, widow of John, h Pike. 
Cleaveland Harvey, farmer and carpenter, h 

Sand. 
Clemens Benjamin E., (Perch River) r 9, 

farmer, leases of Eliza Webb 150. 
Clement Charles, (Pillar Point) r 69, retired 

sailor. 
Clement Daniel, (Pillar Point) r 69 cor. 70, 

farmer, leases of Ira 100. 
Clement Ira. (Pillar Point) r 69 cor. 70, farm- 
er 100. 
Clement William, (Pillar Point) farmer 70. 
Closson Martha, r 44, widow of William C, 20 

cows, farmer 135. 
Codman Augustus, retired, h Sand. 
Codman Charles, furniture manuf.. h Sand. 
Codman Charles E., manuf. of hay presses and 

wood repairer, h Main cor. Washington. 
Cole Byron. 12 cows, farmer 90, h Sand. 
Cole Charles, r 19, laborer. 
Cole Earl B., faimer with his father, Byron, h 

Sand. 
Cole Walter, r 33, 8 cows, farmer 80. 
Conklin Frank L.. (estate) (Limerick) r 55, 

farm 80. 
CONKLIN JOHN T., r 34 cor. 35, 12 cows, 

farmer 123, and in Hounsfield 194, h Main. 



TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



49 



COOK HENRY, (Limerick) off r 29, 27 cows, 

faiiiier 200. 
Cooper Jamt s, r 34, laborer. 
Cornell William N., manager Brownville Box 

and Paper Co.. h Main. 
Cory Farnam, (Dexter) shoemaker. Fish 

Lsland. 
Cory Henry, (Dexter) jeweler, Fish Island. 
Counti-yman Fddie. r 49. hay presser. 
Countryman Jay W., (Limerick) r 28, wagon- 
in a leer. 
Countryman John, (Limerick) r 28, wagon- 
maker and farmer 20. 
COWAN JOHN M.. r 44, 15 cows, farmer 144. 
Cox William, emp. in piilp-niili, li oft' Basin. 
Crapo Ann. (Pillar Point) r G3, widow of Hal- 

sey. resident. , 
Crapo'Edgar, ( Pillar Point) farmer 18. 
Crapo Edward, (Pillar Point) r 63, sailor, h 

and lot. 
Cioke Lawrence, r 44, lahorer. 
Crosby Charles, barber. Main. 
Crosby George, cabinetmakei'. h Main 
Ciysler Edgar, (Limerick) r 27, farmer 200. 
Crysler Ellington. (Limerick) r 27, farmer 96. 
Ciysler Gertrude E.. (Limerick) school teacher. 
Cnmmins Myron, (Limerick) r41, laborer. 
CummingR Ary E., (Limerick) teamster. 
Cummings Fi-ank, (Limerick) r 13, farmer for 

his mother, Sophronia. 
Cnmmings Frank R., (Dexter) carpenter. 
Cumniings Soi)hronia, (Limerick) oft' r 13, 

widow of Alanson B.. farmer 50. 
Cumniings Sylvester, (Limerick) r 41, hay 

jjiesser, h and lot. 
Curran James, (Dexter) r 51, butcher and 

fariiK r 25. 
Danforth Isaiah Rev., (Dexter) r 50. farmer 50. 
Danforth Stanley F., (Dexter) r 50, farmer with 

his father, Isaiah. 
Daniels EHwin. (Wilson & Daniels) h Sand. 
DAVIS BETSEY, r 32, widow of Levi, farmer 

71. 
DAY RUFUS, (Limerick) r 3G, 7 cows, farmer 

138. 
Day William. ( Limerick) r 36, farmer for his 

father, Rnfns, 100. ' 
Day William H., { Limerick) r 36, farmer, leases 

of his father. Rufus. 138. 
Dennie Arthur, (Limerick) r 36, farmer with 

his father, Henry B. 
Dennie Frank, ( Limerick ) r 3G, farmer with his 

fatliei-, Henry B. 
Dennie Heiirv B.. (Limerick) r 36, farmer 124. 
DEVENDORF JOHN D., wagonmaker, owns 

2 liouses and lots and 8 acres Main, h St. 

Lawrence st. 
Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Co., (Dexter) 

C. E. Campbell, pres. ; E. F. Bermitigham, 

sec'y and treas. ; J. A. Outterson, supt., 

manufs. of pulp and paper. 
Diefendorf Jeremiah, (Perch River) r 9, 

farmer. 
Diefendorf Marcus R., dealer in groceries, 

Sand, h do. 
Diefendorf Nellis, (Perch River) r 5, farmer 

for his fatlicr. Kellar, of Chaumont, 216. 
Diefendorf Uriel, (Perch River) r 5, farmer for 

his father. 
Dietrich John. (Perch River) r 9, farmer, leases 

of Mary Lawyer 222. 
Dillinbeck William, (Dexter) carpenter. 
Dingmau Chiistoplier, (Dexter) fanner 45. 
Dingman John R., (Dexter) r 63, farmer 26. 



Dingman Nelson, (Dexter) off r 54. farmer, 

leases of the A. Dorchester estate 139. 
Doan Cyrus, ( Dexter) r 59. farmer 100. 
Dodge W'allace, (Dexter) r 65, farmer 50. 
Dodge Wallace, (Pillar Point) r 65, retired 

farmer. 
Doner Joseph, (Limerick) r 10, laborer. 
Doran WiHiam, ( Pillar Point) r 58. fanner 70. 
Dorchester Alfred T., (Dexter) farmer 140, li 

Factory. 
Dorchester DillieD., (Dexter) school teacher, 

h Factory. 
Dorchester Henry C, (Limerick) farmer 100. 

Dorr Charles, ( Perch River) r 14, laborer. 

Dorr John, r 49, farmer, leases of Mrs. Sarah 
Blown 360. 

Douglas Charles. M. D., (Dexter) alio, physi- 
cian and surgeon, served in the Signal 
Corps. Water, h Kirby. 

Douglass Fied C, (Pillar Point) r 76, farmer 
with his father, James C. 

Douglass James C, (Pillar Point) r 76, 30 head 
cattle, farmer 245. 

Douglass James H., (^Pillar Point) r 76, 16 
liead cattle, farmer 155. 

Dowdell Hiram L., (Dexter) carpenter, h 
Kirby. 

Drury James, (Pillar Point) r 79 cor. 70, farm- 
er 50. 

Dunback Wilham A., (Dexter) carpenter, h 
Bronson. 

Dwellev Frank, (Pillar Point) r 65, fanner 50. 

Earl Orrick H., r 33, farmer 80. 

Edgar W^illiam, papermaker, h Sand. 

Edwards Ardilla, widow of Allen, owns farm in 
Cape Vincent, h Main. 

Edwards Elsie E. Miss, school teacher, h Main. 

Eggleston George, laborer. 

Eigabroadt Amasa, (Dexter) r 50, laborer. 

Eigabroadt Arthur. (Dexter) r 50. laborer. 

Eigabroadt William, (Dexter) building mover 
and farmer 50. 

ELLIOTT ROBERT D., (Limerick) r 36, sec- 
tion foreman E., W. & O. E. R., farmer 
17. 

Ellison Edward M., (Limerick) r 28, farmer 
with his father, Harlow. 

ELLISON HARLOW, (Limerick) r 29, car- 
penter, 5 cows, frtrmer 84. 

Ellison William H., (Limerick) r 42, farmer 
100. 

Elmer William, (Dexter) r 63, farm 230, h in 
Watertown. 

Emerson Albert, (Dexter) r 39, farmer 464. 

Emerson Charles C, (Dexter) general mer- 
chant, justice of the peace, farm in 
Hounsfield 164. 

Emerson Clark, (Perch River) r 4, farmer 
with his father, John. 

Emerson Eliza, (Dexter) widow of Charles, 
resident. 

Emerson John, (Perch River) r 4, 11 cows, 
farmer 496. 

Emerson Margaret J., (Dexter) widow of 
Alfred, resident, h Orchard. 

Emmerson Averv, (^ Perch River) r 13, 6 cows, 
farmer 130. ' 

Eveleigh Dodd, (Dexter) laborer, h Brown. 

Everett Edwin, (Limerick) clerk for F. D. 
Pierce. 

Everett William H.. (Dexter) school commis- 
sioner, farm 30, h Grove. 

Fall George W., (Perch River) r 15, 7 cows, 
farmer 75. 



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TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



FARMER FRANK, r 62, papermaker, owns 27 

acri-8 land in Hoiinsfield. 
Fan- WilliHni L , r 44, emp. B. Lord. 
FAY SULLIVAN D., (Dexter) carpenter, 

served in Co. B, 186tli N. Y. Vols., }i and 

lot William. 
Finucan William, mason, h Sand. 
Fish Gecrfje G., (Limerick) r 28, dealer in 

grain and liav. 
FISH GEORGE W., (Limerick) r 28. dealer in 

grain and hay, served in Co. E, 186th N. Y. 

Vols., li and 3 acres. 
Fish Sheridan H., (Oswego) telegraph operator 

at Oswego. 
Fisk Jane, (Limerick) r 27, widow of William, 

resident. 
Fitzgerald John, (Dexter) r 58, farmer 110. 
Flannerv Theron, (Pillar Point) r 77, farmer 

100.' 
Flath John B., (Limerick) r 29, farmer 100. 
Foster Charles, (Dexter) (Reed & Foster) h 

Biadley cor. Sterling. 
Foster Charles G., (Dexter) mason, h Bradley 

cor. Sterling. 
Foster John R., (Dexter) oft r 51, retiredlake 

capiain. 
Foster Lnke E., (Adams) dealer in oysters, 

clams, fruits, etc. 
Fowler Albert, r 62, papermaker. 
Fowler Riley, r 45, farmer 60. 
Frazier Addison J., (Frazier & Schermerhorn) 

h Basin. 
Frazier & Schermerhorn, (Addison J. F. and 

Frank S. S.) dealers in groceries, B.isin. 
Fradenburgh Albern M., retired Methodist 

clergyman, h Main. 
Fredenbnrg Alexander, i-etired farmer, h Main. 
FREDENBURG JAMES C. (Limerick) r 42, 

lilacksmith, served in Co. E, 186th N. Y. 

Vols. 
Fredenbnrg Polly A.. (Limerick) r41, widow of 

Henry, resident. 
Fredenbnrg Walter K., r 17, brickmaker. 
Freeman Peter D., (Dexter) r 51, farmer 50. 
Frontenac Paper Co., (Dexter) C. E. Camp- 
bell, pres. ; J. A. Oiitterson. vice-pres. ; 

F. W. Spicer, sec'y imfl^ treas. : H. S. Rice, 

snpt., manufs. of paper. 
Fi-ost Abigail, (Dexter) r 51, widow of James, 

farmer 22. 
Frv James, laborer, h Sand. 
FULLER M\RIA Miss, r 33, tailoress. 
Gale Caleb E., (Watertown) r 45, farmer with 

his niothei', Lncretia A. 
Gale George, laborer. 
Gale Ltieretia A , (Watertown ) r 45, widow of 

Elijah S.. farmer 128. 
Gale Robert L., (Watertown) r 45, farmer with 

his mother, Lncretia A. 
Garlock Truman, (Dexter) r 59. peddler and 

farmer, leases of D. Gould 67. 
Garlock Tinman, (Dexter; r 54, farmer, leases 

of D. Gould 65. 
Garvev George W., papermaker. 
gate's ROBERT F., M. D., homeo. physician 

and surgeon, h Main. 
Gayer Edward H., r 44, farmer 49, and leases 

of John M. Cowan 144. 
George Frederick E., r 29, 13 cows, farmer 73. 
Gibson Joseph, (Peich River) r 9, cheese- 
maker and farmer 10. 
Gifford Charles, emp. in paper-mill, h Wash- 
ington. 
Giles Cyrus W,, teamster, h and lot Main. 



GILES EDWIN N., foreman in paper-mill, h 
Main. 

Giles William, cheesemaker, bds. Main. 

Gillett Wilham B., (Perch River) r 9, post- 
master, 15 cows, owns }.^ interest in the 
real estate of Eii Gillett, in Clayton. 

GILMORE JAMES A., (Dexter) (Leonard, Gil- 
more A Co. ) h Kirby. 

Giltenan Jeremiah, lal)orer, h Church. 

Giltinaii Ji remiah. r 44, fai nier 7. 

Gladwyn William, (Dexter) carpenter. 

Gleasdi. Charles, (Dexter) painter and glazier,. 
Fish Island. 

Gleason Ellen, (Dexter) widow of John, I'esi- 
dent. 

Glasettel Fred, foreman in paper-mill, h Basin. 

GOODRICH ELIZA, widow qf Major H., resi- 
dent, aged 84. [Died 1889. J 

Goodwin Cora H., ( Clayton) school teacher. 

Goodwin Helen A., portrait painter. 

GOODWIN WILLIAM W.. M. D., alio, physi- 
cian and surgeon, bds. Biownviile Hotel, 
Main cor. Sand. [Deceased.] 

Gotham Darwin B., machinist and prop, foun- 
dry, h in Watertown. 

Gould Charles, (Dexter) r 67. 15 cows, farmer 
166. 

GOULD CURTIS P., r 33, 10 cows, farmer 100. 

Gould Daniel W., (Pillar Point) r 69 cor. 79, 
16 head cattle, farmer 111. 

Gould David, (Dexter) r 54, farmer 95. 

Gould Edson. (Pillar Point) r 70, farmer 100. 

GOULD JOHN, (Pillar Point) r 80, farmer 40. 

Gould Moiris, (Pillar Point) r 81, farmer 100. 

Gould Orville H.. (Pillar Point) r 79. farmer 50. 

Graham Joseph. (Dexter) r 54, farmer 82. 

Grant Alvah L., (Depauville) r 4, 7 cows, farm- 
er 126. 

Grant Alvah L., Jr., (Depauville) r 4, farmer 
with his fatiier. Alvah L. 

Grant Judsou, (Dexter) r 55, farmer 100. 

Green Adna, r 44, farmer, leases of J. Morse- 
man 100. 

Greenwood Charles, r 44, 7 cows, farmer 62. 

GREIGG CHARLES, r 43, 4 cows, farmer 85. 

Greigg David, r 43, farmer with his father, 
Charles. 

Greigg Demott, r 43, farmer with his father, 
Charles. 

Groat Harrison, r 20. 10 cows, farmer 117, re- 
sides in Philadelphia. 

Grooms Thomas, (Pillar Point) r 69. laborer. 

Gnnn James G., lake engineer, h Church. 

Gnnu Orra, widow of John N., aged 93, oldest 
person in town, h Wa^-hington. 

Hagen Adam, ( Perch Riverj r 7, carpenter, 
mason, and fanner 150. 

H'hn Dora, (Watertown) i- 47, school teacher. 

Hahn Jacob. (Watertown) r 47, farmer 18. 

Halladay John N., farmer 75, owns inClavton,. 
with Reuben. 213, and 150 on r 16, h Main. 

Halladay Wilhe H., student, h Main. 

Haller George. ( Perch River ) r 14, farmer, 
leases of J. S. B. Peck 245. 

Hammond Lovina, (Dexter) r 33, widow of 
Matthew, farmer 64. 

Hanchett Dealton B., r 32. 29 cows, farmer 212. 

Hancocic Ebenezer, (Pillar Point) r 84, farm- 
er 69. 

Harrington Philo, (Limerick) r 23, tin peddler. 

Harris Franklin, (Pillar Pcint) r 80, farmer 40. 

Harris Henry I., dealer in groceries, Sand cor. 
Main, h Basin. 

Harris Winfield E,, clerk for Henry I., h Main. 



TOWN OF BROWN VILLE. 



51 



Hart Frank, emp. in paper-mill. 

Haves Jolm H., (Limerick) r 28, 6 cows, farm- 

■ er 108. 
Haynes William, (Limerick) r 29. laborer. 
Hazehvoid George, (Dexter) teamster, li Will- 
iam. 
Hazelwood Matthew, (Dexter) retired farmer, h 

William. 
Hearsley Merrill, (Dexter) r 63, farmer 125. 
Helbock Charles, r 33, farmer with his father, 

Peter A. 
Helbock Peter A., r 33, 18 cows, faimer 127. 
Henderson Horace I., (^Dextev) r 5(5. farmer 70. 
Herzig Albert, (Pillar Point) r 69, farm la- 
borer. 
Higeins William N.. dentist, h Warren. 
Hilliker William, r 52, com. traveler, farm 100. 
Hilliker William E., (Dexter) r 52, farmer, 

leases of William 100. 
Hoag Clement E., (Pillar Point) r G3 cor. 76, 

pastor M. E. Church. 
HolcomV) Elon, laborer, h W^ashington. 
Hoover Hiram, (^Dexter) r 55, 11 cows, farmer 

127.* 
Hoover Piodolpho, (Dexter ) r 55. farmer, leases 

of Hiram 127. 
Hovey C'harles. (Pillar Point) r 84, fisherman. 
Howe ]Mason, laljorer, h Main. 
Howell Mason, i-etiied faimer, h Church. 
HOYT SAMUEL, r 50, 20 cows, 2 brood mares, 

farmer 230. 
Hubbel Aaron, (Dexter) small frnit grower 16 

acres, h Grove. 
HuVibs Bradley S., r 33, carpenter. 
Hubbs George W., Sr., (Dexter) r 34, farmer 

with his mother. Priscilla S. 
HUBBS PRISCILLA S., (Dexter) r 34, widow 

of William S.. farmer 87. 
Hubbs Zephania, (Dexter) r34, fanner and hay 

presser. 
Hunter , (Dexter) widow of Thomas, 

h Factory. 
Huntington Eliza, (Dexter) widow of Joseph, 

resident, aged 83. 
Ingalls Frank E.. well driller, h and lot Pike. 
JACKSON CHARLES A., (Limerick) r 29, 8 

cow s. farmer 90. 
Jackson Thomas, (Limerick) r 27, 10 cows, 

farmer 178. 
Jackson William, r 62, foreman W'oods Falls 

paper and pulp-mills. 
James Calista, (Limerick) r 27, widow of Ed- 
ward. 
James Evelyn C , (Limerick) r 25, farmer, 

leases of Raymond 160. 
James Frank C.,*(Chaumont) r 25, farmer, has 

life lease of 75 acres. 
James Frederick, (Limerick) r 27, 50 cows, 

farmer 100. 
James Jane. (Dexter) r 39, widow of Nelson, 

farm 274. 
James liavmond. (Limerick) r 25, 13 cows, 

farmer 160. 
James Yarn u in A.. (Dexter) r 54, farmer on 

the Nelson estate 200. 
Jaqnay Sarah. (Dexter ) widow of Frederick A., 

resident, li Orchard. 
Jarvis Edgai-. laborer, h Sand. 
Jetfreys Delbert, (Dexter) mason, h Grove. 
Johnson John, resides Brownvill^ Hotel. 
Johnson Sarah, (Mrs. John) prop. Brownville 

Hotel, Main cor. Basin. 
Jones Edwin M., r 62, papermaker. 
Jones Elliott, laborer, h Sand. 



JONES JAMES M., (Dexter) r 51, farmer 65. 
Jones Margaret, widow of Leaiider, prop, 

boarding-house, off Sand. 
Keith Rnfus W., ( Wal( rt<i\\ii ) r 18. apiarist 20' 

coloiiii'S, 12 cdws, fainicr 102. 
Kellogg Oeoige. ( Pilhn- Point) r 65, farmer GC 
KENNEDY ANDREW, farmer. 
Keiitlield Gains, r 47, fainier 15. 
Kenttield Warren, teamsier, li St. Lawrence st.. 
Kerr James, (Limerick) r 55, fanner 75. 
KILBORN ALTHEUS J., (Limerick) r 12. 9 

cows, served in Co. G, 10th N. Y. Art., 

farmer 140. 
Kilborn May C., (Limerick) r 12, dressmaker. 
Kilborn James A.. (Limerick) r 12, farmer. 
Kimball George H., (Water town) r 47, farmer 

for Mrs. Lucy Butler. 
Kimball Joseph, (Dexter) r 54, canvasser. 
Kimball Lewis, ( Dexter) caipenter. 
KIMBALL LOUISA M., (Dexttr) widow of 

John B., resident, aged 13, h and lot. 
Kinua James, r 44, faimer, leases of C. P. 

Plumb 164. 
Kissel Adam, r 43. farmer 150. 
KISSEL GEORGE, r 17. 50 cows, farmer, 

leases of Halladay Brothers 296. 
Kissel George D., r 17, fanner with his father,. 

Georae. 
Kissel Henry A., r 17, farmer with his father,. 

George. 
Knapp Almira, widow of John C, h St. Law- 
rence St. 
Knapp Hiram, (Limeiick) r 27. farmer 96. 
Kna]i|) Jerod, (Dexter) carpenter, h Kiiby. 
KNAPP JOHN L., (Limerick) r 27, 5 cows. 

farmer 120. 
Knapp John W., r 51, 14 cows, farmer 130. 
Knapp Lucinda, (Dexter) widow of Err, h 

Kirby. 
Knapp I\inriah. (Dfxter) widow of Alfred. 
KNOWLTON HARRY A.. (Pillar Point) r 76, 

general merchant, i)iop. cider-mill, and 

carpenter, h and mill and 8 acies. 
Knowlton John P., (Knowlton it McMullen). 
Knowlton A- McMullen, (John P. K. and George 

H. McM.) dealers in stoves and tinware. 
Knox Addison T., (Dexter) r 53, farmer 100. 
Knox W^illiam A., (Perch River) r 21. farmer, 

leases thp William Knox estate 100. 
Krisler John W., (Dexter) retired farmer. 
Lance Lewis, r 50, pasture land 224. 
Lance Windsor, (Depauville) r 2, farmer. 
Lane James, (Pillar Point) r 63, farmer, leases 

of Wilcox 111. 
Lane Rodney, r 61, papermaker. 
La Pattrie Jerry, (Dexter) wagon repairer, h 

Factory. 
Lasher David, r 47 cor. 48, farmer 74. 
Lawton George, (Dexter) r 59, farmer with his 

mother, Jane. 
Lawton Jane. (Dexter) r 59, widow of James, 

farm, estate of her husband 50. 
Lawyer Edwin, butcher, h Church, 
Lawyer Fred, butcher, h Main cor. Warren. 
Lawyer John, prop, billiard room. Sand, h 

Warren. 
Lawver John W.. mason and butcher, li Frank- 
lin. 
Lawver Nicholas, Imtcher, h Main. 
Lee Albert E., (Pillar Point) r 65, farmer 100. 
Lee John, (Depauville) r 3, farmer 70. 
Lee J<ihn D., (Pillar Point) r 73, fanner 110. 
Lee Robert, ( Depauville) r 3, farmer with his 

father, John. 



52 



TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



Xiphr John, (Dexter) r 51, farmer 105. 

LEONARD EDGAE, (Dexter) (Leonard, Gil- 
nidie & C >.) mannf., contiactor, and 
builder, owns sash and blind factory, 23 
vacant houses, and 13 houses and lots, h 
Bradley cor. Brown. 

Leonard George E., (Dexter) (Leonard, Gil- 
more & Co.) h Brown. 

Leonard, Gilmore .fc Co.. (Dexter) (George E. 
L., James A. G., and William E., Edgar, 
and George E. Leonard) props, planing- 
mill, manufs. of sash, doors, and blinds, 
contractors and builders, dealers in lum- 
ber, Lock. 

Leonard William E., (Dexter) (Leonard, Gil- 
more & Co.) h Factory. 

Lewis George B., (Pillar Point) r 84, farmer 
133 

Lidsey William, (Pillar Point) r 84, blacksmith. 

Limerick Hotel, (Limerick) r 42, C. O. E. 
Booth, prop. 

Lindley Ernest D., (Limerick) r 36 cor. 28, 
farmer witii his fathei', .Joseph H. 

LINDLEY JOSEPH H., (Limerick) r 36 cor. 
28, farmer 40. 

Lindsley Wdliam, (Dexter) (Lindsley & Car- 
roll) h Kirby. 

Lindsley & Carroll, (Dextei-) (William L. and 
William C.) blacksmiths, Water. 

Linnell J. M., r 50, prop, cheese factory. 

Liscom Jolm, (Limerick) ott' r 22, laborer and 
bkcksmith. 

Liscomb John, (Limerick) r 28, laborer. 

Locy Jennie, (Dexter) widow of William, h 
Kirby. 

Lonsdale Fred, (Pillar Point) r 83, farmer with 
his father. 

Lonsdale William, (Pillar Point) r 83, 20 head 
cattle, farmer 160. 

Loomis Dell F. Miss, (Dexter) r 51, school 
teacher. 

Loomis Frnnk, (Dexter) r 51, farmer with 
Warren 53. 

Loomis Mary A., (Limerick) r 55, widow of 
Hiram, resident. 

Loomis Stephen B., (Dexter) r 51, manuf. of 
fanning-mills, farmer 60 

Loomis Wairen (Dexter) r 51, farmer with 
Frank 53. 

Lord Albert E., general merchant, Main, h 
Basin. 

Loungway George, barber and prop, billiard 
rooms, Main. 

Lowe Betsey A., (Pillar Point) r 78, widow of 
William, 12 cows, farmer 133. 

Lowe George, (PiUar Point) r 73, farmer 50. 

Loyd George, (Dexter) r 63, laborer. 

Loyd Richard. (Pillar Point) r 73, laborer. 

Luther Aldridge S., (Limericlg r 55, 20 cows, 
farmer 200. 

Luther Elmer E., (Pillar Point) r 73, farmer 
65. 

Luther Lodica, (Dexter) widow of Isaac, aged 
93. 

Lutz George F., carpenter, h Main cor. Pike. 

Lntz S bastian, shoemaker, h Main cor. Pike. 

LYNCH HARRIET L., r 62, widow of Matthew, 
prop, boardiug-house, leased of E. Eem- 
iiigton. 

LYNCH TH0MA8, prop. BrownviUe Hotel, 
Blain cor. Sand. 

MACKEY WILLIAM, shoemaker, h Pike. 

Madley Edward, r 20, farmer, leases of M. 
Bonney 100. 



Maldoon Thomas M.. (Dexter) farmer in 
Hounstield 50. h Water. 

MALLETT GEORGE, r 17, 30 cows, farmer, 
leases of Kate Young 260. 

Mandigold Lnra A., r 16, farmer 200. 

Marcell Nelson, (Dexter) stonecutter, h Kirby. 

Maikle ,Tohn A., (Limerick) r 28, 7 cows, 
farmer, eases of Henrv Reeves 214. 

M ASSEY AD ELINE A. , widow of Dr. William P. 

Massey Francis W. H.,allo. physician, h Wash- 
ington. 

Mayhew Bruce, (Pillar Point) r 66, fanner 100. 

Maynard Lathrop U., (Limerick) r 53, 7 cows, 
farmer 166. 

Mavnard Lewis, retired carpenter and farmer 
'37. 

McAfee Chester A., (Pillar Point) r 76, farmer 
with his father, Henrv R. 

McAfee Henry R., (Pillar Point) r 76, 20 head 
of cattle, farmer 134. 

McAfee John D.. (Limerick) r 42, farmer 178. 

McAfee Mai-garet, (Dexter) widow of Archi- 
bald, resident, aged 89, h Oivhai^. 

McCormick Jeremiah, r 19, farmer iz. 

McCormick Elizabeth, (Limerick) r 23, widow 
of William, farm 111. 

McCormick Harrison W.', (Limerick) r 23, 
farmer, leases of hismother,Elizabeth, 111. 

McCormick William H., (Limerick) r 27, 6 
cows, farmer 75. [Farm recently sold.] 

McGill Mary, (Pidar Point) r 84, widow of 
Francis, farmer 55. 

McGIRVEN ROBERT H., (Dexter) harness- 
maker, served in Co. D, 1st 111. Cav., h 
Brown. 

McGraw Harry, (Dexter) house painter, h 
Kirby. 

McKenzie John, r 20, farm laborer. 

McMullen George H., (Knowlton & McMullen). 

McNett Bavard, r 34, farmer, leases of J. 
Conkliii 125. 

McNett Beard, ( Dexter) r 34, farmer, leases of 
J. Conklin 200. 

McNett Wellington T., r 32, laborer, owns h 
dan lot. 

McTAGGART ELGIN, (Dexter) r 55, cheese- 
maker. 

Mead Eliza, r 48, farmer 40. 

Mead Patrick, laborer, h Sand. 

Meldoon Matilda Mrs., (Dexter) dressmaker, 
Water. 

Middlebrook Lydia, widow of William C, resi- 
dent, h and 7 acres Wairen. 

Miller Leonard, (Limerick) r 55, farmer 80, 

Motfatt Bricp, (Limerick) r 36, farmer 173. 

Moffatt Charles E , (Perch Elver) r 7, farmer, 
leases of James S. 240. 

MOFFATT EDWIN, (Limerick) r 37, 41 head 
cattle, 18 sheep, farmer 256. 

Moffatt Hosea H.. (Dexter) retired, h William. 

MOFFATT JAMES S., (Limerick) r 27, 6 cows, 
farmer 150. 

Moffltt Gertrude C, (Limerick) r 27, school 
teacher. 

Moffitt Hinman, (Limerick) r 42, laborer. 

Monroe George, r 62, papermaker, li Sand. 

Morehouse Edwin, (Pillar Point) r 84, laborer. 

Morehouse Eliza, (Pillar Point) r 84, widow of 
George, resident. 

Morey James, (Dexter) r 51, 10 cows, farmer 60. 

Moi'gan Albert L., M. D., (Dexter) physician 
and surgeon, h Water. 

Morgan Geeley, r 20, farmer for F. D. Seeber. 

Morgan Horace G., r 20, laborer. 



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55- 



Morweman M. J.,r 45, farmer 122. 

Mould .fc Sparks. (Watertown) (William H. M. 

andJames W. C. S. ) brancli store, dealers 

in f^rocerics. Main. 
Mover Charles S., (Dexter) carpenter, h Brown. 
Mover Samuel. (Dexter) r 51, farmer 90. 
Mullen Edwaul, ( Dextei') r 03, farmer 90. 
Munson Linus. (Limericlv) r 42. section boss 

E., W. & O. R. R., h and 15 acres. 
Nel'^on Kate, (Dexter ) dressmaker, Fish Island. 
Nelson Netiie, (Dexter) school teacher, Fish 

Island. 
Nelson Sophia, (Dexter) widow of David, i-esi- 

dent. aged 87, h on Fish Island. 
Nening Thomas, r50, butcher. 
Noithrnp Albert, (Limerick) r 29, farmer 100. 
Northrnp George, (Perch River) r 9, cheese- 
maker. 
Nutting John, (Dexter) prop, woolen-mill. 
Nutting Joseph, (Dexter) clerk forE. S. Clark. 
Oakes William. (Limerick) r 10, farmer, leases 

of William Calkins 120. 
Oaks Barbery. (Perch River) r 21, widow of 

John, 7 cows, farm 100. 
Olley EUeiy A., (Webb & Co.) h Dexter. 
Osborn Devvitt, (Limerick) otf r 29, laborer. 
Osborn P. A. & Co., (Dexter) (N. R. Cook) 

props, tiouring and plaster-mills, South. 
OSBORN PHINEAS A., (Dexter) h Biown 

cor. Factory. 
Osborn William H., (Dexter) miller, emp. P. 

A. Osborn & Co., Brown. 
Osti'ander Ashel. teamster, h Sand. 
Otis Amos, ( Pillar Point) r 83, 20 head cattle, 

farmer 137. 
OUTTERSON CHARLES E.. first vice-pres. 

Ontt( rson Paper Co., h Basin. 
OUTTERSON JAMES A., ( Bio wnville and Dex- 
ter) 2d vice-pies. Outterson Paper Co.: 

vice-pres. Frontenac Paper Co.: and supt. 

Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Co., h 

Main. 
OUTTERSON PAPER CO., J. T. Outterson, 

pres. ; C. E. Outterson, 1st vice-pres.; J. 

A. Outterson, 2d vice-pres.; T. T. Waller. 

sec'yand treas., manufs. of wood pulp and 

props, paper-mill. 
Palmer OiviUe M., r 49, fanner with his 

father, Eli. 
Parker Albert, (Dexter) retired farmer, h 

Factory. 
Parker Oeorge, ( Depauville ) r 3. laborer. 
Parker Mary, (Dexter) widow of Elislia, resi- 
dent, owns h and lot on Fish Island. 
Patrick Asher D., (Dexter) blacksmith, Water, 

h Kirby. 
Patrick EUn-idge, (Limerick) r 52, farmer 49. 
Patrick Frank, dealer in patent rights, h 

Franklin. 
Patrick Herbert, (Dexter) r 54, farmer, leases 

of Maria h 6. 
Patrick Hiram. (Limerick) r 52, farmer 147. 
Patrick Hirain, (Dexter) r 52, farmer 200. 
Patrick Wallace. (Limerick) r 52, farmer with 

his father, Hiiam. 
Pearce WiUiam, laborer, h Washington. 
Pearse Franklin, (Dexter) carpenter. 
Peck David, (Limerick ) r 25. farmer with Wil- 
bur 159. 
Peck Horace, carpenter, h Main. 
Peck Horace S., (Dexter) carpenter, h Factory. 
PECK SPENCER S. B., (Perch River) r 14, 25 

cows, served in Co. B. 177th N. Y. Vols., 

from Albany, farmer 250. 



Peck Wilbur, (Limerick) r 25, farmer witli 
David 159. 

Penney Greenlpaf, (Dexter) painter, h Sterling. 

Perry Josejjh H., (Dexter) r51, farmer 35. 

Perry Levi S., (Limerick) r 27, cheesemaker 
and farmer 100. 

Perry Oscar D., (Dexter) r 51. market gardener 
and custimi miller, h and lot. 

PETTIT ADELBERT. (Chaumont)r 23, farm- 
er, leases of S. Watters 110, served in Co. 
D, 186th N. Y. Vols. 

Phelps Bi njamin. (Limerick ) i- 27, farmer 80. 

Phelps David. (Limerick) i- 13, lal)orer. 

Phelps Ellen J., (Dexter) r 37, widow of Pliilo, 
resident. 

Phelps Harriet, r 20, widow of Eli H.. resident, 
aged 74. 

Plit-lps Joseph W.. (Dexter) r 41, farmer 48. 

Pliillips Frank, (Dexter) carpenter, h Kirbj-. 

Phillips Hiram, ( Limerick) r 39 cor. 40, farmer, 
leases of George B. Kimball 150. 

Pierce Deforest, (Dexter) laborer, h Brad- 
ley. 

Pierce Frank D., (Limerick )r 36, postmaster, 
general merchant, li and 4 acres. 

Pierce William C, laliorer. h Church. 

Pinney Dan, (Pillar Point ) r C3, retired paper- 
maker, aged 95. 

Plant Joseph, r 32. farmer 37. 

PLUMB CHARLES P., r 43, 13 cows, farmer 
164. 

PLUMB GEORGE C, retired farmer. 

Plumb James W , (Dexter) carpenter, h and 2 
acres Grove. 

Poole William, (Pillar Point) r 68, 17 head cat- 
tle, farmer 200. 

PORTER AMANDA M., (Dexter) widow of 
Alvaro, resident, li Factorv. 

POTTER ANSON A., retired farmer, owns 
farm 220 in Hounsfield off r 10, Main. 

Potter Foster, boxmaker. li off' Sand. 

Potter Harry A. L., (Dexter) school teacher, li 
William. 

Potter Robert, retired farmer, h Basin. 

Pratt William H.. (Perch River) r 7, 13 cows, 
farmer, leases of T. A. Sargent 124. 

PRIOR FRANCES, (Perch River) r 9, widow 
of John, farmer 30. 

Prior Maria, (Limerick) r 12, widow of Oscar 
F., resident. 

PRIOR MARTHA J., (Limerick) r 12, widow 
of Noah L., farmer 103. 

Quencer Michael, (Perch River) general mer- 
chant. 

QUENCER MARTIN, (Perch River) r 15, 
cheesemaker, 25 cows, farmer 175. 

Ramsey diaries, (Dexter) laborer. 

Ranney William, teamster, h and lot Cliurch. 

Ranney William, laborer, h Washington. 

Ranney William, teamster, hSt. Lawrence st. 

Ransom Charles, (Dexter ) r 51, laborer. 

Ransom Edward, (Limerick) r 22, farmer with 
his father, George. 

RANSOM GEORGE, Ju., (Limerick) r 22, 
farmer 125, served in Co. E, 14th N. Y. 
H. A. 

Rattler ('harles, r 49, laborer. 

Redmond James, laborer, h Main. 

Reed Henry, (Pilhir Point) r 79, farmer 50. 

Reed James, ( Pillar Point) r 78, farmer, leases: 
of Betsey A. Lowe 133. 

Reed Stephen B., (Pillar Point) r 81, retired 
cooper. 

Reed Willis, (Dexter) (Reed .t Foster) h Grove. 



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TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



Heed & Foster, (Dexter) (Willis R. and Charles 

F.) masons and contractors. 
Eeeves Engene, (Pillar Point) r 72. farmer 100. 
BEEVES FEllNAND H., r 62, 24 cows, 2 Jack- 
son brood mares, farmer 204, h on r 43 
cor. 50. 
Beeves Fred. (Pillar Point ) r 84, farmer, leases 
of James A. 50. 

Beeves Geoige E., (Dexter) r 58, farmer 120. 

Beeves Henry T., (Pillar Point) r 84, farmer 75. 

Beeves James A.. (Pillar Point) r 84, farmer 
185, h in Racket's Haihor. 

Beeves John, ( Pillar Point) r 58, 15 cows, apia- 
rist ID colonies, fai-mer 175. 

Beeves William U., (Pillar P. int ) r S3, 20 head 
cattle, farmer 1(37. 

Belyea Frank, r 48, laborer. 

Beynolds Milton, (Depanville) r 1, farmer 500. 

Bhines Alfred, (Dexter) carpenter, h Grove. 

Bice Albert, (Dexter) teamster, h Bronson. 

Bice George E., resident. 

Bice Horace W., hop grower and farmer 20, h 
Basin. 

Bico James W., (Dexter) spinner, h Bronson. 

Bice Miranda, (Dexter) widow of Milo, resi- 
dent, aged 70, h Bronson. 

Bider W. Brice, (Limerick) r 25, farmer 50. 

Biggs Edward, (Dexter) r 51, farmer 10. 

Biggs Edwin S., (Dexter) r 59, farmer 25, h 
Grove. 

Boach Sarah, (Dexter) r 63, widow of Bichard, 
resident. 

Boat Elliott E., (Pillar Point) r 63, sailor, h 
and lot. 

Boat George M., (Pillar Point) r 84, fisherman, 
owns 13 acres. 

Boberts Charles, foreman in box factory, h ofl' 
Sand. 

Bobertson Seth A., (Perch Biver) r 7, farmer 
with Ills father, William J. 

Bobertson William, (Perch Biver) r 9, laborer. 

Bobertson WiUiam J., (Perch River) r 7, 40 
cows, prop, cheese factory, faimer 245. 

Eockvvood Clark, (Limerick) r 55, laborer, owns 
2 acres. 

Bockwood Elam, (Dexter) r 53 cor. 54, farm- 
er 9. 

Bockwood James, (Pillar Point) r 63, farm la- 
borer. 

Bockwood James, (Dexter) r 53 cor. 54, farm 
laborer. 

Bockwood Levi, blacksmith, Main, h St. Law- 
rence St. 

Bockwood Perry. (Dexter) r 53, farmer 71. 

Bodlam Boderick, papeimaker, h Sand. 

Bodrick Joseph, (Dexter) laborer, h William. 

Bogers Isaac, farmer 15. 

BOGERS JOHN W., (Dexter) r 56, prop, stock 
horse " Jommy B ," 1 Messenger brood 
mare, farmer 50. 

BOSS WILLIAM, (Dexter) wagonmaker, h 
Lock. [Bemoved to Syracuse.] 

Bounds Sarah, (Dexter) r 59, widow of George 
H., resident, farmer 110, h Grove. 

Bounds Teiiie, (^Dexter) music teacher, h Grove. 

Bounds Wellington, (Dexter) r 59, farmer, 
leases of Sarah 1 10. 

Eowe Ferdinand, ( Dexter) farmei' 31. 

Bowe William, (Pillar Point) r 72, farmer 30. 

Rundell Frank E., (Limerick) r 42, telegraph 
operator, station and express agent R., 
W. & O. R. R. 

RYDER ANN C, (Limerick) r 25, widow of 
Benjamin, farmer 90. 



Sanford Albert, ( Dexter) r 39, laborer. 

Sanford Gary, (Limerick) r 29, laborer. 

Sanford Delbert, papermaker, h Gould. 

Sanford Edwin, (Limerick) r 14, laborer. 

Sanford George, (Limerick) r 22, laborer. 

Sanford Loval, (Limerick) off r 22, farmer 50. 

SANFORD "OURIN S., papermaker, served in 
Co. M, 10th N. Y. Art., h and lot Gould. 

Sanford Orville, (Pillar Point) r 77, farmer 150. 

Satchwell Reuben, (Dexter) r 51, farmer and 
fish dealer. 

Sattemme Ijenjamin, papermaker, h Gould. 

Siittcumre I'l'tei'. p;i]i(i'ni;iker. h Sand. 

Sattemori' Seth, papermaker, h Sand. 

Sartwell George, r 19, farmer 32. 

Sartwell Lorenzo, r 19. laborer. 

Savage George, (Dexter) painter. 

Schermerhorn Frank S., (Frazier & Schemicr- 
horn) h over store. 

Schrodt John, 15 oiws, farmer 126. 

Schrodt Martin, r 33. 2 brood mares, farmer 62, 
and works the Ben Helmer farm. 

Schwartz Adolphus P., (Pillar Point) r 84, car- 
penter, owns 2 houses and lots. 

Schwartz Aldie B, Miss, (Pillar Point) r 84, 
school teacher. 

Schwartz Will H., (Pillar Point) r 84, car- 
penter. 

Scott Clark G., (Limerick )r 27, 6 cows, farm- 
er 62. 

Scott Bobert. laborer and farmer 15, h Sand. 

See Joseph D., (Pillar Point) r 73, farmer 115. 

SEEBER CHESTER A., farmer, owns on r 33 
farm 28, h Franklin. 

SEEBER EDWARD, r 20, 7 cows, farmer 125. 

Seeber Frank, dealer in pressed nay, h Main. 

SEEBER FRANK D., r 20. served" in Co. I, 
10th N. Y. H. A., farmer 94, h Main. 

Seebt r Sylvester, r 20, farmer, leases of Har- 
lison Groat 117. 

SEEBER WILLIAM, r 20, 3 cows, farmer 52. 

Sharlan John, blacksmith with his father, 
William. 

Sharlan William, blacksmith. Sand, h and lot 
Franklin. 

Shattock Reuben J., boxmaker, h off' Sand. 

Shaver Hiram, (Perch Biver) r 5, 9 cows, 
farmer 96. 

Shaver Hudson, (Perch Biver) hay presser. 

Shaver Jerome, (Dexter) teamster. Fish Island. 

Shaver Rosella Miss, (Perch River) r 5, school 
teacher. 

Shaw Timothy, laborer, h Sand. 

ShawTimothv M.. laborer and cartman. 

SHIMMEL ISAIAH, (Dexter) laborer, served 
in Co. G, lOth N. Y. H. A. 

Silbison David, (Dexter) r 55, retired sailor. 

Siils Anson, (Pillar Point) r 75, farmer 70. 

Simpson George, papermaker, h Sand. 

SKINNER FREDERICK W., civil engineer, h 
Basin. 

Skinner Horace, retired foundryman, h Basin. 

Skinner Lucy, widow of Lucius, resident, h 
Basin. 

Skinner Lucy A., widow of William, resident, 
h and 10 acres. 

SLATEB SABAH, widow of Joseph, farmer 30. 

Smith Aaron, (Depauville) )• 1, faimer ,50. 

Smith Adaline C, widow of Levi, h Washing- 
ton. 

Smith Almond, ( Limerick) r 23, farmer 100. 

Smiih Brothers, r 29, (Timothy and Farmer) 
farmeis 73. 

Smith Chancy, (Perch River) r 9,hou8e painter. 



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55 



Smith Charles W., postmaster, h Main. 

Smiih Charlotte, (Perch River) r 5 cor. 9, 
widow of HuRh. 

Smitli Farmer, r 29, (Smith Brothers). 

8M[TH HELEN S. Mus., resident, h Main. 

Smith Hi'iirv, (Limerick) r 23. 15 cows, fai'm- 
er 1(10. 

Smith Olin H.. (Pillar Point ) r fiG, farmer 80. 

Smith Peter. (Uepanville) r 1, farmer 75. 

Smith Timothv. r 29. (Smith Brothers). 

SMITH WILLL\M P., (Percii River) r 9. farm- 
er in Clavt in 14-i, served in Co. A, 85th, 
and in Co. G. 6th N. Y. Art. 

Snell Jeremiah, ( Limerick ) r 29, farmer 80. 

Snook John, (Dexter) i- 54, 8 cows, farmer 84. 

Snvder Edward S., (Dexter) r 51. farmer 43. 

Soule Davjd, CDexter ) r 63. farmer 30. 

SOULE LEANDER H., (Pillar Point) r 84, 
tisiierman. owns h and lot. 

SPAFFORD SHELDON, harnessmaker and 
prop, livery stable, owns 3 lionses and lots, 
and 2 houses and 8 acres in Hounslield, h 
Main. 

Spicer Edward, (Pei'ch River) r 9, 7 cows, 
farmer 53. 

Spicer Fremont W., (Dexter) coal dealer, h 
William. 

SPICER HENRY. (Perch River) r 9, (Union 
Pulp Co., of Carthage) 15 cows, liay press- 
er. prop cheese factory, maniif. 50 tons 
cheese vearlv, retired merchant, and farm- 
er 180.' 

Spragne Elden, (Pillar Point) r 84, fisherman, 
h and lot. 

Sprague Eugene, (Pil'ar Point) r 69, laborer. 

Sprague Lansing, (Pillar Point) r 63, laborer, 
h and 5 acres. 

Sprague Lizzie, (Pillar Point) r 69, widow of 
Loren, farmer 56. 

Staley George H., (Dexter) emp. in i:)aper-mill, 
h Kirby. 

Stanley George, (Limeiick) r 29, emp. on rail- 
road. 

Steblen Frank, r 16, laborer. 

Steele Chatles C, retired merchant, 25 acres 
on r 6, h Sand 

Steele Georgia, widow of Edson A., owns hand 
5}:^ acres St Lawrence st. 

Steele Hannah C, r 32, widow of George H., 6 
cows, farmer 40. 

Steele Herbert G., r 32, farmer 50. 

Steles George, ( Limerick ) r 29, laborer. 

Sternberg Luther, (Depauville) r 2, farmer 50. 

Stevens Amanda, (Pillar Point) r 84, widow of 
John A., resident. 

St. Lawrence Paper Co., (Dexter) Hon. Henry 
Binninger. pres. : Charles M. Otis, of 
Watertown, vice-pre".; Joseph Green, of 
Watertown, sec'y and treas., manufs. of 
paper. Fish Island. 

Stokes Carrie Miss, (Dexter) r 51, school 
teacher. 

Stokes John H., (Dexter) shoemaker, h Fac- 
torv. 

Stone Dillie E., (Pillar Point) r 84, widow of 
Newton N.. farmer 115. 

Stone Jenide Miss, (Pillar Point) r 84, dress- 
maker. 

tetone Luella Miss, (Pillar Point) r 84, post- 
mistress. 

Strainge Thomas .T., (Dexter) (Binninger il- 
Strainge) h Factory. 

Sullivan .lohn, carpenter, h Franklin. 

Sullivan John C, carpenter, h Warren. 



Sullivan John R., retired, h Warren. 
Swartwout Edgar, (Limerick) r 37, 24 cows, 
farmer, leases of H. Coplev, of Cliaumont, 
246. 
Sydmon George, (Dexter) off r 51. laborer, 

farm 6. 
Taylor Alfred G., r 33, owns two farms of 270 

acres, h Bisin. 
Taylor Andrew, (Pillar Point) r 63, owns half 
interest in cheese factorv, 15 cows, farmer 
140. 
Taylor Frank, (Pillar Point) r 84, farmer 50. 
Taylor Frank J)., r 33, 21 cows, farmer, leases 

of Alfred G, 276. 
Taylor Fred J., (Pillar Point) r 63, farmer 

with his father. Andrew. 
Thompson George, i 48, 6 cows, farmer 93. 
Thompson Robert, (Dexter) shoemaker, h Fac- 
tory. 
Thompson Sumnei-, (Dexter) r 42, farmer 17. 
Timerman Milton, (Limerick) r 28, farmer 143. 
Timermau Wells, (Limerick) r 28, farmer with 

his father, aiilton. 
Timmerman Rollin, (Dexter) r58. farmer with 

his father, Theron. 
Timmerman Theron, (Dexter) r 58, 15 head 

cattle, farmer 120. - - 

Timmon Milton, (Limerick) off r 22, farmer 

100. 
Treadway Jane, (Limerick) r 39, widow of 

Sumner, farmer 50. 
Trickey Peter, r 43, farm laborer. 
Tuttle Nancy, widow of Henderson, h off Sand. 
Underwood Charles, (Limerick) r 42, 1 Duroc 

brood mare, farmer 92. 
UNDERWOOD HOUSE, (Dexter) W. H. Un- 
derwood, prop. 
Underwood Joseph, (Dexter) retired farmer, h 

Brown cor. IJronson. 
Underwood Warren, (Dexter) retired farmer, 

h Brown. 
UNDERWOOD WILLIAM H., (Dexter) prop. 
Underwood House, village president, 
served in Co. I, N. Y. H. A , h and lot. 
Utter A. J., off r 62, papermaker. 
Van Allen Augustus, (Dexter) r 39, butcher 
and farmer, leases the estate of Marion 
Wait 97. 
VAN ALLEN EMILY, (Dexter) dealer in mil- 
linery and fancy goods. Water. 
Vance Mame E. Miss, (Dexter) miUiner, Water, 

h do. 
Van Der Bogart Charles, (Perch River) r 9, 

farmer for his father. Walter. 
Van Der Bogart Walter, (Perch River) r 8, 20 

cows, farmer 175. 
Vanderwalker Austin, r 44, 10 cows, farmer 

130. 
Vandewalker Daniel, r 34. 6 cows, farmer 84. 
VAN DEWALKER JEROME, (Perch liiver) r 

21, 5 cows, butcher and farmer 62. 
VAN SCHOICK JULIA M , widow of Michael. 
VOGT JACOB, (Perch River) r 21, 30 cows, 
manuf. of Limbitrger cheese, farmer 
256. 
Vogt Martin, (Perch River) r 21, manuf. of 
Limburger cheese, farmer, leases of Jacob 
256. 
Voodra Alonzo, (Dexter) laborer. 
Waffull I'arley, (Limerick) r 28, emp. on rail- 
road. 
WALRATH DAVID H., r 62, emp. in paper- 
mill. 
Walters George, (Dexter) retired, h Factory. 



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TOWN OF BROWNVILLE. 



Walters George W., (Dexter) house painter, h 
Kirby. 

Waltz Horatio, (Dexter) well driller and deal- 
er in wind-mills, pipe, pumps, etc., li and 
lot William. 

Waltz William, carpenter, h Sand. 

Walworth Andrew, (Ptrch lUver) r 9, black- 
smith and farmer 40. 

Walworth Byron, boat engineer, h Basin. 

Walworth Elijah, (Perch River) r 9, black- 
smith, li and lot. 

Walworth Hamilton, r 44, farmer, leases of B. 
Shedd 87. 

Walworth Nathan, (Perch River") r 2, farmer. 

Wairen Samuel, off r 62. farmer 75. 

Waterman George L., (Dexter) r 55, farmer 
with his father, Thomas R. 

Waterman Thomas R., (Dexter) r 55, farmer 
65. 

Weaver Arthur, (Limerick) r 2, 12 coavs, farm- 
er on the estate of Philip 133. 

Weaver Benjamin F., (Watertown) off r 45, 
20 cows, farmer on the estate of Benjamin 
180. 

Weaver Electa, (Limerick) r 2, widow of Philip, 
owns the estate of Philip 133. 

Weaver L( slie, (Limerick) r 2, farmer and car- 
penter. 

Webb Eliza A., (Perch River) r 4, widow of 
Lewis M., 15 cows, farmer 1.50. 

Webb J. Nelson, (Webb & Co.) h Main. 

Webb & Co., (J. Nelson W. and Eilery A. 
Olley) furniture manufs., Sand. 

Webber James, r 62, ptperinaker. 

Webber William, r 16, laborer. 

Welch Charles, retired farmer, h Warren. 

WELCH JOHN H., farm laborer, served in Co. 
I, 10th N. Y. H. A., 3 years, h andlot Basin. 

Welch Nathan, ins. agent, h Basin. 

Welch Philander T., (Dexter) retired farmer, 
h Kirl)y. 

West Fiedt rick, (Dexter) well driller with Ho- 
ratio Waltz, h Silo. 

West Lydia, (Dexter) widow of Charles A., 
owns 30 acres of land. 

Westcott Elizabeth, (Dtxter) r 67, widow of 
James, resident, owns 4 acres of land. 

Weston John. (Dexter) blacksmith, h Kirby. 

Wheeler Dempster C, (Limerick) r 24,' 22 
cows, fanner 365. 

White Edwin, (Pillar Point) r 73, farmer 108. 

White G. Newton, (Dexter) school teacher, bds. 
Grove. 

White Gardner T., (Pillar Point) r 73, school 
teacher and farmer for his mother, Mary 
E. 

White George W., papermaker, h Sand. 

White Hazel C, (Pillar Point) r 73, farmer 
with his mother, Maiy E. 

White Blary E.. (Pillar Point) r 73, widow of 
Elbridge, 20 head cattle, farmer 180. 

White Roy, (Dexter) student, h Brown. 

White VVilHam A.. (Pillar Point) r 73, farmer, 
leases of the estate of H. S. 36. 

Whitman Delevan, (Dexter) laboier, li Kirby. 

Whitman Martin, (Dexter) laborer, li Kirby. 

Whitney Mrs.. (Dexter) widow of Daniel, 

farm 53, h Factoiv. 

WHITTEMOKE GEORGE C, ticket, express, 
and station agent, and telegiaph operator, 
R., W. A O. R. R., h St. Lawrence st. 

Whittier George, teamster. 

Whittier Helen M., widow of George, farmer 
225, h St. Lawrence st. 



Wiedman Burton, (Perch River) r 9, farm la- 
borer. 

Wilcox A. R. <t Son, (Mark) general merchants, 
Main. 

Wilcox Amos R., (A. R. Wilcox & Son ) h in 
Watertown. 

Wilcox Mark. (A. R. Wilcox & Son) h Main. 

Wilder Alfred, ( Dexter) r 53, laborer. 

WILLIAMS EDGAR D., (Pillar Point) r 80, 
farmei- 44. 

Williams Eugene, farmer 60. 

Williams George, (Dexter) r 56, laborer. 

Williams Germaine, (Pillar Point) r80, farmer, 
leases of his father 50. 

Williams Leonard D., (Pillar Point) r 78, farm- 
er 1(10. 

WILLIAMS MORGAN, (Pillar Point) r 80 cor. 
81, farmer 107. 

WilHs John, (Dexter) retired. 

Willis Willard, (Dtxter) r 53, laborer. 

Wilson Delbert J., (Wilson & Daniels) h Sand. 

Wilson Emma L. Mrs., r 20, 6 cows, farm 180. 

Wilson Eugene, r 62, papermaker. 

Wilson Henry. (Dexter) oft' r 54, farmer 23. 

Wilson Jean, laixirer, h Sand. 

Wilson Joel, laboiei-, li Sand. 

WILSON JOSIAH F., boxmaker, served in Co. 
I, 18th N. Y. Cav., h Sand. 

Wilson Oscar, r 20, farmer 125. 

Wilson Oscar- C , r 20, 7 cows, farmer for Em- 
ma L. i;<o. 

Wilson & Daniels, (Delbert J. W. and Ellwin 
D.) butchers and props, meat market, 
Main. 

Winaker Edward, (Dexter) laborer, h Kirby. 

Winaker George, (Dexter) carpenter, h Bron- 
son. 

Winaker William, (Dexter) retired farmer, b 
Kirl)y. 

Winn Francis W.. (Dex'er) einp. in woolen- 
mil', h and lot Kirbv. 

WINN WILLIAM H., (Dexter) photographer, 
sirved in Co. I. lOtn N. Y. H. A., h Kirby. 

WISNER IDA M. Mrs., (Dexter) r 34, sewing 
machine agent. 

Witt Byron J., carpenter, h Main. 

Witt Ciiarles. well driller, h St Lawrence st. 

Witt Edwin. (Limerick) r 2, farmer with his 
father. Eh. 

Witt Eli, (Limerick) r 2, farmer 96. 

Witt Frank, (Limerick) )■ 2, well driller. 

Witt Henry, ( Depauville) r 1, farmer 60. 

Wolf Peter, (Dexti r) laborer 

Wood Fred, (^Dexttr) clerk, h William. 

Wood Geoige W., (Dexter) (O. M. & G. W. 
Wood) h William. 

Wood John G., (Pillar Point) r 84, farmer 50, 
and leases of Dillie E. Stone 115. 

Wood John T., (Dexter) retired merchant, h 
Kirliv. 

Wood Mi'lo. (Pillar Point) r 84, farmer 50. 

Wood O. M. .% G. W., (Dexter) dealers in dry 
goods. Water. 

Wood Oscar M., (Dextei-) (0. M. .t G. W. 
Wood) h William. 

Woodhead George, ( Pillar Point) r 74, farmer 
65. 

Yerrington Eugene, teamster, h Basin. 

Yerrington Ferdinand, (Dexter) butcher. 

Young Kate, r 17. farm 260. 

Zimnerman Addison, (Perch River) r 9, la- 
borer. 

Zimmerman Charles A., r 20, farmer, leases of 
F. D. Seeber 94. 



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57 



Zimmerman Davitl, r 20, farmei- 14. 
Zimmerman Jot 1. (Perch Eiver) r 7. laborer. 
Zimmerman Luther, (Limerick) r Sfi cor. 23, 
laborer. 



Zimmerman liufns, faimer, h Franklin. 
Zimmeiman Walter, r 44, supervisor, 30 cows, 
farmer 245. 



CAPE VINCENT. 



(For exp/tviations, etc., see page Ty, part second.) 
(PostofTice address is Cape \'incent, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Aflv John, brakeman R.,W. & O. E. E., h Bay. 

AINSWOETH PHEUE E., widow of Judah H., 
farm 150. h Market. 

Ainsworth S.irah A., widow of Judah T., resi- 
dent, aged 75. 

Ainswoith Silas, r 46, farmer, leases of Jane i 
Wilson, ot Pict(ai. Out., 220. 

AINSWOETH WILLARD, wholesale dealer in 
fresh tish, Bmadwav, h James." 

ALLAN EDWARD, M". D., (St. Lawrence) 
physician and surgeon. 

Allen Elbridge. (St. Lawrence ) r 10, laborer. 

Allen Willinm. carpenter, li Hanady. 

Andius Stiphen H., retired farmer, h Market. 

Anthony Charles H., general merchant. Broad- 
way, h William. 

Anthony Mary, widow of Levi, h Bay. 

Anthony William, general merchant, Broad- 
way, h do. 

Armstrong Ann, (St. Lawrence) r 6, widow of 
Alexander, resident. 

Armstrong Caroline D., (St. Lawrence) r 7, 
widow of James W., farmer 100. 

Armsiroiig Charles, (Burdick & Armstrong) 
bds. Union House. 

Armstrong James D.. (St. Lawrence) r 8, clerk 
for B. W. Curtis.' 

Armstrong Jane I., (St. Lawrence) r 8, widow 
of Christopher D.. farm 102. 

Armstrong Joliii, r 49, 6 cows, farmer 130. 

Armstrong Sarah, (Eiver View ) widow of Alex- 
ander, resident. 

AUBEEl'EN AUGUSTEN, (Eosiere) r 19, 
12 head cattle, farmer 107. 

Auberten Eushare, (Ensiere) r 19, farmer with 
his father, Augnsten. 

Aubertine Francis, (Eosiere) r 24, retired 
farmer. 

Aubertine .Jerome, (Eosiere) r 36, farmer 30. 

Aubertine John M., i^St. Lawrence) r 14, farm- 
er 118. 

AUBERTINE LEWIS E., (Eosiere) r 23, 2 
brood mares. 22 head cattle, farmer 159. 

Aubertine Nicholas, (Eosiere) r 30, farmer 50. 

Aubertine Theodore G , (Itosiere) r 40, 18 head 
cattle, farmer 134. 

Aubertine Victor, (Eosiere) r 18 cor. 19, farm- 
er 50. 

Aubertine Victor J., (Rosiere) r 24, farmer 
125. 

Augustus James, harness and collar maker, 
Broadway cor. Market. 



AUSTIN BURTON C, book-keeper, emp. A. 
B. Cleveland Co., limited, bds. Eathbun 
House. [Now emiDloyed by the company 
in New York city.] 

Austin Charles, (St. Lawrence) r 8, farm la- 
borer. 

Bacon Harmon, laborer, h Elm. 

Bailey Herbert, carpenter, h James. 

Bailey Herbert W., carpenter, contractor, and 
builder, h James. 

Bailey James F., cartman, h James. 

Baird Katharine, widow of Azariah, resident, 
aged 80, h Broadway. 

Baker He)man. sailor. 

Baker John J., clerk for C. H. Anthony, h 
Esselstyn. 

Banford Delevan, (St. Lawrence) r 1, farmer 
60. 

BANK OF CAPE VINCENT, Erastus K. Burn- 
ham, pres. ; Francis A. Cross, cashier, 
Broadway. 

Bardol Francis M., carpenter, h Hanady. 

Bardol George W., (Eosiere) r 40, farmer with 
his father, Micliael. 

Bardol Michael, (Eosiere) r 40, farmer 47. 

Barrett Laban, laborer, h Bioadway. 

Barth Joseph, (Rosiere) r 24, laborer. 

Bartholomew Frank, (Rosiere) r 50. laborer. 

BARTHOLOMEW JOSEPH, (Rosiere) r 51, 
farmei 50. 

Bartholomew Marshall, r 49, farmer G2. 

Bartholomew Peter, (Rosiere) r 50, laborer. 

Bartlett Isaac, retired farmer, h Joseph. 

Bartlett Sarah E., widow of George F., re- 
tired. 

Bassa Jacob, laborer, h Market. 

BATES CHARLES H., (^River View) r 18, 
6 Poland Angus cows, farmer 116. 

Bates Fiank, r 63, faimer with his father, 
Samuel. 

Bates James E., r 74, farmer with his father, 
James J. 

BATES JAMES J., r 74, 21 head cattle, 2 Black 
Hawk and Ethan Allen brt)od mares, 1 
stock horse, Pellister Barkis stock, live 
stock breeder and dealer, 3 Durham Short- 
horn cattle, reg., Hambletonian horses, 
prop. Lake View farm 232. 

Bates John E., (River View) r 18, farmer with 
his father, Charles H. 

Bates John W., (Three Mile Bay) r 65, farmer, 
leases of Mrs. G. Flanders 75. 



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BATES JOSEPH H., r 62, 14 grade Holstein 
cows. 3 Hambletonian brood uiares, farm- 
er 225. 

Bates Martin A.. (River View) r 18, farmer with 
hia father. Oliarles H. 

BATES SAMUEL, r 63, 8 head cattle, 1 Percher- 
on-Hanibletoniaii stock horse "Little 
Mack," 1 Hambletonian and Henry Clay 
brood mare, farmer .51. 

Bates Samuel C, on Carleton Island, 30 cows, 
farmer, leases of (;;apt. Slieley 287. 

Bates Tunis, r 62, farmer with his father, 
Samnel. 

Bauder William, (Rosiere) • 23, peddler. 

Beanip George, r 52, farm r, leases of L. R. 
Dezengremel 150. 

Beaufort Mary, widow of E. L., owns farm, h 
Broadway. 

Becker Marcus E., (Three Mile Bay) r 65, la- 
borer. 

BECHERT GEORGE, salesman for A. G. Burn- 
ham, served in Co. B, 1st 111. Lt. Art., h 
Esselstvn cor. Joseph. 

BEEULE GARRET, (St. Lawrence) r 6, 11 
cows, farmer 170. aged 95. 

Beedle Wallace. (St. Liiwrence ) r 6, farmer 170. 

Bennett Eleanor, widow of James, hott'Grovello. 

Bennett Robert, laborer, li off Grovello. 

Bennett James, laborer, h Market. 

Beuway Henry, (St. Lawrence) r 8, farmer 29. 

Beringer Gertrude, widow of Jacob, resident, 
aged 83. h Broad^vav. 

BERINGER MARY, retired, h Broadway. 

Berry Robert, (St. Lawrence) r 1, farmer, 
leases of Jane Armstrong 103. 

Blisles Ema, emp. on railroal, h Broadway. 

Blisles John, ship carpenter, li Broadway. 

Block Sidney S., telegraph operator and ins. 
agent, h William. 

BLOCK SIGMUND, retired merchant, h Will- 
iam. 

Blossom Joseph B., fisherman, h Point. 

Blum Jacob, mason, h Market. 

Blum Jacob, Jr., mason, h Market. 

Blum John, mason, h Market. 

Bodette Francis, laborer, h Real. 

Bogart Horace W., (St. Lawrence) r 4 cor. 5, 
lake captain, h and lot. 

Bolaiid Dwight, r 47, farmer, leases of Phebe 
Ainsworth 130. 

Bordall Ignus, (River View) laborer. 

Borland Charles, fisherman, h Grovello cor. 
Point. 

Borland Dwight. r 41, farmer, leases of Phebe 
A.insworth 50. 

BORLAND JAMES T., justice of the peace 
and sailor, Broadway, h do. 

Borland Mary A. IMrs., cloakmaker, Bl-oadway. 

Bourcey Eugene, (Rosiere) r 26, farmer with 
his father, Francis. 

Bonrcey Francis, (Rosiere) r 26, farmer 170. 

Bourcey Frank, (St. Lawrence) r 8. farmer 80. 

Bourcey John P., (Rosiei-e) r 37, blacksmith. 

Bourcey Petei-, r 48, farmer, leases of Lorenzo 
Kelsey 144. 

BOURCY JOSEPH H., (Rosiere) r 40, gen- 
eral merchant, farm 50, n and lot. 

Bourcy Eloy, (Rosiere) r 40. farmer 92. 

Bonrcy John, (Rosiere) r 40, farmer, leases of 
F. Bonrcey 50. 

Bnurquin Constant, (Rosiere) r 51, farmer 100. 

Bourquin Constant, Jr., (Rosiere) r 51, farmer. 

Boyer Rosalie, tailoress. Market, h do. 

Branch Archille. (Rosiere) r 40, farmer 26. 



Branch Louis, (Rosiere) r 40, farmer with his 
father, Archille. 

Branch Simeon. (Rosiere) r 40, farmer 180. 

Bran die Edward E., (Rosiere) r 26, farmer with 
his father, I;ewis E. 

Branclie Lewis E.. (Rosiere) r 26, farmer 136. 

BRAUN MARTIN, M. D., alio, physician and 
surgeon, Murray. 

Breen Nathaniel F., att'y and counselor at law, 
real estate agent, Bi-oadway, bds. St. Law- 
rence Hotel. 

Breslin John, farmer 12. 

BREWSTER MYRA A., dressmaker, Broad- 
way. 

Brewster Thomas M., carpenter and shipbuild- 
er, Broadwaj'. 

Brewster Wayne B., sailor and carpenter, 
Broadway. 

Brewsier Winfield, carpenter, h River. 

Broadway House, Frank Stumpf, prop., Broad- 
way. 

Brunot John F., carpenter, h Market. 

Biyclan Morris, coachman, h James. 

Buckley John, postmaster and undertaker, h 
Bay. 

Buckley William B., express agent, h Joseph. 

Buckminster Charles B., (St. Lawrence) r 4, 
20 lows, farmer 600. 

Burdick Fred L., (Burdick & Armstrong) h 
Broadway. 

Burdick Sheffield, retired, h Elm. 

BURDICK & ARMSTRONG, (FredL. B. and 
Charles A.)geneial merchants, Broadway. 

Burgess Joseph, (Rosiere) r 37, station and ex- 
press agent, and telegraph ojjerator. 

Burgess Robert, laborer, h Bay. 

Burnett Asenath, r 41, widow of David, resi- 
dent, aged 89. 

BURNETT URIEL M., r 4, served in Co. M, 
10th N. Y. H. A., farmer 32. 

Burnham Alfred G., prop, grist-mill, Broad- 
way, h d(\ 

BURNHAM ERASTUS K., prop, grain eleva- 
tor and dealer in grain, pres. Bank of Cape 
Vincent, Broadway, h do. 

Burnham Ira, (St. Lawrence) r 6, farmer 10. 

Burnham Willard, miller for his father, Alfred 
G., h Broadway. 

Busby Thomas, r ,30, laborer. 

Bushnell Hanley N., M. D., alio and homeo. 
physician and surgeon, dealer in drugs 
and medicint-s. Broadway, h James. 

BUSHNELL SARAH, widow of H. W., aged 
90, retired, h Market. 

Butland David, (Three Mile Bay) r 64, farmer, 
leases of F. King. 

Campbell Susan, widow of Ransom, h Market 
cor. (irovello. 

Campbell & Moulton, (Alexander C and Joseph 
M.) general merchants, (branch store) 
Bi'oadway, residence Watertown. 

CAPE VINCENT EAGLE, Charles B. Wood, 
editor and prop., job printing, Broadway. 

Cape Vincent House, Louis Rousseau, prop., 
Broadway cor. Elm. 

CAREY CHARLES B , (St. Lawrence) r 8. post- 
master and general merchant, served in 
Co. L, 10th N. Y. H. A. 

Carleton Island Park, Carleton Island, Hance 
' & Folger Brothers, props. 

Carnes William, conductor R., W. & O. R. R., 
h William. 

CARRIER AUGUSTUS, lumberman, h Grovello 
cor. Point. 



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-Carrier Lottie L., widow of Byron, li Grovello. 

Casler Warren, farmer, h Janus. 

Chaniberlin John, r 62. farmer 20. 

Chapman James, lal)i»ier, h Elm. 

Chapman Jolm, (St. Lawrence) r 7, farm la- 
borer. 

Chavonstie Henry. (Rosiere) r 50, farmer with 
his father, Lonis. 

CHAVOUSTIE LOUIS, (Rosiere) r. 50, 10 cows, 
farnur 135. 

Church Steplien H.. enip. A. B. Cleveland Co.. 
bds. Ratlibnn House. 

Clark Chailes D., r 70, farmer with his father, 
James L. 

CLARK CHRISTOrHER. retired soldier, h 
Esselstyn. 

Clark James L., r 70, 10 grade Jersey cows, 
farmi r. leases of Austin Rogers 250. 

Clark R. SluridMn, r 70, school teacher. 

Clark Willie, laborer, E.-selst\n. 

demons John H., (Three ftlile Bay) r (15, farm- 
er, leases of J. P. Shnler 125. 

demons Oiiver, ( Three Mile Bay ) r (55. laborer. 

Cleveland A. B. Co.. limited, Jordon. Thurber 
& Gallandet, trustees; Henry T. Hopkins, 
supt., seed growers, seed lumse foot of 
Alarket : main office 111 Mori'is st., Jersey 
City. N. J. • ■ 

Clipfelt Casper, ( River View) farmer 40. 

Cocagne Fied N., repairer and dealer in rub- 
ber goods. Broadway, h do. 

Coffee Nathaniel. (St. Lawrence! r 10, apiarist 
25 colonies, faiiner 25. 

Cole George A., baggage master R., W. & O. 
R. R., Ii Elm. 

Cole William H., custom house detective, bds. 
Ra'hlMin House. 

Colon John. (Rosiere) r 26, laborer. 

CONNALL RICHARDT., Jk., prop, livery, sale, 
and exchange stable, Broadway, bds. St. 
Lawrence Hotel. 

Conn a 11 Richard T., Sr., (River View) r 20, 15 
giade Jersey cows, 15 head other cattle, 1 
Jersey liull, farmer 325. 

CONNALL TERRY, r 20, farmer 78. 

Connall William, farmer for his father, Terry. 

Conner Edward, telegraph operator, h EIqi. 

Conner Frederick, laborer, h Elm, 

Conner Henry, watchman, h Eim. 

Constance Charles. (Rositre) r 21, farmer for 
his father. 

Constance Frank, r 46, farmer with his father, 
Fiederick. 

Constance Frederick, r 46, 10 cows, farmer 300. 

Constance Fred( rick, Jr., r 46, farmer with 
his father, Fiederick. 

Constance George, r 46, farmer with his father, 
Fiederick. 

Constance John, (Rosiere) r 22, fanner 220. 

Constance John, (Rosiere) r 21, farmer for his 
father. 

CONSTANCE JOHN F., dealer in clothing, 
hat, caps, boots, slioes, and gents' furnish- 
ings, Broadway, bds. Union House. 

■Cons'ance Joseph, r 46, farmer with his father, 
Fredeiick. 

Constance Lawrence, Sr., (Rosiere) r 39. farm- 
er 230. 

Constance Lawrence, Jr.. (Rosiere) r 19, 
faiiner. leases of E. Swallia 100. 

■Constance William, ( Rosiere) r 39, farmer with 
his father, Lawrence. 

Cook Henry, (Rosiere) r 24, farmer 112. 

Cook Henry, laborer, h Elm. 



Cook Robert, r 31. farmer 100. 

Cook (Miarles, r 30, farmer 90. and leases of 

Huldah 120. 
Cook Huldalj, r 31, widow of Robert, 7 cows, 

farm 120. 
(!ool Arthur, ( Rosieie ) r 24, carpenter. 
CORN AIRE BELLE, (St. Lawrence) r 25, 

(Mis Louis). 
Coinaiie John, (Rosiere) r 50, farmer 50. 
CORNAIRE JOHN N., (Rosiere) r L'5, served 

in Co. E, 94th National Guards, farmer 42. 
Cornaire Louis, (St. Lawrence) r 24, 18 grade 

Durham, Ayrshire, and Holstein cows. 

prop, cheese factory, farnur 104. 
Cornaire ;\hushall. r -tired fanner 84, h Market. 
CORNAIR MARSHALL S., dealer in groceries, 

wines, and liquors, Broadway, h Market. 
Cornwall Mary, (St. Lawrence) r 1, widow of 

John. 
Cough Benjamin B., laborer, h Point. 
Cough Eddie, farmer with his father, li River. 
Couf;h Emeline, widow of Henry, h James. 
Cough George B., farmei-, leases of Sarah 63, 

h Point. 
Cough Nellie E.. rchool teacher, h River. 
Cough Vallie, clerk for G. W. Warren, bds. 

Point. 
Covert Cora C. widow of Newton, h James. 
Crabb Eugene M., alio, physician anel surgeon, 

Broadvvav, h elo. 
CRATSENBERG ADAM I., retired soldier, h 

.James. 
CROSS FRANCIS A., cashier Bank of Cape 

Vincent, h Market. 
Cross Horace, musician. 
Cross Isaac T., r 49, farmer, leases of the Dodge 

est ite 200. 
Crouse Isaac, r 49, farmer, leases of O. Dodge 

165, 
Crusell Alexaiuler, (Rosiere) r 25, farmer 75. 
Cummings John, (Rosiere) r 22. farm laborer. 
CUPPERNULL GEORGE, (St. Lawrence) r 

8. 31 Ayrshire cows, farmer, leases of D. 

Copley, of Antwerp, 330. 
Curtis Byron W., (St. Lawrence) r 8 cor. 10, 

general marchant, h and steu-e. 
Dailey Melvin, on Carlete)n Island, farmer. 

leases of Peter Hoi ning 94. 
Daley Albert, laborer, h I'oiiit. 
Davis Burt B., school teacher and student, h 

Market cor. Joseph. 
Davis Daviel, cleik for Burdick & Armstrong, 

h William. 
Davis James, clerk, bds. with Richard. 
Davis Minnie Miss, viealer in millinery anel 

fancy goods, elressmaker, Broadway, h 

William. 
Davjs Richard, (Sheley & Davis) h William. 
DAVIS RICHARD A., lawyer, dealer in paints. 

oils, winelows, deiors, and l»linds. h Market 

cor. Joseph. 
Dawson Henry G. D., (Masson & Dawson) alio. 

physician and surgeon, Broaelway cor. 

Market, bds. Point. 
De Camp Elizabeth, r 33, widow eif tJasiniere, 

resident. 
De camp JOHN, r 33, farmer, leases of the 

Cravelin estate 180. 
De Gerden Paul, laborer, h Elm. 
Demlay , (Rosiere) wielow of John, farm 

34, lives with John Constance. 
Deuee Aiexaneler, emp. J. A. Scobell. 
Denee Tliomas. Sr., li-'lieinian, h Bay. 
Denee Thomas, Jr., Jisherman, h Bay. 



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Donee Twain, laborer, h Point. 

De Sallier Dupin Hermel, 10 cows, haj- dealer, 

farm 290, li Mnrket. 
Descomps Edward F., artist, oil painting and 

water colors, h James. 
DEZENGREAIEL BETTIE H.. widow of Ramy, 

resident, farm 150, li Grovello cor. James. 
DEZENGREMEL CHARLES, (Rosiere) r 51 

cor. 52. 10 head cattle, 2 brood mares, 

farmer, leases of F. 210. 
Dezengremel Cliailes, .Jr.. (Rosiere) r 51 cor, 

52. farmei- with his father. Charles. 
DEZENGREMEE FRANCIS V.. r 45. retired 

farmer 640. and 10 acres on Broadwiy. 
Dezenj^remelFiank, dealer in si'oceries, boots, 

and shoes, Broadwxv, h do. 
DEZENGREMEL LEVVIS R., r 52, 12 head 

cattle, farmer 150. 
Dilliii Rhoda, (St. Lawrence) r 8, widow of 

Samnel, resident. 
Doctenr Alfred, (St. Lawrence) r 2, farm 

laboi-er. 
Doctenr Charles A., (Rosiere) r 24, farmer 100. 
Docteur Charles M., (Rosiere) r 15, farmer 75, 

and leases of David Laird 150. 
Doctenr Martin, (St. Lawrence) r 2. farmer 127. 
Docteur Martin, Jr., (Rosiere) r 50. dealer in 

af,'ricultnral implemenrs, farmer 65, and 

leases of Kate Hemple 105. 
Dodge Benjamin D., (River View) r 15 cor. 16, 

prop. Hiverside Hotel, farm 33. 
DODGE FREDERICK H.. ( River View) r 6, 

1 brood mare, farmer 85. 
Dodge Lucy, r 75, widow of Lorenzo, farmer 

100. 
Dodge Melvin J , (Rosiere) r 25. farmer, leases 

of Mrs. Nellie C. Reed 100. 
Dodge Olive, r 40, widow of Elisha V. 
DObGE ORLANDO D., r 6, 11 head Jersey 

and Avrshire cattle, 6 horses, farmer 144. 
DONALDSON ALEXANDER, (St. Lawrence) 

r 7. 1 brood mare, farmer 100. 
Donnell Philander, laborer, off Grovello. 
Dorey Jacob, (Rosiere) r 2'.)V^, laborer. 
Dorey Sarah, (Rosiere j r 29}4, widow of Jacob, 

farm 25. 
Downey George, laborer, off Grovello. 
Doyle Catharine, widow of Philip, h Hanady. 
Doyle William, (River View) r 18, farmer, 

leases of Cathaiine 100. 
Duell Eoward, (St. Lawrence) r 10, farmer, 

leases of Mrs. A. Edwards 14. 
Dnmoiit William H.. prin. public school. 
Dunham Noah, retired, h Grovello. 
Dunham Noah, tislarman, h Grovello. 
DUNHAM WILLIAM H., engineer at Cleve- 
land seed house, h Grovello 
Dunlay Lewis S.. (Rosiere) r 39, farmer with 

his father, William. 
Dunlay Luke, (Rosiere) r 22, farmer 37. 
Dunlay William, (Rosiere) r 39. 8 head cattle, 

farmer 146. 
Dunn James, laborer, h William. 
Dunn Joshua, retired, h Real. 
Dunn Otto, labore'', h William. 
Dunning James, retired farmir. h Market. 
DUNNING JAMES L.. farmer, h Point. 
Dunning Maggie E., dressmaker, h Point. 
Dunning Nora M., dressmaker, h Point. 
Dunning Philo W., (Fitzgerald & Dunning) h 

Market cor. Lake. 
Durham -James H. Maj., newspaper corres- 
pondent, h Market. 
Dyea John, fisherman, h Bay. 



Dynea Thomas, fisherman, h Ray. 

Earl Henrv. wagonmaker, h Joseph. 

EBBEN GEORGE, r 49, horse dealer and 

driver, prop stock horse "Col. Bakis," 1 

brood mare. 
Ebbs Mahaley. widow of William, h Market. 
Eckleburg Fiank, carpenter, h Market. 
Edus Stephen, retired, h Market. 
Edwards Ardi'la, (St. Lawrence) r 10, widow 

of Allen, farmi r 14. 
Edwards Elsie E., (St. Lawrence) r 10, school 

teacher 
Edwaids Thomas, fish dealer, h Market. 
Edwards Thomas Mrs., prop, boarding-house, 

Market. 
Elliott Mary Mrs., (River View) r 6, dress- 
maker. 
Emery Berzilli, (St. Lawrence) r 5, retired 

farmer. 
Emery Chancy, (Rosiere") r 14, farmer laborer. 
Emery Morris. (River View) r 6, farmei' 94. 
Emery Shepard V . (Rosiere) r 14, farmer with 

liis fattier. Zebulon. 
EMERY THOMAS, (St. Lawrence) r 5, owns 

on Point Peninsula 463 acres land, farmer 

65. 
Emery Zebulon. (Rosiere) r 14. farmer 75. 
Eselin Elizabeth. (Rosiere) widow of John F., 

resident,, farm 75. 
Eselin Libbie Miss. (Rosiere) r 40, dressmaker. 
Eselin Louis. (Rosiere) r 40. farmer 20. 
Esselstyn John B.. r 32 cor. 33. farmer 97. 
Esselstvn Marv, r 33, widow of William, farm- 
er 249. 
Esselstyn William, cartman, h Esselstyn. 
Ebtes Helen, widow of William, resident, h 

Market. 
Fagar William. (Rosiere) r 39, farmer 110. 
Farr George, (St. Lawrence) r 1, laborer. 
Fair Greenleaf. (St. I^awrence) r 6. liborer. 
Farr Ira, (St. Lawrence) r 11, farmer, leases 

of Mrs. F. Eraser 64. 
Farr Ira J., (St. Lawrence) r 9, farmer, leases 

of Eraser 80. 

FARR JEHEMIAH, (St. Lawrence) r 8, 8 cow?, 

farmer m6. 
Favrey Joseph, r 49 cor. 50, farmer 150. 
Favrey Joseph, .Jr., r 49 cor. 50. farmer with 

his father. Joseph. 
Favrey Stephen. (Rosiere ) r 50, farmer 50. 
Favvre Augustus, ( River View; r 16, black- 
smith, h and lot. 
Fecker David, ( Rosiere) r 26. laborer. 
Fecker John. (Rosiere) r 26, lal)orer. 
Fecker Joseph, (Rosiere) r 26, laborer. 
Fecker William, (Rosiere) r 26, farmer, leases 

of the George Fecker estate 108. 
Fenton David, pensioner, h James. 
Fish Furman, r 72, retired farmer. 
Fish Herbert M., r 72. farmer with his father, 

Mvron. 
Fish Myron, r 72, farmer 76. 
Fisher John, laborer, h Joseph. 
FITZGERALD DANIEL L., (Fitzgerald & 

Dunning) supervisor, h Broadway 
Fitzgerald John, r 75, farmer 175. 
Fitzgerald Michael, r 75, farmer on the D, 

Fitzgerald estate. 
Fitzgeralil Morris, r 75. farmer for his mother. 
Fitzu^eiald W.. (Rosiere) r 51, hav presser. 
FITZGERALD & DUNNING, (Daniel L. F. 

and Philo W. D.) props, meat market, hay 

pressers and shippers, Broadway. 
Flake Thomas, mason and oarsman, h Murray, 



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Flanders Ivpzia, (Thiee Mile Bay) r G5, widow 

of Cuiistoi)ber J., 9 head cattle, farm 81. 
riape John, laborer, h Pine. 
Fleniinpf Andrew, overseer of highways, h 

Jieal cor. .Toseph. 
Florenct! Nicholas, r 46, farmer, leases of B. 

Frrtser 100. 
Florence William, r 46. farmer witli his father, 

Nicholas. 
Folice Pliiii]), mason. Broadway. 
Foisyth Abigail, widow of Samuel, aged 72, h 

Grovello. 
Forsyth Cyntliia F., prop, summer boarding- 

honse. h Grovelio cor. Point. 
Forton Charlotte, overseer in ladies' depart- 

mi nt Cleveland seed house, h James. 
Forton Uavid, retired, h James. 
Forton David, hiborer. b James. 
Foster (^liarles H., mason, h James. 
Foster William, h Bay. 
Fox Edward D., pi op. St. Lawrence Hotel, 

Broadway. 
FOX HENRY L., prop. Eathbnn House, and 

deahr in trotting, road, and coach horses, 

Market. 
FEALEY PETER, (Rosiere) r 51, 15 head 

cattle, prop, saw-mill, farmer 96. 
Frasei' Budget E., widow of David J., retired, 

li Broadway. 
Eraser Fanny, (St. Lawrence) r 10, widow of 

William, farm 64. 
Freeman Jacob, laborer, h Pine. 
Freeman INIary, widow of Caleb, h Pine. 
Frisbie Henry T., prop. Union House, Broad- 
way. 
Fritts Harry B., pastor M. E. Chureli, h Essel- 

styn. 
F'rytr'Samuel C, prop, saloon and restaurant, 

Broadway cor. Market, h Market. 
Fuller Jonas P., laboier, h James. 
Fuller Margaret, widow of Jonas, resident, 
Gnnible Thomas, porter St. Lawrence Hotel. 
Ganan Wihiam. shoemaker, h Pine. 
Gardner Charles I., special deputy customs 

collector district of Cape Vincent, Broad- 
way, h James. 
GARDNER HENRY L., r 62, 10 head cattle, 

fanner 115>^. 
Garies Andr'W, foreman in brewery, bds. 

Broadway House. 
GarlacI) Peier, 1st, (Peter Garlacli & Son) h 

Broadway. 
OARLACH PETER, Jr., (Peter Garlach & 

Son) h River c(U'. Real. 
Garlach Peter & Son, (Peter, Jr.) boot and 

shoe dealers, Broadway. 
Garhick Peter, retired shoemaker, h River. 
GAUGIEN CHARLES A.,(Ro8iere) r 37, farm- 
er 52. 
GERLACH CHARLES, prop, meat market, 

Broadway, h River. 
Gibson David, r 45. 12 co\vs, farmer, leases of 

Mary Beaufort 267. 
Gilbert Aiexand-r, mason, h Point. 
Gilbert Victor, (Rosiere) r 24, masim. 
■Gilbo Burt, labonr, h Ess^-lstyn. 
Gilbo Edward H., watchman at Cleveland 

seed house, h Esselstyn. 
Gloyd Charles, (St. Lawrence) r 6, farmer 

witli his father, James. 
Gloyd James, (St. Lawrence) r 6, farmer 27. 
Goddfrii nd Paul, (Rosiere) r 51, laborer. 
Gosiere Autoiue, Sr., (Rosiere) r 26, farmer 

120. 



Gosiere Antoine E., r 37, (Gosiere Brotheis). 

Gosiere Brothers, r 37. (Edward A. and An- 
toine E.) dealers in hay, lumber, coal, 
and grain. 

Gosiere Charles, Sr., (Rosiere) r 37, farmer 
180. 

Gosiere Charles, 2d, (Rosiere) r 26, farmer 58. 

Gosiere CharL s S., (Rosiere) r 18, farmer 118. 

Gosiere Edward A., r 37, (Gosiere Broihers). 

Gosiere Victor L., i Rosiere) farmer for 
Charles, Sr. 

Grandgean Frederick, (St. Lawrence) r 13, 
farmer 90. 

Grandgean Isaac, r 32, farmer 70. 

Grandgertu Elizal^eth, (Rosiere) r 37, widow 
of John, fmnier 77. 

GRANGER MARY A, (28 Wolf st., Syracuse, 
N. Y. ) widow of Christopher. 

Granger Philip, (St. Lawience) r 25, farmer 
65, an) leases of C. Tarbol 100. 

Grant George, general merchant, Broadway, 
h William. 

Grant William J., custom house officer, hay 
dealer, owns Fox Island, farmer 250, h 
William. 

Grapotte John, foreman in Cleveland seed 
house, bds. Rathbun House. 

Grapotte John B., general merchant, dealer 
in wines and bquors, Broadway, h do. 

Gravel Joseph, laborer, h Real. 

Gravelle John, laborer, h Hanady. 

Gravelle Mattie, dressmaker, h Hanady. 

Gray Adam, r 72, farmer for his fathei', Ed- 
win. 

GRAY EDWIN, r 72, 29 cows, 30 grade Hol- 
steiii cattle, farmer 320. 

Gray McComb B., r 72, teacher in military 
schools. 

Gregor Emma C, (Rosiere) r 39, widow of 
Alfred. 

Gregor Joseph C, emp. Howard & Uuderhill, 
h Market. 

Gregor Sebastian, retired carpenter, h Mar- 
ket. 

Grimshaw Grant, veterinary surgeon, Broad- 
way, h Esselstyn. 

Grimshaw Robert, r 41, farmer 82. 

Guile G. A., dentist, Broadway. 

Half Willaid, (River View) r 16, laliorer. 

Hall Alvin H.,'r 42, farmer 60. 

Hall Franklin, r 42, farmer for his father, Ly- 
man. 

Hall Lyman, r 42, farmer 60. 

Hammond Jesse, ( Rosiere) r 19, laborer. 

Hammond Jesse, laborer, h off Grovello. 

Hance S. Byron Col., retired, bds Grovello. 

Hannah Ann, (St. Lawrence) r 6, widow of 
William, farmer 25. 

Hannah Wilham J., (St. Lawrence) farmer for 
his mother. 

Harris Elmer, (River View) r 6, carpenter. 

Harter Andrew J , (St. Lawrence) r 10, justice 
of the peace, blacksmith, and wagoumaker, 
h and lot. 

Hartness John, tinsmith, h off Fsselstyn. 

Hartness Michael, laborer, h Esselstyn. 

Hay Catharine, (St. Lawrei ce) r 6, widow of 
' Martin D., residmt, aged 77, farmer 25. 

HAY WILLIAM. M. D., (St. Lawrence) r 4, 
alio, physician and suigeon. 

HEINTZELiMAN JOHN B., (St. Lawrence) r 
7, farmer 100. 

Hemple Kate, (Rosiere) r 50, widow of Joseph, 
farm 105. 



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TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT. 



Hemstreet William H., (St. Lawrenoe) r G, 17 

head cattle, 500 apple trees, farmer, leases 

of Jacob Putnam, of Clayton. IfiO. 
Heutze Albert W., (Three Mile Bay) r 74, 

farmer with his father. 
HENTZE OSCAK F., (Three Mile Bay) r 65, 

served in lOth N. Y. H. A., farmer 144. 
Herrick Fiank, (Three Mile Bay) r 65, farmer. 
Herrick J(hn, (Three Mile Bay) r 65, 16 cows. 

farmer, leas'es of Mary 240. 
Herrick Mai-y, (Three Mile Bay) r 65, widow 

of Daniel, farm 240. 
HILTS EZRA D., lawyer, formei ly postmaster, 

h Grovelio. 
Hinckley Samnel R.. hay dealer, h Broadway. 
Hinkley Culeman, Jr., captain of scow, farm 

166. 
Hinkley Coleman, Sr., lake captain, h Real. 
Hinivley Cooley, captain steamer Maud, h 

Broadway. 
HOLLAND THOMAS, baker, Broadway, h do. 
Hollenl)eck Charles E., off r 42, farmer 132. 
HoUenbeck John, (St. Lawrence) r 6, 30 head 

cattle, farmer 200. 
HoUnnbeek Preston, r 42, farmer 77. 
Holliday William, (Rosiere) r 2fi, laborer. 
Hopknn Henry T., supt. Cleveland seed 

house, h James. 
Horan Estella Miss, (Rosiere) r 37, dealer in 

millinery and fancy goods. 
Home William C. 8 cows, farmer, leases of 

the Vincent estate 120. 
Horning Peter, Carleton Mand, r 63, 8 cows, 

farmer 94. 
Horr William D., house f)aintei'. h oft' Grc.vello. 
Howard Harvey, captain str. Win. A. Haskell 

between Chicago and Ogdensburg, h Real 

cor. River. 
Howard James, (Howard & Undfrhill) h 

Real. 
Howard James E., general ins. agent, Broad- 
way, h William. 
Howard James H., book-keeper, h Real cor. 

River. 
Howard & Underbill, (James H. and Charles 

U.) seed growers and props, seed ware- 
house, Broadway. 
Hoyser John, labori r, James cor. Grovelio. 
Huljbard Frank, (Rosiere) r 26, laborer. 
Huck Arlgustu^ r 54, farmer, leases of J. H. 

Nims 214. 
Hnft' Jacob, (Rosiere) r 35, farmer. 
Hutt' !\Iartin,- (Rosiere) r 33, farmer, leases of 

R. Dezengrcmel 200. 
Humphrey Albert G , r 68, farmer 83. 
Hnmphrev Alfred, Jr.. r 4. farmer 60. 
HUMPHREY ALFRED J., r 71, 50 sheep, 10 

liead cattle, farmer 12'.). 
Humphrey Charles, r 73, farmer 100. 
Humphrey Cluilcs H., r 75, fanner with his 

father, Harrison L. 
Humphriy Ernest R., r 69, farmer with his 

fathei', Richard. 
Humphrey Frederick, r 46, milk dealer and 

farmer 69. 
HUMPHREY HARRISON L.. r 75. Grenadier 

Island, 15 head cattle, farmer 368. 
Humphrey Henry T., r 73, 20 grade Holstein 

cattle, farmer 170. 
HUMPHREY RICHARD, r 69. 6 grade Jersey 

cows, 10 Southdown and Leicester sheep, 

farmer lOS. 
Humphrey Ward C, r 75, farmer with his 

father, Harrison L. 



HUMPHREY WILLIAM, r 68, 20 head cattle, 

farmer 170. 
HunneweilWihiam S., carpenter, h oft' Grovelio. 
Hurdle James, ( River View ) r 20, farm laborer. 
Hyatt Geoige, (Three Mile Bay) r 65, farmer, 

leases of his father, G.. 65. 
Hyde John P., (St. Lawrence) r 12. farmer, 

leases of William H. 50. 
Ingalls Forsyth, sailor, h Hanady. 
Ingerson Edward E., (St. Lawrence) r 10, 

laborer. 
INGERSON HORACE, (St. Lawrence) r 10, 

carpenter and joiner, farmer 4, served in 

Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Irvin Christophei-, ( St. Lawrence) r 6, farmer, 

leases of John HoUenbeck 200. 
Irvin George, (St. Lawrence) medical student. 
IRVIN JAMES C, (River View) r 6, 7 head 

cattle, apiarist 10 colonies, farmer 115. 
Irvin Robert, (St. Lawrence) r 2, farmer 89. 
Irvin William, ( St. Lawrence) r 2. sailor. 
IRVINE CHRISTOPHER, (River View) r 6, 

farmer 130. 
Irvine Henry, (River View) r 6, farmer, leases 

of Christopher 130. 
Jackson Benjamin, (Rosiere) r 22. farmer 74, 

and leases of Mrs. Mary Ruso 75. 
Jackson Benjamin, (River View) r 17, farmer 

69. 
Jackson Tinf^, (Rosiere) r 36, farmer, leases of 

S. Branch 42. 
Jerome Cliarles A., prop. Jerome''s Hotel, 

Broadway and Market. 
Jerome Emily, widow of George, dealer in 

groceries, Broadway, h do. 
Jerome George, clerk, h Broadway. 
Jerome's Hotel, Charles A. Jerome, prop., 

Broadway and Market. 
Johnson C(nirtney, (St. Lawrence) r 1, laborer. 
Johnson Eva Miss, cleik, h Market. 
JOHNSON FREDERICK A.,gardener,h James. 
Johnson Heni-y, clerk, li Pine. 
Johnson John, laborer, h Market. 
Johnson William H., supt. for Campbell & 

Moulton. h Market. 
Jones James, laborer, h Pine. 
Jones Jones B., (River View) r 16, laborer. 
Jones Joseph, laborer, h Pine. 
Joyner Deljroa, widow of Charles, resident, h' 

William. 
Judd Enos, r 31, farmer 100. 
Judd Philetus S., r 31, 10 grade Jersey cattle, 

farnifr 89. 
Kellar Nicholas, 9 cows, farmer 105. 
Keller George, clerk Union House. 
Keller Gilbert, r 60, 12 cows, farmer, leases of 

C. Dnpont 289. 
Kellev George, blicksmith. Broadway, li do. 
KELLEY WILLIAM S., (Rosiere) r 37, pastor- 
Catholic Church. 
KELSEY E. CARLOS, general ins. agent, h 

Grovelio. 
Kelsey Eve, retired, son of Eli, h James. 
Kelsey L. Gideon, general merchant, Broad- 
way, h do. 
Kelsey Lorenzo T., 11 cows, retired farmer 280, 

h Broadway. 
Kerven Catherine, (River View ) r 17, widow of 

James. 
Kesler Edwnrd, sailor, h Real. 
KESLER FRANK, farm laborer, h Market. 
Kesler Fred, clerk for C. H. Anthony, h River. 
KESLER LUCRETIA, wulow of Albert, resi- 
dent, h River. 



TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT. 



63 



Kesler William, station agent K, W. & O. K. 

II., li Broadway. 
Kilboin Giles, laborer, h Esselsryn. 
Kilbnin .John K , clerk for Parker Brothers, h 

William. 
Kilbnrn Trmnan, laborer, h Pine. 
King Augustus, (Thtee Mile Bay) r 64, laborer. 
King Frederick, (Three Mib Bav ) r 64, farmer 

70. 
Kinnart' Ambrose. (Ilosicre) r 24, farmer, leases 

of A. Kiiapp 71. 
Knapp Adam, (Bosiere) r 24, farm 71. 
Knai)p William, (Bosiere) r 53. 12 cows, farmer 

315. 
Knight George, (Bosi re) r 24, laborer. 
Knight James, (Busiere) r 24. retired. 
Knight Nelson, ( Bosiere ) r 26, laliortr. 
Laillet Nicholas, ( Bosiere ) r 26, retired farmer 

75. aged 90. 
Laillet Xavia, ( Bosieie) r 26, laborer. 
Laillet Xavier, (Bosiere ) r 26, retired farmer 

75. 
Laine Antoine, farmer 13. 
Laird David, (Bosiere) r 15, postmaster, farm 

160. 
Laird Elizn, (Biver View) r 6, widow of John. 
Laiid George S.. r 49, farmer with his father, 

Boberr. 
LAIBD BOBEBT, r 49, 12 cows, 1 brood mare, 

35 Southdown shetj), apiarist 5 colonies, 

farmer 200, h and lot in vdlage. 
Laird Willie D., school teacher and student 

Adams Collegiate Institute. 
Lanfo Henry, carpditer, h Biver. 
Laniger George, (Bositre) r 14 cor. 19, farmer 

91. 
Laniger George, (St. Lawn nee )r 14, farmer 96, 
LANIGEB GEOBGE J.. ( Bosiere )r 14 cor. 19, 

fanner with his father, George. 
Laniger Jose])h, ( Bosiere) r 29, farnur, leases 

of Margaret 50. 
Laniger Margaret, ( Bosiere ) r 35, widow of 

John, farm 100. 
Larmar Frank, teamster, h Joseph. 
Lawrence Nicholas. (Bosiere) r 29, farmer 47, 

and leases of Mary Mason 50. 
Lawrence Stephen. (Bosiere) r 29]^, laborer. 
Lawrence Tusan, (Bosiere) r 29]^, laborer. 
Lee Morris E., lawyer, Broadway, h do. 
Lellamand Augustus, r 64, farmer 67. 
Lennon Albert, cartinan, h Elm. 
Lennon George W.,(St. Lawrence) r 10, farmer. 
Leriehenx Henry, r 74, laborer. 
IjCwis Eibridge, (Three Mile Bay ) r 65. farmer 

318. 
Lewis Jerome E.. (Three Mile Bay) r65, farm- 
er with his fathe)-, Eibridge. 
Liddy Alexander, (St. Lawrence) off r 1, 

fatmer 80. 
Liddy Fiances A., (St. Lawrence ) r 6, dress- 
make)-. 
Liddy George N., (St. Lawrence ) r 6, farmer 

with Ins father, James. 
Liddy James, (St. Lawrence) r 6, 12 cows, 

farmer 114. 
Lisle Kate, widow of John, h James. 
Lodi Geoi-ge, laborer, h Pine. 
Londraville Cornelius W.. barber and hair- 
dresser, Broadway, h do. 
Loney Albert, laborer, h Biver. 
Love Peter, retired, h Maiket. 
Lyle Catharine, widow of John C, h James. 
LYLE S.\MUEL, retired farmer, owns in 

Belleville 13, h James. 



Lynch Cornelius W., railroad engineer, h Pine. 

Majo Laura, r 62, widow of Binee. farmer 55. 

M.\JO WILLIAJI, Carleton Island, re- 
tired farmer 100. 

Malonc William, (St. Lawrence) r 1, farmer 
111. 

MANCE FBANCIS, (Bosiere) r 24, 19 head 
cattle, 2 brood mares, farmer 158. 

Mance Fiauk J., carpen;er and wagon re- 
pairer, h Blarket 

Mance Lewis, caipenttr, h Haiiady. 

Mance Louis F., einp. in meat market, h Mar- 
ket. 

Mance Nelson, laborer, h off Hanndy. 

Mance Bose, widow of Isaac, h off Haiiady. 

Manse Dedia, (Bosiere) r 51, widow of Felix. 
faniK r 50. 

MABGEBY PETER, (Bosiere) r 26, fHrmer 50. 

Markel JJavul, compositor, bds. Union House. 

Markham Nelson, labuier, h Hanady. 

Markle Nelson S.. emp. in Cleveland seed 
house, h off Bioadway. 

Marks Henry, lumber and coal dealer, Broad- 
way, h Market. 

Marks Lewis, tinsmith, h Broadway. 

Marks Phil p. mason ami prop. p"ianing-mill, 
Broadway, h do. 

Marshaw Francis, (Bosiere) r 26, farmer 105. 

Mason Dominic, carpenter, h off Hanady. 

Mason John, (Bnsiere) r 24, farmer for his- 
mother, Mary A. 

Mason Joseph JNl., ( Bosiere) r 24, farmer for 
his mother. Mai v A. 

MASON MABY A, '(Bo.siere ) r 24, widow of 
Michael, farm 50, and in Clayton 50. 

Mason Michiiel, (Bosiere) r 24. farmer. 

MASSON THOMAS, M. D., (Masson & Daw- 
sun) alio. ])hysician aw] surgeon, Broad- 
way cor. Maiket. h 3Iarket. 

Masson <t Dawson, (Thomas M. and Henry G. 
D. D. ) physicians anl surgeons, Bioadwav 
cor. Market. 

Maynard John, t!arl(don Island, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Philip Marks 125. 

McCalley John, custom house otticer, farm 18, 
h Pine. 

McComljs Harriet, widow of William, h Bay. 

McConnell .\ndrew J., furniture dealer, Broad- 
way, h Grovello. 

McDermott Dennis J., dealer in hardware, 
tinware, etc., Broadway, h Esselstyn. 

McDonald George, <lealer in tobacco, cigars, 
etc., Bioadway, h do. 

McGoff John, .Jr., r 62, starved on the man-of- 
war U. S. Hichiiiond in the late war. 
farmer 30. 

McGowan William, shoemaker, h Bay. 

McKeever James, (St. Lawrence) r "l, laborer. 

McKinley Bernard, r 45, 20 Ayrshire and Hol- 
stdu cows, 2 brood mares, farmer 265. 

McKinley Louis, r 45, farmer with his father, 
Birnard. 

McMillen Bobert, tisheimau, h Bay. 

McNttt Ethelbert B., (Sr. Lawrence) r 12, 
farmer 40. 

McWAYNE ANDBEW F., r 54, 15 head cattle, 
farmer 120. 

McWayne Fred, r 64 eoi-. 54, fainier 74. 

Mentry C. Frederick, carpenter, h Elm. 

Meiitiy Fred, r 42, farint r 84. 

Mentry F'red, Jr., carpenter, h Elm. 

Mentry John, laboier, h Esselstyn. 

Mentry William, clerk fm- J. B.Grapotte, bds. 
Esselstvn. 



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TOWN OF CAPE VINXENT. 



Merchant Claude, r 49, farmer, leases of A. 
Wilson 48. 

Merchant Francis P., farmer for his father, 
Henrv. 

MERCHANT GEORGE W., r 41, farmer for 
his father, Henry. 

Merchant Henry, r 46. 10 cows, farmer 281. 

Mesot Angustus, (St. Lawrence) r 8, thresher. 

Middletoii William, prop, saloon, Broadway 
cor. Market, h Broadway. 

Millard Eli, laborer, h Broadway. 

MILLEN ABNER H., liarnessmaker, Broad- 
way, h Bay. 

MiUen Jolin, sailor, h Bay. 

Millen William A., student, h Bay. 

Miller Fred A., (St. Lawrence) r 8, clerk for C. 
B. Carey, mail carrier, h and lot. 

Miller Luther, carpenter, h Elm. 

Miller Ulysses S., carpenter and joiner, h 
James. 

Millicau John, r 49, Scows, farmer 125. 

Monroe Michael, porter St. Lawrence Hotel. 

Montonna David H., r 45, hight-house keeper 
at Tibhett's Point. 

Morrison Charles P., prop, meat market, 
Broadway, h James cor. Joseph. 

Morse Henry E., lawyer, collector of customs 
district of Cape Vincent. 

MULLIGAN FRANK E.. marine captain, h 
Market. 

Murray James, laborer, h Grovello. 

Mussot August, (Rosiere)r 25, farmer 100. 

Newman Robert J J., dealer in paints, oils, 
glass, varnishes, and H.W. Johns's asbestos, 
practical house and wood finisher, Broad- 
way. 

Niles George, (St. Lawreuce) r 1, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Sarah 70. 

NILES SARA.H, (St. Lawrence) r 1, widow of 
John, farmer 70. 

NTMS JOHN H., r 54, 11 head cattle, farm 214. 

Nolan David, emp. in fish house, h William. 

Nolan James, laborer, h William. 

Northron John. (St. Lawrence) farmer, leases 
of Charles Intjelfelur 100. 

OJett L^-wis, watchman R., W. & 0. R. R., h 
n track. 

O'Neil Patrick, r 58, 10 cows, farmer 131. 

O'Tool John, blacksmith, Broadway, h do. 

Parker Brothers, (John H. and Winfield S.) 
general merchants, Broadway. 

Parker John H., (Parker Brotliers) h William. 

Parker Wiatteld S., (Parker Brothers) h Will- 
iam . 

Payne Mary A., ("St. Lawrence ) r 11, widow of 
Chancey, farmer 15. 

Pearson James, r 41, farmer. 

Pearson Lucretia, r 41, widow of Francis, h 
and 6 acres. 

Pearsons John, butcher, h Broadway. 

Peo Almizo F., (River View )r 16, farm laborer. 

PEO HENRY, wholesale dealer in fish on rail- 
road dock, 12 cows, farm 102, owns 4 houses 
and lots, h .James. 

Peo Henry, labnrer, h Pine. 

Peo James. ( River View) r 16, farm laborer. 

PEO JOSEPH, prop, boat livery. Market, h do. 

Peo Joseph, (River View) r 16, farmer for his 
mother, Sarah M. 

Peo Julian T., (River View) r r 16, farm la- 
borer. 

Peo Nettie Miss, music teacher and portrait 
artist, h James. 

Peo Renny, r 31, farmer 80. 



PEO SARAH M., (River View) r 16. widow of 

Juhan, farmer 140. 
Percy A. E.. (St. Lawrence) farmer 42. 
Percy Alfred D., (St. Lawrence) r 1, farmer 

125. 
Percy Robert H., (St. Lawrence) r 1 cor. 2, 10 

cows, farmer 145. 
Petit Joseph. (Rosiere) r 293<2', farmer 20. 
Petit Marcus. (St. Lawrence)' r 12, fanner 36. 
Phillips Andrew, (St. Lawrence) r 12, farmer 

50. 
Phillips Chancey, (St. Lawrence) r 12. farmer 

25. 
Phillips George, compositor, h Broadway. 
PhilHps George W., typesettei-, Broadway. 
Phillips Roselle, fisherman, Broadway. 
Philhps Thomas, (St. Lawrence) r 12, farmer 

46. 
Phillips William, r 47, fisherman, h Market. 
Pierce Dyer E.. M D., (St. Lawrence) r 8, re- 
tired physician, farm 100. [Died 1889.] 
Pigton Ellic, house atid sign painter, h Point. 
Place Jolm, laborer, h Point. 
Pleuch Alfred, sailor. 
Potter Fiank N . com. traveler, h Market. 
Potter Henry M., musician, h Market. 
Potter Melvina, widow of Dr. Nelson, h Mar- 
ket. 
Powell Annie, (River View) r 50, widow of Ja- 
son, farmer 100. 
POWELL ELIAS F., (St. Lawrence) r 14, 30 

cows, farm 250. 
Powell James D., (St, Lawrence) r 14, (Milton 

C. & James D. Powell ). 
Powell Milton C. (St. Lawrence) r 14, (Milton 

C. A Jan esD. Powell). 
Powell Milton C. & James D., (St. Lawrence) 
r 14. 30 Ayrshire and Holstein cows, farm- 
ers, lease of Elias F. 250. 
Powell Morris A., (St. Lawrence) r 8, farmer. 

leases of T. B.Stedman 100. 
Powers Polly, (Rosiere) r 64, widow of Allen, 

resident, aged 87. 
Putman Aaron, Carleton Lsland, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Hance & Folger Biotheis 
500. 
Quinlan Daniel, dealer in groceries, Broadway, 

bds. do. 
Raceine Peter, (St. Lawrence) r 13, 10 cows, 

farmer 120. 
Raceine Susan, (St. Lawrpnce) r 12, farmer 60. 
Radley Ferdinand, (St. Lawrence) r — , farm- 
er 20. 
Radlev Fr^'iik W.. (Rosiere) r 24, hav dealer. 
RADLEY JAMKS, r 31, farmer, leases of R. 

T. ConneJl 214. 
Radley John, Sr.. (Rosiere) r 51, farmer 25. 
Radley John, Jr.. (Rosiere) r 24, 16 head cat- 
tle, farmer 175. 
RADLEY LOUIS, r 31, farmer 187 1^. 
Radiev Marv, r 49, widow of George, farm 

50. 
Radlev Michael, r 49, farmer, leases of Mrs. 

John Willey 75. and of Mary 50. 
Radley Oscar, (Rosiei'e) r 35. laliorer. 
Rapliold Nicholas, (Rosiere) r 41, farmer 6. 
Rapholtz George, (Rosiere) r 24, caipenter, h 

and 5 acres. 
Rapholtz Sophroiiia. (Rosiere) r 24, widow of 

Valentine, farmer 70. 
RATHBUN HOiJSE, Henrv L. Fox, prop., 

Market. 
Raymond William, (Raymond & Stratford) h 
James. 



TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT. 



65 



Raymond & Stratford, (William R. and James 
S. ) blacksmiths. James. 

Reasner Hf-rman, (St. Lawrence) r 25, farmer 
34, and leases of Jacob 46. 

REASNER JACOB, (St. Lawrence) r 24, 17 
cows, farmer 200. 

Reasner Norman, (St. Lawrence) r 24. farmer 
with his father, Jacob. 

REASONER DAVID E.. (St. Lawrence) farm- 
er 72. 

Recter Mary, widow of Peter, farmer 50. 

Reddrick Peter, (River View) r 16, custom 
house collector port of Millen's Bay. 

Redman WiUiam, carpenter, b Bay. 

Reed Gordon, ( Rosiere) laborer. 

Reed John, retired cooper. 

Reed John M., (St. Lawrence) r 8, farmer. 

Reed Mary E., (St. Lawrence) r 5, widow of 
Abiier, aged 80, farmer 79. 

Reed Nicholas, on r 54 farmer 91, h Market. 

Reed Peter, cooper, h Market. 

Reed Thomas, laborer, h Esselstyn. 

REFF JOHN. ( St. Lawrence ) r 10, farm labor- 
er, served in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Cav. 

Reff Joseph, r 63, farmer 75. 

Retf Micliael, (Rosiere) r 15, farmer 150. 

Reff Michael, laborer, h Market. 

Reff Blichacl F., ( Rosiere j r 15, farmer, leases 
of Michael 150. 

Reft' Nichi las, (Rosiere) r 35, farmer, leases of 
Mrs. M. Laniger 50. 

Reff Peter, (River View) r 16, carpenter. 

Relyea Thomas, (Three Mile Bay) r 65, retired 
farmer. 

Reynolds Samuel, clerk St. Lawrence Hotel. 

Rice Brainard, (St. Lawrence) r 7, farmer, 
leases of Philura 119. 

Rice Orrin, (St. Lawrence) r 8. farmer 50. 

RICE PHILURA, (St. Lawrence) r 7, widow of 
Leander, 12 cows, farmer 119. 

Rice Sanmel L., (St. Lawrence) r 8, farmer 
with his father, Orrin. 

Richards William, ( River View) r 16, shoe- 
maker, h and lot. 

Rienbeck John, farmer 50, h James. 

Rienegle John, r 48, 7* cows, farmer, leases of 
L. Kelsey 220. 

Rienegle Joseph, retired farmer. 

Rienegle Micliael, r 48, farmer 75. 

Rigot ' Augustus, (Three Mile Bay ) r 64, 
farmer. 

RILEY THOMAS E., (Rosiere) r 24, carpenter 
and joiner, and i^rop. saw-mill, served iu 
Co. E, 186th N. Y. Vols., h and 8 acres. 

Rivers John A., lireman in seed house, h off 
Grovello. 

Riverside Hotel, (River View) B. D. Dodge, 
prop. 

Roat Charles, fisherman, h Elm. 

Robbins Caleb G., r 49 cor. 64. farmer 200. 

ROBBINS CATHARINE E. Mrs., retired, h 
Market. 

ROBBINS CHARLES R., r 61, 25 head cattle, 
43 sheep, farmer 330. 

Robbins Fred, r 70, fai'mer with his father, 
John. 

Robbins Harry J., r 70, farmer with his father, 
John. 

ROBBINS JOHN, r 70, 13 cows, farmer 170. 

Robert Henri, teacher French and mathe- 
matics, h James. 

Roberts Jennie A., dressmaker, h Joseph. 

Roberts Mary, widow of Amos, resident, h 
Joseph. 



Robertson Almira, dressmaker, h Hanady. 
Robertson Otis, teamster, h Hanady. 
Robinson James, r 33, farmer 50. 
Robinson William, sailor and carpenter, h 

■ Hanady. 
Rogers Abiier B.. (Three Mile Bay) r 65, farm- 
er 115. 
Rogers Augustus, r 46, farmer 50. 
ROGERS AUSTIN, retired farmer 130, h. 

Bioadway. 
Rosebo(mr Howard, barber, Broadway, h 

Point. 
ROSEBOOM JOHN G., dealer in hardware 

and tinware, Broadway, h do. 
Ross Lisle, r 33, farmer 60. 
Ross Norman, r 33, farmer 100. 
Ross William, carpenter, h Joseph. 
ROUSSEAU CYRILLE, retired farmer and 

teamster, h William. 
ROUSSEAU JOHN B., retired hotel keeper, h 

Broadway. 
Rousseau Levi, prop, livery stable, Grovello 

cor. Market, bds. Jerome's Hotel. 
Rousseau Louis, prop. Cape Vincent Hotel, 

Bi'oadway cor. Elm. 
Ruttan William H., (Rosiere) r 26, laborer. 
Ryan Ellen, (Rosiere) r 22, widow of Edward, 

farm 25. 
Ryne Edward, (Rosiere) r 26, sailor. 
Sackett Frances A., widow of Deloss, retired, 

h James. 
Sanford Robertus, (Three Mile Bay) r 65, 

laborer. 
Sanford Simon, (Three Mile Bay) r 74, farmer, 

leases of Fordice M. Rogers 75. 
Saulsbury John A., (Three Mile Bay) r 65, 

farmer, leases of A. V<iii Wort 125. 
Saunders Charles, r 62, farmer 117, and leases 

of J. Saunders 98. 
SAUNDERS GEORGE, r 69, 10 cows, thor- 
oughbred bull and cow, 3 Messenger and 

Ethan Allen brood mares, farmer 157. 
Saunders Hiram B., r 69, farmer with his 

father, George. 
Saunders Joseph, lake captain, farm 101, h 

James. 
Saunders Joseph H., r 61, laborer. 
Saunders Richard, captain boat L. S. Ham- 
mond, h James. 
Savers Abram, (Three Mile Bav) off r 64, farm- 

' er 150. 
Schell Frederick, (Rosiere) r 24, farmer 66. 
Schell Joseph, (Rosiere) r 53, farmer 66. 
Scobell Geoige S.,book-keeper for J. Albert, h 

William. 
Scobell J. Albert, general produce merchant, 

and wholesale dealer in Canada lumber, 

shingles, and latli, Broadway, h William. 
Scobell Ralph S., prop, brewery, Broadwav, h 

do. 
Scrahm John, r 31, 7 cows, farmer, leases of H. 

Peo 102. 
Scram William, laborer, h Elm. 
Seram Henry, r 31, farmer 75. 
Seymour James, laborer, h Elm. 
Shafer Frederick, r 29, farmer 60. 
SHAFER WILLIAM, r 29, farmer 105. 
Shaver Jerry, (St. Lawrence ) r 10, prop, hotel, 

farm in Lyme 105. 
Shaw George E., r 69, farmer for his mother, 

Marion. 
SHAW MARION, r 69, widow of David F., 9 

cows, farmer 105. 
Sheely WiUiam, r 42, farmer 116. 



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TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT. 



Sheldou Carrie, (Rosiere) r 64, widow of Beu- 

janiin. farm 70. 
Sheldon Frank. (Rosiere) r 64, farmer, leases 

of Cariie 41. 
Sheldon Fred, (Rosiere) r64, farmei-, leases of 

Mrs. Benjamin 70. 
Sheley William, sailor, owns farm with his 

father, WiUiam W.. 174. h Point. 
SHELEY WILLIAM W. Capt., (Sheley & 
Davis) lake captain, owns with his son 
William farm 174. h Grovello. 
Sheley & Davis, ( William W. S. and Richard 
D.) dealers in ice, coal, and wood, James. 
Shell Fred, (Rosiere) r 24. farmer 75. 
Shell Milton, r 49, farmer 50. 
Shepard Jane, widow ©f Oliver, farm 30, h 

James. 
Short Hen'y, book-keeper, h James. 
Short Henry J., book-keeper, b James. 
Shuler David C, (Three Mile Bay) r 65, farmer 

130. 
SHULER JEREMIAH P., (Three Mile Bay) r 
65, 8 head cattle, 38 sheep, 1 brood mare, 
farmer 350. 
Slick John, (Rosiere) r 21, farmer, leases of 

Margaret 75. 
Slick Margaret, (Rosiere) r 29>^, widow of 

John, farmer 75. 
Slowmau William, Carleton Island, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of C. Buckminster 140. 
Smith Chancy, r 69, retired farmer. 
Smith Henry E., r 69, farmer 80, and leases of 

Marion Shaw 105. 
Smith Mary, widow of Horace, imrse and 

dressmaker, h Marketeer. Grovello. 
Smithers William H., (William H. Smithers & 

Co.). 
Smithers William H. & Co., (WilUam C. Wills) 
boat builders and props, boat livery, off 
Market. 
Smithling Elizabeth, (Rosiere) r 39, widow of 

Johcph, resident. 
Solar Charles, (Rosiere) r 37, clerk for Engle- 

bert. 
Solar Englebert, (Rosiere) r 37, general mer- 
chant and postmaster, farm 168. 
Solar John, (Rosiere) r 24, blacksmith and re- 
pairer, pi'op. cider-mill, farm 11. 
Solar John, (Rosiere) r 37, clerk for Engle- 

bert. 
Solar Matthew, (Rosiere) r 24, farmer 50, and 

leases of H. Cook 112. 
SOULE LAWTON W., druggist, h James. 
Sbvey Paul, (St. Lawrence) r 11, farmer 5. 
Spade David, brakeman, h Pine. 
Stata Elias, wood mechanic, h Grovello. 
Stata Ellen M., school teacher, h Grovello. 
STEBLEN ANTOINE, r 42 cor. 49, 7 cows, 

farmer 25, and leases of Julia 51. 
Steblen Eugene, r 42 cor. 49, laborer. 
Steblen Frankie, r 42 cor. 49, laborer. 
Steblen Julia Mrs., r 49, farmer 51. 
Stedman Jay T., (St. Lawrence) r 8, cheese- 
maker. 
STEDMAN TIMOTHY B., (St. Lawrence) r 8, 

10 cows, 1 brood mare, farmer 100. 
STEWART GEORGE M., (St. Lawrence) r 14, 

farmer, leases of Ira 75. 
Stewart Ira, (St. Lawrence) r 14, farmer 75. 
St. Lawrence Hotel, Edward D. Fox, prop., 

Broadway. 
Steel Ada, r is, school teacher. 
Stoel Charles, r 15, farmer with his father, 
Horace T. 



Stoel Eva Miss, r 15, school teacher. 

Stoel Fred E., (Watertown) r 15, student at 

law. 
Stoel Horace T., r 15, 8 cows, farmer 310. 
Stiatford James, (Raymond &. Stratford) 
h James. 

Strong Joseph, laborer, h Broadway. 

Strong Oliver, laborer, h Real cor. Joseph. 

Strong Viteline, widow of Joseph, h Hana- 
dy. 

Strong William, sailor, h Hanady. 

STROUPE CAROLINE E., (Mrs. Henry) h 
Grovello. 

Stroupe Henry, oarsman, h Grovello. 

Strowger Samuel W., rector St. John's Episco- 
jial Cliurch, bds. Rathbun House. 

Stumpf Frank, prop. Broadway House, Broad- 
way. 

Stumpf George, prop, meat market, Broad- 
way, h do. 

Stumpf George W., farmer and teamster, h 
Broadway. 

Stumpf Gustavus, ( Rosiere) r 39, 15 head cat- 
tle, farmer 135. 

Stumpf John C, (Rosiere) r 26, farmer with 
his father, Joseph. 

STUMPF JOSEPH, (Rosiere) r 26, farmer 
160. 

STUMPF MARY, widow of John, prop, board- 
ing-house. Market. 

SWALLIA CARRIE A., r 18, school teacher. 

Swallia John, (St. Lawrence) r 14, farmer 18. 

Swallia Xavier, r 18, farmer 200. 

Swartout Charles V., (Rosiere) r 13, farmer. 

Swart out Nelson, (Rosiere) r 13, farmer 82. 

Swartwoiit Alson B., (St. Lawrence) r 8, 
laborer. 

Swartwout Hezekiah, (St. Lawrence) r 8, 
farmer 12. 

Swartwout James, (St. Lawrence) r 8, farmer 
20. 

Swartwout James A., (St. Lawrence") r 8, farm- 
er 25. 

Sypher George, r 54, butcher with his father, 
William. 

Sypher William, r 54, liutcher. 

Thompson Arthur, (St. Lawrence) r 8, pastor 
M. E. Church. 

Thompson Samuel, fisherman, h Bay. 

Tuft Annie L. Miss, (Rosiere) r 26, school 

TUFT H. JAMES, (Rosiere) r 26, served in Co. 
A, 8tli Ohio Vols., farmer, leases of N. 
Laillet 75. 

Tuttle Aaron K., (St. Lawrence) r 10, market 
gardener and small fruit grower, farmer 
50. 

Tuttle H. Aaron, (St. Lawrence) r 10, garden- 
er and farmer 50. 

Underbill Charles, (Howard & Underbill) h 
Broadway. 

Union House, Henry T. Frisbie, prop., Broad- 
way. 

Utica Club House, Carleton Island, 5 acres. 

Valley Jerry, r 73, farmer 100. 

Van Liiven Adam R., house painter, h Broad- 
way. 

Van Luven Leonard, prop. Globe saloon, Broad- 
way. 

Van Luven LydiaMrs., dealer in milhnery and 
fancy goods, Broadway, h do. 

Vannostrand Isaac, r 63, farmer 27. 

Van Ostrand George, (Three Mile Bay) r 74, 
farmer 100. 



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67 



Van Schaii^k George, r 70, farmer with his f'ath- 

vv. Nicholas. 
Van Sfhai'-k Nicholas, r 70, fanner 100. 
Van Sohaick Thomas, r 58 faniiei- 150. 
Varney Henry, laborer, h Elm. 
Varnev John, r 32. farmer 14. 
VAUTKIN CLAUDE A.. ( Kosiere) r 37, liotel 

keeper, owns on r 2(! farm 90. 
Vantrin Delia, farmer 70. 
Vautrin John, (Kosiere) r 39, laborer. 
Vantrin .Joseph, (Kosiere) r 26, blacksmith, 

prop, saw-mill, farmer 153. 
Vincent Claris-ia, widow of John A., farm 116, 

a^ed 76, h James. 
Vincent Ed^'ar J., r 29, farmer 1)7, and leases 

of \V. Shafer 105. 
Vincent Ellen, r 63, widow of William D., 

farmer 30. 
Vincent George, r 29, farmer with his father, 

Edgar J. 
Vincent John, r 63, laborer. 
Vincent Kitiie, r 63, school teacher. 
Vincent William, r 29, farmer with his father, 

Ed-ar J. 
Vosler Ei bridge, (Three Mile Bay) laborer. 
Votrin Engenie, ( Kosiere ) r 40, school teacher. 
Wagner Frank. (^Kosiere) r 22, farm laborer. 
Wagner George, Sr., (Kosiere) r 293^, farmer 27. 
"Wagner George, Jr.. (Kosiere) r 13, farmer 60. 
Wakeman Anna Mrs., dealer in groceries, 

Broadway, h do. 
Wakeman Archer, wholesale fish dealer and 
mannf. of fishing tackle, Broadway, h do. 
Walden William, mason, h oft' Esscls^yn. 
WALKEK SAMUEL, horse dealer and laborer, 

h Market. 
Wall Maggie, tiiiloress, h Broadway. 
Wall Richard, prop, saloon, Broadway, h do. 
Wallace Hamilton C, (St. Lawrence) r 4 cor. 
10. 25 Dnrham and Holsteiu cows, farmer 
240. 
Walrath Mariah, (St. Lawrence) r 5, widow of 

Alunzo. 
Walrath Solon E., (St. Lawrence) r 5, farmer 

61. 
Walrath Watson E., (St. Lawrence) r 5, farmer 

103. 
Walsh Kate, dealer in millinery and fancy 

goods. Market, h do. 
Walsh Patrick, merchant tailor, Broadway, 

b do. 
WAKREN GEORGE W.. prop. 5 and 10 cent 

store. Broadway, h Point cor. Joseph. 
Warren William, laborer. Pine. 
Watkins Erasmus D., r 62, farmer 46. 
Watkins Gilbert !>.. r 62, farmer, leases of 

Erasmus D. 46. 
Watkins Nv'illiam, (St. Lawrence) r 13, farmer 

and house painter. 
Weaver Adam. (St. Lawrence) rll, farmer 100. 
WEAVER ANTHONY, Sk., retired farmer, 

owns on r 26 farm 147, h Hanad.y. 
Weaver Anthony. Jr., (River Point ) r 16, 14 

horses and cattle, farmer. 
Weaver Caroline, widow of Jacob, h Real cor. 

River. 
Weaver Charles W., (St. Lawrence) r 10, 

blacksmith. 
Weaver John, (Rosiere) r 13, 12 cows, farmer 

138. 
WEAVER JOHN C, (St. Lawrence) r 10, 17 

cows, farmer 100. 
Weaver William, laborer, h Hanady. 



Webb Eugene C , clerk for O. Woodruff, bds. 

Rathbun House. 
Webber Adam, (St. Lawrence) r 10, laborer. 
Webber Conrad, (St. Lawrence ) r 13, farmer 91. 
Welch Joseph, laborer, h JLarket. 
Wells Jetterson, engineer R., W. & O. R. E., h 

Broadwav. 
WHEBBY JAMES, wagonmaker. Bay, h do. 
Wheeloek Bruce, emp. in fish house, h Market. 
Wheelock William A., gardener, h Market. 
White Arthur, (Rosiere) r 22, farmer 50. 
White Charles, (Rosiere) r 293^, farmer 87, and 

leases of Mrs. Sarah Dorey 25. 
White Francis, r 30. farmer 100. 
White Jane Mrs.. (River View) resident. 
White Samuel, (Rosiere) r 29]-^, laborer. 
Whiting Jacob, (Rosiere ) r 26, laborer. 
Whiting Nathan F., clergyman, h James. 
Whitnev Charles E., school commissioner, h 

Market. 
WHITNEY MARTIN G., general merchant and 

school teacher, Broadway cor. Market. 
Whittemore Paul, carpenter, h Broadway. 
Wicks Martha, (St. Lawrence) r 10, widow of 

John C, resident. 
Wiggins Clarence E., r 54, farmer, leases of A. 
F. McWayne 120. 

Wiley , widow of John, farm 70, h Joseph 

cor. James. 
WILEY FRANK, (Rosiere) r 51, prop, stock 
horse "Gold Dust," 10 head cattle, farm- 
er 220. 
WMlev Frank, (St. Lawrence) farmer, leases of 

W. Donaldson 100. 
Wiley John B., (Kosiere) r 35, farmer 50. 
Wiley Peter, (Three Blile Bay) r 64, farmer 96. 
Willey Peter B., 6 cows, farmer, leases of the 

Sacket estate 100. 
Williams William, clerk Rathbun House. 
Wills WiUiara C, (^WiUiam H. Smithers & Co.) 

h Broadway cor. Real. 
Wills Will, laborer, h Broadway. 
WILSON ALLEN, retired farmer 137, h Mar- 
ket. 
WINGFIELD DAVID J., photographer,Broad- 

way, h do. 
Withey Horace, (St. Lawrence) r 10, laborer. 
Withey Jerome, (St. Lawrence) r 8, farmer 60. 
Wolf Fredei-ick. mason, h Market. 
Wolf Jerrv, laborer, h Market. 
WOOD CHARLES B., editor and publisher 
Cape Vincent Eagle, job printer, Broad- 
way, bds. Union House. 
Woodruff Lloyd, general merchant, Broad- 
way, h do. 
Woolaver Samuel J., sexton and laboi-er, h 

Real cor. River. 
WOOLAVER WILLIAM H., engineer Burn- 
ham mills, h River. 
Wright Emma, widow of John, h River. 
Wright George B.. (St. Lawrence) r 8, farmer 

75. 
Youngs Fred C, (Three Jlile Bay) r 65, la- 
borer. 
Zimmer Edwin, (St. Lawrence) r 5, black- 
smith. 
Zimineniian George, (Rosiere) r 35. farmer 66. 
ZIMMERMAN HENRY, r 29, 6 cows, 2 brood 
mares, served in 10th N. Y. H. A., farmer 
150. 
Zimmerman Jacob, r 63, 6 cows, farmer 146. 
Zimmerman Peter, (Rosiere) r 35, farmer, 
leases of Mra. Peter 75. 



68 



TOWN OF CHAMPION. 



CHAMPION. 

( Fo7' explanations, etc., see page t„ part second.) 



(Postoffice address is Champion, unless otlierwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Ackerman Nelson W., (Carthage) photogra- 
pher, Main, bds. do. 

Akins John, (Carthage) earpenter, h Vincent. 

Albertson Alfred J., (Carthage) laborer, h 
Bridge. 

Aldrich Maremis C, (Great Bend) 11 cows, 
farmer in Rutland 75. 

ALLEN AMASA P., r 27, retired wagonraaker, 
served in Co. H, 186th N. Y. Vols., h and 
2 acres. 

ALLEN EPHRAIM J., r 27, carpenter. 

Allen Raymond H , r 27, farmer 43. 

Allen Sarah, (Carthage) resident, bds. La- 
th roj). 

Amann Catharine, (Carthage) widow of 
Hines, h Dugway. 

Anderson George F., (Carthage) carriagemak- 
er, h Bridge. 

Andrus Cortez. (Carthage) carpenter and farm- 
er 150. h ^ladison cor. Vincent. 

Andnis J., r 70, 11 cows, farmer 106. 

Archer Benjamin J., (Carthage) gardener and 
florist. Front cor. Vincent. 

Arthur Herbert M.. (Carthage) r 24, 10 cows, 
farmer 125. 

Arthur Jane H.. (Carthage) r 29, widow of J. 
W., aged 72. 

Austin Ahnira, (Carthage) resident, h Vincent. 

Austin Arthur H., (Carthage) r 27 n 33, farm- 
er 61. 

AUSTIN ELKANA F., (Carthage) constable, 
agent for the William N. Whiteley Co's 
mowers, reapers, and self-binding harvest- 
ers, Perry spring tooth harrows, Gale 
Mfg. Co's plows, f ai'mer 5, h Madison cor. 
Vincent. 

Austin Harriet, (Carthage) widow, h Liberty. 

Austin Lorenzo D., (Carthage) r 29, retired 
fai-nier 12. 

Austin Will C, (Carthage) laborer, h Main. 

Babcock Ambrose S., r 44, retired cabinet- 
maker, aged 88. 

Babcock Elizur P., (Felt's Mills) r 18, prop, 
cheese factory, 14 cows, farmer 140. 

BABCOCK HORATIO D., (Felt's Mills) r 14, 
assessor, 16 cows, farmer 136. 

BABCOCK JULIA A. Mrs., (Great Bend) 
general merchant. 

Babcock Lida M., (Carthage) school teacher, 
bds. Bridge. 

Babcock Lizzie A., (Carthage) school teacher, 
bds. Bridge. 

BABCOCK LYSANDER W., (Carthage) dealer 
in produce, stock farm 242, h Bridge. 

BABCOCK RACKEY L., (Felt's Mills) r 18, 
widow of William P., aged 80, farmer 14o! 

Babcock William A., (Carthage) r27, 30 cowsj 
farmer, leases of his father, Lysander W 
242. 
Babcock William A., r 31, 8 cows, farmer 72. 
Babcock William R., (Great Bend) traveling 
salesman. 



Bacon All:)ert E., (Carthage) carpenter, emp. 

R., W. & O. R. R., h Madison cor. High. 
Baker John, (Carthage) laborer, h Liberty. 
Barber Henry, (Carthage) blacksmith, h 

Bridge. 
Barber Henry W., clerk for Dr. G. D. Hewitt, 

h Biidge. 
Barber Robert, (Carthage) r 29, farm laborer. 
Barber Stephen R., (Carthage) laborer, h 

Jefferson. 
Barker Frances E., (Carthage) dressmaker, h 

Main. 
Barker Frederick, (Carthage) r 53, 21 cows, 

farmer 152. 
Barker George V.. (Carthage) r 53, farmer 

with his father, Frederick. 
Barker Sally M., (Carthage) widow of John, h 

Main. 
Barnes James W., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 

65 cor. 59, farm laborer. 
Barr Almira, (Carthage) widow of Horace, h 

Lathrop. 
Barr Dexter M., (Carthage) emp. M. P. Mason, 

h Champion st. 
Barr Eugene, (Carthage) gardener, h Lathrop. 
Barr Frank L., (Great Bend) r 11, farmer, 
I leases of his father, John, 43. 

j Barr Uzar E., (Carthage) r 42, carpenter and 

builder. 
! BARR WESLEY, (Carthage) justice of the 

peace and ins. agent, h Bridge. 
I Barlett Henry J., (Carthage) gardener, h Lib- 
; erty. 

Barlett Jacob A., (Carthage) prop, 'buss from 

West Carthage to Carthage, h Bridge. 
Barlett Jerome Y., (Carthage) cartman, h Lib- 
erty. 
Bassett Frank, (Carthage) harnessmaker, h 

Stone. 
Baxter Charles, (Carthage) carpenter, h 

Stone. 
Baxter George W., (Carthage) carpenter, h 

Madison. 
Baxter Martin, (Carthage) carpenter, h Stone. 
Baxter Squire, (Carthage) carpenter, h Stone. 
Beadle William, (Carthage) r 16, farmer, leases 

190. 
Becker Martin, (Great Bend) retired farmer, 

owns in Wilna 225. 
Bedell Sarah J., (Carthage) widow of J. W., 

bds. Vincent. 
Beebe C. E. Rev., pastor M. E. Church. 
Beeman James, (Carthage) laborer, h Jefifer- 

son. 
Beers Henry, (Carthage) r 17, farmer 50. 
Belcher Henry, (Carthage) teamster, h Madi- 
son. 
Bellinger Elias. r 38, retired farmer. 
Bellinger Nelson J., r 28 n 32, 11 cows, farm- 
er 102. 
Bellinger William E., proj^. cheese factory,, 
farmer 10. 



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69 



Benedict Oscar H., (Carthage) farmer, b 
Bridge. 

Bennett Fredei'ick W., (Carthage) dealer in 
fresh fish, h Bridge. 

Bentley Wilham J., (Carthage) retired farmer 
137. and owns in Wihia 230, h Front cor. 
High. 

Besaw Joseph, (Carthage) tanner, emp. M. P. 
Mason, h Mill. 

Besaw Levi, ( Cartilage) laborer, bds. Mill. 

Bevitt C. Adelia, r 2H, farmer 2>^. 

Bevitt Francis A.., r 18, farmer. 

Bevitt Thomas W.. (Carthage) r 53, apiarist 
10 ciiliniiis, 14 cows, farmer 162. 

BEYEi; (HAIILES A., (Carthage) town clerk, 
dealer in drugs, medicines, groceries, pro- 
visions, and fruits, Bridge cor. Main, h 
do. 

Bigelow David, r 89, farm laborer. 

Birtrand Eugene, (Carthage) carpenter and 
bill poster, h Dugway. 

Blackwell John. (Carthage) teamster, h Main. 

Blake Hannah E., (Carthage) widow of Myron, 
h Jefferson. 

Blanchard Luke, (Carthage) laborer, h Main. 

Bohall Isaac A., (Carthage) r 29, farmer 63. 

Bohall Winslow, (Carthage) r 29, 22 cows, 
farmer 150. 

Boles George, (Carthage) carpenter, h Liberty. 

Boles George O., (Carthage) carpenter, h 
High. 

Booman Lodema, (Carthage) resident, h Vin- 
cent. 

BOSSUOT LEANDER E., (Carthage) gen- 
eral merchant, Biidge cor. Main, h do. 

Bossnot Mary, ( Carthage) widow of George, h 
Cliampion st. 

Briggs Darius K., (Great Bend) r 6, 15 cows, 
farmer 140. 

Briggs Enos E., (Great Bend) r 26, farmer, 
son of Darius K. 

BRIGGS WESLEY E., (Carthage) r 29, town 
supervisor, 20 cows, farmer 175. 

BEITLAND GEORGE J., (Carthage) served 
in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., foreman for 
M. P. Mason, h Franklin. 

BROOKS LUCY W., r 45, widow of Nelson, 
resident. 

BROWN ALBERT H., r 89, 9 cows, farmer 75. 

Brown Emeliue, r 39, resident. 

BROWN HARRIET E., (Carthage) widow of 
Capt. John A., h Main. 

Brown Joseph. (Gieat Bend) r 5. farmer 65. 
[Died Oct. 9. 1889.] 

Brown Orin, (S. Champion) r 66, 17 cows, 
farmer 140. 

Brow n Warren C, r 39, farmer. 

BROWN WILLIAM, r 39, served in Co. M, 
5th N. Y. H. A., farmer. 

Bruce John, (Great Bend) r 4, emp. in paper- 
mill. 

Buck Diiane, (Carthage) clerk for J. W. Gar- 
vin, h Bridge. 

Buck Edwin, (Carthage) house painter, h 
Bridge. 

Buck Erwin, (Carthage) r 42, teamster. 

Buck Eugene T., (Carthage) dealer in hay 
and brick, h Bridge cor. Chnton. 

Buck Truman, (Carthage) r 42, prop, stone 
quairv, farmer 20. 

BURHANS JAMES H., (Carthage) drug clerk, 
emp. E. M. Merrill, h Champion st. 

Burr Edwin, r 44 u 39, farm laborer. 

Burr Harvey, r 44, 10 cows, farmer 54. 



Burrough George, (Carthage) r 16, farm la- 
borer. 
Burt Peter, (Carthage) cabinetmaker, h Jef- 
ferson. 
Bart William, (Carthage) cabinetmaker, bds. 

Jefferson. 
Bush George, (S. Champion) r 73 cor. 70, 30 

cows, breeder of grade Durham and Ayr- 
shire cattle, farmer 250. 
Bush Moses M., (Carthage) teamster, emp. M. 

P. Mason, h Madison. 
Bushnell Edward W., (Carthage) carpenter 

and joiner, h Champion st. 
Bushnell Frank W., (Carthage) carpenter, h 

Jefferson. 
BUSHNELL LEWIS E., (Great Bend) car- 
penter, emp. in paper-mill. 
Butts Silas W., (S. Champion) r 78, 17 cows, 

farmer with his father, F. N. 
Campbell Norton, (S. Champion) r 79, 14 cows, 

farmer 80. 
CAMPBELL WILLIAM A., (Carthage) r 52 

cor. 51, farmer 87. 
Canlin James, (Carthage) carpenter, h Jeffer- 
son. 
Card Almanzo M., r 36, farmer 4. 
Card Joshua, r 36, farmer. 
CARTER ASA T., (Great Bend) r 3, 6 cows, 50 

sheep, farmer 110. 
Carter Cordelia E. Mrs., (Carthage) r 53, 

farm 148. 
CARTER FREDERICK C, r 31, served in Co. 

D, 10th N. Y. H. A., 19 cows, farmer 

140. 
Carter Lester, (Carthage) r 53, farmer. 

Carter , widow of Barnes. 

Case Henry J., (Carthage) r 42, farmer. 

Case Joseph M., (Carthage) gardener, h 

Champion st. 
Case Will J., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 59, 

farmer, son of William. 
Case William, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 59, 

22 cows, farmer 237. 
CASSEL5IAN PETER N., (Felt's Mills) r 22, 

20 cows, farmer, leases of Peter Howard, 

of Watertown, 127. 
Caswell Austin S., (Carthage) r 29, carpenter 

and farmer 10. 
Caswell Fred A., (Carthage) r 29, carpenter, 

son of Austin S. 
CASWELL OSMYN H.. (Carthage) carpenter 

and contractor, h Slain. 
Caswell William, (Carthage) r 29, carpenter 

and farmer 7. 
Caverly Amos, (Carthage) farmer 10, h 

Bi-idge. 
CHAMPION HOTEL, Roval R. Crook, prop. 
CHAPIN SYLVESTER G., (Copenhagen, 

Lewis Co.) r 71, 20 cows, farmer 150. 
Child Duty M., (Great Bend) r 11, 12 cows, 

fainier. leases of Seymour Locklin 112. 
Child Oliver A., (Cartha"ge) laborer, h Front. 
Christman George, (Carthage) well driller and 

blaster, h Lathrop. 
Christman Levi C, r 39, farmer. 
Claffey Mariette, (Carthage) bds. Park House. 
Clark Anna, (Carthage) widow of Benjamin, h 

Liljerty. 
CLARK CHAUNCEY H., (Great Bend) r 6, 

farmer 254, and leases of his father, J. 

Hayden, 75. 
Clark Hiram D., (Carthage) r 29, farmer, 
CLARK J. HAYDEN, (Great Bend) r 6, 11 

cows, farmer 75. 



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TOWN OF CHAMPION. 



Clark Tabor W., (Great Bend) r 6, 7 cowa, 
fanner 142. 

Clark Thomas N.. (Great Bend) r 5, farmer 50. 

CLEMONS CALVIN M., r 18, 18 cows, farmer 
152. 

CLICKNER WILLIAM, (Great Bsnd) emp. in 
paper-mill, farmer 5. 

Cline Peter, (Carthage) polisher, emp. M. P. 
Blason, h Jefferson. 

Closs Jerome, (Felt's Mills) r 20, farmer, leases 
of Jennie Ford 80. 

Clow Peter P., (Great Bend) r 4, emp. iu pap3r- 
mill, farmer 10. 

Coburn Fred W., (Carthage^ (J. Eogers & Co.) 
h Bridge. 

Ccffeen Benjamin F., ( Great Bend) r 11, apiarist 
10 swarms. 9 cows, farmer 160. 

COFFEEN GEORGE W., (Felt's Mills) r 14. 
farmer 42. 

Colburu Chester J., r 45, 41 cows, farmer 271. 

Colburn Louisa, (Carthage) widow of Andrew, 
h Jefterson. 

Cole Edwin C, (Carthage) carpenter, h Vin- 
cent. 

Coleman Sidney, (Cartilage) r 53, farm la- 
boier. 

Colvin Amos J., farmer 25. 

Colvin James G., r 26, 11 cows, farmer 100. 

Cone Louisa. (Carthage) tailoress, h Main. 

Conley Jacob, (Carthage) photographer, h 
Main coi'. Liberty. 

Coon Henry S., (Great Bend) r 2 cor. 1, fai-m- 
er 83 

Cooper Elizabeth, ( Great Bend) widow of Ed- 
ward, h and lot in Black River, farmer 2. 

Cory James W., (Carthage) blacksmith, h 
Champion st. 

Costlow Thomas, (Carthage) laborer, h Frank- 
lin. 

Cough Ian Maria A., r 44, widow of M. G. 

COVEY ALFRED, (Carthage) laborer, h Lib- 
erty. 

Cox .John, farmer, leases of Peter Hall 100. 

Cox William, farmer with his father, John. 

Craiii Philip P., r 18, blacksmith and farmer 1. 

Cratsenbery Adam N., (Carthage) r 42, farm- 
er 5. 

Crook Almena, (Carthage) r 51 n 53, widow of 
Orin, farm 40. 

Crook Austin J., r44, 25 cows, farmer, leases of 
Royal R. 200. 

Crook buane P., r 44 cor. 38, clerk, emp. Roy- 
al R. 

Crook Hiram K., (Carthage) r 51 n 53, 9 cows, 
farmer 32, and leases of his mother, Al- 
mena, 40. 

Crook Horace R.. r 38, farmer 8. 

CROOK ROYAL R., r 44 cor. 38, prop. Cham- 
pion Hotel, dealer in stock, and farmer 200. 

Crowner Henry A., (Carthage; carpenter and 
mechanic, h Vincent cor. Madison. 

Crowner Jolni, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 63, 
farmer 2. 

Crowner Linnie U., (Carthage) school teacher, 
bds. Vincent. 

Crowner Varner J., (Carthage) clerk for F. A. 
Southwick, bds. Vincent. 

Cudworth Roxana, (Carthage) widow of Job, 
resident, bds. Franklin. 

Cutler Brothers, (Carthage) r 43. (Frank A. and 
Erwin D.) 30 cows, breeders of horses, 
farmers 252. 

Cutler Frank A., (Carthage) r 43, (Cutler 
Brothers). 



Cutler Erwin D., (Carthaire) r 43, (Cutler 
Brothers). 

Cutler Jennie I., (Carthage) school teacher, 
bds. Main coi-. Franklin. 

CUTLER ORVILLE L., (Cartilage) under- 
taker, hop grower 7 acres, farmer 9. served 
as 2d lieut. in Co. H, 186th N. Y. Vols., h 
Main cor. Franklin. 

Cutler Sally. (Carthage) r 15, widow of Isaac, 
aged 78. 

Cutler Sally M., (Carthage) r 43, widow of 
William. 

Davis Charles, (Carthage) r 42, laborer. 

Davis Henry, (Felt's Mills) r 13, farmer 50. 

Davis Mary A., (Carthage) widow of Lewis, Ix 
Main. 

Davis Richard, (Carthage) r 42, farmer 10. 

Dealing Geoige A , (Carthage) sou of William 
G.. bds. Bridge. 

Dealing William E., (Carthage) market gar- 
dener, bds. Bridge. 

DEALING WILLIAM G.. (Carthage) served 
in Co. M, 5th N. Y. H. A., carpenter, h 
Bridge. 

De Pevster Pierre, (Carthage) carpenter, bds. 
B.idge. 

De Taml'le Martin. (Carthage) turner, emp. M. 
P. Mason, h Lathrop. 

De Zotelle Charles, (Carthage) dealer in fresh 
and salt meats, Main. 

De Zotelle Mariette. (Carthage) widow of 
Francis, bds. Madison. 

De Zotelle William M., (Carthage) laborer, h 
Champion st. 

Defendorf Marcus R., (Carthage) prop, joulp- 
mill. Mill. 

Dodge Joseph P., (Great Bend) emp. in paper- 
mill, farmer 2. 

DODGE OLIVER F., (Great Bend) paper- 
maker, dealer in white Wyandotte, white 
Leghorn, light Brahma, and Plymouth 
Rock fowls, farm l^. 

Douglass Amuletta, (Carthage) school teacher, 
h Lathrop. 

Douglass Emma, (Carthage) resident, h La- 
th rojj. 

Douglass Mary E., (Carthage) resident, h La- 
throp. 

Doyle Michael, (Carthage) laborer, h oft' Main. 

Draper Bert C, (Carthage) laboi-er, bds. Jefi'ei- 
son. 

DRAPER CHARLES, (Carthage) served in Co. 
I, 94th N. Y. Vols., and in Co. A, 20th N. 
Y. Cav., laborer, h Jefterson. 

Draper Cliarles, (Carthage ) h Jeft'erson. 

Draper Samuel, (Carthage) teamster, h Main. 

Dukelo William, (Carthage) r 41, laborer. 

Dunham Uretta, (Carthage) widow of Daniel, 
bds. Vincent. 

Dunlavy Mary J., (Carthage) widow of Ed- 
ward, li Dugwa3^ 

Dj'er Orman, (Carthage) laborer, bds. Vin- 
cent. 

Earl Frank, (Carthage) retired blacksmith, 
bds. Vincent. 

Earl George W., (Carthage) clerk for J. W. 
Garvin, h Vincent. 

Earl Guy C, (Carthage) carpenter, h Main. 

Earl Lewis, (Carthage) r 42, prop, saw-mill 
and clieese factory. 

EATON CHARLES E., (P. L. & C. E. Eaton) 
h Champion st. 

Eaton George L., sash and blind maker, bds. 
Champion st. 



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EATON PROSPER L., (P. L. <fe C. E. Eaton) 

h Champion st. 
Edwards William, (Carthage ) section hand R. , 

W. & O. R. R. 
Ely Dornian B., (S. Champion) r 71, 10 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Ernest Heurv llev., pastor M. E. Church. 
FAILING FRANK A., (CarthaKe) dealer in 

boots, shoes, and gents' furnishing goods 

in Carthage, h Main cor. Vincent. 
FAILING ISAIAH, (Carthage) retired farmer, 

h Jetferst)n cor. Vincent. 
FARRAR HARVEY D., (Carthage) manuf. of 

pails, wash tubs, butter tubs, etc., farmer 

200, Mill, h Bridge. 
Farrar Wilham S., (Carthage) emp. Harvey 

D., h Champion st. 
Fellou Thomas, ( Carthage) tanner, h Dug- 

wav. 
FERGUSON ORLANDO C, (Great Bend) 

dealer in fresh tish, farmer 2. 
Fitz Patrick Celestial, (Carthage) carpenter, 

bds. Main. 
FLANDER REUBEN W., r 39, served in Co. 

I, 18()th N. Y. Vols., lost an arm at Peters- 

buig, farmer 50. 
FLETCHER FRANK E., (Great Bend) pres. 

and treas. Great Bend Paper Co. 
FLETCHER LOREN A., r 45. butcher, justice 

of the peace, and dealer in stock. 
Fletcher Orin, Sr., r 50, 15 cows, farmer 

110. 
Fletcher Orin, Jr., r 50, butchei-. farmer with 

his father, Oi'in., Sr. 
Flint Egbert S., (Great Bend) traveling agent, 

farmer 140, h and lot. 
Flint Sidney, (Carthivge) r 16, farmer 8. 
Forbes Emma A., (Carthage) widow of W. M., 

h Fiont. 
Forbes .James H.. (Carthage) local editor Car- 
thage Republican, bds. Front. 
Forbes Minnie B., (Carthane) prop, five and 

ten cent store in Carthage, bds. Front. 
FORBES PETER L., (Felt's Mills) r 13, 13 

cows, farmer, leases of G. T. Schull, of 

Antwerp. 165. 
FOUNTAINE OLIVER, (Carthage) served in 

Co. M, 5th N. Y. H. A., wood worker, h 

Lathro]). 
Fountaine Ollie A., (Carthage) wood worker, 

emp. M. P. Mason, bds. Lathrop. 
Francis Gurdon P., (Great Bend) r 12, 8 cows, 

hop grower 8 acres, farmer 117. 
Francis Nathan, (Felt's Mills, r 13, 10 cows, 

farmer 35. 
FRASIER CHARLES W., (Carthage) traveUng 

agent Carthage Trilmne, h Madison. 
Frazier Alexander. (Carthage) emp. B. H. 

Potter, h Bridge. 
Freeman Silas A., r 37 cor. 33, 28 cows, farmer 

200. 
Freeman WilUam P., (Carthage) r 39, 50 cows, 

farmer 340. 
Frink Holland V., (Carthage) prop, tin shop, 

Bridge, h Madison. 
Frisbee Samuel H., r 24, farmer, leases of 

Joseph Goldthrite 2. 
Fulton Elijah L.. (Carthage) r 29, farmer 12. 
Fulton Frederick J., (Carthage) r 6, farmer 

140. 
Fulton Haskel, ( Great Bend) r G, 6 cows, farm- 
er 58. 
Fulton Lydia L., (Carthage) r 29, widow of 

George, aged 87. 



Gardinier Eugene, (Carthage) miller, emp. 
Hutchinson it Clark, h Main. 

Gardner David N., (Carthage) prop, fancy 
turning-mill. 

Gates Alfred, (Carthage) carpenter, h Stone. 

Gates Lovisa P., (Carthage) milliner and dress- 
maker, h Jefferson. 

Gay Jessie, (Carthage) clerk, h Liberty. 

Gibbs Richard, (Caithage) r 41, farmer 30. 

Gibbs Scott M., (Carthage) dealer in and 
"manuf. of doors, sash, blinds, window 
frames, etc., Mill, h Front. 

Gillett John, (Carthage) emp. J. Rogers & Co., 
h Liberty. 

Glazier C. Edgar, (Carthage) r 40, agent for 
Champion R( apei- Co. 

Glazier Francis (Carthage) engineer. 

GLAZIER JAMES, Jr., (Carthage) resident, 
h Main. 

GLAZIER JAMES K., (Carthage) served 3 
years in Co. M, 5th Ni Y. H. A., h Main. 

Glazier Lucinda, (Carthage) r 41. widow of 
James, Sr. 

Goldthrite Beuoni, (Great Bend) r 11, farm- 
er 1. 

GOLDTHRITE GEORGE A., (Great Bend) 
r 4, emp. in paper-mill, h and lot. 

Goldthrite Josepli. r 11, 35 cows, farmer, leases 
of N. J. Fuller 300. 

GOLDTHRITE WILLIAM W., (Great Bend) 
r 3. emp. in paper-mill, served in Co. B, 
94th N. Y. Vols. 

Goodrich D. A., (S. Champion) r 74, cheese- 
maker, postmaster, farmer 15. 

Gordon Wilber C, (Great Bend) r 5, farmer, 
leases of Walter Wagner 2. 

Gould Levi, (Carthage) r 41, cooper. 

Goutermont Garrett N.. (Carthage) farmer. 

Granger Alfred, (S. Champion) r 70, farmer 
143. 

GRANT SARAH S., (Felt's Mills) r 14, widow 
of Hiram, farmer. 

Graves Eugene. (Carthage) r 29, 8 cows, farm- 
er 83. 

Graves W. Vincent, market gardener and small 
f)-uit grower. 

GREAT BEND PAPER CO., (Great Bend) 
F. A. Fletcher, pres. and treas. : F. X. Zaph, 
8ec"y. 

Green George, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 59 
cor. 60, farmer, leases of S. A. Woolworth 
198. 

Green Loren, (Carthage) r 16, farmer 65. 

GREENFIELD ELISHA B., (Felt's Mills) r 18, 
farmer. 

GREENFIELD ESTHER M., (Felt's Mills) r 18, 
(Mrs. E. B.) cheesemaker. 

Griftin N., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 59, 
widow of Nicholas, 26 cows, farmer 170. 

Griswold Amarilla E., (Carthage) r 15. widow 
of H. S. 

Griswold Augustus D., (Carthage) r 15, farm- 
er 90. 

GUSTIN EDWIN H., (Carthage) dealer in all 
kinds of pine, spruce, and hemlock lumber,, 
cedar posts and wood, h Vincent. 

Haas George P., (Carthage) r 29, farmer, leases; 
of J. T. Atwood 74. 

Hadsall Thomas M., r 32, 8 cows, farmer 
166. 

Hall Charles B., (Carthage) r 40, farmer, son 
of Lansing A. 

Hall Jane E.. r 44. widow of Ferdinand, farm- 
er 140. ■ 



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TOWN OF CHAMPION. 



HALL LANSING A., (Carthage) r 40, 65 sheep, 

14 cows, farmer 227. 
Hall Porter, farmer 6}4- 
Hall Silas B., (Great Bend) teamster, emp. 

Great Bend Paper Co. 
Ham Merritt, peddler for Alonzo Shedd. 
Hamblin Abner, (Carthage ) r 40, farm laborer. 
Hammand Amy J., (_Carthage) (Mrs. W. S. 

Hammand & Co.) h Liberty. 
Hammand George A., (Carthage) (Mrs. W. S. 

Hammand & 00.1 bds. Liberty. 
Hammand W. S. Mrs'. & Co., (Carthage) (Mrs. 

Amy J. and George A. Hammand) props. 

Hillside greenhouses, dealers in florists' 

supplies. 
Hammand William S., (Carthage) carriage 

and sign painter, h Liberty. 
Hammand Joseph, ( Carthage ) r 17, farmer, 

leases of Alanson Hall 60. 
Happ Aicnes, ( Carthage) widow of William F. 
Happ Rose M., (Carthage) widow of John G., 

li Champion st. cor. Lathrop. 
Happ William A., (Carthage) brakenian C. & 

A. R'y. 
HAPJIIS CHESTER, r 45 cor. 49, apiarist 20 

swarms, 20 cows, farmer 144. 
Harris Erasti;s, r 55, 19 cows, farmer 146. 
Harris Guilford, r 49, 20 cows, farmer 150. 
Harris Leonard E., r 56, farmer 25. 
Hart William R., (Felt's Mills) r 20, farmer 8. 
Hartman George P., (Great Bend) emp. in 

pulp-mill. 
Hartson William, (Carthage) house painter, h 

2 Main. 
Hasting Emmanuel, (Carthage) r 29, 11 cows, 

farmer 106. • 

HASTING SETH, (^Carthage) r 15, 26 cows, 

farmer 160. 
Hatch James A., (Carthage) laborer, h Main. 
Heokman John David, (Carthage) cabinet- 
maker, h Madison. 
Henning Joseph, r 46 cor. 48, 12 cows, farmer, 

leases of Philip Zeiter 105. 
Henrv Francis J., r 48 cor. 49, 12 cows, farm- 
er 85. 
Herrick George C, (Carthage) r 51, 8 cows, 

farmer 80. 
Herrick James, (Carthage) r 51, laborer. 
HEWITT GEORGE D., (Carthage) physician 

and surgeon, pres. board of pension exam- 
ining surgeons, farmer in Deimiark, Lewis 

Co., 400, Bridge, h do. 
Hewitt George N., (Great Bend) r 6, emp. in 

paper-mill, farmer 93^. 
Hill El win A., (Felt's Mills) r 26, 18 cows, 

farmer ICO. 
Hogan John, (Carthage) laborer, h Vincent. 
Holcomb James, r 45, 25 cows, farmer 200. 
Hollister Warren W., (Carthage) laborer, h 

Champion st. 
Hollister William A., (Carthage) retired stage 

driver, h Champion st. 
HOPKINS JOEL R., (Carthage) r 29, 8 cows, 

farmer 74. 
HORR WALTER A., (Great Bend) postmas- 
r*"». ter, h and lot. 
Horr & Thayer, (Great Bend) (Walter A. H. 

and Truman A. T. ) general merchants. 
Howard Ellis T., (Felt's Mills) r 22, 12 cows, 

farmer 116. 
Howard Porter A., (Felt's Mills) r 24, 15 cows, 
P**' farmer 127. 
Hubbard Alfred O., r 37, 30 cows, farmer 100. 

and leases of Palmer Green 100. 



Hubbard Armand, (Carthage) com. traveler, h 
Bridge cor. Main. 

Hubbard Charille M., widow of Hiram, aged 
86. 

Hubbard Edward, r 45, retired farmer. 

Hubbard Edwin C, r 32. 22 cows, farmer 
150. 

Hubbard George W., (Carthage) farmer in 
Wilna 187, h Lathrop. 

HUBBARD J. AUSTIN, (Felt's MiUs) r 24, 
farmer 70. 

Hubbard Joel A., (Felt's Mills) r 24, retired 
farmer, aged 81. 

Hubbard Joel C, r 39 cor. 44, 16 cows, farm- 
er 151. 

Hubbard Lorinda, (Carthage) widow of He- 
man, resident, h Bridge. 

Hubbard Moses. (Great Bend) r 7, farmer. 

Hubbard Reuben, (Great Bend)r 4, laborer. 

Hubbard Stephen, farmer 12. 

Huckins Haniet F., (Carthage) widow of Jo- 
siah, h Champion st. 

HULL CHARLES J., (Carthage) physician 
and surgeon. Main, h do. 

HULL PHILIP, (Carthage) assessor, farmer 
73, li Main cor. High. 

HULL WILLIAM P., (Carthage') farmer, h 
Main cor. High. 

Humphrey Ruth, (Carthage) widow of Jere- 
miah, h Main. 

Humphrey Wayne A., r 61, 18 cows, farmer 
140. 

Humphries John, (Great Bend) blacksmith. 

Hungerford Arthur E., (Carthage) tinner, 
emp. J. Rogers &Co., h Main. 

Hunt De Witt C.. (Great Bend) emp. in paper- 
mill. 

Huse Frederick, (Carthage) r 29. fai-mer 80. 

Huse Joseph, (Carthage) r 40. farmer 90. 

Huse Marvin. (Carthage) r 17, farm laborer. 

Hutchinson William, (Carthage) (Hutchinson 
& Clark) h Main. 

Hutchinson & Clark, (Carthage) rWilliam H. 
and C. J. C.) props, flour and feed-mill. 

Hynes John, (Carthage) prop. Park House, 
Bridge cor. Main. 

Ingraham Henrv W., r 44 n 39, 25 cows, farm- 
er 189. 

Ingraham Marie, r 40, widow of Simeon. 

JACKSON AARON, (Felt's Mills) cheesemaker. 

Jackson Ambrose L.. (Carthage) r 16, farmer 
111. 

JACKSON BYRON S., (Carthage) r 29, market 
gardener, farmer 75. 

Jackson Lucinda, (Carthage) r 29, widow of 
Daniel J. 

Jackson Philo A., (Felt's Mills) r 34, cheese- 
maker. 

Jacobs Albert G., (S. Champion) r 69, black- 
smith. 

Jefferson House, (Great Bend) Mrs. Cornelia E. 
Woolworth, prop. 

Johnson Cornelia Miss, summer resident, win- 
ter residence in Watertown. 

JOHNSON EDWARD F., M. D., r 23, physi- 
cian and surgeon, farmer 45. 

Johnson Gilbert, (Carthage) pres. Carthage 
National Bank. bds. Bridge. 

Johnson J. Prentice, (Felt's Mills) r 23, son of 
Dr. Edward F. 

Johnson Jason, (S. Champion) r 77, 25 cows, 
farmer 175. 

Johnson Oren A., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 
71, farmer with his father, Oren O. 



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Johnson Oren O., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) 

r 71, 15 cows, farmer 100. 
Johnson Thomas, (Cartilage) polisher, erap. M. 

P. Mason, h Main. 
Johnson Warren, (S. Champion) r 77, 10 cows, 

farmer 55. 
Jonas John C, (^Great Bend) shoemaker, hand 

lot. 
Jonas Milton, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 59, 

farm laborer. 
Jones Charles. ( Carthage) laborer, h Libertj'. 
Jone.'i James E., (Carthage) mason, h Liberty. 
Judson Matilda, (Carthage ) widow of Silas, h 

Liberty. 
Kaffer George, (Carthage) (Meyer, Ross & Co.) 
Keenan Charles G., (Carthage) (Keenan A Co.) 

h Bridge. 
KeJlar Harvey M.. (Felt's Mills) r 21, farmer, 

leases of H. F. Brown 60. 
Kelley Martha A. Mrs., (Great Bend) h and lot. 
Kelley Richard. (Great Bend) cai'penter. 
Kelsev Catherine, (^Great Bend) r 6. widow 

of Abel. 
Kennedy Rebecca, (Carthage) widow, bds. Madi- 
son. 
^Iborn Fred N.. (Copenhagen, Lewis Co. ) r 

63 n 61, prop, stock horse "Deceiver," 

breeder and dealer in Hambletonian horses 

and Holstein cattle, farmer with his father, 

Hiram W. 
Kilborn Hiram W., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) 

r 63 n 61. 57 cows, farmer 300, and in Lewis 

Co. 150. 
King Maggie A., (Carthage) widow of F. E., 

dressmaker, bds. Jeft'erson. 
KING WILLIAM O., (Great Bend) r 18 cor. 

14, 25 cows, stock grower, farmer 153. 
"Knapp Franklin A., (Great Bend) r 6, 10 cows, 

farmer 47. 
Knowles Charles L., (Carthage) laborer, h 

Jefferson. 
Knowles Samuel M., r 44. farmer, leases of 

Jane E. Hall 40. 
Knowles Wealthy, ( Carthage) wddow of Rus- 
sell K., bds. Jefferson, 
KRING ALONZO. r 44. farmer 10. 
Lacross Charles, (Carthage) laborer, h Main. 
Lacross Clifford, (Carthage) l)utcher, h Lilierty. 
Lacross Joseph. (Carthage) laborer, h Liberty. 
Lacy Orville, ( Felt's Mills) r 34, 10 cows, farm- 

'er, leases of Orville Bailey 100. 
Xialond Louis, (Carthage) laborer, h Jefferson. 
Lamont Louisa L., (Carthage) r 4, resident. 
Lanctot Joseph N., (Felt's Mills) r 13, farmer, 

leases of Mrs. Sarah White 104. 
Lane Hamilton J., (Carthage) cartman, emp. 

Thompson & Manning, h Madison. 
Lanphear Samuel A., (Carthage) carpenter 

and builder, h Franldin. 
Laravey Orlando, r 54, farm laborer. 
Larock Peter, (Carthage) spinner, h Main, 
iasher Henry B , ( Carthage) canvasser, h 

Main. 
Lathan Charlie N., (Carthage) blacksmith, h 

Jefferson. 
Lavo John C. (Carthage) laborer. 
Lee David, (S. Champion) r 71, farmer 100. 
Lefever Amedia, (Carthage) shoemaker, h 

Madison. 
Lessen John B.. (Carthage) r 41, farmer. 

leases of William Bentley 137. 
Lester Gilbert H., r 9 cor. 18, farm laborer. 
Lester Loren, ( Carthage ) r 16, farmer, aged 95. 
iEWIS C. ELLA, (Carthage) resident. 



LEWIS DEMARQUISL., (Carthage) dealer in 
horses, farmer, h Jefferson. 

Lewis George O., laborer, h and lot. 

Lewis Hiram, (Carthage) r 41, farmer. 

Lewis William, r 45. laborer. 

Linstruth John, (^Carthage) laborer, h Cham- 
pion st. 

Linstruth May S., (Carthage) book-keeper, 
emp. L. E. Bossuot, bds. Bridge. 

Lockhn David N., ( Fells :\lills) r 14, 20 cows, 
fai-mer, leases of Emerson Peck 114. 

Locklin Jerome I., (Carthage) prop, meat 
market in Carthage, h Jefferson. 

Loomis Charles, (Carthage) r 29, farmer. 

Loomis Charles H., (Carthage) hop grower 
and dealer, farmer 50, h Bridge. 

Loomis Chauncey A.. (Copenhagen. Lewis Co.) 
r 59 opp. 65, 30 cows, breeder of Hol- 
stein cattle, 1,300 sugar trees, farmer 250. 

Loomis Clark, r 51. 15 cows, farmer 100. 

LOOMIS FOSCOTT H., (Carthage) farmer 30, 
h Lathrop. 

Loomis Laura N., (S. Champion) r 66, widow 
of Harvey, resident. 

Loomis Lucinda. r 61, widow of Alphonso, 
farmer with W. A. Humphrey. 

Loomis Rachel, r 51, widow of Otis, aged 95. 

Loomis Rufus, r 54 cor. 50, 28 cows, farmer 225. 

Loomis Samuel A., r 50, 24 cows, farmer 211. 

LOOMIS STOWELL W., (Carthage) carriage- 
maker, h Liberty. 

Loomis Svlvester, r 51, 15 cows, farmer 115. 

Loomis Wither H., (S. Champion) r 66, 17 
cows, apiarist 7 swarms, farmer 200. 

Loomis William A., (Carthage) r 29, 15 cows, 
farmer 116. 

Lovejoy E. C. <fe J. G., (Carthage) manufs. of 
carriages, wagons, cutters, and sleighs, 
agents for Buckej'e mower and Chieftian 
wheel rake. Main. 

Lovejoy Ebb C. (Carthage) (E. C. & J. G. 
Lovejoy) h Main. 

Lovejoy .John G.. (Carthage) (E. C. & J. G. 
Lovejov) h Main. 

LOVEJOY RUSSELL P., (Carthage) served in 
Co. I, 5th N. Y. H. A., blacksmith, patentee 
and inventor of Lovejoy's loiie lire escape 
and potato and fertilizer sprinkler, Main, 
h Bridge. 

Lowe Wheeler, (Carthage) r 52 cor. 43, 14 
cows, farmer 120. 

Lowe Wheeler L., (Carthage) r 42, 16 cows, 
farmer 127. 

Lucas Clark, (S. Champion) r 70, blacksmith. 

Lulan William, (Carthage) pulpmaker, bds. 
Park House. 

Manchester Joel, (Carthage) r40, farmer 110. 

Manzer Samuel, (Great Bend) emp. in paper- 
mill. 

Market , (Carthage) resident, bds. Jeffer- 
son. 

Market WiUiam, (Carthage) teamster, emp. 
Hutchinson A Clark, h Jefferson. 

Marsile Warren J., (Carthage) r 41, mechanic. 

MASON Mx\RCUS P.. (Carthage) manuf. of 
map rolls, moldings, feather-duster and 
cornice handles, and wooden hydrants, 
job turning, Lathrop, h Bridge. 

Mayhew Jason W., (Carthage) carpenter, h 
Franklin. 

McCaine Randall, (Great Bend) laborer. 

McCrea John, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 62, 
20 cows, fanner, leases of George Bost- 
wick 160. 



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McDonald James, (Carthage) laborer, h Jef- 
ferson. 
Mclntyre Martin, (Carthage) r 41. gardener. 
McMichael Daniel, (S. Chamijioii) 6 cows, 

fainier 50. 
McMillen John, (Carthage) molder, emp. 

Kvther & Prindle, bds. Park House. 
McNeil Alvali W.. (Great Bend) r 6, general 

ins. agent and station agent R.. W. & O. 

E. R. 
McNeil Augustus, (Great Bend) farm laborer. 
McNeil Daniel, (Great Bend) r 6, retired mer- 
chant. 
McNeil Harriet, (Great Bend) dressmaker. 
McNeil Susan. (Great Bend) resident. 
McNITT BROTHERS, (Copenhagen. Lewis 

Co.) r 63 n 61, (Egbert H. and Frederick 

H. ) props, cheese factory, breeders of full 

bl' lod Durham cattle, fine blooded horses, 

and full blood Berkshire swine, props. 

stock hoise " Rockfoid," 50 cows, farmers 

311, and in Lewis Co. 65. 
McNitt Egbert H., (Copeniiagen, Lewis Co.) r 

63 n 61, (McNitt Brothers). 
McNitt Frederick H., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) 

r 63 n 61. ( McNitt Brothers). 
MERRIAM VICTOR Z., (Carthage) machinist, 

t)ds. Main. 
MERRIAM ZELOTIS D., (Carthage) retired 

carriage and wagonmaker, h Main. 
Merrihew Charles B., (Carthage) carpenter 

and builder, h Lathrop. 
Merrill Anna Verah, (Carthage) widow of 

Samuel, h Bridge. 
Merrill H. O.. (Felt's Mills) r 26, (H. O. & S. 

W. Merrill). 
Merrill H. O. & S. W., ( Felt's Mills) r 26, farm- 
ers 71. 
Merrill Huldah A., (Felt's Mills) r 13, widow 

of Allen. 
Merrill Orson, (Felt's Mills) r 26, 21 cows, 

farmer 893^- 
Merrill S. W., (Felt's Mills) r 26, (H. O. & S. 

W. Merrill). 
Meyer Charles J., (Carthage) (Mever, Ross & 

Co.) h 19 Bridge. 
Meyer, Ross & Co., (Carthage) (Charles J. M., 

Dennis F. R.,and George Kaffer) manufs. 

of furniture, Mill. 
MILLER EMOGE.NE M., (Carthage) widow 

of Morris. 
Miller Milton D., (Carthage) r 29, 10 cows, 

farmer, leases of Philip Hull. 
Miller Silas, (Carthage) laborer, h Bridge. 
MILLS LEWIS H., (Carthage) postmaster, 

pi'op. grist-mill at Great Bend, manuf. of 

lumher. lath, and shingles, h Bridge. 
Mitchell Mary J. Miss, (Great Bend) retired. 
Mix Catherine, (Carthage) r 29, Widow of 

Nahon. 
MIX JOEL. (Carthage) r 29, commissioner of 

highways, 8 cows, farmer. 
Moran James. (Carthage ) farmer, h Jefferson. 
Morris David, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 63, 

faim laborer. 
Mould Frank, (Carthage) r 42, farmer. 
Murdock James, r 37. farm laborer. 
JIurdock Philip, r 37, laborer. 
Murphy Mary, (Felt's Mills) r 19 cor. 20, widow 

of Ephraim. 
MUZZY LEANDER R., (Great Bend) retired 

farmer. 
Nelson James S.. (Carthage) meat cutter, emp. 

Charles De Zotelle, h Main. 



Normander Isaac S., (Carthage) real estate 

dealer, retired physician and surgeon, 

prop, saw-mil], and fariuer in Denmark, 

Lewis Co., 450, h Front cor. High. 
Nunn John William, (Great Bend ) r 6, 17 cows. 

farmer, leases of his father, Charles 

Thomas, 171. 
Odell Joel, (Great Bend) collector for Cai'- 

thage Repuhlicmi, 12 cows, farmer, leasee 

of James Sterling 124. 
O'Horo Patrick, r 37, farm laborer. 
Olds William Wallace, (Great Bend ) r 6, farm- 
er for E. S. Flint. 
Olley Robert H., (^ Great Bend) r 4, market 

gatdener. farmer 6i^. 
OLMSTED EDWIN H., (Great Bend) r 5, 

road commissioner, cattle dealer, 20 cows, 

farmer 160. 
O'Neill Cornelia, (Carthage) widow of B. H., 

diessmaker, h Bridge. 
OEVIS FRANK C, (Felt's Mills) r 34 cor. 23, 

30 cows, farmer, leases of A. W. Hadsall 

235. 
Paddock Ira F., (Great Bend) farmer 9. 
Palmer Raymond S., (Great Bend) stationary 

engineer, h and lot. 
Parish Addison, (Carthage) agent, h Main. 
Park House, (Carthage) John Hynes, prop., 

Bridge cor. Main. 
Parks Arthur L., r 48, farmer, son of Sylves- 
ter. 
Parks Fred W., (Carthage) house painter, h 

Liberty. 
Parks Sylvester, r 48 n 56, 16 cows, farmer 153. 
Patterson Jonas C, (Carthage) carj^enter, h 

Vincent. 
Payne Edward, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 71, 

justice of the peace, farmer 104. 
PECK EMERSON, (Felt's Mills) r 19, 18 cows, 

500 sugar trees, farmer 239. 
Peck Ernest F., (Great Bend) r 11, farmer. 
Peck George, (Carthage) emp. John Hynes. 
Peck J. Floyd, (Great Btnd) r 11, farmer with 

his father, John F. 
Peck John F., (Great Bend )r 11, 24 cows, 

farmer 240. 
Peck Nathaniel, r 39 cor. 44, farmer 1. 
Peck Nathaniel, Jr., r 44 n 39, farm laborer. 
Peebles Duane A., r 31. 8 cows, farmer 77. 
Peeler David, (Great Bend) cari-iagemaker, h 

and h)t. 
Peltier John, (Carthage) farmer, h off Main. 
PENNOCK EMORY J., (Great Bend) r 11, 12 

cows, farmer 114. 
Pennock John D., (Great Bend) r 12, farmer 

100. 
Pennock William E.. (Great Bend) r 11, farm- 
er, son of Emory J. 
Perry Etta H , (Carthage) dressmaker, bds. 

Jefferson. 
Perry William J., (Carthage) clerk for C. A. 

iieyer, h Jefferson 
Petrie Charles, (Carthage) gardener, h La- 
throp. 
Petrie Eugene J., (Cat thage) turner, emj). M. 

P. Mason, bds. Lathrop. 
Phelps James H., (Carthage) r 42, 40 cows, 

farmer 250. 
Phelps Lucius B., (Great Bend) r 12, 6 cows, 

farmer, leases of Dewitt Copley 87. 
Phillips Amos B., (Carthage) teamster, h 

Main. 
PHILLIPS EMORY E.. (Great Bend) r 13, 

gardener and farmer 9. 



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Phillips F. E., r 38, farmer 50. 

Phillips Frank P., (Carthage) clerk, emp. M. 
P. Mason, bds. Brid^'e. 

Phillips .John L., r 39. 10 cows, farmer 107. 

PhilliiJS Joseph, (('openhageu, Lewis Co.) r 
5'J n 58, farm laborer. 

Phillips Orin, (Carthage) r 40, farmer with 
Joel Manchester. 

Phillips William E., r 39, farmer with John L. 

Pierce Elias. lal)orer. 

PIERCE LINA, (Carthage) r 42, widow of 
Preserved, farm 13, aged 8i. 

Pierce Margaret, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co._) r 
59, farmer 50. 

Pierce Melvin O., (Carthage) polisher, emp. M. 
P. Mason, h Jett'erson. 

Pierce Obed W., r 44. farmer. 

Pittc )ek George B. , ( Carthage) foreman for 
Eyth.-r & pTindell. h Jetierson. 

Pittock John, (Carthage) prop, meat market, 
h Jefferson. 

Planck Jav A., (Carthage) r 15. farmer, leases 
of ]\[rs. Le Eoy Wood 110. ' 

Plumbtrec Joseph A., (Great Bend) emp. in 
paper-mill, h and lot in Carthage. 

Pool Austin, (S. Champion) r 77, 17 cows, 
farmer, leases of W. W. Searl 125. 

Potter Dnane, (Carthage ) r 24, farmer 45. 

Potter James G., (Carthage) wagoumaker and 
carpenter, h Jeil'erson. 

POTTER REUBEN H.. (Carthage) farmer in 
Le Ray 300, li Biidge. 

Potter William J. G.. (Carthage) clei'k for A. 
& G. W. Kesler, bds. Jefferson. 

PRENTICE LAWRENCE G., (Great Bend) r 
1, thresher. 20 cows, farmer 196. 

Preivo Andrew O.. (Cartilage) emp. M. P. Ma- 
son, bds. Madison. 

Preivo Frank J., (Carthage) moldei', bds. Jef- 
ferson. 

Preivo James, (Carthage) laborer, h Frank- 
lin. 

Preivo Joseph, (Carthage) cooper, h Franklin. 

Preivo Joseph, Jr., (Carthage) laborer, h Jef- 
ferson. 

Preivo Lavod, (Carthage) laborer, bds. Frank- 
hn. 

Predell Dorcas E., (Carthage) widow of Ste- 
phen, h Champion st. 

Putney Joseph I., (Carthage) barber, h Main 
cor. Vincent. 

Quinn Edward, ( Carthage) r 15, farmer, leases 
of Joel Mix il2. 

Randall A. M., (Great Bend) r 6, farm la- 
borer. 

Remington Sylvia C. (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) 
r 71, widow of Harry. 

Eevell Thomas, (Carthage) prop, tannery, h 
Champion st. 

Revell William W., (Carthage) tanner, bds. 
Champi n st. 

Reynolds Bernard, (Carthage) farmer in 
Lewis Co. 160, h Jefferson cor. Franklin. 

Reynolds James, (Carthage ) laborer, h Stone. 

Reynolds Sidney, (Carthage) laborer, bds. 
Stone. 

RICE ALFRED W., (Carthage) r 29. 10 cows, 
farmer 83. 

Eice Augustus L. Rev., (Carthage) r 15, 10 
cows, farmer 82. 

Eice Edmund D., (Carthage) com. traveler, h 
Main. 

EICE MELVIN C. (Carthage) com. traveler, h 
Madison cor. Vincent. 



Eice Samuel E., (Carthage) manuf. of pails, 
wash tubs, sap buckets, butter tubs, etc., 
Mill, h Main. 

Rice Sanford C, (Carthage) emp. Samuel E., 
bds. Blain. 

Richardson F. H. Rev., (Great Bend) pastor 
Baptist Church. 

Robl) William, (Carthage) carpenter, h Lib- 
erty. 

Roberts Fred P., (Carthage) laborer, h Cham- 
pion st. 

Roberts Joseph, (Carthage) r 41, laborer. 

Robie John, r 45, farm laborer. 

Robie Paul, r 45. emp. C. J. Colburn. 

ROCKWOOD CHARLES G., (Carthage) r 27, 
12 cows, farmer 164. 

EOCKWOOD DEMPSTER, ( Carthage) r 27, 
farmer with his father. Charles G. 

Rodgers Seneca, (Felt's Mills) farmer, leases 
of Mrs. Sarah White, of Philadel phia, 
104. 

Rogers John, (Carthage) (J. Eogers & Co.) h 
S. Main. 

Eoot George T., r 28, farmer, emp. Eugene 
Philips. 

Eose Frank, (Carthage) mason. 

Eose Solomon, (Carthage) sawyer, h Madi- 
son. 

Eoss Dennis F., (Carthage) (Meyer, Eoss & 
Co.) h Spring st., Carthage. 

Eowley George B.. (Carthage) pastor Con- 
gregational Church, h Main. 

Eoxby Isaac, (Great Bend ) r 1, 30 cows, farm- 
er, leases of John Pfister 312. 

Rulison Hiram A., (Carthage) laborer, h Madi- 
son. 

Rulison Jennie, (Carthage) resident, h Bridge. 

Russell Allen, r 50. blacksmith, farmer 4. 

Eussell Charles E., r 50, farm laborer. 

Sage Edwin, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 63, 
farmer with his mother, Nancy. 

Sage Emily O., (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 63, 
widow of Col. Elias, farmer with Martha 
■I. Woolworth. 

Sage Nancy, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 63, 
widow of Abel, farm 100. 

SANDERS ORIN F., (Carthage) retired farm- 
er 8. h Bridge. 

SANDEES EOSELLE, (Carthage) served in 
Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., resident, bds. 
Jefferson. 

Sanderson Fred F., (Carthage) emp. in tan- 
nery, h Bridge. 

Sanderson Sidney A., (Carthage) machinist, h 
Champion st. 

SAYRE ELEON A., (Carthage) r 27, farmer 
with Georpp E. 

SAYRE GEORGE il., (Carthage) r 27, prop, 
lime kiln, manuf. and dealer in quicklime, 
mason, farmer, with his sister Eleon A. 
130. 

Sayre George R., Jr., (Carthage) r 18 opp. 27, h 
and lot. 

Scanlin David, (Carthage) carpenter, h Jeffer- 
son. 

Scanlin Edward, (Carthage) carpenter, h Jeft'er- 
son. 

Searl C. H., (S. Champion) r 78, 25 cows, farm- 
er 212. 

Seckner Frank H., (Carthage) barber in Car- 
thage, h Bridge, 
eckner John. (Carthage) laborer, h Bridge, 
hafty Eliza, (Carthage) r 15, widow of Nich- 
olas, farmer 133. 



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Shafty George N., (Great Bend) r 9, 25 cows, 
farmer 300, residence in Boylston, Oswego 
Co. 

Sliedd Alouzo, postmaster and general mer- 
chant. 

Shedd Charles S., deputy postmaster, clerk for 
his father, Alonzo. 

Sheldon Allen, (Carthage ) r 40, 12 cows, farm- 
er 99. 

Sheldon Wilton E., (Carthage) r 29, farmer. 

Shepard Frank, (S. Champion ) r 76, 10 cows, 
farmer 37. 

Sheppard Nelson, (S. Champion") r 77, 20 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Sherman Charles R., (Great Bend) market 
gardener and farmer 9. 

Sherwood Charles B., (Carthage) butcher, h 
Bridge cor. Stone. 

SHERWOOD WILLIAM C, (Carthage) clerk, 
h Jefferson. 

SHEW ALBION J., (Great Bend) r 6, 8 cows, 
farmer 57. 

Shew Eugene A., (Great Bend) r 5, 14 cows, 
farmer 124. 

Silver Stephen. (Carthage) laborer, h Jefferson. 

Silver Wiman H., (^^Carthage) laborer, h Main. 

Simmons William, (Carthage) quarryman, h 
Jefferson. 

Sisson Almeron, (Great Bend) (Sisson Broth- 
ers). 

Sisson Brothers, (Great Bend) (Almeron and 
Orman) contractors and builders. 

Sisson Esther Ann, (Great Bend ) h and lot. 

Sisson Orman, (Grreat Bend) (^Sisson Broth- 
era). 

Slack Edward, (Carthage) teamster, h Bridge. 

Smith Erwm H., r 48, 26 cows, farmer, leases 
of his father, Merritt, 215. 

Smith Merritt, r 45, farmer 259, and woodland 
in Wilna 8. 

Smith Sarah J., (Carthage) widow of Thomas, 
h Jefferson. 

Smith William, (Carthage) emp. S. Bronough, 
of Carthage. 

Smith William, (Carthage) r 58, 10 cows, apiary 
13 swarms, fai-mer 72, 

Snell Norton J., (Carthage) millwright, h "Vin- 
cent. 

Soper Sylvester, (Carthage) cabinetmaker, h 
Front. 

Soults Albert, (Great Bend) r 11, farmer. 

Soults Franklin. (Great Bend) r 11, farmer, 
son of John M. 

Soults George J., (Great Bend) emp. in paper- 
mill. 

SOULTS JOHN M., (Great Bend) r 11, 12 
cows, farmer 75, served in Co. C, 10th N. 
Y. H. A. 

Spalsbury Margaret, (Great Bend) widow of 
Richard M. 

Speidell Cliristian, (Great Bend) r 6, farmer 0. 

Speidell George, (Great Bend) r 6, farmer. 

Sprague Olivia V., (Carthage) widow of Fred- 
erick, h Jefferson. 

Starkweather Amelia, ( Carthage) dressmaker, 
h Champion st. 

Starkweather Charles M., (Carthage) carpenter 
and builder, h Vincent cor. Stone. 

Starkweather Jane A., (Carthage) widow of 
Ira, bds. Vincent. 

Stay Joseph, (Carthage) laborer, h Jeffer- 
son 

Stay Lewis, (Carthage) laborer, h Franklin. 

Stay William, (Carthage) tub and pailmaker. 



Sternberg A. Irving, (Carthage) physician and 

surgeon, office in Carthage, h Bridge. 
Stevens Fidelia M., (Carthage) widow of G. C, 

h Ruelson. 
Stevens Jerome, (Carthage) r 40, farmer 50. 
Stewart Fred E., (Carthage) book-keeper, emp. 

J. E. Strickland & Co., bds. Bridge. 
Stewart Helen A., (Carthage) r 42, resident, 

aged 84. 
Stewart Orson, (Great Bend) r 3, farm 80, 

aged 80. 
Stewart Sarah, ( Carthage) r 42, widow of John 

T., aged 82. 
Stewart Thomas N.. (Great Bend) r 3, farmer 

50, and leases of his father, Orson, 75. 
Stockwell A. Marcellus, (S. Champion) r 69, 40 

cows, dealei in Holstein cattle, farmer 236. 
Stoddard Cephas R., r 48, 16 cows, farmer 156. 
Stoddard Lorinda, (Gi'eat Bend) h and lot. 
Stoddard Roniain A., (Great Bend) r 11, 16 

cows, farmer 107. 
Stoddard Wesley, r 49, 10 cows, farmer 80. 
Stott James, ( Carthage) r 41, farmer. 
Streeter Christina, (Carthage) widow of Sam- 
uel, h Jefferson. 
Streeter Jolm P.. (Carthage) cari^enter, bds. 

Jefferson. 
Streeter Minnie E., (Carthage) school teacher. 

bds. Jefferson. 
Strickland Evan, r31, farmer 33. 
Tallman Jennie, (Carthage) tailoress, bds. 

Libertv. 
TAMBLIN" GRANVILLE W., (Great Bend) r 3, 

jtistice of the peace, 10 cows, farmer 110. 
Taskett H. A., (Carthage) r 40, farmer 56. 
Taylor James A., (Carthage) mail carrier and 

prop, 'buss, h Vincent n Madison. 
Terry Wayne A., ( Carthage) tinner, emp. J. 

E. Strickland & Co., h Main. 
THAYER TRUMAN A., (Great Bend) (Horr & 

Thayer) breeder of white and barred 

Plymouth Rock, light Brahmah, Wyandotte, 

and brown Leghorn fowls, and bronze 

turkeys. 
Thomas Cyrus L., (S. Champion) r 78, mail 

carrier, farmer, leases of George Searl 14. 
Thomas Wallace, (Felt's Mills) r 13, farmer, 

leases of Mrs. Huldah Merrill 184. 
Thomas William. (Carthage) emp. M. R. Dief- 

endorf. 
Thompson George A., (Carthage) r 52, farm- 
er 50. 
Thompson Horace C, (Carthage) dealer in 

blooded horses, farmer 16, h Jefferson. 
Thomi^son William I., (Carthage) r 52, son of 

George A. 
TiUotson James, (Rutland) r 47, farm labor- 
er. 
Tripp Isaac, (S. Champion) r 81, 25 cows, 

farmer, leases of Mrs. Hall 222. 

Tucker Caroline, (Carthage) widow of Hiram, 

h Dugway. 
Tuell Oliver, (Carthage) laborer, h Lathrop, 
Tremblv Fayette, (Carthage) h Main. 
TWINING ALFRED W., (S. Champion) r 71 

cor. 64, farm 275. 
TWINING GEORGE E., (S. Champion) r 71 

cor. 64, 35 cows, farmer, leases of Alfred 

W. 275. 
Twining Orlando, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 

71, 10 cows, farmer 75. 
Van Allen Adelbert D., prin. West Carthage 

graded school, farmer in Watertown 176, 

h Bridge. 



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IT 



VAN ALLEN WILLARD B., (Carthage) att'y 

and counselor at law, office in Carthage, h 

Fron t. 
Van Allen William, r 31 cor. 26, farm laborer. 
Van Briicklin Alexander, (Carthage) retired 

fanner, h Vincent. 
Van Broeklin Eunice E., (Carthage) widow of 

H. E., h Jetterson cor. Vincent. 
Van Broeklin Lysander, < C penhagen, Lewis 

Co.) r 62, farmer 90. 
Van Dressen Ela, (Carthage) carriage and 

sign painter, Main, h do. 
Van Patten Byron, (Carthage) prop. Carthage 

laundry, h Main. 
Van Pelt Samuel G., (Carthage) foreman for 

M. P. Mason, h Champion st. 
Varley Frank, (Carthage) laborer, h Bridge. 
Veairno Lewis, (Carthage ) carriagemaker, h 

Bridge. 
VEBBEli FRANK W., (Carthage) physician 

and surgeon, county coroner, h Bridge. 
VEBBER HIRAM H., ( Felt's Mills) r 13, served 

in Co. D, 10th N. Y. II. A., 15 cows, farm- 
er 137. 
Vincent William M., (Carthage) foreman in 

Tribune oftice, bds. Bridge. 
Vrooman Abram, (Carthage ) r 42, 18 cows, 

prop, milk route, farmer 200. 
Vrooman Abram M., (Carthage) r 41, retired 

farmer. 
Vrooman Byron S., (Carthage) r 42, farmer 9. 
Wadby Wiiliani, (Copenhagen, Lewis Co.) r 

62, farmer 25. 
Wadsworth Abner J., (Great Bend)r4, car- 
penter, farmer 59. 
Wadsworth Amos F.. (Great Bend) enip. in 

paper-mill, h and lot. 
Waite Estella, ( Carthage) resident, bds. Madi- 
son cor. High. 
Waitc Guevera M., r 48, 10 cows, farm 85. 
Waite James M., (Carthage) butcher and 

farmer 20, h Madison cor. High. 
Waite Norman G., (S. Champion) r 70, farm- 
er, leases of Marcellus Monroe 143. 
Waite Sarah D., (Carthage) widow of WilHam 

L.. h Madi.so7i cor. High. 
Waketield Harriet A. Mrs., (Great Bend) r 7, 

farm 60. 
Wakefield Zera A., (Great Bend) r 7, farmer. 
Waldo George, (S. Champion) r 82, 12 cows, 

farmer 97. 
Wai'e George R., (Great Bend) r 6. farmer 84. 
WARNER CHARLOTTE, r 32, widow of M. 

C. 
WARNER ELIZUR C, r 32, 18 cows, 700 

sugar trees, farmer 125. 
Warner Mary J., (Carthage) widow of Thomas, 

bds. Jetterson. 
Weaver George F., (Carthage) blacksmith, h 

Vincent. 
Webb Daniel S., (Carthage) milk dealer, h 

Jefferson, 



Webb Fred E., (Carthage) laborer, bds. Jeffer- 
son. 
Wells Joseph, (Carthage) laborer, h Lathrop. 
Wells Joseph H., (Carthage) laborer, bds. 

Lathrop. 
Wheeler Samuel, (Carthage) shoemaker, h 

Main. 
Wilcox Charles H., (Carthage) artistic painter, 

h Bridge. 
WILCOX J. FOSTER, (Carthage) salesman, 

bds. Bridge. 
Wilcox On-a A., (Carthage) milliner, bds. 

Bridge. 
Willai'd Warren W., mail carrier, 15 cows, 

farmer 84. 
Wilmot Jei'usha, (Carthage) widow of Asher, 

h Jetterson. 
Wilson G. Frank, ( Carthage) r 42, farmer 100. 
Wilson Martha, ( Carthage) widow of John, h 

Jeft'erson cor. High. 
Wiltse William, (Carthage) tanner, h Front. 
WISER ARTHUR D., (Carthage) pohsher, 

emp. M. P. Mason, h Champion st. 
WISER DEXTER B., (Carthage) emp. M. P. 

Mason, bds. Champion st. 
Wiser Olivia. (Carthage) widow of Hiram, h 

Champion st. 
Wood Eliza, (Carthage) widow of Rev. Jacob 

A., bds. Jetterson. 
Wood George W., ( Carthage) farmer in Wilna 

200, h Jefferson. 
Wood Lc Roy, (Carthage) r 6. 30 cows, farmer 

500. 
Wood William E., (Carthage) r 15, fanner, 

son of Le Roy. 
Woodard Alvaro P., (Carthage) carpenter, h 

Jetterson, 
Woolwortli Cornelia E., (Great Bend) widow 

of George G., prop. Jetterson House. 
Woolwortli Elijah M., r 37, 36 cows, farmer 

195. 
Wool worth Helen S., r 26, widow of John I., 

20 cows, farm 175. 
WOOLWORTH JOHN H.. (Great Bend) r 5, 

farmer 103. 
Woolwortli Martha J., (Copenhagen, Lewis 

Co.) r 63, (Jlrs. Seymour A.) farmer with 

Mrs. Emilv O. Sage. 
WOOLWORTH SEYMOUR A.. (Copenhagen, 

Lewis Co.) r 63, 80 cows, breeder of fine 

horses and Holstein cattle, fanner 186, 

and leases of his wife and Emily O. Sage. 
Worden Edward. (Carthage) emp. M. P. 

Mason, h Lathrop. 
Wright Edmund R., r 27 n 18, farmer 6. 
Yeo Salonia, (Carthage) widow of William, h 

Bridge. 
Youngs Harriett, (Carthage) resident, bds. Jef- 

feison. 
Zapf Agne«. (Great Bend) widow of Casper. 
ZAPF FRANK X., (Great Bend) book-keeper,. 

sec'y Great Bend Paper Co., h and lot. 



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CLAYTON. 



(For explanations, etc., see page 3, pa?'t second.) 



(Postol'fice address is Clayton, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Abbey Dewitt, r 28, fanner 135. 

Acker Philip, (Depauviile) r 94, farmer. 

Acker t Cyrus L., r 27, farmer with his father. 

Page. 
Ackert Flora G.. r 27, school teacher. 
ACKERT PAGE, r 27, 15 cows, farmer 150. 
Aflfee Alexander, (Thurso) r 1, stonecutter. 
Allen Bessie Miss, dressmalcei', h State. 
ALLEN JOHN J., (Depauviile) r 95, market 

gardener. 
Allen Mary Jane, widow of Reuben, h State. 
Allen Riley, marine engineer, h State. 
Allen Waiter B., engineer in planing-mill, h 

State. 
Amel Hugh, r 47, farmer 160. 
Amo Leiinder, laborer, h William. 
Amo Lewis, laborer, h Merick. 
Amo Napoleon, laborer, h Theresa st. 
Angel Robert G., retired merchant, farm 38. 
Annen William, (Thurs >) r 2, stonecutter. 
Arnold Sally A., r 35, widow of Solon, farmer 

10. 
ATWOOD BROTHERS, (Montreville W. and 

James L ) general hardware merchants, 

Water. 
Atwood Chandler, (Depauviile) r 103, farmer 

200. 
Atwood James L., (Atwood Brothers) h John 

cor. Union. 
Atwood Montreville W., (Atwood Brothers) h 

Webb cor. Jane. 
Atwood William C, (Depauviile) r 94, farmer 

256. 
Augsburv Bersina, widow of John D., resident, 

aged 81. 
Aumilier George H., r 27, car23enter and farm- 
er 5. 
Austin George, (Depauviile) r — , farmer 75. 
Babb Charles, (Depaxiville) r 112, farmer 138 
Babcock Adaline, (Dej)auville) r 95, widow of 

Oren. 
Babcock Althea. (Depauviile) r 89,cneesemaker. 
Babcock Charles, (Depauviile) r 77, 11 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Babcock Charles B., (Depauviile) r 66, 11 cows, 

fai-mer 102. 
Babcock George, (Depauviile) r 86, blacksmith 

and farmer 92. 
BABCOCK JAMES R., r 39, prop, cheese fac- 
tory, farmer 53. 
Babcock Julia M., r 39, school teacher. 
Bailey Peter, r 10, farmer, leases of J. E. Fitz- 
gerald 126. 
BA.IN ALEXANDER, (St. Lawrence River 

Skiff, Canoe, and Steam Launch Co.) bds. 

John cor. Jane. 
Baker Daniel, r 50, laborer. 
Baker Royal S., dealer in jewelry and watches, 

Water, h do. 



Baker William, r 50, laborer. 
Baldwin Edward, (Stone Mills) r — ,farmer 86. 
Ball Dulceiiia M., r 28, widow of Alonzo G. 
Ball John, r 35, farmer, leases of P. Hart 144. 
Balonga Stephen, butcher, h Alexander. 
Balongia Sarah, widow of James, h State. 
Baltz Andrew J., (Depauviile) r 79, 30 grade 

Ayrshire and Holstein cows, farmer 347. 
Baltz Jefferson L., (Depauviile) r 79, farmer, 

leases of Andrew J. 347. 
Banister Charles, r 10. farmer 50. 
Barbury Mark, blacksmith, h Webb cor. 

Water. 
Bai-ker Alden F., pres. First National Bank of 

Clayton, Water, h Hugunin. 
Barker Frank D., deputy customs collector, 

Water, h Hugunin. 
Barker Henry S., general merchant, Water, 

h do. 
Barker Seymour B., lake captain, li Hugunin. 
Barnes Sidney O., pastor M. E. Church, h 

John. 
BARNEY ALMOND M.. (Depauviile) r 56, 

carpenter, 34 grade Holstein and Ayrshire 

cows. 1 Pilgrim and Duroc brood mare, 

farmer 308. . 
Barney Martin, retired farmer 150, h Webb cor. 

Water. 
Barrett , (Depauviile) r — , widow of 

Moses, farm 110. 
Barrett John, r 17 cor. 23, 30 cows, farmer 

400. 
Barrett Frances I., widow of Kendrick, farm 

51. h James. 
BARRETT FRANCIS, retired farmer, h 

Merick. 
Barton William, teamster, h Webb. 
Bass Charles, laborer, h Theresa st. 
Bass Charles M.. r 26, farmer 22. 
BASS CHARLES P., confectioner, prop, res- 
taurant, sailor and oarsman, h William. 
Bass Cyrus, r 26, farmer with his father, 

Charles M. 
BASS EDWARD L., captain steamboat May- 

nard, li Theresa st. 
Bass John M., r 50, market gardener and 

farmer 49. 
Bass Leonard, (Depauviile) r 76, laborer. 
BASS WILLLAM, r 48, 12 cows, 15 sheep, 

farmer 103. 
Bastin Eugene, machinist, h Water. 
Bates George, printer, h Webb cor. Jane. 
Bates George, laborer and printer, h Union 

cor. Merick 
Bates Xura, laborer, h Webb cor. Jane. 
Baxter Gaylord, (Depauviile) r 79, farmer 

with his father, William. 
Baxter William, (Depauviile) r 79, farmer 83, 
Beech Elizabeth, dressmaker, h John. 



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IBeerman William, railroad engineer, h Frank- 
lin. 
BELVILT.E CHARLES, barber. Water, b 

Alexander. 
Belville Josej)h, barber, h Alexander. 
Benjamin Fred, r 43, laborer. 
Bennett Lyman, carpenter, h Merick. 
Bent George, Sr., (Depauville) r 95, farmer 80. 
Bent George, Jr., { Depauville) r 105, fanner. 
Bertrand Aiphnnzo. pru]). saloon, .James, lido. 
Bertrand Alphon/o. carpenter and joiner, h 

Hngnnin. 
Bertrand Edward, sliiji carpenter, b Hngnnin. 
Bertrand Jobn, cari^enter and pilot, h James. 
Bertrand Napoleon, prop, saloon and restau- 
rant, James, li do. 
Bertrand Oliver, carpenter, h James. 
Bertrand Peter, laborer. Water. 
Bess Charles, laborer, li Merick. 
Bettinger Bradley, bartender, h James. 
Beznah John B., carpenter, h James. 
Kidwell Garret. (Depauville i r 112, laborer. 
Birdsell Philander, prop, saloon, James, h do. 
BIRTRAND GEORGE W., r 18, 35 sheep, 

farmer, leases of Hannah M. 213. 
Birtrand Hannah M., r IS, farmer 213. 
Bisnett .John, laborer, h James. 
Bisnett Joseph, (St. Lawrence) r 70, laborer. 
Black David, (Thurso) r 2, postmaster and 

book-keeper for Thousand Island Granite 

Co. 
Black George, (Thurso) off r 3, farmer with 

his father. 
Black John, (Thurso) off r 3, fanner 72, and 

leases of his l)rother William 1-15. 
Black Thomas, (Thurso) off r 3. 6 cows, farm- 
er 78. 
Black William, (Thurso) off r 3, mate on the 

Montana and farmer 145. 
BLALSDELL BARTON G., (Depauville) r 94, 

pastor Free Baptist Church. 
Blanchard Charles, r 7, farmer, leases of Susan 

Cook 164. 
BLANCH ARD MARY ANN, widow of Samuel, 

nurse, farm 3fi, h James. 
Blandin Sarah A, Mrs., r 27, farm 54. 
Blandin Wallace, r 27. farmer, leases of Sarah 

A. 54. 
Bloodough John W., (Depauville) r 93, 10 

grade Ayrshire, Jersey, and Holsteiii cows, 

farmer 106. 
Bologna Joseph, laborer, h Alexander. 
Bonapart Anthonv, r 15, farmer, leases of A. 

Potter 334. 
BOUCHARD JOHN, carpenter, h Franklin. 
Brabant Augustus, laborer, h River road. 
Brabant Joseph, (F. L. Hall ct Co.) h Alexander. 
Brabant Leander, carj^enter, farm 53, h 

Theresa st. 
Bradway Cornelia, widow of Jeremiah, h 

James. 
Bray Henry, (Depauville) r 89, laborer. 
Breslow David 13., clerk for his father, Simon. 
Breslow Simon, dealer in ready-made clothing 

and gents' furnishing goods, Water, h 

Merick. 
Bretch Adam, (Depauville) farmer, leases of 

L. O. Gillett. 
Brien Daniel O., prop, saloon. Water, h do. 
Brigham George, r 24, farmer 50. 
Brigham Theodore S., r 24, farmer 177. 
Brintnall Cordelia, r 53, widow of William, 

farmer 127. 
Brintuell James, carpenter, James. 



Broadbent John. (Thurso) r 1, stonecutter. 
BROOKER ALBERT, retired blacksmith, h 

Water cor. Webb. 
Brooker William, blacksmith, Webb, h Water 

cor. John. 
BROOIiS OTIS, (Strough & Brooks) h at Phila- 
delphia. 
Brougli Thomas R., manuf. of center boards 

and patent clothes lines. Water, bds. New 

Windsor. 
Brown Allen, r 32, farmer 55. 
Brown Belcher, cartman, h Merick cor. Jane. 
Brown Luther, (Depauville) r 97, farmer 80. 
Brown Orlando S., r 27, farmer 5. 
Brown Rial, (Depauville) resident. 
Brown Robert, (Thurso) r 1, stonecutter. 
Burgess James, (Thurso) r oft' 2, quarryman, 

h and lot. 
Burliiigame Edgar A., (John Swart & Co.) h 

Water. 
Buskiik Amy, r 12, widow of Joel, farmer 26. 
Buskirk Jasper A., r 38, 12 cows, farmer 110. 
Buskirk Liit'ie, r 12, school teacher. 
BUTTERFIELD AMANDA, (Mrs. George L.) 

prop, boarding-house, owns h and lot 

James. 
Buttertield George L., cartman, h James. 
Butts Darius D., contractor and builder, li 

James. 
Butts ^McClelland, r 15, farmer for Stephen 125. 
Butts Stephen, r 15, 6 cows, farmer 125. 
Cadwell Jiiy, (Depauville) r 93, dealer in fur- 

nitui-e. 
Cainegie James, (Thurso) r 53-2, farmer 63. 
Calder James, prop, saw and shingle-mill, 

Union, h do. 
Calder James H., carpenter, h Union. 
Calhoon Benjamin. (Thurso) off' r 3, farmer 

100. 
Calhoon Elmei-, (Thurso) r 2, mate on sailing 

vessel Montana, h and lot. 
CALHOON EMMA J., (Thurso) r 2, (Mrs. 

Elmer). 
Calhoon Joshua, r 33, stone mason. 
Calhoon Joseph H., r 10, laborer. 
Calkins Taylor E., (Depauville) r 110, farmer 

93. 
Campbell Hugh, stonecutter. 
Cantwell Patiick B., r 18, 10 cows, farmer 200. 
Carpenter Benjamin, blacksmith, li Merick 

cor. Hugunin. 
Carpenter Benjamin, laborer, h Water. 
Carpenter Charles, r 27, laborer. 
Carpenter Charles, (Depauville) laborer. 
Carpenter Mary, widow of Samuel, h Alexan- 
der. 
Carpenter Levi, laborer, h River road. 
Carpenter Nelson, carpenter, h River road. 
Carpenter Robert, ( Dei^auvilie) r 113, butcher 

and telephone operator, farmer 12. 
Carpenter Stephen, (Depauville) r 88, con- 
stable. 
Carpenter Syrell, r 27, farmer 60. 
Carpenter Timothv, (Stone Mills) r 13, farmer 

11. 
Carrier Saloma, (Depauville) r 84, widow of 

Rieh:ir<l R.. farmer 50. 
CARTER .Jl'DSON N., farm laborer, h State. 
Cary Daniel, shoemaker, bds. James. 
Caswell Perry, retired boot and shoe manuf., 

h Webb cor. Union. 
Central House, (Depauville) A. D. Grabber, 

prop. 
Cere Anthony, laborer, h Alexander. 



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TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Cerow Adolphus, porter Hubbard House. 

Cerow Charles, butcher, h Alexander. 

Charlebeau Frank, sailor, h Theresa st. 

Charlebois Alphonso, sailor, h James. 

Charlebois Anthony, laborer, h Union cor. 
Merick. 

Charlebois Edward, r 28, farmer. 

Charlebois Edwin, r 29, farmer, leases of Mrs. 
Philo Clark 101. 

CHARLEBOIS ELI, r 10, farmer 100. 

Charlebois Joseph, r 27, farmer 75. 

Charlebois Willie, r 10, farmer with his father. 

Chase Adelbert, r 1, quarryman. 

Chase John, (Thurso) r 1, cooper. 

Chase Willard, (Thui-so) r 1, stonecutter. 

Cheeseman Byron C, (Depauville) physician. 

Cheever Orville W., (Depauville) r 86, wagon- 
maker and repairer. 

Chelette Arthur, r 27. farm aborer. 

Churchill Rosell J., emp.on R., W. & O. E. R., 
h James. 

Churco Josenh, oarsman, h Union cor. Frank- 
lin. 

Cinell Alexander, (Depauville) r 88, tinsmith, 
dealer in hardware and stoves. 

Clark Charles E,, i-etired, h Webb. 

Clark Frank, clerk for William D., h John. 

Clark George, (Thurso) r 2, stonecutter. 

Clark John R., (Depauville) r 93, general mer- 
chant. 

CLARK MARISA, (Mrs. Philo R.) farm 133, h 
James. 

Clark Philo R., prop. livery stable, Water, h 
James. 

Clark William D., dealer in hardware and gro- 
ceries, James, h John. 

Classen Adelaide, r 57, butcher and dealer in 
meats with her mother, Mary. 

Classen Mary, r 57, butcher and dealer in 
meats. 

Clayton Furniture Mfg. Co.. limited, James 
Hayes, pres.; George H. McKinley, treas. ; 
J. B. Flynn, sec'y and manager, junction 
Mary and Theresa sts. 

C layton Savings, Building, and Loan Associa- 
tion, James Johnston, pres.; T. E. Walt, 
vice-pres.; A. E. Wood, sec'y; W. D. Clark, 
treas. ; C. E. Hocknell, manager. 

Clement Manson, r 50, farmer, leases of Joseph 
Thibault 150. 

Clipfull Casper. (Depauville) r 75, farmer 125. 

Clough Mary A., r 56, widow of Joel, resident. 

Cole Jewett, r 53, farmer 86, and leases of W. 
Spencer 96. 

Cole Napoleon, laborer, h Alexander. 

Collins Aaron, (St. Lawrence) r 50, laborer. 

Collins Charles, (Stone Mills) r 112. farmer, 
leases of E. Baldwin 90. 

Collins Edgar, carpenter. 

Collins Ferrand, (St. liawrence) r 50, laborer. 

Collins Thomas Capt., ship carpenter, bds. 
Meriek. 

Colon John F., r 15, farmer 40. 

Colon Napoleon, oarsman and laborer. 

COLON XAVIAR, boat builder, h Alexan- 
der. 

COLON XAVIAR, Jr., boat builder, emp. St. 
Lawrence River S., C, and S. L. Co., h 
Alexander. 

Colton Lewis, r 8. laborer. 

Comins George F.. (St. Lawrence) r 49, farm- 
er, leases of Sally 210. 

Comins Hendrick, (St. Lawrence) r 49, farmer 
with his father, James H. 



COMINS JAMES H., (St. Lawrence) r 49, 
market gardener and farmer 42. 

Comins IMargaret. r 46, widow of William. 

COMINS SALLY, (St. Lawrence) r 71, widow 
I of Charles A., farmer 210. 

Connell Evangeline, widow of Jesse, h Alex- 
i ander. 

' Connell Joseph, laborer, h Alexander. 

Consaul Jane A., widow of Lewis, resident, 
aged 76. 
: CONSAUL SILAS W., (Clayton) r 50, 30 Ayr- 
shire cows, farmer 275. 

CONSAUL WILLIAM H., dealer in coal, wood, 
salt, water lime, land plaster, flour, feed, 
and produce, farmer 67, owns warehouse 
and sailing vessel Cornelia, 2 houses and 
lots, Water, h do. 

Cook Ashbel, gunsmith, Water, h do. 

Cook Elwin M., plumber and machinist, h 
Water. 

Cook John, sailor, h Jane. 

Cook John A., lake captain, h Jane. 

Cook Susan, widow of Hial, farmer 340, h 

CORBIN HERMAN J., r 50, farmer with his 

father, James H. 
CORBIN JAMES H., r 50, market gardener 

and farmer 40. 
Cornelle .Joseph, laborer, li Alexander. 
Corp David T., r 27 cor. 28, 20 cows, farmer 

250. 
Corss Chauncev. TSt. Lawrence) r 50, farmer 

67. 
Cosselman James A., r 13, farmer 79. 
Couch Joel, boat builder, carpenter, and joiner, 

Webb, h do. 
Countryman Charles, section boss on railroad, 

h Franklin. 
Covotte Edward, laborer, h Alexander. 
Craig Eleanor T., widow of Thaddeus W., h 

Mary cor. Webb. 
Craig Nellie, widow of Thaddeus G., marble 

Craig T. W. & Co., (Thaddeus W., deceased, 

and J. R. Tracy) marble dealers. Water. 
Crandall George, r 60, farmer 130. 
Crosby Joshua, r 50, 10 cows, farmer, leases of 

William Reese 127. 
Curamings Philander, (Thurso) r b}4, farmer 

60. 
Cummings Milo, (Thurso) r 5V^, farmer 35. 
Cummings Walter, (Thurso) off r 3, farmer 72. 
Cummings William, (Thurso) r 1, 11 cows, 

farmer 230. 
Cuppernnll John, laborer, h State. 
CUPPERNULL LEWIS, laborer, supt. cottage 

on Round Island, h State. 
Cuppei'null Lucian, laborer, h State. 
Dabb Charles, (Depauville) r — , farmer 137. 
DAILEY IRVING R., engineer E., W. & O. R, 

R., h Webb. 
DANA DAVID Z., (Depauville) r 88, retired 

farmer, h and 3 acres, served in Co. B, 

60th N. Y. Inf. 
Daniels Freeman T., (Depauville) r 54, farmer, 

leases of Susan Ormsby 50. 
Daniels George, (Depauville) r 76, 20 cows, 

farmer 96, and leases of John Halladay 212. 
Daniels James, mason, h Alexander. 
Daniels Myron, (Depauville) r 92, farmer 400. 
Daniels Truman T., (Depauville) r 76, 39 cows, 

farmer 394, and leases of S. Ormsby 50. 
Dano Ambrose, (Thurso) off r 2, farmer, leases. 

of Martin Miller 200. 



TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Dano Charles, (Tluirso) ott' r 2, farmer, leases 

of IMartin Miller 200. 
Davis Elias, retired sailoi-, h Webb. 
Deford Eli, r 12, farmer for liis father, Joseph, 

1st. 
Deford Frank, r 12, farmer for his father, 

Joseph, Ist. 
Deford Fiederick, r 25, farmer, leases of 

Thomas Dowdell 112. 
DEFORD JOSEPH, 1st, r 12, 30 cows, farmer 

310. 
Deford Joseph, 2d, r 12, 8 cows, farmer, leases 

of Betsey Littletield 50. 
Deford Michael, laborer, h Franklin. 
Deford Nelson, r 12, 8 cows, farmer 70. 
Deford Ralph, laborer, h Water. 
Delanev Bridget, widow of William, resident, 

h Water. 
Delaney James, r 32, farmer 209. 
Delauey Mary, r 32, widow of Marcus, has life 

lease of farm 100. 
Delaney Mary, r 18, school teacher. 
Delauey Michael, (Thurso) r 3, farmer 100. 
Delaney Patrick, farm laborer, h Water. 
Delaney William, r 18, 20 cows, fai-mer on the 

estate of Patrick 180. 
Delano Brothers, (Thurso) off r 3, (John and 

William) farmers 500. 
Delano John, (Thurso) off r 3, (Delano 

Brothers). 
Delano William, (Thurso) off r 3, (Delano 

Brothers). 
Delany Olive, dealer in millinerv. Water. 

h "do. 
Delmige Thomas, (Depauville) r 92, farmer, 

leases of H. Copley 800. 
Denney David Z., (Depauville) owns 3 acres 

of land. 
Denney Edward, stonecutter, h Reese. 
Denney Leauder, stonecutter, h Alexander cor. 

William. 
Denney Leander, r 128, farmer 40, 
Denney William, laborer, h Alexander. 
Derosia Alexander, r 27, farmer 12. 
Derosia Chai-les H., r 27, farmer 24. 
Derosia Edwin J., r 10, laljorer. 
DEROSIA MARY A., (Fisher's Landing) r 8. 

widow of Michael, who served in Co. G, 

135th N. Y. Inf. 
Derosia William, r 27, farmer 25. 
Devendorf David, (Depauville) r 96, farmer 

128. 
Devendorf Frank, (Depauville) r 96, farmer 

with his father, David. 
Devendorf George A., (Depauville) r 95, hay 

dealer and farmer 200. 
Devendorf Stephen, (Depauville) r 105, farm- 
er, leases of George A. 200. 
Dewev Benjamin W., prop. Dewey House, 

Webb. 
DEWEY BROTHERS, (Holland B. and Hart- 
ley F.) undertakers and dealers in furni- 
ture. Water. 
Dewey Charles J., (Depauville) r 93, clerk for 

A. D. Lowe. 
Dewey Hartley F., (Dewey Brothers) h at 

Sackefs Harbor. 
Dewey Holland B., (Dewey Brothers) h 

Webb. 
Dewey House, Benjamin W. Dewey, prop., 

Webb. 
Dewire James, r 25, farmer 60. 
Dewire John, r 29, farmer 40, and leases of 

John Sherman 50. 
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Dewire Michael, r 25, laborer. 

Dewire Thomas, r 29, carpenter. 

Dewyer John, r 28, farmer, leases of D. Abbie 

135. 
Dillenback James, (Depauville) r 102, farmer 

221. 
Dingman George, (Depauville) r 95, farmer 

100. 
Dingman Randall E., baker, owns farm iu 

Lyme 77, Water, h do. 
Dintleman George, (Depauville) r 95, farmer 

140. 
Dodge Amasa, (Depauville) r 103, 20 cows, 

farmer 180. 
Dodge Brothers, (Sherman and Charles) 

farmers, lease of J. Ratchford 75, James. 
Dodge Charles, (Dodge Brothers) h James. 
Dodge Cyrus A., r 29, farmer 100. [Died 

Oct. 14, 1889.] 
Dodge Francis, (St. Lawrence) r 70, farmer 

150. 
Dodge Perry F., (St. Lawrence) r 70, farmer,, 

leases of A. Tracy 174, and of his father, 

Francis, 150. 
Dodge Sherman, (Dodge Brothers) h James. 
Doe Eilick, laborer, h Alexander. 
Donaldson Peter, teamster. 
Dorr Adam, (Depauville) r 104, farmer 124. 
Dorr Annette, (Depauville) r 53, dressmaker. 
Dorr Artemus, (Depauville) r 95, farmer 120, 
DORR CHARLES, (Depauville) r 86, 12 cows, 

farmer 165. 
Dorr Elizabeth, (Depauville) r 86, widow of 

Valentine, 2d. 
Dorr George, (La Fargeville) r 60, 25 cows, 

farmer 243. 
Dorr George, (Depauville) r 53, 18 cows, 

farmer 180. 
Dorr Herman, (La Fargeville) r 62, farmer 225. 
Dorr John, Sr., (La Fargeville) r 81, farmer 

400. 
Dorr John, Jr., (Depauville) r 80, farmer 216. 
Dorr Mary, (Depauville) r 86, widow of Peter, 

farmer 127. 
Dorr Peter, r 10. 40 cows, farmer on the Dorr 

estate 327. 
Dorr William, (Depauville) r 111, farmer lOO. 
Dorr William, (Depauville) r 96, farmer, leases 

of his father, John. 150. 
Dorr William G., (La Fargeville) r 81, farmer, 

leases of George 400, and owns in Orleans 

157. 
Dorr William H., (Depauville) r 96, farmer, 

leases of John, Jr., 73. 
Dowdell Thomas, 20 cows, retired farmer 120, 

h James. 
Downs Christopher, r 39, 10 cows, farmer 135, 
Downs Edmond C, r 39, farmer with his father, 

Christopher. 
Dovl John, (Depauville) r 86, 12 cows, farmer 

■ 386. 
Doyl William, (Depauville) r 96, farmer, leases 

of John 75. 
Ducie John H., laborer, h ]\Ierick cor. Mary. 
Dwyer William, r 28, 10 cows, farmer, leases of 

Emily Garnsey 296. 
Dygert Cliarles, carpenter, h John. 
Dygert Peter G. W., retired farmer, h John. 
Dvgert Wells, supt. Webster's lumber yard, h 

State. 
DYGERT WELLS A., dealer in lumber, sash, 

doors, and blinds with W. A. Webister, 

Union, h James cor. State. 
Eastern Nelson, (Depauville) r 93, blacksmith. 



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TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Easton HoUis, (Depanville) r 76, laborer. 
lEaston Nathan, (Depanville) r 77, farmer 50, 

and leases of D. Whittior 192. 
Easton Nelson, (Depanville) r 93. blacksmith. 
EASTON WILLIAM J., (Depanville) r 79, 15 

cows, farmer, leases of John Patch 160. 
Eckert George, (Depanville) r 84, farmer 27, 

and leases of S. Carrier 50. 
Eckert Philip. (Depanville) teamster. 
EDDY CATHARINE, widow of Aaron, resi- 
dent, aged 73. 
Eddy Lewis W., h Merick. 
Eddy Luther, retired grain dealer and farmer 

130. 
Edmonds Oliver, r 48, 12 cows, farmer 100. 
Edmonds Sidney, (Depanville) r 51, assessor, 

farmer 125. 
Edmonds William H., r 48, 20 cows, farmer 201. 
Eigarljroadt Ezra, (Depanville) r 36, carjjenter 

and bi;ildiug mover. 
Eigarbroadt Stephen R., (Depanville) r95, car- 
penter. 
Eley William J.. (Depanville) r 93. laborer. 
ELLIOTT HENRY, retired tanner, h Franklin. 
ELLIOTT HENRY J., sailor and mate, h 

Webb. 
Elliott Lewis Capt.. lake captain, h John. 
ELLIOTT WILLIAM, captain steam yacht, h 

Jane. 
Ellis Charles, dealer in drugs. Water, h do. 
Ellis Dewayne H., (Depanville) r 42, farmer, 

leases of his father, Samuel, 120. 
Ellis George, r 33, laborer. 
Ellis Handley S., (Depanville) r 42, farmer, 

leases of Samuel 120. 
Ellis Hiram, (Depauville) r 42, farmer 72. 
Ellis Jasper, marine engineer and pilot, h 

Theresa st. 
ELLIS PRESTON, (Depauville) r 57, farmer 

68. 
Ellis Samuel, (Depauville) r 42, farmer 120. 
Ellis Samuel, r 33, farmer 150. 
Emery Charles G., (St. Lawrence River Skiff, 

Canoe, and Steam Launch Co.) h St. 

Mark's Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., summer 

residence, Calumet Island. 
Emio Napoleon, laborer, h off Theresa st. 
Emory Albert T., r 23. 9 cows, farmer 180. 
Empey Robert N., r 23, farmer 50. 
Empey William H., r 46, farmer 16. 
Estes Eldridge W., basket manuf., Hugunin, h 

John cor. Hngunin. 
Estes Horatio, dealer in meats, Water, h 

Webb. 
Estes Horatio N., retired, h Webb. 
Evens Friendly, r 39, widow of Columbus, 

aged 90. 
EXCHANGE BANK OF CLAYTON, John 

Jolniston, pres. ; R. P. Grant, cashier. 
Failing Benjamin E., (Depauville) r 84. farm- 
er 170. 
FAILING DEMSTER, (Depauville) r 96, 

farmer 107. 
FAIRE THOMAS, (Depauville) r 96, farmer 72. 
Farkinson George, r 2, foreman in stone 

quarry. 
FARRELL CHARLES, r 6, Scows, farmer 111. 
FARRELL DANIEL, engineer steam yacht 

Lotiia Seeker, h Franklin. 
Farrell John, r 6, steamboat fireman. 
Fay Alfred, emp. on railroad, h Franklin. 
Fay Fred, clerk for H. S. Barker, h Franklin. 
FERGUSON JOHN H.. r 8. 15 cows, farmer, 

leases of Susan Cook 174. 



FETTERLY LAWRENCE, r 10, 14 cows, 1 
brood mare, farmer 135. 

FETTERLY WILLARD. r 9, farmer, leases of 
Lawrence 135. 

Fetterly Willard, r 10, farmer, leases of Martin 
Wesp 71. 

Finn James, (Depanville) r 95, laborer. 

First National Bank of Clayton, A. F. Barkei-, 
IDres. ; William Rees, vice-pres. ; H. W. 
Morse, cashier ; A. A. Warner, asst. cash- 
ier, Water. 

FITZGERALD BARRINGTON, 15 cows, farm- 
er 184, h State. 

Fitzgerald Bridget, widow of Michael, school 
teacher, h Water. 

Fitzgerald Brothers, r 13, (William and 
Michael) 35 grade Ayrshire and Holstein 
cows, farmers 375. 

Fitzgerald Brothers, r 18, (Theophilus, Michael, 
and Moiris) farmers 412. 

Fitzgerald Isabella, school teacher, h State. 

Fitzgerald James P., (Thurso) r 5, quarry- 
man. 

Fitzgerald John, r 32, farmer 100. 

Fitzgerald John, Jr., r 32, farmer with his 
father, John. 

Fitzgerald John E., r 10, 12 cows, farmer 126. 

Fitzgerald Mary, r 13, widow of James. 

Fitzgerald Michael, (Thurso) r 1. quarryman 
and mason, prop, boarding-house. 

Fitzgei aid Michael, r 13. (Fitzgerald Brothers). 

Fitzgerald Michael, r 18,{Fitzgerald Brothers). 

Fitzgeiald Maurice J., 16 cows, farmer, leases 
of Augustus Potter 150. 

Fitzgerald Morris, r 18, (Fitzgerald Brothers). 

Fitzgerald Patrick, r 25, farmer 31. 

Fitzgerald Peter, r 21, farmer, leases of Morris. 

Fitzgerald Peter, r 13, farmer 25. 

Fitzgerald Theophilus, r 18, (Fitzgerald Broth- 
ers). 

Fitzgerald William, rlS, (Fitzgerald Brothers). 

FLANDERS IRVIN D., (James Hayes & Flan- 
ders) bds. John. 

Flanders John H., furniture manuf., h John. 

Fleck Frederick, (Depauville) r 112, 9 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Fleck Henry, (Depauville) r 112, farmer with 
his father, Frederick. 

Fletcher Neil, r 1, stonecutter. 

Flyiin Jerome B., carpenter, sec'y and man- 
ager Clayton Furniture Mfg. Co., h James. 

Flynn Thomas E., carpenter and cabinet- 
maker. Theresa st. 

FOLEY JOHN, boot and shoe dealer, James, 
h do. 

Fox Alfred. (Depauville) r 93, prop, grist-mill. 

FOX BYRON, (Depauville) r 103, 75 head cattle, 
10 thoroughbred Holstein and 2 Jersey 
cattle, 2 brood mares, farmer 350. 

Fox Charles A., (Depauville) r 93, com. sales- 
man, owns in Lyme farm 140. 

Fox Daniel G., (La Fargeville) r 41 cor. 20, 
farmer 160. 

Fox Herbert C, (La Fargeville) r 41 cor. 20, 
farmer, leases of D. D. 90. 

Fox James H., (DepauviUe) r 56, farmer 80. 

Fox John M., r 10. farmer, leases of D. Staring 
35. 

Fox Valvart, (La Fargeville) r 20, farmer, 
leases of D. D. 75. 

Frame Louise, (Depauville) r 54, widow of Dr. 
Luke E., aged 70. 

FRAME MERTON E., dealer in boots and 
shoes, prop, variety store, James, h do. 



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FRAME SOLOMON V., M. D., alio, physician 
and siirf<eon, James, h do. 

Francis Alphoiizo, prop, peanut and fruit 
stand. Water, h Alexander. 

Francis Edmond, marine engineer, h Alex- 
ander. 

FRANCIS JENNIE Mrs., resident, h Alex- 
ander. 

Francis Jonathan, laborer, h Merick. 

Fraser John G., book-keeper, bds. Hubbard 
House. 

FRATCHER WILLIAM F., confectioner, sta- 
tioner, and newsdealer, Water, h do. 

Fuller Sidney F.. r 12, 28 cows, farmer 180. 

FultsJosiah, r 12, laborer. 

Gardner Daniel, boat builder, li Mary. 

Gardner Hiram, oarsman and laborer, li Mary. 

Gardner John, laborer, li Water. 

Gardner Mary L., widow of Putman, h Water. 

Gardner Willard D., laborer, h Mary. 

Gardner William, oarsman, h Marv. 

OARLOCK ALVIN, r G. 16 cows, farmer 170. 

GARLOCK DANIEL, r 8, 13 cows, farmer 172. 

Gariock George P., r 45, farmer 100. 

Garlock Walter, r 45, laborer. 

GARNSEY EDGAR J., (Thurso) r 4, farmer, 
leases of James Ratsford 240. 

■GARNSEY EMILY, r 28, widow of Ottoniel, 
farm 296. 

Garnsev Eugene, r 48. farmer, leases of W. 
Biss 103. 

GARNSEY rR.\NCIS I)., r 28, farmer 133. 

Garnsev Frank B.. (Thurso) r 2, student and 
farnif'r with his father. 

GARN.SEY GEORGE F., (Thurso) r 5, carpen- 
ter and farm'T, leases of Moses C. 100. 

GARNSEY HUBBARD, (Thurso) r 2, 12 cows, 
farmer 200. 

Garnsey Hubbard L., (Thurso) r 2, farmer 
with his father. 

Garnsey John L., r 28, farmer 114, and leases 
of Francis D. 133. 

•Garnsey Low, r 29, farmer, leases of John 100. 

Garnsey Merritt A., (Thurso) r 5, farmer, 
leases with his brother of his father, Moses 
C . 160. 

GARNSEY MOSES C, (Thurso) r 5, farmer 
162. 

G'' skill George B., r 10, laborer. 

Gaunter Anthony, (Depauville) r 111, farmer 
155. 

Gennings David C, r 38, silver and gold plater. 

Giddings Gardner, (Depauville) r 47, laborer. 

Gigoux Francis, r 27. farmer 12. 

GILCtlRIST CHANCY W., carpenter, con- 
tractor, joiner, and buildei', h State. 

Gilchrist Ellen, widow of Archibald, resident, 
h State. 

Gillet Wilham, (Depauville) r 93, retired farm- 
er 130. 

Gillet William H., (Depauville) r 95, 8 cows, 
farmer 116. 

Gillett Henry, (Perch River) r — , farmer. 

Gillett Hiram. < Perch River) r 113, farmer, 
leases of Henrv 80. 

Gillett Ira, (Depauville) r 95, farmer 125. 

Gillett Lyman O., ^Depauville) r —, farmer 82. 

Gillett Sohm Mis., (Depauville) resident. 

Giranl Eliza, widow of Joseph. 

GLOYD CHARLES. (Depauville) carpenter. 
GLOYD NELSON E., (Depauville) prop. River- 
side Hotel. 
Gokey Moses, laborer. 

Goulate Albert, laborer, h Theresa st. 



GORDON DAVID. (Tlmrso) r 1, (Gordon & 

Turcotte ) fiifmer 160. 
GORDON & TURCOTTE, (Thurso) r 1, (David 

G. and Joseph T. ) props. Grindstone Is- 
land granite quarry. 
Gould Horace, carpenter, h John. 
Gould Horace G., cari)enter and joiner, h 

John. 
Gould William Harrison, ( Depauville) r 105, 

farmer 80. 
Gouldthrite Joseph, conductor R., W. & O. R. 

R., h Frankln. 
GRABBER ANTHONY D., (Depauville) prop. 

Central House. 
Grandy John, (Thurso) off r 4, laborer. 
Granger Lewis. (St.. Lawrence) r 49, laborer. 
Granite Park, Grindstone Island. 
Grant Daniel L., r 2.5, 15 grade Ayrshire and 

Hoistein cows, fanner 175. 
Grant Edward P., r 25, farmer for his father, 

Daniel L. 
Grant Le Roy, (Depauville) r 94, pastor M. E. 

Church. 
GRANT ROBERT P., cashier Exchange Bank 

of Clayton, h John. 
Grant William, mason, h Franklin. 
Grant William H., r 32, farmer 58. 
Graves Alfred P . stationary engineer, h State. 
Graves Charles E., engineer steamer Ontario, 

h and 10 acres James. 
Graves John H.. r 12, 14 cows, farmer 140. 
Graves Joseph F., (Joseph F. Graves & Co.) h 

State. 
Graves Joseph F. & Co., (Margaret R. Graves, 

and Abrani J. Graves, of Cleveland, O.) 

dealers in groceries and props, feed-mill, 

State. 
Graves Margaret R., (Joseph F. Graves & Co.) 

widow of John H., h State. 
Graves Peter H., farmer 40, h n brick yard. 
Grav George, (La Fargeville) r 39, carpenter. 
GRAY JOHN, (La Fargeville) r 39, 25 grade 

Hoistein cows, 1 brood marc, farmer 200, 

served in Co. K, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Gray Merton, (La Fargeville) r 41, farmer 

with his father, John. 
Gray Richard, (La Fargeville) r 39, farmer 

with his father, John. 
Green Eliza 51.. r 10. widow of John H. 
GREEN WILLIAM H., r 10 laborer. 
Green's Corners Hotel, (Stone Mills) r 109 cor. 

113, Casper Ninning, prop. 
Grennell House, S. B. Grennell, prop., Gren- 

nell Island Park. 
Grennell Island Park, S. B. Grennell. prop. 
Grennell Samuel B., prop. Grennell Island 

Park and Grennell House. 
Grezeley George, stonecutter. 
Griffin Sidney H., boat captain and carpen- 
ter. 
Griffin Sidney L., boat builder, h Webb. 
Griffin Sidney S., boat builder, h Webb. 
Haag John, (Depauville) r 101, cheeseniaker. 
Haas Frederick V., (Depauville) r 76, 18 grade 

Durham cows, farmer 192. 
Haas George, (Depauville) r 86, 10 cows, farm- 
er 147, and leases of T. Faire 71. 
Haas John, (Depauville) r 86, fanner 120. 
Haas Valentine, (Depauville) r 86, farmer 120. 
Haladav Charles," r 58, farmer, leases of A. M. 

Barney 300. 
Hale John, house painter, h Jane. 
HALE STEPHEN, retired merchant, farm 56, 

h Jane. 



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Hall F. L. & Co., (Joseph Brabant) dealers in 

groceries, di'ugs. paints, oils, etc.. Water. 
Hall Frank L.. (F. L. Hall & Co.) ins. agent, h 

Webb. 
HALL HENRY, r 6, farmer 26. 
Hall Henry, (La Faigeville) r 41, laborer. 
Hall Juliette, widow of Clark W., i-esident. 
Hall Rebecca, (Depanville) r 95, widow of Fos- 
ter V., farmer 150. 
Halladay Deforest W., (Depauville) r 54, la- 
borer. 
Halladaj' Ephraim, (Depauville) r54,farmer 75. 
Halladay Joel, r 54, 10 cows, fai-mer, leases of 

A. Smith 240. 
Halladay Joel A., (Depauville) r 66, farmer. 
Halladay Josiah, (Depauville) r 88, hotel 

porter. 
Halladay Reuben, (Depauville) r 86, 10 cows, 

farmer 223. 
Halladav Roval L., (Depauville) r 56, farmer 

136." 
Halladay Sewell B., (Depauville) r 56, farmer. 
Halladay Sherman. (Depauville) r 66, 25 

grade Holstein, Jersej',and Ayrshire cows, 

6 brood mares, farmer 242. 
Halladay Sherman A., (Depairville) farmer. 
HALLADAY SHERMAN M., (Depauville) r 56, 

25 cows, farmer 6, leases of C. L. 136, and 

of Royal L. 235. 
Haller Charles, (Depaiiville) r 83, farmer 121. 
Haller William, (Depauville) r 86, farmer, 

leases of Mary Dorr 127. 
Halijin Kittle, widow of Michael, resident, h 

James. 
Hammond Charles, (Depauville) r 82, farmer, 

leases of Amos Snell 130. 
Hammond Cornelia, widow of Samuel, h John. 
Hanson William, carpenter, h John. 
Happ Brothers, (William A. and Charles F.) 

pi'ops. steam laundry. Water. 
Happ Charles F., (Happ" Brothers) bds. Hub- 
bard House. 
Happ William A., (Happ Brothers) resides in 

Carthage. 
Harder William, r 46, farmer 26. 
Hardy David R., photographer, Water, h do. 
Hardy Orvis G., teamster, h James. 
Harrington B. Franldin, carpenter, emp. 

Strough & Brooks, h John. 
Harris Giles, milk dealer and farmer 25. 
Hart Byron, (Depauville) carpenter. 
Hart Peter, r 35, 15 cows, farmer 144. 
Harter William, (Perch River) r 109, farmer 

160. 
Harter William H., (Stone Mills) r 113, 20 

head cattle, 50 sheep, farmer 181. 
Harter William T , r 46. carpenter and farmer 

28. 
Hartman Adam, (Depauville) r 86, farmer, 

leases of Mary Weatherhorn 176. 
Harwood Daniel, (Thurso) off r 4, farmer. 
Harwood Sarah, (Thurso) r 1, widow of John. 
Havens Frederick, (Depauville) r 111 cor. 112, 

laborer. 
Hawes Jlaiy A., widow of WiUiam, h James. 
Hawcs William, jeweler, bds. .James. 
Hawes William, (La Fargeville) r 79 cor. 64, 

farmer 100. 
Hawes William P., manager New Windsor 

. (formerly West End) Hotel, Water. 
Hawes Wilhs, prop, livery stable. Water, h 

James. 
Hawes Willis P., prop. New Windsor Hotel. 

Water. 



Hayden James, r 10, stonecutter. 
Hayes Alonzo D.. hay shipper. Water, h John- 
Hayes James. (James Hayes & Flanders) h 

James. 
Hayes James & Flanders, (Lvin D. F.) dealers 

in hardware, Janif s. 
HAYES HOUSE, P. K. Hayes, prop., Water. 
Hayes John, r 21, farmer with his father, 

John W. 
HAYES JOHN W., r 21, 9 cows, farmer 148. 
HAYES PATRICK K., prop. Haves House, 

Water. 
Hazlett Joseph, bartender Walton House, bds. 

Jane. 
Headland George, (Depauville) r 106, farmer 

200. 
Heldt Bernard, general mei-chant. Water, h do. 
Henry Milo. (Depauville) r 69, cor. 70, farmer 

96. and leases of Charles 122. 
HERBRECHT ANTHONY, (Depauville) r 107, 

farmer! 92. 
Herbrecht Joseph A., (Depauville) r 108, farm- 
er witli liis father, Anthony. 
Herkimer Fivd. (Depauville) r"l03, farmer 140. 
HERSE .MOSES, ^Thurso) r 1, 3 cows, 10 

sheei), farmer, leases of Ford, of 

La Fargeville, 82. 
Herse Robert, (Thurso) r 1, farmer with Lis 

father. 
Herse Samuel, (Thurso ) r 1, quarryman. 
Hesler Charles H.. laborer, h State. 
HEYL HENRY, (Depauville) r 77, justice of 

the peace, 25 grade Holstein cows, farm- 
er 260. 
Higgins Lozelle, com. traveler, farm 10, h 

James. 
HIGGINS R. A., life ins. agent, h James. 
Hill George F., Sr., emp. R. Robinson and 

sailor, h Water. 
HILL GEORGE F., Jr., spoonbait maker, h 

Meiick. 
Hill Jefferson, r 39, farmer 50. 
HILL MALCOLM B.. r 50, prop. Silver Spring 

Hotel, Prospect Heights, and 44 acres. 
Hill Nnrnuui B., r 50, tish hatcher. 
Hill Washington, (La Fargeville) r 20, farmer 

70. 
Hill William A., r 50, clerk Silver Spring HoteL 
Hocknell Chancey, retired mason, h Jane. 
Hockneil Charles, mason, h Jane. 
Hocknell Charles E., manager Security, Build- 
ing, Loan, and Savings Association, h 

John cor. Jane. 
Hollaway Burton, clerk Dewey House. 
Hollenbeck Barbara Mrs., ladies' hair-dresser, 

h John. 
Hiilleiibeek Deloss, sailor, h John. 
Hnlleiiliecl; Dewift, fanner, h Merick. 
HOLLENBECK EZRA G., painter and paper 

hanger, h John cor. William. 
Holler Charles, (La Fargeville) r 82, farmer 

118. 
Hollin George, (Depauville) r — , farmer 

200. 
Holloway Elrov, teamster for Strough & 

Brooks, h Webb. 
Horning Adelbert, (Depauville) r 60 cor. 76, 

laborer. 
Horning John L., (Depauville) r 102, 20 cows, 

farmer 192. 
House Aaron, r 33, laborer. 
Howe William, porter Johnson House, h The- 
resa st. 
Howell John, (Depauville) r 94, miller. 



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Howells John, ( Depaiiville) r 93, farmer, leases 

of H. Copley 300. 
Howk William, (Depaiiville) r 93, clerk for R. 

Terry. 
Hubbard Benjamin, emp. in laundry, h James. 
Hubbard George, laborer, h James. 
Hubbard George B., laborer, h James. 
Hubbard House, J. T. Hubbard, prop., James. 
Hubbard James T., prop. Hubbard House, 

farmer 25, James. 
Huchzermever Fritz, ( Depauville) r 95, black- 
smith. 
Hudson Chester, r 23. sailor. 
Hudson Lida. r 23, widow of Enoch. 
Hudson William C, captain Hteamev Ontario. 
Hungei'ford J. Mortrose, dealer in stoves, 

sheetiron, and tinware. Water, bds. do. 
Hurd Norman, dealer in marble. Water, h 

Franldin. 
Hin-d Norman Q., (La Fargeville) r 19, 6 cows, 

farmer G5. 
Hurd Norman R.. marblecutter, h Franklin. 
HURD W. ELLSWORTH, ( La Fargeville) r 

19, farmer with his father, Norman Q. 
Hutchinson Charles. (.Thurso) off r 3. farmer 

40. 
Hutchinson Lucius, boat builder, h Union. 
Hyde Nathan S., r 47, farmer, leases of D. 

Sherman 50. 
Hyde William, (St. Lawrence) r 70, farmer, 

leases of J. Phillips 140. 
Hyde William, r 32, farmer, leases of Henrv 

80. 
Ingerson Eugene, ( St. Lawrence) r 70, farmer, 

leases of D. Rees 102. 
Ingerson Seneca, (St. Lawrence) r 70, farmer 

160. 
James William, (Depauville) r 87, carpenter 

and farmer 70. 
Jasper Elias, captain steamer Geneva, h 

Theresa st. 
Jenkins Jackson, carpenter, h James. 
Jessmore William, laborer, h Webb cor. 

Water. 
Johnson Caroline Mrs., (Thurso) off r 3, 

farmer 50. 
Johnson Courtney, (St. Lawrence") r 70, farm- 
er, leases of D. PhiUips 30. 
Johnson Edward, r 27. farmer 27. 
Johnson James, general merchant, Water, 

h do. 
Johnson Jane, (Thurso) r 4, widow of Sam- 
uel, aged 96. 
Johnson Joseph, r 27, farmer 5. 
Johnson Joseph, r 15, farmer for Margaret 107. 
Johnson Julia, widow of Joel, h James. 
Johnson Lester, off r 3, laljorer and trapper. 
Johnson Margaret Mrs., r 15, 11 cows, farmer 

107. 
Johnson Solon H., clerk for James, h over 

store. 
Johnson Sylvester, (Thurso) r — , farmer 48. 
Johnson William, (Thurso) r — , farmer 48. 
Johnston Henry S., captain steam yacht 

Alert, bds. with S. G. 
Johnston John, pres. Exchange Bank of 

Clayton, h James. 
Johnston Simon G., ship builder. Water. 
Johnston Stephen D., prop. Walton House, 

Water cor. James. 
Joles Albert, r 10, laborer. 

Jondro Joseph, (Depauville) r 75, farmer 25. 
Kanaley Elizabeth F.. r 25. school teacher. 
Kaualey John, r 25, 10 cows, farmer 100. 



Kanaley Katie L., r 25, school teacher. 

Kanaley JIaggie J., r 25, school teacher. 

Kanaley Morris J., r 25, farmer with his father, 
John. 

Keeler George, emp. on railroad, h Webb cor. 
Union. 

Kelley Albert J., (Thurso) r 2, stonecutter. 

Kelley Ambrose, clerk for George A. Mcl\in- 
lev, bds. Water. 

Kelley William R., (Thurso) r 2, student. 

Kellogg Elmer D., farmer for his father, Far- 
ley, h James. 

Kellogg Farley, carpenter and farmer 13. h 
James. 

Kendall Aldrich, (Thurso) off r 4, retired 
sailor and farmer 100. 

Kendall Charles, captain scow Glad Tidinga, 
h on Grindstone Island. 

Kendall Eli, (Thurso) off r 4, sailor and pilot. 

Kendall Frank, (Thurso) oft' r 4, sailor and 
pilot. 

Kendall Stud, off r 3, farmer 130. 

Kent Charles E., r 10, 12 cows, farmer 140. 

Kent Emily, widow of Benjamin, resident, 
aged 75. 

Kenyon Albert, carpenter, h Merick. 

Kenyon George, carpenter, h Merick cor. Hu- 
guniu. 

Kenyon Lewis A., carpenter, h Merick. 

Kesler Charles, laborer, h State. 

Keyes Mosley W., caipenter, molder, and me- 
chanic, h Alexander. 

King Fred, (Depauville) r 90, farmer, leases of 
Mrs. Macumber 260. 

Kinsler Anthony, tinman, h Merick. 

Kinsler Michael, retired, h Merick 

Kinsley Anthony, tinman, bds. Merick. 

Kissel Peter. (Depauville) oft" r 87. farmer 84. 

Kissel Peter J., (Depauville) r 45 cor. 37, 23 
cows, farmer, leases of Reuben HaUaday 
240. 

KITTLE DAVID, (Thurso) off r 1, 6 cows, 
fanner 106. 

Kittle James, (Thurso) off r 3, farmer 27. 

Kittle Lewis, (Thurso) oft' r 4, laborer. 

Klock George. (Thurso) oft" r 4, sailor. 

Knight Cornelius, marine engineer, h Frank- 
lin. 

Knight William N., blacksmith, James, h 
Franklin. 

Krebs Mary E. Miss, school teacher, h at La 
Fargeville. 

Lachaunce Oliver, carpenter, emp. Strough k 
Brooks, h Alexander. 

La Faiver .Alfred, section man on railroad, h 
Franklin. 

LaFuiver Fred H., clerk, h Franklin. 

LaFaivtr Closes, retired farmer, h James. 

Laflure Charles, r 143.<, fisherman and boat 
pilot. 

Lafoutaine Oliver, (La Fargeville) r 81, la- 
borer. 

Lalond Amos, laboi'er. h State. 

Lalond Zip, laborer, h Alexander. 

Lalonde Geoi-ge, boatman, h William. 

Lalonde John, teamster and caipenter, h 
William. 

Lalonde John. Jr., oarsman, h William. 

Lalonde Levi, sailor, h State. 

Lalonge Amos, boat carpenter, h Alexander. 

Lance George A., r — , farmer. 

Lane Peter, (Depauville) r 79, retired farm- 
er. 

Lapontaine Frank, prop, saloon. Water, h do. 



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Larose Joseph, (Depauville) r 112, pump pecl- 

fller. 
Lasliley Peter, r 8, laborer. 
Latarte Michael, carpenter, h Reese. 
Laurence Jogech, r 50, farmer, leases of Moses 

LaFaiverlOO. 
Lawler Catharine, r 12, widow of Richard, re- 
tired. 
Lawler John, r 12, 11 cows, farmer, leases the 

estate of Richard 135. 
Lawsou John, contractor and bnilder, h Mary. 
LAY ARE JOSEPH, boat builder, Union, h. 

do 
LAYARE WILLIAM, boat carpenter, h James. 
Lee Chailes. (Depanville) r 102, farmer 78. 
Lee Jack, (Thnrso) r 1, laborer. 
Lee Milo, (Depanville) r 103, farmer 100. 
LEE SOPHRONIA A., widow of William A., 
p'-op. boarding-house, farm 75, Merick cor. 
Mary. 
Lee William F., (Depauville) r 95, mail carrier 
and prop, stage line from Chaumont to 
Depauville. 
Lehr George, (Stone Mil's) r 112, farmer 180. 
Lewis Joseph, (Depauville) r 88, laborer. 
Lewis Joseph A., (Depauville) r 88, farm la- 
borer. 
LEYARE JOSEPH L., carpenter, h Franklin 

cor. Union. 
Leyare Margaret, widow of Joseph. 
Liberty William J., r 57, laborer. 
Liddy James E., dentist. Water, bds. do. 
Linback Daniel, r 50, laborer. 
Liiigenfelter Charles, r 35, farmer, leases of 

John 163. 
Lingenfelter Charles. (Depauville) r 74, farm- 
er, leases of H. Copley 800. 
Lingenfelter J. Lewis, r 37, 10 cows, farmer 

105. 
Lingenfelter Lewis, r 37. farmer 100. 
LINGENFELTER MERRITTE., (Depauville) 

r 38, farmer 50. 
LINGENFELTER WILLIAM H., r 35, 40 
grade Avrshire and Holstein cows, farmer 
350. 
Lingenfelter William P., r 37, school teacher, 
deputy collector of customs in 1887 at R. I. 
Park. 
LINNELL GEORGE D., r 38. 18 cows, farmer 

158. 
Linnell George M.. r 38, farmer with his 

father. George D. 
Little J. W., (Depauville) tailor. 
Little John D., (St. Lawrence River Skiff, 
Canoe, and Steam Launch Co.) resides 213 
Hewes st., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Littlelield Betsey, r 12, widow of Ambrose, 

farm 50. 
Littlelield Ira W., carpenter, h James. 
Livery Frank, oarsman, h Alexander. 
Lochr John G., (Depauville) r 77, farmer, 

leases of H. Heyl 2G0. 
Locklin Anna Mrs., dealer in millinery, James. 
Longton Joseph S., r 143^^, sailor and tislier- 

man, farmer 13. 
Longway Dennis, (Depauville) r 95, laborer. 
Longway Joseph, laborer, h Alexander. 
Loomis Amos, laborei', h State. 
Loomis Henrietta, widow of James, resident, 

h State. 
Loomis Vader, laborer, h State. 
Loucks Sarah, widow of Levi, resident. 
Loughlin Andrew, laborer, h James. 
LOUGHLIN JAMES, retired farmer, h James. 



Lovejoy George L., station agent R., W. & O, 

R. R., h Water. 
Loveland Dunreath, (Depauville) r 53, la- 
borer, 
Loveland George, r 29, farmer 125. 
Lowe Abel F., (Stone Mills) r 108, (Lowe 

Brothers). 
Lowe Abram, (Depauville) r 108, farmer 200. 
Lowe Alfred D., (Depauville) r 93, general 

merchant, 
Lowe Brothers, (Stone Mills) r 108, (John D. 

and Abel F.) dealers in live stock, farmers 

185. 
LOWE FRANK D., (Depauville) r 104, farmer 

150. 
Lowe John D., (Stone Mills) r 108, (Low& 

Brothers). 
Lowe William F,, (Depauville) r 95, cheese- 
maker. 
Lnther Charles, (Depauville) r 101, farmer, 

leases of William Gillet 120. 
Luther George, (Depauville) r 38. laborer. 
MACDONALD H. ELIZABETH, widow of 

James A., resident. 
Mackey George, (Thurso) r 1, stonecutter. 
Macumber Abner, ( Depauville) r 84, farmer,. 

leases of John Wetherhahn VM. 
Macumber Halsey, (Depauville) farmer 39. 
Macumber , (Depauville) widow of Milo, 

farm 260. 
Mahar Edward, r 21, farmer 50. 
Mahar Johanna, r 21, widow of Michael. 
Mahar Mary, widow of Edward, resident. 
Makepeace John P., retired farmer 100, h 

John. 
MALLET FRANK, carpenter and joiner, 

served in Co. F, 10th N. Y. H. A., h 

Franklin. 
Mallet John, carpenter, h Franklin. 
Mallet John D., spoonbait mechanic, h Fiank- 

lin. 
Malone Joseph, r 13. laborer. 
MANSON ALEXANDER, merchant tailor. 

Water, h James cor. Mary. 
Manson Elizabeth, tailoress, h James cor. 

Mary. 
Manson James, engineer, h James. 
MARCELLUS LORENZO, retired soldier and 

farmer 14, h James cor. State. 
MARKWICK JOHN, (Depauville) r 77, 4 cows, 

farmer 75. 
Marshall Charles, life ins. agent, h Jane. 
Marshall David, r 13, sailor, 
Marshall Edgar J., (Thurso) r — , farmer 26. 
Marshall Edward J., marine engineer, h 

Franklin. 
Marshall .Tulia A., widow of Archibald, prop. 

boarding-house, Water. 
Marshall Lewis, laborer, h Theresa st. 
Marshall Morris, (Thurso) r 5}{, oarsman and 

farm 5. 
Marshall Samuel, laborer, h on Grindstone 

Island. 
MARSHALL WILLARD K., sailor and pilot, 

h Merick cor. Mary. 
Marsliall William, painter, h Merick cor. Mary. 
Marshall William C., (Thurso) r 3, carpenter 

and farmer 140. 
Marshall William R., (Thurso) off r 4, sailor 

and fisherman. 
Mather Ensley, (La Fargeville) r 41, 12 cows, 

farmer 150. 
Mather Orvis, (La Fargeville) r41, farmer with 

his father, Ensley. 



TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



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Mathews Stanlpv, r 40. fanner 80. 

MATTHEWS CONRAD, r 24, fanner 40. 

Mattis Jdhu H., prop, saloon, Water, h do. 

Mayo Peter, (Thnrso) otf r 4, farmer 100. 

McCarn Clinton, r 2'3, farmer 100. 

McCARN ELIJAH, owns on r 22 farm 482, h 
Merick. 

McCarn Elsie C. IMrs., asst. postmaster, h 
Webb. 

McCarn Michael, r 22, farmer, leases of Elijah 
83. 

McCARN NELSON E., resident, h James. 

McCARN SEEBER, postmaster, Water, h 
Webb. 

McCarn Sidney, butcher and prop, meat mar- 
ket, James, h do. 

3IcCARN SIDNEY J., clerk Hubbard House, h 
James. 

McCarn William, r 22, farmer with his father. 

McCarn Yates, invalid, h Merick. 

McCartey Frank E., house painter, h State. 

McCartey Julia, widow of Lewis, h State. 

McCarttin John, retired farmer, h John. 

McCay John, shoemaker, h John. 

McComl)er Halsey, ( Depauville) r 94, farm 40. 

McCombs Charles. (St. Lawrence) r 49. laborer. 

McCOMBS GEORGE M., M. D., physician and 
suiReon. James, h do 

McCOMBS WILLIAM J., clerk for Charles 
Ellis, h Water. 

McGeoch Robert, (Thnrso) r 2, stonecutter. 

McGouch John, i Thurso") r 1, stonecutter. 

McILMOYLHENRYA., M.D.,C.M.. alio, phy- 
sician and surgeon. James, h do. 

Mcintosh Donald, (Thurso) off r 3, stone- 
cutter. 

:\IcKinley Arthur, r 18, 10 cows, farmer 112. 

McKinlev Frank, r 18. farmer 40. 

McKinley Frank P., r 20. farmer 42. 

McKinlev George A., general merchant, farm 
109. James, h Water. 

McKlNLEY PATRICK, r 13. dealer in farm 
implements, 10 grade Ayrshire and Ditr- 
ham cows, 1 brood mare, farmer 96. 

McNitt Alpha (Depauville) widow, farmer 65. 

McRAE JL\RY, (Thurso) r 1, widow of Faqu- 
her, 6 cows, farmer 82. 

McRae Thomas S., (Thurso) r 1, fai-mer for 
his mother. 

McYeigh Andrew, laborer, h James. 

Mercer Philip, ship carpenter, h Franklin. 

Mercer S. W., carpenter, h Franklin. 

Mercer Wilfred, carpenter, foreman in boat 
f»ctory, h Franklin. 

Middleton Francis, (Thurso") r 1, stone- 
cutter. 

Jlilkr Bmuv, (Depauville) r 101, cheesemaker, 
12 cows, farmer 148. 

Miller Edward, emp. on railroad, h Webb cor. 
Union. 

Miller Frank V., (Depauville) r 101, farmer 
with his father. Buny. 

^Miller George, r 27, farmer 5. 

Miller George, (Depauville) r 101, 19 cows, 
farmer 170. 

Miller Martin, (Tliuiso) off r 2, 16 cows, 
farmer 200. 

Mills Joseph, (Thurso) r 1, stonecutter. 

Mills IMatthew. stonecutter. 

Mills W'illiam, stonecutter. 

Minnoe Annie, widow of John, h Reese. 

Minnoe Edward, carpenter, h Theresa st. 

Minnoe John, carpenter, h Reese. 

Minoe George, barber, bds Hubbard House, 



MITCHELL LAURA, resident, owns 2 lots on 

Wells Island, h Merick cor. Mary. 
Moffatt Morgan, (Depauville ) r 88, resident. 
Mooi-e Frank, laborer, h Alexander. 
Morgan Henry, r 24, farmer with his father^ 

William. 
Morgan William, r 24, farmer 92. 
Morrison Michael, laborer, h Theresa st. 
Morse George E., att'y and counselor at law. 

Water, h Union cor. Alexander. 
Morse H. E.. collector of customs at Cape Vin- 
cent, att'y at law, resides at Cape Vin- 
cent. 
Morse Horace W., cashier First National Bank. 
Mount Hiram, liarnessmaker, James, h Water. 
Mount John, (Depauville) harnessmaker. 
Muno Lewis, laborer, h Tlieresa st. 
Murdoch Edgar, (Thnrso ) off' r 2, farmer with 

his father, Peter. 
Murdoch Edwin, (Thurso) r 5}4, farmer with 

his father. 
Murdoch John, (Thurso) r 5}^, 10 cows, 

farmer 150. 
MURDOCH MARGARET, (Thurso ) r 4, farm- 
er. 
MURDOCH MARY W., (Thurso) off r 2, (Mrs. 

Peter) resident. 
MURDOCH PETER, (Thurso ) off r 2, farmer 

73. 
Murdoch Robert, (Thurso) r 5>2, farmer 

with his father. 
Murdoch William, (Thurso) r 5X, farmer, 

leases of William Marshall. 
Murdock Isabella, (Thurso) r 4, widow of Will- 
iam. 
JIurdock Peter. (Thurso) r 3, farmer 75. 
MURDOCK WILLIAM, (Thurso) r 4, farmer 

65. 
Mvers Elnora. r 27, widow of James H., farmer 

5. 
Nellis Brewster, (Perch River) r 113 cor. 109, 

farmer, leases of William Smith 160. 
Nellis Egar, (Depauville) r 75, laborer. 
Nellis John P., (Depauville) r 113, farmer 100. 
Neville John, lake engineer, h John. 
New Windsor Hotel, Willis P. Hawes, prop., 

Water. 
Nicol Charles, emp. Strough & Brooks, h 

Merick. 
Nicol William, shoemaker, h Merick. 
NICOL WILLIAM F., book-keeper for Strough 

& Brooks, h Merick. 
Nims Alonzj C, sailor. 
Nims Appleton. r 47, retired. 
Ninning Casper, (Stone Blills) r 109 cor. 113, 

prop. Green's Corners Hotel and 4 acres. 
Norton Charles L., (Depauville) r 94, farmer 

140. 
Norton David, (Depauville) r 9.5, farmer 120. 
NORTON GEORGE A., (Depauville) r 89, 

25 Durham and Holstein cows, farmer 20O. 
Norton Sally, (Depauville) r 94, widow of 

Isaac, farmer 140. 
O'Flynn Thomas, (Thurso ) off r 5, 12 cows, 

farmer 392. 
ON THE ST. LAWRENCE, W. B. Phillips, 

editor and prop., published weekly. 

Water. 
ORMAN GEORGE, (Depauville) r 43, farmer 

23, and leases of Preston Ellis 68. served 

in Co. H, 61st N. Y. Vols. 
Ormsby Elmer, (Depauville) r 52, farmer 50. 
Ormsby Susan, ( Dei)anville) r 54, farmer 50. 
Orvis George,[(Depauville)r66cor. 76, laborer. 



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']OWN OF CLAYTON. 



■Orvis Samuel, r 25, farmer, leases of Samuel 

McKinley 22. 
Osboni Ann, (Depauville) r 93, widow of 

Finn. 
Osboru Dexter S., r 38, blacksmith, h and lot. 
Osborn Thomas S., (Depauville) r 54, retired, 

aged 92. 
O.strander Charles, (Depauville) r 112, farmer 

150. 
Otis Levi. (Depauville) r 87, farmer 60. 
O'Tiiole Sarah, widow of Peter, resident, h 

Hugunin. 
O'TOOLE WILLIAM, captain schooner Ilart- 

foid. h Hugnnin. 
Page Edward, laborer, h Alexander. 
Palen Geoi-ge I., baggage master, h James. 
PALEN JONATHAN, station, ticket, freight, 

and express agent, and telegraph operator, 

h James. 
Parish Gilbert, retired farmer 100, h and 5 

acres State. 
PARISH WILLIAM K, v 27. farmer 50. 
Parson William, laborer, h State. 
Patch Allen, r 44, 8 cows, farmer 125. 
Patch John, (Depauville) r 93, farmer 200. 
Patch Prescott, (Depauville) r 101, farmer 80. 
Patch Preston. (Depauville) r 101, farmer 80. 
PATCHIN GEORGE F., (Depauville) r 57, 

farmer 80. 
Patchin William E., r 58, farmer 80. 
Patchin William G.. (Depauville ) r 58, farmer 

80. 
Pecor Charles, r 27, farmer 10. 
Pecor Joseph, r 27, farmer 5. 
Pelo Zipp, laborer and constable, h Merick. 
PELOW EDWARD, ship carpenter, h State. 
Pelow Fred, barber. James, h State. 
Pelow Geoi-ge, sailor, h State. 
Pelow Joseph, (Depauville) r 79, farmer, leases 

of R. Halladay 300. 
Pelow Joseph, steamboat fireman, h James. 
Pelow Stephen, r 12, 7 cows, farmer 130. 
Pennock James W., teamster, h State. 
Percey Sidney, r 28, sailor. 
Perrigo George, laborer, h State. 
Persall John, laborer, h State. 
Persall Thomas, sailor and oarsman, h Webb 

cur. Mary. 
Perse Charles, (Depauville) r 93, farm laborer. 
Persey Addison, (Depauville) r 93, carpenter. 
Petrie Charles, r 15, 16 cows, farmer 230, and 

in Orleans 50. 
Pettit Byron, (Depauville) r — , farmer 85. 
Pettit Edgar, (Depauville) r 74, farmer 28. 
Pettit Marcus, (Depauville) r 74, farmer 125. 
Philliart Andrew, (Depauville) r 88, shoemaker 

and farmer 25. 
Phillipps Grant, r 27, sailor. 
Phillipps Leander. r 27, 10 cows, farmer 125. 
Phillips D. D., (St. Lawrence) r — , farmer 29. 
Phillips Edson G., r 47. 6 cows, farmer 50. 
Phillips James, house painter, h James. 
Phillips Jasper C, (St. Lawrence) r 70, farmer, 

leases of L. Ingerson 162. 
Phillips John L., (St. Lawrence) r 73, farmer 

150. 
Phillips Wilbur I)., (St. Lawrence) r 49, 6 

cows, farmer 75. 
PHILLIPS WILFRED B.. editor and pubHsh- 

er On The St. Lawrence, and job printer. 

Water, h James. 
Pierce Chester E., ins. agent, prop. Palasade 

Park, h Jane cor. Webb. 
Pierre Riley E., (Depauville) r 68, farmer 300. 



Pierce Sylvester M., (Depauville) r 57, labor- 
er. 

Plumb Betsey C, widow of Sanford, h John. 

PLUMB SANFORD, (Depauville; r 90, 21 
cows, farmer 190. 

Plumber Robert, ( Thurso ) r 2, stonecutter. 

PLYMPTON MARY Mes., (Depauville) music 
teacher. 

Plympton William, (Depauville) r 88, horse 
dealer, prop. Gloucester stock horse. 

PoUey Lafayette, (Depauville) r 54, cheese- 
maker . 

Porter D. C. & Son, (Emmett E.) dealers in 
furniture, undertaking goods, groceries, 
crockerv, and provisions, James. 

Porter Dan"iel C, (D. C. Porter & Son) h 
John. 

Porter Emmett E., (D. C. Porter & Son) h 

PORTER LOUISA T., widow of Asa E., aged 

77, h Merick. 
Porter Pitt O., retired farmer 100. h Merick. 
POTTER ALBERT C, (Thurso) off r 2, 10 

cows, farmer 200. 
POTTER ALBERT E., r 8, farmer, leases of 

John Makepeace 100. 
Potter August, ( Thurso) r 3, farmer 150. 
POTTER AUGUSTUS, r 15, 18 cows, 1 brood 

mare, farmer 334. and wood lot in Lyme. 
POTTER MARY E., (Thurso) r 2, (Mrs. Albert 

C. ) resident. 
POTTER ORLANDO L., (Thurso) oif r 2, re- 
tired farmer. 
Priest Ebenezer, r 12. farmer 50. 
Prime William, (La Fargeville) laborer. 
Putnam Albert, r 43. farmer 32. 
PUTNAM ALBERT H., (Depauville) r 53, 

farmer 68. 
Putnam AmasaS., r 53, 1 reg. Holstein bull, 15 

grade Holstein cows, farmer 125. 
PUTNAM AMON T., (St. Lawrence) r 51, 

12 cows, fai-mer 180. 
Putnam Clarence A., (St. Lawrence) r 51, farm- 
er with his father, Anion T. 
Putnam Gilbert J.. (Depauville) r 53, farmer 

90. 
Putnam Harry, printer, h John. 
Putnam Houghton T., r 53, farmer 75. 
Putnam Jacob, vice-pres. Exchange Bank of 

Clayton, Water. 
Putnam Prudence, (Depauville) r 53, widow 

of Parley, resident. 
Eagnt Augustus F., r 26, farmer, leases of 

George Tiernan 100. 
Eagot Nicholas, r 26, retired farmer, owns in 

Cape Vincent 32. 
Randle Watson, laborer on Washington Island. 
Ranney Mary, widow of Martin, prop, board- 
ing-house, James. 
Rasbach Anthony, r 42, apiarist 12 colonies, 

grower of grapes and berries 26 acres. 
Ratchfoid .James, r 4, farmer 305. 
Ratchford William R., com. traveler, h James. 
Rattray George, (Thurso) oft' r 4, mate on 

schooner. 
RATTRAY JAMES W., (Thurso) r 1 cor. 2, 

mail carrier to Clayton, farmer 18. 
Rattray John J., (Thurso) off r 4, farmer 95. 
Rattray Wallace W., (Thurso) oft' r 4, farmer 

105. 
Reed Frank, (Depauville) r 95, farmer, leases 

of O. G. Spencer 190. 
Reed Newell C, (Depauville) r 76, shoemaker 

and dealer in groceries. 



TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



EEES CHAllLES E., sliip chaiuller and dealer 
iu groceries, steamboat and railroad ticket 
agent, Water, li John. 

Rees Chester, captain river steamer, h James. 

Eees David S., (St. Lawrence) r 70, fanner 
102. 

Eees Thomas, retired himliernian and ship 
builder, h Merick. 

Eees William Capt., retired farmer 125, h 
James. 

REES WILLIAM H., att'y and counselor at 
law. Water, h Merick. 

Reynolds Alvin J., engineer, h William. 

Reynolds Charles M., (Deisauville) r 103, farm- 
■ er 230. 

REYNOLDS SARAH, (Dcpauville) r 103, 
widow of John M., farm 350, and on the 
J. M. Reynolds estate in Brownville250. 

Reynolds Stephen, stone mason and plasterer, 
h Merick. 

Rice Truman, r 27, retired fai-mer. 

Richardson Henry, (St. Lawrence) r 70, mar- 
ket gardener and farmer 30. 

Richardson Jane Mrs., r — , farm 100. 

Eidler John, (Thurso) r 1, stonecutter. 

Eigo Augustus, r 26. farmer, leases of George 
Tiernan 105. 

Eilley Philip, r 21, laborer. 

Eitter Washington, r 22, farmer, leases of L. 
Eddy 150. 

Ritter Watson, r 22, farmer, leases of Luther 
Eddv 130. 

RIVERSIDE HOTEL, (Depauville) N. E. 
Gloyd, prop. 

Robbins John, (Thurso) off r 4, sailor and 
farmer 50. 

ROBINSON ALEXANDER R., captain sailing 
vessel James Couch, (Mutual Transporta- 
tion Co.. of Cleveland, O. ) h Huguuin. 

Robinson Robert, prop, livery stable and agent 
for buggies, etc., James, h Water. 

Robinson Willard J.. (Thurso) mate on schoon- 
er James Couch, farmer 65. 

EODGERS MARGARET Mrs., r 39, farmer 
100. 

Eodgers Sf)encer, (Depauville) r 104, farm- 
er 10. 

Rogers Alanson P., r 39, farmer 85, and for 
his wife 100. 

ROGERS FRED, prop, bakery, James. 

Rogers Solon, (Depauville) r 74, farmer 150. 

Rogers Wintield, r 12, farmer 80. 

Roof Claude L., (Hamilton Roof & Sons) h 
Merick. 

Roof riovd H., (Hamilton Roof & Sons) h 
Merick. 

ROOF HAMILTON, (Hamilton Roof & Sons) 
h Merick. 

Roof Hamilton <fe Sons, (Floyd H. and Claude 
L.) general merchants, Union cor. Mer- 
ick. 

Rose James, (Depauville) r 86, laborer. 

Rusho Emily R., widow of Truman, h Mary. 

Ensho Freeman, off r 3, farmer 96. 

Rusho William. (Thurso) off r 3, farmer 113. 

Euso Thomas, laborer, h Alexander. 

Russelo Thomas, mason, h Alexander. 

Salisbury Charles H., r 27, Methodist clei'gy- 
man. 

Salyere Stephen, carpenter, h Theresa st. 

Sanderson John, r — , farmer 14. 
.Sargent Simon W., dealer in agricultural im- 
plements, 11 cows, farmer in Orleans 135, 
h John cor. James. 



SCHALL ALEXANDER D., teacher instru- 
mental and vocal music, bds. Water. 

Schell Jane E., r 46, widow of Jeremiah, farm- 
er 25. 

Schell Luke E., r 46. farmer for his mother. 

Schnauber Lewis. (Depauville) r 56, farmer 
114. 

Schneider Frank J., (La Fargeville) r 60, 
farmer with his father, Joseph. 

Schneider Joseph. (La Fargeville) r 60, 25 
cows, farmer 255. 

Schram Henry, (Depauville) r 76, farmer 100. 

Schryver George W., (Depauville) r 102, 16 
cows, farmer, leases of .1. C. Lee 264. 

Scott Northrup, carpenter and joiner, h John. 

Security Building, Loan, and Savings Associ- 
ation, A. E. Wood, sec'y; C. E. Hocknell, 
manager. Water. 

Seber Sylvanus, (Depauville) r 87, farmer, 
leases of Mrs. G. Hawes 150. 

Seeber Daniel, (Depauville) r 90, farmer 90. 

Seeber Eli J., (Depauville) r 103. 25 head cat- 
tle, 3 thoroughiu-ed reg. Holstein, 7 grade 
Holstein, and 3 grade Jersey cattle, farm- 
er 240. 

SEEBER SYL VENUS H., r 32 cor. 39, cheese- 
maker Clayton cheese factory. 

Seeber Walter, (Perch River) r 105, 10 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Seeber Willis E., (Depauville) r 103, student. 

Seigel Frank X., cheesemaker, h State. 

Sero Charles, butcher, h Alexander. 

Severance John, (Depauville) r 88. laborer. 

Seymour William, engineer, h William. 

Sharp William, laborer, h Merick cor. Hugu- 
nin. 

Shaver Charles, school teacher, h Jane. 

Sheldon Andrew H., r 24, farmer, leases of N. 
Lingenfelter 71. 

SHELDON LESTER, r 59. 35 cows, farmer, 
leases of Martin Barney 315. 

SheldiMi Sidney R., (Depauville) r 53, 10 grade 
Ayrshire and Devon cows, farmer 122. 

Sheldon Sidney S., (Depauville) r 53, farmer 
with his father, Sidney R. 

Shelev Charles O., r 28, farmer with his father, 
John. 

Sheley Frederick J., r 28, carpenter. 

Sheley John, r 28, farmer 50. 

ShellAdam. r 22, farm 6. 

Shell Frederick, r 23, laborer. 

Sheltry Edward. (St. Lawrence) r 51, farmer 
82. 

Sherer Henry, carpenter, h Water. 

Sherer Henry, carpenter, h Webl). 

Sherer John, clerk for William Clark, h Mary. 

Sherman Coleman A., r 58, farmer, leases of 
Mary J. Pitchin 81, and of W. Patchin 80. 

Sherman Coville A., (Depauville) r 58, farmer, 
leases of George F. I'atchin 80. 

Sherman Darwin, r 25, farmer 50. 

Sherman Delbert, r 25, farmer 80. 

Sherman JohiiB. , r 47, farmer 350. 

Sherman Truman, r 47, farmer 40. 

Sherrer Henry, wood machinist in sash and 
blind factory, h Webb cor. Union. 

SHIRE JOHN C, carpenter and joiner, h 
John. 

SHOLETT JOHN, carpenter and joiner, h 
Franklin. 

SKINNER GARDINER M., manuf. of trolling 
spoon baits, James, h do. 

Slate John. (Thurso; r 21, butcher and garden- 
er 6. 



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TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



Slate Savannah H., (Thiirso) off r 3, justice of 

the peace, blacksmith, and carpenter. 
SLATE SYLVESTER H.. (Thurso) oft" r 3, 6 

cows, farmer 100. 
Smith Abner, (Depauville) r 54, farmer 233. 
Smith Fi'ederick, r 12. farmer 36. 
SMITH OREN W., retired, h Mary. 
Smith Solomon, (Depauville) r 95, dealer in 

groceries. 
Smith Stephen, (Depauville) r 103, farmer 140, 

and leases of F. Forbes 88. 
Smith Sullivan, (Depauville) dealer in grocer- 
ies. 
Smith William, (Depauville) r — , farmer 141. 
Smith William N., com. traveler, h John cor. 

Hngunin. 
Snawljer William, (Depauville) r 94, farmer, 

leases of Sally Norton. 
Snell Albert, r 44 cor. 57, apiarist 75 colonies, 

farmer 65. 
Snell Ella M. Miss, schoolteacher, h James, 
Snell Leonard, (La Fargeville) r 41, 7 horses, 

4 brood mares, farmer 150. 
Snell Peter, farmer, leases W. Consaul 43, h 

James. 
Soper Sylvester, house painter, h Mary. 
Spath Leonard. (Depauville) r — , farm 1. 
Spaulsbury Albert J., wagonmaker, James, h 

do. 
Spaulsbury Delbert, r 6, farmer, leases of 

Mary A. Mason 50. 
SPENCER PHILANDER A., (Depauville) r 88, 

retired soldier. 
Spencer George R., r 50, laborer. 
SPENCER JOHN O., (Depauville) r 86, re- 
tired farmer 248. 
Spencer Otis J., (Depauville) r 95, farmer 100. 
Spencer Solomon, r 50, letired. 
Spencer Winslow S., h 56, farmer 50. 
Spink Myron, (Thurso) r 1, engineer. 
Sprague Daniel, (St. Lawrence) r 49, laborer. 
Sprague George, (St. Lawrence) r 73, laborer. 
Stadler Adolph, r 53. farmer 85. 
Stadler Elbridge, r 53, farmer with his father, 

. Adolph. 
Stage MeJvin W., cartman, h Jane. 
Stanton Jolm. retired farmer, h James. 
STARING DANIEL, r 10, farmer 35. 
Stay Joseph S , carpenter. 
Steele Alvin D., laborer, h Webb cor. Union. 
Steele Charles, laborer, h Merick. 
Steele Ebenezer, sexi;on, h ott' State. 
Steele Edwin, milk peddlei-, h off State. 
Steele Eugene, student, h Mary cor. Franklin. 
Steele John, marine engineer, h Merick cor. 

Mary. 
Steele Milton, emp. on railroad, h off State. 
Steele Melvin, watchman in round-house, h 

Franklin. 
Steele Sylvenus, hostler Hubbard House, h 

James. 
Steele William, laborer, h Union. 
STEELE WILLIAM, milk dealer. 11 cows, 

farmer 20, and owns in Orleans 103, h off 

State. 
Steele William N.. game and fish protector, h 

Franklin cor. Mary. 
Steele William R., farmer with his father, h 

off State. 
Sternberg Abram D. Maj., (Depauville) r 111 

cor. 112, farmer 155. 
Sternberg Elias, (Depauville) r 94, sawyer. 
Sternberg Elias G., (Depauville) r 93, prop. 

saw-mill. 



STEVENS WILLIAM H., building mover, h 
Union cor. Merick. 

St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe, and Steam 
Launch Co., (Dr. A. Bain, J. D. Little, 
and C. G. Emery) builders and manufs. of 
skiffs, canoes, steam yachts, etc., Mary. 

Storms George, r 17, laborer. 

Street William, stonecutter. 

Strough Arthur B., foreman for Sti-ough ife 
Brooks, h Franklin. 

STROUGH GEORGE H., (Strough & Brooks)- 
h James cor. Merick. 

STROUGH & BROOKS, (George H. S. and 
Otis B.) lumber merchants, manufs. of 
doors, sash, blinds, moldings, etc., Mary 
cor. Theresa sts. 

Sturdevant Stephen, (Thurso) off r 3, farmer 
100. 

Sturdevant William, (Tliurso) r 3, farmer^ 
leases of Stephen 100. 

Sturgeant Demarsh, tailor, h Theresa st. 

Sturgeon Demars, carpenter, h Jane. 

Sumner Charles, clerk for C. Ellis, bds. Hub- 
bard House. 

Sumner Charles W., drug clerk, bds. Hubbard 
House. 

SWART JOHN, (John Swart & Co.) h Merick 
cor. Hi^gunin. 

SWART JOHN .t CO., (Edgar A. Burlingame) 
dealers in groceries and projjs. meat mar- 
ket. Water. 

Swartout Eugene, r 37. 12 cows, farmer, leases 
of Gilbert Parish 100. 

Sweetman Elizabeth Mrs., prop, boarding- 
house, Jane. 

Sylvester Charles E., (La Fargeville) r 18, 
farmer, leases of Ira 160. 

Sylvester George E., (Black River) r 18, physi- 
cian. 

SYLVESTER IRA, (La Fargeville) r 18, 20 
head grade Ayrshire and Holstein cattle, 
farmer 160. 

Syracuse Granite Co., (John H. Tolman, of 
Syracuse, William Van Aiiken, and Michael 
Sullivan) granite miners, manufs., and 
dealers; also office in Syracuse, N. Y. 

Teal Hiram, r 10, laborer. 

Ttrnon Thomas, r 15, farmer with Joseph 
Johnson. 

Terry Richard, (Depauville) r 93, general mer- 
chant. 

Thibault Anthony, stationer in Albany at the 
Capitol, h Jane. 

Thibault Benjamin, blacksmith, James, h do. 

Thibault Biuno, blacksmith, h Webb. 

Thibault Frank, blacksmith, h .lames. 

Thibanlt George E., ckrk. h Frankhn cor. 
Mary. 

Thibault John O., general merchant. 

Thibault Joseph, retired blacksmith, h Webb. 

Thibault Joseph N., blacksmith. Water, h 
do. 

Thibault Matilda, h James. 

Thiebault Tennie, porter Hubbard House. 

Thompson Charles J., student, h James. 

Thomjison James W., harnessmaker, h John. 

Thompson Myers, (Manning & Thompson, of 
Carthage) book-keeper, h James. 

Thorpe William H., dealer in watches, clocks, 
and jewelry, James, h Webb cor. ,Tane. 

Thousand Island Electric Light and Power 
Co., C. E. Rees, sec'y and treas., Water. 

Tiernan George, overseer for Mrs. Mitchell^ 
farm 100. 



TOWN OF CLAYTON. 



9ir 



TIFF ANT DAVID, captain barge Wayne, h 
Alexander. 

Tilton Frank J., telegraph operator Postal Ca- 
ble Telegrai^h Co., Water, h Merick cor. 
Marv. 

TILTON JOHN G., laborer and enip. on rail- 
road, h Merick cor. Mary. 

Tilton Nettie li., tailoress, h Merick cor. Mary. 

Torrey George, r 28, clergyman. 

Tracv Abram, (Depauville) r 95, farmer, leases 
of Mrs. Hall 170. 

Tracv Arlow, ( St. Lawrence) r 70, farmer 186. 

TRACY JOHN R., (^T. W. Craig & Co.) h Webb 
cor. Jane 

TURCOTTE JOSEFH. (Thurso) r 1, (Gordon 
& Turcotte). 

Turcotte Louis A., (Tlnuso) r 5, stonecutter. 

Turgueon Damas, pilot, h Theresa st. 

Turner George, blacksmith. 

Uhl Charles, (Depauville) r 93, cheesemaker. 

Van Alstyne Secord, (Depauville) r 86, car- 
penter. 

Van Camp David, (Perch Rivei-) r — , farmer 5. 

Van Conant David, (Thurso) off r 5, prop, sum- 
mer boarding-house and 8 acies, Club 
Island. 

Van Coughnett David B., prop, summer board- 
ing-house and 14 acres. Club Island, 

VAN DEWALKER GEORGE H., clerk for his 
father, James. 

VAN DEWALKER BIELZER W., carpenter, 
contractor, and builder, dealer in grocer- 
ies and provisions, James cor. Union, h do. 

Vincent Elmer D., tinsmith, h Water. 

Vincent Gariiner, carpenter, h Water. 

Vincent Marcellus\ r 53, farmer, leases of Cor- 
delia Brintnall 127. 

Vincent Mary, widow of Jinks. 

Vincent Millard, (Depauville) r 67, farmer 200. 

Vincent Nicholas, shoemaker, h Theresa st. 

Vincent Nicoll, barber. Water, h State. 

Vincent Sidney J., shoemaker, off Water. 

Vincent Wilber J., lake captain, h Water. 

Wagner Alfred, (Depauville ) r 84, farmer 127. 

Wagner Frank, (Depauville) r 84, fai-mer, 
leases of Alfred 125. 

Wagner George, ( Depauville) r 95, farmer 173. 

Wagner George. Jr., ( Depauville) r 95, farmer 
with his father, George. 

Walch Fred J., compositor, h James. 

Waldron David, engineer, h Franklin. 

Wallace Lucina, wi<low of Daniel, resident. 

Wallrath John, (Depauville) r 102, farmer 78. 

Walrath Edsou, (Depauville) r 42, dealer in 
horses. 

Walrath Edward, (La Fargeville) r 41, farmer, 
leases of D. & H. Ellis 00. 

Walrath Frederick, (Depauville) r 103, black- 
smith and farmer 14. 

Walrath Merritt S., (Depauville) r 79, 12 cows, 
2 brood marcji, farmer, leases of Sylvester 
100. 

WALRATH SYLVESTER, (Depauville) r 88, 
12 cows, farmer 100. 

Walt Brothers, r 22, (Henry and Enunet) 15 
cows, farmers 154. 

Walt Caroline, widow, resident, h Jane. 

Walt Eliza C, r 22, widow of Henry, resident. 

Walt Emmet, r 22, (Walt Brothers). 

WALT HENRY, r 22, (Walt Brothers). 

Walt Thomas E., (Whitney & Walt) farm 141, 
h James. 

Walton J. E., rector Episcopal Church, h 
Merick. 



Ward ell Alcanzar R., wood mechanic, h 

Union cor. Merick. 
Wardwi'll Harley S.. boat builder, h Union cor. 

Merick. 
Warn Samuel M., pastor M. E. Church, h 

John. 
Warner A. A., asst. cashier First National 

Bank, h James. 
Weaver Danford, (Depauville) r 67, farmer 

175. 
Weaver Edward, (Depauville) r 74, farmer 60. 
Webber Henry, pilot, h Water. 
Webster W. A., sash and blind manuf. and 

dealer in lumber. Union. 
Wells Charles E., r 10, carpenter. 
Wells Sidney G., painter, h John. 
Wesp Daniel S., r 10. paintir. 
Wesp Martin, r 10, farmer 71. 
Wetherhahn John H., (La Fargeville) r — , 

farmer 100. 
Wetherhorn Augustus, (Depauville) 40 cows, 

farmer 300. 
Wetterhahn Lewis, (Depauville) r 86, farmer. 
Wetterhahn Mary, (Depauville) r 86, widow of 

Jacob, 14 cows, farmer 176. 
Wheeler Frank, prop, saloon, Water, h The- 
resa st. 
Wheelock Jay W., boat painter, carpenter, and 

carriagemaker, h Jane cor. Frankhn. 
White William, stonecutter. 
WHITNEY BURTON G., r 13, 18 cows, farmer, 

leases of T. E Walt 140. 
Whitnev Flovd, r 53, farmer 135. 
Whitney William O., (Whitney & Walt) h 

James. 
Whitney it Walt, (William O. W. and Thomas 

E. W. ) props. Eureka clothing house, and 

dealers in agiicnltural implements, pianos, 

and oi'gans, James. 
Whittior David, (Depauville) r 77, 15 cows, 

farmer 192. 
Whittier Matthew, (^Depauville) r 89, shoe- 
maker. 
Wilber Squire H., carpenter, owns farm 34, h 

Webb. 
Wilcox Brunning A.. prop, meat market, James, 

h do. 
Wiley Ellen E., widow of Watson, h John. 
Williams John E., carpenter, h James. 
Williams J<^hii W., carpenter, foreman for 

Strough & Brooks, h Mary. 
Williams William, clerk for E. Rees, h James. 
Wilson John, tinman, bds. Merick. 
Wilson William, butcher and prop, meat mar- 
ket, farm 36, h John. 
Windmill William, r 28. sailor. 
Win4.)w Edward M., (Depauville) r 96, 7 grade 

Jersey and Holstein cattle, farmer 165. 
Winslow Olen L., ( Depaiiville) r 96, farmer 

with his father, Edward M. 
Wiswell Bnrrit, sailor, h Alexander. 
Wiswell Byron, farmer. 
Wood Alo'nzo E., dealer in silver plated ware, 

books, stationery, fancy goods, and coal, 

fire ins. agent and teiegraiih operator, 

Water, h Webb and Hngunin. 
Wood Eliza M., telegraph operator and clerk 

for A. E., h James. 
Wood Henrv, blacksmith, James, h do. 
WOOD MARY A., (Mrs. Philip F.) resident, h. 

James. 
WOOD PHILIP F., carpenter, h James. 
Woodard Jesse, tinman, h Water. 
Wooledge Addison, house painter, h State. 



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Wooledge William D., carriagemaker, contrac- 
tor, and builder, owns 5 acres on r 27, h 
Alexander cor. State. 

Wright Alvin A., r 28, 6 cows, farmer 59. 

Wright Breri E., r 56, farmer with his father, 
Martin W. 

WRKmT ERASTUS, (Depauville) r 94, farm- 
er 35. 



WRIGHT MARTIN W., r 56, 30 grade Holstein, 
Jersey, and Ayrshire cows, 3 Hambletonian 
lorood mares, farmer 275. 

Wright Russell, r 28, farmer 59. 

Wright Walestme, r 38, laborer. 

Xaviar Colon, Jr., boat builder, h Alexander. 

Youle Wallace W., hotel clerk, h Franklin. 

Young Albert, (Depauville ) r 84, farmer, leases 
of B. Failing 170. 



ELLISBURGH. 

(For explanations, etc., see page 2)-, part second.) 
(Postoftice address is Ellisburgh, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Abbott Eben E., (Pierrepont Manor) clerk for 

S. J. Andrews. 
Ackley Edward A., (Pierrepont Manor) r 69, 

farmer, leases on shares of Heath. 

Adams Thomas, (Belleville) r 21, 10 cows, 

farmer, leases on shares of Eastman 

Brothers 90. 
Albro Adele, dealer in drj^ goods, groceries, 

boots, shoe", paints, oils, dyes, and drugs. 

Main, h Mill. 
Albro Walter, r 100, laborer, h and lot. 
Alexander Arthur A., (Woodville) mason and 

laborer, h and 2 acres 
Allard William, r 99, fish peddler and farmer 

16. 
Allen Abram, (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) r 

119. 10 cows, farmer 57. 
Allen Edwin A., (Mannsville) r 114, milk deal- 
er, 10 cows, farmer 78. 
Allen H. C, (Pierrepont Manor) r 90, cheese- 
maker. 
Allen Hosea, (Pierrepont Manor) laborer. 
Allen Jerome B., (Pierrepont Manor) r 105, 

liquor dealer at Syracuse, farmer 4. 
Allen Joseph T., (Mannsville) carpenter and 

joiner, farmer l3, h Douglass. 
Allen Lucy, (Pierrepont Manor) widow of 

Harvey, h Main. 
Alverson Knight D , (Rural Hill) r 1. dray- 
man and farmer 237. 
Anderson Fred, emp. at life-saving station. 
ANDREWS DAVID, (Pierrepont Manor) com. 

traveler for Greenway" Brewing Co., of 

Syracuse, owns Pierreport Manor Hotel, 

farmer 23. 
ANDREWS SAMUEL J., (Pierreport Manor) 

prop. Pierreport Manor Hotel and livery, 

breeder of and dealer in Hambletonian 

horses, farmer 10. 
Angle D. Lane, (Belleville) r 19, com. traveler 

and photographer. 
Armsbury Collins F., (Belleville) conveyancer 

and notary i^ublic, agent Armsbury" estate 

200. 
Armstrong David, shoemaker. Mill, h do. 
Armstrong Thomas, (Pierrepont Manor) r 90, 

8 cows, farmer 60. 
Auyer Simon, (Mannsville) r 149. farmer 53. 



BABCOCK GAYLORD W., (Belleville) shoe- 
maker, Washington, h do. 

Babcock Harvey, r 128, laborer. 

Babcock Minnie L., (Belleville) teacher,daugh- 
ter of Gaylord W. 

Bailey BassettN., (Mannsville) dentist, general 
ins. agent, and notary public, Gardner 
block, h Lincoln. 

Bailey Foster, (Mannsville) r 149, farm la- 
borer. 

Bailey Henry, (Pierrepont Manor) r 92, black- 
smith, wagonmaker, and repairer, farm- 
er 23. 

Baker Augustus L., (Mannsville) surveyor 
and justice of the peace, farmer 5, h 
Railroad. 

Balch Edgar H., (Pierrepont Manor) r 90, 
blacksmith . 

Balch EttaL., (Mannsville) milliner, daughter 
of Ira. 

Balch Ira, (Mannsville) breeder of and dealer 
in trotting and road horses, prop, stock 
horse " Gold Dust." farmer 34. h Main. 

Balch Ira F., ( Mannsville) r 134, farmer 15. 

Balch Melvin W., (Mannsville) r 134, farmer, 
son of William H. 

BALCH ORREN H., (Mannsville) general 
blacksmith, horseshoer, and carriage iron- 
er, ]\Iain, h do. 

Balch William H., (Mannsville) r 134, 30 cows, 
100 apple trees, farmer 188. 

Baldwin Herman, (Mannsville) r 136, farmer, 
son of Lorenzo. 

Baldwin John J.. (Mannsville) emp. in Singer 
fire alarm office at Buffalo, h Main. 

Baldwin Lorenzo, (Mannsville) r 136, 10 cows, 
farmer 62. 

Ballon David W., (Mannsville) r 119 , 
cows, farmer, leases on shares 140. 

Barbour Charles G., (Pierrepont Manor) r 
90, 24 cows, farmer, leases of L. B. Will- 
iams, of Utica. 160. 

Barbour Louis, (Pierrepont Manor) r 70, 
farm laborer. 

Bargy Henry, (Woodville) r 62, farm laborer 
and farmer 1\4.- 

Barker Newel, (Mannsville) r 149, laborer and 
farmer 2. 



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93: 



Barnard Nelson, (Belleville) r 53, farm la- 
borer. 

BARNES CURTIS J., (Pierrcpont Manor) r 
90, 250 HUgar trees, 100 ai>ple trees, prop. 
Silver Spring cheese factory in Lorraine, 
100 co^Y8, owns saw-mill with Joseph 
Freeman. 25 cows, farmer 114, and in 
Lori-aine 70. 

Barnes Mary A., (Pieri-epont Manor) school 
teacher, daughter of Curtis J. 

Barney Bradley, (Belleville) watchmaker and 
jeweler, prop, restaurant, owns Barney 
block, Main cor. Washington. 

Barnev David. ( Belleville ) r 32, farmer 80. 

BARNEY HERBERT H.. (Belleville) r 19. 200 
sugar trees, 20 high grade Shorthorn Dur- 
ham cows, farmer 135, pasturage and tim- 
ber land in Henderson 60. 

Barney Hiram. ( Belleville ) r 32. farmer 14. 

Barnev Newton (estate) ( B lleville ) farmer 
126. 

BARRETT FRED Mks., resident. 

Bartlet Brayton, r 102, farm laborer. 

Basinger Bvron. (Woodville) salesman for N. 
Wood (t Sons. 

Basinger James, laborer. 

Basinger John, ( Woodville) r 98. farm -la- 
borer. 

Bateman John, ( Pierrepont Manor) farm 25. 

Bateman Blarion, (Pierrepont Manor) r 91, 
widow of Stephen W., farm 55. 

Bateman Smith C, (Pierrepont Manor) r 92, 
16 cows, farmer 143. 

Bates Jlarenus W., (Mannsville) (Bates & 
Rounds) house painter and paper hanger, 
h Main. 

Bates & Rounds, (Mannsville) (Marenus W. B. 
and Theodore M. R.) props. Banner grist- 
mill, dealers in Hour, feed, and gram. 
Water. 

Beaudin Emmet T., (Pierrepont Manor) r 90, 
house, sign,and ornamental painter, farm- 
er 16. 

BEEBE CHARLES I., (Remington & Beebe) 
town clerk, h Main. 

BEEBE CLARENCE L., (Mannsville) (Hug- 
gins & Beebe) h Main. 

Beebe Ithamar, r 112, carpenter and builder, 
farmer 7. 

BEEBE MAGGIE Z., (Mrs. Charles I.) dress- 
maker, h Main. 

Beebe William, (Mannsville) r 116, veterinary 
surgeon and farmer Ifi. 

Beeman Ann,(]Mannsville) widow of Rev. J. M., 
h Lorraine st. 

Bell Allen, (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, stone 
mason, h and lot. 

BELLEVILLE HOTEL, (Belleville) James E. 
Salisbury, prop. 

Bemis Cornelia Elizabeth, (Pierrepont Manor) 
music teacher, daughter of J. S. 

Bemis Dc Alton, (Pierrepont Manor) r 103. 
farmer 40. 

BEMIS JOSEPH A., (Pierrepont Manor) r 90, 
prop, cider and vinegar works, farmer, 
leases on shares of D. Halley 70, and owns 
on r 70 farm 50. 

BEMIS MARSHALL J., r 110, 100 apple trees, 
25 grade Durham and Holstein cows, 
farmer 140. 

Bemis Mary, (Pierrepont Manor) school teach- 
er, daughter of J. S. 

Bemis Monro S., (Pierrepont Manor) r 105, 
farmer. 



Bemis Wiufred M.. r 110, farmer with his 

father, Marshall J. 
Bennett J. B., (Belleville) r 24, farmer, son of 

Thomas. 
Bennett Thomas, (Rural Hill) r 24, farmer 20,. 
Bennett William, ( Rural Hill ) r 28,farm laborer. 
Bentley Charles W., (Adams) salesman for E. 

O. Brown, bds. Lorraine st. 
Benton Alfred, (Rural Hill ) r 28, thresher and 

farmer 15. 
Benton Charles, (Rural Hill) r 8, farmer, leases 

on shares of Stowell 45. 

Benton Horace, (Rural Hilli r 25. 16 cows, 

farmer. 
BETTINGER DE LOSS, (Mannsville) r 137, 

22 cows, In-eeder of horses, 50 apple trees, 

farmer 111. 
Bcttinger Edgar, (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) 

r 145, farmer with his father, George. 
Bettinger Eugene P., (Mannsville) prop, meat 

market. Main, h Railroad. 
Bettinger Garry S., (M»nnsville) farmer with 

his father, Philetus L. 
Bettinger George, (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) 

r 145, 22 cows, farmer. 
Bettinger Ira, (Mannsville) dealer in flour, 

feed, groceries, crockeiy, glassware, sta- 
tionery, farmer 10, Bettinger block, li 

Main. 
Bettinger Jay H., (Mannsville) r 137. dealer 

in fancy poultry, son of Philetus L. 
Bettinger Leonard, (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) 

farmer 12. 
Bettinger Philetus L., (Mannsville) r 137, 50 

apple trees, breeder and dealer in tine 

road and trotting horses,24 cows, 10 horses, 

farmer 140. 
Bettinger Silas, (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) r 

145. 8 cows, farmer 59. 
Bettinger William, ( Belleville) r 50, 30 cows, 

farmer, leases of Eastman 200. 

Bettinger William H., r 130, farmer 98. 

Bigelow Frank, (Belleville) farmer. 

Bigelow George W., (Belleville) r 77, 15 cows, 

farmer 58. 
BIGELOW JAMES K. P., (Belleville) r 21, 250 

sugar trees, 11 grade Holstein cows, farm- 
er 90. 
Bigelow Susan W., ( Belleville) widow of Lovcll 

B , h N. Main. 
Bixley Harvey, (Belleville) retired farmer, 

aged 75. 
Blake Lawrence, (Belleville) (Blake & Johnson) 

farmer 23, h Main. 
Blake Thomas, (Belleville) r 42, farm laborer. 
Blake it Johnson, (Belleville) (Lawrence B. 

and George J.) butchers, projjs. retail and 

wholesale meat market. 
BLANDEN VOLNEY R., (Belleville) dentist, 

Washington, h do. 
Bliss Rudolphus, (Rural Hill ) r 12, farmer 18. 
Blossom Oliver, (^^Woodvi le) r 59, laborer, h 

and lot. 
BOOMER ABIRA, r 124, daughter of Leonard. 
Boomer Edward, (Belleville) r 36, 20 cows, 

farmer, leases 140. 
Boomer Elias T., (Belleville) r 53, 8 cows, 

farmer 123. 
Boomer Fred. ( Belleville) r 53, farmer. 
Boomer George M., (Belleville) carpenter and 

joiner. 
Boomer Jennett. (Belleville) widow of Matthew^ 

h N. Mam. 
Boomer John, r 139, 10 cows, farmer 65. 



94 



TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



BOOMER LEONARD, r 124. 18 cows, farmer 

150. 
Boomer Nelson, (Belleville) r 53, farmer 68. 
Boomer William. (B.'lleville ) laborer. 
Box Philip, (Belleville') blacUsmith with A. M. 

Durfee, bds. Belleville Hotel. 
Boynton George W., (Belleville) r 52, labor- 
er. 
Bradley B°yil, r 139, stone mason, farm 3. 
Brady Thomas. (^Mannsville) blacksmith. 
Brewster WiUiam R.. (Mannsville) r 131, lOf) 

apple ti'ees, 14 cows, farmer 116. [Died 

1888. 1 
Briggs Mary, (Belleville) r 66, farmer 6, 
Briggs Monroe, (Henderson) r 3, farmer 81. 
Brimmer Ambrose, (Belleville) 9 cows, farmer 

50, and leases on shares of Mrs. L. L. 

Dickinson 66. 
Brodie Hugh H., (Rural Hill) r 22, 200 apple 

trees. 30 Ayrshire cows, importer and 

breeder of and dealer in pure Ayrshire 

cattle and Shetland ponies, 50 sheep, farm- 
er, prop. Maple Grove stock farm 132, 

owns Stony Island, in Hounslield, 400. 
Bronson Cordelia E., (Adams) r 69, widow of 

W. F.. h and lot. 
Brooks Charles E., dealer in drugs, paints, 

oils, proprietary medicines, groceries, etc., 

Main, h do. 
Brooks George, enip. Charles E. 
Brown Albert, (Pierrepont Manor) mason, h 

N. Main. 
Brown Allen, (Belleville) 27 cows, farmer. 
Brown Angeline, (Belleville) r 18, widow of 

Zs'-a, apiarist 50 swarms, farm 23. 
Brown Asa, farm laborer, h School. 
Brown Avery P., (Mannsville) farm laborer, h 

Main. 
Brown Bradley, r 118, 12 cows, farmer 74. 
Brown Brayton, (Mannsville) r 135, laborer 

and farmer 24. 
Brown Clarinda, (Mrs. Roswell) dressmaker, h 

School. 
Brown Clarissa, (Rural Hill) r 9, widow of 

Buncy, farm 5. 
Brown De Albert, farm laborer. 
Brown Delmont S., (Belleville) r 42, teacher. 
Brown Diana, (Mannsville) r 114, widow of 

Otis, farm 68. 
Brown George M., (Mannsville) r 135, farmer 

34. 
Brown George W.,(BclleviIle)wagoumaker with 

A. M. Durfee, bds. Washington. 
Brown Harriet E., (Mannsville) r 115, widow 

of Thomas J., farm 20. 
Brown Horace, farmer 142. 
Brown Joseph E., (Mannsville) r 133, 20 cows, 

farmer 125. 
Brown Randolph H., r 107, 150 apple trees, 

dealer in cattle, handles 500 head per year, 

farmer 283. 
Brown R' >derick, laborer, h and lot. 
Brown Roswell, farm laborer, h School. 
Brown Stephen, (Pierrepont Manor) laborer, 

h N. Main. 
Brown Stephen, (Pierrepont Manor) r 92, 

farm laborer. 
Brown W. Gaylord, (Mannsville) r 106, farm- 
er 30. 
Brown William C, (Mannsville) r 114, 150 

apple trees, 12 cows, breeder of trotting 

aud road horses, farmer 102. 
Brown William N., (Mannsville) barber. Main. 

hdo. 



Buck Lewis I., (Pierrepont Manor) station 

agent, h Railroad. 
Buel Hiram, (Pierrepont Manor) born iu 1806, 

farmer 127. 
BULL GEORGE E., (Rural Hill) r 5. 250 

sugar trees, 170 apple trees, 30 grade Dur- 
ham cows, 15 head young cattle, farmer 190. 
Bulllinch Samuel. (^Rural Hill) r 2, farm 

laborer. 
Bullock Eliza Ann, r 102, daughter of Joseph, 

farm 8. 
Bullock Sarah M., clerk for H. M. Wilds, bds. 

Main. 
Burell Harriet M., (Belleville) widow of Abram, 

h S. Main. 
Burr Daniel W., r 66, 8 cows, farmer 50. 
Burr Heiny, r 95, 7 cows, farmer 66. 
Bush John. (Rural Hill) r 12, farmer 84. 
Butler Aaron, retired. 
Butler Henry, (Pierrepont Manor) laborer, h 

and lot. 
Butler Willis, (Mannsville) r 135, tin peddler, 

h and lot. 
Caldwell Hamilton, r 126, 20 cows, farmer 100. 
Caldwell John, r 126. farmer 33. 
Caldwell Van Rensselaer, (Mannsville) r llA-y^f 

• laborer, h and lot. 
Calkins Charles F., (Pierrepont Manor) fruit 

evaporator, prop, saw-mill, farmer 74, h 

Main. 
Calkins Ralph M., (Pierrepont Manor) r 49, 

farmer 45. 
Carley Erastus, (Mannsville) carpenter, h 

Lincoln. 
Carpenter John H., (Belleville) undertaker, 

manuf. and dealer in furniture, h Water. 
Casler Arthur R , (Belleville) 20 cows, farmer, 

leases 175. 
CASTER C. H. &E. I., (Pierrepont Manor) r 

72, props, sawandplaniiig-mill and cheese 

box factory, nianufs. 12,000 cheese boxes 

annuallv, farmers 115. 
CASTER CHARLES H., (Pierrepont Manor) r 

72. (C. H. >t E. I. Caster) 20 cows, farmer, 

leases on shai-es of Hiram Bnel 127. 
CASTER EDWIN I., (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 

(C. H. A E. I. Caster). 
Castor Jennette, (Mannsville) widow of Abna 

H., h Main. 
Caulkins Charles, (Pierrepont Manor) resi- 
dent. 
CENTRAL HOTEL, Herbert J. Littlefield, 

prop., good livery attached, Main. 
Chadwick Clark W., with J. H. Huttstater. 
Chago James L.. (Mannsville) farmer 35. 
Chamberlain Charles, r 97 cor. 85, 8 cows, 

farmer 50. 
Chamberlain Horace, (Woodville) r 59, form- 
erly farmer, aged 79. 
Chamberlain Lyman B., gunsmith, dealer in 

hardware, tinware, and stoves. Mam, h do. 
Chamberlain , (Belleville) widow of 

Nathan, h and lot Water. 
Chamberlain Samuel H., r 85, 15 cows, farmer 

95. 
Chamberlain Wilbur B., (Belleville) r 36, 11 

cows, farmer 110. 
Chapman Daniel H., (Belleville) (Chapman & 

Doane) farmer 8, li N. Main. 
Chapman De Loss. (Mannsville) laborer. 
CHAPMAN EUGENE A., (Belleville) physician 

and surgeon, N. Washington, h do. 
Chapman Frank fMannsville) r 148. farmer, 

leases on shares of J. A. Curtis 10. 



TOWN OB' ELLISBURGH. 



95 



Chapman Heiuy H., (Belleville) salesman, 
emp. Chapman & Doane. 

Chapman A- Doane, (Belleville) (Daniel H. C. 
anil William B. D. ) general merchants. 

Chanfty James F., ( Woodville) r 81. 400 sugar 
trees.50 Ayrshire, Durham, and Swiss cows, 
fanner, leases on shares of JluUen & 
Griffin 382. 

Chawgo William H., farm laborer, h Mill. 

Chrisman James H., (Mannsville) r 143, 16 
cows, farmer, leases on shares of Capt. J. 
Miner 101. 

Christman Abram, r 139, 10 cows, farmer 80. 

Christman Catharine, r 122, widow of John M., 
farm 40. 

Christman Edward, (Woodville) r 81, laborer. 

Christman Ezra, r 159, 10 cows, farmer 78. 

Christman George K., r 122, farmer 20. 

Christman John, fai'mer 32. 

Christman Myron, farmer 36. 

Christman Peter, r 144, farmer 38. 

Church W. S ;ward, (Bell ville) postmaster, 
formerly merchant, h N. Main. 

Churchill Jay E., laborer, h Factory. 

Cladin James It., (Pierrcpont Manor) formerly 
farmer, aged 86. 

Clallin Sidney E., (Mannsville) bai'ber and 
jeweler. Main. 

Clatiin William, (Pierrcpont Blanor) r 104, 
farmer 10. 

Clark Barnaby. (Mannsville) r 116. resident. 

Clark Bray ton A.. (Pierrcpont Manor) r 92, 
farmer with his father. Ensign D.. 360. 

Clark Brothers, (Belleville) r 65, (Gaylord J. 
and Rollin W. ) 20 cows, farmers 165. 

Clark Charles, r 129. farmer 5. 

Clark Charles J., (Mannsville) farm laborer. 

Clark Edgar A., (Adams) r 38. 16 cows, farm- 
er 130. 

Clark Ensign D., (Pierrcpont Manor) r 92, 
farmer with his son Bi aytcm A. 

Clark Fanny M., ( Woodville ) widow of John 
B., prop, saw and paper-mill, and sash, 
door, and blind factoi v, farm 12. 

Clark Florello R.. (Mannsville) r 133, 100 apple 
trees, 18 Holstein cows, farmer 127. 

Clark Frank, (Pierrcpont Manor ) r 91, farmer, 
leases on shares of I. M. Bateman 115. 

Clark Gary S., (Pierrcpont Manor) r 105, 
farmer 20. 

Clark Gaylord J., (Belleville) r 65, (Clark Broth- 
ers) dealer in cattle. 

Clark George, (Pierrcpont Manor) r 92, farm 
laborer. 

Clark George D., (Mannsville) r 116. tin ped- 
dler, h and 3 acres. 

Clark George P., (Mannsville) general mer- 
chant, Kailroad. 

Clark Gilbert, ( Adams) r 39, farmer 65. 

Clark Harlow, (Woodville) r 59, 25 grade Dur- 
ham cows, breeder of and dealer in horses, 
fanner 125. 

Clark Henry W., r 124, farmer, leases on shares 
of L. Boomer 150. 

Clark Heman S., (Mannsville) r 133, 10 cows, 
8 horses, farmer 100. 

Clark Ira B., (Adams) r 37, farmer 100. 

Clark Isman. (Mannsville) r 116, laborer. 

Clark James, ( Woodville ) papermaker, Main. 

Clark J.romeB.. (Belleville) r 74, farmer 20. 

Clark Joseph, (Mannsville) r 116, farmer 10. 

Clark Julia, ( Wood\ille) widow of Orson, h 
and 5 acres Main. 

Clark Mary, r 138, widow of Lyman, farm 10. 



Clark Melvin II., (^Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 
stone mason, farm 4. 

Clark Milo R., ( Belleville) r 43, farmer 85. 

Clark Rollin W., (BelleviUe ) r 65. (Clark 
Brothers). 

Clark Roswell, (Mannsville) r 117, farmer 32. 

Clark Sally. (Pierrcpont Manor) r 105, widow 
of Silas, faun H). 

Clark Samuel, (^Woodville) r 63, j^ainter and 
laborer. 

Clark Silas H., (Mannsville) r 92, farmer 59. 

Clark WilUam C, (Mannsville) r 116, farm la- 
borer. 

Clark Wyman, (Adams) r 37. farmer 344. 

Cleveland Theiesa, (Belleville) widow of Giles, 
h and lot State. 

Close Sanford, ( Woodville) r 83, farm laborer. 

Cobb Mott P., (^Pierrepont Manor ) r 104, fann- 
er 7. 

Cobb Perry, ''Pierrcpont Manor) r 104, farm- 
er 00. ' 

Coburn Charles. (Belleville) r 74, 21 cows, 
farmer, leases the Benjamin Martin es- 
tate 144. 

COLD SPRING STOCK FARM, (Woodville) 
r 79 cor. 80, W. D. Ellsworth,' prop., 130 
acres. 

Cole Daniel H.. (Belleville ) cooper, State, h do. 

Cole Egbert, (Belleville) r 50, farmer 24. 

Cole Haddie, (^Mannsville ) r 131. farmer. 

Cole Samuel, (Woodville) farm laborer. 

Collins Henry, (^Belleville) 8 cows, farmer 80. 

Colon George, r 119, farmer 37. 

Colon Gideon, r 129, 14 cows, farmer 112)^. 

Colon James, sailor. 

Cnlon James M.. sailor, h School. 

C< ill 111 William. r 129.faniier, leases of his father. 

Coltoii Fred, (Mannsville) laborer, h Railroad. 

Colton Fred J., (Woodville) r 23, farm la- 
borer. 

Conley John, (Belleville) farm laborer. Water, 

Converse Frank, farmer 70. 

Converse Frank A., (Woodville) farmer with 
his father, James F. 

Converse G. Elliott, (Woodville) r 78, dealer 
in agricultural implements, farmer with 
his father, George E. 

Converse George E., (Woodville) r 78, 20 cows, 
farmer 98. 

Converse George H., (Woodville) student 
Adams Collegiate Institute, son of 
James F. 

CONVERSE GORDON T., (Woodville) prop, 
Woodville grist and cider-mills, h Main. 

CONVERSE JAMES F., (Woodville) prop, of 
the herd of Ayrshire cattle which took 
gold medals given by the New York State 
Agricultural Society "in 1879. '80, and '83, 
breeder of and dealer in Percheron horses, 
prop, stock horse "Prince of Wayne," \ 
breeder of Shetland ponies. Leicester 
sheep, and Yorkshire swine, 50 cows, 20 
horses, 20 ponies, 50 head other stock, 
farmer, prop. Riverside stock farm 255. 

Converse Luthera, ( Belleville) r 63, widow of 
Rufus, 13 cows, farm 64. 

CONVERSE W. FOSTER, (Pierrcpont Manor) 
r 103, breeder of Percheron horses, farm- 
er 80. 

Cook Augustine, r 85, farmer 50. 

COOK CELESTINE E., (Bellevillej widow of 
Malcolm G., h Washington. 

Cook Charles C, r 85, farmer, leases of S. H, 
Chamberlain. 



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Cook Clark. (^Belleville) teamster, bds. N. Main. 

Cook Edward, stage prop., runs from Pierre- 
pont Manor to Rural Hill, li Main. 

Cook Horace, (Mannsville) r 117, farmer 30. 

Cook Joseph L , (Belleville) blacksmith, h W. 
Washington. 

Cook Marv, (Belleville)(Mrs.Clark)dressmaker, 
N. Main. 

Cook Melvin C, (Mannsville) laborer, bds. 
Main. 

Cook Silas, ( Mannsville) blacksmith, bds. Main. 

Cook Silas W'., (.Mannsville) (W H. Cook & 
Son) li Main. 

Cook W. H. & Son, (Mannsville) (Silas W. ) gen- 
eral blacksmiths. Main. 

Cook William H., (Mannsville) (W. H. Cook & 
Son) h Main. 

Coon John, r 143, farm laborer. 

Copeland Sprague, farmer 4. 

Cornwell Charles C, (Adams) r 48, laborer, 
son of Edwin. 

Cornwell Edwin, (Adams) r 48, laborer, h and 
lot. 

Corse Arthur E., (Mannsville) M. E. clergy- 
man, h Lorraine st. 

Cowden George, r 130, farmer 44. 

Cox Daniel O., (Mannsville) formerly lumber- 
man, h Lorraine st. 

Cox Judson M., (Mannsville) farmer 1. 

Cox Nelson, (Mannsville) r 150, carpenter and 
joiner. 

Cox Willie L., (Mannsville) shoemaker and 
dealer in boots, shoes, rubbers, etc., N. 
Main, h E. Loiraine st. 

Cranage Thomas, (Belleville) laborer. 

Crandall Sanford, (Mannsville) r 133, farmer 
10. 

Cronk Abram, r 140, laborer, h and lot. 

Cronk Byron, laborer, bds. Mam. 

Cronk Joseph, r 140, fanner 6. 

Cronk Llewellan, r 124, laborer, farm 6. 

Cronk Silas, r 126, emp. at life saving sta- 
tion. 

Cronk William, r 140, 20 cows, farmer 105. 

Crouse James, (Mannsville) laborer and farm- 
er iy,. 

Crouse John, (Mannsville) r 149, shoemaker, 
h and lot. 

Cunningham Adel M., (Mannsville) dress- 
maker, h Bailroad. 

Currier John L., (Mannsville) farmer, h 
Douglass. 

Curtis George, (Woodville) r 24, laborer and 
farmer 2. 

Curtis Hartwell, (Woodville) r 59, laborer, h 
and 1}4 acres. 

Curtis Lafayette, (Woodville) r 59, farmer. 

Curtis Marion, ( Woodville) r 59, laborer. 

Curtis Willis, (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 13 
cows, farmer 100. 

Cushman Biiel. (Belleville) r 32, farmer, leases 
on shares 125. 

Cushman Charles, ( BelleviKe) r 40, farmer 20. 

Cushman James, (Adams) laborer. 

Dack George, (Pierrepont Mangr) r 71, form- 
erly miller, farmer 25. 

dack' GEORGE J., (Woodville) r 56, 200 
sugar trees, 25 cows, farmer 125. 

Dack John, (Woodville) r 79, farmer 15. 

Dack Ryal A.. (Woodville ) carpenter and joiner. 

Damon Harvey, (Pierrepont Manor) carpenter 
and joiner, h Main. 

Damon James, (Pierrepont Manor) carpenter 
and joiner. 



Damon Wilbur, (Pierrepont Manor) farm 

laborer, h N. Blain. 
Dana Albert, (Woodville) r 81, laborer. 
Dana All^ert, r 140, laborer, h and lot. 
Dana Robert, r 14(), laborer, farmer 5%. 
Dana William, r 140. farmer 16. 
Dare Uriah, (Belleville ) r 15, seed grower, 150 ■ 

sheep, farmer 85, and leases of Lit- 

tlefleld 70. 
Davis Austin O., dealer in cattle, general mer- 
chant, farmer 3}-^. 
DAVIS FOSTER L., r 120, farmer with his 

father, William U. 
Davis Frank, laborer. 
Davis Kate A., formerly teacher, farm 12, 

lives with Martha J. 
Davis Martha J., teacher, h Factory. 
Davis Roswell H., r 119, 12 cows, farmer 107. 
DAVIS WILLIAM U., r 120, 30 grade Durham 

cows, 200 apple trees, 200 sugar trees, owns 

tlouring-mill. faimer 150. 
Day Alfred, r lOG, farmer with his brother 

Sumner, and owns farm 35. 
Day Daniel, farmer with Alfred. 
Day Sumner, r 106, 25 cows, farmer, leases on 

" shares of D. D. Nash 140. 
Day William C, (Woodville) laborer. 
Dealing Gardner K., (Mannsville) miller, h 

Main. 
Dealing George, (Mannsville) r 117, dealer in 

poultry, farmer 19. 
Decker Benjamin, (Pierrepont Manor) r 93, . 

laborer. 
DECKER ISAAC W., r 108. highway and excise 

commissioner, enlisted in 1861 in Co. K, 

24th Regt., and served 2 years, 35 grade 

Durham cows, 8 horses, farmer, leases on 

shares of Kibling 212. 

Decker William, r 103, laborer and farmer 3. 
Delap William, (Mannsville) r 135, laborer and 

thresher, h and lot. 
De Lapp Wilham, (Mannsville^ r 146, 100' 

apple trees, 20 cows, farmer 21, and leases 

on shares of Alvira Fisk 187}^. 
I De Lavergne Joseph, r 97, laborer. 
Demster Adelbert, carpenter and joiner, h 
j Lincoln. 

I Denison W. Alton, wholesale seed grower and 
j farmer, h Main. 

i Denning James, (Belleville) farmer 11. 
Denning James, Jr., (Belleville) farm laborer. 
Dennison Austin P., (Woodville) r 99, 28 cows, 

farmer 240, marsh land 60. 
Dewey George C., (Pierrepont Manor) laborer, 

h and lot. 
Dexter George, ( Belleville) laborer, h Main. 
DICKERSON GEORGE, (Belleville) r 40, 300 

sugar trees, 25 cows, farmer 275. 
DICKINSON ALBERT F., (Pierrepont Manor) 

dealer in furniture and cattle. Main. 
Dickinson Austin, (Adams) farmer with his 

brother Edward. 
Dickinson Edward. (Belleville) r 40 cor. 45, 25 

cows, farmer, leases on shares of his 

father 275. 
Dickinson Harley H., (Belleville) r 67, 8 cows, 

farmer 66. 
DICKINSON TINNIE S., (Pierrepont Manor) 

dealer in millinery and fancy goods, . 

Woodard l)lock. 
DINGMAN De FOREST S., (Woodville) prop. 

Woodville Hotel and livery. 
Doane William B., (Belleville) (Chapman & 

Doane) h E. Washington. 



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97 



3X)WNER ELON R., r 86, 300 sugar trees, 100 
apple trees, 20 gi-ade Holsteia cows, farm- 
er 143. 

DOWNEIJ WILLIAM R., r 97, farmer with his 
father, Eloii R. 

Draper William H., (Adams) r 38, engineer 
and farmer 60. 

Draper William H., (Adams) r 47, farm la- 
borer. 

Draper Lvdia. ( Woodville) r 55, widow of C. 
D., farm 30. 

Dii Bois Charles G., (Belleville) (Keyes & Du 
Bois ) h WashiiiKton. 

Diimon Benjamin A., ( Manusville) dealer in 
eggs, h Douglass. 

Duncan Lemuel A., (Belleville) r 18, carpen- 
ter, h and 2 acres. 

Dunn Cordelia A., (Belleville) widow of Will- 
iam G., h and lot Water. 

Duran Alexander, laborer and farmer 4. 

DURFEE ABNER M.. ( Belleville) blacksmith 
and horseshoer, dealer in wagons, car- 
riages, sleighs, cutters, and agricultural 
implements, Durfee block. Main, h Lake. 

Diirfee Charles B., (Belleville) salesman for 
his father, Abner M. 

Dutcher George, (Belleville) r 53, 14 cows, 
farmer 95. 

Dutcher John, (Belleville) r 53, farmer 20. 

Dutcher Lewis, ( Belleville) r 53, farmer, leases 
on shares of his father. 

Earl Betsey F., (Pierrepout Manor) r 48, 
(Mrs. Robert) farm 4. 

Earl Charles, (Belleville) r 75, farm laborer. 

Earl Charles A., (Mannsville) carriage paint- 
er, h Railroad. 

Earl J. Melvin. ( Mannsville) corpox-ation com- 
missioner, h Railroad. 

Earl Polly M., (Mannsville) widow of Melvin 
J., h Railroad. 

EASTMAN AUSTIN, (BelleviUe) r 36, 20 cows, 
farmer 139 i^. 

EASTMAN C. A". & J. H., (Belleville) dealers 
in real estate, breeders of Hambletonian 
horses. 110 cows, farmers 1,000. 

EASTMAN CHARLES A., (Belleville) (C. A. & 
J. H. Eastman ) bds. SVashington. 

EASTMAN CHARLES B., (Woodville) r 83, 47 
grade Shorthorn Durham cows, 50 Cots- 
wold sheep, breeder of and dealer in 
Peroheron horses and Berkshire and 
Essex swine, farmer 215. 

EASTMAN CYRENIUS F., (Woodville) 150 
sugar trees, 8 cows, farmer 50. 

Eastman Cvrus, retired farmer, li Lincoln. 

Eastman Enocli R., (Woodville) r 83, 22 cows, 
farmer 140. 

EASTMAN ENDS E., (Woodville ) r 83, farmer 
with his father. Charles B. 

EASTMAN JOHN H., (Belleville) (C. A. & J. 
H. Eastman ) h Washington. 

Eastman R. Seymour. (Belleville) r43, farmer 
with his father. William H. 

EAST3IAN SALLY, (Belleville) (Mrs. Austin) 
h Washington. 

Eastman William H., (Belleville) 25 cows, 
farmer 200. 

Edwards J. Byron, (Pierrepont Manor) r 88, 
farmer 20(). 

Ely Edward, (Mannsville) r 135, 8 cows, farm- 
er 64. 

Ellingham W., farmer 8. 

EUiott Joseph J., (Belleville) r 66, 15 Hol- 
stein cows, farmer 140. 



ELLIS CALEB, (Belleville) r 36, 15 cows, 
farmer 120. 

Ellis Edward, r 99, lake captain, farmer 23. 

Elhs Frank, r 144, sawyer, emp. G. W. 
Green. 

Ellis Fred, r 108, farmer with his father, Johu 
SV. 

Ellis George Edwin, (Belleville) student, sorn 
of Caleb. 

Ellis Henry D., (Belleville) farm laborer, bds, 
Searles cor. Water. 

Ellis Johu H., r 126. farmer 23. 

Ellis John W., r lOS, 150 apple trees, 18 cows, 
farmer 90. 

EUis Lyman, soldier in the Mexican war^ 
farmer 2. 

Ellis Roderick D., r 110, 150 apple trees, 22: 
Durham cows, 12 head other stock, farmer' 
139. woodland 30. 

ELLSWORTH NATHAN G., (Belleville) r 80, 
10 cows, farmer SO. 

ELLSWORTH WILLIATNI DWIGHT, (Wood- 
ville) r 79 cor. 80, 25 Holstein cows, 15 
head other stock, prop. Cold Spring stock 
farm 130. 

Elmer Clifton, teamster, h Factory. 

Ely James. (BelleviUe) r 52, farmer 14. 

EMPIRE HOUSE, J. H. Huliutater, prop., 
livery connected. 

Eiiders J. William, ( JIannsville) r 105, farmer 
with his father, Nelson F. 

Enders Nelson F., (Mannsville") r 105, 10 cows, 
farmer 100, and in Lyme 100. 

Ethrage George, r 102, 18 cows, farmer. 

Ethrage Joab. (Mannsville) r 149, farmer 
10. 

Ethridge John H., r 101, farm laborer, h and 
lot. 

Ethridge Lewis, farmer 4. 

Evans Horatio, (Belleville) farmer and garden- 
er 4. 

Eveleigh Alfred. (Belleville) mason, h and lot 
Searles. 

Eveleigh Barney J., (^Woodville) r 59, 12 cows, 
farmer 90. 

Farman Alvaro, (Woodville) r 27, farmer 
80. 

Farman Carlton, r 99, farmer 60. 

Farman Joab, r 99, 16 cows, farmer with his 
son Carlton 40. 

Farman Mitchell, clerk Central Hotel. 

Farmer Henry, (Adams) r 38, farmer, leases on 
shares of Walsworth 14. 

Farmei; Silas S., (Belleville) farmer, aged 85, 
h Water. 

Farmer William F., (Belleville) farmer 4, h 
Water. 

Fenton V. Burt, (Woodville) farm laborer. 

Ferron Auster, (^^Mannsville) formerly teacher, 
farmer 5, h Main. 

Fillmore Amaziah, (Woodville) farmer 106. 

Fillmore Daniel L , laborer, h School. 

FILLMORE DYER L., (Woodville) r 23. 450 
sugar trees. 100 apple trees, 25 grade Dur- 
ham cows, breeder of Hambletonian 
horses, farmer, owns Cold Brook stock 
farm 197, woodland 14. 

FILLMORE HENRY H., (Woodville) r 62. 350 
sugar trees, 150 apple trees, 40 grade Hol- 
stein cows, 10 horses, 30 grade Southdown 
sheep, owns with Millard M. cheese factory, 
farmer 247 J^. 

Fillmore Menzo, (Woodville) r 62, farmer, son 
of Henry H. 



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TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



TILLMORE MILLARD M., (Rural Hill) r 22, 
600 sugar trees, 150 apple trees, 38 grade 
Durham cows, 25 head other stock, 20 
horses, 75 grade Southdown sheep, owns 
with Henry H. cheese factory, farmer 
248>^. 

Finn Edwin R., (Woodville) laborer. 

Finney Manford C, (Pierrepont Manor) gen- 
eral merchant. Railroad, h Main. 

Finster John D., (Mannsville) carpenter and 
builder, and fruit evaporator, h Main. 

Finster Sumner, ( Belleville ) clerk. 

FISH ARTHUR J., (Rural Hill) schoolteacher 
and farmer with his brother Nathan W. 

Fish Edward D., r 118, 13 cows, farmer. 

Fish Emery O., r 118, 18 cows, farmer, leases 
of Mrs". G. Gates 122. 

Fish Emily, (Belleville) widow of Thomas, h 
WashinRton. 

FISH NATHAN W., (Rural Hill) farmer with 
with his brother Arthur J. 40. 

Fish Sarah, (Mannsville) widow of Warren J., 
h Railroad. 

Fish William, captain life saving station at the 
mouth of Big Sandy Creek. 

Fisher Ransom C, (Mannsville) formerly car- 
penter, h Lorraine st. 

Flander Jeremiah A., (Mannsville) r 135, 100 
apple trees, 8 cows, farmer 80. 

Fobes Henry, (Rural Hill) r 10, farmer with 
Thomas. 

Fobes Lafayette, (Rural Hill) r 10, farmer with 
his father, Thomas. 

Fobes Thomas, ( Rural Hill) r 10, 6 cows, farm- 
er 171. 

Foley Orrin, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, emp. on 
railroad. 

Foreman Harrison, (Pierrepont Manor) farmer 
in Lorraine 200, h Main. 

Foreman William E., (Pierrepont Manor) sales- 
man for J. H. Mann & Co., of Syracuse, h 
Main. 

Fowler Ernest, off r 106, laborer. 

Fox Eugene, ( Belleville) r 41, farmer, leases on 
shares of Hinman 80. 

TOX FRED D., dealer in watches, clocks, 
jewelry, and silverware, engraver and re- 
pairer, Main, h Mill. 

FOX J. M. & SON, (Mannsville) (Will H.) 
dealers in drugs, jewelry, stationery, agents 
for the Walter A. Wood mowers, reapers, 
and self-binders. Main. 

J'OX JAMES M., (Mannsville) (J. M. Fox & 
Son) dealer in cattle, h Lorraine st. 

J'ox Leroy R., (Mannsville) dealer in cattle, 
Main, h do. 

FOX WILL H., (Mannsville) (J. M. Fox & 
Son) h Main. 

Frame Silas W., (Belleville) physician and sur- 
geon, N. Main, h do. 

Frasier John, teamster and farmer 4. 

Freeman John J., (Bellville) carpenter and 
builder, bds. S. Main. 

Freeman John M.. (Mannsville) wagonmaker 
and repairer. Mill, h do. 

Freeman Joseph, (Pierrepont Manor) r 92, 
farmer with S. E. Bateman. 

Frink Dennison H., (Mannsville) prop, board- 
ing-house. Railroad. 

Fuller Arminda, r 111, widow of Warren, farm 
56. 

Fuller Charles W., ( Woodville) r 102, cheese- 
maker, owns farm 14. 

Fuller Henry, (Woodville) r 24, farmer 7. 



Fuller Jay C, r 111, farmer with his mother, 
Arminda. 

Fuller Oscar, r 145, 6 cows, farmer 60. 

Fuller Reuben C, (Belleville) r 36, prop, grist- 
mill. 

Fuller Willard B., r 108, 18 cows, farmer 101. 

Fulton Daniel, (Belleville) r 18, 15 cows farm- 
er 117. 

Fulton James, (Belleville) r 18, 11 cows, farmer 
60. 

Fulton Thomas, (Belleville) r 42. farmer 31. 

Gale Henry, (Belleville) farmer 86. 

Gardner Etta M., (Mannsville) (Mrs. Henry 
A. ) dealer in dry goods, millinery, fancy 
goods, and notions, Gardner block, h Main. 

GARDNER GEORGE F., (Pierrepont Manor) 
physician and surgeon, h Railroad. 

Gardner Henry A., (Mannsville) painter and 
paper hanger, h Main. 

Gardner James L., (Mannsville) 10 cows, farm- 
er 80. 

Gardner Nathan C, (Mannsville) r 132, farm- 
er 8. 

Gardner Samuel, (Pierrepont Manor) r 92, 
farmer 90. 

Garnsey Brayton, farmer. 

Garnsey Philander, (Mannsville) r 106, carpen- 
ter and joiner, h and lot. 

Garvin John, farmer 36. 

Garvin Patrick, (Belleville") r 42, farmer 7. 

GAYLORD HENRY A., (Belleville) principal 
Union Academy, resides do. 

Gaylord Harvey N., (Belleville) retired farmer. 

Gerow Oliver, laborer, h Douglass. 

Gibbons Thomas, (Woodville) farmer 116. 

Gibeau Charles S., (Mannsville") prop. Gibeau 
House and livery stable. Main. 

Gibeau House, (Mannsville) Charles S. Gib- 
eau, prop., livery connected, house erect- 
ed in 1886, Main". 

Giddings Alzina, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 
widow of Lagrand, farui 9. 

Giddings Arthur, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, la- 
borer for his mother, Alzina. 

Giddings Edward, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 
laborer, son of Legrand. 

Giddings William, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, la- 
borer, son of Legrand 

Gilbert Almeron, r 109, emp. at life saving 
station, farmer 30. 

Gilbert Henry P.. (Adams) r 38, farmer 40. 

Gilbert John, r 125, sailor. 

Gilbert Nelson, r 125, tisherman and farmer 30. 

Gilbert Peter, r 140, farmer 46. 

Gilbert Thomas, r 125, farmer 20. 

Gill Harry, ( Belleville) r 41, 25 cows, farmer, 
leases of Willis R. Waite 177. 

Gill Henry, ( Belleville) farmer 193. 

Gillette Sheldon P , (Belleville) retired farmer 
11, bds. S. Main. 

Goddard Almira, (Mannsville) widow of 
Daniel, h Main. 

Goddard Josiah L.. (Mannsville) tanner, emp. 
J. H. Root & Co. 

Golden Alfred, ( Bulleville ) r 42, farm laborer. 

GOODENOUGH M. D. & M. M., (BelleviUe) 
r 19, 12 cows, farmers 100. 

GOODENOUGH MARY D., (Belleville) r 19, 
(M. D. it M. M. Goodenough) resident. 

GOODENOUGH MURRILLA M., (Belleville) 
r 19, (M. D. & M. M. Goodenough) resi- 
dent. 

Goodenough Morris M., (Pierrepont Manor) 
canvasser, farmer 4, h N. Main. 



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Ooodenough Robert D., (Mannsville) r 135, 'J2 
cows, farmei- 135. 

Goodeiiough Robert S., (Mannsville) r 135, 
farmer witli his father, Robert D. 

Grant Darius. (Belleville) r 18, retired farmer. 

■Grant Willis. (Belleville) r 18, farmer 11. 

Graves Charles H.. ( Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 
prop, cheese factory and farmer 7. 

Graves Clark J., ( Pierrepont Manor) r 49, farm- 
er with his father, Oren W. 

Graves Fred F., (Pierrepont Manor) r 73, 12 
cows, farmer 94. 

Graves L Marshall, r 112, 100 apple trees, 16 
cows, farmer 99. 

Graves Loren M., 15 cows, farmer 99. 

GRAVES OREN W.. (Pierrepont Manor) r 49, 
mason, 150 suKar trees, 20 cows, farmer 90. 

Graves Oren W., Jr., (Pierrejiont Manor) r 72, 
cheesemaker. 

GRAVES WALTER E., (Pierrepont Manor) 
r 49, farmer, leases on shares of his father, 
Oren W., 7. 

Graves Willis, r 95, wholesale seed grower and 
dealer, 15 cows, farmer 140. 

Gray Frank, (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, la- 
borer. 

Gray Henry, (Mannsville) r 106, laborer, h 
an<l lot. 

Gray Rollin H., resident, h School. 

■Green Daniel, i Belleville) r 19, 16 grade Dur- 
ham cows, dealer in cattle, farmer 170. 

Green James E., (Billeville) postmaster, dealer 
iu produce, owns Green block and one- 
half of Wright block, h Main. 

Green Lydia A.. (Rural Hill) r 12, widow of 
Henry, h and 2 acres. 

Green Willis H., (Belleville) r 19, dealer in 
cattle, son of Daniel. 

Greene George W.. r 149, farmer in Adams 
110. 

GREENE LETTINE D.. r 138 cor. 143. (Mrs. 
George W. ) prop. saw. shingle, and cider- 
mills. 50 cows. 30 head other stock, farmer 
550. 

Grenell Benjamin P., (Pierrepont Manor) r 
90, farmer with his father, Ezra O. R. 

GRENELL EZRA O. ROSCOE, (Pierrepont 
Manor) r 90, 35 Holstien and Durham 
cows, breeder of Percheron horses, farm- 
er, owns with William H. 220. 

GRENELL WILLIAM H.. (Pierrepont Manor) 
seed grower, owns with Fred P. Webb stock 
horse '"Mylord." breeder of Percheron 
horses and Holsteiu cattle, 40 cows, farmer 
100. and owns with his father 220. 

Griffin Demster, (Rural Hill ) r 8, farmer 15. 

Griffin Samuel, (Belleville) formerlv farmer, 
aged 91. 

Griggs Seth F., (Adams) r 49, farmer 12. 

Grinnell Charles G., (Belleville) resident, h 
and lot. 

Grinnell James, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, ma- 
son. 

Guile Thomas, (Woodville) tliresher. h and lot. 

Gurnsey E. B., ( Pierrepont [Manor) farmer 80. 

Gurnsey Mary J., ( Pierrepont 3Iauor ) art' r 89, 
widow of Avery. , 

Hackley Mills A., (Belleville) att'y and coun- 
selor at law, N. Main, h do. 

HAGAN JAMES W., (Mannsville) r 150 cor. 
152, 250 sugar trees, 15 cows, farmer 276. 

HAGAN JOHN D., (Mannsville) r 149, 30 
grade Holsteiu cows, 20 head young stock, 
5 horses, farmer 250. 



Hakes Jos'eph M., (Belleville) gardener and 

farmer 10, h N. Main. 
Hall Charles, farmer, h Railroad. 
Hall Orson, farm laborer. 
Hallett Frank, r 101, house and ornamental 

painter, h and lot. 
Hammond William, ( Woodville) sawyer, h 

Main. 
Hancock Harriet C, (Mannsville) widow of 

William, Jr., h Railroad. 
Hancock William J., (Mannsville) engineer, 

emp. J. Hill, bds. Railroad. 
HARRINGTON DELOS. (Pierrepont Manor) 

r 93, farmer with his son Jerome J. 
Harrington Edwin, ( Pierrepont Manor) farm 

laborer, h Lorraine st. 
Harrington Henry C, (Pierrepont Manor )h 

Main. 
HARRINGTON JEROME J., (Pierrepont 

Manor) r 93. 125 sugar trees, 25 grade 

Holstein cows, farmer 125. 
Harris Henry, (Woodville) 150 apple trees, 40 

cows, farmer, leases on shares of H. H. 

Fillmore 247)^. 
j Harris Jay, (Woodville) r 24, laborer. 
Harris Lodica, (Rural Hill) r 2, widow of 
j Hiram, farm 20. 

j Harris Robert, laborer, h Factory. 
Harris William, (Pierrepont Manor) formerly 

farmer, aged 83, h Lorraine st. 
Harris WilHam G., (Manusvilie) manuf. of 

cider and retined cider vinegar, farmer 8, 

h Lincoln. 
Hartrick Matthew, (Woodville) emp. George 

Wood, h Main. 
HARWICK FELIX D., (Mannsville) r 134, 150 

sugar trees, 150 apple trees, 15 grade Dur- 
ham cows, 40 head other stock, 6 horses, 

served in Co. A, 14th H. A., from 1863 to 
I 1865, farmer 176. 

I Haselton Floyd, (Rural Hill) horse trainer, h 

and lot. 
Haven Clarence F.. (Mannsville) farmer with 
[ his father. Erastus B., 600. 
Haven Erastus B., (Mannsville) breeder and 

dealer in road, driving, and trotting Ham- 

bletonian horses and Durham cattle, 15 

horses, farmer 600. 
Havens Elizabeth M., r 119, widow of Henry 

L., 20 cows, farmer 120. 
Havens Henrv L.. Jr., 20 cows, farmer with his 

mother, Elizabeth M., 120. 
Havens John D., r 120, farmer, leases of Mrs. 

J. Williams 10. 
Havens Mary F., (Mannsville) widow of Erastus, 

h Main. 
Hawes Leonora G., (Belleville) widow of Henry 

W., h N. Main. 
Hawes Thomas, (Belleville ) resident, h Water. 
Hayes Joseph, (Belleville) l)lacksmith and gen- 
eral repairer, Washington, h do. 
Hazlewood Daniel. (W^oodville) laborer and 2 

acres. 
Hazlewood James, (Woodville) laborer. 
Hazlewood John, (Woodville) r 80, mason. 
Heald Rensselaer B., (Belleville) r 75, 18 cows, 

farmer 125. 
Hendee Leslie, (Mannsville) r 123, 10 cows, 

farmer 113. 
Hessell Albert, r 144, 12 cows, farmer, leases 

on shares 93. 
Hessell (Charles, (Woodville ) r 80, laborer. 
Hessell Fred L., ( Woodville) r 80, farmer with 

his mother, Ellen, 



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Hessell Henry, (Woodville) farm laoorer, bds- 
Main. 

Hibbard Gilbert C, (Mannsville) physician 
and surgeon, Mam, h do. 

Hickti James, (Rural Hill) r 27, farmer 40. 

Hicks Jesse, (^Belleville) r 53, 100 apple trees, 
6 cows, farmer 50. 

Hicks Julia A., (Woodville) r 58, farm 36. 

Hicks Orin D., (Belleville) r 53, farm laborer. 

Hicks Orris B.,' (Rural Hill) r 5 cor. 13, 8 
cows, farmer, leases on sliares 70. 

Hicks Samuel, (Belleville; r 53, 25 cows, farm- 
er 180. 

Hicks Stephen, r 87, 20 cows, farmer 170. 

Higgs Charles, (Belleville) r 19, farmer, leases 
of Col. C. Littletteld 240. 

Higgs George, (Belleville) r 43, laborer, h and 
2 acres. 

Hill Jerome, (Mannsville) r 117. prop, steam 
saw and planing-mill, manuf. of carriage 
boxes, etc., fai'mer 50, Main. 

HILLSIDE STOCK FARM, (Woodville) r 79, 
W. W. Wood, prop., 114)^ acres. 

Hinman Jane BI., (Pierrepont Manor) widow 
of John, h BI in. 

Hinman Samuel, (Belleville) r 41, fai-mer. 

Hitchcock Frank, (Rural Hill ) laborer. 

Hitchcock Truman B., (Mannsville) 25 cows, 
farmer in Lorraine 260. 

Hitchcock William R., (Mannsville) farmer, 
owns with G. Whittle 321, woodland 90. 

Hogan David, (Pierrepont.Manor)r 104, farm- 
er 10. 

HoUey Anson N.. (Adams) r 48, farmer, leases 
on shares of his mother 80. 

HOLLEY CHARLES I., r 100, 400 apple trees, 
300 sugar trees, 30 cows, farmer 187, and 
owns with S. H. Martin 152. 

HOLLEY DAVID, (Pierrepont Manor) r 90, 
farmer 70. [Died March 4, 1888, aged 86.] 

Holley Elizabeth, (Adams) r 48, widow of 
Numoii, farm 80. 

HOLLEY EMILY, resident. 

Holley Lucinda L., (Adams) r 48, daughter of 
Numon, faun 7(3. 

HOLLEY BIARIETTA, (Adams) r 71, author- 
ess, resides on homestead. 

Holley William H., clerk, son of Charles I. 

Holliday Claudius V., (Rural Hill) r 1, farmer, 
h and lot. 

HoUis David D., (Woodville) cheesemaker for 
N. Wood cV Sons, hds. Lake. 

HOLLISTEN LEWIS E., (Belleville) lake cap- 
tain, h Washington. 

Holloway George, (Belleville) r 15, farmer. 

HoUowood John, (Woodville) 7 cows, farmer, 
leases on shares of Margaret 72. 

Holsworth John, (Pierreport Blanor ) r 90, la- 
borer. 

Hopkinsjn George BI., justice of the peace, h 
Blain. 

Horiugton Floyd, (Rural Hill) r 12, laborer 
and horse jockey, h and lot. 

Horr Warren, (Blaunsville) r 135, 6 cows, 
farmer 75. 

Hossington George A., (Adams) r 36, breeder 
and dealer in horses and farmer. 

Houghton Azro, (Mannsville) r 117, la- 
borer. 

Houghton Nahum, (Belleville) general ins. 
agent and notary public, Blain, h do. 

Howard Albert, r 99, farmer 8. 

Howard Charles W., r 124, carpenter and join- 
er, farmer 47. 



Howard Harris, r 99, farmer 2. 

Howard Harris, r 140, laborer, farmer 3. 

HOWARD PHEBE BIrs., resident. 

Howard Sophrouia, r 128, widow of William, h 
and lot. 

Howe John, (Mannsville) r 148, farmer 1493^. 

Howe Libbie. (Belleville) widow of Eugene, 
bds. N. Blani. 

Howland Edgar E., (Woodville) farm laborer, 
h Blain. 

Hoxie Benjamin F., (Blannsville) r 116, farm- 
er 36. 

Hoxie Hyman IL, (Blannsville) r 117, farmer 
89. 

Hoxie William L., (Blannsville) farmer, leases 
on sliares of A. A. Wheeler, h Blain. 

Hubbard Barney, (Rural Hill) r 7, 20 cows, 
farmer 125. 

Hubbard De Witt C, (Belleville) r 18, farmer, 
leases of BIrs. Angeline Brown 23, and owns 
ill lIiiiderson37. 

Hulibard Lyiii;ni, (Adams) r 38, 8 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares of F. B. Swan 72. 

Huddleston Royal H., (Pierrepont Blanor) r 
73. foreman, emp. L. B. Blartin. 

HUDSON EZRA H., (L. F. Hudson & Son) 
farm 11, h Hudson. 

HUDSON FRED E., wagonmaker and re- 
pairer, emp. L. F. Hudson & Son, h and 
iy^ acres Hudson. 

Hudson George S., prop, saw-mill, manuf. of 
furniture, doors, sash, and blinds, farm 
Gjy^, Factory, h do. 

HUDSON L. F. & SON, (EzraH.) blacksmiths 
and manufs. of agricultural implements, 
Hudson. 

Hudson Loiiis E., with his father, George S., 
h Blili. 

HUDSON LUCIEN F., (L. F. Hudson & Son) 
farm 2, h Hudson. 

Hudson Lncien F., Jr., house, carriage, and 
ornamental painter, h and 2 acres School. 

Hudson Will L., portrait painter and artist, h 
Factory. 

HUESTED GEORGE P., (Blannsville) photog- 
rapher, studios at Adams and Sandy 
Creek. 

HUESTED RALPH W., (Mannsville) photog- 
rapher, studios at Mannsville and Belle- 
ville. 

HUFFSTATER JAMES H., prop. Empire 
House and livery, farmer. 

Hufstater George, (Blannsville) r 148, farmer 
18. 

Hufstater Horace, (Pierrepont Blanor) r 68, 
laborer. 

Hufstater Peter, r 106, laborer and farmer 
3. 

HUGGINS GEORGE A., (Blannsville) (Hug- 
gins & Beebe) h Railroad. 

Huggins Henry N., (Blannsville) assessor, can- 
vasser, and ins. agent, farmer 5. 

HUGGINS & BEEBE, (Blannsville) (G. A. H. 
and Clarence L. B. ) dealers in hardware, 
stoves, agricultural implements, tinware, 
and Bradley's fertilizers, Blain cor. Lor- 
raiije sts. 

Hughes Harvey, (Pierrepont Blanor) veterin- 
ary surgeon and laborer, h Blain. 

Hughs John, (Blannsville) dealer in hard- 
ware, stoves, tinware, and farm imple- 
ments. Railroad, h do. 

Hughs Walter J., (Blannsville) tinsmith, bds.. 
Railroad. 



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Hughs William, (^Pierrepont Manor) r 72, la- 
borer. 
Hunt Ida M., wiclow of George L., li Foundry. 
Hunter Aaron, ( Mannsville) r 134, carpenter, 

market gardener, and farmer 23. 
Hunting Fav H., (Belleville) gardener, son of 
Thomas B. 

HUNTING JANE A., (Belleville) (Mrs. Thomas 
B. ) resident, h Water. 

HUNTING THOMAS B.. (Belleville) farmer 
and gardener 11, h Water. 

Hurd . (Mannsville) widow of Fiee- 

man. h liailroad. 

Hurd Allen, (Belleville) wagonmaker and 
general repairer. 

Hurd Dnane, (^Mannsville) ins. agent, h Rail- 
road. 
Hurd James, ( Belleville ) r 74, laborer. 
Hurd Oscar, (Mannsville) resident, h Lor- 
raine st. 

Husted Henrv S., (^Mannsville) r 114, farm- 
er 19. 

Ingraham Osgood, (Belleville) r 16, (Ingra- 
bam, Overton & Co.) 15 grade Durham 
cows, 40 sheep, farmer 135. 

Ingraham, Overton & Co., (Belleville) (Os- 
good I., Charles M. O.) props. Belleville 
cheese factory. 

JACKMAN ABI ' S., (Watertown) authoress, 
daughter of Daniel L. 

JACKMAN DANIEL L., (Watertown) off r 48, 
farmer. [Removed to Watertown.] 

Jackson Albert, (^Mannsville) with bis father, 
John E. 

Jackson George, (Woodville) farm laborer. 

Jackson John E.. (Mannsville) manuf. of and 
dealer in confectionery, prop, bakery and 
restaurant, dealer in groceries and station- 
ery, Gardner block. 

Jackson Joshua, (Woodville) farm laborer, 
bds. Main. 

Jackson Mary. (Woodville) widow of Jeremiah, 
h and lot Main. 

Jacobs Theodore D., (Mannsville) r 149, farm 
laborer. 

James A. F., (Mannsville) r 132, farmer 110. 

James Almira, ( Mannsville) r 133, widow of 
Eli C, 15 cows, farm 105. 

James Charles O., (Mannsville) r 133, farmer 
for his mother, Almira. 

James Duane, (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 
farmer, leases on shares of L. Stephens 
30. 

James Edward H.. (Mannsville) r 149, laborer, 
son of Sylvester I. 

James Emily, (Mannsville) r 147, widow of 
Harvey, h and lot. 

James Ezekiel. (^Mannsville) r 134, farmer 60. 

James Isaiah H., (Mannsville) r 133, painter 
and paper hanger, son of Eli C. 

James Joseph, ( Mannsville) r 134, farmer 166. 

James Lorenzo D., (Pierrepont Manor) black- 
smith and horseshoer, Main, h do. 

James Marietta, (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 
(Mrs. Duane) farm 30. 

James Simeon, (Mannsville) r 134, farmer 72. 

James Svlvester I., (Mannsville) r 149, farmer 
47. 

Jeffres William B., (Rural Hill) resident. 

Jeffrod George J., (Belleville) r 51, laborer, 
emp. Ingraham, Overton & Co., h Wash- 
ington. 

Jemison Charles, (Adams ) r 39, emp. on rail- 
road. 



Jenkins Joseph, (Woodville ) r 99. sailor. 

Jenkins William A., (Woodville) r 98, lake 
captain, farmer 100. 

Jenks Juha A., (Belleville) widow of WiUiam 
B., farm 6. 

Jennings Charles W., (_Belleville) r 18, com. 
traveler. 

Jennings John E.. farmer 6. 

Jennings Lewis C, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 
barber at Ellisburgh. 

Jennings Marvin, (Pierrepont Manor) r 92, 
farmer 30. 

Jennings Richard N., (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 
sailor on the sea for 13 years and captain 
on the lakes 18 years, farmer 50. 

Jewett Elizabeth, (^Adams) r 69, widow of 
Abram, farm 3. 

Johnson Cynthia, (Belleville) widow of Am- 
brose, li N. Washington. 

Johnson George, (Belleville) (Blake & John- 
son ). 

Johnson Henry H., (Rural Hill) r 13, 30 cows, 
farmer 232. 

Johnson Henry N., (Belleville) r 63, farmer, 
leases on shaves of L. Converse. 

JOHNSON JOHN Q., ( Mannsville ) r 148, prop, 
custom saw-mill, farmer 11. 

Johnson Levi, (Belleville) r 42, laborer, h and 
lot. 

Johnson Myron, r 125, 15 cows, farmer 76. 

Johnson William, ( Mannsville ) r 146, farmer, 
owns with D. P. Davis 120. 

Johnson William, (Mannsville) r 148, lumber- 
man and farmer with his father, John 
Q. 

Jones Dayton, (Mannsville) r 133, farm la- 
borer. 

Jones Fred, (Belleville) farmer,leases on shares 
of Eastman. 

Jones Fred D., (Mannsville) farm laborer, h 
Main. 

JONES G. OSMAN, ( Woodville) r 82, 32 grade 
Durham cows, 10 horses, 10 head other 
stock, farmer 143. 

Jones Joseph, (Mannsville) r 133, farmer 68. 

Jones Laiira, (Mannsville ) r 106 cor. 107, 
widow of Seth, h and lot. 

July William, (Belleville ) blacksmith, emp. A. 
M. Durfee, bds. S. Main. 

Kast Sylvenus, r 144, 11 cows, farmer 77. 

KeUeway George, (Belleville) r 15, 10 cows, 
farmer 513^. 

Kelsey Brothers, (Belleville) (Jeremy W. and 
Delancy M.) dealers in dry goods, grocer- 
ies, hats, caps, boots, shoes, paints, and 
oils, Green block. Main. 

Kelsey Delancy M., (BelleviUe) (Kelsey Broth- 
ers) bds. Main. 

Kelsey Jeiemy W., (Belleville) (Kelsey Broth- 
ers) bds. Main. 

Kelsey Luther, (Woodville) r 25, farm laborer, 
h and 2 acres. 

Kelsey Luther, emp. at life saving station. 

Kelsey Margaret, (Woodville) r 25, widow of 
Jehiel, farm 52. 

Kennedy (Charles B , (Belleville) r 66, dealer in 
produce, grass and clover seed, and fer- 
tilizers, farmer with his father, Leonard 
L.. 40. 

KENNEDY EDWIN T., (Belleville) r 66, 150 
sugar trees, 50 apple trees, 18 grade Pole 
Angus cows, farmer 150. 

Kennedy Leonard L., ( Belleville ) r 66, 18 cows, 
farmer 107. 



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TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



Kenney Thomas B., (Belleville) general mer- 
chant, h S. Main. 

Keyes Samuel H.,(Belleville)( Keyes & Du Bois) 
owns block Main cor. Washington, and 
with C. G. Du Bois residence Washington, 
h W. Washington. 

Keyes & Du Bois, (Belleville) (Samuel H. K. and 
Charles G. DuB.) general merchants, Main 
cor. Washington. 

Kibling Ed., laborer, h and lot. 

Kibling Fisher, r 108, farmer 30. 

Kibling Martin, r 129, farmer 38. 

KIBLING STILLMAN, r 108, 33 cows, 8 horses, 
farmer 196. 

King Frank F., prop. King cheese factory, 
manufs. 240.000 lbs. annually, farmer 2^, 
h School. 

Kipp J. Edgar, (Mannsville) house and car- 
riage painter and paper hanger, h Main. 

Kirkland Edwin A., (Mannsville) formerly 
cooper, h Railroad. 

Knapp Merten S., (Adams) r 38, 15 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares 80. 

La Flam Alexander, (Belleville) laborer, bds. 
N. Washington. 

La Flam Walter, (Belleville) r 63, laborer. 

Laird David H.. (Woodville) blacksmith and 
horseshoer, Rural Hill st., h do. 

Laird James, Sr. , ( Woodville) r 62, farmer 45. 

Laird James, Jr., r 95, 46 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of N. Wood & Sons 250. 

Lamon Justus, (Belleville) r 65, farmer 30. 

Lamson James, (Pierrepont Manor ) r 92, farm- 
er 35. 

Lane Albert, (Belleville) r 15, farmer, leases on 
shares 70. 

Larkin Darius, (Rural Hill) r 21, farmer. 

Larmon Alexander, (Mannsville) r 149, farm- 
er 82. 

Larmon William, (Mannsville) r 149, farmer 
80. 

Larmouth Fidelia R., (Mannsville) h and lot 
Main. 

Lee A. Eugene, r 96, farmer 65. 

LEE CHESTER L., r 87, 20 grade Holstein 
cows, farmer, leases the Lee estate 100. 

LEE DANIEL W.. r 85, agent Acme pulveriz- 
ing harrow, 20 grade Durham cows, 25 
Shropshiredown sheep, farmer 1223^. 

Lee Eugene S., r 85, farmer with Daniel W. 

Lee Frank L., r 101, 10 cows, farmer 50. 

Lee Fred, (Pierrepont Manor) r 103, laborer. 

Lee John Q., r 101, 6 cows, farmer 30. 

Leepy Stephen, r 129, 13 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of Nicholas 104. 

Le Fleur Peter, (Belleville) laborer, h Main. 

Le Fleur Ruth D., (Belleville) dressmaker. 
Main. 

Leonard Benjamin. (Pierrepont Manor) farmer. 

Leonard Frank, r 101, foreman for George S. 
Hadson, h and lot. 

LESTER EDWIN, (Mannsville) undertaker 
and dealer in furniture, farmer 16, Lorra- 
ine St. 

Lewis Edgar, (Belleville) cheesemaker for 
Ingraham, Overton & Co.. h Washington. 

Lillv Turner, r 99, farm laborer and farmer 1. 

Littlefleld Calvin Col., (Belleville) r 19, capi- 
talist. "28 cows, farmer 248. 

Littlefleld Harvev D., (Rural Hill) r 22, 10 
cows, farmer "65. [Died Oct. 12, 1889.] 

LITTLEFIELD HERBERT J., prop. Central 
Hotel, owns on r 22 farm 60. 

Littlefleld Hiram F., farm laborer. 



Littlefleld Horace. (Rural Hill) carpenter. 
Littlefleld Jnel E., (Belleville) blacksmith,. 

emp. J. Hayes. 
Littlefleld Jotham W., (Belleville) farmer 5, h 

Washington. 
Littlefleld Lyman, ( Rural Hill) farmer. 
Littlefleld Menzo P., (Belleville) r 36, farmer 

56. 
Littlefleld Miles G., (Rural Hill) farm laborer, 

son of Menzo P. 
LITTLEFIELD MILON P., (Rural Hill) r 12, 

200 sugar trees, 200 apple trees, 22 cows, 

breeder of Ayrshire cattle and Hamble- 

tonian horses, farmer 150. 
Littlefleld Minnie Miss, (Belleville) h N. 

Main. 
Lifts Joseph, r 101. laborer, h and lot. 
Loomis Philena, (Mannsville) r 116, widow of 

Tliomas, farm 25. 
Lord James, (Adams) r 39, 11 cows, farmer,. 

leases on shares of J. Monroe 65. 
Lovelee Charles. (Belleville) laborer. 
Lovelee John, (Belleville) farmer 2. 
Lum Andrew W., (Mannsville) r 145, 6 cows, 

farmer 51. 
Lum Harriet A.. (Mannsville) widow of Calvin,. 

h and 2 acres. 
Lum Manford P., (Mannsville) com. traveler 

for T. M Kendrick & Co., of Utica, h 

Main. 
Lyman William, ( Adams) r 69, farmer. 
Mahonev John, (Belleville) r 42, mason and 

farmer 10. [Died Aug. 8, 1889.] 
Mahonev Alice D., (Belleville) dressmaker, 

Washington. 
Mann Newton B., (Mannsville) r 134, breeder 

of and dealer in Hambletonian trotting 

and road horses and Ayrshire and Dur- 
ham cattle, prop, stock horses "David 

Bonner" and "Abdalla King," 40 horses, 

farmer, owns Royal stock farm 140, and 

in Boylston. Oswego Co.. 132. 
Maple Grove stock Farm. (Rural Hill) r 22, 

Hugh Brodie. prop., 132 acres. 
Marsh Allen J., (Mannsville) r 116, farmer with 

his father, William L 
Marsh G. Jeremiah. (Mannsville) r 116, 35 

cows, owns Marsh opera house block, 

farmer 234. 
MARSH WILLIAM L., (Mannsville) r 116, 600 

sugar trees, 20 grade Swiss cows, farmer 

105, and in Lorraine 600 sugar trees, 30 

cows, and farm 335. 
Martin Alva A., (Woodville) r 81, farmer 8. 
MARTIN ELISHA B., (Belleville) r 65, 100' 

sugar trees, 75 apple ti-ees, 18 cows, 30 

Southdown sheep, farmer 110. 
Martin Eugene L., (Mannsville) (P. P. Martin 

& Co. ) h Railroad. 
Martin Frank, r 76. farmer. 
Martin Frederick, laboi-er. h School. 
Martin George H., (Mannsville) r 113, 200 ap- 
ple trees, grade Ayrshire and Durham cat- 
tle, farmer 210. 
Martin Henry H., salesman, bds. Main. 
Martin Leonard A., (Mannsville ) (P. P. Martin 

& Co.) h Railroad. 
MARTIN LODWICK B., (Pierrepont Manor) 

r 67, 30 cows, 450 sugar trees, farmer 213. 
Martin P. P., (Mannsville) (P. P. Martin & 

Co.). 
Martin P. P. & Co., (Mannsville) (Leonard A. 

and Eugene L. Martin) general merchants,.. 

Main. 



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Martin Stephen H. , owns with C. I. Holley on 
r 107 farm 152. 

MARTIN WALTER S., (Belleville) r 65, farm- 
er with his father, Elisha B. 

Martiii WeUington, (Belleville) r 44, 16 cows, 
farmer 132. 

MATTESON FLOYD W., (Pierrepont Manor) 
r 72, prop, cheese factory, 20 cows, farmer 
180. 

Matteson Harrison b., (Pierrepont Manor) r 
68, 10 cows, breeder of Norman horses, 
farmer 100. 

MATTESON WILLIAM, (Pierrepont Manor) 
25 grade Holstein cows, 30 head other 
stock, breeder of draugh and road horses, 
farmer 150. 

MATTESON WILLIAM E., (Pierrepont Man- 
or) r 72, 25 Holstein and grade cows, 
farms' r 125. 

Matthews Dexter, r 124, 23 cows, farmer 132. 

Matthews Edward D., r 124, cheesemaker and 
farmer 2. 

Matthews Erasmus D., (Rural Hill) r 1, shoe- 
maker, farm 8. 

Matthews Eunice S., r 110, widow of Joseph, 
13 cows, farm 96. 

Matthews John L., r 124, 20 cows, farmer 160. 

Matthews John W., (Rural Hill) r 1, farmer. 

Matthews Leonard, capitalist. 

Matthews Lorriston A., (Mannsville) r 113, 
farmer 90. 

Matthews Lucian, farmer 25. 

McBride Daniel C, r 143, cooper, h and lot. 

McCatharine Jerusha Miss. (Mannsville) h 
Railroad. 

McCune Charles, r 118, laborer. 

McDonald — , (Woodville ) r 99, farmer 24. 

McDonald John, (Wood ville) r 99, farmer 34. 

McGrath Hiram, (Rural Hill) r 2. farmer 7. 

McGrath Hiram, (Woodville) r 99, farm labor- 
er, h and lot. 

McKee Charles H., barber. Main. 

McKEE FRANK H., blacksmith with his fath- 
er. William H. 

McKEE WILLIAM fl.. general blacksmith 
and horseshoer, served in Cu. I, 76th N. 
Y. Vols., School, h do. 

McLEAN WILLIAM C, r 108, 100 apple trees, 
30 grade Durham cows, farmer 160. 

McNeil Ella S.. (Belleville ) widow of Robert B. 

Mead Arvilla, (Pierrepont Manor) h Main. 

Mead Ransom S , (Mannsville) 15 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares 101. h Railroad. 

Mead Rensselaer, (Mannsville) r 117, farmer. 

Medcalf Bvron. r 107, laborer, h and lot. 

Mellen Albert, (Mannsville) r 146, farmer 60. 

Mellen De Forest, (Mannsville) r 135, farm 
65. 

Mellen Melvin J., (^Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 
farmer 75. 

Mellen Riley C, (Manrsville) r 147, farmer 35. 

Mendall Frank, (Woodville) laborer. 

Merrill John W., ( Mannsville ) merchant tailor. 
Railroad, h Main. 

Merrit John, (Pierrepont Manor) r 104, farm- 
er 4. 

METCALF FRANK E., dealer in groceries, 
drugs, crockery, glassware, and notions, 
Main, h do. 

Millard Abisha P., (Mannsville) r 106, 6 cows, 
farmer 45. 

Millard Alfred L., retired merchant, h Main. 

Millard Alphonso, dealer in cattle and country 
produce, farmer 373^, h School. 



Millard Frank H., (Woodville) r 23, farmer 

with D. L. Fillmore. 
Millard George W., formerly miller, farmer 

30. h Main. 
Millard Harlow W., (Rural Hill ) r 12 cor. 22, 

h and 4 acres. 
Millard Henry D., druggist, formerly miller 

and merchant, h Main. 
Millard John M., (Mannsville) r 106, farmer 

with his father, Abisha P., 42. 
Millard Philip, formerlv merchant, farmer 4. 
MINAR GEORGE E..' (Mannsville) captain 

schooner Minnehaha, h Main. 
Miner Abram, formerly lake captain and farm- 
er, h and 33^ acres Main. 
MINER JOHN, (Mannsville) formerly lake 

captain, farmer 100, h Main. 
MINOT THOMAS F., (Pierrepont Manor) r 

105. farmer 33. 
MINOTT THOMAS H., (Pierrepont Manor) 

small fruit grower and market gardener, 

farmer 32. 
Monro Archibald, (Adams) r 39, farmer 11. 
Monro Donald, (Adams) r 39, 12 cows, farm- 
er. 
Monro John, (Adams) farmer. 
Monroe Lewis, (Pierrepont Manor ) blacksmith 

and horseshoer. h Main cor. Railroad. 
Monroe Rosford, (Woodville) r 80, laborer and 

farmer 4. 
Monroe William, (Pierrepont Manor) black- 
smith with his father, Lewis. 
Mooney Sarah, widow of Henry, h Main. 
Moore Frank, (Mannsville) r 116, laborer, h 

and lot. 
Moore James, (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 

farmer, leases of Hagan 84. 

Moore Lester J., (Adams) r 38, 25 cows, fayn- 

er, leases on shai es of George Martin. 
Mott Wilham, (Belleville) r 35, prop, grist, 

flour, and feed-mill, h Water. 
Moyer Jacob, (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) 

farmer. 
MUIR JOHN, M. D., (Pierrepont Manor) rec- 
tor Zion Church and of Christ's Church of 

Ellis burgh. 
Munroe Wilton W., (^Woodville) r 79. laborer 
Murray Peter, (Mannsville) r 135, laborer, h 

and 2 acres. 
Murry Harrison, (Mannsville) r 134, served in 

Go. G, 24th, and m Co. I, 3d N. Y. Lt. Art. 
Murry William, (Mannsville) r 115. 10 cows, 

farmer 57. 
Myres Jacob, r 143, 10 cows, farmer 60. 
Myres Newton, (Woodville ) r 77, laborer. 
Nash Deuison, r 106, 25 cows, farmer 130. 
Nash Fred, r 144, farm laborer. 
Nash Nelson, r 119,carpenter and joiner, farm- 
er 9. 
Nellis Adelbert, (Lacona, Oswego Co.i r 150, 

farmer 50. 
Nellis Pamelia, (Lacona. Oswego Co.) r 150,. 

widow of Josejih. farm 50. 
Neville Thomas, (Mannsville) shoemaker, h 

Main. 
Newcomb John P., 9 cows, farmer 40. 
Newell Frank E., (Mannsville) r 116, mason. 

and farmer 8. 
Newmyer Max, (Mannsville) r 146. 12 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Newton Harlan L., (Mannsville) caulker, h 

Main. 
Nichols Harriet E., (Mannsville ) daughter of 

Samuel, farm 6, li Main. 



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Nichols William, (Belleville) r 40, farmer, 
leases on shares of G, Tousley 106}4- 

Noble Favette, farmer with his father, Frank 
M. 

Noble Frank M., r 109, 150 apple trees, 9 cows, 
farmer 53, marsh land 56. 

Noble H. Fayette, r 123, 10 cows, farmer 62. 

Noble Herbert J., r 109, farmer. 

Noble Orange, r 110, farmer, leases on shares 
of E. S. Matthews 96. 

Northrnp James M., farmer. 

Northrnp William S., r 112, emp. John Will- 
iams. 

Nutting Alberto, (Woodville ) r 24, laborer and 
farmer 2. 

NUTTING BYRON F., (Woodville) r 25, mar- 
ket gardener, breeder of pure Swiss and 
Gueinsey cattle and Percheron horses, 
farmer 75. 

Nutting Clay, (Woodville) laborer. 

Nutting Franklin B., (Woodville) 25 Swiss 
and Guernsey cows, market gardener, 
farmer 250. 

Nutting Seward, (Woodville) laborer. 

O'Brian Michael. (Paual Hill) farmer 62, and 
leases of Millard Fillmore. 

O'Connell Matthew. (Adams) r 39, farmer 7. 

Odell Charles A., (Pierrepont Manor) r 105, 25 
cows, farmer, leases on shares of J. R. 
Waite 200. 

Overton Charles M., ( Belleville) r 17, (Ingra- 
ham, Overton & Co.) 20 high grade Dur- 
ham cows, 30 head voung cattle, farmer 
165. 

Paige Darius L.. (Adams) r 69, farmer 44. 

Palmer George G., painter, Foundry. 

Palmer Lorenzo D., farmer 25, h Foundry. 

Palmer Lorenzo T.. r 103, 100 apple trees, 20 
cows, farmer 120. 

Parker Asa, formerly farmer 9, aged 84, h 
Main . 

Parker Hannah, (Mrs. William H.) dressmak- 
er, h Main. 

Parker Henrv A., (Pierrepont Manor) farmer 
18. 

Parker Horace A., (Mannsviile) carpenter and 
builder, h Main. 

Parker John S., (Mannsviile) clerk for Ira 
Bettinger, ii Lorraine st. 

Parker Lewis, (Belleville ) gardener, formerly 
merchant, h Main. 

Parker William, (Pierrepont Manor) farmer 10. 

Parker William H., carpenter and farm labor- 
er, h Main. 

Parker Eliza G., (Belleville) widow of Rufus, h 
N. Main. 

Parsons Charles, (Rural Hill) farmer, leases 
on shares of H'. P. Stacey 1263^. 

Parsons Elam, r 140, 200 apple trees, 20 grade 
Durham cows, farmer 120. 

Parsons Hosea A., r 100, postmaster, h Mill. 

Parsons John E , r 100, school teacher. 

Parsons William F., r 140, farmer, leases on 
shares of liis father, Elam. 

Patten Adelbeft, ^Belleville) r 42, laborer. 

Patten Milo, (Belleville) r 64, farmer, leases 
on shares 40. 

Patten Milo. (Woodville) r 77, farmer, leases 
on shares of G. W. White 30. 

Patten William, (Belleville) r 49, laborer. 

Patterson John, r 128, farmer 42. 

Pease Ellen, (^Pierrepont Manor) h and lot 
Main. 

Pelo Henry, (Belleville) laborer. 



Pelow Joseph. (Belleville) r 43, farmer 13. 

Penny Rolla, (Woodville) r 81, laborer. 

reiinv William, ( Woodville) r 58, farmer. 

I'EltKIXS EMILY De ETTA, (Pierrepont Man- 
or) r 48. (Mrs. Hai'ris T.) dressmaker. 

PERKINS HARRIS T., (Pierrepont Manor) r 
48, steamboat engineer, h and lot. 

Pesteur Joseph, (Belleville) r 40 cor. 36, la- 
borer. 

PETERS T. LEWIS, (Belleville) r 42, prop. 
Belleville woolen-mills, dealer in and 
manuf. of wools, yarns, flannels, etc. 

Phillips Hannah E.," (Belleville) r 42, (Mrs. 
William H.) prop, grist-mill. 

Phillips John, (Pierrepont Manor) r 104, farm- 
er 16. 

Phillips Martin, (Woodville) farm laborer, h 
and lot Main. 

Phillips Millard, (Rural Hill) farmer. 

Phillips William H., (Belleville) r 42, mill- 
wright and prop, grist-mill. 

PIERREPONT MANOR HOTEL, (Pierrepont 
Manor ) S. J. Andrus, prop., livery stable 
connected. 

Pierson Henry B. , (Woodville) justice of the 
peace, barber, and farm laborer, h Main. 

Pipe Walter H., (Belleville) barber and hair- 
dresser. Main, bds. do. 

Pitkin Lewis, (Belleville) r 50, farmer. 

Pitkins Chester, (Mannsviile) r 148, farm la- 
borer. 

Place Richard, (Rural Hill) r 24, labortr and 
gardener 2. 

Place William, (Rural Hill) 20 cows, farmer 
105. 

Plummer Fred, ( Mannsviile) painter, h Main . 

Plummer Lvman J., farmer, leases on shares of 
G. Whipple. 

Plummer Stewart A., (Mannsviile) r 117, stone 
mason, apiarist 55 swarms, farmer 6. 

Pool Andrew J., (Mannsviile) r 106, farmer 25. 

Pool Hamilton F., (Mannsviile) farmer 13. 

Pool La Mort, (Mannsviile) farmer 44. 

Pool Selim L., (Pierrepont Manor) farmer 45. 

Pool William G., r 103, 15 cows, farmer 101. 

Pooler A. J., (Belleville) r 15, farmer. 

Pooler John, (Woodville) r 81, farmer, leases 
on shares of H. Wood 144. 

Pooler Joseph, (Mannsviile) r IH}-^, b andlot. 

Pooler Zelotus, (Mannsviile) railroad track 
hand, h Lincoln. 

Pottei- Lorenzo, r 144, 32 cows, farmer. 

POWELL HENRY, (Belleville) r 51, 20 grade 
Durham cows, farmer 106%. 

Powers Edward, (Belleville) r 52, laborer, h 
and lot. 

Powers Walter, (Belleville) r 52, farmer 6. 

Powers William S., (Belleville) r 52, painter, h 
and lot. 

Presley Chailes, (Mannsviile) r 149, farmer, 
leases of D. Remington 40. 

Presley George, (Woodville) r 63, laborer. 

Price George, (Pierrepont Manor) r 92, car- 
penter and joiner, h and lot. 

Pruyne Matthew, (Woodville ) r 21 cor. 54, re- 
tired farmer, h and 2 acres. 

PURDEY MERRlT C.,(Adams)r 38,com. trav- 
eler and farmer 36. 

Putnam Edwin, (Rural Hill) off r 9, farmer, 
leases on shares of Mullen & Griffin 200. 

Ramsdell James V., mason and builder, h 
Main. 

Randall David, (Adams) r 38, 8 cows, farmer, 
leases on shares 60. 



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Ean.lall Joseph, (Belleville) formerly farmer, 
bds. Washington. 

Randall William, r 87, laborer. 

Bauny Adeline R., (Belleville") (^Mrs. John) 
prop, boarding-hoiige, S. Main. 

Redding Horace, laborer, h Mill. 

Eedway John S., ( Adanib) r 38, 22 grade Ayr- 
shire and Durham cows, farmer 162. 

Redway John S., Jr., (Adams) r 38, farmer 
with his father. John S. 

REED CHESTER, r 108, dealer in cattle and 
breeder of Hanibletonian horses, 2 grade 
Holstein cows, prop. Woodside stock farm 
248. 

Reed Frank, ( Mannsville ) r 117, 27 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares 190. 

Reed George, (Woodville) r 55, laborer. 

Remington , (Pieirepont Manor) r 92, 

farmer, leases on shares 00. 

Remington Allen. ( Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 
15 cows, farmer 67. 

Remington Byion, (Woodville) r 28, farmer, 
leases on shares of S. Wallace 30. 

Remington Flora E. Mrs., (Mannsville) widow 
of Jay, dealer in millinery and fancy 
goods. Opera Honse block, Ixis. Main. 

REMINGTON GEORGE, (Romington & Bee- 
be) h Mill. 

Remington Hiram, (^Mannsville^ r 116. 14 
cows, farmer, leases on shares of L. P. 
Eastman 100. 

Remington Thomas H., (Mannsville) r 116,6 
cows, farmer 55. 

REMINGTON & BEEBE, (George R. and 
Charles I. B.) wagonmakers, horseshoers, 
blacksmiths, and general repairers. Mill. 

Rice Franklin A., (Belleville) r 40, prop. Rice 
minei'al wells, farmer 6. 

Richardson Amaziah. (Woodville) carpenter 
and joiner, h and lot Main. 

Richmond Cassins M., (Belleville) dentist, of- 
fice in New York city, h N. Main. 

Richmond John, (Belleville) r 32, farmer, 
leases on shares 40. 

Rickerson Will A., (Pierrepont Manor) carpen- 
ter and joiner, farmer, leases on shares of 
W. Graves 7. 

Rima Elmer, (Mannsville) farmer, leases on 
shares 17. 

Rislev Hiram, (Rural Hill) )• 2. fannei 25. 

RIVERSIDE STOCK FARM, ( Woodville) J. F. 
Converse, prop., 225 acres. 

Roach James, (Pierrepont Manor) r 90, 25 
cows, farmer 150. 

Roach Robert, (Pierrepont Manor) laborer, h 
and lot N. Main. 

Robinson Charles. (Belleville) farmer with his 

father, Frederick, h Main. 
JROBINSON EDWARD J.. (Pierrepont Manor) 
postmaster, dealer in line road and trot- 
ting horses, dry goods, groceries, crock- 
ery, glassware, ready-made clothing, med- 
icines, boots, and shoes, prop. Robinson 
block, Main cor. Lorraine sts ,h Lorraine st. 
HOBINSON JOHN F., (Pieriepont Manor) r 
105, farmer 120, h Lorraine st. 

Robinson Orville B., (Pierrepont Manor) r 68, 
carpenter, h and lot. 

Roman Enieline. r 102, (Mrs. William) farm 96. 

Root George, (Mannsville) farmer, h Railroad. 

Root Hamilton E., (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) 

(J. H. Root & Co.) hand lot. 
Jloot J. H. & Co., (Mannsville) (Hamilton E. 
Root ) props. Mannsville tannery. 



Root John H., (Mannsville) (J. H. Root & Co.) 
dealer in boots and shoes. Railroad, h 
Main. 

Rounds Edward, (Mannsville) com. traveler, 
h Main. 

Rounds Frances M., (Mannsville) widow of Al- 
fred L , h Main. 

Rounds George W., (Mannsville) r 117, 200 
apple trees, 17 cows, farmer 160. 

Rounds Mason, (Mannsville) formerly farmer, 
aged 81, h Main. 

Rounds Theodore M. , (Mannsville) (Bates <t 
Rounds) h Main. 

Rowe Timoth}', r 123, laborer and dealer in 
hens, h and 2 acres. 

Royal Stock Farm, (Mannsville) r 134, N. B. 
Mann, prop., 140 acres. 

Rury Daniel, r 101, carpenter and joiner, 
farmer 4. 

Rury Frank J., painter, lives with his father, 
John. 

Rurv Fred H., (Woodville) r 77, 10 cows, farm- 
er 90. 

RURY JOHN, cooper, Main cor. Factory, 
h do. 

RURY 3IIRIAM, (]Mrs. John) resident, h Blain. 
[Died 1889.] 

Rush Robert, (Mannsville) r 117, farmer, h 
and 1}^ acres. 

Russell Cornelia, (Pierrepont Manor; (Mrs. 
Morris) h Main. 

Russell Dickman. (Pierrepont Manor) former- 
ly tailor, farmer 4, h N. Main. 

Russell Don, r 110, farmer 14. 

Russell Frank, r 95, farm laborer, h and lot. 

Russell Wallace, r 106, 9 cows, farmer 50. 

Salisbury Charles, (Mannsville) r 140, 8 cows, 
farmer 60. 

SALISBURY JAMES E., (Belleville) prop. 
Belleville Hotel. 

Salter William, (Belleville) farm laborer, h 
and lot Searles. 

Sanford Ambrose J,, r 141, 75 apple trees, 27 
grade Durham cows, farmer 125. 

Sanford Augustus R., r 125, 15 cows, farm- 
er 75. 

Sanford Erwin M., r 141, farmer with his 
father, owns farm 55. 

SARGENT JOHN W., (Woodville) physician 
and surgeon, Main, h do. 

Saunders James, (Belleville) r 75, farmer with 
Mark L. 

Saunders Mark L., (Belleville) r 75, 15 cows, 
farmer 15. and leases on shares of Mis. 
Pool 80. 

Sawyer Frank, (Mannsville) r 100, laborer and 
farmer 5. 

Saxe John, r 77 cf)r. 86, 20 cows, farmer 130. 

Sayles Solomon V., (Mannsville) r 118, Chris- 
tain clergyman, aged 76. 

Scott Edwin, (Rural Hill) farmer 125. 

Scott Frank E., r 111, 10 cows, 15 head other 
stock, farmer, leases on shares of H. A. 
Brown 181. 

Scott George A., r 123, 25 cows, farmer 153. 

SCOTT M. LUCRETIA, (Woodville) r 80, 
(Mrs. Eastman ) resides with Ler brother, 
Nathan G. Ellsworth. 

Scott Williani, (Pierrepont Manor) overseer of 
Pierrepont Manor farm 1,363, h Rail- 
road. 

Seafring Fred, r 108, farmer 5. 

Seaton William, (Pierrepont Manor) r lf4, 
farmer 5. 



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Segar Hiram, formeilv farmer. 
SEVERANCE CYRUS J., (Mannsville) physi- 
cian and surgeon, Main, li do. 
Shanldand Harriet, (Pierrepont Manor) widow 

of Charles F., farm 60. 
Shaver Austin, (^Belleville) r 81, laborer. 
Shaver James W., (Woodville) r 60 cor. 61, 18 

cows, farmer, leases on shares of N. Wood 

& Sons. 
Shaver William H., (Adams) r 68, carpenter 

and laborer. 
Shears George, (Woodville) r 61, farm laborer, 

h and lot. 
Sheldon Wallace, r 100, farmer 25. 
Sheldon John C. F., r 144, laborer. 
Sheldon Susanna. (Mannsville) r 149, widow 

of William, farm 5. 
Shepard Henry W., (Mannsville) (Iron Clad 

Manufactory, Shepard & Seman, props., 

oftice 22 Cli'ft st.. New York city) 35 cows, 

farmer 280. 
Shinners Thomas, (Belleville) laborer, h and 

lot Water. 
Shoecroft Arthur, (Mannsville) r 133, farmer 

with his father, Jacob. 
Shoecroft Eugene, (Mannsville ) r 133, farmer 

with his father, Jacob, owns farm 63. 
Shoecroft Jacob, (Mannsville) r 133, 27 high 

grade Holstein cows, breeder and dealer in 

Hambletonian horses, 10 head young 

stock, farmer 182. 
Shoecroft John. (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 

laborer and farmer 6. 
Shoecroft Louisa, (Lacona, Oswego Co.j r 150, 

daughter of Joseph M,. farm 24. 
Shoefelt Alberto, (Rural Hill) r 9, farm laborer. 
Shoefelt Owen, r 128, laborer, prop, stock 

horse " Whalebone," h and 3 acres. 
Shufty Frank, (Belleville) r 65, laborer. 
Sias Henrv H., school teacher, son of Dr. 

William H. H. 
Sias William H. H., physician and surgeon. 

Main, h do. 
Skinner George, r 143, farmer 48. 
Skinner John W., (Woodville) r 81, 8 cows, 

farmer 45. 
Slack David, (Rural Hill) farmer. 
Smith Anson J., prop. Smith cheese factories; 

capacity of No. 1, 300 cows, No. 2, 400 cows, 

farmer 6. 
Smith Austin S., r 101, farmer with his father, 

Solomon. 
Smith Charles, (Belleville) r 69, farmer, leases 

on shares of J. Heath 87. 
Smith Daniel H., (Woodville) r 56, 10 cows, 

breeder of and dealer in Hambletonian 

horses, farmer 45. 
Smith Frank M., (Woodville) r 29 cor. 55, 25 

cows, 10 horses, farmer 125. 
Smith George, (Rural Hill) r 12, farm laborer. 
Snath George W., (Pierrepont Manor) gang 

foreman on railroad, h Main. 
Smith George W., (Woodville) formerly farm- 
er, aged 92. 
Smith Henry, r 144, laborer, h and lot. 
Smith James N., r 101, prop, grist-mill. 
Smith Jay F., (Woodville) r 46, horse trainer. 
Smith Leonora E , widow of Alva J., h Main. 
Smith Nelson, (Woodville) carpenter. 
Smith Solomon, r 101, farmer 45. 
Smith William H., r 123, farmer, leases on 

shares of his father. Abel, 29. 
Sneider Irvin, (Woodville) blacksmith, emp. 

D. H. Laird. 



Snow Jairus C, (Pierrepont Manor) prop. 

billiard table. Main. 
Southwick Alfred, (Woodville) r 59, fisherman 

and farmer 10. 
Southwick De Warren, (Woodville) laborer. 
Spaulding Josephine H., (Rural Hill) (Mrs. 

Judson) farm 87. 
Spicer Elias, (Adams) r 49, farmer 8. 
Spink Harriet, widow of Lock H., h Main. 
Spink Henry H., (Pierrepont Manor) r 93, 

horse ti'ainer, fanner 4. 
Spink Winford H., prop, restaurant and 

dealer in confectionery. Main. 
Squire James, (Belleville) laborer, bds. N. 

Main. 
Stacey Harvey C, (BeUeville) prop, saw-mill, 

manuf. of axe helves and barley forks. 
Stacey Hiram P., (Rural Hill) assessor, 24 

cows, farmer 126 i-^. 
Stanlev H. D., (Rural Hill) farmer. 
Stanley Herbert B.. (Rural Hill ) r 4, farmer 78. 
StapUng George, (Mannsville) r 119, 10 cows, 

farmer 60. 
Staphng George, Jr., (Mannsville) r 119, 10 

cows, farmer 80. 
Stapling William, r 125, farmer with A. R. 

Sanford. 
Stearling Hiram, (Mannsville) r 132, 25 cows, 

100 apple trees, farmer on the Stearling 

farm 212. 
Stearns Henry, soldier. 

Steele James, (Pierrepont Manor) r 68, la- 
borer. 
STEELE ROSWELL M., (Pierrepont Manor) 

r 92, 400 sugar trees, 150 apple trees, 7 

cows, seived in Co. L, 10th N. Y. H. A., 

farmer 60. 
Stephens Horace, (Belleville) r 18, apiary 15 

colonies Spanish bees, farmer 20. 
Sterling Mary, (Lacona, Oswego Co.) r 150, 

widow of Jacob, farm 6. 
STETSON ALBERT A., carpenter and joiner, 

h Mill. 
STETSON FRANC H., (Mrs. Albert A.) dress- 
maker, h Mill. 
Stevens Abigail, widow of Charles, h and lot 

Main. 
Stevens Frank, (Rural Hill) farmer. 
Stevens George J., (Mannsville) laborer. 
Stevens Livingston, r 108, farmer. 
Stone E. L. , (Mannsville) prop, cheese fac- 
tory. Railroad. 
Stowell Norman, (Woodville) r 24, 10 cows, 

farmer 50, and leases on shares of Fannie 

Clark 75. 
Streeter Maggie, (Belleville) widow of Will- 
iam, h and lot Main. 
Streeter Orlo, ( Mannsville) carpenter and 

joiner, h Railroad. 
Sturdevant Andrew. (Belleville) farmer 12. 
SWAN MARTIN D., (Belleville) wholesale 

seed grower and dealer, 20 grade Holstein 

cows, 250 sugar trees, farmer 150. 
Sweet Delia, r 140, widow of B. F., farm 45. 
Sweetman Clarence M., (Mannsville) r 148, 15 

cows, farmer 190. 
Tanner Watson W., carpenter, h School. 
Taylor Clarence, (Rural Hill) r 11, laborer. 
Taylor Eliza. (Rural Hill) r 11, widow of 

George W., farm 25. 
Taylor Jediithan W., (Rural Hill) r 11.300 

apple trees, farmer 70. 
Teear Lestina, (Belleville ) widow of Frank, 

bds. Washington . 



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Thomas Elbridj^e, (Pierrepont Manor) r 72, 
teamster, h and lot. 

THOMPSON ANSON S.. member of Assem- 
bly, tirst district. 1887 and 1888, physician 
and surgeon, Main, h do. 

THOMPSON JAMES M., (MannsviUe) super- 
visor, druggist, and dealer in groceries, 
Eailroad, h do. 

Thomson Grant A., r 123, farmer 21. 

Thomson Sallv, r 122, widow of William, farm 
11. 

Tilton E<iselle, (MannsviUe) r 146, 30 cows, 100 
apnle trees, farmer, leases on shares of W. 
K. Brewster 170. 

Torry Francis C, (Pierrepont Manor) carpen- 
ter and joiner, Lorraine st. 

Tousley Gideon, (Belleville) r 40, farmer lOG^, 
and in Adams 21. 

Tousley J. F., (Pierrepont Manor) r 68, (J. F. 
Tousley & Son). 

Tousley J. F. & Son, (Pierrepont Manor) r 68, 
(Winford E.) wholesale seed gi-owers and 
dealers, 50 grade Holstein cows, 30 head 
other stock, breeder of Hambletonian 
horses, farmers 450, and lease 20 cows and 
farm 110. 

Tousley Winford E.. (Pierrepont Manor) r 68, 
(J. F. Tousley A Son). 

Tremain William, r 144, laborer, h and lot. 

Tucker Al.ner H., (Belleville) r 49, farmer 34. 

Tyler Cliailes, (Woodville) r 58, farmer 55. 

Tyler Frank, r 99, farmer with nis father, Syl- 
vester. 

Tyler Harley, ( Woodville) r 23, laborer. 

Tvler Sylvester, r 99, farmer 12. 

UNION ACADEMY, (Belleville) H. A. Gay- 
lord, prin. 

Van Alstyne Charles, (Belleville) farmer 6. 

Van Auken Abram, (Woodville) farmer 10. 

Van Auken William, (Woodville) r 99, apiar- 
ist 20 swarms, h and lot. 

Van Dusen Charles, (Adams) r 39, farmer 9. 

Van Dusen , (Adams) r 39, carpenter, h 

and lot. 

Van Wormer Charles A., (MannsviUe) r 133, 17 
cows, farmer 93. 

Van Wormer Zara, (MannsviUe) wagonmaker 
and blacksmith. Railroad, h do. 

Veeder Treadwell, (Pierrepont Manor)formerly 
farmer, h Lorraine st. 

Veits O. B., (Woodville) agent. 

Veley Alexander, (MannsviUe) r 144, laborer. 

Vernon Willard, (MannsviUe) retired sailor 
and carpenter, farmer 15, h Lorraine st. 

Vickery Benjamin, (MannsviUe) r 119, farm- 
er 7. 

Vickery John, (MannsviUe) r 119, farmer, 
leases of A. Allen. 

Vogel Stephen. (BeUeviOe) laborer, h and lot. 

Wager James P., (Belleville) teamster, h Wash- 
ington. 

Waite J. Randolph, (Pierrepont Manor) r 105, 
25 cows, breeder of Hambletonian horses, 
farmer 200. 

WAITE LEVI J.. (Belleville) dealer in hard- 
ware. Main, h Washington. 

Wakefield John H., (Belleville) formerly black- 
smith, h State. 

Wall John, (BeUeville) r 36, farm laborer. 

Wallace Charles R., (Belleville) 12 cows, farm- 
er 140. 

Walrath Hiram G.. (BelleviUe) dealer in drugs 
and niediL-incs, prop, and manuf. of Wal- 
rath's liniment, Walrath block, h do. 



Walrath Philena M., (BellevUle) (Mrs. Hiram 
G.) dealer in miUinerv and fancy goods, 
Walrath block, h do. 

WALRATH WALTON K., D. D. S., (Belle- 
ville) dentist, Walrath block, h do. 

Walsh William R., (Woodville) r 98, farmer 
10. 

Walworth Charles N., (Pierrepont Manor) r 
92, carpenter and joiner, farmer 3. 

Walworth (Charles R., (Pierrepont Manor) r 
92, Baptist clergyman and Sunday-school 
missionary with American Bible Publica- 
tion Societv. 

WARD ERASTUS J., r 86, 200 sugar trees, 30 
cows, farmer 220. 

Ward Harriet I., widow of Abram, farm 15. 

Ward Robert, (BeUeville) r 77. farmer 305^. 

Wardwell Allen M.. (MannsviUe) agent Texas 
Loan Co., h Railroad. 

Wardwell Charles. (MannsviUe) resident, h 
Main. 

Wardwell Charles A., ( MannsviUe) farmer. 

WARDWELL SAMUEL. (MannsviUe) retired 
farmer. 

Warren David, r 103, laborer and farmer 2. 

WARRINER MILVERN E., (BeUeville) prop, 
stage to Adams twice daily, leaves 8 a. m. 
and 1:30 p. in., returning leaves Adams 11 
a. m. and 8 p. m., livery attached. Main. 

WASHBURN EDWARD A.", r 111, farmer with 
his fatlier, George A. 

WASHBURN GEORGE A., r 111, 40 cows, 300 
sugar trees, farmer 202. 

Washburn Henry, r 130, farm laborer. 

Washburn Jay' Y., (MannsviUe) formerly 
maniif. of hoes and forks, retired, aged 80. 

Washburn Maxie, (MannsviUe) cheesemaker, h 
Railroad. 

Washburn Stewart, r 120, laborer. 

WASHBURN WILLIAM A., (MannsviUe) phy- 
sician and surgeon, graduated in 1886, h 
Main. 

WATERMAN BYRON F., (MannsviUe) r 115, 
500 sugar trees, prop, feed-mill, 16 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Weaver John W., (Belleville) r 36, laborer. 

Weaver L. G. Rev., (Rural Hill) retired clergy- 
man. 

WEBB ALBERT, (Pierrepont Manor) 18 grade 
Holstein cows, 7 horses, farmer 105. 

Webb Charles S., (MannsviUe) drug clerk, h 
Main. 

Webb Dwight H., mason, h Mill. 

WEBB FRED P., (Pierrepont Manor") owns 
with W. H. Grennell stock horse " My- 
lord." 7 years old, imported from France 
in 1884, registered in France and in Amer- 
ica, weight 1,640 lbs. 

Webb John, (Woodville) mason, h Main. 

Webb John, Jr., (Woodville) mason. 

Webster Benjamin F., (MannsviUe) butcher, h 
Lorraine st. 

Webster Erank, (Manns\-ille) r 105. farmer 20. 

Webster Sarah, (Adams) r 48, widow of An- 
drew, farmer. 

Weed Nancy, (MannsviUe) widow of Jehiel, h 
and lot. 

Welch John R., (WoodviUe) wagonmaker. 
Bridge, h do. 

Welden Harrison, (Pierrepont Manor) r 73, 
farmer, leases of Eliza Gates 70. 

Welden Sidney, (Woodville) farm laborer, h 
JIain. 

Wells Jehiel, (MannsviUe) r 135, farmer 8. 



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TOWN OF ELLISBURGH. 



Westgate Cassius, (Mannsville) horse trainer, 
bds. Main. 

WHEELER ANDREW A., ( Mannsville) att'y 
and counselor at law, 20 cows, farmer 115, 
Main cor. Lorraine sts. 

Wheeler Ashley E., (Mannsville) harnessmak- 
er with his father. Main. 

Wheeler Charles F., (Mannsville) r 132. farm- 
er with his father, George N. 

Wheeler Charles M., (Woodville) carriage and 
ornamental painter, bds. Bridge. 

Wheeler David I., (Mannsville) canvasser, h 
Douglass. 

Wheeler Edmond L., (Mannsville) r 132. emp. 
H. W. Shepard. 

Wheeler Eugene E., (Mannsville) harnessmak- 
er. Main, h do. 

Wheeler George, (Pierrepont Manor) r 68, 7 
cows, farmer. 

Wheeler George H., (Mannsville) r 118. farm- 
er, leases on shares of George N. 68. 

Wheeler George N.. (Mannsville) r 132, farm 
64. 

Wheeler Julia, (Pierrepont Manor) widow of 
William, h Main. 

Wheeler Lauren, (Mannsville) r 134, farmer, 
leases on shares of D. S. Hall 40. 

Wheeler Wilham H., (Mannsville) r 133, farm- 
er. 

WHEELOCK BETSEY M.. (Belleville) r 35, 
(Mrs. G. L.) resident. 

Wheclock Frank .J., (Mannsville) farmer 32. 

WHEELOCK GILBERT L., (Belleville) r 35, 
carpenter and joiner, farm 3. 

WHEELOCK GILBERT W., (Belleville) r 35, 
carpenter and farmer 6. 

Wheelock Nathan S., (Mannsville) r 117, farm- 
er 10. 

Whipple Bray ton, (Woodville) r 80, market 
gardener 10. 

Whipple George, r 112, 10 cows, farmer 52. 

Whipple John N., (Belleville) butcher and 
prop, meat market. Main, h do. 

Whipple Pardon, (Rural Hill) r 25, farm la- 
borer. 

Whitney Clark, (Rural Hill) r 22, farmer 4. 

Whitney D. W. Adelbert, (Rural Hill) r 1, 
farmer 64, wood lot in Henderson 16. 

Whitney John, (Rural Hill) r 1, 8 cows, farm- 
er 80. 

Whitnev Richard 0.. (Rural Hill) r 1, farmer 
with D. W. Adelbert, aged 78. 

Whitney William A., carpenter and builder, h 
Main. 

Whittle George. (Mannsville) farmer, owns 
with W. Hitchcock 32, h Lorraine st. 

Widriij Ambrose F., r 128, teacher and farmer 
with his father. Francis. 

Widrig Francis, r 128, 12 cows, farmer 122. 

Wilds Benjamin F., formerly harnessmaker, 
shoemaker, prop, wool-carding machine, 
farmer, aged 85. [Died 1888.] . 

Wilds Horace M., general merchant, owns 
Wilds block and other stores, h Jlain. 

Wilcox John, (Sandy Creek, Oswego Co.) r 
145, 20 cows, farmer 145. 

Wilcox Nelson, (Belleville ) r 74, farm 7. 

Williams Allen, (Mannsville) r 135, farm la- 
borer. 

Williams Benjamin. (Belleville) 11 cows, fai-m- 
er 100. 

Williams Charles, (Belleville) farm laborer, 
bds. N. Main. 

Williams Edward E., (Adams ) r 38, farmer 11. 



Williams Emily A., widow of Othniel, h 
School. 

Williams Francis, (Mannsville) carpenter and 
joiner, h Douglass. 

Williams Frank, ( Belleville) farmer with his 
father, Fred, h Main. 

Williams Frederick, (Belleville) r 44, whole- 
sale seed grower, 12 cows, breeder of Per- 
cheron horses, 75 Shropshire sheep, farm- 
er 140. 

Williams George, (Belleville) r 20, farmer, 
leases of Peryne 82. 

Williams Harriet, (Blannsville) r 117, widow of 
Joshua, farm 6. 

WILLIAMS HENRY M., (Belleville) r 44, 16 
grade Durham cows, farmer 53, leases 140, 
and of Mrs. Rosa 180. 

Williams John, Jr., r 112,farmer,leases on shares 
of Allen. 

Williams Mary, (Mannsville) r 105, (Mrs. John) 
farm 20. 

Williams Norman, laborer, bds. Main. 

WILLIAMS PRESTON L., (Pierrepont Man- 
or) r 90, dealer in country produce, 837 
Washington street, New York citv, farmer 
25. 

Williams Robert, gardener and farmer 4, h 
Main. [Died Oct. 9, 1889.] 

Williams Robert P., (Belleville) r 77, veteri- 
nary surgeon and farmer 8(). 

Williams Thomas M., (Mannsville) tends life 
saving station at the mouth of Sandy 
Creek, h Douglass. 

Williams Wallace J., market gardener and 
farmer 3!^. 

Williams William H., (Adams) r 48, farmer, 
leases on shares of Martha 13. 

Williams William H. H., (Adams) r 72, farmer 
with Edward E. 

Williamson Charles, (Belleville) carpenter and 
joiner. 

Wilson Fred P., (Adams) r 48, farm 4. 

Wilson Richard, r 130, laborer and farmer 2. 

Wilson William, r 124, laborer. 

Winsliiw Austin S., (Rural Hill) deputy post- 
master, mason, and farmer 3}^. 

Winslow Charles, (Mannsville) r 134, 10 cows, 
fai'iiier 112. 

Wise La Fayette, (Belleville) laborer. 

Wiswell All)ert C.. leases grist and flouring- 
mill, h Mill. 

Wiswell Nellie E., school teacher, daughter of 
Albert C. 

Withington William C, (Mannsville) r 133, 
farm laborer. 

WODELL AARON B., r 100, 75 apple trees, 25 
cows, farmer 169. 

WODELL ISAAC P., r 100, supervisor, 200 
sugar trees, 150 ajsple trees, 25 grade Hol- 
stein cows, seed grower, farmer 151. 

WODELL WARREN W., farmer 25, served in 
Co. K, 24th N. Y. Vols. 

Wood Alvah, (Woodville) r 24. farmer 50. 

Wood Alvah E., (Woodville) r 24, farmer 47. 

Wood Amos E., (Woodville) h and lot. 

Wood Arthur. (Woodville) laborer. 

Wood Charles B., r 110, 100 apple trees, 21 
cows, farmer 127. 

Wood Frank, r 139, laborer. 

Wood George M., (Woodville) r 81>.<, prop. 
Lake View House, farmer 12. 

WOOD GEORGE N.. (Woodville) (N. Wood & 
Sons). 

Wood Harrison, ( Woodville) farmer. 



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log- 



Wood Horace. (^Woodville) r 81, 18 cows, farm- 
er 144. 

Wood J. Harley, (Woodville;) r 83, 100 apple 
trees, 18 grade Darham cows, 15 head 
voung stock, 40 Cotswold sbeeji, farmer 
171. 

WOOD .JAMES E., (Woodville) r 81, farmer 
with his fatlier, Stephen, 151. 

WOOD JAMES R.. (Woodville) r 81. 100 sugar 
ti-eea, 100 apple trees, 35 cows, 11 horses, 
farmer. 

WOOD JULIA O., (Woodville) teacher. 

Wood Mehitable, (Belleville ) h N. Main. 

Wood Merett F., (Woodville) farmer, leases on 
shares 22. 

WOOD MERRICK, (Woodville) r 63, farmer. 

WOOD MOSES W., (Woodville^ r 79, commis- 
sioner of highways, bi-eeder of and dealer 
ill Holstein and Ayrshire cattle, Berkshire 
swine, and riymonth Rock fowls, 30 cows, 
farmer, prop. Hillside stock farm 114K. 

WOOD N. & SONS, (Woodville) (Nathaniel. 
Ge<ir,!;e N., and Nathaniel, Jr. ) general 
merchants, props, plaiiing-mill and Wood- 
ville cheese factoi-y, mannfs. of doors, 
sash, and blinds. 125 cows, farmers 850. 

Wood Nathaniel, (Woodville) (N. Wood A 
Sons). 

WOOD NATHANIEL, Jr., (Woodville) (N. 
Wood A Sons). 

Wood Silas, r 110, laborer. 

Wood Simeon T.. (Woodville) 10 grade Ayr- 
shire cows, farmer 45. 

WOOD STEPHEN, ( W' oodville) r 81, farmer 
with his son, .Tames R., aged 08. 

Wood Susan, ( Woodville) widow of Augustus 
v., h and lot Slain. 

Wood William H. H., (Woodville) 18 cows, 
farmer 100, h Jlain. 

WoodaU Grauville, (Pierrepont Manor) farmer 
12. 



Woodruff Abigail B., r 95, widow of William, 
owns farm. 

Woodruff Benjamin, r 95, 10 cows, farmer with 
his mother, Abigail B. 

Woodruff DavtoM C. r 95. farmer 55. 

WOODSIDE STOCK FARM, r 108, Chester 
Reed. prop.. 248 acres. 

WOODVILLE HOTEL. ( Woodville ) De F. S. 
Dingman, piop., livery stable connec- 
ted. 

Woodward Harnie E.. (Maunsville) farm la- 
borer, son of Orson J. 

WOODWARD MARY A., daughter of William, 
farmer 100. 

Woodworth Betsey, widow of Tyler, aged 96. 

Woolworth George. (Mannsville) 20 cows, farm 
in Loiraine 150, h i\[ain. [Deceased.] 

Wordfii Archie. (Belleville) r 42, fannei- 6. 

Wordtn Luther, (Pierrepont Manor) r 104, 
farmer 15. 

Worthington David M., ( Rural Hill ) r 1 1, farm- 
er 243-tr. 

Worthington Thomas. (Belleville) farmer 10. 

Wright Almira E., (Belleville) widow of Ches- 
ter, h Washingtiui. 

Wright Frank E.. ( Belleville) harnessmaker, 
dealer in horse clothing, blankets, whips, 
etc.. Salisbury block, h Washington. 

Wright William B., (Belleville) dealer in gro- 
ceries, provisions, clothing, notions, and 
5 and 10 cent goods, Green & Wright 
block, h N. Washington. 

Zufelt George, r 125, laborer and farmer 3. 

Zufelt James, r 125, farmer 10. 

Zufelt .James A., shoemaker and farmer, h 
Mill. 

Zufelt Jefferson, r 110, laborer, h and lot. 

Zufelt Samuel, (Woodville) r 99, farmer 8, 

Zufelt William, (Belleville) r 80. laborer, h and 
lot. 



HENDERSON. 

(For explanations, etc., see page 2)^ part second.) 
(Postoffice address is Henderson, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



ABBOTT GEORGE A., (Bishop Street) r 33, 
28 grade Durham cows, breeder of road 
and trotting horses, seed grower, farmer 
206. 

Abbott Lewis W^, (Bishop Street) r 32, breeder 
of trotting horses, farmer 55. 

Ales Edmund, r 46. farmer 33. 

ALEXANDER EATON, r 54 cor. 65, 40 grade 
Avrshire cows, 7 hoi'ses, farm 257. 

Alexander Eaton T., r 54, farmer with his 
father, Epenetus. 

ALEXANDER EPENETUS, r 54 cor. 65, farm- 
er, leases on shares of his father, Eaton. 

Algate J. B.. clerk of pensions at Washington, 
D. C, h Merchant. 

Allen Frank, ( Bishop Street) r 50, farm labor- 
er, h and 2 acres. 



Allen William, r 44, 7 cows, farmer 100. 

Alverson Frank, r 41, farmei- 59. 

Ames Maro. iSmitliville) r 12, 20 cows, farmer, 

leases of E. Wheeler 200. 
ASPINWALL HARRIET N., r 35, widow of 

David M., tlorist, prop, greenhouse 1 

mile west of village, farm 62. 
ASPINWALL TRUMAN M., r 35, breeder of 

road and trotting horses, farmer with his 

mother, Harriet N. 
AULT JAMES O., (Bishop Street) r 50, mauuf. 

of ironing boards and soap. 
Austed Lester, r 34, 30 cows, 10 head other 

stock, farmer, leases on shares of George 

Mather. 
Babbett Herbert D., (Smithville) r 10, farmer 

on the George estate 211. 



TOWN OF HENDERSON. 



Babcock Daniel, (Smithville) r 13, farmer 10. 
BABCOCK FREDR., (Smithville; blacksmith, 

horaeshoer, and general repairer, prop. 

saw and eider-mills, Main, h do. 
Ball Rensselaer, blacksmith. Main. 
Barnes Joseph W., r 3-1. farmer 5. 
Barney Albert G., (Belleville) r 49, 20 cows, 

fa'rmer 137. 
Barney Elva P., dauicbter of Dr. Lowrey, farm 

33, h Main. 
Barney Eugene C, sailor, son of La Mort M., 

bds. Water. 
BARNEY HE MAN L., butcher, dealer in fresh 

and salt meats, tish, and oysters, Hotel 

Phelps block, h Water. 
BARNEY LA MORT M., retired farmer 90, h 

Water. 
Barret Henry, (Bishop Street) r 58, laborer and 

farmer 10. 
Bari-ett Arad. (Bishop Street) r .50, farmer 5. 
Barrett Arthur, r 39, farmer 40. 
Barrett Chauncy, r 63, farmer 162. 
Barrett George, farmer 97. 
Barrett Gustavus, r 56, 13 cows, farmer 64. 
Barrett Joseph, r 26, carpenter and joiner, h 

and lot. 
Barrett Lucinda, (Bishop Street) widow of 

Arad, h and lot. 
Barrett Perley, r 26, sailor and laborer, h and 

lot. 
Barrett Willis C, r 63, farmer, leases on shares 

of Chauncy 162. 
Barthel Michael. (Hungerford & Barthel) bds. 

Hotel Phelps. 
Bassett Augustus, r 7, fai-mer 120. 
Bassett La Mort, r 7, sailor, h and lot. 
Bay View House, Captain E. Tyler, prop., at 

Henderson Harbor. 
Bsebee Seymour, (Smithville) r 31. stone 

mason and farm 4. 
Benjamin Hattie, (Smithville) widow of 

Charles A., h and lot Main. 
Bettinger Wallace, r 42, laborer. 
Bickford Abel, (Belleville) r 59, retired farmer 

28, aged 77.' 
Bickford Chauncy H., (Belleville) r 59, stu- 
dent at Strassburg, Germany. 
Bishop Elizabeth, (Bisliop Street) daughter of 

Calvin. 
Bishop Nathan P., r 6, 10 cows, farmer, leases 

on shares of Wallace 180. 
Bishop Sally, (Bishop Street) widow of Cal- 
vin, h and lot, aged 93. 
Bonnett Isaac, r 52, 20 cows, farmer 136. 
Boyce Bindsell, r 24, farmer 10, and pasturage 

40. 
Boyce Celinda, r 16, widow of Skinner, h and 

lot. 
Boyce David L., boat captain, h Main. 
Boyce Leslie E., captain steam barge R. P. 

Fitzgerald, Butt'alo and Chicago, 2 houses 

Park. 
Boyce Mack A., lake captain, h Main. 
Boyce Munroe D., r 23, 12 cows, farmer 165. 
Boyce Washington, r 19, sailor and farmer 

100. 
Boyce Willis E., dealer in groceries, drugp, 

paints, oils, fancy goods, and stationery, 

Thompson block, h Main. 
Briggs Wilson, (Smithville) r 12, farmer 20. 
BRODIE ROBERT, (Smithville) r 5 cor. 6, 30 

grade Ayrshire cows, 15 head other stock, 

50 Shropshiredown sheep, farmer with his 

son Robert W. 296, aged 78. 



BRODIE ROBERT W., (Smithville) r 5 cor. 
6, farmer with his father, Robert. 

Brooklyn House, A. Wilkinson, prop., Hender- 
son Harbor. 

Brown Alfred D., farm laborer, h and lot 
Main. 

BROWN HENRY, r 16, carpenter and joiner, h 
and lot. 

BROWN WILLIAM, r 17, laborer and farmer 
21, (. 

BUELL OLIN F., (Bu°ll & Kilby) physician 
and surgeon, h Park. 

BUELL & KILBY, (Olin F. B. and Arthur M. 
K. ) agents for pensions, increase, and 
back pay, Seaton block. 

Bunnell George, r 6, 200 apple trees, farmer 
210. 

Bunnell Reuben A., r 6, farmer with his fath- 
er, George. 

Burdick Charles R., (Belleville) r 59, farm la- 
borer. 

Burnham Emory, laborer, h Park. 

Burnham Manford L., clerk for W. E. Boyce. 

Burnham Oliver W.. r 36, farmer 50. 

Button William, r 40 cor. 26, farm laborer. 

Butts Danford N., tinsmith, bds. Main. 

Butts Willie, sailor. 

Carpenter Frank, r 53, 10 cow.'^, farmer, leases 
on shares of Clark 70. 

Carpenter Hiram E., r 17, supervisor, 12 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Carpenter John H., r36. farmer 100. 

Carpenter John S., r 136, farmer, leases on 
shares of Hiram E., and owns 95. 

Carter Asa W., r 21, farmer 64. 

Carter Charles E., r 21, farmer with Asa W. 

Carter John, r 22, farm laborer. 

CEDAR BRUSH STOCK FARM, r 27, estab- 
lished in 1870 by George Moody. Brood 
mare ''Lady Clare," age 4 years, time 
2:28; first colt " Lady Charm," 4 years, 
time 2:30, sold for -$1,500; second colt 
"Rhoda S.," mile trial, time 2:20; third 
colt "Henry George," 2 years, time 3:00; 
fourth colt, '• Gipsey Queen," recoi-d 
2:263^, has won 40 races and is breeding 
in Iowa; fifth colt "Blanche,"' record 2:30, 
private trial 2:21, sold for $25,000; sixth 
colt '' Collector," roadster; seventh colt 
" Prince Alden," by " Maj. Benton," trial 
at 4 years of age, 2:28)4', kept for stock 
jjurposes; eighth colt '"Prince Albert," 
trial one mile 2:29)^. sold for $1,000; 
ninth colt, sold to J. D. Snell, of Adams, 
for $250; tenth colt " Little Governor," 
on farm; eleventh colt, by "Major Ben- 
ton," 1 year old, trotter. Melvin Moody, 
prop. 

Chapman Irving W., boat livery at Henderson 
Harbor, h and lot. 

CHAPMAN JOHN, r 37, prop, saw and shin- 
gle-mill, farmer 4. 

Chick Charles W., (Bishop Street^) r 32, farmer 
20. 

Chick Everett A., (Bishop Street) r 32, teacher. 

CHURCH CHARLES A., (Bishop Street ) farm- 
er with his father, RoUiu C. 

CHURCH ROLLIN C, (Bishop Street) r 50, 
15 Pole Angus cows, farmer 112. 

Clark Charles, r 45, farmer 47. 

Clark E. E.. prop. Frontier House, at Hen- 
derson Harbor. 

Clark Emory W., r 44, farm laborer and runs 
express to Adams. 



TOWN OF HENDERSON. 



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Olark Foster, painter, bds. Biirnhani. 

Clark Mitchel, sailor, sou of Emory W. 

Cliff John, r 19, farmer. 

•Clyde John, (Smithville) r 9, 10 cow.s, 500 ap- 
ple trees, farmer, leases on shares 133. 

Collins Charles, off r 18, farmer, leases on 
shares of E. Tyler 108. 

Collins Eugene, (Bishop Street) oft' r 31, farm- 
er 30. 

Collins Franklin, ( Bishop Street! r 58, car- 
penter and farmer. 

Oollins G. W., (Belleville) farm laborer. 

Collins George R., constable, dealer in horses, 
h Main. 

Collins George II. Mrs., dealer in millinery 
and fancy goods, Main, h do. 

Collins Stephen C, (Smithville) 10 cows, 
breeder of road horses, runs steam thresh- 
er, farmer 61. 

Comstock William H., wagonmaker, black- 
smith, horseshoer, and general repairer, 
Main, h do. 

Conley John, sailor, h Main. 

Cook Aliinson, formerly farmer, aged 77. 

Cooley Fred, ( Smithville) resident. 

Cooper I. Sedgwick, 10 grade Holstein cows, 
80 grade Merino sheep, breeder of Ham- 
blelonian horses, farmer 250, h Park. 

Cooper Miles L., (^Belleville) r 49, 20 cows, 
farmer 130. 

•Corey John W., (Smithville) blacksmith, Main, 
h do. 

Crittenton Charlotte A., widow of Levi, 
farm 85. 

Crittenton Isaac I., r 45 cor. 46, farmer, leases 
on shares of — Rounds 33. 

CRITTENTON JAMES A.. (Smithville) r 14, 
breeder of I'oad and trotting horses, farm- 
er 70. 

CRITTENTON MARTHA M., (Smithville) r 
14, (Mrs. James A.) resident. 

CRITTENTON WILLIAM B., watchmaker 
and jeweler, dealer in clocks, watches, 
musical instiuments, silverware, and op- 
tical goods. Thompson block, h Main. 

Crosby Arvilla E., (Bis)iop Street) r 50, widow 
of Henry, h and lot. 

Crosby George S., (Bishop Street) laborer, son 
of Henry. 

Crosby Monroe W., (Bishop Street) r 50, labor- 
er, son of Henry. 

Cross Charles H., blacksmith. Main. 

Damon Albert A., r 34, sailor, h and lot, 

Damon Willard, r 38, farm laborer. 

Danley Simeon P., r 38, 15 cows, 12 head other 
stock, fanner 130. 

Dano , r 38, farm laborer. 

Dare Abel, r 44, farmer 123. 

David James, r 56, laljorer. 

DAVIS WILLIAM P., (Bishop Street) r 32, 400 
sugar trees, 500 apple trees. 80 grade Short- 
horn Durham cows, 30 head other stock, 
12 horses, proii. Henderson Harbor mer- 
chantile warehouse, dealer in coal, tiour, 
feed, hay, grain, salt, water lime, shingles, 
and lumber, farmer (jOO. 

De Mell Peter, r 18, farmer 190. 

De Witt William, off r 25, farmer, leases on 
shares of McCumber. 

Dexter Bestow, (Belleville) r 58, prop, cider- 
mill, farmer 56. 

Dickinson S. H., prop. Park Hotel. 

Dobson John, r 38, 10 cows, farmer 77. 



DOBSON THOMAS. 150 apple trees, farmer 
236. 

Dodge Franklin, (Bishop Street) 100 apple 
trees, 10 cows, fanner 56. 

Dye Milton C, r 34, sailor. 

Edgar James, r 28, farmer. 

EDGEWATER COTTAGE, George H. Warner, 
prop., Henderson Harbor. 

figgleston Charles Capt., r 7, sailor and farmer 
11. 

Eggleston Charles D., r 7, carpenter, joiner, 
and painter. 

Eggleston Dormy, formerly sailor, h and lot 
Main. 

Eggleston Isabelle, widow of Hector, farmer 9, 
h and lot at Hender.son Harbor. 

Ellis James F., r 9, laborer. 

Ehiier Elliott, r 15. farmer 34. 

Elmer George. (Smithville) laborer, h Main. 

Elmer Lucy, (Smithville) r 9, widow of Harvey, 
farm 15. 

ESTES ELIZABETH C, r 45, widow of Orson 
K., 15 cows. 10 head other stock, farmer 
13734, and in Lorraine 187. 

ESTES ORVIS K., r 45, farmer with his moth- 
er-. Elizabeth C. 

FALLS EMORY, r 45, 10 cows, 25 head young 
stock, prop. Henderson cheese factory, 
farmer 100, and pasturage 130. 

Fales Willis G., r 45^ farmer with his father, 
Emory. 

Farr Valda, r 22, farmer 32. 

Finney George I.. r38, laborer, son of Edwin C. 

Finney Jennette L., r 38, widow of Edwin C, h 
and lot. 

Finney William, r 39, laborer. 

Forward Hudson S., r 34, 15 grade Jersey 
cows, 15 head other stock, farmer 228. 

Franklin Orrin, r 26, farmer 11. 

Franklin Ryal, r 40, laborer. 

Franklin William, r 26, laborer and farmer. 

Frasier Flora, (Smithville) r 12, widow of 
Fred, resides on the Overton farm 20. 

Frasier Nancy, r 17, widow of William, h and 
lot at Henderson Harbor. 

Freeman John H., farmer in EUisbuigh 95, 
aged 90. 

Frontier House, E. E. Clark, prop., Henderson 
Harbor. 

Gardner Berintha J., (Belleville) widow of 
Ezra G., who was killed at Bermuda Hun- 
•died. April 2. 1865. 

GILBERT GRANT A., sailor, lives with his 
father, William. 

Gilbert Joseph, (Bishop Street) r 50, 14 cows, 
fanner, leases on shares of T. Overton 105. 

GILBERT WILLIAM, dealer in coal, flour, 
feed, salt, water lime, shingles, and lum- 
ber, owns steam barge Willinm Gilbert, 
warehouse at Henderson Harbor, farmer 
125. 

Gill House, Hubert H. Gill, prop., at Hender- 
son Harbor. 

Gill Huljert H., r 17, prop. Gill House at Hen- 
derson Harbor, 250 api:>le trees, breeder 
of road horses, farmer 110. 

Gill Phebe M., r 17, widow of Daniel R., re- 
sides with her son Hubert H., farm 110. 

Gillett Sabrina, (Bishop Street) r 32, daughter 
of John D. 

Gillman Erastus H., r 8, 200 apple trees, 8 
grade Jersey cows, farmer 80, 

Glazier Henry, (Belleville ) farm laborer. 



112 



TOWN OF HENDERSON. 



Gleason Anstin M., sailor,- son of Nathaniel M. 
Gleason Nathaniel M., boat steward, h Main. 
Gleason W. Wallace, purser passenger steamer 

Fountain City, Western Transit Co., Buf- 
falo to Portage, leader Ontario band, h 

Main. 
Golden Justus, farmer, h and 2 acres Main. 
Golden Margaret, widow of William, h and 

lot. 
Goodwin Henry, (Smithville) farmer and la- 
borer. 
Grainger Charles, r 7. farmer, leases on shares 

of Kandolph. 

Grant Marcus V., r 28, farmer with his father, 

Martin E. 
Grant Martin E., r 28, 20 Grade Holstein cows, 

10 head other stock, farmer 190. 
Green Goodwin, r 15, farmer, son of Ly- 
man. 
Green James, r 15, retired farmer, aged 80. 
Green Lyman, r 15. 15 cows, 10 horses, farmer, 

leases on shares of Griftin & Mullen 152. 
Green Pollv, (Smithville) r 49. farmer 13. 
Green Sheldon, (Smithville) r 9, 10 cows, 100 

apple trees, farmer, leases on shares of J. 

Dodge 100. 
GRIGGS NEWELL N., (Smithville) r 14 cor. 

30, 10 cows, breeder of tine road horses, 

farmer 203. 
GRIGGS WILLIAM S.. (Bishop Street) r 14, 

20 cows, farmer 213. 
Grow .John B., (Smithville) r 30 cor. 31, 30 

grade Durham cows, 30 head young stock, 

415 Merino sheep, and owns Monitor mills 

in Ellisburgh, farmer 416. 
Gruramous Robert, (Smithville) r 10, laborer, 

h and lot. 
Grummous Willie, (Smithville) r 12, farmer 

30. 
Hadcock Frank, prop. Henderson grist-mill, 

dealer in house furnishing goods, manuf. 

of sash, doois, and blinds, h Main. 
HADLEY WILLIAM W., M. D., (Smithville) 

physician and surgeon, Main, h do. 
Hall Arthur, (Smithville) r 14, laborer. 
Hall Edgar, mail carrier from Henderson to 

Adams, h Park. 
Hall John L., (Smithville) r 31, farm 7. 
Hallady Charles, r 24, farm laborer. 
Hallady Eugene, r 24, farm laborer. 
Halliday Henry T.. off r 22, farmer 62. 
Hamm John C, r 9, 11 cows, farmer, leases on 

shares of William H. Rice 160. 
Hammond George, carpenter and joiner, Main, 

Henderson Harbor. 
Haminond Hiram, r 28, carpenter and farmer 

5. 
Harrington Erminie B., r 56, graduate East- 
man Business College, class of '70, justice 

of the peace, and farmer with his father, 

J. Brooks. 
Harrington J. Brooks, r 50, 7 cows, farmer 62. 
Harris Henry, Jr., r 55, farmer, leases on 

shares of George Lane. 
Hart Wellington, r 29, farmer, leases on shai'es 

of Geoige A. Tliomson 100. 
Haskin Albert S., carpenter and joiner, h 

Main. 
Hatch Herbert D., sailor, h and lot. 
Hatch Mary, r 34, widow of Leonard, h and 

lot. 
Hatrick Emily, (Bishop Street) r 58, widow of 

John, farm 30. 
Hicks Samuel, r 24. farmer 40. 



Hill John A., (Smithville) owns one-half of 
grist-miir with Fred Hallet, 15 cows, 15 
head other stock, farmer 153. 

Hill Leonard G., (Smithville) farmer, son of 
John A. 

Hollv Frank, (Smithville) r 31, farmer 15. 

HOTEL PHELPS, H. Bruce Phelps, prop., 
pool and billiard room and livery stable 
connected. 

Hough Carrie, dealer in millinery and fancy 
goods. Main. 

Hovey James, (Sacket's Harbor) r 2, farm 
laborer. 

Hovey Samuel, laborer, Main st., Henderson 
Hai-bor. 

Howard Charles W., captain of a barge, h and 
lot. 

Howard Clarence N., sailor. 

Howard George, cariJenter and joiner, h and 
lot Park. 

Howard John, r 18, marine engineer, farmer 
50. 

Howland Edwai'd H., r 39, 10 cows, farmer 
127}^. 

Howland" Rodney E., r 39, farmer, leases on 
shares of P. Wilkinson. 

Hubbard Dewitt C, r 57, farmer 36. 

Hubbard Frank, chair bottomer, h and lot 

Hungerford Albert W., r 27, prop, steam cider- 
mill, 10 cows, breeder of road and trotting 
horses. 

Hungerford De Witt, r 27. sailor, h and lot. 

HUNGERFORD HARVEY C, r 27, 12 cows, 
120 grade Southdown sheep, farmer 206. 

Hungerford Jane, r 39, widow of Benjamin. 

Hungerford Julia, r 24, widow of Washington, 
h and lot. 

Hungerford Leander, (Hungerford & Barthel) 
h Merchant. 

HUNGERFORD ORRIN, carpenter and build- 
er, h Main. 

Hungerford & Barthel, (Leander H. and 
Michael B.) general merchants, Main. 

Hunter David J., blacksmith and general re- 
pairer. Merchant, li Main. 

Hunter Herbert, blacksmith with his father, 
David J. 

Hunter John, r 57, laborer. 

Hunter John D., (Smithville) r 10, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of Babbitt 220. 

Hunter Samuel, r 38 cor. 39, blacksmith. 

Irwin Charles D., harnessmaker. Main, h do. 

Irwin Halsey L., dealer in stoves, tin, and 
hardware. 

Irwin William, sailor, son of Halsey L. 

Ives Frank, (C. H. Sprague & Co.) h Mer- 
chant. 

Ives Ira, (C. H. Sprague & Co.) h Merchant. 

Ivoi-y Stratton, (Smithville) r 3, 150 apple 
trees, apiarist 80 swarms, farmer 45. 

Ivory Theodore H., (Smithville) r — , farmer, 
leases of M. McNeil 91. 

Jackson Charles, off r 20. laborer and farm- 
er 5. 

Jackson James, off r 25, farmer 20. 

Jackson Lavillo, off r 20, farmer 143. 

Johnson F. E., prop. Snow Shoe Hotel at 
Henderson Harbor. 

Joiner Charlotte A., widow of Orville C, 10- 
cows, farmer 113. h Merchant. 

Joiner Ernest C, sailor. 

Joiner F. D., taxadermist and prop, boat liv- 
ery at Henderson Harbor. 

Joiner Millard E., pos-tmaster, son of Oscar B. 



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Joiner Oscar B., formerly captain, followed 

the lakes 35 years, 12 grade Durham cows. 

breeder of horses, farmer 100. 
JONES HENRY W,, (Smith villa) r 14, 300 

sugar trees, 25 grade Holstein cows, 15 

head other stock. 40 grade Shropshire 

sheep, breeder of Percheron liorses, prop. 

stock horse " Loftv," farmer 160. 
JONES liUSSELL M.", (Smithville) formerly 

farmer, aged 78. 
Kenneday Allen, r 45. 20 cows, farmer, leases 

on shares of E. O. KilV>y 133. 
Kenway Henry, farmer, leases on shares of 

Azel Hovey, on Six Town Point, 95. 
Kilbourn Charles, (Bishop Street ) r 50, mar- 
ble worker, shop and lot. 
Ivilbv Adelbert A., r 38. farmer 35. 
KILiBY ARTHUR M., (Bucll & Kilbv) pension 

att'y. h Park. 
Kilbv Carrie, dressmaker. 
Kilby Eben O.. 20 cows, farmer 140, marsh 

land 30, h Merchant. 
Kilby Frank M., undertaker, dealer iu drugs 

and medicines, h Merchant, 
Kilby Frederick A., shoemaker and farmer 18, 

h Main. 
Kilby James G., r 38, breeder of and dealer in 

light Brahmas, I.angshans, Wyandottes, 

black Leghorns, and other fanci' fowls. 
Kilby Osgood 31., sailor, son of Eben 0., bds. 

Merchant. 
Kilby Sylvester D., shoemaker, aged 82, h and 

lot Main. 
Kilby Theda L., dressmaker and farm 25. 
Kilby W. H., sailor, son of Eben O. 
Krake Henry N.. iSmirhville) r 11, farmer 43, 
Krake William E., (^Smithville ) r 11, carpenter 

and joiner, li and lot. 
Lakeside Hotel. Mrs, B. H. Randolph, prop., 

Henderson Harbor. 
LANE AMOS, r 64, 150 grade Southdown and 

Merino sheep, seed grower, breeder of 

trotting and road horses, 10 head, farmer 

175, and leases on shares of John- 
son 80. 
Lane Bert, r 55, farmer with his father, 

Thomas N. 
Lane Cbarles, r 56, farmer, leases on shares of 

Barrett. 

Lane Fred, r 55, farmer with his father, 

Thomas N. 
LANE GEORGE, r 55, 50 grade Merino sheep, 

seed grower, farmer 88, and pasturage 32, 
Lane Peter, r 55, farmer 30. 
Lane Thomas N., r 55, assessor, breeder of 

horses, farmer 168. 
Lane William, r 44, 10 cows, farmer, leases on 

shares of Capt. B. Penney. 
Larkin George, (Bishop Street) laborer, hand 

lot. 
Larkin Seth, (Belleville) laborer and farmer 6. 
Larkins Fred, (Bishop Street) r 30, laborer. 
LAWRENCE ALBERT G., carpenter and 

builder, served iu Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., 

farm 4, h and lot Main, 
Lawrence Amasa F., r 9, farmer with S. H. 

Penney. 
Lee Oscar E., r 9, 10 cows, farmer 1123^. 
Lee Wesley R., (Smithville) carpenter and 

joiner, h Main, 
Leffingwell Alonzo M., surveyor and counselor 

at law, farm 83^, Main, h do. 
Lewis Warren A., CBelleville) r 56, laborer, h 

and lot. 
8 



Lewis William H., (Smithville) r 13, farmer 48. 

Longton Alphonso, r 46, farmer, leases on 
shares of W. P. Davis. 

Longton Joseph, r 55, farm laborer. 

Longton Lester, r 28, 20 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of Pettiiis.'ill. 

LOVELEE JOHN H., prop. Windsor House, 
breeder of Hambletoiiiau liorses, owns 
woodland farm 34. 

Mainard John A., farmer on Six Town Point 
1.5. 

Mather Adelbert G.. (Belleville) r 58, farmer 
with his father, Milo S. 

Mather Jean J., (Bishop Street) r 50, school 
teacher, son of Milo S. 

MATHER MILO S., (Bishop Street) r 50, 200 
apple trees, 30 grade Durham cows, 15 
head other stock, farmer 208. woodland 20. 

Mather Sedgwick S., (^Bishop Street) teacher, 
son of Milo S. 

Mather Simcoe, (Belleville) r 58, 100 apple 
trees, 35 Shorthorn cows, 30 head other 
stock, farmer 280. and pasturage 66. 

MATHER WILLIAM, ( Belleville) r 58. whole- 
sale seed grower, 100 apple trees, 35 grade 
Durham and Holstein cows, 35 head other 
stock, 100 grade Southdown and Merino 
sheep, farmer 300, in Ellisburgh 203, and 
woodland 60. 

McCumber JamesL..boat builder and survej'or, 
15 cows, 15 head other stock, farmer 57, h 
Park. 

McCumber Jedediah, farmer with James L., 
aged 85, h Pai-k. 

McCumber MelvinB., farmer with his father,. 
James L. 

McGrath Emma, r 38, widow of Levi, farm 17. 

Mcintosh Adelbert, (Smithville) r 4, farmer 
with his father, Sanuiel. 

McINTOSH SAMUEL, (Smithville ) r 4, breeder 
of and dealer in tine road and trotting 
horses, hop grower 8 acres, 35 grade Hol- 
stein cows, 200 sugar trees, farmer 248. 

McLean Eugene D., (Bishop Street) r 50, farm 
laborer, h and 2 acres, 

McNeil Mary, (Smithville) r 4, widow of Ber- 
trand, owns farm. 

McQuain Irene, r 42, widow of Alonzo, h and 
4 acres. 

Montague Adonijah, r 26, laborer and farm- 
er 4. 

Montague Arthur, r 46, sailor, son of Cephas. 

Montague Eleanor, r 46, widow of Cephas, 10 
grade Holstein cows, breeder of Percheron 
horses, farmer 157. 

Montague Henry K., farmer, leases on shares 
of Montague, 

Montague Herbert E., (Smithville) r 9, carpen- 
ter, 15 cows, farmer 100. 

Montague Justus A., r 45, 15 cows, farmer 120. 

Montague Thomas, r 17, oarsman. 

Moody A, B., r 36, farmer. 

Moodv A. H., (Bishop Street) farm laborer. 

MOODY MELVIN, r 27, breeder of and dealer 
in Hambletonian and Clay trotting and 
road horses, prop. Cedar Brush stock farm, 
and carries on the Moody estate 200. 

Moody Seymour, (Bishop Street) r 50, laborer. 

Moody Sophia, r 27, widow of George. 

Muzzy Lester, farmer 3. 

My rick Orrin S., r 52, farmer 33. 

Nash David H., (Bishop Street) r 32, laborer. 

NUGENT DANIEL B., physician and surgeon, 
farm 3, Park. 



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Nutting Alfred L., r 41, boat Kteward. 

NUTTING ANGELINE J., r 41, (Mrs. Charles 
C.) resident. 

NUTTING CHARLES C, r 41. 10 cows, farm- 
er 140. 

Nutting Edwin, r 41, farmer. 

Nutting Heui'y R., r 41, 16 cows, farmer 147. 

Nutting Jane, r 42, widow of John, h and lot. 

Nutting Lewis A., r 39, 10 cows, farmer 64. 

Nutting Manford, r 41, 12 cows, farmer 104. 

Nutting Milo. r 43, town collector and labor- 
er. 

Nutting Samuel H., r 41, carpenter and joiner, 
farmer 65. 

Nutting Truman O., r 39, 12 cows, farmer 118. 

Overton Arthur L., (Belleville) r 59, farmer 
with his father. William H. 

Overton Erastias F., (Belleville) r 59, shoe- 
maker, lives with William H. 

Overton Floyd C, (Belleville ) r 59, breeder of 
Percheron horses, 200 apple trees, 40 grade 
Holstein cows, 100 sheep, 25 head young 
st()ck. farmer 520. 

OVERTON FRANK W., (Bishop Street) r 33, 
farmer with Joshua W. 

OVERTON JOSHUA W., (Bishop Street) r 33, 
wool grower, breeder of and dealer in cat- 
tle, horses, and sheep, farmer 565. 

Overton William H., (Belleville) r 59, 15 cows, 
farmer 160. 

Owen Richard, (Smithville) r 31, 14 cows, 
farmer 60. 

Park Hotel, S. H. Dickinson, prop.. Paradise 
Park. 

Parker David, r 38, retired farmer, aged 91. 

Parker Harriet L., r 51, widow of C. A. 

PARSONS EARSHINE D., (Belleville) r 48, 
farmer 8, and leases on shares of I. L. 
Hunt 84. 

Paul Milo, (Belleville) 15 cows, farmer on 
Ezra Clark's farm 135. 

Peacock Eliza, h Main. 

Pennev Alberto N.. sailor, h and lot. 

PENNEY BURTON Capt., formerly sailor. 
10 grade Jei sey cows, fai-mer 80, h High. 

Penney Hattie A., school teacher, daughter of 
Alberto N. 

Pennev Samantha, r 34, widow of Jervis, owns 
farm 83. 

Penney Seth H., r 9, 150 apple trees, 40 grade 
Southdown sheep, 9 horses, farmer 36. 

Penny Alphonso M., carpenter and joiner. 
Park. 

Penny Byron M., r 9, farmer, son of Seth. 

Peters Jerry, r 45, teamster and laborer. 

Peters John, r 37, laborer. 

Peters Samuel, formerly blacksmith. 

Pettingill Asa F., r 28, farmer with his son 
Dennison. 

Pettingill Ashel, r 38, carpenter and farmer 14. 

Pettingill Dennison, r 28, farmer 18. 

Pettingill Louise, r 16, widow of James N., 
farm 187. 

Pettingill Pardon, eheesemaker, h Main. 

Pettingill Pardon Mr.s., dressmaker, h Main. 

PHELPS H. BRUCE, prop. Hotel Phelps and 
livery stable, farmer 140. 

Phelps William, teamster, h Merchant. 

Pierce James D., (Belleville) r 49 cor. 59, 
farmer with his mother, Lucinda. 

Pierce Lucinda, (Belleville) widow of JohnB., 
farm 8. 

Pitcher Cornelius D., (Belleville) r 59, farm 
laborer. 



POPE HIRAM S., (Smithville) com. traveler, 

son of John C. 
POPE JOHN C, (Smithville) hop grower 10 

acres, '/'O cows, farmer 208. 
Pope M. William, (Smithville) r 10, laborer 

and farmer 10. 
Pope Silas W.. (Smithville) farmer with his 

father, John C. 
Potter Edward, r 41, farm laborer. 
Potter Orrin, (Smithville ) r 9, farmer 20. 
Pressley Hiram S., r 42, laborer. 
Pressley William, r 38. laborer, h and lot. 
Putnam Gilbert T., (Bishoj) Street) 10 cows, 

farm 70. 
Putnam Harrison, (Smithville) r 13, farmer 

with his father, W. H. 
Putnam Seymour, (Bishop Street) r 58, 

farmer. 
Putnam William, (Smithville) r 13, 20 cows, 

farmer 160. 
Ramsdell Fiancis J., prop, saloon and restau- 
rant. Main, bds. Hotel Phelps. 
Ramsey Ephraim, (Smithville) off r 4, farm 

90. 
Randolph B. H., r 7, prop, summer boarding- 
house, 13 cows, farmer 157. 
Randolph B. H. Mrs., prop. Lakeside Hotel, 

at Henderson Harbor. 
Rankin Frank, farmer with his father. Homer 

T. 
Rankin Homer T., r 27, 15 cows, farmer, 

leases on shares of Seaton 140. 

Ray Ephraim C, (Belleville) r 59, carpenter 

and joiner. 
Ray Jayson, (Belleville) r 59, carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot. 
Ray Monroe, 2d, r 40, farmer 111. 
Ray Myron, (Belleville) r 59, carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot. 
Read Luther, ship builder, farmer in Tvler- 

ville 140. 
Reed Alonzo, laborer, h Water. 
Reed Archibald, teamster at Henderson Har- 
bor, h and lot. 
Reed Frank, r 7, farm laborer. 
Rice Alberto, (Smithville) r 14, carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot. 
Rice Merrit, pastor M. E. Church, parsonage 

Main. 
RICE SILAS N., (Bishop Street) r 32, 30 cows, 

8 horses, farmer, leases on shares of P. 

Davis 350,- owns in Clayton farm 90. 
RICE WILLIAM H., (Smithville) r 9, general 

ins. agent, farmer 153, h Main. 
RICE WILLIAM S., (Smithville) mauuf. of 

Rice's adjustable elastic truss and rupture 

cure ointment. 
RICH De ALTON, (Bishop Street) r 48, 40 

cows. 30 head other stock, f ai-mer 150, and 

in Adams 250. 
RICH FRANCES A.. (Bishop Street) r 43, 

(Mrs. De Alton). 
Richards Adele Clare, school teacher, daughter 

of Edward J. 
Richards Albert, laborer, son of Edward J., 

bds. Park. 
Richards Edward J., job i^rinter, Seaton block, 

h Park. 
ROBBINS ALBERT A., (Smithville) r 11, 20 

grade Durham cows, 50 Southdown sheep, 

20 head young stock, farmer with his 

father, Applet" ai W.. 160, and leases ou 

shares of W. 250. 



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ROBBINS APPLETON W., (Smithville) r 11, 

farmer with his son Albert A. 
Eobbiiis S. W., \ Bishop Street) farm laborer. 
Roberts Timothv. (^Smithville) prop. Smith- 
ville Hotel. " 
Eobins(ni Jason, (Belleville) r 58, laborer, h 

and lot. 
Robinson William, (SmithviUe) farm laborer. 
Rogers Hiram A., (Bishop Street) r 50, laborer. 
Rogers O. N., teamster, h Main. 
Rose Artemissa C. (Belleviliel r 49, widow 

of Lyman D., 35 grade Dnrham and Ayr- 
shire cows, 30 head other stock, farmer 225. 
Rose Herbert, (Belleville) r 49, farmer with i 

his mother, A. C, and owns with his 

brother Silas W. 130. 
Rose Silas W., (Belleville) r 49, farmer with his 

mother, A. C, and owns with his brother 

Herbert 130. 
Riimsey Joseph, r 38, Scows, farmer 85. 
Sanliv William, r 19, farmer lOG. 
SAWYER CHARLES F., architect, contractor, 

and builder, Park. 
Sawyer Eben C, salesman for P, F. Thomp- 
son 8 years. 
Sawyer Sarah B., r 38, widow of Charles, h 

and 3 acres. 
Scott Adelbert A., (^ Belleville) 12 cows, farmer 

118. 
SCOTT HARLEY M., student, son of Murray B, 
Scott Lovina, (^Belleville) widow of Alonzo, h 

and lot. 
SCOTT MURR.\Y B., 4 horses, farmer 50. 
Searles John, (Smithville) i" 9, laborer and 

farmer 6. 
Searles Sabin, (Smithville) r 10, farmer 15. 
Seatou Bovnton C, served in Co. E, lOtli N. 

Y. H. A. 
SEATON LEONARD, 35 cows, 500 apple trees, 

fanner 275, h Main. 
Shafler V. G., (Smithville) pastor Baptist 

Church, h Main. 
Shears Henry, r 22, farmer, h and lot. 
Shears James, r 25, farmer 6. 
Shears Mary Jane, r 25, widow of Samuel. 

farm 62. 
Silsbv Frank, r 8. laborer. 
SIMMONS CHARLES L., sailor and farmer, 

owns with his father, Lorin B., farm 229, 

h and lot. 
SIMMONS LORIN B., formerly merchant. 20 

cows, owns with his son Charles L. farm 

229, h Park cor. Mam. 
Simmons Schuyler, (Belleville) farm laborer. 
Sixbury Benjamin, r 40, farmer 72. 
SMITH ALBERT O., \Bishop Street) r 50, 

postmaster, dealer in groceries. 10 cows, 

farmer lOo! 
Smith Aruna, r 25, farmer 160, h Water. 
Smith Asa, r 44, carpenter and joiner, farmer 

22. 
Smith Charles. (Bishop Street) farmer 50. 
SMITH CHARLOTTE, r 17, widow of Lyman, 

resident. 
Smith Dnraut, (Smithville ) r 10, sexton and 

laborer. 
Smith Edwin D., laborer. 

Smith Elias C, r 37, sawyer, emp. John Chap- 
man, h and 2 acres 
Smith George, laborer, h Main. 
Smith George W., barber and hair-dresser, h 

Park. 
Smith Harvey C, (Bslleville) farmer 45. 
Smith J. Deiiister, laborer. 



Smith Newton, light-house keeper at Stony 

Point 13 years, h and 2 acres. 
Smithville Hotel, (^Smithville) Timothy Rob- 
erts, prop. 
Snow Artemus, r 43, farmer with his father, 

Daniel. 
Snow Daniel, r 43, 12 cows, farmer. 
Snow Goodwin, r 43, traveling agent. 
Snow Shoe, F. E, Johnson, prop., Henderson 

Harbor. 
Spencer Albert, r 24, fanner 70. 
Spencer Alfred, (Smithville) r 12, butcher and 

farmer 10. 
Spencer Harry A., r 9, 10 cows, farmer 80. 
Spencer James, (Smithville) r 3, laborer. 
Spencer Richard, r 24, farmer with his father, 

Albert. 
I Sperry David C, r 6, 14 cows, farmer 107. 
Sprague Almont I., r 23, sailor and farmer 9. 
SPRAGUE C. H. & CO., (Frank and Ira Ives) 

general merchants, Main. 
SPRAGUE CHARLES H.. (C. H. Sprague & 

Co.) served in Co. K, 94th N. Y. "Vols., h 

Merchant. 
Sprague De Laureston, tisherman, h Main. 
Sprague Fardon A., formerly merchant and 

sailor, h and 5 acres. 
Sprague George, barber and liair-dresser, Wind- 
sor House. 
I Sprague Laiu-a L., r 7, widow of Charles W. 
' Sprague Lewis, r 16. canvasser. 
Spraijue Orrin D., ( Bishop Streets r 50, M. E. 

clergyman, farmer 40, 
Stanley Myron D., fanner with his father, 

Wlniam B., 146. 
Stanley William B., hop grower 4 acres, 8 

horses, farmer with his son Mvron D. 

146. 
Steele La Fayette, (Smithville) r 11, 8 cows, 

farmer 50. 
Stevens .Albert G., sailor, h at Henderson 

Harbor. 
Stevens Clark, laborer, h Park. 
Stevens Eldon, r 38, farmer, leases on shares 

of John Dobson 77. 
Stevens Eldon C , r 17, boatman and sailor, 

son of Prince, 
^tevens George, r 41, sailor. 
"Stevens IMatilda, r 7, widow of Shubael H., 

farm 40. 
Stevens Merton, sailor, h and 2 acres. 
Stevens Orville. r 20, laborer. 
Stevens Prince, r 17, sailor and farm 5. 
Stevens Washington, r 41, formerly lake cap- 
tain, farmer 100. 
Stevens Willet H., r 10, boatman and sailor, 

son of Prince. 
Terry W. G., physician and surgeon, Main, h 

do. 
Thomas Alphonso L., (Bishop Street) r 58, 

farmer 60. 
THOMPSON FRANCES A., (Mrs. P. F.) on r 

36 farm 137. 
THOMPSON PAYSON F., dealer in dry goods, 

groceries, boots, shoes, crockery, and hard- 
ware, prop. Thompson block, breeder of 

horses, 20 grade Jersey cows, farm 287. 
Thompson George A., dealer in ready-made 

clothing, farmer 216, h Main. [Died Oct. 

23, 1889.] 
Thomson Lydia M., widow of David, dres.s- 

niaker, h Main. 
Thomson R. .\lonzo, (Smithville) r 2, laborer. 
Tifft Milo, r 41, farm laborer. 



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TOWN OF HENDERSON. 



Tillotson Charles, (Smithville) r 10, farm la- 
borer. 

Tresher Marvin, (Bishop Street) r 48, laborer, 
farm 7. 

Trowbridge Charles J., (Belleville) r 58, 
cheesemaker for ■ Mathers. 

Trowbridge Frank, r 27, farmer, leases on 
shares of Simmons. 

Truesdale Lewis M., r 36, farmer, leases on 
shares of M. J. Whitney 475. 

Tyler D. Birt, 1,500 fruit trees, 10 high grade 
Jersey cows, 20 grade Southdown sheep, 
breeder of trotting horses, farmer 86. 

Tyler ' Elmore, r 17, 15 grade Jersey cows, 
breeder of trotting horse.s, prop. Bay 
View House and 12 boats, farmer 116. 

Van Volkenburgh Wesley, (Smithville) farmer 
76. 

VAN WINCKEL JACOB H., (Bishop Street) 
r 51, blacksmith, wagonraaker.and general 
repaiier, prop, saw-mill built by David 
Hamm aliout 70 years ago, farmer 4. 

VAN WINCKEL WILLIS J., (Bishop Street) 
r 51, mechanic with his father, Jacob 
H. 

Vorce Bvron J., r 27, carpenter, lives Avith N. 
Smith. 

Vorce Egbert S., laborer, h Main. 

Vorce Harmon, laborer, h Merchant. 

Wagner Alexander, dealer in groceries at Hen- 
derson Harbor. 

Wallace Gilbert, r 6, farmer with James. 

Wallace James, r 6, 10 cows, farmer 100. 

Walton George, sash and blind manuf.. h 
Mill. 

WARNER GEORGE H., prop. Edgewater 
Summer Cottage, accumraodating 50 
boarders, 10 cows, breeder of road and 
trotting horses, farmer 240. 

Warner Reuben D., r 17, boat captain, farm 
34. 

Weaver Milvern J., agent Lake Superior Tran- 
sit Co., office Sault de St. Marie, h 
Park. 

Weeks Holland D., sailor, with Captain Boyce. 

WESCOTT B. AN. Mes.. (Sacket's Harbor )'r 2, 
(Hattio M. and Sarah E.) 14 cows, 1,000 
chestnut trees, 100 apple trees, fruit grow- 
ers, 3 acres strawberries, farmers 187. 

WESCOTT HATTIE M., (Sacket's Harbor) r 
2. (Mrs. B. ,t N. Wescott). 

WESCOTT SARAH E., (Sacket's Harbor) r 2, 
(Mrs. B. & N. Wescott). 

Wheeler Frank, (Smithville) r 13, laborer and 
farmer 8. 

Whipple Alonzo C, r 9, peddler and laborer, 
owns 2 acres. 

Whitaker Eli, (Smithville) r 9, farmer 45. 

White Albert E., captain boat Kasota, Wilson 
Transit Line, h Main. 

White Edward, sailor and fai-mer 19. 

WHITE EVERETT E., r 24, assessor, farmer 
with James M. 

White George, painter, h Mill. 



WHITE JAMES M., r 24, justice of the peace, 
300 apple trees, 12 grade Durham cows, 30 
head young stock, 50 sheep, farmer 222. 

Whitford Barton A., teamster and laborer, h. 
Park. 

WHiilney Florence, (Mrs. Myron J.) postmas- 
ter, h Main. 

WHITNEY FRED, r 65, farmer with his fath- 
er, George G. 

WHITNEY GEORGE G., r 65, 400 sugar trees, 
30 grade Holstein and Ayrshire cows,^ 
breeder of Percheron and Hambletonian 
horses, farmer 240. 

Whitney Harley O., r 65, farmer with his 
father, George G. 

Whitney Martha, r 30, widow of Truman O. 

Whitney Myron J., r 36, farmer 475. 

Whitney Truman J., r 36, farmer. 

Whitney Worthy, farmer and laborer. 

Wilde P. Shirlev, farmer, leases on shares of 
L S. Cooper" 250, h Park. 

Wilder Edwin H., r 39 cor. 26, 10 grade Jersey- 
cows, farmer 180. 

WILDER EMELINE L, (Smithville) r 5, 
widow of C. C, 15 cows, farmer 137. 

WILDER HERBERT A., (Smithville) r 5, 
breeder of and dealer in hoi-ses, farmer, 
leases on shares of his mother, Emeline 
L, 137. 

Wilder Oscar M., r 39 cor. 26, farmer with his 
brother Edwin H. 

Wilkinson AUiert, r 19, prop. Brooklyn House, 
at Wliite's Bay, farmer 40. 

Wilkinson Elgin, r 23, farm laborer. 

Wilkinson Marcus, r 39, farm laborer. 

Wilkinson Philinda, r 39, widow of Silas, 10 
cows, farmer 150. 

Williams Thomas, (Belleville) laborer. 

Wilson Elizabeth, widow of Abram, h and lot 
Parlv. 

WINDSOR HOUSE, J. H. Lovelee, prop., bil- 
liard and pool room and livery stable con- 
nected. Main. 

Woodard Milton J., (Smithville) r 6, emp. R. 
W. Brodie. 

Wcodworth Francis W., r 9, 8 cows, 7 horses, 

farmer, leases on shares of Penney 

79. 

Worden George C, (Bishop Street) emp. 
George A. Abbott. 

Worden Margaret, (Bishop Street) r 51, widow 
of John. 

Worthingham Benjamin, r 45, part owner of 
Rock Bottom creamery. 

Worthingham Leslie P., f aimer with Peter. 

Worthingham Peter, shoemaker and farmer 
54, h Park. 

YORK D. B., (Smithville) See Ad.^ms. 

Young Demas W., (Belleville) r 49, prop. 
Young's Hotel and livery stable, farmer 
17. 

Y'^oung's Hotel, (Belleville) Demas W. Y'oung, 
prop., livery stable connected, Robert's- 
Corners. 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



117 



HOUNSFIELD. 



(For explanations, etc., see page t„ part second.) 



(Postofhce address in parenthesis.) 



Ackerman 'William, (E. Hounsfiekl) r 36, farm- 
er 92. 
Alexander Amos. (Rice's) r 72, farmer 75. 
Allen Lebbeus F.. (E. Hounsfield) r 34, 18 

cows, farmer 184. 
Allen Leonard, ^E Hounsfield ) r 33, farmer 

50. 
ALVEESON SAMUEL, (E. Plounsfield) r 48 

cor. 49. 10 cows, farmer 68. 
Alverson Walter, (E. Honnsfleld) r 33, farmer 

10. 
Alverson William, (E. Houn-,fleld) r 52, 11 

cows, farmer 108. 
AENOLD CLARK F., (Sackei's Harbor) r 146, 

prop, cheese factoi-y and grist-mill. 
Arnold Titus. ( Sacket's Harbor) r 47, carpen- 
ter, h and 3 acres. 
Athes Amos, (Sacket's Harbor) r 60, market 

gardener 7. 
AULT JAMES O., (Sacket's Harbor) com. 

traveler, served in Cos. B and I, 20th N. Y. 

Cav.. h William and Washington. [Re- 
moved to Bishop Street. Henderson.] 
Babcock Benjamin, (Sacket's Harbor) oft' r 25, 

farmer, leases of Catharine Luff 100. 
Bacon Casper L., (E. Hounsfield) r 33, prop. 

cheese factory. 
Bailey AUxander, (Sacket's Harbor) lake cap- 

tnin, h Ray. 
Bailey Augustus, (Dexter>r 12, laborer. 
Bailev Henrv, (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, owns 

tire Mist, h Main. 
Baiky Martha, (Dexter) r 12, widow of James, 

faim 29. 
Baity Delbert. (E. Hounsfield) laborer. 
Baker Adam, (Brownville) r 6. 6 cows, farmer 

31. 
Baker George E., (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, h 

West. 
Baker Jefferson, i Sacket's Harbor) r 60, la- 
borer. 
Baker Orville W.. (Water town) r 54 cor. 53, 

justice of the peace, sec'y Jeft'erson Co. 

Fire Relief Association, 8 cows, farmer 

150. 
Baker Robert, (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in 

boots and slioes, owns 2 houses, farmer 62, 

Main, h Washington. 
Banister Albert C, (E. Hounsfield) r 29, 

farmer 187. 
Barney Herman, ( Sackefs Harbor) retired, h 

Washington. 
Barrows Miles, (E. Hounsfield) fai-mer 30. 
Barton Harvey C, (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, 

farmer 113. 
Barton IMida Miss, (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, 

music teacher. 
Bass Bell, (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, widow of 

Dyer, resident. 



Bates Warren W., (Watertown) r 54, farm 213. 
[Deceased.] 

Bearsley Isaac H., (Sacket's Harbor) laborer", 
h Broad. 

Benjamin Charles, (E. Hounsfield) r 33, farm- 
er 96. [Deceased.] 

Benlow William, (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, farm 
laborer. 

Benny Emma Mrs., (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, 
farm 7. 

Benoic Joseph, (Sacket's Harbor) Stony Island, 
prop, summer boarding-house, farmer 100. 

Berry James, (Rice's) r 72, farm 90. [De- 
ceased.] 

Bigwood James, (Dexter) r 12, mason and 
farmer 8. 

Bigwood Wallace. (Dexter) r 12, gardener. 

Black John, (E. Hounsfield) r34, farm laborer. 

Blake George, (Sacket's Harbor) fisherman, h 
Main. 

Blinn Lucy S., (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
James S., h Broad. 

Blodgett Calep T., (Rice's) r 72. farmer 300. 

Blodgett Clark, (Rice's) r 72, farmer for his 
father, Calep. 

Blodgett Joseph. (Rice's) r 72, farmer 122. 

Blood Melzie, (E. Hounsfield) r 29, farmer 50. 

Blossom Henry, (E. Hounsfield) r 33, farm 
laborer. 

Boles Levi, (Brownville) r 29, farmer 50, re- 
sides in Brownville. 

Bolles William, (E. Hounsfield) r 32, farmer 50. 

Boulton Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) farmer 93, 
h Ambrose. 

BOULTON HENRY. (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, 10 
cows, farmer 63. 

Boulton James, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, laln)rer. 

Boulton John, (Sacket's Harboi-) r 25, laborer, 
h and 3 acres. 

Boulton Samuel, (Sacket's Harbor) r 23, farm- 
er 60. 

BOWE ABEL H., (Sacket's Harbor) (Clark & 
Bowe) h Ambrose cor. Wasliington. 

BOYD JAMES, (Sacket's Harbor) blacksmith, 
Broad, h Main. 

Boyd Mary, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of Will- 
iam, h Broad. 

Boyd Mary, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of Rich- 
ard, h Monroe. 

Brennan James, (Brownville) r 7, 8 cows, 
farmei' 95. 

Brennan John, (Sacket's Harbor) r 27, garden- 
er, h Broad. 

Brimmer Henrv, ( E. Hounsfield ) r 48, farmer 
100. 

Brimmer John T., (E. Hounsfield ) r 34, 7 
cows, 1 brood mare, farmer 128. 

Bristol Alfred, (Adams Center) r 75, farmer 
100. 



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TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Broadbent TIkhums. (Dexter) r 1, farmer 133. 
Brodie William. iSaekifs Harlxir) farmer fur 

Hugh, of Ellis))uigh, on ytoiiy Island. 
Brooks George, (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, h 

Main. 
Brooks Jamep, (Sacket's Harbor) butcher, h 

Rav. 
BRUNDIGE EDGAR H.. (Rice's) r 73, laborer, 

h and 2 acres, served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. 

Cav., 3 years. 
Burr Lucinda, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 

Edward, h Broad. 
Burton A. Legrange, (^Sacket's Harbor) r 23, 

farmer 77. 
Butler Clara M., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, school 

teacher. 
Butler Cynthia H., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 

school teacher. 
Butler James J., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, served 

in the Mexican war as drummer boy at the 

age of 13, and in the late war in Co. I. 81st 

N. Y. Vols., farmer 27. 
Butler Laura M. , (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, school 

teacher. 
Butler Louise Miss, (Sacket's Harbor) r 63. 

school teacher. 
BUTTERFIELD GEORGE E., (Sacket's Har- 
bor) undertaker, served in Co. B, 186th N. 

Y. Vols , h and lot and 4 acres Main. 
Butts Helen A., (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 

Job, h Main. 
Cadv Charles, (Adams Center) 21 cows, farmer 

"l50. 
Cahale Patrick, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, la- 
borer. 
CAMP WALTER B., (Sacket's Harbor) retired 

merchant, owns drug store and farm 85. 
Canfield Theodore, (Sacket's Harbor) retired 

merchant and vessel owner, h Broad. 
Cannon John, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, farmer. 
Carter Albert F., (Dextei-) r 22, farmer for 

Mrs. Annie Co(;l 60. 
Carter FiancisA., (Saclvet's Harbor) farmer 40. 
Cassida Joseph, (Sacket's Harbor) soldier. 
Ceijpi Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) soldier at 

Madison barracks, has served ten years, h 

Ogden. 
Chamberlain E. Herbert, (Sacket's Harbor) 

farmer 43. h Broad. 
Chappie William, (Sacket's Harbor) machinist, 

h Broad. 
Chase Henry, (Sacket's Harbor) r 47, invalid. 
Chase Jane, (Sacket's Harbor) r 47, widow of 

Koswell. 
Clark Charles M., (Sacket's Harbor) (Clark & 

Bowe) owns h Main, lives in Buffalo. N. Y. 
CLARK DEVILLIO A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, 

60 sheep, farmer 80. 
Clark George W., (Dexter) r 12, hotel cook. 
Clark Judson, (Adams Center) r 76, farmer for 

his father. Roswell. 
CLARK LEMUEL Rev., (Sacket's Harbor) 

pastor M. E. Church. [Removed to Sandy 

Creek, Oswego Co.] 
Clark Nelson, (Sacket's Harbor) r 57, farmer 14. 
Clark Riley, (Brownville) r 8, house painter, 

farmer 13. 
Clark Roswell, (Adams Center) r 76, 22 cows, 

farmer 155. 
Clark W. Hatfield, (Watertown) book-keeper, 

hMain. 
Clark & Bowe, (Sacket's Harbor) (Charles M. 

C. and Abel H. B.) wholesale fish and coal 

dealers. 



Cleaveland Lavina Mrs., (Brownville) r 4, farm 

33. resides in Brownville. 
CLEVELAND ISAAC H., (E. Hounsfield) r 

34, farmer 84. 

Cleveland Philander, (E. Hounsfield) r 34, 
farmer 60. 

Cobb Elijah, (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, farmer 23. 

Cobb George H., (^Sacket's Harbor) r46, school 
teacher. 

Colburn Matilda A., (Sacket's Harbor) widow 
of Lewis J., retired, h Broad. 

Colton Caroline, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, widow 
of William, farm 7. 

Colton John, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, labor- 
er. 

Conden Diana, (Dexter) r 12, widow of James. 

Conden Frederick, (Dexter) r 12, laborer. 

Conden William, (Dexter) r 12, laborer. 

Conkliu Andrew, (^Brownville) r 18, 10 cows, 
farmer 150. 

Conklin James, (Dexter) r 21, farmer 38. 

CONKLIN THEODORE C, (Brownville) 35 
cows, farmer, leases of John T. 193. 

Conlin Hugh H., (^Sacket's Harbor) clerk for 
Richard, li Washington. 

Conlin Richard, (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in 
groceries. Main, h Washington. 

Conlin Richard, Jr., (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, 
h Washington. 

Conlin Rose Mrs., (Sacket's Harbor) music 
teacher and dressmaker. 

Conlin Samuel P., (Dexter) prop, saloon. 

Cook Orvilie. (Brownville) r 4, peddler. 

Cool Henry A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, town 
assessor, fish peddler, and farmer 54. 

Cooley Horace, (Sacket's Harbor) millwright 
and carpenter, h Monroe. 

Coon John G., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 10 
grade Jersey cows, 1 full blood Jersey bull, 
farmer for his wife, Dorcas, 80. 

Coon Otho, (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, farmer 17. 

COTTAGE HOTEL, (Brownville) r 6, Ed- 
ward Ellis, prop. 

CRANDALL FANNY A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 
46, widow of Deloss W., farmer 120. 

Crandall George A., (New Brooklyn) soldier 
in Madison barracks at Sacket's Harbor. 

Crandall Perrin A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, 
farmer for Fanny A. 

Crawford Lillian. ( Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
James, li Main. 

Crouch Jane Mrs., (^Sacket's Harbor) r 64, 
farmer 50. 

Crouch Wilber, (Sacket's Harbor) r 64, butch- 
er, Washington. 

Crowell Eliza R., (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
Lyman, h Washington. 

Crowell William, (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, 
farmer 47, h Washington. 

CROWLEY CHARLES, (Sacket's Harbor) fish- 
erman, owns 2 boats, h Broad. [Removed 
to Chicago, 111.] 

Cullen James, (Rice's) r 75, farmer 85. 

Cullen John, (Rice's) r 74, farmer 125. 

Cullen Maria, (Rice's) r 74, farm 20. 

Cullen Peter, (Rice's) r 74, farmer 102. 

Damewood Richard, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, 
farmer. 

Damutli Allen, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, farmer 
14. 

DAMUTH ANNA, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, 
widow of Allen, owns farm. 

Darrow William, (_Sacket's Harbor) r 24, car- 
penter. 



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DAVENPORT VICTOKIA, (Sackefs Harbor ) r 
68. farmer 27. 

Davison John, ( Sacket's Harbor) r 78. farmer 
GO. 

Davison Sarah J. 3Irs.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, 
farm 11. 

Day Lewis W., (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in 
drugs, groceries, etc.. Main, h Broad cor. 
JIain. 

Deacon Frank, (Sacket's Harbor) r 47, black- 
smith, h and lot. 

Dealing Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) teamster, 
h Wasliinf^ton. 

Dealing Cluulcs G., (Sacket's Harbor) farm 
laborer, h Washington. 

Dealing George W., (Sackefs Harbor) emp. 
in foundry, b Washington. 

Dempsey Benjamin F., (Sacket's Harbor) in- 
valid, served in the Indian war in Mexico, 
h Ogden. 

Dempster Eugcue, (E. Honnsfield) r 29, farm- 
er 16. 

Deuyes Robert A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 67, 
farmer 60. 

Dernsha Levi, ( E. Honnsrteld) r 34. peddler. 

DESJIOKE FRANKLIN D.. (Dexter) r 12. 
sailor, captain and owns schooner Mc- 
ClMan, h and lot. 

Desmore Martha, ( Dexter) r 12, widow of 
Isaac, resident, aged 78. 

Dewev H. F., (Sacket's Harbor) ticket agent 
li., W. & O. R. R.. h Broad. 

Dibble Dexter M., (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, 
h Ogden. 

Dimick Estlier, (Sacket's Harbor) r 60. widow 
of Orange, aged 78, farmer 188. 

Dimick Eva A.,(Watertown) r 76, taxidermist. 

Dimick Jay, (Watertown) r 76, 9 head cattle, 
farmer 78. 

Dingman Lizzie, (Sacket's Harbor) manager 
of millinerv store, Main. bds. do. 

DRAKE ANDREW J., (Sacket's Harljor ) r 25. 
served in Co. I, 10th Art., 3 years, farmer 
15. 

Duggan George W., (E. Honnsfield) r 33, 
farmer, leases of C. Benjamin 96. 

Duggan Wiiham, (Sacket's Harbor ) r 27, farm- 
er 15. 

Dunbar Henry, (Sacket's Harbor ) farmer, h 
Ilav. 

Dunbar Thomas, (Sacket's Harbor) r 27, farm- 
er 60. 

Eail Charles S., (Sacket's Harbor) emp. Adams 
Express Co. in New York city. 

Earl George, (Sackefs Harbor) porter Earl 
House. 

EARL HOUSE. ( Sackefs Harbor) R. M. Earl, 
prop., livery stable connected. 

Earl James P., (Sackefs Harbor) prop, res- 
taui ant. Main, h Monroe. 

Earl Richard H., (Sackefs Harbor) clerk Earl 
Hiiuse. 

EARL RICHARD M.. (Sackefs Harbor) prop. 
Earl House and livery barns, owns hotel, 
Ma(hson hall on Main st., and farm 55 011 
r 45. 

Earle George, (Sackefs Harbor ) emp. at Earl 
House. Main. 

Eigabrant Willis, ( Brownville) r 8, laborer. 

EUiott Allen, (E. Honnsfield) r 34, farmer 
170. 

ELLIS EDWARD, (Brownville) r 6. prop. Cot- 
tage Hotel. 

Elmer Elliott, (Sackefs Harbor) r 65, laborer. 



Emmerson C. C, (Sackefs Harbor) r 22, farm- 
er 160. 
Ervin Edward, (Sackefs Harbor) laborer, h 

Ray. 
Evans Ed wai-d, (E. Honnsfield) 15 cows, farm- 
er 134. 
Evans John T., (E. Honnsfield) r 51, farmer 

for Ann 28, and owns 64 on r 48. 
EVELEIGH BARNEY, (Sackefs Harbor) prop. 

Eveleigh House, 6 houses, 2 stores, and 

meat market, dealer in coal, wood, grocer- 
ies, and hardware, ownss(!hooner Monitor, 

farmer 1.100. 
EVELEIGH HOUSE. (Sackefs Harbor) B. 

Eveleigh, i^rop.. Main. 
Eveleigh Howard D.. (Sackefs Harbor;) r 60, 

farmer with his father, Thomas. 
Eveleigh James R., (Sackefs Harbor) r 27, 

farmer. 
EVELEIGH JOHN G., (Sackefs Harbor) 

mason, h and lot Ogden. 
Eveleigh John L., (Sackefs Harbor) r 27, 

fanner. 
Eveleigh Sarah, (Sackefs Harbor ) r 68, widow 

of John, 10 cows, farmer 125. 
Eveleigh Thomas, (Sackefs Harbor) r 60, 26 

cows, farmer, leases of E. Dimick 188. 
EVELEIGH THOMAS, (Sackefs Harbor) r 27, 

8 cows, farmer 118. 
Eveleigh Thomas W., (Sackefs Harbor) r 27,^ 

fanner. 
Fall Daniel, (Sackefs Harbor) r 63, laboreiv 

aged 73. 
Farmer Frank, (Brownville) r 7, papermaker 

and farmer 18. 
Farran David, (Sackefs Harbor) r 27, retired 

Ijlacksmith. 
Farrell Michael, (E. Honnsfield) r 35, 12 cows, 

farmer 118. 
Fassett Mott, (Sackefs Harbor) r 60, laborer. 
Fawdrey Alfred, (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, h 

Main. 
Fawdrey Frank, (Sackefs Harbor) sailor, h 

Main. 
FAWDREY JAMES, (Sackefs Harbor) r 67, 

farmer 78. 
Fawdrey John, (^Sackefs Harbor) r 67, 9 cows, 

1 brood mare, farmer 164. 
Fawdrey Rhoda, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 

James, resident, h Main. 
FERGUSON WILLIAM, (Sackefs Harbor) 

ordnance sergeant U. S. A. at Madison 

barracks, h Main. 
Field Frank W., (E. Honnsfield) r 33, farmer 

with his father. Hezekiah. 
Field Hezekiah. (E. Honnsfield) r 33, 18 cows, 

farmer 175. 
Fields James, (Sackefs Harbor) r 22, 7 cows, 

farmer 52. 
Fields John, (Sackefs Harbor) r 62, 8 cows, 

farmer 100. 
FIELDS JOHN W., (Sackefs Harbor) r 22, 3 

cows, farmer 52. 
Fields Safford E., (,E. Hounsfield) r 36, farmer 

176. 
Fitzgerald John M., (Sackefs Harbor) hay 

dealer. 22 cows, 2 brood mares, farmer 

146, h Main. 
Folsom William, (Sackefs Harbor) laborer, h 

HiU. 
Foster Albert, (Dexter) r 1, apiarist, 7 cows, 

farmer, leases of Thomas Broadbent 133. 
Foster Gilbert C, (Dexter) r 12, retired farm- 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Fowler OretJ, (Watertown) r 52, 8 cows, farm- 
er 175. 

Fox Lester, ( Sacket's Harbor) r 64, farmer 95. 

FOX MILO L., (Sacket's Harbor) r 64, 6 cows, 
farmer 70. 

Francis John F., (Sacket's Harbor) wagon- 
maker. Broad, h Main. 

Frink A'miira, (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, widow 
of Elias. resident, aged 80. 

Frink George, (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, h 
Washington. 

Frink William H., (E. Hounsfield) r 51, 8 
cows, farmer 73. 

Fuller James, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, farmer 4. 

GALLOWAY CHARLES. (Sacket's Harbor) r 
24, 14 cows, farmer 80. 

Galloway Henry, (Sacket's Harbor) r 78, 21 
cows, farmer, leases the C. Hall estate 167. 

Galloway James, (Sacket's Harbor) wholesale 
and'retail dealer in liquors, Main, h do. 

Galloway Myron, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, la- 
borer. 

Galloway Walter, (Sacket's Harbor ) r 22, lish- 
erman, owns' 4 acres. 

Galloway William, (Sacket's Harbor) r 24, 
farmer 50, and leases the E. Camp estate 
266. 

Gamble Alexander, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, 
carpenter, farm 15. 

Gamble Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, car- 
penter, owns 2 acres, h and lot Church. 

Gamble Edward, (Sacket's Harbor) emp. Clark 
& Bowe, h Main. 

Gamble George, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, car- 
penter, h and 2 acres, 

GAMBLE JAMES, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, car- 
penter and joiner, b and 5 acres. 

OAMBLE JAMES, Je., (Sacket's Harbor) car- 
penter, h Monroe. 

Gamble John, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, carpen- 
ter. 

Gamble -Josiah, (Sacket's Harbor) carpenter 
and joiner, h Monroe. 

Gamble Thomas, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, car- 
penter. 

Gannett Emmett B., (Sacket's Harbor) prop, 
summer boardmg-house, farmer for his 
wife, Margaret, Gallup Island. 

Gannett Margaret, (Sacket's Harbor) Gallup 
Island, 30 cows, farm 876. 

Gillmore Charles G., (Sacket's Harbor) off r 
62, farmer 110. 

Gillmore Mary E., (Dexter) r 2, widow of 
James E., farmer 136. 

Gilmore Bert Q., (Dexter) r 2, farmer. 

Gilmore Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) farmer 
125, h Ambrose. 

Gilmoie Edwin A., ( Brown ville) farmer, leases 
of his mother, Martha J., 75. 

Gilmore Erckine J., (Dexter) r 2, farmer for 
his mother, Marv E. 

GILMOEE HORACE O., (Dexter) r 2, asses- 
sor. 20 cows, farmer 250. served in Co. I, 
10 Qi N. Y. H. A. 

GILMORE MARTHA J., (Brownville) r 4, 
widow of Frank, farmer 75. 

Globe Paper Co., (Brownville) Minot Mitchell, 
of Watertown, pres. : E. A, Flanagan, of 
Brownville, sec'y and treas., manufs. of 
book, news, and manilla paper. 

Godfrey Ralph, (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, h 
Washington. 

Godfrey William G., (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, 
h Washington. 



Goodfriend Lewis, (Sacket's Harbor) r 60, 
farmer 10. 

Gotham Ephraim, (Dexter) r 1, laborer. 

GOTHAM WILLIAM H., (Dexter) r 1, farmer, 
leases of Martha Bailey 50, served in Co. 
E, 94th N. Y. Vols. 

GRAHAM HENRY J., (Sacket's Harbor) r 59, 
faimer. 

GRAHAM JAMES F., (Sacket's Harbor ) r 60 
cor. 47, 18 cows, farmer 170. 

Graham James H., (Sacket's Harbor) r 59, 
farmer, leases of W. E. Stokes 65. 

Graham John, (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, h 
Broad cor. Main. 

Graham John Capt., (Sacket's Harbor) vessel 
owner, h Main. 

Graham William, (Sacket's Harbor) r 27, sailor 
and farmer 10. 

Graves Julia, (E. Hounsfield) widow of 
Jonah. 

Graves Nelson, (Sacket's Harbor) harness- 
maker, h Broad. 

Graves Robert C, (Sacket's Harbor) student, h 
Broad. 

Green Cortland, (Sacket's Harbor) r 29, farm- 
er on the estate of Charles 85. 

Green Elbert H., (E. Hounsfield) r 40, farmer 
for his mother, Elvira. 

Green Elvira, (E. Hounsfield) r 4, widow of 
William B., 11 cows, farm 100. 

Green Francis D., (Watertown) r 71, live stock 
breeder and dealer, farmer 125. 

Green Frank, (Rice's) r 71, farmer 100. 

Green Hannah, (Sacket's Harbor) r 129, widow 
of Charles, farmer 68. 

Green Stennet, (Rice's) r 54, farmer, leases of 
Warren Bates 100. 

Griftin Harriet, (Sacket's Harbor) h Broad 
cor. Washington. 

Gnnn Henry, (Brownville) r 6, gardener. 

Gurney Norman, (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in 
drugs, Main, h Broad. 

Gurney Walter, (Sacket's Harbor) clerk for 
Norman. 

Hadley Clara, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of Al- 
fred, h Ray. 

Half- Way House, (E. Hounsfield )William War- 
ren, prop. 

Hall Harriet, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
Charles, h Broad. 

Hall Herbert D.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 70, farm- 
er with his father, Solomon H. 

HALL PERONNE C, (Sacket's Harljor) widow 
of Thomas, retired, h Main. 

Hall Solomon H., (Sacket's Harbor) r 70, farm- 
er 109. 

Hamburg Joseph, (Brownville) r 8, 20 cows, 
farmer 173. 

Hamilton George, (Sacket's Harbor) r 61, 
farmer 63. 

HAMILTON JOHN, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, 
retired, h and 2 acres. 

HARRINGTON AL\'ARO, (Sacket's Harbor) 
farmer in Rodman 37, h Ray. [Removed 
to Rochnan.] 

HARRIS JAMES, (Sacket's Harbor) r 40, 11 
cows, farmer 148. and owns in Lyme 285. 

HARRIS WILLIAM W., (Sacket's Harbor) in- 
valid, served in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., 
of JIadison barracks, h Main. 

HASTINGS ALEXANDER B., (Sacket's Har- 
bor) prop, billiard room and saloon. Main, 
h do. 

Hayes Harvey, (Sacket's Harbor) r 60, farmer. 



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BAZLEWOOD JAMES M., (Socket's Harbor) 

r 03, 5 cows, market gardener and farmer 

60. 
Henians Sylvester J., (Saeket's Harbor) prop. 

saloon, Main, h do. 
Herrin James, (Sackefs Harbor) laborer, li 

Main. 
Hess John, ( Saeket's Harbor) r 26, sailor, h 

and lot. 
Hess Matthew, (Saeket's Harbor) fanner on 

Gallup Island. 
HICKS ADAM NELSON, (Saeket's Harbor) r 

62, 10 cows, farmer, leases of B. Eveleigli 

104. 
Higlev Hannah. ( E. Honnsfield ) r 41, farmer 

100. 
Hines John, (Rice's) r 75, fai'mer 75. 
Hodge Garrison, (Water town) r 53, 25 cows, 

farmer 106. 
Hoffman Ilobert, (Saeket's Harbor) r 77, farm- 
er, leases of the M. Rickerson estate 12. 
HOLDEN AURILLA. (Saeket's Harbor) r 65, 

widow of Aaron, resident, farm 65. 
HOLDEN CLAY, (Saeket's Harbor) off r 65, 

market gardener and farmer 41. 
Holden Lillian B., (Saeket's Harbor) dress- 
maker, h Broad. 
Holden Marian L., (Saeket's Harb(n) dress- 
maker, li Broad. 
HOLDEN MYRON, (Saeket's Harbor) market 

gardener and farmer, leases of Armenia 

Orchard 12, h Main. 
Holden Walter B., (Saeket's Harbor) r 65, 

farmer for Aurilla 05. 
Holden Wellington P., (Saeket's Harbor) sailor, 

h Broad. 
Holden Wintield, (Saeket's Harbor) r 05, stone 

mason, carpenter, and market gardener 

7. 
HOLLOWAY CHARLES B., (Saeket's Har- 
bor) served in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., h 

Mam. 
Holloway Fred N., (Saeket's Harbor) marine 

engineer, h Main. 
Holloway Horace G., (Saeket's Harbor) light- 
house keeper at Horse Island, farm 17. 
Holmes Harvev L., (Saeket's Harbor) pastor 

M. E. Church, h Bioad. 
Hoover George, (Dexter) r 12, prop, saw and 

planing-mill, h and lot. 
Horton Judson A., (Watertown) r 71, farmer 

for Mrs. H. Maxson 175. 
Horton Mary J., (Dexter) r 12, widow of James, 

dressmaker. 
House Silas, ( Brownville) r 6, laborer. 
Hovey Asahel, (Saeket's Harbor) laborer on 

Gallup Island. 
Hovey Edgar, (Saeket's Harbor) prop, livery 

stable, h Washington. 
Hovey Fied, (Saeket's Harbor) r 47, laborer. 
Hovey Samuel G., (Saeket's Harbor) r 05, 

farmer, h and lot. 
Hovey Winnie, (Saeket's Harbor) laborer on 

Gallup Island, 
Hubbard Mary N., (Sackefs Harbor) widow of 

Barney, carpet weaver, h Hill. 
Huglison Caleb, (Saeket's Harbor) resident, h 

Ambrose. 
Huglison George, (Saeket's Harbor) cartman, 

li Ambrose. 
Hughson Leverett T., (Saeket's Harbor) com. 

traveler, h Ambrose. 
Hungerford Henry E., (^Saeket's Harbor) Main, 

bds. Wasliington. 



Hunt Edward, (Saeket's Harbor) r 52, farmer 
with his mother, Laura, 110. 

Hunt Laura, (Saeket's Harbor) r 52, widow of 
John, resident, aged 72. 

Hunter Mary S., (Saeket's Harbor) farm 59, h 
Broad. 

Hutchins Samuel, (Watertown) r 53, 15 cows, 
farmer 120. 

HYATT FRANCIS E., (Saeket's Harbor) r 25, 
served in Co. C, 2d Conn. H. A., laborer, 
h and lot. 

Inglehart Emma, (Saeket's Harbor) wiilow of 
Cornelius, h Broad. 

Ives Frank, (Rice's) r 54, farmer 300. 

Ivory George, (Saeket's Harbor) general mer- 
chant. Broad, h do. 

JACKSON JAMES, (Saeket's Harbor) off r 25, 
shoemaker and farmer 20. 

Jackson Mary, (Saeket's Harbor) widow of 
George, h Main. 

Jackson Sarah, (Saeket's Harbor) widow of 
John, h Main. 

Jackson William, (Saeket's Harbor) on Stony 
Island, farmer, leases of B. Eveleigli 400. 

Jaffiey Emanuel, (Saeket's Harl)or) sexton 
Presbyterian Church, h Main. 

Johnson Byron F., (Saeket's Harb(n-) light- 
house keeper, 25 cows, farmer on Gallup 
Island 600. 

JONES JAMES R.. (Saeket's Harbor) dealer 
in fruits, confectionery, cigars, tobacco, 
jewelry, and notions. Main, h Ogden. 

Jones Nelson, (E. Honnstield) r 33, carpenter, 
h and 2 acres. 

Kelley Henry, fSacket's Harbor) soldier, h 
Broad. 

Kelley Thomas, (Saeket's Harbor) r 25, farmer 
32. 

KENNEDY ANDREW, (Brownville) r 8. farm- 
er 12, seived in Co. E, 4th R. I. Vols., 3 
years and 2 months. 

Knapp Catharine, (Brownville) widow of Ger- 
man, resident, aged 82, h Main. 

KNAPP CHARLES E., (Brownville) r 8, 36 
cows, farmer, owns in Rutland 90. [Re- 
moved to Watertown.] 

Knight Alma Miss., (Saeket's Harbor) r 77, 
school teacher. 

KNIGHT EDWARD, (Saeket's Harbor) r 77, 7 
cows, farmer 60. 

Knight Randall, ( Saeket's Harbor) r 77, farmer 
105. [Deceased.] 

KNOWLTON EDWIN C, (Saeket's Harbor) 
coi suiting engineer at Bladison barracks, 
agent for Susan, farm 75 on r 03, h Broad. 

Knox Wesley, (E. Hounstiekl) r 31, farmer, 
leases of the S. Benjamin estate 125. 

Koppenhaver Pei'cival W., (Saeket's Harbor) 
barber and dealer in cigars, Main, ii do. 

LADD ELIPHALET, (Watertown) r 76, 8 cows, 
fanner 94. 

Ladd Marshall J., (Water town) r 76, farmer with 
his father, Eliplialet. 

Lamon John, (Saeket's Harbor) r 23, farmer 
65. 

Lamon Lester, (Saeket's Harbor) r 29, farmer 
80. 

Lane Charles, (Saeket's Harbor) boot and shoe 
dealer, Main, li Hamilton cor. Broad. 

LANE CHARLES E., (Saeket's Harbor) Ijook- 
keeper, h Broad. 

LANE HENRY J., (Saeket's Harbor) member 
of Assembly, tirst district, general mer- 
chant, Main, h Broad. 



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TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Lane Hubert H., (^Sacket's Harbor) clerls, h 
Broad. 

Lane James. ( Sacket's Harbor) retired farmer. 

Lawrence Everett D., (Sacket's Harbor) r 56 
cor. 60, farmer with his father. 

Lawrence Martin P., (Sacket's Harbor) r 56 
C01-. 60, 6 cows, 2 brood mares, farmer 60. 

Lee Addison, (Brownville) r 18, farm laborer. 

Lee , (Dexter) r 12. widow of George, 

farm 38. 

Lee George S., (Dexter) r 12, farmer 50. 

Lee Samuel, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, 9 cows, 
farmer 96. 

Lepper Henry M., (Sacket's Harbor) off r 25, 
farmer 22. 

Lepper Olin H., (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, farm- 
er 36. 

Lewis Melvin A.. (Sacket's Harbor) prop, 
oyster cafe. Main, h do. 

LEWIS EICHAKD M. Capt.. (Sacket's Har- 
bor) marine engineer, served as captain 
in the home guards at Sacket's Harbor 
during the civil war, h Ogden. 

Lewis Richard M., Jr., (Sacket's Harbor) sail- 
or, h Ogden. 

LINDSEY JAMES, (Sacket's Harbor ) uphol- 
sterer, h and lot Hill. 

Lindsey John, (Sacket's Harbor) carpenter, h 
Ray. 

Littlefield F. M. Prof., (Sacket's Harbor) prin. 
Sacket's Harbor Union School, h Wash- 
ington. 

Livermore Eliza A., (Dexter) r 3, widow of 
Solomon E., farmer 164. 

Livermore Fred M., (Sacket's Harbor) r 34, 
25 cows, farmer 175. 

Livermore George, (Sacket's Harbor) r 34, 
farmer with his father, Fred M., and owns 
48. 

Livermore Henry. (Dexter) r 3, farmer on the 
estate of Solomon E. 164. 

Livermore Levi, (Dexter) r 3, farmer on the 
estate of Solomon E. 164. 

Livermore Lucy Miss, (Dexter) r 3, dressmak- 
er. 

Livermore Whitney, (Dexter) r 3, farmer on 
the estate of Solomon E. 164. 

Load wick Fred C, (Watertown) farmer with 
his father. 

Loadwick Josiah, ( Watertown) r 53, farmer. 
leases of F. E. Ives 210. 

LONSDALE JOHN H.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 
24, farmer 95. 

Lord Sheldon D., (Sacket's Harbor) physician 
and surgeon, h Ambrose. 

Lovett William, (Watertown) r 51, laborer. 

Lowery Joseph, (Sacket's Harbor) r 42, farmer 
for W. Stevenson. 

Lowery Joseph, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44 cor. 48, 
laborer. 

Loyd William, (Dexter) r 1, laborer. 

Loyd William, (Sacket's Harbor) r 66, laborer. 

Luff Cornelia, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
George, h Ogden. 

Luff Jesse, (Sacket's Harbor) Stony Island, 
farmer for Mrs. Orris Luff 118. 

Lynch Martin, (Brownville) r 5, laborer and 
prop, boarding-hoiise. 

Mabb Jeremiah F., (Sacket's Harbor) prop. 
restaurant. Main, h do. 

Madigan Matthew, (Sacket's Hai-bor) prop, sa- 
loon and dealer in canned fruits, Main, h 
do. 

JIahar John, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, farmer 30. 



Maldoon Francis, (Brownville) r 4, farmer 45^ 
Maldoon Frank C, (Brownville) r 4, farmer 44. 
Markliam Joseph, (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, 
MARKS JOSEPH. ( Dexter) r 12, served in Co. 

K, 35th N. Y. Vols., and in Co. I, 10th N. 

Y. H. A., emp. in sash and blind shop. 
Marsh A. M., (Adams Center) r 75, farmer with 

his father, Amos. 
Marsh Amos, (Adams Center) r 75, farmer 120. 
Marsh Giles M., (Sacket's Harbor) jeweler. 

Mam, h do. 
Martin Thomas, (Sacket's Harbor) r 48, farm- 
er for his wife, Eliza, 63. 
Martin William, (Brownville) r 8. painter. 
Mathews Mark H., (Sacket's Harbor) r 77, 

farmer, leases of 11. Knight 105. 
Matteson Cornelia M., (Sacket's Harbor) r 58 

cor. 59, widow of Daniel, 13 head cattle, 

farmer 73. 
MATTESON FRANIO^IN, (Sacket's Harbor) 

r 58, 8 cows, 1 brood mare, prop, trotting 

Hambletonian stallion "John Scott," farm- 
er 95. 
Matteson George, (Sacket's Harbor) r 57, 

farmer 42. 
MattesoD Jay D., (Sacket's Harbor) r 58 cor. 

59, farmer for Mrs. Cornelia M. 
Matteson Nettie M. Miss, (Sacket's Harbor) r 

58 cor. 59, school teacher. 
Maxson Arthur, (Sacket's Harbor) r 47, car- 
penter and carriage painter. 
Maxson Ciiarles, (Sacket's Harbor) r 27. farmer. 
Maxson Edward, (Sacket's Harbor) r 77, farm- 
er, leases of Niles Stillman 105. 
Maxson Hannah, (Watertown) r 71, widow of 

Benjamin, 7 cows, farmer 175 
Maxson Hu'am, (Watertown) r 71, retired. 
Maxson Jared, (Sacket's Harbor) r 69, farmer 

30. 
Maxson Mansfield, (Sacket's Harbor) r 68, 

farmer, leases of D. G. McCIary 33. 
Maxson Rufus L., (Watertown) r 71 cor. 73, 

10 cows, farmer 113. 
McClary Dudley G.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 68. 

carpenter and farm 33. 
McClary John, (Sacket's Harbor) teamster, h 

Ambrose. 
McEvoy Daniel W., (Sacket's Harbor) dealer 

in groceries and canned fruits, Main, h 

Madison . 
McEvoy William D., (Sacket's Harbor) clerk,. 

h Madison. 
McKee Alvin, (Sacket's Harbor) fish peddler, 

h Washington. 
McKee David, (Sacket's Harbor) (David Mc- 
Kee & Son) h Washington. 
McKEE DAVID & SON, (Sacket's Harbor) 

( Wilbur L. ) props, foundry and machine 

shop. Ogden. 
McKEE MARY, (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, widow 

of Alvin, farm 140. [Deceased.] 
McKEE OSCAR, (^Sacket s Harbor) r 46, 8 

cows. 7 head young cattle, farmer 30. 
McKee Wilbur L., (Sacket's Harbor) (David 

McKee & Son ) h Washington. 
Mclaughlin WILLIAM, (Sacket's Harbor) 

prop, meat market, served in Co. B, 35th 

N. Y. Vols., h and lot Ambrose. 
McMuUen John,(E. Eounsfield) farmer, leases 

of Mrs. B. Orchard 38. 
Mc Wayne Albert, ( Sacket's Harbor) r 62, farm 

laborer. 
McWAYNE DEGEASS, (^Sacket's Harbor) r 62, 

farmer 4. 



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McWayne Delosf, (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, 10 
cows, farmer 180. 

McWayne Jay J). Capt., (Sacket's Harbor) 14 
grade Durham cows, Swiss stock horse 
'•John A. Logan," bred by •• Gold Dust," 
Hambletonian, farmer 1)8, h Broad. 

McWAYNE J08IAH A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 
67, supervisor, 17 cows. 6 head young cat- 
tle. 2 brood mares, 400 sugar trees, farm- 
er 185. 

McWAYNE JUSTUS W., (Sacket's Harbor) 
r 63, 3 cows, jjrop. summer resort for pic- 
nic parties, farmer 53. [Died in March, 
1889 1 

MEEKS "nelson, (Sacket's Harbor) r 02, 6 
cows, farmer 53. 

MEMBERY GEORGE O., (Sacket's Harbor) 
r 46, 10 cows, farmer 120. 

]Mennell George, (Sacket's Harbor) laborer. 

Menont Joseph, (Sacket's Harbor) Stony 
Island, farmer 100. 

Metcalf Abigail, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
Thomas, h Ambrose. 

Metcalf Albert, (Sacket's Harbor) supt. U. S. 
naval property, h Main. 

Metcalf Bailey, (Sacket's Harbor) town clerk 
and clerk for B. Eveleigh, h Washington. 

Metcalf Edwin S., (Sacket's Harbor) r 78, 
farmer 18. 

METCALF FRANCIS, (Sacket's Harbor) r 64, 
50 sheep, farmer 105. 

iMETCALF MARY, (Sacket's Harbor) widow 
01 Henrv, h Washington. 

METCALF F. THOMAS, (Sacket's Harbor) 
engineer in planiug-mill, h Washington, 
[Died aiarch 25, 1889.] 

Metcalf William, (Sacket's Harbor) retired 
farmer, aged 83, h Main. 

Moftatt Frederick, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, 
farmer 30. 

Moftatt Jolm, (^Sacket's Harbor) wagonmaker. 
Broad, h do. 

Moore Burleigh, (Rice's) r 55, farmer, leases 
of H. Totman 10. 

Moore George, ( E. Hounsheld) r 39 cor. 40, 
farmer 68. 

Morey Sauuu-1, (Sacket's Harbor) r 60, 13 
cows, farmer 117, and owns h and lot in 
Watertown. 

MORRIS CHARLES VALENTINE, (Sacket's 
Harbor) lieut. in the U. S. navy, h Main. 

Morris Mary, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
David, h Washington. 

Morris Robert, (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, h 
Bagard. 

Morrison John, (E. Ho-unsfield) r 36, farmer, 
leases of E. Graves 150. 

MORSEMAN EPHRAIM P., (^Sacket's Harbor) 
r 60, farmer 260. 

Morseman Morenus, ( E. Hounsfleld) r 7, farm- 
er on r 49 in Brownville 125. 
MURPHY LAURA, (Dexter) r 12, widow of 
Henry, farmer 76. [Farm sold to Will- 
iam H. ] 
Murphy William H., (Dexter) r 12, hay presser, 

farmer 75. 
Night Raphael C, (Black River) soldier in 

Madison barracks at Sacket's Harbor. 
Nims Charles W., (Sacket's Harbor ) r 27, farm- 
er 35. 
Noble Jane A., (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 

William, retired, h Monroe. 
Norton Cora Miss, (Watertown) r 7, dress- 
maker. 



NORTON LEANDER W., ( E. Hounstield ) r 7, 

40 cows, farmer 245. 
Oakes George, ( E. Hounstield) r 41. farmer 

60. 
Oakes Richard, (Sacket's Harbor ) r 46 cor. 47, 

retired farmer. 
Obrien Dennis, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, laborer 

and farmer 12. 
O'Harris Charlotte, (Sacket's Harbor) widow 

of John, h Washington. 
O'Neal Robert, ( Sacket's Harbor) teamster, h 

Ogden. 
ORCHARD BENJAMIN, (Sacket's Harbor) r 

46, 20 cows, farmer 255. 
Ostrander Charles A., (E. Hounstield) laborer. 
Palmer David, (Sackefs Harbor) justice of the 

iDeace and shoemaker, Main, h do. 
Pankhurst Franklin, (Sacket's Harbor) oft' r 

64, laborer. 
Parker Addie, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of G. 

W., h Main. 
Parker Albert, (Sacket's Harbor) r 27, sailor. 
PARKER ELISHA H., ( Sacket's Harbor) ins. 

agent and drug clerk, h Main. 
PARKER FRANCIS L., (Sacket's Harbor) r 

63, market gardener 22. 
Parker George W., (Sacket's Harbor) painter, 
served in Co. H. lOtli H. A. Vols., h Main. 
Parker Helen Miss, (Sacket's Harbor) r 27, 

dressmaker. 
Parker James, (Sacket's Harbor) barber. Main. 

h do. 
Parker James R., (Sacket's Harbor) r 27, car- 
penter, h and lot. 
Parker John, (Sacket's Harbor) police justice, 
justice of the peace, and notary public, li 
Broad, owns 20 acres in corporation, re- 
sides Main. 
Parsons Thomas, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, farm- 
er 118. 
Patrick Andrew, (Dexter) r 11. farmer 100. 
Patrick Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) r 47 cor. 48. 

farmer for W. Stevenson. 
Patrick Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) r 59, 8 

cows, 1 brood mare, farmer 148. 
Patrit'k Elbridge, (Dexter) oft" r 12, laborer 

and farmer 40. 
Patrick Henry, (Dexter) off r 12, farmer 79. 
Patrick Hiram, (Dexter) r 12, works the 

Ephraim Wilder farm 80. 
Patrick John, (Dexter) farmer 4. 
Pelton Charles E., (Sacket's Harbor) r 29, 

postmaster. 
PENNEY GEORGE W., (Dexterl r 12, car- 
penter and sailor, served in 18th Corning 
N. Y. Lt. Cav. during the war. 
PENNEY SALLY, (Dexter) r 12, widow of 

Samuel S., resident, aged 84, h and lot. 
Perigo John, (Sacket's Harbor) blacksmith, 

Broad, h do. 
PERIGO MARY C, (Sacket's Harbor) widow 
of Charles H., who served in Co. I, 18th 
N. Y. Cav., dealer in groceries and hard- 
ware, Main, h do. 
PERRY ALBERT N., (Sacket's Harbor) captain 

steam tug Thistle, h Broad. 
Perry Nathaniel, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, gar- 
dener 6. 
Petrie Ogilvie, (Watertown) r55, 40 cows, farm- 
er, leases of H. Inglehart 213. 
PETTIT JOHN fe., (Sacket's Harbor) r 26 cor. 

27, 20 cows, farmer 114. 
Phelps Anna M. Miss, (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 
school teacher. 



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THELPS AUSTIN A. Capt., (Sacket's Harbor) 
r 63, captain steamer A>?/' York from 
Biitt'alo to Chicago, 15 head cattle, 2 Ham- 
bletouiaii brood mares, fanner 120. 

Phelps John VV.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 25 
cows, 15 head cattle, farmer 165. 

Phelps Silas K,, (Sacket's Harbor) r 64, 16 
cows, farmer 140. 

Phelps William, (Sacket's Harbor) hay i^resser, 
h Broad. 

Phillips Beatson, (Brownville) r 13, 28 cows, 
farmer, leases of George Frasier 230. 

Phillips Elijah, (Brownville) r 4, retired farmer. 

Phillips John H., (Dexter) r 12, teamster. 

Phillips John W.. ( Brownville) r 28, laborer. 

Phillips William G . (Sacket's Harbor) r 59, 19 
cows, farmer 175. 

PLUMB SAFFORD, (Dexter) r 12, wagon re- 
pairer. 

Pomeroy Fanny, (Sacket's Harbor) Stony 
Island, widow of Henry, farmer 204. 

Porter Frank K., (Sacket's Harbor) (Tyler & 
Poi'ter) phvsician and surgeon, h Main. 

PORTER WILLIAM, (Sacket's Harbor) car- 
penter and joiner, li Broad. 

Potter Dewitt, (E. Hounsfield ) r 35, farmer 50. 

Potter Fred E., (Brownville) r 10, leases of A. 
Potter 14 cows and farm 225. 

Potter Harrison C, (Sacket's Harbor) farmer, 
son of Peter C. 

Potter Harry A. L., (Brownville) r 9, farmer 
and school teacher. 

POTTER HENRY L., (Sacket's Harbor) dealer 
in furniture. Main, h do. 

Potter Herbert M., ( Sacket's Harbor) cartman, 
h and 4 acres Watertown road. 

Potter Newman H., (Brownville) r 9, 15 cows, 
farmer 221. 

Potter Peter C, (Sacket's Harbor) farmer 100, 
h Main. 

Powers Frederick. (Brownville) r 9, farmer 42. 

Powers Joseph, (Brownville) r 6, laborer. 

Powers Mary, (Brownville) r 6, widow of Peter. 

Powers Rachel, (Brownville) r 9, widow of 
Richard, resident. 

Ramsey Mary, (Sacket's Harbor) r 65, widow 
of Allen, farm 24. 

Baymond John, (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, h 
Washington. 

Eeader Henry H., (Sacket's Harborl cartman, 
dealer in wood and ice. Main, h do. 

EEADER JOHN H., (Sacket's Harbor) boot 
and shoemaker, served in Co. I, 10th N. 
Y. H. A., Main, h and lot do. 

Reed Calvin, (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, farm 
laborer, h and 2 acres. 

Reed Charles, (Sacket's Hai'bor ) sailor, h Am- 
brose. 

Reed Charles C. Capt., (Sacket's Harbor) 
captain sailing vessel L. B. Stone, h Am- 
brose. 

Eeed Desting C, (Rice's) r 72, farmer 220. 

Eeed Geoi ge M., ( Sacket's Harbor) vessel own- 
er, h Washington cor. Hill. 

Eeed Sarah A., (Sacket's Harbor) widow of R. 
C, dealer in dry goods, Main, h do. 

Reeves James A., (Sacket's Hai-bor) farmer, h 
Main. 

Eeeves Thomas H. , (Dexter) r 12, f oi-eman for 
BinningerA Strainge, of Dexter, h and lot. 

Eessegnie Alvira, (Sacket's Harbor) r 48, widow 
of Belden, farmer 38. 

Eessegnie Daniel, (Sacket's Harbor) r 70, 
farmer 94. 



Eessegnie David, (E. Hounsfield) r 48, 10 cows, 
farmer 150. 

Eessegnie Jay. ( Sacket's Harbor) r 70. farmer 
with his father, Daniel. 

Eessegnie Samuel, (Sacket's Harbor) r 48, 
farmer 53. 

Eice Kate. (Dexter) r 12, widow of James B., 
who served in the War of 1812, h and lot. 

Eichardson Edmond, (Watertown) r 60, farmer 
30. 

Eoberts Samuel, (E. Hounsfield) r 33, black- 
smith and farmer 75. 

Eobie George, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22. carpen- 
ter. 

Eodrick Walter, (Brownville) r 6, laborer. 

Eogers Mary F., (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
Erastus, retired, aged 76, h Ambrose. 

Eoof Irving, (Dexter) r 21, 21 cows, farmer, 
leases of George Frasier 244. 

Root Lemuel B., (Sacket's Hai'bor) miller for 
James A. Wilson, h Main. 

Eorick John, (Sacket's Harbor ) r 60, farmer 
24. 

Bounds Alonzo, (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, farmer 
75. 

Eowlson Ira L., (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in 
custom-made clothing and gents' furnish- 
ing goods. Main, h do. 

EUSSELL GEOEGE H., Jr., (Sacket's Har- 
bor) mason and builder, owns 2 houses 
and lots, h Monroe cor. Main. 

Eyan Fred, (Dexter) r 12, laborer. 

Sanders Timothy, (Brownville) r 6, laborer. 

Sanford Mark. (Sacket's Harbor) carpenter 
and farmer, h Ogden. 

Sargent Almond J., (Dexter) r 13, school 
teacher and farmer. 

Sargent Cassius J., (Dexter) r 13, school 
teacher and farmer. 

Sargent Washington, (Dexter) r 13, 6 cows, 
farmer 75. 

Savage Edward, (Brownville) r 4, farmer 
50. 

Sawtell Chester, (E. Hounsfield) r 33, farmer 
33. 

Sawtell Sophia Miss, (E. Hounsfield) r 33, 
farm 11. 

Scanlon De Esting, (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, 
farmer 50. 

Scanlon Patrick, (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, farm- 
er. 

Scanlon Willard, (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, farm- 
er with his father, Patrick. 

Scripture Calvin, (E. Hounsfield") r 7 cor. 32, 
17 Holstein cows, farmer 122. 

Scripture Eugene, (E. Hounsfield) r 7 cor. 32, 
farmer for his father. 

Scroxton Benjamin C, (Sacket's Harbor) deal- 
er in stoves, tinware, etc., h Washington 
cor. Broad. 

Scroxton George, (Sacket's Harbor) tinman, h 
Monroe. 

SCEOXTON JOHN, (Sacket's Harbor) dealer 
in hardware, Main, h do. 

Secor Daniel, (Sack^-t's Harbor) r 64, laborer. 

SEEBEE SYLVESTER F., (Brownviile) 35 
cows, farmer, leases of George Frasier 230. 
[Removed to Brownville.] 

Shaver William H., (Sacket's Harbor) clerk 
Eveleigh House. 

Shead De Forest F., (Sacket's Harbor) r 28, 
farmer, leases of Maria F. 386. 

Shead Foster L., (E. Hounsfield) r 37, farmer 
100. 



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SHEAD 31 ARIA F., (Sacket's Harbor) r 28, 
administratrix estate of Orson V. Pease, 
11 cows, farmer 38(;. 

Shipman Eva S., (E. Honusfield ) r 33, dress- 
maker. 

Shroder Henry, (^Sacket's Harbor) soldier, h 
Monroe. 

Signor Augustus, (Sacket's Harbor) r 48, lake 
captain and farmer 24. 

Signor Edwin, (Sacket's Harljor ) r 22. fai'mer. 

Signor L(Miisii, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, widow 
of John, resident. 

Simonds Frank, (Sacket's Harbor ) butcher, b 
Hill. 

Simons Frederick, (Sacket's Harbor) r 78, la- 
bort r. 

Slack David, (Sacket's Harbor) Stony Island, 
laborer. 

Slater James H., (E. Hounsfleld) r 36, farmer 
with his father. Stephen D. 

SLATER SARAH, (Brownville) r 8, widow of 
Joseph, farm 30. 

Slater Stephen D., (E. Hounsfleld) r 36. 12 
cows, teacher vocal and instrumental 
music, farmer 100. 

Sloat & Greenleaf, (Watertown) J. A. Wilson, 
agent, dealers in lumber, props, planing 
and grist-mills, Ogden. 

Sloman Edward, (Sacket's Harbor) retired, bds. 
with L. A. Day. 

Smith Alburtus, ( Sacket's Harbor ) retired, h 
Broad. 

Smith Alice, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of Will- 
iam, dealer in groceries and confection- 
erv, Main, h do. 

SMITH ASHBY, (Sacket's Harbor ) r 62, farm- 
er 62. 

Smith Condolice, (Sackefs Harbor) r 67. mason 
anil farmer 21. 

Smith De Estaing A., (Watertown") r 53, farmer 
with his father, owns in Watertown 115. 

Smith George, (Sacket's Harb.r) off r 62, 
farmer 35. 

Smith George, (Sacket's Harbor) r 67, la- 
borer. 

Smith James. (Watertown) r53, farmer, kases 
of the John Baker estate 166. 

Smitli John, (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, h Main. 

Smith Martin, (Sacket's Harbor jr 67, farmer, 
leases of Alvira Thompson 95. 

Smith Willett E., (Watertown ) r 53, 31 cows, 
farmer 175. [Deceased.] 

Smith William Mrs , (Sacket's Harl)or) prop, 
bakery, dealer in groceries and confec- 
tionery, Main, h do. 

Spicer Horace, ( Sacket's Harbor ) r 27, farmer, 
leases of W. Stevenson 100. 

SriCER IVAN L.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 60, 
served ill Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., 3 years, 
and honorably dischaiged at the close of 
the war, farmer 24. 

Spicer Lafayette, ( Sacket's Harbor) r 60, 10 
cows, farmer 97. 

Spicer Sarah, (Sacket's Harbor) r 60, widow of 
John, resident, aged 81. 

Sprague Deforest A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 65, 
market gardener and farmer 55. 

Sprague Frank J., (Sacket's Harbor) r 65, 
farmer with his father. Deforest A. 

Starkweather Harley, (Brownville) r 4, farmer 
with his father,' Warren. 

Starkweather Warren, (Brownville) r 4, car- 
penter and farmer 27. 



Stearnes Aaron, (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in 

clothing and gents' furnishing goods,Main, 

h do. 
Sterling AdolplnisD.. (Dexter) r 12, laborer. 
Sterling Walter D.. (Dexter) r 1, laborer. 
STERN THEODORE, (Sacket's Harbor) re- 
tired st>ldier. h and lot Ogden. 
STETSON GEORGE W., (Sacket's Harbor) r 

27, 6 cows.. fanner 67, served in Go. I, 10th 

H. A. 
STEVENSON WILLIAM. (Sacket's Harbor) r 

47 cor. 48, 17 cows, 23 sheep, fanner 300. 
Stevenson William, Jr., (Sacket's Harbor) r 76, 

farmer, leases of M. Wills 65. 
Stewart Albert, (Sacket's Harbor) coaclnean, h 

Monroe. 
Stillman Niles, (Sacket's Harbor) r 77, farmer 

105. 
STOKES ISAAC, (Sacket's Harbor) r 39 cor. 

40, 10 cows, farmer 71. 
Stokes Luther J., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, farmer 

with his father, Robert H. 
Stokes Robert H.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 

farmer, leases of Elizabeth Huntley 53. 
Stokes Simeon, (Sacket's Harbor) r 76, fal-mer 

75. 
Stokes Wilham, (Sacket's Harbor) tinman, 

Main, h do. 
Stokes William, Jr., (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, 

h Main. 
Stokes William E., (Sacket's Harbor) r 59, 

farmer 57. 
Stone Alexander, (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in 

liquors. Main, h do. 
Stone Alfred H., (Sacket's Harbor) sexton, h 

Broad. 
Stoodley Charles A.. (Sacket's Harbor) r 68, 10 

cows, farmer 90. 
Streecer Miles. (E! Hounsfleld) r 36, laborer. 
Sutton Samuel. (Sacket's Harbor) oft r 64, 9 

cows, farmer 40. 
Suttem Samuel, Jr., (Sacket's Harbor) oft' r 64, 

farmer 108. 
Swift William. (Sacket's Harbor) farm 45. 
Symonds Frank, (Sacket's Harbor) laborer, h 

Main. 
Symonds Madison, (Sacket's Harbor) farmer 

and mason, h Broad. 
Taggart M., (Sacket's Harbor) dealer in flour 

and feed. Main, h tlo. 
Taylor Marcus, (E. Hounsfleld) r 35, 10 cows, 

farmer 85. 
Terry Heniy E., (Sacket's Harbor) r 44, porter 

Earl Houi^e. 
Thompson Alvira, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 

Samuel, farm 95. 
Thompson Burt D., (Sacket's Harbor) r 64,, 

farmer with his father, Monroe I'. 
Thompson Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, 

soldier. 
Thompson John W., (Sacket's Harbor) r 64, 

farmer with his father, Monroe P. 
THOMPSON MONROE P., (Sacket's Harbor) 

r 64, 10 grade Durham and Jersey cows, 

farmer 132. 
TRACY JAMES M. Capt.. (Sacket's Harbor) 

retired lake captain, h Broad. 
TRE:\IAIN GILES W., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 

19 head cattle, faimer. served 3 years iu 

Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Tremain Jane A. Mrs., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 

2 brood mares, farm 45. 
Trowbridge John, (Brownville ) r 21, laborer,- 



126 



TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD. 



Tyler Colett, (^Sacket's Harbor) dressmaker, li 
Ogden. 

Tyler Franklin B. F., (^Sacket's Harbor) r 27, 
farmer 31. 

Tyler William E., (Sacket's Harbor) (Tyler & \ 
Porter) alio, physician and siiigeon, Main, ' 
owns 35 acres land on r 62, h Broad. 

TYLER WILLIAM \V., (^Sacket's Harbor) cap- 
tain in the U. S. army, served in 94th N. Y. 
Vols. 

Tyler & Porter, (Sacket's Harbor) (William E. 
T. and Frank R. P.) physicians and sur- 
geons. Main. 

Utter Ann C, (E. Hounsfield) widow of John, 
farm 75. 

Utter J. De Esting, (E. Hounsfield) r 50, 11 
cows, farmer 40. 

VAN ALSTYNE MILES, (Sacket's Harbor) 
blacksmith. Broad, h Main. 

Vance William Cajit., (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, 
farmer 34. 

Vance William S., (Sacket's Harljor) r 22, farm- 
er for liis father, William, 34. 

VAN EPPS JAMES C, (Sacket's Harbor) rep- 
resentive Watertown Post and Daily 
Times, owns h and 10 acres, h Monroe. 

Van Volkenburg Margaret, (Sacket's Harbor) 
widow of John W., h and lot Broad. 

Voodra F. J., (Dexter) carpenter. 

Walsworth Byron, (Watei'town) r 51. farmer 
127. 

Walsworth Lewis, (Sacket's Harbor) off r 64, 
20 cows, farmer 200. [Deceased.] 

Ward Chester, (Sacket's Harbor) r 76, farmer. 

Ward James, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, laborer, 
h and 7 acres. 

Ward Josiali, (Sacket's Harbor) carpenter, h 
off Ray. 

Warren Annie, (Dexter) r 2, widow of Thomas, 
farmer 56. 

Warren William, (E. Honnsfield) r 32, post- 
master, prop. Half- Way House, and owns 
38 acres. 

Washburn Briggs, (Adams Center) r 76, farm- 
er 100. 

Washburn Caroline, (Sacket's Harbor) r 64, 
widow of Luther, farmer 35. 

Washburn Diana, (Sacket's Harbor) r 67, 
widow of Collins, resident. 

Washburn George, (Sacket's Harbor) r 66, 
farmer 55. 

Washburn Ii'a, (Sacket's Harbor) r 28, laborer. 

Washburn John, (Sacket's Harbor) r 61, farm- 
er, leases on shares of R. Baker 62. 

Washburn John R., (Sacket's Harbor) r 62, 
farmer, leases of James Fields, of Pame- 
lia, 100. 

WASHBURN LAYTON, (Sacket's Harbor) r 
6a, farmer for J. W. Phelps. 

Washljurn Martha, (Sicket's Harbor) r 63, 
widow of Dyer, farm 115. 

Washburn Mary, (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, wid- 
ow of Stephen, resident 55 years, farm 
13. 

Washburn Newton M., (Sacket's Harbor) har- 
nessmaker, h Hamilton cor. Monroe. 

Washburn Ricliard, (Sacket's Harbor) r 67, 
10 cows, 1 brood mare, farmer 115. 

Washburn Robert, (Sacket's Harbor) farmer 
20, h Main. 

Washburn Schuyler, (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 6 
cows, farmer 127. 

WASHBURN SILAS R., (Sacket's Harbor) r 
66, 13 cows, 150 sugar trees, farmer 90. 



Washburn Theodore, (Sacket's Harbor) r 06, 
15 cows, farmer 111. 

WATERBURY EVERETT D., (Sacket's Har- 
bor) dentist. Broad, h do. 

Waterbury George S., (Sacket's Harbor") r 66, 
9 cows, farmer on the estate of John 138. 

Waterbury Harriet, (Sacket's Harbor) widow 
of John M., owns 138 acres on r 66. 

Watkins Clinton D., (E. Hounsfield) r 7, 
farmer, leases on shares of W. Norton 
14.5. 

Wattam Jesse, (Sacket's Harbor) Gallup 
Island, laborer. 

Wattam NelsoTi D., (Sacket's Harbor) Gallup 
Island, 600 sheep, farmer 740. 

Wauful Pailee, (Brownville) r 6, laborer. 

Weber Lewis Rev., (Sacket's Harbor) pastor 
Presby. Church, h Washington. 

Wescott Alfred, (Sacket's Harbor) r 66 farmer 
100. [Deceased.] 

Wescott Ann, (Sacket's Harbor) r 66, widow of 
Orvis, farmer 70. [Deceased.] 

Wescott Clarence M., (Sacket's Harbor) r 65, 
farmer 25. 

Wescott Shubar, (Sacket's Harbor) r 67, farm- 
er on the estate of Ann 70. 

Westcott Charles H., (Sacket's Harbor) r 46, 
farmer, leases of H. A. Cool 54. 

Westcott Henry A., (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, 
laborer, owns 2 acres. 

Whalen Thomas, (Sacket's Harbor) r 25, farm- 
er 16. 

WHITAKER EZRA J., (Sacket's Harbor) en- 
gineer in the U. S. navy, h Broad. 

Whitney James W., (E. "Hounsfield) r 52, 
farmer 75. 

Whitmore Charles S., (Brownville) r 6, laborer. 

Wilcox Amos, (Brownville) r 6, druggist in 
Brown vilie, farmer 18. 

Wilder Charles, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, farm- 
er 32. 

Wilder Edwin, (Sacket's Harbor) r 22, farmer 
with his father, Charles. 

Wilder , (Dexter) r 12, widow of 

Ephraim, farm 80. 

Wilder Heniy D., (Dexter) r 12, farmer 100. 

Wilder James, (Sacket's Harbor) sailor, h 
Broad . 

Wilder Jotham, (Dexter) r 1, laborer. 

Wilder NeUie, (Sacket's Harbor) widow of 
Philo D., dressmaker, h Ogden. 

Wilder Stephen, (Dexter) r 12, farmer 60. 

Wilder Theodore, (Dexter) r 12, laborer, owns 
5 acres. 

Wilder Ward, (Sacket's Harbor) r 23, farmer 6. 

Wilder William, (Dexter) r 12, laborer. 

Wills Mary, (Sacket's Harbor) r 76, farmer 65. 

Wilson Ansel J. (Brownville) r 9, 10 cows, 
farmer 149. 

WILSON JAMES A., (Sacket's Harbor) agent, 
prop, lumber yard and planing and grist- 
mill, h Ray. 

Wilson Maiv, (Sacket's Harbor) widow, resi- 
dent, h Hill. 

Wilson liuih, (Sacket's Harbor) r 63, farm 10, 
h Broad. 

Winslow Jedediah Rev., (Sacket's Harbor) rec- 
tor Episcopal Church, bds.Eveleigh House, 
h in Watertown. 

WRIGHT JAMES, (Dexter) r 12, served in Co. 
H, 10th N. Y. H. A., 3 years, farmer. [Re- 
moved to Brownville.] 

Wright John, (Sacket's Harbor ) r 29, farmer 
92. 



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127 



TEKINGTON FERNANDO D., (Dexter ) butch- 
er. [Removed to Brownville.] 



Youn<,'s William H., (Dexter) r 12, miller, 
leases Globe grist-mill of D. Drake. 



LERAY. 

(For explanations, etc., see page 2,, part second.) 



(Postoffics address in parenthesis.) 



Ackerman Lewis, (Black River) r 105, farmer, 
leases of Lncina Poor 90. 

ALLEN BYRON J.. (Theresa) r 2, baypresser. 

Allen George M., (Black River) r 10?! emp. D. 
Dexter's Sons, h and lot. 

Allen Phili]), (Theresa) r 2, farmer 61. [De- 
ceased.] 

AUport David, (Black River ) r 105, laborer and 
fireman 

American Cheese Factory. ( Evans Mills) Dan- 
iel Walrath, prop. 

Anable Horace S., (Evans Mills) r 15, 30 cows, 
farmer, leases on shares of Jonas Petrie 
200. 

Anderson Charles S., (Evans Mills) carpenter 
and joinei', h and lot Le Rav st. 

ANDREWS NATHANIEL B. "Rev., (Evans 
Mills) pastor Presbyterian Church, par- 
sonage Church. [Removed to Michigan.] 

Anstead David, (Evans Mills) r 4, farmer 127. 

Anstead Henry A., (Evans Mills) r 26, 20 cows, 
breeder of Holstein cattle, farmer 185. 

Anthony Francis P., {Evans Mills) r 35, 15 
cows, farmer, leases of Oliver 150. 

Anthony Jacob, (Evans Mills) r 45, farmer 51. 

Anthony Oliver, (Evans Mills ) retired farmer 
151. h and lot Le Ray st. 

Appenzeller Frederick, (Le Raysville") r 56, 
postmaster, general merchant, h and 
lot. 

ARTHUR HOUSE, (Black River) Rudolph 
Richner, prop., Main cor. Friendship. 

BACON WILLARD, ( Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 60, 26 cows, farmer, leases of Lucy and 
Salome Budlong 196. 

BAILEY BENJAMIN \V.. (Black River) re- 
tired farmer, h and lot Park. 

Baldic James H., (Evans IMills) r633^, carpen- 
ter and joiner, h and 19 acres. 

Baldic John D., (Black River) r 107, carpenter 
and joiner, h and 2 acres. 

Barber Chauncy, (Sterlingville) r 49, owns 
with Juan 6 cows and farm 51. 

Barber Juan, ( Steningville) r 49, owns with 
Chauncy 6 cows and farm 51. 

Barber Selah W., (Black River) r 79 cor. 80, 8 
cows, farmer, leases of F. L. Rockwood, 
of Felt's Mills, 101. 

Barick Henrv, (Philadelphia) r 28. farmer 52. 

BARNES OSCAR W., (Evans Mills) farmer. 

Baum John, (^Evaus Mills) r 4, 18 cows, farm- 
er 164. 

Baum Lucius C, (Evans Mills) r 12, 11 cows, 
farmer 97. 

Baum William, (Evans Mills) r 4, 19 cows, 
farmer 205. ' 



BAUMERT CHARLES H. J.. (Sanford's 
Corners) r 86, manuf. of all kinds of fancy 
cheese, book-keeper and business manager 
for his mother, Christina. 

Banmert Christina, (Sanford's Corners) r 86, 
cheese manuf., owns several residences in 
New York city, farmer 250. 

Baxter Madison, (Sanford's Corners) r 81, 17 
cows, farmer, leases of Octave Blanc 200. 

Baxter Philip, (Evans Mills) off r 40, farmer 
126. 

Beebe Newton S., (Evans Jlills ) r 39, farmer 77. 

Beebe Sardis, (Evans Mills) r 39, stone mason. 

Beebe Silas, (Evans Mills ) r 24, retired, h and 
lot. 

Beebe William, (Evans Mills) r 39, 28 cows, 
farmer 245. 

Bellenger Joseph A., (Black River ) r 106, labor- 
er, h and lot. 

Bellinger William H., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r20, laborer. 

Benoit Diana, (Sanford's Corners) r 82, widow 
of George, farmer 30. 

Eichet Jo.seph J., (Evans Blills) r 35, 12 cows, 
farmer 117. 

BICHET PETER, (Evans Mills) r 35, 5 cows, 
breeder of grade Hols'ein cattle, farmer 63. 

Bigness Alexander, (Black River) r 98, laborer, 
h and lot and 30 acres. 

Bisha Almira, (^Evans Mills) r 35, widow of 
Joseph. 

Bisha Charles, (Evans Mills) r 35, farmer 
71. 

Bisha George A.. (Evans Mills) r 64, 15 cows, 
farmer, leases of William Comstock 160. 

BISHA WILLIAM M., (Evans Mills) r 35, 5 
cows, fanner, leases of Charles 71. 

Bishop Drusilla A., (Evans Mills) widow of 
Moses, h and lot Le Ray st. 

Black River Bending Co., (Black River) Mat- 
thew Poor, pres. ; P. V. Poor, sec'y and 
treas., manuf s. of bent chair stock and 
chairs. Main. 

Black River Wood Pulp Co., (Black River) 
manuf s. of wood pulp. Main. 

Blanc Octave, (Sanford's Comers) r 81, re- 
tired civil engineer, farm 200, h and lot. 

BONNEY ASWELL C, (Evans Mills) r 41, 
farm 104, h and lot. 

Boomiller Casjier, (Evans Mills) r 48, retired 
farmer 50. 

Boomiller Matthias, (Evans Mills) r 48, farm- 
er, leases of Casper 50, and owns on r 47 
farm 17.. 

Bort Jacob, (Evans Jlills) r 39, retired farmer, 
h and lot. 



128 



TOWN OF LE RAY. 



Bourman Simon, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 20, 
farmer 100. 

Bowman Frank H., (Le Raysville) r 49, farm- 
er, leases on shares of Julius 126. 

Bowman John H., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 
20, farmer 90. 

Bowman Julius, {he Raysville) r 49, retired 
farmer 126. 

Bradley Calvin, (Evans Mills) peddler, h and 
lot n depot. 

Branch John N., (Evans Mills) r 34, farmer 

Bressout Joseph, (Black River) r 89, 11 cows, 

breeder of grade Holstein cattle, farmer 

65. 
Briant Charles, (Evans Mills) r 57. farmer 

70. 
Briant David, (Evans Mills) r 56, carpenter 

and joiner, farmer 25. 
Briant Henry, (Evans Mills) r 56, 21 cows, 

farmer 140. 
Briant Henry E., (Evans Mills) r 56, carpenter 

and joiner. 
Briant Melvin, (Evans Mills) r 43, 7 cows, 

farmer 80. 
Brick Hotel, (Evans Mills) Peter Farmer, prop.. 

Main. 
Brimmer Fred S., (Evans Mills) r 15, farmer, 

leases of A. E. Helmer 255. 
Brown Ernest J., (Evans Mills) telegraph op- 
erator at depot. 
Brown Lucy Mrs., (Sanford's Corners) r 111, h 

and 6 acres. 
Bruce Eleanor, ( Watertown) r 115, farm 27. 
Bruce Isaac, ( Watertown ) r 115, law student. 
Bruton Joseph, (Black River) r 105, laboi-er. 
Bruton Thomas, (Black River) r 109, laborer, 

h and lot. 
Burdick Ephraim, (Black River) r 89, 14 cows, 

farmer, leases of A. C. Scofield 90. 
Burhans Maria H., (Evans Mills) r 13, widow 

of W. S., 11 cows, farmer 82. 
Burrows Charles, (Black River) r 105, teamster, 

h and lot. 
Bushaw Lewis, (Great Bend) off r 92, farmer 

36. 
Bushnell Lewis, (Great Bend) off r 92, emp. In 

paper-mill. 
Bushnell William F., (Great Bend) off r 92, 

emp. in paper-mill. 
Busier George, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 19 

laborer. 
Butts Aaron, (Sterlingville) r 31, 20 cows, 

breeder of Holstein cattle, farmer, lease, 

of Oscar Slade 212. 
Butts Franklin, (Watertown) r 111, laborer. 
CABLE JOHN, Jr., (Pamelia Four Corners) 

r 20, 9 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire 

cattle and half blood Berkshire and Ches- 
ter white swine, farmer 136. 
Campbell Charles B., (Black River) contractor 

for excavating and building stone work. 
Carey Jolm, (Black River) prop. Jefferson 

House, School. 
Carpenter John H., (Sanford's Corner) r 83, 6 

cows, breeder of grade Jersey cattle, farm- 
er 70, served 3 years in Co. D, 10th N. Y. 

H. A. 
Carron Lewis B., (Evans Mills) painter, paper 

hanger, and decorator, h off Main. 
Carter Revello F., (Watertown) r 24, farmer 

167, h in \v'atertown. 
Case Sydney L., (Sanford's Corners) r 111, 

capenter, engineer, and farmer. 



Casse Merton W., (Evans Mills) prop, meat 
market, under Brick Hotel. 

Casse William P., (Evans Mills) dealer in wall 
paper, window shades, ice cream, confec- 
tionery, and fruits. Main. 

Chadwick Daniel, ( Evans Mills) prop. Chad- 
wick House, neai- E. E. depot. 

Chadwick House, (Evans Mills) Daniel Chad- 
wick, prop., near depot. 

Chamberlain Charles H., (Black River) r 106, 
shipping clerk for Dexter & Co. 

Chamberlain Delevan M., (Felt's Mills) r 103, 
6 cows, farmer 71. 

Chamberlain Edward, (Evans Mills) gentle- 
man, h Le Ray st. 

Chamberlain Fred, (Evans Mills) off r 20, 
farmer, leases of Henry SchuU 143. 

Chamberlain George C, (Black River) r 106, 
l^ainter and paper hanger. 

Chamberlain Peter, (Black River) r 106, car- 
riage painter, h and lot. 

Child Andrew M. Rev., (Black River) r 79, 
farmer, leases of Thomas 115. 

CHILD EUGENE A., (Le Raysville) r 5-5, 
manuf. of lumber, lath, and shingles, 
projj. saw-mill, carpenter, and farmei- 
50. 

CHILD HANNAH Miss, (Felt's Mills) r 96, 
retired. 

Child Thomas, (Black River) r 79, retired 
farmer 115, h and lot. 

Christian William D., (Evans Mills) clerk for 
A. E. Helmer. 

Christie George. (Evans Mills) r 45. retired 
farmer, 

Christie James. (Evans Mills) r 45, farmer 112. 

Christman George W., (Sterlingville) r 52, 
farmer 50. 

Churchill Henry C, (Le Raysville) r 56, car- 
penter and farmer for Mary E. 22. 

Churchill Nettie S. Miss, (Le Raysville) r 56, 
school teacher. 

Clark Chandler C, (Black River) r 113, 2a 
cows, farmer 177. 

Clark Paul B., (Evans Mills) harnessmaker, 
farmer 19, h Main. 

Class John, (Black River) r 105, farmer 47. 

Cobb Ephraim H.. (Evans Mills) r25, 7 cows, 
farmer 87. 

Cocagne Catherine, (Evans Mills) r 37. farm 
155. 

Cocagne Nicholas J., (Evans Mills) r 37, 12 
cows, farmer 42. 

Cole Charles E., (Evans Mills) r 18, 7 cows,, 
farmer 100. 

Cole Clarissa T., (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 
widow of Philip. 

COLE HARRISON K . (Evans Mills) off r 60, 
5 cows, farmer 100, and leases of Aswell 
Bonny 104. 

Cole Robert P., (Sanford's Corners) r 87, gar- 
dener and farmer 6. 

Comins Orville, (Black River) r 115)4, emp. 
D. Dexter's Sons. 

Comins Patrick, (Evans Mills) blacksmith, 
horseshoer. and repairer. Main, h do. 

Comstock William M., (Evans Mills) retired 
merchant, farm 113. h Main. 

Converse Edward, (Sterlingville) r 31, breeder 
of Hambbtonian horses, farmer 214. 

Conway Alexander, (Sanford's Corners) r 81,. 
7 cows, farmer 100. 

Conway Noel, (Sanford's Corners) r 80, 8 cows,- 
farmer 100. 



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129 



Cook A. W. & C. R, (Evans Mills) general 
merchantH. Main. 

Cook Adolphns W., (Evans Mills) (A. W. & C. 
K. Cook) h Main. 

Cook Charlos R., (Evans Mills) {A. W. &C. R. 
Cook) h Main. 

Cooper Gharton, (Evans Mills) farmer for Mary 
E. 75. 

Cooper Francis A., (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 
retired farmer 44, h and lot. 

Cooper Frank R., (Sanford's Corners) v 103, 
20 cows, farmer, leases of his father, Fran- 
cis, 90. 

Cooper Mary E. Mrs., (Evans Mills) 9 cows, 
farmer 75, h Main. 

Cooper Saiah, ('Sanford's Corners) r 100, widow 
of Victor, h and 11 acres. 

COOPER WILLIAM S., (Evans Mills) owns 
on r 64 farm 125, h and lot Main. [Removed 
to Felt's Mills.] 

COREY JAMES. (Sanford's Corners) r 103, 9 
cows, breeder of grade Aj'rshire and Hol- 
stein cattle, farmer 70. 

Cory Andrew E., (Black River) (The Wolcott 
Co. ) h Friendship. 

Cory Charlotte, (Watertown) r 111, widow of 
Curtis W.. farm 90. 

Cory Curtis, (Black River) r 89, 14 cows, farm- 
er 110. 

CORY DANIEL M.. (Sanford's Corners) r 111, 
owns h and 16 acres. 

Cory George F., (Watertown ) r 111, 16 cows, 
farmer 222. 

CORY OSCAR E., (Watertown) r 111, 10 cows, 
farmer 104. 

Corv William B.. (Black River) r 89, farmer 
■50. 

Cotroll Milo M., (Sanford's Corners) r 83, shoe- 
maker, 10 cows, farmer, leases of W. Earl 
133. 

Countryman Alexander, (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) retired farmer 136, and in Theresa 
82. 

Countryman Ed, (Sanford's Corners) r 85, 
farmer, leases of Charles S. Matteson 125. 

Cowan Caioline, (Black River) widow of Cal- 
vin, h Maple ave. 

COWAN JUDSON N , (Black River) specula- 
tor, paniter. and mason, bds. Maple ave. 

Cowan Monroe B., ( Black River ) emp. in pulp- 
mill, h Maple ave. 

Cowan Walter L., (Black River) emp. in pulp- 
mill, bds. Maple ave. 

Cox Mary E., (Black River) widow of John, 
prop, bakery, h Maple ave. 

Cox William E., (Black Biver) foreman in 
pulp-mill, h Maple ave. 

CRANE JESSE, (Felt's Mills) olf r 107, black- 
smith. 

Cristian William D., (Evans Mills) resident. 

Croane Irving B.. (Black River) r 89, artist. 

Croane Joseph, (Black River) r 98, farmer 
47. 

Crosby Marvin R., (Sanford's Corners) r 82, 
carpenter and farmer 21, h and lot. 

Crosby Nathaniel J., (^Sanford's Corners) r 82, 
carpenter, owns with his father, Marvin 
R., farm 20. 

Croissant Edward, (Evans Mills) painter, h 
and lot Main. 

Croissant Eleanor, (Evans Mills) widow of 
James, owns on r 36 farm 65, bds. with 
Fred E. 



9 



Croissant Fred E., (Evans I\Iills) supervisor, 
justice of the peace, station agent R., W. 
&0. R. R., Am. Express agent, and tele- 
graph operator, h and lot Le Ray st. 

Crystal Springs American Cheese Factory, 
brand "' Sunny Side," Leonard Helmer 
and A. E. Helmer, props. ; Sydney Staring, 
cheesemaker. 

Cummins Henry H., (Black River) r 105 cor, 
106, emp. in chair factory. 

Dano Clifton, (Le Raysville ) r 55, emp. Julia 
Woolever. 

Davenport John T., (Black River) r 106, re- 
tired farmer, h and lot. 

Davenport Piatt W., (Evans Mills) retired 
farmer, h and lot Le Ray st. 

DAVIS GEORGE H., (Black River) r 107, alio, 
physician, graduate Vermont University,, 
ii and lot. 

Daynord Luther L., (Evans Mills) r 15, 12, 
cows, farmer 130. 

De Lancy Phebe, (Sterlingville) r 53, widow 
of Thomas. 

De Lancy Thomas H., (Sterlingville) farmer 
200. 

Delaware Davenport E., (Evans Mills) r 43, 7 
cows, farmer 57. 

Delaware Spencer H., (Evans Mills) r 25, 7 
cows, farmer 57. 

Delaware Woodburv B., (Evans Mills) retired 
farmer 176, h Peck. 

Deli Henry C, (Evans Mills) r 27, barber, 20- 
cows, farmer 171. 

Demar Jeremiah, (Evans Mills) r 2, laborer. 

Dempsey David Rev., (Black River) r 105, re- 
tired Free Methodist clergyman. 

Dexter Aaron, (Black River) r 107, retired 
farmer, h and lot. 

Dexter B. A. <t Son, (Black River) (Herbert 
A.) undertakers and dealers in furni- 
ture. School. 

Dexter Benjamin A., (Black River) (B. A. 
Dexter & Son) h Scliool. 

DEXTER DAVID E., (Black River) r 107, (D. 
Dexter's Sons) h and lot. 

Dexter Edward M., (Black River) r 107, book- 
keeper for Dexter it Co. 

Dexter Herbert A., (Black River) (B. A. Dex- 
ter & Son) bds. School. 

Dexter Simeon, (Black River) (Dexter & Co.) 
retired farmer, pasture land 150, h Maple. 

Dexter & Co., (Black River) r 153^, (Simeon) 
props, chair factory. [See also Rutland.] 

Dillinbeck Byron C, (^Sanford's Corners) r 
100, blacksmith and horseshoer, h and IJ^ 
acres. 

Dillinbeck Frank H., (Black River) tinsmith, 
dealer in hardware and tinware. Main cor. 
School. 

Dillinbeck John S., (Evans Mills) r 57, 15 
cows, farmer 122. 

Dillinbeck Menzo, (Sanford's Corners) r 101, 
7 cows, coal dealer and farmer 50. 

Dillinbeck Menzo A., (Evans Blills) r 57. 
farmer 54. 

DONA CHESTER, (Sanford's Corners) r 89, 
bone dealer. 7 cows, farmer 36. 

Dona Rama, (Black River) r 109, 13 cows, 
farmer 81. 

Doner Henry, (Sanford's Corners) r 102, 10 
cows, farmer 55. 

DORN ADAM, (Black River) r 99, cheesemak- 
er Five Corners factory, h and lot. 



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TOWN OF LE RAY. 



Douglass William O., (Evaus Mills) r 61, farm- 
er 52. 
Downer Lewis, (Evans Mills) r 15. 
DOXTATER CATHERINE, (Pamelia Four 

Corners) lives with James D. Shead. 
Doxtater Limbnrger Cheese Factory, r 37, F. 

& J. Gerber, of New York city, props. 
Drake David, (Evaus Mills) r 1, 17 cows, 

farmer 200. 
Drake Jeremiah, (Evans Mills) r 25, h and 

5 acres, owns farm in Theresa 137. 

[Deceased.] 
Drake Jeremiah F.,(EvansMill8)r 25,farmer 106 
Duffang Alexander, (Black Biver) blacksmith, 

h Maple. 
Duffy Andrew. (Evans Mills) r 6^h4, farmer, 

leases of Joseph B. Taggart 25 cows and 

farm 280. 
Dumas Autwine, (Evans Mills) r 24, wagon- 
maker and repairer, h and lot. 
Dunn Harlan B., (Sanford's Corners) dealer 

in groceries. 
Duntou Milton C, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 

retired farmer. 
Dunton Thomas, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 

f aimer 55. 
Earl Mary Ann, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 

widow of George E., h and lot. 
EDDY EDMOND K., (Evans Mills) r fi, 12 

cows, breeder of Holsteiu cattle, served in 

C>). IVI, 20th N. Y. Cav. Vols., farmer 50. 
Eddy Nelson, (Evans Mills) retired farmer, 

lives with Mary E. Cooper, Main. 
Elm Tree Limburger Cheese Factory, r 49, 

Mang B Keichle. prop. 
EMMET CHARLES V., (Evans Mills) r 41, 

painter and decorator. [Removed.] 
Emo Joseph, (Evans Mills) r 8, farmer, leases 

of Sylvester Petrie. 
Emond John B., (Sanford's Corners) r 84, 

retired farmer 104. 
Emond John F., (Sanford's Corners) r 83, hay 

dealer and farmer 115. 
Emond Lewis M., (Sanford's Corners) r 84, 

farmer, leases on shares of John B. 230. 
ENGLISH LIZEM, (Evans Mills) carpenter 

and builder, served in Co. H. 9ist Inf. N. 

Y. Vols., h and lot Main. 
Evans Egbert, (Evans Mills) r 27, farmer 30. 
Evaus Hiel E., (Evans Mills) stone mason. 
Evans Jessie Mrs., (Evans Mills) lives with her 

father, H. Holbrook, Main. 
Evans John C, (Evans Mills) r 27, 17 cows, 

farm 93. 
EVANS VINCENT, (Evans Mills) prop, res- 
taurant and billiard rooms. Main, h do. 
Eves Henry, (Black River) r 96, laborer and 

owns 15 acres. 
Failing James. (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 

breeder of brown Leghorns, buff Cochins, 

and Wyandotte fowls, gardener, h and 3 

acres, and leases of Ferdinand Fairman 14. 
Failing John. (Sanford's Corners) r 100 retired. 
FAILING SPENCER. (Evans Mills) r 28, 

15 cows, farmer 120. 
Fairbanks Stephen G., (Black River) r 107, 

painter, h and lot. 
Fairman Ferdinand, (Sanford's Corners) r 

100, farmer. 
Fairman Lucinda, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 

widow of George W., h and 30 acres. 
Farmer Peter, (Evans Mills) prop. Brick Hotel, 

served in Co. I, 20th Cav. N. Y. Vols., as 

commissary sergeant, Main. 



Farrell Cha'les, (Evans Mills) r 16, farmer, 
leases of David Garlock 156. 

Fenner Robert, (Le Raysville) r 56, retired 
farmer 14, h and 3 acres. 

Fetterly William, (Evans Mills) r 1, farm 5. 

Fikes Adam, (Evans Mills) r 1, 11 cows, farmer 
104. 

Fikes Albert, (Evans Mills) r 1, carpenter and 
joiner, h and 7 acres. 

Fikes Edwin F., (Evans Mills) r 17, 19 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
185. 

Fikes Jacob, (Evans Mills) r 17, lives with his 
son Edwin F. 

Fikes Willie J., (Evans Mills) r 1, carpenter 
and joiner, h and 25 acres. 

Fisk Daniel, (Evans Mills) retired farmer, h 
and lot Main. 

FISK GEORGE A., (Watertown) r 111, 10 
cows, farmer 65, and leases the Curtis 
Cory estate 95, served in 22d N. Y. Inf. 
Vols., and reeniisted in 2d N. Y. Vol. Cav. 

Fitzpatrick John, (Evans Mills) off r 57, 12 
cows, farmer 138. 

Fitzpatrick Michael, (Evans Mills) off r 57, 
farmer, lives with his father, John. 

Fitzpatrick Richard, (Evans Mills) off r 57, 
farmer. 

Five Corners Limburger Cheese Factory, 
Christina Beaumert, purchaser; Adam 
Dorn, cheesemaker. 

Flint Sallv, (Evans Mills) widow of Oliver, 
aged 86. 

Foley Patrick, (Evans Mills) r 6, laborer. 

Forbes Aaron, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 22, 
12 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer, leases the Forbes estate 175. 

FORRESTER WILLIAM A., (Black River) 
physician and surgeon, Main, h do. 

Fortune Frank A., (Brown ville) r 55, farmer 
83. 

Foster George D., (Evans Mills) school teach- 
er, h Church. 

Fowler Ashbell, (Le Raysville ) r 55, 8 cows, 
farmer 104. 

Fraley John, (Evans Mills) r 27, 7 cows, breed- 
er of grade Holsteiu cattle and Norman 
horses, farmer 110. 

Frazier Channcy, (Evans Mills) r 41, 10 cows, 
farmer 133. 

Frazier Walter E.. (Evans Mills) r 42, farmer 
7L 

FREDENBURG EBENEZER W., (Evans 
Mills) agent for Chase Brothers' nursery, 
Rochester, N. Y., seived in Co. C, 94 th N. 
Y. Vols., h LeRay St. 

Freeman Biothers, (Great Bend) r 74, (John 
E. and George E. ) props. Freeman Hotel, 
20 cows, farmers 470, and in Wilna 356. 

Freeman Geoi-ge E , (Great Bend) r 74, (Free- 
man Brothers). 

Freeman Hotel, (Gi'eat Bend) r 74, Freeman 
Brothers, props. 

Freeman John E., (Great Bend) r 74, (Free- 
man Brothers). 

Fuller George B., (Watertown) r 114, 6 cows, 
market gardener 88, and 16 acres on r 
115. 

Fuller Jabas F., (Sanford's Corners) r 83, re- 
tired farmer. 

Galloway Hiram, (Great Bend) r 74, laborer, 
h and 5 acres. 

GARDNER ALEXANDER P., (Sterlingville) r 
32, retired farmer 107. 



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■Gardner Amos, (Evans Mills) r 33. farmer 100. 
■Gardner Edwin, (Le Ravsville) r 65, farmer 50. 
Gardner Eli. (Evans Mills) r 33, com. traveler, 

farm 200. 
Gardner Ephraim. (Evans Mills) r 28, farmer 

80. 
Gardner George, ( Sterlingville ) r 49, fi cows, 

aged 84, retired farmer 170. 
Gardner Grant J., (Evans Mills) r 64, farmer 

92. 
Gardnei- Ira, (Evans Mills) r 33, retired farm- 
er 28, h and lot. 
Gardner Jacob. ( Sferlingville) off r 49 hunter. 
GARDNER MADISON S., (Kvans Mills) r 33, 

10 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle 

and Dnroc Jersey swine, farmer, leases of 

Warren al)Out 160. 
Gardner Phebe, (Evans Mills) r 39. widow of 

William. 
Gardner Reuben J., (Evans Mills) r 33. 10 cows, 

farmer, leases on shares of Eli 200. 
Gardner Samuel, (Evans Mills) r 33. farmer 

215. 
Gardner Warren, (Evans Mills) r 33, Friends 

minister, retiied farmer 100. 
Gartland James. ( Sanford's Corners) farmer 

on the Conrad Werner estate 158. 
George Albert, (Evans Mills) r 1, laborer. 
Getman Dewitt. (Evans Mills) r 1, thresher 

and farmer 71. 
Gibbs Mariette E.. (Black River) widow of 

James, h Maple. 
Gibbs Frank D., (Black River) (Empire Wood 

Pnlp Co.) carpenter and joiner, shop in 

Rutland, built in 1826, h School. 
GIBBS ROMAIN D., (Black River) car])enter, 

joiner, and millwright, h Maple. 
GILLESPIE GEORGK G., (Black River) 

turner, enip. D. Dexter's Sons, served in 

Bat. C. 1st N. Y. Lt. Art., and in Cj. E, 

14th N. Y. H. A., h School. 
Gillespie John U., ( Black River ) r 105, emp. 

D. Dexter's Sons, h and lot. 
Gilligan Daniel, (Evans Mills) r 24, emp. on 

R.. W. & O. R. R., h and 3 acres. 
Gilligan John, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 

butcher, li and lot. 
Glass Elias, (Black River) r 105, laborer, h and 

lot. 
Gonan William A.. (Evans Mills) r 41, farmer. 
Gonan William E., (Evans Mills) r 41, 10 

cows, breeder of grade Durham cattle, 

fanner 95. 
Gonneau Alexander, (Evans Mills) blacksmith, 

horseshoer, and carriage ironer, h Willow. 
Gould Egbert, (Evans Mills) h and 10 a'jres 

Main. 
Gould John, (Black River) r 105, (Waful & 

Gould) h Maple ave. 
Gould Joseph W., (Watertown) r 115, farmer 

55. 
GOUi^D STEPHEN N., (Evans Mills) r 40, 25 

cows, farmer with Svlvester 200. 
GOULD SYLVESTER, "(Evans Mills) r 40, 

farmer with Stephen N. 200, h in village. 
Gould's American Cheese Factory, r 40, Gould 

.t Bacon, props. 
Graham George O., (Black River) r 106, bar- 
ber and hair-dresser, Arthur House, h and 

lot. 
Graham John, (Watertown) r 115, farmer 

with his father, Thomas. 
Graham Nicholas, (Black River) r 95 cor. 96, h 

and 3 acres. 



Graham Thomas, (Watertown) r 115, farmer 
60. 

Grapotte Augustus, (Evans Mills) r 46, 25 
cows, farmer, leases of George Petrie 225. 

Grapotte Elizabeth, (Evans Mills) widow of 
Francis, h Main. 

Gj-apotte Eugenia D. Bliss, ( Evans Jlills) dress- 
maker, bds. with her mother, Elizabeth. 

Grapotte Louis, (Evans Mills) laborer, h Le 
Rav st. 

GRAPOTTE MOSES, (Evans Mills) r 9, farm- 
er 103. 

Graves Joseph S., (Black River) r 107, dealer 
in coal, station agent, breeder of Lang- 
shan, Wyandotte, I'lymouth Rock, and 
Brown Leghorn fowls, h and lot. 

Gray Willard A.. (Black River) r 105, unhol- 
sterer, emp. D. Dexter's Sons. 

Grover Horace, (Le Raysviile) r 56, retired 
farmer 32, h and lot. 

Guinup Thomas. (Black River ) r 106, has been 
blind 13 years. 

Guinup William W., (Black River) r 106, 
laborer, h and 16 acres. 

HAAP FREDERICK. ( Evans Mills) r 34, car- 
penter and farmer 84. 

Haas Valentine, (Evans Mills) r 13. 20 cows, 
farmer 210. 

Hadsall Albert W., (Black River )r 107. (Whip- 
ple & Hadsall) assessor, h ;Main cor. Wall. 

Hanes John, (Evans IMills) r 1, liiborer. 

HANSON BARNEY N., (^Evans Mills) r 13, 42 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer, leases of \Villiam H. Reese, on 
shares, 279. [Removed to Theresa.] 

Hardy Clarence G., (Sanford's Corners) r 101, 
farmer. 

Hardy David, (Sanford's Corners) r 101, 30 
cows, farmer 232. 

Hardy Dexter A., (Sanford's Corners") r 101, 
farmer. 

Hardv Phineas, (Sanford's Corners) r 86. 15 
cows, farmer 120. 

Harris Gertrude Miss, (Evans Mills) school 
teaclier. 

Hart Catherine, (Black River) r 77, widow of 
Georye B. 

Hart Charles H., (Black River) r 77, 6 cows, 
fainier 110. 

Hart Henry H., (Black River) blacksmith and 
general rej)airer. School, h in Rutland. 

HART JEREMIAH, (Evans Mills) r 41, stone 
mason, leases h and lot of George, Riv- 
er. 

HARTER ADELINE, (Evans Mills) r 1, widow 
of Daniel, fanner 36, and wood lot 36. 

HARWICK JOHN K., ( Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 20, 4 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire 
cattle, farmer 80. 

Hawley Charlotte D., (Evans Mills) widow of 
William, h and lot Chiu'ch cor. Peter. 

Hawn Edwin J., (Pamelia Four Corners) 22 
cows, farmer, leases of Horace Gould 180. 

Hazelton George C, (Black River) r 106, (Em- 
pire Wood Pulp Co. ) justice of the peace, 
10 cows, farmer 151. 

Hebbert Andi'us, ( Le Raysviile ) r 49, carpenter 
and joiner. 

Hebbert Edward, (Le Raysviile) r 49, farm 53, 
wood lot 40. 

Hebert Charles D., (Sanford's Corners) r 101, 
retired farmer. 

Heil Wendell, (Le Raysviile) r 56, retired 
farmer, h and 4 acres. 



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TOWN OF LE RAY. 



HELMER ALBERT E., (Evans MillH) town 
clerk, notary public, dealer in drugs and 
groceries, farm 255, Le Ray st., h Main. 

Helmer Gilbert J., (Evans Mills) r 19, 12 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Helmer Jacob N.. (Evans Mills) retired farm- 
er 229, h Le Kay st. 

Helmer Leonard A., (Evans Mills) off r 9, 30 
cows, farmer 200. 

Henry Carrie E. Miss, (Evans Mills) school 
teacher, bds. off Le Ray st. 

HENRY FRANK M.. { Evans Mills) r 58, butch- 
er and prop, meat market, 6 cows, farmer, 
leases of Peter Turner 188. Le Ray st. 
[Removed to Lowville, N. Y.] 

Heni-y James M., (Evans Mills) gardener, h 
and 6 acres otf Le Ray st. 

Hejjp Susan, (Evans Mills) widow of Jacob, h 
Main. 

Herrick Francis, (Sanford's Corners) off' r 86, 
farmer 40. 

Herrick George W., (Sanford's Corners) r 86, 
farmer 57. 

Herrick Houghton, (Sanford's Corners) r 86, 
farmer, leases of Mrs. C. Cole 49. 

Herrick Lucius R., (Sanford's Corners) r 83, 
8 cows, farmer 80. 

Hibbard Jerome, (Evans Mills) r 64, 10 cows, 
breeder of grade Holsteiu cattle, farmer 
141. 

Hines Carmila Miss, (Le Raysville) r 66, h and 
lot. 

Hmes Cornelia E., (Black River) r 106, widow 
of Benjamin E., h and lot. 

Holbrook Charles I., (Evans Mills) prop, saw- 
mill, h and lot Mill. 

Holbrook Henderson, (Evans Mills) retired 
farmei', h and lot. 

Holbrook Marcus H., (Sanford's Corners) r63, 
hav buyer. 

Hoover Albert, (Evans Mills) r 36, farmer, 
leases of Frederick Croissant 65. 

Hoover Anna A. Miss, ( Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 39, school teacher. 

Hoover James U., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 20, 
well driller, leases of Naucy Gove h and 15 
acres. 

Hoover Philip, (Evans Mills) r 16, farmer 
104. 

Hopkins Ruth S., (Evans Blills) r 46, widow of 
Charles C, h and lot. 

Hotis Fred, (Evans Mills) r 15, farmer, leases 
of Charles Petrie 175. 

Howland Hiram T., (Felt's Mills) r 98, pump- 
maker and farmer 110. 

Howland Walter, (Evans Mills) r 43. 14 cows, 
farmer 193. 

Hungerford Catherine B. Miss, (Evans Mills) 
school teacher, bds. Main. 

Hungerford Edwin, (Evans Mills) some sort of 
a groeeryman, Le Ray st., positively re- 
fused to give information. 

Hungerford Edwin O.. (Evans Mills) dealer in 
hardware, agricultural implements, stoves, 
and tinware, Le Rav st., h Main. 

HUNGERFORD ELBERT, (Evans Mills) 
dealer in Hour and feed. Main, h do. 

Hungerford Elva E. Miss, (Evans Mills) mil- 
linei', bds. Main. 

Hungerford Emily F. Miss, (Evans Mills) 
school teacher, bds. Main. 

HUNTINGTON HENRY G., (Black River) r 
114, 6 cdws, 200 sugar trees, farmer 75, 
and woodland 25. 



JABAS GEORGE F., (Sanford's Corners) r 83, 
served 3 enlistments in the regular army, 
farmer, leases of Mrs. L. 33. 

JABAS PHILIP A., (Sanford's Corners) r 63, 
6 cows, breeder of grade Holstein cattle, 
farmer 6. 

Jackson Jason. (Black Rivei') farmer, leases of 
Matthew Poor 115, h Main. 

Jeffers Barney H., (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 
16 cows, farmer, leases of Milton C. Dun- 
ton 125. 

Jefferson House, (Black River) r — , John 
Carey, prop., livery stable connected. 
School. 

Jefferson Valley American Cheese Factory, 
Jeremiah it Isaac Schell, props. 

Jewett Abram, (Sanford's Corners) r 82, re- 
tired farmer 35. 

Jewett Caroline S., (Sanford's Corners) r 81, 
widow of Thomas J., farm 190. 

Jewett Willie M., (Sanford's Cornei's) r 81, 25 
cows, farmer, leases of his mother, Caro- 
line S., 190. 

Jones John, (Sterlingville) r 51, farmer and 
pasture land 57. 

Jones John J., (Evans Mills) I'resbyterian 
clergyman, bds. Chadwick House. 

Jones Le Roy E., (Evans Blills) alio, physi- 
cian and surgeon. Main, h Le Rav st. 

JONES NATHAN, (Evans Mills) r "l, prop, 
saw and feed-mills, manuf. of cheese 
boxes and shingles, bds. with Svdney 
Schell. 

Jones Robert O., (Black River) clerk for 
Whipple & Hadsall, bds. Jefferson House. 

Joirbart Augustine, (Black River) shoemaker, 
h Main. 

Kanady Alexander, (Evans Mills) capitalist, 
farm 25, h Main. 

Keller Almiren M., (Evans Mills) r 8, 14 cows, 
farmer 143. 

Keller Brothers, (Evans Mills) r 9, (John M. 
and David) 22 cows, farmers, lease of Jo- 
nas Petrie 162. 

Keller David, (Evans Mills) r 9, (Keller Broth- 
ers). 

Keller John M., (Evans Mills) r 9. (Keller 
Brf)thcrs). 

Keller Reuben, (Evans Blills) r 9. resident. 

Keller Simon, (Evans BIills) r 17, apiarist 175 
colonies, farmer 84. 

Keller William, (Evans Mills) r 16, 12 cows, 
farmer 134. 

Keller William H., (Sterlingville) r 49, farmer 
120. 

Kelly Patrick, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, gar- 
dener. 

Kinnev John J., (Evans Mills) 10 cows, farmer 
226, h Main. 

Kinney Joseph W., (Evans Mills) section hand 
R.". W. & O. R. R.. h and lot Peck. 

Kinney Patiiek H., (Evans Mills ) r 37, team- 
ster and farmer 27. 

Kohler Edward, (Le Ravsville) r 49, farmer 
102. 

Labonta Joseph J., (Felt's Mills) r 93, farm 
100. 

Lacy Henrv, (Watertown) r 115, 8 cows, farm- 
er 60. ■ 

La Fleur Amos D., (Black River) r 107, farmer 
100. 

La Fleur John A., (Black River) r 107, medi- 
cal student. 

Lancor John, (Black River) r 103, laborer. 



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LANPHEAR PERRY, (Black River) r 104, 10 
cows, farmer 75. 

Lapatra George, Sr., (^Black River) farm la- 
borer. 

Lapatra George, Jr., (Black River) laborer. 

La Rock William J., (Evans Mills) r 26, farm- 
er 76. 

Larrabee Cyrus, (Black River) r 98, laborer, h 
and lot. 

Larrabee Nelson, (Black River) r 98, laborer, 
h and lot. 

Lashaw Charles. (Evans Millsl r 3-i, farmer 
with Peter 56. 

Lashaw Peter, (Evans Mills) r 34, farmer with 
Charles. 

Lashaw William, (Evans Mills ) r 34, farmer, 
kases of Mrs. Francis Marsaw 40. 

Lawrence Edwin J., (Evans Mills) r 2, farmer 
176. 

Lawrence Emogene, (Evans Mills) r 24, farm- 
er, owns farm in Philadelphia, and leases 
the Beckwith estate 444. 

Lawrence Ephraim, (Evans jMills) r 4, 8 cows, 
breeder of grade Avrshire cattle, farmer 
120. 

Lawi-ence Jacob, (^Pamelia Four Corners) r 
20. fainier ,S6. 

LAWRENCE NELSON J., (Evans Mills^ r 24, 
45 cows, breeder of Holstein cattle, farm- 
er, leases of the Misses Beckwith 444. 

LAWTON FRANK W., (Evans Mills) r 39, 25 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 215. 

Lawton George H., (Evans Mills) hay presser, 
h Le Rav st. 

LAWTON HENRY L., ( Evans Mills ) r 57, gen- 
eral dealer, farmer 140. 

Lawton Henry W , (Evans Mills) r 39, stock 
dealer and retired farmer 215. 

Lawton Reuben, (Evans Mills) clerk Chad- 
wick House. 

Le Duke John, (Evans Mills) shoemaker and 
dealer in hides, h and lot. 

Legacy Joseph, (Black River) r 98, farmer 14. 

Legacv Julius, (Black River) varnisher, emp. 
Dexter & Co., h and lot. 

Lenway Peter, (Black River) r 96, laborer, h 
and 2 acres. 

Lester Elsie, ( Black River) r 98, widow of War- 
ren, 9 cows, farm 100. 

Lester Thomas, (Black River ) r 89. farmer 10. 

Lewis Albert M., (Evans Mills) r 57, labor- 
er. 

Lewis George D., (Evans Mills) r 48, 9 cows, 
farmer, leases of Maria Woodard 98. 

Lewis John, (Evans Mills) r 63, farmer, leases 
of Melvin Briant 80 

Lewis John H., (Evans Mills) retired farmer, 
h and 7 acres Le Ray st. 

Lewis Sophia, (Evans Mills) r 57, widow of 
Frank. 

Linder Raymond, (Evans Mills) r 45, Limbur- 
ger cheesemaker, h and lot. 

Lobdell Charles, (Evans Mills) r 58, farmer 
63. 

Lobdell Clarence, (Le Raysville) r 58, with his 
father, Charles. 

Locke Sophia, (Evans Mills) r 43, widow of 
Reuben J. 

Loomas Byron A., (Black River) clerk for C.J. 
Sweet, bds. Arthur House. 

Lortscher Christopher, (Evans Mills) r 24, 
foreman for B. F. Carter, of Watertown, 
on farm 170. 



Lortscher Godfrey, (Evans Mills) r 9, 48 cows, 
farmer, leases of George Martin 300. 

Lortscher Gotlib, (Evans Mills) r 9, Limbur- 
ger cheesemaker, h and lot. 

Lortscher John, (Evans Mills) r 9, farmer 91. 

Luce Adam, (Evans Mills) r 10, 36 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares of William H. Reese 
240. 

Lundermau Edward, (Black River) served in 
Co. E, 1st N. Y. Lt. Art., h Maple ave. 

Lyon George W., (Black River) dealer in lum- 
ber and real estate, bds. Arthur House. 

Lyon John L., (Sterlingville) r 49, 6 cows, farm- 
er 66. 

Lyons Charles C, (Black River) r 100, emi). 
Black River Bending Co. 

Madley Edward. (Evans IMills) r 13, farmer, 
leases of W. H. Reese 279. 

March Frank E., (Evans Blills) r 24, laborer. 

March Henry, (Evans Mills) r 15, thresher and 
farmer 10. 

Blarch Jeremiah, (Evans Mills) r 10, farmer 70. 

Marino Augustus, (Black River) r 98, labor- 
er. 

Marino James, (Black River) r 98, laborer. 

Marsaw Jennette, (Evans Mills) r 34, widow of 
Francis, farm 33. 

Martin Carroll A., (Black River) r 105, night 
watchman. 

Martin James M., (Black River) r 79, 12 cows, 
farmer with William on the E. 13. Martin 
estate 124. 

Martin Noyes L., (Black River) r 105, teamster 
and cartman for The Wolcott Co., prop, 
boarding-house, h and lot. 

MARTIN SAMUEL, (Evans Blills) r 43, gar- 
dener and farmer, h and 1 acre. 

Martin William, (Black River) r 79. 12 cows, 
farmer with James M. on the E. B. Mar- 
tin estate 124. 

Martin's Liniburger Cheese Factory, r 9, 
George W. Martin, of New York city, 
prop. ; Gotlib Lortscher. cheesemaker. 

Matthews Charlie E.. (Black River) r 107, 
emp. D. Dexter's Sons, h and lot. 

Matty Henry B., (Le Ravsville) r 56. farmer 
116. 

Ma:ly Marvin H., (Sanford's Corners) r 101, 
postmaster, station and express agent R., 
W. & O. R. R., telegraph operator, and 
telepiione manager. 

Matty Milford J., (Le Raysville) r 56, farmer 
with Henry B. 

Maynard George N., (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 
carpenter and joiner, h and lot. 

McCallops Eli W., (Black River) r 104, la- 
borer. 

Mcintosh George D., (Black River) r 107, car- 
penter and builder, h and lot. 

Mclntyre John W., (Watertown) r 112, mar- 
ket gardener, leases of Oscar Coiy 100. 

Mclntyre Sidney, (Black River) r 106, emp. 
Dexter & Co. 

Mellen Melvin. (Black River) r 106, market 
gardener, h and 5 acres. 

Mellen Sumner C, (Black River) r 105, supt. 
foi' Dexter & Co. 

Merriman Clark G., (Black River) r 10,3, 25 
cows, farmer 13, and leases of Stephen A. 
186. 

Merriman Stephen A., (Black River) r 103, re- 
tired farmer 186. 

Merrit John M., (Evans Mills) r 37, farmer, 
leases of Henry D. 78. 



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TOWN OF LE RAY, 



Merritt Henry D., (Evans Mills) r 37, retired 
farmer 78. 

Merritt Wesley, ( Black River ) r 93, laborer, h 
and 2 acres. 

Middleton Christopher, ( Black River ) retired 
farmer in Rutland 174, h Maple. 

Midnier William, (Evans Mills) r 34, laborer, 
owns 3 acres. 

Miller Marshall M., (Evans Mills) deputy 
sheriff and collecting agent, li and lot 
Main. 

Millot Charles, (Le Raysvillel r 07, horse dealer 
and trainer. 

Millot Martilla, (Le Raysville) r G7, widow of 
Louis. 

Millot Robert, (Le Raysville) r 67, horse dealer 
and trainer. 

Mix Charles W., (Black River) r 105, emp. 
Black River Bending Co. 

Mix George E., (Evans Mills) r 22, conducts 
John Timernian's farm. 

MIX LYMAN P., (Black River) r 98, 5 cows, 
farmer 40, served in Co. A, 35th Inf., and 
discharged for disability. 

MIX SIMON C, (Black River) r 105, stone 
mas<jn, h and lot. 

Mix William 1'.. (Black River) r 105, emp. 
Black River Bending Co. 

Monnick Joseph, (Sanford's Corners ) r 102, la- 
borer, leases of O. Blank h and lot. 

Montondo David, (Black River) r 106, wood 
splint worker, emp. D. Dexter's Sous and 
Dexter & Co., h and 12 acres. 

Montondo Ezra, (Black River) r 106, horse 
trader and trainer. 

Moore Curtis D., (Evans Mills) r 39, black- 
smith and repairer, h and lot. 

Morris Joseph K.. (Evans Mills) general mer- 
chant, n R. R. depot, h Peck. 

Morris W^illiam C, (Evans Mills) clerk for Jo- 
seph K. 

Morrow William A., (Sanford's Corners) r 84, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, G cows, 
farmer 90. 

Mosher Catherine, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, 
widow of Charles, h and lot. 

Mosher Charles E.. (Le Raysville) r 56, axe 
helve mannf., farmer 50. 

Mullin Joseph, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 23, 
.farmer, learcs of Clarence J. Stewart 125. 

Munson Catherine M., (Evans Mills) widow of 
Joseph W., h Le Ray st. 

MURPHY ADAM. (Evaiis Mills) carpenter and 
joiner, served in Co. I, 14th N. Y. H. A. 
Vols., h and lot Church. 

Nellis Henry, (Evans Mills) r 5, retired farmer, 
h and lot. 

Nellis John D., (Theresa) r 5. farmer 45 

Neth Jacob, (Evans Mills) r 10, farmer 231. 

Nicholas George H., (Black River) r 113, car- 
penter and joiner. 

Northrop Alice' A. Miss, (Evans Mills) r 64, 
farmer 52. 

Northrop Elam, (Evans Mills) r 64, farmer for 
his daughter Alice A. 

Northrup John W., (Evans Mills) r 21, farmer 
123. 

Olvert John H., (Black River) r 105, harness- 
maker, h and lot. 

Ostrander John J., (Watertown) r 115, 15 
cows, breeder of grade Durham cattle, 
farmer 70, and in Pamelia 70. 

Owen Judsou, (Evans Mills) r 27, retired farm- 
er 17>^. 



!■ Palmer Betsey, (Le Raysville) r 56, widow of 
John, h and lot. 

Palmer William S., (Sterlingville) r 49, resi- 
' dent. 

i Parkinson M. & Son, (Black River) r 106, 
(Matthew A.) general merchants. 

Parkinson Matthew, (Black River) r 106, (M. 

Parkinson & Son). 
I Parkinson Matthew A., (Black River) r 106, (M. 
i Parkinson & Soii). 

Paul Albin, (Evans Mills) r 27, farmer 105. 

Paul Charles E.. (Pamelia Four (Jorners) off r 
39, carpenter, 7 cows, farmer 104. 

Paul Edwin L., (Evans Mills; r 39, 32 cows, 
farmer 195. 
> Paul William E., (Evans Mills) r 39, with his 
! father, Edwin L. 

j Pearce Joseph, (Evans Mills) r 1, carpenter, 
' Peck Aaron, (Evans Mills) r Gl, farmer 72, 
: Peck Leonard L , (Evans Mills) r 37, breeder 

of grade Holstein cattle, farmer 56. 
I Pennell John R., (Evans Mills) r 6, breeder of 
I Holstein cattle, faimerl86. 

Pennell Samuel F.. (Evans Mills) r 63^, har- 
nessmaker, h and lot. 

PENNELL WILLIAM P., (Evans Mills) r 6, 
25 cows. 200 sugar trees, breeder of grade 
Holstein cattle and dealer in fine horses, 
farmer 150, 

Perkins Benjamin, (Black River) r 109, farmer 
with his brother William. 

Perkins Wilham, (Black River) rl09, farmer 20. 

Perkins William H., (Black River) r 105, emp. 
Dexter & Co, 

Petrie Charles, (Evans Mills) retired farmer 
175. 

Petrie George, (Evans Mills) r 89, retired farm- 
er and capitalist, li and lot. 

Petrie Jonas, (Evans Mills) retired farmer, 
owns with George 594, li and lot Le Ray st. 

Petrie Luciuda, (Evans Mills) r 43, widow of 
Solomon, h and 2 acres. 

Petrie Sylvester, (Evans Mills) r 41, 27 cows, 
farmer 200. 

Petrie William, (Evans Mills) r 17, 14 cows, 
farmer 140. 

Petty Ira, (Sterlingville) r 51, laborer, 

Phelps Julia, (Le Raysville) r 77, (Mrs. Will- 
iam S.) (house known as the Le Ray man- 
sion) 15 cows, farm a, 000. 

Phelps Frederick J., (Le Raysville) r 77, postal 
clerk on N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R., farm d}^. 

Phelps William L., (Le Raysville) r 77, farmer. 

Pierie Samuel H., (Sterlingville) r 32, 10 cows, 
breeder of Ayrshire cattle, farmer 82, and 
wood lot 60. 

PonchouFredJ,, (Evans Mills) r 36, farmer 33, 

Ponchou Peter, (Evans Mills) i-etired farmer 
114, h and lot Main, 

Poor Aaron, (Black River) r 109, farmer 50, 

Poor Andrew, (Black River) r 107, h Maple, 

Poor Lucena, (Black River) r 105, widow of 
Aaron, farm 90, 

Poor Matthew, (Black River) pres. Black River 
Bending Co,, 16 cows, farmer 115, hMain, 

POOR PERON V,, (Black Riverj postmaster, 
sec'y and treas. Black River Bending Co., 
bds. Main. 

PORTER BENJAMIN S., (Sanford's Corners) 
r 103, 6 cows, 50 sugar trees, farmer 65, 
seived in Co. G, 94th N, Y, Vols.; dis- 
charged in Jan., 1863. 

Porter Eugene, (Sterlingville) r 51, emp. Rich- 
ard Swift, 



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Porter. Frank S., (Black River) r 114, 13 cows, 

fai-mer. leases of John Gathan. of Water- 
town, 110. 
Porter Jeremiah. (Black River) r 104, 9 cows, 

fanner 50. 
Porter Samuel S., (Black River) r 104, 9 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Powell George H., (Sterlingville) r 49, 8 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Powell Sarah W., (Sterlingville) r 49, widow of 

Jonathan, aged 85. 
Price Henry J., (Evans Mills) r 4. 12 cows, 

farmer, leases of David Anstead 127. 
Priest Bray ton G., (Evans Mills) orderly in 

Capitol at Albanv. li and lot Main. 
Priest George M.. (Evans Mills) otf r 10, 16 

cows, faimer 100. 
Putnam Elisha W..( Water town) r 111, 24 cows, 

apiarist 15 swarms, farmer 208. 
QUINN JAMES, (Evans Mills i r 59, 20 cows, 

breedei- of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer, 

leases of Isaac A. Wood 312, wood lot 

80. 
Quinn William (Watertown r 51, farmer 180, 

resides in Watertown. 
Reed Henry G., (Evans Mills) carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot Le Ray st. 
Reed John C, r 1, farm 125, resides in Car- 
thage. 
Reed lAicetha, (Evans Mills) widow of Albert, 

h and lot Le Rav st. 
REESE WILLIAM' H., (Evans Mills) r 25, 

general dealer and farm 517. 
Remor Jeremiah, (Watertown) r 110, carpenter 

and joiner, h and 3 acres. 
Reviere Samuel, (Watertown) r 115, iron mol- 

der and farmer 57. 
REYNOLDS GEORGE W., (Black River) r 

10(5, served in the 35th and retiulisted in 

the 10th H A., h and lot. 
Rice Hiram A., (Sanford's Corners) r 100. 12 

cows, fai-mer 77. 
Rice Michael. (Evans Mills) r — , section fore- 
man N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R., h and lot 

Pearl. 
Rich Lucinda, (Sterlingville) r 31, widow of 

Horace, farm 109. 
Rich Rosell, ( Sterlingville) r 31, lives with his 

mother, Lucinda. 
Richardson James M., (Black River) r 109, 

farmer 22 
Richardson Seth, (Black River) r 109, 10 cows, 

farmer 102. 
RICHNER RUDOLPH, (Black River) prop. 

Arthur House and livery, free 'buss to all 

trains, barbpr shop connected, Main cor. 

Fiicndshi]). 
Rider Charles G., (Sanford's Corners) r99, 10 

cows, farmer 90. 
Riley Ceylon D., (Black River) r 105, painter, 

h and lot. 
Riley Fred W., (Black River) r 105, painter, 

emp. Dexter & Co. 
Riley George W., (Black River) r 105, painter, 

emp. D. Dexter's Sons, h and lot. 
Riley William M., (Black River) r 114, 8 cows, 

"farmer on the liiley estate 128. 
Ritter Jerome. (Le Raysville) prop, grist-mill. 
Rivers Celestia, (Evans Mills) r 39, widow of 

John. 
Rivers George F., (Evans Mills) r 39, laborer, 

h and lot. 
Roberts Samuel C, (Black River) r 89, carpen- 
ter and farmer 100. 



Roberts Stephen. (Le Raysville) r 66. retired 
farmer, h and lot. 

Robinson La Fayette H.. (Black River) r 105, 
pastor Free Methodist Church . 

ROGERS JESSE L., (Evans Mdls) r 41, 16- 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 1 
Percheron horse 3 years old, farmer 145. 

Rogers Kate, (Le Raysville) r 56, millinei-, h 
and lot. 

Rogers Wolcott A,, (Evans Mills) r 42, 11 cows,. 
farmer 133, and wood lot 10. 

BoTit Eliza Miss, (Evans Mills) h Main. 

RULISON WESLEY, (Evans Mills) dealer in 
druii's, groceries, hardware, and proprie- 
tary medicines, Le Ray st. cor. Main, h 
Le Ray st. 

Saulsbury Sally Ann, (Evans Mills) resident, h 
and lot. 

Saunders John W., (Evans Mills) r 48, 1& 
cows, farmer, leases of the John Weick- 
ard estate 275. 

Savage Delilah A., (Le Raysville) r 56, h and 
lot. 

Savage George, (Great Bendi r 74, leases h 
and 3 acres. 

Savage James F., (Sterlingville) r 51, sailor 
and farmer. 

Savage William H.. (Le Raysville) r 56, emp. 
Mrs. Julia Phelps. 

Schell Henry J., (Evans Mills) r 4, dealer in 
stock, farmer 100. 

Schell Hiram, (Evans Mills ) r 6, 9 cows, farm- 
er 97, 

Schell Isaac, (Evans Mills') r 4, 13 cows, farm- 
er 132. 

Schell Jeremiah, (Evans Mills) r 5, 13 cows, 
farmer 170. 

Schell Sydney, (Theresa) r 7, prop, saw and 
feed-mill with Nathan Jones, farmer 65. 

Scotield Amos C, (Black River) r 89 cor. 90, 14 
cows, farmer 90. 

Scotield Ebenezer, (Evans Mills) r 48, farmer 
81. 

Scofield Myron V.. (Black River) (Black River 
Bending Co.) h and lot Maple ave. 

Scott Brothers, (Evans Mills' r 4, (Walter and 
Stewart) 37 cows, farmers, lea,se of Law- 
rence 252. 

Scott Byron N., (Black River) supt. Black 
River Bending Co. 

Scott Lawrence, (Evans Mills) r 4, retired 
farmer 252. 

SCOTT NELSON R., (Evans Mills) r 39, 4 
cows, farmer 50. 

Scott Reuben, (Sanford's Corners) r 99, 9 
cows, farmer 96. 

Scott Stewart, (Evans Mills) r 4, (Scott Broth- 
ers). 

Scott Walter, (Sanford's Corners) r 100, farm- 
er and laborer, h and 4 acres. 

Scott Walter, (Evans Mills) r 4, (Scott Broth- 
ers). 

Scovill Charles G., (_ Sanford's Corners) stone 
mason. 

Sellers John B., (Black River) barber, bds. 
Main. 

Sharp Benjamin A., (Watertown) r 61. 11 
cows, farmer, leases of Amos Goulding, of 
Watertown, 135. 

Shead James D., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 4, 
52 cows, farmer, leases of Catherine Dox- 
tater 400, wood lot 50. 

Sheldon John, (Le Raysville) r 56, h and 
lot. 



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Shields George, (^Pamelia Four Corners) r 20, 

laborer. 
Shimmel David, (Evana Mills) r 57, retired 

farmer. 
Shimmel Morgan, (Evans Mills) r 26, 14 cows, 

breeder of Norman horses, farmer 132. 
Shnfty Charles, ( B ack River) r 98, laborer. 
Shumway John, (Evans Mills) r 48, prop. 

grist-miU, farm 40. 
Simonet Delle J. Miss, (Evans Mills) r 47, 

school teacher. 
Simonet Joseph, (Evans Mills) r 37. farmer 66. 
Simouet Lonis, (Evans Mills) r 47, 4 cows, car- 
penter and farmer 77. 
Simonet May M. Miss, (Evans Mills) r 47, 

school teacher. 
Simson James, (Black River) r 106, painter, 

emp. Dexter & Co., h and lot. 
Sixbury Charles E., (Evans Mills) r 41, farmer 

13. 
Sixbury Frederick E., (Evans Mills) r 24, la- 
borer. 
Sixbury Jacob, (Evana Mills) r 8, apiarist 25 

colonies, farmer 24. 
Sixbury Jacob, Jr., (Evans Mills) r 8, 10 cows, 

farmer 102. 
Sixbury John, (Evans Mills) r 10, laborer, has 

been blind 12 years, aged 86, h and lot. 
Sixbury Robert C, (Le Raysville) r 56, has 

been blind 18 yt ars, li and lot. 
Slack Moses G., (Sanford's Corners") r 111, 7 

cows, farmer 208. 
SLACK PETER W., (Pameha Four Corners) 

r 20, teacher of vocal music, 3 cows, 250 

sugar trees, farmer 80. 
Slocum Caleb. (Evans Mills) clerk, bds. Chad- 
wick House. 
Slocum Phebe, (Evans Mills) r 33, widow of 

Samuel G. 
Smith Edward H.. (Sterlingville) r 49, 20 

cows, farmer 150, and wood lot on Plains 

566. 
Smith Eliza Miss, (Sterlingville) r 49, farm es- 
tate of the late Daniel Smith 88. 
Smith Frank W., (Sterlingville) r 49, 20 cows, 

farmer 104, and leases on shares of Leland 

M. 143. 
Smith Frederick, (Black River) r 109, brick- 
layer, h and lot. 
Smith" Harriet C. Miss, (Sterlingville) r 30, 

farm 88. 
Smith Horace W., (Sterlingville) r 30, farmer 
^v •. 25, and leases of Miss Harriet C. 88. 
Smith Leander, (Evans Mills) boatman on 

Hudson River. 
Smith Leland M., (Sterlingville) r 49, retired 

farmer 143. 
Smith Lyman P., (Sterlingville) r 30, 8 cows, 

farmer 65. 
SMITH RICHARD, (Evans Mills) r 24, farmer, 

foreman for R. F. Carter, of Watertown. 

served in Co. H, 86th N. Y. Inf. Vols! 

I Removed to Felt's Mills, Rutland.] 
Smith Robert A., (Evans Mills) alio, physician 

and surgeon, bds. Bnck Hotel. 
Smith Sanford, (Evans Mills) r 40, 31 cows, 

farmer, leases of the Van Brocklin estate 

100. 
Sncll Edward, (Evans Mills) r 7, justice of the 

peace, 9 cows, farmer 78. 
Snyder Philip, (Evans Mills) r 26, farmer 

47. 
Sorrow Charles, (Great Bend) r 74, farmer 

100. 



Spalsbury William A., (Theresa) r 2, 13 cows, 
farmer, leases on shares of John D. Nellis 
130. 

Spohn David, (Sanford's Corners) r 63, farmer 
71. 

Spohn Reuben A., (Sanford's Corners) r 86, 8 
cows, farmer 56. 

Spraker Charles, (Le Raysville) r 67, has been 
blind 20 years, h and lot. 

Stanford Joseph, (Black River) r 98, 8 cows, 
farmer 130. 

Steinhelber George W., (Evans Mills) r 45. 20 
cows, farmer 170, and leases the Steinhel- 
ber estate on shares 155, owns wood lot 10. 

Steinhelber Peter, (Evans Mills) r 39, 12 cows, 
breeder of grade Holstein cattle, farmer 
142. 

Steinhelber Philip J., (Evans Mills) general 
merchant, Le Rav st.. bds. Brick Hotel. 

STEWART CLARENCE J., (Pamelia Four 
Corners) r 23, retired farmer 125, h and 
lot. [Now in California.] 

Stewart Danford, (Evans Mills) r 61, farmer 
160. 

Stewart Emma M. Miss, (Evans Mills) r 61, 
school teacher. 

Stewart Limburger Cheese Factory, r 13. John 
Gerber, of New York city, prop. ; Charles 
Hahn. cheesemaker, 

Stewart Wavne, (Evans Mills) retired farmer 
505. h Main. 

St. Louis Catherine, (Black River) r 106, 
widow of .John, h and lot. 

ST. LOUIS HENRY, (Black River) r 107, con- 
tractor and mason, h and 2 acres, served 
in Co. M, 2d Regt. Art. 

St. Louis James J., (Black River) r 107, mason 
and contiactor, h and lot. 

ST. LOUIS JOSEPH, (Black Riverl r 107, 
emp. Black River Bending Co., served in 
Co. A, 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols., h and lot. 

Storing Sydney, (Evans Mills) r 15, cheese- 
maker. 

Stratton B. M., (Evans Mills) clerk for W. 
Rulisor. 

Stratton Belle C, (Evans Mills) schoolteacher. 

Stratton Cora E., (Evans Mills) school teacher. 

Stratton Jonathan, (Evans Mills) retired farm- 
er, owns in Theresa 160, h and lot Main. 

Strong Barzell, (Evans Mills) r 39, speculator 
and retired f aimer 84, h and lot. 

Strong Patrick, (Evans Mills) r 35, farmer 50. 

Sweet Charles J., (Black River) asst. postmas- 
ter, general merchant, and ins. agent, 
bds. Arthur House. 

Sylvester George E., (Black River) (Davis & 
Sylvester) physician and surgeon. Main, 
bds. Maple ave. 

Taft Myron E., (Black River) r 106, turner, 
emp. D. Dexter's Sons, h and lot. 

Taylor Cyrus W., (Evans Mills) carpenter and 
joiner, h and lot Peck. 

TEN EYCK CHARLES, (Black River) r 115, 
farmer 60. h Wail. 

Thayer Walter P.. ( Evans Mills) r 1, farmer 63. 

Thompson Fred W., (Evans Mills) Methodist 
clergyman. 

Thomson James W., (Philadelphia) r 29, 6 
cows, farmer 68. 

Timerman Aaron, (Black River) r 107, retired 
farmer, h and lot. 

Timerman Abel, (Evans Mills) retired farmer, 
h and 23^ acres. 

Timerman Albert, (Evans Mills) r 4, farmer 80. 



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Timerman Calvin, (Evans Mills) r 24, com. 

traveler. 
Timerman Hamilton, (Black Kiver) r 107, 

miller and well driller, h and lot. 
Timerman Joel, (^Evans Mills) carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot Peck. 
Timerman John, (Pamelia Fonr Corners) r 4, 

7 cows, farmer 60. 
Timerman John J., (Evans Mills) r 22, 12 

cows, farmer 143. 
Timerman Lawrence L.. (Evans Mills) retired 

farmer, h and lot. Main. 
Toohey Thomas, (Evans Mills) r 39, laborer, h 

and 3 acres. 
TOWN JEROME, (Black River) r 114, 6 cows, 

farmer, leases of Mary Ann fi4. 
Town Mary A., (Black River) r 114, widow of 

Otis. 
Tozer Rezot, (Evans Mills) r 41, 15 cows, 

retired farmer 170, 
Tozer William F., (Evans Mills) prop, grisi 

mill. 
Turner Abner, (Evans Mills) r 25, peddler, h 

and lot. 
VAN ALLEN DANIEL L., (Evans Mills) r 1, 

engineer, h and 20 acres. 
Van Allen Jacob, (Evans Mills) r 6, lives with 

his sou Warren. 
Van Allen W^irren, (Theresa) r 6, owns farm 

subject to life lease of his father, Jacob, 

10 cows, farmer 98. 
Van Brocklin Abraham, (Evans Mills) r 8, 7 

cows, farmer 63. 
Vandewaiker Chauncy G., (Evans Mills) r 61, 

14 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

farmer 184. 
Vandewaiker Everett E., (Evans Mills) school 

teacher, li and lot Main. 
Vandewaiker Geoige B., (Evans Mills) r 39, 10 

cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

farmer 82. [Deceased.] 
Van Wagner Martin, (Le Raysville) r 79, 6 

cows, farmer, leases of Stephen Roberts 

140. 
VEBBER PERRY, (Evans Mills) r 41, stone- 
cutter, leaseti of William S. Cooper h and 

lot, served in Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A. 

Vols. 
Waful Barbara, (Sterlingville) r 31, widow of 

John, farmer 18. 
Waful Charles, (Le Raysville) r 67, labor- 
er. 
Wafui Hiram J., ( Le Raysville) r 55, 30 cows, 

prop, steam threshing machine, farmer 

222. 
Waful Jemima, (Le Raysville) r 67, widow of 

Heman, h and lot. 
Waful Lester D., (Le Raysville) r 66, laborer, h 

snd lot. 
Waggoner Addison, (Evans Mills) r 39, retired 

farmer 81, and owns in Orleans 245. 
Wagoner Walter, (Sterlingville) r 51, 7 cows, 

pasture land and farmer 48. 
WALRATH DANIEL, (Evans Mills) cheese 

manuf., hand lot Main. 
Walrath Henry, (Evans Mills) retired shoe- 
maker, h Main. 
Walrath Isaac, (Evans Mills) r 9, 13 cows, 

fanner 100. [Deceased.] 
Walrath Isaac, (Evans Mills) resident. 
Walrath James H., (Evans Mills) r 10, farmer, 

leases of Jacob Neth 181. 
Walrath John H., (Evans Mills) r 19, 11 cows, 

farmer on the estate of Daniel 100. 



Walrath Joseph, (Evans Mills) wagonmaker 

and repairer, h and lot Main. 
Walrath Lewis Sidney, (Evans Mills) farmer 

on the estate of Isaac lOO. 
Walrath Oscar J., (Evans Mills) oif r 14, 29 

cows, farmer, leases of Emogene Lawrence 

235. 
Walrath Paul, (Evans Mills) cbeesemaker, h 

and lot Main. 
Walrath Sylvia J.. (Sanford's Corners) r 69, 

widow "of William H.. 21 cows, farmer 139. 
Walrath Peter. ( Evans Mills) r 63, farmer 55. 
Walrath Willis G., (Sanford's Corners) r 63, 

farmer. 
Walts Alonzo, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 19, 

farmer 115. 
Walts Amos, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 19, car- 
penter and farmer. 
Walts Herman, (Evans Mills) r 39, farmer, 

leases the George B. Vandewaiker estate 

82. 
Walts Hiram, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 19, 6 

cows, farmer 100. 
Walts Orville, (Pamelia Four Corners ) r 19, 

farmer. 
Ward Buel F., (Evans Mills) r 46, farmer 225. 
Ward Charles E., (Evans Mills) r 13, 8 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Watson Samuel, (Theresa) r 4, Protestant 

Methodist clergyman. 
Weaver Marv. (Evans Mills) resident, h and 

lot. 
Weed Anson, (Sanford's Corners) r 81, retired 

farmer 141. [Deceased.] 
Weed Henry C, (Sanford's Corners) r 81, 

farmer on the Anson Weed estate 141. 
Welch James, (Evans Mills) r 41, retired, li 

and lot. 
Werner Conrad (estate) (Sanford's Corners) 

conducted by James Gartland, 7 cows, 

farm 158. 
WHIPPLE FRED E.. (Black River) (Whipple 

& Hadsall) h Maple ave. 
WHIPPLE & HADSALL. (Black River) (Fred 

E. W. and Albert W. H.) general mer- 
chants. Main. 
Whitney Holland, (Black River) r 98, 12 cows, 

farmer 118. 
Whitney Rodney, ( Black River) r 98, 12 cows, 

farmer 134. 
Whitney William M., (Evans Mills) r 24 cor. 

39. retired farmer. 
Wilbur Hiram, (Evans Mills) r 56, farmer 9. 
Wilkie Edward L., (Evans Mills) r 61, 10 cows, 

farmer 99. 
Willard Irwin, (Black River) r 79, 12 cows, 

farmer 122. 
WILSON GEORGE A., (Sterlingville) r 49, 6 

cows, farmer 55. and wood lot 40. 
Wilson James E., (Sterlingville) r 49, 16 cows, 

farmer 118. 
Wilson Mary J., (Sterlingville ) r 49, widow of 

Henrv. 
Wilson Nelson J., (Evans Mills) off r 19, farm- 
er 100. 
Wilson William W., (Le Raysville) r 49, prop. 

steam threshing machine and saw-mill, 

farmer 61, and owns 100 acres on Pine 

Plains. 
Winner Daniel C, (Evans Mills) retired farm- 
er, owns in Philadelphia 117, h and lot 

Le Ray st. 
Winslow Chandler, (Sanford's Corners I r — , 

farmer 8. 



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WOLCOTT COMPANY. THE, (Black Riverl 
(Enf^ene R. and Geor{,'e H. Wolcott and 
A. E. Cory) contractors and builders, 
dealei s in lumber, sash, doors, and blinds. 

WOLCOTT -EUGENE E., (Black River) (The 
Wolcott Co.) h Ma]ilG ave. 

WOLCOTT GEORGE H.. (Black River) (The 
Wolcott Co.) h Maple ave. 

Wolf Charles, (Black River) r 106 cor. 107, 
( Black River Bending Co.) com. traveler, 
h Main. 

Wood Eli .T., (Felt's Mills^ r 93, farmer 100. 

WOOD ISAAC A., (Evans Mills) r 59, 14 full 
blood Ayr>liire cows, one full blood Ayr- 
shire bull, imported dam '"Lady Marv," 
No 304, sire "Duke of Hamilton. 2d,"' 
No. 61, farm 312. [Removed to Water- 
town.] 

Wood John, (Felt's Mills) r 98, farmer 100. 

Wood Sarala A., (Le Raysville) r 56, widow of 
Pardon, Friends ministei-, owns 6 acres. 

Wood William, (Le Raysville) r 56, peddler. 



Woodard Edward, (Evans Mills) r46, dealer in- 
live stock, farmer 286. 

Woodard Limburger Cheese Factory, r 57, 
John Gerber, of New York city, prop.; 
George Sheadler, cheesemaker. 

Woodard Maria, (Evans Mills) r 48, widow of 
Darius, farm 90. 

Woodard Spencer, (Black River) r 89, leasea 
the Crown estate 100. Positively refused 
to give information. 

Woolever John P. . (Le Ravsville) r 56, farmer 
50. 

Woolever Julia, (Le Raysville) r 55, widow of 
Hiram, farmer 96. 

Woolever Orin, (Le Raysville) r 56, upholsterer 
and feather bed renovator, h and lot. 

Wooley Clarissa, (Evans Mills) widow of 
Schuyler, h and lot Main. 

\''oung Alvah, (Sterlingville) r 51, grazing Plain 
land 300. 

Youngs Warner, (Sanfoi-d's Corners) r 99, la- 
borer. 



LORRAINE. 

(For explanations, etc., see page 3, part second.) 
(Fostotfice address is Lorraine, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Adzit Cooley, (Manns ville) r 49, 11 cows, farm- 
er. 

Adzit Daniel C. ( Mannsville ) r 47, dealer in 
groceries, h and lot. 

Adzit Wintield A., (Mannsville) farmer 120. 

ALLEN A.iRON B., (Mannsville) r 47, 30 
cows, 500 sugar trees, farmer 230. 

Allen Clark, (Adams) r 11, farmer 44. 

Allen Edward, (Adams) r 11, farmer, leases of 
W. N. Emmons. 

Allen Edward C, (Adams) r 11, farmer, leases 
of Emmons, 

Allen Eugene E., (Adams) r 1, 15 cows, farmer. 

Allen John, farmer 50. 

Andrus Louisa, (Pierrepont Manor) r 34, resi- 
dent. 

Bailev Caleb, (Mannsville) r 35, 8 cows, farm- 
er 111. 

Bailey Frank, (Adams) r 1, farmer with his 
father, Henry. 

Bailey Henry, (Adams) rl, 15 cows, farmer 97. 

Baker Augustus E., (Adams) manuf. of sash, 
doors, and blinds, farmer 2. 

Bartlett Alfred W., (Adams) r 6, 18 cows, 
fanner. 

BARTLETT CHARLES S., r 38, 400 sugar 
trees, 14 cows, farmer 175. 

Bartlett Julius B., (Adams) r 8, 26 cows, 
faimer 240. 

Bartlett Willis P., r 38, 15 cows, farmer, leases 
■ of the Bartlett estate 177. 

BATEMAN LUTHER L., prop, saw-mill, 
manuf. of cheese boxes, planing, match- 
ing, and molding, carpenter and joiner, 
farmer, leases 41)^, h E. Main. 



Bateman Silas, farmer with his brother Luth- 
er L. 
Bates John, r 55, 8 cows, farmer 78. 
Becker Samuel, r 26, 25 cows, farmer, leases 

of L. H. Brown 205. 
Beeman Lucius, (Mannsville) r 50, 10 cows, 

farmer. 
Bellinger Elijah, wagonmaker, farm 33. 
Bellinger Ezra D., wagonmaker, painter, and 

barber. 
Bilkey Eugene, r 40, farmer 35. 
Bilkey Henry, r 40. fanner 35. 
Bishop Aaron B.. (Adams) r 36, 20 cows, farm- 
er 142. 
BISHOP ALLENA B.. r 13, widow of John F., 

farm 100. 
Bishop Amanda A., (Adams) r 36, teacher, 

daughter of A. B. 
BISHOP LEVI P., r 13, 10 cows, 200 sugar 

trees, fai-mer, leases of Allena B. 100. 
Bisner Jesse, (Adams) r 14 cor. 15, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of S. Stewart 105. 
Blair Henderson, r 18, laborer. 
BOVEE ABRAHAM, (Adams) r 3, 17 cows, 

farmer, leases 180. 
Brigham John, (Mannsville) prop, saw-raill 

and box factory, farmer 3. 
Brigham Martin V,, (Mannsville) carpenter 

and joiner, farmer 53^. 
Brown Aaron, r 40, teamster and farmer 25. 
Brown Adelbert M., r 18, prop. Maple Grove 

cheese factory. 
Bi'own Alonzo, 22 cows, farmer 160. 
Brown Bertie D., farmer with his father,. 

Francis V. 



I 



The following additions and changes have been given us since the Direc- 
tory of the town of Lorraine was printed. 



Adzit Almerion Cooley, (Mannsville) r 49, 11 

cows, farmer 60. 
Allen Eugene C, (Adams) r 1, 15 cows, farmer 

116. 
Allen Frank, (Adams) r 1, farmer 66. 
Bailey Foster H., r 44, laborer. 
Baker A. L. Rev., r 37, Protestant Methodist 

clergyman and farmer 100. 
Barnes Warren, (Fierrepont Manor) r 32, 

farmer 83. 
Bartlett Alfred W., (Adams) add farmer 150. 
Bates George, r 55, farmer 23. 
Beebe Albert, (Adams) off r 1, farmer 10. 
Beeman Lucius, add farmer 100. 
Bilkey Eugene, r 42 instead of "40" as printed. 
Bilkey Henrv, r 42 instead of -'40" as printed. 
BISHOP LEVI B. instead of "Levi P." as 

printed. 
Brown Charles has removed to Adams. 
Brown Edward A. r 42, instead of "Edward, 

r 40," as printed. 
Brown Larome F. instead of "Larone" as 

printed. 
Brown Willie L. (Mannsville) r 50, farmer 84, 

and leases of W. L. Marsh, of Mannsville, 

325. 
Casler Rosell add farmer 177. 
Castor Joseph has removed to Worth. 
Caulkins Edwin R., r 24, farmer 120. 
Caulkins Everett N. instead of "Everett" as 

printed. 
CAULKINS L. F., add farmer 82. 
Clark Luther H. is deceased. 
Clark Monroe, (Adams) i 10, justice of the 

peace and carpentei', h and lot. 
Coon Charles, Baptist clergyman, h E. Main. 
Corbin Ransom is deceased. 
Ctoss Charles has removed to Worth. 
Davis , (Adams) r 6, farmer, leases of T. 

P. Saunders, of Adams, 160. 
Emmons Ward N., r 11, dealer in horses and 

farmer 168, instead of "Emmons Ward" 

and "Ward N." as printed. 
Enos Henry M. instead of "Henry" as printed. 
Ernst George, M. E. clergyman, h E. Main. 
Fassett Henrv P. instead of "G." as printed. 
Faulkner E. E., r 24, farmer 40. 
Fee Fayette, r 40, farmer 35. 
Frederick Charles, (Adams) r 30, farmer, 

leases of Mrs. O. K. Estes 189. 
GiUespie Andrew J., r 18, farmer, leases of 

L. F. CauUvins 71, instead of "Galasbee 

Andrew," etc., as printed. 
Gillett George W. L. leases 167 acres of L. 

Merrill. 
Grimshaw Joseph, (Grimshaw & Tucker). 
Grimshaw Levi H. , r 22, farmer 145. 
Grimshaw & Tucker, (Joseph G. and Claude 

L T.) general merchants. Main. 
Grow Oliver N., carpenter and laborer, h and 

lot. 
Hanson Edward D., r 13, farmer 66. 
Harrington Haley B., blacksmith, h and 6 

acres. 
Heath Newell has removed to Rodman. 
Hiney Abram H. has removed to Rome, N. Y. 
HITCHCOCK BYRON D. leases of his father, 

Truman B., instead of "Francis V." as 

printed. 



Howard Thomas has removed to Watertown. 
Jemison Alonzo instead of "Jamieson" as 

printed. 
Jemison WiUiam H. instead of "Jamieson" as 

printed. 
Joiner Alonzo W., (Pierrepont Manor) r — , 

farmer 80. 
Lanfear Andrew C, emp. in cheese box fac- 
tory, h and lot. 
Lanfear Fred V., r 24, farmer 118. 
Larmouth George has removed. 
Lillie Jackson has removed to Lacona, Oswego 

Co. 
Lyman Caleb N. has removed to Adams, 
Lyman Sylvenus L., (Adams) dealer in live 

stock and farmer 164. 
Lyman Heni-y C. has removed. 
Macomber Charles D., instead of "MeOomber" 

as pi'inted, is deceased. 
Macomber George R., r — , farmer 102. 
Macomber Nancy Mrs., prop. 5 cent store, 

Main. 
Miles Luther S., add farmer 113 
Miller Henry C. instead of "HiUer Henry C." 

as printed. 
Moore Charles D., instead of "Charles" as 

printed, owns 8 acres. 
Moore Henry, (Mannsville) r 19, farmer 40. 
Pitkin Cordelia Miss, r 43, farmer 106. 
Pitkin P. instead of "Peasepine" as printed. 
Ramsey Benjamin, ex-postmaster. 
Reed Herbert D., (Adams) r 11, ins. agent, h 

and 3 acres. 
Remington Edmund, add farmer 74. 
Roy Benjamin instead of "Ray" as printed. 
Saunders Samuel, add farmer 220. 
SchOyler A. B., (Adams) r 4, farmer 91. 
Sharp George P., r 22, farmer 139. 

Shaver John instead of " " as printed. 

Shelmidine Anna, widow of William, pension- 
er, h and lot. 
SHELMIDINE JEROME L., off r 1, instead 

of "Jermoure L., r — ," as printed. 
Shuyler C. Bishop, (Adams) r 5, farmer 243, 

instead of "Shuyler Bishop," etc., as 

printed. 
SILVER SPRING CHEESE FACTORY, C. J. 

Barnes, of Pierrepont Manor, prop. 
Smith David Mrs., (Adams) off r 1, farmer 

244. 
Spicer FrankUn D., blacksmith, h and lot. 
Stevens George has removed. 
Stewart Eugene, (Adams) r 26, farmer 4J^. 
Tanzer Charles J., (Adams) r 4, farmer 100, 

instead of "Charles," etc., as printed. 

Torry John instead of " " as printed. 

Towle Gardner, Jr., (Adams) r 8, mason, h 

and lot. 
Tucker Claude L., (Grimshaw A- Tucker) town 

clerk, h School. 
Tiicker Orville, add farmer 55. 
Welden Nelson has removed. 
WiUiams A. P., i Mannsville) r 35, farmer with 

his father, William B. 
Williams William B., add farmer 256. 
Wise Charles D. has removed to Worth. 
Wright Julia J., (Adams) r 11, (JIi-s. Philip 

R.) farm 20. 



TOWN OF LORRAINE. 



139 



Brown Bravton D., r 24, 15 cows, farmer, 
leases of W. B. Grow 120. 

Brown Charles, farm laboi-er. 

Brown Edward, r 40, farmer 50. 

Brown Francis V., r 19, 15 cows, farmer 138. 

Brown Frank, farmer with his father, Alonzo. 

BROWN H. [MARTIN, 4,000 sn.sar trees, 150 
shoe]}. 130 cows, farmer 675. owns in 
Wortli 771. sold on contract 130, and owns 
with his brother Levi 205. 

Brown Jennie, widow of Bradley, h E. Main. 

Brown Laione, r 13, farmer 95. 

Brown Pliilo M., justice of the peace, h E. 
Main. 

Brown P. M. Mrs., dealer in millinery. 

Brown Walter R., r 54. 15 cows, farmer 97. 

Brown Willie L.. (Mannsville) r 50, farmer 84. | 

Butler Charles, r 18, laboi-er. 

Butler George W., (Adams) r 1. laborer. ! 

Cadly George, resident, aged 92. | 

Carpenter Jeremiah, r 56, 10 cows, farmer 
120. 

Casler Bosell, (Mannsville) r 50, 7 cows, farmer. 

Castor Joseph, r 39, laborer. 

Caulkins Abram. formerly farmer 75. 

CAULKINS BRADLEY A.. 20 cows, 200 sugar 
trees, farmer 195, h E. Main. 

Caulkins Charles, r 42, 15 cows, farmer 82. 

Caulkins Eber D., (Adams) r 11. runs grist- 
mill f.n- L. F. 

Caulkins Eli W.. farmer 50. 

Caulkins Everett, farmer, leases of L. 

Caulkins George A., r 39, 20 cows, farmer, 
leases on shares of Bradley A. 195. 

CAULKINS L. F., farmer and prop, grist- 
mill, and owns with William R. Grow an 
egg pickling establishment. 

Chafln Edwin H., (Adams) r 3, 12 cows, farm- 
er 117. " 

Chafia Gilbert. (^ Adams ) r 6, laborer and farm- 
er 2. 

Chapman Josepli, r 23, laborer. 

Charnick Geoi'ge, r 36. fanner 11. 

Charnick William, r 36, farmer 45. 

Chrysler Jacob H., r 18, farmer 50. 

Claflin Henry, (^Pierrepont Manor) r 29, la- 
borer. 

Clark Charles W., (Adams) r 14, 12 cows, 
farmer 108. 

Clark Daniel M.. (Adams) r 3, farmer 290. 

Clark George A., (Mannsville) farmer with his 
father, Luther H. 

Clark Giles L.. Jr., (Mannsville! cheesemaker 
for E. L. Sione, factory No. 2. 

Clark Hezckiah G., r 40, fanner 45. 

Clark Jolin B., (Mannsville) r 47, farmer with 
Luther H. 

Clark Luther H., (Mannsville ) r 47, 12 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Clark Oscar, (Mannsville) r 35, farm laborer. 

Clark Silas, (Pierrepcnt Manor ) r 34, farm la- 
borer. 

Cole Frank, r 54, farmer, leases on shares of 
his mother. 

Corbin Ransom, (Adams) r 13, laborer. 

Corey William H., (Adams) r 1, mason and 
farmer 10. 

Cornwell Adalbert R., (Adams) r 8, 15 cows, 
farmer 122. 

CORNWELL E. B., farmer. 

Cornwell Eugene. (Mannsville) r 46, farmer, 
leases on shares of C. Hall. 

CORNWELL ORVIS B., r 19, manuf. of furni- 
ture and sleighs, and general repairer. 



CRAND.VLL JERRIE W., (Adams) r 1, 20 

grade Durham cows, 10 head other stock, 

fiirnier 119. 
Cronk Oscar, (Adams) r 13, farmer, leases on 

shares of M. Smith 100. 
Cronk Oscar, (Adams) r 36, teamster and 

farmer 4. 
Cross Cliarles, laborer, h School. 
Cross Henry A., prop, grist-mill. 
Curtis Erskine, (Pierrepont Blanor) r 30, farm 

laborer and farmer, leases of Mary 21. 
Dack Alonzo. (Adams) r 1, farmer 13. 
Davis Charles H , (Adams) r 6, 20 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares of ]\I. Totman 317. 
Davis Moses, r 57, 11 cows, farmer 70. 
Davis Theodore H., farmer 25, and in Boylston, 

Oswego Co.. 23. 
Dealing Henry S., (Adams) r 30. farmer 44. 
De Lano Wesley. (Adams) r 2, farmer, leases 

on shares of D. Lvman . 
Egan Richard T., blacksmith, h School. 
Elton Patrick, r 58, farmer 25. 
Emery William R., (Mannsville) r 58, 10 cows, 

farmer 80. 
Emmons Ebenezer, (Adams) r 11. formerly 

blacksmith, aged 81. 
Emmons Ward, r 11, dealer in horses and 

farmer. 
Emmons Ward N., (Adams) r 11. farmer. 
Enos Henry, (Pierrepont Manor) r 32, runs E. 

L. Stone's cheese factory. No. 3. 
Farmer Franklin J., r 24, 14 cows, farmer 110. 
Fassett Henry G., (Adams) r 17, 10 cows, 

farmer 128. 
Fawdry William C, physician and surgeon. 
Fee Harriet, r 40, daughter of John, farm 49. 
Fee James, teamster, h E. Main. 
Felt Cyrus M.. (Adams) r 3, farmer, leases on 

shares of Clark. 

Felt Smith, (Adams) r 8, 21 cows, farmer, 

leases on shares of V. Chafens 240. 
Fitzgerald John, r 55, farmer 70. 
Fitzgerald Joseph, r 40. farmer 32. 
Fox Cheese Factory, r 24, G. A. Fox, prop. 
Fox George A., r 24, prop. Fox cheese factory, 

30 cows, farmer 275. 
Fox Leander, r 22, 25 cows, farmer, leases on 

shares of Grimshaw 146. 

Fox Jlyron H., r 24, farmer 65. 

Fredericks Charles, (Adams) r 36, farmer, 

leases on shares of Mrs. O. K. Estis. 
Galasbee Andrew, r 18, laborer and thresh- 
er. 
Gardner Albert, (Mannsville) r 53, 8 cows, 

farmer 75. 
Gardner Frank, r 5.5. farmer 34. 
Gardner Gilbert, (Mannsville ) r 52, 37 cows, 

farmer 270. 
Gardner James J., (Mannsville ) r 45. fanner 

80. 
Gillett Alanson, r 26, 7 cows, farmer 89. 
Gillett George W. L., (JMannsville) r 58, farm- 
er, leases on shares of Merrill. 

Green Henry, r 56, teamster and farmer 26. 
Grimshaw Charles B., r 19, farmer 50. 
GRIMSHAW CHARLES D., supervisor, dealer 

in dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats, 

caps, notions, hardware, etc., Main, h 

School. 
Grimshaw Clinton M., 32 cows, 10 horses, 

fanner 175. 
GRIMSHAW HENRY L.. apiarist 33 colonies, 

farmer, owns with his brother Clinton 145, 

h School. 



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TOWN OF LORRAINE. 



Grimshaw Joseph, traveling salesman, farmer 

128. 
Grim.shaw Stephen A., r 19, 22 cows, farmer 

122. 
Groves John, r 41. farmer 50. 
Groves Eoyal, r 41, farmer 50. 
Grow Jay D., carpenter and joiner, h E. 

Main." 
GROW WILLIAM R., owns with L. F. Caul- 

kina an egg pickling establishment, and 

witli George F. Grow a cheese factory, 18 

cows, farmer 120. 
Hall George H., (Mannsville) r 53, general 

merchant, 8 cows, dealer in wood, shin- 
gles, etc., farmer 90. 
Hall Harvey, (Mannsville) r 59, cooper and 

farmer 39. 
Hall Silas, r 40, farmer 76. 
Harrington Almoii W., r 24, blacksmith, prop. 

grist-mill, farmer 143. 
Harris Asahel, r 57, teamster and farmer 88. 
Haskins John, r 24, cheesemaker, emp. G. A. 

Fox. 
Heath Newell, r 24, 16 cows, farmer, leases on 

shares of Irene Overton 128. 
Herrington Haley B., mannf. of axes, black- 
smith and general repairer. Main, h do. 
Hiller Henry C, (Adams) r 3, thresher and 

farmer 35. 
Hiney Abram H., r 37, farmer 100. 
Hitchcock Allen, r 54, farmer with George A. 
HITCHCOCK BYRON D., (Mannsville) r 59, 

breeder and dealer in Percheron horses, 

32 cows, 1,000 sugar trees, farmer, leases 

of his father, Francis V.. 260. 
Hitchcock Clark R., (Mannsville) r 53, 15 

cows, farmer 125. 
Hitchcock George A., r 54. 25 cows, farmer 

110, and owns with William B. 108. 
Hitchcock Sarah, r 54, widow of M. T., 10 j 

cows, farm 70. 
Hitchcock William B., r 54, 20 cows, farmer 

873-^, and owns with George A. 108. 
Hodder Benjamin, (Adams) r 1, laborer. 
Howard Thomas, r 18, farmer, leases on shares 

of J. Grimshaw 120. 
Hughes Curtis E., r 18, 13 cows, farmer, leases 

on shares of Mrs. S. A. Lowery 77. 
Hull Esther, widow of Oliver, weaver, aged 

88. h E. Main. 
Hunt Leonard F., ( Pierrepont Manor) r 34, 11 

cows, farmer 109. 
James Fred, (Mannsville) r 34, farmer with 

his father, Harlow. 
James Harlow, (Mannsville) r 34, 10 cows, 

farmer 75. 
James Luther B., (Mannsville) 15 cows, 400 

sugar trees, farmer 135. 
Jamieson Alonzo, (Adams) r 28,15 cows, farmer. 
Jamieson William H., (Adams) r 14, farmer 65. 
Keene Robert, r 54, farmer 53 
Kenyon Levi, (Adams) farmer 28. 
Kiblin Jerry, (Adams) r 6, 7 cows, farmer 220. 
Kickland Charles. Sr., r 18, farmer 80. 
Kickland Charles. Jr., r 18, laborer. 
Kneeland Erasmiis D., (Adams) r 14, shoe- 

malier and farmer 23^. 
Lamsou Riley, (Pierrepont Manor) r 33, 20 

cows, farmer 260. 
Landers Michael, r 23, 18 cows, farmer 131. 
Xandfier Blelinda, r 18, farm 48. 
Larmouth George, (Mannsville) r 49, farmer, 

leases on shares of A. Brown. 
Lillie Jackson, r 24, butcher and farmer 90. 



Linney Alfred, r 40, farmer 33. 

Lloyd James W.. (Adams) r 14, farmer 27. 

Loomis Henry, r 37, 25 cows, farmer, leases on 

shai'es of H. Farman 160. 
LORRAINE HOTEL, C. E. Thomas, prop. 
Loucks Chester, (Mannsville) r 44, 28 cows, 

farmer, leases on shares of W. L. Marsh. 
Lowery Eva L., r 18, widow of Stephen A., 

farm 77. 
Lowery Henry G., r 37, farmer 90. 
Lowery Henry T., 12 cows, farmer 78. 
Lowrey Btayton D., (Mannsville) r 47, farmer 

."iO. and leases on shares of his fatlier. 
LOWREY DANIEL H., (Mannsville) r 47, 22 

cows, 250 sugar trees, farmer 94. 
Lowrey Hannah, (Mannsville) r 34, resident, 

h and lot. 
Lowrey Henry D., (Mannsville) r 34, 10 cows, 

farmer 104. 
Lowrey Lorenzo, (Mannsville) r 35, 23 cows, 

farmer 210. 
Lowrev Orin II., (Mannsville) r 47, farmer 

with A. B. Allen. 
Lyman Caleb N. , ( Adams) r 2, 22 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares of the Penney estate 

230. 
LYMAN ELAM S., (Adams) r 15, 10 cows, 

breeder of Hambletonian horses, served in 

Co. M, 14tli N. Y. H. A., farmer 100. 
Lyman Frank C, (Adams) r 15, farmer with 

his father. Elam S. 
Lvman Henry C, (Adams) r 2, farmer, son of 

Caleb N. 
Lyman Joseph, (Adams) r 13, 10 cows, farmer 

90. [Died May 10, 1888.] 
Lyons Abram, r 40. laborer. 
Maitland George, (Mannsville) cooper. 
Maple Grove Cheese Factory, r 18, A. M. 

Brown, prop. 
Maynard Augustus D., (Adams) r 3, farm 78. 
McComberCharlesD.,( Adams) r 17, farmer 67. 
McComber George R., (Adams) r 18, farmer. 
McCounell Robert W., r 42, farmer 44. 
McDaniel Catharine, r 56, widow of Alexander, 

farm 50. 
Middleton Charles J., r 19, student Adams 

Collegiate Institute, son of James M. 
Middleton James M., r 19, 24 cows, farmer 

112. 
Miles Luther S., (Mannsville) r 46, 10 cows, 

farmer. 
Miles Nelson M., (Mannsville) r 46. resident. 
Moore C. C. & Son, (Frank A.) general mer- 
chants. 
Moore Carlton C, (C. C. Moore & Son). 
Moore Charles, r 19, pump dealer. 
Moore Clark, (Mannsville) r 59, 8 cows, farm- 
er 75. 
Moore Eber, r 40, carpenter, mason, cooper, 

and farmer 22. 
Moore Frank A., (C. C. Moore & Son). 
Nichols Luman, r 56, laborer. 
Odell Leonard H., r 44, 15 cows, farmer 123. 
Olds Jerome K., (Pienepont Manor) r 29, one- 
legged veteran, farmer 33. 
Overton Martin L., physician and surgeon. 

School, h do. 
Overton Irene, (Mrs. Martin L.) 16 cows, 

farmer 128. h School. 
PAGE HINCKLEY J., (Adams) farmer 63, 

h N. Main. [Deceased.] 
Penney Elizabeth, (Adams) r 1, farm 70. 
Petrie Willard A., (IMannsville) r 53, 25 cows, 

breeder of Percheron horses, farmer 213. 



TOWN OF LORRAINE. 



141 



Phillips Gilbert, r 13, farmer with Peter. 

Phillips Peter, r 13. 32 cows, farmer, leases on 
shares of Martin Brown. 

Piddock Alvin G., r 56, carpenter and joiner, 
faimer 55. 

Piddock Charles, r 42, farmer with his son, 
Hiram. 

Piddock George, r 41, farmei 30, and in Worth 
50. 

Piddock Hiram, r 42, 7 cows, farmer Go. 

Piddock John, r 41, farmer 50. 

PIDDOCK WILLIAM, r 39, 300 sugar trees, 
23 cows. 20 sheep, farmer 150. 

Piddock WilHam W., r 39, farmer with his 
father, William. 

Pitkin Allen, r 24, farmer 40. 

Pitkin Cliarles H., r 24. farmer with his father, 
Erwin, 40. 

PITKIN CHEESE FACTORY, r 24, Erwin Pit- 
kin, piop. 

Pitkin De Alton S.. r 24, farmer with Allen. 

PITKIN ERWIN. r 24. 40 cows, prop. Pitkin 
cheese factoi y, farmer 400. 

Pitkin Luther S., r 24. farmer with his father. 
Erwin, 36. 

Pitkin Peasepinp. widow of John, h E. 
JIain. 

Pitkin Silas, r 24, 12 cows, farmer 50. 

Place Jolm, (Pierrepont Manor; r 28, (carpenter 
and joinei-. farmer 4. 

Pool Jack, (JIannsville) r 48, 9 cows, farm- 
er. 

Pooler Adelbcrt G., ( Mannsville) r 59, 26 cows, 
farmer, leases of J. Cox 275. 

Pooler Alsom, (Mannsville) r 59, farmer 22. 

Potter Harley, ( JlannsviJle) farmer 66. 

Priest Sally Ann, (Adams ) i- 7, widow of James, 
resid.'nt. 

Purdy Gilbert, r 13, farmer 68. 

Piandall Amos, t Adams) r 26, 400 apple trees, 
10 cows, farmer 60. 

Eandall Cnarles, r 26. farmer 105. 

Randall David C, ( Pierrepont Manor) r 29, 18 
cows, farmer, leases on shares of Anna 
Willing 125. 

Randall Russell, (Adams) i 26, farmer, leases 
on shares of Amos. 

Randall Wintield S., ( Pierrepont Mano}) 6 cows, 
farmer 62. 

Ray Benjamin, r 56, farmer 33. 

REED ALBERT C, general ins. agent, repre- 
sents Glens Falls. Niagara, North British, 
Loudon and Edinljurgh, Merchantile, 
Anglo. Nevada, California, Commercial, 
and Travelers' life and accident com- 
panies. 

Reed Erastna, r 19. laborer. 

Reed Lorenzo D., (Adams) r 11, carpenter and 
joiner, farmer 35. 

REMINGTON DANIEL J., (Mannsville) r 59, 
att'y and collecting agent, 25 grade Ayr- 
shire cows, 800 apple trees, farmer 140. 

Remington Edmund, r 55, 7 cows, farmer. 

Remington Lucy. (Mannsville) widow of Eli, b 
and lot. 

Remington Menzo N., (Mannsville) farm la- 
borer. 

Rice James. (Adams) r 8, laboi-er. 

Richards Hezekiah, (Adams) r 16, farmer, 
leases of D. Lynn 160. 

Ripley George, (Adams) r 2. farmer 42. 

Ripley Jerome, (^Ailams ) r 2, farm laborer. 

Roberts George A., r 54, farmer for \V. B. 
Hitchcock. 



Rounds Arthur D., (Pierrepont Manor) r 30, 
10 cows, breeder of Cliester white and 
Yorkshire swine, farmer 87. 

Rudd William H. H., (Mannsville) r 57, farm- 
er 88. 

Rumsey William, ( Pierrepont Manor) r 38, 11 
cows, farmer 89. 

Saunders Samuel, (Mannsville) r 48, 22 cows, 
farmer. 

Schell Joseph. (Pierrepont Manor) r 32, 12 
cows, farmer 93. 

Schell William, (Pierrepont Manor) r 32, farm- 
er with Joseph. 

Searles Bernard D., r 54. farmer, leases on 
shares of W. R. Brown. 

Seer\- John, r 40. farmer 24. 

Seery Joseph, r 40, farmer 24. 

Shaver , (Pierrepont Manor) r 31, farm- 
er 30. 

Shaver Bridget, r 54, farmer 30. 

Shaver Charles, r 54, farmer, son of Jacob. 

Shaver George W., r 54, farmer, son of Jacob. 

Shaver Wesley, r 54, farmer with his mother, 
Bridget. 

Shelmiiline Bnrnev. r 18, farmer 40. 

SHELMIDINE JERMOURE L.. r — , dealer 
in wool, groceries. pr(nisions, shingles, and 
wood, 25 cows, 125 Shropshiredown sheep, 
800 sugar trees, farmei' 337, and in Adams 
140, h E. Main. 

Shelmidine John I)., farmer with his father, 
J. L. 

SHELMIDINE ORA L.. teacher, farmer with 
his father, J. L. 

Shick Joseph, (Mannsville) r 53, canvasser 
and farmer 5. 

Shuvler Bishop. (Adams) r 5. laborer. 

SMITH DANIEL, r 24. 100 sugar trees, 20 
cows, faiiuer 155. 

SMITH HERBERT L.. M. D, physician and 
surgeon, E. Main, h do. [Removed to Rod- 
man.] 

Smith Orson S., r 24, painter and farmer with 
Daniel. 

Smith Walter, (Adams) r 16, laborer. 

Spink ^\■illlan1. ( Adams) r 8, farmer, h and lot. 

Standish William N.. r 56, piop. saw and shin- 
gle-mill, 40 sheep, farmer 125. 

Steele Warren W., teacher, carpenter, and 
joiner. 

Steele William R., farmer 15. 

Stevens George, r 55, teamster and fanner, 
leases of J. M. Donnel 20. 

Stewart Luzearu, r 13, faimer 43. 

Streetcr Albert, carpenter and joiner, h E. 
Main. 

Taber Eri, (Adams) r 3, 25 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of J. Brown 300. 

Talcot George, r 25. 11 cows, farmer 120. 

Taiizer Chaiics. (Adams) r 4, farmer. 

THOMAS CHARLES E., prop. Lorraine Hotel. 

Torrv , (Pierrepont Manor ) r 34, farm 

13. 

Towle Gardner, (Adams) r 2. stone mason, 
farmer 90. 

Towle Ira. (Adams) r 12, stone mason and 
farmer 4. 

Towle John. (Adams) r 8, h and lot. 

Towle Martin V., (Adams) r 8, mason, h and 
lot. 

Tucker Claude L., town clerk. School. 

Tucker Ora W.. r 18. butcher. 

Tucker Orville, r 18, dealer in cattle and 
farmer. 



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Wagoner Abeel, pi'op. saw-mill, manuf. of 

cheese boxes, about 11,000 annually, E. 

Main, h do. 
Wagoner Jacob N., (Adams) r 30, 18 cows, 

farmer, leases on shares of John Barney 

315. 
Wagoner James, r 26, 20 cows, farmer, leases 

on shaies of M. Brown 108. 
Wagoner Jolin, laborer, h E. Main. 
Wagoner Joseph, with his son Abeel. 
Walker Eurbane A., (Adams) 12 cows, farmer 

98. 
Waltz Martin, r 31, farmer 22. 
Warriner Mary, r 40, widow of Solomon, farm 

35. 
Washburn Henry G.. (Adams) r 1, farmer 4. 
Waters David A., r 40, carpenter and joiner, 18 

cows, farmer 114. 
Waters George, r 40, farmer with his father, 

David A. 
Waters Luther, r 40. farmer with his father, 

David A. 
Weaver Norman, (Adams) farmer 50. 



10 cows, farmer, leases 
Gillman 180. 



Welden Nelson, r 26, 

on shares of 

Wells Jerome, (Pierrepont Manor) farmer, 

leases on shares of Levi Browu 275. 
Weston Adelbert, r 40 cor. 22, farmer 23. 
Wheeler Abigail Mrs., (Mannsville ) r 44, farm 

20. 
Wheeler Erastus, r 36, laborer. 
Whitley Joseph, r 41, farmer 50. 
Whittaker San ford, r 40, 8 cows, farmer 75. 
Williams F ed. (Mannsville) r 35, farraei-, 

leases on shares of his father, William 

B. 
Williams William B., (Mannsville) r 35, 13 

cows, farmer. 
Wilson Horace, harnessmaker. School. 
WISE D. BISHOP, r 19, 16 cows, 300 sugar 

trees, farmer 100 
Wise Charles D., farmer. 
Wise Sidney A., r 19, 12 cows, farmer 80. 
Wiswell Newell, (Adiims) r 11, farmer 75. 
Wiswell Osro, (Adams) r 11, farmer with 

Newell. 



I 



LYME. 

(J^c7r explanations, etc., see page 3, part second.) 
(Postoffice address in parenthesis) 



Abbott John, (Chaumont) laborer, b Lvme 

St. 

Ackerman Ruth, (Three Mile Bay) widow of 
Lorenzo D., h William. 

Adams Ashton W.. (Chaumont) (Adams 
Brothers) ( Enos & Adams) h James. 

Adams Brothers, (Hector and Ashton W.) 
props, stone quarry, manufs. of Ume and 
cut stone, off James. 

Adams Frank, (Chaum mt) r 46, laborer. 

Adams Hector, (Chaumont) (Adams Brothers) 
h James. 

Adams John Q., (Chaumont) retired lumber- 
man, li James. 

Allen John, 1 Three Mile Bav) retired farmer 
40, h IMain. 

Allen Orville, (Three Mile Bay) r 8, butcher. 

Angel David W., (Point Peninsula) r 62, farm- 
er 80. 

Angel Lester C, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, farmer, 
leases of R. C. Baird 105. 

Angel Lillie M., (Three Mile Bay) r 50, school 
teacher. 

Angel Mamie E., (Three Mile Bay) r 50, school 
teacher. 

Angel Windsor C, (Point Peninsula) r 62, 
farmer 86. and leases of D. W. 80. 

Armstrong Robert, (Three Mile Bay) r 34, 
farmer .54. 

Armstrong William, (Chaumont) r 26, farmer 
125. 

ARNOLD JACOB. (Chaumont) teamster, served 
in Co. D, 20th N. Y. Cav., h and lot Madi- 
son. 



Arnold William H., (Chaumont) farm laborer, 
h Madison. 

ATWOOD CHARLES W., (Chaumont) r 48, 
farmer 164, h Madison. 

Atwood Isaac T., (Chaumont) r 28, farmer 
116. 

Atwood William, (Chaumont) student, h Madi- 
son. 

Bacon George, (Three Mile Bay) r 8, farmer, 
leases of George Rickett 50." 

BAIRD ROBERT C, (^ Three Mile Bay) r 50, 6 
cows, farmer 105. 

Banks Ira O., (Chaumont) farmer in Brown- 
ville 110, h Academy. 

Barber David, (Three Mile Bay) r 23, carpen- 
ter. 

Barber Fred, (Three Mile Bay) boat builder 
and fisherman, h Wheeler. 

Barber John C, (Tliree Mile Bay) wagonmaker 
and boat builder, h I\Iain. 

BARBER MARK, (Three Mile Bay) wagon- 
makirr and boat builder. Main, h do. 

Barber William M., (Three Mile Bay) wagon- 
maker, h Main. 

BARNES DANIEL H., (Point Peninsula )r 63, 
1 In-ood mare, farmer 70. 

BARNES GEORGE A., (Point Peninsula) r 
62, farmer 243, and leases of the W. I. 
Eiiders estate 159. 

Barnes Lansing, (Point Peninsula) r 62, 
farmer with his father, George A. 

Barnes Myron A., (Point Peninsula) r 62, 
farmer, leases of George A. 85. 

Barron John, (Chaumont) laborer, bds. James. 



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3ARR0N JOHN J., (Three Mile Bay) dealer 
in marble and granite monuments, Main, 
h do. 

Barron Richard, (Chaumont) stone mason, h 
James. 

Barron Walter, fChamnont) student, h James. 

BASINGEIIJACOB B., (Three Mile Bay) re- 
tn-ed baker, h Wells. 

Bates Helen, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, widow of 
Nathan, farmer 60. 

Becker Almenzo F., (Point Peninsula) r 6'2, 
farmer, leases of F. Getman 163. 

Becker David C, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, farm- 
er, leases of John 1"27. 

Becker F. Seigel, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, 
farmer. 

BECKER JOHN, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, 1 
brood mare, farmer 127. 

Bellin«er Ephraim, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 
farmer 92. 

Bellinger Peter, (Chaumont) r 34, farmer 
100. 

Berry Herman, (Chaumont) laborer, h James. 

Biloue Joseph, (Chaumont) r 18, laborer. 

Bishop Moses, (Three Mile Bayj r 243;;, farm- 
er 6. 

Bismett John, (Three Mile Bay) r 2i}4, farm- 
er 10. 

Black Betsey, (Chaumont) r 46, widow of Si- 
las, resident. 

BlodK'ett Bruce, (Chaumont) r 31, farmer 77. 

BLODGETT MARSHALL H., (Chaumont) 
teamster, served in Co. I, 94th Kegt., in 
Maine Independent Bat., and reenlisted 
in Co. L, 1st N. Y. Lt. Art., li Academy. 

Blodgett Nancy Mrs., (ChauuKmt) dealer in 
millinery and fancy goods, James, h do. 

BLODGET DIANA A., (Chaumont) r 31, wid- 
ow of W. Scott, 12 cows, farmer 110. 

Bortals Eliza, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, widow of 
Fi-edeiick, resident, aged 80. 

BOVEE GEORGE, (Chaumont) carpenter, h 
Academy. 

BOVEE GEORGE, (Chaumont ) r 27, farmer 
100. 

Bovee William, (Chaumont) quarryman, li 
Madison. 

BRAY ELECTA Mr.s.. (Chaumont) milliner 
and dressmaker, h .Tames. 

Bray Henry W., (Chaunumt) laborer, h Main. 

BREADSELL LUCENA, (Three Mile Bay) 
widow of William, resident, aged 74, li 
and lot Main. 

BRIANT JOHN J., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 
farmer 55. 

Brockham Frank, (Chaumont) carpenter, li 
Madison. 

Brooks EUswortli, (Chaumont) carpenter, bds. 
Academy. 

Brooks William, ( Point Peninsula) r 55, sailor. 

Brougham Aaron, (Chaumont) blacksmith. 
Mill, h Madison. " 

Brougham Frank, (Chaumont) carpenter, h 
Madison. 

Brougham William, (Three Mile Bay) r 37 cor. 
50, blacksmith, owns shop and 2 acres. 

Brown Lawrence, (Chaumont) r 48, steamboat 
engineer. 

Brown H. Nelson, (Chaumont) r 30, 10 cows, 
farmer 100. 

Brown William, (Three Mile Bay) school 
teacher, h Main. 

Brown William, (Chaumont) r 48, shoemaker, 
James. 



BUCHANAN JAMES, (Three Mile Bay) r 36, 
8 cows, served in Co. B, 35th N. Y. Vols., 
farmer 80. 

Buckman Henry, (Chaumont) r 32, farmer, 
leases of Rogers Brothers 300. 

Buford Frank, (Chaumont) stonecutter and 
quarryman, li James 

Buford Joseph, (Chaumont) stonecutter, h 
James. 

Bushnell Theodore, (Chaumont) barber, Wil- 
cox House. 

Byam Adelbert M., (Chaumont) clerk for E. 
Jaqua, h Madison. 

Byam Alonzo, (Chaumont) laborer, h Academy. 

Byam Jennie M., (Chaumont) school teacher, 
h Madison. 

Byam John, (Chaumont) cari)enter and farm- 
er, owns in Orleans 100. 

Byam Solomon M., (Chaumont) deputy sher- 
iff, constable, harne^smaker, h Madison. 

Gaboon Daniel J., (Chaumont) r 33, retired 
farmer 100. 

Calhoun Ruby Miss, (Three Miie Bay) dealer 
in millinery. Main, h do. 

Carey David, (Thiee Mile Bay) r 24}.^, farmer, 
leases of J. Dillenback 30. 

Carey Morris J., (Chaumont) r 27, farmer 218. 

CarlJoseph R., (Three Mile Bay) r 7, farmer 
20. 

Carpenter Charles, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, la- 
borer. 

Casey Patrick, (Three Mile Bay) farm laborer, 
ii Main. 

Casler William* A., (Chaumont) depot agent 
and telegraph operator, , h James. [Re- 
moved to Cape Vincent.] 

Caswell , (Chaumont ) widow of George, 

li and lot Washington. 

Cato John, (Chaumont ) quarrj'mau, h Water. 

Cato John. Jr., (Chaumont) quarryman, li 
Water. 

Central House, (Three Mile Bay) C. A. Hall, 
lessee, ftlain. 

Chajiman Gilbert, (Three Mile Bay) r 24>^, 
farmer 25. 

Chapman James, (Chaumont) r 34, laborer. 

Chapman Mary A., (Three Mile Bay ) widow, 
farmer 115. 

Charlebois Joseph M., (Chaumont) stonecut- 
ter, h Washington. 

CHAUMONT HOTEL, (Chaumont) G, C. 
M<'Lean, prop., James, 

Chay.u^tie Henry, (Three Mile Bay) r 23, 
fanner 55. 

Chavoustie Vincent G., (Three Mile Bay) r 23, 
farmer with his father, Henry. 

Cheevers Alonzo, ((Jliaumont) r 28, 25 cows, 
farmer, leases of H. diiiley 500. 

Cheevers Montraville. (Chaumont) r 28, farmer 
with his father, Alonzo. 

Clarev Marvin J., (Chaumont) r 27. farmer 
100. 

Clark Betsey Miss, (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
postmistress. 

Clark Leroy, (Point Peninsula) r 61, retired 
farmer. 

Clark Mariette Miss, (Point Peninsula) gener- 
al merchant. 

Clement William, (Chaumont) farmer in 
Brcjwnville 120, h Madison ave. 

demons John 8., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, fish- 
erman and peddler. 

demons Nelson, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, stone 
mason. 



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Cobnrn Samantha, (Chamnont) widow of Syl- 
vanus B., resident, aged 72. 

Cole Harvey D., (Chauniont) prop, billiard 
parlors and restanrant, Mill cor. Main. 

Collins Adelbert, (Chaumont) r 41, farmer 
with his father, Henrv. 

Collins Albert D., (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
clerk for his father. 

Collins Alva N. Dr., (Point Peninsula) r 58, 
alio, physician. 

Collins Carlton, (Point Peninsula) r 61, farm- 
er 150. 

Collins Emmet, (Point Peninsula) r 58, 11 
head cattle, farmer 77. 

Collins Fiank. (Point Peninsula) r 59, farmer 
with his father, Lester. 

COLLINS HENRY, (Chaumont) r 41, 48 head 
cattle, farmer, leases of Hii-am Copley 300. 

Collins Lester, (Point Peninsula) r 59, farmer 
100. 

Collins Lester, (Point Peninsula) r 61, farmer 
125. 

Collins Linus, Sr., (Point Peninsula) r 55, 20 
head cattle, farmer 170. 

Collins Linus, Jr.. (Point Peninsula) r 55, farm- 
er with his father. Linus, Sr. 

Collins Linus H., (Point Peninsula) r 61, gen- 
eral merchant. 

Collins Lvman, (Point Peninsula) r 58, re- 
tired farmer. 

Collnis Schuyler B., (Point Peninsula) r 55, 
farmer, leases of Linus 170. 

Collins William R., (Chavimont) r 41. student. 

Colwell John, (Three Mile Bay) f 14, farmer 50. 

Combs Charles, (Three Mile Bav) r 40, farmer 
231. 

Combs Fanny M., (Three Mile Bay^ r 40, widow 
of George W., resident, aged 75. 

Combs John, (Three Mile Bay) clerk, h and 
lot. 

Comerford Andrew J., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 
farmer 55. 

Comerford John, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, farm- 
er. 

Cook John. (Chaumont) r 30, Limburger cheese 
manuf., 13 cows, farmer 113. 

COOLEY CLOANTHUS G., (Poinf Peninsula) 
y 61. farmer 50. 

Copley Allen, (Chaumont) (H. Copley & Sons) 
bds. Wilcox House. 

Copley H. & Sons, (Chaumont) (George A., of 
New York, and Allen) dealers in lumber, 
lime stone, and produce. 

Copley Hiram, (Cliaumont) ( H. Copley & Sons) 
farmer, owns 7.000 acres of land. 

Cornaire James, (Three Mile Bay) r 11, farmer 
86. 

Cossleman Adelbert, (Chaumont) r 18, laborer. 

Cossleman Alvin, (Chaumont) r 18, laborer. 

COSSLEMAN DANIEL, (Chaumont) r 18, 9 
cows, farmer 330. 

Cossleman Harrison, (Chaumont") r 18. farmer, 
leases of W. C. Cunnnings 400. 

Cossleman Van Rensselaer, (Three Mile Bay) 
r 34, farmer 90. 

Cranson Martha, (Point Peninsula) r 56, farm- 
er 60. 

Crouse Ezra, (Three Mile Bay) r 36, laborer. 

Crousp George, (Thi-ee Mile Bay"> r 37, farmer 
210. 

CROUSE GEORGE, Jr., (Thiee Mile Bay) 
prop, eating saloon, Main, h do. 

Crouse Lewis, (Three Mile Bay) carpenter, h 
Main. 



Crouse Philip, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, farmer 

for his father, George. 
Crumb Grant E., (Chaumont) book-keeper, h 

Academy. 
Crumb Waitstill, (Chaumont) dealer in hay. 

owns 918 acres of land, h James. 
Cummins Watson, (Chaumont) r 48, teamscer. 
Curtis All)ert D.. (Three Mile Bay) dealer in 

furniture, agricultural implements, and 

sewing machines. Main, h do. 
Curtis Edwin. (Three Mile Bay) r 36, farmer, 

leases of A. Sayer 130. 
Daniels Adelbert A., (Chaumont) schoolteach- 
er, h James. 
Daniels Emma Mrs., (Chaumont) teacher of 

vocal and instrumental music, h James. 
DANLEY LEWIS D., (Three Mile Bay) owns 

Central House, h Main. 
Davis .Joseph L., (Three Mile Bay) carpenter, 

h Main. 
Davis Silas, (Chaumont) r 48, stonecutter, h 

and 19 acres. 
Delany John T., (Chaumont) supervisor, prin. 

graded school, h Madison. 
Delany John T. Mrs., (Chaumont) school 

teacher, h Madison. 
Dewey Alhvin H., (Three Mile Bay) telegraph 

operator and station agent R., W. & O. 

R. R., lives in depot. 
DEWEY ANDREW J., (Chaumont) dealer in 

groceries and ready-made clothing, James, 

h do. 
Dewey Clara M., (Chaumont) widow of Frank 

C. h James. 
Dick Andrew. (Three Mile Bay) blacksmith, h 

Wells. 
Dick Andrew, (Three Mile Bay) clerk for G. 

R. Wilcox, h Church. 
Dick Charles, (Three Mile Bav) blacksmith, 

h Wells. 
DICK HUGH, (Three Mile Bay) blacksmith,. 

Main, h and lot Wheeler. 
Dick John, (Three Mile Bay) blacksmith, h 

Wheeler. 
Dick Will, (Three Mile Bay) photographer and 

crayon and India ink artist, Main, bds. 

Wheeler. 
Diefendorf Alonzo, (Chaumont) r 47, custom 

house officer, farm 25. 
Diefendorf Ernest, (Chaumont) r 47, farmer 

78. 
Diefendorf Jacob K., (Chaumont) r5, 20 cows, 

retired farmer, owns in Brownville 225, h 

James. 
Dietz Maria K.. (Chaumont) r 31, widow of 

Peter, resident. 
DILLENBACK ANDREW J., (Chaumont) r 

33, dealer in coal, farm implements,. 

wagons, and carriages, owns one-half of 

Peck Hotel, farmer 512, li and lot. 
Dillenback Bert, ( Chaumont) r 1, (Dillenback 

Brothers). 
Dillenback Brothers, (Chaumont) r 1, (Bert 

and Fred) 12 cows, farmers 200. 
Dillenback Fred, (Chaumont) r 1, (Dillenback 

Brothers). 
DILLENBACK JACOB J., (Chaumont) r 30, 

dealer in coal and seeds, raises ■'1800 worth 

of garden seeds annually, farm 250, h 

James. 
Dingman Abram B., (Point Peninsula) r 62, 

farmer 118. 
Dingman Hanly, (Point Peninsula) farmer, 

leases of W. Angel 100. 



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Diiigman Randall, (Three Mile Bay) r 10, farm- 
er 75. 

Dixon Robert, (Chaumont) r 48, farmer. 

Doane Hiram E., (Chaumont) engineer, h 
Washington. 

Douglass Leander, (Chaumont) r 48, laborer. 

Dual John, (Three aiile Bay) r 24>2, labor- 
er. 

Duford Francis, Sr., (Chaumont) (Duford & 
Son) stonecutter, h James. 

Duford Francis, Jr., (Chaumont) (Duford & 
Son) stonecutter, h James. 

Duford & Son, (Chaumont) (Francis, Sr., and 
Francis, Jr.) props, stone quarry. 

Dunham Faud, (Chaumont) quarryman, h 
Water. 

Dunham Fordice, (Chaumont) sailor, h Water. 

Edick Jacob, (Point Peninsula) r 5G, fisher- 
man. 

Elliot John, (Chaumont) r 33, section foreman 
R., W. & O. R. R. 

ELLIOTT ELIZABETH, (Chaumont) r 33, 
widow of William, aged 05. 

ELLIOTT WILLIa:M J., (Chaumont) butcher 
and prop, meat market, li James. 

Emery Brayton, (Point Peninsula) r 54, farm 
laborer. 

Empie Augustus G., (Three Mile Bay) off r 35, 
11 cows, 50 sheep, farmer 100. 

Empie Charles, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, farmer 
25. 

EMPIE CHARLES M., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 
8 cows, farmer 130. 

Empie Frank B., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, farmer 
100. 

Euders James W., (Point Peninsula) r 56, 
farmer, leases of Nelson L. 104. 

Enders Nelson L., (Point Peninsula) r 56, 
farmer 104. 

Enos William W., (Chaumont) (Enos& Adams) 
retired merchant, h James. 

Enos .t Adams, (Chaumont) (William W. E. 
and Ashton W. A.) props, lime stone quar- 
ry 16 acres. 

Failing Alexander, (Point Peninsula) r 54, 25 
head cattle, farmer 300. 

Failing John P.. (Point Peninsula) r 53 cor. 
57, 25 grade Holstein cattle. 1 brood mare, 
farmer 200. 

Farr Harvey H., (Tliree Mile Bay) journey- 
man harnessmaker. Main. 

Faulkner S. Van Rensselaer, (Three Mile Bay) 
laborer, h Wheeler. 

Faulkner Simon. (Chaumont) laborer, h Lyme 

St. 

Favret Peter. (Three Mile Bay) r 21, 7 cows, 
farmer 177. 

Favry Frank B., (Cliaumont) r 43, farmer, 
leases of Lucy M. Ryder 173. 

FAVRY JOHN. (Chaumont) quarryman, h and 
lot Water. 

Ferney Napoleon, (Point Peninsula) r 53, 
farmer, leases of J. Sherman 100, and of 
A. Van Doreii 100. 

FISH ORVILLE, (Three Mile Bay) stone- 
cutter and laborer, served in Co. M, 20th 
N. Y. Cav., h and lot Wheeler. 

Fish Samuel M., (Three Mile Bay) ship car- 
penter, h Wheeler. 

Fisher Curtis, (Chaumont) r 47, carpenter and 
joiner, h and 7 acres. 

Fisher Delatus, (Chaumont) r 46, laborer. 

Fisher George, (Chaumont) r 45 cor. 46, farmer 
100. 

10 



Fisher Webster D., (Chaumont) r 48, stone- 
cutter and blacksmith. 

Flanders Hiram. (Three Mile Bay) r49, farmer. 

Flanders Irvin D., (Three Mile Bay) dealer in 
furniture. Main, h do. 

Flanders John, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, farm- 
er. 

Flanders Keziah, (Three Mile Bay) widow of 
Christopher, resident, owns farm in Cape 
Vincent 80. 

Flanders Margaret. (Three Mile Bay) r 52,. 
widow of Jeremiah, resident, aged 83. 

Flanders Mary, (Three Mile Bay) r 49, widow 
of Solomon, farmer 75. 

Flanders Menzo, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, farm- 
er, leases of B. Curtis 60. 

Flanders Minot, (Three Mile Bay) laborer. 

FLANDERS STEPHEN, (Three Mile Bay) 
farmer and carpenter, h Wells. 

Flnno Orange. (Chaumont) i- 46, laborer. 

Forbes Francis, (Chaumont) retired farmer, 
owns in Clayton 88. 

Ford Charles, (Chaumont) laliorcr, h off James. 

Ford John, (Chaumont) r 48, farmer 50. 

Foster Jackson. (Chaumont) r 48, laborer. 

FOSTER MARGARET J., (Chaumont) r 31, 
widow of Thomas, aged 66. 

FOSTER WILLIAM T., (Chaumont) r 31, 26 
cows, farmer, leases of H. Copley 400. 

Fox . (Point Peninsula) r — , widow of 

Timothy, farm 8. 

Fox Clara, (Three Mile Bay) dealer in millin- 
ery and fancy goods, h Main. 

FOX JACOB, (Three Mile Bay) r 34, farmer 
513, and 3 houses and lots Main. 

Fox Jane, (Three Mile Bay) r 38, widow of 
Christopher, farmer 70. 

Francis Nicholas, (Three Mile Bay) r 36, farm- 
er 55. 

Fredenburg John, (Chaumont) r 46, laborer. 

Freeman Francis, (Chaumont) retired farmer, 
h Madison. 

Freeman John, (Chaumont) laborer, h Madi- 
son aye. 

Fry Eugene H., (Three Mile Bay) r 34, farmer, 
leases of Harmon 100. 

Fry Harmon, (Three Mile Bay) r 34. farmer 
100. 

Fry Peter, (Chaumont) sailor, h James. 

Fuller Charles E., (Three Mile Bay) sailor, Ii 
William. 

Gage George W.. (Limerick') r 44, laborer, 
served 3 years in lOtli N. Y. H. A. 

Garlock James, (Chaumont) r 28, laborer. 

Garner Charles H., (Chaumont) r 31, laboi-er. 

George Brothers, (Chaumont i (John P. and 
Henry L.) dealers in hardware and stoves, 
James. 

George Henry L., (Chaumont) (George Broth- 
ers) li .Tames. 

George John F., (Chaumont) (George Broth- 
ers) h James. 

GETMAN ADEL15ERT A., M. D.. (Chaumont) 
alio, physician and surgeon, h James. 

Getnian Charles, (Chaumont) r 19, farmer for 
his father 100. 

GETMAN CHRISTOPHER, (Chaumont) r 31, 
20 cows, 4 liorses, farmer 194. 

Getman Fred B., (Point Peninsula) r 61, farm- 
er tor his father. Henry. 100. 

GETMAN FREDERICK, (Point Peninsula) r 
62, 12 head cattle, farmer 163. 

Getman Henry, (Point Peninsula) r 61. farmer 
100. 



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Oetnian William, ( Chaumont ) r 19, farmer 100. 
Oetmau William B., (_Chaumont) farmer with 

his father. 
GIBBONS EDWARD C, (Chaumont) r 25, 8 
head cattle, farmer, leases of Thomas 165. 
Gibbons Thomas, (Chaumont) r 25, farm 165. 
Giles Charles, (Chaumont) retired, h Lyme st. 
Giles Charles, (Chaumont) r 28, farmer 25. 
Giles Charles, Jr., (Chaumont) laborer, b 

Lvme st. 
Giles Frank, (Chaumont) qnarryman, h Water. 
Giles Frederick, (Chaumont) laoorer, h Acad- 
emy. 
Goodeli James, (Chaumont) r 46, laborer. 
Goodfriend John, (Three Mile Bay) r 2iX, 

farmer 25. 
Gordon Charles, (Chaumont) blacksmith, h 

James. 
Govro Edward, (Chaumont) stonecutter, h and 

lot James. 
Graham Charles. (Chaumont) stonecutter, h 

and lot. 
Grant Hiram, (Three Mile Bay) r 40, farmer 

14. 
Graves Edward, ( Point Peninsula) r 55, farm- 
er with his father, William, 
Graves William, (Point Peninsula) r 55, farm- 
er 50. 
Green Walter, (Point Peninsula) r 56, laborer. 
Guile George, (Three Mile Bay) farmer 100. 
Haas Frank, (Chaumont) r 47, farmer with 

his father, Henry. 
HAAS HENPvY, (Chaumont) r 47, 10 cow^s, 

farmer 160. 
Haas Jennie E. Miss, (Chaumont) r 47, school 

tt-acher. 
Haas Sarah E. Miss, (Chaumont) r 47, school 

teacher. 
Haas William. (Chaumont) r 48, farmer 75. 
Hall C. A., (Three Mile Bay) leases Central 

House, Main. 
HALL WALEY P. Eev., (Point Peninsula) 

Methodist clergyman, h Main. 
Hamilton Alexander, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 

butcher, 12 cows, farmer 100. 
Hamilton Charles H., (Three Mile Bay) r 24, 
market gardener and dealer in farm pro- 
duce, farmer 63. 
Hamilton Franklin, (Three Mile Bay) book- 
keeper for his father, h Main. 
Hamilton Martin O., (Three Mile Bay) clerk, 

h and lot. 
Hardy Byron, (Three Mile Bay) lumberman, 

farm 75. 
Harrington Emeline, (Chaumont) r 28, widow 

of David, farm 50 
Hams Dyer, (Point Peninsula) r 62, farmer, 

leases of his father, James, 175. 
Harris Orange R., (Three Mile Bay) off r 13, 

farmer 100. 
Harter Jacob, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, retired 

farmer. 

Hartman David, (Chaumont) r 27, farmer 100. 

Hawes William, (Chaumont) r 48, farmer 60. 

HAYES A. MENZO, (Three Blile Bay) r 35, 

prop, livery stable, retired farmer 50, 

s?rved in Co. H, 144th N. Y. Frontier 

Cav. Vols., h Haves. 

Hayes Alfred D., (tliree Mile Bay) foreman 

stonecutter, h Main. 
HAYES ALVIN C, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, 

farmer 95. 
Hayes Burton S., (Three Mile Bay) com. trav- 
' eler, h Main. 



Hayes Catharine, (Three Milp Bay) widow of 

Solomon, dressmaker, h Main. 
Hayes Chancey D.. (Three Mile Bay) (Wheeler 

& Hayes) h Main. 
Hayes Dora Miss, (Three Mile Bay) school 

teacher, h Main. 
Hayes Edgar, (Chaumont) laborer, h James. 
Hayes Edward L., (Three Mile Bay) student, 

h Main. 
Hayes Edwin J., (Three Mile Bay) off r 37, 

farmer 110. 
HAYES FRANKLIN B., (Three Mile Bay) r 52, 

farmer, leases of James S. 190. 
Hayes Haddock L., (Three Mile Bay) r 50, 

farmer, leases of J. H. Flanders 100. 
Hayes James S., (Three Mile Bay) r 52, 7 cows, 

farmer 190. 
Hayes Martin, (Three Mile Ray) student, li 

Hayes. 
Hayes Ophelia, (Three Mile Bay) r 49, widow 

of Horatio. 
HAYES SUSAN, (Chaumont) widow of Alex- 
ander, Avho served in the 28th Bat. at Fort 

Schuvler, h James. 
Haynes Elijah, (Three Mile Bay ) r 243^, farm- 

■ er 30. 
Haynes James, ( Three Mile Bay) barber, Main, 

' h do. 
Helhcos George. (Three Mile Bay) r 49, laborer. 
Hentze Chester. (Chaumont) r 16, retired 

fanner 286. h James. 
HERKIMER DORUS C, (Chaumont) carpen- 
ter and retired farmer 82, served in Co. 

K, 10th N. Y. H. A., h James. 
Herkimer Edward, (Chaumont) farmer for his 

father, Warner. 
Herkimer Edwin. (Chaumont) with his father, 

Warner. 
Herkimer Frank W., (Chaumont) student, h 

HERKIRIER WARNER, (Chaumont) 10 cows, 
owns Point Independent and 4 houses and 
lots, farmer 100. 

Herriek Cliastina, (Three Mile Bay) r 11, widow 
of Hiram. 

Hen ick Clarence, (Three Mile Bay) r 25, 7 
head cattle, farmer, leases of Jerry Shaver 
10. 

Herriek George E., (Three Mile Bay) r 39, 
dealer in farm implements, farm 180. 

Herriek George H., (Three Mile Bay) r 40, 
school teacher and farmer with Charles 
Combs 54. 

Herriek Hiram, (Three Mile Bay) r 22, farmer 
40. 

Herriek Lorenzo, (Three Mile Bay) r 40, farm- 
er, leases of George 190. 

Hewitt Eliza, ( Point Peninsula) r 63, widow of 
Anson, farmer 22. 

Hewitt Frank E., (Three Mile Bay) r 38, farm- 
er, leases of Jane Fox 70. 

Hewitt Oliver V., (Three Mile Bav) r 24, farm- 
er 175. 

HEUITT WILLIAM H., (Point Peninsula) r 
61, 6 head cattle, farmer 100. 

Higgins Joseph, (Chaumontl laborer, h Wat- 
er. 

HOGEBOOM PETER, (Chaumont) black- 
smith. Mill, h Madi«on. 

Holbrook Asa B., (Point Peninsula) r 61, black- 
smith. 

Holbrook Daniel, (Point Peninsula) r 61, jus- 
tice of the peace, farmer, leases of L. 
Northrop 100.- 



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Holbi-ook Daniel C, (Pdint Peninsula) r 61, 
farinei-, leases of L. Northrop 118. 

Holladay Gcorf,'e, (Three Mile Bay) r 9, 12 
cows, farmer 200. 

Hornina; Laura, (Chaumont) r 30, farm 38. 

Horton Dorr, (Chaumont) r 45, farmer 1. 

Horton George B., (Chaumont) dealer in fish, 
h Washinf^ton. 

Horton Heloise D., (Chaumont) widow of 
Henry, h Mill. 

Horton Heni\v, (Chaumont) r 4G, laborer and 
farmer "15. 

Horton John McRea, (Chaumont) r 48, farmer 
21. 

Horton Levi. ( Chaumont) r 46, laborer. 

Horton Itiley E.. (Chaumont) r 41, (Horton 
<t Whei'lcr I farmer 150, li James. 

Horton William, (^Chaumont) r 48, laborer, h 
and 2 acres. 

Horton & Wheeler, (Chaumont) (Riley E. H. 
and Dempster W. ) general merchants. 

Hoiightiin Charles, (Chaumont) laborer. 

Honglitiin Jiimes. (Chaumont) r 15, farmer 50. 

Houghton James, Jr., (Chaumont) r 16, farmer 
283. 

Houghton .Joseph, ( Chaumont) r 16, farmer 99. 

Howard Wallace E., (Point Peninsula) r 56, 
h use painter, leasps 8 acres of S. Fox. 

HOXIE HIMON. (Chaumont) retired Metho- 
dist elergvman, h Janu s. 

Huck AUiert. (Three 3Iile B:iy)r 35, farmer 85. 

Hubbard Deforest J., (Chaumont) school teach- 
er, h James. 

Hubbard Jaiiette E. Mrs., (Chaumont) dress- 
maker, h James. 

Hubbard J..hn. (Three Mile Bav) r 34, laborer. 

HUBBARD JOHN S., (Chaumont) carpenter, 
h James. 

Hurdle James, (Three Mile Bay) r 11, laboi-er. 

Hurst iien'-y. (Three Mile Bay) r 1, 6 cows, 
farmnr 80. 

Inman Ira, (_ChaumDut) retired merchant, li 
James. 

Jackson William, (Limerick) r 44, farmer 47. 

Jaqua Eugene, (Chauraontj general merchant, 
James, h do. 

Jewett Heiirv W., M. D., (Chaumont) alio, 
physician and surgeon, li James. 

JohnsoU Birtron, (Chaumont) r 48, ins. agent 
and farmer. 

Johnson Hairiet, (Three Mile Bay) widow of 
John, resident, 

Johnson Jotham. (Chaumont ) farmer, leases 
of Hiiam Copley 400. 

Johnson Lorenzo. (^Chaumont) r 43, farmer 
60. 

Johnson Lydia, widow of William, h Lyme st. 

Johnson William. (Chaumont) r 48, farmer, 
leasisi'f Dr. Getmiu 91. 

JOHNSON WILLIA:M M., (Three Mile Bay) r 
35, farmt r 6, and leases of Mrs. Eliza War- 
ner 120. 

JONES AHA. S., (St. Lawrence) r 1, 13 head 
cattle, farmer 130, 

Jones Charl- s W., (St. Lawrence) r 1, farmer 
with his fatlier, Asa S. 

Joy . (ChHumont) M. E. clerg.yman, par- 
sonage iladison ave. 

Kingslev Charles, (Three Mile Bay) laborer. 

KINGSLeY CHARLES L., (Tliree Mile Bay) r 
35, apiaiist 50 colonies, farmer 100. 

Uitts William, (Chaumont) laborer, h Herki 
mer. 



Klock Catharine, (Three Mile Bay) widow of 

Thomas, resident. 
Klock George H., (Three Mile Bav ) r 36, farm- 
er 50. 
KLOCK JAY C, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, farmer 

50. 
Klock Kate, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, widow of 

Thomas, farmer 83. 
Klock Thomas E., (Three Mile Bay) r— , farm- 
er, leases of A. Sayer.s 35. 
Knapp Charles, (Three Mile Bay) r 8, faimer 

80. 
Knapp Charles R.. (Chaumont) telegraph op- 
erator at Amsteidam, N. Y., grain and 

stock bniker, h Jami s. 
KNAPP JOHN JASON Capt., (Chaumont) 

lake steamboat captain, h James. 
Knapp Moses, (Chaumont) house painter, h 

James. 
Knowlton Hart M., (Three Mile Bay) peddler, 

h Main. 
Knowlton Jennie Miss, (Three Mile Bay) school 

teacher, h Main. 
Kratzer .Jacob, (Three Mile Bay) r 24)^, farm- 
er 27. 
LAKE THEODORE, (Three Mile Bay) carpen- 

tei-, wagnnmaker, and sailor, served in 

Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., h Main, 
Lake Thomas L., (Three Jlile Bav) r 37, farm- 
er, leases of J. M. Wilcox 100. 
Lance Lemuel, ( Three Mile Bay ) r 38, farmer 

170. 
Lance Milton, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, farmer 

100. 
Lance Peter, (Point Peninsula) r 62, farmer 

195. 
Lance Windsor. (Three Jlile Bav) r 35, farmer 

120 
LANSING MARIA G., (Three Mile Bay) widow 

of Henry, resident, aged 67. 
Larue Frank, (Three Mile Bav) r 42>^, farmer 

82. 
Larue William, (Point Peninsula) r 61, farmer 

100. 
Lassell Mary, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, widow of 

Daniel, resident, aged 79. 
Lawrence James, (Chaumont) r 16, laborer. 
Lawton Katie, (Chaumont) r 46, widow of 

Philo. resident. 
Lawton Silas, (Chaumont) r 46, laborer. 
Linee James, (Chaumont) laborer, h James. 
Lindsley Charles A., (Chaumont) r 26, farmer, 

leases of his father 2G5. 
LINDSLEY DANIEL H., (Chaumont) r 26, 

10 h"ad <-attle, served in Co. L, 10th N. Y. 

H. A., fa-mer 265. 
Lingenf. Iter Charles, (Three Mile Bay) r 14, 

fanner, leases of H. Cojilev. 
LTNGENFELTER NELSON. (Chaumont) r 47, 

50 cows, farmer in Clayton 71, and leases 

of George Copley, of New York. 300. 
Linnell Chai-les A., (Chaumont) r 16, 22 cows, 

farmer, leases of C. Hentze 286. 
Loomis Albert, (Three Mile Bay) cooper, h 

Churcli. 
Loomis George, (Three Mile Bay) laborer, li 

Church. 
Loomis Jay M.. (Three Jlile Bay) laborer, b 

Main. 
Lott Cyrus, (lliree Mile Bay) r 38, farmer, 

leases of Samuel 75. 
Lott Cyrus G.. (Three Mile Bay) r 38, farmer, 

leases of Samuel 75, 



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Lott Firman. (Three Mile Bay) r 38, farmer 
128. 

Lott Marion Miss, (Three Mile Bay) r 34, dress- 
maker. 

Lott Samuel, (Three Mile Bay) r 34, farmer 
210. 

Loucks Margaret, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, widow 
of Dr. John, resident. 

Lowe Deloss, (Chaumont) teamster, h James. 

Lncas Andrew J., (Three Mile Bay) prop, res- 
taurant and billiard parlor. Main, h do. 

Lucas Benjamin F., (Three .Alile Bay) carriage- 
maker and brick mason, h Main. 

Lucas Charles, (Three Mile Bay) wagonmaker, 
h Main. 

Lucas Charles E., (Three Mile Bay) carriage- 
maker and repairer, Main, h Church. 

Lucas Edward J., (Three Mile Bay) sailor, h 
Main. 

Liicas Frank G., (Three Mile Bay) blacksmith, 
h Main. 

Lucas George W., (Three Mile Bay) black- 
smith and veterinary surgeon. Main, h 
and lot do. 

Lucas Janett Mrs., (Three Mile Bay) dress- 
maker, h Main. 

Lucas May Miss, (Three Mile Bay) school 
teacher, h Main. 

Lucas Minott, (Three Mile Bay) carpenter, h 
Main. 

Lucas Nellie Miss, (Three Mile Bay) dressmak- 
er, h Main. 

Lucas William O., (Three Mile Bay) clerk for 
his father, Andrew J., h Main. 

Liither George, (Three Mile Bay) r 8, farmer 
for his father, Jeremiah, 42. 

Luther Jeremiah, (Three Mile Bay) r 8, farmer 
42. 

Lynback Daniel, (Three Mile Bay) r 18, farmer, 
leases of George 50. 

Lynts Eugene, (Chaumont) r 33, farmer, leases 
of J. Dillenbeck 84. 

Lyon Elizabeth, (Chaumont) widow of Will- 
iam, resident. 

Lyon Fred, (Chaumont) r 46, clei-k for A. J. 
Dewey. 

Macuniber Eliza, (Three Mile Bay) widow of 
David, resident, aged 78, h Main. 

Madden Marshall, CChaumont) r 18, farmer, 
leases of J. T. York 50. 

Main Joshua, (Chaumont) r 41, retired sailor, 
farm 50. [Deceased.] 

Main William H., (Dexter) ins. agent, bds, 
Wiicox House. 

May hew Theodore V., (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
farmer IIG. 

MAYHEW THOMPSON, (Point Peninsula) r 
01, farmer 50, bds. Putnam House. 

McCombs Emily, (Three Mile Bay) r 1, widow 
of Andrew, resident, farm 155. 

McKinsie Daniel, (Chamnont^ r 33, laborer. 

McKINSTRY CHARLES W., (Three Mile Bay) 
postmaster, general merchant. Main, h 
Wells. 

McLEAN GEORGE C, (Chaumont) prop. 
Chaumont Hotel, dealer in groceries and 
produce, Jnmes. 

McMULLEN JOHN. (Three Mile Bay) tailor 
and dealer in custom-made clothing. Main. 

McPherson Angus, (Chaumont) r 34, farmer, 
leases of P. Van Doren 100. 

McPherson Childs, (Chaumont) undertaker, 
dealer in dnrgs and medicines, James, h 
do. 



McPherson James, (Chaumont) prop, meat 
market, James, h Academy. 

McPherson William, (Chaum 11 1) butcher and 
prop, meat market, h James. 

MERRELL MARYETT, (Point Peninsula) r 
58, widow of Steward, farmer 90. 

Merriman William H., (Three Mile Bay) pastor 
Baptist Church, owns 10 acres of land, h 
Wells. 

MILLER HOGLE I., (Three Mile Bay) car- 
penter and mason, h and lot Wells. 

Miller Isaac H., (Three Mile Bay) retired 
farmer, h Church. 

Miller Louis, (Three Mile Bav) r 11, laborer. 

MILLER .MARTHA A., (Three Mile Bay) school 
teacher, h Church. 

Miller Stanley, (Three Blile Bay) stage driver, 
h Church. 

Miller William J., (Three Mile Bay) engineer, 
h Wells. 

MINOR BRITELL, (Three Mile Bay) r 23, re- 
tired lake captain, aged 87. 

Minor Brittcll, (Point Peninsula) r 63, farmer 
80. 

Minor Charles, (Point Peninsula) r 61, labor- 
er. 

Minor Eosetta, (Three Mile Bav) r 51, widow 
of Giles C, farmer 92. 

Moflett Wells, (Three Mile Bay) r 11 cor. 12, 
laborer. 

Monty Elizabeth. (Chaumont) r 31, widow of 
William, resident. 

Moore Ed. M., (Point Peninsula) r 56, farmer, 
leases of Nelson L. Enders 104. 

Moore Edward B., (Three Mile Bay) farmer, 
leases of Jacob Fox 150, h Main 

Moore William, (Three Mile Bay) laborer, h. 
Hayes. 

Moore William S., (Three Mile Bay) farmer, h 
Main. 

Morehouse Frank, (Chaumont) laborer, h 
Lyme st. 

Morehouse Warren. (Chaumont) laborer. 

Morey Charles, (Three Mile Bay) r 40, garden- 
er 29. 

Mount Bvron, (Tliree Mile Bav) house painter, 
h Wheeler. 

MOUNT DAVID M., (Three Mile Bay) clerk in 
drv goods store, served in Co. B, 35th N. 
Y.'Vols., h Church. 

Mount Dudley D., (Three Mile Bay) laborer, h 
Main. 

Mount Frederick, (Three Mile Bay) dry goods 
clerk, h Church. 

Mount Jerome C, (Three Mile Bas') barber, 
Mam, h Wells. 

Mount Kate, (Three Mile Bay) widow of Will- 
iam, dressmaker, h Wells. 

Mullen Daniel, (Three Mile Bay) r 11, farmer 
87. 

Northrop Lewis, (Point Peninsula) r 61, farm- 
er 118. 

NORTHROP OSCAR S., (Three Mile Bay) r 37, 
carpenter and builder, farmer 167. 

Nugent Lester, (Chaumont) r 48, cooper and 
tisherman, h and 6 acres. 

O'Hara Patiick, (Chaumont) r 30, farmer, 
leases of Levi Allen 195. 

Osterhout Wither D., (Three Mile Bay) car- 
penter and engineer, h Main. 

Parker Chailes. M. D., (Three Mile Bay) phy- 
sician and surgeon, farm 49, h Main. 

Parker William A,, (Three Mile Bay) medical 
student with his father, Charles. 



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PATTEKSON SAEAF, (Three Mile Bay) wid- 
ow of Lewis, resident, a^ed 63. b Church. 

Peck House, (Chaumont) B. J. Saxe, prop., 
livery stable connected, Main. 

Peck Jason J., (Chaumont) clerk. 

Peck Newton E . (Chaumont). 

PECK TH.IDDEUS O., (Chaumont) owns 
Peck House and 2 houses and lots, grain, 
hay, and live stock dealer. James. [Hay 
dealer in New York city.] 

Pennock David J., (Chaumont) prop, livery 
stable. Mill, h do. 

PENNOCK GEORGE W., (Chaumont) r 41, 
farmer 50. 

PEPvSONS BYRON G., (Three Mile Bay) r 50, 4 
cows, served in Co. BI, 10th N. Y. Art., and 
in 10th N.Y. consolidated H. A., farmer 206. 

Petrie Martin, (Three Mi.e Bay) r 40, laborer. 

PETTIT JOHN, (Chaumont) r 41. 24 cows, 
farmer, leases of Hiram Copley 300 

Phelps Abbie H., (Chaumont) widow of George 
W.. resident, h Madison. 

Phelps Frank, (Chaumont) sailor, h Water. 

Phelps Gouvenieur, (Chaumont ) r 33, laborer, 
and owns 3 acres. 

Phelps John, (Chaumont) retired farmer, 
owns in Clavton 117. 

PHELPS LEWIS P., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 
justice of the peace, prop, grist-mill, h 
and lot. 

Phillips Abiam. (Three Mile Bay)r 20, 16 head 
cattle, farmer 271. 

Phillips .John L., (St. Lawrence) r 1, 23 cows, 
10 head young cattle, 1 brood mare, farm- 
er 288. 

PHILLIPS THOMAS J., (Three Mile Bay) r 1, 
14 head cattle, farmer, leases of E. T. 
Rattray 107. 

Pierce Charles W.. (Chaumont) resident. 

PLIMTON BIARY Mks., (Chaumont) music 
teacher, h Mill. [Remov d to Depauville.] 

Piuche Isidore C, (Chaumont) dealer in gro- 
ceries and crockery. Mill, h do. 

Pomeroy De Lacour, (Chaumont) r 47, farmer 
100. 

Pomeroy Oren, (Chaumont) r 47, farmer with 
his father, Dc Lacour. 

Pratt William, (Three Mile Bay) blacksmith, 
Mam. li do. 

Provan An Ire w, (Three Mile Bay) laborer, h 
Main. 

PUTNAM GEORGE C, (Point Peninsula) r 
55, prop. Putnam House, farinci- 1)7. 

PUTN.AM HOUSE, (Point Peninsula ) r 55, G. 
C. Putnam, prop. 

Rabin John. (Three Mile Bay) r 14, cheese- 
maker, owns 6 acres. 

Radley Ferdinand, (Three Mile Bay) r 8, farm- 
er, leases of August Solor 104. 

Eagor, Nicholas, (Chaumont) retired farmer, 
owns in Cape Vincent 105. 

Reading William, (Cliauuiont) Am. Ex. and 
station agent and telegrai^h operator, bds. 
with E. jaqua. 

ReasoiK r Oeorge H., (Three Mile Bay) r 50, 
farmer 116. 

Rector James P.. (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
(Shuler & Rector) farmer 338. 

Reed Al)ner, (Three Mile Bay) retired lake 
captain, owns 2 houses and lots. 

Reed Charles, (Three Mile Ray) laborer, h 
Wells. 

REED DELOS D., (Chaumont) prop. Wilcox 
House, James. 



Reed Dyer C, (Chaumont) steamboat captain 
and boat carpenter, h Madison. 

Reed Frederick, (Three Mile Bay) laborer, h 
Main. 

Reed Frederick, (Three Mile Bay) 1 35, la- 
borer. 

REED MINERVA A., (Chaumont) r 18, farm 
18. 

REED OWEN P., (Chaumont) patent roofer 
and hay dealer, bds. Wilcox House. 

Reed William, (Three Mile Bay) r 11, farmer 
62. 

RICKETT CHARLES G., (Three Mile Bay) r 
8, 12 cows, 1 Holstein bull, reg., farmer 
100, and leases of George 100, served in 
Co. E, 186th N. Y. Inf. 

Rickett Clarence E., (Three Mile Bay) r 8, 
farmer with his father, Charles G. 

Rickett George B., (Three Mile Bay) r 8, farm- 
er 100, and with his fatlur, Cliarles G. 

Rickett George W., (Three IMile Bay) dealer in 
stoves, tinware, and hardware, Main, h do. 

Rider James, (Three Mile Bay) teamster, bds. 
Central House. 

Rider Lucy BI., (Chaumont) r 43, widow of 
Josei^h, Jr.. 12 cows, farmer 173. 

Roats Henry, (Three Arile Bay ) r 35, farmer 65. 

Rollins Bruce, (Three :\lile Bay) hiborer. 

Ilodgers Austin, (Chaumont) (Rodgers Broth- 
ers) h James. 

Rodgers Brothers, (Chaumont) (Austin and 
Everett) dealers in seeds and props, cus- 
tom grist-mill, farm 360, James. 

Rodgers Cyrus, (Chauiii(Uit) r 47, farmer 25. 

Rodgers Eliza. (Cliauniont) r 47, widow of 
Ralph, resident, aged 91. 

Rodgers Everett. (Cliauniont) ( Rodgers Broth- 
ers) h Washington. 

Rodgers Fordice M., (Chaumont) retired 
farmer, owns in Cape Vincent 80, h Wash- 
ington. 

Rodgers Fortis, (Cliaumont) emp. Rodgers 
Brothers, h Bladison. 

Rogers Blinot 1., (Chaumont) r 47, farmer 20. 

ROOF ABRABI, (Point Peninsula) r 61. car- 
penter, served in Co. BI. 10th N Y. H. A. 

Roof Alice, (Point Peninsul.) r 61, school 
teacher. 

Roof Levi, (Three Blile Bav) r 35. peddler. 

Rose Roswell T., (Three Blile Bay) r 12, la- 
borer. 

Ross John, (Three Blile Bay) clerk for Dr. W. 
A. Vincent, Blaiii. 

Ross William, (Three Blile Bav) r 24, farmer 
30. 

Rutan George, (Point Peninsula) r 61, farm- 
er. 

Rutan Lucelia, (Point Peninsula) r 61, farmer 
91. 

Rutan Blary, (Chaumont) r 34, farm 100. 

Rutan William, (Chaumont) r 34, farmer, 
leases of Blary 100. 

Ruttan Blargaret. (Three Blile Bay) r 34, 
widow of John S , farm 95. 

Ruttan William, (Three Blile Bay) r 34, farm- 
er, leases of Margaret 95. 

RYDER DALLAS, (Three Blile Bay) lake cap- 
tain, h Church. 

Ryder Dallas G., (Three Blile Bay) laborer, h 
and lot Church. 

Ryder K. W., (Taree Blile Bay) widow of Frank, 
h and lot. 

Sagers Fanny, (Three Blile Bay) widow of 
George H., resident, h Main. 



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SALSBEARY MARTIN, (Point Peninsula) r 
58, 12 head cattle, farmer 135. 

Salsbuiy Andrew, (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
farmer 100. 

Salsbury Fred, (Point Peninsula) r 56, laborer, 
owns 8 acres. 

Salsbury Fred E., (Point Peninsula) r 58, 
farmer with his father. 

Salsbury James R., (Point Peninsula) r 58, 
farmer with his father. 

Salsbury Schuyler, (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
farmer, leases of C. G. Cooley 50. 

Saxe Bray ton J., (Chaumont) prop. Peck 
House and livery stable. Main. 

Sayers Henry A., (Three Mile Bay) r 36, farm- 
er 156. 

Scheimerhorn Schuyler W., (Chaumont) car- 
penter, h and lot Water. 

Schuyler Andrew, (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
farmer 50. 

SCHUYLER JOHN L., (Three Mile Bay) gen- 
eral merchant, owns one-half of farm on 
r 38, Three Mile Point, Main, h do. 

Schuvler Peter, (Three Mile Bay) farmer. 

Schuyler Philip. (Tliree Mile Bay) r 36, farmer, 
leases of Jacob Fox 210. 

SEELEY ADDISON H., (Point Peninsula) r 
54, 43 head cattle, 3 brood mares, farmer 
with Tnomas Emery, of Cape Vincent, 465. 

SELTER AARON. ( Three Mile Bay ) r 50, 5 
cows, farmer 222. 

Selter Austin H., (Three Mile Bay) r 50, farm- 
er. 

Seller Henry, (Three Mile Bay ) r 50, farmer, 
leases of Jeremiah. 

Selter Jeremiah. (Thiee Mile Bav) r 50, farm- 
er 210. 

SELTER JONATHAN, (Three Mile Bay) r 50, 
farmer, leases of Jeremiah. 

Selter Josiah C, (Three Blile Bay) carpenter, h 
Church. 

Selter Leon D., (Three Mile Bay) farmer with 
his father, Jeremiah. 

Shaw Herbert, (Three Mile Bav) clerk for G. 
E. Wilcox, h Wells. 

Shaw Sophia, (Three Mile Bav) widow of 
David, h Wells. 

Shay Edward B., (Three Mile Bay) sailor, h 
Main. 

Shay Ella Miss, (Three Mile Bay) tailoress, h 
Main. 

Shay Mary A., (Three Mile Bay) widow of 
Philip, resident, h Main. 

Shelden Peter, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, farmer, 
leases of Abigail 20. 

Shell Elizabeth, (Chaumont) r 48, widow of 
Harvc}', farmer 4. 

SHEPARD ADOLPHUS J., (Chaumont) deal- 
er in groceries, tobacco, and cigars, James, 
hdo. 

Shields James, (Three Mile Bay) laborer, h 
Water. 

Shields John, (Three Mile Bay) laborer, h 
Water. 

Shuler A Rector, (Point Peninsula) r 61, (Mil- 
ford W. S., of Utica, and James P. R.) 18 
cows, farmers 327. 

Simmons Chancey Rev.. (Three Mile Bay) 
wagonmaker, li Water. 

SMITH GARDNER. ( Three Mile Bav) carpen- 
ter, served in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A., h 
Mill. 

Smith Herbert H., (Three Mile Bay) medical 
student, bds. Parker. 



Smith James B., (Three Mile Bay) r 5, farmer^ 
leases of liosctta Minor 92. 

SNELL CHARLOTTE E. Miss, (Three Mile 
Bay; teacher of vocal and instrumental 
muKic. h Church. 

Snell Jacolj R.. (Chaumont) house painter, h 
Aeademv. 

SNELL MARGARET, (Three Mile Bay) widow 
of Jacob, resident, aged 75, h Church. 

Solor Augustus. (Chaumont) eaiptnter, h 
Water. 

SOUTHWELL LYMAN W., (Three Mile Bay) 
r 11, 70 grade Holstein cattle, farmer, 
leases of J P. Douglass 700, served in Co 
C, loth N. Y. H. A. 

Spicer Costello, ( Three Mile Bay) farmer. 

Sponable Adelaide, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, 
farmer 50. 

Sponable Henry, (Chaumont) carpenter, h 
Madison. 

Sponable John, (Three Mile Bay) r 34. farmer. 

Sponable Mary A., (Three Mile Bay) r 37, 
widow of John, resident. 

SPONABLE PHILIP, (Chaumont) r 28, 15 
cows, farmer, leases of H. Copley 180, li 
Lyme st. [Removed to Brownville.] 

SPONABLE SARAH, (Three Mile Bay) r 34, 
widow of Alonzo, farmer 100. 

Sponable William, (Chaumont) farm laborer, 
h James. 

Stebbins Charles, (Chaumont) engineer for 
Rodgf rs Brothers, h Washington. 

STEBBINS MARIETTE, (Chaumont) widow 
of James, residmt, aged 67, h Washington. 

Steele Emery. (Three Mile Bay) sewing machine 
agent, h Main. 

Stevens Oren, (Point Peninsula) carpenter 
and sailor, owns 9 acres. 

STEVENS THEOPHILUS Capt., (Point Pen- 
insula) r 61, retired sailor. 

Stewart Ann, (Three Mile Ray) widow of 
Charles, resident. 

Stewart William S., (Three Mile Bay) com. 
traveler, h Wells. 

Stratton Minerva, (Point Peninsula) r 61, h 
and lot. 

Swind Charles, (Chaumont) r 48, farmer, leases 
of H. Copley about 200. 

Swind George P., (Chaumont) harnessmaker 
and dealer in saddlery hardware. Main, h 
Madison. 

SYKES LEWIS, (Chaumont) r 42, 16 cows, 
farmer, leases of H. Copley 160, served in 
Co. F, 10th N. Y. H. A., ai'id promoted to 
commissary sergeant. [Removed to Alex- 
andria, Omar P. O.] 

TAFT OLIVER C, (Chaumont) r 26, farmer 
250. h James. 

Taylor John L.. (Three Mile Bay) harness- 
maker and dealer in saddlery hardware, 
farm implements, carriages, sleighs, and 
cutters. ( wns 2 houses. Main, h do. 

TERRILL FREEMAN W., (Three Mile Bay) 
farmer, h Main. 

Thompson William, (Chaumont) carpenter, h 
James. 

Timmerman V., (Chaumont) on Cherrv Island, 
farmer 100. 

Trem])er John, (Chaumont) retired farmer, h 
and lot Water. 

Tucker Edmond W., (Three Mile Bay) harness- 
maker. Main, h do. 

VALLEY JERRY, (Three Mile Bay) r 52, 
farmer, leases of Elbridge Lewis 216. 



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Vandewalker Addison, { Chaumont) carpenter, 

h James. 
Van Doren Isaac, (Chaumontl r 34, farmer 

130. 
VAN DOEEN JOSEPH, (Three Mile Bay) r 34, 

retired farmer 50. 
Van Ddren Peter, (Chaxmiont) r 33 cor. 32, 

farmer 150. 
Vanness Melvin, (Point Peninsula) r 53 cor. 

57. farmer, leases of J. P. Failing 200. 
Van Woert John, (Three Mile Bay) retired 

fiirmer. li JIain. 
VAUTHIM VICTOR M.. (Three Mile Bay) 

house painter, paper hanger, and carpen- 
ter, h Main. 
Vincent Fred, (Point Peninsula) r 58, farmer 

137. 
VINCENT WATERMAN A., M. D., (Three 

Mile Bay) alio, physician and surgeon, 

dealer in drugs and medicines. Mam. h do. 
Vosler Clarence. (Three Mile Bay ) laliorer. 
Voslei- Elizabeth. (Three ilile Bay) widow of 

George, resident, li Water. 
Vroman V. L., (Chaumont) prop, saw-mill, h 

Washington. 
Wadley Aaron J., (Three Mile Bay) r 23, 9 

cows, farmr-r 140. 
WALLACE HIRAM, (Chaumont) r 46, car- 
penter and sawyer, served in Co. K, 94th 

N. Y. Vols., and reenlisted in Co. A, 1st 

V. E. Corj)s, h and lot. 
Wallace Sherman D., (Chanmont) r 40, emp. 

in shingle-mill. 
Wallace William. (Limerick) r 44, farmer 50. 
WALRAD ALONZO W., (Three Mile Bay) r 

37, 9 head cattle, 2 brood mares, 14 sheep. 

farmer 226. 
Walrath Alexander, (Chaumont") weU driller, 

h James. 
Walrath Asa, (Chaumont) well driller, bds. 

James. 
Walrath Dellavan, (Chaumont ) well driller, h 

James. 
Walt Henry, (Three Mile Bay) r 11 cor. 12, 

farmer 21. 
Warner Alanson, (Three Mile Bav) r 36, farm- 
er 40. 
Warner Alvah W., (Chaumont) r 48, prop. 

Salubrious Springs summer boarding- 
house, farmer 50. 
Warner Ambrose, (Tliree Mile Bav) r 40, farm- 
er 100. 
Warner Bert, (Chaumont ) liveryman with his 

father, h Jlill. 
WARNER BARTLETT N., (Chaumont) prop. 

livei-y stable, farm 125, h Madison. 
Warner Daniel. ( Chaumont) r 48. farmer 72. 
Warner Ely. (Three Mile Bay) r 24, farmer 73. 
Warner Harvey. (Three Mil" Bay) dealer in 

furniture and agricultural implements, 

farm 25, Main, h Parker. 
Warner Horatio, (Three m\e Bay) r 49, 2 

brood mares, farmer 144. 
Warner Nelson, (Three Mile Bay) r52, 2 brood 

mares, farmer 140. 
Warner Nina Miss, (Three Mile Bay) r 36, 

school teacher. 
Warner Permelia, (Three Mile Bay ) r 49, widow 

of Bingham. 
WARNER WILLIA:\1 B., (Chaumont) clerk 

for H. Copley & Sons, bds. Wilcox House. 
Watkins Elizur 'A.. (Point Peninsula) r 60, 

farmer, leases of R. D. 300, and of T. 

Mavhew 50. 



WATKINS JARED E.. (Three Mile Bay) deal- 
er in tlour and feed, prop, steam grist-mill, 

off Main, h do. 
WATKINS RANSOM D., (Point Peninsula) r 

60, 25 head cattle, farmer 300. 
WATROUS SAMUEL, (Chaumont) farmer 42,. 

and owns in Brownville 113, h James. 
Weaver Addis E., (Chaumont) r 31, 6 cows, 

farmer, leases of C. A. Fox, of Depauville, 

132. 
Weaver Henry, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, farmer, 

leases of A. Menzo Hayes 50. 
Webber Charles, ( Chaumont ) r 28, 25 cows, 

farmer, leases of H. Coplev 300. 
Wells Charles B., (Three Mile Bay) clerk for 

C. W. McKinstry, h Main. 
Wells Clarence, (Three Mile Bay) r 23, farmer. 

leases of Gilbert, and of the C.Wells estate 

150. 
Wells Esther Miss, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 

school teacher. 
Wells George VV., (Three Mile Bav) r 21, farm- 
er 100. 
Wells Gilbert, (Three Mile Bay) r 23, 6 head 

cattle, farmer 75. 
Wells Harriet M. Mi^s, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 

school teacher. 
Wells Ithamar, (Three Mile Bay) r 21, farmer 

40. 
Wells Jessica Miss, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 

school teacher. 
WELLS JERRY, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, con- 
stable, teamster, and farmer, h Main. 
Wells John M., (Three Mile Bav)r 23, farmer 54. 
Wells John Td., Jr., (Three Mile Bay) r 23, 

farmer with his father, John M. 
Wells Lewie I., (Three Mile Bay) r 23, farmer 

with his father. John M. 
WELLS REMOS, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, live 

stock breeder, dealer in sheeja, lambs, cows, 

and fat cattle, farmer 81. 
Wheeler Dempster, (Chaumont) (Horton & 

Wheeler) h Washington. 
Wheeler Menzo, (Three Mile Bay) (Wheeler & 

Hayes) prop, saw-mill and lumberman, 

owns 6 acres, Main, h do. 
Wheeler Victor, (Three Mile Bay) r 9, book- 
keeper. 
Wheeler A- Hayes, (Three Mile Bay) (Menzo 

W. and Chancey D. H. ) general merchants, 

Main. 
Whitmorc Albert, (Three Mile Bay) r 24}^, 

fanner 15. 
Wiggins Ella J. Miss, (Point Peninsula) r 56, 

school teacher. 
Wiggins Frank M., (Point Peninsula) r 56, 

student. 
Wiggins James H., (Point Peninsula) r 56. 11 

head cattle, faj-mer 164. 
Wiggins Mattie D. Miss, (Point Peninsula) r 

56, school teacher. 
Wiggins Willard ]\I., (Point Peninsula) r_65, 

school teacher. 
WILCOX GREEN R., (Three Mile Bay) gen- 
eral merchant, Main, h do. 
Wilcox House, (Chaumont) D. D. Reed, prop., 

WILCOX JOHN M., (Three Mile Bav) r 37, 
farmer 185. served in Co. M. 10th N, Y. 
H. A. 

V/ilcox Minerva, (Point Peninsula) r 61, res- 
ident. 

Wilcox Oliver C, (Three Mile Bay) r 37, lake 
captain. 



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TOWN OF ORLEANS. 



Wilcox Thurstou J., (Point Peninsula) r 61, 
farmer 100. 

Wilcox Welcome, (Point Peninsula) r 55 cor. 
56, 10 head cattle, farmer 100. 

Williams Edgar, (Chaumont) laborer, h Madi- 
son. 

Willia'us Stephen, (Chaumont) quarryman, h 
Water. 

Wilson John, (Chaumont) r 48, emp. in Adi- 
rondack tish hatchery, h and lot. 

Wilson John A.. (Chaumont) r 48, cooper. 

Wilson Lucretia, (Three lyiile Bay) widow of 
Aura, resident, h Main. 

Winch Charles, (Chaumont) retired merchant, 
h James. 

Witt Miry, (Chaumont) widow of William, 
h James. 



Wood Alonzo, (Three Mile Bay) r 1, farmer 

with his father 104. 
Wood Samuel, (Three Mile Bay) r 1, 7 head 

cattle, farmer 104. 
Wright Alton. (Three Mile Bay) r 11, farmer, 

leases of W. Ford 150. 
Wright Jordan D., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, 

farmer. 
Wright Polly, (Three Mile Bay) r 49, widow of 

George. 
Wright Silas, (Three Mile Bay) r 49, farmer 

100. 
Yerdoii Charles H., (Chaumont) teamster, h 

Water. 
York Jotham T., (Chaumont) r 18, farmer 50. 
Young James A., (Three Mile Bay) r 35, la- 
borer. 
Young Stephen, (Three Mile Bay) r 35, laborer. 



ORLKANS. 

(For explanations, etc., see page 3, part second.) 

(Postolfice address in parenthesis.) 
Abbreviation: — T. I. Park, Thousand Island Park. 



Ackerman Freeman E.. (Stone Mills") r 65. 60 
cows, breeder of grade Red-Poiled Nor- 
folk cattle, farmer 278. 

Amend William, (La Fargeville) r 42, farmer 
15. 

ANTHONY ALICE H., (Stone Mills) r 68. 
physician, received a ])einnt from \\w 
Di^an of the Eclectic College of New Yoik 
city. 

Anthony Paul W., (Omar) off r 13, hay dealer. 

Arnold Anna C. Miss, (La Fargevillj) r 25, 
school teacher. 

Arnold Etta A. Miss, (La Fargeville) r 25, 
school teacher. 

Arnold Fletcher, (La Fargeville) r 25, stone 
mason and farmer, leases of Hiram Locy 
24. 

Arnold Jlary A. Miss, (La Fargeville) r 25, 
school teacher. 

Arnold Watson, (La Fargeville) r 41, farmer, 
leases of George Wilder 103. 

Arnold WilfordL., (Fisher's Landing) r 10, car- 
penter and joiner, h and lot. 

Arnold William R., (La Fargeville) r 13, la- 
borer. 

Augsbury Bresina, (La Fargeville) widow of 
John D., lives with her daughter, Mrs. E. 
A. Dewey. 

Averv Biayton E., (Stone Mills) r 68, com. 
tr iveler. 

BACON HAPiRISON, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 83, 40 cows, farmer 22, and in Theresa 
550. 

Bacon Harrison Mrs., (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 33, farm 340. 

Bailey Patiick A., (La Fargeville) sailor and 
hay pressor, bds. Getman House. 



Baldwin Andrew J., (Stone Mills) r 64, gar- 
dener and farmer 75. 

Baldwin Edwin, (Stone Mills) r 67, retired 
farmer, owns in Clayton 100, wood lot 6, 
h and 4 acres. 

Baldwin James, (La Fargeville) r 23, laborer. 

Baltz Agnes, (Omar) r 16, widow of George J., 
farmer 59. 

Baltz Andrew, (La Fargeville) retired farmer 
456, aged 77, lives with H. 8. Nash. 

BALTZ FRED W., (La Fargeville) r 40, 41 
cows, breeder of grade Holscein caitle, 
farmer 25. and leases of Andrew 456. 

BALTZ GEORGE F , (La Fargeville) r 48, 27 
cows, 1,000 sugar trees, farmer 335. 

Baltz Henry, (Omar) r 9, 11 cows, breeder of 
grade Avrshire cattle, farmer 140. 

BALTZ JOHN B., (Omar) r 16, carpenter and 
joiner, h and 3 acres. 

Barden Roswell D., (La Fargeville) retired 
blacksmith, farmer 41, h VVall. 

Barden Volney, (La Faigeville) retired black- 
smith and farmer 18, aged 83, lives with 
his son Roswell D. 

Barlow Corners Limburger Cheese Factory, 
(Orleans Four Corners) r 57 cor. 56, Jo- 
seph T. Heuky, cheesemaker. 

Barlow Hannah Mi-s, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 56, house-KeeiJer for her brother Lyons. 

Barlow Lyons, (Orleans Four Corners) r 56, 
farmer 96. 

Earner Jacob, (La Fargeville) retired farmer, 
h and lot Clayton st. 

Bartlett Albert J.. (T. I. Park) off r 4. 9 cows, 
farmer, leases on shares of L. W. Rood 60. 

Bartlett John W., (Alexandria Bay) r 3, farmer 
with his mother, Sarah. 



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IJartlett Sarah, rAlexandiia Bav)r 3, farmer 170. 

BARTON EDWARD. (Orle«ns F..nr Corners) 
r 30, 21 cows, fiiriner 126, and leaKes of 
John Barlow 200, served in Co. G, 10th 
N. Y. H. A. Vols. 

Banter Charles W., (Fisher's Landing) r 10 
cor. 11, farmer 66. 

Banter Nelson, (La Fargeville) agent for the 
Walter A. Wood mowers, reapers, and 
self-binders, teamster and farmer, Main, 
h and 30 acres do. 

Banter Sylvester, (La Fargeville) r 51, farmer 
111, "h and lot Ford. 

Baxter Valda, (La Fargeville) carpenter and 
joiner, h and lot Miiple ave. 

BEARDSLEY ANDREW B., (La Fargeville) 
general merchant, established iu 1866, 
Main, h do. 

Beckwith Alvin W., (La Fargeville^ r 383^, 8 
cows, farmei', leases of Elijah 144. 

Beckwith Elijah, {La Fargeville) retired farm- 
er 24. h and lot Wall. 

BECKWITH HIRAM. (La Fargeville) r 27, 30 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 350. 

Beckwith Millard C. (La Fargeville) r 37, 12 
rows, farmer 40, and leases of Ehjah 100. 

Bentley Wintield H., (La Fargeville) Protes- 
tant Methodist clergyman. 

Bents Albert F., (Li Fargeville) dealer in 
agricultural implements, farm 93, h Clay- 
ton st. 

Bents CiotliQb, (La Fargeville) retired farmer, 
aged 80, h and lot Main. 

Bents John, (Orleans Four Corners) r 31". 20 
cows, breeder of grade Holstein cattle, 
farmer 60, and leases of Mary A. Van 
Coughnet 190. 

Bergin Olivers., (Omar) r 16, 10 cows, farmer, 
leases of S. Nash, administrator of the 
Patterson estate, 116. 

Bert Mary, (La Fargeville) widow of George, 
h and 4 acres off Mill. 

Biddlecom Cliarles S., (La Fargeville) student, 
h and lot 'Slain. 

BIDDLECOM RUSSELL B. C.\pr., (La Farge- 
ville) retired farmer 182, captain of Co. C, 
10th N. Y. H. A. Vols., h and lot Main. 
[Removed to Franklin st., Watertown.] 

Blevins llobort, (La Fargeville) blacksmith 
and horseslioer, carnage and sleigh ironer 
and repairer, Wall, h do. 

Boardnian Jane M., (Stone Mills) r 68, widow 
of Eliznr, h and lot. 

Boh Derrick W., (Orleans Four Corners) r 35, 
telegraph operator, American express and 
station agent. 

Bott Regina H., (La Fargeville) widow of Dr. 
Frederick H., who was surgeon of 54th N. 
Y. Inf. Vols , h and 4 acres. 

BRETSCH GEORGE W., (Fisher's Landing) 
house painter, general merchant, and 
prop, meat market, Front, li and los do. 

Bretsch Peter B., ( La Fargeville) r 38, farmer, 
L-ascs of William Ford. 

BREWER EBE.vEZER Dr., (Orleans Four 
Corners) r 43 cor. 44, physician, treats 
cancers and chronic diseases, served in 
Co. E, 14th Mich. Inf.. and in Co. C, 4tli 
Mich. Cav., 4 years and 4 months: assisted 
in the capture" of Jeflerson Davis; served 
in the regular array 5 years; was in the 
Mexican war and wounded 5 times, h and 
lot. 



Briant Marv, ( T. I. Park ) r 5. widow of Michael. 

BRIGHTWEASER GEORGE J., (Orleans Four 
Corners) r 54, 22 cows, breeder of grade 
Ayrshire cattle, farmer, leases of Valen- 
tine 226. 

Brightweaser Libbie Miss, (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) teacher instrumental music, lives 
with George J. 

Brightweaser Valentine, (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) r 54, retired farmer 226. h and lot. 

Britton Geoi-ge S. Col, (Omar) justice of the 
peace, dealer in neat stock groceries, prop, 
meat market at Fislier's Landing, farmer, 
owns in Alexandria 53. h and lot off Main. 

Britton Otis N., (Omar) r 12, 6 cows, farmer 
45. 

Britton Samuel L., (Omar) r 12, farmer. 

BROUGHA.M WELLINGTON P., (La Farge- 
ville) blacksmith and repairer, shoeing 
trotting horses a specialty, carriage and 
sleigh ironer. 

Bryant Charles W., (La Fargeville) r 47, 9 
cows, farmer, leases of the Talman Smith 

BRYANT JOHN, ( T. I. Park) r 5^, painter 

and oarsman, served in Co. K, 10th N. Y. 

H. A. Vols., li and lot. 
Budlong Catharine, (La Fargeville) widow of 

Gideon, h and 14 acrs-s Blain. 
Bullock Nelson, (Fisher's Landing) farmer 

with W. M. Wiley 98. 
Burns James, (La Fargeville) mason, brick lay- 

erer. and plasterer, h and lot Maple ave. 
Burton HolHs M., (Omar) (Newton & Burton) 

bds. with his father, Melvin T. 
Burton Melvin T., (Omar) 9>^, carpenter and 

joiner, h and lot Main. 
Bushnell Belinda Miss, (La Fargeville) farmer, 

owns one-half of farm 92, h Clayton st. 
Bushnell Handley B., (La Fargeville) resides 

with Ins father, Philip. 
Bushnell Philip, (La Fargeville) farmer, owns 

one-half of farm 92, h and lot Clayton st. 
Buskirk Jesse M., (La Fargeville) off r 26, 

farmer 24. 
Buskirk Lucinda, (La Fargeville) widow of 

Almarine, resides with Uiiam Beckwith. 
Byam Joel, (Stone Mills) r 68, farmer, leases 

of John R. 103. 
Calhoun Almarin B.; (T. I. Park) off' r 4, 7 

cows, farmer 290. 
Calhoun Olive, (T. I. Park) r 4, widow of 

Benjamin. 
CARIS JOHN W., (Omar) r 12, 4 cows, farmer, 

leases on shares of Elias Coon 98}-.';', served 

iu Co. K, 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols., and pro- 
moted to duty sergeant. 
Carlisle William, (Omar) h and lot Main. 
Carpenter Duane W., (La Fargeville) haj- 

presser, h and lot Main. 
Carter Charles M., (Omar) r 12, marine engi- 
neer, h and lot. 
Carter Clarissa A. Mrs., (Omar) r 12, h and 25 

acres. 
Carter Hiram, (Omar) carpenter and joiner, h 

and lot Main. 
CARTER RITA M. Mits , (Omar) r 12, cook on 

steamboat, h and lot. 
Case Alphonso J., (^Omar) r 13, farmer 50, and 

leases on shares of Nathan Holloway 

210. 
Case William J., (Omar) r 13, farmer. 
Casler Asa, (Stone Mills ) r 67, 9 cows, farmer 

105. 



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Casler Georpre, (Orleans Foui- Corners) r 36, 
farmpr 87. 

Casler Jerniain, (Orleans Four Corners) r 36, 
farmer witli his father and brother, Joseph 
anfl George. 

Casler Joseph, (Orleans Four Coi-ners) r 36, 
retired farmer 88. 

Chapman Bvrl. (La Fargeville ) r 52, farmer. 

CHILD HAiMILTON, (Syracuse) prop. Grand 
View Park. 

Clark Betsey, (^Plessis) r 20, widow of Elias, 
fanner 75. 

Clark William, (Orleans Four Corners) 36 cows, 
farmer, leases of William Sargent 350. 

Coffeen George, (La Fargeville) laborer. 

Collins Elbridge B., (Omar) r 6, (J. .fc E. B. 
Collins) farm 137. 

Collins Erwin S , (Omar) carpenter and joiner, 
prop, saw-mill, h and lot off Main. 

Collins Fred S , (Omar) r 6, carpenter and 
joiner. 

Collins Inegs Miss, (Omar) r 14, dressmaker. 

Collins J. & E. B., (Omar) r 6, 12 cows, farm- 
ers about 300. 

Collins James L.. (Stone Mills) r 68 cor. 64, 25 
cows, farmer 198. 

Collins John B., (Omar) r 13, carpenter, join- 
er, and cooper, h and lot. 

Collins John W., (^Omar) r 14, retired farmer 
59, aged 76. 

Collins Joseph, (Omar) r 6, (J. &E. B. Collins.) 

Collins Landing American Cheese Factory, 
(Omar) r 6, Walter Collins, cheesemaker. 

Collins Rhoda Miss. (S one Mills) r 68, lives 
with her sister, Lemira Dixon. 

Collins Thomas W., (Stone Mills )r 51, farmer 68 

Collins Walter, (Omar) r 12, cheesemaker, h 
and lot. 

Collins William, (Stone Mills) r 68, blacksmith, 
horseshoer, and repairer, h and lot. 

Collins William, (Stone Mills) r 64. laborer. 

Conant Andrew J., (La Fargeville) r 27, re- 
tired farmer 55. 

Conant Cornelius, (La Fargeville) carpenter 
and farmer, h and 56 acres. 

Cook Mary J., (Fisher's Landing) r 10. widov\ 
of George II., h and lot. 

COOK WILLARD L., (Fisher's Landing) boat 
buildi^r and prop, boat livery, h and lot 
and 3 building lots, served in Co B, 94th 
N. Y. Vols., lost his right arm August 30, 
1862. in second battle of Bull Run. 

Cook William, (Fisher's Landing) r 11, cheese- 
maker. 

Cool Jasper J , (La Fargeville) hay presser, 
bdd. Getman House. 

Coon Edgar A., (Omar) r 12, carpenter and 
farmer, h and 5 acres. 

Coon Elias, ("Omar) r 17, 10 cows, farmer 
220. 

COON ELTON E., (Omar) r 17, school teach- 
er. 

Coon Henry S., (T. I. Park) gardener and 
farmer 45. 

Cosgrove Daniel, (^^Omar) r 23, farmer 118. 

Countryman Laura, (Stone Mills) r 68, widow 
of JDavid Fort. 

Cox Edwin A., (La Fargeville) r 22, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Henry M. Dorr 96. 

Crabb Larue E., (Plcssis) r 32, farmer, leases 
of Mrs. Larue E. 72, and on shares of 
Samuel Sawyer 185. 

Cranker Jacob H., (Orleans Four Corners) r 
34, carpenter and laborer. 



Cummins Charles E., (La Fargeville) artist,, 
portraits in oil, water colors, crayon, 
pastel, and India ink, studio Delaney 
block. Main, h and lot Claytcn st. 

Cupernall William (Fisher's Landing) pilot, h 
and lot Front. 

Cupernall William H., (T. 1. Park) painter, h 
and lot. 

Currier Worthley, (Stone Mills) r 68, well 
driller, h and lot. 

Daab George, (La Fargeville ) r 37, 15 cows, 
farmer 128. 

Dailey Dyer, (Stone Mills) r 63, hay presser. 

Dailey Simon, (Orleans Four Corners) off r 33, 
7 cows, farmer 35. 

Dalay John .1., ( Clayton) r 15, farmer with his 
father, Robert. 

Dalay Robert, (^Clayton) r 15, farmer 70. 

Dale Frederick, M. D., (La Fargeville) physi- 
cian and surgeon. 

Damon James, (^Orleans Four Corners) labor- 
er. 

Deatritch Valentine, (Stone Mills) r 61 cor. 62, 
laborer. 

Delaney Daniel, (La Fargeville) dealer in dry 
goods, groceries, boots and shoes. Main, 
h do. 

Delaney John, (La Fargeville) retired black- 
smith, h and lot Delaney ave. 

Delaney John, Jr., (La Fargeville) mason and 
laborer, lives with liis father, John. 

Delaney William, (La Fargeville ) com. trav- 
eler. 

Deno Stilman H., (T. L Park) laborer, h Sun- 
rise ave. 

Derosia Edwin J., (Fisher's Landing) r 11, 
laborei'. 

DEWEY EDGAR A., (La Fargeville) r 23, 
fanner 118. served in Co. B, 94th N. Y. 
Inf. Vols. 

Dewey Julia A., (La Fargeville) widow of 
David J., h and lot Main. 

De Wolf A. L. .fe Son, (Alexandria Bay) r 3, 
(John W. ) 13 cows, farmers 242. 

De Wolf Aiidiew L., (Alexandria Bav) r 3, 
(A. L. De Wolf & Son). 

De Wolf Caroline A., (Alexandria Bay) r 3, 
(Mrs. A. L.) farmer 30. 

De Wolf Frank M., (Alexandria Bay) r 3, farm- 
er 25. 

De Wolf John W., (Alexandria Bav) r 3, (A. L. 
De Wolf Si Son). 

Dickinson Brayton W., (La Fargeville) hay 
presser and f nmer, li and lot on r 29, and 
50 acres on Maple ave. 

Dickinson Rudolphus, (La Fargeville) retired 
farmer, aged 78. h and lot Main. 

Diepoldnr Michael J., (Fisher's Landing) keep- 
er Rock Island light station in St. Law- 
rence River, opp. T. I. Park, farm 17. 

Dietrich George B., (La Fargeville) r 51, farm 
laborer. 

Dietrich John, (La Fargeville) r 51, retired 
carpenter, h and 2}^ acres. 

Dixon Byron C, (Stone Mills) r 68, carpenter 
and joiner. 

Dixon Lemira, (Stone Mills) r 68, widow of 
David H., h and lot. 

Dorr Eva, (La Fargeville) r 29, widow of 
George. 

Dorr Fied, (Orleans Four Corners) r 31. hay 
presser, farmer 85. 

Dorr Henry, (La Fargeville ) r 31, retired 

i farmer 217. 



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155 



Dorr Henry, Jr., (La Fargeville) r 31, 25 cows, 
clit't'Si-malier, farmer, leases' of Heiirv 217. 

Dorr Henry M., (^La Fargeville) r 29, S'cows, 
fainier 116. 

Dorr's Lini burger Cheese Fictory, (La Farge- 
ville) Henry Dorr, Jr.. cheesemaker. 

Dorr Valentine E., (Stone Mills) r (iS. breeder 
of grade Devon cattle, farmer ll'j. 

DRAKE FOSTER M., (La Fargeville) plasterer 
and decorator, served in Co. B, 'J4th N. Y. 
Inf. Vols., h and lot Maple ave., and owns 
li and lot at Fislier's Landing. 

DUNN MICHAEL B., (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 31, 14 cows, farmei, leases of VIrs. 
Chauncy Parkhnrst. of Theresa, 200, wood 
lot 125, served in Co. F, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Vols. 

EAGER GEORGE, (T. I. Park) r 5V<, 6 cows, 
farmer 75, served in Co. I, 6th N. Y. Cav. 
Vols. 

Ebblie Eliza A., (La Fargeville ) r 22, widow 
of Jacob, pasture land 75. 

Ebblie Norman E. , (La Fargeville) r 22, farm 
laboier. 

ECKERT ELWIN G., (La Fargeville) r 53. 15 
cows, breeder of thoroughbred and grade 
Avrshire cattle, fanner, leases of George 
185. 

Eckert George, ( La Fargeville) r 53, retired 
farmer 185, h and lot Maple ave. 

Eddy Asa, (T. I. Park) r 1, (Asa Eddv & Son). 

Eddy Asa & Son, (T. I. Park) r 1, (Eugene) 
25 cows, farmers 260. 

Eddy Daniel. (La Fargeville) justice of the 
peace and justice of sessions, owns 78 acres 
on r 37, h and lot Ford. [Deceased.] 

Eddv Elmer E., (La Fargeville) medical stu- 
dent. 

Eddv Eugene, {T. I. Park) r 1, (Asa Eddy & 
Son). 

Eddy Juan W., ( Fisher's Landing ) r 8, farmer, 
leases on shares of James A. Taylor. 

Edmonds Benjamin D., (La Fargeville) re- 
tired farmer 150, and leases 3 acres oft' 
Main. 

Eichorn Philip, ( Plessis) r 20, farmer 413^. 

Eiss George, (Stone Mills) r 62, 25 cows, farm- 
er 200. 

ELLIS ALl'HONZO D., (La Fargeville) car- 
penter, 14 cows, 200 .sugar trees, farmer, 
leases of Gideon Budlong 196, served in 
Co. G. 10th N. Y. Vols., h and lot. 

Ellis Byron H , (Stone Mills) r 08, farmer and 
laborer. 

Ellis Charles H., (Stone Mills') r 68, painter. 

ELLIS HALSEY, (Stone Mills) r 68, carpenter 
and joiner, li and lot. 

EMMETT GORDON. (T. I. Park} r 5}4, car- 
))enter and joiner, served in Co. G, 3d N. 
Y. Lt. Art. Vols., li and lot. 

Emmett Peter J., (T. I. Park) retired, aged 78, 
lives with his son Gordon. 

Evans Clarissa. 1 Ouuu- 1 r 17, widow of Abner H. 

FETHERLY BROTHERS, (Fisher's Landing) 
r 11, (Franklin and Martin V.) 20 cows, 
breeders of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmers 
129. 

Fetherly Brothers' Limburger Cheese Factory, 
(Fisher's Landing) r 11, WiUiam Cook, 
cheesemaker. 

Fetherly Eugene F., (La Fargeville) r 37, 
fariner, lenses of the Daniel Eddy estate 78. 

FETHERLY FRANKLIN, (Fisher's Landing) 
r 11, (Fetherly Brothers). 



FETHERLY MARTINI., (Fisher's Landing) r 

11. (Fetheilv Brothers). 
Fine View House, (T. I. Park) r 5}4, O. T. 

Green, prop., summer hotel. 
Flansburgli Helen L.. (La Fargeville) widow 

of Timothy D., postmistress, Main, h do. 
Folts Simon, (La Fargeville) r 52, 30 cows. 

breeder of grade Holstein cattle, farm 578. 
Foote Perley K., (La Fargeville) r 36, 25 cows, 

breeder of grade Avrshii-e cattle, farmer 

300. 
Foote's Limburgei Cheese Factoiy, (La Farge- 
ville) r 37, Jacob Stark, cheesemaker. 
Ford Alexander, ( Orleans Four Corners) r 32, 

retired farmer, aged 78, h and lot. 
Ford Charles H., (La Fargeville) 15 cows. 

breeder of j^rade Holstein cattle, farmer 

175. h Ford. 
FORD WAYLAND F., (La FargeviUe) atfy 

and counselor at law. served in Co. B, 

94th Inf. N. Y. Vols.; promoted to 2d 

lieut. ; reenlisted in Co. M, 20th Cav., and 

promoted to 1st lieut. and captain of Co. 

D, farm 76, Main, h do. 
Ford William G., (La Fargeville) grocer and 

pi'op. meat market, farm 510, Clayton st., 

h do. 
Ford & Jerome's Limburger Cheese Factory, 

(La Fargeville) r 38, Frederick Schultz, 

cheesemaker. 
Fort Adam, ( La Fargeville) retired farmer, h 

and lot Main. 
Fort Amos, (La Fargeville) r 52, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of Adam 160. 
Fort Andrew, (Stone Mills) r 68, laborer, h 

and lot. 
FOX ARTHUR E., (La Fargeville) dealer in 

dry goods, groceries, crockery, boots, 

shoes, hardware, ready-made clotliing, 

etc., Bushnell block. Main, h Clayton st. 
Fox De Elton, (La Fargeville) r 38, 12 cows. 

farmer, leases of A. F. Bents 93. 
Frank Peter, (Omar) r 17, farmer 50. 
Fredenburg Ambrose, (T. I. Park ) 18 cows, 

farmer 147. 
Fredeulnirg Charles, (T. I. Pai'k) r 1, farmer 

and carpenter, h and 20 acres. 
Fredenburg Norinan F., (T. I. Park) r 5)^, 

steamboat captain, h and lot. 
Frost Erastus, (Omar) r 13, carpenter and 

joiner. 
Frost Polly, (Omar) r 13, widow of Orry, h 

and lot. 
Fults Charles, (Orleans Four Corners) r 44, 

thresher, farmer 50, and wood lot in The- 
resa 13. 
Fults Herman, (Orleans Four Corners) farmer 

with his father, Jacob. 
Fults Jacob, (Orleans Four Corners) r 32, 29 

cows, farmer, leases of Woolsey Peck, of 

Theresa, 270. 
Furst Edwin J., (Omar) oft" r 13, 8 cows, 

breeder of grade Avrshire and Holstein 

cattle, farmer 157J^." 
Furst Henry C, (La Fargeville) r 25, 9 cows, 

farmer 50. and leases 44. 
Gabler Henry, (La Fargeville) prop, billiard 

parlor. 
Gailey Bert, (Stone Mills) r 68, farmer 103. 
Galley Fred, (Stone Mills) r 65, farmer and 

hay presser. 
Gailey J(jhn, (Stone Mills) r 65, 35 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle and Mor- 
gan and Hambletonian horses, farmer 350. 



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Gailey John, Jr.. (Stone Mills) r 52, laborer. 
Gardner David W., (T. I. Park) (Gardner & 

Lewis) contractor and builder, h Head- 
land ave. 
GARDNER EBENEZER, (La Fargeville) 

stone mason, served in Co. I, 35tli N. Y. 

Inf. Vols., h and lot Maple ave. 
Gardner Edwin J., (T. I. Park) r 53^, carpen- 
ter, gardener, and farmer 40, cottage Vic- 
toria ave. 
Gardner & Lewis, ( T. I. Park) (David W. G. 

and Edward C. L.) boat builders and 

props, boat livery. 
Garlock John A., (Omar) r 13, steamboat cap- 
tain, li and lot. 
Garlock Levi, (Omar) r 13, farmer, h and 3 

acres. 
Garlock William A., (Omar) r 13, (Torrey & 

Garlock) h and lot. 
Garner Benjamin, (La Fargeville) r 17, 7 cows, 

farmer 100. Refused to give information. 
Garner Edwin, (La Fargeville) r 13 cor. 17, 7 

cows, farmer 48. 
Garner Jane, (La Fargeville) off r 26, widow 

of Charles, h and 5 acres. 
Garner Walter C, (La Fargeville) r 26, retired 

farmer 105. 
GATES ROSWELL W., (La Fargeville) off r 

51, 13 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire 

cattle and Hambletonian liorses, farmer 

160. 
Gates Samuel W., (La Fargeville) r 51, farmer 

76. 
Getman Andrew D., (Orleans Four Corners or 

Stoue Mills) r 57, (Getman & Son). 
Getman Brothers, (La Fargeville and Theresa 

— see Theresa) props. Getman House and 

livery stable. 
Getman Edgar, (La Fargeville) (Getman 

Brothers, of La Fargeville and Theresa — 

see Theresa) h Main. 
Getman Housp, (La Fargeville) Getman Broth- 
ers, props. ; Edgar Getman, manager,livery 

stable connected. Main. 
Getman Stephen, (Orleans Four Corners) r 56, 

(Getman & Son) faim 100. 
■Getman & Son, (Orleans Four Corners) r 57, 

(Stephen and Andrew D.) props, steam 

threshing machine, 30 cows, farmers, lease 

of A. J.Dillenl)eck250. 
Gibbons Abram, (Omar) r 9, farmer 34, aud 

timberland in Alexandria 4. 
Gibbons Andrew J., (Fisher's Landing) r 11, 

10 cows, farmer, leases of William Schriver 

75. 
Gillick John, (La Fargeville) r 27, farmer on 

the estate of Patrick 96. 
Gillick Owen, (La Fargeville) r 25, 14 cows, 

farmer 219. 
Gillick Peter, (La Fargeville) r 25, retired 

farmer. 
Giltz Conrad, (La Fargeville) r 46, 40 cows, 

farmer, leases of William Whaley 350. 
GOODRICH NELSON, (La Fargeville) r 29, 

farmer 117>^. 
Gordon Clark, (La Fargeville) r 39, farmer 

with his father, David. 
Gordon Cordelia E., (La Fargeville) widow of 

Holhs, h and lot Wall. 
GORDON DAVID, (La Fargeville) r 39, 4 

cows, farmer 55. 
<jOuld George W., (Omar) r 12, retired farmer, 

h and 22 acres. 



Graham Frank P., (Stone Mills) r 68, 9 cows, 
farmer, leases on shares of C. D. 200. 

GRAND VIEW PARK, (via T. I. Park) sum- 
mer resort, northwest head of Wells Island, 
Hamilton Child, of Syracuse, prop., 
steamer hourly to and from T. I. Park 
during season. 

Grapotte Charles H.. (Omar) off r 13, cheese- 
maker and prop. American cheese factory. 

Grapotte Oscar F., (Omar) r 12)^, retired 
merchant, h Main. 

GRAY JUSTIN. (Orleans Four Corners) r 33, 
farmer, leases of Adam 190, h in Theresa, 
Main cor. River. 

Gray Samuel, (Orleans Four Corners) retired 
farmer 190, h and lot. 

Green Bradley J., (Omar)r 17, 9 cows, breeder 
of grade Ayrshire and Holstein cattle, 
farmer 162. 

Green Clifton M.. (La Fai-geville) telegraph 
operator, U. S. mail, American express, 
and station agent R., W. & O. R. R.. h Main. 

Green Oscar T., (T. I. Park) r 5}4, prop. Fine 
View House. 

Greene Milford H., (Stone Mills) r 68, specu- 
lator. 

Greene Sylvester, (Stone Mills) r 68, farmer 71. 

GURNEE FRANK D., (Stone Mills) r 64, 17 
cows, farmer, leases of John P. Nellis 144. 

Hagan Thomas, (I'lessis) r 20, 12 cows, farmer 
150. 

Hagan William, (Plessis) r 20, farmer with his 
father, Thomas. 

Hagen John, (La Fargeville) r 30, 18 cows, 
fai'mer 188. 

Hagen Limburger Cheese Factory, r 30, John 
Cook, of Lyme, milk purchaser; Valentine 
Cook, cheesemaker. 

Hagen William J., (La Fai-geville) r 30, farm- 
er with his father, John. 

Haller Fred, (La Faigeville) r 39, prop, steam 
thresher and grist-mill, farmer 54. 

Haller William, (La Fargeville) r 48, 15 cows, 
farmer 184. 

Hanson Weldmarder H. C. V., (La Fai-geville) 
cabinetmaker, bds. Main. 

HARDEN JOHN, (T. I. Park) r 5, laborer, h 
and lot. 

Hardy John C, (La Fargeville) r 23, retired 
farmer 85, aged 75. 

Hardy Orlo E., (Omar) r 23, farmer, leases on 
shares of John C. 85. 

HARMAN HENRY A., (La Fargeville) r 51. re- 
tired farmer, served in Co. A, 12th N. Y. 
Cav. Vols.; captured April 20, 1.S64, at 
Plymouth, N. C. ; sent to Andersouville, 
Millen, Savannah, Blackshear, and Thomas- 
ville, Ga.. Charleston, S. C, Selma, Ala., 
and Meridian, Miss. ; was paroUed at Big 
Black River, near Vicksburg, March 31, 
1865. [Removed to Waiertown.] 

Harris Patrick, (La Fargeville) hostler Getman 
House. 

Harter Jacob L., (Stone Mills) r 64, retired 
farmer 160, aged 95. 

Hartman George. (La Fargeville) i 47, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of Adam J. Snell 223. 

HASNER EDWARD C, (La Fargeville) r 50, 
owns one-half interest in steam threshing 
machine 

Haun Daniel C, (Omar) r 13, 7 cows, 34 
Leicester and Southdown sheep, farmer 
78, and in Alexandria wood lot 10. 



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Hax Bernett, (Orleans Four Corners) farmer 

32. 
Hayes William, (Omar) cnstom boot and shoe- 
maker, farm IG, ott' JIain, li do. 
Henderson James. (Omar) off r t), laborer. 
Henry Charles, (La Fargeville ) 1 etired fai-m- 

er. owns in Clayton 122, h and 3>C3 acres 

Main. 
Henry Melzer J., (La Fargeville) r 51. 10 cows, 

farmer, leases of John A. Snell 145. 
HEYL GEORGE, (La Fargeville) r 52, 18 

cows, farmer, leases of John A. Snell 

200. 
Heyl John H., (La Fargeville) jirop. steam 

tlireshing machine. 
Heyl Pliilip, ( La Fargeville ) r 40. farmer 80. 
Heyl Wendell J., (La Fargeville) r 41, carpen- 
ter, 18 cows, farmer 200. 
Heyl William H., (ha. Fargeville) r 52, farmer 

with hisfatiier, George. 
Hildreth Hoswell, (La Fargeville) r 26, farmer 

43. 
Hill Charles B., (La Fargeville) prop, meat 

market, IMain. 
Hill David, ( Stone Mills) r 59, farmer, leases 

of Mrs. S. H. Yerden 84. 
Hill Spring Ameiican Cheese Factory, (Omar) 

off r 13, Charles H. Grapotte, prop, ami 

cheesemaker : Martini. Knight, sec'y and 

salesman. 
Hillikar Willism, (Orleans Four Coiners) re- 
tired wool grader. 
Hoft'erberth Adam, (La Fargeville) r 3G, farm- 
er, leases of William Whaley 105. 
Holloway Maitlia A., (Omar) r 13, widow of 

Herman M., retired fanner. 
HOLLOWAY NATHAN, (Omar) r 13, 3 cows, 

farmer 212. 
Horr Benjamin S., (Stone Mills) r 68 cor. 64. 

19 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

farmer 153. 
Hotis John, (La Fargeville) r 53, farmer 15. 
Hotis William, (Orleans Four Corners) r 56, 

laborer. 
Houghton Hiram M., (Alexandria Bay) r 5}^. 

retired farmer, owns in Alexandria 160. 

[Removed to his farm in Alexandria, 

Wells Island.] 
HOUGHTON ROSELL, (Omar) r — , farmer 

35, served in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
House Herman P., (Orleans Four Corners) r 

32, 19 cows, farmer, leases on shares of 

George 224. 
Howard American Cheese Factory, (Stone 

Mills) r 68, David H. Schell, prop, and 

cheesemaker. 
Hughes Elizalieth, (Orleans Four Corners) r 

54. widow of Michael, 20 cows, fanner 

197. 
Hughes James L., (Orleans Four Corners) r 

54, farmer with his mother, Eli;5ab(>th. 
HUGHES JOHN D., (Stone Mills) r 64, jus- 
tice of the peace, 10 cows, farmer 143. 
Hughes :Micha(l E.. (Orleans Four Coiners) r 

54, farmer with his mother, Elizabeth. 
Hughes Patrick H., (Orleans Four Corners) r 

54. farmer witn liis mother, Elizabeth. 
HUNTER GEORGE A.. (Fisher's Lauding) r 

10, oarsman, h and lot. 
HUNTER JOHN, (La Fari^eviJle) laborer, h 

and lol Wall. 
Hyde Creek Liraburger Cheese Factory, (Or- 
leans Four Corners) r 56, John Schnltz, 

cheesemaker. 



Hyde David, (Fisher's Landing) off r 8, faimer 
with his father. Michael. 

Hyde Henry N., (Fisiier's Landing) r 10, labor- 
er and captain of sloop Frfd L. 

Hyde Michael, (Fisher's Landing ) oft' r 8, 20 
cows, farmer, leases of Frank Tuesaw 157. 

Ingersoll Webster, (La Fargeville) pastor M. 
E. Church, h Main. 

Irwin John, (Stone Mills) r 68, (W. B. Irwin 
& Son), 

Irwin Lincoln B., (Stone Mills) r 68, teacher 
and clerk for W. 15. Irwin it Son. 

Irwin W. B. & Son, (Stone Mills) r 68, (John) 
general merchants. 

Irwin William A., (Stone Mills) off r 51, 10 
cows, farmer, leases on shares of W. B. 
205. 

Irwin William B., (Stone Mills ) r 68, (W. B. 
Irwin & Son) h and lot. 

Jeft'ers Joseph, (Orleans Four Corners) r 32, re- 
tired farmer 60, aged 75. 

Jenkins Ella Miss, (Orleans Four Corners) r 
55. school teacher. 

JENKINS WILLARD, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 5.5, prop, steam saw-inill in Theresa, 
lumber dealer, farmer 20. 

Jerome Julia A.. (La Fargeville) widow of 
Robert T., h and lot Main. 

Jerome Lucien L., (La Fargeville) prop, grist- 
mill, 20 cows, bleeder of grade Holstein 
cattle, farmer 160, oft' Main, h Main. 

Jerome Melvin J.. (La Fargeville) r 59, farmer 
122, h and 30 acres Main. 

JOLES WILLIAM A., (Stone Mills) off r 68, 
24 cows, faimer, leases of James L. Collins. 
152, served in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Vols. 

Jones Clarence L. Dr., (La Fargeville) physi- 
cian and surgeon, graduate University of 
Bntt'alo, Main, h do. 

Keecli Cluuky, (Fisher's Landing) r 10, house 
paint( r and decorator. 

Keech John, (Fisher's Landing) r 10. cabinet- 
maker and builder, h and 5 building lots 
State. 

Keech John H., (Fisher's Landing) r 16, house 
painter and decorator. 

Kelley James, (La Fargeville) farmer and 
trackman, li and lot Main. 

Kelley Rlaiiie A. Miss, (La Fargeville) school 
teacher, V)ds. Main. 

Kenyon Seriil, (Orleans Four Corners) r 36, 
leases h and lot of his sister, Anna Dodge. 

KERNEHAN JOHN J., (La Fargeville) r 47,. 
8 cows, 250 sugar trees, farmer, leases of 
Myron Snell 95. 

Kickley Maud E. Miss, (Orleans Four Corners) 
schoc^il teacher. 

KICKLEY SHIRLEY, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 45, 5 cows, farmer, leases of Michael 
FultH 53, served iu Co. B, 6th N. Y. Cav. 
Vols. 

KILBOBN HENRY J., (Fisher's Landing) r 
10. carpenter and joiner, served in Co. A, 
186th N. Y. Inf. Vols. [Removed to Alex- 
andria Bay.] 

Kilborn Herbeit J., (La Fargeville) dealer in 
ftour and feed, h and lot (Clayton at. 

Kilburn Amanda B., ( I^a Fargeville) widow of 
Samuel, h and lot Main. 

Kill)urn Mary Ann, (La Fargeville) widow of 
James M., h ]Maiii. 

King Geortre W.. (La Fargeville) r 25 cor. 28, 
farmer and carpenter. 



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Kinnev Frederick A.. (T. I. Park) postmaster. 

Klins'Cora I. Mrs., (T. I. Park) r 5j>^, (Mrs. 
Leonard) owns lot. 

Klook Adam, (Orleans Four Corners) r 46, 
retired farmer. 

KLOOK HENRY D.. (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 46, 10 cows, breeder of grade Holstein 
cattle, prop, stock horse "Young Nether- 
by,"half bred Clydesdale,}^ English Coach, 
and 3^ Morgan, dark dapple "oav. weight 
1,500 Uis , farmer, leas-s of Adani 109. 

Kloek Jordan C (Orleans Four Corners) r 46, 
thresher and farmer with his father, Levi. 

Klock Levi, (Orleans Four Corners) r 46, 15 
c )ws, farmer 115. 

Klock Martin, (Orhana Four Corners) r 46, 
farmer with his father, Levi, h and lot. 

Klock Victor, (Stone Mills) r 65, 40 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
140. and leases of Arthur 160. 

Klock Willard, (La Fargeville) r 37, farmer 
■with Z. A. L'lucks. 

Klotz Marcy. (Stone Mills) r 68, widow of 
Gabi iel, h and lot. 

Knight Martin V.. (Omar) r 12, prop. Omar 
Hot^l, and owns 2 acres. 

Krebs Henry L., (La Fargeville) custom boot 
and shoemaker and repairer, Main, h and 
16 acres do. 

Kring Anson, (Fisher's Landing) r 12, oarsman 
and farmer 19. 

LADD DANIEL. (La Fargeville) mason, served 
m Co. B, 9ith, and in Co. K. 14th N. Y. H. 
A. Vols. [Removed to Theresa.] 

LADD LYMAN D., (La Fargeville) prop, livery 
stable, extra inducements to com. travelers, 
La'ld block, oft' Main. 

Lafiur Chaides, (T. I. Park) r 53^', oarsman, li 
and lot. 

Laflur Henry, (T. L Park) r 5)4, carpenter, 
joiner, pilot, and farmer. 

LAFLUR HENRY W., (T. I. Park) r 5^, ma- 
rine engineer, h and lot. 

Laflur Mary E. Miss, (T. I. Park) r 5}^, dress- 
maker and school teacher. 

La Fountain Ida, (Omar) r 13, widow of 
Joseph, h and lot. 

La Graves Charles J., (^Stone Mills') r 51, stone 
mason. 

La Graves Dennis. (Stone Mills) r 51. laborer. 

La graves GEORGE W., (Stone Mills) r 51, 
farmer, 1. ases of M .T. Jerome 96, served 
in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols. 

Lanison George L., (La Fargeville) photog- 
rapher, over postofiice. Main, h Mill. 

LAMSON MARY M., (La Fargeville) dress- 
maker. 

Landon Collin, (T. I. Park) r 5>.<, laborer, h 
and lot. 

Landon Edwin, (Omar) r 16, blacksmith and 
farmer 50. 

Landon James L., (T. I. Park) r 53^, breeder 
of Clvdesdale horses, farmer, leases on 
shaies of \V. U. Nunn 100. 

Landon Lewis N., (Omar) r 25 cor. 16, farmer 
75. 

Lantie"- Azro, (La Fargeville) farmer, leases 
of William Whaley 152. 

Larabee L msing T., (Omar) off r 12, stone 
mason. 6 cows, farmer, leases on shares of 
William R. 103. 

LARABKE WILLIAM R., (La Fargeville) r 25, 
retired farmer, apiarist 60 colonies. [De- 
ceased.] 



Larrabee Daniel R., (La Fargeville) r 25. mason, 
20 cows, farmer, leases of William R 
212. 

Lee Thomas, (Stone Mills) off r 65, breeder of 
grade Devonshire cattle, farmer 180. 

Lehr Georgn, (^Stone Mills) r 64, 9 cows, farm- 
er 106. 

LEHR JACOB, (Stone Mills) r .57. 27 cows, 
200 sugar trees, farmer 436, and leases 51. 

Lehr John, (La Fargeville) r 50, farmer 44, 
and leases 150. 

Lehr Lewis, (La Fargeville) r 50 cor. 41, 12 
cows, farmer, leases on shares of Michael 
160. 

Lehr Michael, (La Fargeville) i-etired farmer 
224. h and 2 acres Ford cor. Ckyton sts. 

Lemon William, / La Fargeville) blacksmith. 

Lewis Edward C, (T. I. Park) (Gardner & 
Lewis) h Rainbow cor. Garden ave. 

Lillie Harrison, (Orleans Four Corners) r 36, 
carpenter and joiner. 

Lillie Harvey, (Orleans Four Corners) off r37, 
car|ienter and farmer 40. 

Lingenfelter David H., (La Fargeville) car- 
riagemaker and repairer, dealer in agri- 
cultural implements, Lingenfelter hall, off 
Main, h and lot Main. 

Lingenfelter John. (La Fargeville) retired 
farmer, owns in Clayton 160, h and lot 
Main. 

Livingston Augusta, (Omar) r 12, widow of 
George. 

Livingston Will N., (Fisher's Landing) la- 
borer. 

Loticks George. (La Fargeville) r 37. (Romain 
,& George Loucksi owns lot Railroad. 

Loucks Romain, (La Fargeville) (Romain & 
George Loucks) carpenter and farmer 60, 
h anrl lot Wall. 

Loncks Romain & George, (La Fargeville) r 
37, 15 cows, farmers 160. 

Loucks Waltei', (La FargevilhO prop, saw and 
shingle-mill, dealer in lumber, shingles, 
and l)uildiiig materials. Main, h do. 

Loucks Wilburt M.. (Orleans Four Corners) r 
45, 20 cows, farmer, leases on shares of 
Andrew M. 150. 

Loucks Zenas A , (La Fargeville) r 37, farmer 
75, h and acres Main. 

Loucks & Waggoner, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 57. props. Limburger cheese factory, A. 
A. W'-nk, cheesemaker. 

Mahaniia Brothers, (Plessis) r 21, (James C. 
and Coriielius) 15 cows, farmers 141, and 
lease 33. 

Mahnnna Cornelius, (Plessis ) r 21, (Mahanua 
Brothers). 

Mahanna James C. (Plessis) r 21, (Mahanua 
Brothers) school teacher. 

Marsh Benjamin B., (La Fargeville) r 22, 30 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 379. 

Marsh George P., (Stone Mills) r 68, carpen- 
ter and joiner. 

Marsh William B.. (La Fargeville) r 22, farm- 
er with his father, Benjamin B. 

Marshall Giivora H., (La Fargeville) real es- 
tate agent, h Main. 

Marshall Judson A., (Stone Mills) r 63, 20 
cows, fanner 189. 

Martin William H.. (Fisher's Landing) r 12, 
boat l)ii]lder and prop, boat livery, Front. 

Mather Burt, (La FargeviUe) r 38, farmer 
with his father, Seth M. 



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Mather Seth M., (La Fargeville ) r 33, 12 cows, I 

farm- r 186. [ 

Maybee Peggy Ann. (Orlf^ans Four Corners) 

r 43. widow of Baiiiet, farm 6. I 

JVIaynard Abner, (La Fargeville) Baptist cler- j 

gvnian. ! 

McCall.ips Charles A.. (Stone Mills) r 68, 

farmer, leases of Anthony Herbreicht 95. 
McCallops Samnel, (Stone Mills) r 68, resides 

wiih his son Charles A. 
McCoimic Peter, (La Fargeville") r 25, farmer 

and laborer. 
McCormic Philip, (La Fai-geville) r 25, hay 

presser and farmer. 
McCorniick Michael. (La Fargeville) r 25, 

leases of the Gillick estate 217. 
McCoy Arthur H., (Stone Mills) r 59. (McCoy 

Brothers) lives with his father, Corne- 

li. 8. 

McCoy Brothers, (Stone M-lls) r 59, (Arthui 
H. and Michael V.) farmers, lease of Mrs. 
O. P. S. Markley 112, pasturage 229. 

McCoy Cornelius, (Stone Mills) r 59, 7 cows, 
farmer 100. 

McCoy John, (Stone Mills) r 52. 19 cows, 
farmer, leases of Jeremiah Pctrie 160, and 
of J. L. Harter I60. 

McCoy ftliehael V., (Stone Mills) r 59, (McCoy 
Brothers) lives with liis fatlier, Cornelius. 

McKinley Eda, ( Fisher's Landing) r S, widow 
o^■ .John .1. 

McKinley Michael A., (Fisher's Landing) r 8, 
farmer 50. 

McKinley William, (La Fargeville) r 25 cor. 26, 
oarsman at T. I. Park, h and lot. 

McNICKLE GEORGE, (La Fargeville) r 51 
cor. 5S). 18 cows, breeder of grade Dur- 
ham cattle, farmer, leases of Cornelius 
Bort 234. 

Merle W. J., (La Fargeville) pastor Evangeli- 
cal Association. 

Merrill Cliarles, (T. I. Park) carpenter and 
builder, h Outlook ave. 

Minor George, (La Fargeville ) barber and hair- 
dresser, Bushnell block, Main, bds. Get- 
man House. [Removed to Clayton.! 

Mitchell William, (T. I. Park) r 5, farmer, 
leases of H. P. Moore 508. 

Mitchell Hiram B., (Stone Mills) r 51, 11 cows, 
farmer 116. 

Mitchell Isaac, (Stone Mills) r 51, 16 cows, 
farmer 237. 

Moore Angeline, (T. I. Pa k) r 5>.<, widow of 
John, li and 7 acres. 

MOORE HIRAM P., (T. I. Park) r 5, 14 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire and Galway 
cattle, farmer 508. 

Moore Horace W., (T. I. Park)r 5, oarsman, h 
and lot. 

Moore Thomas, (La Fargeville) section boss 
(Ml railro;id. li Main. 

MOlU'iIS JAMES A., (T. L Park) general mer- 
chant. Rainbow cor. St. Lawrence sts. 

Munson Charles M. C, (St. ne Mills) r 59, 
farmer with his father, Horace W. 

Munson Horace W., (Stone Mills) r 59, 8 cows, 
farmer, leases of Jule Mannigonld 10^). 

MYERS GEORGE, (La Fargevidf) r 22, 4 
cows, farmer 40, served in Co. B, 94th N. 
Y. Inf. Vols., and promoted principal mu- 
sician. 

Nash Henry S., (La Fargeville) r 39. 7 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire and Holsiein 
cattle, farmer 241, h Maple ave. 



Nash Herbert J., (La FargevilkO r 36, 11 cows, 
farmer, leases of B. I). Edmonds 150. 

Nash Herman S., (La Fargeville) r 21, carpen- 
ter and ji liner, h and lot Jlajile ave. 

Nellis John P., (Stone JLlls) r 64, apiarist 23 
colonies, brown and white Leghorn and 
Hamburg fowls, i-etired farmer 144. 

Nellis Marcus W., (Stone Mills) r 64, retired 
farm-r 279, h a. d lot. 

Nellis Wellington, (Stone Mills) r 64, 28 cows, 
breedir of grade Ayrshire and Holstein 
cattle, farmer, leases of Marcus W. 279. 

Nestor Maitm, (La Fargeville) r 51 cor. 50, 
breeder of Norman horses, fanner, leases 
of Ruth A. Rothiers 112. 

Nestor Mary B. Miss, (La Fargeville) r 51, 
school teacher. 

Nestor Michael, (La Fargeville) r 51, farmer 31. 

Nestor Rosella M. Miss, (La Fargeville) r 51, 
school teaehei'. 

Newell Charks B., (Orleans Four Corners) r 
32, peddler of dry goods and groceries. 

Newell Christina, (Orleans Four Corners) r82, 
widow of Nathaniel 

Newton Alice, (Omar) r 12 cor. 13, widow of 
Samuel P., farmer 42, and owns in Alex- 
andria 8. 

Newton Ann Miss, (Omar) r 12, 10 cows, farm- 
er 109. 

Newton George S., (Fisher's Landing) retired 
merchant. 

Newton James L., (Omar) r 12, farmer with 
his sister Ann. 

Newton Jay R., (Omar) r 12 cor. 13, (Newton 
it, Burton). 

Newton Plmy, (Omar) general merchant. 
Mail), h da. 

Newton & Burton, (Omar) r 13, (Jay R. N. and 
HoUis JI. B. ) blacksndths. woodworkers, 
horseshoers, and repairers. Mam. 

Nire Geoige J., ( Orleans Four Corners ) laborer. 

Noah Mareiis, (La Fargeville) r 51, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of Henry A. Harnian 238 

Normander Henry, (T,n Fargeville) r 50, labor- 
er. 

NUGENT EDMUND, (Orleans Four Corners) 
10 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire and 
Holstein cattle, served in Co. H, 1st N. Y. 
Lt. ArD. Vols , as 1st duty sergeant, farmer 
132. 

Nulty Robert J., (Fisher's Landing) r 10, 
house painter and carpenter, prop, sailing 
yacht Jeasie 7'^., h and lot Front. 

NUNN CHARLES T., (Fisher's Landing) car- 
penter, h and lot on r b}:2, Wells Island, 
and owns farm in Champion 171, served in 
Co. K, lOth N. Y. H. A. Vols. 

Nunn Henry F., (T. I. Park) r 5, fai-mer 93. 

Nunn Joshua M., (T. I. Paik) pilot, h and lot 
Victoria ave. 

Nunn Orlie G , (T. T. Park) r 53^, farmer 
with his father, William U. 

Nunn Tracy H.. (T. I. Park) r 5}4, dealer in 
groceries and provisions. 

Nunn Williiim, (T. I. Paik) r 5^^. farmer 20. 

NUNN WILLIAM U., (T. I. Park) r 5'-4, oars- 
man and pilot, farmer 94, served in lOtli 
N. Y. H. A. Vols. 

Omar Hotel, (Omar) r 12, Martin V. Knight, 
prop.. Main. 

O'Riley Francis, (La Fargeville) off r 27, aged 
75, farmer 50. 

O'Riley Fiank, (La Fargeville) oft' r 27, farm- 
er with his father, Francis. 



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O'Riley Philip, (La Fargeville) off r 27, farmer. 

Orser Miles W., (La Fargeville) house and car- 
riage painter, Lingenfelter block, bds. 
Main. 

Ostrander Levi E., (Omar) r 19, 15 cows, farm- 
er 208. 

Otis Enos G., (Omar) r 13. 6 cows, farmer, 
leases of Martha Holloway 73. 

Patchin George M., (La Fargeville") r 26 cor. 
35, carpenter and farmer, leases of Charles 
Petrie 200. 

Patchin Lonson K., (La Fargeville) r 26, 10 
cows, farmer, leases of Lewis Lehr 100. 

Patterson Elwin J., (Omar) r 14. 10 cows, 
farmer 27, and leases of Franklin 119. 

Patterson Elwin J., (Omar) r 16, guardian of 
the children and estate of Samuel. 

Patterson Fianldin, (Omar ) r 14, aged 75, re- 
tired farmer 119. 

Patterson Lewis, (La Fargeville) r 26, farmer 
99. 

Payne Clarence, (Orleans Four Corners) farm- 
er with his father, Spencer, h and lot. 

PAYNE SPENCER, (Orleans Four Corners) r 
55, 15 cows, farmer 125, and leases of 
William 7 cows and farm 85. 

Payne William. (Orleans Four Corners) r 55, 
, retired farmer 85, h and lot. 

Peacock Robert, (La Fargeville) r 60, farmer, 
leases of Mrs. Wilder 75. 

Peoples Andrew, (Omar) resident, bds. Omar 
Hotel. 

Petne Barbara. (Sto!ie Mills) r 57, aged 81, 
widow of William. 

Petrie Charles A., (La Fargeville) r 26, 18 
cows, prop. Black Hawk and Ethan Allen 
stock horse '"Daniel Lambert," farmer 
220, and in Clayton 60. 

Petne Flora Miss, (La Fargeville) r 52, (Petrie 
Sisters). 

Petrify Hannah. (La Fargeville) r 52, widow of 
Sanford. 

Petne Harvey H., (La Fargeville) r 24, farmer 
60, and wood lot 25. 

Petrie Blai-y Miss, (La Fargeville) r 52, (Petrie 
Sisters! 

PETRIE NORMAN, (La Fargeville) r 52, 20 
cows, apiarist 85 colonies, breeder of reg. 
and grade Holstein cattle; 1 cow. "Fern, 
4th," calved Feb. 2,1887, sire, "Moore 
Klieterp," D. F. Nc 319. dam, "Fern," 
H. H. B. 8,863. vol. IIL. H. F. H. B., Jan. 
20. 1888 ; 1 hull, " Jesse 2d Duke," calved 
Feb. 16, 1887, sire, " Moore Klieterp," D. 
F. No. 319, dam, "Jessie, 2d," H. F. 
No. 1,445," reg. in vol. III., H. F. H. B., 
Feb. 28, 1888, farmer 159. 

Petrie Sisters, (La Fargeville ) r 53, (Mary and 
Flora) farmers, lease of their l)rother Nor- 
man 185, and own in Rutland 139. 

Pliilow William, (Omar) r 13, 11 cows, farmer, 
leases on shares of Miss Ann Newton 137. 

Pickard Asa, (La Faigeville) r 29, 8 cows, 
farmer, leases of Nelson (3r. odrich 117i^. 

Pickard Eli, (Orleans Four Corners) hay 
presser and farmer with G. J. Bright- 
weaser. 

PICKARD LYMAN, (Stone Mills) r 64, 17 
cows, farmer, leases of Jacob L Harter 
160, served in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Vols. [Removed.] 

Pickard Nancy, (Plessis) r 20, widow of David. 

Pierce Linus J., (Fisher's Landing) r 10. re- 
tired farmer and merchant, prop, hotel. 



PIERCE LINUS J. Mrs., (Fisher's Landing> 

r 10, retired merchant, 7 cows, farmer oa 

the Stephen Fish estate 120, h State. 
Porter David, (Alexandria Bay) r 3, farmer 

on Wells Island. 
POTTER HANLY B. Dr., (La Fargeville) 

eclectic physician and surgeon, state licen- 
tiate, Main, h do. 
Priest Albert, (La Fargeville) r 24. farmer 62. 
Priest Herbert B., (La Fargeville) r 23 cor. 24, 

teacher. [Resides in Clayton.] 
Prime Adelbert A., (La Fargeville) r 26, 7 

cows, farmer, leases of E. G. Tucker 74. 
Prime Levi, ( La Fargeville) r 16, laborer. 
Prime Melvin J., (Fisher's Landing) r 10, 

sailor, h and lot State. 
Prime William H., (La Fargeville) off r 26, 

laborer. 
Proper Horace, (Omar) r 12, farmer, leases of 

J. Newton 43. 
Proper Marriam, (Omar) r 12, widow of Peter, 

h and lot. 
Pruyn Melvin, (La Fargeville) r 26, farmer, 

leases of Sally A. Arnold 10. 
Putnam Albert M., (La Fargeville) carpenter 

and joiner, h and lot Maple ave. 
Putnam Gardner A., (T. I. Park) breeder of 

grade Ayrshire and Durham cattle, farmer,. 

leases of James A. Taylor 96. 
Putnam Perley J., (La Fargeville) prop, variety 

store. 
Randall Minnie, (La Fargeville) r 26, widow 

of Andrew, h and lot. 
Rasbach Aaron, (Orleans Four Corners) r 43,, 

speculator. 
Rasbach Herman F., (Orleans Four Corners) 

r 36. farmer with his fathei', Joseph. 
RASBACH JOSEPH, (Orleans Four Corners) 

r 43. 15 cows, farmer 218. 
Rasbach Lauy Miss, (Orleans Four Corners) r 

43. lives with her brother Joseph. 
Reed Frank S., (Stone Mills) r 67, laborer, 

leases of William Collins h and 3 acres. 
REED FRED S., (La Fargeville) r 20, farmer- 

with his father, Lewis E. 
Reed Lewis E.. (La Fargeville) r 20. 10 cows, 

farmer 116, and leases of R. B. Biddlecora 

120. 
Reed Sardis A., (Omar) r 12, pilot, owns cot- 
tage and lot on Round Island Park, h and 

lot. 
Reese Frank M., (Orleans Foiir Corners) r 55, 

farmer with his father, Marcus. 
Reese George A., (Orleans Four Corners) r 55, 

laborer. 
Reese Marcus, (Orleans Four Corners) r 55, 22 

cows, farmer, leases of Walter Jenkins 

122. 
RESCH FRED, (La Fargeville) r 48, 20 cows, 

farmer 107. 
Resch Philip, ( La Fargeville) r 48, lives with 

his son Fred. 
ROBBINS CHARLES, (T. I. Park) r53^, oars- 
man, h and lot. 
Bobbins Edmond M. Capt.. (Fisher's Landing) 

mail carrier, h and lot State. 
Robbins Eldridge, (Fisher's Landing) captain 

sloop Uno. 
Robbins Eldridge G., (Fisher's Landing) car- 
penter and joiner, h and lot State. 
Robbins George M., (Fisher's Landing) car- 
penter and joiner, h and lot. 
Robison Joseph R., (Fisher's Landing) r 14, 15» 

cows, farmer 172. 



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KOBISON WALKER W.. (Omar) r U. 15 cows, 
breeder of grade Holstcin cattle, prop. 
Hamliletonian stock horse " l''arinei-.s' 
Favorite." farmer 100, and timlierlaiid C. 

Hogers Frank, (Omar) r 17, teamster and farm- 
er, leases on shares of William 75. 

Rogers Melzer C. (Omar) oil' r f). 21 cows, 
farmer, leases on shares of William 340. 

Rogers Susan M.,(La Fargeville) widow of Dr. 
Frank J., h Clayton st. 

Rogers William, (^Omar ) retired farmer, h and 
lot Main. 

Rood Charles P., (La Fargeville) dealer in fur- 
niture and jewelry, prop, variety store, off 
Main, bds. Clayton st. 

Rood Herbert O,, (La Fargeville) r 37, farmer 
and laborer. 

Rood Llewellyn W., (La Fargeville) retired, h 
Clayton st. 

Rood Lucia P., (La Fargeville) widow of Ben- 
jamin F., resident, h Clayton st. 

Rottier Ruth A.. (La F^irgeville) r 51, widow 
of .John N., farm 350. 

ROUSE IMERICK, (Stone Mills) r 6S, carpen- 
ter and farmer, served in Co. G. 10th N. Y. 
H. A. Vols., wounded in the wrist by rebel 
sharpshooters, also in right eye, h and 
lot. 

Russell Hiram C, (La Fai'geville) r 39, farmer 
with his father. Hiram H. 

RUSSELL HIRAM H., (La Faigeville) r 39, 
laimer, leases of Wayland F. Ford 125, 
owns h and 10 acres. 

Sales Josiah, ( La Fai'geville) r 52, farmer, lea-ses 
of Simon Folts 578. 

SARGENT BENJAMIN F., (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) oft' r 35, retired farmer 31, bds. with 
James W. 

Sargent Byron A., (La Fargeville) r 23, 13 
cows, farmer 84. and leases of Edmund 135. 

SARGENT EDMUND, (La Fargeville) r 23, re- 
tired farmer 176. 

SARGENT ELI T., (Orleans Four Corners) r 
36, postmaster, general merchant, and 
farmer. 

Sargent George L., ( La Fargeville) r 23, 9 cows, 
farmer 80, and leases of Edmund 40. 

■Sargent James W., (Orleans Four Corners) off 
r 35, carpenter and farmer, leases of Ben- 
jamin F. 31. 

Sargent John W., (Orleans Four Corners) r 46, 
12 cows, farmer 90. 

Sargent Philena, (Orleans Four Corners) r 44, 
widow of Alfred, h and lot. 

SARGENT WILLIAM, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 46, retired faimer. 

Sargent Wintield S.. (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 31 cor. 32, breeder of English Coach and 
Morgan horses, farmer 112. 

Sawyer Samuel, (Ple.ssis ) r 20 cor. 21, 25 cows, 
farmer 185. 

Saylcs Ezra, (La Fargeville) laborer, h and lot 
off Mill. 

Scarlett John, (La Fargeville) r 24, retired 
farmer, h Hnd 11 acres. 

SCHABER GEORGE H.. (La Fargeville) r 19, 
12 cows, 1 Jersey cow, farmer 125. 

Schaber Ludwig, (La Fargeville) r 30, retired 
farmer. 

Schaber Ludwig H., (La Fargeville) r 30, 
farmer. 

Schaber Philip, ( La Fargeville) r 30, 15 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 
100, and leases of Ludwig 80. 
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Schell Brothers, (Stone Mills) r 57, (Charles A. 
and John F. ) farmers 148. 

Schell Charles A., (Stone Mills) r C4, (Schell 
Brothers). 

Schell David H., (Stone Mills) r 68, cheese 
mannf., h and lot. 

Schell Isaac. (Stone Mills) r 64. 31 cows, breed- 
er of grade Holstein cattle, prop. Clydes- 
dale stock horse "'William de Carsey," 
farmer 110. 

Schell John F., (Stone Mills) r 64, (Schell 
Brothers). 

Schell William D., (La Fargeville) r 25, hay 
presser. 

Schnauber William, (Depauville) 11 cows, 
farmer 140, and wood lot 10. 

Schollenberg Charles, (Stone Mills) r 53, 
laborer. 

Schollenberg Charles P., (Fisher's Landing) off 
r 8, 15 cows, lireeder of giade Durham 
cattle, farmer 153, and timberldiid in Ale.\- 
andria 6. 

Schryver William L., (Omar) r 9, retired farm- 
er 75. 

Schuiz Fiederiek C, (La Fargeville) r 39, 
Llmlmrger cheesemaker. 

Schnlz Peter R., (La Fargeville) r 41, farmer 
on i-haies for W. J. Hevl. 

Scovill George B., (La Fargeville) general 
merchant and dealer in live stock, farm 
110, h and lot Main. 

Scoville Fi ank, (Stone Mills) r 67, pensioner, h 
and lot. 

Seeber Henry, (La Fargeville) retired mill- 
wright, lives Main. 

Seeley Sylvester, (T. I Park) laborer. 

Shaer Fn derick J., (La Fargeville) custom 
boot and shoemaker, Main, bds. do. 

Share Chailes E.. (Oniarj r 14, farmer 52. 

Shaw James C. (Omar) carpi nter and joiner, 
builder of Shaw's St Lawrence River fish- 
ing skiffs, bds. Main. 

Shaw Oliver E., (Omar) carpenter and joiner, 
M«in, h and lot do. 

Sheldon Augustus D., (La Fargeville) farmer, 
leases the Sheldon estate 47. 

Sheldon Sally. (La Fargeville) r 19, widow of 
Benjamin B.. aged 86, has resided in 
town 68 years. 

Sheley Est. 11a. (Omar) r 12, (Mrs. Robert H.) 
dressmaker. 

Shelev George, (Omar) r 11, 7 cows, farmer 81, 
and leases of W. M. Whaley 100. 

Sheley Robert H., (Omar) r 12, sailor, h and 
lot. 

Sherman Franklin, (T. I. Park) r ,5, laborer. 

Sherman Henry, (La Fargeville) oft' r 26, 
painter, h and 10 acres. 

Shimmel Conrad F., (Orleans Four Corners) 
faniiei- 34. 

Shimnul John J.. (Orleans Four Corners) r 
55, emp. W. N. Walts. 

Shimmel Margaret, (Oilcans Four Corners) r 
55. widow of Conrad, agi d 89. 

Shimmel Walter, (Orleans Four Corners) r 55, 
10 cows, farmer 88. 

Shorts Alexander Rev., (T. I. Park) pastor M. 
E. Church. 

Simmonds William T., (Fisher's Lauding) car- 
penter and joiner. 

Simmons Claiissa, (La Fargeville) r 24, widow 
of Lorenzo D. 

Simmons Millard F., (La Fargeville) r 24, 
farmer 50. 



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Simon William, (Orleans Four Corners) la- 
borer. 

SLOAT EDWIN A., (La Fargeville) general 
blacksmith and repairer, served in Co. D, 
186th N. Y. Inf. Vols., Main, bds. do. [Re- 
moved to Watertown.l 

Sloat Wells G., (Stone Mills) r 68, 6 cows, 
farmer 103. 

Sloat William B., (Stone Mills) r 68, retired 
farmer. 

Smith , (Stone Mills) widow of Daniel, 

farm 33. 

Smith Abram, (Orleans Four Corners) r 35, 
mail carrier, h and lot. 

Smith Alma, (La Fargeville) r 24, widow of 
Robert, farmer 92. 

Smith Charles, (La Fargeville) r 24, farmer. 

Smith Lewis, (Stone Mills ) r 67, farmer, h and 

16 acres. 

Smith Martin R., (La Fargeville) r 52, la- 
borer. 
Smith Mary A., (La Fargeville) r 52, widow of 

W. C, farm 35. 
Smith Mary J. Miss, (La Fargeville) r53,house- 

keeper. 
Smith Rufus M., (La Fargeville) r 47, farmer, 

leases of Helen P. Randall 100, wood lot 

47. 
Smith Simeon, (La Fargeville) r 24, 10 cows, 

farmer 120. 
Smith Warren R., (Stone Mills) r 67, carpen- 
ter, h and 6 acres, wood lot 6. 
Snell Adam J., (La Fargeville) r 47, retired 

faruier, owns in Alexandria 210. 
Snell Alvin, (Plessis) r 21, (Snell Brothers). 
Snell Amos, (La Fargeville) farmer 124, and in 

Clayton 130. h Blain. 
Snell Brothers, (Plessis) r 21, (Alvin and Will- 
iam) 15 cows, farmers, lease of Edward 

Barton 126. 
Snell Elmer, (Omar) r 24, 10 cows, farmer, 

leases of D. Sn-dl 120. 
Snell George, (La Fargeville) r 51, farmer 96. 
Snell John A., (La Fargeville) reiired farmer 

146. h and lot Wall. 
Snell William. (Plessis) r 21. (Snell Brothers). 
Snow John M., (Omar) r 7, farmer, leases of 

Mary J. Dean 150. 
Snvder Alcnzo. ( Omar ) r 10, laborer. 
SNYDER JOHN H., (La Fargeville) tinsmith, 

job work promptly attended to, Bushnell 

block, bds. Main. 
Snyder William A., (La Fargeville) carpenter 

and joiner, Main. 
Synder William H., (La Fargeville) tinsmith 

and clerk for his father, John H., bds. do. 
Snyder William, Sr., (La Fargeville) retired 

farmer, h and lot Main. 
Sofer Eli, (T. I. Park) farmer, leases of L. W. 

Rood 307. 
SOURWINE GEORGE H., (Stone Mills) r 61, 

17 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 216. 

Spencer Charles F., (Fisher's Landing) jour- 
neyman blacksmith, li State. 

Stark Jacob, (La Fargeville) r 37, Limburger 
cheesemaker. 

STARK JOSEPH S., (La Fargeville) r 37, 
Limburger cheesemaker. 

Slarkhouse Timothy R., (Omar) r 14, mill- 
wright, h and 15 acres. 

Stevens Leroy S., (Alexandria Bay) r 7, 10 
cows, farmer, leases on shares of James A. 
Taylor 160. 



Steele Sanford V., (Omar) off r 93^, sawyer 
and carpenter, h and lot Main. 

Stromberger Conrad, (La Fargeville) laborer^ 
h and lot Clayton st. 

Stromberger John, (La Fargeville) railroad 
track hand, bds. Clayton st. 

Strough B. J. it L. S., (La Fargeville) whole- 
sale dealers in hay, straw, and oats, own 
in Theresa farm 212, office in W. B. 
Flansbuigh's store, storehouse at R., W, & 

0. R. R. depot. 

Strough Byron J., (La Fargeville) (B. J. & L, 

S. Strousjli) supervisor, h Clayton st. 
Strough Lucien S., (La Fargeville) (B. J. & L. 

5. Strough) h Main. 

Tallman Adelma Miss, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 36, school teacher. 

Tallman Carrie L. Miss, (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) r 36, school teacher. 

Tallman Edwin J., (Orleans Four Corners) r 
36, general merchant and dealer in hay. 

Tallman Jermain, (Orleans Four Corners) r 
30, justice of the peace, 14 cows, farmer 
148. 

Tallman Lois, (La Fargeville) widow of John^ 
h and lot. 

TAYLOR JAMES A., (Fisher's Landing) off r 

6, retired farmer 146, h and 3 acres, 
served as 1st lieut. in Co. C, lOtli N. Y. H. 
A. Vols., and in Co. C, 186th N. Y. V. Inf. 

Taylor James C, (Fisher's Landing) r 6, farm- 
er on the Benjamin Taylor estate. 

Thompson Samuel K., (La •Fargeville) retired 
carriagemaker, h and 21 acres Main. 

Thousand Island Park Association, (T. I. Park) 
George P. Folts, of Herkimer. N. Y.,pres. ; 
W. H. Fitch, of Lowville, N. Y., sec'y. 

Thousand Island Park Hotel, (T. I. Park) sum- 
mer boarding, Warner & Kinney, proijs. 

Timerman Asa, (Orleans Four Corneis) r 45, 7 
cows, farmer 80, and in Alexandria 226. 

Timerman Elias, (Orleans Four Corners) r 55, 
thresher, 13 cows, farmer 96. 

Timerman Peter C, (La Fargeville) r 26, 12 
cows, farmer, leases of Walter C. Garner 
105. 

Timmerman Byron I., (Orleans Four Corners) 
18 cows, farmer, leases of A. M. Loucks 
115. 

Timmerman Charles E., (Orleans Foar Cor- 
ners ) 10 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire 
and Holstein cattle, farmer, leases of Byron 

1. 85. 

Timmerman Fayette A., (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) r 43 cor. 44, 10 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of George F. 190, owns h and 
lot, and wood lot 50. 

Timmerman George F., (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners ) r 43 cor. 44, retired farmer 214. 

TIMMERMAN GRANDISON C, (Orleans Four 
Coi ners) r 35, dealer in groceries, boots, 
and shoes. 

Timmerman Henry F., (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 44, farmer 104,and wood lot in Theresa 26. 

Timmerman Jason D., (Stone Mills) r 64, 13 
cows, breeder of grade Jersey cattle, 
farmer 260. 

Timmerman Jeremiah, (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) r 56, retired farmer 140. 

Timmerman Lester, (Orleans Four Corners) r 
45, farmer 85, and leases of Reuben 200. 

Timmerman Melvin E.. (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) r 54. dealer and farmer, owns in 
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163 



TIMMEiniAN MICHAEL F., (Orleans Four 
Coriurs) r 45, 10 cows, breeder of grade 
Holstein cattle, farmer 129. 

Timmerman Nelson L., (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 56. 22 cows, farmer, leases on shares of 
Jeremiah 100. 

Timmerman Orville E. , (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 54, 7 cows, fai'mer 97. 

Timmerman Reuben, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 45, farmer 200. 

Tiney John. (La Fargeville) harnessmaker 
and repairer, dealer in harnesses, blankets, 
robes, and whips, for F.W. Barker, of Alex- 
andria Bav, off Main, bds. Getman House. 

TOM CHARITY, ( Fisher's Landing) r 10 cor. 11, 
widow of Robert B., h and lot. 

Torrey Hosea L., (Omar) (Torrey & Garlock) 
h and lot Main. 

Torrey <fe Garlock, ( Omar) (Hosea L. T. and 
William A. G.) blacksmiths, woodworkers, 
horseshoers, and repairers. Main. 

TUCKER ELWIN G., ( La Fargeville ) farmer, 
h and lot Wall. 

Tucker Frank K.. (Omar) r 16, laborer. 

Tucker George, (La Fargeville ) r 37, farmer 80, 
and wood lot 20. 

TUCKER ORRIN W., (La Fargeville) r 37, 
music teacher. 

Tuesaw Frank, (Fisher's Landing) oflf r 8. 
fanner, leases of his sister Mary 50. 

Tuesaw Mary Miss, (Fisher's Landing ) off r 8, 
farm 50. 

Turner David V., (La Fargeville) farmer 30. 

Turner Elwin 8., (La Fargeville) coal dealer 
and tnn'knian, h and lot Maple ave. 

Van Camp Coniehus H., (T. I. Park) r 4, farm- 
er with his father, Henry. 

Van Camp George, (T. I. Park) r 4, teacher 
and farmer with his father, Henry. 

VAN CAMP HENRY, (T. I. Park) r 4." 25 cows, 
breeder of grade Durham cattle, 45 sheep, 
Hambletonian, Hinsdale, and Percheron 
horses, farmer 340. 

Van CoughiK-t ;\Iary Ann, (Orleans Four Cor- 
ners) r 31, widow of Geoi'ge W. 

Van Dewalker Christopher, (Omar) retired 
fanner, h and lot Main. 

VAN DEWALKER EDWARD C, (Omar) r 13, 
counselor at law, 10 cows, breeder of 
grade Durham and Ayrshire cattle, farm- 
er 75, h Main. 

Vincent Henry B., (Omar) r 23, farmer with 
his father, Lewis J. 

Vincent Lewis J., (Omar) r 23, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 119. 

Visger Peter, (Omar) r 12, thresher and farm- 
er, leases of Fred \V. Baltz 25. 

Wade Eugene L. Rev., (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 44, pastor Evangelical Lutheran Church. 

Waggoner John R., (Stone Mills) r 57, 26 cows, 
farmer, leases of Addison 247. 

Wagner Daniel, (Stone Mills) r 57, 14 cows, 
farmer 126. 

Wagoner Edson B., ( Depauville) r 60, 12 cows, 
farmer, leases of William G. Dorr 157. 

Wall Street American Cheese Factoi-y, (La 
Fargeville) r 52 cor. 53, David H. Schell, 
prop.: M. G. Wilson, cheesemaker. 

Walfath Eugene. (Stone Mills) r 68, black- 
smith, horseshoer, and repairer in iron 
and wood, h and lot. 

Walrath Walter H., (La Fargeville) dealer in 
hardware, tinware, paints, oils, and gro- 
ceries, farm in Clayton 52, Main, h do. 



Walter John M., (Orleans Four Corners) r 36, 

farmer 77. 
Walter Milton, (Orleans Foiir Corners) r 36, 

farmer with his father, John M. 
Walts Eliza, (Orleans Four Corners) r 33, 

widow of Charles. 
Walts George N., (Orleans Four Corners) r 32, 

farmer 217. 
Walts John. (Plessis) r 32, farmer 50. [Died 

Oct., 1889.] 
Walts Nelson, (Orleans Four Corners) r 32, 25 

cows, breeder of Ayrshire cattle, farmer 

230. 
Walts Nicholas, (La Fargeville) cai-penter and 

joiner, h and 3 acres Clayton st. 
Walts Simeon W., (Orleans Four Corners) 14r 

cows, farmer, leases on shares of Simeon 

Sargent 190. 
Walts Wilbert L., (Orleans Four Corners) r 54, 

18 cows, farmer, leases of Samuel Gray 

190. 
Walts William A., (Orleans Four Corners) r 

33, 6 cows, farmer 116. 
Walts William N., (Orleans Four Corners) r 

55, 18 cows, farmer 100. 
Ward Philemon H., (Fisher's Landing) r 10, 

oarsman. 
WATERSON JAMES, (T. I. Park) r 4, 7 cows, 

breeder of grade Ayrshire and Durham 

cattle, farmer 155. 
Waterson John, (T. I. Park ) r 2, retired farm- 
er 239. 
WATERSON JOHN, Jr., (T. L Park) r 4, 

farmer 158. 
Waterson William, (Alexandria Bay) r 2, 13 

cows, farmer 197, and leases of John 239. 
WAUGH LEONARD A., (Stone Mills 1 r 68, 

prop, steam saw-mill, capacity 200,000 feet 

of lumber annually. 
Weaver Eliza, (Orleans Four Corners) widow 

of Eli. 
Weaver John B., (Orleans Four Corners) hay 

presser and farmer, leases of Nancy Ba- 
con 100, and wondlHiid 50. 
Wetterhahn Anna M., (La Fargeville) r 53, 

widow of Frederick, farm 153. 
Wetterhahn Charles W., (La Fargeville) r 53, 

10 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

farmer 159. 
Wetterhahn Fred, (La Fargeville) r 23, farm 

laborer. 
Wetterhahn Gustave. (Stone Mills) r 53, 18 

cows, farmer 40, and leases of Henry 104. 
Wetterhahn Henry, (Stone Mills) r 53, retired 

farmer. 
Wetterhahn John, (La Fargeville) r 53. 12 

cows, farmer, leases on shares of Anna M. 

1.53. 
Wetterhahn John H., (La Fargeville) cooper, 

farmer m Clayton 100, h and lot Clay- 
ton st. 
WHALEY WILLIAM, (La Fargeville) retired 

farmer 511, h and lot Wall. 
Wickesser John, (La Fargeville) farm laborer. 
Wilcox Lewis N., (Omar) i)iistiiiiister and tele- 
graph operator, clerk for Pliny Newton. 
Wilder Alvaro, (La Fargeville) carpenter, lives 

Mill. 
WILDER BELLE, (La Fargeville) r 60, widow 

of Eugene. 
Wilder Burton S., (La Fargeville) r 44, black- 
smith, horseshoer, and repairer. 
Wilder George, (La Fargeville) r 41, 19 cows, 

farmer about 350. 



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TOWN OF PAMELIA. 



"WILDER GEORGE D., (Stone Mills) r 68, 
mail carrier, h and lot, serverl an Ist ser- 
geant in Co. E, 94tli N. Y. Inf. Vols. 

Wilder Judith. ( La Fargeville) widow of David, 
h and lot off Mill. 

Wiley Frederick, (Fisher's Landing) r 11, 6 
cow,-<, farmer, leases of Joshua 84. 

Wiley Joshua, (Fisher's Landing; r 11, retired 
farmer 84. 

Wiley William M., (Fisher's Landing) r 11, 
farmer 70. and with N. Bullock 90. 

WILSON ALEXANDER, (Stone Milh) r 64 
cor. C4>^, laborer and ship carpenter, 
leases of Freeman Ackerinan h and lot, 
served in Co. K, 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols. 

Wink Arnold C, (Orleans Four Corners) r 57, 
cheesemaker. 

Witt Buell, (Orleans Four Corners) r 45, la- 
borer. 



Wood Benjamin. (La Fargeville) retired tailor, 

h and lot, Maple ave. 
Woolidge Mary E., (La Fargeville) (Mrs. 

Thomas J. i dressmaker. Main. 
Woolidge Thomas J., (La Fa'geville ) retired 

farmer, h Main. 
Workman Melzer H . (Omar) r 16, 8 cows, 

farmer, leases on shares of Valentine 99. 
Workman Valentine, (Omar) r 16, retired 

farmer 99. 
Wright Edgar A., (La Fargeville) dealer in 

drags and groceries. Main. 
Wright Elwin J.. (Li Fargeville) r 24, 1-reeder 

of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 65. 
Zimmer Charles P., (La Fargeville) r 37, 

farmer with his father, Phi'ij). 
Zimmer Philip, (La Fargeville) r 37, 10 cows, 

farmer 105. 



PAMELIA. 



(For explanations, etc., see page 3, part second.) 



(Postoffice address in parenthesis ) 



Allen . fWatertown) r 40. widow of John I 

P., farm 100. 

American Cheese Factorv, (Pamelia Four 
Corners) r 13 William H. Miller, Madison 
Goulding. John Countryniin, Aaron 
. Forbes, and Charles G. Wagoner, props. 

Andrews Fred B , (Sanford's Corners) r 35, 
farmer 99. 

Aimold Daniel. (Pamelia Four Corners) r 5, 
farm laborer, h and I acre. 

Augsbnry Cyrus. (Paiuclia Four Corners) r 8, 
capitalist and retired firmer 67. 

Augsbury John D. L., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 8, farmer 92. 

Augsbury John J., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 
12, retired farmer 118. 

Augsbuiy Salem, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 5, 
fanner 43. 

Angsbnry Susan, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 8, 
widow of Daniel, executrix of her hus- 
band's estate. 

Augsbury Walter F., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
ort' r 11. 16 cows, farmer 116. 

Augsbury Wdiiam B., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 12, 26 cows, farmer 180, and leases of 
John J. 118. 

Austin George H.. (Watertown) r 55, farmer 
91. 

Avery Brayton, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 21, 
farmer, leases of M. D. Makepeace 130. 

Bacon Mary A. Miss, (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 14. h and lot. 

Bacon Willard, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 25, 
farmer 85. 

Ball Silas D., (Watertown) r 26, 24 cows, farm- 
er 230. 

Banister Gouverneur, (Watertown) r 48, farm- 
er 273. 



Baronie Dniiinic A., (Watertown) r 62, mer- 
chant tailor in Antwerp, farmer 27. 

Bartlett E. T., (Watertown) r 28, farmer 
60. 

Bass David A., (Watertown) r 41, 7 cows, farm- 
er 106. 

Beatrie Samuel N., (Smford's Corners) r 37, 
breeder of Hambletonian horses, farmer 
140. 

BELLENGER FREDERICK F., (Pamelia 
Finir Corners) r 15, teamster and farmer, 
served in C>'. A, 10th H. A. 

Bicks John, (Watertown) r 47. farmer for his 
wife 91. 

Bosworth Martin Mrs., (Watertown) r 62, 
widow, owns 11 acres. 

Bowman Nancy, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 11, 
widow of Abram, farm 90. 

Boynton Lester 8.. (Watertown) r 61, market 
gardener and farmer 18. 

BRADWAY SELAH S.. (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 15, dealer m dry goods, groceries, boots, 
shoes, etc. [Removed to Watertown.] 

BROWN BRAYTON, (Pamelia F.mr Corners) 
r 23, 17 cows, 200 sugar trees, breeder of 
grade Hol-itein cattle, farmer 250. 

Brown Cortland E., (Watertown) r 45, farmer 
136. 

Burgess Nathaniel, (Pamelia Fimr Corners) r 
15, breeder of graded stock. 19 cows, farm- 
er, leases of David Hardy 190. 

Burley John, (Watertown) oft'r 52, laborer. 

Busier Clinton S., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 3, 
8 cows, farmer 146. 

Busier Peter, (Pamelia Four Corners) off r 2, 
14 cows, farmer 180. 

Carl John, (Watertown) r 38, machinist, h and 
7 acres. 



TOWN OF P AMELIA. 



165 



Chapman Henry D., (Pamelia Four Corners^ r 
6, farmer, leases of Mxry A. Keller 48, and 
of Van Coii<;hnet 47. 

COLE HARRISON. (Watertown) r 21, retired 
farmer, owns on Wells I>land 300. [Re- 
moved to Le Rav.] 

Cole Seth P.. (Watertown) r 38, 1'2 cows, farm- 
er for his mother, Melvina, 109. 

ComminsHulbert F., (W^atertown ) r 40, farm- 
er, leases of Mrs. .John P. Allen 100. 

Congdon Ward. (Watertrnvn) r 55, farmer 85. 

CORNWALL ADOLPHUS, (Watortown) r 52, 
3 cows, farmer 69. 

Corpt Byron E., (Watertown) r 18. farmer, 
leases of John P. Pitcher, of Watertown, 
140. 

Coimtryman David, (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 7, breeder of grade Holstein cattle, farm- 
er 65. 

Countryman Fred D., (Pamelia) Four Corners 
r 22, 16 cows, faiuner 90. 

Coixntryman Gershom .1., (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners') r 14, farmer, owns h and lot with 
William M. 

Countryman James, ( Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 3, lal)orer. 

(.'ountryman John H.. (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 7, 12 cows, farmer 110. 

Countryman William M., ( Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) r 14, farmer, owns h and lot with 
Gershom J. 

COUNTRYM.\N WILSON H., (Watertown) r 
32, 20 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cat- 
tle, farmer 175. 

Cumings Albert, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 15, 
fanner 39. 

Cummings William, (Watertown) r 48. 26 cows, 
farmer, leases of Gouverneur Banister 
400. 

Dean Charles P., (Watertown) r 38. butcher 
and farmer, leases of J. Johnson 61. 

DEAN DAVID G., (Watertown) r 38, served 3 
years in Co. K, iOth N. Y. H. A., promoted 
to corporal. 

Deep Rock Limburger Cheese Factory, (Water- 
town ) r 10, Lambert Walters, Gideon 
Flanders, John Pitcher, and Harrison 
Mack, props. 

DEMPSTER WALLACE W., (Watertown) r 
20, 15 cows, farmer, leases of Gilderov 
Lord, of Watertown, 202. 

Dixon — , (Watertown) off r 10, farmer, 

leases of George H. Sherman, of Water- 
town, 400. 

Deny Joseph J., (Watertown ) r 50, laborer, h 
and 2 acres. 

Dorr John, (Watertown) r 21, 11 cows, farmer 
107. 

DOXTATER ALEXANDER, lives with James 
A. St<-phens. 

Dostater Milton W., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 
15, prop, steam threshing and wood saw- 
ing machines. 

EDDY DEWITT C, (Watertown) r 32. 25 
cows, prop. Ethan Allen and Morgan stock 
horse, farmer 203. 

ELLSWORTH FRANK, (Watertown) r 28, 
farmer, lives with his father, William. 

ELLSWORTH FRED, (Watert..wn)r 28, farm- 
er, lives with his father, William. 

ELLSWORTH WILLIAM, (Watertown) r 28, 
15 cows, farmer 120. 

Tenner George A., (Watertown) r 42, farmer 
162, and leases of Isaac McGinnis 200. 



Fields James, (Sanford's Corners) r 47, 28- 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer, leases of Mrs. G. W. Willaid 236. 

Fields John. (Watertown) r 40. farmer, leases 
of Earl B. Hinds & Son 259. 

Flanwburgh William M., (Watertown") r 61, 
farmer 120. 

Flick Frederick W , (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 6. 21 cows, farmer, leases of Alexander 
F. Gould 212. 

Folts Jacob E., (Watertown) r 45, carpenter 
and farmer 70. 

Fox Charles. (Pamelia Four Corners) r 11, 12 
cows, farmer 130. 

FOX CHRISTOPHER S., (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) off r 12, 10 cows, 1,000 sugar trees, 
breeder of Membiir.o stock horses from 
" Scoville Bent(>n," Jr., farmer, leases of 
W. C. Gould, of Watertown, 128. [Re- 
moved to Clayton.] 

Fox Ruth A. Mrs.. (Pamelia Four Corners) r 
15, h and 2 acres. 

Fuller Frances J., (Watertown) r 26, (Mrs. 
Reuben H.) farmer 227. 

Fuller Reuben H., (Watertown) r 26, justice 
of the peace. 

Fulton Luke, (Watertown) r 42, 10 cows, 
breeder of grade Durham cattle, farmer 
116. 

Ganter Constantine, (Pamelia Fotir Corners) r 
7. apiarist 9 swarms, breeder of grade 
Holstein cattle, 25 cows, farmer 180. 

Gersteumlager Peter, (Watertown) r 46, labor- 
er and cheesemaker for A. P. Baltz. 

Getman Bruce, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 16, 
farmer, leases of William B. Augsbury 180. 

Gibbs Ellen Bliss, (Watertown) r 58, attendant 
at asvlum. 

GILLETTE STEPHEN L., (Watertown) r 26, 
24 cows, farmer, leases of J. P. Powers, of 
Watertown, 210. 

Gould Alfred L , (Pamelia Four Corners) r 19, 
11 cows, farmer 100. 

Gouldiug Madison, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 
15, retired farmer, h and lot. 

Gousetts Christ, (Watertown) r 54. 11 cows, 
farmer, leases of Andrew Taylor, of Pil- 
lar Point. 122. 

GOUTERMONT ARCHIBALD, (Pamelia Four 
Coi-ners) off r 3, 40 cows, 1,000 sugar 
trees, farmer, leases of George H. Sher- 
man, of Watertown, 330, served 3 years in 
the 3d 111. Cav. [Removed to Lewis Co.] 

Gove Alanson E., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 13, 
cheesemaker. h and lot. 

Hall Dexter VV., (Sanford's Corners) r 37, 20 
Cotswold sheep, farmer 115. 

Hall William E., (W^atertown) off r 52, la- 
borer. 

Hammond Philetns B., (Watertown) r 57, car- 
penter and joiner. 

Hanlon Patrick, (Watertown) r 46, 6 cows, 
farmer 157. 

Hardy Charles S., (Watertown) r 26, 27 cows, 
farmer, leases of I. E. Gibbs, of Water- 
town, 180 

Haven Charles W., (Watertown ) r 52, 50 Cots- 
wold sheep, farmer 150. 

HAVEN DEXTER W., (Watertown) r 57, 20 
cows, f aimer 100. 

Haven George M., (Watertown) r 52, farmer 
with his father, Charles W. 

Haven Lansing W., (Watertown) r 52. farmer, 
leases on shares of Hiram M. Patterson 50 



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TOWN OF PAMELIA, 



Hawn Cyrus J., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 8, 
16 cows, farmer, leases of Cvrus Augsbury 
65, of Ausel Mills 100, and the Daniel 
Augsbury farm 371. 

Hengge John B., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 10, 
cheesemaker, h and 4 acres. 

Hinds Earl B., (Watertovvn) r 46, farmer 175, 
and with his son Oscar 259. 

Hinds Oscar, (Watertown ) r 46, farmer, owns 
with his father, Earl B., 259. 

Hoover Frank, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 13, 
carpenter and cheesemaker, h and lot. 

House Absolom L., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 
15, farm laborer. 

House Carrie G. Miss, (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 15, school teacher. 

How land Arthur, (Sanford's Corners) r 47, 
farmer with Charles on the estate of Hi- 
ram 262. 

Rowland Charles, (Sanford's Corners) r 47, 
farmer with Arthur on the estate of Hi- 
ram 262. 

Howlaud Hiram (estate) (Sanford's Corners) r 
47, 27 cows, farm 262. 

Ingerson William M.. (Watertown) r 41, farm- 
er, leases of Daniel Minthorn 107. 

Jeii'ers Frederick, (Watertown) r 31, 6 cows, 
farmer, leases of Charles Mayow 36. 

JOHNSON JAMES H., (Watertown) r 57, la- 
borer. 

Jones Alford, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 5, la- 
borer. 

Jones Lucy, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 5, 
widow. 

Kellar William A., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 7, 
apiarist 120 swarms, h and lot. 

Keller Mary A. Mrs., (Brown ville) r 18, farmer 
110. 

Kimball George, (Watertown) r 29, farmer, 
leases of his father, William, 200. 

Kimball WiUiam, (Watertown) r 29, 20 cows, 
farmer 200. 

Lamb John G., (Watertown) r 38, farmer, 
leases of James Snell 109. 

Lane George H., (Watertown) r 46, laborer. 

Lane Isaac B., (Watertown) r 31, faimer 35. 

Laverty Edward, (Watertown) r 32, h and lot. 

Lefave Fred C, (Watertown) r 55, 18 cows, 
farmer, leases of George H. Austin 62. 

Link Matthias J., (Watertown) r 32. 10 cows, 
farmer 157. 

Limburger Cheese Factory, (Watertown) r 21, 
Charles E. Makepeace, Ward M. Nichols, 
and William Mills, props. 

Limburger Cheese Factory, (^Watertown) r 30, 
Seldon L. Scovill, prop. 

Loughlin James, (Watertown) r 38, 26 cows, 
farmer 241. 

Loughlin James, Jr., (Watertown) r 38, farmer 
with James. 

Loughlin William, (Watertown) r 38, farm- 
er. 

Mack Edward H., (Watertown) r 10, 10 cows, 
fai'mer 91. 

MAKEPEACE CHARLES E., (Watertown) r 
21, 15 cows, farmer 221. 

Marshall Clinton A., (Watertown) r 52, farmer 
80. 

Mayhue A. V., (Watertown) r 55, farmer 355. 

Mayow Charles, (Watertown) r 31, farm 82. 

McDonald Daniel, (Watertown) r 27, 8 cows, 
farmer 60. 

McGINNIS ISAAC, (Watertown) r 45, farmer 
200. 



Miller Elijah, (Pameha Four Corners") h and 

lot. 
MILLER IRENE E. O. Mrs., (Pamelia Four 

Corners) r 13, h and lot. 
Miller William H., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 14, 

postmaster, justice of the peace, farmer 

120. 
Mills Dexter, (Watertown) r 27, 17 cows, 

farmer 171. 
MILLS MILTON P., (Watertown) r 21, town 

clerk, 18 cows, farmer, leases of Hiram 

123. 
mills" WALTER B., (Watertown) r 21, 11 

cows, farmer, leases of William 58. 
Mills William, (Watertown) r 21, farmer 160. 
Minthorn Daniel, (Watertown) r4], farm 107. 
Mitchell Franklin, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 

16, farmer and laborer, h and 4 acres. 
Mix Andrew W., (Watertown) r 10, farm la- 
borer. 
Morrison John, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 13, 

retired, served in 10th Regt. N. Y. H. A. 

Vols. 
Morrison John A., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 

12, blacksmith, farmer, leases of William 

C. Gould 128, h and lot. 
Morrow James A., (Watertown) r 41, 7 cows, 

farmer 102. 
MOYER DOUGLAS F., (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) r 12, carriagemaker and painter. 
MOYER PETER S., (Pameha Four Corners) 

r 11, h and lot. 
Nellis Henry D., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 33, 

10 cows, farmer 141. 
Nelhs Willard, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 3, 23 

cows, farmer 140, and leases of his father, 

Peter, 200. 
Nicholas Edward B , (Watertown) r 20, super- 
visor, 15 cows, farmer 127. 
Nichols Ward M., (Watertown) r 21, 16 cows, 

owns 1 tenement, farmer 181. 
Nilee Churles G., (Watertown) r 20, 12 cows, 

farmer for his mother, Hannah, 83. 
O'CdUuor Jeremiah, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 

25, 8 cows, farmer 67, breeder of grade 

Holstein and Jersey cattle. 
Ostrander Eugene L., (Watertown) r 61, 14 

cows, farmer, leases of William Flansburgh 

118. 
Ostrander John J., (Watertown) r 62, farmer 

135. 
Otis George W., (Watertown) r54,stone cutter, 

20 cows, farmer 200. 
Pamelia Four Corners Cheese Factory, (Pamelia 

Four Corners) manufs. of Yankee cheese, 

S. D. Ball, salesman. 
Pamelia Grange, No. 68, (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) owns building (formerly hotel) and 

1 acre. 
Parish John L., (Watertown) r 10, justice of 

the peace, dealer in stock, prop. Limburger 

cheese factory, 8 cows, farmer 182. 
Patterson George, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 7, 

19 cows, farmer, leases of William Miller 

180. 
Patterson Hiram M.. (Watertown) r 52, com. 

traveler for T. W. Craig & Co., of Clay- 
ton. 
Pearsons Henry P., (Sanford's Corners) r 38, 

farm laborer. 
Petrie Daniel, (Pamelia Four Corners) stone 

mason. 
Petrie Moses M., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 6, 

10 cows, farmer 108. 



TOWN OF PAMELIA. 



167 



PETEIE WILLIAM D., (Pamelia Four Cor- 
uers) r 13, stone mason, h and 2 acres, 
served in lOtli N. Y. H. A. Vols. ; wounded 
in the tliigh in front of Petersburg, Aug. 
13, 1864. 

Pickard Amos,(Pamelia Four Corners) r 5, lives 
with his mother, Phebe. 

Pickard Lyman, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 15, 
farmer, leases of Mrs. G. Fuller 112. 

Pickard Phebe, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 5, 
widow of Solomon, h and 3 acres. 

Plauk Frank B., ( Water town) ott' r 10, 34 cows, 
farmer, leases of Joshua Flanders 230. 

Pohl Frederick W.. (Pameha Four Corners) r 

23, 20 cows, farmer 155. 

Eebsher Peter, (Watertown) r 38, 11 cows, 
farmer 126. 

Eeed Martin, (Watertown) r 44, 26 cows, farm- 
er, leases of the Mrs. Jane liamsev estate 
215. 

REESE EVLYN P. , (PameUa Four Corners) 
r 15, 12 cows, farmer 87. 

EELYEA JOHN C, (Watertown) r 51, 5 cows, 
farmer 95. 

Eichards George B., (Watertown) r 61, mar- 
ket gardener, farmer 36. 

Eobertson Andrew, (Watertown) r 30, labor- 
er. 

Bobertson Charles E., (Watertown) r 41, farm- 
er, leases of George A. Fenner 162. 

EOGERS ALLEN L., (Watertown) r 39, 8 
cows, farmer 108. 

Eogers Orlo, ( Watertown) r 49, farmer 160. 

Eogers Lereno F., (Watertown) r 57, 8 cows, 
farmer 97. 

Eogers Lerenus T., (Watertown) r 57, farmer 
104. 

Eogers Will E., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 15, 
farmer 15. 

Eoseboom George D., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 14, blacksmith and woodworker, h and 
lot. 

Eosebrook Charles M., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 24, 16 cows, farmer for his wife 163. 

Salisbury Elizabeth Mrs., (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) r 15. h and 10 acres. 

Salisbury Peter, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 15, 
retired farmer 9. 

Salisbury Stephen N., (Watertown) r 26, farm- 
er, leases of I. E. Gibbs, of Watertown, 
180 

Sargent Albert M., (Pamelia Four Coi-ners) r 
15, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 23 
cows, farmer, leases of Madison Goulding 
235. 

Sawdv Benjamin C, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 

24, 18 cows, farmer 276. 

SCOVILL HOTEL,(Watertown) r 30, Seldon L. 
Seovill, prop. 

SCOVILL SELDON L., (Watertown) r 30, 
prop. Seovill Hotel, 40 cows, 1 full blood 
Hambletonian stock horse, 1 full blood 
Membrino brood mare, farmer 450. 

Shannon David, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 15, 
farm laljorer. 

Sheffner Anthony F., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 15, farmer 25. 

Shepard Clytus, (Watertown) r 46, farmer 101. 

Shimmel John, (Pamelia Four Corners) n 
Perch Lake, laborer. 

Sixbury Benjamin B., (Pamelia Four Corners) 
r 15, general agent for agricultural im- 
plements, wind-mills, etc. 

Slack Marshall B., (^Watertown ) r 61, farmer 50. 



Snyder Georj^e A., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 

4, leases h and lot of C. G. Wagoner. 
Snyder Jeremiah, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 3, 

h and 1}^ acres. 
Stephens James A., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 

12, 15 cows, farmer 120. 
Stephens Samuel A., (Pamelia Four Corners) 

r 5, 10 cows, farmer 125. 
Taskett Charles, (Watertown) r 38, 6 cows, 

market gardener and farmer 112. 
Taylor John, (Watertown) r 20, farmer 200. 
Thomas Jabez, (Watertown ) r 52, farmer 

50. 
TIMEEMAN GEORGE W., (Pameha Four 

Corners) r 1, breeder of grade Holstein 

cattle, 12 cows, farmer, leases of Eeuben 

100. 
TIMEEMAN WILSON, (Pamelia Four Corners) 

r 1, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 10 

cows, farmer 90, served in Co. M, 10th N. 

Y. H. A. Vols. 
Tmimerman Hiram, (Pamelia Four Corners) 

oft' r 1, apiarist 5 colonies, 12 cows, farmer 

107. 
TIMMEEMAN REUBEN, (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) r 1, prop. Limburger cheese factory, 

No. 47, 12 cnvs, farmer 110. 
TINGUE GEORGE. (Watertown) r 52, retired 

farmer, h and lot. [Died Nov. 25, 1889, 

aged 77.] 
Townsend George K., (Watertown) r 56, jus- 
tice of the peace, 7 cows, farmer 102, and 

works the estate of his father 95. 
Tucker Leonard N., (Watertown) r 52, farmer 

40, and leases of George 80. 
Vandewalker Alonzo, (Pamelia Four Corners) 

r 5, 40 cows, farmer 555. 
Vandewalker Clarence A., (Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners) r 5, photographer and farmer. 
Wagoner Abram, (Watertown ) r 39, 10 cows, 

farmer, leases on shares of Jeremiah 

Border 150. 
Wagoner Charles G., (Pamelia Four Corners) 

r 5, 35 head young cattle, farmer 344. 
Wait Ebenezer L., (Watertown) r 58, overseer 

in asylum. 
Wait J. B., (Watertown) r 58, foreman Jeffer- 
son County poor farm 160. 
Wait Jeremiah, (Watertown) r 52, hay grower 

and dealer, farmer 130. 
Walrath Ira, (Pamelia Four Corners) laborer, 

h and lot. 
Walters Lambert. (Pamelia Four Corners) r 10, 

36 cows, farmer 200. 
Walts Cornelius, (Pamelia Four Corners] r 2, 

farmer 17. 
Walts David, ( Watertown) r 45, farmer 56. 
Walts Lorin, (Pamelia Four Corneisj r 1, 

laborer. 
WARD EMERY E., (Pamelia Four Corners) r 

14, alio, physician, graduate College of 

Phvsicians and Surgeons, of Baltimore, 

Md., class of 1881. 
Washburn John R., (Watertown) r 58, supt. 

and keeper of county house. 
Waters Charles, (Watertown) r 56, 10 cows, 

farmer 62, and leases of Ward Congdon 85. 
Wliite George, (Watertown) r 41, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of Lyman 200. 
White George H., (Watertown) r 51. milk 

dealer. 30 cows, farmer 200. 
White Lyman, (Watertown") r 41, farm 200. 
Willard Sterling A., (Watertown) r 46, farmer 

140, h in Watertown. 



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TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



WILLIAMS EBENEZER, (Watertown) r 46, 

15 cows, fanner 175. 
ZimmtT George, (Pauielia Four Corners) r 6, 

7 cows, farmei' 9S). 
Zimmerman Eli, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 21, 

manuf .of washing machines and wind-mills 



Zimmerman James, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 
8, farmer 205. :; 

Ziiller Franklin, (Pamelia Four Corners) r 20, 
15 cows, farmer 139, and leases of the 
Alson Bowman estate 90. 



PHILADELPHIA. 

(For explanations, etc., see page t,, part second.) 

(Postoffice address is Philadelphia, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Acheson Thomas, justice of the peace and 

street commissioner, h Main. 
Adrian Robert, shoemaker. Main, h do. 
Ainsworth Charles, (Sterlingville) cattle drov- 
er and di aler. farmer 9, h Depot. 
ALDHICH LLEWELLYN M., (M. E. Aldrich 

&Son) h Aldrich. 
ALDRICH M. E. & SON, (Llewellyn M.) 

dealers in di'ugs, groceries, crockery, 

books, stationery, wall paper, pianos, or- 

gauH, musical instruments, and sewing 

machines. Main. 
ALDRICH MARTIN E., (M. E. Aldrich & 

Son) h Al(h-ich. 
Alexander George, fSterliiigville) laborer. 
Alexander Nancy, (Sterlingville j r 47, widow of 

Joseph, h Main. 
Allen Albert P., carpenter and joiner, h with 

Benjamin. 
Alien Beiijainin, retired farmer 260, h Clark. 
Allen Bethuel, r 22, farmer 50. 
Allen David, r 34, 15 cows, farmer 140. 
Allen George, r 22, 25 cows, farmer, leases of 

Benjamin 260. 
Allen .Toseph C, r 34, farmer with his father, 

David. 
Allen Willie E., r 34, farmer with David. 
Allen Wilson, r 26, 16 cows, farmer, leases of 

Esther Wood 175. 
Allis Charles, formerly farmer. 
Allis Dexter, r 42, farmer 22. 
Anable Levi F., carpenter and builder, h 

Clark. 
Anthony Eugene, r 43, farmer, leases of bis 

father, Harvey, 44. 
Anthony Harvey, farmer 40, and in Antwerp 

247. 
Arnold Adelbert, (Antweip) r 15. farmer, leases 

of WiUiam Canlield 20. 
Am lid Ithamar, (Antwerp) r 15, laborer. 
Arnold M. Earl, r 14, farmer. leases of Charles 

Horr 40. 
Arnold Philo, r 17, 10 cows, farmer. 
Ashley Rassielas S., r 10, 10 cows, farmer 73. 
Ashley Theodore C, r 10, farmer with his 

father. Rasselas S. 
Avery Sidney, r 3, farmer 65. 
Ayen Fred, barnessmaker, emp. John M., b 

Antwerp st. 
Ayen John M., barnessmaker, Main. 



widow of Perry, h Ant- 



Bacon James, off r 42, farmer, leases of 
Thomas Hunter, of Alexandria, 212. 

Baker Betsey, r 30, widow of Zelotus. 12 cows, 
farmer 120. 

Baker Fred E., farmer with his mother, 
Betsey. 

Baker Maggie L., school teacher, bds. Ant- 
werp st. 

Baker Mai-garet, 
■werp St. 

Baker Milon, r 4, 10 cows, farmer 135. 

Baldwin Lura, (Antwerp) r 15, widow of Sid- 
ney, resident. 
J3ANK0F PHILADELPHIA, D. H. Scofield, 
pres.: H. O. Gardner, cashier, capital 
$25,000, Scofield block. Main. 

Barr Arthur, emp. at R., W. & O. R. R. depot, 
b Church. 

Barr Arthur D., com. traveler. 

Barr Calvhi T., coal dealer and station agent 
R., W. k. O. R. R., b Main. 

Baxter Andrew J., r 42, farmer 156. 

Baxter Emerson, r 42, son of Andrew J. 

Beattie Mary BIrs.. h Antwerp st. 

BECKER LANSING, r 35, 400 sugar trees, 
30 cows, 9 horses, farmer 265. 

Bennett Clarence D., r 29, farmer with bis 
father. Dexter. 

Bennett Dexter, r 29, 30 bead of stock, farmer 
330. 

Bennett William B., r 29, farmer with bis 
father, Dexter. 

Bentley Joseph, cheesemaker, b Mill. 

Berrv Michael O., 6 cows, farmer 119. 

BIGAREL FRANK D., (Sterlingville) dealer 
in dry goods, groceries, provisions, boots, 
shoes, paints, oils, crockery, clothing, fer- 
tilizers, hardware, etc. 

Bigger John, laborer, h Sand. 

Bliss Emily, widow, owns 12 acres, bds. with. 
F. A. Paige. 

Bodman Ann E., widow of Martin B., 25 cows, 
owns farm in Theresa 300, h Aldrich. 

Bolton Isaac, foreman for W. Roberts, b 
Sand. 

Bolton Margaret A., (Sterlingville) widow of 
James, weaver, b Main. 

Bracket Ed. M., teacher instrumental music, b 
at Garth ge. 

Braman James, (Sterlingville) r 47, laborer.. 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



169 



Breslow Bernard, dealer in clothing and 
gents' furnishing goods, custom tailor 
and photographer, Gardner block. 
Briedling Sophia, resident, h Clark. 
Briggs James, 18 cows, farmer, leases of his 

father, Nelson F., 240. 
Briggs Nelson F., 17 cows, 15 head other 

stock, farmer 2-10, h Antwerp st. 
Brooks Frank H., r 21, cheese box manuf.. 

capacity 40.000 boxes per year, h Church. 
Brooks Otis, (Strough & Brooks, of Clayton ) h 

Antwerp st. 
Brown Abner B., teacher. 
Brown Bennett F.. r 9, late justice of the 

peace and justice of sessions, 15 cows, 

farmer 143. 
Brown Charles A., (Wilson & Brown). 
Brown Charles H.. dealer in lime, mortar, and 

brick, farm 125, h Main. 
Brown Delia, resident, h JIain. 
Brown Dolphus, r 36, 8 cows, farm 95. 
Brown Harvey, r 3(5, farmer 63. 
Brown Henry G., r 4, farmer, son of Charles H. 
Brown Henry Mrs., resident, h Aldrich. 
Brown Maigaret, prop, variety store, Main, h 

do. 
Brown Fred, r 19, farmer 75. 
Bud Charles, railroad track hand, h Main. 
Billiard Allen, r 39, 20 cows, farmer, leases of 

George E. Tiicker. 
BuUard Henry, r 19, farmer, leases of William 

Strickland. 
Burhans Duane E., r 6, 32 cows, farmer for W. 

M. Whitney, of Evans Mills, 352. 
Burke Edward, (Sterlingville) r 47, laborer. 
Burke Fenton, (Sterlingville ) r 47, railroad 

track hand. 
Burke Henry, (Sterlingville) r 47, railroad 

track hand. 
Carroll Jerry, (Sterlingville) r 47, 7 cows, 

farmer 70. 
Casler John S., (Sterlingville) r 46, 20 cows, 

farmer 163. 
Chadwick Irene, widow of William, h Sand. 
Chapin William, r 5, farmer 115. 
Cliauf ty Frank, r 20, laborer. 
Cheeseman E. E., M. E. clergyman, h Church. 
Chidester Herbert B., cartman, h Antwerp st. 
Child Joseph H., (Sterlingville) r 49, 10 cows, 

farmer 106. 
Child Lewis E., r 31, son of Lewis .John. 
Child Lewis John, r 31, 20 cows, farmer 310. 
Clark Carrie E., dealer in millinery and fancy 

goods, Main, h Mill. 
Clark Fred I., farmer with his father, James. 
Clark Gardner, r 22, farmer with his father, 

James. 
Clark George, wagonmaker, carpenter, and 

joiner, h Church. 
Clark George W., r 5, farmer 123. 
Clark Gilbert. 26 cows, h Main. 
CLARK JAMES, r 22, 150 sugar trees, farmer 

245. 
Clark Jlontgomery, blacksmith, Antwerp st., li 

Mill. 
Clark Myron, painter, grainer, and paper 

hanger. 
Clark Nelson, mason, h Antwerp st. 
Clark Orville E., mason, lives with Nelson. 
Clark William, cabinetmaker, h Mill. 
Clans Hiram, (Sterlingville) farmer on the 

Bicker farm, h Main. 
Cleveland Philander G., prop, marble works. 

Main, h do. 



Clibby Charles, laborer, h Gulf. 

(!lute .lolin. r 22, farmer. 

Cottield Hugh, r 20, laborer. 

Cole Melvin J., (Guthrie & Cole) h Main. 

Coligan John, r 13, 6 cows, farmer 56. 

COxMSTOCK A. C. * CO., (G. W. Hoverman) 

dealers in hardware, silverware, agricult- 
ural implements, wagons, paints, and oils, 

Comstock block, Jlain. 
COMSTOCK ANDREW C. (A. C. Comstock 

.t Co.) member of Assembly 1889, h Com- 
stock block. 
Comstock Anion, r 30, 20 grade Holsteincows, 

fai-mer 200. 
COMSTOCK EARL L., prop. Eagle Hotel, 

Main. 
Comstock Franklin D., farmer 130. 
Comstock Geoige, r 30, assessoi-. farmer 58, 

and with his father, Arnon, 200. 
Comstock House, Wilson & Brown, props., liv- 
ery connected, opp. depot. 
Comstock John H., r 27, farmer 75. 
Conway Theodore, carpenter and builder, h 

Antwerp st. 
COOLIDGE CHARLES E., r 10, .300 sugar 

trees, 30 cows. 7 horses, farmei'229K- 
COOLIDGE THOMAS J., live stock dealer 

and breeder. 25 cows, 15 head other stock, 

farmer 265. 
Cooper Alvin, retired farmer, gardener 2 
Cooper Ethan A..r 3, farmer, leases of Martin B. 
Coo})er Fred, r 3, formerly wagonmaker. 
Cooper John, r 9, laborer and farmer 6. 
Cooper Julia Ann, r 9, widow of James H., 

farm 50. 
Cooper Martin B., r 3, farmer 107. 
Cooper Orris, resident, h Main. 
Cooper Robert M.. carpenter and joiner, h and 

lot Church. 
Cooper William, r 9, farmer, leases of his 

mother. 
Corbin Burton C, (Sterlingville) (S. Corbin & 

Son). 
Corbin S. & Son, (Sterlingville) (Burton C.) 

general merchants. 
Corbin Sherman, (Sterlingville) (S. Corbin & 

Son) physician and surgeon, farmer 18, h 

Main. 
Corcoran James, oft' r 20, com. traveler, farm 

113. 
Cory Aaron, (Sterlingville) r 39, farmer, leases 

of George H. Rogers. 
Countrvman David, r 4, farmer, leases of O. 

Godfrey 92. 
Countryman Orvis H., (Antwerp) r 15, 16 

cows, farmer, leases of H. Miller 108. 
Cox George, carpenter and joiner, h Mill. 
Cox John A., r 42, laborer. 
Cox Lincoln L., laborer, h Clark. 
Cox Sarah A., r 42, widow of Richard, 12 cows, 

farmer 177. 
Grain Orzellus O., farmer, leases of C. R. 

Ward. 
Crandall Fred A., carpet weaver and gardener 

3, h Sand. 
Cromwell James, laborer, h Mill. 
Cross Alden E., blacksmith, h and lot. 
Cross Charles B., com. traveler for J. M. Mer- 

tens & Co.. of Syracuse, N. Y., h Aldrich. 
Cross Charles H., breeder of horses, farm 110. 
Cross Erastus W., assessor, retired farmer, 

owns in Antwerp 212. 
Cross Hiram, farmer. 
Cross Hiram H., formerly shoemaker, h Main. 



170 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



Cross Matilda, widow of Orrin, h Churcli. 

Cunningham Lawrence, (Sterliugville) li 
Depot. i 

Curtis Howard H., teamster, li and 6}^ acres 
Gulf. { 

Daily . ( Sterlingville) widow of Elijah 

P., h and 5 acres Main. 

Daily James, section boss, h Sand. 

Danforth Henry, r 29, farmer 6. 

DANFORTH JAMES H., r 29, breeder and 
dealer in Jersey cattle, farmer 145. 

Dayton Eddie C, r 49, farmer with Henry T. 

Dayton Henry T., 10 cows, farmer 102. 

Deimars Alexander, laborer, h Antwerp st. 
[Removed to near Evans Mills, Le Ray.] 

Demarest Abram, farmer 224. 

Dolivan Emma M., dressmaker, Main. 

Doney Elton E., clerk. 

Doyle Michael, (Sterlingville) r 54, laborer and 
farmer 14. 

Drake Alonzo T., r 27, 15 cows, farmer 175. 

Drake Isaac, r 22, farmer 75. 

Dunlap Samuel, (Sterlingville) r 37, farmer, 
leases of R. Swift. 

EAGLE HOTEL, Earl L. Comstock, prop., 
newly furnished and heated by steam, 
free "'buss to depot, Main cor. Antwerp 
sts. 

Elliott Edwin E., mechanic, emp. W. Roberts, 
h Mill. 

Ellis George D., M. P. clergyman, h Sand. 

Ellis William S., r 3, farmer 63. 

Enos Herljert. (Sterlingville) r 39, son of Joab. 

Euos Sarah, (Sterlingville) r 39, widow of 
Joab, farm 12. 

Essington Addison, (Sterlingville) lumberman 
with his father, Joseph. 

ESSINGTON JOSEPH, (Sterlingville) prop. 
saw-mill, farmer 23. 

ESTESGRENVILLEK., supt. William Rob- 
erts's planing-mill, h Antwerp st. 

Evans George B., (Sterlingville) r 423^, farm- 
er 59. 

Faichney James M., painter, grainer, and pa- 
per hanger, h and lot Clark. 

Farnham George, painter, h Mill. 

Farnham Henry E., prop, tannery. Main. 

Farnham Henry E. Mrs., carpet weaver, Main. 

Farnham Philip M., postmaster, bds. with 
Henry E. 

Fikes Ernest D., r 27, farmer, leases of J. 
Whalen 153. 

Flath George, prop. Cold Spring cheese fac- 
torv. 

FORD HENRY D., (Ford & Howe) h Mill. 

Ford Silas, 35 cows, farmer in Antwerp 256, h 
Mill. 

FORD & HOWE, (Henry D. F. and Agnes H.) 
props. Philadelphia Hour, feed, and custom 
grist-mill. 

Fredenburgh Harman, cheesemaker. 

Fi-ost Jay, r 36, farmer 50. 

Frost Joseph, r 36, 10 cows, farmer 75. 

Fuller Chauncy, r 4, ftone mason, 18 cows, 
farmer on the W. Plato farm 135. 

Fuller Edward, r 20, trackman. 
Fuller Franklin, r 20, stone mason and labor- 
er. 

Fuller George, laborer, h Church. 

Fuller Ge>)rge A., r 1, farmer on the Loren Ful- 
ler estate. 
Fuller Loren (estate) r 1, 3 farms 510. 
Fultz Harrison, laborer, h Antwerp st. 
Fultz John, (Sterlingville) r 54, farmer 77. 



GARDNER BROTHERS, (Henry O. and Fred 

E. ) Tindertakers, manufs. of chairs and 

furniture, Lawton block, Blain. 
Gardner Chauncey D., general merchant, 

Main, h Clark. 
GARDNER FRED E.,(Gardner Brothers) bds. 

Eagle Hotel. 
GARDNER HENRY O., (Gardner Brothers) 

cashier Bank of Philadelphia, h Aldrich. 
Garner Harrison, (Antwerp ) r 16, 20 cows, 

farmer, leases of A. Coolidge. 
Garvin John, (Antwerp) r 4. 6 cows, farmer 50. 
Gebler Clarence, son of George, Sr. 
Gebler George, Sr., dealer in Limburger 

cheese, li Sand. 
Gebler George, Jr., Limburger cheesemaker, 

bds. with George, Sr. 
Getman Archibald, r 9, retired farmer, aged 

84. 
Glass Charles, emp. F. H. Brooks. 
Gossman John, laborer. 
Gould Adin. laliorer, h Sand 
GRAHAM JAMES C, physician and surgeon. 

Main, h do. 
Grapotte Oscar F., dealer in groceries. Main, h 

Pearl. 
Groat Eugene, emp. Seeber & Groat, son of 

Hai rison, h Sand. 
Groat Harrison, (Seeber & Groat) h Main. 
Guthrie William J., (Guthrie & Cole) h Main. 
Guthrie & Cole, (William J. G. and Melvm J. 

C.) props, meat market. Main. 
Hall Alexander, r 33, 15 cows, farmer 141J-^. 
Hall Alzina, r 4, 25 cows, 20 head other stock, 

farmer 240, and in Antwerp 84. 
Hall Lewis F., r 33, farmer with his father, 

Alexander. 
Hall I'homas, r 30, farmer 59. 
Hall William W., r 33. farmer with his father. 
Hannahs George, r 32, 10 cows, farmer 110. 
Hannahs Henry, emp. W. Roberts, h Main. 
Hanson James, teamster, h Main. 
Hanson Stephen, 27 cows, farmer, leases of M. 

Cook. 
Hardy Orlo, r 17, 10 cows, farmer, leases of H. 

J. Foote, of Antwerp, 200. 
Hart Fred, laborer, h Pearl. 
Hart Sally, widow of Hniry, h and lot. 
Hawes Peter, r 5, 15 cows, farmer, leases of 

Loren Shurtlefif 150. 
Hessel George, r 42, farmer, leases of Miss 

Kate Young 125. 
Hewitt Alvin, r 36, farmer 63. 
Hewitt Harrison, laborer, h Mill. 
Hewitt Hiram, r 22, farm laborer. 
Hewitt Ira, r 10, laborer, h and lot. 
Hewitt Lafayette, retired farmer,h Antwerp st. 
Hibbard Joseph, (Sterlingville) r 54, farmer 

on the Hopper farm. 
Hibbard Vetal, 25 cows, farmer 20, and leases 

of Benjamin Hopkins 219. 
Higgins Charles E., (Sterlingville) wagon re- 
pairer, Main. 
Hogan James. (Sterlingville) farmer 40. 
Holkins Enoch, r 3, farmer 46. 
Holmes William G., retired merchant and 

farmer 250, h Main. 
Holmes William T.,r 11, farmer for William 

G. 250. 
Houghton Hollis S.. formerly wagonmaker, 

farmer 45, h Main. 
House Rufus, laborer, h and lot Main. 
Hover Frank, (Sterlingville) 8 cows, farmer 
for his wife 60. 



TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA. 



171 



Hoverman George W., (A. C. Comstock & Co.) 
h Antwerp st. 

Howe Agues, (Ford & Howe ) h Mill. 

Howe Herbert, miller, emp. Ford & Howe. 

Howliuid Steven, r 36, farmer 50. 

Hughs Hugh. Baptist clergyman, h Church. 

Hull Thaddtus, gardener and laborer, h Main. 

Hunt John A., r 4'2. apiarist 40 colonies, farm- 
er 108. 

Hunt Robert, r 39, 16 cows, farmer, leases of 
A. Deniarest. 

Hunt Robert, Jr., r 30, railroad track hand. 

Hurd Mary L., teacher, bds. Aldrich. 

Hyde Alexander, (Antwerp) r 15, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of A. Coolidge 140. 

Ingalls Hiram, ( Antwer])) r 15, farmer 120. 

Isdell John R., r 42, farmer 100. 

Jacobs Jason. laborer, h Main. 

Jacobs Philena, widow of Hiram, farm 44, h 
Church. 

Johnson Stephen, cartman, h Main. 

Jordan Edward, emp. G. E. Tucker. 

Kearns James, laborer, h and lot Church. 

KENT BENJAMIN F., dealer in watche8,clocks, 
jewelry, silverware, spectacles, boots, shoes, 
and rubber goods, repairing skillfully 
done, Kent block. Main, h do. 

Kenyou James, (^Antwerp) r 15, laborer and 
farmer 2. 

Kepler Peter, r 13, 16 cows, farmer, leases 153. 

King O. W., retired farmer, h JIain. 

Kirkbride Benjamin, farmer 40, bds. with W. 
J. Wait. 

Klock Edgar, r 39, 6 cows, farmer 75. 

Klock George, retired farmer 30, h Antwerp st. 

Klock James C, r 10, farmer 35. 

Kyes William S , r 19, prop, cheese factory 
and cheesemaker. 

La Fave Addie L.. dressmaker, Main. 

La Fave Zenac E., carpenter and joiner, h 
Pearl. 

Lane Horace S.. eclectic physician and sur- 
geon, Antwerp st., li do. 

Langdon Anna, (Sterlingville) r 43, school 
teacher, daughter of Thomas R. 

Langdon Thomas E., (Sterlingville) r 43, farmer 
212. 

Langdon Wilson D., (Sterlingville) r43, farmer 
with his father, Thomas 11. 

La Petrie George, r 11, 21 cows, farmer, leases 
of Annie Werner. 

La Rue James Frank, prin. Philadelphia grad- 
ed schools, bds. Sand. 

Lawton Benjamin, (Sterlingville) r 45, 15 
cows, farmer 142. 

Lawton Charles E., son of Joseph P. 

Lawton David, (Sterlingville) r 45, farmer 
60. 

Lawtou Fred E., r 26, farmer, son of Joseph 
P. 

LAWTON JOSEPH P., r 26, farmer 212. 

Lawton Lucy, r 19. widow of Lysander. 

Lawton William B., r 26, farmer, sou of Jo- 
seph P. 

Lee Morris, laborer, h Sand. 

Iicigh Allen C, barber and hair-dresser. Bliss 
block, h and lot Clark. 

Leigh James A., barber with his father, Al- 
len C. 

Lennehan Joanna, r 20, widow of William, h 
and lot. 

Lewis Orville A., (Antwerp) r 14, 15 cows, farm- 
er 132. 

Lingham James, r 20, laborer. 



Lingstruth John, r 24, prop. Limburger cheese 
factory, 35 cows, farmer, leases of F. 
Holmes 275. 

Locklin Helen L., widow of Mvron G., 26 cows, 
farmer 210, h Main. 

Locklin Seymour,' (Sterlingville) dealer in gro- 
ceries and provisions, 12 cows, farmer in 
Champion 112, li- Main. 

Lovejoy Nat. stationary engineer, emp. W. 
Roberts. 

Lovejoy William, clerk, h Pearl. 

Lowe Charles M., r 18 cor. 34, prop. Barber 
cheese factory and mauuf. of cheese. 

Lutz Peter, laborer, h Main. 

Lutz William, laborer and baggagemaster. 

Mack Charles, (Antwerp) r 15, laborer. 

Mack Minard, laborer. 

Mallett Watson, laborer. 

Malon Michael D., (Sterhngville) r 44, farmer 
74. 

Maloney Edward L., dealer in groceries and 5 
and 10 cent goods. Main, h do. 

Mark wick William A., asst. cashier Bank of 
Philadelphia, bds. Eagle Hotel. 

Martin J. Put, r 37, 10 cows, farmer 100. 

Martin Seymour W., r 10, 8 cows, farmer 
75. 

MATHER De VILLO J., r 19, 18 cows, breed- 
er of Clj'desdale horses, farmer 206. 

Mathews John, resident, h Clark. 

Mattison Carloss, (Sterlingville) r 44, 8 cows, 
farmer 97. 

Mattison James, (Sterlingville) r 44, 8 cows, 
farmer 44. 

MAYNAED JULIUS E., prop, livery, board- 
ing, and sale stable, Main, h Antwerp st. 

McAfee HarleyU.. clerk, h Clark. 

McCann Daniel, (Sterlingville) 6 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Moneshan 60. 

McCann Paul, (Sterlingville) farmer on the 
Moneghau farm. 

McClennan James B., blacksmith, Sand. 

McDaniel Charles, r 21, emp. F. H. Brooks. 

McFadden John, prop, restaurant, confec- 
tioner and baker, Main, h do. 

McFall Robert, formerlv track master R., W. 
& O. R. R., h Church. 

Mcintosh Osman A., r 20, teamster and 
thresher. 

McNeil Henry, tinsmith, son of William. 

McNeil William, dealer in stoves, tinware, cop- 
per and sheet Iron ware, pumps, gas pipe, 
and fixtures, 30 cows, farmer 140, and in 
Theresa 280, Main, h Mill. 

MERRICK JOHN R., (Sterlingville) r 37, 12 
cows, farmer 100. 

Miles Andrew B., retired farmer 8, aged 73. 

MILES ANDREW B., Jr., r 6, dealer in all 
kinds of farm property, pure seed graiu, 
graded and clean glass seed, baled hay 
and straw, 50 cows, 25 horses, lireeder of 
Percheron horses and Holstein cattle, 
prop, stock horse •' Honest John," farmer 
488. 

Miles Melissa, resident, h Main. 

MILES ROBERT H. W., r 4, com. traveler for 
Cayuga Portrait Co.. of Auburn, N. Y., 
256 sugar trees, dairvman, farmer 18232- 

Miles W. Baker, r 8. 10 cows, farmer 110. 

Miles William C, r 4, farmer, leases of Robert 
H. W. 182 HJ. 

Miller Betsey Mrs., dressmaker, b Clark. 

Miller William, (Sterlingville) r 49, farmer, 
leases of J. H. Child. 



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Monee;han John, (SterlinRville) r 44, farmer 

59, aiifl leases of Mrs. Shai'on 117. 
Mosher Cvras, formerly carpenter and joiner, 

aged 83. 
Mosher Isaac C, pres. of village, town clerk, 

and retired farmer, h Main. 
Mosher Milton E., ( Sterlingville) carpenter 

and joiner, h Main. 
Mosher Wedeu, r 49, 6 cows, farmer 106. 
Mott Susan, widow of Benjamin, h Sand. 
Munro Scott B., dealer in coal and hard wood 

lumber, h Mill. 
Munro Silas, emp. W. Roberts, h Antwerp st. 
Murphy Barney, r 26, 12 cows, farmer 130. 
Murray William, (Sterlingville) carpenter and 

farmer 43, h Depot. 
Myres Jerome W., carpenter and joiner, h 

Main. 
Neviil James, retired farmer, h Clark. 
Nevill Sally J. Mrs., r 9, farmer 100 
Nims Charles D., mineralogist and farmer 10. 
Nims Leora B., teacher, bds. with Charles D. 
Noon James, r 21, farmer, leases of George G. 

White 132. 
Normander Lewis F., r 35, farmer 136. 
Oatmjin Albert W., prop, steam thresher, 

breeder of Jersey cattle, farmer 100. 
Oatman Truman, r 42, farmer 156. 
O'Brien John, laborer, h and lot Mill. 
Owens Resell, r 36, 14 cows, farmer 95. 
Paige Fred A., dealer in stoves and tinware, 

Main, h do. 
Palmer D. W. Mrs., prop, boarding-house, 

Mill cor. Main. 
Palmer David W., teamster, emp. W. Roberts. 
Parlow Allen, tailor, Main, bds. Antwerp st. 
Pebles A. J., r 8, farmer on the Andrew B. and 

Dnane Miles farm. 
Peck Adelbert D., r 1, farm laborer. 
Peck William K., blacksmith and horseshoer, 

Main, h do. 
Pennell Rachel I., widow of James F.,h Aldrich. 
Pennell Fred, laborer, h Mill. 
PHILADELPHIA MONITOR, (Antwerp) My- 
ron H. Bent, of Antwerp, editor and prop. ; 

Ira M. Beaman, of Antwei-p, associate 

editor, issued weekly. 
Pitcher Eliza, widow of Edward, h Main. 
PLATO CLARA M., (Mrs. William) owns farm. 
PLATO WILLIAM, r 4, 17 cows, farmer 136. 
Pollock Henry J., shoemaker. Main, h on r 9. 
Pollock Susan, widow of William, h Gulf. 
Powell Hiram, (Antwerp) r 15, farmer 160. 
Powtll George, (Antwerp) r 15, resident. 
Pressan Geoi-ge, r 20. emp. in mill. 
Price Fred, (Sterlingville) r 54, laborer. 
Price Harvey V., (Sterlingville) r 54, farmer 75, 

[Died Aug. 25, 1889.] 
Purcell Robert, emp. at Eagle Hotel. 
Randall Joseph, emp. W, Roberts. 
Read George B., (Sterlingville) machinist. 
Read Hiram Mrs., (Sterlingville) r 52, h and 

lot. 
Reed Chailes F., (Sterlingville) r 37 cor. 38, 8 

cows, farmer 95. 
Reed Harvey, (Sterlingville) laborer. 
Rice Edward, (Sterlingville) r 44, farmer with 

his mother, Sarah. 
Rice James, (Sterlingville) r 44, farmer with 

his mother, Sarah. 
Rice Sarah, (Sterlingville) r 44, widow of James, 

farm 146. 
Rickett Alexander, (Sterlingville) r 47, farmer 

20. 



Riordan John, (Sterlingville) r 49. farmer 57.- 

Ritter Absolom, (Sterlingville) carpenter and 
f aimer 70, h Main. 

Ritter Chai-les A., carpenter and joiner, h Sand. 

Ritter Henry, (Sterlingville) prop. Sterling- 
ville House. 

Ritter Norman, (Sterlingville) carpenter and 
joiner, h Depot. 

RITTER OBED E., (Sterlingville) station 
agent. 

ROBERTS CHARLES O., supervisor, book- 
keeper for his father, William, farm 69, h 
Sand. 

ROBERTS GEORGE W., salesman for his 
father, William, h Sand. 

Roberts Joshua, r 19, 25 grade Holstein cows, 
15 head otiier stock, farmer 245. 

ROBERTS WILLIAM, manuf. of and dealer 
in lumber, lath, and shingles, Burket Hall 
patent sheathing lath, owns woodland 600, 
n R., W. & 0. depot, h Sand. 

Robinson John, r 42. farmer, leases of Sarah A. 
Cox. 

RODENHURST De WITT C, coroner, alio, 
physician and surgeon, Aldrich, h do. 

Rogers Charles, laborer, h Mill. 

Rogers Elisha, stone mason, owns 3 acres, h 
Sand. 

ROGERS GEORGE H.. 25 cows, 10 head other 
stock, farm 211, h Sand. 

Rogers Samuel, r 4, laborer and farmer 8. 

Rogers William, resident, h Gulf. 

Rood Martin, r 2, farmer, leases of G. Clark 
200. 

Root Daniel C, retired farmer, h Main. 

Salisbury Charles E., carpenter and joiner, h 
Church. 

Salisbury George, retired carpenter, h Main. 

SAVAGE MARY, (Sterlingville) resident. 

Schram George H., r 27. 12 cows, farmer 113. 

SCOFIELD D. H. & SON, (William T.) dealers 
in dry goods, groceries, ready-made cloth- 
ing, boots, shoes, wall paper, etc., Main 
cor. Antwerp sts. 

SCOFIELD DANIEL H., (D. H. Scofield & 
Son ) pres. Bank of Philadelphia, h Ant- 
werp St. 

SCOFIELD SAMUEL B., carpenter and 
builder, h Mill. 

SCOFIELD WILLIAM T., (D. H. Scofield & 
Son ) h Antwerp st. 

Scouten Cornelius, 20 cows, farmer, leases of 
BIrs. David Beaman 160. 

Scouten Isaac, r 31, farmer 11. 

Seaman James, r 13, 12 cows, farmer 118. 

Seaman James M., r 20, cheesemaker, h and^ 
lot. 

Seeber Alonzo H., (Seeber & Groat) h Main. 

Seeber Fred W., emp. Seeber & Groat, son of 
Alonzo H. 

Seeber & Groat, (Alonzo H. S. and Harrison 
G.) nianufs. of doors, sash, blinds, cis- 
terns, and water tanks. Main. 

Sharon James, (Sterlingville ) laborer, h and 
lot. 

SHARON JOHN, (Sterlingville) retired farm- 
er 23. 

Shaw Eleazer, laborer, h Mil . 

Shill John, r 40, farmer 60. 

Shortt James, (Sterlingville) r44, 8 cows, farm- 
er 98. 

Shortt William, (Sterlingville) laborer, h Rail- 
road. 

Shurtlefl' Eli H., barber, h Main. 



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I 



.Shurtlefi' Eli H. Mrs., prop, boarding-house, 
Main. 

Shurtleft' Elisha M., r 5. farmer 87, and leases 

, of the Mllo Slmrtk-ff estate 225. 
Shurtletf Fred, r 1, farmer, leases of Louisa M. 
125. 

Simons Will, lal)orer. h Sand. 

Simpson David M., clerk Eagle Hotel. 

Simpson Ed., r 3, farmer, leases of W. Mc- 
Neil 90. 

Simpson .lane, widow of John, h Main. 

Sixbury Aaron, r 26, 12 cows, farmer 100. 

Sixbnry Alfied. r 42, farmer, leases of D. C. 
Wini.erllT. 

Sizeland Henry, laborer, h ISIain. 

Sizeland William, waRonmaker. h Clark. 

Shide Oscar S., r 19, farmer, leases of Joshua 
Roberts, and owns farm in Le Ray. 

Smith Alljcrt, r 4. 10 cows, farmer, leases of 
John Hunt 99. 

Smith Anio8,(Sterlingville) r 37, 12 cows, farm- 
er 129. 

Smith Duane, caroenter, h Gulf. 

Smith Fred H., tinsmith. Main, h Sand. 

Smith James H., r 4, laborer, h and lot. 

Smith Lucius J., r 10, 8 cows, farmer 66. 

Smiih Theodore B., resident, h Antwerp st. 

Spalsburv Frank, r 6, 25 cows, farmer, leases 
of — Locklin 208. 

Sprinj^stein Frank W., retired farmer, h and 
lot Antwerp st. 

.Stackdale Ed., laborer, h Main, 

Standish Wilbur, laborer, h Mill. 

Steele Oniu, painter, h Church. 

Steele Willard, painter, hds. Clark. 

Sterling Caroline. ( Sterlingville ) widow of 
Samuel G., farmer 152. 

Sterling Ryal, (Sterlingville) r 47, farmer, 
leases of his mother, Caroline, 152. 

Sterlingville House, (Sterlingville) Henry Bit- 
ter, prop. 

Stilwell Charles W., clerk, h Aldrich. 

Strickland Eber T., (Sterlingvi.le) r 48, farmer 
92. 

Strickland George, 12 cows, farmer, leases of 
Miles 220. 

Strickland Thomas, (Sterlingville) r 48, farmer 
with his son Eber T . aged 83. 

STRICKLAND WILLIAM, 25 high grade Hol- 
stein cows, farmer 220. 

Sweenev Thomas, miller, emp Ford & Howe, 
h Mill. 

Sweet Henry, (Sterlingville) r 45, farmer 30. 

Sweet Lorenzo. (Sterlingville) r 47, farmer 12. 

SWIFT RICHARD, (Sterlingville) r 37 cor. 
45, prop, cheese factory, 30 cows, farmer 
255, and in Le Ray 250." 

Switid John, prop, boarding-house, off Sand. 

Tallman Oren E., dealer in hay and produce, 
h Main. 

Taylor Stedman. laborer, h Clark. 

Thresher C, widow of George, dealer in milli- 
nery and fancy goods, Main. 

Toole Alice, (Sterlingville) widow, h and 3 
acres. 

Trembly John, blacksmith, h Main. 

Tucker Edmund G., clerk in Watertown Na- 
tional Bank, son of George E. 

TUCIvER GEORGE E.. 22 Ayrshire cows, 10 
head other cattle, 7 houses, farmer 642, h 
Main. 

Tui-ner Frank, teamster, h Main. 

Turner Jacob, (Sterlingville) carpenter. 



Vanduzee Julia A., widow of Lawton B., h 

and lot. 
Van Wagoner Alvin, r 26, 8 cows, farmer 75. 
Van Wagoner George, farmer for Alvin. 
Vesterfelt James, laborer, h Sand. 
Wager Edmund J., atfv and counselor at law, 

Scotield block, h Antwerp st. 
Wager Sophnmia B.. widow of David J., h Ant- 
werp St. 
Wagoner Amos, teamster. 
Wagoner James, sawyer and prop, steam 

thresher, h Main. 
Wait .John, retired merchant, resides with L. 

John Child. 
Wait Sally, widow of Lynde, bds. Main. 
Wait Wesley D., teamster, h Sand. 
Wait William J., dealer in drugs and groceries, 

prop, feed-mill and turning works. Main. 
Walter WilUam V., f;irm( r 50. 
W'alts Milton, (Sterlingville) teamster, h Main. 
Waltz Solomon, r 1, 36 cows, farmer, leases of 

Betsey Fuller 316. 
Ward Charles R., r 6, 12 cows, farmer 113. 
Warren Eli, carpenter, h and lot Clark. 
Warriner Sally, widow of Isaac, h 3Iaiii. 
WashlHiin Frank, laborer, son of Russell. 
WASHBURN GEORGE, farmer 5, and in Ant- 
werp 280, h Mill. 
Washburn Russell, carpenter and joiner, h 

Antwerp st. 
W^ashliuni William, laborer, son of Russell. 
Weaver Geotge B., (Sterlingville) blacksmith, 

Main, h do. 
Welch George, sexton M. E. Church, laborer, 

li Jlain. 
WERNER ANNIE, widow of Conrad, farm 

160, and in Le Ray 160. 
Wheeler Blaria, widow of Hiram, h and lot. 
White Clark B., r 34. cooper and farmer 36. 
White George G.. r 21 cor. 28, farmer 132. 
Whiting Lav UaE., widow of Charles, h Main. 
Wliiting William, r 9, 10 cows, farmer 14,5. 
Whitney W. Marcellns. (Evans MiUs) r 6 cor. 

8, manuf. of Limburger cheese, farmer 

352, h at Evans Mills. 
Willard Lotus, (Sterlingville) r 52, owns ^ 

acre. 
Willai d Roswell. (Sterlingville) formerly farm- 
er, h and lot Depot. 
Wilson Abel, formerly farmer, aged 86, h Mill. 
Wilson Charles B., cheesemaker and salesman. 

h Sand. 
Wilson Boomer, r 4, farmer, leases of the Hall 

estate. 
WILSON EDWIN, r 6, 800 sugar trees, 25 Hol- 

stein cows, 10 head other cattle, farmer 

190. 
Wilson Emmet, r 26. 10 cows, farmer, leases 

of David Drake 120. 
Wilson Francis, (Wilson & Brown). 
Wilson James, r 6. retired farmer, born in 

1805. 
Wilson Warren, r 22, 20 cows, farmer 215. 
Wilson it Brown, (Francis W. and Charles A. 

B.) props. Comstock House, livery con- 
nected, opp. depot. 
Wishart Catharine M., widow of Christopher, 

farm 8. 
Witheiel Charles, laborer, h Church. 
Witherell Ann, r 3, widow of Oliver, farm 64. 
WOOD ABEL S., pastor Cong. Church, h 

Clark. [Removed to Sidney, N. Y.] 
Wood Alonzo, 1st, farmer, h Mill. 



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TOWN OF RODMAN. 



Wood Alonzo, 2d, laborer, h Mill. 

Wood Esther M., (Mrs. Alonzo, 1st) farm 172, 

h Mill. 
Wood Jason, r 5, dealer in cattle, farmer 64. 
Wood Perry E.. r 5, 15 cows, farmer 150. 
Wood Eellv, r 42, farmer 65. 
Wood Sidney B., laborer, h Mill. 
Wright Alexander, r 3, 20 cows, farmer, leases 

of W. Bannister 130. 



Wright Humphry, (Sterliugville) laborer, h' 
Main. 

Wright Winchester, (Sterlingville) r 38, farmer 
143. 

York William J., dealer in horses and cattle, 
owns 2 houses Clark. 

Young Clark, (Sterlingville) r54, 14 cows, farm- 
er 146. 



RODMAN. 

(For explanations, etc., see page 3, /<?/'/ second.) 
(Postoffice address is Rodman, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Adams Thomas, (Worthville) r 68, farmer 125. 
Ansted Almira,( Adams) r 61, widow of Chancey, 

farmer in Worth 80, and leases of D. East- 
man 300. 
Austin Abel G., teamster and truckman, h 

Main . 
Austin Dempster C, r 43, farmer, leases of 

Mrs. D. Le Gross 125. 
AUSTIN SEYMOUR L., general teamster, h 

and lot Main. 
Babbitt Myron, (Tremaine's Corners) r 56, 16 

cows, farmer 130. 
Babcock Charles A., r 39 cor. 40. farmer, 

lea-es of F. Green 175. 
Barrows Melissa E., (Tremaine's Corners) r 47. 

widow of A., farmer 2. 
Baes Edward, (Adams Center) r 1, mason and 

farmer. 
Bibbins George C, r 11, 27 cows, farmer 140. 
Bibbins Harriet, widow of Charles, h and lot. 
Bibbins Ward H., r 11 cor. 5, 26 cows, farmer 

140. 
Billings John P., general merchant. Main, h 

and lot AUport. 
Blair Adam S., carpenter, h and lot. 
BLAIR MELVIN E.. harnessmaker, dealer in 

saddlery, served in Co. A, 94tli N. Y. Vols. 

[Removed to Union City, Mich.] 
Blodgett Lovina Mis., (Tremaine's Corners) r 

55, farmer 60, h and lot in Pierrepont 

Manor. 
Booth Geishaw W., com. traveler, h and lot 

and blacksmith shop AUport. 
Brooks Alfred, (E. Rodman) r 7, farmer 85. 
Brown Boomer J., (Tremaine's Corners) r 65, 

farmer 80. 
Brown Bruce, (Worthville) r 64, farmer, leases 

of E. Perkins 200. 
Brown Delos, r 44, farmer 65. 
Brown De Alton, r 44, farmer 90. 
BROWN F. B., formerly prop. Washburn 

House, Main. [Removed to Syracuse, N.Y.] 
Brown James C, r 14, farmer 64. 
Brown James M., r 38, 18 cows, farmer 100. 
Brown Joseph, r 11 cor. 12, 35 cows, farmer 

187. 
Brown Lincoln E., clerk for W. J. Wyman, 

bds. AUport. 



Brown Othello Z.. r 39, farmer 50. 
BROWN RUTH, r 14, widow of Samuel, resi- 
dent, aged 91. 
Brown Thomas M., r 14, cabinetmaker, apia- 
rist 8 swarms, h and lot. 
Brown Wilford, r 41, farmer, leases of G. R. 

Burton 100. 
Brown Zelotus M., r 39, retired farmer. 
Buchal Paul, (Thomas J. McMichael ife Co.) 
Buell Filinda, widow of Zebe, farmer 138. 
Buell Zebe, off r 14, 20 cows, farmer 138, h 

and lot Main. [Died Sept. 23, 1889.] 
Bullock Edward M., (Tremaine's Corners) 

cheesemaker, h and lot in Worthville. 
Burnside William, wagonmaker, h and lot 

AUpiirt. 
Burton Elias D., r 38, 20 cows, 100 sheep, 

farmer 230. 
Burton Isaiah T.. r 21, farmer 81. 
BushncU Lrster D., r 62, farmer 70. 
BUTTERFIELD GEORGE L., r 49, 15 cows, 

farmer 114>^. 
Butterheld George S., (E. Rodman) r 4, 22 

cows, farmer 120. 
Butts Francis, r 29 cor. 1 1, blacksmith, h and 

lot. 
Cagwin William M., r 62, 28 cows, farmer, 

leases of Charles A. Green 209. 
Carley Darwin, off r 16, farmer 60. 
Carle'y Francis, r 16, farmer, leases of H. & O. 

M. Gordinier 200. 
Carlev Titus M.. r 1. farmer 100. 
CARPENTER WILLIAM E., school teacher, 

bds. at N. E. Spear's. [Removed.] 
Carter George J., (Worthvillej r 57, 40 cows, 

farmer, leases of G. W. Kellogg 296. 
Casey Thomas, r 46, 45 cows, farmer, leases 

of F. Munsou 300. [Removed to Champion]. 
Caulkins William, (E. Rodman) r 9, farmer 35. 
Chaffin Amos S., r 62, 30 cows, farmer 270. 
Chapin Montrose D., (Barnes' Corners, Lewis 

Co.) r 45, farmer 30. 
Charters James, shoemaker and dealer in 

flour, h and lot Main. 
Cleveland Homer W., (Tremaine's Corners) r 

55, cooper and farmer 30. 
Cleveland WiUiam M., (Tremaine's Corners) r 

47, farmer 40. 



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COLE ANDREW J.. (Tremaine's Coineis) r 
55, 15 cows, fanner 112. 

Cole Barret A., r 49, 15 cows, farmer 20. 

Cole F. W., (Tremaine's Corners ) r 48, com. 
tiaveler. [Removed to Brownvdlle.] 

Cole Jesse, (Tremaine's Corners) r 56, 12 cows, 
farmer 133. 

Coleman Frank, ( E. Rodman) r 10, (F. & J. 
Coleman). • 

Coleman F. A- J., (E. Rodman) r 10, 20 cows, 
farmers 130. 

Coleman James, (E. Rodman ) r 10, (F. ik. J. 
Coleman ). 

Cook Mariette Miss, r 54. 22 cows, farmer 200. 

Cook Stephen O., (Tremaine's Corners) r 55, 
carpenter and farmer 117. 

Cooley Brayton L., (L. G. Gilford tt Co.) bds. 
Washburn House. 

Cooley C. Elmina, r 48, (Mrs. David) farmer 4. 

Cooley David, r 48, farmer, leases 40. 

Cooley Deloss, r 49, farmer 80, and leases of 
S. H. Gates 200. 

Cooley Egljert, jeweler, h AUport. 

COOLEY ELAM D., prop, stage from Adams 
Center to Tremaine's Corners, h Mill. 

Coolev Eri. r 44 n 37, dealer in cattle, farmer 
262. 

COOLEY EVERETT A., jeweler, dealer in 
drugs, sporting goods, musical instru- 
ments, and groceries. Main, bds. AUport. 

Cooley Julian V. P.. r 37, apiarist 6 swarms, 17 
cows, farmer 75. 

Cooley Juliette, widow of Flam, h and lot AU- 
port. 

COOLEY NELSON G., town clerk, dealer in 
butttr. cheese, and eggs, farmer 25, h and 
lot AUport. 

Coolev Oira R., r 44 cor. 49, farmer, son of 
Oscar F. 

Cooley Oscar F., r 44 cor. 49, 13 cows, farmer 67. 

Core.v William W., r 36, 15 cows, farmer 118. 

Crandall Albert M., (.\dams) r 61, 15 cows, 
ff.rmer 112. 

Crandall Merrell H., (Tremaine's Corners) r 55, 
farmer 523.<. 

Crosby Arvilla Mrs., (Worthville). [Removed 
to Mannsville.] 

Curtis Adelbert A., (E. Rodman) r 25, farmer. 

Curtis Chester, (E. Rodman) r25, farmer 100. 

Curtis Fessengen, ( Tremaine's Corners) r 65, 
farmer. 

Curtis Horatio ()., (E. Rodman) carpenter and 
farnK r 1. 

Curtis Silas S.,(E. Rodman) r25. 32 cows, farm- 
er 165. 

Davis James R., (Adams) r 54, farmer 40. 
[Removed to Lorraine.] 

Davoy Lucy, r 29, widow of John, woodland 
11, h and lot. 

Dean Eri, r 21, farmer 4. 

Dean Fred, r 62, farmer, leases of Mrs. John 
Snell 130. 

Dean George E., ( E. Rodman) r 9 cor. 7, 18 
cows, farmer 123. 

Dean Harlo J., (E. Rodman) r 9 cor. 7, farm- 
er, son of George E. 

Deau Harrison S., (E. Rodman) 25 cows, farm- 
er 165. 

Dean Oliver, (Adamsl r 51, farmer, leases of 
George Frasier, of Adams, 117. 

Dean Perry, Sr., r 31, farmer 45. 

Dean PerrV, Jr., farmer with his father, Perry, 
Sr. 



Deau William R., (E. Rodman) r 23, assessor 

and farmer 75. 
Dickinson Byron A., (E. Rodman) (Dunaway 

A Dickinson). 
DiUin Edwin, r 16 cor. 1, (L. & E. Dillin'). 
Dillin Lodowick, r 16 cor. 1, ( L. & E. DiUin). 
DUUn L. & E.. r 16 cor. 1. farmers 80. 
Dobbins Samuel J., (Adams) r 60 cor. 61, 14 

cows, farmer 84. 
Dodge Ward S., (E. Rodman) r 23, farmer 

with his father. William S. 
DODGE WILLIAMS., (E. Rodman) r 23, 18 

cows, farmer 150. 
Dryden Frank, r 16, farm laborer. 
Dunaway Fred P., (E. Rodman) (Dunaway & 

Dickinson ). 
Dunaway & Dickinson, (E. Rodman) (Fred P. 

D. and Byron A. D.) props, cheese factory. 
Durfey Byron, r 46, 36 cows, farmer 200. 
Durfey Lorinda. r 45. widow of AsaL., farmer 

30. 
Dye Harry R., r 32. farmer 75. 
Dye Oren E., r 32, farmer 77. 
Eastman Chancey, r 19. farmer 80. 
Eastman Daniel, r 49, 20 cows, farmer 150. 
Eastman Herbert H.. r 19, farmer 57. 
EASTMAN HERMAN L., retired farmer 287, 

and in Lorraine 66, h and lot AUport. 
Eastman Oscar F.. r 16, farmer with Chancey. 
Eastman Roscoe L., r 49, 15 cows, farmer 120. 
Eaton Fred D., (Adams) r 64, farmer 10. 
Eaton George D., (Adams) r 61, farmer 50. 
Eaton Ira, (Adams) r 64. farmer 30. 
Eaton Sevmour S., ( Adiims) r 64, farmer 33. 
Eddy Wilham C._, r 14, farmer 2. 
Edmunds E., r 26, 16 cows, farmer 100. 
Edmonds Fred, r 35, farmer, leases of Lewis 

130. 
Edmonds John S., (E. Rodman) r 6 cor. 8, 21 

cows, farmer 175. 
Edmonds Ora A., r 46, 40 cows, farmer 200. 
Edmonds Orrin A., (E. Rodman) postmaster, 

merchant, and farmer 119. 
EDWARDS O. F.. ( E. Rodman) farmer. 
Evens David R., (Adams) r 63, farmer 70. 
Farrell Stateira, (Tremaine's Corners) widow 

of James, farmer 44. 
Fassett George, off r 16, 18 cows, farmer, 

leases of Mrs. O. M. Gordinicf 120. 
FASSETT MILAN A., r 27, prop, creamery, 18 

cows, fanner 1 10. 
Flanders Gideon, r 3 cor. 14, 56 cows, farmer 

320. 
FLANDERS JOSHUA E., r3 cor. 13, 35 cow--, 

farmer in Pamelia 235. 
Flint Charles L., r 63, farmer 180. 
Flint Cyius C, (Tremaine's Corners) r 57, 

fanner 96. 
FLINT GEORGE W., (Tremaine's Corners) r 

56. 22 cows, farmer 168. 
Fox Don D., (Tremaine's Corners) r 55, farm- 
er 52>^. 
FOX DUA'NE W.. (Tremaine's Corners) r 65, 

12 cows, farmer 96, served in Co. B, 10th 

N. Y. H. A. 
Fox George A., (Tremaine's Corners) r 47, 

farmer 50. 
Gage Charles S., r 30, 18 cows, farmer 105. 
Gardner Almond P., (E. Rodman) r 7, 30 

cows, farmer 210. 
Gardner Giles W., 22 cows, farmer 1223^. 
Gates Charles H., farmer, son of Simeon H. 
Gates Eliza, resident, h Main. 



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Gates Mai-tha, widow of George A., h and lot, 

farmer 40. woodland 40. 
GATES SIMEON H., r 39. pres. Rodman IMill- 

ing Co.. 35 eowK, 100 sheep, fanner 300. 
Gifford L. G. & Co., (B. L. Cooley) dealers in 

diuRsaiid medicines. Main. 
GIFFOKD La. DETTE G., M. D., physician 

and snigeon. graduate University Medi- 
cal Collt-ge, New York city. [Removed to 

Watcrtown.] 
Glazier George, (Biirnes' Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 57, 17 cows, farnur 100. 
Glazier Oren H., r 31, farmer with his father, 

William C. 
Glazier Silas W., farmer, son of William C. 
Glazier William C. r 31. 15 cows, faimer 250. 
Gordiiiier H., r l(i'. (H. & O. M. Gordinier). 

[Removed to Adams Center.] 
Gordinier H. & 0. M., r 16. 25 cows, farmers 

200. 
Gordinier Orville M., r 16, (H. & O. M. Gor- 
dinier). 
Grant Adelfred. r 44, farmer 75. 
Grant Fiank B., r 37, farmer, leases of N. A. 

Wriglit IHO. 
Grant Ii vin D., farm laborer. 
Grant Rodolphus M., r 54, farmer 25, and 

leases of Ii'vin D. 25. 
Grant Roselle L.. r 54 n Ross Corners, farmer 

25. 
Gray William J., (E. Rodman ) hoopmaker, h 

and lot. 
Green Dyi r, r 49 n 54. farmer 30. 
Green Willis, r 49 n 54, faimer with his father, 

Dyer. 
Green Winter, (Tremaine's Corners) carpenter, 

owns h and lot. 
Greenley Adelbert D., (Worthville) r 66, 20 

cows, farmer 150. 
Gregg Diantha, widow of Daniel, h Allport. 
Greg« John, r 45. apiarv 15 swarms, 18 cows, 

farm 147. [Deceased.] 
Gregg Myron D., r 21 cor. 11, 27 cows, farmer 

140. 
Gregg Z"lotiis, r 2. 22 cows, farmer, leases of 

G. Flanders 140. 
Grummons Daniel, r 34, farmer 110. 
Grumiuons Homer D., r 34, farmer, son of 

Daniel. 
Hall V. A., (Worthville) r 66, farmer, leases of 

J. J. Richaidson 150. 
Halstead Bradley S.. r 16, 20 cows, farmer, 

leases of m! R. Klock 118, and own.s in 

Adams 20. 
Hammond Myron. (Adams) r 51, farmer 100. 

[R>nioved to Adams.] 
HARRINGTON ALVARO, farmer. 
Harrington Benjamin F , r 16, 26 cows, farm- 
er 260. 
Harrington D. Alvaio, r 16, farmer 40. 
Harrington Harry, r 16. 15 cows, farmer 103. 
Hazel Samuel, (Adams) r 51, 35 cows, farmer 

275. 
Heath Albert H., r 40, prop, cheese factory, 

farmer 1. 
Heath Albert R., r 40, 21 cows, farmer 176. 
Heaih Amos, r 31, farmer 40. 
Hea'h Fied A., r 31. farmer. 
Heath Gilbert M. S., r 31, farmer with his 

father. 
Heath Ht)mpr J., r 40, civil engineer, son of 

Albert R 
Heath Lyman, r 31, 15 cows, farmer 90>^. 



Heath Vernon W., r 40, surveyor, justice of 

the peace, and farmer with his father, 

Albert R. 
HILL DAY AN A., (Tremaine's Corners) r 56, 

15 cows, farmer 100, 
Hill Deloss M., r 32, 25 cows, farmer, leases of 

S. H. Gates 160. 
Hill George E., r 20 cor. 14. owns h and lot. 
Hill Herman E., (Tremaine's Corners) r 56, 20 

cows, farmer 130. 
HILL ORRIN D., (E. Rodman) r 5, 50 cows, 

faimer 215, and in Watertown 135. 
HILL RUBY M., (Tremaine's Corners) r 56, 

widow of J A. 
Hitchcock William, r 32, 20 cows, farmer 111. 
Hoke Horace M., (Barnes' Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 45, 24 cows, farmer 206. 
Horning Jacob, (Worthville) r 67, farmer 150. 
Hovey Frank, r 31. farmer 50. 
Hu^•sti8 David, r 29, resident, aged 75. 
Hughes Edward, blacksmith. Main. 
Hughes .Jacob H.. blacksmith. 
HUGHS ARNOLD C, d. aler in hardware, 

farm imidcments, stoves, and wagons, 

Main, h Allport. 
Hughs Frank K., tinsmith and clerk for Arnold 

C, h Allport. 
Hunt Abram, r 41, apiarist 100 swarms, 10 

cows, farmer 72. 
Hunt (ieorge R., r 63, farmer 52. 
Hnrd William S., blacksmith, h and lot. 
Isham George F.. r 29. 34 cows, farmer 250. 
Jacobs Bert G., (E. Rodman) blacksmith. 
Jenks Livingston L.. (Tremaine's Corners) r 

65, 20 cows, farmer, leases of Daniel East- 
man, h and lot. 
Jennings Eltis M., (Tremaine's Corners) r 48, 

farmer 13. 
Jewett Frank, r 10, farmer, leases of 0. D. Hill 

210. 
Jones Silas M., (Tremaine's Corners) r 48, 

farmer 6. 
Jones Willard A., (Tremaine's Corners) r 48, 

farmer 44. 
Joy Benjamin Mrs., (E. Rodman) r 10 cor. 22, 

18 cows, farmer 100. 
Kellogg George W., ( Worthville) r 57, 40 cows, 

farmer 296. 
Kellogg Harvev Adelbert, (Worthville) r 67, 65 

cows, faimer 350. 
Kcllotig Samuel B., (Worthville) r 67, 29 cows, 

farmer 160. 
Kelly William, r 15, 2! cows, farmer 127. 
Ken'fleld Frank M., r 34, 21 cows, faimer 155. 
Kentield Rufus D., r 34, retired farmer. 
Kentield Sterling, (F,. Rodman ) r 36, farmer 60. 
Kentield Willis D., r 10, farmer 75^^. 
Kirkland Chester L., r21, farmer 3, and leases 

of H. R. Dye 100. 
Lawton Arthur, r 14, 20 cows, farmer with 

Charles 150. 
Lawton Charles, r 14, farmer with Arthur 150. 
Lawton Chauncy B., h Allport. 
Le Gross Mariva" S., widow of Diralva F., farm- 
er 114. 
Lhuillier Isaac N., r 29 n 14, farm laborer, h 

and lot. 
Loveland Adelbert D., farmer with his father, 

Linus. [Removed to Adams.] 
Loveland A. Lester, r 41, 10 cows, farmer 72. 

[Deceased.] 
Loveland Linus, r 39 n 41, 30 cows, farmer 

180. [Removed to Adams.] 



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177 



LOVELAND OSCAR, r 41, apiarist, 12 cows, 
fanner 1 10. 

Lowe Chester, r 45, farmer 80. 

Lowe Eugene F., r 45, farmer with his father, 
Chester. 

Lncas Clark H., (S. Champion) bh>eksmitli,h 
and lot. [liemoved to Champion.] 

Lyon Adelia, widow of J. B., h and lot Main. 

Lyon Norman, li and lot Main. 

Mack John, shoemaker. 

Mack Mary E. E. Mrs., h and lot Main. 

Maltby Monroe E., r 2, 12 cows, farmer 70. 

Maxon S. W., r 40 cor. 39, farmer, owns an 
undivided lialf of 100 acres. [Kemovedto 
Adams Center.] 

McKinley Ernest, (Tremaine's Corners) r 47, 
school teacher, son of George L. 

McKinley George L..(Tremaine"s Corners) r 47, 
postmaster, farmer 53. 

McMICHAEL THOMAS J., (Tliomas J. Mc- 
Michael & Co.) dealer in farm produce, 
residence in Copenhagen, Lewis Co. 

McMICHAEL TH03IAS J. & CO.. (Paul Bueh- 
al ) genei al merchants, Main. 

Miller Alonzo. r 49, fa m laborer. 

MILLER AM SON, r 54. prop, cheese factory, 
20 cows, farmer 118. 

MILLER JOHN P., r 49, mauuf. of butter 
tubs, apiarist 23 swarms, farmer 46. served 
in Co. B. 94th N. Y. Vols. 

MOODY MARY M., widow of Orrin E., h and 
lot. 

Muuson Douglass, r 31, farmer, leases of Mrs. 
John Snell 110. 

Murry John, (Tremaine's Corners) r 47, farm- 
er 7. 

Newton Albert, r 48, 16 cows, farmer 120. 

Newton Charles, (Tremaine's Corners) r 48, 
farmer 1)0. 

Newton Clara Miss, (Tremaine's Corners) r 47, 
farmer 78. 

Newton Emily M., (Tremaine's Corners) r 47, 
widow of Melvin. farmer 27. 

Newton Fred O.. r 48, 15 cows, farmer 90. 

Newton Lyman O., (Tremaine's Corners) r 
47, farmer, leases of Clara 78. 

Newton Orrin P., r 48, 11 cows, farmer 116. 

Newton Walter F., school teacher and carpen- 
ter, h Allport. [Removed to Alexandria.] 

Nichols Albert D.. r 2, 27 cows, farmer IGO. 

Nurwin Cordelia, resident, h Mill. 

Nurwin Harriet R., resident, h Mill. 

Oatman Charles, farmer, leases of G. W. Gard- 
ner 122. 

Oatman Edward, r 42 n 41, prop, saw-mill, 
farmer 22. 

Pankhurst Elias P., (Adams) r G4, farmer 30. 

Parker Monroe G., (E. Rodman) r 23, farm- 
er. 

Parker Samuel F., r 16, farmer, leases of M. 
Woodward 85. 

Parmenter Josephine, r 15, widow of G. V., 25 
cows, farmer 165. 

Patrick William j\l., r 51, 40 cows, farmer 190, 
and in Adams 25. 

Perry Jtiseph, r 14, farmer 14- 

Pettingill Eastman, (Tremaine's Corners) r 54, 
farmer 50. 

PettingiU Manford A.. (Tremaine's Corners) r 
54, farmer with his father, Eastman. 

Phelps Rachel, widow of John Huestis, resi- 
dent, aged 92. 

Plank Andrew, (E. Rodman) r 35, 25 cows, 
farmer 177. 
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Plank Everett A., ( E. Rodman) r 35, farmer, 
leases of Andrew 177. 

Plank George W. Rev., r 36, member Northern 
N. Y. Conference, farmer 40. 

Plank James A., r 13, 20 cows, farmer 130. 

Plank R., r 36. widow of Seymour S., 32 cows, 
farmer 173. 

PORTER HOR.^TIO S.. r 44 n 49, justice of 
the peace, 10 cows, farmer 48. 

Porter Oliver. R., miller, owns h and lot. 

Porter Sarah, widow of Richardson, bds. All- 
port. 

Post Cynthia E., h and lot. 

Priest Hiram P., farmer 100, and in Adams 9, 
h and lot. 

Priest Job A., r 2, 13 cows, farmer 80. 

RALPH FRED, r 33, son of Marcus D., farm- 
er 160. 

RALPH MARCUS D., r 33, 70 cows, farmer 
210. 

Ray Robert, mason and farmer 7, h Allport. 

Redgrave Charles A,, pastor Cong. Church, h 
Main. 

Reed William, r 51, farmer-. [Removed to Alex- 
andria Bay.] 

Richardson John J., (Worthville) r 66, 20 cows, 
farmer 150. 

Richmond Lewis F., carpenter, h and lot. 

Reider EUis J , r li>, farmer 55. 

Rodman Milling Co., S. H. Gate.'i, pres.. 
proijs. grist-mill. 

Ross Lorinda, (Adams) r 51, widow of Eli, 10 
cows, farmer 105. 

Russell Amos, farm laljorer. 

SCIDMORE ANTHONY, (E. Rodman) farmer 
180. 

Scidmore Hiram. ( E. Rodman) farmer 3. 

SCIDMORE SOLOMON, (E. Rodman) me- 
chanic, h and lot. [Removed to Water- 
town.] 

Scryber William, (E. Rodman) r 9, 25 cows, 
farmer, leases of B. A. Wilson 175. 

Shanahan Matthew, (E. Rodman) r 35, 26 cows, 
farmer 186. 

SHEARER JOHN, r 41 n 42, farmer 63. 

Sheldon William, r 63, farmer 115. and leases 
of Sophia and Elmina Washburn 52. 

Shrley George H., r 62, farmer 106. 

Sill J. Sterling, r 16, son of John S., 25 cows, 
farmer 160. 

SILL JOHN S., r 16, 36 cows, farmer 225. 

Sill William E., r 16, farmer with .John S. 

Simmons Edson L., r 14, 30 cows, farmer 
210. 

Simmons Parley W., r 14, apiarist 56 colonies. 

Slaughter Moses, r 4(1, prop, grist-mill. 

Smith David, r 14, 20 cows, farmer 120. 

Smith Dewitt C. , painter. 

Smith Fannie, r 28 cor. 29, widow of George 
W., 21 cows, farmer 115. 

Smith George W., 40 cows, farmer, leases of 
Frank Munson 300. 

SMITH HERBERT L., physician and surgeon, 
Main, h do. 

Smith James S., r 21, farmer 75. 

Smith Mary S., r 28 cor. 29, widow of Ora T. 

Smith Nelson S.. r 3, 16 cows, farmer 91. 

SMITH REUBEN Z., r 20 cor. 30, assessor, 42 
cows, farmer 145, and leases of Mrs. Fan- 
nie 100. 

Smith Stephen R., r 3, 26 cows, farmer 171. 

Snow Chester W., tanner, h Allport. 

Snow Helen A., (Blrs. Chester W.) h and lot 
Allport. 



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TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



Spear John P , carpenter, farmer 40, 2 hoiises 

and lots. 
Spear Nathaniel E., carpenter and joiner, h 
and lot. 

SPENCER HENRY C, (Tremaine's Corners) 
r 56, prop, creamery, 20 cows, farmer 147, 
served in Co. F, 94t'h N. Y. Vols. 

Spencer Lewis. (E. Rodman) r 10, farmer 19. 

Spink Albert L , r 13, farmer, son of Laban F. 

SPINK LABAN F., r 13. 45 cows, farmer 132, 
and leases of J. S. Smith 75. 

SPINK LABAN F. Mits., r 13, farm 75. 

Spink Samuel S. S.. r 24, farmer 50. 

Steveusou James, (Tremaine's Corners) r 65, 
farmer. 

STRONG GEORGE B., r 18, 20 cows, farmer 
106. 

Stuart John, wagon manuf. and repairer, Main. 

Tavlor Charles B., resident, h Main. 

Tavlor Edward N.. resident, h Main. 

Thomas John R., r 54. farmer, leases 12K. 

Thomas Wesley, (Adams) )■ 54, 20 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Mary A. Cook 200. 

Thompson Polly, hand lot. 

Todd Alonzo E., ( E. Rodman) r 23. farmer 
with his father, Daniel. 

TODD ARTHUR C.,(E. Rodman) r 23,farmer. 

Todd Daniel, (E. RodniHU) r 23, farmer 104. 

TODD DAVID M.. (E. Rodman) 20 cows, 
farmer 90. 

TODD HERMON S., (E. Rodman) r 23. farmer. 

Todd Lewis E., (E. Rodman) r 21, 20 cows, 
farmer 12. 

Tuel AmoH C, r 56, blacksmith, 20 cows, farm- 
er 153. 

TJtley Cliarles A., r 42. farmer 102 1<. 

Vau'Dervoort Frank O.. r 44, 13 cows, apia- 
rist 6 swarms, farmer 100. 

VROOMAN CH\RLES C, manuf. of cream- 
ery butter, 20 cows, farmei- 110. 

Vroonian Clark H , r 1. prop, creamery. 

Wait Abram H., (E. Rodman) prop, hotel, h 
and lot in Watertown. 

"Wait B tsey L., r 29, widow of John G., farm- 
er 10^.-^. 

WAIT MARTIN P., r 42, 14 cows, farmer 160. 

WAIT NETTIE O.. (E. Rodman) r 23. widow 
of Harlow B., 20 cows, farmer 128. 

Wait Perl y VV , (E. Rodman) waj^'onmaker. 

WaitWiifoidD.. (E. Rodman) mechanic, prop. 
Krist and saw-mills, h and lot. 

Wat-hburn Delbert J., r 62, farmer, son of 
Moses C. 



Wasliburn Elmina, r 62, (Sophia & Elmina 

Washburn). 
WASHBURN HOUSE. Oren R. Youngs, prop.. 

Main cor. Allport. 
WASHBURN LEVI, postmaster, prop, tan- 
nery, served in Co. F, 94th N. Y. Vols., 
farmer 57. 
Washburn Moses C, r 62, 21 cows, farmer 180. 
Washburn Sophia, r 62, (Sophia & Elmina 

Washburn). 
W<Tshburn Sophia & Elmina, r 62. farmers 52. 
Waterman Charles S.. (Barnes' Corners, Lewis 

Co.) r 35, taimer 120. 
Weaver William, (Tremaine's Corners) farm la- 
borer. 
Whaley Gordinier, (Adams Center) r 1, 25 
cows, farmer, leases of Royal Fuller 180. 
WHITFORD ALBERT O. H., (Adams Center) 
r 18 cor. 16, son of Nathan G., breeder of 
grade Holstein cattle, 14 cows, farmer 80. 
Whitt'ord Jesse S., r 17 cor.l8, son of Nathan G. 
Whitford Nathan G., r 17 cor. 18, 19 cows, 

breeder of Holstein cattle, farmer 114. 
Wilder George D., emp. in grist-mill. 
Winslow Orville E., carpenter, Allport. 
Wolcott Elijali H., tanner, h and lot Allport. 
Wood Eli A., (Tremaine's Corners) r 65, farm- 
er 50. 
Wood George O., (Tremaine's Corners) r 65, 

16 cows, farmer 107. 
Wood George W., r 16, farmer 60. 
WOOD ISAAC S., dealer in cattle, farmer 17, 

h Main. 
Woodwaid Benjamin F., r 16, farmer 38. 
WOODWARD OREN M., r 30, 18 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Charles S. Gage 107. 
Worden Calvin D., r 44, farmer, leases of 

Charles G. Greenley, of Lewis Co., 200. 
Wright Albert G., r 14,'carpenter and farmer, 

leases of Daniel Smith 125. 
WRIGHT NATHAN A., r 37, director Rodman 

Milling Co., 27 cows, farmer 170. 
Wvman George W., farmer with his father, 

Ohver C. 
WYMAN MANFORD C, r 44, 40 cows, 19 

sheep, farmer 207. 
Wvman Oliver C, r 32. 20 cows, farmer 150. 
W"Y;MAN WILLIAM J., supervisor, justice of 
till! peace, notary public, general mer- 
chant, farmer 15. 
Youngs Isaac, mason, h Allport. 
YOUNGS OREN R., painter and prop. Wash- 
burn House, Main cor. Allport. 



RUTLAND. 

(J^or explanatkvis^ etc., see page t„ part second.) 
(Postoffice address is Rutland, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 

Ainsworth Albert, (Felt's Mills) r 1, farmer 3. I Allen Herman L., r 25, town clerk, 14 cows, 
Aldrieh Marenus C, (Felt's Mills) r 21, farmer farmer 97. 

70. I Allen Hiram, (Felt's Mills) dealer in groceries, 

Allen Charles L., (Black River) jeweler. Main. I tobacco, and cigars, h and lot. 

Allen Delia J., off r 25, widow oif E. D. Allen Joseph, (Felt's Mills) farmer 10. 



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179 



Andeison Wesley, (E. Watertown) r 42, 19 
cows, fanner 120. 

Andrews Cliailes, ( E. Watertown) r 50, 15 cows, 
farmer 103. 

Andrews Cleaiitha. (E. Watertown) r43, widow 
of William, resident, aj^cd 70. 

Andrews Dwight. (E. Wateitown) r 50, farmer 
witli his father. Cliailes. 

ANDREWS HF.NRY, (S. Rntland) served in 
f'o. A. lOth N. Y. H. A. Vols., farmer 4. 

ANDFiEWS WILLIAM H.. (E. Watertown) r 
50. hntclier and d< aler m c ittle, h and L t. 

ANDRUS CLINTON E.. r 42 cor. 40, farmer 
with his father. Stillman. 

Andrns Elon O., (Biirr's Mills) r 54 n 62, 14 
cows, fanner 84. 

Andins Stillman, (E. Watertown) r 42 cor. 40, 
18 cows, farnu'i- 104. 

Andrns Wvoii. (S. Entland) r 59 cor. 57, Ocows. 
farmer 102. 

Angell Zab, (Bnrr's Mills) r 62. 18 cows, farm- 
er, leases of W. Petrie ISO. 

Archer Hiram A., (Buir's Blills) r 54 cor. 62, 
12 cows, farmer 100. 

Archer William U., (Burr's Mills) r 62, 13 cows, 
fai-m^r 100. 

Armstons Charles E., (S. Rutland) r 83, 13 
cows, farniei- 127. 

Augsburv John A , (Black River) farmer, owns 
in Theresa 175. 

Babcock Heniv D., (S. Rutland) r 59. farmer, 
leases of Hiram B. Chnrchill 195. 

Bacon Albert E., (Felt's Mills) carpenter and 
joiner. 

BALL WILLIAM P., (E. Rodman) r 65 cor. 66, 
25 cows, farmer 200. 

Barnes Gei rge W.. 1 Black River) pastor Baptist 
Ciiurch. h West. 

Barry Bartholomew. (Burr's Mills) r 65, 17 
cows, f;iriner 127. 

Bates Jos 'ph, (Black River) r 6. pulpmaker. 

Battle Edward D.. (S. Rutland) r 59, farmer, 
leases of Jolin Stebbins 118. 

Bedell Heni-y, ( Black River) r 22. farmer IJ^. 

Beecher John W., (S. Rutland) retired farmer 
80. 

Beecher Washington. (S. Rutland) shoemaker 
and farmer 5. aged 77. 

Benefit Glove and Mitten Co.. (Felt's Mills) 
(C. H, Marsliall and Catherine M. Shoots) 
nianufs. of glovtsand mittens, Henry Mar- 
shall, manager. 

Bentley Caroline H., (Black River) r 22, widow 
of David, 9 cows, farmer 86. 

Bevitt Byron, (Felt's Mills) r 18 cor. 19, farm 
laliorer. 

Bevitt Edwin. (Felt's Mills) r 18, farm laborer. 

BLACK RIVER HERALD. (Black Rivei) P. B. 
]\Iereness. editor and prop., issued every 
Thursdav. Main. 

Black River Pnlp-Mill. (Black River) H. Rem- 
ington & Son, of Watertown, props., 
mannfs. of wood pulp. 

Blair George H., (S. Rutland) r 82, farm la- 
borer. 

Blair George W., (Burr's Mills) r 65, farm la- 
liorer. 

Blair Ira L., (S. Rutland) r 67, farm laborer. 

Blanchard Lucien. (Felt's Mills) r 17, served in 
Co. B. 97th Regt. N. Y. Vols. 

Bogart James C, (E. Watertown) r 24, cheese- 
maker and farmer 76. 

Routwell Lvman O., (Felt's Mills) r 19. farmer, 
leases of G. A. Moore 180. 



Bovee Ervin G., (E. Watertown) r 41, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of Joseph Jones 157. 

Bowen Charles F., (Felt's Mills) att'y and 
counselor at law. 

Brainard Arthur E., (E. Watertown) r 61, phy- 
sician and smgeon and nnisic teacher. 

Brainard Carlos, (Burr's Mills) r 54 cor. 61, re- 
tired farmer, aged 81. 

Brainai d VeJoiia O.. (Burr's Mills) r 54 corl 61, 
13 cows, farmer 112. 

Bremnei Robert, r 88. 35 cows, farmer, leases 
of Fred Lansing 285. 

Bronson Hiram I., (E. Watertown) r 44. farm- 
er m. 

BRONSON MARCUS, (E. Watertown) r 44, 11 
cows, farmer 100. 

Brooks Almina, (S. Rutland) widow of Charles 
E., farmer 14. [Removed to Adams Ceu- 
U r. I 

Brower Charles W . (Felt's Mills) r 9. farmer 6. 

BROWN ALEXANDER, wngonmaker and 
lilacksmith, served as sergeant of Co. C, 
1st N. Y. H A., h and lot. [Removed to 
Burr's Mills.] 

BROWN ALICE M., (S. Rutland) r 83, widow 
of Cliailes, teacher of music on organ and 
pinno 

BROWN STANLEY W., (S. Rutland) wagon- 
maker, served in Co. I, 5tli ^. Y. H. A., 
f rmer 3. h and lot. 

Bull Wilber C. r 35, 60 cows, farmer 467. 

Bundy Leonard R., (Black River) farm la- 
borer. 

Burington Josiah, (Black River) carpenter, 
farmer 6. and owns in Lewis Co. 150. 

Burhiigaiiie Elizabeth S., (Black River) widow 
of Edwin, h and lot. 

Burlingame William, (Black River) r 6, laborei-. 

Burnham Chailes D., (E. Wateitown) r 42, 6 
cows, farmer, leases of Cliloe E. Hopkins 
88. 

Burnham Frank D., (E. Watertown) r 42, 8 
cows, farmer, leases of Chloe E. Hopkins 
87. 

BUTTS FOWLER N., (S. Rutland) farmer in 
Champion 1'16, h and lot. 

CAREY FOSTER, (Black River) r 6. chair- 
maker, served in Co. I. 92d N. Y. Vols. 

CAREY FOSTER Mrs., (Black River) r 6, h 
and lot. 

CARPENTER CHARLES A., (Felt's Mills) r 5, 
sewed in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., farmer 
100. 

Carpenter Charles H., (Felt's Mills) laborer, h 
and lot. 

Carpenter Jerri P., (Watertown) r 24, farmer 
80. [Removed to Ox Bow.] 

Carpenter William G.. (Felt's Mills) r 5, sec- 
tion hand (m R., W. ,t O. R. R. 

Castle Charl- sE., (Felt's Blills) r 27, farmer 70. 

Chamlierlain Geoige. (Ft b'sBlills) painter. 

Chamberlain Peter. (Felt's Mills) painter. 

Champlain Geoige, (Felt's Mills ) constable and 
butcher. 

Chisliolm Archibald, r 35, 27 cows, farmer, 
leases of Oerrv Crandall 250. 

CHURCHILL HIRAM 15., (E. Watertown) r 
59, farmer 116, and leases of John W. 
Beecher 80. [Removed to town of Water- 
town.] 

Clark Asa D., (Black River) r 13, 13 cows, farm- 
er 119. 

CLARK CHRISTOPHER P., (Black River) r 
13, retired farmer. 



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TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



CLEMENTS FRANK J., (S. Rutland) post- 
master and prop, grist-mill. 
Clements Isaac, (S. Rutland) r 82, 10 cows, 

farmer 120. 
Clements Orrin, (Felt's Mills) teamster. 
Clintsman Cliarles H., (Black River) r 13, 21 

cows, farmer, leases of Christopher Mid- 

dleton 174. 
CLOSS WILLIAM, (Felt's Mills) retired farm- 
er, served in Co, K, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Cocagne Frank N., (Black River) upholsterer, 

emp. D. Dexter's Sons. 
Coffeen Frank B., (Felt's Mills) laborer and 

farmer 15. 
Colhgan Edwin J., (Felt's Mills) teamster and 

farmer. 
COLLIGAN JOHN C, (Felt's Mills) r 22 cor. 17, 

farmer, leases of his father, Michael, 180. 
COLLIGAN MICHAEL, (Felt's Mills) r 22, 25 

cows, farmer 480. 
Comins Henry H., (Black River) agent for 

nursery stock, h Main. 
CONKLIN ALVIN, (E. Watertown) r 48, 16 

cows, farmer 107. 
Conroy James, (Burr's Mills ) r 65, 20 cows, 

farmer 142. 
Conroy Stephen, (E. Watertown) r 50, farm la- 
borer. 
Cook James H., fS. Rutland) r 76 cor. 63, 18 

cows, farmer 125. 
Cook Jay. r 83 cor. 31, farmer, leases of G. T. 

Hamlin 260. 
COON WILLIAM H., (Black River) carpenter, 

served in Go. B. 35th N. Y. Vols., and in 

Co. D, 17th Vt. Vols. 
Corey Joseph H., (S. Rutland) r 61, retired 

farmer, aged 83. 
Corey Norman J., (B. Rutland) r 61, 9 cows, 

farmer 86. 
Cornwell Elias, (Black River) r 7, farmer 

11. 
CORY FAYETTE F., (S. Rutland) r 71, black- 
smith, h and lot. 
Cotton John, (Felt's Mills) laborer, h and lot 

and farmer 3. 
CR.\MER CHARLES H., (S. Rutland) r 60 cor. 

61. assessor, 17 cows, farmer 155. 
Cramer Cliarles W., (S. Rutland) r GO. farmer. 
Cramer Darius, (Felt's Mills) r 27, farm laborer. 
Cramer Lansing J., (S. Rutland) physician 

and surgeon. Main. 
Cramer Lydia, (S. Rutland) widow of Henry, 

aged 87. 
Crandall Jerry, r 35. retired farmer. 
Crane David E., (Black River) farmer 46. 
Crane George, (Felt's Mills) carriage irouer. 
CRANE JESSE, (Felt's Mills) r 1, blacksmith, 

sf rved in Co. I, 94th N. Y. Vols., and in 

Co. D. 185th Regt. N. Y. V., h and lot. 
Crane WilUam G., (Felt's Mills) r 28, 24 cows, 

farmer, leases of his father, David E., 173. 
Croan Warren, (Black River) served in Co. A, 

35th N. Y. Vols., and in Co. K. lOth N. Y. 

H. A. 
Cross Charles N., (Felt's Mills) r 17, 15 cows, 

farmer 126. 
Cross Clinton. (Felt's Mills) r 18, 20 cows, 

farmer 215. 
Cross Frank H., (Black River) r 17, 20 cows, 

fanner 200. 
Cross Samuel J., (Felt's Mills) speculator and 

farmer 20. 
Crossett Albert, (Felt's Mills) laborer, h and 

lot. 



CROUCH CHARLES E., (E, Watertown) r 44, 
20 cows, farmer 135, 

Curtis Chester L., (S. Rutland) r 82, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of Anthonj' Seidmore 173. 

Daley John, (Black River) r 6, pulpmaker. 

Damon John J., (Felt's Mills i carpenter. 

Davenport George T., (Black River) prop, 
livery stable and boarding-house, Main. 

Davis Mary C, (Felt's Mills) r 17, farmer 6, 

Davis Robert, (Felt's Mills) r 18, 9 cows, farm- 
er 97. 

Dawson Elizabeth E. Miss, (Felt's Mills) h and 
lot. ■ 

Day Charles N., (S. Rutland) general mer- 
chant, farmer, owns in Champion 40, h 
Main. 

Day Franklin, (S. Rutland) r 69 cor. 59, 28 cows, 
farmer 280. [Removed to Watertown.] 

Day Lyman E., (S. Champion) r 69, farmer, 
leases of David Waldo 83. 

Day Warren, (S. Rutland) r 73, farmer. 

De" Groat James. (Felt's Mills) teamster. 

De Lano Olive Miss, (Black River) milliner. 

Devendorf Clark, (Watertown) r 15, farmer, 
leases of John Lansing 129. 

Dexter David E., (Black River) (D. Dexter's 
Sons). 

DEXTER'S D. SONS, (Black River) (Everet A. 
and David E.) manufs. of cane and wood- 
seatf-d chairs, splint-seat and back rockers, 
and the Dexter rocker, farmers 60. 

DEXTER EVERET A.. (Black River) (D. Dex- 
ter's Sons) owns 4 dwellings in village. 

DEXTER HENRY C. (Black River) (Dexter 
& Co.). 

Dexter Maria, (Black River) widow of David, 
resident, aged 77. 

DEXTER SIMEON, (Black River) (Dexter & 
Co.) h in Le Rav. 

DEXTER & CO., (Black River) (Simeon and 
Henry C.) manufs. of patent rockers and 
folding chairs. 

Dickinson Byron, (S. Rutland) r 68, 6 cows, 
farmer 43. 

Dobbin William, (Felt's Mills) r 1, farmer 60. 

Doney Lewis, (Felt's Mills) laborer. 

Douglass Ansel C, (Black River) h Main. 

Douglass John, (E. Watertown) r 42, 20 cows,, 
farmer, leases of W. Henderson 160. 

DRAKE ANDREW Z., (Felt's Mills) wagon- 
maker and dealer in furniture, served in 
Co. A, 10th N. Y. H. A., h and lot. 

Drake Charles J., (Felt's Mills) r 27, 10 cows, 
farmer 80. 

Drake Henry P., (Black River) supt. Black 
River pulp-mill. 

Duffany Alexander G., (Black River) black- 
smith. 

Diilan James H., (S. Rutland) r 56, farmer 
103. 

Dunaway David, ( S. Rutland) r 82, farm la- 
borer. 

Dunn Alexander, (Black River) r 27, retired 
farmer. 

Dunn Lewis C, (Felt's Mills) r 1, farmer 54. 

Durham Chauncey, (Watertown) r 24, 11 cows,, 
farmer 140. 

Durham Oren, (E. Watertown) r 34, 25 cows, 
farmer 143. 

Eames Henry Clift, (E. Watertown) r 56 cor. 
47. prop, cheese factory, 30 cows, farmer 
180. 

EDDY EGBERT H., (Felt's Mills) r 31 cor. 28,. 
14 cows. 90 head fat cattle, farmer 585. 



TOWN OF RUTLAND. 



Empire Wood Pulp Co., (Black River) Christo- 
pher Poor, pres.: George C. Hazleton, 
sec'y and treas., mauufs. of wood pulp, 
Maiu. 

Enos John H., (Black River) r 25, farmer 25. 

Fairbank Franklin A., (Black River) chair- 
maker. 

Felt Ann A. Miss, (Felt's Mills) h and lot 

FELT HARRIET, (Felt's Mills) owns with 
IMaria farm 250. 

FELT JOHN. (Felt's Mills) 9 cows, farmer, 
leases of Harriet and Jfaria 250. 

FELT MAKL\. (Felt's Mills) owns with Har- 
riet farm 250. 

Felt's Mills Hotel, (Felt's MiUs) Curtis Walker, 
prop. 

Feiguson Charles, r 36. 26 cows, farmer 178. 

Fish Frank, r 25, farmer with his mother, 
Zeruah C. 

FISH ZERUAH C, r 25, widow of Merritt, 12 
cows, farmer 83. 

Fisher John, (Black River) r 8, farmer 50. 

Fitzgeralds John, (Black River) r 6, pulpmak- 
er. 

Flint Robert. (Black River) pastor M. E. 
Church, h West. 

Forbes George H., (^Black River) emp. in pa- 
per-mill. 

Ford Jennie, (Felt's Mills) widow of John S., 
owns farm in Champion. 

Foster Sanford W.. (Felt's Mills) r 10, general 
merchant, dealer in fat cattle, farmer 118. 

FRANCIS GILBERT E., (Felt's Mills) carpen- 
ter, served in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A. 

FRENCH ALBERT A., (Felt's Jlills) r 18, api- 
arist 150 swarms, farmer 75. 

French Delbert D., (Felt's Mills) r 18, teacher 
and agent for nursery stock. j 

French Lorinda A., (Felt's Mills) r 18, widow 
of D. D. 

French Minnie A., (Felt's Mills) r 18, school 

Frink Anna, (Black River) r 22. widow of A. T. 

Frink Asa. r 34. farmer, son of Samuel. 

Frink Carl H.. farmer 105. 

Frink Freeman, (Felt's Mills) r 17, 12 cows, 
farmer 127. 

FEINK SAMUEL, r 34, 40 cows, farmer 294. 

Frink Walter F., (Felt's Mills) r 17, dealer in 
drugs and medicines. 

FULLER CHARLES A., (S. Rutland) r 60, 22 
cows, farmer 144. 

Fuller Elbert J.. (E. Watertown) r 42. farmer. 

Fuller William S., (E. Watertown) r 43, farm- 
er 104. 

Fultcn Eleanor R. Miss, (Watertown) r 24, 
faim 65. 

FULTON JESSE, (Watertown) r 24, 25 cows, 
farmer 195. 

Gifford George, (E. Watertown) r 47, 36 cows, 
farmer, leases of A. Strickland 186. 

GIPSON C;YRUS B., (Felt's Mills) justice^ of 
the peace, carpenter and builder, building 
mover, served in Co. H, lltli N. Y. Cav. 

Glass Daniel D., (Black River) carpenter and 
joiner, owns one-third interest in h and 
lot. 

Glass Mattie H. Miss. (Black River) owns one- 
third interest in h and lot. 

GOLDTHRITE CHESTER C. (Felt's Mills) 
section foreman on R., W. & O. R. 11., 
served in Co. B, 97th N. Y. Vols. 

Gonya Joseph, (S. Rutland) r 71, 19 cows, 
farmer 150. 



Goodrich Robert L.. (Felt's Mills) shoemaker. 
Gould John. (Black River) ( Waful & Gould). 
GOULD RICE, r 25, 54 cows, farmer 300. 
Goutermont John, (Felt's Mdls) farmer. 
Gragg Albert. (Burr's Mills) off r 65, 40 cows, 

farmer 330. 
Gragg Morris S., (Burr's Mills) r 63, 15 cows, 

farmer 145. 
GRAVES HUBERT, (Black River) retired 

farmer. 
GRAVES MARTIN L., (Felt's Mills) r 20, 11 

cows, farmer 243. 
Gray Nelson, (Black River) teamster, emp. 

Dexter & Co.. h and lot. 
GRAY WILLARD A.. (Black River) prop. 

grist-mill, dealer in Hour and feed. 
Greenfield Abner, (Felt's Mills) cheesemaker, 

h and lot. 
Gregory Elnathan. (Felt's Mills) r 61, farmer 

25. 
GREGORY GEORGE, (E. Watertown) r 43, 

25 cows, farmer, leases of Sophronia Mer- 

win 127. 
Greib Edward, (Felt's Mills) painter. 
Griffin Morris N., r 37. 16 cows, farmer 123. 
Giiswold Laura Miss, (Felt's Mills) h and lot. 
Hadcock Charles E., ( Watertown ) r 53 cor. 50, 

28 cows, farmer 194. 
Hadcock Fred J., (E. Watertown) r 41, farmer. 
Hadcock George B.. (Watertown) r 24. farmer. 

leases of Jesse Fulton 191. 
Hadcock Hiram. (S. Rutland) retired farmer, 

aged 75. [Removed to Henderson.] 
Hadcock Joseph, ( E. Watertown) r 41, 20 cows, 

f aimer 186. 
Hadley Samuel G., (Black River) chairmaker 

and farmer in Theresa 100. 
Hall Amos. (S. Rutland) r 70, farmer 22. 
Hall Charles A., r 36, farmer, leases of Will- 
iam Southworth 227. 
Hall Lyman, (S. Rutland) 16 cows, farmer, 

leases of Luther Reed 132. 
Hardy Charles C, (Burr's Mills) r 53,41 cows, 

apiarist 90 swarms, farmer 226. 
Hardy Robert C, (E. Watertown ) r 34, farmer 4. 
Hardy Robert C. Mrs., (E. Watertown) r 34, 

farmer 43^. 
Hart Albert W., (Black River) blacksmith, h 

and lot. 
Hart Carlton, (Black River) r 5, farmer 25. 
Hart Henrv H., (Black River) blacksmith, h 

West. 
Hazel Chaiies, (^S. Rutland) r 81, 18 cows, 

farmer 136. 
Hickox George F.. (E. Rodman) r 65 cor. 66, 

farmer with William P. Ball. 
Hill Rotier S.. r 83. 31 cows, farmer, leases of 

Mary and Flora Petrie 180. 
Hodge Edwin. (S. Rutland) r 71, farmer, 

leases of Charles E. Kiiaj)]! 90. 
Hodge Ellsworth C, (S. Huthuid) r 71. mason. 
Hodge Henry, (S. Rutland) r 72, farmer 80. 
Hopgood Jesse, (S. Rutland) r 83, 10 cows, 

farmer 63. 
Hopkins Chloe E., (E. Watertown) r 42, widow 

of Henry, farmer 175. 
Horton Alliert, (Black River) farmer 1. 
HOJiTON WELLINGTON J., (Black River) 

chairmaker, served in Co. A, 10th N. Y. H. 

A., h Main. 
Hosmer Albert, (E. Watertown) r 41, farmer 30. 
Howard Henry, r 25, butcher and dealer in fat 

cattle, farmer 2. 
Howard Philip, farm laborer, h and lot. 



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Howe George B.. (Black River) labortr. 
HOWL AND FRED, (Black River) r 14, farmer 

vpith his father. VVilham. 
HOWLAND WILLIAM, (Black River) r 14, 15 

cows, farmer 110. 
Hoxbey Alien, (Burr's Mills) r 53. 31 cows, 

farmer, leases of O. P. Hadcock 220. 
Isham Alfred E., (E. Water town) r 55 cor. 49, 

15 cows, farmer 100. 
ISHAM JOSIE E., (E. Watertown) r 60, widow 

of William L., 20 cows, farmer 147. 
Isbam William R., (E. Watertown) r 60, farm- 
er, S( in of Wiilian) L. 
JACKSON AARON, (Felt's Mills) r 21, cheese- 
maker. 
Jackson E., (Felt's Mills) r 10, farmer. 
Jackson Jason, (Black River) r 14, farm la- 
borer. 
Jackson Polly, (Felt's Mills) r 1, widow of 

Jason, farmer 3%. 
Jackson Robert, (Felt's Mills) r 10. farmer with 

E. Jackson. 
Jacobs Augi;stus M., (Burr's Mills) r63 cor. 64, 

30 cows, farmer 225. 

Jefferson Paper Co.. The, (Black River) Frank 

H. Muuson, pres. ; F. W. Herring, sec'y and 

tieas., maniifs. of wood palp. Poor Island. 

Johnson Brothers, r 36. (Si as and .Jacob) 43 

cows, farmers, lease of Sarah Hadcock 319. 

Johnson Frank, (Black River) painter. 

Johnson Hetty, (E. Watertown) r 34, widow of 

Oren, aged 86. 
Johnson Jacob, r 36, (Johnson Brothers). 
Johnson Oscar, (E. Watertown) r 34, 14 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Johnson Sherman W., (E. Watertown) r 34, 27 
cows, farmer 19, and leases of his father, 
Warren W., 183. 
Johnson Sdas, r 36, (Johnson Brothers). 
Johnson Warren W., (E. Watertown) r 34, re- 
tired farmer. 
Jones Amos F., (S. Rutland) carpenter, li and 

lot. 
Jones Joseph, (E. Watertown) r 41, 20 cows, 

farmer 160. 
Joubert Augustus, (Black River) shoemaker, 

Main. 
KELLOGG CHARLES S., (S. Rutland) deputy 
state dairy commissioner, justicn of the 
peace, agent for Poor <\t Woulf Press Co., 
li and lot. resides in Watertown. 
Kidder Timothv. (Felt's Mills; r 1. farmer. 
laMBALL HENRY N., (Burr's Mills) r 52 n 

51, 30 cows, farmer 220. 
Knight Emma J., (Black River) widow of 
Josiah A., teacher of penmanship, h and 
lot. 
Lacey Elberton, (Felt's Mills') r 19, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of G. A. Moore 125. 
Lacv Milo, (Felt's Mills ) r 8 n 13, farmer 30. 
Lacy Orrin, (Felt's Mills) r 13 n 17, farmer 3, 

and leases of Mrs. Sally Humphry 50. 
Ladd Walter E., (Black River) r f, farmer, 

leases of A. C. Middleton 220. 
Lamork E)i, (Felt's Mills) laborer. 
Lamork Peter, (Felt's Mills) trader. 
Lane Zebina, (S. Rutland) wagonmaker. 
Lane Zebina Mrs., (S. Rutland) owns wagon 

shop, h and lot. 
Lasher Frank C. son of Warren J. 
LASHER HOUSE. Warren J. Lasher, prop. 
LASHER WARREN J., prop. Lasher House, 
farmer 113. 



Lawrence Richard, (Watertown) r 15, 10 cows^ 

farmer 61. 
LAWTON JAMES W., (Felt's Mills) carpenter 

and bnildei. 
LEE GEORGE A., (Black River) stonecutter. 
Lester Cliarles W., (Black River) Ijutcher. 
Lester Frank W., (Black River) r 8, farmer, 

leases of Emogeiie Ware 25. 
Lester William, (Felt's Mills) laborer. 
Levine Louis, r 41, farmer, leases of George 

W. Hammond. 
Lewis Bvroii L., (Black River) chairmaker. 
LEWIS 'WILLIAM I., (Black River) teamster, 

enip. D. Dester's Sons, fainier in Le Ray 

12, served in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., h 

and lot. 
LINDELL FREDERICK B., r 35, postmaster, 

served in Co F, 1st U. S. Ait. 
Loomis Leonard, (Black Riverj r 13, 19 cows, 

farmer 130. 
Maguire James, r 35, 24 cows, farmer 154. 
Mallery A. WiUiston, (E. Watertown) r 34, 26 

cows, farmer, leases of H. C. Normander 

200. 
Maltby C. Eli, (S. Rutland) r 73 cor. 74, 15 

c. 'WS, farmer 105. . 
Manigold Lucien. (E. Watertown) off r 44, 30 

cows, farmer 170. 
Marshall Edward H., (Felt's Mills) mechanic 

and farmer 5. 
Marshall Henry, (Felt's Mills) prop, saw-mill 

and cheese box factory, manager Benefit 

Glove and Mitten Co., farmer 176. 
Martin Jerome B., (^Black River) r 6, chair- 
maker, farmer 2. 
Matthews Joel, (E. Watertown) r 41, farmer 33. 
Mattraw William H., (Black River) chair- 
maker. 
Maxim Eugene, r 50, 11 cows, farmer, leases 

of Wilber Bull 85. 
Maxim Fiank E., (E. Watertown) r 41, farmer, 

leases of Albert Hosmer 30. 
McCormick William, (S. Rutland) r 81, 15 cows, 

farmer 125. 
McOmber Edmund, (Black River) farmer 70, 

h and lot. 
McOmber John, (Black River) chairmaker. 
McOmber Stephen, (Black River) resident, 

aged 88. 
Mearns Bailey R., (Watertown) r 52, prop. 

cheese factory, farmer 2. 
Megan Henry F., (Black River) papermaker. 
Mellen Henry M., (Felt's Jliils) farm laborer, 

h an lot. 
MERENESS PETER B., (Black River) editor 

and prop. Black River Herald, Main, h 

Maple St. in Le Ray. 
Meniiiian Stephen A., (Black Elver) 25 cows, 

fai'mer in Le Ray 186. 
Merriman Stephen A. Mrs., (Black Eiver) h 

and lot. 
Merwin Sophronia, (E. Watertown) r 42, widow 

of Talcotr, 23 cows, farmer 196, and owns 

in St. La\\rence Co. 90. 
MIDDLETON ANDREW C, (Black River) r 7. 

justice of the peace. 22 cows, farmer 220. 
Middleton Emily F., (Felt's Mills) widow of 

Robert, li and lot. 
Miller Aaron S., (S. Rutland) r 82, farmer 75. 
Miller Emma J., (S. Rutland) widow of Lewis, 

h and lot. 
Miller John H., (Felt's Mills) (Roberts & Mil- 
ler). 



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Miller Lorenzo R., (E. Watertown) r 56, 30 

cows, farmer 20i. 
Miller Morris, (S. Rutland) r 82, farmer, leases 

of D. L. Coniwell 120. 
Mink Sarah C. Mrs., (Black River) P. M. Paige 

& Co.). 
Miser Nathan E., (E. Watertown) r 23, fanner. 
Montaney William H., (E. Watertown) r 41, 

farmer 50. 
Montauey William R., (E. Watertown) r 41, 
farmer, leases of his father. William H., 50. 
Montondo Georse, (Felfs Mills) teamster. 
MOONEY SAJIUEL J., r 25, liighway commis- 

sioiiei'. faimer with his father, Thomas. 
MOONEY THOMAS, r 25, blacksmith, farmer 

61. 
Morgan Benjamin R., r 31, farmer, leases of H. 

P. Dinilap z70. 
Mullin George W., r 32. farmer for H. M. Ball, 

of Watertown. 300 
Mvers Urville. ( Felfs Mills) teamster. 
CAKES DORR B.. (S. Rutland) com. traveler. 
OAKES HENRY D.. (S. Rutland )r 71, 17 cows, 

farmer 98. 
O'DELL GEORGE C, (Felt's Mills) r 1, com. 

traveler. 
Olney George W., (S. Riitland) r 61. 18 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Olney Voluey, (S. Rutland) r 67 cor. 74, 50 

cows, farmer 540. 
Orvis Chester, (Felt's Mills) r 31, 24 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Henry 137. 
Orvis George E., (Felt's Mills) r 31, farmer, 

son of Chester. 
Ostrander Leroy J., (Watertown) r 24, farmer, 

leases of Jliss Eleanor Fulton 65. 
OTIS GEORGE, (Black River) r 25, 20 cows, 

farmer 150. 
OTIS JOHN D.. (Black Riverl r 25. farmer. 
Overton Orrin N., ( S. Rutland) r 75 cor. 79,28 
cows, farmer, leases of Marcus Reed 147. 
PAIGE P. M., (Black River) (P. M. Paige <te 

Co.). 
PAIGE P. M. & CO., (Black River) (Mrs. Sarah 
C Mink) general jobbers and machinists, 
horseshoers, and w'agonmakers. Main. 
Parker David D. Rev., (Felt's Mills) superan- 
nuated clergyman. 
Parker E. F. Mrs., (Felt's Mills) h and lot. 
Parker John W., (Watertown) r 15. 21 cows, 

farmer, leases of J. Mcllalleu 155. 
Parker Maurice M., (Felt's Mills) postmaster 

and merchant, h and lot. 
Parkinson James B.. (Watertown) r 24, (Phin- 

eas C. & James B. Parkinson ). 
Parkinson Matthew, (Black River) (M. Park- 
inson & Son— see Le Rav) h Main. 
Parkinson Matihew A., (Black River) (M. Park- 
inson & Son— see Le Ray) h Main. 
Parkinson Olive, (Watertown) r 24, widow of 

Asa, aged 88. 
Parkinson Phineas C, (Watertown) r 24, (Phin- 

eas C. .V James B. Parkinson). 
Parkinson Phineas C. iV' James B., (Water- 
town ) r 24, props, cheese factory, 30 cows, 
farmers 150. 
Pasino William F., (Black River) chairmaker, 

h and lot. 
Payne Adelbert E., (S. Rutland) painter. 
Phillips Hugh, (Felt's Mills) cheesemaker. 
PHILLIPS ORIN A., r 31, 18 cows, farmer 

140. 
Phillips William, r 37, farm laborer. 
Pickett Marv, r 37, widow of Fred, resident. 



PIERCE EPHRAIM J., (Black River) carpen- 
ter and contractor, served in Co. K, 10th 
N. Y. H. A., h Main. 

Pohl Charles F., (Black River) r 27, 20 cowb, 
farmer, leases of Peter 210. 

Pohl Peter, (Black River) r 24, 18 cows, farm- 
er 140. 

Pool Charles, r 36. farmer 65. [Died Nov. 11, 
1889] 

POOL EDWARD S., (E. Watertown) r 34, 21 
cows, farmer 118. 

Poor Christopher, (Black Rivei-) pres. Empire 
Wood Pulp Co. 

Poor Emerson L., (Black River) chairmaker. 

Poor Juliiis, (Black River) residt nt. 

Poor Prudence, (Black River) widow of Peter, 
h and lot, aged 82. 

Putney Clarissa, (Black River) r 6, widow of 
John H.. farmer 3. 

PUTNEY CLINTON M., (Black River) r 6, 
chairmaker. 

Randall James A., (E.Watertown)r 50, butcher 
and farmer 10. 

Randall John D., ( Black River) r 13, Farmer 40. 

Randall Mehin R., (Black River) r 13, 23 cows, 
farmer 160. 

Rankin Frank, blacksmith. 

Reniff Melvin L., f Black River) r 13, farmer 

Reynolds George, (Felt's Mills) resident. 

Riordan Charley J., (S. Rutland) general mer- 
chant. Main, li do. 

Ritter Elias, (Felt's Mills) farmer, h and lot. 

Ritter .Jerome, (Black River) miller. 

Ritter Loren, (Felt's Mills) laborer. 

ROBERTS C. & SON, (Felt's Mills) ( Frank L.) 
manufs, of axe helves and li;indles. 

ROBERTS CHARLES, (Felt's Mills) (C. Rob- 
erts & Son) supervisor, farmer in Phila- 
delphia 70. 

ROBERTS FRANK L., (Felt's Mills) (C. Rob- 
erts & Son). 

Roberts Mariah, (Felt's Mills) r 5, widow of 
William. 

ROBERTS MOSES C. (Felt's ^Mills) (Roberts 
& Miller) farmei-. 

Roberts Moses C. Mrs., (Felt's Mills) farmer 
6. 

Roberts WiUiam PharsccUua, (Felt's Mills) r 5, 
farmer 35. 

Roberts & Miller, (Felt's Mills) (Moses C. R. 
and John H. M.) blacksmiths and carriage 
ironers. 

Rockwell Simeon, r 34 cor. 40, 17 cows, farm- 
er 90. 

ROCKWOOD F. LANSING, (Felt's Mills) jus- 
tice of the peace, carpenter, farnur in 
LeRay 112, served in Co.A, 20th N.Y.Vols., 
h and lot. 

Rose M, Henry, (S. Rutland) farm laborer. 

ROSE MYRON E., (E. Rodman^ r 79, dealer 
in horses, 11 cows, fanner 112. 

Rowe John, (E. Watertown ) r 34, farmer 30. 

Russell Arthur A., (S. Rutland) r 60, carpenter, 
served in Co. A, 10th N. Y. H. A. 

SABIN GEORGE G., M. D.. ( I'dack River) 
l^hysician and surgeon, graduate Univer- 
sity of Michigan, served in Co. D, 6th 
Ohio Inf. 

Schrodt Michael, (Black River) r 14, 20 cows, 
fanner 147. 

SCOTT DANIEL H., (Black River) general 
merchant, h and lot, served in Co. A, o5th 
N, Y, Vols. 



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SCOTT EMERSON H., (Black River) served 

in Co. I, 20tli N. Y. Vuls., farmer with his 

fatlicr, Thomas H. 
Scott Gardner B.. (Black River) r U, 19 cows. 

farmer 170. 
Scott Cieoi-ge H., (Black Rivei-) chairmaker, h 

and lot. 
SCOTT HOUSE, (S. Rutland) R. B. Scott, 

prop. 
SCOTT R. BYRON, (S. Rutland) prop. Scott 

House, 13 cows, farmer 115, served in Co. 

D. 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Scott Thomas H., (Black River) farmer 100. 
SEAMAN STEPHEN G., (S. Rutland) r 83, 

carpenter and builder, farmer 70. 
Seaman Ward J., (S. Rutland) r 83, farmer. 
Shannon Timothy, (E. Watertown ) r 41, farm- 
er, leases of D. Moore 154. 
Shead Brnnson A., r 33, 35 cows, farmer, leases 

of Mrs. John Winslow, of Watertown, 275. 
Shearman Lansing S., (Burr's Mills) r 52, 14 

cows, fai-mer 175. 
Sherman Charles L., (Bui-r's Mills) r 52, farmer. 
Sherman William P.. (Burr's Mills) r 52,farmer. 
Shepard Edward, (S. Rutland) r 69, 25 cows, 

farmer, leases of Franklin Day 270. 
Shepard Joseph, ( S. Rutland ) r 69, farmer. 
Shortsleave Joseph, (Fell's Mills) shoemaker. 
Segler George, (I31ack River) r 6. pulpmaker. 
Sischo Irvin, (S. Rutland) farmer. 
Slack Albert W., (Felt's Mills) station agent E., 

W. .fe O. E. E. 
Slack Albert W. Mrs., (Felt's Mills) h and lot. 
Slack William, (Felt's Mills) resident, aged 87. 
Slater Fred E., (Black Eiver) chairmaker, h and 

lot. 
Smiley James, (Felt's Mills) harnessmaker, h 

and lit. 
Smith Byron J., r 37, 22 cows, farmer 173. 
Smith Charles W., (Black Eiver) r 6, 16 cows, 

farmer, leases of liis father, B. P., 112. 
Smitli E., (Felt's Mills) laliorer. 
SMITH GEOEGE W., (S. Eutland) r 61, 18 

cows, farmer 126. 
Smith Hezekiah H., (S. Rirtland) r 68, farmer 

19. as;ed 85. 
SMITH LUEA T., (Felt's Mills) widow of 

William, h and lot. 
Smith Lyle O., (S. Eutland) r 61, farmer, son 

of George W. 
Smith Sidney L., r 37, 22 cows, farmer 200. 
Smith William C, r 33, 28 cows, farmer, leases 

of Polly and Flora Petrie 186. 
Snell Sherman, (^Felt's Mills) r 11, cooper and 

farmer 30. 
SOUTHWOETH WILLIAM, r 36, 35 cows, 

farmer 227. 
Sowva John, r 37, laborer. 
Sowva Joseph, r 32. farmer 5. 
Spaulding Leonard, (S. Eutland) r 56. 14 cows, 

farmer, leases of Allen Winslow 93. 
Springsteen William H., (Black Eiver) painter, 

h and lot. 
Staplin Charlotte Miss, r 2.5, farmer 30. 
Staplin Frank, off r 25. (George S. & Frank 

Staprn). 
Staphu George S., off r 25, (George S. & Frank 

Staplin). 
Staplin George S. & Frank, off r 25, (Frank's 

estate) 14 cows, farmers 125. 
Starks Angeline, (Black River) widow of Allen, 

fai'mei- 3. 
Stebbins Elizabeth, ( S. Eutland) r 59, widow 

of Lyman. 



Stebbins Harley A,, (S. Eutland) r 59, carpen- 
ter and builder, farmer 121. 
Stebl)ins John, (S. Eutland) r 59, 15 cows, 

farmer 118. 
Stockwell Frank J., (S. Champion) r 69, 21 

cows, farmer 160. 
Stoddard Melvin W., (E. Watertown) r 43 cor. 

47, 21 cows, farmer, leases of Charles 

Brown 140. 
Storring Adeline, (Felt's Mills) r 5, widow of 

Isaac, farmer 50. 
Stott Charles, (Black Eiver) r 25, farmer 25. 
Tavlor A.. (Pelt's Mills) r 18, farmer. 
Terpnin^- VvU-v, (Felt's Mills) farmer 10. 
Thomps(iU Starr H., (E. Watertown) r 24, 15 

cows, farmer 81. 
Tifft Charles F.. (Felt's Mills) laborer. 
Town John E., (Black Eiver) carpenter and 

builder, h and lot. 
Treadway Amanda L., (Black Eiver) widow of 

William P., farmer 50. 
Treadway Hudson C, (Black Eiver) farmer 

with his mother, Amanda L. 
Treadway Jonathan F., r 34, farmer. 
Treadwav Otis J., r 34. 17 cows, farmer, leases 

of M*rs. William Wench 100. 
Trembley Fred, r — . farmer. 
Trembley Gideon, (S. Eutland) blacksmith, h 

and lot. 
Tremblev Joseph, (S. Eutland) 10 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Mrs. A. Webb 100. 
Tremblev Orvis. (S. Eutland) farmer 126. 
TEEMBLEY SOLOMON, ( S. Eutland) r 44, 34 

cows, farmer, leases of David Hamlin 

200. 
Trickey Ward, (S. Eutland) harnessmaker. 
Tucker Arthur, (Felt's Mills) r 1, carpenter 

and builder, farmer 61. 
Tucker Washington, (E. Watertown) r 50 cor. 

40, retired farmer. "^ 

Underwood Brotheis, (Burr's Mills) r 63, 

(Franklin and Francis) 24 cows, farmers 

210. 
Underwood Francis, (Burr's Mills) r 63, (Un- 
derwood Brothers). 
Underwood Franklin, (Burr's Mills) r 63, (Un- 
derwood Brothers). 
Underwood Maria, (Burr's Mills) r 63. widow 

of H. A. 
Van O'Linda Cornelius, (S. Eutland) r 68, api- 
arist 15 swarms. 7 cows, farmer 70, and 

in Lewis Co. 150. 
Van O'Linda James J., (S. Eutland) r 83, 

farmer 50. 
Van Slyke Charles A., (E. Watertown) r 56, 

farmer with his father, John. 
Van Slyke John, (E. Watertown) r 56, 12 cows, 

farmer 270. 
Van Volkenburg Fletcher, (S. Eutland) r 62, 

26 cows, farmer, leases of William Petrie 

180. 
Veber Albert D., ( S. Eutland) farmer 32, h and 

lot. 
Veber Festa, (Felt's Mills) h and lot. 
VISSCHEE CHAELES H., (S. Eutland) r 81 

cor. 82, faimer. 
VISSCHEE JOHN B.. ( S. Rutland) r 81 cor. 

82, justice of the peace, farmer 56. 
Vosliurgh Alonzo, (Felt's Mills) photographer, 

h and lot. 
Wad-wortli Junius E., (S. Eutland) r 82, 11 

cows, farmer 105. 
Waful Fred, (Black Eiver) (Waful A Gould) 

biiteher, h and lot. 



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185 



"Waful & Goukl, (Black Pdver) ( Fied W. and 
John G. ) props, meat market, Main. 

"Waldo David. (S. Champion ) r 09, 1-4 cows, 
farmer 83, and leases of Emma Weller 
185. 

WALDO JAY W.. (S. IJutlajul ) r 57, prop, saw- 
mill and creamery. 20 cows, farmer 115. 

Waldo Theodore, (S. Champion) r 57, 15 cows, 
farmer 90. 

Walker , (S. Uutlaiid) widow of L. A. 

Walker Cnrtis, ( Felt's Mills ) prop. Felt's Mills 
Hotel. 

Walker Henry. (S. Rutland) 12 cows, farmer 
40, and leases of Jane D. Webb 100. 

Walker Hiigh P., (S. lUitland ) com. traveler. 

Ware Emogene, (Felt's Mills) farmer 28, h and 
lot. 

Ware Horace, (Felt's Mills) r 18 cor. 11. farm- 
er 200. 

"Watson Byron, (Felfs Mills) r 2, emp. on rail- 
road. 

Wanfnl George W., ( Burr's Mills ) r 52 cor. 51, 
farmer. 

Wauful Sylvia Mrs., (Burr's Mills) r52 cor. 51, 
farmer 11. 

TV AY DANIEL W., ( E. Eodman) r 77, 25 cows, 
farmer 157. 

Way William H., (E. Watertown) pastor Hut- 
land Cong. Church. 

Weaver John M., (_ Black River) r 8, farmer, 
leases of Orvill Lacy 20. 

"Webb Jane D.. (S. Rutland) widow of Ainold, 
farmer 100. 

Weller Emma, (S. Champion) r 69, widow of 
Silas. 

Wells Eugene. (Rlack River) r 6, teamster. 

Wheeler Henry W., (E. Rodman ) r 78, 20 cows, 
farmer, leases of C. M. Wait 132. 

Wheeler Mary A., (Felt's Mills) widow of Joel 
B., reSdent. 

Whitaker Nve W., r — , farmer. 

White Benjamin, (Felt's Mills) r 10, farmer 2. 

White Cvnthia, (Felt's Mills) h and lot. 

White Henry O., (Felfs Mills) shoemaker, 
farmer in Lewis Co. 43, h and lot. 

White Parley, CFelt's Mills) painter. 

Whitlock Rhoda, (Felt's Mills) widow of Wel- 
come, h and lot. 

'Wilcox Albert H., (E. Watertown) r 44, farm- 
er 210. 

"Wilcox Fred B., (Black River) (\Y. S. Wilcox 
& Son) h West. 



WILCOX HORACE. (Black River) r 27 n 22, 
40 cows, breeder of Holstein cattle, farmer 
300. 

Wilcox W. S. & Son. (Black River) (Fred B.) 
manufs. of and dealers in furniture, Main. 

Wilcox William S.. (Black River) (\V. S. Wil- 
cox & Son) bds. West. 

Williams John L., r 35, prop. The E. J. Will- 
iams cheese factorv. No. 2. 

Williams William H.,"(FeU's Mills) r 10, farm 
laborer, h and lot. 

Wilson Frank E., (Watertown) r 15, 20 cows, 
farmer 205. 

Wilson Lucy, (E. Watertown) r 24, widow of 
Samuel, farmer 30. 

Winbourn William, (S. Rutland 1 r 4G, 40 cows, 
farmer 330. 

Wirtz William, (Black River) shoemaker, 
Main, h do. 

Wood Albert, (Black River") r 6, retired. 

Wood Frank, (FlR's Jlills) laborer. 

Wood Frink, (Felfs Mills) laborer. 

Wood John T., (Black River) farm laborer. 

Wood Josei^h, Sr., (Felfs ilills) laborer. 

Wood Joseph, Jr.. (Felt's Mills) labiu-er. 

WOOD WALKER B.. ( Felfs Blills) formerly 
prop. Felfs Mills Hotel, farmer 12. 

Wood Wilber, (Black River) r 6, laborer. 

Woodard Jeft'erson, (S. Rutland) r 83, 16 cows, 
farmer, leases of Harriet Wauful 129. 

Woods Josephine S., (Felfs Mills) widow of 
George. 

Woodwai-d Adolphus, (Felfs Mills) r 10 cor, 
11, farmer 25. 

Woodward Albert M., (Black River) r 15, 21 
cows, farmer 125. 

Woodward Clarence, (Black River) r 15, farm- 
er. 

Woodvvorth Eliza, (E. Watertown) r 23, wid- 
ow of Nicholas, farmer 45. 

Woodworth Henry, ( Watertown) r 23, apiarist 
7 swarms, farmer 00. 

Woolev Mary Mrs., (E. Watertown) r 24, farm- 
er 2.i^. 

Worilev Samuel, (E. Watertown) r 24, farmer. 

W-oley William, (Black River) r 8, farmer 50. 

Word.'n Merinda Miss, (^Black River) h and lot. 

WRIGHT LUTHER, (FelVs Mills) sawyer, 
served in the late war. 

YOUNGS RICHARD, v:S. Rutland ) carpenter 
and joiner, 1st sergeant Co. A, y4th N. Y. 
Vols., h and lot. 



THERESA. ■ 

(J^or explanations, etc., see page t^, part scavul.) 

(Postoffice address is Theresa, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 

Ackler Andrew, r 29. laborer, leases of Mrs. 1 Allen^ Charles B., r 00, lives with his father, 

Jennie Goule h and 15 acres. Cook. 

Adams Elias r 24, 6 cows, breeder of Ayrshire Allen Cook, r 60, retired farmer 9i. 

cattle farmer 50, and woodland 38. | Allen John, r 60, farmer 94. 

JLlbertson'Rhoda. (Rossie, St. Lawrence Co.) r Allen Piiuce, r 60, farm 19. [Deceased.] 

4 widow of Josiah, farm 90. I Alton David, r 44, 27 cows, farmer 218. 



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TOWN OF THERESA. 



American Cheese Factory, r 50 cor. 51, I. C. 

Cooper, prop.; C. B. Still, cheesemaker. 
American Cheese Factory, r .33 cor. 34, I. C. 

Cooptr, prop. ; Charles Day, cheesemaker. 
American Cheese Factory, I. C. Cooper, prop. ; 

H. E. Essingtoii, cheesemaker, E. Mill. 
American Hotel, Rice & Seaman, props.. Main. 
Andiews lloiiert K., off r 31. siipeiannnated 

Methodist Protestant clergyman, h and lot. 
Augsliiirv David D., r 40, carpenter and joiner, 

h .nd lot. 
Angsbury R. B. Mrs., resident, h Main. 
Avery Matthew VV., retired merchant, farmer 

with H P. Cheeseman 256, h River. 
BABCOCK GEORGE, r 54, farmer, h and 17 

acri 8, served in Co. A, 94th N. Y. Inf. 

Vols. 
Babcock John W., r 54, laborer. 
Bacon Harrison, (Orleans Four Corners) r 38, 

30 cows, farmer 548. 
Bacon Philander, (Rossie, St. Lawrence Co.) 

r 3. 20 cows, breeder of grade Ayishire 

cattle, farmer, leases of John H. Simons 

140, and owns wood lot on Muskallonge 

Lake 35. 
Baker John, r 28. laborer, h and 10 acres. 
Baker Ruth E., off r 30, widow of Harvey A., 

farm 181. 
Ball Channcv. (Plessis) r 16, farmer 47. 
BALL EGBERT, (Plessis) r 16. retired farmer 

139. 
Ball Norman W., r .SO, 20 cows, breeder of 

grade Ayrshire and Jersey cattle, farmer, 

leasts on shares of Abram \\alradt 140. 

wood lot 33. 
Ballai'd Davis, rttired carpenter and joiner, h 

and lot River. 
Barnes Orrin, (Plessis) r 16, farmer for his 

wife 60. 
Barnes Royal, (Redwood") r 14, 10 cows, farmer 

94. 
Bartlett Charles E., teamster, h E. Mill. 
Bartlett Milton F.. farmer, bds. with Jane 

Pollock, E. Mill. 
Bartram Edwaid, r 11, farmer 25. 
Bates Adeline Mrs., book agent, h Pine. 
Bates John, constalde, h and lot Pine. 
Bates John 8., stonecutter and mason, h and 

lot High. 
Bauter De Elton, (Plessis) r 16, 14 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Egbert Ball 141. 
Bearup David, att'y and counselor at law, 

owns 450 acres of land. Commercial, h 

Main. 
Beebe Louisa, r 57, widow of Alfred. 
Bellamy Emeline, widow of diaries, h Stock- 
well block. 
Benson Amos C, r 11. farmer. 
Benson Ephraim W., r 11, 20 cows, farmer 133. 
BICKOM JOHN, r 28. laborer, h and 5 acres. 
Bidleman George, foreman for his father, Jonas 

C, h River. 
Bidleman Jonas C, merchant tailor, River, h 

do 
Biggers John, Jr., laborer and farmer, leases 

of Alexander Countryman, of Pamelia, 62. 
Bilow John W., laborer and farmer, h and lot 

Pkasant. 
BODMAN ATWOOD R., r 43, 22 cows, 400 

sugar trees, farmer 223. 
Bodman Atwood R., Jr., r 39 cor. 40, farmer 35. 
Bodman Sylvester B., r 43, foreman for his 

father, Atwood R., prop, stock horse 

"Robin Hood." 



Booth William D., telegraph operator R., W^ 
.t O. R. R., bds. American Hotel. 

BO WEN LEMON C. (Redwood) r 13, farmer, 
leases of Ellen Plimpton 5iK 

Branaugh Henry G., (Redwood) r 13, farm- 
er. 

Branaugh John W., Sr., (Redwood) r 13, 
farmer 114. 

Branaugh John W., Jr., (Redwood) r 13, lives 
with his father, Jolm W., Sr. 

Brittan A. N. A Son Mfg. Co., H. O. Gardner, 
pres., chair manufs.. Foundry cor. Mill. 

Biitton Judith, r 47, widow of Loren. 

Biitton Peter, r 47, 8 cows, farmer on the 
Britton estate 85. 

Brooks Petei', oft' r 52, laborer. 

Brown Charles S., prop, summer hotel at Red 
Lake, h River. 

Brown George T., retired blacksmith, h and 
34 acres River, was one of the prisoners 
transported to Van Diemen's Land, in 1838,. 
for participating in the Patriot war in 
Canada. 

Brown Henry, laborer, h W. Mill. 

Brown William F., teamster, emp. Snell & 
Makepeace, h Mill. 

Bnllard Clarence D., painted, h River. 

Bullard Percival D., retired merchant, farm 
135, h River. 

Burke Charity G., r 18, widow of William E. 

Bush John M., (Redwood) r 10, 20 cows, 
breeder of grade Holstein cattle, farmer, 
leases of Samuel Roberts 305. 

Butler Maiy, (Redwood) r 2, widow of James, 
14 cows, farmer 10(X 

BUTTERFIELD JULIUS F. ,r 5S, 18 cows,breed- 
er of grade Avrshire cattle, fa'mer 210, 
served in Co. D, 32th N.Y Inf. Vols., from 
1861 to 1863, then served nearly 2 years 
on board the gunboat Fofter. 

Call Albert R., carpenter and joiner. 

Call Albert R. Mrs., dressmaker. 

Call Byron E., carpenter and molder, h and 
lot Quarry. 

Call Charles, r 54, farmer, li and lot. 

Cai-penter Albert E., carpenter and carriage- 
maker. Main, h High. 

Carter Ruth, widow of Solomon K., b and lot 
Commercial. 

Case.y James, (Casey & Payel) 27 cows, breed- 
er of Ayrshire and Holstein cattle and 
Hambletoniau horses, farmer 200, h Blain. 

Casej' & Fayel, (James C. and Joseph F.) gen- 
eral merchants. Main cor. Commercial. 

Casler Barbara A., r 40, widow of John S., h 
and 13 acres. 

Casler Sanford, carpenter, h High. 

Casson John, r 19, farmer 5. 

Cavanaugh Cornelius, r 27, 29 cows, farmer 
300. 

Cavanaugh Dennis, r 27, carjienter. 

Cavanaugh Edward E., r 27, farmer. 

Cavanaugh James C, retired farmer, h and 
lot. 

Cavanaugh John C, r 27, farmer with his 
father, Cornelius. 

Cavanaugh Jlichael .1., r 27, farmer. 

Cliadwick Emma, widow of Chauncy, farm 
430, h Commercial. 

Chajiman Arthur L., att'y and counselor at 
law. Commercial, h do. 

Chapman Dudley, miller, emp. Snell A Make- 
peace, li Foundry. 

Chajiman Simeon P. ,r 213^,10 cows.farmer 105. 



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187 



Chapman W. D., Son & Co., (William T>. and | 
Byron W.CIhapman, and John H. Carnige) 
niannfs. and importers of fishing tackle, 
Commercial office and salesrooms at lloch- 
ester, N. Y. 
CHAPMAN WILLIAM D.. (W. D. Chapman, 
Son it Co. ) watchmaker and jeweler, 
patentee and mannf. of reverse motion ro- 
tary show-case, Conmiercial, h do. 
Chase Levi, r 43 cor. 4i, 19 cows, farmer 196. 
Chanmont George W., r 33. farmer on the 

the Martin V. Cole farm 100. 
Cheesenian Amos W,, r 20, 10 cows, farmer 100, 

and leases the estate of Clift'ord 89. ] 

Cheeseman Benjamin P., r 24, 21 cows, breed- | 

er of grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 175. j 

Cheeseman Clittord, r 31, 10 cows, retired j 

farmei 89. [Deceased.] 
Cheeseman Edward S., M. E. clergyman, farm 

166. 
Cheeseman Fred, r 24, ins. agent and farmer, 

leases of his father. Benjamin P., 175. 
Cheeseman Harvej', r 20, 9 cows, farmer 150. 
Cheesenian Henry P., (Cheeseman & Courts) 
breeder of Avrshire cattle and farmer 
with M. W. Avery 256. h River. 
Cheeseman John S., r 20, farmer 101. 
Cheeseman Marcius, r 29, 15 cows, farmer 172. 
Cheeseman Melvin V., laborer, h and 10 acres 

E. Mill. 
Cheeseman William, (Pool & Clieeseman) re- 
sides with Charles Pool. 
Cheeseman & Coiirts, (Henry P. C. and John 
C.) dealers in boots, shoes, and groceries. 
Conmiercial. 
Cheney Alonzo E., clerk, h and lot Main. 
Chisniore Edwin F., farmer. 
Chrysler Andiew J., cooper, carpenter, and 

joiner, h and lot E. Jlill. 
Chrysler Lodoiska I. Miss, school teacher, 

"bds. with her father, Andrew J. 
Chrysler Wendell, resident. 
Chnrchil' Samuel, r 20, laborer. 
Clark Jacob, r — . farmer. 
Clark William, oft' r 46. laborer, h and lot. 
CI0S8 Charles W., (Ox Bow) off r ^}4, 12 cows, 

fariiK r. leases of N. J. Cooper 90. 
Closs Jetfersou. (Ox Bow) r 4, farmer. 
Gloss j\Iartha, (Ox Bow) oft" r 43^, widow of 

Isaac, retired farmer. 
Clute John, teamster and thresher, farmer, 

leases of D. A. Salisbury, h Main. 
Ooe David L., dental surgeon. Commercial, 

h do. 
Coe George A., dentist, graduate Pennsylvania 
College of Dental Surgeons, farm 272, 
Main, h do. 
Coe Maiiette, widow of Horace A., h and lot 

Main. 
Cole Alaiison, retired farmer, h and lot River. 
Cole John W., laborer, h Tyler block. Main. 
Cole Martin V., r 40, farm 100, h and 10 acres 

on r 33. 
Colvin Benjamin M., r 19, 15 cows, breeder of 

Ayrshire and Jersey cattle, farmer 114. 
Comstock Lodoiska, widow of Ichabod, lives 

with A. J. Chrysler. 
Cook Edward S., cheesemaker, h and lot 

Foundry. 
Cook George N., r 38, 23 cows, breeder of 

grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 300. 
Cook Lydia B., r 30, widow of Luther J., 
aged 85. 



Cook Blelvin D., carpenter and joiner, h and 

lot E. :\Iill. 
Cook Milton L.. blacksmith and horseshoer, 

Main, h and lot E. Mill. 
Cook Munson, ( Philadelphia) r 44. 25 cows, 
farmer 165, in Antwe)p240. and in Phila- 
delphia 213. 
Cook IMunson ]Mrs., (Philadelphia) r 44, farm 

in Antwerp 160. 
Cooper Alexander H., r 41, 20 cows, farmer 

210. 
Cooper Alexander, Sr.. retired farmer, h and 
lot Coniniercial, refused to give accurate 
information. 
Cooper Edward, r 40, laborer. 
Cooper Edward E., laborer, h Pleasant. 
Cooper Emmett, inventor of a hay fork. 
Cooper Irving C, 40 cows, breeder of reg. and 

high grade Holstein cattle, farmer 411. 
Cooper Jerome, farmer 90, h Commercial. 
COOPER JOSEPHINE Miss, r 40, h and 10 

acers. 
Cooper Victor, r 41, prop, tannery, capacity 
16,000 skins and 1,000 hides annually, 
farmer 55, h River. 
Corbiu Daniel W., r 21, farmer with Ephraini 

G. 75. 
Corbin Dolly, r 21, widow of Daniel, blind, 

aged 85. 
Corbin Ephraim G., r 21, farmer with Daniel 

W. 75. 
Cornwall George, farmer 42, h Main. 
Cornwall Melvin E., retired druggist, h Com- 
mercial. 
Couch Erastus. dealer in and trainer of horses, 

h and lot Commercial. 
Countryman Charles E., r 62, laborer. 
Countryman John S., r 48, farmer, leases of 

Caroline Dresser 50. 
Countryman Lansing, off r 52, laborer. 
Courts ,Tohu, (Cheeseman & Courts) h Main. 
Coyer Alexander, hotel clerk, li and lot Main. 
Coyer Frank, laborer, h oft' Commercial. 
Cover Frank, laborer, bds. 3Iain . 
Crabb Charles C, dealer in house furnishing 
goods, tinware, crockery, and glassware, 
live and ten cent goods a specialty, Com- 
mercial, h River. 
Crabb James H., (^Redwood) r 7, farmer. 
Crage David B , oft' r 9, farmer 14. 
Crandall William, r 30, served in the War of 

1812, pensioner, aged 93. 
CuppernuU Marcelhis C, emp. Stockwell & 

Parker, h and lot E. Blill. 
Davis Franklin E., laborer, h and 3 acres. 
Davis Isaac N., r 60, laborer. 
Davis Levi, r 60, laborer. 
Dav Charles, cheesemaker, bds. Foundry. 
Dempster David, r 54, cheesemaker and hay 

biiver. 
DEVENDORF 'WILLARD L., laborer, h and 
lot E. Mill, served in Co. C, 1st N. Y. 
Lt. Art. Vols. 
Dickhaut George. (Redwood) r 14 cor. 15, re- 
tired farmer, prop. Limburger cheese fac- 
tory. 
Dickhaut Liml)uruer Cheese Factory, r 14 cor. 

15, George Dickhaut, prop. 
Dingman Jason H., r 14, 10 cows, farmer 100. 
Dingman Mary E., (Evans Mills) r 62, farm- 
er. 
Donald & Morrow, (Thomas H. D., of Red- 
wood, and Jason C. M.) tire ins. agents. 



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TOWN OF THERESA. 



Doolittle Charles T.. r 20}^, farmer, owns with 

his sister Mary M. 210, prop. Doolittle Park 

House. 
DOOLITTLE MAEY M. Miss, r 20^, owns 

farm with her brother Charles T., lives do. 
Doolittle Park House, Charles T. Doolittle, 

prop., summer hotel. 
DOUGLASS JOHN P., r 49, 60 cows, Holstein 

bull "Duke of Theresa," No. 288. sired by 

" David " F. H. B., dam, pure blooded Fre- 

sian, " Bessie,'' reg.; milk record of dam, 

10 days' trial, 624 8-10 lbs., on ordinary 

feed, farmer 500. 
Douglass's American Cheese Factory, r 54, 

John P. Douglass, jjrop. 
Dowen George W., r 29, farmer 21. 
Dowen Jason C, street commissioner, h and 

lot Main. 
Draper Edward, r 14, 10 cows, farmer, leases 

on shai-es of Peter Kissel 95. 
Draper Edwin H., r 53, 24 cows, farmer, leases 

of Jerome Snell 240. 
Dresser Caroline, widow of George \V., farm 

50, h Commercial. 
Dresser Eliza Ann, widow of William, h Dres- 
ser block. Commercial. 
Duffanv Frank, Sr., barber and hair-dresser, h 

aiain. 
Duff any Frank, Jr., carriage and house paint- 
er, h Blain. 
DUFF ANY LEWIS, r 24, farmer for J. E. Kel- 

sev, leases h and lot do, served in Co. M, 

lO'tli N. Y. H. A. Vols. 
Dunn Alonson F., laborer, owns woodland 65. 
Dunn Buell B., r 40, laborer. 
Dunn William H., teamster, h E. Mill. 
Dyer William, (Kedwood) r 1, farmer, h and 1 

acre. 
Eager George N., (Ox Bow) off r 3, 15 cows, 

farmer 126. 
Ebblie Charles W., r 54, 7 cows, farmer, leases 

of G. H & Alexander Countryman 200. 
Eddy Charles C, r 56, 14 cows, breeder of 

grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 144. 
Eddy Frank O., off r 45, 12 cows, farmer 157. 
Eddy .Jason, r 52. prop, custom saw-mill on 

outlet of Hyde Lakr, h and 11 acres. 
Eddy Jason M., r 52, prop, saw-mill, leases of 

Daniel h and 11 acres. 
Eddy Mary E., widow of Arthur C, h and lot 

Pine. 
Eddy Milon, off r 52, thresher and teamster. 
Emliuff Nicholas, r 24. lives with C. H. Miller, 

aged 72. 
Essington Henry C, cheesemaker, h Mill. 
Evans Charles, r 32, 30 cows, farmer, leases 

of Aaron Parkhurst 230. h Quarry. 
Evans Gilman P., clerk, h Commercial. 
Evans Mary A., widow of Gilman. 
Fairbanks Julia A. Miss, carpet weaver, h and 

lot E. Mill. 
Farrell Patrick, r 55, 22 cowa, farmer 205. 
Fayel Joseph, (Casey & Fayel) h Commercial. 
Fenton Mary, dressmaker, Chapman block, 

Commercial. 
Ferginson Joseph, r 46, farmer for "William 

Walradt 130. 
FETTERLEY WILSON E., off r 52, engineer, 

emp. John C. Heed & Co., h and lot. 
Fikes Erwin, r 24, carpenter. 
Fisher Elbert V.. station and American Express 

agent R., W. & O. R. E., h Main. 
Fisher William A., (William A. Fisher & Co.) 

h Main. 



Fisher William A. A Co., (Lee W. Tyler ) dealers 
in furniture and undertaking goods. 

Fisk Eliza A., widow of Charles M., h Commer- 
cial. 

Fleming James H., (Redwood) r 1, farmer, 
leases of Noah Peck 60. 

Flemming Archie, r 43 cor. 44, 20 cows, farmer, 
leases of Levi Chase 146. 

Flemming James, r 43 cor. 44, lives with his 
son Archie. 

Flora Joseph, r 49, butcher and farmer, leases 
of S. G. Hadlev 100. 

FOLTS WILLIAM W.. (Redwood) r 1, 12 cows, 
1,000 sugar trees, breeder of grade Holstein 
cattle, prop, stock horse "Stephen A. 
Douglass, .Jr.," half-blood Hinsdale, Black 
Hawk, and Pilgrim, farmer 148. 

Foster Chauncy, 6 cows, farmer 20. 

Fowler Jefferson, oft' r 52, sawver, emp. John 
C. Reed .% Co , h and lot. 

Fox George P.. retired wagonmaker, h and lot 
Main cor. Pine. 

Franklin David C, carpenter, h and lot Main. 

FRIZZELL WILLIAM D., r 60, farmer, leases 
of George Hoover 66, served in Co. C, 35th 
N. Y. Inf. Vols. [Removed to Watertown.] 

Fuller Clinton II.. (Ox Bow)r 3, 12 cows, farm- 
er, leases of David Bogart 117. 

Fults Adam r 42, 11 cows, farmer, leases of L. 
F. Shurtleft' 123. 

Fults Chester, (Plessis) r 36, 23 cows, farmer 
200. 

FULTS FRANK W., r 50, clerk for John C. 
Reed & Co. 

Fults Victor L., (^Orleans Four Corners) r 52, 
9 cows, farmer 623^, and leases of Mrs. 
Hattie Walters 180. 

Gardner Anson D., dealer in groceries and 
provisions. E. Mill, h do. 

GARDNER HENRY O.. cashier Bank of Phil- 
adelphia, pres. A. N. Brittan & Son Mfg. 
Co., h in Philadelphia. 

Garner Albert J., r 57, 19 cows, farmer, leases 
of Jesse L. Rogei-s, of Le Ray, 190. 

Garner John, r 57. retired farmer, aged 77. 

Garso Joseph, r 30, pensioner. 

Gaies William H.. (Redwood) r 2, trapper. 

Gaudett Frederick A., prop, marble works, 
John Haffrey, manager, Commercial, li at 
Redwood. 

GEORGE NORMAN C, carpenter and labor- 
er, h and lot Pine, served in Co. F, 10th 
N. Y. H. A. Vols., wounded in front of Pe- 
tersburg by the bursting of a shell. 

George Saniord, (Plessis ) r 27, 20 cows, farm- 
er, leases of Harrison H. 175. 

Getman Brothers. (Edgar, of La Fargeville, 
Edwanl, and Edson ) props. Getman House 
and Getman hall. Commercial cor. Main. 

Getman Hall, Getman Brothers, props.. Com- 
mercial. 

Getman House. Getman Rrothers, props.. Com- 
mercial cor. Main. 

Getman Thomas, r 55. laborer. 

GILTZ CHRISTOPHER, stone mason, h and 
lot Main. 

Giltz George, laborer, bds. Main. 

Giltz Leonard J., off r 42, 15 cows, farmer, 
leases of Mrs. P. D. BuUard 130. 

Godfrey Oscar, r 24, 30 cows, fai-mer, leases of 
Avery and Cheeseman 270. 

Godfrey Orson J., r 19, 13 cows, breeder of 
grade Holstein cattle, farmer 149. 

Golby Alfred G., (Redwood) r 3, farmer 2. 



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Golby Elizabeth H., (Redwood) r 2, widow of 
Joseph, farmer 70. 

Golby William H., (Kedwood) r 2, laborer, h 
and lot. 

Goodeiumj^h John, carpenter, joiner, and farm- 
er, h and lot in Carthage, h River. 

Goule Alfred, r 29, tishing rod and tackle- 
maker. 

Graham Edward M., r 58, 7 cows, farmer, leases 
of N. E. Smith 153. 

Gray Adam, retired farmer, owns farm in Or- 
leans 107, in Alexandria 125, and i)i There- 
sa 150, h and lot River. 

Gray Benjamin 8., (Redwood) r 1, fanner. 

Gray Justin, farmer, owns wood lot near Hyde 
Lake 53, h River. 

Gray Simeon T., ( Redwood) r 1, 8 cows, farm- 
er G4. 

Greene Ransom H., ttn-ner, emp. A. N. Brit- 
tan & Soil Mfg. Co., ii and lot River. 

Grieb George, r 17, 8 cows, fanner (!(). 

Grieb Gottlieb, prop, saloon. Main, li and lot 
High. 

Griftin Albert A., r 21, 12 cows, farmer 120. 

Haas John, Limbiirger cheesemakcr, h and 8 
acres. 

Hackman .John D., (Redwood) owns cleared 
land 25, and woodland 99. 

Haffrey John, marble cutter, manager marlilo 
works for F. A. Gaudett. Commercial, bds. 
Getmau House. 

Hagan Barnard J., r 19, laborer. 

Hagan John, r 19, farmer 30. 

Hale Jennie P. Jlrs., dressmaker. [Removed 
to Henderson Harbor.] 

Hale Orville, r 42. 14 cows, farmer 100. 

Hall Walter E., hotel keeper. Main, [Removed 
to Lyme.] 

Hannahs Sarah C, widow of Lucius, h and lot 
River. 

Hanson Byron, (Rossie, St. Lawrence Co.)r 4, 
12 cows, farmer 105. 

HANSON HENRY F., r (i2, 30 cows, farmer, 
leases of Sylvester Petrie, of Evans Mills, 
270. [Removed to Antwerp, r63.] 

Hanson Irving, (Rossie, St. Lawrence Co.) r 
4, 25 cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 186. 

Hanson Victor P., (Rossie, St. Lawrence Co.) 
r 4. retired farmer. 

Hanson Willit F., r 62, farmer. 

Harder John F., (Redwood) r 1. 11 cows, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire, Holstein, and 
Durham cattle, farmer 100. 

Harder Sarah, ( Redwood ) r 1, widow of 
Charles. 

Harger Charles G., retired farmer, bds. Get- 
man House. 

Harger Charles W., painter and paper hanger, 
h and lot High, 

Harger John, r 30, fanner and produce dealer, 
barber, Getman lilock. h and 4 acres. 

Harger William, painter. High. 

Haringer John B., r 18 cor. 26, Limbnrger 
cheesemaker. 

Harris Charles, r 9, 21 cows, farmer 40, and 
leases of L. W. Tyler 350. 

Harris James, (Redwood ) r 2, farmer for Mary 
Butler. 

Harris Moses, (Redwood) r 2, 14 cows, farmer 
94. 

Harris William J., (Redwood) r 2, farmer 55. 

Hart Charles H., laborer. 



Hart Thomas C, (Rossie, St. Lawrence Co.) 
r 3, 30 cows, breeder of grade Guernsey 
cattle, farmer, leases of J. E. McAllaster 
230. 

HARVEY JOHN P., section foreman I!., W. .t 
O. R. R., h and lot Park. 

Heller George, carpenter and joiner, h and lot 
Pine. 

Henry Goodrich W., dealer in hardware, tin- 
ware, and agricultural implements, ji and 
lot Commercial. 

Herrick Almira, off r 11, widow of Edward, 
farm 36. 

H'.-nick William ;\r., oft' r 11, farmer. 

Higgins Archie, r 4>^. (H'ggins Bi-others). 

Higgius Brothers, r 4>-2, (Charles C. and 
Archie) 15 cows, farmers on the Ransom 
Higgins estate 92. 

Higgins Charles C, r 4J-^, (Higgins Brothers) 
com. traveler for W. D. Chapman, Son cfe 
Co. 

Higgins Erastns, r 20, laborer, h and 2)^ acres. 

Higgins Rawson, r 4,kf. farmer 32. 

Hild Adam, laborer, h and 2 lots High. 

Hildreth John, (Hildreth & Hoover) h and lot 
E. Mill. 

Hildreth & Hoover, (John H. and Gamaliel 
D. H.) butchers, dealers in butter, eggs, 
hides, pelts, etc., Coniniercial. 

Hindey John, (Redwood) r 1, laborer. 

Hindey William W., (^Redwood) r 1, lives with 
his father, John. 

Hinman Lvdia, r 57, widow of Alvah. aged 92. 

HINMAN WILLI A:\[ R., r 57, farmer 521. 

HONEYWELL LORENZO, (Redwood) r 6i<, 
10 cows, farmer, leases of Cheeseman Cur- 
tis 157. 

Hoover Adam, r 55 cor. 61, dealer in groceries 
and provisions, farm 94. 

Hoover Gamaliel D., (^Hildreth <fc Hoover) h 
Foundry; 

Hoover George, r 55, 18 cows, farmer 133, and 
leases of Milo 55. 

Hoover Joel, (Evans Mills) r 55. 7 cows, farm- 
er 160. 

Hoover Levi, r 55, retired farmer. 

Hoover Milo, r 55, retired farmer 62. 

Hough George G., r 12, 12 cows, farmer 95. 

Houghton Wilhain, r 4'._r, farmer 28S. 

House Ephraim, r 11, farmer. 

House George, (Reamer, House & Pool) h and 
lot Commercial. 

House John, r 11, farmer, leases on shares of 
Ephraim 65. 

House William, laborer, h and 2 lots. 

HOWLAND JOSEPH.r 30, 18 cows, farmer 150, 
served in Co. F, lOrh N. Y. H. A. Vols. 

Hubbard Elmer E., r 56, 11 cows, farmer, leases 
of Mrs. Beebe and Jlrs. Rosetta Jones 100. 

HUBBARD HENRY, r 20, 34 cows, 200 sugar 
trees, farmer, leases of Emma Chadwck 
495. 

Hubbard Henry H., r 57, 10 cows, farmer 158. 

Humphry Brothers, r 21X, (William S. and 
Ruel" M.) farmers 133, and wood lot 13. 

Humphry Cordelia D., r 21>^, widow of Ben- 
jamin F. 

Humphry Ruel M., r 21M, (Humphry Broth- 
ers). 

Humphry William S., r 21,V, (Humphry Broth- 
ers). 

Hungerford Lyman C, watch repairer, Com- 
mercial. 



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Hunneyman Byron R., r 19, 20 cows, farmer, 
leases of Franklin Parker 200, and owns 
river flat 50. 

Hunfc John, (Redwood) r 11. 12 cows, farmer, 
leases of Geor2;e Piper 144. 

Hunt Robert, (Redwood) r 11, 7 cows, farmer 
100. 

Huntington Abner P., painter, emp. A. N. 
Brittan & Sou Mfg. Co., h and lot Com- 
mercial. 

Huntington George B., paper hanger and 
decorator, h Main. 

HnnHngton Isaac L.. h and lot River. 

Huntington Nathan F., painter, paper hanger, 
and decorator, h River. 

Irvin William, r 46, 14 cows, farmer 128. [Re- 
moved to Le Ray.] 

James Jesse, r 28, laborer, h and 5 acres. 

JARVIS AGAR J., molder, emp. C. Wakefield 
& Son, served iu Co. F, 18th N. Y. Cav., h 
and lot Foundry. 

Jeffers Irving, r 46, farmer, leases of L. Drake 
128. 

Jenkins Walter, farm in Orleans 127, h Foun- 
dry. 

Johns >n Wallace A., photographer, Commer- 
cial, h River. 

Johnson William, (Redwood) r 10, 10 cows, 
farmer 110. 

Jones John E., blacksmith and horseshoer, 
Foundry, h Rivtr. 

Jones Rosetta A., r 47, widow of Peter, farm- 
er 85. 

June Sarah, (Redwood) r 7, widow of Peter 
H . aged 89. 

Jury William. (Redwood) off r 1, on Butter- 
fleld Lake, laborer. 

Kearns James, Jr.. r 55, blacksmith, horse- 
shoer, and repairer, h and lot. 

Keller Christopher, prop, saloon and restau- 
rant, Commercial, h do. 

liellett John F., (Redwood) r 2, school teach- 
er and farmer. 

Kellett Michael J., (Redwood) r 2, 19 cows, 
farmer 225. 

Kelly Patrick, harnessmaker and repairer, 
dealer in harnesses, lap robes, and horse 
furnishing goods. Commercial, h and lot 
Cemetery. 

Kelsey Bridge Limburger Cheese Factory, r 
58, owned by the patrons, George Gebler, 
milk purcliaser. 

Kelsey Charles A., r 24, 15 cows, farmer 100, 
and wood lot 40. 

Kelsey Charles H., laborer. 

Kelsey Darius, r 57, 10 cows, breeder of grade 
Ayrshire cattle, farmer 114. 

Kelsey George, (Kelsey & Schwarz) h Com- 
mercial. 

Kelsev George W., emp. A. N. Brittan & Son 
Mfg. Co., h and lot High. 

Kelsey Herbert D., r 57, farmer with his 
father, Darius. 

Kelsey James E., M. D., physician, graduate 
Syracuse Medical College, farm 168, Ex- 
change block, h Commercial. 

Kelsey & Schwarz, (George K. and George P. 
S.) general merchants, Commercial cor. 
Main. 

Kesson John, (Redwood) r 15, laborer, h and 6 
acres. 

Kesson William, r 19, foreman on railroad, h 
and Ij^ acres. 



Kickley William, r 38 cor. 52, blacksmith, 

horseshoer, and rejairer, owns lOacres off 

r 52, h and lot. 
Kinner Peter W., miller, h Fonjidry. 
Kinner Wardy, emp. John P. Douglass. 
Kissel Heniy A., mason, dealer in cement, 

plaster of Paris, putty, and mc.rtar. apia- 
rist 130 colonies, dealer in and breeder of 

Italian and Holy Land queens. 
Kissel John, prop. 10 cent store, bds. with 

Peter. 
Kissel Peter, mason, prop, lime kiln, owns 2 

houses Pleasant. 
Kissel Peter J., carriagemaker, emp. M. L. 

Stotter, h and lot Pine. 
Ladd Mai ia J. Mrs . tailoress, h and lot River. 
Ladd Ondley M., prop, livery stable and boat 

liverv, Main, h do. 
LAFAVE ALONZO S.. r 35. 28 cows. 225 sugar 

trees, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 

farmer 219. 
La Favour John, laborer, h oft' Foundry. 
Lambert Alfred, r 52, blacksmith, horseshoer, 

and repairer, h and 8 acres. 
Lambie William M., dealer in dry goods, 

clothing, boots, shoes, and carpets, Com- 
mercial, h River. 
Landniake Lewis, r 54, 12 cows, farmer 100. 
Lanphier Elester W.. oft' r 41, laborer. 
Lapatra George, r 22. 35 cows, farmer, leases 

of Zalmon Pool 385. 
LARIVIERE JOHN B., (Redwood; r 10 cor. 

13, carpenter and joiner. 
Lariviere John H., (Iledwood) r 10 cor. 13, 

carpenter and joiner. 
Laterner Adeline, viidowof Dr. John, aged 81, 

bds. High. 
Lawton Bertha V., (Redwood) r 8, school 

teach( r. 
LAWTON EDWARD C, (Redwood) r 8, 20 

cows, farmer 137, and leases of Ann Cole 

LAWTON GEORGE W., carpenter and joiner, 
h and lot Foundry, served in Co. B, 142d 
N Y. Inf. Vols., wounded May 20, 1864. [Re- 
moved to WatertowD.] 

Lawton Minne E. Miss, (Redwood) r 8, school 
teacher. 

Lee George, (Redwood) r 13^, laborer. 

LeefHer Gottlieb, section boss R., W. &. O. R. 
R.. h and lot High. 

Lehr Charlt s G., clerk for his father, George. 

Lelir George, general merchant. Commercial, 
h High. ■ 

Lehr Henry, retired farmer, h and lot Main. 

Linstruth John, r 58, 33 cows, breeder of 
Holstein and Ayrshire cattle, farmer, 
leases of A. A. Holmes, of Redwood, about 
70, and in Philadelphia 190. 

Linstruth John, Jr., r 58, farmer and hay 
presser. 

Loucks George B., laborer. 

Loueks Welburt M., farmer m Orleans. 

Louks Andrew BI.. redred farmer, owns in 
Orleans 275, h River. 

LOWE DEWITT C, (Orleans Four Corners) 
r 52, laborer. 

Lyon Jason, r 32, farmer and teamster for 
Stockwell & Parker. 

Mahony Jeremiah H., barber, hair-dresser, and 
saw filer, Stockwell block. 

Makepeace John J., (Snell & Makepeace) h E. 
Mill. 



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191 



TMallet Henry, r 41, 30 cows, farmer 237. 
Manning Charles J., (Ox Bow) off r 4'/^, coop- 
er and farmer, Jenses of J. CIosk 66" 
MANNING NEAL, (Ox Bow ) off r 4^. 3 cows, 

farmer 59, served in Co. K, 14th N. Y. H. 

A. Vols, 
March Louisa L., r 58, widow of Chailes. 
Mathews George D., (Redwood) r 14 cor. 1,5, 

15 cows, breeder of Ayrshire and Holstein 

cattle, farmer, leases of George Dickhant 

120. 
Mattiaw Frank, laborer, h and lot off E. Mill. 
McAlister James R., laborer. 
McAllastar Limburger Cheese Factory, r 3, 

George Gebler, of Philadi Iphia, prop. 
McAllister Isabell, widow of Alexander, resides 

River. 
McAllister James J., (Redwood) r 5, farmer 96. 
McAllister William H., laborer and engineer. 
McBride Joel, r 11, 12 cows, farmer, leases 94. 
McCartin Barnaid, r 48, resident, aged 82. 
McCormac Mary E , dressmaker. Main. 
McCulloch George A., 'eamster. 
McDonald Felix, ("Redwood) r 1, prop, lime 

kihi. lumberman and farmer 73. 
McDonald John, (Redwood) r I, farmer. 
McGarvey Samuel, r 44. labnrer. 
McHngh John, r 48, farm foreman for C. C. 

Nol)le. 
McHngh Thomas F., r 28, 11 cows, breeder of 

grade Holstein cattle, farmer 111. 
Mclntyre Christopher C, v2'.>, laborer, h and 

L)t. 
McNeal John, r 50, 30 cows, farmer, leases of 

William BleNiel 256. 
Meilett Charles, laborer, h and lot Pine. 
Mellcm Ehzal)eth A., widow of Hugh. 
Mell'n Hugh, dealer in hay and gram. Main. 
Middleton Hannah M., widow of Andrew, bds. 

River. 
Middleton John S., carpenter, h River. 
Miller Charles H., r 20i.;, 9 head young cattle, 

farmer 145, h Mill.' 
Miller Edwin J., r 24, farmer. 
Miller George D., r 21^^, farmer. 
Miller Henry G., sailor, h River. 
MILLER JOHN B.. laborer, h off Main. 
Miller Lott, r 21)^, prop, lime kiln, retired 

farmer 77, h Foundry. 
Mix Klisha, r 56, 18 cows, farmer, leases of 

George Hoover 112. 
Moak Maiy J., widow of Jesse D., h and lot 

Connnercial. 
Montondo Frank J., splintmaker, h and lot 

Main. 
Montondo Nelson, carpenter and laborer, h and 

lot. 
Montondo Oliver, r 33 cor. 40, laborer. 
Montondo Peter, splint and splint-bottom 

chairmaker, h and lot Main. 
Morgan Elijah D., r 19, farmer for Hannah 22. 
Morgan Joseph, r 19, retired farmer 22, aged 

83. 
Morrow Jason C, (Donald & Morrow) notary 

public, casliier in George E. Yost's bank. 

h ;Main, 
Nash Arthur A., r 20i<, laborer. 
Nellis John, retired farmer, h River. 
Nenning Joseph D., (Redwood; r 1, lives in 

cheese factory. 
Newrath Valentine, r 18, 14 cows, farmer 132. 
Noble Charles C, r 48, 53 cows, breeder of 

grade Jersey cattle and grade Berkshire 

swine, farmer 397. 



NorthupD«niel, (Redwood) r 7, farmer. 
Nugent Andrew, r 52, 30 cows, breeder of grade 

Holstein cattle, farmer, leases of John 

Parker 400. 
Ogsljury Moses, gentleman, li Main. 
O'Mara Frank, (Redwood) r 5 cor. 6, 12 cows, 

farmer, leas, s of N. Kimble 160. 
O'Niel William, off r 52, laborer, farm 50. 
Ostrander Allen, r 39 cor. 40, 26 cows, breeder 

of grade Ayrshire and Durham cattle, 

farmer for Amelia 240. 
Ostiander Jacob, r 16, 9 cows, farmer 95. 
Ostiander Oliver B. Mrs., r 40, widow, 16 cows, 

faimer 128. 
Paddock George F., off r 43, farm(>r. 
Pad ock Peter. H., off' r 43, 15 cows, farmer 

120. 
Parker Alvin. r 38, rt^tired farmer, h and 

lot. 
Parker Arza. r 19, 8 cows, farmer 75. 
Parker Charles J., r 38, fannii'. 
Parker Edson D., (Plessis) r36, 12 cows, farm- 
er 153. 
Parker Frunk D., com. traveler, h River. [Re- 
moved to Clavton.] 
PARKER FRANKLIN, retired merchart and 

farmer 234, h Mnin. 
Parkei- John, r 52. (Stockwell & Parker) farm 

318, h and lot Connnercial. 
Parkhuist Aaron, retired farmer 230, h E. 

Mill. 
Parkhuist Chauncy W., retired liveryman, 

owns in Oi leans farm 300, h 20 Commer- 
cial. 
Parkhuist Eugene F., laborer, h and lot 

Main. 
Parkhuist Eugene F. Mrs., dealer in millinery 

and fancy goods. Main, h do. 
Parkhuist George, teamster and butcher, hand 

lot River. 
Parkhuist Varney F., r 34, 30 cows, farmer, 

leases of Aaron 230, and in Antwerp 106. 
Patterson Charlotte, r 9, widow of Oliver. 
Patterson Merwin, r 9, 45 cows, breeder of 

grade Ayrshire cattle, Hanibletoniaji 

horses, and Berkshire swine, farmer, leases 

of L. W. Tvli r 400. 
PEARCE CHARLE-4. painter and laborer, 

served in Co. B, 94th N. Y. Inf. Vols., h 

li and lot Quarry. 
Peck Andrew, r 49, 20 cows, farmer, leases the 

Henry Zeller estate 232. 
Peck Cornelia T., (Plessis) r 16, widow of 

John S. 
Peck Ellen, widow of William, bds. Main. 
Peck Frank M., general merchant. Commercial, 

h do. 
Peck Woolsev, retired farmc r 20, and owms in 

Orleans 273. h River. 
Peddtr Thomas, blaclismith, horseshoer, and 

repairer. Main, h do. 
Perkins Charles, carptnter and farmer 94, h 

and 43'.3 acres. 
Perkins William L., carriagemaker, bds. Get- 
man House. 
Perrine George G. Rev., rector St. James's 

Episcopal Church, rectory Cimimen-ial. 
Phillips Frank L., carpenter, nianuf. of sash 

and lilinds. [Removed to (Jlavton ] 
PHILLIPS FREEMAN, carpenter and joiner, 

h and lot E. Mill, served in Co. B, 94th 

N. Y Inf. Vols. 
Phillips George W., r 26 cor. 28, 32 cows, farm- 
er 320. 



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PHILLIPS WILLIAM D., (Plessis) r 27, 6 
cows, fai-mer 51, served in Co. F, 10th N. 
Y. H. A. Vols.; promoted to corisoral 
Sept. 11, 1862, and to sergeant May 19. 
1864; wounded April 2, 1865, in frontof Pe- 
tersburg; Ins leg was amputated above the 
knee by rebel surgeons the day he was 
wounded, at Chester Station, near Rich- 
mond, Va. 

PhiUips's Limburger Cheese Factory, r 16, 
owned by the patrons. 

Pierce Charles, constable, painter, and laborer. 

Pierce Linal, constable and laborer, h and lot 
Davison Lane. 

Pierce Marlin, blacksmith, bds. E. Mill. 

Pierce Freeman E., r 47, laborer. 

PIERCE WILLAPiD A., mad commissioner 
and laborer, h and lot Pine. 

Pierce William C., r 52, gardener and farmer 14. 

Piper George M., (Redwood) r 11, 25 cows, 
farmer 515. 

Place Frank, r 21, farmer, leases of Eliza Bdd- 
ler 108. 

Place Horace L., (Plessis) r 16, 19 cows, farm- 
er 151. 

POLLOCK ALONSON, r 42, farmer 60, and 
leases of Miio Shurtleft' 100. 

Pollock Alonzo, r 43, 30 cows, farmer, leases 
on shares of Jacob H. Snell 220. 

Pollock Daniel M., journeyman blacksmith. 

POOL CHARLES, (Pool & Cheeseman) real 
estate owner about 540, h Commercial. 

Pool Joseph W., (Reamer, House & Pool) h 
Commercial. 

Pool Laura S., widow of Harvey, lives E. Mill. 

Pool Lester II., r 21, 20 cows, breeder of gi-ade 
A-j^shire cattle, prop, three-fourths Perch- 
eron stock horse ''Detiance, 2d," farmer, 
owns one-half of 212, and leases of Mun- 
son G. 156. 

Pool Munson G., veterinary surgeon, h E. Mill. 

Pool Zalmon, retired farmer 302, h 13 Com- 
mercial. 

POOL & CHEESEMAN, (Charles P. and Will- 
iam C.) props, grist and saw-mills and 
manufs. of shingles, off Foundry. 

Pool's Cheese Factory, r 22, Zalmon Pool, 
prop.; Joseph Vock, milk yjurchaser. 

Porter Louisa M., widow of Leonard C, h and 
lot W. Mill. 

Porter X'f. C. Mrs., dealer in millinery and 
fancy goods. Main . 

Porter Willard C., resident, h Main. 

Price Henry J., r 54, farmer 107. 

Priest Charles E., r 54, farmer, leases of George 
N. 38. 

Priest Frank G., r 54, farmer 55. 

Putnam Jerome, r 24, laborer. 

Rappole Carson J., r 50, farmer and school 
teacher. 

Rajjpole John, r 52, retired farmer, aged 92. 

Rappole John G., r 50, 18 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 119. 

Reamer George H., (Reamer, House & Pool) 
h Main. 

Reamer, House & Pool, (George H. R., George 
H., and Joseph W. P.) manufs. of and 
dealers in doors, sash, and blinds, door and 
window frames, Fiench and American 
window glass, painters and glaziers. 
Foundry. 

Reed Hiram, (Redwood) r 1, glassblower. 

Reynolds Elvira, widow of Stephen, lives E. 
Mill. 



Reynolds William H., laborer, h E. Mill. 

Rice J. E., (Rice & Seaman) h Main. 

Rice & Seaman, (J. E. R. and David S.) props. 
American Hotel, Main. 

Richardson Alvin F., ex-postmaster, h and lot 
River. 

Rivers Alexander, carpenter, h and lot Main. 

Robbins Daniel E., r 40, farmer 64. 

Robertson John R., r 19, salesman, bds. with Jo- 
seph Morgan. 

Robertson Russel D., r 30, farmer for his 
mother, Sarah J. 

Robertson Sai-ah J. Mrs., r 30, farmer 64. 

Robinson Francis, 8 cows, farmer 66. 

Roden hurst Fred S., clerk for his father, Rich- 
ard. 

RODENHURST RICHARD, dealer in hard- 
ware, stoves, tinware, agriciiltural imple- 
ments, paints, oils, and furnaces. Com- 
mercial, h do. 

Rodewick Jacob, r 33, section hand R.. W. & 
O. R. R., leases of C. Giltz h and 8 acres. 

Rogers Angeline H., widow of Chandler, h 
River. 

Rogers Chandler W., emp. in sash and blind 
factory, bds. River. 

Rogers Edwin S., (Redwood) r 7, laborer, h 
and lot. 

Rogers Kendrick A., emp. in sash and blind 
factory, h and lot River. 

Rogers Warren S., (Redwood) r 7, 9 cows, 
farmer 167! 

Roof John C, r 40, retired farmer, owns in 
Alexandria 124, h and 5 acres. 

Root William L., dealer in groceries, provis- 
ions, crockery, glasswai'e, confectionery, 
fruits, ttibacco, and cigars. 

Ryan John, r 48, lives with John McHugh. 

Rvan Michael, r 48, lives with John McHugh. 

SADLER ELIZA, off r 21, widow of Joseph, 
farm 108. 

Salisbury De Alton A., resident, h Main. 

Salisbury Eliza, widow of Lodowick, h and lot 
off Main. 

Salisbury Hiram P., marble cutter, Commer- 
cial, bds. off' Main. 

Salisbury Jerome D., harnessmaker and re- 
paii-er, farm 44, Commercial, bds. oft' Main. 

Salisbury Joshua L., emp. W. D. Chapman, 
8on& Co., h Cemetery. 

Salisbury Mary A., widow of Amos P., h and 
lot Main. 

Salisbury Pereival B., mechanic, emp. W. D. 
Chapman, Son & Co., h River. 

Santway Frederick L., M. D., physician and sur- 
geon, graduate Hahnemann Medical Col- 
lege and Hospital, Chicago, 111., Commer- 
cial, !i do. 

Sardam Limburger Cheese Factory, r 7, Syl- 
vester C. Sardam, pn p. 

Sardam Reuben H.. (Redwood) r 7, farmer. 

Sardam Sylvester C, (Redwood) r 7, prop, saw, 
feed, and shingle-mills, cheese box and 
cheese factory, 

Sartwell Julia, (Mrs. Geoige E.) h and lot 
Foundry. 

Sartwell Lucius H., laborer, h and lot Quarry. 

Sawdy Elizabeth, (Evans Mills) r 62. widow of 
Philip S., retired farmer 50. 

Schell Nelson H., r 46, 17 cows, farmer 122. 
wood lot 10, and leases of William Irvin. 
128. 

Schults Adam, Limburger cheesemaker, h and 
lot High. 



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193 



■Schwartz Charles A., clerk for A. T. Smith. 

SclnvHrz Emma J. Miss, school teacher, bds. E. 
Mill. 

Schwarz George V., (KelseyA Schwarz)bds. E. 
Mill. 

SCirWAP.Z PETER, retired business man, 
owns 21 acres on r 43 cor. 32, li and lot E. 
Mill. 

Scott Merton E., r 30, 13 cows, breeder of 
^rade Ayrshire cattle and Percheron 
horses, farmer 9G. 

Scott Stephen, r 30, retired farmer. 

Seaman David, (Rice & Seaman) h Main. 

Seeber John D., millwright, h and lot Pine. 

Sevmonr Albert, teamster, emp. E. B. Fisher, 
bds. Hiiih. 

SEYMOUR .TOHN. stone mason, served in Co. 
A. 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols., h and lot High. 

Sevmonr Levi, mason and laborer, h and lot 
High. 

Seymour Oliver.spliyt and splint-bottom chair- 
maker, h and lot High. 

Shannon Austin W., (Redwood) r 7, farm 
laborer. 

Shannon Daniel, (Redwood) r 7, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of Michael Ely 1G3. 

Sharnion Dennis, (Redwood) r fi. laborer. 

Shannon Jeremiah, (Redwood) r 7, lives wdth 
his son Daniel. j 

Sharp William, butcher, prop, meat mai-ket. 
Stock well block, CommerciHl. h Quarry. 

Sharjis Charles E., butcher, h and lot Quar- 
ry. 

Shea Betsey, (Redwood) r 14. widow of James. 

Sheldon Eugene, driver and stableman, emp. 
O. M. Luld. bds do. 

SHELEY ABBAHAjr, lal)orer. h E. Mill. 

Shelev Ann, widow of John, aged 85. 

Sheley Barney H., farmer 20. 

Sheley Chester, clerk Getmaii House. 

Sheley Edward D., contractor and Iniilder, 
nianuf. of sash, doors, and blmds, dealer in 
hardware, house trimmings, paints, and 
oils, E. Mill, h W. Mill. 

Sheley James J., r 32, carpenter and joiner, h 
and 8J,*4 acres. 

Sheley John H., stone mason, h Main. 

Shelev Nelson, carpenter and joiner, h and lot 
E. Mill. 

Shelev Will D., foreman and book-keeper for 
liis father, Edward D., h E. Mill. 

Shults Adam, cheesemakcr. h High. 

SliurHeff James, r 42, f.trmer .52. 

Shurtlett' Loren F., retired farmer 120, and 
owns with his sister Martha A., in Phila- 
delphia, 1.51, h River. 

Shurtlett' Martha M. ]\Iiss, dressmaker with 
Mrs. D. Walradt, River. 

Shurtlett' IMilo, farmer !)5. 

Simons Brothers, (Redwood) r 5. (Charles R., 
Fred I., and Don L.) 38 cows, farmers on 
the Rodney Simons estate 570, 

Simons Charles R., (Redwood) r 5, (Simons 
Brothers). 

SIMON'S CORA Miss, farmer. 

Simins Don L., (Redwood) r 5, (Simons Broth- 
ers). 

Simons Fred I., (Redwood) r 5, (Simons Broth- 
ers). 

Simons George B.. r 11. farmer with his 
father, William F. 

Simons Henry C. steamboat captain and 
owns woodland, farm 116, h and 1 acre 
Main. 

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SIMONS .JOHN H., (Redwood) r .5, dealer in 
nursery stock, prop, thoronghbied English 
coach stock horse "Prince Imiieiial," 
fanner ICG, s-rved 3 years in Co. F, 10th 
N. 1'. H. A. Vols., as duty sei'ireant, h and 
lot. 

SIMONS NELSON E., r 20'^, 5 cows, farmer 
7G, and woodland 30. 

Simons William F., r 11, 30 cows, breeder of 
grade .Ayisliirc, Jersey, and Holstein cat- 
tle, and B.uchor and liluck Prince horses, 
farmer 540. 

Slunian Thomas, r 58, Scows, breeder of Ayx-- 
shire catt.e, fnrmcr 133. 

Smitb Almanson T., dealer in di'ugs. groceries, 
confectionery, stationery, pain's, oils, to- 
bac(!o. and cigars. Commercial, bds. Get- 
man House. 

Smith Clia les, (Redwood) r 7. 30 cows, farm- 
er leases of S, C. Sardam 250. 

SMITH DUAIN D., 20 cows, farmer, leases of 
Wdliam Htmghtcm ,300. 

Smith Grace, widow of George W , lives Foun- 
dry. 

Smith Harvey, carpenter, h Foundry. 

Snell Gideon. Sr.. retired miller, aged 82, h 
and 3'2 acres E. Main. 

Snell Giiieon, Jr., (Snell & Makepeace) h and 
lot Mill. 

Snell Herman, (estate of .Justin) 17 cows, 
steam saw-mill n W. Theresa, capacity 
10.000 feet per day, farmer 215. 

SNELL .JACOB H . (Sn. 11 & Makepeace) farm 
220. h and lot, E. Mill. 

Snell .Tames, emp Siuli <% Makepeace. 

Snell Jerome. (Oilcans Four Corners) r 53. 23 
cows, farmer 240. 

Snell it Makepeace, (.Tacob H. and Gideon 
Snell. Jr., and John J. 51.) niMiiufs. of 
Hnugarinn roller flour, meal, feed, and 
mill stntts. Mill. 

Snyder Adelbert, (Plessis) r 16, cheesemak- 
cr. 

Soper :^orri8 M., r 38, 20 cows, farmer 215. 

Soper Orange (Redwood) piop. saw-mill, 
manuf. of shingles and cheese boxes, 
farmer 253. 

Soper Pliilo M., r 38, 14 cows, farmer 120. 

Spaulding Cora Miss, school teacher. 

Spauldiiig Estiier, widow of Charles, h and lot 
Commercial. 

Sprague Adelbert J., r 11, laborer. 

S))rague Cnshman, r 11. 22 cows, farmer 260. 

Sprague Hubltard, r 11, farmer with lather, 
(^u^hman. 

Sprague John M., r 21, farmer. [Removed to 
Alexandria.] 

Sprague Limburger Cheese Factory, r 11, 
Cushman Sprague, Rob( rt Hunt, and 
Gi-oi-gH Piper, prop-<. 

SPRAGUE MARCELLUS W., r 11, mason, 
seived in Co. C, 20th N. Y. Cav. Vols. 

Stage Eliza Ann, widov/ of John, h Mill. 

Stepheii8:)n Jerome C, r 40, carpenter and 
joiner. 

Stephenson Laanthcl, r 40, carpenter and join- 
er, h and lot. 

Stephenson Mirah, r 40, \vidow- of Norman, 
h and 4 acres. 

Still Calvin B., r 51 cor. 37, 45 cows, cheese 
maker and farmer 107. 

Still Horatio O,, r 36 cor. 37, farmer 260. 

Stock well Elijah S., marble cutter, Commer- 
cial. 



194 



TOWN OF THERESA. 



Stockwell Emmons E., (Stockwcll & Parker) h Tyler Lee W., (William A. Fisher & Co.) re- 
Commercial. I tired farmer 747, h and lot Main. 
Stockwell & Parker. (Emmons E. S. and John ; Van Allen Benjamin, r .54, farmer. [Eemoved 



P.) manufs. of Inmber, shingles, cheese 
boxes, snow shovels, clothes-bars, and to- 
boggans, owns 78 acres. 
Stone George, r 22, 10 cows, breeder of grade 

Ayrshire cattle, farmer 113. 
Stone Loren, retired farmer 84, and in Ant- 
werp 200, h Main. 
Stonehouse Mary, (Eedwood) r 8, widow of 

Louis, h and 13 acres. 
Stotter Mordecai L.. carriage and sleigh manuf. 

and repairer, Main, h do. 
Stratton Elbridge J., dealer in groceries, pro- 
visions, and crockery, Commercial, h E. 
Mill. 
Stratton Lewis W., r 55, 6 cows, farmer, leases 

of Jonathan, of Evans Mills, 150. 
Strickland Albert K., r 41, laborer. 
Strough Perrin A., (Orleans Four Corners) 15 
cows, breeder of grade Ayrshire cattle, 
farmer 212. 
Sturtevant Jeremiah E., physician and sur- 
geon, graduate Albany Medical College, 
Slain, h do. 
Suits Alanson W., (Eedwood) r 14 cor. 15, 17 

cows, farmer 154. 
Swan Warren F., carpenter and joiner, h and 

lot Foundrv. 
SWEET BENJAMIN J., off r 30,20 cows, farm- 
er, leases on shares of Euth Baker 166. 
THEEESA SENTINEL, (Antwerp) Myron H. 

Bent, editor and prop., issued weekly. 
Thomas Clark, off r 11, farmer, leases of Al- 

mira Herrick 36. 
Thomas Sylvia C, widow of Marshall, h and 

lot Elver. 
THOMPSON CHAELES W., att'y and coun- 
selor at law, Commercial, h Davison cor. 
Davison Lane. 
Thrasher Joseph S., r 40, carpenter and joiner, 

h and 8 acres. 
Thwing Curtis, custom boot and shoemaker 

and repairer, Commercial, h do. 
Tibbies Alvin A., (Redwood) r 6K. laborer. 
TIBBLES WILLIAM A., (Redwood) r 63^, 
mason and laborer, 6 cows, seived in Co. 
G, 20th N. Y. Cav. Vols. 
Tibles Ervin J., r 38, farmer for H. Bacon. 
TIMEEMAN GEORGE H., r 33, 250 sugar 

trees, farmer 100. 
Timmerman Edgar, (Orleans Four Corners) r 

53, farmer. 
Timmerman Mary, (Orleans Four Coiners) r 

53, widow of Isaac, farmer 50. 
Timmerman Milo, r 56, 11 cows, farmer, leases 

of George Hoover 100. 
Timmerman Morgan, (Redwood) r 13, 30 cows, 

farmer 270. 
Tompkins Elphina C, widow of John L. 
Townseiid Marcus D., blacksmith, horseshoer, 
wagon ironer, and repairer, Commercial, 
h E. Mill. 
Townsend William H., r 22 cor. 23, laborer and 

farmer, h and 1 acre. 
Tozer Franldiu, miilwiight. emp. A. N. Brit- 
tan >t Son Mfg. Co., h and lot Commer- 
cial. 
Tyler David W., laborer, h Pine. 
Tyler Hiram, r 24, resident. 
Tyltr Joseph, laborer and trapper, h and lot 
E. Mill. 



r 54, school teacher and 



to Alexandria.] 
Van Allen Charles A. 

farmer. 
Van Allen Hiram, r 54, 10 cows, farmer 132. 
Van Allen Wairen. r 54, 13 cows, breeder of 

liigh grade Avrshii-e cattle, farmer 130. 
VAN TASSELL SALLY A., (Redwood) r 7, 

widow of Sylvester, h and 3 acres. 
Vock James B., manuf. and dealer in Limbur- 

ger cheese, h and Jot High. 
Vock Joseph, manuf. and dealer in Limburger 

cheese, farm 230. 
Vock's Lirnbnrger Cheese Factory, r 15, Jo- 
seph Vock, prop. 
Von Tassell Dennis, (Redwood) r 1, farmer, 

leases of ChailesF. 66. 
Wakefield C. & Son, (James W.) props, iron 
foundry, machinists, plow manufs., and 
repairers. Foundry. 
Wakefield Ceylon, (C. Wakefield & Sonl h 

Commercial. 
Wakefield James W., (C. Wakefield & Son) 

bds. Commercial. 
Walker John W., r 48, 43 cows, farmer, leases. 

of John P. Douglass 396. 
Walradt Alinim, retired farmer 161, h and lot 

Main. 
WALRADT DORMAN, postmaster, appointed 

Aug. 1, 1885, Commercial, h Eiver. 
Wahadt Doiman Mrs., dressmaker with Mar- 
tha M. Shurtleff, h River. 
WALRADT GEORGE D., clerk for Frank M. 

Peck, h and lot. 
Walradt William, justice of the peace, clerk 
for K(4sey & Schwarz, farm 125. h River. 
Walter Charles jM., r 37, 9 cows, breeder of 
Holstein cattle and Hambletoniau horses, 
farn er 180, h off High. 
Walter Cornehus. r 37, 10 cows, farmer 80. 
Walter Eiias U.. r 36, 30 cows, farmer 230. 
Walter Martin H.. r 51. farmer 98. 
Walts Betsty, r 36. widow of John, aged 88. 
Walts George H., laborer, li Commercial. 
WALTS ZALMAN D.. r 55, 18 cows, farmer, 
leases of J. P. Douglass 150, served in Co. 
F, 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols. 
Ward Andrew, r 54. farmer 55. 
Ward Charles H , emp. Stockwell & Parker, 

h off Foundry. 
Ward James, laborer. 

Weeks Orzellous D., clerk for W. D. Chap- 
man, Son & Co., bds. River. 
Welch Alcesta, widow of Jonathan, h and lot 

Eiver. 
WELCH WILLIAIM, shingle sawyer, emp. 
StLickwell & Parker for 15 years, served in. 
Co. F, lOlh N. Y. H. A. Vols^, bds. American 
Hotel. 
Wenrick George W. S. Eev., pastor First 

Presbyterian Church, parsonage Eiver. 
West Alanson. (Redwood) r 18. farmer. 
West Charles H., contractor and stonecutter, 

h and lot Quarry. 
West George, r 36, laborer. 
West Silas G., Jr., r 15, 27 cows, farmer, leases. 

of Joseph Vock. 
WEST WILLIAM L., (Eedwood) r 18, 18 cows,, 
breeder of grade Ayrshire, Durham, and 
Holstein cattle, farmer 168. 
Westcott Frederick C, miller, bds. Quarry. 



TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 



195 



Westcott Jason, gardenei-, h and lot Quarry. 

Westcott Jerome, tiusniitli, bds. Quarry. 

Westcott Lester, blacksmith, emp. M. L. Scot- 
ter, h and lot Main. 

Westcott Milton, iiiiarrymau, ])d8. Quarry. 

Wheeler George A., r 35, carpenter and build- 
er, prop, steam saw and plauing-mill, 
manut. of sash, doors, and blinds. 

Wheeler Gilbert H., r 35, carpenter, builder, 
and farmer. 

Wheeler Milton E., r 35, 21 cows, breeder of 
grade Holsteiu cattle, fanner 182. 

Wheeler Philander E., r 58, 30 cows, bi'eeder of 
grade Holstein and Ayrshire cattle, farm- 
er, leases of G. E. Tucker, of Philadelphia, 
24G. 

Whipple Eliza M., r 42, widow of Calvin D. 

Whitaker Hiram, (Redwood) r 14, farmer 46. 

White Everland F., (Plessis) r 16, 14 cows, 
farmer, leases on shares of D. T. 152. 

White John, (Redwood) r 1, laborer. 

Wicks Wallace A., r 24, teamster. 

Wilcox Arnold, laborer, h and lot Foundry. 

Wilcox Charles R. , carpenter and joiner, h and 

lot w. m\\. 

Wilcox Julia, (Os Bow) r 4, widow of Allen, 
h and lot. 

Will Jacob, dealer in boots, shoes, and rubbers, 
custom boot and shoemaker and repairer, 
h Commercial. 

Willard Sylvanns, r 3, laborer. 

Williams Ephraim, r 19, farmer 28. 

Williams James, r 29, 8 cows, farmer 73. 

Williams John D., r 19, 20 cows. 1 pure blood 
Jersey cow, farmer, leases of P. D. Bullard 
159. 

Williams Richai'd. r 53, laborer. 

Willson Sewcll, Jr., bricklayer, bds. Found- 
ry- 



Wilson Charles A., r 28, 20 cows, farmer, 
leases of Philista 185. 

Wilson D. G. & Co., (R. A. Wilson) dealers in 
drugs, etc.. Commercial. 

Wilson David G., (D. G. Wilson & Co.) h Main. 

Wilson Phihsta, r 28, widow of Charles J., 
farm 185. 

Wilson Robert A., (D. G. Wilson & Co.) h 
River. 

Wilson Warren, (Redwood) r 10 cor. 13, 8 cows, 
fanner 62. [Deceased.] 

Wilt Buel G., r 51. laborer. 

Wiswell Henry, bricklayer, stone mason, and 
plasterer, h and 1 >t Park. 

Wood John H , r 46, 12 cows, farmer 112, 
and wood lot 7. 

Woodruff' Chai'les, r 49, 15 cows, farm r 150. 

Worsley Byron J., carpenter, joiner, and glove- 
maker, h and lot Foundiy. 

Worsley Jeroijie, r 24, 20 cows, farmer 280. 

Worsley Maria J., Miss, h and lot Foundry. 

Worsley Mary Jane, widow of Jesse, resides 
Foundry. 

Worsley Sophia, r 24, widow of John G. 

Wring Frederick 0., laborer, h Foundry. 

Yost Charles G., farmer 99, li Davison Lane. 

Yost George E.. banker, farm 163, and in Ant- 
werp 600, Commercial, h Main. 

Yost Magdalene, widow of Nicholas D., h Main. 

Youngs Absolom B., r 56, 23 cows, farmer 203. 

Youngs Jacob S., r 55, 12 cows, breeder of 
grade Ayrshire cattle, farmer 131. 

Youngs Louisa, farm 130. 

Zapf Lewis, r 9, Limburger cheesemaker. 

Zellar Absolom, r 50, 14 cows, farmer 100. 

Zeller Benjamin, r 49, laborer, h and lot. 

ZELLEB JOHN J., r 49, with Andrew Peck, 
served in Co, D, 186tli N. Y. Vols. 

Zeller Norris E., r 49, laborer, b and lot. 



^/7ATKRT0Y/N. 

( For explanations, etc.. see page 3, part second.) 
(PostoFfice address is Watertown, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Adams Artemus, (E. Rodman) r69. farmer 132. 

Adams Reuben W., r 44, gardener 2. 

Allison Simeon, r 2, fanner 102. 

Amaden Albert M., (E. Watertown) r 18, 
farmer, h and lot. 

Andrews Franklin B., (E. Watertown) r 21, 
butcher. 

Andrews James P., ( E. Watertown) r 21, car- 
penter and joiner. 

AYER8 EBENEZER A., (Rice's) r25, postmas- 
ter, manuf. of cheese, farmer 10. 

Avers Jesse W., (Rice's) r 25, cheese manuf. 
with -his father, Elientzer A. 

Babcock Clark, 1 E. Rodman) r 69, farmer, 
leases of O. D. Hill, of Rodman, 135. 

Bnley Dwiglit L., r 63, farmer with his mother, 
Susan. 



Bailey Marvil, r 37, farmer 74. 

Bailev Susan, r 63, 20 cows, farm 140. 

Baker E. Collins, r 51, farmer 34. [Died Nov. 
26, 1889.] 

Baker Hart V., (E. Watertown) r 21, farmer 
150. 

Baker William C, r 67, 20 cows, farmer 168. 

Baker William C. Jr., r 67, farmer with his 
father, William C. 

Ball Burton B., r 24, farmer with his father, 
John B. 

Ball Byron E., r 51, farmer 63. 

Bail Eliza, r 23, widow of Edward, cheese- 
maker, 21 cows, farmer 163. 

Ball Henry C, r 23, cheesemaker and farmer 
with his mother, Eliza. 

BALL JOHN B., r 24, 25 cows, farmer 190. 



igt) 



TOWN OF WATERTOWNT. 



Ball John N., r 24, farmer 162. 

Barber Charles S., r 67, farmer, leases of Will- 
iam Tolman 180. 

BARBOUR GEORGE W., market fjarflener, 
14 cowK, farmer, leases of H' nry S. 96. 

B.\RTL' TT CHARLES W., (Adams Center) 
r 58, 26 cows, farmer, leases of Harrison 
Fuller, of Adams, 180. 

Bass Amasa H , r 59, laborer. 

BASS JOSEPH B.. r 46, 16 cows, farmer 111. 

Baxter N^-lson, r 10, farmer 30. 

Beecher Henry W., (E. Watertown) r 9, farmer 
with his father, Thomas E. 

Beecher Thomas E., (E. Watertown) r 9, 10 
cows, farmer GO. 

Bell George R., (Burr's Mills) r 36, farmer, 
leases of the L. D. Hill estate 180. 

Bibbins Charles N., (Burr's Mills) r 35, tele- 
graph operator. 

Bibbins Schuyler H., (Burr's Mills) r 35. 20 
fows, farmer 160. 

Blair Oliver-, (Burr's iMills) r 50, farmer. 

Bnmmer Benjamin S., r 6, 10 cows farmer, 
leases of De Esting Smith loO. 

Brmimer ChailesS., r 6, 22 cows, farmer, leases 
oF Mrs. Sarah Wiuslow. of Watertown, 190. 

Brintnall Anna, r 3, daughter of James, farm 
70. 

Brintnall .Tennie, r 3. daughter of James. 

Brintnall Titus I., r 26. 35 cows, farmer 490. 

Brown Alexander, (Bun 's Mills) r 50, manuf. 
of carriages and wagons. 

Brown Ohailes A., (Burr's Mills') r 50, maimf. 
of axB helv. s, whiffletrees. and neckyokes. 

Bnnvn Lewis, (Rice's) r 56, farmer 11. 

Bullis Jnstis, r 18. laborei'. 

Baruam Austin G., (Burr's Mills) r 35, capi- 
talist. 

Burnam Nathani' 1 N., (Burr's Mills) r 35, re- 
tired farmer. 

Butrerfifld Kasaiidana, (E. Watertown) r 18, 
widow of Hamilton, farnK r 41. 

Buttertield Lewis D., (Burr's Mills) r 50. farm- 
er 65 

CA:\IPBELL PETER, r 6, resident. 

Cantield Sheldon S., (Rice's) r 40, 20 cows, 
fanner, l^ases of Nettie Snow, of Water- 
ville, Oneida Co., 111. 

Caiiey Oaroljn^', (Rice's) r58, wid'>wof Abel P. 

Carley Egbert A., (Rice's) r 5% lal'orer. 

■Carpenter Aloiizo. (Burr's Milln) r 61, 17 cows, 
farmer, leases of Byron Monroe, of Water- 
town, 105. 

•Carpenter Einer, r 3, resident. 

Carr Adolplnis, r 60. farmer, leases of H. W. 
Freeman 210. 

Carter Daniel, r 7, laborer, h and 1 acre. 

Chaimian Erastus, r 15, lives with his daugli- 
tei-, Sarah Hungerfi rd. 

CHASE CHANDLER C, r 62, 12 cows, farmer 
60. 

■Chase Christopher H., (Burr's Mills) r 50, mer- 
chant and dealer in poik, farm 13. 

Chase Clark C, (Bun's Mills) r 62, farmer, 
son of Chandler C. 

Chidester VVill)er F., (E. Watertown) r 18, 
cheesemaker. 

CHURCIHLL HIRAM B., (E. Watertown) r 
20, served in Co. A, 35th N. Y, Vols., 
famer 33, and in Rutland 115. 

CLEVELAND MILOS., r3,geneial contractor, 
farmer 136. 

Culary Patrick, r 38, laborer. 

Cole Ruceilus, r 7, laborer. 



Collins Clark W., (Burr's Blills) r 60, 25 cows, 
farmer 170. 

Collins Gaidner, (Burr's Mills) r 35, lives with 
G. A. Wilson. 

COLLINS SAMUEL, (Burr's Mills) r 50, re- 
tired farmer 171. 

Colton Enoch, r 9. farm laborer. 

Colton Ruel, r 9, resident. 

Combs f'ailv S., r 15, civil engineer and farm- 
er 100.' 

Cfiok George C , r 37, 27 C"ws, farmer 160. 

Coolc Mulner W., r 18. farmer. 

Cook Orrin M., r 70, farmer. 

Cooke Horace W., r 37, farmer and gar- 
dener 6. 

Coojier John M.. off r 46, 16 cows, farmer 71. 

Corcoian Tnnothy, r 16, farmer 26. 

Ciandall .Tohn, r 70. 15 cows, farmer 92. 

CRANDALL REUBEN. (E. Rodman) r 61, 
brother of Joljn. farmer 130. [DiedSept. 
7.1889.] 

Crown' r Harrison A., (Adams Center) r 57, 
mason and farmer 2. 

Curamiiigs John, r 44. gardener and farmer 12. 

Cummings Peter. (Bun's Mills) r 50, black- 
smitn and farmer 11. 

Cumpson Robert, (Burr's Mills) r 35, farmer 
42. 

Dean S. Mason, r 46, gardener and farmer 20. 

Dean Warren F.. r 47, 17 cows, farmer for 
his mother. Helen M.. 185. 

Devendoif Clark, r 7, carpenter. 

DONAHUE JOHN, r 24, supt. Brookside 
cemetery, farm 6. 

Donaliue John, Jr., r 24, emp. at Brookside 
cemetf ry. 

Donahue Patrick, r 37, farmer 41. 

Doolittle Lester, (Burr's Mills) r 50, laborer, h 
and lot. 

Dressor Alanson S., r 8, farmer, son of Lydia. 

DresHor Lydia, r 8, widow of Chauncey, farm 82. 

Duley Eliza J., r 8, h and lot. 

Du Slien Josepli. laborer. 

Eckert John, (Rice's) r 39, 21 cows, farmer, 
leases of G orge W. B. nt, of Clayton, 213. 

Emers n Erwiii B., (E. Watertown) r 9, 9 
cows, farmer, leases of Emily Wood- 
wnrth 82. 

Enos Harvey J., TBurr's Mills) r 50, farmer. 

Farmer James, (BrmMiville) r 1, farmer 93. 

Fariell Patrick, (Burr's Mills) r 50, faj-mer l^. 

Felt Eliz beth. r 14, widow of .Tabez. 

Felt James M , r 14, 20 covs, farmer 130. 

FTSK JRA. r 39, 25 cows, farmer 175. 

FISK JOHN H., r 46. 20 cows, farmer 137. 

Flansimry George, r 7, laborer. 

FT-eeman Engine A., r 57. laborer. 

FREEMAN HO U ACE W., r 60. 32 cows, farm 
210, summer residence Thousand Island 
Park. 

Froome John, r 52, laborer. 

Galloway Harriet, r 18, widow of Truman, 

Galloway Herbert. (E. Hounstield) r3. 12 cows, 
farmer, leases of V. W. Smiley 124. 

Gardner Giles S., r 45, farmer, leases of his 
mother, Susannah, 57. 

Gardner Seth W., r 52, farmer with his moth- 
er, Susannah. 

GardnerSusannah, r 52. widow of Isaac L., Jr., 
15 cows, farmer 105. 

Gardner T. Jefferson. (E. Watertown) r 9, 
farmer, leases of Eliza Dressor 20. 

Gegonx Edward, r 67. laboi er. 

Gibbs Benjamin F., (Rice's) r 57, farmer 25. 



TOWN OF WATERTOWN. 



197 



Gibhs Orlin, (Eice's) r 39, 20 cows, farmer, 
liasfs of the Ives estate and Lewis G. Ives 
2S4. 

GiftV)'-.| Burt W., r 28, supervisor and farmer 
80. 

Gilkii A«ahel N., r27, farmer 145. 

GiUett Jesse .J., r 27, farmer with his father, 
Asaliel N. 

Gihoy Patric-k. (Burr's Mills) off r 50, 25cows, 
fa'mei-, leases of Samuel Collins 170. 

Gojevtcli .Jacob, r 56. laborer. 

Go()dciior,<;h G< ov^v O., r 3fi. farmer. 

Gotliiiui Caroline Mrs., r 18, fHrmerSS. 

Gotham John H., r 18, mannf. of brick, farm 
54 

Gould Fred A., r 7, laborer. 

Gf'uld Ceorge. r 7. laborer. 

GragR Emma C, (Burr's Jlills) r 50, widow of 
A H. 

GPi.WES BYEOX W., r 6, 22 cows, farmer 162. 

Graves William. (Ixice's) r 66, 20 cows, farmer 
100. and in Worth 280. 

Graves William H., r 3, saddler, farmer, and 
gardener 10. 

Gray Cliaui.cey W., r 8, dealer in ice, i^ateut 
ice elevator, farmer 14. 

Gray Jane, r 7, h and lot. 

Green < harles, r 50. carpenter. 

Gie( n Henry, (Kice's) r 54, blacksmith. 

Grefn Samuel, r 7. carpenter and farmer 1^. 

GrifWth Willi. m .T., ( E. Watertown) r 19, 12 
cows, farmer 55. 

Grothi' r Edward. (E. Watertown) r 18, post- 
mastf r. blacksmith, and farmer 80 

Gurnee Albert, r 14. 30 cows, farmer 200. 

Gnrnee Herbert, r 14. 22 cows, farmer 165. 

Hadcock William D., (E. Watertown) rl8, me 
ch:4nic and farmer 16. 

Hall Albeit, (Burr's Mills) r 02, 15 cows, farm- 
er 100. 

Hall Joel, r 6 cor. 25, farmer, leases of the Hi- 
lam D wev estate 16. 

Hammond Philo T.. r 56, 20 cows, farmer 176. 

HANLOX PHILIP F., r 38. 40 cows, owns part 
of the Maw A. Sherman farm of 350 acres. 

Hardy Alfr.-d A., (Burrs Mills) r 50, postmas- 
ter and saddler, h and 2 acres. 

Harrinfjton Harvey H., farmer, leases of his 
son Ernest E. 54. 

Hart Voluey W.. )■ 57, 14 cows, farmer 100. 

Hart Willie B , r 14, 30 cows, farmer, leases of 
Frank and L>wis Ives 312. 

Hayes Allv rt, r GO, 20 cows, farmer 140. 

Haves Harvev J., r 7. brii'kmak< r. 

Hickok H^nry, (E. Watertown) r 22, clergy- 
man and farmer 60. 

Hickok Nils m G., (E. Watertown) r 22, farm- 
er with his father, Henry. 

Hickox William D.. (Burr's Mills) r 62, Scows, 
farmer 93. 

HiRRins .Jose! h .\.. r 7, laborer. 

Hildreth Curtis, (Kice's) r 55, shoemaker and 
farm 6. 

Hill Jof^l. r 6. fanner 80. 

Hod«o Ella E.. r 18, (Mrs. .James H.). 

Holdeii Seward, r 44, gardener and farmer 
14. 

Horr Alliert. r 3, farmer 18. 

Howard John A., r 6. 15 cows, farmer 110. 

Howard Thomas, r 59, farmer, leases of Les- 
ter Bovnton. of Pamelia, 200. 

Howland Eugene E.. (E. Watertown) r 18, 40 
cows, breeder of Percheron horses, farm- 
er 270. 



Howland Herbert J., (E. Watertown) farmer 

with his father, Eugene E. 
Howland Jerome, (Burr's Mills) r 60, 32 cows, 

farmer 220. 
Howland Kuf us F., r 7, supt. Calvary and Hunt- 

ingtonville rural cemetcies, h and 1 acre. 
Hughson Serb. ( R ce's) r 54, lab >rer. 
Hiingerford Cornelia S. Miss, r 37, farmer 

34. 
Hungerford Jane, r 36, widow of Truman, 

farm (estate) 220. 
Hnngci ford Orville, r 37, farmer 230. 
Hungerford Sarah, r 15, widow of William. 

farm 55. 
Hunt Martin D., r 46, farm laborer. 
Hunt Renssalaer K., r 39, breeder of Jersey 

cattle, farmer 95. 
Hunt Thomas. r39, farmer with Renssalaer K. 
Inglehardt Rufus, r 6. retirid farmer. 
Isham Frank, r 37. farmer, about 5. 
Isham Henrv B., r 36, 10 cows, farmer 92. 
IVES ELIZA f Rice's) r 25, widow of Garrett, 

25 cows, farm 450. 
Ives Francis. ( Rice's) r 25. 30 cows, farmer 410. 
IVES FRAXKLI-; E.. r .3. 45 cows, farmer 186, 

and in Houn-tield 210. 
Ives Fred S., (Rice's) r 25, son of Garrett, 

stock trader and farmer 431. 
Ives .lames .J., r 6. farmer. 
Ives Lewis G.. (Rice's) r 25, farmer 347. 
IvesM-rv, r 6. farm 60. 
IVES SARAH, r 6, wi<low of Joel, br.eder of 

Shoi thorn cat'le. 18 cows, farm 100. 
JONES- CALVIN H., r 44. gardener with his 

fatlier, Hugh E. 
Jones Hugh E., r 44. gardener and farmer 14. 
Kelley Andrew, r 2, farmer. 
Kelley James, (Adams Center) 26 cows, farm- 
er, leases of J. D. Snell, of Adams Center, 

180. 
Knight 5Iary E.. r 52, 15 cows, farmer 60. 
Lalond .John, r 59, farmer 12. 
Lalond Mary, r 59. (l\li s. .lohn) farm 13. 
Larock Al^xandi r, (Burr's Mills) r 50, laborei', 
Lashu.nv Edward, r 15. farm laborer. 
LAWTON ALBERT J., r 63, 23 cows, farmer 

125 
Lawyer Jeffer.sou D., (Bi'ownville) r 1, farmer, 

leases- of George Hatch 165. 
Loadwick Fred C. r 6. laborer, owns ^^ acre. 
Losee Cornelius V., v 52. 20 cows, farmer 200. 

[Died in Sept., 18s9.] 
Losee -T. Franklin, r 52, farmer 75. 
Losee Thomas L., r 24. farmer 3. 
Lovctt James. (Rice's) r 42, farmer 8. 
Lucas Isaac B.. r 6. butcher, owns 1 acre. 
Luther Mihou W.. lE. Watertown) r 18, dealer 

in gravel and farmer 8. 
Luther William W., (E. Watertown) dealer in 

gravel and fa'mer. 
Mantle William H.. v 58, breeder of Jersey cat- 
tle, 20 cows, larmer 160. 
Martin George, laborer. 
Martin William, (Burr's Mills) r 35, farmer. 
McBride Henrv, (Rice's) r 57. farmer, leases of 

.Joseph Blodgett 82. 
McBride William, r 44, gardener and farmer 

19. 
McKeown John, ( E. Watertown) r 18, black- 
smith, owns }/^ acre. 
Merand Sarah J., (Rice's) r 54, widow of Lewis., 

farm 9. 
Moore Arthur C, (E. Watertown )r 32, farmer. 
Moore Edwin, r 11, farmer 6. 



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lloore William, v 3, farmer, leases of Winfield 

S. Mather 80. 
Morse Charles D., r 52, 40 cows, farmer 280. 
Morse George W., (.Rice's) r 54, 20 cows, farm- 
er 180. 
Morse Samuel D., r 51, fanner. 
Morse Sherwood J., r 52, farmer with his fath- 
er, Charles D. 
Mott Albert W.. (Burr's Mills) r 61, assessor, 

30 cows, farmer 213. 
Mott Fred T., (^ Burr's Mills') r 61. farmer with 

his father, Albert W. 
Mullen Joseph, (Brownville) r 1, farmer, leases 

of C. Gillingham 125. 
IMyers John G., r 14. farm laborer. 
North Edwin A., r 30, prop, saw-mill and 300 
acres in Rodman, farmer, leases of George 
A. Sherman and Jason Fairbanks 300. 
■O'Brien William, r 37, farm laborer. 
O'Brien ,James, laborer. 
Odell George A., (Burr's Mills) r 32, 23 cows, 

farmer, leases of Emma Gragg 176. 
Olmsted William P., off r 6, dealer in fat calves 

and lambs, farmer 88. 
Osmer Leman D., (Burr's Mills) r 50, dealer in 

cattle, farm 140. 
Parker Ackley H., (Rodman) r 60, 16 cows, 

farmer 92. 
Parker Charles K., (Brownville) r 2, farmer 

125. 
Parker Edward E., (Brownville) r 2, farmer 

144. 
Parker Eugene W., (Brownville) r 2, 15 cows, 
farmer, leases of Henry, of Watertown, 
127. 
Parker Franklin M., r 65,treas. Jefferson Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society, farmer 275, and 
leases 61. 
Parker James A., r 2, fai'mer 108. 
Parker John G., (E. Watertown) cheesemaker 

and farmer. 
Parris James A., r 8, book agent, h and 1 acre. 
Petrie Franklin J., r 7, laborer, owns J-^ acre. 
Phippin Chauncy, r 3, farm 92, resides in 

Watertown. 
Pickett Charles, (Burr's Mills) r 50. farmer, 
leases of Mrs. Caroline Delano, of Palaski, 
Oswego Co., 210. 
Pitcher Gabriel, r 45. 20 cows, farmer 115. 
Poole Austin, r 32, farm laborer. 
Pooler Perry E., (Rice's) r 54, 15 cows, farmer, 
leases of the James Berry estate and 
George Han 235. 
Potter FredericK E., r 3, 16 cows, gardener and 
farmer, leases of Chauncy Phippin, of 
Watertown, 92. 
Priest Lee Q., off r 59, 15 cows, farmer 97. 
Priest Lester H., r 46, laborer. 
Priest Loraine, E., r 57, widow of Hiram E., 

gardener 6. 
Priest Oliver, off r 59, farmer 49. 
Prior Dorson A., r 58, gardener and grower of 

small fruits, farmer 60. 
Quinn Patiick, (Rice's) r 57, farmer 25. 
Reed Angeline, r 18. widow of Lewis. 
Reed Marcus, r 18, h and 12 acres. 
Reed William O.. off r 59, farmer. 
Rexford Charles G., r 36, 20 cows, farmer 75. 
Eexford Orville M., r 36, breeder of thorough- 
bred Norman horses, imported mares, 
farmer 65. 
Rice Devillo M., (Rice's) r 42, butcher and 
dealer in live stock. 



RICE HARVEY C, (Rice's) r 54, breeder of 
thoroughbred trotting horses, farmer 118, 
and leases of G. Lord, of Watertown, 40 

RICHARDSON CHARLES, r 15, town clerk 
and farmer 20. 

Richardson Edmond, (E. Hounsfleld) r 1, farm- ■ 
er with George. 

Richardson George, (E, Hounsfleld) r 1, farm- 
er, leases of J. Farmer 93. 

Richardson George W., farmer with his father, 
William H. 

Richardson William H., r 43, farmer 27. 

Risley Edgar, r 60, farmer, leases of Albert 
Hayes 140. 

Roberts John M., r 65, 25 cows, farmer, leases 
of O. P. Pitcher, of Adams, 200. 

Rogers Albert V., r 47, 20 cows, teacher and 
farmer, leases of A. D. Van Allen, of Rod- 
man, 176. 

ROGERS FREMONT J., (Purr's Mills) r 62, 
25 cows, farmer 173. 

Rogers Jeremy W., r 16, farmer 18. 

Eyel Edmond Gaines, (E. Watertown) r 18, 
apiarist and breeder of poultry, h and 3 
acres. 

Sanford Andrew, r 14, 26 cows, farmer, leases 
of the Charles N. Ely estate 205. 

Sawyer Aaron O., r 36, 25 cows, farmer 129. 

SAWYER CORNELIA A., r 36, widow of 
Laurentius T., 20 cows, farm 120. 

Lawyer Jefferson, (Brownville) r 1, farmer, 
leases of George Hatch 165. 

Schofield Willard S., r 32, farmer. 

Schwalin John Mrs., r 8, h and lot. 

Scidmore John, (E. Watertown) r 20, garden- 
er. 

Scott Hermnn E., (^Rice's) r 40, farmer with 
his brother, Reuben H. 

Scntt N.ttie, r 40, (Mrs. Abel) resident. 

Scott Reuben H., (Rice's) r 40, 13 cows, farm- 
er 96. 

Shaw F lederic, (Adams Center) laborer. 

Shaw GeorgH W., r 44. farmer 40. 

SIGOURNEY AL ANSON P., r 32, 20 cows, 
favnvr 147. 

Sir.OURNEY ALANSON P., Jr., r 32, farmer 
6, and with his father, Alanson P. 

Sigoui-ney Elijah, r 21, widow of James, farm 
10. 

Simmons Atmice, r 46, widow of Charles. 

Simmons Fred, r 51, farmer, son of Oiio D. 

Simmois George B., (E. Watertown) r 18, 
farmer, leases of Elizabeth Wood worth 30. 

Simmons Orlo D., r 46, 35 cows, farmer 201. 

Smiley Velora W., r 3, farmer 50. 

Smith George S., r 45. laborer. 

Smith James, (E. Rodman) r 69, farmer. 

Snell David, r 39, farmer for Jennie V. j!6. 

SNELL SYLVESTER, manuf. of Snell's im- 
proved barley forks and snow shovels, 12 
cows, breeder of swine, market gardener 
and farmer 59, and leases of Harrison 
Fuller 100. 

Snider Sarah J., (Burr's Mills) r 62, widow of 
Norton. 

Soddard Fred. (Burr's Mills) r 35, 19 cows, 
farmer, leases of S. H. Bibbins. 

Spencer Alvin. (E. Rodman) r 69, farmer. 

STAPLES NATHAN, r 18, farmer 200. 

Stears Bethia Mrs., r 51, h and lot. 

STEARS JACOB, Jk., r 51, prop, creamery, 30 
cows, farmer 190. 



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199 



St. John Alexander, ( Burr's Mills) r 50, mamif. 
of axe helves, whiffletrees, and neckj'okes, 
owns ]4 acre. 

Stokes Albert, r 59. farmer 91. 

Stuart Edward, r 32, f;ardi-nor aa^ farmer 15. 

Sutton .I.)hn, r 36, farui laborer. 

Taj'lor Duane D., r 23. 20 cows, farmer 140. 

Taylor Eujcene It., r 23, farmer with his father, 
George A. 

Taylor Fred E., r 23, farmer with his father, 
Duane D. 

Taylor George A., r 23, owns lots on Point 
Vivian, 25 cows, farm 175. 

Terry Harvey, r 2, ho]i grower and farmer 93. 

Thomas Vivalda 0., r 9, farmer 48. 

Thurston Pierson K., (Burr's Mills) r 33, 
farmer 18. and wood lot 13. 

Tisdale Martha, r 52. farmer fiO. 

Todd Edward M., (Burr's Mills) r 50, in-op. 
grist and cider-mills, carpenter, owns 3 
acres. 

Tolnian Chai-lcs A., r 51. 20 cows, breeder of 
Norman horses, farmer 150. 

Tolman S. Louisa, r 51, widow of Augustus. 

Tolman Solon B., r 51, 10 cows, breeder of 
Jersey cattle, gardener and fai-mer 67. 

Tolman William, r 59. fanner 316 

Tolman WiUiam Orviile, r 59, 16 cows, farmer 
138. 

Tucker Geoi-ge W., (Burr's Mills) r 50, mer- 
chant and farmer 12. 

Vary Willett H., (E. Watertown) r 19, cheese- 
maker, farmer 31. 

Wadlev CMinton J., r 39, farniei 81. 

Wad ley James, farmer 136. 

Wagoner Alirani, r 17, farmer, leases of Aii- 
gnstus Gift'ord, of Watertown, 208. 

Waldo Eliza A., r 18, widow of Blortimer, 
gardener 2. 

Warren Samuel, r 10, gardener 2. 

Weaver Hiram, (E. Watertown ) r 22, horti- 
culturist, fruit grower, and fainier 13. 



Weaver Mary, widow of Franklin, farm 50. 
Welch Lyman M., (Burr's Mills) r 61, farm- 
er. 
Whalev Alonzo. r 6, farmer 1. 
Whitaker Mary E., (E. Watertown) r 19, 

widow of Winfieid. 
White Rachel, r 6. widow of Barton. 
White Silas E., r 6, farmer 60. 
Whitney Anna A., r 11, farm 40. 
Whitney Franklin C, r 11, brickmakcr. 
Wilber George, r 58, farmer 3 . 
Wilcox Amos E., (Brown ville) r 2. farmer 

100. 
Wilder George J., r 59, 25 cows, farmer 143. 
WILEY ALDEN D., r 45, 25 cows, farmer, 

leases of Elbert H. Martin, of New York, 

118. 
Wilson Converse J., (Burr's Mills) r 60, 25 

cows, farmer 166. 
Wilson George A., (Burr's Mills) r 35, proi>. 

Wiison Hotel, 10 cows, farmer 75. 
Wilson H -nrv S., r 2. farmer 100. 
Wils(m Hotel, (Burr's Mills) r 35, G. A. Wil- 
son, prop. 
Wilson Mariah. (Burrs Mills) r 50, widow of 

Jfihn P., farm 15. 
Wilson John R., (Burr's Blills) r 62, 35 cows, 

farmer 200. 
Wilson Morris E., (Burr's Mills) r 60, farmer 

with his fatlier, Converse J. 
Wood Alfred S., r 3, laborer. 
WOODRUFF BENJAMIN B., r 62, 15 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Woodrutf Julia D.. r 32, widow of Clark 8., 20 

cows, farm 138. 
Woolley Charles, r 11, laborer. 
Woolsey Robert, (Burr's Mills) r 50, laborer, 

owns 1 acre. 
Wright James M., (E. Rodman) r 69, mason 

and farmer 10. 
Yandes George, (Burr's Mills) r 35, farmer 214. 
Young Charles W., r 44, gardener 2. 



CITY OF Y7ATERT0WN. 



(For explanations, etc., see page Z-> P'^''^ second.) 



Acker C. W. Mrs., deahn- in groceries and pro- 
visions, 40 and 42 Factoiy. 

Acker Charles W., painter and prop. Acker 
block, h 40 and 42 Factory. 

Ackerhotf James N., blacksmith, h 68 Mill. 

Ackerson George D.. fireman, bds. 42 Cotteen. 

Adams Brothers, (George and Samuel) music 
dealers, 61 Court. 

Adams Ciiarles, laborer, bds. 18 Newell. 

Adams Ciiarles A., asst. local editor Water- 
town Times. 

ADAAIS CHAIILES L.. liwyerau:! cityatty, 
10'.. Wasliington, h 33 Frankhn. 

ADAMS' ERNEST H., mercliant tailor. 253^ 
C(mrt. h do. 

Adams Frank, machuiist, bds. 30 State. 

Adams George, (Adams Brothers) port and 
newspaper correspondent, h and lot Court. 



ADA:\IS ISRAEL, retired farmer, h 39 Rut- 
land St. 

ADAMS JKSSE M., (Adams & Elulicher) h 8 
State. 

Adams John Q.. book-kcepiu- for Agricultural 
Insurance Co., h 51B Franklin. 

Adams L., widow of Charles, h IS Newell. 

Adams Montgomery, carpenter, h 129 Main. 

Adams Murray M., homeo. physician and sur- 
geon, 23^ Public squire, bds. 61 Court. 

Adams Nelbe. h Streeter block. 

Adams Pitt, ticket agent R., W. .1- O. R. R., h 
32 Ten Eyck. 

Adams Richard B.,prop. billiard parlor, 1 and 
3 Iron block, h 32 Ten Evck. 

Adams Samuel, (Adams Brothers) piano tuner, 
h 61 Court. 

Adams William, laborer, bds. 18 Newell. 



200 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



ADAMS & EHRLICHEll, (Jesse M. A. and 
Charles E.) dealers in drugs, medicines, 
l^aiiits, oils, and glass, niicroseopical and 
analytical chemists, 13 Woodrut! House 
blo.iv. 

Adzit George, blacksmith, 102 Court, h 117 

Main. 
Adzu a orse A.. (Horton & Adzit) h 115 Main. 
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CO., Jean R. 
Stebbins, pres. ; Evelyn F Carter, vice- 
pros.; H. M. Stevens, sec'y; Sidnay Conper, 
treas. ; A. E. Dewey, general agent; H. A. 
House, cashier; W. H. Stevens, asst. sec'y; 
capital stock, fSOO.OOO, 19 Washington. " 

Ainsley William, machinist, h 5 Grove. 

Ainsworth Laban H., att'y at law and U. S. 
Ci)iumissioner, S.tg Court. Ii 82 State. 

Akins Thomas, farmer 20, h 80 Gotliam. 

Albeck Sainuel, watchmaker, h 29 Mechanic. 

Aldiich Samuel J., machinist, h 42 Meadow. 

Alexand -r H. Sherman, dealer inlish, h 2Fair- 
viiw. 

Allair Henrv. stonecutter, h Ifi Le Ray st. 

Aliard John B., clerk, h 16 ^' Ash. 

Ailard Joseph A., general merchant, 2 Cedai', 
h 49 Coflteen. 

Allen Charles J., machinist, h 1 Grove. 

Allen Edward S., laborer, h 18 Jettei'son. 

Allen Ellen, widow of Thomas, h 34 Smith. 

AUen Fred M., laborer, h 21 Massey. 

Allen Henry M., (Starbuck & Allen) h lA Ten 
Eyck 

Allen John E., pastor A. M. E. Zion Church, 
bds. 20 Morrison. 

Allen Jt)hn F., (Allen & Kepler) h 2 Orchard. 

Allen Laura, widow of John P.. h 20 Massey. 

Allen Thomas, laborer, h 28 .\cademy. 

Allen William, horse dealer, h Le Ray st. 

Allen Wiliiam J., (Motfett & AUen) h 7 Win- 
throp. 

Allen & Kepler, (.John F A. and John K.) 
props. City bottling works, 108 Court. 

Alliughaiu Alexander, dealer in boo's and 
shoes. 33 Public square, h 82 Franklin. 

Allinghani Richard Knox, painter, h 85 Frank- 
lin. 

Allingham William, sho=^raaker, h 91 Miin. 

Ambrose Thomas, plumber, h 22 Davidson. 

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., A. H. Horton, 
agent, 9 Washington. 

American Hotel, Jt)seph Marrian, prop., Ar- 
senal cor. Arcade. 

Ames George, laborer, h 12 Cooper. 

Ames Judson, fireman, bds. 90 Arsenal. 

Anderson David M., paper manuf., h 46 Mas- 
sey. 

Andcjrs jn George, carpenter, h 75 Stone. 

Anderson James, stonecutter, h 6 Enimett. 

Anderson Widiam, laborei-, h 75 Bloulton. 

Andrews Edward A., (Sargent & Andrews) 
bds. 51 Washington. 

Andrews William S., (Rupp & Andrews) h 64 
Masseyv 

Andrus M'-lora E. Mrs., h 26 Mechanic. 

ANDRUS MERIUTT, dealer in groceries, pro- 
visions, grass seed, wool, etc., 8 Woodruff 
House block, h 18 Chntnn. 

Andrus Seward, clerk, h 8 Trinity place. 

Angel Burt C, carpenter, h 11 Morrison. 

Angell Truman S., retired farmer, h 175 Main. 

Angley Jacob, engineer, h 34 Meadow. 

Angus Thomas G., prop, news stand, dealer in 
cigars and candies, 7 Paddock arcade, h }£ 
High. 



Anthony Catharine, bds. 68 Court. 

Anthony George W., laborer, h 1 Mead. 

Antliony Henry C, (Simmons & Anthony) hay 
dealer, h 26 Stone. 

Arcade Hotel, restaurant and saloon con- 
nected, E. M. La Rue, prop., 12 Paddock 
arcade. 

Armour Beef Co., Mollison & Dowdle, of Os- 
wego, agents; H. M. Claik, local supt., 
dealers in beef, Anthony. 

Arms George L., clerk, bds. 14 Benedict. 

Armstrong Christopher W., night watchman 
at banks, h 9 Mechanic. 

Armstrong Frank W., horse dealer, h 13 Win- 
throp. 

Ai-mstrong John C, clerk, bds. 49 Arsenal. 

Arnold Newton, polisher, h 31 Emerson. 

Arthur Hiram S., (Howard & Arthur) h 12 
Mechanic. 

Arthur James A., laborer, bds. 15 Factory. 

Ashdown Richard J., barber, 12 Commercial 
block, h 31 do. 

Ashton William C, carriagemaker, bds. Ro- 
mang House. 

Atherton Charlotte, widow of Levi, h 34 
Bronson. 

Atwafer Wilmot, blacksmith, h 22 Orchard. 

ATWELL JOSEPH, ins. and loan agent, 4 
Doolittle & Hall block, h 7 Wmslow. 

ATWELL JOSEPH. Jr . lawver, 4 Doolittle & 
Hall block, h 7 Winslow. ' 

AUSTIN CHARLES W., manuf., jobber, and 
dealer in harnesses, trunks, horse fur- 
nishing goods, saddlery, etc., 5 Court and 
6 Arsenal, h 34 Academy. 

Austin Enoch O., picture frame dealer, 8 
Franklin, h 393-i Public square. 

Austin Enoch O. Mrs., manuf. of picture 
frames and dealer in art goods, 8 Fiank- 
lin, h 393-0 Public square, 

Austin George H.. laborer, h 29 State. 

Austin Lminda, widow of Scvmour. h 25 Cedar. 

AUSTIN MYRON D., contractor and builder, 
Brnnson cor. Rutland sts. 

Avery Fred E., surveyor, bds. 33 Baker. 

Avery Mary A , seamstress, h 6 Dimick. 

Avery William J., laborer, h 33 Baker. 

Ayers Edward A., carpenter, h 4 Opera House 
block. 

Ayers Henry H., clerk, h 6 Sherman. 

Ayeis Jesse C, book-keeper, h 6 Sherman. 

Ayles Charles H., gardener, h 2 Pine. 

BaboockElizur P., (^Babcock & SchanzeDli 184 
Main. 

Babcock Frank E.. asst. sec'y H. H. Babcock 
Baggy Qo., h 8 Sherman. 

Babcock Fied, moldtr, h 24 Lansing. 

Babcock Frederick, laborer, h 109 Moulton. 

Babcock Fredeiick W.. sec'y H. H. Babcock 
Buggy Co., h 19 Mullin. 

Babcock George H., ti-eas. H. H. Babcock 
Buggy Co., h 21 Mullin 

BABCOCK H. H. BUGGY CO., H. H. Bab- 
cock. pres.; R. P. Flower, vice-pres.; 
G. H. Babcock, treas ; F. W. Babcock, 
sec'y; F. E. Babcock, asst. sec'y. nianufs. 
of tine carriages of all descriptions. Fac- 
tory square. 

Babcock Hi my H., pres. H. H. Babcock Bug- 
gy Co., h Sherman. 

Babcock James T., laborer, h 21 Cedar. 

BABCOCK LAMONT M., aldeiman 2d dis- 
trict, 1st ward, 30 cows, farmer, leases of 
Mrs. F. Pool 300, h 16 Main. 



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Babcdck Margaret, \Yitl()\v of Benjamin, h 59 
Huntington. 

Babcock M;iry, widow of William, h 23 Willow. 

Babc'ock Paxlon. janitor and special police- 
man. CHnuncicial block, li 56 du. 

Babcock E-^se. widow, h H Doiscy. 

Babcock Willis 11,, laborer, h 2 Van Duzee. 

Babcock <t Scbanzel, (Elizur T. 13. and Fred 
S.) dealt rs in groceries, cigais, etc., 207 
Main. 

Balnant Ana;nstns, retired, h 8 Baker. 

Bacb r. ter, miller, h 21 Moultnn. 

Bachman Otto, frescoer, li 59 Massey. 

BacLmann G tlob F.. clerk for Sterling & 
Mosliei-. h 74 JIass( y. 

Bacfm John J., express messenger, h 87 Rut- 
land st. 

Bacon Levi S., prop, boarding and sale stable, 
14 Ars( nal, h 3 Jackson. 

Bacon Natliiin, laboier, h 32 Water. 

Bacon Sarah Mrs.-, h 5 Emerson. 

Bagg S. F., sec'y and treas. Watertown Steam 
Engine Co., h 7 Clinton. 

Bagiev Fled B., machinist, h 39 High. 

BAGLEY GEOllGE A., pies. Tlie Bagley & 
Sewall Co. and Davis Sewing Machine 
Co, )i 8 Benedict. 

BAGLEY & SEWALL CO., THE, G. A. Bag- 
ley, pres. ; Edniund Q. Sewall, sec'y and 
iieas., iron i(junders and machinists. 1 to 7 
Pearl. 

Bailey Charles, machinist, h 20 Chestnut. 

Bailey Cliarles, blacksmitli, bds. 15 Moulton. 

Bailey Frank H., labori-r, h 1 (Jhestnut. 

Bailey George B.. laborer, li 38 Franklin. 

Bailey Henry, retired, h 1 Oi chard. 

Bailt y Horatio S., molder, h 8 Hoard. 

Bailey James H., dealer in produce, h 2 Pleas- 
ant. - 

Bailey Newell K., book-keeper, bds. Globe 
Hotel. 

Bailey Walter F., clerk for Sterling it Mosher, 
bds. 27 Franklin. 

Bailey William C, marine engineer, h 24)^ 
Davidson. 

Baird Albert, moldei', h 42 Commercial arcade. 

Baird John S., clerk' for W. W. Scott, bds. 4 
Massey ave. 

Baker Angelina Mrs., h 1 Emerson. 

Baker CliarJes G., prop, meat market, 69 Public 
square, h 34 Commercial arcade. 

Baker Esther C, widow of Gardner, bds. 130 
Coti'eeii. 

Baker Fiank A., machinist, h 27 Burehard. 

Baker Fiank L.. railroad and steamhoat ticket 
and ins. agent, foreign exchange, 3 Pad- 
dock arcade, h Paddock. 

Baker Fiank S., carriagemaker, li 9 Bronson. 

Baker Getjrge, carpenter, li 6 Summer. 

Baker George C, clerk, h 2 Winslow. 

Biker George I., expressman, h 17 Winslow. 

Baker George W., mason, h 6 Superior. 

Baker George W., polisher, h 14 Cedar. 

Baker Henry E., engineer, h 101 Arsenal. 

Baker Henry E., student civil engineering, h 1 
Emerson. 

Baker Huljbard, engineer, h 1 Emerson. 

Baker Hubert B... painter, h 39 High. 

Baker Jennie, (Huson & Baker) bds. 25)^ 
Court. 

BAKEK MAPiY A., widow of Aimer W., owns 
in Garv, Dak., farm 307, bds. 17 Winsluw. 

BAKEK PITT J., (W.E. Baker Mfg. Co.) bds. 
20 Lynde. 



Baker Kichard G., laborer, h 41 High. 

Baker Robert H., painter, h 72 Moulton. 

Baker Sarah, widow, nurse, li 7,';<2 Mechanic. 

BAKER THO.MAS C, phvsician and surgeon, 
55 Mill, h do. 

BAKER W. R. JIFG. CO,, (William R. and Pitt 
J. Baker, and W. W. Sherman) manufs. of 
hardware specialties for yachts, boats, ca- 
noes, etc., 26 and 28 Newell. 

Baker William, caipmtcr. h 9 Cedar. 

Baker William H., com. traveler, li 23 Eliza- 
beth. 

Baker William O., ice dealer, h 2 Winslow. 

Baker William R., (W. R. Baker Mfg. Co.) h 
20 Lvnde. 

Baker WilJiam S., (Boon A- Baker) h 17 Clin- 
ton. 

Baldwin Charles G., collector Watertown 
rinief:, h 82 Suite. 

BALDWIN D.WID W^, cheese manuf., h 50 
Ar>enal. 

Baldwin Fied P., enip. Schiivler Brothers, bds. 
58 Mill. 

Baldwin Fred A., plumber and tins-mith, 8 Ar- 
senal, h 58 Mul. 

Baldwin Henry A., book-keeper, h 20 William. 

Baldwin Mary', widow of R, W., h 41 Factory. 

Baldwin Mary A., h 9 Haney. 

Ball Charles E.. carp nter, "h 78 Cotteen. 

Ball Edward, laborer, 3 Orchard. 

Ball Henrv M.. dealer in piodiice, farmer 370, 
39 Public square, b 15 Paddock. 

Ball Myers, blacksmith, b 6 Wall. 

Ball Thimias. iabc ner, h 35 Meadow. 

Ball William, laborer, h 38 Meadow. 

Ball Woosti r O., sec'y and treas. LTnion Car- 
riage and Gear Co., manuf. of wood puljj. 
h 3 Winslow. 

Ballard Addie. proj). boarding-house, 26 Frank- 
lin. 

Ballard Milton, lawyer, h 14 Baker. 

Ballard Samuel W., letired undertaker, resides 
Henry Keep Home. 

Ballard Warren, telegraph operator, h 93 Main. 

Ballard Warren H., undertaker, 193^ Public 
square. 

BAL'IZ ANDREW P., pres. Jefierson County 
Midi Assoc. ation, manuf. of and wholesale 
dealer in Limburger cheese, dealer in gro- 
ceries and j)rovisions, 70 Cnurt, Ii 63 Arse- 
nal. 

Baltz Geo]-ge, milk dealer, h 16 Main. 

Baltz William A., clerk, bds. li;4 i\[ain. 

Banixter Albert, farmer in Hounstield 180, h 72 
Arsenal. 

Banister Charles G., h 49 Massey. 

Baiiislir Frank G., sec'v Y. M. C. A. at Bing- 
hamton. N. Y., h 18 Boyd. 

Banister Governeur, retired farmer, owns in 
Pamelia 280, h 72 Arsenal. 

Banister Henrv O . painter anil paix-r hanger, 
h 12>2 Orchard. 

Banister Marintla Z., widow of Giles, h 18 
Bovd. 

Banister Morris, retired, h 25 Ten Eyck. 

Banister Wayne, retired, li 46 Academy. 

Bauks George, ial)orer, h 18 Neweil. 

Banner Paul, liai nessmaker, h "zS Bronson. 

Banta Jacolj C. photographer, 18 Public square, 
h 26 Paddock. 

Barber David, carpenter, li 15 Elm. 

Barber Gilbert R., ins. agent, h 99 Main. 

Barber Henry, carpenter, li 11 Elm. 

Barber Henry A., machinist, h 97 Mill. 



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Barljer James, carpenter, 32 Public square. 

Barber William, wasoiiniaker, 2 Bradley, li do. 

Barbour Lydia S., widow of Corey, h 24 Acad- 
emy. 

Barclay Addison P., clerk, li 19 Academy. 

Barclay Eliza, widow of Robert, b 19 Academy. 

Barden Robert A., labore)-, h 18 Hamilton. 

Barker Alfred, laborer, b 3 Gill. 

Barker Edward S., tailor, b 9 Le Ray st. 

Barkley George H.. hackinaii, b 10 Goodale. 

Barkley Jolni A., hackman, b 40 State. 

Barklev .Josepb, teamster, b 11 Woodruff. 

Barkley Reuben, laborer, h 66 Mill. 

Barldey Solomon, laborer, h 11 Woodruff. 

Barnes Daniel A., butcbei-, bds. 135 Blaiti. 

Barnes Hezekiab 8., teamster, h 135 Main. 

Barnes Seymour D., laborer, bds. 7 Center. 

BARON AMILE E , retired mercbant, owns 
Baron block, b 34 Massey. 

Baion Lewis, carpenter, h 26,''2 Academy. 

Baron e Dominic A., merchant tailor, 8 Wash- 
ton bloclc. 

Barr Henrv, barber and grocer, 118 Court, b 
120 (\o'. 

Barrage Matthew, painter, h 8 Vale. 

Barrett David B., carpenter, bds. 12 Holcomb. 

Barrett Mary A., widow of David, b 12 Hol- 
comb. 

Barrett William L., barbei-, bds. 12 Holcomb. 

Birtlett Edmund T., cari^enter, b 29 Lynde. 

B.irtlett Elton T., (Bartlett & Linnevj b 12 
Rutland st. 

Bartlett George W., retired, bds. 36 Orchard 

Bartlett Homer A., (D. B. Sanford & Bavtlett) 
li 35 Academy. 

Bartlett Samuel B., pattern, plane, and model- 
maker, 12 River, h 75 Main. 

Bartlett & Linney, (Elton T. B. and Nathan 
G. L.) dealers m groceries, 82 Factory. 

Barton Hubert J., mason, h 8 Muudy. 

Bass James G., carriage trimmer, h 68 Acad- 
emy. 

Bass John, upholsterer, emp. H. H. Babcock 
Buggy Co., bds. 64 State. 

Bass Reuben B., carriage trimmer, h 1 Burch- 
ard. 

Bastian Charles, laborer, b 31 Main. 

B.istian Fraidi, mason, h 9 Burns ave. 

BatclielorBsnjamin F., master mechanic R.,W. 
ik. O. R. R., bds. Crowner House. 

Bates Amelia Mrs., h 7 Mechanic. 

Bates William M., laborer, h 9 Lamon. 

Bander Fred J., plumber, h 7 Academy. 

Bander Jeiry, fanner 270, h 31 Le Ray st. 

Banter Malacbi, carpenter, h IIH Main. 

Baxter Fred, bai-tender, bds. 22 Franklin. 

Baxter Seymour B., supt. City Steam Laundry, 
bds. i3 Winslow. 

Bayley Frederick, machinist, h 39 High. 

Beach Allen C, lawyer, vioe-pres. and treas. 
Henry Keep Home, h 39 Washington. 

Beach Herman G., cutter for F. M. Lamon, 
bds. 27 Sterling. 

Beach S. Heniy, leather manuf., h 3 Park. 

Bean Edwa'd. pressman, h 22 High. 

BEAN GEORGE R., (George R. Bean & Co.) 
h 67 Arsenal. 

BEAN GEORGE R. & CO., (Charles D. Rob- 
bins) dealeis in flour, feed, hay, straw, 
etc.. 8 Ars"nal, 

Beard Charles M., carpenter, b 41 Fi-anklin. 

Bsardslce Saiah A., milliner. 10 Stone. 

Beaidsley Orange K., machinist, h 10 Boyd. 

Beattie Adelbert, butcher, h 20 Orchard. 



Beattie Charles, expressman, b 34 Bronson. 
Beattie James H., hay and grain dealer, h 2 

Pleasant. 
Beaty John, machinist, h 16 Bronson. 
B 'ck John, laboier, b 29 Huntington. 
BECKER HENRY J., artistic decorator and 

frescoer, h 2 Woodruff. 
Becker Hiram, farmer with William M. and 

Walter 24, ' b 134 IMassey. 
Becker Walter, painter, h 134 Massey. 
Becker William M., painter, h 134 Massey. 
Beckwith Emily P., b 33 Washington. 
Beckwirh Sarah J., h 33 Washington. 
Bedell Frank G., porter Globe Hotel, h 12 

Massey. 
Bedell George, laborei-, b 68 Franklin. 
Bedell Lucinda Mrs., h 12 Massey. 
Bedell William, laborer, h 26 Le Ray st. 
Beebee Myron, ( Hagar & Beebee) "(Beebee & 

Delano) h 5 Paddock. 
Beebee & Delano, (Myron B. and Edmund H. 

D.) ins. agents, 4 Washington. 
Bsecher George P., carpenter, h 45 Rut- 
land st. 
Bsecher Gifford E., laborer, h 10 William. 
B'jecher Henry, laborer, h 99 Arsenal. 
Beecbej Vernon, machinist, h 17 Emerson. 
Burr William H., dpaler in second-hand goods, 

69 ( o irt, h 33 Le Ray st. 
BEFFREY ARSENE, (Beffrey & Mowe) h 513^ 

Stone. 
BEFFREY & MOWE, (A. B. and George H. M.) 

branch store Thousand Island Park, sani- 
tary plumbers, steam and gas fitters, and 

tin and capper workers, patentees of the 

Regina sanitary fixtures, 18 Franklin. 
BEGG BROTHERS, (Robert J. and George 

N.) raanufs. of bedroom suits, mantles, 

book cases, etc., 18 River. 
Begg George N., (Begg Brothers) h 60 Mill. 
BEGG ROBERT J., (Begg Brothers) bdd. 14 

Franklin. 
Belch Philip, blacksmith, li 22 Factory. 
Belcher Josepb. cabinetmaker, h 86 Court. 
BELL JOHN A., state veterinarian, 58 Court, 

h do. 
Bell Lewis B., sewing machine agent, h 32 

Brainard. 
Bell Minnie, widow of Joshua T., h 82 Court. 
Bell Susanna Mrs., h 10 Railroad. 
Bellew Ann, widow of Thomas, li 105 Coffeen. 
Bellew James, laborer, h 115 Coffeen. 
Bellew Thomas, (^Bellew & Shinners) h 115 

Coft"een. 
Bellew & Shinners, (Thomas B, and James S.) 

dealers in groceries, 8 Arcade. 
Bellinger Charles J., journalist, h 1 Boyd. 
Bence Michael, (Whaley & Bence) b 15 Le 

Ray st. 
Bence Peter, carpenter, h 28 Hoard. 
Benn Nancy J., widow of Ira, dressmaker, 45 

American arcade. 
Bennett D. M., retired att'y, resides Henry 

Keep Home. 
BENNETT FRED A., florist, dealer in roses 

and clematis, connected by telephone, 83 

Massey, b do 
Bennett George J., mechanic, b 83 Main. 
Bennett Martha W., h 58 Washington. 
Bennett Thomas, laborer, h 68 Massey. 
Bennett Thomas, woodworker, bds. Dillon 

House. 
Bennett Thomas E., florist and clerk for Gates 

& Spratt, h 11 Holcomb. 



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Benoit Alphoiiso, furrier, li 40 Coffeen. 
Benoit Edward, tanner, h 40 Coffeen. 
Benore Oliver, liarnessmakcr, h 21 Mundy. 
Bcnt^oQ George, laljorer, li 'd'.i Hiintiiigton. 
Berdeau William O., laborer, h 68 Arsenal. 
Bcigevin diaries, retired, h 10 Hamilton. 
Bergevin Charles E., laborer, h 22 Pearl. 
Bergevin John E.. CCarpenter & Bergevin) h 

13 Bronson. 
BEKGEVIN PETER, prop, livery stable and 

American barn and sheds. 
Beriier Ernest, mason, h 9 Rutland st. 
Bemier Albert, painter, bds. Romang House. 
Bernstein John, sailor, h 32 MuUin. 
Berow Alexander, carman, h 4 Huntington. j 
Berow Alfred A., carman, h 2 Huntington. 
Berow Hezckiah, laborer, h 12 Cedar. 1 

Berow Lucinda. widow of Sol .111011 W., h 27 

William. 
Berow William, laborer, h 18 High. 
Berry Annis, widow of Benjamin. Ii 2 Clay. 
Besnetli Lncv, widow of Frank, li Burns ave. 
BETTINGER BRADFORD J.. l)ds. City Hotel. 
Beverley Sciuire. polisher, h 21 Rutland st. 
Bickle Philip, teamster, h 97 Main. 
Biddjecomb Linus, retired, h 3 Winthiop. 
BIDDLECOME RUSSELL B. Capt., retired 

farmer, owns iu Oileans 182, served as 

captain of Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols., h 

62 Franklin. 
Bidwell George O., stonecutter, h 25 Frank- 
lin. 
Bierres Leon G., barber, over Nott's drug 

store, h do. 
Biggs Harry, painter, h 10 Ac'ademy. 
Bignell Ahiiira. widow of Samuel W., li 94 

Franklin. 
BILYEA FOSTER H.. (U. T. K. Clothing 

H(mse) h 28 Sterling. 
Bingham Charles D., book-binder, h 2 Gotham. 
BINGHAM EDWIN, dealer in w n s. liquors, 

and cigars, 19 Public square, h 42 State. 
Bingley .John, laborer, h 69 State. 
Biiiglev John W.. machinist, h 13 Goodale. 
BINSSE ANNA M., widow of Dr. John, bds. 

Woodruff House. 
Birdsall Mary, widow of Benjamin, h 45 Moul- 

ton. 
Bishop James, laborer, h 24 ]\Ieehanic. 
Bishop John, laborer, li 37 Orchard. 
Bishop Mary Mrs., prop, boarding house, 1>^ 

Rutland st. 
Bisnett Charles T., molder, h 10 Lamon. 
Bisnett Oness, railroad conductor, li 6 Smith. 
Bisnett William, engineer, h 21 Pine. 
Bisonett Alexander, laborer, h 1 Morrison. 
Bisonett Fred, farmer 7, h 172 State. 

Bisonett , widow of Frank, h 18 Factory. 

Bisonette Charles, fireman, h 2 Newell. 
Bisonette John, engineer, h 171 Main. 
Bisseli Alanson, harnessmaker, h 02 Arsenal. 
Bissoiinette Joseph, ijapermakcr, h 14 lewitt. 
Black Eiver Pai)er Co., H. Remington, pres.; 

E. W. Remington, sec'y and tieas., mannfs. 

of ground wood pulp, factory in Black Riv- 
er, oftiee on Sewa I's Island. 
Black Widiam, laborer, bds. U^4 Factory. 
Blake James, laborer, h 4 Rutland st. 
Blake John, machinist, h 16 Burchard. 
Blanc Jennie, prop, b.arding-house, 43 State. 
Blanchard Jos.-pli, lab rer, h 64 Factory. 
Blanchard Silas D., telegraph operator R., W. 

& O. E. R., bds. 25 Meadow. 
Blinu Aaron Z., carpenter, h 20 Jefferson. 



Bliss Emily W., widow of Elijah W., h 10 Stone. 
Blodgett Francis J. J., retired, h 20 High. 
Blodgett Herbert A., (Faichney & Blodgett) 

bds. 53 Stoue. 
Blodgett Mary, widow of Aaron, li 53 Stone. 
Bloom John, laborer, h 14 Burchard. 
Blouy Harriet, washing and ironing, h 59 Fac- 
tory. 
Bobiette John, laborer, h 6 Woodford. 
Bobiette William, retired, li 6 Woodford. 
Boganschitz Jacob, laborer, h 60 Factory. 
Bohall Zebiali, laundress, h 49 Factory. 
Bohl Edward H., (Bohl & Gamble) h 7 Pros- 
pect. 
Bohl Jacob, laborer, h 17 Hewitt. 
Bohl A- Gamlile, (Ednard H. B. andC. Willard 
G.) dealers in groceries, etc., 1 Commer- 
cial block. 
Bolter Margaret C, widow of Henry H., bds. 

Exchange Hotel, 59 Coffeen. 
Bolton Robert, prop, boarding-house, 59}^ 

Mill. 
Bolton Stephen H., miller and supt. City flour- 

ing-mills, h 56 Court. 
Bolyer Margaret, widow of George, b 125X 

Main 
Bonaire Stephen, laborer, h 7 Burns ave. 
Bond Anthony, painter, bds. 9 Prospect. 
BOND EDWARD A., (Hinds & Bond) h 27 

Stone. 
Bonney Edmund J., ins. agent, 2 Washington, 

h 24 Massey. 
Bonus Thomas! laborer, h 4 Bradley. 
Booker Susan Mrs., laundress, h 6 Newell. 
Boomer Elisha, farmer, h 90 Arsenal. 
Boomer Fiank E., prop, boarding-house, 90 

Arsenal. 
Boon Maitlaud, real estate dealer, h 2 Trinity 

place. 
BOON STEPHEN, dealer in real estate, h 31 

Stone. 
Boon Walter A., (Boon & Baker) h Trinity 

place. 
' Boon Willard J., stenograjilier. 74 ^Main. 
j Boon & Baker, (Walter A. B. and William S. B.) 
wholesale and retail druggists, 3 Wash- 
ington place. 
Booth Henry, watchman R., W. & O. round- 
house, h rear 23 Cedar. 
Booth James, laborer, h 13 Emerson. 
Bordwell Salmacious T., auctioneer, h 64 

Washington. 
Bort Cornelius, retired farmer, h 13 State. 
Borter Adelbert, painter, bds. 2 State. 
Borter Bravton R.. painter, h 53 Rutland st. 
Bossuot Eugene, carpenter, bds 22 Franklin. 
Bossuot Perry F., laborer, bds 22 Franklin. 
Bosworth Frank, book-keeper, h 23 Clay. 
Bosworth Henry, laborer, h 5 Vale. 
BOSWORTH REUBEN S. Prof., telescope 
maiiuf. and professor of natural sciences, 
h 76 State. 
Bothwell Martin, shoemaker, h 107 State. 
Botsford Lewis, butclier, bds. Globe Hotel. 
Boucher Amelia, widow of Cu'sar, h 3 Howk. 
Boucher Arthur, painter, bds. 3 Howk. 
Boucher Delia, widow of INIoses, h 17 Mundy. 
Boucher Lorenzo C, painter, h 74 Mill. 
Boucher Svlvester. carpenter, li 62 Oiffeen. 
Boudette Freehold, laborer, h 3 Engine. 
Boudreau Alexander, shoemaker, h 100 Court. 
Boudieau Charles, laborer, bds. 100 Court. 
Bourcey Frank, laborer, bds. 179 Main. 
Bourne' Henry A., retired, h 37 Keyes ave. 



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Bnnvret David, mokler. li 10 Fairview. 
Bowe E(L, laborer, h 40 Smith. 
Bowe Mary, widow of John, h 40 Smith. 
Bowers Charles B., real estate dealer, h 89 

Washiufjton. 
Bowhall Natlian. laborer, h 42 Cedar. 
Biiwker Wilham C. barber, 4 Prospect. 
B )\vls John, blacksmith, h 5 Curtis. 
Boyce Jane, prop, boardiiif^-honse, 9 Grove. 
Boyce Samuel F.. machinist, h 23 Mechanic. 
Boyd Alfred J., physician, li 19 Stone. 
Boyd Georp;e, woodworker, bds. 10 State. 
Beyer Henry W , asst. treas. Fames Vaciinm 

■ Brake Co., h 27 Clinton. 
Boyer James S., policy cleik Agricultural In- 
surance Co., h 4 Ten Eyck. 
Bovle Edward, laborer, li 28 Cross. 
Bradford Myra I., widow of Gilbeit, h 30 State. 
Bradley Catharine, widow of Dennis, h 17 

Chestnut. 
Bradley Gurdon C, farmer 150. h 49 Bradley. 
Bradley James, laliorer, h 43 Mnllin. 
Bradley James H.. framemaker, enip. D. S. 

Miller & Co., h Keyes ave. 
Bradley James H., picture framemaker, h 8 

Goodale. 
Bradshaw Charles A., barber, 3 Washington, 

bds. 02 Academy. 
BRADT THOMAS D., fur tanner, manuf. of 

fur mats and rugs, h 41 Meadow. 
Bradwav John, boilermaker, h 26 Morrison. 
BRAD WAY SELAH S , dealer in groceries. 

provisions, meats, etc., 42)^^ State, h 10 

High. 
Bradv James, engineer, bds. 90 Arsenal. 
Brady Thomas, laborer, ii 11 Ely. 
Bragger J. J. & Son, (Joseph J. and John J.) 

props, lirass foundry, pbimbers, gas and 

steam fitters, gas mmufs., foundry 

Hoard, gas office 3 Anthony. 
Bragger John G., stonecutter, h 51 Mill. 
Bragger John J., {.J. J. Bragger & Son) h 9 

Hoard. 
Bragger John W., machinist, bds. 51 Mill. 
Braguer Joseph J., (J. J. Bragger & Son) h 3 

Anthony. 
Bragger Martha, music teacher, bds. 9 Hoard, 
Bragger Walter E.. emp. at gas works, bds. 51 

Mill. 
Brainard Alvah C, machinist, h 29 High. 
Brainard Alvah C. Jr., machinist, h 29 High. 
Brainard Mary S., widow of O. V., h 25 Wash- 
ington. 
Brainard Sidney J., blacksmith, h 8 Pearl. 
Branch Asher, laborer, h off Dorsey. 
Branch Charles, blacksmith, 14 Jefl'erson. 
Branigiin George, machinist, bds. 15 Mechanic. 
Brav William, laborer, h 8 Cedar. 
BREEN BROTHERS, (Thomas H. and Isaac 

R.) att'vs at law, 6 '4 Washington place. 
BREEN ISAAC R., (Breen Brothers) h 6 Jav. 
BREEN THOMAS H., (Breen Brothers) h'6 

Jay. 
Brennan JohnT., carpenter, h 32 Keyes ave. 
Brennan Martin J., machinist, h 88 Main. 
Bressenham John, laborer, h 75 Massey. 
Bretch George P., sign paintei', dealer in wall 

paper, books, and stationeiy, 3 Commercial 

block, h 11 Keyt s ave. 
Bretch John, farmer 45, h 40 Bradley. 
Brett Bartley, laborer, h 91 Moultom 
Brett George, laborer, h 12 Brainard. 
Brett Maiy A. Miss, cloak and dressmaker, h 

56 Court. 



Brett William, farmer 15. h 67 Gotham. 
Briceland Thomas, hackman, 2 High. 
Briggs Hiram, currier, 11 Fairbanks, h 69 Main.. 
Briggs Hiiam S.. farmer, h 69 Main. 
Britiham Van Buren, carpenter, h 69 Academy. 
BRIJMMER HENRY J., (Streeter, Brimmer & 

OlcaiDh IGTiinity piace. 
Brinning H nry, h 1 Gill. 
Brintnall Isaac, stock grower, 35 cows, farmer- 

480, bds. 8 Holcomb. 
Britton Fred, asst. local editor Watertown 

Tinifs. h 8 Jefferson, 
Britton Thomas, blacksmith, 31 Arsenal, h 8 

Jefferson. 
BROCK WAY BEMAN. (Brockway & Sons) 

editor W.itertown Times, h 65 Arsenal. 
BROCKWAY HENRY A., (Brockway & Sons) 

h 39 Fr-Miklin. 
BROCKWAY JEFFERSON W., (Brockway & 

Sons ) h Franklin. 
BROCKW.\Y .t SONS, (Beman, Jefferson W., 

and Henry A.) pnblishe;s and props. 

Watertown Daily Times and Watertown 

JReformer and Weeldy Times, book and 

job printers and binders, 12 and 14 

Arcade. 
Bronson Sarah F., widow of George C, li 13 

Jefferson. 
Brooks Edward, grocer. 62 Factory, bds. 48 do. 
Brower Edgar, grocei, 83 Main, bds. do. 
Brower Fred, buffer, h 17 Smith. 
Brown Albert, machinist, bds. 57 Mill. 
Brown Allison, carpenter, bds. 25 Clay. 
Brown C. Edward, carpenter, h 35'^-2 Arsenal, 
Brown Charles H., suj^t. for Taggart Brothers 

Co.. h 154 Main. 
Brown Charles E., salesman for Union Car- 
riage and Gear Co., h 1 Keyes ave. 
Brown Delos J., teamster, h 4 .Jackson. 
Brown Ed., laborer, h 16 Orchard. 
Brown Edwin J., locomotive engineer, li 98 ■ 

Arsenal. 
BROWN ELON R., lawyer, 28 Paddock arcade, 

h 43 Massey. 
Brown George, book-keeper, h 19 Boyd. 
Brown Gertrude, widow of William P., h 13 

Winthrop. 
Brown Hannah, widow of Walter, bds. 17 

Franklin. 
Brown Herliert J., dealer in millinery and' 

fancy goods, 11 Washington, h 28>^ Ster- 
ling. 
Brown Isaac, fireman stationary engine, h 12 

Palmer. 
Brown Joseph, laboier. h 40 Water. 
Brown Sannitl N., clerk, h 47 Franklin. 
BROWN LEVI H., att'y and counselor at law, 

614 Washington place, h 36 Stone. 
Brown Lucretia, widow of E. G., h 36 Clinton. 
Brown Mittie, laborer, h 42 Water. 
Brown Robi rt, laborer, h 6 Bradley. 
Brown Sarah N., widow of Edwin, h 40 State. 
Brown William, mason, bds. 103 Main. 
Browne Solon M., teamster, h 45 Factory. 
Brownell Dauford B., millwright, h 14 Morri- 
son. 
Brownell James P., dealer in oil, h31 Meadow. 
Bruce John F., grocer. 91 Arsenal, h do. 
Bruniley Eliza J. Mrs., laundress, h 73 River.. 
Bryant Maria J., widow of Thomas, h 3 Mun- 

son. 
Buchanan INIary C, dressmaker, h 28)^ Court. . 
Buck Benjamin, laborer, h 66 River. 
Buck George, painter, h 91 Arsenal. 



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Buck H. Dnane. deakr in gioceiies and pro- 
visions, 1 Gi)i)clalc, h \4 do. 

BiU'k .L'lin. barber, 4G Hi.a:b. 

Buck John, laborer, li 24 Ash. 

Buck Robert J., book-keeper for Farwell & 
lihin. s. h 7 Gotliani. 

Buck Trnniiui. Jr.. clcik. h 1'^ Goodale. 

]3ncklp.v Eiisk-y. barber, h 21 High. 

Budliing Gideon N., pliotograplier, h 67 Frank- 
lin. 

Bndroe Adolph, laborer, h 61 Mill. 

Budrop Agues Mrs., prop, boarding house, 
100 Coui-t. 

Bndroe Charles, machinist, bds. 100 Court. 

Bndr le Fred, laborer, h ISMain. 

Bneil Marcus, retired, bds. Harris House. 

Buell Oirin, laborer, h 9 Huntington. 

Bull Eliza J., widow of Samuel, h 26 Factory. 

Bnliock Helen, h 15 Arcade. 

Bulger .Tames, laborer, h 197 Arsenal. 

Bmidv E isha. laborer, h 43 Bronsou. 

Buiidy Eli ha Mrs., carpet weaver, h 43 Bron- 
Kon. 

Bnndy George W., laborer, h 6 MouUon. 

Bundy William H.. mason, h 75 Factory. 

Buich Charles, carpenter, bds. 48 .\rsenal. 

Burdick Alfred M., blacksmiih, bds. 45 Frank- 
hn. 

Burdick G. Maxom, clerk, h 883-; Main. 

Burdick Jesse D., carriage woodworker, bds. 
45 Franklin. 

BURDICK NELSON, (W. W. Burdick & Co.) 
h 45 Franklin. 

Burdick Orrin H., dealer in tobacco, cigars, 
wines, and liquors, 6 Commercial block 
!ind 6 Franklin, bds. Kirbv House. 

BURDICK W. W. & CO.. (Nelson Burdick) 
cai-iiage manufs. and repairers, 18)^ 
Fraidilin. 

Burdick Wayne W., (W. W. Burdick & Qo.) h 
45 Fr:>nklin. 

Burdick Wil iam L., telephone inspector, h 75 
Washington. 

Burhart Willie H., emp. A. D. Remington, h 
27 Emerson. 

Burke Juhn C, carpenter, h Le Ray st. 

Buike Mariin. laborer, h rear Cedar. 

Burhngame Charles E., painter, h 2}4 Park 
ave. 

Burnham Jerome M., clerk, h 98 Franklin. 

Burns Celestian C, mason, h 35 Gotham. 

Burns George H., mason, bds. 35 Gotham. 

Burns James L., clerk, h 16 Cross. 

Burns John, mason, h 28 Gotham. 

Burns John A., book-keeper, h 9 Boyd. 

Burns Lewis P., bartender, bds. American 
Hotel. 

Burns Michael, laborer, li 10 Morrison. 

BURNS PAT KICK, mas n. 35 Gotham. 

Burns Richard D.. retired, h 16 Cross. 

Burns Stephen, laborer, h 53 Prospect. 

Burns William H., carriagemaker, h 48 Mea- 
dow. 

Buinup Frank, molder, h 22 Pearl. 

Burnnp Thomas, machinist, h 10 Summer. 

Burt James C, formerly cashier for Davis 
Sewing Machine Co.", bds. Rutland cor. 
State sts. 

Burt William, emp. E. W. Knapp, h9>^ Grove. 

Burt William S., armorer 39th Sep. Co. Inf., 
rs sides .Yr.senal. 

Buiton Henry, laborer, h 39 Factory. 

Burt(m Henry, Jr., laborer, bds. 39 Factory. 

Burton James, teamster, h 82 Stone. 



Bush, Bull & Roth. iS. R. Bush. J. V. Bull, 

and Florentine D. R. ) dea'ers in dry goods, 

16. 18, 20, and 22 Court. 
Bush Frank H., painter, h 76 Massey. 
Bush Fred V.. clerk, h 70 Stone. 
Bnsh George S., engineer, h Tilden. 
Bush Julia, widow of Edwin, li 49 Stone. 
Bush Williani L.. painter, h 14 William. 
Bashn' 11 A. .t Co., (Fred George) dealers in 

dry guilds. 5 and 6 Public scpiai e. 
Bushnell Alben, (A. Buslniell A Co.) h 20 Ster- 
ling. 
Bushnell Fred L., laborer, h 77 State. 
Bushnell Jerome, com. traveler, h 18>^ Public 

square. 
ButterMeld Augustine, emp. Times office, bds. 

26 State. 
Butteifield Egbert, farmer, h 38 Sherman. 
Butteitield Egbert T., milk dealer, 30 cows, 

farmer, leases of Willard Ives 208, h 142 

Coffeen. 
Butterlield Fannie, h 58 Cofifccn. 
Butteitield Orville.' laborer, h 13 Huney. 
Butterlield Perley A., widow of William K., h 

26 State. 
Butterworth Charles F., sigh painter. 3 Arse- 
nal. l)ds. 7 Paddo-k. 
BUTTERWORTH HENRY, manuf. of fine 

fui s and dealer in hats, caps, etc., 3 Arse- 
nal, h 7 Paddock. 
Butterwortli Henrv N., clerk for Henry, bds. 

7 Paddock. 
B''am Joel, stone mason, h 11 Haney, 
Byam Joseph, maoon, h 29 Cedar. 
Byrne John F.,asst. pastor St. Patrick's Church, 

bds. 44 Massry. 
Cable Hem v. carriagemaker, h 23 Emerson. 
Cadwell Hciiry J., clerk, bds. Globe Hotel. 
Cadwell Henry V.. wholesale dealer in cigars 

and tobacco. 16 and 18 Arsennl, h Paddock. 
CADWELL OLIVER B.. (Cooke, Cadwell & 

Co.) h 8Mullin. 
Cahill Daniel, laborer, h 27 Lvnde. 
Cahill George W., labour, h 443., Factory. 
Cahill Robert E.. machinist, bds." 27 Lynde. 
Calder George B., watchmakerand jeweler, h 

14 Benedict. 
Caldwell James B., clerk, bds. 44 Stone. 
Caldwell Jennie, dressmaker, h Hubbard block, 
Callioun Ebenezer, tinsmiih, h 10 Lamon. 
Callioun George, clerk, h 4 Gotham. 
Calhoun James, carpenter, h 4 Gotham. 
Callahan Alice, widow of Thomas, h 91) Coft'een. 
Callahan Thomas, laborer, bds. 'J0(,'offeen. 
Cameron Alexander, screwmaker, bds. Dillon 

House. 
Cameron George, laborer, h 10 Jefferson. 
CampGeoige v., book-keeper Jefferson County 

National Bank, bds. 56 Massey. 
CAMP TALCOTT H., pies. J.-fterson County 

National Bank, h 56 Massey. 
Camp Walter H.. h 3s Washington. 
CAMP & MASSEY, (George B. M.) dealers in 

drugs, perfumery, toilet articles, etc., 6 

Washington place. 
Campbell Alexander, (Campbell & Moulton ) h 

25 Sterling. 
Campbell Charles H., mechanical engineer, h 

13 Academy. 
Campbell Edwin E., (Hill & Campbell) h 44 

State. 
Campbell George, laborer, h 17 Water, 
Campbell Helen M., widow of Alexander, h 27 

Sterling. 



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Campbell Jennie, school teacher, bds. 139 

Massev. 
CAMPBELL PETER, milk dealer, 9 cows, 

farmer, leases of Jesse Adams 70, h 139 

Masso3'. 
Campbell Robert, laborer, h 72 Factory. 
Campbell William A., emp. Farwell & Rhines, 

h Jefferson. 
Campbell & Moulton, (Alexander G. and J. P. 

M. ) dealers in dry goods and carpets, 8 

Court. 
Cane Jerry, carpenter, bds. 43 Coffeen. 
Cannons Peter, retired, h 14 Emmett. 
Canouts George, farmer, h 135 State. 
Cauovau Johanna, widow of James, h 101 

Massey. 
Canovan Kate, dressmaker, h 101 Massey. 
Card Alonzo, prop, boarding-house, 14 Moul- 
ton. 
Card L. H., machinist, h Mechanic cor. Jef- 

fei'son. 
Carey David, blacksmith, h 53 Moulton. 
Carey George, machinist, h 2 Boyd. 
Carey Kate, widow of James, h 10 Newell. 
Carey Thomas, blacksmitli, h 3 Butternut. 
Carey Thomas, machinist, h 12 Jay. 
Carl James, laborer, h 17 Jefferson. 
Carlisle Charles D., clerk, h 10 Fairbanks 

block. 
Carlisle John N., lawyer, bds. 16 Jefferson. 
Carlisle Philander, retired, h 15 Rutland st. 
Carlisle William S., machinist, h 16 Jefferson. 
Carlon James, laborer, h 38 Willow. 
Carney James, foreman for H. H. Babcock 

B;iggy Co., bds. Dillon House. 
Carney John, blacksmith, h 3 Grove. 
Carpenter Addie, dressmaker, bds. 18 Good- 
ale. 
Carpenter Alexander, painter, h 18 Goodale. 
Carpenter Fred D., niacliinist, h 19 i-^ High. 
Carpenter George R., miller Cataract mills, h 

52 Moulton. 
CARPENTER JOHN M., (Carpenter & Ber- 

geviu ) sec'y and treaa. Watertown Spring 

Wagon Co., h 18 Stone. 
Carpenter John S., carpenter, h 19 Bronson. 
Carpenter Marion R., carriage woodworker, h 

25 Keyes ave. 
Carpenter Taylor, carpenter, h 50 Moulton. 
Carpenter & Bergevin, (John M. C. and John 

E. B. ) general merchants, 109 Factory. 
Carr Eliza, tailoress, h 23 Massey. 
Carr William, laborer, bds. 20 High. 
Cari-oU Dennis, laborer, h 81 Mill. 
Carroll Herman D., carjjentei-, h 18 Cooper. 
Carroll James, carpenter, h 130 Main. 
C Lrroll James, machinist, h 17 Jefferson. 
CirroU James H., carpenter, h 18 Cooper. 
Carroll William J., ff reman, h 28 Emerson. 
Carter Catharine, widow of Michael, bds. 39 

Massey. 
Carter Charles H., tinsmith, h IB Union. 
Carter Chax'les P., prop, boarding-house, 4 

Front. 
Carter Dewitt M., draughtsman, h 10 Massev. 
CARTER EVELYN F., vice-pres. Agricultural 

Insurance Co., h 1 Jay. 
Carter John H., blacksmith, h 8 Willow. 
Carter Joseph, laborer, h 53 Huntington. 
Carter Joseph, laborer, h 13 Central. 
Carter Lawrence, cnachmau, h rear 6 Clinton. 
Carter Mary, prop, boarding-house, 13 Factory. 
Carter Otho S., clerk, bds. 31 Factory. 
Carter Patrick, laborer, h 22 Morrison. 



C I rter Patrick, laborer, bds. 10 Moulton. 

Carter Revilo F., hay dealer, h 41 Arsenal. 

Cj..ter Salinda H., widow of Frank P., h 31 
Franklin. 

CASE EDWARD E., prop, planing and mold- 
ing-mill, basement 12 and 14 River, h 34 
Cooper. 

Case George H., carpenter, bd-i. 9 Moulton. 

Case Mary E., widow of Lorenzo, h 21 Cooper. 

Case Richard, laborer, li 30 Cooper. 

Case William O., farmer 154, h 19 Cooper. 

Casey James, laborer, bds. 175 Arsenal. 

Casey John, carpenter, h 65 Massey. 

Casey John, laborer, h 37 Cedar. 

Casey Michael, laborer, bds. 175 Arsenal. 

Casey Patrick, laborer, h 14 Palmer. 

Casey Rose, widow of John, h 175 Arsenal. 

Casey Thomas, mason, h 6 Bradley. 

Cassidy John C, telegraph operator, h 110 
Arsenal. 

Castle George, (Wilson & Castle) h 2 Davis. 

Caswell Fred, cabinetmaker, bds. Romang 
House. 

Caswell Nelson R., book-keeper, h 11 Sterling. 

Caswell R. Caroline, widow of Nelson, h 11 
Sterling. 

Caufield Mary, widow of J. M., h 65 Washing- 
ton. 

Cavanaugh Hattie N. Miss, dres.-maker, h 18 
Orchard. 

Cavanaugh Joseph F., painter, h 18 Orchard. 

Cavanaugh Margaret Mrs., h 18 Orchard. 

Cavanaugh Mary, widow of James, h 99 Cof- 
feen. 

Cavanaugh Mary Ann, widow of Josei^h, h 105 
Coff'een. 

CAVANAUGH O. Miss, seamstress, h 37 Fac- 
tory. 

Cavanaugh Thomas, laborer, h 73 Massey. 

Cawfleld Patrick, mason, h 103 Mill. 

Central New York Telephone Co., W. D. Han- 
chette, supt., 11 Paddock arcade. 

Cerasco Domiuick. dealer in fruits and nuts, 
Arsenal cor. Washington, h 8 Woodruff'. 

Chad wick Melvin, machinist, h 23 High. 

Chalfant George, carriagemaker, bds. Globe 
Hotel. 

Chambeis Edwin, molder, h 38 High. 

Chambers George, laborer, h 20 Central. 

ChamberK James, shoemaker, h 7 Blorrison. 

Chambers John A., clerk in U. T. K. Clothing 
House, h 63^ Washington place. 

Chambers Robert, retired, bds. Stone. 

Chambers William S., emp. Bagley & Sewall, h 
24 Bronson. 

Champ John, ttreman, h 87 Court. 

Champlin Cliarles G., chief of police, h 80 
Ar.senal. 

Chandler Webster L., life ins. agent, 263^ 
Pul)lic square, resides in Ogdensburg, St. 
Lawrence Co. 

Chappie William, machinist, bds. 74 Main. 

Charbonneau Alphonso, painter, h 37 Pros- 
pect. 

Chargo William J., thermometer finisher, bds. 
29 Orchard. 

Charlow George, laborer, bds. 134 Main. 

Charlow Mary, widow of Christopher, h 134 
Main. 

Charlow Peter, laborer, h 2 Morrison. 

Chase Catherine, widow, h 15)^ Le Rav st. 

CHASE CHARLES, (Chase & Co.) h 22 State. 

Chase Harriett L. Mrs.,. (Chase & Co.) h 22 
State. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



207 



Chase Jerome, carpenter, h 7 Central. 

Chase Jnhn, laborer, h 23 Cedar. 

Chase Justus, undertaker, enip. Chase & Co., 

h 22 State, 
(^hase ^Iiinireville, laborer, h 14!^ Factory. 
Chase Niwton J., lal)orer, li 1 Prospect. 
Chase Warren C, painter, li 7 Burchard. 
CHASE & CO., (Charles and Mrs. Harriett L. 

Chase ) undertakers and funeral directors. 

38 Arsenal. 
Chavoustie Charles, carpenter, h 8 Polk. 
Cheever Joseph B., farmer, h 118 Arsenal. 
Chellis Sarah, teacher, h 111 Main. 
Child Alpha, telegraph and news editor Water- 

tmvii Times, h ,154 State. 
CHILD SAMUEL, lawyer, 27 Paddock arcade. 
CHITTENDEN THOMAS C, railroad and 

steamboat ticket agent, foreign exchange, 

dealer in tobacco, cigars, etc., 5 Paddock 

arcade, h 5 Benedicr. 
Christophel Frank, cleik, h 16 Goodale. 
Christopher Fred, laljorei-, l;ds. 103 Main. 
Church William E., tinsmith, h 30>^ Massey. 
CluirchiU Jay E., cabinetmaker, h 45 Central. 
City Hospital, — see House of the Good Sa- 

JIARITAN. 

CITY IIUFEL, Joseph B. McKinley, prop., 82 
and 84 Court. 

City Steam Laundry, S. B. Baxtei-, su])!. ; Mrs. 
Rose Haley, prop.. Mill cor. Factory. 

City Optra House, E. M. Gates, manager, 32 
Arsenal. 

Claflin Edwin, bi-ickmaker. h Hunt. 

CLARE CHARLES W , editor and prop. Wat- 
erlown lic-lfnioii', issued every Wedni^fi- 
day. book and job printer, 18 Arcade, li 6 
Orchard. 

Clare George R.. printir, bds. 10 State. 

Clark C. V. Mrs., milliner, h 43 State. 

Clark C. Willi m, retired, h 38 Stone. 

Clark Charles E., baggage and expressman, li 
22 Bronson. 

Clark Charles V.. machinist, h 43 State. 

Clark Cornelia, widow of John, h 12 Sterhng. 

Clark David, laborer, h 44 Holcomb. 

Clark David, butcher, bds. 44 Baker. 

Clark Edward B., painter, li 8I3.2 Factory. 

Clark Elijah J., life ins. agent, h 11 Paddock. 

Clark Eugene, cartman. h 22 Moulton. 

Clark Frank, clerk, bds. 25 Clay. 

Clark Fred, clerk, I'ds. 18 Mechanic. 

Clark George, laborer, h 59 Huntington. 

Clark George F.. book-keeper, h 11 Paddock. 

Clariv Hannah S., widow of Charles E., h 8 
Sterling. 

Chrk Henderson M., local supt. Armour Beef 
Co , bds. 46 Gotham. 

Clark Irvin. butcliej-, h 10 Cross. 

Clark J., widow of Ellas, h Lamon. 

Clark Blarshall. butcher, h 44 Baker. 

CLARK MARY BRADFORD STERLING, 
widow of George W., deaconess in the 
Mission of the Redeemer in connection 
with Trinity Church, resides Mission 
house, Main. 

Clark Mary E., widow of Stephen, h 18 Me- 
chanic. 

Clark Milton R., 20 cows, farmer 140. 

Clark Paidina, widow, h 7 Academy. 

Clark Richard A., tinsmith, h 03 Stone. 

Clark Samuel B , laborer, h 7 Cedar. 

Clark Samuel H., hackmaii, h 23 Hamilton. 

CLARK SAMUEL J., street commis>ioner, h 
100 Arsenal. 



Clark Sarah C, widow of William C, pnjp.. 

boarding-house, 25 Court. 
Clark Theodore E., carpenter, bds 25 Clay. 
Clark Yictor M., carpenter, h 16 Meadow. 
Clark William L., prop, saloon, 84 Factory 

square. 
Clark William R., in**, agent, 27 Paddock ar- 
cade, bds. 15 Lynde. 
Clark William T., peddler, h 3Iain cor. Le Ray 

sts. 
Clarke John V., (Bloft'ett, Hodgkins & Clarke,, 
of Syracuse) civil engineer, h 43 Wash- 
ington. 
CLARKE WILLIAJI, contractor and builder, 
chief engineer fire de])artinent, h 24 
Baker. 
Clary John, inason. h 41 Prospect. 
Clary William, machinist, h 79 Franklin. 
Clary William, laborer, h 11 Cedar. 
Clemmons Henry, laborer, h 6 Haiiey. 
Clemnions William, iabortr, h 95 Arsenal, 
demons George D., carpenter, h 57 .Moulton. 
Cleveland Stephen R., contractor and buildei', 

h 31 Ttn Eyck. 
Clickner Charles, clerk, bds. 4 Jefferson. 
Clickner Cornelia E. Mis., dressmaker, h 4 

Jefferson. 
Cline Horatio B , dealer in cigars and tobacco, 
com. traveler, 23 Public square, h 31 
Washington. 
Clobridge Charles A., prop, saloon, 15 Arsenal, 

li 14 Tiinity place. 
Clobridge Edgar, clerk, h Massey cor. Arsenal. 
Clobridge Jolm Howard, painter, li 7 Howk. 
Clobridge Lloyd, laborer, l)ds. 93 Factory. 
Clobridge William, painter h 2 McGowaiis 

court. 
Clodwiclc Albert W., mail cariier. h 70 Franlc- 

lin. 
Clou^h John, laborer, h Gill. 
Coates Abraham, machinisf, li 41 Mullin. 
Coates Harry IL, ]iiint( r, Ixls. 41 Mullin. 
Cobb George H.. law student, bds. 16 Wash- 
ington. 
ColeCharl'sE., local editor Watertown 'J'imes, 

bds. 53 Franklin. 
Cole Helen G, widow of James, h 12 Davidson. 
Cole Herbert D., resident. 

Cole James C, marble cutt( r, h 15 Central ave. 
Cole James C, carpenter, h 1 Howk. 
Cole Lyman A., dealer in new and second- 
hand furniture, 64 and 06 Court, h l.V 
Jackson. 
Cole Mary Mrs., h 243.^ Court. 
Coleman Dennis, lal)orer, h 12 Doisey. 
Coleman Timothy, laborer, h 12 Willow. 
Collins .John, shoeniakei-, li 17 Cofteen. 
Collins John E., machinist, h 71 Main. 
Collins Patrick, laborer, li Maple. 
Collins Phineas, 30 cows, farmer 200, li 83 

State. 
Collins Timothy A., mail canier, hoot and 

shoemaker, 8 Franklin, h 17 Massey. 
Colon Theodore, clerk Kirby House, bds. do. 
Colter Patrick, section foreman R., W. & O. R. 

R., h 22 Morrison. 
Colthait William, clerk, li 10 Gotham. 
Colton Francis, yardmaster R., W. <V O. R. It., 

h 55 Gotham. 
Chiton Will, laborer, bds. 90 Arsenal. 
Colwell Jesse, printei', bds. 41- Franklin. 
Coinstock Chailes G., clerk, bds. 10 Jay. 
Conistock Clarence E., manager Great North- 
western Telegraph Co., h 10 Jay. 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



€iinistock Ovrus, carpenter, h 26 Moulton. 
CimHov John, lawyer, 4^ Washington, bdn. 

in'^tiitp. 

CONDE WILLIAM W.. dealer in hardware, 
HS'ienltural iinplomenrs, mill »npphes,etc., 
3 Public square, h 67 Washington. 
Cone Janus H., printer, h 8 Boon. 
€oncll Thomas, blacUsmith, li 57 A'senal. 
Conger H. E. & Co.. (William H. Conger) 
wholesale dealers in drugs and groceries, 
50 C -nrt,. 
Conger Henry E., (H. E. Conger & Co.) h 1 

Sterling. 
Conger William H., (H. E. Conger & Co.) h 

Fraidvlin. 
Conkhn George, laborer, h 84 Coffeen. 
Conklin Thomas, painter, h i)4 Arsenal. 
Connell John, laborer, h 12 Boon. 
Connell Martin, laborer, h 1:5 Hewitt. 
Connell Nahum D.,eab.nefmaker, h 34}-^ Court. 
Connelly Naama, widow of Hugh, h 9 Acade- 
my. 
ConneVs Mary, widow of Barney, h 12 Arsenal. 
Connor John, laboier. h 2 Cedar. 
Conrov D^innis, retired, h 57 Arsenal. 
Consaiil Gansevoort D., dealer in crockery 
and gl ss and silverware, 15 Woodratf 
House block, bds. 67 Washington. 
Con^table George, bartender Globe Hotel, bds. 

do. 
Convent of the Immaculate Heart and St. Jo- 
seph's Parochial School, under the auspices 
of the Sisters of St. .JosPi)h, 114 Mam. 
Converse Heniy D., farmer 80, h 63 Le Kay st. 
Cook Albert, laborer, h 11 Bmsse. 
Cook Amanda, (Mrs. George) prop, boarding- 

lious(% 10 Moulton. 
Co 'k Cathirnie, widow of Richanl. h 11 Binsse. 
Cook Edward E., clerk, lids. American Hotel. 
Cook Fred, laborer, li Connnt rcial bi0(rk. 
Cook George, retired. h57 Wasliington. 
Cook George, stage driver, h 10 Alonlton. 
Cook Gustavus. (Davis & Co>k) h 50 State. 
Cook Harrison D.. millwright, h 6 WiUiam. 
Cook Hiram, proji. Woodruff House livery 

stalile. h 33 Anthony. 
Cook Hiram P., prop, boarding stable, 1 An- 

thoiiv. bds. 33 do. 
Cook Josenh E., prop, saloon, 120 Arsenal, h 

8^ Cedar. 
COOKE, CADWELL A CO., (estate H. P. C, 
Oliver B. C.,) dealers in dry goods, etc., 5 
Paddock. 
Cooke Henrv P., stenographer, h 27 Stone. 
Cooley Anna, (Jlrs. Ed.) h 34 Franklin. 
Coole'v Herbert E., laborer, h 3 Jay. 
Cooh Ehjah S., engineer and supply clerk Ag- 

licultnral Insurance Co., h 30 Stone. 
Coon John C, clerk American Hotel, bds. do. 
Coon John S., book-keeper, bds. 4 Massev ave. 
COOLIDGE ALFRED, retired farmer, owns 

in Philadelphia 105, h 38 Chntou. 
Coo))er Charles, h 54 Washington. 
Cooper Edward H., conductor li., W. & 0. R. 

R., h 31) MeadoA'. 
Cooper Fred K., engineer, h 97 Arsenal. 
Cooper Harriet M., widow of Ehas F., h 1 

Winslow. 
Cooper Joseph B., carpenter, h 65 Rutland st. 
Cooper Lois, widow of Howell, h 54 Washing- 
ton. 
Cooper Sarah A., widow of Henry, h 42 High. 
COOPER SIDNEY, treas. Agricuhural Insur- 
ance Co., h 60 Washington. 



Cooper Thomas H., emp. ouR.,W. & O. R. R., 

h 52 Stoni'. 
Cooper William, conductor, h 66 Stone. 
CoichorHii Catherine, widow of Michael, h 87 

Massey. 
Corchoran Simon, molder, bds. 87 Massey. 
Corchoran Thomas, molder, lids. 87 Massey. 
Corey Emily L., widow of John R., h 51A 

Franklin. 
Coik Thomas, laboier, h 16 Cedar. 
Cork William, laborer, h 8K Cedar. 
Corless Mieliael. laborer, h 16 i Ash. 
Cornwall (harks, painter, bds. 22 Franklin. 
Cornwall Fred, night watchman, h 4 Lawrence. 
Cornwall George, laborer, h 155 Blain. 
Corn well Demertis L., book-keeper, h 79 Rut- 
laud St. 
Corts Sarah, widow, h 28 Academy. 
Cory Marcus J., carpenter, h 55 S:one. 
Cory William C, night watchman, h 4)^ Moul- 
ton. 
Cory William D., laborer, h 22 Central. 
Costance Dominic, tailor, h Burns ave. 
Costello Michael, laborer, h 66 Holcomb. 
Cotter George, laborer, h 2 Lawrence. 
Cotter Timothy, peddler, bds. Hancock. 
Coughlin J. Frank, foreman Wattrtown Herald, 

h HO Orchard. 
COUGHLIN JERE., editor and prop. Wa'.er- 

to7vn Herald, h 80 Wasliington. 
Coughlin Patrick, laborer, h foot of Stone. 
Coultharn William F., clerk. 10 Gotham. 
Coulthart Willinm, clerk, bds 141 Mam. 
Countryman Benjamin H., carpentei', h 17 

State. 
Countr>nian Henry, laborer, li 65'-^ Massey. 
Countryman John, blaclvKmith. 15 Wall. 
Covert Cliailes, laborei', h 73 Cotfeen. 
Cowan Helen, widow of Freeman, h 13 Fac- 
tory. 
Cowie Allan, papermaker, h 1)4 Water. 
Cox Noah, lab' rer, h 3 Orchard. 
Cox Philip, polisher, h 51 Central. 
Coyle William, eiig ueer, h 161 Main. 
Craig Fiank VV.. tinislier, emp. H. H. Babcock 

Buggy Co., h 40 Rutland st. 
Cramer Jacob, laborer, h 18 Newell. 
Cramer Lewis M., Ijrakeman, h 16 Newell. 
Cramer Norman, carpenter, h 8 Wall. 
Crane George, carriage ironer, h 1 Massey. 
CRAWE J. M. & SON. (J. Moi timer," Jr.) 
physicians and surgecms, 26 to 29 Paddock 
arcade. 
CRAWE J. MORTIMER, (J. M. Crawe&Son) 

h 65 Court. 
CRAWE J. MORTIMER, Jr., (J. M. Crawe & 

Son) h 65 Court. 
Crawford Andrew, jiainter, 9 Van Duzee. 
Ciawford William, screwmaker, bds. Dillon 

House. 
Crimmins Frank, machinist, h 41 Orchard. 
Cripp Chiirles, blacksmith, h 58 Moulton. 
(;ronk William, sash and blindmaker, h 25 

Mechanic. 
Cross Moses H.. wagonmaker, li 31 High. 
Crossley Joseph A. J., carpmter, h 12 Biadley. 
Croweli Edward A., laborer, h 91 Arsenal. 
CROVVNKR HOUSE, Wilder Brothers, props., 

72, 74, and 76 Court. 
Crowner William, clerk, bds. 2 Union. 
Crownlv Thomas, laborer, h 8 Lyride. 
Crysler'Allrcd H., carpenter, h 17 Howk. 
Cuff Edwaid, prop, restaurant, 7Arcade, h 142 
Arsenal. 



CITV OF WATERTOWN. 



209 



Cuff James, carpenter, h l^^ Postoffice place. 
<Uilbertson Silas, lidstler. h 47 Moiilton. 
OUMMINCxS ALBEKT R., farmer 20, h 100 

State. 
i'nmmings Anson J., mason, h 3 High. 
Oummings Benjamin, laborer, h 14>^ Factory. 
Cummings C. C. emp. Watertown" Carriage 

Co., h 6 Polk. 
Cnmmings George, laborer, h 19 Huntington. 
Cummings James D.. laborer, h 179 Main. 
Cummings Lonise, (Mrs. John) h 3 Goodale. 
Cummings Minerva, widow of Kawson M., h 

100 State. 
Cnrran Catharine, dressmaker, bds. 1 Lamon. 
Curran James, laborer, 5 Chestnut. 
Curran Richard, mason, h 1 Lamon. 
Curtis Harry D., clerk, h 3 Curtis. 
Curtis Reuben S., retired, b 3 Curtis. 
Cashing Austin, laborer, li 14 Iron block. 
Cushiug Daniel, laborer, li 9 Duffy. 
Cushman Oscar O., prop, meat market, 82 

Factory square, h 5 High. 
Cutler Charles, blacksmith, h 7 Newell. 
Cutler William, blacksmith, h 22 Orchard. 
Dailey Henry W., carpenter, h 13^ Goodale. 
Dailey Orpha E., (Mrs. Henry W.) dressmaker, 

h 13^ Goodale. 
Daily Daniel, laborer, li 11 Huntington. 
Daily George R., laborer, h 71 Factory. 
Daird James, laborer, h 33 Howk. 
Dale Samuel H., carriage trimmer,',!! 23 Frank- 
lin. 
Dalersanero Louis, grocer, 29 Factory, h do. 
Daley Dennis, laborer, bds. 30 Moulton. 
Daltoii Pilchard, laborer, h39 Biainard. 
Daly Daniel, laborer, h 29 Rutland st. 
Danforth Eliza, widow of Azt 1 W., h 49 Stone. 
Dangle Albert A., laborer, h 13 Curtis. 
Dangle Antoine, cheesemaker, h 28 Le Ray st. 
Dangle John, clerk, h 43 Orchard. 
Daniels Bushrod W., agent, h 1 Union. 
Daiiielsdii John, laborer, h 6 Smith. 
Danks Samuel P., laborer, h 145 State. 
Danough George, milk peddler, h fj Hamilton. 
Danought Harry, carpenter, bds. 14 Moulton. 
Daones Charles, boilermaker, h 45 Factory. • 
Darby George L., emp. H. H. Babcock, h 10 

Emerson. 
Darbv Herman M. , lal)orer, bds. 10 Emerson. 
DAVENPORT DEXTER D., dealer in tallow, 

bones, hides, and junk, owns 3 houses and 

lots, 62 Factory, li 3 Vincent. 
Davenport Richard N., dealer in tallow, h 3 

Vincent. 
Davey Frank, laborer, bds. 57 Mill. 
Davidson Andrew, teamster, h 49 Le Ray st. 
Davidson Andrew, teamster, h 6 Arch. 
Davidson Crawford, teamster, h 6 Arch. 
Davidson James, book-keeper, h 6 Arch. 
Davidson James, prop. Cataract grist-mills, 

dealer in tiour, feed, and grain, mill 

Moulton cor. Hill, 40 Public square, h 15 

Sterling. 
Davidsiui & Son, (John and Alexander, of 

Chicago, 111.) marble manufs. and dealers, 

Water. 
Davis Abel, retired, h 111 Moulton. 
Davis Andrew, laborer, h 120 Washington. 
Davis Frank G., supt. H. H. Babcock Buggy 

Co., h 56 Franklin. 
Davis George L., (Davis & Cook) supt. Round 

Island Park, h 11 Sterling. 
Davis Lewis J., (Davis & Kimball) bds. 11 

Sterling. 
14 



Davis Norman, wholesale and retail dealer in 
wine and liquor, 19 Court, h 14 Wiuslow. 

Davis Richard, janitor opera house, h G2 Stone. 

DAVIS SEWING MACHINE CO., George A.. 
Bagley. pres. ; H. M. Stevens, vice-pres. ; 
L. A. Johnson, secy and treas., manufs. 
of the Davis sewing machines. Sewall's 
Island. [Removed to Davton, Ohio.] 

DAVIS & COOK, (George L. D. and Gustavus 
C.) manufs. of Cook's patent spirit level, 

13 High. 

Davis & Kimball. (Lewis -L D. and Joseph F. 
K.) dealers in sestalit, and stoves and 
heaters for l)urning this fuel, 13 High. 

Davitt James, laborer, h 33 Howk. 

Dawson George, laborer, h 16 Lynde. 

Dawson George W., invalid, h 14 Bronson.. 

Dawson William, molder, h 18 Lynde. 

Day Frank, farmer, h 57 Franklin. 

Day Marv E. Miss, h 54 State. 

Dealing Frank J., laborer, h 1 Tilden. 

Dean Mrs., dressmaker, h 54 Moulton. 

Dean Charles, mail carrier, h 57 Franklin. 

Dean Elizabeth, widow of Frank, dressmaker, 
3 Hubbard block. 

Dean Fred H., mason, h 29 Meadow. 

Dean Joseph, clerk, h 28 Le Bay st. 

Dean Louisa, Avidow, h 76 Moulton. 

DEANE HENRY H., M. D., city health ofticer,. 
physician and surgeon, room 15 Paddock 
arcade, h 2 Academy. 

De Cant Brothers & Co., (I. Wood and Lincoln 
G. De C, and Ira P. Wood) dealers in gro- 
ceries, provisions, and meats, 122 and 124 
Court. 

De Cant I. Wood, (De Cant Brothers & Co.)bds. 

14 Coft'een. 

De Cant Lincoln G., (De Cant Brothers & Co.) 
bds. 14 Coffeen. 

De Cant Theodore, retired, h 14 Coffeen. 

Decker Caroline, widow of James, h 4S Arsenal. 

Delaney Christie, laboi-er, bds. 2 State. 

Delano' Edmund H., ( Beebee & Delano) h 21 
Le Ray st. 

Delano Elijah, dealer in pumps, h 7 William. 

Delano Mary, widow of Peter, h 12 Goodale. 

Delanj' Christopher, laborer, h 67 Stone. 

Delany John, laborer, h Ash. 

Delany Lawrence, fireman, h 126 Arsenal. 

Delav\->er Matilda, widow of Leander. h rear 
59'FactOiy. 

Delint; Charles E., mason, h 98 Main. 

De Long Fred, dealer in tobacco and cigars, 
11 Arsenal, h 10 Stone. 

Delong Fred S.. tinner, h 9 Mechanic. 

DeLONG JAMES, (Powhng & DeLong) btls. 
Kirby House. 

Delong John M., prop, boarding-house, 8 
High. 

Delong Libbie, CMm. Fred) stamping and em- 
broidery, 10 Stone. 

Delong Lucinda. widow of George, h 10 Lynde. 

Delong Merritt E ,book-keepcr,h 85 Rutland at. 

Delong INIiltou J., tinsmith, bds. 48 Arsenal. 

Delong Myron B., tinsmith, 48 Arsenal. 

Delong St"ephen S., prop, livery stable, 273^ 
Arsenal, h 22 Mullin. 

Demars Alexander, retired, h 52 Huntington . 

Demars Henry, laborer, h 17 Pearl. 

Demars Henry, laborer, h 54 Huntington, 

Demarse Alexander, laborer, h 93 Main. 

DEMARSE ANTHONY D., prop. Star Laun- 
dry, 49 Court, bds. room 20 Fairbanks 
block. 



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Demarse Henry L., enip. M. Demaise & Co., 
h 6 Arcade. 

Demarse Jesse, laborer, h 11 Central. 

Dt marse John, retired, h 1 Water. 

Demarse M. & Co., props. Tioy Steam Laun- 
dry. 6 Arcade. 

Demarse Mose, (M. Demarse & Co.) h 52 Hunt- 
ington. 

Demarse Samuel C, machinist, h 3 Cooper. 

Demarse Virgil J., carnage painter, h 93 Fac- 
tory. 

Demarsh Peter, clerk, li 36 High. 

Demott George H., paper hanger, h 2A Wins- 
low. 

Demotte CliarlesL., painter, h 75 Washington. 

Dempsey Silas, laborer, h 133 Main. 

Denmaik William A., cairiage painter, h 8)4 
Br on son. 

Denmead Wallace, h 18 Arsenal 

Dennee Thomas, carpenter, h 26 Bronson. 

Dennee John, carpenter, h 8 Lawrence. 

Dennis" Alexander, laborer, h 5 Lepper, 

Dennis William A., pressman, h 16 Mechanic. 

Dennison Albert S., manuf. of rubbi r stamps 
and general repairer, under Watertown 
National Bank, li Sterling cor. Goodale. 

Denno Frank, laborer, h 2 Cadwell. 

Denno Franklin, laborer, bds. 207 Arsenal. 

Denno Nelson, laborer, h 207 Arsenal. 

Denno Stephen, carpentei-, h 9 Bronson. 

DENNY FRANK P., (Robinson <t Denny) h 
35 Paddock. 

Densmore James W., baggagemaster R., W. & 
O. R. R.. h 23Munson. 

Desno Pean, laborer, h 30 Factory. 

Devendorf Fiederick B., dealer in stoves and 
plumbers' haidware, plumber and tinner, 
48 Court, h 34 MulHn. 

Deyine James, mason, h 60 Meadow. 

Devine John, laborer, h 9 W. MuUin. 

Devine John, laborer, 55 Meadow. 

Devine Patrick, laborer, h 57 Meado\v. 

Devnif Thomas, laliorer, h 57 Meadow. 

DEWEY ADDICE E.. general agent Agricult- 
ural Insurance Co., h 4 Winslow. 

DEWEY DWIGHT B., merchant tailor, dealer 
in clotliing and gents' fu' nishing goods, 10 
Woodruff Ho:isf block, h 12 Trinity place. 

Dewey Henrv, machinist, h 9 Cooper. 

Dick "Henry," conductor R., W. & O. R. R., h 
83 Cotteen. 

Dickinson Pf-rone A. Mrs., h 34i^ (^ourt. 

Dickhai't George, engineei'. h 18 Meadow. 

DiUenbeck WiUiam E., carriagemaker, h 1233^ 
Main. 

Dillingham Charles, engineer, h 56 Court. 

DILLON HOUSE, Thomas Dillon, prop., 78 
Factory square. 

Dillon .Tohn. clerk Dillon House, bds. do. 

DILLON THOMAS, prop. Dillon House and 
owns 5 houses and lots, 78 Factory square. 

Dixon Clarence, firemaii. bds. 90 Arsenal. 

Dixon Hi nrj', whitewasher, h Morrison. 

Dixon Maggie Miss, dressmaker. 47 Arsenal. 

Dixun William, laborer, h 146 Washington. 

Doane Anna E. Mrs., h 8 Lepper. 

Dobhs Mary J., ^vldow of John, h 5 Goodale. 

Dodd John E., shoemaker, h 13 Sterling. 

Dodge George W., carpenter, h 5 Bnrcljard. 

Dodge Harrison, carpenter, h 98 Franklin. 

Dodge Lucinda, widow of Horace G., h 64}^ 
Court. 

Dodge Lydia, widow of Egbert, bds. 15 Frank- 
lin. 



DOLAN JAMES, pension and U. S. claim 
agent, 19 Paddock arcade, h 11 Baker. 

Dolphin Wilham A., laborer, h 70 Mill. 

Dominick Antonio, prop, fruit stand, 80 Court, 

Dominick Constimzo, dealer in grocerit s and 
provisions, 16 Factory, h 11 Bui-ns ave. 

Dominick G( orge, laborer, h Woodford. 

Donahue Cornelius, caipenter, h 99 (Jofleen. 

Done George, painter, bds. 14 Moulton. 

Done Sylvester, laborer, bds. 14 Moulton. 

Doner Amanda W., hack driver, h 6 Vale. 

Doner Edwaid. laborer, h 46 Cedar. 

Doner Fred H., medical student, h at Sanford's 
Corners. 

Doney Josi ph, teamster, h 6 Newell. 

Doney Peter, teamster, h 7 Newell. 

Donnelly Thom;is, lilacksmith, h 3 Bronson. 

Donoly Mary, widow of Edward, h 32>-2 Fac- 
t' "ry. 

Dooct v Patrick J., carpenter, bds. 90 Mfmlton. 

DOOLITTLE HARVEY K., carriagemaker, 
rear 132 Main, h 132 do. 

Doolittle Lester, laliorer, h 51 Cedar. 

Dooliitle Liberty C, em^D. American Express 
Co., bds. Kirbv House. 

Doolittle Oswald B., com. traveler, h 28)^ Cof- 
feen. 

Dorau Henry, laborer, bds. American Hotel. 

Doran Tliomas, laborer, h rear 35 Aisenal. 

Doran WiUiam, blacksmith, li 36 High. 

Dorchester Edward, laborer, h 4>.^ Davidson. 

Doren William, laborer, h 3 Edmund. 

Dorman Alexander, laborer, h Main cor. Le 
Ray sts. 

Dorn Tlfmas, laborer, h 5 Goodale. 

Dorrity Maggie, prop, boarding-house, 90 Fac- 
tory. 

Dorsey James N., clerk U. T. K. Clothing 
House, h 136 Main. 

Dorsey William, laborer, h 22 Ash. 

Dorwm Eugene C, lawyer, 28 Paddock arcade, 
h 2 Ten Evck. 

DORWIN LU'i'HER J., att'y and counselor at 
law, 28 I'addock arcade, h 2 Ten Evck. 

DORY JULIA C, tailoress, h 33 Factory. 

DORY MARY A., tailoiess, h 33 Factoiy". 

Doty Emily, widow of George, bds. 29 Main. 

Doudican Blargaret, widow of Thomas, h 93^ 
Woodruff. 

Doudican Thomas F., blacksmith, bds. 93^ 
Woodruff. 

Doudican William, laborer, bds. 9}^ Woodruff. 

Dougherty J. P. Mrs., dealer in groceries, 48 
Factory, h do. 

Dougherty James P., suj^t. Jefferson ijulp-mill, 
h 48 Factory. 

Doughton George, labTer, h 74 Stone. 

Doughton William H., hackman, h 30 Howk. 

Dou^lasn Emma, widow of Melzer, dressmaker, 
28 Commercial block. 

Downs John, clerk, bds. Kirby House. 

Doyle Bridg'et, widow of James, bds. 8 Jack- 
son. 

Doyle John L., laborer, h 8 Jackson. 

Diake William A., laborer, h 10 Academy. 

Dresser George F., retired, h 3 Union. 

Dresser Walter, meclianic, h 3 Uni' n. 

Dresser William, teamster, bd-. 48 Aisenal. 

Drexel Charles O., l>ds. 27 Winslow. 

Drexel Elizabeth, widow of Charlts, h 27 Wins- 
low. 

Drown Alvin R., telegraph operator, bds. Ex- 
change Hotel. 

Drude Peter, cutter, h 54 Academy. 



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Drude Peter P., cutter for D. B. Dewey, h 13 
Winslow place. 

Druvy John, laborer, h 23 Huntington. 

Dryden John Clai-k, machinist, h Gill. 

Dnbnq.ie Adulphus J., stonecutter, h 11 Le 
Kay Rt. 

Duft'ee .Tolm, laborer, li 3 Dorsey. 

Duft'ee Maiy, widow of Richard, h 3 Dorsey. 

Dutt'ee Stewart, laborer, h 3 Dorsey. 

Dufl'ney Norman, laborer, h 16 Moulton. 

Duffy James, laboi-er, li 145 Main. 

Duffy Owen, molder, bds. Dillon House. 

Dntty Teiriince, nioMer, h 15 Hoard 

Dugan .John, laborer, h 71) Holcomb. 

Diit;an Michael, laborer, h Pine. 

Du'^'nn William, laborer, h 111 Washington. 

Duke Harry, laborer, h 28 Water. 

Duk(^ Jones, coremaker, h 30 Water. 

Dtilles Allen W., pastor First Presby. Church, 
h 16 Clinton. 

Dnlvea Ptter. labore)', h 3 .TelTersnn. 

Dnnljach William, lal)orer, h 123 Main. 

Dunham Ainswortli E , clerk, h 18 Court. 

DUNLAP HAHLAN P., milk dealer. 15 cows, 
farmer 47, and in Rutland 270, li 102 State. 

Dunlavy .lames S., woodw(uker. h 41 Hi^h. 

Dunsford Henry C, salesman, h 26'o Elizabeth. 

Dunwoody William, wagdninaker, h 17 Mundy. 

Du))ree Robert, laborer, h 17 Huntington. 

Du'liam Henry, laborer, h 5 Remintiton. 

Durkin Thomas, teamster, h 16 Munson. 

Dushane Edward, mac'hiiiist, h 29 Elizabeth. 

Du~hane Joseph, laborer, h 72 Holcomb. 

Dutton Erastus B., retired farmer, h 45 Acad- 
emy 

Dutt(Ui" Henry P., retired, h 45 Academy. 

Dye Delafield, caipenter, h 5 New York ave. 

Dyer Charles, machinist, h 1 Tilden. 

Eagan Thomas, locomotive engineer, h 8 Hew- 
itt. 

Eames Daniel J., (Eames, Neuroth & Co.) h 7 
Clav. 

EAMES ELISHA D., mannf., h 35 Stone. 

EAMES MARTHA S., widow of Fred W., h 
13 1^ Sterling. 

EAMES MOSES, retired, h 7 Clay. 

Eames, Neuioth & Co.. (Daniel J. E., John N., 
and William A. Winslow) projis. Water- 
town sining-bed and carpet renovating 
works. 27 Mill. 

Eames Vacuum Brake Co., J. C. Thompson, 
pres.; R. C.Vilas, vice-pres.; A. P. Mas- 
sey, sec'y; G. B. Massey, trens.; H. VV. 
Boyer, asst. trcas.; manufs. of railway 
tiain brakes, works on Beebee Island; 
main office, 115 Broadway, New York city. 

Earl Frank N.. laborer, h 23 Lyude. 

Earl Wdliam H., (Earl & Mack) drayman, h 
25 Lvnde. 

Earl Wiight, laborer, h 12'.2 Huntington. 

Earl & MacU. ( WiUiam H. E. and Harry G. M.) 
connnissiou merchants, 7 Commercial 
block, PnV)lic square. 

Eais'erlv William C . carpenter, h 10 Gotham. 

EASTMAN ORLANDO C, physician and sur 
geon. 31 Stoddard arcade, h 13 Munson. 

Easton Charles, gardener, h 88 Massey. 

Easton Charles W.. caipt nter. h 82 Massey. 

Eckhotf John, blacksmith, h 68 Mill. 

Eddv EHzab. th. widow of Gary, h 24 Academy. 

Eddy Eunice, widow of Enoch, bds. Orchard. 

Eddv Minnie, widowof William, h 15 Emerson. 

Edgell Maria, h 10 Davidson. 

Edick William A., carpenter, h 4 Sill. 



Edmonson William S., laborer, h 10 Cedar. 

Edwards Frank, tea agent, bds. 75 State. 

Ehrlichi r Charles, (Adams & Ehrlicher) bds. 
Massev. 

EHKLICHER DAVID, prop, restaurant, 8 Ar- 
cade, li 42 Academy. 

Ehrlicher George A., clerk, 8 Arcade, bds. 42 
Academy. 

Einstadler George, bds. Romang House. 

Eldridge George, clerk, h Stevens block. 

Eldridge William H., janitor Washington Hall 
block, h 105 Main 

EL5IER FRED M., ( William U. Elmer & Sous) 
h 23 Court. 

EL:\IER WILLIAM H. H., (William M. Elmer 
it Sons) bds. 23 Court. 

ELMER WILLIAM M., (William M. Elmer & 
Sons) owns farm in Browuville 320, h 23 
Court. 

EL5IER WILLIAM M. .t SONS. (Fred JL and 
William H. H. ) props, restaurant, dealers 
in confectionerv, fruits, etc., 23 Court. 

EIv Elizabeth K., h 34 Clinton. 

Ely Mary S.. widow of Rev. Z. R., h 44 Wash- 
ington. 

Ely Sarah S., h 34 Clinton. 

Emerwon Edgar C, lawyer, room 7 American 
arcade, bds. 12K< Benedict. 

Emerson Eliza, h 10 Huntington. 

EMERSON FREDERICK, pres. Jefferson 
County Savings Bank, sec'y Remington 
Paper Co., lawyer, and ins. agent, 27 Pad- 
dock arcade, h 53 State. 

Emerson Uri, laborer, h River. 

Emmerich Charles E., (J. G. & C. E. Emmer- 
ich) h 6 Front. 

Emmerich Clinton, carpenter, bds. 9 Moul- 
ton . 

Emmerich Elizabeth, widow of Charles, li 11 
ITnion. 

Emmerich George, cigarmaker, h 11 Union. 

Emmerich J. G. & C. E., manufs. and dealers 
in cigars, 663/ Public square. 

Emmerich J. George, (J. G. & C. E. Emmer- 
ich) h 11 Union. 

Emmons Emma A., widow of Joseph J., h 49 
Mill. 

Empey George W., laborer, li rear 1 Hudson 
ave. 

Empey J. W., (Northam .V Empey) bds. lurby 
House. 

Empire Laundry, Olive Robertson, prop., 12)4 
Fairbanks block. 

Englehart Charles, mason, h 13 Hamilton. 

Euglisli Ellen Miss, dressmaker, h rear 15 Mas- 
sey. 

Englis'li Minnie Miss, li 35V^ Public square. 

Enneiich Lewis, (Ennerich & Weckesser) h 4 
Arch. 

Ennerich & Weckesser, (Lewis E. and Joseph 
W.) carriagemakers and repaireis, 92 and 
94 Court. 

Enos Charles E., teamster, h 53 Main. 

Erwin John, laborer, h 9 Dorsey. 

Estes Phebe, widow of Frank, bds. Globe Ho- 
tel. 

Etchells Benjamin, bartender Woodruff House, 
bds. do. 

Etherton Simeon, polisher, h 25 Rutland st. 

Evans Evan, conductor, h 23 Meadow. 

Evans John, brakeman, bds. 23 Meadow. 

Evans Mai-y J., (Mrs. John) h 69 '4 State. 

Evans Robeit, machinist, bds. 23 Meadow. 

Everett Austin, laborer, bds. 2i}4 Ten Eyck. 



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Everett Edward A., emp. on K,, W. & O. K. E., 
h 8 Academy. 

Everett Mary, widow of Elmore, h 243^ Ten 
Eyck. 

Everett E. Fenimore, mail agent, bds. 24)^ 
Ten Evek. 

Everett William E., laborer, bds. 243^ Ten 
Eyck. 

Exchange Hotel, James B. Symonds, prop., 84 
Stone. 

Fagan Harry, maehinist, h 4 Curtis. 

Fagan John, supt. Electric Light Co., bds. 4 
Massey ave. 

Faichney George H., (Faichney & Blodgett) 
bds." 14 Howk. 

Faichney George L., com. traveler, h 15 State. 

Faichnej' AVilliam, blacksmith, h 14 Howk. 

Faichney & Blodgett, (George H. F. and Her- 
bert A. B.) manufs. of medical thermome- 
ters, 814 Court. 

Failing .John D., clerk Crowner House, bds. do. 

Fairand Charles, butcher, h 10 Coffeen. 

Fairand Charles, laborer, h 97 Factory. 

Fairand Charles A., emp. P. J. Mack, h 90 
Coffeen. 

Fairbanks Andrew J., book-keeijer, h 3 Massey 
ave. 

Fairbanks Hattie B. Miss, prop, art exchange, 
3 Stone, bds. 3 Massey ave. 

Fairbanks Jason M.. civil engineer, bds. Globe 
Hotel. 

Fairman Marcus H.. 75ainter, h 17 Clay. 

Fall Charles, cigarmaker, h 6 Willow." 

Farmer Fred W., dental student, bds. 75 State. 

FAEMEE GROSVENOE S., homeo. physician 
and surgeon, 24 Paddock exchange, h 21 
Washington. 

Farmer James, farmer 94, h 75 State. 

Farr Adelbert W., clerk, bds. Front. 

Farr Frank M., carpenter, h 37 Brainard. 

Farr Ira E., laborer, bds. 10 Moulton. 

FARE PEELEY K., dealer in groceries, pro- 
visions, fruits, nuts, etc.. 15 Coffeen, h 4)^ 
Waltham. 

Farrell John, laborer, li 19 Burchard. 

Farrell Simon, laborer, h 227 Main. 

Farrell William J., tailor, h 32 Coffeen. 

Farrington Frank T., mason, h 190. Main. 

FARWELL ADDISON M., retail merchant, h 
8 Clinton. 

Farwell Frederick R., (Farwell & Rhines) h 
3 Clinton. 

FARWELL Si RHINES, (Frederick R. F. and 
Foster P. R. ) prop^. Cresent Hungarian 
roller ffouring-mill, 47 Fairbanks. 

Faulkner Cj'uthia, widow, h 4 Howk. 

Faulkner Sanford M., h 14 State. 

Fay Hannah, domestic, h 1 McGowans court. 

Fay Margaret E., widow of James, h 199 
Ai'senal. 

Fay Michael, mason, h 11 Massey. 

Fee Michael, laborer, h 14 Willo"w. 

Feefee Fred, cabinetmaker, bds. 26 Franklin. 

Fefe Erford, cabinetmaker, bds. 48 Arsenal. 

Felt John E., teamster, h 1 Coffeen. 

Felt Pamelia, widow of Samuel, h 14 Bene- 
dict. 

Felt Samuel, drugoist. 6 Court, h 14 Benedict. 

Felt Samuel, Jr., (Van Wert Chemical Co.) 
druggist, 6 Court and 11 Anthony, h 10 
Trinity place. 

Fenn Jason M., piano tuner, h 9 Benedict. 

Foiin Thomas, laborer, bds. 9 Grove. 



Fenn William, tailor, h 22 Hoard. 

Ferguson Deodatus B., owns in Rutland farm 

178, h 91 State. 
Ferguson George, laborer, h 139}^ Arsenal. 
Ferguson John, tailor, h 12 Le Ray st. 
Ferguson William, emp. H. H. Babcoclc Bug- 
gy Co., bds. Dillon House. 
Ferrin Foster M., marble cutter, h 18^ 

Arsenal. 
Ferrin Henry F., manuf. and dealer in marble 

and granite, 37 and 39 Court, h 20 Stone. 
Ferrin John, laborer, h 19 Huntington. 
Ferris E. George, civil engineer, h 20 Keyes 

ave. 
Ferris Frank, freight agent R., W. & 0. R. R., 

bds. Woodruff' House. 
Fethero James B., prop, restaurant. 104 Court, 

h do. 
Fetterlv Augustus, brakeman, h 10 Coffeen, 
FIELD BRAYTON A,, att'y at law and justice 

of the peace, 2 Washington hall, h 5 Gale. 
Field Saffbrd E., retired, li 5 Gale. 
Fields Victor, laborer, h 18 W. Mullin. 
Filed Joseph, Jaborer, h 25 Emersou. 
Finch Albert N., news agent, h 9 Goodale. 
Finigan Miles, peddler, bds. City Hotel. 
Finlay John, furniture linisher, bds, 29' 

Orchard. 
Fish Alfred, h 71 Washington. 
Fisher Charles, laborer, h 2 Center. 
Fisher John R.. printei', h 12 Lawrence. 
Fisher Robert, laboier, h 102 Coffeen. 
Fisk Lewis, cigarmaker, h 27>^ LeRay st. 
Fisk Richmond, pastor Universalist Church, h 

8 Winthrop 
Fitch Caroline, widow of Dr. S. S., matron 

city hospital. 35 Ten Evek. 
FITCH FRANCIS N.. att'y' at law, 6^ Wash- 
ington place, li Dimick cor. Ten Eyck. 
Fitzgerald Margaret, dressmaker, h 17 Good- 

ale. 
Fitzgerald Michael, tailor, h 101 Main. 
Fitzpatrick Margaret, widow of James Cook, 

h 55 Franklin. 
Flaherty Blichael, baker, h 77 Factory. 
Fiannigan Catharine, widow of Thomas, bds. 

154 Arsenal. 
Fiannigan Patrick, laborer, bds. 154 Arsenal. 
Flansburg George, mason, h 7 Central ave. 
Flansburg William, lard packer, 62 Factory, k 

3 Davis. 
Fleming Michael, coachman, h rear 6 Clinton. 
FLET(1HER FRANK A., paper manuf., h 12 

Winthrop. 
Fletcher John J., laborer, h 30 Meadow. 
Fletcher Thomas E., painter, h 3 Lepper. 
Flinn Catharine, widow of Thomas, h 19Mun- 

son. 
Flinn Catharine, widow of Patrick, h 13 

Cooper. 
Flinn Thomas, laborer, bds. 13 Cooper. 
Flint Nelson A., butcher, h 9 Lynde. 
Flint William A., agent, h 11 Mechanic. 
Flora Margaret Mrs., h 17 Moulton. 
Floss Robert, tailor, h 55 Stone. 
Flower Anson R., broker, bds. 8 Sherman. 
Flower Mai y E , widow of George, h 41 Wash- 
ington, 
FLOWER ROSWELL P. Hon., member of 

Congress, banker in New York city, vice- 

pres, H. H. Babcock Buggy Co., pres. 

Hitchcock Lamp Co., summer residence 39^ 

Arsenal. 



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Fluno Byrou, laborer, h 46 Cedar. 

Fliino Ciiarles, laborer, h 46 Cedar. 

Fluno Geoige, mason, h 19 Hamilton. 

riuuo Orville, laborer, h 38 Cedar. 

Fluno Richard, laborer, h I}.; Mill. 

Flynu Barton, clerk, h 3 Hofcoiub. 

Fiyun John, carpenter, h 171 Main. 

Fober Fred, laborer, h Mathers. 

Fobert Edward, stone mason, h 9 Emmett. 

Foley John E., carpenter, h 73 Stone. 

Foley JIai-tha Miss, dressmaker, h 39 Massey. 

Foley Mary Miss, dressmaker, h 39 Massey. 

Foley Owen, laborer, h 2 Ma])le. 

Foley Patrick, laborer, h3] Howk. 

Foley Patrick, laborer, h 28 Brcjiison. 

Foley Patrick, laborer, h 3 MiilHn. 

Foley Snsan BIrs., h rear 66 Factory. 

Folger Charles P., machinist, h 8 Cooper. 

Folsom Cyrena A., widow of John, h 10 
Mund.^. 

Folsom Ed* C, laborer, h 23 Meadow. 

Folsom John E., caipenter, bd.s. 10 Mnndy. 

Folsom Nathaniel B.. car])('nter, h 10 Mundv. 

Ford Allen, laborer, ii 30 Willow. 

Ford Geoi-ge W., clerk, lids. Harris House. 

Ford Lester, retired, aged 88, h 55 Hunting- 
ton. 

Ford Martin, clerk, bds. 43 Orchard. 

Ford Timothy, laborer, h 30 Willow. 

Ford William, laboi er, h 33 Willow. 

Fosgate Alice B., diess and cloakmaker, 19 
Commercial block, h do. 

Fosgate Daniel L.. mason, li 11 Davidson. 

Fosgate William F., (Martin & Fosgate) h 30 
Sterling. 

Foster Clark, painter, bds. 22 Jeflferson. 

Foster Wallace, laborer, bds. 20 High. 

Fouser George, laborer, h 23 Bronson. 

Fowler Charles L., ins. agent, h 74 Stone. 

Fowler Edward W., blacksmith, h 95 Moulton. 

FOWLEK LYDIA J., widow of W. H., h 95 
Moulton. 

Fox Delevan M. , patternmaker, h 26 Cooper. 

FOX ROSE, widow of Fraidc C, h 31 Orchard. 

Foy William, laborer, h 6 Dorsey. 

Fraer John, painter, h 103 Main. 

Eraser Lewis E., euginetr, h 44 Factory. 

Eraser Simon G., (Standlay & Frascr) h 16 
Factory. 

Eraser Simon J., shoemaker, 14}^ Factory, h 
do. 

Frazier Abraham, machinist, h 22 William. 

Frazier George W., photographer, h Commer- 
cial block. 

Frazier John, laborer, h rear 132 Main, 

Frazier William, carriageraaker. h 33 Massey. 

Fredrick Clark, emp. Bagley & Sewall Co., h 6 
Hi!.:h. 

Freeman Don A., clothes cleaner, h 99Factnrv. 

FREEMAN DORVAL J., ( Watertown Boat aiid 
Canoe Co.) h 5 Mechanic. 

Fret man E. O., peddler t.nd laborer, h 10 Polk. 

Freeman Frank, lalwrer, h 110 Arsenal. 

Freeman Herbert C. clerk, h 64 State. 

Freeman Ira J., laborer, h 7 Unicm. 

Freeman John D., laborer, bds. 149 Main. 

FREEMAN OSCAR A., supt. Jefferson County 
Orphan Asylum, 66 Franklin. 

Freeman Robert, laborer, h 31 Elizabeth. 

Freeman Romain, com. traveler, h 4 Park. 

Freeman Wilson, laborer, h 4 Vale. 

Frink Daniel, undertaker, 2)4 Iron block, h 
69 Wasliington. 

Frink Franklin P., laborer, h 6 Pearl. 



Frizzell William, painter, h 16 Central ave. 

Froliert Edward, stone mason, h 9 Emmett. 

Frogett James, laborer, h 7 Dufi'y. 

Frogett John, laborer, h Duft'y. ' 

Froneizer Anthonv, carpenter, h23 Mechanic. 

Frost Albert E., (John Frost & Sou) h 2 
Mundy. 

Frost James, gardener, h 72 Washington. 

Frost John, (John Frost & Son) h 70 Main. 

Frost John & Son, (Albert E.) dealers in lum- 
ber and wood, 12 Mill. 

Fruss Frederick, dealer in groceries and pro- 
visions, 38 Court, h 13 Massey. 

Fry Edwin G., machinist and janitor, h 38 
Commercial block. 

Fuller Cassius A., (C. W. Rider & Co.) h 6 Me- 
chanic. 

Fuller Charles, laborer, h 39 Central. 

Fuller Duane W., job printer, h 37 Lynde. 

Fuller Emily, widow of Albert B., h 6 Mechanic. 

Fuller Fred', clerk, bds. 103 Main. 

Fuller George F., clerk, h 30}<r Meadow. 

Fuller William W., hackman.'h 89 Arsenal. 

Fulton James, laljorcr, h 17 Hfilcomb. 

Gabree Edwin, woodworker, bds. 10 State. 

Gaffney James, carpenter, h 20 Cooper. 

Gaines Harry, laborer, h 20 Monison. 

Gale Mrs., laundress, h 9 Jefferson. 

Gale Osborn E., trimmer, h 18 Emerson. 

Gale Solomon O., retired, h 2 Thompson. 

Galvin Morgan, clerk, h 4 Jav. 

Gamliil Samuel, laborer, bds." 57^ Mill. 

Gamlile C. Willard, (^Bohl & Gamble) h 69 
State. 

Gamble John M., hay dealer, bds. 69 State. 

Gamble Mary A., widow of John W., h 69 State. 

Gaml)le Samuel, carpenter, h 51 State. 

Gannon William, butcher, h 27 Water. 

Garbutt Charles W., clerk, h 33 Orchard. 

Gaibutt William J., laborer, h 7'^B Mechanic. 

Gardiner John, mason, bds. 103 Slain. 

Gardner Beinice, h 60 River. 

Gardner Byron E., machinist, h 4 Mundy. 

Gardner Charles, canvasser, h 40 Rutland st. 

Gardner Charles O., dealer in groceries, 3 Mill, 
h 2 do. 

Gardner Edmond J., level finisher, h 40 Eliza- 
beth. 

Gardner Ira, manuf. of sausage and lard, h 
141^ Polk. 

Gareis Fred, porter Crowner House, bds. do. 

Garnham George, book-keeper, bds. 14 Bene- 
dict. 

Garnham George P., book-keep:'r for Sticeter, 
Brimmer & Olean, bds. 14 Trinity place. 

Gari'isim Baltus, carpenter, h 7 Davidson. 

Garrison James, laborer, h 40 Fac'ory. 

Gartley Lucy, (Mrs. George) h 5 Hunting- 
ton. 

GATES EDWARD M., ((Jates >t Spratt) post- 
master and manager opera house, h 10 
Ten Eyck. 

Gates Elizabeth B. Miss, music teacher, bds. 
6 Academy. 

Gates George, machinist, h 47 Coffeen. 

Gates Winfield, clerk, h 6 Academv. 

GATES \- SPRATT (Edward JM. G. and John 
W. S.) dialers in stoves, furnaces, house 
furnishing goods, vhimbing, gas fitting, 
etc., 68 Public sijuare. 

Gaylord Bvion O.. machinist, h 1 Vale. 

GEGOUX'THEODORE, portrait painter, oil, 
pastel, and crayon artist, '20}/i Public 
square, h do. 



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Gennet Charles, clerk for R. T. Smith, h 22 
Stone. 

Gennet Marv, widow of Washington, h 22 Stone. 

George Fred, (A. Bnslnell ACo.) h 19 Sterliug. 

George Heni\v, retired, h 106 Main. 

George Joliii, caliinetmaker, h 9 Jay. 

Geoige Silas L., jeweler, 2 Court, h 25 Clin- 
ttjn. 

George William, clerk, h 106 Main. 

Gerard Fred B., machinist, h SS'o Meadow. 

Getiiiigs Arithoii}', laborer, li 10 Hewitt. 

Gettings Fi-ank, clerk City Hotel, bds. do. 

Gibbons John, caipenter, h 92 Coffeen. 

Gibbons William, clerk h 14 Polk. 

Gil)bs Henry A., painter, h 22 Le Eay st. 

Gibbs Israel E., farmer, h 17 Orchard. 

Gibson Silas W., tallyman E., W. & O. R. R., h 
3 Polk. 

Giegerich John, retired farmer 92, h 97 Mas- 
sey. 

Gifford George W., carpenter, h 1 Pleasant. 

GIF FORD GUSTAVUS A., homeo. physician 
and surgeon, room 18 Paddock arcade, h 
37 State. 

Gifford John, supt. Gifford Mfg. Co.,h 12 
J'.i'ouson. 

GIFFORD LaDETTE G., physician and sur- 
geon, Flower building. Arsenal, h 13 Wins- 
low. 

Gifford Mfg. Co., H. S. Munson, pres.; H. D. 
Waite, vice-pres. ; John Gifford, supt. ; G. 
C. Martin, sec'y and treas,, mauufs. of 
churns, hammock supports, Bonanza and 
steel snow shovels, stable shovels, etc., 
Fairbanks. 

Gifford Otis S., retired, h 4 Academv'. 

Gignac Godfrey, shoemaker, G6>^ Public 
square, bds. 1 Le Ray st. 

Gignac Louise, taikiress, 42 American arcade. 

Gilbeau Lewis, laborer, h 10 Smith ave. 

Gill)ert , widow of Uri S., h 28 Clinton. 

Gilbert Charles, laborer, h 15 Palmer. 

Gilljo Louis, laborer, h 10 Smith ave. 

Gilby William, gardener, h rear 50 Massey. 

Giles Agnes, widow of John, bds. 68 Court. 

Giles Fiank, molder, h 15 Mundy. 

Giles Frank, carpenter, h 26'.< Elizabeth. 

Giligan Thomas, laborer, h 2"Jackman. 

Giligan Edward H., blacksmith, rear Main, h 2 
Jackson. 

Gill Charles W., prop, meat market, 12 Frank- 
lin, h 75 do. 

Gillett Frank E., carriage trimmer, h IB 
Jacksfin. 

Gillett Horace, farmer 12, h 41 Bradley. 

Gilligan Bartholomew, carpenter, h 116 Wash- 
ington. 

Gilligan Bartholomew, laborer, h 21 Elm. 

Gilligan Dominick, laborer, h 114 Waslangton. 

Gilligan John, laborer, bds. 9 Moulton. 

Gilligan John, boilermaker, h 78 Main. 

Gilligan Patrick, molder, h 3 W. Mullin. 

GiUini^ham Charles J., engineer and farmer 
125, h 1 Prospect. 

Gillinghani Samuel, dealer in teas. coft'ees,and 
spices. 1 Court, h 1 Prospect. 

Gleason Alliert, millwright, h 18 Davidson. 

Glenn Tobias N., pastor St. Patrick's Church, 
h 44 Massey. 

GLOBE HOTEL, Erwin L. Harris, prop., 11. 
13, and 15 Court. 

Goldon Patrick, farmer, h 22 Chestnut. 

Gonyea Joseph, laborer, h 4 Cedar. 

Gonyea Peter, laborer, h Huntington. 



Gonyea Raphael, cooper, h 67 Factory. 

Goodale Addison W. Dr., retired, h 13 Teiir 
Evck. 

GOODALE AUGUSTUS, lawyer, conveyancer, 
and notaiv pulilic, 55 Court, h do. 

GOODALE EDMUND S., prop. " Great Ward- 
robe," merchant tailor, clothier, and gents' 
furnisher, 14 Woodruff' House block, h 29 
Clinton. 

GOODALE HENRY D., (Otis & Goodale) 
(Waite A Goodale) h 138 Main. 

Goodenough Hudson D.. clerk, h 72 Rutland st. 

Goodenough John B., laborer, h 38 Elizabeth. 

Goodnow Julia, widow of David, li 60 Moulton. 

Goodwin Thomas, blacksmith, h 9 Emeison. 

Gordon Abigail B., (Mrs. Gillett S. ) dress and 
cloakmaker. 26 American arcade. 

Gordon Genrge, book-keeper, bds. 10 State, 

Gordon Gillett S., carpenter, 26 American ar- 
cade . ^ 

Cordon Joseph, laborer, li 9 Vincent. 

Gormann Lewis F., engineer, h 25 Wmslow. 

GORMLEY JOHN J., nickel plater, 26 Newell, 
h 6 Huntington. 

Gossmau Harry, com. traveler, bds. 72 Frank- 
lin. 

Gossman John, machinist, h 1 Fairview. 

Gotham Darwin B., machinist, h 31 Bronson. 

Gotham Enocli, teamster, h 63 Massev 

Gould Albert W., emp. W. C. Gould'& Son, h 
4 Woodruff'. 

Gould Alexander F., farmer 212, h 57 Court. 

Gould Amos E., laborer, h 20 Moulton. 

Gould Philena, (Mrs. H.) h 13 Morrison. 

GOULD W C. & SON, (Will L.) dealers in ag- 
ricultural implements, wind-mills, and 
steam boilers for heating houses, 1 An- 
thony. 

Gould Western, teamster, h 5 Mill. 

GOULD WILL L., (W. C. Gould & Son) h 8T 
Franklin. 

Gould William, engineer, h 51 Academy. 

GOULD WILLIAM C, (W. C. Gould & Son) 
farm 120, h 87 Fianklin. 

GOULDING AMOS, retired farmer, owns in 
Le Ray 135, h 63 Court. 

Goulding Franklin, machinist, h 113 Moulton. 

Goulding Mary, widow of George, h 113 Moul- 
ton. 

Goulding Patrick, laborer, h 23 Chestnut. 

Goulding Thomas, gardener, h 32 Gotham. 

Goundnll Philip, retired, h 17 Center. 

Goundrill William, retired, h 13 William. 

Gourdier Charles, clerk' Woodruff' House, bds. 
do. 

Goutremout Frank W. , clerk, bds. Harris 
House. 

Gowdv George, laborer, bds. 29 Massev. 

Grafton Mary ^Irs.. h 25 Clinton. 

Graham Calvin D., retired farmer 206, h 44 
State. 

Graham Samuel, retired, h 87 Factory. 

Graham Willis, flreman, bds. 90 Arsenal. 

Grannis William, printer, h 323.2 Court. 

Granger Edwaid, miller, h 23 Elizabeth. 

Granger Susan Mrs., laundress, h 148 Blain. 

Grant Andrew L., painter, h 16 Elizabeth. 

Grant Charles, printer, h 6 Wood uff. 

Grant George W., engineer, h 23 Orchard, 

Grant Moses, laborer, h 33 Hamilt(ui. 

Grant Philip B., retired, h 17 Winthrop. 

Grant Robert, molder, h 60 Main. 

Graves Isaac A., (Isaac A. Graves & Co.) h 32 
State. 



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215 



Graves Isaac A. & Co., props. Union mills, 
Mill eoi-. lUvcv. 

Graves Kit, h 1U9 Arsenal. 

Graves JIai y J., h 52 Rutland st. 

GRAVES OTIS S., farmer 52, h 136 State. 

Graves Thomas S., carpenter and citv assessor, 
h 66 State. 

Graves WiL'ard J., clerk, bds. 80 Franklin. 

Gray BrotLe s. (John E. and Charles L.) ice 
dealers, 8 Lee. 

Gray Charles L., (Gray Brothers'^ h 92 Factory. 

Gray I., laborer, h 53i^ Huntington. 

Gray Isabella A., widow of John C, h 92 
Factory. 

Gray Jolni E.. (Gray Brothers) h 92 Factory. 

Gray William, paper hanger, h 11 Coop' r. 

Great Northwestern Telegraph Co., C. E. Coin- 
stock, manager, 2 American arcade. 

Greaves Edwin E., machinist, h 3 Boyd. 

Greaves S. Dewitt, printer, h 11 Hamilton. 

Greaves Samuel D., printer, 83 Factory. 

Gregory ('hristopher, laborer, h 15 Haney. 

Gregory George, mason, h 32 Smith. 

Gregory George, laborer^ h 31) Cedar. 

Gregory George, laborer, h 15 Haney. 

Green Adelbert, laborer, h 6 Hewitt. 

Green Adolph, laborer, b 37 High. 

Green Denio, painter, h 12 Newell. 

Green Duane, carpenter, h 8 Davidson. 

Green Edwin M., prop, livery stable, 36 
Arsenal, bds. Woodrutt' House. 

Green Floyd, laborer, h "/2,l.< Howk. 

Green James, carpenter, h 55 ^^2 Franklin. 

Green James, mail carrici-, h 19 Elizabeth. 

Green Job, laborer, h 86 Coti'een. 

Green Joseph, retired, h 5 Le Raj' st. 

Green Lewis, polisliei-, h 2 Sill. 

Green Norman, papcrmakir, h 23 Burchard. 

Green Tyler, teamster, l)ds. 48 Arsenal. 

Green William, retired, bds. 53 Washington. 

Green William C, druggist, 130 Court,' bds. 5 
Le Ray st. 

Gi'eene Burt, carpenter, b 42 Rutland st. 

GREENE CHARLES F.. manuf. of proprietary 
medicines, 23 Cofl'een. 

Greene Charles H.. carpenter, h 57 Rutland st. 

GREENE EUGENE H., carpenter and builder, 
h 44 Central. 

GREENE JOHN F., (W. W. Green, Son & 
Sayles) b 6 Munson. 

Greene Joseph S., h 50 Washington. 

Greene Lewis A., machinist, li 32 Brainard. 

Greene Nathaniel H., (Scripture & Greene) 
b.ls. Globe Hotel. 

GREENE O. De GRASSE, county clerk, con- 
tractor and builder at Adams Center, h 
do. 

GREENE W. W., SON & SAYLES, (John F. 
Greene and George N. Sayles) nursery- 
men, florists, and gardeners, 81 Washing- 
ton. 

GREENE WESTEL W , (W. W. Greene, Son & 
Sayles) h 83 Washington. 

Greene Will C, portrait painter, bds. 83 Wash- 
ington. 

Greene William A., retired, h 51 Washington. 

Greenfleld Willard R., retired, h 77 State. 

Greentield William H , painter, bds. 77 State. 

Greenie Edward, lal)f)rer, li 5 Dutt'v. 

GREENLEAF LOUIS C, (Sloat & Greenleaf) 
h 36 State. 

Greeniees Ella, widow of Robert D., h 23 Clay. 

Greer Ann, widow of John, bds. 65 Stone. 

Grems Harry B., clerk, bds. Kirby House. 



Grennell Flavilla Phillips, widow of George J., 

h 193.^ Sterling. 
Grennell William R., li 19V< Sterling. 
Giidley JIary S., widow of Dewitt C, li 3 Jay. 
Griftin Bartholomew, real estate dealer, h 12 

Main. 
Griffin Daniel G., (Mullen & Griffin) h 2 Keyes 

ave. 
Griffin Helen M., vestmaker, h 35 Baker. 
Griffin James T., laborer, li 2 Moi-rison. 
Griffin John, laborer, li 28 Emmett. 
Griffin John, laborei', h 15 Ely. 
Griffin John, laborer, h 30 H(>wk. 
Griffin John W., architect, 4 Washington Had 

block, li 31 Acadcmv. 
Griffin Susan M., vestm'tkir, h 35 Baker. 
Griffith John, prop. saL on and restaurant, 4 

Arsenal, h 9 Woodruff. 
Grigwire Alexander, laborer, h 32 Factory. 
Grigwiie ^Maggie, (Mrs. Alexander) dressmak- 

ei'. h 32 Factory. 
Grinnell Orrin, laborer, h 112 Huntington. 
Griswold James H., farmer 62, and in Houns- 

lield 225, li 156 Cotfei n. 
Groupe Charles, cairiagemaker, bds. Romaiig 

House. 
GroupeWilliam, carriage painter, bds. Roniang 

House. 
Gruni-on Jacob, retired, aged 77, bds. 174 

Washington. 
Grunison Jacob, Jr., farmer, leases of Heniv 

Isliam 137, h 174 Washington. 
GRUNISON JOHN, carpenter and farmer 23, 

h 138 Massey. 
Guest Jerry B., carman, h 14 Cooper. 
Guest Miles, policeman, h 15 JMasspy. 
Guinee Charles K.. mail earner, h 69 Aisenal. 
Gurnee George, farmer 170, b 1 Holcomb. 
Gurney Charles, laborer, h Main cor. Le Ray 

sts. 
Guyot William, dealer in flour and vegetables, 

29 Factorv, h in Rutland. 
Haas Carl W.", (George Haas .t Son) bds. 54 

Franklin. 
Haas Fred J., cleik. bds. 54 Franklin. 
Haas George. (George Haas it S )n) h 54 Frank- 
lin. 
Haas George & Son, (Carl W'.) dealers in boots 

and slioes, 4 Court. 
HAAS NANCY, widow of Peter, h 20 Keyes ave. 
Haas Wilhain H., served in Co. A, 10th N. V. 

H. A., bds. 20 Keyes ave. 
Hadcock B-niainin, retired, li 105 State. 
HADCOCK OSCAR P.. ex-treas. Thousand Is- 
land Park Association, capitalist, owns in 

Rutland farm 222, h 70 State. 
Hadcock Sarah, widow of Samuel, h 10 State. 
Hadcock William, retired, b 53 Le Ray st. 
Hadley H. Mrs., widow, h 11 Emmett 
Hagar Elias, (Hagar & Beebeo h 2 Clinton. 
Hagar Henrietta A. JNliss, librarian pul'lic 

school lil)raiy. bds. 2 Clinton. 
Hagar & Beebee, (Elias H. and Byron B.> 

jewelers, 4 Washington. 
Hale Thomas, laborer, li 38 Prospect. 
Hale Thomas C, machinist, b 38 Lynde. 
Hales Charles, gardiiier, h 2 Pine. 
Haley Dominick, miller, h 24 Gotham. ^ 
Hiiley Dominick, carpenter, h 41 Sherman. 
Haley Edward, laborer, h rear 55 Gotham. 
Haley Joseph. machiniHt, h 45 Gotham. 
Hale^y Michael, mason, h 13 Gotham. 
Haley Michael, teamster, li Hunt. 
Haley Morris, carpenter, bds. Harris House. 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Haley Peter, mason, h 31 Gotham. 

HALEY HOSE, widow of Barttey, prop. City 
Steam Laundry, Mill cor. Factory, bds. 13 
Winslow. 

Haley Tliomas, laborer, h 7 Cooper. 

Haley Thomas P., laborer, h 103 Washington. 

Haley William, mason, h 14 Gotham. 

Haley William, machinist, h 6 Engine. 

Halferty John, laborer, h 183 Maiu. 

Halferty WiUiam, teamster, h 101 Factorv. 

Hall Alonzo P., retired, h 2 Ten Eyck. 

Hall Alvin S.. law clerk, bds. 31 Stone. 

Hall Cathaiine, widow of Fleming, h 102 Main. 

Hall Edmond, book-keeper, h 5 Prospect. 

Hall Fred, tirenian, bds. 149 Main. 

Hall Fred A., clerk for R. T. Smith, bds. 26 
Ten Eyck. 

Hall George, cai-penter, h 34 Coffeen. 

Hall Harley C, painter, h 43 Academy. 

Hall Helen A., widow of Alvin H., h 31 Stone. 

Hall James, sewing machine agent, bds. 12 
Huntington. 

Hall John, barber, h 149 Main. 

Hall John, laborer, h 19^2 Hamilton. 

Hall Maggie Mrs., laundress, h 20 Morrison. 

Hall Orlando, laborer, h 65 Factoi-y. 

Hall Raymond, barber, bds. 149 Main. 

HaUock Catharine, widow of Bradley S., h 43 
Central. 

Halloran Ann, widow of Matthew, h 59Mas8ey. 

Halloran Edwin, h 28 Orchard. 

Halloran Sarah, widow of Daniel, h 18 Em- 
mett. 

Hamilton Homer, blacksmith, h 85 Court. 

Hamlin David, retired farmer, owns in Rut- 
land 200, h 7 Sterling. 

HAMLIN ELI, wagon and carriage manuf., 
53 Factory, h 20 Mechanic. 

Hamlin George T., clerk, h 60 Academy. 

Hamlin James M.. bds. 20 Mechanic. 

Hamm John, miller, h 53^ Bronsnn. 

Hammond Charles, carpenter, h 5 Moulton. 

Hammond Elnathan, laborer, h 4 Sand. 

Hammond George W., farmer, owns in Rut- 
land 300. h 2 Mechanic. 

Hammond Henry, laborer, bds. 4 Hammond. 

Hammond Herbert E.. laborer, h 29 Mechanic. 

Hammond Isaac, brakeman, bds. (3ity Hotel. 

Hanchett Mary F., widow of Daniel, h 1 David- 
son. 

Hanchette William D., supt. Central New 
York Te'ephone Co., 11 Paddock arcade, h 
30 Massey. 

Hancock James R., laborer, h rear 12 Main. 

Handley F. L. Mrs., dressmaker, h 1 Jackson. 

Handley Franiv L., machinist, h 1 Jackson. 

Hanes Jacob, laborer, h ott' State. 

Haney Michael J., railroad contractor, h 62 
Washington. 

Hanev Peter, retired, h 4 Hanev. 

HANFOUD GEORGE R., (Geoige R. Hanford 
& Co.) h 51 Washington. 

Hanfoid Geor;;e R. & Co., dealers in music 
and musical instruments, 30 Arsenal. 

Hankin Abram, carpenter, h 24 Davidson. 

Hankin Edward G., blacksmith, h Jackman. 

Hankin Mary, widow of William, h 62 Mill. 

Hankins Jame-J, machinist, bds. 5 Davidson. 

Hankius Susanna, widow of William, h 5 
Davidson. 

Hannahs Anna M., paper finisher, bds. 71 
Fraidihn. 

HANNAHS ELIZABETH, widow of William, 
h 71 Franklin. 



HANNAHS SARAH, dressmaker, 18 Commer- 
cial arcade, h do. 

Hannahs Susie S., teacher, bds. 71 Washing- 
ton. 

Hanney Mary, widow of John, h 19 Massey. 

Hanshaw David, laborer, h 59 Franklin. 

Hanson Anna C. (Mrs. Martin) dressmaker, 17 
Commercial block. 

Han>^on Edward, lal)orer, h 4 Cedar. 

Hanson Martin, tailor, 17 Commercial block. 

Harbottle Edward G., (J. G. Harbottle & Sous) 
bds. 7 State. 

Harbottle Frank B., (J. G. Harbottle & Sons) 
bds. 7 State. 

Harbottle J. G. & Sons, (John C, Edward G., 
and Frank B.) plumbers, dealers in stoves, 
ranges, furnaces, etc., 37 and 38 Public 
square. 

Harbottle John C, (J. G. Harbottle & Sons) 
bds. 7 State. 

Harbottle John G., (J. G. Harbottle & Sons) 
h 7 State. 

HARDIMAN JOHN, contractor and builder, 
h 40i.< Massey. 

Hardiman Michael H., (Zimmerman & Hardi- 
man) h 19 Ten Eyck. 

Hardman Thomas, laborer, h 106 Mill. 

Hardy Charles, carpenter, bds. 7 Jay. 

Hardy Fred, machinist, h 35 Bronsou. 

Hardy George, janitor M. E. Church, h 84 Mas- 
sey. 

Hardy Gustavus, carpenter, h 7 Jay. 

Hare Daniel F., molder, h 22 Moulton. 

Hare Thomas 0., molder, h 18 Lansing. 

Hareford Henrv, retiied, h 1 Wlnthrop. 

HARMON BROTHERS. (Mrs. D.C. and Herbert 
E.) manufs. of Tiger plows and props, re- 
pair shop, 19 Factory. 

Harmon Eleanor, (Harmon Brothers) widow 
of D. C. h 113 Main. 

HARMON HENRY A., retired farmer, h 91 
Franklin. 

HARMON HERBERT E.. (Harmon Brothers) 
clerk for Knowlton Brothers, h 13 Moul- 
ton. 

Harmon Nellie, widow of Dewitt, h 113 Main. 

HARRINGTON E. E. & M. C, dentists, 26M 
Pnlilic square. 

HARRINGTON ERNEST E., (E. E. & M. C. 
Harrington) h 60 Stone. 

Harrington George A., machinist, h 28 Keyes 
ave. 

Harrington J. Stewart, watchmaker and jew- 
elei-, bds. Kirby House. 

Harrington John, jeweler, bds. Kirby House. 

HARRINGTON MILES C, (E. E. & M. C. Har- 
rington) bds. 60 Stone. 

Hariis A. M., horse trainer, h Orchard cor. 
Cofteen. 

Harris Charles, molder, h 32 Cooper. 

Harris Charles, clerk Woodruff House, bds. do. 

HARRIS ERWIN L., prop. Globe Hotel, 11, 13, 
and 15 Court. 

Harris Frank B., clerk, h 44 Stone. 

HARRIS FRANK W., prop, livery, sale, and 
boarding stable, 6 Franklin, h 1 Park. 

Hariis George B., switchman, h 13 Blill. 

HARRIS HOUSE, H. H. Rhubart, prop., 49, 50, 
51, and 52 Public square. 

Harris Mary L., widow of William, h 73 Mill. 

Harroun Jolm Ei., lumber dealer, lA Sterling, 
h do. 

Hart Alice M. Mrs., h 22 Le Ravst. 

Hart Charles L., painter, h 14 Main. 



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217 



Hart Charles S.. photographer and florist, 13 
Parldoek arcade, greenhouse 4 Ten Eyck, 
h do. 

Hart Emil, h 14 Faii-b'\uks bloek. 

Hart George, retired farmer, h 7 Mechanic. 

HART VINCENT L., dealer in drugs, medi- 
cines, groceries, and provisions, 473^ Stone, 
h 47 do. 

Hart William, laborer, h 157 Main. 

HART WILLIAM E.. photographer, 15 Wash- 
ington, h 18 Paddock. 

Harten James H., laborer, h 7 Newell. 

Hartford , laborer, h 5 Huntington. 

Hartigan Joanna, h 54 Cofl'een. 

Hartigan John J., li 52 Cott'een. 

Hartv William, mason, h 31Lvnde. 

HARVEY VALMER R., manuf. of sash, doors, 
and blinds, contractor and builder, 8 Me- 
chanic, h do. 

Harvev Walter S., painter, h 12 Hamilton. 

Haskiii Fred W., clerk, h 20 Eovd. 

Hastings R. B., retired, h 88 Arsenal. 

Haswell John, painter, li 3 Center. 

Hatch Edgar R., carpenter, h 5 Lamon. 

Hatch George, clerk, bds. 100 Washington. 

Hatch William, machinist, h 80 Moulton. 

HATHWAY WILLIAM H.. h 42 Massey. 

Hathway James O.. book-keeper, h 2 Sterling. 

JIaven Ci>oley. dealer in hay, h 24 Le Ray st. 

Haven Emma, widow of Charles, h 20). 2 Le 
Ray St. 

Hawlev George B.. farmer, leases of Rev. H. 
Stewart, of Utica, N. Y., h 92 Huntington 

Hawlev Stewart, teamster, h 92 Huntington. 

Hay Flora, teacher, h 9 Academy. 

Hay Maiy, teacher, h 9 Academy. 

Hayden Henry, prop, variety store, 116 Arsenal, 
' h 14(5 do.' 

Haydou Frank W., prop. W^oodruff House, 
Public scpiare. 

Hayes Catharine, widow of Elias, h 148 Ar- 
senal. 

Hayes Franklin P., stenographer, h 1 Ten 
Eyck. 

Hayes James, bartender, h 148 Arsenal. 

Hayes L. A., widow of Solomon, h 19 Keyes 
ave. 

Haynes Adam L., laborer, h 14 Sheridan. 

Hayt Sanuiel A., D. D.. pastor Stone Street 
Presby. Church, h 17 Trinity place. 

Hayward Alonzo, carriage trimmer, h 56 Acad- 
emy. 

Hearne's Mary W., dressmaker, bds. 29 Central. 

Heary John, "hostler, h 41 Le Ray st. 

Heary Matthew, laborer, h 85 Mill. 

Heatii Lester E., com. traveler, h 21 Court. 

Heaton WiUiam, machinist, hds. 9 :\Ioulton. 

Hedge Jesse, carpenter, li 74 Franklin. 

Heimer John, carriage painter, 58 Main, h 
168 do. 

Heinrich Ernest, cabinetmaker, h 22 Massey. 

Heinrirh Will G., barber, h 6 Prospect. 

Hcintzelman Frank, baker, h 56 Moulton. 

Heiutzelman John, laborer, h 14K Factory. 

Heiutztdman Joseph C, baker h 14^^ Factory. 

Heldt John C, painter, bds. 3 Howk. 

Heimer Benjamin, tlealer in horses, bds. City 
Hotel. 

Heimer Charles, machinist, h 48 Rutland st. 

Heimer Chauncy H., shoemaker, h 9 Jackman. 

Heimer Fred C", carriage ironer, h 6 Lamon, 

Heimer Julia A., nurse, h 9 Jackman. 

Hemenway Elisha, mason, h 72 Franklin. 

Hemingway Charlotte Lord, h 15 State. 



Hemingway Isabel I., teacher, bds. 12 Pearl. 

Hemingway Nancy, widow of Levi, h 12 Pearl. 

Henderson Albert, laborer, bds. 10 Wall. 

Hendirson David, cabinetmaker, h 90 Blain. 

Henderson James, laborer, bds. 10 Wall. 

Henderson James R., laborer, h 1 East. 

Henderson Jane, widow of James C, h 10 Wall. 

Henderson .John, carpenter, bds. 112-114 Court. 

Hen<terson John H., retired, h 102 Arsenal. 

Henderson JIaggie, widow 01 James, h 74 River. 

Henderson JIary, widow of James, dress- 
maker, 50 American arcade. 

Hendeisoii Thomas, machinist, h 17 Emerson. 

HENDERSON WESLEY S., proi). boarding 
and livery stable, owns in Rutlaud farm 
120, rear Kirby House, h 3 Academy. 

Henderson William, painter, h 91 Main. 

Henderson William, carpenter, h 9 Wall. 

Henderson William, machinist, h 46 Factory. 

Hendrick Arthur, laborer, h 165 Washington. 

Hendrick Sarah, widow of Patrick, h 105 
Wasliington. 

Hendricks Patrick, cigarmaker, h 42 Gotham. 

Henkey .Joseph, hostler, h 3 Jackson. 

Hennesey Morris, laborer, h 8)0 Boon. 

Hennessey David, laborer, h 39 Cedar. 

Hennessey Morris, molder. h 90 Court. 

Henrieh Ernest, retired, h 22 Massey. 

Henrich Louis, cabinetmaker, h 18 Cofi'een. 

Henry A. J. Mrs., dressmaker, h 4 Mechanic. 

Henry Archie J., woodworker, cmp. H. H. 
Babcock Buggy Co., h 4 Mechanic. 

Henrv Harry, telegraph operator, bds. 21 
LTnion. 

Henry Keep Home, Thomas M. Kenyon, supt. ; 
Mrs. T. M. Kenyon. matron; Silas L. 
George, sec'y, 100 Washington, trustees' 
office 11 American ai'cade. 

Henry William, hostler, bds. Harris House. 

Hensiiaw Elmira, widow of Benjamin, h 59 
Franklin. 

Hept Joseph, trimmer, bds. Hancock. 

Herman Joseph, conductor, h 17 Meadow. 

Hemes Mary, widow of Jacob, bds. 78 Wash- 
ington. 

HERRICK A. H. & SON, (Eli W.) props. Ex- 
celsior flouring-mills, dealers in flour, 
feed, grain, etc.. 24 River. 

HERRICK ALLEN H., ( A. H. Herrick & Son) 
h 112 Main. 

Herrick Charles, clerk, h 5 Gotham. 

Herrick Charles C, clerk for Boon & Baker, h 
5 Gotham. 

Herrick Edgar, laborer, li 11 Clav. 

Herrick Eli W., (A. H. Herrick & Sor.) h 59 
C^mrt. 

Herrick Everett G.. laborer, h 18 Morrison. 

HERRICK FRANCIS M., (Ingalls & Herrick) 
h 16 Bowen. 

Herrick Gertrude F., teacher, bds. 102 Main. 

Herrick Sophia A., stenographer, bds. 102 
Main. 

Herring William P., h 40 Washington. 

Hersy Matthew, retired mason, h 85 Mill. 

Hertzig Fred, carpenter, l)ds. Roniang House. 

Hesley Frederick, machinist, h 9 Burcliard. 

Heslop William, boilernudvcr. h 12 Massey. 

Hess Fred, laljorer, h 69 Cott'een. 

HEWITT DESRAH J., alderman 2d dist., 4th 
ward, millwright and machinist, h 12 
L.vnde. 

Hewitt Louisa, widow of (^lark, h 81 Coft'een. 

Hewke Theodore S., photograi)her. 2 Frank- 
lin, h do. 



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Hickey Ann, widow of Philip, h 13 Chestnut- 

Hickpj' George W., telegraph operator, h 88 
Main. 

Hickey John, hntcher, h 18 Howk. 

Hickey John T., laborer, bda. Harris House. 

Hickey Joseph, molder. h 4i;i^ Fiont. 

Hickey Lewis, machinist, h 36 Franklin. 

Hick- V Mary, h 15 Cliestnnt. 

Hickey Pliilq). molder, h 57 Main. 

Hickey Thomas, lilacksnilth. h 44 Holcomb. 

Hickey William, laborer, h 32 Le Ray st. 

Hickox Benjamin A., paperuiaker, h 26 Me- 
clianic. 

Hicks Allen W., blaclvsmith, h 17 Hamilton. 

Hicks Engtiie. painter, h 69 Factoiy. 

Hicks Geor^'e F., emp. in a quartz-mill, Park 
Citv, Utah, h 80 Stone. 

Hicks Jtnnie Blrs., h 67 Winthrop. 

Hiji^'ins Gharli-s H., laborer, h 81 Factory. 

Hi<;t,'ins Charlis M.. teamster, h 29^ Factor}'. 

Hii^gins Fred, laborer, h 81 Factory. 

Hi^gins Joseph, laborer, h 147 Main. 

Higgins Richard, molder. h 3 Vale. 

Hill Charles, laborer, h 13 Clay. 

Hill Ehzabeth N., widow of Lorenzo D., h 92 
Franklin. 

Hill Elvira, h 112-114 Court. 

Hill James, laborer, bds. 2 Union. 

Hill James, gardener, h rear 81 State. 

Hill Kate, widow of James, h 6 and 8 Jackman. 

Hill Lorenzo D.. laliorer. bds. 92 Franklin. 

Hill Wareham C, (Hill & Campbell) h 42 Rut- 
land St. 

Hill & Campbell, (Wareham C. H. and Edwin 
E. C.) dealers in groceries and provisions, 
props, meat market, 423^ State. 

Hiller Jerome W., candymaker. h 5J^ Lamon. 

Hilliard Hazard, engineer, h 2 Pearl. 

Hilliard Sidmore A., book-keeper, h 22 Eliza- 
beth. 

HINDS FRANK A., (Hinds & Bond) h 161 
State. 

HINDS JOSEPH A., practical upholsterer, 
shop 3 Cooper block, office 23 Public 
Bipiare, h 87 Ratlaud st. 

HINDS & BOND, (Frank A. H. and Edward 
A. B. ) civil engineers and contractors, 
water works a specialty, 3 Agricultural 
building, 113 o Washington 

Hine N wton B., (rain despatcher, h 31 Ten 
Eyck. 

Hints Addison, machinist, h 81 Rutland st. 

HINES ALICE, widow of Parsons T., h 32 
Massey. 

Hines Delos, ins. agent, h 55 Rutland st. 

Hines Elv C . h 49W Stone. 

HINES HATTIE L", stenographer, emp. Mof- 
fett, Hodgkins & Clarke, of Syracuse, bds. 
32 Massey. 

Hines Jesse L., machinist, h 81 Franklin. 

Hines Thurber, laborer, bds. Harris Hoirse. 

Hitchcock Lamp Co., R. P. Flower, pres. ; 
Robert Hitchcock, vice-pres. and sec'y ; 
J. W. Moak, treas., manufs. of the Hitch- 
cock kerosene house, store, railroad, and 
ship cabin and deck lamps, brackets, etc., 
21, 23, and 25 Factory. 

Hitchcock Mary, widow of George, h 20 Rut- 
land st. 

Hitchcock Mary A., dressmaker, bds. 20 Rut- 
land st. 

Hitchcock Robert, vice-pres. and sec'y Hitch- 
cock Lamp Co. , h 37 Ten Eyck. 

Hocknel Fred, printer, h 8 Curtis. 



Hodge Ellsworth C, mason, h 2 High. 

Hodge Jesse W., carpenter, h 74 Franklin. 

Hodgkins H(niy C, (Moffett, Hodgkins & 
Clarke, of Syracuse) bds. Woodruli' House. 
[Removed to Syracuse.] 

Hodtchkin Herbert B., book-keeper, h 8 Clay. 

Hodtchkin Kezia, widow of Josiah B., h 8 
Clay. 

Hogan James, mail agent, bds. 17 Willow. 

Hogan Mary A., milhner, 34V^ Court. 

Hogan Michael, mason, h 16 Boon. 

HOLBROOK CHARLES E.. job printer and 
supt. printing department Agricultural In- 
surance Co . 15 Washingtim, h 8 Orchard. 

HOLBROOK EDWIN A., dentist, 47 Arsenal, 
h do. 

Holbrook George B., clerk, h 15 Jav. 

Holbrook L. H. Mrs., teacher, h 27 Orchard. 

Holconib Berney M.. laborer, h 6 Burchard. 

Holcomb Elam, machinist, h 6 Burchard. 

Holcomb Elam, retired, l)ds. 42 Lynde. 

Holconib Fred B.. telegraph operator G. N. W. 
Telegraph Co.. h43Sti.te. 

HOLCOMB ORLIN. retired farmer, owns in 
'Champion 210, h 46 Stone. 

Holden C. A., widow of Christopher A., h 49 
Arsenal. 

Holding Richard, Jr., clerk, h 3 Hamilton. 

Holdridge M. C, (Mrs. J. H.) prop, boarding- 
house, 29 Oichard. 

Holland .Jeremiah, blacksmith, lids. 16 Gotham. 

Holland Joseph, laborer, h 85 Moulton. 

Holland Richard Dr., resides Henry Keep 
Home. 

Holland Thomas, molder, h 20 Main. 

Hollenbeck Alexander, laborer, h 36 Morrison. 

Hollenbeck Byron, laborer, h 37 Morrison. 

Hollenbeck David, laborer, h off State. 

Hollenbeck William, Jr., carpenter, h 22 Mundy. 

HoUick Sabina, widow of George, h 112 Ar- 
senal. 

Holmes Elizabeth, widow of William, h 81 
Factory. 

Holmes Robert, book-binder, h 24 Coffeen. 

Holmes Seymour, clerk, h 67 Court. 

Hooker George S., att'yatlaw, 3 American ar- 
cade, h 6 State. 

Hooker Harold L.. law student, l)ds. 6 State. 

Hoolaran Michael, paperniaker, h 29 Me- 
chanic. 

Hooley Martin, laborer, h 93 Arsenal. 

Horning Adam, laborer, h rear 13J^ Main. 

Horr Althea Mrs., manuf. of vegetable com- 
pound, or Milk of Roses, 7 Mechanic. 

Horth Mark, musician, h 79 Court. 

Horth Ma.k H., clerk, bds. 79 Court. 

HORTON ALTiERT H., agent American Ex- 
press Co.. 9 Washington, bds. 49 Stone. 

Hortoii Alfred, blacksmith, h 21 William. 

Horton Aura, blacksmith, bds. 27 Factory. 

Horton Charles, painter, h 3 Goodale. 

Horton Charles, laborer, h 64 Factory. 

Horton Charles L., carpenter, h 27 Factory. 

Horton James, wagonmaker, h 42 Orchard. 

Horton Joseph, wagonmaker, h 49 Academy. 

Horton Micajah, (Horton & Adzit) h 10 Wins- 
low. 

Horton Phiranda, painter, h 47 Water. 

Hoi-ton William H., blacksmith, h 74 State. 

Horton & Adzit, (Micajah H. and George A. 
A.) manufs. of wagons, 16 Coffeen. 

Hose Daniel, carpenter, h 68 Academv. 

HOSE JOHN, (Hose & Kieff) h 58 Frank- 
hn.. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



219 



HOSE .t KIEFF. (John H, and David D. K.) 
arcliiteets. 3 Opera H^ aisi; block. 

Hosford John U., clerk, h 5 Sfatp. 

Houck Eliza B., teaclier, bds. 4 Holcoml). 

Houck M. S., widow of Peter S.. h4 Holeomb. 

HoiiKJi Fred, laborer, li 24 Biirchaid. 

HOUSE HENKY A., cashier Agricultural In- 
surance Co., li 62 Wasliingtou. 

House Hiram K., retired farmer, bds. 12 
Howk. 

House of the Good Samaritan (City Hospital). 
IMrs. Caroline Fitch, matron; lle\^ John 
F. Nichols, sec'y, 35 TenEvck. 

House Oscar W., butcher, h 12"Howk. 

Houston i\[ary, widow, h 7 Goodale. 

Houston William, carriage linisher, h 7 Good- 
ale. 

HOWARD CHARLES WILLIAM, D. D. S., 
dentist, 10 Commercial arcade, li 35 Keyes 
ave. 

Howard Eugene B., carpenter, h 28 William. 

Howaid Lyman A., plumber and tinner, 6 
Franklin, h 1 Jeti'erson. 

Howard Mary L. Mrs., h 29\4 Factory. 

Howard Olive, widow of Jacol) K., h Union. 

Howard Poiter, retired farmer 12. h 103 State. 

HOWARD WILLIAM, (Howard & Arthur) h 
60 State. 

HOWARD A ARTHUR, (William H. and 
Hiram S. A.) dealers in stoves, hardware, 
and furnaces, plnmlieis, galvanized cor- 
nice a specialty, 40 Court. 

Howe Charles H., ialx'rer, h 2 Jeflferson. 

Howk Mchitable S. :\Irs.. h 4 Holeomb. 

HOWLAND ANNA M., widow of Dr. E. G., 
h 107 :\biulton. 

Howland Charles, h 107 Moulton. 

Howson Neils W., supt. in Eames' brake shop, 
b 11 Winslow. 

Hoyt Alice B., widow of Luther G., bds. Kirby 
House. 

Hubbard Bvron V., bds. 1 State. 

Hubbard Francis S., civil engineer, h 17 Pad- 
dock. 

Hubbard Fred, clerk, bds. 9 Sterling. 

Hubbard Mary F., ( Mns. F.) h 49 Moulton. 

Hubbard Marv P., widow of Judge Frederick 
W., h 17 Paddock. 

Hubbard Voliiey S., dealer in groceries, pro- 
visions, fruits, etc., 35 Public square, h 1 
State. 

Hubbard Ward, retired, born in 1797, h 8 
Massey ave. 

Hubbs Rocius, horse dealer, h 150 IVIain. 

Hudson Edward, laborer, h 127 Main. 

Hudson Elizabeth, widow of Thomas, grocer, 
127 Main, h 3 do. 

Hudson James M., (Hudson & Phair) h 9 
Gotham. 

Hudson & Phair, (James M. H. and John P.) 
dealers in books, stationery, and wall 
paper, 71 Public square. 

HufTstatcr George N.. clerk, bds. 8 Huntington. 

Huft'stater Simon P., wholesale and retail 
dealer in pure wines and liquorB, 8>^ Court, 
h 8 Huntington. 

Hughes Al. A., book-keeper, bds. 9 Sterling. 

Hughes Fi-ed W., com. traveler, h 22 Sherman. 

Hughes George, fireman, h 192 Main. 

Hughes Hester, widow of John, prop, boarding- 
house, 15 Factory. 

Hughes John, laborer, b2 Emmett. 

Hughes Oscar, brakeman, h 77 Stone. 

Hughes William, laborer, h 41 Factory. 



Hughes William, lal orer, bds. 179 INIain. 
Hull William, laborer, h 10 Buroliard. 
Humphrey Emma R. Jlrs., h 19 Mechanic. 
Hungerford Charles A., dealer in trroceries and 

provisions, wholesale dealer in butter iuid 

cheese, 70 Public square, h 14 Clinton. 
Hungerford Egi>ert H., dealer in butter, cheese, 

and eggs. 6 Franklin, h 11 Jay. 
Hungerford Elizaljeth J,, widow of John, h 

rear 62 Court. 
Hungerford Ernest H., laborei, bds. rear 62 

Court. 
Hungerford Francis E.. h 44 Washington. 
Hungerford Orville, h 44 Washington. 
Hungerford Orville E.. job printing, bnok- 

bindiug. lithographing, and engraving, 7 

and 9 Anthony, bds. Woodrnft House. 
Hungerford Richard, h 42 Wasliiii'^ton. 
Hungerford Richard S., f state Dr. W. V. V. 

Rosa, 4 Opera House block. 
Hungerford Sojiliia, li 40 Stdue. 
HUNT HORACES., book canvasser for stand- 
ard works, h 2 Hunt. 
Hunt Lornnus J., carpenter, h 1 Orchard. 
HUNT THEODORE L., carpenter, h 12 Dim- 

ick. 
Hunter Henry, la!-'orer, h 4 Davidson 
Hunter Seth G., millwright, h 14 Rutland st. 
Huntington Fred R , book-keeper, bds. Kirby 

House. 
Huntington Isaac, painter, h 55 Arsenal. 
HUNTINGTON J. FRED, dentist, h 96 State. 
HUNTINGTON JOHN D.. dentist. 1 Washing- 
ton hail, h 90 State. 
Huntley Elleu H., widow of John B , h 33 

Academy. 
Hurd Edward, laborer, h 10 Pearl. 
Huid George W.. mason, bds. 34 Cooper. 
Hurd James W., grocer, 10 Pearl, h 13 Wat- 
er. 
Hurlliut John, cheese buyer, h 125 State. 
HurlVmt .John T., dealer in cheese, butter, etc., 

h 125 State. 
Huse William, laborer, h 24 Jlorrison. 
Husou Alice, (Mrs. D. B.) (Huson & Baker) h 

251^ Court. 
Huson David B., painter, h 253^ Court. 
Huson & Baker, (Mrs. David B. H. and Jennie 

B.) dressmakers, 253.2 Court. 
Husted Ann, widow of Alonzo, h 114J^ Arsenal. 
Husted Delbert, laborer, h 110 Arsenal. 
Husted George BIis., h >^ Mill. 
Husted Louisa, widow of Orliii. h 57 Factory. 
Hutchings David, carpenter, h 1 High. 
Hatchings John M., machinist, h 9 Brain- 

ard. 
Hutchings Morris, laliorer, h 9 Biainard. 
Hutchins Lewis, painter, h 41 Gotham. 
Hyde Charles, clerk, bds. 14 Benedict. 
Hyde John W., barber, 13^ Court, h 23 do. 
Hyland William, harnessmaker, h 13>^ Cof- 

feen. 
Illingworth Amealeas, laborer, bds. 3)^ Lep- 

per. 
Ingalls G. W. & Co., dealers in boots, shoes, 

trunks, etc., W. A. Teele, manager, 72 

Public square. 
INGALLS LOTUS. (Ingalls &. Herrick) editor 

and prop. Waterfnirn Post, h 54 Mansey. 
INGALLS .t HERRICK, (Lotus I. and Francis 

M. H. ) pul)lisheis Watef/own Post, book 

and job printeis, 35 Arsenal. 
Ingleliart Charles P., mason, dealer in hme and 

cement, 33 Court, h 13 Hamilton. 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



luglehart Chester C, grocer, 2 Commercial, li 
43 Ten Evck. 

INGLEHART HIRAIM F.. alderman 1st dist.. 
3d ward, prop. Westminster Hotel. West 
minster Park, Thousand Islands, h 43 Ten 
Eyck. 

Ingraham Bertrand, com. traveler, h 20 Sher- 
man. 

Irving Anson W., machinist, h 25 High. 

Irving Everett B., clerk, bds. 3 Le Ra.y st. 

Irwin John, laborer, h 9 Dorsev. 

IVES WILLARD Hox., farmei- 300, h Ives. 

Isdell William, cimtractoi', h 30 William. 

Isham Wilson, farmer, h Water. 

JACKMAN ABI S. Miss, authoress, h 12 Pad- 
dock. 

Jackman Daniel D., served in Co. D, 34th N. Y. 
Inf., h 12 Paddock. 

Jackson Frederick, carpenter, h 16 Cooper. 

Jackson Herbert C, carpenter, h 11 J^ Boon. 

Jackson Joseph, laborer, h 11 Summer. 

Jeffers Malcolm, painter and musician, 23 Com- 
mercial block. 

Jefferson County Milk Association, A. P. Baltz, 
pres.. 70 Court. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY NATIONAL BANK, T. 
H. Camp, pres. ; S. T. Woolworth, cashier,24 
Washington. 

Jefferson County Orphan Asylum, O. A. Free- 
man, supt.; Mrs. O. A. Freeman, matron ; 
G. W. Knowlton, sec'y and treas., 66 
Franklin. 

Jefferson County Poor House, John Washburn, 
supt., on Main st., 40 rods outside city lim- 
its. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, 
Fredericlc Emerson, pres.; George Smith, 
treas.. 22 Washington. 

Jenkins Arinstead, machinist, bds. 32 Moul- 
ton. 

Jenkins Harry, machinist, h 32 Moulton. 

Jenkins John, brakeman, bds. 23 Meadow. 

Jenkins Luther B., carpenter, h 57 Huntinp,- 
ton. 

Jennings George, laborer, h 14 Bradley. 

Jennings Philoren C, book-keeper, h 5 Jack- 
man. 

Jennings Eoxana, widow of David, bds. 4 
Jackman. 

Jensoti Charles, laliorer, h 6 Main. 

Jero Louisa Mrs., h rear 59 Factory. 

Jess Chailes. candvmaker, bds. 9 Coffeen. 

JESS HENRY, (Nill & Jess^ h 9 Coffeen. 

Jess Henry M., clerk, bds. 9 Coffeen. 

Jessmau Alexander, laborer, h 11 Dorsey. 

Jessman Nellie, widow, h 9 Haney. 

Jesoman Peter, laborer, h 18 Dorsey. 

Jessman William, laborer, h 8 Smith ave. 

Jewett Henry, laborer, h 31 Hamilton. 

Jewett Henry H., laborer, li 126 Main. 

Jeyes Henry S., machinist, h 1 dive. 

Jeyes Thomas, machinist, h 8 Bronson. 

Jim Charles, prop. Chinese laundi-y, 92 Court, 
h do. 

Johnson Alba A., book-keeper, li 54 Stone. 

Johnson Anna Mrs., (Johnson & Son) h 16}^ 
Public square. 

Johnson Archie B., h 96 Franklin. 

Johnson Arthur, machinist, h 63 Mill. 

JOHNSON ARTHUR A., pliotographer, Van 
Namee block, h 2 Sherman. 

Johnson Eliza, h 35 Washington. 

Johnson Eugene, lalxner, h 19 Streeter block, 

Johnson Eugene, laborer, h 66 Factory. 



Johnson F. J. Mrs., milliner, 16)^ Pubhc 
square. 

Johnson George, machinist, h 514 Bronson. 

Johnson Henry D., laborer, h 24 Main. 

Johnson Herbert, laborer, h 99 Moulton. 

Johnson Joanna N., h 35 Washinii'ton. 

Johnson Leland H., (Johnson A Son) h 16)^ 
Public square. 

Johnson Levi A., sec'y, treas., and general 
manager Davis Sewing Machine Co., h 12 
Sherman. [Removed to Dayton, O.] 

Johnson William, conductor, h 31 Prospect. 

Johnson William, clerk, h 56>.3 Arsenal. 

Johnson William C, buyer for Davis Sewing 
Machine Co., bds. 9 Sterling. 

Johnson & Son, (Anna and Leland H.) dealers 
in millinery and fancy goods, 16J^ Public 
square. 

Johnston Alexander, teamster, h 1 Rutland st. 

Jones Benjamin, stenographer, h 11 Center. 

Jones Benjamin F., blacksmith, h 3G}4 Public 
square. 

Jones Charles E., machinist, bds. 67 Court. 

Jones Clayton A., clerk, h 13,V^ Emerson. 

Jones De Los S., carpenter and joiner. 

Jones Frank, cutter, h 5 Munson. 

Jones Frank R., cutter, h 5 Munson. 

Jones Garry M., professor of Greek and Latin, 
bds. 6 Mullin. 

Jones George, carriagemaker, h 13 Kej'es ave. 

Jones Harry E., barber, bds. 48 Stone. 

Jones Henry, laborer, h 36 Rutland st. 

.Jones John, carpenter, h 1 Cadwell. 

JONES JOHN W., contractor and builder, h 
6 Cadwell. 

Jones Sarah K., widow of Charles E., h 67 
Court. 

Jones Smith R., mail carrier, bds. 67 Court. 

Jones William H., waiter, h 6 Le Ray st. 

Jones William S., division supt. R.. W. & O. 
R. R., office at depot, h 28 Ten Eyck. 

Joslin Francis E., lockmaker, h 18 Lansing. 

Joy O. T. , machinist, h 11 Bronson. 

Joyce Clarence, carpenter, h 73 Factory. 

Joyce Thomas, prop, boarding-house, h 73 
Factory. 

Joyce William, carpenter, h 73 Factory. 

Juby William, inspector for H. H. Babcock 
"Buggy Co., h 146 Main. 

Kaley Catharine, widow of Edward, h 9 Orch- 
ard. 

Kane Christopher, laborer, h 147 Arsenal. 

Kaough Thomas, retired, h 75 Mill. 

Karrigan Mary L., widow of Patrick, nurse, 
bds. 5 Coti'een. 

Kauch Philip, mason, h 7 Curtis. 

Kavanagh Lawrence, laborer, h 6 Bronson. 

Kavanagh Marv A., widow of James, h 105 
Coffeen. 

Kavanagh Thomas, teamster, h 32 Central. 

Kavanagh William, blacksmith, h 32 Uentral. 

Keach William, farmer 20, h 31 Pine. 

Kearney Lawrence, laborer, h 77 Coffeen. 

Kearns Anna, widow of Patrick, h 166 Main. 

Kearns Henrv, machinist, h 35 William. 

KEARNS THOMAS F., lawyer, 10>^ Washing- 
ton, li 11 Orchard. 

Keating Martin, laborer, h 58 Holcomb. 

Kea,ting William R. , clerk, h 56Vi( Arsenal. 

Keech Wavman, farmer 13, h 31 Pine. 

Keecli William N.. farmer, leases of G. W. Wig- 
gins 44, h 113 Massey. 

Keefe William, laborer, h 51 Factory. 

Keefer Frank, ins. agent, h 8 William. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Keen Esther, widow of Edwin, h 9 State. 
Keeiiaii Thomas, foreman for Sewall & Baglev 

Co., h 18 Pearl. 
Keeiie Ann. widow of Patriclc, h 50 Commer- 

eial bloelv. 
Keith George, roadmaster middle and eastern 

divisions R., W. & O. 11. 11., h 71 Arsenal. 
Kellar Baiton, earpimter, h rear 2 Prospect. 
Kellar P. Nelsan. carpenter, h 6 Lawrence. 
Kellar Thomas C, carpenter, h 20 Massey. 
Kellar Wesley, carpenter, h 4 Cotteen. 
Kelleen Thomas, laborer, h 28 (Jentral. 
Keller Burton, sashmaker, h 3 Davidson. 
Keller Charles, carpenter, h 45 Central. 
Keller Levi, carpenter, h 52 Meadow. 
Kelley Ann Miss, h 43 State. 
Kelley Fi-ederick. laliorer, bds. 16 Union. 
Kell'^y George, (Metzger .t Kelley') bds. 10 

Union. 
Kelley Michael, clerk, h 8 Jackson. 
Kelk^y Richard, teamster, h 18 Union. 
Kellev William E.. teamster, h 29 Lc Rav st. 
Kelley William M.. barber, 16 Factory, bds. 22 

Franklin. 
Kellock William, h 17 Arcade. 
Kellogg Agnes F., widow of William J., h 9 

Jackson. 
Kellogg Charles, state dairv commissioner, h 

15 Bovd. 
Kellogg Israel A., clerk, h 30 Orchard. 
KELLS WILLIAM J., foreman Hitchcock 

Mfg. Co, 11 vears, h 24 Cooper. 
Kelly C. Frank; milk ped.Uer, h 100 Mas 

sey. 
Kellv Michael, clerk, h 8 Jackson. 
Kelly Patrick, laborer, h 85 Mill. 
Kelly William, farmer 32, h oft' ^lassey. 
Kelsey Gilbert M. Mrs., h 38 Cotteen. 
Kelsey Nellie, teacher, h 38 Cotteen. 
Kemp John E., U. S. mail contractor, 10}-^ 

Washington, h 42 Stone. 
Kendall Martin, laborer, h 23 Mechanic. 
Kennedy Andrew, laborer, bds. 93Jr-2 Factory. 
Kennedy David, machinist, h 7 Bronson. 
Kennedy Wesley, lilacksuiith, h 55 Academy. 
Kenyon Emma, widow of A. M.. h26 Sterling. 
Kenyon Eugene, tireman, bds. 43 Cotteen. 
Kenyon John B., pastor Arsenal Street M. E. 

Church, h 58 Arsenal. 
Kenyon Thomas A., clerk for H. H. Rice, bds. 

44 Stone. 
KENYON THOMAS M., supt. Henry Keep 

Home, 100 Washington. 
Keon A.nn, wido-,v of Patrick, bds. 35 Massey. 
Keough Bridget, widow of Thomas, h 75 Mill. 
Kepler John, (Allen A: Kepler) h at Alexandria 

Bay. 
Ketcham George, labrrer, h 75 Court. 
Keyes Richard, retired clergyman, h 53 Wash- 
ington. 
Kidder Mary A. Mrs., h 23^ Blill. 
KIEFF DANIEL, contractor and builder, h 65 

Stone. 
Kiett' David D., (Hose & Kieff') bds. 7 Jackson. 
Kiett' Thomas, carpenter, bds. 3U Moulton. 
Kiett' William, dealer in horses, bds. Globe 

Hotel. 

KIERAN JIARY P. H. MOTHER, prin. St. 
Patrick's Parochial School, 31 Massey. 

Kilfeather , widow of Martin, h 10 Dor- 

sey. 

Killeen Thomas, wagonniaker, h 28 Central. 

KIMBALL CHARLES C, optician, 4 Washing- 
ton, b 58 Stone. 



Kimball Charles W., clerk, bds. 10 Winthrop. 

Kimball John B. O., collector, h 72 Washing- 
ton. 

KIMBALL JOSEPH C, directory compiler 
and ])ublisher. 58 Stone, b do. 

Kimball Joseph F., (Davis ,t KimballJ bds. 58 
Stone. 

King Egbert, switchman, h 55 Factor.v. 

King Ferdinand P., clerk, h 23 Winslow. 

King Louise, prop, boarding-house, 43 Cof- 
feen. 

King Maria R., widow of Ferdinand, teacher 
of vocal and instrirmi ntal music, h 23 
Win'-low. 

King William, laborer, h 77 Moulton. 

Kinghorn Arthur, papermakei', bds. Hancock 

KINGSLEY WILLIAM G., (U. T. K. Clothing 
House) bds. Globe Hotel. 

Kinney James, farmer 6, h 193 Arsenal. 

Kirby House, A. D. Williams, pi op., 45 and 47 
Court. 

Kirby James, emp. on railroad, h 11 Mechanic. 

Kirn John, tailor, h 7 Mnnson. 

Kittev William, laborer, h 145 Arsenal. 

KLINE FREDERICK, prop, steam dve works, 
35 Factory, h 59 Mill. 

Kline Frederick, brass spinner, h 59 Mill. 

Kline Melinda, widow of William, li 59 Mill. 

Klock Arthur, farmer 300, h 86 Main. 

Klock Fred G., farmer with Morgan, h 127 
Washington. 

Klock Milton R,, 30 cows, farmer 205, h 109 
Washington. 

KLOCK MORGAN, milk dealer, 25 cows, farm- 
er 225, h 127 Washington. 

Klotz Leonard, clerk, bds. Citv Hotel. 

KLUMP CHRISTOPHER, dealer in boots and 
shoes, 24 Court, h 15 Winslow. 

Klump John, mail carrier, h 50}^ Court. 

Knapp Charles, teamster, h 39 Le Ray st. 

KNAPP EGBERT W., (Knapp & Winslow) h 
51 Academy. 

Knapp John, caipenter, h 16 Lansing. 

Knapp Maria, widow of S. H.. h 64 Academy, 

Knapp Marietta, (Mrs.William ) h 12 Jettersoii. 

Knapp Mary Mrs., h 32 Jleadow. 

Knaijp & Winslow, (Egbert W. K. and Morris 
W. ) contractors and Iniildeis, manufs. of 
sash, doors, and blinds, 41 to 47 Mill. 

Knickerbocker Herbert 1). L., homeo. medical 
student, bds. 59 Washington. 

KNICKERBOCKER SIMEON C, homeo. phy- 
sician and surgeon, room 22 Paddock 
arcade, h 59 Washington. 

Knight Joel, teamstei-, h 2 High. 

KNOWLTON BROTHERS, (John C, George 
W., and George S.) manufs. of cover jia- 
per, 14 and 16 Mill. 

Knowlton Elizabeth, widow of George W., h 
39 Stone. 

Knowlton George S., (Knowlton Bi others) h 18 
Trinity place. 

Knowlton George W., (Knowlton Brothers) 
preF. Watertown National Bank and On- 
tario Paper Co., h 11 Clinton. 

Knowlton Hiram W.. butcher, h 50 Factory. 

Knowlton John C, (Knowl'.on Biotheis) vice- 
pres. Watertown Steam Engine (Jo. and 
Jetterson County National Bank, li Sterling 
place. 

Koan Thomas, woodworker, bds. 27 Newell. 

Kcmch Philip, mason, h 7 Curtis. 

Kramer Louis, machinist, h 14 Curtis. 

Krank Joseph, carriage ironer, h 21 Emerson. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Kuder Catliaiine, widow of John I., h 8 Grove. 

Labi r^e Charles, (Laberge & Quencer) h 44 
Fiaiildin. 

Lab< rse & Qneiicer, (Charles L. and Sebastian 
Q ) dealers in ready-made clr>thing and 
g.Mits' furnishing goods, 14 Court. 

La'Breck Anthony, machinist, h2 Sfate. 

Lihreek Charles, laborer, h IfJl Arsenal. 

Labreek Geoi'ge, laborer, h 3 Duffy. 

L ibivck James, laborer, h 32 Hnn^y. 

Ladd Alexander P., ms. agent, h 67 Rutland. 

St. 

Ladd B. Mason, clerk, bds. 07 Rutl.ind at. 

Ladue Alexander, niolder. h 76 Main. 

Lidne Lewis, shoemaker, h 55 .Main. 

La Due Cliarles, clerk, h 1 Lynde. 

La Due Charles H., clei-k, h 1 Lynde. 

La Drh Joseph, retired, li 40 Lynde. 

La F.ive Albert H., supt. pajjer-inill, li 62 
Miiult' n 

La Fave Aldolph, laborer, h 3 Water. 

La Fave Petei', retired, h 62 Moulton. 

La Fave Stephen, m; chinist, bds 3 Water. 

L:ifay William, machiuist, h 5 Vincent. 

Lafiiyette JnKephine, seamstri ss, h 62 Court. 

Latin Charles O., wood finisher, h 12 Hamil- 
ton. 

Laflin Sill lion, contractor and machinist, h 19 
Mun ly. 

Lagrow Hi nry, painter, h 10 Grove. 

La Grow J(is( ph, blacUsmith, h 15 Water. 

LAIRD WILLIAM T., honieo. physician and 
surgeon, 2 Opera House block, h 25 Mul- 
lin. 

LaL'ind? Eber, emp. H. H. Babcock Buggy 
Co., bds. 44 Water. 

La Londe John, blacksmith, h 24 Pearl. 

La Londe Louis, hil)orer, h 7 Burns ave. 

La Londe P-ter, labur. r, h 44 Water. 

Lalone Alfr.d, laborer, 1j<1s 10 Moulton. 

Laione Sophia, widow of Chailes, h 57 Factory. 

La May Lewis N., cook Woodmff House, h 16 
Frankhn. 

Lamon Francis M., clothier and merchant 
tailor, 7 Washington plnce. h 27 Sterling. 

Lamon Francis R., retired, li 36 Academy. 

Lamoii John, h 8 Paddock. 

Limon Pinny E., clerk, h 31 Keyes ave. 

LaiUKiaux Daniel S., resides Henry Keep 
Hi )me. 

Lance George A., prop. Watertowu woolen- 
mills, Miiulton, h 15 Wiiithrop. 

Lanror John, teamster, b 147 Main. 

Landon George F., machinist, h 32 Lynde. 

Landmi Hi nry, bo()k-ke( per. h 26 Lynde. 

Landiin Jam s, tnachinist, h 24 Lynde. 

Landon JoseiJli H , clerk, bds. Lynde. 

Lamlon Sidney, printei-, bds. 20 Lynde. 

Landiin Wi.liam, molder, bds. 26 Lynde. 

Lane Eagene, papermakrr. h 21 Alunson. 

Lane Frank, laborer, h 20 Lawrence. 

Lane Fn-d A., wheelwiight, h 22Burchard. 

Lane Frederick, laborer, h 123 Main. 

Lane George E., paperinaUer, h 79 Moulton. 

Lane Haras, laborer, h 17 Lynde. 

Lane James H., retired, bds. 113 Main. 

Lane John, 1 iliorer, h 69 Rutlund st. 

Lane Louisa R.. li 14j^ Factoi'y. 

Lane Stephen G., machinist, h 4 Pcjlk. 

Lane Wihiam, laborer, h 6 Cedar. 

Lane William J., tanner and currier, h 4 Polk. 

Lang Charles, instructor in Y. M. C. A. gym- 
nasium, h Massey ave. 

Lang James, laborer, h 159 Arsenal, 



Lansing A. T. E.. teller Jefferson County 
Savings Bank, h 22 Clinton. 

LANSING FREDERICK, lawyer and Con- 
gressman, h 1 Clinton. 

LANSING JOHN, lawyer, 10^ Washington, h 
5 Clinton. 

Lapoite Dolphus A., laborer, h 13 Mnllin. 

I apatrie Eugene, carpenter, h 2 Smith ave. 

Lapatrie Gilbert, aborer, h II H:iney. 

Lajjatrie Irving, laborer, h 195 Aisenal. 

Lapatrie Joseph, mason, h 42 Prospect. 

Lapatrie Joseph, retired, h 7 Haney. 

Lapatrie Joseph, h 178 Arsenal. 

Lapat'ie Joseph, Jr., laborer, h 5 Haiicy. 

Larkin Otis T., laborer, h 7 Monlton. 

Larkin Roscoe, retired, h 7 Monlton. 

Larney John, laborer, h 18 Palmer. 

Larock Anthony, mason, h Burns ave. 

La Rock Cyril, mason, h 41 ^ Bronson. 

Laiock Lewis, laborer, h 12 Haney. 

La Rock Lewis, laborer, h 26 Emmett. 

La Rock Rachel, h 26 Emmett. 

La Rock William, mason, h 59 Stone. 

La Rue Eugene M, prop. Arcade Hotel, res- 
taurant, and saloon, 14 Paddock arcade. 

La Rue Jdseph, laborer, h 132 MhIii. 

La Sage Hemy, laborei', h Woodford. 

Lasalle Mary, widow of Daniel, bds. IK Jack- 
snn. 

Lashtr Anthonv. laboi-er. li 14 Meadow. 

LASBER MORTIMER C, dealer in Portland 
and Rosendiile cement, plaster of Paris, 
lime, drain tile, brick, etc., 12 Factoiy, h 
41 Academy. 

Latimei- Thomas H., supt. Bagley & Sewall Co., 
h 4 Keyes ave. 

Langhlin Charles, laborer, bds. 8 Pearl. 

I.aughlin Maggie, widow, h 8 Pearl. 

Langhhn Mar*, widow of J. P., h 3 Bradley. 

Laughlin Patrick, laborer, h 8 Haney. 

Lavt ry Baney. mason, h 186 Mam. 

Lavery James, niolder, h 43 Meadow. 

Lav.-ry Patrick, carpenter, bds. 4!^ Front. 

Lavieii Lewis, shoemaker, h Lawience. 

Lawr' iu:c. C. Alibott, bds. 32 Davidson. 

Lawrence Charles E.. carpenter, h 3 Binsse. 

Lawrence Daniel W., bds. 32 David.son. 

Lawrence D wight, retired, bds. I Davidson. 

Lawrence Frank J., laborer, h 10 Davidson. 

Lawrence Richard, laborer, h 7 Huntington. 

Lawtoii Geort^e, carpenter, h 17 Central ave. 

LAWTON GEORGE W., carpenter and j.-iner, 
servid in Co. B. 142d N. Y. Inf. Vols.; 
wi.nnded Blay 20, 1864. 

Lawton James, carpenter, h 19 Miinson. 

Lawton Leonard, laborer, h Gill. 

Lawtcin Theodore, machinist, h 18 Mcnilton. 

LAWYER LUTHER, market gardener 5, h 176 
Blain. 

Lawver William D., with Luther, bds. 176 
Main. 

Lay tun Jnhn, painter, h 7 Vale. 

Ijayton Roheit G., moldrr, bds. 74 Main. 

Leach Hiram H., retired, bds. 57 Court. 

Leali Henry B., blacksmith, h 61'/^ Academy. 

Leasure Cyrenus, retiied, h 5 Boon. 

Lee Charles, prop. Chinese laundry, 20 Frank- 
hn. 

Lee Fiances G., widow of J. P., h 6 Park. 

Lee George, carpenter, h IJ-^ Howk. 

Lee Hemy, laborer, h 174 State. 

Lee John T., dealer in oil stoves, h 174 State. 

LEE JOHN W., Idacksniith, horseshoing a 
specialty, 34 Mill, h 16 State. 



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223 



Lee Nathan H., carpenter, li 100 Main. 

Lee Niirris. retired, h 70 River. 

Lee Kicliard H., niarbleeiitter, bds. Kirby 
H<inse. 

Lee William, coachman, h 8 Academy. 

LeFevre Francis F., shoemaker, h "43 and 45 
Fai'toiy. 

Le Loiide Sophia, h 18 Factory. 

Lemiy Albeit, tailoi-, bds. 22 Academy. 

Lemay Alfred T., tinsmith, h 18 Orchard. 

Lemay Cyril, shoemaker, h 18 Orchard. 

Lemay David, baker and confectioner, 5 Mill, 
h 22 Academy. 

LeMay Frank, popcorn vender, h 17J-^ Cedar. 

Lemay .Joseph C, tinsmith, h 67 Conrf. 

Lemiai Mary, widow of John, h 8 Rutland st. 

Lennon William L.. dealer in groceries, 34 
Streeter block, Ixls. 25 Clay. 

Lenox Nancy, widow of G^'orRe. h 6 Holconib. 

Lenox Thomas A., grocer, h (i Cooper. 

Lent Ch rles, laborer, h 82 Main. 

Lent William, laborer, h 74 Moulton. 

Leonard Bridget, widow of Owen, h 180 Ar- 
senal. 

Leonard Charles, laborer, h 197 J^Arsenal. 

Leonard Edward, clerk, h 8 Dimick. 

Leonard .lane, widow of William, h 4 Willow. 

Leonard Michael, cigarmaker. h 15 Willow. 

Lei'nard Thomas, laborer, h ISHaney. 

Lepi)er (xeorge. laborer, h 4 L' pper. 

LEPPER JACOB C. retired, h 17'^ State. 

Lepper John F.. night watchman, h 51 Cof- 
feen. 

Lepper ]\[ary, widow of Peter R., h 6 Lepper. 

Lt pper Wallace A., pressman, h 22 Oi'chard. 

Lerichenx Sanniel. millwright, h 54>2 Central. 

L'E-perance Peter Rev., asst. priest Chnrch of 
Onr Lady of the Sacred Heart, h 1 Thomp- 
son. 

Levie John G., candy mannf., 40 Arsenal, h do. 

Lewis Addie, widow of Milo. h 26 State. 

Lewis Adelia, widow of Michael, h 32 Hol- 
conib. 

Lewis Amelia Miss, h 5 Jefferson. 

Lt wis Ann R.. widow of John, prop, boarding- 
honse, 5 Ji ftei son. 

Lewis Benjamin M., sec'y Y. M. C. A., h 5^2 
William. 

Lewis Cliailes F., shirt mannf. and agi nt New 
Hotne sewing machine, 30 Paddock arcade, 
h 15 Oicdiard. 

Lewis Charles G., musical director City oj^era 
house and i)iano tuner, h GOMassey. 

Lewis Elbridge, retiied, h 10 B^ker. 

LEWIS FLON G., (Woodruff & Lewis) h 21 
Fianklm. 

Lewis Frederick, cabinetmaker, h 72 Main. 

Lewis Henry S.. machinist, h 3 Lamon. 

Lewis Heniy M.. ])iano tuner and repairer, 
leader H. M. Lewis's family orchestra, h 64 
Massey. 

Lewis John C, city chamberlain, h 48 Frank- 
lin. 

Lewis John S., machinist, h 32 Emerson. 

Lewis Nettie, widow of Wellington, h 36 Bron- 
son. 

Lfwis Schuyler H.. horse trainer, h 7 Baker. 

Liddell James, laborer, h 61 Stone. 

LINDNER CHARLES A., piactical drnggi-t 
and lamp repairer for Electric Light Co., 
h 116 Court. 

Lindner Maxwell F., book-keeper, h 4 Fair- 
view. 

Lineban John S., coachman, h 86 Arsenal. 



Lines William, machinist, bds. 38 Le Rav st. 
Linney Nathan G.. (Bartlett & Liinicy) ii 46 

Factory. 
Liscoin Charles, laborer, h 1 Summer. 
Lithgow Eli A., vard master R., W. & O. R. R., 

h 40 Abadow. 
Little George, emp. Hon. R. P. Flower, h rear 

39 Arsenal. 
Livermore James P., laborer, h 3 Wall. 

Livingston Samuel, ma'-hini-t, luls. 2 Union. 

Lloyd Albert, carmnn, h 45 Water. 

Lloyd George D., laborer, h 4^4 Jefferson. 

Lloyd Geurue E.. machinist. li"28 Moidton. 

Loadwick Eddy E., blacksmith, bds. 103 Moul- 
ton 

Loadwick Isaiah, retired, h 103 Moulton. 

Loadwick Laura S. Mrs., jiroj). boarding-house, 
103 Moulton. 

Loadwick Peter C, dealer in vegetables, h 39 
Le Riiv St. 

LOAN WILLIAiM. farrier, Coffeen cor. Mas- 
sev. h 21 Coffeen. 

Loan William, Jr . clerk, bds. 21 Coffeen. 

Lochlin Patrick, laborer, li 8 llnney. 

Lotiidi Adan-, trimmer, h 2 1 Rionson. 

Loftus Andrew, hi borer, h 68 Holcomb. 

Loftus E len, widow of Thomas, h 78 Holcomb. 

Loftus James, laborer, h 29 Cioss. 

Loftus P. ter. laborer, h 9 Eiy. 

Loftus Peter, laborer, h 12 Smith. 

Loftus Thomas, laborer, h 8 Smith. 

Logan John W., l)arber, h 53 Massey. 

L ng Nelson, retired, h 72 Main. 

Longlev Richard, night clerk Woodruff House, 
bd^. do. 

Longtin Charles, (Longtin & York) bds. 45 
Coffeen. 

LONGTIN <% YORK. (Charles L. and Fred T. 
Y. ) dealers in groceries, provisions, fresh 
and salt meats, fish, etc., 39 Mill. 

Longtin Dennis, machinist, h 45 Coffeen. 

Loomis Ella, widow of John, h 36 Academy. 

Looniis Gi orge W., popcorn peddkr, h 1 
Cooper. 

Loraine Andrew, papermaker, h 35 Hamil- 
ton. 

LORD GILDEROY. prop, foundry and ma- 
chine Shop. 22, 21. and 26 Mill, h 33 Stone. 

LORRAINE JOHN, cooper and carpenter, h 
14 Gill 

Lorraine Joseph, laborer, h 7 Hamilton. 

Losee Daniel, h Cential. 

Losee Trvphenia, widow of Denton, bds. 18 
Bent diet. 

Loucks James E., laborer, h 28 Factory. 

Loury Patrick, laborer, h Le Ray st. 

Lovel Samuel, laborer, h 54 Central. 

LOW .ADDISON S., physician and surgeon, 24 
Stone, h do. 

LOW J. BARNEY, eye and ear physician and 
surgenn, 9 Stone, h 26 (Clinton, 

Low Stephen A., paint' r. bds. 7 Union. 

Lowe IMary. widow of Delos. Ii 27 Factory. 

Lowe Sophia E., dressmaker, 27 American ar- 
cade. 

Lowell Lemuel L , teacher of music, painting, 
and diawiiig, 17 Doolittle it Hall block, li 
16 Paddock aicade. 

Lowell Mary A. Mis., <lressandcloakmakcr, 16 
Paddock arcade, h do. 

Lucas George, caipentf r. h 57 Stone. 

Lucas John VV., tin peddlei-. h 29 Massey. 

Liicliel Heniy. cari'enter, h 1 Hewitt. 

Luddington Charles A., painter, h 64 Factory. 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Luddington Jacob S., prop, saloon, h 293^ 
Factory. 

Lnmbard Maiv E. Mrs , h 55 Huntington. 

Luther Charles M., laborer, li 165 State. 

Lydel Adelbert, blacksiiiith. h 29 Mechanic. 

Lyman Celia M., widow of Truman W., h 50 
Franklin. 

Lynch Fannie S., stenographer, h 4 Hunting- 
ton. 

Lynch George, mason, h 11 Burchard. 

Lynch Joseph T., machinist, h 22 Main. 

Lynch Blollie, resident, h 27 Massey. 

Lynch Thomas H., laborer, bds. 101 Factory. 

Lyon George W., baggage and expi'essman, h 
9 Smith. 

Lyon James, painter, h 30 Davidson. 

Lyon James B., carman, h 11 Grove. 

Lyon Sarah L.. teacher Jefferson County Or- 
phan Asylum, h Franklin. 

Lyons Edward, retired, h 1 Lepper. 

Lyons George W., machinist, h 12 Bradley. 

Lyons William H., machinist, h3 Elizabeth. 

Lyttle William A., civil engineer and surveyor, 
h 13 Orchard. 

Mack Elizabeth, (Mrs. Porter) jirop. meat mar- 
ket, 7 Court, h 7 Prospect. 

Mack Harry G., (Earl & Mack) auctioneer, b 
3 Opera House block. 

Mack Jennie Mrs., ladies' hair work, room 3 
Opera House block, h do. 

Mack John M., (Mack & Pitcher) h 62 Court. 

Mack M. Tremont, hay dealer, 1 Mead. 

Mack Martin, laborer, h 178 Main. 

Maclv Mary C, widow of R. D., h 51 Franklin. 

Mack Porter, agent and projj. meat market, h 

7 Prospect. 

Mack Porter J., prop, meat market, 7 Court, h 

53^ Prospect. 
Mack & Pitcher. (John M. M. and John P. P.) 

dealers in Hour, feed, grain, seeds, etc., 

60 Court. 
Mackey Henry, laborer, h 10 Front. 
Mackley Elizabeth, widow of Pdchard, h 115 

Moulton. 
Macomber John E., tinsmith, h 11} o Rutland 

St. 

Madison Fred A., drayman, h 88 Arsenal. 

Madlin Henry, laborer, bds. 7 Jackson. 

Magoveny James, moulder, h 117 Monlton. 

Mahan Bartholomew, clerk, bds. Kirby House. 

Mahan Edward J., engineer, h 20 Meadow. 

Mahan James, laborer, bds. 10 Academj'. 

Mahaney Michael, coachman, h 8 Cross. 

Mahen John, moulder, h 20 Brainard, 

Mahen Thomas, molder, h 14 Brainard. 

Maine Joseph, book-keeper, bds. 74 Main. 

Maine Joseph F., clerk, bds. 74 Main. 

Mains Edward, coachman, h 38 Holcomb. 

Mains John, (John Mains & Co.) h 34 Hol- 
comb. 

Mains John & Co., dealers in dnigs, medi- 
cines, paints, oils, seeds, etc.. 73 Court. 

Mains Marv, widow of Thomas, h 42 Holcomb. 

MAKEPEACE CHARLES E., dealer in pumps, 
hay carriers, and agricultural implements, 

8 Arsenal, h in Pamelia. 

Makhum Robert, carpenter, bds. 149 Arsenal. 

Maloney Elizabeth F., dressmaker, 18 Frank- 
lin. 

Maloney John, barber, h 353^ Public square. 

Malonev Thomas, cheesemaker, h 92 Main. 

MaltbyEdward R.. clerk, h 14 Boyd. 

Maltby Eugene C, chief clerk R.', W. & O. R. 
R. Co., bds. 37 Franklin. 



Maltby John, papermaker, h 37 Franklin. 

Mandigo Mary, h 73 River. 

Mandigo John, laborer, h 72 River. 

Manion Frank, laborer, h 16 Palmer. 

Manion Julia, widow of John, h 23 Emmett. 

Manlv Mary, widow of Dr. B. S., bds. 21 Ten 
Evck 

MANN ADDIE M., dressmaker, farm 15, h 53 
Water. 

Mann Mary S., widow of Harry, h 53 Water. 

Mannigan Ann, h 46 Meadow. 

Mannigan John, carriage trimmer, h 46 Mea- 
dow. 

Mannigan Matthew S., printer, h 69 Arsenal. 

Manning Harry G., patternmaker, h 5}^ Jay. 

Manse Joseph F., laborer, bds. 179 Main. 

MANSFIELD LOIS FITCH, physician, 2 Ster- 
ling, h do. 

Manson David, base ball umpire, screwmaker, 
h 8 Grove. 

Marcellus John W., wood carver, h Emerson 
cor. Rutland sts. 

Marcy Richard, dealer in coal, 3 Mill, h Keyes 
ave. cor. Jay. 

Marino Henry, teamster, h 49 Central. 

Marley Laurence, laborer, h rear 97 Factory. 

Marlow William, laborer, h 165 Main. 

Marlow William, Jr.. laborer, bds. 165 Main. 

Marrian Andrew, clerk, li 21 Peail. 

Marriau Charles A., dealer in tobacco and ci- 
gars, 13 Arsenal, bds. American Hotel. 

Marrian Joseph, prop. American Hotel and liv- 
ery stalilc. Arsenal cor. Arcade. 

Marsh Barl>ara, widow of E. G., tailoress, h 9 
Massey. 

Marsh Frank, laborer, h 1 Jackson. 

Marsh Fred M., cai-riagemaker, h 9 Massey. 

Slarsh Libbie, tailoiess, bds. 9 Massey. 

Marsh Mary A., resident, h 9 Massey. 

Marsh ;\lina, tailoi-ess. bds. 9 Massey. 

:Marshall Edward, kiborer, h ,57 Factory. 

^lartell David, molder, h 16 Hoard. 

Martell Edward 8., screwmaker, h 20 Mun- 
dy. 

Martell Joseph N., laborer, h 24 Hoard. 

Martin Abbie P., widow of James, h 18 Wins- 
low. 

Martin Alice, (Hattie A. Pluche & Co.) h 18 
William. 

Martin Bruce F., clerk, h 18 Winslow. 

Martin Catherine L., widow of David T., h 18 
William. 

Martin David T., bds. 18 William. 

Martin Gardner C, sec'y and treas. Gifford 
Mfg. Co.. manager Edgewood Park Hotel 
at Alexandria Bay, h 13 Sterling. 

Martin Henry, laborer, h 8 Hamilton. 

Martin Horace N., (Martin & Fosgate) h 49 
State. 

Martin Sanmel J., mason, h 4 Main. 

Martin William, laborer, h 29 Mechanic. 

Martin William, harnessmaker, h 33 Meadow. 

Martin William, mason, h 5 Lynde. 

Martin & Fosgate, (Horace N. M. and William 
F. F.) dealers in cheese and eggs, 53 Pub- 
lic S(juare. 

MARVIN DANIEL S.. grape grower, h 43 Stone. 

MARY MARGARET, sister superior and supt. 
Convent of the Immaculate Heart, 114 
Main. 

Mason John, laborer, h 4 Bradley. 

Mason Maiia, widow of James N . h 71 Stone. 

Mason Theodore, laborer, h 14 Haney. 

Masonic Hall, 10>^ Washington. 



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225 



Massey Albert P., secvy Eames Vacuum Brake 
Co., h 52 Massey. 

Massey Almira, widow of Stillmaii, h 6 Massey 
ave. 

MASSEY GEORGE B., (Camp & Massey) h 50 
Massey. 

Massey J. Edward, retired, h 58 Massey. 

Masury George H., bartender, h 7 Cooper. 

Mather David, laborer, h 22 Haney. 

Mather John, laborer, h 18 Haney. 

Mather Truman D., retired farmer, h 7 Keyes 
ave. 

Mather Winfield S.. farm 75. 

Matthews Charles M., laborer, h 4 Cedar. 

Mattison Fred A., carman, h 88 Arsenal. 

Mattison Fred II., polisher, li 8 Peai'l. 

Mattison Lorenzo C, painter, h 20 Winslow. 

Mattison William, blacksmitli. h 88 Factory. 

Maxfleld Clarence E., pastor First Baptist 
Church, h 60 Academy. 

Maxon Burt, laborer, bdsl Harris House. 

Maxon Joseph, retired, bds. (57 Massey. 

Max n Wallace, painter, h 67 Massey. 

Blayhew Thompson, retired farmer," h 24 Blor- 
rison. 

McAvoy Catharine, widow of James, h Han- 
cock. 

McAvoy Margaret, widow of James, bds 93J^ 
Factory. 

McBride Ellen, widow, nurse, h 44 Commer- 
cial block. 

McBricr Anna Mrs., h 22 Le Bay st. 

McCabe Hector, carpenter, h 133 Main. 

McCabe Horace, cai'ijenter, h 1 West. 

McCal>e Simon, laborer, h 152 Arsenal. 

McCafifery Frank, laborer, h 10 Boon. 

McCannon Eliza, widow of James, h American 
arcade. 

McCarsa-r Barnev, cartnian and laborer, h 7 
Howk. 

McCartliv Bernard J., prop, saloon, 44 Court, 
h 13 Burchard. 

McCarthy Charles J., painter, h 51 Prospect. 

McCarthy John Ij.. machinist, h 7 Lamon. 

McCARTIN JOHN C. county judge and law- 
yer, room 8 Doolittle & Hall block, h 6 
Ten Eyck. 

McCartin Patrick, laborer, h 2 Sill. 

McCarty Ellen, widow of Dennis, h 78 Frank- 
lin. 

McCarty George W., mason, h 53 Moulton. 

McCarty Jesse, mason, h 4 Vale. 

McCarty John G., fireman, h 13 Lamon. 

McCarty Timothy, engineer, h 3 Van Duzee. 

McCauley Ella, widow of Frank, h 10 Acad- 
emy. 

JlcCauley James, laborer, h 13 Smitli. 

McCawley Margaret, seamstress, h 13!) Ar- 
senal. 

IMcClare Delia Mrs., laundress, h 10 Jackson. 

McClement Henrv. laborer, h 1 Huntington. 

JMcCLENATHEN GEORGE R.. 9 cows, farmer, 
leases of Eunice Bichey 50, h 22 Ives. 

;\IcClusky Charles, laborer,"bds. 173 Main. 

McCoft'rey Frank, laborer, h 10 Boon. 

McComber Fayette, salesman, h 36 High. 

JlcComber George, dealer in groceries and 
provisions, 36 Court, h 38 Academy. 

SEcComber Melvin, painter, h 9 Huntington. 

:McComber William, painter, h 9 Huntington. 

McConnell Jane, widow of James, h 2 Jack- 
son. 

McConnell John, blacksmith, h 2 Burchard. 

McConnell John, marble worker, b 18 Lyiide. 
15 



McConnell Joseph A., lawyer and recorder,. 
Opera House block, h 2 Jackson. 

McConnell Theresa, widow of John, h Grove. 

McConnell Williamj machinist, h 11 Cooper. 

McCormic Andrew, emp. on It., W. & O. R. R.,. 
bds. Kirby House. 

McCormic Anna, widow of Patrick, h 7 IMor- 
rison. 

McCormic Frank E.. telegraph operator, bds.. 
43 Coffeen. 

McCormic Prank P., carpenter, h 102 Franklin.. 

McCormic John, fireman, bds. Exchange HoteL 

McCormic Lawrence, engineer R., W. & O. R. 
R., bds. Exchange Hotel. 

McCormic Margaret, widow of Daniel, h 71 
Main. 

McCormick Charles W. Rev., pastor M. E. 
Church, h 16 William. 

McCoy Alvaro H., carpenter, h 11 Lawrence. 

McCoy Henry, laborer, h 2 ilcGowaiis court- 

McCoy WilUam, polisher, h 36 High. 

McCrady ArzaC., tinner, h 11 Curtis. 

MeCumber William, laborer, h 11 Emerson. 

IMcCutchen Alfred, cigarmaker, h 96 Coffeen. 

McCutchcn James, laborer, h 88 Coft'een. 

McCntchen Margaret, widow of John, bds. 9(V 
Coffeen. 

McCutchin Alfred N., clerk Poplar Grove Ho- 
tel, bds. do. 

McCUTCHIN JOHN, prop. Poplar Grove Ho- 
tel and manuf. of cigars, 221 Main. 

McCutchin William, cigarmaker, bds. Poplar 
Grove Hotel. 

McCutchin William, asst. chief of police, h 30 
Coffeen. 

McDermott Ann, widow of David, h 89 Massey. 

McDonald Edward, miller, li 5}:2 Bronson. 

McDonald Elgin P., switchman, h 33 Hamil- 
ton. 

McDonald John, teamster, h 93V^ Factory. 

McDonald John, laborer, h 21 Moulton. 

McDonald L. Jay, clerk in postofSce, h 66 
Arsenal. 

McDonald Madge, widow of Patrick, h 138 
Arsenal. 

McDonougli John, machinist, h 17 Cedar. 

McDowell Lewis H., carpenter, h 4 Superior. 

McFadden Edgar, lockmsker, h 23 High. 

McGarr Michael, laborer, h 85 Massey. 

McGill Daniel, carpenter, h 24 Elizabeth. 

McGill James, carriage trimmer, 1k1s.24 Eliza- 
beth. 

McGill William J., book-binder, bds. 24 Eliza- 
beth. 

McGiUis Patrick, laborer, h 129 Arsenal. 

McGINN LAWRENCE, laborer, h 145 Arsenal. 

BIcGinn Lawrf iice, Jr., laborer, h 141 Arsenal. 

McGowan John, blacksmith, h lOfo Elizabeth. 

McGowan Michael, blacksmith, h 30 Blain. 

McGowan Patrick, laborer, h 99 Washington. 

McGowan Timothy, retired, h 67 and 69 Fac- 
tory. 

McGowan William, cabinetmaker, bds. Romang 
Hoiu'.e. 

McGowen Thomas, mason, h 73 Arsciinl. 

McGrann John, miliwriglit, li 9 Davidson. 

McGrann Peter, teamster, li 19 JiVnde. 

McGrant Edward, teamster, h 29>2 I-'fi R'ly st. 

McGrath Mai'y E., dealer in fancy goods and 
notions, 56 Court, h do. 

McGraw Thomas, laborer, h 16 Hewitt. 

McGregor James, tinsmith, bds. 9 Moulton, 

McGregor John A., dealer in boots and shoes, 
126 Court, h 13 Coffeen. 



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McGrevey Charles, machinist, h 2A Hif,'h. 

McGrevey Mary, widow of Charles, h 2A High. 

]\k-Guire Ann, douiLstic, h 1 McGowans court. 

;!M<'Gnire Mary, domestic, h 1 McGowans court. 

:\[rHale Teter F., laborer, h 15l>^ Main. 

Mclntite Artluir, laborer, bds. M Moulton. 

Melntire Daniel, laborer, h 31 Cedar. 

^Melntire Henry L., prop, boarding-house, h 34 
Moulton. 

BIcTntosh William L., laborer, h 25 Pearl. 

Mclvar Roberr, watchman at IBabcock's, h 48 
Commercial block. 

McKay Elizabeth, widow of Lawrence V., li 4 
Massey ave. 

JlcKee Hugh, blacksmith, h 2 Moulton. 

MiKenzie Colin, mason, li 40 Gotham. 

McKinn George H., clerk, h 128 Main. 

McKINLEY JOSEPH 13., prop. City Hotel, 82 
and 84 Court. 

McKiniiey James, plumber, h 72 Ai-penal. 

Mtdvinstry Willard D., asst. editor Watertown 
Times, bds. 6 MuUiii. 

McKnight Anna, widow of Jolin, li 21 Newell. 

McKniglit Fred, laborer, bd-i. 13 Newell. 

IMcKiiight James, laborer, h 8 Newell. 

JIjKiiight John, piintef, h 3 Mc(T0\van8 court. 

McKninlit Joseph, laborer, bds. 21 Newell. 

]McKuight Michael, laborer, bds. 21 Newell. 

McLean Neil M., watchman, h 13 Cross. 

McLeod Daniel, draughtsman, h 21 Hamilton. 

IMcLeod Donald, tailor, h 35 Orchard. 

McLo'ighlin James, retired, h 19 Massey. 

McLoughlin Patrick, blacksmith and horse- 
shoer. 89 Court, h 41 Gotham. 

McMann Louise, widow of James, h 12 Moul- 
ton. 

McManus James, papermaker, h 16 Gotham. 

McManus John S., laborer, h 28 Howk. 

McManus Joseph, blacksmith, h 46 Gotham. 

McManus Joseph, carpenter, h 17 Elizabeth. 

McManus Mary, widow of Michael, h 46 Gotham. 

McManus Michael, papeimnker, h 32 Gotham. 

M'-Manus Thomas, blacksmith, h 36 Gotham. 

McMary Fred, printer, bds. 27 Franklin. 

McMeabe Mary, widow of Michael, h 111 Wash- 
ington. 

McMillan Albert B.. laborer, h 23 Emerson. 

McMillan George H., laborer, h 23 Emerson. 

McMulhn Ann J., widow of William, h 6 and 8 
Jaekman. 

McMuUin George C, coin, traveler, h 5 Wins- 
low. 

McMullin William, clerk, bis. 6 and 8 Jack- 
man. 

McNeal Edward, teamster, h 8 Mechanic. 

McNeice James W., blacksmith, h 67 Coffeen. 

McNeil Edwin L., delivery clerk, h lyo Bron- 
son. 

McNolty John, wheelwright, h 104 Mill. 

McNorton Alexander, laborer, h 19 Emmett. 

McNulty John, laborer, h 74 Holcomb. 

McNulty Patrick, machinist, h 19 Central. 

McPhee Mary A., widow of George, dealer in 
hair work, li 149 Arsenal. 

McPherson Edward, fireman, bds. 25 Central. 

McQnillam Eichard, bl-icksmith. h 79 Factory. 

McTigue Frank X., clothing cutter, h 3 Ten 
Eyck. 

j\IcYcagh Felix, laborer, li 45 Le Ray st. 

IMcad Ijucius E., car inspector, h 15 Cedar. 

Mead William H., laborer, h 56 Cort'een. 

Meader Daniel, carriage trimmer, h 28 Meadow. 

Mechanics' Hotel, Charles A. Miser, prop., 46 
High. 



Meeker Ross, prop, meat market, h 131 Main. 

Meek Adam, graii;er and paper hanger, li 14 
Boyd. 

Mehan Maggie Miss, laundi-ess, h 8 Pine. 

Mehaii Owen, laborer, li 10 Palmer. 

Meldrum Robert, carpenter, h 17i^ Main. 

IMelleii Belah, laborer, h 56 Huntington. 

Melodic Wilfred, lineman, emp. Electric Light 
Co., h 1}4 Curtis. 

Mendali Fred B., laborer, h 41 Central. 

Merriam Zimron B., carpenter, h 22 Peaid. 

Merrick Peter, laborer, h 19 Smith. 

Merrick Polly P. Mrs., h 22 Meadow. 

Meirihew Charles, laborer, h 27 Huntington. 

Merrill Caroline, widow of Henry, h 6 Trinity 
place. 

Merrill Hiram A., lawyer, h 12 Benedict. 

Merrill N<irman H., constable and collector, h 
44 Jefferson. 

Merritt Martin, laborer, h 45 Main. 

Merritt Mary Mrs., li 1^^ Mill. 

Metcalf Henry A., carpenter, li 16 Morrison. 

Mefzger George, (Metzger & Kelley ) h 71 Mill. 

Metzger Henry E., tailor, 33!^ Meadow. 

Metzger & Kelley, (George M. ana George K.) 
barbers, Streeter block. 

Meyer Ernest A. E., prop. Meyer's new steam 
laundry, barber shop, and Russian and 
Turkish bath rooms, 6 Paddock arcade, 
h 48 State. 

Meyers Jacob, retired, h 29 Elizabeth. 

Mevlor John S., brakenun, h 151 Arsenal. 

MIDDLETON D. C. & CO., dealers in boots 
and slioes, 17 Public square. 

MIDDLETUN DEWITT C, (D. C. Middleton 
A Co.) pres. Watertown Electric Light 
Co., bds. Woodruff House. 

Miler Nathan S. K., carpenter, h 15 Franklin. 

Miler Patrick, laborer, h 156 Arsenal. 

Miler Patrick, laborer, h 2 Ash. 

Miler William, laborer, h 93 Arsenal. 

Miller Alfred, laborer, bds. 1 Curtis. 

Miller Carrie J. Mrs., fancy work, h 28K Court. 

MILLER D. S. cSc CO., (Iskac P. Powers) deal- 
ers in books, stationery, wall paper, shades, 
frames, etc., 9 Woodruff House block. 

MILLER DELEVAN S., (D. S. Miller & Co.) 
h 20 Winslow. 

Miller Elijah, retired farmer, h 117^^ Main. 

Milhr Freeman, dealer in furnishing goods, 
27 Public square, h 10 Union. 

Miller James 11., dealer in clothing, 4 Iron 
bkick. h 8 Ten Eyck. 

Miller O.Ticar D., carpenter, h 79 Main. 

Miller Samuel, laborer, li 10 Cedar. 

Miller Wilfred, telegi aph repairer, h 1 Curtis. 

Miller William H., barber, bds. 26 Franklin. 

Milligan George, laborer, h 41 Bronson. 

Milligan Joseph, lalioier, h 33 Orchard. 

Milligan Rose, widow of Albert, h 5 Emer- 
son. 

Millington Thomas, papermaker, h 28 Burch- 
ard. 

Mills George N., invalid, h 13 Jay. 

Mills Hiram, retired, h 20 Le Ray st. 

Mills Van Renssalaer, retired farmer, b 26 
Elizabeth. 

Minocks Charles T., clerk, bds. Kirby House. 

Minon Agnes, widow of Alexander, h 90 Moul- 
ton. 

Miser Caroline, widow of Joseph, h 11 Water. 

Miser Charles A., prop. Mechanics' Hotel, 46 
High. 

Miser Charles E., laborer, h 22i.^ Pearl. 



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227 



JNIiscr Jason, ilealer in tobacco and cigars, 120 
Conrt, h -27 Elizalieth. 

IIITCHELL CHARLES L., manager National 
Copper Tube Lightning Uofl Co., owns 
farm in Orleans 112. h 27 lUitland st. 

Mitchell Clarissa, \yidow of Matthew, h 11 Moul- 
ton. 

llitchell John, laborer, h 31 Elm. 

Mitchell Miuott. paper manuf.. li 54 Masscy. 

Mix Stephen S , laborei-. h 82 .^lill. 

Moak .John W.. treas. Hitchcock Lamp Co.. h 
10 Paddock. 

MOFFETT, HODCxKINS.t CLARKE. (John F. 
M , Henry C. H., and John O. C.) civil en- 
ginetrs and contratois. 17 Washington. 
[Removed toEverson Ijuilding. Svi-aciise.] 

Moftett John F., (Metfett, Hodgkins & Clarke) 1 
h 32 Sterling. 

Molfett Joseph K., (Moffett it Allen ) h 9 Win- 
throp. 

Motlett A Allen. (Joseph K. M. and ^Yilliara J. 
A.) mannfs. of harnesses, dealers in trunks, 
etc., 28 Public square. 

ilohan Daniel, laborer, h 18 Chestnut. 

Mollison it Dowdle, (Oswego) agr nts Armour 
Beef Co., H. M. Clark, local supt., dealers 
in Chicago dressed beef, 29 Anthony. 

Monroe Arunah, umbrella repairer, h 32 Acad- 
emy. 

^lonroe Bvron, farmer 104, h 71 State. 

Moii'oe Ciark, farmer 50, h l.il State. 

Monroe George, carpenter, h 53 Stone. 

MONROE M. CLARK, 10 cows, farmer 53, h 
151 State. 

Monroe Peter Y., retired farmer, h 78 State. 

MONTGOMERY ALEXANDER, merchant tai- 
lor and dealer in gents' furnishing goods, 
8>^; Court, h 5 Orchard. 

^Montgomery Thomas B., cutter, bds. 10 State. 

\Iontondo Alexander, laborer, h 20 Dorsey. 

]\I(intondo Anthony, laborer, li 4 Snutli ave. 

Jlon ondo Edward, laborer, h 1 Duffy. 

Montondo George, laborer, h Dutt'y. 

Mon'ondo Lewis, laboier, h 1C7 Arsenal. 

Montondo Lewis. Jr., laborer, h 6 Smith ave. 

Montondo Lewis L., laborer, h 27 Smith. 

Moil 'ondo William, laborer, h 3 Casey. 

Montroy John, machinist, bds Dillon House. 

Mdody Hurry, laborer, bds. 25 Coffee n. 

Moiin William, farmer, h 44 Stone. 

Mooney Patrick, baker, h 173 Arsenal. 

Mooney William, laborer-, h 7 Dorsey. 

Moo-.-eAlfayette, laborer, h 41 Baker. 

Jloore Alfred E.. clerk, hds. 9W3' Morrison. 

Moo:-e Desting, farmer 36, and in Rutland 154, 
h 210 Arsenal. 

JIooLe Eiisha D.. carpenter, h 1 Boyd. 

Moore Fred M., clerk, h 44 Stone. 

Moore G ■orgc A., farmer 170, h 130 State. 

Moore Jacob H., papermiiker. h 9)^ Morrison. 

Jloore Jane A., widow of Fianklin. h 42 Cedar. 

Moore Levi, porter, bds. Harris House. 

Moore Thomas, machinist, bds. 3 Davidson. 

Moore Willard ]{., turnkey, janitor court- 
house and county clerk's office, bds. 6 
Massev. 

Moore Wdliam E., cutter at Babcock's, h 58 
Academy. 

Moore William H., dealer in household and 
novelty goods, 1 Washington place, h 27 
Mullin. 

Moran Albert, laborer, h 13 Dorsey. 

Moran Andrew, laborer, h Woodford. 

Mor.iu Bridget, h 11 Boon. 



Moran John, carpenter, h fi Ash. 

Moran Louise, widow of John. bds. 22 Pearl. 

Moran Roger, laborer, h 35 Howk. 

Moran Thomas, mason, h 83 Mill. 

Morath Henry, ])liiiut)er, bds. 25 Clay. 

Morey Samuel, fanner GO. h 55 Mass'ey. 

Morgan Fdwin. machinist, h 69 Massev. 

MORGAN EVALINE, widow of Lothario D., h 
27 Ten Eyck. 

Morga-i Harriet D., stenographer, bds. 27 Ten 
E;, ck. 

Morgan Judson T.. retired farmer, owns in 
Adams 150, h 31 Mullin. 

Morgan Laura J., widow of William Y., h 3 
Baker. 

]\Io'iarity Henry, agent, bds. 34 Moulton. 

Moiin Israel, stationary engineer, h 13 Dor- 
sey. 

Morkin Michael, book-keeper, h 68 Massev. 

M<u-kin Michael J., clerk, h 68 Masscy. 

Morkin Philip, laborer, h 10 Willow. 

Morphy William, pi op. boarding-house, 36 
Moulton. 

Morrell Frank, musician, h 60 Factory. 

Morris Daniel Mrs., h 41 State. 

Morris Irving, stenographer, h 41 State. 

Morris Jane, widow of John, li 4 Pearl. 

Morris Joseph K., carpenter, h 191 Main. 

IMorris William, machinist, h 61 Rutland st. 

Morrison Anna, widow of John, h 173 Main. 

Morrison Charles M., laborer, h 10 Bronson. 

Morrison Edward, stonecutter, bds. 15 Mor- 
rison. 

Morrison Frank, laborer, h 68 Factory. 

Morrison Fred, laborer, h 68J:< Factory. 

Morrison Maggie A., dressmaker, h 16 Frank- 
lin. 

Morrison William, retired, h 15 Morrison. 

Morrison William, Jr., stonecutter, bds. 15 
Morrison 

jMorrison William E., carpenter, h 34 High. 

Morrow Henry, laborer, h 35 Smith. 

Morse Elizabeth L., widow of Samuel D.. h 12 
Baker. 

Mosher Edward G , discount clerk Jefferson 
Couutv National Bank, h 18 Mullin. 

MOSHER 'HENRY B., (Sterling & Mosher) h 
40 Clinton, summer residence Bay Side, 
Thousand Islands. 

Mothersell Thomas, manuf. of Shepard's win- 
dow fasteners, h 78 Washinnton. 

Mothersill Thtmias, h 10 Engine. 

Mothersill William, com. traveler for L. Pad- 
dock, bds. Globe Hotel. 

Mould Anna B. Mrs., dressmaker, h 16 Or- 
ciiard. 

Mould Asel S., carpenter, h 10 Orchard. 

Mould Eugene J., painter, paper hanger, and 
decorator, h 16 Orchaid. 

Mould William H., (Mould & Sparks) h 11 
Winslow. 

Mould & Sparks, (Willialm H. M. and James 
W. C. S ) wholesale and retail dealers in 
groceries and provisions, 5 Commercial 
block 

Moulton Herbert, machinist, h 77 !Mill. 

Moulton J. P., (Campbell <fc Moulton ) h lA 
Massev ave. 

Mount GeorgeD.. clerk, bds. 25 Court. 

MOWE GEORGE H., (Beftrey & Mowe) li 56 
State. 

Muckle Thomas, tailor, h 76 Franklin. 
MucUle Thomas, Jr., clerk, h 62 Academy. 
Muckle Thomas J., clerk, h 62 Academy. 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Muirhead Alfred, thermometer maker, h 50 
Cott'een. 

Miildoon James, shoemaker, h 33 Orchard. 

Muldooii John, raolder, h 20 Bare lard. 

Miikloon John H., mokler, h 43 Sti.te. 

Mullen Edward, laborer, li 45 Holcianb. 

Mullen Edward, laborer, h 12 Mullii>. 

Mullen Joseph, (Mullen & Griffin) h 52 Wash- 
ington. 

Mullen William, laborer, h 20 Factory. 

Mullen & Griffin, (Joseph M. and Dariel G. 
G.) lawyers, 103^ Washington. 

MuUin Thomas, laborer, h 40 Gotham. 

Munger A. Henry, painter, h 8 Howk. 

Munger Elijah S!. retired, h 17 Franklin. 

Munk Andrew W., commercial editor Watei- 
town Times, sec'y board of ti-ade, h 36 
Sherman. 

Munson Cornelia, widow of Isaac, h 45 Wash- 
ington. 

Munson Edward C, laborer, h 18 Smith. 

Munson Frank H., (Munson & Seaver) pres. 
Jeflferson Paper Co.. h 29 Washington. 

MUNSON HENKY S., managei-, for Western 
New York, for Phamix Mutual Life Insur- 
ance Co., of Hartford, Conn., rooms 9 and 
10 Opera House block, li 10 Sherman. 

Munson Maria, widow of Lyman, h 18 Smith. 

Munson & Seaver, (Frank H. M. and Alanson 
D. S.) city agents Agricultural Insurance 
Co., 113^ Washington. 

Murphy James, machinist, h 87 Main. 

Murphy Timothy H., carpenter, h 45 Prospect. 

Murrau Eoger, laborer, h 35 Howk. 

Murray Charles, clerk, h 12 Winslow. 

Murray Charles R., clerk, h 12 Winslow. 

Murray Edward H.. clerk, bds. 23 Ten Eyck. 

Murray John, merchant tailor, 11 and 15 Doo- 
little & Hall block. 

Murray Leonard R., wholesale and retail deal- 
er in china, glassware, etc., h 12 Court. 

Music Hall, 12 American arcade. 

Myer Gustave,cigarmaker,bds. Romang House. 

Myrick Harriet A., widow of Ansel H., prop, 
boarding-house, 9 Moulton. 

Myrick Merton, polisher, h 24 Lansing. 

Napier John Honry,book-keeper, bds. 27 Frank- 
lin. 

Nash , clerk, h rear 19 High. 

Nash William R., carpet layer, h 12 Moulton. 

NATIONAL BANK AND LOAN CO., George 
H. Sherman, pres. ; Charles L. I'armelee, 
cashier. 20 Washington. 

NATIONAL UNION BANK, A. H. Sawyer, 
pres. ; S. B. Upham, cashier, 14 Washing- 
ton. 

Neddo Eben, carpenter, h 25 Mundy. 

Neddo Jennie, school teacher, h Miindy. 

Neddo Nicholas, h rear 11 Burns ave. 

Neil Mary J., h 22 Boyd. 

Nellis Ann, widow of Peter, h 24 Binsse. 

Nelhs James, laborer, h 3 Brainard. 

Nellis Jane, widow of Michael, h 22 Gotham. 

Nellis Michael, Jr.. laborer, h 22 Gotham. 

Nellis Patrick, dealer in stone, h 3 Brainard. 

Nellis Petei-, mowing machine agent, farmer 
200, h 7 High. 

Nellis Timothy, carpenter, h 20 Gotham. 

Nelty Charles, painter, h 1 Grant. 

Neuroth John, (Eames, Neuroth & Co.) h 5J^ 
Jefl'erson. 

Neuroth John, carpenter, h 53^ Jefferson. 

Neville Jane, widow of Thomas, h 5 Edmund. 

Neville Samuel, shoemaker, 74 Factory. 



New Y'ork Clothing Co., M. Ullman, manager, 
dealers in gents' furnishing goods, cloth- 
ing, etc., 7 Arsenal. 

Newell Charles W., ins. agent, 2 Washington 
hall, h 42 Franklin. 

Newell Clarence, ■wood turner, h 45 Prospect. 

Newell William N., music teacher, h 45 Pros- 
pect. 

Newman Augusta O., clerk, 30 Commercial 
block. 

Newman John D., printer, h 4 Cioss. 

Newman Lvdia A., dressmaker, 30 Commercial 
block. ■ 

Newton James L., manuf. of lumber, h 6 Wnis- 
low. 

Nichols Albert, laborer, h 12 Huntington. 

Nichols Catharine Mrs., h 1 Lynde. 

Nichols Fred, fireman, bds. 90 Arsenal. 

Nichols John, carriagemaker, h 27 Franklin. 

Nichols John F., rector Grace Episcopal 
Church, h 21 SterHng. 

Nichols Wallace, painter, bds. 4 Front. 

Nill Ernest F.. supt. for Nill& Jess, h 11 Hitrh. 

NILL JOHN, (Nill & Jess) ex-mavor, h 11 High. 

NILL & JESS, (John N. and Henry J. ) con- 
fectioners, bakers, and cigar liianufs., 9 
Court and 10 Arsenal. 

NIMS WILLIAM A., att'y at law, Gj^ Washing- 
ton place, h 14 Sherman. 

Noble John N., nickel plater, h 54 Moulton. 

Nobles Charles, bds. 187 Main. 

Nolan Edward B., laborer, h 7 Polk. 

Nolan James E.. laborer, bds. 15 Jefferson. 

Nolan Michael, laborer, h 15 Jefferson. 

Nolan Thomas, blacksmith, h 42} .j Holcomb. 

Noon John, cabinetmaker, h 22 Moulton. 

Norfolk Edward C, boot trimmer, h 55 Mill. 

Norfolk Hayward J., watch and clock repairer, 
h 5 Smith. 

NORMANDER HENRY C, owner Harris 
House, farm 25, and in Rutland 212, IkIs. 
Harris House. 

Normandin Alescis, book-keeper, h 49 Mouhon. 

Norris Eliza J., h 9 Paddock. 

Norris William T., Jr., mason, h 77 Arsenal. 

North Charles M., bartender Harris House, 
bds. do. 

North Melvin, bartender Harris House, h 7 
Lvnde. 

NORTH SAMUEL, retired, owns 5 houses and 
lots, h 12 Burchard. 

NORTHAJl WALLACE G., (Northam & Em- 
pev ) h 25 William. 

NORTHAM & EMPEY, (Wallace G. N. and J. 
W. E.) undertakers and funeral directors, 
25 Court. 

Norton Phi, book-keeper, h 24 Ten Eyck. 

Norton Saphroiia,widow of Thomas, h 23 High. 

Nott J.Wallace, dealer in drugs and medicines, 
east side Public square, h 31 State. 

Nott Olive, widow of Reuben, h 31 State. 

Oakes Frank A., salesman, h 56 Stone. 

Oakes Henry, cabinetmaker, h 15 Center. 

Oakes Rensselaer A., asst. editor Wa/ertoivn 
Post, h 64 State. 

Oakes Robert P., clerk, h 17 Boyd. 

Oakland House, Van Wormer Brothers, props., 
109 Court. 

Oaks Frank A., clerk, h 56 Stone. 

Oaks Oscar L., clerk, h 6>3 Paddock arcade. 

O'Brian Anna, prop, boarding-house, 95}.^ 
Factory. 

O'Brian George, carriage tiimmer, li 24 Cen- 
tral. 



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229 



0"Briaii Michael, cariiagemaker. h 8 Main. 

O'Briaii Thomas, laborer, h 56 Holcomb. 

O'Brian Thomas, carpenter, h 24 Brainard. 

O'Brian Timothy, blacksmith, h 53 Academy. 

O'Brian William J., gardener, h 100 Franklin. 

O'BEIEN DENIS Hon., judge Court of Ap- 
peals, ax Washington place, h !6 Keyes 
ave. 

O'Brien Michael F., compositor, bds. 106 
Franklin. 

O'Brien Patrick, laborer, h rear 2 Jacknian. 

OTJamer Daniel P., photographer, h 12 Howk. 

O'Conner John, carpenter, h 3 Earl. 

O'Connor Alfred F., clerk, bds. Prospect. 

O'Connor Charles, laborer, h 5 Cedar. 

O'Connor Daniel P., cabinetmaker, h 12 Howk. 

O'Connor Dennis, teamster, h Gotham. 

O'Connor Henry, prop, grocery and meat 
market, 79 Arsenal, h 59 Stone. 

O'Connor Hugh, farmer 10, h 100 Gotham. 

O'Connor James, laborer, h 17 Willow. 

O'Connor Joseph, carpenter, h 9 Prospect. 

O'Connor Margaret, widow of William, h 44 
Meadow. 

O'Connor Mary Mrs., h 124 Arsenal. 

O'Connor Michael, blacksmith, 154 Main, h 96 
Gotham. 

O'Connor Michael, farmer 10, h 96 Gotham. 

O'Connor Patrick, laborer, h rear 51 State. 

O'Connor Timothy, molder, h 25 Lynde. 

O'Dell George A., formerly farmer in Rodman. 

Oderkirk Richard M., laborer, h Le Ray st. 

O'Donnell Mary, widow of Ed., laborer, h 153 
Arsenal. 

O'Hara Frank, teamster, h 6 Monlton. 

O'Hara Fred, laborer, bds. 104 3Iain. 

O'Hara Thomas, laborer, h Burns ave. 

Ohnsman Chai-les, laborer, h 21 Mechanic. 

O'Kell Chester, laboier, h 21 Anthony. 

OLEAN FRANK W., (Streeter, Brimmer & 
Olean) h 21 Stone. 

Olean Nathan M., dealer in horses, h 22 Baker. 

O'Leary Cornelius, laborer, bds. 25 Mechanic. 

O'Learv CorneUus. laborer, h 35 Brainard. 

OLIN RUSSELL A., rector Trinity Church, 
rectory 29 Stone. 

Oliver Jane, widow of Joseph, h 66 Factory. 

Oliver George, carpenter, bds. 27 Franklin. 

Oliver Miles E., grocer, h 63 Factory. 

Oliver Jacob, carpenter, h 88 Court. 

Olliver Wihiam, laborer, h 37 Le Ray st. 

Olney Darwin B., lamp rei^airer. h 73 Main. 

Olney Luman D., pi-es. Patrons' Relief Fire As- 
sociation, Public square, bds. Crowner 
House. . 

O'Mahony Cornelius Father, pres. Sacred 
Heart Institute, h 1 Thompson. 

O'Mara Martin, laborer, h 29 Elm. 

O'Neil Bridget, widow of Michael, h 85 Main. 

O'Neil Michael, laborer, h 79 3Iill. 

O'Riley Elizabeth, widow of Michael, tailor- 
ess, h 3 Prospect. 

Ormsbee F. W., sewing machine agent, h 31 
Commercial bhick. 

OrmsbyDuane agent Connecticut Mutual Life 
Ins. Co.. farm 100, 2 State, h 27 do. 

O'Rourke Addison, laborer, h 5 Huntington. 

O'Rourke Bridget Mrs., h 24 Cedar. 

O'Rourke Daniel, laborer, h 83 Arsenal. 

O'Rourke Ellen, widow of Willard, h 5 Hunt- 
ington. 

Orr Weslev C. machinist, h 10 Fairview. 

Orth Carl," laborer, h 39 High. 

Osborn , laborer, h 29 Mechanic. 



Osborn George A., clerk, bds. 43 State. 

Osborn James, retired, h 7 Jlechanic. 

Osborn James H., laborer, h 25 William. 

Osborn Robert J., blacksmith, h 29 Mechanic. 

Osborne James, baggage and expressman, h 
rear 23 High. 

OTIS CHARLES M., (Otis & Goodale) h 50 
Washington. 

Otis Mary, widow of Horace, h 57 Stone. 

Otis Sarah A., (Mrs. David D.) h 50 Washing- 
ton. 

OTIS & GOODALE, (Charles M. O. and Henry 
D. G.) general ins. agents, 7 Paddock 
building. 

Otto Charles, carpenter, h 122 W'astingtou. 

Ou'terson James T., treas. and manager Out- 
terson Paper Mfg. Co. and Fonda Lake 
Paper Co., 1 Hall block, h 18 Sterling. 

Outwater Benjamin, laborer, h 87 Moulton. 

Outwater William, blacksmith, h 95 Factory. 

Owen Henr}' J., carriage trimmer, h 16 Wash- 
ington. 

Owens William, laborer, bds. Harris House. 

Paddock Charlotte, widow of Oscar, h 30 
Washington. 

Paddock Edwin L., h 32 Washington. 

Paddock Frank S., manuf., h 30 Washington. 

Paddock Lovelsnd, wholesale and retail drug- 
gist. 6 Washington, h 30 do. 

Paddock Oscar M., letired, h 15 Sterling. 

Paddock William D., carriage painter, h 53 
Mill. 

Page Phineas, blacksmith, h 93 Moulton. 

Paine Anna, widow of William, h 140 Main. 

Paine Fred, machinist, h 144 Main. 

Paine George, laborer, h 140 Main. 

Paine Michael, laborer, h 142 Main. 

Pair Louis, shoemaker, h 57 Factory. 

Palmer Mary M., widow of James M., h 40 
Stone. 

Palmer ]\Ierritt G., invalid, h 17 Bradley. 

Palnur William, machinist, h 7 Gill. 

Palmiter Charles C, clerk for W. W. Scott, 
bds. 6 Winthrop. 

Palmiter Clebron D., supt. Watertown Steam 
Engine Co., h Winthrop. 

Pappa James F., printer, h 21 Meadow. 

Parham John J., patternmaker, h Mundy. 

Parham Robert B., carpenter, h 55 Stone. 

PARIS CHARLES M., justice of the peace, 
15 Commercial arcade, h 4 Keyes ave. 

Parish Marv, widow of WiUiam. h 22 Streeter. 

Parker Alfred, locksmith, h 3 Gill. 

PARKER ALMON, contractor and builder, h 
61 State. 

Parker George, clerk for R.,W. & O. R. R. Co., 
h 54 State. 

Parker George C, clerk, h 54 State. 

Parker Henry, farmer 127, h 29 Cott'een. 

Parker Henry, clerk for M. C. Lasher, h 25 
Clav. 

PARKER KATE, physician, 37 Washington, 
hdo. 

Parker Margaret, milliner, 18 Franklin, h do. 

Parkison James F., carpenter, h 113 Franklin. 

Parmelee Charles L , cashier National Bank 
and Loan Co., h 19 Winslow. 

Parmelee Sarah, widow of S. L., h 19 Wins- 
low. 

Parmeutcr Arthur L., horse trainer, h at Driv- 
ing Park. 

Paro Paul, stonecutter, h 7 Mill. 

Parsaneau John, laborer, h 7 Hewitt. 

Parsno Ernest, machinist, h 2 Rutland st. 



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Parsno Frank, laborer, h 25 Huntington. 
Parsiio Samuel, machinist, h 61 Main. 
Parsnow Alphonzo. clerk, h 107 Arsenal. 
Parsnow Fred, blacksmith, bds. 107 Arsenal. 
Parsnow .John, machinist, h 33 High. j 

Parsnow Oliver, wood dealer, h 105 Arsenal. 
PARSONS ALFRED A., engineer, emp. Wa- { 
tertown Water Company since Sept. 1. 
1888, h 107 Huntington. 
Parsons Wayne H., emp. Postal Telegraph Co., j 
h 8 Academy. j 

Partello Charles, dealer in hardware, 24 Public 

square, h 1 Academy. 
Pasino Frank, carpenter, li 33 High. 

Paton John H., macliinist. h 3 Munrly. 

Patrick Jack, laborer, h 33 Huntington. 

Patrons' Relief Fire Associatiim of Jeli'erson 
and Lewis Counties, L. D. Olney, pres. ; 
O.W. Baker, sec'y ; George E. Bull, treas.. 
Iron block, Public square. 

Patten William, laborer, h 71 Massey. 

Patterson Cvrus S., market gardener and 
farmer 17, h 127 Cotieen. 

Patterson Geofge. machinist, h 56 Court. 

Patterson John M., clerk, h 12 Emerson. 

Patterson William M., machinist, h 14 Emer- 
son. 

Pattridge Caroline M.. h 28 Stone. 

Pattridge LovinaE., h 28 Stone. 

Pauling Evaline BI., widow of John, h 77 
Franklin. 

Pawling Angelo D., grocery peddler, h 5 Cof- 
feen. 

PAWLING JOHN R., (Pawling & De Long) h 
88 Franklin. 

PAWLING & De LONG,(John R. P. and;james 
De L.) fire ins. and real estate agents, 13 
Commercial block. 

PAYNE HENRY D., dentist, 1 American ar- 
cade, h 39 MulUn. 

Payne John, laborer, li 159 Main. 

Pearsall J. Herbert, patternmaker, h 1 Curtis. 

Pearson Alfred, fireman, 5 Hoard. 

Pease Albert B., miller, h 8 Bronson. 

Pease Eunice C, (Mrs. Albert B.) manuf. of 
silk drapei-y, 6 Bronson, h do. 

Peck Angustus C, photographer, 11)^ Wash- 
ington, h 24 Boyd. 

Peck Augustus J., retired, h 40 State. 

Peck CUft'ord J., laborer, h 10 William. 

Peck Frank H., lawyer and district att'y. 
Flower building, li 26 Sterling. 

Peck Joseph W.. gardener, h 73 State. 

Peck Phineas, plumber, h 46 Franklin. 

Pecke Francis S., city surveyor, h 16 Winslow. 

Pelo Frank, mason, h 16 Dorsey. 

Pelo Joseph, laborer, h 6 Cross. 

Pelo William, laborer, h 21 Dorsey. 

Pelow Eliza, widow of Francis, h Haney. 

Pelow John, laborer, li 209 Arsenal. 

Peltier Camille, tailor, h 9!^ Orchard. 

Penniman William M., retired, h 13 William. 

Pennington Nathan, carpenter, h 55 Le Ray st. 

Pennock George, laljorer, h rear 127 Main. 

Pepper John, laborer, h rear 129 Main. 

Perkins Ed. A., machinist, h 21 Bronson. 

Perkins Josiah D., carpenter, h 152 State. 

Perry Edward M., painter, h 6 Boyd. 

Perry James C, contractor on R., W. & O. 
R. R., h 10 Mechanic. 

Peters Carl, baker, h 33 Burchard. 

Peters Elias, laborer, h Prospect. 

Peters James, blacksmith, h 11 Grant. 

Peters John W., laborer, h 18 B:onson. 



Peters Sanford D., carpenter, li 70 Moultoiu 
Peterson Almond R., foreman on railroad, h 

108 Arsenal. 
Peterson Emma Mrs., h 19 W. Mullin. 
Peterson Nathaniel S.. engineer, h 18 Cross. 
Peterson Sarah, widow of Christopher, bds. 18 

Cross. 
Petrie Jeremiah, farmer IfiO. h 8 Bradley. 
Pettit Jennie, widow of John, teacher of eni- 
broiderv, painting, and fancy needlework, 
283^ Court. 
Peyton John, blacksmith, h 3 Mnndy. 
Pfister Leonard, upholsterei", h 16 Willow. 
Pftster Leonard, drayman, h 38 Factory. 

Pflster William, laborer, h 45 Factory. 
Phair John, (Hudson & Phair) bds. 8 High. 
Phelan Maggie L., tailoress. h 76 Stone. 
Phelps Fannie I., widow of Barrett E., h 29^ 
Franklin. 

Phelps Franklin, farmer, h 19 Cooper. 

Phelps George B., capitalist, .Jefferson Coun- 
ty Savings Bank building, h 34 Stone. 

Phelps Marietta M. Mrs., h 42 Ehzabeth. 

Phelps Mary, widow, h 3 William. 

Philhart Henry, laborer, Ji 8 Gotham. 

Phillips Alfred R., stone mason, h 215-^ High. 

Phillips Anna, (Mrs, John) h 66 Massey. 

Phillips Augustus J., plumber, h 63 Rutland st. 

Phillips Charles S., miller, h 122 Main. 

Phillips D. D., laborer, h 22 Brainard. 

Phillips Dexter H., machinist, h 29 William. 

Phillips Eliza, widow, h 15 Iron block. 

Phillips Frank, clerk, h 11 Goodale. 

Phillips Frank L., clerk, h 11 Goodale. 

Phillips Fred C, carriage trimmer, h 67 Main. 

Phillips George, peddler, bds. 11 Coft'een. 

Phillips George H., miller, bds. 122 Main. 

Phillips John, carpenter, h 66 Massey. 

Phillips Levin H., fish dealer, h 11 Cofi'een. 

PHILLIPS LEWIS F., book-keeper for Agri- 
cultural Insurance Co., h 38 Massey. 

Phillips Margaret A., widow of Edward, h 31 
Factory. 
j Phillips Matilda, widow of S. A., h 87 Arsenal. 

PhiUips Melinda, widow of George, h 67 Main. 

PHILLIPS PATRICK, contractor and builder, 
j h 40 Massey. 

i Phillips Thomas, laborer, li 20 Smith. 
! Phimester Alexander, tailor, h rear 2 Prospect, 

Phippen Chauncey W., carpenter, h 75 Arse- 
nal. 
i Phiijpen George A., millwright and carpenter, 
h 68 Stone. 

Phippen Homer W., agent, h 64 Arsenal. 

Phippen Jennie E., (Mrs. Homer) dealer in 
candy and ice cream, 64 Arsenal, h do. 

Phippen John W., carpenter, h 45 Stone. 
! Pickett Charles W., laborer, h 11 Hancock. 
I Pickett Hattie, tailoress, li4'2 American arcade. 

Pickett John, teamster, h 5 Water. 
I Pickett Joseph, papermaker, h 1 Edmund. 
\ Pickett Peter, shoemaker, h 7 LeRay st. 
' Pierce Girvin B., teamster, h 16 Binsse. 
j Pierce John H., butcher, h 57 Mill. 

Pierce Mott, painter, h 31 High. 
I Pierce Nelson H., retired, li 46 Commercial 
block. 

Pierce Rodney H., laborer, h 42 Morrison. 
[ Pierce William G., lumber dealer, h 23 Ster- 
ling. 
I Pierson William, laborer, h 86 Factory. 

Pinsonneault Ernest, machinist, h 2 Rutland 

I St. 

I Pinsonneault John, machinist, h llj^Bronsou. 



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231 



Pinsonneaailt Joseph, machinist, h 44 Coffeen. 

Pinsonneaiilt Peter, machinist, li 52 Cotl'eeii. 

Pinsonneault Peter, Jr., machinist, h 46 Cof- 
feen. 

Pitcher Fred B.. law student, hils. 14 Benedict. 

Pitcher John P.. (JlaclvA Pitcher) h 53Massey. 

Pled^ar WilUam J., laborer, li 3 Cedar. 

Pkiche Betsey, widow of Louis C, h 3 Me- 
chanic. 

Pluche Hattie A.. (Hattio A. Pluche it Co. ) h 
16 Commercial block. 

PLUCHE HATTIE A. & CO.. (Alice Martin) 
dealers in hair goods and hair tonic, 16 
Commercial I)lock. 

PLUCHE .J.\MESF.,pittern and modelmaker 
and liK'ht rciiaifiiig, 3 Jleciianic, h do. 

PLUNKETT PATPilCK.coutraetor and builder, 
dealer in mortar and cement. 18 Arcade, h 
20 Paddock. 

Poguc Maggie, widow of .John, h lODimick. 

Pollard William H., machinist, h 6 Lynde. 

Pool Fannv, widow of Svlveuus, owns farm 
290, h 3 State. 

Pool John, laborer, h 66 Academy. 

Poore Charles L.. painter, h 12'»i Orchard. 

POPLAR GROVE HOTEL, John McCutchin, 
pro])., 221 Main. 

Porter Charles G., law student, bds. 41 Mas- 
sey. 

Porter Frank M., telegrajDh operator, h 5 Mas- 
sey ave. 

Porter Marv. widow of George, h 20 Boyd. 

PORTER WILBUR F., (Porter & Walts) 
mayor, h 41 Massey. 

Porter Willis H., stenographer, h 20 Clinton. 

PORTER A WALTS, (WilbuiF. P. and Charles 
H. W. ) lawyers, i^ Washington, 

Portt William, carpenter, h 3 Lynde. 

Portt William A., fruit dealer, h 7 Vincent. 

Portt William H., clerk Globe Hotel, bds. do. 

Postal Cable Telegraph Co., Mrs. J. H. Proc- 
tor, manager, 11 Paddocic arcade. 

Potter Alexander, laborer, h 25 Hanev. 

Potter Charles T., clerk, h 10 Rutland st. 

Potter Chester F , machinist, h 1 Rutland st. 

Potter Edwin, machinist, h 11!^ Moulton. 

POTTER IRA A., ( Ira A. Potter & Co.) h 10 
Rutland st. 

POTTER IRA A. & CO., manufs. of Potter's 
new .\merican strengthening plaster, salve, 
and ointment, 10 Rutland st. 

Potts Edwin, machinist, h 34 Water. 

Power Kate F., prop, boarding-house, 15 
Moulton. 

Power Michael, mason, h 25 Commercial block. 

POWERS ISAAC P., (D. S. Miller & Co.) h 33 
State. 

Powers James M., (Adzit & Powers) h 14 
Hamilton. 

Powers Julia, widow of Blichael, h 37 Le Ray st. 

I'owers Mary A., h ]4 Jackson. 

Powers Nathan E., teamster, h 50 Huntington. 

Powers Thomas Piof., teacher of penman- 
ship, h 13 Mechanic, 

Powers Thomas, laborer, bds. 37 Le Ray st. 

Powers Walter, farmer 18, h 21 Hoard. 

Pratt Levi L., proof-reader Water town Times, 
bds. Globe Hotel. 

Prentice George W., laborer, bds. 6 Jackson. 

Prentice Lyndon H., classification clerk Agri- 
cultural Insurance Co., h 31 William. 

Prevo Andrew, laborer, h 793^ Moulton. 

Price Ernest, laborer, h 8 Moulton. 

Prichard Samuel A., painter, h 5 Lepper. 



Primeau John J. B., dealer in hair and fanev 
goods, 26 Public sipiare, h 35 Massey. 

Prindle Osborn E., agent, h 45 State. 

Pringle Charles L., laborer, h 8 CottVen. 

Prior Martha A., resident, h 4Mechauu\ 

Proctor J. H. Mrs., manager Postal Cabh Tel- 
egraph (Jo., 11 Paddock arcade. 

Prosper Frank, laborer, h 22 Streeter block. 

Prout Sheldon T., painter, h 20 Factoiv. 

PROUTY JOHN, dealer in boots and shoes,. 
7 Public scpiare, h 55 Washington. 

Proutv Nelson, brick mason, h 12 Curtis. 

Pufter Frank E., lalwrer. h 31 Main. 

Pulver Peter, retired, h 81 Factoi v. 

PURCELL HENRY, lawyer, rooms 1 and 2 
Fairbanks block, h 17 Wi Ham. 

Purdy Mark, laborer, h 181 INIain. 

Pursell Agnes Miss, dressmaker, li 47 Arsenal. 

Pursell Fannie Miss, dressmaker, h 47.\rsen:d. 

Putnam Arthur, painter, li rear 23 High. 

Putnam Charles, laborer, h 4 Pine. 

PUTNAM FRANK, brick and plaster mason, 
bds. 96 Arsenal. 

PUTNAM JAMES, mason and contractor, 
dealer in sand and stone, li 96 Arsenal. 

Putnam James E., brakeman R.,W. & O. R. R., 
bds. 96 Arsenal. 

Putnam John L., laborer, h 19 Pine. 

Putnam .John, laborer, h 14 Smith. 

Putnam Keziah. widow of Henry, prop, board- 
ing-honse, 6 Union. 

Quackenbush Abe, fireman, h 38 Pine. 

Quail Charles, laborer, bds. 13 Grove. 

Quail Hannah, widow of Michael, h 13 Grove. 

Quail Thomas, papermaker, h 15 Grove. 

Quencer Charles, foreman for Nill & Jess, h 18 
Academy. 

Quencer Charles F., formerly deputy post- 
master, h 16 Academy. 

Quencer Edward C, clerk, bds. 18 Academy. 

Queii'-er George, laborer, h 7 Smith. 

Quencer George S., bartender, bds, 14 Acad- 
emy. 

Quencer Jacob, Jr., prop, saloon, 10 Franklin, 
h 14 Academy. 

QUENCER JULIUS A., prop saloon. 20 Pub- 
lic square, h 25 Academy. 

Quencer Lewis, baker, 66 Public square, h 4 
Clay. 

Quencer Lewis P., jeweler, 66 Public square, 
bds. 4 Clay. 

Quencer Sebastian, (Laberge & Quencer) h 5 
Academy. 

Quigley Thomas, furnisher, bds. Dillon House. 

Quinn James, plumber, bds. 48 Arsenal. 

Quinn .Joseph A., laborer, h 72 Mill. 

Quinn Martin, bartender Dillon House, bds. do. 

Quinn JIarv J., h 33 Anthony. 

QUINN WILLIAM, (Wilson & Quinn) h 119 
Main. 

Quintal Frank, laborer, h 50 Central. 

Quirk Michael C, painter, h 69'^ Coft'een. 

Raft'erty Martin, laborer, h 8 Ash. 

Rafferty Martin, Jr., laborer, h 8 Ash. 

Ragan John, laborer, h 143.< Factory. 

Ragan JIatthew, laborer, h 165 Arsenal. 

Ragan Peter, laborer, bds. 165 Arsenal. 

Ralph John, laborer, bds. 25 :\Ieclianic. 

Ralph Lydla. widow, h 28 Franklin. 

Ralston Sandusky VV., farmer, h 14 Union. 

RAMOT C. REy.,"M. S. H., pastor Church of Our 
Lady of the Sacred Heart and prin. St. Jo- 
seph's Apostolic School, h 1 Thompson. 

Ramsey Charles H., lap cutter, l)ds. 96 Arsenal. 



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Eandolpb Charles, laborer, h 44 Factory. 

Itandolpli James, laborer, li 9 Hamilton. 

Randolph William N., mason, h 19 Central. 

Eankin Joseph, carpenter, bds. 15 Munson. 

Rankin Miles, machinist, h 15 Miinson. 

Rfipe Thomas, laborer, h 18 Palmer. 

Raplee Jefferson T , clerk, h 12 Ten Eyck. 

Rasay George F., machinist, h SJ^ Rutland st. 

Eattery Thomas, painter, bds. City Hotel. 

Ray Samuel, prop, peanut stand. Mill cor. 
Public square, h rear 1 State. 

Raymond George, telegraph operator, bds. 77 
Stone. 

Raymond W., shorthand writer, bds. 27 Frank- 
lin. 

Redding William, laborer, h 22i^ Sterling. 

Eedigan Patrick, laborer, h 126 Massey. 

Redmond Patrick, overseer of the poor, h 125 
Arsenal. 

Redpath Mercy, widow of Benjamin, li 20 Da- 
vidson. 

Reed Milton M., retired mechanic, h 38 Bron- 
son. 

Reed Nora, widow of Michael, h 3 Ely. 

Reed Philip, clerk for Sterling ife Mosher, h 4 
Sherman. 

Reed Philip H., prop, boarding-house, 9 Ster- 
ling. 

Reese Alfred E.,wood worker, h 37 Brouson. 

Reese John, Initcher, h 14 Massev. 

EEESE LUCIUS E., prop. Elk Horn meat mar- 
ket, 17 Court, h 21 Orchard. 

Reese Martin H., l)utcher, h 35 Rutland st. 

Reeves Char]es, laborer, h 2 Central ave. 

Reeves Edward, com. traveler, h 83 Franklin. 

Reeves Henrv, farmer, owns in Brownville 220, 
h 90 Franklin. 

Reeves James A., com. traveler, h 83 Franklin. 

Reft' Ignatius, laborer, h 24 Moirison. 

Renier Fred, inspector Davis sewing machine, 
h 4 Hif^h. 

REMINGTON ALFRED D., pres. Remington 
Paper Co.. h 6 Clinton. 

Remington Charles H., treas. Remington Pa- 
per Co., h 15 Ten Eyck. 

Remington Charles R.. (Remington & Son) h 
31 Clinton. 

Remington Edward W., sec'y and treas. \Va- 
tertown Paper Co. and Black River Paper 
Co., h 32 Clinton. 

Remington Hiram, pres. Watertown Paper Co. 
and Black River Paper Co., h 28 State. 

Remington Paper Co., A. D. Remington, pres.; 
Charles H. Remington, treas., manufs of 
print paper, Sewall's Island. 

Remington & Son, (Charles R.) manufs. of 
paper and wood pulp. 

Renaud Alexander, molder. h 4 Fairbanks 
block. 

Renaud John, molder, h 9 Huntington. 

Renaud John D., molder, h 4 East. 

EEXFORD CHARLES M., physician and sur- 
geon, 8 Stone, h G Massey ave. 

Rexford Christie, widow, h Pine. 

Reynolds Edward, laborer, h 2 High. 

Reynolds George S., carpenter, h 6 Baker. 

Revnolds Leon D., clerk, bds. 4 Massey ave. 

REYNOLDS SAMUEL W., dealer in gi-oceries, 
provisions, cigars, tobacco, coffees, teas, 
syi-ups, etc., 32 Public square, h 72 State. 

Rheaume Frank, carpenter, h 18 Hewitt. 

Rhines Addie, dressmaker, bds. 24 Thompson. 

Rhines Charles, laborer, h 24 Thompson. 

Rhines Christina Miss, h 64 Factory. 



Rhines Foster P., (Farwell & Rhines) super- 
visor 1st ward, h 17 Mechanic. 

Rhines William H., laborer, h 22 Cedar. 

Rhodes Charles, laborer, bds. 109 Court. 

RHUBART HENRY H., prop. Harris House, 
49, 50, 51, and 52 Public square. 

Rice Arthur L., clerk and book-keeper, h 44 
Bronson. 

Rice Frank J., miller, bds. 25 Coft'een. 

Rice Homer H., druggist, 8 Washington, h 2 
Clav. 

RICE LUTHER Rev., Universalist clergyman, 
farmer 115, h 155 Coft'een. 

Rice Reuben, laborer, h 9 Burns ave. 

Rice Willis W., teller Watertown Natioiaal 
Bank, bus. 15 Sherman. 

Rich Mortimer, carpenter, h 76 Arsenal. 

Rich Robert, carpentei', h 4 Polk. 

Rich Thomas G., painter, h i5}{ Fianklin. 

liicliar<ls .Tauies, inasun, h 11 Benedict. 

Rirhai'ds Wilfred, tinsmith, h 20 Factory. 

Richards William H., mason, h 22 Coffeen. 

Richardson Adrian, clerk, h 10 Winslow. 

Richardson Carrie L., teacher, bds. 26 Meadow. 

Richardson Charles D., emp. Harmon Broth- 
ers, h 113 Main. 

Richardson Charles L., h 82 Rutland st. 

Richardson David, clerk, bds. Jackson. 

Richardson Nelson, plater, h 97 Moulton. 

Richardson Susan, widow of Robert B., h 26 
Meadow. 

RICHEY EUNICE, widow of William, farm 50, 
h 22 Ives. 

Richey Mary J., widow of Calvin D., h 8 Will- 
iam. 

Richev Thomas, superannuated clergyman, li 
5^Villiam. ' 

Richey Wilbur W., clerk, bds. 4 Paddock. 

Richter Charles, miller, h 6 Main. 

Rickerson Williard D., carpenter, h 90 Moul- 
ton. 

Rickman Joseph, laborer, h 31 Elizabeth. 

Rider C. W. & Co., (C. A. Fuller) bottlers of 
carbonated wateis and laiger beer, 4 
Franklin. 

Rider Clinton W.. (Eider & Schuvler) (C. W. 
Rider & Co.) h 21 State. 

Rider & Schuyler, (Chnton W. R. and Fred E. 
S.) dealers in gents' furnishing goods, 23 
Public square. 

Riebbennacht George W., laborer, h 53-2 Moul- 
ton. 

Riebbennacht Nicholas, laborer, h5)2' Moulton. 

Riggs Kate, widow, h 85 Franklin. 

Riley Albert, tailor, Ixls. 37 Arsenal. 

Riley Edward, carpenter, h off Smith. 

Eiley Edward O., laborer, h 18i< Smith. 

Eiley Elizabeth, tailoress, h 3 Prospect. 

Riley Kittle, tailoress, h 3 Prospect. 

Riley Lawrence, carpenter, h 61 Franklin. 

Riley Maiy, widow of William 0.,h 3 Prospect. 

Riley Mary A., tailoress, h 3 Prospect. 

Riley Micliael, laborer, h 55 Holcomb, 

Riley PhiHp, clerk for R. Marcy, h 5}4 Me- 
chanic. 

Rivers Frank, truckman, h Moulton. 

Rivers John, laborer, h 1 Jackman. 

Rivers Thomas, teamster, h 6 Pearl. 

Roach David, laborer, h lear 51 State. 

Roach Isaac, laborer, h 28 Elizabeth. 

Roach James, cartman, h 49 Prospect. 

Roan Samuel, painter, h 49 Meadow. 

Roan Thomas, marble polisher, h 52 Academy. 

Robach Philip, shoemaker, h 19 Boon. 



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Eobbiiis Charles D., (G. II. Bean & Co.) h 15 
William. 

Eobbios Cordelia Mrs., li 16 Orchard. 

Bobbins Everett, carriage finislier, bds. 141 
Main. 

Roltbins Fred, printer, h 98 Arsenal 

Eobbins George, printer, uds. Ill Main. 

Bobbins Hiram H., butcher, h 111 Main. 

Eoberge Elizabeth, h 18 Factory. 

Eoberts Anthony, butcher, h 16J-^ Ash. 

Eoberts Christmas, shoemaker, 1 Le Kay st. 

Eoberts Daniel C, clerk, h 62 State. 

Roberts Ellen, (Mrs. Lewis) h 4 Cooper . 

Eol>erts Enos, laborer, h 29 Willow. 

Eoberts Frank, boilermaker, li 22 Thompson. 

Eoberts .Tohn, laborer, h 1 Le Eay st. 

Eoberts Lewis E., engineer, h lO" Orchard. 

Eoberts Lewis H., machinist, h 4 Cooper. 

Eoberts Peter, boilermaker, h 20 Thompson. 

Eoberts Roxanna M., widow of William K., h 
6 Jackson. 

Eobertson Catharine, widow of Robert, h 3 
Boon. 

Robertson Dunton, painter, h 32 Franklin. 

Robertson .Jane, widow of John, h 18 Fair- 
banks block. 

Robertson Olive, prop. Empire I^ancdrj^, 12}-^ 
Fairbanks block, h do. 

Robinson Augusta A., widow of Ami, h 43 
High. 

Robinson Frank, machinist, h 14 Fiont. 

Robinson George B., molder, h 3 William. 

Robinson Hattie, h 46 State. 

Robinson Helen, h 46 State. 

Robinson John, shoemaker and grocer, 49 
Mill. 

Robinson John M.. butcher, h 136 Slain. 

Robinson Orange B., com. traveler, h 22 Wins- 
low. 

Robinson Orrin, painter, li 5 Boyd. 

EOBINSON SAMUEL M., ( Robinson & Den- 
ny 1 h IC Ten Eyck. 

Eobinson Walter, clerk, bds. Harris House. 

EOBINSON & DENNY, (Samuel M. R. and 
Frank P. D.) dentists and dealers in 
dentists' materials, 21 Paddock arcade. 

Rolilin Alonzo W , carpenter, h 40 Orchard. 

RoVilin James, clerk, h INIatthew cor. Arthur. 

Roblin John, retired, h 61 Arsenal. 

Roblin Peter W., foreman for E. W. Knapp, h 
61 Arsenal. 

Eobliu Sanuiel B , tailor, h 11 Lamon. 

Eoblin William, carpenter, bds 73 Factory. 

Eobhng Peter, h Arsenal cor Main. 

Eoby Lewis, carpenter, h 27 Newell. 

Eoby Samuel I., carpentei", h 14 Orchard. 

Eocher Thomas, laborer, h 13 Cedar. 

Eogers Frank D., proof-reader on Congres- 
sional Record at Washington, D. C, h 39 
Orchard. 

Eogers Hi limes, carpenter, h 89 Wasliingtou. 

Eogeis Jennie A. Miss, photograjjlier, h 5 Jay. 

Eogers Julius P., carpenter, h 41 Rutland st. 

Eegers Lillian I. Miss, milliner. Front, )i 7 
Massey. 

Eogers Lorenzo, retired, h 18 Le Ray st. 

Rogerij M. Antoinette, widow of Alonzo M., h 5 
Jav. 

Rogers Milton L., clerk, bds. 9 Sterling. 

Rogers Moses W.. carpenter, h 86 Factory. 

Rogers Nettie, widow of Samuel F. , prop, board- 
ing-house, rear 2 Prospect. 

Rogers Seneca, maltster, h 3 Davidson. 
Jlqgers Theron, carpenter, h 36 Lynde. 



Rogers Thomas W.. carpenter, h 7 Benedict. 
ROGERS WATSON M., atfvatlaw, 16 Wash- 
ington, h 20 Ten Eyck. 
Rogers William G., carpenter, h 19 William. 
Romang Fred J., lawyer and proj). Romang 

House, intersection Cott'een and Court. 
Romang George, conductor, bds. 69 Stone. 
Romang House, Fred J. Eoman;;, prop., inter- 
section Colleen and Cotu't. 
Romang Kittie .Aliss, clerk for Sterling k Mo- 

sher, bds. 69 Stone. 
Romang Laura Mrs., li 69 Stone. 
Eooney Charles, laborer, h 19 High. 
Rooney Mary, widow of Michael, h 188 Ar- 
senal. 
Root Alton D . painter, h 10 State. 
Root David, harnessmaker. h 41 Jloulton. 
Root Erwin, painter, h 20 Sluiison. 
Root Frank E., tireman. bds. 42 Cofl'een. 
Root Huldah E. Blrs., h 20 Munson. 
Root James, engineer, h 12 LeRav st. 
Root Mary E. Mrs., h 20 Munson.' 
Rosario Donato, laborer, h 15 Burns ave. 
Rose Alansing, retired farmer, h 80 State. 
Rose Archie, laborer, h 13 Burns ave. 
Rose Herbert B., manager Singer Mfg. Co.. 

42 Arsenal, h 50 Stone. 
Eose Jlyron, farmer 112, h 80 State. 
Eose Wallace, laborer, b 169 Main. 
Eoseboom Edgar, supt. North Watertown cem- 
etery, h 172 Main. 
Eoseboom Fred A., clerk, bds. 172 Main. 
ROSS JOHN T., dealer in fruits and oysters, 

Washington Hall block, h 45 Arsenal. 
Ross Mattie E., widow of John E., h 6 Lepper. 
Roth Florentine D., (Bush, Bull & Roth; h 48 

Washington. 
Roitlston Roxa E., widow of David W., dress- 
maker, h 66>!i Court. 
Rounds Edwin W., foreman in thermometer 

works, h 9 Holcomb. 
Rourke Bridget, widow of John, h 24 Meadow. 
Rourke Ella, widow, h 66 Factory. 
Rowe William, bds. Harris House. 
Ruby Archie, carpenter, h 5}.,' Lvnde. 
Rudd Charles J., clerk for J. T. Ross, h 24 

Winslow. 
Rudd Jane M., widow of Dr. Alden R., h 46 

Ai'senal. 
Rudd Lucinda, widow of J. C, bds. 24 Wins- 
low. 
Rulison Charles ]M., discount clerk, bds. 5 

Sterling. 
Rulison Winchell D. V.. abstract clerk countj- 

clerk's office, h 1 Massey ave. 
Rupp George F., (Rupp & Andrews^ h 3 Acad- 
emy. 
Eupp & Andrews. (George F. R. and William 

S A. ) jewelers, 22 Court. 
Russell Benjamin, emp. H. H. Babcock Buggy 

Co., h 41 Center. 
Russell Charles, (manaKer) dealer in house- 
hold specialties, 1 Hubbard block, bds. 40 
Stone. 
Russell George, blacksmith, h 13 State. 
Russell James, machinist, h 20 Pearl. 
Russell James E., carriagemaker, h 50)^ Ar- 
senal. 
Eutan Augustus M., carpenter, h 24 Emer- 
son. 
Eutan Matthew A., emp. Watertown Wagon 

Co., 16 Mechanic. 
Ruttan Peter Mrs., li 73}-^ Main. 
Ryan Daniel, molder, bds. 9 Hancock. 



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Eyaii Daniel, emp. 11., W. & O. R. E., li Arsenal 
cor. Cedar. 

Ryan John, laborer, h 5 Howk. 

Ryim Martin, laborer, bds. 19 Cedar. 

Ryan Mary, widow of Jolm. h 19 Cedar. 

Ryan Stephen R., wholesale wine, liquor, and 
beer bottler, 30 Public square, h 15 Good- 
ale. 

Ryan Thoniiis, laborer, bds. 30 Public square. 

Ryder John R., level tinisher, h 74 Rutland st. 

Ryder Mary L. Miss, dressmaker, h 12 Wash- 
ington place. 

RYTHER CLARISSA H., widow of James H., 
h 77 Faotorv. 

Sabin Stella Miss, h 34}^ Court. 

Sacred Heart Institute, Rev. C. O'Mahony, 
pres., 1 Thompson. 

Salisbury Alphonso, supt. water works, h 33 
Academy. 

Saltsman Ca'sper, tailor, h 21 Winslow". 

Sampson William, prop. Watertown file works, 
9 Front, h 44 Factoiy. 

Samson Edwin C, painter, h 14 Bronson. 

Samson Frank, machinist, h 5 Polk. 

Sandy John E., laborer, h 7 Jackson. 

Sauford D. B. & Bartlett, (Homer A B.) deal- 
ers in millinery and ladies' furnishing 
goods, 5, 7, and 9 Washington. 

Sanford David B., (D. B. Sanford & Bartlett) 
h 16 Ste-hng. 

Sargent Andrew T., milk peddler, h 17 Mor- 
rison. 

Sargent Edward L., dentist, 9 Commercial ar- 
cade, bds. Woodruff House. 

Sargent Fred F., clerk, h 34 Orchard. 

Sargent Fred W., bartender, h 34 Orchard. 

Sargent Jacob, retired, h 34 Orchard. 

Sargent James F., fireman, h 7 Remington. 

Sargent Walter, (Sargent & Andrews) h 2 Jack- 
son. 

Sargent & Andrews, (Walter S. and Edward A. 
A.) plumbers, dealers in stoves and tin- 
ware. 29 Public square. 

Satchwell Alonzo, retired farmer, h 68 Main. 

Satchwell Alonzo, carpenter, h 68 Main. 

SATCHWELL DAVID, market gardener and 
farmer 17, h 131 Coffeen. 

SATCHWELL GEORGE E., editor and prop. 
Walertoivn Advocate, job printer, 6 Wash- 
ington Hall block, h 66 Main. 

Satchwell William, cigarmaker, h 15 Emerson. 

Sattimore Joseph, cari^enter, h 26 Lawrence. 

Saunders Orlo, laborer, 30)^ Meadow. 

Savage James, laborer, h 623^ Mill. 

Savage James F., laborer, h 3 Moulton. 

SAWYER AZARIAH H., lawyer and pres. Na- 
tional Union Bank, 13 Washington, h 5 
Ten Eyck. 

Sawyer Orville D., laborer, bds. 53 Washing- 
ton. 

SAXE WILLARD E., county sheriff, 6 Mas- 
sey, h do. 

Sayer Joseph, laborer, h 70 Factory. 

Sayers Alexander, carpenter, h 23 Central. 

Sayles George N., (W. W. Greene, Son & 
Sayles) h 4 Munson. 

Sayres Benjamin, mason, h 15 Newell. 

Scanlin James, carpenter, h 192 Main. 
Schantz David A., carpenter, h 137 Main. 
Schanzel Fred, (Babcock & Schanzel) h 184 
Main. 

Scharch George, blacksmith, h 33 Bronson. 

Scharch Henry, blacksmith, h 11 Rutland st. 

Schelleuy Charles L., blacksmith, h 39 Bronson 



Scheller August, mason, h 45 Bronson. 

Schemerhorn Jason B., carpenter, h 29 Bron- 
son. 

Schlough Bernard, laborer, h 3 Fairview. 

Schneider John B., carpenter, h 33 Burchard. 

Schoeb Chris., butcher, h 17 Burchard. 

Scholes Edwin, tailor, h 16 Cott'een. 

Schram Charlotte Z., widow of Fred B., bds. 
8 High. 

Schram John J., laborer, h 20 Orchard. 

Schryoer Albert W., bartender, emp. E. M. La 
Rue, h 17 Academy. 

Schuster George, machinist, h 16 Davidson. 

SCHUYLER CHARLES L., retail office Davis 
sewing machines, and dealer in pianos or- 
gans, etc. , 1 Paddock arcade, h 51 Stone. 

Schuyler Fred E., (Rider & Schuyler) bds. 19H 
Sterling. 

Schuyler George D., resident, h 47 Massey. 

Schweizer John F., carriage painter, h 16 Rut- 
land st. 

Scibert Peter, prep, saloon, 50 Court, h do. 

Scibert William, bartender, bds. 50 Court. 

SCIDMORE SOLOMON, carpenter, h 13)^ Em- 
erson. 

Scobell George, bottler of ale and larger, 12 and 
14 River, h 4 State. ' 

Scott Brothers,(David, John T., and Hugh D.Y 
dealers in hats and caps, 3 Court. 

Scott David, (Scott Brothers) h 7 Massey. 

Scott Elizabeth, widow, h 4 Grove. 

Scott F"red, cabinetmaker, h 19 Franklin. 

Scott Hamilton, mason, h 26 Davidson. 

Scott Hannah, widow of Abel S., h 13 Jeffer- 
son. 

Scott Hugh D., (Scott Brothers) h 26 Coft'ten. 

Scott John W., painter, h 29 Emerson. 

Scott John T., (Scott Brothers) h 28 Coffeen. 

Scott Lucy A., widow of J. S.. bds. 35 Bronson. 

Scott Mary L., widow, h 4 William. 

Scott Rosa A., h 13 Jefferson. 

SCOTT ROSS C, lawyer and county surrogate, 
h 38 State. 

Scott William, retired, h 26 Coffeen. 

Scott William G., traveling salesman), h 14 
Bronson. 

Scott William W., jeweler, 4 Washington jjlace, 
h 79 Washington. 

Scott Winfleld, cigarmaker, bds. Romang 
House. 

Scoville Marvin B., farmer, leases of Mrs. G. 
C. Bradley 85, h 55 Water. 

Scripture Eugene, (Scripture & Greene) bds. 
Globe Hotel. 

Scripture it Greene, (Eugene S. and Nathaniel 
H. G.) props, meat market, 69 Pulilic 
square. 

Scroxton Edward C, painter, h 15 Center. 

Scroxton Holland, tinner, h 104 Main. 

Sears Alexander, mason, h 11 Newell. 

SEAVER ALANSON D.. (Munson & Seaver) 
county treas., lli-,^ Washington, h 8 Hol- 
comb. 

SEAVER RICHARD F., foreman Remingtoit 
pulp-mills, h 6 Rutland st. 

Seaver Richard F., Jr., papermaker, h 5 Cen- 
tral. 

Seaver William, resides Henry Keep Home. 

SEAVER WILLIAM H., alderman 1st dist., 
1st ward, machinist, h 15 Rutland st. 

Secor Charles W., patternmaker, h 493^ Mas- 
sey. 

Seeber Edgar N., carriage trimmer, h 70 Ar- 
senal. 



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Seeber George H., caniage trimmer, h 84 Ar- 
senal. 
Seipel George, barber, Hubbard block, h 26 

Academy. 
Senecal George P., book-keeper, bds. 10 State. 
Servey William M., Khoemaker, h 69 Franlilin. 
Service Mary, widow of William, h 74 Main. 
Service Samuel Y.. macliinist, bds. 573^ Mill. 
Sewall Edmund Q.. (The Bagley & Sewall Co.) 

h 36 Wasliington. 
Sexsmith William, teamster, li 16 Polk. 
Seymour Frederick, clerk board of education, 

h 12 Sterling. 
Seymour Nelson, resides Henry Keep Home. 
Shafiert John C, painter, h 7 Coffee n. 
Shannon Ajidrew II., contractor and builder, 

h 25 Elizabeth. 
Sharer Lydia, widow of Daniel, h 36 State. 
Sharlow Augiistus, boilermaker. h 3 Morrison. 
Sharlow William, gcarsman, h 134 Main. 
Sharp Chailes S., com. traveler, dealer in agri- 

cirltural implements, rear 23 Public scpiare, 

h 77^ Washington. 
Sharp Isaac, laborer, h 20 Polk. 
Sharp James, teamster, h 7 Mnnson. 
Sharp Maria, widow of John, h 99 llassey. 
SHAW ALBERT D. Col., ex-U. S. consul, h 

16 Winslow. 
Shaw Archibald O.. clerk, bds. 7 Jackson. 
Shaw Jolin, enip. The Bagley & Sewall Co., h 

27 Bronson. 
Shaw Ste])hen C. paper hanger, h 7 Jackson. 
Sheahen John, laborer, h 2 Ives. 
Shean James, blacksmith. Factory, h 74 Wash- 
ington. 
Sheldon John, retired, h 9 Ten Eyck. 
Shepard Frank H., prop, restaurant, 26 Court, 

h do. 
SHEPARD FREDERICK M., physician and 

surgeon. 25 Paddock arcade, h 5 Jav. 
Shepard WilfordL., clerk for Farwelht Rhines, 

bds. 6I0 Washington. 
Shepard William J., sec'y and treas. Water- 
town Thermometer Co., h 1 Munson. 
Sheridan James, laborer, h 21 Rutland st. 
Sherman Caroline, widow of Charles A., h 4 

Clinton. 
Sherman Frank A., h 4 Clinton. 
Sherman Frederick D., fire ins. agent, h lA 

Massey ave. 
Sherman George C, sec'y Taggart Brothers 

Co., h 14 Ten Evck. 
SHERMAN GEORGE H.. pres. National Bank 

and Loan Co. ,h 15 Clinton. 
SHERMAN JULIA, widow of John A., h 43 

Stone. 
Sherman Roswell W., laborer, h 16 Washing- 
ton. 
Sherman William W., (W. R. Baker Mfg. 

Co.) h 2 Sherman. 
Sherwood Darwin B.. barber, 74 Factory square, 

h 23 Franklin. 
Sherry Catharine, widow of Barney, h 23 Elm. 
Sherrj' Felix, machinist, h 26 Water. 
Sherry James, macliinist, h 65 Main. 
Shinners Henry, machinist, h 63 Main. 
Shiuners James, (Bellew & Shinners) h 10 

Academy. 
Shipmau Elijah M., clerk for J. T. Ross, bds. 

10 State. 
Shipman Elijah M., clerk, bds. 37 Arsenal. 
Shirly Cornelius D., book-keeper, bds. 16 and 

18 William. 



Shorey C. Mortimer, carriagemaker, bds. 57 

Rutland st. 
Shorey C. Will, emp. Northam & Empev, bds. 

57 Rutland st. 
Shorey Susan, :^[artha.and Eunice, tailoresscs, 

h 35 Commercial ])l<ick. 
Short John, laborer, h 23 Anthony. 
Short ]\rary Mrs., h 5 Davidson. 
Short Thomas, clerk, h 37 Meadow. 
Shumway Alma Mrs., h 22 Le Ray st. 
Sigourney Charles, clerk, h 28}^ Court. 
SILENT WORKER, THE, a semi-monthly 

evangelical i)aper, licv. William Taverner 

Stokes, editor, 7 and 9 Anthony. 
SILL EDWARD, physician and surgeon, 2 

Iron block, h 14 Winthroji. 
Simmons Charles, miller, h 15 Jlechnnic. 
Simmons Henry H., (Simmons & Anthonv ) li 

6 Baker. 
Simmons Ira, carpenter, h 3 Lamon. 
Simmons Johnson L., carriage trimmer, h 4 

Lynde. 
Simmons & Anthony, ( H. H. S. and H. C. A.) 

props, billiard parlors. 5 Arcade and 1 

Postoihce place. 
Simonds Martin L., carpenter, h 28 Orchard. 
Simons C. Watson, (Van Wert Chemical Co. ) 

h 17 Ten Eyck. 
Simons Martha, widow of Solon C, h 93 

Arsenal. 
Simpson Edward, prop, restaurant, 35 Court, li 

do. 
Simpson Ellen, widow, h 11 State. 
Simpson James, slater, h 39 Main. 
Simpson John, prop, saloon, 7 Mill, h 73 Acad- 
emy. 
Simpson John, laborer, h 30 Factory. 
Simpson John H., vettrinary surgeon, h 139 

Main. 
Simpson Joseph H., veterinary surgeon. 14 

Arsenal, h 6 Clav. 
Simpson Walter E., bds. 139 Main. 
Sims Fred, clerk, bds. Globe Hotel. 
Sinclair Thomas G., butcher, h 81 Main. 
Sinden Lizzie, widow of James, h 9 Newell. 
Singer Mfg. Co., H. B. Rose, manager, dealers 

in Singer sewing machines, 42 Arsenal. 
Singleton Ann, 26 Commercial block. 
Singleton Henry, polisher, li 76 Stone. 
Singleton Henry, laborer, h 4 Hewitt. 
Singleton John J., blackt-mith, h 18 Cedar. 
Singleton William, blacksmith, h 8 Engine. 
Singleton William, machinist, h 47 Franldin. 
Sisson Charles, machinist, h 7 Bnrchard. 
Sisson Charles S., painter, h 24 Jeti'erson. 
Sisson Humphrey, retired merchant, h 16 

Paddock. 
Sisson Marv Mrs., h 24 Jefferson. 
SISTERS OF MERCY, in charge of St. Pat- 
rick's Parochial School, Mother Mary P. 

Kieran, prin., 31 Masscv. 
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH, in charge of the 

Convent of the Immaculate Heart, 114 

Main. 
Sixbury Charles, mason, brls. Romang House. 
Skeels Winer R.. laborer, h 80 Franklin. 
Skinner Albert, laborer, h 15 Lawrence. 
Skinner Charles R. Hon., asst. state supt. of 

schools, h 50 Arsenal. 
Sloan Nancy A., widow of Edward J., h 33 

Franklin. 
Sloat Ciiarles W., (Sloat .t Greenleaf) h 60 

Franklin, 



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Sloat Edward A., blacksmith, h 107 Main. 

Sloat Eldridge G., carpenter, h 7 Bradley. 

Sloat Harrison, retired, h 108 Main. 

Sloat Louise, (Mrs. Edward A.) manuf. of 
hair goods, h 107 Main. 

Sloat & Greenleaf, (^Charles W. S. and Louis 
C. G.) lumber dealers, manufs. of sash, 
doors, and blinds, props, planing-mill and 
lumber yard at Sackets Harbor, 31 Mill. 

Slocum Nettie, dressmaker, bds. 103 Main. 

Slocum Peleg, laborer, li 103 Main. 

Sloman William A., prop. 99 cent store, 12 
State, h do. 

Smiley Robinson E., asst. sec'y E.. W. & O. 
R. R. Co.. h 29 Ten Eyck. 

SMITH A. PALMER, dealer in real estate, 
hop grower and farmer 125, owns with 
Timothy A. in Brownville 74, and in Rut- 
land 50," h 225 Arsenal. 

SMITH A. S. & SON, (Frederick B.) physi- 
cians and surgeons, 9 American arcade. 

Smith Addison, laborer, h 18 Bradley. 

Smith Adelbeit, hackman, h 27 Academy. 

SMITH ALLEN S., (A. S. Smith & Son) h 58 
State. 

Smith Benjamin, blacksmith, h 61 Stone. 

Smith Bridget, widow of James, h 39 Massey. 

Smith Byron J., painter, h 1 Water. 

Smith Charles W., laborer, h 43 Moulton. 

SMITH DANIEL B., (agent) manuf. of ginger 
ale and birch beer, champaign cider, 
wines, washing bluing, etc., 13 Anthony, 
h 9 High. 

Smith Delia V. , teacher, bds. 200 Arsenal. 

Smith Edward, mason, h 21 Emmett. 

Smith Edward, laborer, h 363^ Pine. 

Smith Ernest W., stenograiaher, bds. 65 Frank- 
lin. 

Smith Frank, book-keeper, h 65 Franklin. 

Smith Frank, engineer, h 19 Meadow. 

Smith Frank B., book-keeper, h 26 Orchard. 

Smith Franklin R., h 34 Ten Evck. 

SMITH FREDERICK B., (A. S. Smith & Son) 
h 58 State. 

SMITH G. HARRISON, milk dealer, 40 cows, 
farmer 145, h 106 State. 

SMITH GEORGE, trcas. Jefferson County 
Savings Bank, h 6 Sterling. 

Smith George, laborer, h 58 Washington. 

Smith George H., macliinist. h 65}^ Mill. 

Smith George L.. miller, h 15 Burchard. 

SMITH HANNIBAL, lawyer, 14 Commercial 
arcade, h 44 Rutland st. 

Smith Hariy, carpenter, bds. Dillon House. 

Smith Harry C, machinist, h 1 Davidson. 

Smith Harvey, blacksmith, h 30 Emerson. 

Smith Harvey, laborer, h 3 Summer. 

Smith Henry H., private school, 29 Mullin. 

Smith Herbert H., physician and surgeon, 25 
Paddock arcade, h 8 Academy. 

Smith Ira, laborer, h 9 Huntinston. 

SMITH JAMES M., physician and surgeon, 23 
Paddock, h 200 Arsenal. 

Smith James R., dealer in furniture, 22 
Public square, h 5 Clay, 

Smith Joel, blacksmith, bds. 87 Court. 

Smith John, clerk, h 39 Massey. 

Smith John A., laborer, h Stone cor. Mea- 
dow. 

Smith John A., molder, h 81 Massey. 

Smith John H., asst. roadmaster R., W. & 0. 
R. E. , h 64 Stone. 

Smith Lester A., dealer in jewelry and silver- 
ware, 45 Public square, h 66 Main. 



Smith Luther M., locomotive engineer, h 72 

Stone. 
Smith Lvdia, widow of Charles, h 68 River. 
Smith :\lartin M., farmer 46, h 200 Arsenal. 
SMITH MARY A., cook Crowner House, bds. 

do. 
SMITH MASON LEE, coroner, physician and 

surgeon, room 23 Paddock arcade, h 200 

Arsenal. 
Smith Minnie C, wido^v of Frank, typewriter, 

h 68 Massey. 
Smith Myron D., jeweler, 35 Public square, h 4 

Union. 
Smith Nicholas M., book-keeper, bds. Wood- 

intl' House. 
Smith Norman L.. carpenter, h 17 Holcomb. 
Smith Philip, lilacksmith. h 72 Main. 
Smith Polly, widow of John D., h 4 Sherman. 
Stone Peter, laborer, h 78 Mill. 
Smith Ralph T., dealer in groceries and pro- 
visions, 5 Arsenal, h 47 State. 
Smith Robert E., wholesale dealer in butter 

and cheese. 38 Court, bds. Crowner House. 
Smith Robert S.. laborer, h 14 Pearl. 
Smith Romeyn H., machinist, h 78 Main. 
Smith Ruby, widow of John R., h 13 Boon. 
Smith TerranceA., carpenter, h 39 Prospect. 
Smith Thomas, blacksmith, h 41 Washington 

place. 
Smith Thomas, laborer, h 136 Arsenal. 
Smith Thomas, boilermaker, h 34 Factory. 
Smith Thomas, mason, h 11 Smith. 
Smith Thomas G., laborer, h 34 Smith. 
Smith Thomas L., machinist, h 17 Bronson. 
Smith Thomas N., painter, h 13 Burchard. 
Smith Timothy A., hop grower and farmer 

200, owns 2 orange groves in Florida, h 221 

Arsenal. 
Smith Walter J., musician, h 10 Arsenal. 
Smith William, laborer, h 36 Pme. 
Smith William, blacksmith, h 12i^ Pearl. 
Smith William, clerk, bds. Romang House. 
Smith William A., laborer, h 12 Moulton. 
Smith William H., dealer in real estate, 20 

Commercial arcade, h 12 Keyes ave. 
Smith William M., laborer, h 21 Academy. 
Smith William O., book-keeper, h 12 High. 
Smyth John B., carpenter, h 88 Moulton. 
Snell Bray ton S., machinist, h 14 Bronson, 
Snell Delos, carpenter, h 51 Le Rciy st. 
Snell James, carpenter and farmer 76, h 51 Le 

Ray st. 
Snell Jeremiah, carpenter, h Dorsey. 
Snell Maggie M. Miss, dressmaker, 2 Opera 

House block, h do. 
SNELL NORMAN S., prop, depot restaurant, 

served in Co. A, 14th N. Y. H. A., resides 

at depot. 
Snodgrass Joseph, engineer, h 33 Prospect, 
Snook George, clerk, h 83 Rutland st. 
Snook Henry J., clerk, h 3 Munson. 
Snow Levi, spinner, h 25 Le Ray st. 
Snowden Jennie, h 15 High. 
Snyder Benjamin, wood worker, bds. Dillon 

House. 
Snyder Fritz, blacksmith, bds. 84 Factory 

square. 
Snyder John, shorthand reporter, bds. 43 Cof- 

feen. 
Snyder William, laborer, bds. 3 Jay. 
Snyder William, laborer, h 178 Arsenal. 
Sodey Joseph, horse trainer, bds. Harris 

House. 
Solar John, carpenter, h 28 Keyes ave. 



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Sons Ernest L., baker, li 194 JIain. 

Sons Jauette :\[.. h 44 High. 

SOPER ALBERT P.. tiusmitli and plumber, 8 
Le Ray sL, h 120 Main. 

Soper Albert R., painter, li 7 Wall. 

Soper Mark, section foreman, li 104 Arsenal. 

Sorrow Jerry, miller, h 58 Factoiy. 

Sorrow John R., miller, h 38 Fiiirl)anks. 

Soule Rot>ert, tinsmith and plumber, h 17 Rut- 
land st. 

Spafi'ord Horace F., com. traveler, li 20 Sher- 
man. 

Sparks James W. C, (Mould & Sparks) h 11 
Winthrop. 

Spaulding Susan, h 10 Mechanic. 

Spencer Aui^ustus. caipentt r. h 27 High. 

SPENCER HENRY G. P., physician and sur- 
geon. 1 Stone, h 17 do. 

SPENCER GORDON P., physician and sur- 
geon. 1 Iron block, h 17 Stone. 

Spencer James D., phvsiciau and snrgeou, 1 
Stone, h 23 do. 

Spencer Thomas, emp. Davis Sewing ]\Iachine 
Co., h 10 Lamon. 

Spicer Asel, laborer, h 16 Bradley. 

Spicer De Forest, clerk, h 2 Union. 

Spies George, cooper, h 16 Massev. 

Spink Hiram B., hostler City Hotel. 

SPONENBERCi IIEXRY M., (Sponenlxrg .t 
Waddiiigham) h 22 Ten Evclv. 

SPONENBERG & WADDINGHAM, (Henry M. 
S. and Fred W. ) dealers in hardware, 
farming implements, dairy utensils, etc., 
12 Washington. 

Sprague Adelbert J., mason, h 13 Central ave. 

SPRATT JOHN W., (Gates & Spratt) h 52 
Factory. 

Spratt Margaret, widow of Henry, h 52 Fac- 
tory. 

Springhall William, laborer, h 79 Coffeen. 

Springsteen Charles G., music dealer, h 4 
Boyd. 

Scjuire George, patternmaker, h 25 Bronson. 

Staltord Alfred, laborer, h 27 Huntington. 

Stafford Charles J., hack drivei-. h 7 William. 

Stamp Andrew, engineer, h 11 Mullin. 

Standley William H., (^Standley & Eraser) h 26 
Mnndy. 

Standley it Eraser, (William H. S. and Simon 
G. F. ) dealers in boots and shoes, Com- 
mercial block. Public square. 

Stanley William E., painter, 24'^^ Court. 

STAR LAUNDRY. Anthony D. Demarse, prop., 
49 Court. 

Starbuck Isaac, (Starbuck & Allen) resides in 
Gouveineur, St. Lawrence Co. 

Staibnck Roxana G., widow of James F., h 27 
Clinton. 

STARBUCK & ALLEN, (Isaac S. and Henry 
M. A.) dealers in lumber, 54 Court. 

Starkweather Fred H., book-keeper, bds. 12 
Boyd. 

Starkweather Herman J.. carpEnter and re- 
pairer. 66K Public square, h 54 Mill. 

Starkweather "Wallace W., (York & Stark- 
weather) h 12 Boyd. 

St. Clair Allen, wood tinisher, h 14 Bronson. 

St. Clair Thomas, butcher, h 81 Main. 

Stebl)ins , miller, h 78 Jloulton. 

Steblnns Jean R., pres. Agricultural Insur- 
ance Co., h 7 Ten Evck. 

Steblin Alouise. farmer 207. h 187 Main. 

Steele Harvey W., lawyer. 13 Washington, bds. 
27 Franklin. 



Stephens Benjamin, laborer, h 5 Burns ave. 

Stephens Cyrenns, laborer, h 67 Mill. 

Sterling Charles, carpenter, h 15 (lentral ave.. 

Sterling Edward B., manuf.. h 8 Clinton. 

Sterling F. F., (Stock & Sterling). 

Sterling John, sali snian for Sterling & Mosher, 

bds. Sterling place. 
STERLING JOHN C, (Steiling & Mosher) 

owns real estate 75 acres, director Jefler- 

son County National Bank, h Sterling 

place. 
STERLING LEWIS B., book-keeper, h 52 

Fianklin. 
STERLING A- MOSHER. (John C. S. and 

Heurj' B. M.) dealers in books, stationer}'. 

paper hangings, window shades, ])ictnr(' 

flames, and moldings, 2 Washington i nd 

4 Paddock arcade. 
STEVENS A. B., physician and surgeon. 17 

P;iddock arcade, h 24 State. 
STEVENS CALVIN GAY, physician and i-ur- 

geon. room 1 Opera House block, h 46 

Franklin. 
Stevens Clarence R , macliinist. 19 Jeft'erson. 
Stevens Cyrenns, laborei-, h 75 Mill. 
Stevens George J., snpt. Smith's Ijottlirg 

works, 33^ Court. 
Stevens Harvey H.. carpenter, h 40 Mullin. 
Stevens Henry .J., butcher, bds. Harris House. 
STEVENS HENRY M., M. D.. sec'y Agricult- 

irral Insurance Co., h 12 Ten Eyck. 
Stevens Luther N., miller, h 45 State. 
Stevens Mary, widow of Henry, h 19 Mechanic. 
Stevens William H., asst. sec'y Agricultural 

Insurance Co.. h 21 Ten Eyck. 
Stevens William H.. carriage tinisher, li 19 

Meclianic. 
Stewart Alexander, carnenter, h 28 Bronson. 
Stewart C. Talcott, teamster, h 98 Main. 
Stewart Elizabeth, widow of James, h 16 Pearl. 
Stewart J. Severance, emp. Watertown Spring 

Wagon Co., h 1 Park. 
Stewart James W.. clerk, li 16 Pearl. 
Stewart Lucv, widow of William, Jr., bds. 63 

Conrt. 
Stewart Nathaniel, clerk, h 14 Franklin. 
Stickney Frank L., laborer, h 3 Remington. 
Stitts Charles, carpenter, bds. Romang House. 
Stimpst.n Henry L , printer, h 15 Meadow. 
Stimpson Jeremiah, machinist, li 62 Franklin. 
Stimson Thomas C. pi inter, h 24 Orchard. 
St. Joseph's Apostolic School, Rev. C. Ran:ot, 

prill., 1 Thompson. 
St. Louis Antoine, laborer, h 64 Factory. 
Stock J. J., (Stock & Storhiig). 
Stock & Sterling, (J. J. S. and F. F. S. ) 

niannfs. of grease and oil for railroad ]iur- 

poses, Neweli. 
Stockwell Fred, laborer, h 35 Orchard. 
Stock well "Fred H., carpenter, li 6 Summer. 
Stoddaid Burt, laborer, li 69 Cotteen. 
Stoddard George A., caipenter. h 100 Cotteen. 
Stoddard Hiram, carpenter, h 97 Cotteen. 
Stoddard Warren, laborer, h 1 Earl. 
STOKES WILLIA:\I TAVERNER. pastor Cong. 

Chiircii and editor T/w Sitciil H'orAir, 7 

and 9 Anthony, h 59 Rnthnid st. 
Stone George M., teamster, h 17 Bradley. 
Stone James, lal)orer, li 8 Hamilton. 
Stone James, mason, li 77 Court. 
Stone John H.. mason, li 18i\Iassty. 
Stone Mary Miss, nurse, h 25 Wasbin:.;ton. 

place. 
Stone Peter, laborer, h 2<i Factory. 



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Stone Peter, laborer, h 78 Mill. 

Stone Theodore, laborer, li 78 Mill. 

Stouebuin William, li 13 Boyd. 

Storer Frances, widow of Samuel P., h 102 
Main. 

Storms Andrew J., clerk, bds. Kirby House. 

Storms Corneliu.s M., clerk for R. T. Smith, h 
5 Vale. 

S'A)rais Cory, hostler, bds. Harris House. 

Srorms Dan, laborer, bds. 17 Ely. 

Storms Ezra, laborer, h 10 Lynde. 

Storms George, laborer, h 17 Ely. 

Storms Han-y, clerk, bds. Hancock. 

Storms James A., laborer, bde. Hancock. 

Storms Lincoln, machinist, bds. 23 Emer- 
son. 

STORY FREDERICK T., pres. and treas. 
VVatertown Gas Light Co., h 33 Clinton. 

Stowell Frank, furniture finisher, h 26 Acad- 
emy. 

St. Patrick's Parochial School, under the direc- 
tion of the Sisters of Mercy, Mother Mary 
P. H. Kieran, prin., 31 Massev. 

STREETER, BRIMMER & 0L"EAN, (Fred 
W. S., Henry J. B., and Frank W. O.) 
props. Grand Central Clothing House, 
merchant tailors and dealers in gents' fur- 
nishing; goods, 16 Woodruff House block, 
Pulilic square. 

Strceter Eunice H., widow of Nelson W., h 26 
Sr.ate. 

STREETER FRED W., (Streeter, Brimmer & 
Oiean) h 25 Stone. 

Stieeter J. B yant, clerk, h 22 Emerson. 

STREETER JOHN C, ex-postmaster, h 19 
State. 

Streeter Roz'^11, carpenter, h 68 Washington. 

Streeter Stephen, machinist, h 82 Moulton. 

Strickland Miles, retired, h 45 Massey. 

Strife Nicholas, h Main cor. Le Ray sts. 

Sturtevant David, shoemaker, 83 Main, h 24 
Lynde cor. Cooper. 

Sullivan Francis, laborer, h 44 Cedar. 

Snllivan John, 1 iborer, bds. 4 Front. 

Sul ivan Michael J., carpenter, h 2 Moulton. 

Sully Peter, laborei', h 167 Main. 

Sunman John, laborer, h 14 Willow. 

Sun man Mary, widow of Thomas, h 12 Em- 
mett. 

Sup rise Emery, carriagemaker, h 25X Court. 

Suiton Benjamin, plumber, h 17 Orchard. 

Swan William, trinmier, bds. Hancock. 

Sweeney James R., retired, bds. Woodruff 
House. 

Sweeney John , carpenter, h 7 Emerson. 

Sweet Drayton E.. printer, h 15 Gotham. 

Sweet Loriston M.. trimmer, h 78 Arsenal. 

Sweet MelvinL., painter, h 29 Public square. 

Sweney James, niolder, h 44 Gotham. 

Sweney Oaver, carpenter, h 19 Central ave. 

Sweney Owen, laborer, h 42 Gotham. , 

Swett Maria L., widow of Theophilus, h 7 
Grove. 

Switzsr George, laborer, h C Central ave. 

Sylvester William B , sec'y and treas. Water- 
town Sp)ing Wagon Co., bds. State. 

Symonds James B., locomotive engineer, prop. 
Exchange Hotel, 84 Stone. 

Symonds Sarah, (Mrs. J. D.) prop, boarding- 
house, 22 Franklin. 

TAG-JART BROTHERS CO., B. B Taggart, 
pres.; W. W. Taggart, vice-pres.; H. V. W. 
Taggart, treas. ; G. C. Sherman, sec'y, pa- 
per mannfs., foot of Jlorrison. 



Taggart Byron B., pres. Taggart Brothers Co., 
h 47 Washington. 

Taggart Henry V. W., treas. Taggart Brothers 
Co., h 2 Park. 

Taggait Joseph B.. carpenter, h 9 Morrison. 

Taggart William W., vice-pres. Taggart Broth- 
ers Co., h 2 Park. 

TALLETT GEORGE HENRY, retired, owns 
farm 32, h 130 Coft'een. 

Tallett William H., market gardener, h 130 Cof- 
feen. 

Taml)lin Emeline B., widow of John, h 46 
Stone. 

Tamblin John M., printer, h 46 Stone. 

Tapp Benjamin, lockmaker, bds. 30 Factory. 

Tapp George, dealer in popcorn, h 30 Factory. 

Tassey William R., clerk, h 39 Academy. 

Taylor , painter, bds. Dillon House. 

Taylor Alexander, painter, h 83 Moulton. 

Taylor Bertrand L., dealer in hides, leather, 
and wool, jobber in boots and shoes, 34 
Court, h 34 Washington. 

Taylor J. Bvron, clerk, bds 34 Washington. 

Taylor Perry D., laborer, h 8 Rutland st. 

Teale Charles W., painter, h 24 Franklin. 

Teele William A., manager for G. W. Ingalls 
& Co., 72 Public square, h 573;2 Rutland st. 

Teeple Peter, stair builder, h 7 Benedict. 

Teriue Peter, h 18 Factory. 

Terney James H., cigarmaker, h 23 Washing- 
ton place. 

Terrill Newell D., printer, h 25 Ten Eyck. 

Terry Augustus, laborer, h 18 Factory. 

Terry Daniel G., clerk, h 7 Orchard. * 

Thate Cliarles, carpenter, h 30 Bronson. 

Thate Robert, rubber, emp. H. H. Babcock 
Buggy Co., h 30 Bronson. 

Therry Lewis C, teacher of languages, h 35 
Oichard. 

Thomas Cliarles, laborer, h 13 Newell. 

Thomas David, machinist, h Jackman. 

Thomas Frank, teamster, h 7 Water. 

Thomas George, blacksmith, h 46 Bronson. 

Thomas George W., laborer, h 93 Coffeen. 

Thomas James H., laborer, h 95 Coffeen. 

Thomas John, porter American Hotel, bds. do. 

Thomas Phineas, teamster, h 36 Cedar. 

Thomas William A., machinist, h 21 High. 

Thompson Antoinette, widow of Judge William 
C, h5 Gale. 

Thompson Carrie, widow of William L., h 31 
Lynde. 

Thompson Castell A., laborer, h 19 Orchard. 

Thompson Edward H., grocer, h 10 Winthrop. 

Thompson Fred, clerk, bds. Globe Hotel. 

Thompson George, laborer, h 5>^ Lepper. 

Thompson Her'iert N., market gardener and 
farmer 9, h 81 Coffeen. 

Thompson Jencks B., section foreman, h 39 
Cemral. 

Thompson John D., insurance agent, h 41 
Academy. 

Thompson Malcolm, tailor, h 19 Elm. 

Tliompson Mary J. Mrs., dressmaker, h Siy^ 
Ccmrt . 

ThompsonPeterL., machinist, bds. 9 Moulton. 

Thornton Achsah, widow of Rozelle, h 19 
Pearl. 

Thurston William J. .carpenter, h 14J^ Factory. 

Tiernan Martha J., dressmaker, h 20 Academy. 

Tierney Oney, laborer, li 37 Willow. 

TILDEN JOHN M., manuf of tin, copper, and 
slieetiron ware, dealer in peddlers' sup- 
plies, 59 Arsenal cor. Massey, h 26 Massey. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



239 



Tinny Amos, laborer, h 15 Bronson. 

Tobiii Tatrick, track walker E., W. * 0. 11. E., 
h 23 River. 

Todd John, clerk, bds. Harris Honse. 

Todd Josej)!!. shoemaker, h 65>2 Factory. 

Todd Mav L., school teacher. 

Tolles Emily & Delia A., farm 8, h 113 State. 

Tomlinson Dewitt C. real estate dealer, h 3 
Clav. 

Tompkins Fred L., clerk, h 20 Elizabeth. 

Took Fiank, carpenter, bds. 103 Blain. 

Toole Margaret, widow of IMichael, h 75 Cof- 
fee n. 

Toole Martin, janitor school-honse, h 17 Clay. 

Toomer Thomas, machinist, h 30 Hif^h. 

Toranser Joseph, laborer, h 11 Central. 

Torrey George E,, iiastor Christian Church, h 
53 Masscy. 

Touchet Joseph I., blacksmith, h 2 Lynde. 

Tonchette Lewis, blacksmith, h 73 Court. 

Tough George, lauorer, h 10 Mam. 

Tough Eobeit, papcrmaker, h 95 Factory. 

Toupin Aime, line repairer, h 72 Main. 

Tout Henrv H.. barber, h 22 Academy. 

Tout William E., barber, 54>i Court, h 6 Cur- 
tis. 

Towns C. G. Mrs., nurse, h 8 Polk. 

Townsend Charles V., laliorcr, h 1G3 Main. 

Townsend George O., wood workei, h 40 High. 

Townsend George F., carpenter, h 4 Hancock. 

Townsend Lydia, widow of Lyman, h 42 High. 

Townsend Truman A., laborer, h 4 Hancock. 

Towslcy George, machinist, h 2 Wall. 

Ttacy Hannah, widow of Jabez, bds. 4 Moul- 
ton. 

Tracy Patrick, mason, h 7 Emmett. 

Trainer James, laborer, h 57 Gotham. 

Trainer Pi ter, mail carrier, h 34 Factory. 

Trainor Thomas, laborer, h 34 Factory. 

Traiuor Thomas, Jr., laborer, h (U Factory. 

Traver George, ]minter, h 30 Cross. 

Tr^.ver Ira A. Mr. & Mrs., dealers in milli- 
nery and fancy goods. 8 Washington place, 
h 2"Benedict. " 

Travis James, laborer, h 14 Boon. 

Treadweil George D., painter, h 52 Central. 

Treadwell Mary S., widow of John H., h 25 
Washington. 

Trembluy George, laborer, h 4 Main. 

Treslin .James, laborer, h 20 Palmer. 

Tripp Edwaid B., clerk, h 9 William. 

Tripp Lawson, laborer, h 1 VvUi. 

Tiipp Sarah, widow of William, bds. 2 Grove. 

Tripp Snrran H., overseer paper-miil.h 20 Clay. 

Tripp William, prop, saloon, 9 Arsenal, h 9 
William cor. Boyd. 

TROWBIllDGE EDWAED Vy., M. D., physi- 
cian. '^2^, Pulilic s(|ii:ii-e. h 50 Academy. 

TEOWBKIDGE FliEDEEICK G , physician 
and surgeon, 22J-2 Fublic square, h 41 
Stone. 

Trowbridge Loui.se, widow of Dr. William E., 
h 41 Stone. 

TROWBEIDGE STANTON S., lawyer, room 
3 Doolittle & Hall block, h 9 State. 

Troy Steam Laundry, M. Demarse & Co., 
props., 6 Arcade. 

Truax Nelsi>n, retired, h 13 Le Eay st. 

Truesdell James D., yard master E., W. & O. 
R. E., h 104 Arsenal. 

Tubbs Charles H., dealer in furs, robes, hats, 
caps, etc., 18 Public square, h 39 State. 

Tubbs Jared C, h 18 Ten Eyck. 

Tucker Barbara, widow, h 5 Polk. 



Tucker Edmund G., book-keeper, bds. Kirby 
House. 

Tufts William N., clerk for T. C. Chittenden, 
bds. 5 Davidson. 

Turcott Alfred, carriage trimmer, h 117 Fac- 
tory. 

Tuttle Albert E., trimmer, h 51 State. 

Tuttle Fred, miller, bds. 2 Union. 

Tuttle Fred C. clerk, bds. Kiiby House. 

Tuttle Laura, widow of Hiram W., h 11 William. 

Tuttle Permelia. widow of Theodore, h 4 High. 

Twiss George E., laborer, h 5 Clay. 

Tyler Aniiis. widow of Stephen .\., h 2 Goodale. 

Tyler Horace E., (Tylei- Brothers) foreman for 
U.iion Carriage and Gear Co., h 9 Clay. 

TYLEE WALTER D., (Tyler Bi others; h 2 
Goodale. 

Tyler Brothers, (Walter D. and Horace E.) 
draymen and dealers in wood, Mill cor. 
Factory. 

Tysley Samuel, nickel plater, bds. 9 Mimlton. 

Ullman Isidore C, clerk, bds. 72 Massey. 

Ullman Mover, manager New York Clothing 
Co.. h 72 Massev. 

Ulmer Fred M.. (^Uliner & Son) h 23 Court. 

Ulmer William M.. (Uhnir & Son) h 30 Court. 

Ulmer & Son, (William M. and Fred M. ) 
dealers in groceries. 

Umbei- John, laborer, h 6 Prospect. 

Union Carriage and Gear Co., W. W. Conde, 
pres.; J. 13. Wise, vice-pres.; W. 0. Ball, 
sec'y and treas.. mamifs. of tiiiished car- 
riages and cutters, and carriage gears in 
the white, Newell. 

Upell Peter, mason, h Gill. 

Upell Theodore, laborer, h 3 Grant. 

Upliam Addison L., asst. cashier National 
Union Bank, h 12 Steilmg. 

Upliam Samuel A., discount clerk, h 23 Clin- 
ton. 

UPHAM SAMUEL B., cashier Union National 
Bank, h 23 Chnton. 

U. T. K. Clothing House. (F. H.Bilyea and W. 
G. Kingsley) dealers in clothing, 10 Wash- 
ington. 

Utlry Albert M., agent, bds. Eomang House. 

Utlev C. Mrs., h 10 Howk. 

Uiley Magdalene, (Mrs. Albert) h 22 Mullin. 

Utley Eobert L., retired, bds. Kirby House. 

Valentine Joseph C, blacksmith, h 20 Emer- 
son. 

Valior Orvir:, laliorer, bds. 57 Mill. 

VALLAT THADDEUS W., merchant tailor 
and prop, saloon, h 113 and 115 Factory. 

Vallet Catharine, widow of James, aged 78, 
bds. 18 Burchaid. 

Vallet Julius E., tailor, h 18Buichard. 

Valley Albert H., carpenter, h 17 Cedar. 

Valley Lavier, h 37^2 Franklin. 

Valley Melena, dressmaker, h 373^ Franklin. 

Valley Pamelia, dressmaker, h 31}4 Frank- 
lin. 
j Valois Theodore, teamster, h 35 Le Eay st. 

Valois Theodore J., teamster, h 30 Morrison. 

Van .\lstine James, carpenter, \xU. 133 Main. 

Van .\lstine John V., carpenter, bds. 133 j\Iain. 

Van Amber Charles W.. wagonmaker, h 52 
Main. 

Van Amber Clark, carpenter, h 77 Mam. 

Van Aaiber Frederick, h 18 Cential. 

Van Amber John N., retired, bds. 27 Main. 

Van Amber Orrin D., carpenter, h 27 Main. 

VanAntwern Charles W., ice peddler, h 7 Cen- 
ter. 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Van Allium Elizabeth M., widow of James, h 2 

Grove. 
Van Arnum Grant, laborer, bds. 103 Main. 
VAN BBAKLE CHARLES H. Col., notary 

l^iiblic and book-keeper for Agricultural 

Insurance Co., h 4 Benedict. 
Van Bniiit Helen E., widow of Peter W., h 4 

Sterling. 
Van Brunt Peter W., emY>. Watertown Times, 

h 4 Sterling. 
Van Camp John W., clerk, h 32 Orchard. 
Van Conant Edward, carpenter, h Walthaiu. 
Van Cougbnent Ira, invalid, h'27 Meadow. 
Van Dewalker Alonzo, farmer 555, h 84 Main. 
Van Dewalker John H., farmer 23, h 173 State. 
Van Dewalker Layton, bartender, bds. Ameri- 
can Hotel. 
Van Dewater Robert A., carpenter, h 20 Bron- 

son. 
VAN DOREN CORNELIUS L, manuf. of sash, 

doors, blinds, moldings, etc., 25 Mill, h 

118 Main. 
Van Dusen James, molder, h 2 Front. 
Van Dusen S. N., painter, bds. Harris House. 
Van Epps Bvron P., lal)orer, h 13 Bradley. 
Van Epps James G., (^Van Epps & Corev) h 37 

High. 
VAN EPPS MORTIMER N., dealer in boots, 

shoes, and rubbers, 2 Public square, h 63 

State. 
Van Epps & Corey, (James G. Van E. and Sid- 
ney J. C.) wood turners, Fairbanks. 
Van Luran Sidney W., prop, boarding-house, 

54 Factory. 

Van Namee , widow of Richard, h 20 State. 

Van Namee Charles C. h 20 State. 

Van Namee Eugene C, druggist, 21 Public 

square, h 28 Massey. 
Van Namee Nathan, lawyer, 2 Doolittle & Hall 

block, h 13 Jay. 
Van Nostrand Agnes, widow of Dexter, h 37 

Stone. 
Varley James, mason, h 20 Lansing. 
Van Vleok George, dealer in marble and 

granite, 68 Court, h do. 
Van Wert Chemical Co., S. Felt, Jr., and C. 

W. Simons, props., mauufs. of the Van 

Wert remedies, 11 Anthony. 
Van Winkle James J., h 68 Washington. 
Van Wornier Brothers, (Floyd S. and Orville 

D.) props. Oakland House, 109 Court. 
Van Wormer Floyd S., (Van Wormer Brothers) 

h 109 Coui-t. 
Van Wormer John O., policeman, h 109 Court. 
Van Wormer OrvineD.,(Van Wormer Brothers) 

h 109 Court. 
Van Wormer Winford, brakeman, h Boon. 
Vergman Charles, retired, h 10 Hamilton. 
Vernum Einmett, painter, h 28 Water. 
Veriium Orville S., painter, h 58 Franklin. 
Victory Edmund, sereenmaker. h 63 State. 
Vieu Louis, shoemaker, h 7 Van Duzee. 
Vincent Arthur B., bartender Crowner House, 

bds. do. 
Vinton William, brakeman R.. W. & O. K. R., 

h 74 Franklin. 
Visscher Edward B.,book-keeper,h 4 Mechanic. 
Vosburg Ann Eliza INIrs., h 110 Arsenal. 
WADDINGHAM FRED, (Sponenberg & Wad- 

dingham) h 19 Paddock. 
Waddingham Fred H., sec'y Building and 

Loan Asso., bds. 19 Paddock. 
Wadley C. A., widow of Perley K., h 15 Sher- 
man. 



Wagar Isaac M., carpenter, h 11 Cross. 

Wagar John H., carpenter, h'27 Mechanic. 

Wagar Reuben D., carpenter, h 4 Waltham. 

Wagar Thomas D., woodturner, h 72 Academy. 

Wager Ali^heus B., teamster, h New York ave. 

Wager David C, laborer, h 7 New York ave. 

Wager Ed., laborer, h 31 Factory. 

Wager John, carpenter, h 27 Mechanic. 

Wait Burt, laborer, bds. 2 Prospect. 

Wait Dorephus A., dealer in agricultural iin- 
plements, hardware, stoves, etc., 32 Court, 
h 3 Le Ray st. 

Wait Hamilton A., carpenter, h 2 Prospect. 

Waite Adaline, widow of Thomas, h 3 Mundy. 

Waite Brothers, (Edward J. and W. A.) props, 
malt house and dealers inbarlej' and malt, 
110 Court. 

Waite Clark M., (Waite & Goodale)h 56 Wash- 
ington. 

Waite Daniel D., carpenter, h 15 Cooper. 

Waite Dean, ( Gifford Mfg. Co.) h 35 Franklin. 

Waite Edward J.. (Waite Brothers) h 6 Jay. 

Waite Mary Jane,' h 28 Moulton. 

Waite Otis G., paper hanger, h 3 Mundy. 

Waite Sherman D., laborer, h 8 Front. 

Waite William T.. clerk, h 35 Blassey. 

Waite William T., clerk, h 8 Mechanic. 

WAITE & GOOD ALE, ( Cla. k M. W. and Henry 
D. G.) real estate dealers, 7 Paddock build- 
ing. 

Waits Eliza F., h 6 JlulUn. 

Wakefield Fannie, widow of W. D., h 22 Jef- 
ferson. 

Waketield John F., carpenter, h 67 State. 

Waketield Laura J., tailoress, h 67 State. 

Waketield Zera A., carpenter, h 26 Burchard. 

Wakeman Archer, manuf. of tish baits, h 103 
Moulton. 

Walker George B., tiremaii, bds. 90 Arsenal. 

WALKER GEORGE H., lawyer and deputy 
county clerk, h 53 Franklin. 

Walker George S., laborer, h 25 Elizabeth. 

Walker Joseph T., retired, h 53 Franklin. 

Walker Kate, widow of George, h 193 .< Public; 
square. 

Walker Kate M.. teacher, bds. 4 Sherman. 

Walker Mamie G-, teacher, bds. 4 Sherman. 

Walker Mark, carpenter, h 5 Moulton. 

Walker Virsula. widow of Benjamin F., teacher, 
h 4 Sherman. 

Wallace Alvin D., emp. Watertown Spring 
Wagon Co., bds. 8 High. 

Wallace George, machinist, b 4 Bronson. 

Wallace Roltcrt, janitor Agricultural Insur- 
ance Vniilding, h 46 Water. 

Wallace Sophia, widow, bds. 37 Massej'. 

Walralh Aaron H., laborer, h 2 Jefferson. 

Walrath Daniel A., tanner and currier, h 125' 
Main. 

Walrath Irwin, clerk, bds. 106 Washington. 

Wahath Rol)ert H., laborer, h 14 Goodale. 

Walrath Sidney C, grocer, 99 Factory, h 106- 
Washington. 

Walrod Daniel, retired, h 125 Main. 

Walsh Thomas, laborer, bds. 2 Union. 

WALTS CHARLES IL, (Porter & Walts) law- 
yer and county judge, h 8 Winslow. 

Walts Frank, book-keeper, h 15 Jay. 

Walts Fred S., book-keeper, h 7 Jackman. 

Walts Julia, widow of Thomas, h 32 High. 

Walts William, retired farmer, h 19 Le Ray 

St. 

Walworth Peter, laborer, h 5 Emerson. 
Ward Frank J., carpenter, h 22 Elizabeth. 



CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



241 



Warrl James A., lawj-er, G}<^ Washington place, 
li 15 Holcomb. 

"Ward John, laborer, li 107 Washington. 

Ward John, painter, h 9 Ci-ntei-. 

Ward Peter A , constable, h 6 Davidson. 

WARD WALTER, architect and surveyor, 8 
Arcade, h 17 Baker. 

AVardwell Emma S , music teacher, bds. Ster- 
ling place. 

Wardwell Natlianiel P., cashier Watertown 
National Bank, h 12 Chnton. 

Ware John, painter, h 4 Prosjject. 

Warner Horace H., emp. Hitchcock Lamp Co., 
h 38 Rutland st. 

Warren James H., carpenter, bds. 30 Moul- 
ton. 

Warren James Jlrs., h 1 Emmett. 

AVarren John, porter Woodruff House, h G8 
Franklin. 

Warieu John J., papermaker, h 95 Factory. 

Wainman Joseph, carpenter, bds 25 Cotteen. 

Washburn Wallace E., clerk, h 9 Academy. 

Washer Fred A., laborer, h 3 Burns ave. 

Washer Joseph, laborer, h 9 Newell. 

Washer Moses, laborer, h 5 Goodale. 

AVasher Oliver, laborer, h 5 Hiintington. 

Washingtoji House, (vacant) 31 Public scpiare. 

Waters David, farmer 30. h 26 Pearl. 

Waters Harlow D.. mechanic, h 35 Brainard. 

Waters John, peddler, h 9 Water. 

AVATERTOWN ADVOCATE. George E. Satch- 
well. editor and pro) ., issued every Thurs- 
day, G Washington Hall block. 

Watertown Board of Trade. Andrew W. Munk, 
sec'v and tieas, 6 Americ»n arcade. 

WATERTOWN BOAT AND CANOE CO., D. 
J. Freeman, prop., manuf. of steam laun- 
clies, smooth-shell sailing and paddling 
canoes, light-weight hunting and pleasure 
boats, oars, paddles, boat and canoe trim- 
mings, etc., 13':.j High. 
Watertown Carriage Co.. incorporated Nov. 8, 
1889, A. D. Remington, pres.; E. S. Good- 
ale, viee-pres.; John M. Carpenter, sec'y 
and treas., manufs. of wagons, carriages, 
and sleighs, 12. 1-1. and 16 Remington. 

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES, Brockway .t 
Sons, publishers and props., 12 and 14 
Arcade. 

Watertown Electric Light Co., (limited) capi- 
tal il5,000 ; organized in 1884 ; D. C. Mid- 
dletou, pres.; W. H. Moore, sec'y ; F. L. 
Baker, treas., 38 Moultou, office 3 Paddock 
arcade. 
Watertown Gas Light Co., F. T. Story, pres. 
and treas.; E. Q. Sewall, vice-pres.; H. C. 
Wliitnev, sec'v. Anthonv. 
WATERTOWN HERALD, Jere. Coughlin, edi- 
tor and prop., issued every Saturday, 18 
Washington. 
WATERTOWN NATIONAL BANK, George W. 
Knowlton, pres.; N. P. Wardwell, cashier; 
Willis W. Rice, teller, 1 Pul:)lic square. 
Watertown Paper Co., H. Remington, pres.; 
E. W. Remington, sec'y and treas., manufs. 
of paper and drv pulp, bewall's Island. 
WATERTOWN POST, Lotus Ingalls, editor ; 
Ingalls & Herrick, publishers, issued every 
Tuesday, book and job printing, 35 Ar- 
senal. 
WATERTOWN REFORMER AND WEEKLY 
TIMES. Brockway & Sons, publishers and 
props., issued every Wednesday, 12 and 14 
Arcade. 
16 



WATERTOWN RE-UNION, Charles W. Clare, 
editor and prop., issued every Wednesday, 
18 Arcade. 
Watertown River Driving Park Association, 1 

Fair. 
Watertown Savings, Loan, and Building Asso- 
ciation. 3 Paddock arcade. 
WATERTOWN SPRING WAGON CO., Levi 
H. Brown, pres.; John Prouty, vice-pres.: 
William B. Sylvescer, sec'j' and treas., 
manufs. of wagons, carriages, and sleighs. 
Factory square. 
Watertown Steam Engine Co., John C. Knowl- 
ton, pres. ; G. C. Sherman, vice-pres. ; S. F. 
Bagg. sec'y and treas., manufs. of steam 
engines. 215-225 Main. 
Watertown Street Railroad Co., A. D. Reming- 
ton, pres.; G. W. Wiggins, vice-pies.; D. 
C. Middleton, treas.; L. George, sec'y. 
Watertown Thermometer Co., I. P. Powers, 
pres.: B. B. Taggart, vice-pies.; \V. J. 
Sliepard, sec'y and treas., manufs. of ther- 
iiiometers and barometers, 24 Newell. 
Watertown Woolen-Mills, G. A. Lance, prop., 
wool-carding and cloth-dressing, 40 and 42 
Moulton. 
Watkins Clinton D., prop, boarding-house, 17i) 

Mam. 
AVatson Alpheus G., painter, h 29 Mechanic. 
AVatt John Mrs., retiied, h rear 34 Hi li. 
Watt Julia, widow of Tliomas, h 32 High. 
AVatt Lizzie Miss, tailoress, h 5 Jay. 
AVatt Margaret, widow of John, h 32 High. 
Weal William, laborer, h G Howk. 
Weaver Estella, dressmaker, ISj^ Public 

square. 
Weaver George AV., painter, h Si^ Bronson. 
Weaver Jeremiah, farmer IG, h 150 State. 
AVeaver John F., resides Henry Keep. Home. 
Weaver Maiy, widow of Jacob, li 25 Keyes ave. 
Weaver Robert E., clerk Harris House, h 14 

Hnntington. 
AVEBB EDWARD P., lawyer, 3J4 Court, h 21 

Elizabeth. 
Weblj Frederick A., com. traveler, h 20 Acad- 
emy. 
Webb Ori.ssa, widow of Stanley W., h 11 Boyd. 
Webb Richard O., printer, h 3 Bradley. 
Webster James, lilacksmith, bds, 100 Court. 
AVebster JoLn H., news agent R. , AV. & O. de- 
pot, bds. Kirby House. 
Weckesser Fred J., clerk, bds. 4 Arch. 
Weckesser Joseph, (Ennerich & AVeckesser) h 

4 Arch. 
AVeeks Justin W., court crier, bds. 72 Franklin. 
Weeks Lucy J., widow of Joseph, h 70 Mill. 
AVeidner Charles, prop, saloon, 10 Paddock 

arcade, h 1 Academy. 
Weise August, papermaker, h 27 Central. 
Welch Albro B., carpenter, h 12 Huntington. 
AVelcli Edwin O., painter, h 18 Cooper. 
Welch John, laborer, li 5 Morrison. 
Welch William, mason, h 9 Boon. 
AVeldon Andrew, dealer in Hour and feed, 128 

Court, h 10 Bradley. 
AA'eldon James, laborer, h 30 Factory. 
AVeldon John, laborer, h 133 Arsenal. 
AVeller Frank E., carpenter, h 11 Munson. 
AA^ellington Thomas, laborer, h 28 Burchard. 
Wells Edmond H., carriage trimmer, h 2 La- 

mon. 
Well* Ervin C, painter, h AA'inslow cor. Ham- 
lin. 
Wells Levi, carpenter, h rear 114 Main. 



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CITY OF WATERTOWN. 



Wells Steward G., fireman on railioad, li 26 
Meadow. 

Weniple Edmoiid C, retired, li 63 Washing- 
ton. 

Wencer Fred, barber, Globe Hotel, h 12 Acad- 
emy. 

Werner John G., tailor, h 84 Franklin. 

Wertz Charles, laborer, bds. 27 Newell. 

West Charles T., engineer, li 35 Prospect. 

West John G., laborer, h 6 Superior. 

West Linns, horse trainer, h 73 Washington. 

Westly William, laborer, h 51 Cedar. 

Weston WiUiam M.. machinist, h 74 State. 

Wetterhahn Eustina, widow of John, li 24}^ 
Court. 

Wetterhahn Henry, night watchman, bds 24^ 
Court. 

Wetterhahn William, teamster, h 8 Gotham. 

Whalen Walter, shoemaker, bds. Harris House. 

Whalen John, laborer, h 124 Arsenal. 

Whaley Marcus l*^., (Whaley & Bence) h 10^ 
Coifeen. 

Whaley & Bence, (Marcus F. W. and Michael 
B.) blacksmiths, 12 Coffeen. 

Wheeler Emma, widow of Wilson, h 3 Sterling. 

Wheeler Fred C, com. traveler, h 5 Baker. 

Wheeler Horton, com. traveler, h 24 Clay. 

Wheeler James J)., clerk, h 27 Orchard. 

Wheeler Mary A., widow of Edmund, h 47 
Arsenal. 

Wheeler Warren B., clerk, h 34 Rutland st. 

Wheelock Addison W., h 53}^ Stone. 

Whitcomb Elizabeth, widow of Lyman, h 34J^ 
Court. 

Whitcomb William E., clerk, h 343^ Court. 

Whitcomb WiUiam L., laborer, bds. 34"^ Court. 

White David G., gardener, li 13 Washington. 

White Dubois, retired, h 23 Franklin. 

White Ella, widow of Alvin B., prop, boarding- 
house, 2 Union. 

White Emma L. Mrs., h 17 Moulton. 

White James, grocer, 5 Bronson. 

White Lawrence, laborer, h 157 Arsenal. 

White Margaret, widow of Silas, h 45 Mas- 
sey. 

White'Warren A., constable, h 17 Goodale. 

Whitfield Richard, laborer, h 8 Lamoii. 

Whitford Rachel A. Miss, clerk for Sterling & 
Mosher, bds. 6}4 Washington place. 

WHITNEY GEORGE R., dealer in groceries, 
provisions, and meats, 36 Moulton, h 10 
Keyes ave. 

Whitney Harry C, book-keeper, bds. 65 Wash- 
ington. 

Whitnev Stephen M., laborer, bds. 109 Court. 

Wicks. Hughes & Griffith, (Joseph W., George 
H. H., and Lester G.) sanitary plumbers, 
gas fixtures, wood mantels, tiles, etc., 7 
Franklin, also 224 Genesee st., Utica, 
N. Y. 

Wiggins George W.. retired, h 30 Clinton. 

WILBUR HIRAM M., lawyer. 6 Doolittle & 
Hall block, h 16 Winslow. 

Wilbur Louise, widow of Charles, hair-dresser, 
h 5 Jackson. 

Wilcox Andrew J., blacksmith, bds. 77 Stone. 

Wilcox Edmund R.. law student with L. H. 
Brown, bds. 48 Stone. 

WILCOX OREN S., life ins. agent, 6^ Wash- 
ington place, h 48 Stone. 

Wilda Hiram, prop, restaurant, dealer in con- 
fectionerv, fruits, etc., 36 Public square, 
h do. 

Wilder Ann S., widow of Dexter, h 6 Benedict. 



WILDER BROTHERS. (Solon and George H.> 
props. Crowiier House, breeders of Hamble- 
touiaii and gentlemen's driving horses, 72, 
74, and 76 Court. \ 

WILDER GEORGE H., ^Wilder Brothers) h 
Crowner House. 

Wilder Horace, retired, bds. Crowner House. 

Wilder Lena Miss, dressmaker, h 11 Moulton. 

Wilder Marv L.. widow of Clark, h 110 Main. 

WILDER SOLON, (Wilder Brothers) alderman 
1st dist., 4th ward, li Crowner House. 

Wiley Mnrk A., laborer, h 4 W. Mullin. 

Wilkie Hiram W., laborer, h 130 Washington. 

Willard Edward W.. physician and surgeon, h 
22 Paddock. 

Willard Sterling A., farmer 170, h 19 Keyes ave. 

Willard Sylvia, widow of George, li 7 lioyd. 

Willex Daniel B.. carpenter, h 15 Mullin. 

Williams Alexander D., prop. Kirby House, 
45 and 47 Court. 

Williams Benjamin, mason, h 76 Arsenal. 

Williams Emerson A., laborer, h 11 Moulton. 

Williams Gaylord, porter Kirby House, bds. do. 

Williams George, painter, h 38 Gotham. 

Williams Henry G., jJainter, h 12 William. 

Williams Holland Bl., carpenter, h 81 Arsen- 
al. 

Williams John L., painter, h 114 Arsenal. 

Williams Leslie, carpenter, h 6 Mundv. 

WILLIAMS PARDON C. lawyer, judge Su- 
preme Court, 5th dist., office at court- 
house, h 11 Ten Eyek. 

Williams Robert, laborer, h 1 Lincoln . 

Williams Thomas R., janitor Fairbanks block,, 
h 13 do. 

Williamson Hattie A., widow of Rev. B. Alex- 
ander, h 19 Winslow. 

Willis Charles, laborer, h Main. 

Willoughbv Frank, express messenger R., W. 
& O. R. R., h 6 Gotham. 

Wilmot Asel W.. retired, h 3 Paddock. 

Wilmot Russell I., clerk, h 77 Wasliington. 

WILSON ALEXANDER R., dealer in art 
goods, 13 Washington, h 4 Orchard. 

WILSON ALEXANDER N., brick mason, ice 
dealer, and farmer 60, h 70 Huntington. 

Wilson Amelia, h 25 Cofi'een. 

Wilson Andrew I., butcher and prop, eider- 
mill, h 12 Engine. 

Wilson Andrew R., engineer, h 101 Arsenal. 

Wilson Charles, farmer 26, and in Rutland 75, 
h 112 State. 

Wilson George, clerk, h 77 Rutland st. 

Wilson Hiram, laborer, h 21 Huntington. 

Wilson James C, manuf. of ornamental iron 
work, 29 Arsenal, h 3 Gotham. 

Wilson James S., laborer, h Commercial block. 

Wilson John, ropemaker, h 51 Massey. 

Wilson John, clerk, h 63 Massey. 

Wilson John R.. (Wilson & Cas'tle) h 52 State. 

WILSON LYMAN H., (Wilson & Quinn) h 
15 Elizalieth. 

Wilson Rieli B., farmer 200, h 86 State. 

Wilson Samuel, tallow dealer, bds. 176 Main. 

Wilson William, laborer, h 105 Washington. 

Wilson William A., laborer, bds. 34 Moulton. 

Wilson William D., ornamental iron worker, 
h 2 Jay. 

Wilson & Castle, (John R. W. and George C. ) 
dealeis in meat, fish, etc., 1 Mill cor. Pub- 
lic square. 

WILSON & QUINN, (Lyman H. W. and Will- 
iam Q.) real estate, loan, and ins. agents,. 
3)4 Court. 



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243 



Winch Anne T., widow of William, farm in 

Rutland 100, h 27 State. 
Winch Frank, farmer 20, h Holconib. 
Windover Phebe, widow, h83 Court. 
Windover William, painter, h 92 Arsenal. 
Wingle John C, engineer, h 54 Ar.senal. 
Winne Frederick P., Episcopal clergyman, h 

53 Arsenal. 
WINSLOW BRADLEY, lawyer, room 2 Doo- 

Httle & Hall block, bds. Glol)C Hotel. 
Wiuslow Geraldine B. Mrs., h 2-1 Clinton. 
Winslow Harry E., book and job printer, 3}4 

Sterling, h 5 do. 
Winslow Jedediab, Episcopal clergyman, h 51 

State. 
Winslow John, h 10 Massey ave. 
Winslow Newell H., farmer, h 05 State. 
Winslow Norris, ( Knapjj & Winslow) special 

inspector U. S. treasury, h 5 Sterling. 
WINSLOW SARAH, widow' of John, farm 144, 

and in Rutland 275, h 10 Massey aye. 
Winslow William A., (Eames. Neuroth & Co.) 

dealer in cheese, h l}^ Winthrop. 
WISE JAMES B., manuf." of sewing machine 

and organ woodwork, and dealer in hard- 
ware, 43 Huntington, h 84 State. 
Wise William H., lockmaker, h 3 Pleasant. 
Wisuer George H., laborer, h 31 Riitland st. 
WITHERBY JAMES L., contractor and builder, 

24 Court, h 7 Jefl'erson. 
Witt Charles W.. policeman, h 7 MuUin. 
Witt Eliza, widow of Charles, h 26 State. 
Woliner Mary, widow of Henry, h 10 Cooper. 
Wood Benjamin F., miller, bds. 48 Arsenal. 
Wood Benjamin F. Rev., presiding elder M. 

E. Church, Adams district, h 50 Rutland st. 
Wood Charles E., butcher, h 4 Moulton. 
Wood Cyrus V., M. E. missionary and local 

clergyman, h 12 Hoard. 
Wood Fred, laborer, bds. 30 Public square. 
Wood Fred, laborer, bds. 10 Moulton. 
Wood Ira P., {I)e Cant Brothers & Co.)l)ds. 14 

Coffeen. 
AVOOD ISAAC A., dealer in Western 7 and 8 

per cent, mortgages, breeder and dealer in 

thoroiighbred Ayrshire cattle, farm in Le 

Ray 341, h 73i.f State. 
Wood Isabella, instructor in dressmaking, h 78 

Stone. 
Wood James W., machinist, h 45 Coffeen. 
Wood .John, laborer, h 33 Huntington. 
Wood John F., laborer, h C Cotfeen. 
Wood Malinda, widow, h 59 Factory. 
Wood Mary J., widow of James H., h 17 Ster- 

Hng. 
Wood Nancy, widow of Hiram, bds. 11 Sterling. 
Wood Robert R., contractor and builder, h 78 

Stone. 
Wood Theodore F., laborer, h 32 High. 
Wood Zelotus. patternmaker, h 19 Franklin. 
Woodcock William, laborer, h 14 Newell. 
Woodford William, laborer, h Woodford. 
Woodruff Charles T., retired, bds. 114 Hunt- 
ington. 
Woodruff House, F. W. Haydon, prop.. Public 

square. 
WOODRUFF JOHN C, (Woodruff & Lewis) h 

114 Huntington. 
WOODRUFF & LEWIS, (John C. W. and 

Elon G. L. ) manufs. and dealers in pressed 

and repressed brick, 224 Main, props. City 

meat market, 4 Commercial block, Public 

square . 
Woodward Fred, machinist, h rear 23 High. 



Woodworth Cornelia E. Mrs., prop, boarding- 
house, 4 Jefferson. 
Woodworth Luther N., painter, h 3 Vale. 
Woodworth Wilbur F., carpenter, h 26 Emer- 
son. 
Wooliver Charles C, molder, h 7 Lee ave. 
Woolworth Gilbert E., cattle dealer, h 5 Win- 
throp. 
Woolworth Smith T., cashier Jefferson County 
National Bank, h 35 State. 

Worlock Theron D., book-binder, h 24 Moul- 
ton. 

Wright Burton H., blacksmith, h 30 Burchard. 

WRIGHT CHARLES D., lawyer, 10 j^ Wash- 
ington, h 21 Clinton. 

Wright John, euip. in thermometer works, 8- 
Prospect. 

Wright Marshall, blacksmith, h 19 Emerson. 

Wright Marshall P., carpenter, h 5 Union. 

Wright William E., cai-riagemaker, h 30 Burch- 
ard. 

Wylde James, laborer, h 18 Newell. 

Wylde Margaret, widow of Joseph, h 18 Mor- 
rison. 

Wyhe Archibald K., clerk, bds. 2 State. 

Wylie Willard J., prop. India tea store, 8 Com- 
mercial block, h 46 State. 

WYNN EDMUND B.. lawyer and general 
cotmsel R.. W. & O. R.'R., 4>^ Washing- 
ton, bds. W'oodruff Hottse. 

Y'ager George, book-keeper, h 4 Jay. 

Yager Joseph, cabinetmaker, h 126 Main. 

Yager Patil, supt. for Portable Engine Co., b 
39 Moulton. 

Y'ale Harris, retired, h 3 Clinton. 

Yendes Addie, widow of Barney, h 38 Bronson. 

Yerden Hattie, widow of Solomon, h 59 Stone. 

Y'erdon John, teamster, h 16 Wall. 

Yoern August F., upholsterer, h 1 Burns aye. 

Yole Anthony, laborer, h 15 Dorsey. 

York Anson E., (York & Starkweather) h 6 
MuUin. 

York Fred T.. (Longtin & York) h 9 High. 

YORK & STARKWEATHER, ( Anson E.Y. and 
William W. S. ) contractors, manufs. of 
doors, sash, and blinds, dealers in lumber, 
glass, oils, paints, etc., 37 Mill, oftice and 
salesroom 14 Factory. 

Young Joseph, iaborei', h 22 Cooper. 

Young Joseph, laborer, 73^0 Mechanic. 

Young Men's Christian Association, Ben M. 
Lewis, general sec'y, Washington cor. 
Pu])lic square. 

Young William, plumber, h 14 Mechanic. 

Youngs Frank, book-keeper, h 100 Franklin. 

Y'oungs Lovina Mrs., laundress, h 3 Arch. 

Yotings Milton, machinist, h 1 Center. 

Young Women's Christian Temperance Union 
Coffee House, Mrs. A. W. Baker, manager, 
Commercial block. 

Zeller Henry J., clerk, h 33 Rutland st. 

Zimmerman Mattis, (Zimmerman & Hardi- 
man) h 17 William. 

Zimmerman Theron, grocer, 20 Public square, 
h 66 Washington. 

Zimmerman William R., clerk, bds. 66 Wash- 
ington. 

Zimmerman & Hardiman, (Mattis Z. and 
Michael H.) manufs. and dealers in furni- 
ture, 40 and 42 Cotirt. 

Ziska Stephen, tailor, h 23 Hoard. 

Zuller Charles A., laborer, h 1 Bradley. 

Zuller Henry J., clerk, h 33 Rutland st. 

Zuppinger Arnold, laborer, h 89 Motilton. 



244 



TOWN OF WILNA. 



(For explanations, etc., see page t,, part second.) 

(Postoffice address is Wilna, unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.) 



Aiams Brothers, (Carthage) (Wilham N. and 
Fred L.) prop.-*. Carthage balcery, whole- 
sale and retail dealers in fruits and coufec- 
tionery. Mechanic. 

Adams Cliarles F.. (Carthage) clerk for L. D. 
Tlionipson, bds. Hotel Blmhirst. . 

Adams Fr^d L., (Carthage) (Adams Brothers) 
bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

Adams Gjorge D., (Carthage) clerk for Adams 
Brothers, bds. Levis House. 

Adams Wdliam N., (Carthage) (Adams Broth- 
ers) h Clinton. 

Agnew Myrtle. (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, h Main. 

Aldrioh Hiram A., (N. Wilna) r 4, farmer. 

Aldrich John, (Carthage) h 72, mason. 

Aldrich Jonathan J., (Natural Bridge) r 39, 
carpenter and farmer 40. 

ALDRICH VVA.LLA.CE N., (N. Wilna) r 11, 
dealer in dry goods, groceries, etc., prop. 
saw and grist-mills, notary public, farmer 
240. served in Co. I, 14 th N. Y. H. A. 

Allen Albert, (Carthage) jewt-ler. State, h do. 

Allen James. (Natural Bridge) laborer, h Main. 

Alone Joseph, (Carthage) r 61, farm laborer. 

American Electric Light Co., The, (limited) 
(Carthage) James H. Elliott, of Montreal, 
Can., pres. ; A. G. Peck, seo'y; H. H. 
Mills, general manager, Mechanic. 

American Express C >., (Carthage) E. C. Wag- 
ner, agent, State. 

Anderson Ann, (N. Wilna) r 27, widow of 
Calvin. 

Anderson Arthur, (Carthage) r 83, laborer. 

Anderson George F.. (Carthage) wagonmaker, 
Water, h at W. Carthage. 

Anderson Kaynor E., (N. Wilna) r 27, 10 cows, 
farmer 106. 

Anderson Robert. (Carthage) machinist, bds. 
Levis House. 

Anderson William, (Sterlingville) r 32, laborer. 

Andress Jeremiah, (Natural Bridge) laboi-er, li 
Center. 

Andrus Louisa, (Natural Bridge) widow of 
Chester, h Main cor. West. 

Arnold Charles, ( Natural Bridge) laborer. 

Ai-nold Elwin, (N. Wilna) r 26, 11 cows, farm- 
er '27, and Ipases of Sanford Lewis 180. 

Arnold George W., (Carthage) dealer in sew- 
ing machines, organs, and pianos, State, 
h do. 

Arnold Hiram W., (Natural Bridge) r 23, emp. 
in tannery. 

Arnold Susie M., (Carthage) (Mrs. G. W.) prop, 
variety store. State. 

Ash David W., (Carthage) prop, livery stable, 
State, h School. 

Ash Sherman, (Carthage) clerk, bds. School. 

Ashbeck Leon, (Carthage) carpenter and 
builder, bds. Mechanic cor. Spring. 



ASHCRA.FT EUGENE S., (^^atural Bridge) r 

2.5, carpenter and buiMer. 
ASHCRAFT JESSE S., (Natural Bridge) r 25, 

carpenter. 
Ashley Bnckland, (Carthage) r 83, laborer. 
Atkins Elijah, (Carthagt-) laborer, h James. 
ATWOOD JOSIAH T., (Carthage) prop, farm- 
ers' sheds and boarding-house. Church, h 

do. 
Austin Frank W.. (Carthage) r 73, laborer. 
AVERY GARDNER, r 63, 20 cows, farmer 140, 

served 3 years in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A. 
Avery Myron, r 63, farmer 50. 
Babcock L. W., (Carthage) (Babcock & Horr) 

h at W. Carthage. 
Babcock .t Hoir, (Carthage) fL. W. B. and 

Chirles A. H.) dealers in butter, maple 

sugar, and farm produce. State. 
Bacbman Lewis F., estate. (Carthage) h School. 
Bachnan Robert C, (Carthage) clerk, h West. 
Bichman Viiia, (Carthage) widow of L. F., b 

3 School. 
Bachman William A.. (Carthage) clerk for C. 

L. Frederick, h West. 
Bacon Charles 0., (Carthage) emp. in tannery, 

h Bridge. 
Bristol Sarah, (Sterlingville) r 30, widow of 

John, farmer. 
Balcom Alexander F., (Carthage) sawyer, h 

Johns cor. Parham. 
Balcom Charles R., (Natural Bridge) r 38, 

farmer 116. 
Banister Charles G., (Carthage) dealer in 

drugs and groceries, State, h in Water- 
town. 
Barber John L., (Carthage) farmer in Den- 
mark, Lewis Co., 80, h West. 
Bariteau Henry, (N. Wilna) r5, farmer 80. 
Barker Sylvester, (N. Wilna) r 16, laljorer. 
Barnes Almon, (Carthage) r 52, farmer 104. 
BARR WESLEY, (Carthage; ins. agent, State, 

h at W. Carthage. 
Barres Jonas, (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. in 

tanneiy. 
Barshavv Gilbert, (Carthage) wagonmaker, h 

Mechanic. 
Bassett Eli, (Carthage) laborer, h West. 
Bassett Frank, (Carthage) harnessmaker, h at 

W. Carthage. 
Bassett Moses, (Carthage) r 35, shoemaker, 9 

cows, farmer 125. 
Bates Arthur, (Natural Bridge) carpenter, h 

Main. 
Bates Harriet, (Carthage) (Mrs. O. S.) dealer 

in millinery and fancy goods. State, h do. 
Baxter John, (Carthage) (G. V. Egglestou & 

Co.). 
Beals Arthur G.. (Carthage) general ins. agent, 

State cor. Mechanic, bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 
Beard Charles A., r 64, farmer 190. 



TOWN OF WILNA. 



24? 



Becker Angelica. (Sterlingville) r 14, widow of 

Hiram, aged 85. 
Becker Barton, (Sterlingville) r 14, dealer in 

trotting horses, 16 cows, farmer 200. 
Becker Clark N., (Sterlingville) r 14, son of 

Barton. 
Becker Jane, (Natural Bridge) resident, h 

Main. 
Becker Leman C, (Sterlingville) r 14, 30 cows, 

farniei', leases of Marie 280. 
Becker Lewis. (Natural Bridge) r 58, 12 cows, 

farmer 100. 
Becker Marie, (Sterlingville) r 14, farmer 280. 
Beideau William, (N. Wilna) r 18, engineer. 
Belcher J. Henry, (Carthage) teamster, h 

James. 
Belcher Polly, (Carthage) widow of Elisha. h 

James. 
Bellen William, (Carthage) blacksmith, bds. 

Mechanic. 
B, llin Peter, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 
Bellin Vincent, (Carthage) laborer h Mechanic. 
Belhnger Mary, (Carthage) wic^ow of Daniel, 

h School. 
Bemis Catherine, (Natural Bridge) r 22, widow 

of John, farmer 200. 
Bence Erwin S., clerk, 
Beuce George A.. (Carthage) clerk for J. \s'. 

Clark, bds. State. 
Bence Lvel B., (Carthage) r 75, 9 cows, farmer 

90. ' 
Bence Suffarious, (Carthage) r 75, farmer 58. 
Beuce Susan, r 65, school teacher. 
Bence William, r 65, mail carrier, farmer 76. 
Bender Frederick, (Carthage) blacksmith, h 

off Forge. 
Bennett George, laborer, h Alexandria st. 
Bennett George M., (Carthage) r 82, emp, on 

railroad. 
Bennett William, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 
Benton Carrie E., (Carthage) preceptress Car- 
thage Union Free School, bds. James. 
Benton' Samuel G.. (Natural Bridge) emp. in 

tannery, h Main. 
Bergin Margaret, (Natural Bridge) r 39, widow 

of Thomas, farm 49. 
Bickelhaupt John A., (Carthage) dealer in 

boots and shoes, State, h N. James. 
Bickford Florence I., (Carthage) agent for 

rubber and steel stamps, stencils, etc., h 

State. 
Bickford Jane B., ( Carthage 1 widow of Marcus, 

h State. 
Biddlecome Dora iSIiss, (Carthage) (F. & D. 

Biddlcconie) h State. 
Biddlecome F. & D., (Carthage) dealers in milli- 
nery. State. 
liiddlecome Flora Miss, (Carthage) (F. & D. 

Biddlecome) h State. 
BINGLE HENPiY D., (Carthage) physician 

and surgeon. State, bds. Levis House. 
Blake Sarah A., (Great Bend) r 70, widow of 

George, farmer 25. 
Blanchard Andrew J., (Carthage) carpenter, h 

West. 
Blanchard Isaac, (Natural Bridge) r 38, farmer 

52, aged 80. 
Blanchard Oscar. (Natural Bridge) prop, livery 

stable. Main, h do. 
BLISS JACOB, (Carthage) machinist, emp. 

Empire Steam Pump Mfg. Co., h Spring. 
BOND EDWARD A., general supt. Carthage 

& Adirondack Railway Co., State. [Re- 
moved to Watertown.] 



Bones Frederick L., (Carthage) farmer 25, h 
State. 

Bossuot John W., (Carthage) r 89, farmer. 

Bovay Henry. (Cartilage") laborer, h Forge. 

Bowen Levi L., (Natural Bridj,'e) barber, prop, 
restaurant and billiard rooms. Main, h do. 

Bowman Lewis E., (Carthage) r 90, 40 cows, 
farmer, leases of William Bentlev, of W. 
Carthage, 229. 

Boyd Alexandei-,(Carthage)r 72, retired fancier. 

Boyd John R., (Carthage) r 72, 17 cows, farm- 
er with Robert P. 160. 

Bovd Robert P., (Carthage) r 72, farmer with 
John R. 160. ' 

Boyd William, (Natural Bridge) r 38, emp. in 
tannery, farmer 4. 

Bovle John J., (Carthage) r 85, 27 cows, farm- 
' er 168. 

Brace John W., (Carthage) jirop. saw and 
Ijlaning-mills on Guyot Island, h West. 

Brackett Edward BI., (^^Carthage) teacher of 
piano and harmony, and in th^' High 
school professor of music. State, bds. Ho- 
tel Elmhirst. 

BRANAGAN SAMUEL, (Carthage) farmer 100, 
seived in Co. E, 26th New York Cav. ; re- 
sides in Ci'oghan, Lewis Co. 

Branangh Samuel, (Carthage) prop, tannery, 
manuf. of sole leather. River road, h West 
cor. School. 

Branaugh W^allace E., (Carthage) clerk for 
S. Breslow, bds. West. 

Breslow Henry S., (Carthage) clerk for Simon, 
bds. Hotel Ehuhirst. 

Breslow Simon, (Caithage) dealer in clothing. 
State, resides in CJayton. 

Brewer Felix, (Carthage) laborer, h N. W^a.sh- 
ington. 

Brewer John, (Carthage ) laborer, h N. W'ash- 
ington. 

Brewster Joseph L., (N. Wilna) r 4, farmer 165. 

Brewster Joseph W^., (Antwerp)) r 5, 20 cows, 
farmer 175. 

Bristol Sarah, (Sterlingville) r 31, widow, farm- 
er 100. 

Britton Henrv, (Great Bend) off r 68, farmer 25. 

Britton Henrv, Jr., (^Caithage) r 83, laborer. 

Britton Henry. Jr., (Great Bend) r 68, basket- 
maker and farmer 8. 

Britton James, (Carthage) r 72, widow of Or- 
lando. 

Britton Leonard, (Carthage) r 83, farmer 11. 

Britton Lewis N., (Carthage) r 49, basket- 
maker. 

Britton William, (Carthage) r 83, laborer. 

Briur John, (Carthage) carpenter and farmer 
19, h N. Washington. 

Brcokmire James, (Carthage) r 52 cor. 49, 
coopei'. 

Brown Elizabeth, (Carthage) widow, h James. 

BROWN HENRY E., M. D., (Carthage) phy- 
sician and surgeon, Delmore block. State, 
bds Hotel Elndiirst. 

Brown Julia, (Carthage) widow of Monroe, h 
Canal. 

Brown Michael, (Carthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Brown Patrick H., (Carthage) prop. Bruns- 
wick House. Alexandria C(n". Francis sts. 

BROWN REMSEN R., (Carthage) retired ho- 
tel keeper, dealer in real estate, farmer 
37, h Church. 

Browneh Hiram M., (Natural Bridge) r 44, 
farmer, leases of J. P., of Carthage, 100. 



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TOWN OF WILNA. 



BROWNELL JAMES P., (Carthage) civil en- 
gineer and surveyor, farm 200, bds. 

School. 
BROWNELL JOSEPH P., (Carthage) land 

surveyor and conveyancer, farmer 200, h 

School. 
Browneli Marv E., (Carthage) dressmaker, h 

School. 
Brace Francis W., (Carthage) physician and 

surgeon, State, h at W. Carthage. 
Brunswick House, (Carthage) P. H. Brown, 

prop., Alexandria cor. Francis sts. 
Bryant Spencer, (Carthage) roadmaster C. & 

A. R'y, h Alexandria st. 
Bryant Walter, (Carthago) engineer C. & A. 

E'y, bds. Alexandria st. 
Bryant William, (Carthage) fireman C. & A. 

R'.y, bds. Alexandria st. 
Bryer Kendrick, (Carthage) r 72, farmer 25. 
Buck Alfred, (Carthage) laborer, bds. James. 
Buck Ira, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 
Buck Vincent, ( Carthage) laborer, h James. 
Budd Benjamin C, (Carthage) deputy slieriff, 

prop, auction and commission store, State, 

h do. 
Budd Joseph P., (Carthage) book-keeper, h 

Church. 
Budd Lovina, (Carthage) widow of Samuel, 

aged 91, h S^Dring. 
Budd Thomas R., (Crathage) mauuf. of music 

holders and fire escapes, h Church. 
Bullard Charles W., (Carthage) dentist, 79 

State, h do. 
Bullis Jabez B.. (Carthage) tanner, h Forge. 
Burhans James H., (Carthage) clerk for E. M. 

Merrill, h at W. Cartilage. 
BURNES JAMES W., (Natural Bridge) lumber 

dealer, h Main. 
Burns Daniel M., (Carthage) liarnessmaker, 

State, li Si)ring. 
BURNS HEN1;Y. (Natural Bridge) r 23, pen- 
sioner, served in Co. H, 2d N. Y. H. A., 

enlisted in 1862; wounded at Deep Bottom, 

Va.. Aug. 16, 1864. 
Burns James, (Carthage) r 85, 16 cows, farmer 

150. 
Barns James E., (Carthage) r 84, farmer. 
BURNS JOHN, (Natural Bridge) dealer in dry 

goods, groceries, boots, shoes, Hour, and 

feed. Main cor. Bridge,- bds. Main. 
Burns Mariette, (Carthage) r 84, widow of 

Luke, 22 cows, farmer 160. 
BURNS THOMAS, (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. 

in tanner}'. 
Burns Thomas, (Carthage) r 91, farmer 130. ■ 
Burton Philander, (Antwerp) r 1, farm laborer. 
Bush John, (Natural Biidge) emp. in tanneiy, 

h Slain. 
Bush Joseph, (Carthage) cartmau, h W^est. 
Bushnell George, (Carthage) carpenter, h 

Francis. 
Bushnell Jay T., (Carthage) mechanic, h 

Francis. 
Butts Alonzo, r 55, farmer 150. 
Cahill John, (Carthage) laborer, h Parham. 
Cain Christopher. fSterlingville) r 30, farmer 

100. 
Callahan John, (Carthage) laborer, h Water. 
Camidge Richard, ( N. Wilna) r 10. tin peddler. 
(!anell John, (Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 
Canell Israel, (Carthage) r 89}4, farmer 3. 
Canell Israel, Jr., (Carthage) r 893^, laborer. 
(,'anfield Albert J., (Natural Bridge) r 25. 

farmer 236. 



Canfield William, (N. Wilna) r 9, farmer 600. 
and in Antwerp 200. 

Carkey Duncan, (Carthage) laborer, h Sher- 
man. 

Carkey Edward, laborer, h Sherman. 

Carncross John. (Natural Bridge) r 44, farmer 
40. 

CARNEY JOHN H., (Carthage) prop. Levis 
House, free 'bus to all trains, State. 

Carpenter Charles, (Carthage) laboier. Forge. 

Carr Charles, (Sterlingville) r 32, laborer. 

Carter Andrew Bennett, (Carthage) r 58, ex- 
press messenger American Express Co. 

Carter Eugene W.. (^N. Wilna) r 12, farmer, son 
of Welton B. 

Carter James. (Carthage) r 81, farm laborer. 

Carter Lovina M., (Carthage) r 58, (Mrs. A. B.) 
farmer 32. 

Carter Nelson, (Carthage) r 81, laborer. 

Carter Waitstill, ( N. Wilna) r 4, (Carter & Ran- 
dall) captain of schooner Monteray. 

CARTER WELTON B., (N. Wilna) r 12, 20 
cows, 1.200 sugar trees, farmer 196, served 
in Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav., as quartermas- 
ter-sergeant. 

Carter & Randall, (N. Wilna) r 4, (Waitstill C. 
and Erwin J. R.) manufs. of butter tubs 
and pi-ops. saw-mill. 

Carthage Baltery, (Carthage) Adams Brothers, 
props., State. 

Carthage Lumber and Wooden Ware Co., (limi- 
ted) (Carthage) C. J. Clark, pres. ; Irvin 
E. Waters, of Little Falls, vice-pres.; My- 
ers Thompson, sec"y and treas., manufs. 
and dealers in house builders' and masons' 
supijlies, chair stock, lumber, clothes-pins, 
interior finish, and coal. Dock and Canal. 

Carthage National Bank, (Carthage) G. B. 
Johnson, pres.; O. Holcomb, vice-pres.; 
M. S. Wildei-. c-ashier. State. 

CARTHA.GE REPrBLICAN, (Carthage) L. G. 
Chase, editor and pulilisher. State. 

Carthage Savings Bank, (Carthage) L. J. Good- 
ale, pres.; Allen G. Peck, treas.. State cor. 
Mechanic. 

Carthage Savings, Loan, and Building Associa- 
tion, (Carthage) H. B. Edmunds, sec'y. 
State. ' 

CARTHAGE TRIBUNE, (Carthage) William 
B. Kef^ler, manager and editor. State. 

CARTHAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL. G. F. 
Sawyer, prin. ; Miss Carrie E. Benton, prec. 

CARTHAGE & ADIRONDACK RAILWAY 
CO., (Carthage) runs from Carthage to 
Jayville, office State. 

Case Stephen, (Carthage') r 91, farmer 30. 

Cassady William, (Carthage) r 72, laborer. 

Castle Barney, (Carthage) r 85, farmer 50. 

Castle Edward, (Cai'thage) r85, laborer, son of 
Barney. 

Castle Marie M., (Carthage) r 55, school teach- 
er. 

Castle Peter A., (Carthage) r 85, laborer, son 
of Barney. 

Castle Thomas, (Carthage) r 85, farmer 50. 

Castle Thomas, Jr., (Cartilage) r 85, laborer, 
son of Barney. 

Caswell Seloma, (Natural Bridge) r 38, widow 
of Osmyii, born in Rutland in 1809. 

Caswell George E., (Natural Bridge) prop, 
livery stable, h Main. 

Caswell Thomas, (Carthage ) lumber dealer, h 
State. 

Catlin Peter, (Carthage) mason, h Adelaide. 



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CENTRAL CHEESE FACTORY, r 75, Marion 

Hull, prop. 

Central House. (Natural Bridge) Mcrritt Fargo, 
prop.. Main. 

Chadwick Joini H., (Natural Bridge) r 36, 14 
cows, farmer 169. 

CHAFFEE IRA V., (Natural Bridge) r 59, 
600 sugar trees, farmer 75. 

Chamberlain Noah, (Carthage) carpenter, li 
Mechanic. 

Chambers Patty, (Carthage) widow of Louis, 
h James cor. Fulton. 

Chapin Alfred, (Natural Bridge) r 44, 12 cows, 
farmer 93. 

I'hapman Edward, (Carthage) machinist, h 
Furnace. 

Chapman Henry, ( Carthage) machinist, emp. 
Ryther & Pringle, h Furnace. 

Charboueau Josepli, (Carthage) laborer, h 
Adelaide. 

Chase Charles D., (Natural Bridge) r 45, 
prop. Spring Brook cheese factory, 10 cows, 
farmer 95. 

CHASE LLOYD G., (Carthage) editor and 
publisher Carthage Bepuhliran, State, h 
State cor. James. 

Chatalaine Peter, (Carthage) cariJonter, h Clin- 
ton. 

Chaufty xVda Miss, (Carthage) milliner, bds. 
James. 

Chaufty Joseph, (Carthage) farmer 52, h 
James. 

Chaufty Reuben, ( Carthage) clerk, bds. James. 

Cheever George B., (Sterlingville) r 33, car- 
penter. 

Cheever Nathaniel, fSterlingville) r 33, farmer 
138. 

Cheney Charles W., (Sterlingville ) r 14, prop. 
cheese factory. 

Child Oliver A.. (Carthage) track walker R., 
W. & O. R. R., h Canal. 

Christman Edward, (Carthage") tanner, h 
Forge. 

Christy James, (Carthage) laborer, h Parham. 

Claments Laura, (Carthage) widow of Tim- 
othy, h Forge. 

Clark Cornelius J., (Carthage) (Hutchinson & 
Clark) bas. Mechanic. 

Clark James, (Carthage) r 84, farmer with 
Mary. 

Clark Jo'hn, (Carthage) r 84, farmer 100. 

Clark John W., (Carthage) merchant tailor and 
dealer in clothing. State, h S. James. 

Clark ]\Iary, (Carthage ) r 81, widow of John, 
farmer 104. 

Clark Michael, (Carthage) machinist, h Clin- 
ton . 

Clark Peter K., (Carthage) tailor, h Clin- 
ton. 

CLEARWATER DANIEL. (Natural Bridge) r 
79. 12 cows, farmer 134. 

Clearwater Luke R., (Carthage) r 79, farmer, 
leases of Marie G. Cook 105. 

Clement Daniel, (N.Wilna) r 35, farmer, leases 
of George Wood 140. 

Cline Byron E., (N. Wilnal r 10, proj). grist- 
mill. 

Closs Charles M., r 64, laborer. 

Coburn Fred W.. (Carthage) (J. Rogers & Co.) 
h at ^V. Carthage. 

Cole Lucy. (Carthage) widow of John, emp. 
Hotel Elmhirst. 

CoUigan Annie. (Carthage) (Mrs. C") dealer in 
milliuery, State. 



Collins Ambrose A., (Carthage) sec'y Carthage 
Savings Bank, h Church cor. Furnace. 

CoUins Joseph P.. (Carthage) clerk for W. H. 
Delmore & Co., h Church and Furnace. 

Collins Lucy, (Carthage) bds. Church. 

Collins Patrick, (Carthage) r 82, farmer 200. 

Collins Thomas A., (Carthage) r 82, farmer 
152. 

Commins Fred, (Carthage) student, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Commins Minnie, (Carthage) teacher in High 
school, bds. Alexandria st. 

Conaughty James, (Carthage) laborer, bds. 
James. 

Conaughty Thomas E., (Carthage) section 
bossR., W. &0. R. R., h John. 

Condit Emma S.. (Carthage) teacher in High 
school, bds. James. 

Conley Jerome, (Carthage) cartman, h James. 

Connell Daniel, (Carthage) wholesale dealer in 
liquors, cigars, and tobacco, State, h 
do. 

Connell Emeline, (Natural Bridge) widow of 
Jay, bds. Central House. 

Connell James, ( Natural Bridge) retired farm- 
er, bds. Central House. 

Connell John, (Natural Bridge) r 23, emp. in 
tannery. 

Conners Heber, (Carthage) painter, bds. Levis 
House. 

Connor Andrew, (Natural Bridge; emp. in 
tannery, bds. Bridge. 

Connor David, (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, h Bridge. 

Connor William. (Carthage) machinist, bds. 
Dougherty House. 

Conway Andrew C, (Carthage) r 89, brick- 
maker. 

Conway George W., (Carthage) r 89, brick 
manuf. 

Cook Henry C, (Carthage) att'y and counselor 
at law. State, h West. 

Cook Marie G., (Carthage) r 79, widow of 
Hiram, farmer 105. 

Cooper Almond, (Sterlingville) r 34, (Cooper 
Brothers). 

Cooper Brothers, (Sterlingville) r 34. (Jarvis 
and Almond) lO cows, farmers 250. 

Cooper .Jarvis, (Sterlingville) r 34, (Cooper 
Brothers). 

Cooper Mason Rev., (Sterlingville) r 80, farm- 
er 25. 

Copeland Nelson, (Carthage) emp. S. Bra- 
naugli. h Forme. 

Copp John H., (Natural Bridge) physician and 
surgeon, dealer in drugs, medicines, and 
j groceries. Main, h do, 
I Corcoran Mary J., (Carthage) dressmaker, bds. 
^ Francis. 

! Cormican Thomas, (Carthage) tanner, h Alex- 
[ andria st. 

Coughlin IMichael P., (Carthage) photographer, 
emp. G. F. Lewis, bds. Dougherty House. 
i Covey Bert, (Carthage) porter Hotel Eim- 
j hirst. 

Covey David, r 54, farmer 3. 

Covej' George. (Carthage) runs boat on canal, 
I h Alexandria st. 

; Covey Lorenzo, r 26, famner 43. 
1 Covey Philip, r 26, farmer. 
I Covey William, (Carthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
I dria cor. Adelaide sts. 

Cowan Edgar F.. (Natural Bridge) r 44, 12 
! cows, farmer 103. 



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Cowan Emory G., (Natural Bridge) r 38, farm- 
er with Isaac. 

COWAN HERMAN, (Carthage) 9 cows, farm- 
er 82, h Fill ton. 

Cowan Isaac. (Natural Bridge) r 38. 10 cows, 
farmer 112. 

Cowen Charles E., (Carthage) r G3, son of 
Heinian. 

Cowen Frederick A., (Natural Bridge) r 25, 12 
cows, fnrmer 116. 

Cowen William, (Natural Bridge) r 25, 12 
cows, farmer 175. 

Cowen William, Jr., (Natural Bridge) r 25, 
farm laborer. 

Coyle Ann, (Carthage) widow of Patrick, tai- 
loresK, h James. 

Crain Aaron A., (Natural Bridge) r 39, farm- 
er 80. 

Crary Frank C, (N. Wilna) r 26, sawyer, emp. 
Hendrickson Brothers. 

CratsenberK Henrv G., (Natural Bridge) clerk 
for J. B. Hnrlburt. 

Crimps Duane M., (Natural Bridge) r 39. farm- 
er 24. 

Criny Luly. (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. in 
tannery. 

Cronk Melvin F., (Carthage) laboi'er, h West. 

Crowley James, (Carthage) r 84, farm labor- 
er. 

Crowiicr Alpheus, r 53, laborer. 

Crowner Carra, (Carthage) widow, li Washing- 
ton. 

CROWNER DEXTER W., r 75, farmer 50. 

Crowner Frank P., r 57, farmer, son of War- 
ren. 

Crowner Fred R., r 44, 10 cows, farmer 77. 

Crowner Hubert B., (Natural Bridge) r 36, 
farmer 150. 

CROWNER JOEL, r 26, farmer 95. 

Crowner John S., r 57, farmer, son of Warren. 

Ci owner John S., r 36, farm laborer. 

Crowner Joseph, (Carthage) retired pump- 
maker, h Alexandria cor. Clinton sts. 

Crowner Marvin, (Natural Bridge) r 37, farm- 
er 50, and leases of Hubert B. 150. 

CROWNER STATES, (Carthage) r 64, mem- 
ber tiiwn board of health, 600 sugar trees, 
farm 70. 

Crowner Truman A., r 36, farmer 55. 

Crowner Varner J., (Carthage) clerk for F. 
A. Southwick, bds. at W. Carthage. 

Crowner Warren, r 57, 26 cows, farmer 242. 

Cruiksliank Agnes H., (Carthage) widow of Dr. 
William H., resident, h James. 

Cruikshank Myron P., (Carthage ) horse trainer, 
bds. James. 

Cruiksliank William L., (Carthage) student, 
bds. James. 

Cummings D. C, (Carthage) patternmaker, h 
N. Washington. 

Cunningham Patrick, (Carthage) r 91, farmer 
55. 

Curtis J., (Carthage) conductor C. & A. R'v, h 
West. 

Da Foe Lester O., (Carthage) clerk for S. D. 
Taylor, h State. 

Daggett Theresa A.^ (Carthage) widow of 
Sidney, h West cor. Washington. 

Darling Josiah C, (Carthage) pastor M. E. 
Church, h State. 

Davis George N., (Carthage) prop, resturant, 
Sta^e, h do. 
DAVIS JAMES H., (Carthage) (Davi« & Trem- 
bly) h at W. Carthage. 



Davis Laura, (Carthage) widow of Samuel J., 

resident, h Church. 
Davis Royal, (Natural Bridge) r 43, resident. 
Davis Royal S., (Natural Bridge) r 43, farmer 

6 IX. 
DAVIS" & TREMBLY, (Carthage) (James H. 

D. and John T.) blacksmiths. Water. 
DAWLEY BROTHERS, (Natural Bridge) 

(Edgar and Dewitt) dealers in groceries 

and flour. Main cor. Bridge. 
Dawley Darius H., (Natural Bridge) retired 

stone mason, h Main. 
DAWLEY DEWITT, (Natural Bridge) r 39, 

(Dawley Brothers) farmer 4. 
Dawley Duane, (Carthage) carpenter, h Alex- 
andria st. 
DAWLEY EDGAR, (Natural Bridge) (Dawley 

Brothers ) assessor and farmer 23. 
Dawley Eiisha, (Natural Bridge) farmer 11, h 

Mill. 
Dawley George W., (Natural Bridge) r 39, 

farmer 40. 
Dawley James H., (Carthage) justice of the 

peace and police justice, farmer 198, State, 

h Spring. 
Daj' Hattie A., (Carthage) widow, dressmaker, 

h Spring. 
Day Lizzie, (Carthage) clerk, bds. Spring. 
Dayshaw Frank, (Carthage) laborer, bds. Tan- 
nery Island. 
Dayshaw Joseph, (Carthage) laborer, bds. Tan- 

ueiy Island. 
Deedmeyer Julius, (Carthage) wholesale and 

retail dealer in tobacco. State, h do. 
De Friend Henry, (Carthage) r 52, farmer. 
Delmore Peter, (Carthage) teamster and farm- 
er, h James. 
DELMORE W. H. & CO., (Carthage) dealers 

in ready-made and custom-made clothing. 

State. 
DELMORE WILLIAM H., (Carthage) (W. H. 

Delmore & Co. ) village president, super- 
visor, and dealer in real estate, h State. 
DERBY HARLEY, (Sterlingville) r 17, retired 

farmer, aged 77. 
Derby Reuben A., (Sterlingville) r 17, 24 cows, 

farmer 200. 
Detamble John, (Carthage) r 72, farmer 5. 
Devlin Ellen, (Carthage) widow of Charles, 

resident. 
DEVOIS CHARLES, (Carthage) r 63 cor. 57, 

12 cows, farmer 100. 
Devois Mariette, (Carthage) r 57, widow of 

Francis, aged 79. 
Dexter F. A. & Co., (Carthage) (B. A. and H. 

A. Dexter) (successors to A. S. Plank & 

Son) furnishing tindertakers. 
Dexter Frank A., (Carthage) (F. A. Dexter & 

Co.) h State. 
DICKERMAN ROLLIN, (Carthage) h State. 
Dickerman Sherwood R., (Carthage) clerk, 

bds. State. 
Dickinson George W., (Carthage) editor Car- 
thage Tribune, h Mechanic. 
Dockstader Benjamin H., (Natui-al Bridge) r 

23, custom boot and shoemaker. Main. 
Dodge Clark E., (Carthage) manuf. of gloves 

and mittens, dealer in harnesses, etc., 

State, h Budd. 
Dodge Loriston G.,( Sterlingville) r 29, farmer 

80. 
Dodge Walter K, (Carthage) (Dodge & West- 

cott) book-keeper for T. Revell, bds. Ehn- 

hirst. 



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249 



Dodge William C, (Caithage) glove and mit- 

temnaker, bds. Biidd. 
Dodge & Westcott, (Carthage) (Walter R. D. 

and Fred N. W. ) dealers in groceries, 

meats, and provisions, yehool cor.Francifi. 
Donald W'illiam, house painter, bds. Hatch 

House. 
Donavin Jerry M.. (Cartilage) actor, h John. 
Donley James, (Carthage) hostler Levis 

House, h State. 
Dooley Sarah, (Carthage) widow of James, h 

Mechanic. 
Dougherty House, (Carthage) C. W. Hall, 

piop., Chuich. 
Doyle James, (^Carthage) r 72, laborer. 
Doyle Lawrence, (Natural Bridge) r 25, 9cow.s, 

farmer 150. 
Doyle Michael, (Carthage) lal)orer, h Adelaide. 
Drake Martin. (N. Wilua) r 11, farmer. 
Draper Elisha, (Natural Bridge ) r 24, farmer 

100. 
Draper George W.,( Natural Bridge) r 37, farm- 
er 30. 
Draper Jerry, (Natural Bridge) r 39, laborer. 
Draper Lyman, (Natural Bridge) r 37, farmer. 
Draper Philander, (Natural Bridge) r 36, 

farmer 49. 
Draper Philorus, (Natural Bridge) r 36, fanner 

57. 
Draper Reuben, (Natural Bridge) r 36, farmer 

70. 
DRAPER SAMUEL, (Natural Bridge) r 37, 

served in 94th N. Y. Vols. 4 years, farmer 

25. 
Di'aper William L., (Natural Bridge) r 36, 

school teacher. 
DRURY CHARLES S.. (Natural Bridge) phy- 
sician and surgeon, Main, h do. 
Duley Celester, (Natural Bridge) laborer, h 

Main cor. Mill. 
Duley George A., (Natural Bridge) r 44, farmer 

108. 
Dunant Hannah, (Carthage) widow of Peter, 

h West. 
Dunden Patrick, (Carthage) laborer, h N. 

Washington. 
Dunlap Tjyman H., (Carthage) dealer in hides 

ami leather, h Budd. 
Dunlavey Thomas, (Carthage) laborer, h Johns. 
Dunlavey Thomas, Jr., (Carthage) laborer, h 

Forge. 
Earl Elmer R., (Carthage) rector Grace Church, 

h State. , 

Easton Harry, (Carthage) tanner, bds. Alex- 
andria st. 
Easton John, (Carthage) tanner, h Alexandria 

St. 

Eaton Albert W., (Carthage) prop, laundry, 
State, h do. 

EATON 'CHARLES E., (Carthage) (P. L. & C. 
E. Eaton) h at W. Carthage. 

EATON P. L. & C. E., (Carthage) props, shin- 
gle-mill, contractors and builders, manufs. 
of doors, sash, blinds, moldings, brackets, 
and stair work, dealers in Canada pine 
and other lumber, planing and matching, 
scroll-sawing, turning, etc., plans and spec- 
itications furnished. Mechanic, 

EATON PROSPER L., (Carthage) (P. L. & C. 
E. Eaton ) h at W. Carthage. 

Edmonds Henry B.. (Carthage) general ins. 
agent, S'ate, h Francis. 

Edner Albina, (Natural Bridge) r 38, widow of 
Chester, farmer 49. 



Edwards A. Sherman, (Carthage) tree agent,, 
h West. 

Edwards John S., Sr., (Carthage) retired, h 
State. 

Edwards John S., Jr., (Carthage) real estate 
dealer, h State. 

Eggleston George V., (Carthage) (G. V. Egg- 
lestomt Co.) bds. State. 

Eggleston G. V. & Co., (Carthage) (John Bax- 
ter) dealers in groceries and provisions. 
State. 

Emmons O. Landon, (Natural Bridge) emp. in 
tannery, h Main. 

Empire Steam Pump Mfg. Co., (Carthage) M. 
P. Mason, pies.; E. H. Myers, sec'y and 
treas., manufs. of steam pumps. Forge. 

Erviii Betsej', h 56 cor. 57, resident. 

Ervin Henry J., (Carthage) contractor, dealer 
in coal and wood. State. 

Erwin William (Carthage) off r 52, farmer 73. 

Evans Frank A., (Steriingville) r 17, farmer, 
son of Samuel. 

Evans Frank T., (Carthage) att'j'and coun- 
selor at law, special county surrogate. 

Evans George B., (N. Wilua) r 18, 16 cows, 
farmer 150. 

Evans Harvey, (N. Wilna) r 28, farmer 24. 

Evans John, (Cat tliage) dealer in hardware 
and tinware, State, h Furnace. 

Evans John C, (Carthage) resident, h Spring. 

Evans Milf(.rd E., (N. Wilna) r 18, son of 
George B. 

Evans Musgrove H,, (N. Wilna) r 18, son of 
George B. 

Evans Samuel, (Steriingville) r 17, farmer 165. 

Everett Amos, r 57, farmer, served 3 years in 
Co.D, lOthN. Y.H. A. 

Everett Daniel, (Carthage)teamster, h N.Wash- 
ington . 

Exford George W., (N. Wilna) r 12, 30 cown, 
farmer 220. 

Fader Albert H.,(N. Wilna) r 10, 10 cows, 
farmer, leases of WiUiam Cantield 96. 

FAILING FRANK A., (Carthage) retired mer- 
chant, h at W. Carthage. 

Fargo House, r 64 cor. 65, Susan Fargo, prop. 

Fai go Lotus S. . r 64 cor. 65, postmaster and 
farmer. 

Fargo Merritt, (Natural Bridge) prop. Cential 
House, Main. 

Fargo Perry Z., (Carthage) com. traveler, bds. 
State. 

Fargo Susan, r 64 cor. 65, widow of Lewis, 
prop. Fargo House, 23 cows, farmer 190. 

Farley James, (Carthage) r 76, farmer 50. 

Farley John, (Carthage) r 76, laborer. 

Farley Maggie. (Carthage) dressmaker, State. 

Farlev Patrick, (Natural Bridge) r 25, farmer' 
130. 

Farlev Patrick, (^Steriingville) r 14, farmer 61. 

Fan- George R , ( Cirthage) r 83, farmer 22. 

FARR VINCENT L., (Carthage) carpenter and 
builder, served in Co. B. 35th N. Y. Inf.. 
and in Co. E, 20th N. Y. Cav , h Johns. 

Farr Vincent W'., r 55, farmer 100. 

Farrar John E., (Carthage ) farmer 93, h James. 

Farrar Walter, (Carthage) farmer, h James. 

Farrell James, (Great Bend) off r 68, farmer 
40. 

Fav Coidelia, (Thilndelphia) r 7, resident. 

FENNEX ANIdiEW, (Carthage) contractor 
and biiiJder, h Alexandria st. 

Fennen James, (Carthage) carpenter, h Clin- 
ton. 



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Fergiirson Franklin, (^Carthage) r 52, farm- 
er. 

Ferguson Nelson D., (Carthage) physician and 
surgeon, pres. board of pension examin- 
ers, Mechanic, li do. 

Fillinger Joseph E., (Natural Bridge) cleric for 
T. E. Proftoi-, bds. Central House. 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CARTHAGE, 
(Carthage) E. H. Myers, pres.: Allen G. 
Peck, cashier. State cor. Mechanic. 

FISHER MILO B., (Natural Rridge) r 38, 
building mover, well digger and driller, 
manuf. of the Fisher truss, served in Co. 
I, 2d Mass. Cav., was in Danville and Lib- 
bey prisons 11 ni(mths, farmer 2. 

Fitzsimons Lizzie, (Carthage) cashier for C. E. 
Francis, bds. Alexandria st. 

Fitz Simons Andrew, (Carthage) off r 81, 17 
cows, farmer 150. 

Fitz Simons Mary, (Carthage) widow of Pat- 
rick, resident, h Alexandria cor. Johns sts. 

Flanigan Francis, (Carthage) laborer, h Alex- 
andria st. 

Flanigan Mark, (Carthage) laborer, h N. Wash- 
ington. 

Flint Henry, (Philadelphia! r 8, farmer, 
leases of T. Hart 63. 

Flix Charles, (Natural Bridge) r 58, 16 cows, 
farmer, leases of Guv Penniman 150. 

FLYNN HENRY P., (isatural Bridge) r 22 
cor. 23, manager Thomas E. Proctor's 
tannery, general merchant, bds. Central 
House. 

Foley Catherine, (Carthage) i- 76, widow of 
John, farmer 170. 

Foley Christopher E., (Carthage) r 76, farmer. 

Foley John, (Carthajfe) carpenter, h James. 

Foley Peter, (Carthage) r 70, 30 cows, farmer 
330. 

Foley Peter J., (Carthage! r 76. farmer. 

Forbes James H., (Carthage) local editor 
Cathage Republican, bds. at W. Carthage. 

Forbes Joseph, ( Carthage) laborer, h Forae. 

Forbes Malvina, (Carthage) widow of Eph- 
raim, bds. James. 

Forbes Minnie B., (Carthage) prop. 5 and 10 
cent store. State, h at W. Carthage. 

Ford Henry A., (Carthage) r 47, farmer with 
William P. 120. 

Ford Henry W., (N. Wilna) r 4, butter tub- 
maker. 

Ford Justin, (Carthage) (M. D. Ham & Co.) h 
School. 

Ford William P., (^Carthage) r 47. farmer with 
Henry A. 120. 

Forney John, (Carthage) laborer, h N. Wash- 
ington. 

Forney Patrick J., (Carthage) clerk in post- 
office, h N. Washington. 

Forsythe Tuffield, (Carthage) laborer, h N. 
Washington. 

Foster Silas W., (Carthage) barber and hair- 
di-esser. State cor. Mechanic, h West. 

Francis Alonzo H., (Carthage) att'y and coun- 
selor at law, h West cor. Mechanic. 

Francis Chester E., (Carthage) dealer in dry 
goods and groceries. State, h State cor. 
James. 

Frederick Carlos L., (Carthage) dealer in 
drugs, groceries, and fancy goods, manuf. 
of Frederick's lungworth syrup. State, h 
West. 

Freeman George W., (Carthage) r 52, farmer, 
leases of Michael G. 75. 



Freeman Michael G., (Carthage) r 52, farmer 

75. 
Frink Heman H., (Carthage) tinsmith, State, 

h do. 
Frizzell George. (N. Wilna) r 5, dealer in 

groceries and manuf. of iDutter tubs. 
Fuller Alfred N., (Carthage) clerk, bds. West. 
Fuller Christine M. Mrs., (Carthage) manuf. 

of Kint;'s crystal balm, bds. West. 
FULLElt NORMAN J., (Carthage) prop, bil- 
liard hall, farmer in Champion 300, State, 

h West. 
Fuller William A., (Carthage) barber, h James. 
Fulton Angelica, (Carthage) r 62, widow of 

Elisha. 15 cows, farmer 100. 
FULTON CAROLINE, (Natural Bridge) r 59. 

widow of James, farmer 75. 
Fulton Clark A , (Carthage) r 62, farmer with 

Mrs. Angelica. 
Fulton Joseph E., (Carthage) r 62, farmer 

with Mrs. Angelica 100. 
FULTON SIMEON, (Carthage) r 62, farmer 

245, aged 80. 
Gallagher Richard, (Carthage) retired furni- 
ture dealer, h State. 
Gallagher Stephen H., (Carthage) machinist, 

bds State. 
Galleciez Arnold, (Carthage) millwright, h 

James. 
Galleciez Joseph L., (Carthage) millwright, 

jjatentee of the automatic post-box and 

hanger, bds. Brunswick Hotel. 
Galleciez Peter A., (Carthage) millwright, h 

Francis cor. James. 
Galloway Francis M., (^Carthage) carpenter, h 

Adelaide. 
Galloway M. Frank, (Carthage) electrician, 

bds. Adelaide. 
Galvin Alva, (Carthage) laborer, h Johns. 
Galvin James, (Carthage) farmer 164, h Alex- 
andria st. 
Gamble Frederick, (Carthage) r 68, farm 

laborer. 
Gamble James V., (Carthage) off r 68, farm 

laborer. 
Gamble William L., ( Carthage) oft' r 68, farmer, 

leases of L. J. Gamble 50. 
Gamby Charles A., (Cartiiage) r 68, laborer. 
Gamby Henry. (Carthage) r 83, laborer. 
Gardiner D. B., h at W. Carthage. 
Gardner Charles L., (Carthage) carpenter, h 

Sherman. ^ 

Gardner Frederick S., (Carthage) r 52, machin- 

isf. 
Gardner Jacob, (Sterlingville) r 33, laborer. 
Gardner Oren A., (N. Wilna) r 9, 15 cows, 

farmer, leases of William Caufield 150. 
Gardner St-th, ( Carthage) intelligence office, h 

N. Washington. 
Gardner Thomas J., (Carthage) r 52, labor- 
er. 
Gardner Thurlow, (Carthage) r 52, laborer. 
Gardner William T., (Carthage) foreman for 

the late L. H. Mills, h Mechanic. 
Garighty John, (Carthage) r 83, farmer 30. 
Garrity Denis, (Carthage) r 72, farmer 30. 
Garvin John W., (Carthage) dealer in flour, 

feed, hay, grain, salt, lime, etc.. Main cor. 

Mechanic, h do. 
Gaskill William, ( Natural Bridge) blacksmith, 

h Church. 
Gasser Timothy B., (Carthage) emp. Smith & 

O'Keefe, bds. Levis House. 
Gates Charles, (Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 



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<iates Cranson O., (Carthage) carpenter, h 
State. 

Gates George, (Carthage) carpenter, h Alexan- 
dria st. 

Gates George, (Carthage) r 82, laborer. 

Gates Harris. (Sterlingville) r 16, farmer GO. 

GATES JULIUS K., (Carthage) r 67 cor. 52, 
served in Co. B, 85th N. Y. Vols., carpenter 
and farmer 56. 

Gates Orville, (Carthage) carpenter, bds. State. 

Gates Simeon, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Gates William, (Stcrlingville) r 34, farmer 65. 

Gates William R., (Carthage) marble worker, 
h Mechanic. 

Gayne Frank, (Carthage) r 82, farmer 15. 

Gazin Charlotte E., (Carthage) resident, h Ca- 
nal. 

Gibbs Byron E., (N. Wilna) r 12, farmer and 
thresher. 

Gibbs Eugene, (N. Wilna) r 11. farmer 70. 

Gibbs George P., (N. Wilna) r 10, 18 cows, 
farmer 220. 

GIBBS LEWIS B., (N. Wilna) r 11, prop, 
cheese factory. 

Gibbs Mary, (N. Wilna) r 11, widow of Charles. 

Gibbs Perluy P., (N. Wilna ) r 11, farmer, sou 
of George P. 

Giblin Patrick, (Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 

GILBERT GEORGE, (Carthage) att'y and 
connselor at law, notary public, 59 State, 
h N. Jam< s. 

Gilbert Lovicy, (Carthage) widow of Suel, res- 
ident, h School cor. BucUl. 

(xilbert Marian, ^Carthage) widow of Abner, h 
State. 

Gilbert Miriam S., (Carthage) widow of A. P., 
resident, h Main. 

Gill House, (Carihage) Robert Gill, manager, 
School cor. Mechanic. 

Gill Peter, (Natural Bridge) emp. in tannery, 
h Main. 

Gill Robert. (Carthage) manager Gill House 
and liverv stable, School cor. Mechanic. 

Gill Robert H., (Carthage) clerk Gill House. 

Gillett John J.. (Carthage) clerk for J. Rogers 
& Co., h at W. Carthage. 

Gilligan Terrence, (Carthage) r 91, farmer 
117. [Died Nov. 9, 1889.] 

Gleason Michael. (Carthage) clerk Levis House. 

Godkin William C., (Carthage) barber, emp. 
S. W. Ft)ster, bds. West. 

Golden John J,, (Cartilage ) prop, saloon. State 
cor. Canal. [Removed to Brown ville.] 

Goldthrite Joseph E., (Carthage) conductor 
R., W. & O. R. R. 

Gonyea Levi, (Carthage) r 82, laborer. 

GOODALE LAWRENCE J., (Carthage) att'y 
and counselor at law, agent for the Le 
Ray estate. West, li do. 

Goodnough Kate, (Carthage) h James. 

Gordon Andrew J., laborer, h James. 

Gordon Donald, ( Carthage) tinner for J. Rog- 
ers & Co., bds. at W. Carthage. 

Gordon Frank J.. (Carthat.e) h School. 

Gormly .John, r 54, farmer 400. 

Gossman Andrew, ( Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 

Gossman Jacob, (Carthage) laborer, h Ade- 
laide. 

Gossman Jacob N., (Carthage) farmer 4, h 
Forge. 

Gossman Robert, (Carthage) laborer, h Par- 
ham. 

Gould Marenous F., (Natural Bridge) emp. in 
tannery, h School. 



Gould Nelson H., (Natural Bridge) r 41. emp. 
in tanner.y. 

Graham Charles F., r 56. 8 cows, farmer, leases 
of Blary A. 80. 

Graham Cliarles W., r 56, farmer, son of 
James C. 

Graham Cyrus C, (N. Wilna) r 10, farm la- 
borer. 

Graham Edwin, (N. Wilna) r 5, 20 cows, farmer 
216. 

GRAHAM JAMES C, r 50, 22 cows, breeder of 
grade Holstein cattle, 400 sugar trees, 
farmer 126. 

Graham Mary A., r 56, widow of David, farm- 
er 80. 

Graham Thomas, (Carthage) r 81, farmer 125. 

Graves Calvin V.. (Natural Bridge) nianuf. of 
hard and soft wood lumber, shingles, rail- 
road ties, telegraph poles, cedar posts, and 
pulp wood, drum-major in Co. K. 97t]i 
N. Y. Inf. Vols., Main, bds. Central House. 

Graves Ovid, r 64, farmer. 

Great Northwestern Telegraph Co., (Carthage). 
Charles Ressegnie. operator, State. 

Green WilberS., (Carthage) blacksmith, emp. 
Ryther & Pringle, bds. Gill House. 

Greene Albert R., (Carthage) blacksmith, h 
Francis. 

Greene Herbert K., (Carthage) machinist, bds. 
Gill House. 

Gregory Charles, (Carthage) blacksmith and 
w'agonmaker, Mechanic, h do cor. Fur- 
nace. 

Grenell Moses, (Carthage) laborer, h Tannery 
Island. 

Grieb John, (Carthage) r 72, farmer 30. 

Grinnell Hemaii, (Carthage) prop. Grinuell 
House, State. 

Grinnell House, (Carthage) H. Grinnell, prop. , 
State. 

Gustin John M.. (Natural Bridge) farmer 100, 
h Mill. 

Guyot Fred S., (Carthage) manuf. of furni- 
ture on Guyot Island, li Furnace. 

Guyot Joseph V., (Carthage) prop, grist-mill 
on Guyot Island, h Water cor. Furnace 

Guyot Mariette, (Carthage) widow, h West. 

Guyot Minor, (Carthage) machinist and wool 
caider, Guvot Island, h 112 State. 

Hall Brothers, "(Natural Bridge) r 22, (William 
L. and Elvin) mannfs. of white marble 
lime. 

Hall Byron J., (Carthage) barber. State, h do. 

Hail Charles W., (Carthage) prop. Dougherty 
House, Church. 

Hall Edwin, (N. Wilna) r 26, laborer and farm- 
er 5. 

Hall Elvin, (Natural Bridge) r 22, ( Hall Broth- 
ers) farmer. 

Hall Emma E., (Carthage) (Mrs. F. L.) teach- 
er of piano and organ, State. 

Hall Eugene, (N. Wilna) r 26, farmer 27. 

Hall Fred, (Natural Bridge) wagonmaker, bds. 
Church. 

Hall Fred L., (Carthage) dealer in watches, 
clocks, jewelrj', and musical merchandise, 
watch repairing. State, h do. 

Hall Hiram, (Natural Bridge) r 38, retired 
farmer 10, aged 77. 

Hall Luther P., (Natural Bridge) r 22, retired 
lime maimf. 

Hall Sanford F., (Natural Bridge) laborer. 

Hall Stepnen, (Natural Bridge) wagonmaker. 
Church, h do. 



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Hall William L., (Natural Bridge) r 22, (Hall 
Brothers) carpenter and farmer 10. 

Hollin Timothy. Cartilage ) laborer, h Clinton. 

Ham M. D. &' Co., (Carthage) (Justin Ford) 
props, meat market and dealers in Hour, 
State. 

Ham Merritt D., (Carthage) (M. D. Ham & Co.) 
h Fulton. 

Hammand William S., (Carthage) carriage 
and house painter, h at W. Carthage. 

Hannnond Bell L., (Carthage) schoolteacher, 
bds. N. Washington, 

Hammond Harley B., (Carthage) dealer in 
groceries and provisions. State, h do. 

HAMMOND HENRY W., (Carthage) asst. supt. 
K, W. &0. R. R., h State. 

Hammond Sarah A., (Carthage) widow of 
Henry, resident, h N. Washington. 

Hammond Teranus P., (Carthage) painter, h 
West. 

Hammond Wilham L., (Carthage) cabinet- 
maker, h N. Washington. 

Hanson Arthur, (Carthage) painter, h Spring 
cor. Water. 

Hanson Nathaniel. (SterlingviUe) r 16. farmer 
70. 

Hanson Sidney, (N. Wilna) r 10. 10 cows, farm- 
er 100. 

Hardy Esther, r 66, farmer 14. 

Hardy James, ( Carthage) r 48, farmer. 

Hart Alvin, (Natural Bridge) carpenter, li 
Church. 

Hart Fred K., (Carthage) photographer. State 
cor. Church. 

Hart James N., (Carthage) mason, h Clinton. 

Harvev James. Jr., fCarthage) r 81, farmer 60. 

HASTINGS ESTHER A., r 45, (Mrs. Joseph) 
farmer. 

Hastings John, (Natural Bridge) r 44, farmer 
71. 

HASTINGS JOSEPH, r 45, 10 cows, farmer 75. 

Hastings Wilson J., off r 56, farmer. 

Hatch Horatio, (Carthage) r 34 cor. 49, farm 
laborer. 

Hatch House, (Carthage) Mr. A. A. Murray, 
prop., State cor. River. 

Hatch Jacob, (Carthage) r 773^, farm laborer. 

HATCH S\RAH E. Mks., (Carthage) prop. 
Hotel Elmhirst, State cor. Mechanic. 

HATH WAY WILLIAM J.. (Natural Bridge) 
blacksmith, Center, h West. 

Hendrickson Brothers, (N. Wilna) r 26, (John 
C. and Hewlett V.) props, steam saw-mill 
and dealers in lumber, 14 cows, farmers 
480. 

Hendrickson Howlett V., ( N. Wilna) r 26, (Hen- 
drickson Brothers). 

Hendrickson .Tohn C, (N. Wilna) r 26, (Hen- 
drickson Brothers). 

Herrick Alfred A., (Carthage) resident, h Me- 
chanic. 

Herrick Fav, (Carthage) bds. State. 

HERRICK HATTIE m:, (Carthage) resident, 
h Main. 

Hewitt Frank A., (Carthage) dealer in marble 
and granite, State, h Clinton. 

Hewitt George W., (Carthage) laborer, bds. N. 
Washington. 

HEWITT HEPSEY S., (Carthage) widow of 
John, resident, h West. 

Hewitt Perry W., (Carthage) laborer, h N. 
Washington. 

Hewitt Webster, (Carthage) r 83, farm 18. 



Hickey Bridget. (Carthage) r 79, widow of 
Philip, farmer 51. 

Hickey James, (Carthage) r 79, 18 cows, farm- 
er 160. 

Hickey James, (Carthage) machinist, h Alex- 
andria St. 

Hickey James, (Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 

Hickey James S., (Carthage) r 79, farmer, son 
of James. 

Hickey Julia, (Carthage) dressmaker, h West. 

Hicks John N., (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, h West. 

Higman Thomas, (Carthage) r 84. farmer, 
leases of T. D. Warren 150. 

Higman William, (Natural Bridge) r 79, ex- 
poor master, farmer ,50. 

Hill John N., (Natural Bridge) r 36. farmer 
117. 

Hinds John, (Carthage) resident, h State. 

Hoar Martin. (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, h Bridge. 

Holloran Thomas, (Natural Bridge) laborer, li 
Main. 

Holloran James, (Natural Bridge) emp. in 
tannery, h Church. 

Holmes James, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Holt Albert, (Carthage) resident, h N. Wash- 
ington. 

HOOKER HORACE, (Carthage) dealer in 
clothing and gents' furnishings, 60 State, 
bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

Horr Charles A., (Carthage) (Babcock &Horr) 
h State. 

Horr John, Sr., (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. in 
tannery. 

Horr John, Jr., (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. iir 
tannery. 

Hosford Albert T., (Carthage) r 82, 10 cows, 
farmer 155. 

Hosford Clark, (Carthage) r 83, farmer. 

Hosford George T., (Carthage) r 73, gardener 
and farmer 6. 

HOTEL ELJNIHIRST, (Carthage) Mrs. S. E. 
Hatch, prop.. State cor. Mechanic. 

Houghton Collins, (Carthage) civil engineer, 
bds. James cor. Budd. 

HOUGHTON HIRAM, (Carthage) Inickmanuf. 
and farmer 225, h James cor. Budd. 

Hover John, carpenter, h Spring. [Removed 
to Clayton.] 

Hovey Edward, (Natural Bridge) widow ot 
Edward, farmer 16. 

Hoyt Fanny D., (Carthage) teacher in Higli 
school, bds. Clinton. 

Hoyt Sonthniayd S., (Carthage) traveling ins. 
agent. State, h do. 

HuVibard C'harille, (Carthage ) r 84, resident. 

Hubbard Cyrus, (Carthage) r 49, farmer. 

Hubbard Dewitt, (Carthage) r 34, 10 cows,,. 
farmer 175. 

Hubbard Ellen M., (Carthage) (Mrs. J. A.) 
dress and cloakmaker, Kimball block. 

Hubbard Fernando D., (Carthage) dealer in 
hardware, stoves, and tinware, State, h do. 

Hubbard Jerusia, (Carthage) r 49, widow of 
Samuel, farmer 700. 

Hubbard Joel A., (Carthage) dealer in sewing 
machines, pianos, and organs, farmer 16. 
Kimball Ijlock, h Alexandria st. 

Hubbard Samuel, (Carthage) r 49, 17 cows, 
farmer 700. [Deceased.] 

Hubbard William, (Carthage) r 49, 11 cows^ 
farmer 200. 



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Hugsans George F., (Carthage) general man- 
ager and supt. C. & A E'y, State, b School. 

Hughes Charles E., (Carthage) r 83, farm la- 
borer. 

Hughes George, (Carthage) r 83, laborer. 

Hugsiin Wesley M., (Great Bend) r 71, stone- 
cutter. 

Hugson Wesley W., (Carthage) stonecutter, h 
S. Washington. 

Hull Annett. (N. Wilna) r 11, widow of 
ThoniHS R,. farmer 80. 

HULL MARION, r 75, prop. Central cheese ! 
factoiy, 300 cows. 

Hull Norman, (N. W'ilna) r 11, farmer. 

Hungerford Arthur E., (Carthage) tinner, 
enip. J. Rogers & Co., h at W. Carthage. 

Hurlburt Henrj-, (Natural Bridge) r 22, farm- 
er 100. 

HURLBURT HOUSE, (Natural Bridge) Joel 
B. Hurll)U!t, prop.. Main. 

HURLBURT JOEL B., (Natural Bridge) prop. 
Hurlburt House and opera house, dealer 
in drv goods, groceries, iioots, shoes, etc., 
Jlaiu" 

Huston Mary, (Carthage) widow ctf Adam, h 
Washington. 

Hutchins Silas, (N. Wilna) r 11, laborer. 

Hutchinson Byron V., (Carthnge) clerk for 
Hutchinson & Clark, bds. James. 

Hutchinson Clarence, (Carthage) resident, h 
State. 

Hutchirison Franklin, (Carthage) resident, h 
State. 

Hutchinson Oren, farm 100, h State. [De- 
ceased.] 

Hutchinson William, (Carthage) (Hutchinson 
& Clark ) h at W. Carthage. 

Hutchinson & Clark. (Cartilage) (William H. 
and Cornelius J. C. ) millers, dealers lu 
tlour, feed, and groceries. State. 

Ingalls Joseph, (Philadelphia) r 7, farmer 87. 

Ingalls Samuel, (N. Wilna) r 12, nianuf. of 
shingles, thresher, and farmer,27. 

Ingraham Curtis C, (Carthage) resident, h 
State. 

Ireland Charles. (North Wilna) r 1, farmer 50. 

Jacobs Fred, (Carthage) laborer, li Alexandria 

8t. 

Jagoux Lewis, (Carthage) laborer, h N. Wash- 
ington. 

Jennings Joseph, (Carthage) engineer R., W. 
<K: O. R. R., h Alexandria st. 

Jennings Walter, (Carthage) laborer, h Clin- 
ton. 

Jerardin Justin V., (Carthage) resident, h 
James. 

Johnson Albert E., (Carthage) clerk for C. E. 
Van Slyke, bds. Church. 

Johnson Charles, (Carthage) apprentice Ti'ib- 
une office, bds. Adelaide. 

Johnson Epaphroditus, (^Carthage) molder, h 
S. CHnton. 

Johnson Gilbert B., (Carthage) pres. Carthage 
National Bank, h Budd cor. School. 

Johnson John, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Johnson John H., (Cartliage) h Clinton. 

Johnson Kate, (Carthage) r 73, widow of Will- 
iam. 

Johnson Mercy C. (Carthage) r 84, widow of 
Franklin B., 18 cows, farmer 170. 

Johnson Parley E., (Natural Bridge) retired 
physician and surgeon. 

Johnston George G.. (Carthage) freight clerk 
R., W. & O, R. R., h Adelaide. 



Jonas Newton A., (Natural Bridge) shoemaker, 
Main, h do. 

Jones James, (Carthage) painter, h West. 

Jones John J., (Carthage) tailor, h James. 

Jones Mary L, (^Carthage) widow of Frank, h 
Parhani. 

Jones Mary L., (Canhage) widow of Amos, 
dressmaker, h Water-. 

Jones Truman, (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, h Bridge. 

Judson Matilda, (Carthage) widow of Silas, h 
Church. 

Kane Patrick, (Sterlingville) r 10, 15 cows, 
farmer 110. 

Kane Thomas, (Carthage) r 82, 18 cows, farm- 
er 175. 

Kapfer George, (Carthage) li Alexandria st. 

Kapter George W., (Carthage) laborer, h Clin- 
ton. 

Kearns Ann, (Carthage) widow, h Clinton. 

Keains Rose, (Carthage) dressmaker, h Clin- 
ton. 

Keating Thomas, (Natural Bridge) r 25, farm- 
er 30. 

Keenan Charles G., (Carthage) (Keeuan & Co. ) 
h at W. Carthage. 

Keenan & Co., (Carthage) (Charles G. K. and 
Richard F. Neary) general merchants. 
State. 

Kelley David, (Carthage) tanner, h Sher- 
man. 

Kelley George E., (N. Wilna) r 10, school 
teacher. 

Kelley John, (Natural Bridge) teamster and 
jobber. 

Kellev John, (N. Wilna) r 10, 20 cows, farmer 
122. 

Kelley Lewis, (Great Bend) r 70, laborer. 

Kelley Peter, (Carthage) laborer, h West. 

Kelley Robert S., (N. Wilua) r 10, farmer, son 
of John. 

Kelley William, ( Carthage) tanner, h oft' 
Forge. 

Kelley William W., (N. Wilna) r 10, school 
teacher. 

KeUogg Flora L., (Carthage) teacher in High 
school, bds. Clinton. 

Kellogg Henry J., (Carthage) marble dealer, 
h Sfate. 

Kellogg Margaret E., (Carthage) widow of Rev. 
E. E.. h Clinton. 

Kellogg Virgil K.. (Carthage) (Kilbv & Kellogg ) 
h at W. Carthage. 

Kelly Henry C, (Carthage) prop, restaurant 
and saloon. State, h Wi-st. 

Kendall Edward, (Carthage) shoemaker, h 
Mechanic. 

Kenna Michael, (Carthage) r 82, 25 cows, 
farmer 167. 

Kesler A. & G. W., (Carthage) wholesale and 
retail dealers in boots and shoes, 59 State. 

Kesler Augustus, (Carthage) (A. & G. W. Kes- 
ler) real estate dealer, farmer in Denmark, 
Lewis Co., 195, h Clinton cor. West. 

Kesler George W., (Carthage) (A. & G. W. 
Kesler) h Clinton. 

Kesler J. Mrs.. (Carthage) resident, h Clinton. 

KESLER WTLLIAM B., (Carthage) business 
manager Carthage Tribune, State, h Clin- 
ton. 

KEYES CALEB, (Natural Bridge) r 59, agent 
for Acme pulverizing harrow in Jeiferson, 
St. Lawrence, and Lewis counties, 15 cows, 
farmer, leases of Samuel, Sr., 140. 



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Keyes George, (Natural Bridge) r 59, farmer, 
owns ill Lewis Co. 186. 

KEYES SAMUEL, Sr., (Natural Bridge) r 59, 
retired farmer, aged 82. 

Iveves Samuel, Jr., (Natural Bridge) r 59, farm- 
' er 87. 

Kidder Wortliiugton B., (Carthage) barber. 
State, h James 

Kilburn Allen, (Carthage) carpenter, h West. 

Kilby Allen E., (Carthage) (Kilby & Kellogg) 
li State. 

Kilby & Kellogg, (Carthage) (Allen E. K and 
Virgil K. K.) atty's and counselors at law, 
State cor. Mechanic. 

Killinger Fred, (Carthage) laborer, bds. Water. 

Killinger Htnrv, (Carthage) gunsmith, h 
Water. 

Kimball Arvilla S., (Carthage) widow of 
Charles H., resident, h Mechanic cor. 
Spring. 

King Susie, (Carthage) dressmaker, h West. 

Kinney Bridget, (Carthage) widow, h Me- 
chanic. 

Kinney James P., (Carthage) farmer, h Fran- 
cis. 

Klinger Ella, (Carthage) telephone operator. 
Wis. Water. 

KUnger Henry, (Carthage ) gunsmith, h Water. 

Labarr Frank, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Lacross Frank, (Carthage) laborer, h Sher- 
man. 

Lacross George, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

LaFeuro A. Mitie, (Carthage) shoemaker, emp. 
M. C. Paul, h at W. Carthage. 

Latiare Peter, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Lago J. Benjamin, (Carthage) r 81, mason and 
farm 6. 

Lago John, (Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 

LaGroo Joe, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Lagson John, (Carthac't) lal>orer, h James. 

LAKE C. C. &'SON, ( Natural Bridge) (Fred) 
mauufs.of wainscotmgs, moldings, and oil- 
boxes, props. DlRuing-mill. 

LAKE CHRISTOPHER C, (Natural Bridge) 
(C. C. Lake A Son). 

LAKE FRED. (Natural Bridge) (C. C. Lake & 
Son). 

Lake Harvey J., (Natural Bridge) emp. in 
tannery, h Bridge. 

Lake Wallace. (N. Wiliia) r 11, farm laborer. 

Lalone Joseph, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Lalone Lewis, (Carthage) laborei', h James. 

Lamb Wilson, ( N. Wilna ) r 10, 20 cows, farm- 
er 163. 

Lancor Albert, (Carthage) car inspector R., W. 
& O. R. R., h Mechanic. 

Lancor Henry, (Carthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Lancor Joseph. (Carthage) r 72, brickmaker. 

LANPHEAR HIRAM K., (Carthage) r 82, 
26 cows, farmer 285, served in Co. A, 186th 
N. Y. Vols. 

Lanphear John, r 65, 10 cows, farmer 78. 

LA.NPHEAR NELSON W., (Carthage) farm- 
er 169, h State. 

Lanphear Otho, (Natural Bridge) laborer. 

Liuphear Otho, A., (Natural Bridge) laborer. 

I/.ipatra Fred, ( Natural Bridge) carpenter and 
blacksmith, h West. 

L irock Joseph, (Carthage) carpenter, h Par- 
ham. 

Lirock Peter, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Lavancherd Josiah, (Carthage) carpenter, Me- 
chanic, h do. 



Lave Charles, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Lawrence Thomas H., (Carthage) supt. of the 
telegraph and train dispatcher C. & A. R'y 
Co., bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

Lawtou Rowland S., (Carthage) r 82, 14 cows, 
farmer, leases of Thomas Collins 100. 

Layng Beri P., (Carthage) dealer in harnesses 
and trunks. State, h West. 

Leach Bernard, (Carthage) lal)orer, h Forbes. 

Leach Martin, (Carthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Leahy James, (Natural Bridge) sboemaner, li 
Bridge. 

Leavrey Francis, (Carthage) off r 89,14 laborer. 

Leonard Augustine, (Carthage) asst. priest St. 
James's Catholic Church, bds. West. 

Leonard William, (Carthage) laborer, h Alex- 
andria cor. Adelaide sts. 

Levalley Leander, (Carthage) shoemaker, h 
mechanic. 

LEVIS HOUSE, (Carthage) John H. Carney, 
prop.. State. * 

Levis Orrin S., (agent) (Carthage^ dealer in 
groceries, crockery, etc.. Main cor. Me- 
chanic, h 141 Main. 

Lewis Augustus P., r 65, market gardener and 
farmer 50. 

Lewis Brothers, (N. Wilna) r 12, ( Stephen and 
Henry) 10 cows, farmers 150. 

Lewis Caroline C, r 64 cor. 26, widow of Nelson. 

Lewis Charles E., r 64 cor. 26. 9 cows, farmer,. 
leases of the Lewis estate 100. 

LEWIS EUGENE G., (Carthage) r 61, farmer - 
70. 

Lewis Frank, (Natural Bridge) r 44, laborer. 

Lewis Frank, (Great Bend) r 68, farmer 60. 

Lewis George F., (Carthage) photographer,. 
State, h James. 

Lewis Henry, (N. Wilna) r 12, (Lewis Brothers), 
school teacher. 

Lewis Hotel, (N. Wilna) r 26 cor. 18, Sanforcl 
Lewis, prop. 

Lewis Isabel, ( N. Wilna) r 12, widow of Silvias. 

Lewis Myron, Sr., (N. Wilna) r 26. farmer 132. 

Lewis Myron, Jr., (Carthage) r 62, 24 cows, 
farmer, leases of Simeon Fulton 170. 

Lewis Rosina, ( Carthage) widow of John, h 
N. Washington. 

liCwis Sanford, (N. Wilna) r 26 cor. 18, post- 
master 40 years, prop. Lewis Hotel, 15 
cows, 350 sugar trees, farmer 190, 

Lewis Sanford, (Natural Bridge) clerk Central 
House. 

Lewis Stephen. (N. Wilna) r 12, (Lewis Broth- 
ers) carpenter. 

Livingston Mary, (Carthage) widow of Simon, 
h Fulton cor. Clinton. 

Loomis Eber, (Sterlingville) r 16, 12 cows, 
farmer 73. 

Loomis George, (Carthage) farmer 25, bds. 
Spring. 

Loomis Jay A., (Carthage) wholesale dealer in 
kerosene oil, salt, wrapping paper, coal, 
lath, and shingles. Water, h do. 

LOOMIS MANLEY, (Carthage) (Loomis & 
Co.) farmer 20, h Spring. 

Loomis Mary M., (Natural Bridge) widow of 
Warren,' h Main cor. Mill. 

LOOMIS STOEL W., (Carthage) (Loomis &_ 
Co.) h at W. Carthage. 

LOOMIS & CO., (Manley and Stoel Loomis) 
carriage and wagonniakers, Water. 

Lory Catharine, ( Carthage) r 84, farmer 74. 

Lowery Michael, (Carthage) r 77, farmer 20. 



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Lyman Ambrose. (^Carthage ) prop, restaurant, 
State cor. CanaJ, li Water. 

Lyman Garrett, (Carthage) laborer, h Alex- 
andria st. 

Lyman Ganett, Jr., (^Carthage) engineer E., 
W. & O. R. R., h Alexandria cor. N.Wash- 
ington sts. 

Lyman Peter W, (Carthage) constable and 
policeman, li Alexandria st. 

Lvnde David H.. (^Natural Bridge) r 39. farm- 
er 100. 

Lynde Edward R., (Natural Bridge) r 39, 
farmer, son of David H. • 

Lyrock William, (Carthage) laborer, h Me- 
chanic. 

Mack Chester, ( N. Wilna) r 4, farmer 75. 

Macomber Edwin, (Carthage) retired farmer, 
h Alexandria cor. Boyd sts. 

Macomber Fred, (Carthage) cleik for Am. Ex- 
press Co., bds. Boyd cor. Alexandria sts. 

Main George W., (Steriingville) r 13, 12 cows, 
farmer, leases oc Luke Sharon, of Car- 
thage, 100. 

Main John, (Steriingville) r 13, farmer 80. 

Main Parish, (^N. Wilna) r 12, 20 cows, farmer 
188. 

]Main Thomas,(Natural Bridge) r 61, farmer 70. 

Main Willie P., (.N. Wilna) r 12, farmer, son 
of Parish. 

31alady Frank, (Carthage) r 72, cheesemaker. 

Malady Janus, 1 Carthage) r 77, farmer. 

Malady Mary, (Carthage) dressmaker, h State. 

Malady Matthew, (^Carthage) r 78, farmer 160. 

Malady Thomas, (Carthage) r 77, farmer lUO. 

Manier Anna, (Carthage) widow of Jolm, h 
West. 

Mann Stephen A., (Natural Bridge) emp. in 
tannery, h Main. 

Manning Charles W., (Carthage) supt, Carthage 
Lumber and Wooden Ware Co., h N.Wash- 
ington. 

Manning S. Amanda, (Carthage) widow of 
William A., h Budd. 

3Ianzer Myrt)n, ( Carthage) r 83, farmer 25. 

Market Joseph, (^N. Wilna ) r 11, laborer. 

Markson Michael, (^Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Marshall Charles H., (Carthage) dealer in 
liquor, State, h Spring. 

Marshall Mary, ( Carthage ) resident, h Canal. 

Martin Francis P., (Carthage) r 85, farmer, son 
of IMichael. 

Martin Joel, (N. Wilna) r 11)^, farmer 120. 

Martin John H., (Carthage) r 35, farmer, son 
of Michael. 

Martin Michael. (Carthage ) r 85. 18 cows, farm- 
er 170. 

Martin Richard, (Carthage) clerk Doughertj' 
House and cheesemaker. 

Martin Thomas, (Carthage) conductor C. & A. 
R'y, bds. Levis House. 

]\Iartiu Thomas, (Carthage) laborer, h Clinton. 

Mason Arthur, (N. Wiina) r 26, farmer 100. 

Matthews James B., (^Carthage) tailor, emp. H. 
Booker, h State. 

Matthews John, (^ Carthage) overseer at Jay- 
ville, h Brown. 

Matthews Nellie, (Carthage) teacher in High 
school, bds. Main. 

MAYNE SUSANNAH, (Steriingville) r 16, wid- 
ow of Eber, farm 245. 

McCarg Jesse, (Natural Bridge) engineer, bds. 
Hurlburt House. 

.McClain Robert. (Carthage) r 77, farmer 42. 



McCaUister W. S.. (Carthage) telegraph oper- 
ator E., W. & O. R. R., h Fulton cor. 
Clinton. 

McCormic Nancy, (Carthage ) widow of Peter, 
h Clinton. 

McCormakin Alzera, (Carthage ) r 81, (Mrs. 
Martin ) farmer 25. 

McCormakin Martin, ( Carthage) r 81, farmer 
25. 

McDonald Charles, (^Carthage) life ins. agent, 
h Church. 

McDonald Clitlord P., (Carthage) r 84. 10 
cows, farmer 90. 

McDonald John T., (^Natural Bridge) r25, farm- 
er 22. 

McDonald Mariette, (Natural Bridge) r 25, wid- 
ow of Thomas. 

McDonald Mary J., (Carthage) dressmaker, h 
Spring. 

McDonald Oiiiu, ( Carthage) laborer, li Me- 
chanic. 

McDonald Patrick, (^Carthage ) section fore- 
man R., W. & O. R. R., li James. 

McDonald Thomas, (Natural Bridge) r 25, 
farmer 100. [Deceased.] 

McDonald William, (Natural Bridge) r 25, 
farmer 58. 

McDonald William J., (Carthage) baggage- 
master R., W. & O. R.' R., h Adelaide. 

McGowan Andrew. (Carthage) blacksmith, h 
Mechanic. 

McGowan John H., (Carthage) blacksmith, 
Church, h do. 

McGowan William, (Carthage) emp. in chair 
factory, bds. Mechanic. 

McGraw Henry L., (Natural Bridge) engineer 
in tannery, h Bridge. 

McGraw William, (^Carthage) section hand, h 
Clinton. 

Melntoch Abraham, (N. Wilna) r 28, farmer 125. 

Mclntvre James, (Natural Bridge ) r 37. farmer 
110. 

McKenna John, (N. Wilna) r 27, farmer 7. 

McLane Robert, (C'arthage) r 77, farmer 47. 

McMahon Thomas. (^Carthage) r 82, farmer. 
leases of Thomas Collins 90. 

McManus Paul, (Carthage) r 81, farm laborer. 

McNamara Patrick, (Carthage) tree agent, h 
Mechanic. 

NcNeal Solomon. (Carthage)r 34, farm laborer. 

McNeil David, (Carthage) r 34, fanner 150. 

McNeil Henry, (N. W'ilna) r 9. farmer, leases 
of Wilham Caufield 180. 

McPharsom George, ( Carthage) r 91, farmer 30. 

BIcQuillen Elias P., (Carthage) r81, farmer 88. 

McQuillen James, ( Carthage ) prop, restaui'ant. 
State, h James. 

McQUILLEN PETER, (Carthage) r 89. 50 
cows, farmer 352, served in Co. A, 186th 
N. Y. Vols. 

Megan Timothy A.. (Carthage) r 9, farmer 50. 

Melady James, (Cartilage) section foreman R.. 
W. & O. R. R., bds. Furnace. 

Melady Patrick, (Carthage) retired farmer, h 
Furnace. 

Melkn Frank, (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. in 
tannery. 

Mellen William, (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. in 
tannery. 

MERRILL ERWTN M., (Carthage) dealer in 
drugs, groceries, wall paper, paints, sta- 
tionery, books, and jewelry, State, h N. 
Wa8hin<)ton. 



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TOWN OF WILNA. 



Merrill Hattie A., (Carthage) widow of A. C, 
tea<'her in High school, h James. 

MERRILL SAMUEL L., M. D., (Carthage) 
physician and surgeon. State cor. Clinton, 
h do. 

Mcrwiii Susan M., (Carthage) widow of G. A., 
h State. 

Meyer Charles J., (Carthage) (Meyer & Ross) 
h at \V. Carthage. 

Meyer & Ross, (Carthage) (Charles J. M. and 
Dennis E. E.) furniture manufs. and 
dealers. State. 

MICK ALICE, (Carthage) widow of Joseph, h 
Church. 

Miles Oscar, (Sterlingville) r .31, farmer 2G. 

Miles Parley B., (Sterlingville) r 31. farmer 
200 

Miller Betsey, (Carthage) r 52. widow of Hiram. 

Miller Edward H., (Cat tliage) train dispatcher 
R., W. & O. R. R., h Mechanic. , 

Miller Emil, (Carthige) wood polisher, bds. 
Dougherty House. 

Miller John S., (Natural Bridge) blacksmith, 
Main, h do. 

Mills H. H. Co., The, (limited) (Carthage) W. 
J. Morrison, of Toronto, Can., pres.; A. G. 
Peck, sec'y and treas., dealers in electrical 
supplies and poles and cross-arms, ofdce 
Mechanic. 

Mills Henry H., (Carthage) dealer in cedar 
posts and telegraph and electric light 
poles, manager American Electric Light 
Mfg. Co.. Mechanic, l)ds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

MILLS LEWIS H.. (Carthage) (The H. H. 
Mills Co.. limited) postmaster, prop, saw- 
mill, dealer in and manuf. of lumber, 
lath, and shingles, dealer in groceries, 
farmer .50, Alexandria st., h at W. Car- 
thage. [Died Dec. 25, 1889.] 

Minei- Angeline, (Carthage) widow of Pascal, h 
James. 

Miner Edward, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

MINER JOSEPH, (Carthage) clerk Hotel 
Elmhirst, h Spring. 

Mink Charles Capt., foreman for Ryther & 
Pringle, bds. Gill House. [Removed to 
Black River.] 

Mitchell Charles, horse trader, h State. [Re- 
moved to Philadelphia.] 

Mitchell Chester. (Sterlingville) r 1, farmer 20. 

Mongey Alexander J., (Carthage) wagonmaker 
and lilacksmith. State, h do. 

Monnow George, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Montando Brothers, (Natural Bridge) (Edward 
H. and Jerry N.) dealers in hardware, 
stoves, ranges, tinware, and agricultural 
implements, Main. 

Montando Edward H., (Natural Bridge) (Mon- 
tando Brothers) lids. Main. 

Montando Jeriy N., ( Natiiral Bridge) (Mon- 
tando Brothers) bds. Main. 

Montcmdo Frank, (Carthage) carpenter, h Me- 
chanic. 

Montgomery Joel, (Carthage) carpenter, h 
James. 

Montgomery William H., (Carthage) farmer, 
h James. 

Morgan Brisco P., r 56, farmer 67. 

Morgan Titus J., (Carthage) retired harness- 
maker, aged 86, h Schoul cor. West. 

Morse Lewis D., (Sterlingville) r 29, farmer 
105. 

Morse Morgan L., (Carthage) truckman, h 
Clinton. 



Mosher Charles R.. (Carthage) clerk for Mrs. 
A. A. Murray, State. 

Mosher Eugene O., (Sterlingville) r 34, farmer 
190. 

Mosher Henry M., (Caithage) (JohnE. Strick- 
land & Co.) bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

Moslier Catharine, (Carthage) r 34, widow of 
Thomas. 

BInllen John. (Carthage) r 76, farmer 50. 

Mulligan Michael, (Carthage) tailor, State cor. 
Canal, h Clinton. 

Mullin John T., (Carthage) r 76, carpenter 
aijd builder. 

Mullin Matthew, (Carthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Munger Ama, r 56, I'esident. 

Murphy Anna, (Carthage) (J. E. Murphy & 
Sisti rs) li Jamrs. 

MURPHY CHARLES J., (Carthage) news 
agent on 0. (t A. R'v, bds. Church. 

MURPHY EMOGENE E., (Carthage) widow 
of John, li Church. 

Murphy J. E. & Sisters, (Carthage) (Nellie and 
Anna) dealers m millinery and ladies' 
furnishing goods, new bank Imilding. 

Murphy Julia E., (Carthage) (J. E. Murphy & 
Sisters) h James. 

Murphy Lysander, (N. Wilna) r 35, farmer 60. 

Murphy Nellie, (Carthage) (J. E. Murphy & 
Sisters) h James. 

Murphy Patrick, (Carthage) laborer, h Brew- 
ery. 

Murphy William, (Carthage) laborer, h Me- 
chanic. 

Murray Armina A., widow of James, prop. 
Hatch House, State cor. River. 

Murray Arthur. (Carthage) resident, h State 
cor. River. 

Murray John, (Carthage) r 85, farmer 80. 

Muriay Margaret, (Carthage) dressmaker, bds. 
Fiancis, 

Murcha Thomas, (Carthage) r 88, 28 cows, 
faimer 2.s0. 

MYERS EPHRAIM H., (Carthage) pres. First 
National Bank of Carthage, State, h do. 

Myers Eugene, (Carthage) carpenter, h Sher- 
man. 

Myers James, (Sterlingville) r 34, farm labor- 
er. 

Mj'ers Robert, (Carthage) brewer, bds. Dough- 
erty House. 

Myers 'Ward E., (Carthage) clerk for J. W. 
Garvin, h Mechanic. 

Neai-y Elizabeth. (Carthage) widow of James, 
resident, h Washington. 

Neary Richard F., (Carthage) (Keenan & Co.) 
h State. 

Nelson George, (Natural Bridge) r 23, carpen- 
ter in tannery. 

Neplar Christopher, (Carthage) cai-penter, h 
West. 

Nerbin John, (Carthage) laborer, h N. Wash- 
ington. 

Neuvill George, (Carthage) r68, laborer. 

Neville John, (Cartilage) brick mason, h James. 

Nichols Albert C, (Carthage) pain'er, h State. 

Nichols George A., (Carthage) clerk for J. L. 
Norton, bds. State cor. School. 

Nichols Isaac W., (Natural Bridge) engineer in 
tannery, h Main cor. Mill. 

Nichols John W., (Natural Bridge) r 42, car- 
penter and fanner 25. 

Nichols Leon, (Natural Bridge) r 23, emp. in 
tannery. 



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Nichols Orlando F., (Natural Bridge) pastor 
M. E. Church, h Church cor. Centt r. 

Nichols Sophia D., (Natural Bridge) widow of 
Jonathan, dressmaker. 

Nobles William T.. (Carthage) r 82, farmer 71. 

Noblet Henrj', (Carthage) painter, bds. Levis 
House. 

Nolan Charles, (Natural Bridge) r 22, emp. in 
tannery. 

Nolan John, (Carthage) dealer in dry goods, 
State, h Clinton. 

Nolan Patrick T., (Carthage) clerk for John, 
bds. Clinton. 

NOON DOMINIC, r 54. 7 cows, farmer 148. 

Noon Dominick, (Carthage) r 72, laborer. 

Noon Michael, (Carthage) tanner, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Noon Patrick. ( Carthage) tanner and carpen- 
ter, h N. Washington. 

Noon Patrick, Jr., (^Carthage) emp. Meyer & 
Boss, bds. N. Washington. 

Noone Michael, r 54, fanner 100. 

Norris Michael, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Norns Patrick, (Carthage) r 91, farmer 40. 

North Andrew, ( N. Wilna) r 26, farmer 12. 

North John, ( Carthaye) V)utcher, h Mechanic. 

North Lvnian. rSterlingville) r 16, laborer. 

NORTON BKOTHEBS, (Carthage) (John L.) 
genei'al merchants, 85 State. 

NORTON JOHN L., (Carthage; (Norton Broth- 
ers) h State cor. School. 

Norton Lawrence D., (Carthage) book-keeper 
for J. L., bds. State cor. School. 

Nye Bi'others, (Carthage) r 81, (Jerome and 
Joseph) 20 cuws, farmers 230. 

Nye Charles V., (Natural Bridge) r 44, son of 
Sylvanns. 

Nye James P., r 56, market gardener, 8 cows, 
farmer 75. 

Nye Jei-ome, (Carthage) r 81, ( Nye Brothers). 

Nye Joseph, (Carthage) r 81, (Nye Broth- 
el's). 

Nye Sylvanus, (Natural Bridge ) r 44, 9 cows, 
farmer 9'<. 

Oberlv Chiistian, (Carthage) watch and clock 
repairer, State, h do 

O'Brien Ellen, (Carthage j widow of Humph- 
rey, h oft' John. 

Obrist John. (Carthage) miller, h Alexandria 

St. 

O'CONNELL PATRICK J.. (Carthage) pas- 
tor St. James's Catholic Church, State cor. 
West. 

O'Horo Ann, (Carthage) widow of Thomas, h 
State. 

O'Horo James, (Carthage) r 72, tanner and 
fanner 7. 

O'Horo Timothy. (Carthage) tanner, h Forge. 

O'HORO WILLIAM, (Sterlingville) r 34. har- 
nessmalier and farmer 44, served in Co. 
D. 44th and 146th N. Y. Zouaves. 

O'Keefe Fi-ank D., (Carthage) (Smith & 
O'Koefe) bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

O'Keefe Martin, (Carthaae) laborer, h Parham. 

O'Keefe Patrick, (Carthage) tanner, h off 
Forge. 

Olds ThaddeuR, (N. Wilua) r 27, farmer 56. 

O'Learv George, (Carthage ) resident, h State. 

Oliver Myron, (Carthage) boatman, h Forge. 

Olley George, (Great Bend) r 70, farmer, 



OLLEY JAMES, (Great Bend) r 70, 9 cows, 
300 sugar trees, farmer 74, served 4 years 
as corporal in Co. C, 94th N. Y. Vols. 
17 



Olmstead Anson J., (Carthage) carpenter, h 
Canal cor. Dock. 

ORMSTON ADAM, off r 56, farmer 145, and in 
Croghan, Lewis Co., 27. [Deceased.] 

Ormiston James, r 56 cor. 57, 22 cows, farmer 
210. and in Crogan, Lewis Co., 27. 

ORMISTON WILLIAM H., off r 56, farmer 
121. served 4 vears in Co. H. 2d N. Y. H. 
A. Vols. 

O'Rourk Catherine, (Natural Bridge) r 25, 
widow of Stephen. 

O'Rourk Michael, (Natural Bridge) r 25, farm 
laborer. 

O'Rourk Stephen, (Natural Bridge) r 25, 
farmer 150. 

Osburii Albert J., (Carthage) painter, h Me- 
chanic. 

Osbuni Charles, (Carthage) carpenter,h James, 

Osburn George, (Carthage) carpenter,h James. 

OWEN CARRIE L., (Carthage) teacher, bds. 
West. 

OWEN JOHN W., M. D., (Carthage) physician 
and surgeon, h West. 

Owen Mary, (Carthage) widow of Patrick, res- 
ident, h Mechanic, 

Owen Seymour, (Philadelphia) r 7, farmer 160. 

Owens Cornelius, r 64, farmer 30. 

Owens Edward J., r 64, farmer 40. 

Owens George E., (Carthage) prop, meat mar- 
ket. Mechanic, bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

Owens Merritt, r 57, farmer 63. 

Owens WiUiam. (Carthage; r 52, 30 cows, farm- 
er 700. 

Palmer Davis, (Natural Bridge) r 39, farmer 
and hunter. 

Palmer James, ( Natural Bridge) r 22, farmer 
34. 

Paris James A., (Carthage) traveling agent 
Watertown Herald, li State. 

Parker Clinton, (Carthage) brakeman R., W. 

& O. R. R. , h AlexancTria st. 
j Parmeter Arthur L., horse trainer, h N. Wash- 
ington. [Removed to Watertown.] 
[PARMETER GEORGE W.. (Carthage) an-hi- 
I tect, carpenter, and builder, stair build- 

j ing, Budd. h James. 
j Passenger James, (Carthage) r 73, farmer 75. 
1 Patterson Arthur W., (Carthage) carpenter, 
builder, and architect, h Clinton cor. 
Budd. 

Paul Melzar C, (Carthage) dealer in groceries, 
provisions, Hour, boots, and shoes. State, 
h School. 

Paul Michael, (('arthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Peak George, (Carthage) painter, bds. Hatch 
House. 

Peck Allen G., (Carthage) cashier First Na- 
tional Bank of Carthage, h State. 

Peck Charles D,, (N. Wilna) r 4, 14 cows, farm- 
er 150. 

PECK LEONARD G., (Carthage) clerk board 
of education, h School. 

Pelkey Alexander, (N. Wilna) r 26, laborer. 

Pelkey Thomas, ( N. Wilna) r 26, farm labor- 
er. 

Penniman Charles D., r 75, 23 cows, farmer, 
leases of Foster 230. 

Penniman Foster, (Carthage) farmer, h State. 

Penniman Guv, (Carthage) farmer, h State. 

PENNIMAN GUY E., r 75, 14 cows, 1,000 
sugar trees, farmer 115. 

Pennington Aaron O., (Antwei'p) r 1, 20 cows, 
farmer 150. 



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Pennington Frank, (N. Wilna) r 26, farm la- 
borer. 

Pennington Susan, (N. Wilna) r 26, widow of 
John. 

Percelle James, (Stcrlingville) r 14, cheese- 
maker and farmer 40. 

Percelle Susan, (Sterlingville) r 14, widow of 
Michael. 

Percelle William, (Sterlingville) r 14, farm la- 
borer. 

Perry Charles, (Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 

Pettie William, (Natural Bridge) r 21, farmer 5. 

Phelps Melvin, (N. Wilna) r 26, laborer. 

Philius Cornelius, (Natural Bridge) book- 
keeper for T. E. Proctor, h Main. 

Phillips George, (Carthage) carpenter, h James. 

Phillips Lorian, (Carihage) widow of Josiah, 
bds. West. 

Phinney Mariette, (Carthage) resident, h West. 

Pierce Charles, r 74, 20 cows, farmer 400. 

Pierce Duane, r 74, farmer, son of Charles. 

Pierce Frank, (Carthage) r 80, farmer 115. 

Pierce George, (Carthage) laborer, h Sherman. 

Pierce Harlow, (Natural Bridge) r 36, farmer, 
leases of S. Fulton 75. 

Pierce Henry, r 64, 12 cows, farmer 124. 

Pierce Jared, r 61, farm laborer. 

Pilkon Frank, (Carthage) laborer, h Parham. 

Pillky Benjamin, (Carthage) laborer, h Clin- 
ton. 

Pittock John. (Carthage) prop, meat market. 
State, h at W. Carthage. 

Place Charles. (Carthage) mason, h School. 

Place Lewis, (N. Wilna) r 12, blacksmith. 

Plank Ann. (Carthage) widow of A. S., h State 
cor. Washington. 

Plank Egbert R., (Carthage) patternmaker, 
emp. Ryther & Pringle, h West. 

Plank George W., (Cartdage) clerk for J. E. 
Strickland & Co., h State cor. Washing- 
ton. 

Plank Gilbert H., (Carthage) carpenter, h 
Francis. 

Plato Augustus, (N. Wilna) r 28, farmer, leases 
of James Dawley 300. 

Plow Oliver, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Plunkett Matthew, (Carthage) r 91, farmer 100. 

Pollock Asa, (Carthage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Pollock Charles, (Carthage) laborer, h Me- 
chanic. 

Pool David, (Natural Bridge) r 39. farmer 175. 

Pool Jay, (Natural Bridge) r 39, 20 cows, farm- 
er, leases of David 175. 

Pooler William J., (Carthage) carpenter, h 
Alexandria cor. Jolins sts. 

Poor Maria, (Carthage) widow of C. S., I'esi- 
dent, h Washington. 

Porter Martin, (Sterlingville) r 16, farmer. 

Potter Almira, (Carthage) widow of Daniel, 
resident, h Church. 

Potter George W., (Carthage) manager 
Carthage Lumber and Wooden Ware Co., 
h at W. Cartilage. 
Potter Mary, (Carthage) widow of John A., 

resident, h Church. 
Pound Kate, (Carthage) widow of Peter, dress- 
maker, h West. 
Powell Thomas, (Carthage) carpenter, h 

Church. 
Powers Rufus, r 64, laborer. 
Pratt George, (Carthage) r 83. farmer 11. 
Pratt Gustus W., (Natural Bridge) r 38, manuf. 

of ladders, farmer. 
Pratt LawBon, (Carthage) r 83, farm laborer. 



Pratt Lucy, (Natural Bridge) r 38, (Mrs. G. 
W.) farmer 7. 

Pravost Peter, (Carthage) wagonmaker, h Me- 
chanic. 

Preece Frederick W., (Natural Bridge) justice 
of the peace, h Church cor. Center. 

Preece William A., (Natural Bridge) emp. in 
tannery, h Main cor. Mill. 

Prendergast Michael J., (Carthage) engineer 
R., W. & O. R. R., bds. Alexandria cor. 
N. Washington sts. 

Prince George, (Carthage) r 72, farmer 60. 

PRINGLE JAMES, (Carthage) (Ryther & 
Pringle) h School. 

Puffer Henrv J., (Carthage) clerk for M. C. 
Paul, h West. 

Puffer Jane, (Carthage) widow, h West. 

Parcell James, (Sterlingville) r 14, cheese- 
maker. 

Purcell John, (Carthage) r 81. farmer 40. 

Purcell Susan, (Sterlingville) r 14, widow of 
Michael. 

Purcell William L., (Sterlingville) r 14, farmer 
40. 

Putnam Arthur J., (Natural Bridge) painter, 
h West. [Removed to Felt's Mills.] 

Putnam Peter J., (Great Bend) r 71, farmer 53. 

Putney J. I., (Carthage) barber and cigar- 
maker, State, lives at W. Carthage. 

Quinn Clarence F., (Natural Bridge) clerk for 
T. E. Proctor, bds. Central House. 

Quinn Edmund, (Carthage) r 81, farmer, 
leases of J. Gormly 25. 

Quinn Larry, (Carthage ) laborer. 

Quinn Thomas J., (Carthage)labi)rer, h Clinton 

Radin Harris J., (Carthage) dealer in cloth- 
ing and gents' furnishing goods, State, h 
do. 

Randall Calista, (N. Wilna) r 4, widow of 
Reuben. 

Randall Erwin J., (N. Wilna) r 4, (Carter & 
Randall). 

Randall John J., (N. Wilna) r 4, cooper. 

Randall Mark A., (Carthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
dria St. 

Rape James. (Carthage) r 91, fai-mer 70. 

Rape Patrick, (Carthage) r 91, farmer 50. 

Rawson Delinda, (Carthage) r 83, resident. 

Rawson Mary E., (Carthage) r 83, resident. 

Ray Charles S., (Carthage) clerk for L. D. 
Thompson, h 17 Mechanic. 

Reddingtou Mike, (Carthage) r72, fireman E., 
W. & O. R. R. 

Reed Cliarles A., (Natural Bridge) undertaker, 
manuf. of wagons and sleighs, repairer 
and dealer in furniture. Mill, h do. 

Reed Geonre H., (Natural Bridge) carpenter 
and builder, bds. Mill. 

Reed John C. (Carthage) h State. 

Reed Miner, (N. Wilna) r 35, farmer, leases of 
John Gormly 180. 

Reilley Peter E., (Carthage) clerk for Dodge 
& Westcott, h Mechanic. 

Reslow Levi, (Carthage) laburer, h Water. 

Ressegnie Charles, ( Carthage ) telegraph opera- 
tor Great Nortwesteru Telegraph Co., h 
State. 

Ressegnie Mary, (Carthage) widow, resident, 
h State. 

Ressegnie Sylvia, (Natural Bridge) widow, of 
Samuel," h Church cor. West. 

Revell Thomas, (Carthage) prop, tannery, 
manuf. of upper leather, Tannery Is- 
land, h at W. Carthage. 



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HEYNOLDS CHARLES E. E., (Great Bend) 

r 70, son of Lois B. 
REYNOLDS FRANK B., (Great Bend) r 70, 

farmer with his mother, Lois B. 
EEYNOLDS LOIS B., (Great Bend) r 70, 

widow of Daniel. 18 cows, 700 sugar trees, 

farmei' 216. 
Reynolds Patrick, (Carthage) r 91, farmer 50. 
Beynolds Patrick J., (Carthage) r 84, 40 cows, 

farmer 311. 
Rhodes Charles, ^Carthage) engineer, h West. 
Rhubai't John XL, ( Carthage) tireman R., W. 

<V- O. R. R . h Church. 
Eice Emma F., (Natural Bridge) dealer in 

fancy goods. Mam. bds. do. 
Eice Francis M.. (Carthage) widow of Gusta- 

vus, li West. 
Eice Fred W., (Carthage) painter, bds. West. 
Eice John M., (Carthage) r 52, farmer 50. 
Eichardson Clara E., (Carthage) widow of M. 

M.. dealer in millinery and fancv goods, 

State, h West. 
Eiley Thomas, (Carthage) laborer, bds. Gill 

House. 
EIPLEY CALVIN J.. (Antwerp) r 1, breeder 

of Hinsdale trotting horses. 20 cows, 700 

sugar trees, farmer 208, served in Co. I, 

35th Vols., rei'ulisted in Co. F, 20lh N. Y. 

Cav., 4 vears. 
RIPLEY CHARLES J., (Antwerp) r 1, farm- 
er, son I if Calvin J. 
EIPLEY SPENCER O., (Antwerp) r 1, farm- 
er, son of Calvin J. 
Rise James W., (Carthage) clerk for Egglcs- 

ton (t Co., bds. at W. Carthage. 
Rising Cvnthia A., (Carthage) r 82, resident. 
Eisner Peter, (Carthage) r 72. farmer 25. 
Eitchie William H., ( Natural Bridge) r 22, 

foreman in tannery. 
Eiibb William. (Carthage) carpenter, h Spring. 
EGBERTS HUGH, (Great Bend) r 83 ct)r. 70, 

15 cows, dealer in live stock, 400 sugir 

trees, farmer 125, served 3 vears in Co. K. 

10th N. Y. H. A. 
Roberts Rilla L., (Carthage) r 83, widow of 

Jacob M., farmer fiO. 
Eoberts Stephen M.. (Carthage) harnessmaker, 

h Francis cor. James. 
Eoberts Thomas S., (Carthage) dealer in 

liquor, State, h do. 
Eoberts William L., (Carthage) r 83, farmer, 

leases of Mrs. Rilia L. 60. 
Eobey Paul, (Carthage ) laborer, h Clinton. 
Eochester, Alexandria Bay, and Thousand 

Island Steamboat Company, (Carthage) 

George Sweet, pres. 
Eoderick John, (Carthage) dealer in ice, h 

James. 
Eoderiirk William.iCarthage)carl:man,h James. 
EOFINOT ALFRED D., (Carthage) manager 

Hotel Elmhirst. 
Rogeis J. & Co., (Carthage) {F. W. Cobnrn) 

dealers in hardware, steel, stoves. Carton 

furnaces, silverware, seeds, belting, steam 

fittings, plumbing, etc.. State. 
Eogers John, (Carthage) (J. Rogers & Co.) h 

at W. Carthage. 
Eoot Hiram II.. (Carthage) carpenter, bds. 

James cor. Fulton. 
Eoot William, (Carthage) laborer, bds. James 

cor. Fulton. 
Eoss Dennis F., (Carthage) (Meyer & Eoss) h 

Spring. 
Eott Arthur C, (Carthage) carpenter, h James. 



Eoiike Sila A. Mrs., (N. Wilua) r 4, farm 80. 

Rounds Zimes, (Carthage) r 47, laborer. 

Rourke Daniel, (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, h Bridge. 

Eourke Michael, (Natural Bridge ) r 25, farm 
61. 

Eourke Patrick, (Natural Bridge) r 25, farm la- 
borer. 

Eourke Stephen, (Natural Bridge) r 22, farmer 
117. 

Eourke Thomas. (Natural Bridge) emp. in 
tannery, h Main. 

Eubar Christopher, (Carthage) carpenter, h 
James. 

Euby John, (Carthage) laborer, h N. Wash- 
ington. 

Eugg Martin, (Carthage) dealer in real estate, 
h Mechanic cor. Spring. 

Eugg Sarah, (Carthage) resident, h Mechanic. 

Eussell Ithamar, (Sterlingville) r 34, farm 7. 

Ryan Matthew, (Carthage) laborer, h Forge. 

Ryan Michael, (Carthage) laborer, h State. 

Kyder Clarence N., (Carthage) cigarmaker, 
bds. Levis House. 

RYTHER CHARLES P., (Carthage) ( Ryther 
& Pringle) manuf. of Ryther's hay and 
tobacco presses and wagon jack. Furnace 
Island, h Scliool. 

RYTHER & PRINGLE, (Carthage) (Charles 
P. R. and James P.) manufs. of the im- 
proved Jonval turbine water-wheel, circu- 
lar saw-mills, planing machines, Ryther's 
improved patent bark-mills, Branaugh's 
patent scrubber, stoves, kettles, and cast- 
ings, machinery made to order and repair- 
ed. Furnace Island. 

Sackett Emily, (Carthage) widow of E. B. S., 
h Francis cor. James. 

Safford Anna Blav, (Carthage) teacher, bds. 
State. 

SAFFORD BESTER S., (Carthage) farmer 12. 
served 3 vears in Co. G, 3d, and in Co. H, 
26th N. Y. Cav., h State. 

Salter Elizabeth S., (Natural Bridge ) widow of 
F. E., li Main cor. Mill. 

Sampson Alonzo M., (Sterlingville) r 34, farm- 
er 44. 

Sanders Antoinett,( Natural Bridge) r 44, farm- 
er 151). 

Sanders Emery R., (Carthage) r 83, farmer 65. 

Sanders Frank, (Natural Bridge) r 44, 10 cows, 
farmer 90. 

Sanders Walker W., (Carthage) r 47, farmer 
500. 

Sandrus Lorinda, (Carthage) teacher, h West. 

Sarvav Charles. (Carthage) r 58, 20 cows, farm- 
er 190. 

Sarvay Lalor, (Natural Bridge) r 58, farmer, 
son of Leonard E. 

Sarvay Leonard E., (Natural Bridge) r 58, 35 
cows, farmer 305. 

Sarvay Orlin, (Natural Bridge) r 58, farmer, 

son of Leonard E. 
Sarvay Phila, ( Carthage) r 62, widow of Charles. 

Sarvay Zuriel, (Carthage ) r 62, 40 cows, farm- 
er 300. > 
Sattlery Epbraim, (Natural Bridge) r 25, farm- 
er 55. 
Saulsbury Charles E., ( Cartlmge) r47, engineer, 

emp. Hendrickson Brotliers. 
Saunders Jared, (Natural Bridge) resident, h 

Bridge. 
SAWVER GEORGE F . 'Ci'tlia-o) prin. Car- 

I thage Union Free School, h James. 



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TOWN OF WILNA. 



(Carthage) r 73, farmer, son 
(Carthage) school teacher, 
(Carthage) machinist, h 



ScliemhorneJolm, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Schmid Lucy. (Carthage) clerli for Nicliolas, 
bds. State. 

Schmid Nicholas, (Carthage) baker and con- 
fectioner. State, h do. 

Schreer Frederick E., r 64, blacksmith and 
farmer 60. 

Schwartz William S., (Carthage) clerk for E. 
M. Merrill, bds. N. Washington. 

Scott Carrie E., (Carthage) school teacher, 
bds. School. 

Scott Cranson E., 
of William J. 

Scott Fannv M., 
bds. School. 

Scott Lewis W., 
School. 

Scott William H., (Carthage) r 73, farmer, son 
of William J. 

Scott William J., (Carthage) r 73, 10 cows, 
farmer 325. 

Scongal David, (Natural Bridge) clerk. 

Seckner Frank H., (Carthag-^) barber, Levis 
House, h at W. Carthage. 

Segovis George, ((Jarthage) r 89, carpenter. 

Sel vesture Joseph, (Carthage) laborer, h 
James. 

Settler Abraham, (Natural Bridge) r 25, farm 
laborer. 

Shafer John. (Carthage) laborer, h State. 

Shanncm David, (Carthage) laborer, h Parham. 

Shannon James, (Carthage) r 83, farm labor- 
er. 

Shannon John, (Carthage) laborer, h Alexan- 
dria st. 

Sharon Mary, (Carthage) widow of Luke, h 
Church cor. Budd. 

Sharp Seth, (N. Wilna) i- 11. laborer. 

Shai-p Walter, (Sterhngville) r 32. laborer. 

Sharron William, (Sterlingville) r 34, farm la- 
borer. 

Shaw Edward T., (Cai-thage) r 77, farm la- 
bo-er. 

Shaw .John, (Carthage) r 77, 12 cows, farmer 
85. 

Shaw John J.. (Carthage) r 77, farmei-. 

Shea John F., (Carthage^ roadmaster Utica 
division R., W. & O. R. R.. h Francis. 

Shehan .John, (Carthagei laborer, h Parham. 

Shelley Daniel. (Carthage) r 83. farmer. 

Shelley Melvin, (Carthage) r 83, farmer with 
Morgan 05. 

Shelley Morgan, (Carthage) r 83. farmer with 
Melvin 65. 

Shepavd Ambrose, (Carthage ) r 34. farmer 100. 

Sheridan Mai-iette, (Natural Bridge) r 21, 
widow of .John, farm 25. • 

Sheridan Thomas, (Natural Bridge) r 25, farm 
laborer. 

Sherman George E., (Natural Bridge) liotise 
painter. 

SHERWOOD WILLIAM C, clerk at W. Car- 
thage, h do. 

Shiell Robert. (Natural Bridge) prop, grist- 
mill, dealer in Hour, feed, and hav, Mill, 
h do. 

Shoemaker .John, (Natural Bridge) postmaster, 
dealer in groceries, and maiiuf. of white 
marble lime, h Mill. 

Shoemaker Mav, (Natural Bridge) dressmaker, 
h Mill. 

Shortsleave Joseph, (Carthage) laborer, h 
James. 

Shortt Edward, (Carthage) machinist, h Brown. 



Shurts Jacob V. Rev., pastor Presbyterian 
Church, h School. 

Silkworth Melvin, (tiarthage) cutter for J. W. 
Clark, h N. James. 

SIMMONS ARTHUR J.. (Carthage) served 
nearly 3 years in Co. D, 10th N. Y. H. A., 
farmer 16, h S. James. 

Simmons Edgar A., (Carthage) r 89, baker 
and dealer in baked stufts. 

Simmons Edgar A., (Carthage) laborer, h 
James. 

Simmons Eugene H., (Carthage) mason, h 
James. 

Simmons Jarvis, (Carthage) mason, h James. 

Simonds Clara A., (Carthage) (Mrs. E. A.) (E. 
A. <V C. A. Simonds ) h State. 

Simonds E. A. it C. A., (Carthage) physicians 
and surgeons. State. 

Simonds Edwin A., (Carthage) (E. A. & C. A. 
Simonds) li State. 

Sims Zelotus, (Carthage) sawyer, h Francis. 

Simser Albert, (Natural Bridge) r 20, farmer 
55. 

Simser Alva, (Natural B idge) r 38, laborer. 

Simser Charles, (Natural Bridge) r 33, farmer 
49. 

Simser William F., (Natural Briilge) r 21. 
farmer 100. 

Sister Augustine Mary. (Carthage) teacher in 
intermediate department St. James's 
School. bd-(. Mechanic. 

Sister Catharine Mary, (Carthage) resident, h 
Mechanic cor. West. 

Sister Cecelia Mary, (Carthage) music teacher 
in St. James's School, h Mechanic cor. 
West. 

Sister Clare Mary, (Carthage) teacher in St. 
James's School, h Meclianic cor. West. 

Sister Eulalia Mary, (Carthage) teacher in St. 
James's School, h Mechanic cor. West. 

Sister Genevieve Mary. (Carthage) teacher in 
St. James's School, h Mechanic cor. West. 

Sister Joseijhine Mary, ( Cnrthagt:!) principle 
St. James's Sjho"l, h Mechanic cor. West. 

Sister Louisa Mary, (Cariliage) teacher in in- 
termediate department St. James's School, 
bds. Mechanic. 

Sister Teresa Mary, (Carthage) teacher in St. 
James's School, h Mechanic cor. West. 

Slater Frederick. (Carthag'e) clerk for C. L. 
Frederick, bds. West. 

Sloper Harvey 15., (Natural Bridge) r 39, farm- 
er with William B. 

Sloper William B.. (Natural Biidge) r 39. 10 
cows, dealer in hides, farmer 180. 

SI Way Tom. (Carthage) prop. Chinese laun- 
dry. State. 

Smith Alonzo. (Carthage) r 62, 30 cows, farm- 
er 276. 

Smitli Andrew, (Carthage) compositor Trib- 
une ottice. bd-i. School. 

Smith Ann, (Carthage) r 91, widow of Cor- 
nelius. 

Smith Augusta D., (Canhage) widow of Hu- 
i)ert B., h Washington. 

Smith Birsheba, (Natural Bridge) r 44, widow 
of Samuel. 

Smith Byron, (Philadelphia) r 14, 10 cows, 
farmer 113. 

Smith Frank R., (Carthage) (Smith & O'Keefe)- 
li Spring. 

Smith .John D., (Carthage) r 76, farmer. 

Smith John K.. (Carthage) r 82, cheesemaker. 

Smith Joseph S., r 36, farmer 84. 



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Smith Mary A., ( Natural Bridge) r 3fi, widow 

of John, farmer 63. 
SMITH SAMANTHA, (Carthage) widow of 

Abraham, h State. 
Smith Saimiel. (Carthage) r 91, farm laborer. 
Smith Silas, (Natural Bridge) r 44, farmer 81. 
Smith William, (^Carthage) r 91, farmer 30. 
Smith William A., (Natural Bridge ) r 36, farm 

laborer. 
Smith William G., (Carthage) dentist, State, h 

Clinton. 
Smith Williams., (Carthage) real estate agent, 

h Alexandria St. 
Smith cfc O'Keefe. (Carthage) (Frank R. S. and 

Frank D.O'K.) maiiufs.of chairs, mantles, 

and furniture, Guyot Island. 
Snider Henry, (Carthage) laborer, h Washing- 
ton. 
Snvder John H., (Natural Bridge) r 45, farm- 

" er 43. 
Southwick Frederick A., (Carthage) dealer in 

drv goods, notions, boots, and shoes, State, 

h do. 
SPENCER ALICE, (Natural Bridge) (Mrs. A. 

J.) dressmaker, dealer in fancy goods, glass 

and tinware, Center. 
SPENCER ANDREW J., (Natural Bridge) 

salesman, enlisted in Co. H, 185th N. Y. 

Vols., at the age of 15 years; was wounded 

at Appomattox Court House, h Wall. 
Spencer Wintield S., (Carthage) r 48, farmer 70. 
Sperry Richard D., (Natural Bridge) r 44, 

farmer 130. 
Spicer George E., (Carthage) manager Union 

Pulp Co., h at W. Carthage. 
Sprague Charles, (N. Wilna) r 4, farmer with 

Lewis 100. 
Sprague Lewis, ( N. Wilna) r 4, farmer with 

Charles 100. 
Stafford Collins A., r 47, farmer 180. 
Stanard George W., (Carthage) r 75, 13 cows, 

farmer 190. 
STANARD LAFAYETTE G., (Carthage) r 75, 

farmer 130. 
Stanard Orlo, (Carthage) r 75, son of George 

W., farmer. 
Star Hannah, (Carthage) r 68,widow of David. 
Starkey Charles H., (Natural Bridge) mer- 
chant. Main, h do. 
Starkey Edgar L., (Natural Bridge) station 

and ticket agent C. & A. R'y, telegraph 

operator, station in Lewis Co., bds. Main. 
Steele Eunice, (^Carthage) widow of Elisha, 

resident, h Clinton cor. Budd. 
Steele Jennie R., (Carthage) widow of E. B., 

dressmaker, h Clinton cor. Budd. 
Steele Mary L., (^Carthage) school teacher, bds. 

Clinton cor. Budd. 
STERLING DAN, (Sterlingville) r 16, 30 cows, 

600 sugar trees, farmer, leases of Mrs. S. 

Mayne 245. 
Sternberg A, Irvin, M. D., physician and sur- 
geon. Main, h at W. Carthage. 
Stevens Edward J., (Carthage) conductor R., 

W. & O. R. R., h Johns. 
Stevens R Appleton. (Carthage) physician and 

surgeon. State, h Budd. 
STEWART ALEXANDER Y., (Carthage) real 

estate and tire ins. agent. School, h State. 
Stillman Lydia, ( Carthage) widow of David, h 

James cor. Fulton. 
St. James's School, (Carthage) Sister Josephine 

Mary, priu. 
St. John John, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 



Stoddard William J., (Carthage) piop. livery 
stable and farmers' sheds. Church, li 
Fiancis. 

Stone James, (Carthage) mason, b Mechanic. 

Stone John, mason, h James. [Removed to 
Watertown.] 

St. Peter Paul, (Carthage) section foreman C. 
& A. R'y, h Adelaide. 

Strickland John E., (Carthage) John E. 
Strickland & Co.) owns farm in Philadel- 
phia, h State. 

Strickland John E. & Co., (Carthage) (H. M. 
Mosher) wholesale and retail dealers in 
hardware. State. 

Stubbs Elizabeth, (Carthage) widow of Ed- 
mund, bds. Alexandria st. 

Stubbs George H., (Carthage) farmer 212, h 
Alexandria st. 

Swan George, (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, h Church. 

Sweet Alonzo, (Sterlingville) r 32, farmer 15. 

SWEET EDWIN, (Great Bend) r 71, 10 cows, 
500 sugar trees, farmer 105. 

SWEET GEORGE, (Carthage ) captain steamer 
Ontario, h Main cor. Clinton. 

Swind George H., (Sterlingville) r 29, farmer. 

Swind Henry F., (Sterlingville) r 29, 20 cows, 
farmer 180. 

Sylvester Alonzo W., (Carthage) carpenter 
and builder, James cor. Fulton. 

Sylvester George S., (Carthage) clerk, h Ful- 
ton. 

Sylvester Maggie S., (Carthage) teacher in 
High school, bds. James cor. Francis. 

Svmonds Carson, {N. Wilna) r 5. farmer, son 
of F. O. 

Symonds Frederick O., (N. Wilna) r 5, 25 cows, 
farmer 180. 

Tallen Joseph, ( Cai thage) 3inp. Meyer & Ross, 
bds. at \Y. Carthage. 

Tallman Charles B., (Carthage) tinsmith, emp. 
F. D. Hubl)ard, h Church cor. Furnace. 

Tapp George W., (Carthage) popcorn vender. 
Mechanic h do. 

Taylor Simon D., (Carthage) dealer in fresh 
and salt meats. State, h \Vest. 

Tenant James, (Carthage) r 52, farmer 100. 

Tennant James, (Carthage) r 52, farmer 70. 

Terrel Eliza A., (Carthage) widow of Niles, 
resident, h James. 

Terry Wavne, (Carthage) tinner, emp. John 
E. Strickland it Co., h at W. Carthage. 

Tharret John, (N. Wilna) r 41, farmer. 

Theisen John, (Carthage) emp. Smith & 
O'Keefe, bds. Hotel Elmhirst. 

Thomas George W., (Carthage) mason, h Boyd. 

Thompson Ephraim, (Carthage) r 83, laborer. 

Thompson L. D., (Carthage) dealer in grocer- 
ies and provisions, State, h N. Washing- 
ton. 

Thompson Myers, (Carthage) sec'y and treas. 
Carthage Lumber and Wooden Ware Co., 
limited, bds. Ijtvis House. 

Thompson Rollin J., (Carthage) pastor Baptist 
Church, h Clinton. 

Thompson William R., (Carthage) clerk for J. 
W. Clark, h Francis. 

Thorpe John R., (Carthage) clerk for W. Barr, 
bds. West. 

Thrall Fred L., (Carthage) tinner and plumb- 
er, emp. J. E. Strickland & Co., bds. Clin- 
ton. 

Thyer Benjamin C, (Carthage) laborer, h 
■ Forge. 



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Ticld Samuel, (Natuial Bridge) mail carrier, 
runs livery and 'bus to trains. 

Tiff Reuben, (Cartilage) laborer, h Mechanic. 

Tilling William A,, (Carthage) manuf. of and 
dealer in cigars. 

Tillotson Harali M., (Natural Bridge) widow of 
Edward. 

Tillston William, (Natural Bridge) r 39, farmer 
100. 

Tompkins Frank, (Carthage) emp. Smith & 
O'Keefe, bds. Gill House. 

Tooker Clement C, (Natural Bridge) r 43, la- 
borer. 

TOOLEY MADISON, (N. Wilna) r 5, prop. Eu- 
reka cheese factory. 

Tooly Brooks L., ( N. W'ilna) r 10, farmer 64. 

Tooly John II., (N. Wilna) r 5. carpenter. 

Toolv Othniel, (N. Wilna) r 5, laborer. 

TOWNSEND HIRAM L., (N. Wilna) r 4, car- 
penter, served 3 j^ears in Co. D, 10th N. Y. 
H. A. 

Tray nor Frank, (Carthage) laborer, bds. James. 

Traynor John, (Carthage) teamster, h James. 

Tray nor Petei', (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Ti'embley Henry, (Carthage) carpenter, h 
James. 

Trembly John, (Carthage) (Davis & Trembly) 
h S. Mechanic. 

Trombley David, (Carthage) blacksmith, h 
Water. 

Trombley Isaiah, (Carthage) blacksmith, Water, 
h Canal. 

Tucker Clemonts, (Natural Bridge) farm labor- 
er. 

Tuell Rawson, (Carthage) r 83, farm laborer. 

Ullman George F., (Natural Bridge) r 28, emp. 
in tannery. 

Union Pulp Co., (Carthage) (Henry Spicer, of 
Perch River ; Fremont W. Spicer, of Dexter; 
and George E. Spicer) manufs. of wood 
pulp. Forge. 

Uusar William, (Carthage) laborer, li Parham. 

Vail Thomas, (Natural Bridge) emp. in tan- 
nery, bds. Church. 

Valar Angus, (Carthage) r 52, shinglemaker. 

Van Allen John, (Antwerp) r 1, farmer 100. 

VAN ALLEN WILLARD B., (Carthage) att'y 
and counselor at law, 55 State, h at W. 
Carthage. 

Van Amber Loren S., (Carthage) sawyer, emp. 
J. W. Brace, h Fulton. 

Van Antwerp Addison D., (Carthage) clerk for 
W. H. Delmore & Co., bds. Adelaide. 

Van Antwerp Daniel, (Carthage) resident, h 
Adelaide. 

Van Antwerp George, (Natural Bridge) r 25, 
farmer 80. 

Van Brocklin Polly, (Carthage) resident, h 
Alexandria st. 

Van Duzee Albert B., (Carthage) patternmaker, 
h West. 

Van Sice Lulu A., (Natural Bridge) (Mrs N.. 
E.) lustre painter, h Mill. 

Van Sice Nathan E., (Natural Bridge) laborer, 
h Mill. 

Van Slyke Charles E., (Carthage) general mer- 
chant. State, h Church. 

Van Tasel Henry, (Natural Bridge) r 39, emp. 
in tannery. 

Varley Charles, (Sterlingville) r 32, laborer. 

Varley John, (Carthage) laborer, h Fulton. 

Varley Joseph, (Sterlingville) r 32, laborer. 

Varley Mary, (Sterlingville) r 32, widow of 
John. 



VEBBER FRANK M., physician and surgeon. 

State, h at W. Carthage. [Removed to 

Clayton.] 
Verino Louis, (Carthage) wagonmaker, emp. 

Loomis & Co.. h at W. Carthage. 
Villars Edward, (Carthage) (Edward Villars & 

Co.) bds. Mechanic. 
Villars Edward & Co., (Carthage) (Patrick 

Villars) dealers in drugs and medicines. 

State. 
Villars Patrick, (Carthage) (Edward Villars & 

Co.) dealer in chain pumps, h Mechanic. 
Vinaca Armenus, (Carthage) resident, h West. 
Vincent Will M., (Carthage) foreman Tribune 

office, h at W. Carthage. 
Vinier Anne, (Carthage) widow of Frank, h 

VINIER GEORGE, (Carthage) r 82, tinsmith. 

Vinier John, (Carthage) laborer, h Adelaide. 

Vinier Leary J., (Carthage) dealer in stoves 
and tinware. State, h Adelaide. 

Vroman Loren, (Great Bend) r 51, farmer 160. 

Vroman Matthew, (Great Bend) r 51, farmer 
128. 

Vroman Nathaniel, r 83, contractor. [Re- 
moved to Chaumont.] 

Vrooman Alzina, r 53, widow of Peter. 

Vroomau Frank P., r 53, 15 cows, farmer 
200. 

Vrooman Gilbert L., (Carthage) manuf. of 
Vrooman's "King of the World," extracts 
and perfumes, bds. State. 

Wagner Everett C., (Carthage) agent Ameri- 
can Express Co., State, li do. 

Wagner Henry, Sr., (Carthage) barber, h State. 

Wagner Henry G., (Carthage) barber. State, 
h do. 

Wagner Minnie Miss, (Carthage) clerk for N. 
Schniid, bds. St-te. 

Wagner William, (Carthage) barber, State, h 
do. 

Wagoner Ellen P., (Carthage) widow of Nich- 
olas, resident, h State. 

Waite W. Herbert, (Carthage) directory pub- 
lisher, h Budd. 

Waldron (jharles, ( Carthage) cari^enter, h Wa- 
ter. 

Waldron Levi, (Carthage) laborer, h Water. 

Wallace Ellen, (Carthage) r 91, widow of Pat- 
rick, farmer 65. 

Walrad Hiram, (Carthage) r 49, farm laborer. 

Walsh Anthony, (Carthage) shoemaker, h Ful- 
ton. 

Walsh Eugene A., (Carthage) (Walsh & Wha- 
ling) bds. State. 

Walsh James A., (Carthage) h Church. 

Walsh James H., (Carthage ) upholsterer, emp. 
Walsh & Whaling, h State. 

Walsh John T., (Carthage) supply agent C. & 
A. R'yCo., h Sl;ate. 

Walsh Maggie C, (Carthage) milliner, bds. 
Fulton. 

Walsh Peter, (Carthage) r 84, farmer 100. 

Walsh Peter E., (Carthage) r 84, farm laborer. 

Walsh & Whaling. (Carthage) (Eugene A. W. 
and John W. ) undertakers and dealers in 
furniture, State. 

Ward Charles E., (Carthage) r 73, 13 cows, 
farmer, leases of Mrs. Diantha 103. 

WARD DIANTHA, (Carthage) r 73, widow of 
Charles, farm 103. 

Ward Elizabeth M., (Carthage) resident, h 
State. 

Ward Emma J., (Carthage) resident, h State. 



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263 



Ward Fred S , (Carthage) justice of the peace, 

farmer 350, h State. 
Ward William J., (Carthage) custom shoe- 
maker, Mechanic, h do. 
Warren Eugene. (Carthage) car inspector C. 

& A. R'y, h Wate-;. 
Warren T. D. Mrs. , (Carthage) dealer in mil- 
linery and dry and fancy goods, State, h 

do. 
Warnn Tlieodore D., (Carthage) resident, bds. 

Hotel Elmhirst. 
Waters Patrick, prop, saloon, Canal, bds. Johns. 
Watson Charles D.. (Carthage) compositor 

Tribune office, h School. 
Watson Milan, ( Carthage) machinist, h Spring. 
Watson William F., (N. Wilna) r 10, 19 cows, 

farmer, leases of George W. Hubbard, of 

W. Carthage. 187. 
Wager Josojih. ( Stet lingville) r 32, laborer. 
Wager Keziah, ( Sterlingville) r 32, widow of 

Joseph. 
Weatherhead Edmond, (Natural Bridge) r 20. 

farm 50. 
Weaver Andrew J., (Natural Bridge) dealer in 

groceries. Main, h do. 
Weaver David, r 53, laborer. 
Weaver George F., (Carthage) blacksmith, 

emp. M. Loomis, h at W. Carthage. 
Weaver Jxidson F., (Carthage) r 25, 30 cows, 

farmer 225. 
Weaver Levi, (Carthage) r 82, farmer, leases 

of James Galvin 125. 
Weaver Riley, (Carthage) retired farmer, h 

State. 
Webber John, (Carthage) book- keeper, emp. 

S. Branaugh, h Spring. 
Weichard Cassius M. C. ( Carthage) bds. James. 
Weichard Ella C, (Carthage) teacher, bds. 

James. 
Weichard Gi-ace E., (Carthage) teacher, bds. 

James. 
Weichard Peter, (Carthage) mason, h James. 
WELCH HENRY J., (Carthage) att'y and 

counselor at law, pres. of the village, com. 

of E. B. Steele Post, No. 269, G. A. R., 

School, h State. 
Welsh Thomas, (Natural Bridge} r 59, farmer 

48. 
Wescott . Huron , (Carthage) prop, livery and 

sale stable. Mechanic, h Mechanic cor. 

West. 
Wescott Nancy. (Carthage) widow of Shubael, 

h Mechanic. 
WESTCOTT ASAHEL B., (Carthage) post- 
master, cai-penter and builder, served as 

2d lieut. in Co. K, 35th N. Y. Vols., h Canal 

cor. West. 
Westcott Fred N., (Carthage) (Dodge & West- 

cott) h Mechanic and West. 
Westcott George H., (Carthage) carpenter, 

bds. Canal cor. West. 
Westcott Mabel L., (Carthage) teacher, bds. 

Canal cor. West. 
Whalen John, (N. Wilna) r 11, farmer 100. 
Whalen William H., (Carthage) painter, Water, 

h Mechanic. 
Whaling Ann, (Sterlingville) r 13, widow of 

John, farmer 34. 
Whaling John, (Carthage) (Walsh & Whaling) 

deputy postmaster, bds. Levis House. 
Whaling Matthew, (Carthage) laboi'er, h Alex- 
andria st. 
Wheeler Margaret, (Carthage) widow of Rich- 
ard, h James. 



Whitaker David D., (Carthage) jeweler, State, 
h at W. Carthage. 

White Aaron A., (Carthage) r 46, peddler. 

White Marv, (Carthage) r 46, (Mrs. A. A.) 
farm 107. 

White Orrin, (N. Wilna) r 4, farm laborer. 

WHITE SARAH H., (Carthage) widow of Rev, 
David B., h Clinton. 

White Seth A., r 36, farmer 35. 

White Warren B., r 36, farmer, leases of Mrs. 
Mary 107. 

White William, (Carthage) carpenter, h West. 

Whittaker Edward E., (Carthage) com. travel- 
er, li S. James. 

Wilbur (Charles P., (Carthage) student at Cor- 
nell, bds. James cor. Budd. 

Wilbur James H., (Carthage) printer, h James 
cor. Budd. 

Wilbur Royal P., (Carthage) law student, bds. 
James cor. Budd. 

WILCOX J. FOSTER, (Carthage) clerk for H. 
J. Radiii, bds. at W. Carthage. 

Wilder Mark S., (Carthage) cashier Carthage 
National Bank, h School. 

Wiley Sylvester, (Carthage) carpenter. 

Wilkinson Thaddeus E., (Carthage) dealer in 
fruit trees, h S^ate■ 

Willard Hi^ nry, (Carthage) r 81, farmer, leases 
of J. Gormly. 

Willard Maranda M., (Carthage) widow of 
Charles, h State. 

Willard Seth, (Carthage ) teamster, emp. L. H. 
Mills, h Spring. 

Willes Egbert, (Carthagel carpenter, h James. 

Willes Elizabeth, (Carthage) widow of Amos, 
resident, h James. ' 

Willes Mary, (Carthage) widow of Jesse E., h 
School. 

Williams Dexter. (Carthage ) r 83, retired cab- 
inetmaJier. 

Williams Merritt M., (Carthage ) foreman He- 
publican office, h State. 

Williamson Henry, Sr., (Natuj-al Bridge) r 45, 
farmer 46. 

Williamson Henry, Jr., (Natural Bridge) r 43, 
farmer 25. 

Williamson William, (Natural Bridge) r 43, 
farmer 64. 

Wilmott Emma, (Carthage) widow of R. H., 
h West. 

Wilson George G., (Natural Bridge) prop, saw- 
mill. Mill, h do. 

Wilson James J., (Carthage) h 73, farmer 45. 

Winchel George, (Carthage) baggagtmaster 
R., W. & O. R. R., h Mechanic. 

Wing C. H. & Son, (Carthage) (Fred M.) deal- 
ers in steam engines, water-wheels, shaft- 
ings, shingle and lath-mills, and mill sup- 
plies, general repairers, S. Canal. 

Wing Charles H., (Carthage) (C. H. Wing & 
Son) h Mechanic. 

Wing Fred M., (Carthage) (C. H. Wing &Son) 
newspaper correspondent, bds. Mechan- 
ic. 

Wood Almina, (Natural Bridge) resident, h 
Church . 

Wood Charles J., (N. Wilna) r 5, farmer, son 
of Franklin. 

Wood Chester C, (Natural Bridge) barber, h 
Church. 

W')od Frank, (Carthage) carpenter, h Forge, 

WOOD FRANKLIN, (N. Wilna) r 5, 15 cows, 
1,000 sugar trees, farmer 130. 

Wood Harlan G., (N. Wilna) r 5, miller. 



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TOWN OF WORTH. 



Wood Isaiah, (Carthage) retired farmer, aged 
97, bds. Francis. 

Wood John, (Carthage) clerk for H. Hooker, 
bds. State. 

Wood John B., f Carthage) (John B. Wood & 
Son) h Fulton. 

Wood John B. & Son, (Carthage) (Mason J.) 
dealers in groceries, provisions, fruits, 
crockery, glassware, etc., 85 State. 

WOOD LEVI, (Carthage) molder, h Fran- 
cis. 

Wood Lorena, (Natural Bridge) widow of 
John, h Church. 

Wood Mison J., (Carthage) (John B. Wood & 
Son ) h 85 State. 

Wood Sarah, (N. Wilna) r 11, widow of Joseph. 

Wood Zelotus, (Carthage) patternmaker, h 
School. 

Woodcock Eva D., (Natural Bridge) dress- 
maker. 

Woodron Harry, (Carthage) laborer, h James. 

Woodward Ebenezer, (Great Bend) r71. farm- 
er 182. 

Woodward Jefi'erson D., (Great Bend) r 71, 
farm laborer. 

Wooley George, ( Carthage) r 72, laborer. 



Wooley George C, (Carthage) jeweler, State, 

h Alexandria st. 
Workman Alexander, (Carthage) laborer, h 

Tannery Island. 
Wrape Pat)ick R., (Carthage) brickmaker, h 

School. 
Wright Charles H , (Carthage) r 89, laborer 

and farmer 4. 
Wright Fred. (Carthage) clerk, h State. 
WRIGHT LUTHER, (Natural Bridge) r 22, 

sawyer, served in Co. H, 186th N. Y. Vols. 

[Removed to Felt's Mills.] 
Wright William A., (Natural Bridge) r 20, 

farmer 100. 
Wythe Nelson. (Carthage) r 89, dealer in furs, 

farmer 17. 
Wythe Orville, (N. Wilna) r 4, cook and farm- 
er 25. 
York George P. Rev., (N. Wilna) r 12 cor. 11, 

pastor Methodist Protestant Church. 
Yountr Joseph. (Carthage) laborer, h Johns. 
Youngs Asa,, (Carthage) carpenter, h Sherman. 
Youngs George. (Carthage) laborer, h Forbes. 
Zanker Frederick, (Sterlingville) r 34, laborer. 
Zick William G., (Carthage) clerk for J. E. 

Strickland & Co., bds. Washington. 



( For explanations, etc.. see page 3, part second.) 
(Postoffice address in paientliesis.) 



ACKLEY JONATHAN M. Hon., (Worthville) 

retired farmer 7. [Died Aug. 15, 1889, 

aged 79.] 
Ackley William P., (Worthville) r 7, 15 cows, 

farmer 110. 
Alexander Robert H., (Worth Center) 10 cows, 

farmer 125. 
Allen Anson, (Lorraine) r 30, blacksmith and 

farmer 50. 
Atkins David H., (Worthville) farmer 188. 
Atkins Franklin A., (Worth Center) r 6, 22 

cows, farmer, leases with Fred D. 188. 
Atkins Fred D.. (Worth Center) r 6, farmer 

with Franklin A. 
Baglow Jaqueth, (Worth Center) farmer 50. 
Banks George H., (Worthville) served through 

the war in Co. G, 35th N. Y. Vols. 
Barret Eugene, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 13 W;, farmer 150. 
Bates William Mrs., (Lorraine) r 30, 6 cows, 

farmer 80. 
Bellinger George, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 125. 
Bellinger Isaiah, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 87. 
Bert George, Sr., (Worthville) r 16, prop, sa- 
loon, 20 cows, farmer 189. 
Bert George, Jr., (Worthville) 25 cows, farmer 

236, h Main. 
Bert Peter. (Worthville) r 9, 18 cows, farmer 

206. 



Bice Henrv, (Worth Center) r 26, farmer 50. 
Bice William, (Worth Center) r 26, farmer 25. 
Bidwell John, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) r 

13, farmer 50. 
Bowman Abrara, (Lorraine) r 25. farmer 15. 
Bowman Charles, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 20. 
Boyd Alexander, (Worthville) r 1, cheesemaker 

and farmer 100. 
Brady Jack. (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) r 

13;'4 , laborer. 
Brady Terrence, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) r 

13>^, farmer 100. 
Breman Philip, (Lorraine) r 83, owns steam 

saw-mill with Edward Lyng and 353 acres. 
Brown Alnianzo, (Lorraine ) r 6, farmer, leases 

of T. V. 17. 
Brownell Washington I., (Barnes Corners, 

Lewis Co.) r 12, 6 cows, farmer 100. 
Bullock Eddie M., (Worthville) teacher, sou 

of Muuroe. 
Bullock Leonard C, (Worthville) r 2 cor. 5,. 

15 cows, dealer in horses, farmer 120, and 

on the Bullock estate 11. 
Bullock Munroe, (Worthville) hunters' guide, 

prop. Worthville cheese factoiy, farmer 10, 
Butler Charles, (Worth Center) r 16, farmer 

50. 
Butler Edwin, (Worth Center) r 28, emp. H. 

Woodard. 



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26: 



Oalahan Hngh. (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 
r 133^, farmer 60. 

Carpenter John, (Lorraine) r 30, farmer 50. 

Carroll Matthew, ( Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 
r 13>-2, farmer 50. 

■Caulkins Lind>ley,(Worthville'> r 19, farmer in 
Lorraine 30. and leases of C. C. Moore 160. 

Cleveland Newton, ( Lorraint) prop, steam 
saw-mill, wild land 16. 

Conroy Michael, ( Wortliville) r 15, C cows, 
farmer 80. 

Coon Charles K., ( Wortliville) r 2, 22 cows, 
farmer 132. 

CORNELL EDWARD, (Worth Center) post- 
master and blacksmith, prop, saw-mill, 25 
cows, 12 horses, 2 yoke oxen, farm 330, 
woodland 600. 

Cornell Emma J., (Worth Center) (Mrs. Will- 
iam M.) school teacher. 

Cornell Leon L., (Worthville) school teacher, 
son of Edward. 

Cornell Sidney E.. (Worth Center) prop, saw- 
mill, son of Edward, farm 25. 

CORNELL WILLIAM I\l., (Worth Center) 
runs saw-mill for his fatlier, Edward, re- 
sides in Rodman. 

Cornwell Orrin D., (Worth Center )r 21, farm- 
er 50. 

CORNWELL WASHINGTON A., (Worthville) 
dealer in fiirnitnre. 

Cox Samuel, (Loiraine) r 30, laborer. 

Crawford Albert, (Worthville) teamster, h and 
lot Mill. 

Crawford Frank, (Worth Center) farmer, 
leases on shares of George Bert. 

Cross Charles, (Worth Center) r 28, farmer, 
leases of Mrs. Jane Hull 50. 

■Cross Emanuel, (Lorraine) r 18, farmer, leases 
of L. F. Caulkins, of Lorraine, 325. 

Cutting William. (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 25, 
and wild land 62. 

Dailey Daniel, (Lorraine) r 25, rector Episco- 
pal Chiircli. 

Davis George D.. (Worthville) r 8, farmer 50. 

DONEBURGH JOHN, (Worthville; dealer in 
groceries, farmer 80. 

Downs Jolin, (Worth Center) r 22, farmer 100. 

Dunning Frank. iBarues Coiners, Lewis Co.) 
r 13 cor. 13"4, prop, steam saw-mill, farmer 
200, and wild land l.GOO. 

Elkins Henry. (Loiraine) r 25, farmer 50. 

EUinwood Edwin E., (Worthville) town clerk, 
miller, emp. S. B. Kellogg, h and lot. 

Ellsworth William H., (Worthville) r 14, farmer 
100. 

Elmer W. De Estang, (Worthville) r 19 cor. 12, 
thresher and shingle sawyer, farmer 50. 

England William, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 
r 133^, farmer 40. 

Ettleman Henry, (Lorraine) r 31, farmer 111. 

Ferry Benjamin F., (Lorraine) r 22, mason 
and farmer 10. 

Flaherty Arthur M., (Worthville) r 6. farmer 
with Demster C. 

Flaherty Demster C, (Worthville) r 6, 20 cows, 
farmer 140. 

Flaherty Frank D., (Worthville) r 6, farmer 
with his father, Demster C. 

Flanders Edward, ( Worthville ) r 10, farmer 50. 

Folsom Chester, (Lorraine) r 30, laborer and 
farmer 100. 

Fox John. (Worthville) r 7, formerly farmer, 
aged 75. 



FRALICK ADAM N., (Worthville 1 r 7 cor. 17, 

7 cows, 16 sheep, farmer 96. 
Fralick Peter, (Lorraine ) r 25, farmer 25. 
Frederick Alvin L., (Lorraine) r 22, 11 cows, 

dealer in Ethan Allen horses, farmer 125. 
Frederick Andrew, (Lorraine) r 22, farmer 

with Alvin L. 
Frederick Franklin L., (Lorraine) r 22, farmer 

with his father, Alvin L. 
Gardner Seymour, (Loiraine) r 29, farmer 25. 
Gilbert C. Duane, ( Worthville) r 15, farmer, 

leases of L. D. Muiiroe, 209. 
Gillett Andrew B., (Worthville) prop, saw and 

planing-mills. farmer 13. 
GILLETT BISHOP E.. (Lorraine) r 18, 13 

cows, 7 head other stock, 500 sugar trees, 

apiarist 10 swarms, farmer 120. 
Greenley Catharine, (Worthville) widow of 

Timothy, h and lot Mill. 
Greenley Eugene E., (Worthville) r 6, 20 cows, 

farmer 172. 
GREENLY OREN, (Worthville) r 15, 500 sugar 

trees, 30 cows, farmer 337, and in Rodman 

92. 
Greggory John K., (Worthville) soldier, h and 

5 acres. 
Gregory Frank, (Worthville) soldier and la- 
borer, h and 2 acres. 
Groves Daniel, (Lorraine) r 23, 14 cows, farmer 

100. 
Groves Patrick, (Lorraine) r 23, farmer. 
Halliday Rowland P., (Worth Center) r 16, 

stage prop, from Worth Center to Adams, 

farmer 3, h and lot. [Removed to Belle- 
ville.] 
Hannahs CjTilE., (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 12, farmer, son of Matthew. 
Hannahs Emmet A., (Barnes Corners, Lewis 

Co.) r 12, farmer with his father, Matthew. 
Hannahs George M., (Barnes Corners, Lewis 

Co.) r 12, farmer, son of Matthew. 
HANNAHS MATTHEW, (Barnes Corners, 

Lewis Co.) r 12, 500 sugar trees, 20 cows, 

farmer 240. 
HANNAHS SOPHRONIA R., (Barnes Corners, 

Lewis Co.) r 12, daughter of Matthew. 
Harrington Albert, (Worthville) blacksmith 

and repairei-, farmer 10. 
Harrington WiUiam. (Worth Center) farmer 

50. 
HASKINS ABEL, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

farmer 40. 
Haskins George B., (Barnes Corners, Lewis 

Co.) son of Abel, farmer 8. 
Hayes Thomas, (Worthville) r 10, 15 cows, 

farmer 114. 
Hayes Timothy, (Worthville) r 10, 20 cows, 

farmer 136. 
Hazard Caleb, (Lorraine) r 30, carpenter and 

farmer 90. 
Hazzard William, (Lorraine) r 33, laborer, 

owns wild land 25. 
Henderson Herbert M., (Barnes Corners, 

Lewis Co.) r 13, prop, steam saw-mill, 

farmer 100. 
Hitchcock Henry, (Worthville) formerly shoe- 
maker, aged 78. 
Horin James, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) r 

133^, farmer 128. 
Horth Amelia, (Worthville) (Mrs. E. C.) mil- 
liner and general merchant. Main, h do. 
Horth E. C, (Worthville) blacksmith. Main, h 

and 10 acres do. 



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TOWN OF WORTH. 



Hoselton Manie, (Worthville) farmer, leases 

on shares of Levi Wilcox 50. 
Hougbtaliiig Charles, (Worth Center) r 22, 

farmer 30. 
HOUGHTALING DAVID, (Worth Center) r 

21, 5 cows, farmer 30. 
Houghtaling Ed., r 26, laborer, farm 64. 
Houghtaling Frank. (Worth Center) r 21, 

farmer, son of David. 
Houghtaling George, (Worth Center) r 22, 

farmer 17. 
Houghtaling Malvina. (Worth Center) r 22, 

widow of Peter, farm 52. 
Houghtaling Melvin V., (Worth Center) son of 

David. 
HOUGHTALING MINNIE BELLE, (Worth 

Center) r 21. daughter of Tyler. 
HOUGHTALING TYLER, (Worth Center) r 

21, farmer 31. 
Howard Aaron S., (Worth Center) r 16, farmer 

Howard Philip, (Worth Center) r 27, farmer 

77. 
Howard Thomas, (Worthville) r 16, 10 cows, 

farmer 120. 
Hull Jane Mrs., (Worth Center) r 21, farmer 

50. 
H^'de Noah H. Capt.. (Worth Center) prop. 
stage route from Worth Center via Worth- 
ville to Lorraine and Adams, daily. 
Jenkins Jerry. (Worth Center) farmer 25. 
Jenks Edwin D., (Worthville) r 7, dealer in 

horses, farmer with Henry V. 101. 
Jenks Henry V., (Worthville) r 7, 25 cows, 

farmer 84. 
Jewett Henry. (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co ) 

r 11, 16 cows, farmer 127. 
Johnson Ashley, (Worthville) laborer, h Main. 
Johnson George, (Lorraine) r 30, farmer, leases 

on shares of C. Hazard 96. 
Johnson Henry, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 131^, farmer 50. 
Johnson Marcus. (Worthville) laborer, h Main. 
Kehoe Thomas, (Lorraine) r 33, laborer. 
Kelley Eugene, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 13, farmer 100. 
KELLOGG SAMUEL B., (Worthville) super- 
visor, prop. Worthville grist, saw, and 
planing-mills, also saw-mill on r — , 30 
cows, farmer 8, woodland 344, and farm 
in Rodman 188, served in Co. C, 186th N. 
Y. Vols. 
Kellogg Solomon W., (Worthville) formerly 

farmer, aged 70. 
Kelly Michael, (Lorraine) r 29, farmer 75. 
Kellv Sarah, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) r 12, 

■farm 70. 
Kilmer Wayne, (Worthville) r 16, cheesemaker. 
King Lewis, (Worth Center) r 21, farmer 50. 
King Philip. (Lorraine) r 22, farmer, leases on 

shares of E. Palmer 50. 
Larrabee James, (Worth Center) r 28, stone 

mason and farmer 135. 
Larrabee Jasper, (Worth Center) r 28, farmer 

150. 
Leepy John, (Worthville) r 19, 30 cows, farmer 
with his brother Joseph, and leases on 
shares of his father, Nicholas, 207, wild 
land 50. 
Leepy Joseph, (Worthville) r 19, farmer with 

his brother John. 
Leonard James. (Worthville) r 13, farmer 10. 
LOWE GEORGE A., (Worthville) r 19, prop. 
Springside cheese factory, 300 cows. 



Lyng Edward, (Lorraine) r 33, owns steant 

saw-mill with P. Breman. 
Lyng J. F.. (Lorraine) r 33, farmer 60. 
Lyng P. M., (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) r 

13 L<, farmer 50. 
Lyon Abel G., (Worthville) r 8, farmer 110. 
Macklin Jack. (Worthville ) r 8. farmer 80. 
Macomber George D., (Worthville) general 

merchant. 
Mandigold George, (Lorraine) r 25, thresher 

and farmer 25. 
Marquette Henry, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 50. 
Marvin Jerry, (Worth Center) r 28, emp E. 

Cornell, 8 cows, farmer 90. 
MATTOON CATHARINE H., (Lorraine) r 18, 
widow of Rufus, 13 cows, 25 sheep, farm 
102. 
MATTOON COURTLAND G., (Lorraine) r 18, 

farmer with his mother, Catharine H. 
McCarger James, ( Worthville) r 19. stone 

mason and retired farmer, h and lot. 
MONROE JAMES, (Barnes Corners, Lewis 
Co.) r 12, 100 sugar trees, 7 cows, farmer 
40. 
Moore Eli, (Worthville) r 7, 13 cows, farmer 

100. 
Moore Thomas, (Worth Center )r 26, farmer 50. 
Morgan Alanson, (Worth Center) r 20, form- 
erly peddler and laborer, aged 70. 
Morse John, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) r 12, 

farmer 50. 
Moy Edward. (Lorraine) r 33, farmer 50. 
Moy Hannah, (Lorraine) r 33, widow of Pat- 
rick, Sr., farmer 89. 
Moy Patrick, (Lorraine) r 26, farmer 62. 
Mu'nroe Lorenzo D., (Worthville) r 15, 25- 

cows, farmer 209. 
Murrock Fred, (Worthville) r 20, farmer 78. 
Murrock William, (Worthville) r 8, farmer 30. 
Nichols James, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 135. 
Nichols Lnman, Jr., (Worthville) r 17. farmer 

30. 
Nichols Pamelia, (Lorraine) r 25, widow of 

John, farm 25. 
Nobles Charles, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 
r 13, emp. in saw-mill in Montague, Lewis 
Co., woodland 100. 
O'Conner Daniel, (Worth Center) r 28, 6 cows, 

farmer 96. 
O'Donnell Patrick, (Worthville) r 15, farm and 

wild land 218. 
Overton Albert H., (Worthville) farmer and 

laborer, son of Lament W. 
Overton Charles E., (Worthville) farmer, son 

of Lamont W. 
Overton Frank D., (Worthville) farmer, son 

of Lamont W. 
OVERTON LAMONT W., (Worthville) farmer 

40, h Mill. 
Palmer Eliza, (Lorraine) r 22, farmer 48. 
Parrish Jim Henry, (Worth Center) r 26, la- 
borer. 
Peltier Augustus, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 25. 
Perkins Emery A., (Worthville) retired farmer 

3, and owns in Rodman 140. 
Petrie John, (Worth Center) r 21, farmer 100. 
Philhps Michael. (Worthville) r 15, 10 cows, 
farmer 100, and leases on shares of T. 
Pierce 300. 
Pickard E., (Worth Center) Methodist Protes- 
tant clergyman. 
Piddock Jane, (Lorraine ) r 24, widow, farm 60. 
Piddock Watie, (Worth Center) widow of Thom- 
as, farm 25. 



TOWN OF WORTH. 



267 



Piddock William, (Lorraine) r 21, farmer 39. 
Potter Anthony, (Worthville) r 17 cor. 20, 12 

cows, farmer 100. 
Potter Augustus, (Worthville) r 20, farmer 25. 
Priest Alpiionzo D., (\7ortliville) carpenter 

and laborer, h and lot. 
Prouty Edgar K., (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 11. 6 cows, farmer 40. 
PKOUTY WILLIAM H., (Worthville) r 14, 

prop, saw, shingle, planing, andmatching- 

mills. manufs. 400,000 feet of lumber and 

300,000 shingles annually, farmer 280. 
Quimell John, (Worthville ) r 16, resident. 
Ramsey Charles P., (Worthville) prop. Worth- 
ville Hotel, 30 cows, farmer 200, h Main 

cor. Mill. 
Ramsey Harlow, (Worthville) shinglemaker 

and prop, steam thresher, h Mill. 
Ramsev William. (Worthville) formed v farmer, 

aged 73. 
Ray Robert, (Worth Center) r 20, laborer and 

farmer 10. 
Reid George W., (Worthville) r 17, farmer 100. 
Reynolds Richard, (Lorraine ) r 25, farmer 50. 
Richards Albeit, (Lorraine) r29, laborer. 
Richards Benjamin S., (Barnes Corners, Lewis 

Co.) r 10, farmer 90. 
Robbins George, (Worthville) r 9, 12 cows, 

farmer 129. 
Roberts Frank, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 70. 
Russell Noi-mantha, (Barnes Corners, Lewis 

Co. ) r 12, widow of John K., farm 63. 
Russell Veranus B., (Barnes Corners, Lewis 

Co. ) r 12, farmer 50. 
SAVALL JOHN. (Worthville) speculator. 
SCOTT DEXTER B., (Worthville) r 15, 14 

cows, farmer 193. 
Silsby Royal, (Lorraine) r 36. farmer 50. 
Sloan John, (Worthville) r 8. 22 cows, farmer 

225. 
Smiley Lydia A., (Worthville) school teacher. 
Snyder John, Sr., (Worthville) r 9. farm la- 
borer and farmer for Margaret 50. 
Snyder John, Jr., (Worthville) r 10, farmer 51. 
Snyder Margaret. (Worthville ) r 9, (Mrs. John, 

Sr.) farmer 50. 
SPALSBURY LORENZO D., (Worthville) 

wagonmaker, blacksmith, and repairer, 

served in Co. G, 10th N. Y. H. A. Vols., 

farmer 90. Main cor. Mill, h do. 
SPIES WILLIAM, (Worthville) r 14, leases on 

shares of his father, George, saw-mill and 

farm 436. 
Stafford — , (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 13, farmer 300. 
Stafford Brayton, (Barnes Corners. Lewis Co.) 

r 13. farmer 40, and leases of Emma S. 40. 
Stears Albert, (Worthville) r— , schoolteacher 

and farmer 113. 
Streeter Walter, (Worthville) r 7, cooper and 

laborer, owns 5 acres. 
Sutliff Simeon F., (Worth Center) farmer 100. 
Taber Garden L., (Lorraine) r 6. farmer 65. 
Taber Lemuel M., (Worthville) r 17, justice of 

the peace, farmer 40. 



Thompson Albert, (Worthville) r 7, laborer. 
Thompson Levi W., (Worth Center) r 16, 

carpenter and joiner, h and lot. 
Tiffany Albert W., (^Worthville) teamster and 

farmer 31. 
Trudell Charles, (Worth Center) blacksmith 

and farmer 35. 
Tucker Douglas, (Lorraine) r 30, prop, steam 

saw-mill and farmer 85. 
Tucker John, (Lorraine) r 25, farmer 25. 
Turner Sidney, (Barnes Corners, Lewis Co.) 

r 11, prop, creamery, farmer 180. 
Tyler James, (Worthville) r 8, carpenter and 

joiner, farmer 31. 
Vallier Charles E., (Worthville) carpenter and 

joiner, farmer 4. 
Vallier Edward N., (Worthville) teacher and 

book agent, son of Charles E. 
Van Auken Charles, ( Lorraine ) r 29, farmer 

25. 
Van Brocklin Benjamin, ( Lorraine ) r 29, farm- 
er 100. 
Van Brocldin Charles G., (Worthville) post- 
master, grocer, and cooper. Main, h do. 
Van Brooklin Joseph, (^ Lorraine) r 25 cor. 29, 

farmer 50. 
Van Camp Howell, (Worth Center) r 16, farm- 
er 50. 
Van Camp John, (Worthville) r 19, assessor 

and farmer 102. 
Van Norman Eugene, (Lorraine) r 33, farmer 

25. 
Waite Charles, (Worthville) r 13, laborer and 

farmer 50. 
Waite Frank, (Worthville) r 133^, farmer 50. 
Waite Henrv, (Worthville) r 13%, farmer 75. 
Waite Willard, (Worthville) r 13%, farmer 

75. 
Ward Henry, (Worthville) Baptist clergyman, 

h Mill. 
Weaver David, (Worth Center) r 21, farmer 50, 
Western Willard, (Lorraine ) r 30, farmer 62. 
Whittaker Edward, (Lorraine) r 31, farmer 60. 
Wilcox Charles G., Worthville) retired farmer 

65, h Mill. 
Wilcox Frank, ( Worthville ) laborer, h Mill. 
WILCOX GILBERT H., (Worthville) 350 sugar 

trees, 35 cows, 5 horses, 10 head young 

stock, breeder of Percheron horses, farm- 
er 180. 
WILCOX LEVI, (Worthville) farmer with his 

son 243. 
Wilcox William, (Worthville) r3, cooper, h and 

lot. 
Woodard George, (Worth Center) r 27, farmer 

110. 
Woodard Henry V., (Worthville! r 28, prop. 

steam saw-mill, owns woodland 183. 
Woodard Lyman, (Worthville) r 6, laborer. 
Woodard Sidney, ( Worth Center) r 27, emp. 

in saw-mill, farmer 90. 
Woodard William, (Worth Center) r 28, emp. 

Henry V. 
Worthville Hotvel, (Worthville) Charles P. 

Ramsey, prop.. Main cor. Mill. 



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The towns are alphabetically arranged at the end of the line, under the business classifi- 
cations. The postoffiee address of each individual or firm follows after the name, except in 
cases where the name of the postoftice and the town-^liip are the same. In the villages the name 
of the street is generally given, and precedes thac of the postoffiee. The ciassiticatioii of 
farmers is omitted in this list, as they can readily be found in the general list, by notiug the 
figures at the end of the line, which indicate the number of acres owned or leased by each. 
Road numbers signify the same as in the general list. 

If rpj>resentatioHS in this list vary from the general director ij it is i)i accordance unth 
later in fort nation. 



Academies and S<'liools. 

(Not including Town Schools.) 

Adams Collegiate Institute, D. A. Dwight, 

pres. ; Tames G. Kellogg, vice-]jres.; 

A. K. Hale. M. D., sec'y; Orlo B. 

Khodes, prin., Adams 

Ives Seminary, K. JI. Wlieeler, prin., Antwerp 
UNION ACADEMY, Bulcville, H. A. 

Gaylonl, late prin., EUisburgh 

St. Joseph's Apostolic School, Rev. C. 

Riimot priu.. 1 Thompson st., Watertown 
St. James Scliool, Sister Josephine Mary, 

prin., Carthage, Wilna 

Agents Railroad. 

See Railroad Agents. 
Agents Ticket, 

See Railroad Agents. 
Agricultural Implements. 

(See also Hardware, also Genei'al Merchants.) 

GLAZIER it BUNCE, Sand cor. Railroad 

sts.. Adams Center, Adams 

JEWEiT MARCUS J., r 20 cor. 22, Red- 
wood, Alexandria 
LAYNG liOBEIlT, Redwood, 
Parker Mark W , Main st., Plessis, " 
Russell Elias. Redwood, '■ 
Tanner Julius, r G9, Omar, " 
Hall Daniel R., Antwerp 
Lynde Arthur L., r .'52, '* 



Docteur JIartin. Jr.. r50. Rosiere, Cape Vincent 
AUSTIN ELKANA F., Carthage, Champion 
Glazier C. Edgar, (agent Champion 

Reaper Co.) r 40, Carthage, " 

Lovejoy E. C. k, J. G., (agents Buckeye 
mower and Chieftain wheel rake) 
Main st., Carthage, " 

McKlNLEY PATRICK, r 13, Clayton, 

Saigent Simon W., '' 

Whitney k, Walt, James st.. " 

Converse G. Elliott, r 78, Woodville. 

EUisburgh 
DURFEE ABNER M., Main St., Belle- 
ville, 
FOX J. M. A SON, (agents Walter A. 
Wood mowers, reapers, and self- 
binders) Main st., Mannsville. " 
HUDSON L. F. & SON, (manufs.) Hud- 
son St., " 
HUGGINS & BEEBE. Main cor. Lor- 
raine sts., Mannsville, " 
Hughs .John, Railroad st., Mannsville, "' 
LEE DANIEL W., (Acme pulverizing 

harrow) r 85, " 

Hungeiford Edwin O., Le Ravst., Evans 

Mills. " Le Ray 

Cu-tis Albert D., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bav, Lyme 

DILLENBACK ANDREW J., r33, Chau- 

mont, •' 

Heirick Geoige E., r 31), Thi-ee Mile Bay, " 

Taylor John L., Main st., Chaumont, " 

Warner Harvey, Main st., Three Mile 

1 Bay, " 



270 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS — BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS. 



Bauter Nelson, (a^ent Walter A. Wood 
mowers, reapers, and self-binders) 
Mam St., La FarseviUe, Orleans 

Bents Albert F., La Fargeville, '• 

Liugenfelter David H., oft' Main St., La 

Fargeville. " 

Sixbury Benjamin B., (general agent) 

r 15. Pamelia Four Corners, Pamelia 

COMSTOCK A. C. & CO., Main st.. 

Philadelphia 
HUGHS ARNOLD C, Main st., Rodman 

Henrv iToodrich W.. Theresa 

RODENHURST RICHARD, Commer- 
cial St., " 
HARMOK BROS.. 19 Factory st., Watertown 
MAKEPEACE CHARLES E., 8 Arse- 
nal St., " 
Sharp Cliarles S.. rear 23 Public Square, " 
GOULD W. C. & SON, 1 Anthonv st.. '• 
KEYES CALEB, (Acme harrows) r 59, 

Natural Bridge, Wilna 

Montando Brothers, Main St., Carthage, " 

Apiarists. 

Hale Alma C, r 47, Adams Center, Adams 
Heath George W.. r 31, Adams Center, '• 
Sischo Austin, r 5fi, " 

Weston Clark, r 27, Ox Bow, Antwerp 

Keith Rufus W.. r 18. Watertown, Brownville 
Reeves John, r 58, Pillar Point, '• 

Coffee Nathaniel, r 10, St. Lawrence. 

Cape Vincent 
IRVIN JAMES C, r 6. River View, 
LAIRD ROBKRT. r 49, " 

Beevitt Thomas W.. r 53, Carthage, Champion 
Coffeen Banjamin F., r 11, Great Bend, " 
HARRIS CHESTER, r 45 cor. 49, " 

Loomis Wilber H.. r 06, S. Champion, " 

Smith William, r 53, Carthage, " 

Rashbach Anthony, r 42. Clayton 

Snell Albert, r 44 cor. 57, •• 

Brown Angeline, r 18, Billeville. EUisburgh 
Plummer Stewart A., r 117, Mannsville, •' 
Stephens Horace, r 18, Belleville, " 

Van Auken WilUam, r 99, Woodville. •' 

Ivory S ratton, r 3. Smituville, Henderson 

Foster Albert, r 1, Dexter. Hounsfield 

Keller Simon, r 17, Evans Mills, Le Ray 

Putnam Elisha W., r 111, Watertown, " 

Sixbury .Tacob. r 8. Evans Mills, " 

GRIMSHAVV HENRY L.. Lorraine 

KINGSLEY CHARLES L., r 35, Three 

Mile B IV. Lyme 

Nellis John P., r 61, Stone MilU, Orleans 

Ganter Constantiue, r 7, Pamelia Four 

Corner-t, Pamelia 

Kellar William A., r 7, Pamelia Fonr 

Corners, '' 

Timmermin Hiram, off' r 1. Pamelia 

Four Corners, " 

Hunt John A., r 42, Philadelphia 

Brown Thoma-i M.. r 14. Rodman 

Cooley Julian V. P., r 37, 
Hunt Abram, r 41, " 

LOVELV.ND 0-!OAR, r4l, " 

MILLER .JOHN F., r 49, 
Simmon^t Perlev W., r 14, " 

Van Dervoort Frank O., r 44, " 

F11E\CH ALBERT A., r 18, Felt's Mills. 

Rutland 
Hirdv Charles C. r .53, Burr's Mills, 
Van O'Linda Cornelius, r 63, S. Rutland, " 
Woodworth Henry, r 23, Watertown, " 

Kissel Henry C, Theresa 



Ryel Edmond Gaines, r 18,E. Watertown, 

Watertown 
GILLETT BISHOP E., r 18, Lorraine, Worth 

Apotlieoaries. 

See Drugs and Medicines. 

Architects. 

(See also Carpenters and Builders, also Masons 

and Builders.) 
WHEELER WILLIAM H.. Factory st., Adams 
SAWYER CHARLES F., Park st., Henderson 
Griffin John W., 4 Washington Hall 

block, Watertown 

HOSE & KIEFF, 3 Opera House bLck, 
WARD WALTER, 8 Arcade st.. •■ 

PARMENTER GEORGE W., Budd st., 

Carthace, Wilna 

Patterson Arthur W., Carthage, •' 

Artists' 31aterials. 

D WIGHT & EDDY, Cleveland block, Adams 
Fairbanks Hattie B. Miss, 3 Stone st., 

Watertown 
WILSON ALEXANDER R., 13 Washing- 
ton St., " 

Artists: Portrait, Landscape, Etc. 

(See also Photographers.) 
Faichney Joseph A., (portrait) 2 Will- 
iams block, Antwerp 
Render Maiv E. Miss, (teacher of paint- 
ing) r 60, " 
Goodwin Helen A., (portrait) Brownville 
Descomps Edward F., (oil and water 

colors) Cape Vincent 

Peo Nettie Miss, (portrait) " 

Wilcox Charles H., Carthage, Champion 

Hudson Will L , (portrait) EUisburgh 

Croane Irving B , r 89, Black River, Le Ray 
Dick Will, (crayon and India ink) Main 

St.. Three Mile Bay, Lyme 

Cummins Charles E., (oil, water colors, 
crayon, pastel, and India ink) Blain 
st,,"La Fargeville, Orleans 

Greene Will C, (porti-ait) Watertown 

GEGOUX THEODORE, (portrait, oil, 
pastel, and crayon artist) 20>^ Pub- 
lic Square, " 
Pettit Jennie Mrs., (painting teacher, 

etc.) 283-^ Court St.. 
Van Sice Lulu A., (lustre) Natural Bridge, 

Wilna 

Auctioneers. 

Bordwell Salmacious T., Watertown 

Mack Harry G., 7 Commercial block, " 

Axe Manufacturer. 

Herrington Haley B., Main st., Lorraine 

Bakers and Confectioners. 

(See also Confectionery, Fruits, etc.) 

Lewis Lorenzo D., Union block, Adams 

Shepard De Witt C, S. Main st., " 

BROWN CHARLES H., Main st., Antwerp 
HOLLAND THOMAS, Broadway, 

Cape Vincent 
Dingman Randall E., Water st., Clayton 

ROGERS FRED, James St., " 

Smith Alice Mr*., Main St., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfield 
McFadden John, Main st., Philadelphia 



BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS — BARBERS AND HAIR DRESSERS. 



271 



Lemay David, 5 Mill st., Watert.own 

KILL & JESS, 9 Couit and 10 Arsenal 

sts., " 

Quencer Lewis, 66 Public Square, " 

Adams Brothers, Mechanic st., Car- 
thage, Wiliia 

Schmid Nicholas. State st., Carthage, " 

Simmons Edgar A., r 89, Carthage, " 

Banks. 

Citizens' National Bank of Adams, Geo. 
Mather, pres. ; W. H. Hathway, 
cashier, Adams 

Parmers' National Bank of Adams, C. D. 
Potter, pres.; G. W. Hannahs, 
casliier, " 

Bank of Antwerp, John D. Ellis, pres.; 

Albert Hovt. cashier, Antwerp 

BANK OF CAPE VINCENT, E. K. Burn- 
ham, pres.; F. A. Cross, cashier, 
Broadway, Cape Vincent 

EXCHANGE BANK OF CLAYTON, 
John Johnston, pres.; R. P. Grant, 
cashier. Water St.. Clayton 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLAY- 
TON, A. F. Barker, pres.; H. W. 
Morse, cashier. Warner st., " 

BANK OF PHILADELPHIA, D. H. Sco- 
tield, pi-es.; H. O. Gardner, cashier. 
Main st., Philadelphia 

Yost George E., Commercial st., Theresa 

City National Bank of Watertown, G. 
Lord, pres.; J. E. Kemp, vice-pres. : 
R. H. Huntington, cashier, 2 Public 
Square, Watertown 

JEFFERSON COUNTY NATIONAL 
BANK, T. H. Camp, pres.; S. T. 
Woolworth, cashier, 2i Washing- 
ton st , " 

JEFFERSON COUNTY SAVINGS 
BANK, Frederick Emerson, pres.; 
George Smith, treas., 22 Washing- 
ton St., " 

NATIONAL BANK AND LOAN CO., 
George H. Sherman, pres.; Chark-s 
L. Parmelee, cashier, 20 Washing- 
ton St., " 

NATIONAL UNION BANK, A. H. Saw- 
yer, pres.; S. B. Upham, cashier, 
14 Washington st., " 

WATERTOWN NATIONAL BANK, 
George W. Knowlton. pres.; N. P. 
Wardwell, cashier, 1 Public Square, " 

Watertown Savings. Loan, and Building 
Association, B Paddock arcade. " 

Carthage National Bank, M. S. Wilder, 

cashier. State st., Carthage, Wilna 

Carthage Savings Bank, L. J. Goodale, 
pres.; A. G. Peck, treas., State cor. 
Mechanic sts., '• 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAR- 
THAGE, E. H. Myers, pres.; A. G. 
Peck, cashier. State cor. Mechanic 
sts.. " 

Barbers and Hair-Dressers. 

DENNIS RICHARD A.. Union block, Adams 

DRYDEN GEORGE H., Railroad st., 

Adams Center, " 

McDougall Daniel. S. Main st., " 

Wiswell Adelbert L., Adams Center, " 

Barker Frank W., Cliurch st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, Alexandria 

Howard Samuel H., Central Hotel, Ples- 



Sheppard William J., James st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, Alexandria 
Truvalley John, Holmes block, Redwood, " 
Burtis Elmer G., Main st., Antwerp 
Finley Lester G., Hyde House, Ox Bow, " 
Hennessy Richard, Coolidge block, " 
Crosby Charles, Main st.. Brown villa 
Loungway George, Main st., " 
Londraville Cornelius W., Broadway, 

Cape Vincent 
Roseboom Howard, Broadway, " 

Pntnev Joseph I., Carthage, Champion 

BELVILLE CHARLES, Water st., Clayton 
Hollenbeck Barbara Mrs., (ladies' hair- 
dresser) " 
Minor George, " 
Pelow Fred, James st., " 
Vincent Nicoll, Water st., '• 
Brown William N., Main st., Mannsville, 

Ellisburgh 
Claflin Sidney E., Main st., Mannsville, " 
Jennings Lewis C, " 

McKee Charles H., Main st.. " 

Pierson Henrv B., Woodville. " 

Pipe Walter H.. Main st., Belleville, '• 

Smith George W.. Henderson 

Sprague George, Windsor House, •' 

Koppenhaver Percival W.,Main st., Rac- 
kets Harbor. Hounsfleld 
Parker James, Main st., Sackets Harbor, " 
Dell Henry C, r 27, Evans Mills, Le Ray 
Graham George 0., Arthur House, Black 

Rivei-, •' 

Sellers Jolm B , Black River, " 

Bellinger Ezra D., Lorraine 

Bushnell Theodore, Wilcox House, Chau- 

mont, Lyme 

Haynes James, Main at., Three Mile Bay, '• 
Mount Jerome C, Main St., Three Mile 

Bay, " 

Leigh Allen C. Bliss block, Philadelphia 

Shurtleft' Eli H.. Main st., 
Duffany Fran k, Sr. , There sa 

Harger John, Getnian block, '' 

Maliony Jeremiah H., Stockwell block, " 
Ashdown Richard J., 12 Commercial 

block, Watertown 

Barr Henry. 118 Court st,, " 

Bierres Leon G., over Notfs drug store, " 
Bowker William C, 4 Prospect st., " 

Bradsliaw Charles A., 3 Wasliington st., " 
Buck John, 46 High st,, '• 

Hyde John W., 1}^^ Court st., " 

Kelley William M.," 16 Factory st., " 

Metzgpi- A Kelley. Streeter block, '■ 

Meyer Ernest A.' E., 6 Paddock arcade, '• 
Seipel Geoi-ge, Huhbai-d block, " 

Sherwood Darwin B., 74 Factory Square, " 
Tout William R., 54};; Court st.^ '• 

VVencer Fred, Globe Hotel, " 

Bowen Levi L., Main st., Natural Bridge, Wilna 
Foster Silas W., State cor. Mechanic sts., 

Carthage, " 

Fuller William A., Carthage, '• 

Hall Byron J., State st., Carthage, " 

Kidder Worthington B , State st., Car- 
thage, . il 

Putney J. I.. State st., Carthage, " 
Seckner Frank H., Levis House, Car- 
tilage, " 
Wagner Henry, Carthage, '< 
Wagner Henry G., State st., Carthage, 
Wagner William, State st., Carthage, " 
Wood Chester C, Natural Bridge, " 



272 



BATH ROOMS — BLACKSMITHS AND HORSESHOERS. 



Bath Rooms. 

Meyer Ernest A. E., (Russian and Ttirk- 

ish) 6 Paddock arcade, Watertown 

Basket Makers. 

Estes Eldndge W., Husnnin st., Clayton 

Britton Henry, Jr., r 68. Great Bend, Wilna 

Britten Lewis N., r 49, Carthage, '• 

Bee Keepers. 

See Apiarists. 
Billiards. 

Hammond Wyatt A., Huson Block. Adams 
Ivorv Harrison, Main st.. 8mithville, " 

Martin William H., S. Main st.. 
Clink Robert M., Main st., Itedwood, 

Alexandria 
Peck Noah, (pool) Church cor. Walton 

sts., Alexandria Bay. " 

Service Robert H., Howell ave., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Burtis John D., Main st., Antwerp 
Anderson Warren, Dexter, Brownville 
Lawyer John, Sand St., " 
Loungway George, Main st., ■' 
Snow Jairus C, Main st., PierreDont 

Manor, EUisburgh 

LOVELEE JOHN H , Main st., Henderson 
PHELPS H. BRUCE. 
HASTINGS ALEXANDER B., Main st., 

Sockets Harbor. Hounsfield 

EVANS VINCENT, Blain st., Evans 

Mills, Le Ray 

Cole Harvey D., Mill cor. Main sts., 

Channiont, Lyme 

Lucas Andrew J., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay. " 

Gabler Henry, La Fargeville, Orleans 

Adams Richard B., 103 Iron block, Watertown 
Simmons A Anthony, 5 Arcade and 1 

Poatoffice place, " 

Bowen Levi L., Main st.. Natural Bridge, Wilna 
FULLER NORMAN J., State st., Car- 
thage, '■ 

Blacksmiths and Ilorseshoers. , 

BABCOCK FRED R., Smithville, Adams | 

Fish Iiester, Main st., •• | 

Fox Miletus H., Spring st., " 

Huscis William, " ! 

Kellev John, •' j 

LANDON LUFTUS J., Mechanic St., " i 

La Rock Gill)ert. " 

MARRIOTi' aiORRIS. •• ; 
SCHRODT MICHAEL, Sand st., Adams 

Center, " I 
Stone George D., Teeple cor. Railroad 

sts,, Adams Center, " j 

Thompson & Atwater, Spring st., " j 

Van Wormer Rufus, '• 
Wilcox D. Frank. 
Worden William A., Sand st., Adams 

Center, •■ 
Broso Louis, Main st., Alexandria Bay, 

.Alexandria 
Cummings Peter, James st., Alexandria 

Bay, 

Hyle George C, Mill st.. Redwood, " 

Kimball Will N., Main st.. Redwood, " 

Norton & Tassay, Main st.. Plessis, " 
Porter David C, Second cor. Walton sts., 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Tassay Lcmis, James st., .Alexandria Bav " 



Bowhall Charles, Main st., Spragueville, 

St. Lawrence Co., Antwerp 

Cranker John P., Main st.. Ox Bow, •' 

Devendorf Orvis G. , Main st., ■' 

Eggleston Asa L., r 65, Ox Bow, " 

Fairbanks Ezra, Main st., Ox Bow, " 

Greenleaf George D., " 
Hall Robert, r 32, 

Ollwick Heiman, r 7. Ox Bow. " 

Reed & Willard, Main st., " 
Bailev John, Pillar Point, Brownville 
FREDENBURG JAMES C, r 42, Lim- 

. erick, " 
Lindsley William, Pillar Point, " 
Liscom Jolin, oti' r 22, Limerick, " 
Rockwood Levi, Main st , " 
Sharlan William, Sand st., " 
Walworth Andrew, r 9, Perch River, •' 
Walworth Elijah, r 9, Perch Rivei-, " 
Weston John, Dexter, " 
Bourcey John P., r 37, Rosiere, Cape Vincent 
Favvre Augustus, r 16. River View, " 
Harter Andrew .1., r 10, St. Lawrence. " 
Kelley George. Broadway, " 
O'Tool John, Broadway. " 
Raymond & Stratford, James st., " 
Solar John, r 24, Rosieie, " 
Vautrin Joseph, r 26, Rosiere, " 
Weaver Chailes W., r 10. St. Lawrence, '• 
Zimmer Edwin, r 5. St. Lawrence, " 
Barber Henry, Carthage, Champion 
Corv James W., Cai'thage, '• 
Crain Philip P , r 18, " 
Humphries John, Great Bend, " 
Jacobs Albert G., r 69, S. Champion, " 
Lathan Charlie N.. Carthage, " 
LOVEJOY RUSSELL P., Main st., Car- 
thage, " 
Lucas Clark, r 70, S. Champion, •' 
Russell Allen, r 50, " 
Weaver George F., Carthage, •' 
Babcock George, r 86, Depauville, Clayton. 
Barbury Mark, " •' 
Brooker William, Webb st., " 
(Jaipenter Benjamin, " 
Easton Nelson, r 93, Depauville, •' 
Huchzermever Fritz, r 95, Depauville, " 
Knight William N., James st., " 
Osborn Dexter S., r 38, '• 
Slate Savannah H., ott' r 3, Thurso, " 
Thibault Benjamin, .Tames st., " 
Thibault Joseph N., Water st., '• 
Turner George. " 
Walrath Frederick, r 103, Depauville, •' 
Wood Henry. James St., '• 
Bailey Henry, r 92, Pierrepont Manor, 

EUisburgh 

Balch Edgar H., r 90, Pierrepont Manor, " 
BALCH ORREN H., Main st.. Manns- 

ville, 
Brady Thomas, Mannsville, " 
Cook Joseph L., Belle villf, " 
Cook W. H. i\i Son, Main st., Manns- 
ville, " 
DURFEE ABNER M., Main st., Belle- 
ville, 
Hayes Joseph, Washington st., Belle- 
ville, " 
HUDSON L. F. & SON, Hudson st., 
James Lorenzo D., Main St., Pierrepont 

Manor. " 
Laird David H., Rural Hill st., Wood- 

ville, "■ 
McKEE WILLIAM H , School st.. 



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273 



Monroe Lewis, Pierrepont Manor, EUisburgh 

REMINGTON & BEEBE, Mill st., 

Van Wormer Zara, Railroad st.. Manns- 

ville, " 
BABCOCK FRED R., Main st., Smith- 

ville, Henderson 

Ball Rensselaer, Main st., " 

Comstoek William H., Main st., " 

Corey John W., Main St., Smithville, " 

Cross Cliarles H., Main st.. " 

Hunter David J., Merchant st., " 

Hunter Samnel, r 38 cor. 39, " 
VAN WINCKEL JACOBH., r 51, Bishop 

Street, " 
BOYD JAMES, Broad st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfield 
Deacon Frank, r 47, Sackets Harbor, " 
Perrigo John, Broad st., Sackets Har- 
bor, " 
Roberts Samuel, r 33, E. Hounsfield, " 
VAN ALSTYNE MILES, Broad St., Sack- 
ets Harbor, " 
Comins Patrick, Main st.. Evans Mills, Le Ray 
CRANE JESSE, r 107, Felfs Mills. 
Dillinbeck Byron C, r 100, Sanford's 

Corners, " 

Duffang Alexander, Black River, " 

Gonneau Alexander, Evans Mills, " 

Hart Henry H., School st.. Black River, " 

Moore Curtis D., r 39, Evans Mills, " 
Egan Richard T., School St., Lorraine 

Harrington Almon W., r 24, " 

Heriiugton Haley B., Main st., " 

Spicer Franklin D., " 
Brougham Aaron. Mill st., Chaumont, Lyme 
Brougham William, r 37 cor. 50, Three 

Mile Bav, " 

DICK HUGH, Main st., Three Mile Bay, " 

Fisher Webster D., r 48, Chaumont, " 

Gordon Charles, Chaumont, " 

HOGEBOOM PETER, Mill st.. Chaumont, " 

Holbrook Asa B., r 61, Point Peninsula, •' 
Lucas George W.. Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, " 

Pratt William, Main st., Three Mile Bay, " 
Belvins Robert, Wall St., La Fargeville, 

Orleans 
BROUGHAM WELLINGTON F., La 

Fargeville, " 

Collins William, r 68, Stone Mills, " 

Landon Edwin, r 16, Omar, " 

Lemon William, La Fargeville, " 

Newton & Burton, r 13, Omar, " 

Torrey & Garlock, Main St., Omar, " 

Walrath Eugene, r 68. Stone Mills, " 

Wilder Burton S., r 44. La Fargeville, " 
Morrison John A.,"r 12, Pamelia Four 

Corners, Pamelia 

Roseboom George D., r 14, Pamelia Four 

Corners, " 
Clark Montgomery. Antwerp St., Philadelphia 

Cross Alden E., " 

^IcClennan James B.. Sand st., " 

Peck William K., Main st., "' 

Trembly John, " 

Weaver George B., Main st , Sterlingville, " 
Butts Francis, r 29 cor. 14, Rodman 

Hughes Edward, Main st., " 

Hughes Jacob H., " 

Hard WiUiam S., " 

Jacobs Bert G.. E. Rodman, " 

Tuel Amos C. r 56. " 
CORY FAYETTE P., r 71, Black River, 

Rutland 

18 



CRANE JESSE, r 1, Felt's Mills, Rutland 

Duti'anv Alexander G., Black River, " 

Hart Albert W., Black River, " 

Hart Henrv H., Black River, " 
MOONEY THOMAS, r 25. 
PAIGE P. M. & CO., Main st., Black 

River, " 

Rankin Frank, " 

Roberts & Miller, Felt's Mills, " 

Trembley Gideon. S. Rutland, " 
Cook Miiton L., Main St., Theresa 

Jones John E., Foundry st., " 

Kearns James, Jr.. r 55, " 

Kickley William, r 38 cor. 52, " 

Lambert Alfred, r 52, " 

Pedder Thomas, Main St., " 

Pierce Marlin, " 

Townsend Marcus D., Commercial st., " 
Adzit George, 102 Court st., Watertowrt 

Branch Charles, 14 Jefterson st., " 

Britton Thomas, 31 Arsenal st., " 

Countryman John, 15 Wall St., " 

Cummings Peter, r 50, Burr's Mills, '' 

Faichney William, "• 

Giligan Edward H., rear Main st., "■ 

Green Henrv, r 54, Rice's, "■ 

Grothier Edward, r 18, E. Watertown. "■ 

LEE JOHN W.. 34 Mill St., "■ 
LOAN WILLIAM, Cotfeen cor. Massey 

sts., "■ 

McKeown John, r 18, E. Watertown, " 

McLoughlin Patrick, 89 Court st., " 

O'Brian Timothy, " 

O'Connor Michael. " 

Shean James, Factory st., '' 

Whaley it Bence, 12 Coffeen St., " 
Bellen William, Carthage. Wilua 

Bender Frederick, Carthage, " 
DAVIS & TREMBLY, Carthage, 

Gaskill William, Natural Bridge, " 

Greene Albert B., Carthage, " 

Gregorv Charles, Mechanic st.. Carthage, " 
HATH WAY WILLIAM J., Center st.. 

Natural Bridge, " 

Lapatra Fred, Natural Bridge, " 

McGowan Andrew, Carthage, " 

McGowan Johu H., Church st., Carthage, " 

Mongey Alexander J., State st., Carthage, " 

Place Lewis, r 12, N. Wilna, " 

Schreer Frederick E., r 64, " 

Trombley David, Carthage, " 

Trombley Isaiah, Water st., Carthage, " 
Allen Anson, r 30, Lorraine, Worth 

CORNELL EDWARD, Worth Center, " 

Harrington Albert, Worthville, " 

Horth E. C. Main st., Worthville, " 
SPALSBURY LORENZO D., Main cor. 

Mill sts., Worthville. 

Trudell Charles, Worth Center, " 

Board of Trade. 

W'atertown Board of Trade, A. W. Munk, 
sec'y and treas., 6 American arcade, 

Watertown 



Boarding-Houses. 



Corey Philo, 17 Spring st.. 

Grant George "W., Church st., 

Greene Tina F., School st., Adams Cen- 
ter, 

Morgan Heman, Railroad cor. Fifth ave., 

Munderbach Henry, School st., Adams 
Center, 



Adams 



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BOARDING-HOUSES BOAT LIVERIES. 



La Rue Christiana Mrs , (summer) Bsth- 

une St., Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 

Woodworth William J., Alexandria 

Bay, " 

Bifikus George W.. r 58, Antwerp 

BELLINGER PETER J., off r 41, '• 

Bentley Liton, Main st., " 

Cannon Edmund, r 15, Spragueville, St. 

Lawrence Co., " 

Donnelly Mary Miss, r 58, " 

Hall Charles W.. Willow ave., " 

HOPPER JOHN T.. Mechanic st., 
Jones Margaret, otl' Sand St., Brownville 

LYNCH HARRIET L., r 62, " 

Edwards Thomas Mrs., Market st., C. Vincent 
Porsvth Cvnthia F.. (summer) " 

STU'MPF MARY Mrs., Market st.. " 

BUTTEPtFIELD AMANDA Mrs., James 

st. , Clayton 

Fitzgerald IMichael, r 1. Thurso. " 

LEE SOPHRONIA A. Mrs., Merick cor. 

Mary sts., '• 

Marshall Julia A. Mrs., Water st., " 

Ranney Mary Mrs., James st., " 

Sweetman Elizabeth Mrs., Jane st^., " 

Van Conant David, (summer) off r 5, 

Thurso, " 

Van Conghnett David B., (summer) " 

Friuk Dennison H., Railroad st., Manns- 

ville, Ellisburgh 

Ranny Adeline R. Mrs., S. Main st., 

Belleville, " 

Randolph B. H.. (summer) r 7, Henderson 
Bsnoit Joseph, (summer) (Stony Island) 

Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 

Gannett Emmett B., (summei-) Sackets 

Harbor, " 

Lynch B'lartin, r 5, Brownville, " 

Martin Noyes L.. r 105, Black River, Le Ray 
Warner Alvah W.,(8ummerj r 48, Chau- 

mont, Lyme 

Palmer D. W. Mrs., Mill cor. Main sts., 

Philadelphia 
Shurtleff Eli H. Mrs., Main st., " 

Swind John, otf Sand st., " 

Davenport George T., Main st., Black 

River, Rutland 

Ballard Addie, 2G Franklin st., Watertown 
Bishop Mary Mrs., IVa Rutland st., " 

Blanc Jennie, 43 State St.. " 

Bolton Robert, 59 1-2 Mill st., " 

Boomer Prank E., 90 Arsenal st., " 

B )yce Jane. 9 Grove st., " 

Budroe Agnes Mrs., 100 C.nirt st., " 

Card Alonzo, 14 Moulton st., " 

Carter Charles P.. 4 Front St., " 

Carter Marv, 13 Factorv st., " 

Clark Sirali C. Mrs., 25' Court st.. 
Cook Amanda Mr.s., 10 Moulton st., " 

Delong John M., 8 High st., " 

Dorritv Maggie, 90 Factory st., " 

Holdiidge BI. C, 29 Orchard st., " 

Hughes Hester, 15 Factory st., " 

Joyce Thomas, " 

King Louise, 43 Coffeen st., " 

Lewis Ann R., 5 Jefferson st., " 

Loadwick Laura S. Jlrs., 103 Moulton st., " 
Mcliitire Henry L., 34 Moulton st., " 

Morphy William, 36 Moulton st., " 

Myrick Harriet A., 9 Moulton st., " 

O'Brian Anna, 93 1-2 Factory st., " 

Power Kate F.. 15 Moulton st., '• 

Putnam Keziah, 6 Union st., " 



Reed Philip H., 9 Sterling st., Watertown 

Symonds Sarah, 22 Franklin st , " 

Van Luran Sidnev W., 54 Factorv St., " 

Watkins Clinton D., 179 Main st.* 
White Ella, 2 Union st.. " 

Woodworth Cornelia E. Mrs., 4 Jeffer- 
son St.. " 
ATWOOD JOSIAH T., Church st., Car- 
thage, Wilna 

Boat Builders. 

Apple Henry, Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 

Bertrand Edward, Jr., James St., Alex- 

aiidria Bav, " 

Bolton John N., Alexandria Bay, " 

Case James W., Alexandria Bav, •' 
COMSTOCK GEORGE W., Alexandria 

Bay, " 
Comstock Thomas. Alexandria Bay, " 
Dollinger & Hartman, Main st.. Red- 
wood, " 
DUCLON ANDREW C. Capt., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Estes William J., Alexandria Bav, " 
Furness Anthony E., r 27 cor. 27>^, Al- 
exandria Bay, " 
Griftin Charles C., Alexandria Bay, " 
Visger E. W. &, Son, Alexandria Bay, " 
Wagoner Edgar G.. off' r 41}^, Alexan- 

di'ia Bay, " 
Brewster Thomas M., Broadway. Cape Vincent 
•Smithers William H. & Co., off Market 

St., " 

Couch Joel, Webb st., Clayton 

Johnston Simon G., (ship) Water st., " 

LAYARE JOSEPH, Union St., " 

St. Lawrence River Skiff". Canoe, and 

Steam Launch Co., Mary st., " 

McCumber James L . Henderson 

Read Luther, '• 

BARBER MARK, Main st.. Three Mile 

Bav. Lvme 

COOKWILLARD L., Fisher's Landing, 

Orleans 
Gardner & Lewis. T. I. Park, 
Shaw .Tames C. Omar. '• 

WATERTOWN BOAT AND CANOE CO.. 

D. J. Freeman, prop., 13)^ High st., 

Watertown 

Boat Liveries. 

Case James W., Alexandria Bav, Alexandria 
DUCLON ANDREW C. Capt." Alexan- 
dria Bav, " 
Thompson \V. H. & Son, Market St., 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Wood Adolnhus H., Redwood, " 

YOUNG JULIUS. Main st.. Redwood, " 

PEO JOSEPH. Market st.. Cape Vincent 

Smithers William H. * Co., oft" Market 

BAIN A. Dr., Water st., Clayton 

Chapman Irving W., Henderson Har- 
bor, Henderson 
Joiner F. D., Henderson Harbor, •' 
Tyler Elmore, Henderson Harbor, '• 
Ciiild Hamilton, Grand View Park. Orleans 
COOK WILLARD L., Fisher's Land- 
ing, " 
Gardner & Lewis, T. I. Park, 
Ladd Ondley M,, Theresa 



BONE DEALER — BOOTS AND SHOES, DEALERS, AND SHOEMAKERS. 275 



Bone Dealer. 

DONA CHESTER, r 89, Saiiford's Cor- 
ners, Le Ray 

Book Binderies. 

BROCKWAI & SONS, 12 and 14 Arcade 

St.. Watertown 

Hungerford Orville E.,7 and 9 Anthonj- st., '• 

Books and Stationery. 
DWIGHT & EDDY, Cleveland block, Adams 
Scott John H., Mechanic st., Plessis, 

Alexandria 
Estes Eldridge \V.. Water st., Clayton 

Wood Alonzo E.. Water st., •' 

Bretch George P., 3 Commercial st., 

Watertown 
Hudson & Phair. 71 Public Square, '• 
STERLING A MOSHER, 2 Washington 

St. and 4 Paddock arcade, " 

MILLER D. S. & CO., 9 Woodruft' 

House block. •' 

MERRILL EHWIN M., State st., Car- 
thage, Wilna 

Boots and Shoes, Dealers, and 
Shoemakers. 

(See also General Merchants.) 
Boudiette Edward. S. Main st., Adams 

Bovee William, r 29, Adams Center, " 

Chandler Seldou, Bond bkick, " 

Green George & Son, Glass block, 

Adams Center, " 

Horth Charles R., Glass block, Adams 

Center. " 

HORTH GEORGE W.. 

Lewis George. Smithville. " 

RIPLEY ADELBERT D., Ripley block, •' 
Y'ork Philander E., S. Main st., •' 

Ahles Frederick, Mechanic cor. Main 

sts.. Ple.-sis, Alexandria 

Hartman George. Redwood, 
Nash Charles, Mechanic st., Plessis, " 

Pilger George & Son, Main st.. Red- 
wood, " 
Wood worth David, James st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Davis William B., Main st., Ox Bow, 

Antwerp 
Marsh Cassius. Main st., '• 

Merriman William A., Mainst., Sprague- 

ville. St. Lawrence Co., " 

MOFFETT C. W. & CO., 41 Chapin 

block, " 

Quackenbush James, (journeyman shoe- 
maker) " 
Winkler Jacob, Main st., " 
Bates Bsnjamin. Main st., Brownville 
Cory Farnam, Fish Island, Dexter, '• 
Lntz Sebastian, '• 
Mackey William. " 
Stokes John H., Dexter. " 
Thompson Roljert, Dexter, " 
Constance John F., Broadway, Cape Vincent 
Ganan William, " 
Garlach Peter & Sou, Broadway, " 
McGowan William, " 
Richards William, r 16. River View, " 
Jones John C, Great Bend, Champion 
Lefever Amedia, Carthage, " 
Wheeler Samuel, Carthage, " 
Cary Daniel, Clayton 



FOLEY JOHN, James St., Clavton 

FRAME MERTON E., James st., 
McCay .Tohn, '• 

Nicol William, " 

Philhart Andrew, r 88, Depauville, '• 

Reed Newell C, r 76, Depauville, " 

Vincent Nicholas. " 

Vincent Sidnev J., " 

Whittier Matthew, r 89, Depauville, " 

Armstrong David, iMill st., Ellisburgh 

BABCOCK GAYLORD W., Washington 

St., Belleville, " 

Cox WiUie L., N. Main st., Mannsville, " 
Crouse John, r 149, Mannsville, " 

Matthews Erasmus D., r 1, Rural Hill, " 
Neville Thomas. Mannsville, " 

Root John H., Railroad St., Mannsville, '• 
Zufelt James A., " 

Kilby Frederick A., Henderson 

Kilby Sylvester D., " 

Overton Erastus F., r 59, Belleville, " 

Worthingham Peter, " 

Baker Robert, Main st., Sackets Harbor, 

Hounsfield 
JACKSON JAMES, off r 25, Sackets 

Harbor, '* 

Lane Charles, Main St., Sackets Harbor, " 
Palmer David, Jlain St.. Sackets Harbor, " 
READER JOHN H., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor, " 

Brown William, James st,, Chaumont, Le Ray 
Cotrell Milo M., r 83, Sanford's Corners, " 
Joubart Augustine, Black River, " 

Le Duke John, Evans Jlills, " 

Kneeland Erasmus D., r 14, Adams, Lorraine 
Hayes William, (custom) off Main St., 

Omar, Orleans 

Krebs Henry L., (custom) Main St., La 

Fargeville, " 

Shaer Frederick J., (ciistom shoemaker) 

Main St.. La Fargeville, '• 

TIMMERMAN GRANDISON C, r 35, 

Orleans Four Corners, " 

Adrian Robert, Main st., Philadelphia 

KENT BENJAMIN F., Main St., 
Pollock Henry J., Main St., " 

Charters James, Rodman 

Mack John, " 

Beecher Washington, S. Rutland, Rutland 

Goodrich Robert L., Felt's Mills, " 

Joubert Augustus, Main st,, Black River, " 
Shortsleave Joseph, Felt's Mills, " 

White Henry O., Felt's Mills, '• 

Wirt William, Blain st.. Black River. " 

Cheeseman & Courts, Commercial St., Theresa 
Lambie William M., Commercial st., 
Thwing Curtis, (custom) Commercial st., '' 
Will Jacob, Commercial st., " 

AUingham Alexander, 33 Public Square, 

Watertown 
Bothwell Martin, " 

Collins Timothy A., 8 Franklin st., " 

Eraser Simon J., 14 1-2 Factory st., " 

Gignac Godfrey, 66 1-2 Public Square, " 
Haas George & Son, 4 Court st., " 

Hildreth Curtis, r 55, Rice's, " 

Ingalls G. W. & Co., W. A. Teele, mgr., 

72 Public Square, " 

KLUMP CHRISTOPHER, 24 Court st., " 
McGregor John A., 126 Court st.. " 

MIDDLETON D. C. & CO., 17 Public 

Square, " 

Neville Samuel, 74 Factory st., •' 

Patterson John M., 26 Public Square, " 



276 BOOTS AND SHOES, DEALERS, AND SHOEMAKERS CANVASSERS. 



PROUTY JOHN, 7 Public Square, Watertowu 

Roberts Christmas, 1 Le Ray st., " 

Robinson John, 49 Mill st., " 
Standley William H., 8 Commercial block, 

Public Square, " 

Sturtevant David, 83 Main st., " 

Taylor Bertrand L.. (jobber) 34 Court st., " 
VAN EPPS MORTIMER N., 2 Flower 

building, " 
Bickelhaupt John A., State st., Carthage, 

Wilna 
Dockstader Benjamin H., (custom) r 23, 

Natural Bridge, " 
Jonas Newton A., Main st.. Natural 

Bridge, " 

Kendall Edward, Carthage, " 

Kesler A. & G. W., 59 State st., Carthage, " 

Leahy James, Natural Bridge, " 

Levalley Leander, Carthage, •' 

Paul Melzar C, State at., Carthage, " 
Ward William J., (custom) Mechanic st., 

Carthage, " 

Walsh Anthony, Carthage, " 

Bottling Works. 

Allen & Kepler, (birch beer, ginger ale, 
and soda) James st., Alexandria 
Bay, Alexandria 

Allen & Kepler. 108 Court st., Water town 

Rider C. W. &Co., (lager beerj 4 Franklin 

St., " 

Ryan Stephen R., (wholesale) 30 Public 
Square, " 

Scobell George, (ale and lager) 12 and 14 

River st., '' 

SMITH DANIEL B., (agent) (ginger ale) 

13 Anthony st., " 

Box Factories. 

Brownville Box and Paper Co., R. B. Bid- 

dlecom, pres., treas., and general 

manager; H. M. Stevens, vice-pres.; 

W. N. Cornell, supt., Brownville 

CASTER C. H. & E. I., (cheese boxes) r 

72, Pierrepont Manor. Ellisburgh 

JONES NATHAN, (cheese boxes) r 1, 

Evans Mills. Le Ray 

BATEMAN LUTHER L., Lorraine 

Brigham John, Mannsville, " 

Wagoner Abeel, (cheese boxes) E. Main 

St., " 

Brooks Frank H., (cheese boxes) r 21, 

Philadelphia 
Marshall Henry, (cheese boxes) Felt's 

Mills, Rutland 

Sardam Sylvester C, r 7, Redwood, Theresa 
Soper Orange, (cheese boxes) Redwood, " 
Stockwell & Parker, (cheese boxes) " 

Bralte Manufacturers. 

Eames Vacuum Brake Co., (railway train 
brakes) oiiice 115 Broadway, N. Y. 
city, works on Beebee's Island, Watertown 

Brass Foundry. 

Bragger J. J. & Son, Hoard st., Watertown 

Bre\very. 

(See also Maltsters.) 

Scobell Ralph S., Broadway, Cape Vincent 

Brick Manufacturers and Dealers. 

SNELL W. D. & M. D., (dealers) Adams 
Center, Adams 



Buck Eugene T., Carthage, Champion 

Dickerman & Reed, Clayton 

Brown Charles H., (dealer) Philadelphia 

Gotham John H., r 18. Watertown 

Watertown Pressed Brick Co., Pameliaand " 
WOODRUFF LEWIS, 224 Main St., '• 

Conwav George W., r 89, Carthage, Wilna 

HOUGHTON HIRAM, Carthage, 

Broker. 

Knapp Charles R., (grain and stock") 

Chaumont, Lyme 

Building Clovers. 

Eigabroadt William, Dexter. Brownville 

Eigarbroadt Ezra, r 36, Depauville, Clavton 
STEVENS WILLIAM H., '" 

Gipson Cyrus B., Felt's Mills, Rutland 

FISHER MILO B.. r 38, Natural Bridge, 

Wilna 

Butter Tub 3Ianufacturers. 

(See also Coopers.) 
MILLER JOHN F., r 49, Rodman 

Carter & Randall, r 4. N. Wilna, Wilna 

Ford Heniy W., r 4, N. Wilna, " 

Frizzell George, r 5, N. Wilna, " 

Butter and Cheese Dealers. 

Gebler George, Sr., (Limburger cheese) 

Philadelphia 
Hungerford Charles A., 70 Public 

Square, Watertown 

Hungerford Egbert H., 6 Franklin st., 
Hurlbut John T., h 125 State st., " 

Martin & Fosgate, (cheese) 52 Public 

Square, " 

Smith Robert E., 38 Court st., 
Winslow William A., (cheese) IX Win- 

throp St., " 

Cabinetmakers. 

(See also Furniture Manufacturers and 
Dealers.) 
Keech John, r 10, Fisher's Landing, Orleans- 
Clark William, Philadelphia 
Brown Thomas M., r 14, Rodman 
George John, Watertown 

Candle Factory. 
SPICER EDWARD D., Adams 

Canning Factory. 

Webster F, L., Adams 

Canvassers. 

Northup Andrew J., (nursery stock) 

Alexandria Bay. Alexandria 

Kimball Joseph, r 54, Dexter, Brownville 

Lasher Henry B., Carthage, Champion 

Goodenough Morris 31.. Pierrepont 

Manor, Ellisburgh 

Huggins Henry N., Mannsville, " 

Wheeler David" I., Mannsville, " 

Sprague Lewis, r 16, Henderson 

Shick Joseph, r 53, Mannsville, Lorraine 

Comius Henry H., (nursery stock) Black 

River, Rutland 

French Delbert D., (niarsery stock) r 18, 

Felt's Mills, " 

Bates Adeline Mrs., (book) Theresa. 

Parr is James A., (book) r 8, Watertown 

Vallier Edward N., (book) Worthville, Worth 



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277 



Carpenters and Builders. 

(See also Architects, also Masons and Builders, 

also Contractors and Builders.) 
Angell Alfred. Adams 
BABCOCK CHARLES H.. Adams Cen- 
ter, " 
Chamberlain Silas, Adams Center, " 
Chase Henrv, r 39. Adams Center, " 
COMINS GEORGE H., *' 
Coolev Frank I.. Smithville. " 
COOPER CHARLES C, r 67, " 
Cowles Frank, " 
Cowles Leander, " 
Crosby Samuel N., Adams Center, " 
Cummings Francis M., r 67, " 
Cummings George H.. " 
EGGLESTON HENRY K., Adams Cen- 
ter. " 
Fuller Walter, r 33, Adams Center, " 
Oalway George W., Adams Center, ^' 
Gibbs Henry A., " 
Green Dexter, Smithville, '" 
Oreen Edward W., Adams Center, " 
Green Roland Q., Adams Center, " 
Greene Fay D., Adams Center, " 
Grummon Trumau C, r 36, Adams Cen- 
ter, 
Hall Galon H., Adams Center, " 
HAMMOND EDWIN M., Adams Center, " 
Ivory De Witt, r 10, Smithville, " 
Kellogg Herman, r 57, " 
Kenyon Addison B.. " 
Lord Seth, Adams Center, " 
Loveland Robert D., r 50, Adams Center, " 
McDowel George, " 
Mills Charles A., " 
Patrick Byron, r 2, Sackets Harbor, " 
Patterson" Frank, r 38, Adams Center, " 
Saunders Edward, r 39, Adams Center, " 
Scriven Zebulon J., Adams Center, " 
Sischo Jerome B., r 50, " 
Snyder Jason J., " 
Steele Hiram B., r 71, " 
Stitt Thomas, " 
Twiss Charles, " 
Waite James, " 
Walker Mra-k, " 
White Willet, Adams Center, '' 
Whitford Albertus, r 62, " 
Wilbur George, Adams Center, " 
W'llbur W. J., Adams Center, " 
Wilcox George G., " 
Williams Joseph J., r 39, Adams Center, " 
Wolcott Ariel R., r 30, Adams Center, '' 
Wright Elford F., " 
Wright Hiram, " 
Wright Loomis, r 39, Adams Center, '' 
Wright Willard, Adams Center, " 
Wylie Morris, " 
Adkins Elisha G., Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 
Barrows Horace H., Alexandria Bay, '• 
Bolton George W., r 27, Alexandria Bay, " 
Bruce George, Alexandria Bay, " 
Caple Walter, r 18, Redwood, " 
Cavanaugh Edward E., r 71, Plessis, " 
Chaine James, Alexandria Bay, " 
Cole Edwin F., r 39, Alexandria Bay, " 
Cornwall Charles H., Alexandria Bay, " 
Cornwall James H., Market cor. Walton 

sts., Alexandria Bay, " 

Duclon Daniel, Alexandria Ba)', " 

Eichhorn Gustavus, Alexandria Bav, " 

ELLIS JAMES M., Alexandria Bay, " 



Estes Charles J., Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 

Estes Jerome B., Alexandria Bay, " 

Evans Herbert, Alexandria Bay, " 

Fradet Napoleon, Alexandria Bay. " 

Francis Clarence M., Alexandria Bay, " 

Fredrick George, Redwood, " 

Fnrbush George W.. Alexandria Bay, " 
Furuess Anthony E., r 27 cor. 27>^, 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Oilman George R., Alexander Bay, " 

Hamilton Frank H., Alexandria Bay, " 

Harris Charles R., r 35 cor. 36, Plessis, " 

Heath Jeremiah F., Alexandria Bay, " 

Hemenway Nelson, r 27, Alexandria Bay, " 

Hemenway William D.. Alexandria Bay, " 

Hoil'erberth Philip. Alexandria Bay, " 

Hoyt Edgar S., Plessis, " 

Hoyt Frank N., Plessis, " 

Hoyt Horace P., Plessis, " 
Hunt Cornelius H., off r 40, Alexandria 
I Bay, 

Jovner John. Alexandria Bav, '' 

[ KILBORN HENRY J., Alexandria Bay, •' 

I Landon Hiram A., r41K, Alexandria Bay, '■ 
i LASHBROOK WILLIAM E., Alexan- 

I dria Bay, " 

j Leonard Daniel W., Alexandria Bay, '• 

I McHugh Michael. Redwood, " 

O'Brien John, oft r 40, Alexandria Bay, " 
PAGE NEWELL D., r 41 1^, Alexandria 

Bay, " 
Pickert Joseph, Redwood, '• 
Piantz Eugene Myron. Alexandria Bay, " 
Quincer Jacob, Redwood, " 
Quincer Philip, Redwood, '• 
SUIT NELSON H., Redwood. " 
SWEET WILLIAM D., Plessis, 
Van Dresar Alexander D., r 11, Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
VAN SCOY CORNELIUS F., off r 40, 

Alexandria Bay, "' 
Wagoner Jacob P.", off r 41>^, Alexan- 
dria Bay, •' 
Wagoner W'alter E., r 41 J^ Alexandria 

Bay. 
Watier Peter, Alexandria Bay, 

West Edwin S., Redwood, " 

Wilber Byron, r 27. Alexandria Bav, " 

WILLAX GEORGE, Sr., Alexandria Bay, " 

Wood William H., Alexandria Bav, " 

WRIGHT CHARLES H.. Alexandria Bay, " 

Young William D., Alexandria Bay, " 
Arnold Ithamar, r 78, Antwerp 

Bacon William A., " 

Brown Francis H., r 34, " 

Brown William S., r 28, Philadelphia, " 

Butcher Hiram, " 

Carman Charles, " 

Conners James. Ox Bow, " 

Crook John, r 51, " 

Duegaw Abram M., " 

GLEASON CHARLES W.. Ox Bow, " 

Hamlin David, Ox Bow, " 

McDowell Lewis H., " 

McDowell William A., " 

Metcalf Edwin F., " 

Orraiston Geo? ge & Son, Main st.. Ox Bow, " 

Overton Charles T., r 2, Ox Bow, " 

Porter Albert A., " 

Rider Thomas L., r 40. " 

Ridsdale Samuel, r 9, Ox Bow. " 

RIDSDALE WILLIAM, Main st.. Ox Bow, •' 

Robinson John, " 
SNELL FREDERICK D., r 55, 



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CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. 



Stype John H., Antwerp 
Tuttle Henry W., Sprasneville, St. Law- 
rence Co.. " 
Wilson Fred B., " 
Woodward Spencer E., r 34, " 
Bailey Eugene, Dexter, Brownville 
Baldwin William, Dexter, " 
Bavis Edward, r 45, " 
Bay ley Winfield, Dexter, " 
Beckwith Bradley. " 
BERRY JAMES H., Dexter, " 
Bruce Jacob, Dexter, ' ' 
Carpenter James A., Dexter, " 
Carpenter Philip, Dexter, " 
Christie Edwin, Dexter, " 
Cleaveland Harvey, " 
DiCinbeck William, Dexter, " 
Dowdell Hiram L., Dexter, *' 
ELLISON HARLOW, r 29, Limerick. " 
FAY SULLIVAN D., Dexter, '• 
Gladwyn William, Dexter. " 
Hagen Adam, r 7, Perch River, " 
Hubbs Bradley S., r 33, " 
Kimljall Lewis, Dexter, " 
Knapp Jerod. Dexter, " 
KNOWLTON HARRY A., r 76, Pillar 

Point, " 

Lutz Geoige F., " 

Moyer Charles S., Dexter, " 

Pearse Franklin, Dexter, " 

Peck Horace, " 

Peck Horaces.. Dexter, " 

Phillips Frank, Dexter, '• 

Plumb James W., Dexter, " 

Rhines Alfred, Dexter, " 
Schwartz Adolphus P.. r 84, Pillar Point, " 
Schwartz Will H., r 84, Pillar Point, 

Sullivan John, " 

Sullivan John C, " 

Waltz William, " 

Weaver Leslie, r 2, Limerick, " 

Winegar George, Dexter, " 

Witt Byron J., " 
Allen William Cape Vincent 

Bailev Herbert, " 

Bailey Herbert W., " 

Bardol Francis M., " 

Blisles John, (ship) '• 

Brewster Thomas M.. Broadway, " 

Brewster Wayne B., Broadway, " 

Brewster Winfield, " 

Brunot John F., " 

Cool Arthur, r 24, Rosiere, " 

Eckleburg Frank, " 

Harris Elmer, r 6, River View, " 

Hunnewell William S., " 
INGERSON HORACE, r 10, St. Lawrence, " 

Lanfo Henry, " 

Mance Frank J., " 

Mance Lewis, " 

Mason Dominic, " 

Mentry C. Frederick, " 

Mentrv Fred, Jr., " 

MillerLuther. " 

Miller Ulysses S., " 

Rapholtz'George, r 24. Rosiere, " 

Redman WiUiam, " 

Reft' Peter, r 16, River View, " 
RILEY THOMAS E., r 24, Rosiere, 

Robinson William, " 

Ross William, " 

Whittemore Paul, " 
Akins John, Carthage, Champion 

ALLEN EPHRAIM J., r 27, " 



Andrus Cortez, Carthage, Champion 

Barr Uzar E., r 42, Carthage, " 

Baxter Charles, Carthage, " 

Baxter George VV., Carthage, " 

Baxter Martin, Carthage, " 

Baxter Squire, Carthage, " 

Birtrand Eugene, Carthage, " 

Boles George, Carthage, " 

Bushnell Edward W.. Carthage, " 

Bushnell Frank W., Carthage, •' 
BUSHNELL LEWIS E., Great Bend, 

Canlin James, Carthage, " 

Caswell Austin S., r 29, Carthage, " 

Caswell Fred A., r 29. Carthage. " 

CASWELL OSxMYN H., Carthage, " 

Caswell William, r 29. Carthage, " 

Cole Edwin C, Carthage, " 

Crowner Henry A., Carthage, " 

Fitzpatrick Celestial, Carthage, " 

Gates Alfred, Carthage, " 

Kelley Richard, Great Bend, " 

Lanphear Samuel A., Carthage, " 

Mayhew Jason W., Carthage, " 

Merrihew Charles B.', Carthage, ♦' 

Patterson Jonas C, Carthage, " 

Potter James G., Carthage, •' 

Robb William, Carthage, •' 

Scanlin David, Carthage, " 

_Scanliu Edward, Carthage, " 

Starkweather Charles M.. Carthage, " 

Streeter John P., Carthage, " 
Wadsworth Abner J., r 4, Great Bend, '• 

Woodard Alvaro P., Carthage, '• 
Aumiller George H.. r 27, Clayton 
BARNEY ALMOND M., r 56, Depauville. ' " 

Bennett Lyman, " 

Bertraiid Alphouzo, " 

Bertrand Edward, (ship) " 

Bertrand John, " 

Bertrand Oliver, " 

Beznah John B., '• 

BOUCHARD JOHN, " 

Brabant Leander, " 

Brintnell James, " 

Calder James H., " 

Carpenter Nelson, " 

Collins Edgar, " 

Collins Thomas Capt., (ship) " 

Couch Joel, Webb st., " 

Dewire Thomas, r 29, " 

Dygert Charles, " 

Eigabroadt Ezra, r 36, Depauville, " 
Eigabroadt Stephen R., r 95, Depauville, " 

Flynn Jerome B., " 

Flynn Thomas E., " 

GARNSEY GEORGE F., r 5, Thurso, " 
GILCHRIST CHANCY W., 

GLOYD CHARLES, Depauville, " 

Gould Horace, '• 

Gould Horace G., " 

Gray George, r 39, La Fargeville, " 

Griffin Sidney H., (ship) " 

Hanson William, " 

Hart Byron, Depauville, " 

Harter William T., r 46, " 

James William, r 87, Depauville, " 

Jenkins Jackson, " 

Kellogg Farley, " 

Kenyon Albert, " 

Kenyon George, " 

Kenyon Lewis A., " 

Keyes Mosley W., " 

Lalonde John, " 

Lalonge Amos, (boat) " 



CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. 



279 



Latarte Michael, Clayton 

LAYARE WILLIAM, (boat) " 

LEYAKE JOSEPH L., " 

Littletield Ira W.. " 
MALLET FRANK, 

Mallet John. " 

Marshall William C, r 3, Tliurso, " 

Mercer Philip, cship) '• 

Mercer S. W., •' 

Minnoe Edward, " 

Minnoe John, " 
PELOW EDWARD, (ship) 

Persey Addison, r 93, Depauville, " 

Salyere Stephen, " 

Scott Northnip. " 

Sheley Frederick J., r 28, " 

Sherer Henry, " 

Sherer Henrv. '• 
SHIRE JOHN C. 
SHOLETT JOHN, 

Slate Savannah H., oft' r 3, Thurso, "' 

Stay Joseph S., " 

Sturgeon Demars, '' 

Van Alsrvne Seeord. r 86. Depauville, " 
YAN DEWALKEK MELZER W., James 

cor. Union sts., " 

Vincent Gardner. '• 

WellsCharlesE.. r 10, " 

Wlu-eloek Jay W., ■' 

Wilber Sijuire H., " 

Williams John E., " 

Williams John W.. •' 

WOOD PHILIP F., " 
Allen Joseph T., JIannsville, Ellisburgh 

Beebe Ithamar, r 112, " 

Boomer George M.. Belleville, " 

Carley Erasti;s, 3Iannsville, " 

Cox Nelson, r 150, Mannsville, '• 

Dack Ryal A., Woodville, " 

Damon Harvey, Pierrepont Manor, " 

Damon James, Pierrepont Manor, " 

Demster Adelbert, " 

Duncan Lemuel A., r 18, Belleville, " 

Finster John D.. ]Mannsville, " 

Freeman John J.. Belleville. " 

Garnsev Philander, r 106. Mannsville, " 

Howard Charles W., r 121, " 

Hunter Aaron, r 134, Mannsville. '• 

Littletield Horace. Rural Hill, " 

Nash Nelson, r 119. " 

Parker Horace A., Mannsville, " 

Parker William H., '' 
Price George, r 92. Pierrepont Manor, " 

Richardson Amaziah, Woodville, " 

Rickersou Will A., Pierrepont Manor, '• 
Robinson Orville B., r 68, Pierrepont 

Manor. " 

Rury Daniel, r 101, " 

Shaver William H., r 68, Adams, " 

Smith Nelson, Woodville, " 
STETSON ALBERT A.. 

Streeter Orlo, Mannsville, " 

Tanner Watson W.. " 

Torry Francis C, Pierrepont Manor, " 

Van busen — , r 39, Adams, " 

Walworth Charles N., r 92, Pierrepont 

JIanor. " 
WHEELOCK GILBERT L.. r 35. Belle- 
ville. " 
WHEELOCK GILBERT W., r 35, Belle- 
ville, " 
Whitney William A., " 
Williams Francis, Mannsville, " 
Williamson Charles, Belleville, " 



Barrett Joseph, r 26, Henderson 

BROWN HENRY, r 16, 
Collins Franklin, r 58, Bishop Street, 
Eggleston Charles D., r 7, 
Hammond George, Main st., Hender- 
son Harboi-, 
Hammond Hiram, r 28, 
Haskin Albert S., 
Howai'd George, 
HUNGERFORD ORRIN. 
Krake William E., r 11. Smithville, 
LAWRENCE ALBERT G., 
Lee Wesley R., Smithville, 
Montague Herbert E., r 9, Smithville, 
Nutting Samuel H., r 41, 
Pennv Alphonso 31.. 
Pettingill Ashel, r 38, 
Ray Ephraim C, r 59, Belleville, 
Ray Jason, r 59, Belleville, 
Ray Myron, r 59, Belleville, 
Rice Alberto, r 14, Smithville, 
Smith Asa, r 44, 
Vorce Byron J., r 27, 
Arnold Titus, r 47, Sackets Harbor, Hounsfiekl 
Cooley Horace, Sackets Harbor, 
Darrow William, r 24, Sackets Harbor, 
Gamble Charles, r 44, Sackets Harbor, 
Gamble George, r 44, Sackets Harbor. 
GAMBLE JAJIES. r 44. Sackets Harbor, 
GAMBLE JAMES. Jr., Sackets Harbor, 
Gamble John, r 44, Sackets Harbor. 
Gamble Josiah, Sackets Harbor, 
Gamble Thomas, r 44, Sackets Harbor, 
Holden Wiutield, r 65, Sackets Harbor, 
Jones Nelson, r 33. E. Hounstield, 
Lindsey John, Sackets Harbor. 
Maxson Arthur, r 47, Sackets Harbor, 
McClary Dudley G., r 66. Sackets Harbor, 
Parker James R., r 27, Sackets Harbor, 
PENNEY GEORGE W., r 12. Dexter, 
PORTER WILLIAM, Sackets Harbor, 
Robie George, r 22, Sackets Harbor, 
Sanford Mark, Sackets Harbor, 
Starkweather Warren, r 4, Brownville, 
Voodra F. J., Dexter, 
Ward Josiah, Sackets Harbor. 
Anderson Charles S.. Evans Mills, Le Rav 

Baldic James H., r 63 J^, Evans Mills, 
Baldic John D., r 107, Black River, 
Briant David, r 56, Evans Mills, 
Briant Heniy E., r 56, Evans Mills, 
Case Svdnev L., r 111, Sanford's Corners, 
CHILD EUGENE A., r 55, Le Raysville, 
Churchill Henry C, r 56, Le Raysville, 
Crosby Marvin R.,r 82, Sanford's Corners, 
Crosby Nathaniel J., r 82, Sanford's 

Corners, 
ENGLISH LIZEM, Evans Mills, 
Fikes Albert, r 1. Evans Mills, 
Fikes Willie J , r 1. Evans Mills, 
GIHBS ROMAIN D.. Black River, 
HAAP FREDERICK, r 34. Evans Mills, 
Hebbert Andrus, r 49, Le Raysville, 
Maynard Geerge N., r 100, Sanford's 

Corners. 
Mcintosh George D., r 107, Black River, 
MURPHY ADAM. Evans :MillB. 
Nicholas George H., r 113, Black River, 
Paul Charles E., oft' r 39, Pamelia Four 

Corners, 
Pearce Joseph, r 1, Evans Mills, 
Reed Henry C, Evans Mills, 
Remor Jeremiah, r 110, Watertown, 
Roberts Samuel C, r 89, Black River, 



CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. 



Siraonet Louis, r 47. Evans Mills. Le Ray 

Taylor Cyrus W.. Evans Mills, " 

Tinierman Joel, Evans Mills. '• 

Walt« Amos, r 19, Pamelia Four Corners, " 
BATEMAN LUTHER L., Lorraine 

Brigham Martin V., Mannsville, " 

Clark Monroe, r 10, Adams, " 

Grow Jay D., " 

Grow Oliver N., " 

Moore Eber, r 40, " 

Piddoek Alvin G., r 56, " 

Place John, r 28, Pierrepont Manor, " 

Reed Lorenzo D., r 11, Adams, " 

Steele Warren W., " 

Streeter Albert, " 

WatersDavid A.,r 40, " 
Barber David, r 23, Three Mile Bay, Lvme 

BOVEE GEORGE, Chaumont, " '" 

Broekliani Frank, Chaumont, " 

Bruuks Ellsworth. Cliaumont, " 

Brougham Frank, Chaumont, " 

Byam John, Chaumont. *' 

Crouse Lewis, Three Mile Bay, " 

Davis Joseph L., Three Mile Bay. '"' 

Fish Samuel M., (ship) Three Mile Bay, " 

Fisher Curtis, r 47, Chaumont, " 

FLANDERS STEPHEN, Three Mile Bav, " 
HERKIMER DORUS C, Chaumont, 

HUBBARD JOHN S., Chaumont, " 
LAKE THEODORE, Three Mile Bay, 

Lucas Minott. Three Mile Bav, " 

MILLER HOGLE I.. Three Mile Bay, •' 
NORTHROP OSCAR S., r 37. Three 

MileB.iv, " 

Osterhout Wiiber D., Three Mile Bay, " 

Reed Dver C, (ship) Chaumont, " 

ROOF ABRAM, r 61, Point Peninsula, " 

Schermerhorn Schuyler W., Chaumont, " 

Selter Josiah C, Three Mile Bav. " 
SMITH GARDNER, Three Mile' Bay, 

Solor Augustus, Chai;mont, " 

Sponable Henry, Chaumont, " 

Stevens Oren, Point Peninsula, " 

Thompson William, Chaiimont, " 

Vanderwalker Addison, Chaumont *' 

VAUTRIM VICTOR M.. Three Mile Bay, " 

WALLACE HIRABI. r 46, Chaumont, " 
Arnold Wilford L., r 10, Fisher's Land- 
ing, Orleans 

BALTZ JOHN B., r 16, Omar, " 

Baxter Valda, La Fargeville, " 

Burton Melvin T., r DX, Omar, " 

Carter Hiram, Omar, " 

Collins Eiwin S., Omar, " 

Collins Fred S., r 6, Omar, •' 

Collins John B., r 13, Omar, " 

Conant Cornelius, La Fargeville, " 

Coon Edgar A., r 12, Omar, " 
Cranker Jacob H., r 31, Orleans Four 

Corners, " 
Dixon Byron C, r 68, Stone Mills, 
ELLIS ALPHONZO D., LaFargeville, " 
ELLIS HALSEY, r 68, Stone Mills, 
EMMETT GORDON, r 5K, T. I. Park, " 
Fredenburg Charles, r 1, T. I. Park, " 
Frost Erastus. r 13, Omar, " 
Gardner Edwin J., r 5^. T. I. Park, " 
Heyl Wendell J., r 41, LaFargeville, " 
King George W., r 25 cor. 28, La Farge- 
ville, " 
Laflur Henry, r 53^, T. L Park, " 
LiLlie Harrison, r 36, Orleans Four Cor- 
ners, " 



Lillie Harvey, oil:' r 37, Orleans Four 

Corners, Orleans ^ 
Loucks Romain. La Fargeville, " 
Marsh George P.. r 68. Stone Mills, '■ 
Merrill Charles, T. I. Park. " 
Nash Herman S., r 24. La Fargeville, " 
Nultv Robert J., r 10. Fisher's Landing, •' 
NUNN CHARLES T., Fisher's Landing, " 
Patchin George M., r 26 cor. 35, La Farge- 
ville, " 
Putnam Albert M., La Fargeville, '• 
Robbins Eldridge G., Fisher's Landing, " 
Rohbins George M., Fisher's Landing, " 
ROUSE MERICK, r 68, Stone Mills, " 
Sargent James W., off r 35, Orleans 

Four Corners, " 
Shaw James C, Omar, '' 
Shaw Oliver E., Main st., Omar. " 
Simmonds William T., Fisher's Landing, " 
Smith Warren R., r 67, Stone Mills, 
Snyder William A., Main st.. La Farge- 
ville. " 
Steele Sanford V., off r d^. Omar, 
Walts Nicholas, La Fargeville, " 
Wilder Alvaro. La Fargeville, " 
WILSON ALEXANDER, (ship) r 64, 

Stone Mills, " 
Folts Jacob E., r 45, Watertown, Pamelia 
Hammond Philetiis B., r 57, Watertown, " 
Hoover Frank, r 13, Pamelia Four Cor- 
ners, " 
Allen Albert P., Philadelphia 
Anable Levi F., " 
Clark George, " 
Conway Theodore, '' 
Cooper Robert M., " 
Cox George, " 
La Fave Zenac E., " 
Mosher Milton E.. Sterlingville, " 
Murray William. Sterlingville, " 
Myres Jerome W., '' 
Ritter Absolom, Sterlingville, " 
Ritter Charles A., " 
Ritter Norman, Sterlingville, " 
Salisbury Charles E.. " 
SCOFIELD SAMUEL B., " 
Smith Duane, '* 
Turner Jacob, Sterlingville, '' 
Warren Eli, " 
Washburn Russell, " 
Blair Adam S., Rodman 
Cook Stephen O., r 55, Tremaine's Cor- 
ners, ' ' 
Curtis Horatio 0.,E. Rodman, " 
Gi-een Winter, Tremaine's Corners, " 
Richmond Lewis F., " 
Spear John P., " 
Spear Nathaniel E., " 
Winslow Orville E., " 
Wright Albert G., r 14, " 
Bacon Albert E., Felt's Mills, Rutland 
Burington Josiah, Black River, " 
COON WILLIAM H.. Black River, 
Damon John J., Felt's Mills, " 
FRANCIS GILBERT E.. Felt's Mills, " 
Gibbs Frank D.. Black River, •' 
GIPSON CYRUS B., Felt's Mills, 
Glass Daniel D., Black River, " 
Jones Amos F.. S. Rutland, " 
LAWTON JAMES W., Felt's Mills, " 
PIERCE EPHRAIM J., Black River, " 
ROCKWOOD F. LANSING. Felt's Mills, " 
Russell Arthur A., r 60, S. Rutland, " 



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CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS— CARPET WEAVERS. 



281 



SEAMANf STEPHAN G.. r 83, S. Rut- 
land, Rutland 

Stebbins Harley A., r 59, S. Rutland, " 

Town John R., Black River. " 

Tucker Arthur, i- 1. Felt's Mills, " 

YOUNGS RICHARD, S. Rutland, " 
AuRHburv David D., r 40, Theresa 
Call Albert K., 

Call Byron E., " 
■Carpenter Albert E., Main St., " 
Casler Sanford, " 
Cavanaugh Dennis, r 27, " 
Chrvsler Andrew J.. " 
■Cook Melvin D.. " 
Fikes Erwin, r '24, " 
Franklin David C, " 
GEORGE NORMAN C, '• 
•Goodenough John, " 
Heller George. " 
LARIVIERE JOHN B., r 10 cor. 13, Red- 
wood, ' ' 
Lariviere John H., r 10 cor. 13, Red- 
wood, " 
Middleton John S., " 
Montondo Nelson, " 
Perkins Charles, " 
PHILLIPS FREEMAN, E. Mill st., " 
Rivers Alexander, Blain st., " 
Shelev James J., r 32, " 
Sheley Nelson, E. Mill st., •' 
.Smith Harvey. Foundry st., " 
Stephenson Jerome C, r 40, '" 
Stephenson Laanthel, r 40, '' 
Swan Warren F., Foundry st., " 
Thrasher Joseph S., r 40, " 
Wheeler George A., r 35, " 
Wheeler Gilbert H.. r 35, " 
Wilcox Charles R., ^V. Mill st., 
Worsley Byron J., Foundry st., " 
Andrews James P., r 21, Watertown 
Barber James, 32 Public Square, •' 
Devendorf Clark, r 7, " 
©raves Thomas S., G6 State st., " 
Green Charles, r 50, " 
Green Samuel, r 7. " 
GREENE EUGENE H.. 44 Central st., " 
ORUNISON JOHN. 138 Massey st., 
HUNT THEODORE L., 12 Dimick st., " 
LAWTON GEORGE W., 
Starkweather Herman J., 66>^ Public 

Stjuare, " 

Todd Edward M., r 50, Burr's Mills, " 

See also general list for Cm-jpeniers in Water- 
town. 

Aldrich Jonathan J., r 39, Natural 

Bridge, Wilna 

Ashbeck Leon, Carthage, " 
ASHCRAFT EUGENE S., r 25, Natural 

Bridge, " 
ASHCRAFT JESSE S., r 25, Natural 

Bridge, " 

Bates Arthur, Natural Bridge, " 

Blanchard Andrew J., Carthage, " 

Eriur John, Carthage, " 

Bushnell George, Carthage, " 

Chamberlain Noah, Carthage, " 

Chatalaine Peter, Carthage, " 

Cheever George B., r 33, Sterlingville, " 

Dawley Duane, Carthage, "' 

FARR VINCENT L., Carthage, " 

Tennen James, Carthage, " 



Foley John, Carthage. Wilna 
Galloway Francis M., Carthage, '• 
Gardner Charles L., Carthage, " 
Gates Cranson O., Carthage, " 
Gates George, Carthage, " 
GATES JULIUS K., r 67 cor. 52, Car- 
thage,' '' 
Gates Orville. Carthage. " 
Hall WiUiam L., r 22. Natural Bridge, " 
Hart Alvin, Natural Bridge, ' *' 
Kilburn Allen, Carthage, " 
Lapatra Fred, Natural Bridge, " 
Larock Joseph, Carthage, " 
Lavancherd Josiah, Mechanic st., Car- 
thage, " 
Lewis Stephen, r 12, N. Wilna, 
Montondo Frank, Carthage, " 
Montgomery Joel. Carthage, " 
Mullin John T., r 76, Carthage, " 
Myers Eugene, Carthage, " 
Nelson George, r 23, Natural Bridge, '• 
Neplar Christopher, Carthage, " 
Nichols John W., r 42, Natural Bridge, " 
Noon Patrick, Carthage, '" 
Olmstead Anson J., Carthage, '• 
Osburn Charles, Carthage, '" 
O.sburn George, Carthage, " 
I'ARMETER GEORGE W., Budd st., 

Carthage, " 

Patterson Arthur W., Carthage, " 

Phillips George, Carthage. " 

Plank Gilbert H., Carthage, " 

Pooler William J., Carthage, " 

Powell Thomas, Carthage, " 

Reed George H., Natural Bridge, " 

Robb William, Carthage, " 

Root Hiram H., Carthage, ' 

Rott Arthur C, Carthage, " 

Rubar Christopher, Carthage, " 

Segovis George, r 89, Carthage, " 

Svivester Alonzo W., James st., Carthage, " 

Toolv John R., r 5, N. Wilna, " 

TOWNSEND HIRAM L., r 4. N. Wilna, " 

Trembley Henry, Carthage, " 

Waldron Charles, Carthage, " 
WESTCOTT ASAHEL B.. Carthage, 

Westcott George H., Carthage, " 

White William, Carthage, " 

Wiley Svivester, Carthage, " 

Willes Egbert, Carthage, " 

Wood Frank, Carthage, " 

Youngs Asa, Carthage, " 
Hazard Caleb, r 30, Lorraine, Worth 

Priest Alphonzo D., Worthville, " 

Thomson Levi W., r 16, Worth Center, " 

Tyler James, r 8, Worthville, " 

Vallier Charles E., Worthville, " 

Carpet Cleaning. 

Eames, Newroth & Co., 27 Mill st., Watertown 

Carpet Dealers. 

See Dry Goods. 
Carpet Weavers. 

Crura Jessie Mrs., r 31, Antwerp 

EGGLESTON EVA G., r 5, Ox Bow. 
Hubbard Mary N., Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 
Hull Esther Miss, E. Main st., Lorraine 

Crandall Fred A.. Philadelphia 

Farnham Henry E. Mrs., Main st., " 
Fairbanks Julia A. Miss, Theresa 
Buudy Elisha Mrs., 43 Bronson st., Watertown 



282 CARRIAGE, WAGON, AND SLEIGH MANUFACTURERS CHEESE FACTORIES. 



Carriage, Wagon, and Sleigh 3Iaiiii- 
facturers, and WheelAvrights. 

LITTLEFIELD E. T. & SON, Liberty 

St. . Adams 

MARRIOTT MORRIS, 

Phillips Heni-v, " 

Phillips Henrv R., " 

SULLIVAN GEORGE D., Railroad st., 

Adams Center, " 

Thompson <fe Atwater, Spring st., " 

WAKEFIELD ALPHEUS, Main st., 

Smithville, " 

Hodge Thomas H., r 123^, Alexandria 

Bay, Alexandria 

HYLE "henry A., Mill st., Redwood, 
Kabel Brothers, Main st., Redwood, " 

Norton Horatio N., Plessis, " 

Norton & Tassay, Main st., Plessis, " 

Burge Wan-en, Church st., Spragueville, 

St, Lawrence Co., ' Antwerp 

Cranker John P., Main st., Ox Bow, " 

Fletcher Winfield S., off Main st., Ox 

Bow, " 

Odbert Fletcher N., '• 

Reed & Willard, Main st.. " 

Welch .John R., Main st., " 

Williams Ransalaer, Mechanic st., " 

Countryman Jay W., r 28, Limerick, 

Brownville 
Conntrvman John, r 28. Limerick, " 

DEVENDORF JOHN D., Main st., 
La Pattrie Jeri-v, (repairer) Dexter, " 

ROSS WILLIAM, Dexter, 
Earl Henry, Cape Vincent 

Hartpr Andrew J., r 10. St. Lawrence, " 
WHEBBY J ABIES W., Bay st., " 

Anderson George F., Carthage, Champion 

LOOMIS STOEL W., Carthage, 
Lovejoy E. C. & J. G., Main st., Car- 
thage, " 
Potter James G., Carthage. " 
Cheever Orville W., r 86, Depauville, Clayton 
Robinson Robert, (agent) James St., " 
Spaulsbnrv Albert J., James St., " 
Wheelock Jay W., 

Wooledge William D.. " 

Bailey Henry, r 92, Pierrepont Manor, 

Ellisburgh 
DURFEE ABNER M., Main St., Belle- 
ville, " 
Freeman John M., Mill St., Mannsville, " 
Hurd Allen, Belleville, " 
REMINGTON & BEEBE, Mill st.. 
Van Wormer Zara, Railroad st.. Manns- 

ville, " 

Welch John R., Bridge st., Woodville, 
Comstock William H., Main St., Henderson 
VAN WINCKEL JACOB H., r 51, Bishop 

Street, " 

Francis John P., Broad st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfield 
Moffatt John, Sackets Harbor, " 
PLUMB S AFFORD, r 12, Dexter, " 
CORN WELL ORVIS B., r 19, Lorraine 
Dunn Harlan B., Sanford's Corners, Le Ray 
Walrath Joseph, Evans Mills. " ' 
BARBER MARK, Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, Lvme 

DELLENBACK ANDREW J., r 33, Chau- 

mont. " 

LAKE THEODORE, Three Mile Bay, " 

Lucas Charles E., Main st.. Three Mile 



Simmons Chancey Rev., Three Mile Bay, 

Lvme 
Taylor John L., Main st., Three Mile 

Bay, " 

Lingenfelter David H., off Main st.. La 

Fargeville, Orleans 

MOYER DOUGLAS F., r 12, Pamelia 

Four Corners, Pamelia 

Clark George, Philadelphia 

Higgins Charles E., Main st., Sterling- 

ville, " 

Sizeland William, " 

Burnside William, Rodman 

Stuart John. Jlain st., " 

Wait Perlev W.. E. Rodman, 
BROWN STANLEY W.. S. Rutland, Rutland 
DRAKE ANDREW Z., Felt's Mills, " 

Lane Zebina, S. Rutland, " 

Carpenter Albert E., Main st., Theresa 

Stotter Mordecai L., Main st., " 

BABCOCK H. H. BUGGY CO., Factory 

Square, Watertown 

Barber William, 2 Bradley st., •' 

Brown Alexander, r 50, Burr's Mills, " 

BUR DICK W. W. & CO., 18X Frank- 
lin St.. " " 
DOOLITTLE HARVEY K., rear 132 

Main st., " 

HAMLIN ELI, 53 Factory st., 
Horton & Adzit, IG Colfeen st., '• 

Union Carriage and Gear Co., W. W. 

Conde, pres., Newell st., " 

Watertown Carriage Co., 12, 14, and 16 

Remington st., " 

WATERTOWN SPRING WAGON CO., 
Levi H. Brown, pres.; W. B. Sylves- 
ter, sec'y and treas.. Factory Square, " 
Anderson George F., Water st., Car- 
thage, Wilna 
Hall Stephen, Church st.. Natural Bridge, " 
LOOMIS & CO., W^ater st.. " 
Reed Charles A., Millst.. Natural Bridge, " 
SPALSBURY LORENZO D., Main cor. 

Mill sts., Worth ville, Worth 

Carriage Trimmer. 

(See also Carriagemakers, also Harness- 
makers.) 
HODGE MARTIN L., Lockwood block, Adams 
Centerboard 3Ianufacturers. 

ATWOOD BROTHERS, Clayton 

Brough Thomas R., Water st., " 

Ohair Manufacturers. 

Black River Bending Co., Main st., Black 

River. Le Ray 

GARDNER BROTHERS, Main st.. 

Philadelphia 
DEXTER'S D. SONS. Black River, Rutland 
DEXTER & CO., Black River, " 

Brittan A. N. & Son Mfg. Co., Foundry 

cor. Mill sts., (closing up) Theresa 

Chair Stock 3Ianufacturers. 

Black River Bending Co., Main st.. 

Black River, (closing up) Le Ray 

Cheese Factories. 

Greene Paul, r 46, Adams Center, Adams 

HoUoway Eddie, r 10, Adams Center, " 

Ingraham & Blasier. " 

MAXSON PAUL S., r 26, Adams Center, •' 
MUZZY F. M. & J. B , r 44, Smithville, " 



CHEESE FACTORIES. 



283 



Stanley Fayette. Smithville, Adams 

Alexandria Bay American Cheese Fac- 
tory, Alexandria 

Bickelhaupt Leonard. (Limbm-ger) r 16, 

Redwood, •' 

Center American Cheese Factory, Mary 

Fall, proi?., Plessis, " 

Cold Brook American Cheese Factoi'y, 

L. E. Walts, prop., r 73, Omar, " 

Cold Spring American Cheese Factory, 
John Northrop, prop., r 13, Red- 
wood, " 

Flat Rock American Cheese Factory, 

Clark S. Walts, prop., Plessis, " 

Hagan Limburger Cheese Factory, Red- 
wood, '• 

Hartman John, Sr., (Limburger) r .^8, 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Roof's Limburger Cheese Factory, C. J. 

Hardy, sec'y, r 71, Plessis, ' " 

Schultz Limburger Cheese Factorj", r 51, 
Redwood. " 

Springer American Cheese Factory, 

r 5>-^, Redwood, " 

Zimmer Limburger Cheese Factory, r 58, 
Plessis, " 

Bacon's Amei'ican Cheese Factory, L. A. 

Bacon, prop., r 40, AntwerjD 

Cook Creek American Cheese Factory. 

r31, ■ " 

Dickson American Cheese Factory, r 20, " 

East Antwerp American Cheese Factory, 

James Stewart, sec'y, r 55, " 

Hall's Corners American Cheese Fac- 
tory, C. E. Gillett, manager, r 64 
cor. 65, " 

Hillside Cheddar American Cheese Fac- 
tory, r 61, '• 

Ox Bow Cheddar American Cheese Fac- 
tory. J. P. Carpenter & Son, jirops., 
Ox Bow, " 

Pierce Ephraim, " 

Star American Cheese Factory, r 71. " 

Sterling American Cheese Factor}-, C. L. 

Burhans, sec'y, r 31 cor. 41, " 

Wright's Limburger Cheese Factory, C. 

E. Wright, prop., r 8. Ox Bow, " 

Yost's American Cheese Factory, W. Z. 

Barr. sec'v. r 2 cor. 8. Theresa, " 

BUCKMINSTER WOODRUFF, r 10,Brownville 

VOGT JACOB, (Limburger) r21. Perch 

River, " 

Vogt Martin, (Limburger) r 21, Perch 

River. " 

SPICER HENRY, r 9, Perch River, " 

Cornaire Lonis, r 24, St. Lawrence, C. Vincent 

Babcock Elizur P., r 18, Felt's Mills, Champion 

Bellinger William E.. " 

McNITT BROTHERS, r 63 n 61, Copen- 
hagen, Lewis Co., " 

BABCOCK JAMES R., r 39, Clayton 

Clayton Cheese Factory, S. H. Seeber, 

maker, r 32 cor. 39, " 

FILLMORE HENRY H. & MILLARD 

M., r 62, Wood villa, Ellisburgh 

Graves Charles H., r 72, Pierrepont 

Manor, " 

Ingraham, Overton & Co., Belleville, " 

King Frank F., " 

MATTESON FLOYD W., r 72, Pierre- 
pont Manor, " 

Smith Anscm .J. , (two) " 

Stone E. L., Railroad st., Mannsville, " 

WOOD N. & SONS, Woodville, 



FADES EMORY, r 45. Henderson 

ARNOLD CLARK F., r 146, Sackets 

Harbor, , Honnsfield 

Bacon Casper L., r 33, E. Hounsfield, " 

American Cheese Factory, Daniel Wal- 

rath. prop.. Evans ]Mills, Le Ray 

BAUMERT CHARLES H. J., manager, 

r 86, Sanford"s Corners, " 

Crystal Springs American Cheese Fac- 
tory, Leonard & A. E. Helmer, 
props., Evans Mills, " 

Doxtater Limburger Cheese Factory, F. 
& J. Gerber, of New York citj', 
props., r 37, " 

Elm Tree Limburger Cheese Factory, 

M. B. Keichle, prop., r 49, " 

Five Corners Limburger Cheese Factory, 
Mrs. Chiistina Baumert, prop., 
r 86, Sanford's Corners, " 

Gould's American Cheese Factory, 
Gould & Bacon* props., r 40, Evans 
Mills, " 

Jeti'erson Valley American Cheese Fac- 
tory, Jeiemiah & Isaac Snell, props., 
Evans Mills, " 

Martin's Limburger Cheese Factory, G. 
W. Martin, of New York city, prop., 
r 9, Evans Mills, " 

Stewart Limburger Cheese Factory, 
John Gerber, of New York city; 
prop., r 13, Evans Mills, " 

WALRATH DANIEL. Evans Mills, " 

Woodard Limburger Cheese Factory, 
John Gerber, of New York city, 
prop., r 57, Le Raysville, " 

Fox Cheese Factory. George A. Fox, 

prop., r 24, Lorraine 

GROW WILLIAM R., 

Maple Grove Cheese Factory, Adelbert 
M. Brown, prop., r 18, " 

PITKIN CHEESE FACTORY, Erwin 

Pitkin, prop., r 24. " 

SILVER SPRING CHEESE FACTORY, 
C. J. Barnes, of Pierrei^ont Manor, 
prop., " 

Cook John, (Limburger) r 30, Chau- 

mon t, Lyme 

Barlow Corners Limburger Cheese Fac- 
tory, r 57 cor. 56, Orleans Four 
Corners, Orleans 

Collins Landing American Cheese Fac- 
tory, r 6, Omar, " 

Dorr's Limburger Cheese Factory, La 

Fargeville, " 

FETHERLY BROTHERS' LIMBURGER 
CHEESE FACTORY, r 11, Fisher's 
Landing, " 

Foote's Limburger Cheese Factory, r 37, 

La Fargeville, " 

Ford & Jerome's Limburger Cheese Fac- 
tory, r 38, La Fai'geville, " 

Hagen Limburger Cheese Factory, r 30, 

La Fargeville, " 

Hill Spring American Cheese Factory, 
C. H. Grapotte, prop., off r 13, 
Omar, " 

Howard American Cheese Factory, Da- 
vid H. Scheil, prop., r 68, Stone 
Mills, " 

Hyde Creek Limburger Cheese Factory, 

r 56, Orleans Four Corners, " 

Loucks & Waggoner, (Limburger) r 57, 

Orleans Four Corners, " 

Scheil David H., r 68, Stone Mills, 



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CHEESE FACTORIES — CLERGYMEN. 



"Wall Street American Cheese Factory, 
David H. Schell, prop., r 52 cor. 53. 
La Fargeville, Orleans 

American Cheese Factory, r 13, Pamelia 

Four Corners, Pamelia 

Deep Rock Limburger Cheese Factory, 

r 10, Watertown. " 

Limburger Cheese Fectory. C. E. Make- 
peace, W. M. Nicliols and VV. Mills, 
props., r 21, Watertown. " 

Limburger Cheese Factory, S. L. Sco- 

vill. prop., r 30, Watertown, " 

Pamelia Four Corners Cheese Factory, 

Pamelia Four Corners, " 

Parish John L., (Limburger) r 10, Wa- 
tertown, " 
TIMMERMAN REUBEN. (Limburger, 

No. 47) r 1, Pamelia Four -Corners, " 
Cold Spring Cheese Factory, George 

Flath, prop., Philadelphia 

Kyes William S., r 19, " 

Lingstruth John, (Limburger) r 24, " 

Lowe Charles M., r 18 cor. 34. " 

■SWIFT RICHARD, r 37 cor. 45, Sterling- 

ville. " 

Whitney W. Marcellus, (Limburger) r 6 

cor. 8, Evans Mills, " 

Dunaway & Dickinson, E. Rodman, Rodman 
Heath Albert H., r 40, " 

MILLER ANSON, r 54, 

Mearns Bailey R., r 52, Watertown, Rutland 
Parkinson Phineas C. & James B., r 24, 

Watertown, " 

Williams John L., r 35, '• 

American Cheese Factory, I. C. Cooper, 

prop., r 33 cor. 34, Theresa 

American Cheese Factory, I. C. Cooper, 

prop., E. Mill St., '' 

American Cheese Factory, I. C. Cooper, 

prop., r 50 cor. 51, " 

Dickhaut Limburger Cheese Factory, 

George Dickhaut. prop., r 14 cor. 15, " 
DOUGLASS'S AMERICAN CHEESE 
FACTORY, John P. Douglass, 
prop., r 54, " 

Kelsey Bridge Limburger Cheese Fac- 
tory, r 58, " 
McAllastar Limburger Cheese Factory, 

r 3, George Gebler, prop., " 

Phillips's Limburger Cheese Factory, r 16, " 
Pool's Cheese Factory, r 22, Zalmon 

Pool, prop., " 

Sardam Limburger Cheese Factory, r 7, 

S. C. Sardam, prop., •' 

Sprague Limbui-ger Cheese Factory, r 11, " 
Vock James B., (Limburger) High st.. " 

Vock's Limburger Cheese Factory, Jo- 
seph Vock, prop., r 15, " 
AYERS EBENEZER A., r 25, Rice's, 

Watertown 
Ayers Jesse W., r 25, Rice's, " 

BALDWIN DAVID W., " 

BALTZ ANDREW P., (Limburger) 70 

Court St., " 

CENTRAL CHEESE FACTORY, M. 

Hull, prop., r 75, Wilna 

Chase Charles D., r 45, Natural Bridge, " 
Chenev Charles W., r 14, Sterling ville, " 
GIBBS LEWIS B.. r 11. N. Wilna, " 

Bullock Munroe, Worthville, Worth 

SPRINGSIDE CHEESE FACTORY, 
Geo. A. Lowe, prop., r 19, Worth- 
ville, ' " 



Cider-Mills. 

BABCOCKFRED R., Smithville, Adams 

DEALING B. D. .t SON, Railroad st., 

Adams Centei-. " 

KNOWLTON HARRY A., r 76, Pillar 1 

Point, Brown ville 

Solar John, r 24, Rosiere, Cape Vincent 

BEMIS JOSEPH A., r 90, Pierrepont 

Manor, EUisburgh 

Converse Giirdon T., Wood ville, '• 

GREENE LETTINE D. Mrs., r 138 

cor. 143, " 

Harris William G.; Mannsville, '• 

BABCOCKFRED R., Main St., Smith- 
ville, Henderson 
Dexter Bestow, r 58, Belleville, '• 
Huugerford Albert W., r 27, " 
Todd Edward M., r 50. Burr's Mills, Watertown 
Wilson Andrew I., 12 Engine st., " 

Cigar Manufacturers. 

Emmerich J. G. & C. E., 66>^ Public 

Square. Watertown 

McCUTCHIN JOHN. 221 Main st., " 

NILL & JESS, 9 Court st.. 

Civil Engineers and Surveyors. 

SAUNDERS THOMAS F., (surveyor) Adams 
Williams George W., " 

Green WaylandE., Redwood, Alexandria 

Mitchel Alexander, Redwood, " 

COOK JOHN F., (surveyor) Chapin 

block, Antwerp 

SKINNER FREDERICK W., Brownville 

Baker Augustus L.. (surveyor) Manns- 
ville, EUisburgh 
Leffingwell Alonzo M., (surveyor) Main 

St., Henderson 

McCumber James L., (surveyor) " 

Heath Homer J., r 40, Rodman 

Heath Vernon W., (surveyor) r 40, '" 

Avery Fred E., Watertown 

Clarke John V., 

Combs Cady S., r 15, " 

Fairbanks Jason M., bds. Globe hotel, " 

Ferris E. George, h 20 Keves ave., " 

HINDS & BOND, 3 Agricultural build- 
ing, 11^^ Washington st., *' 
Lyttle William A., h 13 Orchard st., " 
Pecke Francis S., (city surveyor) " 
WARD WALTER, 8 Arcade st , " 
BROWNELL JAMES P., Carthage. Wilna 
BROWNELL JOSEPH P., Cartjiage, 
Houghton Collins, Carthage, " 

Claim Agents. 

See Pension and Claim Agents. 
Clergymen. 

Blount Elijah G., (retired Baptist) 

Adams Center, Adams 

Brown Martin H., (Seventh-Day Advent) 

r 47, Adams Center, " 

Cooke William N., (Episcopal) Park st., " 

COWLES JULIUS J., (Presby.) Church 

St.. " 

GUSSJIAN WILLIAM, (Baptist) r 36, 

Adams Center, " 

HUNT ISAAC L., (retired M. E.) Spring 

st. " 

NELSON JOHN F., (Baptist) Church 
St., Adams Center, " 



CLERGYMEN. 



285 



Peasley Isaac D., (M. E.) Church st., Adams 
Pitcher Oliver P., (M. E.) <' 

PRENTICE ASA B., (Seveutli-Day Bap- 
tist) Sand St., " 
SIMPKINS THOMAS, (Baptist) Pros- 
pect St., " 
Evans C. Parks, (Reform Dutch) Beth- 

une St.. Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 

Freeman Friend S., Alexandria Bay, " 

Hoffmann Franz, (Evangelical Luth- 
eran) Church St., Redwood, " 
Kenyon Earl H., (M. E.) Rock st., Alex- 
andria Bay, " 
Phelps Chamberlayn, (M. E.) Main st., 

Plessis, " 

Cantield Joseph A., (retired Presby.) 

Madison ave., Antwerp 

Clark William B., (Episcopal) Proctor 

House. " 

Merrifield William, (M. E.) Main st., 

OxBow-, 
Beebee Charles E., (M. E.) Brownville 

Fradenburgh AUiern M.. (retired M. E.) " 
Hoag Clement E.. (M. E.) r 63 cor. 76. 

Pillar Point, " 

Fritts Harry D., (M. E.) Esselstyn 

St.. Cape Vincent 

KELLEY WILLIAM S., (Catholic) r 37, 

Rosiere, ' ' 

Sheard Charles, (M. E.) " 

Strowger Sanuiel W., (Episcopal) Rath- 
bun House, " 
Thompson Arthur, (M. E.) r 8, St. Law- 
Whiting Nathan F., " 
Beebe C. E.. (M. E.) Champion 
Ernest Henry, (M. E.) 

Richardson F. H., (^Baptist) Great Bend, " 
Rowley George B., (Cong.) Carthage, " 

Barnes Sidney O.. (M. E.) John St., Clayton 
BLAISDELL BARTON G., (Free Bap- 
tist) r 94, Depauville. " 
Grant Le Roy, (M. E.) r 9-1, Depauville, " 
Salisbury Charles H., (Methodist) r 27, " 
Torrey George, r 28, " 
Walton J. E., (Episcopal) Merick st., " 
Warn Samuel M., (M. E.) John st., " 
Corse Arthur E., (M. E.) Lorraine st., 

Mannsville, Ellisburgh 

MUIll JOHN, M. D., (Episcopal) Pierre- 

pont Manor, " 

Sayles Solomon V., (Christian) r 118, 

Mannsville, " • 

Walworth Charles R., (Baptist) r 92, 

Pierrepont Manor, •' 

Weaver L. G.. (retired) Rural Hill, " 

Rice Merrit, (M. E. ) Main st,, Henderson 

Shaffer V. G.. (Baptist) Smithville, '< 

Sprague Orrin D., (M. E.) r 50, Bishop 

Street, " 

Holmes Harvey L., (M. E.) Broad st., 

Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 

Weber Lewis. (Presby.) Washington st., 

Sackets Harbor, " 

Winslow Jedediah, (Episcopal) Sackets 

Harbor, ' ' 

Dempsey David, (retired Free Metho- 
dist") r 195, Black River, Le Ray 
Gardner Warren, (Friends) r 33, Evans 

Mills. 
Jones John J.. (Presby.) Chadwick House, 

Evans Mills, " 

Robinson La Fayette H., (Free Meth- 
odist) r 105, Black River, " 



Thompson Fred W., (Methodist) Evans 

Mills, Le Ray 

Watson Samuel, (Protestant Methodist) 

r 4, Theresa, " 

Wood Sarah A. Mrs., (Friends) r 56, 

Le Ravsvijle, " 

Baker A. L., (M. P.) Lorraine 

Coon Charles, (Baptist) E. Main st.. " 

Ernst George, (M. E.) E. Main st., " 

HALL WHALEY P., (Methodist) Point 

Peninsula, Lyme- 

HOXIE HIMON, (retired Methodist) 

Chaumont, " 

Joy , (M. E.) Madison ave., Chau- 
mont, " 
Merrimau William H., (Baptist) Three 

Mile Bay, " 

Bentley Winlield H., (Protestant Metli- 

odist) La Fargeville, Orleans. 

Ingersoll Webster, (M. E.) Main st., 

La Fargeville, " 

Maynard Abner, (Baptist) La Fargeville, " 
Meiie W. J., (Evangelical) La Fargeville, " 
Shoits Alexander, ( M. E.) T. L Park, 
Wade Eugene L., (Evangelical Lutheran) 

r 44, Oileans Four Cornirs, " 

Cheeseman E. E., (M. E.) Philadelphia 

Ellis George D., (M. P.) 

Hughs Hugh, (Baptist) Church st., " 

Redgrave I'harles A., (Cong.) Main st., Rodmaa 
Barnes George W., (Baptist) West st.. 

Black River, Rutland 

Flint Robert, (M. E.) West st.. Black 

River, " 

Parker David D., (superannuated) Felt's 

Mills. 
Way William H., (Cong.) E. Watertown, " 
Andrews Robert K., (suj^ei-annuated M. P.) 

oti' r 31, Theresa 

Cheeseman Edward S., (M. E.) " 

Perrine George G., (Episcopal) Com- 
mercial St., '< 
Wenrick George W. S., (Presbv.) River st., " 
Allen John E., (A. M. E.) 20" Morrison 

St., Watertown. 

Byrne John F., (Catholic) •' 

Fisk Richmond, (Union) " 

Glenn Tobias N., " 

Hayt Samuel A., D. D., (Presby.) h 17 

Trinity st., " 

Hickok Henry, r 22. E. Watertown, " 

Kenyon John B., (M. E.) 58 Arsenal st., " 
Keyes Richard, 53 Washington st., " 

L'Esperance Peter Rev., (R. C.) 1 

Thompson st.. " 

Maxlield Clarence E., (Baptist) 60 

Academy st.. " 

McCormick Charles W. Rev.. (M. E.) " 

OLIN RUSSELL A., (Episcopal) 29 

Stone St., ' " 

RAMOT 0. Rev., M. S. H., (Catholic) 

1 Thompson st., " 

RICE LUTHER Rev., (Univ.) 
STOKES WILLIAM TAVERNER, (Cong.) 

7 and 9 Anthony St., " 

Torrey George R., (Christian) " 

Winue Frederick P., (Episcopal) 53 

Arsenal st., '« 

Winslow Jedediah, (Episcopal) 51 State 

St., •' 

Wood Cyrus V., (M. E.) " 

Darling Josiah C., (M. E.) Carthage, Wilna. 
Earl Elmer R., (Episcopal) Carthage, " 

Leonard Augustine, (Catholicj Carthage, " 



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CLERGYMEN — COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 



Nichols Orlaudo F., (M. E.) Natural 

Biiclse. Wilna 

O'CONNELL PATRICK J., (Catholic) 

State cor. West fits., Cartilage, *• 

Shnrts Jacob R., (Presby.) School st.. " 

Thompson Rjlliii J., (Baptist) Clinton 

St., Carthage, " 

York George P., (M. P.) r 12, N. Wilna, " 
Dailey Daniel, (Episcopal) r 25, Lorraine. 

Worth 
Pickard E., (M. P.) Worth Center, " 

Ward Henrv, (Baptist) Mill St., Worth- 

ville, ■ " 

Cloth-Dressing. 
Watertown Woolen-Mills, G. A. Lance, 

prop., 40 and 42 Jioulton st., Watertown 

Clothes Ijiiie 3Ianiifacturer. i 

Brough Thomas R., Water st., Clayton ! 

Clothiers, Merchant Tailors, and 

Tailors. j 

(See also General Merchants.) 
A\'«rill Edgar E., Hnson block, Adams 

Gilbert John H., Gilbert block, 
Greene Tina F., (^tailoress) School st., 

Adams Center, " 

Heath Rolla B., Heath block, Adams 

Center, •' 

Briggs Clintha Miss, (tailoress) r 56, 

Plessis. Alexandria 

Capron Avis Mrs., (tailoress) Alexandria 

Bay. " 

Cornwall Brothers, (custom) Market St., 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Groub John C. & Son, James st., Alex- 
andria Bay, " 
Hartman George A., Hartman block, 

Redwood, " 

McHugh Bridget Miss, (tailoress) Red- 
wood. " 
Podwersky Charles H , James st., Alex- 
andria Bay, " 
Storm Jane M., (tailoress) r 53, Plessis, •' 
Ward Luciuda E. Miss, (tailoress) Alex.- 

andriaBay, " 

Ward Margaret C. Mrs., (tailoress) Wal- 
ton St., Alexandria Bay, " 
Barone Dominick A.. Main st., Antwerp 
CHAPIN ALONZO, 43 Main St., 
Coolidge Susan A., (tailoress) " 
Boyer Rosalie, (tailoress) Market st.. 

Cape Vincent 
CONSTANCE JOHN F., Broadway, 
Wall Maggie, (tailoress) Carthage, " 

Walsli Patrick, Broadway. " 

Cone Louisa, (tailoress) Carthage, Champion 
Tallman Jennie, (tailoress) Carthage, '• 

Breslow Simon, Water St., Clayton 

Little J. W., Depauville. " 

MANSON ALEXANDER, Water st., " 

Manson Elizal^eth, (tailoress) " 

Sturgeant Deniarsh, " 

Tilton Nettie B., (tailoress) '' 

Whitney & Walt, James st.. " 

Merrill John W., Railroad st., Manns- 

ville, Ellisburgh 

Rowlson Ira L., Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfield 
Stearnes Aaron, Main St., Sa.ckets Harbor, " 
DEWEY ANDREW J., James st., Chau- 

mont, Lyme 

McMULLEN JOHN, (custom-made) 

Main st.. Three Mile Bay, " 



Breslow Bernard. Gardner block, Philadelphia 
Parlow Allen, Main st., " 

Bidleman Jonas C, River st., Theresa 

ADAMS ERNEST H.,25i.; Court st.,Watertown 
Barone Dominic A., 8 Washington block, " 
Bilyea & Kingsley, U. T. K. Clothing 

House, 10 Washington st., •• 

DEWEY D WIGHT B., 10 Woodruff 

House block. ■' 

GOODALE EDMUND S., 14 Woodruff 

House block, '• 

Hanson Martin, 17 Commercial block, " 

Laberge & Quencer, 14 Court st., '■ 

Lamon Francis M., 7 Washington Place, '' 
Metzger Henry E.. 333^ Meadow St., " 

Miller .James R., 4 Iron block, '• 

MONTGOMERY ALEXANDER, 8}4 

Court St., " 

Murray John, 11 to 15 Doolittle & Hall 

block. 
New York Clothing Co., A. Ullman, 

manager, 7 Arsenal st., '• 

Snook & King. Flower building, •' 

STREETER, BRIMMER & OLEAN, 16 

, Woodruff House block. Public Square, " 
VALLAT THADDEUS W., 
Breslow Simon. State st., Carthage, Wilna 

Clark Johr. W., State st., Carthage, 
DELMORE W. H. .t CO., State st., Car- 
thage, " 
HOOKER HORACE, GO State st., Car- 
thage, '• 
Mulligan Michael, State cor. Canal sts., 

Carthage, " 

Radin Harris J., State st., Carthage, " 

Coal Dealers. 

(See also Wood Dealers.) 
SNELL W. D. & M. D., Adams Center, Adams 
Worthen E. E. & Co., James st., Alex- 
andria Bay, Alexandria 
Hilton Archibald L., Depot St.. Antwerp 
Spieer Fremont W., Dexter, Brownville 
Gosicre Brothers, r 37. Cape Vincent 
Marks Henry, Broadway, " 
Sheley & Davis, James st., '• 
CONSAUL WILLIAM H., Water st., Clayton 
Wood Alonzo E.. Water St., ' " 
DAVIS WILLIAM P., r 32, Bishop 

Street. Henderson 

GILBERT WILLIAM, 
Clark &, Bowe, (wholesale) Sackets Har- 
bor, Hottnsfield 
EVELEIGB BERNARD, Sackets Har- 
bor, " 
Dillinbeck Menzo, r 101, Sanford's Cor- 
ners, Le Ray 
Graves Joseph S., r 107. Black River, " 
DILLENBACK ANDREW J., r 33, Chau- 

mont, Lvme 

DILLENBACK JACOB J., r 30, Chau- 

mont. "' 

Turner Elwin S., La Fargeville, Orleans 

Barr Calvin T., at depot, Philadelphia 

Munro Scott B., 

Marcy Richard, 3 Mill St., Watertown 

Ervin Henry J., State St., Carthage, Wilna 
Loomis Jay A., Water st., Carthage, '• 

Commission Merchants. 

Cornwall Brothers, Market st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, Alexandria 
King Albert M., Main st., Antwerp 



COMMISSION MERCHANTS — CURRIERS. 



287 



Earl & Mack, 7 Commercial block, Public 

Square, Watertown 

Budd Benjamin C, State st., Carthage, Wilna 

Confectionery, Fruits, Ice Cream, 
Ktc-. 

(See also Bakers and Confectioners, also Gro- 
cers, also Fruit Dealers.) 
Jackson John E., Gardner block, Manns- 

ville, Ellisburgh 

Spink Winford H.. Main st., " 

JONES JAMES R., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor. Hounsfield 

Casse William P., Main St.. Evans 

Mills. Le Bay 

Cerasco Dominick, Arsenal cor. Wash- 
ington sts., Watertown 
Dominick Antonio, 80 Court st., " 
ELMER WILLIAM M. & SONS, 23 

Court St., " 

Levie John G., 40 Arsenal st., " 

Phippen Jennie E.. 64 Arsenal st., " 

ROSS JOHN T., Washington Hall block, " 

Contractors and Builders. 

(See also Architects, also Carpenters and 

Builders, also ]Masons and Builders.) 
Adams Lumber Co., John A. Cameron, 

manager, Factory St., Adams 

Gaylord David, 

Lvon Asa, r 27. '■ 

WHEELER WILLIAM H., Factory st., 
Bachman Albert F., Walton st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, Alexandria 
Pope Seth G., Alexandria Bay, " 
Bethel John G., " Antwerp 
Dwvre James S.. " 
LEONARD EDGAR, Dexter, Brownville 
Leonard. Giluiore tt Co., Dexter, " 
Sisson Brothers, Great Bend, Champion 
Butts Darius D., Clayton 
Lawsou John, " 
Wooledge William D.. " 
SAWYER CHARLES F.. Park st.. Henderson 
Campbell Charles B., Black River, Le Ray 
WOLCOTT COMPANY.THE, Black River •' 
Gardner David W.. T. I. Park. Orleans 
Shelev Edward D., E. Mill st.. Theresa 
AUSTIN MYRON D.. Bronson cor. Rut- 
land sts., Watertown 
Clarke William. 

CLEVELAND MILO L., r 3. " 

Cleveland Stephen R., " 

GREENE EUGENE H., 

Hanev Michael J., (railroad) " 

HARDIMAN JOHN, h 20 Massey St., '• 

Isdell William. " 

JONES JOHN W., " 

KIEFF DANIEL. " 

PARKER ALMON, h 61 State st., " 

Perrv JamesC.,( raiiroad)h lOMechanic st.. '• 
PHILLIPS PATRICK. 40 Massev St., " 

PLUNKETT PATRICK, 18 Arcade st , " 
Shannon Andrew R., 25 Elizabeth st., " 

Winslow & Kuapp Lumber Co., 41 to 47 

Mill St., " 

WITHERBY JAMES L.. 24 Court st., '• 

Wood Robert R., 78 Stone St.. " 

YORK & STARKWEATHER, 37 Mill st. 

and 14 Factory st.. '• 

EATON P. L. & "C. E., Mechanic st., 

Carthage, Wilna 

Ervin Henry J.. State st., Carthage, " 

FENNEN ANDREW, Carthage, " 



Conveyancer. 

BROWNELL JOSEPH P., Carthage, 



Wilna 



Coopers. 

(See also Butter Tub Manufacturers, also 

Woodenware.) 
Cooley Duane. Smithville, Adams 

Hall A., 

Hammond Myron, 

Oderkirk John W., Adams Center, " 

Meyer Valentine, r 27, Redwood, Alexandria 
Reed Peter. Cape Vincent 

FARRAR HARVEY D., (pails, wash tubs, 

butter tubs, etc.) Mill St., Carthage, 

Champion 
Gould Levi, r 41. Carthage, " 

Preivo Joseph, Carthage, '" 

Rice Samuel E., (pails and wash, sap, 

and butter tubs) Mill st , Carthage, *' 
Chase John, r 1, Thurso, Clayton 

Cole Daniel H., State st., Belleville, Ellisburgh 
McBride Daniel C, r 143. " 

RURY JOHN, Main cor. Factory sts.. " 

Hall Harvey, r 59, Mannsville, Lorraine 

Maitland George, Mannsville, 
Moore El)er. r 40, " 

Loomis Albert, Three Mile Bay, " 

Nugent Lester, r 48. Chaumont, Lyme 

Wilson John A., r 48, Chaumont, " 

Collins John B., r 13. Omar, Orleans 

Wetterhahn John H., La Fargeville, '• 

White Clark B., r 34, Philadelphia 

Cleveland Homer W., r 55, Tremaiue"s 

Corners, Rodman 

Snell Sherman, r 11, Felt's Mills, Rutland 

Chrysler Andrew J., Theresa 

Manning Charles J., off r 4!^. Ox Bow, '• 
Brookmire James, r 52 cor. 49,Carthage, Wilna 
Randall John J., r 4. N. Wilna, " 

Streeter Walter, r 7, Worthville, Worth 

Van Brockliu Charles G., WorthviUe, " 

Wilcox , r 3, Worthville, '• 

Country Stores. 

See General Merchants. 

Creameries. 

Medcalf Jrhn. r 12, Adams Center. Adams 

Rock Bottom Creamery. Benjamin 

Worthingham, part owner, r 45, Henderson 
FASSETT MILAN A., r 27. Rodman 

SPENCER HENRY C, r 56, Tremaine's 

Corners, " 

Vrooman Clark H., r 1, " 

WALDO JAY W., r 57, S. Rutland, Rutland 
Stears Jacob, Jr., r 51, Watertown 

Turner Sidney, r 11, Barnes Corners, 

Lewis Co , Worth 

Crockery and Glass>vare. 

(See also General Merchants.) 
BURCHELL ELDRIDGE J., Main st., 

Antwerp 
Crabb Charles C. Commercial st., Theresa 
Root William L., " 

Cousaul Gansevoort D., 15 Woodruff 

House block, Watertown 

Muiray Leonard R., 30 Court st., •' 

Levis Orrin S., Main cor. Mechanic sts., 

Carthage, Wilna 

Wood John B. & Son, 85 State st., Car- 
thage, " 
Curriers. 
See Tanners and Curriers. 



288 



DENTISTS — DRESSMAKERS. 



Dentists. 

Fox George L., Church st., Adams Cen- 
ter, Adams 
Kirkland Ralph T.. 
MANVILLE MARQUIS D., D. D. S., 

Cleveland block, " 

Gaudett Fred A., Main st., Redwood, 

Alexandria 
Lathan George H., Main st., Antwerp 

Higgins William N., Brown ville 

Guile G. A., Broadway, Cape Vincent 

Liddy James E., Water st., Clayton 

Bailey BassettN., Gardner block, Manns- 

ville. Ellisburgh 

BLANDEN VOLNEY R., Washington 

St., Belleville. " 

WALRATH WALTON K., D. D. S, 

Walrath block. Belleville, " 

WATERBURY EVERETT D., Broad st., 

Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 

Coe David L., Commercial st., Theresa 

Coe George A., Main st., " 

HARRINGTON E. E. & M. C, 26>^ Pub- 
lic Square, Watertown 
HOLBROOK EDWIN A., 47 Arsenal st., " 
HOWARD CHARLES WILLIAM, D. D. 

S., 10 Commercial arcade, " 

HUNTINGTON J. FRED, 1 Washing- 
ton hall, " 
HUNTINGTON JOHN D., 1 Washing- 
ton hall, " 
PAYNE HENRY D , 1 American arcade, " 
ROBINSON & DENNY, 21 Paddock ar- 
cade. " 
Sargent Edward L.. 9 Commercial arcade, " 
Bullard Charles W., 79 State st., Car- 
thage, Wilna 
Smith William G., State st., Carthage, " 

Distilleries. 

COON W. H.. (essential oils) r 46, Ad- 
ams Center, Adams 

Deling Foster M., (cedar, hemlock, and 

peppermint oils; r 39, Adams Center, " 

Door 3Iat Manufacturers. 

Brown W. R. Furniture Co., (Hartford 

flexible steel door mat) Adams 

Dressmakers. 

Bates Samuel A. Mrs., Adams Center, Adams 

Cosner Ella, S. Main st., '• 

Fox Edith C, Prospect St., " 

Gray Mary, S. Main st., " 

Hogan Jennie E., Church st., " 
IVORY AMY Mrs., Smithville, 

McNeil Helen, Church st., " 

Oatman Inez D., r 39. Adams Center, " 

Pease Josephine L. Mrs., Waite block, " 

Snow Anna, Fifth ave., " 

Tiftt Philanda Mrs., Fifth ave., " 

Wilbur Phebe C, " 

Williamson Mariette, Adams Center, " 

Williamson Susan J., Adams Center, " 
Wright Ellen H., Railroad st., Adams 

Center, " 
Benson Lenora Mrs., High st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, Alexandria 

Bert Maggie Miss, Redwood, " 
Derian Mary C. Mrs., Church st., Alex- 

. andria Bay, " , 
Gilts Jennie C. Miss, r 45, Plessis, '• 
Houghton Jennie L. Mrs., r 42, Alexan- 
dria Bay, '' 



House Mariette Miss, Alexandria Bay, 

Alexandria- 
Norton Cora Miss, Plessis, " 
Rogers Ida E., Market st., Alexandria 

Ba}', " 

Shaver Almeda C. Miss, Plessis, " 

Spalsbury Ella Miss, r 52, Plessis, " 

Storm Alice E.. r 53, Plessis, " 

Van Dresar Martha A. Mrs., Walton st., 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Walrath Ida Mrs.", Holland St., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Wickwire Maria Miss, Alexandria Bay, ' ' 
Coolidge Susan A., Antwerp 
Corcoran S. An^na Miss, " 
EGGLESTON EVA G., r 5, Ox Bow, " 
Gates Mary A., " 
Hale Lydia A. Miss, r 47, Theresa, " 
Main Maria Mrs., Main St., " 
Myres Nellie L. Miss, Park st.. Ox Bow, " 
Kilborn May C, r 12, Limerick, BrownviUe 
Meldoon Matilda Mrs., Water st.. Dexter, " 
Nelson Kate, Dexter, Fish Island, " 
Stone Jennie Miss, r 84, Pillar 

Point, " 

Borland Marv A., Broadway, Cape Vincent 
BREWSTER"MYRA a., Broadway, " 

Davis Minnie Miss. Broadway, " 

Dunning Maggie E.. Point st., '• 

Dunning Nora M., Point st., " 
EUiott Mary Mrs., r 6, River View, " 

Eselin Libbie Miss, r 40, Rosiere, " 

Gravelle Mattie, Hanady st. , " 

Liddy Frances A., r 6, St. Lawi'ence, " 

Roberts Jennie A., " 

Robertson Almira, ' " 

Smith Marv Mrs., Market cor. Grovello 

sts., ' " 
Barker Frances E., Main st., Car- 
thage, Champion' 

Gates Lovisa P., Carthage, " 

King Maggie A. Mrs., Carthage, " 

McNeil Harriet, Great Bend, " 

Perry Etta H., Jefferson st., Carthage, " 
Starkweather Amelia, Champion st., 

Carthage, " 
Allen Bessie Miss. State tt., Claytott 

Beech Elizabeth, '• 

Dorr Annette, r 53, Depauville, " 
BEEBE MAGGIE Z. Mbs., Main st., 

Ellisburgh. 

Brown Clarinda Mrs., School st., " 

Cook Mary Mrs., N. Main St., Belleville, " 
Cunningham Adel M., Railroad st., 

Mannsville, " 

Le Flenr Ruth D., Main st., Belleville, " 
Mahonev Alice D., Washington st., Belle- 
ville, 

Parker Hannah Mrs., " 
PERKINS EMILY De ETTA Mrs., r 4S, 

Pierrepont Manor, " 

STETSON FRANC H. Mrs., Mill st., " 
Kilby Carrie, Henderson' 

Kilb"y Theda L., " 

Pettingill Pardon Mrs., Main st., " 

Thomson Lydia M. Mrs., Main st., " 
Conlin Rose Mrs.. Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 

Holden Lillian B., Sackets Harbor, " 

Holden Marian L., Sackets Harbor, " 

Livermore Lucy Miss, r 3, Dexter, " 

Norton Cora Miss, r 7, Watertown, " 

Parker Helen Miss, r 27, Sackets Harbor, " 

Shipman Eva S.. r 33, E. Hounsfield, " 

Tyler Colett, Ogden st., Sackets Harbor, " 



DRESSMAKERS DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



289 



Wilder Nellie Mrs., Ogden st, Sackets 

Harbor. Hounsfield 

Grapotte Eugenia D. Miss, Main st.. 

Evans Jlills. Le Ray 

BRAY ELECTA Mrs., Chaiimont, Lyme 

Haves Catharine Mrs., Main st., Three 

" Mile Bay, " 
Hubbard Janett E. Mrs., James st., 

Chanmont, " 

Lott Marion Miss, r 34, Three Mile Bay, " 
Lucas Janett Mrs., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay. 
Lucas Nellie Miss, Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, " 
Mount Kate Mrs., Wells st.. Three Mile 

Bay, '• 
Collins Ine2;g Miss, r 14, Omar, Orleans 
Laflur Jlarv E. Miss, r 5>^, T. I. Park. 

LAMSON MARY M., La Fargeville, " 

Sheley Estella Mrs., r 12, Omar, " 
Woolidge Mary E. Mrs., Main st.. La 

Fargeville, '• 
Dolivan Emma M., Main st., Philadelphia 

La Fave Addie L., Main st., •' 

Miller Betsev Mrs., Clark St., " 
Call Albert R. Mrs., Theresa 

Fenton 3Iary, Commercial st., •' 

MeCorniac Mary E., Main st., " 

Shurtlett' IMartha M. Miss, River st., •' 

Wahadt Dorman Mrs.. River st.. " 
Benn Nancy J., 45 American arcade, 

Watertown 

Brett Mary A., " 

Buchanan Mary C, " 

Caldwell Jennie, 3 Hubbard block, " 

CAMP & MASSEY, 6 Washington Place, " 

Canovan Kate, " 

Carpenter Addie, " 

Civanaugh Hattie N. Miss, '• 

Clickner Cornelia E. Mrs., " 

Dailey Orpha E. Mrs., h IX Goodale st., ■' . 

Dean' Mrs., 57 Moulton St.. " 

Dean Elizabeth, 3 Hubbard block, •' 
Dixon Maggie Miss, 47 Arsenal St.. '" 
Douglass Emma, 28 Commercial block, " 
Fosgate Alice B.. 19 Commercial block, " 
Gordon Abigail B.. 26 American arcade, " 
HANNAHS SARAH, 18 Commercial ar- 
cade, " 
Hanson Anna C, 17 Commercial block, " 
Henderson Mary, 50 American arcade, " 
Hudson A Baker, 2.53^ Court st., " 
Lowe Sophia E., 27 American arcade, '• 
Lowell Mary A. Mrs., 16 Paddock arcade, " 
Malonev Elizabeth F., 18 Franklin St., " 
MANN ADDIE M., 

Mould Ann B. Mrs., " 

Newman Lydia A., 30 Commercial block, " 
Snell Maggie M. Miss, 2 Opera House 

block, 

Weaver Estella, 18>^ Public Square, " 
Biownell Mary E., Carthage, Wilna 
Day Hattie A. Mrs. , Carthage, 

Farley Maggie, State st.. Carthage, " 

Hickey Julia, Carthage, '■ 

Hubbard Ellen M., Kimball block, " 

Jones Mary L. Mrs., Water St., Carthage, " 

Kearns Rose, Carthage, '■ 

King Susie, Carthage, " 

Malady Mary, Cartilage, '• 
McDonald Mary J., Carthage, 

Murray [Margaret, Carthage, " 

Nichols Sophia D. Mrs., Natural Bridge, " 

Pound Kate, Carthage, " 

19 



Shoemaker Mav. Natural Bridge, Wilna 

SPENCER ALICE Mrs., Center st.. Nat- 
ural Bridge, " 
Steele Jennie R., Carthage, " 
Woodcock Eva D., Natural Bridge, " 

Drugs and Sledicines. 

(See also General Merchants, also Proprietary 

Medicines.) 
Bailey W. C. & F. C, Church st., Adams 

Center. Adams 

Daily W. W. & Son, Main st., " 

FOX EDWARD W., S. Main st., " 

Gero it Dawlev, Main St., ■' 

BASCOM WILLIAM T., James st., Alex- 
andria Bay, Alexandria 
Catlin Charles A., Catlin block, Redwood, "' 
Tanner Geortre C, Redwood, '* 
WISWELL JAMES A., Mechanic st., 

Plessis, " 

Brainard Martin V.. Main st..Ox Bow.Antwerp 
Davis William B., Main st., Ox Bow, " 

Perlev Edward B., 38 Main st., 
SPEARS FRED Y., 36 Main st., 
Wilcox Amos, Brownville 

Bushnell Hanley N., M. D., Broad way, 

Cape Vincent 
SOULE LAWTON W., 
BEYER CHARLES A., Bridge cor. Main 

sts., Carthage, Champion 

Ellis Charles, Water st., Clayton 

Hall F. L. & Co., Water st., 
Albro Adele, Main st., EUisburgh 

Brooks Charles E., Main st., '• 

FOX J. M. & SON. Main st., Mannsville, " 
METCALF FRANK E.. Main St., 
Millard Henry D., " 

THOMPSON JAMES M., Railroad st., 

Mannsville, " 

Walrath Hiram G., Walrath block, Belle- 
ville, " 
Bovce Willis E.. Thompson block. Henderson 
Kiiby Frank M., 
Day Lewis W., Main st., Sackets Harbor, 

Hounsfield 
Gurnev Norman, Main st., Sackets Harbor. '• 
HELMER ALBERT E.. Le Ray st., 

Evans Mills, Le Ray 

RULISON WESLEY, Main st., Evans 

Mills, 
McPherson Childs, James st.. (^haumont. 

Lyme 
VINCENT WATERMAN A., M. D., Main 

St., Three Mile Bay, " 

Wright Edgar A., Main st.. La Fargeville, 

ALDRICH M. E. & SON, Main st., 

Philadelphia 
Wait William J., Main st., " 

COOLEY EVERETT A., Main st., Rodman 
Gittord L. G. & Co.. Main st.. 
Frink Walter F., r 17, Felt's Mills, Rutland 
Smith Almanson T.. Commercial st.. Theresa 
Wilson D. G. & Co., Commercial st.. " 

ADAMS & ERLICHER, 13 Woodruff 

House block. Watertown 

Boon .t Baker, 3 Washington Place. " 

Conger H. E. & Co., 50 Court st., " 

Felt Samuel J., 12 Court St., " 

Green William C, 130 Court st., " 

HART VINCENT L.. 473^ Stone st.. " 

Mains John & Co., 73 Court st., " 

Nott J. Wallace, east side Public Square, •' 
Paddock Loveland, 6 Washington st., "■ 



ago 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES — FISH AND OYSTERS. 



Eice Homer H., 8 Washington st., Watertown 
Van Namee Euj^eiie C, 21 Public Square, " 
Banister Charles G., State st., Carthage, Wilna 
Copp John H., Main st., Natural Bridge, " 
Frederick Carlos L., State st., Carthage, " 
MERRILL ERWIN M., State St., Carthage, " 
Villars Edward .t Co., State St., Carthage, '• 

Dry Goods. 

(See also General Merchants, also Ladies' 
Furnishings.) 
Arms & Hungerford, Waite block, Adams 

Bond Samuel N.. Dwight block. " 

BULLOCK LUCY G. Mme., Dwight block, '• 
Heath James C, Heath block, Adams 

TAYLOR D. E. & CO., Ripley block, '• 

Podwersky Charles H., James st., Alex- 
andria Bay. Alexandria 

Ben tley William T. & Son, Main cor. Van 

Buren sts., Antwei'p 

Wood 0. M. & G. W., Water st.. Dexter. 

Biownville 

Albro Adule. Main st., EUisburgh 

Gardner Etta M., Gardner block, 

Mannsville, " 

Kelsev Brothers, Main st., Belleville, " 

THOxMPSON PAYSON F., Thompson 

block, Henderson 

Reed Sarah A. Mrs., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor, Houusfield 

Delaney Daniel, Main st., La Fargeville, 

Bush, Bull & Roth, 16, 18, 20, and 22 

Court St., Watertown 

Bushnell A. & Co., 5 and 6 Public Square, '• 
Campbell <fe Monlton, 8 Court st., " 

COOKE.CADVVELL k CO., 5 Paddock st., " 
Lambie William M., Commercial st., Theresa 
ALDRICH WALLACE N., r 11, N. Wil- 
na, Wilua 
Francis Chester E., State st., Carthage, '• 
HUKLBURT JOEL B., Main st., Natural 

Bridge, '*' 

Nolan John. State st., Carthage, " 

Southwick Frederick A., State st., Car- 
thage, " 

Dyers. 

HANDY PACKAGE DYE CO., Church 

St.. Adams Center, Adams 

KLINE FREDERICK, 35 Factory st., 

Watertown 
Egg Dealers. 

Dumon Benjamin A.. Mannsville, EUisburgh 
GROW & CAULKINS, (pieklers) Lorraine 
Martin & Fosgate, 53 Public Square, 

Watertown 

Electrical Supplies. 

Mills H. H. Co., (limited) Mechanic st., 

Carthage, Wilna 

Electrican. 

Galloway M. Frank, Carthage, Wilna 

Engraving. 

FOX FRED D., Main st., EUisburgh 

Excelsior Manufacturer. 

Paddock Frank S., r 53, Watertown and 

Antwerp 



Express Agents 

(See also Railroads and Ticket Agents.) 
Buckley William B., Cape Vincent 

Drnrv H. F., Clavtou 

HORTON ALBERT H., (Am.) 9 Wash- 
ington St., Watertown 
Wagner Everett C, (Am.) State st., Car- 
thage, Wilna 

Extracts, Essences, Etc. 

Vrooman Gilbert L., Carthage, Wilna 

Fancy Fowls. 

(See also Poultiy Dealers.) 
NOTT SYLVESTER G., Adams 

Phelps Rilev H.. r 36, Adams Center, '• 

JONES COLLIN E., ( Wvandotte) Antwerp 
THAYER TRUMAN A., (Plymouth Rock, 
light Brahma, Wyandotte, and 
brown Leghorn fowls and bronze 
turkeys) Great Bend, Champion 

Bettinger Jay H., (dealer) r 137, Manns- 
ville, EUisburgh 
WOOD MOSES W., (Plvmouth Rock) r 

79, Woodville, " 

Kilby James G.. (light Brahmas, Lang- 
sliaiis, Wyandottes, and black Leg- 
horns) r 38, Henderson 
Failing James, (brown Leghorns, butt' 
Cochins, and Wyandottes) r 100, 
Sanford's Corners, Le Ray 
Graves Joseph S., (Langshans, Wj'an- 
dottes, Plymouth Rocks, and brown 
Leghorns") r 107, Black River, " 
Nellis John P., (brown and white Leg- 
horns and Hamburgs) r 64, Stone 
Mills, Orleans 

Farm Implements. 

See Agricultural Implements. 

Feather Renovator. 

Woo'ever Orrin, r 56, Le Raysville, Le Ray 
Fertilizers. 

SNELL W. D. k M. D., Adams Center, Adams 
HUGGINS A BEEBE. (Bradley's) Main 

cor. Lorraine sts., Mannsville. EUisburgh 
Kennedy Charles B., r 66, Belleville, " 

File Manufacturer. 

Sampson William, 9 Front st., Watertown 

Fire Escape Manufacturer. 

Budd Thomas R., Carthage, Wilna 

Fish and Oysters. 

(See also Restaurants, also Grocers, also Meat 

Markets.) 
Foster Luke E., (ovsters) Adams, Brownville 
AINSVVORTH WILLARD, (wholesale) 

Broadway, Cape Vincent 

Edward Thomas, ■' 

PEO HENRY, (wholesale) 
Wakeman Archer, (wholesale) Broadway, " 
Bennett Frederick W.. Carthage, Chanijjion 
FERGUSON ORLANDO C, Great Beud, " 
Clark & Bowe, (wholesale) Sackets Har- 
bor, Houusfield 
Horton George B., Chaumont, Lyme 
Alexander H. Sherman, Watertown 
Phillips Levin H., h 11 Coffeen st.. " 
ROSS JOHN T., (oysters) Washington 

Hall block, " " 



FISH HATCHERY FURNITURE DEALERS. 



291 



Pish Hatchery. 

Hill Norman B., r 50, 



Clayton 



Florists' Supplies. 

Hammand W. S. Mrs. & Co., CarthaRe, 

Champion 

Florists and Seedsmen. 

MAXON THOMAS V., (wholesale) r 59, Adams 
STONE CYRUS K.. 

THOMAS SANFOUD S., (wholesale) r 62, " 
WAKDVVELL CHARLES H., (wholesale) " 
Cleveland Seed Co., H. T. Hopkins. 

supt , Market st., Cape Vincent 

Howard .t Underhill, Broadway, " 

Archer Benjamin J., Front cor. Vincent 

sts., Carthage. Champion 

Hammand W. S. Mrs. & Co., Carthage, 
Dare Uriah, r 15. Belleville, Ellisbni-Rh 

Deuison W. Alton, (wholesale) '• 

Graves Willis, (wholesale) r 95, '• 

GKENELL WILLIAM H., Pierrepont 

Manor. " 

SWAN 3IARTIND., (wholesale) Belleville, " 
Toiisley J. F. <t Son, (wholesale ) r 63, 

Fienepont Manor, '' 

Williams Frederick, (wholesale) r 44, 

Belleville, " 

WODELL ISAAC P., r 100, 
ABBOTT GEORGE A., r 33, Bishop 

Street, Henderson 

ASPINWALL HARRIET N. Mes,, r 35, •' 
LANE AMOS, r 64, " 

LANE GEORGE, r 55, '• 

MATHER WILLIAM, (wholesale) r 58, 

Belleville. ^ " 

DILLENBACK JACOB J., r 30, Chau- 

mont. Lyme 

Hodgers Brothers, Chanmont, " 

MILES ANDREW B., Jk., (farm seeds) 

r 6. Philadelphia 

WILSON FRANK E., (seed potatoes) 

r 51. Watert'iwn, Rutland 

BENNETT FRED A., 83 Massey st., 

Watertown 
OREENE W. W. SON & SAYLES, 81 

Washington st., " 

Hart Charles S., 4 Ten Eyek st., 
Rogers J. & Co., State st., Carthage, Wilna 

Flour, Feed, and Grain. 

(See also Grist and Floiiring-JIills, also Gen- 
eral Merchants, also Grocers.) 
Bateman I. Mehin, Main st., Adams 

GLASS ALBERT G., Adams Center, Adams 
SNELL W. D. & M. D., Adams Center, 
Ahles Frederick, Mechanic cor. Main 

sts.. Plessis, Alexandria 

Parker Mark \V.. Main st., Plessis, '• 

CONSAUL WILLIAM H.. Water st., Clayton 
Bettinger Ira, Bettingtr block. Manns- 

ville, EUisbnrgh 

DAVIS WILLIAM P., r 32, Bishop 

Street. Henderson 

GILBERT WILLIAM, " 

Taggart M., Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor. Hounsfield 
HUNGERFORD ELBERT, Main st.. 

Evans Mills, Le Ray 

Kilborn Herbert J., La Fargeville, Orleans 
Charters .Tames. Rodman 

BEAN GEORGE R. & CO., 8 Arsenal 

St., Watertown 

Mack & Pitcher, CO Court st., " 



Weldon Andrew, 128 Court st., Watertown 

Garvin John \V., Main cor. Mechanic sts., 

Carthage. Wilna 

BURNS JOHN, Main cor. Bridge sts.. 

Natural Bridge, " 

Ham M. D. & Co., State st., Carthage. " 

Hutchinson & Clark. State st., Carthage, " 

Flourini>-3Iills. 

See Grist-Mills. 

Freight Agents. 

See Railroad Agents. 
Fruits, Oysters, Etc. 

See Fish and Oysters, also Grocers, also Res- 
taurants. 

Fruit Evaporators. 

Calkins Charles F., Pierrepont Manor, 

Elhsburgh 
Fluster John D., Mannsville. 

Furniture Dealers. 

(See also Chair 3Iannfacturers, also Cabinet 

Makers.) 
Adams Furniture and Mfg. Co.. (limited) 

D. A. Dwight. pres.: John St. Clair, 

sec'v; Edwin Gregory, supt., Adams 

Brown W. R. Furniture Co.. 
Langworthy Russel C, Church cor. 

State sts., Adams Center. " 

Webb Francis C, DiXon block, •' 

Bert Peter, Main st.. Redwood, Alexandria 
Fall Tilden, Market st., Alexandria Bay, " 
Hall C. W. & Co., Main st., Antwerp 

Codman Charles, (manuf.) Browiiville 

Webb & Co.. (manufs.) Sand st., " 

McConnell Andrew J., Broadway. Cape Vincent 
Cadwell Jay, r 93, Depauville, ' Clayton 

Clavton Furniture Mfg. Co., (limited) 
'F. L. Hall, pres.; W. H. Consaul, 

vice-pres.; C. A. Shaver, sec'y; H. 

S. Barker, treas., Mary and Theresa 

DEWEY BROTHERS, Water st., 
Flander John H., (manuf.l '• 

Porter D. O. & Son, James st., '• 

Meyer, Ross & Co., Mill st.. Carthage, 

Champion 
Carpenter John H.. Belleville. Elhsburgh 

DICKINSON ALBERT, Main st., Pieire- 

pont JIanor. '" 

Hudson George S., (manuf.) Factory st., " 
LESTER EDWIN, Lorraine st., Maims- 

ville. " 

POTTER HENRY L., Main St., Sackets 

Harbor, Hounsfield 

Dextnr B. A. & Son, School st.. Black 

River. Le Ray 

' CORNWELL ORVIS B.. (manuf.) r 19, 

Lorraine 
Curtis Albert D.. Main st., Three Mile 

Bay, Lyme 

Flanders Irvin D., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, 
Warner Harvey, Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, ' •' 

Rood Charles P., Main st., La Fargeville. 

Orleans 
MILES ANDREW B., Jr., Main st., 

Philadelphia 
DRAKE ANDREW Z., Fell's Mills, Rutland 
Wilcox W. S. & Son, Main St., Black 

River, " 



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FURNITURE DEALERS — GENERAL MERCHANTS. 



Fisher William A. .t Co., Theresa 

BEGG BROTHERS, (manufs.) 18 River 

St., Watertown 

Cole Lyman A., 64 and 66 Court st., " 

Smith James R., 22 Public Square, " 

Zimmerman & Harrtiman, 40 and 42 

Court St., " 

CORNWELL W. A., Worthville, Worth 

Guyot Fred S., (maunf.) Guyot Island, 

" Carthage, Wilna 

Meyer & Ross, (manuf.) State st., Car- 
thage. " 
Reed Charles A., Mill st.. Natural Bridge, " 
Smith ct O'Keefe. (manufs.) Guyot Island, 

Carthage, ' ' 

Walsh & Whaling, State St., Carthage, " 

Furs and Skins. 

(See also Clothing, etc.) 
JEWETT MARCUS J., r 20 cor. 22, Red- 
wood, Alexandria 
easier G. S. & Co., (raw furs) Water 

cor. Canal sts., Dexter, Brownville 

Butterworth Henry, 3 Arsenal st., Watertown 
Wythe Nelson, r 89, Carthage, Wilna 

General Merchants. 

(Wlio keep a general assortment of Dry Goods, 

Groceries, Hardware, etc. See also Dry 

Goods, also Groceries.) 

IVORY JOHN W., Main st., Smithville, Adams 

Lord Sheldon D., Sniithville, " 
Titsworth JIartin D., Titsworth block, 

Adams Center, " 
Ahles Christian, Main st.. Redwood, Alexandria 
Augsbury & Wilcox, Wall cor. Main sts., 

Plessis, " 
Beebee George D., Plessis, " 
Beebee Murton S., Plessis. '• 
BICKELHAUPX ADAM, Main st.. Red- 
wood, " 
Cornwall Brothers, Mai'ket st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Courtenay William H., Redwood, " 
Fox Walter, Church cor. James sts., 

Alexandria Bay, " 
Fox & Thomson, Hartman block, Alex- 
andria Bay, ■' 
Holmes A. A. & Son, Main st., Redwood, " 
Makepeace Solomon, Mechanic st., Ples- 
sis, " 
Sisson ife Arnold, James st., Alexandria 

Bav, " 

White Albert L., Redwood, " 
Augsbury Morgan, Main st., Antwerp 

Clark Alexander B., Main st.. Ox Bow, " 

Culbertson Charles H.. Main St., Ox Bow, " 

F ARRELL OGLE, Main st. , • ' 

HINSDALE IRA C, 44 Main st., " 
JEFFERSON IRON CO., Main st., 

King Albert M., Main st., " 

Ormiston Alice A., Main St., Ox Bow. " 
Clark Edwin S., Dexter. Brownville 

Emerson Charles C, Dexter. " 
KNOWLTON HARRY A., r 76, Pillar 

Point, " 
Lord Albert E., Main st.. 

Pierce Frank D.. r 36, Limerick, '• 

Quencer Michael, Perch River, " 

Wilcox A. R. & Son, Main st., " 
Anthony Charles H., Broadway, Cape Vincent 
Anthonv Wilham. Broadwav. 

BOURCY JOSEPH H., r 40', Rosiere, " 



BURDICK & ARMSTRONG, Broadway. 

Cape Vincent 
Campbell & Moulton, Broadway. " 
CAREY CHARLES B., r 8, St. Law- 
rence, " 
Curtis Byron W., r 8 cor. 10, St. Law- 

■ rence, •' 

Grant George, Broadway, '' 

Grapotte John B., Broadway, " 

Kilsey L. Gideon, Broadway. " 

Parker Brothers, Broadway, '• 

Solar Englebert, r 37, Rosere, " 
WHITNEY MARTIN G., Broadway cor. 

Market st., '• 

Woodruff Llovd, Broadwav, " 
BABCOCK JULIA A. Mrs.", Great Bend, 

Champion 
ROSSUOT LEANDER E., Bridge cor. 

Main sts., Carthage. " 

Horr & Thayer, Great Bend, '• 

Shedd Alonzo, " 
Barker Henry S., Water st., Clayton 

Clark John R., r 93, Depauville, " 

Heldt Bernard, Water st., " 

Johnson James, Water st., •' 

Lowe Alfred D., r 93, Depauville, '• 

McKinley George A.. James st., •' 
Roof Hamilton & Sons, Union cor. Mer- 

ick sts., " 

Terrv Richard, r 93, Depauville, " 

Thibault John O., " 
Chapman & Doane, Belleville, EUisburgh 

Clark George P., Railroad tt., Mannsville, " 

Davis Austin O., " 
Finney Manford C, Railroad st., Pierre- 

pont Manor, " 

Kenney Thomas B. , Belleville. " 
Keyes & DuBuis, Main cor. Washington 

sts., Belleville, "' 

Martin P. P. <t Co., Main st., Mannsville, " 
ROBINSON EDWARD J., Main cor. 

Lorraine sts., Pierrepont Manor, " 
Wilds Horace M., Wilds block, 

WOOD N. .fe SONS, Woodville, " 

Wright Wilham B., Belleville, " 
Hungerford & Barthel, Main st., Henderson 

SPRAGUE C. H. & CO.. Main st., " 
Ivory George, Broad st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfleld 
LANE HENRY J., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor, ' ' 
Appenzeller Frederick, r 56, Le Eays- 

ville, Le Ray- 

Cook A. W. & C. R., Main st., Evans 

Mills, 

IMorris Joseph K., Evans Mills, " 

Parkinson M .t Son, r 106. Black River, " 
Steinhelber Philip J., Le Ray st.. Evans 

Mills, " 

Sweet Cliarles J., Black River, " 
WHIPPLE & HAOSALL, Main st. , Black 

River. '' 
GRIMSHAW CHARLES D., Main st., Lorraine 
Grimshaw & Tucker, Main St., " 

Hall George H . r 53, Mannsville, " 

Moore C. C. & Son, 

Clark Marietta Miss, Point Peninsula, Lyme^ 
Collins Linus H., r 61, Point Peninsula. " 
Horton ife Wheeler, Chaumont, •' 

Jaqua Eugene, James st., Chaumont, " 

McKINSTRY CHARLES W., Main st.. 

Three Mile Bav. " 

SCHUYLER JOHN L., Main st., Three 

Mile Bay, "■ 



GENERAL MERCHANTS — GRIST AND FLOURING-MILLS. 



293 



Wheeler & Hayes, Blaiii st.. Three Mile 

Bav. Lj'me 

WILCOX GREEN R., Main st., Three 

Mile Bav. " 

BEARDSLEY ANDREW B., Main st.. 

La Fargeville, Orleans 

BRETSCH GEORGE W., Front st.. 

Fisher's Landing, " 

FOX ARTHUR E.. Main st., La Farge- 
ville, 
Irwin W. B. & Son, r 68, Stone Mills, 
MORRIS JAMES A., Rainbow st. cor. 

St. Lawrence ave., T. I. Park, " 

Newton Plinv. Main st., Omar, '' 

SARGENT ELI T., r 3G, Orleans Four 

Corners, " 

Scovill George B., La Fargeville, " 

BIGAREL FRANK D., Sterlingville. 

Philadelphia 
Corbin S. & Sou, Sterlingville, 
SCOFIELD D. H. & SON, Main cor. 

Antwerp sts., " 

Sikes Casper W., Main st., " 

Billings John P., Main st., Rodman 

Edmonds Orrin A., E. Rodman, " 

McMICHAEL THOMAS J. & CO., Main st., " 
WYMAN WILLIAM J., " 

Dav Charles N., S. Rutland, Rutland 

Foster San ford W., r 10, Felt's Mills, " 

Parker Maurice M., Felt's Mills, •' 

Riord.\n Charley J. , Main st. , S. Rutland, ' ' 
SCOTT DANIEL H.. Black River, " 

Casey & Fayel, Main cor. Commercial 

sts., Theresa 

Kelsey & Schwarz, Commercial cor. 

Main sts., " 

Lehr George, Commercial st., " 

Peck Frank M., Commercial st., " 

Allard Joseph A., 2 Cedar St., Water town 

Carpenter & Bergeviu, 109 Factory st., " 
Chase Cln-istopher H.. r 50, Burr's Mills, " 
Tucker George W., r 50, Burr's Mills, 
BURNS JOHN. Main cor. Bridge sts., 

Natural Bridge, Wilua 

FLYNN HENRY P., r 22 cor. 23, Nat- 
ural Bridge, " 
Keenan & Co , State st.. Carthage, " 
NORTON BROTHERS, 85 State st., 

Carthage, " 

Starkey Charles H., Main st.. Natural 

Bridge, " 

Van Slvke Charles E., State st., Carthage, " 
HorthE. C. Mrs., Worthville, Worth 

McComber George D., Worthville, " 

Gents' Furnishing Goods. 

(See also Clothing, also Dry Goods, also Gen- 
eral Merchants.) 
CHAPIN ALONZO, 43 Main st., Antwerp 

Miller Freeman. 27 Public Square. Water town 
Rider & Schuyler, 10 Court st., '• 

Snook & King, Flower building, " 

Glassware. 

See Crockery and Glassware, also General 
Merchants. 

Glove 3Ianufacturers. 

Vanamber William W., r 52, Plessis, 

Alexandria 
Benefit Glove and Mitten Co., Felt's Mills, 

Rutland 
Dodge Clark E., State st., Carthage, Wilna 



Grain Dealers. 

(See also Flour, Feed, and Grain, also Grist- 

Blills.) 
Fish George G., r 28, Limerick, Brownville 
FISH GEORGE W.. r 28, Limerick, 
BURNHAM ERASTUS K., Broadway, 

Cape Vincent 
Gosiere Brothers, r 37, " 

PECK THADDEUS O., James st., Chau- 

niont. Lyme 

Mellon Hugh, Main st., Theresa 

Beattie James H., Watertown 

Grist and Flouring-3Iills. 

(See also Flour, Feed, and Grain, also General 

Merchants.) 
DEALING B. D. & SON, (custom) Rail- 
road St., Adams Center, Adams 
Hallett Fred K., (custom) Main st., 

Smithville, '■ 

SNELL W. D. & M. D., Adams Center, 
Moulton James H., r 19. Adams Center, " 
PITCHER SEYMOUR H., " 

Cliue John H., oft' Main st. , Plessis, Alexandria 
Holmes Alfred A., Mill st., Redwood, " 

Augsburv Morgan, Main st., Antwerp 

Copley a". & E., 
Osborn P. A. & Co., South st.. Dexter, 

Brownville 
Perry Oscar D., (custom) r 51, Dexter, '• 
Burnham Alfred G.. Broadway, Cape Vincent 
Hutchinson <fe Clark, Carthage, Champion 
MILLS LEWIS H., (estate) Great Bend, " 
Fox Alfred, r 93, Depauville, Clayton 

Graves Joseph F. &, Co., State st., " 

Bates & Rounds, Water St., Mannsville, 

Ellisburgh 
CONVERSE GURDON T., Woodville, 
Fuller Reuben C, V 36, Belleville, 
Mott William, r 35, Belleville, " 

Phillips Hannah E. Mrs., r 42, Belleville, " 
Smith James N.. 1 101, " 

WATERMAN BYRON F., r 115, Manns- 
ville, " 
Hadcoek Frank, Henderson 
Hill John A., Smithville, " 
ARNOLD CLARK F., r 146, Sackets 

Harbor, Hounsfield 

WILSON JAMES A., (agent) Sackets 

Harbor, " 

Youngs William H., r 12, Dexter, " 

JONES NATHAN, r 1, Evans Mills, Le Ray 
Ritter Jerome, Le Raysville, " 

Shumway John, r 48, Evans Mills, *• 

Tozer William F., Evans Mills, " 

CAULKINS L. F., Lorraine 

Cross Henry A., '• 

Harrington Almon W., r 24, •■ 

PHELPS LEWIS P., r 35, Three Mile 

Bay, Lyme 

Rodgers Brothers. Chaumont, 
WATKINS JARED E., off Main st.. 

Three Mile Bay, " 

Haller Fred, r 39, La Fargeville, Orleans 

Jerome Lucien L., off Main st.. La Farge- 
ville, " 
FORD & HOWE, Philadelphia 
Wait Wilham J., (feed) Main st., " 
Rodman Milling Co., S. H. Gates, 

pres., Rodman 

Slaughter Moses, r 40. " 

Wait Wilt'ord D., E. Rodman, '• 



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GRIST AND FLOURING-MILLS — GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. 



CLEMENTS FRANK J., S. Rutland, Rutland 
GRAY WILLARD A.. Black River, 
POOL & CHEESEMAN, off Foundry 

St., Theresa 

Sardani Sylvester C, r 7, Redwood, " 

Snell & Makepeace, Mill st., " 
FARWELL & RHINES, 47 Fair- 

bsnks St., Watertown 

HERRICK A. H. SON, Excelsior mills, 

2i River st.. 

Todd Edward M., r 50. Burr's Mills, '• 

Union Mills, Mill cor. River sts., " 
ALDRICH WALLACE N., r 11, N. 

Wilna, Wilna 
Cline Byron E., r 10, N. Wilna. " 
Guyot Joseph V., Guyot Island, Car- 
thage, " 
Shiell Robert, Mill st., Natural Bridge, " 
KELLOGG SAMUEL B., Worthville, Worth 

Groceries and Provisions, 

(See also General Merchants.) 
Babcock & Wright, Main st., Adams 
Brown J. Orville, Huson block, '* 
Coit James E.. Main cor. Spring sts., •' 
FOX EDWARD W., S. Main st., 
Garvin Frank J., Main cor. Church sts., " 
Gero & Dawlev, Main st., " 
GLASS ALBERT G.. Adams Center. " 
GLAZIER & BUNCE, Sand cor. Rail- 
road sts., Adams Center, " 
Heath James C, Heath block, Adams 

Center, " 

Lee F. A. & Co., S. Main St., " 

Lewis Lorenzo D., Union block, " 
Carmon Fred D., Main st.. Redwood, 

Alexandria 
Everson John I., Market cor. James sts., 

Alexandria Bav, " 
HOUGHTON ALMON H., James st., Al- 
exandria Bay, '•' 
Nicholas EUzabeth Mrs., Main st.. Red- 
wood, " 
Pilger George & Son, Main st.. Redwood, " 
Scott .John H., Mechanic st., Plessis, " 
Tanner George C, Redwood, " 
Wilson Calvin, Walton st., Alexandria 

Bav. 
WISWELL JAMES A., Mechanic st., 

Plessis, " 
Alton Brothers, Coolidge block, Antwerp 

Ainsworth Charles, Main st., " 
Bentley William T. & Son, Main st. cor. 

Van Buren sis., " 

Brainard Martin V., Main st.. Ox Bow, " 

BROWN CHARLES H., Main st., " 

BURCHELL ELDRIDGE J., Main st., " 
Carpenter George F., Main st. , Sprague- 

ville, St. Lawrence Co.. " 

Davis William B., Main st.. Ox Bow, " 

Smith WiUiam R,. Main st.. " 
SPEARS FRED Y., 36 Main St., 
Bass Jacob L., Water st.. Dexter, Brownville 

Bloom Charles A., Water St., Dexter, " 

Diefendorf Marcus R., Sand st., •' 

Frazier & Schermerhorn, Basin st., " 

Harris Henry I., Sand cor. Main sts., '• 
CORNAIR MARSHALL S., Broadway, 

Cape Vincent 

Dezengremel Frank, Broadway, " 

Jerome Emily Mrs.. Broadway, " 

Quinlan David, Broadway, " 

Wakeman Anna Mrs., Broadway, " 



BEYER CHARLES A., Bridge cor. Main 

sts.. Carthage, Champion 

Clark William D., James st., Clayton 

Graves Joseph F. & Co., State st., " 

Hall F. L. & Co.. Water St., 
Porter D. C. <% Son. James st. , '• 

Reed Newell C. r 76, Depauville, " 

REES CHARLES E., Water st., " 

Smith Solomon, r 95, Depauville, " 

Smith Sullivan, '• 

SWART JOHN & CO.. Water st., " 

VAN DE WALKER MELZER W., James 

cor. Union sts., '• 

Albro Adele, Main st., EUisburgh 

Bettinger Ira, Bettinger block, Manns- 

ville, " 

Brooks Charles E., Main st., " 

Jackson John E., Gardner block, Manns- 

ville, " 

Kelsey Brothers, Main st.. Belleville, " 

METCALF FRANK E., Main st., 
THOMPSON JAMES M., Railroad St., 

Mannsville, _ " 

Bovce Willis E , Thompson block, Henderson 
SMITH ALBERT O., r 50. Bishop Stieet, " 
THOMPSON PAY SON F., Thompson 

block, " 

Wagner Alexander, Henderson Harbor, " 
Conlin Richard, Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfield 
Day Lewis W., Main st., Sackets Harbor, '' 
EVELEIGH BERNARD. Sackets Harbor, " 
McEvoy Daniel W., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor. " 

PERRIGO MARY C. Mrs., Main st., 

Sackets Harbor, " 

Smith Alice Mrs.. Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor. •' 
HELMER ALBERT E., Le Ray st., 

Evans Mills, LeRay 

Hungerford Edwin, Le Ray St., Evans 

Mills. " 

RULISON WESLEY, Main st., Evans 

Mills, " 

DEWEY ANDREW J., James st., Chau- 

mont, Lvme 

McLEAN GEORGE C, James st., Chau- 

mont, " 

Pluclie Isidore C, Mill st., Chaumont, " 
SHEPARD ADOLPHUS J., James st., 

Chaumont, " 

Adzit Daniel C, r 47, Mannsville, Lorraine 
SHELMIDINE JEROME L., 
Britton George S. Col., Omar, Orleans 

Delaney Daniel, Main st., La Fargeville, " 
Ford William G., Clayton St., La Faige- 

ville, " 

Nnnn Tracv H., r 5)^, T. I. Park. '• 

TIMMERMAN GRANDISON C.,' r 35, 

Orleans Four Corners, " 

Walrath Walter H., Main st., La Farge- 
ville. " 
Wright Edgar A., Main st.. La Farge- 
ville, " 
ALDRICH M. E. & SON, Main st., 

Philadelphia 
Grapotte Oscar F., Main st.. " 

Locklin Seymour, Sterlingville, " 

Maloney Edward L., Main st., " 

Wait William J., Main St., " 

COOLEY EVERETT A., Main st., Rodman 
Allen Hiram, J'elt's Mills, Rutland 

Cheeseman & Courts, Commercial st., Theresa 
Hoover Adam, r 55 cor. 61, " 



GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS — HARDWARE DEALERS. 



295 



Root William L., 

Smith Almanson T., Commercial st., " 

Stratton Elbridfje J.. Commercial st., " 
Acker C. W. Mrs., 40 and 42 Factory 

St.. Watertown 

ANDRUS MERRITT, 8 Woodruff House 

block, 

Babcock & Schanzel, 207 Main st., " 
BALTZ ANDREW P.. 70 Court st., 

Barr Henry, 118 Court st., " 

Bartlett & Linney, 82 Factoi-y st., " 

Bellew & Shinners, 8 Arcade st., " 

Bohl & Gamble. 1 Commercial block, " 

BRADWAY SELAH S.. 42^^ State st., " 

Bnjoks Edward, 62 Factory st., •' 

Brower Edgar, 83 Main st., " 

Bruce John F., 91 Arsenal st., " 

Buck H. Duane, 1 Goodale st., '* 

Conger H. E. & Co., 50 Court st., " 

Dalersanero Louis, 29 Factory st., " 
De Cant Brothers & Co., 122 and 124 

Court St., " 

Dominiek Constanzo, 16 Factory st., " 

Dougherty J. P. :Mrs.. 4* Factory St., " 

FAIK PERLEY K., 15 Cotteen St., " 

Fruss Frederick, 38 Court st., " 

Gardner Charles O., 3 Mill st.. " 
HART VINCENT L., 47J.< Stone st., 

Hill ct Campbell, 42}^ Stlite st., " 

Hubbard Volney S., 35 Public Square, " 

Hudson Elizabeth, 127 Main st., " 
Hungerford Charles A., 70 Public 

S(juare, " 

Kurd James W., 10 Pearl st., " 

Inglehart & Westou, 2 Commei-cial block, " 

Lennon William L.. 34 Streeter block, " 

LONGTIN A- YORK. 39 Mill st., " 

McComber George, 36 Court st., " 

Mould & Sparks, 5 Commercial block, " 

O'Connor Henry, 79 Arsenal st., " 
REYNOLDS SAMUEL W., 32 Public 

S(juare. " 

Robinson John, 49 Mill st., " 

Smith Ralph T., 5 Arsenal st., " 

Ulmer & Son, " 

Walrath Sidney C, 99 Factory st., '• 

White James, 5 Bronson st., " 

WHITNEY GEORGE R., 36 Moulton st., " 

Zimmerman Theron, 20 Public Square, " 

Zuller it Tompkins, 3 Commercial block, " 
Banister Charles G., State St., Carthage, Wilna 

Copp John H.. Main st.. Natural Bridge, "' 
DAWLEY BROTHERS, Main cor. 

Bridge sts., Carthage, " 
Dodge & Westcott, School cor. Francis 

sts., Carthase, " 
Eggleston G.V. & Co., State st., Carthage, " 
Francis Chester E., State St., Carthage, " 
Frederick Carlos L., State st., Carthage, " 
Frizzell George, r 5, N Wilna, " 
Hammond Harlev B., State st., Carthage, " 
HURLBURT JOEL B., Main St., Nat- 
ural Bridge, " 
Hutchinson & Clark, State st., Carthage, " 
Leyis Orrin S., Main cor. Mechanic sts., 

Carthage. " 
MERRILL ERWIN M., State st., Car- 
thage. " 
MILLS LEWIS H., (estate) Carthage, 
Pairl Melzar C, State st., Carthage, " 
Shoemaker John, Natural Bridge, " 
Thompson L. D., State st., Carthage, " 
Weaver Andrew J., Main st.. Natural 

Bridge, " 



Theresa 1 Wood John B. & Son, 85 State st., Car- 
thage, Wilna 
DONEBURGH JOHN, Worthyille, Worth 

Guns, fliin and Locksmiths, Amniu- 
nition, Ktc. 

(See also Hardware.) 

Dixon William, Adams 

Cook Ashbel, Water st., Clayton 

Cliamberlaiii Lyman B., Main st., Ellisburgh 

Killinger Henry, Carthage, Wilna 

Hardware Dealers. 

(See also General Merchants, also Stoves and 

Tinware.) 
Adams Lumber Co., John A. Cameron, 

manager. Factory st., Adams 

GLASS ALBERT G. .' Adams Center, 
GLAZIER & BUNCE, Sand cor. Rail- 
road sts., Adams Center, " 
Thomson Sherman T., Jennings block, " 
Hartman & Haas, Church st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, Alexandria 
Parker Mark W., Main St.. Plessis, " 
Read Cabot S., Main st., Redwood, " 
Scott John H., Mechanic st., Plessis, •' 
Smith Edward H., Main st., Redwood, " 
Thompson W. H. & Son, Market st., 

Alexandria Bay, " 

McAUaster Brothers, Main cor. Mechanic 

sts.. Antwerp 

Wait & Moore, Main st., '• 

Binninger & Strainge, Bro^vnville 

McDermott Dennis J., Broadwav, CaneVincent 
ROSEBOOM JOHN G.. Broadway, 
ATWOOD BROTHERS. Water st., Clayton 
Cinell Alexander, r 88, Depauville, " 

Clark William D., James st., " 

Hayes James, (agent) James St., " 

Chamberlain Lvmaii B., Main st., Ellisburgh 
HUGGINS & iiEEBE, Main cor. Lor- 
raine sts., Mannsville, " 
Hughs John, Railroad st., Mannsville. " 
WAIT LEVI J., Main St., Belleville, 
Irwin Halsey L.. Henderson 
THOMPSON PAYSON F., Thompson 

block. " 

EVELEIGH BERNARD, Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfield 
PERRIGO MA.RY C. Mrs., [Main st., 

Sackets Harbor, " 

3CR0XT0N JOHN, Blain st., Sackets 

Harbor. " 

Dillinbeck Frank H., Main cor. School 

sts.. Black River, Le Ray 

Hungerford Edwin 0.,Le Ravst.. Evans 

Mills. ■ " 

RULISON WESLEY, Main st., Evans 

Mills. •' 

George Brothers, James st., Chaumont, Lj-me 
Rickett George W., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay. 
Swind George P., (saddlery) Main st., 

Chaumont, " 

Taylor John L., Main st., Chaumont, *' 

COMSTOCK A. C. & CO., Main st., 

Plnladelphia, 
Walrath Walter H., Main st., LaFarge- 

ville, Orleans 

HUGHS ARNOLD C, Mam st., Rodman 

Henry Goodrich W.. Theresa 

RODENHURST RICHARD, Commer- 
cial St., " 



296 



HARDWARE DEALERS —HAY PRESSERS. 



Shelev Edward D.. E. Mill st., Theresa 

BAKER W. R. MFG. CO., (specialties) 

26 and 28 Newell st.. Watertown 

CONDE WILLIAM W., 3 Public Stiuare, '• 
Deveiidoi-f Frederick B., 48 Court st., " 

HOWARD & ARTHUR, 40 Court st., 
Partello tUiarles, 24 Public Square. " 

SPONENBERG & WADDINGIIAM, 12 

Washington st., " 

Wait Dorephus A., 32 Court st., " 

WISE JAMES B., 43 Huntington st., 
Evans John, State st.. Carthage, Wilna 

Hubbard Fernando D., State st., Car- 
thage, " 
Montando Brothers, Main st.. Natural 

Bridge, " 

Rogers J. & Co., State st., Carthage, " 

Strickland John E. & Co., State St., Car- 
thage, '• 

Harnesses, Trunks, Etc. 

HODGE MARTIN L., Lockwood block, Adams 
Penny Dean S., '' 

Eipley Lorcn. S. Main st., " 

BAILEY GEORGE, Main st., Red- 
wood, Alexandria 
Barker Frank W., Church st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Eelder Joseph. Main st.. Redwood, " 
SCURRAH THOMAS, (custom) Main 

St., Ox Bow, Antwerp 

SPAFFORD SHELDON, Brownville 

Augustus James, Broadway cor. Market 

St.. Cape Vincent 

MILLEN ABNER H., Broadway, 
Bassett Frank, Carthage, Champion 

Mount Hiram. James st., Clayton 

Mount John. Depauville, " 

Thompson James VV., " 

Wheeler Eugene E., Main st., Manns- 

ville, ' Ellisburgh 

Wright Frank E., Sahsbury block, Belle- 
ville, " 
Irwin Charles D., Main st., Henderson 
Graves Nelson, Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 
Washbiirn Newton M., Sackets Harbor, " 
Clark Paul B., Evans Mills, Le Ray 
Olvert John H., r 105. Black River, " 
Pennell Samuel F., r 63>^, Evans Mills, " 
Wilson Horace, School st., Lorraine 
Byam Solomon M.. Chaumont, Lyme 
Farr Harvey H., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, " 

Swind George P., Main st., Chaumont, " 
Taylor John L., Main st., Chaumont, " 

Tucker Edmond W., Main st., " 

Tiney John, off Main st.. La Fargeville, Orleans 
Ay en John M., Main st., Phiiaaelphia 

Smiley James, Felt's Mills, Rutland 

Trickey Ward, S. Rutland, '• 

Kelly Patrick, Commercial st., Theresa 

Salisbury Jerome D., Commercial st., " 

AUSTIN CHARLES W., 5 Court and 6 

Arsenal sts., Water tovin 

Moffett A Allen, 28 Public Square, " 

Burns Daniel M., State St., Carthage, Wilna 
Dodge Clark E., State st., Carthage, " 

LavngBeri P., State st.. Carthage, •' 

O'HORO WILLIAM, r 34. Sterlingville, " 
Eoberts Sephen M., Carthage, " 

Hats, Caps, and Furs. 

(See also Clothiers, also General Merchants.) 
EIPLEY ADELBERT D., Ripley block, Adams 



BUTTERWORTH HENRY, 3 Arsenal 

St., Watertown 

Scott Brothers, 3 Court st.. " 

Tubbs Charles H., 18 Public Square, •' 

Hay Dealers. 
PETRIE BENJAMIN, r 37, Plessis, Alexandria 
FISH GEORGE W., r 28, Limerick, Brownville 
Fish George G., r 28, Limerick, " 

Seeber Fraidi, " 

De Sallier Dupin Hermel, Cape Vincent 

Gosiere Brothers, r 37, '• 

Grant William J., " 

Hinckley Samuel R., •' 

Radley Frank W^., r 24, Rosiere, '• 

Buck Eugene T., Carthage, Champion 

Devendorf George A., r 95, Depauville, Clayton 
Hayes Alonzo D., Water st., '•' 

DAVIS WILLIAM P., r 32, Bishop Street, 

Henderson 
Fitzgerald John M., Sackets Harbor, 

Hounsfield 
Emond John F., r 83, Sanford's Cor- 
ners, Le Ray 
Holbrook Marcus H., r 63, Sanford's Cor- 
ners, " 
Crumb Waitstill, Chaumont, Lvme 
PECK THADDEUS O., James st., Chau- 
mont, " 
REED OWEN P., Chaumont, 
Anthony Paul W., off' r 13, Omar, Orleans 
Strough B. J. & L. S., • (wholesale) 

La Fargeville, " 

Tallman Edwin J., r 36, Orleans Four 

Corners, '• 

Wait Jeremiah, r 52, Watertown, Pamelia 

MILES ANDREW B., Jk., r 6, Philadelphia 
Tallman Oren E., 

Dempster David, r 54. Theresa 

Mellon Hugh, Main st., " 

Anthonv Henrv C, Watertown 

BEAN GEORGE R. \' CO., 8 Arsenal st., " 
Beattie James H., " 

Carter Re vilo F., " 

Gamble John M., bds. 69 State St., " 

Haven Coclej', 24 Le Rav St., '• 

Mack M. Tremont, 1 Mead St., " 

Garvin John W., Main cor. Mechanic 

sts.. Carthage, Wilna 

Shiell Robert, Mill st.. Natural Bridge, 

Hay Pressers. 
HART ADDISON J., Plessis, Alexandria 

Sweet John, r 27, Alexandria Bay, " 

Countryman Eddie, r 49, Brownville 

Cummings Sylvester, r41. Limerick, " 

Hubbs Zephania, r 34, Dexter, " 

Shaver Hudson, Perch River, " 

SPICER HENRY, r 9, Perch River, 
Fitzgerald W., r 51, Rosiere, Cape Vincent 
FITZGERALD & DUNNING, Broadway, " 
Murphy WiUiam H., r 12, Dexter, Hounsfield 
Phelps William, Sackets Harbor, " 

ALLEN BYRON J., r 2, Theresa, Le Ray 

Lawton George H., Evans Mills, '• ' 

Bailey Patrick A., La Fargeville, Orleans 

Carpenter Duane W., La Fargeville, '• 

Cool Jasper J., La Fargeville, " 

DaileyDyer. r 63, Stone Mills, " 

Dickinson Brayton W.. La Fargeville, " 

Dorr Fred, r 31, Orleans Four Corners, " 
McCormic Philip, r 25, La Fargeville, " 

Pickard Eli, Orleans Four Corners, " 

Schell William D., r 25, La Fargeville, " 
Weaver John B., Orleans Four Corners, " 



HAY PRESSERS — HOTELS. 



297 



Xinstruth Joliii, Jr., r 58, 



Theresa 



Hay Press Manufacturers. 

Codman Charles E., Brownville 

EYTHER CHARLES P., Furnace Islaud, 

Carthage, Wihia 

Hides and Pelts. 

(See also Tanners and Curriers.) 
Le Duke John, Evajis Mills. LeEay 

DAVENPORT DEXTER D., 62 Factory 

St., Watertown 

Dunlap Lyman H., Carthage. Wilna 

Sloper William B., r 39, Natural Bridge, " 

Horse Trainers. 

Bartlett Leverett F., Adams 

Casler John, •' 

Howe De Alton J., r 36, Adams Center, '• 
Howe Horace S., i' 36, Adams Center, " 

Eyan Michael, Redwood, Alexandria 

Cooiidge George P.. Main st., Antwerp 

White Charles. 

Haselton Flovd. Rural Hill. EUisburgh 

Smith Jay F., r 46. Woodville, 
Spink Henry H., r 93, Pierrepont Manor, " 
Westgate Cassius, Mannsville, " 

Millet Robert, r 67, Le Eays\ iile, Le Ray 

Montondo Ezra, r 106, Black River, " 

Couch Erastus, Theresa 

Harris A. M., h Orchard cor. Cofifeen sts., 

Watertown 
Lewis Schuyler H., 7 Baker st., •' 

Parmenter Arthur L., h at Driving Park, " 
Sodey Joseph, bds. Harris House, " 

West Linns, 73 Washington st., " 

Cruikshank Myron P., Carthage, Wilna 

Hotels. 

AECHER HOUSE, J. H. Archer, prop., 

S. Main st., Adams 

Green's Hotel, Leander R. Green, prop., 
Sand cor. Rodman sts., Adams Cen- 
ter, " 

HUSON HOUSE, G. L. Gardner, prop.. 

Railroad cor. Main sts., " 

EAILROAD EXCHANGE HOTEL, Al- 
fred Lord. prop.. Adams Center, " 

AIMERICAN HOUSE, Julius Young, 

prop.. Main St.. Redwood, Alexandria 

Bay View House, W. T. McCue, prop., 

Walton St., Alexandria Bay, '• 

Central Hotel. Silas W'. Buyer, prop.. 

Main st., Plessis, " 

Crossmon House, (summer) Crossmon & 
Son, props., James st., Alexandria 
Bay, 

DoUinger House, C. C. Gates, prop., Main 
St., Redwood, " 

HARTMAN HOUSE, Peter B. Hartman, 

prop., James St., Alexandria Bay, " 

Hotel Westminster, (summer) H. F. In- 
glehart, prop., Westminster Park, 
Alexandria Bav, " 

MARSDEN HOUSE, G. A. Marsden, 

prop., Market st., Alexandria Bay, '• 

ST. LAWRENCE HOTEL, (sumnier) 
Fred D. Howell, prop., James st., 
Alexandria Bay, " 

Thousand Island House, (summer) R. H. 

Southgate, prop., Alexandria Bay, •' 

:Foster House, Tilly M. Foster, prop., 37 

Main St., Antwerp 



Hyde House, Nathaniel Hyde, prop., 

Main st.. Ox Bow, Antwerp 

Proctor Hou.se. Proctor Brothers, props.. 

Main cor. Van Buren sts., '■ 

Brownville Hotel, Mrs. Sarah Johnson, 

prop.. Main cor. Basin sts.. Brownville 
UNDERWOOD HOUSE, W. H. Under- 
wood, prop., Dexter, " 
Broadway House, Frank Stumpf, prop.. 

Broadway, Cape Vincent 

Cape Vincent House, Louis Rousseau, 

prop.. Broadway cor. Elm sts.. " 

Jerome's Hotel, Charles A. Jerome, prop., 

Broadwav and Market sts., " 

RATHBUN HOUSE, Henry L. Fox, 

prop., Market St., " 

Riversiile Hotel, B. D. Dodge, prop.. 

River View, " 

Rosiere Hotel, J. B. Donaldson, prop., 

Rosiere, " 

St. Lawrence Hotel, J. H. Eoljinson, 

prop., Broadway. " 

St. Lawrence Hotel, Jerry Shaver, prop., 

r 10, St. Lawrence* " 

Union House, Henry T. Frisbie, prop., 

Broadwav. " 

CHAMPION 'HOTEL, Eoyal E. Crook, 

prop.. Champion 

Jefferson House, Mrs. Cornelia E. W^ool- 

worth, prop.. Great Bend, " 

Park House, John Hynes, prop.. Bridge 

cor. Main sts., Carthage, " 

Central House, A. D. Grabber, prop., 

Depauville, Clayton 

Dewey House, B. J. Bettinger, prop., 

Webb St., 
Frontenac, The, (summer) E. D. Dickin- 
son, of Syracuse, manager, Eouud 

Island Park, Frontenac, " 

Green's Corners Hotel, Casper Ninning, 

prop., r 109 cor. 113, Stone Mills, " 

HAYES HOUSE, P. K. Hayes, prop., 

W^ater st., '• 

Hubbard House, James T. Hubbard, 

prop.. James st. " 

New Windsor Hotel, Willis P. Hawes, 

prop.. Water st., " 

Pulman House, (summer) Joseph I. 

Sayles, owner; George C. Bedell, 

manager, Grennell Island Paik, " 

EIVEESIDE HOTEL, N. E. Gloyd, 

prop., Depauville. " 

SILVER SPRING HOTEL, Malcolm B. 

Hill, prop.. Prospect Heights, r .50, " 
Walton House, S. D. Johnston, prop.. 

Water cor. James sts.. •' 

BELLEVILLE HOTEL. James E. Salis- 
bury, proi^., Belleville, EUisburgh 
CENTRAL HOTEL, H. J. Littleheld, 

prop , Main st.. " 

EMPIRE HOUSE, J. H. Huffstater, 

prop., 
Gibeau House, Charles S. Gibeau, prop.. 

Main st., Mannsville, " 

PIERREPONT MANOR HOTEL, S. J. 

Andrus, prop., Pierrepont Manor, " 
Wood George M.. r 813^, Woodville, " 

WOODVILLE HOTEL, De F. S. Ding-. 

man, prop., Woodville, " 

Bay View House, (summer) Capt. E. 

Tyler, prop., Henderson Harbor, 

Henderson 
Brooklyn House. A. Wilkinson, prop., 

Henderson Harbor, " 



HOTELS. 



EDGEWATER COTTAGE, (summer) 

George H. Warner, prop., Henderson 

Harbor, Henderson 

Frontier House, E. E. Clark, prop., Hen- 
derson Harbor, " 
Gill House, (summer) Hubert H. Gill, 

prop., Henderson Harbor. " 

HOTEL PHELPS, H. Bruce Phelps, 

prop., " 

Lakeside Hotel, Mrs. B. H. Eandolph, 

prop., Henderson Harbor, •' 

Park Hotel, S. H. Dickinson, prop., 

(Paradise Park) " 

Smithville Hotel. Timothy Eoberts, 

prop.. Smitjiville. " 

Snow Shoe Park House, F. E. Johnson, 

prop.. Henderson Harbor, " 

WINDSOR HOUSE, J. H. Lovelee, 

prop., Main st , " 

Young's Hotel, D. W. Young, prop., 

Belleville. " i 

COTTAGE HOTEL, Edward Ellis, prop., ! 

r 6. Brownville, Hounsfield ', 

EARL HOUSE, R. M. Earl, prop.. Main 

St.. Sockets Harbor, " 

EVELEIGH HOUSE. B. Eveleigh, 

prop., Main st., Sackets Harbor, " 

Thirty-Ninth Tavern, Silas J. Snell, 

prop., E. Hounsfield, " 

ARTHUR HOUSE, Rudolph Richner, 

prop.. Main cor. Friendship sts.. 

Black River, Le Ray 

Brick Hotel, Peter Farmer, prop.. Main 

St., Evans Mills, " 

Chadwick House, Daniel Chadwick, 

prop., near depot, Evans Mills, '• 

Freeman Hotel, Freeman Brothers, 

props., r 74, Great Bend, " 

Jefferson House, John Carey, prop.. 

School St.. Black River. " 

LORRAINE HOTEL, C. E. Thomas, 

prop., Lorraine 

Central House, C. A. Hall, prop., Main 

St.. Three Mile Bay, Lvme 

CHAUMONT HOUSE. G. C. McLean, 

prop., James st., Chaumont, '• 

Peck House, F. Lamb, prop.. Main st., 

Chaumont. " 

PUTNAM HOUSE, G. C. Putnam, prop., 

r 5.5, Point Peninsula, " 

WILCOX HOUSE, D. D. Reed, prop., 

James st., Chaumont, " 

Fine View House, (summer) O. T. 

Green, prop., r 5}-^, T. I. Park, Orleans 
Getman House, GetmauBrother8,props. ; 

Edgar Getman, manager, Main st.. 

La Fargeville, " 

GRAND VIEW HOUSE, (summer) Ham- 
ilton Child, of Syracuse, prop.. 

Grand View Park via T. 1. Park, " 

Omar Hotel, Martin V. Knight, prop.. 

Main st., Omar. " 

Pierce Linus J., r 10, Fisher's Landing, " 
Thousand Island Park Hotel, (summer) 

S. V. Warner, prop., T. I. Park, " 

POPLAR GROVE HOTEL, John McCut- 
chin, prop., 221 Main st., Water- 
town, Pamelia 
SCOVILL HOTEL, 8. L. Scovill, prop., 

r 30, Watertown, " 

Comstoek House, Wilson & Brown, 

props., opp. depot, Philadelphia 

EAGLE HOTEL, Earl L. Comstoek, 

prop.. Main cor. Antwerp sts., " 



Sterlingville House, Henry Ritter, prop., 

Sterlingville, Philadelphia- 

WASHBURN HOUSE, Oren R. Youngs, 

prop., Main cor. Allport sts., Rodmau 

Wait Abram H, E. Rodman, " 

Felt's Mills Hotel, Curtis Walker, prop.. 

Felt's Mills, Rutland 

LASHER HOUSE, W. J. Lasher, 

prop., 
SCOTT HOUSE, R. B. Scott, prop., S. 

Rutland, " 

American Hotel, Rice & Seaman, props.. 

Main st., Theresa 

Brown Charles S., (summer) at Red 

Lake, " 

Doolittle Park House, (summer) Charles 

T. Doolittle, prop., " 

Getman House, Getman ^Brothers, props., 

Commercial cor. Main sts., " 

American Hotel, Joseph Marrian, prop., 

Arsenal cor. Arcade sts., Watertown 

Arcade Hotel, E. M. La Rue, prop., 12 

Paddock arcade. " 

CITY HOTEL, Joseph B. McKinley, 

prop., 82 and 84 Court st., "' 

CROVVNER HOUSE, Wilder Brothers, 

props., 72, 74, and 76 Com-tst., " 

DILLON HOUSE,Thomas Dillon, prop., 

78 Factory Square, " 

Exchange Hotel, James B. Symonds, 

prop., 84 Stone, " 

GLOBE HOTEL, Erwin L. Harris, 

prop., 11. 13, and 15 Court st., " 

HARRIS HOUSE, Henry H. Rbubart, 

prop., 49, 50, 51, and 52 Pubhc 

Square, " 

Kirby House, A. D. Williams, prop., 45 

and 47 Court st., " 

Mechanics' Hotel, Charles A. Miser, 

prop., 46 High st., " 

Oakland House, Van Wormer Brothers, 

props., 109 Court St., " 

Romang House. Fred. J. Romang, prop., 

Cott'een cor. Court sts., " 

Wilson Hotel, G. A. Wilson, prop., r 35, 

Burr's Mills, " 

Woodruff House. F. W. Haydon, prop., 

north side Public Square, " 

Brunswick House, P. H. Brown, prop., 

Alexandria cor. Francis sts., Car- 
thage, Wilna. 
Central House. Merrett Fargo, prop., 

Main st., Natural Bridge, " 

Dougherty House, Church st., Carth- 
age, " 
Fargo House, Susan Fargo, prop., r 64 

cor. 65, " 

Gill House, Robert Gill, manager, School 

cor. Mechanic sts., Carthage, " 

Grinnell House, H. Grinnell, prop., 

State St., Carthage, " 

Hatch House, Mrs. A. A. Murray, prop.. 

State cor. River sts., Carthage, " 

HOTEL ELMHIRST, Mrs. S. E. Hatch, 
prop.. State cor. Mechanic sts., Car- 
thage, " 
HURLBURT HOUSE. Joel B. Hurlburt, 

prop.. Main st.. Natural Bridge, " 

LEVIS HOUSE, John H. Carney, prop., 

State St., Carthage, '' 

Lewis Hotel. Sanford Lewis, prop., r 26 

cor. 18, N. Wilna, " 

Worthville Hotel, Cliarles P. Ramsey, 

prop., Worthville, Worthi 



HUMAN HAIR GOODS — IRON FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS. 



299 



Human Hair Goods. 

Mack Jennie Mrs., room 3 Opera House 

block, Watertown 

McPhee Mary A., " 

Pluche Hattie A. & Co., 16 Commercial 

block. 
Primeau John J. B., 26 Public Square, " 
81oat Loniwe, 107 Main st. , " 

Hunters and Trappers. 

Gladd Julins P.. Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 
Hoadley John H., Alexandria Baj', " 

Johnson Lester, off r 3, Clayton 

Gardner Jacob, otf r 49. Sterlingville, Le Ray 
Gates William H., r 2, Redwood, Theresa 

Tyler Joseph, E. Mill St., 

Ice Cream. 

See Coufectionerj', Ice Cream, etc. 

Ice Dealers. 

Simmonds James N., Antwerp 

Sheley & Davis, James st.. Cape Vincent 

Reader Henry H.. Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Honnsfield 
Baker William 0., Watertown 
Gray Brothers, 3 Lee st., " 
Gray Channcev W.. r 8. '• 
WILSON ALEXANDER N., 70 Hunting- 
ton St., " 

Roderick John, Carthaf^e, Wilna 

Illuminating Companies. 

Adams Electric Light and Power Co., 
(limited) D. A. Dwight, pres. ; C. H. 
Wardwell, vice-pres. ; Dr. W. H. 
Nickelson, sec'v;W. J. Allen, treas., Adams 

Adams Gas Light Co., (limited) N. M. 
Wardwell, pres.; A. B. Huson, 
vice-pres.; E. C. Bersie, sec'y and 
treas.; R. P. White, supt., " 

Antwerp Electric Light Co., Morgan 
Angsbury, pres.; John D. Ellis, 
treas.; Myron H. Bent, sec'y, Antwer^j 

Thousand Island Electric Light and 
Power Co., C. E. Rees, sec'y and 
treas.. Water st., Clayton 

Watertown Electric Light Co., D. C. 
Middleton, pres., 3 Paddock arcade, 

Watertown 

Watertown Gas Light Co., F. T. Story, 

pres., Anthony st., '' 

American Electic Light Co., (limited) 

Carthage, Wilna 

Insurance Agents. 

Burns Michael H.. (general ) Adams 

Carter Theron T., (general) Cleveland 

block, 
Kellogg James G., Park st., " 

Penny James W., " 

Seely Eli A., (general) Adams Center, " 

Webster Llewellyn D., " 

Dana Theodore F., (fire) Main st., Red- 
wood, Alexandria 
Donald Thomas H., (general) Redwood, " 
Howard Henry N., (life and accident) 

r 19, Antwerp 

Johnson William N., (life and fire) 44 

Main st., " 

Welch Nathan. Brown ville 

Block Sidney S.. Cape Vincent 

Howard James E.. (general! Broadway, " 
KELSEY E. CARLOS, (general) 



BARR WESLEY. Carthage. Champion 

McNeil Alvah W.. (general) r 6, Great 

Bend " 

Hall FrardvL.. Clayton 

HIGGINS R. A., (life) " 

Marshall Charles, (life) " 

Pierce Chester E., " 

Wood Alonzo E., (tire) Water st., " 

Bailev Bassett N., (general) Gardner 

' block, Mannsvilie, Ellisburgh 

Houghton Nahmn, (general) Main st., 

Belleville, " 

Huggins Henry N., Mannsvilie, " 

Hurd Duane, Mannsvilie. " 

RICE WILLIAM, (general) r 9, Smith- 

ville, Henderson 

PARKER ELISHA H., Sackets Harbor, 

Hounsfield 
Sweet Charles J., Black River, Le Ray 

REED ALBERT C, (general) Lorraine 

Reed Herbert D., r 11, Adams, " 

Johnson Birtron, r 48. Chaumont, Lyme 

jMaiu William H., Dexter, " 

Cheeseman Fred, r 24, Theresa 

Donald A Morrow, (tire) " 

AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CO.. 19 

Washington st., Watertown 

ATWELL JOSEPH, 4 Doolittle & Hall 

block, 
Baker Frank L., 3 Paddock arcade. " 

Barber Gilbert R., " 

Beebee .t Delano, 4 Washington st., '* 

Bonney Edmund J., 21 Flower building, " 
Chandler Webster L., (life) 26>^ Public 

Square. '* 

Clark Elijah J., (life) " 

Clark William R., 27 Paddock arcade, " 

DEWEY ADDICE E., (Agricultural Ins. 

Co.) 
EMERSON FREDERICK, 27 Paddock 

arcade, " 

MUNSON HENRY S., (life) rooms 9 and 

10 Opera House block, " 

Newell Charles W., 2 Washington Hall 

block, 
Ormsbv Duane. (life) 2 State st., " 

OTIS & GOODALE, 7 Paddock building, '• 
Patrons' Relief Fire Association of Jef- 
ferson and Lewis Counties, L. D. 
01n'3y, pres., Iron block. Public 
Square, " 

PAWLDING & De LONG, 13 Commer- 
cial block. " 
WILCOX OREN S., (life) 6}^ Washing- 
ton Place, " 
WILSON & QUINN, S}4 Court st., 
Barr Wesley, State st., Carthage, Wilna. 
Beals Arthur G., (general) State cor. 

Mechanic sts., Carthage, " 

Edmonds Heni-y B., (general) State st., 

Carthage, '' 

Hoyt Southmayd S., (travehng) State 

St.. Carthage, " 

McDonald Charles, (life) Carthage, " 

STEWART ALEXANDER Y., (fire) 

School St., Carthage, " 

Iron Founders and Machinists. 

(^See also Machinists. ) 
Saunders Thomas P., Adams 

Hogan D. Sc. W., Main st., Antwerp 

Gotham Darwin B.. Brownville 

McKEE DAVID & SON, Ogden st., 

Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 



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IRON FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS — LAWYERS. 



Wakefield C. & Son. Fonndrv st.. Theresa 

BAGLEY & SEWALL CO., THE, 1 to 7 

Pparl St., Watertown 

LORD GILDEROY. 22. 24, 26 Mill st., " 
Watertown Steam Engine Co.. (manu- 
facturers of steam engines) John C. 
Knowlton. pres. ; S. F. Bagg, see'v, 
215-225 Main St., ' " 

Wilson James C.,(crnamentaliron work) 

29 Arsenal st., " 

RYTHER & PEINGLE, Furnace Island, 

Carthage, Wilna 

Iron Ore. 

JEFFERSON IRON CO., (miners) E. B. 
Bulkley, pres.; F. S. Salisbury, of 
New York city, sec'y, Main st., Antwerp 

Ironing Boards. 

AULT JAMES O., r 50, Bishop Street, 

Henderson 

Jewelry, Watches, Etc. 

BARNEY & VAN SLYKE, Dwight block, 

Adams 
GLASS ALBERT G., Adams Center. 
Williams Geogre W., Church cor. Main 

sts., " 

Wiswell Adelbert L., Adams Center, " 

COMSTOCK De ESTON, Church at.. 

Alexandria Bav, Alexandria 

Parker Mark W., IMain st., Plessis, " 

PAYNE JOHN W., 3 Howell ave., Alex- 
andria Bay, " 
Marsh John, 46 Main st., Antwerp 
Cory Henry, Fish Island. Dexter, Brownville 
Baker Royal S., Water St., Clayton 
Hawes William, " 
Thorpe Wilham H., James st., " 
Wood Alonzo E.. (silver plated ware) " 
Barney Bradley, Main cor. Washington 

sts., Belleville, Ellisburgh 

Claflin Sidney E., Main st., Mannsville, " 
FOX FRED D., Main St., " 

FOX J. M. & SON, Main st., Mannsville, " 
CRITTENTON WILLIAM B., Thomjwon 

block, Henderson 

JONES JAMES R., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor, Hounsfield 

Marsh Giles M., Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, " 
Rood Charles P., Main st., LaFargeville 

Orleans 
KENT BENJAMIN F.. Main st., Philadelphia 
Cooley Egbert, Rodman 

■OOOLEY EVERETT A., Main st., 
AUen Charles L., Main st.. Black 

River. Rutland 

CHAPMAN WILLIAM D., Commercial 

St., Theresa 

Hungerford Lyman C, (repairer) Com- 
mercial St., " 
Andrews & Palmiter. 71 Washington 

Hall block, Watertown 

■Calder George B.. " 

George Silas L., 6 Court st., " 

Hagar & Beebee, 7 Washington hall, " 

Jewott G. W., 24 Court st., 
Quencer Lewis P., 66 Public Square, " 

Rupp & Andrews, 22 Court st.. " 

Scott WiUiam W., 4 Washington Place, " 
Smith Lester A., 45 Public Square, " 

Smith Myron D., 35 Public Square, " 

Allen Albert, State St., Carthage, Wilna 



Antwerp 



Hall Fred L.. State st., Carthage, Wilna 

MERRILL ERWIN M., State st., Car- 
thage, " 
Oberly Christian. State st., Ca>-thage, " 
Whitaker David D.. State St., Carthage, " 
Wooley George C, State st., Carthage, " 

Junk Dealer. 

DAVENPORT DEXTER D., 62 Fac- 
tory St., Watertown 

Kalsominers. 

Agard Herbert, 
Andrews Houghton K., 

L/adies' Furnishings. 

I (See also Dry Goods, also General Merchants, 

also Slillinery and Fancy Goods.) 
Beaman Alice Miss, Main st.. Antwer 

Lamp 3Ianufacturers. 

Hitchcock Lamp Co., 21, 23, 25 Fac- 
tory St., Watertown 

Lard Packer. 

Flansburg William, 62 Factory St., Watertown 
Lath Manufacturers. 

See Saw-Mills, also Shingle-Mills, also Lumber 
Manufacturers. 

Laundries. 

Adams Laundry, Hodge & Potter, props.. 

Church St., Adams 

Apple Emma A., (laundress) Fuller st., 

Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 

Comstock Lucy Mrs., (laundress) Alex- 
andria Bay, " 
Estes William J. Mrs., (laundress) Fuller 

St., Alexandria Bay, '• 

Carthage Laundry, Byron Van Patten, 

prop., Carthage, * Champion 

Happ Brothers, Water st., Clayton 

Blony Harriet, Watertown 

Bohall Zebiah, " 

Booker Susan Mrs., " 

Brumley Eliza J., " 

CITY STEAM LAUNDRY, Mrs. Rose 
Haley, prop.; S. B. Baxter, supt., 
Mill cor. Factory sts., " 

Empire Laundry, Oliver Robertson, 

prop., 12)^ Fairbanks block. " 

Jim Charles, (Chinese) 92 Court st., " 

Lee Charles, (Chinese) 20 Franklin st., " 
Meyer Ernest A. E., 6 Paddock arcade, " 
Robertson Olive, 123^' Fairbanks block, " 
STAR LAUNDRY, Anthony D. Demarse, 

prop., 49 Court st., <' 

Troy Steam Laundry, M. Demarse & Co., 

props., 6 Arcade st., " 

Eaton Albert W.. State st., Carthage, Wilna 
SI way Tom., (Chinese) State st., Car- 
thage, " 

Lawyers. 

(The names marked with a star (*) do not 
appear on the list as members of Jefferson 
County bar.) 

Coolev A. E., Adams Center, Adams 

Gillman W. H., " 

HUNT EDWARD S., Cleveland block, " 
Hunt Isaac L., Jr., Ripley block. " 

Maxon & Ramsdell, Gilbert block, " 

Pruyne Lafayette C, " 



LAWYERS — LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, ETC. 



301 



SAUNDERS A. F. & T. F., Cleveland 

block. Adams 

Saunders Thomas P., " 

Taylor William H. H., Ripley block, " 

Harder Anson, Main st.. Redwood, Alexandria 
*Waison Don A., Main st., Redwood, •' 

Brainard Martin V.. Main st.. Ox Bow, 

Antwerp 
COOK JOHN F., Chapin block, 
Foote Handley J., " 

Nearv William, Main st., " 

TROLAN JOHN C, Main st., 
Breen Nathaniel F., Broadway, Cape Vincent 
*DAVIS RICHARD A., " 

*HILTS EZRA D., " 

Lee Morris E., Broadway, " 

Barker Frank D., Water st., Clayton 

Morse George E., Water st., '• 

Morse Horace E., '• 

REES WILLIAM H., Water st.. 
Hackley Mills A., N. Main st., Belleville, 

EUisburgh 
WHEELER ANDREW J.. Main cor. 

Lorraine sts., IMannsvilIe, '■ 

LefRngwell Alonzo M., Main st.. Henderson 
Phelps William S.. Le Ray 

*REMINGTON DANIEL A., r 59, Manns- 

ville. Lorraine 

FORD WAYLAND F., Main st.. La 

Fargeville. Orleans 

*VAN DEWALKER EDWARD C, r 13, 

Omar. " 

Wager Edmund J., Scofield block, 

Philadelphia 
Bowen Charles F., Felt's Mills, Rutland 

Beanip David, Theresa 

Cliapman Arthur L., Commercial st., " 

THOMPSON CHARLES W., Commer- 
cial st., •' 
ADAMS CHARLES L., lO^i Washing- 
ton St.. Watertown 
Ainsworth Laban H.. 3)4 Court St., " 
ATWELL JOSEPH, Je., 3 Flower build- 
ing, '• 
Ballard xMilton, "• 
Beach Allen C. " 
BREEN BROTHERS, GH Washington 

BROWN ELON R . 28 Paddock arcade, " 

BROWN LEVI H., 6^ Washington Place, '• 
BROWN LYSANDER H., (resides in 

OgdenKburg) " 

Carlisle John N., 22 Flower building, " 
CHILD SAMUEL, 27 Paddock arcade, 

Conboy John, 22 Flower building, " 

*Dorwin Eugene C, 28 Paddock arcade. " 

DORWIN LUTHER J., 28 Paddock arcade. " 

Emerson Edgar C, 7 Aniei'ican arcade, •' 
EMERSON FREDERICK, 27, Paddock 

arcade, " 

Fairbanks Jason M., Globe Hotel, '• 

FIELD BRAYTON A., 21 Flower building " 
FITCH FRANCIS N., 63^ Washington 

GOODALE AUGUSTUS, 55 Court st., 
Hooker George S., 3 American arcade, '• 
KEARNS THOMAS F., 10>^ Washing- 
ton St., " 

LANSING FREDERICK, h 1 Washing- 
ton ST., '• 

LANSING JOHN, 10>^ Washington st., 
Lansing Robert, •' 

McCARTlN JOHN C, (county judge) 3 

Flower building, " 



McConnell Joseph A., Opera House block, 

Watertown_ 
* :\rerrill Hiram A., h 12 Benedict St., " 

Mullen & Griffin, lOK Washington st.. " 
NIMS WILLIAM A?, 6>^ Wahingtou 

Place, " 

O'BRIEN DENIS Hon., (judge Court of 

Appeals) 34 Flower building, " 

Peck Frank H., 43 Flower building, " 

PORTER & WALTS, 2, 4, and 6 Flower 

building, " 

PURCELL HENRY, 20 and 22 Flower 

building, " 

ROGERS WATSON M., 16 Washington 

St., " 

Romang Fred J., intersection Cofifeen 

and Court sts., " 

SAWYER AZARIAH H., 13 Washington 

St., '1 

SCOTT ROSS C, court-house, " 

Sherman F. D., << 

Simons C. W.. " 

SMITH HANNIBAL, 14 Commercial ar- 
cade, ii 
Steele Harvev W., 13 Washington st., " 
TROWBRIDGE STANTON S., 19 Flow- 
er building. " 
Van Namee Nathan, 2 Doolittle & Hall 

block. 
WALKER GEORGE H., 
WALTS CHARLES H., 
Waid James A.. 38 Flower building, " 

WEBB EDWARD P., SV, Court St., 
WILBUR HIRAM M., 6 Doolittle & Hall 

block, 
Wilcox Edmund R., " 

WILLIAJIS PARDON C, (justice Su- 
preme Court ) court-house, • ' 
WINSLOW BRADLEY, 2 Doolittle & 

Hall block. " 

WRIGHT CHARLES D., 103^ Washing- 
ton St., << 
WYNN EDMUND B., i^ Washington st., " 
Cook Henry C, State st., Carthage, Wilna- 
Evans Frank T., Carthage, " 
Francis Alonzo H., Carthage, " 
GOODALE LAWRENCE J., West st.. 

Carthage, '• 

Kilby & Kellogg. State cor. Mechanic 

sts., Carthage, •' 

VAN ALLEN WILLARD B., 55 State st. - 
WELCH HENRY J., School st., Carthage, " 

Lieather and Findings. 

Taylor Bertrand L., 34 Court St., Watertown 
Dunlap Lyman H., Carthage, Wilna 



Lievel Manufacturers. 



DAVIS & COOK. 13 High st.. 



Watertown 



Ijightning Rods. 

MITCHELL CHARLES L., 27 Rutland 

St., Watertown 

Lime, Cement, Plaster, Etc. 

Osborn P. A. & Co., (plaster) South st.. 

Dexter, Brownville 

Brown Charles H., Philadelphia 

Kissel Henry C, Theresa 

Inglchart Charles P., 33 Court st.. Watertown 
LASHER MORTIMER C, 12 Factory st " 
PLUNKETT PATRICK, 18 Arcade St., 
Garvin John W., Main cor. Mechanic 

sts., Carthage, Wilna 



302 



LIME KILNS — LIVE STOCK BREEDERS AND DEALERS. 



Tjiine Kilns. 

SAYRE GEORGE R., r 27, Carthage. 

Champion 
Kissel Peter. Theresa 

McDonald Felix, r 1, Redwood, " 

Miller Lott. r 204, " 

Hall Brothers. Natui-al Bridge. Wilna 

Shoemaker John, Natural Bridge, " 

Ijiqiior Dealers. 

CORNAIR MARSHALL S., Broadway. 

Cape Vincent 

Grapotte John B., Broadway, " 

Galloway James, Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hoiinsfield 

Stone Alexander, Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor. " 

BIN-GHAM EDWIN, 19 Public Square, 

Watertown 

Burdick Orrin H., 6 Commercial block 

and 6 Franklin st., " 

Davis Norman, 19 Court st., '• 

Huffstater Simon P.. 8h4 Court st., " 

Connell Daniel, (wholesale) State st., 

Carthage, Wilna 

Marshall Oluirles H., State st.. Carthage, " 

Roberts Thomas S., State St., Cartilage, " 
liive Stock Breeders and Dealers. 

Andrus Charles H., (horses) Adams 

Averill Henry C, (Strideway horses) r 

18, Adams Center, " 

Brown Fulton R., (horses) r 47, Adams 

Center, " 

Campbell Judson A.. ( Hambletonian 

horses) r 21J^. Smithville. " 

Gurley Harrison D., (dealer in horses) 

Adams Center, '• 

Harrington Elhiro F., (Hambletonian 

horses) r 53, Adams Center, " 

Hart William W., (dealer in horses) r 

59, " 

Howe Horace S.. (dealer in horses) r 36, 

Adams Center, " 

IVORY JOHN W., (horses) Smithville, 

Ken von Edgar A., (dealer in horses) r 

57, " 

Lawrence Adelbert, (dealer ii} horses) " 

MAXON THOMAS V., (Pei-cheron 
horses and .Jersey cattle) r 59. '• 

MAXSON PAUL S., "(horses) r 26, Ad- 
ams Center, " 

Moody Heniy, (dealer in horses) " 

Owens John, (dealer in horses) " 

Perkins Erastus, (dealer in cattle) r 36, 

Adams Center, " 

SNELL JOHN A. D., (horses) Adams 

Center, " 

STANLEY CHARLEY B., (Hambleton- 
ian horse-) and English mastift' dogs) 
r 211^, Smithville, " 

STANLEY De FOREST, (Hambletonian 

horses) r 213^, Smithville, " 

Thomas Albert M., (Hambletonian) r 
46, 

THOMAS ELI S.. (Yorkshire swine) r 

28, Adams Center. " 

THOMAS SANFORD S., (Hambleton- 
ian horses) r 62, " 

THOMAS WILLIAM H. S., (horses) r 
61, 

Wescott Wellington G., r 2. Smithville. " 

WHITE RUFUS P., (trotting horses) 



CLINE RUSH R., (Holstein and Ayr- 
shire cattle and Hambletonian 
horses) oft' r 48, Omar, Alexandria 

Countryman Chailes H , (Hinsdale and 
Morgan horses) r 46, Plessis, " 

Grapotte Jolin E., (stock horse) r 59, 

Omar, " 

Mattliews Samuel T., (dealer in cattle) r 
55, Redwood, '• 

Rebscher & Cosgrove, (dealers) Red- 
wood, " 

Ryan Michael, (stock horses) Redwood, '• 

Shields Hiram, (Hinsdale horses) r 42, 

Alexandria Bav, " 

SPRINGER JIARTIN, (Holstein cattle 
and Hambletonian horses) r 2, Red- 
wood, ' ■ 

Thomson James, (stock horse) Alexan- 
dria Bay. " 

Wagner George, (stock horse) r 34>^, . 
Redwood, '• 

WILLIAMS ADELBERT D.. (Clydesdale 
and Hambletonian horses) r 65, 
Plessif, '• 

Williams George, (Hambletonian horses) 
r 60, Omar, '• 

BALDWIN LEVI, (dealer in cattle) Ox 

Bow, r 6, Antwerp 

Bates Geoi'ge W., " 

Beentield William F., (stock horse) r 8, 

Ox Bow. " 

BROWN WILLIAM, (stock horse) r 78, '' 

BULKLEY EDWARD B. Hon.. (stock 

horses) '• 

BURTIS WILLIAM, (dealer in cattle) '• 

CORN WELL JOHN F.. (stock horses) r 
24. 

Hungerford Charles L., (trotting horses) 

r 25, Ox Bow, " 

Pike Will L., (stock horse) r 6, Ox Bow, '• 

Robinson Charles, (dealer) r 52, " 

Sham])ine Peter, (Hambletonian horses) 
r 55 " 

SNELL GEORGE, (stock horse) 

Somes Salmon W., (dealer in cattle) " 

Swem Edmond P., (Gray Eagle and 

Hambletonian horses) r 55, '• 

Wicks Samuel E., (stock horse) off r 25. 
Theresa, •' 

WOODWARD JAMES S. , (Percheron 
horses) r 37, Spragueville, St. Law- 
rence Co.. " 

ROGERS JOHN W., (stock horse) r 56, 

Dexter, Brownville 

BATES JAMES J., r 74. Cape Vincent 

BATES SAMUEL, (horses) r 63, 

EBBEN GEORGE, (horses) r 49, 

FOX HENRY L.. (horses) Market st., 

WALKER SAMUEL, (dealer in horses) " 

WILEY FRANK, (stock horse) r 51, 

Rosiere, " 

CROOK ROYAL R., (dealer) r 44 cor. 

38, Champion 

FLETCHER LOREN A., (dealer) r 45, 

Kilborn Fred N., ( Hamliletonian horses 
and Holstein cattle) r 36 n 61, 
Copenhagen. Lewis Co., " 

LEWIS DEMARQUIS L., (dealer in 

horses) Carthage, " 

Loomis Chauncey A., (Holstein cattle) r 
59. Copenhagen. Lewis Co., " 

McNITT BROTH EKS, r 63 n 61, Copen- 
hagen, Lewis Co., " 



LIVE STOCK BREEDERS AND DEALERS. 



303 



OLMSTED EDWIN H., (dealer in cat- 
tle) r 5, Great Bend, Champion 

Stockwell A. Marcellus, (dealer in Hol- 

stein cattle) r 69, S. Champion, " 

Thompson Horace C, (dealer in horses) 

Carthage, " 

WOOLWOKTH SEYMOUR A., (horses 
and Hulstein cattle) r 59, Copenha- 
gen, Lewis Co., '• 

POX CHRISTOPHER S., (Membrino 

stock horses) Clayton 

Lowe Brothers, (dealers) r 108, Stone 
Mills, " 

Plympton William, (horses) r 88, Depau- 
ville, 

Walrath Edson, (dealer in horses) r 42, 

Depauville. " 

ANDRUS SAMUEL J., ( Hambletonian 

horses) Piurrepont Manor, EUisburgh 

Balch Ira, (horses) Mannsville, " 

Bettinger Philetus L., (liorses) r 137, 

Mannsville, '" 

Brodie Hugh H., (Ayrshire cattle and 

Shetland ponies) r 22, Rural Hill, " 

Brown Randolph H., (dealer in cattle) 
r 107, 

Clark Gavlord J., (cattle dealer) r 65, 

Belleville. " 

dark Harlow, (dealer in horses) r 59, 

Woodville, " 

CONVERSE JAMES F., Woodville, " 

CONVERSE W. FOSTER, (Percheron 

horses )r 103, Pierrepont Manor, " 

Davis Austin O.. (cittle dealer) " 

DICKINSON ALBERT F., (cattle dealer) 

Pierrepont Manor, " 

EASTMAN C. A & J. H., (Hambleton- 
ian horses) Belleville. " 

EASTMAN CHARLES B., (Percheron 
horses and Berkshire and Essex 
swine) r 83. Woodville, " 

ELLSWORTH WILLIAM DWIGHT, r 

79 cor. 80. Woodville, " 

FILLMORE DYER L., (Hambletonian 

horses) r 23, Woodville, " 

FOX JAMES M., (cattle dealer) Blanns- 

ville, " 

Fox Leroy R., (cattle dealer) Main st., 

Mannsville, '" 

Green Daniel, (cattle dealer) r 19, Belle- 
ville, 

Green Willis H., (cattle dealer) r 19, 

Belleville. " 

GRENELL EZRO O. ROSCOE. (Perch- 
eron horses) r 90, Pierrepont Manor, " 

GRENELL WILLIAM H., (Holstein 
cattle and Percheron horses) Pierre- 
pont Manor, " 

Haven Erastus B., (Durham cattle and 

Hambletonian horses) Mannsville, " 

Hossington George A., (^horses) r 36, 

Adams. " 

LITTLEFIELD MILON P., (Ayrshire 
cattle and Hambletonian horses) r 
12, Rural Hill, 
Mann Newton B.. (Hambletonian horses 
and Ayrshire and Durham cattle) 
r 134, Mannsville, " 

Matteson Harrison S., (Norman horses) 

r 68, Pierrepont Manor, '• 

Millard Alphonso, (cattle dealer ) " 

Nutting Byron F., (Swiss and Guernsey 

cattle and Percheron horses) " 

EEED CHESTER, (^cattle dealer) r 108, " 



ROBINSON EDWARD J., (horses) 

Pierrepont Manor, Elhsburgh 

Shoecroft Jacob, (Hambletonian horses) 

r 133, Mannsville, " 

Shoefelt Owen, (stock horse) r 128. " • 

Smith Daniel H.. (Hambletonian horses) 

r 56, Woodville, '" 

Tousley J. F it Son. (Hambletonian 

horses) r 68. Pierrepont Manor, " 

Waite J. Randolph. (Hambletonian 

horses) r 105, Pierrejjont Manor, " 

WEBB FRED B., (stock horse) Pierre- 

Ijont Manor, " 

Williams Fredf'iick, (Percheron horses) 

r 44, Belleville, " 

WOOD MOSES W., (Holstein and Ayr- 
shire cattle and Berkshire swine) 
r 79, Woodville, "' 

ABBOTT GEORGE A. , (trotting horses) 

r 33, Bishop Street, Henderson 

Abbott Lewis W., (trotting horses) r 32, 

Bishop Street, " 

ASPINWALL TRUMAN M., (horses) 

r 35, " 

j Collins George R., (dealer in horses) " 

Cooper I. Sedgwick, (Hambletonian 

horses) " 

CRITTENTON JAMES A., (trotting 

horses) r 14, Sniithville. '"' 

Hungerford Albert W., (^trotting horses) 

r 27, 
JONES HENRY W., (Percheron horses) 

r 14. Sniithville. " 

LANE AMOS, ( trotting horses) r 64, " 

LOVELEE JOHN H., (Hambletonian 

horses) " 

McINTOSH SAMUEL, (trotting horses) 

r 4, Smithville, '" 

Montague Eleanor Mrs., (Percheron 

horses) r 46. " 

MOODY 3IELVIN. (Hambletonian and 

Clay trotting horses) r 27, " 

Overton Floi d C, (Percheron horses) 

r 59. Belleville, '• 

OVERTON JOSHUA W., r 33, Bishop 

Street. '• 

Tyler D. Birt, (trotting horses) " 

Tvler Elmore, ( (rotting horses) r 17, '• 

WARNER GEORGE H., (trotting 

horses) r 7, '" 

WHITNEY GEORGE G.. (Percheron 

and Hambletonian horses) r 65, '• 

WILDER HERBERT A., (horses) r 5, 

Smithville, " 

Green Francis D., r 71, Watertown, 

HounsHeld 
MATTESON FRANKLIN, (stock horse) 

r 58. Saclvcts Harbor, " 

Mc Wayne Jay D. Capt., (stock horse) 

Sackets Harbor, '• 

Anstead Henry A., (Holstein cattle) 

r 26, Evans Mills, Le Ray 

Butts Aaron, (Holstein cattle) r 31, Ster- 

lingville. " 

Converse Edward, (Hambletonian horses) 

r 31. Sterlingville, •• 

EDDY EDMOND K , (Holstein cattle) 

r 6, Evans IMills, " 

LAWRENCE NELSON J., ( Holstein cat- 
tle) r 24, Evans Mills, " 
Lawton Henry W,, (dealer) r 39, Evans 

Mills, " 

Millot Robert, (dealer in horses) r 67, 

Le Raysville, " 



304 



LIVE STOCK BREEDERS AND DEALERS. 



rennell John R., (Holstein cattle) r 6, 

Evans Mill'^, Le Eay 

PEN NELL WILLIAM P., (grade Hol- 
stein cattle and dealer in borse?) 

r 6, Evans Mills, " 

Pierie Samuel H., (Ayrshire cattle) r 32, 

Sterlingville, " 

Schell Henry J., (dealer) r 4, Evans 

Mills, 
Shimmel Morgan, (Norman horses) r 26, 

Evans Mills, " 

Woodard Edward, (dealer) r 46. Evans 

Mills, 
Emmons Ward, (dealer in horses) r 11, 

Lorraine 
HITCHCOCK BYRON D., (Percheron 

horses) r 59, Mannsville, " 

L¥MAN EL AM S., (Hambletonian 

horses) r 15, Adams, " 

Petrie Willard A., (Percheron horses) 

r 53, Mannsville, " 

Rounds Arthur D., (Chester white and 

Yorkshire swine) r 30, Pierrepont 

Manor, " 

Tucker Orville. (cattle dealer) r 18, " 

Lyman Svlvenus L.. (dealer) Adams, " 

PECK THADDEUS O., (dealer) James 

St., Chaumont, Lyme 

WELLS REMOS, r 35, Three Mile Bay, " 
KLOCK HENRY D., (stock horse) r 46, 

Orleans Four Corners, Orleans 

Landon James L.. (Clydesdale horses) 

r 5><. T. I. Park, 
Nestor Martin, (Norman horses) r 51 

cor. 50. La Fargeville, " 

Petrie Charles A., (stock horse) r 26 La 

Fargeville, " 

PETRIE NORMAN, (Holstein cattle) 

r 26. La Fargeville. " 

ROBISON WALKER W., (stock horse) 

r 14, Omar. ' " 

Sargent Wintield S., (English coach and 

Morgan horses) r 31 cor. 32. Orleans 

Four Corners, '' 

Schell Isaac, (stock horse) r 64. Stone 

Mills, 
Scovill George B., (dealer) La Fargeville, " 
VAN CAMP HENRY, (Hinsdale,Hamble- 

tonian. and Percheron horses) r 4, 

T. I. Park, 
Walts Nelson, (Ayrshire cattle) r 32, 

Orleans Four Corners, " 

Beattie Samuel N., (Hambletonian 

horses) r 37, Sanford's Corners, Pamelia 
EDDY DEWITT C, (stock horse) r 32, 

Watertown, " 

Parish John L., (dealer) r 10, Water- 
town. " 
SCOVILL SELDON L., (stock horse) 

r 30, Watertown, " 

Ainsworth Charles, (dealer in cattle) 

Sterlingville. Philadelphia 

COOLIDGE THOMAS J., 
DANFORTH JAMES H., (Jersey cattle) 

r 29. " 

MATHER DeVILLO J., (Clydesdale 

liorses) r 19. " 

MILES ANDREW B., Jr., (^Percheron 

liorses and Holstein cattle) r 6, " 

Oatnian Albert W., ( Jersey cattle) " 

Wood Jason, (dealer in cattle) r 5, " 

"York William J., (dealer in horses and 

cattle) " 

Cooley Eli, (cattle dealer) r 44 n 37, Rodman 



Whitford Nathan G., r 17 cor. 18, Rodman 
WOOD ISAAC S.. (cattle dealer) " 

ANDREWS WILLIAM H., (cattle 

dealer) E. Watertown, Rutland 

Foster Sanford W., (cattle dealer) r 10, 

Felt's Mills, " 

Howard Henrv, (cattle dealer) r 25, " 

ROSE MYRON E., (dealer in horses) r 

79. E. Rodman, " 

WILCOX HORACE. (Holstein cattle) r 

37 n 22, Black River, " 

Adams Elias, (Ayrshire cattle) r 24, Theresa- 
Bodman Sylvester B., (stock horse) r 43, '• 
Casey James. (Ayrshire and Holstein 

cattle and Hambletonian horses) " 

Cheeseman Henry P., (Ayrshire cattle) " 
Colvin Benjamin M.. (Jersey and 

Ayrshire cattle) r 19, " 

Cooper Irving C, (Holstein cattle) " 

Couch Erastus, (dealer in horses) " 

DOUGLASS JOHN P., (Holstein cattle) 

r 49, " 

FOLTS WILLIAM W., (stock horse) rl, 

Redwood. " 

Linstruth John, (Holstein and Ayrshire 

cattle) r 58, " " 

Mathews George D.. (Ayrshire aud Hol- 
stein cattle) r 14 cor. 15, Redwood, " 
Pool Lester H., (stock horse) r 21, " 

Sherman Thomas. (Ayrshire cattle) r 58, " 
SIMONS JOHN H., (stock horse) r 5, 
Walter Charles M., (Holstein cattle and 

Hambletonian horses) r 37, " 

Allen William, (dealer in horses) Watertowa 
Armstrong Frank W., (dealer in horses) " 
Helmer Benjamin, (dealer in horses) " 

Howland Eugene E., (Percheron horses) 

r 8, E. Watertown, " 

Hubbs Rocius, (horse dealer) 150 Main 

St.. " 

Hunt Renssalaer K., (Jersey cattle) r 39, " 
Ives Sai-ah, (Shorthorn cattle) r 6, " 

Kieit" William, (dealer in horses) bds. 

Globe Hotel. " 

Mantle William H., (Jersey cattle) r 58. " 
Clean Nathan M., (dealer in horses) 22 

Baker st., "" 

Olmsted William P., (dealer in fat calves 

and lambs) oft" r 6. " 

Osmer LemanD., (dealer in cattle) r 50, 

Burr's Mills, " 

Rexford Oville M., (thoroughbred Nor- 
man horses) r 36, " 
Rice Devillo M., (dealer) r 42, Rice's. *' 
Rice Harvey C. (thoroughbred trotting 

horses) r 54, Rice's, " 

Tolman Charles A., (Norman horses) r 

51, 
Tolman Solon B.. (Jersey cattle) r 51, " 

♦WILDER BROTHERS. (Hambletonian 

horses) 72, 74, and 76 Court st., " 

Woolworth Gilbert E., (dealer in cattle) " 
WOOD ISAAC A., (thoroughbred 

Ayrshire cattle) " 

Becker Barton, (dealer in trotting 

horses) r 14. Sterlingville, Wilna 

RIPLEY CALVIN J., (Hinsdale trotting 

horses) r 1, Antwerp, " 

ROBERTS HUGH, (dealer in live stock) 

r 83 cor. 70, Great Bend, " 

Bullock Leonard C, (horse dealer) r 2 

cor. 5, Worthville. ' Worth 

Frederick Alvin L.. (dealer in Ethan 

Allen horses) r 22, Lorraine, " 



LIVE STOCK BREEDERS — LUMBER MANUFACTURERS. 



305 



Jeuks Edwin D., (dealer in horses) r 7, 

Worthville. Worth 

WILCOX GILBERT H., (Percheron 

horses) Worthville, " 

Livery, Sale, and Boarding Stables. 

Andrus Charles H., Adams 

AKCHER GEORGE B.. S. Main st., " 

Casler John, (sale stable) " 

Green Leander R., Sand cor. Rodman 

sts., Adams Center, " 

Gillman W. H.. 
HU«ON ARTHUR B., Railroad cor. 

Main sts., " 

Lockwood & Huson, S. Main st., " 

LORD ALFRED, Depot st., Adams Cen- 
ter, " 
Totman C. Miuiro, " 
DuBois Robert H., Church st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, Alexandria 
Gates Calvin C, Main st., Redwood, " 
Tueslar James, Alexandiia Bay, " 
Wood Adolphns H., Main St.. Redwood, " 
YOUNG JULIUS, Main st., Redwood, 
Coolidge George P., (boarding) Main st., 

Antwerp 
RADIO A^T & BALLARD, Main st., " 

SNELL GEORGE, Proctor House, •' 

SPAFFORD SHELDON. Brownville 

CONNALL RICHARD T., Jr., Broad- 
way, Cape Vincent 
Rousseau Levi, Grovello cor. Market sts., •' 
Clark Philo R., Water st., Clayton 
Hawes Willis, Water st., " 
Robinson Robert. James st., " 
ANDRUS SAMUEL J., Pierrepont Manof. 

EUisburgh 
DINGMAN De FOREST S, Woodville, 
Gibeau diaries S., 3Iain st., Mannsville, " 
HUFFSTATER JAMES H.. " 

LITTLEFIELD HERBERT J., Mahi st., " 
LOVELEE JOHN H., Main st , Henderson 
PHELPS H. BRUCE, 

Young Demas W., r -19, Belleville, " 

EARL RICHARD M., Main St., Saekets 

Harbor, Hounsfield 

Hovey Edgar, Saekets Harbor, ■ •' 

Carev John, School St., Black River. Le Ray 
RICHNER RUDOLPH, Main cor. Friend- 
ship sts.. Black River, " 
HAYES A. MENZO, r 3.5, Three Mile 

Bay, Lyme 

Lamb F., Main st., Chaiimont, " 

Pennock David J., Mill st., Chaumont, " 
WARNER BARTLETT N., Chaumont, " 
Getmau Brothers, Maiu St., LaFargeville, 

Orleans 
LADD LYMAN D.. off Main st., La Farge- 

ville. 
MAYNARD JULIUS E., Mainst., Philadelphia 
Wilson & Brown, opp. depot, " 

Davenport George T., Main st.. Black 

River, Rutland 

Ladd Ondley M., Main st., Theresa 

Bacon Levi S., 14 Arsenal st., Watertown 

BERGEVIN PETER. 

Cook Hiram, 33 Anthony st., " 

Cook Hiram P., (boai-ding) 1 Anthony 

St.. " 

Delong Stephen S., 273^ Arsenal st., •' 

Green Edwin M., 36 Arsenal st., '• 

HARRIS FRANK W., 6 Franklin st., " 
HENDERSON WESLEY S., rear Kirby 

House, '' 
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Marrian Joseph, Arsenal cor. Arcade 

sts., Watertown 

Ash David W., State St., Carthage. Wilna 

Blanchard Oscar, Main St., Natural 
Bridge, " 

Caswell George E., Natural Bridge, " 

Gill Robert, Carthage, School cor. Me- 
chanic sts., " 

Stoddard William J., Church st., Car- 
thage. " 

Wescott Huron, Mechanic st., Carthage, " 

Loan Associations and Agents. 

HUNT EDWARD S., Cleveland block, Adams 
Donald Thomas H., (Walton Loan Co., 

of Harper, Kan.) Redwood, Alexandria 
Rochester Savingsand Loan Association, 

E. B. Bulkley, pres.; A. M. King, 

vice-pres. ; W. N. Johnson, sec'y 

and treas., Antwerp 

Clayton Savings, Building, and Loan 

Association, A. E. Wood, sec'y; C. 

E. Hocknell. manager, Clayton 

Warden Alien M., (agent Texas Loan 

Co.) Mannsville, EUisburgh 

ATWELL JOSEPH, 4 Doolittle & Hall 

block, Watertown 

Carthage Savings, Loan, and Building 

Association, H, B. Edmunds, sec'y, 

Carthage, Wilna. 

Locksmiths. 

See Gunsmiths, etc. 
Lumber Manufacturers and Dealers. 

(See also Saw-Mills.) 
Adams Lumber Co., John A. Cameron, 

manager. Factorv st., i\dam8 

PITCHER SEYMOUR H.. 
SNELL W. D. & M. D., Adams Center, " 
Visger E. W. & Son, Alexandria 

Bay, Alexandria 

Hilton Archibald L., Depot st., Antwerp 

Binninger & Strainge, Defter, Brownville 

Gosiere Brothers, r 37, Cape Vincent 

Marks Henry, Broadway, " 

Scobell J. Albert, (wholesale) Broadway, " 
GUSTIN EDWIN H., Carthage, Champion 
STROUGH & BROOKS, Mary cor. 

Theresa sts., Clayton 

Webster W. A., W. A. Dygert, manager, 

Union st., " 

DAVIS WILLIAM P., r 32, Bishop 

Street. Henderson 

GILBERT WILLIAM, " 

WILSON. JAMES A., (agent) Saekets 

Harbor, Hounsfield 

CHILD EUGENE A., r 55, Le Rays- 

ville, Le Ray 

Lvon George W., Black River, '' 

WOLCOTT COMPANY, THE, Black 

River, " 

Coplev H. & Sons, Chaumont, Lyme- 

JENKINS WILLARD, r 55. Orleans 

Four Corners, Orleans 

Loucks Walter, Main st., La Fargeville, " 
Munro Scott B., (hard wood lum- 
ber) Philadelphia 
ROBERTS WILLIAM, off Sand St., " 
Stockwell & I'arker, Theresa 
Frost John & Son, 12 Mill st., Watertown 
Harroun John E., lA Sterling st., " 
Sloat & Greenleaf, 31 Mill st , " 
STARBUCK & ALLEN, 54 Court st., " 



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Winslow & Kuapp Lumber Co., Mill st., 

Watertown 

YORK & STARKWEATHER, 37 Mill and 

14 Factory sts.. " 

BURNES JAMES W., Natural Bridge, Wilna 

Carthage Lumber and Wooden Ware 
Col^, (limited) Dock and Canal sts., 
Carthage. " 

Caswell Thomas, Carthage, " 

Machinists. 

(See also Iron Founders and Machinists.) 
Dixon William. Adams 

MONROE JOHN, 
Tassay Louis, James st., Alexandria 

Bay, Alexandria 

MERRIAM VICTOR Z., Carthage, Champion 
Bastian Eugene, Clayton 

Cook El win M., Water st., " 

Munson James A., Water st., " 

Carl John, r 38, Watertown, Pamelia 

TAIGE P. M. & CO., Main st., Black 

River, Rutland 

Gardner Frederick S.. r 52. Carthage, Wilna 
Ouyot Minor, Guyot Island, Carthage, " 



Maltsters. 



Adams 



Waite W. A. & E. J., 

WARDWELL & CO., Railroad st., " 

Waite Brothers, 110 Court st., Watertown 

Marble and Granite Dealers and 
Workers. 

(See also Quarries.) 
Tavlor & Puffer, Railroad st., Adams 

TOWLE ERNEST E., River st., " 

Craig Nellie Mrs., Clavton 

Craig T. W. & Co., Water st., 
Hurt! Norman, Water St., " 

Kilbourn Charles, r 50, Bishop Street, 

Henderson 
BARRON JOHN J., (dealer) Main St., 

Three Mile Bay. Lyme 

Cleveland Philander G., Main st , Philadelphia 
Gaudett Fi'cderick A., John Haffrey, 

manager. Commercial st., Theresa 

Davidson & Son, Water st., Watertown 

Ferrin Henry F., 37 and 39 Court st., " 

Tan Vleck George, 68 Court St., " 

Hewitt Frank A., State St., Carthage, Wilna 
Kellogg Henry J., Carthage, " 

Masons and Builders. 

(See also Architects, also Carpenters and Build- 
ers, also Contractors and Builders.) 
Corey Jonas D., Adams 

Crosby Henry, (stone) Adams Center, " 

Crowner Johnson, r 12, Adams Center, " 
Green Thomas E., (stone) r 49, Adams 

Center, " 

Lyon Asa, r 27, " 

Palmer Oramel, " 

Tarbell William, " 
Briggs Jackson, (stone) Plessis, Alexandria 

Draper Joseph, r 56 )>^, Plessis, " 
Filow Elmer, (stone) r 11, Alexandria 

Bay, 

T'ilow Linza, Alexandria Bay, " 

Filow Willi;im, Alexandria Bay, " 

KNELL HENRY, Alexandria Bay, " 

Lynch John, Alexandria Bay, ••' 

McHugh Alexander J., (stone) Redwood, " 

McHugh Blichael, Redwood, " 



PASSET PETER, Redwood, Alexandria 

Patterson J. Clark, (plaster and stone) 

Alexandria Bay. " 

PERRY OLIVER H.. Alexandria Bay, " 

Plimton Edwin B., Alexandria Bay, " 

Senecal Stephen, (stone) Redwood, " 
YERDEN ALEXANDER D., Alexandria 

Bav, " 
Flitcroift William H., (stone) r 18, 

Spragueville, St. Lawrence Co., Antwerp 

Slack Vincent, '' 

Smith Lewis W^., " 

White Lewis A., (stone) " 

Yerden Charles A., " 
YERDEN WILLIAM H., 

Austin Joseph, Brownvilie 

Bowker Philander, r 62, " 

Christie Peter, Jr., Dexter, " 

Finucan William, " 

Foster Charles G., Dexter. " 

Hagen Adam, r 7, Perch River, " 

Jeti'reys Delbert, Dexter, '* 

Lawver John W., " 

Reed & Foster, Dexter, " 
Blum Jacob, Cape Vincent 

Blum Jacob, Jr., " 

Blum John, " 

Flake Thomas, " 

Police Philip, " 

Foster Charles H.. " 

Gilbert Alexander, " 

Gilbert Victor, r 24, Rosiere, " 

Marks PhiUp, " 

Walden William, " 

Wolf Frederick, " 
Jones James E., Carthage, Champion 

Rose Frank. Carthage, " 
SAYER GEORGE R., r 27, Carthage, 
Calhoon Joshua, (stone) r 33, Clayton 

Daniels James. " 

Fitzgerald Michael, r 1. Thurso, " 

Grant William. " 

Hocknell Charles, " 

Reynolds Stephen, (stone) " 

Rufselo Thomas, " 
Alexander Arthur A., Woodville, Ellisburgh 
Bell Allen, (stone) r 150, Lacona, Oswego 

Co., 

Bradley Bej'il, (stone) r 139, " 

Brown Albert, Pierrepout Manor, " 
Clark Melvin R., (stone) r 150, Lacona, 

Oswego Co., " 

Eveleigh Alfred, Belleville, " 
GRAVES OREN W., r 49, Pierrepont 

Manor, " 

Grinnell James, r 72. Pierrepont Manor, " 

Hazlewood John, r 80, Woodville, " 

Newell Frank E.. r 116, Mannsville, " 
Plummer Stewart A>, (stone) r 117, 

Blanusville, " 

Ramsdell James V., " 

Webb Dwight H., " 

Webb John, Woodville, " 

Webb John, Jr., Woodville. " 

Winslow Austin S., Rural Hill. " 
Beebee Seymour, (stone) r 31, Smith- 

ville, Henderson 

Bigwood James, r 12, Dexter, Hounsfield 

EVELEIGH JOHN G., Sackets Harbor, " 
Holden Winfield, (stone) r 65, Sackets 

Harbor, " 
RUSSELL GEORGE H., Jh., Sackets 

Harbor, " 

Smith Condolice, r 67, Sackets Harbor, " 



MASONS AND BUILDERS — MEAT MARKETS AND BUTCHERS. 



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Symonds Madison. Sackets Haiboi-. Hounsfield 
Beebe Sardis, (stone) r 39, Evans 

Mills, Le Ray 

COWAN JUDSON N.. Black River, 
Evans Hill E., (stone) Evans Mills, " 

HART JEREMIAH, (stone) r 41, Evans 

Mills, 
MIX SIMON C, (stone) r 105, Black 

River, " 

Scovill Charles G., (stone) Sanford's 

Corners, " 

Smith Frederick, (brick) r 109, Black 

River, " 

ST. LOUIS HENRY, r 107, Black River, " 
St. Louis James J., r 107, Black River, " 
Corey Wilham H., r 1, Adams, Lorraine 

Moore Eber, r -10, " 

Towle Gardner, Jr., r 8, Adams, " 

Towle Gardner, (stone) r 2, Adams, " 

Towle Ira, (stone) r 12, Adams, " 

Towle Martin V., r 8, Adams, " 

Barron Richard, (stone ) Chaumont, Lyme 
demons Nelson, r 35, Three Jlile Bav, " 
MILLER HOGLE I.. Three Mile Bay, 
Lucas Benjamin F., (brick) Three Mile 

Bay, " 

Arnold Fletcher, (stone) r 25, La Farge- 

' ville, Orleans 

Burns James, La Fargeville, " 

Delanev John, Jr., La Fargeville, " 

DRAKE FO^iTER M., (plaster) La Farge- 
ville, 
OARDNE R EBENEZER. (stone) La Farge- 

ville, " 

La Graves Charles J., (stone) r 51, Stone 

Mills, 
Larabee Lansing T., (stone) oft' r 12, 

Omar, " 

Petrie Daniel, (stone) Pamelia Four Corr 

ners, Pamelia 

PETRIE WILLIAM D., (stone) r 13, 

Pamelia Four Corners, " 

Clark Nelson, Philadelphia 

Clark OivilleE., " 

Fuller Chauncv, (stone) r 4, " 

Puller Franklin, (stone) r 20, " 

Rogers Elisha, (stone) *' 

Bass Edward, r 1, Adams Center, Rodman 
Bay Robert, "' 

Youngs Isaac, " 

Hodge Ellsworth C, r 71, S. Rutland, Rutland 
Bates Jolm S , Theresa 

GILTZ CHRISTOPHER, (stone) •' 

Kissel Henry A,, " 

Kissel Peter, " 

LADD DANIEL, " 

SEYMOUR JOHN, (stone) High st., " 

Sevmour Levi, High St., " 

Shelev John H.. (stone) Main st., " 

SPRAGUE MARCELLUS W., r 11, " 

TIBBLES WILLIAM A., r 6>.^, Redwood, '• 
Willson Sewell, Jr., (brick) bds. Foun- 
dry st., " 
"Wisweil Henry, Park st., " 
Baker Gnorge'W., Watertown 
Barton Hubert J., " 
Bastian Frank, " 
Berner Ernest, '" 
Brown William, " 
Bundy W^illiara H., " 
Burns George H., " 
BURNS PATRICK, 35 Gotham st,, " 
Burns John, " 
Burns Celestian C, " 



Byam Joel, (stone) Watertown 

Byam Joseph, " 

Casey Thomas, " 

Cawtield Patrick, " 

Clary John, " 
Crowner Harrison A., r 57. Adams Center, " 

Dean Fred H., " 

Farrington Frank T., " 

Ingelhart CharUs P., 33 Court st., " 
PUTNAM JAMES, h 96 Arsenal St., 

Wright James M., r 69, E. Rodman, " 

Aldrich John, r 72, Carthage, Wilna 

Catlin Peter, Carthage, " 

Hart James N.. Carthage, " 

Lago J. Benjamin, r 81, Carthage, " 

Neville John, (brick) Carthage, " 

Place Charles, Carthage, " 

Simmons Eugene H., Carthage, " 

Simmons Jarvis, Carthage, " 

Stone James, Carthage, " 

Thomas George W., Carthage, " 

Weichard Peter, Cartilage, " 

Ferry Benjamin F., r 22, Lorraine, Worth 
Larrabee James, (stone) r 28, Worth 

Center, " 
McCarger James, (stone) r 19, Worth- 

ville, " 

3Iat and Rug 3Ianufacturer. 

BRADT THOMAS D., W'atertown 

31 eat Markets and Butchers. 

Downie Eliott, (butcher) Sraithville, Adams 
Green Geoi'ge& Son, Glass block, Adams 

Centei-. " 
LAMSON DANIEL W., Cook block. 

Lane James, (butcher) " 

Norton Horace H,, Union block, " 

Satt'ord Lott A., Sand st., Adams Center, " 

SHAW DxWID S., Adams Center. " 
Hardy James M., (butcher) Alexandria 

Bay, Alexandria 

Miller Samuel B., (butcher) Alexandria 

Bay, " 
Page Erastus, (butcher) oft' r 41)^, 

Plessis. ' ' 
Pierce & Hutchinson, James at., Alex- 
andria Bay, " 
Roy George A., Mill st.. Redwood, " 
Ains worth Charles, (butcher) Main st., 

Antwerp 

Alton Brothers, Coolidge block, '• 

Graves George D., (butcher) r 7, Ox Bow, '• 

Marsh Luke, (butcher) r 68, " 
BASS DEXTER, Water St., Dexter, Brownville 

Curran James, r 51, Dexter, '• 

Nening Thomas, (butcher) r 50, " 

Lawyer Edwin, ( butclier ) " 

Lawyer Fred, (butcher) '* 

Lawyer John W., (butcher) '• 

Lawyer Nicholas, (butcher) " 
Van Allen Augustus, (butcher) r 39, Dex- 
ter, 
VAN De WALKER JEROME, (butcher) 

r 21, Perch River, " . 

Wilson & Daniels, Main St., " 

YERRINGTON FERNANDO D.,(l)utcher) " 

Yeirington Ferdinand, (butcher) Dexter, '• 
FITZGERALD & DUNNING, Broad- 

wav. Cape Vincent 

I GERLACH CHARLES, Broadway. " 

Morrison Charles P., Broadway, " 

Pearsons John, (butcher) " 

I Sypher George, (butcher) r 54, " 



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MEAT MARKETS AND BUTCHERS— MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS. 



Sypher William, (butcher) r 54:, Cape Vincent 
Stumpf George, Broadway, " 

FLETCHER LOREN A., (butcher) r 45, 

Champion 
Fletcher Orrin, Jr., (butcher) r 50, " 

Lacross Clitford, (butcher) Carthage, " 

Pittock John, Carthage, " 

Sherwood Charles B., (butcher) Car- 
thage, " 
Waite James M., (butcher) Carthage, " 
Balonga Stephen, (butcher) Clayton 
Carpenter Robert, (butcher) r 113, De- 

pauville, " 

Serow Charles, (butcher) " 

Classen Mary Mrs., r 57, " 

Estes Horatio, Water st., " 

McCarn Siduey, James st., '• 

Sero Charles, (butcher) " 

Slate John, (butcher) r 21, Thurso, •' 

SWART .JOHN & CO., Water St., " 

Wilcox Brunning A., James st., " 

Wilson William, " 

Bettinger Eugene P., Main st., Manns- 

ville, Ellisburgh 

Blake & Johnson, Belleville, 
Webster Benjamin F., (butcher) Manns- 

ville, 
Whipple John N., Main st., Belleville. " 

BARNEY HEMAN L., Hotel Phelps 

block, Henderson 

Spencer Alfred, (batcher) r 12, Snaith- 

ville. 
Brooks James, (butcher) Sackets Harbor, 

Hounsfield 
Crouch Wilber, (butcher) r 64, Sackets 

Harbor. " 

EVELEIGH BERNARD, Sackets Har- 
bor. " 

McLaughlin willla.m, Sackets 

Harbor, " 

Simonds Frank, (butcher) Sackets Har- 
bor. " 
Casse Merton W., Main st., Evans Mills. 

Le Ray 
Gilligan John, (butcher) r 100, San- 
ford's Corners, " 
Tucker Ora W., (butcher) Lorraine 
Allen Orville, (butcher) r 8, Three Mile 

Bav, Lvme 

ELLIOTT WILLIAM J., Chaumont, 
Hamilton Alexander, (butcher) r 35, 

Three Mile Bay, '• 

McPlierson James, James st., Chau- 
mont, " 
McPheison William. Chaumont, '' 
BREWER EBENEZER, r 43 cor. 44, Or- 
leans Four Corners. Orleans 
Britton George S. Cul.. Fisher's Landing, '• 
Ford William G., Clavtun st.. La Farge- 

ville, 
H 11 Chail^s a , Main st.. La Fargeville, " 
Dean Charles P., (butcher) r 33, Water- 
town, Pamelia 
Guthrie & Cole, Main st., Philadelphia 
ANDREWS WILLIAM H., (butcher) r 

50, E. Watertown, Rutland 

Chainiilain George, (butcher) Felt's 

Mills. •' 

Howard Henry, (butcher) r 25, •' 

Lester Charles W., (butcher) Black 

River, " 

■Randall James A., (butcher) r 50, E. 

Watertown, '• 

W'aful & Gould, Main st.. Black River, " 



Flora Joseph, (butcher) r 49, Theresa 
Hildrethit Hoover, (butchers) Commer- 
cial St., " 
Parkhuist George, (butcher) River st., " 
Sharp William, Stockwell block. Com- 
mercial St., •' 
Sharpe Chat les E. , (butcher) Quarry St., " 
Armour Beef Co., Anthony st., Watertown 
Andrews Franklin B., (butcher) r 21, E. 

Watertown, " 

Baker Charles G., 69 Public Square, " 

Barnes Daniel A., (butcher) " 

BRAD WAY SELAH S.. 423^ State st., " 

Cushman Oscar 0.. 82 Factory Square, " 

Gill Charles W., 12 FrankHn st., " 

Hill & Campbell, 423^ State st., " 

Jennings Philoren C.", 69 Public Square, " 

Lucas Isaac B., (butcher) r 6, " 

Mack Elizabeth, 7 Court St., '• 

Meeker Ross. " 

Mollison & Dnwdle. 29 Anthony st., " 

REESE LUCIUS E., 17 Court st., " 

Rice Devillo M., (Iiutcher) r 42, Rice's, " 

Scriptiu-e (!<?■. Greene, 69 Public Square, " 
Wilson it Castle, 1 Mill st. cor. Public 

Square, " 
Ham M. D. & Co., State st., Carthage, Wilna 
Pittock John, State St., Carthage, ♦" 
North John, (butcher) Carthage, " 
Owens George E., Mechanic st., Car- 
thage, " 
Taylor Simrn D., State ?t., Carthage, " 

3IliI Supplies. 

Wing C. H. & Son, S. Canal st., Car- 
thage, Wilua 

Slilliners, Millinery, and Fancy 
<iouds. 

(See also Dry Goods, also General Merchants, 

also Ladies' Furnishings.) 
BULLOCK LUCY G. Mme., Dwight 

block, Adams 

Heath James C. 3Irs., Heath block, 

Adams Center. •' 

McNeil H'-len, Church st.. ■' 

Rhoads Anna F., Church st., " 

Schram Sarah V.. Church St., " 

Titsworth Josephine A., Sand st., Adams 

Center, " 

Allies Libbie Miss, Ahles block. Red- 
wood, Alexandria 
Burdick Poppie H. Miss, Church st., Al- 
exandria Bay, " 
Hoyt Mary A. Mrs., Mechanic cor. Main 

sts., Plessis. " 

Hunt S. D. & Co., Market St., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Culbertsoii Chailes H. Mis., Ox Bow, Antwerp^ 
Graves Edith M. Miss. Chapin block, " 
Mcintosh Pauline C. Jliss, Main st., " 
Snell Emma R. Mrs., Main St., " 
VAN ALLEN EMILY, Water st.. Dex- 
ter, Brownville 
Vance Mame E. Miss. Water st.. Dexter, " 
Davis Minnie Miss, Bioidway, Cape Vincent 
Horaii EstcUa Miss, r 37, Rosiere, " 
Van Luvt-n Lvdia Mrs., I3roadway, " 
Walsh Kate, Market st., ' " 
Gates Lovisa P., Carthage, Champion 
Wilcox Orra A., Carthage, " 
Delany Olive, Water st., Clayton 
Locklin Anna Mrs., James st., " 
Balch Ettii L., Mannsville, Ellisburgk 



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DICKINSON TINNIE S., Woodaid 

block, Pienepoiit Manor. Ellisburgh 

Phillips William H., )■ i'2, Belleville. '• 

Remington Flora E. Mrs., Opera House 

blot'k, ;\Iaiinsville. " 

"VValrath Plulena M. Mrs., Walrath block. 

Belleville, " 

€ollins George R. Mrs., Main st., Henderson 
Hough Carrie. Main St.. " 

Dingman Lizzie, (manager) Main st., 

Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 

Hungerford Elva E. Miss, Evans Mills, Le Ray 
Rogers Kate, r 56, Le Kaysville, " 

Brown P. M. Mrs.. " Lorraine 

Blodgett Nancy Mrs., James st., Chau- 

niont. Lvme 

BRAY ELECTA Mrs.. Chaumont, 
Calhoun Ruby Miss, Main st., Chau- 
mont, " 
Fox Clara, Three jMile Bay, " 
€lark Carrie E., Main st..' Philadelphia 
Thresher C. Mis., Main st., 
Le Lano Olive Miss, Black River, Rutland 
Parkhurst Eugene F. Mrs., Main st.. Theresa 
Porter W. C. Mrs., Main st., 
Beardslee Sarah A., 10 Stone st.. Watertown 
Brown Herbert J., 11 Washington St., '• 
Clark C. V. Mrs., " 
Hogan Mary A., 34!^ Court St.. " 
Johnson & Son, 16>^ Public S(iuare, '• 
Parker Margaret, 18 Franklin st., " 
Rogers Lillian I. Miss. Front st., " 
Sanford D. B. & Bartlett, 5, 7, and 9 

Washington St., " 

Traver Ira A. Mr. & Mrs., 8 Washington 

Place, '' 

Bates Harriet Mrs., State st., Carthage, Wilna 
Biddlecome F. & D.. State St., Carthage, " 
Chaufty Ada Miss. Carthage, " 

Colligaii Annie Mrs., State st.. Car- 
tilage, " 
Murphy J. E. & Sisters. Carthage, " 
Rice Emma F., Main st., Natural 

Bridge, '• 

Richardson Clara E., State st., Car- 
thage, " 
Walsh Maggie C, Carthage, '• 
Warren T. D. Mrs., State st., Carthage, " 
Horth E. C. Mrs., Worthville, Worth 

aiillwrjghts. 

WAKEFIELD ALPHEUS, Main st., 

Smithville, Adams 

Snell Norton J., Carthage, Champion 

Cooley Horace, Sackets Harbor. Hounstield 
Starkhouse Timothy R., r 14, Omar, Orleans 
Seeber John D., Pine St., Theresa 

Cook Harrison D., 6 William st., Watertown 
Brownell Dauford B., '• 

Gleason AUiert, h 18 Division st., " 

HEWITT DESRAH J., h 12 Lvme st., " 
Hunter Seth G., 

Gallecicz Arnold, Carthage, Wilna 

GaUeciez Josej^h L., Brunswick Hotel, 

Carthage, '• 

GaUeciez Peter A., Carthage, " 

Mineral Wells. 

Rice Franklin A., r 40, Belleville, Ellisburgh 

Modeliiiaker. 

PLUCHE JAMES F., 3 Mechanic st., 

Watertown 



3Iolding 3Ianufacturers. 

LAKE C. C. A- SOX, Natural Bridge. 



Wilna 



Monumental "Works. 

See Marlile and Granite Dealers. 
Mowers and Reapers. 

See Agricultural Implements. 
3Iusic and 31tisical Instruments. 

BARNEY .t VAN SLYKE. Dwight block. Adams 
GARDNER RUFUS D., Gardner block, '• 
HEATH CHARLES BL, Railroad st., 

Adams Center, " 

Marsh John, 46 Main st., Antwerp 

Whitney & \Yalt, (pianos and organs) 

James st.. Clavton 

CRITTENTON WILLIAM B., Thomp- 
son block. Henderson 
ALDRICH M. E. & SON, Main st.. 

Philadelphia 
COOLEY EVERETT A.. Main st., Rodman 
Adams Brothers. 61 Court St.. Watertown 

HANFORD GEORGE R. & CO., Flower 

building. " 

SCHUYLER CHARLES L., 1 Paddock 

arcade, " 

Springsteen Charles G.. 4 Boyd st., " 

Arnold George W., State st.. Carthage, Wilua 
Budd Thomas R., (manuf. music hold- 
ers) Carthage, '■ 
Hall Fred L., State st., Carthage, 
Hubbard Joel A., Kimball block, Car- 
thage, " 
3Iusic Teachers. 
Gillman Mary Mrs., Park st., Adams 
Hawes L. A., '■ 
Render Mary E. Miss, r 60, Antwerp 
Woodward Mary A. Miss, Spragueville, 

St. Lawrence Co., " 

Rounds Tenie, Dexter, Brownville 

Peo Nettie Miss. Cape Vincent 

PLYMPTONMARi'MRR.. Depauviile. Clavton 
SCHALL ALEXANDER D., 
Beuiis Cornelia Elizabeth, Pierrepont 

Manor, Ellisburgh 

Barton Mida Miss, r 46, Sackets Harbor, 

Hounsfield 
Conlin Rose Mrs., Sackets Harbor, " 

Slater Stephen D.. r 36. E. Hounstield, " 
SLACK PETER W., (vocal) r 20, Pame- 

lia Four Corners, Le Ray 

Daniels Emma Mrs.. Chaumont, Lvme 

SNELL CHARLOTTE E. Miss, Church 

St., Three Mile Bay, " 

Brightweaser Libljie Miss, (instrument- 
al) Orleans Four Corners. Orleans 
TUCKER ORA W.. r 37, La FargeviUe, 
Braiiiard Arthur E., r 61, E. Water- 
town. Rutland 
BROWN ALICE BI. BIes., (piano and or- 
gan) r 83. S. Rutland, 
Bragger Blartha. Watertown 
Gates Elizabeth B. Bliss, " 
KingBIaria R., (vocal and instrumental) 

h 23 Winslow st.. " 

Lowell Lemuel L.. 17 Doolittle & Hall 

block, 
Newell William N., h 45 Prospect st., " 

Ward well Emma S., Sterling Place, " 

Brackett Edward M., (piano and har- 
mony) Carthage, Wilna 
Hall Emma E.. (piano and organ) State 

St., Carthage, '• 



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NEWS DEALERS — PAINTERS, GLAZIERS, AND PAPER HANGERS. 



Ne\vs Dealers. 

Lee Edmn, r 32, Adams Center, Adams 

Angus Thomas G., 7 Paddock arcade, 

Watertown 

Ne«'spapers. 

See Printing Offices. 
Notions. 
Gardner Etta M., Gardner block, 

Mannsville. Ellisbiirgh 

JONES JAMES E., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor, Hounsfield 

McGrath Mary E., 56 Court st., Watertown 
Moore William H., 1 Washington Place, " 
SPENCEK ALICE Mbs.. Center St., 

Natural Bridge, Wilna 

Nurses. 

Booth Ann Mrs., Antwerp 

Smith Mary Mrs., Cape Viucent 

Baker Sarah, 73 .< Mechanic st., Watertown 
Helmer Julia A., " 

McBiide Ellen, h 44 Commercial st., " 

Stone MarY Miss, 25 Washington st., " 

Towns C. G. Mrs., h 8 Park St., " 

Nurseries. 

DEALING B. D. & SON, Railroad st., 

Adams Center, Adams 

SPICER EDWARD D.. 
FREDENBURG EBENEZER W., (agent 
for Chase Brothers, of Rochester) 
Evans Mills, Le Eav 

SIMONS JOHN H.. r 5, Redwood. Theresa 
GREEN W. W., SON & SAYLES,' Watertown 
Edwards A. Sherman, (trees) Carthage, Wilna 
McNamara Patrick, (trees) Carthage, " 

Wilkinson Thaddeus E., (dealers) Car- 
thage, " 

Oculists and Opticians. 

BARNEY & VANSLYKE, Dwight block, Adams 
Judd George, Adams Center, " 

York Marvin C, '• 

Marsh John, 40 Main st., Antwerp 

KIMBALL CHARLES C, 4 Washing- 
ton St., Watertown 
Hall Fred L., State st., Carthage, Wilna 

Oil Dealers^ 

BrownellJames P., Watertown 

WATERTOWN LUBRICATING CO., 

John S. Stock, manager, 29 Newell st., " 

Oil Stoves. 

(See also Hardware, also General Merchants.) 
Hall Galon H., (Florence) Adams Cen- 
ter, Adams 
Opera Houses. 
Hume Arthur E., Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 
^larsh Opera House, G. J. Marsh, prop., 

Mannsville, Ellisburgh 

CITY OPERA HOUSE, E. M. Gates, 

manager. 32 Arsenal st.. Watertown 

HULBURT JOEL B., Main st., Natural 

Bridge, Wilna 

Painters, Glaziers, and Paper Hang- 
ers. 

(See also Artists.) 
Babcock Albert R.. Adams Center, Adams 

CARPENTER GEORGE L.. (sign, car- 
riage, and ornamental^ Spring st., " 



Cooley Frank I., Smith ville, Adams 
Fuller Merritt P., (house) " 
Gibbs Henry A., " 
HALL GILES A., (house and orna- 
mental) Adams Center, " 
Heath Andrew S., Adams Center, " 
Holman Samuel, " 
Jones Henry C, (house and carriage) " 
Larkins Vincent E., (sign and carriage) 

Smith ville. " 
LITTLEFIELD E. T. & SON, Liberty 

St., " 

Lord Fred, Adams Center, " 

Maxon Daniel, Adams Center, " 

Mills Andrew, (house) " 

Saunders Isaac, " 
Beebee Burt E., (house i Plesfis, Alexandria. 

Burns Arthur J., Alexandria Bay, " 

Burtch George H. W., Alexandria Bay, " 

Campbell Charles H., Alexandria Bay, " 

Campbell George M., Alexandria Bay, " 

Cline James, Alexandria Bay, " 

Curran Patrick H., (^house) Redwood, " 

DoUinger Andrew j., (house) Redwood, " 

ESTES JOHN W., Alexandria Bay, " 
Eversou Charles A., (house) Alexandria 

Bay, "^ 

Giffin Frank, Alexandria Bay, "^ 
Grinnell De Witt C, (house and sign) 

Alexandria Bay, ' ' 
Hosner Nelson C, Plessis, "■ 
Pearse Edward W., (carriage and orna- 
mental) r 40, Alexandria Bay, " 
Pearse George F., r 40, Alexandria Bay, " 
Rogers Edgar A., (house) Alexandria 

Bay, " 

Wagoner George S., Alexandria Bay, "■ 

Ward Sherman S., Alexandria Bay, " 

Warner Stephen A., r 56>.3, Plessis, " 

Woodworth Frank L., Redwood, " 
Woodworth Irving W., (house) Alexan- 

andria Bay, " 
Agard Herbert, Antwerp 
Andrews Houghton K., '• 
CARMAN WILLIAM, r 58, 
Clark Clement, (house, sign, and car- 
riage) " 
FAIRBANKS ARTHUR B.. Ox Bow, " 
Wilson William S. . (house, sign, and car- 
nage) '• 
Gleason Charles. Fish Island, Dexter, 

Brownville 

Penney Greenleaf, Dexter, " 

Savage George, Dexter, " 
Smith Chauncy, (house) r 9, Perch 

River, " 
Walters George W., (house) Dexter, " 
Horr William D., (house) Cape Vincent 
Pigton Ellic, (house and sign) " 
Van Luven Adam R., (house) " 
Watkins William, (house) r 13, St. Law- 
rence, " 
Buck Edwin, (house) Carthage, Champion 
Hammand William S., (carriage and 

sign) Carthage, " 

Hartson William. Carthage, " 

Parks Fred W., (house) Carthage, " 
Van Dressen Ela, (carrage and sign) 

Main st.. Carthage, " 
Hale John, (house) Clayton 

HOLLENBECK EZRA G.. " 

Marshall William. " 

McCartey Frank E., (house) " 

Phillips James, (house) " 



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Soper Sylvester, (house) Clayton 

Wells Sidnev G., ' "" 

Wesp Daniel S.. r 10, " 

Wbeelock Jay W., (boat) " 

Wooledge Addison, (house) " 
Bates Mareniis W., (house) Mannsville, 

Ellisburgh 
Beaudin Emmet T., (house, sign, and 

ornamental) r 90, Pierrepont Manor, " 

Clark Samuel, r 63. Woodville, " 
Earl Charles A., (carriage) Mannsville, 

Gardner Henry A., Mannsville, " 
Hallett Frank, (house and ornamental) 

r 101, " 
Hudson Lucien F., Jr., (house, carriage, 

and ornamental) " 

James Isaiah H., r 133, Mannsville, " 
Kipp J. Edfiar, (house and carriage) 

Mannsville, " 
Palmer George G., " 
Plummer Fred. Mannsville, " 
Powers William S., r 52, Belleville, " 
KuryFrankJ., '• 
Wheeler Charles M., (carriage and orna- 
mental) Woodville, " 
Clark Foster, Henderson 
Eggleston Charles D., r 7, " 
White George, " 
Clark Riley, (house) r 8, Brownville, 

Hounsfield 

Martin William, r 8, Brownville, '• 
Maxson Arthur, (carriage) r 47, Sackets 

Harbor, " 

Parker Geoi-ge W.. Sackets Harbor, " 

Carron Lewis B., Evans Mills, Le Piay 

Chamberlain George C, r 106, Black 

River, " 
Chamberlain Peter, (carriage) r 106, 

Black River. " 
COWAN JUDSdN N., Black River, 

Croissant Edward, Evans Mills. " 
Fairbanks Stephen G., r 107, Black 

River, " 

Riley Ceylon D.. r 105, Black River, " 
Bellinger Ezra D.. Lorraine 

Smith Orson S., r 24, " 
Howard Wallace E., (house) r 56, Point 

Peninsula, Lyme 

Kuapp Moses, (house) Chaumont, " 

Mount Byron, (house) Three Jlile Bay, " 

Snell Jacob R., (house) Chaumont, •' 

VAUTRIM VICTOR M., Three Mile Bav, '' 
BRETSCH GEORGE W., Front St.", 

Fisher's Landing. Orleans 

BRYANT JOHN, r 5'^, T. L Park, •' 

Cupernall William H., T. I. Park, " 
Elhs Charles H., r 68, Stone Mills, 



Keech Charley, (house) 

Landing, 
Keecli John H. 

Landing, 
Nulty Robert J, 

Landing. 
Orser Miles W. 



r 10, Fisher's 
(house) r 16, Fisher's 
(house) r 10, Fisher'is 



(house and carriage) 
Lingent'elter block. La Fargeville, " 
Sherman Henrv. oft' r 26, La Fargeville, " 
MOVER DOUGLAS F.. (carriage) r 12, 

Pamelia Four Corners, Pamelia 

Clark Myron, Philadelphia 

Faichney James M., " 

Farnham George, " 

Steele Orrin. " 

Steele Willard, " 

Smith Dewitt C, Rodman 



YOUNGS OREN R.. Rodman 

Chamberlain George, Felt's Mills, Rutland 
Chamberlain Peter. Felt's Mills, " 

Griel) Edward. Felt's Mills, " 

Johnson Frank, Black River, " 

Payne Adell)ert E., S. Rutland. " 

Suriiisteen William H.. Black River, " 

White Parley, Felt's Mills, 
Bullard Clarence D.. Theresa 

Duftany Frank. Jr., (house and car- 
riage) " 
Harger Charles W., " 
Hargar William, " 
Huntington George B., ' " 
Huntington Nathan F., '• 
PEARCE CHARLES, Quarry st., " 
Reamer. House & tool, Foundrj' st., " 
Acker Charles W., Watertown 
Banister Henry O., " 
Bates Wiiham & Edward, (carriage) 

High St.. " 

BECKER HENRY J., (frescoer) 
Bretch George P., (sign) American 

Hotel block. " 

Butterworth Charles F., (sign) 3 Arse- 
nal St., " 
Crawford Andrew, 9 Van Duzee st., " 
Heiiier John, 58 Main st., " 
Jetfers Malcolm, 23 Commercial block, " 
McCarthy Charles J., " 
Mould Eugene J.. " 
Donald William, (house) Wilna 
Hammand William S., (house and car- 
nage) Carthage. " 
Hammond Seranus P., Carthage, " 
Hanson Arthur, Carthage, '■ 
Jones James, Carthage, " 
Nichols Albert C. Carthage, "■ 
Noblet Henry, Carthage, " 
Osburn Albert J., Carthage, " 
Peak George, Carthage, " 
Rice Fred W., Carthage, " 
Sherman George E., (house) Natural 

Bridge. " 

Whalen William H., Water st., Car- 
thage. " 

Painters, Portrait, Etc. 

See Artists: Portrait, Landscape, etc. 

Paints, Oils, and Glass. 

(See also Druggists, also General Merchants, 

also Hardware.) 
Cole Elislia. (manuf.) Alexandria Bay, 

Alexandria 
DAVIS RICHARD A., Cape Vincent 

Newman Robert J. J., Broadway, •' 

Kelsev Brothers, Main st., Belleville, Ellisburgh 
Sheley Edward D., E. Mill St., Theresa 

York & Starkweathei-, 14 Factory st., 

Watertown 

Paper Hangings, Window Shades, 
Etc. 

rSeealso General Merchants, also Book Stores.) 
GLAZIER & BUNCE, Sand cor. Rail- 
road sts., Adams Center, Adams 
Casse William P., Main st., Evans Mills, 

Le Ray 
ALDRICH M. E. & SON, Main st.. 

Philadelphia, 
Hudson & Phair, 71 Public Square, Watertown 
MILLER D. S. & CO., 9 Woodruff House 
block, " 



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PAPER HANGINGS. ETC — PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. 



STERLING A MOSHER. 2 Washington 

St., and 4 Paddock aipade, Watertown 

Paper and Pulp 3Ianufacturer. 

Brownville Box and Paper Co., R. B. 

Biddlecom, pres., treas., and gen- 

oal manager; H. M. Stevens, vice- 

pres. ; W. N. Cornell, sapt.. Brownville 
Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Co., 

Dexter, " 

Froutenac Paper Co., Dexter, " 

Ontario Paper Co., Watertown, " 

OUTTERSON PAPER CO.. " 

Remington C. R. & Son, Watertown, " 

St. Lawrence Paper Co., Dexter, " 

GREAT BEND PAPER CO., F. A. 

Fletcher, pres. and treas.; F. X. 

Zaph. sec'v. Great Bend, Champion 

Clark Fanny M. Mrs., Woodville, EUisbuigh 
Olobe Pap^r Co., Brownville, Hoiinsfield 

Black River Wood Pulp Co., Main st.. 

Black River, Le Rav 

Black River Pulp-Mill, Black River, Rutland 
Empire Wood Pulp Co., Main St., Black 

River. " 

Felt's Mills Paper Co., Felt's Mills, 
Jeli'erson Paper Co., The, on Poor Is- 
land, Black River, " 
Anderson David M.. Watertown 
Black River Paper Co., Se wall's Island, " 
Ball Wooster O.. " 
KOWLTON BROTHERS, (cover paper) 

14and 16Millst., " 

Remington Paper Co.. Sewall's Island, 

A. D. Remington, pres., " 

Remington & Son. " 

TAGGART BROTHERS CO., B. B. 

Taggart, pres., foot of Morrison St., " 
Watertown Paper Co., H. Remington, 

pres.. Sewall's Island, " 

Graves Calvin V., Main st.. Natural 

Bridge, Wilna 

Union Pulp Co., Forge st., Carthage, " 

Patent Right Dealer. 

Patrick Frank, Brownville 

Peddlers. 

Emerson Gilbert, Cfish and fruit) r 37, 

Adams Center, Adams 

Beebee Fred E., Plessis. Alexandria 

Hosner Lorenzo D., (groceries) r 573^, 

Plessis. " 

McRobbie Robert H., Antwerp 

Garloek Truman, r 59. Dexter. Brownville 

Harrington Philo, (tin) r 24, Limerick. " 
Bander William, r 23, Cape Vincent 

Larose Joseph, (pumps) r 112, Depau- 

ville, Clayton 

Allard Wi'liam, (fish) r 99, Ellisburgh 

Butler Wi lis. (tin) r 135, Mannsville, " 

Clark George D., (tin) r 116, Manns- 
ville, - '• 
Whipple Alonzo C, r 9, Henderson 
Cook Orville. r 4, Brownville, Hounsfield 
Cool Henry A., (fish) r 46, Sackets Har- 
bor, " 
Derusha Levi, r 34, E. Hounsfield, " 
McKee Alvin. (fish) Sackets Harbor, " 
Bradley Calvin, Evans Mills, Le Ray 
Turner Abner, r 25, Evans Mills, " 
Wood William, r 56, Le Raysville, 
demons John S., r 35, Three Mile Bay, Lvme 
Knowlton Hart M., Three Mile Bay, ' '" 



Roof Levi, r 35, Three Mile Bay, Lyme 

Newell Charles B., (dry goods and gro- 
ceries) r 32. Orleans Four Corners, Orleans 
Clark William T., Watertown 

Cotter Timothy, •• 

Camidge Richard, (tin) r 10, N. Wilna, Wilna 
White Aaron A., r 46, Carthage, " 

Pension and Claim Agents. 

BUELL & KILBY. Seaton block, Henderson 
DOLAN JAMES, 19 Paddock arcade. 

Watertown 

Photographers. 

Armsburv Stiles P., Liberty st., Adams 

JOHNSON ADELAIDE, 
Miller C. C, D wight block, 
Corliss Frank E., r 52. Plessis, Alexandria 

Mclutyre Alexander C. (Thousand Is- 
land views) Market st., Alexandria 
Bay. " 

Parker Don A., Main st., Plessis. " 

Faichney Joseph A., 2 Williams block, Antwerp 
Reeee Davis E.. Postoffice block, " 

WINN WILLIAM H.. Dexter, Brownville 

WINGFIELD DAVID J., Broadway, 

Cape Vincent 
Ackerman Nelson W., Main st., Car- 
thage, Champion 
Conley Jacob. Carthage. '• 
Hardy David R., Water st., Clayton 
Angle D. Lane, r 19. Belleville, Ellisburgh 
HUESTED GEORGE P., Mannsville. 
HUESTED RALPH W., Mannsville and 

Belleville. " 

Dick Will. Main st., Three Mile Bay, Lyme 
Lamson George L., Main St., La Farge- 

ville. Orleans 

Vandewalker Clarence A., r 5, Pamelia 

Four Corners, Pamelia 

Breslow Bernard, Gardner block, Philadelphia 
Vosburgli Alonzo, Felt's Mills. Rutland 

.Johnson Wallace A.. Commercial St.. Theresa 
Banta Jacob C. 18 Public Square, Watertown 
Endlong Gideon N.. " 

Hart Cliaiies S., 13 Paddock arcade, " 

HART WILLIAM E.. 15 Washington 

St., " 

Hewke Theodore S.. 2 Frankhn st.. '• 

JOHNSON ARTHUR A., Van Namee 

block, 
Peck Augustus C, 11>^ Washington st., " 
Hart Fred K., State cor. Church sts., 

Carthage, Wilna 

Lewis George F., State st., Carthage, '• 

Physicians and Surgeons. 

Bailey Fred C, Adams Center, Adams 

Bailev William C, Adams Center, " 

Bradley Edwin H., S. Main st., " 

Dawley Martin W., " 

Goss Alfred. Cleveland block, " 
HALE AUSTIN K., 

Johnson Parley H., Cleveland block, " 

Lord Sheldon b.. Smith ville, '■ 
NICKELSON WILLIAJI H., M. D., 

(homeo.) Ripley block, " 
Pierce John, Railroad St.. " 
POTTER CORRELL D.. Adams Center, " 
CAMPBELL EDWIN E., M. D., James 
cor. Church sts., Alexandria 
Bav. Alexandria 
Catlin "Charles A., Catlin block, Red- 
wood. " 



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•CLINK ROBERT, C. M.. M. D., Red- 
wood, Alexandria 
COLE JOHN D., Church st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Hutchins Martin J., Main st.. Redwood, " 
Ryan James E., (homeo.) Church st., 

Redwood, " 

WATSON LEWIS C. M. D., James st., 

Alexandria Bav, " 

Wood J. Aldrich, M. D.. (alio.) Main st., 

Plessis. ' " 

Abell Ira H.. Chapiii block. Antwerp 

MOAK SHELDON R., Main st , Ox 

Bow, ' ' 

Wood Gary H., Main cor. Mechanic sts., " 
Douglas Charles, M. D., (alio.) Water 

St.. Dexter, Brownville 

Footc G. A., Dexter, " 

Massev Francis W. H., (alio.) " 

Morgan Albert L., M. D., Dexter, " 

ALLAN EDWARD, M. D., St. Law- 
rence. Cape Vincent 
BRAUN MARTIN, M. D.. (alio.) Murray 

St., ' " 

Bushnell Hanley N., M. D., (alio, and 

homeo.) Broadway, " 

Crabb Eugene M., ( alio. ) Broadway, " 

HAY WILLIAM, M. D., r 4, St. Law- 
rence, " 
Masson & Dawson, Broadway cor. Mar- 
ket sts. ' " 
HEWITT GEORGE D., Biidge st., 

Carthage. Chami^ion 

HULL CHARLES J., Main St., Car- 
thage. " 
JOHNSON EDWARD F., M. D., r 23, " 
Sternberg A. Irving. Carthage. '• 
Cheesemaii Byron C, Depauville, Cla3'ton 
FRAME SOLOMON V., 31. D., (alio.) 

James st.. •' 

McCOMBS GEORGE M., M. D., James 

St.. " 

McILMOYL HENRY A., M. D.. C. M.. 

(alio.) James st., " 

Svlyester George E., r 18. Black Riyer, " 

VEBBERFR.^NKM., '• 

CHAPMAN EUGENE A., N. Washing- 
ton St., Belleville. Ellisburgh 

Frame Silas W.. N. Jlain st., Belleville, " 

GARDNER GEORGE F., Pierrepont 
Manor, " 

Hibbard Gilbert C, Main st., Manns- 
ville. 

SARGENT JOHN W., Main st., Wood- 
ville, 

SEVERANCE CYRUS J., Main st., 

Mannsville, " 

Sias William H. H.. Mainst.. " 

THOMPSON ANSON S., Main St.. 

WASHBURN WILLIAM A., Manns- 
ville, 

BUELL OLIN F., Henderson 

NUGENT DANIEL B., Park st.. 

Terry W. G., Main st., 

Boyd Alfred J., Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor. Hounsfield 

HADLEY WILLIAM W., M. D., Main 

St.. Sackets Harbor, " 

Lord Sheldon D., Sackets Harbor. " 

Tyler & Porter, Main St.. Sackets Har- 
bor. 

DAVIS GEORGE H., (alio.) r 107, Black 

River, Le Ray 



FORRESTER WILLL\M A., Main st.. 

Black River, Le Ray 

Jones Le Roy E.. (alio. ) Main st., Evans 
Mills.* 

Smith Robert A . (alio.) Evans Mills. 

Sylvester George E., Main st., Black 
River, •• 

Fawdry William C, Lorraine 

Overton Martin L.. School st.. 

Collins Alva N., (alio.) r 58, Point Pen- 
insula, Lyme 

GETMAN ADELBERT A., M.D., (alio.) 
Chaumont, " 

Jewett Henry W., M. D., (alio.) Chau- 
mont. " 

Parker Charles. M. D., Three Mile Bav, 

VINCENT WATERMAN A.. M. D.. 

(alio.) Main st.. Three Mile Bay. " 

ANTHONY ALICE H., (eclectic) r 68, 

Stone Mills, Orleans 

Dale Frederick, M. D., La Fargeville, 

Jones Clarence L., Main st.. La Farge- 
ville. 

POTTER HANLY B., (eclectic) Main 

St., La Fargeville. " 

WARD E.MERY E., (alio.) r 14. Pame- 

lia Four Corners, Pamelia 

Corbin Sherman. Sterlingville, Philadelphia 

GRAHAM JAMES C , Main St., 

Lane Horace S., (eclectic) Antwerp St., " 

RODENHURST De WITT C, (alio.) 

Aldrich St., " 

SMITH HERBERT L., Main st., Rodman 

Braiuard Arthur E., r 61, E. Watertown. 

Rutland 

Cramer Lansing J., Main st., S. Rut- 
land. " 

SABIN GEORGE G., M. D., Black 
River. 

Kelsey James E., M. D., Exchange 

block. Theresa 

Sant;yay Frederick L , M. D., Commer- 
cial St., '• 

Sturtevant Jeremiah R., Main st., '• 

Adams Murray M., (homeo.) 2}^ Public 

Square. Watertown 

BAKER THOMAS C, 55 Mill st.. 

Bovd Alfred J., 

CRAWE J. M. & SON, 26 to 29 Paddock 

arcade, " 

DEANE HENRY H., M. D., 15 Paddock 

EASTMAN ORLANDO C. 31 Stoddard 

aicade. " 

FARMER GROSVENOR S., (homeo.) 24 

Paddock Exchange. " 

GIFFORD GUSTAVUS A., (homeo.) 18 

Paddock arcade, " 

GIFFORD L.\ DETTE G., Flower 

building, " 

Ives G. H . 1 Doohttle & Hall block. 
LAIRD WILLIAM T., (homeo.) 2 Opera 

House block, .' 

LOW ADDISON S.. 24 Stone st.. 
LOW J. BARNEY, (eve and ear) 9 Stone 

St.. 

MANSFIELD LOIS FITCH, 2 Sterling 

St.. " 

PARKER KATE, 37 Washington St.. 
RES;F0RD CHARLES M.. 8 Stone st.. 
SHEPARD FREDERICK M., 25 Pad- 
dock arcade. " 
SILL EDWARD, 2 Iron block. 



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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS — PRINTING OFFICES. 



S-MITH A. S. & SON, 9 American ar- 
cade, Watertown 
Smitli Herbert H.. 25 Paddock arcade, " 
SMITH JAMES M.. 23 Paddock st., " 
SMITH MASON LEE, 23 Paddock ar- 

SPENCER GORDON P., 1 Iron block. 
SPENCER HENRY G. P., 1 Stone St., " 
Spencer James D., 1 Stcne st., " 

STEVENS A. B., 10 and 12 Flower 

Iniildiiig, " 

STEVEXS CALVIN GAY, 1 Opera 

House block, " 

TROWBRIDGE EDWARD W., M. D., 

221.; Public Square. " 

TROWBRIDGE FREDERICK G., 22^ 

Public Square. " 

Willard Edward W., 22 Paddock st., " 
BINGLE HENRY D., State st., Car- 
thage. Wilna 
BROWN HENRY E., M. D., Delmore 

block, Carthage, " 

Bruce Francis W.. State st., Carthage, " 
Copp John H., Main st.. Natural Bridge, " 
DRURY CHARLES S.. Main st., Natural 

Bridge, " 

Ferguson Nelson D., Mechanic st., Car- 
thage. " 
MERRILL SAMUEL L., M. D., State 

cor. Clinton sts.. Carthage. " 

OWEN JOHN W., M. D.. Carthage, " 

Simonds E. A. & C. A., State st., Car- 
thage, " 
Sternberg A. Irviu, M. D.. Main st., " 
Stevens R. Apple ton, State st., Car- ■ 
thage, " 

Pianos and Organs. 

See Music and Musical Instruments. 
Piano Tuners. 
Hawes L. A.. Adams 

HEATH CHARLES- M., Railroad st., 

Adams Center, " 

Adams Samuel, Watertown 

Fenn Jason M.. h 9 Benedict st., " 

Lewis Charles G., h 60 Massey st., " 

Lewis Henry M., h 6i Massey St., " 

Picture Frames. 

(See also Books and Stationery, also Furni- 
ture, also Photographers.) 
Austin Enoch 0., 8 Franklin st., Watertown 

Planing-Mills. 

(See also Saw-Mills, also Sash, Doors, and 
Blinds.) 
Marks Philip, Broadway, Cape Vincent 

Loomis Stephen B., r 51, Dexter, Brownville 
Leonard, Gilmore & Co., Lock St., Dex- 
ter *' 
CASTER C. H. & E. I., r 72, Pierrepont 

Manor, Eilisburgh 

Hill Jerome, r 117, Mannsville, '• 

WOOD N. & SONS, Woodville, 
Hoover George, r 12. Dexter, Hounsfield 

WILSON JAMES A., (agent) Sackets 

Harbor, ' ' 

BATEMAN LUTHER L., Lorraine 

Wheeler George A., r 35, Theresa 

CASE EDWARD E., 12 and 14 River St., 

Watertown 
LAKE C. C. & SON, Natural Bridge, Wllna 



Gillett Andrew B.. Worthville, Worth 

KELLOGG SAMUEL B., Worthville, " 

PROUTY WILLIAM H., r 14, Worth- 
ville. " 

Plaster. 

See Lime, Plaster, etc. 

Plows, HarroAvs, Etc. 

See Agricultural Implements. 
Plating Works. 

Gennings David C, (silver and gold) 

r 38. Clayton 

Bates William & Edward, (gold, sil- 
ver, nickel, and japanning) High 
St.. Watertown 

GORMLEY JOHN J., 26 Newell st.. 

Plumbers and Gas Fitters. 

Blaloney George F., Dixon block, Adams 

Hartman & Haas, Church st., Alexan- 
dria Bay. Alexandria 
Thompson "W. H. & Son, Market St., 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Cook Elwin M.. Water st., Clayton 

Baldwin Fred A.. 8 Arsenal st., Waiertown 
BEFFREY & MOWE, 18 Franklin st., 
Bragger J. J. & Son, foundry Hoard st., 

gas office 3 Anthony st., " 

Harbottle J. G. & Sons, 37 and 38 Pub- 
lic Square, " 
Howard Lvman A.. 6 Franklin st., " 
HOWARD A ARTHUR. 46 State st., " 
SOPER ALBERT P., 8 Le Ray st., 
Sargent .fe Andrews, 29 Public Square. " 
Wicks, Hughes & Griffith, 7 Franklin 

St., " 

Rogers J. & Co., State st., Carthage, Wilna 

Portrait Painters. 

See Artists: Portrait, Landscape, etc. 
Poultry Dealers and Growers. 

(See also Fancy Fowls.) 
Main D. C. & H. D., r 36, Adams Cen- 
ter, Adams- 
Dealing George, r 117, Mannsville, Eilisburgh 
Rowe Timothy, r 123, " 

Printing Offices. 

DEALING B. D. & SON. Railroad st.. 

Adams Center. Adams- 

JEFFERSON COUNTY JOURNAL, W. 

J. Allen, editor and publisher, " 

PAYNE JOHN W., 3 Howell ave., Alex- 
andria Bav, Alexandria 

ANTWERP GAZETTE, M. H. Bent, 

editor and prop., Main st., Antwerp 

CAPE VINCENT EAGLE, Charles B. 
Wood, editor and prop., Broadway, 

Cape Vincent 

ONTHE ST. LAWRENCE. W. B. Phillips. 

editor and prop., Water st., Clayton 

Richards Edward J., Seaton block. Henderson 

HOLBROOK CHARLES E., 15 Wash- 
ington st., Watertown 

Hungerford Orville E., 7 and 9 Anthony 

St.. 

SILENT WORKER, semi-monthly. Rev. 
William Taveiner Stokes, editor, 7 
and 9 Autlionv St., " 

WATERTOWN Ai)VOCATE, George E. 
Satchwell, editor and prop., 6 Wash- 
ington Hall block, " 



PRINTING OFFICES — RAILROAD AMD TICKET AGENTS. 



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WATEKTOWN DAILY TIMES and WA- 
TERTOWN REFORMER AND 
AVEEKLY TIMES. Brockway & 
Sons. pub. and props., 12 and 14 
Arcade at., Watertown 

WATERTOWN HERALD. Jere. Cough- 
lin. editor and prop., 18 Washing- 
ton St., " 

AVATERTOWN POST, In galls & Her- 

rick, pnb. , 35 Ai-senal st., ■' 

WATERTOWN RE-UNION, Charles W. 

Clare, editor and prop , 18 Arcade st., " 

Winslow Harrv E., 6^ Sterling st., " 

CARTHAGE ' REPUBLICAN, L. G. 

Chase, prop.. State St., Carthage. Wilna 

CARTHAGE TRIBUNE, W. B. Kesler, 

manager, State St., Carthage, " 



Produce (Country) Dealers. 



(See also General Merchant?.) 



^dams 



Chafin V. W., 
Ingraham Austin W., " 

Failing Walsteiu A.. Redwood, Alexandria 

Scobeli J. Albert, Broadway, Cape Vincent 
B.\BCOCK LYSANDER W., Carthage, 

Champion 
CONSAUL WILLIAM H., Water st.. Clayton 
Green James E., Belleville, Ellisbnrgh 

Kennedy Charles B., r 66, Belleville, '■ 

Millard Alphonso, " 

Coplev H. & Sons, Chaumont. Lvme 

Hamilton Charles H., r 24. Three Mile 

Bav, " 

McLEAN GEORGE C, James st., Chau- 
mont, '' 
COOLEY NELSON G., (butter, cheese, 

and eggs) Rodman 

:\IcMICHAEL THOMAS J., 
Harger Jt>hn. Getman block, Theresa 

Hildreth & Hoover, (^butter, eggs, and 

hides) Commercial st., " 

Bailey James H. . Waterto wn 

Ball Henry M., 39 Public Square, " 

Guvot William, 29 Factory St., " 

Babcock & Horr, Carthage, Wilna 

Proprietary 3Iedicines. 

(See also Drugs and Medicines, also General 
Merchants.) 

Kenyon & Thomas, (De Hale's household 

"ointment) River st.. Adams 

Robbins E. M. & Co., (Mrs. L. B. Webb's 

family ointment) " 

Walrath Hiram G., (Walrath's liniment) 

Walrath block, Belleville, Ellisburgh 

RICE WILLIAM S.. (^rupture cure oint- 
ment) Smith ville, Henderson 

GREEN CHARLES F., 23 Coffeen St., 

Watertown 

Horr Althea Mrs., (vegetable com- 
pound, or Milk of Roses) 7 Me- 
chanic St., " 

POTTER IRA A. & CO., (plaster, oint- 
ment, etc.) 10 Rutland st., " 

Van Wert Chemical Co., (Van Wert 
remedies) S. Felt, Jr., & C. W. 
Simons, props., 11 Anthony st., " 

Frederick Carlos L., (Frederick's lung- 
worth syrup) State st., Carthage, Wilna 

Fuller Christine M. Mrs., (King's crys- 
tal balm) Cai'thage, " 



Publishers. 

(See also Printing Offices.) 
KIMBALL JOSEPH C, 58 Stone st.. Water town 
Waite W. Herbert, (directory) Carthage, Wilna 

Pumps. 

(See also Hardware, also Stoves and Tinware.) 
Moore Charles D., r 19, Lorraine 

McNeil William, Main st., Philadelphia 

Delano Elijah, h 7 William .st , Watertown 
MAKEPEACE CHARLES E., 8 Arse- 
nal st., " 
Empire Steam Pump Mfg. Co.. Forge 

St., Carthage, Wilna 

Villars Patrick, Carthago, " 

Quarries. 

Buck Truman, (stone) r 42, Carthage, 

Champion 
GORDON TURCOTTE. (granite) Grind- 
stone Island, r 1, Thurso, Clayton 
Syracuse Granite Co., Grindstone 

Island, Syracuse, N. Y.. and " 

Thousand Island Granite Co.. Thurso. '• 
Adams Brothers, (stone) off James St., Lyme 
Duford & Son, (stone) Chaumont, " 

Enos ite Adams (limestone) Chaumont, " 

Railroad and Ticket Agents. 

Fish Daniel, (station) Adams 

Mclntyre William H., (station) Adams 

Center, " 

Cornwall Brothers, (general) Market 

St., Alexandria Baj-, Alexandria. 

McDonald George A., (station R., W. & 

O. R. R. ) Redwood, " 

MAXON FRANK E., (station R., W., & 

O. R. R. ) Antwerp 

Rundell Frank E., r 42. Limerick, Brownville 
WHITEMORE GEORGE, C, (ticket) " 
Burgess Joseph, (station). r 37, Rosiere, 

Cape Vincent 
Kesler William, (station R., W. & O. 

R. R.) 
McNeil Alvah W., Cstation and ticket 

R., W. & O. R. R.) r 6, Great Bend. 

Champion 
Dewev H. F., (station R., W. & O. R.) Clayton 
REES CHARLES E., Water st.. 
Buck Lewis I., (station) Pierrepont 

Manor, Ellisburgh 

Croissant Fred E., (station R., W. & O. 

R. R.) Evans Mills, Le Ray 

Graves Joseph S., (station) r 107, Black 

River, " 

Matty Marvin H., (station R., W. & 0. 

R. R.) r 101. Sanford's Corners, " 

Dewey AUwin H., (station R.. W. & O. 

R. R.) Three Mile Bay, Lyme 

Reading William, (station) Chaumont, " 
Boh Derrick W., (station) r 35, Orleans 

Four Corners, Orleans 

Green Clifton M., (station R,, W. & O. 

R. R.) La Farge ville, " 

Barr Calvin T., (station R.. W. & O. 

R. R.) Philadelphia 

RITTER OBED E., (station) Sterling- 

ville, " 

Slack Albert W., (station R.. W. & O. 

R. R.) Felt's Mills, Rutland 

Fisher Elbert V., (station R., W. & 0. 

R. R.) Theresa. 



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RAILROAD AND TICKET AGENTS — SASH. DOORS, AND BLINDS. 



Adams Pitt, (ticket) Watertowu 

Baker Frank L., (railroad and steam- 

lioat ticket aseiit) 3 Paddock arcade, " 
CHITTENDEN THOlMAS C (railroad 
and steambjat ticket) 5 Paddock 
arcade. " 

Huggaus George F., (general manager 

and supt. C. & A. R'v) Carthage. Wilna 
Starkey Edgar L., (C. & A. R'y) Nat- 
ural Bridge, " 
Real Estate Dealers. 
Carter Theron T., Cleveland block, Adams 
Dana Toeodore F., Blain st.. Redwood, 

Alexandria 
Bailey Frederick J., Antwerp 

Coolidge Alvin, " 

Breen Nathaniel F., Broadway, Cape Vincent 
Normander I^aac S., Carthage, Champion 

EASTMAN C. A.& J. H., Belleville, Ellisburgh 
Lyon George W., Black River, Le Ray 

Marshall G. H., La Fargeville, Orleans 

Boon Maitland. Watertown 

BOON STEPHEN, 

Bowers Charles B.. " 

Oriffin Bartholomew, •' 

PAWLING & DeLONG, 13 Commercial 

block, ' ' 

SMITH A. PALMER, 

Smith William H., 20 Commercial arcade, " 
Tomlinson Dewitt C, 3 Clav st., " 

WAITE & GOOD ALE, 7 Paddock build- 

inff, " 

WILSON & QUINN. 3^ Court st., " 

BROWN R EMSEN R. . Carthage. Wilna 

DELMORE WILLIAM H., State st., 

Carthage, " 

Edwards John S., Jr., Carthage, ". 

Kesler Augustus. Carthage, "' 

Rugg Martin, Carthage, " 

Smitli William S.. Cartilage, '• 

STEWART ALEXANDER Y., School 

St., Carthage, " 

Restaurants and Saloons. 
Hall Hiram D., S. Main St., Adams 

Ivory Harrison, Main st., Smithville, " 

Judd George. Adams Center, " 

Lee F. A. & Co.. S. Main st., 
Chnk Robert M., Main st.. Redwood, 

Alexandria 
Kepler William F., James st., Alexan- 
dria Bay, " 
Peck Noah. Church cor. Walton sts., 

Alexandria Bay, " 

Burtis John D., Main st., Antwerp 

Riley John, Main st , " 

Fryer Samuel C, Broadway cor. Blarket 

fits.. Cape Vincent 

Middleton William, Broadway cor. Mar- 
ket sts., ' " 
Van Luven Leonard, Broadway, " 
Wall Richard, Broadway, •' 
BASS CHARLES P., ' Clayton 
Bertrand Alphonzo, James st., ' " 
Bertrand Napoleon, James St., " 
Birdsell Philander, James st., " 
Lapontaine Frank. Water st., " 
Mattis John H., Water st., " 
O'Brien Daniel, Water St., " 
Wheeler Frank, Water St., " 
Barney Bradley, Main cor. Washington 

sts., Belleville, Ellisburgh 

Jackson John E., Gardner block. Manus- 
ville. <i 



Spinli Winford H., Main st., Ellisburgh 

Ramsdell Francis J , Main st., Henderson 

Conlin Samuel P.. Dexter. Hounsfleld 

Earl James P.. Main st., Rackets Harbor, " 
HASTINGS ALEXANDER B., Main St., 

Sackets Harbor, " 

Heme us Sylvester J., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor, " 

Lewis Melvui A., Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, " 
Mabb Jeremiah F., Main st., Sackets 

Harbor. '• 

Madigau Matthew, Main St., Sackets 

Harbor. " 

EVANS VINCENT, Main st., Evans Mills, 

Le Rav 
Cole Harvey D., Mill cor. Main sts., 

Chaumont. Lvme 

CROUSE GEORGE. Jb , Main st.. Three ' 

Mile Bay, 
Lucas Andrew J., Main St., Three Mile 

Bay, 
McFadden John, Main st., Philadelphia 

Grieb Gottlieb, Main st., Theresa 

Keller Cliristopher, Commercial st., " 

Clark W^iiliam L., 84 Factory Square, 

Watertown 
Clobridge Charles A., 15 Arsenal st., '• 

Cook Joseph E., 120 Arsenal st., " 

Cuff Edward. 7 Arcade St., " 

EHRLICHER DAVID. 8 Arcade st.. 
ELMER WILLIAM M. & SONS, 23 Court 

St., •' 

Fethero James B., 104 Court St., '• 

Griffith John. 4 Arsenal st.. " 

La Rue Eugene M., 14 Paddock arcade, " 
Luddington Jacob S., " 

McCarthv Bernard J.. 44 Court st., " 

QUENCER JULIUS A. . 20 Pubhc Square, ' ■ 
Quencer Jacob, Jr., 10 Frankhn St., " 

Seibert Peter, .50 Court st., 
Shepard Frank H.. 26 Court St., " 

Simpson Edward. 3.5 Court st., " 

Simpson John, 7 Mill st.. " 

SNELL NORMAN S., at depot, 
Tripp William, 9 Arsenal St.. " 

W'eiduer Charles. 10 Paddock arcade, '" 

Wilda Hiram, 36 Public Square, " 

Bowen Levi L..Main st., Natural Bridge, Wilna 
Davis George N., State st., Carthage, " 

Kelly Henry C, State St., Carthage, " 

Lyman Ambrose, State cor. Canal sts., 

Carthage, " 

McQuillen James, State st., Carthage, " 

Waters Patrick, Canal st., " 

Bert George, Sr., r 16. Worthville, Worth 

Ramsey Charles P., Worthville, " 

Roofers. 

Hartman & Haas, Church st., Alexan- 
dria Bav, Alexandria 
REED OWEN P., Chaumont, Lyme 

Rubber Goods. 

CocagneFred N., Broadway, Cape Vincent 
Rubber Stamps. 

Dennison Albert S., under Watertown 

National Bank, Watertown 

Bickford Florence I., (rubber and steel) 

State St., Carthage, Wilna 

Sash, Doors, and Blinds. 

Adams Lumber Co., John A. Cameron, 

manager. Factory st.. Adams 



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Ellisburgh 



Henderson 

Black 

Le Ray 

Lorraine 

Philadelphia 

Thertsa 



GREENE O. De GRASSE, Adams Cen- 
ter. Adams 

Hallett Fred K., Main st., Smithville. '• 

Cook Si Smith, off Main St., Redwood. 

Alexandria 

Proctor & Ellin. Sisson St., Alexandria 
Bay, " 

Bethel John G , Antwerp 

Ormiston George & Son, Main st.. Ox 
Bow, " 

Binninger & Strainge. Dexter. Brownville 

Leonard, Gilmore & Co., Lock St., Dex- 
ter. " 

DAVIS RICHARD A., Cape Vincent 

Gibbs Scott M.. Mill st.. Carthage, Champion 

STROUGH & BROOKS, Blaiy cor. 

Theresa sts.. Clayton 

Webster W. A., W. A. Dygert, manager. 
Union st.. 

Clarli Fanny M. Mrs., Woodville, 

Hudson George S.. Factorv st., 

WOOD N. & SONS, Woodville, 

Hadcock Frank. 

Walton George. 

WOLCO'lT COMP.\NY, THE, 
River, 

Baker Augustus E., Adams, 

Seeber & Groat, Main st.. 

Reamer. House i^ Pool, Foundry st 

Sheley Edward D., E. Mill St., 

Wheeler Geoi-ge A., r 35. " 

HARVEY VALMER R., 8 Mechanic st., 

Watertown 

VAN DOREN CORNELIUS L. 25 Mill St., " 

EATON P. L. .t C. E., Meclianic St., 

Carthage. Wilna 

Sausage 3Ianufacturers. 

DEALING B. D. & SON, Railroad st.. 

Adams Center. Adams 

Gardner Ira, 143^ Polk st., Watertown 

Saw-:>mLs. 

(See also Lumber Manufacturers and Dealers.) 
BABCOCK FRED R., Smithville, Adams 

Damon Andrew, Railroad st., •' 

Damon Andrew J., r 26. " 

Linsey Charles r 37, Adams Center, " 

Scidmore Asliley. r 48, Adams Center, " 

Cline John H., oft' Main st.,Plessis, Alexandria 
Cook Nelson R., oft' Lake st.. Redwood, 
Hoyt Horace P., Plessis, " 

Proctor & Ellis, Sisson st., Alexandria 

Bhv. " 

SPRINGER DANIEL, r 3. Redwood, 
Baldic James H., Evans Mills, Antwerp 

Copley A. .V- E.. 

Foote Handley J., Van Buren st., " 

3Ioiiro William. '• 

P.U'XE ROSSEEL, off- r 8. Ox Bow, 
FRALEY PETER, r 51, Rosiere. Cape Vincent 
RILEY THOMAS E., r 24, Rositre, 
Vautrin Joseph, r 26, Rosiere, •' 

Normander Isaac S., Carthage, Champion 

Calder James. Union st.. Clayton 

Steinberg Elias G.. r 93. Depauville. " '• 

BARNES CURTIS J., r 90, Pierrepont 

Manor, Ellisburgh 

Calkins Charles F.. Pierrepont Manor, •' 
CASTER C. H. & E. I., r 72, Pierrepont 

Manor, " 

Clark Fannie M. Mrs., Woodville, 
GREENE LETTINE D. Mrs., r 133 

cor. 143, 



Hill Jerome, r 117, Mannsville, Ellisburgh 

Hudson George 8., Factorv st.. '• 

JOHNSON JOHN Q., (custom) r 148, 

Mannsville. " 

Stacev Harvev C. Belleville, " 

BABCOCK FRED R,, Main st., Smith- 
ville. Henderson 
CHAPMAN JOHN, r 37. 
VAN WINCKEL JACOB H., r51, Bishop 

Street, " 

Hoover George, r 12, Dexter, Hounstiekl 

CHILD EUGENE A., r 55, Le Raysville.Le Ray 
Holbrook Charles I.. E\ans Mills, 
JONES NATHAN, r 1. Evans Mills, " 

Wilson William W.. r 49, Le Ravsville. " 

B.\TEMAN LUTHER L.. " Lorraine 

Brigham -John, Mannsville, " 

Standish William N.. r 56, '• 

Wagoner Abeel. E. Main st., " 

Vroman V. L., Chaumont. Lyme 

Wheeler Menzo, Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, " 

Collins Eiwin S., Omar, Orleans 

Louck-i Walter. Main st.. La Fargeville, '• 
WAUGH LEONARD A., r 68. SUiue 

Mills. 
ESSINGTON JOSEPH, Sterlingville, 

Philadelphia 
ROBERTS WILLIAM, off Sand St., 
Oatman Edward, r 42 n 41, Rodman 

Wait Wilford D., E. Rodman, 
Marshall Henrv, Ft-lt's Mills. Rutland 

WALDO JAY W., r 57, S. Rutland, 
Eddv Jason, (custom) on outlet of Hvde 

Lake, r 52, " Theresa 

Eddv Jason M., r 52. " 

JENiaNS WILLARD, Orleans Four 

Corners. '• 

POOL & CHEESEMAN, oft' Foundry st., " 
Sardam Sylvester C, r 7, Redwood,' " 

Snell Herman, " 

Soptr Orange. Redwood, " 

Wheeler George A., r 35, " 

North Edwin A., r 30. Watertown 

ALDRICH WALLACE N., r 11, N. Wil- 
na. Wilna 
Brace John W.. Guvot Island, Carthage, " 
Carter & Randall, r 4, N. Wilna. " 
Hendricksi'n Brotheis. r 26, N. Wilna, '• 
Kesler Augustus, on Guyot Island, Car- 
thage. " 
MILLS LEWIS H.. (estate) Carthage, 
Wilson George G., Mill st., Natural 

Bridge. " 

Breman A Ling, r 33, Lorraine, Worth 

Cleveland Newton, Lorraine. '• 

CORNELL EDWARD, Worth Center, " 

Cornell Sidney E., Worth Center, " 

Dunning Frank, r 13 cor. 13%, Barnes 

Corners. Lewis Co.. '< 

Gillett Anrirew B., Worthville. 
Henderson Herbert M., r 13, Barnes 

Corners, Lewis Co., '• 

KELLOGG SA5IUEL B., Worthville. 
PROUTY WILLIAM H., r 14, Worth- 
ville. 
SPIES WILLIA-M, r 12, Worthville, 
Tucker Douglas, r 30, Lorraine. " 

Woodard Henry V , r 28. Worth Center, " 

Scale Dealers. 

(See also Hardware.) 
DEALING B. D. & SON, (Jones's scales) 

Railroad St., Adams Center, Adams 



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SECOND-HAND GOODS — STOVES AND TINWARE. 



Secoiid-Hand Goods. 

Ben-s William H., 69 Court st., Watertown 

Schools. 

See Acailemies and Schools. 
Sewing 3Iacliines. 

GARDNER RUFUS D.. Gardner block, Adams 
HEATH CHARLES M., Railroad St., 

Adams Center, " 

Kellogg Frank S.,r 32 cor. 33, Adams 

Centei'. " 

HOUGHTON ALMON H.. (Domestic) 

James St.. Alexindria Bay, Alexandria 
LEWIS ELI AS D., Redwood," 
Buel Cljarles E.. Antwerp 

Marsh Cassius, Main st.. " 

Williams Ransalaer. Mechanic st., " 

WISNER IDA M. Mrs., r 34, Dexter, 

Brown ville 
Curtis Albert D., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, Lyme 

Steele Emery, Three Mile Bav, " 

ALDRICH M. E. & SON, Main st., Philadelphia 
Bell Lewis B., (White) 27 Arsenal st., 

Watertown 
Lewis Charles F., (New Home) 30 Pad- 
dock arcade, " 
Singer Mfg. Co., H. B. Rose, manager, 42 

Arsenal st., " 

Arnold Geoige W., Carthage, Wilna 

Hubbard Joe) A., Carthage, Kimball block, " 

Shingle Manufacturers. 

(See also Lumber Manufacturers and Dealei'S, 

also Saw-Mills.) 
Damon Andrew, Railroad st., Adams 

Calder James. Union st., Clavton 

GREENE LETTINE D. Mrs., r 138 cor. " 

143. ElUsburgh 

CHAPMAN JOHN, r 37. Henderson 

JONES NATHAN, r 1, Evans Mills, Le Ray 
Hall Geoige H., r 53, MannsviUe, Lorraine 
SHELMIDINE JEROME L., 
Standish William N.. r 56. " 

Loucks Walter, Main st., LaFargeville,Oile- ns 
EATON P. L. & C. E., Mechanic st.. 

Carthage, Wilna 

Ingalls Samuel, r 12. N. Wilna, " 

Loomis Jav A.. Water st., Carthage, " 

PROUTY WILLIAM H., r 14, Worthville. 

Worth 

Ship Chandler. 

REES CHARLES E., Water St., Clayton 

Shirt Manufacturer. 

Lewis Charles F., 30 Paddock arcade, 

Watertown 

Slioe Blacking 3Ianufacturer, 

Caton Fred N., 6 Washington hall, Watertown 

Show-Case Manufacturer. 

CHAPMAN WILLIAM D., Commercial 

St., Theresa 

Silverware. 

See Jewelry. 

Soap Manufacturers. 

SPICER EDWARD D., Adams 

AULT JAMES O., r 50, Bishop Street, 

Henderson 



Speculators. 

Hunt William H.. r 25, Ox Bow, Antwerp 

COWAN JUDSON N.. Black River, Le Rav 
LAWTON HENRY L., f general dealer) 

r 57. Evans Mills, " 

REESE WILLIAM B., (general dealer) 

r 25. Evans Mills. " 

Strong Barzell, r 39, Evans Mills, " 

Greene Milford H., r 68, Stone Mills, Orleans 
Rasbach Aaron, r 43, Orleans Four Cor- 
ners, " 
Timmerman Melvin E., (general dealer) 

r 54, Orleans Four Corners, " 

Cross Samuel J.. Felt's Mills, Rutland 

SAVALL JOHN, Worthville, Worth 

Sporting Goods. 

(See also Hardware, also Guns, etc.) 

Gould Alfred, (fishing tackle) r 40, Alex- 
andria Bav. Alexandria 

HOUGHTON ALMON H., James st., Al- 
exandria Bav. '• 

Thompson \Y. II. & Son, JIarket St., Al- 
exandria Bay, " 

Wakeman Archer, (mauuf. of fishing 

tackle) Bioadwav. Cape Vincent 

SKINNER GARDINER M,, (maiiuf. 

trolling spoon baits) James st., Clavton 

COOLEY EVERETT A., Main St., Rodman 

Chapman W. D., Sfiu & Co., (fishing 

tackle) Theresa 

Wakeman Archer, (fish bait manuf.) 103 

Moulton St., Watertown 

Spring Bed 3Ianiifacturers. 

McCalley Dewitt C. Railroad st., Adams 

Eames, "Neuroth & Co., 27 Mill st., Watertown 

Steamboat Companies. 

Alexandria Bay Steamboat Co.. W. W. 
Buttei field', pres.; B. B. Taggart. 
vice-pres. ; A. C. Cornwall, sec'y and 
trcas., Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 

Rochester, Alexandria Bay, and Thou- 
sand Island Steamboat Co., Car- 
thage, Gejige Sweet, Supt., Wilna 

Steam and Gas Fitters. 

See Plumbers. 

Stoves and Tinware. 

(See also Hardware, also Tinsmiths.) 
Maloney George F., Dixon block, Adams 

Green Earl B.. Mmn st., Ox Bow, Antwerp 
Casler G. S. ifc Co., Water cor. Canal 

sts.. Dexter. Brownville 

Knowlton & McMullen, " 

Hungerford J. Montrose. Water st., Clayton 
Scroxton Benjamin C, Sackets Harbor, 

Hounafield 
McNeil William. Main st., Philadelphia 

Paige Fred A., Mam st., 
Davis & Kimball, (stoves and sestalit) 

13 High St., Watertown 

Harbottle J. G. & Sons, 37 and 38 Pub- 
lic Square. " 
HOWARD & ARTHUR, 46 State st., 
Xellis Patrick, '" 
Sargent & Andrews, 29 Public Square, " 
Frink Heman H.. State St., Carthage, Wilna 
Vinier Leary J., State st., Carthage, " 



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ROMEJIITERTOWNXOGDENSBURG 

RAILROAD. 



Great High^uay and Favorite Hoate 

FOR fASHioNAbLe pleasure tRAVeL. 

OnK' All=Rail Route to ttie 

THO USAND ISLANDS. 

CONXECXIONS. 

All Rome, Watertown & Ogdeiisburw Railroad Trains run solid to and 
from the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. Station at Niagtira 
Falls, via Suspension Bridge Station. 

At Niagara Falls, with N. Y. C. & H. E. R. E. ; West Shore E. E. ; Michigan Central E. E. ; 
N. Y., L. E. A W. E. E. 

At Suspension Bridge, with M. Y. C. & H. E. E. E.; Michigan Central E. E.; Grand Trunk 
Ey (^Great Western Division): N. Y., L. E. & W. E. E.; West Shore E. E. 

At Windsor Beach, with Eochester Line, E., W. & O. E. E. 

At Rochester, with N. Y. C. & H. E. E. E.; West Shore E. E.; B., E. & P. E. E.: N. Y., 
L. E. & W. R. E. ; W. N. Y. A Penu. E. E. 

At Wallington, with Penn. E. E. (Sodus Bay & So. Division). 

At Sterling, with Lehigh Valley E. E. (So. Cent. Division). 

At Oswego, with N. Y., O. & W. E'y; D., L. & W. E. E.; also PHCENIX LINE, E., W. & 
O. E. E. to Syracuse. 

At Central Square, with N. Y., O. & W. E'y. 

At Syracuse, with N. Y. C. & H. E. E. E.; West Shore E. E.; D., L. & W. E. E.; S.. 0. & 
X. Y. E'y. 

At Rome, with N. Y. C. & H. E. E. E., and N. Y., O. & ^Y. E'y. 

At Camden, with Elmira, Cortland it Northern E. E. 

At Cape Vincent, with St. Lawrence Eiver Steamboat Co. for Kingston, connecting at 
Kingston with Grand Trunlv E'y, and Kingston & Pembroke E'y, and with Steamer J. F. 
Maynard for Alexandria Bay. 

At lltica, with N. Y. C. & H. E. E. E.: \feei Shore E. E.: D., L. & W. E. R.; N. Y., O. & 
W. Ey. 

At Sackets Harbor, during summer season only, with Steamer for Henderson Harbor. 

At Clayton, with Palace Steamer SL Laierenee for Alexandria Bay, Thousand Island Park, 
Round Island Park, Westminster Park, etc.; also with steamboat for Gananoque. connect- 
ing at Gananoque with Thousand Island R'yfor Grand Trunk R'y Junction without trans- 
fer. The steamer St. Lnwreiice is now equipped with electric search light. 

At ClaytoH, with Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co's Royal Mail Line Steamers for Mont- 
real and Quebec, passing all of ihe Thousand Islands and Rapids of the River St. Law- 
rence by daylight. Connection is also made with this line at Alexandria Bay, Brock 
ville, and Prescott. 

At I>Iorristown, with ferry for Brockville. 

At Brockville, with Grand Trunk E'y; also Canadian Pacific E'y for Toronto, Montreal, 
Ottawa, and points on the Upper Ottawa Eiver. 

At Ogdensburg, with Central Vt. E. E. (0. & L. C. Div.); also with ferry for Prescott. 

At Prescott, with Grand Trunk R'y; also with Can. Pacific R'y for Ottawa. 

At Norwood, witli Central Vt. R. R. (O. & L. C. Div.), all-rail line for Fabyan's, White 
Mountains, and Portland, Me., and with R., VV. & O. R. R., new all-rail line to Massena 
Springs. 

At 3Iassena Springs, with Grand Trunk E'y for Ft. Covington and BItontreal. 



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STOVE POLISH MANUFACTURER TINSiMITHS. 



Stove Polish 3Iauufacturer. 

Caton Fred N., 6 Washington hall, Watertown 

Surveyors. 

See Civil Engineers and Siirveyors. 

Tailors. 

See Clothiers, also General Merchants. 
Tanners and Curriers- 
Lewis John S., (upper and harness 

leather) Spring St., Adams 

Carpenter William E., Antwerp 

Hubbard Therou B., r 59, " 

Miller Charles, " 

Miller Josis, " 

Qninn Thomas, " 

Revell Thomas. Carthage, Champion 

Root J. H. ct Co., Mannsville, Ellisburgh 

Farnham Henrv E., Main st., Philadelphia 
WASHBURN LEVI, Rodman 

Cooper Victor, r 41. Theresa 

BRADT THOMAS D., Watertown 

Briggs Hiram, 11 Fairbanks st., " 

Branaugli Samuel, River road. Car- > 

thage, Wilna 

Revell Thomas, Tannery Island, Car- 
thage, " 
Taxidermists. 
Joiner F. D., Henderson 
Dimick Eva A., r 76, Watertown, Hounslield 

Teas, Coflees, and Spices. 

(See also Grocers, also General Merchants.) 
Crowner & Wyhe, 28 Court St., Watertown 
Gillingham Samuel, 1 Court St., " 

W^ylie Willard J., 8 Commeicial block, '• 

Telegraph Operators. 
Dyer Charles T., r 33, Adams Center, Adams 
Fox Clarence L., " 

Pierce Irving L., " 

Powers La Mont, Adams Center, " 

Randall George A., " 

McDonald George A., Redwood, Alexandria 
Rundell Frank E., r 42, Limerick, Brownville 
Block Sidney S., Cape Vincent 

Burgess Joseph, r 37, Rosiere, " 

Connf-r Edw«rd, " 

PALEN JONATHAN, Clayton 

Tiiton Frank J., (Postal Cable Telegi'aph 

Co. ) Water st., " 

W^ood Alonzo E., Water st., " 

Wood Eliza M., Water st., " 

Brown Ernest J., Evans Mills, Le Ray 

Croissant Fred E., Evans Mills, " 

Matty Marvin H., r 101, Banford's Cor- 
ners. " 
Dewey AUwin H., Three Mile Bay, Lyme 
Reading William, Chaumon% " 
Boh Derrick W., r 35, Orleans Four Cor- 
ners, Oi leans 
Green Chfton M.. La Fargeville, •' 
Wilcox Lewis N., Omar, " 
Booth William D.. Theresa 
Ballard Warren, WaterDown 
Bibbins Charles N., r 35, Burr's Mills, " 
Biarchard Silas D., " 
Cassidy John C, " 
Great Northwestern Telegraph Co., C. 
E. Comstock, manager, 2 American 
arcade, " 
Postal Cable Telegraph Co.. Mrs. J. H. 

Proctor, manager, 11 Paddock arcade, " 



Bessegnie Charles, (G. N. T. Co.) Car- 
thage, Wilna 

McCallister W. S. (R., W. & O. R. R.) 

Carthage. " 

Starkey Edgar L., Natural Bridge, " 

Telephone Exchange. 

Central N. Y. Tel. Co.. William D. 
Hanchette, supt., 11 Paddock arcade. 

WatertowD' 
Telephone offices in the principal villages in the 
county. 

Telescope Manufacturer. 

BOSWORTH REUBEN S. Prof., Watertown 

Thermometer Manufacturers. 

Faichney & Blodgett, (medical ther- 
mometers) 83-2 Court St., Watertown 

Watertown Thermometer Co., I. P. 
Powers, pres.; W. J. Shepard, sec'y 
and treas., 24 Newell st., " 

Threshers. 

Pharm Herbert, Adams Center, Adams 

Rogers Charles. Adams Center, " 

Scidmore Ashley, r 4s, Adams Center, " 

Beenfield Peter, Ox Bow, Antwerp 

CASE CURTIS M., r 2 cor. 11, Limer- 
ick, Brownville 
Mesot AuiTUstus, r 8, St. Lawrence, 

Caoe Vincent 
PRENTICE LAWRENCE G.. r 1, Great 

Bend, Champion 

Benton Alfred, r 28, Rnral Hill, Ellisburgh 
Delap William, r 135, Mannsville, " 

Guile Thomas, Woodville, " 

Collins Stephen C, Smithville. Henderson 
Getman Dewitt, r 1. Evans Mills, Le Ray 

March Henry, r 15, Evans Mills, " 

Wal'ul Hiram J., r 55, Le Ravsville. " 

Wilson William W.. r 49. LeRaysville, " 

Miller Henry C, r 3, Adams, Lorraine 

Fiilts Charles, r 44, Orleans Four Cor- 
ners. Orleans 
Getman & Son, r 57, Orleans Four Cor- 
ners, " 
Haller Fred, r 39. La Fargeville, " 
HASNER EDWARD C, r 50, La Farge- 
ville. 
Heyl John H., La Fargeville, •' 
Klock Jordan C, r 46, Orleans Fonr 

Corners, " 

Timerman Elias, r 55, Orleans Four 

Coiners, " 

Visger Peter, r 12. Omar, " 

Doxtater Milton W., r 15, Pamelia Four 

Corners, Pamelia- 

Mcintosh Osman A., r 20, Philadelphia 

Oatman Albert W,, " 

Wagoner James, " 

Clute John, Theresa. 

Eddy Milon, off r 5>, 

Gibbs Bvron E., r 12. N. Wilna, " 

Ingalla Samuel, r 12. N. Wilna, " 

Elmer W. De Estaug, r 19 cor. 12, Worth- 

ville. Worth 

Mandigold George, r 25, Lorraine, " 

Ramsey Harlow, Worthville, " 

Tinsmiths. 

(See also Stoves and Tinware, also Hardware.)- 
Schram Robert D., Adams 



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Hartness John, Cape Vincent 

Marks Lewis, " 

Frink Holland V., Bridge st., Carthage, 

Champion 
Stokes William, Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfield 
SNYDER JOHN H., Bushnell block. 

La Fargeville, Orleans 

Smith Fred H.. Main st., Philadelphia 

Baldwin Fred A., 8 Arsenal st., Watertown 
SOPER ALBERT P.. 8 Le Ray st., " 

TILDEN JOHN M., 58 Arsenal cor. 

Masse vsts., " 

VINIER GEORGE, r 82, Carthage. Wilna 

Tinware. 

See Stoves and Tinware, also General Mer- 
chants, also Hardware. 

Tocacco and Cigars. 

(See also Groceries, also Drugs, also General 
Merchants.) 
Ahles Frederick, Mechanic cor. Main 

sts., Plessis, Alexandria 

Parker Mark W., Main st., Plessis, " 

McDonald George, Broadway, Cape Vincent 
Koppenhaver Percival W., Main st., 

Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield 

Root William L., Theresa 

Smith Almanson T., Conmiercial st., " 

Cadwell Henry V. , (wholesale) 16 and 18 

Aisenalst, Watertown 

CHITTENDEN THOMAS C, 5 Paddock 

arcade, " 

Cline Horatio B., 23 Public Square, " 

De Long Fied. 11 Ar.senal st., " 

Marrian Charles A., 13 Arsenal st., " 

Miser Jason, 120 Court st., " 

Council Daniel, (^wholesale) State st., 

Carthage, Wilna 

Deedmeyer Julius, State st., Carthage, '" 
Tilling William A., Carthage, " 

Trunlcs, Ktc. 

(See also Harnesses, Trunks, etc., also Cloth- 
iers, also General JMerchants.) 
Gilbert .John H.. Gilbert block, Adams 

MOFFETT C. W. A CO., 41 Chapin 

block, Antwerp 

Trnss 3Iannfacturers. 

COLLINGS ALMIRA Mrs., Smithville. Adams 
RICE WILLIA.M S., Smithville, Henderson 

Tub Manufacturer. 

(See Butter Tub Manufacturers.) 
FISHER MILO B., r 38, Natural Bridge, Wilna 

Undertakers. 

Brown William R., S. Main a\, Adams 

Laugwoithy Russel C, Church cor. 

State sts., Adams Center. " 

Bert Peter. Main ht., Redwood, Alexandria 
Cornwall James H.. Market cor. Walton 

sts., Alexandria Bay, " 

Hoyt Horace P., Plessis, " 

Hail C. W. & Co., Main st., Antwerp 

Bucklev John, Cape Vincent 

DEWEY BROTHERS, Water st., Clayton 

Carpenter John H., Belleville, Ellisburgh 

LESTER EDWIN, Lorraine st., Manns- 

viUe. 
Kilby Frank M., HmJerson 

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BUTTERFIELD GEORGE E., Sackets 

Harbor, Hounsfield 

Dexter B. A. & Son, School st.. Black 

River, Le Ray 

McPherson Childs, James st., Chau- 

mont, Lyme 

GARDNER BROTHERS, Main st., 

Philadelphia 
Fisher William A. & Co., Theresa 

Ballard Warren H., 193^ Public Square, 

Watertown 
CHASE & CO.. 38 Arsenal st., " 

Frink Daniel, 2U< Iron block, " 

NORTH AM ct E JIPEY, 25 Court st.. 
Dexter F. A. ct Co.. Carthage, Wilna 

Reed Charles A., Mill st., Natural Bridge, " 
Walsh & Whaling, State St., Carthage, "■ 

Upholsterers. 

(See also Furniture Dealers.) 
Webb Francis C, Dixon block, Adams: 

LINDSEY JAMES, Sackets Harbor, Hounsfieldi 
Woolever Oriin. r 56. Le Ravsville, Le Ray 
HINDS JOSEPH A., 23 Public Square, 

Watertown- 

Variety Stores. 
Lewis Selinda L. Mrs., L. D. Lewis, 

manager, Cleveland block. Adams- 

Fanning Nellie Miss, Main st.. Redwood, 

Alexandria 
Wveth Mattie A. Miss, Main st., Antweri> 

WARREN GEORGE W., Broadway. 

Cape Vincent 
FRAME MERTON E., James st., Clayton 

Maeondjer Nancy Mrs., Main St., Lorraine 

Putnam Perley J., La l<argeville, Ox'leana 

Rood Charles P., Main St., La Fargeville, " 
Bidwn Margaret, Main st , Philadelphia 

^Malcmey Edwaid L , Main st., " 

Crabb Charles C, Commercial st., Theresa 
Kissel John, " 

Clark & Gardner, 25 Arsenal st., Watertown 
Hayden Henry, 116 Arsenal st., " 

Russell Charles, (household specialties) 

1 Hul.bard l)lock, 
Sloman William A., 12 State st., 
Arnold Susie M. Mrs., Carthage, Wilna 

Forbes Minnie B., State st., Carthage, " 

Veterinary Surgeons. 

Bradley Edwin H., S. Main St., Adams 

Porter David C, Second cor. Walton sts., 

Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 

Greenleaf George D., Antwerp 

Grimshaw Grant, Broadway, Cape Vincent 
Beebe William, r 116, Mannsville, Ellisburgh 
Hughes Harvey. Pierrepont Manor, " 

Williams Robert P., r 77, Belleville, 
Lucas George W., Main st.. Three Mile 

Bay, Lyme 

Pool Munson G., Jlill St., Theresa 

BELL JOHN A., 58 Court st., Watertown 
Simpson John H.. 139 Main st., " 

Simpson Joseph H., 14 Arsenal s ., " 

Vinegar 3Ianufac'turers. 

BEMIS JOSEPH A., r 90, Pierrepont 

JIanor, Elhsburgh 

Harris William G., Mannsville, " 

Wagon makers. 

See Carriage Manufacturers. 



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Wall Paper. 

See Paper Hangings, etc. 
Watches. 

See Jewelry. 

Weavers. 

•See Carpet Weavers, also Woolen-Mills. 



Alexandria 
Brownviile 



Champion 



Well Drillers 

Mathias John, r 36, Plessis, 

Ingalls Frank E., 

Waltz Horatio, Dexter. 

Witt Charles, 

Witt Frank, r 2. Limerick, 

Christman George. Carthage, 

Hoover James U., r 20, Pamclia Four 

Corners, Le Eay 

Timerman Hamilton, r 107, Black 

River, " 

Walrath Alexander, Chaumont, Lyme 

Walrath Asa, Chaumont, " 

Walrath Dellavan. Chaumont, " 

Currier Worthlev, r 68. Stone Mills, Orleans 
FISHER MILO B., r 38, Natural Bridge, Wilna 

Wind -31 ills. 

THOMAS SANFORD S., (agent for I. X. 

L.) r 62, Adams 

Waltz Horatio, Dexter, Brownviile 

Zimmerman Eli, (mauuf.) r 21, Pamelia 

Four Corners, Pamelia 

OOULD W. C. & SON, 1 Anthony St., 

Watertown 

Window Fasteners. 

Mothersell Thomas, Watertown 

Wood Dealers. 

(See also Coal Dealers.) 
PITCHER SEYMOUR H., Adams 

Wickwire Timothy, Alexandria Bay, Alexandria 
Header Henry H., Main st., Sackets Har- 
bor, Hounsfleld 
Hall George H., r 53, Mannsville, Lorraine 
SHELMIDINE JEROME L., 
Frost John A Son, 12 I\Iill st., Watertown 



Parsnow Oliver, 105 Arsenal St., Watertown 
Tyler Brothers, Mill cor. Factory sts., " 

Wood Turning. 

DEALING B. D. & SON, Railroad st., 

Adams Center, Adams 

Gardner David N., Carthage, Champion 

MASON MARCUS P., Lathrop st., Car- 
thage, " 
Wait William J., Main st., Philadelphia 
Van Epps & Corey, Fairbanks st., Watertown 
EATON P. L. & 0. E.. Mechanic st., Car- 
thage, Wilna 
Wooden Ware Manufacturers. 
Stacey Harvey C, (axe helves) Belleville, 

Ellisburgh 
Mosher Charles E., (axe helves) r 56, Le 

Raysville, Le Ray 

Zimmerman Eli, (manuf. washing ma- 
chines) r 21, Pamelia Four Corners, 

Pamelia 
ROBERTS C. & SON, (axe helves) Felt's 

Mills, Rutland 

Stockwell & Parker, Theresa 

Brown Charles A., r 50, Burr's Mills, 

Watertown 
Gifford Mfg. Co., (hammocks, snow-shov- 
els, etc. ) Fairbanks st., " 
Snell Sylvester, " 
St. John Alexander, r 50. Burr's Mills, " 
Carthage Lumber and Wooden Ware Co., 
(limited) Dock and Canal sts., Car- 
thage, Wilna 
Pratt Gustus W., (ladders) r 88, Natural 

Bridge, ' ' 

Wool-Carding. 
Wilds Benjamin, (estate) Ellisburgh 

Guyot Minor, Guyot Island, Carthage, Wilna 

Wool Dealers. 
SHELMIDINE JEROME L.. Lorraine 

Taylor Bertrand L., 31 Court st., Watertown 

Woolen-Mills. 
Nutting John, Dexter, Brownviile 

PETERS T. LEWIS, r 42, Belleville, Ellisburgh 
Lance George A., Moulton st., Watertown 



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SOCIETIES* 

Masonic Fraternity. 

Adams.— Adams Chapter, No. 205, R. A. M., organized in 18G8. E. C. Bersie, H. T.; A. S. 

White, sec'y; regular convocations the first and third Thursda3'8 of each month. 

Rising Sun Lodge, No. 234, F. & A. M., was organized about 1806 and suspended in 

1827; reinstituted in Marcli, 1851. E. W. Fox, W. M.; C. P. Dodge, sec'y; regular com- 
munications tlie first and third Mondays of each month. 
Alexandeia Bay. — Alexandria Lodge, No. 297, F. & A. M., of Alexandria Bay, was organized 

in 1855. A. H. Houuhton, W. M. ; E. E. Worthen, sec'y; regular communications the 

first and third Tuesdays of each month. 
Antwerp.— Antwerp Lodge, No. 226, F. & A. M., was chartered in 5851. J. G. Bethel, W. M.: 

J. A. Faichney, sec'y; regular communications the second and fourth Tuesdays of each 

month. 
Brownville. — Brownville Lodge. No. 53. F. & A. M.: G. W. Barbor, M. ; A. Vanderwalker, 

sec'y; regular communications the first and tlnrd Tiiesdays of each mouth. 
Cape Vincent.— Cape Vincent Chapter, No. 96, R. A. M. : L. R. Dezengremel, M. E. H. P.; 

J. A. Scobell, sec'y; regular convocations the second and fourth Tuesdays of each 

month. 

Cape Vincent Lodge, No. 293, F. k A. M., was chartered -Tune 11, 1853. L. C. Marks, 

W. M. ; H. W. Bailey, sec'y; regular communications the first and third Mondays of each 

month. 
Clayton.— Clayton Lodge, No. 296, F. & A. M., was organized June 11, 1853. W. H. Rees, 

W. M. ; Perry Caswell, sec'y; regular communications the first and third Tuesdays of 

each month. 

Depauville Lodge, No. 688, F. & A. M., of Depauville, was oi-ganized in 1871. J. D. 

Howell, W. M. ; Charles Uhl, sec'y; regular communications the second and fourth Mon- 
days of each month. 
Ellisburgh.— Rising Light Lodge, No. 637, F. & A. M., of Belleville; A. E. Wood, M.; J. H. 

Carpenter, sec'y; regular communications the first and third Mondays of every month. 
HouNSFiELD.— Saeketa Harbor Chapter, No. 68, R. A. M., of Sackets Harbor, was organized 

March 2, 1820. Jailies Boyd, H. P.; George E. Butterfield, sec'y; regular convocations 

the first and third Tuesdays of each month. 
Sackets Harbor Lodge, No. 135, F. & A. M., of Sackets Harbor, was organized June 

13, 1848. H. J. Lane, W. M. ; G. E. Butterfield, sec'y; regular communications the 

second and fourth Mondays of each month. 
Le Ray.— Pisgah Lodge, No. 720, F. & A. M., of Evans Mills, was chartered June 13, 1872. E. H. 

Cobb, W. M. ; Dr. Le Roy E. Jones, wec'y; regiilar communications the first and third 

Wednesdays of each mouth. 
Lyme.— Chaumont Lodge, No. 172, F. k k. M., of Chaumont, was organized June 21, 1850. 

D. C. Reed, W. M. ; John Harrington, sec'y; regular communicatiouH the first and third 

Mondays of each month. 
Orleans.— La Fargeville Lodge, No. 171, F. & A. M., of La Fargeville, was organized in 1850. 

B. J. Strough, W. M. ; Charles Ford, sec'y; regular communications the first and third 

Mondays of each month. 
Rodman.— Rodman Lodge. No. 506, F. & A. M., was organized June 11, 1860. D. J. Washburn, 

W. M. ; M. E. Blair, sec'y; regular communications the first and third Tuesdays of every 

month. 
Theresa.— Theresa Chapter, No. 149, R. A. M., was organized in 1852. Dr. J. R. Sturtevant, 

H. P.; George Cornwall, sec'y; regular convocations the second and fourth Wednesdays 

of each montli. 
Theresa Lodge, No. 174, F. & A. M., was organized in 1849. P. B. Salisbury, W. M. ; 

W. C. Porter, sec'y; regular communications the first aud third Wednesdays of every 

month. 
Watertown.— VVatertown Chapter, No. 59, R. A. M., was established in 1817. W. W. Rice, 

M. E. H. P.; C. H. Van Brakle, sec'y; regular convocations the second and fourth Thurs- 
days of every month. 

Watertown Conunandery, No. 11, K. T., was organized March 24. 1862. C. D. Bing- 
ham, com.; C. H. Van Brakle, R.; stated conclaves the first and third Fridays of each 

month. 

Watertown Lodge of Perfection, A. & A. Scottish Rite, ( Vallev of Watertown,) was 

organized September 25. 1884. C. D. Bingham, T. P. G. M.; C.'H. Van Brakle, sec'y; 

T. C. Chittenden, V. J. G. W. : regular meetings every Tuesday evening. 



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324 SOCIETIES. 



Watertown Lodge, No. 49, F. & A. M.. was established in 1806. E. C. Emerson, M.; 
J. A. Quencer, sec'y; regular communications the first and third Wednesdays of each 
month. 
WiLNA.— Carthage Charter, No. 259, R. A. M., of Carthage; L. G. Chase, M. E. H. P.; H. B. 
Edmonds, sec'y; regular convocations the second and fourth Fridays of each month. 

Carthage Lodge, No. 158, F. & A. M., of Carthage; James Pringle, W. M.; H. B. 
Edmonds, sec'y; regular communications the first and third Fridays of each mouth. 

Independent Order of Odd FelloAVS. 

District Grand Committee meets the third Wednesdays of March, June, September, 
and December of each year. 
Antwebp.— Antwerp Lodge, No. 477, L O. 0. F., was chartered September 29, 1878. H.N. 

Howard, N. G.; J. A. Faichney, R. S. ; meets every Wednesday evening. 
Clayton.— Clayton Lodge, No. 539, I. O. O. F., was organized in 1886. Dr. F. M. Vedder, 

N. G. ; H. J. Frame, R. S. ; meets every Friday evening. 
Ellisbukgh. — Collins Lodge, No. 168, 1. O. O. F., of Belleville, meets every Monday evening. 

Mannsville Lodge, No. 175, I. O. O. F., of Mannsville, meets every Friday evening. 
Le Ray.— Riverside Lodge, No. 334, I. O. O. F., of Black River, was chartered October 7, 1872. 
C. J. Sweet, N. G. ; C T. Lang, R. S.; meets every Monday evening. 

Crescent Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, of Black River; F. Whipple, N. G. ; meets the 
second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in Odd Fellows hall. 
Watertown. — Canton Ridgley Patriarchs Militant, No. 14, I. O. O. F. ; regular cantons the 
second and fourth Wednesdays of each month; regular drill meetings every Wednesday; 
business meetings the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. 

Jefferson Union Lodge, No. 124, I. O. O. F.; W. M. Randolph, N. G.; William Landon, 
sec'y; C. T. Stewart, P. S. ; meets every Friday evening. 

Montezuma Encami)ment, No. 27, I. O. O. F., meets the second and fourth Tuesday 
eveuings of every month. 

Rebekah Degree Lodge meets the first Tuesday evening of each month. 
Watertown City Lodge, No. 291, 1. O. O.F.; G. O. Townsend. N. G.; Will Darby, sec'y; 
W. M. Weston, P. S. ; meets every Thursday evening. 
WiLNA.— Carthage Lodge, No. 365. 1, O. O. F., of Carthage, was chartered May 28. 1888. 
Dr. C. W. Bullard, N. G.; E. R. Plank, R. S.; F. L. Bones, P. S. ; meets every Monday 
evening. 

Natural Pridge Lodge, No. 128, 1. O. O. F., of Natural Bridge, was chartered November 
11, 1887. G. F. Ullman, N. G.; G.E.Sherman, sjc'y; meets every Thursday evening. 

Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of New York. 

Jefferson County Soklieis and Sailors Association; Capt. H. O. Gilmore, of Dexter, 
pres. ; H. S. Hunt, sec'y and treas. 

Adams.— De Alton Cooper Post, No. 3S1, G. A. R., was organized in 18S3. Irving Whitford, 
com.; D. D. Bassett, sec'y; meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. 

William C. Bailey Camp, No. 53, S. of V., was organized in May. 1890. F. H. Swan, 
capt.; regular meetings the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month. 

Alexandria.— James B. Campbell Post, No. 424, G. A. R., of Redwood, was organized about 
1883. J. Tassay, com.; D. A. Watson, adjutant; regular meetings every alternate Satur- 
day. 

Antwerp.— Oliver McAllister Post, No. 373. G. A. R., was organized October 1, 1883, and reor- 
ganized May 10,1890. J. S. Dwyre, P. S.; A. A. Porter, adjutant; meets every alternate 
Saturday. 

Antwerp Camp, S. of.V., was organized in October, 1889. W. S. McDowell, capt.; 
Harry Dwyre, adjutant. 

Bkownville.— Julius Broadbent Post, No. 188, G. A. R., of Dexter, was organized in Sep- 
tember, 1833. G. W. Wood, com.; T. B. Strainge, sec'y; William Hilliker, adjutant; 
meets the first and thiid Saturdays of each month. 

Cape Vincent.— Judd Post, No. 364, G. A. R., was organized May 8, 1883. C. I. Gardner, 
com.; R. A. Davis, adjutant; regular meetings the first and third Tuesdays of each 
mouth. 

Clayton. — Albert Dennis Post, No. 410, G. A. R., was organized in November, 1884. J. A. Tay- 
lor, com.; J. Jenkins, adjutant; meets the first and third Saturdays of each month. 

Ellisburoh. — Calvin Burch Post, No. 315, G. A. R., was oriranized in 1883. A. A. Wheeler, 
com.; G. F. Converse, adjutant; meets the first and third Saturdays of every month. 

Henderson. — Piper Post, No, 273, G. A. R., was organized in 1882. A. G. Lawrence, com.; 
J. L. Wilkinson, adjutant; meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 



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HouNSFiELD. — Joseph K. Barnes Post, No. 360. G. A. R.. of Sackels Harbor, was organized 
April 4, 1883. G. E. Buttertield, com.; W. H. Clark, treas. ; regular meetings every al- 
ternate Saturday. 

LeEay.— Chauneey Wilkie Post, No. 334, G. A. R.. of Evans Mills: C. Tinmieiman, com.; 
W. M. Comstock, adjutant; meets every alternate Saturday evening. 
Col. Alexander Piper Camp. No. 83, S. of V., of Evans Mills; H. C. Wilkie, captain. 

Lorraine.— Eli S. Gil'ette Post, No. 556, G. A. R., was organized in 1885. A.M.Brown, com.; 
meets every Saturday. 

Lyme. — E. V. Mayliew Post, No. 441, G. A. R., of Three Mile Bay, was organized January 2, 
1884. J. M. Wilcox, com.; T. Lake, adjutant; meets the lirst and third Thursdays of 
each month. 
Rutland.— C. R. Glass Post, No. 409; G. A. R., was organized in October, 1883. C. B. Gipson, 
com.: A. H. Tucker, adjutant; meets the first and third Saturday evenings of each 
month m Felt's Blills. 

Cold Harbor Camp, No. 74, S. of Y., was organized in Jiilj', 1887. J. B. Closs, capt.; 
meets every Moudaj' evening. 
Theresa. — George W. Flower Post. No. 306, G. A. R., was organized in October, 1882. John 
Goodenough, com.; meets the first aud third Mondays of each month. 
George W. Flower Camp, No. 47, S. of V., meets every Thursday evening. 
Watektown. — Joe Spratt Post, No. 323, G. A. R. ; John Ward, com.; meets the first and third 
Mondays of every momh. 
E. B. White Encampment, No. 37, S. of V.; regular meetings every Monday evening. 
Woman's Relief Corps, No. 46, auxiliary to Joe Spratt Post, No. 323, G. A. R., meets 
the first and third Friday evenings of each month. 

WiLNA.— E. B. Steele Post, No. 269, G. A. R., of Carthage; F. H. Seckner, com.; meets every 
Tuesday evening. 

Gen. D. B. White Camp, No. 2, S. of V., of Carthage; Collins Houghton, capt.; meets 
every Wednesday evening. 

Royal Arcanum. 

Watertown. — Watertown Council, No. 157. R. A.; A. W. Hicks, R. ; C. M. Paris, see'y; regu- 
lar meetings the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 

WiLNA. — Carthage Council, No. 748, R. A., of Carthage, was organized November 18. 1888. 
E. Villars, R. ; H. D. Bingle, sec'y; regular meetings the first and third Wednesdays of 
every month. 

Independent Order of Foresters. 

Antwerp.— Court Antwerp, I. O. F., was instituted May 26, 1890; M. H. Bent, C. D. H. C. R.; 

D. W. Fuller, R. S. ; regular meetings the last Monday of every month. 
Brownville. — Court Dexter. I. O. F., of Dexter, was instituted Januarv 20, 1890. Hon. 

Henry Binninger, C. D. H. C. R.; F. J. Peck, R. S. 
Cape Vincent. — Court Cape Vincent, No. 180. I. O. F., was instituted November 29, 1889. 

R. S. Scobell, C. D. H. C. R.; D. J. Wingfield, R. S. 
Clayton.— Court Clayton, I. 0. F.. was instituted in December, 1889. W. B. Phillips, C. D. 

H. C. R.; S. H. Johnson, R. S. ; regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of 

each month. 
Hodnsfield.- Court Sackets Harbor. I. O. F., of Sackets Harbor, was instituted November 8, 

1889. H. L. Holmes, C. D. H. C. R.; G. M. Gomery, R. S.; meets the second and fourth 

Fridays of each mouth. 

Lythe. — Court Three Mile Bav, I. 0. F.. of Three Mile Bav, was organized in February, 1890 

H. H. Shaw, C. D. H. C. R. ; J. C. Wells, R. S. 
Philadelphia. — Court Philadelphia, I. O. F., was instituted February 19. 1890. C. L. Barr. 

C. D. H. C. R.; W. T. Holmes, R. S. 

Theresa.— Court Theresa, I. O. F., was organized March 1, 1890. F. C. Rodenhurst, C. D. 

H. C. R. ; G. W. Walrath, R. S. 
Watertown.— Court Watertown, No. 465, I. O. F., was instituted October 21, '1889. W E A 

Faichney, C. D. H. C. R. ; H. P. Cooke, R. S. 

Empire Order of 3Iutiial Aid. 

Adams.— Jefferson Lodge, No. 51, E. O. M. A., was organized in March, 1879. A. D. Ripley 
pi-es.; D. E. Taylor, sec'y; meets the last Monday in each month. ' 

Watertown. —Black River Lodge, No. 25, E. O. M. A., meets the second Monday of every 
month, at 52 Commercial arcade. 

Wllna. — Long Falls Lodge, E. O. M. A. ; H. B. Edmonds, pres. : C. A. Horr, sec'y. 



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Ancient Order of United Workmen. 

Antwekp. — Antwerp LodRe, No. 337, A. O. U. W., was chartered September 30, 1886. J. H. 

Stype, M. W.; James Quackenbush, K. ; meets every Friday evening. 
Watertown. — Watertown Lodge, No. 282, A. O. U. W., meets the first and third Thursdays of 

each month, over 17 Public Square. 

Victory Lodge, No. 364, A. O. U. W., meets the second and fourth Mondays of each 
month, at 53 Commercial arcade. 

Knights of Labor. 

Clayton. — Local Assembly, No. 9986. K. of L., of Grindstone Island, was organized in April, 

1887. John McGeoch, M. W. ; Thomas Capples,.sec'y; meets every Tuesday. 
Wateetown. — Jefferson Assembly, No. 4553, K. of L., meets every Wednesday evening, over 
18 Court street. 
Queen's Assembly, K. of L., meets every Friday evening, over 18 Court street. 
Watertown Assembly, No. 6041, K. of L., meets every Monday evening, over 18 Court 
street. 
Wilna. — Carthage Assembly, No. 5597, K. of L., of Carthage; George Vinier, M. W. : meets 
every Wednesday evening. 

Knights of Pythias. 

Watektown. — Watertown Lodge, No. 222, meets every Tuesday evening at 52 Commercial 
arcade. 

Temperance Organizations. 

Jefferson County Lodge, I. O. G. T.; A. A. Berow, of Watertown, C. C. T.; A. D. 
Wisner, of Carthage. C. C. sec'y; meets quarterly. 

Jefferson County W. C. T. U. was organized June 30, 1886. Mrs. L. E. Wood, pres. ; 
Mrs. Anna B. Devendorf, corresponding secy. 
Adams. — The Adams W. C. T. U. was organized in May. 1885. Mrs. A. H. Coughlan, pres.; 
Mrs. W. H. Allen, cor. sec'y; meets the last Wednesday of each month. 

The Y. W. C. T. U. of Adams Collegiate Institute was organized November 18, 1886; 
meets every Thursday. 
The W. C. T. U. of Adams Center was organized in 1886. 
Alexandria. — Alexandria Bay Lodge, No. 613. I. O. G. T., of Alexandria Bay; C. N. Haas, 
C. T. ; N. J. Leonard, sec'y; meets every Wednesday. 
Plessis Lodge, No. 742, I. O. G. T., of Plessis, meets every Saturday evening. 
The W. C. T. U. of Plessis was organized December 4, 1889. Mrs. S. J. Norton, pres.; 
Mrs. J. Rasbach, sec'y. 
Bbownville.— Brown villa Lodge, No. 723, I. O. G. T., meets every Saturday evening. 
Cape Vincent. — Reliance Lodge. No. 580. I. O. G. T., of St. Lawrence, was organized in June, 
1887. G. Caswell, C. T. ; Florence Carey, sec'y; meets every Friday. 
The W. C. T. U. of Cape Vincent was organized in 1886. 
Champion. — Champion Lodge, No. 349, I. O. G. T., meets every Friday evening. 

Great Bend Lodge, No. 400, I. O. G. T., of Great Bend, meets every Saturday evening. 
The Champion W. C. T. U. was organized in 1886. 
Clayton. — Clayton Lodge, No. 489, I. O. G. T., meets every Saturday evening. 

Depauville Lodge, No. 89, I. 0. G. T., of Depauville, meets every Saturday evening. 
Grindstone Island Union Lodge, No. 769, I. O. G. T., was organized December 11, 
1883. Edwin Murdoch, C. T. ; H. L. Garnsey, sec'y; meets every Siturday evening. 

Ellisburgh. — Belleville Lodge, No. 436, I. O. G. T., of Belleville, was organized in November, 
1886; meets every Friday evening. 
The W. C. T. U. of Belleville was organized in 1886. 
The W. C. T. U. of Mannsville was organized in 1886. 
Henderson. — Henderson Lodge, No. 460, meets every Saturday evening. 

HoDNSFiELD. — Sackets Harbor Lodge, No. 19, I. O. G. T., of Sackets Harbor, meets every Wed- 
nesday evening. 

Sackets Harbor Lodge, No. 394, I. O. G. T., of Sackets Harbor. (We have no further 
information concerning this lodge). 

The Sackets Harbor W. C. T. U. was organized in 1886. 
Le Ray. — Evans Mills Lodge, No. 453, I. O. G. T., of Evans Mills, was organized November 29, 
1886. Rev. N. B. Andrews, C. T. ; G. J. Jones, sec'y; meets every Monday evening. 



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Le Eaysville Lodge, No. 364, I. O. G. T., of Le Raysville, meets every Saturday- 
evening. 

The W. C. T. U. of Evans Mills was organized in 1886; Mrs. E. H. Cobb, pres.; Mrs. 
L. Grappotte, sec'y. 
Lorraine.— The W. C. T. U. of Lorraine was organized in 1886. 

Lyme.— Point Peninsula Lodge, No. 676, I. O. G. T., of Point Peninsula, meets every Tuesday- 
evening. 

The W. C. T. U. of Three Mile Bay was organized in 1886. 
Orleans.— Stone ]Mills Lodge, No. 444, I. O. G. T., of Stone Mills, meets every Saturday- 
evening. 

Thousand Island Park Lodge, No. 846, I. O. G. T., of Thousand Island Park; J. A. 
Taylor. C. T, ; meets every Saturday evening. 

La Fargeville Lodge, No. 369, I. O. G. T., of La Fargeville, meets every Wednesday- 
evening. 

The W. C. T. U. of La Fargeville was organized December 2, 1889; Mrs. P. K. Foot, 
pres.; Mrs. B. Wilder, eec'y. 
Pamelia. — Pamelia Lodge, No, 152, I. O.G. T., meets every Saturday evening. 
Philadelphia. — The W. C. T. U. of Philadelphia was organized in 1885. 
Rodman. -Rodman Lodge, No. 48, I. O. G. T., meets every Friday evening. 

Tremaine's Cornei-s Lodge, No. 621, of Tremaine's Corners; A. Tuel, C. T.; Mrs. H. W. 
Cleveland, sec'y; meets every Saturday evening. 

The W. C. T. U. of Rodman was organized June 17, 1886. Mrs. Mina Smith, pres. ; 
Mrs. W. R. Helms, sec'y; meets the first and third Thursdays of each month. 
Rutland. — South Rutland Lodge. No. 533, I. O. G. T., of South Rutland, was organized Jan- 
uary 21, 1887. Charles Cory, C. T.; Alice K. Merrill, sec'y; meets every Saturday 
evening. 

Felt's Mills Lodge, No. 471, I. O. G. T., of Felt's Mills, was organized in February, 
1887. Henry Marshall, C. T. ; Clarence Roberts, sec'y; meets every Tuesday evening. 

Black River Lodge, No. 407, I. O. G. T., of Black River; R. J. Flint, C. T.; A. W. Mc- 
Dowell, sec'y; meets every Friday evening. 

Black Rivei- Division, No. 21. Sons of Temperance, of Black River, was organized m 
April, 1887. John St. Louis, W. P.; meets every Saturday. 

The W. C. T. U. of Black River meets the second Tuesday of each month; Mrs. BIyron 
Scofleld, pres. 
Theresa.— St. John's Lodge, No. 10, I. O. G. T. ; A. J. Jarvis, C. T.; Rose Johnston, R. S. ; 

meets every Saturday. 
Watertown. — Watertown Lodge, No. 2, I. O. G. T., meets every Friday evening. 

Watertown Union Lodge, No. 403, I. O. G. T., meets every Monday evening. 

Trinity Church Branch of the Church Temperance Society meets the first Thursday 
of each month; Rev. R. A. Olin, pres. 
Welna.— Carthage Lodge, No. 53, I. 0. G. T., of Carthage; Collins Houghton, C. T.; A. D. 
Wiser, sec'y; meets every Monday evening. 

Excelsior Juvenile Temple, No. 222, I. 0. G. T., of Carthage: Frank Pitkin, C. T.; 
Oakley Van Slyke, sec'y; meets every Friday evening. 

Natural Bridge Lodge, No. 490, I. O. G. T., of Natural Bridge, meets every Saturday 
evening. 

The W. C. T. U. of Carthage was organized in 1878; Mrs. L. H. Dunlap, pres.; Mrs. 
J. R. Steele, corresponding sec'y. 

The W. C. T. U. of Natural Bridge was organized in 1887. 

Fire Organizations. 

Adams. — Fire department: Bert Huson, chief engineer; L. M. Cowles, first assistant; L. T. 
Bartlett, second assistant; Lester Fish, treas. 

Star Hose Co., No. 2, was organized in June, 1886; L. J. Landon, foreman; W. J. 
Rogers, sec'y and collector. 
Tempest Engine Co., No. 1; J. H. Archer, foreman; L. G. Fish, sec'y. 
Brownville. — Dexter fire department: Willis Reed, chief. 
Engine Co., D. Jeffreys, foreman. 
Hose Co., G. Leonard, foreman. 
Hook and Ladder Co., M. Christie, foreman. 
Cape Vincent. — Fire department: M. E. Lee, chief. 

Engine Co., Willard Ainsworth, pres.; H. D. De Sallier, foreman; J. E. Howard, 
sec'y. 



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Ontario Hose Co., No. 2, G, W. Warren, pres. ; C. A.Jerome, foreman; Joseph Gregor, 
sec'y. 

Rescue Hook and Ladder Co., L. O. Woodruff, foreman; E. C. Kelsey, sec'y- 
Clayton. — Fire department was organized in 1888. 

Calumet Engine Co., No. 1, J. E. Tracy, pres.; Henry Webber, Jr., foreman; John 
Liddy, sec'y. 

Rescue Hook and Ladder Co., George E. Thibault, jires. ; S. H. Johnson, foreman; 
C. W. Sumner, sec'y. 
Philadelphia. — Fire department was organized in June, 1890; H. E. Farnham, chief; George 
Roberts, foreman hose company; H. U. McAfee, foreman engine company; C. T. Barr, ' 
sec'y; James Nevill, treas. 
EuTLAND. — Black River tire department, organized June 14, 1890; H. C. Dexter, pres.; R. D. 

Gibbs, sec'y; D. E. Dexter, treas. 
Wateetown.— Fire department: Charles E. McClare, chief; Ross C. Scott, sec'y; Edgar C. 
Emerson, ti-eas. (See also p. 745, part 1.) 

Neptune Hose and Steamer Co., No. 1, organized in April, 1835; John Clough, fore- 
man; John Gibbens, sec'y; 89 and 91 Factory street. 

Central Hose and Steamer Co., No. 2, organized in July. 1848; L. D. Green, foreman; 
R. E. Cahill, sec'y; 4 Goodale street. 

Jefferson Hose Co., No. 3, organized in 1845; James Griffin, foreman; James Ivory, 
«ec'y; 13 Stone street. 

John Hancock Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, organized June 10, 1817; B. C. Bauter, 
foreman; Michael O'Brien, sec'y; 13 Stone street. 

Star Hose Co., No. 4, organized January 20, 1890; James Dorsey, foreman; Curtis 
street. 
WiLNA. — Carthage fire department: William Bellen, chief; M. C. Paul, sec'y; A. A. Collins, 
treas. 

Steamer Co., No. 1, J. A. Walsh, foreman; J. R. Thorpe, sec'y. 

Rescue Hose Co., No. 2, Peter O'Reilly, foreman; William Wagner, sec'y. 

Tiger Hose Co.. No. 2, J. V. Gijardin, foreman: E. A. Walsh, sec'y. 

Bands and 3Iusical Societies. 

Adams. — Adams Cornet Band; 16 pieces; organized in July, 1877; L. A. Hawes, leader. 

Adams Center Cornet Band; 15 pieces; reorganized in 1872; R. B. Heath, leafier. 
Sullivan's Orchestra Band of Adams Center; organized in 18G5; George D. Sullivan, 
leader. 
Alexandria. — Alexandria Bay Cornet Band; 16 pieces; F. W. Barker, leader. 

Redwood Cornet Band; 12 pieces; George Pilger, Jr., leader. 
Antwerp.— Citizens' Band of Antwerp; 18 pieces; Sylvester Cliapin, pres.; C. W. Miller, sec'y 
and treas.; C. C. Johnson, leader. 

The Johnson and Tully Orchestra; four pieces; C. C. Johnson, leader. 
Brownville. — Perch River Cornet Band; 11 pieces; Urial Diefendorf, leader. 
Cape Vincent. — A. B. Cleveland Go's Cornet Band; 20 pieces; organized in 1886; H. D. Hop- 
kins, leader. 

Rosiere Brass Band; 17 pieces; organized in March, 1887; Joseph Burgess, leader. 
St. Lawrence Cornet Band; 13 pieces; organized in 1887; G. W. Lenon, leader. 
Firemen's Band, M. S. Cornair, pres.; B. B. Davis, sec'y; H. N. Potter, leader. 
Howard & Underbill Band (no further information). 
■Clayton. — Clayton Cornet Band; 18 pieces; organized in 1873; incorporated in 1886; C. F. 

Happ, leader; Charles Ellis, pres.; Willis Sumner, sec'y. 
■Henderson. — Ontario Band of Henderson, organized about 1870; W. W. Gleason, leader. 

Henderson Orchestra, organized in 1884; R. W. Gleason, leader. 
Lorraine. — Lorraine (^ornet Band; 20 pieces; E. D. Bellinger, leader; C. J. Middleton. pres.; 

S. A. Moore, sec'y. 
Xyme.— The Mechanics' Cornet Band of Three Mile Bay; 12 pieces; organized in 1872; Barron 

Snell, leader. 
Philadelphia. —Philadelphia Cornet Band; 20 pieces; organized in 1880; W. T. Scofleld, 

leader. 
"Theresa. — Theresa Cornet Band; 15 pieces; Lester Wescott, leader. 

Watertown.— Watertown City Fife and Drum Corps; 15 pieces; Fred Duprey, drum-major; 
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Watertown City Band: 18 pieces; S. J. Snell, sec'y. 

Watertown City New Cornet Band; organized in the spring of 1890; B. A. Hiekox, 
pres. ; C. H. Green, sec'y. 

John Guntsman's Opera House Orchestra; 10 pieces. 

M. Horton's Orchestra; eight members. 

Ladies Musical Society; organized in January, 1889; Mrs. C. B. Fowler, pres.; Miss 
Mary Knickerbocker, sec'y and treas. 
Worth. — Worthville Cornet Band; 12 pieces; reorganized in December, 1889; Frank Wilcox, 
pres.; E. Watts, leader; E. E. Ellinwood, sec'y. 

Miscellaneous Societies. 

The Anglers Association of the St. Lawrence River was organized October 26, 1883, 
and incorporated February 27, 1884. H. H. Warnei', of Rochester, N. Y., pres.; W. H. 
Thomjisou, of Alexandria Bay. sec'y; K. P. Grant, of Clayton, treas. 

Jefferson County Agricultural Society; Harrison Fuller, of Adams Center, pres.; F.R. 
Smith, of Watertown. sec'y; annual meeting the third Wednesday in December of each 
year; annual exhibit in September. 

The Jefferson County Historical Society was organized May 10, 1886. B. Brockway, 
of Watertown, pres.; R". Fisk, recording sec'y: Lotus Ingalls, of Watertown, correspond- 
ing sec'y; D. S. Marvin, librarian; regular meetings the second Tuesday of each month. 

Fish and Game Association of Southern -Jefferson County; Dr. E. L. Sargent, of 
Watertown, pres. 

The Jefferson County Homeopathic Medical Society was organized in November, 
1888. Dr. G. C. Hibbard, of Mannsville, pres.; Dr. R. F. Gates, of Brownville, sec'y 
and treas. 

The Jefferson County Medical Society was organized December 17. 1806, and reorgan- 
ized September 1, 1868. Dr. C. G. Stevens, of Watertown. pres.; Dr. Charles Rice, 
sec'y; annual meetings the second Tuesday in January of each year, in Watertown. 

Jefferson County Board of Underwriters; A. Y. Stewart, of Carthage, pres.; Joseph 
Atwell, of Watertown, sec'y. 

The Jefferson County Undertakers Association was organized in December, 1889. 
H. O. Gardner, of Philadelphia, pres.; C. W. Hall, of Antwerp, sec'y. 

Jeft'erson County Branch of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 
Annuals; Rev. Richmond Fisk, pres. 

Watertown District of the Episcopalian Woman's Auxiliary Society; Mrs. George 
Goodale, of Watertown, pres.; Mrs. C. A. Sherman, of Watertown, sec'y. 

Watertown District Epworth League; Samuel Call, pres.; Miss Ella Harris, of Gou%'er- 
neur, sec'y; E. E. Cheeseman, of Philadelphia, tieas. 

Jefferson County Y. P. S. C. E.: G. H. Cobb, pres.; G. A. Osborn, sec'y. 

Jefferson County Farmers' Union; F. E. Wilson, sec'y. 

Net Fishermen's Protective Association; W. Aiiisworth, sec'y. 

Jefferson County Dairymen's Association; rooms 6 American arcade, Watertown. 
Adams.— Adams C. L. S. C. was organized in October, 1883. O. B. Rhodes, pres.; Miss 
Fannie L. Gaylord, sec'y and treas.; meets every Wednesday evening. 

Adams Young People's C. L. S. C. ; L. B. Irwin, pres.; Miss Julia Monroe, sec'y. 

The Calisophian Society of the Adams Collegiate Institute was organized in 1865 
meets every Monday evening daring school terms. 

The Nousaskian Society of the Adams Collegiate Institute was organized in 1883 
meets weekly during school terms. 

Ladies Aid Society of the Seventh-Day Baptist Church; Mrs. A. B. Prentice, pres. 
Mrs. A. J. Green, sec'y; meets every alternate Tuesday. 

Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church was organized in 1887. Mrs. William 
Gussman, pres.; Mrs. D. Carley, sec'y; meets the last Thursday of each month. 

Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church of Adams Center; Mrs. F. Brown, pres.; 
Miss Nellie McGill, sec'y; meets the first Thursday of each month. 

Ladies Missionary Society of the Baptist Church of Adams Center was organized in 
1883. Mrs. J. F. Nelson, pies.; Miss M. E. Fuller, sec'y; meets the second Thursday of 
each mouth . 

Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church; Mrs. H. Harrington, pres.; 
Mrs. Perry Dean, sec'y and treas. 

Adams Rural Cemetery Association; George Frasier, pres. and sec'y pro tem. 

Young People's Literary Society of Adams Center; W. D. Ayres, pres. 

Kangaroo Tennis Club was organized May 8, 1890. J. H. Wait, pres.; G. C. Fox, 
sec'y. 



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Alexandria.— Alexandria Bay Young Men's Library Association; 1,304 volumes; rooms in 
Westcott block, James street. 

Westminster Park Association was incorporated in 1875. Hon. A. Cornwall, of Alex- 
andria Bay, pres. ; L. K. Hanford, of Watertowu, sec'y; opposite Alexandria Bay on 
Wells Island. 

Central Park Association was incorporated in 1881. B. B. Taggart, of Watertown, 
pres.; J. Atwell, Jr.. of Watertown, sec'y. 
Antwerp.— Antwerp Union Agricultural Society. Dewitt Copley, pres.; W. N. Johnson, sec'y; 
H. S. Sterling, supt. 

Y. P. S. C. E. of the M. E. Church; D. E. Burchell, pres.; Mrs. C. M. Smith, record- 
ing sec'y: Miss Cora Graves, corresponding sec'y. 

Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congregational Church; F. D. Hall, pres.; Camilla Werner, re- 
cording sec'y; Georgie Schull, corresponding sec"y. 

Ladies Aid Society of Ox Bow; Mrs. M. J. Deans, sec'y. 
Brownville.— The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church was organized in November, 1889. Mrs. 
George Lewis, pres. ; Mrs. A. M. Fradenburgh, sec'y. 

The Farmers' Benefit Association of Pillar Point was organized November 13, 1889. 
S. O. Adams, pres. ; J. F. Kimball, sec'y. 
Cape Vincent.- Cape Vincent Agricultural Society; H. T. Stoel, pres.; L. G. Kelsey, sec'y; 
L. O. Woodruff, treas. 

Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presbyterian Church; Miss Emma Ainsworth, pres.; Miss Jessie 
Lee, sec'y and treas. 

Guardian Angel Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Church; Lillie Bradt, pres.; Nellie 
Lynch, sec'y. 

St. Lawrence Union Cemetery Association was incorporated in 1882. H. T. Stoel, 
pres.; C. B. Carey, sec'j'. 

The C. L. 8. C. of Chaumont was organized in October, 1888. 
Clayton. — The Security Building, Loan, and Savings Association was incorporated under the- 
laws of the state in 1889. Hon. James Johnson, pres.; A. E. Wood, sec'y; W. D. Clark, 
treas.; C. E. Hocknel, manager. 

The Thousand Island Canoe Club was organized in November, 1888. F. H. Taylor, of 
Philadelphia. Pa., commodore; Dr. A. Bain, vice-commodore; E. A. Burlingame, sec'y; 
regular meetings the first Wednesday evening of every month. 

Y. P. S. C. E. of the M. E. Church; F. C. Shaw, pres.; George Vandewalker, sec'y. 

Round Island Park Association was incorporated in 1879. Charles Hubbard, of Syra- 
cuse, N. Y., pres.; George L. Davis, of Watertown, sec'y. 

Clayton Lodge Knights of Sobriety, Fidelity, and Integrity was instituted April 5, 
1890. E. W. Estes, com. ; D. R. Hardy, sec'y. 
ElliseurCtH. — Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of Christ Church was organized! 
in 1886. Mrs. D. S. Millard, pres.; Mrs. Frances L. Wilds, sec'y and treas.; meets every 
alternate Thursday. 

Woman's Home Missionary Union (auxiliary to the State Society) was organized irt 
1886. Mrs. J. W. Sargent, pres.; Julia Clark, sec'y; meets the first Thursday in each 
month. 

Woman's Home Missionary Union of Woodville was organized in 1886. Mrs, F. M. 
Clark, pres.; Miss Alice V. Hitchcock, sec'y; meets the first Thursday of each month. 

Y. P. S. C. E. of Woodville; M. W. Wood, pres.; Miss Stella Wood, sec'y; meets the- 
first Friday of each month. 

Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church of Belleville; Mrs. J. E. Green, 
pres.; BIis. Eliza A. Barney, sec'y and treas.; meets the first Saturday of each month. 

The C. L. S. C. of Belleville was organized in 1885. Mrs. J. E. Green, pres.; Mrs. 
Abbie Fulton, sec'y; meets every alternate Wednesday. 

The Mannsville Young Men's Literary Society was organized in November, 1889. P. B. 
Cox, pres. ; Brayton Parker, sec'y and treas. ; business meetings once a month. 

The Lecture Association of Belleville; M. D. Swan, vice-pres.; Dr. E. A. Chapman, 
recording sec'y. 

Henderson.— Henderson Social Library was founded in 1819. 

Hounsfield. — Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church of Sackets Harbor; Mrs. 
H. M. Griffin, pres.; Mrs.'C. C. Read, sec'y. 

East Hounsfield Literary and Religious Society; B. S. Fonton, pres.; L. L. Allen, 
sec'y. 

Lorraine.— Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church was organized in June, 1888. Mrs. Alleik 
Pitkin, pres.; Libbie E. Tucker, sec'y; meets every alternate Thursday. 

Lyme. — Home Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church of Chaumont was organized in 
February, 1890. Mrs. Cleveland,'pres.; Mrs. A. A. Getman, sec'y. 



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Orleans. — Thousand Island Park Association was incorporated in December, 1874, and rein- 
corporated January 18, 1879. George P. Folts, of Herkimer, pres. ; W. R. Fitch, of Low- 
ville, sec'y; O. P. Hadcoek, of Watertown, treas. 

Rodman. —Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Congregational Church was organized 
in October, 1873. Miss lone A. Campbell, pres.; Miss Hattie A. Merwin, sec'y; meets th^ 
last Friday in eacli month. 

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Whitesville was organized in 1885. Mrs. 
William Caulkins, pres.; Mrs. A. P. Gardner, sec'y; meets the third Friday of each 
month. 

The Woman's Auxiliary to the Home Missionary Society of the Congregational Church 
was organized in 1882. "Mrs. A. C. Hughs, pres.; Mrs.F. W. Pierce, sec'y; meets the 
first and third Thursdays of each month. 

Epwovth League of the M. E. Church was re()rgan)zed in December, 1889, from the 
Y. P. S. C. E. G. M. Vroman, pres. ; Effie Hughes, sec'y. 

C. L. S. C. of Rodman; Rev. C. E. Miller, pres.; Mrs. G. V. Cooley, sec'y; meets every 
Tuesday evening. 
Theresa. — Mistletoe C. L. S. C. ; Prof. W. C. Stone, pres ; Miss Florence Chadwick, sec'y. 
Watertown. -Watertown Board of Trade was organized in January, 1889. B. B. Taggart,. 
pres.: John R. Pawling, sec'y. 

Watertown Produce Exchange was organized May 2, 1890. J. P. Douglass, of Theresa^ 
pres.; A. W. Munk, of Watertown, sec'y. 

Y. M. C. A. of Watertown was organized in 1870. W. H. Stevens, pres. ; W. A. Teele, 
vice-pres.; F. M. Bosworth, I'ecording sec'y; G. B. Massey, treas.; Ben M. Lewis, general 
sec'y; regular meetings of the board of directors the first Tuesday in each month. 

Junior Department Y. M. C. A.: officers are elected the last Friday evening of March, 
June. September, and December; monthly business meetings are held on the last Friday 
of each mouth; class for Bible study is held every Tuesday evening. 

Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. M. C. A. ; Mrs. S. C. Knickerbocker, pres. ; Miss C. E. 
Tnthill, sec'y: meets the first Wednesday in each month; annual meeting the first Wed- 
nesday in March. 

Watertown Savings, Building, and Loan Association was organized in 1888. D. C, 
Middleton, pres.; F. H. Waddingham, sec'y. 

Watertown Law and Order League was organized in October, 1889. J. M. Tilden, 
pres. ; Lotus Ingalls, sec'y. 

Watertown Agricultural Society, J. R. Stebbins, pres. ; H. M. Stevens, sec'y. 

Bureau of Chanties, Rev. R. Fisk, pres.; Mrs. U. C. Walker, sec'y. 

Young Men's Catholic Union was organized May 1, 1887, afftliated with the C. Y. M. 
N. U., and incorporated in 1888. A. S. Healy, pres.; W. Gilligan, recording sec'y; J. E. 
Foley, corresponding sec'y. 

Maple City Division, No. 25, Order of Railway Conductors; O. A. Hines, C. C; P. Red- 
mond, sec'y and treas.; meets the first and tliird Sundays of each month. 

Division 227, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, meets the second Sunday and 
the last Monday of every month. 

Empire Lodge, No. 212, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, meets the second Mon- 
day and the fourth Sunday of every month. 

Watertown Board of Education, A. H. Sawyer, pres.; Fred Seymour, supt. and clerk; 
meets the third Mondaj' of each month. 

Woman's Auxiliary Association of Grace Episcopal Church meets the first Tuesday of 
each month. 

Guild of Earnest Workers of Grace Episcopal Church meets the first Wednesday of 
every month. 

Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Episcopal Church usually meets every Wednesday. 

Ladies Parochial Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary of Trinitj' Episcopal Church meets 
every Wednesday, and the Girls Branch every Friday, during the fall and winter. 

The Industrial School of Trinity Episcopal Church meets every Saturday during the 
fall and winter. 

Guild of the Silver Cross of Trinity Episcopal Church meets the first and third Mon- 
days of every month. 

King's Sons of Trinity Episcopal Church meets the second and fourth Mondays of 
every month. 

Girls Friendly of Trinity Church meets every Tuesday evening. 

Brookside Cemetery Association; H. H. Babcock,pres.; A. L. Upham, sec'y and treas.;. 
John Donahue, supt. 

Calvary Cemetery Association; Rev. C. Ramot, pres.; T. Keenan, sec'y. 

North Watertown Cemetery Association; J. A. McConnell, sec'y; E. Roseboom, supt. 



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SOCIETIES — POSTOFFICES AND POSTMASTERS. 



Watertown Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Rev. R. Fisk, pres.; 
Mrs. U. C. Walker, sec'y; works through the Bureau of Charities. 

Farrington Medical Club; Dr. W. T. Laird, pres.; Dr. M. M. Adams, sec'y and treas.; 
meets the second Wednesday of each month. 

Jeffeisonian Club; C. E. Holbrook. pres.; Fred Britton, sec'y. 

Republican Club of Watertown; Watson M. Rogers, pres.; B. A. Field, sec'y. 
■WiLNA. — Carthage Union Agricultural Society was organized in 1875. C. C. Ingraham, pres.; 
L. G. Chase, sec'y. 

Carthage Permanent Savings, Loan, and Building Association was organized in 1888. 
H. M. Mosher, pres. ; H. B. Edmonds, sec'y. 

The Merchants and Manufacturers Exchange of Carthage was organized in November, 
1889. C. P. Ryther, pres. 

Young Men's Catholic Union of Carthage; P. J. Forney, pres.; C. G. Duffy, sec'y; 
meets tlie first Tuesday evening of each month. 

Young Men's Social Club of Carthage was organized in February, 1889. C. J. Clark, 
pres.; A. A. Collins, sec'y. 

Carthage Board of Health was organized in June, 1890. J. P. Kinney, pres. ; F. M. 
Wing, sec'y and registrar; H. A. Brown, health officer. 

Board of Education of Carthage Union Free School; J. L. Norton, pres.; L. G. Peck, 
clerk. 

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church of Carthage; Mrs. J. C. 
Darling, pres.; Mrs. D. B. White, recording sec'y; Mrs. A. H. Francis, corresponding 
sec'y. 

Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Chui-ch of Carthage; Mrs. J. C. 
Darling, pres.; Mrs. A. H. Francis, recording sec'y; Mrs. J R. Steele, corresponding 
sec'y. 

Y. P. S. C. E. of the Baptist Church of Carthage; V. J. Crowner, pres.; Miss Belle 
Graham, recording sec'y; Mrs. A. Allen, corresponding sec'y. 

Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presbyterian Church of Carthage; M. S. Wilder, pres.; Addison 
Seaman, recording sec'y; C. E. Williams, corresponding sec'y. 

Young People's Mission Band of the Baptist Church of Carthage; Eddie G. Lane, 
pres. ; Leon Ashbeck, sec'y. 

B., W. & O. and C. & A. R. R. Mutual Aid Society of Carthage; E. H. Miller, pres.; 
W. 8. McCallister, sec'y and treas. 

Epworth League of the M. E. Church of Wood's Mills was organized in January, 1890. 
Carson Symonds, pres. ; Miss Nellie Ford, sec'y. 



POSTOFFICES AND POSTMASTERS. 



P08T0FFICE. 

*Adams, 
*Adams Center, 
*Alexandria Bay, 
* An twerp, 
*Belleville, 
Bishop Street, 
*Black River, 
*Brownville, 
Burr's Mills, 
*Cape Vincent, 
*Carthage, 
Champion, 
Chaumont. 
*Clayton, 
Depauville, 
*Dexter, 
East Hounsfield, 
East Rodman, 
East Watertown, 
*Ellisburgh, 
*Evans Mills, 



TOWN. 

Adams, 

Adams, 

Alexandria, 

Antwerp, 

Ellisbui-gh, 

Henderson, 

Rutland, 

Brownville, 

Watertown, 

Cape Vincent, 

Wilna, 

Champion, 

Lyme, 

Clayton, 

Clayton, 

Brownville, 

Hounsfield, 

Rodman, 

Watertown, 

Ellisburgh, 

Le Ray, 



POSTMASTEK. 

A. J. Lovelee. 
Mrs. M. S. Graves. 
Frank W. Barker. 
Martin L. Willard. 
S. Church. 
Albert O. Smith. 
P. V. Poor. 
C. W. Smith. 
A. A. Hardy. 
John Bulkley. 
A. B. Westco'tt. 
Alonzo Shedd. 
Clara W. Dewey. 
S. McCarn. 
Alfred D. Lowe. 
G. S. easier. 
William Warren. 
O. A. Edmonds. 
Edward Grothier. 
H. A. Parsons. 
W. Rulison. 



Money order offices. 



POSTOFFICES AND POSTMASTERS — COUNTY OFFICERS. 



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POSTOFFICE. 

Felt's Mills, 

Fisher's Landing, 

Frontenac, 

Great Bend, 

*Henderson, 

Henderson Harbor, 

*La Fargeville, 

Le Raysville, 

Limerick, 

Lorraine, 

*Maunsville, 

Natural Bridge, 

North Wihia, 

Omar, 

Orleans Four Corners, 

Ox Bow, 

Pamelia Four Corners, 

Percli Kiver, 

♦Philadelphia, 

Pierrepout Manor, 

Pillar Point, 

Plessis, 

Point Peninsula, 

*Eedwood, 

Rice's. 

River View, 

Rodman, 

Rosiere. 

Rural Hill, 

Rutland, 

*Sackets Harbor, 

St. Lawrence, 

S inford's Cornei-s, 

*Smitliville, 

South Champion, 

South Rutland, 

Sterlingville, 

Stone Jlills, 

* Theresa. 

Thousand Island Park, 

Three Mile Bay, 

Thurso, 

Tremaine's Corners, 

*Watertown, 

Wilna. 

Woodville, 

Worth Center, 

Worthvilk-, 



TOWN. 

Le Ray, 

Orleans, 

Clayton, 

Champion, 

Henderson, 

Henderson, 

Orleans, 

Le Ray, 

Brownville, 

Lorraine, 

Ellisburgh, 

Wilna, 

Wilna^ 

Oi'leans, 

Orleans, 

Antwerp, 

Pamelia. 

Brownville, 

Philadelphia, 

Ellisburgh, 

Brownville, 

Alexandiia, 

Lyme, 

Alexandria, 

Watertown, 

Cape Vincent, 

Rodman, 

Cape Vincent, 

Ellisburgh, 

Rutland, 

Hounslield, 

Cape Vincent, 

Le Ray, 

Adams and Henderson, 

Champion, 

Rntland, 

Philadelphia, 

Orleans, 

Theresa, 

Orleans, 

Lyme, 

Clayton, 

Rodman, 

Watertown, 

Wilna. 

Ellisburgh, 

Worth, 

Worth, 



roSTMASTEK. 

M. M. Parker. 

George W. Bretsch. 

J. P. Snider. 

Walter A. Horr. 

F. J. Whitney. 

Charles Eggleston. 

Helen L. Flansburgh. 

Frederick C. Appenzeller. 

F. D. Pierce. 

Eben M. Ramsey. 

Clarence L. Beebe. 

John Shoemaker. 

Sanford Lewis. 

John Garlock. 

Eli T. Sargent,. 

William B. Davis. 

Wilham H. Miller. 

William H. Gillett. 

Philip M. Farnhara. 

Edward J. Robinson. 

Miss Luella Stone. 

S. Makepeace. 

Betsie A. Clark. 

C. Ahles. 

E. A. Ayei s. 

Mrs. Mary C. Laird. 

Levi Wasliburn. 

E. Solai. 

A. A. Fillmore. 

F. B. Lindsell. 

C. B. Holloway. 
Charles B. Carev. 
M. H. Matty. 

W. H. Rice. 

D. A. Goodrich. 
Mrs. Eva E. Riordan. 
Sherman Corbin. 
John Irwin. 
George W. Bidleman. 
Rev. D. W. Thurston. 
Charles W. McKinstry. 
David Black. 
George L. McKiulev. 

E. M. Gates. 
Lotus S. Fargo. 

G. M. Wood. 
Edward Cornell. 

C. G. Van Brocklin. 



COUNTY OFFICERS. 

state Senator.— (2lst District) George B. Sloan, of Oswego. 

Assenihl^fiien. — (Two districts) Henry J. Lane, of Sackets Harbor, 1st District; Isaac- 
Mitchell, of Stone Mills. 2d District. 

Judge of County Court. — John C. McCartin, of Watertown. Special County Judge. — 
Alphonso E. Cooley, of Adams Center. 

Surrogate. — Ross C. Scott, of Watertown. Special Surrogate . — Frank T. Evans, of Car- 
thage. 

County Clerk. — O. De Gi-asse Greene, of Adams Center. 

District Attorney. — Frank H. Peck, of Watertown. 

Couaty Sheriff. — Willard E. Sase. of Watertown. 

Justice.'; of Sessions. — Frank D. Seeber, of Brownville, and James T. Borland, of Cape 
Vincent. 



* Money order offices. 



334 



COUNTY OFFICERS — COURTS — INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. 



County Coroners. — Dr. DeWittC. Rodenhiiist, of Philadelphia; Dr. Eugene A. Chapman, 
of Belleville; and Dr. M. L. Smith, of Water town. 

Superintendent of the Poor. — John R. "Washburn, of Watertown. 

School Commissioners. — S.Whitford Maxson. of Adams Center, Ist Diat.; Truman C. Gray, 
of Antwerp, 2d Dist. ; Charles E. Whitney, of Cape Vincent, 3d Dist. ; and Fred Seymour, 
supt. of schools of the city of Watertown. 

Commissioners for Loaning United States Beposit Fund. — Martin L. Graves,* of Rutland, 
and Richard Rodenhurst, of Theresa. 

County Treasurer. — Alanaon D. Seaver, of Watertown. 

Board of Supervisors. — Meetings held the third Tuesday in February. — Jacob Stears, Jr., 
of Watertown, Clerk. W. D. Arms, Adams; Fred T. Holmes, Alexandria; Dr. G. H. Wood, 
Antwerp; Walter Zimmerman, Brownville; D. L. Fitzgerald, Cape Vincent; Wesley Briggs, 
Champion; W. H. Consaul. Clayton; J. M. Thompson, EUisburgh; A. A. Scott, Henderson; 
J. A. McWayne. Houustield; F. E. Croissant, Le Ray: C. D. Gnmshaw, Lorraine; Eli B. John- 
son, Lymp; B.J. Strough, Orleans; E. B. Nichols, Panielia; R. Oatman, Philadelphia; W. J. 
Wymaii, Rodman; Carl H. Frink, Rutland; George E. Yost, Theresa; B. W. Giffoid, Water- 
town; City of Watertown: R. Holden, Jr., Fh-st Ward; J. Atwell, Jr., Second Ward; R. E. 
Smiley, Third Ward; Solon Wilder, Fourth Ward; W. H. Delmore, Wilna; Philip Brennan, 
Worth. 



COURTS. 

Fifth Judicial District. 

At Watertown. 

Circuit Courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer. — First Monday in March, Williams; first 
Monday in May, Churchill; lirst Monday in December, Kenuedy. 

Special Terms. — First Tuesday in June, Williams; second Tuesday in November, Kennedy. 

S2)enal Terms for Motions. — 1890. — Fourth Saturdays in February, April, June, October, 
and December, and fifth Saturdays in March, May, and November, Williams. 1891.— Fourth 
Saturdays in February, April, June, October, and December, and fifth Saturdays in January 
and May, Williams. 



INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PAGE. 

Adams— Adams Collegiate Institute 212 

Cleveland James M 216 

Dwight De Alton 224 

Alexandria — Cornwall Andrew 248 

Antwerp— McAUaster William 272 

Champion— Mix James 344 

Clayton— Barker Alden F 376 

Steamer United States 372 

Ellisburgh— Converse James F 416 

Union Academy 406 

HouNSFiELD — Camp Elisha 480 

Camp Walter B 496 

Caufield Theodore 604 

Steamer Ontario 493 

liE Ray — Sawyer Lorenzo 528 

Lyme — Copley Alexandria 5C0 



page. 

Orleans — Biddlecom^ Russell B 584 

Philadelphia— Child Oliver 624 

Sterling James 632 

Rutland — Eames Moses 664 

Graves Martin Lisk 672 

Sherman John A 680 

Watertown — Brockway Beman 758 

Brown Le vi H 92 

Brown Lysander H 84 

Camp Talcott Hale 764 

Crawe J. Mortimer 196 

Dorwm Luther J 92 

Eames Frederick W 760 

Ives Willard 752 

O'Brien Denis 98 

Taggart Byron Benjamin 780 

Wilna — Goodale Lawrence Joseph 840 

White David Boutwell 848 



* Deceased. 



GENERAL INDEX. 



335 



GENERAL INDEX. 



Business Directory, Part 2: 

Adams 3 

Alexandria 18 

Antwerp 34 

Brownville 46 

Cape Vincent 57 

Champion 68 

€lavtou 78 

Ellisburgh 92 

Henderson 109 

Hounstield 117 

Le Ray 127 , 

Lorraine 138 

Lvme 142 i 

Orleans 152 ] 

Pamelia 164 

Philadelphia 168 

Hodman 174 • 

Rutland 178 1 

Theresa 185 

Watertown (town) 195 j 

Watertown, City of 199 

Wilna ' 244 

Worth 264 

Censds Table, 1807 to 1880, inclusive, 

Part2 268 

■Classified Business Dieectory, Part 2. ..269 

County Officers, Part 2 333 

Courts, Part 2 334 

Distance Table, Part 2 2 

■Gazetteer of Jefferson County, Part 1. . 5 

Amount of Rain-Fall tor 44 Years 28 

Appendix 876 

Assessed Valuation. See Staple Products. 

Bench and Bar of Jefferson County 47 

Attorneys, Etc 62 

Clerks 62 

District Attorneys 61 

Judges 61 

Sheritt's 61 

Supreme Court 58 

Surrogates 61 

'County Charities 127 

French Expeditions 29 

Geology 13 

Mineral Localities 21 

Topography and Soil 19 

Ice Age, The" 23 

Geological Section of the Strata of the 

County. (Illustration) 27 

Glacial Streams 25 

Thickness of the Ice 25 

Internal Improvements 117 

Plank Roads 121 

Railroads 122 

State Roads 119 

Turnpikes 120 

Jefferson County Grange 132 

Jefferson County Medical Society 171 

Land Titles . . . ." '. 32 



page. 

Manufactures 1 35 

Sketch of Paper Manufacture 135 

Patriot War 141 

Prehistoric Man. (Illustrated) 9 

Press of Jefferson Countv; 

Adams ' 109 

Antwerp 114 

Black River 114 

Cape Vincent 113 

Carthage Ill 

Clavton 113 

Sackets Harbor 108 

Theresa 112 

Watertown 100 

Anti-Masonic Press, The 103 

Campaign Papers 108 

Daily Papers 107 

Staple Products. Assessed Valuation, Etc.128 

Assessed Valuation— 1889 (table) 129 

Cheesemaking ... 129 

From 1861 to 1890 131 

Thousand Islands, The 114 

War for the Union 141 

Eighteenth Cavalry 145 

Fifth Artillery 147 

First New York Light Artillery 446 

First Regiment U. S. Light ArtHlery . . 147 
First Regiment " Veteran" Cavalry. .146 

Fourteenth Artillery .' 147 

Independent Batteries, Nos. 20 and 28.. 147 

Ninety-Fourth Infantry 144 

One-Hundred and Eighty-Sixth Inf. . . 145 
One Hundred and Ninety-Third Inf. . .145 

Other Regiments 147 

Provost-Marshal's Office, 20th Cong. 

Dist 148 

Sixteenth Artillery 147 

Sixth Cavalry 145 

Tenth Artillery 147 

Thirteenth Artillery 147 

Thirteenth Cavalry 145 

Thirty-Fifth Infantry 142 

Twentieth Cavalry 145 

Twenty-Fourth Cavalry 146 

Twenty-Fourth Infantry 142 

Twenty Sixth Cavalry. .' 146 

War of 1812 140 

Gazetteer of Towns, Part 1 : 

Adams 209 

Alexandria 247 

Antwerp 259 

Brownville 282 

Cape Vincent 308 

Champion 337 

Clavton 366 

Elhsburgh 401 

Henderson 445 

Hounstield 466 

Le Ray 520 

Lorraine 542 

Lyme 555 

Orleans 581 



336 



GENERAL INDEX — INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES. 



PAGE. 

Pamelia 600 

Philadelphia 609 

Rodman 638 

Rutland 654 

Theresa 688 

Wateitown ( town ) 702 

WatertowD, City of 714 

Wilna 817 

Worth 867 



PAGE- 

Map of Jeffeeson County . . inside back cover 

POSTOFFICES AND POSTMASTERS, Part 2 33^ 

R., W. .fe O. R. R. (Adv.) Part 1, Appendix, 

and Part 2 31» 

Societies. Part 2 323 

Wilder Brothers (Adv.) Part 2 322 



INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES. 



BENCH AND BAR. 

Adams, 75 
Ainsworth, 91 

Allen, 66 
Andrus, 90 



Bagley, 95 
Baker, 66 
Barnes, 85 
Beardsley, 74 
Benedict, 70-78 
Bickford, 87 
Bond, 75 
Boomer, 92 
Bostwiclt, 69 
Boyer, 67 
Brackett, 86 
Bronson, 65-94 
Brooks, 79 
Brown, 63-66-8 1-! 

97. 
Buckim, 71-80 
Butterfield, 79-86- 
Camp, 69-86 
Canfield, 72 
Channnig, 73 
Chittenden, 73 
Clark, 64-67-88 
Clarke, 92-94 
Cole, 66 
Collins, 70 
Cook, 74 
Curtis, 86 
Dayan, 75 
Dewey, 67 
Dodge, 76-86 
Dorwin, 89 
Doty, 74 
Dutton. 85 
Edmonds, 64 
Eldridee, 76 
Ellis, 64 
Ely, 74-91 
Emerson, 7? 
Fairbanks, 86 
Fields, .65 
Ford, 78-79 
Forward, 87 
Foster, 65 
Fowler, 76 
Gilbert, 84-go-gi 
Goodale, i 7-90 
Goodell, 6u 
Green, 76 
Greene, 66 
Hawes, Tj-gz 
Hawkins, 66 
Hayden. 79 
Hinds, 66 
Helton, 74 
How, 81 



Howe, 70 

Hubbard, 65-S0-90 
Hubbell, 66 
Hunt, 38 
Hunter, 66 
Hutchinson, 87 
Ingalls, 87 
Kannady, 66 
Kent, 69 
Keyes, 64-75 
Kirkland, 69 
Lansing, 03 
Lathrop, 71 
Leavenworth, 74 
Lee, 80 
Leis. 86 
Lewis 87 
Low, 74 
Macumber, 67 
Marsh, 77 
Mason, 78 
Massey, 65 
Matthews, 76 
Mcf arty, 75-77 
McKnight. 65 
Merrick, 67 
Monre, 85 
Mullin, 96 
Munson. 70 
Nims, 86 
O'Brien, 98 
Osgood, 76 
Palmer, 65 
Parker, 76 
Pattridge, 88 
Perkins, 88 
Perry, 79 
Phelps, 75 
Popham, 71 
Radcliff, 71 
Rathbun, 77-78 
Richmond, 78 
Robinson, 66 
Rogers, 91 
Rossiter, 74 
Ruger, 77 
Sacket, 64 
Sherman, 86-92-93 
Shumway, 75-77 
Skinner, 68-69-95 
Smith, 74 
Spencer, 77 
Starbuck, 97 
Starr, 91 
Steele, 80-81 
St<rling, 71 
Stoel, 71 
Stone. 84 
Storrs, 70 
Stowe, 76 
Talcott. 73 
Tamblin, 76 



Ten Eyck, 69-78 
Thompson, 86 
Thurman, 67 
Tillinghast, 75 
Trowbridge, 65 
Van VIeek, 88 
Vosburgh, 79 
Wager, 80-86 
Waite, 67 
Wardwell, 79-gi 
Watson, 78-80 
Webb. 91 
White, 66 
Whittlesey, 70 
Wilson, 91 
Wright, 85 
Wynn, 98 
Yale, 73 
Yates, q2 

MEDICAL. 

See infra. 

ADAMS. 

Allen, 240 
Andrus, 236 
Archer, 245 
Arms, 227 
Babcock, 232 
Barney, 239 
Bas«ett, 228 
Bentley, 244 
Bond, 229 
Brimmer, 232 
Bullock, 238 
Bunce, 238 
Carpenter, 239 
Case, 242 
Chapman, 228 
Cleveland, 222 
Collins, 235 
Colton, 228 
Comins, 233 
Cook, 238 
Cooke, 244 
Coon, 239 
Cooper, 228 
Coughlan, 237 
Cowles, 245 
Davis, 232 
Dealing, 235 
Dennis, 245 
Doxtater, 226-227 
Dryden, 242 
Dwight, 224 
Eggleston, 244 
Fawdry, 239 
Fox, 230 
Frasier, 237 
Fuller, 231 



Gardner. 241 
(-'ilbert, 242 
Glass, 239 
Green, 230-234-240 
Greene, 228 
Gussman, 245 
Hale, 2^3 
Hall, 244 
Hammond, 235 
Hannahs, 242 
Heath, 243 
Hodge 241 
Hodges, 237 
Horth, 241 
Hunt, 233-234 
HusoQ, 24 T 
Ivory, 242 
Keep, 229 
Lamson, 237 
Landon, 239 
Lockwood, 233 
Lord 245 
Manville, 239 
Marriott, 236 
Maxon, 234 
Maxson, 231 
Monroe, 244 
Muzzy, 230 
Nelson, 243 
Nickelson, 244 
Nott, 241 
Page, 238 
Parker, 232-243 
Parmlee, 241 
Payne, 244 
Phillips, 243 
Pitcher, 238 
Potter, 236 
Prentice, 240 
Pryor, 238 
Ramsdell, 240 
Rhodes, 241 
Rice, 231 
Ripley, 229 
Roj^ers, 232 
LJuiiii,''»rs, 232-233 
Schrodt, 244 
Shaw, 243 ,, 
Simpkins, 245 
Snell, 243 
-Spicer, 243 
Stanley, 229-230 
Stillman, 234 
.Stone, 229 
Sullivan, 238 
Taylor, 240-245 
Thomas, 226-234 
Totman, 231 
Towle, 236 
Waite. 239 
Wakefield, 242 
Wardwell, 231 



Warriner, 230 
Wheeler, 235 
Whipple, 230 
White, 236 
Williams, 242 
Wright, 227 
York, 235 

ALEXANDRIA. 

Arnold, 257 
Bailey, 254. 
Bartram, 253 
Bellinger, 254 
Bicklehaupt, 257 
Bigelow, 251 
Calkins, 255 
Carter, 255 
Cline, 251 
Cole, 253-259 
Cornwall, 251 
Countryman, 252 
Davis, 258 
De Young, 256 
Dingman, 255 
Dobbins, 253 
Duclon, 252 
Estes, 256 
Hafford, 257 
Hardy, 252 
Heath, 258 
Herrick, 256 
Hind, 257 
Hosner, 257 
Houghton, 251 
Hutchinson, 255 
Jewett, 252 
Knell, 258 
Lashbrook, 256 
Lewis, 254 
Loucks, 253 
McCallops, 254 
Miller, 256 
Moore, 252 
Parker, 252 
Petrie, 25S 
(pierce, 254 
Place, 254 
Putnam, 257 
Rappole, 252 
Reester, 256 
Rowell, 256 
Rudes, 252 
Shannon, 254-257 
Smith, 251 
Snell, 253 
Spalsbury, 257 
Springer, 251 
Thomson, y8o '' 
Tilley, 256 
Trickey, 255 
Van Allen, 258 



INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES. 



337 



Van Dresar, 253 
Van Scoy, 259 
Waggoner, 254 
Walton, 251 
Weller, 258 
Westcott, 253 
Wheeler, 255 
Williams, 257 
WiUix, 258 
Verden, 258 

ANTWERP. 

Bacon, 279 
Baldwin, 280 
Barr, 281 
Beaman, 275 
Bellinger, 280 
Bent, 277 
Broad, 27? 
Burtis, 279 
Chase, 276 
Cheeseman, 279 
Clark, 274 
Cole, 278 
Cornwell, 281 
Dicksorf, 277-280 
Eggleston, 275 
Fairbanks, 276 
Gillett, 274 
Gleason, 274 
Graham, 278 
Graves, 280 
Hall, 277-279 
Harris, 276 
Hicks, 279 
Hinsdale, 273 
Hoching, 276 
Hogan, 281 
Hopper, 274-281 
Houghton, 281 
How-land, 27S 
Hunt, 277 
Johnson, 276 
Kelsey, 276 
Kitts, 278 
Lamb. 275 
Lawton, 276 
Lynde, 274 
Markwick. 277 
Martin, 278-279 
Ma.xon, 277 
Mc.-Vllaster, 272 
Moak, 279 
> ichols, 278 
Payne, 274 
Peeler, 279 
Render, 280 
Ridsdale, 275 
Rogers. 275 
Rutherford, 2S1 
Scott, 276 
Scurrah, 280 
Seaver, 273 
Snell, 277 
Sprague, 280 
Sterling, 273 
Stewart, 278 
Taylor, 274 
Webster. 273 
Whitmore, 274 
\\'il<on, 275 
\\ illard, 276 
Wiser. 27a 
Wood, 276 
Woodward, 277 
Wornev, 278 



BROWN VILLE 

Adams, 299-301 
A lien, 204 
Allison, 296 
Anderson, 307 
Avery, 296 

22 



Aubertine, 322 
Bartholomew, 328 
Bates, 335 - 
Bechert, 329 
Beedle, 321 
Beringer, 327 
Block, 328 
Borland, 319 
Bourcey, 322 
Branch, 322 
I'.rewster, 329 
Hurdick, 333 
Burnett, 323 
Burnham, 330 
Bushnell, 329 
Carey, 331 - 
Carrier, 320 
Chavoustie, 330 
Clark, 336 
Cornwall, 321 
Constance, 326 
Cornaire, 322-323 
Cratsenburg, 332 
Cross. 319 
Cuppernull, 334 
Davis, 332 
De Camp, 328 
Dezengremel, 324 
Dodge, 318-319-331 
Donaldson, 335 
Dunning, 324 
Ebben, 335 
Emery, 334, 
Fair, 332 
Fitzgerald, 334 
Fox. 331 
Fraley, 325 
Gardner, 326 
Garlach, 330 
Gaugien, 323 
Gray, 325 
Hay, 334 
Hentzleman, 332 
Hilts, 333 
Holland. 337 
Humphrey, 326-327 
Ingerson, 334 
Irvine, 321 
Johnson, 336 
Kelsey, 318 
Kesler, 332 
Laird, 322 
Laniger, 320 
Lyie, 331 
Majo, 321 
Mance, 323 
Manigi.ld, 336 
Margery, 331 
Mason, 327-334 
McWayne, 328 
Merchant, 323 
Millen, 318" 
Mulligan, 336 
Niles, 326 
N ims, 320 
Peo, 320 
Powell, 324 
Radley, 327 
' '"'Reasner, 328 
Reed, 330 
Reff, 325 
Rice. 326 
Riley, 333 
Robbins. 320 
Rogers, 319 
Rosebnom, 328 
Rousseau, 325 
Saunders, 332 
Shafer, 327 
Shaw, 335 
Sheley. 330 
CAPE VINCENT. Shuler, 325 

Soule, 333 
Ainsworth, 319 Stedman, 326 

Armstrong, 321 Stewart, 324 



Banter, 303 
Bell, 298 
Berry, 295 
Bonney, 294 
Brothers, 302 
Buckminster, 297 
Calkins. 305 
Campbell, 307 
Carpenter, 295- 
Case, 306 
Christie, 300 
Cole, 293 
Conklin. 297 
Cook, 306 
Cowan, 298 
Crouch. 305 
Day, 297 
Devendorf. 304 
Elliott, 306 
Elmer, 295 
Ely, 294 
Emerson, 293 
Farmer, 299 
Fay, 302 
Fish, 306 
Flansburg, 303 
Fluno, 307 
Fredenburg, 300 
Fuller, 300 
Gates, 296 
Giles, 295 
Gilmore, 297 
Gould, 302-303 
Greigg, 3°5 
Hoyt, 298 
Hubbs, 305 
Jackson. 306 
Kennedy, 303 
Kilborn, 294-307 
Kissel. 305 
Knapp, 302 
Knowlton, 302 
Lindley, 306 
Lord. 296 
Lynch, 303 
Mackey, 300 
Mallett, 305 
Massey, 295 
McTaggart. 30B 
Moffatt, 295-296 
Osborn. 307 
Outterson, 305 
Peck, 296 
Pettit, 30S 
Plumb, 293 
Potter, 303-304 
Prior, 294 
Reeves. 302 
Rogers, 308 
Ross, 307 
Russell, 304 
Ryder, 306-307 
Sanford, 304 
Seeber. 298 
Skinner, 298 
Smith, 300 
Soule, 308 
Spafford, 302 
.Cpicer, 297 '' 
Steele, 299 
Underwocd, 300 
Van Allen, 301 
Vandewalker, 301 
Vogt, 305 
Wplrath, 299 
Welch, 296 
Whittemore, 304 
Williams, 299 
Wilson, 301 
Winn, 301 



Stroupe, 536 
Stumpf, 324 
Swallia, 331 
Tuft, 333 
Vautrin, 322 
Warren, 329 
Weaver, 330 
Whebby, 333 
Wheeler, 336 
Whitney, 335 
Wiley, 323 
Wilson, 329 
Wingfield, 336 
Woolaver, 328 



CHAMPION. 

Allen, 361 
Babcock. 357-364 
Beyer, 365 
Bohall, 355 
Bossuot, 359 
Rriggs. 360 
Brit'and. 360 
Brown, 357-3^3 
Bushnell, 358 
Campbell, 353 
Carter, 358-361 
Caswell. 363 
Chaoin, 359 
Clark, 359 
demons 361 
CUckner. 363 
Covey, 359 
Cross, 361 
Crowner, 353 
Cudworth, 356 
Dealing, 36° 
Doud, 361 
Draper, 354 
Dutton, 356 
Eaton, 365 
Failing, 365 
Farr^r, 361 
Ferguson, 366 
F lander, 364 
Fletcher, 364 
Fountaine. 362 
Freeman, 365 
Fuller, 364 
Glazier, 365 
Goldthrite, 363 
Grant, 357 
Greenfield, 358 
Hadsall, 352 
Hall, 353 
Harris, 351-354 
Hasting, 359 
Hopkins, 354 
Hubbard, 350-35; 
Hull, 363 
Jackson, 355 
Jones, 351 
King, 304 
Kring, 365 
Lewis. 352 
Locklin 359 
Loom is, 354 
Lovejoy, 365 
McSitt, 353 
Merriam, 356 
Merrill, 356 
Mills, 362 
Mix, 349-351 
Muzzv, 35* 
Odell', 362 
Olmsted, 360 
Pardee, 355 
Peck, 353-360 
Pennock, 355 
Phelps, 361 
Pierce, 360 
Potter. 359 
Rice. 361 
Rockwood, 351 



Sanders. 352 
Sayre, 357 
Shew, 358 
Soults, 362 
Stewart, 357 
Tamblin, 364 
Van Allen, 363 
Vebber, 355-356 
Warner, 353 
Wilcox, 880 
Wood, 361 
Woolwor'h, 360-361 

CLAYTON. 

Ackert, 380 
Allen, 394 
Atwood, 380 
Augsbury, 398 
Babcock, 397 
Barker, 377 
Barney, 382 
Barrett. 384 
Bass, 381 
Bellville, 398 
Blaisdell, 881 
Bouchard, 393 
Brooker, 396 
Calhoon, 394 
Carter, 390 
Charlebois, 389 
Colon, 390 
Comins, 384 
Consaul, 383 
Corbin. 380 
Cuppernull, 396 
Dailey, 398 
Dana, 383 
Deford, 384 
Dewey, 400 
Dodge, 389 
Donner, 395 
Dorr, 392 
Easton, 392 
Elliott, 386 
Failing, 390 
Faire, 3^5 
Farrell, 391 
' Ferguson, 394 
Fetterly, 366-387 
Fitzgerald, 391 
Flander, 391 
Foley, 399 
Fox, 385 
Frame. 382 
Francis, 393 
Fratcher, 400 
Garlock, 391 
Garnsey, 385-386 
Gernald, 389 
Gilchrist, 388 
Gloyd, 396 
Gordon, 399 
Grabber, 397 
Grant, 398 
Gray, 395 
Green, 393 
Hale, 385 
Hall, 379 
Hayes, 381-398 
Herbrecht, 400 
Herse, 394 
Heyl, 392 
Hill, 3Si-;92-4oo 
Hind, 371 
HoUenbeck, 388 
Howells, 398 
Kittle, 380 
Layare, 392 
Leyare, 386 
Lingenfelter, 386 
Linnell, 390 
Loughlin, 388 
Lowe, 382-392 
Mallet, 391 
Manson, 389 



338 



INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES. 



Marcellus, 396 
Markwick, 395 
Marshall, 381 
Matthus, 395 
McCarn, 388 
McCombs, 399 
Mcllmoyl, 398 
McKinley, 388 
McRae, 395 
Mitchell, 392 
Murdock, 383 
Norton, 379 
Orman, 397 
O' Toole, 389 
Palen, 400 
Parish, 387 
Pelow, 387 
Plumb, 383 
Porter, 382 
Potter, 391-394-397 
Putnam, 380 
Rattray, 394 
Rees, 384 
Reynolds, 396 
Robinson, 387 
Rogers, 383 
Roof, 397 
Schall, 396 
Seeber, 381-387 
Sheldon, 401 
Shire, 393 
Sholett, 393 
Skinner, 399 
Slate, 388 
Smitti, 382 
Spaulsbury, 400 
Spencer, 380 
Staring, 390 
Steele, 3S4 
Stevens, 390 
Strough, 399 
Swart, 393 
Sylvester, 385 
Thibault, 388 
Tiffant, 398 
Tilton, 394 
Torrey, 397 
Tracy, 400 
Turcotte, 400 
Van Dewalker, 382 
Walrath, 392 
Walt, 383 
Whitney, 395 
Wood, 393 
Wright, 385-389 



ELLISBURGH 

Andrus, 433-437 
Arnold, 435 
Babcock, 442 
Balch, 441 
Barnes, 443 
Barney, 422 
Barrett, 440 
Beebe, 434 
Bemis, 423 
Benton, 434 
Hettinger, 436 
Bigelow, 434 
Blanden, 441 
Boimer, 422 
Bull, 438 
Carter, 433 
Chapman, 443 
Converse, 418-429- 
Cook, 436 ■ 
Cowles, 438 
Dack, 437 
Davis, 43 > 
Decker, 433 
Dickerson, 425 
Dickinson, 421 
Dingman, 439 
Downer, 424 



Durfee, 431 
Eastman, 426-432 
Ellis, 419 . — 
Ellsworth, 425 
Fillmore, 428 
Fish, 435 
Fox, 444 
Freeman, 422 
Gardner, 444 
Gaylord, 442 
Gillette, 437 
Goodenough, 429 
Graves, 433 
Grenell, 427 
Harrington, 432 
Harris, 423 
Harwick, 444 



Ault, 464 
Babcock, 464 
Barney, 454 
Bishop, 464 
brodie, 465 
Brown, 455 
Buell, 464 
Church, 461 
Crittenton, 454-455 
Davis, 452 
Dobson, 457 
Dodge, 460 
Estes, 463 
Fales, 457 
larman, 458 
Gilbert, 465 
Gleason, 464 



Holley, 424-426- -431-Griggs, 457 



438 
Hollister, 431 
Howard. 421 
Hudson, 432 
Huffstater, 440 
Huggins, 436 
Jackman, 429 
Johnson, 435 
Jones, 442 
Kennedy, 426 
Kibling, 424 
K.mney, 433 
Lee, 427 
Lester, 440 
Lindsey, 424 
Littletield, 428 
Mann, 434 
Marsh, 439 
Martm, 425 
Matteson, 442 
McKee, 423-426 
McLean, 524 
Metcalf, 438 
Miner, 429 
Mi not, 444 

Perkins, 439 
Peters, 442 

Pierrepont, 420 
I'ouell, 439 
Purdy, 428 
Reed, 438 
Remmgton, 441 
Robinson, 440 

Rury, 430 

Salisbury, 439 

Sargent, 435 

Saxe, 437 

Severance, 444 

Shepard, 435 

Smith, 431 

Stearns, 422 

Steele, 425 

Stetson, 444 

Swan, 443 

Thompson, 439-442 

Tifft, 427 

Tubbs, 425 

Waite, 437 

Walrath, 438 

Ward, 4-,8 

Wardwell, 430 

Warriner, 442 

Washburn, 429-444 

Waterman, 429 

Webb, 441 

Wheelock, 439 

Wilds, 434 
■437Williams, 441 

Wodell, 420 

Wood 



Hill, 46 

Hungerford, 458-459 
Ivory, 456 
Jones, 459 
Kilby, 461 
Lane, 461 
Lawrence, 454 
Lovelee, 458 
Mather. 462 
Mcintosh, 465 
Montague, 455 
Moody, 459 
Nugent, 461 
Nutting, 456 
Overton, 458 
Parsons, 462 
Pe'-k, 453 
Penny, 454 
Pope, 462 
Rice, 463-465 
Rich, 460 
Ripley, 464 
Robbins, 456 
Sawyer, 456 
Scott, 455 
Seaton, 460 
Simmons, 462 
Smith, 453 
Sprague, 453 
Thompson. 463 
Van Winckle, 460 
Warner, 459 
Wescott, 463 
White, 455 
Whitney, 453 
Wilder, 462 

HOUNSFIELD. 



Alverson, 510 
Bates, 506 
Boulton, 510 
Boyd, 516 
Brundige, 515 
Butterfield, 515 
Camp, 499-501 
Canfield, 504 
Chafa, 512 
CI irk, 512-618 
Cleveland, 515 
Crandall, 513 
Desmore, 518 
Drake, 514 
Earl, 508 

Eveleigh, 50-,-5T2-5 
F'ergiison, 519 
Fields, 510 
Fox, 514 
T-- Fuller, 512 

421-422-427-Galloway, 516 
Gamble, 513 
Gilmore, 515-519 
Gotham, 518 
Graham, 512-514 
Hadley, 519 
Hall. 509 
Hamilton, 515 



436 

HENDERSON 

Abbott, 460 
Alexander, 452 
Aspinwall, 458 



Harris, 50S-511 
Hastings, 518 
Hazehvood, 510 
Hicks, 516 
Holden, 506 
Hol'oway, 507 
Inglehart, 508 
Jackson, 515 
Jones, 518 
Knapp, 519 
Knight, 509 
Knowlton, 507 
Ladd, 507 
Lane, 511 
Lindsey, 514 
Lonsdale, 511 
Marks 514 
Matteson, 510 
McKee, 506-513 
McLaughlin, 508 
McWayne, 505 
Meeks, 516 
Membery, 512 
Metcalf, 507-516-5 
Morris, 517 
Norton, 515 
Orchard, 511 
Parker, 517 
Pease, 507 
Penney, 508 
Perrigo, 514 
Phelps, 506 
Plumb, 512 
Porter, 509 
Potter, 518 
Rawlson, 505 
Reader, 514 
Reed, 505 
Russell, 516 
Sacket, 498 
Scroxton, 513 
Slater, 510 
Smith, 513 
Spicer, 506 
Stern, 518 
Stetson. 509 
Stevenson, 511 
Thompson, 511 
Tracy, 514 
Tremain, 516 
Tyler, 508 
Van Epps, 518 
Washburn, 510-517 
Waterbury, 516 
Wilson, 517 
Wright, 507 
Yerington, 513 

LE RAY. 

Allen, 538 
Bacon, 537 
Barnes, 541 
Bichet, 537 
Bisha, 539 
Burhans, 534 
Child, 534~ 
Corey, 535 
Cory, 534 
Doxtater, 540 
Failing, 541 
Fisk, 540 
7Gardner, 540 
Gihbs, 539 
Gillespie, 539 
Gould, 540 
Grappotte, 538 
Haap, 538 
Hadsell, 541 
Harter, 538 
Helmer, 5^8 
Horton, 537 
Huntington, 535 
Jabas, 537 
Keller, 536 



Kennedy, 538 
Lawrence, 539 
Louis. 540 
Martin, 541 
Murphy, 535 
Porter, 538 
Reese, 539 
Sawyer, 529 
Scott, 540 
Slack, 538 
Smith, 541 
Stewart, 535 
Ten Eyck, 536 
Town, 537 
Ward, 534 
Whitney, 536 
Wilson, 536 
Wolcott, 544 
Wood, 536 

LORRAINE. 

Allen, 550 
i9Bartlett, 553 
Bateman, 553 
Bishop, 551 
Bovee, 554 
Brown, 551 
Caulkins, 549 
Cornwell, 554 
Crandall, 554 
Fox, 548-550 
(irimshaw, 552 
Hart. 552 

Hitchcock, 550-551 
Lowrey, 550 
Lyman, 553 
Moore, 554 
Piddock, 552 
Pitkin, 548 
Reed, 553 
Remington, 549 
Shelmidine, 552 
Smith, 551 
Thomas. 554 
Wiles, 550 
Wise, 551 

LYME. 

Arnold, 577 
Atwood, 574 
Baird, 571 
Barnes, 567 
Barron, 569 
Basinger, 579 
Becker. 570 
Blodgett, 564-567 
Bovee, 573 
Breadsell, 564 
Hriant, 580 
Buchanan, 572 
Cooley, 567 
Copley, 561 
Cossleman, 565 
Crouse, 573 
Danley, 564 
Diamond, 574 
Dick, 575 
Dillenback, 576 
Empie, 569 
Fenton, 569 
F'ish, 566 
Flanders, 579 
Foster, 578 
Fox, 569 

Getman, 565-568-571 
Gibbons, 581 
Haas, 574 
Hall, 578 
Hayes, 572-577 
Herkimer, 576 
Hogeboom, 577 
Horton, 563 
Hoxie, 576 



INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES. 



339 



Hubbard, 573 

Innian, 568 

Johnson, 579 

Kinsley. 570 

Klock, 570 

Knapp, 565 

Lake, 578 

Laniiing. 573 

Lindsley, 581 

Linjjenfelter, 577 

Main, 567 

Mayhew, 569 

McKinstry, 579 

McMuilcn, 575 

Merrell, 580 

Miller, 575 

Minor, 56S 

Mount, 568 

Northrop. 564-567 

Parker, 573 

Peck, 576 

Pennock, 571 

Persons, 566 

Pettit, 567 

Phelps, 575 

Phillips, 569 

Reed, 565-57^-578 

Roof, 574 

Rose, 577 

Ryder, 564 

Salsbeary, 574 

Schuyler, 579 
Seeley, 5S0 
Seller, 570 
Snell, 572 
Smith, 578 
Southwell, 581 
Spnnable, 576 
Stebbins, 564 
Stevens, 580 
Svkes, 574 
Terrill, 578 
Tremper, 563 
Valley, 581 
Van Doren, 580 
Vautrim, 579 
Vincent, 579 
Wallace, 577 
Walrad, 574 
Warner, 566 
Watkins, 571 
Watrous, 573 
\\"ells, 565-575 
\\ ilcox, 566-570 

ORLEANS. 

Anthony, 596 
Baltz, 590-593 
Barton, 597 
Beardsley, 589 
Beckwith, 600 
Eiddlecom, 588 
Brightweaser, 590 
Caris, 597 
Carter, 591 
Cook, 598 
Coon, 598 
Dunn, 598 
Eager, 598 
Eckert, 593 
Ellis, 590 
Emmett. 599 
Fetterly, 595 
Ford, 592 
Gates, 557 
Goodrich, 595 
Gray, 592 
Gurnee, 597 
Harinan, 596 
Hasner, 596 
Heyl, 591 
Hill, 590 
HoUoway, 594 
Houghton, 597 
Hughes, 591 



Hunter, 598 
Jenkins, 596 
Joles, 595 
Kernehan, 597 
Kickley, 594 
Klock. 593 
Ladd, 595 
Laflur, 599 
La Graves, 590 
Lamson, 593 
Larabee, 590 
Lehr, 591 
McNickle, 596 
Meyers, 594 
Moore, 592 
Nugent, 594 
Nunn, 599 
Payne, 595 
Pickard, 594 
Pratt, 589 
Rasbach, 592 
Reed, 598 
Robbins, 599 
Rouse, 594 
Sargent, 591 
Schaber, 593 
Sexton, 589 
Snyder, 595 
Sourwine, 596 
Timmerman, 591-59 
Tucker, 592 
Van Camp, 599 
Waterson, 600 
Waugh, 596 
Wilder, 595 
Wilson, 597 

PAMELIA. 

Augsbury, 606 
Bellinger, 606 
Brriwn, 606 
Cole, 604 
Cornweli, 606 
Countryman, 605 
Dempster, 607 
Eddy, 605 
Ellsworth, 608 
Fox, 608 
Gillette, 608 
Goutermont, 606 
Haven, 608 
Johnson, 607 
Makepeace, 604 
McGinnis, 607 
Mills, 604 
Phillips, 605 
Reese, 607 
Relyea, 607 
Rogers, 6c8 
Scovill, 607 
Timmerman, 605 
Tingue, 607 
Williams, 605 

PHILADELPHIA 

Aldrich, 635 
Allis, 633 
Becker, 638 
Bigarel, 636 
Child, 627 
Clark, 631 
Comstock, 633 
Coolidge, 631 
Danforth, 636 
Essington, 634 
Estes, 636 
Ford, 634 
Gardner, 638 
Graham, 637 
Hall, 635 
Kent, 637 
Lawton, 637 
Mather, 635 
Merrick, 629 



Miles, 930-632 
Ritter, 630 
Roberts, 630-637 
Rodenhurst, 636 
Rogers, 630-631 
Scofield, 633 
Sharon, 632 
Sterling, 628 
Strickland, 629 
Swift, 634 
Tucker, 631 
Warriner, 637 
Washburn, 635 
Werner, 634 
Whitney, 630 
Wilson, 632 
Wood, 637 
York, 630 

RODMAN. 

Boynton, 648 
Brown, 650 
Buell, 647 
Butterfield, 654 
Cole, 653 
Cooley, 647 
Dodge, 646 
Eastman, 649 
3 Edwards, 645 
Fassett, 646 
Flint, 648 
Gardner, 653 
Harrington, 652 
Heath, 652 
Heustis, 650 
Hill, 649-653 
Hunt, 645 
Merwin, 649 
Miller, 653 
Porter, 654 
Ralph, 647 
Scidmore, 654 
Shearer, 653 
Sill, 652 

Smith, 645-653-654 
Spear, 648 
Spencer, 651 
Strong, 649 
Tibbitts, 653 
Todd, 646 
Wait, 652 
Washburn, 653 
Whitford, 652 
Wood, 647 
Woodman, 650 
Woodward, 646 
Wright, 647 
Wyman, 647 

RUTLAND. 

Andrews, 677 
Andrus, 677 
Armstrong, 683 
.Ball, 679 
Beecher, 678 
Bronson, 6S1 
Brown. 683-685 
Butts, 688 
Carey, 686 
Carpenter, 686 
Churchill, 686 
Clark, 680 
Closs, 687 
Conkling, 680 
Coon, 685 
Cory, 687 
Cramer, 683 
Crouch, 681 
Cummings, 181 
Drake, 686 
Fames, 669 
Eddy, 678-679 
Francis, 688 
French, 688 



Frink, 678 
Fuller, 679-682 
Fulton, 684 
Gipson, 684 
Goldthrite, 684 
Gotham, 685 
Gould, 680 
Graves, 672-681 
Gregory, 688 
Hickox, 678 
Howland, 680 
I sham, 684 
Kellogg, 682 
Lasher, 687 
Lawton, 687 
Lewis, 686 
Lindsell, 688 
Mooney, 685 
Cakes, 684 
Otis, 680 
Phillips, 681 
Pierce, 684 
Pool, 684 
Poor, 682 
Putney, 687 
Rockwood, 687 
Sabin, 687 
Scott, 679-681-684 
Seaman, 681 
Sherman, 675 
Smith, 683-684 
Southworth, 678 
Stebbins, 680 
Tremblev. 686 
Visscher,' 687 
Way, 682 
Wood worth, 682 
Youngs, 683 

THERESA. 

Ball, 697 
Hodman, 697 
Butterfield. 701 
Caswell, 698 , ^, 
Chapman, 677 ' ' , 
Doolittle, 697 
Folts, 699 
Frizzell, 701 
Fults, 699 
Giltz, 701 
Hinman, 697 
Howland, 698 
Hubbard, 698 
Jarvis, 7C0 
Lafave, 700 
Lawton, 700-701 
Miller, 701 
Parker, 698 
Pearce, 700 
Phillips, 699 
Pool, 696 
Rodenhurst, 699 
Schwarz, 698 
Seymour, 700 
Sheley, 698 
Simons, 701 
Timerman. 701 
Van Tassell, 700 
Walradt, 701 
West, 700 
Zeller, 698 

WATERTOWN 
TOWN. 

Avers, 711 
Ball. 712 
Barbour, 713 
Bartlett. 714 
Bass, 713 
Chase, 712 
Cleveland, 714 
Collins, 712 
Crandall, 709 
Donahue, 713 



Fisk, 710 
Freeman, 713 
Graves, 710 
Hanlon, 713 
Ives, 710-714 
Jones, 713 
Lawton. 713 
Rice, 709 
Richardson, 710 
Rogers, 712 
Sawyer, 709 
Sigourney, 711 
Snell, 712 
Staples, 711 
Stears, 709 
Wiley, 713 
Woodruff, 708 

WATERTOWN 
CITY. 

Adams, 788-794-798 

802-805 
Allen, 801 
Andrus, 801 
Atwell, 773-793 
Austin. 797-803 
Babcock, 816 
Baker, 807-810-885 
Baldwin, 810 
Baltz, 801 
Baron, 812 
Bean, 798 
Becker, 808 
Beffrey, 798 
Bell, 815 
Bennett, 804 
Bergevin, 810 
Binsse, 807 
Blake, 883 
Boon, 804 
Bosworth, 815 
Brad way, 802 
Breen, 793 
Brimmer, 795 
Brockway. 757 
Brown, 793 
Budlong, 797 
Burdick, 812-884 
Buttervsorth, 797 
Cadwell, 797 
Campbell, 812 
Carter, 769 
Cavanaugh, 806 
Chase, 801 
Child, 795 
Chittenden, 800 
Clark, 810 
Clarke, 803 
Conde, 799 
Cooke, 797 
Coolidge, 809 
Cooper, 769 
Crawe, 884 
Dean, 805 
Denney, 790 
Denno, 806 
Dewey, 769-796 
Dory, 808 
Dunlap, 8i6 
Eames, 760 
Eastman, 883 
Ehrlicher, 798-799 
Emerson, 795 
Empey, 801 
Failing, 806 
Farmer, 788 
Farr, 801 
Farwell, 805-809 
Field, 795 
Fitch, 792 
Fletcher, 813 
Forsyth, 884 
Fox, 814 
Freeman, 813 
Gale, 807 



340 



INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES. 



Gates, 796 
Gegoux, 815 
Gifford, 78 ij 
Goodale, 77 1-772- 

795-796-885 
Gould, 814 
Goulding, 814 
Graves, 811 
Greene, 803 
Greenleaf, 811 
Grennell, 806 
Griffin, 793 
Grunison, 812 
Haas, 806 
Hadcock, 815 
Hamlin, 806 
Hannahs, 807 
Hardiman, 802 
Harris, 813 
Harrington, 790 
Hart, 796-811 
Harvey, 805 
Henderson, 802 
Herrick, 783 
Hewitt, 812 
Hinds, 800-goi 
Hines, 809 
Holbrook, 789 
Hooker, 795 
Horton, 801 
Hose, 802 
House, 770 
Howard, 790-797 
Howland, 813 
Hoyt, 804 
Huffstater, 801 
Hungerford, S07 
Hunt, 804 
Huntington, 789 
Inglehart, 814 
Ives, 753-882 
Jackman, 805 
Johnson, 797 
Jones, 803 
Kearns, 793 
Kells, 815 
Kenyon, 810 
Kieff, 802 
Kimball, 804 
Klock, 811 
Klump, 797 
Knapp, 807 
Knickerbocker, 7 
Knowlton, 777 
Laird, 788 
Lansing, 790-791- 
Lawyer, 812 
Lee, 810 
Le Mare, 885 
Lewis, 811-815 
Lepper, 809 
Lindner, 813 
Loan, 809 
Lord, 779 
Lorraine, 803 
Low, 884-885 
Mann, 805 
Mansfield, 883 
Massey, 798-804 
McCartin, 791 
McConnell, 794 
Middleton, 800 
Miller, 799 
Monroe, 814 
Montgomery, 802 



Mooney, 815 

Morgan, 805 

Mowe, 798 
790-Mullin, 792 

Munson, 772 

Nims, 793 

Normander, 812 

North, 808 

Northam, 801 

Olean, 795 

Olin, 816 

Otis, 771 

Pans, S14 

Parker, 802-883 

Pawling, 772 

Payne, 789 

Peck, 794-806 

Phillips, 770-802 

Pluche, 802-811 

Plunkett, 803 

Porter, 791 

Powers, 799 

Prouty, 798 

Purcell, 793 

Putnam, 803 

Quinn, 772 

Reynolds, 801 

Rhines, 812 

Rice, 807 

Richey, 806 

Robinson, 789 

Rogers, 792 

Ross, 812 

Rouse. 808 

Rudd,'883 

Ryther, 8q6 

Satchwell, 813 

Sawyer, 791 

Saxe, 816 

Schuyler, 801 

Scott, 792 

Seaver 772-810 

Bewail, 754 

Smith, 792-808-810- 
883-884 

Spencer, 882 

Sponenberg, 797 

Spratt, 796 

Stebbins, 769 

Steele, 795 

Sterling, 796-807 

Stevens, 769-770 
38 Stokes, 815 

Story, 808 

Streeter. 795 
885 Stuart, 814 

Taggart, 780I 

Tallett, 807 

Tilden, 799 

Tomlinson, 801 

Trowbridge, 793-882 
885 

Tyler, 807 

Vallat, 815 

Van Brakle, 770 

Van Epps, 800 

Waddingham, 797 

Walker, 794 

Walts, 792 

Ward, 795-803 

Webb, 794 

Webber, 806 

Whitney, 813 

Wilbur, 793 

Wilcox, 773 



Wilder, 815 
WiUard, 883-885 
Williams, 885 
Wilmot, 816 
Wilson, 798-803 
Winslow, 790-S04- 
Witherby, 803 

WILNA. 

Ashcraft, 861 

Atwood, 865 

Bingle, 866 

Blanchard, 856 

Bliss, 863 

Branagan, 859 

Brown, 861-867 

Brownell, 861 

Burns, 858 

Carter, 860 ^ 

Chaffee, 857 

Clearwater, 859 
^-Cooper, 865 

Cowan, 857 

Crowner, 858-866 

Davis, 864 

Dawley, 857 

Delraore, 866 

Derby, 857 

Devois, 854 

Dodge, 860 

Draper, 85=; 

Drury, 866' 

Evans, 863 

Parr, 855 

Fisher, 863 

Fulton, 85s 

Gates, 858 

Gilbert, 862 

Goodale, 846 

Hall, 855-862 

Hammond, 856-861 

Hanson, 858 

Hastings, 856 

Hath way, 865 

Hewitt, 854 

Hooker, 856 

Hurlburt, 865 

Johnson, 860-861 

Keyes, 857 

Lake, 863 

Lamphear, 866 

Lanphear, 855-861 

Lewis, 854-866 

Loomis, 860 

Mayne, 862 

McCollom, 858 

McQuillen, 866 

Merrill, 863 

Mick, 858 
•Nichols, 866 

O'Horo, 865 

Olley. 864 

Ormiston, 859 

Owen, 862 

Parmeter, 8(^4 

Passenger, 855 

Penniman, 861 

Pool, 857 

Reynolds, 863 

Ripley, 865 

Ryther, 865 

Stanard, 856 

Safford, 865 

Simmons, 862 



Smith, 857 
Spencer, 865 
.Stewart, 846 
Van Antwerp, 866 
Vinier, 859 
B2Welch, 863 
White, 848 
Wood, 858-861 

WORTH. 

Ackley, 873 
Bullock, 871 
Cornell, 873 
Gillet, 871 
Greenly, 872 
Houghtaling, 871 
Mattoon. 871 
Monroe, 873 
Overton, 873 
Prouty, 873 
Wilco.x, 872 

MEDICAL. 

Abell, 194 
Adams, 180 
Ayers, 183 
Bailey, 195 
Baker, 173 
Barney, 172-180 
Bates, 180-183 
Beals, 173 
Bemis, a08-7 
Benton, 182 
Bott, 196 
Brainard, 173 
Brewster, 178 
Buchanan, 177 
. Burdick 208-8 
l)Urge, 183 
Burton, 177 
Bushnell, 183 
Catlin, 195 
Chapman, 208-4 
Clark, 184 
Clary, 175 
Clink, 194 
Comstock, 188 
Cowen, 175 
Crawe, 178-2O8-6 
Cushman, 177-181 
Daab, 205 
Davis, 187 
Davison, 182 
Deane, 199 
Derby, 199 
Dewey, 186 
Dexter, 182 
Dickerson, 183-18^ 
Douglas, 2o8-3 
Dresser, 174 
Dunton, 176 
Durkee, 172 
Dwight, i83 
Eastman, 17.3-185 
Elhs, 184-187 
F'arlie, 17-3 
Frame, 199 
Gaines. 184 
Gifford, 208-3 
Goodale, 176-187 
Grafton, 208-9 
Gray, 181 



Green, 174-177-184 
Guthrie. 191 
Hale, 197 
Hannahs, 186-197 
Hawn, 185 
Hendee, 192 
Henderson, 172 
Hills, 182 
Houghton. 176 
Howland, 203 
Hubbard, 207 
Hunt, 184 
Hutchins, 189-195 
Hutchinson, 175 
Jewett, 194 
Johnson, 182-205- 

2U8-10 
Jones, 182-208-9 
Kimball, 176-182 
Kinney, 183 
Lewis, 193 
Massey, 172-208-8 
Matthews. 175 
Maxon, 189 
McCoinbs, 206 
Mcllmoyl, 208-1 
Miller, 208-8 
Mills, 180 
Munson, 184-185 
Murdock, 184 
Nelson, 177 
Orvis, 174 
Parker, 197 
Parmelee, 208-8 
Peeden, 193 
Powers, 188 
Pratt, 2' 13 
Randall, 176 
Rex ford. 207 
Rice, 208-5 
Robinson, 175 
Rodenhurst, 208 
Rogers, 178 
Rosa, 187 
Sabin, 208 
Seymour, 184 
Shepard, 208 
Sherman, 174 
Sherwood, 174-177 
Sikes, 182 
Sill, 208-9 
Smith, 178-208-1 
Spafford, 175 
Spencer, 181-191-208-3 
Stevens, 193-206-208-4 
Streeter, l97 
Sturtevant. 204 
Sumner, 184 
Tamblin, 2U8-10 
Thompson, l9t 
Trowbridge, 175-186- 

208-9 
Tubbs, 175 
Tucker, 183 
Tuttle, 195 
Tyler, 188 
Van Ostrand, 18S 
Vincent. 208-10 
Webb, r.9 
West, 174 
Weston, 174 
Wetmore, 181 
Wood, 175-185 
Wright, 183 



ERRATA. 

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 



PART FIRST. 

COUNTY CHAPTKR.— Page 117, first hue of the paragraph beginning " Murra:j Hill 
Park," read Hemlock or Murray Island instead of '•Hancock." 

ANTWERP.— Page 267, first word in the 13th line from bottom, read rigor instead of 
" vigor." 

BROWNVILLE.— The Anson Potter sketch on pages 303 and 304 is pubhshed by request, 
and is taken from Everts's History of Jejferfioti Couniy. 1878. 

CIjAYTOX.— Page 369, 11th line from top, read John Foley instead of " Faley." 

ELLISBURGH.— Page 414, 16th line from top, last word, read unite instead of "write." 
Page 437, in the Sheldon P. Gillette sketch, for Miss Nellie Kinsey read Mrs. 
Page 442. Prof. Henrv A. Gavloid, late principal of Union Academy, at Bellevillp, died 
March 11, 1890. 

L.K RAY.— Page 524, 15th line from top, for 1819 read 1813. 

PHILADKLPHIA.— Page 629, third line from the top, for JuUa Sterhng, Mills, read Julia 
(Sterling) Mills. 

APPENDIX. — The article on the "Colonial Judiciary Act," page 876, was furnished by 
Luther J. Dorwin, Esq., author of the "Bench and Bar of Jefferson County" pub- 
lished in this work. 

PART SKCO.ND. 

ADA5IS. — Adams Electric Light and Power Co., (Limited) D. A. Dwight. pres.; C. H. 

Ward well, viee-pres.; Dr. W. H. Nickelson-, sec'y; W. J. Allen, treas.: W. H. Gill- 
man, manager. 
Adams Furniture and Mfg. Co., (Limited) D. A. Dwight, pres.; A.AV. Ingrahani, %'ice- 

pres. ; John St. Clair, sec'y; G. W. Hannahs, treas.; Edwin Greuory, supt. 
Adams Gas Light Co., (Limited) N. M. Wardwell, pres.; A. B. Huson, vice-pres. ; E. C. 

Bersie, sec'v and treas.; R. P. Whi'e, supt. 
DRYDEN GEORGE H. instead of "Deyden " as printed. 
Green's Hotel, (Adams Ceuter ) L. R. Green, prop.. Sand cor. Rodman sts. 
Hollowav Edward, (Adams Center) farmer. 
PAGE HINCKLEY J., farmer, h N. Main. 
Pufter Isaac G. is a member of the firm of Taylor A. Puffer. 
St. Clair .John, sec'v Adams Furniture and Mfg Co. (Limited). 
TAYLOR MOXFOliD H. is a member of the firm of Taylor & Puffer. 
Taylor & Puffer, (Monford H. T. and Isaac G. P.) props, marble and granite works. 

Railroad. 
TO\VLE ERNEST E., prop, marble and granite works, and dealer in monuments, etc., 

River, h Main. 
TOWLE & TAYLOR have dissolved partnership. 
WRIGHT WILBUR B. instead of " William " as printed. 
YORK D. B.. (Smithville) ex-postmaster. 
ALEXANDRIA.— Alexandria Bay Steamboat Co., (Alexandria Bay) W. W. Butterfield, of 

Redwood, pres.; B. B. Taggart, of Watertown, vice-pres.; A. C. Cornwall, sec'y and 

treas. 
Hotel Westminster, H. F. Inglehart instead of " Englehart " as printed. 
SHANNON GILBERT, r 61 instead of "67" asprinted. 
SYKES LEWIS is a patron of this work. 
THOMSON WILLIAM M. is a patron of this work. 



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ERRATA. 



ANTWERP. — Antwerp Electric Light Co., Morgan Augsbury, pres. ; Hon. John D. Ellis, 

treas.; Myron H. Bent, sec'y. 
Bnell Chark'S E., sewing machine agent. 
HINSDALE IRA C. instead of "Hinsdall" as printed. 
KELSEY JEREMY W. instead of " Jeramey " as printed. 
Lamon Isaac, (Dexter) emp. in pulp-mill. 

Neary William, att'y and counselor at law, Main, h Van Buren. 
BROWNVILLiK. — It has been reported to us that the following names should be omitted 

from the list in this town: James H. Berry, Frank R. Cunnnings, Alfred T. Dor- 
chester. William A. Dunback, George and Matthew Hazelwood. Lindsley & Carroll, 

Harrv JIcGraw, Mould & Sparks, William H. Osborn, Asher D. Patrick, and Phi- 

landeV T. Welch. 
Allen J. Watson instead of "Watson" as printed. 
Baker Benjamin F., papermaker. 
Bauter Favette instead of '• Banter" as printed. 
BAUTER "frank W. instead of " Banter" as printed. 
Bauter Harriet instead of "Banter" as printed. 
Beebee Charles E., "SI. E. clergyman. 
Cheeseman Anson Rev. has removed to Brookfield, N. Y. 
Christy Charles. (Dexter) r 53, farmer 100, h Orchard. 
Dillenijack Edward, (Dextei-) h Bronson. 
Everett William H. is ex-school commissioner. 

Flanagan Edward A., sec'y and treas. Globe Paper Co., of Hounsfield, h Main. 
Jackson William. (Dexter) snpt. St. Lawrence paper-mill, h on Fish Island. 
KIMB\LL LOUISA M., aged 73 instead of "13" as printed. 
LEONARD EDGAR, read 23 vacant lots instead of "houses." 
Lindsley William, (Pillar Point) blacksmith. 
Ontario Paper Co., (Watertown) George W. Knowlton, pres.; S. F. Bagg, vice-pres. ; 

E. B. Sterling, sec'y and treas., manufs. of news paper and wood pulp. 
Remington C. R. & Son, (Watertown) (Charles H.) manufs. of newspaper and wood 

pulp. 
ROSS WILLIAM has not "removed to Syracuse " as printed. 
Wilder Byron, (Dexter) emp. in pulp-mill, owns 6 aci'es in Hounsfield. 
Winegar Edward and George instead of " Winager " as printed. 
YERRINGTON FERNANDO D., butcher. 
CAPE VINCENT —Cape Vincent Seed Co., (Limited)(C. V. Sidell, J. C. Sidell, J. F. Sheley, 

C. D. Ingersoll, and J. H. Howard) growers of seeds for market. 
Cleveland A. B. Co. (Limited) has been changed to Cleveland Seed Co., Conrad N. 

Jordon, pres ; E. F. C. Young, vice-pres.; J. O. Beedle, Jr., sec'y; R. S. Fowler, 

treas.; H. T. Hopkins, supt. 
CORNAIRE BELLE, r 24 instead of " 25" as printed. 
MERCHANT GEORGE W., r 46 instead of " 41 " as printed. 
Morse Horace E. instead of "Henrv E." as printed. 
ROSIERE HOTEL, (Rosiere) r 37, C. A. Vautrin, prop. 
Sheard Charles, pastor M. E. Church. 

St. Lawrence Hotel at Cape Vincent is now conducted by J. H. Robinson. 
St. Lawrence Hotel, (St. Lawrence) r 10, Jerrv Shaver, prop, 
TUFT JAMES H. instead of "H. James" as printed. 
WHEBBY JAMES W. instead of " James " as printed. 
CHAMPION.— Child Oliver A. has removed to Carthage. 

Clintsman Levi C. instead of "Christman" as printed. 

Hasting Emenel instead of "Emmaimel " as printed. 

Johnson Oran A. instead of " Oren A." as printed. 

Johnson Oran O. instead of " Oren O." as printed. 

LOOMIS STOEL W. instead of " Stowell W." as printed. 

Shnfty Eliza and George N. instead of "Shafty " as printed. 

VEBBER FRANK M , physician, instead of "Frank W." as printed, has removed to 

Clavton. 
WARNER CHARLOTTE, r 32, widow of M. S. instead of " M. C." as printed. 
WOOLWORTH SEYMOUR A., r 59 instead of "r 63" as printed. 
CLAYTON.— ALLEN JOHN J., (Depauville) r 95, market gardener and Freewill Baptist 

clergyman. 
Bettinger B. J., prop. Dewey House, Webb. 
Clayton Furniture Mfg. Co., (Limited) F. L. Hall, pres.; W. H, Consaul, vice-pres.; 

C. A. Shaver, sec'y; H. S. Barker, treas. 
Dewey H. F., station agent R., W. & O. R. R. 
Dewey House, B. J. Bettinger, prop., Webb. 
Estes Elbridge W., dealer in books, stationery, and notions, and basket manuf., 

Water, h Jolin cor. Hugunin. 
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLAYTON is a patron of this work. 
FLANDER IRVIN D., instead of " Flanders" as printed, is not now in the business. 
Flander John H. instead of " Flanders " as printed. 
FRATCHER WILLIAM F. has sold his stock of goods to E. W. Estes. 



ERRATA. 343 

Frontenac, The, (Frontenac) J. W. Almy, of New York, manager, summer hotel, 
Eound Island Park. 

GAENSEY EMILY, r 28, widow of Othniel instead of '• Ottoniel" as printed. 

Le Faivre Alfred instead of " La Faiver " as printed. 

Le FAIVRE FRED H. is a patron of this work, and instead of " La Faiver " as printed. 

Le Faivre Closes instead of "La Faiver" as printed. 

Manson James A., prop, machine shop. Water. 

Marshall Charles M. instead of '• Charles " as printed. 

MARSHALL WILLARD R. instead of " K." as printed. 

MATTHUS CONRAD instead of " Matthews " as printed. 

Minor George instead of '• Miuoe " as printed. 

PLIMTON MARY Mrs. instead of " Plympton " as printed. 

Reynolds George W., (Depauville) r 103, farmer with his mother, Sarah. 

8EEBER ELI J. is a patron of this work. 

Walton House, S. D. Johnston, prop., Water cor. .Tames. 
ELLISBl'ROH.— ANDRUS DAVlD instead of " Andrews "' as printed. 

ANDRUS SAMUEL J. instead of '• Andrews " as printed. 

BENTON A. L., (Rural Hill) r 25, farmer and breeder of blooded stock. 

Chnrcli W. H. Seward instead of " VV. Seward" as printed. 

CONVERSE GURDON T. instead of "Gordon T." as printed. 

GILLETTE SHELDON P. is a patron of this work. 

GREENE LESTINA D. instead of " Lettine D." as printed. 

HAitWK'K FELIX D., r 131 instead of " 134" as printed. 

HOLI.ISTER LEWIS E. instead of " Hollisten " as printed. 

MARTIN LODOWICK B. instead of "Lodwick B." as printed. 

WEBB FRED B. instead of "P." as printed. 
HENDERSON. — We are informed that the following named persons receive tlieir mail at 
the postoffice of Henderson Harbor, established January 1, 1890, after the Direc- 
tory of the town of Henderson had been printed: — 
Bassett Augustus, Hammond George, Stevens Eldon, 

Brown Henry, Haskin AUiert S., Stevens Piince, 

Davis William P., Hovey Samuel, Stevens Willet H., 

Eggleston Charles Capt., Montague Thomas, Tyler D. Birt, 

Eggleston Charles D., Nutting Milo, Tyler Elmon. 

Gilbert Grant A., Reed Archibald. Wagner Alexander, 

Gilbert William, Reed Frank, Warner George H. 

Gill Hubert H.. Sprague De I,aureston, 

ASPINWALL HARRIET M. instead of " N." as printed. 

Farman John H. instead of " Freeman " as printed. 

HADLEY WILLIAM W., M. D., has removed to Sackets Harbor. 

Mather Simeon instead of " Simcoe " as printed. 

PARSONS EARSKINE D. instead of "Earshine D." as printed. 

Tvler Elmon instead of "Elmore " as printed. 

WAItNER GEORGE H. resides on road 7. 

Whitney Worthly instead of " Worthy" as printed. 
HOUNSFIELD.— Bovd Alfred J.. (Sackets Harbor) phvsician. Main, h do. 

BUTTE RFIELD GEORGE E. is also deputy collector of U. S. customs. 

CANFIELD THEODORE is a patron of this work. 

Dewey H. F. is now station agent at Clayton. 

Dodge Richard I. Col., (Sackets Harbor) commander 11th Regt. U. S. A. Madison 
Barracks. 

EVELEIGH BERNARD instead of "Barney " as printed. 

HADLEY WILLIAM W., (Sackets Harbor) physician and surgeon. Main, h do. 

Half Way House (E. Hounstield) has been changed to "39th Tavern," and is now- 
owned bv Silas J. Snell. 

HARRIS JAMES, r 46 instead of "40 "' as printed.. 

HOLDEN OUILLA instead of "Aurilla " as printed. 

ME ICALF THOMAS instead of " F. Thomas " as printed. 

Perri«o John instead of " Perigo " as printed. 

PERRIGO MARY C. instead of "Perigo " as printed. 

Snell Silas J., (E. Hounstield) prop. 39th Tavern. 
LE RAY. — Baldic James H. also leases saw-mill in Antwerp. 

CHILD ANDREW M. Rev. is apatrcn of this work. 

Fortune Frank A.. ( Le Ravsville) instead of " (Biownville) " as printed. 

GIBBS ROMAINE D. instead of •■ Romain D." as printed. 

GRAPPOTTE MOSES instead of " Grapotte," as printed. 
LORRAINE.— See insert. 
LYME. -BRAY ELECTA A. Mns. instead of "Electa Mrs." as printed. 

KINSLEY CHARLES L. instead of "Kingsley " as printed. 

Lamb F., (Chaumont) prop. Peck House, livery stable connected, Ilain. 

Lance Leonard, (Point Peninsula) r 58, farmer. 



344 ERRATA. 

Peck House (Chaiimorit) is now conducted by F. Lamb. 

Van Doren Abraham, (Three Mile Bay) r 34, farmer 106. 
ORLEANS.— FETTERLY BROTHERS instead of " Fetherly " as printed. 

Fetterly Brothers" Limbiirt,'er Cheese Factoiy instead of •' Fetherly " as printed. 

Fetterlv Eugene F. instead of "Fetherly '' as printed. 

FETTERLY FRANLKIN instead of "Fetherly" as printed. 

FETTERLY MARTIN V. instead of " Fetherly Martin I." as printed. 

Fredcnburg Ambrose, r 1, 12 cows instead of "18 cows" as printed. N. F. Freden- 
bnrg now works the farm. 

TUCKER ORA W. instead of " Orrin W." as printed. 
PAMELIA — CORNWELL ADOLPHUS instead of " Cornwall " as printed. 

PICKARD LYMAN is a patron of this work. 
PHILADELPHIA. — Gardner Chaiincey D. has removed to Watertowu. 

Sikes Casper W., general merchant. Main. 
RODMAN.— CARPENTER WILLIAM E. died May 5, 1890. 

EDWARDS ORRIN F., (E. Rodman) farmer, resides in Pinckney, Lewis County. 

SPENCER HENRY C, r 55 instead of "56" as printed. 

VROMAN CHARLES C. instead of " Vrooman " as printed. 

Vroman Clark H. instead of " Vrooman " as printed. 
RUTLAND.— ISHAM JANE E. instead of " Josie E. " as printed. 

POOL EDWARD S , )■ 44 instead of " 34 " as printed. . 

Taggarts Paper Co., (Felt's Mills and Wat. rtown) B. B. Taggart, pres. ; W. W. Tag- 
gart vice-pres. : H. W. Taggart, sec'y; George C. Sherman, treas. ; M. D. Anderuon, 
manager, manufs. of paper and wood pulp. 

WILSON FRANK E., (Watertown) r 15, stc'y Watertown Grange, grower of seed po- 
tatoes, 20 cows, fanner 175. 

THERESA.— BUTTERFIELD JULIUS F. served in the 35th N. Y. Inf. Vols, instead of 
the " 32th " as printed. 

Gardner Anson D. died December 23, 1889. 

SIMONS CORA A. Miss instead of " Cora Miss " as printed. ' 
WATERTOWN (town).- CLEVELAND MILO L. instead of "S." as printed. 
WATERTOWN (Crtv). — The following now occupv quarters in the Flower building : Por- 
ter & Wwlte. John C. McCartiii, Jot-eph Atwt 11. Jr., Dr. L. G. Giftord, Dr. A. B. 

Stevens, Dr. Gennett, and Charles J. Bellinger, first floor ; Henry Purcell, 

Brayton A. Field, E. J. Bouncy, Hinds & Bond, and Oliver, second floor ;. 

Hon. Denis O'Brien. Fiank H. Peck, John Newton, and James A. Ward, third floor. 

Bates Edwaid, (William & Edward Bates). 

Bates William, (Willium & Edward Bates). 

Bates William & Edwaid, cariiage painters, gold, silver, and nickel platers, and 
Japanning, High. 

Beers William H. instead of " Burr " as printed. 

BIDDLECOM RUSSELL B. Capt. instead of " Biddlecome " as printed. 

Bragger Joshua J. instead of " John J." as printed 

Brecht George P., American Hotel block instead of "3 Commercial block " as printed. 

Caton Fred N., maiuif. of gun paste, stove polish, and Gem shoe blacking, 6 Wash- 
ington hall, bds. Court. 

City National Bank of Watertown, Gilderoy Lord, pres.; John E. Knapp, vice-pres.;. 
R. H. Huntington, cashier, 2 Public Square. 

Clark John R.. (ClarU & Gardner) h 53 State. 

Clark ife Gardner, (Jolin R. C. and Chauncey D. G.) dealers in 5 and 10-cent goods. 
Flower building. 

Corey Sidney J., (Van Epps & Corey) bds. 72 Mill. 

Crowner William M., (Crowner & Wylie) bd-*. 2 Union. 

Crowner & Wvlie, (VVilliam BI. C. and Archibald K. W.) dealers in teas, coffees, and 
spices. 28 Court. 

Denno Frank, hotel steward, h 3 Cadwell, instead of "laborer, h 2 Cadwell"' as- 
printed. 

DENNO WILLIAM, clerk for Bush, Bull & Roth, bds. 2 Cadwell. 

EAMFS DANIEL J. is a patron of this work. 

FARWELL ADDISON M.. retirtd merchant instead of "retail" as printed. 

Felt Samuel, Jr., druggist, 12 Court instead of " 6 Court" as printed. 

Gardner Channcev D., (Clark & Gardner' bds. 53 State. 

GATES & SPRATT dissolved partnership February 8, 1890; John W. Spratt con- 
tinues the business of the firm. 

George Silas L., 6 Court instead of "2 Court" as printed. 

Hall Charles W., clerk Kirby House. 

Hitchcock Lamp Co., pres.nt officers are: John B.Taylor, pres.: Robert Hitchcock, 
vice-pres. and Sfc'y; J. W. Moak, treas. 

I'lglehart Chester C, (Inglehart & Weston) h 43 Ten Eyck. 

Iiiglehart & Weston, (Chester C. I. and William M. W.) dealers in groceries, 2 Com- 
nieicial block. 



ERRATA. 345 

Ives George H., M. D., physician and Hurgeon, 1 Doolittle & Hall block, bds. Globe 

Hotel. 
Jennings Pliiloren C, prop. Washington meat market, 69 Public Square, h 5 Jackman. 
Jewott G. \V., dealer in jewelry, etc., 24 Court. 
King Ferdinand P., (Snook & King) h 23 Winnlow. 

Knapp & Winslow have clianged firm name to the Winslow & Knapp Lumber Co. 
KNICKERBOCKER SIMEON C. died February 10, 1890. 
LEPI'Elt JACOB C. died in January, 1890. 
LEWIS HEXUY M. is a patron of this work. 
LORAINE JOHN instead of "Lorraine " as printed. 
Lortscher George F., porter Crowner House. 

Mould Anna B. Mrs., dressmaker, h Davidson instead of "16 Orchard" as printed. 
Mould Asel S., carpenter, h Davidson instead of "16 Orchard" as printed. 
Mould Eugene J., h Davidson instead of " 16 Orchard." 
Murray Leonard R., wholesale and retail dealer in China, glassware, etc., 30 Court, b 

23 Ten Evck. 
Patterson John M., dealer in boots and shoes, 26 Public Square, h 12 Emerson. 
Rider & Schuyler, 10 Court instead of "23 Public Square" as printed. 
Scripture Eugene, emp. P. C. Jennings, bds. Globe Hotel. 
Scripture & Greene have dissolved partnership. 
Snook Henry J., (Snook & King ) h 3 Munson. 

Snook & King, (Henry J. S. and Ferdinand P. K.) dealers in clothing and gents' fur- 
nishings, Flower building. 
Stock & Sterling has become the Watertown Lubricating Co. 
TAGGART BROTHERS CO., H. V. W. Taggart, sec'y, and G. C. Sherman, treas., 

instead of vice versa as printed. 
Ttimpkins Fred L., (Zuller & Tompkins) h 20 Elizabeth. 
Union Carriage and Gear Co., C. M. Brown is now sec'y. 
Vallat Catharine and Julius R. instead of "Vallet" as printed. 
WALTS CHARLES H. was succeeded by John C. McCartin at the last election as 

county judge. 
WATERTOWN LUBRICATING CO.. (J. J. Stock and James M. Wood) manufs. of 

lubricating gi-ease and oil, railway grease a specialty, 29 Newell. 
Watertown Pressed Brick Co., (John C. Woodruff, Elon G. Lewis, John P. Douglass, 
^ and Hugh Millej') manufs. of common and pressed brick and tile. 
,, 'eston William M., (Inglehart & Weston) h 74 State. 
„T Icox Edmund R., lawyer, bds. 48 Stone. 
,y'j not Osee W. instead of "Asel W." as printed, 
•.yxy'^, ^ON F. E., farmer, is a patron of this work. 
WINSI ^^^' JOHN is a patron of this work. 
Wiusiow "^ Knapp Lumber Co., (Morris W. and E. W. K.) importers of and wholesale 

dealers " pine and hardwood lumber, manufs. of sash, doors, and blinds. Mill. 
Wvlie Arch "^^^'^^ K., (Crowner & Wylie) h 10 Gotham instead of " clerk, bds. 2 State, '^ 

Zu'ller Henry J (Zuller & Tompkins) h 33 Rutland st. 

Zuller fe Tomnkiii"*'' (H^nry J. Z. and Fred L. T.) dealers in groceries, 3 Commercial 
block. 

WII W Adams Brothers" P^'OP^- Carthage bakery, have dissolved partnership, Fred L. 

^ ^ "Adams continuing tl.\l^"fif 8 alone • „, , , 

Hall Charles W. is now cu^'l^ »* *e Kirby House, in Watertown. 



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